Mi Familia

Went to Cleaveland and spent a great time with my family and met some great people as well. Damn, there are a lot of strip malls out here ;)

Pride Rolls Around Again

Pride week started on the 3rd of June and for the first time, I went down to see the flag raising at City Hall here in Boston. I really wanted to take stock in what is actually means to be a part of a community of like minded folks who are truly there for each other. What I got was a group of privileged, elitist, racist folks that I couldn't suffer to be around. Familiar faces in the crowd reinforced this attitude as I flashed back to conversations I have had with them and it left a bitter taste in my mouth.

The theme for this year's pride is Equality: No More, No Less. Which raises the question, are we talking Marriage Equality (which is not on my gay political agenda; it's gonna happen) or Equality for all. The issues of teen suicide, disenfranchisement, gentrification, & skyrocketing HIV infection rates seem to not be popular for these ivory tower fags and it pains me.

There were a handful of brave, fed-up, queer people who started this movement and I feel like the point is being missed. They paid with blood, jail time, and unrest for all of us to be viewed as human beings and not deviants, freaks, or pederasts. As much as I love to play and shake my ass during these festivities, it can be hollow when your audience is too high or drunk to really take stock in what this really means. Sorry if I am getting too deep, but I think it's needed to remind folks of what Stonewall means then and now.

The Black Church vs. Homosexuality: Why?

My name is Jason Fair and I am a preacher's kid. Newly. After years of backsliding and living his life on the edge, my father decided later on in life to become a pastor. He had a history of outreach work behind him and also wanted to get right with God later in life. Or it could have just been the tax break you get when you are a religious institution...but I digress.

One of the many cold Sunday mornings I would venture out with my younger brother in tow to attend Sunday Services @ Morning Star Baptist (strictly for the 20 he would give us for going), the congregation was in full swing. Praising the word of God and singing to the rafters, it was a great feeling of positivity in the room. I felt at home. Then the reverend acceded to the pulpit and began his sermon. Timely and with the backing of the choir and band, I was awestruck.

But, as the sermon came to a close and we began the closing prayer, things veered of course. I was a 16 year old closeted queer man and had enough insecurities and self esteem issues to deal with. Being the fat gay black gay kid with tits was hard enough and what the reverend said next made it a little tougher...

"Please save our youth from the demons of drug use...street violence...premarital sex....and HOMOSEXUALITY"

WHAT????? Nigga, are you serious?

I was taken aback. But I soon found out that there were a LARGE number of closeted men in the Black Church. You need to look no further than the CHOIR DIRECTOR to see a flamboyant gay man leading us all in praise.

Then, fast forward over 10 years later, I turn on my Google Reader to check the latest on what Colby Keller is up to, and I come across this story about Bishop Eddie Long and the 3 (now 4) young men who have accused improprieties against him. They allegedly claim they were his "Spiritual Sons" and would use biblical stories to coerce them into sexual acts. "Releasing his passion" as it stated on QueerClick. Then YBF, Bossip, & Concrete Loop all had reported on it previously and it spread like wildfire. A man of the cloth who had stolen money or were involved in a sex scandal is not uncommon. This was such a (pardon the pun) fart in the church moment because of his anti gay stance on well.... everything.

I think of the line from one of my favorite drag comedian/performer Ms. Coco Peru (Trick, To Wong Foo,..) once said in her stand up act. "Men that make fun of other men who suck dick...SUCK DICK!"

Hypocrisy is as old as sin and the thing that matters most in this affair is the truth. Where these really acts that took place? Did the Bishop exploit men who came to him for spiritual guidance or mentorship? The truth has yet to be told on the matter. My opinion is this....no straight man who posts pics of himself on www.GuysWithIPhones.com is looking to offer anyone council. They are trying to get some ass. :)

What do you think? Leave you comments below...
Toodles for now
- Sun One

Well well...

The streamers are away, the booty shorts are back in moth balls, and the pride flag has been folded and put away. Pride is over, but there is still one matter that I need to handle from the weekend of insanity. You might have seen in my last post that I did an event on the Saturday of Boston Pride. Well, normally I wouldn't put anyone on BLAST, but after being dicked around for the past month and trying to chase down someone for payment...I decided to let it go and just delete said person from my facebook. My life is stressful enough without having to deal with someone who is lacking in moral fiber, lies consistently, and is someone i have grown to know to be someone i wouldn't spit on if they were on fire.

this pretty much sums up how i feel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAuSTQUa3tM

Gay Pride 2010

Some of my colorful coworkers :)

As this Boston Pride comes to a close, I decided to give my brief synopsis of my experience. It started with my new night Vice @ Machine Nightclub. That was the calmest night. On the following Friday, I was working security door detail at Ramrod and it was...colorful. After a long night of telling people to leave their drinks inside (we need a sign), I jetted home to sleep to be up for a gig for Guerilla Queer Bar at 11am. Upon getting there, there was an audio problem that prevented me from playing. The only thing that was left to do was to watch the parade pass by and then try to enjoy a little bit of the festivities.

Another night of working (behind the bar this time) and the 30 plus hours of work in 48 hours led me to collapse in bed and not wake up 9pm. I had a goal of making enough to take care of a pressing matter. Let's just say, it's not pressing as much, but still feeling the squeeze.

So that brings us to now...just updated my photo on Twitter, Myspace, Facebook, and every other social networking network to this....


I am the chief promoter and talent for this evening. Nerve racking, but lots of fun as well. Alright, I am going to go back to looking for another job. My days at Aramark are coming to an end....As soon as I get an interview, I will get it and bid the lovely people of Aramark a fond fairwell. Oh and if you aren't doing anything tonight...I am having a bday thing at Dirty Sexy Mondays tonight. Come by if you have a liver left after this weekend.


P.S.
Went to Clubbies during the festivities...Can't believe I used to work there.

TONIGHT!

Me on Podomatic and New Website/Myspace

Almost forgot...here are some of the things I am working on.

Website:
http://www.wix.com/djsunone77/homepage

Podcast:
djsunone.podomatic.com