As usual Edgar has proved his nose is out of joint. I am a journalist and I edit a paper for South Asians in Toronto. >From a journalist's perspective, it's a great story, since Maretta is a South Asian. Her story and photo has appeared elsewhere. I wanted to use the photo and was seeking Joanna's permission to protect the paper from copyright infringement. I could have just used the photo from the internet and she would not know. Joanna, in an email, said they made an "exception" to the Indian paper but they withdrawing consent for me to use. Joanna said she and Maretta didn't want to be focus of the story or the debate but she would talk to me on the issue of same-sex marriage. I have used her quotes on the issue and also mentioned the fact that she is married to a South Asian. I deliberately avoid mentioning Maretta is a Goan. I also quoted a Goan gay lawyer, Andrew Pinto, who is a constitutional expert. He speaks from a South Asian perspective. This is journalism, doing a sotry on current issues. It's NOT gossip, as Edgar belives. Maretta has already said what her parents felt on her marriage. I know her close family members and if I really wanted to do the story, I would have gone through them. Joanna told me to "understand" their issue, and I respected her wish. I wanted to use the photo as it would be a good illustration to the story. What's private about their lives when the story is already on the internet? Journalists go to various lengths in getting a story. Some use deceptive methods. I wanted to give them a chance to talk. On the Wenells Rodricke's issue, here are exceprts from a South Asian gay magazine (June 2003 issue): Fashion designer Wendell Rodricks's Dec. 26 wedding in Goa attracted quite a bit of celebrity attention. Not just because he was a celebrity but also because his spouse was a man named Jerone. For the ceremony held in Rodricks ancetral village, celebirty guests flew in from across the country and a senior consulor of the French government from Paris, Jerone's home country, reports Indian Express (Dec. 27 2002)..... Rodricks and Jerome are perhaps the first well-known celebrity gay couple to seal their love and stand in the full glare of the public eye... So whiel Rodricks' and Jerone's ceremony is recognised on French soil, in India it is not. --- In California, two gay Indian men, Ashok Jethanadani and Arivnd Kumar had married a couple of years ago. Both are journalists and edit INDIA CURRENTS, a monthly.
PS: The post was sent to goanet by mistake. It was a query and a request to Eddie. --- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################