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Serving the Cincinnati LGBT Community since 1996

Using the word Faggot is hurtful to many, Gays and Straights alike

Bengals hire Larry Johnson—Equality, HRC respond

Equality Cincinnati
wants meeting
The Rev. Lesley Jones,
executive director of Equality
Cincinnati, addressing the
recent hiring of Larry
Johnson by the Cincin-
nati Bengals, said, “I
don’t know Mr. Johnson
personally. I can only
go by what I have read.
I think he is an indi-
vidual who needs to
mature and could use
some sensitivity
training. His behavior over
the past couple of years
indicates there are definitely
some areas in which he could
grow up. He needs to be
more responsible.
“The primary question
people are asking me is our
reaction to him coming to the
Bengals. Primarily we feel that
not just from Mr. Johnson but
from the Bengals organization,
it felt like a slap in the face to
the LGBT organiza-
tions and community
based on all the work
and progress we’ve
made to make Greater
Cincinnati more
inclusive and toler-
ant.”
Jones She continued,
“Actions such as this take us
a step back but we would
hope that the Bengals
organization would be open
to talking and working with
Equality Cincinnati to bring
greater awareness around
See Jones, Page 8, Col. 1
HRC wants turned an anti-Gay law in
2004, that prohibited City
to help Johnson Council from passing legisla-
“We are disappointed with tion that supported its LGBT
the Cincinnati Bengals’ citizens. In 2006, the Cincin-
decision to sign anti-Gay nati City Council restored
running back Larry sexual orientation to its
Johnson. Mr. Johnson Human Rights Ordi-
was recently suspended nance, and expanded
from the Kansas City protections to include
Chiefs for making anti- gender identity and
Gay slurs on his Twitter expression.”
account,” said Jeff Cincinnati’s Human
Caywood.. Rights Ordinance
“”The City of Cincinnati Caywood prohibits discrimination
has made great strides over in housing, employment and
the past few years to advance public accommodation on the
equality for its Lesbian, Gay, basis of religion, gender, race,
Bisexual and Transgender color, age, disability, marital
(LGBT) citizens,” said status and ethnic, national, or
Caywood, co-chair of the HRC Appalachian regional origin,
Greater Cincinnati Steering as well as sexual orientation
Committee. “Voters over- See Caywood, Page 8, Col. 3

Transgender community, is cast rotation every month: with “Alternating Currents’”

Alternating Currents
moves to WVQC
“Alternating Currents” is
moving to WVQC 95.7 FM as
Cincinnati’s premier LGBTQ
radio program joins the Media
Bridges family
Cheryl Eagleson, producer
of the “Alternating Currents”
radio program, has announced
that the public affairs pro-
gram, dedicated to the Gay,
moving to a new home.
December 28 “Alternating
Currents” will be the last
show broadcast on WAIF.
As of Saturday, January 2,
2010, “Alternating Currents”
will stream live every Saturday
from 3 to 5 p.m. on WVQC.org
and beginning February, 2010
will be broadcast both online
and on radio at 95.7 FM.
Eagleson is joined by A/C’s
programming crew that will
maintain their regular broad-
1st Saturday Bruce Preston
2nd Saturday Maurice Harris
3rd Saturday Cheryl Eagleson
4th Saturday Jamie Royce and
Emily Joy
5th Saturday Cheryl Eagleson
Eagleson commented, “I am
thrilled that Media Bridges
has invited “Alternating
Currents” to broadcast from
WVQC. While WAIF was our
home for 34 years, we feel that
the management and direction
of WVQC more closely align
vision and commitment to
diverse communities.”
WVQC will broadcast its
shows online, which is “vital
to attracting listeners in
today’s world,” Eagleson
added.
During this transition, and
following the move to WVQC,
listeners are invited to contact
Eagleson and the A/C
programmers via e.mail at
alternatingcurrentsradio-
@gmail.com

