Queer Merced - A local gay blog

Queer Fresno featured on CBS Channel 47

Mike Martinez — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:46:18 +0000

Local reporter Steve McCarron did a news piece over the weekend featuring some of the hottest blogs in Fresno, California. Queer Fresno, along with The Fresno Beehive and the Fresnan, were featured in his story. QF was featured in the second part of the two-part story and you can see the video, which is linked on the top right of the page, by clicking here or by clicking the link below:

http://www.cbs47.tv/content/special_features/story.aspx?content_id=6f7b7bde-29ca-4512-abab-656162323829

Keith Olbermann comments on Proposition 8

Mike Martinez — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:18:16 +0000

New 18+ gay friendly night in north Fresno

Mike Martinez — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:30:47 +0000

Merced Mall Subway supported Proposition 8

Mike Martinez — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:27:47 +0000

So I was perusing the Secretary of State’s donor list for Proposition 8 and this kind of jumped out at me. The Subway in the Merced Mall donated $2,500 to the Yes on 8 campaign. I love Subway and I know a lot of them are franchised, so I can’t hold Subway as a whole responsible, but I sure can hold the idiot who owns Merced Mall’s Subway accountable. I am posting this with hopes that every self-respecting GLBT Merced resident, UC Merced student, and No on 8 supporter absolutely not spend their money at this particular Subway. It’s bad enough to vote for discrimination it’s quite another to support hate and discrimination monetarily. We need to hold the individuals and businessess accountable who stood against our community and stood against equality for all Americans by supporting Proposition 8.

Gays On Strike

Laid Evil Bitch-Mess Cartier St. Joan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:11:39 +0000

GAYS ON STRIKE

Demand equality NOW -FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FRIENDS!! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!

Event Info
Type:	Causes - Protest
Network:	Global

Time and Place
Date:	Monday, January 19, 2009
Time:	12:00am - 11:55pm
Location:	EVERYWHERE
Street:	INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!

Contact Info
Email:	Gaysonstrike@yahoo.com

On January 19th Gay people and supporters of Gays are going on strike for the day. People have stepped on us too long and it is time we make them see us and make them listen. INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!

BECAUSE PROP 8 HAS PASSED: Homosexuals are officially SECOND CLASS CITIZENS.

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FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT PROP 8 SAYS:

Proposition 8 is a California State ballot proposition that would amend the state Constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman. It would overturn a recent California Supreme Court decision that had recognized same-sex marriage in California as a fundamental right. The official ballot title language for Proposition 8 is “Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry.” The entirety of the text to be added to the constitution is: “Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”

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This event is for GLBT people and heterosexuals who understand the importance of equality!!

SO;

In theory: Why should I pay my taxes? Taxation without legal representation?

Sounds familiar. You want to protect families? : Ban divorce.

Protecting families is a bit different than causing 18,000 of them to be forced apart. This is a ridiculous thing that has occurred.

Be vocal. Be loud. Be angry— it is our right– until our freedom of speech is taken away too.

So; If they want to give me SELECTIVE RIGHTS– I am going to pay SELECTIVE TAXES.

If I am not a full American, then where is my Gay Nation that I owe the other half of my soul to? Where is the rest of me that they have ignored and banned from equality? Where does my God given soul find true refuge and citizenship when my own nation thinks I am unworthy of my geographic birth. Where is my home?

This is very important to me. Now is the time. We can’t be quiet any more. We can no longer allow ourselves to be the unseen minority. Something so extreme as having our freedom taken from us– must be met with equally extreme action. I am a believer in our countries founding documents– and NO WHERE does it say “for some”.

Homosexuality has been a faux pax for too many years because of a conservative nation’s fear of it’s own sexuality. Unfortunately homosexuals are being defined by bedroom activities and not by the content of their character. Sound familiar? And unless they decide to reclassify homosexuality as a disorder there is nothing to say that we are different or ‘less than.’

With an African American president– you would hope that civil liberties wouldn’t have to be a fight. But people have put up their fists– and I will be more than happy to volunteer the blade of my words as well as the content of my character to show them that I will not idly stand by and be treated as a second class citizen in a nation that defines itself by freedom.

