Life expectancy of transexuals - a follow up email

dana.wilson.li@gmail.com — Tue, 11 May 2010 05:00:00 +0100

A few days ago I received this email in response to a post made by Calvin Neufeld over a year ago. Edwina has given me permission to post it here. Thanks Edwina for writing and for adding to the discussion.

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While searching for information about transexuals' life expectancy, I came across a post started by Calvin Neufeld on the messageboard of www.westhill.net

This is the post:-
http://www.westhill.net/news-a-views/Life-Expectancy-of-Transsexuals.html

Canadian Charter of (Conservative) Rights and Freedoms

gretta@westhill.net — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100

After claiming that the absence, in the publication of the new study guide for immigrants, of reference to Canadian equality rights as they pertain to gays and lesbians was the result of an oversight , homophobic Immigration minister, Jason Kenney, is found to have personally wielded the red marker that struck sections on gay equality and marriage from early drafts.

Poor Joe!

gretta@westhill.net — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Archdeacon Glyn Cardy, of Auckland, New Zealand's St. Matthew's in the City, and a colleague in the progressive movement, aimed to spark debate about some of the conventional beliefs around Christmas. Did he ever get it! Within hours of unveiling a billboard, it was defaced with paint and the religious community was in an uproar. Read the BBC article. Read Glynn's sermon and following comments.

marioniam@rogers.com — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0100

"Milk" is an impactful docudrama, in the theatres now, that offers insight into the LGBT community. Very timely. Harvey Milk was the first openly gay person to run for public office in the 70's, in a time when it was not accepted to be other than. Sean Penn's starring role in the movie won him an Oscar. Four of us went to see it, four of us were very moved, four of us thought - where the heck were we when all this was happening!?! http://www.youtube.com. Search Milk Trailer 2008 [...]

Affirming Ministry: The Question of Non-exclusivity and Advocacy for LGBT

dana.wilson.li@gmail.com — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

West Hill is a radically non-exclusive community of faith (see how David Barker unpacks the term “non-exclusive” in his own blog.) When we began the process of becoming an affirming congregation we quickly discovered the challenge in determining how we might align with Affirm’s requirement of explicitly and specifically identifying and welcoming those of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

I say this is challenging not because we are not w [...]

For the Bible Tells Me So

dana.wilson.li@gmail.com — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Near the middle of the documentary For the Bible Tells Me So, Rev. Jimmy Creech says:

We have been conditioned to hold these beliefs by the church; and it really has been the church. It is the place where the prejudice was born and was nurtured and has been promoted.

The lesson from that statement is that all religious bodies have a unique responsibilit [...]

Keith Olbermann on Proposition 8