The Rainbow Connection: Aug. 30–Sept. 5
WHAT: Same Sex Sunday Podcast
WHERE: Right here. And also here.
WHEN: Every Sunday
This week, SameSexSunday chats with legendary LGBT activist and UniteHere! labor organizer, Cleve Jones, who stopped by to discuss the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association and the sometimes shaky relationship between the LGBT movement and labor.
Also in interviews, the Marriage Equality USA Language Project's James Hoscyns discusses crossing cultural barriers.
The Round Table discussion (sponsored by LGBT-owned and operated database makers, Wells Consulting), includes Ken Mehlman's coming out, a flurry of announcements regarding "Don't ask, don't tell," the momentum of the Target boycott, what the primaries have meant for the LGBT community, and more.
Joining the discussion are veteran and author of Sugar-Baby Bridge Brett Edward Stout and Field and Development Director for Servicemembers United Jarrod Chlapowski. Both of these veterans have a lot to say about many topics, especially the ongoing "Don't ask, don't tell" discharges.
Also joining the discussion are returning guests Victory Fund Vice President Denis Dison and Treasurer of National Stonewall Democrats Chris Massicotte. They're joined by first time guests Huffington Post contributor and activist Lane Hudson, openly gay candidate for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination, Fred Karger, and Executive Director of Equality Florida, Nadine Smith.
| Meet the new blog on the block
Local real estate developer Eric Bussell was a longtime contributor to follower of IlliniPundit (and a one-time op-ed contributor to this site), and had been looking for a way to promote his business, or supply "content as an affordable way to market your expertise," as he puts it.
When IlliniPundit founder Gordy Hulten was appointed to the Champaign City Council earlier this year, he decided to step away from IP, and Bussell thought that could be an opportunity. "I actually called up my friend Gordy to ask if [IlliniPundit] was for sale," Bussell related, "and he said there was already a buyer." IlliniPundit has since transitioned to ChampaignPundit.
So, instead of purchasing an established brand, Bussell decided to forge his own path by founding Halfway Interesting, which describes itself as "A Champaign County Community Blog."
If you'd braved the crowds of new Illini at Urbana's Market at the Square on Saturday, you might have had the good fortune to meet the Yogurt Pedaler, Annie Lambla. Annie's just beginning a bike tour around the Midwest, pulling a brightly colored bike trailer emblazoned with her website address, yogurtpedaler.com. Along the way, Annie's making — and teaching people about — yogurt. Starting out from Chicago, Annie first visited Kilgus Farmstead (whose milk you may have seen at Common …
WHAT: Same Sex Sunday Podcast WHERE: Right here on Smile Politely. And also here. WHEN: Every Sunday This week on Same Sex Sunday, openly gay U.S. Congress hopeful Ed Potosnak (NJ) talks with Phil Reese. Pam Spalding shares her thoughts about the White House’s beef with LGBT bloggers.The weekly round table discusses Dr. Laura’s long overdue retirement, the Ninth Circuit’s stay of Judge Walker’s decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the Nikki Araguz case in Texas, the AIDS/HIV State of the …
This past Friday, I was among 2,500+ people who attended Champaign-Urbana's first Pride Festival. Many of you were probably there, and though reportage of attendance has been greatly understated, you already know that it was an enormous success. The mall was packed; rumors of protesters turned out to be just that; Dr. David Gill made an appearance; the entertainment was incredible; the drinks at 88 Broadway were strong; and the food was delicious. Seriously, Piato Catering bakes the best cupcakes …
(Today, we continue to Part Two of Mica's account of her first contact with her birth mother. The first part can be read here.) On May 8th, I was sitting my office, making a grocery list for my weekly trip to Meijer. Suddenly, an e-mail entirely in Korean appeared in my inbox. In a state of shock, I forwarded the message to my friend Alice, a Korean international student, for a translation with the message, "Do you think you could …
"Traffic Calming" was a concept most people had never heard of in 1995 when a report on the topic was published by the American Planning Association. I know this because I authored this report. It was a radical idea that streets should not be the exclusive and rightful domain of automobiles and many people did not hesitate to tell me I was nuts for advocating for streets for people not cars. Happily things have been changing since 1995 and we …
I've put off writing an article about this for some time because I did not know how to address such a lengthy and personal subject. Nevertheless, I want to add on to the story that I began last year about my search for my biological parents. In a way, it feels like I owe it to any readers and to my birth mom to tell the rest of the story... as it has played out so far. Back in March, …
(Ed. note: this is a condensed version of Joel's experiences at Bike!Bike! For the full report, visit the Bike Project's blog.) Bike!Bike! is an annual conference of community-oriented bicycle cooperative shops. The location rotates from year to year; last year, I went to Minneapolis to attend, and this year it was held in Toronto. CITY COMMENTS Toronto is fairly "bike-friendly" just because of the sheer number of bikes that are used for transportation, but its bike infrastructure is nearly non-existant. …
WHAT: Same Sex Sunday Podcast WHERE: Right here. And also here. WHEN: Weekly, on Sundays SameSexSunday for August 15th, 2010 features an interview from inside the armed forces. They chat with OutServe's co-director, active duty LGBT activist JD Smith (pseudonym). JD will talk life after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and working with the Pentagon on the troop survey. Charles Robbins of The Trevor Project calls in to talk about recently out progressive talk show host, Stephanie Miller and protecting LGBT …
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Bobo was amazing; she threaded right through opponents in front of her like they weren’t there. I think the bout could have easily gone the other way if she hadn’t been skating for the Dames.
