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Movie: “Any Day Now”

Any Day Now stars the incomparable Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt as a gay couple who adopt a teenage boy with Down syndrome (Issac Leyva) who’s abandoned by his drug-addict mother and taken in by the two men.

Set in the 1970s, the powerful film touches on struggles for gay couples when adopting, on the differently-abled foster children who too often fall between the cracks of the state support system, and draws powerful parallels that show us just how little has changed for many LGBT families around the country.

Cumming’s performance has been hailed as the best of his career, and the film earned audience awards at numerous film festivals, including Tribeca Film Fest, OutFest 2012, Woodstock Film Festival, and the Chicago International Film Festival.

From director Travis Fine and Music Box Films, Any Day Now opens in theaters nationwide this weekend.

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Jon Stewart takes down Justice Scalia and the “Three Amigos”

Jon Stewart takes on Supreme Court Justice Scalia and the “Three Amigos” Sens. McCain, Graham and Lieberman regarding marriage equality, threesomes and that “sodomy slippery slope.”

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Web series: Eastsiders

Written and directed by award winning playwright Kit Williamson, “EastSiders” explores the aftermath of infidelity on a gay couple in Silverlake, CA.

When Cal (Kit Williamson) finds out Thom (Van Hansis) has been cheating on him with Jeremy (Matthew McKelligon), their relationship is turned upside down. Will the lies tear them apart or are they just stubborn enough to stay together forever?

Kit Williamson, the writer/director/star of the series, began his career on Broadway, acting in the Tony-Nominated revival of “Talk Radio.” Most recently, he appeared in the indie film “Best Friends Forever” which is slated to premiere at Slamdance this spring.

“I wanted to create a gay couple with the same complexity and flaws straight characters are allotted. The way gay couples are depicted is often frustrating to me. There’s a huge spectrum of lifestyles and experiences within the gay community and I wanted to explore a kind of relationship that isn’t often represented.” – Kit Williamson

“EastSiders: The Series” launches Episode 1 on December 14th at www.EastSidersTheSeries.com.

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Dallas Morning News supports marriage equality

In January of 2011, the Dallas Morning News made news by announcing that it would not publish same-sex marriage announcements because same-sex marriage remains unrecognized in Texas. Six months later the paper to changed their policy due to public outrage.

Today, almost two years later, the paper has made another big announcement: they’re endorsing marriage equality.

Same-sex marriage has been percolating at the state level for several years, leading to a patchwork of laws that create more confusion than clarity. The court can undo that confusion by determining the constitutional parameters of this issue.
We urge the Supreme Court to affirm the right of gay couples to marry based upon the fundamental American ideal of equality before the law. It is critical that the court also make clear that such a ruling won’t require churches whose doctrines oppose same-sex marriage to perform such ceremonies.

The paper’s editorial also highlights the broadsheet’s own support for inclusion – they opposed a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage and support non-discrimination policies in their workplace – and concludes, “What’s at stake before the Supreme Court is how a secular society should respond to the growing demand for same-sex marriage.”

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Hillary Clinton faints, suffers concussion

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fainted and is recovering at home from a concussion, the State Department said in a Saturday statement.

“While suffering from a stomach virus, Secretary Clinton became dehydrated and fainted, sustaining a concussion.  She has been recovering at home and will continue to be monitored regularly by her doctors.  At their recommendation, she will continue to work from home next week, staying in regular contact with Department and other officials.  She is looking forward to being back in the office soon,” said deputy assistant Secretary of State Philippe Reines.

Via Politico

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Caribbean island legalizes same-sex marriage

The tiny Caribbean island of Saba has legalized same-sex marriage.

Two men were recently married in Saba, marking the first ceremony of its kind in the region and setting off a frenzy of calls from gay couples in other Dutch Caribbean islands seeking to marry, said Julietta Woods with Saba’s Civil Registry office.”People keep calling me every second,” she said by telephone this week.

As part of the Netherlands Kingdom, the islands of Saba, Bonaire and St. Eustatius have to recognize same-sex marriages. While Bonaire and St. Eustatius have balked at the idea of legalizing such unions, the idea has been embraced in Saba, long considered a gay-friendly destination. “We’ve seen it as a human rights issue,” said Saba council member Carl Buncamper, who is openly gay. “It is important to give the partners equal rights when it comes to inheritance and other benefits.”

The Netherlands became the first nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001.

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“If roads were collapsing…”

“If roads were collapsing all across the United States, killing dozens of drivers, we would surely see that as a moment to talk about what we could do to keep roads from collapsing. If terrorists were detonating bombs in port after port, you can be sure Congress would be working to upgrade the nation’s security measures. If a plague was ripping through communities, public-health officials would be working feverishly to contain it.

“Only with gun violence do we respond to repeated tragedies by saying that mourning is acceptable but discussing how to prevent more tragedies is not. But that’s unacceptable. As others have observed, talking about how to stop mass shootings in the aftermath of a string of mass shootings isn’t ‘too soon.’ It’s much too late.” – Ezra Klein, writing for the Washington Post.

Via JMG

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Ian McKellen on Anderson Cooper: “I’ve never met a gay person who regretted coming out”

Ian McKellen and Anderson Cooper sat down today to talk about The Hobbit, but spent part of the segment talking about being out and proud, and the progress on gay rights in the last 20 years.

Said McKellen, discussing a time when homosexuality was illegal: “I was making love until I was about 30 with my live-in boyfriend and we were breaking the law every time we had sex. Breaking the law. We could have been arrested. All the bad laws have gone. But there’s a long way to go.”

McKellen then praised Obama for coming out for marriage equality, eliciting a big round of applause from the audience.

(via Towleroad)