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July 23, 2004

‘Sordid Lives’

On Wednesday night we went to an outdoor screening of Sordid Lives, sponsored by The GLBT Center. Promoted as a “black comedy about white trash,” it’s a fun movie, though I think half the fun was watching it with a park full of rowdy queens. Great ensemble cast, including Leslie Jordan—perhaps best known as Karen Walker’s pint-sized nemesis, Beverley Leslie, on Will & Grace—who turns in a standout performance as a cross-dresser whose inspiration is Tammy Wynette.

Speaking of movies, many thanks go to John of Rainbow Villa for getting me Camp on DVD!

While we’re at it

Yup, this gets it about right: an editorial cartoon (15 July) by Ted Rall with some creative “defense” amendments. Like, the “defense of premarital friendship amendment,” which “prohibits weddings without signed approval of 2/3 of friends of both spouses.” Ha, nice. (Link via John.) I sure needed a laugh after that defense of Defense-of-Marriage-Act act (yes, that’s what it is) passed in the House yesterday. Ugh. This is insane.