Congratulations fellow bloggers for good work

This has suddenly become a weird day.

At lunch I discovered that my add-on button does not work. Subsequently, when I got home, I spent a long time trying to fix it.

I didn't fix it but now I have two add-on buttons. And neither work.

But anyway, congratulations to my fellow bloggers who made The Advocate's list of top 15 Gayish blogs, including:

AmericaBlog.com

Gawker.com

DListed.com

HuffingtonPost.com

OhLaLaMag.com

Signorile.com

TowleRoad.com

WorldofWonder.net

PerezHilton.com

Slog.TheStranger.com

PinkIsTheNewBlog.com

Popnography.com

Rod 2.0

GoodAsYou.org

Now though Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters was not listed, I bear no malice because we are in this for the work and the community, not for renown.

However, if something should happen, say a big boat falls from the sky and just misses hitting you, a mysterious shape at your window, your pet rabbit being found boiling in a pot, a fortune teller letting you know that someone has roots on you, just know that I am not at fault ;p

All jokes aside, all of these folks deserve a lot of kudoe. Many of them are my friends and mentors. I take lessons from how they operate to make my stuff better.

And speaking of another person who I consider a role model, congratulations to Wayne Besen and Truth Wins Out on this:

NEW YORK – Truth Wins Out announced today that its Executive Director, Wayne Besen, would be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to participate in actions to educate the public about the dangers of the “ex-gay” industry. Besen is the author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Ex-Gay Myth”. The educational events coincide with Love Won Out, Focus on the Family’s “pray away the gay” road show, which will be held on June 13.

“The community response has been incredible and we are looking forward to countering the misinformation that Focus on the Family will import into Grand Rapids,” said Wayne Besen, Executive Director of Truth Wins Out. “It is important that people know that you can’t pray away the gay, but you can learn to love people for who they truly are.”

Grand Valley State University departments have teamed up to host a panel discussion on religion and homophobia that will feature national and local experts. “Religion and Homophobia: Spiritual Violence in Our Community” is set for Thursday, June 11, from 7-9 p.m. in the Eberhard Center, room 215, on Grand Valley’s Pew Grand Rapids Campus at 301 W. Fulton St. The event is free and open to the public.

Besen will begin the discussion with a presentation about the validity of “ex-gay” reparative ministries or therapies. Truth Wins Out is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to defending the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community against anti-gay misinformation campaigns.

Panel members will include the following:
• John Corvino, Wayne State University professor, author and lecturer;
• Milt Ford, director of Grand Valley’s LGBT Resource Center;
• Judith Snow, Grand Rapids area forensic therapist and author;
• Doug Van Doren, pastor of Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ;
• Josh Sleutel, GVSU student, previous reparative therapy patient.

The event is sponsored by Grand Valley’s Division of Inclusion and Equity, Dean of Students Office, LGBT Resource Center, Women’s Center, Women and Gender Studies Department, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Liberal Studies Department, Allies and Advocates, and the LGBT Faculty and Staff Association .

This is a much needed discussion and I want to congratulate everyone who put it together.

Now I'm going to see if I can get this add-on button situation taken care of. Pray for me.