What’s Happening

24. August 2010 by admin.

Modern Family’s Gay Kiss is ComingIt’s probably coming on the second season’s fourth episode, and the actors are trying to prepare you for it.E!’s Marc Malkin and Brett Malec spoke with them at an Emmy kick-off party this week.Warned Jesse Tyler Ferguson: “Don’t expect a Gone With the Wind type of thing happening, I know the fans would like that. We’re doing an episode about Mitchell’s fear of PDA, so it’s not the kiss episode per se, but yeah. It’s going to be a really poignant, beautiful thing but less of an ordeal than people think it is.”Added Eric Stonestreet: “It’s a sweet moment for our show, not just a sweet moment for Mitch and Cam.” Presbyterian Minister on Trial for Marrying Gay Couples in CaliforniaA Presbyterian court is set to hear the case of the Reverend Jane Spahr, who married same-sex couples when gay marriage was legal in California, before Proposition 8 was passed.The L.A. Times adds:“The case of the Rev. Jane Adams Spahr has gained national attention because ‘what is being tested is the definition of marriage’ in the Presbyterian faith, said the Rev. Carmen Fowler, president of the Presbyterian Lay Committee, a conservative organization that opposes same-sex marriage…Although the Presbyterian constitution does not explicitly prohibit same-sex marriage, it defines marriage as ‘a civil contract between a woman and a man.’ But same-sex marriage is legal in five states and the District of Columbia and is working its way through the courts in California.”The potential punishment?“If found guilty, Spahr faces censure that could include being defrocked. But the San Francisco resident, who lives with her son and granddaughter, does not think such punishment is likely. She sees the trial as ‘a tremendous opportunity to invite the church to become open, to listen to the stories of these amazing couples,’ she said. ‘I hope that more hearts and minds are opened.’” 

California Senate Passes ‘Gay Cure’ Bill, Resolution to Repeal DOMAA measure to remove an archaic California law that required state health officials to seek a cure for homosexuality, which was passed by the California Assembly in April, passed the full Senate yesterday on a 36-0 vote with no debate:“The bill updating a 60-year-old law was sent back to the Assembly Monday for final action. The law passed in 1950 classifies gays as sexual deviants. It requires the Department of Mental Health to research the causes and potential cures for homosexuality. The bill, AB2199, was carried by Sen. Roy Ashburn, a Republican from Bakersfield. Ashburn revealed he was gay earlier this year after he was cited for driving drunk while leaving a gay bar.”The California Senate also passed a resolution calling on President Obama to repeal DOMA:“The state Senate voted 22-12 Monday for a resolution urging that the 1996 law be overturned. It defines marriage as being between a man and a woman and allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. The Assembly approved AJR19 last August.” VIDEO (3.5M)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKeeG-T6HNk&feature=player_embedded#! California Gurls: The Muscle Mary VersionEight guys, who are presumably use to doing much dirtier things on camera, take on Katy Perry  More from http://www.towleroad.com/

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