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Monday, January 17, 2011

Homo WGBH Call for Submissions

Posted by Dan Savage on Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 5:25 PM

Next spring American Experience on PBS will air the documentary Stonewall Uprising. WGBH in Boston, which produces American Experience, is inviting "citizen reporters, journalists, video-bloggers, documentary story tellers, animators or new media-makers" to create three-minute shorts on the Stonewall Riots and their "legacy of courage."

There are five $1000 prizes for the best videos and the winning videos could air on PBS after Stonewall Uprising. I’ve been asked to be one of the guest judges—along with Cyndi Lauper and video journalist Michael Rosenblum—and the deadline for submissions is February 14. To find out more about the application process and what makes a winning video go to the open call home page at WGBH's website.

The trailer for Stonewall Uprising is after the jump...

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This sounds like a marvelous project. And how nice to be on a panel where you're the youngest!

Posted by gloomy gus on January 17, 2011 at 5:51 PM

Cyndi Lauper ?

Posted by She's So Unusual.... on January 17, 2011 at 6:21 PM

God gus, you make me laugh...you speak to my inner bitch, it is SO refreshing...

Posted by Canuck on January 17, 2011 at 6:21 PM

1

youngest and longest married!

Posted by dingdong on January 17, 2011 at 6:24 PM

Michael Rosenblum....
tragic story- he shaved his head to play Lex Luther and his hair NEVER grew back.

Posted by Dan, please don't stare at his head..... on January 17, 2011 at 6:29 PM

So will Dan be the panel's:

a- Simon Cowell
b- Randy Jackson . ?

Posted by answer: . c- Paula Abdul on January 17, 2011 at 6:42 PM

Dan Savage and Cyndi Lauper together: Girls just wanna have fun!

Posted by Urgutha Forka on January 17, 2011 at 7:48 PM

Cyndi Lauper? OMG, Dan! Please do me a favor and give her a big, big hug.

Thanks.

Posted by saxfanatic on January 17, 2011 at 7:48 PM

Remember that it was a Transvestite who started that riot.

Posted by svensken on January 17, 2011 at 8:08 PM

Wow... congratulations Dan. That sounds amazing. I'm looking forward to your updates.

@ 1&3... y'all never fail to crack me up, every day.

Posted by drewl on January 17, 2011 at 8:21 PM

Yes! Please tell Cyndi lauper that I wore all those bracelets to emulate her, NOT MADONNA! God, I love that woman.

Posted by jt on January 17, 2011 at 8:26 PM

Not used to east-of-the-Mississippi broadcasters; too accustomed to WNBR.

My first thought was... "World Gay Bondage Happening"??

Posted by rob!

on January 17, 2011 at 8:29 PM

@10 I think in both of our yearbooks, it said "most likely to say something catty"...

Posted by Canuck on January 17, 2011 at 9:09 PM

@9 yeah a big bulldyke transvestite, way I heard it naids!

Posted by Pmasp on January 18, 2011 at 12:19 AM

@Pmasp

Did you hear that Cheryl quit?!?!?!

Posted by svensken on January 18, 2011 at 12:26 AM

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT quit her persona??? we need to talk off this board somehow, svensken. This is terrible!

Posted by Pmasp on January 18, 2011 at 12:48 AM

Today your podcast has no Dan Savage on it!! Only questions! :(

Posted by Amber Karnes on January 18, 2011 at 3:57 AM

This is not a completely off topic comment. I was just thinking about the orange juice boycott against Anita Bryant, Florida's right wing religious bigot, and how it showed the power of LGBT consumers. It's a lesson we should not forget. It was another pivotal moment in the gay rights movement.

Posted by Vince on January 18, 2011 at 4:08 AM

@5 I think you're confusing Rosenblum with Rosenbaum.

Posted by Bojac6 on January 18, 2011 at 6:29 AM

Vince, I think it shows the power of the equality minded consumer more than the LGBT consumer. Even my parents - who, to my knowledge are not gay and were probably unaware that I was gay - were put off by her hateful ways.

For a while there we couldn't have orange juice, grapes, lettuce, or anything made by Nestle. How did we live?

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay

on January 18, 2011 at 6:53 AM

Wow, looking forward to seeing the entries and the documentary. It makes me feel good, as a former WGBH employee.

Posted by mr pinky on January 18, 2011 at 7:10 AM

So this is not the same as HUMP!?

Posted by Chris in Vancouver WA on January 18, 2011 at 7:57 AM

@Pmasp

If you look at the comments of her last podcast with MADGE, you'll see that Crabhooves criticized her and Madge so she doesnt want to do Yeast Radio anymore.

Posted by svensken on January 18, 2011 at 7:58 AM