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reminisce about being members, others to new on eve of historic
the first to walk the aisle. HIV/AIDS Commission. marriage vote.
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Homestretch for Maryland marriage bill

Final vote set for Friday;
supporters confident of victory
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com

Editor’s note: Maryland’s House of Delegates was expected to vote on

a marriage equality bill after this issue of the Blade went to press. Visit
washingtonblade.com for updates.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A bill to allow same-sex couples to marry sur-

vived an attempt to kill or weaken it through amendments in the Mary-
land House of Delegates on Wednesday and was expected to come
up for a final vote Friday.
The amendments were introduced during the opening round of
debate in the chamber on the Civil Marriage Protection Act. A vote
on the bill was initially set for Thursday, but House Speaker Michael
Busch (D-Anne Arundel County) moved it back to Friday as supporters
scrambled to line up the 71 votes needed for passage.
“I feel very confident that we’re going to get to 71,” said Del. Luke
Clippinger (D-Baltimore City), one of seven openly gay members of the
House of Delegates.
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Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery County), a lesbian, said the defeat of four hostile amendments to the marriage
Md. House debates trans rights bill, PAGE 18 equality bill was a good sign because it showed supporters had the strength to stop attempts to derail the bill.

Baldwin sees hope in

112th Congress
filmagenda LGBT Equality Caucus meeting
Reel Affirmations moves planned April festival back to October.
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By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com

Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) maintained this week that pro-

LGBT legislation could see progress in the Democratic-controlled
Senate during the 112th Congress as prospects of movement are
unlikely in the Republican-controlled House.
In an interview with the Washington Blade, the only out lesbian in Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key

Congress said she sees room for progress on pro-LGBT bills in the Sen- Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.)
ate, where Democrats retained control following the mid-term elections.
socialagenda “There’s still a prospect with a Democratically controlled Senate that
said a bill to advance DP ben-
efits to partners of LGBT federal
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LOCALNEWS
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray named 21 people to a new Commission on HIV/AIDS, including two gay Council members and the
head of Whitman-Walker Clinic.
Catania, Graham named to
D.C. HIV/AIDS Commission
Gay D.C. Council members David Catania (I-At-
Large) and Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), Whitman-Walker
Clinic director Don Blanchon, and D.C. gay and AIDS
activist Cornelius Baker are among 21 people that
Mayor Vincent Gray has appointed to his newly cre-
ated Commission on HIV/AIDS.
Gray announced the appointees at the commis-
sion’s first meeting on Tuesday. Among the others serv-
ing on the commission are Gray himself and seven
high-level officials from his administration, including Dr.
Mohammad Akhter, director of the D.C. Department of
Health, and Dr. Gregory Pappas, the gay head of the
city’s Office of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, Sexually Transmit-
ted Disease, and Tuberculosis.
Gray also named to the commission gay psychiatrist
Jeffrey Akman, a recognized expert in LGBT and AIDS-
related psychiatry who serves as Interim Vice Provost
for Health Affairs at George Washington University;
and D.C. gay physician Bruce Rashbaum.
“I am grateful to all of the community leaders who
have agreed to come together to address the critical
epidemic of HIV/AIDS in the District of Columbia,” Gray
said at the meeting. “By uniting the government with
experts in the field of HIV and respected members of
the community, we can create a comprehensive ap-
proach to treating and ending an epidemic, which has
affected our entire city leaving no ward or community
untouched.”
Additional members of the commission will be
named over the next several weeks, Gray said.
Among the topics discussed at the meeting was the
just-released sixth “report card” on the city’s progress
in addressing the AIDS epidemic prepared by the in-
dependent, non-profit watchdog group D.C. Apple-
seed. The report card shows the city has improved or
maintained its grades ranging from A, A- and B in sev-
eral of the 12 areas the group monitors.
It also shows declining grades in other areas, in-
cluding monitoring grants to AIDS service groups, HIV
surveillance and data gathering, and overall “leader-
ship” on HIV/AIDS by the mayor. Appleseed officials
Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key
said the report card covered the period between Octo-
ber 2009 and February 2011 and reflected the policies
and programs of former Mayor Adrian Fenty. The App-
leseed report card can be viewed at dcappleseed.org.
Following are the names of the commission mem-
bers as announced on Tuesday:
Vincent C. Gray, Mayor, Chair
Allen Lew, City Administrator
Beatriz “BB” Otero, Deputy Mayor for Health
and Human Services
Dr. Mohammad Akhter, Director, DOH, Co-
Chair
Council member David Catania, At-Large
Council member Jim Graham, Ward 1
Dr. Gregory Pappas, Senior Deputy Director
for HAHSTA
Steve Baron, Director, Department of Mental
Health (DMH)
Deborah Carroll, Interim Director, Department
of Human Services (DHS)
Kaya Henderson, Interim Chancellor, DC Pub-
lic Schools (DCPS)
Thomas Hoey, Interim Director, Department of
Corrections (DOC)
Marco Aguilar, Vice President and Chief of
Staff, DC Chamber of Commerce
Jeffrey Akman, Interim Vice Provost for Health
Affairs, GWU
Cornelius Baker, National Black Gay Men’s
Advocacy Coalition
Sharon Baskerville, DC Primary Care As-
sociation
Don Blanchon, CEO, Whitman-Walker
Dr. Frederick Finelli, President, Medical Soci-
ety of the District of Columbia
Isaac Fullwood, Chairman, US Parole Com-
mission
Dr. Lisa Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor of
Medicine, Howard University
Janelle Goetcheus, UNITY Healthcare
Dr. Bruce Rashbaum, Private Practice, Inter-
nal Medicine
— LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Anti-LGBT violence to be
discussed at hate crimes forum
Speakers from the local group Gays and Lesbians
Opposing Violence and the D.C. Police Department’s
Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit will be addressing the
issue of hate crimes at a community forum on March 15
organized by the Northwest Columbia Heights Com-
munity Association.
Among those scheduled to speak at the event are
former GLLU head Sgt. Brett Parson and the GLLU’s
current head, Sgt. Carlos Mejia, who also heads the
department’s Latino Liaison Unit. Others scheduled to
speak are GLOV’s current director, A.J. Singletary; the
group’s former co-chair Chris Farris; and the director
of the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs, Roxana Olivas.
“Gays and Latinos are similarly ‘profiled’ and tar-
geted for violent robberies,” said a statement released
by the Columbia Heights group sponsoring the event.
“Let’s come together and raise our collective aware-
ness. This trend may affect someone you know, wheth-
er you realize it or not.”
The forum will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday
at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal Church,
1525 Newton St., N.W.
— LOU CHIBBARO JR.
obituary
BOB DAVIS, 90
Bob Davis, a radio
host at Washington’s
classical music station
WGMS for more than 50
years and who married
his partner last June on
their 62nd anniversary as
a couple, died Feb. 23 of
heart disease at his home
in Chevy Chase, Md. He
was 90.
Davis talked about his
career and relationship
with his husband, Realtor Henry Schalizki, in a video
interview with the Washington Blade last June at the
time of his wedding, which came three months after
D.C.’s same-sex marriage law took effect.
“We were treated as a couple, with no reference of
sexuality at all,” Davis said in the interview, noting how
his superiors and colleagues at WGMS and a Balti-
more television station, where he started his career in
broadcasting in the late 1940s, respected his relation-
ship with Schalizki.
Davis was born Sept. 3, 1920, in Battle Creek, Mich.
He began his career in radio broadcasting in Michigan
and later in Indiana before serving in the Navy during
World War II. In his Blade interview, he said he and
Schalizki met during the war and socialized before be-
coming a couple in 1949.
He worked with the USO entertaining troops in the
late 1940s and early 1950s before starting work as the
host of a variety show at WBAL-TV in Baltimore in the
early 1950s. He later moved to D.C. to become an an-
nouncer at radio station WOL AM. He joined the staff
at D.C.’s WGMS in 1953, where he worked as a staff
announcer and program host until 1985.
Davis worked part-time as a substitute host at the
station until 2007, when it went out of business.
Friends and colleagues, including D.C. Council
member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), attended Davis and
Schalizki’s wedding ceremony at the J.W. Marriott Ho-
tel’s rooftop terrace in downtown D.C.
— LOU CHIBBARO JR.

