Volume 44, Issue 29 - July 19, 2013

Would be nations rst openly LGBT elected state executive
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
Maryland Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery County) this week formally announced
her 2014 gubernatorial campaign.
Im running for governor because I love this state and I see limitless possibilities on
what we can accomplish together, she told the Washington Blade in an interview before
she ofcially declared her candidacy in an e-mail to supporters. Mizeur cited economic
development, protecting the states environment and improving the quality of Marylands
public schools and health care system as among her top campaign issues. There are
great challenges facing us and also incredible opportunities.
Mizeur, 40, has represented the 20th House District that includes Takoma Park and
Silver Spring in the General Assembly since 2006.
The former Democratic National Committee member worked on now Secretary of
State John Kerrys 2004 presidential campaign. Mizeur in 2008 endorsed President
Obamas election campaign after her consideration of him or then-New York Sen. Hillary
Maryland Del. HEATHER MIZEUR has served in the General Assembly since 2006.
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Protests planned for Saturday as
LGBT groups express solidarity
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
A coalition of 34 national LGBT rights organizations
and the ACLU issued a joint statement this week
expressing solidarity with the family and supporters
of teenage shooting victim Trayvon Martin following
the acquittal of the Florida man charged in his death.
We cannot begin to imagine the continued
pain and suffering endured by Trayvon Martins
family and friends, the statement says. We stand
in solidarity with them as they continue to ght for
justice, civil rights and closure.
The statement adds, Trayvon Martin deserves
justice and his civil rights. We support the organizations
and community leaders who are urging the federal
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FRESHMAN
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Maryland Del. HEATHER MIZEUR has served in the General Assembly since 2006.
Its ofcial:
Mizeur joins race for Md. governor
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Citys only LGBT homeless
youth shelter stable after
T.H.E. collapse
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
In a little-noticed development, an
organization that oversees the citys
housing programs for the homeless
terminated its contract with the
local group Transgender Health
Empowerment to operate the Wanda
Alston House, the citys only residential
facility for homeless LGBT youth.
The Community Partnership for the
Prevention of Homelessness on July 1
awarded the Alston House contract to
Casa Ruby, an LGBT community center
on Georgia Avenue in Northwest D.C.
with an outreach to the Latino and
transgender communities.
The action by the Community
Partnership, which is funded by the D.C.
Department of Human Services (DHS),
came after it determined that T.H.E. was
no longer capable of overseeing the
Alston House due to nancial problems
that forced it to lay off most of its
employees in May, sources familiar with
the organization said. T.H.E. led for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 7.
They reached out to me and asked
me if Casa Ruby could do this and, of
course, I said we would, Ruby Corado
said in referring to a call she received
from the Community Partnerships
executive director, Sue Marshall.
My immediate reaction was it would
be a tragedy for the clients if the Wanda
Alston House was forced to close,
Corado told the Blade.
Under the new contract the Alston
House will continue to operate at its
current location at 804 46th St., N.E.
Dora Taylor, a spokesperson for
DHS, said the contract was awarded
to Casa Ruby on an interim basis and
is scheduled to last until the end of the
scal year on Sept. 30.
Corado said she is considering taking
steps to have the contract extended
beyond that date, saying she believes
Casa Ruby provides a good t for the
Alston House and its programs.
However, Earline Budd, one of the
founders and most recently a program
director for T.H.E., said former T.H.E.
ofcial Brian Watson informed her he
was in the process of creating a new
non-prot corporation to operate the
Alston House called the Wanda Alston
House Foundation.
Records with the D.C. Department of
Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Ofce
of Corporations show that someone
reserved a corporate name of Wanda
Alston House Foundation on July 2 but
the required incorporation papers had
yet to be led.
Watson, who has been involved in
the day-to-day operations of the Alston
House since it opened in July 2008, was
reluctant to comment two weeks ago
when the Blade contacted him about
the status of the Alston House in the
midst of T.H.E.s nancial crisis.
Right now the house is stable and
open and occupied to capacity, he said
I cant comment on any changes that
may have taken place.
He didnt respond to calls from the
Blade this week seeking information about
his plans for an Alston House Foundation.
A July 11 message posted on a
Facebook page created by the Alston
House states, On behalf of the Wanda
Alston House, we are pleased to
announce its services are up and running
under the Wanda Alston Foundation!
The Facebook posting adds, With the
support of Casa Ruby, as its scal agent,
the Wanda Alston House is moving
forward with its mission, to increase the
overall quality of life for LGBTQ youth in
the District of Columbia.
A message posted on the website of
the D.C. Center for the LGBT Community
on May 17 suggested the Alston House
at that time was encountering problems
meeting the basic needs of its clients.
A collection box has been set up at
the D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) for
donations to the Wanda Alston House
for items such as shampoo, soap,
toothbrushes and toothpaste, canned
food, toilet paper, and bed sheets and
pillows, among other items, the D.C.
Center message said.
David Mariner, the centers executive
director, and Michael Sessa, the centers
board president, each said the center
has provided assistance to the Alston
House at various times since it opened
in 2008. Mariner acknowledged that
Watson contacted the center but said
further details on the matter should be
obtained from Watson.
The Alston House is named after the
late lesbian activist who, among other
things, served as director of the citys
Ofce of GLBT Affairs under Mayor
Anthony Williams. Alston was stabbed to
death in her home in Northeast D.C. on
March 16, 2005, in what police said was a
robbery attempt by a male neighbor that
was not linked to her sexual orientation.
Her murder shocked the LGBT
community, which recognized Alston
for years of advocacy on behalf of LGBT
and feminist causes, including efforts to
assist LGBT youth.
Christopher Dyer, who served as
director of the GLBT Affairs ofce under
Mayor Adrian Fenty, said Watson played a
key role in pushing for city funding for an
LGBT youth homeless facility more than a
year before the Alston House opened.
Brian has been the one who has
pushed for this from the beginning,
Dyer said. Im really pleased that it was
able to survive.
In a 2008 press release announcing its
opening, the mayors ofce described
the Alston House as a groundbreaking
housing program for gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender youth in
Washington, D.C. It is the rst transitional
living program dedicated to preparing
GLBT youth for independent living and
adulthood in the District of Columbia.
The house accommodates eight
residents and has facilities for one or
more adult supervisors who are present
at the house on a 24-hour basis.
Casa Ruby to take over Wanda Alston House
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The Wanda Alston House opened with a ribbon-cutting in 2008.
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D.C. Center set to move Sept. 1

The D.C. Center for the LGBT Community is scheduled to move into its new
space in the citys Reeves Center municipal building on Sept. 1, according to
Center Executive Director David Mariner.
Mariner said the renovation of the new space may not be nished at that
time but the ground oor ofce space with street access will be sufciently
completed to allow the center to move in.
And while the move-in date wont take place until Sept. 1 the Center will
hold its rst ofcial event at the Reeves Center Aug. 1-4. Mariner said the
Centers annual OutWrite Book Fair will be held in the Reeves Centers rst
oor atrium, where book readings, book discussions and poetry readings will
take place. Vendors are also expected to offer a wide selection of new and
used books at the event.
The move-in comes three months after the Center signed a 15-year lease
with the city to rent space in the highly desirable Reeves Center, which is
located at 14th and U streets, N.W. Plans to build a new high-rise ofce
building at the site of the Centers current location at 1318 U St., N.W. forced
the Center to look for a new home.
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LGBT contingent planned for
Aug. 24 commemoration
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Local organizers of the 50th
anniversary commemoration of Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.s 1963 civil rights
March on Washington are calling on
members of the LGBT community to
participate in the re-enactment of the
historic march set to take place Aug. 24
on the National Mall.
D.C. statehood and gay rights activist
Jerry Clark, who was appointed by
Mayor Vincent Gray to a committee to
help recruit volunteers and participants
for the march, said he is calling on
local and national LGBT groups to
help organize an identiable LGBT
contingent in the march.
I would like to see an eye-catching
LGBT contingent, said Clark, who
noted that national organizers of the
march are supportive of LGBT equality.
Clark said LGBT activists involved
with the march are committed to the
goals and objectives of the event set by
national organizers, including ofcials
with the groups that worked with
Martin Luther King on the 1963 march.
Among them are the NAACP, Southern
Christian Leadership Conference and
the A. Philip Randolph Institute.
Also playing a key role in organizing
the 50th anniversary march and a week
of related events is the King Center,
the Atlanta-based organization created
by the late Coretta Scott King, Kings
widow, and other King family members.
Kings daughter, Bernice A. King, CEO
of the King Center, said in a June 23
statement announcing plans for the 50th
anniversary commemoration that a broad
coalition of civil rights organizations
would be involved in a series of events
leading up to the Aug. 24 march.
Our coalition hopes to make the 50th
anniversary of the March on Washington
and my fathers famous I Have a Dream
speech a meaningful experience which
addresses the urgent causes of jobs,
justice and freedom, Bernice King said.
A July 8 statement released by the
New York City-based National Action
Network, headed by civil rights leader
and commentator Rev. Al Sharpton,
named more than 20 civil rights, labor,
and faith-based organizations that
are recognized as co-endorsers of the
march. Among them are ve national
LGBT groups: the Human Rights
Campaign, National Black Justice
Coalition, Family Equality Council,
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change.
Clark said members of Mayor Grays local
organizing committee are encouraging
supporters from all communities to sponsor
local events during the week leading up to
the Aug. 24 march. He said he expects at
least one event to honor Bayard Rustin, the
out gay civil rights organizers credited with
playing the lead role in organizing the 1963
March on Washington as one of Kings top
lieutenants.
Rustin died in 1987 at the age of 75.
A spokesperson for the King Center in
Atlanta said on Tuesday that organizers
have yet to announce the names of the
speakers at the march and rally set to
take place at the Lincoln Memorial, the
same location where King delivered his
I Have a Dream speech. Clark said
he was hopeful that at least one LGBT
representative would be selected to
speak at the event.
Black gay activists in D.C. were credited
with persuading organizers of the 1983
20th anniversary commemoration of the
March on Washington to agree to allow
black lesbian poet and writer Audre
Lorde speak at that event.
The decision to allow Lorde to speak
came after then D.C. congressional
Del. Walter Fauntroy, one of the lead
organizers of the 1983 march, initially
opposed allowing an LGBT speaker.
Fauntroys opposition prompted local
black gay activists Phil Pannell, Mel
Boozer, Ray Melrose, and Gary Walker
to stage a sit-in at Fauntroys Capitol Hill
ofce. The four were arrested in an action
that drew national media coverage.
Following behind the scenes
negotiations in which Gil Gerald, an
ofcial with the National Coalition of
Black Gays, spoke directly with Coretta
Scott King by phone, Mrs. King and
other top leaders of the march agreed
to have an out gay speaker.
Gerald, who isnt involved in this years
march, said he is hopeful that an LGBT
person will be chosen as a speaker.
Council member says
ethics and election reform
remain top priorities
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
D.C. Council member David Grosso
(I-At Large) reected on his rst seven
months in ofce during an interview
with Washington Blade Monday.
Its been a fairly exciting seven
months, Grosso said while speaking
to the Blade in his ofce in the John A.
Wilson Building. Ive been getting my
feet wet, but also getting a well-rounded
education on what happens up here.
Grosso, who was an aide for then-
D.C. Council member Sharon Ambrose
from 2001-2006 and D.C. Congressional
Del. Eleanor Holmes Nortons legislative
director from 2006-2007, defeated
then-incumbent D.C. Council member
Michael A. Brown last November for the
at-large D.C. Council seat reserved for a
non-Democratic candidate.
Grosso said ethics and election
reform remain his top priority.
He and Council member Kenyan
McDufe (D-Ward 5) in February
introduced a bill the Public Financing
of Political Campaigns Amendment Act
of 2013 that would allow candidates
to qualify for public nancing if they
receive contributions of $100 or less
from individual donors. Each $100
a political hopeful raises would be
matched by $400 under the measure.
It gets more individuals engaged
in the political process, Grosso said,
noting Connecticut and other states
have implemented similar systems.
Somebody who donates $10 or $20
can see themselves as having the same
political impact as somebody who
donates $1,000. It kind of just opens up
the doors of the political system.
Grosso spoke with the Blade less
than a week after the D.C. Board of
Ethics and Accountability ned Council
member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8)
$13,600 for accepting gifts from two city
contractors.
The Washington Post on July 11
reported that Barry said in a statement
he voluntarily disclosed the gifts and
his character and integrity remain
intact. He denied any assertions of an
ethics scandal during an interview with
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry two
days later.
I nd it extremely disappointing, just
in general, said Grosso, who sits on
the committee charged with reviewing
the allegations against Barry and
Grosso reects on rst months in ofce
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50th anniversary of March on Washington nears
D.C. Council member DAVID GROSSO (D-At-Large) has supported a wide range oI pro-LGBT
initiatives.
determining whether the Council should
investigate them. He also pointed
out he recuses himself from votes on
city contracts of more than $1 million.
Councilman Barry has shown time and
time again an unwillingness to play by
the same rules as everybody else. And
for me I think thats just inexcusable.
Grosso also supports non-partisan
local elections and instant run-offs in
contests where no candidate wins with
a majority of votes.
Thats a huge problem in our city,
especially in special elections, he said.
You have people winning with 15, 20,
30 percent of the vote, which is not a
representative democracy.
Grosso pointed out LGBT rights
issues remain an important part of his
agenda.
The Council last month unanimously
approved a bill that Grosso introduced
alongside Barry and Council members
Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), Jack Evans
(D-Ward 2), David Catania (I-At-Large)
and Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) that
expands the list of people who can
ofciate a wedding in D.C. Grosso
also co-sponsored a bill his colleagues
passed that will allow transgender
Washingtonians to change the gender
on their birth certicates without having
undergone sex reassignment surgery.
Grosso, who received an endorsement
from the Gay and Lesbian Activists
Alliance during his campaign, noted
the country continues to make great
strides on LGBT-specic issues, but
noted it has a long way to go.
Every single day were going to nd
a new thing where discrimination was
prevalent, and were going to have to
x it, he said. Its our obligation as a
government to x those things.
Grosso criticized the Councils late
night vote on July 10 to delay next years
attorney general election that D.C.
voters approved in 2010. He specically
criticized Evans and Council member
Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) who are
both running for mayor in 2014 for
supporting the postponement of the
referendums implementation.
These people are running for mayor
and they think they can just snap their
ngers and do away with the peoples
will, Grosso said. But theyre going
to turn around in less than a year and
ask for the peoples vote. I ask, when
are people going to step up and say
no, enough is enough with this kind of
stuff?
