May

26

Gays Disappointed Twice Today: Prop 8 and SCOTUS

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On Friday, May 15, a nasty Prop 8 rumor made its way through Twitter. The rumor stated that California had overturned Prop 8. Excited Tweeters (like myself) quickly retweeted this information and linked to an old gay marriage article (without checkin’ the date first) as proof that Prop 8 had been overturned. Just as quickly as the rumor started, it died; we all learned that the California Supreme Court wouldn’t announce a decision on Prop 8 until May 26.

And so it happened. Today the gay community learned that California’s high court has upheld the gay marriage ban passed in November 2008:

“In summary, we conclude that Proposition 8 constitutes a permissible constitutional amendment (rather than an impermissible constitutional revision), does not violate the separation of powers doctrine, and is not invalid under the ‘inalienable rights’ theory proffered by the Attorney General. We further conclude that Proposition 8 does not apply retroactively and therefore that the marriages of same-sex couples performed prior to the effective date of Proposition 8 remain valid. Having determined that none of the constitutional challenges to the adoption of Proposition 8 have merit, we observe that if there is to be a change to the state constitutional rule embodied in that measure, it must ‘find its expression at the ballot box.’”

Twitter was buzzin’ with the news and live citizen-coverage of a Prop 8 protest in San Francisco had Tweeters glued to their computer monitors. I’m guessing the next move will be an attempt to get this issue back on the ballot for California voters to re-evaluate. Let’s hope the gay community’s leaders (both large and small) do a better job of training gay activists to pound the pavement and make face-to-face contact with voters (all voters, not just gay white voters) who will eventually support full equality for the LGBTQ community.

If it makes anyone feel better (I doubt it!) Governor Terminator said he would abide by the state high court’s ruling, but believes gay marriage will eventually be approved. Does that mean Terminator will throw California queers a bone before he leaves office?

I asked my Twitter followers if they thought it was a coincidence that President Obama announced his SCOTUS nominee within hours of the California Supreme court annoucing its decision on Prop 8. None of my respondents thought it was a coincidence.

Obama’s SCOTUS nominee, Hispanic female Sonia Sotomayor, is not the openly gay woman the gay community was hoping for. But let’s not fret just yet. There was no husband or children mentioned in any of the White House press releases detailing Sotomayor’s personal and professional life. Perhaps there’s still hope that the gay community will have an ally in the nation’s high court.

Sotomayor is replacing justice David Souter (rumored to be a closet case) who, before his time on the Supreme Court, had supported legislation that banned gay adoption. After Souter stepped into his SCOTUS shoes, he became an advocate for gay rights.

May

26

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 17:28 Watching a ‘Bones’ Memorial Day marathon on TNT. I love this show. #
  • 21:19 The erection collection? For real? tr.im/lMgm #
  • 00:07 I wish every weekend could be as nice (and long!) as this one. Hope everyone enjoyed Memorial Day. #
  • 00:10 OoOoh. The Prop 8 decision is tomorrow. *biting my nails* #
  • 00:17 @jaysays & @rambleredhead: How much do you wanna bet that NOM already has 2 different ads ready? One for each scenario. #
  • 00:20 I saw United States of Tara for the first time tonight. All I can say is . . . "Wow." #
  • 00:27 @NoToriousTori United States of Tara is "Wow" as in "Is that really what’s it like to have multiple personalities? Cool!" #
  • 00:33 Signin’ off Twitter for the night. Goodnight folks. (I already need another 4 day weekend) #

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May

25

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 15:00 It’s been an awesome Memorial Day weekend so far. Hope everyone else is enjoying it! #
  • 15:03 Just realized that WordPress’s control panel/admin workarea functions so much better when you use the Mozilla browser. #
  • 15:48 @rockmanac I was using Explorer to access my WordPress admin area. Some of the post settings took forever to load. Mozilla works better. #
  • 19:20 My girl hates flip flops. I don’t think she’d like these either, even tho I think they’re kinda cute. tr.im/lM7G #
  • 20:56 * Lesbian Comedienne Jennie McNulty on SistersTalk Radio tr.im/mije #

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May

24

Lesbian Comedienne Jennie McNulty on SistersTalk Radio

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Tonight on SistersTalk Radio, we interviewed lesbian comedienne Jennie McNulty.