NATIONALNEWS
Sen. Casey introduces
anti-bullying bill
Contains provision to
address online harassment
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
A U.S. senator from Pennsylvania on
Tuesday reintroduced legislation aimed
at thwarting the bullying of LGBT students
with a new provision geared toward pro-
tecting against harassment via the Internet.
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced
the bill, which is dubbed the Safe
Schools Improvement Act. Joining him
as an original co-sponsor is Sen. Mark
Kirk (R-Ill.) as well as 18 other members
of the Senate Democratic caucus.
In a conference call on Tuesday,
Casey said the measure was introduced
to help ensure that students feel safe as
they complete their studies.
“This is in my judgment the ultimate
betrayal of a child,” Casey said. “They
should go to school with a reasonable
expectation that they’re going to be safe,
and when they’re not safe, it’s our fault
across the country — those of us who are
elected officials and those who have any-
thing to do with this challenge of making
sure that our children can be educated.”
If the legislation were to pass, schools
that receive federal funding would have to
establish codes of conduct explicitly pro-
hibiting bullying and harassment. Addition-
ally, the bill would require states to collect
data on incidents of bullying and report the
information to the Department of Educa-
tion, which will make the data available to
parents and local communities.
Further, the Department of Education
would have to provide Congress with a re-
port every two years on the state-reported
data, along with other specified data.
Kirk, who was also on the conference
call, said his priority in the bill was a provi-
sion that wasn’t in the legislation during
the previous Congress — language ex-
plicitly protecting students against bully-
ing that they could encounter online, such
as threats on their Facebook pages.
The new bill clarifies that “electronic
communications” are a context in which
students could experience harassment.
“It’s incumbent on the national legisla-
ture to keep up to speed with what’s hap-
pening in the country, and cyber-bullying
is now very much a part of 21st century
American life,” Kirk said.
Stacy Skalsi, director of public policy
for the National Association of School
Psychologists, said her organization
supports the Safe Schools Improvement
Act out of concern for bullied students as
well as those engaging in bullying to help
guide them to make better decisions.
“We’re really concerned that schools
really need to some guidance to move
forward,” she said. “There’s still a lot of
confusion and ambiguity about how to
respond to the problem.”
Casey said bullying that LGBT stu-
Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key
Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.)
dents and students with disabilities face
in school was in particular a motivation
for introducing the measure. The senator
cited a 2009 study from the Gay, Lesbian
and Straight Education Network find-
ing that eight in 10 LGBT students say
they’ve faced bullying in the last year.
“If it were one in 10, it would be totally
unacceptable, but the fact that there are
that many in this survey is particularly
disturbing,” Casey said.
Charles Robbins, executive director of
the Trevor Project, said the Safe Schools
Improvement Act would be effective
in mitigating the harassment faced by
LGBT students.
“Protecting young people from nega-
tive school environments plays a critical
role in effective suicide prevention,” Rob-
bin said. “The Safe Schools Improvement
Act will improve outcomes for elementary
and secondary-aged youth nationwide
by collecting and reporting on instances
of bullying and helping to provide better
services for youth who are at risk, includ-
ing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
and questioning youth.”
Dennis Van Roekel, president of the
National Education Association, also
expressed support for the legislation on
behalf of his organization.
“NEA strongly supports the Safe Schools
Improvement Act and ridding schools of
bullying and harassment,” Van Roekel
said. ”Our children are America’s greatest
resource. And as educators, we want noth-
ing more than to create a climate of civility
and respect for all students, including LGBT
students, in every public school.”
In the House, Rep. Linda Sanchez
(D-Calif.) is set to introduce companion
legislation. Kirk said Rep. John Shimkus
(R-Ill.), whom he described as a leader in
anti-bullying efforts, could be an original
co-sponsor of the legislation.
LGBT advocates have been talking
about including this legislation — as well
as the Student Non-Discrimination Act
— as a component of Elementary & Sec-
ondary Act reauthorization when it comes
before lawmakers during this Congress.
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Same-sex unions bill moves in Colo. 
DENVER — Legislation aimed at recognizing same-sex civil unions in Colorado
passed its first test Tuesday, despite cries from the religious right that the legisla-
tion would undermine marriage and encourage a “shameful” gay lifestyle, several
Colorado newspapers, including the Denver Post, reported this week.
Senate Bill 172, introduced by Sen. Pat Steadman (D-Denver) was backed by
the Senate Judiciary Committee 6-3, with one Republican joining Democrats to
advance the legislation.
The marathon controversial legislative hearing felt at times more like a Christian
revival meeting, with critics of SB 172 making arguments against sodomy and gay
lifestyles while reading from Leviticus, the Post reported.
Many critics argued that gay couples are unfit to raise children, and pointed out that
in 2006, Colorado voters defined marriage as between one man and one woman, while
also rejecting a proposal to recognize same-sex domestic partnerships in Colorado.
Senate Bill 172 would recognize civil unions between same-sex couples in Colo-
rado. Along with the recognition would come similar legal benefits enjoyed by het-
erosexual married couples.
Faith leaders would not be required under the law to conduct same-sex civil
unions if it goes against their religious beliefs.
Steadman, who is gay, said the issue is about providing stability to couples as
they navigate life.
Judge lets Minn. marriage ban stand 
MINNEAPOLIS — A Hennepin County judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to
make same-sex marriage legal in Minnesota, according to an Associated Press report.
Judge Mary Dufresne rejected arguments by the group Marry Me Minnesota
that the state’s 13-year-old Defense of Marriage Act violates same-sex couples’
rights to due process, equal protection, religious freedom and freedom of associa-
tion. The Star Tribune reported Wednesday that the judge wrote in an order Mon-
day that she’s bound by a 1971 Minnesota Supreme Court decision that says the
legislature has the power to limit marriage to one man and one woman. Doug Ben-
son, executive director of Marry Me Minnesota, says the group is disappointed and
will appeal. He says the ruling is a slap at thousands of gay and lesbian couples
who want the same rights their neighbors have, the AP reported.
Sailor discharged for falling asleep with man 
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Navy petty officer facing discharge for falling asleep
in bed with another male sailor last month says his ouster is motivated by ho-
mophobia, not a legitimate crime, a claim that has some gay rights advocates wor-
ried about life after “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” according to an ABC report.
Stephen Jones, 21, a student at the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in
Charleston, S.C., says he and friend Brian McGee inadvertently fell asleep togeth-
er while watching “Vampire Diaries” on a computer in his quarters Feb. 6. Jones
was wearing pajama pants and a white T-shirt, lying on top of the covers; McGee
was in boxer shorts under the blanket on Jones’ twin bed, according to both men’s
account of the situation. When Jones’ roommate, Tyler Berube, walked in shortly af-
ter midnight, the sleepy sailors woke up, got dressed and went back to their rooms.
Several days later, however, Jones and McGee were cited with dereliction of duty
for “willfully failing to exhibit professional conduct in his room,” according to a Navy
report specifying the charges. McGee accepted the charge and received docked
pay. But when Jones refused to accept a penalty, instead hoping for a court martial
to prove his innocence, he was ordered separated from the Navy for good, the ABC
report said. While there was no evidence of homosexual conduct presented in the
statements given by the three men to military investigators, Jones and his civilian at-
torney Gary Meyers believe homophobic suspicions were motivation for the charge.
“The roommate is concerned about what he sees, even though he sees noth-
ing,” Meyers told ABC. “And his statement doesn’t indicate he saw anything. Two
men woke up and they left the room. It’s a bizarre overreaction.”
Meyers contends that because the command had too little evidence to start an
investigation under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which is still technically military policy, it
used a subterfuge to achieve the same result.
“I asked several times about what was unprofessional about what I did, and
every time they said it’s just unprofessional. Period,” said Jones, who is appealing
the decision.
Worker defending gays fired for saying ‘faggot’
NEW YORK — An elderly New York man who worked 54 years for American
Airlines was fired this week for saying faggot during a training session. Referring
to his military service, 82-year-old Freddy Schmitt said, “Back then a faggot could
have saved my life.” He made the comment in reference to a statement saying that
gays should be allowed to serve openly. The company refused to let Schmitt return
to his role as a ground-crew worker despite an excellent employment record, the
New York Post reported. Schmitt is appealing the decision and says he wants to
end his career on good terms.
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nucleoside analogues. You and your healthcare provider will need to decide
if REYATAZ is right for you. If you use REYATAZ while you are pregnant, talk
to your healthcare provider about the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry.
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If you are breast-feeding. You should not breast-feed if you are HIV-positive
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are a woman who has or will have a baby, talk with your healthcare provider
about the best way to feed your baby.
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with you to show your healthcare provider. For more information, see “What
important information should I know about taking REYATAZ with other
medicines?” and “Who should not take REYATAZ?” Some medicines can
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NATIONALNEWS
Baldwin says Senate could advance pro-LGBT bills
Continued from page 1
bills could progress through committee and
maybe even come to the floor, depending
on the circumstances,” Baldwin said.
Baldwin said determining which pro-
LGBT legislation would have a shot of
passing the Senate is hard to say, but cited
one bill that she previously sponsored that
would extend health and pension benefits
to partners of LGBT federal employees.
“I think the Domestic Partnerships Ben-
efits [& Obligations Act] could be one that
might advance,” Baldwin said. “Obvious-
ly, they still have their 60-vote rule for ad-
vancing certain measures to the floor. But
could something come up as an amend-
ment to a bill that’s very likely to pass?
Well, that remains to be seen.”
While Baldwin said the Senate could
lead the way for pro-LGBT legislation in
the 112th Congress, she said lawmakers
who would introduce the bills have yet to
determine the schedule for doing so.
“We’re having some initial discussions
about timing, but as the bills have dif-
ferent co-sponsors, I think that different
folks have their own timeline,” she said.
Even for her own Domestic Partner-
ship Benefits & Obligations Act, Baldwin
said the timing for introduction of her bill
remains uncertain as House and Senate
sponsors work on hammering out identi-
cal legislation.
“We just want to make sure that we’re
on the same page with the Senate spon-
sors and introduce the bill in the same
[form],” Baldwin said.
Baldwin also commended President
Obama for his recent declaration that
the Defense of Marriage Act is uncon-
stitutional and his decision to no longer
defend the statute in court.
The Wisconsin lawmaker called the
move a significant step toward DOMA’s
“ultimate demise” and said it would bol-
ster efforts to legislatively repeal the law.
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and Sen.
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have an-
nounced they plan to introduce repeal
legislation in the 112th Congress.
“In terms of the advancement of Con-
gressman Nadler’s bill on repealing the
Defense of Marriage Act, I expect that the
president’s announcement and the admin-
istration’s decision will give it a boost and
renewed attention,” Baldwin said. “Obvi-
ously, we should be working to repeal stat-
utory measures that aren’t constitutional.
I’m hoping that that will enable us to gather
more co-sponsors than we’ve had in the
past, and to draw attention to the topic of
why it’s so necessary that we repeal this.”
Still, Baldwin expressed skepticism
about the prospects of advancing DOMA
repeal legislation to passage in the Re-
publican-controlled House. Speaker John
Boehner (R-Ohio) has convened a panel
to direct House counsel to defend DOMA
in court now that the Obama administra-
tion is no longer willing to defend it.
Despite Republican control of the
House, Baldwin expressed continued opti-
mism about the strength of the LGBT Equal-
ity Caucus, which she co-chairs along with
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) said he plans to push for a bill to repeal DOMA in light of President
Obama’s announcement that his administration won’t defend the law in court.
the other three openly gay members of
Congress, and said the group is only three
lawmakers short of the membership it had
in the 111th Congress before Democrats
lost 63 seats in the chamber.
“That’s encouraging,” she said. “Even
though we had these sweeping changes
in House membership, we still have a
very rock-solid core of people who are
supporting equality.”
Baldwin said she expects the LGBT
Equality Caucus to hold public events dur-
ing the 112th Congress to highlight pro-
LGBT legislation and discuss the mem-
bers’ commitment to passing the bills.
One such meeting is already sched-
uled for March 16, when the caucus will
host its first business meeting to honor its
new chairs and vice chairs. Baldwin said
the meeting will be open to the public.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) —
known as perhaps the most pro-LGBT
House Republican — is the only GOP
member of the LGBT Equality Caucus,
but Baldwin said she’s courting other
Republicans to sign on to the group now
that they have control of the House.
“I’ve made it a personal goal during
the next Congress to try to enroll a greater
number of Republicans to our ranks,” Bald-
win said. “We certainly know that there are
some in the Republican caucus who do
not wish it to remain the party of discrimi-
nation and hope that LGBT equality can
become a bipartisan issue in the future.”
Among the GOP lawmakers that Bald-
win said she may solicit to join the LGBT
Equality Caucus is Rep. Judy Biggert (R-
Ill.), who voted for an amendment to re-
peal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in May even
before the Pentagon report was released.
Also on Baldwin’s list is Rep. Mary Bono
Mack (R-Calif.), who has cast votes for hate
crimes protection legislation, a version of
the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
and repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as
well as votes against a U.S. constitutional
amendment banning same-sex marriage.
Although Baldwin said she believes
the prospects for sending legislation to
President Obama’s desk are slim, she
said she expects all 33 bills identified as
pro-LGBT legislation from the previous
Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key
Congress to make an appearance again.
“I certainly anticipate that all of the
pro-LGBT equality legislation that was in-
troduced in the last Congress will be rein-
troduced in this Congress with a focus on
those bills to educate our colleagues and
to enlist larger numbers of supporters for
that legislation even if we anticipate that
the Republican leadership will not allow
those bills to advance,” Baldwin said.
Baldwin also said omnibus legislation
that would encompass all the pro-LGBT
measures from the previous Congress into
one bill could be a way to highlight their im-
portance. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), the
newest openly gay member of Congress,
has said he wants to explore the possibility
of introducing such legislation.
“I think that pointing out that discrimination
still exists in many different arenas is a pow-
erful and important point to keep on raising,
and you can do so with legislation, you can
do so with other means,” Baldwin said.
Still, Baldwin said she expects mem-
bers of Congress who introduced the indi-
vidual pro-LGBT bills to want to introduce
them again and said omnibus legislation
would work to complement those efforts.
“Any such omnibus bill would be in ad-
dition to a complement to the wonderful
legislation that so many pro-equality col-
leagues have introduced,” Baldwin said.
Of all the pro-LGBT legislation that
would be introduced in the 112th Con-
gress, Baldwin expressed the greatest
optimism about legislation that would
eliminate the federal tax on employer-
provided health benefits for same-sex
partners. In the previous Congress, the
legislation was known as the Tax Equity
for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act.
Baldwin said work that gay GOP
groups are doing to promote the legisla-
tion may give the bill “a slim chance.”
“I have been pleased to see both GO-
Proud and Log Cabin Republicans make
these tax equity issues a high priority,” Bald-
win said. “Obviously, those organizations
have some influence that we only hope
increases over time. But, I think, probably
if there were one legislative issue that there
were rosier prospects for, that might be it.”
One possible vehicle for a measure
that may see movement in the 112th
Congress is reauthorization of the El-
ementary & Secondary Education Act.
Gay rights supporters have been hoping
this measure could pass with anti-bully-
ing safeguards for LGBT students even
with Republican control of the House.
Standalone legislation that would
have addressed this issue was known as
the Student Non-Discrimination Act and
the Safe Schools Improvement Act in the
111th Congress.
Still, Baldwin expressed reservations
about whether Republicans would agree
to such a provision and said she has been
discouraged by talk against anti-bullying
efforts among her GOP colleagues.
“I have heard rhetoric from some of my
Republican colleagues on the issue of
anti-gay bullying that has disappointed
me profoundly,” Baldwin said. “I would
expect that if the Senate could include
some language on anti-bullying mea-
sures, there would be some prospect to
reach out to more reasonable-minded
Republicans, but I certainly anticipate
that there would be opposition.”
Additionally, talk in the Senate about
restarting efforts to pass comprehensive
immigration reform have given LGBT ad-
vocates hope that such legislation might
include a provision to allow gay Ameri-
cans to sponsor to sponsor their foreign
same-sex partners for residency.
In the previous Congress, standalone
legislation that would achieve such a
goal was known as the Uniting American
Families Act.
But Baldwin said she hasn’t yet gotten
“a good read” on the prospects of pass-
ing comprehensive immigration reform at
this stage in the 112th Congress — with
or without the UAFA language.
“I know when the president mentioned
it in his State of the Union address, I cer-
tainly saw some of my Republican col-
leagues either leap to their feet or express
optimism about another attempt at pass-
ing comprehensive immigration reform,”
Baldwin said. “But I would say that as
we started our session, things have been
quite divisive and whether this is the two-
year term in which we can get it done or
not is a big question mark to me.”
While generally pessimistic about the
chances of passing pro-LGBT legislation this
Congress, Baldwin also dismissed chances
that anti-gay bills could make it into law.
The lawmaker said the Democratic-
controlled Senate should be able to
block the passage of anti-gay bills that
pass the House — such as measures
to repeal same-sex marriage in D.C. or
thwart “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal —
from making it to the president’s desk.
“We do know that at the federal level,
we still have divided government,” Bald-
win said. “While it would be a sad day
for the representatives of the People’s
House to pass any of these specific mea-
sures, we do know that their likelihood of
being considered or embraced by the
U.S. Senate is slim, and we also know
that the president can exercise his veto if
anything were to get to his desk.”
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NATIONALNEWS

Boehner takes steps toward defending DOMA

House speaker convenes
bipartisan legal panel
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner

announced last week that he’s conven-
ing a meeting of a bi-partisan group of
lawmakers to determine the best way for-
ward for Congress to defend the Defense
of Marriage Act in court.
“I will convene a meeting of the Bi-
partisan Legal Advisory Group for the
purpose of initiating action by the House
to defend this law of the United States,
which was enacted by a bipartisan vote
in Congress and signed by President Bill
Clinton,” Boehner said in a statement.
The five-member group consists of the
House speaker, the majority leader, the
majority whip, the minority leader and the
minority whip. According to the speaker’s
office, the advisory group under House
rules can instruct the non-partisan office
House General Counsel to take legal ac-
tion on behalf of the House.
Boehner’s office didn’t immediately re-
spond to a request to comment on when
the panel would meet or what possible
outcomes of the meeting would be. The
Blade went to press on Thursday; visit
washingtonblade.com for updates on
this story.
Last week, U.S. Attorney General
Eric Holder announced that the Obama
administration would no longer defend Photo courtesy of wikimedia

