Feb

14

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 11:25 Don’t ask…ahh…too late – bit.ly/avuC3t #
  • 14:48 Too funny! bit.ly/d3Lkby (FYI: I still think the #SB44 Dodge Charger commercial was funny) #
  • 15:41 Hate crime count added in lawsuit against police – bit.ly/dcOU17 (via @QueerjohnPA) #
  • 20:15 @LesCandy I agree! I’m removing Google Buzz cuz I hate seeing those notifications in my Inbox. #
  • 20:18 @LesCandy To remove Google Buzz, you have to hide the label under the LABELS tab. #
  • 20:22 Heading to www.cafebelwah.com for a late dinner. I already know what I’m havin’! #

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Feb

13

Don’t ask…ahh…too late.

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Guest post by Michael Anthony

My name is Michael Anthony,  I am an Iraq war veteran and having spent six years in the Army, at the age of twenty-three, I have spent more than a quarter of my life in service to this country.  I have four older brothers and an older sister, all of whom have been in the military: Air Force, Marines and Army.  My father and both my grandfathers were in the military.

Hailing originally from a small sheltered town just south of Boston Massachusetts, I say this in all earnestness: the only gay people I know have all been in the military.  This is not a joke or some talking point, it’s literal.  Generals, Commanders and Civilians can talk all they want, but the fact of the matter is, the only gay friends I’ve had have all been in the military, in fact, my only experience of gay people(outside of the military) is when I once watched and episode of the TV show Will and Grace (it was kind of funny).

For the policy known as DADT, there is one thing people often forget.  People forget that the policy doesn’t preclude gay people from entering the military it just precludes them from talking about their homosexuality.  In short, someone can be gay in the military; they just can’t talk about being gay in the military.

If people are already in the military and gay—from my former unit alone I know close to a dozen—what is it that people are afraid will happen with the repeal of DADT?  Are people afraid that the day after DADT is rescinded; gay soldiers are going to walk in wearing a feather boa and buttless fatigues?  The uniform policy will still be in effect so we can cross that option out.  Are people afraid that it’s going to hurt troop morale?   The Military suicide rate is at a thirty year high having consistently risen for the past five years, with eighteen veterans killing themselves everyday (according to the VA) so it seems like it can’t get any worse.

With everything said, there is a negative aspect to repealing DADT.  Having been in the military all my adult years, my peer group is filled with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans.  Several of these war veterans having done two or three tours, have sworn that they will never go back to Iraq or Afghanistan.  Upon further questioning on how they plan to get out deployment if called, their answer is simple: “don’t ask, don’t tell,” expounding further, they say that if they’re called up, they will simply kiss a member of the same sex—in front of their commander.  So how is repealing DADT going to affect the military?  The answer is simple…my friends who jokingly suggested using DADT as a way to get out of a deployment are now stuck going to Iraq or Afghanistan.

And please don’t even get me started on the escapades that go on overseas.  But hey, what happens in Iraq stays in Iraq…ahh not quite.

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Michael Anthony is the author of MASS CASUALTIES: A Young Medic’s True Story of Death, Deception and Dishonor in Iraq (Adams Media, October 2009). The book is drawn from the personal journals of Anthony during the 1st year he spent serving in Iraq. It is a non-partisan look at some of the escapades that go on behind the scenes in Iraq.

Feb

13

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 08:36 In case you haven’t seen this: [On Oprah] Kimberly Reed’s Transgender Transition – bit.ly/c4z9cq #
  • 09:40 Are you following @projectonemovie yet? Support her 12K mile journey (on a bike!) to raise HIV/AIDS awareness. #
  • 15:36 Reserve Officers Association changes position on gays in the military – bit.ly/bIYhsy #

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Feb

12

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 15:52 CNN reports: Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized in New York City #
  • 15:52 I will reserve my "Hillary finally got him" jokes until AFTER I know Bill Clinton isn’t dying. #

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Feb

11

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 10:08 I’m interviewing an ex-nun tonight. What would YOU ask her? bit.ly/chuHv3 #
  • 10:09 @lovingyouiseasy She came out the closet and she’s living life as an out lesbian now. #
  • 10:16 @ErwindeLeon I forgot to mention she’s a lesbian. The interview should be interesting! #
  • 10:47 @whackeddaddy Please explain that question. #
  • 11:36 CNN reports: Dulles Airport near Washington, D.C., closed for 24 hours due to blizzard. #
  • 11:39 @LizeeAngel Like @PerezHilton gives two shits about racists. That loser is a racist himself. He just wants blog traffic. #
  • 11:41 @otncooper A blizzard near DC and an earthquake in Northern IL. Gotta love the crazy shit goin’ on in the US right now. #
  • 11:47 @faraichideya I have bets that Playboy paid @PerezHilton to drum up the racism bit before the next issue is published. #
  • 14:25 Do you have experience working with a company that wants to pay you way less than you deserve cuz they think the economy made you desperate? #

