High School Senior Comes Out

I have just seen thisvideo on youtube of a high school senior coming out to everyone in assembly.  This was one of the bravest things I think I have ever seen.

Have a look

Grindr

If you don't already know Grindr is an iPhone app for Gay, Bi or curious men.  It uses GPS technology to find other Grindr users near you so you can speak arrange to meet up or whatever.  I want to know your opinions on grindr if you have used it.

I have it on my phone and I regularly go onto it but I never really speak to anyone and if I do they are from miles away.  I think it is more an app for large cities not small towns.

Let me know what you think, do you use it?  does it work for you?

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Another Gay Teen Death

So another young gay guy has died, Lance Lundsten (age 18) has died.  Now this time however it is very unclear what has happened, according to the police it looked like suicide, however his father has said that it was not suicide.  Nobody has even said what the injury was.

Apparently Lance came out on his facebook profile and he had been bullied at school due to his sexual orientation.

His friends have created a facebook page called the Jefferson Anti-Bully Coalition.

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Sorry

I know I haven't been here for a while, there are a few problems at work but i'm gonna try and do something with this soon.

JustUsBoys Pledge $10,000 to the Matthew Shepard Foundation

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The BBC

Can I just start of by saying, the BBC are really not helping themselves.  First of all they interviewed Stephen Green a gay execution supporter in relation to Elton John's Surrogate baby.  My opinion on this is it was pretty stupid but they argued that this was to give an equal argument.  So I think this has been blown totally out of proportion, but that's just my opinion.

However the other day I was watching newsnight  and I watched a guest speaker Carmen Callil as well as an Australian comedian talk about The Ashes.  Carmen described the Australian cricket team as "grossly overweight and unfit" she then commented about their blond prickly died hair.  The presenter Kirsty Wark said that perhaps that was their feminine side.

Carmen then said "No, it's not a femanine side, it's sort of a poofter side, isn't it", Kirsty then laughed and said "Oh my god Carmen.  You may say that, I would never say that."

However at no point was their an apology.  I understand that the comment wasn't made by any of the BBC staff, however the comment was made on a BBC program therefore I believe they should have apologised.

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R.I.P Puppy

This post has nothing to do with the general topic of this blog but I thought I would write it anyway. 

Before I went to work this morning I got a text from my dad to tell me that the family dog had died.  Although I knew this it obviously upset me but it never really hit me, if that makes any sense.  I went to work had a bit of a laugh and whatever.

But all of a sudden just now it's just hit me like a ton of bricks, I think it was just old age, I cant figure out exactly how old she was but I do know she was older than my 9 year old brother which I suppose means she was pretty old for a dog.

R.I.P Josie
xxx

US Military & Social Networking

Following the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell a facebook style social networking site for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual service members called 'Out Military' the author of the website  John McKinnon  said that anyone that does join up at the moment would be best not to use their full names.

In other news, a US Navy captain has been temporarily relieved of his duties after homophobic videos that he created to be viewed by crew members have been leaked.  These sketches are said to include lesbian shower scenes, anti gay insults and simulated masturbation.

A veteran and executive director of of the service members legal defence network, called on the navy to investigate the video's.

It has also come out that actress Glenn Close appeared in one of these videos, Glenn unwittingly appeared near the end of the video holding a stuffed parrot during a montage to Peter Cetera's 'Glory of Love,' just after a close shot of condoms and lube.

In respose to this she issued this statement "I am distraught that my image has been used to perpetuate something that I abhor. The cynical, unauthorized use of my image in this video is deeply offensive and insulting, and was the result of a seemingly innocent request of me during a visit to the aircraft carrier over four years ago."

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