that's so gay

A short documentary film series exploring homophobia in social media
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Previewing October 19, 2007
A Day of Tolerance

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Nov 01

Events | Local | Gay Life Expo

[via gayasburypark ]

Oct 30

This year, San Francisco’s most popular Halloween party, in America’s largest gay neighborhood, is canceled.

News | Read | The Rise and Fall of Gayborhoods

[ via the new york times ]

Oct 27

via big apple roundup

Oct 22

Film | Beyond Hatred [via peccapics ]

An exploration of tolerance, this wrenching documentary chronicles the brutal gay-bashing of Francois Chenu in France in 2002.

Beyond Hatred | Offical Site

[via godhatesfags.com ]

A LETTER FROM MARIO | “NEVER AGAIN”

When I first started teaching, teenagers who were known as, or called, “fags” or “gay” often were prone to depression and even suicide. Thankfully, that kind of harassment is now illegal in schools and the workplace; and the mainstream culture has also come a long way in that regard.

But the expression, “Never Again” has not taken full effect as yet.

Those tactics are still being used, in this country, by adults not by school kids; e.g., the web site GodHatesFags.com developed by a “christian” denomination. Gay men and women, especially teenagers, still commit suicide at extraordinary rates in comparison to other groups’ moreover, the misguided Ex-Gay ministries aggravate the potential for hate crimes. Adults trying to hide who they are often become tabloid news stories because of their hypocrisy: ruined marriages, political careers turned into jokes on late night TV, expulsion of desperately needed linguists and others from the military, et al.

Some of us were fortunate to have established a level of professionalism and integrity before our private lives became well-known. Those who study such things say we overcompensated so that we could overcome our worst fears of homophobia. Maybe. But we discovered, and were lucky, that the majority of rational people, people who were neither dogmatic, fundamentalist, nor opinionated, easily dismissed sexual orientation as irrelevant, especially among consenting adults.

“The Laramie Project” is a dramatic representation of what happens when people with some notion that “God Hates Fags!” ask, with malicious intent, “Are you gay?”

Never again!

Reprinted with permission by marioapnj

Matthew’s Killers | Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson

Photo via Vanity Fair: The Crucifixion of Matthew Shepard

Choose Your Color [via matthew’s place ]

Web Capture of the Homepage [via matthew’s place ]

MATTHEW SHEPARD FOUNDATION LAUNCHES MATTHEW’S PLACE

The Matthew Shepard Foundation has announced the launch of MatthewsPlace.com, a comprehensive online resource for LGBTQ youth in America. The website was launched on October 12, 2007, the ninth anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s passing.

News | Read | Official Press Release
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Remembering Matthew Shepard | December 1, 1976 - October 12, 1998

“Matthew in the Sand” photo from A Gentle Spirit via the Matthew Shepard Memorial Web Ring Hub

Special Performances of The Laramie Project at the Paramount Theatre to benefit :

Matthew Shepard Foundation
The Center
Tectonic Theater Project

[via [side]walk.talk ]

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[photo via MOTORAZR]

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Flying a triple message in Ocean Grove [photo via MOTORAZR]

Grassroots organization Ocean Grove United has been vital in working for our Civil Rights

Need a Flag?

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