Volume 44, Issue 30 - July 26, 2013

Couple wed on BWI tarmac pleas with
Gov. Kasich to let their marriage stand

By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Two days after a judge issued a court order requiring his home state to recognize his
marriage, James Obergefell is still blown away by the media attention he and his dying
spouse, John Arthur, have received after they spent $13,500 to wed in Maryland and sue
Ohio to recognize the union.
During an interview with the Washington Blade on Wednesday from his home in
Cincinnati, Obergefell called the experience of ying to Maryland to marry his partner
of 20 years, returning home to sue for marriage recognition and having the court order
his state to recognize it surreal and honestly, kind of hard to believe.
Just the reaction that we received worldwide was touching and amazing. But then
for it to turn into this? Obergefell said. Were blown away, were thrilled and happy to
show the world that were people too. Were just like your neighbors, just like your kids.
All we want is exactly what you have. JAMES OBERGEFELL (left) and JOHN ARTHUR aboard the plane where they were
married earlier this month at BWI Airport. Arthur suffers from Lou Gehrigs disease.
PHOTO COURTESY OF OBERGEFELL
Tentative agreement could clear way
for interment of activists ashes

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
An attorney representing the estate of nationally
acclaimed gay rights pioneer Frank Kameny said
on Wednesday that a tentative agreement has
been reached to end a dispute that has prevented
Kamenys ashes from being interred at D.C.s
Congressional Cemetery nearly two years after his
death.
Christopher Brown, an attorney with the gay-
owned law rm Ackerman Brown, said the tentative
agreement was reached on July 9 with Helping Our
Brothers and Sisters (HOBS), a local LGBT charitable
group that bought a plot for the burial of Kamenys
ashes at Congressional Cemetery after soliciting
donations from the community to pay for it following
Kamenys death on Oct. 11, 2011.
Browns comment came one day after Ackerman
Browns client, Timothy Clark, Kamenys longtime
friend and heir to his estate, told the Blade that he
understood that an agreement between the two
parties over the cemetery plot had been reached.
We reached an agreement on that so Im going
to keep the burial plot, Clark said in a telephone
interview.
I just have to decide on when I want to have
something, he said in referring to a burial ceremony
at the cemetery. I just dont know. But Im open
to any suggestions that anybody wants to have
because that was Franks life. The gay community
was Franks life. Thats what he fought for.
HOBS and a group of Kamenys friends and
colleagues in the LGBT rights movement initially
scheduled an interment ceremony for Kameny at
the cemetery for March 3, 2012. But they abruptly
cancelled it after the estate reportedly told the
cemetery it would not release Kamenys ashes until
it obtained legal ownership of the burial plot from
HOBS.
For more than a year, HOBS and Ackerman Brown
have declined to publicly disclose specic details of
the nature of the dispute between the two parties over
the burial plot other than to say they were negotiating
an agreement to enable HOBS to transfer ownership
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JAMES OBERGEFELL (left) and JOHN ARTHUR aboard the plane where they were
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A former Equality Maryland staffer
last week announced his candidacy
to represent portions of Montgomery
County in the House of Delegates.
Kevin Walling in an e-mail to
supporters on July 18 declared his bid
to represent House District 16 that
includes Bethesda, North Bethesda,
Potomac, Cabin John and Glen Echo.
Walling, who was Equality Marylands
director of communications and
development from 2008-2010, told the
Washington Blade that he developed
a real love for Maryland politics and
how Annapolis works while working
to build support for marriage rights for
same-sex couples in the state.
He said securing passage of a bill a
state Senate committee killed earlier
this year that would have banned
anti-transgender discrimination in
housing, employment and public
accommodation would be among his
top legislative priorities in 2015.
We need to right that wrong,
Walling said.
Walling, who works with the D.C.
Democratic consulting rm Stones
Phones, noted passing a gun control
measure is another priority. He added
protecting the environment and
reducing trafc congestion in House
District 16 through construction of the
Purple Line from Bethesda to New
Carrollton in Prince Georges County are
among his other top campaign issues.
Building more roads and driving more
trafc is not the solution, Walling said.
Walling, 27, is the latest candidate
to ofcially declare their candidacy to
represent House District 16 in Annapolis.
Jordan Cooper, Marc Korman and
Hrant Jamgochian hope to succeed
state Del. Susan Lee (D-Montgomery
County) who is expected to run for
state Sen. Brian Froshs (D-Montgomery
County) seat in 2014 once he formally
announces his expected campaign for
attorney general. State Del. Bill Frick
(D-Montgomery County) in February
announced he will seek the post that
likely gubernatorial candidate Doug
Gansler currently occupies.
Orlee Panitch, a Potomac emergency
physician, is also expected to enter the
House District 16 race.
Korman reported $33,867.20 in his
campaign account in a report he led
with state ofcials in January.
Campaign nance reports for Walling,
Cooper, Jamgochian and Panitch were
not available.
Former Eq. Md.
staffer seeks ofce
Montgomery exec asks
Fillmore to cancel band

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett sent a
letter on July 18 to the Fillmore Theater in Silver Spring,
Md., asking its manager to cancel a performance next
month by a Mexican band that includes anti-gay lyrics in
several of its songs.
Leggetts letter followed concerns expressed by LGBT
activists that the hip-hop group Molotov uses lyrics in
Spanish that are interpreted widely to mean faggot,
including a phrase kill the faggot. Activists call the
lyrics hurtful to the LGBT community and have warned that
they could encourage anti-LGBT violence.
I have serious concerns about this booking, Leggett
told the Fillmores general manager, Stephanie Steele, in his
letter. I am personally offended. I understand that the First
Amendment provides for freedom of speech, and that even
distasteful speech may be protected speech, he said.
But he added, Just because one might argue that
everyone has the right to say, show, or sing something
doesnt mean they ought to exercise that rightIn addition
to expressing my displeasure I would ask you to reconsider
the Fillmores decision to book the Molotov band.
The theater and the California-based company that
owns it, Live Nation Entertainment, have not responded to
calls from the Washington Blade seeking comment on the
controversy. The Washington Post reported that Steele did
not respond to its request for comment for a Post story on
the controversy last week.
But according to the Post, Live Nation spokesperson
Jim Yeager said the performance by Molotov scheduled
for Aug. 26 would not be cancelled.
Members of Molotov and its supporters have argued
that the controversial lyrics, including the Spanish words
puto and maricon that many interpret as slurs against
gay men, are meant to target corrupt politicians in Mexico,
not gay people.
A spokesperson for the LGBT organization Equality
Maryland said the group is considering staging an
informational protest outside the theater on the night
of the performance.
A petition posted on the website change.org by local
gay activist and attorney Gabriel Rodriguez-Rico, calls
on the Fillmore Silver Spring to not provide a stage for
violently anti-gay messages.
Donna Biggler, a spokesperson for Leggett, said the
Fillmore had not responded to Leggetts letter as of Tuesday.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Gray names new Health director

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on July 17 nominated Dr. Joxel
Garcia, a native of Puerto Rico who served as Assistant
Secretary for Health under President George W. Bush, as
the new director of the citys Department of Health.
If conrmed by the City Council, as expected, Garcia
would replace Dr. Saul Levin, whos gay and who served
as DOH interim director for the past year and a half. Levin,
a psychiatrist, recently left DOH to become CEO and
medical director of the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Garcia has extensive experience in multiple aspects
of our health system, including service at the state, federal
and international levels, Gray said in a statement. In
addition, his familiarity with our city and our region and his
extensive resume working in multicultural settings means
he will be a natural t to help move the Districts public
health efforts forward.
Prior to becoming assistant secretary of health, Garcia
served as a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health
Service, served as U.S. representative to the World Health
Organization and deputy director of WHOs Pan American
Health Organization. He also served as commissioner of the
Connecticut Department of Public Health and as president
and Dean of the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico.
Garcias record of addressing HIV/AIDS and LGBT-
related health issues couldnt immediately be obtained.
But Don Blanchon, executive director of D.C.s Whitman-
Walker Health, which specializes in LGBT health services,
expressed strong support for Garcias nomination.
We welcome Dr. Garcia to the Department of Health,
Blanchon told the Blade. His wealth of experience in
public health will be a tremendous asset to the city as it
addresses numerous health issues, including HIV/AIDS
and the need for quality care for the LGBT community. We
look forward to working with Dr. Garcia on these issues.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
6 local gay attorneys honored

The National LGBT Bar Association on July 17 named six
D.C.-area attorneys among 40 attorneys nationwide that
were selected for the groups annual designation as the
Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40.
The LGBT Bar established this award to recognize lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender legal professionals under the
age of 40 who have distinguished themselves in their eld and
demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBT equality, a
statement released by the organization says.
The 40 attorneys selected for the award are scheduled to
be recognized on Aug. 24 in San Francisco during the 25th
Anniversary Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair.
The six D.C. area attorneys who are to receive the award are:
Aaron Ticman, associare, Minrz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris,
Glovsky & Popeo of D.C.
Maceline Fincley, parrner, Wilrshire & Granis ol D.C.
Marc Hearon, associare, Morrison & Foersrer ol D.C.
Dipal Shah, cirecror ol policy cevelopmenr & prorams,
American Constitution Society of D.C.
Emily HechrMcGowan, cirecror ol puLlic policy, Family
Equality Council of Takoma Park, Md.
Holly Lincoln, rrial arrorney, .S. Deparrmenr ol Jusrice,
D.C.
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Md. activists wife listed as
male on insurance plan
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com

