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Indiana Youth’s Death Marks 6th Suicide Louisville Hate Crimes

Remain Under Investigation
Within 3 Weeks Linked To Anti-Gay Bullying Louisville’s Fairness
Campaign has expressed
by Dave VanderPol, Executive Editor concern to law enforcement
officials, including the FBI,
Billy Lucas, Asher Brown, Seth Walsh, Tyler following the burglary and
Clementi, Raymond Chase and Caleb Nolt. All six of extensive vandalism of two
these openly gay youth have one thing in common: homes owned by gay couples.
they were victims of vicious anti-gay bullying The two crime scenes are located in the Germantown
immediately prior to taking their life. neighborhood. The crimes took place within approximately
A Fort Wayne, Indiana teenager, Caleb Nolt, has one week of each other this past month.
been identified as the sixth gay youth in the US to Chris Hartman, Director of the Fairness Campaign,
commit suicide within the brief span of three weeks. stated that the crimes that took place at the two homes were
As of press time few details of Not’s suicide were “clearly motivated by prejudicial hate against homosexual
known. However some of his high school classmates couples.” Hartman pledged to “work with (Louisville
have told to police that he had been bullied for being Metro) Police Chief Robert White and the FBI to bring
gay by classmates just before his death. these criminals to justice and set a lasting precedent for
The suicide of 19 year old Raymond Chase, an any individuals considering future illegal acts motivated
openly gay student at a prestigious Rhode Island by prejudice and hate in our community."
university, was the fifth suicide by a gay teenager Harman said that “Louisville is a city of proven
that took place during the same period in September. acceptance and inclusiveness, and we will not tolerate
Police reports indicate that Chase, a Culinary Arts prejudice, discrimination, or crimes of hate within our
major, apparently hung himself in his dorm room at community.” In addition to Louisville’s Fairness ordinance
Johnson & Wales University. See Kentuckiana Agencies Respond that prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, and
Has the incidence of gay teen suicide caused by To Bullying, Suicide Crisis on page 18 public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation
anti-gay bullying reached the point that it deserves to and gender identity, the city has had an inclusive hate
be referred to as an “epidemic? Some pundits believe this problem isn’t any worse than t was for crimes law since 1990.
previous generations of gay youth. The only difference is that the mainstream media have only In addition to the local hate crime ordinance,
recently begun to more consistently give the problem the attention it deserves. perpetrators of the recent crimes could also face charges
To add insult to injury in the wake of the recent string of gay youth suicides, late last month thanks to the historic Matthew Shepard and James Byrd,
the Rap artist known as "50 Cents" sent out a message to his followers through his Twitter.com feed Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that was signed into law by
that stated, "Any man over the age of 25 that hasn't eaten pussy should just kill himself." While President Obama last October.
the performer denies his comments were anti-gay, the timing of them certainly shows extreme As of press time no witnesses have come forward
insensitivity. to identify individuals believed to have committed the
Regarding the problem of anti-gay bullying and suicide among queer youth, the following recent crimes. However according to a report posted on
statistics illustrate the widespread nature of these problems. These figures appear on the Lambda. the WLKY-TV website, a “red, full-sized pickup truck with
org website. plastic covering the back window” was seen by a neighbor
• 45% of gay males and 20% of lesbians report having experienced verbal harassment and/or around the time the first burglary is believed to have taken
physical violence as a result of their sexual orientation during high school. place.
• 42% of adolescent lesbians and 34% of adolescent gay males who have suffered physical attack Information regarding the identity of the individuals
also attempt suicide. who committed these crimes should be reported to
• 20% of gay youth skip school at least once a month due to feeling unsafe while there. Louisville Metro Police by calling their anonymous police
• 19% of gay/lesbian youth report suffering physical attacks based on their sexual orientation. tip line at (502) 574-5673.
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Local Athletes Big Winners At Gay Games VIII
by David Williams & Dave VanderPol
She bested her competitors in the 200
meter freestyle swimming competition.
Then she won the 400, 800 and 1500
meter freestyles and the 50 breaststroke.
By the end of this summer's Gay Games
VIII in Cologne, Germany, she'd racked
up five gold medals. Never mind she
had only four other competitors in her
age class. At 65, she may be Louisville's
oldest active competitive athlete.
Not bad for a woman who had to
have her left kneecap replaced less
than two years ago.
It's not Vicki Catlin's first time at
the Gay Games. In New York in 1994
she brought home one medal. Twelve
years later in Chicago, age (60) 61, she
captured seven. All 13 medals, along
with other memorabilia, are now
displayed proudly in the dining room
of a comfortable home in a Louisville
suburb she shares with her partner of
almost 30 years.
Catlin got her enthusiasm for the
sport from her father, a swimming
coach in Seymour, Indiana, where she
was born. While still in a bassinet, her
family brought her to swimming pools
while her father worked. Age four, she
competed in a race for the first time and
Vicki Catlin is picture with her
beloved dog, Flyer.
has been splashing around ever since.
"I can't see myself slowing down,"
Catlin says with bubbly enthusiasm.
"I'm not the type to sit in front of the
TV all day. I've always got to be doing
something."
Today, her life includes part-time
teaching; swimming three and a half
miles a week; lifting weights and
stretching; and tending to the needs
of an extended family that includes
sharing her partner's two children
from a previous marriage: a gay son
who lives with his partner of almost
20 years in Lexington, and a daughter.
The couple now has two growing
grandsons to fuss over as well.
Out at work, out to her neighbors,
she's living the American dream in a
fun, quirky way.
"I think the next door neighbors were
actually relieved when we moved in,"
she smiles. "The previous residents
were a little too rowdy."
Catlin loved Cologne, which has
the reputation of being Germany's
LGBT capital. Though the language
barrier was a problem, she refused
to hang out just with Americans but
sought athletes from around the
globe. The city of Cologne set up two
large plazas that served as athletic
villages of sorts, allowing the 10,000+
participants to wind down and mingle
after hours. She says her interactions
with non-American athletes were more
memorable than if she'd stuck with her
own countrymen and women.
"I met one woman who wasn't in the
Games but came to visit with her lover
and mother. As it turns out, she'd been
an Olympian athlete in Los Angeles in
1984. It was fascinating to listen to her
open up about her experiences there."
Now, she's looking forward to
the 2014 games, which will be held in
Cleveland. She'll be 68. After that?
"Who knows? I'm going to keep on
swimming for as long as my body tells
me I can."
Newport Man Wins Gold in Cologne
Lloyd Jones of London, England and
Robb Dorward of Newport, Kentucky
(on the right) display Gold Medals
they earned at Gay Games VIII.
Robb Dorward, of Newport,
Kentucky recently took home a Gold
Medal at the Gay Games VIII. Held n
Cologne Germany, the event took place
July 31 - August 7 and attracted over
9000 athletes from 69 countries.
Dorward, along with his bowling
partner, Lloyd Jones of London
England, won the Gold Medal in
Doubles Bowling, C Division. Second
place went to a team from Washington
DC and the bronze was won by a team
from Perth, Australia. Robb and Lloyd
also bowled together in the 2006 Gay
Games in Chicago.
Back in Kentucky, Dorward bowls
with the his local gay bowling league t
Bellwood Lanes in Bellevue.
Robb's partner, David Wolff,
competed in the 26.2 mile marathon.
David finished in 4 hours and 14
minutes.

