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I love all of Ang Lee's work. It's hard for me to say one was better than the other - to me, it seems a little like comparing apples and oranges. Ang Lee's movie was ultimately, like most of his films, a compassionate and extremely human dysfunctional family drama while Crash was a highly social/political film that, despite its somewhat manipulated plot line, was very well told. Both were superbly acted and produced. I think that both received major awards is actually a heartening sign of changing times at the primarily very conservative Academy...
I love all of Ang Lee's work. It's hard for me to say one was better than the other - to me, it seems a little like comparing apples and oranges. Ang Lee's movie was ultimately, like most of his films, a compassionate and extremely human dysfunctional family drama while Crash was a highly social/political film that, despite its somewhat manipulated plot line, was very well told. Both were superbly acted and produced. I think that both received major awards is actually a heartening sign of changing times at the primarily very conservative Academy...
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Willie Show Us Your Willie
Gay network Logo will air the world premiere of Willie Nelson’s new music video “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other”.
The long awaited “gay cowboy” song will premiere simultaneously on Logo and on LOGOonline.com as part of the network's NewNowNext Music programming on Sunday, April 2 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
“Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other” was written many years ago and is now being released for the first time.
In honor of real gay cowboys and ranchers, Logo says it will follow up the video with a block of Real Momentum documentaries including Gidyup! On The Rodeo Circuit , Bachelor Farmer , and Farm Family: In Search of Gay Life in Rural America .
ALSO
Brokeback" On The Net
Hollywood studios will start selling digital versions of films such as "Brokeback Mountain" and "King Kong" on the Internet this week, the first time major movies have been available online to own.
The films can't be burned onto a disc for viewing on a DVD player. Still, the move is seen as a step toward full digital distribution of movies over the Internet.
Six studios announced that sales will begin through the download Web site Movielink. The site is jointly owned by five of the seven major studios.
Gay network Logo will air the world premiere of Willie Nelson’s new music video “Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other”.
The long awaited “gay cowboy” song will premiere simultaneously on Logo and on LOGOonline.com as part of the network's NewNowNext Music programming on Sunday, April 2 at 8 p.m. (ET/PT).
“Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other” was written many years ago and is now being released for the first time.
In honor of real gay cowboys and ranchers, Logo says it will follow up the video with a block of Real Momentum documentaries including Gidyup! On The Rodeo Circuit , Bachelor Farmer , and Farm Family: In Search of Gay Life in Rural America .
ALSO
Brokeback" On The Net
Hollywood studios will start selling digital versions of films such as "Brokeback Mountain" and "King Kong" on the Internet this week, the first time major movies have been available online to own.
The films can't be burned onto a disc for viewing on a DVD player. Still, the move is seen as a step toward full digital distribution of movies over the Internet.
Six studios announced that sales will begin through the download Web site Movielink. The site is jointly owned by five of the seven major studios.
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It's Friday
Teaching Gay Studies
Calif. Bill Would Mandate Gay Studies
(San Francisco, California) Groups already pushing for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage are girding for a major battle over legislation that would mandate the teaching of LGBT history in California schools.
The measure has already passed one Senate committee and appears likely to hit the floor later this spring. Supporters say they are measurably confident the bill will pass both houses this session.
But whether Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would sign it is unknown. He has been supportive of some LGBT rights measures but vetoed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage.
The education bill was authored by Senator Shelia Kuehl (D-Los Angeles) the only openly lesbian member of the legislature.
“Students deserve an education that gives them a full and accurate picture of our history and society rather than one skewed by negative images and stereotypes,” said Kuehl.
Her bill would require that the contributions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, like other underrepresented groups, be included in social science curriculum.
One student who testified in favor of the bill said that when students learn about the people who shaped history they seldom hear that many of those people were gay.
"I believe that many of society's values are rooted in education, and with an inclusive and more diverse curriculum, we can break down the stereotypes that are obstructing the way to acceptance for all," said Juliana Spector, a senior from Piedmont High School in Oakland.
But conservatives are demanding that the governor stand up now and voice opposition to the legislation. The Campaign for Children and Families, one of two groups pushing to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, denounced the education bill.
``We're totally opposed to inserting sexual orientation into textbooks in our schools, Karen England, executive director of the public-policy group Capital Resource Institute told the Mercury News.
Nevertheless, LGBT rights groups across the country are closely watching the progress the bill makes. If it becomes law similar legislation could be pursued in other states.
