jay leffew
- Location
- Sant Rosa, California, USA
- Birthday
- September 02
- Bio
- GayFamilyValues
Hello everyone, Welcome to the official Gay Family Values blogg by the Depfox family of YouTube. Many of you know that we were a private family Living in Northern California Who began making YouTube videos to help fight the passage of California's Proposition 8 banning gay marriage in our state constitution. Those videos were meant to show our life as an average, everyday gay family. We hoped that in showing our lives that we could help dispell many of the bad stereotypes about gay families and gay people in generall. We couldn't have imagined what would happen as a result of those first videos. We began to get tons of emails asking questions, showing support, and sharing stories of tragedy and hope. This blog will be a little different in that we will offer our perspective, as a gay family, on current events in life, gay news, the struggle for marriage equality, and everything in between. And...yes...we promise...it won't all be Youtube related. Please enjoy our crazy, disfunctionally slanted view of life and please visit us at the links posted on the right at our new site: www.Gay-family-values.com and were it all began, on Youtube.
MY RECENT POSTS
- On Cynthia Nixon & Balancing
The Kinsey Scale
January 30, 2012 04:49PM - What Makes A "Better" Parent?
January 22, 2012 10:48AM - Foster Diaries: The Return of
Baby Boy
December 30, 2011 05:13PM - Meeting Randy Robets
Potts...New Friends And Old
Scars
December 18, 2011 01:06PM - Holiday Traditions: Awkward
Conversations With Family
November 26, 2011 07:28PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “@Robin ...Gwendolyn
...and regular readers I may
miss.
Thank you so
much for readi…”
January 20, 2010 12:51AM - “"I can't help but wonder
when it will be okay to have
your
own personal
set…”
November 25, 2009 11:02PM - “You know I don't
disagree with you...except for
one point.
One day he WILL
want…”
November 24, 2009 07:20PM - “In altering the original
text I had hoped to leave as
much of
the original
intac…”
November 04, 2009 07:52PM - “"men" is a generic term
no sexism was intended. This
simply
my
personal…”
November 04, 2009 02:10PM
Jay leffew's Links
- New list
- YouTube Page
- gay family values blog
OCTOBER 14, 2009 2:46PM
The National Equality March...March On !
The National Equality March...March On!
There has been alot of coverage of the National Equality March
circling the net this last few days. In my opinion most of it seems
to be agenda laden and heavy on bias. Not that I will be bias
free..quite the opposite. I
… Read full post »
OCTOBER 8, 2009 1:15AM
Nem...And An Introverts Experirnce In Activism
NEM...And An Introverts Experience In Activism
Tomorrow morning we board the plane to Washington D.C. and I
am both excited and nervous. Nervous because I hate flying and
excited because, we are about to walk into the largest gathering of
gay men and women in recent history...
I'm not
… Read full post »I'm not
OCTOBER 6, 2009 3:14AM
Here no Evil...Read No Evil
Hear No Evil...Read No Evil Well its Halloween again, my favorite holiday! I love all the spooky decorations and scary costumes. And whats the scariest thing out there this season? Vampires?...no. Flesh eating zombies?...wrong again. Brain sucking aliens?...Ha! you wish! The scariest thing this Hallo… Read full post »
OCTOBER 4, 2009 3:43AM
A House Divided
Saturday, October 3, 2009
A House Divided...
Today I have to open a particularlly ugly can o' worms. And
one I don't quite know how to frame. Do I present this unbiased and
let you draw your own conclusion or give my honest opinion?
Recently in Queerty was a
… Read full post »Recently in Queerty was a
"Its Not What You Call Me...."
"But What I Answer to".
This is a quote From Whoopie Goldberg in her autobiography. the quote itself is attributed to being an African proverb. For me...It sums up my feelings on being out to the world and having the strength to
… Read full post »This is a quote From Whoopie Goldberg in her autobiography. the quote itself is attributed to being an African proverb. For me...It sums up my feelings on being out to the world and having the strength to
We started making "Gay Family Values" videos as a
response to prop 8 here in Ca. These videos have been a huge hit.
We have come to understand that the reason these videos are so
popular is that people dont get to see what it means to be a
gay… Read full post »
OCTOBER 1, 2009 3:14AM
Batsh-t Crazy
Batsh-t Crazy
Being immersed in the small circle of gay blogs that I have
lately, I have had the opportunity to hear this term alot. In my
heartfelt opinion, it accurately describes the state of the good
ol' U.S. of A. This blog has and will continue to be
primarily… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 4:27PM
Please Don't Revoke My Gay Card
Please Don't Revoke My Gay Card
All gays have a great sense of style right?..wrong! Shame on
you. That's what you get for stereotyping. Now, we may have
received a little of the decorating gene...but I tell you, when it
comes to dressing ourselves...we're screwed...
