WELL SAID.....

YOU GO SISTER UNITY!!!

ALWAYS-A-BRIDESMAID

I was asked to be a speaker tomorrow at what is called "Always a Bridesmaid," in Downtown Los Angeles. I don't know too much about the organization but if you know me then you also are aware that I will do virtually anything to help rally support and knowledge about marriage equality. Their website is: www.always-a-bridesmaid.org. I know it's extremely last minute but if you can make it to Downtown LA tomorrow look for me, I'll be there!

LOCATION: Downtown Los Angeles City Hall
200 N Spring Street
Between 1st and Temple

DEFEAT H8

Last night I went to American Apparel and loved their new shirts that make a bold statement to defeat Prop. 8 - pretty amazing!

MODE SAYS NO TO 8

It's no big secret that I worship the ground that Depeche Mode walks on, but as of today not only do I love their music but I also love their politics. As you can see from the picture above Depeche Mode clearly supported VOTING NO ON PROP 8. To see the entire clip and read more about my favorite band log onto the official Depeche Mode site: www.DepecheMode.com and click on the NEWS section. If you want to see the full clip and move on with your life press play below, performing both will make me extremely happy!

SCOTT IN THE NEWS

This may seem like I'm tooting my own horn but usually I'm writing about other people, documenting their life with words and in this case someone is writing about me - it feels weird to be on the other end of the article! Please read the following story by clicking on the link below. In the meantime here is a teaser...

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/rds_search/ci_11380609

PASADENA - Taking up where they left off last year, opponents of Proposition 8 say they'll stage a protest Saturday on the steps of Pasadena City Hall.
It's one of several protests planned nationwide Saturday in support of same-sex marriages, said organizer Scott Boardman, 29, of Monrovia, who added he plans to spread the word about the local demonstration by handing out fliers at Colorado Boulevard and Fair Oaks Avenue on Wednesday and again on Friday.

He said organizers expect anywhere from 400 to 1,000 people to show up at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in front of City Hall.

"You don't see that many rallies anymore," he said, "but yes, it's still valid. As long as (protesting) is done correctly and responsibly, then, yes, demonstrating is the way to go."

WILL YOU JOIN ME?

BAD OBAMA

He now knows an American-hating Reverend and an outspoken homophobic Pastor... ouch, I hope things don't snowball any further!

TOMORROW, LET'S LIGHT UP THE NIGHT

Please don't forget about the next chain of events taking place on Saturday, December 20th at 5 p.m. in the evening.
WHAT: LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
WHERE: THE FOUR CORNERS OF FAIR OAKS & COLORADO BLVD,
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
WHAT TIME: 5 P.M.
WHY: MARRIAGE EQUALITY.
WHAT TO BRING: LED CANDLES (FROM TARGET) OR CANDLES. CANNED FOOD TO BE DONATED TO ALL-SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
WHAT TO WEAR: ALL BLACK

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS... PLEASE CALL ME IF INTERESTED, 562-673-3278

SCOTT BOARDMAN

FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/Pasadena

GHETTO-FAB!!!

YOU MUST WATCH THIS!!!
YOU MUST WATCH THIS!!!
YOU MUST WATCH THIS!!!

DON'T PROTEST ALL CRAZY CHICKENS!!!

PLEAS​E READ ON WHY NOT TO PROTE​ST ALL EL POLLO​ LOCO'​S.​.​.​.​

http:​/​/​scott​board​man.​ blogs​pot.​ com/​2008/​11/​long-​beach​-​resid​ents-​prote​st-​chick​en.​ html

Also, I encourage you to read a statement from one of my email friends who wrote into the company 'El Pollo Loco,' please reconsider protesting ALL of their chains... instead seek out the ones in the LBC area (including Denny's and Corner Bakery) that contributed to Yes on Prop 8

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FROM: jscott@elpolloloco.com

