trans day of remembrance 2008 |
a piece I wrote last TDOR when I found a flyer for the evening's events in the bathroom. rewritten for this year, and oh what a beautiful day it was.
"gendeRevolution" crumpled on a men's r...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:40:00 GMT |
speech for marriage equality rally 11/15/08 |
(wrote this for the rally in Portland, OR on National Day of Protest against H8, the passage of Proposition 8 in California) Hi, my name is Tash Shatz. I am honored to share this podium with such...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:42:00 GMT |
poem for my country in its dying/defining time |
for most of my conscious life, I haven't believed in democracy; that it functioned properly, that it actually existed in this country. I believed the choice that we had was between the lesse...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:16:00 GMT |
One (Good) Day at a Time |
The most amazing case of media accountability I've ever personally encountered?Last week, one paragraph was written in the Portland Mercury which has been described as offensive, ignorant, hateful, tr...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:30:00 GMT |
TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE is TOMORROW! |
Hey everyone,I just want to remind you all that tomorrow is National Transgender Day of Remembrance. The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-t...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:31:00 GMT |
Valentines Day: The New Movement - FREE LOVE |
So, I took my blog from last year's V-day and spiced it up, did a little editing. Here is my masterpiece:
Valentines Day exists under the clever guise of a celebration of love, people in...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:34:00 GMT |
Spam: 100% guaranteeed results!! |
Spam, while a delicious staple of American cuisine, is also one of the most interesting things on the internet. Here's one I got twenty minutes ago: "Sensattional revolution in meedicine!! -Enla...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 00:44:00 GMT |
Here I am |
Here I am
And here's an absence of things extraordinary
But if you look hard enough
At this space I occupy
You'll see through,
As far as my heart,
Which you will find
Splayed
In my chest
Not an organ...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:20:00 GMT |
Poem tonight |
The stars tonight are sharp
They wink out of the sky like beautiful tips of
Beautiful swords, piercing velvet tightly pulled over the sky
I've never seen as many points of light burning above my he...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:45:00 GMT |
Fucking Valentines Day |
Valentines Day. What a crock. That's right, I'm bitter and I admit it. Maybe if I was in a loving relationship, or one at all, V-Day might be more compelling, exciting, or generally positive... but I'...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:57:00 GMT |
