Just a day after Prop 8 was overturned in California, the Six Pack spoke with Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank about the decision. Oh, and we couldn’t let him go without mentioning gay republicans, weed, gambling, and Kathy Griffin! Click above to listen to the interview.
For those of you who need to do a little current events homework, here’s your CliffsNotes version:
Frank has been in Congress for almost 30 years
He was the second openly gay member in Congress
He is widely known for his strong defense of civil liberties and legal knowledge
He is currently chairman of the the House Financial Services Committee
He had a little, um, incident with Kathy Griffin recently
Frank’s reaction to Judge Walker’s Prop 8 decision:
“I was happy it was made and I have to tell you I have felt more optimistic because obviously this won’t mean a great deal until it gets to the US Supreme Court….Here is a Republican appointed judge who says…if there’s any rational argument for this, it has to be upheld, and he said there wasn’t any.”
“What the President fears, I believe, is that politically it’s not quite safe to be for same-sex marriage. I don’t believe he has any real opposition to it; I think it has been the view, for some time, [that if] you could get elected president, you couldn’t carry states like Missouri and Indiana, and some other very conservative states if you were for same-sex marriage.”
We’re baaaaaack, just like your friend Herpes, and we’ve got a lot lined up for you. Marc Shaiman is the latest to tap into our Skype machine and will be telling us all about his prolific career, including “Hairspray” and “Prop 8: The Musical,” plus giving insight into Neil Patrick Harris, Shirley MacLean, and even his views on what’s in store for 2012.
In Top to Bottom, we’ll make a final proclamation about your favorite is-he-or-isn’t-he gay CNN anchor; tell you why Breckenridge, Colorado, has become the doobie ski bum capital of America; examine the true motives behind the FDA’s crackdown on caffeinated booze drinks; and ponder the future of gay media since the demise of “The Advocate.”
Music for Homos brings us a couple exciting discoveries: We’ve got a listener request from the very hoity-toity Yale University, and the homo lead singer of super suave British band Bloc Party has released a solo track. We’re devoting an entire segment to Swine Flu, which is wreaking havoc upon full figured women on subways, as well as cats in Middle America.
Oh, and in case you missed us live and in the radio flesh on Sirius XM OutQ last week, take a listen to a clip we’ve got for you from the Frank DeCaro Show. Group Action brings you some international electronic communication from Mexico city and the lovely Kyrgyzstan! Tune in next week for interviews with Lance Bass, Dustin Lance Black, Victor Garber, Heather Mattarazzo, Kimora Lee Simmons, and a bunch more! And just remember…please recycle!
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New to the show? This is the place to begin, an episode highlighting segments from previous shows before the “Six Pack” came to fruition.
In this episode we focus our hazy recollections on: Bea Arthur, swine flu, Anderson Cooper’s not-gayness, guy-stalking on the subway, Howard “I love the Gays” Stern, HPV (unrelated to Howard…we think?), Obama’s Blackberry, Paula Abdul’s pill-popping, Proposition 8, ladies of “The View,” and a band that’s all about mascara.
If you’re a long-time listener, hope you enjoy the re-runs, and we’ll be back soon enough with brand new episodes.
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