Comments on: An Open Letter to HRC http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/love/an-open-letter-to-hrc.htm Going where no blog has gone before. Fri, 21 May 2010 00:53:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Victoria http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/love/an-open-letter-to-hrc.htm/comment-page-1#comment-82 Victoria Fri, 16 May 2008 22:37:25 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=124#comment-82 Dear Zoe and Polar: I agree 100% with you re: Solmonese and HRC, and I extend this outrage to Barney Frank, the architect of trans-excluding ENDA HR3685, and oither of their ilk. They are all equally reprehensible / culpable. Sincerely, Victoria http://home.nc.rr.com/victoriacd/index.shtml Dear Zoe and Polar:

I agree 100% with you re: Solmonese and HRC, and I extend this outrage to Barney Frank, the architect of trans-excluding ENDA HR3685, and oither of their ilk. They are all equally reprehensible / culpable.

Sincerely, Victoria

http://home.nc.rr.com/victoriacd/index.shtml

]]> By: Polar http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/love/an-open-letter-to-hrc.htm/comment-page-1#comment-80 Polar Thu, 15 May 2008 09:48:53 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=124#comment-80 Forgiveness might make you feel better, but corporations are not human, they don't have feelings. I respect what you're trying to say and do, but I can't find it in my heart to forgive an organization (and Solmonese in particular) for HRC's lies and betrayals, especially since I am absolutely certain that said lies and betrayals are continuing to happen. HRC is simply an enemy of the T community, just the same as FotF, High-Impact Coalition, and the Traditional Values Coalition. If HRC's deeds indicate that they should be forgiven for their transgressions, I'll cross that bridge then, but I expect to see swine in flight before then. Forgiveness might make you feel better, but corporations are not human, they don’t have feelings. I respect what you’re trying to say and do, but I can’t find it in my heart to forgive an organization (and Solmonese in particular) for HRC’s lies and betrayals, especially since I am absolutely certain that said lies and betrayals are continuing to happen. HRC is simply an enemy of the T community, just the same as FotF, High-Impact Coalition, and the Traditional Values Coalition. If HRC’s deeds indicate that they should be forgiven for their transgressions, I’ll cross that bridge then, but I expect to see swine in flight before then.

]]> By: Monica Helms http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/love/an-open-letter-to-hrc.htm/comment-page-1#comment-79 Monica Helms Thu, 15 May 2008 07:57:27 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=124#comment-79 Joni - Thank you. Zoe - I have seen a lot of other comments from you on various subjects, and having a failing is not something I feel describes you. You have shown to be a wonderful person and anything you you feel lacking is just you being hard on yourself. We are, after all, the worst judges of our own characters. Shannon - I will keep Naomi in my prayers. She and Alice are watching over us. They will help us make our future tasks easier. Joni – Thank you.

Zoe – I have seen a lot of other comments from you on various subjects, and having a failing is not something I feel describes you. You have shown to be a wonderful person and anything you you feel lacking is just you being hard on yourself. We are, after all, the worst judges of our own characters.

Shannon – I will keep Naomi in my prayers. She and Alice are watching over us. They will help us make our future tasks easier.

]]> By: ShannonB http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/love/an-open-letter-to-hrc.htm/comment-page-1#comment-78 ShannonB Wed, 14 May 2008 20:42:12 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=124#comment-78 Monica, Thank you. I think a lot of that needed to be said by a lot of us in the trans community, and I put myself at the top of that list. So long as we hold hardness in our heart, it hurts only us and keeps US from moving forward. I pray that your faith can truely help you let go of the anger and the sense of betrayal. You had Alice Johnston, and I had Naomi Adorable that I somehow wish I could have helped more. Someday I hope I can write my letter to Naomi as eloquently as you did the post for Alice. But for now, I am focusing not on what HRC did and didn't do, but instead on the love that my God has for all of the oppressed in our community--gay and straight, trans, intersex, queer, and people of any color. I find that forgiving and forgetting is much easier when I am all about what God wants ME to be doing about it. Monica,
Thank you. I think a lot of that needed to be said by a lot of us in the trans community, and I put myself at the top of that list. So long as we hold hardness in our heart, it hurts only us and keeps US from moving forward. I pray that your faith can truely help you let go of the anger and the sense of betrayal.

You had Alice Johnston, and I had Naomi Adorable that I somehow wish I could have helped more. Someday I hope I can write my letter to Naomi as eloquently as you did the post for Alice. But for now, I am focusing not on what HRC did and didn’t do, but instead on the love that my God has for all of the oppressed in our community–gay and straight, trans, intersex, queer, and people of any color. I find that forgiving and forgetting is much easier when I am all about what God wants ME to be doing about it.

]]> By: Desiree' Sylvester http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/love/an-open-letter-to-hrc.htm/comment-page-1#comment-72 Desiree' Sylvester Tue, 13 May 2008 12:27:22 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=124#comment-72 Dear Monica, I am a transgender who is active in the local HRC here in Orlando. I serve on the local diversity committee and have passed your blog onto both local and national HRC leadership. The good people in HRC here in Orlando has embraced the transgender cause long before the ENDA fiasco. They are my friends, and personally, I don't turn my back on friends. I prefer to work within, heal wounds and make positive changes. I share in your prayer and from a pragmatic view, I see the very real need for HRC and the transgender community to find a way to heal these wounds and work together for the benefit of both parties. With love and respect, Desiree' Sylvester Dear Monica,

I am a transgender who is active in the local HRC here in Orlando. I serve on the local diversity committee and have passed your blog onto both local and national HRC leadership.

The good people in HRC here in Orlando has embraced the transgender cause long before the ENDA fiasco. They are my friends, and personally, I don’t turn my back on friends. I prefer to work within, heal wounds and make positive changes.

I share in your prayer and from a pragmatic view, I see the very real need for HRC and the transgender community to find a way to heal these wounds and work together for the benefit of both parties.

With love and respect,
Desiree’ Sylvester

]]> By: Zoe Brain http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/love/an-open-letter-to-hrc.htm/comment-page-1#comment-71 Zoe Brain Tue, 13 May 2008 11:18:28 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=124#comment-71 Forgiveness requires repentance, or at least remorse. Past actions we should forgive, but it's difficult pre-emptively forgiving the future ones you know are coming. Remember, even He said "Go thou and Sin no more". It wasn't blanket absolution to continue without penalty or preventing anyone pointing out continuation of the Sin. I can't cast the first stone, or for that matter, the millionth. But I'm not going to say the Emperor's wardrobe is wonderful in the name of "Forgiveness". A failing in me. Forgiveness requires repentance, or at least remorse.

Past actions we should forgive, but it’s difficult pre-emptively forgiving the future ones you know are coming.

Remember, even He said “Go thou and Sin no more”. It wasn’t blanket absolution to continue without penalty or preventing anyone pointing out continuation of the Sin.

I can’t cast the first stone, or for that matter, the millionth. But I’m not going to say the Emperor’s wardrobe is wonderful in the name of “Forgiveness”.

A failing in me.

]]> By: Joni Christian http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/love/an-open-letter-to-hrc.htm/comment-page-1#comment-70 Joni Christian Tue, 13 May 2008 11:04:08 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=124#comment-70 Amen. Amen.

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