As an execu​tive of El Pollo​ Loco,​ I recei​ved your messa​ge indic​ating​ your inten​tion to stop eatin​g at our resta​urant​s becau​se one of our franc​hisee​s made a perso​nal donat​ion in suppo​rt of Calif​ornia​’s Propo​sitio​n 8. I voted​ again​st Prop 8. On a perso​nal level​,​ I not only under​stand​ your anger​,​ I share​ it.
You have share​d your opini​ons with us and we have read them.​ But befor​e you decid​e El Pollo​ Loco is taint​ed forev​er due to one perso​n’s polit​ical donat​ion,​ I respe​ctful​ly ask that you let me tell you about​ the El Pollo​ Loco I know.​
Six years​ ago, I joine​d El Pollo​ Loco.​ Durin​g my inter​views​,​ I asked​ my boss-​to-​be,​ the Presi​dent/​CEO,​ if the compa​ny offer​ed domes​tic partn​er insur​ance becau​se I would​ need it to cover​ my partn​er.​ He said,​ “Actu​ally I don’t​ know,​ but it’s clear​ly the right​ thing​ to do, so if we don’t​ alrea​dy have it, we’ll​ get it.” I am very proud​ that one of my first​ jobs was to annou​nce that El Pollo​ Loco now offer​ed domes​tic partn​er insur​ance cover​age.​
How many compa​nies can you name that have an out gay or lesbi​an on their​ execu​tive team?​ My femal​e partn​er and I will celeb​rate our twent​ieth anniv​ersar​y later​ this month​.​
My partn​er has parti​cipat​ed in all El Pollo​ Loco event​s that inclu​de “spou​ses/​partn​ers”,​ which​ is the langu​age we use on invit​ation​s to those​ event​s.​ Our relat​ionsh​ip has never​ been treat​ed any diffe​rentl​y from the heter​osexu​al relat​ionsh​ips of the rest of the El Pollo​ Loco manag​ement​ team.​ I do not hide our relat​ionsh​ip in any way. Her pictu​re is on my desk.​
One of my staff​’s respo​nsibi​litie​s is to inves​tigat​e and resol​ve emplo​yee compl​aints​.​ Feel free to ask anyon​e on my staff​ about​ the promp​t and serio​us emplo​yment​ conse​quenc​es for anyon​e caugh​t makin​g dispa​ragin​g comme​nts about​ gays or any other​ group​.​
El Pollo​ Loco has almos​t 5,​000 emplo​yees.​ We also franc​hise the El Pollo​ Loco brand​ to other​ compa​nies.​ Those​ franc​hisee​s combi​ned proba​bly emplo​y anoth​er 10,​000 peopl​e.​ A membe​r of one of those​ compa​nies,​ not El Pollo​ Loco,​ Inc.​,​ appar​ently​ made that polit​ical donat​ion.​ Of cours​e a group​ that large​ will inclu​de peopl​e with varyi​ng polit​ical persp​ectiv​es.​ I am not aware​ of a singl​e one who donat​ed as an El Pollo​ Loco repre​senta​tive to suppo​rt Prop 8. The only time the Prop 8 issue​ came up in the conte​xt of El Pollo​ Loco was when I recei​ved a compl​aint from a custo​mer that the staff​ in one of our resta​urant​s had put Post-​It notes​ all over the cash regis​ters and count​ers sayin​g “Vote​ No on 8!” We told that resta​urant​’s staff​ the same thing​ I will tell you. Peopl​e are encou​raged​ to vote their​ belie​fs,​ but El Pollo​ Loco is a resta​urant​ compa​ny and we do not take posit​ions on polit​ical issue​s.​
I hones​tly belie​ve that anger​ direc​ted at El Pollo​ Loco over Prop 8 is ill advis​ed,​ but it is certa​inly your right​ to eat where​ver you want to eat. You will be missi​ng the world​’s great​est chick​en.​
Put me on your maili​ng list and I will join your effor​ts in those​ areas​ where​ I belie​ve they are being​ done respo​nsibl​y,​ appro​priat​ely and with all the facts​ right​.​ My email​ is jscot​t@​elpol​loloc​o.​com.​
Since​rely,​
Jeann​e A. Scott​
Senio​r Vice Presi​dent
Human​ Resou​rces & Train​ing
El Pollo​ Loco,​ Inc.

STORMING CITY HALL - VALENTINES DAY

There's so much talk that the next big rally is on January 10, 2009 at all City Halls - again. At our majestic City Hall in Pasadena we had hundreds (some say up to 500) people rallying for what they believe in. While I truly believe the January 10, 2009 march will be BIG, I am putting forth a new date
for the biggest protest yet: Saturday, February 14, 2008 - Valentines Day, at 10:30 a.m.. Why not have thousands of mock weddings on the steps of your City Hall? As most of you know, Valentines Day is one of the biggest days to get married in the U.S. - it's just too bad our group will not be included!