Jennie has traveled the world doing comedy. Literally. In addition to headlining in comedy clubs all over the US and Canada, she has entertained the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. She’s also done comedy in more peaceful settings like Olivia Cruises and Resorts. Jennie spends her summers doing her show nightly in Provincetown. In 2006, her show at The Dinah Shore event was a smash hit – as was her appearance in the 2007 Toronto Gay and Lesbian Comedy Festival. For the last several years she’s been a regular act at Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas.

Jennie also plays women’s professional tackle football for the California Quake and she was featured as a physical trainer on the hit NBC Show “Starting Over.”

If you missed the live show, you can download the podcast and listen right now.

Hear Jennie discuss:
*Her childhood
*Her very first performance as a comedienne
*Her weekly vlog ‘Walking Funny With . . . ‘
*Her experiences playing women’s professional tackle football
*Her favorite comedians

May

24

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 13:19 Gay games – tr.im/lM3o (the lesbian puzzle is a bit redundant) #
  • 17:30 Just sent my girl to the store – again – for something I forgot to grab while getting food for our cookout. She’s so patient. #
  • 01:13 Just saw a video/song by Solange Knowles (Beyonce’s sister). It’s not that bad. #

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May

23

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 07:49 Looks like it’s gonna be a rainy #followfriday. #
  • 12:33 California Supreme Court will announce Prop 8 decision on May 26, 2009: tr.im/m7L4 #
  • 12:36 I need a Sweet vacation. Their payment plans make it totally doable: tr.im/m7MN #
  • 12:39 Heading back to court this afternoon. Asking for an increase in child support. Decision will be made today. Finally! Wish me luck. #
  • 12:44 What do straight parents do when their kids come out the closet? tr.im/m7Po #
  • 16:35 Court is over. It went very, very well for me and my teenage boys. I’m very happy with the court’s decision(s). #
  • 18:09 Conservative radio host Mancow is waterboarded – and admits it’s torture: tr.im/m9tz #
  • 18:11 ‘I don’t hate gays. Marriage is between a man and a woman’ EQUALS ‘I don’t hate Blacks, but they need to sit in the back of the bus.’ #
  • 18:16 If every gay person in the world was female, most anti gay marriage straight men wouldn’t have a problem w/gay marriage. #
  • 18:21 R/T: @SCMatthew I know right? Like the t-shirt I saw that said: ‘I only support gay marraige if both chicks are hot’ #
  • 18:25 R/T: @allfactsandopin GLBT leaders side with labor union to boycott restaurants owned by GLBT ally ow.ly/8D7j #
  • 18:32 Finishing up research for Sunday’s radio shows: Shawnee Harkins (tr.im/m9wo) & Jennie McNulty (tr.im/m9ww) #
  • 19:03 I’m so caught up on my work it’s scarey. I have to be forgetting something. #
  • 19:11 @jaysays Hi Jay. It went very well. I didn’t Tweet from court though. Didn’t think it would look good. Ha! #
  • 19:29 My girl is training for the AIDS ride. She just texted me: "I still have 10 miles to bike. Already did 20. Was lost for 8." #
  • 22:59 Ha! "Nobody Knows I’m a Lesbian" t-shirt – tr.im/lHE8 #
  • 22:59 Most of the trending subjects here on Twitter are sports related. Slow news day? #
  • 23:02 I still haven’t decided if building my LinkedIn network will be good for me. But, I’m doing it anyway. tr.im/kN4U #
  • 23:09 @KakieF Thanks for the suggestion, but LinkedIn looks more like a resume posting service vs. a branding tool. #
  • 23:11 @MorgaineSwann Yeah, I was expecting "waterboarding" to be on the trending topics list. #
  • 23:34 @MorgaineSwann Conservatives are gunnin’ for Pelosi, the way liberals went after still-free-but-should-be-in-prison Karl Rove. #