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The Deafening Silence:
In The Closet Of Suicide
EDITOR’S NOTE: The tragic
story of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers
University student who was a victim
of webcam voyeurism, prompted
Joshua Plant, a New York-based
public relations professional, to
write this op-ed piece.]
The recent tragic death of Tyler
Clementi, an 18 year-old Rutger’s
University Freshman whose sexual
tryst was broadcast across the Internet
leading to his subsequent suicidal
jump off the George Washington
Bridge, has gay activists and advocates
screaming for a call to action.
This story is not that of one, but
of many. Hazing mainly happens
in school, especially in college,
when many LGBT individuals are
discovering their sexual orientation.
In the case of Clementi, his unspoken
sexuality was exposed twice across
the Internet, which begs the question:
would this have happened if he were
straight?
As someone who has been
personally persecuted by people of
the likes of Dharun Ravi, I tend to
think not. Straight people have sex
on TV, in magazines and in movies
everyday; gay sexuality is still not
mainstream. Whether the actions
of the college students were out of
curiosity—or just a sophomoric prank
or bigotry— remains to be answered.
In high schools and colleges
across the nation, kids and young
adults are forced into silence for
fear of retaliation. Unless a person
of authority personally intercepts
malicious behavior unto another
student, silence follows. It takes the
death of someone to instill change
in schools or a community, but these
changes are often short-lived and
wildly ineffective, since teachers and
others are often too passive to defend
the meek.
Now, another person is dead. A
talented and gifted musician died
because of torment inflicted over his
sexual orientation. If being gay had
to be personified from a state of being
into an emotional context, it would be
love. So, in essence these people were
tortured, and in some cases killed,
“How many more gay teens must be bullied into suicide before
Albert Mohler, James Dobson and the rest of the anti-gay religious
right give a damn?”—Dave VanderPol, paraphrasing sentiments
he and others have recently posted on the Internet
OCTOBER 2010 www.theletteronline.com The COMMUNITY Letter
by Joshua Plant
because they
found the ability
to love. This
isn't a legislative
problem; it is
one of society as
a whole – Blind-
eye syndrome.
How many
more people
need to die before
something is
done? The Tyler Clementi
M a t t h e w
Shepard Law helps, but it doesn’t do
enough as a preventative measure.
At my high school in Massachusetts,
our Gay-Straight Alliance wrote and
enacted an anti-harassment policy to
reduce the level of violence and hate
speech at the school. This policy was
left practically unenforced until the
death of Phoebe Prince, which lead
to an anti-bullying state law enacted
in her honor. This law was written in
blood, just like the Shepard law.
Politicians, such as Tom Emmer,
the current Republican candidate for
governor in Minnesota — a candidate
financially supported by major
corporations such as Target, Best Buy
and 3M — feels that our society does
not need bullying laws. In fact, during
one of his campaign speeches, he said
that if he were elected governor, he
would veto the Safe Schools for All
bill, a bill that includes protection for
students bullied because of sexual
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start practicing compassion and lets
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Homophobic Megachurch Preacher
Accused Of Gay Sex & Spouse Abuse
An Atlanta-area preacher with a history of opposing gay rights, including
marriage equality, is facing charges from four young men that he coerced them
to have sex.
During worship services on Sunday, September 26, Bishop Eddie Long told
his congregation that he is "under attack" and vowed to fight the allegations
against him. "I feel like David against Goliath," Long said. "But I got five rocks
and I haven't thrown one yet."
Four men, all in their early 20s, claim that Long used his spiritual authority
to coerce them into sexual relationships. The men claim Long, who preaches
a controversial “prosperity message” that embraces materialism, gave them
gifts of cash, cars and overnight trips. One man, age 22, alleges in a lawsuit
Bishop filed last month that Long paid for shopping sprees and tuition in exchange
Eddie Long for having a sexual relationship with him. All of Long’s accusers were of legal
age of consent when they claim that Long approached them for sex.
When long became pastor of New Life Missionary Baptist Church in 1987, the congregation had
300 members. When the church opened their current facility in 2001 that included an auditorium
that can seat 10,000, their membership was reported to be over 25,000.
Long’s ex-wife has some allegations of her own. Since the gay sex scandal erupted in the media,
Dabara Houston has come forward to claim Long was physically abusive to her. Houston and Long
divorced in 1985. Houston told ABC News that Long had a vicious and violent temper. She claims
that Long even beat her while she was pregnant.
Long, who has frequently preached against gay marriage, is currently married to his second
wife. A second marriage? What a great testimony to upholding the “sanctity of (heterosexual)
marriage”!
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Indiana City Expands Fairness
Protection
The West Lafayette City Council voted five to two earlier
this month to insure non-discrimination based on veteran’s
status and gender identity or expression. This update to
the city’s human rights ordinance adds similar protections
that are currently provided on the basis of race, color, sex,
religion, sexual orientation or national origin.
The West Lafayette proposal was sponsored by the bi-
partisan team of Mayor John Dennis (Republican) and
Council President Ann Hunt (Democrat).
With this change, proposed by the West Lafayette Human
Relations Commission, West Lafayette joins Bloomington
and Indianapolis in rejecting discrimination based on gender
identity or expression as well as sexual orientation. Four
other Indiana cities, including Lafayette, plus Tippecanoe
County include sexual orientation in their laws. Executive
orders from Indiana Governors have extended similar
protection to the more than 35,000 state employees for nearly
two decades.
The West Lafayette Human Rights resolution provides
protection for all residents to education, employment, access
to public conveniences and accommodations, and acquisition
through purchase or rental of real property regardless of
race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity
or expression, disability, national origin or ancestry.
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3:00pm. Metro Louisville chapter of Parents, Family
& Friends of Lesbians and Gays. First Lutheran
Church, 417 East Broadway. For more information
call (502) 329-0229 or write pflaglouisville@yahoo.
com . Confidentiality respected.
Every Monday
7:00pm. Movie Mania at Gay & Lesbian Community
Center of Cincinnati, 4119 Hamilton Avenue. Free.
For movie titles click on the icon for the GLBT
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Every Monday
7:00pm. Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus practice at
Eternal Joy Metropolitan Community Church,
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Every Tuesday
2:45pm. GLBT Mental Health Issues Support Group
at The Recovery Center, 2340 Auburn Avenue,
Cincinnati. (513) 241-1411.
6:00 - 8:00pm. Louisville Fairness Campaign
Volunteer Meet-Up at 2263 Frankfort Avenue. For
more information call Kyle (502) 893-0788 or write
fairness@fairness.org.
6:30pm. Triangle Martial Arts Association: Tae
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7:30pm. Women’s Tuesday Night Coming Out Group
at Off The Avenue, 1546 Knowlton Street, Cincinnati.
(513) 535-2517.
1st & 3rd Thursdays
7:00pm. Gay Men’s Support Group meets at
Metropolitan Community Church of Louisville, 1432
Highland Avenue.
Every 3rd Friday
7:30pm. “Family-Friendly” Coffeehouse at Day’s
Coffee Shop, Bardstown Road at Edenside Avenue in
Louisville. Music and readings, organized by Marie
