Antijen is run by Aunty - who hosts many lists relating to transitioning for both families and the person in transition. It's a great resource with very nice, understanding people behind it.
KnowThyNeighbor.org
was created in the fall of 2005 in response to an initiative petition
to ban same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. It was the brainchild of Tom
Lang, a gay married man, and Aaron Toleos, a straight married man.
Tom
and Aaron saw the petition as an act of violence against the gay
community and KnowThyNeighbor.org was their way to draw attention to
the issue and provide a platform for gay activism at a very grassroots
level.
In December of 2005, KnowThyNeighbor.org
published the names of all 148,000+ petition signers and altered the
dynamic of the petition process in several important ways:
Anti-gay
marriage activists and supporters lost their veil of anonymity.
KnowThyNeighbor.org believes that citizens who sponsor an amendment to
take people's rights should never be allowed to do so under the cover
of darkness.
"KTN's debut on the scene was nothing short of a Super Hero flying in to save the day." - Nancy Smith
Gay citizens from all across Massachusetts were inspired to speak out
in defense of their equal rights. Finding the names of friends,
neighbors, family, co-workers, etc... helped trigger many into a state
of activism. Uncomfortable but desperately needed conversations
continue to take place every day as a result.
Putting the names online led to the discovery of rampant fraud in the signature collection process. Both civil and criminal investigators have been assigned by the Attorney General.
The
GLBT leadership often lets fundraising and legislative lobbying efforts
take precedence over grassroots, neighbor-to-neighbor advocacy. But a
face-to-face conversation with someone you know can sometimes be the
most powerful agent of change. KnowThyNeighbor.org exists to make sure
those conversations happen!