March 3, 2017 | Volume XIV, Issue 22 Transgender Rights at Risk BY DR. EVA HERSH preme Court declared segrega- lieve it is acceptable for certain groups There will be a right for Whittling away tion unconstitutional beginning of people to have rights only in those professional bakers not at public- in 1954, the consistent trend has states where legislators choose to per- to bake wedding cakes been towards broader definitions mit those rights. Most people, and most for same-sex couples on accommodation of civil rights. Since 1954, there legal experts, believe that the idea that the same day when there has never been a president or civil rights can be defined by state legis- is a right for barbers not protections cabinet level federal official that lators and courts rather than by nation- to cut the hair of red- recalls some ugly publicly advocated reversing al law died in this country in the 1960’s haired people, for cloth- progress on civil rights. with the end of racial segregation. ing store store staff not American history Welcome to the frightening Searching for parallels to the Trump to sell pants to Evangel- new times of President Trump administration’s reversal of the Obama icals, and for waiters not to serve dessert to and his backward-facing attorney general, —continued on page 16 Bernie voters. Jeff Sessions. This team declares that it’s Today, the U.S. has civil rights laws that appropriate for transgender people to be Transgender pioneer Christine prevent all these and most other forms of denied basic human rights, such as using Jorgensen, the first person in the U.S. discrimination. These laws were not easily the bathroom where they feel right and fit in widely known for sex-reassignment won: some people lost their lives and many best. He and some of his supporters, and surgery, grew up in the Bronx and became were beaten ànd harassed. Since the Su- some state governors and legislators, be- an instant celebrity and ambassador for gender variance in the early 1950s Whipping Up a New Course at Moveable Feast of animals, however, and shares his home BY BILL RedMOND-PALMER time, five executive directors have been at University. He has been here 14 years, with two fur babies, a cat named Penny Twenty-eight years ago, Moveable Feast the organization’s helm, including recently the whole time working in human services. Sue, and a dog named Colby. “It’s my great began its long and storied history serving retired Tom Bonderenko, who served for Prior to his current post, he worked at the honor to be part of this organization, spe- healthy meals to people living with HIV/ nine years, the longest of any of his prede- Franciscan Center in Remington. The cen- cifically because I am the first straight male AIDS. During that cessors. The newest, Christian J. Metzger, ter provides meals and pantry services, to head it. I take pride in telling my friends is nearing the six-month mark of his job and employment assistance, referral and family about my work, how wonderful term, and is and counseling services, and much of their it is, and how I have been embraced here. getting set- work centers around providing eviction I was actually unaware that was the case tled in, with prevention services. until after I was hired.” a good han- “I was greatly influenced during my time Along with the new executive director, dle on the at the Franciscan Center by the teachings Moveable Feast is undergoing a major agencies past, in the book of St. Francis,” said Metzger. four-phase construction project that will present, and His experience there taught him to never make the space more user-friendly and future. judge clients, and that the agency should efficient. The project will include a new Metzger have taking care of people as their num- entrance, directly to the offices, that will planned all of ber-one concern. “I do my best to look at finally be ADA compliant, instead of forc- his life to live in people and meet them wherever they are, ing patients to enter through the rear of the Baltimore after whomever they may be, then figure out building. The project will increase kitchen growing up in how to move them forward.” capacity, make room for much needed cold Christian J. Metzger, Lancaster, Penn- Metzger was recently married to his storage space, as well as a new prep and more meals to more baking kitchen for culinary students. Most people sylvania, and at- wife, Katie, and they currently have no chil- tending Salisbury dren. 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