Grosso, who declined to tell the Blade
whether he would support D.C. Mayor
Vincent Gray if he were to seek another
term in ofce, has also signed onto a
bill that Wells introduced last week that
would decriminalize possession of small
amounts of marijuana in the nations
capital. Grosso said he is also working
on a separate measure that would
legalize the drug in D.C.
Grosso on July 10 also voted for
the so-called Walmart bill that would
require the company and other large
retailers to pay their D.C. employees at
least $12.50 an hour $4 more than the
citys minimum wage of $8.50 an hour.
Gray has yet to publicly say whether he
will sign the measure into law.
We must balance the interest of
attracting large retailers to our less
developed Wards 5, 7 and 8, while also
attracting quality jobs to support our
residents and their families, Grosso
said in a blog post on Wednesday.
Grosso says Barrys behavior inexcusable
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investigated and ruled
for a trans employee
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Transgender victims of workplace
discrimination are for the rst time
nding restitution in a pair of decisions
handed down from the federal
government nding anti-trans job bias
at two institutions one a federal
contractor, the other an arm of the U.S.
government.
The two decisions rst reported
by Buzzfeed are the result of the U.S.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, which is charged with
enforcing laws against workplace
discrimination, nding last year
in a historic, unanimous decision
transgender workplace discrimination
amounts to gender discrimination
under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
One of the decisions is the
culmination of litigation in that very
case, known as Macy v. Holder, was
initiated by the Transgender Law Center
after the plaintiff was told she wouldnt
receive a job at the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms & Explosivess crime
laboratory in Walnut Creek, Calif., after
she announced she would transition
from male to female.
On July 8, the Department of Justice
to which the case was remanded after
the EEOC made its decision last year
issued a nal decision nding Macy
indeed faced discrimination when she
applied for the position and awarding
her relief.
[T]his ofce nds that the ATF
discriminated against complainant
based on her transgender status,
and thus her sex, when it stopped
complainants further participation in
the hiring process for the NIBIN Ballistics
Forensics Technician Laboratory
position, the decision states.
After applying for the job, Macy was
told in January 2011 that she would
receive a position at the laboratory. But
after she disclosed in March 2011 she
would transition from male to female,
the contractor informed Macy the
position was cut. Later, she was told
someone else was awarded the job.
The 51-page decision which was
signed by Complaint Adjudication
Ofcer Mark Gross and Complaint
Adjudication Ofce Attorney Carl Taylor
lays out several terms for relief in the
Macy case.
First, the Justice Department says
ATF within 60 days of the decision must
offer Macy that job she was seeking at
the Walnut Creek factory and award her
back pay and benets with interest
for the period between April 2011 to
January 2012.
Additionally, the Justice Department
says ATF must take corrective action
to ensure future discrimination never
occurs again; award Macy compensatory
damages for any injuries she may have
received; refund Macy her attorneys
fees; and post a notice within 30 days
consistent with employment law.
In the other case, another transgender
victim of workplace discrimination
this week reached a settlement in a
case led against a Maryland federal
contractor, according to the LGBT
groups Freedom to Work and Lambda
Legal, which represented the plaintiff in
the case.
Little information is public about this
case because the groups agreed as
part of the settlement to withhold the
amount won in damages, the name of
the plaintiff and the name of the federal
contractor.
However, the groups did disclose
the nature of the discrimination the
victim suffered, which included physical
and verbal harassment over a two-year
period and name-calling such as being
called tranny, drag queen and
faggot. According to the groups, the
case moved forward after the EEOC
reviewed the case and, in September
2012, issued a letter nding there was
reasonable cause to believe the contractor
engaged in transgender discrimination.
MLB strengthens anti-discrimination policy
NEW YORK Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced it has
strengthened its anti-gay discrimination and harassment policies.
Both MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association agreed to
create what a press release described as a Workplace Code of Conduct
that conveys the leagues policies against discrimination based on sexual
orientation and distribute it to every major and minor league player. The
league will also create a centralized complaint system for reporting incidents
involving harassment and discrimination.
Team ofcials will also attend new trainings under an agreement the league
reached after meeting with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
I expect all those who represent Major League Baseball, as a social
institution that has important social responsibilities, to act with the kind of
respect and sensitivity that our games diverse players, employees and fans
deserve, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said.
Bullied N.M. teen commits suicide
LOS LUNAS, N.M. A New Mexico teenager who spoke out against
bullying took his own life last weekend.
Albuquerque television station KOAT reported on July 15 that Carlos Vigil,
a Los Lunas High School student, wrote on his Twitter account on July 13
before he committed suicide that his classmates had used anti-gay slurs
against him. Friends of Vigil, 17, told the media outlet he had just returned
from New Mexico after speaking at an anti-bullying event in another state.
He is not here because of bullying, Vigils mother, Jacqueline Vigil, told
KRQE, another Albuquerque television station.
Man pleads guilty to threatening activist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico A man whom federal authorities accused of
threatening to kill Puerto Rican LGBT rights advocate Pedro Julio Serrano
pleaded guilty to the charges on July 15.
The newspaper El Nuevo Da reported that Joseph Joel Morales Serrano, 26,
pleaded guilty to cyber-bullying and transmitting a message through means of
interstate or foreign commerce. He told U.S. District Court Judge Jos A. Fust
he sent Serrano a tweet on May 6 urging him to be careful while attending an
LGBT rights march in San Juan that commemorated the annual International
Day Against Homophobia or he would end up like those who were wounded
or killed during the Boston Marathon bombing in April.
Fust sentenced Morales to time served and three years of supervised
release. The judge also ordered him to close his Twitter account for three years.
The newspaper reported Serrano and Morales hugged each other at the
end of the hearing.
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HELENA, Mont. The American Civil Liberties Union on July 15 led
a lawsuit on behalf of seven same-sex couples seeking domestic partner
benets in Montana.
Were challenging statutes that offer some of the most egregious
examples of how state laws do not give equal protection to same-sex couples
and violate the Montana Constitution, said ACLU of Montana Legal Director
Jon Ellingson.
The state Supreme Court in December 2012 denied an ACLU appeal
that challenged every Montana statute that denied gays and lesbians legal
protections afforded to married heterosexual couples. The justices in their
ruling said, however, the group could pursue what an ACLU press release
described as statute-specic efforts to secure equal treatment for same-sex
couples in the state.
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opportunities everywhere
By CHRIS JOHNSON
From advancing marriage equality to
building support for the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act, Human Rights
Campaign President Chad Grifn sees
signicant progress ahead on LGBT
issues across the country.
Immediately after the Senate
committee vote last week in favor of
ENDA, Grifn spoke with the Washington
Blade about moving forward in the
aftermath of the historic vote and the
U.S. Supreme Court decisions two weeks
earlier in favor of marriage equality.
Grifn also talked about the Southern
tour on which hes embarked in
particular his visit to his home state of
Arkansas which he said is an attempt to
reach out to LGBT people away from the
coasts to ensure progress reaches them.
If you look at the map of equality right
now, youve got the coasts largely,
not completely colored in, and then
youve got everything in the middle with
two little amazing dots that Im really
proud of: one in Minnesota, and one
great Supreme Court decision in Iowa,
Grifn said. But the rest of this country
has to be colored in as well.
Arkansas was also an important stop for
Grifn because Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)
is one of three Senate Democrats who
have yet to sign on in support of ENDA.
Grifn emphasized poll numbers showing
61 percent of Arkansas resident support
a transgender-inclusive federal law
protecting workers against discrimination.
Sen. Pryor is a key vote, and Sen.
Pryor has yet to announce his position
on ENDA, and its important for him to
hear from Arkansans, for him to hear
from folks all over the state on why this
is important to them, Grifn said.
Asked whether a discharge petition
would be an appropriate course of
action for ENDA in the House, Grifn
said, I dont know the answer. I think as
we get closer and as we make progress
in the Senate, well see, as we get
closer, what the right strategies will be
ultimately to get this done.
Grifn also identied LGBT youth
homelessness as an issue that doesnt get
enough attention in the media compared
to others like marriage equality noting
40 percent of homeless youth in Salt
Lake City identify as LGBT.
Just yesterday, I was talking to a
number of folks in North Carolina about
the homeless youth issue, and the issue
of homelessness, Grifn said. There
are a number of ways to combat that
problem. One of them is direct service
providing and the need for public funds
to do that.
A partial transcript of the interview
follows:
Washington Blade: What do you
hope to accomplish during your
Southern tour?
Chad Grifn: Look, I said this the
moment I walked down the steps of
the Supreme Court, and then I said it
on the phone with the president about
10 minutes later that theres certainly
a moment of celebration. We have to
acknowledge the historic signicance
of those two decisions, of the fact
that two of the grandest symbols of
discrimination in this country in many
ways, quite frankly, around the world
were struck down by the Supreme Court,
and, with that decision, thousands upon
thousands, and ultimately millions of
people are going to be treated more
equal, and with dignity and respect.
Families are going to have protections
that they didnt have before, and we
doubled the number of Americans in
states with marriage equality, which is
incredible. We went from 14 percent to
30 percent.
But the moment you nish those
words, you immediately have to pivot to
the 37 states that didnt feel the reach
of justice by those decisions. Now,
they provided great help to the young
person who was able to see on TV, and
read on the Internet and Twitter and so
forth it gave great hope and it said
some day, those people are going to
grow up with the same hope, dreams
and aspirations. But in 37 states, they
didnt feel the reach of justice.
That night, I never went to bed. I
was on a 6 a.m. ight to Salt Lake City
the very next morning. The Thursday
morning after the decisions to highlight
just that. And thats where we have to
work, and have to organize like weve
never organized before, and work
harder than weve ever worked before
in states across this country. Because
if you look at the map of equality right
now, youve got the coasts largely,
not completely colored in, and then
youve got everything in the middle with
two little amazing dots that Im really
proud of: one in Minnesota, and one
great Supreme Court decision in Iowa.
But the rest of this country has to be
colored in as well, and thats why Ive
been meeting with folks in Arkansas,
in particular. We released a bipartisan
poll I assume you know about that
thats incredible. All the focus is always
on the national numbers, and where
the movement is, and whether were 56
or 57 or 55, whatever national poll you
look at. But in Arkansas, were almost 40
percent in support of marriage equality,
and for those under 30, were at 61
percent in support for marriage equality.
And then, in that state in particular,
we highlighted the ENDA numbers.
Over 60 percent of Arkansans support
a fully inclusive Employment Non-
Discrimination Act. And thats an
important message to get out. We
did two events. The rst one, we had
about 400 people. The next one, on
the same day, about 300 people. I met
with folks in Hot Springs a couple days
before that when I was with my family.
But Sen. [Mark] Pryor is a key vote,
and Sen. Pryor has yet to announce his
position on ENDA, and its important for
him to hear from Arkansans, for him to
hear from folks all over the state on why
this is important to them.
I then went to North Carolina, and,
unfortunately, Sen. Burr voted via proxy,
he wasnt here today, via proxy no. But
I think that you give up on no one. We
still have several weeks, and months, to
work before this on the Senate, and I
think we dont give up on anyone. There
were a lot of folks who were surprised by
the bipartisan votes that came out of this
markup this morning. And Im optimistic
that we can have more Republicans and
undecided Democrats join us. And
thats why Im spending time in these
states, so that these folks can hear from
their constituents, and can hear from
them in loud and bold ways.
And for us to really begin, and for me
to spend time, quite frankly. In my rst
year, I think Ive been to 23 states, and
its time to spend a lot more time in the
states, like Arkansas, my home town,
where I grew up my entire life, where my
entire family still is. And Arkansas looks
a lot like the other 37 states.
Blade: What do you think are the
most immediate prospects for marriage
equality in those remaining 37 states?
Grifn: Well, like I said, it took us less
than ve years to take down Proposition
8 from the day it was passed. I think
within these next ve years, and I think
its an important goal to set that we, as a
community, can bring marriage equality
to all 50 states within ve years. And
there a number of opportunities. Theres
no silver bullet that goes from state to
state. Its very different in the states.
In a state like Illinois, we have all been
organizing in a great coalition of in-state
organization and national organizations
like the Human Rights Campaign,
Lambda, the ACLU and HRC. Weve
had, I think, 15 eld team members
on the ground there for months. That
legislature should have already passed
it. I think, very soon, it will.
In Oregon, theres a ballot opportunity
coming up where we also have folks
on the ground and strong chapters. In
Nevada, we have real opportunities there.
Its a bit more of a complicated process
with two legislative votes, and then a
public vote, to make progress. Its the only
state, I think, by the way, thats like that.
And then, there are other states that, I
think, where opportunities are going to
present themselves. There are states
people were shocked that opposition to
marriage equality was 55 percent. 55
percent? That means youre losing!
Yeah, but look at the movement each
year. Well, in two years, in three years, in
four years, I dont know how many years
that is, were a few years away from
crossing the 50 percent point in a state
like Arkansas. So, I really think that you
dont give up anywhere, and were going
to have opportunities everywhere.
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Gay author of McCain-
Feingold suggests discharge
petition strategy
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The gay co-author of the bipartisan
campaign nance reform law known as
McCain-Feingold says LGBT advocates
could take a lesson from the way that
measure passed into law a discharge
petition in the U.S. House to advance
the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
Trevor Potter, a Republican attorney
with Caplin & Drysdale who specializes
in political law, told the Washington
Blade on Tuesday that a discharge
petition is the only way to get ENDA
passed while Republicans remain in
control of the House.
Given the House GOP leaders
opposition to ENDA, and resulting
refusal to schedule it for a oor vote, the
ONLY way to get it passed in the House
is by way of a discharge petition, Potter
said via email. If the petition gets close
to 218 signatures, then the leadership
will negotiate.
Asked whether those words should
be considered an endorsement of
a discharge petition, Potter replied,
Im not in the business of endorsing
strategies just commenting on them
and analyzing them. Im just a lawyer,
not a political strategist.
Successful discharge petitions in
Congress in rare, but some supporters of
ENDA most prominently the LGBT group
Freedom to Work are seeking a discharge
petition as a way to get around the issue of
House Republican leadership withholding
a oor vote on ENDA.
If 218 lawmakers sign the petition,
ENDA would come to the oor
regardless of what House Speaker John
Boehner (R-Ohio) and House Majority
Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) have to say.
That would mean in addition to the 178
sponsors of ENDA, 40 more lawmakers
would have to sign the petition in the
Republican-majority chamber.
The last successful discharge petition
was in 2002: the House version of
campaign nance legislation co-
written by Potter that became known
as the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan
Campaign Reform Act.
In addition to co-writing that law,
Potter has a distinctive history as
an openly gay person in support of
McCain. He served as general counsel
to the Arizona senators 2008 and 2000
presidential campaigns.
Asked whether he could see McCain
voting in favor of ENDA, Potter declined
to answer.
Like all good lawyers, I dont
comment on my clients, he said.
