louise on the left (coast)

I was asked to do a guest blog post on the very cool LGBTQ website The Bilerico Experiment , about Kathy Griffin, in her endless quest to become an A-lister ending up becoming an activist – which is clearly an entirely different A-list – fighting alongside her many gay fans against California Proposition 8. And, so I'm hoping you visit me on Bilerico to read all about how much I love Kathy Griffin and how amazing I think it is that she's gotten behind (so to speak) our battle to repeal Prop 8 along side so many others who know Prop 8 is both antiquated and unconstitutional which should be repealed, "like, yesterday ." -- As my twelve-year-old would put it. Check out my post, "Kathy Griffin: Comedian and Activist" here. Given that you’re reading this on a site billed as "Louise on the Left," I’m guessing you’re well-versed in the history of California as a gay battleground state, but gays and lesbians aren’t the only Californians pissed off abou

Views from the Mommy Van. This is what I see to and from school every day. It ain't easy to be "blue" in a place as "red" as this. Seriously, you can't imagine the dirty looks I get for wearing my party pride around here in "the OC." And yet, would I remove my pro Obama stickers from my car? Would I not wear my Obama baseball cap? Would I not blog for the "blue" team? No. I have to do this, even if it feels like I'm the only one doing so.