©365Gay.com 2006 Mark Worrall
Teaching Gay Studies
Calif. Bill Would Mandate Gay Studies
(San Francisco, California) Groups already pushing for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage are girding for a major battle over legislation that would mandate the teaching of LGBT history in California schools.
The measure has already passed one Senate committee and appears likely to hit the floor later this spring. Supporters say they are measurably confident the bill will pass both houses this session.
But whether Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would sign it is unknown. He has been supportive of some LGBT rights measures but vetoed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage.
The education bill was authored by Senator Shelia Kuehl (D-Los Angeles) the only openly lesbian member of the legislature.
“Students deserve an education that gives them a full and accurate picture of our history and society rather than one skewed by negative images and stereotypes,” said Kuehl.
Her bill would require that the contributions of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, like other underrepresented groups, be included in social science curriculum.
One student who testified in favor of the bill said that when students learn about the people who shaped history they seldom hear that many of those people were gay.
"I believe that many of society's values are rooted in education, and with an inclusive and more diverse curriculum, we can break down the stereotypes that are obstructing the way to acceptance for all," said Juliana Spector, a senior from Piedmont High School in Oakland.
But conservatives are demanding that the governor stand up now and voice opposition to the legislation. The Campaign for Children and Families, one of two groups pushing to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, denounced the education bill.
``We're totally opposed to inserting sexual orientation into textbooks in our schools, Karen England, executive director of the public-policy group Capital Resource Institute told the Mercury News.
Nevertheless, LGBT rights groups across the country are closely watching the progress the bill makes. If it becomes law similar legislation could be pursued in other states.
©365Gay.com 2006 Mark Worrall
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A photo of the actor playing Gwen can be seen
here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1238555/
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060315/nyw089.html?.v=40
Press Release Source: Lifetime
Oscar(R), Tony(R) and Golden Globe(R) Award-Winning Actress Mercedes Ruehl and J.D. Pardo Star in The Lifetime Original Movie 'Just a Girl,' the Tragic True Story of a Boy Who Dared to Live as a Young Woman and the Consequences That Followed Her Bold Decision
Wednesday March 15, 9:43 am ET
Lifetime Partners with Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) for Public Service Campaign
LOS ANGELES, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar®, Tony® and Golden Globe® award-winner Mercedes Ruehl ("The Fisher King," "Married to the Mob") and J.D. Pardo ("Veronica Mars," "American Dreams") will star in the Lifetime Original Movie "Just a Girl," a moving drama about a loving single mother who prevails upon her close-knit Latino family to accept her teenaged son's daring decision to live as a girl, who is then shockingly murdered by a group of boys who discover her secret. Famed attorney Gloria Allred serves as co-executive producer. Based on a true story, "Just a Girl" will premiere this June on Lifetime Television.
"The issue of transgender sexual identity remains controversial and still considered a taboo subject," said Trevor Walton, Senior Vice President, Lifetime Original Movies. "This true story portrays with compassion and empathy a remarkable family's struggle to understand Eddie's choice to become Gwen. It also examines the terrible consequences of ignorance and fear that exist around this issue. Mercedes and J.D. are perfectly cast as these extraordinary characters, and will beautifully
capture the emotional minefields these characters navigate in this painful yet inspiring story of
tolerance and acceptance."
"Just a Girl" is the true story of Sylvia Guerrero (Ruehl), the mother whose son, Eddie (Pardo), begins to dress and act as a girl. Defying his traditional Latino heritage, Eddie insists on wearing
makeup, growing his hair and eventually changing his name to Gwen, after the singer he idolizes,
Gwen Stefani. When Gwen's transgender status is discovered by four young men at a local party, they savagely beat and kill her. The shocking and senseless murder shakes the community and Sylvia dedicates her life to bringing her daughter's murderers to justice and advocate for the rights of all transgender people.
Ruehl earned an Academy® Award, a Golden Globe® and a Los Angeles Film Critics Society Award for her performance in "The Fisher King." Her breakthrough film role was in "Married to the Mob,"
which earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award. Ruehl's additional film credits include "Last Action Hero," "Slaves of New York," "Big," Woody Allen's "Radio Days," "84 Charing Cross Road" and "Heartburn." She has numerous stage credits and most notably won a Tony Award for her performance in "Lost in Yonkers" and won an Obie for her performance in "The Marriage of Bette
and Boo." Ruehl recently starred in the Lifetime Original Movie "Mom at Sixteen," opposite Jane Krakowski.