Its all been resolved. As of Saturday,
July 19, federal employee Lisa Polyak,
one of the leading activists pushing
for Marylands marriage equality law,
succeeded in adding her legally married
spouse and partner of more than 30
years, Gita Deane, to her employee
health insurance policy.
The approval came more than two
weeks after Polyaks request to add
Deane to her health plan was denied,
with a Blue Cross Blue Shield customer
service representative informing her
that a computer program used to
process such requests would not accept
same-sex spouses.
On July 20, Polyak, a civilian staff
member with the Department of the
Army in Aberdeen, Md., discovered to
her delight that the quirky computer
glitch that initially required Deanes
gender to be listed as male in order
for her to be approved for Polyaks
health plan was changed to female.
We have been overpaying for health
insurance for so long 30 years that
we would not have cared if they listed
her as a kangaroo, as long as she was
covered, Polyak quipped to the Blade.
Polyak was referring to the fact that
the couple had to pay for duplicate
health insurance policies for years
before states began legalizing marriage
between same-sex couples. Once that
happened in Maryland earlier this year
she still couldnt add Deane to her
health plan because the Defense of
Marriage Act, or DOMA, prohibited the
federal government from recognizing
same-sex marriages.
That remaining impediment ended
on June 26 when the U.S. Supreme
Court declared DOMA unconstitutional.
Jena L. Estes, vice president of the
Blue Cross Blue Shield Associations
Federal Employee program, said the
snafu Polyak encountered represented
the rare exception in the health
insurance giants task of changing its
internal procedures to enroll same-sex
spouses of federal workers just days
after the Supreme Court issued its
landmark decision.
As of today, we process probably
about 40 requests a day and those are all
being handled very successfully, Estes
said in describing how Blue Cross Blue
Shield afliate companies throughout
the country are enrolling same-sex
spouses into federal employees health
insurance plans.
According to Estes, CareFirst, the
Blue Cross Blue Shield company
providing health insurance in the D.C.
metropolitan area, has successfully
processed about 100 requests by
federal employees like Polyak to add
their same-sex spouse to their health
plan since July 3.
Thats when the U.S. Ofce of
Personnel Management issued a special
guidance directing health insurance
companies that provide policies to
federal employees to begin enrolling
same-sex spouses under the federal
health benets program. The OPM
guidance and directive allows federal
employees to enroll their same-sex
spouses for a 60-day period that ends
on Aug. 26.
If they dont arrange for a same-sex
spouse to be enrolled by that date they
must wait until Nov. 11, when the annual
open enrollment period begins for the
federal employee health insurance
program. The open enrollment period
lasts until Dec. 9.
Estes attributes the problem Polyak
experienced to a short period in which
some of the Blue Cross Blue Shield
companies had yet to fully change their
internal systems to adapt to the Supreme
Court ruling. She noted that the OPM
guidance called for the insurance
companies to begin processing same-
sex spouse enrollments in the federal
employee system beginning July 3, just
ve business days after the Supreme
Court decision.
So once it came out we put protocols
in place immediately and began working
diligently to make sure that we could
accommodate the requests, Estes told
the Blade in a telephone interview on
Monday. And I believe weve done that.
But in Polyaks case, those system
changes apparently werent put in place
by the CareFirst operation overseeing
federal employee health plans where
Polyak worked in Maryland.
I spoke to Blue Cross Blue Shield
reps on July 1, July 8, and July 15 and
they told me that they had tried and
failed to add Gita as my spouse on my
insurance plan, she told the Blade. I
also tried to add Gita as my spouse on
the website. But when I identied Gita
as a femalethe website rejected my
change and would not add her to the
list of covered family members.
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Blue Cross resolves glitch in enrolling gay spouses
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Maryland activist LISA POLYAK encountered
problems adding her wiIe, Gita Deane, to an
insurance policy.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
D.C. seeks to bolster anti-bullying policies
The D.C. Ofce of Human Rights will partner with the Robert F. Kennedy
Center for Justice and Human Rights to work with public and charter schools
in Washington to strengthen their anti-bullying policies.
Under the voluntary initiative, schools will complete an assessment of their
implementation of D.C.s anti-bullying laws and efforts to combat the issue in
eight components designed to create a safe environment for students in the
classroom. These include compliance with anti-bullying laws, engagement
from school ofcials and staffers and the collection of data that accurately
gauges the issues.
The participating schools will also receive technical assistance in areas in
which they could potentially improve.
The Iowa Pride Network initially developed the framework the Safe
School Certication Program after lawmakers in the Hawkeye State in 2007
passed a sweeping anti-bullying law.
The group convened a task force to develop components including
student, family and community engagement, the use of so-called evidence-
based programs and practices to improve a schools climate towards bullying
and providing training for all staff after it became concerned the schools
needed support and training to achieve the statutes goals.
Through our framework, technical assistance and coaching, schools
arent just implementing the letter of the law but the spirit of the law, Ryan
Roemerman, program director of the Safe School Certication Program, said.
By taking part in this program, not only are schools recognized, they are
ensuring that their time is focused on efforts that truly create safe learning
environments for all students.
The RFK Center partnered with the Iowa Pride Network under its new anti-
bullying initiative Project SEATBELT (Safe Environment Achieved Through
Bullying prevention, Engagement, Leadership and Training respect) it
launched last month.
Project SEATBELT chose D.C. as one of four cities in which to pilot the
program.
Deborah Temkin of the RFK Center said these initial efforts with the D.C.
Ofce of Human Rights are the rst steps to bringing the program to the
nations capital.
We know that schools across the country and in D.C. are really wanting to
do the right thing, she said. We know theres no one-size-ts-all solution for
bullying, so our real solution is to help them understand what their context
is, whats working in their context, what may not be working as well and what
they may need to focus on a little bit more in order to really accomplish
the key components of a safe school and then give them the support and
assistance to do so.
The D.C. Ofce of Human Rights has given the RFK Center a $40,000
grant to implement the program in which 14 public schools in Iowa currently
participate.
We want this to be a part of how [D.C. schools] do everything, Suzanne
Greeneld of the D.C. Ofce of Human Rights said. We want it infused in
their sort of mantra of school policies.
The D.C. Ofce of Human Rights and the RFK Center announced their
partnership slightly more than a year after D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray signed
a bill that requires city agencies that work directly with young people to
implement an anti-bullying policy.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Gubernatorial hopeful
has continually attacked
gay Virginians
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Virginia Attorney General Ken
Cuccinelli last week said his belief that
same-sex relationships are against
nature and are harmful to society have
not changed.
My personal beliefs about the personal
challenge of homosexuality havent
changed, the Republican gubernatorial
candidate said in response to a question
from the PBS NewsHours Judy Woodruff
during a debate she moderated between
him and former Democratic National
Committee Chair Terry McAuliffe that took
place at the Homestead in Hot Springs,
Va. What I want to do as governor is
create an environment including an
economic environment where every
Virginian has opportunity.
Cuccinellis comments come less than
a month after he petitioned the U.S.
Supreme Court to overturn a lower courts
ruling earlier this year that struck down the
commonwealths anti-sodomy statute.
His campaign last week launched a
website that urges the justices to defend
what it describes as the commonwealths
anti-child predators law.
The debate, which the Virginia Bar
Association sponsored, also took place
two days after a gay Norfolk couple led
a lawsuit in federal court that challenges
Virginias constitutional same-sex marriage
ban that voters approved in 2006.
A Quinnipiac University poll released
on Thursday noted 50 percent of
Virginians support nuptials for gays and
lesbians. A survey that Public Policy
Polling unveiled on July 11 found 55
percent of commonwealth residents
back same-sex marriage.
McAuliffe, who publicly backed
marriage rights for gays and lesbians in
February, said during the debate that
the repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell
prompted him and his wife Dorothy to
evolve on the issue. He also said he would
sign a same-sex marriage bill into law if
one were to reach his desk, although he
conceded it would likely not happen.
We all know the practical realities,
McAuliffe said, noting there are only 32
Democrats in the Republican-controlled
House of Delegates. [A same-sex
marriage ban is] now in our constitution.
McAuliffe also said he would sign
an early executive order that would
ban anti-gay discrimination against
state employees as former Govs. Mark
Warner and Tim Kaine did. He criticized
Cuccinellis 2010 recommendation to
Virginia colleges and universities that
they remove LGBT-specic provisions
from their non-discrimination policies.
My opponent has continually attacked
gay Virginians, McAuliffe said, noting the
defense contractor Northrop Grumman
Corp. threatened to scrap plans to
relocate 300 employees to its Virginia
headquarters after Cuccinelli issued his
directive. There are consequences to
mean-spirited hateful comments.
Cuccinelli described McAuliffes assertion
as laughable if it werent so offensive.
The only candidate in this race who
has chased business out of Virginia is
you, he said, questioning his decision
to open a factory for his troubled electric
car company in Mississippi and not
the commonwealth. Its Terry, not me.
Gay state Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria)
criticized Cuccinellis statements.
Ken Cuccinellis unapologetic and
bizarre views on gay people perpetuate
the worst stereotypes and make Virginia
look like a hostile backwater, Ebbin
told the Washington Blade after the
debate. Labeling gay people harmful
to society and calling homosexuality a
personal challenge puts him out of the
mainstream of Virginia thinking.
The attorney generals position is
counterproductive to building a stronger
and more inclusive commonwealth,
and the role of Virginias governor has
the opportunity to bridge differences,
Equality Virginia Advocates added in a
statement. We are deeply disturbed that
Attorney General Cuccinelli will continue
to use his power in ofce as a bully pulpit
instead of lifting up all Virginians.
The Quinnipiac University poll
released on Thursday found McAuliffe
leads Cuccinelli among likely Virginia
voters by a 43-39 percent margin.
MSNBCs Chuck Todd will moderate
the next scheduled debate between
McAuliffe and Cuccinelli that is slated to
take place in McLean on Sept. 25.
Cuccinelli sticks to anti-gay views in debate
LGBT attendees urged to
stand up for the memory
of slain teen
More than 1,000 people gathered
outside the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal
Court House in downtown Washington
on July 20 to rally against the acquittal
of George Zimmerman in the death of
Trayvon Martin.
I want to see my brothers and sisters
in the LGBT community stand up for
the memory of Trayvon Martin, said Dr.
E. Faye Williams, national chair of the
National Congress of Black Women.
Rev. Ronald Braxton of the
Metropolitan AME Church in Northwest
D.C.; talk show host Joe Madison and
Lennox W. Abrigo, president of the
Washington chapter of the National
Action Network, were among those
who spoke at the rally. Darlene Nipper,
deputy executive director of the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force and former
Army Lt. Dan Choi also attended.
Civil rights advocate and comedian
Dick Gregory appeared to speak out
against marriage rights for same-sex
couples at the start of his remarks. He
also suggested George Washington
was a cross-dresser.
Talk about Dont Ask, Dont Tell, you
better tell that to George Washington with
those tight silk pants, wearing high shoes,
rufed shirt, a wig and some polish, Gregory
said as some rally attendees laughed. Thats
been going on for a long time.
The D.C. rally was among the 100 events
the National Action Network, which the
Rev. Al Sharpton founded, that took place
around the country a week after a Sanford,
Fla., jury found Zimmerman not guilty of
second-degree murder and manslaughter
in the February 2012 shooting death of the
unarmed Martin.
New York City Council Speaker
Christine Quinn, Jay-Z and Beyonc and
Sharpton are among those who attended
a rally in lower Manhattan at which Sybrina
Fulton, Martins mother, spoke. Other
gatherings took place in Richmond, Va.,
and Annapolis, Md., on July 20.
Trayvon could have been any gay
or lesbian kid of color, Rev. Meredith
Moise of Baltimore told the Washington
Blade on July 21 as she discussed why
she feels it is important for LGBT people
to speak out against the Zimmerman
verdict. The LGBTQ community must
show solidarity by raising voices against
racial proling and bias. It is also time
that we look at racism within the LGBTQ
community and make a commitment to
end racism within our own ranks.
The Task Force is among the 34
national LGBT advocacy organizations
that include the Human Rights Campaign
and the National Black Justice Coalition
that signed onto a joint statement
they issued on July 15 that said Martin
deserves justice and his civil rights.
The groups statement stopped short of
calling for the U.S. Department of Justice
to charge Zimmerman under federal civil
rights laws as the NAACP has done.
Rick Rosendall, president of the Gay
and Lesbian Activists Alliance, told the
Washington Blade as he attended the
D.C. rally that it is important for LGBT
Americans to stand in solidarity with
African Americans on this issue.
Our own community crosses every
other line of diversity in this country, he
said. We are connected to one another
inextricably, like it or not. And we damn
well better stand together or we will
have hell to pay.
More than 1,000 attend Trayvon Martin rally
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New group for LGBT service members forms
WASHINGTON A group of LGBT service members have launched a
new organization in the wake of last months abrupt departure of OutServe-
SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson.
Servicemembers, Partners and Allies for Respect and Tolerance for All (SPARTA)
announced its formation on July 22, according to the New Civil Rights Movement.
The blog said the group describes itself as a group of LGBT people and allies
who are currently serving or have served in the military and our families.
SPARTAs inception comes roughly a month after Robinson, who is
transgender, stepped down amid reports the OutServe-SLDN board of
directors ousted her.
OutServe-SLDN earlier this month announced it would close its D.C. ofces
amid further reports it is near bankruptcy.
The SPARTA announcement came three days after OutServe-SLDN chapter
leaders announced they had severed ties with the latter organization. The
New Civil Rights Movement reported OutServe-SLDNs trans chapter has
also joined SPARTA.
N.Y. men attacked in alleged hate crime
BABYLON, N.Y. Police in Suffolk County, N.Y., say four men allegedly
used anti-gay slurs against two men they attacked near a train station on July
20.
News 12 Long Island reported Nichoas Bagattallia, Greg Gilbert and Justin
and Shane Buckley of Oceanside, N.Y., attacked the two men after they
asked them how to get to the Babylon Long Island Railroad station. The four
suspects reportedly punched, kicked and shoved their victims while shouting
anti-gay slurs against them.
One of the two victims was admitted to a hospital in nearby West Islip in
serious condition.
Prosecutors have charged the four suspects with gang assault and assault
as a hate crime in connection with the attack.
Atlanta suburb approves DP registry
AVONDALE ESTATES, Ga. The Atlanta suburb of Avondale Estates
on July 22 became the fourth Georgia municipality to create a domestic
partnership registry.
The City of Avondale Estates Board of Mayor and Commissioners
unanimously approved the resolution that will allow for the formal recognition
of same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