—Page 1
Lesbian, Bisexual and

December, 2009 GLBT News

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GLBT News Op/Ed Page
GLBT Publications—is it over?
By Worley Rodehaver
Publisher
In November three GLBT publications, including the
venerable Washington Blade, which celebrated 40
years of publication in October, where shuttered.
Upon hearing the news of the closures,
their readers as well as GLBT people across
the country were shocked and dismayed.
Closed, in addition to the Blade, were
sister publications, the Southern Voice in
Atlanta, the South Florida Blade, the
Houston Blade and others,.
Rodehaver These closures were on the heals of the
announcement that national publication, The Advocate,
would not be a stand alone publication after the first of
the year. Many saw this as the demise of GLBT publica-
tions in this country mimicking the demise of many
mainline papers.
The problem, however, was not with the papers them-
selves but with the business practices of owner Window
Media and its major stockholder, Avalon Equity Partners.
You can see where this is leading—the building of a
media empire sans money. Borrowing on top of loss of
advertising revenue put the company at risk and then into
Greater Cincinnati GLBT News Magazine
“Always be yourself,” from Billy Elliot
MAP Publications, P.O. Box 14971, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0971
is published monthly in Cincinnati, Ohio.
map@ella.net
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This Newspaper is distributed FREE at Advertisers' locations, through community organizations and other outlets. The publisher
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Vol. 13, No. 11, December, 2009
Contents © GLBT News, 2009
This publication is dedicated to those
who have or have died from AIDS or Hate Crimes
It is our goal to record the positive contributions GLBT people make
to their community and the local community at large. While AIDS and
Hate CRIMES are certainly not positive things, we seek to draw the
positive from the negative. We hold up Paul Delph and Matthew
Shepard and their families as models of how human beings should or
could react to each other and how families should support loved ones
whose lives are not in the box right wing religious zealots want them
in. Delph, a multi-talented Cincinnatian, died of AIDS in 1996. His
mother shut down her business to care for him. Shepard died in 1998,
Paul victim of a hate Crime and his mother worked for years to get passed Matthew
Delph a national Hate Crimes Bill, which is now law.
Our Website—www.GreaterCincinnatiGLBTNews.com
December, 2009
receivership several months ago and finally Chapter 7
liquidation.
But, not to worry, the former Washington Blade’s
staff obtained LLC status, was offered free office space
and returned to publishing under a new name.
In Florida, a company that had tried to buy the paper
there launched a new publication.
Both staffs appeared to be intact.
Even with the advent of the Web and e.mail, GLBT
newspapers are still around and, looking at the examples
in DC and Florida, they still have supporters and readers.
Here in Cincinnati it is the same old same old. We at
GLBT News Magazine have no national advertising
and many of our local advertisers sometimes have a hard
time paying their bills, just as we do so we are always
behind financially—but are still here.
Cincinnati mainline papers, which have their own
readership, still want more money and come into the
GLBT Community when there is something big like the
annual PRIDE celebrations and eat into whatever profits
GLBT News might make on the events. And promoters
of the big events jump in line because of the extra
exposure their events will get. Several organizations
have their own promotional pieces to make more money
depriving GLBT News of even more income.
What they don’t think about is that normally their
efforts are led by volunteers who have paying jobs or
own businesses. Here at GLBT News we have to
survive on income from advertising,
We have tried to get a salesperson to no avail. GLBT
News is a single person operation but with many support-
ive volunteers writing for their organizations and events.
So, we are still here but struggling and the former
Window Media papers in Washington and South Florida
are still here, all of us now locally owned and operated.
And we are all stand alone publications, not owned by or
obligated to any outside business or organization. Here in
Cincinnati GLBT News welcomes news and advertising
from all who are GLBT-supportive and above board.
And, our editor has some 50 years of newsgathering
experience, not for public relation firms or special interest
groups but for the American free press and broadcast
media.
Shepard Worley Rodehaver, MAP@ella.net
December, 2009 GLBT News —Page 3
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and achieved historic success
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celebrate that success.”
The Ohio Democratic Party’s
LGBT Caucus provided
constant support to these
candidates, hosting
fundraising events, providing
boots on the ground and
helping their campaigns push
back on anti-Gay attacks.”
Candidates, Page 10, Col. 3
Page 4 —GLBT NEWS December, 2009

Last minute local income taxes. Even if

Tax Breaks
The end of the year is
rapidly approaching, and
some of you may be
thinking
about what
you can do to TAX TALK be brand
minimize
your taxes Enrolled Agent, 1 TAX used.
for 2009.
Some last-minute ideas your charitable giving – If
1. Buy a new car – this
year the sales taxes you
pay are deductible in
addition to your state and
you don’t itemize, you still
get the sales tax as an add-
on to your standard deduc-
tion. Note that the vehicle
must be purchased by
December
31 and must
By Scott Renno new, not
2. Increase
you can itemize your
deductions, increasing your
charitable contributions can
decrease your tax. For
instance, if you’re in the 25
percent tax bracket, for
every $100 you give, you’ll
save $25 in taxes.
3. Clean out your closets –
Donating your used cloth-
ing, furniture and household
goods is a great way to
save on your taxes. You
can deduct the fair market
value (normally the Thrift
Store Value) on your tax
return. Note that you need
a receipt from the organiza-
tion PLUS an itemized list
of the items donated. Most
organizations like Goodwill
and AMVETS can provide
you with a list of com-
monly-donated goods and
their Thrift Store Value. If
the value of your donation
is over $500, a special form
must be attached to your
tax return.
4. Weather-proof your
home – You get a 30
percent tax credit for up to
$5,000 in energy upgrades
like insulation, storm
windows and doors, and
See TAX, Page 5, Col. 1
December, 2009
TAX—from Page 4
high efficiency heating
units. Note that the $5,000
limitation applies to expen-
ditures made in 2009 and
2010 combined. In addi-
tion, make sure you have
sufficient income tax to
offset to take full advan-
tage of the credit.
5. Fund your IRA – For
2009 you can give up to
$5,000 ($6,000 if you’re
age 50 or older). Note
that there are dollar
limitations affecting the
deductibility of your IRA
contribution. These
limitations change depend-
ing on whether your
employer offers a retire-
ment plan to you. For your
IRA (and Roth IRA)
contributions, the deadline
for your 2009 contributions
   

is April 15, 2010.
6. Purchase a residence –
If you haven’t owned a
home in the last three
years, you get a tax credit
of 10 percent of the
purchase price of the house
up to $80,000, for a maxi-
mum credit of $8,000. If
you are a “long-time
resident”; in other words,
you’ve owned and lived in
your existing home for any
continuous five year period
in the last eight years, you
get a maximum credit of
$6,500 for buying another
personal residence, making
this an excellent time to
upgrade! Note that for
either component of this
tax credit, the home does
not have to be new (just
new to you). The deadline
for signing a purchase
GLBT News —Page 5
contract is May 31, 2010. Remember that every
There are other limitations situation is unique and
relating to your income and advice from your local tax
the purchase price of the professional will ensure
replacement home, and you that you get the most bang
cannot purchase a home for the buck.
from a close relative.
Hate Killing Indy bookstore
investigated closes after
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—
Slaying of Gay teenager,
Christmas
Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado Out Word Bound Book
, whose decapitated, Store opened in 1998 in
partially burned Indianapolis and sold
body was books, magazines and
found along a other items directed at the
road in Puerto GLBT community.
Rico is under But, now competition
investigation from mainline stores and
as a possible the Web has caught up
Jorge Steven hate crime, a with the store and it will
Lopez Mercado police official close after Christmas.
said, according to the
Associated Press.





