It's Not Just My Church!

Wanted to acknowledge that besides people from my church--past or present--there have been local business people who have been involved in the gay rights project, also. [Some local ones and some further away!] Am still learning more about them, myself; and some had a direct connection to me earlier, although not all of them did. *** Heard a story from the early 1970s that someone had an idea for different parties involved--including police--to compete with each other!? And it may have been helpful to get things going? But there has been a point where I've said it should be time to cooperate and not to compete!? However, if people haven't all been directly connected with each other it's been hard for them to know everything that was going on, I guess! Maybe we'll get there, one of these days? Some of the "storylines" may have been competing with others?--Haven't quite figured it all out yet!?

Speaking of Canadians...

If I said a long while ago that Canadians were disinterested in further gay rights, after gaining gay marriage already, I think I was mistaken. May have said within some other entries in this blog that Canadians have generally been generous towards the needs of the world; and I've seen that there's hope, after all! From what I heard, some other countries had asked for the help of Canadians with the gay rights project. Could we have said no, especially when other countries or their citizens helped get Canada started? [Like Loyalists from America and support from England; and how did we get our railways built (in some places)?] And other countries have also helped with the gay rights project--sometimes they've kept going when Canadians or Americans were lagging behind! But in the end, I believe there's something to be accomplished. It's not always easy--what is?--and I believe in Canadians.

Truth or Fiction?

Last summer, a certain movie was released in theatres. I had only seen short TV commercials promoting it; and I assumed it was a fictional story. And I even wondered if some people were making fun of me!? It turns out the film was based on a true story, which was partly based on another true story [about other events]. A lady had been writing a blog and then published a book based on the blog; and the film was the first one that was ever based on a blog [or on the book, or whatever]! I think it's pretty neat, although I'm still not trying to get a book or movie from my blog! About a year or more ago, there was talk that some people thought I was inventing a "show" to try to impress people!? But it wasn't true. One purpose of my blog was to help other people understand what was going on; and another purpose has been to try to keep my head above water, in all my legal circumstances! *** Have found an old movie, "Meet John Doe" [fictional], 1941, where a newspaper reporter printed a fake, sensational story to try to increase her ratings before getting laid off. And it worked! She kept her job and there was a lot of publicity, for different causes. But this lady had admitted to her employer at the beginning--but after the article was printed--that she made the story up. Her boss and others continued promoting the story; and they even found an unsuspecting person to portray the individual who had allegedly been involved in the story! There were various adventures and misadventures and I haven't watched the entire film but have read about most of it on the Internet. *** If the Betty/Elizabeth person needed to add some "interesting" details to keep things going in the late 1970s, I think they're not necessary by this time. There were complications in the '70s for a number of reasons. But there are more and more individuals with lots of true, interesting things to say who have had an interest in the gay rights project.--And they were involved earlier but weren't recognized as well.--Maybe they needed someone to coordinate the efforts--to really coordinate them, that is!? So, that's what I've been working on; and I believe some people wanted my help!? If there have been controversies, I think we have to come back to the fact that these days people aren't as opposed to homosexuality any more.--Although it's not to say we can excuse and condone the subject completely. And we can work out the issues, if there have been misunderstandings and objections.

The "Uninvited" in Past Hollywood Days!?

If anyone had the impression gay women were left out of Hollywood stories or the gay rights project in past decades, I don't think it was completely true? Most of the stories weren't openly gay, anyway--and neither were the people! There was a female writer who was involved in the gay rights project--directly or indirectly. [She was a published author and isn't alive any more. Am not saying she was gay--I have no knowledge of it--not exactly. I don't know! She was single all her life and adopted a child.] Have had a very busy day today and just wanted to write another short note. There used to be mostly men in the workplace--especially among police and military [it may still be that way?]; and the gay issues would apply to women as well as men.--Increased rights and knowledge would have been a help to both men and women, of course. [Will try to do a little more research when I have time, if possible.]

It's [partly] About The Children!?

Something I've mentioned in my business report but not in this blog is the fact that gay couples aren't able to have their own, natural children between them. So, although other arrangements can be made--and there are suffering children and orphans in the world who need help--gay marriage isn't equal to traditional marriage when it comes to childbearing.  *** This is a quick note for now. [Have other plans for the day which were scheduled earlier.--Sorry, I have to run.]

The Queen Lady--2010

Is there a story somewhere about a "lady who wanted to be queen"? What about a lady who wanted someone ELSE to be queen--a particular person who wasn't interested!? [And she promoted her over and over!?] Am not sure where it came from but there's a slang word of "queen" which refers to a gay person. [It's possible the term is derogatory also but I'd say it's comparable to the use of the "pig" term to represent police in film!?--The meaning may not always be a negative one.] And there have been many stories, within the gay rights project, of how the "princess became the queen!" At best, they're sentimental hype, in my opinion. [If people didn't understand what the stories referred to in real life, the commercial films may not have been objectionable to viewers otherwise!?] *** As far as I'm concerned, the police and their contacts can say what they want to about the Betty/Elizabeth person as long as they don't say incorrect things about me or my writing with it!? [Except there's one issue that I'm not sure the lady took on the Betty/Elizabeth names appropriately or legally? And if the names have been used interchangeably between us--in film--it could be another matter to sort out yet?--If it becomes a problem?] So far, I haven't included a label to identify the Betty/Elizabeth stories together because I was trying to avoid unnecessary embarrassment. But I've also notified the parties involved--a number of months ago already--and have given them opportunities to provide explanations or apologies. From what I've seen, there have been none! It's also a fact that I've mentioned the term "sexual harassment" at times in the past [whether it was over male or female issues]. Am not a lawyer but if there have been those types of concerns, loosely speaking, then they shouldn't be ignored! It's also true that "prevention is better than cure;" and in my case, I don't need any major setbacks.--It's better to do what I can, while I can! And I'll make a label to include the Betty/Elizabeth issues which I've written about in this blog. *** In the case of police, there have been many different groups working on the issues--directly or indirectly. And there have been stories of competition between them, for more than one reason! If I've said I'm working for police/X-men, it still hasn't been identified exactly WHICH police are involved; and I don't work for any female representatives of theirs [sorry to say it]! There have been no other female parties identified publicly besides the Betty/Elizabeth person--not to my knowledge [and if she uses the Betty/Elizabeth names appropriately, then I'd prefer to distance myself from then--until and unless they want to show they refer to the "theatre" name, which I've written about before].