Pardo recently appeared in episodes of "Veronica Mars" and "American Dreams" and was a series regular in the CBS drama "Clubhouse," opposite Dean Cain. His feature film credits include "Havoc," with Anne Hathaway and "A Cinderella Story," with Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray.
Famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, who represented Sylvia Guerrero at the murder trial, also serves as co-executive producer on the project. Having practiced law for over 30 years, Allred is a
partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Allred, Maroko and Goldberg. She is a three-time local area Emmy nominee for her television commentary on KABC-TV. Allred most recently served as co-executive producer of the CBS television movie "Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution." "From an early age, the child that was born Eddie Araujo, Jr., felt like a female trapped in a male's body," said Allred. Adding, "Dressing as a female and calling herself 'Gwen' was an expression of her identity. Unfortunately, her honesty and courage cost her her life. I am very excited that Lifetime has decided to present this important and emotionally compelling project. Once again Lifetime
demonstrates that it truly is an innovative and pioneering leader in television."
Executive producer Zev Braun adds, "Even in the twenty-first century, society is still separated by race, religion and gender. It's time those walls be taken down and for people to be accepted for
who and what they are -- human beings." Fellow executive producer Philip Krupp agrees, "Indeed --
we need to remember what Sylvia Guerrero simply told the defendants as they were being sentenced, 'Gwen deserved the right to live her life.'"
As part its continuing commitment to inform and support viewers about the issues explored in "Just a Girl," Lifetime Television will work with Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) to develop a public service announcement (PSA), which will air immediately following the film. In addition, visitors to Lifetimetv.com will have access to links to several key organizations working to promote tolerance.
"Understanding the tremendous challenges that Gwen and her family faced in their day-to-day lives and the horrible end that she met communicates an important message - we need to pay attention and take action," said Jody M. Huckaby, executive director of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). "More importantly, 'Just a Girl' exposes the hate that Gwen and other transgender individuals too frequently face, along with the uphill battle they encounter in the eyes of the law in trying to gain equal treatment and justice."
"Just a Girl" is produced by Braun Entertainment Group in association with Sony Pictures Television for Lifetime Television. Zev Braun and Philip Krupp ("Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution," "Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills") are executive producers. Gloria Allred is co-executive producer.
Shelley Evans ("Footsteps," "One Kill") wrote the teleplay. Oscar® nominated and critically acclaimed Agnieszka Holland ("Europa Europa," "The Wire," "Copying Beethoven") will direct.
Sony Pictures Television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. SPT produces and distributes top-rated, award-winning programming in every genre, including series, movies and family entertainment for network and cable television; first-run syndicated series; off-network
syndicated programs; and theatrical releases. SPT (www.sonypicturestelevision.com) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.
Lifetime is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, Lifetime is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and their
families. Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, Lifetime Home Entertainment and Lifetime Online are part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of The Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.
here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1238555/
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060315/nyw089.html?.v=40
Press Release Source: Lifetime
Oscar(R), Tony(R) and Golden Globe(R) Award-Winning Actress Mercedes Ruehl and J.D. Pardo Star in The Lifetime Original Movie 'Just a Girl,' the Tragic True Story of a Boy Who Dared to Live as a Young Woman and the Consequences That Followed Her Bold Decision
Wednesday March 15, 9:43 am ET
Lifetime Partners with Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) for Public Service Campaign
LOS ANGELES, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Oscar®, Tony® and Golden Globe® award-winner Mercedes Ruehl ("The Fisher King," "Married to the Mob") and J.D. Pardo ("Veronica Mars," "American Dreams") will star in the Lifetime Original Movie "Just a Girl," a moving drama about a loving single mother who prevails upon her close-knit Latino family to accept her teenaged son's daring decision to live as a girl, who is then shockingly murdered by a group of boys who discover her secret. Famed attorney Gloria Allred serves as co-executive producer. Based on a true story, "Just a Girl" will premiere this June on Lifetime Television.
"The issue of transgender sexual identity remains controversial and still considered a taboo subject," said Trevor Walton, Senior Vice President, Lifetime Original Movies. "This true story portrays with compassion and empathy a remarkable family's struggle to understand Eddie's choice to become Gwen. It also examines the terrible consequences of ignorance and fear that exist around this issue. Mercedes and J.D. are perfectly cast as these extraordinary characters, and will beautifully
capture the emotional minefields these characters navigate in this painful yet inspiring story of
tolerance and acceptance."
