WOLFIE'S JOURNAL

Fourth and last rec post for 2009, and this will be my final year of recommending queerfilm throughout June; it's been a real slice sharing, and thanks for ALL the comments...

There were a few films that I really wanted to view / review this year, namely: ANTARCTICA, which apparently isn't available on DVD; and I was unable to secure a copy of MA SAISON SUPER 8 (um, without purchasing it, that is). There are many disadvantages to living in a virtual cultural vacuum, ya know.

And more than a few films were viewed and not mentioned here; I don't recommend EVERYTHING I watch. Just sayin'...

Today was also the fourth annual Trans Day of Action for Social and Economic Justice

Not in Hooterville, of course. Or even Cleveland. NYC, loves. They had a nice day for it. *pumps fist*

Quite a varied 'community', innit?

If I recall, the local events calendar for this weekend in Hooterville is topped by the second annual Beach Glass soiree (if you have to ask what beach glass is...forget it) at Walnut Beach in Pixley. Wowza...how can that compare to a trans pride march??? And YES, I collect beach glass...

***shakes jar proudly***

Here is lena3's intro Pride Post; here's mine.

Check out Lena's recs from June 7th June 14th and June 21st
Here are mine from June 5th June 12th and June 19th

This week's recs:



(  HOLDING TREVOR (2007)  )






(  THE DONALD STRACHEY MYSTERIES  )




(  TESTOSTERONE (2003) )

And how about adding these to the ever-popular Netflix queue even if you don't intend to watch? It'll help up those queerfilm numbers...

Here is lena3's intro Pride Post; here's mine.

Check out Lena's recs from June 7th and June 14th
Here are mine from June 5th and June 12th

This week's recs:



(  WERE THE WORLD MINE (2008)  )




(  BEFORE NIGHT FALLS (2000)  )




(  THE LIVING END (1992) )

Here is lena3's intro Pride Post; here's mine.

Check out Lena's recs from June 7th and mine from June 5th

While Ohio isn't exactly the most progressive state as far as queer rights go, there many events celebrating Pride Month; Equality Ohio maintains a calendar of LGBT events year-round. Dayton and Youngstown had their Pride events last weekend; Cincinnati and Akron's festivals are this weekend, and Cleveland and Columbus Pride activities will be held the following weekend, June 20 & 21. Equality Ohio's LGBT calendar can be found here.

This week's recs:



(  BAD EDUCATION (2004)  )




(  MULLIGANS (2008)  )




(  KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (1985)  )

Here's my first set of recs (a day late, but what the hell...). lena3 will post her film recs on Sundays this month.



(  SAVE ME (2008)  )




(  BANGKOK LOVE STORY (2007)  )




(  LIKE IT IS (1998)  )

For the last three years, lena3 and I have recommended queer films throughout the month of June.

I compiled a list of everything we've recced, more to ensure that I didn't waste time on a title we'd already done. Since I've gone to the trouble, I thought I'd include that list here; I've also linked each film back to the appropriate post. Please let me know of any errors...

(  Big Damn Queer Movie List  )

June 2009 finds the state of queerness to be a mixed bag:

California's Prop 8 was upheld, yet queer marriage is now legal in Massachusetts, Iowa and Connecticut; Vermont joins the list on September 1, 2009.

The Maine legislature and Governor approved queer marriage, but anti-equality hate groups filed a petition in opposition; the new law is now in limbo until Maine residents vote on the issue.

Both legislative houses in New Hampshire narrowly approved queer marriage law, yet Governor Lynch sent it back requesting added protections for churches; a second vote is expected on the bill today in both New Hampshire houses.

In 2004, our Ohio constitution was amended to outlaw queer marriage; a VERY sad day, I can tell you.

However, on May 12, House Bill 176, The Equal Housing & Employment Act of 2009 was introduced and seeks to add SEXUAL ORIENTATION and GENDER IDENTITY to the list of reasons for which a citizen may NOT be discriminated against in regards to employment, housing & public accommodations. Sponsor Testimony for the bill was held in the House on May 27; opponent testimony is scheduled for today, June 3. Governor Strickland has pledged his support of the Bill, and has promised to sign it into law when it reaches his desk...

But queer marriage isn't everything; respect, equality and the freedom to live one's life as they choose, with whomever they choose is the real priority. And while many advances have been made in the last forty years, we've still a long way to go.

Every June, lena3 and I post queer movie recs; I'll post on Thursdays and she'll post on Sundays. These posts will NOT be locked.

Here are our recommendations from 2006 , 2007 , 2008 .

To wrap up for today, I'd like to share some cool art from queer artist Joe Phillips. His decidedly upbeat, colorful and oftentimes wry art is a favourite. Not all are worksafe:





(  Click for more of Joe's Art  )

The last rec of '08 for me. lena3 will offer up hers later today. Here are links to all of our recs from 2006 and 2007

Here are Lena's posts from June 1, June 8, June 15 and June 22.

