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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

USofA Highlights

Complements of Brent Silver

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The Time Has Come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today starts a 4 day battle for Miss Gay USofA 2010-2011. I don't know about you all but I'm excited and can't wait to see who the new winner will be. I know everyone in my house hold is rooting for Jayda Iman Alexander. What about yours?
Details will come the minute I find out what's going on...stay tuned!!!!!!!

Tuesday's Tease

Model SEAN BILOSKI YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Monday, May 24, 2010

Monday's Muse

Actor/Model..Christian Keyes...YES YES Y

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Go Head On NANCY P!!!!

Nancy Pelosi spoke to The Hill recently about her conviction to end Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell this legislative term. She is convinced the House of Representatives can pass a repeal of the restrictive Clinton-era law. This is good news! She also intimated that it may be done by adding the repeal to the defense authorization bill, a favored tactic of many Democrats. The bad news? ENDA may not have the same momentum. Though she supports ENDA her words are less convincing, “When the opportunity is there, we want to bring that up, and I hope that will be soon. We’ll see what people want to do. It’s not my own personal decision. We’ll just see where we go from here.” Come on Nancy, it’s way past time.

http://www.365gay.com/topics/news_politics/weekend-watercooler-dadt-is-ending-lgbt-students-get-a-hero/

Anti Bully Law....GLORY GLORY GLORY

"• Governor Smiley, makes me smile. On Thursday, Senator Al Franken introduced the long awaited Student Non-Discrimination Act. This bill would protect GLBT students and those perceived to be LGBT from bullies and the school administrators that refuse to protect them. The bill put an end to discrimination for LGBT students and administrators who ignore harassing behavior. Violators of the law would possibly loose federal funding and would open themselves up to lawsuits under the law. Franken said, “Our nation’s civil rights laws protect our children from bullying due to race, sex, religion, disability and national origin. My proposal corrects a glaring injustice and extends these protections to our gay and lesbian students who need them just as badly.” It’s nice to know that someone is looking out for the most vulnerable of children."

I think this is simply beautiful and I hope people actually take this serious!!!!!!! One more to check off of our list!!!!!YAYYYYYY

What would you do?

This Video is a must see...All I can say is WOW!

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Kara Ross off to American Idol

According to Gay USofA press, Kara Young Ross will not be able to sit in as Judge for Miss Gay USofA 2009-2010. She is set to travel with the Great Gladys Knight with a commitment to style Knight's hair during her time on American Idol. Khori T. Ross will be sitting in for Kara at panel.

Best of Luck to Kara and to Khori on their new jobs!!!!!!!!

Malawi Gay Couple Jailed

CNN) -- A gay couple in Malawi, found guilty of gross indecency and unnatural acts after they took part in an "engagement ceremony," was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday.

Steven Mojenza, 26, and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, 20, were convicted in a court Tuesday.

The pair was arrested in December at their home in Blantyre, Malawi, for professing their love in a traditional engagement ceremony. They were rounded up after news reports surfaced, charged under colonial-era sodomy laws and detained at Chichiru Prison without bail.

The arrests received some popular support in the conservative southern African nation, but sparked condemnation by gay rights activists. Human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called for the release of the couple.

Prop H8..Lights Camera Action

More than a dozen mainstream media news organizations petitioned a federal judge Tuesday to allow broadcast of closing arguments in the Proposition 8 lawsuit.

Send / ShareAdd CommentIn a letter to U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, the news groups say such a broadcast, and webcast, would “enhance the public’s ability to witness the parties’ respective closing arguments in this historic case.” They ask Walker to once again seek approval from the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Alex Kozinski to include closing arguments under the circuit’s pilot project on broadcast of court proceedings.

The letter was delivered to Walker on behalf of NBC and CBS, Fox News, Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Cable News Network, In Session (formerly known as Court TV), and other large media interests.

The unprecedented interest in the case challenging Proposition 8, California’s same-sex marriage ban, prompted Walker initially to seek approval for some limited live broadcast of the proceedings, as well as delayed viewing on youtube.com. But before the trial got underway, in January, the U.S. Supreme Court intervened and prohibited Walker from making a broadcast of the proceedings available anywhere outside the federal courthouse in San Francisco.

The 5 to 4 majority of the Supreme Court indicated its decision to bar broadcast of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial was based –not on the merits of whether this trial should be made available for public viewing, but rather because— “it appears the courts below did not follow the appropriate procedures set forth in federal law before changing their rules to allow such broadcasting.”

Specifically, the majority suggested that Walker allowed only five business days for public comment on his plan to make the proceedings public, whereas “administrative agencies…usually” provide 30 days or more.

In their letter to Walker, the news organizations note that the federal district court has, since that time, re-opened the public comment period for 30 days and set forth the rules to authorize “the taking of photographs, public broadcasting or televising, or recording” court proceedings as part of the 9th Circuit’s pilot project. The news groups say they believe those developments make broadcast of closing argument “consistent with federal law” and the Supreme Court’s initial ruling.

The groups also note that earlier objections by defendants that broadcast of the proceedings could make them vulnerable to criticism or harassment from people who disagree with them are not at issue in the closing arguments since only attorneys will be speaking in court.

The case has received considerable media attention in part because two high-profile attorneys –conservative Ted Olson and liberal David Boies—are heading up the legal team challenging the anti-gay initiative.

As of Tuesday night, Walker had not yet indicated whether he would seek approval for the broadcast.

Closing argument is scheduled for June 16.

2010 Keen News Service

http://www.365gay.com/news/media-asks-for-broadcast-of-prop-8-closing-argument/

Thursday's Thunder

Model Miguel Orjuela

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Really NYC?

This is funny and sad. Gay marriage does not exist in New York; however, when gay couples head to the Big Apple’s City Hall to register as domestic couples they soon will get the same ceremony straight couples receive.

These spanking new bell and whistles start on June 3. I guess some thanks are in order, but has it come to this? Offering us all the taste, without the calories? The sentiment makes perfect sense. When straight couples looked for their piece of paper from the City Hall, they got a ceremony. Domestic partners were only handed a certificate.

By James Withers, contributing editor, 365Gay Blog 05.18.2010 9:21am EDT