Adding this new service for our residents is a means of showing respect
and recognition to the many couples we have living in our city, Mayor Ed
Rieker said in a statement.
Atlanta, Fulton and Athens-Clarke Counties have also established domestic
partner registries.
Georgia voters in 2004 approved a state constitutional amendment that
bans marriages and civil unions for same-sex couples.
Mississippi gay couples seek marriage licenses
TUPELO, Miss. Two same-sex couples on July 17 were denied marriage
licenses in the northeastern Mississippi city in which the anti-gay American
Family Association is headquartered.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal newspaper reported that Robert
Dashti and Michael Smith and Trey Goff and Michael Shefeld applied for
marriage licenses in the Lee County Justice Center in Tupelo.
Lee County Circuit Clerk Joyce Loftin denied their request under state law
that denes marriage as between a man and a woman.
Dashti and Smith and Goff and Shefeld are among a group of same-sex couples
that had applied for marriage licenses in Jackson and several other Mississippi cities
as part of the WE DO Campaign, an effort the Campaign for Southern Equality
launched to highlight the need for marriage rights for gay couples in the South.
Im applying for a marriage license because as an LGBT person from
Mississippi I want to stand up and speak out on behalf of other LGBT couples
and individuals that cant, Shefeld said.
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The news of Helen Thomass death
on Saturday morning jolted me. It wasnt
surprising in one sense, because she was 92
years old, but it made me pause to reect
on my own presence in the White House
press corps and how she opened the door
for so many reporters, including me.
I rst saw Helen Thomas in the White
House brieng room when I started
attending daily briengs at the start of the
Obama administration, working the beat
for federal LGBT politics. Blade reporters
had been kicked out of the brieng room
during George W. Bushs second term, so
it was a new era and an exciting time.
Bestowed with a front row seat in
the brieng room by her colleagues,
Thomas would pester then-White
House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
with questions that would probably veer
a little too close toward editorializing
than other reporters in the brieng
room would be comfortable asking.
One such instance occurred in
October 2009 when Thomas asked
Gibbs if the administration had given
up on including a government-run
public option as part of health care
reform. Gibbs replied, somewhat light-
heartedly, that he had answered the
question several times before.
When Gibbs said the administration
would work to include choice and
competition in health care reform, Thomas
vocally surmised, Youre not going to get
it. And when Gibbs responded with his
own question about why Thomas kept
asking, she responded, in an almost
grandmotherly way, Because I want your
conscience to bother you.
Getting her start in the Kennedy
administration, Thomas broke up the
boys club that was the White House
Press Corps and was the rst female
reporter to cover the president, rather
than the rst lady.
In 1962, she pressed Kennedy to skip
the annual dinner of the White House
Correspondents Association unless it
were open to women. After he said he
wouldnt attend, the dinner for the rst
time admitted women.
One of my major regrets is that I never
initiated a conversation with Thomas
during the times I saw her in the White
House brieng room or the press area.
Lesson to all: If you see someone you
admire, take the opportunity to speak
to them before its too late.
Its unfortunate that her White
House career came to a somewhat
ignominious end.
In 2010, when Thomas was questioned
on Jewish Heritage Celebration Day by
a reporter about her thoughts on Israel,
she replied, Tell them to get the hell
out of Palestine. Asked where Israeli
Jews should go, Thomas offered that
Poland, Germany or the United States
would be good options instead of Israel,
adding Why push people out of there
who have lived there for centuries? As
a controversy unfolded and supporters
of Israel grew angry, Thomas submitted
her resignation to Hearst Newspapers.
Still, as President Obama noted in his
statement upon her death, Thomas was a
true pioneer, opening doors and breaking
down barriers for women in journalism.
And her courage opened for the door
for me as well. The way Thomas broke
down barriers and made sure women had
a place in the White House press corps
made it easier for me to work as an openly
gay reporter in the White House brieng
room representing an LGBT publication.
I would never compare my work to
Thomass, but the way she shook things
up started a process that allowed me
decades later to come to the briengs
and regardless of the news of the
day occupying mainstream reporters
ask questions about Dont Ask, Dont
Tell repeal, the presidents evolution
on marriage equality, and why the
administration continues to withhold an
executive order protecting LGBT workers.
Thanks to Thomas, if White House
ofcials arent doing enough to advance
LGBT rights, we can make sure their
consciences with bother them.
A White House reporters reections on Helen Thomas
Advocates differ on marriage
strategy in Keystone State
Some Pennsylvania advocates have
begun to differ on whether they should
push for marriage rights for same-sex
couples without rst securing statewide
anti-LGBT discrimination protections.
Sue Kerr, editor of Pittsburgh Lesbian
Correspondents, told the Washington
Blade on Tuesday that the recent
announcement by state Reps. Brian Sims
(D-Philadelphia) and Stephen McCarter
(D-Montgomery County) that they plan
to introduce a same-sex marriage bill in
Harrisburg seems a little bit like putting
the cart before the horse.
A Susquehanna Polling and Research
survey in May found 72 percent of
Pennsylvanians back two bills House
Bill 300 and Senate Bill 300 in the state
legislature that would ban discrimination
based on sexual orientation and gender
identity and expression in the state.
A Franklin and Marshall College poll
released during the same month found
54 percent of respondents support
same-sex marriage.
House Bill 300 helps everyone
every single person in our community,
Kerr said. Its not dened by our
relationships. Its dened by who we are
as citizens, residents of the state.
Pennsylvania is among the states
without an LGBT-inclusive statewide
non-discrimination law.
Neighboring New York, Maryland
and Delaware are among the 11 states
and D.C. in which same-sex couples are
currently able to legally marry. A federal
judge in Ohio on Monday ordered the
state to recognize the marriage of a gay
couple that tied the knot at Baltimore/
Washington International Thurgood
Marshall Airport on July 11.
The American Civil Liberties Union
on July 9 led a lawsuit against the
Keystone States statutory same-sex
marriage ban.
Pennsylvania Attorney General
Kathleen Kane announced two days later
she would not defend the law in court.
Josh Shapiro, chair of the Montgomery
County Commissioners, on Tuesday
announced the suburban Philadelphia
county would issue a marriage license
to a lesbian couple.
The women, whom the Times Herald
newspaper identied as Loreen M.
Bloodgood and Alicia A. Terrizzi of
Pottstown, wed earlier on Wednesday.
They are the rst same-sex couple in
Pennsylvania to receive a marriage
license.
McCarter noted to the Blade that
HB 300 has received roughly 20
additional co-sponsors since he and
Sims announced the day after the
U.S. Supreme Court ruled a portion
of the Defense of Marriage Act
unconstitutional that they plan to
introduce a same-sex marriage bill. He
said he hopes HB 300 will have 102 co-
sponsors, which constitutes a majority,
in the House of Representatives once it
reconvenes on Sept. 23.
We know there is no state so far that
has passed marriage equality without
having non-discrimination passed,
McCarter said. Momentum is growing.
Advocates across the state acknowledged
the same-sex marriage bill is unlikely to
pass, at least in the short term, because
Republicans control both houses of the
state legislature and Gov. Tom Corbett
opposes nuptials for gays and lesbians.
Theres a limited amount of resources
[that] generally are better deployed in
terms of those areas where the result
can realistically be achieved, said
Malcolm Lazin, executive director of the
Philadelphia-based Equality Forum.
Kathy Padilla, a transgender rights
advocate in Philadelphia, noted
32 municipalities in Pennsylvania
have passed LGBT-inclusive non-
discrimination ordinances. Philadelphia
adopted the states rst gay-inclusive
measure in the late 1970s, while the city
of Harrisburg enacted Pennsylvanias
rst trans-inclusive anti-discrimination
resolution in 1983.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
in May signed a measure that many
activists have described as one of the
countrys most expansive anti-LGBT
discrimination laws.
As we dont have a statewide non-
discrimination bill, pursuing judicial
relief here doesnt close off legislative
opportunities or split communities in
the same way as other states at all,
Padilla told the Blade, referring to the
ACLUs same-sex marriage lawsuit. It
leaves us all working for these same
goals at the same time in different
venues together.
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La Raza conference features
LGBT closed-door session
By CHRIS JOHNSON
A new truth has emerged about
American politics in the aftermath of
the election results last year and as
Congress works to nd a way to pass
immigration reform: support from the
Latino community is in high demand.
During a three-day conference of
the National Council of La Raza in
New Orleans, advocates for a range of
causes LGBT and otherwise made
their cases to the community, which is
now the most populous minority group
in the United States.
First lady Michelle Obama took the
opportunity to sell her husbands signature
achievement health care reform
legislation in addition to building
grassroots support for it during the keynote
address that she delivered on Tuesday.
But lets be clear, simply passing
the Affordable Care Act was not the
goal, Michelle Obama said. The
goal is to get folks to sign up for the
insurance so they have the care they
need to stay healthy. And as leaders in
our communities, we are going to need
your help to make this happen.
The opportunity to build support for
LGBT issues in the Latino community
was not lost on advocates. A closed-
door LGBT session on Sunday was one
of several sessions held at the conference
where an estimated 2,000 attendees
interested in Latino activism were present.
Representatives of LGBT groups
Freedom to Work, Lambda Legal and
Freedom to Marry met with local
afliates of the Latino organizations
during the session to discuss ways to
cooperate and build grassroots support
for LGBT initiatives.
Jennifer Ngandu, the National Council
of La Razas director of health and civil
rights policy projects, coordinated the
session and later told the Washington
Blade that about 60 organizations were
there from afliate organizations.
What I think is important is that
afliates from all across the country,
including many different states from
Louisiana to Delaware, from folks
in Michigan to California came to
convening, Ngandu said.
Ngandu said the LGBT work this
year follows up on the rst-ever session
on LGBT issues that was held at the
NCLR conference last year. Although
participants said no formal agreements
were made, the general sense was
that Latino activists voiced interest in
advancing LGBT issues.
Tico Almeida, president of Freedom
to Work, said support from the Latino
community will be crucial as efforts
continue to lobby undecided senators
on ENDA ahead of the Senate vote
expected this fall.
Since the cafecito LGBT discussion,
several NCLR afliates in key states have
already reached out to Freedom to
Work to offer their help and advocacy
in convincing holdout ENDA senators
to vote yes, Almeida said. We may
work on letters to the editor, constituent
emails and phone calls, lobby visits in
the senators home states, and outreach
to local Spanish-language media. It
would be great if Sen. Bill Nelson read in
Floridas Spanish-language newspapers
that Latino voters are calling him poco
claro y quizas indeciso around his
upcoming ENDA vote.
Several states with signicant Latino
populations Arizona, Nevada, Florida,
North Carolina and Pennsylvania are
represented by senators who havent
declared support for ENDA, but are seen
as potential yes votes on the bill this fall.
Latino groups have been some of
the most vocal advocates of workplace
protections for LGBT people. In April
2012, the Mexican American Legal
Defense & Educational Fund was
the rst non-LGBT civil rights group
to call for an executive order from
President Obama barring workplace
discrimination against LGBT workers.
After the White House announced the
order wont happen at this time, NCLR
was the rst non-LGBT group to call on
the administration to revisit the idea.
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TICO ALMEIDA, president of Freedom to
Work, said ENDA support from the Latino
community will be crucial.
Courting Latinos to build
ENDA, marriage support
Tentative agreement reached in stalemate over Kameny burial
of the plot to the estate.
[W]e would point out that HOBS has
never stood in the way of or delayed
the burial of Dr. Kamenys ashes, said
HOBS President Marvin Carter in an
email to the Blade earlier this month.
HOBS has made numerous proposals
and overtures to the Kameny estate to
have Dr. Kamenys remains buried at
Congressional Cemetery.
Brown told the Blade in an email on
Wednesday that the estate, which is
in possession of Kamenys ashes, also
is interested in moving ahead with
the burial.
The estate has always been, and
remains willing to work with gay community
representatives who knew Frank Kameny in
organizing a burial service and appropriate
gravesite at which members of the
community could pay tribute to Kameny,
Brown said in his email.
In response to a request from the
Blade last month, HOBS on Wednesday
released information about the money
it raised and spent both for Kamenys
personal needs in the last years of his life
and for expenses related to Kamenys
funeral and planned burial.
HOBSs IRS 990 nance reports led
with the IRS for 2010 and 2011 the
most recent such reports publicly
available for HOBS dont include
specic information about money raised
for Kameny-related projects.
But the reports show that HOBSs
income increased dramatically in
2010 and 2011 during a period when
the non-prot, tax-exempt group
and its supporters appealed to the
LGBT community for Kameny-related
donations initially to help Kameny
pay household expenses and property
taxes and later for Kamenys funeral
and burial.
The 990 reports, which all tax-exempt
organizations are required to le, show
that HOBSs income was $2,125 in 2008,
the rst year for which such gures
are reported, and $6,544 in 2009. The
reports show that in 2010, HOBSs
income rose to $61,480 and in 2011 its
income increased to $115,440.
In an op-ed column published in the
Blade just before the Thanksgiving
holiday in November 2011, Carter
discussed efforts by HOBS and other
groups and individuals to arrange two
separate memorial services for Kameny,
one of which was held at the Carnegie
Library building in downtown D.C.
Thus far, with the generosity of many
friends, we have covered expenses for
Kamenys viewing at Carnegie Library
and his essential funeral costs, too,
which Carter later explained involved
paying for Kamenys cremation and the
rental of a casket and the service of a
funeral hearse for the viewing ceremony.
In addition, we have now paid the
deposit on a tting, public gravesite for
Kameny at the historic Congressional
Cemetery, he said in the op-ed. For
all who wish to help raise the remaining
$4,000 anticipated; you may make your
tax-deductible contribution onlineor
simply mail a check to HOBS
The Blade and other local
publications also published stories on
HOBSs Kameny-related fundraising
activities for the funeral and burial and
efforts by HOBS to help Kameny prior
to his death.
One effort organized by local gay
activist Ben Carver in 2010 was billed as
the Buy Frank a Drink campaign, which
Carver promoted on a Facebook page.
HOBSs 990 report for 2012, which
would include that years income, has
yet to be released by the charitable
watchdog group Guidestar.com, which
obtains 990 reports for nearly all U.S.
non-prot groups each year from the
IRS. HOBSs 990 report for 2010 was
led in November 2011, and its 2011
report was led in November 2012. This
suggests that its 2012 990 report will
likely be led in November of this year.
The 2011 report shows that HOBS
during that year spent $66,413 on
direct support to qualied individuals,
$20,222 on mentoring programs, and
$11,605 on educational programs.
Those three programs, which came
to a total of $98,240, accounted for the
bulk of HOBSs expenditures for that
year. The 2011 report shows that all
other expenses were under $4,000 and
were for administrative and overhead
expenses such as supplies ($3,727),
board meetings ($1,007), Internet
($1,555), meals and entertainment
($505), and telephone ($1,494). More
detail on those reported expenses
wasnt available.
Carter discussed HOBSs mission in
an email he sent the Blade on July 24,
which also provided information about
