Happy Halloween...

Advertising Equality

This is rather refreshing after yesterday's post about an organization advertising inequality.

The GLAAD Media Awards in Advertising honors individuals and projects in the advertising and marketing industries for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Click here for this year's nominees!  And happy Friday!

glaad.org

Barking up the wrong tree...

As you may have seen recently, an organization for the 'preservation' of 'family' has had their advertisement plastered on our fantastically gay blog, Lesbian. The Know. 
I just felt as though I needed to address this openly because it really grinds my gears to see it.

Their message is completely lost on all of our readers and I actually find it amusing that they have chosen to spend their ad dollars buying gay keywords.  What's the logic behind that...?  Yea, we show our ads on gay websites... perhaps they'll give us money or change how they feel about equality.

Yea right.

I urge all of you web surfers to click on ads like this.  Click on them a few times.  As many times as your heart desires... they may not disappear immediately but I will tell you that each click costs that organization money, and over time you could cost them a lot.  It's kind of like a reverse donation... 

xo

Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy

More Kid Creole and The Coconuts - I really hope that you enjoy this one.


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Welcome to the Lifeboat Party, Child

Kid Creole and the Coconuts ladies and gents... This changed my life.  The end.

Tegan and Sara: Behind the Behind the Scenes

Rosie and Angelina, Sittin' in a Tree

Rosie O'Donnell has been hinting about her rocky relationship with partner Kelli Carpenter on her blog. Her reasons for being upset are big; she didn't know Kelli had a facebook page. Gasp! If I ever found out my wife had a facebook page that I didn't know about I would...well, poke her? Joking aside, I'm sure they are having real relationship issues, and I wish them the best of luck resolving them.

The real meat and potatoes of this story is about Angelina Jolie. Finally, we get to the good part. According to Rosie, "She gave me her phone number. We talked on the phone two or three times, but that was that. There was a tentative plan to have dinner that never came through."

Brace yourself, because it gets worse. "I was a little afraid of her. She's scary in a sexual kind of way. I have dreams about her a lot still." Did you just picture what I pictured?

Thankfully, that dinner date never happened. We could be saying Angelosie, or Rangelina in the blogosphere. Still, it might have worked out well. With Rosie's cruise lines, it would have been very easy to pop over to Africa to pick up another adopted child or two. Maybe Rosie's talk show would never have left the air if she could name drop Angelina Jolie like Ellen does with Portia. And Brad and Jen could have stayed together. Ahh, a girl can dream.

Ellen-Z

I got my own show

I get to be bossy

I got a hot wife

Her name is Portia de Rossi!

Charlize Theron Kisses a Woman for Charity

Charlize Theron made out with a female stranger for charity, earning a whopping $140,ooo!

When the bidding stalled at $37,000, Charlize yelled out, "For fucks sake, you can do better! I've got tits for God's sake!" She then offered up a 7 second kiss for $130,000 to a male bidder, but a female upped the bid to $140,000, and earned a 20 second kiss with Charlize. See for yourself.

Bat-Dyke

Last November, The DC Comics "Batman Detective" series killed off Batman, leaving Gotham City without a protector. He will likely be back in the future, but for now, he's being replaced by BatWoman - a red-headed lesbian badass in knee high stiletto boots.

Kathy Kane is her alter ego, and she's billed as, "a lesbian socialite by night and crime-fighter by later in the night". She began her reign this past June, and is still hard at work in Gotham city. Check out the DC Comics website for more information.

Different species HAT

HELLO!?

Fantastic Fall...New England Nostalgia

Took a Dunkin' Donuts break today at work...just really needed some coffee and needed it to be from DD.  Of course after getting there I needed a pumpkin flavored treat too.

Happy Fall.

A Case for Gay Rights

Texas Judge Throws Out Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Earlier this month, District judge Tena Callahan, a democrat, ruled that the Texas ban on gay marriage violates the Constitution. It came into question when two men who were married in Massachusetts tried to get a divorce in Texas.

