GayWisdom

Thanks to Jon Gilbert Leavitt for the use of his great song and allowing us to tap into his great piece of work. 

This is the first half of the 17 minute video

RISE UP & SHOUT... RISES AGAIN!

A couple of years ago, White Crane was the beneficiary of this wonderful event, that was filmed by Brian Gleason and made into a wonderful documentary Rise Up & Shout!

Well...they're doing it again. If you're anywhere near Los Angeles, Rise Up & Shout! is a wonderful, feel-good evening. This is sponsored by The Gay Men's Medicine Circle in Los Angeles.

Tickets are $25 and vailable at BGTix.com 

GO! RISE! SHOUT!

Schwarzenegger Does the Right Thing...

It's amazing what can be accomplished when a Governor needs to court votes. Late last night, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Harvey Milk Day, out-of-state marriages bill and domestic violence protection bill.

However, Schwarzenegger vetoed AB 1185 (Lieu), which Equality California legislative director, Alice Kessler described as “a simple bill allowing better access to birth certificates for transgender people.” He also vetoed AB 382 (Ammiano), which would have established protections for LGBT prisoners, which he said was “unnecessary.”

The Harvey Milks Day bill - AB 2567  requires “the governor proclaim May 22 each year as Harvey Milk Day. It would encourage public schools and educational institutions to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on that date.” It does not make it a state holiday.