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MOUNT AUBURN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

A loving, inclusive faith community.

Embracing life. Seeking Justice.
Our Faith Too!
Sharing the journey. I’m your accepted but also affirmed,
Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church is committed to serving Greater Cincinnati s
celebrated and validated as
GLBT community. We welcome persons to full ministry and life of our church
regardless of age, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin or worldly condition. Gay pastor having an important voice in
The Rev. Susan Quinn Bryan, pastor
Last month, The Gathering spiritual matters. I believe the
Worship,
Sunday 10:00at a.m.,
Worship 11 a.m.followed by coffee hour in our social United Church of Christ in world is evolving to a place
Education Hour at 10 a.m. (coffee hour following worship)
room
103 William Howard Taft Road (near UC) 513.281.5945
Over The Rhine said goodbye where there is a confluence of
to their founding pastor, the ideas, beliefs, cultures, races,
WWW.MTAUBURNPRESBY.ORG Rev. Steve Van genders and sexual
Kuiken. identities. Instead
Then, they wel- of continuing an
Clifton United Methodist Church comed their new ethic of competition
3416 Clifton Ave. Cincinnati, OH 45220
We believe God’s love is expansive and unconditional; pastor, a member, - where nobody ever
that through Christ, God has called us to love one another as God Doug Slagle. truly wins - we are
loves us. We welcome all people, regardless of gender, race, age,
culture, ethnic background, sexual orientation, economic Slagle assumed the moving to a ethic of
circumstances, or difference of faith perspective. We post on Sunday, cooperation and
celebrate the worth, dignity and gifts of every person as a November 8th and as understanding. We
Child of God. Slagle
CUMC is a reconciling Congregation he began the service may each choose to
Worship Services, Sundays, 10 a.m. he said, “I am your Gay follow slightly different paths
The Rev. Suzanne Fontaine, minister pastor.” but humankind will both
Phone: 513-961--2998 e.mail: office@cliftonumc.com
He has come a long way acknowledge and celebrate
Website: www.cliftonumc.com since graduating from differences between us as a
Cincinnati Bible College— way to gain better under-
from an evangelical college standing of our world and
background to ministry in the universe.”
The Gathering — UCC United Church of Christ He continued, “No person
(UCC), one of the most liberal or group has a monopoly on
Services protestant denominations in Truth, but we each have
Sunday at 10:30 a.m. the United States. contributions to make
We are located at And he becomes only the towards our goal of under-
1431 Main St. second openly Gay UCC standing universal Truth. The
just south of Liberty pastor in Greater Cincinnati in GLBT community, by partici-
513-502-7535 one of the most liberal pating in churches and other
info@thegathering-church.org congregations. spiritual endeavors, adds to
The Rev. Keith M. Haith- the richness and vitality of
A Progressive Christian Church cock serves as pastor of St. this communal understanding.
John United Church of Christ Gay sensibilities of non-
in Bellevue, Kentucky. violence, tolerance and love
Slagle believes spirituality for those who are “outcasts”
Grace Episcopal Church can be a vital part of GLBT
identity, sense of self-worth
are important additions to a
global understanding of
“A Welcoming Community—Come Join Us” and validity. spiritual Truth. We need and
He said, “Instead of should encourage greater
Each Sunday, 10 a.m.—Holy Eucharist listening to religious hatred GLBT participation in spiritual
1st Saturday each month, 5 p.m.—Hip Hop Mass and fearing organized religion, affairs.”
2nd Wednesday each month, 6:30 p.m.—African Gays and Lesbians can find at
Drumming, Reiki and Traditional Healing Service the Gathering and at many You can reach Slagle at
other GLBT friendly churches dslagle1@gmail.com or at
5501 Hamilton Avenue www.gracecollegehill.org places (See Ads, these pages) 513 307-6963.
513-514-2415 office@gracecollegehill.org where they are not only
December, 2009
Episcopal same sex unions
can be blessed after Easter
Long time GLBT
advocate, the Rev. Paula
Jackson, rector of the
Church of Our Saviour in
Mt. Auburn says some of
her colleagues in the
Episcopal Disease of
Southern Ohio
were pleasantly
surprised that the
announcement that
the blessing of
same sex unions in
the diocese will be
permitted after Jackson
Easter was not a big
controversy.
The diocesan bishop
announced the new
practice at the end of his
address during the
diocese’s annual conven-
tion in November.
Jackson said, “Our
church has been moving
toward justice and equality is required to do anything
for 30 years regardless of that goes against what they
what the naysayers claim
we all know that Biblical
and theological studies
(about homosexuality)
have been done exten-
sively for three decades
and anybody who wants
to pay attention to them
can.”
She continued, “People
who want to waste their
time fighting over this are
just getting in the way of
the mission of the church.
Gay and Lesbian folk who same-sex weddings.
GLBT News —Page 7
want their marriages to be
blessed by the church are
not standing in the way of
anything. It is the people
who want to keep them
from having their mar-
riages blessed who are
standing in the way
of progress in the
church by insisting
that if we bless the
marriages of our
Gay and Lesbian
members we can
do nothing else.”
Jackson said, “I have
not heard great trauma or
agony from any of the
quarters that anyone