Davis, cartoonist for THE LETTER.
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Concert & Choral Evensong: 2nd Sundays at 5:00pm
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Wednesdays: October 6 & November 3
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Friday, October 15
Sunday Celebration of Life: 10:55am
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Bullying & Suicide Crisis. Community forum – everyone
welcome. Metro United Way, 334 East Broadway,
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more information write donald@teachingtheroad.org. ALL People Are Welcome at the Table
1432 Highland Avenue (Louisville)
Tuesdays: October 19, 26 & November 2
7:30 – 8:45pm. Dave VanderPol facilitates a Single Gay
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Rev. Dee Dale, Pastor
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group in Louisville. For location leave a message: (502) 894-
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3938 Southern Parkway, Louisville
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Seminar/Workshop: What the Bible Says/Doesn't Say About Sunday: 10:30am & Wednesday: 7:00pm
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For details on these and other upcoming special weekend Wednesday Book Chat: 6:15pm
events visit www.timberfell.com. www.progressivepathways.org
Sundays: November 7 & December 4 Thomas Jefferson Unitarian Church
3:00pm. Monthly meeting of Owensboro chapter of Parents
& Friends of Lesbians & Gays. Trinity Episcopal Church, A Welcoming Congregation,
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 Louisville Mayoral Contest:
C-FAIR Endorses Greg Fischer
The Committee
for Fairness
And Individual
Rights (C-FAIR),
the political
action committee
affiliated with
Louisville’s
F a i r n e s s
Campaign,
r e c e n t l y
Greg Fischer announced the
names of candidates for local and
state races that have received their
endorsements in the upcoming general
election. Election Day is Tuesday,
November 2.
In the race for Mayor of Louisville,
C0FAIR has enthusiastically endorsed
Democratic candidate Greg Fischer.
According to a statement released
by C-FAIR, “Fischer has made strong
statements in favor of Fairness issues;
October 15 - 17 including fierce support of Metro
WRANGLER ROUND-UP
Cowboys In The Woods!
October 29-31
HALLOWEEN WEEKEND
State Agency Releases
Friday: Leather Party
Saturday: Costume Party
Confidential HIV Information
Last month Lambda Legal, the
November 12 - 14
HARVEST American Civil Liberties Union of
WEEKEND SPECIAL Northern California (ACLU-NC),
10% Discount On and HIV & AIDS Legal Services
Two Night Stay Alliance (HALSA) sent a letter to
David Maxwell-Jolly, Director of the
November 25 - 28 California Department of Health Care
THANKSGIVING Services, demanding a full explanation
WEEKEND for the unauthorized and illegal
Thanksgiving Dinner disclosures of confidential identifying
& Dance Parties information of approximately 5,000
HIV-positive Medi-Cal recipients. The
information was released over a two-
and-a-half-year period, beginning in
2007, to a third party service provider.
In addition, Lambda Legal, the ACLU-
NC, and HALSA seek immediate
assurances from the state agency that
no additional unauthorized, illegal
disclosures will occur.
Lambda Legal andACLU-NC became
aware of the breach during discussions
about AB 2590, a bill which would
have diluted the strong confidentiality
protections under California law for
those with HIV/AIDS and would have
legalized the unauthorized release
of such information to an HIV/AIDS
service provider. Although current
law forbids unauthorized disclosures
about a person's HIV status, the
state agency released confidential
identifying information about HIV-
positive Medi-Cal recipients without
authorization or proper limitations on
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Louisville's Fairness ordinance,
marriage equality, and a commitment
to offer domestic partner benefits to
city employees should he be elected
mayor.”
C-FAIR also pointed out that
Fischer's Republican opponent, Hal
Heiner, has been staunchly anti-
Fairness throughout the many years
he has served on Louisville’s Metro
Council. Heiner voted against the
city's Fairness ordinance when it came
before the council in 2004, and he
contributed $20,000 of personal funds
to support Kentucky's constitutional
amendment banning gay marriage that
same year. Not surprisingly, Heiner
did not even return a CFAIR candidate
questionnaire.
For a complete list of local and
state candidates endorsed by C-FAIR,
visit www.fairness.org. For more
information write to CFAIRTeam@
gmail.com.
how that information was to be used
by a private organization, the AIDS
Healthcare Foundation.
"The state stepped out of bounds
when it disclosed the confidential
records of HIV-positive Medi-
Cal patients, even including their
contact information," said Elizabeth
Gill, Staff Attorney at the ACLU of
Northern California. "Medical records
contain highly sensitive and personal
information, and DHCS had no right
to give out that information without
people's permission."
"This is not just a violation of
people's privacy, it's a violation of
California law," said Peter Renn, Staff
Attorney with Lambda Legal. "HIV
is still a highly stigmatized disease,
something the state agency seems
to have conveniently forgotten.
Especially for those who are extra
vulnerable - like many who depend
on Medi-Cal for their essential
medical care - it is critical to prevent
improper disclosures of private health
information, such as one's HIV status.
Of course we all want people with
HIV to be able to access quality health
services. But that does not require
stripping patients of control over
their own medical information and
(See HIV INFORMATION,
continued on pg 9)
 Louisville Drag Legend:
Kelly King Remembered
When popular drag queen Kelly
King was featured in an April
1978 cover story in The Louisville
Times Scene Magazine, it created a
sensation that lasted for weeks. The
paper was deluged with countless
anti-gay letters, but they didn’t phase
King. She went on to a successful
career in Louisville, Pensacola, and
New Orleans before heading to San
Francisco. The article
is now considered
a landmark in the
city’s LGBT history.
But local memories
of King faded after
she left Louisville
in the 80s. She was
almost forgotten until
an old fan posted
a copy of the Scene
Magazine cover on
Facebook this summer. The question
quickly arose: whatever happened
to her? Most people thought she had
died, but no one knew how and where.
The debate caught the attention of
David Williams, local LGBT historian
with the Williams-Nichols Archive &
Library for LGBT Studies, who began
to do some digging.
There wasn’t much to go on. Few
people even knew King’s birth
name. When it was found, at first it
was misspelled. Date of death was
eventually determined, but there
were no obituaries in any Bay Area
papers or the Louisville Courier-
Journal. She seemed to have simply
vanished without a trace.
Then there were the rumors. Some
by David Williams
thought she’d been stabbed to death.
Others said she’d died of AIDS
and had asked to be buried in her
favorite black dress. Alleged place of
internment: St. Michael’s Cemetery.
The truth was much different, and
sadder. As shown on her California
death certificate, she died of acute
gastrointestinal hemorrhage brought
on by chronic alcoholism. Her end
occurred in Room 47
at the Pacific Hotel
in San Francisco’s
Tenderloin District
on April 24, 1996.
She was apparently
cremated.
King, born Rex
Melton Aultman,
graduated from
Doss High School
in 1971 and spent
two years at Jefferson Community
College before taking to the stage.
The legendary Cissy Blake, aka AIDS
activist Darrell Robinson, introduced
her to the world of performing. Her
main local venue was the Odyssey, a
gay bar then located at Preston and
Oak Streets. She lived above it with
another performer.
Sometime in the 80s she moved
to Florida. Perhaps the only extant
footage of her can be found on
YouTube: a 1988 performance for an
AIDS fundraiser at a Pensacola bar.
Little is known of her life after
leaving Louisville, but her memory
remains alive among her many fans
from the babyboom generation.
Kelly King, rest in peace.

