Dec

19

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 14:01 Reminder: Please add my new Facebook page: bit.ly/8PTIS7 (my old one was hacked and deleted). #
  • 15:09 Have you ever prepared a Wikipedia page for an individual or company? Contact me: geniastevens[at]gmail[dot]com with samples. #
  • 17:46 The Venice site is down – again. #
  • 17:47 I’m almost afraid to announce any shows related to Venice because I kinda like keeping my site up and running! #
  • 17:48 @HBK112 Poor people could be considered a minority group. It depends on how you define "minority." #
  • 19:03 @DrAriafya Perhaps naughty women are a turn-on to most people. I know they excite me! :-) #
  • 19:03 @Oliviaand24 The site is up now, but not all of the pages work. Most of the pages return a 503 error message. #
  • 19:06 @debontherocks Are you attending the Creating Change conference in Dallas (Feb 3 – 7)? #
  • 19:15 Lead gay legal group blasts Obama administration – bit.ly/83nIpJ #
  • 19:17 There are way too many self-servin’ gay folks parading around as "gay rights activists." Makes my stomach sick. #
  • 20:08 Live now: Indie Musician Kat Parsons (her song’s in the first episode of Venice) – bit.ly/4Doy2J #fb #

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Dec

18

The Norah Jones Interview On ‘Morning Edition’

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I love Norah Jones.   Her new album has a very different sound. It’s definitely on my Christmas list.

Norah’s new album was recorded with a new band of well-known session musicians. Drummer Joey Waronker has worked with Beck and R.E.M. Guitarists Marc Ribot and Smokey Hormel have performed on records by Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer. Keyboardist James Poyser has contributed to records by Erykah Badu, Al Green and Common, and is a member of The Roots’ house band on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Legendary R&B drummer James Gadson — who’s performed on studio sessions with Bill Withers, Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock — lends additional work. (source: NPR)

Listen to the interview.

Dec

18

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

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Dec

15

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 11:32 @wordswork02 I don’t think Facebook cares if we’re upset about something they do. MySpace didn’t use to care either, remember? #
  • 13:11 Dear Wendy: “I’m Living With My Boyfriend, But I Think I’m A Lesbian” | The Frisky bit.ly/8Z5x7q #
  • 13:13 I knew the “Christians” wouldn’t keep quiet about this one: bit.ly/5cGDEI #
  • 13:15 Uganda is Takin’ it Back: Anti-Gay Bill Will Kill the Gays After All bit.ly/56iuhn #
  • 13:17 Gay Sex Fuels Opposition To Nevada Male Prostitutes – bit.ly/6bMmRc #
  • 14:00 Reminder: Please add my new Facebook page: bit.ly/8PTIS7 (my old one was hacked and deleted). #
  • 15:34 California Companies Fight Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide – bit.ly/7lL1OG #
  • 00:54 Which of the 9 personality types are you? bit.ly/8TDIsX – I’m Type 8 #

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Dec

14

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 12:31 @Cherilnc Yes, we’ll reschedule that topic. I’m not sure when though. #
  • 12:32 @jaysays I just heard about Houston electing its first openly gay woman as mayor. You must be so proud of TX right now. #
  • 12:42 Is Congress throwing women under the bus? bit.ly/7u8KlZ #
  • 14:00 Reminder: Please add my new Facebook page: bit.ly/8PTIS7 (my old one was hacked and deleted). #
  • 17:06 Facebook Bans Gay Book from Its Ad Server – bit.ly/6QAPvH #

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Dec

13

Facebook Bans Gay Book from Its Ad Server

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I just received this email from a former guest of SistersTalk Radio:

On Dec. 9, 2009, Belhue Press was informed that an ad for the book The Manly Art of Seduction by Perry Brass, after running for a week on FaceBook, had been “disapproved,” and that the site “will not allow the creation of any further FaceBook ads for this product. Ads for this service, product, or site should not be resubmitted.” During its run, the ad was seen for (approximately) 58,000 impressions. It received 183 “clicks” to the Amazon page selling The Manly Art of Seduction. The ad was specifically tailored to be seen by gay men and their friends, and during the creation of the ad, which FaceBook very quickly approved, the site informed Belhue Press that the target audience for the ad would be approximately “13,000 people”; in other words, the ad would not be placed in places where people outside a target audience might see it, although there was nothing in the ad that they deemed offensive at the time of the creation of the ad.

Our main feeling is either that the Christian Right has been screening FaceBook ads and targeting some for their disapproval and possible threats, or that the great, faceless bureaucracy running FaceBook somehow caught up with an ad for a book that it found offensive. The book cover shows nothing that might not be seen on thousands of book covers and hundreds of thousands of FaceBook pages. The copy for the ad, which has to be brief, states, simply: “Frustrated, scared of rejection, alone? The Manly Art of Seduction, a complete guide to emotional and sexual satisfaction with men.”
FaceBook, later, through one of its nameless spokespeople, told Perry Brass that the very word “seduction” set off alarms, and they could not allow any ad with the word “seduction” in it. This would mean that any movie (such as “Alien Seduction”; Lina Wermuller’s “The Seduction of Mimi”; “Anatomy of a Seduction,” a harmless 1979 TV movie; or “The Last Seduction,” a 1997 cult movie so bad it’s good) could never be advertised on FaceBook. Neither could books like The Art of Seduction, by Robert Greene, a primer for poets—in truth, there are hundreds of books with “Seduction” in the title—so what exactly is FaceBook so bothered by?

