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Some want president to endorse marriage,
denounce N.C. and Minn. anti-gay initiatives
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
For the second time in three years, President Obama is the scheduled keynote
speaker at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner.
Some LGBT rights supporters are hoping that Obama will take advantage of the
opportunity to endorse marriage equality and to denounce initiatives that would
ban marriage rights for same-sex couples in Minnesota and North Carolina.
Obama is scheduled to keynote HRCs 15th annual National Dinner in Washington,
Police, re ofcials
meet community
Pledge of support after
spate of anti-LGBT crimes
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
More than a dozen afliate members
of the D.C. Police Departments Gay and
Lesbian Liaison Unit joined police and
Fire and Emergency Medical Services
Department ofcials Wednesday night
for a Public Safety Open House for the
LGBT community.
The event, organized by the Mayors
Ofce of GLBT Affairs, gave activists
and community members a chance
to mingle with the GLLUs full-time
and afliate ofcers before the start
of a discussion, where police and
Fire Department ofcials answered
questions about community concerns.
Activists attending the open house at
the citys Reeves Municipal Building at
14th and U streets, N.W., praised police
and re ofcials for establishing policies
calling for reaching out to the LGBT
community and prohibiting anti-LGBT
discrimination against police ofcers,
reghters and EMS workers as well as
against members of the public.
But several attendees, including
transgender activists Ruby Corado
and Jason Terry and gay activist Rick
Rosendall, said the supportive actions
and attitudes of high-level police
CONTI NUES ON PAGE 18
High hopes for
Obamas speech
to HRC
In 2009, PRESIDENT OBAMA told HRCs National Dinner audience that he would work to
repeal Dont Ask, Dont Tell. The law was erased from the books last week
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Obama = Nixon?
Court brief in Dan Choi
case cites Watergate,
claims president played
role in deciding to prosecute.
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Choi court brief compares Obama to Nixon
A 59-page legal brief led in defense of gay former Army Lt. Dan Choi cites the Nixon
Watergate scandal and suggests that President Obama played a role in a decision to
illegally prosecute Choi under a harsher than usual federal law following his arrest last
November for chaining himself to the White House fence.
The brief led Sept. 20 by Chois attorney, Robert Feldman, calls on U.S. District Court
Chief Judge Royce Lamberth to deny a Petition for Writ of Mandamus by prosecutors.
The petition asks the court to prohibit Choi from arguing in his ongoing trial that the
government waged a selective/vindictive prosecution against him. The trial was
suspended for at least 10 days while Lamberth deliberates over the Writ of Mandamus
petition.
Choi and 12 other protesters were arrested Nov. 15, 2010 for refusing to obey a legal
order by U.S. Park Police to disperse from the White House fence during a protest
against the Dont Ask, Dont Tell law. The others agreed to plead guilty in exchange for
the governments promise to dismiss the case against them if they didnt get arrested for
a period of four months.
Even more damaging, evidence was exposed during Lt. Chois criminal trial indicating
that the paper trail of this government persecution of Lt. Choi led like the Watergate
tapes snaked their way back to President Nixon directly to President Obama himself, who
was/is not only personally opposed to gay equality, but was, as the self-described legacy
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., deeply humiliated by being criticized by Lt. Choi and others
for enforcing discriminatory laws (like Dont Ask, Dont Tell) against gay Americans,
Feldman states in his brief.
Feldman has argued that a chain of e-mails between former gay White House aide
Brian Bond; the U.S. Park Police, who arrested Choi at the protest; and the Secret Service
indicates that the White House may have been involved in orchestrating the prosecution.
But no evidence has surfaced to show Obama was aware of the e-mails, and prosecutors
say the charging decision was a legitimate, legal action made by Park Police.
A spokesperson said the White House doesnt comment on pending court cases.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Angela George, the lead prosecutor in the case, has called on
Lamberth to overrule an opinion by Magistrate Judge John Facciola, who is presiding over
Chois trial. George argues in the Petition for Writ of Mandamus that Facciola improperly
issued a preliminary nding that Choi presented sufcient evidence indicating a selective
or vindictive prosecution may have occurred.
It is well within the broad discretion afforded the prosecutor to bring any charge for which
probable cause exists against a person who has three times in nine months engaged in the
same illegal conduct, George states in her court petition.
She was referring to Chois two prior arrests in 2010 for handcufng himself to the
White House fence during separate protests against Dont Ask, Dont Tell.
Feldman has argued that Choi was exercising his First Amendment right to peaceably
protest against the government in all three cases and that the arrests were illegal because
they violated his constitutional rights.
Lamberth was expected to rule on whether or not Choi can continue to use a selective
or vindictive prosecution defense within the next week or two.
In a related development, two of the other activists arrested with Choi last November who
accepted the plea agreement in May led petitions in court last week asking a judge to allow
them to withdraw their guilty pleas and to take their case to trial. An attorney representing
arrestees Miriam Ben-Shalom and Ian Finkenbinder said evidence of a selective or vindictive
prosecution that surfaced in Chois trial prompted them to determine that they should not have
agreed to the guilty plea. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay, who presides over their case, is expected
to decide on the matter after prosecutors le a response to their request to withdraw the guilty
pleas.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.

Whitman-Walker, Mautner
launch LGBT seniors program

The D.C.-based Whitman-Walker Health and the Mautner Project, a national lesbian
health organization, announced this week that they are launching a joint program called
People Advocating for LGBT Seniors (PALS).
PALS is a free program that connects compassionate, trained volunteer visitors
with LGBT elders, 55 and older, who are living at home or in assisted living and nursing
facilities, the two groups said in a statement.
The program also provides companionship and help, when needed, to access
community, health, and government services, the statement says.
There are currently few culturally competent, targeted services in the metro D.C. area
for the needs of LGBT seniors, said Mautner Project executive director Leslie Calman.
It makes sense to expand our long-established, professionally led volunteer services
for lesbian and bisexual women to embrace these members of our community, she
said. Working with Whitman-Walker hugely expands the reach of this new program and
provides resources well beyond what Mautner Project can offer alone.
Don Blanchon, executive director of Whitman-Walker Health, said combining the
resources of both groups would enable the new project to better serve the needs of
LGBT seniors, including both physical and mental health needs.
Both of us have a long-established base of volunteers of all ages who want to serve the
LGBT community, Blanchon said.
The joint statement says members of the community interested in volunteering or in
receiving services should contact PALS at 202-332-5536.
The announcement of the creation of PALS follows the posting of information on the
website of the D.C. Center for the LGBT Community earlier this year about a similar LGBT
seniors program offered by SAGE Metro D.C., a local LGBT seniors group. A representative
of SAGE Metro D.C. couldnt be immediately reached for comment.
D.C. Center Executive Director David Mariner released a statement saying the SAGE
program consists of a team of social workers and volunteers. He said he was a little
bit disappointed that a similar program is starting by Whitman-Walker and Mautner,
adding, I question whether duplicating an existing service is really the best use of
anyones resources.
Asked to comment on Mariners concern, Blanchon said in a statement that a
growing population of LGBT seniors in the D.C. area indicates a need for more than
one community-based program to fulll the needs of this population. He said Whitman-
Walker would utilize the resources from its staff of 142 employees.
Our partnership with Mautner reects the realization that one organization, regardless
of its size and program scope, could not realistically meet this growing community need,
Blanchon said.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Closing of Playbill Caf
deemed an intermission

About 200 people turned out Saturday night for a party at D.C.s 1409 Playbill Caf to
celebrate the popular establishments 13-year run as a gathering place for theater goers,
actors, and artists many of whom are gay.
Co-owners Elsayed Mansour and Jeff DeMontier billed the event as a New
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04 SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 LOCAL NEWS
Former Army Lt. DAN CHOI was arrested three times for
handcufng himself to the White House fence in protest of
Dont Ask, Dont Tell.
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Police Log
The following incidents were reported to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Departments Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit.
On Sept. 25 while in the 300 block of 56th St., N.E., a woman reported that
she and a suspect were involved in a verbal argument that turned into a physical
assault. The suspect cut the complainant with a knife and was arrested. The victim
was transported to a local hospital for medical attention. The victim and suspect
live together.

On Sept. 25, a man reported that while walking in the area of 1st and M streets,
N.W., three suspects were walking behind him. The victim started to walk faster
then ran and the suspects ran after him. When the suspects caught him they
punched and kicked him knocking him to the ground. One suspect went through
his pocket. Unable to obtain any property, the suspects ed the scene.
On Sept. 23, in the 200 block of 37th St. S.E., a man reported that while at
home he found a suspect in his home without his permission. A verbal altercation
occurred and a physical ght erupted. The victim reported that the suspect
entered his home by a window. The suspect ed the scene after the offense; the
two had been involved in a prior relationship.
Despite progress, city
sees more than 700 new
diagnoses each year
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
The National Association of People
with AIDS will participate in a D.C.
government-sponsored pilot program
aimed at enlisting people who are HIV
positive to persuade their friends and
acquaintances through social networks to
get tested for HIV.
In a news conference on Tuesday, Mayor
Vincent Gray, city health ofcials, and
NAPWA President Frank Oldham said the
new program would be another in a series
of HIV prevention and testing initiatives
employed by the city to curtail the number
of new HIV infections.
The news conference was held in at
the Metropolitan Community Church of
Washington in conjunction with National
Gay Mens HIV/AIDS Awareness Day,
which is sponsored by NAPWA.
While the District of Columbia
has made great strides in ghting the
epidemic, were still having 700 to 800
new HIV diagnoses every year, and the
greatest proportion among those new
diagnoses is still gay men, said Dr.
Gregory Pappas, senior deputy director of
the D.C. Department of Healths HIV/AIDS,
Hepatitis, STD, and TB Administration
(HAHSTA).
We estimate that there are about
10,000 people in the District of Columbia
who are HIV positive and dont know their
status, said Pappas, who is among Grays
high-level gay appointees.
Pappas said the pilot program is
modeled after successful programs in
New York City and San Francisco. He
said those cities retain community-based
AIDS advocacy and service groups to help
recruit teams of HIV-positive gay men to
reach out to people they know and to
persuade them to come in for testing.
In the city we have networks of positive
people through organizations like NAPWA,
Pappas said. Were working with those
groups to go out and bring their friends in,
bring their contacts in to testing.
According to Pappas, in the New York
program, about 25 percent of those
recruited to come in for HIV testing were
found to be HIV positive.
Gray and Dr. Mohammed Akhter,
director of the D.C. Department of Health,
stressed at the news conference that D.C.
has a policy of treatment on demand for
all those who test HIV positive. For those
who dont have private insurance, Akhter
said, the city provides full treatment and
care for people with HIV or AIDS.
Oldham said his organization is
calling on all gay men to get tested for
HIV as a means of ensuring that those
who test positive will remain healthy
through treatment. Oldham also points
to scientic studies showing that people
with HIV who receive the now standard of
care treatment are far less likely to infect
others because treatment often results in
lowering the viral load to a point where
the infectivity rate is greatly diminished.
Treatment is prevention, he said.
NAPWA concluded its National Gay
Mens HIV/AIDS Awareness Day activities
on Tuesday in Dupont Circle, where
the group released into the air more
than 300 bright red helium balloons to
commemorate people with HIV/AIDS.
Alston accused of using
campaign funds to pay
for wedding
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Maryland Del. Tiffany Alston (D-P.G.
County) has been indicted on felony
theft and other charges and is accused of
using campaign funds to pay for personal
expenses, including costs associated with
her 2010 wedding.
LGBT activists in Maryland consider
the development an ironic twist, given
that Alston played a prominent role in the
defeat of Marylands same-sex marriage
bill earlier this year. Alston, an early co-
sponsor of the bill, later changed her mind
and voted against it.
State prosecutor Emmet Davitt
announced a series of charges against
Alston on Sept. 23, including: one count
of felony theft; one count of misdemeanor
theft; one count of fraudulent
misappropriation by a duciary and two
election law violations. The prosecutor
alleges that Alston used campaign funds
for personal uses, including $3,560 to
cover wedding-related expenses. The
felony charge carries a maximum penalty
of 10 years in prison.
There is simply no excuse for candidates
or their responsible campaign nance
ofcers to agrantly and repeatedly violate
the requirements of the law in the conduct
of their campaign nances, Davitt said in a
statement. We will, therefore, continue to
vigorously investigate and, when warranted,
prosecute, the candidates, ofcers and
committees who out these laws.
Alston responded to the indictment
in a brief statement she e-mailed to the
news media.
I emphatically deny any criminal
wrongdoing and look forward to the
appropriate opportunity to address the
accusations lodged against me, she said.
The investigation leading to Alstons
indictment was carried out by the
Maryland Ofce of the State Prosecutor,
an independent ofce created to ght
corruption in government.
James Cabezas, the lead investigator
in the case, said the ofce decided not
to place Alston under arrest but instead
presented her with a criminal summons
instructing her to appear in court in
about 30 days, where she will be formally
charged.
He said the indictment was handed
down by a grand jury in Anne Arundel
County Circuit Court because the alleged
offenses fall under the jurisdiction of the
state Board of Election in Annapolis,
where campaign nance documents are
led.