OHNO BOBO definitely made her mark with the Damgin’ Dames!! Great bout Friday night at Savoy Rec Center!!! TCDG is doing a great job bringing Flat Track Derby to the area! Keep up the good work and the crowds will come!
Mark, your first paragraph is mostly wrong. The second paragraph is true, though. Hulten has been a conflict of interest from Day One. The Champaign City Council made a big mistake in appointing him. The other two candidates were a lot better, a lot more intelligent, and far less biased.
I regularly commented at IP.com several moons ago, and I didn’t get the same impression of Gordy Hulten as the commenter above. While there were times when his conservative bias incapacitated his reading comprehension skills, for the most part he was a patient and kind moderator who…
“Glock 21, an IlliniPundit regular has described the new incarnation of the site as “dead blog walking”.“ Glock21 is an example of “brain-dead man walking.“ “The site had its strengths and weaknesses ...“ Mostly weaknesses, though. The main strength was tipping us off there are many, many…
Glock 21, an IlliniPundit regular has described the new incarnation of the site as “dead blog walking”. The activity and updates have come to a stand still. The site had its strengths and weaknesses, but was a good barometer of what the landed gentry were thinking. They…
If you liked last week’s SameSexSunday—you’ll love this week’s! http://bit.ly/91zLi0
“ChampaignPundit” is a pretty broken site—effectively, you can’t sign up for an account, because there’s no way to specify or change a password. That means you either do the email “reset my password” thing to get a temporary password every time you want to make a comment,…
I think the nutballs knew that all their crazy theories would be accepted and embraced. That parade argument was a great example. Never mind that unsafe conditions created a hazard to participants and bystanders—IT WAS A TERRIBLE DECISION TO CANCEL IT!@!!!!!!! Or at least that’s what the…
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Illinois has simply had no luck at all in these Mizzou games. None. I think maybe we’re do for a couple of bounces to go our way. If we get one or two (or sever or eight) breaks, I think it’s a win.
Jason, Savoy could easily join the CPL tax district, which is probably closer to most Savoy residents than the Tolono library is. But my impression is that Savoy residents as a whole don’t want to pay the cost of the CPL (Tolono’s library taxes are cheaper), even…
Sorry, but I am lagging behind on updates to the map. Also, some construction projects were delayed from their original start date. On a more positive note, I am putting together a map of haunted houses in Central Illinois. I have a few plotted already, and I…
I’ve never gotten the privilege of all the services CPL cardholders get. I just want to be able to go out of my way to drive to the CPL to check out books, pay fines, maybe buy some coffee, and enjoy the library. None of those activities…
These days, there is more to using a library than checking out books. At one time, paying into the Lincoln Trails system probably would cover the expenses incurred by other libraries in the system. Now, with Internet, videos, coffee shops, wireless Internet hubs, etc., I suspect the…
(speaking as a Savoy resident) By paying taxes to support a member of the LTLS, we are paying our “fair share” to use any LTLS library—Tolono, Champaign, Urbana, etc. This is how library systems work. The 6% of CPL’s circulation represented by Tolono users is NOT significant…
I read Timbo’s argument. I think the key word is “speculating.“
I would be interested to hear more about the “word on the street”—how are individual hauling companies fulfilling their promise to recycle?
Timbo makes a smart, sound argument. Reread it.
I joined on 09-09-09 after living here over a year, and having to listen to my dad tell me how his best friend is, like, #27 or something crazy like that, and how said friend never lived further than 50 feet from the Illini Inn while going…
And, I might add, no one is being prevented from using the Champaign library. They are just being asked to pay their fair share if they are going to use it as their primary library.
The equation is pretty simple here. If you want social services, then pay the taxes required to run those social services. These things only work if everyone puts in their fair share. As a heavy user of the Champaign Library, I say bravo to this new policy.
Curtis Orchard is always good for an hour or three, especially if you have rugrats.
What is the increased marginal cost of serving a resident of Savoy or Mahomet? I suspect negligible. What is the increased revenue to be realized by this new policy? I suspect very little. Aside from these financial aspects, what are the most probable results from this new…
Looks like you are also all members of the killer sideburns club.
Thanks for the article, Ben. I was not familiar with this band until now and even though I won’t be able to attend the show on Friday they are now on my radar. A *good* jam band is hard to find, and these folks appear to fill…
Nice article, love the Dead quote in the beginning. If they can get down here to Central FL I’ll definitely be heading out to the show. Some of my friends have finally stopped wincing when I say “jam band.“ I’ve now tried my best at more descriptive…
@Annie: Yeah, my bad. That was the best part! Drinking + memory exercises = fun @Rob: According to Ask the English Teacher, “My dictionary says ‘drunk’ is an archaic past tense of ‘drink.‘“ We’re all about the new grammar around here.
Katie, have the residents of Savoy and Tolono thought about having their taxes raised a little to help their public library expand? That’s a possibility for them. And then everybody wins.
good call on that Herring recording, Josh. Love that version of Exit Music….here’s a clip of the Cinco de Mayo show (from about six months prior). As I recall, this Shakedown went on for roughly a half hour, while getting into the Trampled Underfoot jam in the…
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I’ll agree that Gordy tolerated a lot of crap, but his patience wasn’t infinite—hence the banning of the nutcase übertea Wayne Johnson, exactly the kind of guy who gives libertarians the reputation for droolin’ batshittery they have. Gordy was also unwilling to pretend that gaybaiting was a…