Author: Randy Slovacek

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California: Support for marriage equality continues to grow

Fifty-six percent of likely California voters now favor allowing same-sex couples to legally marry, according to a poll released today by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).

The poll represents an increase in public support for the freedom to marry from an identically worded poll of likely voters conducted in September 2011 by Equality California, which marked support at 51%.

This news comes on the heels of a Field poll released last week that showing that support for marriage equality had reached as high as 59% among all California adults.

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Hate Group – One Million Moms – abandons JC Penney/Ellen boycott

Anti-gay hate group One Million Moms (which actually only numbers about 40K) was outraged that JC Penney would affiliate itself with a “high-profile homosexual entertainer” like Ellen DeGeneres, but its attempt to boycott the store has fizzled.

Director Monica Cooley believes “only time will tell,” because the group is now moving on to other issues that require its attention.

The group’s boycott of Toys ‘R’ Us over selling a recent issue of Archie Comics has also failed miserably. The Archie Comics issue they objected to because of its same-sex wedding sold out.
(source)

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Joe the plumber dodges ‘queer’ question

Plucked from obscurity in 2008 due to a chance meeting with then candidate Barack Obama, Sam Wezelbacher – aka “Joe The Plumber” – became a 15 minute media sensation used by the McCain camp in last minute desperate attempts to breathe life into a dying presidential campaign

In 2009 Werzelbacher infamously declared that he wouldn’t let gay people be around his children.

Having just won his Ohio GOP primary for the U.S. House, this morning he appeared on CNN where he was asked if he’s evolved on gay issues. That prompted Werzelbacher to accuse the host of “gotcha” journalism and compared CNN to the gossip site TMZ. To her credit host Zoraida Sambolin continued to press Werzelbacher on his stance on gay people.

Werzelbacher later released a joint statement with GOProud:
“The left and their friends in the main stream media don’t want to talk about the issue most Americans in this country today care about – jobs. Instead, they want a culture war. They want a culture war because they cannot defend this President’s record of failure when it comes to creating jobs and growing our economy. They hope to cynically distract Americans to protect President Obama and his liberal allies in Congress in November.”

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Survivor: This season’s Colton – nastiest player in the history of the show

I’ve watched Survivor on CBS since season 1.  It’s one of the few shows Michael and I never miss (thank god for DVRs).

This season, Survivor One World decided to include a gay character on one of the teams. His name is Colton, he’s a Republican college student, and he is an embarrassing, bigoted gay man. He has it out for an African-american contestant named Bill, whom he calls “ghetto trash.”  After stating that he has black people in his life, he clarified that by adding the person was his housekeeper in Alabama.

He also calls a little-person contestant Leif a “little Munchkin” who’s “about to get knocked back to Oz” above, as well as an “oompah-loompah.”

The viewing audience has seen nothing redeeming about Colton.  I doubt we will.

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The Candi & Randy Show: Tom Goss “Lost Songs and Underdogs”

Tonight, on The Candi & Randy Show, we welcome singer/songwriter Tom Goss.

Click here to listen to the show – 9pmEST/6pmPST – Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tom Goss is a unique voice among gay singer-songwriters — a former Catholic seminarian turned guitar-toting troubadour whose heartfelt lyrics, hooky melodies and quirky charm have earned him a dedicated national following.

Since he started performing in DC coffeehouses in 2006, the tireless 30-year-old hasn’t let any moss grow under his trademark flip flops: three full-length CDs (Naked Without and Back to Love and Turn It Around), two EPs (Rise and The Politics of Love), a live DVD (Live At Terry’s), four music videos—two rose to the #1 and #2 viewer-choice slots on MTV’s LOGO network—and nearly 500 shows in 100 cities nationwide.

Tom is an unabashed romantic, known for his songs about love (many inspired by his husband Mike, whom he married in October 2010) and longing.

Tom is committed politically as well, having released songs and videos in support of marriage equality and the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

Like his music, Tom’s story is a mix of struggle and spirit. A native of Kenosha, Wisconsin, he spent his high school and college years as a wrestler, leaving the family sport of gymnastics for one better suited to his teenage aggression. Following a brief stint as a teacher, he moved to Washington, DC in 2004 to enter Catholic seminary. It didn’t go as planned, and he abandoned his quest to become a priest—but not his desire to spread a message of hope and reconciliation through his music.

When not touring across the country, he continues to lead and raise funds for a DC nonprofit called Charlie’s Place that provides free meals, clothing and social services to the homeless. It’s the perfect day job for a man who lives what he sings.

Tom’s latest CD, Lost Songs and Underdogs, will be released April 3rd. However it is available for purchase and instant download on his website right now – www.tomgossmusic.net

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Whitney Houston leaves entire estate to daughter Bobbi Kristina

According to reports, Whitney Houston left her entire estate – valued at around $20 million – to 19-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina. The will was filed today in Atlanta. Whitney signed it back in 1993, a month before she gave birth to Bobbi. Whitney’s will doesn’t enumerate specific assets – but she leaves ALL furnishings, clothing, personal effects, jewelry and cars to her surviving children… i.e. Bobbi. According to reports, Houston’s money will be put in a trust which Bobbi will have access to in stages earning a portion when she turns 21, another chunk when she turns 25, and the rest when she turns 30. Update: Sadly, just three years later, Bobbi Kristina passed away at the age of 22. In a horrible twist of fate, she – like her mother – was found unresponsive in a bathtub. She never regained consciousness.

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Colin Farrell and gay brother join anti-bullying campaign in Ireland

Actor Colin Farrell wants to end antigay bullying in Ireland, saying he witnessed attacks on his gay brother, Eamon, when they were younger.

Both Farrell brothers have joined forces with Stand Up! Don’t Stand for Homophobic Bullying, a campaign launched last week by the Irish LGBT youth organization, BeLonG To.

“Each individual, as a member of his and her community, must Stand Up! In the face of this appalling brutality that plagues our schools,” Colin says in a statement. “In effect, bullying is no less than the systematic doling out of pain upon the innocent. It is literally laughing in the face of somebody as they fall into increasingly grave danger. It’s not my place to draw parallels, but we have had enough of such hardships. The world has.”

He continues, “Whether it be the attacking of gay students, which I witnessed first hand happening to my own brother, or students who are in the minority as a result of race or religious beliefs or any other such characteristic that separates them from ‘the norm,’ it is all wrong and has no place in a just and compassionate country such as I know Ireland to be. We have always been praised as being the friendliest and most welcoming race in the world. My wish is for us to prove it daily, in the school yards and playgrounds across this Great Land of Ours.”

Eamon and Colin Farrell