Repeal Prop 8 in 2010
Most of us know about the power struggle between ‘gay rights’ groups in California and the lengthy debate over campaigning to repeal Prop 8 in 2010. The ironically-named Courage Campaign officially announced that it would back no such effort due to shrinking support in the polls and lack of financial backing. Seriously, don’t underestimate the power of small, grassroots organizations fighting for marriage equality. All the money and support poured into Maine did no

Index of My Articles on LGBT Immigration
I received 3 emails today from different sources, asking for my blog posts on the intersectionality of immigration and LGBT rights. I will just index everything I have written on the issue (not much) here, and maybe right something else soon to address some new concerns. What Constitutes Gay Immigration Politics – Notes from a Queer Immigrant Organizer Leaving LGBT Immigrants Out Of Immigration Reform is a DUMB Idea

Cover Up Kareena!
Never one to be a Kareena Kapoor fan (let alone a Saifeena one), when the Shiv Sena took out a ‘morcha’ against the new poster of Kareena in Kurbaan, with her back in nude, I momentarily agreed to not just cover her back but the whole poster. Just get the ungodly and offending sight of her away from my eyes. A Shiv-Sena activist said: “We

Trangender Asylee Speaks Out About Immigrant Detention
Courage comes in many different forms. For Esmeralda a transgender asylum seeker from Mexico who faced horrific circumstances in immigration detention, it came in the form of seeking justice. Kept in a segregated cell with other transgender detainees, Esmeralda never realized that her experience in detention would match the trauma of discrimination she had faced back home. But her story is also one of hope for change. While the Obama administration has pledged to

Have You Seen This Movie?
It’s Pirate of the Fiji Islands, the third sequel. The first two starred Sitiveni Rabuka but he was dethroned by George Speight for the third movie, which really crashed and burned at the box office. Despite the apparent failure of the brand, the producers have brought it back with a new face hoping against hope for a hit this time. Feel free to use Fiji Freedom Bloggers.