Author Archives: Mike Martinez

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.

NCLR statement on Prop 8 video ruling last week

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Last week the National Center for Lesbian Right released a statement regarding the decision handed down last Thursday to block the release of the Prop 8 video of the baseless case anti-gay marriage proponents made during the historic trial.  Here is the full text of the press release:

(San Francisco, CA, February 2, 2012)—Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the public release of the video of the historic trial to overturn Proposition 8, the 2008 measure that stripped same-sex couples of the right to marry in California. The court overturned a federal district court decision ordering the release of the video.

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Right To Love at the Castro Theater tonight!

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Don’t forget that the gay documentary Right To Love:  An American Family has its world debut tonight at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco.  Queer Landia will be attendance to snap some great photos and do our official review of the film.  Come OUT and help support the film!  You can click on the flyer below to embiggen.  :)

Super Bowl hotties

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So today is Super Sunday!  For me, today is going to involve laying on the couch, eating a shit ton of guacamole and goldfish, drinking, and enjoying some down time with friends.  It will also involve watching what is sure to be a great game and enjoying all the cool commercials that debut during the game.  Hell, throw in a little Madonna at halftime and you got yourself a fun-filled afternoon.  Although I could write a blog involving a lot of X’s and O’s about the game what I really want to talk about for the Land of Queer today are the two hotties that will be facing off today for the second time in the most watched sporting event in the world!

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Pride around the world

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Did you know there is an international association for pride organizers?  I didn’t until today.  How freaking cool is that!?  I’m a big, big fan of pride celebrations.  I believe in public pride.  I believe celebrating our sexuality and diversity is important and does a lot of social good in the world.  I’m not talking about sex in the streets I’m talking about dancing in the streets!  Click the link below to read more about this great international organization.

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Quick update from Drag Queen Bingo in Sacramento

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Earlier this week we posted the informational flyer for the Drag Queen Bingo fundraiser in Sacramento for the local gay mens choir.  The info kind of got lost in my inbox but we did manage to get it up the day of the event.  I got some feedback from Outword Magazine, one of the event sponsors, that there was a great crowd that turned out and they raised over $1,700 for SGMC!

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QL welcomes Greeting Card Universe

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I’d like to take the time to formally and publicly welcome our newest sponsor.  Greeting Card Universe has come on board as a paid advertiser today and we couldn’t be more proud and grateful to have them.  As you all know, we work very hard here at Project Q to keep many of our services completely free of charge.  We rely very heavily on our paid sponsors to help pay the bills and keep our blog 100% free of charge for our readers.  Greeting Card Universe is just our latest supporter and we’re super excited about their gay and lesbian greeting card selection for our readers!

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Looking for something to do in Sac tonight?

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Try a little Drag Queen Bingo!  This is a fundraising event to help support Sacramento’s Gay Mens Chorus.  The event starts at 7pm at Hamburger Patties in Midtown.  Show up early and have some dinner too.  It’ going to be drag queen-o-licious!  Did I just say that!?  I did.  Get over it.  Lol!

Click here to check out the SGMC website.

Rogue 2012 is coming!!! March 1-10, 2012.

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“Think about it as this swirling circus of originality and creativity that magically appears once a year to tickle, inspire and fire the imagination … unabashedly celebrating and stretching the wonders of the possible.”

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New study at Fresno State seeks participants

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My name is Lisa McAlister.  I am a graduate student at California State University, Fresno, Department of Social Work Education, conducting a narrative study concerning how women who have undergone conversion therapy story its impact on their lives.

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