Prop 8 protests, Imogen Heap, and Questions- November 16.08

Hey all! Sorry there haven't been any posts since thursday, I assumed other people would, and it's been busy with schoolwork and Shakespeare (which was superb). But just because we've been still doesn't mean that the community has been as well! With Prop. 8 still on peoples minds (and is still a pretty good new source), there's been a lot of news centered around that. There's still music, no worries!

Gay Is the New Black?

In the wake of California’s passage of Proposition 8, protests are popping up around the country -- and so are comparisons between gays’ and African-Americans’ fights for equality. Is gay the new black? Michael Joseph Gross examines two struggles for civil rights. Plus: Photos from Wednesday night's rally in New York City.

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Prop. 8 Protests at City Hall in New York

There was torrential rain when I woke up this morning. Rain so hard that I could barely see my front stoop. Uh oh, I thought. No one is going to show up to the anti-Prop 8 protest now. I pictured a sad, small group of a dozen people with black umbrellas (everyone in New York City carries black umbrellas, because we all buy them on the street when it starts raining.) Thousands of people had come out. Thousands. They half-blocked Broadway, cheering whenever a tourist waved cheerily from a double-decker tour bus. My friends and I wove through the crowd, making it as far up front as we could, close enough to hear out lesbian Christine Quinn, head of New York’s City Council, roar that “the arc of history bends toward justice.”

For the full story on "Prop. 8 Protests..." read it at 365gay, or click here!

Imogen Heap - Goodnight and Go

All right. So. Imogen Heap is one of my favourite artists. I have pretty much anything she's ever done, and she's pretty incredible. This song, Goodnight and Go, came onto the Logo channel's Top Ten Click List either last year or two years ago, and it's a pretty old song. But it's also really good, and sweet. She's not gay, but she has a big gay following, and it's no surprise. She is both musically talented, has her own style, and has pretty good gay appeal. See the video below!

Connecticut begins granting Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples

The state of Connecticut will begin granting marriage licenses to same-sex couples today, following last month’s state Supreme Court decision that found barring gays and lesbians from marrying unconstitutional. Only Connecticut and Massachusetts recognize marriage equality for same-sex couples.

“Today’s actions in Connecticut signal a new and hopeful day,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.

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