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Friday Videos Have Gay Pride

by SB Sarah | July 04, 2008 | Friday at 12:00 pm | 10 Comments

Gay Pride Day was June 29, and thanks to Iron Lesbian #2, here’s a Schoolhouse Rock style gay US history lesson.

Filed: Friday Videos

Tagged: lesbian, history

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  1. Kaite said on 07.04.08 at 06:15 PM • [comment link]

    Oh, dear. :-) It took me until the very end to realize that was a…well, someone who began life as a biological male. I’m not entirely clear if he is actually a she, or if he is a he who dresses as a she for entertainment purposes or if she is actually a she that’s just really, really, really large across the shoulders and identical to the one guy dancing in the background (not the brunette, the paler one).

    We need gender badges or something. Like, “Hi! My gender is ____!” No need to add sexual orientation blanks—that’s no one’s business, imho. But it would be nice to know if someone identifies as male or female, if only to help me get my pronouns straight.

    So embarassing at parties to get it mixed up or wrong! Not to mention, just plain rude.

  2. Rebecca J said on 07.04.08 at 07:05 PM • [comment link]

    That was fun. Great production values; Varla Jean puts on a great show. The clip seems to be an homage to R. Crumb and Schoolhouse Rock. Its also a lovely tribute to the ‘50s bombshell blondes.

    Unfortunately, the song went by so fast that I had trouble understanding the words.
    The visuals helped tell the story, but it sounds like the song could stand well on its own.

    As I watched it, I was wondering who it was Varla Jean Merman resembled. I still can’t place the face, but she reminds me of someone.

  3. loonigrrl said on 07.04.08 at 09:16 PM • [comment link]

    Ann Margret, maybe? For some reason, that’s who she reminds me of.

  4. thebooklass said on 07.04.08 at 09:54 PM • [comment link]

    For me it’s John Lithgow.

  5. Esri Rose said on 07.05.08 at 12:52 AM • [comment link]

    Awesome! Wonder if s/he really hit that last high note? If so, that’s extra awesome.

  6. Carolyn Jewel said on 07.05.08 at 02:45 AM • [comment link]

    Fun video, but US History? I think not. The entire left coast was left out and I think the history of San Francisco had included some pretty significant events. California, too, as we know.

  7. amy lane said on 07.05.08 at 04:59 AM • [comment link]

    Yeah, it had some West Coast history gaps, but still—absofuckinglutely awesome.  Amazingly cool.  Two heterosexual thumbs up!

  8. mirain said on 07.05.08 at 06:26 AM • [comment link]

    As a San Franciscan I must admit that I only learned the west coast story and don’t give the east any cred! I’ll have to wiki some of the events/places she mentioned to get more details.

  9. Suze said on 07.05.08 at 06:30 AM • [comment link]

    That was ALL KINDS of awesome!

    And hey, happy Independence Day to all you Americans.

  10. ram said on 08.01.08 at 03:23 PM • [comment link]

    So embarassing at parties to get it mixed up or wrong! Not to mention, just plain rude.

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