predicated. I have the
feeling there is but a small
handful of clergy and lay A church community
people who have made that respects diversity
this their platform.”
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as much as you do.
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dures laid down by the
diocese and a priest
agrees to bless them there
can be a ceremony.
Five years after same-
sex marriage became legal
in Massachusetts, the local
Episcopal bishop there has
given permission for
priests in Eastern Massa-
chusetts to officiate at
Page 8—GLBT News
Jones—from Page 1
such actions and behavior
that brings about an atmo-
sphere of intolerance.
“Somebody in a profes-
sional position such as an
athlete serves as a roll model.
Mr. Johnson, in an apology
said that it is wrong to have
said it (Faggot) and kids look
to him as a roll model. We
certainly don’t want him
modeling bad behavior further
exasperating intolerance. His
comments create an atmo-
sphere where kids are bullied
and often times when
someone is attacked because
of their sexual orientation
particularly young males and
transgender individuals the
first word they hear is fag or
faggot and you know that
those are harmful words.
Being able to use them and
not take seriously the reaction
is simply to dismiss it as OK.
“We want to send a
message to Mr. Johnson and
others that the use of that
kind of language is never OK
and has been the source of
pain for many people both
LGBT and none LGBT people
because of the negative
stigma attached to it.”
She revealed, “We have
drafted a letter and sent it off
to the Bengals asking that we
have a meeting to actually
deal with this and maybe work
them around sensitivity
training and maybe do
something in schools around
bullying, changing the
atmosphere in sports to
maybe a little more tolerance
instead of less tolerance.”
Equality also planned to
contact Mr. Johnson’s agent
directly and if the agent
wanted to include him in the
meeting with the Bengals,
fine. “Equality Cincinnati
could then talk to him about
what role he could play in
some type of awareness
campaign,” Jones added.
Continuing, she said, “While
we recognize that he made
these Gay slurs, for us it is not
just the Gay slurs but when
we have been working toward
more inclusion and building a
better image overall and then
when we greet people with
recent baggage into our
community we already know
these issues exist, we are not
saying people don’t deserve a
second chance, but in our
opinion rather than ignore this
and act as if he hadn’t said it
the Bengals chose to not even
bring it up. It would have
been more positive if they
already had a program in place
asking him to demonstrate
that he understands an
apology needs to be taken
seriously, because many
people feel the apology was
kinda old hat mirroring the
apology he made a year or so
ago around pleading guilty to
disturbing the peace.
She questioned, “Is he really
sincere and does he and the
NFL community understand?”
Equality Cincinnati is
staying in contact with
GLAAD because they have
also approached the NFL
around having a conversation
in regard to the NFL in
general..
Jones concluded, “The word
is not just isolated to him but
is frequently used in sports
environments in a derogatory
way and we need to do
something about it. Equality
Cincinnati speaks out for the
community on these kinds of
issues until we come to an
agreeable resolve.”
The Rev. Lesley Jones,
Pastorlj123@yahoo.com
December, 2009
doesn’t capture the jist of the
PRIDE Pig juice, or such a radical idea of
to PRIDE Night having liability insurance and
directors insurance all in the
From the PRIDE Pig, to past 12 months. It has been
PRIDE Night – another the little projects –painting,
chapter closes at the Greater cleaning, moving, fixing that
Cincinnati brought
Gay and people to-
Lesbian gether and
Community Mother Says... ties stronger
when Bill By Michael Chanak to the com-
Abney munity. All
steps down as “Prez” of the the while – the Center pulled
Center end of December. Pride off and then bid it
Now, for the unaware Bill was farewell. Then, the Center
not “burned out” but “term followed by its second best
limited” having been on the attendance in years at KI. All
board in one capacity or of this happened under Bill’s
another for six years. Bill may watch.
return to “board” in a year. But, with Pride now gone
Ever notice the more folks from the Center’s portfolio,
are non-traditional the more the future leadership has
that seemingly gets done? some hard work ahead.
I’ll admit my bias: the GLBT Thankfully, it is not a financial
community has become – as issue the Center confronts –
lamented elsewhere and often but one of need, usage and
“more of a market than a purpose. The world of 16
movement.” Yet, Bill promised years ago when the Center
me a fun year – and in his life began was a different place.
loving quirky, queer and Many of the needs of that
flakey fun way – he delivered. time are now different, not
Surely, I could chat about needed or served by others.
new computers, new furni- Thank you to Bill for his
ture, different voice mail or leadership and his quirks.
web site, LCD TV – but that See Mother, Page13, Col.2
Caywood—from Page 1 civil rights organization
and gender identity and working to achieve Lesbian,
expression. Gay, Bisexual and Transgen-
“We hope that Mr. Johnson der equality. By inspiring and
will be able to learn about the engaging all Americans, HRC
importance of LGBT equality strives to end discrimination
from the citizens of Cincin- against LGBT citizens and
nati,” added Caywood. “The realize a nation that achieves
