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Margaret Cho’s new show: ‘Mother’

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Margaret Cho’s on the road again. Her edgy Mother tour offers an untraditional look at motherhood and how we view maternal figures and strong women in gay cultures. ‘Mother’ is filled with observations on race, sexuality, celebrity, culture, and politics.

Cho received two Grammy nominations and more recently was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. She was the recipient of the Victory Fund’s 2008 Leadership Award and the first ever Best Comedy Performance Award at the 2007 Asian Excellence Awards. She also received the First Amendment Award from the ACLU of Southern California and the Intrepid Award from the National Organization for Women (NOW). Throughout her career, she’s been honored by GLAAD, American Women in Radio and Television, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), and PFLAG.

[via MargaretCho.com]

Facebook campaign for gay kiss on ‘Modern Family’

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Fans of ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ are hoping a member-generated campaign will help gay dads Cam and Mitchell show a simple sign of affection shared by every loving couple in the world – a kiss.

That’s the idea behind a new Facebook group to influence the producers of ABC’s ‘Modern Family.’ The group – called ‘Let Cam & Mitchell kiss on Modern Family!’ – was launched because Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), the gay couple on the hit sitcom, have never kissed, yet Mitchell’s sister Claire (Julie Bowen) and her hubby Phil (Ty Burrell) have.

09/22/2009
‘Modern Family’

ABC has tapped into gay parenting with its comedy called Modern Family – Wednesdays 9/8c.

It stars Ed O’Neill [Married… with Children] as the patriarch of a family.

O’Neill plays Jay Pritchett, who’s married to a younger Colombian woman and has a teenage stepson.

Jay’s grown kids from his first marriage each have families of their own.

His son [Jesse Tyler Ferguson] has just adopted a Vietnamese baby with his partner [Eric Stonestreet], and his daughter is married [to a hilarious slacker] with teenagers.

The show is presented in the mockumentary format that’s helped ‘The Office’ and ‘Parks and Recreation’ – without a laugh track. WARNING: no stereotype is spared from the storylines.

Here’s a funny clip – from Episode 5 – in which Jay asks Jesse and his partner to rate his looks:

Watch this clip – from Episode 2 – featuring an overachieving dad in a mommy-and-me class. Unfortunately the scene also includes one of the dads pigeonholed as a dancing queen:

This clip introduces the new dads:

DATE NIGHT: Win tickets to see Margaret Cho!

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ProudParenting is working with our friend Margaret Cho to offer one lucky winner a pair of tickets to her upcoming ‘Cho Dependent Tour‘. If you love Margaret Cho, leave a comment on our Facebook Fan Page, and tell us why you should win tickets. We will pick the lucky winner on June 25th.

Note: Hotel and transportation is not included.

Tour cities include Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, and Washington, DC.

The Cho Dependent tour will feature fresh new stand-up and a few performances of songs from her forthcoming comedy music album of the same name. Information about The Cho tour is available at MargaretCho.com.

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Marriage equality would help children

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While making little sense at all, the head of a New York-based think tank testified that marriage equality helps children, but weakens the meaning of marriage. The AP reports: David Blankenhorn, president of the New York-based Institute for American Values, took the stand Tuesday as the second and final expert witness for the ban’s sponsors. Their lawyers are trying to prove that the voter-approved initiative, known as Proposition 8, serves a legitimate public purpose.

Blankenhorn faced an exhaustive and frequently biting cross-examination from David Boies, a lead lawyer for two same-sex couples suing to overturn the 2008 ballot measure as a violation of their constitutional rights. Boies tried to discredit Blankenhorn by getting him to acknowledge that his advanced degree is in comparative labor history and that he has not conducted any independent research on same-sex marriage.

“I have read articles and had conversations with people and tried to be an informed person about it, and that really has been the extent of it,” he said.

1/14/2009
Psychologist: Children do fine with gay parents

The AP reports:

A Cambridge University psychologist testifying in a federal trial on California’s same-sex marriage ban says children raised by same-sex parents are as well-adjusted as children raised by a mother and father.

Developmental psychologist Michael Lamb also said Friday that many children with two mothers or two fathers would thrive even more if their parents were able to get married.

Lamb’s testimony is being used in an attempt to undercut arguments by Proposition 8’s sponsors that restricting marriage to a man and woman can be justified by the need to foster procreation and to make sure that children are raised by their biological parents.

Prop 8 supporter: Activists would try to legalize sex with children

The AP also reports:

Seeking to strengthen arguments against a ban on same-sex marriage, trial attorneys have introduced statements from a supporter of California’s ban warning voters in 2008 that gay rights activists would try to legalize sex with children if same-sex couples had the right to wed.

A defendant in the case said, “On their agenda list is: legalize having sex with children,” and “other states would fall into Satan’s hands” if gays weren’t stopped from marrying in California.

12/04/2008
“Prop 8 – The Musical” starring Neil Patrick Harris and Jack Black

The Proposition 8 battle has prompted a star-studded music video that’s available at FunnyorDie.com.

Written by Marc Shaiman and directed by Adam Shankman, the piece shows gay marriage backers and foes debating the issue in song against the backdrop of a Sacramento community college theater. John C. Reilly and Allison Janney lead the gay marriage foes. The anti-Prop. 8 crowd includes Neil Patrick Harris and Margaret Cho.

Cast (in order of appearance): California Gays and The People That Love Them, Jordan Ballard, Margaret Cho, Barrett Foa, J.B. Ghuman, John Hill, Andy Richter, Maya Rudolph, Rashad Naylor, Nicole Parker, Proposition 8’ers and The People That Follow Them, Prop 8 Leader – John C. Reilly, Prop 8 Leader’s #1 Wife – Allison Janney, Prop 8 Leader’s #2 Wife – Kathy Najimy, Riffing Prop 8’er – Jenifer Lewis, A Preacher – Craig Robinson, Scary Catholic School Girls From Hell – Rashida Jones, Lake Bell, Sarah Chalke, The Frightened Villagers – Katharine “Kooks” Leonard, Seth Morris, Denise “Esi!” Piane, Lucian Piane, Richard Read, Seth Redford, Quinton Strack, Tate Taylor, Brunson Green, Jesus Christ – Jack Black, A Very Smart Fellow – Neil Patrick Harris, Piano Player – Marc “Marc” Shaiman

See more Jack Black videos at Funny or Die

VIDEO: Lance Bass, Alicia Silverstone, and Jane Lynch star in “Gaythering Storm” for Funny Or Die

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The “gathering storm” ad made by the National Organization for Marriage, which preaches against marriage equality, has spawned many parodies. As Stephen Colbert said before introducing his version of it, “It is like watching the 700 Club and the Weather Channel at the same time.”

Now Funny or Die is getting in on the fun with a star-studded version that includes Jane Lynch, Alicia Silverstone, Lance Bass, George Takei, and Sarah Chalke. The ad offers an answer to the gay marriage issue: a giant gay-repellent umbrella that will shield god-fearing Americans from the storm.

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