Del. Alston certainly deserves her day
in court, said Lisa Polyak, a member of the
board of Equality Maryland, the statewide
LGBT group that coordinated lobbying efforts
for the same-sex marriage bill that died in the
Maryland Legislature earlier this year.
But our concern with Del. Alston always
was and will continue to be that she made
a promise to support equal rights for same-
sex couples in Maryland and shes reneged
on that promise, Polyak said. We think its
important that you keep your promises as
an elected ofcial and as somebody who
represents a group of people who need
those legal protections.
Patrick Wojahn, president of the
Equality Maryland Foundation board
and an elected member of the College
Park, Md., City Council, said that as a
Prince Georges County resident he was
saddened over Alstons indictment.
It doesnt look well on our county and
on our state when things like this happen,
he said. But I dont wish any ill will upon
her...I hope that maybe someday shell
come around and be more supportive of
equal marriage rights.
Polyak and Wojahn said they were
uncertain over what, if any, impact Alstons
indictment might have on her re-election
bid in 2014. A group of conservative black
ministers in the majority-black Prince
Georges County have taken credit for
persuading Alston to drop her support for
the same-sex marriage bill.
A coalition of LGBT organizations
working with Equality Maryland on the
marriage bill say they plan to bolster their
efforts to persuade black residents in key
legislative districts, including those in
P.G. County and in Baltimore, to support
the bill when it comes up again for a vote
next year.
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In ironic twist, anti-gay Md. lawmaker indicted
D.C. health ofcials Dr. MOHAMMED AKHTER and Dr. GREGORY PAPPAS joined MAYOR GRAY
and noted that the city sees 700-800 new HIV diagnoses each year.
D.C. to start social network HIV testing program
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Beginnings celebration for the cafs
planned reopening in the near future
following its scheduled closing on
Sept. 30. Some of their longtime
customers are calling the closing an
intermission.
The two announced on their Facebook
page that their current building at 1409
14th Street, N.W., in the heart of the
citys emerging theater and arts district,
was slated to be demolished for a new
condo development. Although the
date for demolition of the building is
uncertain, the two said their current
interim lease was too expensive for
them to continue to offer food and
entertainment at a reasonable price to
their loyal customers.
They are actively looking for a new
building in a nearby location, Mansour
and DeMontier said in Facebook postings.
1409 Playbill Caf featured dining
along with an Open Mic night and a
Karaoke night. It also included a small
theater that featured a wide variety of
theatrical performances ranging from
Shakespeare plays to Broadway shows,
including the recent run of the Broadway
musical Naked Men Singing.
Jeff and I thank you all for a great
turnout, Mansour said in a Facebook
posting this week. As we promised, we
will let everyone know our new location
Thanks from the bottom of our hearts for
this great friendship.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Dupont vigil draws 200 to
remember murder victim
More than 200 people turned out
Sunday night in Dupont Circle for a
candlelight vigil in honor of Gaurav
Gopalan, a 35-year-old gay aerospace
engineer and theater director who was
found dead Sept. 10 on a sidewalk near
where he lived in the citys Columbia
Heights section.
Police have ruled the death a homicide and
said Gopalan died from blunt force trauma to
the head. Police say they have no suspects
and no known motive for the murder.
Transgender activists have expressed
concern that Gopalan might have been
targeted for his gender identity because
he was found dressed in womens clothes
and wearing makeup.
Nearly a dozen friends and community
activists spoke at the vigil, with most reading
excerpts from Shakespeare plays and
sonnets to pay tribute to what they said was
Gopalans love of Shakespeares works.
Many of the friends said they met
Gopalan through various theater
companies and groups, and worked with
him on productions of Shakespeare plays,
where he served as an assistant director.
Gaurav touched so many souls in D.C.,
said Jason McCool, who collaborated with
Gopalan on the production of Shakespeare
plays. He was a bright ray of positive
energy and I will never, ever forget what he
contributed to my life. To me, his spirit will
remain forever alive and present.
Gopalans partner, Bob Shaeffer,
thanked organizers of the vigil and those
who attended for their support of him
during a trying time.
This would have pleased Gaurav,
he said. Gaurav changed my life. There
wasnt a day we were together that we
didnt say we loved each other.
Shaeffer called on the community to
apply pressure on D.C. police to do
more to nd out who killed his partner
and bring that person to justice.
Other speakers included D.C. Council
member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1),
who represents the Columbia Heights
neighborhood where Gopalan was found
dead; transgender activist Earline Budd;
Shiva Subbaraman, director of Georgetown
Universitys LGBTQ Resource Center and a
friend of Gopalans; and a representative of
the South Asian LGBT group Khush D.C.,
who didnt identify himself. McCool read a
letter from D.C. Congressional Del. Eleanor
Homes Norton praising Gopalan for his
contribution to D.C. both as an aerospace
engineer and a theater director.
We are determined to get to the bottom
of this, Graham told the gathering. We
are determined to bring this killer to justice
and to support everyone in the District of
Columbia affected by this.
At the conclusion of the vigil, participants
marched from Dupont Circle to Columbia
Heights, where they gathered on the 2600
block of 11th Street, N.W., at the site
where Gopalan was found unconscious
shortly after 5 a.m. on Sept. 10.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
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House Dems renew request for DOMA brieng
Democratic U.S. House members
pushing for an end to the Defense
of Marriage Act have renewed their
request with House Speaker John
Boehner (R-Ohio) for a brieng on his
defense of the anti-gay law in court.
In a letter dated Sept. 26, Rep.
Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the sponsor
of DOMA repeal legislation, and Rep.
John Conyers (D-Mich.) as well as gay
Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Tammy
Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jared Polis (D-Colo.)
and David Cicilline (D-R.I.) seek a
meeting to address concerns about
defending DOMA.
As Members who believe that
DOMA is unconstitutional and
support the Presidents decision to
stop defending it, we believe that the
law is not factually or legally justiable
and were interested in hearing what
arguments might possibly be made in
its defense, the lawmakers write.
The letter states all interested
House members should be able
to attend the brieng and that it
could be conducted by outside
counsel undertaking defense of
DOMA on behalf of the House.
In response to the letter, Boehner
spokesperson Michael Steel
said, Following the Department of
Justice decision to stop defending a law passed by strong bipartisan majorities in
Congress, the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group voted to retain counsel to defend the
law.
Nadler sponsors the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation pending before the
House that would repeal DOMA. The other lawmakers who signed the letter are co-
sponsors of the legislation.
Lawmakers had previously requested a brieng from Boehners ofce on the costs
of defending DOMA in an April 4 letter. But according to the Sept. 26 letter, despite
this request, a brieng never took place.
The Obama administration in February declared that DOMA, which prohibits
federal recognition of same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional and announced it would
no longer defend the anti-gay law in court.
Following a party line 3-2 vote of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group in March,
Boehner directed House General Counsel Kerry Kircher to take up defense of DOMA
in the administrations stead. The House has since hired private attorney Paul Clement,
a former U.S. solicitor general, to assist in defending the statute.
The lawmakers most recent letter to Boehner focuses on the arguments that House
attorneys have made in defense of DOMA. Some have been challenged as factually
incorrect or a distortion of research.
In one such example, Lisa Diamond, a psychology professor at the University of
Utah, led an afdavit in August stating that the House in a legal brief in defense
of DOMA completely misrepresented her research ndings on sexual orientation.
The United States House of Representatives should not be making harmful
and unreasonable arguments that demean its credibility, and that of the American
people, the lawmakers write. It has been fteen years since the Congress enacted
DOMA, and the materials and arguments that BLAG is making on behalf of the House
do not withstand the test of time or scrutiny.
Numerous lawsuits are pending in federal court challenging the constitutionality
and the House has undertaken defense of each of them. The case of Windsor v.
United States, led by ACLU, is pending before the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York. The case of Pedersen v. U.S. Ofce of Personnel Management,
which was led by Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, is before the U.S. District
Court in Connecticut.
The cases of Gill v. U.S. Ofce of Personnel Management and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts v. Department of Health & Human Services are pending before the
U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals.
CHRIS JOHNSON
DOD ofcial chosen as White House LGBT liaison
A gay administration official who serves as a White House liaison at the
Pentagon has been tapped as the administrations next point person for the
LGBT community, according to sources familiar with the appointment.
Gautam Raghavan, who currently serves as deputy White House liaison at
the Defense Department, has been designated as the White House LGBT
liaison, sources said.
Winnie Stachelberg, vice president of external affairs at the Center for
American Progress, praised Raghavan.
Hes smart, hes professional, he knows a range of issues, he was the
person who the community worked with from the Pentagon on the repeal
of Dont Ask, Dont Tell, Stachelberg said. So, for the last couple years,
many of us have worked with him on a daily basis, and I think the results
speak for themselves.
Several sources including Stachelberg said Raghavan was actively
involved in the process that led to the legislative repeal of Dont Ask, Dont
Tell.
He was able to maneuver in a political environment both with
constituencies in the military, the [LGBT] community, the White House,
Congress, Stachelberg said. He just did a terrific job, so hes someone
whom a number of us have known for a while.
According to a biography, Raghavan previously worked for the Democratic
National Committee as the Midwest finance director and director of the
Indo-American Leadership Council.
By becoming the new LGBT liaison, Raghavan will take over duties Brian
Bond performed at the White House before he left in July to become the
DNCs director of constituency outreach. Bond was deputy director of the
Office of Public Engagement and served as point person for the LGBT
community.
Upon his departure, Stephanie Valencia, took over as deputy director at
the White House Office of Public Engagement, while Raul Alvillar, an aide to
Vice President Biden, took over as LGBT liaison on a temporary basis.
Stachelberg said Raghavan will leave his post at the Pentagon as he takes
on his duties as permanent LGBT point person. Its unclear what his official
title will be in his new role.
Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson, said he didnt have any updates
when asked to confirm the appointment. Inouye previously said a permanent
LGBT liaison would be selected in October.
CHRIS JOHNSON
L-Word star kicked off Southwest ight after kiss
L-Word star Leisha Hailey tweeted this week about being booted
from a Southwest Airlines flight for kissing her girlfriend.
Hailey was allegedly removed from a flight for kissing her girlfriend,
claiming the flight attendant said Southwest is a family airline.
Hailey took to her Twitter feed, @Leisha_Hailey, and accused the airline of
discrimination.
Southwest released a statement about the incident, which occurred on a
flight between El Paso to LAX.
Initial reports indicate that we received several passenger complaints
characterizing the behavior as excessive, the statement read in part. Our
crew, responsible for the comfort of all Customers on board, approached
the passengers based solely on behavior and not gender. The conversation
escalated to a level that was better resolved on the ground, as opposed to
in flight. We regret any circumstance where a passenger does not have a
positive experience on Southwest and we are ready to work directly with the
passengers involved to offer our heartfelt apologies for falling short of their
expectation.
A Southwest Airlines representative tweeted back, apologizing for the
incident, and asking Hailey to privately contact the company.
We were escorted off the plane for getting upset about the issue, one
of Haileys tweets read, claiming Southwest Airlines endorses homophobic
employees.
Earlier this year, a Southwest Airlines pilot was suspended after a stuck
microphone button caught an anti-gay rant broadcast to several other planes
and control towers.
PHIL REESE
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Rep. JERROLD NADLER (D-N.Y.) is sponsor of
DOMA repeal legislation in the House.
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NFL adds sexual orientation to non-bias language
NEW YORK In its latest collective bargaining agreement with its players
union, the National Football League has quietly added sexual orientation to its
non-discrimination statement.
According to LGBT issues sports blogger and sports law expert, Pete Olsen in the
Wide Rights blog, the league that governs the lucrative professional football teams
in the United States this week added the two words to a 2006 non-discrimination
statement that previously included race, religion and national origin.
Outspoken NFL LGBT ally and a Player Association rep to the talks from the
Cleveland Browns team, Scott Fujita said the lawyers are responsible for the
change, rather than any representatives from the groups at the table.
Our counsel is pretty progressive [and] on top of such issues, Fujita told Olsen
on Twitter, so I imagine this was worked out during the lawyer discussions when
players werent around.
According to blogger Olsen, Perry v. Schwarzenegger lead counsel Ted Olson
and David Boies were also present on opposite sides of the contract talks, with
Boies representing the team owners and Olson representing the players.
Trans org unveils standards of care recommendations
ATLANTA The World Professional Association for Transgender Health
unveiled new standards of care for transgender and transsexual individuals Sunday
at the largest annual meeting of transgender health advocates in the country.
According tothe Georgia Voice, the organization released the seventh version of the
standards of care, removing gender identity disorder, and replacing it with gender
dysphoria. The new standards were greeted with applause from the audience.
The new recommendation sets a new ethical standard for mental
health professions, condemns gender-conversion or gender-reparative
psychotherapies, according to trans activist Meghan Stabler. [It] relaxes criteria
for hormone therapy and updates guidelines for assessment and treatment of
children and adolescents with Gender Dysphoria.
Bill would curb criminalization of people with HIV
WASHINGTON A new bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would
bar states from creating laws that target HIV-positive individuals with harsher
punishment based on their HIV status.
