This is so cool! It's simple, it's mysterious and it's edgy! I already made badges from it!
I love the colors, I love the font, I love the look, I love 'em!
Be on the look out for us at the Helsinki Pride parade! We'll be seen!
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Gay Cafe Logo
Since I already posted them on Gay Cafe's Facebook page, here they are; the new look of Gay Cafe! Charlie is amazing and I couldn't be happier!
This is so cool! It's simple, it's mysterious and it's edgy! I already made badges from it!
I love this look! It's so classy, understated but still clear on the meaning and also where. I'm blown away by Charlie's talent and if I'm ever in a position to send some business her way, I definitely will. This should be her profession!
This is so cool! It's simple, it's mysterious and it's edgy! I already made badges from it!
Friday, May 17, 2013
Woo hoo!
Charlie really came through and designed a logo for Gay Cafe that will live on for years! It is AH-MAZING! I can't wait to get the t-shirt and make the flag for Helsinki Pride and for people to see it! She really should be doing this professionally!
I'm so happy!
I'm so happy!
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
It's getting ridiculous
What is, you ask? The amount of posts I'm writing about being proud, excited, humbled etc etc...And once again...I'm so excited and I just can't hide it!
Yesterday was a Gay Cafe meeting day. I sat there alone until 6:30pm because nobody came earlier and someone had promised to come after work. Not only did we get a one new face but another one showed up as well, and this was hands down the best meeting I've had with Gay Cafe! We started to throw around ideas as to how we'll get people to participate and how we'll get noticed.
Cue the ideas! A little girl power, and now today I have signed up our group to march in the Helsinki Pride Parade as our own group and I contacted a super talented designer who's logos and t-shirts I have admired for awhile and asked her if she was willing to design a logo for us. Told her I couldn't pay her but she'll forever have my love and admiration. And she said yes! Of course she said yes! When you need your gays to come together, they do just that and then some! I absolutely LOVE this community. And now it's worldwide, because she's English! Hurray for the internet!
So, she asked for some ideas, what I wanted and I sent her an e-mail telling me what all I wanted to use the logo in. And told her some of the designs she's made that I liked. Gave her the words I wanted there, and told her to go with her creative instincts. I also contacted the organizations hosting our group and asked if they'd be willing to pay for the flag or banner we'd get made and she told me to make a proposal in writing with how much it would cost and she'll take it to the board. If they don't pay for it, I will. We're doing this people! So, if you want to march in the parade but don't have a group, come join us! You can either contact me here or on our Facebook page. The logo will be our Facebook picture as well and there are some other things I'm making, but those will be revealed in due time.
Once again, ask and you shall receive! I know asking for things, whatever they are, is sometimes really difficult, but during this time I've learned that most likely people will surprise you in a positive manner. I've gotten some jeers from some of my friends especially when it comes to anything Gay Cafe related, but all the positive feedback and talks that I've had more than make up for it. I'm 100% certain that this is important and I'm honored to be part of it.
Earlier yesterday I got a phone call to my work phone asking about Gay Cafe. They said it was needed and important and we should meet up to talk about it so yesterday really was a super gay day!
Yesterday was a Gay Cafe meeting day. I sat there alone until 6:30pm because nobody came earlier and someone had promised to come after work. Not only did we get a one new face but another one showed up as well, and this was hands down the best meeting I've had with Gay Cafe! We started to throw around ideas as to how we'll get people to participate and how we'll get noticed.
Cue the ideas! A little girl power, and now today I have signed up our group to march in the Helsinki Pride Parade as our own group and I contacted a super talented designer who's logos and t-shirts I have admired for awhile and asked her if she was willing to design a logo for us. Told her I couldn't pay her but she'll forever have my love and admiration. And she said yes! Of course she said yes! When you need your gays to come together, they do just that and then some! I absolutely LOVE this community. And now it's worldwide, because she's English! Hurray for the internet!
So, she asked for some ideas, what I wanted and I sent her an e-mail telling me what all I wanted to use the logo in. And told her some of the designs she's made that I liked. Gave her the words I wanted there, and told her to go with her creative instincts. I also contacted the organizations hosting our group and asked if they'd be willing to pay for the flag or banner we'd get made and she told me to make a proposal in writing with how much it would cost and she'll take it to the board. If they don't pay for it, I will. We're doing this people! So, if you want to march in the parade but don't have a group, come join us! You can either contact me here or on our Facebook page. The logo will be our Facebook picture as well and there are some other things I'm making, but those will be revealed in due time.
Once again, ask and you shall receive! I know asking for things, whatever they are, is sometimes really difficult, but during this time I've learned that most likely people will surprise you in a positive manner. I've gotten some jeers from some of my friends especially when it comes to anything Gay Cafe related, but all the positive feedback and talks that I've had more than make up for it. I'm 100% certain that this is important and I'm honored to be part of it.
