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Same Sex ChaChaCha
Recently, Ballroom dance champion Christopher Beroiz teamed up with dance class producer Steve Valentine to teach ballroom dancing to men and women in same-sex relationships. In this pod, VC2 Producer Alex Reiter visits their class and learns how they are inventing a new dance vocabulary. Recently, Ballroom dance champion Christopher Beroiz teamed up with dance class producer Steve Valentine to teach ballroom dancing to ... more
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Straight Pride Parade
Although reggae is known for its militancy and its resistance to injustice, the reggae community has remained calm throughout the attack on the music by Peter Tatchell and other Gay activists groups. Rather than going on the offense, the reggae community will instead unite in solidarity a day prior to labor day in New York City.
TCOOO Productions the label behind the "18 Karat Reggae" CD series is holding the first ever Straight Pride Parade in Brooklyn, New York on August 31, 2008. The parade will take place on Eastern Parkway along the same route as the annual Caribbean labor day parade.
New reggae / dancehall sensation Jango Fresh said, "the Straight pride parade is a great idea because when a song like "Hit them hard" by my label mate Stapler can be banned just because it stresses the importance of a male and a female in every family, it is a sign that heterosexuals need to wake up.
The Straight Pride Parade is a chance for Heterosexuals to gather together and proudly embrace their sexuality. The Parade will also allow reggae and dancehall fans who are in New York City for the Labor Day celebrations to get together and celebrate reggae, dancehall and family in love and unity. Adults are encouraged to bring their children along for the celebrations, as the event will be family oriented.
The president of TCOOO said he hopes the event will unify the reggae community who has seen many reggae events cancelled recently not only in the United States but all over Europe and the Caribbean. "I sat quietly and watched as they cancelled artists like Buju Banton, Sizzla Kalonji and Capleton" he said, "but when the gay community went after TCOOO artists like Vineyard the Rebel Priest, Stapler and Jango Fresh we decided that we must make a show of strength."
Reggae artist Stapler whose song "Hit them Hard" was climbing the reggae charts was suddenly banned for what the artist said was nothing but pro family lyrics. "It is like we are not allowed to talk about the importance of a family anymore" Stapler told DJ Ron Muschette on Irie FM in Jamaica.
TCOOO Productions whose profiles can be found at [www.myspace.com/tcooo www.myspace.com/tcooo and [www.tcooo.imeem.comwww.tcooo.imeem.com is getting a lot of support for staging the Straight Pride Parade as thousands of fans have already let it be known that they will be attending the parade in August. All the artists who are on the latest TCOOO release "18 Karate Reggae: Global Warming" will be performing at the parade. These artists include Stapler, Jango Fresh, Vineyard the Rebel Priest, Massicker and Zeego Zaro.
Hit Them Hard - Stapler
(chorus)
Jah Jah gonna hit them hard
All the men who visit men backyard
Leaving all the women to starve
One thunder ball and all of them pause
Hand in hand with my lady
Hug her and kiss her cause she carried my baby
But some boys moving shady
While am chilling on the ends making sweet love to Sadie
All I know am here to produce and all the ladies you are my friends
From the past, the present, the future my girl, love and respect to the end
(chorus)
Remember you are a King, what happened to your queen
The youths need a role model to instill self esteem
So live your life clean
and you will see what I mean
(chorus)
The world is spinning and everything in it
Mankind lose their way, some gone past their limit
Am here to advice and to be a critic
Be careful of the lifestyle you choose to exibit
Children live what they learn
Aren't you concerned
of your choices in society
We need to preserve the value of a male and a female in every family
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TCOOO
GREGORY LARSON
813 469-3238
**just so you know i'm not supporting this. i feel that this is one of the major problems within the Caribbean community. being Bajan i get a lot of discrimination when i stay in the east coast (where i am currently) and i would not dare tell any non-american relative my orientation back in Barbados
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Obama opposes California same-sex marriage ban
This is good news. Obama has spent the last few weeks moving to the center. It's nice to see him making a strong statement on this. From the San Francisco Chronicle:
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has announced his opposition to a November ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage in California, a move that puts gay rights front and center in the 2008 presidential campaign.
In a letter to San Francisco's Alice B. Toklas Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Democratic Club Sunday, the presumptive presidential nominee said he opposed "the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the California Constitution" and similar efforts in other states.
"It's great to see Senator Obama's statement, which is consistent with what he has said in the past about allowing each state to make its own decision," said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality for All, which is heading the Prop. 8 opposition. "Is it ideal that he doesn't support same-sex marriage? No. But it's important when political leaders say gay and lesbian couples should be treated equally."
Earlier last week, Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, the GOP standard-bearer in November, took the other side. He told officials of Protect Marriage, a coalition that gathered 1.1 million signatures for the California measure, that he backed their efforts "to recognize marriage as a unique institution between a man and a woman." This is good news. Obama has spent the last few weeks moving to the center. It's nice to see him making a strong statement on this. Fr... more -
Homosexuality should be banned
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Journey to Parenthood
Three couples talk about their experiences having and raising children as a lesbian or gay couple. Terry Boggis from Center Kids sums it all up. For more information on Center Kids and LGBT parenting options go to: www.gaycenter.org. This video excerpt is from Out at the Center, a TV show of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York City. To see more episodes go to gaycenter.org/out. The show is made possible thanks to members of the Center and viewers like you. To find out more, join or donate go to www.gaycenter.org/support Three couples talk about their experiences having and raising children as a lesbian or gay couple. Terry Boggis from Center Kids sums ... more
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Mina's Way
Overall, Mina has an interesting life full of highs and lows. He has great friends, a great disposition, and a great story to tell. He has challenges in his life may it be social, financial, cultural, or school-related. Although he seems to live double life, Mina has plenty of time to be Mina.
