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YAY! It took me this long but i finally found the spiffy thread! Hiya everyone :) Im Kaysi

Hi Kaysi, this thread isn't very active, but I try to post things of interest in here every once in awhile to keep it up on the list

Thats cool. Are you havin a good day? Im listening to my paul oakenfold cd i got earlier. Techno genious that guy so im pretty happy. Had a full day of clients too yay! :)

Paul Oakenfold??? I think I remember a song of his I really liked. Had some actress...Britney somebody...was in Legally Blonde, and Girl Interrupted. Is it Britney Murphy.

Oct. 13, 2008

Connecticut has become the third US state to allow same sex-marriage.

Following in the footsteps of Massachusetts and most recently California, Connecticut's Supreme Court has ruled that gay couples have the right to marry, and not just have civil unions.

American gay group GLAAD has applauded the decision in the state's landmark marriage case, ruling in Kerrigan and Mock versus the Department of Public Health that marriage could be extended to gay and lesbian couples in the state.

"Today's decision affirms the love, the mutual responsibility, and the enduring commitment of so many Connecticut couples – gay and straight," said GLAAD president Neil G Giuliano.

"It also serves as an important affirmation that all people, regardless of their orientation, should be protected fairly and equally under the law," he added.

Connecticut has allowed civil unions since 2005.

The marriage decision was greeted by cheers from crowds of supporters of the bill, including the eight same-sex couples who announced four years ago they would file a lawsuit seeking marriage licenses.

"We are overjoyed to tell our twin boys that we will be married, just like their friends' parents," partners Elizabeth Kerrigan and Jody Mock [pictured] said in a statement.

Jodi Rell, the Republican governor of Connecticut, said though she did not agree with the ruling she would uphold it.

Author: Joanne Oatts
http://www.rainbownetwork.com/UserPortal/Article/Detail.aspx?ID=22669&sid=5&gnbox_cn=0&gnbox_ca=3

Dykons!!!

They made your hands clammy, your knees quiver, and sent your hormones spinning when you were a dyke-in-training. It’s time to pay homage at the altar of dyke icons. This week the sexy gay actress and rock chick who’s set to become the leading lady of a planned L Word spin-off.(WOOOOOHOOOOOO, I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!~~SharonM.)

Name:
Leisha Hailey.

Also known as:
Alice in The L Word.

Not to be confused with:
Tina, Bette, Shane or any other one of our favourite bunch of primetime girls.

Last seen:
Promoting her rock band, Uh Huh Her, following the release of their first full length album, Common Reaction, in August. Leisha sings and plays guitar, in case you were wondering.

Best feature:
Sense of humour, cute smile, rockin’ body…

Candy Bar or Kenric?
Probably Candy Bar as a guest DJ. Yep, she does that, too.

Most likely to:
Take being hot with humour and grace. “I hope Angelina’s not mad at me”, she said after being named the sexiest woman in last year’s Hot 100 list for AfterEllen.com. “I have to say this really makes up for the time I was on the Homecoming Court in high school with my boyfriend – yes, I had one – and he won and I didn’t. So thanks to everyone. I’ll try and keep up my hotness”. She did just that, coming in fifth this year.

Least likely to:
Leave The L Word. Not only does she see it as a groundbreaking show, but she even admits that she actively pursued a role: “I wanted to do something important, and I feel like being on the first lesbian series on TV is big. I would have been kicking myself if I wasn’t part of it”.

In fact, Leisha has been chosen to take the lesbian drama forward when the final L Word series ends next year. We reckon she’s a pretty worthy choice to head the potential spin-off.

Is she a sista?
Oh, yes. In fact, when The L Word first started, she had the distinction of being the only openly gay member of the cast, thank you very much.

Phwoarrr rating:
One look at this vivacious cutie and it’s easy to see why she topped the Hot 100 list, not to mention how she attracted the attention of some of the world’s most famous women and heavyweight dykons, including k.d. lang, Tammy Lynn Michaels, Julie Cypher and Melissa Etheridge. Leisha’s smokin’ hot – somebody bring me some water.

Do mention:
Her band’s upcoming tour, which includes a gig at London’s Koko on 18 November. Form an orderly queue please, ladies.

Don’t mention:
The soccer star career that got away. “I was a goal scorer, but then I busted my knee out and my whole career ended”, she says. We’d still play some friendly games with you, Leisha – off the field, that is.
http://www.rainbownetwork.com/UserPortal/Article/Detail.aspx?ID=22668&sid=42

Namaste

Namaste

You are missed more than you know sharbear!!

Lot of people are not cool in Sacramento, California. I go to a Reconcileing Methodist and people I know there are having a very tough time. I am straight and try to be supportive but even beng supportive gets me bashed. I was threatened if I went to Gay Pride with my clergy I could count on looking for a new place to live. I never saw bigotry like that in Atlanta and even military towns.