DOMA in court and sent a letter to Con-
gress informing lawmakers of the Justice
Department’s decision. The move left the
decision on whether to continue defense
DOMA in court to Congress.
Litigation filed against the statute in
the Second Circuit — where there’s no
precedent for laws related to sexual ori-
entation — allowed the administration to
conclude the DOMA is unconstitutional
and to call on the court to examine the
law with heightened scrutiny.
In the statement, Boehner also took
a dig at the Obama administration for
changing its position on the constitution-
ality of DOMA when Americans want the
government to focus on deficit reduction
and job creation.
“It is regrettable that the Obama Ad-
ministration has opened this divisive is-
sue at a time when Americans want their
leaders to focus on jobs and the chal-
lenges facing our economy,” Boehner
said. “The constitutionality of this law
should be determined by the courts —
not by the president unilaterally — and
this action by the House will ensure the
matter is addressed in a manner consis-
tent with our Constitution.”
A White House spokesperson didn’t
respond to a request to comment on
Boehner’s plans or his statement. Ad-
ministration officials have said the new
lawsuits filed against DOMA in the Sec-
ond Circuit — Pedersen v. U.S. Office of
Personnel Management and Windsor v.
United States – forced the president’s
‘I will convene a meeting of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group for the purpose of initiating action by the House to defend this law of the United States,
which was enacted by a bipartisan vote in Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton,’ House Speaker John Boehner said in a statement.
hand to re-evaluate the constitutionality
of the statute.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.) said DOMA has long raised
consitutional questions — noting her
vote against the measure on the House
floor in 1996 — and said she opposes
the Boehner’s effort ”to put the House in
the position of defending this indefen-
sible statute.”
“Aside from standing up for a discrim-
inatory law and failing to focus on jobs
and the economy, this action places Re-
publicans squarely on the wrong side of
history and progress,” Pelosi said.
Pelosi added Boehner’s decision bur-
dens the staff and monetary resources
of the Office of the General Counsel and
“will cost the House hundreds of thou-
sands of taxpayer dollars.”
R. Clarke Cooper, executive director
of National Log Cabin Republicans, said
Boehner should remain focused on eco-
nomic issues facing the country and avoid
“the bait” of defending DOMA in court.
“Americans sent Republicans to
Congress to address our challenging
economy, and thus far, under Speaker
Boehner’s leadership our party has kept
its eye on the ball, cutting spending and
beginning to confront the deficit,” Coo-
per said. ”Now is not the time to fall for
the president’s ploy to distract Republi-
cans with divisive social issues like the
Defense of Marriage Act.”
Cooper said Log Cabin believes that
DOMA is an unconstitutional intrusion on
states’ rights and a violation of individual
liberty, but also agrees with Speaker
Boehner that the constitutionality of this
statute should be determined by the
courts and not by the president unilaterally.
“The speaker’s decision to retain
counsel through an administrative action
ensures that the House floor can keep
its focus on spending cuts and not be
bogged down with unnecessary distrac-
tions,” Cooper said.
Meanwhile, Joe Solmonese, president
of the Human Rights Campaign, chided
Boehner for taking on the role of defend-
ing DOMA’s constitutionality in court.
“House Republican leadership has
now shown they’re more interested in
scoring cheap political points on the
backs of same-sex couples than tackling
real problems,” Solmonese said. “As fami-
lies across the country continue to strug-
gle, the House Republican leadership’s
prescription is to keep families they don’t
like from accessing needed protections.”
Maggie Gallagher, chair of the Na-
tional Organization for Marriage, which
opposes same-sex marriage, said her
organization will shortly release a state-
ment on Boehner’s decision, but in the
interim said she can say she’s “pleased
and grateful.”
The American Conservative Union
praised Boehner for taking the first step
in intervening on behalf of DOMA.
“I urge the Legal Advisory Group to act
quickly to allow the Congress to defend the
law it has passed since President Obama
and his Attorney General refuse to do so,”
Al Cardenas, ACU’s chair said in a state-
ment. “With major cases on this law pend-
ing before the federal courts, it is essential
that a federal presence be reestablished.”
Cardenas said the decision by Obama
to stop defending DOMA was a violation
of Article Two of the Constitution that
mandates the president “take care that
the laws be faithfully executed.”
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defend-
ers, meanwhile, said it is prepared to
continue making the case that legally
married same-sex couples should be
recognized by the federal government.
“It is now perfectly clear that U.S. House
leaders plan to intervene in the pending
cases,” said Mary L. Bonauto, co-lead
attorney in GLAD’s two cases Gill et al.
v. Office of Personnel Management, and
Pedersen et al. v. Office of Personnel Man-
agement, in a statement. “We are ready to
address any defense of DOMA’s double
standard for how the federal government
deals with legally married couples.”
GLAD represents couples and widow-
ers who have been denied legal protections
normally available to married persons.
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NATIONALNEWS
Washington Blade file photo
Openly LGBT state lawmakers, like New York state Sen.
Tom Duane, are playing key roles in debates around the
country about same-sex marriage and civil unions. Such de-
bates are playing out in New York, Maryland, Rhode Island
and elsewhere this legislative session.
Gay lawmakers playing
pivotal role in debates  Pauls made, with Kinzer’s support, the success-
NEW YORK — The 85 openly gay state legislators in
the U.S. — out of 7,382 total — are playing a key role
in the advancement of marriage and civil union battles
across the country, the AP reported this week.
In Hawaii and Illinois, gay state representatives were
lead sponsors of civil union bills signed into law earlier
this year. In Maryland and Rhode Island, gay lawmak-
ers are co-sponsoring pending bills that would legalize
same-sex marriage. In New York, gay state Sen. Tom
Duane is preparing to be lead sponsor of a marriage
bill in his chamber later this session. The gay lawmak-
ers have impact in two important ways.
Their speeches, often evoking personal themes,
sometimes can sway wavering colleagues, and they
can forge collegial relationships even with ideological
foes through day-to-day professional and social inter-
action. Hawaii and Illinois are now among seven states
that allow civil unions or their equivalent — state-level
marriage rights in virtually everything but name.
President Obama’s decision not to defend DOMA in court raised concern among anti-gay figures in California’s Prop 8 battle
Prop 8 sponsors oppose
lifting marriage ban  posters vandalized
SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for the sponsors
of California’s same-sex marriage ban are urging a
federal appeals court to continue blocking same-
sex unions while it considers the constitutionality of
Proposition 8, according to an AP report.
The lawyers said in court papers filed Monday
that the rationale for keeping the voter-approved
ban in effect are the same now as they were last
summer, when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
put a trial judge’s order overturning Proposition 8
on hold.
They say the Obama administration’s recent
announcement that it would no longer defend the
federal law prohibiting the government from recog-
nizing same-sex marriages has no bearing on the
state ban.
Lawyers for two gay couples are asking the 9th
Circuit to let same-sex marriages resume in Califor-
nia by lifting its stay on the lower court’s order.
Kan. lawmakers say being
gay should be criminal
TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas state Reps. Jan Pauls
(D, Hutchinson), and Lance Kinzer (R, Olathe)
said this week that being gay or lesbian should
remain a crime there, according to a Kansas City
Star report.
ful motion in the Kansas Legislature’s Corrections
and Juvenile Justice Committee to keep the crimi-
nalization of gay and lesbian relationships on the
books. Their action removed key language from
HB2321, proposed by the Kansas Judicial Coun-
cil, which would have resolved inconsistencies in
Kansas criminal code, as well as remove unconsti-
tutional laws.
“Jan Pauls was trusted to be a judge before be-
coming a state representative, and should know bet-
ter than to support unconstitutional laws, breaking
her oath to defend the Constitution,” said Jon Powell,
Chair of the Hutchinson Area chapter of the Kansas
Equality Coalition. “We are fed up with her obvious
support of harassment of gays and lesbians. We will
not be bullied.”
Although one remains on Kansas’ books, all state
laws criminalizing gay and lesbian relationships
were struck down by the United States Supreme
Court in 2003.
Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key
Gay student’s campaign
 
