Bevan Dufty, who is running for mayor of San Francisco, recently released a TV commercial featuring his daughter Sidney, who he conceived with a lesbian friend. Some are saying the ad is exploitative, but I discredit that criticism as a double-standard. Conservative politicians feature their families in political ads all the time - usually in the name of "family values." I think it's nice to see a positive representation of a nontraditional family in a campaign ad.
Showing posts with label YouTube. Show all posts
Showing posts with label YouTube. Show all posts
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
Ad Spotlight: Australian Marriage Equality
This new ad for Australian Marriage Equality highlights growing statistics in favor of marriage equality there.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
The Top Reasons to Ban Marriage Equality in Minnesota
Obviously more of an effort to energize progressive young people than to change minds of those on the other side:
Monday, July 11, 2011
Beyond Better: A Manifesto for Queer Youth
Here's an outstanding video that was made by the students of Margaret Himley's Queer Writing class at Syracuse University last year. The course is part of Syracuse's LGBT Studies minor (which I proudly hold), the first of its kind in the United States.
Labels:
activism,
education,
Gen Y,
hate,
human rights,
ignorance,
leadership,
pride,
social media,
YouTube
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
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