Queer Long Beach

Last week the Westboro Baptist Church decided to march outside Wilson High School in Long Beach. What they were met with was thousands of students counter protesting in a crowd that dwarfed their own. Sometimes I wonder if they realize they’re galvanizing thousands of people who would never take a stand for or against gay issues into strong supporters for the cause they oppose. Probably not, that’d require a little more self-reflection than they seem capable of.

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Don’t forget the LGBTQIA conference at University of Pacific this Saturday. Here’s the rundown of what’s going to be happening:

The LGBTQIA Conference at University of the Pacific promises to offer one of the most robust programs ever seen in the central valley, or anywhere, with workshops on the history and philosophy behind the Gay Games (from a participant in the 2006 Chicago Gay Games!); a talk on race and sexuality called Leviticus Faggot: Being Black and Gay; as well as presentations on Defining the Difference Between a Hate Crime and a Hate Incident; Your Value and Place with Community PRIDE Centers; We Are Family! Adding children to the mix; Between the Mountains and the Bay: Rural Activism; PFLAG-Support for All; The T is Not Silent: Coming Out Transgender; HIV 101; Politics in Contemporary Lesbian Fiction; Spiritual Not Religious; Building a State of Equality; Sexual Assault/Rape Prevention and three films: Were the World Mine (2008); Fish Out of Water (2009) and Two Spirits (2009).

Registration is $30, includes meals and t-shirt, keynote by Queer as Folk actor Peter Paige and performance by Miss Coco Peru! Register online at http://lgbtqia.pacific.edu

I find this new Snickers ad entertaining but I’m not really sure straight guys will get it (Liza Minnelli, really?) and I’m almost positive gay men don’t eat Snickers if they can help it.

On the other hand, this vid has pretty much gone viral at this point so perhaps it doesn’t matter…

Cross-posted at Can’t Win for Losing.

This is quite possibly one of the most brilliant segments the Daily Show has done to date. The satire is so rich I want to have it for dessert.

Are you one of 1,000?
On Saturday, February 6th, 2010 people from across the state will come together in unison to take action in repealing Proposition 8 and restoring marriage equality in California. This will be the biggest statewide event planned to gather 100,000+ signatures to repeal Proposition 8 in a single day! It’s a hefty challenge, but it’s one that we are ready to take on. If we have 1,000 volunteers and they each collect 100 signatures, we’ve met our goal. This is your chance to prove that you’re serious about equality. Every day that goes by is another day that we allow discrimination to be written into the constitution. It doesn’t matter what your sexual orientation is. It doesn’t matter what your political party affiliation is. Race doesn’t matter, and neither does gender, religion, age, etc. This is a human issue. It’s an equality issue, and equality knows no bounds.

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