Earlier yesterday I got a phone call to my work phone asking about Gay Cafe. They said it was needed and important and we should meet up to talk about it so yesterday really was a super gay day!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Another one bites the dust
Why do fictional lesbian couples happen to good people? Why?
So, I have 5 episodes of Glee I haven't watched and am not even sure I want to watch now. Last night was the season 4 finale of Glee, and what probably was the last episode for Heather Morris as Brittany S. Pierce. No more Brittany means no more Brittana and that's just unacceptable.
Even though TV representation of LGBT characters is a huge reason why gay rights movement has gained straight and political allies and why celebrities and athletes and other famous people, as well as people like me have felt brave enough to come out to the world, I sometimes seriously feel like lesbian couples should be banned from TV. Or if not that, writers should take an oath to honor and cherish their lesbian characters. From Tina and Bette on The L Word, to Callie and Arizona on Grey's Anatomy to now Brittany and Santana on Glee, the writers and creators have no fucking idea what they are doing with their characters. And how badly they assassin their characters. And how for so many people around the world, these characters might be the only thing keeping them from committing suicides or giving into the pressure from family and friends to be straight, or act like one.
Whenever I speak about Gay Cafe and what I personally am trying to accomplish with it, I think about the teenage me who felt different, who didn't understand the appeal of boys or boyfriends and who felt betrayed when my best friends started dating and forgot about their friends. I think about my huge huge girl crush on an athlete and how obsessed I was and how I didn't understand what I was feeling, and how it just might have helped me figure out my feelings and sexuality a lot sooner if there had been a lesbian or a lesbian couple on my TV 15 something years ago. And how these two cheerleaders from Lima, Ohio, have given teenagers and even older generation something to look up to. And how the writers totally fucked up the storyline and couldn't get their heads out of their asses and see the amazing natural chemistry these two have.
The writing has been on the wall ever since it was leaked a month ago that HeMo was pregnant and that finale, of which I've only seen the Brittana parts, pretty much solidified that Heather isn't coming back. They also alluded to the fact that Santana is dating in NYC and moving on. I'm not sure that even Naya's hotness and charm and quick witted lines can hold the Brittana shippers watching. And whoever they cast as the potential love interest better have amazing chemistry with Naya, because if they really want to sell this new romance to the lesbian and bi community, we need to see sparkle and we need to see character development and we need to see great writing and story lines, something that the writers have yet to produce.
If Heather comes back and they start putting Brittana back together, I'm not sure we're going to be able to buy it. The male presence in a lesbian relationship is something that every writer is trying to force on us, and ultimately is something that turns me off. Tina went off with Henry, Callie had "sorbet" with Mark and got pregnant and Brittany dated and "married" and had a cat family with Sam. The fandom talks about "endgame" and how the journey isn't important, it's the ending that counts and if Brittana ends up together, great! Well, I don't buy that. The L Word was kind of successful in restoring Tibette, by the 6th season I was fully on board the great Tibette ship and believed they could conquer everything and anything. The road to Callie and Arizona's lamest-lesbian-TV-wedding-ever was so bumpy that by the time they eventually got married and lived happily-ever-after, I wasn't buying them as a couple anymore. And as it turns out, happily ever after wasn't really ever-after after all, as in last nights episode Arizona cheated on Callie. So really, if they end up together after all this, can we believe it?
And season 4 of Glee. Really? Like I've said before, I do NOT believe a long distance to be a reason for a break up and that was basically the reason they gave for them to break up. And then afterwards, Santana was in Lima every other episode so really, long distance? And she was pining after Brittany and trying to get her back, so long distance wasn't a valid reason at all. And then they had the brilliant brilliant idea to have Brittany and Sam to date. Each other. And have Sam say stupid things like "you're my soulmate" and "I've always had a thing for you" when in his first season he proposed to Quinn in like 2 episodes and then last season was chasing after Mercedes and even dated Santana for awhile. And they they got fake married. And had absolutely no chemistry. And the storyline wasn't going anywhere. And now, in season finale, Brittany broke up with Sam. And then later said she loved him. And they friend zoned Brittany and Santana, again. As much as I want to have these two together, do I believe in them if Heather comes back after all this? Glee's going to have to hire some female writers, preferably a lesbian writer, who actually understands women and more importantly, lesbians! So much potential, so little sense.
I am going to bury myself in fan fiction and get what I need from it. If only some of the fandom's most talented writers would write a screenplay and get it produced. We could get some quality lesbian representation and with the right actresses, it could be epic.
(I should probably mention that Tina, Callie and Brittany are bisexuals so it's not outside of realm to have them go back to men. It just sucks that e v e r y t i m e I find a fictional TV couple I cheer for or identify with, one of them is bi and men interfere. Can't I just get a lez lez lesbian relationship where men are neither wanted nor needed?)
So, I have 5 episodes of Glee I haven't watched and am not even sure I want to watch now. Last night was the season 4 finale of Glee, and what probably was the last episode for Heather Morris as Brittany S. Pierce. No more Brittany means no more Brittana and that's just unacceptable.
