For the past couple of days, our newsroom's been abuzz with talk of one of the most disputed stories I've heard in quite some time. This year, CSU Pueblo's race for Homecoming Queen is being shaken up by two very diverse candidates: a gay male and a 60-year-old woman. The third candidate is a young, 20-something-year-old young female student. The goal of running, according to the openly gay male, is to promote diversity and acceptance of gay students on campus and that he feels more comfortable running for queen than king. The 60-year-old says she simply wants a second chance at an opportunity she'd been deprived of previously due to an allegedly tainted past.
What are your thoughts on the matter? Is the election fair? Is it right? Wrong? Should gender be an issue? Rather, is it impossible to make a judgement without knowing these individuals personally? I want to know! And boy, does this dovetail quite nicely with this, a hate crime bill that went to Obama today for signature. The Senate passed groundbreaking legislation that would make it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. Worth pondering.
In completely unrelated news: I'm in the midst of training for a Halloween 5k -- ooooh! I ran the full distance a few hours ago and am parched! Curious about what I did the ENTIRE run? I watched "30 Rock," of course! Seriously, how can you not love these folks? I'm such a big advocate of Wednesday and Thursday night television; you'll come to learn this quickly if you don't know already.
Anyhow, I have to be up before sunrise tomorrow to prep for a fantastic noon show. Nighty!
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