Comments on: The “Belly of the Beast” – The Atlanta HRC Dinner http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/tava/the-%e2%80%9cbelly-of-the-beast%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-the-atlanta-hrc-dinner.htm Going where no blog has gone before. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:43:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nancy http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/tava/the-%e2%80%9cbelly-of-the-beast%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-the-atlanta-hrc-dinner.htm/comment-page-1#comment-45810 Nancy Sun, 03 May 2009 13:51:47 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=123#comment-45810 Monica, I attended the dinner last night and don't really know what you're talking about. I found this site when Googling for news about the event. Do you have a website where you more fully explain your views? I read your blog with interest, and I know you're angry, but you don't fully explain your issues. Is there another website you can direct me to for more info? Monica, I attended the dinner last night and don’t really know what you’re talking about. I found this site when Googling for news about the event. Do you have a website where you more fully explain your views? I read your blog with interest, and I know you’re angry, but you don’t fully explain your issues. Is there another website you can direct me to for more info?

]]> By: Betty http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/tava/the-%e2%80%9cbelly-of-the-beast%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-the-atlanta-hrc-dinner.htm/comment-page-1#comment-59 Betty Wed, 07 May 2008 14:53:41 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=123#comment-59 The audio of the protest interviews can be heard @ http://radiobyyou.ning.com give it a listen sign up at the network site..bookmark...or on podcast page you can subscribe... The recording was broadcast on WRFG 89.3fm Alternative Perspectives on Tuesday 5/6...Listen in on 5/20 for T Talk Tuesday...when we will discuss the secret meeting in Atlanta...and others that are being planned.... Look for Atlanta Pride announcements...coming your way soon... check the APC website often for all the updates.. http://atlantapride.org ... Monica you were brave and courageous...as were the other protesters...as all stood up for ...Equality = Justice.... Peace Betty The audio of the protest interviews can be heard @
http://radiobyyou.ning.com give it a listen sign up at the network site..bookmark…or on podcast page you can subscribe…

The recording was broadcast on WRFG 89.3fm Alternative Perspectives on Tuesday 5/6…Listen in on 5/20 for T Talk Tuesday…when we will discuss the secret meeting in Atlanta…and others that are being planned….

Look for Atlanta Pride announcements…coming your way soon… check the APC website often for all the updates.. http://atlantapride.org …

Monica you were brave and courageous…as were the other protesters…as all stood up for …Equality = Justice….

Peace
Betty

]]> By: Robbi Cohn http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/tava/the-%e2%80%9cbelly-of-the-beast%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-the-atlanta-hrc-dinner.htm/comment-page-1#comment-58 Robbi Cohn Wed, 07 May 2008 12:37:51 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=123#comment-58 No surprises here, Monica...Not only has Joe shed crocodile tears on behalf of the trans community, his self righteouness about "the bigger picture" is a slap in the face of every trans person everywhere! The silver lining? Even though HRC is a hugh behemoth, we are seeing a decrease in Gala attendance and a push back ala Atlanta Pride refusing to dip into the HRC well... As always, it's a matter of attritition... bottom line?? If HRC is unwilling to support the trans community, the trans community has made it equally clear that it will not suport HRC. No surprises here, Monica…Not only has Joe shed crocodile tears on behalf of the trans community, his self righteouness about “the bigger picture” is a slap in the face of every trans person everywhere!

The silver lining?

Even though HRC is a hugh behemoth, we are seeing a decrease in Gala attendance and a push back ala Atlanta Pride refusing to dip into the HRC well…

As always, it’s a matter of attritition…

bottom line??

If HRC is unwilling to support the trans community, the trans community has made it equally clear that it will not suport HRC.

]]> By: Polar http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/tava/the-%e2%80%9cbelly-of-the-beast%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-the-atlanta-hrc-dinner.htm/comment-page-1#comment-52 Polar Tue, 06 May 2008 17:25:37 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=123#comment-52 <I> No shock here. Solmonese tries to cover up for a lie, by telling 2 more lies. He didn't misspeak. He LIED. And he knew exactly what was going to happen when he made that statement at SCC - NTAC knew, so Solmonese surely knew, too. One more dirty fucking lie. Solmonese could care less at this point. To him, the T community is a fly to be swatted, not good enough to be treated as equals. You had the temerity to sneak past his mosquito net. Bullshit. He knows exactly who put it together, and who would be left off - someone probably caught holy hell because you were allowed to get in his face. Another lie. He doesn't have the guts to meet with his detractors - he's only going to meet with people who will be in awe of the all-powerful ED of the largest GLB(t) rights organization. I hope those who met with Solmonese brought a polygraph machine, and experienced operator. Solmonese lies like a Persian rug. It's his job to lie. He's a puppet, David Smith is the puppetmaster, and Solmonese, Smith, Rouse, and Luna get paychecks to continue to lie about the T community. They are killer liars, they murder with lies, people have and will die because of their lies, and they have the blood of T people on their hands.

No shock here. Solmonese tries to cover up for a lie, by telling 2 more lies.

He didn’t misspeak. He LIED. And he knew exactly what was going to happen when he made that statement at SCC – NTAC knew, so Solmonese surely knew, too. One more dirty fucking lie.

Solmonese could care less at this point. To him, the T community is a fly to be swatted, not good enough to be treated as equals. You had the temerity to sneak past his mosquito net.

Bullshit. He knows exactly who put it together, and who would be left off – someone probably caught holy hell because you were allowed to get in his face. Another lie. He doesn’t have the guts to meet with his detractors – he’s only going to meet with people who will be in awe of the all-powerful ED of the largest GLB(t) rights organization.

I hope those who met with Solmonese brought a polygraph machine, and experienced operator.

Solmonese lies like a Persian rug. It’s his job to lie. He’s a puppet, David Smith is the puppetmaster, and Solmonese, Smith, Rouse, and Luna get paychecks to continue to lie about the T community. They are killer liars, they murder with lies, people have and will die because of their lies, and they have the blood of T people on their hands.

]]> By: Kelli Busey http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/tava/the-%e2%80%9cbelly-of-the-beast%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-the-atlanta-hrc-dinner.htm/comment-page-1#comment-51 Kelli Busey Tue, 06 May 2008 16:08:41 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=123#comment-51 Great job Monica, you rock! We have to continue to show up wherever HRC is raking in the caucasian cash and make noise. Lots of LOUD noise. It does make Solmonese squirm and sweat because our presence has his membership asking questions he can't afford to answer. We will be in Dallas at the Black Tie affair. We will bring attention to the plight of the gender variant. We will not be intimidated by large men with batons on horses. We are the voices being heard. Great job Monica, you rock! We have to continue to show up wherever HRC is raking in the caucasian cash and make noise. Lots of LOUD noise.
It does make Solmonese squirm and sweat because our presence has his membership asking questions he can’t afford to answer.
We will be in Dallas at the Black Tie affair.
We will bring attention to the plight of the gender variant.
We will not be intimidated by large men with batons on horses.
We are the voices being heard.

]]> By: brenda & dana http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/tava/the-%e2%80%9cbelly-of-the-beast%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%93-the-atlanta-hrc-dinner.htm/comment-page-1#comment-49 brenda & dana Tue, 06 May 2008 15:06:29 +0000 http://www.monicahelms.com/blog/?p=123#comment-49 very good article Monica. We enjoyed it and if we weren't on vacation we would of been there. GOOD WORK very good article Monica. We enjoyed it and if we weren’t on vacation we would of been there. GOOD WORK

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