Workshop To Explore Biblical Teaching

Open Door Community Fellowship, 3938 Southern
Parkway, is hosting an in-depth workshop designed to
answer two questions: Whet does the Bible say about
homosexuality? And what does the Bible not say about
homosexuality? The event will take place Friday, October
22 through Sunday, October 24. Rev. Dr. Lisa Davison, a
theologian who has a doctorate in Hebrew, will be leading
this event.
Rev. Dr. Lisa For more information, including times for the seminar,
call (502) 893-6323 or write opendoorcf@juno.com.
Davison

HIV INFORMATION, cont’d from pg 8
exposing them to greater likelihood of
stigma and discrimination."
The letter, delivered on Thursday,
September 9 demands that the state
agency comply with California law
and stop releasing information to
third party service providers. It also
OCTOBER 2010 www.theletteronline.com The COMMUNITY Letter
demands that the state agency provide
a full accounting of exactly what
information was released. Lambda
Legal, the ACLU, and HALSA have
also submitted a request under
the California Public Records Act
requesting documents regarding
the release, with the confidential
information removed.
9
 Jamaica Isn't For Lovers
A GOSPEL FOR LIBERALS
by Michael Petrelis by Rev. Todd Eklof
The U.S. State Department has recently released its annual human
rights survey and the entire chapter on Jamaica was a horrific read. Get AsTo Know Jesus Christ Through His Own Words &
in years past, the chapter's section on gays and people with AIDS/HIV
was particularly frightening. In Light Of Today’s Most Controversial Social Issues
There are "targeted shootings of homosexuals" among other ills
facing our brothers and sisters in Jamaica, giving more impetus to theThis book is so CONTROVERSIAL that a subsidiary of
development of a boycott of Jamaican rums and beers, along with cruise Amazon.com backed out of their commitment to promote it!
lines visiting the island nation.
I'll soon share more information about the boycott andRev. the Todd
demands Eklof is a “recovering Southern Baptist”, turned
that will be made on the government in Kingston. InUnitarian the meanwhile,
Universalist Minister. He lives in Louisville,
give this extract from the State Department 2008 human rights report The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All Sexuals, and Gays (J-FLAG)
some attention: where he has served as the Minister of Clifton Unitarian
continued to report human rights abuses, including arbitrary detention,
Church since 1999.
The law prohibits "acts of gross indecency" (generally interpreted as mob attacks, He's gained national
stabbings, notoriety
harassment as anof homosexual patients by hospital
any kind of physical intimacy) between men, in public or in private,prophet
environmental and prison staff, and targeted shootings of homosexuals. Police often
and gay rights activist, and also
which are punishable by 10 years in prison. devotes much of his didtime
not investigate
to Restorative such incidents.
Justice and the
Peace movement. J-FLAG members also suffered attacks on their property, home
Fklof’s background intrusions as people demanded
as a conservative Christiantoturned
know the number of persons and beds
religious liberal, his thorough knowledge of Biblical bombing at the home of two men
in a home, and in one instance, a fire
that left one of them with burns on more than 60 percent of his body. In
scholarship, and his down-to-earth writing style, has
addition homosexuals faced death and arson threats, with some of these
enabled him to produce
directedaatscholarly,
the J-FLAG concise,
offices.and easy-to-
J-FLAG did not publicize its location due
follow treatmenttoofsuch Jesus' life and teachings.
threats, and its officials reported feeling unsafe having meetings
Rev. Todd Eklof
with clients at
www.AGospelForLiberals.com the organization's office.
In February a mob broke into the home of four presumed homosexual
men, killing three of them. The fourth was missing and presumed
dead. The men had reported being harassed for their perceived sexual
orientation prior to the fatal attack. Police made some inquiries in the
LOUIS PHILPOTT case but did not conduct a full investigation or make any arrests by
year's end.
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Century 21 Joe Guy Hagan
FAX: (502) 400-2796 Male inmates deemed by prison wardens to be homosexual were
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louissellslouisville@gmail.com in a separate facility for their protection. The method used for
determining Each theirOffice
sexual orientation was subjective
Is Independently Owned & Operated and not regulated
by the prison system, although inmates were said to confirm their
homosexuality for their own safety. There were numerous reports of
violence against homosexual inmates, perpetrated by the wardens and
by other inmates, but few inmates sought recourse through the prison
system.
Homosexual men were hesitant to report incidents against them
because of fear for their physical well-being. Lesbian women were subject
to sexual assault as well as other physical attacks. Human rights NGOs
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays and government entities agreed that brutality against homosexuals,
primarily by private citizens, was widespread in the community.
Coming out? Don’t face it alone! No laws protect persons living with HIV/AIDS from discrimination.
PFLAG is for more than just for parents, Human rights NGOs reported severe stigma and discrimination against
families and friends. We’re also here for you! this group. The ILO worked with the Ministry of Labor on a program to
reduce the stigma of HIV/AIDS in the workplace and to assist employers
SUPPORT EDUCATION ADVOCACY in designing policies for workers with HIV/AIDS. Although health care
facilities were prepared to handle patients with HIV/AIDS, health care
We meet the Third Sunday of the month at 3:00pm at workers often neglected such patients.
First Lutheran Church, 417 East Broadway. Long-time activist Michael Petrelis reports stories the mainstream
Use the west entrance closest to the alley. media choose to ignore. Michael has appeared on The O'Reilly Factor,
Questions? Leave a confidential message and CNN, ABC News, and National Public Radio. He has been quoted
one of our members will return your call. by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, The
(502) 329-0229. Chicago Tribune, The New Republic, and Stars & Stripes. You can
visit Michael Petelis' blog at: mpetrelis.blogspot.com.
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 OUT  SPOKEN

Almost Never Been Kissed by Ren Scheuerman

On Tuesday, November 2, 2010 you
have one, and only one thing, you
really need to do. Vote. The entire
country is looking at and talking about
Kentucky. They know we finally fired
Ann Northup and replaced her with
a very progressive forward thinking
congressman, John Yarmuth. They
know we have the obstructionist, very
narrow minded and poorly spoken
Senator, Mitch McConnell. And now
the final chapter in the Jim Bunning
book is almost written.
The country wants to know if
Kentucky has turned the corner. Are
we going to join the sensible-minded
mainstream America and elect a fair,
open-minded candidate who has
proven to be on the side of the average
Kentuckian, Jack Conway? Or are
we going to continue to firmly grasp
old ideas that are based on gender,
race, sexual orientation, and financial
superiority that Rand Paul favors?
Can we show the country that yes,
Kentucky is on a road of fairness and
tolerance for all Kentuckians? I think
we can, but you are going to need to
vote. Don’t assume that Jack Conway
will win this race. The polls show
the race, at this time, to be within the
Jack Conway
margin of error. It could go either
way. Yes, it is hard to understand how
someone could honestly embrace the
ideas of someone like Rand Paul. But
the only thing you can do is support
the fair-minded candidate, who would
stand up for you as a person within
the LBGT community. Clearly, that
candidate is Jack Conway.
This long weekend I had the
opportunity to just relax and watch
old movies. I found the movie Never
Been Kissed staring Drew Barrymore,
who by the way is a huge supporter of
our community. If you have seen the
movie, then you know the storyline. A
young reporter goes back to high school
to find a story. She, like so many gay
people, was ridiculed in high school
just for being herself. But when she re-
enters high school, she finds a way to
take control of the situation and is able
to be the person who is admired rather
than ridiculed. At the end of the movie,
she takes a leap of faith and goes to the
center of a baseball field before a game
to see if the teacher she fell in love with
feels the same as she does and will
meet her at the field. The countdown
begins. As the clock counts down to
zero, no one has shown up.
This is, in so many ways, what we
are going through as a community. We
are all standing on the field, waiting to
see if we will be accepted. Everyone
is watching. Many people are in the
stands and are supporting us. They
feel that this is their fight as much as
it is ours. But will the country ever
finally jump up from the stands to the
field and actually run to our side? I
hope so. I am waiting. I do have faith
in my country, but often I feel like the
clock is almost to zero. However, while
we wait, let's do something while we
are on center field, while everyone is
watching.
Let's show the country that we are
indeed moving forward. That we
can, as Kentuckians, elect people that
respect everyone, regardless of gender,
race, sexual orientation, education, or
class. Sometimes in life you don’t get
a second chance. Take a leap of faith
and go vote. Whatever happens, you
will have voiced your opinion at the
polls. In time the crowd, not just one
person will rush toward us. Right
now, everybody is looking at you. All
you need to do is smile. And vote.
Ren Scheuerman and
his partner, Travis
Lay, enjoy living in the
luxury of Indian Hills
(Northeast Louisville).
where they enjoy
building bridges of
understanding with
their neighbors (the
vast majority of
which are rumored to
heterosexual).

