Two of many highlights from cc12: Meeting transgender activist from PT Triangle Malaysia and young gay Muslim man studying neuroscience. :)

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Participants listen to Ty Power presenting on Transgender Muslims. LGBTMuslims cc12

Ty Power discussing challenges within mainstream Islam, especially Sunni Islam doesn't have a hierarchy. V arbitrary. lgbtmuslims cc12

Theological reasoning recognizes inner... vs outer. Trans understanding helps recognition of sexual orientation also. LGBTMuslims cc12

Transgender Muslims have already gained... acceptance for transitioning from both major sects of Islam - Ty Power LGBTMuslims cc12

Getting ready for Transgender Muslims: How Orthodox Islam Gets it Right (And Yet So Wrong); Ty Power; 10:45: Peale C; LGBTMuslims cc12

LGBTMuslims day at cc12 Transgender Muslims 10:45 Peale C; Islamophobia/Homophobia 3 pm Peale B; queer Muslim caucus 6:30 Mencken C u!!

If you think your queer friends exhaust you, imagine being surrounded by 3,000 of them?! Phew! Nap time! cc12 @TheTaskForce

@Rea_Carey @TheTaskForce US military incl LGBT soldiers have killed thousands of innocent people. Military NOT part of my queer revolution.

@Rea_Carey @TheTaskForce US military has destroyed lives of millions of people. Hundreds of thousands dead n Iraq Afghanistan. cc12

@Rea_Carey @TheTaskForce While I understand why military inclusion is imp 2 some, we must stand up against military ind complex. cc12

Follow Rea Carey's State of the LGBT Movement speech live now. Twitter.com/TheTaskForce cc12

@ReaCarey applauds Hillary Clinton's historic statement on LGBTRights cc12

New Beginning Initiative helped Obama admin issue guidelines to support LGBT refugees. @ReaCarey cc12

@ReaCarey talking about LGBT inclusive legislation including Violence Against Women Act and Health Equity. cc12 @TheTaskForce

"There is no 1 Islam... We are more connected than we realize... One humanity." LGBTMuslims cc12

LGBTMuslims - follow my updates at twitter.com/faisalalam Queer Muslims creatin change at largest queer activist conf. cc12 @TheTaskForce

Jumaa Friday prayer about to begin at largest queer activist conf! We are the future of progressive Islam cc12 @raquelevita @thetaskforce

The Task Force:
Largest-ever Creating Change off to a rousing start! http://bit.ly/zagYZk cc12 lgbt

"Hatred is hatred is hatred." doesn't matter if you're black or gay. - NAACP President cc12

NAACP chapters across the country are working in solidarity with LGBT groups to fight for marriage equality and equal rights. cc12

Ben Jealous talking about his brother of choice who was transgender and his love for him from early in life. Standing up to bullying. cc12

"We (NAACP) will stand in Annapolis to support the gender identity equity bill" -Benjamin Jealous (NAACP President)

"Are YOU ready to occupy the revolution?" -Kate Clinton cc12

Love love love Mistress Kate Clinton!! cc12

When I see 19 and 20 yo young people talking about queer revolution, I know our hard work is worth all the years! cc12 @TheTaskForce

15 speaking gigs in Fall 2011; running into all the student activists is AMAZING!! Columbia Coll, James Madison, Williams in the house!#cc12

Powerful day of strategizing about future of queer Muslim movement today. We've come so far it's unbelievable sometimes. cc12 LGBTMuslims

1st day of Creating Change. Completely overwhelmed. Amazing folks everywhere. Can't go 5 feet w/o running into someone. cc13 @TheTaskForce

Love that @hiltonbaltimore is playing Arab music in the hallways. LGBTMuslims cc12

Can't sleep :- that's what happens when you put 3,000 queer people in one city :-) Big meeting tomorrow. Anxious.

Flight for cc12 in 3 hours. Guess I should start packing!! Or just take suitcase from last trip. Oh the life of an activist! :-)

24 hours till I leave for cc12. Aaaah!! Laundry, packing, homework, life!! @TheTaskForce

Is it just me or have the GOP candidates held like 219 debates already?! How many candidates did they start with again? 52?! Ridonculous!!!

T-Minus 2 days till Creating Change! Yikes! Too much to do. cc12 @thetaskforce LGBTMuslims

Newt Gingrich wins SC primary! Oh boy.

What's the world coming to when Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry are paying tribute to MLK?! http://wapo.st/AARVwH

Conservatives strategize on how to stop Romney. 150 evangelical leaders to meet on Friday.
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Rape and the Arab Spring; The Dark Side of the Popular Uprisings in the Middle East http://see.sc/6Hri3e85B

Thousands LGBT rights advocates will convene to strategize and organize in critical election year. TheTaskForce ehttp://ping.fm/w1XTs

RuPaul in New Hampshire: ‘This country was founded by a bunch of men wearing wigs’
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Iraq : A country in shambles
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Pictures: Orthodox Christians who follow Julian calendar celebrate Christmas. http://wapo.st/x15hZC

Christian ministers and Muslim leaders form a group to oppose NYPD surveillance of ethnic groups in NYC: apne.ws/ziJB1Q

Powerful story, very gut wrenching. "Why Yes, I'm an Islamophobe." LGBTMuslims LGBT Pakistan Dignity4All http://bit.ly/yteWUf

Pakistan's women get first abuse hotline
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Pakistan's women get first abuse hotline
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Breaking News: Romney beats Santorum by 8 votes!! Iowa Caucus

