About Mike Martinez

Corporate sales by day and Internet entrepreneur by night. I am most passionate about technology, leadership, communication, and gay rights. I also run a gay blog called Queer Landia.

Mike and Nate on the red carpet

Two-thirds of Queer Landia’s senior officer team at the world premiere of The Right To Love:  An American Family in the Castro on Monday night!  Catch the next screening in Eugene, Oregon this weekend!

This film is a Jaye Bird production!

R2L world premiere

I attended the world debut of The Right To Love last night documenting one American family and their healthy, loving home and marriage. Two dads, two kids, and the tooth fairy were just a few adorable aspects of the film focusing on the Leffew family. Nate will be posting the official QL review of the film, a Jaye Bird production, later today and I’ll be posting some pics I took last night throughout the week!

Valentine’s Day is just one week away

Just seven more days until all you couples out there can gush all over each other with love, candy, flowers, nice dinners, and cute cards.  I know couples get a big lacklash from singles on this special day but whether people like to admit or not they’d love to have someone in their life to be couply with on Valentine’s Day.  Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate the special love in your life or perhaps make your feelings known to someone you are crushing on.  Either way, if you want to send a card to someone special now is the time to order it and get it in the mail!  Check out Greeting Card Universe and their selection of gay and lesbian greeting cards especially designed for Valentine’s Day today!

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We have passed 100K views!

So I’m on BART heading home from the Right To Love world debut at the Castro Theatre and I wanted to share some great news via an email post from my phone! Nate will post the official movie review tomorrow and I have some great photos to share but more on that later…

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California communities to gather for Prop 8 ruling (updated)

I received this community announcement from Marriage Equality today and I wanted to pass the information along for all of our California readers!  If you read the release all the way through there is information about events up and down the state on Tuesday…

SAME-SEX COUPLES, FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CLERGY TO GATHER AT 9:45 AM, TUESDAY, FEB. 7 AT NINTH CIRCUIT COURTHOUSE TO RECEIVE PROP. 8 RULING

WHEN:  Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 9:45 am

WHERE: James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse
95 7th Street (at Mission)
San Francisco, CA

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Suzanne Westenhoefer does Houston on February 11

LHI GALA and Benefit with Suzanne Westenhoefer

Suzanne will be in Houston to Celebrate the Love and 20 years of changing and saving lives.  Since 1992, the Lesbian Health Initiative of Houston, Inc. (LHI),  a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, has been successfully eliminating barriers to healthcare and promoting health and wellness for  LGBT-identified women.

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Sponsor fire sale!

We’ve recently revamped our Sponsors page and we’re aiming to get 2012 started off right here at one of the coolest, new gay blogs on the interwebs right now!  We’ve launched a quick sale for basic sponsorships which give you a text link to your business or organizational website for an entire year for only $40!

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