Attorney General Greg Abbott has intervened, arguing that if gay marriage isn't recognized in Texas, it cannot be dissolved. Callahan says that her court "has jurisdiction to hear a suit for divorce filed by persons legally married in another jurisdiction." In March, 2003, a Texas court granted the dissolution of a civil union, only to reverse that decision shortly after Abbott challenged it. If this ruling stands, it would certainly break from all previous decisions.

The two men seeking the divorce are arguing that the state "is obviously confused or worried that the court, by granting this divorce, would somehow open the floodgates for same sex marriages to occur in the state. A divorce clearly ends a marriage."

I think it absolutely will open the floodgates. Any discussion of gay marriage is good discussion, whether it's supportive or not. Allowing the idea to grow stale will cause people to forget. It's important to keep reminding the nation that marriage is important to us, that we will not back down, and that we will continue to fight for equal rights until we have them.

Clementine

I just picked up the new Curve Magazine, and WHAT!? Clementine Ford is Cybill Shephard's real daughter? AND she's really gay? AND she's dating Linda Perry? Everyone probably already knew that, except me.

She was outed by Diva UK Magazine with a cover reading "Clementine Ford Comes Out", however she did not, and there is no mention of it in the article. It was the attention of that article that caused her to come out of the closet for real, and eventually open up about her relationship with Linda Perry (since when does Linda Perry look exactly like Ani?).

It must have been weird watching her mother kiss other women on the show. It was weird for me, and she isn't my mother.

Franz Liszt Would Be So Proud...

I just have to post this because I'm shocked at how many people still don't know and love the new Phoenix record...  I know it's hard to search for on the internets but really...this is something you don't want to miss.  I promise you if you give it a chance it'll be one of your top 10 albums of the year.  That's a pretty serious promise. 

The Gay Storm

-December 16th, 342 - The first laws against homosexual marriage were implemented by Contanstinius II and Constans of Rome, however they only pertained to marriage between men.

-390 - Valentinian II, Theodosius I, and Arcadius made homosexuality illegal, and those convicted of it were publicly burned alive.

-529 - The Christian Emperor Justinian I decided that famine, earthquakes, and pestilence existed because of gay sex. Funny, I saw a video about gays causing storms recently...

-693 - In Iberia, King Egica of Hispania and Septimania demanded that the Church issue a statement declaring that homosexuality would be punishable by castration, exclusion from communion, hair shearing, 100 lashes, and banishment into exile.

Steve Vai - Where the Wild Things Are

So, you may now know this but Steve Vai (fellow Berklee Grad) has a new CD/DVD out called 'Where the Wild Things Are'.  Yea fellow Berklee grad, as in he actually graduated.  Oh and he enjoyed his time there, or at least that's what he told me when he stopped by the office today to say hi.  He also told me a story about busking in Copley Square while he was in college back in the 1970's and how he would never make a single penny!  Can you believe it!?  Steve Vai couldn't make any money busking on the streets of Boston and now look at him. 

Me and Steve 10.13.09

My hair is ridiculous I know...

Bill Maher's New Rule: Another Solution

Thanks Bill Maher.  I decided to just put the whole thing here.  You can read it on The Huffington Post if you click here or just read it on Lesbian. The Know...

New Rule: Everyone deserves equal rights. That's why they're called "equal" and "rights." Tomorrow night President Obama will speak before a gay rights group, and on Sunday there will be a massive gay rally in Washington, or as I call it, the Million Mo March. Which makes this weekend the perfect time for Obama to announce he's repealing "don't ask, don't tell" and committing to a full-throated endorsement of gay marriage. One, because it's the right thing to do and two, because it will throw the conservative base into such a frenzied, pants-shitting panic that they'll drop all that BS about death panels and socialism and let us all get some actual work done.

But of course that's not going to happen. I can tell you what the president is going to tell his audience tomorrow: How much he supports them. How much he agrees with them. And how he wishes he was President so he could help them out. But here's the thing about being president. There isn't a lot you can do without either Congress, Oprah or Goldman Sachs behind you. But there is one thing the president can do with the stroke of a pen: He can let gays serve openly in the military. It's called an executive order. Harry Truman wrote one in 1948 for blacks in the military, and that was that.

