Gay Rights Media http://www.queervisions.com Select Multimedia of the LGBT Civil Rights Movement Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:37:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “This is a historic day,” presiding judge Hegel Cortes said shortly after pronouncing Mexico’s first same-sex couple to marry Judith Vazquez and Lol Kin Castaneda “legitimately united in matrimony.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/A_IoyYE6SLc/posted.php “My daddy told me that I needed to show them that I’m still proud of who I am. The fact that this will help people later on, that’s what’s helping me to go on,” said Constance McMillen about her return to school after officials canceled the prom to prevent her from attending with her girlfriend. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/KeB3xd349FA/posted.php “One of the things we found is that the LGBT students really want to make a difference,” says Robyn Cooper, a research and evaluation scientist at Iowa State’s Research Institute for Studies in Education. “They want their stories told. They want people to know what they’re going through, but they don’t want the repercussions of being bullied.” http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/4Ni4xoKanys/posted.php Enjoy this music video reinterpretation with a same-sex switch made by the members of the University of Rochester’s YellowJackets, an a cappella group. Over the years the YellowJackets’ mission has remained the same: to spread an appreciation and affinity for music of all genres to people of all ages. Looks like they’re broadening that mission a bit. Bravo! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/8ndpZWO7qt4/posted.php “You’re both husbands? You married each other? That’s funny. This is the very first time I saw husbands and husbands. So funny. So that means you love each other. I’m gonna play ping pong now. You can play if you want to.” ~Young Calen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/Tmh-BXIJN5c/posted.php “LGBT children and those who are perceived to be gay, lesbian or challenge traditional gender roles are among those most likely to be targeted by bullies. In this look at the most tragic outcome for kids tormented by kids, we meet heartbroken families fighting for federal legislation to protect their children.” ~In The Life, Documentary Stories from the Gay Experience http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/9Y1x8c0n_F4/posted.php “Our gratitude to the [D.C.] Mayor, the City Council and citizens for being willing to open the door to say it really is marriage equality for all.” ~Candy Holmes, Newlywed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/q_jZyTeYJCQ/posted.php We are just 6 new fans away from hitting the mythical 10,000 Facebook fan mark! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/WaWZbFFca8E/365683218240 Should we flag this YouTube video from Molotov Mitchell, columnist for the Washington D.C. based right-wing conservative website World Net Daily, for inciting hatred and violence? Does it promote executing gays as the righteous and patriotic thing to do? http://bit.ly/blpVXM If yes, is that enough to warrant removal? Has a line been crossed or do free speech rights deny that a line even exists? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/wgJ3K-AifLo/352059958945 “Ladies and Gentlemen, today we gather together in this place to celibrate the love shared between two very special people.” ~officiant leading the first same-sex wedding in Washington D.C. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gcrm/~3/CPyluJGSnIc/posted.php