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 LIBERAL ON THE SAUCE

Stop Whining by David Williams

Stop whining. Yes, that means you
and me both. Sure, President Obama
hasn't come through with the many
laws and policy changes we were
hoping for 20 months ago, but, hell.
It's not going to get any better if we
allow Republicans to whittle away at
Democratic majorities in the November
elections.
President Obama's press secretary
Robert Gibbs was right when he
ranted in August, “Dems need to stop
whining, stop with the circular firing
squad and realize that we're not going
to get everything we want, now or
ever." He went on to suggest if we
don't think Obama's administration is
far superior to Bush's, then we may be
in the wrong party.
Right again. If you feel Obama
didn't do enough the last year or
so, wait until John Boehner is house
majority leader and Mitch McConnell
heads the Senate. I can't imagine the
Republicans allowing a single piece of
progressive legislation get past them.
If it doesn't benefit Wall Street or some
bloated multinational, it's not going to
happen.
In our own community, I think we're
guilty of overlooking a lot of changes.
We aren't peaking enough under the
mainstream media's radar. If we did,
we'd be very impressed.
For starters, we have the Shepard-
Byrd hate crimes law, which extends
federal penalties to hate crimes
committed on the basis of sexual
orientation and other categories. Do
you know how long that bill languished
in Congress? Ten years. Obama got it
passed his first.
He also lifted travel restrictions
against foreigners with AIDS who
want to visit or move to this country.
That policy had been in place since the
days of one of our most homophobic
presidents, the unlamented Ronald
Reagan. Now, for the first time an
international AIDS conference is going
to be held in this country in 2012.
He's extended domestic partnership
benefits for federal employees, a
major step in the right direction, and
implemented a hospital visitation
policy for federally-funded hospitals
and medical centers that allows one
partner in a same-sex relationship
to visit the other without restriction.
Do you think a Republican president
would have done that? Bush could
have. He didn't. What does that say
about the Republican Party?
Yes, gays in the military. Obama's
launched a study that hopefully will
allow us to serve openly. It's due
in his hands by January. I can hear
Republicans laughing that one out of
the halls of Congress now if they're in
charge.
Twice he's issued proclamations for
Pride Month: a relatively simple gesture
started by Bill Clinton but scoffed at by
Bush. But he's gone further than that.
He issued a Father's Day proclamation
that mentioned families with two dads.
Wow! The President has also appeared
(See LIBERAL ON THE SAUCE,
continued on pg 13)

TRANS FATTY

Soap Opera Homophobia Would Make A Great Soap Opera!
I miss Kyle, Fish, Luke, Noah and Reid! And when
will we ever get to see Phillip and Rafe kiss, let alone
make love?
I don’t claim to know all of the background
politics and maneuvering that has played out over
the past few years with the folks who write and
produce soap operas with gay characters. All I know
is what I read on gay entertainment websites like
AfterElton.com and GregInHollywood.com.
What I do know is that I’m perturbed beyond
words by the awful handling of the various gay
(male) characters that have appeared over the past
few years on One Life To Live, As The World Turns
and The Young & The Restless. I believe that the root
cause for the problems with the plots involving these
characters to be nothing less than homophobia.
With the religious right demanding soaps drop
all gay characters, it is truly amazing that any openly
gay character is ever depicted on television, let alone
in a daytime drama. At the same time homophobic
viewers are working against inclusion of GLBT
characters, “our team” is demanding more air time
and more explicit romantic/sexual scenes for gay
characters. With pressure from both sides I can
believe the producers and writers of these soaps
experience a level of pressure that is very difficult to
deal with.
Kyle and Fish, a gay couple on One Life To
Live were dropped from the show this past spring
because research showed that straight viewers found
the guys offensive, which supposedly cause the soap
to lose lots of viewers. Yet since Kyle and Fish were
dropped, the soap’s ratings have are now at their
by Dave VanderPol, Executive Editor
lowest level in the recent history of the show. Surely
our gay characters weren’t scapegoats?
Gay characters on The Young & The Restless
are yet to be shown kissing…except from the chest
down. Showing a same-sex couple in an embrace
is OK, just don’t let the camera show them locking
lips!
While I’m truly sad that As The World Turns
ended it’s 54 year run on September 17., I believe
the storylines for Luke, Noah and Reid were pretty
much a joke! It took the writers nearly two years
before they allowed Luke and Noah to have sex.
How realistic is that? They went nearly seven months
between their second and third on-screen kiss! They
could hold hands, cuddle (fully clothed) and even
gaze longingly in each other’s eyes – but NO kisses
for seven months.
What are straight people so uptight about? What
will it take for them to believe that our love is just as
precious, wonderful and life-enhancing as theird!
If you have the time, I suggest you do a
Google search for the phrase (in quotation marks)
“homophobia scale” to learn what researchers long
ago figured out: NOT all homophobia is “in your
face”. In fact, most homophobia is very subtle and
many homophobic individuals have no clue that European soap operas are light years ahead of
they are homophobic at all! Is that really surprising? their US counterparts. Visit our main website,
How many members of “our team” have struggled www.theletteronline.com, to view a video clip
with internalized homophobia and NOT realized
from the big gay church wedding that took
that they were thinking and behaving out of self-
hatred? place last month on the German soap Forbidden
(See TRANS FATTY,
Love. Christian and Oliver, shown above, kiss
continued on pg 13) moments before cutting their huge wedding cake.

