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Marriage equality and US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has been bedeviled by appeals from more than 20 states since they found both DOMA and California’s Prop 8 unconstitutional in the summer of 2013.
Justices will convene at the end of this month for their first fall conference to consider requests from states to review decisions that have struck down gay marriage bans. There is a recognition that SCOTUS will continue to receive more petitions if they do not rule on one or more of the outstanding petitions already awaiting them so nearly everyone predicts the justices will decide the issue by next June when they close for summer recess.
According to a quick / easy to read article in USA Today, many expect the Utah case Herbert v. Kitchen will be heard. The issues in this case essentially cover all the outstanding questions and could apply to many of the petitions currently before SCOTUS.
Time will tell but until then, all involved will continue to obsess. For more information check out the USA Today article here.
The unorthodox Orthodox 2015 calendar
Image from Orthodox Calendar 2012
The OC (Orthodox Calendar) is now selling their 2015 calendar and other materials. The calendar which was first published in 2012 is the brainchild of a group composed mostly of Orthodox eastern Europeans of the former communist region.
The calendar takes an ironic (and somewhat erotic) approach to the Orthodox Church, which recently has been embroiled in artist repression, questionable behavior and homophobia. Intrigued? Want to see more or perhaps order a calendar for 2014? Visit their website, www.orthodox-calendar.com.
Random mancandy post
I have nothing to share, and I’m too busy to write something from scratch so I thought I’d post this to fill the void.
Until I can come up with something more substantial, feast your eyes on this piece of mancandy.
Furry Friday
No, you are not seeing double. I happened to have these two images sent to me over the past couple weeks and figured I’d combine them for double the viewing pleasure. Have a great day.
Southern Maine Tea@Sea this Saturday
Tea@Sea is back again and this year it is bigger and better with a much larger boat to dance the night away in Portland, ME. Once aboard you can enjoy a wide variety of Hors D’Oeuvres or grab a drink and enjoy music by the hottest DJ’s around.
Random mancandy post
Realized my blog had been frightfully low on mancandy posts and wanted to offer you this visual simulation. Good news about my mancandy posts is that they have zero calories. This particular post is courtesy of San Francisco bloggah, DanNation.
Gay Games IX in Cleveland
This is a guest blog post from Marc D. a competitor in the Gay Games IX hosted in Cleveland, Ohio earlier this summer.
Gay Games IX was held in Cleveland and Akron, OH August 9-16. The city was selected in 2009 by the Federation of Gay Games (FGG), winning out over Boston and Washington, DC. I was part of the group from Boston that worked to create our bid and when Cleveland was selected many of us were extremely disappointed, since there were numerous examples of their bid process not following the established guidelines. However, I don’t want to go into that – it’s water under the bridge at this point – but I did want to share my experiences as a competitor at Gay Games IX.
I was fortunate to be part of the gold-medal winning flag football team – the MassMutual Blue – but that competition was an example of why I would believe Cleveland was a poor choice as a host city. The term ‘destination city’ was heard a lot but the problem is Cleveland is not a destination city. As a result, fewer people attended these games; flag football and softball only had 3 teams each in the A/B division; 4 in C; 10 in D; and 2 in the women’s division, etc. By contrast, Boston hosted a softball tournament over the 4th of July weekend that included nearly 40 teams in 2 divisions – twice as many as participated in Cleveland.
I don’t have official numbers but heard that approximately 6,000 participants were on hand; compared to approximately 10,000 from the two prior Gay Games I attended (2002 in Sydney and 2006 in Chicago). Regardless of the actual number, I had expected to see people everywhere we went – this is supposed to be the largest LGBT sporting event in the world – yet downtown Cleveland, where I stayed, was very quiet. So while winning a gold medal was very rewarding, especially since the team we beat hadn’t lost any of its 4 prior games, the fact remains that it was a very small flag football tournament. The same can be said for many of the other sports; it was a poorly attended Games and that’s disappointing. I wanted to feel that we were making an impact and that just did not happen.
Fortunately it looks like the Federation of Gay Games has learned their lesson and have picked Paris has the host city for Gay Games 10 in 2018. I’m already making my plans already and hope to see you there.
About the author: Marc D. is a non-profit development professional who lives in Boston and has a passion for sports.
Scruffy Sunday
Don’t you just hate it when you fall asleep in bed with your clothes still on. Of course it looks like his are just starting to come off.
Have a great weekend
This marks the final weekend of the 2014 summer season in the United States and while millions of Americans flock to the coast for one last long weekend, Sergio and I will be here in Boston. However you are spending the weekend – and wherever you might be – make the most of it.
Thomas Knight’s RED HOT 2015 calendar
Ginger fans hold on to your hats and check out the RED HOT 2015 anti-bullying calendar video now on YouTube. The RED HOT website also sells a revealing coffee table book among other items here.
Furry Friday
This week’s Furry Friday comes with a hint of leather.
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