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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Stonewalls</em>, an LGBTQI Civil Rights Anthem, Comes Out of the Closet
Stonewalls</em>, an LGBTQI Civil Rights Anthem, Comes Out of the Closet
Sometimes things just come together in a rather uncanny way. In 1998 I performed Stonewalls, my original LGBTQI Civil Rights Anthem, for the first time as part of a concert I gave in Hollywood. At some point I wanted to record the song in a professional studio (which hasn’t happened yet). Well, this week i finally acquired the appropriate equipment to transfer videos to digital files, which allowed me to then bring the song out of the closet and onto YouTube and most worldwide music publishing platforms, all on the eve of the historic Marriage Equality rulings, and the weekend of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Here you go!
I feel a great sense of relief because I now know this song will live on long after I am gone. Should something have happened to me I doubt anyone would have found the tape and done something with it. Thanks for sharing the song with me.
Like the official Nicholas Snow Live Facebook page here.
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Harry Louis Got Engaged To Look-Alike Boyfriend On Live TV
Harry Louis Got Engaged To Look-Alike Boyfriend On Live TV
Forget boyfriend twins, Brazilian model/former adult film performer Harry Louis and his look-alike fella are about to take it one step further and become husband twins. After a lengthy courtship (documented almost hourly on Instagram), the former flame of fashion designer Marc Jacobs popped the question to his longtime namorado on live Spanish TV. We think the name of Louis’ fiance is Allyson Chinalia (our Portugese is terrível) and we wish the genetically-blessed pair every imaginable happiness.
Related: Marc Jacobs’ Ex Harry Louis To Sue Starbucks For Telling Him To “Become A Man”
Watch Harry pop the question below then scroll down for more pics of the photogenic twosome.
A video posted by Harry Louis (@harry_louis) on Jun 25, 2015 at 4:59pm PDT
I have no words to express how much I love you @allysonchinalia !!! I also love doughnuts, but you are sweeter… ?????? Não tenho palavras pra expressar o quanto te amo meu BB lindo!!! Tb amo doughnuts, Mas VC é o mais doce de todos!!! ?????? A photo posted by Harry Louis (@harry_louis) on Jun 24, 2015 at 2:31pm PDT
A photo posted by Harry Louis (@harry_louis) on Jun 23, 2015 at 1:23pm PDT
Esfrega esfrega esfrega vai fazendo espuma… Esfrega esfrega esfrega vai fazendo massagem… Gostooooso pra xuxu @allysonchinalia @keniaanjos_peluqueria ???????????????????? A photo posted by Harry Louis (@harry_louis) on Jun 22, 2015 at 1:32pm PDT
Segundo dia de patinação… Vamo ver no que vai dar… Hahahaha , né BB @allysonchinalia ??????????????
A video posted by Harry Louis (@harry_louis) on Jun 21, 2015 at 2:46pm PDT
A photo posted by Harry Louis (@harry_louis) on Jun 21, 2015 at 2:35pm PDT
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Meet the Married Gay Activist Who'll Talk to Pope Francis
Meet the Married Gay Activist Who'll Talk to Pope Francis
Simón Cazal of Paraguay will be the first married gay activist to have a public meeting with the pope — and he’s being hopeful but realistic about what may come of it.
Trudy Ring
www.advocate.com/politics/religion/2015/06/25/meet-married-gay-activist-wholl-talk-pope-francis
<em>Stonewalls</em>, an LGBTQI Civil Rights Anthem, Comes Out of the Closet
<em>Stonewalls</em>, an LGBTQI Civil Rights Anthem, Comes Out of the Closet
Sometimes things just come together in a rather uncanny way. In 1998 I performed Stonewalls, my original LGBTQI Civil Rights Anthem, for the first time as part of a concert I gave in Hollywood. At some point I wanted to record the song in a professional studio (which hasn’t happened yet). Well, this week i finally acquired the appropriate equipment to transfer videos to digital files, which allowed me to then bring the song out of the closet and onto YouTube and most worldwide music publishing platforms, all on the eve of the historic Marriage Equality rulings, and the weekend of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Here you go!
I feel a great sense of relief because I now know this song will live on long after I am gone. Should something have happened to me I doubt anyone would have found the tape and done something with it. Thanks for sharing the song with me.
