Archive for October 2009

Black Lesbian Mitrice Richardson Disappears After Leaving CA Jail

October 31, 2009 News 6 comments

Bilingual school teacher Mitrice Richardson is a 24 year-old graduate of California State University of Fullerton and a doctoral candidate at Psychology Professional College. On September 16, 2009, Mitrice disappeared.

On the night of September 16, 2009, Mitrice was arrested at Geoffry’s restaurant in Malibu, CA. The initial charge was DUI, but Mitrice was later charged with failing to pay her restaurant tab. While dining with friends at Geoffry’s, Mitrice allegedly stated she was from Mars. Mitrice’s family believes she is suffering from depression.

Mitrice was taken into police custody shortly after 10:00pm. She was released at approximately 12:38am. No one has seen or heard from Mitrice since then.

Mitrice’s friends and family are asking for help locating her and they’re offering a $10,000 reward for anyone who can provide information that results in her safe return.

Although Mitrice is an out lesbian, the family is unsure if her sexual orientation is related to her disappearance.

Openly-Gay Musician Sacha Sacket on SistersTalk Radio

October 31, 2009 Lesbian Podcast, Music No comments

Last night on SistersTalk Radio, we interviewed Sacha Sacket.

Sacket is an openly-gay, LA-based Pop-Rock Singer/Songwriter who has written and produced three LPs and a live album, since 2001. Sacha has performed at hundreds of colleges and live music venues, and has had his music in rotation on 150+ independent, college and NPR stations. He plays piano, a variety of keyboards and guitar, and has been compared to similar artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Nick Drake, Sarah McLachlan and Radiohead. He has been referred to by the press as “the male Tori Amos.”

Hear Sacket discuss:

*His earlier days in music
*His musical influences
*Why he’s always been an out musician
*Some of the most impressive people he’s worked with
*The current environment for openly gay people in the entertainment industry
*His role in the movie November Son
*Upcoming projects

Download the podcast now.

Daily Tweet Digest

October 31, 2009 Twitter No comments

What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 11:01 Answer 5 FUN questions, get entered in the $500 Visa gift card giveaway, just in time for holiday shopping: bit.ly/2rM5pT #
  • 12:42 Gay singer/songwriter Sacha Sacket will be on SistersTalk Radio tonight 8pm CST: bit.ly/1RHixs #
  • 13:00 Ms Magazine: You Didn’t Want Us Then, We Don’t Want You Now – bit.ly/1jFrgh #
  • 16:07 Bernice King Named President of SCLC bit.ly/1hQWhY (Via @CausePR) #
  • 16:11 God-des and She’s Third Album (‘Three’) Hits Next Week – bit.ly/1yzQRI #
  • 16:13 @lovingyouiseasy God-des is definitely hot. And She’s voice is amazing. That girl can blow. #
  • 16:20 @lovingyouiseasy Just spoke with God-des. She says the drop date is wrong. It’s December 3 instead. #
  • 16:22 @lovingyouiseasy Nope, sorry. I forgot to ask. Next time, ok? #
  • 17:56 Many in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender community embrace Ning – tinyurl.com/ydnbzao #
  • 22:38 Listening to Reina Williams while I populate the new She Said, She Said blog. www.myspace.com/reinawilliams #

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Bernice King Named President of SCLC

October 30, 2009 LGBT, Religion, Syndicated News 2 comments

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) announced the election of The Reverend Bernice King, the daughter of The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (the organization’s founder), as its eighth president this morning. The Reverend Eric P. Lee, president of the Los Angeles chapter of the SCLC and an outspoken advocate of social justice, was targeted last year by the organization for his advocacy in favor of LGBT marriage equality during California’s Proposition 8 controversy.

With next week’s anniversary of Proposition 8, and the upcoming marriage equality votes in Maine and Washington, Reverend Lee says, “my hope is that Reverend King will follow in the spirit of her father and her mother. We know that her mother, Coretta Scott King, was supportive of LGBT equality, and we believe that Dr. King would have been as well.” Reverend Lee adds, “it’s going to be a tough role for her because, of course, sexism still plagues our society. My hope is that her election is a sign that the SCLC is returning to its sprit of equality for all people. The need for the SCLC is more critical than ever at this time. Our society is facing the challenges of healthcare reform, immigration reform and education reform. Reverend King and the SCLC have the opportunity, and the obligation, to once again ensure justice is provided to all people.”

