Oh, lovely: "A joint resolution sponsored by 18 Senate Republicans was introduced Thursday proposing a constitutional amendment specifying marriage between one man and one woman as the only legal union that is valid or recognized in the state. 'This starts the ball rolling. It’s imperative that the citizens of the state of Iowa have something [...]
Erik, who goes by "StraightActingGayGuy" on the Y-Tube, has never been on a date with a guy. Ever! This makes us feel bad. Not just because the void in his life has him uploading videos to the interwebs talking about his despair, but because he knows he's the romantic type and wants to at least [...]
The American Historical Association learned the hard way about crossing the boycott line in front of Doug Manchester's Hyatt hotel in San Diego: People will scream at you! With organized protests against the Prop 8-supporting hotelier popping up anytime a large organization plans on holding a convention at the property comes word the State Bar [...]
Tom Purcell’s professional men’s mixer is just around the corner. Mark your calendars for Friday, January 15, 6pm. This installment of the bi-monthly gathering of gay men wi men will be held at Bella Pasta on the northwest corner of Cedar and Herndon behind the Applebees. If you are looking for a great early evening kick off to [...]
Tickets are $10 all pre-event ticket buyers will be entered to win a Marriott/The Original New Year’s Eve package!
Tickets will be available at these locations:
Funny Bone
Just Out
The Original
In the days leading up to my departure for Maine, I wasn't sure what to expect from the people I'd meet here. I'm no stranger to ballot campaigns; we've had our share of those in ose in Oregon. I rode on Tuesday to a suburb outside of Portland, Maine with another volunteer staff to meet with nine high school students about their interest to get involved with the No On 1 campaign. Our goal was to start a “Friends and Family†Volunteer Recruitment Phone Bank with them on the spot, and to organize a few times when they and their friends could volunteer together, canvassing door-to-door the weekend before Election Day. We rolled up to their neighborhood Starbucks at about 3 o'clock and met the students inside. They'd come straight after school, and had heard about the campaign at an all-ages concert, where they'd been watching their favorite local band. Three of the youth were band members! A few of them had worn their No On 1 buttons to school that day, and mentioned that they'd started conversations with other students about the issue, and what it meant to them. After introducing ourselves and briefly describing the state of the campaign, we read through a script and role-played it, making sure to arm the students with the facts needed to express to their friends and family members how much this means to them and why we need their help in the last two weeks of the campaign. When we asked the students to get out their mobile phones and start calling to sign their friends up for volunteer shifts with the campaign, they excelled at the task! After about a half hour, the students made a plan to gather together with their newly signed up volunteers for a morning canvass on Halloween, knocking on doors to get out the vote. None of the nine students were affiliated with the Gay Straight Alliance at their school, (and none mentioned that they identified as LGBT,) but all shared a sense that whoever you are and whomever you love, couples deserve to be recognized equally under the law.
The Following short video documents the lives of gay couples and individuals living in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Topics covered: opinions about gay marriage, the challenges of coming out, and definitions of love. For Better or For Worse: Gay Marriage Related Links: - NMSU Criminal Justic Dept. - NMSU Creative Media Institute
Friday’s Gay News Roundup: Pageant News; B.C. News; Family News; Military Watch; and Prop 8 Notes. Pageant News: An update from China. China Daily: Gay pageant contestants want acceptance, not hype. B.C. News: - Vancouver — Gay tenants win B.C. Human Rights Tribunal complaint. - Prince George Citizen – Mayor not afraid to buck trend. (Gay controversy in Prince [...]
Thursday’s Gay News & Views: Update on the Slug Pellet Guy; The American Gay Ban in the Military; The Hazing Probe; Policing in the UK; Marriage in China; An Activist Convicted of Manslaughter; More on Uganda; Frat News; Play-Doh…; And a sweet article about love & tennis… Crime & Courts: - UK — Remember this guy? [...]
Hollywood director, actor Rob Reiner has emerged as an unexpected voice, (for some) in support of gay marriage. He was at the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco earlier this week. CBSNewsOnline has that story: Rob Reiner Challenges Prop 8 Related Posts: - Prop 8 Coverage â€" Day 1 - Prop 8 Coverage â€" Day 2 - More Highlights from [...]
More Highlights from the Prop 8 Trial — Mainly from Day 3 — Plus Opinion & Reporting on the Week So Far: - On a related note to the trial: Prop 8 film sells out at Sundance (The Mormon Proposition) - Opinion: Prop. 8 backers’ procreation argument doesn’t ring true - Opinion: Dustin Lance Black: We Cannot Wait - [...]
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