I love Kylie Minogue for so many reasons, not the least of which is that she’s a breast cancer survivor. This video, filmed in the streets of downtown LA, is inspired.

All the lovers // That have gone before // They don’t compare to you
Don’t be running // Just give me a little bit more

And thanks for four great years.

Our homemade ad for marriage equality is literally votes away from becoming a finalist in “Project: Pushback” … but we need your help. Would you vote for us?

All you have to do is click on the “HEART/I LIKE” icon on the vid below (or here), or pass it on to a few friends.

Just Like Anybody Else from Project Pushback on Vimeo.

First Look: at my shortened marriage equality spot. I submitted it to Project Pushback. You can also help by embedding or forwarding the ad using the tools in the player below.

Thanks everyone!

Cowboy Turns 41 from Sam Page on Vimeo.

After the disastrous No on 8 campaign (which Robin Tyler and I talked about), I’m really glad to see cool new grassroots sites like this one launched by my buddy Rick Garman.

Here’s a little background about this important site and how you can help:

How did you come up with the idea for Citizens for Equality and the “We Are” Campaign?

RICK: I actually came up with the idea of an elected body of representatives for the gay community a long time ago when I got frustrated with what I saw as a lack of true leadership and leaders. But it was what I believe was a disorganized and poorly run campaign against Proposition 8 (along with my questions about whether gay marriage is the actual battle we should be putting all of our resources and energy behind) that made me finally do something about it.

The “We Are” campaign became the launching pad for Citizens For Equality as a way to get people involved and engaged.  I got that idea from the sorryeverybody.com website where people sent in pictures of themselves with sign apologizing to the works for the 2004 election of George bush.

I love that all the images use the words, “We Are” — why did you choose that language?

I wanted “We Are” for it’s positivity.  To show the world that we are just like everyone else.  We are doctors and lawyers, mothers and fathers, husbands, wives, strong, weak, young, old, worried about the economy, worried about the environment, bowlers, card players, Christian, Jewish… We are human and if people can see that, they may be a little less inclined to do things like vote yes on Prop 8.  Imagine hundreds, thousands…. More… of those photos saying We Are… What a statement that will make!

What are you asking folks to do?

People can get involved in a variety of ways.  They can send in a picture through the website and encourage others to do the same.  All of the instructions and guidelines plus a bunch of suggestions are on the site.  And remember, our straight friends can participate too. People can also join the organization by filling out a simple form.

We are also actively seeking people to be on the steering committee that will set up the elections for (hopefully) late 2009 and people will be able to register and vote for their representatives and on other issues.  We’ll be seeking candidates and advisors also of course.  But the best way to stay informed is to join on the website.

The Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice Parole Board approved MARK DALTON, (a.k.a. Jeremy Sons) today, for parole on February 16, 2009. Dalton has been incarcerated for 18 ½ months due to a parole violation. The last several months he was housed at the Mineral Wells facility, east of Ft. Worth. He will parole to his hometown of Denton, TX.

Dalton’s last adult film appearance was in the highly successful, “Mark Meets Zeb: The Texas Two-Step.” And, prior to that, he starred in Falcon’s blockbuster, “Super Soaked.”

There are no plans, yet, for any adult film projects or live appearances. PLL has been trying to secure an interview with Dalton since last year.

I grew my hair out really, really long last year. It took about six months, and that’s saying something, since (like most people in L.A.) I’m a little vain.

One of my clients at the time was, John, a native of France who’s undergoing training to become a shaman. In case you don’t know, a shaman (especially among tribal peoples) is a person who acts as intermediary between the natural and supernatural worlds, using magic to cure illness, foretell the future, and control spiritual forces. He’s an incredibly intuitive guy, and coincidentally, John also happened to be growing out his hair.

During the process I began to understand how much patience it took, so I’d often encourage John along the way complimenting him on his current incarnation of length and style. I even developed a theory, which I shared with him one day.

“I think letting your haircut ‘hang out there’ is a spiritual exercise,” I said. “It requires patience, a measure of mastery and discipline, and a certain loss of self-control.”

“Strange,” he replied. “That’s why I’VE been growing mine!” He’d even been doing spiritual research on the topic, discovering that hair symbolizes the “father energy” of a person’s masculine energy. Conversely, he found, the removal of hair is feminizing, associated with the mother energy. He told me that in many cultures, the length of your hair is linked to your power, and often associated with the quality of your relationship with your father. In some spiritual traditions, having long hair indicates a level of healing, acceptance and completion with the father energy. In the Hebrew scriptures, Samson’s brute strength is derived from his hair (which he loses when Delilah tricks him, cutting if off and rendering him impotent).

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you may know that for the past couple years I’ve been working to reconnect with my biological dad. Well, in 2007 the reconnect finally happened and we’re both enjoying a new e-mail relationship between “long-lost” father and son.

Is it just a happy coincidence that the year I finally mended fences with my father was the year my hair was the longest ever? And that the one time I shaved my head was during my years at Gonzaga University, so overcompensating for being gay that I joined Army ROTC, became a Promise Keeper and rowed on the crew team just to prove what a macho guy I was? How about that in the gay ghettos, short hair is almost a prerequisite. There’s even a barber shop in Los Angeles devoted to it!

I shared with Bronson (who also grew out his hair) this photograph of a young Arnold Schwartzenegger, training in World Gym, in his early 20s. Arnold had long hair too, as did his training partners. I wonder if he knew back then that he was on to something.

As for my long hair, I’m thinking about growing it out again. I kinda miss it.

I’ve been thinking a lot about what really “matters most” to me, and I keep coming back to the Trevor Project, a suicide hotline for troubled gay youth. This cause in particular is dear to my heart because as a young kid, there were many times I had thoughts of suicide because I was gay.

If you’re on Facebook, please consider supporting the Trevor Project, a suicide helpline for troubled gay youth by clicking this link: http://tinyurl.com/3gwtc3 or visit TrevorProject.com And if you have the financial means, consider making a donation — you could literally save a kid’s life. Here’s a little background: