Got any?
If so, be sure to vote for 'em at The Advocate's 40th Anniversary Heroes poll. Forty GLBT faces will be selected for the anniv. issue.
Some folks on the list:
Elton John, Ian McKellen, Harvey Milk, and former OC boy, the Rev. Mel White.
This past Tuesday night at the Edwards South Coast Village in Santa Ana, and an Orange County Film Society-sponsored advance screening of the new Gus Van Zant-directed, Sean Penn-starring Harvey Milk biopic, simply titled Milk.
Go ahead and Google the name if you must -- it's not like Harvey's story is getting taught in public schools -- but some background info is in order here. Harvey Milk was the first openly gay person to win an elected office in the United States, a seat on the San Franc
Disappointed in today's ruling upholding Prop. 8's effort to block future gay marriages in California, the leadership of two Orange County gay organizations accused the California Supreme Court of "acting out of fear of political retribution" from religious right."Today is a sad day for equality," said Jim Rogers, who heads the non-partisan Elections Committee of the County of Orange (ECCO). "The California Supreme Court has shown that the State of California is not a place where 'All men (and w
Thanks to Paul Cook-Giles for pointing out that I missed the real OC-connected news with regards to the upcoming California Supreme Court decision on a challenge to Proposition 8. While Gloria Allred's press conference is cool and all, you might be better served by going to OC Equality Coalition's "Day of Decision" event at the Old Orange Courthouse in Santa Ana at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Cook-Giles writes:
Depending on what the court decides, we will either PROTEST or CELEBRATE.
We will PROTEST if
Where's the gay love?Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger surprisingly flip-flopped on his previous opposition and signed the state Senate bill establishing May 22 as "Harvey Milk Day," much to the chagrin of the Orange County Board of Education. Ken Williams, who was president of the board when it voted unanimously to damn the legislation honoring the California gay icon, called it "social engineering" to encourage students to learn about Milk's career. Williams later handed the president's gavel
Wikipedia.orgHarvey MilkThe life of Harvey Milk may have inspired several Bay Area politicians, millions of Americans and the Oscar-winning performance by actor Sean Penn, but a day dedicated to the life of the first openly gay man elected to public office in California is too much for the Orange County Board of Education to bear.The board voted unanimously on Sept. 17 to oppose state Senate Bill 572, which would declare "Harvey Milk Day" on May 22.