You've heard alot
… Read full post »You've heard alot
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 11:13AM
Your Grass Roots Are Showing
Your Grass Roots Are Showing
Sorry for the delayed post...life had gotten uber busy and
when faced with the choice of make dinner for the munchkins or
write a blog post munchkins win hands down. Also, I apologize if
this is full of typos as I have to
… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 5:42PM
Live To Tell "My Husbands suicide attempt"
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Live To Tell
"I have a tale to tell...
Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well...I was not ready for the fall....too blind to see the writing on the wall..
A man can tell a thousand lies ...I learned my lesson well...hope I live
… Read full post »Sometimes it gets so hard to hide it well...I was not ready for the fall....too blind to see the writing on the wall..
A man can tell a thousand lies ...I learned my lesson well...hope I live
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 10:14PM
Straight Porn Makes you Gay?
Class Three Beverage Alert...put down your coffee before watching!!!
Here is the lastest in Anti-gay antics by fundementalist
crowd: Be warned....
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cMoral Kombatwww.thedailyshow.com
… Read full post »The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cMoral Kombatwww.thedailyshow.com
Thank You Sir, May I have Another!
Wow...Two posts in one day. There's too much going on out
there to cover it all! It surely must be a gathering
storm...
In a stunning display of why certain religious groups should have their tax exempt status revoked, Catholic Archbishop Raymond
… Read full post »In a stunning display of why certain religious groups should have their tax exempt status revoked, Catholic Archbishop Raymond
SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 11:35AM
Second Verse, Same As The First
Second Verse, Same As The First
In reading around the bloggosphere this morning I found
something that shocked me on "Pams house blend". I would love to
share this with you to illustrate my point that the Anti-gay
marriage crowd really has no case against gay marriage, just
… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 12:34PM
Ways to make My Heart Stop
Today I Got a call from my sons school principal. Any parent
dreads hearing their childs principle on the phone because it
either means a trip to her office or possibly the emergency room.
Today she informed me that my son had been jumped on by another
boy, had… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 7:42PM
Goodbye My Friend.
The Extraordinary Life of Danny Cacciamani
Yesterday evening I opened my Youtube inbox and found a most extraordinary and heart wrenching letter there. It was written by Matty Cacciamani about his brother Danny. Danny is pictured above with his brother in the Backround. Danny was a viewer
SEPTEMBER 19, 2009 7:41PM
Where The Rubber Meets The Road
Where The Rubber Meets The Road
Every once in a while we get a Youtube comment that puts me in
check...
Jay and I get really involved in the struggle for marriage equality and all the rancor that comes with that ...as well as the overwhelming positives. But then
… Read full post »Jay and I get really involved in the struggle for marriage equality and all the rancor that comes with that ...as well as the overwhelming positives. But then
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 3:21AM
Shades of Oppresion...Evergreen
Shades of Oppresion...Evergreen...
....Evergreen....
The word conjures images of of the redwood forests of my home. It puts me in mind of the thousands of acres of green mountains in Oregon and Washington state, the smell of the cool forest floor after the first rain, and fresh cut Christmas
… Read full post »The word conjures images of of the redwood forests of my home. It puts me in mind of the thousands of acres of green mountains in Oregon and Washington state, the smell of the cool forest floor after the first rain, and fresh cut Christmas
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 9:06PM
The Defense of What Exactly?
Transgendered Musings...
Yesterday my friend came out to me.....Not as a gay man, or
even a closet ABBA fan...but as transgendered.
Being a gay man myself this shouldn't be a big deal for me right?...I wish it were so simple... I love my friend a great deal. We have
… Read full post »Being a gay man myself this shouldn't be a big deal for me right?...I wish it were so simple... I love my friend a great deal. We have
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 4:10PM
The Real Defense of Marriage
The Real Defense of Marriage
Once again Rachel Maddow tells an Inconvenient truth...
… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 11:23AM
Referendum 71 Petition Signees
Washington Judge Blocks Release of Referendum 71 Petition Signees
From coast to coast now the fight for marriage equality is on.
One particular hotspot in the battle is washington where recent
legislation was passed offering comprehensive domestic partner
benefits. The "everything but marriage" bi
… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 11, 2009 11:22PM
Who Was Albert Gordon?
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 10:05PM
Ask A Gay Family Ep #5 Why We Picked Leffew?
We started making "Gay Family Values" videos as a
response to prop 8 here in Ca. These videos have been a huge hit.
We have come to understand that the reason these videos are so
popular is that people dont get to see what it means to
be… Read full post »
We started making "Gay Family Values" videos as a response to prop 8 here in Ca. These videos have been a huge hit. We have come to understand that the reason these videos are so popular is that people dont get to see what it means to be a gay… Read full post »
MAY 7, 2009 11:50PM
National Day of Prayer Gay Family Values
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-QOIBrKwsw
The National Day of Prayer is a day designated by the
United States Congress as a day when people are asked to come
together and pray. The day was made official in 1952 by President
Harry S. Truman. George Bush made the National Day of Prayer a very
importan… Read full post »
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