Howard Dean does the right thing.

The Burlington Free Press revealed that at a Saturday state Democratic Party reception at the Burlington Hilton, Vermont's former Governor Howard Dean encouraged the leaders in his state to pass legislation legalizing Same-Sex Marriage. Dean was the governor back in 2000 when Vermont became the first state in the Union to enact Civil Unions legislation under pressure from the courts. Now they may just be the first state to enact Marriage Equality WITHOUT pressure from the courts. The Current Governor, Jim Douglas has vowed to veto the legislation when it hits his desk, however, he's also indicated that even he doubts the legislators would not have moved the legislation forward if they did not have a Veto-Proof majority. Let's hope this bolsters the cause of equality even more.

Why I love Tuesdays.

I love Tuesdays because I wake up to joy and happiness, and the day pretty much continues on like that... at least until the end.  If I haven't gushed about it to you by now, for the last year, I've listened religiously to openly gay comedian Jonny McGovern's weekly podcast, "Gay Pimpin' With Jonny McGovern."  it can be found at www.gaypimp.com, and its the #1 LGBT podcast on iTunes.  The show is not for the meek or weak--its raunchy and terribly impolite.  However, its like The Secret on steroids and with a lot of dirty jokes and bitchy reads on people--its so joyous and funny! 

Jonny McGovern is sort of the embodiment of my philosophy on the queer sexualities--an unabashed and unapologetic proud gay man without judgement, but also without being effete or discreet about it.  Jonny's show is a smorgasbord of taboo topics and strong, queer personalities.  It is delivered with the expected amount of bitchiness, but also with a heaping helping of joy and life-lust that really picks you up. 

I get to school, after listening to the first hour or so of the show on my way in, and I am greeted with 84 minutes of quiet, peaceful prep-time.  Noone bothering me, just me and my computer, and my books and my blackboard and usually what's leftover of my Jonny.  This is followed by 84 minutes of seventh-graders--the geekiest, but most positive and lovable of all of my classes.  That is followed by homeroom--another 45 minutes of the other seventh graders.  Then lunch on my own with my music and computer.  The afternoon starts out swell with that same group of seventh graders from homeroom.

The only downside to my Tuesdays is the tail end of the day.  It might not always be bad, but ending the day with the rambunctious sixth graders can be pretty stressful.  But there are some great kids in the class, and really, I can't complain too much.

Overall, I just love Tuesdays, and had to share!