g_b two attempts to take on homophobes
Here are two recent attempts to take on homophobes which are worth seeing, though this first one is frankly a bit of a train wreck: Check Out This Irish Senator's Awesome Smack Down of Russia's Anti-gay Propaganda Ban: VIDEO |News | Towleroad Check Out This Irish Senator's Awesome Smack Down of R... Check Out This Irish Senator's Awesome Smack Down of Russia's Anti-gay Propaganda Ban: VIDEO -- News |-- David Norris, Gay Rights, News, Russia View on www.towleroad.com Preview by Yahoo This isn't really the fault of the person defending gay rights, Senator David Norris of Ireland in this extended clip from Russia Today. Norris is a wonderful and hugely entertaining man. He fought and won the case to decriminalise homosexuality in Ireland and has been an important voice for human rights across all areas - as he says in this clip he doesn't even talk about homosexuality all that much and it seems he came to RT assuming he was going to talk about Gaza. But he's confronted with an interviewer who is perhaps sort of well meaning in her own way, but is incredibly confused and fixated on a few things and cannot see how prejudiced this makes her from the start. It is almost painful to see, yet it is the reason this clip is worth seeing because I think this sort of confused prejudice that conflates homosexuality with Western propaganda and sees all sorts of problems coming from it like falling population is exactly the sort of argument I can see similar TV anchors making here in India. The clip is worth seeing as a way to make us think how to counter it. Norris, I have to say, could do a slightly better job of it. He misses the obvious retort to her constantly harping on about how gay couples have fewer children by pointing out that its because of all the problems they face when they try to have children by surrogacy, or adopt children unwanted by straight people, which is sort of where this programme starts. He and she just talk past each other on the population decline issue, and there are a few other moments where this happens. But really, who can blame him, because he's dealing with her nonsense in real time and you can see he can hardly believe what he's hearing and there are few great moments where he calls her out on it and says she's talking lies or nonsense. Or there's his wonderful dismissal of this weird term she keeps using 'homonormativity' and towards the end he clearly decides just to give up and have fun, and starts talking about Putin riding around barechested and you can see the Russian anchor nearly have a heart attack on air at that point. Norris just lets go his inner camp old man and its great. (I was lucky enough to meet Norris in Ireland some years back and he was a blast! I called his office out of the blue and he agreed to meet almost at once, and showed me around Leinster House, the Irish Parliament, while pointing out to me in very loud whispers all the scandals that the different Irish Parliamentarians who were walking around were involved in. He was a real and very charming character and one who has used his personality and intellect greatly for the general good). As a corrective to that nutty interview, check this short clip from Australia. Its worth seeing just for the contrasting impressions you get of the two people involved - Bob Katter, an Australian politician who has been very homophobic in the past and really looks like he has a boomerang stuffed up his backside, its like he's almost ill at have to talk about this at all, and Josh Thomas, a young and quite happily camp actor and TV writer, who goes quite adorably - to use one of his own terms - manic and starts waving his arms around. Its worth noting that Katter is not the standard hardline anti-progressive homophobe. As Thomas says, he's actually done really good things, supporting his farmer constituents, and also Aboriginals, not a position many Australian right wing politicians have taken. But this is what makes his homophobia and, even more, his refusal to apologise for past open expressions of it so mystifying. Its like he knows - and has even almost admitted it - that he was wrong in the past, but he just can't bring himself to do what Thomas tells him to do (adorably!) which is just say sorry: Bob Katter | Towleroad Gay News Hub Bob Katter | Towleroad Gay News Hub Bob Katter Hub. Towleroad's ongoing posts on Bob Katter, General interest coverage from a gay point of view. View on www.towleroad.com Preview by Yahoo
g_b In and out and in the closet
“People came out after the high court verdict in 2009 because they thought everything was OK,” activist Anuja Parikh told NBC News. “Now that the Supreme Court has taken a massive backwards step, the people who came out of the closet are suddenly afraid because they can’t go back in.” ...But the Delhi Supreme Court reinstated the colonial law in December, threatening fragile gains made by the LGBT community. Many who had felt comfortable openly admitting who they were became terrified... India's Gays, Lesbians 'Suddenly Afraid' After Court Ruling - NBC News | | | | | | | | | | | India's Gays, Lesbians 'Suddenly Afraid' After Court Rul...MUMBAI, India — When openly gay actor and model Sushant Divgikar marched into India’s answer to the Big Brother house last month, he was reaching for more th... | | | | View on www.nbcnews.com | Preview by Yahoo | | | | |
g_b It matters that you don't just give up