CEDAR CITY, UTAH — Openly gay Southern Utah
University Student Association Activities vice presiden-
tial candidate Payden Adams found his campaign post-
ers defaced this week, according to a report from the St.
George Daily Spectrum, a Gannett Utah paper reported. A
vandal wrote derogatory comments in red marker on one
of Adams’ campaign posters, according to a release from
the Association’s Queer-Straight Alliance on Monday.
The incident was not the first, according to the release.
Several of Adams’ posters have been destroyed, often
with shreds left at the sites. Campus Police Chief Rick
Brown said he was made aware of the incident, but was
awaiting more information before investigating.
Brown said the incident would be treated as a criminal
mischief case if someone is arrested. Upon hearing the al-
leged victim of the vandalism was gay, Brown said that would
bring in a separate case against the suspect for a hate crime.
“It wasn’t brought to my attention that someone was
targeted for his sexual orientation, but if that is the case
when I receive more detail, it would be considered a
hate crime,” he said. “We would look at the severity of
the case and see if that is a different charge.”
Poll shows majority
support for gay marriage
DENVER — A new poll shows for the first time that
more Americans support same-sex marriage than op-
pose it, the Colorado Independent reported this week.
The General Social Survey, a biennial poll conducted by
the National Opinion Research Center at the University of
Chicago, has been a much-cited resource for sociologists
since it began in 1972. The 2010 poll’s findings, analyzed
by Darren Sherkat, a sociologist/blogger from Southern Illi-
nois University, found that about 46 percent of those polled
support gay marriage as opposed to about 40 percent
who are opposed. Only 12.4 percent supported it when
the Survey first asked it in 1988.
Sherkat analyzed the data based on religious and political
views and found that almost inevitably, “philosophical” Chris-
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signed for moral instruction were much more likely to support
same-sex marriage than both those who believe the Bible is
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all types were significantly more likely than their Republican
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Maryland Del. Peter Murphy comes out
On eve of marriage vote,
lawmaker says he’s gay
By KEVIN NAFF
knaff@washblade.com
On the eve of a historic vote on mar-
riage equality, a member of Maryland’s
legislature announced in an exclusive
interview with the Washington Blade on
Wednesday that he is gay.
Del. Peter Murphy (D-Charles County),
a divorced father of two who also has two
grandchildren, said his colleagues and
family have known for years that he is gay.
“I have never denied [being gay],” Mur-
phy said, “I just presumed people knew.”
Murphy’s announcement brings to
eight the total number of openly gay and
lesbian members of Maryland’s legisla-
ture, the most of any state in the country.
There is one openly gay state senator —
Rich Madaleno — and now seven mem-
bers of the House of Delegates.
Murphy said he’s confident the mar-
riage equality bill will pass later this
week, possibly in a final vote on Friday.
Visit washingtonblade.com for updates
on the vote.
“As I have said all along, I think it’s
a strong civil rights bill,” Murphy said.
“I think it’s a fair bill because it also ad-
dresses the religious issue and doesn’t
require any religious organization to
practice something that goes against
their teachings.”
Murphy represents a conservative
Md. marriage bill survives hostile amendments
Continued from page 1
Others following the bill have ex-
pressed concern that support in the
House began to erode after the Senate
passed the measure last month and Gov.
Martin O’Malley reiterated his commit-
ment to sign it.
Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery
County), a lesbian, said the defeat by
supporters of four hostile amendments
during Wednesday morning’s open-
ing round was a good sign because it
showed supporters had the strength to
stop attempts to derail the bill. But she
cautioned that more amendments were
expected during Friday’s session.
Del. Aisha Braveboy (D-Prince
George’s County) introduced what back-
ers of the bill considered the most threat-
ening of the proposed amendments.
Saying she wanted to ensure that vot-
ers rather than lawmakers have the fi-
nal say on the issue, Braveboy said her
amendment would accomplish that by
converting the marriage bill into a pro-
posed state constitutional amendment
calling for legalizing same-sex marriage.
Maryland’s constitution requires that all
proposed amendments to the constitution
be placed before voters in a referendum.
part of the state, but said he’s not con-
cerned about any backlash in making his
sexual orientation public in the media.
“I’m not concerned,” he said. “People
who know me know that I represent ev-
eryone in the district. I work hard to make
sure that everyone has a voice and an
opportunity to be heard.”
Asked if he would now join the Mary-
land LGBT Caucus, Murphy admitted he
didn’t know that it existed.
“I just come here to do my work,” he
said, “I’m not a big social person. I’ve
never felt any pressure from anyone to
be anything but what I am.”
He added that officials at Equal-
ity Maryland, the statewide LGBT rights
group, have known for years that he’s gay
and that he supports their issues. In ad-
dition to sponsoring the marriage equality
bill, Murphy also supports the pending bill
to ban discrimination in employment and
housing based on gender identity.
“We’re so grateful to have Del. Peter
Murphy among the LGBT Caucus of Mary-
land,” said Lisa Polyak, vice president of
Equality Maryland’s board of directors.
“We’re gratified that he’s a supporter of
marriage equality and the gender iden-
tity bill. It shows that LGBT people live
everywhere in the great state of Maryland,
including in the Southern Maryland del-
egation. We’re always happy to have the
support of Del. Murphy and now more so
as a member of the LGBT Caucus.”
The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund also
praised Murphy’s announcement.
“It’s still a courageous thing for public
Supporters of the marriage bill, led by
Del. Kathleen Dumais (D-Montgomery
County), the vice chair of the House Ju-
diciary Committee which has jurisdiction
over the bill, noted that a vote by the
House to convert the bill into a consti-
tutional amendment would send it back
to committee. With most observers be-
lieving support for such a constitutional
amendment is lacking in the committee,
Dumais and other backers of the mar-
riage bill said Braveboy’s amendment
would effectively kill the bill.
The amendment was defeated by a
roll-call vote of 72 to 63.
Among those voting for it were Dels.
Jill Carter (D-Baltimore City) and Tiffany
Alston (D-Prince George’s County), two
of three original co-sponsors of the mar-
riage bill who stunned supporters last
week by announcing they were consid-
ering withdrawing their support.
Del. Sam Arora (D-Montgomery Coun-
ty), who joined Carter and Alston in say-
ing he was about to withdraw his support
for the bill, changed his mind following
a firestorm of criticism from residents of
his district. He issued a statement last
week saying he would vote for the bill in
committee and on the House floor, with
the expectation that voters would have
Del. Peter Murphy acknowledged this week that he’s gay and said he’s never denied it.
officials who are gay or lesbian to serve
openly and honestly, so we applaud Del-
egate Murphy’s decision,” said Denis
Dison, Victory Fund’s vice president of
communications. “As we’ve seen during
the current debate over marriage, out
lawmakers can have a tremendous im-
pact on both their colleagues and their
constituents, and the Maryland LGBT
Caucus has certainly been at the center
the final say in an expected referendum,
which he favors.
Arora voted against the Braveboy
amendment on Wednesday but voted for
another amendment calling for allowing
private social services agencies to refuse
to provide adoption, foster care or other
services if providing such services “would
violate the entity’s religious beliefs.”
Although the amendment did not spe-
cifically mention gay adoptions, LGBT
activists said they believed it was aimed
at using the marriage equality bill as a
vehicle for weakening the state’s existing
adoption policies. The existing polices
prohibit adoption agencies from discrimi-
nating against same-sex couples or gay
or lesbian single parents seeking to adopt
if they meet the same eligibility require-
ments as heterosexuals seeking to adopt.
The adoption-related amendment,
introduced by Del. John Donoghue (D-
Washington County), lost by a vote of 79
to 58. Alston voted for the amendment;
Carter voted against it.
An amendment introduced by Del.
Kathryn Afzali (R-Frederick County)
called for allowing parents of public
school children to excuse a child from
attending classes or instruction “involv-
ing materials that promote same-sex
Photo courtesy of Murphy’s office
of this fight.
“With eight openly gay and lesbian
members of the legislature, Maryland
now has the largest LGBT caucus of
state legislators in the country.”
Murphy has been a member of the
House of Delegates since 2007. He was
born in Washington, D.C., and attended
American University and George Wash-
ington University.
marriage.” The amendment also called
for allowing a teacher to decline to teach
such a class or materials.
Afzali and others supporting the
amendment argued that teachers and
parents should be given the right to opt
out of such classes or instructional pro-
grams if same-sex marriage is contrary
to their religious or moral beliefs.
Similar to her arguments against the
adoption amendment, Dumais said cur-
riculum-related policies for the public
schools were not germane to a marriage
equality bill and should be left to locally
elected school boards or the state’s edu-
cation department to decide.
The amendment lost by a vote of 86 to
54, with Alston, Carter and Arora voting
against it.
The fourth amendment targeting the
marriage bill, introduced by Del. An-
drew Serafini (R-Washington County)
called for changing the bill’s name from
the Civil Marriage Protection Act to the
“Same-Sex Marriage Act.” Serafini said
his proposed name was a more accurate
description of what the bill would do.
The amendment was defeated by a
vote of 85 to 52. Alston voted for it, Arora
voted against it, and Carter did not cast
a vote on the amendment.
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LOCALNEWS
Md. House debates transgender rights bill
Supporters outnumber
opponents in
committee hearing
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Supporters of a
Maryland bill to ban discrimination in em-
ployment and housing based on gender
identity greatly outnumbered opponents
testifying at a hearing Wednesday.
About 30 witnesses spoke in favor of
the Gender Identity Anti-Discrimination
Act, compared to about 10 opponents,
including one transgender activist who
testified against the bill on grounds that it
lacks language barring discrimination in
public accommodations.
“Today, every Marylander should ex-
pect to work or live in comfortable hous-
ing without fear of losing a safe space
because of who they are,” said Del. Jo-
seline Pena-Melnyk (D-Prince George’s
and Anne Arundel Counties), the lead
sponsor of the bill.
Pena-Melnyk and the other witnesses
testified before the House of Delegates
Committee on Health and Government
Operations, which has jurisdiction over a
bill that has died in the committee every
year since 2007.
As a member of the committee who
knows the sentiment of its members, Pe-
na-Melnyk told the Blade last week that
she decided to remove a public accom-
Maryland committee advances marriage
Del. Arora angers
LGBT supporters
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
In a dramatic turn of events, the chair of
a committee in the Maryland House of Dele-
gates cast the deciding committee vote last
Friday for a same-sex marriage bill, keeping
the bill alive and allowing it to go the floor of
the House for a final vote. (See related story
on page 1 and visit washingtonblade.com
for updated news on the vote.)
Del. Joseph Vallario (D-Prince
George’s County), chair of the House
Judiciary Committee, indicated earlier
that he would likely not vote for the bill.
But he cast a “yes” vote on Friday when
it became known that another commit-
tee member and co-sponsor of the bill,
whose support faltered earlier in the
week, would vote against it.
The committee voted 12 to 10 to ap-
prove the bill and send it to the floor of
the House of Delegates.
The vote to approve the bill came after
the committee defeated several proposed
amendments introduced by opponents
aimed at weakening or gutting the bill, in-
cluding a proposal for civil unions.
modations non-discrimination provision
from the bill this year with the expectation
that doing so would greatly improve the
chances of the bill passing.
Nearly all the Maryland and nation-
al transgender advocates familiar with
the bill, including those testifying at the
Wednesday hearing, have said they reluc-
tantly agreed with Pena-Melnyk’s decision
to remove the public accommodations
clause as a means of advancing the bill.
Lisa Mottet, director of the National Gay
& Lesbian Task Force’s Transgender Civil
Rights Project, pointed to a joint report re-
leased by the Task Force and the National
Center for Transgender Equality showing
what she called an alarming incidence of
job and housing discrimination faced by
transgender residents in Maryland.
The report found that 71 percent of
trans residents in the state experienced
harassment or mistreatment on the job and
18 percent lost their job “just because of
who they are,” Mottet told the committee.
Mottet called the enactment of a bill
banning employment and housing dis-
crimination against transgender people
“critical” to their safety and security.
Transgender resident Owen Smith, who
works for Equality Maryland, the statewide
LGBT group coordinating the lobbying ef-
fort for the bill, gave a first-hand account
of how employment discrimination result-
ed in him becoming homeless.
“I have been harassed and even as-
saulted at work because I am transgen-
der,” he told the committee. “I was kicked
out of my apartment for not being able to
“Securing a favorable committee vote was
an enormous obstacle – one that we were
able to overcome together as thousands of
marriage supporters called, emailed, and
met with their delegates,” said Morgan Men-
eses-Sheets, executive director of the state-
wide LGBT group Equality Maryland.
“But I’m hearing from our elected offi-
cials that out-of-state opposition is flooding
their offices with slanderous lies about gay
and lesbian couples and their families like
never before,” Meneses-Sheets said.
She called on LGBT Marylanders and
their friends and supporters to redouble
their efforts to contact their delegates to
ask for their support in the final vote ex-
pected next week on the floor of the full
House of Delegates.
Vallario’s vote in favor of the Civil Mar-
riage Protection Act in committee on Fri-
day became the deciding vote allowing
the measure to pass after Del. Tiffany
Alston (D-Prince George’s County), a co-
sponsor of the bill, voted against it.
Alston was one of three Democratic
co-sponsors of the bill whose support
wavered earlier this week.
Alston and Del. Jill Carter (D-Baltimore
City) forced Vallario to cancel a scheduled
vote on the bill on Tuesday when they failed
to show up for the voting session. Both
said their initial intent was to pressure the
afford my monthly rent…I was forced to live
out of my car,” he said, adding, “I am just
one of the hundreds of transgender Mary-
landers in need of these protections.”
Several of the opponents who testi-
fied against the bill reiterated arguments
made during the committee’s hearings on
the bill in past years – that the bill would
open the way for male pedophiles and
rapists to target heterosexual women in
women’s bathrooms or locker rooms at
health clubs or other public places.
“This bill is a friend to males with ill in-
tentions,” said Elaine McDermott, an of-
ficial with Maryland Citizens for Respon-
sible Government. “HB 235 [the Gender
Identity Anti-Discrimination Act] robs me
of my right to safety and privacy.”
Supporters of the bill noted that the
removal of the public accommodations
provision means the bill no longer covers
places like public bathrooms or gyms and
health clubs. But backers of the bill have
said that none of the potential problems
cited by McDermott and other opponents
have surfaced in the states and cities that
have had transgender non-discrimination
laws in place for 20 years or longer.
Mottet noted that Baltimore and Mont-
gomery County have enacted transgender
non-discrimination laws that include public
accommodations protection and they, too,
have not encountered any of the bathroom-
related problems raised by opponents.
Other opponents testifying at Wednes-
day’s hearing in Annapolis cited religious
grounds for their opposition to the bill,
saying biblical teachings hold that God
committee and Democratic leaders in the
House of Delegates to devote more atten-
tion to other bills they believe were equally
as important as same-sex marriage.
Following meetings and phone calls
with colleagues and constituents, the
two agreed to show up for a committee
voting session on Friday. Carter said
she expected to vote for the bill. Alston,
however, told the Baltimore Sun she was
praying over how to vote, saying her re-
ligious beliefs made her uncomfortable
despite her decision earlier in the year to
become a co-sponsor of the bill.
Meanwhile, Del. Sam Arora (D-Mont-
gomery County), another co-sponsor of
the bill who pledged support for same-
sex marriage in his election campaign
last fall, stunned LGBT activists earlier
in the week when he said he, too, was
having strong reservations over the bill
based on personal religious beliefs.
Political observers say support for
same-sex marriage is strong in his solidly
Democratic and liberal-leaning district in
Montgomery County.
Arora released a statement Friday
morning, shortly before the commit-
tee session, saying he had decided to
vote for the bill in committee and on the
House floor, with the expectation that vot-
ers would ultimately decide the issue in
determines a person’s gender and any-
one seeking to change their gender is
violating “God’s law.”
This assessment was challenged by
several religious leaders who testified
in favor of the bill, including Fr. Joseph
Palacios, a Roman Catholic priest who
teaches at Georgetown University. Pa-
lacios noted that the bill specifically ex-
empts religious institutions from being
bound by the bill’s non-discrimination
provisions in employment and housing.
He said Catholic teaching has long
stood up against discrimination and per-
secution of minorities. Palacios, who is
gay, and gay Catholic activists Phil Attey
and Manley Calhoun, who also testified
in support of the bill, came to the hearing
bearing cross marks on their foreheads
in connection with Ash Wednesday.
The committee was expected to vote
on whether to approve the bill and send it
to the floor of the full House of Delegates
within the next week or two.
Committee members asked very few
questions of the witnesses during the
three-hour hearing. Morgan Meneses-
Sheets, Equality Maryland’s executive
director who also testified in favor of the
bill, attributed the lack of questions to a
familiarity with the bill among many of the
committee members.
“We’ve had a number of these hear-
ings before,” she said. “And many of us
have visited and spoken with committee
members on the bill and why we feel it’s
crucial for protecting the rights of trans-
gender Marylanders.”
an expected referendum next year.
“I have heard from constituents,
friends, and advocates from across the
spectrum of views and have thought
about the issue of same-sex marriage
extensively,” he said in his statement.
“While I personally believe that Mary-
land should extend civil rights to same-
sex couples through civil unions, I have
come to the conclusion that this issue
has such impact on the people of Mary-
land that they should have a direct say.”
Carter voted for the bill in committee.
She has not said how she will vote when the
measure reaches the full House next week.
Sources familiar with the committee
said one of the proposed amendments
called for dropping the same-sex mar-
riage language and converting the leg-
islation into a civil unions bill.
The marriage bill won approval last
month in the Maryland Senate.
Supporters were cautiously optimistic
that the razor-thin majority of delegates in
the House of Delegates who committed to
back the bill just a few weeks ago would
hold firm and not buckle under a furious
campaign to kill the bill by a coalition of
conservative religious groups, including
the Catholic Archdiocese of Maryland.
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VIEWPOINT
Amateur hour in Maryland House
Marriage debate
marred by selfish
stunts and betrayals
By KEVIN NAFF
Watching the marriage
equality debate unfold in the
Maryland House of Delegates
the past few weeks has resem-
bled a slow-motion train wreck.
This issue of the Blade went
to press Thursday morning, so
it’s possible that the House got
its act together and passed the
bill since I wrote this. But that
doesn’t change the fact that the
process has been an embar-
rassing, amateurish mess.
We’ve watched as sponsors of
the bill moved to obstruct its pas-
sage. Delegates who raked in gay
money during their campaigns
suddenly got cold feet and had
to pray over the issue. The LGBT
Caucus in the House — now seven
members strong after Del. Peter
Murphy came out in an exclusive
Blade interview — seemed invisible
compared to the leadership dem-
onstrated by Sen. Rich Madaleno
during the Senate debate and vote.
A couple of political careers like-
ly imploded during this process,
including those of Dels. Jill Carter
(D-Baltimore City) and Sam Arora
(D-Montgomery County). Carter
and Del. Tiffany Alston stunned
backers of the Civil Marriage Pro-
tection Act by staying away from
a meeting of the House Judiciary
Committee in which a vote on the
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the discussion.
Re: “The path of Kahn”
(March 4)
Michael Kahn is a national
treasure and a great guy as
well. D.C. is lucky that he stayed
here. —Peter Rosenstein
Re: “Boehner convenes
bipartisan panel to defend
DOMA” (March 4)
Can Boehner and the Repub-
licans in the House take action
without the consent of the Senate?
Don’t they need both chambers’
approval to challenge the federal
court’s decision that DOMA is un-
constitutional? Harry Reid needs
to send a letter to the court saying
the Senate will not challenge the
‘We’ve watched as sponsors of the bill moved
to obstruct its passage. Delegates who raked
in gay money during their campaigns suddenly
got cold feet and had to pray over the issue.’
marriage bill was scheduled to
take place, and announced they
would not vote on the measure un-
til Democratic leaders paid more
attention to other issues they feel
are equally important. Both Carter
and Alston are co-sponsors of the
marriage bill. Where was House
Speaker Michael Busch when we
needed him to keep these selfish
renegades in line?
And Arora, who campaigned
as a supporter of marriage
equality and accepted finan-
cial contributions from LGBT
people across the state and be-
yond, also yanked his support,
triggering a flood of angry re-
sponses on his Facebook page
and calls for him to refund those
donations. Arora represents lib-
eral Montgomery County. And
his betrayal represents the end
of his young political career.
Meanwhile, in response to a
Blade inquiry, Gov. Martin O’Malley
reiterated his pledge to sign the
bill — a promise he first made in
a 2007 Blade interview. But then
O’Malley, speaking to reporters last
week, publicly endorsed a voter
referendum on marriage.
“I hope the House comes
together and passes this bill,”
O’Malley said. “We should let
court’s ruling or be a party to the
suit defending DOMA. —Tim
It seems that people in the
gay community are as singularly
ignorant of what’s going on as
the Teabaggers. The president
did not — repeat NOT — say he
would not continue to enforce
DOMA. He said he was con-
vinced the law in part is uncon-
stitutional and would not defend
it before the courts. Defend and
enforce are not the same things.
When the current chief justice
was a part of the Justice Depart-
ment in the Bush administration,
he decided not to defend a law
before the court and even wrote
an amicus curia brief urging the
court to find it unconstitutional.
Everyone needs to stop lis-
tening to the crap from the wing-
nut religious crowd. —Jerry
the people decide.”
The first part of that statement
is welcomed, but the second half
is a dangerous endorsement of a
process that will be expensive and
divisive. We live in a representative
Democracy. When the legislature
votes, it is speaking on behalf of
the people. Why is O’Malley em-
bracing the idea of a referendum?
This is recklessly off message for a
supposedly supportive Democrat
and yet another example of the
two-steps-forward, two-steps-back
dance we’ve seen in Annapolis.
As if the marriage debate
weren’t sloppy enough, there’s the
parallel consideration of a bill to bar
discrimination in employment and
housing based on gender iden-
tity, a long overdue expansion of a
2001 law that prohibited similar bias
based on sexual orientation only.
But supporters of the bill were
bracing for opposition from some
transgender activists, who have
expressed anger over a decision
by the bill’s lead sponsor to remove
a provision banning discrimination
in public accommodations, such
as hotels, restaurants, private
health clubs and gyms. A few mis-
guided trans bloggers — mostly
from out of state — targeted the
bill’s sponsor for criticism, Del. Jo-
Re: “Equality Matters looking
for a purpose” (op-ed by Peter
Rosenstein, March 4)
GetEqual was formed to “em-
barrass, humiliate and threaten
people into submission.” It is a
counterproductive strategy. Af-
ter wasting more than $1 million
doing a dozen publicity stunts,
there is NO evidence that they
changed any minds or votes.
They have not received financial
support or participation (unless
paying “activists” to show up).
Equality Matters may be
headed down the same unpro-
ductive path. It isn’t enough to
simply run around town com-
plaining – people know about
our lack of equality and they
know we have religious-based
enemies. Confronting that group
doesn’t create ANY change.
Our success depends on
seline Pena-Melnyk. Pena-Melnyk
is as strong an ally as LGBT Mary-
landers have in elected office;
she has sponsored a transgender
rights bill since 2007 and is more
vocal and visible than any member
of the LGBT Caucus on the issue.
She does not deserve the wrath of
activists or bloggers.
Luckily, veteran transgender
advocate Dana Beyer, a former
candidate for a House of Del-
egates seat from Montgomery
County, stepped forward to sup-
port the bill. It was slated for a
hearing this week and although
it’s not a perfect measure, it
would grant much needed pro-
tections to trans Marylanders in
the areas of housing and employ-
ment. Studies show that up to 12
percent of transgender Mary-
landers have experienced home-
lessness and this bill would also
cover shelters. Equality Maryland
has pledged to return next year
to add public accommodations.
I hope that by the time you read
this, Maryland is just a governor’s
signature away from enacting mar-
riage equality. If not, the sloppy
handling of the issue by the House
leadership will be to blame.
Kevin Naff is editor of Washington
Blade and can be reached at knaff@
washblade.com.
educating, enlightening and en-
rolling people to support our full
equality. That requires conver-
sation, not confrontation. Even
without GetEqual or Equality
Matters, each of us can talk to
friends, neighbors, co-workers
and even strangers and ASK
them for their SUPPORT.
In addition, not a single one
of our myriad “non-profit” advo-
cates has a strategy to actually
win. They exist to survive and
have become good at fund-
raising, not making verifiable
progress. We don’t need more
paid activists or another high-
spending group like Equality
Matters because they do not
have a useful purpose. All ef-
forts must be judged by their
ability to enroll support, not
simply engaged in high-profile
complaining. —Andrew W.
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VIEWPOINT
Why does anti-LGBT bullying persist?
Obama addresses
problem with White
House conference
By KATHI WOLFE
“She’s queer! She has coo-
ties and a penis,” a boy named
Jeff, pointing to me, hissed
to his pals, when I was eating
lunch one afternoon during my
freshman year of high school.
Later, during my teenage
years, I heard girls whisper
that my friend Matt was a “fag-
got” and listened helplessly
when Matt told me he’d been
punched in the face for being
“a pansy.”
These are some of my mem-
ories of anti-LGBTQ bullying.
Back in the day, in the late 1960s
and early 1970s, there was little
you could do if you were bullied
because you were queer. There
was no Trevor Project or Gay,
Lesbian & Straight Education
Network. If you were attacked or
harassed verbally or physically
for being gay, you likely told no
one about it. Few people came
PROOF #
march 11, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 21
out then and until 1973 being
gay was considered a mental
(by the Blade and other news
outlets) that several queer youth
queer youth.
Who knows why, when we
Services, brings much needed
attention and commitment to
illness. For many of us, the bul- killed themselves after they can legally marry in five states addressing a heartbreaking na-
lying compounded the shame
that we already felt about our
were bullied.
In September, a video was
and D.C. and coming out often
seems as natural as breathing
tional problem.
On March 22, the book “It
sexual orientation; we weren’t posted online of Rutgers Uni- and the future looks so bright for Gets Better: Coming Out, Over-
going to shame ourselves more versity student Tyler Clementi so many, so much bullying is still coming Bullying, and Creating
by letting a teacher, parent or reportedly having sex with an- directed at queer youth? Maybe a Life Worth Living,” edited by
even a friend know about what other man. After the video was it is part of a backlash that en- Dan Savage and Terry Miller,
we’d endured. posted, Clementi jumped to his sues after every oppressed comes out from Dutton. This
Today, thankfully, things death from the George Wash- group has won increased ac- moving volume is a collection
have changed greatly for queer ington Bridge. ceptance. Perhaps the ogres of of essays by ordinary people
youth. Many more of us are out Sirdeaner Walker of Spring- homophobia and hate simmer and famous folk (from Obama
now — from athletes to actors field, Mass., is a GLSEN board and grow even as our culture to cartoonist Alison Bechdel to
to teachers to clergy. LGBTQ member. In 2009 her son Carl (from the TV show “Modern singer Michael Feinstein) who
characters are found in comic Joseph Walker-Hoover killed Family” to Barbara Bush sup- have posted videos of encour-
books, movies and TV shows. himself after being taunted for porting same-sex marriage) agement to queer youth for the
Most schools have gay and being gay. grows more queer friendly. It Gets Better Project.
straight alliances. Many par- Bullying isn’t an isolated or Fortunately, many of us from It won’t be easy. But we can
ents and educators, queer and inconsequential phenomenon, President Obama to writers, art- combat bullying. Let’s work to
straight, want to stop bullying and straight as well as queer ists, advocates and ordinary make it better.
of young people, hetero and students are bullied. But, LG- citizens, queer and straight,
LGBTQ. Internet sites provide BTQ youth are “up to four times are working to fight bullying. On
queer youth community and more likely to attempt suicide March 10, teachers, students,
resources on everything from than their heterosexual peers queer advocacy groups and
gender identity to dating. Every- due to a myriad of increased other leaders aired concerns
one from 8 to 80 is dancing to social challenges and risk fac- about anti-LGBTQ bullying at a
Gaga’s hit “Born This Way.” tors, including being subjected White House conference. The
Yet, despite this changed cli- to anti-gay sentiments and bul- event (and the publicity sur-
mate, bullying in all its ugliness lying at school, at home and in rounding it), which was hosted
and deadliness still exists. This public,” according to the Trevor by President Obama, the De- Kathi Wolfe is a writer, poet and regu-
became increasingly evident Project, a group that works on partment of Education and the lar contributor to the Blade. She can be
reached through this publication.
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Darlene Garner (left) and Candy Holmes at a Pride event last year,
several months after they wed in D.C. They say the past year has been
bittersweet — they enjoy being married but wish it were recognized in
Maryland, where they live.
Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key