All video links refer to TLA Video. While the site does offer mainstream titles, it's one of the best sources for queer film on DVD.

Surf's up:



(  SHELTER (2007)  )

Thanks to all who read and commented!

Over and out...

Yeah. I totally failed last week with the recs. In an effort to rec some recent titles, I procured/watched two films...and didn't care for either one. Oh well...such is life.

Major coolness going on in California. The good news is that their Supreme Court upheld the law and the state Constitution, allowing ANYONE to enjoy the right of marrying the person they love. And even Awwnold™ has stated that he won't challenge or support anyone challenging the decision. The bad news is that the homophobic ultra-right nutjobs will do their worst to overturn the whole thing. Don't like the law? Change it. Ain't US democracy grand? O_o

I'd also like to rec THIS WAY OUT!, the nation's (and the world's, for that matter) only weekly radio newsmagazine for the LGBT community. The THIS WAY OUT! website is here. There are links to the weekly half-hour shows on the site, and the program airs on EdgeRadio Wednesdays & Sundays @ 6PM Eastern. Be sure to check the show out!

This is the third year running that lena3 and I have offered up our fave queerfilms for your perusal. Here are links to all of our recs from 2006 and 2007

Here are Lena's posts from June 1, June 8 and June 15.

I've managed to come up with two recs this week, which I hope will be of interest:



(  BLUE CITRUS HEARTS (2003)  )



(  OUTING RILEY (2004)  )

And, sadly, no further dreams involving Jermaine and kites, but Dean has made another appearance in my nocturnal theatre of the sub-conscious. Rawr.

Woot!

Ostensibly, the month of June is when queers everywhere celebrate diversity, acceptance, and, well, party like crazy. Yup. There's sure to be a White Party coming soon to a parking lot near you...as long as you live in a metropolitan area, that is. The rest of us in the 'square states' have to make do with ooogling online Jared/Jensen manips, writing LOST slash, or watching QUEER AS FOLK for the umpteenth time...

I'm not sure what the un-official anniversary of the Stonewall Riots has to do with buff, sweaty, mostly nekkid folk gyrating to Moby remixes in warehouses...but then I wasn't put here to get things.

Oh, yeah. I'm supposed to be reccing something...

This is the third year running that lena3 and I have offered up our fave queerfilms for your perusal. Here are links to all of our recs from 2006 and 2007

Lena will post her recs on Sundays; I'll try to keep the Thursday thing going on.

Here's Lena's first rec of 2008; please check it out, yeah?

So, without further adieu, I humbly submit these recommendations:



(  THE TRIP (2002)  )




(  ALIVE & KICKING (1999)  )




(  WORLD & TIME ENOUGH (1998)  )

And has anyone else had erotic dreams featuring Jemaine Clement and kites?

See you next Thursday!

It's true. I'm her fic slave. Her story whore. Willingly offered up and paid for.

Lena OWNS me.

*shivers with anticipation*

Yow...that sounds incredibly delicious, don't it? Heh!



Lena was the "winning" bidder on me, so I'm bound to do as she decrees. Her marching orders? Have a look:

PAIRING: Harry/Ron
TIME PERIOD:Post-Hogwarts
GENRE: EWE
SPECIFICS: Aurors, Established Relationship, Humour, Road Trip, Bad Food, The Anglia
EXTRAS: Possible meet-up with two other gorgeous guys in a car...

Yeah, I can get into this!

*waggles eyebrows*

Woot!

Just posting some smut...

Title: SWEATBOX
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: NC-17
Characters: Sam Winchester, Dean Winchester
Genre: Romance, Erotica, Slash
Warnings: Adult Situations & Language, Strong Sexual Content, Wincest
Spoilers: Probably
Word Count: 4318
Complete: Yes
Beta: Um, yeah!
Summary: It's hot. Really hot, and Dean's in dire need of a diversion. Some post-AHBL2 PWP not necessarily in the DARK ROADS 'verse.



X-posted to sn_slash , dean_sam , WOLF MOON, & SINFUL DESIRE


(  SWEATBOX  )

Hookay, here we go again. I'm likin' IJ because I get to be me here, but I don't fancy the layout settings...all in good time, I reckon. Off to find friends...

Third Pride Month queerfilm post.

Here are lena3's recs from June 1st, June 8th and June 15th

Here's mine from June 5th and June 12th

(  All of our recs from 2006...  )

Click on the pic for more info from a well-known website, or google the title to find it elsewhere.

Only one recommendation this time...



(  MYSTERIOUS SKIN (2004)  )


Be sure to catch lena3's next rec this Friday...

Second Pride Month queerfilm post.

Here are lena3's recs from June 1st and June 8th

Here's mine from June 5th

(  All of our recs from 2006...  )

Click on the pics for more info from a well-known website, or google the title to find it elsewhere.