Tico Almeida, president of Freedom
to Work, said supporters of ENDA
should take heed of Potters words as
they look to pass the bill during the
113th Congress.
Mr. Potter is way too modest,
Almeida said. I understand that
he basically co-wrote the McCain-
Feingold legislation and was an author
of the strategy to move it through both
chambers of Congress. Im impressed
with the way they used the House
discharge petition to bring about the
win on that legislation, and we should
learn from their success as we push
forward this year on ENDA.
Still, Almeida cautioned against
considering a discharge petition the
only way to pass ENDA in the House
and said other options are on the table.
I dont think a discharge petition is
the only winning strategy, we might also
choose to attach ENDA to another bill
in the Senate, but the House discharge
petition should denitely be on the
table after we rack up a huge Senate
vote total on ENDA this fall, Almeida
said. If we all push hard, we could get
to 60 Senate votes by September.
Other LGBT groups and lawmakers
who support ENDA arent overtly calling
at this point for a discharge petition
amid preparations for a full oor vote in
the Senate in the months ahead.
Mara Keisling, executive director of the
National Center for Transgender Equality,
spoke broadly about supporting the right
strategy to pass the bill when asked about
the discharge petition.
NCTE is interested in pursuing every
possible option at the right time in the
right way, Keisling said.
Stacey Long, the National Gay &
Lesbian Task Force director of public
policy and government affairs, said the
rst matter at hand is success in the
Senate before turning to the House.
Our focus is building support for
ENDA in the Senate and getting a oor
vote done as soon as possible,
Last week, Human Rights Campaign
President Chad Grifn said he didnt
know whether a discharge petition
would be appropriate for ENDA.
I think as we get closer and as we
make progress in the Senate, well
see, as we get closer, what the right
strategies will be ultimately to get this
done and work with the leadership, and
work with Leader Reid and Chairman
Harkin, who have been instrumental,
and Sen. Merkley, who have been
instrumental in getting us to where we
are today, Grifn said.
During the Netroots Nation conference
in San Jose, Calif., last month, House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
entertained the idea of a discharge
petition to pass ENDA, but doubted the
votes are there for passage.
We can do discharge, but we dont have
enough votes to pass it, Pelosi said. So
that means we have to have mobilization
outside from some of our Republican
friends, who should think that this is a form
of discrimination that we should be getting
rid of. But this is certainly the next order of
business for us.
And in an interview with the Blade in
November, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.),
the gay lawmaker whos the chief
sponsor of ENDA in the House, said a
discharge petition could be an option,
but noted that legislation is rarely
passed through that method.
We can certainly le one, Polis said.
Certainly in my time in Congress and
long before it, there has never been a
successful discharge petition There
certainly hasnt been one in my time, or
in the immediate past before my time.
Public strategy
meetings planned
In a related development, Almeida
is making plans for public situation
room meetings to discuss ways to
ensure ENDA becomes law.
Freedom to Work is planning the rst
situation room meetings in September
and intends to invite executive directors
of other LGBT groups to attend as
well as members of the media to
discuss work on ENDA.
Almeida said his organization plans to
rent the venue and hold a live webcast
so the public can watch online and ask
questions via Twitter.
The purpose is to give national
LGBT leaders an on-the-record venue to
report on their great ENDA research and
advocacy efforts, and so that we can all
discuss strategy for momentum-building
together in the same room, Almeida
said. Were hoping every participant
might start with a short presentation of
their organizations ENDA work.
Among the LGBT leaders with whom
Almeida said hes spoken about attending
is Brad Sears, executive director of the
Williams Institute. Invites are also to go out
to the Movement Advancement Project,
the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force,
the National Center for Transgender
Equality as well as to leaders like Sharon
Lettman-Hicks, Chad Grifn, Heather
Cronk and Kevin Cathcart.
Almeida called attendance from the
American Unity Fund and Log Cabin
Republicans crucial because of the
need for Republican support in passing
ENDA in the House.
Were envisioning a series of
transparent, momentum-building
meetings where national LGBT leaders
can share with each other and the public
what were all doing to get ENDA nally
passed this year, Almeida said.
Michael Cole-Schwartz, spokesperson
for the Human Rights Campaign,
called the idea of a situation room a
fantastic way to ensure ENDA passes
the Senate.
Im sure there will be many efforts
in order to ensure a successful Senate
vote, Cole-Schwartz said.
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Mizeur would make history as
Marylands rst female governor and
the countrys rst openly LGBT governor
if voters elect her in 2014. New Jersey
Gov. Jim McGreevey resigned after
coming out as gay in 2004 in the midst
of a scandal.
Diversity is enormously important,
Mizeur told the Blade. Not simply
to have a gay governor, but to have a
governor who can represent the voices
of people in communities that have not
always had a voice in the process.
Mizeur added her approach to
governing the state and her vision for
Maryland is about bringing people
together and making everyone a
stakeholder and creating solutions to
the issues it faces.
Mizeur will face off against Lieutenant
Gov. Anthony Brown, who last month
unveiled Howard County Executive Ken
Ulman as his running mate. Attorney
General Doug Gansler is expected
to ofcially declare his candidacy to
succeed Gov. Martin OMalley in 2014
later this year, while Congressman
Dutch Ruppersberger is also considered
a potential candidate.
Harford County Executive David
Craig, state Del. Ron George (R-Anne
Arundel County,) 2012 U.S. Senate
candidate Brian Vaeth and Frederick
County Board of Commissioners
President Blaine Young have also
ofcially declared their candidacies on
the Republican side.
Craig on Tuesday unveiled state Del.
Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio (R-Talbot
County) as his running mate.
Former Republican National
Committee Chair Michael Steele, who
was Marylands lieutenant governor from
2003-2007, said last month during an
interview with MSNBCs Chuck Todd he
is looking at entering the race. Former
2010 congressional candidate Charles
Lollar is among the other Republicans
who are rumored to be considering their
own gubernatorial bids.
EMILYs List and the Gay and Lesbian
Victory Fund are expected to back
Mizeurs campaign, but campaign nance
reports indicate both Brown and Gansler
have a signicant fundraising advantage.
Mizeur reported in a campaign
nance report she led in January that
she raised $244,089.40 between Jan.
12, 2012, and January 9 of this year.
Brown said he raised $1,247,811.80
in cash and in-kind donations during
the same period, while Gansler netted
$1,236,284.96.
Mizeur declined to disclose to the
Blade the amount of money she has
raised since the last campaign nance
report she led in January.
She again stressed she feels she is
the best person to succeed OMalley in
Annapolis in 2014.
Im not going to go into ofce
playing it safe for four years so that I can
assure myself of re-election, Mizeur
said. The bold, aggressive, visionary
ideas that Im laying out in the course of
the campaign is the action agenda for
my term as governor.
Rev. Delman Coates of Mt. Ennon
Baptist Church in Prince Georges
County and other LGBT rights advocates
have applauded Mizeur for the role she
played in the passage of Marylands
same-sex marriage referendum last
November in spite of Marylanders for
Marriage Equality Campaign Manager
Josh Levins suggestion that she could
have done more to support the effort.
Mizeur pointed out to the Blade
during an exclusive interview last fall
during which she announced she was
considering a run for governor that
she took part in fundraising events
and testied in support of the bill. The
Montgomery County Democrat, who
married her wife, Deborah Mizeur,
during a 2005 ceremony along the
Chesapeake Bay and again in California
before voters in 2008 approved
Proposition 8 that banned gay nuptials
in the state, also gave an emotional
speech on the oor of the House of
Delegates before it passed the same-
sex marriage bill in 2012.
Mizeur also noted she and the other
seven openly gay Maryland lawmakers
remained focused on the same-sex
marriage effort throughout the 2012
legislative session.
Each of us was working hard in our
own way, Mizeur told the Blade last
fall. My entire public schedule was
Question 6-related for months.
Mizeur said she also worked very
closely with Gender Rights Maryland
Executive Director Dana Beyer
earlier this year to advance a bill that
would have banned anti-transgender
discrimination in housing, employment
and public accommodation.
The Senate Judicial Proceedings
Committee in March narrowly struck
down the measure.
Mizeur pointed to both the same-
sex marriage and trans rights bills as
examples of her ability to work with
my colleagues to push through some
pretty big efforts.
I will continue to build on those
relationships in order to get other
priority issues pushed through the
General Assembly, she said
Beyer, who supports Mizeur, described
the Montgomery County Democrat as
a force to be reckoned with.
History can be made, Beyer told the
Blade. Identity politics aside, Heather
does her job really well.
While not explicitly endorsing Mizeurs
campaign, Equality Maryland PAC Chair
Tim Williams welcomed her candidacy
and other out Marylanders who have
decided to seek ofce in 2014.
The presence of at least one openly
gay candidate in the governors race, as
well as the many LGBT individuals and
allies who are running for other state
and local ofces, is an indication of
how far we have come as a state and a
nation, Williams said in a statement to
the Blade.
British lawmakers approve marriage bill
British lawmakers this week gave their nal approval to a bill that would
allow same-sex couples to marry in England and Wales.
The British House of Lords on Monday approved the measure on a voice
vote after parliamentarians debated the measure for more than an hour. Same-
sex marriage supporters and opponents also gathered outside Westminster
Palace in central London as the House of Lords considered the bill.
Judge us on the creation of the liberties we protect and extend, said
Baron Waheed Alli, who is gay.
Baroness Tina Stowell of Beeston said she is a rm believer in justice and
fairness as she described the same-sex marriage measure as a force for
good. Baron Patrick Cormack of Grimsby urged those who support the bill
to acknowledge opponents who feel it does change the structure of society
by changing the denition of marriage.
I understand that you feel euphoric today, but please have a thought for
those who have different views, he said.
Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall, a British LGBT advocacy
group, applauded the vote.
Its impossible to express how much joy this historic step will bring to tens of
thousands of gay people and their families and friends, he said in a statement.
The bills progress through Parliament shows that, at last, the majority of
politicians in both Houses understand the publics support for equality though
its also reminded us that gay people still have powerful opponents.
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Iceland, Spain,
Portugal, South Africa, Canada, Argentina, Mexico City and 11 states and D.C.
currently allow same-sex marriage. Gays and lesbians in Minnesota, Rhode
Island, New Zealand and Uruguay will be able to tie the knot on Aug. 1.
The Scottish government last month introduced a bill that would extend
marriage rights to same-sex couples in Scotland.
The House of Commons, which approved it in May, granted its nal
approval to the measure late on Tuesday. Queen Elizabeth II is expected to
sign it into law in the coming days through royal assent.
The rst same-sex weddings are expected to take place in England and
Wales sometime in the spring of 2014.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Mizeur running for governor in Maryland
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A prominent LGBT rights advocate in
Cameroon was found dead inside his
home on Monday.
Human Rights Watch said advocates
found Eric Ohena Lembembes body
on his bed in his home in Yaound, the
countrys capital, after they were unable
to reach him for two days.
One of Lembembes friends told
Human Rights Watch that his neck
and feet appeared to be broken. An
iron was also reportedly used to burn
Lembembes face, hands and feet.
Lembembe, who was the executive
director of the Cameroonian Foundation
for AIDS, worked with Human Rights
Watch and two other LGBT advocacy
groups in the country Alternatives-
Cameroun and the Association for
the Defense of Homosexuals to
document anti-gay persecution in the
nation. He also contributed to Erasing
76 Crimes, a blog that chronicles efforts
to report on efforts to decriminalize
homosexuality around the world.
Eric was an inspiring activist whose
work was deeply appreciated by human
rights activists in Cameroon and around
the world, Neela Ghoshal, a researcher
for Human Rights Watchs Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights
Program, said. Advocating for equal
rights in Cameroon, where LGBTI
people face severe discrimination
and violence, takes tremendous
courage. Erics activism paved the way
for a society based on equality and
nondiscrimination.
State Department spokesperson
Marie Harf also condemned
Lembembes murder.
We condemn this terrible act in
the strongest terms and urge the
Cameroonian authorities to thoroughly
and promptly investigate and prosecute
those responsible for his death, she said
in a statement issued late on Tuesday.
Lembembes death comes against
the backdrop of ongoing anti-gay
persecution and violence in the country.
Cameroonian authorities since 2010
have prosecuted more than 30 people
under the section of the countrys penal
code that imposes a sentence of up to
ve years in prison and a roughly $400
ne against anyone convicted of same-
sex sexual activity.
Police in Yaound in March 2011
arrested Jean-Claude Roger Mbede
after sending a irtatious text message to
another man. Authorities later that year
arrested Jonas Kimie and Franky Ndome
outside a nightclub in the Cameroonian
capital and charged them under the
countrys anti-homosexuality law.
A judge sentenced Kimie and Ndome
to ve years in prison, but an appellate
court in January released them. The
Washington Blades attempts to
interview the men earlier this year were
unsuccessful because they had gone
into hiding.
Human Rights Watch said a group
of unidentied assailants torched
Alternatives-Camerouns headquarters
in the city of Douala on June 26. The
organization noted burglars took legal
les and a laptop from the Yaound
ofce of Michel Togu, a lawyer who
represents gay men charged under the
countrys anti-homosexuality law, when
they broke into it 10 days earlier.
Togu said during a forum at the
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice
and Human Rights in D.C. in February
that he moved his family to Maryland
because of death threats he and his
colleagues received.
Gay people are not seeking
everyone to approve of their behavior,
he said. They are seeking freedom.
The State Department and Amnesty
International are among the government
agencies and human rights organizations
that have criticized Cameroons LGBT
rights record in recent years.
President Paul Biya told journalists
in January after a meeting with French
President Franois Hollande that
attitudes towards gay Cameroonians
are changing.
Ghoshal and other human
rights advocates continue to urge
Cameroonian authorities to publicly
condemn Lembembes murder and
arrest those responsible for his death.
We dont know who killed Eric
Lembembe, or why he was killed, but one
thing is clear: the Cameroonian authorities
utter failure to stem homophobic violence
sends the message that these attacks can
be carried out with impunity, Ghoshal
said. The police should not rest until
the perpetrators of this horric crime
are brought to justice. President Biya
should break his silence on the wave of
homophobic violence in Cameroon and
publicly condemn this brutal attack.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Protests planned for Saturday after Zimmermans acquittal
government to explore every option to
ensure that justice is served for Trayvon
and that his civil rights are honored and
respected.
The National Black Justice Coalition,
a national LGBT group; and the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force initiated the
statement, which the groups are calling
an open letter entitled Trayvon Deserves
Justice.
Nearly all of the most prominent
national LGBT groups signed on to the
statement, including the Human Rights
Campaign, the National Coalition of
Anti-Violence Programs, GLAAD, the
Transgender Law Center and Parents &
Friends of Lesbians & Gays.
