TaraElla, a long time supporter of marriage equality, is starting a series of posts titled '10 Years of Marriage Equality Support Series', (under her other pen-name, TaraJCHM), where she will explore her feelings as they developed over her 10 years of supporting marriage equality.
You can read the series here.
I think it's a very good idea. Many marriage equality supporters have only recently come on board, but the struggle is for the long haul. TaraElla shows everyone how one's connection with the cause can strengthen over time.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Sunday, September 30, 2012
TaraElla, Lady Gaga, the Pope and Gay Marriage
Lady Gaga recently had this to say about the Pope's comments on Gay marriage:
"What the Pope thinks of being gay does not matter to the world. It matters to the people who like the Pope and follow the Pope. … It is not a reflection of all religious people."
And TaraElla had this to say:
"I guess that's correct and very important too. Many Catholics I know of don't have a problem with marriage equality. I guess in religion ultra-conservative elements are given too much airtime sometimes."
TaraElla, as usual, is much more polite, but I guess they are making the same point.
What do you think?
"What the Pope thinks of being gay does not matter to the world. It matters to the people who like the Pope and follow the Pope. … It is not a reflection of all religious people."
And TaraElla had this to say:
"I guess that's correct and very important too. Many Catholics I know of don't have a problem with marriage equality. I guess in religion ultra-conservative elements are given too much airtime sometimes."
TaraElla, as usual, is much more polite, but I guess they are making the same point.
What do you think?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
TaraElla Calls on Kelly Clarkson to Support Gay Marriage
Singer-songwriter and self-proclaimed LGBTI ally
TaraElla has called on Kelly Clarkson to publicly support gay marriage.
In her celebrity blog, she wrote a detailed entry recently about the
topic.
"There was a time when I thought Kelly Clarkson would be the first American Idol to endorse gay marriage. After all, she has a lot of gay and lesbian fans from what I know - not something that often happens really because gay men and lesbians often have different music tastes," TaraElla said.
"Some people may think gay marriage is not an important topic, but as I recently wrote in my political column, marriage equality is a human rights issue and therefore arguably more important than any economic issue," TaraElla also said.
TaraElla has always been an avid LGBT rights supporter, even before she became popular with her blog, books and music in recent years. She has publicly supported gay marriage since 2003, according to her website.
"There was a time when I thought Kelly Clarkson would be the first American Idol to endorse gay marriage. After all, she has a lot of gay and lesbian fans from what I know - not something that often happens really because gay men and lesbians often have different music tastes," TaraElla said.
"Some people may think gay marriage is not an important topic, but as I recently wrote in my political column, marriage equality is a human rights issue and therefore arguably more important than any economic issue," TaraElla also said.
TaraElla has always been an avid LGBT rights supporter, even before she became popular with her blog, books and music in recent years. She has publicly supported gay marriage since 2003, according to her website.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
TaraElla Says Katy Perry, Kesha and Chris Crocker are Notorious
Here's what she actually said:
"Let's get this right. Katy Perry, Kesha and Chris Crocker are not famous - they are notorious. The difference between being famous and being notorious needs to be maintained. All of these people do have their fans. But so do most notorious people. The key is that they have many more haters than fans, and they are widely known not because of some great attribute, but because of the haters they have and the controversy they cause."
You agree?
"Let's get this right. Katy Perry, Kesha and Chris Crocker are not famous - they are notorious. The difference between being famous and being notorious needs to be maintained. All of these people do have their fans. But so do most notorious people. The key is that they have many more haters than fans, and they are widely known not because of some great attribute, but because of the haters they have and the controversy they cause."
You agree?
Monday, July 4, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
New Article on TaraElla
There is a new article on TaraElla on Hubpages.
TaraElla started writing and performing music at a young age. At the age of 16 in 2003, she began writing music aimed at the audience 'out there'. She first wrote and performed dance music, but decided her passion with pop ballads and country should guide her instead soon after. However, the initial reception was not very well. In an age where ballads had become much less radio friendly, it was difficult for her to gain an audience.
As she continued to write music but was met with little mainstream success, she also started developing another passion of hers - starting cultural movements. She began writing material about her vision for the future of popular culture, material which would eventually make its way into her books. Ironically, it was from here that she first got noticed. Over the past few years, TaraElla has gained more followers, some who describe her as a 'visionary'. From there, her music also grew in popularity. Today, TaraElla has more than 2500 fans on facebook, which is more than many prominent Australian musicians, some of whom TaraElla herself actually are a fan of (e.g. Kate Alexa, Kate DeAraugo).
Some people may think that TaraElla is simply a musician who failed to be noticed on her music alone, and therefore raised awareness of her existence by lending her voice to cultural movements instead, and gaining an audience to her music from there. But that's the wrong way to look at the TaraElla story.
Read the whole article here.
TaraElla started writing and performing music at a young age. At the age of 16 in 2003, she began writing music aimed at the audience 'out there'. She first wrote and performed dance music, but decided her passion with pop ballads and country should guide her instead soon after. However, the initial reception was not very well. In an age where ballads had become much less radio friendly, it was difficult for her to gain an audience.
As she continued to write music but was met with little mainstream success, she also started developing another passion of hers - starting cultural movements. She began writing material about her vision for the future of popular culture, material which would eventually make its way into her books. Ironically, it was from here that she first got noticed. Over the past few years, TaraElla has gained more followers, some who describe her as a 'visionary'. From there, her music also grew in popularity. Today, TaraElla has more than 2500 fans on facebook, which is more than many prominent Australian musicians, some of whom TaraElla herself actually are a fan of (e.g. Kate Alexa, Kate DeAraugo).
Some people may think that TaraElla is simply a musician who failed to be noticed on her music alone, and therefore raised awareness of her existence by lending her voice to cultural movements instead, and gaining an audience to her music from there. But that's the wrong way to look at the TaraElla story.
Read the whole article here.
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