Mercedes Allen
At a Glance:
Mercedes Allen has been a Project Contributor since January 2008, has written 105 entries and currently lives in Southern Alberta, Canada.
Bio
Mercedes Allen is a professional graphic designer, writer and bisexual transsexual in a lesbian relationship. She has done advocacy related to Trans, LGB, Aboriginal issues, HIV, BDSM and sex work. Located in Southern Alberta, Canada, she started AlbertaTrans.org as a network to help foster and support trans communities within Alberta, as well as to provide information and training where requested. She is also a founding member of the Trans Equality Society of Alberta and blogs at http://dentedbluemercedes.wordpress.com/
Mercedes Allen: Recently Filed
When Even Silence Offends; When Silence Fails
Filed by Mercedes Allen | April 20, 2012 9:30 AM |It boils down to affirmation. Beneath all the rhetoric, the issue is not about speech or parental rights, but about fears that affirmation might enable or "encourage" someone to be gay or trans.Read More
Homophobia: The New 'Hate Word'
Filed by Mercedes Allen | April 19, 2012 2:00 PM |Increasingly, the Canadian far right has not merely imported rhetoric from south of the border, it has also refined and exported it as well.Read More
On Trans* Beauty Contestants
Filed by Mercedes Allen | March 29, 2012 6:30 PM |I have to admit, as far as trans issues go, beauty pageants are way down my list of priorities. Miss Universe seems an alternate reality, in many ways. Read More
The Use of Spin to Minimize LGBT Issues
Filed by Mercedes Allen | March 14, 2012 3:00 PM |Anyone who writes generates spin. The moment you write, you're selecting the words you use in order to maximize their effectiveness.Read More
Canadian MPs Snicker & Mock Trans Airport Screening Concerns
Filed by Mercedes Allen | February 02, 2012 4:30 PM |Conservative MPs were allegedly openly snickering and disrespectfully mocking other politicians who support transgender rights. Read More