Greater Cincinnati HRC, along fundamental fairness and
with our fellow LGBT equality for all.
organizations, would welcome Jeff Caywood
the opportunity to help Mr. Human Rights Campaign of
Johnson better understand Greater Cincinnati
the issues and concerns of Steering Committee co-chair,
LGBT Cincinnatians.” Board of Governor
The Human Rights Cam- http://cincinnati.hrc.org |
paign is America’s largest HRCCincinnati@gmail.com
December, 2009
Welcome
to Northern
Kentucky
Equality Federation
applauds legislation
Kentucky Equality Federa-
tion applauds legislation pre-
filed by Representative
Mary Lou Marzian (BR 93) to
place the issue of same-sex
marriage or civil unions
back in the hands of Ken-
tucky citizens.
Earlier this year, Kentucky
Equality Federation and
Marriage Equality Kentucky
began collecting signatures to
present to lawmakers to repeal
the law by giving voters
another opportunity to vote
on the issue. The “Marriage
Declaration,” started in July
2009.
Currently, the Common-
wealth will not recognize any
type of same-sex union.
marriage, domestic partner-
ships, and civil unions are all
illegal in Kentucky (even if
performed in other countries
or states).
“We are very pleased with
Representative Marzain’s pre-
filed bill,” stated Kentucky
Equality Federation President
Jordan Palmer. “Currently,
same-sex couples are basi-
cally ‘second-class’ citizens
even though we pay the same
taxes as everyone else; same-
sex couples currently have
absolutely no rights whatso-
GLBT News —Page 9
ever and the Kentucky
Constitution doesn’t mention
having a lower class of
people. If this passes both the
Kentucky House and Senate
and voters ratify it, lawmakers
would then be able to legislate
domestic-partnerships, or civil
unions, such as the new
domestic partnership law in
the state of Washington.”
Palmer continued, “We
could certainly reach a
compromise with domestic
partnerships or civil unions.
Being able to file joint income-
tax returns, having hospital
visitation rights, making
medical decisions for your
partner, spousal privilege, the
right to inherit property and
many other benefits are
the very foundation of any
union. Same-sex couples are
not asking for special
treatment, we simple want to
be treated equal; we love,
honor and cherish our
partners the same as hetero-
sexual couples.”
“I realize some will turn this
into a religious debate, but we
have separation of church and
state; the Kentucky Constitu-
tion clearly states ‘absolute
and arbitrary power over the
lives, liberty and property of
freemen exists nowhere
in a republic, not even in the
largest majority.’”
Page 10—GLBT News December, 2009
My challenges also announced that the
Center would no longer be
in several years.
The only thing I did not
maintaining its’ own website.
*For the Center to continue
to center board responsible for putting on accomplish this last year that I having events like PRIDE
2009 has been a very good PRIDE. While this was a hard really wanted to do was for Night.
year for the Gay and Lesbian decision to make, it was a the Center to get a larger *For the Center to continue to
Community Center of Greater necessary one so that the building. We looked at a place improve its’ communications
board could concentrate on downtown that not a lot of with the public as well as
Cincinnati. the Center’s
This will be From overall
people liked and there was
even a place close to Jacobs
continuing to improve our
reputation.
my final article
as president.
The Center mission.
In 2009, the
that I really wanted, but it just *Whenever possible, for the
By Bill Abney didnt’ work out. Center Board to work
While I have President
Center also And now my challenges to collaboratively with others in
some chal- launched its’ the upcoming Center Board the community.
lenges for the 2010 Board, I own website as well as for 2010. For the upcoming *For the Center to continue to
would first like to review how maintaining it. When we year, I would like to see: take risks as needed. *For the
far we have come this year began having some issues *For more programs added/ Center to continue its’
and accomplishment of the with our web provider developed for the Center. reputation of caring about the
goals I had set as president. devloping our own website *For the Center to be open individuals who access
My first goal was to improve became a priority to me. more consistently. services.
the look of the Center. The Luckily, thanks to many *For the building search to Thanks for everyone’s
board decided to do this by people this happened. A VERY continue. support while I was Presi-
totally renovating the Center SPECIAL thanks to Jessica *For the Center to continue dent!!!
from floor-to-ceiling with new Fogle for maintaining our
paint, carpet and furniture.  websit this last year.
Candidates—from Page 3 improve them and encourage
Candidate profiles follow: public participation in the pro-
This goal was accomplished As PRIDE Night at Kings
Amanda Armstrong (elected cess of strengthening the
and there have been a lot of Island brings in a lot of
to the Medina Educational city’s image/infrastructure.
compliments on the renova- revenue to the Center and
Service Center Governing Nickie Antonio (elected to
tion. A very special thanks to helps us get money to operate
Board) is a 2007 graduate of the Lakewood City Council)
Michael Hollenbeck for all of for the next year I also wanted
Cloverleaf Local Schools, will continue work respon-
his help with this. our 13th year of hosting this
seeks to bring new insight to sively and collaboratively in
In 2009, the Center was also event to be a successful.
