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2007 Gay Washington Pageant

I had a great time at the Gay Washington pageant, though it was riCOCKulously hot on Saturday night...

Nevertheless, good times and great company! I'll be posting up photos from the weekend to ISCOT's website later this week. In the meantime, enjoy this little video I put together. While it's not inclusive of all the weekend's events, it is somewhat entertaining. There's even a nifty little bonus for those of you who watch all the way through the credits.

Thanks again to everyone who was there and didn't step on me/push me out of the way/elbow me in the chest... And for those who did-- for the love of Gawd, please remember to look down before you take a step... We're not all Amazons... :-)

Late Night Cathecism

I am so very behind on my blogging this year, and I apologize to those who have emailed me about it... But I'm back, and just as pensive as ever!

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, same-sex sexual behaviors and crossdressing were considered distasteful and objectionable. They were, in fact, illegal under sodomy and sumptuary laws.

Yet there were activists hard at work in the late nineteenth century. Writers Oscar Wilde and Edward Carpenter were boisterous in their defense of same-sex relations. Carpenter contributed to the development of a book titled Sexual Inversion which called for tolerance towards "inverts."

In the late 1940s and through the following decades came the "homophile" movement.

Three years prior to the famous Stonewall riots, a riot known as the "Cafeteria Riot" took place in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. Transgender people, young hustlers, drag queens-- a panoply of people to become known as the Vanguard-- helped start an entirely new sort of gay liberation political movement.

In 1980, the Democratic National Convention became the first major political party in America to endorse a gay rights. The same year, David McReynolds became the first openly gay person to run for the Presidential office.

This past year, Washington state finally added sexual orientation to its existing anti-discrimination laws.

Much has changed for the LGBT community in the last hundred years, but there is soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much more left to be done. There are many more goals to accomplish and many more dreams to be realized.

But it is difficult to move forward when so there is so much carping and disparagement amongst ourselves. When we allow our personal vendettas to overshadow our collaborative intent, then we not only risk collapsing as a community-- we unknowingly welcome our own demise with open arms.

While it is common knowledge that there is little love lost between myself and my parents, they did manage to etch a few very important lessons into their deviant offspring.

1. You have no right to criticize that which you have not actively tried to change.
2. Not utilizing an opportunity afforded to you is BEYOND foolishness, especially when it was never given to those before you.

So where does that leave me? You? Us, as a community? God only knows... But as long as we continue to only move within our own microcosm and let paranoia dictate how we treat one another-- we'll never live up to our collaborative potential.

Lashes Video Montage

We all know how much I like my drag videos... This one features Lady Chablis' "LASHES" show up at R PLACE in Seattle.

The Dangers of Self-Googling

So it's just after 6 in the morning, Linda's in bed recovering from her surgery and I'm bored out of my skull... So what do I do?

I decide to Google myself.

BAD FRIGGIN' IDEA!

So I find sites I built, sites where I posted and sites where I'm linked... But then I find this:
That is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not me!

While I occasionally dream of looking this hot, I can assure all of you that I most certainly am not that cute, nor do I have any business wearing anything that reveals me dreaded midriff.

But now it's early in the morning and I am thinking back on everything I've eaten in the past 24 hours-- and I'm just a touch disgusted with myself.

Granted, I am a very typical Island girl in build-- and there's probably no getting past that... But still! I share a name with a ridiculously attractive individual whom I have no hope of ever resembling in any manner other than our tans.

*Sigh*

I really shouldn't have Googled myself.

BAD FRIGGIN' IDEA.

2006... Weirdness.

2006 was very... Random. Kind of like watching the visualizations on my media player... So in no particular order, here are a few interesting notes from 2006:

• Michelle Rodriguez is outed by girlfriend Kristanna Loken in an interview with Advocate magazine! This tasty morsel of news gave hope to men and women alike! Those who feel they might just have a chance with her, and those just hoping to watch!
  
  
• Back in January, Bush signed legislation that basically said that annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime. Wow. [ In other words, it's OK to flame someone on a mailing list or in a blog as long as you do it under your real name. Thank Congress for small favors, I guess.]

• On a more personal note, I joined the ranks of the esteemed Team 86. I can't remember the last time so many people hugged and congratulated me. It was like graduating all over again!
  

• In early March, the Austrailian government determined that bigger toilets would be required nationwide to accomodate the "increasing size of humans." Again, wow.
  
  
• Britney Spears announced she was pregnant again. Whoo hoo.
  
  
• Bucharest celebrated their third annual GayFest! Yay for Bucharest!
  
  
• A woman, angry that her chihuahua puppy had died, pushed her way into the breeder's home and beat the breeder over the head repeatedly with the poor dead dog.
  
  
• In Los Angeles, four pelicans were held on suspicion of being drunk. I'm SOOO not kidding.
  
  
• A gay AIDS activist in Indian is disinherited by his royal family for coming out.
  
  
• Darmin Garcia of Wisconsin nearly drowned in a 70-gallon vat of chocolate. Doesn't sound like such a bad way to go out, really...
  
  
• LeilaniLove.com opens to warm reception! *Insert giddy dance here*
  
  
• Guerilla artist, Banksy, causes Disneyland to shut ride down.
  
  
• Britney Spears announces that she's divorcing K-Fed, thus making him Fed-Ex. Whoo hoo.
  

Yeah... It was a weird year...

Noah's Arc Addiction...

I cannot stop watching "Noah's Arc." I am addicted to this show-- more so than I ever was with "Queer As Folk."

I laughed hysterically when Alex and the boys tricked Guy into revealing his true feelings for Trey, and I nearly bawled as I saw Noah get bashed at a gas station.

For those of you who haven't been fortunate enough to watch this SPECTACULAR show, here's a quick character rundown.

Noah's Arc follows the lives of four African-American men in Los Angeles.

Noah, the protagonist of the series, is a struggling screenwriter who falls for Wade, a fellow screenwriter who is questioning his sexuality.

Outspoken HIV counselor Alex has some self-confidence issues and is struggling to hold onto his sexy anesthesiologist boyfriend, Trey.

Ricky is the promiscuous owner of a clothing store on Melrose Avenue.

Economics professor Chance struggles to maintain his sanity after moving in with his boyfriend, now husband, Eddie and Eddie's daughter, Kenya.

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I haven't quite figured out whether I like the idea of Noah and Wade (see left) getting back together, given how much I like Wade's current boyfriend. But after watching Wade pummel one of Noah's attackers and watching Noah come bail him out... *Sigh*

While I thought I liked Noah's new beau, Quincy-- he's beginning to work my nerves. While Noah sat at home recovering from his attack, Quincy was out getting media coverage for his inflammatory diatribe against straight, affluent people. He's good for show, but not one you'd turn to for emotional support. Grrr!

So getting back to my original point-- you should all watch this show.

It Is Imperative...

That you attend this event...

Join (RED)

World AIDS Day 2006