(  LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION! (1997)  )




(  TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS (1997)  )


Be sure to catch lena3's next rec this Friday...

We're back for season two: In honour of Pride Month, lena3 and I are recommending our favourite queer films. I'll post Tuesdays throughout the month; Lena will post Fridays. Click on the pics for more info from a well-known website, or google the title to find it elsewhere.

Here is Lena's rec from June 1st.

So, here we go...



(  TALES OF THE CITY (1994)  )




(  THE NIGHT LISTENER (2006)  )




(  LIE DOWN WITH DOGS (1995)  )


So be sure to catch Lena's next rec this Friday...

Until next time, remember: "It's not the years, it's the mileage"

*grins*

Yup, it's June 1st around these parts...which means that it's Gay-Lesbian-Bi-Trans-Pan-Queer Pride Month...at least here in the States...




lena3 and I will be posting Queer Video recs all month long...she'll post on Fridays, and I'll post on...um...Tuesdays? Sounds good. You can see the summary of what we posted last year:

My picks: June 28, 2006, June 21, 2006, June 14, 2006, and June 7, 2006

And Lena's: July 2, 2006, June 25, 2006, June 18, 2006, and June 11, 2006

Lena also assembled a fantastic website in honour of an art exhibit featuring defaced gay/lesbian/bi/trans books. The story behind it is quite thought provoking, in so much as it details how twisted some individuals can be, and how something awful can be transmuted into something beautiful and moving. Please check it out...

Lena's Website Reversing Vandalism

Sometimes I feel as I've allowed myself to become too complacent.

I'm very fortunate. Some of us aren't so. Some of us are afraid to admit who they really are. Because they feel alone. Because they're afraid of what their loved ones...friends, family, co-workers...might say or do. Or they live/work in an environment where proclaiming who they truly are would jeopardize their position, their livelihood. Their lives. It's no surprise that suicide amongst teenagers that have self-identified as GLBTP runs much higher than the rate for 'straight' teens...and what of the kids that NEVER told anyone?

And that annoys me...and makes me a bit angry.

It's not about validation...although that's cool. It's about respect. And not tolerance, either. We tolerate nuisances...we put up with them. Nope. It's about acceptance. And that's what we all need to speak up for. What we all need to demand, really. It's our human right...to be who we are, and feel good about it.

Hope for a future where that'll be possible...

Preachin' to the choir, eh? And yipe. Talk about ranty...

Here's some links to cool places that we've supported over the years...

Human Rights Campaign

Service Members Legal Defense Network

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Gay Men's Health Crisis

Parents, Families & Friends of GLBTP Folks

And last but not least:

ACT Up!

Silence truly does equal death...

*pumps fist*

lena3 had a great idea the other day...I was talking about working on the top tracks for EdgeRadio, and she mused that it might be cool to come up with a mix of Jenny's fave tunes. Jenny has a TON of cool bands listed in her profile...so, that's what I did. We share very similar tastes in music...

Went through her LJ and took note of the tracks she referenced for the posts; made it all the way back to May 2006 before I had to stop. Many of the tunes were already in the EdgeRadio library, but there were quite a few that weren't. I downloaded most of what wasn't in the library, and there were some tracks that couldn't be found at the time. There also were some artists that Jenny didn't mention particular tracks for; I just selected tunes that I thought were cool...

So, 90 tracks were assembled, and wow, what a cool mix of music. I created a category and rotation for the songs, and Jenny's Mix will air on EdgeRadio today starting at Noon and running through 6PM Eastern. The mix will run again starting at Midnight. There'll be no commentary (never is on EdgeRadio) and the tunes will play in no particular order...best to just let the rotation program do its thing...and the list is by no means intended to be all-inclusive or anything of the sort...just 90 really cool tunes...and I hope she'd approve...

(  The List  )

It was cool tracking down and compiling the tunes...and I added more than a few of Jenny's tunes to the regular rotations...

Sometimes, the music is all that keeps things going...

Enjoy...

Somewhat cranky and hops-laden rant to follow:

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind. (gacked from booneda & oh_i_er_oh)

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines (stolen from pghpatronus)

I've seen the GAY RIGHTS MEME pop up all about the flist; suppose that it's all due to Coming Out Day on the eleventh. I'm not going to post the meme here, because I'm going to retreat into my own little reality where everyone believes in equality, where everyone believes in treating others with respect and dignity. Where acceptance and understanding don't stem from some two thousand year old book.

Yeah, I'm for gay rights, and lesbian rights, and transgendered rights, and bi-sexual rights, pansexual rights, celibate rights, civil unions, common law, what have you. Live and let live. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, even though I know the Constitution seems to be less and less important these days.

So I guess it boils down to this: equal rights, equal respect, for all. And that means folks of any race and nationality. How's that? Simpler? Hope so. So how can one NOT be for equal rights?

/rant.

*crawls back under desk*