The statement came two days after a
jury of six women in Sanford, Fla., found
neighborhood watch volunteer George
Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree
murder and manslaughter for the February
2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Martin,
who was unarmed.
The case triggered a heated debate
throughout the country over racial proling,
with black civil rights leaders and many
supporters arguing that Zimmerman
assumed Martin was a criminal because he
was black. Zimmerman is white and Hispanic.
Zimmerman told police he followed
Martin after seeing him walking through
his gated community. He claimed
he shot Martin in self-defense after
the two got into a ght and Martin
allegedly knocked him down and began
pounding his head into a sidewalk.
Prosecutors noted that Martin was
living in the community with his father
and had done nothing wrong. They told
the jury Zimmerman was responsible
for his death by starting a confrontation
based on the false assumption that
Martin was a potential criminal.
The statement by the LGBT
organizations stops short of a national
online petition circulated by the NAACP
that calls for the U.S. Justice Department
to prosecute Zimmerman on one or
more federal civil rights law violations.
Attorney General Eric Holder said on
Monday that the Justice Department
he heads is continuing an investigation
into the case begun last year. He said the
department would make a determination
on whether or not to prosecute Zimmerman
based on the facts and the law.
The national LGBT organizations said
in their statement that the advocacy for
justice and civil rights should not end
with the nal outcome of the Justice
Departments investigation into the
Trayvon Martin case.
[W]e will honor Trayvon Martin by
strengthening our commitment to end
bias, hatred, proling and violence across
our communities, the statement says.
We represent organizations with
diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender constituencies. Our
community has been targets of bigotry,
bias, proling and violence, says the
statement. We have experienced the
heart-breaking despair of young people
targeted for who they are, who they are
presumed to be, or who they love
LGBT activists in the D.C. area were
expected to participate in protests
over the Zimmerman verdict planned
for Saturday in cities throughout the
country. Justice for Trayvon rallies
are being planned in 100 cities. In D.C.,
demonstrators are planning to gather
at noon Saturday at the E. Barrett
Prettyman Federal Courthouse, 333
Constitution Ave., N.W.
Following is the text of the statement
by the national LGBT organizations:
An Open Letter:
Trayvon Deserves Justice
We cannot begin to imagine the
continued pain and suffering endured
by Trayvon Martins family and friends.
We stand in solidarity with them as they
continue to ght for justice, civil rights
and closure. And we thank everyone
who has pushed and will continue to
push for justice.
Trayvon Martin deserves justice
and his civil rights. We support the
organizations and community leaders
who are urging the federal government
to explore every option to ensure
that justice is served for Trayvon and
that his civil rights are honored and
respected. But our work does not end
there: we will honor Trayvon Martin by
strengthening our commitment to end
bias, hatred, proling and violence
across our communities.
We represent organizations with
diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender constituencies. Our
community has been targets of bigotry,
bias, proling and violence. We have
experienced the heart-breaking despair
of young people targeted for who
they are, who they are presumed to
be, or who they love: Rashawn Brazell,
Lawrence King, Ali Forney, Brandon
Teena, Brandon White, Matthew
Shepard, Marco McMillian, Angie
Zapata, Sakia Gunn, Gwen Araujo and
countless others.
Every person, regardless of race,
religion, sexual orientation or gender
identity, must be able to walk the streets
without fear for their safety.
Justice delayed is justice denied and in
the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a
right delayed is a right denied. We honor
Trayvon by seeking justice for all people.
LGBT rights advocate murdered in Cameroon
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Organizers expand 2014 Pride celebration
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center of Baltimore
and Central Maryland announced new, expanded dates for Baltimore Pride
2014. The festivities will take place next June 12-22.
The GLCCB, which has operated Baltimore Pride for more than 30 years,
has limited the celebration to essentially two days the parade-block party
on Saturday and the festival at Druid Hill Park on Sunday with a fundraiser
held the Friday before. Next year, there will be many new aspects to
Baltimore Pride, including pre-Pride events such as Pride with the Orioles,
according to GLCCB executive director Matt Thorn.
The rst Baltimore Pride 2014 planning meeting will be Monday at 6:30 p.m.
and the GLCCB encourages the community to attend. The meeting will take
place at the GLCCBs current headquarters at 241 W. Chase St. in Baltimore.
Creative community members are also encouraged to participate by helping
the Center design a new Baltimore Pride logo. Design submissions for the Pride
Logo Contest will be accepted through Sept. 30, 2013, and the winner will be
announced later this fall. Contact mthorn@glccb.org for more information.
Ride for the Feast raises $570,000
The totals are in from the Ride for the Feast, the two-day, 140-mile bike ride
from Ocean City to Baltimore in May to benet Moveable Feast. The organization
announced it raised more than $570,000, making it the most successful Ride for
the Feast event ever. According to the announcement, thats enough to feed
over 420 severely ill Marylanders for an entire year. Since 2003, the event has
been one of the principal fundraising sources for the organization.
Moveable Feast is a longstanding Baltimore nonprot organization that
provides lifesaving, nutritious foods for low-income Marylanders living with
HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and other life-threatening conditions at no cost.
PFLAG-Westminster to present Brother Outsider
The Westminster-Carroll County chapter of PFLAG will present the lm Brother
Outsider during its monthly general meeting on July 21. The lm depicts the life
and work of Bayard Rustin, a civil rights icon, who was openly gay during the 1940s,
1950s and 1960s a particularly homophobic period in U.S. history.
Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and its national broadcasts
on PBS P.O.V. series and on Logo/MTV, Brother Outsider has introduced
millions of viewers around the world to Rustin, a strategist and activist who
has been called the unknown hero of the civil rights movement. He was a
disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the
1963 March on Washington. A discussion will follow the lm.
The meeting, which is free, condential, and open to the public, will be
held at 5 p.m. at the St. Pauls United Church of Christ, Corner of Bond &
Green streets in Westminster. Light refreshments will be served. For more
information, visit pagwcc.org.
Dayte Night at The Overlea
On July 25 the Overlea Restaurant and Entertainment Center will host,
Dayte Nite. Overlea says its a new and fun way to meet people and it runs
from 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Its intended for gay males in the area, ages 18-40.
Admission is $15 per person. To register, send a message on the Overleas
event page, facebook.com/events/625930580765312/ with your name, age,
and number of tickets requested.
The Overlea is at 6809 Belair Rd. in Baltimore. For more information, call
410-668-6060 or visit.facebook.com/events/625930580765312/.
STEVE CHARING
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LONDON Young gay men are 15 times more likely to develop anal cancer due
to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection than straight men and should get the HPV
vaccine, British health ofcials said this week according to articles in several media
outlets including HealthDay News, which cited an article in the journal Sexually
Transmitted Infections published online Monday.
HPV vaccination in Britain began in 2008 but is limited to women to protect them
against cervical cancer. Health authorities also believe that vaccinating women would
curb the spread of HPV to men, the article said.
But the lack of HPV vaccination for males greatly increases young gay mens risk of
developing anal cancer. It would be cost effective for Britains National Health Service
to provide HPV vaccination for young gay men, the sexual health experts wrote.
In the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recommends the vaccine for preteen girls and boys at age 11 or 12, teen boys
and girls who did not get it when they were younger, teen girls and young women
through age 26, teen boys and young men through age 21 and gay and bi men.
Gay anti-smoking effort raises concerns
FARGO, N.D. A division of North Dakotas Health Department that aims to help
smokers quit is putting $2,500 toward reaching people at a gay Pride festival in Fargo
later this summer, raising questions about whether public money should be used to
support specic causes, the Associated Press reported this week.
The expenditure, which comes from a state fund lled with money from a settlement
with tobacco companies, covers the cost of setting up a booth and handing out
brochures, as well as advertising in the F-M Prides guide and on the groups website,
the AP article said.
The money is not a sponsorship but a means to reach the LGBT population, which
the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says is 70 percent more likely
to smoke than the general population, said Krista Fremming, director of the Health
Departments Tobacco Control Program, according to the article.
North Dakota Policy Council Executive Director Zack Tiggelaar said he supports efforts
to encourage smokers to quit but questions whether public money should be used.
The government shouldnt be using taxpayer dollars to support specic causes.
If the money was completely private and there were no public dollars at all, there
would be no issue, he was quoted as having said in the AP article.
Calif. counseling service targets LGBT youth
SAN JOSE, Calif. A counseling service in Palo Alto, Calif., announced this
week the addition of a program aimed at LGBT youth, the San Jose Mercury News
reported Monday.
The program, called Outlet, was acquired from the Mountain View-based
Community Health Awareness Council, or CHAC. Its aim is to empower youths and
build safe and accepting communities through support, education and advocacy,
the article said.
Outlet was founded in 1997 as a program of the YWCA Mid-Peninsula. It moved to
CHAC after the YWCA closed in 2003. Last year, a transition committee was formed
to investigate the programs options, guide its direction in expanding services and
realize its mission to serve more youths, the Mercury News article said.
ACS was picked because of its sole focus on youths and plans to expand into San
Mateo County.
HRC health survey sees strong participation
WASHINGTON The Human Rights Campaign this week released its
2013 Healthcare Equality Index which found participation for the rst time
including facilities in all 50 states and most U.S. veterans hospitals with a
record number receiving the designation Leader in LGBT Healthcare
Equality by meeting the Indexs core four criteria for LGBT equity and
inclusion, HRC announced this week.
Participation increased by 153 percent over 2012 with 309 responses this
year versus 122 in 2012. HRC said that represents 718 individual health care
facilities.
There was also a 199 percent increase this year in those being designated
leaders in LGBT healthcare equality going from 71 in 2012 to 212 this year
representing 464 facilities.
And 93 percent of respondents said they include sexual orientation in their
patient non-discrimination policies while 87 percent include gender identity,
HRC, which started the survey in 2007, said.
To get a top HRC rating, a health care facility has to have a written non-
discrimination policy for patients and employees that addresses both sexual
orientation and gender identity, guarantee equal visitation rights for
LGBT patients and train its staff to care for LGBT patients. The campaign asks
facilities for documents to prove they have and publicize their LGBT policies.
The advocacy group also provides free staff training in LGBT issues, although
facilities still get credit if they choose to get training from another company
instead, HRC said.
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Core, glutes get
massive workout with
ballet-inspired method
As part of my practice as a tness
professional, I strongly encourage all
my clients to incorporate stretching and
yoga into their regimen. Recently while
discussing yoga with a few of my female
clients, they mentioned how much they
loved the barre method.
Of course this piqued my curiosity, so
I began asking a few questions about
the class and learned that it focuses a
lot on the core and glutes while utilizing
ballet tools such as the bar.
To better understand the science
and methodology behind the class, I
did some further research and found
out the barre method was originally
created in the late 1950s by a woman
named Lotte Berk who got the idea
after she injured her back and wanted
to combine her ballet bar routines with
her rehabilitative therapy to create a
new exercise system. Over the years,
Berks system has been modied and
adapted to include several modes of
exercise including dance conditioning,
isometrics, interval training and physical
therapy practices.
So now that I knew a little about the
science and what to expect you guessed
it I had to take the class myself!
Immediately we were greeted by a
sweet and cheerful instructor named
Magda, who got us going with some
great 80s music and circuit rounds of
planks, push ups, dips and lightweight
bicep curls. At rst I thought this was
a great way to get my body going
and keep the class engaged but then
suddenly I began to feel this immense
burn and I knew I was in for an intense
workout for the next 45 minutes.
Through the beautiful burn, I began to
listen to my body and understand a bit
more about the why the barre technique
is so effective. Most of the exercises are
extremely isolated and require you to
engage only the primary muscle being
used. So if the exercise requires you to
engage your core, the instructor directs
you into a position where only your core
muscles can re. You cant use your legs or
back to compensate believe me, I tried!
As I owed through what seemed to be 100
repetitions of core exercises, I also begin to
notice how much pulsing we were doing.
The reason pulsing is so effective is
because the muscle being worked stays
contracted and thus is required to do more
work. This proved true as I began to ow
into a very long and aggressive series of
exercises focused on all the areas of the
glute. The intensity, pulsing and repetitions
of these exercises were so severe that I had
to stop a few times to let the burn subside.
Just about the time I thought my ass was
literally going to fall off, we stopped and
transitioned to the bar.
As I walked to the bar, I immediately
pictured Natalie Portman in Black
Swan. As beautiful as she looked doing
those moves, I know ballet exercises
are a bitch to achieve. Although Ive
never taken ballet, I picked up the
motions with relative ease. As we slowly
transitioned from position to position,
I was pleasantly surprised that these
exercises seemed a bit easier and was
glad I could use the bar to balance as a
means of support when my legs wanted
to give out. After what seemed to be
all too short of a time on the bar, I was
back on the oor for a few more core
and glute exercises, just to make sure I
couldnt walk out of class.
Although it took me far too long to
recover and pick myself off the mat,
I made sure to ask the instructor why
there werent many men in the class.
She said it was because that most
guys associate the class with ballet and
dancing and wont attend. I told her I
would do my best to get the word out,
hence this column. The class was by far
one of the hardest workouts I have done
in a long time. It took my body four days
to recover, no lie. If you want a great
workout that uses isolation, pulsing and
high repetitions to work your core and
glutes, then this is the workout for you.
I took the class at VIDA tness at the
U street location. The class is available
on Tuesdays and Sundays. Check out
vidatness.com for times.
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Recent efforts focused on
preserving incumbents
Following the D.C. City Council over
the past few months has been like watch-
ing a group of politicians trying to outdo
each other at grabbing headlines.
There are 13 members of the Council.
Seven, including Chairman Phil Mendel-
son and six others Mary Cheh, Anita
Bonds, Kenyan McDufe, Tommy Wells,
Jim Graham and David Catania all
have their terms expire at the end of
2014. Bowser and Evans whose terms
dont end until 2016 along with Wells
have announced they will run for mayor.
Many of them have been talking about
the ethical cloud hanging over the
city and how it is impacting growth and
forward movement but unfortunately it
isnt the cloud over the city but their
response, or lack of response to it, that
is the bigger problem.
During the last legislative session, you
just had to look at some of the bills
micromanaging education, dealing with
marijuana issues and smoking in parks
and abandoning the election of an in-
dependent attorney general for at least
four years to see that they believe
these are the things necessary to move
us forward when clearly some of them
are simply designed to grab a headline.
Then there is the Living Wage bill,
which was apparently more of an attack
on Walmart than a serious effort to raise
the minimum wage for all workers in the
District. It raised the minimum wage for
some workers by 50 percent but would
clearly impact comparatively few. I sup-
port raising the minimum wage for all
workers but have never seen it done by
50 percent at one time or so selectively.