"Don't ask, don't tell" has always been bad policy that was made out of a bullshit political compromise. You know, like you're doing now with health care. It never made sense to begin with: "Here in the Army we're all about honor. And trusting the man next to you. Now lie to my face about your sexuality, Johnson, or I'll report you behind your back." But forget all the good arguments for repeal, like because it was promised to us in the campaign or because it gets lonely on a submarine. Do it because it'll make Rush Limbaugh explode like a bag full of meat dropped from a helicopter. Do it because it'll make Sarah Palin go rogue in her pants.

Because here's the thing about today's conservatives: they're not bright. They can't keep a lot of ideas in their head at once. And by "a lot" I mean "two." If we can get them all worked up about fighting the gay menace, it will siphon away all that crazy, right wing, town-hall energy from all the other big issues they've been fighting. The tea-baggers don't know what the word "socialism" means. But they do know what the word "gay" means, because their hairdresser explained it to them once, and they don't like it. They will be drawn to it like a moth to a flamer. Bush was practically re-elected on a promise to keep boys from kissing. Which is ridiculous, because if you want to stop gays from having sex, wouldn't you let them get married?

But seriously, the sheer rage of the tea-baggers can be so easily redirected that some times I wonder if Rush doesn't just spin a giant wheel of hate every morning to come up with ACORN! William Ayers! Birth certificate! It's like faking throwing a stick for the dog. "War on Christmas." "Obama's talking to school children." And "gay" is the easiest stick to throw.

Health care and the environment are complicated, but it's not hard to keep track of the places that God allows you to put your pee-pee. I mean, you can count those places on one hand. And that hand isn't something you should be using either. A year ago, if you had asked your average wing-nut neighbor what he thought about health care reform, he would have shrugged his shoulders and gone right back to eating his Moon Pie. But he's pissed-off about it now, why? Because it's in their nature to be pissed-off. They have a pre-existing condition called the Conniption Fits. The tea-baggers have taught us all an important lesson in modern politics: If you want to be taken seriously, act like a fucking loony-tune.

In fact, let me explain how the right-wing mind works: wing-nuts get up in the morning, get their "news" from Fox or Drudge, and then spend all morning drinking coffee and getting all worked up about whatever Fox and Drudge tell them to get worked up about. "Mexicans - Grrr! Socialism - Grrr! Van Jones - I don't know who he is, but sure... Grrrrrr!" By the time Rush comes on at noon, they're ready to just start demanding we build a wall around Andy Dick. And when Glenn Beck shows up at five, they're seeing red - right through the blue from the Viagra.

But while Glenn is busy explaining to his viewers that when he cries it's a butch thing, Obama and the Democrats can sweep in under the gaydar and pass real health care and real climate change bills. This is how we fight fire with Fire Island. When Obama speaks tomorrow, he should not only revoke "don't ask, don't tell," but also change our military's slogan to "An Army of Buns." And starting next year, gay busing. Yes, if there aren't any gay families in your community, we'll bring them to you. Your field hockey team can thank us later.

And when they get out there on Sunday, Gay Nation also needs to do everything in their power to scare the hell out of right-wing homophobes. I want to see you guys rollerblading down the Mall in nothing but a speedo and a nun's habit, holding a sparkler in one hand and a penis popsicle in the other.

sell the vatican...FEED THE WORLD!

Thanks Sarah...

Ellen's Hair

Ellen's hair got really amazing this season. Am I wrong? No, I'm not. Now I want to cut all my hair off. And have Ellen's same face shape. And wear vest and blazers. With sneakers. And get gay married - oh wait I already am. And have a day time talk show. And change my name to Katy Dereallynice. One joke too far? Yes, yes it was.

Was (Not Was) - Walk The Dinosaur

I'm going to interrupt gay history month again with quite possibly one of my favorite childhood memories...because it's Friday and because I am excited to visit Boston this weekend and see my Darlings.

Major labels suck and have disabled embedding of this video but believe me it's totally worth being redirected to YouTube.

