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Queer Film Festival Continues
This year due to joblessness, I've had to cut back drastically
on the number of films I'm seeing in the festival. While I've
only got tickets to see three programs, you know I've still
got an opinion about them all...
Pride™ Present from High Court
In a major victory for gay rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme
Court on Thursday struck down a Texas statute that bans gay
couples — but not heterosexuals — from engaging
in sodomy, ruling that the law was an unconstitutional violation
of privacy...
 Pride's™
Elephant in the Room
The Gay
Marriage Debate loomed large over pride weekend. The landmark
decision by the supreme court tainted the celebrations because
it came so soon after gay marriage was legalized
in Canada.
Pride™ Picnic at the Colossal Colon
Imagine the hilarious combination of a giant colon and gay
pride in SF combined with a group of costumed punters. Very
funny indeed...
 Pride™
Kick-Off: The Dyke March
The arctic winds couldn't put a damper on the defiant spirit
of sisterhood as the Dyke March made its way through the historically
lesbian section of the Mission District to finish in the 'boy's
town' section of The Castro...
 Pride™
Weekend's Pink Saturday
This yearly street party drew record crowds. It was almost
too much for me to deal with but I was able to find a few
friends milling about the massive crowd. I documented some
of the highlights...
Pride™ Parade
While I saw a lot of it on TV as I ate breakfast, I did manage
to check out a few contingents in person...
 Pride™
Festival
This year I bounced around the Civic Center and ran into
a lot of familiar faces, fabulous fashions and sparse "entertainment"...
Jury Duty = Off the Hook
Thank God for that 'one case, one call' law. I had to wait
around for over two hours and they finally called my name
for a court that wouldn't be ready for jurors today. That
means I've served my civic duty for a whole year. They call
44,000 people a week to serve so there are more people in
the jury pool if/when the court I was assigned to is ready
for them. I'm just glad I don't have to deal with them anymore!
NBA Draft
While the first round of this year's draft was well know
for months and thought to be rather perfunctory (mock
draft) an injury showed how frail all the hype really
is.
Credibility Under Attack (again)
This section was started three
weeks ago and will be continued as more items come to
my attention.
Case Nine
US forces captured Iraq's irrepressible Information Minister.
After reporting his death last month, many media outlets down-played
their error and focused their coverage on the former minister's
cyber-celebrity
on the Web, thanks to what his fans see as his great sense
of gallows humor.
In the last few days of the war, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, Iraqi
Minister of Information and the official mouthpiece of the Iraqi
regime, became the subject of fan sites, spoof weblogs, petitions
to get him a TV show and merchandise like coffee mugs and T-Shirts.
 The
Age of Imperialism
Death Toll Mounts
Reports still rolling in DAILY about fresh attacks on US forces.
The US millitary did their best to spin it as 'forces loyal
to Sadam' when in reality we have a crisis of historical proportions.
The US Millitary attacked some targets and were hit with 25
attacks in 24 hours in response. The media has been filled
with shades of vietnam-era commentary including extensive
use of the word "quagmire". For the first time in
US history, we have absolutely no plan, no strategy, no direction
and a vacuum of authentic leadership. The bloodless coup of
2000 is bloodless no longer.
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Week
Ending 29 June
Workin'
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