Amazingest Game Ever

If you've ever wanted to be a sushi chef, but didn't know how, here's the deal:

http://www.miniclip.com/games/sushi-go-round/en/

Harvey Milk Day Slated for California

May 22. Mark it on the Calendars.

http://365gay.com/Newscon08/05/052008milk.htm

All your questions about CA marriage answered here...

For example,

In 2004, many couples were married in San Francisco, and the California Supreme Court subsequently held that those marriages were invalid. Does the court’s new decision mean that those marriages will now be legally recognized?

No. Those marriages remain invalid, and those couples would have to remarry.

For the rest of the Q&A, go here:
http://data.lambdalegal.org/publications/downloads/fs_marriage-for-same-sex-couples-in-california.pdf

Richard and I can now get married in CA!!!

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The California Supreme Court has overturned a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry.

The justices released the 4-3 decision Thursday, saying that domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage in an opinion written by Chief Justice Ron George.

The cases were brought by the city of San Francisco, two dozen gay and lesbian couples, Equality California and another gay rights group in March 2004 after the court halted San Francisco's monthlong same-sex wedding march that took place at Mayor Gavin Newsom's direction.

CA Supreme Court to rule on Gay Marriage

Everyone pay attention! At 10am PST the court will rule. Early indications look positive, but you never know...

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/15/BAMH10MC8M.DTL&tsp=1

Tony Award Nominations Up

Don't know who this guy is, but a funny pic nonetheless...






You can check them out at NY Times.com here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/theater/theaterspecial/13tonyslist.html

My friend Keren profiled on A photo editor -- Go Keren!

My friend Keren is great, so this was due...

http://aphotoeditor.com/2008/05/12/keren-sachs-director-of-photography/

Upcoming Talkshow Guests

5/13

Bill Moyers on The Daily Show

5/16

Bernadette Peters on The View

5/19

Jonathan Rhys Meyers on Regis & Kelly

I guess my question is...why do we care so much about Marc Jacobs?

What has he ever done for me?

http://gawker.com/387682/the-many-loves-of-marc-jacobs

Seriously though, it would be great if we instead highlighted gays and lesbians who did more than just have lots of sex. Granted, it's Gawker, so it's not to be taken too seriously. But there are plenty of LGBT role models that go unnoticed. And plenty of issues to discuss. One of which is our health care system, especially the health care system for trans folks. The Sylvia Rivera Law Project put out an interesting article on the topic here:

http://www.srlp.org/

"This article explores how Medicaid policies that exclude or limit coverage for transition-related health care for transgender people reproduce hierarchies of race and class."

I probably should have made this two different posts, but I wanted to show that there are real problems we could be discussing instead of just looking at Marc Jacobs.

Openly-gay U.S. senate candidate loses primary bid

Oh well, maybe next time. It's still great that Jim Neal was able to get nearly 20% of the vote...

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NC/1875/3985/en/summary.html

The Cherry Blossoms Are Disappearing! Go see them now before they're gone!

At the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

http://www.bbg.org/exp/cherries/map.html

Want to work for the next president of the united states?

I'm serious! I'm going to do this...

http://www.glli.org/presidential

My new favorite Web site...

If you liked SimCity, which I did, you'll like this. It was nominated for a Webby and teaches sustainable development through gaming. Work will go by so much faster now!

http://www.electrocity.co.nz/

Also, check out the other Webby nominees (voting's now closed, but they're still worth a look). Makes you realize how much great stuff is out there...

http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=12

Happy Sunday!

The Gas Tax Policy Debate Explained

This is a good primer to show why Barack's right and Hillary McClinton is wrong. Thank you factcheck.org, my new favorite Web site.

http://www.factcheck.org/gas_price_fixes_that_wont.html

Notable upcoming TV appearances...

May 2:
* Anderson Cooper looks at what types of presidents Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would make. Ahem...
* Sally Field on Jay Leno

May 5:
* Patrick Stewart will be appearing on Charlie Rose.

May 7:
* Christina Ricci on Jimmy Kimmel. Don't like him, but love her!

May 9:
* Best for last: Mariah Carey on The View.

NLGJA Panel on Sex Scandals

The panel last night at CUNY went extremely well! We had a great turnout and the conversation was, to say the least, very stimulating. Jamie Fox, former chief of staff to ex-Gov. McGreevey, Alfred Doblin, editorial page director for The Record in New Jersey, Jay DeDapper, political reporter for WNBC, and Rashad Robinson of GLAAD each offered great insights into recent, and not-so-recent sex scandals. I thought the best part was how the panel dissected the McGreevey affair from each of their perspectives: insider, reporters, advocacy organization. It presented a fascinating portrait of how media events get covered. And it was great to have all the CUNY J-School students there to participate. All around a terrific event! See pix below