ANT: Bullied, Bashed, But Not Broken

The comedian ANT speaks out in this video about the power of comedy... and the power of being your authentic self.




I loved the idea of each of us tapping into the "infinite power" and "infinite potential" inside us!

Namaste,
Lee

Some College Humor for Thanksgiving: Give us Gay Marriage, or... "Gay Men Will Marry Your Girlfriends"

"...if anyone reading this believes that gay men can actually become ex-gay men, I have just one question for you: Would you want your daughter to marry one?"

That great argument by Dan Savage in the New York times back in 2006 now gets taken one hysterical step further...

(be aware, there's an f-bomb used, so if that offends, don't watch.)

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Namaste,
Lee

Holiday Comedy (or is it Politics?): Stephen Colbert slams Rick Perry's Anti-Gay Campaign Ad

In which Rick Perry says that gays are treated better than people like him, who are proud to celebrate Christmas but are denied their rights, and Stephen Colbert calls it like it is.

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Merry Christmas! (And happy all the other holidays, too!)

Lee

A Short Comedy Video Treat

This is awesome.

(and for context, Maggie Gallagher is a very publicly outspoken opponent of marriage equality.)




My thanks to Fred for sharing this with me, so I could share it with all of you.

Namaste,
Lee

Good News for Gays and Leprechauns - A St. Patrick's Day Encore

I did this video two years ago, but much of it remains true (and I still think it's funny!) There's still controversy over allowing Proud Gay people (and our supporters) to march in St. Patrick's Day parades - like the gay group and individuals who were barred from marching in Staten Island on March 6, 2011:

"He grabbed my jacket and tried to rip the [rainbow] ribbon off of me," St. Jermaine Endeley, 20, said of his confrontation with a parade official. "It's not fair. This is America. I can wear what I want."

And the Mr. Gay World competition continues, and you can check out the 2011 competitors (they call them "delegates" here!) As he's representing Ireland, we'll wish Barry Gouldsbury good luck, but of course there's Chris Flanagan (representing Northern Ireland) and Michael Kevin Holtz from the USA, and Leigh Charles of Australia... Oh, I can't choose just one to cheer on, so good luck to all the delegates!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Namaste,
Lee

BONUS POST: St. Patrick's Day Discrimination Update! Chrisine Quinn (and "the GAYS") won't be marching in New York City Today.

New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn is an openly Gay Irish American.

Once again, as reported in the NY Times, she's been invited to participate in the annual New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade, provided she doesn't display ANYTHING hinting at gay pride - they'll allow her to celebrate being Irish, but only if she's willing to be closeted about being a Lesbian.

She's boycotted it since 2006.

Instead, she'll be at a reception at the Obama White house, meeting the Prime Minister of Ireland tonight.

But isn't it crazy that she can't be part of the 150,000 people who march in today's parade in New York?

To protest, and to once again break the news about all the things the GAYS and the IRISH have in common, here's my vlog, "Good News for Gays and Leprechauns!"




Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Lee