money HOBS raised and spent on
Kameny-related projects.
HOBS is an all-volunteer micro-
charity that helps marginalized LGBT
individuals in our community to meet
short-term and often life-sustaining
needs, Carter said. We focus on
helping those who often do not
t the criteria for help from other
organizations or agencies lling gaps
in human distress here in Washington,
D.C. A sizable portion of our work
involves discrimination cases too, many
involving torture and asylum, said
Carter, referring to cases noted on the
groups website in which HOBS assists
LGBT foreign nationals seeking U.S.
political asylum to escape persecution
in their home country.
Before his passing, HOBS assisted
Dr. Kameny frequently with some of his
essential needs, including transportation
for doctors appointments, the use of a
mobile phone, groceries and meals,
urgent bathroom plumbing repairs,
repair of his eyewear, and the payment
of past property tax bills to prevent his
home foreclosure spending in total
thousands of dollars in the years before
his death, Carter said.
Carter provided these gures and
related information in connection with
the contributions HOBS received and
expenditures it incurred for Kameny-
related projects in 2010 and 2011:
ConrriLurions earmarkec Ly conors
for Kamenys burial expenses totaled
about $800.
rher conors "make clear rhar
their donations may be used for HOBS
general mission, were silent about how
to use the donations.
Durin rhis perioc, "approximarely
$15,000 was raised in connection with
our general fundraising efforts.
HBS incurrec expenses roralin
approximately $8,500 related to the
purchase of a cemetery plot for Kameny
at Congressional Cemetery, cremation
expenses and other expenses of the
funeral home (including rental of a casket
and hearse for transporting Dr. Kamenys
ashes to the memorial serviceand a
gravesite marker reading Gay is Good.
There was no surplus ol luncs lrom
contributions for Kamenys burial and
memorial service efforts. HOBS used
money from its general operating
account to cover the Kameny funeral
and burial expenses not covered by
earmarked donations.
HBS cic nor solicir luncs lor
payment of Kamenys property taxes
in 2011. It did raise money for and
contributed to Kamenys property tax
payments in 2010.
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The story of Obergefell and Arthur, both
47, and their marriage went viral earlier
this month. Obergefell married his spouse
Arthur, whos dying of amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS,) also known as Lou Gehrigs
disease, on July 11.
Their friends and family donated
about $13,500 for them to y to Maryland
on July 11 in a special jet equipped with
medical equipment to serve Arthurs
needs. The couple married aboard the
plane as it sat on the tarmac before
returning to Cincinnati the next day.
After they sued the state of Ohio to
recognize their marriage, U.S. District
Judge Timothy Black issued a temporary
restraining order on state ofcials,
including Gov. John Kasich, requiring
Ohio to recognize the union in Arthurs
remaining days. Arthurs death certicate
must denote that hes legally married and
Obergefell is his surviving spouse.
Obergefell said he learned the judge
put the order in place on Monday while
at home with family including with
Arthurs aunt, who married the couple in
Maryland after attending the hearing
in which Black said hed rule later that
day. The news came from the couples
lawyer via telephone.
I got the call from our attorney, and
he simply said, We won! Obergefell
said. So then I got his email and I read
the whole 15 pages, or most of them,
to John and his aunt and his uncle after
we jumped up and kissed and hugged
and cried and all of that, then I just
read through the document. And then,
friends came over that night and we
shared a bottle of Champagne.
The judges decision to hand down
a temporary restraining order even
before he reached a nal decision in the
lawsuit was expected for Obergefell,
who requested such action on Friday as
part of the couples lawsuit. Still, when
the order was handed down, Obergefell
said the decision was surprising,
gratifying and just incredible.
Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom
to Marry, said in a statement the great
lengths the couple went to marry
demonstrates the commitment of their
love as he criticized Ohio law because
it cruelly denies them the freedom to
marry at home. A state constitutional
amendment passed by Ohio voters in
2004 prohibits same-sex marriage.
No couple should be forced to
leave home to make legal their love and
commitment to each other, and as a federal
court this week rightly afrmed, no couple
should suffer the indignity of returning
home only to be told, Your marriage
doesnt matter here, Wolfson said.
The order, which expires on Aug.
5, may have come just in time for the
couple. Obergefell said Arthur has
good days and bad days, but his health
continues to decline.
He has lost even more ability to
speak, Obergefell said. I mean, a
sentence or two is about all he can
manage. ALS is a horrible disease; it just
doesnt let up.
Its hard to say how much time remains
for Arthur, but Obergefell continues to
have a positive mindset.
In my heart of hearts, Obergefell
said, I want to say indenitely, I want to
say many months more, but I dont know.
I wake up everyday, and my day is all
around, Be here longer. Be here longer.
The reason the couple led the lawsuit
and went to such lengths to marry was
Arthurs death certicate. After the
couple married on July 11, their lawyer
informed them that Arthurs death
certicate would not designate him as
married, nor would it identify Obergefell
as his surviving spouse.
It ripped my heart out, Obergefell
said. Hearing that was enough to say, OK.
I cant stand for that. I cant let any other
gay couple stand for that. It isnt right.
But the decision to le the lawsuit
resulted not just from the issue of the
death certicate or state recognition of
their marriage, but the idea that their union
should be treated equally under the law.
So its not the only thing; it was just the
light bulb going off over your head that
I felt responsibility, not just to John, not
just to our marriage, but other people,
Obergefell said. So, its not just that. We
need to be equal. Simply put.
Gov. Kasich, who opposes same-sex
marriage, has the option of ling to a
higher court the restraining order put in
place by Black. No word has come yet
from the governors ofce on whether
hell do so.
Obergefell has a singular message for
Kasich: Stand back and allow the court
ruling that enables the legal recognition
of him and his dying spouse to stand.
My message to him is Gov. Kasich,
we are citizens of Ohio, we are asking
for nothing more than the same rights,
responsibilities and benets that every
other married couple in the state
receives, Obergefell said. Thats it. Do
the right thing, sit back, and allow us to
be Ohioans and Americans.
Obergefell said he chose Maryland
as the place where he and Arthur would
marry because obtaining the marriage
license in the state requires the presence
of only one person not both parties
in the relationship and because of
the limited 48-hour waiting period that
must pass before a wedding. Obergefell
traveled by himself to obtain the license,
then the couple returned together for
the ceremony at BWI airport.
During the trip, Obergefell said one
thought was continuously running
through his head: I cant believe this
is happening; I cant believe this is
happening.
That was closely preceded by, Oh my
goodness, we have such wonderful friends
and family who without prompting
jumped up and said, We will make this
happen for you, Obergefell said. We
will help make this reality.
But when asked how it felt to have to
spend $13,500 to travel to another state
to marry when opposite-sex couples
can do the same thing at their local
courts, Obergefell said he was pissed.
Advocates condemn killing of Jamaican teen
Jamaican LGBT rights advocates have expressed outrage over the reported
murder of a cross-dressing teenager near the resort city of Montego Bay.
The radio station Irie FM reported the 17-year-old was dancing with a man
at a party on July 21 while dressed as a woman when someone realized the
teen was cross-dressing. A second man reportedly discovered the teenager
was actually male.
Irie FM said a group of partygoers stabbed the 17-year-old to death either
late on July 21 or early Monday morning before dumping the teens body in
bushes on the side of a road.
The Jamaica-Gleaner reported that police ofcers found the teen, whom
they identied as Dwayne Jones, with what it described as multiple stab
wounds and a gunshot wound.
We send our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the
teenager who was slain, the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians All-Sexuals and
Gays (J-FLAG,) a Jamaican LGBT rights group, said in a statement it issued
on Tuesday. We call for a thorough investigation into the murder of the
teenager in Montego Bay and hope that the family and loved ones of the
slained teen will nd the justice they deserve.
Jones murder comes against the backdrop of pervasive anti-LGBT violence
in the Caribbean nation.
A J-FLAG report said the organization knows of at least 30 gay men who
have been murdered in Jamaica between 1997 and 2004.
A man stabbed J-FLAG co-founder Brian Williamson to death inside his home
in Kingston, the countrys capital in 2004. Former J-FLAG executive director
Gareth Henry sought asylum in Canada in 2008 after he received death threats.
Authorities found honorary British consul John Terry strangled to death
inside his home near Montego Bay in 2009. They found a note left next to his
body that referred to him as batty boy, a derogatory term used against gay
men in Jamaica.
Maurice Tomlinson, a Jamaican lawyer with the group AIDS-Free World who
ed his homeland in 2012 after he received death threats after local media
reported he had married a Canadian man, told the Washington Blade from
his home in upstate New York that there have been nine reported anti-gay
murders on the island so far this year. He added there has been a 400 percent
increase in the number of reported attacks against LGBT Jamaicans since 2009.
Tomlinson said this spike in the number of reported incidents could be the
result of the work advocates have done to document human rights abuses
against LGBT Jamaicans.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Ohio couple blown away by impact of marriage lawsuit
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JAMES OBERGEFELL (right) and JOHN
ARTHUR beIore Arthur was stricken with ALS.
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Chesapeake Pride
set for Aug. 3
The annual Chesapeake Pride
Festival will take place at picturesque
Mayo Beach on the Chesapeake Bay in
Edgewater on Aug. 3 from noon-6 p.m.
rain or shine.
Swimming in the bay, the beach,
stage acts, drag shows, vendors from
a variety of LGBT-friendly companies
and organizations, food, beverages,
including beer and wine are all part of
a the event. And for those who do not
want too much sun, there are plenty of
shaded areas to enjoy the day.
Chesapeake Pride joins other fair-
minded citizens across the U.S. in
celebrating a year of great advances in
LGBT rights, said John Petrosillo, the
events PR chair. With the advent of
marriage equality in Maryland, we are
excited to offer couples the opportunity
to get married at Chesapeake Pride.
For more than a decade, Chesapeake
Pride has offered a Blessing of
Relationships as part of the festival.
Because of same-sex marriage being
legal in Maryland, Rev. Dr. Wayne
Schwandt, founder of the Chesapeake
Pride Festival and pastor of Evolve
Chesapeake, will preside at a group
wedding at the festival.
If you would like to be a part of this
event, please contact him at 410-353-
5534. For information about applying for
a marriage license visit clerkannearundel.
org/license-department/marriage-
licenses. Because of the 48-hour waiting
period, couples would need to apply
for the license no later than Wednesday,
July 31 and register with Schwandt to be
included.
Park rules dictate that no bottles, cans,
food or coolers are allowed outside your
vehicle. Visit chesapeakepridefestival.
org or facebook.com/chesapeakepride
for more information.
Trans advocacy
group lauds progress
In a statement signed by Gender Rights
Maryland Executive Director Dr. Dana
Beyer and board chair Sharon Brackett,
the states only civil rights organization
exclusively representing trans people
announced signicant progress has
been made in assuring fair and equal
implementation of the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) for transgender Marylanders
this October. Maryland is not only on
schedule to implement the ACA, but
because of early acceptance of the act,
it will be among the rst states to roll it
out this fall.
As part of the Maryland Health Benets
Exchange (MHBE), the ACA requires
that the MHBE be administered in such
a manner as to prevent discrimination
on the basis of gender identity and
sexual orientation, and assess progress
in providing access to care and
compile data reecting any disparities
encountered, on an annual basis.
Recognizing that discrimination
is illegal, the Governors Ofce of
Healthcare Reform, the Health Benets
Exchange, and the Maryland Insurance
Commissioner are now reviewing the
plans to ensure full and equal access to
care, with the goal to bring Maryland
into line with jurisdictions such as
California, Oregon, Vermont and the
District of Columbia that have taken the
lead over the past year.
STEVE CHARING
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Morning after AIDS drug mix-up spurs protest
NEW YORK An incident at New Yorks Mount Sinai Medical Center emergency
room earlier this month in which a man requested PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis)
after fearing hed been exposed to HIV but was allegedly told there was no such
treatment, inspired an ACT UP protest on July 17, New York Magazine reported.
About 20 ACT UP members carried posters that said Why Didnt Your E.R. Know
About HIV Morning-After Drugs? and How Many More Infected Before You Get it
Right? They walked in a circle and chanted, What do we want? PEP on demand.
When do we want it? Now!, the magazine reported.
The man, whom ACT UP says wishes to remain anonymous, was allegedly told by
three ER staffers that there was no such treatment, ACT UP claims according to the
article. They told New York Magazine that it was only after they got in touch with a
Mount Sinai doctor that the man was given PEP.
Hospital staff issued a statement saying he was treated properly. They referenced
some initial confusion and quoted an e-mail supposedly from the man. A Mt. Sinai
staff member told the New York Magazine reporter there was a mix-up that night.
ACT UP protesters claim that such occurrences are too common eight years after
the CDC approved PEP and that an alarming number of New York residents are
unaware that PEP is available, the article said.
Trans teen wins case against insurance carrier
FORT COLLINS, Colo. An undisclosed settlement has been reached between
an 18-year-old transgender man and Kaiser Permanente of Colorado in which the
states Civil Rights Commission found there was probable cause that the man
suffered discrimination and unequal access to health care because hes trans,
Solutions, a news agency project of the Buechner Institute for Governance at the
School of Public Affairs (University of Colorado), reported last week.
The case was settled before it went to a planned June hearing, the article said.
Kaiser, one of the states largest health insurance companies, agreed to work with
the commission to work on trans health care coverage issues. The states Division of
Insurance, under pressure from LGBT rights group One Colorado, issued a bulletin
making it the third state (behind California and Oregon) to bar health insurance
companies from discriminating against LGBT residents, the Solution article noted.
The plaintiff was Miki Alexander Manigault, who claimed Kaiser failed to cover
chest reconstruction surgery his doctors deemed medically necessary, Solution
reported. He and his mother led a complaint in January 2012 when he was 17, the
article said.
Northwestern teams with gay community center
CHICAGO The countrys rst clinical psychology internship track focused on
LGBT health will launch this fall in Chicago, Chicagopride.com, an Illinois gay news
outlet, reported last week.
Organizers called it a historic collaboration between multiple departments at
Northwestern University and the Center on Halstead, a Chicago LGBT community
center, the article said.
Training additional providers in the elds of LGBT health, research, education and
services, the internship is meant to increase access of LGBT-identifying individuals to
culturally competent and evidenced-based mental health care, the Go Pride article said.
A track within the psychiatry and behavioral sciences internship and postdoctoral
fellowship program, interns will experience rotations that will integrate training in
mental health care for LGBT clients in the community, gay and bisexual men living
with HIV/AIDS in an infectious disease clinic, caring for low-income individuals with
serious mental illness, and LGBT public health research and services, organizers told
Chicagorpride.com staff.
The internship is funded by a grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services