I think what happened on the way to
passage of this bill is that Council mem-
bers didnt do their homework. They
didnt have a veto-proof majority and
didnt consider that the city is nally mov-
ing forward with economic development
in parts of the District that havent seen it
and the chilling effect this bill would have
on that momentum. I dont think those
pushing this bill from outside the Council
anticipated that nearly all the announced
candidates for mayor were against it so
that they didnt have the leverage to
threaten them with withholding support
in next years election.
What the Council appears to have
done over the past months is decide
that since nearly all of them are running
they would do everything they could to
make sure incumbents continue to have
a big advantage. They refused to deal
with the campaign reform bill submitted
by the mayor that would have ended so
called pay-to-play. They passed no cam-
paign reform while continuing to com-
plain about the inuence money has on
government decisions. They continue
to support constituent service funds,
which can amount to incumbents hav-
ing a cumulative $160,000 advantage
over any challenger.
They refused to move the date of the
primary from April 1, 2014 April Fools
Day to a date in June that would give
challengers at least a fair shot at com-
municating with voters. They would
rather see the height of the campaign
season be from December to March,
which is the hardest time to reach vot-
ers. That April date also ensures a much
smaller turnout than a June primary,
again helping incumbents.
While in nearly all aspects the Dis-
trict is doing better than we ever have
before there are still issues that need to
be worked on. Lets hope ethics wont
be the only thing candidates talk about.
While clearly ethics are very important
voters need to hear detailed proposals
from candidates, not just vision state-
ments, and they need to hear from in-
cumbents what they want to do that
they didnt already have a chance to do.
The rst thing the D.C. Council should
do is step up to the plate and move the
primary to June and they should do this
at their rst legislative session in the fall.
I urge voters to write and call their Coun-
cil members over their summer vacation
and make their views on this and other
issues known. If we want our Council to
do better and do things differently, then
we have to tell them what we want.
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The more things change, the
more they stay the same
By EARL D. FOWLKES, JR.
My mother used to share an old ad-
age, The more things change, the
more they stay the same. As a child,
this was yet one more adult mystery that
only time could explain.
When I heard that Trayvon Martins
killer George Zimmerman had been
proclaimed not guilty by an all-white
jury in Florida, I immediately thought
of my decreased mother. I could hear
my mother saying, almost singing the
more things change, the more they stay
the same.
My mother played a very active role
in my development as an activist. She
told me who Emmitt Till was and why he
was murdered. She explained to me the
reason four little girls were murdered in
the bombing at the 16th Street Baptist
Church in Birmingham. She spent hours
talking about why Medgar Evers and Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. were assassinat-
ed. She made my brother and me read
an adult-level book about the Scotts-
boro Boys when we were 10 years old.
You see, she was afraid even in Phil-
adelphia that my brother and I would
not make it to adulthood, simply because
we were black males. She knew that the
world we lived in was full of unforeseen
dangers for black males. She also knew
that the world did not value the lives of
my brother and me in the same way that
it valued the lives of my white male class-
mates. She never said so explicitly but
she didnt have to. She didnt teach fear,
rather counseled caution.
Today, in the absence of my mother,
I speak to my young adult, college-ed-
ucated nephews who now have their
own scars trying to make it to full adult-
hood being stopped and frisked, be-
ing called the N word while playing
football at the University of Tennessee,
being followed around in a department
store, having white women clutch their
purses closer to them in the eleva-
tor. And its not just young black male
adults I have been followed around in
stores and there have been white wom-
en who have held their purses closer to
them during elevator rides in the condo
building I have resided for six years. All
of this serves as a reminder to me on
how black males, regardless of age, ap-
pearance and education are viewed by
many in the majority culture. All of us are
taught on conscious and subconscious
levels that black males are potential
criminals and are always up to no good.
Thats why Trayvon Martin was killed
and it is why George Zimmerman was
acquitted. America accepts that all
black males are potential criminals
eliminate them or put them in jail and
all our nations ills will be solved.
This racist and discriminatory ideol-
ogy remains one of our countrys most
daunting challenges.
The sad thing is that many people
think that racism was eliminated when
President Obama was elected. Presi-
dent Obamas election did not signify
the end of racism in a new post-racial
America, but rather one small step to-
ward acknowledging centuries of in-
stitutional racism in our culture. In the
meantime, as I said in a recent Facebook
posting, I needed time to reect on my
next steps to nding ways of dealing
with racism as an American, a black gay
man and as a person who wants to see
his 6-year-old great nephew grow up to
be able to walk down the street wearing
a hoodie, with a bottle of iced tea and
candy without being shot just because
he is a black male.
I am still exploring those options and
searching for answers. Today, my resolve
to be the hope my parents saw in me as
a child, even in the face of seemingly in-
surmountable challenges for black boys is
still a challenge I am up to. My strength,
however weakened by the recent legisla-
tive and court decisions affecting African
Americans, Latinos and other people of
color as well as LGBT citizens, seniors
and low-income people, is undoubtedly
bolstered by the growing voices of agree-
ment that a change is indeed needed in
our society. While I struggle to accept
these adversarial decisions, I continue to
lend my voice, my experience and that of
the Center for Black Equity to the chorus
of voices ghting for understanding, ac-
ceptance and equality for all.
I believe like my mother believed
that every life is worth ghting for and
a change is gonna come.
A personal reection on the Zimmerman verdict
Fair Election plan
empowers those unable
to write big checks
By ADAM SMITH & KURT WALTERS

The July 10 Washington Blade column
by Mark Lee deriding efforts to bring small
donor public nancing to city elections,
No doling out dollars to D.C. politicos,
is big on rhetoric but short on facts.
The author says such a system would
limit public participation, but the hun-
dreds of candidates in cities and states
across the country elected under similar
systems and the thousands of new
small donors brought into the system
would probably disagree.
Simply put, a small donor public nanc-
ing program would empower regular peo-
ple in our political process and free politi-
cians from the chase for big campaign
checks that too often pits the needs of
donors against those of their constituents.
Here are the facts.
Council members David Grosso and
Kenyan McDufe, tired of city politicians
mired in corruption, have offered a com-
mon sense plan, called Fair Elections.
This proposal would begin to restore
faith in the citys politicians by allow-
ing candidates for council member and
mayor to run competitive campaigns for
ofce by relying on a mix of small dollar
donations and limited public funds.
Under this voluntary system, candi-
dates have to collect a set number of
small dollar donations to show broad
public support for their campaigns. Once
qualied, every small dollar donation they
receive is matched on a 4-1 basis. A $25
donation from your neighbor becomes
$125. Far from limiting wealthy develop-
ers and business owners from participat-
ing in the political process, it simply lifts
the voices of those unable to write big
checks to get the attention of politicians.
With Fair Elections, candidates can
better focus on the needs of their con-
stituents, instead of the desires of their
top donors. Qualied community leaders
without access to wealth or insider con-
nections could run and win elected ofce.
From Maine to New York City, Con-
necticut to Arizona, candidates on city
councils or in state houses have been able
to run and win ofce using these systems.
Former Maine Sen. Deborah Simpson
is a perfect example. She was a single
mom, working as a waitress, when she
decided to run for the Maine House of
Representatives. She didnt have wealthy
friends or her own money to fund a cam-
paign, but she had lots of people willing
to give her $5 to qualify for public funds.
She ran, won, and was able to provide
a much-needed voice for children and
families in the state house.
These systems not only give a broader
set of candidates a fair shot, but they also
broaden the base of everyday people par-
ticipating in the political process. A 2008
report our organization conducted on the
Arizona Clean Elections system found
that publicly nanced candidates have a
set of donors that is more ethnically, eco-
nomically, and geographically diverse than
privately nanced opponents.
At a roundtable held last Thursday on
the Fair Elections bill, Connecticut State
Rep. Gary Holder-Wineld said that his
states public nancing system prompts
even longtime incumbents to go out and
spend more time in neighborhoods they
would otherwise overlook since a $5 or
$10 contribution becomes signicant un-
der Fair Elections. Long conversations on
front porches took the place of meeting
at exclusive fundraisers with wealthy do-
nors who are able to cut large checks.
A small donor matching system like
that proposed by Grosso and McDufe
would ensure that you dont need to
write a $500 check to have your voice
heard in the D.C. Council. After years
of scandal and corruption in the Wilson
Building, its time for a new approach.

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EARL FOWLKES is the president and CEO of
the Center for Black Equity. For more information
visit centerforblackequity.org, facebook.com/
CBEINC or follow them on Twitter at twitter.com/
CTR4BLACKEQUITY.
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Time for a new approach to campaigning in D.C.
ADAM SMITH is the communications director
and KURT WALTERS is the research and policy
analyst at Public Campaign, a national nonprot
organization focused on common sense changes
to our campaign nance laws. Both are residents
of Washington, D.C.
Marriage strengthens
families, allows greater
opportunity for couples
Its been a couple of weeks since the
Supreme Court ruled that not only has
the Defense of Marriage Act been de-
clared unconstitutional, but also that the
defendants in Californias Proposition 8
case had no legal standing to present
their arguments. Rain still comes from
the clouds, the sun still lights up the sky
and days still go by.
With the repeal of Section 3 of
DOMA, the court opens the path for
the federal government to recognize
same-sex marriages in the states where
there is marriage equality. In doing so,
it allows for the application and eligi-
bility of more than 1,000 benets and
responsibilities that are laid out in the
federal code, including health benets,
long-term care, Family and Medical
Leave, and federal retirement benets,
among others. It also subjects them to
the same responsibilities of straight
marriages, such as anti-nepotism rules
and nancial disclosure requirements
for federal employees.
In the case of Prop 8, the state of Cal-
ifornia has already begun issuing licens-
es to gay and lesbian couples. And the
Golden State will join 12 other states
and the District of Columbia in allowing
same-sex marriage.
It had only been a few days, with
the players on both sides still trying
to discern all of the ramications of
these two decisions. To be expected,
the California Family Council asked
the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
on Friday to immediately lift the stay
on same-sex marriage in Califor-
nia. That request was denied. It then
submitted an emergency motion, re-
questing from the U.S. Supreme Court
a reinstatement of the stay. Less than
24 hours later, Justice Kennedy denied
the motion without comment.
In a press statement, CFC says that the
Ninth Circuit, as well as Justice Anthony
Kennedy, ignored Rule 45 of the Supreme
Court, which states that the Supreme
Courts decision becomes mandate no
less than 25 days after its judgment is re-
leased, allowing time for the losing party
to le a petition for rehearing.
Ron Prentice, CFCs CEO goes on to
say, the actions of the Ninth Circuit and
Justice Kennedy deny us that legal right.
One cannot ignore the irony of that
last sentence. While CFC tries to cir-
cumvent one groups rights, it com-
plains that its rights are being denied.
While we celebrate this milestone,
were not done yet.
There are some that still say that mar-
riage equality will undermine the basic
family unit and hurt the economy. We
still have to show these Chicken Littles
that the sky is not falling. Civil marriage
strengthens families, supports stability
and allows greater opportunity for cou-
ples to live without the crutch of govern-
ment assistance.
We still must ght to bring marriage
equality to the entire nation. We must
bring liberty and justice to all.
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Three national retailers informed the city they
would not move forward on entering the D.C.
market if the bill became law.
DOMA is dead and the sky is not falling
A veto of bill would help,
but restoring business
trust to take time
Even a widely anticipated veto this week
by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray of an extraor-
dinary hike in the minimum wage for a
small number of large retailers in the Dis-
trict approved last week by the D.C. Coun-
cil will not restore a recently improved level
of trust and condence in the city. The re-
quired clean-up may take years.
If allowed to take effect, the bill would
add a whopping 52 percent wage sur-
charge for large retailers grossing more
than $1 billion in company-wide sales and
affecting any store location larger than
75,000 square feet, to $12.50 per hour mi-
nus the cost of benets. The local hourly
minimum of $8.25 for most workers em-
ployed in the District is already a dollar
higher than the national rate.
It is the nearly universal expectation
that the legislation, targeting Walmart and
approved last week in a split vote insuf-
cient to override a mayoral veto, will be
quashed. It would be the only law of its
type in the country and would impose the
highest minimum wage nationwide.
Although observers were astonished
that bill sponsors couldnt quantify how
many businesses would be affected dur-
ing Council debate, it is thought to be
limited to approximately eight or less. The
negative implications, however, extend
much further.
Of note, otherwise qualifying retail-
ers with labor union agreements are ex-
empted, whether salaries are below the
mandated minimum due the mistaken
presumption they arent notably at
unionized grocery chains Giant and Safe-
way. Labor unions and allied special inter-
est groups have orchestrated the push for
passage, part of an unsuccessful effort to
coerce unionization at Walmart and similar
big box retailers in other cities, as well as
force localized wage rate increases.
Ironically, it was revealed this week by
the D.C. Department of Human Resources
that the District doesnt pay the proposed
wage to some city employees, including
full-time maintenance workers, custodians
and ofce clerks.
A city government failing to graduate
more than 60 percent of public school stu-
dents or ensure that those who do acquire
prociencies necessary to qualify for more
than low-skill employment should not be
eliminating new entry-level jobs in the face
of sky-high joblessness among the young
adult population and other residents.
The bills backers ignore a simple fact:
the city cannot solely raise its minimum
wage without suffering serious competitive
disadvantage. Absent a federal increase,
the resulting disincentive for new retail in-
vestment, job creation and economic de-
velopment is signicant and real.
The notion that city-sought businesses
and consumer-desired commerce will en-
gage and invest regardless of regulatory
policies is foolish. Deluded by the notori-
ous requirement that businesses operat-
ing in the District must absorb substantial
regulatory hurdles and tax burdens, some
seem to think that no obstacle is too great
to bear.
The transparent desire to eventually ex-
tend the mandate to more, if not all, by rst
imposing it on a few also sent shockwaves
through the local business community
especially small business owners.
Prior to the Council vote, Walmart an-
nounced a decision to cancel at least three
of six stores, all planned for areas most in
need of the retail shopping and healthful
food options the projects would provide.
This immediately stalled a major housing
and retail town center development in
Southeast Washington.
Worse, two days after the vote, the
Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic
Development notied Council members
last Friday that three national retailers had
informed the city they would not move for-
ward on entering the D.C. market if the bill
became law. The ofcial told the Washing-
ton Business Journal people have no idea
how damaging this is.
These developments illustrated the
damage to the citys reputation and ability
to attract business investment beneting
residents and the local economy. Despite
intensive efforts to convince retailers that
the District government had developed a
new attitude, that claim now rang hollow.
Despite the scorching summer tem-
peratures, an all-too-familiar chill began to
blow across the city.
D.C. cant enact wage law and be competitive
OUR BUSl NESS MATTERS
ROBERT TURNER is executive director of the
District of Columbia Republican Party and former
president of the D.C. chapter of Log Cabin
Republicans. Reach him at robert.turner@dcgop.
com or @RobertTurnerDC.