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Feb

10

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 10:44 Calling Out Another Girl’s Name During Sex – Oops! bit.ly/cFUjab #

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Feb

9

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 08:32 I’m back in the office. I had a great weekend: #CC10 and #SB44. Congrats to all the Saints fans. #
  • 17:48 Anyone else seeing email notifications on Facebook, but when you check, there’s no mail? #
  • 18:05 @inspiremetoday Personally, I don’t think GoDaddy’s ads are demeaning to women at all. And I am indeed a woman. #
  • 22:31 @Cherilnc Yeah, I told Andrea that the most used features have been moved to the right side of the page to (hopefully) increase ad clicks. #

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Feb

8

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 12:01 Win a trip for 2 to Lilith Fair, plus 2 tickets to the event – bit.ly/aCqS3H #
  • 12:07 Sheraton Dallas is hosting the NGLTF conference, yet my blog & podcast are blocked on hotel server because of the word "lesbian" #CC10 #
  • 13:30 @urihoresh I did speak with them. And @houseofmuses is correct. It’s the porn peddlers who get all lesbian-related sites blocked. #
  • 13:31 Happy Superbowl Sunday to all the football junkies out there. #
  • 13:39 I have a Black man trapped inside me. All this nice booty at the airport. Is it obvious I’m staring? #
  • 13:40 @JNStyles Yep, I’m in Dallas. Dear lawd! #
  • 13:43 @JNStyles I was soooo close to whippin’ out my camera, but that would be wrong on so many levels. #
  • 14:58 @ShaeRuse My site was unblocked, but I’m not sure if they’ll re-evaluate the process used to CHOOSE sites to block. #
  • 17:46 Sitting in a Memphis airport bar. Just saw the Focus on the Family Superbowl ad. Hmm. . . #
  • 17:54 The "Keep yo’ hands off my mama, keep yo’ hands off my Doritos" commercial was funny. #SB44 #
  • 17:58 @myheadmusic Yeah, I’m wondering if it was edited. It wasn’t blatantly anti-choice – at least not to me. #
  • 18:04 Ok, Coca Cola – better luck next time. Not impressed with your #SB44 ad. #
  • 18:04 Anybody else turned on by the GoDaddy commercial – besides me? #SB44 #
  • 18:06 @PghLesbian24 I think the GoDaddy ads are great. People are making assumptions about Patrick’s orientation anyway just because of her work #
  • 18:08 Monster’s violin playing rodent ad was lame, lame, lame. #SB44 #
  • 18:09 Not impressed with the Bridgestone whale ad – at all. #SB44 #
  • 18:10 @jettjumper Bud Light’s auto tune ad wasn’t as funny as I thought it would be. #SB44 #
  • 18:14 Nice move for the Saints. #SB44 #
  • 18:20 What.the.hell? The Budweiser people-bridge commercial . . . I don’t know. I’m torn. Who thought it was funny? #SB44 #
  • 18:20 Ha! Oprah! On a #SB44 commercial. #
  • 18:21 Football is the most homo-erotic sport in the world. What’s with all the ass-angle shots we’re seeing? #SB44 #
  • 18:23 And running with the homo-erotic theme: the Dockers commercial fits right in. Men walking through a field and not wearing any pants. #
  • 18:27 Geezus, Bud Light. A recovered box of beer on a downed plane? #SB44 #
  • 18:28 I’m guessing we won’t see any Tampax commercials during #SB44. Ha! #
  • 18:29 @Christysgurl I’m very aware of that, but since you asked, yes I do. But thanks for the reminder. #
  • 18:34 So close for the Saints. #SB44 #
  • 18:37 Love the Charger ad. Make the men obey so they can get the car they want. ha! #SB44 #
  • 18:40 Can’t wait to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D! There was a great ad on the side of huge building in Dallas. #SB44 #
  • 18:44 The Who is performing at half time? They’re all still alive? #SB44 #
  • 18:49 I must be a tech geek. I thought the Intel commercial was funny. #SB44 #
  • 19:04 Ok, so the plethora of CSI commercials tonight and The Who’s performance seem to be related. #SB44 #
  • 19:09 Why do I feel like I’m watching a show at the local summerfest – one that features old-skool rock bands that need a PR push? #SB44 #
  • 19:14 @RobinxxRobin Sorry I didn’t get back to you. Yes, feel free to list GW on your project. Thanks! #
  • 19:18 Boarding a plane to head home. No more #SB44 tweets for me. Enjoy the game! #

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Feb

7

Daily Tweet Digest

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What I Posted on Twitter Yesterday:

