This is great news! According to a posting today on Pam's House Blend, President Obama invited transwoman Mara Keisling of the National Center For Transgender Equality (NCTE) to serve on the White House Council on Woman and Girls.Read all about it here.
By the way, I heard Ms. Kiesling speak at Fantasia Fair last year and her presentation was informative and inspiring.
i just came across your site. it's is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm wrong. But the way I read all this, including the statement from the White House, she was not appointed to the council, only invited to the ceremony at which those who were announced to the public.
ReplyDeleteIt's still a recognition that brightens my day.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous --- I'm not sure myself now that I've reread the article, but either way, it is a good thing for the US trans community.
ReplyDeleteThis blog posting by Ms. Kiesling clarifies things. In a nutshell, she was invited "to attend the signing of an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls" and not to serve on the Council.
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