SO- TAKE TO THE STREETS ON THE 19th– MOST OF YOU HAVE THE DAY OFF ALREADY!
MAKE SIGNS!
ORGANIZE LOCAL CHAPTERS!
THE POINT OF THIS IS TO BE SEEN AND BE HEARD and NEVER- EVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE NOT AS WORTHY AS THEY.

No on 8 the thirty day wait

Laid Evil Bitch-Mess Cartier St. Joan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 07:52:12 +0000

Well dear ones,

According to the state of California website for the results for all of this years elections, they say that all the uncounted absentee and provisional ballots must be counted within 35 days after the election and then we will have the final results.

So I did my own research and this is what I found.

According to the results listed: 5,661,583 votes were cast for Yes on 8, while No on 8 carried 5,154,457 votes. This seperated us by 507,126 votes. Now the kicker. There are 2,738,790 ballots that remain to be counted. This means the vote could swing in our favor. I actually did some calculations today and found what we would need to win the vote for No on 8.

In order to win, we need 59.3% of the votes to be No votes, and they would need no more than 40.7% Yes’s. This would turn the tide to tally up to 6,778,559 No’s to 6,776,271 Yes’s. This would put us in the lead by 2288 votes. I know I definately could live with that. This means that only 1,377,611 votes need to be No’s and we won the battle. I know this seems a little far out there, but I like to stay as positive as possible.

Now to see where most of the votes came from on both sides from the top five No percentages and the top five Yes percentages.

San Francisco County with 76.1% NO; Marin County with 75% NO; Santa Cruz County with 71.4% NO; Sonoma County with 66.1% NO; and rounding out those five, San Mateo County with 62.3% NO.

The Number 1 YES county in the state of California with 75.4% of the votes saying YES, Tulare County; Kern County with 75.3% YES; Modoc County 74.2% YES; Kings County with 73.8% YES; and rounding out those five, Madera County with 73.4% YES.

Now I know many of you know that the race is close with a 52.4% Yes vote vs. 47.6% No vote. So I thought I would the counties who actually fell in that range both ways. Montery County; 52% NO. Los Angeles County, 50.5% YES; Nevada County, 50.8% YES; and San Luis Obispo County, 51.5% YES.

NOw for the saddest part of all. According to all the news reports, they were expecting a much higher turnout this year of voters than they have in the past. The news this week reported that the increase was much smaller than expected; less than 1% of an increase added on to the polls from four years ago. With this said , I looked at the numbers from the state and they said that there are 17,304,091 registered voters in California and that only 11,077,208 voters turned out to vote. That is 60% of the registered voters that actually cared to make a difference one way or the other. This means 6,226,883 people didn’t care what actually happens to our state or country by not voting. Now I know that these numbers are going to be skewed because of deaths that have yet to be filed in regards to someone who is a registered voter, and that there are some cercumstances that cannot be preveted such as hospital stays and emergencies with family, but even still that is a lot of people we could have had on our side.

So finally I would like to present you in order the counties across the state with the lowest registered voter turnout. 1. San Benito County - 38.7% turnout. 2. Sutter County - 43.9%. 3. Mendocino County - 45.9%. 4. Riverside County - 50.1%. 5. Fresno County - 50.8%.

So now that I am done with my psychological statistics, and have gotten that out of my system, please keep in mind that this race isn’t over until every provisional ballot and every absentee ballot is counted.

Just to cover my own assets and to give you the website if you want anymore information, please visit

http://vote.sos.ca.gov/

49.1% Voted No on 8

Laid Evil Bitch-Mess Cartier St. Joan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:43:08 +0000

According to KMPH Fox 26 News, the numbers are at 49.1% for No on 8 and 51.9% for yes on 8. That leaves us with two percent to add to our side and two percent to take away from theirs.

Well we still have twenty eight days before the final counts are in. So I have one thing to say:

It isn’t over until the drag queen takes her bow after the final number count.