I was not surprized to see the Rainbow thread but I was surprised it took as long as it did in mainstream listing. Personally I hope the threads stay integrated and I hope GLBT feel confident I won't support or ignore any bashing for a second.

Welcome (((Pacific)))

Welcome pacific!

California voters approve gay-marriage ban

LOS ANGELES – Voters put a stop to same-sex marriage in California, dealing a crushing defeat to gay-rights activists in a state they hoped would be a vanguard and putting in doubt as many as 18,000 same-sex marriages conducted since a court ruling made them legal this year.

The gay-rights movement had a rough election elsewhere as well Tuesday. Amendments to ban gay marriage were approved in Arizona and Florida, and Arkansas voters approved a measure banning unmarried couples from serving as adoptive or foster parents. Supporters made clear that gays and lesbians were their main target.

But California, the nation's most populous state, had been the big prize. Spending for and against Proposition 8 reached $74 million, the most expensive social-issues campaign in U.S. history and the most expensive campaign this year outside the race for the White House. Activists on both sides of the issue saw the measure as critical to building momentum for their causes.

"People believe in the institution of marriage," Frank Schubert, co-manager of the Yes on 8 campaign, said after declaring victory early Wednesday. "It's one institution that crosses ethnic divides, that crosses partisan divides. ... People have stood up because they care about marriage and they care a great deal."

With almost all precincts reporting, election returns showed the measure winning with 52 percent of the vote. An estimated 2 million to 3 million provisional and absentee ballots remained to be tallied, but based on trends and the locations of the votes still outstanding, the margin of support in favor of the initiative was secure.

Leaders of the No on 8 campaign said they were not ready to concede.

"Because Prop 8 involves the sensitive matter of individual rights, we believe it is important to wait until we receive further information about the outcome," Geoff Kors, director of Equality California, said in a statement Wednesday.

Exit polls for The Associated Press found that Proposition 8 received critical support from black voters who flocked to the polls to support Barack Obama for president. About seven in 10 blacks voted in favor of the ban, while Latinos also supported it and whites were split.

Californians overwhelmingly passed a ban on same-sex marriage in 2000, but gay-rights supporters had hoped public opinion on the issue had shifted enough for this year's measure to be rejected.

"We pick ourselves up and trudge on," said Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. "There has been enormous movement in favor of full equality in eight short years. That is the direction this is heading, and if it's not today or it's not tomorrow, it will be soon."

The constitutional amendment limits marriage to heterosexual couples, nullifying the California Supreme Court decision that had made same-sex marriages legal in the state since June.

Similar bans had prevailed in 27 states before Tuesday's elections, but none were in California's situation — with about 18,000 gay couples already married. The state attorney general, Jerry Brown, has said those marriages will remain valid, although legal challenges are possible.

Despite intense disappointment, some newlyweds chose to look on the positive side, taking comfort that millions of Californians had voted to validate their relationships.

"I'm really OK," said Diana Correia, of Berkeley, who married her partner of 18 years, Cynthia Correia, on Sunday in front of the couple's two children and 80 relatives and friends. "I hope the marriage holds, but we are already married in our hearts, so nobody can take that away."

Jake Rowe, 27, and James Eslick, 29, were in the midst of getting married at Sacramento City Hall on Wednesday morning when someone from the clerk's office stopped the wedding. But not all county clerks stopped sanctioning same-sex marriages Wednesday.

Grace Chavez, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County registrar's office in Norwalk, said weddings for gay couples were being performed in first floor chapel. But in San Francisco, county clerk Karen Hong Lee said gay couples were asked to wait until the office received guidance from state officials.

Kate Folmar, a spokeswoman for Secretary of State Debra Bowen, said initiatives typically take effect the day after an election, although the results from Tuesday's races will not be certified until Dec. 13.

Dana Simas, a spokeswoman for Brown, said the attorney general's office has yet to decide whether same-sex marriages conducted after Election Day would be valid.

Gay-rights legal groups filed a petition Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to invalidate Proposition 8 on the grounds that voters did not have the authority to make such a dramatic change in state law without approval from the Legislature. The court refused to hear a similar petition in June, when gay-rights activists tried to knock the measure off the ballot.

Tuesday's vote drops the number of states that allow gay marriage to one, though it will soon rise again to two.

A ruling by Massachusetts' highest court made same-sex marriage legal there in 2004. A ruling last month by the Connecticut Supreme Court will make gay marriage legal there beginning next week. All other states specifically forbid it except for New York, which recognizes same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, and Rhode Island, where state law is silent on the subject.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081105/ap_on_el_ge/ballot_measures

I phoned my son afternoon and didn't even bring the subject up but he thinks it is strange, too to see my daughter in a heterosexual relationship. He thinks they are happy. I called my daughter up and she seems to be faring well.

(((((Sharon))))

TY (((Catch)))
Not like I wanted to get married soon anyways, lol

I was huggin ya cuz I haven't seen you lately!

Hell I'm straight & I don't want to get married!!