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) introduced the bill last week in hopes of eliminating
laws that unevenly affect HIV-positive individuals, such as stricter punishments
attached to disclosure laws, and punishments on behaviors that have no risk of
spreading infection, as is the case with an HIV-positive Texas man given a 35-
year sentence for spitting on a police ofcer. Thirty-four states have laws that
criminalize non-disclosure of HIV.
Ind. election includes three out gay candidates
INDIANAPOLIS For the rst time in the citys history, openly gay Democratic
candidates are running in the Indianapolis City Council elections.
The City Council race, which has never seen an openly gay major party
candidate, now has three openly gay candidates vying for one at-large seat and
two district spots. On the ballot are Zach Adamson, who was endorsed by the Gay
and Lesbian Victory Fund for his at-large race against three other candidates for
four open seats, as well as Jackie Leigh Butler and Todd Woodmansee, who are
both running against Republican incumbents.
The historical signicance of it is the fact that it doesnt matter, Woodmansee
told the Indianapolis Star. We can have people running regardless of what their
sexual orientation is, regardless of what their race is and regardless of what their
religion is.
Retailers backing away from anti-gay charity marketer
SEATTLE With the aid of online petition sites like Change.org, several LGBT
advocates have successfully pressured major retailers to cut ties with an Internet marketing
rm that gives a portion of purchases made through its portal to anti-gay charities.
In a recent New York Times prole, Seattle activist Stuart Wilber recalled
discovering that portions of purchases made through CVN.com run by the
Christian Charity Give Back Group aided anti-gay groups like SPLC certied hate
group the Family Research Council and Focus on the Family. The purchases could
be made through retailers like Macys, Barneys New York, Microsoft, Apple and
Netix. All have since left the network, leaving companies like Ofce Max, Ofce
Depot and Elizabeth Arden.
I said, Youve got to be kidding, Microsoft, Wilber told the Times, about
launching his petitions.
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69 Democrats want
LGBT families included
in immigration policy
By CHRIS JOHNSON
U.S. House Democrats are calling on
the Obama administration to make more
explicit assurances that new immigration
policies will enable foreign nationals to
stay in the United States if theyre in same-
sex relationships with American citizens.
In two separate letters dated Sept. 27,
69 lawmakers seek clarication from the
Department of Homeland Security and
the Justice Department that bi-national
same-sex couples will be included in
policies that aim to take low priority cases
out of the deportation pipeline.
The recognition of LGBT family ties as
a positive factor is a critical step forward in
identifying key family and community ties
to implement common-sense immigration
enforcement, the letter states. We ask
that you ensure that this recognition is
reected in the work of DHS and DOJ
employees and the newly established
working group in implementing your
priorities for immigration enforcement.
The letter is signed by Rep. Jerrold Nadler
(D-N.Y.), sponsor of the legislation known as
the Uniting American Families Act, which
would allow gay Americans to sponsor their
foreign partners for residency in the United
States. House Minority Leader Nancy
Pelosi (D-Calif.) and 68 other Democrats
including gay Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.),
Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jared Polis
(D-Colo.) and David Cicilline (D-R.I.) make
up the additional signatories to the letter.
Under current immigration code, gay
Americans cant sponsor their foreign
partners for residency in the United
States because same-sex marriage isnt
legal in many places in the country and
because the Defense of Marriage Act
prohibits federal recognition of those
unions. Consequently, foreign nationals
who are in committed relationships with
gay Americans may have to leave the
United States or face deportation.
In a June 17 memo, U.S. Immigration &
Customs Enforcement allows immigration
ofcials to exercise prosecutorial
discretion in cases they deem low priority
for deportation, although this memo offers
no explicit guidance on foreign nationals
in same-sex relationships.
On Aug. 18, the Obama administration
unveiled a new policy based on this memo
saying it would examine foreign nationals
facing deportation on a case-by-case
basis and take those who are low priority
out of the pipeline.
Ofcials are set to weigh a persons
ties and contributions to the community
and family relationships as reasons
to take potential deportees out of
consideration. Administration ofcials
have stated that being in a same-sex
relationship will be considered in the
context of community contributions and
family relationships.
However, lawmakers in the letter seek
additional assurances that bi-national
same-sex couples wont be left out.
House Democrats ask that LGBT family
ties be made an explicit component of the
guidance for the working group examining
deportation cases to ensure eld staff are
aware of the policy.
Without specic guidance, it is unlikely
that agency ofcers, agents, and attorneys
making decisions about individual cases
will be aware that LGBT family ties are
a factor for consideration for exercising
discretion in closing or not initiating
removal proceedings, the letter states.
Additionally, lawmakers ask that
the working group include a member
experienced in working with gay
immigrants and their families to ensure
that these factors are recognized in the
working groups case-by-case review of
deportation cases.
The vulnerability of LGBT immigrants
the historical stigmatization of whom
both within and outside the U.S. is well-
documented makes knowledgeable
review a necessity, the letter states.
Neither the Justice Department
nor the Department of Homeland
Security immediately responded to the
Washington Blades request for comment
on the letter.
Lavi Soloway, founder of Stop the
Deportations, said the assurances that
lawmakers are seeking will be helpful in
ensuring foreign nationals in same-sex
relationships wont be deported.
This is vitally important to ensuring that
Secretary [of Homeland Security Janet]
Napolitanos interagency working group
announced Aug. 18 fairly and consistently
implements the administrations
guidelines for setting aside low-priority
removal cases, Soloway said. It
should not be left to the discretion of
ICE attorneys or individual deportation
ofcers to interpret the word family in the
June 17 prosecutorial discretion memo.
Agency now says 131,729
married same-sex
couples in U.S.
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday
unveiled new data revealing that 131,729
married same-sex couples and 514,735
same-sex unmarried couples live in the
United States.
Based on information compiled as
part of the 2010 Census the rst time
ever data on gay couples was collected
as part of the effort the new gures
revise earlier estimates of same-sex
couples published in the summer. Initial
data showed 349,377 married same-sex
couple households and 552,620 same-sex
unmarried partner households.
Census Bureau staff discovered
an inconsistency in the statistics that
articially inated the number of same-sex
couples. The adjusted results are closer to
previously released estimates of the 2010
American Community Survey for same-sex
married and unmarried partners.
In a statement, Census Bureau Director
Robert Groves said his bureau understands
how important it is for all groups to have
accurate statistics that reect who we are
as a nation.
As scientists, we noticed the
inconsistency and developed the revised
estimates to provide a more accurate
portrait of the number of same-sex
couples, Groves said. Were providing
all three the revised, original and ACS
estimates together to provide users with
the full, transparent picture of our current
measurement of same-sex couples.
According to the Census Bureau, the
2010 Census revised estimates were
peer-reviewed by Gary Gates, a gay
demographer with the Williams Institute at
the University of California in Los Angeles,
Philip Cohen, a professor of sociology at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, and Megan Sweeney, professor of
sociology at UCLA. These experts agreed
the methodology was sound behind these
revised estimates.
Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom
to Marry, said the revised estimates
demonstrate the need to advance
marriage equality throughout the country.
The number of gay and lesbian couples
in committed, loving relationships, raising
families together, continues to grow,
leaving more and more families without
the critical safety-net of marriage,
Wolfson said.
Rea Carey, executive director of the
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, said
the publication of the data is another
step in erasing the invisibility of our lives.
No longer are our marriages rendered
invisible in the snapshot of our country
provided through the Census, Carey
said. And no longer can anyone ignore
the presence of our relationships all across
the country.
The Task Force played a role in getting
the U.S. Census Bureau to report the
number of married same-sex couples in
the 2010 census as part of its Queer the
Census initiative.
Participants were encouraged to
place a sticker on the back of their
2010 Census envelopes asking the
U.S. Census Bureau to include LGBT
people in the count. According to the
Task Force, more than 140,000 stickers
were sent in and more than 30,000 people
signed a petition demanding LGBT-
inclusion in efforts like the Census.
Despite the inclusion of information on
same-sex couples, Carey said additional
information not just on couples
but on individuals is necessary for
adequate insights about LGBT people
in the United States.
[LGBT] individuals still are not counted
in the Census or dozens of other surveys
that are supposed to reect the diversity
of people in America, Carey said. When
LGBT people are not counted, we dont
count when it comes to money for services,
resources and programs. Census and other
data are the basis for how the government
spends billions of dollars each year.
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2010 Census count of gay couples is reduced
EVAN WOLFSON, president of Freedom to Marry, said the revised estimates of same-sex couples
living in the U.S. demonstrate the need to advance marriage equality.
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Obama prepares to address HRCs National Dinner
D.C. on Saturday. About 3,000 attendees
are expected for the event, which will
take place at the Washington Convention
Center.
Obama has suggested since last year
that his views could evolve to support
same-sex marriage, but he hasnt yet
endorsed marriage rights for gay and
lesbian couples.
John Aravosis, the gay editor of
AMERICAblog, said the HRC speech is an
opportunity for Obama to complete his
evolution.
I want to hear him say that he is once
again for marriage equality, Aravosis
said. And I think it would be big news,
and it would help us politically and legally,
if he does. If he doesnt, then it will be
just another HRC dinner where important
people come to tell us nothing new.
In 1996, Obama, during his bid to
become an Illinois state senator, said in
a questionnaire response to the Windy
City Times, I favor legalizing same-sex
marriages, and would ght efforts to
prohibit such marriages. He has since
changed that position.
Obama in June faced pressure to come
out for same-sex marriage during an LGBT
fundraiser in New York City as marriage
legislation was making its way through the
New York Legislature. The president didnt
explicitly endorse marriage equality at the
time and instead said states such as New
York should decide the marriage issue for
themselves.
Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to
Marry, said Obama should recommit to
backing marriage equality even before his
speech on Saturday.
President Obama should not wait for
a dinner to heed Freedom to Marrys call
joined by more than 117,000 Americans
on our Say I Do Open Letter to speak
out clearly and authentically in support of
the freedom to marry, Wolfson said.
The Say I Do letter is an online open
letter from Freedom to Marry to President
Obama urging him to endorse same-sex
marriage. Among the celebrity signers are
lesbian talk show host Ellen DeGeneres
and her spouse Portia; gay singer Rufus
Wainwright; straight actress Anne
Hathaway; and gay media mogul David
Geffen.
Wolfson added that Obama should
endorse same-sex marriage in some
capacity before a non-gay audience to
demonstrate the importance of allowing
gay couples to marry.
Id like to see the president bring his
message of support for the freedom to
marry to a non-gay audience, or lay it out
in an interview with a national journalist,
so that Americans can hear him talk about
gay families, why marriage matters, and
the case for opening their hearts to the
values of fairness and treating others as
they would want to be treated, Wolfson
said.
While Obama doesnt support same-
sex marriage, his administration has taken
steps to extend benets to same-sex
couples and put them on more equal
footing with married straight couples.
Obama has called for repeal of the
Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits
federal recognition of same-sex marriage.
In February, after initially defending the
anti-gay law against litigation, Obama
declared the law unconstitutional and
said his administration would no longer
defend it in court.
What Obama will ultimately say during
his speech remains to be seen. The
president is likely to tout the repeal of
Dont Ask, Dont Tell, which came to an
end on Sept. 20 as a result of legislation he
signed in December. Shin Inouye, a White
House spokesperson, said he didnt have
a preview of the presidents remarks.
It isnt the rst time Obama or a
sitting U.S. president has addressed the
HRC dinner. Obama previously spoke at
the dinner in 2009. In 1997, then-President
Bill Clinton gave the keynote address.
In 2009, Obama recommitted to
repealing the militarys gay ban as he
declared, I will end Dont Ask, Dont
Tell. Obama has since fullled that
promise.
But also in 2009, Obama faced pressure
during his HRC speech at that time to
come out against a referendum in Maine to
rescind a law enabling same-sex couples
to marry. But Obama didnt explicitly
mention the initiative in his address. The
referendum ultimately succeeded in
November 2009, taking marriage rights
away from gay couples there.
In addition to coming out for marriage
equality, some advocates see the HRC
speech as an opportunity for Obama to
denounce initiatives set for the ballot next
year. Both North Carolina and Minnesota
are set to vote on amendments that would
ban marriage rights for same-sex couples.
The North Carolina initiative will come
before voters in May and the Minnesota
initiative will come before voters in
November 2012.
In both places, state law already prohibits
same-sex couples from marrying. But the
proposed amendment would prevent the
state legislatures from legalizing marriage
equality at a later time or state courts from
ruling in favor of marriage equality.
Wolfson said Obama should take every
chance he has, including the HRC speech,
to oppose anti-gay attacks such as
those underway in Minnesota and North
Carolina.
And he should underscore at every
opportunity, in the clearest terms, the
moral urgency of voting no on anti-gay
ballot measures such as North Carolinas
and Minnesotas, Wolfson said.
LGBT advocates on the ground in
North Carolina and Minnesota have mixed
views on whether public opposition from
Obama would be benecial to campaigns
against the amendments in those states.
Alex Miller, interim executive director
of Equality North Carolina, said Obama
should speak out against the North
Carolina amendment during his speech
because a lot of people from the Tar Heel
State will attend the dinner.