Administration and will support three interns each year, the article said.
Gay-themed HIV billboards replaced in L.A.
LOS ANGELES A series of 10 billboard ads in South Los Angeles urging
black men who have sex with men to get tested for HIV has drawn controversy,
the Los Angeles Times reported in a Sunday article.
The ads were designed by Jeffrey King, executive director of In the
Meantime Men, an L.A. advocacy group. He told the Times stigma about
black men having gay sex caused a backlash against the ads, which have
been replaced by ads that have an x over the word homophobia.
The original ads one of which showed two shirtless black men embracing
on a beach with the tagline, Our love is worth protecting we get tested
were criticized for several reasons including overall cultural squeamishness
about black men who have sex with men, the models being too physically
perfect for average men to relate to and homophobic teachings from black
churches, the Times article noted.
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Take extra precautions
when working out
outside this time of year
The roof, the roof, the roof is on re
well, I dont know about the roof,
but this weather has denitely got me
feeling on re.
Though the heat outside is on 1000
degrees, there are still some ways to
keep up with your workouts in a safe,
yet effective, manner.
My summer theme is always hydrate
your life. When we talk about staying
hydrated, most people think that
means bring a water bottle to your
workout. True, you should be doing
this anyway, but consistently hydrating
throughout the day and hyper-hydrating
pre-workout is way more important
than how much you drink during your
workout. A few simple rules to staying
optimally hydrated:
1. Once youre thirsty, its already too
late. That thirsty sensation means youre
already dehydrated and your body is
approaching the trouble zone.
2. Drink at least 20 ounces of water
pre-workout and continue sipping liquid
every 5-10 minutes. Dont let thirst be your
guide just continually sip during your
workout. Also, if your workouts are pushing
more than an hour in intense conditions,
you may want to consider adding a sports
electrolyte drink. But as always watch the
sugar: too much will actually work against
you and dehydrate you more.
3. Keep water in sight as a reminder
to drink up while youre at home and
work. Just by keeping a water bottle
nearby, you will be more prone to stay
hydrated. Try adding lemon or lime
juice to your water. The slight avor will
usually make you drink more than usual.
It also acts as a liver and kidney detoxer
which is great.
Now when it comes to staying safe
while working out in the heat, staying
hydrated isnt the only precaution we
can take. Wear light colored breathable
clothing that not only feels good to
work out in, but also wicks away the
moisture from your body. Heavy cotton
clothing can clog your pores preventing
your skin from sweating and breathing,
making it harder for the body to release
heat. Believe it or not, this turns out to
be a major cause of heat exhaustion
and heat stroke. Many exercise clothing
brands now even tell you on the label
what temperature and season each
piece of clothing is designed for, so
check out those tags for the right
clothing for summer.
The last big adjustment I suggest is
changing the timing of your workouts to
the cooler parts of the day. I know we all
want to go running right after work like
we did during the spring, but baby it aint
happening. Bite the bullet and set that
alarm an hour earlier to wake up before the
sun does. This way any outdoor exercise
can be completed with less risk of any
heat illness. Outdoor night time runs can
also be nice, but I nd trying to motivate
yourself to workout after a long day and
then waiting for the sun to go down just is
not very realistic for most people. Get the
training in before your day gets crazy.
Now for my super trooper go hard
workout kings and queens out there,
I know youre going to exercise in the
dead of heat whether I say its good or
bad, so heres my advice for you. Try
altering the length and/or intensity
of your workout. Even professional
athletes take more breaks during their
summer outdoor workouts, so shouldnt
someone over 30 who sits at a desk
most of the day do the same? If you
want to do the same length of workout,
try splitting it into halves. Give yourself
a break where you let your body cool
down to the normal temperature level
in the AC or even a pool. As far as
intensity, listen to your body. In the heat,
80 percent may be good enough. Live
to ght another day.
Follow these steps and you will
be able to enjoy a sweaty, but safe
summer. Always remember, sitting
in the ER with an IV of saline because
of heat exhaustion is never a cute way
to spend your summer evening. Stay
healthy and stay active this summer.
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The no-pain-no-gain concept can backre on you if its super hot. Listen to your body and dial down the
intensity if you work out outside in the dead of summer.
GERARD BURLEY is a D.C.-based personal
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Honoring the boy
who changed the face
of cure research
A 12-year-old African-American boy
named Eric Blue had the hopes of the
entire global AIDS community riding on
his shoulders. Eric lived in Alexandria,
La., and loved basketball a lot.
On April 23, 2013, University
of Minnesota physician-scientists
performed the rst cord blood
transplant in the United States in the
hopes it would cure not only Erics HIV,
but also his leukemia, a strain particularly
resistant to chemotherapy alone.
The procedure is similar to the one
performed on Timothy Ray Brown, the
Berlin Patient, six years ago. But with
Eric, instead of bone marrow stem cells,
the doctors used cord blood, known to
be effective in curing leukemia. Both
Timothys and Erics donated blood
contained a variant of the cell surface
protein, CCR5 delta 32.
Present in less than one percent of the
population, the CCR5 delta 32 negative
mutation stops HIV from entering a patients
T cells, thereby preventing the destruction
of the persons immune system.
As co-founders of the Timothy Ray
Brown Foundation of the World AIDS
Institute, Timothy Ray Brown and I
shared an inspiring call with the heads
of the medical team that performed the
cord blood transplant on Eric.
Timothy and I also talked with Eric
immediately after his procedure. We all
were excited and laughing, especially
when Timothy humorously advised
Eric not to lie around in bed as I did.
Instead, Timothy urged Eric, Get up
as soon as you are able and play some
basketball. Erics mother was laughing
the hardest, obviously showing her
approval of Timothys sound advice.
In early June, Eric developed a severe
complication, called graft-versus-host
disease, which occurs when the donors
immune cells attack various tissues in
the recipients body. Timothy Ray Brown
had the same complication following
his transplant. Although Eric initially
responded positively, sadly, on Friday, July
5, he lost his battle. I like to dream that all
the Fourth of July reworks celebrated
not only our countrys Independence Day
but Erics bravery, as well.
This from Timothy Ray Brown: I am
deeply saddened because one of our
bravest, youngest warriors has just lost
his struggle to be cured of HIV and
cancer. I had a very strong connection
with Eric and spoke with him and his
mother immediately following his cord
blood transplant. We all knew and
he knew the tremendous challenges
facing him as he entered this battle
with incredible strength and hope well
beyond his years.
And this from Erics medical team: At
the time we took Erics case, we knew
it was going to be a challenge and
that success was never a guarantee,
said transplant physician and Masonic
Cancer Center researcher Michael
Vernaris, M.D. While the entire team
is so very sad for Erics family, we also
must recognize that we gave him the
best chance of beating not one but two
life-threatening diseases.
Timothy went on to add: From
experience, I know that science and
medicine can be so tough, seemingly
impossible, but with every victory and
every defeat we are still moving forward
in the global effort to nd a cure.
A team of scientists around the
nation is evaluating tissue and blood
specimens taken during the course
of Erics treatment. While not yet
conclusive, the results to date are
encouraging: All blood specimens,
even after the discontinuation of the
three HIV anti-retroviral drugs, show an
absence of the HIV virus.
And this from the marrow transplant
program director John Wagner, M.D.,
an internationally recognized pioneer
in cord blood transplantation at the
University of Minnesota: Eric was an
incredibly brave young man. Even when
he was sick, Eric told me that one day
he and Timothy Brown would stand
together as rsts.
Wagner told me he hopes Erics case
compels all cord blood banks worldwide
to test the cord blood stem cells for
CCR5 delta 32, which will increase the
likelihood physicians will nd more
precise matches for their patients. Not
only would this increase the availability
of such treatments, it also would reduce
the risks of transplant procedures.
Timothys nal thoughts: I will
continue to dedicate my life to making
sure we have a viable cure for everyone
living with this dreaded disease. I will
not let Eric down and I will not let the
world down.
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AIDS Institute. Reach him at dpurdy@worldaid-
sinstitute.org.
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aftermath of historic decisions
By MICHELE ZAVOS
On June 26, the Supreme Court issued
two of the most important LGBT-related
decisions in U.S. history. In Hollingsworth v.
Perry the court essentially reinstated mar-
riage for same-sex couples in California
(and California has already allowed those
marriages) and in Windsor v. United States
it held that the federal government is re-
quired to recognize marriages between
same-sex couples.
Its also important to note what it did not
do. The court did not require that all states
recognize valid marriages between same-
sex couples, and it did not require that ev-
ery state allow marriages between same-
sex couples. The court left the question of
whether same-sex couples have a constitu-
tional right to marry for another day.
There are two major things to consider
from the Supreme Courts marriage deci-
sions. The rst is what do these decisions
mean for married same-sex couples, and
the second is what do these decisions
mean for ongoing attempts to eliminate
discrimination against the LGBT commu-
nity? Although it will take some time to nd
answers, in the few short weeks since the
decisions were announced, we have already
seen signicant movement to recognize all
marriages between same-sex couples.
The main question confronting the fed-
eral government is whether it will adopt
the place of celebration (where a couple
got married, including foreign countries) or
place of domicile (where the couple lives)
rule to determine whether the marriage is
valid. For example, those couples that live
in states and jurisdictions that have mar-
riage equality (recognition states), like the
District of Columbia and Maryland, will cer-
tainly be considered married for all federal
purposes as their marriages are valid under
both place of celebration and place of
domicile rules. However, married same-
sex couples who live in Virginia (a non-rec-
ognition state) will have to see whether the
place of celebration or the place of do-
micile rule will govern the federal benet
they are seeking.
After Windsor, President Obama di-
rected all federal agencies to review their
policies to come up with a plan to imple-
ment marriage equality on the federal
level as soon as possible. A number of fed-
eral agencies have already issued their own
marriage denition policies. The Ofce of
Personnel Management (OPM) published
guidance that says that the place of cel-
ebration rule will determine the validity of
a marriage for all federal employees. This
means that any federal employee married
to a same-sex spouse, no matter where the
employee lives, is married for federal gov-
ernment purposes.
Federal employees should immediately
contact their Human Resources depart-
ments to apply for any benets for which
they may now be eligible. The federal gov-
ernment has indicated that the Windsor
decision will be considered a qualifying
event so federal employees have 60 days
to revisit their benet choices.
The United States Citizen and Immi-
gration Services (USCIS) has also said that
place of celebration will determine the
validity of a marriage for immigration pur-
poses. That means that bi-national same-
sex married couples, no matter where they
currently live, will be treated the same as
opposite-sex married couples. In fact, a
deportation of a foreign spouse underway
prior to Windsor was stopped, and a gay
male foreign spouse in Florida has been
approved for a green card under the new
immigration policy.
Chuck Hagel, the Secretary of Defense,
has said that the military will treat all mar-
ried couples the same, no matter where
they got married, using the place of cel-
ebration rule. This means that military
spouses will have rights to health insurance,
base housing, ID cards, on-base shopping
privileges, burial at Arlington Cemetery and
more. Eligibility for Social Security benets,
however, has historically depended on the
place of domicile rule. We are waiting for
further developments in this area.
It seems clear that in the end, the federal
government will adopt an across-the-board
place of celebration rule for eligibility for
all federal benets relating to marriage.
Any other policy would be untenable. This
policy would give married couples access to
more than 1,000 rights and responsibilities
on the federal level.
Locally, the University of Maryland has
said that as of July 31, 2013, it will treat all
married couples, whether same-sex or
opposite-sex, equally. Other institutions are
also coming out with their own policies on
how married same-sex couples will be treat-
ed. But, the marriage of a same-sex couple
that lives in a recognition state (D.C.,
Maryland and Delaware locally), should be
valid for all purposes, state, local and fed-
eral. Anything less would be discrimination
forbidden under Windsor.
Married couples with children however,
should still do second-parent adoptions if
they are available, and complete their estate
planning as the Windsor decision DOES
NOT require all states to recognize any
legal relationships based on the couples
marriages. As before, it is absolutely crucial
to obtain court orders granting these legal
relationships separate from the marriage.
If you havent married, but have been
waiting for the fall of DOMA, contact your
lawyer to discuss the implications of the
Windsor decision for you. Make sure you
know all of the implications before you take
the big step. If you are married and work
for a state government or private employer,
and you live in a recognition state again,
D.C., Delaware and Maryland locally also
contact your employer to make sure all of
your coverages are what you want. Do this
as soon as possible.
Although the Supreme Court cases did
not impact the 29 states with constitutional
amendments and laws prohibiting mar-
riage equality, Windsor and Perry opened
the door for challenges to those laws, and
for arguments that those states must rec-
ognize valid marriages between same-sex
couples. We are already seeing immediate
and signicant litigation around marriage
equality. Marriage equality cases have
been led in Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla-
homa, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and will be
led shortly in Virginia. There is continuing
litigation in Michigan, Illinois and New Jer-
sey around these issues.
The fact that same-sex marriages will be
recognized on the federal level is, of course,
extremely important. But, to me, how the
court got to this decision may be even more
important because of what the courts legal
analysis means for future cases. Everyone
expected DOMA to be struck down, but on
the basis of states rights that each state
could decide for itself whether it would have
marriage equality. But instead of states
rights, the court based its decision on Equal
Protection, a constitutional protection for
groups that are targets of social animus.
That opens the door for challenges to ANY
law discriminating against lesbians and gay
men. Even Justice Anton Scalia recognized
this. Heres what he said:
In my opinion, however, the view that
this Court will take of state prohibition of
same-sex marriage is indicated beyond
mistaking by todays opinion. As I have
said, the real rationale of todays opinion,
whatever disappearing trail of its legalistic
argle-bargle one chooses to follow, is that
DOMA is motivated by bare . . . desire
to harm couples in same-sex marriages.
Supra, at 18. How easy it is, indeed how
inevitable, to reach the same conclusion
with regard to state laws denying same-sex
couples marital status.
One of the only times I hope hes right!
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What the court didnt do in DOMA case
MICHELE ZAVOS is a long-time lesbian activist
attorney and founder and principal of the Zavos
Juncker Law Group, PLLC, which practices in all
three area jurisdictions.
Prohibiting freedom of