Happy Friday peoples.

Romo-sexuals

With the rise of the Roman Empire came the first recorded gay marriages. What, you say? They first gay marriages weren't performed in Massachusetts in 2004? Well then, the first gay marriage was certainly in California, 1964. Wrong again? Yep.

The first gay marriages were recorded sometime around 27 A.D., during the reign of Augustus of Rome. In 54 A.D, Nero became Emperor, and was reported to have married at least 2 men. The first, a boy named Sporus, was castrated by Nero in an attempt to make him a woman. They were married with all the usual ceremonies, including a dowry and a bridal veil. The second man Nero married was his freed slave, Doryphorus. In their relationship, Nero was the 'bride', going so far as to imitate the cries of a virgin on her wedding night. Gross. I'm sorry I typed that, but it's true.

In 218 A.D., Elagabalus began his reign as Emperor. He married an athlete named Zoiticus in a public ceremony in Rome. He was said to be very fond of being called the Queen of Hierocles, and went so far as to offer vast sums of money for a doctor who could perform a sex change operation on him.

And this ends our early period of gay tolerance.Aside for a few exceptions, the next 1500 years of history are very homophobic.

a homo history lesson

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| - 435 B.C.E. Aristophanes publishes a series of satires that ridicule effeminate men and transvestites. It was perfectly okay to be a big homo, but you just had to be really manly about it. In fact, he didn't much like anyone who was effeminate, including women. Maybe the bull dykes were ok in his eyes?

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| - 385 B.C.E. Plato publishes his Syposium, which argues that love between males was freaking great, and love with women was lustful and only for reproduction.

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| - 350 B.C.E. Plato publishes Laws which completely contradict his Symposium; Homos are bad this time, and only straight people are responsible citizens.

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| - 338 B.C.E. Thebes had it's own army made up of only gay male couples. The theory was that lovers would fight more fiercely and cohesively than strangers.

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| - 326 B.C.E. Alexander the Great, a homo, conquers the Western world and establishes gay-friendly Hellenistic kingdoms.

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WTF, Why Shane...Why??

We interrupt gay history month to bring you this special report...
A member of The L Word has survived the season finale and is now sharing her acting skills in the ER...

http://www.cbs.com/primetime/three_rivers/video/?pid=vsATsdei4NrJjI_BUxxa79w62kYehZHb&vs=Default&play=true

I'm not going to give you false hope, watching this video will mostly likely not make you want to tune in to CBS at 9PM tonight.  Unless of course you're curious to see if Kate will be playing a lesbian doctor.  Fingers crossed ladies...

Sappho of Lesbos

In today's installment of gay history, we bring you the story of Sappho, the ancient Greek poet of love. Born somewhere around 630BCE, Sappho is known as the first female poet of importance. She was wildly popular during her time, but sadly her ten books of poetry have since been lost. All that remains are fragments and references to her poetry by others.

Sappho ran a school for young women, and there is speculation that she had romantic feelings feelings for many of them, as evidenced by her poetry. She was not, however, strictly attracted to women; much of her writing was about men.

She lived in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos, which is where the modern world lesbian was derived. It did not take on it's meaning of homosexuality pertaining to women until the 19th century. The word Sapphic was derived from her name as well.

"Immortal Aphrodite of the shimmering thone, daughter of Zeus, weaver of wiles, I pray thee crush not my spirit with anguish and distress, O Queen. But come hither if ever before thou didst hear my voice afar, and hearken, and leaving the golden house of thy father, camest with chariot yoked, and swift birds drew thee, their swift pinions fluttering over the dark earth, from heaven through mid-space. Quickly they arrived; and thou blessed one with immortal countenance smiling didst ask: What now is befallen me and why now I call and what I in my heart's madness, most desire. What fair one now wouldst thou draw to love thee? Who wrongs thee Sappho? For even if she flies she shall soon follow and if she rejects gifts, shall soon offer them and if she loves not shall soon love, however reluctant. Come I pray thee now and release me from cruel cares, and let my heart accomplish all that it desires, and be thou my ally."