Tonight, Friends of the Text meeting followed by Inception: the Musical rehearsal.
Tomorrow, some dance classes.
Otherwise, I'm hoping for a dearth of weekend work so I can focus on Internet date with Patty (including watching some more Angel maybe), and my creative work (I want to make a list of every in-progress project I have, or idea that's on the shelf of "a thing to do" and make some prioritizing choices). I'd also like to get to The Social Network, although that's an urgency of see and not an urgency of do. I also need to tie up some fannish loose ends (as you can probably tell, my focus is a bit elsewhere right now, or at least manifesting differently).
Pam Cook book is still on the night-table, but probably won't be touched for a week or so now. I need to let last night percolate a bit (a lot!) without wearing my criticism hat for a while.
Have made annoying discovery that I've been using two different tags for the same thing, and will now have to go back and fix stuff.
Still don't really have a plan for Monday. I'm waiting for genius (okay, more like serendipity) to strike.
I leave for Europe in 24 days. Find I am having a bit of "but I'll miss stuff happening in New York!" But I can certainly work with people I'm working with here remotely, and the lack of a social life during the Swiss part of the adventure means I can get lots of writing/development/something done. Plus, it does all make me seem cool, ne?
What is with the weather here? Last night was all about dramatic storms waking me up over and over. It was kind of irritating. And apparently a bunch of subway lines flooded out.
What do we think about Blu-Ray? Format of the future or annoying thing on which DVD editions we really care about are being released, but will go the way of the LaserDisc? HELP ME.
Equality California’s 72nd and arguably most important sponsored piece of legislation passed by the Legislature was signed into law yesterday by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
SB 543 -- Mental Health Services for At-Risk Youth -- is an historic bill that allows youth 12 to 17 years old to receive mental health care without requiring their parents’ consent. LGBT youth across California who are fearful that their families could become abusive or kick them out if they come out -- or refuse to consent to their obtaining mental health services -- will now be able get the help they need, before it’s too late.
Equality California and Senator Mark Leno made this bill a priority to address the hostile environment too many of California's young people find themselves dealing with everyday, the kind of environment that has led to bullying, hate crimes and several recent tragic and heartbreaking suicides. This bill is one critical step to provide support for LGBT and questioning youth. But we have a long way to go to end the climate of terror that those who oppose equality and promote hatred have created.
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The governor also signed AB 2199 (Lowenthal) – Repeal of Discriminatory Code; AB 2700 (Ma) – Separation Equity Act; and AB 2055 (De La Torre) – Unemployment Benefits Equality. These critical bills advance equality and end discriminatory treatment for many LGBT Californians, and we are grateful to the bill’s authors for their leadership and to the Governor for signing these bills into law.
Unfortunately, the Governor vetoed AB 633 (Ammiano), the LGBT Prisoner Safety bill, leaving corrective institutions free to continue their outrageous policy of placing LGBT prisoners in solitary confinement as a first step in supposedly protecting them from rape and other violence. He also vetoed AB 1680 (Saldaña), the Hate Crimes Protection Act, which would have prohibited contracts requiring mandatory arbitration of hate crimes, and SB 906 (Leno), the Civil Marriage Religious Freedom Act, which would have affirmed that clergy are not required to solemnize any marriage that goes against their faith, taking an argument away from opponents of marriage equality.
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Sorry for the lazy paste, but figured the good news was worth sharing, especially in light of your recent posts about harassment of teens.
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Date: 2010-10-01 06:35 pm (UTC)Equality California’s 72nd and arguably most important sponsored piece of legislation passed by the Legislature was signed into law yesterday by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
SB 543 -- Mental Health Services for At-Risk Youth -- is an historic bill that allows youth 12 to 17 years old to receive mental health care without requiring their parents’ consent. LGBT youth across California who are fearful that their families could become abusive or kick them out if they come out -- or refuse to consent to their obtaining mental health services -- will now be able get the help they need, before it’s too late.
Equality California and Senator Mark Leno made this bill a priority to address the hostile environment too many of California's young people find themselves dealing with everyday, the kind of environment that has led to bullying, hate crimes and several recent tragic and heartbreaking suicides. This bill is one critical step to provide support for LGBT and questioning youth. But we have a long way to go to end the climate of terror that those who oppose equality and promote hatred have created.
[...]
The governor also signed AB 2199 (Lowenthal) – Repeal of Discriminatory Code; AB 2700 (Ma) – Separation Equity Act; and AB 2055 (De La Torre) – Unemployment Benefits Equality. These critical bills advance equality and end discriminatory treatment for many LGBT Californians, and we are grateful to the bill’s authors for their leadership and to the Governor for signing these bills into law.
Unfortunately, the Governor vetoed AB 633 (Ammiano), the LGBT Prisoner Safety bill, leaving corrective institutions free to continue their outrageous policy of placing LGBT prisoners in solitary confinement as a first step in supposedly protecting them from rape and other violence. He also vetoed AB 1680 (Saldaña), the Hate Crimes Protection Act, which would have prohibited contracts requiring mandatory arbitration of hate crimes, and SB 906 (Leno), the Civil Marriage Religious Freedom Act, which would have affirmed that clergy are not required to solemnize any marriage that goes against their faith, taking an argument away from opponents of marriage equality.
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Sorry for the lazy paste, but figured the good news was worth sharing, especially in light of your recent posts about harassment of teens.