expression as hate speech
is not justiable
Like a reoccurring gay nightmare, its
happening again.
After last years controversial and coun-
terproductive Chick-l-A hate food -
asco, primarily a push for illegal bans of the
companys right to conduct business, youd
think both LGBT activists and pandering
politicians would have learned an important
lesson. It appears they havent.
The discord being drummed up this time
by some local gay activists involves a hate
speech complaint. A widely acclaimed and
wildly popular Mexican rock, hip-hop and
rap-metal band is facing criticism for song
lyrics, spurring calls to prohibit them from
performing at an area concert venue.
The four-time Latin Grammy recipients
and Spanish-language music group Mo-
lotov is scheduled to conclude a 23-city
Jgermeister-sponsored U.S. concert
tour with a performance at The Fillmore
in Silver Spring on Aug. 26. The 2,000-seat
state-of-the-art concert hall is located ve
blocks north of D.C. in adjacent Mont-
gomery Co., Md.
Last week County Executive Isiah
Leggett penned a letter to contracted ven-
ue operator and national concert produc-
tion company Live Nation, requesting that
the concert be canceled. He stated that he
was personally offended by the bands
use of homophobic lyrics.
The management contract for the gov-
ernment-owned facility grants county of-
cials no authority to control event bookings.
Ironically, the music genre that Molotov rep-
resents has strong appeal among the met-
ropolitan areas Latin population and was an
identied Fillmore demographic program-
ming focus.
To its credit, Live Nation has stood rm
and publicly indicated that the show will
not be canceled. The U.S. Constitution was
undoubtedly an inspiration for the com-
panys stance.
Echoing the politicians who called for
prohibiting Chick-l-A outlets from opening
or continuing to operate in their jurisdic-
tions until government attorneys could rush
to rein in such legally preposterous threats,
Leggett has now sung his own politically
correct hymn, revealing cavalier disregard
for protected speech.
LGBT activists are currently promoting
a petition demanding show cancelation.
It is time to demonstrate that slurs against
sexual minorities are not tolerated, the text
declares, going on to say, It is now the time
to determine whether action will be taken
to cancel the concert.
Problem is, there is no legitimate basis
for doing so. Objectionable language not
designed or likely to incite violent acts
causing real and immediate harm is insuf-
cient to warrant a pre-emptive prohibi-
tion. A song refrain translated as kill the
faggot is simply not sufcient to waive
free speech rights.
While the bands assertion that the offen-
sive language is a cultural colloquialism and
does not connote anti-gay animus is ridicu-
lous, it is also irrelevant.
The song title of the politically progres-
sive bands anthem-like hit song Puto, as
with the use of maricon in song texts, is
intended to negatively characterize citizens
fearful of opposing corrupt Mexican politi-
cians and corporate nancial interests. Rely-
ing on stereotypes conveying a perceived
weakness of prostitutes or gay men as
translated fags and man-whores, this
derivation of the word queer reects an
offensive and outdated cultural attitude re-
inforced by use.
But that does not justify misguided calls
for infringement of protected speech. It is
when the defense of a right is the most dif-
cult that it is most important. When abridge-
ment is allowed due the greater inuence or
power of one over another is when all lose
the guarantee of freedom as a protection
and not a privilege.
Even and especially when causing
great offense.
LGBT rights organization Equality Mary-
land is reportedly considering staging an
informational protest outside the show.
Although it is not clear whether the group
or its members also advocate event cancel-
ation, their planned educational activity is
an appropriate approach.
A community long suffering discrimina-
tion must be the rst to stand up for the
rights of others and the last to demand di-
minishment. We win no friends and change
no minds advocating the dispatch of brute
intervention to deny equal protection as we
continue to seek our own.
Will concert ban demand diminish LGBT credibility?
Celebrating the courageous
old butches who made
a difference
My friend Roslyn Gareld of Provinc-
etown, Mass., was a pioneer. Now that she
has died at age 91, I can call her that. She
wouldnt hear of it when she was alive. And
forget calling her a role model. When she
said, Do not call me an R.M., it was like a
slap upside the head.
Roslyn grew up in Providence, R.I.,
graduated high school and moved to
New York to get a bachelors from NYU,
and a masters from Columbia. She lived
in Greenwich Village and was known as
Danny. On her way to classes, she would
stop at the gay bar run by the maa and
put her dollar down for their happy hour
drink special on her way home.
The men who ran the place took a
shine to her and would take her aside to
warn her about women they saw her irt
with That one is trouble. When they
heard she was having trouble paying her
electric bill, someone went over to her
walk-up, rigged the box and she never
received another bill.
After graduation, she taught health
at a girls school in North Carolina and
left just before they red her for being
a lesbian. She took all her money and
moved to Paris. After a year, when her
money ran out, she returned to New York
and in 1956 on a whim one night took a
ride with a friend to Provincetown. They
arrived before sunrise and slept in the
dunes. She fell in love with the town.
In Ptown, Roslyn had many careers. She
was a guidance counselor and eld hockey
coach at a local high school. During the
summers she worked packing sh in the
ice-house. She was an antiques dealer, shop
owner and successful Realtor. She was also
a successful butch with great stories of the
ministers wife, summer visitors and martini
afternoons in her Boston Whaler.
Phyllis Temple, a gorgeous femme from
New York, visited Ptown in 1968, and Roslyn
went into serious wooing mode. Phyllis left
Manhattan and moved to be with Roslyn.
Eventually Phyllis took over the real estate
business and encouraged Roslyn at age 50
to get a law degree. Phyllis, an avid reader,
never got a library card because she said
she didnt want the commitment. Nonethe-
less, they were together for 40 years.
Roslyn began practicing law in 1977 and
though she was known for her hours of pro
bono work during the AIDS epidemic in
Ptown, she preferred to tell another story.
She once convinced a judge that her client,
arrested for jerking off in the dunes, had just
nished peeing and was merely shaking off
the last drop.
For nearly 60 years she navigated
the changes in small-town politics and
civil society. She was involved in the
arts, the lm festival and coastal stud-
ies. For 18 years she was Town Mod-
erator and wielded a deft gavel during
contentious annual town meetings.
She loved her community.
Roslyn was also a lchaim poster girl.
She was a gourmet cook, rare books col-
lector, bonsai grower, Red Sox fanatic,
tennis player, world traveler, jazz lover
and devoted partner. Late in life she took
up the cello. She said she loved how it
felt between her legs. She built a harp-
sichord for Phyllis. She took up drawing,
mostly the gure classes, shed say
and nudge-nudge, wink-wink me. Until
two months before she died, she drove
her beloved Mercedes Benz down Com-
mercial Street. All the locals knew to dive
for the bushes.
In this summer season of celebration
of the courageous Edie Windsor and her
lioness-hearted stand against DOMA at the
Supreme Court, I celebrate Roslyn Gareld
and the many courageous old lesbians,
especially the butches, who came out and
made a difference in their communities and
in the world.
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By LARRY POLTAVTSEV
Ronald Reagan famously called the
USSR an Empire of Evil. While such lan-
guage now seems a laughable relic of the
Cold War, many Russians fear that President
Vladimir Putin is building a new empire
one characterized by repression of basic
freedoms and intolerance of dissent. As
Russian authorities crack down on those
who dare to express beliefs that question
the status quo, Russias Lesbian, Gay, Bi-
sexual and Transgender (LGBT) community
has become one of the primary targets. In
fact, President Putin recently signed into law
a measure outlawing propaganda of non-
traditional sexual relations, effectively crim-
inalizing any public activism from the LGBT
community. The space for free expression is
shrinking before our eyes.
I left Russia to attend an American uni-
versity several decades ago, after coming of
age during the old days of the USSR. Since
then Ive spent years trying to help Russians
persecuted for their political beliefs or sex-
ual orientation. It was about two years ago
that I realized how much parts of modern
Russia have come to resemble the Soviet
past. I was listening to the stories of a gay
Russian friend who had come to visit. A suc-
cessful professional, he described the fear
and threats that forced him to lead a double
life pretending to be straight by day and
living a deeply secretive existence at night.
He had no peace, and each day was perme-
ated by the fear of being discovered.
His experience is all too common. As is
well documented in Amnesty International
USAs timeline on the increased crackdown
on freedom of expression and restrictions
on LGBT rights in Russia, a new wave of
government-sanctioned homophobia has
swept through Russian society since Putins
most recent election. Each month, new re-
ports of hate-based violence reinforce that
things are deteriorating.
Meanwhile, prominent ofcials like St.
Petersburg City Council member Vitaly
Milonov and Member of Parliament Elena
Mizulina continue their persistent calls for
discrimination against the Russian LGBT
community. Its not hard to understand how
such virulent calls from the government
level can mutate into brutal hate crimes in
towns and villages all over Russia.
The most recent crackdowns on the
LGBT community have changed the lives
of ordinary citizens. Spending time in a
gay club or even attending a private LGBT
event now comes with the omnipresent
threat of raids or attacks. Accomplished
professionals risk being red from their
jobs for being gay or defending the LGBT
community. Homophobia is so common-
place that Russian social network Vkon-
takte.ru condones the myriad groups that
lure LGBT teenagers into traps with fake
personal ads. When they respond, children
are bullied, outed, assaulted and even uri-
nated upon in video recordings, which are
then broadcast online.
Its even hard to trust friends in such a
climate of hatred. Just last month, two men
savagely beat a 23 year old, crushing his
ribs, sodomizing him with beer bottles and
attempting to burn him alive. The man had
revealed his sexual identity while the three
were drinking together and, according to
the assailants, it was their patriotic duty to
kill a gay man.
Looking at my native country from
abroad I see a nationwide witch hunt. The
police turn a blind eye to the assault of
LGBT protesters and choose instead to ar-
rest and ne the activists. This is not merely
a battle for ideology, it is a battle for control.
Legislation curtailing LGBT rights serves
the Putin-led governments strategic goals
as much as it serves ideological ones. Incit-
ing hatred and violence helps divide civil
society and maintain control. The Russian
authorities have faced hundreds of protests
in the past two years, culminating in thou-
sands of arrests. Yet, the liberal opposition
movement remains divided around the is-
sue of LGBT rights. Persecution of the LGBT
community distracts Russians from draco-
nian new policies aimed at all forms of free
expression when, in reality, such legislation
is cut from the same cloth.
This deteriorating situation, and Hillary
Clintons 2010 speech in Geneva announc-
ing U.S. support of LGBT rights worldwide,
moved me to establish a human rights orga-
nization and start lobbying for LGBT rights
abroad. Though the Cold War is over, gov-
ernment-sanctioned human rights abuses
are ourishing in Russia. Unlike Vladimir Pu-
tins predecessors, however, the current pres-
ident enjoys almost white glove treatment
from the West and our mass media. We cant
afford to let him get away with it.
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Putins empire of hatred and violence
LARRY POLTAVTSEV is president and CEO of
Target Labs in Vienna, Va. He founded Spectrum
Human Rights, a non-prot organization dedicated
to advocating for LGBT rights in Eastern Europe.
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Gay climLer uses passion ro
raise money lor Trevor Fro|ecr
By KEITH LORIA
The names Kiliman|aro, Denali, ElLrus,
Aconca_ua, Carsrensz Fyramic, vinson anc
Everesr mi_hr nor Le mean much ro rhe
avera_e person, Lur lor mounrain climLers,
rhese represenr rhe Seven Summirs, a
collecrion ol selecr peaks spannin_ rhe lar
reaches ol rhe _loLe.
The Seven Summirs are comprisec ol rhe
hi_hesr mounrain peaks on each ol rhe seven
conrinenrs anc ro care, only aLour 400 people
have climLec rhem all. The laresr is 20yearolc
Cason Crane ol Lawrenceville, N.J.
Crane |ourneyec lrom rhe rarilec air ol
rhe Himalaya ro rhe plains ol Alrica ro rhe
polar _laciers ol Anrarcrica, Lecomin_ rhe
llrh youn_esr anc lrsr openly _ay person ro
complere rhe Seven Summirs. He lnishec
rhis amazin_ achievemenr in April wirh rhe
successlul ascenrs ol Mr. Everesr anc Mr.
McKinley Lack ro Lack.
"r leels _rear. 'm relievec Lecause ir's
a prerry can_erous enceavor anc a lor
ol people aren'r aLle ro co rhem wirhour
_errin_ lrosrLire anc 'm very lucky ro come
Lack wirh all my ln_ers anc roes," Crane
says. " con'r leel like some overwhelmin_
sense ol |oy, Lur 'm really prouc ro have ser
rhe _oal lor mysell anc ro have workec really
harc over rhe lasr 15 monrhs ro achieve ir."
The crivin_ lorce Lehinc Crane's passion was
his ellorr ro raise money lor a nonprolr lileline
lor LGBT yourh callec The Trevor Fro|ecr.
"When was in |unior hi_h, hac a _ooc
lrienc who commirrec suicice anc rhou_h
she wasn'r a lesLian, many people assumec
she was anc she was a very srron_ ally lor
me," he says. "She was a _rear lrienc anc
rhis cevasrarec me. soon learnec ol rhe
Trevor Fro|ecr anc realizec wanrec ro lnc
a way ro supporr rhem, Lur wirh school anc
orher rhin_s, wasn'r sure whar coulc co."
Soon alrer, Crane learnec aLour rhe
cearh ol Tyler Clemenri, a _ay reena_er lrom
his home srare ol New Jersey who hac Leen
Lulliec, rhen killec himsell.
"His cearh openec my eyes ro rhe _rowin_
proLlem ol yourh suicice, specilcally in rhe
LGBT communiry," Crane says. " cecicec
woulc arrempr ro climL rhose summirs ro
raise awareness anc luncs lor rhe Trevor
Fro|ecr, ro help more LGBT yourh _er rhe
help rhey neec anc ro call arrenrion ro rhis
imporranr issue."
Callin_ his mission rhe FainLow Summirs
Fro|ecr, ro care Crane, via luncraisers anc
conarions ro his weLsire casoncrane.com,
has raisec aLour $135,000 lor his cause, wirh
none ol rhe money Lein_ usec ro pay lor his
climLin_ rrips.
"'m more prouc rhar have raisec rhis
money, which is more amazin_ ro me rhan
climLin_ rhe Seven Summirs," he says. "'m
nor cone yer. 'm hopin_ more people learn
ol whar 've cone anc look inro rhis _rear
or_anizarion."
For irs parr, rhe Trevor Fro|ecr is impressec
Ly his ellorrs anc _ave him irs lrsr Trevor
Yourh nnovaror Awarc ar an evenr in New
York Ciry in June.
"Cason is rruly an inspirarion," ALLe
Lanc, execurive cirecror anc CE ol rhe
Trevor Fro|ecr, saic in an email. "He nor
only has accomplishec increciLle lears
while climLin_ rhe Seven Summirs, Lur
Cason has also workec ro inspire LGBT
yourh anc raise awareness aLour rhe Trevor
Fro|ecr's lilesavin_, lileallrmin_ services.
As a communiry, we are lorrunare rhar youn_
leacers like Cason are in our micsr."
Crane _rew up lovin_ acvenrure anc
cau_hr rhe mounraineerin_ Lu_ when he
climLec Mr. Kiliman|aro wirh his morher in
2008 ar a_e 15
" have lovec rhe ourcoors since was very
youn_ anc always hikec in my spare rime.
've Leen an acvenrurous person lor as lon_
as can rememLer," he says. "Kiliman|aro
wasn'r a harc mounrain. r's nor rechnical or
parricularly challen_in_, Lur rhe experience
ol _oin_ up anc climLin_ was novel anc new
ro me. lovec ir. r mace hikin_ rhar much
Lerrer Lecause now rhere was rhis awesome
_oal ro reach rhe summir."
nce he cecicec ro shoor lor rhe resr,
he lacec many challen_es alon_ rhe way.
For one, his parenrs cicn'r wanr him ro co
ir, so rhar meanr l_urin_ our all rhe lo_isrics
ol each mounrain, conracrin_ rhe Trevor
CASIN CRANE atop Mt. Everest.
PHOTOCOURTESY OF CRANE
How long have you been out and
who was the hardest person to tell?
I dont really make a habit of coming
out to other people, but I am very open to
answering questions and letting people
into my identities. The hardest people
to tell are usually non-queer competent
health care providers.
Whos your LGBT hero?
Gertrude Stein, Heather Love, Mara
Keisling, Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten
Sinema, among many others.
Whats Washingtons best
nightspot, past or present?
I just turned 21, so I dont really have the
best answer for this question. I do love late
night people watching sitting outside at a
sidewalk caf or waiting for the Metro. Ive
learned a lot about the people who live
and work in this city.