the board. Having formerly led the community to improve the
responsible for PRIDE 2009, Thanks to Chair Rusty
the Medina County Young health, safety and viability of
“Squealin’ With PRIDE”. As Lockett this happened. The
Democrats at age 16, as well our city for all its citizens.
Center President, I was in attendance in 2009 was the
as having served as the High Joe Lacey (elected to the
charge of the event making second highest attendance
School Coordinator for the Dayton City School Board), a
everything come together. ever.
Ohio Young Democrats, Certified Public Accountant,
This event was very success- I also tried to work on things
Amanda is experienced in brings valuable experience to
ful and allowed the Center to like communications and
helping young people voice the board. In the last four
become involved and work having the board talk more
their concerns. Currently a years Joe’s colleagues have
close together with other with each other versus just
Junior at The College of looked to him on questions of
groups like HRC, Impact using e.mail. In addition, the
Wooster, Amanda is devoted budgeting, forecasting, insur-
Cincinnati, MCC, The Court, Center also improved our
to hearing and communicating ance, bond refinancing and
and many others. reputation with the commu-
the concerns and ideas of other finance related issues.
In addition to putting on nity by responding to all
students and parents. Joe serves as the chair of the
PRIDE, The Center also messages we receive and
Kevin Johnson (elected to board’s Finance Committee.
hosted a “Thank You Party” following through more.
the Portsmouth City Council Mark Tumeo (elected to the
at Bar Monet in Covington for One of the things I am the
Ward 1) brings to the Ports- Cleveland Heights City
all of the volunteers involved. most proud of is that the 2009
mouth City Council 39 years Council), has a long, distin-
As Center President, I felt it Center Board was one of the
of experience in government, guished record of public
was very important to do this largest boards the Center has
business and civic involve- service and community
as volunteers had never had in a while. All together, we
ment. His priorities are to involvement. Before he was
before been honored or had nine individuals involved
focus in on the nuts and bolts elected to the Cleveland
recognized for participating in with the board this last year.
PRIDE. At the party it was That is the largest it has been
of Council operations, See Candidates, Page 12, Col.1
December, 2009
Trangender Day
of Rememberance
By Georgia W. Dahlberg
Crossport
Cincinnati Celebrated it’s
11th Annual Transgender Day
of Remembrance
inNovember.
Approximately 50 members
of the community gathered at
the New Spirit Metropolitan
Community Church, 4033
Hamilton Ave., Northside to
celebrate the annual Trans-
gender Day of Remembrance.
It is held each year to reflect
the violent death of Rita
Hester in 1998 and to remem-
ber all other Transgendered
victims of violence lost to us
throughout the world every
year.
The Rev. Joe Poynter of the
New Spirit Metropolitan
Community Church and Jeff
Caywood, the HRC Steering
Committee Co-Chair wel-
comed the attendees to the
event which was sponsored
this year by New Spirit and
the Greater Cincinnati Human
Rights Campaign.
Opening reflections were
given by Michael Hollen-bec
of the HRC Diversity Commit-
tee. A historical perspective
was given by myself as
Crossport Cincinnati Out-
reach Director. Paula Ison of
the HRC Diversity Committee
delivered a memorable
message of hope.
The song “Remember Me”
was expertly delivered by
Soloist Daniel Strasser and
accompanied by Maurice
Harris. The highpoint of the
GLBT News —Page 11
evening was moving remarks United States and names of 60
by Representative Denise others throughout the world
Driehaus and her presentation were read as well as mention
of a meaningful Proclamation of an additional 48 unknown
by Governor Ted Strickland people murdered for who they
on this years Day of Remem- were.
brance. (See on Page 11.) A reminder of our solidarity
This was followed by a Litany as a community was given in
of Remembrance for the Dead the closing remarks by Rev.
by Jan Bair, Jamie Lee and Joe Poynter.
Amy Stamper. Candles were lit Georgia Dahlberg,
in remembrance and the Geomrr1941@aol.com
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Candidates—from Page 10
Heights City Council, Mark
held a series of civic and
political positions in various
parts of the nation.
Eric Resnick (elected to the
Canton City School Board) is
best known around the Ohio
LGBT community as a staff
reporter for the Gay People’s
Chronicle. He is a lifelong
resident of Canton and a
product of the Canton City
Schools, having graduated
Timken High School in 1981
before heading to the Uni-
versity of Akron to study
Special Education.
Carol Fey (elected to the
Bexley City School Board)
has 16 years of involvement
with Bexley Schools, from
elementary to high school.
She served as School Board
liaison for the Cassingham
Elementary School PTO for
several years, then became
vice president, and president
of that PTO for 2004-05; she
served as president of the
Bexley Middle School PTO for
2005-06.
Sandra Kurt (elected to the
Akron City Council Ward 8) a
long-time engineer with a
major local corporation and
community advocate, will
fight to ensure Akron
prospers during these tough
times, so that Akron remains a
place where our children want
to extend their roots.
Judge Jerry Larson
(elected to the Akron Muni-
cipal Court) is committed to
the future of our com-munity.
December, 2009
Ray Cook, founder of the
Cincinnati Share-A-Bear