"Just a Girl" is the true story of Sylvia Guerrero (Ruehl), the mother whose son, Eddie (Pardo), begins to dress and act as a girl. Defying his traditional Latino heritage, Eddie insists on wearing
makeup, growing his hair and eventually changing his name to Gwen, after the singer he idolizes,
Gwen Stefani. When Gwen's transgender status is discovered by four young men at a local party, they savagely beat and kill her. The shocking and senseless murder shakes the community and Sylvia dedicates her life to bringing her daughter's murderers to justice and advocate for the rights of all transgender people.
Ruehl earned an Academy® Award, a Golden Globe® and a Los Angeles Film Critics Society Award for her performance in "The Fisher King." Her breakthrough film role was in "Married to the Mob,"
which earned her a National Society of Film Critics Award. Ruehl's additional film credits include "Last Action Hero," "Slaves of New York," "Big," Woody Allen's "Radio Days," "84 Charing Cross Road" and "Heartburn." She has numerous stage credits and most notably won a Tony Award for her performance in "Lost in Yonkers" and won an Obie for her performance in "The Marriage of Bette
and Boo." Ruehl recently starred in the Lifetime Original Movie "Mom at Sixteen," opposite Jane Krakowski.
Pardo recently appeared in episodes of "Veronica Mars" and "American Dreams" and was a series regular in the CBS drama "Clubhouse," opposite Dean Cain. His feature film credits include "Havoc," with Anne Hathaway and "A Cinderella Story," with Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray.
Famed civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, who represented Sylvia Guerrero at the murder trial, also serves as co-executive producer on the project. Having practiced law for over 30 years, Allred is a
partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Allred, Maroko and Goldberg. She is a three-time local area Emmy nominee for her television commentary on KABC-TV. Allred most recently served as co-executive producer of the CBS television movie "Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution." "From an early age, the child that was born Eddie Araujo, Jr., felt like a female trapped in a male's body," said Allred. Adding, "Dressing as a female and calling herself 'Gwen' was an expression of her identity. Unfortunately, her honesty and courage cost her her life. I am very excited that Lifetime has decided to present this important and emotionally compelling project. Once again Lifetime
demonstrates that it truly is an innovative and pioneering leader in television."
Executive producer Zev Braun adds, "Even in the twenty-first century, society is still separated by race, religion and gender. It's time those walls be taken down and for people to be accepted for
who and what they are -- human beings." Fellow executive producer Philip Krupp agrees, "Indeed --
we need to remember what Sylvia Guerrero simply told the defendants as they were being sentenced, 'Gwen deserved the right to live her life.'"
As part its continuing commitment to inform and support viewers about the issues explored in "Just a Girl," Lifetime Television will work with Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) to develop a public service announcement (PSA), which will air immediately following the film. In addition, visitors to Lifetimetv.com will have access to links to several key organizations working to promote tolerance.
"Understanding the tremendous challenges that Gwen and her family faced in their day-to-day lives and the horrible end that she met communicates an important message - we need to pay attention and take action," said Jody M. Huckaby, executive director of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). "More importantly, 'Just a Girl' exposes the hate that Gwen and other transgender individuals too frequently face, along with the uphill battle they encounter in the eyes of the law in trying to gain equal treatment and justice."
"Just a Girl" is produced by Braun Entertainment Group in association with Sony Pictures Television for Lifetime Television. Zev Braun and Philip Krupp ("Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution," "Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills") are executive producers. Gloria Allred is co-executive producer.
Shelley Evans ("Footsteps," "One Kill") wrote the teleplay. Oscar® nominated and critically acclaimed Agnieszka Holland ("Europa Europa," "The Wire," "Copying Beethoven") will direct.
Sony Pictures Television is one of the television industry's leading content providers. SPT produces and distributes top-rated, award-winning programming in every genre, including series, movies and family entertainment for network and cable television; first-run syndicated series; off-network
syndicated programs; and theatrical releases. SPT (www.sonypicturestelevision.com) is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company.
Lifetime is the leader in women's television and one of the top-rated basic cable television networks. A diverse, multi-media company, Lifetime is committed to offering the highest quality entertainment and information programming, and advocating a wide range of issues affecting women and their
families. Lifetime Television, Lifetime Movie Network, Lifetime Real Women, Lifetime Home Entertainment and Lifetime Online are part of Lifetime Entertainment Services, a 50/50 joint venture of The Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.