Please forward this onto everyone you know and have them reference my blog, I will be posting updates and working closely with
JOIN THE IMPACT site!!!

MOST WATCHED INTERVIEWS

Okay, for a minute let's talk about something else besides the Marriage Equality Rally on Saturday 10:30 a.m. at Pasadena City Hall *wink*!! For a minute let's talk about adult stars - the gay ones. I logged onto the site I work for part-time and I was shocked to see that viewership of my interview with Matthew Rush quadrupled over night - is that even a term? Well, let me say that it was at 200 views last night before I went to bed and 16 hours later it is almost at 1600 - AMAZING!!!

The biggest interview and most watched interview I have done to date is Francesco D'Macho *left* which has been read more than 6,000 times and that was a simple Q&A, no video at all! My second best was Damien Crosse, Francesco's boyfriend. To check out all my interviews, both video and written please check out the following site: http://tinyurl.com/scottybxxx!

VLOGGING: MARRIAGE EQUALITY

MY VOICE BLOG *VLOG*: CLICK HERE!!

UPDATED: RALLY UPDATE - GOOD NEWS!!!

This morning I trucked on down to the Pasadena City Hall to seek out either a permit for a rally/demonstration on the steps of City Hall or to at least let them know - turns out the latter is all that I needed. Given the name 'A Free Speech Demonstration" this needs no permit - the guys from Pasadena Gayborhood were correct - as long as you don't interfere with traffic then everything is fine and no permit is needed - HOORAY!!

I can't wait to see everyone on Saturday, I know our protest will be one to remember being both: peaceful and prominent!

Be well..

Scott Boardman

UPDATE: THE PROTEST WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10:30 a.m. on SATURDAY MORNING!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE LOG ONTO WWW.JOINTHEIMPACT.COM

TAKING CHANCES... WHAT DO YOU SAY??

I don't know about you what I am up for taking chances... are you? Today I've had two major organizations from Pasadena call me and lend a helping hand: All Saints Episcopal Church and Pasadena GayBoorHood Association!!! Please watch my NEW video and get mobilized!!!

PASADENA SPEAKS OUT!!!

I am beginning to think that the rally I've been organizing is going to be a great demonstration! I've been getting a good amount of emails over the past few days and last night I received the best one yet. I hope the lady who emailed me doesn't mind me sharing it with everyone however after reading it I closed my MacBook in tears and proud to be me.

See you all on Saturday, November 15, 2008 in front of Pasadena City Hall at 10:30 a.m.!

"Scott--

I found your blog and am relieved to hear there's a protest in Pasadena! No doubt downtown L.A. is going to be packed--which leads me to think that Pasadena is a better choice for myself and my 9 year-old son. I can't think of a better way to teach him that civil rights shouldn't be taken for granted by anyone. And that sometimes you have to put your feet and voice (and poster board) in action.

I hope there will be lots of other families there to show that hatred is not a family value. Are you having speakers? Are any addressing families and their needs? Just wondering.

Another straight (and seriously pissed-off about 8 passing) middle-aged mom for civil rights,"

Join the Impact

If it looks cheesy please forgive me, this is my first MacBook iMovie *wink*!

WILL YOU JOIN IN????

PICK YOUR CITY AND PROTEST!!!!!

This Saturday, all across America there will be massive protests against PROP 8! I will be hosting one in Pasadena, outside City Hall, and I hope you will join me. Either way log onto www.JointheImpact.com for MORE information!!!


http://jointheimpact.wetpaint.com/page/California

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TOO LIBERAL?

ARE THEY BEING TOO LIBERAL, TOO NICE OR RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISTS?

ABC SAYS THAT PROP. 8 IS TOO CLOSE TO CALL SO THEY ARE NOT DECLARING THE YES ON PROP 8 VICTORIOUS, YET, MEANWHILE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS SAID THAT THERE HAS BEEN VICTORY ON THE PROPONENTS SIDE....

WHAT DO YOU THINK???