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13 more days...i cannot wait.

ughh

i really don't enjoy being marginalized. today was the BloodSource blood drive at our school and, like any caring human i felt the donation of my AB blood appropriate. little did i know (well i guess i did, but not for sure) that as an openly gay man, they wont accept my blood. now before your head explodes and jump to your feet in protest like i did, one has to remember that it's not excluding gay men as a rule, but the exclusion of blood donations from men who have had sex with men ('cause i guess the heteros do it too), or even women who have had sex with gay men (yeah, iknow, that was weird for me too). so, technically without saying it, the red cross does marginalize and doesn't accept this type of donor because of their "high-risk activities" aka anal sex. honestly, it's a bunch of left over bull from the 80's-AIDS scare and it's honestly very stupid because the red cross tests all the blood anyways...so my point i guess is that definitely put a damper on my generosity for the day and they'll definitely hear about it next year at the next blood drive.

great victory!

today, the California supreme court overturned the ban on gay marriage calling it unconstitutional! these people are my heros for today. no joke. it's now allowed an amendment to be formed granting the extension of marriage to gay couples living in the state of california. unfortunatly, the right wing has already gathered (and still is) enough signatures to create a constitutional amendment banning this action which would completely nullify this great feat. keep it up everyone, we're getting closer!

-Same-sex couples in California will now be able to obtain a civil marriage license and receive the same respect and protections afforded to all married couples.
-Churches and other religious institutions will not have to recognize or perform ceremonies for these civil marriages. This ruling is not about religion; it’s about the civil responsibilities and protections afforded through a government-issued civil marriage license.
-The court’s decision does not entitle same-sex couples in California to receive the federal rights and benefits extended to married couples. The so-called federal Defense of Marriage Act discriminates against same-sex married couples by denying them over 1,000 federal rights and benefits, including social security benefits, the ability to file a joint federal tax return, and the right to petition for a spouse to immigrate.
-Other states may legally recognize the civil marriages of same-sex couples performed in California in the same way they recognize out-of-state marriages by different-sex couples.
-The court’s decision today does not change the law in any other state, or federal law.


http://www.hrc.org/10444.htm

PROM!!

last saturday i went to my high school prom. granted it wasn't mine, but i went with my senior-friend Chandler who didn't have a date. we had loads of fun in the limo and dinner was good..can't say it was the best steak i've had, but definitely not airplane food. the complete downer of the evening, however was that the DJ was about..say...2 hours late! yeah. i've heard many rumors about it and it sounds like it wasn't completely his fault, but honestly i don't really care. i was robbed 2 hours of dancing and that's that. hahaha
but other than that, the only other thing was that some dumbass stole my freakin tie and i had to pay more money. oh well. that's what memories are made of.
;D

p.s. that was cider, btw and don't ask about the weird expressions in the pictures. idon't even know.

it's back!

my right arm!
i've missed it so...

it still has to stay somewhat in the sling, but it's out of the splint
WOO!