Check it out, bois and goils, WinterPride at Whistler -- OMG!
Named the Number 1 Gay Ski Event by Gay.com and PlanetOut! (how many gay ski events are there??)
Yes, to the tune of Getting what I came for...on the dance floor, dance floor...!!!!
you too can ski the slopes by day and party by night at the fabulous resorts.
Oh, and you can get married there too. www.vs.gov.bc.ca/marriage/howto.html to learn details about marriage licenses and other information.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
USD MOOT CT TEAM TROUNCES COMPETITION!!
Greetings from the trenches - so very proud to have attended the 6th Annual Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law & Policy Moot Court Competition.
30+ teams participated from all over the country! Teammates Jen Kopfstein and W. James Hua performed ably and made us proud.
First round against Hofstra -- their brief was strong, but would their oral abilities withstand the relentless beating from Kopfstein and Hua? Not a chance. They crumbled.
Second round against UNLV. Their brief was either brilliant or incomprehensible, we couldn't tell which. They looked sharp - two strapping men with brilliant smiles. Would Kopfstein and Hua have met their match? Silly you! Of course not -- K & H triumphed again.
Unfortunately, their aggregate scores were not enough to land them in the top 8, but we were certain that K&H were probably close and probably in the top half of the draw. Best brief was won by NYU, but K&H had given them a run for their money as well.
As we left UCLA's campus tired but content, the sun shone like a beacon to bring us back home. We rejoiced with babyback ribs and beer and tales of outwitting your opponent...what more could you ask for. The thrill of this year's competition only whetted our appetite for more -- who will bring back the trophies next year??!
30+ teams participated from all over the country! Teammates Jen Kopfstein and W. James Hua performed ably and made us proud.
First round against Hofstra -- their brief was strong, but would their oral abilities withstand the relentless beating from Kopfstein and Hua? Not a chance. They crumbled.
Second round against UNLV. Their brief was either brilliant or incomprehensible, we couldn't tell which. They looked sharp - two strapping men with brilliant smiles. Would Kopfstein and Hua have met their match? Silly you! Of course not -- K & H triumphed again.
Unfortunately, their aggregate scores were not enough to land them in the top 8, but we were certain that K&H were probably close and probably in the top half of the draw. Best brief was won by NYU, but K&H had given them a run for their money as well.
As we left UCLA's campus tired but content, the sun shone like a beacon to bring us back home. We rejoiced with babyback ribs and beer and tales of outwitting your opponent...what more could you ask for. The thrill of this year's competition only whetted our appetite for more -- who will bring back the trophies next year??!
Friday, January 29, 2010
OMG! Gay football fans??!!
CBS has rejected an ad for gay-dating site ManCrunch.com for air during the Super Bowl, saying the ad, which depicts two men kissing, "is not within the network's broadcast standards for Super Bowl Sunday." ManCrunch spokeswoman Elissa Buchter said, "You see ads for erectile dysfunction morning, noon and night. It's discriminatory that they won't show this." The Hollywood Reporter (free content)/Live Feed blog (1/29)
PRIDE LAW MEETING BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER
It was great seeing so many of you and your friends at the meeting yesterday! So much is happening around us every day, the world is turning and the demands of school are pulling at you. So I really appreciate it when you take time out to be with your fellow Pride Law-ers.
Solidarity. Sharing. Listening. Feeling. Cocktails. We have evidence.
That's what makes us so special. ;o>
PROP 8 TRIAL WRAPS UP - SORT OF
Testimony in the federal trial of California's Proposition 8 constitutional marriage ban has concluded, and the trial has gone on hiatus to allow Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker time to review briefs and evidence. Closing arguments have yet to be scheduled, but will probably be in a month or so.
Read more about this in the New York Times, here.
Military to offer plan to end DA/DT
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will brief a Senate panel on the Pentagon's recommendation for how to repeal the military gay ban on Tuesday. Although details were not forthcoming, the Pentagon is said to prefer to change the policy gradually. President Barack Obama, during Wednesday's State of the Union, pledged to make a priority of ending the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy this year.
This is going to be a year when DA/DT is going to be heavily debated in the news. Our panel presentation will be timely indeed. Read more here
Friday, January 22, 2010
Prop. 8 trial Day 9: Live coverage from the courtroom
Prof says research shows gays and lesbians don't choose their sexual identities
Plaintiffs lawyers are already done questioning their final witness, UC-Davis psychology prof. Gregory Herek, who testified that research shows gays and lesbians do not choose their sexual identities, as same-sex marriage opponents suggest. And he also said they are subject to social stigma.
Check it out here!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
First (known?) transgender appointees illustrates need for greater equality
Amanda Simpson begins her new position this week as a senior technical adviser with the Department of Commerce. Who says this administration is not making a difference?
Trouble for throwing out DA/DT
Key House Democrat doesn't want to lift military gay ban
U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., who helped create the military gay ban and is considered the top House Democrat for military issues, has come out against overturning the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy because of the potential for "disruption" of campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I am personally not for changing the law," Skelton told C-SPAN in a "Newsmakers" interview scheduled to air Sunday. The Hill (1/15)
U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., who helped create the military gay ban and is considered the top House Democrat for military issues, has come out against overturning the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy because of the potential for "disruption" of campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I am personally not for changing the law," Skelton told C-SPAN in a "Newsmakers" interview scheduled to air Sunday. The Hill (1/15)
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