To make the world a better place, see the world as a better place. - Alan H. Cohen (Attitude http://om.symphonyoflove.net/#happiness @ OM) More quotes by Alan H. Cohen http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/Lanbl http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=1477 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. It matters that you don't just give up. - Stephen Hawking (Determination Perseverance http://om.symphonyoflove.net/gallery/hanging-on-determination-and-perseverance @ OM) However difficult life may seem ... it matters that you don't just give up. The storm won't last forever; it will open up to clear blue sky once again. No matter how long the night would be, dawn would break and the sun rise again. Hang in there because you make a difference. More quotes on Determination and Perseverance http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/8godF http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2079 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ A child with dream becomes an adult with vision. - Symphony of Love (Children http://om.symphonyoflove.net/gallery/children @ OM) Quoting Randy Pausch http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/randy-pausch-love-quotes-and-sayings.html, Give yourself permission to dream. Fuel your kids' dreams too. Once in a while, that might even mean letting them stay up past their bedtimes. Give your children the power of dreams! http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2078 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength. - Criss Jami (Humility http://om.symphonyoflove.net/#humility @ OM) It takes courage to share our weaknesses to others as it make us vulnerable to them and yet it gives us a precious opportunity to be honest with ourselves and work on our weaknesses to turn them into strengths. http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2077 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have faith. - Paulo Coelho (Faith http://om.symphonyoflove.net/gallery/faith @ OM) Quoting him, Trust and start walking. We are not alone in the dark, our path will unfold as we move. More quotes by Paulo Coelho http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/BvNOH http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2076 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ Autumn. A second spring when every leaf's a flower. - Albert Camus (Positive thinking http://om.symphonyoflove.net/gallery/positive-thinking @ OM) A change of thinking and perspective and instantly the world we look at changes. More quotes by Albert Camus http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/GbhaX http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2075 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking. - Haruki Murakami (Be the change http://om.symphonyoflove.net/#be-the-change @ OM) We have to be willing and not be afraid to be different and unique sometimes, to be the round pegs in the square holes and to see things differently. http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2074 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ If you love music dance festival, do not miss ZoukOut 2014. Join 40,000 other like-minded souls side by side - from dusk till dawn, till the very first light and beyond in this ZoukOut dance music extravaganza with over 20 international and local artists on 12-13 December 2014 at Siloso Beach, Sentosa, Singapore. Find out more here http://journey.symphonyoflove.net/zoukout-a-dance-music-festival-2014-singapore.html. ___ Hi, are you planning a trip with your family or friends? Please consider using the hotel booking services by Symphony of Love at JOURNEY http://journey.symphonyoflove.net/.
g_b India talk show changes views on gays
India talk show changes views on gays About 1.7 million people called in to protest the country's anti-gay law 20 October 2014 | By Darren Wee http://www.gaystarnews.com/author/darren-wee [image: Indian actor Aamir Khan said Khan said LGBTI people should not feel fear or shame in accepting their sexual preference.] Photo via Facebook Indian actor Aamir Khan's hit talk show Satyamev Jayate last night tackled the taboo topic of alternative sexualities, with many viewers saying the program changed their perception of LGBTI people. Guests included transgender woman Gazal Dhaliwal and her parents, popular psychologist Deepak Kashyap and LGBTI activists. Khan listened sympathetically as his LGBTI guests told their coming out stories. Several stressed the importance of parental relationships in shaping their lives and fighting depression and suicidial thoughts. Khan said LGBTI people should not feel fear or shame in accepting their sexual preference, which they were born with. Doctors explained that homosexuality was not a disease and could not be cured with yoga while lawyers explained the colonial origins of Section 377 of the penal code, which criminalizes gay sex. The show has a reach of 129.6 million and had a massive impact on viewers. The hashtag #FreedomForLGBT became the top trending topic globally on Twitter and 1.7 million missed calls were made to a hotline set up by the show to protest the anti-gay law. Veena Chowdary wrote on the show's website, 'In a span of 1 hour you have changed the way I used to feel about LGBT. Hope your work towards making the society better continues.' Divyaraj Gadhvi tweeted, 'I pledge today I will never crack jokes on homosexuals or transgenders. Become sensitive on this issue.' India recriminalized gay sex in December last year. http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/india-supreme-court-finds-sodomy-law-constitutional-throws-issue-back-lawmakers111213 Watch the show with English subtitles below: - See more at: http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/india-talk-show-changes-views-gays201014#sthash.mGphZYXO.dpuf -- *Email: modera...