Oct

12

My National Equality March Tweets on Twitter

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  • 06:49 Great National Coming Out Day Video tr.im/Bqaw #NEM #
  • 06:59 End AIDS Rally at the #NEM – LiveBlogged – retwt.me/Oiws #
  • 07:02 Chicago Rally for National Equality March – tr.im/Bqe0 #NEM #
  • 07:02 Hair Tribe Attends National Equality March Oct. 11 tr.im/Bqev #NEM #
  • 07:03 Gays to march in Washington as Obama pledges support – tr.im/BqeU #NEM #
  • 07:04 Veterans to Protest ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ at National Equality March – tr.im/Bqfg #NEM #
  • 07:11 Don’t forget to follow @iqreport for live coverage of today’s march. #NEM #
  • 09:40 NEMarchers in front of the Madison Hotel. #NEM #March pic.gd/d284e8 #
  • 09:52 Equality wedding cake. #NEM #March pic.gd/747760 #
  • 09:54 The new Equality symbol? Yes? #NEM #March #fb pic.gd/ca9f2e #
  • 09:57 We won’t wait for equality #NEM #March pic.gd/69747a #
  • 11:20 And who said no one would show up at the march? They were SO wrong. #NEM #March twitvid.com/140F0 #
  • 11:22 There’s a real rainbow in the sky here at #NEM #March #
  • 11:33 So damn cute! #NEM #MARCH pic.gd/12eb61 #
  • 11:34 GLBT Taxpayers deserve equal rights #NEM. #March pic.gd/75f044 #
  • 11:38 The anti-gay religious folks will hate this one #NEM #March pic.gd/ec8462 #
  • 11:39 Love this picture! #NEM #March pic.gd/99f488 #
  • 11:42 PFLAG Represent! #NEM #March pic.gd/4c40c5 #
  • 11:46 Great straight supporter sign. #NEM #March pic.gd/d9e9a0 #
  • 12:24 Passing Obama’s house #NEM #MARCH twitvid.com/5A5ED #
  • 12:31 First Amendment. Hope you can see this pic ok #NEM #MARCH pic.gd/a16e83 #
  • 12:49 UW Madison representing at #NEM. #MARCH pic.gd/e76fca #
  • 13:31 Andrea & I are laughing at the haters who said "No one can afford to go to the march." There’s easily 100K+ people here. #NEM #MARCH #
  • 15:43 At the airport, heading home. I had a great time at the #NEM myloc.me/ZGyf #
  • 20:32 @JaySays Are you as exhausted as I am? It was great to finally meet you at the #NEM. I’m almost home. #
  • 00:16 twitpic.com/l82z8 – #NEM signage: God loves everyone. Fags and yes, even Fred Phelps. #
  • 00:17 twitpic.com/l8328 – 36 years together, now give me my marriage rights! #NEM #
  • 00:18 twitpic.com/l834x – Equality priest? #NEM #
  • 00:19 twitpic.com/l838h – Our marriage was illegal once, too. #NEM #
  • 00:22 twitpic.com/l83j1 – Affirmation. #NEM #

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Oct

9

We’re Off to DC in the Morning; Gonna Get Our NEM On!

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Andrea and I are getting ready for the National Equality March (NEM) this weekend in DC. We’re flying in tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon and staying through Sunday night. Both of us are very excited; it’s our first march – ever – for any cause. We plan to keep the posters we made as souvenirs.


It’s been a crazy week. I’m on the United Equality New Media team and we’ve spent the last week getting a team of over 20+ iQreporters recruited and trained to liveblog and tweet this weekend’s events. When we return from DC, I plan to sleep for three days. If you want to keep up with what’s happening this weekend, visit iQreport.usfreedomring.com and iQreport on Twitter.

On the eve of the march, I’m still seeing commentary from some gay rights activists who are poo-pooing the march. In a recent article, Bil Browning summed up my opinion about that beautifully:

Bil Browning, founder of The Bilerico Project, says part of the carping at the march stems from the fact that it was organized by folks outside of mainstream gay-rights organizations.

“You’ve got these folks who now have the ability to organize themselves on Facebook and on Twitter through flash mobs,” Browning says, “And I think you’ve got the old guard coming in and meeting the new guard head on. The grass-roots wants to go out and block streets. You know, the [established organizations] say, ‘No! We’ve got to go sit with tea and crumpets with Obama in the White House, while we patiently wait for him to actually do something on any piece of LGBT rights.’”

That’s right. The internet has allowed those of us who are “outside” mainstream gay rights organizations to organize and protest without backing from large gay rights organizations. I am proud of what we (us little guys who can’t afford those fancy celebrity fundraising galas) have accomplished so far with this march. I’m excited about where our community will go post-NEM.

