Tag Archives: activism

Lesbian bloggers Auto-Straddle attended yesterday’s anti-gay marriage rally and got some great footage along with an interview with DADT casualty Lt. Dan Choi. Hang on until the end for a hawt kiss between Choi and his handsome BF.

New York Gov. David Paterson and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg were only two in a galaxy of stars of stage and politics to join thousands of New Yorkers in today’s marriage equality rally just off Times Square. The event was seamlessly produced by Broadway Impact, who are due huge congratulations for pulling the whole thing off in just ten days. …

Even though I knew that today’s AIDS Walk in Central Park would severely diminish our numbers, I’ll confess that I’m disappointed in today’s turnout to oppose Sen. Ruben Diaz’ anti-gay rally outside Gov. Paterson’s office. The haters bused in thousands (many out of state plates on those buses) and one cop told me the mayor’s office had estimated the crowd …

The NYPD has been advised to prepare for 10,000 – 20,000 Hispanic evangelicals rallying outside Gov. Paterson’s Manhattan office today at 1PM for their self-described anti-gay protest. LGBT folks and our allies are urged to show up too, “not in a fight against our dissenters, but in a gesture of support for Governor Paterson, who has supported us.” Gay organizers …

Troubled Diva points out that the acronym for Russia’s riot police is the mirror image of “homo”, an irony probably not lost on the dozens of gay activists arrested this morning at Moscow Pride. OMOH’s motto: “We know no mercy and do not ask for any.”

Learn more about the International Day Against Homophobia. The goal: “To make the general population and, more specifically, ethno-cultural communities of all backgrounds more aware of gay and lesbian issues, and sexual diversity.”

This video is so frickin’ sweet, you might need a tissue. On Saturday, Singapore will see the first public display of support for its LGBT citizens in which thousands are expected to gather in a public park to create a giant pink dot to be photographed from the sky. “Do you support the freedom of LGBT people to love? Then …

One of the most repulsive campaigns currently being spread by the right-wing is that the hate crimes act currently before the U.S. Senate protects a massive list of criminal sexual activities including bestiality and pedophilia. A list of 547 sexual paraphilias has been spouted by every wingnut group out there and was heavily quoted by GOP Congressmen during the U.S. …

Via press release: This Sunday, May 17, stars of Broadway and Television will come out to perform and rally in support of love, peace and marriage equality. Please join us from 5:00pm – 7:00pm ET on Sixth Avenue at 44th street in Manhattan as we let the sunshine in. “I am thrilled that we are able to come together as …

Tomorrow I’ll be participating in a panel discussion at the NYC LGBT Community Center titled “Queering The Blogosphere: Reflections On LGBT Blogging.” Gay blogging has recently experienced a meteoric rise in popularity and now serves as a major new resource for information and entertainment for the LGBTQ community. In fact, a recent study has shown that LGBT adults are now …

Our industrious Father Tony has registered a space for LGBT bloggers to march in this year’s NYC Pride Parade. We’re gonna have a banner and everything – fancy! Banner suggestions are welcome, we’re thinking something like: “LGBT Bloggers: Digital Activism.” If you’d like to join us, please contact Father Tony. Have blogger groups marched in other parades?

Jeremy Hooper at Good As You responds to NOM’s anti-gay marriage NH ad.

Tonight at the NYC LGBT Center: Both Marriage Equality New York and Civil Rights Front will be having their monthly meetings tonight at the LGBT Center. MENY is at 6:30pm, CRF at 7:30pm. These may be the last meetings before the Prop 8 decision is issued, so I’d strongly urge you to attend one or both. Both meetings will also …

Two dozen YouTubers collaborated to create this take on Lily Allen’s Fuck You. Love it, love it, love it. Big props to Bil Browning at the Bilerico Project for the tip. I’m putting this on repeat for the rest of the day.

Check out the on-screen credits. Very cool, but I’m not too crazy about Maddow’s last sentence, especially as my disgust for Cheetos is well documented.

Queens, the borough, that is. Tomorrow marriage equality activists in Queens will stage an organizational meeting and party. Details: Saturday, May 2nd, 5:30pm, 21-21 24th Street, Astoria, Queens. (b/w Ditmars and 21st Avenue). I know we have tons of JMG readers in Queens, who’s down?

The Human Rights Campaign is asking the LGBT community to call their representatives in Congress over the next three days and demand their support of the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. After more than a decade of lobbying on Capitol Hill and seven successful votes on the bill, this critical piece of legislation is again expected to see …

My loyal companion Aaron is blogging again after a six month hiatus. Check out Homologous for his shrewd economic insight, music clips, food porn, and activism news. Yay, Aaron’s back!

A newly-formed activism group is calling for nonviolent civil disobedience in the furtherance of LGBT rights. From their site, Nonviolence 4 Equality: It’s time to take it to the streets. Like never before, there is an urgent national call for social change through the use of nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience. We are tired of defeat, token change, defending …