@gaybombay.in modera...@gaybombay.in E Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay http://groups.google.com/group/Gaybombay http://groups.google.com/group/Gaybombay http://groups.google.com/group/GayIndia http://groups.google.com/group/GayIndia Public archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html Rss feed: http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com/maillist.xml http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com/maillist.xml GB Internet Radio at http://www.gaybombay.in/gbradio http://www.gaybombay.in/gbradio Web Sites: www.gaybombay.in http://www.gaybombay.in www.gayindia.org http://www.gayindia.org Orkut: http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile?uid=15084918632470824129 http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile?uid=15084918632470824129 Blogs: http://gaybombay.blogspot.com http://gaybombay.blogspot.com http://gaybombay.wordpress.com http://gaybombay.wordpress.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/gaybombay http://twitter.com/gaybombay http://twitter.com/gayindia http://twitter.com/gayindia Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gaybomba http://www.facebook.com/gaybombay *
g_b Happiness is
Happiness is not about how much we possess but how little we bicker over trivials.- Master Cheng Yen (Happiness http://om.symphonyoflove.net/#happiness @ OM) Quoting Master Cheng Yen, If we always face all people and situations with a grateful heart, we will be happy and at peace every day. Don't fuss over the sands on your feet, enjoy the walk. More quotes by Master Cheng Yen http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/jlLej http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2072 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ Peace in the world relies on individuals finding inner peace. - Dalai Lama (Inner peace http://om.symphonyoflove.net/#inner-peace @ OM) Quoting his Holiness, We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. More quotes by Dalai Lama http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/ekSeD http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2071 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ The older I get, the more I meet people, the more convinced I am that we must only work on ourselves, to grow in grace. The only thing we can do about people is to love them. - Dorothy Day (Learning http://om.symphonyoflove.net/gallery/learning @ OM) http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2070 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ Love is the magnet that holds the cosmos in place and the glue that makes relationships last. - Dr. Susan Shumsky (Love http://om.symphonyoflove.net/#love @ OM) Quoting Mahatma Gandhi http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/mahatma-gandhi-love-quotes-and-love-sayings.html, Nothing is impossible for pure love. http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2069 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ Have you ever tried using ZUJI service before? I just did twice and have been utterly disappointed with them. Read about the disappointing experience here http://journey.symphonyoflove.net/as-the-saying-goes-once-bitten-twice-shy-bye-zuji.html. I have since terminated my partnership with ZUJI Singapore.
g_b Kindness always inspire others to be kind
No life is complete without a touch of madness. - Paulo Coelho (Living life to the fullest http://om.symphonyoflove.net/#living-life-to-the-fullest @ OM) Paulo Coelho said, There are moments when you must be prepared to take a risk to do something crazy. More quotes by Paulo Coelho http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/BvNOH http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2067 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. - Anne Frank (Positive thinking http://om.symphonyoflove.net/#positive-thinking @ OM) Quoting Marilyn Monroe http://lovequotes.symphonyoflove.net/marilyn-monroe-love-quotes-and-sayings.html, Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about. http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=2066 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. - Scott Adams (Kindness http://om.symphonyoflove.net/gallery/kindness @ OM) Scott Adams is right, kindness is a ripple with no logical end ... we do not know where and how it will go. Just as this true story shared by Emmanuel Joseph; someone gave him an act of kindness 10 years ago, and that powerful lesson stays with him for 10 years and finally after 10 years, he was able to pay it forward and let the ripple continues. So Scott was right, wasn't him? But I believe Emmanuel has been keeping this kindness ripples propagating all along. Read Emmanuel full story here http://www.symphonyoflove.net/blog/3987/always-be-kind-because-it-always-pays.html. http://om.symphonyoflove.net/?attachment_id=1594 (Click above for the bigger image) ___ Planning a trip with your family or friends? Please consider using the flight and hotel booking services by Symphony of Love at JOURNEY http://journey.symphonyoflove.net/.