Describe your dream wedding.
While I fully support people who want
to get married, the only wedding-related
dream I have is being able to visit my
partner in the hospital or share my work
benets without needing to be
married at all.

What non-LGBT issue are
you most passionate about?
Respecting every single persons right to
bodily autonomy, be it preserving access
to abortion, promoting consent culture
on my university campus or supporting
and empowering people to make the
choices that are right for their individual
circumstances.

What historical outcome
would you change?
Right now, I would probably go
back and add some language to the
Constitution of the United States clarifying
what separation of church and state
truly means. There is a lot of ideological
and physical violence done in the name
of religion in this country and I wish the
Constitution prohibited this more explicitly.
Whats been the most memorable pop
culture moment of your lifetime?
I would have to say Jodie Fosters
pseudo-coming out speech at the Golden
Globes this year. I couldnt really even
explain why, it just had a visceral
effect on me.
On what do you insist?
Candor balanced with respect
and encouragement.
What was your last
Facebook post or Tweet?
I just went to a Tegan and Sara concert,
and so my last status was Tegan and Sara
= pure catharsis at Merriweather Post
Pavilion. It was a phenomenal show!

If your life were a book, what would the
title be?
I dont think my life is nearly interesting
enough to merit a book.

If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation, what would you do?
Nothing, except be confused as to why
such a discovery was worthy of anyones
time or money.

What do you believe in
beyond the physical world?
As a philosophy major, I want to say
that Im not even sure that I believe in
the physical world. I believe in my own
experiences and the experiences
of those around me.

Whats your advice for
LGBT movement leaders?
One of my mentors recently told me that
I should never assume that my experiences
and priorities are the default for other
people, which I think is tremendously
important. There are so many unique
voices in the LGBTQ community and true
progress requires valuing them all.