  • 23:36 Please don’t send me self-servin’ articles about LinkedIn. I’m NOT payin’ ANYBODY to teach me LinkedIn marketing. Thanks! #
  • 23:44 Dear jackass: Don’t follow me long enough to DM me links to your junk. That’s shadey-Craigslist-scam-artist-like behavior. #
  • 23:48 One more small bacardi and diet . . . then bedtime. #
  • 23:50 So many lovely [off limits] ladies on Twitter tonight. *sigh* #
  • 00:25 I’m so anxious about the Prop 8 decision on Tuesday. #prop8 #
  • 00:33 There must be a million and 1 annoying marketing people on Twitter who think they’re experts at branding. #
  • 00:34 @quotidianlight I’ll be glued to my BlackBerry Tuesday morning, waiting for the Prop 8 announcement. #
  • 00:37 @russelltripp One thing I learned in corporate America is people call themselves a lot of things they’re not. Like, oh, experts. #
  • 00:38 @suebob I vote for more bakers (not bankers, people) on Twitter. Baked goods for everyone. #
  • 00:40 @megelder You just said "lesbIan datIng" – you’ll get a dozen more followers within minutes! Ha! #
  • 00:44 @mnrmg Food addiction is hard to manage. You can quit drinking & you won’t die. You quit eating & it’s all over. #
  • 00:45 Speaking of quitting drinking . . . . . Nah. Nevermind. #
  • 00:47 @quotidianlight I will quit drinking once my kids have left home for good. #
  • 00:51 @quotidianlight Is that you in your avatar, or did you steal some other fine woman’s photo? #
  • 00:55 ‘Goodnight’ is a trending subject on Twitter? For real? #
  • 00:58 I’m expecting ‘cocktail’ to be a trending topic right about this time tomorrow night. #
  • 01:03 @dating645 That’s some serious SPAM ya got goin’ there. I’m afraid I’m gonna have to block ya. #
  • 01:43 People, people. Please remember talk show hosts (like @Maddow) compete for viewers. Controversy = publicity. Don’t falll for it. #
  • 01:48 @rockmanac Thanks for the well-wishes. Keep your fingers crossed. :-) #
  • 01:49 Checkin’ out the #80stweets updates. #
  • 01:49 @BigShot504 I had a huge crush on Linda Carter/Wonder Woman. #80stweets #
  • 01:53 Goodness gracious. It’s 2am. Way past the time I wanted to be in bed tonight. Good night, everyone! #

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May

22

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 12:19 My girl is home sick today. Think I’ll head there to surprise her. (hopefully it’s not Swine flu!) #
  • 12:26 Cynthia Nixon’s lesbian partner won’t get parental rights with marriage: tr.im/m0OD #
  • 12:30 Dear [presumed] hot shit bloggers: You might wanna learn how to use Twitter effectively. Engage. Engage. Engage. #
  • 12:34 @MadamaAmbi I agree: "the greatest ppl are humble, accessible & helpful." #
  • 19:59 Are you one of those pet-obsessed gay folks who makes your pet wear these? tr.im/lHCL #

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May

21

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 14:20 ?Panel discussion: Outing closeted gay Republican politicians: tr.im/lhsN Call in: (347) 884-8143 #
  • 14:35 Passin’ this along. . . Dear Obama: Don’t Fire Dan. tr.im/lUTv #
  • 16:43 At my son’s track meet. Middle schools competing: Aldrich (woot! Woot!), McNeel and Edison. Some of these moms are hot. #
  • 17:09 Now I remember why I really disliked girls when I was in middle school. They’re so obnoxious and catty. #
  • 17:41 No matter where I sit, people crowd around me – completely ignoring all the large vacant spots available. #
  • 17:48 My son’s team just won the 1600 meter relay. Woot! Woot! #
  • 18:50 In 10 minutes @jaysays @christophersays @spaztalkradio & I will discuss ‘Is it ever ok to out a closeted gay republican?’ tr.im/lhsN #
  • 20:33 * Podcast: Is It Ever Ok to Out a Gay Politician? tr.im/lWIu #
  • 23:59 I don’t think I’ve ever seen these before. Bi pride stickers & magnets. tr.im/lHBO #

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May

20

Podcast: Is It Ever Ok to Out a Gay Politician?

