Yesterday the California Supreme Court ruled to uphold Prop 8 and the California voters’ “decision” to take away the right to marry from same-sex couples. While this was not unexpected, it is still heart-breaking. And I mean that in an almost literal sense, as it was clear on the faces of so many Queer folk and their allies after the ruling was delivered.
As we continue to fight for LBGT equality in all American institutions, it is so hard not to get emotionally beat down by what sometimes seems like an endless attack on our families and our identities. Below is my tribute to everyone who fights the daily battle to love themselves and each other in the face of so many hateful messages:
The slideshow above is put the song to “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz and was incorporated into a Drag King Rebellion performance at Kiss My Gender in April. Check it out here.
Posted below is DKR’s rendition of “Collide” by Howie Day. Dean Ominator and Jack B. Nimble make the crowd swoon as always, but what I love about this performance is that the whole song builds up to a brief 10 seconds of hand-holding. Not fetishized crazy animal sex that the anti-gay movement is seemingly obsessed with…but a tender, shy and passionate expression of caring and love.
Keep lovin’ keep fightin’!