Why is FaceBook targeting a short book that is simply a guide for gay men who want emotional and sexual satisfaction with each other? If this book had been targeted for heterosexual men and women, there would have been no problems at all. If it had been targeted at dogs and cats, there would be have been no problems. But obviously FaceBook is offended by a book that was written openly to benefit gay men. In this age of gay marriage, of a huge corporate presence in the lives of gay men and lesbians, why is it so offensive to be this candid about something that thousands of gay men want, just like anyone else—emotional and sexual satisfaction? And, this also brings up the question, now that FaceBook has 57 million members all over the world, and many organizations are now using FaceBook as a major source of connecting with their own members and others, what else will FaceBook start banning?

For more information about the FaceBook banning of the The Manly Art of Seduction, please contact Perry Brass at belhuepress@earthlink.net, or reach him at the phone number: 718-884-6606

Listen to the interview we did with author Perry Brass in November on SistersTalk Radio.

Dec

13

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 12:48 In case you missed this show last night: Transman + femme girl = folk music duo Coyote Grace. bit.ly/8MMWnT #
  • 12:49 Homeless Queer and Trans Youth Discussed in New Book Kicked Out – bit.ly/53asbW #
  • 15:29 I agree with you @ConfessionsPLP. I hated calling Charter for that very reason. They stopped doing it though. #
  • 15:33 @jaisjewels Their customer service has gotten better. At least I can understand the CS rep on the other end now. #
  • 16:01 Reminder: Please add my new Facebook page: bit.ly/8PTIS7 (my old one was hacked and deleted). #
  • 16:20 @Slpypup The new Facebook privacy features seem to be less secure (and less private) than the old ones. #
  • 21:15 Tomorrow’s show on Homeless Queer and Trans Youth is canceled. Filling the spot with a She Said, She Said episode. Details to come. #
  • 22:09 At the strip club with my girl. None of the dancers have made me wanna whip out my money. Yet! #
  • 22:55 FINALLY a dancer who made me wanna get up and tip her! #

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Dec

12

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 09:51 Uh oh. Looks like the latest Bilerico transgender post is the topic of a heated discussion. #
  • 10:25 How Do You Take a First Date From Good to Fantastic? bit.ly/7ZQraJ #
  • 10:47 @polerin My gut instincts tell me it’s a publicity stunt designed to boost their traffic numbers to increase holiday ad sales. #
  • 10:50 @rockmanac Are you pimpin’ Janesville, WI? Hell has frozen over. #
  • 10:56 Transman + femme girl = folk music duo Coyote Grace. Tonight, 8pm CST on SistersTalk Radio bit.ly/8MMWnT #
  • 10:58 @polerin Throwing ANY members of our community under the bus for any reason is unacceptable. #
  • 11:01 @polerin I’m tellin’ ya. It was a really, really, really bad (and pathetic) publicity stunt. #
  • 12:10 Man robbed by woman he met on Facebook – bit.ly/6V1Q35 (via @Katjusa) #
  • 12:33 Debating going back to my BB 8830 and ditching the BB Storm. All you anti-Storm folks were right. #
  • 14:15 My Facebook account was hacked. It’s been disabled. If I was in your list, please add my new page: bit.ly/8PTIS7 #
  • 14:41 @ArcticJadis I was annoyed initially but then realized that new beginnings are good. Their customer service skills need some work though. #

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Dec

11

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 10:26 Have You Ever Used a Dental Dam? bit.ly/7bWyqN #
  • 12:18 Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu on Lilith Fair performers list. bit.ly/4EeMyD (Hell yeah!) #fb #
  • 13:20 Winking at @BillieMyers. ‘No Regrets Allowed’ is becoming a new favorite. #
  • 16:20 Do I have anyone who works with gay & lesbian domestic violence victims in my Twitter followers list? DM, please. #
  • 16:32 @heathercassell I want to discuss this topic on my show. Can you forward my contact info (on my Twitter page) to a couple of them? #
  • 16:40 Have you signed The Affirmation Declaration? I have. bit.ly/5TNcZY #
  • 16:45 @Dasani_01 Thanks for your help. #
  • 17:10 @SusanBerland Thanks! I really appreciate all the help everyone is providing. #

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Dec

10

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 10:26 If Your Partner Wanted You to Dress in Drag So She Could Get Her Freak On, Would You Do It? bit.ly/75QXEA #
  • 13:04 Snow day! twitvid.com/E9767 #
  • 15:11 My girlfriend Andrea just asked me if I knew who Otis Redding was. Umm . . . #
  • 16:56 Tyler Perry’s Mother, Willie Maxine Perry, Dies bit.ly/5lS4s7 #
  • 17:50 Andrea’s moving in soon. That means no more of THESE sites: bit.ly/7dYQTT (I’m not complaining tho.) #
  • 17:54 @likemycoffee I used to OWN one of those sites. I thought it would help my chances. It didn’t. Ha! #
  • 19:33 @LesCandy I’m all good with living in sin. Anything else just sounds boring and painful. #
  • 21:33 @Cherilnc Of course I know who he was. I was surprised she thought I didn’t know. Tomorrow is the anniversary of his death. He died in WI. #
  • 22:27 Act Now: Protest Buju Banton’s Grammy Nomination – bit.ly/8LCA3Z #

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