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I'm glad to see people like Gloria Allred undertaking such an ambitious, daring and controversial case of Eddie Araujo (aka "Gwen"), to serve as it's co-producer for a made for television movie. Even after representing her and her mother at the murder trial in real life. Along with the excellent cast should be a very emotional dramatization.
Along with other high profile cases such as the Matthew Shepard murder case (and movie), it's obvious and true we're still living in the Dark Ages as a homophobic society in the 21st century.
With other films like "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) and "Soldier's Girl" (2003) are all pointing the finger at our society, our culture, and even our religion for more understanding, tolerance and acceptance of all human beings.
Thanks Gypsy.
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Here's something to further expand on.
Gay panic defense is a term used to describe a rare but high-profile legal defense against charges of assault or murder. A lawyer using the gay panic defense claims that the defendant acted in a state of temporary insanity because of a little-known psychiatric condition called homosexual panic. The defense is nearly always unsuccessful in winning acquittals, but it is often successful at reducing culpability and mitigating punishments. In the cases where it did so the verdict is often cited as a case of jury nullification rather than being one based upon legal fact or precedent. In the UK it is known as the 'Guardsman's Defence,' for unknown reasons.
According to the gay panic defense, romantic or sexual propositions of a homosexual nature are so offensive and frightening to certain individuals that they can bring on a temporary psychotic state characterized by unusual violence.The defense often sparks outrage within the gay community when it is used, where it is attacked as "blaming the victim." No analogous defense pertaining to heterosexual encounters has been recorded.
The defense is primarily used in the United States, especially in areas where social fear and disapproval of homosexuality is widespread. The gay panic defense is also occasionally used in cases of violence against transgender or transsexual persons.
Though never common, use of the gay panic defense is increasingly rare as homosexuality becomes more tolerated. Judges often allow the defense only if used to establish the defendant's honest belief in an imminent sexual assault. Guidance given to counsel by the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales states: "The fact that the victim made a sexual advance on the defendant does not, of itself, automatically provide the defendant with a defence of self-defence for the actions that they then take."
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Uses of the gay panic defense
One of the first and highest-profile cases to make use of the gay panic defense was the trial of Jonathan Schmitz, who killed his friend Scott Amedure after learning, during a taping of the Jenny Jones talk show in 1995, that Amedure was sexually attracted to him. Schmitz confessed to committing the crime but claimed that Amedure's homosexual overtures angered and humiliated him. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.
In 1999, the accused murderers of university student Matthew Shepard claimed in court that the young man's homosexual proposition enraged them to the point of murder. However, Judge Barton Voigt barred this strategy, saying that it was "in effect, either a temporary insanity defense or a diminished capacity defense, such as irresistible impulse, which are not allowed in Wyoming, because they do not fit within the statutory insanity defense construct." After their conviction, Shepard's attackers recanted their story in a 20/20 interview with Elizabeth Vargas, saying that the murder was a robbery attempt gone awry under the influence of drugs.
The transgender variant of the gay panic defense was also used in 2004-2005 by the three defendants in the Gwen Araujo homicide case, who claimed that they were enraged by the discovery that Araujo, a transgendered teenager living as a woman, was biologically male. The first trial resulted in a jury deadlock; in the second, defendants Mike Magidson and Jose Merél were convicted of second-degree murder, while the jury again deadlocked in the case of Jason Cazares. Cazares later entered a plea of no contest to charges of voluntary manslaughter.
Along with other high profile cases such as the Matthew Shepard murder case (and movie), it's obvious and true we're still living in the Dark Ages as a homophobic society in the 21st century.
With other films like "Boys Don't Cry" (1999) and "Soldier's Girl" (2003) are all pointing the finger at our society, our culture, and even our religion for more understanding, tolerance and acceptance of all human beings.
Thanks Gypsy.
------------------------------------------------------------
Here's something to further expand on.
Gay panic defense is a term used to describe a rare but high-profile legal defense against charges of assault or murder. A lawyer using the gay panic defense claims that the defendant acted in a state of temporary insanity because of a little-known psychiatric condition called homosexual panic. The defense is nearly always unsuccessful in winning acquittals, but it is often successful at reducing culpability and mitigating punishments. In the cases where it did so the verdict is often cited as a case of jury nullification rather than being one based upon legal fact or precedent. In the UK it is known as the 'Guardsman's Defence,' for unknown reasons.