See ya in DC!

Oct

7

Pay No Attention to the Anti-NEM Queer Behind the Curtain

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I just read the article 30 years after gay march, activists head to DC (AP). While it provided some really positive information about the National Equality March, it certainly wasn’t lackin’ any quotes from those annoying anti-NEM queers:

Some gay rights veterans have openly criticized the march as a waste of money and energy that would be better spent having supporters working to persuade voters in Maine and Washington state, where a measure that would overturn a bill granting same-sex couples many of the benefits of marriage is on the ballot in November.

“I hope people have a great time because that’s all that’s going to come out of this,” said Robin Tyler, a Los Angeles activist who spearheaded the earlier gay rights marches.

I’ve grown tired of queer NEM haters who want the entire US LGBTQ population to spend all their time, money and energy in Maine and California. Seriously? I don’t live in Maine or California so I don’t see the point in ignoring a national gay rights march in favor of helping Maine and California queers. Expecting the entire US LGBTQ population to fight for equality one state at a time is just insane. That strategy will become problematic when queers in Colorado decide that gay equality in Colorado should come before gay equality in West Virginia. Who will decide which states come in what order if this ridiculous state-by-state strategy ever came to life? Let me guess . . . the HRC, right?

So Robin Tyler, an activist who organized earlier gay rights marches says the only thing that will come of the NEM is a “good time.” I’m guessing (I’m not sure, so correct me if you know better) Tyler didn’t do much AFTER any of those previous marches she organized – except, maybe, plan another march. That kinda reminds me of those corporate executives who do nothing but plan meetings designed to plan more meetings designed to plan even more meetings. Don’t you just hate them?

Fortunately, today’s more aggressive and progressive gay rights activists are sick of following those supposed leaders who do nothing but ask us for our money – money used to fund big fancy celebrity galas and pay huge CEO-style salaries to Executive Directors who are supposed to be receiving non-profit-style salaries instead. We’ll return from the march on Sunday night and do a whole lot more than twiddle our thumbs and wait for the next march.

Please, pay no attention to the anti-NEM queer behind the curtain. Head to DC, stand up for your rights, then return home prepared for what will become the most bold and effective gay rights movement of our time.

Oct

7

Hey You! Yes You. Wanna Help Us Out at the NEM?

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Important links mentioned in this video:

http://Twitter.com/iQreport
http://iQreport.usfreedomring.com
http://nationalequalitymarch.com

Oct

6

Web Site Supporting Gay West Point Grads Blocked by AZ Army Base

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I just received this in my email box:

Officers stationed at Ft. Huachuca, AZ, report that the Knightsout.org website – supporting the organization of gay & lesbian West Point grads co-founded by Lt Dan Choi – has been BLOCKED. Other gay and lesbian websites are accessible, but not Knights Out. Is this Army-wide or just Ft Huachuca?

Do any of my military readers know if this is Army wide?

Oct

6

Reporting Tools iQreporters Might Find Useful at the NEM

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It’s official. I’m an iQreporter with the United Equality New Media team. Our team will be livebloggin’ and tweetin’ all the great stuff going on at the march in DC this weekend. If you’re a fellow team member, here’s a list of tools you might find helpful this weekend. Snag exciting audio, video, and pictures quickly and easily. I personally tested the following:

Trottr: This service allows you to record short audio clips that can be automatically posted to your Twitter account. Clips are approximately 140 – 150 seconds long. You must register your mobile device then connect it to your Twitter account in order to have audio automatically tweeted. It works like a charm. Registration is free.

UberTwitter: This is my favorite Twitter client for the BlackBerry. Hands down, it’s the easiest to use and has the most functionality of any Twitter client I’ve ever used. Adding images and videos to your Twitter update stream is very easy; however, I don’t believe you can add just audio to your Twitter page with this client. I tried a dozen times with no luck. UberTwitter is free.

Google Voice: If you have a Google Voice number, you can use your GV number to record interviews. I only suggest doing this in a bind because the process might be annoying to some people. To record an interview, have your interviewee dial your Google Voice number. When you’re ready to start recording, press the 4 key. When you’re done recording, simply hang up. Please note that your recording must be less than 12 minutes long or it won’t work. I learned that the hard way. Google Voice is free, but you can’t use it without an invite from the Google Gods.

Posterous: This service allows blog posting via email. Use your mobile phone’s email function to send blog posts. I tested this several times and it works very well; however, formatting your posts gets a bit tricky. If you plan to use plain text (no HTML) in your blog post, this will work fine for you.

Oct

5

Blow Up Twitter This Weekend With NEM Updates

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