OK, so the Philly mayor's race has gotten kind of dull. There's still a LOT at stake in the Nov. 6 election, to add to mansei's recent post. Here's the scariest example, and it's recent:

Pennsylvanians who will soon put two new justices on the state's highest court can choose between candidates including a follower of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia or an admirer of former liberal justice William J. Brennan Jr.

For the past month or so the queer community has had the unpleasant opportunity of putting its money where its mouth is, figuratively speaking.

Here’s a dirty little secret; when it comes to transgender issues, the heterosexual community isn’t the only group that could use some educating. Many gay men and women are surprisingly intolerant or plain ignorant when it comes to transgendered people and the issues they face. I, ashamedly, count myself in the latter. While I’ve made it a point to learn the differences of various labels, and will actively seek out television or cinema with trans-themes, I wouldn’t be telling the truth if I said I really understand the issue.

My ignorance caught up with me when I asked a transgendered woman what steps I could take in order to increase participation by the trans-community in an organization I help run. Her answer was simple, “Why don’t you invite your transgendered friends?” Quite frankly, I was a bit embarrassed I didn’t have any.

What does this realization have to do with the upcoming ENDA vote? I’ll tell you.