Fresno City Hall, Sunday, November 2, 2008

Laid Evil Bitch-Mess Cartier St. Joan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:06:07 +0000

In te words of Allanis Morrisette

look at us break our bonds in this kitchen
look at us rallying all our defenses
look at us waging war in our bedroom
look at us jumping ship in our dialogues

look at us our form our cliques in our sandbox
look at us micro kids with both our hearts blocked
look at us turn away from all the rough spots
look at dictatorship on my own block

how i’ve spun my wheels with carts before my horse
when shine on the outside springs from the root
spotlight on these seeds of simpler reasons
this core, born into form… starts in my living room

there is no difference in what we’re doing in here
that doesn’t show up as bigger symptoms out there
so why spend all our time in dressing our bandages
when we’ve the ultimate key to the cause right here
all underneath

No on 8!

Mike Martinez — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:39:49 +0000

Star Wars Episode 34: Jar Jar Grady & Princess April’s Imperial Show

Laid Evil Bitch-Mess Cartier St. Joan — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:29:45 +0000

It is a period of imperial change.
Candidates, Kiki Peru & Mama Cantrell
are vying for the seat of Empress
their ultimate victory will
Lead them into a New Galactic Empire.

Please come and meet the Candidates for Empress, Emperor and Board of directors at this weekends ICP Ball, and be entertained by the best entertainers in the Galaxy.

THIS IS GONNA BE HUGE!

The Owl Empire of Stanislaus County, Inc. &
The Midgets, Mayhem, Glowsticks & Fun
Owl Court of the 34th Reign in Modesto, California
along with the LGBT Communities

PRESENTS:

Imperial Crown Prince & Princess Ball 2008
“A Star Wars Explosion”

“The Imperial Event of the Year”

Saturday, October 25th, 2008
Eagle’s Hall in Modesto
126 Camellia Way
Modesto, CA 95354
Doors Open @ 7pm
Buffet Dinner @ 7:15pm
Show Starts @ 8pm
$15.00 Cover Charge

Your Hosts:
His Imperial Highness
Imperial Crown Prince 34 - Mr. Grady Barker
&
Her Imperial Highness
Imperial Crown Princess 34 - Miss April Powers

Special Guest Charity Command Performance by:
The One & Only, Star-Studded,
Empress 36, Jacquelyn LaCol of Long Beach

Special Guest Emcees:
Imperial Grand Duke 38, Casey Jones of San Jose
Imperial Grand Duchess 38, Mona Lott Moore of San Jose

Meet All The Candidates For The 35th Reign at Half Time

Invited Imperial Command Entertainment in 1st Act:
Music Must be turned in by 7:30pm

Open Entertainment in 2nd Act:
(limited openings)
Music Must be turned in by 7:30pm
(first come, first serve basis as time permits)

All Star Wars & Science Fiction Fans and the
Current Reigning Prince & Princesses in the I.C.S.
are utmost encouraged to entertain the audience.
**Imperial Crown Prince’s, Imperial Crown Princess’s
**Imperial Crown Prince Royale’s, Imperial Crown Princess Royale’s
**Crown Prince Royale’s, Crown Princess Royale’s
**Crown Prince’s, Crown Princess’s
**Imperial Prince’s, Imperial Princess’s
**Imperial Prince Royale’s, Imperial Princess Royale’s

Plenty of Raffles, Food and Fun
Full Service Bar for Refreshments

Host Hotel Information:
Best Western Townhouse Lodge
909 16th Street
Modesto, California 95354
(209) 524-7261
All Rooms at $75.00
Must Reserve by October 17th, 2008
Must Mention Code: “ICP34″ to get special rates
Call Hotel and ask for Shelley between 9am-2pm, Mon-Fri
http://hometown.aol.com/oesci/page362.html

For more information, please contact:
ICP 34 - Grady Barker @ (209) 277-6607 or gradyb65@aol.com
ICP 34 - April Powers @ (209) 552-9710 or aprilpowers13@yahoo.com
Emperor 34 - Matthew @ (925) 408-4777 or emperor34@oesci.org
Empress 34 - Tequila @ (510) 415-3771 or empress34@oesci.org
Coordinator - Jeff Case-Young @ (209) 549-2755 or emp2028mod@aol.com
our website: http://hometown.aol.com/oesci/page2.html
or oesci.org

The Owl Empire of Stanislaus County, Inc. is a
non-profit organization registered with the
State of California as a 501[c]4 status ID #94-2755205.
Fundraising is our Passion,
Donating to Charities is our Reward