Anniversary for marriage

By DAVID HOFFMAN
As the battle over marriage equality in Maryland reach-
es its endgame, the sparks it throws are reflected in the
lives of real people, including a married couple wed just
next door in Washington on the first day the D.C. same-
sex marriage law went into effect in March of 2010.
Residents of Bowie, Md., one of the three couples wed
with fanfare at the Human Rights Campaign headquar-
ters on March 9, 2010 — Candy Holmes and Darlene
Garner — looked back this week at the struggles to win
equality in D.C. and the continuing efforts in Maryland.
“In retrospect, it’s been a mixed year,” Holmes says.
“Because it was a great year to be married in D.C. in my
hometown and Darlene’s adopted city, really it was a year
of a piece of heaven, once we got through the murky wa-
ters that it might be taken away by the courts. It was the
realization of something long desired by us, to be mar-
ried, and legally acknowledged so, to the love of my life.”
“But when we come back to where we live, in Mary-
land, where our marriage is not recognized, the struggle
goes on because we were free to be married in D.C., but
we are not free to be married in Maryland — yet.”
Holmes and Garner — who dated on and off for 14
years before getting married — are both ordained minis-
ters in the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), a lib-
eral, mostly gay Christian denomination — and now they
are determined to see the blessings afforded to them by
marriage become theirs by right also where they live.
“We have so much enjoyed the last 12 months as
a married couple,” Garner says. “We have been com-
pletely embraced by our extended and blended families
— children, grandchildren, even great-grandchildren,
cousins — and I will be eternally grateful to the D.C.
government elected officials, and also remain hopeful
that the elected officials in my home state will follow the
example set in our national capital.”
When Garner and Holmes boast of their blended,
extended family, they are not talking idly. Garner is the
mother of four, grandmother of seven and great-grand-
mother of three, the eldest of whom is now 3 years old.
Holmes considers Garner’s offspring hers too.
The giddiness and hoopla from a year ago now long
since subsided, how do they assess what marriage
equality means to them today? Once they were married,
“there’s been a big difference at work,” says Holmes,
who has worked as a manager in the federal govern-
ment’s GAO (now called the Government Accountability
One year after the first
same-sex couples wed in
D.C., all eyes are on Maryland
office) for 34 years. “It shows up in how people greet me
and treat me, the respect and regard from others.”
Statistics from D.C. Superior Court’s Marriage Bureau
show a surge of weddings in the District, more than double
the number from the prior year, March 2009-March 2010.
Those numbers — 6,604 marriages in D.C. from
March 3, 2010, when the same-gender right to marry,
enacted in December 2009, went into effect, through
March 2, 2011 — vaulted over the number from the prior
year, when only 3,101 couples applied for marriage li-
censes in D.C.
The city doesn’t track how many straight couples
there were versus same-sex couples, but the court at-
tributes the spike to the change in the marriage law.
Speaking last week at an event held to celebrate
enactment of the new law, Mayor Vincent Gray said
he “was thrilled to hear this,” adding that the new law
“has been so smoothly implemented,” even though he
acknowledged that he has lost some friends due to his
own outspoken support for the measure when he served
on City Council until being elected mayor in November.
But he said that was a price he willingly has paid for do-
Continues on page 35
24 washingtonblade.com • march 11, 2011

QUEERY: 20 questions for Martin Espinoza

By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com

Martin Espinoza was lucky to have

strong gay mentors early in his career.
Upon moving to Phoenix from his na-
tive Yuma, Ariz., in 2001 at age 18, he
met Neil Giuliano, the former Tempe,
Ariz., mayor and GLAAD director who’s
now with an AIDS group in San Francis-
co. And Steve May, a former member of
the Arizona House for whom Espinoza
worked for several years.
He also met Chuck Wolfe from the Gay Washington Blade photo by Michael Key