Even though TV representation of LGBT characters is a huge reason why gay rights movement has gained straight and political allies and why celebrities and athletes and other famous people, as well as people like me have felt brave enough to come out to the world, I sometimes seriously feel like lesbian couples should be banned from TV. Or if not that, writers should take an oath to honor and cherish their lesbian characters. From Tina and Bette on The L Word, to Callie and Arizona on Grey's Anatomy to now Brittany and Santana on Glee, the writers and creators have no fucking idea what they are doing with their characters. And how badly they assassin their characters. And how for so many people around the world, these characters might be the only thing keeping them from committing suicides or giving into the pressure from family and friends to be straight, or act like one.
Whenever I speak about Gay Cafe and what I personally am trying to accomplish with it, I think about the teenage me who felt different, who didn't understand the appeal of boys or boyfriends and who felt betrayed when my best friends started dating and forgot about their friends. I think about my huge huge girl crush on an athlete and how obsessed I was and how I didn't understand what I was feeling, and how it just might have helped me figure out my feelings and sexuality a lot sooner if there had been a lesbian or a lesbian couple on my TV 15 something years ago. And how these two cheerleaders from Lima, Ohio, have given teenagers and even older generation something to look up to. And how the writers totally fucked up the storyline and couldn't get their heads out of their asses and see the amazing natural chemistry these two have.
The writing has been on the wall ever since it was leaked a month ago that HeMo was pregnant and that finale, of which I've only seen the Brittana parts, pretty much solidified that Heather isn't coming back. They also alluded to the fact that Santana is dating in NYC and moving on. I'm not sure that even Naya's hotness and charm and quick witted lines can hold the Brittana shippers watching. And whoever they cast as the potential love interest better have amazing chemistry with Naya, because if they really want to sell this new romance to the lesbian and bi community, we need to see sparkle and we need to see character development and we need to see great writing and story lines, something that the writers have yet to produce.
If Heather comes back and they start putting Brittana back together, I'm not sure we're going to be able to buy it. The male presence in a lesbian relationship is something that every writer is trying to force on us, and ultimately is something that turns me off. Tina went off with Henry, Callie had "sorbet" with Mark and got pregnant and Brittany dated and "married" and had a cat family with Sam. The fandom talks about "endgame" and how the journey isn't important, it's the ending that counts and if Brittana ends up together, great! Well, I don't buy that. The L Word was kind of successful in restoring Tibette, by the 6th season I was fully on board the great Tibette ship and believed they could conquer everything and anything. The road to Callie and Arizona's lamest-lesbian-TV-wedding-ever was so bumpy that by the time they eventually got married and lived happily-ever-after, I wasn't buying them as a couple anymore. And as it turns out, happily ever after wasn't really ever-after after all, as in last nights episode Arizona cheated on Callie. So really, if they end up together after all this, can we believe it?
And season 4 of Glee. Really? Like I've said before, I do NOT believe a long distance to be a reason for a break up and that was basically the reason they gave for them to break up. And then afterwards, Santana was in Lima every other episode so really, long distance? And she was pining after Brittany and trying to get her back, so long distance wasn't a valid reason at all. And then they had the brilliant brilliant idea to have Brittany and Sam to date. Each other. And have Sam say stupid things like "you're my soulmate" and "I've always had a thing for you" when in his first season he proposed to Quinn in like 2 episodes and then last season was chasing after Mercedes and even dated Santana for awhile. And they they got fake married. And had absolutely no chemistry. And the storyline wasn't going anywhere. And now, in season finale, Brittany broke up with Sam. And then later said she loved him. And they friend zoned Brittany and Santana, again. As much as I want to have these two together, do I believe in them if Heather comes back after all this? Glee's going to have to hire some female writers, preferably a lesbian writer, who actually understands women and more importantly, lesbians! So much potential, so little sense.
I am going to bury myself in fan fiction and get what I need from it. If only some of the fandom's most talented writers would write a screenplay and get it produced. We could get some quality lesbian representation and with the right actresses, it could be epic.
(I should probably mention that Tina, Callie and Brittany are bisexuals so it's not outside of realm to have them go back to men. It just sucks that e v e r y t i m e I find a fictional TV couple I cheer for or identify with, one of them is bi and men interfere. Can't I just get a lez lez lesbian relationship where men are neither wanted nor needed?)
Thursday, May 9, 2013
A community
We're on to something here, folks.
Forssa Pride came and went. There was far fewer people there, and not among them were any of my friends, so I had a lot of time to speak with people. And one thing was perfectly clear: We need this. We need Forssa Pride and we need Gay Cafe. We just need to figure out how to mobilize people. Get them out of their comfy closets and into the scary world of gay.
So how do we do this? How are we as a community coming together and making sure that we have a community? I need ideas, so if you have any, please feel free to share.
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