According to the gay panic defense, romantic or sexual propositions of a homosexual nature are so offensive and frightening to certain individuals that they can bring on a temporary psychotic state characterized by unusual violence.The defense often sparks outrage within the gay community when it is used, where it is attacked as "blaming the victim." No analogous defense pertaining to heterosexual encounters has been recorded.
The defense is primarily used in the United States, especially in areas where social fear and disapproval of homosexuality is widespread. The gay panic defense is also occasionally used in cases of violence against transgender or transsexual persons.
Though never common, use of the gay panic defense is increasingly rare as homosexuality becomes more tolerated. Judges often allow the defense only if used to establish the defendant's honest belief in an imminent sexual assault. Guidance given to counsel by the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales states: "The fact that the victim made a sexual advance on the defendant does not, of itself, automatically provide the defendant with a defence of self-defence for the actions that they then take."
-------------------------------------------------------------
Uses of the gay panic defense
One of the first and highest-profile cases to make use of the gay panic defense was the trial of Jonathan Schmitz, who killed his friend Scott Amedure after learning, during a taping of the Jenny Jones talk show in 1995, that Amedure was sexually attracted to him. Schmitz confessed to committing the crime but claimed that Amedure's homosexual overtures angered and humiliated him. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison.
In 1999, the accused murderers of university student Matthew Shepard claimed in court that the young man's homosexual proposition enraged them to the point of murder. However, Judge Barton Voigt barred this strategy, saying that it was "in effect, either a temporary insanity defense or a diminished capacity defense, such as irresistible impulse, which are not allowed in Wyoming, because they do not fit within the statutory insanity defense construct." After their conviction, Shepard's attackers recanted their story in a 20/20 interview with Elizabeth Vargas, saying that the murder was a robbery attempt gone awry under the influence of drugs.
The transgender variant of the gay panic defense was also used in 2004-2005 by the three defendants in the Gwen Araujo homicide case, who claimed that they were enraged by the discovery that Araujo, a transgendered teenager living as a woman, was biologically male. The first trial resulted in a jury deadlock; in the second, defendants Mike Magidson and Jose Merél were convicted of second-degree murder, while the jury again deadlocked in the case of Jason Cazares. Cazares later entered a plea of no contest to charges of voluntary manslaughter.
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Well..I saw Brokeback mountain with my best friend and a couple. We all came out with an expression that said "omg..why did I pay 7 euros?.."
I must say, it's not that I regret seeing it, but I do regret seeing it at the cinema since I could very well rent it on a dvd later. It was so and so.
It was a great documentary about nature since half the movie was about their time outside in the nature and I can say it was porn enough
It did however have its good moments with love and cuteness and stuff, but overall it was not an all-oskars-to-me movie.. Basically, only Jake and Heath were good actors. The script was good.I read the short-story on which the movie was based and it was MUCH better.
This movie not succeeding tremendously isn't because it was gay-based, but because it was a little boring.. That's my opinion, though..
I must say, it's not that I regret seeing it, but I do regret seeing it at the cinema since I could very well rent it on a dvd later. It was so and so.
It was a great documentary about nature since half the movie was about their time outside in the nature and I can say it was porn enough
It did however have its good moments with love and cuteness and stuff, but overall it was not an all-oskars-to-me movie.. Basically, only Jake and Heath were good actors. The script was good.I read the short-story on which the movie was based and it was MUCH better.
This movie not succeeding tremendously isn't because it was gay-based, but because it was a little boring.. That's my opinion, though..
Raimondin
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The film marks the beginning of things to come in portraying (specifically) male-to-male gay relationships. True, the movie had it's flaws, as well as it's good moments (which were few). But at this point, had there been more explicit physical love making or sex in the film, it might have turned off the general audience and it wouldn't have made it to the top.CuriousNiceGuy said:Well..I saw Brokeback mountain with my best friend and a couple. We all came out with an expression that said "omg..why did I pay 7 euros?.."
I must say, it's not that I regret seeing it, but I do regret seeing it at the cinema since I could very well rent it on a dvd later. It was so and so.
It was a great documentary about nature since half the movie was about their time outside in the nature and I can say it was porn enough
It did however have its good moments with love and cuteness and stuff, but overall it was not an all-oskars-to-me movie.. Basically, only Jake and Heath were good actors. The script was good.I read the short-story on which the movie was based and it was MUCH better.