& Lesbian Victory Fund, which led, eventually, to Espinoza moving to Washington in
2008 to join the Victory Fund staff where he works as director of events. He’s got his
hands full these days planning the organization’s next big event — a brunch planned for
March 20 at the Washington Hilton (victoryfund.org).
Espinoza, 28, is also the co-founder of Stonewall Kickball, a non-profit gay kick-
ball league of 12 teams that plays spring and fall seasons on Sunday afternoons
behind JR.’s. The group’s 300 players are about 85 percent LGBT and everyone’s
welcome (stonewallkickball.com).
“It’s more fun than competitive,” he says. “It’s really back to the basics and fun. I
think the main reason a lot of people like it is it’s a chance to meet other people in the Washington Blade photo by Michael Key

community you’d never meet otherwise. You hang out at the bars on 17th Street and How long have you been out and who
you kind of feel like you know everybody there is to know after a few years. But there was the hardest person to tell?
are so many people who come out for kickball that you’ve never seen around before. I I came out to my mom when I was 18
don’t even know all the captains and players. It’s great for friendship and networking.” when I decided to move to Phoenix. The
Espinoza grew up in Arizona and is from a family of carpenters and homebuild- hardest person to tell was my stepdad,
ers. He picked a lot of it up, helping May sell houses during the height of the market my mom did it for me and next time I saw
several years ago. He now uses his skills to take on four or five renovation projects him he gave me two thumbs up.
a year as a hobby. Naturally more inclined to jeans and T-shirts, Espinoza says he
could imagine eventually doing renovation work full time. Who’s your gay hero?
Espinoza is single and lives at the Cairo in Dupont, which he says has “the best Neil Giuliano, he has always been there
view of the city.” for me good or bad and been a true fa-
ther figure. All his accomplishments have
proven to me and so many others how
great life can be, if you choose it to be.
What’s Washington’s best nightspot,
past or present?
JR.’s Bar & Grill and Cobalt. I never
leave 17th Street.
Describe your dream gay wedding.
I have many dream weddings but as
me playing the part of Jennifer Lopez in
“The Wedding Planner.”
What non-LGBT issue are you most
passionate about?
Poverty
Herman — kidding — he’s my favorite
straight ally. I would throw it right down
the drain.
What do you believe in beyond the
physical world?
Someone else is having just as much
fun as me.
What’s your advice for LGBT move-
ment leaders?
Imagine what we will accomplish in 20
more years.
What would you walk across hot
coals for?
A one shot cure for addictions.
What gay stereotype annoys you most?
I should dress better.
What’s your favorite gay movie?
“Broken Hearts Club”
What’s the most overrated social
custom?
Black tie dress code. Have you seen
me without a jacket on?

What historical outcome would you
change?
Harvey Milk’s death.
What’s been the most memorable pop
culture moment of your lifetime?
NATIONAL CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Watching the American Music Awards
at home with Rihanna performing, “Oh,
What trophy or prize do you most covet?
Every time my mom smiled for the
accomplishments that have occurred
through my life.
What do you wish you’d known at 18?
Propecia works.

na na – what’s my name?” It has changed Why Washington?

the way I’ve danced forever.
SUNDAY • MARCH 19 • 2011 On what do you insist?
Just tell me what you want.
What was your last Facebook post or
WWW.VICTORYFUND.ORG/BRUNCH Tweet?
“… Can U Host?”
If your life were a book, what would
the title be?
“Do You Get Me?”
If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation, what would you do?
I would send that science to Scott
I had always loved visiting Washington
for business but never imagined living
here. I have always loved the warm desert
in Arizona. I believe life happens for a rea-
son and that is exactly what happened. My
previous company was sold in 2008 and I
had never applied for a job since turning
18. The whole world of options were out
there between finishing school, returning
to the finance world or doing something
new. I had always known and supported
the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and fortu-
nately there was an opening on a Monday
and I signed my D.C. apartment lease on
Wednesday. Life since then … well, if only
the trees on 17th Street could talk.
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THE GUIDE TO ARTS & CULTURE
OPENINGS
Tue, Mar. 15
Penelope, The Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
Wed, Mar. 16
The Trip to Bountiful, Round House
Theatre Bethesda. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
Thu, Mar. 17
Abbey Theatre: Terminus,
Clarice Smith. 301-405-ARTS.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
LAST CHANCE
Sat, Mar. 12
Basra Boy, Keegan Theatre,
Church Street Theater. 703-892-0202.
keegantheatre.com.
How to Avoid Falling in Love with the
Wrong Man / Cûmo Evitar Enamorarse
del Hombre Equivocado,
Teatro de la Luna, Gunston Theatre Two.
703-548-3092. teatrodelaluna.org.
National Symphony Orchestra,
Messiaen’s Turangalla-Symphonie.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS Lauren Rice: Heirlooms, Transformer.
transformergallery.org.
Washington National Opera presents Madama Butterfly
Sun, Mar. 13
Through Sat, March 19. Colors of the Oasis: Central Asian
Kennedy Center. 202-295-2400. dc-opera.org.
Ikats, The Textile Museum.
One of the world’s most beloved operas returns in a beautiful and highly praised
202-667-0441. textilemuseum.org.
production from San Francisco Opera. Paint Mix Five DC/VA Painters,
DC Arts Center (DCAC). 202-462-7833.
Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life dcartscenter.org.
Sat, March 12 & Sun, March 13 The Weir, Keegan Theatre,
National Geographic. 202-857-7000. nationalgeographic.com. Church Street Theater. 703-892-0202.
keegantheatre.com.
“…stunningly elegant…triumphant”
As Duke Ellington’s co-composer, arranger, and right-hand man, Billy Strayhorn wrote
some of the greatest American music of the 20th century, including “Take the “A”
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
Train.” But as a gay man in the ‘40s and ‘50s, Strayhorn led a discreet existence, while
Ellington played to thunderous applause on center stage. –The Washington
Billy TimesLife
Strayhorn: Lush Mar. 11 - Mar. 12
Puccini
Madama
tells the story of the unheralded man who changed jazz and popular music forever, The Second City - Fair and
maintaining artistic and personal integrity, while challenging prejudice along the way. Unbalanced, The Barns at Wolf Trap.
1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org.
Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital Mar. 12 - Mar. 13
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra:
March 15-27, 2011 Verdi’s Requiem’, Schlesinger Concert
Butterfly
Locations throughout Metro DC. 202-342-2564. dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org.
Hall Alexandria, VA. 703-548-0885.
The 19th Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital will present 150 doc-
alexsym.org.
umentary, narrative, animated, archival, experimental and children’s films. Most
Coyaba Dance Theater, Dance Place.
screenings include discussions with filmmakers and environmentalists, and most 202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
are free.
Mar. 14 - Mar. 17
The Guide to Arts & Culture is provided by CultureCapital.com, your Link to the Arts in Metro DC, a program She Went to War, National Geographic.
of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington. Photo courtesy of the Washington National Opera. 202-857-7700. ngmuseum.org.
Mar. 15 - 16
Now through Mar 19 Al di Meola - World Sinfonia, Wolf Trap.
1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org.
Kennedy Center Opera House • In Italian with English supertitles ONE NIGHT ONLY
Fri, Mar. 11
Tickets start at $25!
Ethel Ennis with Trio, Montpelier Arts
Center. 301-377-7800. pgparks.com.
Friday Night Eclectic:
First Name Basis with Bo Jankans
Choose your own seats at www.dc-opera.org and Educated Consumers,
Strathmore. strathmore.org.
Harlem Quartet with Misha Dichter,
202.295.2400 • 800.US.OPERA
Clarice Smith. 301-405-ARTS.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
The Kennedy Center Box Office • 202.467.4600 • www.kennedy-center.org Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello, The
Embassy Series, Embassy of Armenia.
Wheelchair accessible seating is available in all price categories for all operas. Call 202.295.2400 or email adacoordinator@dc-opera.org. 202-625-2361. embassyseries.org.
Sat, Mar. 12
Nasanbayr Shuree Ayurgina, Piano,
ARTISPHERE. artisphere.com.
Grieg Piano Concerto with Brian
Ganz, National Philharmonic,
Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
nationalphilharmonic.org.
Bryn TerfelóIn Concert, Washington
National Opera, Kennedy Center. 202-
295-2400. dc-opera.org.
Poncho Sanchez, WPAS,
Warner Theatre. wpas.org.
Sun, Mar. 13
Paco Peòa presents Flamenco Vivo,
Lisner Auditorium. lisner.org.
Thu, Mar. 17
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration,
National Geographic. 202-857-7700.
events.nationalgeographic.com.
ONGOING STAGE
The Chosen, Theater J at Arena Stage.
800-494-8497. washingtondcjcc.org.
Juno and the Paycock,
Washington Shakespeare Company,
ARTISPHERE. 800-494-8497.
washingtonshakespeare.org.
Sulu DC, ARTISPHERE. 800-494-8497.
artisphere.com.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, Olney Theatre Center. 301-
924-4485. olneytheatre.org.
Herring by Michael Hollinger,
Washington Stage Guild, Undercroft
Theatre. 240-582-0050. stageguild.org
Bootycandy, Woolly Mammoth.
202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net.
ONGOING EXHIBITONS
National Gallery of Art. Venice:
Canaletto and His Rivals , Gauguin:
Maker of Myth, From Impressionism
to Modernism: The Chester Dale
Collection. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Great Migrations:
A Photography Exhibition, America I AM,
Beyond the Story: National Geographic
Unpublished. 202-857-7700. events.
nationalgeographic.com.
Museum of Women in the Arts. Eye
Wonder: Photography from the Bank
of America Collection. 202-783-5000.
nmwa.org.
The Textile Museum. Highlights Tour,
Second Lives: The Age-Old Art of
Recycling Textiles. 202-667-0441.
textilemuseum.org.
ONGOING GALLERIES
Hamtdaa: Together, ARTISPHERE.
800-494-8497. artisphere.com.
Objects and Apparitions, Fisher Art
Gallery, Schlesinger Concert Hall.
703-845-6156. nvcc.edu.
Works by Kathy Beynette, Patrick
Campbell, and Michele Montalbano,
Gallery plan b. 202-234-2711.
galleryplanb.com.
The Corsica Series, Montpelier Arts
Center. 301-377-7800. pgparks.com.
Barry D. Lindley’s ‘’Water Marks’’
Exhibition, The Art League.
703-683-1780. theartleague.org.
Reflections Past and Present - Prints
by Lila Oliver Asher, Washington
Printmakers Gallery. 301-273-3660.
washingtonprintmakers.com.

THEATERAGENDA
Andrea Bocelli with Christina Scheppelmann, director of artistic operations at Washington Na-
tional Opera.
Navigating the high Cs
Washington National
Opera director balances
business and artistry
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Fortunately for Christina Scheppel-
mann, she genuinely likes people. As
director of artistic operations at Washing-
ton National Opera (WNO), Scheppel-
mann encounters the occasional diva,
but an appreciation of folks in general,
and more specifically artists, allows her
to overlook any blasts of bad behavior.
“Great artists can be difficult, but it’s
understandable considering how they
have to turn themselves inside out in
front of 3,000 people every night,” says
Scheppelmann over coffee at an outdoor
café not far from WNO’s Kennedy Center
home. “Part of my job is to create an en-
vironment that makes it comfortable for
singers to do their absolute best.”
Hired in 2002 by WNO’s general di-
rector Plácido Domingo, Scheppelmann
is responsible for both artistic and busi-
ness aspects of the company. When not
deciding on titles and schedules with
Domingo, Sheppelmann is discussing
finances with the board. Various depart-
ments — artistic, technical production,
costumes and the young artists program
— all report to her. It’s an incredibly chal-
lenging position, but one that Schep-
pelmann finds immensely satisfying:
“Despite the appearance of hierarchy,
the process is extremely collaborative,
and it’s incredibly fun.” she says. “I can’t
imagine myself in any other line of work.”
While still a teenager in Germany,
Scheppelmann decided on a future in ar-
tistic administration. She attended a mu-
sic high school in Hamburg where she
sang in the choir and played violin in the
orchestra. She followed her dreams with
one exception.
At her late father’s urging, she pursued
a graduate degree in banking and eco-
nomics and consequently went to work at
a solid Hamburg bank, but wasn’t happy.
A soprano friend suggested she apply
for an entry position at an artist manage-
ment firm in Milan. After learning she was
hired, Scheppelmann instantly loaded up
march 11, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 27
Photo by Karin Cooper; courtesy of the Washington National Opera
a borrowed car and headed off to her new
life. “It all happened very fast. My rela-
tives weren’t too surprised — they already
thought I was a little odd, but my bank
colleagues were certain I’d lost my mind,”
she says. “But if you don’t take risks at 22,
you’re never going to get anywhere.”
Scheppelmann’s charmed, two-de-
cade career includes heady stints at
world-renowned opera companies like
Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu and
the Gran Teatro la Fenice in Venice. Prior
to joining WNO, she was artistic manager
of the prestigious San Francisco Opera.
Under the auspices of famed Span-
ish tenor/conductor Domingo (whose
remarkable WNO tenure ends in June),
Scheppleman has helped to advance
WNO’s reputation as a world-class
company. Together, they have success-
fully presented an increasing number of
lesser known modern operas along with
productions guaranteed to fill seats like
WNO’s current offering “Madama But-
terfly.” Scheppelman describes this pro-
duction of Puccini’s gloriously ill-fated
love story as “very clean; touching in its
simplicity. Like all good opera, it allows
us to live the drama unscathed; it’s a
well-told story enhanced with music.”
Most things dear to Scheppelmann
can be found at the opera including her
partner of six years Beth Krynicki, WNO’s
principal stage manager. Theirs began as
a workplace romance and blossomed into
an enduring relationship. When they get
away from the rarefied world of opera, the
couple likes to work out, kayak, travel and
entertain friends at their home in northern
Virginia. A life-long jock, Scheppelmann
also plays soccer in a women’s league.
Ultimately, Scheppelman aspires to
become the big boss — a general direc-
tor: “I’d definitely like to run my own com- Gay Owned & Operated
pany one day. It would have to be a very
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CALENDAR the Birchmere Dec. 17. (Photo courtesy of the Roches)