A lot of people feel very invested
in this presidency, and gave a lot to
make it happen, Miller said. I think its
imperative that the president speak out
and defend folks in North Carolina from
the amendment that would do so much
harm not only to LGBT North Carolinians,
but to all unmarried couples, and to
everybody that will be exposed to the
harsh and ugly rhetoric thats about to be
broadcast across the state from the other
side.
Miller said he doesnt believe
opposition from Obama on its own would
be enough to defeat the amendment, but
said opposition would be showing the
leadership that we all want from him on
the issue.
Richard Carlbom, who started this week
as campaign manager for Minnesotans
United for All Families, said he isnt
concerned about whether Obama will
speak out against the amendment.
Id never recommend what the
president should or should not say to a
crowd like the HRC dinner, Carlbom said.
I think President Obama has been pretty
clear where he stands, and were focused
on winning this thing in Minnesota, so Im
not concerned about what hes going to
say on Saturday or what he wont say.
Asked whether he wants Obama to
speak out at some point against the
measure, Carlbom replied, This is my
second day on the job. Obviously, we
want everybody to speak out against this
amendment, but theres a lot of work to
do on the ground here in Minnesota, and
thats what I remain focused on right now.
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ofcials often dont lter down to the
behavior and actions of rank and le
ofcers.
They pointed to a number of recent
incidents involving police ofcers that
have shaken the LGBT community. In one
case, several ofcers refused to take a
report of an incident in which four lesbians
were assaulted by two male attackers who
called them anti-gay names. The incident
occurred outside the Columbia Heights
Metro station.
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the
incident is under investigation and the
ofcers could be red depending on the
ndings of the investigation.
In another incident that shocked LGBT
activists, an off-duty D.C. police ofcer red
his service revolver at three transgender
women and two male friends who were
sitting in a car in Northwest D.C. Two of
the women and one of the men suffered
non-life-threatening gunshot wounds.
The ofcer was arrested and charged with
assault with a dangerous weapon.
Transgender activist Jeri Hughes said
at the open house that police have not
adequately investigated other assaults
against transgender women, including
one recent case where a trans woman was
attacked on a Metro Bus.
Hughes said that while the rate of
closing homicide cases in D.C. by making
an arrest is 80 percent, the rate of solving
homicides involving transgender victims is
20 percent.
On hand to answer questions about
these and other concerns were Paul
Quander, the D.C. Deputy Mayor for
Public Safety, who oversees the Police
and Fire and EMS departments; D.C. Fire
Chief Kenneth Ellerbe; Deborah Hassan,
an EMS technician who serves as the Fire
and EMS Departments LGBT community
liaison; Capt. Edward Delgado, director
Police Department Special Liaison
Division, which oversees the GLLU; and
Sgt. Carlos Mejia, supervisor of the GLLU.
Also speaking at the event was Melissa
Hook, director of the citys Ofce of Victim
Services, which assists crime victims.
Quander opened the discussion by
inviting the LGBT community to inform
him about issues of interest.
I work for you, he said. I work for
the citizens of the District of Columbia.
And I need to meet your needs. I need to
know what your issues areand I have to
ensure that everyone is treated equally,
that everyone has a voice.
With D.C. gay activist Peter Rosenstein
serving as moderator, several LGBT
activists responded by reiterating what
they said were longstanding concerns.
Among them is the view that Lanier
weakened the GLLU by reducing the
number of ofcers at its headquarters
ofce, making it less responsive to the
community at a time when anti-LGBT hate
crimes are on the rise.
Lanier has said a police funding
reduction made it necessary to reduce
the GLLU headquarters staff from seven
ofcers and a full-time sergeant to four
ofcers and a part-time sergeant. But she
has said the afliate GLLU ofcer program
she started has resulted in the designation
of 46 GLLU afliate ofcers, who work
out of each of the departments seven
police districts. According to Lanier, the
afliates have greatly expanded the reach
of the GLLU, enabling it to respond to all
sections of the city at all times of the day
and night.
Most LGBT activists and the local group
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence
say they support the afliate program but
believe the direction and leadership of the
GLLU must be set by the full-time ofcers
working out of the units headquarters,
which is located in Dupont Circle.
Under Laniers ofcer afliate program,
the afliate members of the GLLU and
separate liaison units working with the
Latino, Asian, and deaf and hard of
hearing communities devote most of their
time to their regular patrol duties in the
police district to which they are assigned.
Upon receiving special training for liaison
unit duties, the afliates are on call to
respond to LGBT-related crimes in their
respective districts.
Mejia serves as supervisor of the GLLU
and the Latino Liaison Unit. Although
activists have praised his work in managing
the GLLU they say the units effectiveness
is diminished by not having a full-time
supervisor.
Hassan, the Fire and EMS Departments
LGBT liaison, is less known in the LGBT
community than GLLU ofcers.
In an interview before the start of the
open house forum, she told the Blade that
all reghters and EMS workers receive
diversity training that includes information
about the LGBT community. She said she
is unaware of any recent complaints by
members of the LGBT community about
discriminatory treatment by reghters or
EMS workers.
Hassan said she is out as a lesbian at
work. She noted that at her request, she
was given an ofcial name badge for her
uniform that identies her as an EMS
worker and LGBT Liaison.
Were here for the community, whether
youre straight or gay, she said during the
open house discussion.
Rosenstein, in introducing Delgado at
the open house, said he was pleased that
Delgado returned to his job as director of
the Special Liaison Division. Rosenstein
was referring to a decision by Chief Lanier
earlier this year to transfer Delgado to
another division and replace him at the
liaison division post with a civilian police
ofcial who had no direct experience in
police work such as investigating crimes.
Some activists criticized Lanier for
making the change, saying Delgado had
worked well with the LGBT community
and appeared more knowledgeable on
issues likely to come up in the operation
of the Special Liaison Division.
Im not going to sit here and say
weve done everything correctly because
were all human and we all have faults,
Delgado said. But you can rest assured
that the Metropolitan Police Department
stands behind the members of the LGBT
community because we actually believe
that all members of the community should
be protected.
Jeffrey Richardson, director of the Ofce
of GLBT Affairs, said his ofce plans to hold
more public safety open house events for
the LGBT community in the future. He and
Rosenstein thanked the GLLU ofcers for
attending the event, including those who
came during their off-duty hours.
Richardson noted that the names of all
afliate GLLU ofcers are posted on the
Police Department website on the GLLU
page. The listing includes e-mail contact
information for each of the ofcers and
shows the police district to which they are
assigned, enabling members of the LGBT
community to identify the GLLU afliate
ofcer serving the area where they live.
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Gay, lesbian service
members deserve
our gratitude
At midnight on Sept. 20, the nation put
another nail in the cofn of discrimination
when Dont Ask, Dont Tell became his-
tory. There are so many people respon-
sible for this that it would be impossible to
name them all in a short column but No. 1
has to be our commander-in-chief, Presi-
dent Barack Obama. He made a prom-
ise to the LGBT community when he ran
in 2008 that he would end DADT and he
kept his promise.
After thanking the president, we must
thank all the brave men and women who
in the past and now are serving our na-
tion and have been doing so at tremen-
dous sacrice to themselves and their
loved ones. These men and women not
only risk their lives to protect us but they
have had to hide who they are and their
relationships or give up the right to have
one. These proud members of the mili-
tary have always been an example of what
Barry Goldwater is credited with saying,
You dont need to be straight to ght
and die for your country. You just need
to shoot straight. They are the heroes of
this battle for civil and human rights and
we need to honor them by continuing the
ght to see that not only can they serve
openly but that they become eligible for
all the benets that their straight com-
rades in arms are entitled to.
We celebrate as a nation because to-
day our country is safer as more men and
women of courage, gays and lesbians, will
be able to serve their nation and have the
right to die for their country. Future gen-
erations will look back incredulously when
they realize this wasnt always the case.
The broader ght for civil and human
rights has gone on for hundreds of years
and continues to this day. One group after
another has found themselves discrimi-
nated against at various times in history.
Whether for religious reasons, for which
most of the worlds wars have been fought,
or on the basis of race, gender, country of
origin or sexual orientation, people have
always found a reason to discriminate and
feed their need to make others feel less
than equal. It would be nice to think that
we are seeing that end but we know that
isnt the case and we have to keep ghting.
Last week during a televised Republi-
can presidential debate a young gay sol-
dier posed a question over YouTube to
former Sen. Rick Santorum and the others
on stage. He asked in essence what they
would do if they were president with re-
gard to some Republicans stating they
want to reinstate DADT. What Santorum
and all the others on that stage neglected
to do even before answering the young
mans question was to thank him for his
service to our nation. This is unforgivable.
But unfortunately it is emblematic of most
of the candidates vying for the Republican
nomination today who are so insular and
homophobic they can only focus on vying
with each other to see who can deny LGBT
Americans their rights with more zeal.
Santorum said that sex has no place in
the military and he would reinstate DADT.
Many would agree that sex has no place
in the military, but under DADT you could
be thrown out simply because of your ori-
entation. The ignorance of his statement
is quite staggering and even more fright-
ening was that some in the audience
booed this brave soldier.
As Americans we need to remember
that it wasnt all that long ago that Afri-
can Americans and women were denied
the right to ght for our nation. Today
these injustices seem a thing of the past
but there are always issues that arise that
remind us of those battles. Vigilance is al-
ways necessary to protect the rights of mi-
norities even after we think they are won.
What will be important is to see that
our history books are revised to give
credit to those gays and lesbians who
fought our wars in the past but were
forced to hide that fact in order to serve
the nation. We need to teach our children
and future generations, who will one day
only see this as history, that while DADT
ended in 2011 and gays and lesbians
could begin to serve openly, they have
served all throughout history. We need to
set the record straight for posterity.
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Re: Ron Pauls heartless stance on
health care (by Kevin Naff, Sept. 16)
What you fail to point out is that health
care is at a bare minimum double the cost
of what it is in the rest of the developed
world. This is largely due to insurance com-
panies and drug companies inuence on
state and federal government. Health care
needs to be reformed in America, I dont
think anyone will argue against that, but
we must x the cause of the problems with
healthcare, not apply money to the symp-
tom. A broken arm or a new baby in the
family shouldnt bring nancial ruin. When
we have proper competition among health
care providers, drug companies and insur-
ance companies, along with nding a solu-
tion to frivolous lawsuits, we may actually
have a system where a man can realistically
pay his medical bills with his wages. Get-
ting the government further involved just
means that corporations will further game
the taxpayer through our corrupt politi-
cians. Jesse
If youre so worried about Kents medical
bills, why dont you mail a check to his fam-
ily this afternoon? Hypocrite. Cam Davis
Disgusting article. First of all, Ron Paul
rmly said no when asked if that person
should die. But really, that isnt the point.
The aide of his died not because of lack
of care (as you said he had a $400,000 bill)
but rather the disease was too much for
his body to overcome.
But that shouldnt be the point ei-
ther. The most glaring part of all of this
is that the bill was $400,000. Do you not
ask at all why it costs $400,000 (the cost
of about 2.5 houses where I live) to treat
somebody without insurance? Maybe it
has something to do with federal involve-
ment in health care and no-responsibility
insurance plans like Medicare and Med-
icaid. Josh
This is one of the most disgusting, dis-
honest and shameful pieces I have ever
read. You distort the views of a kind man
and try to make it seem like he is evil. You,
although its unintentional, are the true
evil. Interesting how you leave out the re-
sponse he gave after that blood thirsty
crowd (those two people) yelled yes. Ron
Paul is the only one who can save our
country. Andrew D
Getting help made harder
when schools inhibit
access to web
By ANTHONY GREEN
My niece recently screamed out loud.
The volume was so high because the
shout out was an attempt to kill herself.
This is called by some a gesture at-
tempt, because she knew it wouldnt
work but is instead yelling for help at
the top of her lungs. I dont like the term
gesture attempt because it minimizes
the importance of the act. Statistics show
that those who attempt suicide are much
more likely to die of suicide.
They also show that this phenomenon
is more prevalent among the young,
dramatically more common among ado-
lescent females and even more serious
among LGBT youth (at least 2.3 times
more likely to attempt suicide than het-
erosexual adolescents).
The Internet can be used for good (most
of the time) and sometimes bad. For some-
one like my niece information and sharing
can be a lifesaver. Better to seek help from
an anonymous source if thats what she
wants than screaming out through a sui-
cide attempt or the real thing. But in some
places, a young person seeking help about
sexual identity or school bullying can be
blocked on the Internet.
It is an unconscionable irony that it is
easy and utterly obtainable to get
recipes on the Internet on how to kill
yourself, but some places bar an LGBT
youth from sites that could help prevent
you from needing to use such a guide.
In fact, enter the words how to commit
suicide and Google turns up 9,350,000
hits. Some of them are, in fact, message
boards for people to discuss their prob-
lems. Probably most of them are useless
but theres surely enough there to com-
mit more than the gesture of suicide.