MARK LEE is a long-time entrepreneur and
community business advocate. Follow on Twitter: @
MarkLeeDC. Reach him at OurBusinessMatters@
gmail.com.
Conservative View host
became LGBT-friendly voice
Watching the TV gabfest The View is
one of my guilty pleasures. Call me shallow,
but I enjoy the shows often campy mix of
topical political and celeb chat. You may
want to take away my liberal, lesbian carry-
ing card, when I tell you this: I found conser-
vative Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who recently
left The View after being a co-host of the
show for 10 years, to be an engaging, and
over time, LGBT-friendly presence on the
program.
Her conservative take on cultural and
political issues not only forced the other, lib-
eral co-hosts to articulate their views more
clearly, but, brought a different perspective
to the table. Even when cringe-worthy, she
was good TV. Though theyll keep it hid-
den, I bet even progressives will miss seeing
Hasselbeck verbally duke it out with the
ladies of the The View.
Its not that I have any connection with
Hasselbeck. Ive never Tweeted, let alone
met her, and I disagree with her on most
everything from government mandates
to her opinions about unemployment and
the economy. I have no love for the Tea
Party, social conservatives or those who
would abolish the social safety net protec-
tions (such as the Food Stamp program).
Nor am I a fan of Fox News, where Hassel-
beck will be a co-host of Fox & Friends,
starting in mid-September. As Blade editor
Kevin Naff wrote in this paper, Fox News,
which every casual media observer knows
is a mere extension of the Republican Party
PR machine.
This being said, I cant help but like Has-
selbeck. As a baseball lover, how could I
think that Hasselbeck, a die-hard Red Sox
Nation fan, could be all bad?
On a serious note, Ive felt a growing
afnity with and respect for Hasselbeck,
because over the past decade, she has in-
creasingly supported the LGBT community.
Unlike many in her political circles (such as
Michele Bachmann, the National Organi-
zation for Marriage or Sarah Palin), Hassel-
beck, has evolved in her beliefs on marriage
equality.
In 2008, Hasselbeck told Melissa Ether-
idge that she supported Prop 8. ... Thomas
Jefferson wrote a paper [saying] the rights
of the minority should never be voted on by
the majority, Etheridge said to her.
In 2009, Hasselbeck asked Portia de
Rossi, Men and women women want all
the rights of men, but theyre not asking to
be called men ... do you think ... is the word
[marriage] more important than the rights?
Of course its not the word, de Rossi re-
sponded, without the word, we dont have
equal rights ... every citizen of this country
should have that right to be married.
Yet, over time, Hasselbecks views on
marriage equality have changed. In 2010,
she endorsed same-sex marriage. What
caused her to change her views? I had
Melissa Etheridge over, we had dinner,
we talked for hours about gay marriage,
Hasselbeck said, and I would challenge
people instead of just hating on it talk
to someone whos loved someone else
and have the conversation about what
can be done.
In 2011, Hasselbeck spoke out against
anti-marriage protests when same-sex mar-
riage became legal in New York. To protest
someones day I nd to be without taste,
she said, the only thing thats killing hetero-
sexual marriage is heterosexual marriage.
Hasselbeck hasnt, by any means, been
a perfect LGBT ally. It sounded like a Sat-
urday Night Live skit when she said hetero
older women become queer because all
the older men are going for younger wom-
en, leaving the women with no one.
Yet, despite such bizarre and wrong-
headed statements, I respect Hasselbeck
for supporting same-sex marriage. Fight-
ing for justice is a messy struggle lled with
imperfections. In our ght for marriage
equality, we need conservative allies. I wish
Hasselbeck well and hope that she remains,
however imperfect, an LGBT ally.
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Why Ill miss Elizabeth Hasselbeck
Kathi Wolfe is a writer, poet and regular
contributor to the Blade. She can be reached
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Te_an anc Sara play Merriwearher
rhis weekenc wirh lun.
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
This year has Leen uncouLrecly rhe Li__esr ol
Te_an anc Sara's career.
Their alLum "HearrrhroL" croppec in January anc
ceLurec ar No. 3 on rhe BillLoarc Top 200 more rhan
couLlin_ rhe _roup's previous peak lor lrsrweek sales.
r wenr _olc earlier rhis monrh in rheir narive Canaca.
The uin rwins have Leen on a mecia Llirz rhar inclucec
Ellen, Jay Leno anc Jimmy Kimmel anc even hac rheir
hir sin_le "Closer" learurec on "Glee."
Jusr Lelore rheir HFC concerr in New York nexr week
(July 25), rhe lesLian sisrers (now 33) are scheculec ro
play Merriwearher Fosr Favilion rhis weekenc on rhe
lun. "Mosr Ni_hrs Summer Tour," which kickec oll
earlier rhis monrh in Toronro anc runs rhrou_h rhe enc
ol SepremLer. We cau_hr up wirh Te_an lasr week. Her
commenrs have Leen sli_hrly ecirec lor len_rh.
WASHINGTON BLADE: How's rhe rour _oin_?
TEGAN: r's mosrly Leen awesome, rhou_h we've
only hac one weekenc so lar.
BLADE: How co rhe crowcs leel comparec ro your
own heaclinin_ shows? Lviously rhere are a lor ol
people rhere psychec up lor lun.'s ser ri_hr?
TEGAN: Yeah, Lur ir's kinc ol harc ro _eneralize. They
have a real awesome musiclovin_ aucience. r's more
mainsrream, yer srill prerry awesome. You _er up rhere
anc work your ass oll ro win rhem over Lur rhere's Leen a
lor ol reco_nirion when we play, especially rhe new srull,
rhe srull rhar's Leen on racio, so ir's Leen really _ooc.
They're _rear allies anc _ooc lriencs ol ours so we really
en|oy coin_ ir anc ir's a really awesome opporruniry lor us.
BLADE: Do you have much inreracrion wirh rhem
Lacksra_e?
TEGAN: We've known rhe _uys lor years anc we even
rourec wirh Jack (Anronoll) on our lasr recorc lor aLour
rhree monrhs, so we're quire lriencly anc han_ our wirh
rhem Lur ir's a Lusy rime lor Lorh Lancs. n rhe cown rime
we're rryin_ ro squeeze in a million rhin_s like racio srull
anc meer anc _reers. Bur Sara anc warch rhe show every
ni_hr. We have a courresy mix ser up ar rhe sice ol rhe
sra_e so we can hear rhe lronrolrhehouse mix rhere lor
us on a moniror. r leels like summer camp. r's _rear.
BLADE: How lon_ is your ser?
TEGAN: We play o0 minures. They play aLour 0.
BLADE: Any collaLorarions so lar?
TEGAN: Nor yer, Lur we've ralkec aLour ir some.
ur laLels were pushin_ lor some acousric versions ol
each orher's son_s Lur all ol us have Leen Lusy so lar,
so we'll see whar happens.
BLADE: rher acrs say .S. pop racio is an especially
rou_h nur ro crack. "Closer" was a No. 1 cance hir here
Lur cicn'r quire crack rhe Hor 100. Do you rhink ir's
harcer ro Lreak a son_ here? l so, why?
TEGAN: r's celnirely really cillerenr in rhe .S. r's
very unique. The lile cycle ol a sin_le in rhe .K. is six
weeks anc in Canaca ir's rhree monrhs. . r's cillerenr
roo ar cillerenr lormars. We srarrec mosrly ar colle_e
lormars Lur have movec over ro pop, which is _rear, ir
allows us ro have a lon_ lile anc _ooc reach ar racio.
Somerimes we rhink as a Lanc, " can'r Lelieve rhey're
srill workin_ rhar son_." Bur as a Lanc, we con'r make
sin_les, we make recorcs so we're very olc school in rhar
way, ir's |usr our insrincr. Somerimes, yeah, we wish rhey
coulc work anorher son_ Lur rhar saic, each rime we
_er accec ar anorher srarion, we see our lan Lase _row
in rhar marker anc rhar's really why we rook rhin_s in rhar
cirecrion rhis rime. We really wanrec ro chan_e rhe lace
ol mainsrream racio. We're queer anc alrernarive Lur
we also love pop son_s anc we lelr ir was rime ro see
someone like ourselves represenrec in rhe mainsrream.
We're reachin_ youn_ auciences, rhese kinc ol queer,
lrin_e, alrernarive kics anc ir's really excirin_. Bur ir's an
expensive nur ro crack. Bur rhink ir's a cool rime in pop
music where you're seein_ more Lancs like lun. anc l(x)
CLOSER
TO THE
MAINSTREAM
TEGAN and SARA say their decision to go in a more pop-friendly
direction on their latest album was a conscious move. It paid off
with their highest-selling album to date.
PHOTOBY LINDWEY BYRNES; COURTESY OF WARNER BROS.
How long have you been out and
who was the hardest person to tell?
Nineteen years. My parents were
hardest to tell. I told them when I was 16. It
was a long haul, but I have amazing, loving
parents.
Whos your LGBT hero?
Hard choice but Ill say Emma Goldman,
the bisexual Jewish activist and feminist
despite our many differences.
Whats Washingtons best
nightspot, past or present?
When I was here before I went to a
few womens clubs but I cant remember
names. I was never really big on the bar
scene. Now Im old and boring, by which
I mean married, parenting and in shul
(synagogue) on Friday nights.

Describe your dream wedding.
The one I had on Aug. 20, 2006, when
I married my beautiful wife, who is still the
love of my life.
What non-LGBT issue are
you most passionate about?
My biggest general issue is economic
justice in all its forms. My top Jewish issue
is Progressive Zionism, which I guess is
just the Jewish manifestation of all my
issues together (economic justice, gender,
sexuality, interfaith relations, Jewish
peoplehood, war and peace, etc.). Im a
fan of consistency.
What historical outcome
would you change?
The recent Supreme Court ruling gutting
the Civil Rights Act. Just disgusting! And
while were on the subject of racism, I think
George Zimmerman should be in jail.
Whats been the most memorable pop
culture moment of your lifetime?
I remember when Melissa Etheridge
came out. It gave me hope. I gured if she
could do it, I could too.
On what do you insist?
Dignity for all human beings. So basic,
yet so uncommon.
What was your last
Facebook post or Tweet?
Ive never Tweeted and I Facebook
only on my birthday to reply to birthday
messages. I know Im too young to be
anti-social media, but I like old-fashioned
face-to-face relationships. My wife does
enough social media for us both and
keeps me up to date. So I really only do
social media for work, which Im perfectly
happy to do. I have to appear cool after all.

If your life were a book,
what would the title be?
Between Two Worlds because being
LGBT and religious is always a straddle and
a balancing act, though its gotten much
better. I am so grateful to my congregants
at Bet Mishpachah and to everyone who
made it possible for me to come out in
high and actually get more religious. I
hope I can make that common for future
generations of LGBT kids.
If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation, what would you do?
Give it no thought whatsoever.
What do you believe in
beyond the physical world?
I believe that something caused the
Big Bang and I call that God. I believe that
something is the source of all goodness
in a broken world and I call that God. I
believe that something sees us through
what we couldnt possibly handle on our
own and I call that God. I believe that
something makes transformation possible,
makes healing possible, makes love
possible, and I call that God. I believe that
something gives us the will and the hope
to change the world as it is into the world
as it should be, and I call that God.
Whats your advice for
LGBT movement leaders?
Make allies with everyone you never
know when Ted Olsen might take on your
case.
What would you walk
across hot coals for?
My son and my wife.
What LGBT stereotype
annoys you most?
That were all wealthy. For starters,
obviously you have to be able to feed
yourself to be out, duh. Plus, you know
the whole women-make-81-cents-on-the-
dollar-times-two phenomenon. Please.
Whats your favorite LGBT movie?
The Incredibly True Adventures of Two
Girls in Love or Fire. I cant choose.
Whats the most
overrated social custom?
Putting your napkin on your lap. Ive
actually seen people do this at fast-food
joints, which is just ridiculous.
What trophy or prize
do you most covet?
I wouldnt mind a Nobel Peace Price but
then I shouldnt have become a parent or a
congregational rabbi. Oh well.
What do you wish youd known at 18?
You cant love anyone (human or divine)
until you love yourself.

Why Washington?
Because its Washington. It has
everything. New York and L.A. are
amazing, but only D.C. has 10 protests
a day and amazing free museums. Plus I
dont get as smushed on the Red Line as I
did on the E train.
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Rabbi Laurie Eichenbaum Green has lived in a lot of interesting places.
At various times over the course of her adult life, shes lived in Philadelphia,
Washington, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, New York City a couple different
times, as well as Basalt, Colo. Shes been in Buffalo, N.Y., since 2010 and is
moving this week to Baltimore where shell be based while serving as the
new Rabbi at Bet Mishpachah, D.C.s LGBT Jewish congregation.
Shes being ofcially welcomed this evening with a festive Erev Shabbat.
Visit betmish.org for details.
Green says most of her moving around was for various studies and
ministerial posts. Prior to entering rabbinical school when she was 24, she
had a brief career working on Capitol Hill. Bet Mishpachah will be her third
congregation and she says it was just the perfect t. Everything about it
clicked, religiously, spiritually, everything.
Green is a 35-year-old Aberdeen, N.J., native and has been with her
partner, Mira Green, for eight-and-a-half years. Their son, Gus, is 4. She
enjoys yoga, reading, dance, theater, hiking and TV in her free time.
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who have broken into mainstream pop.
I think its reecting a lot more integrity
than theres been in years.
BLADE: You and Sara have talked a lot
about consciously wanting to broaden
your reach with this latest album. How
much of the more pop-friendly sound is
inherent in the songs themselves versus
what the producer brings to the table?
TEGAN: I think its absolutely there
in the foundation of the songs. Like
with Closer, that was rebuilt about
six times before we even got to the
studio which is where the song really
takes ight, but the foundation and
architecture, all that happens at home.
But before wed even hired a producer,
we knew we were moving more in that
direction. Its still pretty emotional and
dark but we knew we denitely wanted
more pop instrumentation and really
liked the idea of juxtaposing these dark
scenes with more pop music. A lot of
that comes from our background. We
grew up listening to all this pop stuff
from the 80s and 90s music.
BLADE: Its easy to get you two
mixed up youre the one with slightly
more body in your hair, right?
TEGAN: Yes. Im not quite sure how
that happens but its interesting to see
the slight differences in identical twins.
My hair is a little curlier. Sara needed a
retainer when she was 12, I didnt.
BLADE: How much of your look
which appears pretty planned out
to play on the whole twin visual is
discussed? Like if one of you wanted to
grow your hair out or bleach it blonde,
would you talk about it and discuss
what kind of image youre projecting as
a band?