This movie not succeeding tremendously isn't because it was gay-based, but because it was a little boring.. That's my opinion, though..
So, now that the ice has been broken (no pun intended), let's see how far other film makers, producers, and film companies are willing to stretch the subject matter of gay male relationships. I think we've had enough of stereotyping and false pretense portrayals already. And I think Hollywood is also aware of that.
I don't think the film would have worked had the setting been an urban city backdrop, or in the confines of a suburban shopping mall.
Hey, why not start with nature, or a romp in the country, right? Something very subliminal in that.
Raimondin
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With 200 You Get Egg Roll?
(200 GAY FAMILIES TO ATTEND EASTER EGG ROLL: It had to happen: Washington's culture wars have now reached the Easter Bunny. Some 200 gay families are planning to attend the annual White House Easter Egg Roll next Monday to showcase themselves to the nation and President Bush. But some religious conservatives say the families are "crashing" the public event and exploiting children for political ends. "We're not protesting the president's policies on gay families," said Jennifer Chrisler, the executive director of the Family Pride Coalition, the organizer of the gay families attending the event. "We are, however, helping him understand that gay families exist in this country and deserve the rights and protections that all families need." New York Times)
(Washington) Same-sex couples are being encouraged by a national organization that promotes gay marriage to bring their children to this year's White House Easter Egg Roll next Monday.
Family Pride says that more than 200 same-sex households have signed up with the group to attend the annual event where White House staff each year hide Easter Eggs on the grounds of the Executive Mansion for children to find.
Some 16,00o families in total are expected to attend the event. The gay and lesbian headed families will be distinguished by rainbow leis.
Family Pride on its Web site says gay family participation is not a protest.
"This is a celebration of our families," it says. "We want to give our fellow citizens the opportunity to see us as real families, participating in a great American tradition on the White House lawn, rather than protesting from the sidelines."
But the issue has raised the hackles of conservative groups.
When it came up earlier this year at the White House daily news briefing Presidential spokesperson Scott McClellan was non committal when asked by a reporter for a conservative publication if the President would try to prevent gay families from participating in the annual event.
"Well, this event is a time to celebrate Easter and to have a good family celebration here at the White House, he replied.
While the President has been vocal in his support for a federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage First Lady Laura Bush has carefully avoided the issue.
The Easter Egg roll has proved no exception. Her press secretary Susan Whitson refused any comment on the gay family participation.
365Gay.com
(200 GAY FAMILIES TO ATTEND EASTER EGG ROLL: It had to happen: Washington's culture wars have now reached the Easter Bunny. Some 200 gay families are planning to attend the annual White House Easter Egg Roll next Monday to showcase themselves to the nation and President Bush. But some religious conservatives say the families are "crashing" the public event and exploiting children for political ends. "We're not protesting the president's policies on gay families," said Jennifer Chrisler, the executive director of the Family Pride Coalition, the organizer of the gay families attending the event. "We are, however, helping him understand that gay families exist in this country and deserve the rights and protections that all families need." New York Times)
Gay Families Set To Roll At White House
(Washington) Same-sex couples are being encouraged by a national organization that promotes gay marriage to bring their children to this year's White House Easter Egg Roll next Monday.
Family Pride says that more than 200 same-sex households have signed up with the group to attend the annual event where White House staff each year hide Easter Eggs on the grounds of the Executive Mansion for children to find.
Some 16,00o families in total are expected to attend the event. The gay and lesbian headed families will be distinguished by rainbow leis.
Family Pride on its Web site says gay family participation is not a protest.
"This is a celebration of our families," it says. "We want to give our fellow citizens the opportunity to see us as real families, participating in a great American tradition on the White House lawn, rather than protesting from the sidelines."
But the issue has raised the hackles of conservative groups.
When it came up earlier this year at the White House daily news briefing Presidential spokesperson Scott McClellan was non committal when asked by a reporter for a conservative publication if the President would try to prevent gay families from participating in the annual event.
"Well, this event is a time to celebrate Easter and to have a good family celebration here at the White House, he replied.
While the President has been vocal in his support for a federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage First Lady Laura Bush has carefully avoided the issue.
The Easter Egg roll has proved no exception. Her press secretary Susan Whitson refused any comment on the gay family participation.
365Gay.com
gypsywitch
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Please forgive me for thinking this is funny.
