In numerology, 11 is one of those ‘magic numbers.’ There’s some serious partying happening in Rehoboth Beach tonight!
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Boy Scouts’ Gay Debate — Religion Beyond the Right
“I find it perplexing the way the ‘moral values’ phrase is used,” said the Rev. Mark Greiner, the pastor at the Presbyterian church that Ward attends. “Concern for the environment, concern for workers’ rights: those are moral values,” he told me. “But the phrase ends up being limited to matters of human sexuality, as if Jesus was primarily concerned with what people did with their reproductive parts. It’s crazy-making.” Greiner wants the ban on gay scouts and leaders lifted.
via In the Boy Scouts’ Gay Debate, Religion Beyond the Right – NYTimes.com.
From Frank Bruni’s excellent column in the Times. It’s a great quick read. I am so appalled and disgusted at the Boy Scouts of America I just can’t see straight.
Roller Derby Provides a Model for Acceptance of Gay Men
New York Shock Exchange players scrimmage at a recent practice. (Photo by Jim Flood) Huffington Post
Well, good on ya, roller derby dudes. Who knew? Great article by Jim Flood, BTW.
Joe Andreone, aka Truth Hurtz, said he thinks of his two gay teammates on Baltimores Harm City Homicide as “brothers” just like the rest of the team. Andreone said that roller derby accepts anyone who wants to compete, regardless of race, sexual orientation or body type. “It has changed my life for the better,” he said, “and I wish that other sports would take notice of the roller derby community and all it has to offer anyone thats interested.”
via Jim Flood: Roller Derby Provides a Model for Pro Sports in Accepting Openly Gay Men.|Huffington Post|
How The Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling Could Upend The Immigration Debate
This is a decent analysis by Chris Geidner on BuzzFeed. It takes a very complex legal issue (made overly complex by the masters of over-complexity, the U.S. Congress) and makes it easy to digest.
Truth be told, this just infuriates me. I simply do not understand what the Republicans think they have to gain by ruining these peoples families.
Because the Defense of Marriage Act bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex couples’ marriages, binational gay and lesbian couples — those where one partner is not a U.S. citizen — have been denied the ability to seek a green card that straight couples have been eligible to obtain for their spouse in a similar situation.
The legislation aimed at addressing this issue is the Uniting American Families Act, and it would create a new category, called “permanent partners,” that would make same-sex couples eligible for green cards. The “Gang of Eight” senators did not include the measure in their immigration reform bill, but LGBT advocates have been pressing for Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy to add the provision into the bill during the committee markup, which is slated to begin May 9.
via How The Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling Could Upend The Immigration Debate.
Rhode Island Legalizes Gay Marriage
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Rhode Island Legalizes Gay Marriage.|Huffington Post
Rhode Island became the tenth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage Thursday with a 56-15 vote.
Just before he signed the legislation into law, Gov. Lincoln Chafee took to the steps of the Rhode Island State House, where he told a jubilant crowd, “Today we are making history … we are living up to the ideals of our founder.”
He went on to note, “When your belief and heart is in something, it’s easy work. I am proud to say that now, at long last, you are free to marry the person you love.”
By the way, the official name of the smallest state in the Union is the longest: the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The state bird is a chicken: the Rhode Island Red hen, and the state drink is “Coffee Milk,” which, I believe, is something like a coffee flavored milkshake.
The state motto is “Hope.” We hope that the next 4/5ths of the United States will follow Little Rhody’s lead down the trail of equality.
EastSiders Debuts on LogoTV.com
In spite of the fact that the subhead on this article in NEXT says Apr. 28, it’s actual debut date on LogoTV.com is Apr. 23. This is a terrific Web series and I’m so excited to see what will transpire as the story unfolds. So far, it’s been superlative acting and storytelling. It’s one of those bellwether shows, I think, that will show that there is a place for powerful, independent storytelling on the Web without corporate interference. A link to the series page is below. Watch it.
(Of course, I will be out of town on the 23rd and probably won’t have access to watch, but that just leaves me more to watch upon my return!)
Van Hansis, Kit Williamson, and John Halbach star in EastSiders. The Web series debuts on LogoTV.com on Apr. 23, 2013. Photo: NEXT magazine.
Watch EastSiders on LogoTV.com.
Read a bunch of other stuff I’ve written about EastSiders and Web series’ in general.
7 Reasons To Watch (or Rewatch) “The Outs”
7 Reasons To Watch (or Rewatch) “The Outs”. | BuzzFeed H/T Hunter Canning’s Facebook
Tommy Heleringer as Scruffy and Hunter Canning as Jack, two of the stars of the web series The Outs.
The “Chanukah Special” is terrific. A great cap to the series. Beautifully done on every level.
‘EastSiders,’ Gay Web Series, To Premiere On LogoTV.com
‘EastSiders,’ Gay Web Series, To Premiere On LogoTV.com.
Kit Williamson and Van Hansis star as Cal and Thom in the new web series “Eastsiders.” Watch at http://www.eastsiderstv.com
Awesome. Truly awesome. I can’t wait for this series to come to a larger platform. And I can’t wait until they finish shooting the season! Great stuff. Watch it if you haven’t already. Here’s a LINK to get you started.
Chris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings Punter, Rocks
Equality advocate Chris Kluwe of the Minnesota Vikings. Photo: Getty/Huffington Post.
Chris Kluwe, Minnesota Vikings Punter, Defends Gay Athletes In CNN Editorial.
Chris Kluwe is the best! He’s passionate and he just gets it. Also, he defies — utterly and completely — the stereotype of the dumb, uninformed jock. Which, in this case, I think, is perfect, since he’s all about breaking down stereotypes for others.
Like Brendon Ayanbadejo of my hometown Baltimore Ravens, Kluwe makes me want to root for the Minnesota Vikings simply because he’s on the team. Maybe I’ll pull for both teams this year!
O’Reilly Explodes At Laura Ingraham
O’Reilly Explodes At Laura Ingraham For Disagreeing With His ‘Thump The Bible’ Comments.|Huffington Post
Such a sign of the apocalypse. I’m agreeing with Bill O’Reilly.
Again.
One Last Word 