In all my zaniness, I forgot to post the music video I made for “So Special” – didn’t make any money for Equality California, but I still believe in the cause.
The video features photos from the Anti-Prop 8 Protest in Silver Lake I attended after its passing.
Buy "So Special" - All Proceeds to go to Equality California
I have just released my “So Special” song on SnoCap. Because the song is about my take on marriage equality, I have decided that anything I make from it will go to Equality California (http://www.eqca.org) and the fight for marriage equality. Whether or not you like the song, it’s only 99-cents! So please help out this great cause by purchasing the song! You can catch the full-version of my song on my myspace, or just purchase below.
Obama Victory and California's Gay Marriage Ban
I’ve been feeling this odd back-and-forth pull in federal politics versus state level politics (in my particular case – California’s). It seems as if – perhaps by chance – the progressive changes on the federal level is met by regressive issues on the state level. Though this post is really only focused on one aspect of that – marriage equality.
As Melissa Etheridge wrote so eloquently on this very site about the Rick Warren inauguration fallout, “They don’t hate us, they fear change. Maybe in our anger, as we consider marches and boycotts, perhaps we can consider stretching out our hands. Maybe instead of marching on his church, we can show up en masse and volunteer for one of the many organizations affiliated with his church that work for HIV/AIDS causes all around the world. Maybe if they get to know us, they wont fear us.”
via Keli Goff: How the Crucifixion of Miss California Hurts the Marriage Equality Movement.
“I had always hoped for this, but I wasn’t sure that it would be in my lifetime or that it would be in Iowa,” said Mr. Phillips-Schrock, 58, of Urbandale.
via Gay Couples Line Up for Marriage Licenses in Iowa – NYTimes.com.