Foundation gave Certificates of
Appreciation to GLBT News
Magazine and the Gay & Lesbian
Community Center during the
November Coalition Meeting.
Pictured, left to right, are Worley
Rodehaver, publisher of GLBT
News; Cook; and Michael
X.Chanak and John Maddux
representing the center.
A graduate of Fire-stone High
School and The University of
Akron, he has also been
involved in several commu-
nity organizations such as
Board of Trustees for the
Community AIDS Network,
the Phi Delta Theta Scholar-
ship Committee, he was a
MADD Red Ribbon Award
Winner and is a member of
Westminster Presbyterian
Church.
Jim Sands (elected to the
Athens City Council) has a
long history of service to the
community. He has been an
active member of Project
Plant, a past chair of the board
of the Athens Area Chamber
of Commerce, a charter
member of the Athens A.M.
Rotary Club and currently its
president, he is president of
the Athens Foundation Board
of Directors, vice president of
the board of directors of the
Dairy Barn southeastern Ohio
Cultural Arts Center, a past
member of the Athens Board
of Zoning Appeals, a member
of the advisory board for the
Horticulture Program at Tri-
County
December, 2009
Holiday
Concert
Dinner
The Queen City Rainbow
Band (QCRB) presents a
fresh, new holiday concert
experience! On Sunday,
December 13 at 5:30 when
concertgoers will be treated
to a family-style dinner while
they listen to holiday music
by the Rainbow Concert and
Jazz bands at Grace Episcopal
Church (2nd Floor Banquet
Room) 5501 Hamilton Avenue
in College Hill.
“Dinner with a Concert”
tickets are available online
from www.qcrb.org, and are
priced a sliding scale at $10 or
$20. “Dining while enjoying a
concert by candlelight
sounded like such a fun idea.
We think our tickets will be
selling fast!” mentions Jill
Karner, event coordinator and
Tuesday Night
Lesbian Group
For nearly 20 years a
weekly Tuesday nite Lesbian
“coming out” support group
has been going strong. The
group has been a safe place
for women to evolve in their
coming process or be sup-
ported in their significant
relationships with other
women.
They meet weekly in
Northside, have a website and
are listed on the Cincinnati
Gay Yellow Pages.
They want ALL Cincinnati
lesbian women to know that
they are still here and
welcome newcomers.
The group not only holds
the weekly support group, but
president of the QCRB.
In the holiday spirit, the
Rainbow Band will be splitting
proceeds from the concert
dinner with Grace Episcopal
Church. The band has
rehearsed at the College Hill
church for more than five
years and is happy to help the
church by coordinating the
Holiday Dinner.
Tom Mitchell, QCRB music
director, mentions a distinc-
tive musical highlight,
“December 13th — our
concert date — is the third
night of Hanukkah. We are
performing a delightful,
challenging new title, ‘The
Eighth Candle’ in respect of
that.”
Mannheim Steamroller’s
“Fresh Aire Christmas” will
also be performed, along with
many more terrific interpreta-
tions of holiday tunes by both
the Concert and Jazz Bands.
For details about seating,
also plan frequent social
outings.
Cincinnati Tues Nite
Women’s Group, Carla
McAlevy, Facilitator 513-
532-0971
www.CincinnatiTNG.weebly.com crimes are not consistently
Mother—from Page 8 crime
Thank you to those who
also served along side the
Mother at the Center: Rusty
Lockett, Teresa Shepherd,
Adam Reilly, Michael
Hollenbeck, Jessica Fogle and being the victim or survivor of
John Maddux.
May the Porcine Pride
Goddess guide all us in
making the best decisions in
the year ahead for the Center identified as Gay or Lesbian
and the communities it serves. without a specified gender.
menu and tickets, visit the
Rainbow Band web site,
www.qcrb.org, or call 513-559-
9987. The Queen City Rain-
bow Band is ending it’s eighth
season as a greater Cincin-
nati-based Gay, Lesbian, Bi-
sexual, Transgender and allied
GLBT people seem to be in “good company” here.
Jews, Gays
targets of hate
According to the latest FBI
stats, Gay men and Jews are
more likely to be targeted in
reported hate crimes than any
other group, per capita. (This
information should be taken
as preliminary, because hate
reported as such.)
Of the 9,691 reported hate
victims and survivors,
1,145 were targeted for
being Jewish. This means that
last year, an average Jewish
person in the United States
had a one in 5,990 chance of
a reported hate crime.
Approximately 981 victims or
survivors were identified as
Gay men, and another 466
GLBT News —Page 13
organization created to
promote unity, generate pride
and provide education
through music and visual
performance. Musicians and
volunteers are welcome to get
in touch and join the band
anytime.
(198 were specifically
identified as Lesbian.) If we
assume that half of the
non-gender-specified victims
of homophobic violence were
male (which seems conserva-
tive given the ratio of Gay
male victims and survivors
vs. Lesbian victims and
survivors), then we arrive at a
figure of 1,214 reported Gay
male victims or survivors. If
we rely on the traditional
estimate of two million Gay
men in the U.S. population,
then an average Gay man had
a one in 1,647 chance of
being targeted in a reported
hate crime last year—higher
than any other identifiable
group.
But any information
regarding the vulnerability of
Gay men to hate crimes
should come with asterisks:
Hate crimes are underreported.
Page 14—GLBT News
Community Resources
Guide to GLBT Resources
in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
AIDS SERVICES
STOP AIDS, Cincinnati (AVOC)—513-421-2437, www.avoc.org
AIDS Volunteers of N. Kentucky (AVNK)—513-483-5757
