XITA in the ADVOCATE

[marcenik]

Just got my copy of the Advocate in the mail...and as I was thumbing thru I saw a fabulous pic of Amber and Xita!! Great article on the Trevor Project fundraiser (wish it had been longer. If I get a chance this weekend I will post a transcript!!!

[skittles]

Yeah, xita!!!



looking forward to the transcript...

skittles



"....in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful. Strive to be happy." -- from Desiderata, Max Ehrmann, 1927

[BytrSuite]

Aww yeah, excellent xita. You're gonna get us a scan of this right?



Hee, neat.

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"There's a whole lot of singing that's never gonna be heard

Disappearing everyday without so much as a word somehow"

[tommo]

Ah, this is just wonderful. So freakin' great. Heh.

You exquisite little tart!" ~ Diana Letharby

[xita]

it's out! I had told you guys they were doing a site profile, I hope I didn't missrepresent the board at all. I look forward to reading it, and if i get my hands on it, I'll scan!

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Buffy?

Let's change it, the Discovery channel has koala bears.

[missspangles]

Hey, that's pretty exciting! I'd love to see a scan when one's available (otherwise I'd be waiting quite a while to see this! Being over on the other side of the world is a pain sometimes!) Anyway, sounds great!

[taralicious]

As they say, any press is good press when it comes to championing our fair Amber and the ever resourceful and talented Xita.

What another great fundraising project too, by the way.

Well done to all involved.

[Warduke]

This is very cool, can't wait to read it.



Way to go xita

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Mozilla : There's a new browser on the block.

[Rally]

Excellent job Xita, looks like a trip to Borders tomorrow.

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Well officially, of course, I have to say that I have no idea what you're talking about.

[SlayerSydney]

Congrats Xita!!



I hadn't flipped through my copy when it came the other day, and then I saw this thread. I immediately ran out to the dining room and flipped through until I found the pic with you and Amber.



It's a great article and you certainly didn't misrepresent the board in any way!



I wish I had a clue when it comes to scanning and posting. I'd put it up for ya!

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Michelle Branch: "And when I catch my breath, it's you I breathe." ---Everywhere.

[marcenik]

HERE IS THE TRANSCRIPT - sorry I have no scanner so cant show the pic.



FAN PHILANTHROPY

A Buffy fan site reaches out to a gay youth charity





If internet fan sites are like social clubs, then The Kitten, the Witches and the Bad Wardrobe, a website for fans of lesbian witches Tara and Willow from the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is the closest thing Internet fandom has to a gay-straight alliance. The ADVOCATE spoke to Xita, spokesperson and co-founder of the site, about it’s expansion from fan site to forum for gay and questioning teens to nascent advocate for gay causes. Since August 1st , members have raised more than $8000 for the Trevor Project, a non profit organization that runs the nations only 24-hour suicide prevention hotline for gay youth.



What prompted your campaign for the Trevor Project?



It all started with the death of Tara on the show last season. Rather than express our anger and dismay by buying billboard ads, like some other groups have done to support their favorite characters, we decided a better use of out money would be to make a statement by contributing to something that helps the kind of fans whom Tara was important to: gay and questioning youth.



What is the site membership like?



We have about 2000 members, 700 being active – a wide variety of people but predominantly lesbians and bisexual women.

       

Are you planning to continue gay advocacy work?



We’re planning a Web site to monitor the treatment of lesbians on television. We think an advocacy group for lesbians is needed because other groups seem to us more centered on gay men.

[Warduke]

Thanks for the transcript marcenik.



This is good, very good, but I have to say there is one part I really hate..."A Buffy fan site...", that is SO not the case

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Mozilla : There's a new browser on the block.

[marcenik]

You are most welcome.....I hated that part too because this is so very much NOT a Buffy site....I was gonna leave that line out...but then it wouldnt have been a transcript. I sent a comment on that particular line to the Advocate, maybe they will print a Correction in the next issue. One can only hope!!

[eccentrictulip]

congratulations xita!!!!! thanx for the transcript marcenick!! i wish the piece had been longer, but hey, we've been heard. kittens rock.

edited cause i can't spell.....

*please use both hands....*

Edited by: eccentrictulip  at: 11/9/02 10:03:04 pm

[Salamaslove]

What no mention of chanting for a David E. Kelly-esque down fall for Josh in the article? I'm shocked



Well, congrats to the article and everyone that has made a donation to the Foundation. You really have me interested in the website tracking portrayls of lesbians on TV.

[Dumbsaint]

Xita, as always, you done us proud.



Can't wait to see the pic of you and Amber "Ooh, Xita" Benson in the Advocate. Hee. Yay Xita!

"And never let it be said that I left a Tara craving unsatisfied." Willow, Wilderness Pt. 1

[Rane018]

amorxita! yay!

[urnofosiris]

Oh that is wonderful. It's brief but to the point. Publicity for the Trevor project and it honors WT. I am not to bothered by the heading. They explain who this board is for quite clearly.

Thanks for the transcript.

[AutumnT]

Ah Xita it is short but perfect. Good work.

Autumn

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BUFFY: I could wrestle naked in grease for a living and still be cleaner than after a shift at the Doublemeat.

WILLOW: Plus, I'd visit you at work every single day.

[The Big I T]

Well done xita. Makes me feel so...proud.

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”How ‘bout them Broncos …” – some guy, saying something useful, in The Initiative

[Katharyn]

Wonderful job sweets, mission accomplished on three fronts.



Katharyn

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If I want a little pussy, I got my own to play with.
Chance in Chance.




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[emma peel]

Yay, xita!! You've done another great job! Thank you very much.

Janice

[Dave V]

Congrats, Xita! The focus on the Trevor Project and W/T was well done.



Thanks for the transcript, marcenick.

[missspangles]

Hey thanks marcenick for the transcript and well done Xita - it's fantastic to see you and the site get recognition for a very important thing that was done! Congratulations...

[SJ]

Congratulations Xita!

[Scoobiedoo]

Congrats Xita!



You're so famous

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This is love

[MAISEY12]

Bravo, so very well put.





Ann-Marie

[Diebrock]

xita our hero, yeah!!!



And somebody please scan this. I wanna see the picture.

There is no gravity, the earth just sucks
ME...Wie du mir, so ich dir

[MaClayMagic]

Yay Xita!!! This is excellent!!!!!!!!

[Shinnen]

Yay! to Xita!



Congrats !!

CheerZ

Shinnen





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