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Back in the Caucus Again
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The executive committee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on March 18, 1999, voted unanimously to restore official recognition to the party's QV caucus, the QV and Lesbian American Caucus. Fourteen years ago, back in May of 1985, the DNC's executive committee voted to abolish all of its caucuses-including the then-called Lesbian and QV Caucus. This was done at the request of then DNC Chair Paul G. Kirk, who felt that the caucuses made Democrats look like a party that was influenced too much by special interest groups. With March's vote, not only have the QV caucuses been reinstated, but even more good news came for Democratic QV and lesbians when the full DNC approved the appointment of openly QV business writer and author Andrew Tobias as the Democratic Party's new treasurer. "Now, Democrats believe, and are not afraid to sell the message, that diversity is our strength," said Tobias regarding the positive turn of events. |
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To add to the good news, in a related action,
the full DNC on March 19 voted to give the QV and Lesbian American
Caucus an automatic seat on the executive committee. The caucus
has designated New York QV Democratic activist and DNC member
Jeff Soref for that seat.
Things are looking very bright for QV Democrats. Three years
ago, just over 150 openly QV Democrats participated in the 1996
Democratic National Convention as either delegates, alternate
delegates, or members of convention standing committees. For
the 2000 Democratic National Convention, QV caucus members are
now predicting that the number of openly QV delegates is likely
to exceed 200.
From QV Gate News
Latinos on the Big Screen
Latinos
are beginning to make big strides in the Motion Picture Industry.
Last year, the Motion
Picture Association of America announced that Latinos are the
second-largest group of movie ticket-buyers in the U.S.-next
to Caucasians. Well, Hollywood has taken notice of the Latino
audience and has begun to invest millions of dollars into making
more movies featuring Latino actors and story lines.
Currently in production is one of the biggest breakthrough films for Latinos in cinema, "The Road to El Dorado." DreamWorks is producing this animated epic that tells the story of Spanish immigrants and their adventures among 15th century Aztec and Mayan cultures. Edward James Olmos, Armand Assante, and Rosie Perez are among the actors who are providing their voices for the film.
Another highly anticipated Latino-themed film is "Price of Glory." Jimmy Smits (formerly of "NYPD Blue") and Jon Seda (pictured above, and currently in "Homicide: Life on the Street") will star in the boxing drama about a one-time boxer who overcomes his broken dreams by training his three sons to be champions in the ring. The film is being produced by Moctesuma Esparza, Robert Katz, and Arthur Friendman. It is the first feature film to be directed by Carlos Avila.
In addition to these films, Latino actors such as Edward James Olmos, Salma Hayek, and Rosie Perez have all made deals to produce and develop Latino-themed films in the future. Lastly, the Los Angeles Times reports that Gregory Nava (director of "Selena" and "El Norte") has also brokered an unprecedented studio deal with New Line Cinema to develop several Latino-themed films over the coming years
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THE HOOK WEBSITE!
Adelante: http://rgadelante.org
qvMagazine
gives props to a fabulous website from Adelante, a non-profit
organization dedicated to serving the needs of the QV, Lesbian,
Bisexual & Transgendered community in the El Paso, Las Cruces,
and Juárez, Mexico areas. Adelante's web site is filled
with slick animated graphics, a calendar of Adelante events,
and plenty of helpful links for Latinos (and non-Latinos)
across the nation. Don't miss this one!
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