Getting help if you are an LGBT youth
is another story. One organization thats
helping troubled kids is the Trevor Proj-
ect. It offers a 24/7 telephone hotline
(866-488-7386), message boards, advice
and inspiration. But some kids cant ac-
cess it. By blocking access to the Trevor
Project, schools and libraries are not al-
ways acting maliciously or intentionally.
But because the terms gay or lesbi-
an are used, restrictive lters assume the
site may be harmful, provocative or even
pornographic. While not deliberate, it is
discriminatory since straight help sites
are not blocked in this way.
It is hard enough to have to hide your
identity in the closet. It is even harder
when doors are shut to the places where
a young person can get help, which is
why the ACLU started a new project,
Dont Filter Me. It encourages block-
ers to free kids from using the Trevor
Project and other useful places that offer
help. That includes the Gay, Lesbian and
Straight Education Network, which along
with Trevor was named a Champion of
Change by the White House, as well as
the organization of Parents and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays.
In some cases, a Trevor Project spokes-
person told me, institutions unblocked
the organizations when asked to by the
ACLU, but it had to sue a Missouri school
district because of its Internet ltering
policy. The ACLU argues that the ltering
policy practice violates a 1982 Supreme
Court decision that says a school cannot
remove controversial books from their
libraries. Referred to as the Pico case,
the school district had banned, among
others, Go Ask Alice, the inspirational
book about a teenager hooked on drugs.
Even with technology making change
so rapidly in the way we get information
and help, the more things stay the same.
In 1982, it was asking Alice. Today, they
are kids like my niece needing refuges of
information and solace. We must keep
the help doors open.
LGBT community should
celebrate Kay Ryans
latest honor
So many awards are bestowed on celeb-
rities renowned only for their celebrity that
the idea of excellence seems reduced to a
sleazy walk on the red carpet in search of
glitz and glam. But recently Kay Ryan, a for-
mer U.S. poet laureate, received an award
that is meaningful and well deserved.
Last week, Ryan, who in California
married her partner of 30 years, the late
Carol Adair, received a $500,000 genius
award from the John D. and Catherine
T. MacArthur Foundation. The award will
be paid to Ryan in yearly installments of
$100,000 for ve years. Ryan will be free
to use the award money as she pleases.
At a time when mediocrity is too often
the norm and the arts are frequently un-
dervalued, this is great news not only for
Ryan, poets, the culture at large, but the
LGBT community as well.
Why am I so excited about this? Be-
cause the genius award honors the
work of not only a great poet, but an
openly lesbian poet, who has brought
poetry to people in all walks of life.
As a poet, I can tell you that there
are as many stereotypes of poets (and
other creative artists) as there are breeds
of dogs. The popular image of poets is
often that of the eccentric, other-worldly
dreamer who, like the hapless bard in
Sylvia Plaths novel The Bell Jar eats
lettuce with his or her ngers. Sometimes
its thought that poetry (or other forms of
art) is therapy or a hobby. Ive been asked
when Im going to get over writing po-
ems as if poetry were an illness like the
u. Most every poet I know has been told,
anybody can write poetry.
As the truism says, some grain of truth
lurks within many stereotypes. Poets
themselves, we who are in the po biz,
far too frequently erect barriers between
the Mount Olympus of M.F.A. programs,
conferences and prizes and less privi-
leged readers and writers of poetry.
Kay Ryan dees these stereotypes.
Ryan has received the Ruth Lilly Poetry
Prize (worth $100,000), the Pulitzer Prize
for her collection The Best of It: New
and Selected Poems, a Guggenheim
Fellowship and other prestigious awards.
Yet, shes no Ivory Tower goddess in MFA
Land. Though Ryan has a bachelors and
masters in English from the University of
California in Los Angeles, she has taught
remedial reading for more than three de-
cades at the College of Marin, a commu-
nity college in Kenteld, Calif.
You have to make yourself worthy of
[poetry], Ryan told The Cleveland Plain
Dealer. I want it to be hard.
Yet while pushing herself and her
students toward excellence, Ryan has
opened the door to poetry for prisoners
and others who cant afford MFA pro-
grams or other trappings of the po biz.
Though Ryan came to the poetry estab-
lishment as an outsider (it took years for her
poetry to be widely recognized), she isnt
a proponent of outsider art. I doubt if
shed say that anyone could write poetry.
Most of its too dreary,/or too cherry red,
Ryan writes in her poem Outsider Art.
Ryans spare, witty, yet poignant poetry is
often compared to the work of Emily Dickin-
son. How can she t paradox, argument,
mystery, philosophy and story into that
space? Grace Cavalieri, host of the pub-
lic radio show The Poet and the Poem,
e-mailed the Blade. But she does. I dont
think poetry has ever seen anything like it.
A friend, pointing out that Ryans work
is universal, not overtly lesbian, asked
me why it matters that Ryan is queer.
Its true. You wont nd much sapphic lust
in Ryans poetry. Ryan isnt a confessional
poet. Only distance/lets distance col-
lapse, she writes in the poem Distance.
But until recently no poet, not even a
poet laureate, could be openly queer. Lets
celebrate that one of our own has received
the recognition she so richly deserves.
Lesbian poet wins prestigious $500,000 award
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At a time when mediocrity is too often the norm and the
arts are frequently undervalued, this is great news not only
for Ryan, poets and the culture at large, but the LGBT
community as well.
Dont lter me: blocking LGBT sites harms youth
VI EWPOI NT
Kathi Wolfe is a writer, poet and regular contributor
to the Blade. She can be reached through this
publication.
Anthony Green is a D.C.-based policy consultant
and writer. Reach him at agreen163@me.com.
It is an unconscionable irony that it is easy to get recipes on
the Internet on how to kill yourself, but some places bar an
LGBT youth from sites that could help prevent you from
needing to use such a guide
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
With a gorgeous voice and the acting
chops to match, Audra McDonald ranks
as one of Broadways biggest and most
talented stars. Her seemingly limitless
career is the stuff of theatrical dreams.
By 30, she had already won an
unprecedented three Tony Awards
for Carousel, Master Class and
Ragtime, and then went on to win a
fourth for A Raisin in the Sun in 2004.
Shes also starred in a TV drama (ABCs
Private Practice), made recordings and
all along has continued to perform sold-
out concert dates. Now 41, shes on the
cusp of yet another Broadway triumph
playing Bess in a new take on the beloved
1935 opera Porgy & Bess.
Despite the awards and many
successes, McDonald remains far from
complacent. Her feelings about her highly
praised turn as Bess in a re-mastering
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PHOTOCOURTESY OF WPAS
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Alex Wilson had long enjoyed running track in high school and long distance
during his time at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. So it was kind
of a no brainer when he saw a Blade notice in 1981 that a new gay running
group was forming.
Hes been in D.C. Front Runners ever since. The group celebrated its 30th
anniversary last weekend. Wilson has since run seven marathons, competed in
three Gay Games with the group and coached the 98 team in Amsterdam.
He was a coordinator in 95, 96 and 97 and is the member with the longest
continual activity.
When he started with the group, there were only about 10 regular runners
and all were in their 20s and 30s. The group now has hundreds on its roster and
members span all ages.
I think it started as kind of a nice alternative to the bars, especially when the
bars were so smoky, Wilson, 57, says. It was a healthy alternative and it was
pretty neutral. There were no winners or losers. Its a very welcoming place and
I think a lot of times people are somewhat nervous about how to enter the gay
social world in Washington, how to come out. They do it in baby steps. A good
way to start is to join the running team.
The group has several runs each week. The Saturday 10 a.m. runs that start
at 23rd and P streets, N.W,. are a long-running tradition in the group. Men
and women can join and all ability levels are welcome. Visit the group online at
dcfrontrunners.org. Sister groups exist all over the world and welcome out-of-
town runners.
Wilson met his partner of 29 years at Rascals, a now-closed gay bar just
off Dupont Circle, in 1980. They had a commitment ceremony on their 10th
anniversary but got married last fall.
Wilson, a Binghamton, N.Y., native is director of academic development at
Washingtons Woodrow Wilson High School by day. Hes especially proud of
an LGBT plan approved within the school system two weeks ago that aims to
create an inclusive school community with anti-bullying policies, stipends for
implementation and to help maintain its active gay-straight alliance. (More info
is at dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Parents+and+Community/LGBTQ+Engagement.
Wilson, Abramson and their 11-year-old son Benjamin an avid soccer player
live at 16th and New Hampshire N.W.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
PERSON TO TELL?
1976. My Dad.
WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
Vic Basile
WHAT IS WASHINGTONS BEST
NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT?
Morgans on Thursday night in the
early 1980s
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
I had it on Oct. 10, 2010.

WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
Making D.C. youth friendly and youth
centered.
WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
The JFK assassination.

WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
Dancing at The Saint during NYC Gay
Pride Weekend 1983.

ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
My husband would say everything!
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
Huh?
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
Ill make mine a Tweet: Identify the
source of love in your life and act on it in
ever-expanding circles.
IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO
CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Set Roy Cohn, J. Edgar Hoover, Terry
Dolan straight.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
Re-creation and recreation.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
Disengage from the noise of todays
politics. Listen to your LGBT elders and
our youth in all their diversity
and from that craft the vision for the
community we want to live in.
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
Alan and Ben!
WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
The downlow
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE LGBT
MOVIE?
Milk

WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
Talking behind peoples backs.
WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU
MOST COVET?
A diploma for every child.
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOUD KNOWN
AT 18?
What a fun and fantastic ride lay
ahead for me as a gay man. Imagine, a
gay civil rights revolution celebrated in
my lifetime.
WHY WASHINGTON?
No disrespect, but we are SO much
more than the federal government and
I wont think of leaving till we have self
determination and self governance.
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Studios Habit spotlights
Auden, Britten; features
Queer actor Harrison
By PATRICK FOLLIARD

With his most recent offering The Habit
of Art (now making its U.S. premiere at
The Studio Theatre), gay British playwright
Alan Bennett puts the spotlight on a pair
of 20
th
century gay cultural titans poet
W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin
Britten in the last years of their long
and celebrated careers. In doing so,
Bennett gives an insiders glimpse into
the mad and maddening world of artistic
collaboration and gay sex after 60.
The setting is one thats familiar to
Bennett Londons National Theatre
during rehearsal for a yet-untried play.
Things are going badly: The director has
been called to Leeds, a couple of cast
members are off performing in another
show and the playwright is appalled by
unapproved script changes. Whats more,
Fitz (Ted van Griethuysen), an aging actor
cast as an aging Auden, is still struggling
with his lines.
Titled Calibans Day, the play within
a play takes place in 1972. It imagines a
ctional, late-in-life meeting between
former collaborators Auden and Britten.
Troubled by his latest project an
operatic adaptation of Death in Venice,
Thomas Manns novella about an older
writer in love with a boy Britten visits
his old associate at Oxford where Auden
is poet in residence.
What help precisely Britten is seeking
from Auden is never made clear, but
interesting conversation certainly
ensues nonetheless. They speak of their
collaboration as young expatriates in New
York City, their respective partners and
Brittens interest in young choir boys. And
yes, from Auden theres a lot of talk about
penises not surprising considering his
famous poem The Platonic Blow. But
theres also talk of artistic survival and the
importance of continued, engaging work.
Thrown into the chaotic mix at Audens
grossly untidy cottage are Humphrey
Carpenter, a ubiquitous biographer on
hand to interview the artists, and a local
rent boy whom Auden has ordered up for
a late-afternoon quickie.
Van Griethuysen is marvelous as both
the tactless Auden and the testy actor Fitz
who plays him. Equally superb is Paxton
Whitehead as Fitzs witty, gay co-star
Henry who takes on the role of the more
buttoned-down, angsty Britten.
Other standouts in the dozen person cast
include two terric gay actors: Cameron
Folmar as Donald, an earnest actor willing
to go to great lengths to understand his
character; and Randy Harrison (best known
from Showtimes Queer as Folk) who
plays Tim, an actor whos happy to doff his
boxer briefs to improve a scene, and Tims
role: the no-nonsense rent boy who resents
the glaring absence of sex workers from
cultural history.
The Habit of Art is an impressively
layered work, and because Bennett wrote
it, its also smart, touching and a teensy bit
smutty. A little sense of the history helps,
but isnt necessary. James Noones set
within a set vividly brings to life the sty that
was the notoriously sloppy Audens Oxford
digs. Director David Muses staging is full
of energy and wit.
Fortunately for us, Bennett has followed
the old adage write about what you know
(here, perhaps more than ever before).
Visit from an old friend
THE HABIT OF ART
Through Oct. 16
The Studio Theatre
1501 14th St. NW
$35-$69
202-332-3300
studiotheatre.org
Actor RANDY HARRISON, remembered fondly from Queer as Folk, is in Studios current
production, The Habit of Art.
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Organ virtuoso plans
only area tour stop with
Richmond appearance

By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com

Anyone who follows classical organ
music especially gays knows
virtuoso Cameron Carpenter is the most
iconoclastic and controversial organist to
come along in decades. Hes also arguably
the most famous.
Granted, its a eld in which it takes little
to be iconoclastic. Even with all the gay
organists out there some anecdotally
guess church players are 70 percent gay in
the U.S. its a highly staid playing eld.