Mina looks like your average student. He is creative, witty, and wears American Eagle. However, there is more than meets the eye with this young man. Moving to California from Minnesota gave Mina more freedom to find himself and be the man he is inside on the outside.
From partying five nights a week to performing in drag, Mina will help us experience gay culture in Ventura, California. We will see the good, the bad, and the ugly in this film. This is a culture that many do not see.
Overall, Mina has an interesting life full of highs and lows. He has great friends, a great disposition, and a great story to tell. He has challenges in his life may it be social, financial, cultural, or school-related. Although he seems to live double life, Mina has plenty of time to just be Mina.
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Staten Island Pride 2008
On June 7th, 2008 Out at the Center took the Ferry to Staten Island to capture Pride with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community of this borough. Here are the highlights. For more Pride highlights from other boroughs and New Jersey stay tuned to Out at the Center next month. Out at the Center is a TV show of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of New York City. You can watch it online at: www.gaycenter.org/out. The show is made possible thanks to members of the Center and viewers like you. To find out more, join or donate go to www.gaycenter.org/support On June 7th, 2008 Out at the Center took the Ferry to Staten Island to capture Pride with the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender c... more
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Homophobia is costing some California taxpayers big dollars
It is estimated that approximately 51,320 of California's same-sex couples are planning to marry now that the California state Supreme Court has ruled that gay and lesbian couples are entitled to civil marriage in that state.
Another 68,000 out-of-state couples are likely to travel to California to tie the knot generating anywhere between $437.5 million and $683.6 million over the next three years, and creating 2,178 jobs in California, particularly in the travel-related business.
Yet some counties in California are going to be missing out on the expected financial windfall created by gay marriage as projected by a resent study because of some official homophobia in those counties. It is estimated that approximately 51,320 of California's same-sex couples are planning to marry now that the California state Supreme... more -
An Idiot's Guide to Coming Out to Your Parents
A humorous and light-hearted, easy-to-follow, step-by-guide to coming out to your parents
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow: A Story of Survival, Coming Out and Making a Complete ...
Sometimes coming out can be pretty dramatic.
On August 6, 1993 there was a rare and very unusual tornado outbreak that occurred in the state of Virginia.
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Let My Partner Stay
Because same-sex marriages are not recognized in the United States, certain marital benefits, like the advantage of permanent residency for a foreign born partner, are denied to bi-national spouses. This commonly results in the foreign partner being forced to leave the United States, and their loved ones, behind. Brittany and Joanna's story is one of thousands. Because same-sex marriages are not recognized in the United States, certain marital benefits, like the advantage of permanent residenc... more
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Silent T Party
Are gay rights worth having if they don't include everyone?
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"Moscow Is Not Sodom!"
A group of representatives of Russian sexual minorities gather in central Moscow to demand equal rights and protest what they call the "homophobic" policy of Moscows mayor. The demonstration however was illegal and led to several arrests. Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov has opposed any sort of gay rights efforts and has been quoted relating a gay parade to being on par with a "satanic event." A group of representatives of Russian sexual minorities gather in central Moscow to demand equal rights and protest what they call the... more
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Intiative to ban gay marriage qualifies for Calfornia ballot
1,120,801 homophobic citizens of California would like to write discrimination into the California state constitution. Their signatures successfully petitioned for a ballot measure in November's election that would limit marriage "to one man and one woman." If successful the California supreme our decision last month that legalized marriage equality, would be obsolete. Weather marriages performed between June 17th and the November election would remain legal would have to be decided by the courts.
Protect marriage https://www.protectmarriage.com is the home of the homophobic organization that funded the petition drive. Protect marriage claims it is a Christian organization with close ties to Focus on the Family, long time rivals of LGBT rights and ridiculously full of lies. Here is an example http://90percenttrue.com/2004/12/lies-damn-lies-and-sta...
If you feel like expressing your views about homophobia. Protect marriage can be reached info@protectmarriage.com or by phone at (916) 446-5031.
If you want to support marriage equality in California, consider a donation to Equality for All http://www.equalityforall.com/ or the Human Rights Campaign www.hrc.org or Lambda Legal http://www.lambdalegal.org/
And of course, if you live in California please vote to oppose the proposition. 1,120,801 homophobic citizens of California would like to write discrimination into the California state constitution. Their signatur... more -
Stepping on my Heels
It's Queer. The focus on my transgender story. Its about creating inner bridges from communities across gender, national and spiritual areas. It's Queer. The focus on my transgender story. Its about creating inner bridges from communities across gender, national and spiritual... more
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California's First Gay Marriage June 17
Despite objections from radical Christians, California will perform their first gay marriages on June 17. The only changes officials were told to make was to change the form from husband and wife to party A and party B.
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Excuse me, what's queever?
tutto quello che avreste sempre voluto sapere ma che non avete mai osato chiedere sullo strepitoso mondo delle Drag Queen
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Gay Rights Hospital Rating System Launched
The Healthcare Eqaulity Index (HEI) was released by the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. The HEI has was created to help gay, lesbian and transgender citizens navigate through the often complicated and daunting medical field to find hospitals and doctors that will respect their rights and their humanity.
HRC hopes hospitals will strive to improve their annual rating, much like the way corporations responded to the Corporate Equality Index.
Response to the survey was voluntary. 88 hospitals responded nationwide. Only half the respondents received top marks.
The HEI focuses on five main policy criteria: patient non-discrimination, hospital visitation, decision making, cultural competency training and employment policies.
To review the HEI visit http://www.hrc.org/issues/hei.asp
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