Listened to the sweetest hip-hop song on the radio today, so lovingly affirming of sexual diversity. Regardless of whether you like the genre, you owe it to yourself to listen to the eloquence of this rap.
Tag: gay
We’re proud to be an American
Or at least we know we’re free– to walk around this site, that is. As much as it saddened and frightened me on 9/11, and as much as I respect the people who died, the people who died trying to save them–and the people who survived–I was glad to be over the hour-and-a-half ordeal it took us to get into this mall/quad/park so we could actually experience it. I can’t imagine it’s going to be this hard to get in once all the construction is complete, is it? I mean, it’s a public space in public streets surrounded by public buildings. It shouldn’t take that much security just to walk around there. Just my opinion, no offense intended.
Signs for gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, queer, and questioning (closed-captioned)
This is my video about signs for gay, lesbian, bi, transgender, etc.; a.k.a. queer or LGBTQ. I thought I blogged this before, but I guess not! I’m blogging it now because I closed-captioned it today. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any questions.
Third Anniversary of our California Same-sex Marriage
It’s important to recognize that Andy & I were already married by our rabbi on August 8, 2004, in the eyes of God and our close family and friends. Nonetheless, we commemorate today the third anniversary of our “legal” marriage in California on June 21, 2008. California began marrying same–sex couples legally on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, and Andy & I drove Friday night to get to San Diego so we could be married the first day we could. It was not just a political statement, since we were already married and still are, but we did it for political and legal reasons. We went to show California that same–sex couples demanded legal marriage. As it turned out, we were married by a sweet young man who had been deputized for the occasion and was as sympathetic to our cause as can be, and we were blessed to have a few of our closest friends and my mother there to join us. It was, as you can see in the video, a heartfelt, tearful, and joyful occasion. This should not be an ephemeral phenomenon. Same–sex marriage should become legal throughout the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. It’s way past due.
Bought an It’s OK to be Takei tee shirt
Andy & I just bought an “It’s OK to be Takei” t-shirt. So funny, and it’s for a good cause. 🙂
