Happy National Coming OUT Day!

photo by Terry Richardson

Put on your gayest outfit (no, not that one, the other one) and celebrate National Coming Out Day!



"NCOD was founded in 1988 by Robert Eichberg, a psychologist from New Mexico and Jean O'Leary, an openly-gay political leader from Los Angeles, on behalf of the personal growth workshop The Experience and National Gay Rights Advocates.^[3][4] The date of October 11 was chosen because it was the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.^[5]
The first headquarters was located in the West Hollywood, California offices of the National Gay Rights Advocates. 18 states participated in the first NCOD, which was covered in the national media. In its second year, the headquarters moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico and participation grew to 21 states. After a media push in 1990, NCOD was observed in all 50 states and seven other countries. Participation continued to grow and in 1990 NCOD merged their efforts with the Human Rights Campaign Fund.^{" via Wikipedia}


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covers to come out to

In honor of National Coming out Day, we found some of our favorite "coming out songs."  As a twist, we thought we'd post some fun covers of Katy Perry's "Fireworks,"  Ke$sha's "we r who we r," Pink's "Raise your glass,"  Gaga's "Born this way" & Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive."







Alejandro, Fabian, and Daniel Manzano aka Boyce Avenue





the kover boys (although a twink & an otter should have come up with a better name for their duo)




Alex Rabina 
click HERE to download his version for free 




Maria Aragon, you are too sweet





Sacha Page, never thought I would hear this song this way. Love it!

Happy National Coming out day!

Karl Rove gets glitter bombed - “Feel the rainbow!”

image via advocate.com

Karl Rove & Erik Paulson,  two people who seriously don't understand equality, both got a face-full-of-glitter here in MN.  The conference was called the Minnesota Faith and Freedom Coalition.  (freedom? how about the freedom for us to marry....)


"The first glitter assault occurred as congressman Erik Paulsen was presented with a “Friend of the Family” award for his efforts to legalize antigay values. “You’re no friend to my family!” Michael Cahill said, as he unleashed the colorful dust.  Later, Bush staffer Karl Rove was doused at a book signing by Ben Egerman, who shouted “Feel the rainbow!” as he showered the former Deputy Chief of Staff with glitter." - Winston Gieseke, advocate

Click HERE to watch Paulson get a face full of glitter

Click HERE to see Rove get it

PS who thinks "you're no friend to my family" would look great on a protest poster

PSS, I can't wait for social conservatives to have their security do "glitter checks" on guests before speaking.  (What would Egerman & Cahill say?  "we're just totally into crafting")

epidemic

the deeeeep v neck shirt is becoming an epidemic... thanks SNL to bringing this pressing issue to light

Click HERE to watch on HULU 

Minneapolis landed at #10

Minneapolis landed at #10 for the cities that spend the most on coffee.  (so.....yay???)

Cuppa Java on the cover of SCENE

"Over half of American adults drink coffee on a regular basis, but the amount they spend on it has a lot to do with which city they live in, according to business and personal finance site bundle.com. The site found which cities spend the most on coffee based on trends at 16 well-known coffee chains like Dunkin' Donuts, Starbucks and Sumptown." - Harry Bradford, Huffpo

click HERE for the full list

I guess other towns would drink more coffee if they had wonderful places like Wilde Roast Cafe and Cuppa Java to drink at

click HERE to become a fan of Cuppa Java on f.book

click HERE to become a fan of Wilde Roast Cafe on f.book

you can read all about Cuppa Java in the current edition of My Scene City !

so you need a gay pumpkin

Patrick, the gay pumpkin

so... you need a pumpkin this year that says

1) we are sooooo gay

2) our pumpkin is better than yours (just like all our possessions)

then click HERE and learn how to out-do your neighbors!


and yes, if I was to be a glam-gay-fab-u-ween-tastic pumpkin, I would want to look just like Patrick

Republicans Against the Minnesota Marriage Amendment

Do consertive politics turn you on?  As a man, does Mitt Romney make you want to spend  long nights discussing the tax code by a fire, just the two of you, in a rustic log cabin?   If your a lady, does the thought of Sarah Palin (ok, to be honest, we had a really good palin-hunting-joke...  but we can't remember it... so make up your own and pretend we wrote it)

Well than the "Republicans Against the Minnesota Marriage Amendment" is the group for you.

They have a well written statement that I think  everyone should read.

Even if the thought  of trickle down economics doesn't oil your gears,  check them out.  You can quote them when your talking to your dumb uncle who thinks dude-on-dude weddings are evil. 



Click HERE to network with them on facebook

"An amendment purporting to protect marriage will not protect actual marriages. It will not do anything to promote or enhance existing marriages. At the same time, it piles on barrier after barrier to the legal protection of a few Minnesota families. It sends a message of division and exclusion, telling some Minnesota families that they are worthless in the eyes of the state." - f.book

Psycho Dogs

HOMO:dogs

pic from f.book

Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge now offers puppy chow (the dog food kind, not the stuff aunt sally brings to thanksgiving) on their epic patio.

Cool idea!