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A short clip from the Halloween contest.
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Coffee Date with Shannon 4pm - A Philm by Carlton D. Mackey shot on location at Starbucks Coffee Midtown, Atlanta Georgia. Photography + Film = Philm A Creative Blend of Contemporary Photography,...

VISION Philms Presents: New Horizons. The Very Best of Nina Simone. Set to I'm song Feeling Good by Nina Simone, weaving vintage promotional film footage from General Motors, and highlighting the ...

Rainbow Tara: Color Coded is site-specific, interactive live art performed at the National Equality March in Washington DC, October 11, 2009 in support of full equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans. Concept, visual art, artistic direction by Tracy Ginsberg; Choreography by Javier Cordoba and Oscar Trujillo, Performance by Javier Cordoba, Heather Doyle, Freddy Pacheco and Oscar Trujillo; Color Coded by Ed and Linda Calhoun; Audio Technical by Theodore Lillie.

In a performance on the street and at the Capitol Reflecting Pond, painted bodies manifest the iconic rainbow, each body is printed with Tara images and selected code words from state marriage statutes. Music includes code words and lines from Elizabeth Alexander’s poem “Praise Song for the Day,” which she read at the inaugural address on the Capitol West Lawn; “what if the mightiest word is love, love beyond marital, filial, national, love that casts a widening pool of light, love with no need to preempt grievance.”

Exploring society’s evolving definitions and legal sanctioning of marital relationships, one witnesses history repeating itself. In 1959, Mildred and Richard Loving were convicted of violating Virginia's anti-miscegenation laws. On June 12, 1967, a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned their convictions by finding laws banning interracial marriage violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. In 1962, the year President Barack Obama
was born, his parents’ marriage would have been illegal in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia, Wyoming. In those
states, both his parents would have faced significant jail time and/or fines.

Rainbow Tara: Color Coded is the culmination of a series of interactive live art works stri

The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act has made history: President Obama signs it into law on Oct. 28. But Judy Shepard's work is far from done. Ever since Matthew's brutal m...

The President speaks about the importance of signing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that toughens penalties and expand protections against crimes designed to int...

Excerpts from President Barack Obama's speech to the Human Rights Campaign, in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights, including the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and DOMA. October 10, 2009. (Public Domain) Video provided by whitehouse.gov | hrc.org - Edited by VJnet.org | VJnetcast.com

Watch Obama's full speech to the HRC: vjnetcast.blogspot.com/2009/10/obama-hrc-speech-for-gay-civil-rights.html
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In remarks to the Human Rights Campaign, the President speaks in support of gay rights, including the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" and DOMA. October 10, 2009. (Public Domain)

Video montage of the speeches given at the rally following the National Equality March in Washington D.C. on Sunday, October 11, 2009 (on National Coming Out Day). Over 200,000 LGBT and Straight A...

High School Musical alumni Lucas Grabeel, Drew Seeley and newcomer Adrian Slade star in this musical look at the torment of falling in love when youre in the middle of becoming a vampire... Become ...