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A week after the petition hits, Kristen and I are called into the principal's office. There, we are greeted by a reporter from the local newspaper, The Rutland Herald. He's gotten wind of our work and wants to interview us. With a little coaxing, we agree.

A day or two later, the story (below) hits the paper -- on the front page. The story is also picked up by the Associated Press. It's reprinted in local papers across the nation, appears most notably as blurbs in both USA Today and The Advocate, and even read on one of the national network's evening news programs. Within a week, "A Silent Injustice," my editorial on homophobia from the school paper, is also reprinted in the Herald.

Pretty much overnight, Kristen and I have become gay activists with a big, bright spotlight shining down upon us. Before we know it, we're getting fan letters and emails, congratulating phone calls, and even offers for dates. Everybody at school suddenly knows who I am -- and Gay Vermont knows both our names.

Baby, I'm a star.

Now that was a finale.

After disappointing season-enders from Desperate Housewives (if you're going to walk into the house, at least tell Zack you're his real dad and let us hear a gunshot!) and Lost (if you're going to open a fucking hatch, at least have a skeleton or a monkey -- or a skeleton-monkey -- climb out!) -- it was Alias, bouncing back from a stale fourth season, that took my breath away.

Good stuff throughout (and overall better effects than tonight's Lost) -- but that ending...! Man -- that's good television. I was gripping Duncan's leg and shouting at the tv as Michael Vartan talked, and I gasped loudly at that moment, truly surprised and scared, nearly jumping off the couch and having a heart attack (just like the one that didn't really kill Rex Van De Camp)!

Long live Irina. Amen.

This week's installment of 90s-Something will be up sometime later this week. Sorry for the delay.

One "fan" wrote in to BGB to say that 90s-Something "rawks," but the BGB Staff was taken by the now-on-hiatus Make The Man.

Thanks for the nod, Best Gay Blogs. I feel very honored.

Anybody getting Civil Unioned in Vermont in the next week or so? Want to have it filmed for the Greater Good... of Switerland? Then email Joe over at stereojoe pronto!

It seems that Swiss TV is looking to do a story on VT's CU Revolution, as their country is close to making it's own decision about domestic partnership rights for same-sex couples. Cool, huh? The only thing is the station wants the footage THIS WEEK. Know anybody headed the Chapel (or at least the Town Clerk's Office) really, really soon? Been putting off your own CU ceremony? Now is the time! You can be on Swiss TV!

Vermonter or not, read more at stereojoe -- my favorite gay Vermont blog that isn't my own!