Flickr Fridays | I Do

This costume tops the cake! lol

I Do, originally uploaded by M.V. Jantzen.

Two grooms atop a wedding cake. 2009 Miss Adams Morgan Pageant. Washington Hilton, Washington, DC.

…going backwords…

The battle for loves recognition has been limited in the state of Maine. As what happened in California the right for same-sex marriage has been affirmed by state law then later repealed by people with out empathy.

Again, I’ve been yanked …going backwards… I shall rise. Wipe dry my cheek and continue. I bear the tides. I see new states of boundaries, of mind and of heart shall be challenged. New battles shall cross old fields. For it has been said that love is worth fighting for. For I am a human being and humbly thank those who’ve gone through unknown paths before me. Making each step a possibility to journey further and move closer to the promise. I am the first born son of Vietnamese immigrants who lived through the devastation of war. I am the first in my family to be born in the land of the free. I am the first in my family to be born a second class citizen in the home of the brave. I can not change my past, but I can shape the path so it will not be relived by children, women and men.

Going back(wards) to the tides. TIDES – HD on Vimeo and on YouTube
By Matthew Brown
Music by Hammock
Voiceover by Maya Angelou

…”History, despite its wrenching pain,
Cannot be unlived, and if faced with courage,
Need not be lived again.
Lift up your eyes upon
The day breaking for you.
Give birth again
To the dream.
Women, children, men,
Take it into the palms of your hands.
Mold it into the shape of your most
Private need. Sculpt it into
The image of your most public self.
Lift up your hearts.
Each new hour holds new chances
For new beginnings.
Do not be wedded forever
To fear, yoked eternally
To brutishness.
The horizon leans forward,
Offering you space to place new steps of change.
Here, on the pulse of this fine day
You may have the courage
To look up and out upon me,
The rock, the river, the tree, your country.
No less to Midas than the mendicant.
No less to you now than the mastodon then.
Here on the pulse of this new day
You may have the grace to look up and out
And into your sister’s eyes,
Into your brother’s face, your country
And say simply
Very simply
With hope
Good morning.”

The Rock Cries Out to Us Today by Maya Angelou

Going Green For Halloween

I went green and recycled the Halloween costume that I wore back in 2006. It seems that a lot more people have done the same. It might be due to the economic crisis or the lack of time to prepare for the holiday. Either way it was a scream of a good time :=

For the gayest holiday of the year. Why is October Gay History Month? Anyway, I went to my local gayborhood bar, Triangles. There was a costume contest, sights to scar the pants off you, plenty of thriller cocktails… One tale is of how a Green Lantern met a boy band member, an angle and a diva. The photo essay is available here. On another note, I am enjoying seeing my friends’ post Halloween photos and vids on Facebook :)

What is Halloween? I’ve come to think of Halloween is a basic holiday where we are supposed to confront our fears and have fun with them. It’s also an acknowledgment of change. In some parts of the world it’s a change of seasons. When the climate gets cooler and leaves become another color. Marking a end to Summer. Some call it the Fall, I like to call it Autumn.

Walking in the shoes of what is different from us. Is so “no homo“. I find it interesting that a lot of men dress-up as women. Are women the most feared thing in to world?.. Hence things that are considered feminine are considered “gay” (aka bad to some people)? Or is the not knowing, the mysterious, the unexplainable, the unimagined things that keep you up at night. Maybe what you fear might not be as scary as it truly is. It’s an exercise in overcoming and living with the things that make you go “Ahhhaaa!” Plus it’s fun to scar people some times. It’s a treat. Do you want proof? Well listen to Glenn Beck. All I got to say about Glenn Beck is that I know what he is against and I do not know what he is for. Some people might say if you don’t like his views then too bad for you. I like to think that in other words; some things for Glen Beck are TOO GOOD FOR HIM. Anyway, below is a vid that Nathan and I found mischievously hilarious. I have clicked on 0:29 seconds, replaying it over and over and over again. It makes me crack-up!.. It’s so good good to laugh and get over our selves. ahhha :D

Also:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Right-click to download EVERY DAY IS HALLOWEEN http://tinyurl.com/yctl9j9. This link will expire tomorrow (sometime today). Forward to your friends for Halloween!

Love,
DANGEROUS MUSE

Flickr Fridays | Bride zombie

Bride zombie, originally uploaded by Jeff Higgins.

Zombie Walk 2009 in Toronto.

Which is worse; a bridezilla or a zombie bride? Or are they basically the same?

VJnetcast#240 – Obama’s Speech for Gay Civil Rights

President Barack Obama speaks to the world's largest gay political group, the Human Rights Campaign, in support of gay rights, including the passing of the Matthew Shepard Act, the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and DOMA. October 10, 2009. (Public Domain)


MP3 File

Soundtrack
www.whitehouse.gov
www.hrc.org

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Video excerpts from President Barack Obama’s HRC speech

Watch/download the full 24 minute Obama’s HRC Speech for Gay Civil Rights on VJnet.org

Flickr Fridays | The Boy from New York City

The Boy from New York City, originally uploaded by M.V. Jantzen.

A young muscle man at the rally. National Equality March, US Capitol, Washington DC.

Uploaded on Oct 15, 2009

Flickr Fridays | National Equality March

We were at the National Equality March in Washington DC, on October 11, 2009.

Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights supporters marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding equal protection for LGBT people in all matters governed by civil law in all 50 states.

See more in my photo sets:
National Equality March Part 1
National Equality March Part 2

VJnetcast#239 – They’re Back

VJnet is back. Voicemail, The Haunted Graveyard and getting ready to go to Washington DC for the National Equality March (EqualityAcrossAmerica.org) with the boys from TheOccasionalFag.com

Soundtrack
Poltergeist
Tristin – JadedCity.com
Sassi Sarsi – SassySarsi.com
Metric – Help Im Alive (The Twelves Remix)

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MP3 File

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Flickr Fridays | The Kiss

The Kiss, originally uploaded by Lauren Barkume.

A kiss shared at Soweto Gay Pride in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Pride March, in it’s 3rd year, organized by FEW, the march brings awareness to hate crimes, which brutally murdered 2 lesbians in the same neighborhood 3 years ago.

Uploaded on Sep 28, 2009 |  Map

Flickr Fridays | Infinity

Infinity, originally uploaded by BrandonSteven.

As the unforgettable wind ascends the leaves to the right
My mind tells me that it’s not time, but it is to go left.
Leaving my home to knowing what I was born to be as
to become what I know I am now. Up the stairs while undead are thrown
underneath. I try to fly to my destination, before it’s over. It all begins, but it ends.
My atmosphere has awaken.
Running past time.
I call it “Infinity”.

Anyone can see this photo All rights reserved

Uploaded on Sep 28, 2009