Your Morning Upper: Oh my God... are you... straight?

This morning upper was submitted by TNG Editorial Assistant, LB.

Mornings Suck. So every morning TNG brings you a fun video to ease the pain.

Powerful queer media is often unseen. This video deserves to be shared with the larger queer community. It was created by Johnny Durham in response to Michael Buckley's "Are You Gay?" clip. Although Durham produced this as a way of "poking fun at some of the silly questions straight people sometimes ask gay people," his movie has a much more monumental impact. This video flips the gay-straight paradigm, bringing light to injustices and giving a call to action for queers and allies to unite to defend equality.

It comes at a pivotal point in our movement. This past Saturday there was a protest for the George Washington University freshman who was kicked out of the school's Navy ROTC for kissing another man at a party. A domestic partnership bill is currently stalled in the New Mexico state Senate and a civil union bill is stalled in the Hawaii state Senate Committee on Judiciary and Government Operations. In Gainsville, Fla., citizens will vote on an amendment that could overturn protections on sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination. And this Thursday, March 5, the California state Supreme Court will hear arguments on the validity of Proposition 8. We have gained unfathomable ground, yet still have far to go.

Ok, maybe not the biggest upper, but it definitely motivates us to go out and fight for our rights. Hopefully, I'll see you tonight to phonebank against Amendment No. 1 in Florida!