Neil Giuliano Pres. GLAAD: Audio Interview

Check-OUT our exclusive interview with Neil Giuliano.
Length: 12:30

We had an enlightening conversation about GLAAD's influence
in eliminating homophobic language in the media, the recently
televised GLAAD Media Awards & the org's agenda for the future..:)

Neil G. Giuliano has served as President of the Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) since 2005. GLAAD is
one of the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
organizations & the only one dedicated to eradicating homophobia
& discrimination by ensuring fair, accurate & inclusive images
of our LGBT community in the media. This year’s 19th annual
GLAAD Media Awards which aired on Bravo reached more
than 84 million homes. Watch the GLAAD Media Awards...

Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders & Neil Giuliano
@ the GLAAD Media Awards.....:)
For more info: GLAAD.org

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“Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” Hearing ....

Wednesday the House Armed Services Committee's Military
Personnel Subcommittee finally held a hearing to review
"Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell". Since 1993, more than 11,000 service
members have been discharged under DADT which bans
military service by openly lesbian, gay & bisexual Americans.
Read More..... Updates to Come…..There's a fabulous new
Doc on this issue called "Ask Not" Check it OUT....
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MGLPC: Urgent Action Alert on 1913 Law

Breaking News from Arline Isaacson, Co Chair of MGLPC:
"Following quickly on the heels of last week's historic Senate vote,
the House is about to debate repeal of the antiquated 1913 Law.
This is the law which prohibits out-of-state couples from marrying
in Massachusetts unless their marriages would be recognized in
their state of residence.
MGLPC has worked for years to repeal this vestige of prejudice
& bigotry since it was used by former Governor Mitt Romney to
discriminate against gay couples. The Senate acted quickly &
decisively but the House may be a more difficult battle.

Our opponents have generated thousands of calls & emails to
Representatives to stop our Repeal lobbying & they're having an
impact. Now is the time to act. We need you to email your state
Representative & urge her/him to support the repeal. MGLPC's
email is already set up with the details. Just click: Email My Rep
Please act now. Time is of the essence. Help MGLPC's efforts to
fight for complete marriage equality. Your financial support makes
our work possible. Together we can win the battle for equality.
Please Contribute as generously as you can." Updates to come...
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MGLPC Fundraising Event Pictures......:)

Host, Harry Collings, Co-Chair Arline Isaacson
& Boston's Mayor Tom Menino

Massachusetts has a lot to smile about. This State believes equality
is for all its citizens. Through the diligence and dedication of the
Massachusetts Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus our LGBT community
has equal rights & protections for their families. This is historic.
The State Senate has repealed the discriminatory 1913 Law. This
means that possibly as early as next month out-of-state gay couples
will be able to legally marry here depending on what happens with
the Legislators in the House of course.......
State Senator Dianne Wilkerson led the campaign to finally remove
one of the last embarrassing laws from our books......

Senate President Therese Murray was key in making our dream
a reality. She stated that "This legislation is not about economics,
it's about equality...."

Thank you MGLPC Co-Chairs Arline Isaacson & Gary Daffin for
your dedication & commitment. Your efforts make evident that
equal rights are for all of our citizens, not just some of our citizens...
For MGLPC Info & Contributions....

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MA Senate Votes to Repeal 1913 Law!!

Breaking News: The 1913 Bill was debated on the floor. The
Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously to repeal a 1913 law
used to bar out-of-state gay couples from marrying in the
Bay State. This means that gay marriage will be permitted for
out-of-state gay couples...:) Read More Info... Updates to come...
Governor Deval Patrick, MA Senate President Therese Murray &
MGLPC Co-Chair Arline Isaacson are all strongly supported the
repeal of the 1913 Law. This Bill should be signed into law by the
end of the month!! So come to Massachusetts & get married!!
MGLPC Info & Contribution$... For Archive Info.....
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What Are Obama & McCain Up To??

We seem to be hearing a lot of nothing from the candidates.....
They're just typical political flip-floppers....Read More....:)
Feel free to let us know where you think this Presidential race
might be going.........:) Or perhaps you'd rather comment about
the cover of the new The New Yorker magazine that hits
newsstands tomorrow that's causing quite the controversy... :)
BBC had this to say... What do you think?......
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Gay Marriage & the Candidates.....??