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 GAY LOVE DOCTOR

Breaking My Shy Boyfriend out of His Shell
Q: I’m an experienced dater who is
dating someone quite shy. Things have
been going well over the last several
months, and I’ve been well-behaved
and considerate. I’ve also been sure to
live my own life while getting caught
up in all the feelings associated a
budding “interest.”
While things are going well, I’ve
vocalized my “like” for him, when in
fact, I’ve got some pretty strong feelings
for him. He’s so shy and quiet that I’m
scared to turn him off. And, he’s never
been in a relationship before. So, do
you have any advice? I feel as though
there is a communication deficit and
I’d like to bridge the gap, encouraging
him to express what it is he might feel
for me, while respecting his gentler
nature.
A: Kudos to you for recognizing the
value that a shy guy can offer to dating
relationship! And while their quiet and
innocent demure can be ravishingly
attractive, their reticence at the same
time can add an element of confusion
and frustration as you attempt to
engage them during your courtship.
Perhaps his shyness stems from
a basic temperament he was born
with that exemplifies his personality.
Or maybe he’s a little insecure and
has some self-esteem issues that he’s
grappling with that might diminish
the more comfortable he becomes
with you. Whatever the source, his
shyness is ultimately his issue and
there’s not much control you have
over whether he’s in or out of his
shell. However, there are a few things
you might try to help break him of his
inhibitions so he becomes a bit more
of an active participant in the budding
relationship.
Help boost his confidence by
validating the things he’s good at.
Recognize his talents and give positive
strokes for things he says or does that
by Dr. Brian Rzepczynski, D.H.S., M.S.W.
mirror more of the behaviors you’re
seeking. For example, “Thanks for
sharing your opinion about that. I really
like it when you talk about how you’re
feeling.” Reinforce those behaviors that
you appreciate by acknowledging them
in the moment, and avoid shaming or
criticizing his quietness.
Try to plan dates or activities where
he might shine. Shy men do best in
situations where they feel a sense of
control, where there’s an absence of
performance anxiety, and in settings
that are structured and have a purpose-
driven format. If you’re looking for
more expressiveness from him, try
asking him open-ended questions
where further elaboration is required
during dialogues rather than simple
yes/no responses.
Aside from that, show him the time
of his life! And there’s nothing wrong
with you sharing your thoughts and
feelings with him; he may just mirror
your actions. Remember that you have
the right to ask for what you need and
want, so it’s important not to enable
shy behavior by not speaking up if
your needs aren’t being met. It can
very easy when dating a shy man to be
put in the position of always “taking
the lead.” Try adding some balance
to this by providing opportunities for
him to initiate, offer opinions, give
feedback, or collaborate in problem-
solving. It does take two to tango, so
after giving the relationship time to
develop and evolve, assess your guy’s
level of involvement and investment in
your romance to determine if his level
of engagement matches your personal
requirements for a relationship.
The key to bringing a shy guy
around is to create an atmosphere in
your relationship to where he feels
safe. Once this is achieved, in most
cases the inhibitions will decrease and
you just might find a wild man on
your hands bubbling just below the
surface, bringing out another aspect of
his nature for you to fall in love with in
addition to his sweetness. Enjoy!
©2008 Brian L. Rzepczynski, All rights
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LIBERAL ON THE SAUCE, cont’d from pg 12 TRANS FATTY, cont’d from pg 12

before several LGBT functions and invited national
LGBT leaders to the White House. Again, a small but
meaningful gesture.
In just 20 months, President Obama has done more
for the LGBT community than George Bush ever did
(that is to say, zilch) and dare I say even Bill Clinton,
whose support of don't ask, don't tell and the so-called
Defense of Marriage Act is a major scar on his otherwise
benevolent presidency.
Get with it! If Republicans take over Congress in
January, forget about ENDA, forget about allowing
gays in the military and forget about rescinding the
marriage act. It's not going to happen.
We need to close ranks now, and we need to convince
independents to come out in support of Democratic
candidates as well. Otherwise, it may be another 10
years before we have another golden opportunity like
the Obama administration to really change our fortunes
for the better.
I don’t want to accuse any soap writer or producer
involved with the three soap operas mentioned above of THE COMMUNITY LETTER Salutes…
overt homophobia because of the way they handled their
gay characters. Perhaps the characters were mishandled
out of ignorance? Yet, at the very least, these writers and
producers likely deserve the title of “enabler” for caving DAVID MILLER
into the complaints of homophobic viewers. for his many years
Back in the 1960s no soap opera allowed viewers to
of dedicated volunteer
see married heterosexual couples sleeping in the same
bed! So maybe by 2015 we could at least have a soap service on behalf of the
depict a same-sex wedding? Oh wait, one German soap
did that last month. Germans can handle watching a
gay wedding in a church, but not Americans. Bluegrass Classic
In the meantime I’m all for keeping up pressure – Bowling Tournament
firm yet polite – on the networks to include more LGBT
characters in daytime and other programming. We
know the well-financed and well-organized religious Know of a community leader
right wont be shutting up any time soon, so our voices that deserves to be saluted?
must continue to be heard.

Tell us who and why:

David Williams is the founder of the Williams-Nichols Institute Agree or disagree, Dave VanderPol would love to know your editor@theletteronline.com
and the Kentucky Gay & Lesbian Library and Archives, which thoughts! Write to him at editor@theletteronline.com or
are housed at the University of Louisville’s Ekstrom Library. call (502) 322-4632.

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 GAY & FEMINIST

Gender Identity Is The New Gay by Eric Jost

It's no secret that Angelina Jolie
and Brad Pitt are queen and king of
the paparazzi. Even when Britney
and Lindsay threaten their reign, the
couple always manages to come back
with a vengeance (even if they claim
to be uninterested in the media). It's
easy when you view the developing
countries of the world as giant shopping
malls full of babies just waiting to be
snatched up at a decent price.
Life & Style magazine, that bastion
of hard-hitting journalism, took a
break from its 24-hour Lohan coverage
to drudge up a news story about the
Jolie-Pitts: namely, the gender identity
of their biologically female child,
Shiloh.
I am partial to Star Magazine, but
I'll take what I can get in a pinch.
For months, the paparazzi have
been highlighting the supposed
family turmoil over Shiloh's gender
identity and expression. Although
born female, Brangelina have allowed
Shiloh to adopt characteristics that
are typically associated with male-
bodied individuals -- from wearing
pants (OMFG!) to maintaining a short,
un-ladylike haircut, Shiloh has been
allowed to choose the mode of gender
expression that suits her best. Angelina
even told Vanity Fair that Shiloh is
drawn to more masculine expressions
of gender, and as a result, has been
given the freedom to adopt the traits
she prefers.
While it is a little too early to know if
Shiloh genuinely feels like a boy more
than a little girl (she is only 4 years old,
after all) or if she's just a tomboy; I'm
glad that we have magazines like Life
& Style to act as the moral compass of
parenting, and make Shiloh feel even
more ostracized than she already does
by having A-list parents.
Interestingly, Life & Style was
reprimanded in March by The Advocate
and GLAAD for its "coverage" of the
supposed family drama. Then, the
tabloid painted Shiloh's masculine
traits as harmful and an indicator of
bad parenting (quoting anti-gay/anti-
feminist group, Focus on the Family);
and while the magazine apologized,
their ongoing coverage indicates the
editors didn't take the message to
heart. They are also furthering parental
gender stereotypes by painting Brad as
the one repulsed by any deviation of
stereotypical gender traits.
As someone who played with both
action figures and Barbie, and dressed
as both Batman and Catwoman (mainly
Catwoman), I don't find anything
wrong with Shiloh being given the
freedom to actually choose how she
wants to express herself. Had my
parents insisted I only played sports
or only had male friends as a child, I
would have been miserable. The only
tragedy with Shiloh is that she has
the misfortune of having to discover
herself under the ever-present watch
of the media.
The fact that Life & Style and its
counterparts are so enamored with
Shiloh's gender expression highlights
our society's desperate need to cling
to preconceived gender stereotypes.
Transgendered celebrities like Chaz
Bono, Candis Cayne, and Alexis
Arquette, are less celebrated for any
talent they have, and more highlighted
as curiosities -- a modern-day,
paparazzi-driven freak show.
While I think there are many
parenting techniques to critique
Brangelina for, giving Shiloh the
freedom to express herself is not one of
them. Let's just hope the tabloids don't
get the best of them.
Eric Jost is a freelance
writer living in Washington,
DC. His work ranges
from embarrassing
firstperson narratives to
commentaries on queer
rights and sex positive
culture. You can check out
more of his work at www.
eric-jost.com.

