http://www.lgbtpov.com “No one will find the way out of hate and violence unless we do. Go without hate, but not without rage. Heal the world.” – Paul Monette Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:56:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Access Now for Gay and Lesbian Equality – more commonly known as ANGLE – has been revived for this important 2010 election season. Thursday night ANGLE and equality California are hosting a free meet and greet with California Assemblymember Dave Jones who is a candidate for State Insurance Commissioner. Jones has ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/angleeqca-host-free-meet-and-greet-with-assemblymember-dave-jones-candidate-for-state-insurance-commissioner/ Ted Olson and David Boies, the two famed straight attorneys mounting the federal challenge to Prop 8, were in New York City Wednesday night speaking at an invitation-only event moderated by New York Times Supreme Court correspondent Adam Liptak at The Times headquarters.  Before their talk, Olson and Boies spoke ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/prop-8-update-court-names-%e2%80%98core-groups%e2%80%99-excluded-from-document-order/ My friend Ann Bradley drew my attention to this conversation last October between CBS News anchor Katie Couric and Sapphire, the author of PUSH – the novel that served as the basis for the amazing film “Precious.”  Sapphire talks about how she was a teacher in Harlem in the 1980s ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/katie-couric-talks-with-sapphire-author-of-push-the-basis-for-the-movie-precious/ Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina honored Cecilia Estolano as “Woman of the Year” for Molina’s supervisorial district at a luncheon Tuesday at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. Molina said: “Cecilia’s service to the public and especially to underrepresented communities make her the ideal candidate for this award. She has a track record ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/supervisor-molina-honors-cecelia-estolano-as-woman-of-the-year/ A March 8 press release promoting an upcoming gala celebrating "eight years of leadership in San Francisco’s LGBT Community” gives no hint that the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is “on the verge of foreclosure,” according to a story Wednesday in the San Francisco Chronicle. The center, which says ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/san-franciscos-lgbt-center-asking-city-for-1-million-bailout/ Forms for the 2010 US Census will arrive in your mailbox any day now.  Make sure you and your household take a few minutes to complete yours and send it back: among the many benefits of an accurate Census is a better understanding of LGBT people as a demographic group. The ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/syd-peterson-why-how-lgbts-should-fill-out-their-census-forms/ In advance of his March 27 debut on Broadway in “Promises, Promises,” actor Sean Hayes finally granted The Advocate an interview. Apparently he was quite annoyed when they did a fake interview when Hayes was starring as Jack McFarland as part of the TV phenomenon known as “Will and Grace.” Here’s ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/the-advocate-sean-hayes-says-%e2%80%98i-am-who-i-am%e2%80%99/ Tuesday, March 9th marks the first day that same-sex couples in the District of Columbia were able to marry. The Human Rights Campaign hosted three ceremonies at our DC headquarters building. Here's the video of those ceremonies. From HRC: Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend Officiant: Rev. David K. North, Pastor of Holy Redeemer ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/first-three-same-sex-marriages-in-dc-video/ Sinjoyla Townsend and Angelisa Young walked down the aisle Tuesday, becoming the first couple to wed under the city's new same-sex marriage law, according to WJLA, the ABC News affiliate in Washington DC. Here’s an excerpt on how the station describes the ceremony on their website: “One bride wore a knee-length lace ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/same-sex-marriages-start-in-washington-dc/ As part of West Hollywood’s 25th Anniversary of Cityhood, the city is commemorating some of its most famous residents, including a month-long tribute to F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of America’s greatest writers. On Sunday, Frontiers In LA news writer Peter DelVecchico went on the “Fitzgerald in West Hollywood” tour of places ... http://www.lgbtpov.com/2010/03/walking-tour-traces-where-f-scott-fitzgerald-once-walked-in-west-hollywood/