TEGAN: A lot of it just happens
naturally without any big discussion. I
actually did grow my hair out after the
last album. Down to about my shoulders.
And then when we were recording and
lming and I started seeing photos I
was like, Ugh too much hair and
I cut it short again. We have lots of
jokes about the hair. Rihannas had this
haircut at different times. Robyn. They
used to say all lesbians had the haircut
of Justin Beiber but we had this haircut
way before anybody had even heard of
him. Its denitely a different world
then when we started. Even around,
like, 2000, it was different. Now you get
on stage and everybody pulls out their
phones so we care more how we look
than ever before. I mean, were still
tomboys at heart, but we dont want to
look like bums. We care about fashion
but also want to be comfortable on
stage. Im ne with short hair but I want
something thats low maintenance.
BLADE: Whats your discard song
pile like? Is it full of stuff where you
felt the hooks just werent quite tight
enough to make the album or is part of
making the song work tightening up the
hooks as you go?
TEGAN: Honest truth, we wrote like
50 songs for this record. We were going
through the pile just the other day
thinking about maybe submitting some to
some other artists and there were several
we were like, Wow, this is so good, how
did we not choose this? But there were
others, like Now Im All Messed Up, that
were just such standouts even in demo
form. Like everybody who heard Closer,
it was just so obvious they were picking
the same ones out as their favorites
over and over. So a lot do get passed
over but we also spend a lot of time
perfecting and working it over, especially
Sara. Shes really got the patience for it
and she might spend 80 hours working
on one song. I might do more like 20, it
really just depends. Sometimes the song
itself is a tough nut to crack. Thats why
Heartthrob is such a different record
for us. I tended to get to a point where
I would struggle and Sara would come
in and take a look at it and nish it. It just
depends. The song to a large degree
dictates where its going to go.
BLADE: So many great musical acts
have been from Canada. Is there any
sense of pride in that any more than
if youd all been from, say, Florida or
Colorado or wherever?
TEGAN: I think so. When we were
coming up, though, we were on the
west coast and a lot of the up-and-
coming acts, like Arcade Fire and
Feist, they were all from Toronto and
Montreal and we were out of Vancouver.
But theres denitely something really
special there and I think a lot of the
talent that comes out of Canada is
really because the government helps
so much with funding your records. We
got a lot of grants along the way, really
hundreds of thousands over the years,
that allowed us to make videos and
travel abroad. Even our managers were
able to get grants. I think thats part of
why Canadian artists do so well is they
feel so supported.
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Broadway hit at
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By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Youve seen them. Those squeaky clean
Mormon boys on their post-high school
mission, indefatigably going door to door
pushing the Latter Day message.
Dressed in their white shirts, black
ties and pants, they look lifted from the
Eisenhower era. The Book of Mormon,
the Broadway favorite from South Park
creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and
Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lop,
hilariously trades on this iconic image so
ripe for lampooning. And now the rst
national tour of the delectably irreverent
musical is parked at the Kennedy Center
through late August. Tickets have been in
extremely high demand.
The action kicks off in Salt Lake
City (imagined here as a at, pretty
colored picture map) with a passel of
eager young Mormons honing their
proselytizing skills in the very funny
opening number Hello. Next the
young men are paired off and assigned
their mission destinations. Mormon
poster boy Elder Price (Mark Evans)
is matched with unlikely counterpart
Elder Cunningham (Christopher John
ONeill). With his perfect hair and no-
nonsense demeanor, Price is an admired
over achiever; while Cunningham
whos never been able to slog through
the Book of Mormon is rumpled and
desperate for a friend. Together theyre
sent to a remote Ugandan village (Price
was hoping for Orlando, Fla.).
In Uganda, Scott Pasks set morphs
into a darker world of ominous skies
and broken down huts. A villager
casually crosses the stage dragging a
life size, bloody donkey carcass. After
presenting themselves to some of the
leading natives, Price and Cunningham
join a group of other young missionaries
stationed in the village. They learn that
things arent going too well, religious
conversions arent happening. It seems
that the understandably jaded local
population, tired from dealing with
AIDS, forced female genital mutilation
and a threatening violent warlord, has
little time for far out Bible stories.
Undaunted, Price is determined to do
something incredible. But surprisingly,
its less-than-promising Cunningham,
not Price, who connects with the native
population. He strikes up a romance with
local girl Nabulungi (the sweet and sexy
Samantha Marie Ware), and with her
help, peddles a watered down version of
Mormonism lled with references from
his favorite science ction and fantasy
lms, and wins loads of converts.
With the creators of South Park,
nothing is sacred. In the second acts
Spooky Mormon Hell Dream, Price
sees his father having hot sex with serial
killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Then theres casual
talk of raping babies as a cure for AIDS.
One villager routinely complains, I have
maggots in my scrotum. Yes, its a little
offensive and very foulmouthed, but its
also big-hearted and admirably executed.
As Price, sterling-voiced Evans gives
a nuanced performance, ably conveying
his characters big ego as well as his
decency and likeability. Evans stirring
rendition of I Believe is one of the
shows more memorable moments. And
though not as musically blessed as Evans,
ONeill (making his professional debut as
Cunningham) oozes comic ability.
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theater elements including heartrending
ballads and big song and dance numbers
(delightfully choreographed by co-
director Casey Nicholaw) to poke fun.
Grey Henson is terric as the closeted
Elder McKinley who likes to think that
suppressing his gayness is as simple as
turning off a light switch. He and the other
Mormons sing about it in a fabulous tap-
lled number titled Turn it Off.
With The Guardsman and Anything
Goes, the Kennedy Center has been
on a roll. And now with The Book of
Mormon, that winning streak continues
for the big boxy landmark on the Potomac.
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do you dene family?
Paige, best known for his role
as Emmett Honeycutt on Showtimes
hit series Queer as Folk, teamed with
Bredeweg on the reality show Fly Girls
and the partnership was now looking to
create a family drama.
We looked around at the TV
landscape and thought, There arent
too many family dramas on right now,
and it was something we both always
loved as TV viewers and wanted to ll
that vacuum, Paige says. We wanted
to do it in the non-traditional family
space, because we are seeing more of
that around us.
Two dads had been done before, but
the idea of a lesbian couple raising a
family was something that hadnt been
explored on television in a family drama.
The fact that both men are gay made
it a subject that interested them, and
they outlined a plan for The Fosters
(Mondays at 9 p.m. on ABC Family).
Getting any show on the air is a long,
kind of circuitous, strange, wandering
path through the wilderness, Bredeweg
says. Once we had the idea, a friend
of ours was working for Jennifer Lopez
and we brought the project to her and
she got right on board and has been a
champion of it ever since.
Because of the type of programming
that ABC Family was known for, it made
the shortlist of the channels that both
men thought would be best for their
show. After all, the cable channels
tagline is, A New Kind of Family; a
match couldnt have been more perfect.
Once ABC Family committed to the
project, the two creators went about
answering the question, How do two
women create a family? and they
decided to jam in as many ways as
possible. Thus, The Fosters follows
lovebirds Lena Adams and Stef Foster, an
interracial lesbian couple who are married
and living in the Mission Bay area of San
Diego, raising Stefs biological son along
with adopted twins Jesus and Marianna.
Another kid joins the bunch when Lena,
a charter school vice principal, decides to
take in troubled teen Callie.
Having been an actor on Queer as
Folk for so long, I learned that everyone
has an opinion. The best stuff comes
out of listening to your inner voice and
following that, Paige says. We have
the added pressure of being one of
the rst-of-its-kind shows and you have
to understand viewers will have a lot
invested. They want to see themselves
reected so theres a real importance in
how our moms are being portrayed.
The moms, as he calls the characters
of Lena and Stef, are played by Teri Polo
and Sherri Saum respectively.
They are both extraordinary. A
beautiful yin and yang. Teri is very much
like Steph, loud with no edit button.
Sherri is very shy until you get to know her
well. They are a lot like our partnership,
Bredeweg says. Teri and Peter are very
likely to put their foot in their mouth at any
given moment. Sherri and I on the other
hand are much more likely to play their
cards close to the vest and destroy you
with some wit or insight.
The show is obviously resonating with a
lot of people, as The Fosters has been
one of ABC Familys highest rated new
shows, registering 1.8 million viewers
in its rst week and improving on those
numbers for episode two and three.
Timing is everything in this business
and we felt that with everything going
on in the world, we just felt the timing
was right, Bredeweg says. We are
very excited. Based on the feedback we
are getting, people like what they are
seeing and we are grateful for that.
The lesbian community has come out in
full force and both men have heard a great
deal about the positives of representing
their voice. Still, as with any show, not
everyone is happy about everything.
One of the things I am hearing is
that people are wondering why they
havent gotten too physical yet, but
take a breath, its coming, Paige says.
Viewers need to remember that its a
long ride and hopefully we will have 100
episodes to explore every facet of their
lives and that will certainly include sex
and sexuality.
In fact, a recent Tweet by Saum shows
the two characters in bed together
with the caption, Last day on the set,
making the most of it underneath.
Paige and Bredeweg say The
Fosters isnt a show for just the LGBT
community, but a show for everyone.
Its a show about family. Its no
difference whether they are lesbians or
gay or straight, its all about the love of
a family and how they respond to each
other, Paige says. We are so grateful
and excited and hoping to make the
lesbian community particularly proud.
The cast of The Fosters.
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Performances by a variety of avant-garde
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The DJs will spin an assortment of
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Tickets are $10 at the door. For more
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Night OUT at the Kastles
Team D.C., a charity organization that
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The Night OUT Series began in 2011
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buzz about all the Fringe performances. Check CultureCapital.com for the
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THEATRE
The Book of Mormon. Thru Aug 18.
Shear Madness. Thru Jan 31. Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
Rabbit Hole. Thru Jul 21. Keegan
Theatre. Church Street. 703-892-0202.
keegantheatre.com.
The Second City Presents: America All
Better!!. Thru Aug 4. Woolly Mammoth.
202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net.
Comedy of Errors. Thru Jul 21. Olney
Theatre. 301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
The Third Breast. Thru Aug 4.
Ambassador Theater. Mead Theatre Lab at
Flashpoint. 703-475-4036. aticc.org.
A Midsummer Nights Dream.
Jul 24-Aug 4. Synetic Theater.
800-494-8497. synetictheater.org.
I Do! I Do! Jul 19-Aug 17. American
Century Theater. Gunston. 703-998-4555.
americancentury.org.
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New Releases Choreographers
Showcase. Jul 20-Jul 21. Dance Place.
202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
MUSIC
Jazz in the Garden: Euphonasia. Jul 19.
National Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215.
nga.gov.
Free Summer Outdoor Concert: Trouble
Funk. Jul 24. Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
Yuris Night at the Smithsonian. Jul 25.
The Smithsonian Associates. Ripley Center.
202-633-3030. residentassociates.org.
Locos por Juana with Empresarios + DJ
Mafe. Jul 19. Artisphere. 703-875-1100.
artisphere.com.
NSO @ Wolf Trap - Verdis La traviata. Jul
19. Wolf Trap. 703-255-1868.
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Jul 24. Gordon Lightfoot. Jul 25. Wolf Trap.
877-965-3872. wolftrap.org.
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NOW at the Corcoran Ellen Harvey: The
Aliens Guide to the Ruins of Washington,
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Kreeger Museum. John L. Dreyfuss
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National Gallery of Art. Pre-Raphaelites
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Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909 -
1929: When Art Danced with Music. Thru
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of Exploration. Thru Jun 8. 202-857-7000.
nglive.org.
Museum of Women in the Arts. Bice
Lazzari: Signature Line. Thru Sep 22.
American People, Black Light: Faith
Ringgolds Paintings of the 1960s. Thru Nov
10. Awake in the Dream World: The Art of
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Thru Nov 1. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
The Phillips Collection. Georges Braque
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2009. Thru Sep 22. phillipscollection.org.
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Joan Hisaoka Gallery. From the Outside.
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smithcenter.org.
Robert Brown Gallery & Neptune Fine
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Strathmore. No Strings Attached. Thru
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The Art League Gallery. Jennifer Brewer
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703-683-1780. theartleague.org.
Torpedo Factory Art Center. Visiting
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703-838-4565. torpedofactory.org.
Washington Printmakers Gallery.
Detritus. Thru Jul 28. 301-273-3660.
washingtonprintmakers.com.
Washington Project for the Arts. The
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202-488-7500. wpadc.org.
Workhouse Arts Center. Urban Decay 4.
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60s: Forgotten Films from American
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202-737-4215. nga.gov.
The Hitchcock 9: Cin-Concert: Downhill.
Jul 21. Clifton Film Festival. Jul 20.
Workhouse Arts Center. 703-584-2900.
workhousearts.org.
Meerkats 3D. Thru Aug 24. National
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Constant hooking up
indicative of deeper
self-esteem issues
DEAR MICHAEL,
I spend a lot of time pursuing sex and
am concerned that I have a problem.
I hook up regularly on grindr and also
check craigslist for hot possibilities.
When I go to the gym, I often hang out
in the steam room afterward hoping for
some kind of action; sometimes I cut my
workout short to be sure Ill have time
for any fun that might materialize. I even
have occasionally lingered in mens
rooms when something good seems to
be brewing. And of course, Im always
scanning for interested guys, on the
street and on the Metro.
Im pretty much looking for sex all the
time. In that respect, I dont think Im
different from many of my friends. But
Im not happy. For starters, I think Im
wasting a lot of time. Also, Im not sure
Im enjoying this never-ending pursuit.
The hunt is exciting and when Im
about to have sex with a new conquest,
I feel great about myself, attractive
and successful. But as soon as we start
messing around I start to feel less great;
and after I come, I feel ashamed of
myself and kind of empty. Yet the next
day (or sooner) Im at it again.
The bottom line is that I feel trapped.
I keep chasing a good feeling that I get
a taste of when I start to hook up with
someone new, but the feeling quickly
dissipates and I wind up feeling lousy. I
know this, yet I cant stop chasing that
feeling. Is there a way I can just stop feeling
bad and enjoy all the sex Im having like
my friends do? Or is there some way out
of what feels like a compulsion?
MICHAEL REPLIES:
You really are stuck in a vicious cycle of
addiction: continuously chasing an elusive
high that you never really fully experience
and continuously feeling ashamed of your
ongoing pursuit of that high.
First, please know that addictive
behaviors, including sex addiction, are
extremely difcult to stop on our own.
Therefore, I suggest you go to a meeting
of Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) or
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA) to
get a sense of what theyre about. Either of
these two similar recovery groups can help
you get out of the miserable spot youre
in. Both provide wonderful support, a
feeling of community and connectedness
with others who are working on the same
issues and excellent tools you can use to
manage your sexual acting-out behavior.