Churches that think musically outside the
box are chucking the organ altogether in
many cases, not thinking of ways to bring
it into the 21
st
century.
Carpenter though often of serious
facial expression is clearly having a eld
day. Sadly, his international tour hopping
of the last several years has eluded
Washington. Local fans will get their best
chance to see the bi musician next week
when his fall tour makes a Richmond, Va.,
stop. Its a little more than two hours from
D.C. During a lengthy phone interview this
week from his Berlin home, the 30-year-
old Juilliard-trained prodigy-turned-
phenom who grew up home schooled in
tiny Meadville, Pa., covered a broad swath
of topics about his life, work, goals and
musical philosophies. Comments have
been edited for length.
WASHINGTON BLADE: Why Berlin
and how long have you lived there?
CAMERON CARPENTER: Ive been
here a little over a year though my total
time here, because of touring, has been
probably half that. Initially I felt it was a
good time to live in Europe. I didnt want
to live in the U.S. my entire life and I didnt
want to turn 30 there.
BLADE: Why?
CARPENTER: The U.S. is a very
confused place right now. I dont wish
to renounce it, but I never really had any
nationalistic sense at all. Europe is
more artist-friendly and its sense of history
is much longer.
BLADE: How much do you vary your
set list from night to night? What can we
expect in Richmond?
CARPENTER: Its hard to say. I
understand its some kind of historic
organ there, so that will be a big factor.
Ive gotten a lot of messages about the
terrible shape its in which, of course,
exacerbates the usual question marks of
what Ill be playing.
BLADE: But even if every organ you
play had innite capabilities, youd still
vary your program nightly?
CARPENTER: Oh yes, most denitely.
When we get the touring organ on the
road (a project Carpenter has been
working on that will allow him to play
anything anywhere anytime), Im intent to
keep doing that. I think its just part of
the ethos of being a classical musician. I
know some who do the same thing every
(night) within a tour and it would be
difcult for me to get excited about that.
BLADE: But what about fans who read
about something really great you did in
another city but will likely only get one
chance to hear you per year if theyre
lucky?
CONTINUES AT WASHINGTONBLADE.COM
A night with the
mighty Cameron
CAMERON CARPENTER, ORGANIST
A NIGHT WITH THE MIGHTY WURLITZER
Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.
Byrd Theatre
2908 West Cary Street
Richmond, VA
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plays are a huge factor in determining his set list.
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Marylanders relive 1544
England each weekend
By CAROLYN SPEDDEN
The year is 1544. The location is Revel
Grove, a small village in the county of
Oxfordshire, England. The Royal Court
of King Henry VIII is paying a visit to
this village as part of its annual summer
progress. Attending on His Majesty is
the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas
Cranmer, and his partner, the diplomat Sir
Ralph Sadler.
Wait a minute! If you dont remember
reading that in a history book, perhaps
some clarication is needed. Revel Grove
is a ctitious name given to the site at The
Maryland Renaissance Festival. And while
no history book mentioned a relationship
between the Archbishop and Sir Ralph,
the actors who portray those characters
have been together for 17 years.
Steven Edward Kirkpatrick (Archbishop
Cranmer), and Charles Boyington (Sir
Ralph), currently live in Hyattsville but
make the drive to 16th century England
each weekend as part of the acting
company of the Maryland Renaissance
Festival.
Not surprisingly, theater is what drew the
couple together. They met in Memphis,
Tenn., while working at the Playhouse
on the Square. Charles was directing the
play, Marvins Room, and Steven was
supposed to audition but someone had
told him there was no role for him in the
play.
It worked out for the best since I would
not have been open to dating him if I
was also directing him at the time, says
Charles.
Looking at pictures of those years, we
look like mere kids, muses Steven. The
amazing thing is that it doesnt seem like
that long.
Both have been performing for more
than 20 years but do not often act together.
More often than not we do our own
thing, says Charles. We were in a
production of Jekyll and Hyde, which was
written for us. I was Jekyll and Steven was
Hyde.
We havent performed together in
several years, notes Steven, so the
festival has been fun. Once we did play
the same role in the same show. There was
a period back in Memphis when Charles
somehow ended up being my unofcial
understudy for several roles. He took over
for me as Sebastian in The Tempest when
I had to step in as Prospero. Its amusing
to see photos of us playing the same role
and wearing the same costume, but I will
say he always played the character very
differently from me.
While both feel a major benet for a
couple performing in the same show is the
ability to carpool, is there ever a strain to
being in the same production?
Theater has always been a primary
bond between us, so it is far more positive
than a negative. If we dont get a chance
to perform regularly we both suffer, so this
way were both getting an important need
met, says Steven.
Most of the time it is great fun, says
Charles. The only issue is I like to arrive
early to rehearsals and performances and
then stay later than necessary to hang
out. Steven wants to arrive later and leave
earlier. This is true in just about everything
we do though.
Actors can be sensitive regarding their
work. Shelley Winters claimed her husband,
Vittorio Gassman, once gave her a black eye
when she confessed she preferred Oliviers
Hamlet to his. As a couple, do they ever
critique each others work?
As the years have gone by, we have
learned how to critique each other without
tripping on toes, laughs Steven.
Steven rst performed at the Festival in
2002, and Charles in 2008. Steven was on
a hiatus for a few seasons, so this is the
rst year they have performed together at
the venue. As a gay couple, they have they
found the Renaissance Festival a positive
performing environment.
It can appear different on the surface
since there is an emphasis on machismo
by some of the guys in the cast, says
Charles. But most of that is just trying
to play up the time period. Once you get
to know these folks, they are perhaps the
most accepting people on the face of the
earth. They come from all walks of life and
have a live and let live philosophy.
Stephen agrees, Because so many
actors love this venue and are given a
chance to return, there is denitely a
sense of this being like a second family.
Ive always felt that I can truly be me in all
of my many aspects and have complete
acceptance in this venue. And I dont
always feel that way in certain sectors of
the gay community. The cast and vendors
are wonderful, so its been great.
Steven and Charles will be performing
at The Maryland Renaissance Festival
weekends through Oct. 23.
Gay couple takes stage
at Renaissance Festival
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The Dubstep Dance Party featuring
Andre Jetson at Jammin Java (227 Maple
Ave., E.) in Vienna, is tonight from 10 p.m.
to 1:30 a.m. Tickets are $10 and can be
purchased online at jamminjava.com.
Its Swing Night at Remingtons (639
Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.) tonight at 8 p.m. An
intermediate West Coast Swing lesson will
be taught from 8 to 9 p.m. by Michael Frank
for $5, then the dance begins 9. For more
information, visit reminstonswdc.com.
Jenny Owen Youngs will be performing
at the Red Palace (1212 H St., N.E.) tonight
with Hank and Cupcakes at 9 p.m. Tickets
are $12 and can be purchased online at
redpalacedc.com. Attendees must be 18
or older. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Green Lantern (1335 Green Court, N.W.)
is hosting Fahrenheit tonight from 9 p.m.
to 3 a.m. with music by DJ and producer,
Twisted Dee. There is a $7 after 10 p.m.
Busboys & Poets will be hosting ASL
open mic poetry tonight at 11 p.m. in the
Langston Room at its 14th and V streets
location (2021 14th St., N.W.). Anyone with
sign language knowledge may sign up to
recite a poem or sign a song by e-mailing
djsupalee@aol.com. There is a $5 cover.
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
The Lodge (21614 National Pike) in
Boonsboro presents We Love the 80s
costume party with DJ Ryan W. Cover
is $5 until 11 p.m. when it goes up to $8.
No cover if in full costume. The best 80s
costume contest will take place on the
patio at midnight and the winner will get
$100. Doors open at 9 p.m.
Deaf Queers of D.C. is hosting a Last
Chance cookout today from noon to 5
p.m. at Rock Creek Park at Grove 9.
MTVs The Real World is hosting an
open casting call for the series 27th season
today from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Town (2009
8th St., N.W.). Applicants must be 20 or older
and appear between 20 and 24. Applicants
are also asked to bring a recent photo of
themselves that will not be returned and
a photo ID. For more information, visit
bunim-murray.com/rwcasting.
Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.) presents
Hellmouth Happy Hour where every
week an episode of Buffy the Vampire
Slayer will be screened and drink specials
will be offered. This week the episode is I
Only Have Eyes for You.
Signature Theatre is hosting a post-show
panel discussion, 30 Years is Enuf, tonight
at 8 through special arrangement with
the Black Gay Mens Network, Black AIDS
Institute and Jane M. Saks to commemorate
Gay Mens HIV Awareness Day. Tickets,
which include a dance performance,
discussion and meet-and-greet/booking-
signing with author and star E. Patrick
Johnson, are available at the Signature Box
Ofce for $35 with code word, metro.
SUNDAY, OCT. 2
A new gay-welcoming Catholic church,
St. Hedwigs Old Catholic Church,
has Mass today at 9 a.m. The church
meets each Sunday morning at Palisades
Community Church (5200 Cathedral
Ave., N.W.) in Washington. The church,
not afliated with the Vatican, describes
itself as one with progressive Catholic
values that welcomes those disaffected
by mainstream traditions and what some
consider politically distorted teachings
of Christ in other faith traditions.
Bishop Michael Seneco, whos gay, is the
pastor. Visit sainthedwigs.org for more
information. All are welcome.
Busboys & Poets is showing I Shot
Andy Warhol tonight at 7 p.m. in the
Zinn Room at its Hyattsville location (5331
Baltimore Ave., Suite 104) as its October
Focus-In! Film of the Month. This is a free
screening.
Cameron Mackintosh presents a new
25th anniversary production of Les
Miserables at the Kennedy Center (2700
F St., N.W.) today at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Tickets range from $39 to $155 and can be
purchased online at kennedy-center.org.
MONDAY, OCT. 3
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) is
having its monthly volunteer night tonight
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tonights activities
could range from sorting through book
donations, cleaning up around the center
and taking inventory for Fuk!ts, as well as
socializing. Pizza will provided.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) presents
Funkytown, featuring music of the
70s, 80s and 90s by DJ Ed Bailey with
performances by the Ladies of Town
and The Dance Camp. Doors open at 10
p.m. Cover is $8 before 11 p.m. and $12
afterwards. Attendees must be 21 or older.
The Red Palace (1212 H St., N.E.) is
hosting the kick-off for the 2011-12 seasons
for Theater Alliance and Rorschach
Theatre tonight at 7 p.m. Theater Alliance
performs at the H Street Playhouse
and Rorschach has a new home at Atlas
Performing Arts Center. Attendees must
be 21 or older.
TUESDAY, OCT. 4
Tony Award-winning Broadway legend
Audra McDonald plays the Kennedy
Center (2700 F St., N.W.) tonight at 8.
Tickets range from $25 to $85 and can be
purchased online at kennedy-center.org.
Nellies (900 U St., N.W.) hosts its weekly
Glee watch party tonight at 8 p.m. on
the deck in the pub room.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5
Riot Act Comedy Theaters (801 E St.,
N.W.) monthly gay and gay-friendly comedy
show Gay-larious returns tonight at 8:30
p.m. with Lean Bonnema and Yamaneika.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased
online at riotactcomedy.com.
THURSDAY, OCT. 6
The Bangles will be performing at 9:30
Club (815 V St., N.W.) tonight. Tickets are
$25 and can be purchased online at 930.
com. Doors open at 7 p.m.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) and
Tongue in You Ear present the Brother
Tongue Poetry Workshop series. Tonight
is the third in a series of four workshops
led by Regie Cabico, a three time National
Poetry Slam nalist who has appeared on
two season of HBOs Def Poetry Jam.
All sessions will take place from 7 to 9
p.m. Tickets are $25 for all four sessions.
For more information and to register, visit
thedccenter.org.
The second annual east coast tour
of black lesbian poets, Revival, returns
to D.C. today featuring Love the poet,
Solrose and tai freedom ford with special
guest, Bettina Judd at Lighthouse D.C.
(5016 9th St., N.W.) at 7 p.m. Tickets are
$15 and can be purchased online at
cereusarts.eventbrite.com.
E-mail calendar items to calendars@washblade.com
two weeks prior to your event. Space is limited so
priority is given to LGBT-specic events or those
with LGBT participants. Recurring events must be
re-submitted each time.
A reunited Bangles play the 9:30 Club Thursday. Tickets are $25 and were still available as of
Blade press time.
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Gay musical to be screened
D.C. Black Pride presents the D.C. premiere of Leave It on the Floor at Landmarks E
Street Cinema (555 11th St., N.W.) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Leave It is a musical about a young, black gay man who is thrown out of his home and
discovers the L.A. ball scene, joining a struggling house. The movie features 11 original
songs by Beyonces music director, Kim Burse, and choreography by Beyonces dance
master, Frank Gatson, Jr.
Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at landmarktheatres.com/tickets.
Baltimore Black Pride next weekend
Leiomy of Vogue Evolution, featured in the sixth season of MTVs Americas Best
Dance Crew, will be at Baltimore Black Prides main event, Batteries Not Included. The
ninth annual Baltimore Black Pride begins Tuesday and runs through Oct. 11.