Like the official Nicholas Snow Live Facebook page here.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Begs County Clerks Not To Issue Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples
Texas AG Ken Paxton Begs County Clerks Not To Issue Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples
On Wednesday, we told you how wingnut Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton said he’ll do “anything we can” to fight a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.
Now, Paxton is desperately pleading with county clerks not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples if such a ruling should come down.
From the Associated Press:
Paxton, a Republican who opposes gay marriage, suggested they stand pat until hearing from his office.
“Whatever the ruling, I would recommend that all county clerks and justices of the peace wait for direction and clarity from this office about the meaning of the court’s opinion and the rights of Texans under the law,” Paxton said in a statement.
Unfortunately for Paxton, it’s a little late. Clerks in Austin, Dallas and San Antonio have already said they’ll consult with their own local county attorneys and begin issuing licenses as soon as possible after the high court’s ruling.
Paxton’s desperate plea mirrors letters to county clerks from Texas Values, an anti-gay hate group. In the letters, Texas Values threatens that county clerks who issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples will be guilty of a criminal offense for altering marriage license application forms from the state, which currently say “male” and “female.” But I spoke to Lambda Legal senior counsel Ken Upton about that, and he said the following:
“That problem is easily resolved. Let the applicant alter the form.
“Give it to them and let them cross through anything that is gender inappropriate.
“I’m not sure it is a criminal offense for him [them] to alter the form anyway. What WOULD BE a criminal offense would be refusing to issue the marriage license for reasons other than lack of proof of identity or age. The statute does cover that. But it is irrelevant. He can ask them to be sure before they sign it that everything on the application is true and correct.”
I also received this statement Thursday from Chuck Smith, executive director of Equality Texas, and Nick Hudson of Texas for Marriage:
“If the Supreme Court rules in favor of freedom and families, we know that many clerks across Texas will begin issuing licenses in accordance with their oath to uphold the United States Constitution — without delay and without consulting the Texas Attorney General’s press statements. Texas is ready for marriage.”
And this from Neel Lane, an attorney for same-sex couples challenging Texas’ same-sex marriage ban:
“The attorney general will have no standing to delay the issuance of marriage licenses if the Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is the law of the land. Attorney generals aren’t supposed to be in the business of praying but in the business of interpreting the law, and in this case the Supreme Court is going to be quite clear when it rules. Clerks should not delay any further.”
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Begs County Clerks Not To Issue Marriage Licenses To Gay Couples
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Patrick Macnee Dies; 'Avengers' Star Was Son of Lesbian Mother
Patrick Macnee Dies; 'Avengers' Star Was Son of Lesbian Mother
Macnee was best known as the dapper spy John Steed in the gay-beloved 1960s series The Avengers.
Trudy Ring
www.advocate.com/obituaries/2015/06/25/patrick-macnee-dies-avengers-star-was-son-lesbian-mother
Gay Man Recalls Homophobic Nurse Trying to Sabotage Baby's Adoption by Him and His Partner (VIDEO)
Gay Man Recalls Homophobic Nurse Trying to Sabotage Baby's Adoption by Him and His Partner (VIDEO)
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Andy Miller and his partner were having a dream come true: They were about to be parents, and sooner than they realized. Andy explains:
[W]e talked to [the birth mother] on Tuesday. On Wednesday we made a plan to drive down to San Antonio to meet her for dinner, meet her and her family. It went very well. By the time we got back to Austin, we were told that she had picked us, and then on Thursday we were invited to come back down, because she was having a sonogram to figure out the sex of the child.
Within just a week their baby boy was born. While the birth mother was resting with the baby, Andy and his partner took a break from the hospital to get some food. When they returned from eating, they had a flurry of phone messages from the mother, crying and urging them to get back soon. A nurse had been questioning her about her decision to let a gay couple adopt her baby. Andy recalls:
[The nurse] said, “I don’t know how you’re gonna do that. Aren’t you afraid he’s gonna hate you for doing that?”
And she said, “Well, that’s really not any of your business.”
And the nurse just kept going on and on, asking questions about, “Aren’t you afraid those boys are gonna hurt that baby? Aren’t you afraid that he’s not gonna grow up and be normal?”
Fortunately, the birth mother did not fall for the nurse’s fear mongering and still chose Andy and Brian as adoptive parents. From that point on, the day was full of tears — happy ones:
[W]e were sitting down there with my mother and being very calm, trying our best, and when our social worker came off the elevator and just kind of flashed us the [thumbs-up], all three of us just kind of broke down in tears at that point.
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