What should lgbt candidates for political office concern themselves with? Open lesbian and now Houston Mayor-Elect Annise Parker knew:
by Nick Anderson for the Houston Chronicle
Queer Visions
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Dec 09
My Scars Echo Your Hate
The Bully Suicide Project campaign for Campus Harmony, Inc. photographed by Fashion photographer Tracy Nanthavongsa. Click below to see slideshow of all the powerful photos:
Bully Suicide Project by Tracy Nanthavongsa
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Nov 09
Short Film Chronicles the Final Days of the Maine No on 1 Campaign
In May, 2009, the Maine Legislature extended marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples. As expected, opponents of equality, led by the National Organization for Marriage and the Catholic Church, petitioned to have those rights put to a vote by referendum. This film chronicles the final days of the on-the-ground campaign to protect marriage equality in Maine.
This NEW LEFT MEDIA film was produced and edited by Chase Whiteside (interviews) and Erick Stoll (camera).
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Nov 09
Five Troubled Boys & Two Fathers
In The Life Presents: Preacher’s Sons
IN THE LIFE – documentary stories from the gay experience – presents the introductory excerpt of the film “Preacher’s Sons” – a provocative, real-life story about the Stewarts: five troubled boys pulled from the train wreck of foster care and the two men who are now their fathers. This intimate look at an unlikely family transcends all political convictions, revealing the struggles, humor and love that unites all families. Filmmaker, C. Roebuck Reed shares her experience making this film about a non-traditional family and gay adoption.
Over 500,000 children in the United States are in foster care. More than 100,000 children await adoption. Despite this growing need, some states currently restrict gay adoption.
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Nov 09
No on 1: Those Last Horrible Hours
Photos I took while volunteering for the Maine No on 1 campaign from Oct 1 – Nov 3, 2009. Until those last horrible few hours on Election Day when a majority of voting Mainers (53%) voted away the hard won marriage equality of lgbt folk, the mood was optimistic, hopeful and building toward a celebration. Nothing I had imagined was able to prepare me for the shock and dejection that came after the last of these photos was taken; my camera had quit working an hour or so before I became aware of the polls turning in favor of Yes on 1.
When the full weight of what had happened pushed against me, I scrambled to get out of the Holiday Inn, where a celebration had been expected. But I couldn’t find my ride. As I searched through the confused crowds I noticed a young lady beginning to sob and being comforted by a friend or a might-have-been wife. My phone was dying and all my calls went to voice mail. Finally I borrowed a friend’s phone, found my ride and left the funereal disaster scene for the car where I sat alone listening to quiet music.
After so much effort – years of effort for some – had come abruptly to a dead end, my only thought was, “Now what?”