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OK ~ this is funny too! And I'm going to Hell probably.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTpvdiM0aGo
Wetback Mountain
aye yi yi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTpvdiM0aGo
Wetback Mountain
aye yi yi
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So who watched HOUSE last night?
What a convaluted story based on a lesbian couple where one has a life-threatening illness and the other donates a portion of her liver to help save her partner. I'd go into more detail but want to see what you guys think.
Was it really an ethical issue or was it just the oath they take to save lives?
What a convaluted story based on a lesbian couple where one has a life-threatening illness and the other donates a portion of her liver to help save her partner. I'd go into more detail but want to see what you guys think.
Was it really an ethical issue or was it just the oath they take to save lives?
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Its on after American Idol on Tuesdays at nine.
The ill woman did not have a diagnosis because they couldn't figure out why she was so sick. She couldn't get a liver transplant without a diagnosis because her illness might waste the new liver. Near the end we find out that she has the plague from a flea that came on a puppy that they'd gotten from a breeder.
The life-partner of the ill woman doesn't know that her ill mate wants to break up with her but the doctors find that out. It became a discussion over confidentiality or just being life savers when the life-partner decides to donate a portion of her liver to give her mate a couple of more days to figure out what's wrong. One intern in particular felt that she should be told that the relationship was destined to end before she went into surgery.
In the end when both women survive the one who donated says to the intern that was so concerned about the ethical issues that she already knew that her partner wanted to leave her. She hoped that the transplant would make her feel obligated to stay in the relationship, thus making the transplant potentially even more un-ethical than first suspected.
Like was the woman supposed to find out in advance that they were going to break up and then choose not to make the donation?
My six y/o was riveted though I warned her a couple of times that the medical stuff was kind of scary but she really wanted to see what was going to happen. Seeing the two women in bed inthe beginning didn't phase her at all since she's know about that stuff for a couple of years. It was all about the medical mystery and the solution for her.
The ill woman did not have a diagnosis because they couldn't figure out why she was so sick. She couldn't get a liver transplant without a diagnosis because her illness might waste the new liver. Near the end we find out that she has the plague from a flea that came on a puppy that they'd gotten from a breeder.
The life-partner of the ill woman doesn't know that her ill mate wants to break up with her but the doctors find that out. It became a discussion over confidentiality or just being life savers when the life-partner decides to donate a portion of her liver to give her mate a couple of more days to figure out what's wrong. One intern in particular felt that she should be told that the relationship was destined to end before she went into surgery.
In the end when both women survive the one who donated says to the intern that was so concerned about the ethical issues that she already knew that her partner wanted to leave her. She hoped that the transplant would make her feel obligated to stay in the relationship, thus making the transplant potentially even more un-ethical than first suspected.
Like was the woman supposed to find out in advance that they were going to break up and then choose not to make the donation?
My six y/o was riveted though I warned her a couple of times that the medical stuff was kind of scary but she really wanted to see what was going to happen. Seeing the two women in bed inthe beginning didn't phase her at all since she's know about that stuff for a couple of years. It was all about the medical mystery and the solution for her.
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Wow, and I missed all that.gypsywitch said:
Who would have thought the Plague. Sometimes I wonder if the Dark Middle Ages are still with us. Or worse!That's great your little girl is so open at her age. Brave of her to insist on seeing the show.
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From my private chamber ~
Incense is great when burned just a little or in a more ventilated area but I don't always like it when things like clothing carry the smell. That burning feeling up in my nose when I breath that stuff can be pretty obvious at times. New tires in a store do that to me too.
Natural smoke is always better than the perfumey stuff and I use essential oils in the air when I can. A bergamot/orange blossom blend is really nice.
I learned about ritual burning here first when I was very young since I was raised near the museum. http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/egypt/index.html
Incense is great when burned just a little or in a more ventilated area but I don't always like it when things like clothing carry the smell. That burning feeling up in my nose when I breath that stuff can be pretty obvious at times. New tires in a store do that to me too.
Natural smoke is always better than the perfumey stuff and I use essential oils in the air when I can. A bergamot/orange blossom blend is really nice.
I learned about ritual burning here first when I was very young since I was raised near the museum. http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/egypt/index.html
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Raimondin says hello to everyone. He's busy moving right now but called me on my cell. He'll be back when he can.
Any new stories out there?
He'll be back when he can.Any new stories out there?