Will gay marriage become an issue for the 2008 election??
Why should it? The Obamas enjoy all the rights, benefits &
protections of being legally married for their family.....
The McCains are also legally married & their family have
the same federal rights & protections as the Obamas so...
you would think that both candidates would support these
basic civil rights for all Americans......Unfortunately this
isn't the case. Perhaps ignorance is bliss for this country or
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John McCain's Bigoted Ways.....

John McCain is forcing his homophobic & bigoted agenda
on his state, California & to anyone that will buy into the
perpetual GOP fear-factor. Hasn't America had enough
of this kind of hate-mongers delight? Last week in his
state of Arizona, after months of trying to keep gay
marriage off the ballot, the State Senate was betrayed by
the Republicans & it will appear on the Nov. ballot.....
I asked openly gay Senator Paula Aboud what exactly
happened on the Senate Floor & here's her account:

"We were betrayed @ the final hour. After 4+ months of
strategizing & having a perfect plan to defeat the Marriage
Amendment, one Republican senator betrayed us & failed
to be absent on the final day of the session & the day of the
vote. Betrayal...then during a filibuster attempt by Senator
Cheuvront & me, the Republicans devised an illegal strategy
to break the Senate rules & shut off our mics in mid-sentence.
It was a very hard day." Update: On Top Magazine....
See Archive
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P-Town Film Fest Celeb Highlights & Pixs :)

Provincetown International Film Festival
was Fabulous & Star-Studded.....

John Waters & Jane Lynch struck a pose
@ the Awards Presentations....Jane,
Best in Show & the L Word fame,
received the Faith Hubley Memorial Award....

Madonna's US premiere of Filth & Wisdom cast
member Vicky McClure was on hand for a Q & A

Director Quentin Tarantino received the
2008 Filmmaker on the Edge Award....

Alan Ball, Six Feet Under & Ted Hope, 21 Grams
shared their expertise @ a breakfast discussion of
behind the scenes of their new film Towelhead.... :)
And The 2008 Fest Winners Are......

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GLAAD Media Awards Were Fabulous... :)

Ellen DeGeneres presented the GLAAD Vanguard Award to
Janet Jackson with a little kiss that becomes infamous.....:)
Actually this was one of the most genuine & emotionally
charged celebrations of our LGBT community the TV viewing
audience has ever witnessed. GLAAD Media Awards Show
Neil Giuliano Pres. GLAAD: Audio Interview......:)

The 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards found a new home on Bravo!
Over the past few months, San Francisco, LA, Miami & NYC
hosted award events to be shown in this celebrity studded, glam
spectacular including Janet Jackson, Ilene Chaiken, Sharon Stone,
Rufus Wainwright, Wilson Cruz, Mariska Hargitay, Kevin Bacon &
Kyra Sedgwick just to name a few… Check-OUT Backstage Clips...
Bravo has always supported our LGBT community with such shows
as Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, Top Chef, Work Out & Tim
Gunn’s Guide to Style. This network presentation of the GLAAD
Media Awards reached 84 million households.......:)
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Gay Marriage, California Style....:)

We've heard about Ellen & Portia planning to tie the knot. :)
Well, yesterday the California's Supreme Court ruling went
into effect & gay marriage became the law in another US state!
Thousands of gay couples applied & received marriage licenses.
Recently I had the privilege to interview Jennifer Pizer,
co-counsel in this historic case for our gay marriage
documentary. Here’s an excerpt…..:)

Ms Pizer, what will be happening this week?

“ We will see joy as gay & lesbian couples apply & receive
marriage licenses with the full blessing of the state of
California & we will see couples marrying knowing that
the state to which they pay their taxes & their allegiance
gives them full & equal support as it does to couples
who marry in the state.”
What do you see happening over the next few months?

“We’ll see [gay & lesbian] couples marrying through the
summer & into the fall. This will help show why every
committed couple in the state needs to have the same
opportunity to pledge their commitment & love just like
other couples do.”
What will you being doing this week?

"I will be very busy answering legal questions. And I will
also be busy planning my wedding for October so this is
about as personal as any of this civil rights work can be.
This work is about gay men & lesbians sharing the joy &
love that many of us are lucky enough to find in our lives.”