Federal Court Dismisses Anti-Marriage Equality

Group’s Lawsuit Challenging Disclosure Laws
A federal court yesterday dismissed a lawsuit
by the National Organization for Marriage
(NOM) filed last month in Rhode Island. NOM,
the leading anti-LGBT force in the country,
argued that it should be able to run ads on
behalf of Rhode Island Republican gubernatorial
candidate John Robitaille, who strongly opposes
marriage equality, without having to report its
expenditures or comply with other campaign
finance laws. NOM is embarking on a ruthless
campaign this election cycle to defeat candidates
who support marriage equality.
“NOM is boldly trying to circumvent
campaign disclosure laws in a number of states,”
said Kevin Nix, Director of the NOM Project for
the Human Rights Campaign. “They have so far
failed in Rhode Island as they have elsewhere.
Federal and state officials around the country
should sit up and take notice of this fringe
group’s shadowy financing and questionable
ethics.”
Judge Mary M. Lisi dismissed NOM’s
complaint on grounds that it violated federal
litigation rules. The court, among other
things, found that “the factual allegations in
the complaint are buried in… conclusory and
argumentative passages” and that it “places an
unjustified burden on the court and the [state] to
respond to it because they are forced to ferret out
the relevant material from a mass of verbiage.”
The court gave NOM until next week to file
an amended complaint that comports with the
rules.
In its September court filing, NOM said it intends
to “engage in multiple forms of speech in Rhode
Island” in advance of the November 2 elections,
“including radio ads, television ads, direct mail
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and publicly accessible Internet postings.” Rhode
Island law permits “independent expenditures”
from organizations like NOM – but forbids
these groups from coordinating any strategy or
ads with candidates. Candidate John Robitaille clamourunderbridge.typepad.com
stands to benefit most from NOM’s ads – he
opposes same-sex marriage.
NOM is fighting campaign finance laws
in a number of states, including New York,
Washington, California and Maine, where it
remains under investigation by the Maine Ethics
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Commission for failing to register with the state
as a ballot question committee and refusing to
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Maine’s marriage equality law in 2009.

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 OUTLOOK WITHIN
Making It Last
The news hits hard. Friends of ours
— coupled a few years longer than
our 14 — are calling it quits on their
relationship. My husband Dave and I
didn't see it coming. Apparently, neither
did they. Or at least, not both of them.
Less than a week ago we asked one of
the men what he most wants from life.
"To grow old with my partner," he said.
The news of these friends' impending
breakup sends a chill down my spine,
as if someone somewhere is walking
across my grave. It reminds me that at
some point my relationship with Dave
will end. We will part ways by choice,
chance, death or the thousand other
ways relationships terminate. We know
this.
I remember an article I read about the
nature and duration of gay relationships.
The author cited the results of a multiple
choice survey question that showed
newly-partnered couples were most
apt to predict their relationship would
last "forever." The longer the partners
had been together—25 years, 30, even
40—the more likely they were to predict
their relationship would last "another
month." Perhaps with age comes the
realization that nothing is sure, nothing
lasts, everything changes whether we
like it or not.
YOUR PEACE OF MIND
“To Err is Human, To Forgive Divine”
[NOTE: This month’s question is
from a client of Dr. Schloemer, rather
than a reader.]
Q: I have a dilemma involving an old
boyfriend and a very hurtful breakup.
I’ll call him “Chad” here. He left me
for another guy right before a big
commitment ceremony we’d planned
for months. Through therapy and
support from friends, I was finally able
to overcome the horrible depression
I experienced after the breakup, and
have even been very happy in a new
relationship for the last year.
Here’s my dilemma: Chad recently
contacted me by voicemail and said
he’s just been diagnosed with cancer,
the prognosis isn’t good and he wants
to try to make amends to me. Honestly,
my first thought was “Karma’s a bitch,
dude!” After I calmed down, I began to
feel mainly ambivalent … wanting to
accept his amends to ease his conscience
so he doesn’t have to worry about me
as he deals with his cancer … also
wanting to let him feel the same sense of
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How to live in such a world?
The answer is perhaps scribed on
a plaque that hangs on a wall of our
home. The words are right there in
front of my face, penned in a flowing
calligraphic hand by my former wife.
She copied them from a similar plaque
in my parents' house. I can't read the
words. They're in Finnish, language of
my grandparents, but the translation
is etched in my mind: "We have all we
need. What we don't have, we don't
need." Sage advice about how to make
do.
abandonment and betrayal I felt when
he left me.
So what’s your opinion: to forgive or
not to forgive?
A: Of all the questions I hear from
clients in my practice, it’s amazing how
often questions about forgiveness come
up. Sometimes, as with this client, the
question is whether we should forgive
someone else for the harm they’ve done
us. Other times, the question is how
to persuade someone else to forgive
us for the harm we did them. Either
way, this much is clear: forgiveness
requires a lot of people, emotionally,
psychologically and spiritually, and
decisions about forgiveness deserve
careful consideration.
A number of good books and articles
I’ve taken these words to heart. I am
notorious for wearing tennis shoes until
I walk out the sides of them. To do farm
work I slip into a pair of old black dress
shoes, their soles strapped on with layer
after layer of duct tape. We lay our table
with cloths that were new 50 years ago.
My husband spent this morning sewing
patches onto one of them.
I harbored hopes that my first
marriage could be patched together, that
my wife and I could make it last as long
as my parent's “'til-death-do-us-part”
relationship. It was not to be. My wife
needed a man who needed a woman,
who could love her in ways meaningful
to her, to join her in a union of opposites.
I needed a man to companion, to brother,
to twin with, to form a union of equals.
Even so, I continue to sit with the
questions raised by the dissolution of
the marriage. Was it best to call it quits?
Was anything to be gained by making it
last? How would life be different—hers,
mine, our children's—had we stayed
together? The fallout seems severe: my
three sons, now young adults, have
nothing to do with me, nor have they
had since they were children.
But perhaps I overstate the case. I
have found deep happiness in life since
the marriage ended. Has my former wife
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exist on the topic of forgiveness. I don’t
have a personal favorite but anyone
interested can find a wealth of material
just by Googling the word “forgiveness.”
While I haven’t read all that there is out
there on the topic, I’ve sampled a good
number of the offerings and have found
some common themes in the literature.
One theme is that forgiveness is
something we do for ourselves, not the
person who wronged us. This idea may
seem counter-intuitive at first, but the
common sense of it is this: by harboring
anger and resentment we really only
hurt ourselves, and give the person who
harmed us more power over us than
they deserve.
Another theme is that forgiveness is
a double-edged sword: we all need it
from others at times, and we all need to
give it to others at times. To withhold
it from others when they need it from
us only diminishes us spiritually and
creates bad Karma.
Finally, lots of authors who talk about
forgiveness also talk about the freeing
effects of letting go of past hurts. It takes
by Bryn Marlow
since found something similar? Have
our kids moved to a place of satisfaction
and joy? How can I know? Will I ever
know?
And why the importance placed on
making it last—making anything last—
in the first place? Isn’t the message of
life that everything changes? That we
are always in a state of becoming? That
existence is one long lesson in letting
go?
And yet.
Maybe the deeper truth of the proverb
— and I have no clue how to say it in
Finnish — is that we do have all we need
somewhere deep within. Deep down
inside us resides the wisdom to know
when to hold on, when to let go, when
to take what is as it presents itself. We
already possess the gumption, patience
and discernment to navigate the river of
life, the One-River that bears us all along
on its ever-flowing, ever-changing, ever-
the-same path to the Sea of—what?
Being? Eternity? Nirvana? Truth?
Bryn Marlow (gayfeather.blogspot.com) lives
with his husband Dave on a 1930s Indiana
farmstead where they raise chickens and
flowers.
a lot of psychic energy to stay mad at
someone. When we let go of that anger,
we get psychic energy back and are
truly free again from the negative hold
the anger had on our hearts.
So my advice is usually to forgive
others whenever we can. That’s not to
say we should be close or trusting again
with those who have hurt us; in fact,
exercising some degree of caution and
self-protection is probably wise with
such folks. But why let their past hurtful
actions dictate our behavior now and
forever? Better to move forward and get
on with our lives. Perhaps Hemingway
put this idea best when he wrote, “living
well is the best revenge.”
Whatever this client decides, here’s
wishing him peace of mind.
Fred Schloemer, Ed.D., LCSW is a Louisville
psychotherapist specializing in GLBT issues.
Write him at FredSchloemer@aol.com, visit
his website at www.schloemerservices.com,
and order his book From A Land in Between
at www.publishmaerica.com.
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Nashville Facility Treats 24,000 HIV/AIDS Patients Yearly
[Reprinted with permission of Out & About Newspaper.]
The Comprehensive Care Center
(CCC), one of the nation’s largest
and most successful outpatient HIV/
AIDS treatment facilities, is moving
to Vanderbilt Health One Hundred
Oaks.
Beginning this month, most
clinical services to CCC patients will
now be provided by the Vanderbilt
Medical Group under a new name,
the Vanderbilt Comprehensive Care
Clinic.
The CCC, an independent, non-
profit organization, will continue to
administer the federal grants that
support the clinic, and provide a
wide range of services including
psychiatric, nutritional and medical
case management, and specialized
care for pregnant women with HIV.
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Impellezzeris Pizza: A Far Cry From Your Usual Take-Out
[Impellezzeris Pizza: www.
impellizzeris.com. Three Louisville
locations: 1381 Bardstown Road, (502)
454-2711, 4933 Brownsboro Road,
(502) 425-9080 and opening this fall, a
downtown Louisville location at 110
West Main Street.]
Ah, pizza! It’s easy to pick up the
phone and order carry-out from one of
the big franchises. There are over 300
listings for pizza in the Metro Louisville
yellow pages!
On a recent weekend my family and
I decided to visit Impellizzeris Pizza
on Bardstown Road and taste some
of their highly acclaimed pizza pies.
When I first moved to Louisville in
the early ‘90’s, I remember eating at a
much smaller Impellizzeris, also on
Bardstown Road but in a location where
the biggest business came in the form of
delivery and take-out. This newer spot
is definitely geared for those eating
on site and we found through our
experience that they truly do deliver an
excellent meal.
The restaurant was clearly designed
with classic Italian eatery in mind.
The walls are dark and lined with
comfortable booths, checkered cloths
cover the tables and I half expected the
token bottle of Chianti with candle at
each spot but was sorely disappointed
by Beth Ann Rubin
that they skipped that cliché. with an appetizer classic, the Breadstix
Although there is ample ($5.99). Six pieces of bread topped
seating, there usually with herbs and parmesan cheese were
is a wait due to the served practically swimming in a garlic
popularity of the butter sauce. The slightly chewy “stix”
restaurant. The benefited from the delicious sauce and
walls in the I could not help myself from double
waiting area dipping. Not for the diet conscious but
are filled so delicious.
with several When I discovered that my other
“Best of dining partners had settled on pizza,
Louisville” I thought I would try something
a w a r d s different on the menu, especially since
which made I knew I would be able to sample their
us salivate pie. Some of the hoagies sounded quite
even more in tasty such as the Italian Sausage hoagie
anticipation ($7.99) served with homemade sausage
of our meal. and the Calzone ($8.99) also sounded
And for the appealing.
sports enthusiast, I opted for pasta. I could not choose
there are plenty of between the Pasta and Homemade
big screen televisions Meatballs ($7.99) and the Stuffed
on which you can watch Manicotti ($11.99). I was in the mood for
your favorite team. some meat so I opted for the meatballs.
On the night we visited, You can select between spaghetti and
the al fresco area in the front of the mostaccioli. I picked the mostaccioli
restaurant was quite busy but we did the menu while enjoying our drinks, I as I prefer a thicker pasta. Imagine my
not have to wait for a table. noted that the eatery might be known delight when my meal was served with
We were a bit early to indulge in for its pizza but the menu is much two more breadsticks, also wading in
the Happy Hour which did not begin more extensive than I expected. There that garlic butter. My pasta was cooked
until 10:00pm but that certainly didn’t are a number of appetizers as well as al dente and the sweetness of the thick
stop me from ordering a glass of the salads and Hoagie sandwiches and a (See DINING OUT,
house Chardonnay. As we perused variety of pastas. We decided to start continued on pg 18)