  • 07:44 Heading out to meet the NGLTF’s head queer Rea Carey for an interview. #CC10 #
  • 09:12 First workshop today: LGBT Rights and Advocacy – Messaging to African American Communities #CC10 #
  • 09:27 Speaking now: Donna Victoria. Discussing the attitude of straight Blacks and how they feel about homosexuality. #CC10 #
  • 09:34 Interesting piece of the research: LGBT Equality and Use of the Words "Civil Rights". 55% prefer "Equal Right" #CC10 #
  • 09:38 Most Civil Rights leaders support LGBT equality, but are concerned about the LGBT community’s desire to redefine "Civil Rights" #CC10 #
  • 09:46 Is progress on LGBT rights a logical extension of the Black civil rights movement? #CC10 tweetphoto.com/10579902 #
  • 09:49 Blacks’ opinion on discrimination against Blacks vs. discrimination against gays. #CC10 tweetphoto.com/10580187 #
  • 09:59 Rashad from @GLAAD just said an image of an older woman & younger woman was "clearly" a mother/daughter image. Wrong. It COULD be a couple. #
  • 10:05 Consensus seems to be: using the term "civil rights" hinders the conversation between straight Blacks & LGBT. #CC10 #
  • 10:11 @gotb30 Rea wasn’t feeling well so I interviewed Jaime Grant instead. Hopefully I can reschedule with Rea. #CC10 #
  • 10:21 @gotb30 The interview with Jaime Grant was great. I’ll post it later today. #CC10 #
  • 10:34 @ErwindeLeon IMO, it’s about human rights and equal rights. #
  • 10:35 Great workshop on race, language and building bridges with straight Blacks to further LGBT equality. #CC10 #
  • 12:02 How Sexual Liberation is Connected to LGBT Equality; Transgender Issues & the Census – bit.ly/bT7WPl #CC10 #
  • 13:09 If you have time, please check out Project 1: bit.ly/bIqSMd (see why this woman will bike 12K miles) #
  • 13:13 You have to see @jeffsheng’s DADT book: www.dadtbook.com (great photo project illustrating closeted military personnel) #CC10 #
  • 13:38 I’ll never get the whole "I’m soooo cool that I wear shades in really dark rooms" mentality. Maybe I’m showing my age. #
  • 13:50 @johnleesandiego – Ha! Thanks for the "Sunglasses at Night" song! Too funny! #
  • 13:53 @scoutout It was a pleasure hanging out with you. Hopefully, your insanity is contagious. #
  • 15:01 My next workshop: Linking the LGBT Community with the media. #CC10 #
  • 15:30 Presenter of Linking LGBT & Media: Rafael McDonnell, Strategic Communications & Programs Manager at Resource Center Dallas #CC10 #
  • 16:10 @wonderwillow, We’re discussing Join the Impact in the LGBT & the Media workshop. #
  • 16:53 @scoutout and @harveymilk – What’s for dinner? I’m starvin’! #CC10 #
  • 16:59 @I_Am_The_Mob WHAT will you fellas bitch about when DOMA and DADT are repealed? You’re gonna be sooooo bored. #
  • 17:06 I just joined @queertoday.com – Nice to finally meet you at #CC10! #
  • 17:08 @mistermatty The more the merrier! @allysonrobinson – I’m not cookin’ but I certainly wanna eat. #
  • 17:09 @mistermatty BTW, nice to finally meet you at #CC10 #
  • 17:17 Tomorrow is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Approx 1.1 million people live with HIV/AIDS – 500,000 are Black. #
  • 18:35 Just watched a sweet little elderly hetero couple balk at the NGLTF sign in the lobby. We have much work to do. #CC10 #
  • 18:42 @sarabethbrooks No, thank YOU for sharing information freely and openly. #
  • 21:51 Standing next to @KateClinton at the Mas-Queer-Ade Ball. She’s dangerously hot. #
  • 21:55 Be Queer By Queer. Check out www.outmedia.org #CC10 #BQBQ #
  • 22:28 Great ball, great sponsors who do awesome work. www.lgbttobacco.org #CC10 #
  • 22:34 @johnleesandiego NGLTF = National Gay and Lesbian Task Force #

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Feb

6

How Sexual Liberation is Connected to LGBT Equality; Transgender Issues and the Census – #CC10

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I had an interview with the NGLTF’s Executive Director Rea Carey on my agenda this morning, but it was canceled because Rea wasn’t feeling well. I hope to get that interview rescheduled before I leave #CC10, but all was not lost.

I had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Jaime Grant, the NGLTF’s Director of the Policy Institute. Dr. Grant was able to answer a burning question for me: What’s with all the sexual liberation workshops at the Creating Change conference? We also spoke about transgender issues and the importance of the census.

http://sisterstalk.net/jaimegrant.mp3

More #CC10 updates to come. I’m tweetin’ #CC10, so follow me if you’re interested in all the great things going on at #CC10 in Dallas, TX.

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