Reverend Lee is the author of the book, “Marriage Equality: Proposition 8, The California Divide”, and the co-producer of a 90 minute documentary film on the failure of public education for African American and Latino children entitled, “Who Is Accountable?” For additional information about the Reverend Eric P. Lee, please visit: http://cause-pr.com/2009/10/the-reverend-eric-p-lee/

Ms Magazine: You Didn’t Want Us Then, We Don’t Want You Now

October 30, 2009 Women's Issues One comment

I just received a promotional email from Jessica Stites, Associate Editor of Ms. Magazine. I replied with the following:

I am no longer interested in receiving information about Ms. Magazine. For years, it was my opinion that your magazine has catered to a white female audience and has largely ignored women of color and the issues related to us. I have kept an eye on your work for the past 6 months and that opinion has not changed.

It seems only since the recession has your magazine cared to reach out to women of color, mostly because your magazine – and many others – are suffering financially. When you didn’t need money or attention from women of color, you ignored us. Now that you need money wherever you can find it, you’re suddenly making an attempt (a pathetic one, in my opinion) to reach across those race borders.

You didn’t want us back then, we don’t want you now.

Regards,
Genia

If anyone knows of a feminist or womanist magazine that has always made a sincere effort to be inclusive, let me know. I will gladly support that publication. Otherwise, the Ms. Magazine and Bitch magazines of the world can kiss my BLACK ass.

Daily Tweet Digest

October 30, 2009 Twitter No comments

What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 11:13 Working on my LGBT video bloggers (vloggers) list article. Last chance to suggest someone! #
  • 11:16 @NiteStar I did NOT have them. Thanks! #
  • 12:14 @rascott757 Thanks! I added Marcus Bellamy to my list. #
  • 14:30 I Hate When This Happens bit.ly/14idPd #
  • 16:02 Lesbian activist Cathy Brooks discusses effective use of new media tools – bit.ly/1Mu2oL #

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I Hate When This Happens

October 29, 2009 Bitch Slap No comments

I just published ‘Lesbian activist Cathy Brooks discusses effective use of new media tools‘ on Examiner.com.  After sending the article link on to the subject’s PR firm, I noticed this.

I hate when that happens.

Daily Tweet Digest

October 29, 2009 Twitter No comments

What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 13:28 CALL TO ACTION: Help Our LGBTQ Family in Maine, Washington, Kalamazoo – bit.ly/y4HsJ #
  • 14:36 How the LGBT business community uses new media: GayWeddings.com – bit.ly/2Ma2AN #
  • 14:45 Equality Across America statement on Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act – bit.ly/22p0u3 #
  • 14:52 www.GayWallet.com seeks 4 bloggers to assume role of official team bloggers. DM your email addy if interested. #
  • 15:16 Stand for Maine Pimps White Children and Black Woman in New Site Image – bit.ly/2iz2Od #
  • 15:29 @ABluePearl That site is a satirical site. I added the update at the bottom of the post. #
  • 01:26 Interesting: Twitter Lists – twitter.com/lists/not_yet #

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Stand for Marriage Maine Pimps White Children and Black Woman in New Site Image

October 28, 2009 Bitch Slap, iQreport, WTF? One comment

Stand for Marriage Maine, a group campaigning to revoke gay marriage rights in Maine, has launched a deceitful Google Adwords campaign that suggests that same-sex marriage rights in Maine will result in homosexuality being taught in public schools. Lies. Lies. Filthy lies.

Maine’s Attorney General already stated that heterosexual marriage isn’t currently part of any Maine public school curriculum so it’s untrue that gay marriage would sneak its way into any public school curriculum either.

If pimpin’ young, seemingly innocent, white children in a deceitful, hateful and manipulative anti-gay marriage campaign isn’t bad enough, the rabid anti-gay winguts have stooped to using a Black female in their landing page image. That’s a blatant attempt to appeal to anti-gay conservative Blacks – you know, one of the groups that helped pass California’s anti-gay Prop 8.

Seriously, how many Black people live in Maine?  Not a lot!  Maine’s Black population is less than 1.5%.   Did they find the only Black female teacher in Maine and use her in their ad?  Stand for Maine is hoping to raise funds from anti-gay Blacks in other states to help screw over homosexuals in Maine.   Now that’s a pathetic move.

CALL TO ACTION: Help Our LGBTQ Family in Maine, Washington, Kalamazoo

October 28, 2009 iQreport, LGBT No comments

Equality Across America distributed the following Call-to-Action notices to help LGBTQ people in Maine, Washington and Kalamazoo. If you can do anything to help our LGBTQ family members in these locations, please do so.    I also ask that you retweet this post on Twitter and share this post on Facebook – regardless of where you live.

Maine – Vote No On 1:

Washington – Approve Referendum 71:

Kalamazoo- Vote YES On Ordinance 1856

For those of you in California, there’s a special opportunity to train yourself at CAMP COURAGE.

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