A Stand for Women’s Rights

              Human Rights Activist
      Sailor Veteran Jose A. Rodriguez

As I’ve learned and ripped my life apart, I understand why I can associate with almost every cause.  Ive learned that I believe all men and women should be treated equally.  I look at our constitution and I tell the World, “We are not there yet around the World much less the USA.”
As I became a voice of what many call, “The backbone to equality.”
Targeting a movement for the lgbt in the military in the USA to repeal Dont Ask Don’t Tell. 
Becoming that voice and a face I have learned through my life that I have a passion for all rights, equal rights.
I take a stand for women rights now.
I would do my research for the right candidates as I keep up with the World.
I’ve learned that not even Africa citizens have equal rights now.
Being from Texas I have learned that we have a great candidate in Senator of Texas Wendy Davis.

                    Senator of Texas
                       Wendy Davis

I find we have a possible President candidate for the USA in Hillary Rodham Clinton.

                Hillary Rodham Clinton

I look at democrats.
I look at republicans.
I come to find out that republicans are fighting for their jobs and to put a President in Office and the democrats are fighting for the people.
With this said,  “I want the World to stop and look at women. Look at your grandmother, mother, daughter and sisters. Everyone should be treated equally. Not as dumb barbies.”
“I take my stand for equality for all people!”
I call it the New Civil Rights Movement.

Selena Transgender Impersonator Bullied in Texas

Selena Impersonator Controversy
CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) –

Honey Andrews is a local Selena impersonator who says this year the organizer of a Selena tribute event to be held at Cole Park won’t let her take the stage because she is transgender. We were there as the organizer sent a message to her apologizing and asking her to perform. Katia Uriarte has the story.
Local News Link:
http://www.kiiitv.com/story/24961492/selena-impersonator-controversy

Selena Tribute Events Bars Transgender Impersonator – “Nobody wants to see a male person dress up like a girl”

CORPUS CHRISTI – Denied the chance to perform, because she’s a transgender woman. That’s what one woman claims she was told when she tried to pay tribute to Tejano superstar Selena at an upcoming event.

Honey Andrews lip-syncing wasn’t the problem, she says the fact she was born a man was. For the last 9 years Andrews considered herself a transgender woman,making the surgical switch from man to woman.

She’s got the looks and nails Cumbia, but this Selena impersonator recently was turned down the opportunity to perform in honor of her idol. She claims its because she once was a man.

“I already have enough, I have to go across all of the obstacles and for him to throw that in there, I just felt it was unfair,” says Honey Andrews, a transgender Selena impersonator

She’s performed at a Selena tribute for the last three years. With another tribute happening this year, she wanted to be involved in both. And that was the plan until she received a message last night from the coordinator, Mario Gomez:
“Sorry to inform you but Sunday’s tribute is booked.”
“Nobody wants to see a male person dress up like a girl”

“I had to read it like three times to so I could even get it through. You know? Understand. Oh my God I can’t believe. You know, I am over here try to do something good. Do something for Selena. I am sure she would not approve of something like that,” says Andrews.

Gomez explained over phone the messages sent to Andrews wasn’t worded poorly. The “nobody wants to see a male person dress up like a girl” were remarks said after her performance last year by audience members

“People complained to me that they don’t like, and uh. I guess. I just told him that uh. You know. I don’t know why I said that. Just uh letting him know that people were complaining to me that you know that they didn’t want to see someone dressed up as a female. A male dressed up as a female singing,” says Gomez over the phone.

“Getting into this business I knew I was going to come across people that were like they weren’t going to like me all the time. You know what I mean? It just so happens he’s one of them,” says Andrews.

Gomez Wednesday afternoon Gomez offered the chance to Andrews to perform at his event. He says she will perform at the event, but Andrews tells Action 10 News over the phone she’s definitely not.

Link to story:
http://www.kztv10.com/videos/transgender-selena-impersonator-dropped-from-event/