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 VIDEO REVIEWS Kentuckiana Agencies
Respond To Bullying,
BY CUBBIE BRITCHES Suicide Crisis
The String To respond to the current anti-
gay bullying and suicide crisis,
10 community agencies from
Set in arid Tunisia, tall, quiet Malik (Antonin Stahly- throughout Metro Louisville will
Vishwanadan), a 30-year-old Parisian architect, come together on Friday, October
returns to his homeland after the death of his father. 15. The forum, which is free and
He’s greeted warmly by his over-bearing, petulant open to the public, will take place
mother (Cardinale) and is immediately confronted beginning at 4:00pm at Metro
United Way, 334 East Broadway,
with her expectation that he stay and get married.
in the Community Meeting Room.
The now strange world of his youth, his mother’s Louisville Youth Group (LYG) is
pressure and his barely hidden homosexuality set serving as the lead agency of this
off anxiety attacks in Malik, who finally finds relief consortium.
when he meets the darkly handsome handyman, According to Donald Taylor,
Balil (Salim Kechiouche). They begin a tentative LYG Executive Director, “Through
relationship, but Islamic mores, a still class conscience the conversation at the forum, we
society, and the ever-presence of his mother threaten hope to explore the services and
resources available to respond
their young love.
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The String is a forbidden love story as well as a anti-gay bullying, answer questions
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subtitles.) donald@teachingtheroad.org.

Impellezzeris Pizza, the Impellezeri’s “Super” Pizza which

cont’d from pg 17
sauce was offset by the boldness of the
meatballs. The four large meatballs
were not too dense and delivered a
perfect accompaniment to the pasta.
There are three different pizza crust
options, each with a different price:
original crust, Sicilian deep dish and
thin New York style. All are made daily
in the kitchen.
There are ten specialty pizzas from
which you can choose or you can
make your own from a variety of
meat and vegetable options. I have to
mention the one specialty that stands
out from the menu and that would be
weighs about 12 pounds. Consisting of
pepperoni, Italian sausage, meatballs,
ham, mushrooms, green peppers,
onions, black and green olives and
banana peppers, this will set you back
$49.99 and a wait time of a little over
an hour. There is no serving size but
suffice it to say it should be enough for
your entire table.
My co-diners went with the original
crust and split a medium pizza ($14.99
plus additional toppings) with half
cheese and half Italian sausage and
banana peppers. The crust was
reminiscent of the breadstix and was
substantial but not overbearing and
complimented the toppings quite well.

Billy Lucas
Asher Brown
Seth Walsh
Tyler Clementi
Raymond Chase
Caleb Nolt

May We Honor
Your Memory By
Working To End
Anti-Gay Bullying

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