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If you missed tonight’s panel discussion on outing gay politicians, you can download the podcast and listen now. The panel included:

Genia from SistersTalk Radio
Jay from JaySays.com
Spaz from SpazTalkRadio
Christopher from ChristopherSays

Read the original blog post here.

See what they’re saying on Facebook here.

May

20

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 07:05 Having my coffee, then off to water aerobics. Good morning everyone! #
  • 11:12 NOM is at it again. They’re using very young kids in the anti-gay marriage commercials now. tr.im/lMrU #
  • 11:36 * NOM Uses Cute White Kids in New Anti-Gay Marriage Commercial tr.im/lMxD #
  • 13:57 It’s not like me to get obsessed with a store, but I love Bath & Body Works’ scent Sweet Pea: tr.im/lNAR #
  • 14:06 R/T: @pinksofa Fergie is bisexual – tr.im/lNEr (but she’ll never commit to a girl – *rollin’ my eyes*) #
  • 14:07 @TimDillinger Hey there, handsome! Hope all is well for you today. #
  • 14:10 @TimDillinger Let me know if you make it to my neck of the woods. I would LOVE to see you perform live! #
  • 14:31 Reminder: Panel discussion tomorrow Re: Outing Gay Republican Politicians – tr.im/lhsN #
  • 14:51 I’m floored by the amount of gay sites running anti-gay eHarmony’s Compatible Partners gay dating web site ads. #
  • 14:58 @womanistmusings I know it’s dumb to turn down money in this economy. I would use eHarmony’s money to pay for a gay pride party! #
  • 16:24 Playing Word Whomp at Pogo. How many words can you come up with from this: S M I L A A #
  • 18:20 Transgender Boy Barred From Catholic School- tr.im/lPai #
  • 18:22 Ca. School Pays Out $25K for Alleged Anti-Gay Harassment … From Teachers! tr.im/lPaS #
  • 18:25 Why Obama Is Punting on Gay Issues – (as if Hillary Clinton would be ANY better for gays!) tr.im/lPbY #
  • 18:32 Looking for gay and lesbian movies (not porn!)? Nice stuff here: tr.im/lHA0 #
  • 18:38 I don’t get it. You can become a celebrity by simply sleeping with one? #
  • 18:41 @vanessalaw I’m afraid I don’t know of any good transgender movie lists. I’ll ask the folks here: tr.im/lPfs #
  • 19:08 Ok, here ya go (@vanessalaw) – a transgender movie list: tr.im/lPmW #
  • 19:17 My girl likes this picture of me. I’m undecided. twitgoo.com/50k5 #
  • 19:19 I DO know I DON’T like the way Twitgoo frames Twitter and pulls you away from the site. #
  • 19:24 R/T: @infodiva "Another 6,400 workers to lose jobs at HP" ( tinyurl.com/p2xkho ) #
  • 19:26 I used to use www.AMBrowser.com as my main browser (for years!) but I’m finally falling for Mozilla Firefox. #
  • 19:28 @loveandgluttony I know, right!? I should just accept the fact that she’s always right. Just don’t tell her I said that. #
  • 19:30 R/T cuz it’s funny: @womanistmusings And Paula Abdul is high again keeping with the Idol tradition #
  • 19:31 @softlikeme I love AmBrowser, but it doesn’t deal with secure pages (pages beginning with https) very well. #
  • 19:38 @Veronique_B Thanks for introducing me to www.Flock.com (a social web browser). Downloading it now. Will try it out soon. #

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