Comments on: The Daily Agenda for Friday, November 2

By: Hue-Man

Hue-Man — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:36:24 +0000

Headline regarding 2010 Winter Olympics:
“Did A Homophobic NBC Deny K.D. Lang An Olympics Ceremony Close-Up?”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/did-a-homophobic-nbc-deny-k-d-lang-an-olympics-ceremony-close-up/

Includes her Hallelujah performance in Vancouver. BTW, Haitian-born Governor-General Michaelle Jean was, at the time, the representative of Canada’s head of state, Queen Elizabeth.

By: Soren456

Soren456 — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:28:03 +0000

Thanks for the magnificent k.d. lang video. It was new to me, and I will add it to my favorites.

I’m not a musician, but it seems to me that there’s something about Cohen’s “Hallelujah” that exalts the phenomenal singer, and exposes the wannabe. You can’t fake it, you can’t sing it credibly if you can’t sing.

A version that overwhelms me every time I hear it is Jeff Buckley’s (original studio version). I’d recommend it, too.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:44:07 +0000

It’s actually interesting looking back and seeing how many well known women in the arts in the late 19th and early 20th century like actresses, writers, poets, painters or sculptors were lesbians. A lot of them lived at least part of the time in Europe where they could be relatively open about their sexuality. Being in those circles and communities probably isolated them a bit from the general population.

By: jpeckjr

jpeckjr — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:47:42 +0000

I was on Colorado Gov. Romer’s staff in 1992 and I remember that night very well.

There was a 2:00 a.m. phone call from a friend, frightened, truly frightened, feeling deeply that the passage of Amendment 2 would unleash an onslaught of violence against LGBT folks, terminations from jobs, evictions from apartments. With no laws against discrimination, what protection would there be?

I went to the office early. The policy director, my boss, and also gay, and I met to talk about what’s next. After putting together something of a plan, we asked each other “Are you okay?” I said “No, but we have work to do for the people and I can do it.” And he said the same thing.

So while he spent the morning with the Governor poring over election results, I became the defacto liaison with the LGBT community. First Baptist Church of Denver, across from the capitol, hosted a community meeting — bless them. 400 or 500 people crowded in. Frightened, angry, hurt people.

Mayor Webb, Congresswoman Schroeder, Governor Romer, other public figures, spoke. Their consistent message was don’t give up the fight for equality.

20 years ago and my bones still feel it.