The celebration begins with The A-List Party: A Night to Dance and Mingle at Clubb
Bunns (606 W. Lexington St.) Tuesday at 10 p.m. Wednesday there will be a screening of
Blueprint at the Creative Alliance Arts Center (3134 Eastern Ave.) at 7 p.m. Friday is the
meet and greet affair and black-out party at Club Bunns featuring Kim Walker and her
band, Rapture at 6 p.m.
The main event is Oct. 8th at Paradox (1310 Russell St.) with Lola Monroe, Damon Rhodes,
celebrity makeup artist Jaya Star and Leiomy from MTVs Americas Best Dance Crew.
Cover is $15 or $10 before 1 a.m. with a yer.
For more information, visit blackpridebaltimore.org.
Dakshina back with various events
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company, a gay-helmed outt, has its annual
poetry reading and sitar concert Sunday at the Westminster Presbyterian Church (400 I
St., S.W.) featuring Gowri Koneswaran at 3:30 p.m. and Alif Lailas annual Art of Peace
Concert at 4 p.m.
Dakshina will also have its eighth annual Fall Festival of Indian Arts at the Lincoln
Theatre (1215 U St., N.W.) on Oct. 7-8 featuring Leela Samson, who will open and close
the festival, as well as Kalakshetra.
For more information on the company and any of its events, visit dakshina.org.
Gay-themed exhibit in Baltimore
In afliation with the Black Male Identity Project, the Fleckenstein Gallery
(3316 Keswick Rd.) in Baltimore has a new exhibit, Travelin Shoes opening
Wednesday with an artist reception from 5 to 9 p.m.
The exhibit features works by Kylis Winborne, Schroeder Cherry, and gay artist,
Rams Brisueo, who portrays male and female gures in his work. Some are
shown asexual and some with gender-bending qualities.
The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The exhibit will be on display through Nov. 5.
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Fleckenstein Gallery. It is part of a series with the same title.
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By JULIETTE EBNER
This weeks social and political scene
is busy with three events coming up
honoring a diverse group of people.
The D.C. Center is having its annual
fall reception tonight from 7 to 9 p.m.
at the Sotel (806 15th St., N.W.). The
reception will serve to reect on the
Centers work over the past year as well as
honor those who have made outstanding
contributions to the LGBT community.
This years honorees are Rick Rosendall,
Sheila Alexander-Reid, Frank Kameny and
Earline Budd.
This is a larger event than weve done
in the past, says David Mariner, the
Centers director. Its the rst time weve
done the event in a hotel ...were going as
an organization and that makes sense.
Mariner thinks the event will be even
bigger next year, as it will be the Centers
10th anniversary. Tickets are $75 for
individuals, $200 for host committee and
$45 for students and seniors. For more
information and to purchase tickets, visit
thedccenter.org.
Human Rights Campaign holds its 15th
annual national dinner at the Washington
Convention Center on Saturday night.
President Barack Obama will make his
second appearance as president at the
HRC dinner, and will deliver the keynote
address. New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg will be presented with the
National Ally for Equality Award for his
advocacy on marriage equality in New
York State.
This has been a remarkable year
in the ght for LGBT equality, says
HRC President Joe Solmonese. Were
thrilled to be joined by national leaders
and inspiring artists as we celebrate our
victories and redouble our efforts for the
ghts that remain ahead.
Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), who is
running for the U.S. Senate, will also be a
featured speaker.
Entertainment will be provided by
Cyndi Lauper and Greyson Chance, who
is the rst artist to be signed to Ellen
DeGeneres record label, eleveneleven.
Pop singer Mika will also give a full concert
for the events after-party. For more
information, visit hrcnationaldinner.org.
And the Victory Funds 11th annual
Gay and Lesbian Leadership Awards are
Wednesday at 101 Constitution Rooftop
(101 Constitution Ave., N.W.). This years
honorees are Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine),
who was at the center of the ght to repeal
Dont Ask, Dont Tell, and Rep. Keith
Ellison (D-Minn.), vice-chair of the House
LGBT Equality Caucus.
Just as we need more openly LGBT
members of Congress who can speak
authentically about their lives, we also
need more straight allies who see the value
in removing barriers for LGBT Americans,
said Denis Dison, vice president of
communications. Lawmakers like Sen.
Collins and Congressman Ellison deserve
to be recognized for standing up and
speaking out for a freer and fairer country.
The event begins with a VIP reception
starting at 6 p.m. and the program beginning
at 6:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $150 and
can be purchased online at victoryfund.org.
Tis the season
Pink, left, with Bette Midler at last years HRC dinner. Cyndi Lauper will perform at this years event.
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Yoga enthusiasts praise
its peace-instilling powers
Finding a tranquil space to relax,
unwind and let go in the heart of it all in
Washington may seem next to impossible
without actually driving to the beach,
country or retreat.
Certainly there are peaceful parks and
bodies of water that calm our senses, but
nding a peaceful reprieve in the midst
of the city may prove to be a bit more
challenging and harder to t in your busy
schedule. But surely you can nd a free
hour or three?
You dont have to look far to nd
Tranquil Space Yoga, a 4,000-square-
foot haven located at 1632 17th Street,
N.W. Tranquil Space has operated as
a Yoga retreat in the city since 1999
originally as a fourth-oor walk-up in
Kimberly Wilsons living room. In May
2008, Tranquil Space settled in its eco-
friendly, elaborate-yet-peaceful space
with three yoga studios, a gift shop and
clothing line housed next to Safeway on
17th Street, N.W. Tranquil is located in
the heart of the 17th Street gayborhood
and in a space that Travel and Leisure
Magazine voted it among the top 25
yoga studios in the world. And you will
encounter several demographics here.
When you walk into Tranquil Space you
cant help be wafted with a sense of calm
and serenity and know that an escape is a
moment away.
Tranquil was established by renowned
Yogi Kimberly Wilson in 1999. Shes trained
in various styles and has been teaching
since 1999. Wilson created Tranquil to
be a Vinyasa Yoga playground. And
Tranquil is now a certied registered yoga
school as a place to train up-and-coming
Yogi practitioners and for continuing
education. Some of the best local Yogis
have graced this school. Wilson is the sole
owner and teaches one class per week.
Tranquil offers 60-70 classes per week and
has regular requests for more.
In addition to being a practicing and
teaching Yogi, Wilson is a twice-published
author, artist and philanthropist and was
named one of the top four yoga teachers
in D.C. by Washingtonian Magazine in
2011. Wilson also designs TranquiliT, a
locally sewn, organic clothing line, with
a percentage of proceeds donated to
organizations that support womens
creativity.
Wilson is also the co-founder of the
Tranquil Space Foundation that supports
women and girls with nding their
inner voice through Yoga, creativity and
leadership. And in her free time Wilson is
pursuing a masters degree in social work.
Another instructor, Kevin Waldorf Cruz,
joined Wilson at Tranquil Space in 2003.
Hes been teaching yoga since 2002. Hes
the director of teacher training at Tranquil
and teaches one of the few all mens yoga
classes in the area. The mens class is
Thursdays at 8 p.m. and no registration is
required.
The mens class began in 2008 and gives
men the opportunity to relax a bit more
and focus on their own practice without
worrying perhaps what women may
think. With the majority of yoga classes
populated mostly by women, men may
be intimidated by the average class given
that womens bodies and abilities differ
from mens. Offering a mens only class
seems to eliminate some of these fears
and also creates an atmosphere to bond
with other men.
The mens-only class seems to be
populated by a balance of gay and straight
men and theres a variety of age and effort
levels and there has been talk about
adding another mens class because of its
popularity.
The overall style of yoga taught at
Tranquil is Vinyasa, which means sequence
of ows for energy and balance. And in
addition to the mens-only class, there
are a variety of classes and effort levels to
choose from.
So just what makes yoga special and
what can it do for me? Cruz is quick to point
out that the work he does in the classroom
translates to healthier, less-stressful living
and an increased mindfulness that he
carries beyond the classroom.
How can this be measured? Cruz
says theres an innate calming effect of
yoga that has positive ruminations into
ones life. Cruz points out that he is less
quick to anger, more mindful of others,
less judgmental and patient to name
a few. Yoga also allows him to burn off
bad karma and has awarded him many
physical benets as well. He used to have
several running injures, which are no
longer the case and he says his posture,
balance and strength have improved
signicantly.
Classes at Tranquil are $14-$18 per
class depending on how many classes you
purchase. Yoga mats can be rented for $2
for those not wanting to make the mat
investment just yet; when you do Tranquil
has several to choose from.
Cant everyone use tranquility in his or
her life? Tranquil Space is just the place
to get that perfect escape, relax, exercise
and socialize among others.
Tranquil has a second location in
Arlington on Wilson Boulevard. Kimberly
Wilson can be reached through Kevin
Norris at kevinmnorris@aol.com.
A calming space
Kevin M. Norris is a health and tness columnist for the
Blade and owner of Mind our Own Body, LLC. Personal
Training. Reach him at kevinmnorris@aol.com.
OPENINGS
SAT, OCT 1
30 Americans, Corcoran Gallery of Art.
202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
SUN, OCT 2
Harry Callahan at 100, National Gallery of
Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
WED, OCT 5
Artist in Residence: Yoko K., electronica,
Strathmore. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
Ocean Soul Exhibit: Photographs by Brian
Skerry, National Geographic.
202-857-7588. nglive.org/dc.
THU, OCT 6
Lemieux Pilon 4D ART: Norman, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
John Storgrds, conductor / Gidon Kremer,
violin, plays Sibelius, NSO, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
LAST CHANCE
SAT, OCT 1
Rafael Frbeck de Burgos, conductor /
Beethoven & Orff, NSO, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
SUN, OCT 2
In the Tower: Nam June Paik, National
Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Macbeth, Synetic Theater, Crystal City
Theatre. 800-494-8497. synetictheater.org.
Pressing Ideas: Fifty Years of Womens
Lithographs from Tamarind, Museum of
Women in the Arts. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
The Guerrilla Girls Talk Back, Museum of
Women in the Arts. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
Transformers, Corcoran Gallery of Art.
202-639-1700. getinvolved.corcoran.org.
MON, OCT 3
Red Dots Shanthi Chandrasekar, The Art
League. 703-683-1780. theartleague.org.
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEP 30 - OCT 2
Beijing Peoples Art Theatre: Top
Restaurant, Kennedy Center.
Lithuanian Trilogy: Part III: Lithuanian
Sweetheart, Artisphere. 703-875-1100.
artisphere.com.
OCT 1 - OCT 2
Bowen McCauley Dance, Dance Place.
703-910-5175. bmdc.org.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRI, SEP 30
After Hours at The Kreeger Museum.
202-337-3050. internationalclubdc.org.
AnDa Union, Clarice Smith. 301-405-7794.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Bruce Swaim Quartet, Montpelier Arts
Center. 301-377-7800. mncppcapps.org.
Madeleine Peyroux, Nellie McKay opens
(Celebrating American Composers),
SAT, OCT 1
Anne and Emmett, Fords Theatre.
202-347-4833. fords.org.
SUN, OCT 2
Samia Mahbub Ahmad, Classical Vocalist,
Montpelier Arts Center. 301-377-7800.
arts.pgparks.com.
MON, OCT 3
E Pluribus Unum: Seeking Unity,
Respecting Diversity, Fords Theatre.
202-347-4833. fords.org.
Not Ready to Wed: Child Brides, National
Geographic. 202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc.
Strathmores Jazz Choir, Strathmore.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
The American Songbook with John Eaton
(Adults, 10/3-10/31), Wolf Trap.
703-937-6307. wolftrap.org.
TUE, OCT 4
An Evening with Pat Metheny w/
Larry Grenadier (Celebrating American
Composers), Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
Audra McDonald, Washington Performing
Arts Society, Kennedy Center.
202-785-9727. wpas.org.
Literary Evening with Christopher Sten,
Arts Club of Washington. 202-331-7282
Ext16. artsclubofwashington.org.
Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous, National
Geographic. 202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc.
Washington Bach Consort: Noontime
Cantata, Washington Bach Consort, New
York Ave Presbyterian Church.
202-429-2121. bachconsort.org.
WED, OCT 5
Demon Fish, National Geographic.
202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc.
Farrell and de Cou: Together on Stage.
Evening Interview, Smithsonian Resident
Associate Program. 202-633-3030.
residentassociates.org.
Meet the Artists: Shining Stars, Zenith The
Gallery. 202-783-2963. zenithgallery.com.
THU, OCT 6
Music on...Stage: Canzoniere Grecanico
Salentino, National Geographic.
202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc.
Soheil Nasseri, Broadwood Piano,
The 9/11 Arts Project: An Evening with
Kenneth R. Feinberg, Kreeger Museum.
202-338-3552. kreegermuseum.org.
ONGOING STAGE
Les Misrables, Kennedy Center.
Parade, Fords Theatre. 202-347-4833.
fords.org.
Witness for the Prosecution, Olney
Theatre Center. 301-924-3400.
olneytheatre.org.
