Fri-"Gay": Utah Strikes Down Marriage Ban, New Mexico Legalizes Marriage, Brian Boitano Comes Out, And More

  Happy Fri-Gay everyone. And what a week it's been for the GLBT community. First, I'd like to start by congratulating the newest out member of the family "Brian Boitano", who revealed he was gay after he was elected to part of the Presidential delegation to the Sochi Winter Olympics. Congratulations and welcome. It's been a long time coming, but we're still proud of you.
    Next, we just got some great news out of Utah, where a federal judge basically said that it's utterly ridiculous that their is a ban on same-sex nuptials in the state and ruled the ban unconstitutional. This pretty much legalizes gay marriage there, but I'm not getting to excited because who knows what the Mormon church could pull in the meantime? A few states south of Utah, New Mexico legalized gay marriage this week. It was a pretty much expected decision since county after county had been issuing marriage licenses for months.
    Up in Washington, Catholic high school students walked out of class to support a faculty member who was fired for marrying his partner. Other schools in the community are planning walk outs as well, and I commend these students for their good, old-fashioned activism. It is these kids who are going to make the world a better place for everyone when they stand up for hate and intolerance.
              And last but not least, it is Christmas next week, and gay singer Eli Lieb has released a version of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" which is  beautiful and understated. Check out the video below and have a great week and good holiday. Oh, and happy Fri-Gay! And be sure to download the song on Itunes!