As Israelis and Palestinians Talk, the Rise of a Political Islam Alters the Equation
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Cross-dressing humor falls flat in 'Work It'
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Molotov cocktails used to firebomb Shia mosque and 3 other Muslim establishments in Queens. http://nyti.ms/uQXLCi

Obama signs bill with provision that would deny legal rights to US citizens. http://wapo.st/uYCgc5

Pakistani transgender activist to stand for election. LGBTMuslims Pakistan http://bit.ly/sxMed0

Rick Santorum gets glitter bombed. Don't you just love the gays!! ;-) http://bit.ly/vkh4yf

Egypt raids international aid offices, including 3 U.S.-based organizations. Welcome to the new democracy folks. http://t.co/V6NPHIvm

Pew study finds that young people more likely to favor socialism than capitalism: http://t.co/rOX1dZhT

Unlawful Detention on US Soil | The Nation http://ow.ly/8cpp2

Obama's abysmal record on civil liberties | The Guardian http://ow.ly/8cpsU

Byproduct of war. So sad. Somalia Faces Alarming Rise in Rapes of Women and Girls - NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/8cpw2

Have a Merry Middle Eastern Christmas! - Holiday Traditions from All Over the Arab World; Replace ‘Merry Christmas’ with ‘Meelad Majeed' http://see.sc/wqy8sH

Beirut's Growing Gay Scene Gets "Out" Online http://see.sc/cCACC1 Lebanon LGBTRights Beirut

Happy Kwaanza. Today marks the first day and it honors the principle of Unity. Much love to each of you. http://bit.ly/vvuFyQ

Utah's Jews and Muslims help less fortunate on Christmas. 19 years and going. http://bit.ly/rU7Maz

Lebabon's Diverse Faiths Celebrate Christmas. Across Sects, Joyous Occassion. http://bit.ly/uMGoeY

Christmas Celebrations in Tunisia. http://ping.fm/orwb7

Friday prayer sermon in Beirut honors birth of Jesus and calls for mutual love between Muslims and Christians. http://bit.ly/tI3Xbk

The persecution of Pakistan’s Christian minority – CNN Photos - CNN.com Blogs http://ow.ly/886mZ

Happy Christmas... from Mr. Khan. :-)

Happy Hanukkah to all my Jewish friends and loved ones. May the Festival of Lights brighten your lives today and throughout the year.

You look at every man, and you love him because you know God loves him. And he might be the worst person you’ve ever seen. - MLK

Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice. Proverbs 24:17

Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice. Proverbs 24:17

A Changed U.S. State Department - By Amb. Michael Guest. The US is a latecomer to international efforts to address anti-LGBT abuses.http://see.sc/k0rw5w

A Changed U.S. State Department - By Amb. Michael Guest. The US is a latecomer to international efforts to address anti-LGBT abuses.http://see.sc/k0rw5w

A Changed U.S. State Department - By Amb. Michael Guest. The US is a latecomer to international efforts to address anti-LGBT abuses.http://see.sc/k0rw5w

Secretary Hillary Clinton's Historic Speech in Geneva on International LGBT Rights

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Sweden’s first Muslim female police recruit, Donna Eljammal, 26, does not regard her traditional Muslim hijab as a hindrance but rather an asset for her future career within the Swedish police force. http://ow.ly/7Ur2m

Sec. Hillary Clinton is visiting with the UN High Commissioner on Refugees before joining a high level meeting on displaced persons. http://ping.fm/hAMWr

In other news Mumia Abu Jamal's sentence has been reduced to life and former IL Governor Blagojevich has been sentenced to 14 yrs.

George W. prob didn't even know queer Muslims existed let alone inviting them to the White House Iftaar dinner! Just sayin. :-)

For what it's worth the Obama administration has been more LGBT inclusive than any President before.

So is it weird that I had an inside scoop on the Hillary speech? One of her staff told me back in Aug at the White House Iftaar. :-)

"Being gay is not a Western invention... It is a human reality." - Secretary Hillary Clinton Dignity4all LGBTRights

"...while we are each free to believe whatever we choose, we cannot do whatever we choose, not in a world where we protect the [HR] of all."

"Combating Islamaphobia or anti-Semitism is a task for people of all faiths. And the same is true with this struggle for equality." -Clinton

WP: Many of the ambassadors in the audience responded with stony faces and rushed out of the room as soon as Clinton finished speaking. LGBTRights

Sec. Hillary Clinton says gay rights the equal of race, gender rights; cultural biases are no excuse. Washington Post article. http://ping.fm/oibix

Video and transcript of Sec. Hillary Clinton's historic speech today in Geneva about international LGBT rights. http://ping.fm/9HUx7

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Video of Sec Hillary Clinton's historic speech on international LGBT rights. http://ping.fm/6oArX

HR should be as much a priority in the US as what we expect for other countries - esp if we'll use our "power" to dictate foreign policy.

Apparently it's wrong to kill LGBT people in other countries but it's totally acceptable to kill "terrorists" that supposedly threaten us.

What effect todays directive will actually have is not known. Many US allies have atrocious human rights records against LGBT people.

Some US folks argue that President needs to do more here; others counter that foreign aid should not be used as a leverage to push policy.

Fascinating to read comments in mainstream newspaper websites about today's Presidential directive regarding LGBT rights.

Sec. Clinton: "We must reach a global consensus that recognizes the human rights of LGBT people everywhere..."

Human Rights 1st on Clinton speech: emerging intl. consensus that HR protections extend to abuses based on sexual orien / gender id. http://ping.fm/V6JMo