Tonight
Ziegfeld’s presents Long
Island Heat as Latino night re-
turns tonight. There’s a $5 cover
from 9 to 10:30 p.m. and a $10
cover after 10:30.
Women in Their Twenties,
a social discussion and dinner
group, will be meeting tonight
from 8 to 9 p.m. at the D.C. Cen-
ter (1318 U St., N.W.).
Touchstone Gallery (901
New York Ave., N.W.) presents
“Inspiration” with paintings by
Betsy Forster and “Surfaces”
with paintings by Michelee
Cormier. Forster paints land-
scapes, particularly uninhab-
ited areas. Cormier “captures
the deterioration of urban sur-
faces over time.” The gallery is
open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and
the exhibits will be on display
through March 27.
Lace Lounge (2214 Rhode
Island Ave., N.E.) presents So-
cial Climax tonight from 10 p.m.
to 3 a.m. There’s a $10 cover
all night and free drinks before
11:30 p.m.
The D.C. Independent Film
Festival continues today with
two sessions at the Gala The-
atre (3333 14th St., N.W.). The
first session at 7 p.m. will fea-
ture movies about life and lib-
erty and the second session at Photo by Scott Suchman, courtesy of the Washington National Opera
9:45 p.m. will feature comedies.
Washington National Opera’s production of ‘Madama Butterfly’ is at the Kennedy Center this week.
Tickets to individual sessions
are $10 for general admission
or $7 for students and seniors. reception for its exhibit of paint- nedy Center (2700 F St., N.W.) a young woman. Tickets range 721 8th St., S.E., (across from
Other ticket packages are avail- ings by Kathy Beynette, Patrick with Catherine Naglestad playing from $35 to $50. For more infor- Marine Barracks) for social
able. For more information and Campbell and Michelee Montal- the role of Cio-Cio-San. The per- mation and to purchase tickets, bridge. No partner is needed.
to purchase tickets, visit dciff. bano from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight. formance is in Italian with English visit studiotheatre.org. Visit lambdabridge.com and
org. The festival will continue Beynette’s narrative paintings supertitles. There will be an artist Join Burgundy Crescent Vol- click on “Social Bridge in Wash-
through Sunday. are “fun and whimsical.” Camp- Q&A following the performance. unteers to help pack safer sex kits ington” for more information.
bell’s paintings are complex Tickets range from $55 to $300 from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at FUK!T’s
Saturday, March 12 and saturated with color and and can be purchased online at new packing location Green Lan- Thursday, March 17
Montabano creates a “ghost- kennedy-center.org. tern, 1335 Green Ct., N.W.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) like presence” in her paintings. Bears do Yoga at Green Lan- As part of “maximum INDIA,”
launches its new monthly event, tern (1335 Green Court N.W.) Wednesday, March 16 the Kennedy Center (2700 F St.,
“Just Circuit” at 10 p.m. fea- Sunday, March 13 tonight at 6:30 p.m. Class lasts N.W.) hosts a performance at 6
turing all house music with DJ for an hour and serves as an D.C. Ice Breakers host their p.m. in the Eisenhower Theater of
Wayne G upstairs and DH Kuh- As part of “maximum introduction to yoga for people monthly open skate tonight from “Ticket to Bollywood,” showcas-
meleon downstairs. For more INDIA,” the Kennedy Cen- of all different body types and 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. at the Kettler ing the song and dance movie
information, visit cobaltdc.com ter (2700 F St., N.W.) hosts physical abilities. It’s taught by Capitals Iceplex, on top of the genre live on stage with artistic
or justcircuit.com. Bhangra class with DJ Rekha at Michael Brazell. For more infor- Ballston Common Mall parking direction by Shubhra Bhardwaj.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) 3 p.m. on the Millennium Stage. mation, visit dccenter.org. garage (627 N Glebe Rd.) in Ar- This is a free event.
presents Funkytown, a retro This is a free event. lington. After skating the group Nellie’s is opening at 11 a.m.
dance party on the main floor The D.C. Kings continue their Tuesday, March 15 will hit a local bar for a social today for “Kegs and Eggs” as
with DJ Ed Bailey playing mu- 11th anniversary celebration with hour. Skating is $8 plus $3 for part of its St. Patrick’s Day cele-
sic from the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s. a Best of show at Phase 1 (525 Mautner Project is having a skate rental. For more informa- bration. Some other St. Patrick’s
There will also be live perfor- 8th St., S.E.) tonight at 10 p.m. volunteer orientation today from tion, visit dcicebreakers.com. day specials include green
mances by x-faction and the La- The cover ranges from $5 to $10 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ideal volun- The American Humanist beer, Irish car bombs, shep-
dies of Town. Doors open at 10 and money raised will go to Chris teers should have access to a Association presents “Human- herd’s pie and green mini Maria
p.m. There is an $8 cover before Hara, a former king who was par- car, good driving record and ism — An Introduction,” a one cupcakes.
11 p.m. and $12 afterward. All alyzed in a motorcycle accident. a commitment to the needs of hour overview of the progres- FotoDC and the Crystal City
attendees must be 21 or older. Flip-Out, D.C.’s LGBT flip cancer patients. For more in- sive, nontheist philosophy and Business Improvement District
Also at Town (2009 8th St., cup league, has its weekly formation, call 202-332-5536 an introduction to related lo- present the opening of Flash,
N.W.) is the Team D.C. Fashion games today at 5 p.m. at Cobalt or e-mail mmanubay@mautner- cal groups. This overview will a month-long even showcas-
Show and Model Search. This (1639 R St., N.W.). For more in- project.org. be held at 1777 T St., N.W., at ing photography. There will be
event benefits the Team D.C. Col- formation, visit flipoutdc.com. Druid Ireland presents the 2 p.m. It’s gay led but not gay two separate exhibits, a library
lege Scholarship program. There opening of Penelope at Studio specific. For more information, of photography books and a
is a $10 cover. Doors open at 7 Monday, March 14 Theatre (1501 14th St., N.W.) to- e-mail class@americanhuman- lounge for refreshments and dis-
p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. For night at 7:30 p.m. Penelope is a riff ist.org or call 202-238-9088. cussion. The penthouse gallery
more information, visit teamdc.org. The Washington National on Homer’s Odyssey and is about The Tom Davaron Social (2450 Crystal Drive) in Arlington
plan b gallery (1530 14th Opera presents “Madama But- four suitors dressed in Speedos Bridge Club will meet at 7:30 is open from 5 to 10 p.m. The ex-
St., N.W.) is hosting an opening terfly” tonight at 7 p.m. at the Ken- and terrycloth robes trying to woo tonight at the Dignity Center, hibit will run through April 17.

ARTAGENDA
Thomas Moran’s epic ‘Green River Cliffs, Wyoming,’ a new acquisition of the National Gallery of Art.
Artistic acquisitions
Mammoth Moran Wyoming
landscape a highlight of
spring art season
By DAVID HOFFMAN
It is a magnificent and dramatic evo-
cation, a grand panoramic viewscape of
the American West, the most impressive
of all the Green River (Wyoming) paint-
ings of Thomas Moran (1837-1926), one
of the great masters of the Hudson River
School of American landscape painting.
And the stunning new acquisition —
“Green River Cliffs, Wyoming” — is now
on exhibit in a special setting on the main
floor of the West Building of the National
Gallery of Art, Fourth and Constitution
Avenue N.W., through June.
Influenced by the great English land-
scape painter J.M.W. Turner, Moran took
his brushes and pigments and water-colors
with him, headed by train in 1871 to reach
the Canyon of the Yellowstone, the land of
geysers and hot springs. But en route he
stepped off the train in Green River, Wyo.,
and in that dusty railhead town, he saw a
landscape unlike any other he had seen.
Rising above the frontier town were tow-
ering cliffs, and captivated by the bands
of color revealed by eons of nature’s wind
and water, he decided one day he would
return and paint what he saw there.
A decade later, he did, and the 1881
painting, oil on canvas, is the astonishing
result. Missing, however, was any sign of
the bustling town, for Moran erased all
the realities of train tracks and church
steeples and roads. Instead there was
his imagined world of a pre-industrial
West that neither Moran nor anyone
could have found in 1871.
Where Moran looked back, others of his
generation looked forward, to Impression-
ism and all the breakthroughs of modern
art that followed in its wake. Such a new
expression — modern art — is the cen-
terpiece of the museum-wide exhibit, “90
Years of New,” at the Phillips Collection. In
a year-long special series of exhibits, gal-
lery talks and other activities, America’s
first museum of modern art marks the be-
ginning of its decade-long coundown to its
centennial year in 2021. Visit its website at
phillipscollection.org for a complete list of
what’s going on, but also be sure and pay
march 11, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 29
Michael
Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art
Feinstein
attention to the stand-out display, through
May 8, of Howard Hodgkins’ “As Time
Goes By” — two 20-foot-long etchings with
eyepopping starbursts of vibrant color.
But modern art does not end with Pi-
casso (1881-1973) — speaking of which,
Sunday, April 17 at 7pm
a journey to Richmond becomes a pil- Kennedy Center Concert Hall
grimage of necessity before the exhibit
there, at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
of the Masterpieces (170 works the Span-
ish modernist kept for his own collection) “Smooth, rippling, perfectly
from the Musee National Picasso in Paris,
ends May 15. An example is his “Portrait of manicured vocal and pianistic lines.”
Dora Maar,” a remarkable oil on canvas of
a woman whose face tells us all we need to ~ New York Times
know about the fractured identity of moder-
nity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
for lovers of modern art in a show at its only
East coast venue. For tickets call 804-340-
1405 or visit vmfa.museum. The museum
is at 200 N. Boulevard in Richmond.
Modern art is also contemporary art
— and serious collectors have a special
chance on Saturday to bid on more than
180 original works of art by painters and
sculptors at work in the Washington area, in
a cocktail reception and seated dinner ar-
ranged under the rubric of “Select” in a dis-
tinctive gallery in 26,000-square-feet of raw
space with sweeping views of downtown
D.C. Organized by the Washington Project
for the Arts (WPA), this event, now in its 30th
year, will be held on the 10th floor of 700
Sixth Street N.W. Tickets for the auction gala
dinner are available at wpadc.org/auction.
A different vein of local art features
“street” as well as gallery artists in the
group show, “Fridge5,” by five artists
showing their work on canvas and other
materials and handmade prints on paper
and wood at the Fridge, with an open-
ing reception there Saturday from 7 to 11
p.m. The Fridge is in the rear alley at 516
8th Street S.E. on Capitol Hill. All five art-
ists also collaborated on an external mu-
ral, the result of pieces painted directly
on the building’s exterior wall.
Finally, pay attention also to the work at
three local galleries of note — Galleryplanb,
1530 14th Street N.W.; Long View Gallery,
1234 9th Street N.W.; and Touchstone Gal-
lery, 901 New York Avenue N.W.
With an opening reception Saturday
from 6-8 p.m., for its show of three artists,
running through April 10, Galleryplanb’s
gay director David Kalamar says that
their work is a first-rate exemplar of the
best new art.
(202) 785-9727 (WPAS) • WPAS.org
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FILMAGENDA
DRUID IRELAND PRESENTS
Penelope
STUDIO ONE OF The New York Times’
BY ENDA WALSH
PART OF NEW IRELAND: THE ENDA WALSH FESTIVAL
Joanne McGee and Steve Snyder in ‘You Should Meet My Son.’
Meddling movie mama
This month’s Reel
Affirmations selection
finds gay family humor
THEATRE TOP 10 PRODUCTIONS OF 2010!
By STEVE FOX
14TH AND P STREETS, NW 202-332-3300 WWW.STUDIOTHEATRE.ORG Mother knows what’s best for her son
— especially a southern mother.
Reel Affirmations brings “You Should
Meet My Son” to the JCC tonight. While
the Reel Affirmations film festival has
been on hiatus, the organization has
been bringing individual LGBT-themed
films to the Washington area since last
year. Tonight’s film, starring Joanne Mc-
Gee, Carol Goans and Stewart Carrico
and written and directed by Keith Hart-
man, is worth the ticket.
While Brian (Stewart Carrico) strug-
gles to come out to his conservative
mother, Brian’s mother Mae (Joanne Mc-
Gee) goes to great lengths to find the
perfect girl for her son.
Many dinners are held at the house
with a new female prospect each night
as a guest. This low-budget production
starts off a bit slow, but picks up speed
as the plot unfolds. After Mae and her
sister come to the conclusion that their
beloved Brian may indeed by gay, the
duo does their gay homework and sets
out to find the right guy for Brian.
Mae and Rose (Carol Goans) immerse
themselves in studying gay lifestyle and
culture –– soon finding themselves cruis-
ing the internet and hanging out in gay
bars. Mae and Rose strike friendships
with a motley crew of patrons at the club
and quickly form a close-knit “family.”
While character development is lim-
ited for Brian, each of the sub-characters
brings a good take on gay stereotypes
to Mae’s dinner table. You can’t help but
relate to each of them in some way. The
gang puts together a plan to hook Brian
up with go-go dancer Chase in the midst
of Brian’s self-inflicted “gay-no-more” en-
gagement to conservative, “Jennie Sue.”
Let the culture wars begin.
There is a poignant scene where Mae
takes her son aside and the two share
Photo courtesy of Reel Affirmations
an emotional moment as “mother to
gay son.” A moment that can only be
shared between mother and son. I cried.
Amongst all the silliness, a tender mo-
ment makes the film.
“You Should Meet My Son” will be
showing at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. at the
Jewish Community Center at 1529 16th
Street, N.W.
Financial woes dog
gay film festival
Reel Affirmations, Washington’s
only gay film festival, continues to
face daunting financial challenges
that have forced the organization to
again reschedule its 2011 festival.
There was no festival last year. Orga-
nizers with One in Ten, the festival’s par-
ent entity, planned a spring event next
month instead of its usual October slot,
but the loss of two key grants the orga-
nization depended on derailed those
plans. An October festival is planned.
“It was necessary for us to move the
festival back to its usual fall dates be-
cause we need the extra time to con-
tinue raising money,” Larry Guillemette,
One in Ten’s director of development,
wrote in an e-mail. “Reel Affirmations
is an important community event and
among the top five LGBT film festivals
in the U.S. and the largest multiple-day
LGBT event in the nation’s capital. It is
something we cannot allow to die.”
Guillemette says the festival’s new
“VIP Program” has proven to be a suc-
cessful vehicle for raising money. Via
reelaffirmations.org, donors can make
a tax-deductible donation ranging from
$350 to $2,500 to help the support the
struggling festival. According to Guil-
lemette, the organization feels confident
that they will be able to bring the festival
back this October. There are plans for
an announcement in August to name
the 120-plus films to be featured over
the 10-day festival. The festival guide is
slated to hit the streets near Labor Day.
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ARTSINBRIEF
The Gay Men’s Chorus takes audiences to Texas
As its 30th season continues, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington brings to stage an
all-male production of the musical, “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” at Lisner Auditori-
um at George Washington University (730 21st St., N.W.). “Whorehouse” tells the true story
of the closing of a 130-year-old brother outside LaGrange, Texas, in 1973 which became a
scandal and was condemned when a newsman announced it on television.
The show stars Ryan Williams as Miss Mona, John O’Brien as Sheriff Ed Earl
Dodd, Eric Peterson as Melvin P. Thorpe, Kip Jacobs as Jewel, Christopher Harris
as Doatsy Mae and Andrew Harmon as Governor.
Directed and choreographed by Craig Cipollini, he describes the musical as be-
ing about “people in glass houses throwing stones — about one group of people
imposing their version of morality on others,” in a press release for the show.
“I think is something gay men and women can relate to very well,” Cipollini said.
“The story is filled with good looking and clever characters, it’s a little bit rowdy, it’s a lit-
tle bit raunchy, and at times very funny, but look closely and it also has a serious side.”
The show also features 73 performers from the Chorus, including an ensemble
of 50 singers and dancers.
The musical opens March 18 at 8 p.m. There will be another evening perfor-
mance on March 19 at 8 p.m. and an American Sign Language-interpreted perfor-
mance will take place on March 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets range from $20 to $50 and
can be purchased at the door, by calling 202-293-1548 or online at gmcw.org.