For a continuation of this interview addressing states
who have a Constitutional Amendment check OUT:
On Top Magazine or if you live outside of the US
check OUT: GenQ our Aussie affiliate to continue
Ms. Pizer’s interview about global gay marriage. :)
We’ll have more interview installments in the upcoming
months... Gay Marriage California Style info....:)
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Governor Deval Patrick's Family Outing...:)

Boston's Gay Pride Parade included Governor Patrick & wife with
their daughter who came OUT this week. :) The Parade was Fabulous
& the costumes were outrageous....:) We'll have pixs later on in the
week. All the LGBT orgs were on hand providing community spirit,
info & political activism...... :)
When I left Boston the Block Parties were in full swing. Both Esme
& Fritz's Street Parties were jammed with hot bodies dancing to
techno blasting through Boston.....Happy Pride Boston!!!
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Massachusetts Should Abolish 1913 Law... :)

JULY UPDATE: The State House will address this bill this month.
With all the noise we made about the bill since May it's great to
think that perhaps our efforts were heard & acted on.....:)
When gay marriage became the law in Massachusetts the opponents
quickly enforced an obscure 1913 law that prohibits out-of-state
residents from marrying in the Bay State. Of course this was during
the Romney administration. In 2007 Deval Patrick was elected as
Massachusetts' first Afro-American Governor. The true irony is that
this 1913 law was put on the books to prevent interracial marriages.
The fact that the law remains is a total disgrace.....
Let's discuss the bottom line. By keeping this law Massachusetts
is losing 100 million dollars in yearly revenues by not allowing
out-of-state gay marriages. This means that since 2004 when gay
marriage became legal we've already lost @ least 400 million $$$
if not more.....Now let's address the national gay marriage scene.
New York has ruled that they'll honor gay marriages from other
states & countries. When gay marriage becomes legal in a few
weeks in California they'll allow out-of-state gay couples to marry.
If you're on the east coast wouldn't you rather take the short trip
to Massachusetts then travel across the entire country to tie
the knot ??? Updates to Come...... :)

More $$$ Archive Info

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Aussies Create New 2nd Class Citizens...

Well they did it. The Aussies established new 2nd class citizens.
Gay couples will continue to be denied marriage & adoption
rights despite the government's decision to remove a number
of commonwealth laws that discriminate against gays. The Aussie
government passed the legislation to parliament Friday to amend
more than 100 areas of commonwealth law including tax breaks,
social security & health care. They’re also addressing kids of gay
couples to ensure that they’re not disadvantaged because of the
structure of their families. Attorney General Robert McClelland
said "the long-overdue reforms would legally recognize same-sex
couples but not recognize same-sex marriage." For More Info...
This a tough one.... Maybe a step in the right direction but when is
being denied basic civil rights like marriage & adoption acceptable??
More info on Aussie Marriage Equality... Updates to come…
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The L Word Will End After Season 6 in '09

The official word on the Lword is that it will end after season 6 next
year. Being that this ground-breaking TV show is the only mainstream
program that actually addresses our LGBT issues, this is beyond
disappointing, this is a tragedy. read full story Of course there are
a few gay networks like Logo & Here! but nothing currently compares
to the hot effective way the Lword took on their mission to bring our
Lesbian community to life for the world's viewing pleasure.... :)
FYI, There was a million $ anonymous donation to the Dr. Susan
Love Research Foundation for Breast Cancer in honor of the Lword's
2 actresses Erin Daniels & Leisha Hailey for the storyline they did
addressing the issue.....Thanks whoever you are!! :)
For more info.....theLwordonline Updates to come.....

FYI, Elizabeth Keener, the actress who played villainous SheBar
co-owner Dawn Denbo, you know the real bitch, in the 5th season
of the L word, will star as a lesbian FBI agent in a hour long drama
series being developed @ the gay network here!
So the finale of season 5 left with the cast in turmoil & betrayal.
It will be interesting to see how they work-OUT their dilemmas
without becoming a cliché for dysfunctional lesbian relationships
in Season 6.... :)
OUTTAKEonline Lword Archive
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Gay/Straight Marriage Debate on Radio!!

Tom Fredriksen, Conservative Host of Old Glory Radio made
a brave move & invited Liberal/Lesbian Charlotte Robinson :)
CEO/Executive Producer of OUTTAKEonline to participate in
a compelling 20 minute audio interview that provides some
sanity on the Gay Marriage issue.

Dare to Listen...

audio comments & fall- OUT....:)

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