May 2009
49 posts
The Zigzagged Arc of History →
butnotmine:
My HuffPo piece on the latest re Prop 8
…The thing about history books is that they often do not show all of the detailed setbacks and gains in a historical movement. You do not see the conversations Gandhi, or Harvey Milk, or Martin Luther King Jr. had over coffee the morning after a defeat. And yet history is altered by those who rise all of those mornings, take stock of the...
Prop 8 upheld
butnotmine:
18,000 same-sex marriages will remain
(Take to the streets in peaceful protest tonight, wherever you are!!!)
In the 15 minutes before a decision is released...
butnotmine:
To hold that title, to be a Justice, in that moment Right before Right before A decision is Released The ink has dried Do you think of the implications, of your title? Do you think of the lovers? History? What future books Or your grandchildren Might think? Do you imagine the actual faces? News coverage? Potential of riots? Is it just, now, judicial text Dusty pages Turned? Are you...
Liveblogging/Twittering the Prop 8 Decision →
2 Girls, 1 Queen will be liveblogging and Twittering (link above) the Prop 8 Decision today in front of City Hall. We’ll also be interviewing folks for reaction videos, so please come see us if you’re going to be there!
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of...
– Judy Garland
butnotmine:
Prop 8 decision to come Tuesday at 10am PST!
Religiosity 101 of the Day: “Let the River Run” by Carly Simon, the theme from Working Girl.
We’re coming to the edge, Running on the water, Coming through the fog, Your sons and daughters. Let the river run, Let all the dreamers Wake the nation. Come, the New Jerusalem. Silver cities rise, The morning lights The streets that meet them, And sirens call them on With a song....
Lip Service Photos! →
Check out amazing photos from the Lip Service event at Brandon Norris’ Flickr stream.
i-thaphithin:
There is something seriously wrong with this generation.
Agreed.
Welcome to 2 Girls, 1 Queen!
2 Girls, 1 Queen is a collaboration between former Fog City Journal columnist and hair accessories designer Elaine Santore, SF native, dancer, organizer and political consultant Aimee Ellis and Our Queen, Marqus Fontenot.
We’re launching 2 Girls, 1 Queen (not to be confused with a certain graphic viral video!) because we wanted to create a media platform for young, emerging artists involved...