Noi’s Nook sees its final performance

Special Agent Galactica will host a special clos-
ing concert at go mama go! (1809 14th St., N.W.) on
Sunday at 7 p.m. in Noi’s Nook, the shop’s back-room
performance space.
Those slated are returning performers including
Tom Goss, John C. Bailey and the Art Improv Mash-
up, and D.C. King Ken Vegas.
The performances at go mama go! first started in
September when Jeffrey Johnson, the man behind
Galactica and an employee at go mama go!, and his
theater group needed a place to perform. He went to
the current owner and asked if they could set some-
thing up in the store. Washington Blade file photo
It was already known that the store would be clos-
ing soon and the inventory had already been shrunk, The late Noi Chudnoff, a
so Noi’s Nook, named after the original owner who straight ally who died unex-
died in 2007 and was supportive of Johnson’s group, pectedly in 2007 Tsunami
was built in the back. Sushi & Lounge
The performances will be followed by an after party during which the stage will
be turned into a dance floor and DJ Ten will provide music.
Tickets to the concert are $20 and the proceeds will go toward helping go mama We don’t make waves.
go get out of debt from staying open until the end of its lease.
This will be the last performance, as the store is closing and must be empty
We make sushi.
by March 31. The staff will begin the process of taking down the stage soon after.
Lunch Specials
Tom Goss releases new album Only $14.95
Local singer Tom Goss is having two D.C. release
parties for his new C.D., “Turn It Around,” at go mama
go! (1809 14th St., N.W.) tonight and Saturday.
Happy Hour Specials
5-8 pm • Lounge Area Only
The band Echo Armada will open on Friday and Jer-
emiah Clark will open on Saturday.
The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 Dine in
on both nights. Tickets are $12 and are limited. They can Carry out
be purchased in advanced online at tomgossmusic.com. Delivery
Goss says he’s excited about the release. Private parties
“It’s a whole new project,” he says. “Very big, bright
and fun. MON-THUR 12-3, 5-12
The C.D., which will be available April 12, includes Photo by Michael Key

the track, “It’s All Over.” This is Goss’s third full-length Local gay singer Tom Goss FRI 12-3, 5-1
C.D. on the set of his ‘Lover’ video. SAT 12-1
On the vibrant, jangly album opener “It’s All Over,” SUN 12-12
Goss displays his versatile instrumentation and effortless vocals. The infectious
rocker, “Shady Dell,” displays Goss’ impressive writing chops and references an
eccentric vintage trailer park where Goss spent his honeymoon. “All I Ever Want-
ed” tells the tale of losing one’s faith, inspired by Goss’ own personal struggle and
his experience leaving the Catholic seminary while the album’s gorgeous melodic 1326 14th St. NW
closer, “You Know I Love You” exemplifies Goss’ belief that true love is possible.
There will also be a Baltimore release party at GLCCB (241 West Chase St.) on March
2nd Floor
20 with The Pushovers. Doors open at 6:30 that night and the show begins at 7 p.m. 202.588.5889
202.588.5599
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Exercise releases endorphins in the brain, a natural feel-good opiate.
Exercise: the natural high
Mental and emotional
benefits of cardio
often overlooked
By KEVIN NORRIS
While the majority of fitness research
efforts focus on the physical and health
benefits of exercise, there is a growing
body of work demonstrating that exercise
promotes wellness and mental health.
The physical benefits of exercise are
vast and varied from improved cardiovas-
cular function and immune system boost-
ing to disease prevention such as dia-
betes and obesity. The physical benefits
of exercise also tend to focus on looking
better: leaner waists, greater muscularity,
trim thighs, etc. And often the less-visible-
more-mental health benefits of exercise
are taken for granted or overlooked. We
become more focused on how we look
and forget observing how we feel.
Nonetheless, the mental health benefits
of exercise are as equally profound and in
some instances are more noticeable. Ex-
ercise improves mental health by curtail-
ing depression, promoting a positive self
image and body image, which is linked to
a higher self esteem.
Judith Easton, personal training direc-
tor at Galter Life Center in Chicago notes,
“Exercise leads to an increase in energy
and to better sleep patterns, which may
also explain why it is so helpful to people
with depression. Low energy and poor
sleep are common symptoms of depres-
sion.”
Through exercise we feel better. You
don’t have to be suffering from a diag-
nosed mental illness to get significant
mental health benefits from exercise. Well
being is part of the exercise payoff.
“Physical exercise whether it is at the
gym with my personal trainer or out in my
garden, provides me with a certain peace
of mind and tranquility like nothing else,”
says fitness client Michael Faubion. “The
act of doing something that improves your
physical and mental health is tremendous-
ly rewarding.”
Another client, Kevin Nicholson, says,
“I derive numerous mental health benefits
from exercise. The endorphins make you
feel good, the exertion relieves built-up
march 11, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 33
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stress, and when I am done I have a sense
of accomplishment.”
The Mayo Clinic is clear to point out that
the links to mental health benefits of exer-
cise are not as clear as physical results.
Particularly, imprecise are the links be-
tween anxiety, depression and exercise.
However, according to Mayo, exercise
helps mental health in many ways, which
may include releasing feel-good brain
chemicals like endorphins that may ease
depression and curtail anxiety. Exercise
can also reduce immune system chemi-
cals that can worsen depression and
increase body temperature, which may
have a calming effect.
Researchers at Duke University dem-
onstrated several years ago that exercise
has anti-depressant qualities by improving
brain function and stimulating the produc-
tion of endorphins, the feel-good chemi-
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SOCIALAGENDA Washington Blade photos by Michael Key

Martina Navratilova (second row, left) was honored at last weekend’s Mautner Project gala.
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DCAGENDA

Celebrating but still waiting for full rights

Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key

Revs. Candy Holmes (left) and Darlene Garner on their wedding day last March in Washington.

Continued from page 23

ing what he called “the right thing.”

As for the possibility that the new Republi-
can majority in the U.S. House of Representa-
tives might still seek to roll back the new law,
Marriage not a happy ending for all
the mayor said he was aware it could happen, With the legalization of same-sex marriage comes, inevitably, gay divorce.
but “I haven’t heard anything yet” about it. Robin McGehee has felt its sting. The 37-year-old California resident and lesbian who decided to wed in June 2008, says
And so the dust in D.C. has settled. she decided to un-wed a year and a month later, in July 2009. She and her partner took their vows under California’s same-
And in the wake of the new law have sex marriage law prior to its being overturned by the state’s voters in November 2008 ballot when Proposition 8 passed.
come party planners and experts in wed- Their marriage remained valid however under a grandfather clause.
ding officiating like Deborah Cummings- But it fell victim nevertheless, in an ironic way, says McGehee, since it was the fight against its passage that brought her
Thomas and Sheila Alexander-Reid, both into the fray to oppose Prop 8.
licensed and ordained to perform wed- After getting iced out of volunteer work at her son’s Catholic school, she became a gay activist and helped organize the
dings, lesbians and partners since May National Equality March, held in Washington in October 2009. As a newly mobilized activist, she says, she was “on the road
of last year in Marry Me in D.C., which almost every weekend for months at a time.”
helps connect people wanting to marry And that activism led her away, she acknowledges, from placing a focus needed at home, to repair the fraying ties that
in D.C. with what Cummings-Thomas bound her with her spouse, a woman 19 years her senior, with whom she had joined in 2001 in a domestic partnership contract
calls “our network of gay and gay-friend- under California law. They had been a couple for 11 years at the time of their wedding.
ly service providers who celebrate, not She says she “met someone on the road, someone I connected with emotionally.” Basically, she admits, “I fell for someone
just tolerate them on their wedding day.” else.” They have now been together for a year and a half, and they face, McGehee says, “the same challenges,” because now
On March 19, Marry Me in D.C. hosts a she is also working a second job, as executive director of GetEqual, a group that focuses on using non-violent civil disobedi-
“Marriage Equality Wedding Expo,” from ence to advance LGBT rights.
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their houses on the market in an- ers will offer a lot less than if the seller credit them at settlement
ticipation of the spring selling sea- house showed well. with $10,000 for buyers’ closing
son, Evers & Co. Real Estate Pres- • “We like the overgrown bushes costs finances the buyers’ cash
ident and Broker Donna Evers in front of our house because it needs, enabling the buyers to
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sellers should be aware of: member that they are not going • “Our house is much better than
to be living there in the future, the other houses in the neighbor-
• “We’re not going to get the price so they won’t need the privacy. hood.” Sellers are not in a position
we want.” While the Washington Instead, they have to think of the to be objective about the value of
Metro area market was hit hard house from the buyer’s point of their own home; their judgment
the last five years, things are im- view: what it means to buyers is is too subjective and emotional
proving! The chart demonstrates dark rooms and no memorable to allow them to see it as a buyer
activity in the close-in metro area facade. The strongest first im- would. This is where sellers need
from 2005-2010. The average pression buyers have is their the help of a savvy, objective real
sales price hit bottom in 2009, but first glimpse of the house as they estate agent who has the facts
2010 saw an improvement of +8.3 drive up to it, and they’ll have a about other area sales and can
percent. As long as sellers don’t hard time falling in love with the go over the comparisons point by
fall victim to the following 9 myths, ers seem to think that the house right away and are ready to make house if they can’t see it. point, so the sellers can make a
they should be able to success- goes up in value as it sits on the their best offer early on, not after • “We are not going to be ‘nickel sound decision about the market
fully sell their property. market, but the exact opposite is the house is shop-worn. and dimed’ by the buyers’ home value of their property.
• “We can always come down in true. As the listing gathers dust, it • “We’re not going to fix up our inspection report.” This state-
price.” Conversely, some sellers decreases in value from the per- house to put it on the market ment usually reflects seller pride
Founded in 1985 by Donna Evers,
think they should price their house spective of would-be buyers. Sell- because the buyers will want to rather than cash value. Sellers Evers & Co. Real Estate maintains
high, and then come down. But ers also take this stand as an indi- do their own redecorating.” This should remember that nickels and its success through a strong refer-
putting a high price on a house has cation that they are in charge and might make sense on paper, but dimes are just that - small amounts ral base and agents who enjoy a
risks and negative consequences. have the wherewithal to “wait out” it shows a misunderstanding of of money. If the sellers get a premier reputation for their exper-
tise and in-depth knowledge of
The most likely buyers for your the market in order to “get their buyer psychology. If buyers walk fair price for their house and the Washington Metro Area homes and
property lose interest immediately price.” Unfortunately, the psychol- in and the house looks dated home inspection reveals the need neighborhoods. Evers & Co. is home
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