It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I’m still under a turkey induced coma. So here’s Dan Savage on how to maintain a long-term relationship.
My favorite line: “People who buy dairy cows and do not milk them can be arrested on animal cruelty charges. People who acquire husbands and boyfriends and do not keep their balls drained should be arrested on animal cruelty charges.”
It’s probably not safe for work so watch it after the jump.
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Posted by David Bishop
The reports of Will Smith’s death in an automobile accident this weekend are the latest celebrity death hoax floating around the internet. Reported to have flipped his Porshe in the Hollywood Hills, with paramedics being unable to revive him, Mr. Smith is nonetheless alive and well. Smith was not involved in a traffic accident this weekend. The latest victim of false death reports, Smith joins Kanye West and Britney Spears in the cyber after-life. It should be getting pretty crowded there, I hope someone remembers to bring the lattes.
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Posted by Jim Reeves
Photo VTD / Marta Evry
Monday’s Visalia Times Delta carries an article about local LGBT activist Robin McGehee. A teacher at Visalia’s College of the Sequoias, Robin is a major player in Central Valley gay rights, as an organizer of Meet in the Middle 4 Equality, and a co-director of the recent National Equality March in Washington D.C. See the entire article here.
Late edit:
The haters are out in full force, be sure to check out the comments at the end of the article.
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Posted by Jim Reeves
Can’t make it out on Wednesdays? Need to work off some of those extra calories from that Turducken your aunt made for Thanksgiving? Then come check out Queer Fresno’s new event, Evolution, next Saturday night at the Starline in Fresno’s historic Tower district. Serving up a slightly different mix of music than our weekly party, INTEGRATION, Evolution is a your once a month Saturday night solution.
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Posted by David Bishop
This bit of news has been traveling around the Internet today…
The poll asked this question: “Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won the Presidential election last year, or do you think that ACORN stole it for him?” The overall top-line is legitimately won 62%, ACORN stole it 26%.
Among Republicans, however, only 27% say Obama actually won the race, with 52% — an outright majority — saying that ACORN stole it, and 21% are undecided. Among McCain voters, the breakdown is 31%-49%-20%. By comparison, independents weigh in at 72%-18%-10%, and Democrats are 86%-9%-4%.
It seems Republicans believe all sorts of things these days. Additionally, thanks in large part to Fox News no one’s ever accused the GOP or large parts of the Republican base of being well-informed. Or you know, even based in reality. Obama won cause George W. Bush and the Republican majorities he enjoyed in Congress for 6 of his 8 years in office managed to screw up damn near everything. Plus his opponent chose that vapid lady from Alaska to be his running mate and completely flubbed his response to the economic crisis. Plus he won despite the first legitimate African-American candidate for the Presidency and being portrayed as a racist-communist-socialist-anarchist-Nazi.
So let’s just call this what it is: a majority of Republicans are so self-deluded that they can’t wrap their minds around the fact that their form of government brought our country to the brink of ruin and would rather blame a scapegoat that practically no one had heard of before last year’s election than take responsibility for the fact that they screwed up.
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Posted by David Bishop
In an effort to reach out to our larger community and make a difference, our friends at Gay Visalia presents their first annual Holiday Toy Drive. This year they are supporting Child Welfare Services (CWS) and their “Brighten a Child’s Winter Sky” program. There are many, many children who are in the system that deserve to have a happy holiday season. Please help them in putting smiles on those innocent little faces. Please open your hearts to those children who might not otherwise have a reason to be joyous.
You may visit the CWS website (click link here) to learn more about their program and also to get gift ideas. You can select an age group and even buy for individual children if you wish. Otherwise, we really need toys for ages 5+, boys and girls. Let’s not forget about those teens either! Gift cards are accepted and would make an easy purchase for you. Also, if you don’t have time to go out and buy something Brooke will accept cash donations and do the shopping herself.
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Posted by Jim Reeves
by Tom Henderson (Subscribe to Tom Henderson’s posts) Nov 13th 2009 3:29PM
“Liberty and justice for all?”
Will Phillips doesn’t believe that describes America for its gay and lesbian citizens. He’s a 10-year-old at West Fork Elementary School in Arkansas, about three hours east of Oklahoma City. Given his beliefs, he refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, specifically because that one phrase, “liberty and justice for all,” he says, does not truly apply to all.That did not go over well with the substitute teacher in his fifth-grade classroom.
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Posted by Jesse
Love Won’t Let Me Be Silent
*Nominated for Several National Literary Awards*
Author, Terry Angel Mason
-2010 Pulitzer Nominee-
Terry Angel Mason, the African-American author who is rapidly becoming internationally acclaimed, is highly regarded for his ability to overcome adversity. Many would go so far as to say Mason is a Maverick of an angel since his life reads like an excerpt from Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. He has a momentous quest, having overcome two life threatening-illnesses. Mason’s thought-provoking articles, life-changing stories, and sensual romantic poetry about the Black gay experience touches and inspires millions of lives worldwide as is evidenced by the numerous distributors who carry his much sought-after literary masterpiece, LOVE WON’T LET ME BE SILENT.
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Posted by Jim Reeves
That’s right! We got tickets for Kelly’s upcoming tour spot right here in Fresno on December 1st. Come out to this weeks Integration and you will be entered into a raffle drawing for a pair of floor seat tickets. All you have to do is show up before midnight and you’re in for a chance to win!
For more info about the tour, go to http://www.kellyclarkson.com
For ticket purchase info, visit TicketMaster
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Posted by Jim Reeves