The Habit of Art, The Studio Theatre. 202-
332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
Lungs, The Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
Fahrenheit 451, Round House
Theatre Bethesda. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
A Child Shall Lead Them, Clarice Smith.
301-405-7794. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
The Country Girl by Clifford Odets,
American Century Theater, Gunston Theatre
Two. 703-998-4555. americancentury.org.
Fall into WIT: iMusical, WIT,
Source Theatre. 202-204-7770.
washingtonimprovtheater.com.
HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS
AN EVENI NG WI TH LI NDA EDER
THU, OCT 6
STRATHMORE. 301- 581- 5100.
STRATHMORE. ORG.
From her triumphant debut on Broadway (Jekyll & Hyde) to a concert career
that has taken her to Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and other temples of
American music, Linda Eder has entranced audiences. Savor one of the great
voices of our time backed by her 7-piece band in a show that celebrates song,
from Broadway to standards to some quirky favorites of her own.
CORI GLI ANO S RED VI OLI N CONCERTO BEETHOVEN S
SYMPHONY NO. 9, NATI ONAL PHI LHARMONI C
OCT 1 & 2
STRATHMORE. 301- 581- 5100.
NATI ONALPHI LHARMONI C. ORG.
The rst woman to lead a major U.S. orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic Music Director
JoAnn Falletta makes her National Philharmonic debut conducting Beethovens
monumental Symphony No. 9 and John Coriglianos Red Violin Concerto.
AY, CARMELA!
THRU SUN, OCT 9
GALA HI SPANI C THEATRE. 202- 234- 7174.
GALATHEATRE. ORG.
Carmela and Paulino, a vaudeville comedy duo, have fallen into the hands of
Francos troops during the Spanish Civil War. Forced to put on a performance
for the fascists, they rehearse their show - amenco songs, the paso doble, and
bizarre comedy routines. But as heels and castanets clatter, their own intriguing
story unfolds in a riot of black humor and ghostly passion.
OPTI ONS 2011
THRU SAT, OCT 29
WASHI NGTON PROJECT FOR THE ARTS ( WPA) . 202- 234- 7103.
WPADC. ORG.
WPAs biennial exhibition of emerging and unrepresented artists from Metro DC
highlights the breadth and diversity of contemporary art practice in the area, OPTIONS
2011 will include work by fourteen artists selected by curator Stefanie Fedor.
The Guide to Arts & Culture is provided by CultureCapital.com - a program of the Cultural Alliance of
Greater Washington. Photo provided Strathmore.
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Its easy to charm on the
rst date; do-or-die time
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By MEGHANN NOVINSKIE &
KIM ROSENBERG
First dates are always exciting.
Questions swirl around in your mind
prior to meeting him/her: Is (s)he going to
be nervous? Is (s)he going to be attractive
and attracted to me? Is the conversation
going to ow naturally or is it going to feel
more like a scripted interview? Will (s)he
offer to pay for dinner or should I? What
am I going to wear?
After the hype and nervousness
subsides, you feel your date went
great. There was a little chemistry and
irting by the end and you both expressed
interest in seeing each other again after
a hug or a small kiss. You successfully
survived the rst date hurdle.
So whats the problem? Many dont
realize the second date is usually a
tougher hurdle. More is on the line than
you may think.
Unfortunately, many drop the ball after
the rst date and this can appear in many
different forms. Both clients and friends
ask our advice when they are subjected to
a complete lack of follow up after a great
rst date. If you both said you had a great
time and, Lets do it again, and meant it,
then why no follow up?
Its rare that (s)he met someone new that
replaces you right after the two of you had
a stellar date, so you can forget that idea.
By all means pick up the phone. Dont
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her/him out on the second date. Maybe
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or text where its easier to leave things
hanging. If you have no intention of
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Sometimes clients chalk up the lack of
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Another reason many people dont get
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Second dates and the planning of them
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front with each other. Many single people
will overcompensate on a rst date, which
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even more important because thats where
were more inclined to be more naturally
ourselves. Dont get too discouraged
by lame excuses or neither party being
willing to be the initiator. It could blossom
into a great partnership if youre willing to
be proactive.
For more dating tips, follow us
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of the classic titled The Gershwins
Porgy & Bess, which premiered at
ART Theatres (Cambridge, Mass.) this
summer and moves to New Yorks Richard
Rodgers Theatre in mid-December, are
no exception: Im never satised, but
my goal is continue to work. By the time
I leave the role, whenever that may be,
I want to have been able to excavate
everything from her soul that I can. I want
to truly understand her, but thats still a
long way off.
In reworking the operatic tale of down-
and-out African Americans living in a
Charleston, S.C., slum into a Broadway
musical, director Diane Paulus, playwright
Lori-Suzan Parks, and McDonald have,
among other things, eshed out the
role of Bess, a drug-addicted prostitute.
Not surprisingly such ddling doesnt
sit well with all folks including genius
gay composer Stephen Sondheim who
expressed his distaste in a rather scathing
letter to the New York Times. After seeing
the production in Cambridge, that same
papers theater critic reported that the
changes arent so startling and that
McDonald has more than made the part
her own.
Friends assume Im never going to
sing Sondheims songs again. I tell them
of course I am. Id be a fool not to,
McDonald says. I admire Sondheim as
an artist. Hes one of the greatest. I also
believe in our production.
Seldom idle, McDonald is spending
the months prior to Porgy & Bess New
York opening touring with songs from the
Great American Songbook. She lands
in Washington for one night on Tuesday
where shell perform Broadway favorites
and songs from the contemporary musical
theater repertoire on stage at the Kennedy
Center Concert Hall.
Ill do Adam Guettel, Sondheim,
Kander and Ebb, and Cole Porter, says
the soprano, but every show is a little
different. It sort of depends on my mood
that day. For the D.C. show however, I
plan to do something entirely new. Ill
play piano and sing for one song. Its
something Ive always wanted to do and it
scares me to death. Thats how I know its
something I need to do.
Sometimes on concert tour I can roll
into a city grumpy and tired, but then I get
on stage and the audiences cheers me up.
I have a good time. Id never want to give
up concerts, mostly because I enjoy them,
but also because they keep you honest as
a performer. When youre doing a concert,
theres no place to hide. No characters, no
costumes. Its just you, the audience and
the material.
McDonald grew up in Fresno, Calif.,
in a house lled with music. She began
acting and singing as a child but became
serious about it at 16 when she played
the lead in Evita at a local company.
Because her parents insisted she get a
degree before striking out on a theatrical
career, McDonald studied classical voice
as an undergraduate at Juilliard in New
York (the city she has since enthusiastically
called home).
McDonald made an impressive
Broadway debut as the textile worker
Carrie Pipperidge in the 1994 revival of
Carousel, a part typically reserved for
young white actresses.
When asked about nontraditional
casting and whether there might be a
Mama Rose in her future, McDonald
chuckles and relays a fun show biz
anecdote: Very recently, my good friend
Zoe Caldwell (In 1995 McDonald created
the role of a young voice student in Master
Class starring Caldwell as opera diva
Maria Callas), my 10year-old daughter
Zoe [who is named for Caldwell], and I
attended a performance of the Broadway
revival of Master Class with Tyne Daly as
Callas. After the show, we joined Daly and
the plays [gay] author Terrence McNally
for dinner. It was a wonderful evening. At
one point Terrence asked So Audra, how
about you play Maria one of these days?
Maybe I will, who knows? But talk about
nontraditional casting
From the outside, McDonald appears
to have lived an utterly charmed life. In
reality, there have been bumps. While at
Juilliard she attempted suicide and was
treated for depression before graduating
in 1993.
Has she ever lost faith in her talent or
thought perhaps her career might not last?
Every day, McDonald says. Im
always afraid that this will be the day the
world will catch me and nd out that Im
no good. Really, thats how I feel, but still I
get back on stage and keep trying. I have
no choice. Theres nothing else I know
how to do.
McDonald Broadway
bound again in Porgy
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40 SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 ARTS & ENTERTAI NMENT
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Eder set to play Thursday Strathmore show
Its unlikely therell be any celebrity death match over it, but Audra McDonald
will have some competition next week for much of the same local Broadway- and
standards-loving crowd as Linda Eder brings her show to the Strathmore Thursday
night.
A bit more pop leaning than McDonald, Eder also cut her teeth on Broadway
(in 1997s Jekyll & Hyde) but has focused more on recording and touring in the
ensuing years as she raises her 12-year-old son, Jake.
Speaking by phone from her Worcester, N.Y., home, Eder says shell mix up
her set list with selections from her latest album (Now, which dropped in March)
and her signature songs like Someone Like You and Vienna with her ve-
piece band.
Eder, 50, shares some interesting thoughts about the difference between pop
and standards.
I think with pop music, its much more about hooks while standards are more
about a pure melody, she says. A pop song might have one great hook in the
chorus whereas a standard, the whole thing might be kind of a hook. Really
successful pop songs are mostly just reecting whats happening in the world
while standards are an art form. To me, pop is just sort of the voice of the people.
Eder says shes appreciative of her gay fans and laughs that, singing the kind
of music I do, Id probably be doing something wrong if I didnt have gay fans.
She likes anything that helps get that energy up in the room, which she says
gays are generally more unabashed than their straight counterparts.
Eder remembers her 1988 Star Search stint she was undefeated and
eventually won the $100,000 prize and late host Ed McMahon fondly.
It was obviously great for me, she says. I never had to lose.
During the run she didnt see McMahon often off-camera but after her victory
got to interact with him at a few dinners and appearances.
He was always very supportive and would mention me when he was asked
about certain winners.
She scoffs slightly at what she calls the viciousness of American Idol.
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Making sure your house can
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a major owner concern
By TOM DANIEL
SPECIAL TO THE BLADE
Last winters heavy snows and ice
formed from melting snow caused home-
owners a lot of concern about their roof
foundations. The heavy snow and ice
dams that built up on gutters and spouts
created many emergency situations
throughout the city.
In the worst cases roofs collapsed from
the heavy weight. Roong contractors
were busy for months and in some cases
are still working on jobs created by the
severe weather. Weak foundations were
especially vulnerable, creating added
stress on the structures of the houses.
Joe and Vicky Smith of 8th St. S.E. had
major roof leaking problems and signi-
cant wood decay in the roof foundation
over a period of years. The winter of 2010
convinced them it was time to take seri-
ous action. According to Joe, The old
roof had sagged over the last century
and created an area where rainwater col-
lected. Under this area, I could see water
stains on the rafters and joists in the at-
tic and decayed wood where the rafters
sagged. The insulation was wet and we
had to deal with leaks in two bedrooms. I
knew that another bad winter would only
make the damage worse, possibly even
creating a dangerous situation.
They had to decide what to do with the
rotten wood and what type of new roof
was best for them. Their existing roof was
old and in disrepair. It was constructed of
membrane above an old slag roof (gravel
and tar). There were two roofs that had
to be replaced, which is not unusual on
Capitol Hill homes. While new roofs con-
structed of modied bitumen or EPDM
(aka rubber roof) were ne and came
with long-term guarantees from the
manufacturers, they chose to have their
existing old membrane and slag roofs re-
moved and replaced with three new cop-
per roofs covering the entire structure
of their home.
About half of the roofs total surfaces
required new sheets of plywood as well.
The new wood to support the roof foun-
dation would calm the concerns previ-
ously experienced by the Smiths.
This was a long-term investment in
our home that was consistent with our
long term outlook, Vicky said.
Copper roofs are re- and spark-re-
sistant and resistant to hail and wind. A
copper roof properly installed will last
as many as 100 years and requires little
maintenance. They had also considered
a tin or terne metal roof. These roofs
are currently composed of a fairly equal
blend of tin and zinc. Terne is used to
coat sheet steel to inhibit corrosion.
Terne metal must be painted initially and
periodically thereafter but can last 50
years or more.
Finally, the gutters and spouts on the
home were older aluminum and the deci-
sion was made to install new copper gut-
ters and spouts.
We chose copper gutters and down-
spouts for their aesthetic appeal and har-
mony with the roof materials. As a sailor, I
also knew that mixing dissimilar materials
such as copper and aluminum causes gal-
vanic corrosion, said Joe.
This mixing accelerates the corrosion
process.
The Smiths roong experience is a
similar one for many homeowners with
older at or low slope roofs. Some of
these older homes have sagging roofs,
decaying roof foundations and leaks.
The key is to seek guidance on how to
correct a roof foundation problem and
what the options are to replace your roof.
That is especially true when considering
the upcoming winter season.
Protecting the roof over your head
PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM DANIEL
REAL ESTATE
Heavy winter weather can wreak havoc on the roofs of older houses.
Tom Daniel is the owner and general manager of R. Thom-
as Daniel Roong and specializes in working on at and low
slope roofs on Capitol Hill, Georgetown and Dupont Circle.
Reach him at 202-569-1080, tom@rthomasdanielroong.
com or via rthomasdanielroong.com.
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202-387-6180
investor potential new price!
150 seaton place nw $1,600,000
Approx 7000 sq ft foot renovated corner vacant multi family. Current-
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Historic Home Just 1 Hour outside d.c.
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3 Bedrooms
2 Remodeled baths
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