What would you walk
across hot coals for?
A chance to meet Simone de Beauvoir.

What LGBT stereotype
annoys you most?
The idea that asexuality is a myth or an
identity that people take on to camouage
some sort of xable aw.

Whats your favorite LGBT movie?
What a difcult question! Its a tossup
between the lesbian vampire lm The
Hunger and the John Waters classic
Desperate Living.

Whats the most
overrated social custom?
Too many people are uneasy about
lapses in conversation. I think silence is
often more generative than
meaningless chatter.
What trophy or prize
do you most covet?
I would like to be an elected ofcial
someday. Nothing would mean more than
being entrusted with the condence of the
people who voted for me.

What do you wish youd known at 18?
I wish I had known to focus less time
and energy on what I thought I was
supposed to be doing and more of both
on what felt right. Im still working
on that one.
Why Washington?
There are always so many simultaneously
meaningful and sustaining things going on
in this city. Im not sure what else
you could ask for.
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
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Washington is awash in summer interns from all over the country. One of
this years crop is Grainne Grifths, a 21-year-old Tucson, Ariz., native whos
getting ready to enter her senior year at Tufts University near Boston and
is doing an internship on the Hill with the Victory Fund as one of its Victory
Congressional Interns.
The past few months have been her rst as a Washington resident. Its a
city the young lesbian says she enjoys and would consider moving to after
graduation.
Her internship has her on the Hill working in a House representatives
ofce Mondays through Thursdays, then on Fridays the Fund has high-
prole LGBT activists as guest speakers for the eight interns in the program.
Weve had a chance to see some LGBT-specic policy and we were here
when DOMA was announced and also back in February when they had the
arguments so weve really had some great exposure to a lot of amazing
things, she says. Its been great.
Shes a double major at Tufts in womens gender and sexuality studies
and philosophy. Shes not sure what she wants to do career wise after
graduating but says shes increasingly realizing that parlaying her academic
theory work into the real world could be a challenge.
Grifths family she says theyre 100 percent supportive is in
Colorado now. Shes single and enjoys roller skating, tattoos, movies and
ice cream in her free time.
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The Brooklyn-based band has a disco-cum-new wave sound. Its members
are outspokenly queer and the goal of their concerts is to create a safe and
welcoming space for LGBT music fans.
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LGBT spin on I Do! I Do!
American Century Theater (2700 South Lang St., Arlington, Va.) features a
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this weekend and through August.
This weekend, there will be an 8 p.m. performance tonight, a 2:30 p.m.
matinee and 8 p.m. show on Saturday and a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
The ACT version of the musical, directed by jack Marshall, still addresses
themes of marriage but with gay and lesbian relationships in addition to the
shows original marriage between characters Michael and Agnes.
Admission is $35 for the matinees and $40 for the evening shows. For more
details, visit americancentury.org.
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show on Broadway.
The concert will include show-
stopping songs from Wicked,
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soloists will be directed by conductor
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Defying Gravity and Over the
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Mainstay Galactica
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Special Agent Galactica performs
on both Friday and Sunday nights this
weekend. Tonight, shell be doing her
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from 6-9 p.m., which will include lip-
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Queer band Avan Lava play D.C. next weekend.
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By JONATHAN HOWARD
The same visionary who brought us
Lincoln Restaurant (1110 Vermont Ave.,
N.W.) is back with another. Teddy and the
Bully Bar (1200 19th Street, N.W.) doesnt
quite scream Roosevelt to the degree that
its predecessor conjures Honest Abe, but
its still a fun concept with rich offerings
served in the oh-so-D.C.-style of small
and I do mean small plates.
Owner Alan Popovsky, a political science
major in college, unveiled Teddy last
month in the former site of Sam and Harrys
Steakhouse, which boasts 230 seats, an
in-house bakery and quirky contributions
from about 50 local artists. Designer
Maggie ONeill makes clever use of the
theme with the rock wall, created from
small Mount Rushmore replicas.
Roosevelt was an avid hunter and
outdoorsman, so its no surprise that
Executive Chef Michael Hartzer has
incorporated wild game into the menu.
Mixologist John Hogan has developed
a distinctive cocktail program to
complement the cuisine through the use
of homemade tonics, syrups and bitters.
And theres even a gay member of the
management staff, Justin Gulledge,
assistant general manager.
His favorite thing about his new
position is making sure every guest is
content, as well as seeing his regulars
who come in multiple times per week
and enjoy a great meal. Gulledge was
a server at Lincoln before taking this
promotion. He says his experience
on the oor helped prepare him for
management, but the need to multitask
and help out all his servers at the same
time is his biggest challenge.
He adjusted with help from General
Manager Romeo Santos III. Gulledge
is a huge fan of the rich food served at
Teddy and the Bully Bar; his favorites
include the fried sh sandwich with
spicy mayo and peppers on the lunch
menu and the mac and cheese with
three cheeses. He says everyone needs
to try the peaches-and-goat cheese
salad. With this in mind, I gathered a
group to give it a try.
It turned out to be my usual dining
gaggle plus one of my groomsman who
happened to be visiting. We entered
Teddy and the Bully Bar after a long day
in the sun. We needed something to cool
us down and the waiter recommended
The Safari Sangria with Veev Acai (a
spirit), Vinho Verde (a Portuguese wine),
sage, apple, grapefruit and sweet lime
foam. From the moment we took a sip
of this glorious concoction we trusted
our waiter wholeheartedly and not once
did he steer us wrong.
We enjoyed the spectacular basket
of fresh made breads accompanied by
butters and jams, the delectable Havana
croquettes with a green pepper sauce
that I was tempted to lick off the plate,
and the wonderful oyster bay fritters that
were beer battered and had the perfect
amount of heat from the chili peppers.
The grilled romaine salad and the peaches
and goat cheese were also favorites at the
table; Gulledge was denitely correct with
his recommendation of this dish.
The golden potato puree and the
Teddy Macaroni and Cheese were also
enjoyable, although the portion was so
small we needed to order seconds so the
entire table could have a spoonful of each.
The small plates here as with Lincoln
are quite small, so plan accordingly. Even
if your waiter tells you theyre suitable to
share, you may want to order a couple
extras to satiate your hunger. Nothing
spoils a tasty meal like the urge to order a
pizza when you get home.
The fried chicken, which Chef Hartzer
says was Roosevelts favorite dish, had
a crispy coating and the chicken was
tender and juicy.
One standout dish rose above the
rest the crab and avocado with
charred corn. The layered dish with
fresh cool avocado and rich sweet crab
was perfectly balanced, avorful and
refreshing, an excellent summer dish.
Be sure to try it if you go.
Popovsky has brought another great
concept restaurant to the District and
with the help of Hartzer and Hogan,
theres a food and beverage menu full
of tantalizing treats. The waitstaff, led
by Santos and Gulledge, is customer
focused and doesnt disappoint.
Elegant interiors at Teddy and the Bully Bar, a new 19th Street restaurant.
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after SEAL career ended
A transgender retired U.S. Navy SEAL
will host a charity fashion show for a
Northern Virginia HIV/AIDS service
organization in Falls Church on Saturday.
HIV and AIDS is controllable,
possibly curable, Kristin Beck says at
Irelands Four Provinces in downtown
Falls Church alongside Hugo Delgado,
executive director and co-founder of
NOVASalud, Inc., the group behind
the fashion show. As long as they start
being more careful and people start
taking care of themselves and follow the
health precautions, we could probably
pretty much get rid of a lot of HIV/AIDS
in the next couple of generations.
Beck, who transitioned after she
retired from the Navy SEALs in 2011
following two decades with the special
operations force, spoke with the
Blade less than two months after she
published her memoir titled Warrior
Princess: A U.S. Navy SEALs Journey to
Coming Out Transgender.
I was a Navy SEAL for 20 years; Ive
been transgender for 47 years, she says.
Ive been transgender for my entire life.
Beck, who was once member of the
SEAL Team 6 that carried out the 2011
raid on Osama bin Ladens compound
in Pakistan during which the terrorist
mastermind was killed, says she would
have been immediately discharged under
Dont Ask, Dont Tell if she had come
out as a trans woman while on active duty.
Gay and lesbian servicemembers have
been able to serve openly since DADTs
repeal took effect in 2010, but trans
soldiers remain unable to do so.
I was afraid, she says. I wanted to
keep my job. I liked my job. I enjoyed
being a SEAL. I was proud of that.
In spite of the aforementioned
professional risk, Beck says the majority
of SEALs with whom she served remain
very supportive of her transition.
Theyre great people that I honor to
this day, Beck says.
Beck went to high school with
Jonathan Falwell, one of the late Rev.
Jerry Falwells two sons, in Lynchburg,
Va. She attended the nearby Virginia
Military Institute before enlisting in the
military while living in Crystal City.
Beck decided to write her memoir, in
part, because of the disproportionately
high suicide rates among trans people.
Its a very sad community because
we have so much prejudice and so
much against us, she says.
Beck has begun to lobby members
of Congress to back the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). Shes
also worked with Equality Florida, the
American Civil Liberties Union, the
Southern Poverty Law Center and other
groups in support of it.
We can make it and were going to
do good, Beck says. Were equal and
were still ghting. Im the warrior right
now for our civil rights.
Virginia as Beck points out is
among the more than 30 states without
statewide trans-specic employment
protections.
This is the land of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness, she says. I dont
have liberty myself. I am not equal right
now and that makes me a little bit angry.
It should make all of us angry.
Shes also concerned about anti-trans
violence and fears being attacked herself.
Im in constant danger for people
who are uninformed, Beck says. So if I
can inform a few of those people to say,
Hey look, I dont want you to love me,
I dont want you like me I dont care,
but I dont want you to run over to me
and punch me in the head because you
see me wearing a dress.
Beck, who lives near Tampa, Fla., has
two teenage sons with her ex-wife who
now resides in Minnesota. She says
theyre fairly open to her new gender
identity and expression.
It makes me proud of them that they
can look beyond a lot of things and they
are accepting of something.
Delgado says the fashion show
and Becks participation in it is part of
his groups ongoing commitment to
provide HIV/AIDS education and testing
and linking those who live with the virus
in Northern Virginia to care.
Theres a big need, especially for the
LGBT community, he says. In this project
we try to break the stigma, discrimination
and prejudice. Plus we want to present to
the community this [the trans community]
is a beautiful community that we need to
take care of.
Trans Sisters Informing Sisters
on Topics about AIDS (TSISTA,) a
NOVASalud program, will also take part
in the fashion show.
Having Kristin join forces with
NOVASalud, Inc., and TSISTA will
bring an awareness to the Northern
Virginia community about our beautiful
transgender community, Gaby Garca,
a NOVASalud health educator for
TSISTA, says.
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THEATRE
The Book of Mormon. Thru Aug 18.
Shear Madness. Thru Jan 31.
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Richard OBriens Rocky Horror Show.
Thru Aug 4. Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
The Second City Presents: America All
Better!!. Thru Aug 4. Woolly Mammoth.
202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net.
A Chorus Line. Aug 1-Sep 1.
Olney Theatre. 301-924-3400.
olneytheatre.org.
The Third Breast. Thru Aug 4.
Ambassador Theater.
Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint.
703-475-4036. aticc.org.
I Do! I Do!. Thru Aug 17. American
Century Theater. Gunston.
703-998-4555. americancentury.org.
DANCE
Choreographers Collaboration Project.
Jul 27-Jul 28. Dance Place.
202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
MUSIC
Free Summer Outdoor Concert: Jon
Scales Fourchestra. Jul 31. Natalie Cole.
Aug 1. Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
NSO All-Tchaikovsky. Jul 26. NSO
America the Beautiful. Jul 27. Wolf Trap.
877-965-3872. wolftrap.org.
MUSEUMS
Corcoran Gallery of Art. David Levinthal:
War Games. Thru Sep 1. WAR/
PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed
Conict and Its Aftermath. Thru Sep
29. Selections from the Collection of
Historic American Art. Thru Sep 30.
NOW at the Corcoran Ellen Harvey:
The Aliens Guide to the Ruins of
Washington, D.C.. Thru Oct 6.
202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
Kreeger Museum. John L.
Dreyfuss Inventions. 202-337-3050.
kreegermuseum.org.
National Gallery of Art. Pre-Raphaelites
and the Book. Thru Aug 4. Diaghilev
and the Ballets Russes, 1909 - 1929:
When Art Danced with Music. Thru
Sep 2. Ellsworth Kelly: Colored Paper
Images. Thru Dec 1. In the Tower: Kerry
James Marshall. Thru Dec 7.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Real Pirates: The
Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave
Ship to Pirate Ship. Thru Sep 2. A New
Age of Exploration. Thru Jun 8.
202-857-7000. nglive.org.
Museum of Women in the Arts. Bice
Lazzari: Signature Line. Thru Sep 22.
American People, Black Light: Faith
Ringgolds Paintings of the 1960s. Thru
Nov 10. Awake in the Dream World:
The Art of Audrey Niffenegger. Thru
Nov 10. Making her Mark: Publishers
Bindings by Women. Thru Nov 1.
202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
The Phillips Collection. Georges Braque
and the Cubist Still Life, 19281945.
Thru Sep 1. Ellsworth Kelly Panel
Paintings 20042009. Thru Sep 22.
phillipscollection.org.
Tudor Place Historic House and Garden.
Doll Collection Highlights. Jul 30.
202-965-0400. tudorplace.org.
GALLERIES
Artisphere. Amy Hughes Braden:
Demographic + Aaron Hughes:
Sampling. Thru Aug 3. Arijit Das: Cloud
Mapping. Thru Aug 18. 703-875-1100.
artisphere.com.
Gallery plan b. Works by Karen
Hubacher. Thru Aug 25. 202-234-2711.
galleryplanb.com.
Gallery Underground. Mystery.
Thru Jul 27. 571-483-0652.
arlingtonartistsalliance.org.
Joan Hisaoka Gallery. From the
Outside. Thru Aug 17. 202-483-8600.
smithcenter.org.
Robert Brown Gallery. Summer Splash
II. Thru Jul 27. Chinese Deco of the
1920s & 1930s. Thru Jul 27.
202-338-0353. neptuneneart.com.
Strathmore. No Strings Attached. Thru
Aug 17. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
The Art League Gallery. Jennifer Brewer
Stone: Fantasy of the Real. Thru Aug 5.
703-683-1780. theartleague.org.
Torpedo Factory Art Center. Visiting
Artist Program 2013. Thru Aug 31.
703-838-4565. torpedofactory.org.
Workhouse Arts Center. Urban Decay
4. Thru Jul 28. 360 Degrees of Post-
Traumatic Stress. Thru Aug 18. 3rd
Annual Workhouse Clay National
2013. Jul 31-Sep 8. 703-584-2900.
workhousearts.org.
Zenith Gallery. Fresh. Thru Aug 31.
202.783.2963. zenithgallery.com.
Washington Project for the Arts. The
Condence Booster. Thru Jul 28.
202-488-7500. wpadc.org.
AND MORE...
The Hitchcock 9: Cin-Concert: The
Lodger. Jul 27. From Vault to Screen:
The Dancing Soul of the Walking People.
Jul 27. The Artist and the Fragile
Emulsion. Jul 28. Ballets Russes Dances:
The Prodigal Son. Jul 31. National
Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
The Federal Poets. Jul 28. The Writers
Center. 301-654-8664. writer.org.
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Bay City Womens Club.
Big mistake: Mumsy was so
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Quickly, Maxie decided that it was
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Unfortunately, those subjects instantly
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On her way back home to the
Magdalena Arms, Maxie stopped at
Francines Bar to nurse her wounds and
meet her friends for a drink. Lovely Lois,
delightful Dolly, Janet the lawyer and
practical Phyllis all promised to help
Maxie nd a job. Career Counselor
Doris Watkins even wanted to do a job
assessment study with her.
And so Maxie tried employment at a
magazine, but learned that there was no
pay. She had a brief stint as a recreational
aide before getting red for snooping. She
worked for a magazine publisher who loved
her snooping but hated her tardiness.
But Maxie was tardy for good reason:
shed met a beautiful butch, Lon, who
seemed to be involved in organized
crime and Maxie was tailing her,
intrigued. Then Maxie learned that her
mother was also mixed up in the mob.
Could that be why Francines was raided
by the police? Was Lons life in danger?
Was somebody following Maxie, too?
How do I describe thee, Maxie
Mainwaring, Lesbian Dilettante? Let
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Contrived, but not off-puttingly so. And
silly denitely silly, but not bad.
I actually liked this book for its frivolity.
Im normally not a big fan of an over-
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though, but didnt stay that way, was
author Monica Nolans weirdly excessive
use of identiers instead of monikers.
Repeatedly referring to someone by job
description or former job description
rather than by name became tiresome
and often quite confusing.
Still, this uffy whodunit, this
marshmallow mystery, is entertaining
enough if you can ignore that abrasion.
Its surely something thats perfectly
made for summertime reading.
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Project to let them know of his mission
and preparing for each climb on his own.
Despite their initial hesitation, Cranes
parents did eventually help nance his
trips, which he says enabled him to raise
a lot more for the Trevor Project than I
would have otherwise. Those whove
done the Seven Summits say it can easily
cost about $170,000 to secure guides,
permits, airfare, equipment and training.
Then of course, there were the climbs.
Crane estimates that over the last 15
months, he spent about ve months
in tents on mountains his rainbow
ag outside of each one. He endured
negative 40-degree temperatures,
massive blizzards, howling winds and
terrain that is foreign to most people.
Although he says for the most part
the mountain climbing community
is a close-knit group with lots of
encouraging words, he did experience
some mistreatment because he is gay.
I encountered a group of climbers
on my climb of Denali in Alaska who
were not so pleased by the fact that
I had my rainbow ag hung outside
my tent, he says. They said some
not-so-nice things and that was very
disappointing. When you get used to
being totally accepted, to have that
come was a shock.
Crane wouldnt let that derail his
mission and not soon after he became
one of the select few to complete what
every mountaineer dreams of.
The 20-year-old will be starting
Princeton University (studying
international relations and Arabic) in
the fall but will continue to speak at
schools and other gatherings about his
climbs in hopes of raising more money
and awareness. Possible upcoming trips
include visits to the North and South
Poles, as well as some climbing out West.
Im not doing anything particularly
courageous. The courageous people
are kids who are standing up to their
bullying, Crane says. I climbed some
big mountains, which is a great physical
challenge but I have so much more
respect for these kids who face what
they do each day. I didnt have to deal
with as much bullying as a mass majority
of the LGBT kids do, and I want them to
know I am inspired by them.
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Young climber hopes to
continue efforts for gay teens
CASIN CRANE on one of his many mountain-climbing adventures. He plans to start college this fall.
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Queers tonight at 10 p.m. DJ Abichula
spins reggaton, bachata, salsa, merengue
and electrolatino all night. Admission
is $10. Visit the event on Facebook or
phase1dc.com for more details.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts Bear
Happy Hour tonight from 6-11 p.m.
There is no cover charge and admission
is limited to guests 21 and over. For
details, visit towndc.com.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
hosts a women in their 20s meeting
tonight from 8-9:30 p.m. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts Free
Vodka Friday tonight from 9 p.m.-3
a.m. Cover is $10 and free vodka rail
drinks will be served from 11-midnight.
Admission is limited to guests 21 and
over. Visit cobaltdc.com for details.
Adventuring, a gay and lesbian
outdoor group, lead a Gettysburg
walking tour today to commemorate
the 150th anniversary of the Battle of
Gettysburg. Participants will meet at
9 a.m. at the Grosvenor-Strathmore
Metro Station and should bring $12 for
transportation and trip fees. For more
information, visit adventuring.org.
D.C. Eagle (639 New York Ave., N.W.)
hosts its bi-monthly Jocks and Boots-
themed party tonight from 4 p.m.-3 a.m.
For details, visit dceagle.com or the
D.C. Eagle Facebook page.
SATURDAY, JULY 27
Phase 1 of Dupont (1415 22nd St.,
N.W.) hosts its weekly Booty Beach
Ladies Dance Party tonight. The
winner of the partys bikini and board
shorts contest will receive cash and
prizes. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and
admission is $5. Visit phase1dc.com for
more information.
Bedroom Mirrors, a romantic
drama directed by Chinita L. Anderson,
Pooja Chawla, Misha D. Clive and Gwen
Outen, runs today at Fort Fringe (607
New York Ave., N.W.) at 12:30 p.m. as
part of the Capital Fringe Festival. The
show features a queer trans womans
quest for intimacy and identity. For
more information, visit capitalfringe.org.
Centaur Music presents the Gay Days
Tour with DJ Randy Bettis tonight
at 10 p.m. at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.).
The party includes digital download
giveaways of the Gay Days Volume 10
CD. Cover is $8 from 10-11 and $12 after
11. Admission is limited to guests 21 and
over. For details, visit towndc.com.
The 2011 French drama lm,
Tomboy, screens at Busboys and
Poets (1025 5th St., N.W.) tonight from
6-8 p.m. The lm follows the journey
of Mikhael, a 10-year old transgender
boy. For more information, visit
busboysandpoets.com.
SUNDAY, JULY 28
Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.) hosts
karaoke tonight from 9 p.m.-midnight.
Cover is $3, and there will also be pool,
video gaming systems and cards. For
more information, visit bachelorsmill.com.
Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.)
hosts its weekly Drag Brunch with Shi-
Queeta Lee today at 11 a.m. The buffet is
$24, including one free mimosa. For more
information, visit nelliessportsbar.com.
Perrys (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.)
hosts its weekly Sunday Drag Brunch
today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is
$24.95 for an all-you-can-eat buffet. For
details, visit perrysadamsmorgan.com.
MONDAY, JULY 29
The Fort Reno Summer Music Series
continue tonight at Fort Reno Park
(Chesapeake St. and Nebraska Ave.,
N.W.) from 7:15-9:30 p.m. Tonights
local bands include Priests, Humble
Fire and The Accidentals. The concert is
free and open to the public. For more
information, visit fortreno.com.
hosts coffee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coffee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
The Verizon Center (601 F St., N.W.)
hosts The Mrs. Carter Show World
Tour Starring Beyonc this evening at
8 p.m. Tickets are sold out. For details,
visit verizoncenter.com. She plays a
second show Tuesday night which is
also sold out.
Coco Montrese performs tonight at
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.). Doors open at
10 p.m. and the drag show starts at 11.
Admission is free and open to guests
18 and over. For more information, visit
cobaltdc.com.
TUESDAY, JULY 30
Black Fox Lounge (1723 Connecticut
Ave., N.W.) hosts an open mic night this
evening from 8-11 p.m. Admission is free
and performers can bring sheet music or
use the music books provided. For more
information, visit blackfoxlounge.com.
Burgundy Crescent Volunteers, a gay
volunteer organization, volunteer tonight
from 7-10:30 p.m. for a safer sex kit packing
program at the Green Lantern (1335
Green Ct., N.W.). Visit burgundycrescent.
org for more information.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31
Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.) hosts
drag bingo during happy hour tonight
from 5-7:30 p.m. All drinks are half
price and there will also be pool, video
gaming systems and cards. Admission is
free. For details, visit bachelorsmill.com.
The Dupont Drawing Group meets
tonight at 7 p.m. at The Church of the
Pilgrims (2201 P St., N.W.) to draw from
a live model. The session is self-directed
with no formal instruction and no
materials are provided. Drawing spots
and easels are available on a rst come
rst serve basis, so guests should arrive
anytime after 6:45. No reservations
are required, and a modest fee to pay
the model will be collected. For more
information, visit paulreuther.com.
hosts Job Club from 4-6 p.m. tonight for
LGBT individuals seeking employment.
For details, visit thedccenter.org.
The Lambda Bridge Club meets
tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Dignity
Center (721 8th St., S.E.) for duplicate
bridge. Reservations are not needed
and newcomers are welcome. Call 703-
407-6540 for more information and if
you need a partner.
THURSDAY, AUG. 1
The Fort Reno Summer Music Series
continue tonight at Fort Reno Park
(Chesapeake St. and Nebraska Ave.,
N.W.) from 7:15-9:30 p.m. Tonights local
bands include Stop Worrying and Love the
Bomb, The Sniffs and Nervous Impulse.
The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit fortreno.com.
A Chorus Line, directed by
Stephen Nachamie, premieres at 8
p.m. this evening at the Olney Theatre
(2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd., Olney,
Md.). Tickets range from $32.50-65, with
discounts available for students, seniors,
groups and military members. For more
information, visit olneytheatre.org.
The D.C. Boys of Leather host a
boys night out this evening at D.C.
Eagle (639 New York Ave., N.W.) at 9
p.m. For more details, visit dceagle.com
or the D.C. Eagle Facebook page.
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their clients? Whether youre looking to re-
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or youre planning a kitchen remodel and
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Speed ovens offer the same quality,
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pre-heating is required, so its ready to use
as soon as you walk in the door. This appli-
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and features multiple cooking options all
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foods, and a warming mode keeps pre-
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Induction Cooktops
Although theyve been around for a
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For the coffee lovers out there, some-
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Ever have trouble nding a place in
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By ALWYN DIPPENAAR
With buzz building about the long-
awaited streetcar line that will soon tra-
verse the length of the developing H
Street, N.E., commercial corridor, gay
business owner Chris Swanson is very
upbeat about the future of the area. The
launch of a new transportation mode can
only help H Street thrive even more,
Swanson says.
Swanson is founder and principal of
the business Evolve Property Manage-
ment, now operating out of a beautifully
renovated two-level storefront with a con-
temporary faade across the street from
entertainment and bar neighborhood
pioneer Rock and Roll Hotel, in the 1300
block near the historic avenues landmark
Atlas Performing Arts Center.
Evolve has focused almost exclusively
in the increasingly dynamic area since
launching in 1997, where the rm manag-
es a wide range of residential and mixed-
use buildings. Evolve also provides both
buyers and sellers with real estate servic-
es, and has renovated several properties
over the years.
When Swanson and his partner Jeff
Printz purchased the nearby Pierce
School in 2000 a city-abandoned
Northeast Washington schoolhouse at
the corner of 14th and G streets it
was no more than a big pigeon nest.
After major construction, renovation and
restoration, the historic building was be-
stowed a renewed usage. The property
was repurposed as nearly a dozen loft-
style condominiums, one of which Swan-
son and Printz call home. Blackboards,
vintage school clocks and American ags
remain prominent icons in each class-
room loft residence. There is also an art
gallery on the rst oor of the building,
offering viewings by appointment.
The local business manages a diverse
mix of buildings, ranging from newly con-
structed buildings and recent renovations
to established properties. Swansons fa-
vorite buildings to manage are newly ren-
ovated ones, but he nds that any proper-
ty has its own types of unique challenges.
Evolve provides client buildings a full
complement of maintenance and resi-
dent services, and integrates an online
messaging and communication system.
Offering extensive on-staff expertise, the
rm looks to identify new ways to meet
service needs. It makes the resident living
experience convenient for tenants and
hassle-free for property owners. On-site
teams repair properties when needed
and additional services such as house-
keeping, snow removal, grounds mainte-
nance, common area cleaning and pest
control management are among the op-
tions provided.
The gregarious and forward-thinking
businessman, when asked about his cho-
sen professional career and responsibili-
ties overseeing the company said, I love
it to bits. Swanson is quick to add that
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allows them to enjoy a brand distinction
among the marketplace of providers.
Quality living and leasing experiences
is what residents and commercial tenants
expect, he points out, noting that his
rm offers top locations, quality build-
ings, appealing amenities and respon-
sive service delivery. In addition, Evolve
obtains, improves, markets and manages
company-held properties.
One such endeavor is a building ad-
jacent to the companys ofce, opening
as Red Rocks Pizza. The restaurant will
feature an upper oor with a retractable
rooftop opening to the outdoors. Helping
develop the property for this commercial
use is one of Swansons passions. Again
touting the coming streetcar line, he en-
visions night-time patrons hopping on
and off the vehicles to stop in at the many
restaurants and bars along the boulevard.
He refers to this as redening the mean-
ing of bar-hopping.
With his company rmly established
and continuing to expand its activities,
Swanson also envisions the opportunity
for a gay and lesbian-centric bar to open
in the area, joining an expanding number
of restaurants, casual eateries and bars
beginning to thrive in the area.
Swanson has often thought about
opening such an establishment in the
neighborhood, perhaps in the next sev-
eral years. Given his success in develop-
ing unique residential and commercial
building projects over the years, Swanson
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