Incredibly Sad

I know I haven’t posted in a while, but something has happened in the past month that just made me need to write something. In the past 3 weeks, at least 4 teenage boys have taken their own lives because of bullying and harassment related to them being gay .  These are just the ones that have made it on the news, there are sure to be many more who have not made it into the news.

These 4 boys never did anything wrong to anyone else, however, because of merciless teasing they are no long with us, and it is a damn shame.

UPDATED: I don’t know exactly how I missed it, but there was a fifth boy that I failed to mention last night. More details about him along with the others after the jump.

The White House Statement

“The President has spoken out in opposition to Proposition 8 because it is divisive and discriminatory. He will continue to promote equality for LGBT Americans.”

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Prop 8 Victory

Less than half an hour ago from the time that this is posted, a federal Judge in California struck down Proposition 8, ruling that banning gay marriage is unconstitutional.  This is a HUGE victory, not only for those residents of California, but for gay men and women around the country.  Hopefully this will be the first in many smart decisions to come.

For more info, check out Queerty’s story which has a lot of in depth analysis, as well as the 136 page document that includes the ruling.

I’ll also keep you updated with any new information that comes out, as I am sure there will be plenty, as I am sure this is not the end of Prop 8.

GLAAD Grades the TV Networks

Once again GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has graded the television networks based on the “quantity and quality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people on television.”  Leading the networks graded was MTV for their reality TV stars such as Stephen, the winner of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, and the token gay Real World housemate.

At the bottom of the list was TBS. GLAAD criticized them for having no gay characters on their original scripted shows, and for having the only one LGBT impression, from an Ellen DeGeneres comedy special.  How DARE they!

Is it just me, or is there something seriously wrong with these ratings.  As a gay young adult, I personally would rather have someone successful and talented, such as Ellen DeGeneres, representing me to the world, rather than a gay man whose biggest ambition in life is to be BFF’s with Paris.  I can understand this list if we are going by quantity alone, MTV has everyone floored, but the fact is that the “characters” that MTV has on their shows are, for the most part, disgusting, overblown, caricatures of gay culture really is.

What are your thoughts? Read through the rest of the report and see what they have to say, and then comment with your thoughts.

Just in case you were wondering why networks such as Bravo and Logo, two of the most gay friendly channels around, were not listed, GLAAD only graded the top 10 basic, and top 10 premium cable networks.

Read the full report here.

uh…

731 views all about Ricky Martin in the past 3 days? Can someone explain what’s up with that?

Hmmm…

I am currently listed as number 5 Blogger on Fabulis (look me up), so that probably means I should be blogging more often huh? What’s something I should be writing about?

Also, check out my Tumblr for more stuff I like to post.

Pride Month

So this month is National Pride Month (made official by Barack Obama) and all over the country cities are having their Gay Pride parades.  I personally won’t be able to attend Chicago’s, but I want to know all about your pride experiences! Leave comments, send pictures, tell stories! Just let me know about what you are doing to celebrate Pride!

Music I Like (Alejandro Edition NSFW)

Lady Gaga’s much anticipated music video for her latest single, “Alejandro” came out yesterday, and as usual, Gaga has done a phenomenal job. The video was directed by Photographer Steven Klein, who did a fantastic job at presenting the song and story.

The video includes some great nods to Broadway, Bob Fosse, and Madonna herself, so really, what gay wouldn’t love it?!

Video is definitely NSFW!

Gay’s, al-Qaeda, and Burgers, Oh My!

By now you all know about the French Gay McDonalds ad that I posted about a couple days ago.  Well apparently Bill O’Reilly just found out about it, and as usual, he had something to say about it.

Can someone please tell me since when gays and al-Qaeda were lumped together? This is news to me.  And why Bill, will this never play in the United States? We have McDonlads, we have gay men and women, why can’t they be together?

Oh well, what do you think of O’Reilly in this? And what about this other women, who seems like a bit of an idiot if you ask me.

McDonalds Loves The Gays

McDonalds released this ad in France recently as part of their “come as you are” campaign. It’s a short but cute ad that probably surprises the viewer.