Meetings are easy to nd and some are
designated especially for gays.
While you wonder if theres a way
to stop feeling bad and simply enjoy
pursuing lots of sex, I think its worth
paying attention to your feeling that
something is wrong with the current
situation, rather than ignoring it.
Consider that you might not only feel
bad about yourself for pursuing sex
the way you do, but you also might be
pursuing sex as a result of feeling bad
about yourself to begin with. We use
addictive behaviors to change how we
feel or to avoid our feelings. Sex easily
becomes addictive for many reasons,
including that it can provide the high
of knowing that another person nds
us sexually attractive. Such validation
may temporarily boost low self-esteem,
but when the hookup is over, were
likely to feel even worse. And without
addressing the underlying reasons for
why we feel bad about ourselves in the
rst place, were likely to stay stuck in
this endless and fruitless pursuit.
I understand that you may want to
ignore your concerns, given that many
of your friends are behaving similarly.
But keep in mind that they may be
caught in a similar cycle, continually
chasing a temporary good feeling and
mistaking anothers sexual interest for
some sort of meaningful commentary
on their worth as a human being. Sad
to say, the gay male world is saturated
with the notion that our worth depends
on our sexual attractiveness, and far
too many of us believe this pernicious
nonsense, which surely contributes to
poor self-esteem among gay men.
Good luck to you. I am sure you will
nd the recovery fellowship helpful
to your getting off the road you feel
stuck on. I also recommend that you
start working with a therapist who is
knowledgeable about sex addiction,
both to address the reasons youve
been craving so much validation to
begin with and to gure out ways to feel
good about yourself that arent based
on your being sexual and that dont
actually tear you down.
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Michael Radkowsky is a licensed psychologist
who works with gay couples and individuals
in D.C. He can be found online at
personalgrowthzone.com. All identifying
information in the questions has been changed
for reasons of condentiality. Have a question?
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TODAY
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts Bear
Happy Hour tonight from 6-11 p.m.
There is no cover charge and admission
is limited to guests 21 and over. For
details, visit towndc.com.
The Capital Fringe Festival features
Songs From an Unmade Bed, directed
by Josh Redford, tonight at 11:45 p.m. at
Fort Fringe (607 New York Ave., N.W.). The
musical theater and opera show is a solo
performance that explores a gay mans
struggles with city life. Visit capitalfringe.
org for more information.
Whitman-Walker Health provides HIV
testing at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) this
evening from 8 p.m.-midnight. For more
information, visit whitman-walker.org.
SATURDAY, JULY 20
Phase 1 of Dupont (1415 22nd St.,
N.W.) hosts its weekly Booty Beach
Ladies Dance Party tonight. The
winner of the partys bikini and board
shorts contest will receive cash and
prizes. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and
admission is $5. Visit phase1dc.com for
more information.
DJ Drew G spins tonight at Town
(2009 8th St., N.W.) at 10 p.m. He and
his DJ partner, Brian Cua, are currently
working on ofcial remixes for Lady
Gaga and have done work for other
huge stars like Britney Spears, Whitney
Houston and Mary J. Blige. Cover is $8
from 10-11 and $12 after 11. Admission
is 21 and over. For details, visit
towndc.com.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts BARE
by LURe, a ladies dance party, tonight
from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. Admission is limited
to guests 21 and over. Tickets are $7
before and $10 after midnight. For more
information, visit cobaltdc.com.
Burgundy Crescent, a gay volunteer
organization, volunteers today at 11:45
a.m. for the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue
Foundation at the Falls Church PetSmart
(6100 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Va.).
Visit burgundycrescent.org for more
information.
NovaSalud, a non-prot that offers
free HIV testing in Northern Virginia,
hosts Breaking the Cycle of Stigma:
Transgender Fashion Show, tonight
from 7-10 p.m. at the V3 Lounge (6763
Wilson Blvd., Falls Church, Va.). Tickets
are $15 and can be bought in advance
on transfashion.eventbrite.com. For
details, visit thedccenter.org.
testing at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) this
evening from 8 p.m.-midnight. For more
information, visit whitman-walker.org.
SUNDAY, JULY 21
Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.) hosts
karaoke tonight from 9 p.m.-midnight.
Cover is $3, and there will also be pool,
video gaming systems and cards. For
more information, visit bachelorsmill.com.
Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.)
hosts its weekly Drag Brunch with Shi-
Queeta Lee today at 11 a.m. The buffet is
$24 including one free mimosa. For more
information, visit nelliessportsbar.com.
The Black Fox Lounge (1723
Connecticut Ave., N.W.) hosts Tulas
Cabaret, a drag show with lip-sync
performances, this evening from 8-11
p.m. Admission is free and limited to
guests 21 and over. For details, visit
blackfoxlounge.com.
Perrys (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.)
hosts its weekly Sunday Drag Brunch
today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is
$24.95 for an all-you-can-eat buffet. For
details, visit perrysadamsmorgan.com.
The Team D.C. Freedom Sports
Festival, a continuation of Capital Pride,
nishes with a Pride Splash and Ride
party today from 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.
at Six Flags (13710 Mitchellville, Md.).
In addition to theme park activities,
the event will also feature a private
water park party from 7-10:30 p.m.
Tickets are $35 per person. For more
information and to purchase tickets,
visit capitalpride.org.
MONDAY, JULY 22
The Fort Reno Summer Music Series
continue tonight at Fort Reno Park
(Chesapeake St. and Nebraska Ave.,
N.W.) from 7:15-9:30 p.m. Tonights local
bands include Southern Problems and
The Mauls. The concert is free and open
to the public. For more information, visit
fortreno.com.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
hosts coffee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coffee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
The Black Fox Lounge (1723
Connecticut Ave., N.W.) hosts La-Ti-
Do DC, a spoken word and musical
theater show, tonight from 8-10 p.m.
Admission is $10 and limited to guests
21 and over. For more information, visit
blackfoxlounge.com.
TUESDAY, JULY 23
The Capital Fringe Festival features
Polaroid Stories, a musical theater
and opera show by Naomi Iizuka,
at 9:30 p.m. tonight at Fort Fringe
(607 New York Ave., N.W.). The play
intertwines Roman mythology from
Ovids Metamorphoses with stories of
homeless youth. For more information,
visit capitalfringe.org.
The Chi Cha Lounge (1624 U St.,
N.W.) hosts speed dating for gay and
bisexual men from 7-9 p.m. tonight.
Tickets are $30. For details and to
purchase tickets, visit thedccenter.org.
testing at Panam Supermarket (3552
14th St., N.W.) tonight from 7-9 p.m.
this evening. For more information, visit
whitman-walker.org.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
The Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.)
hosts drag bingo during happy hour
tonight from 5-7:30 p.m. All drinks are
half price and there will also be pool,
video gaming systems and cards.
Admission is free. For details, visit
bachelorsmill.com.
The Dupont Drawing Group meets
tonight at 7 p.m. at The Church of the
Pilgrims (2201 P St., N.W.) to draw from
the live model. The session is self-
directed with no formal instruction and
no materials are provided. Drawing
spots and easels are available on a rst
come rst serve basis, so guests should
arrive anytime after 6:45. No reservations
are required, and a modest fee to pay
the model will be collected. For more
information, visit paulreuther.com.
The Lambda Bridge Club meets tonight
at 7 p.m. at the Dignity Center (721 8th St.,
S.E.) for duplicate bridge. Reservations are
not needed and newcomers are welcome.
Call 703-407-6540 for more details and if
you need a partner.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
hosts Job Club today from 4-6
p.m. tonight for LGBT individuals
seeking employment. For details, visit
thedccenter.org.
Brandi Carlile, a lesbian alternative
country and folk rock singer-songwriter,
performs tonight at 8 p.m. at Wolf
Trap (1645 Trap Rd., Vienna, Va.) with
special guests Justin Townes Earle and
The Lone Bellow. The show will feature
tracks from her latest album release
Bear Creek (2012). Admission ranges
from $30-40. For more information and
to purchase tickets, visit wolfrap.org.
THURSDAY, JULY 25
The Fort Reno Summer Music Series
continue tonight at Fort Reno Park
(Chesapeake St. and Nebraska Ave., N.W.)
from 7:15-9:30 p.m. Tonights local bands
include The Buss and Capital Ghost. The
concert is free and open to the public. For
more information, visit fortreno.com.
The Lambda Sci-Fi Group meets
tonight at 7 p.m. at 1425 S St., N.W. for
LGBT fans of science ction, horror and
fantasy. This months book to discuss is
Redshirts by John Scalzi. For more
information, visit lambdasci.org.
Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence
(GLOV) meet from 7-8:30 p.m. this evening
at the D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.).
The organization provides community
outreach, education and legal oversight for
LGBT victims of violence. Visit thedccenter.
org for more information.
Whitman-Walker Health provides
HIV testing at Miriams Kitchen (2401
Virginia Ave., N.W.) from 4-6 p.m. this
evening. For more details, visit whitman-
walker.org.
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Gay soccer group in
midst of busy season
By KEVIN MAJOROS
One of the teams in the LGBT sports
community of Washington that always
seem to have a full lineup of playing
opportunities are the Federal Triangles
Soccer Club (federaltriangles.org).
Its currently in the middle of another
season of the Summer of Freedom
League, the only LGBT soccer league
in the D.C. area. The League brings
together men and women players from
their upper and lower division club
leagues, pickup players, new players
and their straight allies.
The League utilizes a nine-on-nine
coed format with a minimum of three
women on the eld at all times. The
majority of the games are played on
a turf eld at the Columbia Heights
Educational Campus on Tuesday nights.
One of the mainstays of the Triangles
is its weekly pickup games which are
now being run on Sunday mornings
from 9-11 a.m. near the MLK Memorial
in West Potomac Park. Recently, the
players gathered on a Saturday morning
to patch holes in the eld with dirt
provided by the National Park Service.
This year, the Triangles are also
providing Friday Night Lights Pickup
games once per month (usually the
last Friday) during the warmer months.
The games are played at Bundy Field
at 429 O Street and the event is free for
members and $5 for non-members.
Another pillar of the Triangles
schedule is the FTSC Academy which
was launched in 2006 and serves as
the educational arm that serves to help
players improve their soccer skills.
We have been offering three clinics
per year, says Jim Ensor, club trainer.
This fall the clinic will also serve as a
tune-up for the womens fall season.
Following that is the clinic which
coincides with our Turkey Bowl.
The Turkey Bowl is the Triangles
annual Thanksgiving party and is a
one-day coed soccer tournament on
the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Its a
casual day of soccer and players of all
skill levels are welcome.
The Triangles also host two
competitive tournaments: the Womens
Winter Wrap-Up Indoor Cup and the
Rehoboth Beach Classic. The Womens
Wrap Up is held annually in March and
registration has just opened for the
Rehoboth Beach Classic, which is coed
and will be held from Aug. 30-Sept. 1.
Registration for the Rehoboth event is
individual and players are selected into
squads of six or seven players that stay
together throughout the tournament
and are paired with different squads to
form a complete 12-14 person team for
each game. The format is 11 versus 11 on
grass elds and the rotating squad format
enables the players to spend time on
the eld with the entire roster of players
before the end of the tournament.
Next year we will be sending teams
to the Gay Games in Cleveland and
we are always looking to welcome new
players, Ensor says. Our lineup of
activities allows us to come in contact
with a diverse base of players.
Coming up after the Rehoboth
Tournament, the Triangles will be co-
hosting the United Night Out on Sept. 15
as the D.C. United take on the L.A. Galaxy
at RFK Stadium. The annual event is a
great opportunity for the LGBT community
to experience a professional soccer match
in a safe and welcoming environment.
The Federal Triangles Soccer Club has meets and tournaments planned all throughout the year.
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By ALWYN DIPPENAAR
The 17th Street High Heel Race will
again be organized this fall by longtime
JR.s general manager David Perruzza.
He recently conrmed that hes on board
to handle planning and logistics for the
27th annual event on Oct. 29.
I will probably be organizing the
event until Im 80 years old, the affable
Perruzza jokes. By that time I will roll up
and down the street in my wheelchair
with my microphone to ensure that ev-
eryone stays in line for the race.
After planning to hand off the duties
last year, the well-known gay business
operator stepped back in to coordinate
the event, saying that he didnt want
the participants to be disappointed.
Its not a burden for me, Perruzza
says, adding It is not an event to make
money, its just a fun day to bring the
community together. Thousands of
people, both from the neighborhood
and throughout the Washington metro-
politan area, line the three-block com-
mercial strip each year to witness the
parade of Halloween costumed contes-
tants leading up to the actual race.
After serving in the U.S. Navy, Per-
ruzza began working at the well-known
Dupont Circle gay bar in 1996, han-
dling coat check for patrons. He soon
worked his way up to the top spot at
the 17th Street, N.W., watering hole
known for its friendly environment and
popular theme nights.
The biggest challenge being at the
helm of JR.s is to come up with new
ideas, Perruzza says, It is always impor-
tant to be on to the next best thing.
In addition to a full schedule of weekly
events like the ever-popular Showtunes
karaoke sing-alongs on Mondays and
early Saturday nights, Perruzza enjoys cre-
ating new special events. One of these,
the Red Crush party, offers free drinks
during a one-hour bar special for all red-
headed patrons. In the works is the launch
of a monthly Zodiac promotion giving
customers a chance to celebrate a current
calendar astrological sign.
Now boasting a total of 14 large vid-
eo monitors throughout the space with
a DJ booth perched above the crowd
opposite a second-level loft, there is al-
ways a dynamic array of entertainment
for what Perruzza describes as a very
good mix of people. In addition, he is
quick to point out that one of the key
characteristics of the business is that
anyone and everyone is welcome.
The venue has considered for sev-
eral years the option of expanding into
the building next door, where the bars
ofces are currently located. Perruzza
indicated that if the business decides
to move forward on increasing the es-
tablishments size, work will hopefully
begin before the end of the year. The
bars recently shortened name, dropping
the original Bar & Grill from the logo,
would be featured on a new awning
spanning the width of the two buildings.
JR.s has been a landmark commu-
nity business for nearly three decades,
enjoyed by regular patrons and visitors
to the neighborhood alike. The Du-
pont Circle area is exceptional, Perru-
zza observes. It enjoys a good sense
of community and it is a very exciting
place to be for any partygoer.
The bar has found long-term suc-
cess in the combination of a fond fa-
miliarity as warm as its wood panelled
walls while offering new promotions
as fresh as the newest face coming in
the door for the rst time. Affection-
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fame, it doesnt take long to make new
friends and become a familiar face.
JR.s has built its ongoing legacy by
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Arlington, VA 22201
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$999,000
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s Support to cope with an adverse society.
s Education to enlighten an ill-informed public.
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