Just a shout-out to our dear friend Mark Snyder who is today celebrating his 10th anniversary of blogavism over at QueerToday.com.

I met Mark in Boston the summer of 2003 when I was interning for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. We worked together on several activisty projects that summer, and somehow I knew I'd know this faggot for a long time! Let's also not forget this gem of a song -- "Femme Top" -- he wrote and performed for Trevorade drinkers a few months back that changed my life!

Here's a letter from Mark about the anniversary, and about the work he's been up to for the past 10 years:

Dear Activists & Allies,

QueerToday.com has entered our 10th year of activism, organizing, blogging, news breaking, and revolution!

Please invite ten of your friends to join QueerToday.com!

I really can't believe it's been ten years since I first threw up a little website on geocities and called it "Queer Today." Since then, it's been a whirlwind of activity.

I'll never forget when twelve of us created a huge scene in the Arch Diocese of Boston and garnered headlines worldwide. It was likely one of the first times the word Queer was plastered on newspapers and tv channels, reclaimed by our own community, since Queer Nation.

I'm proud of the many activists who helped organize a huge coalition in protest of Boston Pride when they chose a militaristic theme. We formed the largest contingent in the parade that year.

And then there was that time we teamed up with Boston's anti-war movement to create the largest ever protest of James Dobson's Love Won Out Conference. In the rain, sleet, and snow we were able to bring 1000 people to the doors of their little hatefest. Even though the mainstream gay rights organizations like Mass Equality were hoping we wouldn't launch a direct action, we did it anyway - and we scared the shit out of everyone.

We accomplished all of this and more without donations or corporate funding.

Now, QueerToday.com is an online hub for radical queer activists and our allies. We've only just begun. Please invite 10 of your friends to join QueerToday.com in celebration of our anniversary.

This week on QueerToday.com there have been several contributions to our blog worth noting. JAC posted their documentary about being genderqueer in the Midwest - take a look! I am asking the question "Does the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association Betray their Membership?" And Alex asks that we "Let ENDA be a lesson for all of us!"

In solidarity with all of you rock stars,

Mark D. Snyder
QueerToday.com

Congrats, dear! xoxo