17 year old James testifies to Vermont Senate on LGBT Equality.
He nails the second class citizenship issue. Nails it. Please excuse my choice of words.
But forget al the abstract crap about civil unions etc. Here is the point: Are we equal or are we inferior?
This is how we need to campaign in California and across the country. And we need to have lots of
meals with other people and talk about it honestly.
tags: rant, Iceland, daylight savings, Australia
with /Micki Krimmel, Derek Powazek, Tantek
This year’s tHGS@SXSW is March 16th: Something From Nothing feat. Derek Sivers (CDBaby), Andy Baio
(Upcoming, waxy) + Janice Fraser (Emmet Labs, Adaptive Path). Please come. Participate from anywhere
and help make it happen and support great crowdsourced convo. http://heathergold.com/show
Bear in mind that these two events had different purposes and here really hadn’t been an airing of what happened in the No on 8 campaign, which is why the Equality Summit happened, along with the question of what to do next. My experience so far
Equality Summit
>organized by dozens of groups and a committee of over 50
>expensive impersonal convention center
>rock hard bagels
>check you off on a list
>wifi available for pay ($14/day_ few power outlets)
>tables with tablecloths for seating
>panels with lawyers
>anger between audience and plenaries. Questions unanswered about past
>facilitators provided for breakout sessions with flip charts for writing notes
>multiple plenary sessions with opening and closing comments by politicians and everyone who politically had to be included
>Obama mentioned a few times from stage
Camp Courage
>organized by a few paid staff for Campaign Courage
>donated rec center in W Hollywood
>nice soft bagels, packets of trail mix, fruit, little powdered sugar donuts
>please find your own name on the registration list
>free wifi + many extension cords
>open seating in assigned small groups (6-8) with new people to meet
>storytelling sessions
>no focus on past
>people running own sessions with info structure
>no plenary sessions: multiple airings of stories from veteran organizers
>Obama campaign referenced a great deal (Camp Obama + Equality Camp models for Camp Courage): Mantra borrowed from Obama campaign for entire event and practice: Respect – Empower – Include
-heather
Beyond the tranny hooker and Johnny Gill rumors. Beyond the loudly homophobic yet hilarious stand-up. The more rampant the homophobia, the more likely the DL. (Just ask Ted Haggard)
[on a related note: an excellent piece by Mo Kelly on African-American men and public performance of masculinity and what it’s meant for women]
This was the first time I’ve addressed a rally. It was a thrill to stand where Harvey Milk stood and speak some truth to people. Is your dignity up to any one else?
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