Caracole Inc.—513-761-1480, www.caracole.org
Cincinnati Health Department (free/anonymous HIV testing); 3101 Burnet Ave.—513-357-7350
Commonality HIV+ Support Group—513-421-2437
FACE (For AIDS Children Everywhere)—513-584-3571
INDY! Project (I’m Not Dead Yet)—513-343-9999
Men of Color Outreach at Urban League—513-487-6520
Men in Touch HIV Discussion Group—513-421-2437, www.avoc.org
Minority AIDS Network of Ohio—937-684-4661
Northern Kentucky Health Department- (free/anonymous HIV testing), 859-578-7660,
www.nkyhealth.org
Ohio AIDS Hotline—800-332-2437
Planned Parenthood of Cincinnati, 2314 Auburn Avenue—513-281-6484
ADVOCACY & EDUCATIONAL GROUPS
Bridges for a Just Community—513-381-4660, www.bridgescincinnati.org
Center for Peace Education,103 Taft Road—513-221-4863
Cincinnati GLBT Coalition-—513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com
Cincinnati PRIDE Committee—513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) of Cincinnati —859-468-5659,
www.glsencincinnati.org
Martha Kidd Foundation—513-738-1971
Ohio Lesbian Archives—513-256-7695, ohiolesbianarchives@yahoo.com, www.geocities.com/
ohiolesbianarchives/
PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) of Cincinnati—513-721-7900,
www.pflagcinci.org
BUSINESS & FINANCIAL GROUPS
1/10@Fifth Third (GLBT employes at Fifth Third Bank) 513-534-3921
GABLE (GLBT Employees at Proctor & Gamble)—513-983-6858
GALEN (GLBT Employees of Comair Airlines)—513-227-1670
Gay Chamber of Commerce (QCCA)—513-723-5073, www.qccainc.com
Sage Investment Club—859-485-7585
COMMUNITY CENTERS
Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Greater Cincinnati, 4119 Hamilton Ave.—513-591-0200,
www.glbtcentercincinnati.com
December. 2009
And people we know!
Dayton Lesbian & Gay Community Center- 937-274-1776, www.daytonlgbtcenter.com
HOTLINES
24X7 Cincinnati GLBT Automated Hotline—513-591-0222
National Gay/Lesbian Hotline—800-843-4564
MEDIA
Alternating Currents GLBT Radio Program, Saturdays 3-5 p.m. on WAIF—88.35 FM—513-241-7003
Everywoman Radio Program, Saturdays 1-3 p.m. on WAIF- 88.35 FM,
Greater Cincinnati GLBT News; www.greatercincinnatiglbtnews.com
MUSIC, THEATER & ARTS GROUPS
Cincinnati Men’s Chorus—513-542-2626, www.cincinnatimenschorus.org
Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati (ETC), 1127 Vine Street —513-421-3555, www.cincyetc.com
Know Theatre Tribe, 1120 Jackson Street—513-300-KNOW, www.knowtheatre.com
MUSE—Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir—513-221-1118, www.musechoir.org
Ovation Theatre Company—513-621-2787, www.cincinnatiovation.com
Queen City Rainbow Band—513-559-9987 or 859-331-5339, www.qcrb.org
TriState Womonfest, www.tristatewomonfest.com
Wen’s Way Productions, www.womenswayonline.org
Women Out Front, www.womenoutfront.com
ONLINE RESOURCES
Rainbow Cincinnati website, www.gaycincinnati.com
Out in Cincinnati website, www.outincincinnati.com
Gayellow Pages, www.gayellowpages.com
Greater Cincinnati GLBT News, www.greatercincinnatiglbtnews.com
Greater Cincinnati’s
ONLY GLBT Public Affairs Radio Program
Saturdays, 3 to 5 p.m. on WAIF 88.3 FM
In January on WVQC.org
Programmers: Cheryl Eagleson, Producer;
Bruce Preston, Maurice Harris, Jamie Royce, Emily Joy.
POLITICAL GROUPS
Equality Cincinnati—513-591-FAIR, www.equalitycincinnati.org
Equality Northern Kentucky—859-814-1975, www.equalitynky.org
Equality Ohio, 50 W. Broad St. Ste. 1970, Columbus, OH 43215, contactus@equalityohio.org,
www.equalityohio.org
Human Rights Campaign (HRC), www.hrc.org/cincinnati , hrc-cincinnati@fuse.net
Log Cabin Republicans of Cincinnati—513-321-5997
Ohio Citizen Action, 513-221-2100
RELIGIOUS GROUPS & CHURCHES/TEMPLES
Beacon of Life Spiritual Center, 5701 Murray Avenue—513-218-2128, www.beaconoflife.org
Buddhist Dharma Center, 15 Moline.—513-541-1650, www.cincinnatidharma.org
Calvary Episcopal Church, 3766 Clifton Ave.—513-861-4437, www.calvaryclifton.org
Church of Our Saviour (Episcopal), 65 E. Hollister—513-241-1870, www.churchofoursaviourcincinnati.org
Clifton United Methodist Church, 3416 Clifton Ave.— 513-961-2998, www.cliftonumc.com
Commuity Friends Quaker Meeting, 3960 Winding Way—513-861-4353
Dignity of Cincinnati (GLBT Catholics)—513-557-2111,
First Unitarian Church of Cincinnati, 526 Linton St. at Reading Road—513-281-1564, www.firstuu.com
Garden Park Unity Church, 3581 West Galbraith Rd.—513-385-8889
The Gathering—513-502-7535, www.thegathering-church.com
Gay Interfaith Clergy Group—859-441-649Grace Episcopal Church, 5501 Hamilton Ave.—513-541-2415,
www.gracecollegehill.org
Continued Page 15
December, 2009 GLBT News —Page 15
From Page 14

Heritage Universalist Unitarian Church, 2710 Newtown Road—513-231-8634, www.huuc.net

Integrity of Cincinnati (GLBT Episcopalians)—513-648-0790, www.geocities.com/integritygc/
Jewish Family Service—513-469-1188, www.jfscinti.org
Keshet (GLBT Jewish Group)—513-791-1330
Madison Avenue Christian Church, 1530 Madison, Covington, KY 859-261-0226, www.mchurch.com
Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church,103 Taft Rd.—513-281-5945, www.mtauburnpresby.org
New Spirit Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), 4033 Hamilton Avenue—513-661-6464,
www.newspiritmcc.com
New Thought Unity Center, 1401 East McMillan—513-961-2527, www.ntunity.org
Northern Hills Fellowship (Unitarian Universalist), 460 Fleming Rd, —513-931-6651, www.uunhf.org
Northern Hills Synagogue, 5714 Fields Ertel Road—513-931-6038, www.nhs-cba.org
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Mission, 1959 Anderson Ferry Rd.—513-451-7952
Rockdale Temple, 8501 Ridge Road—513-891-9900 JAC Bruce Lester
Soulforce of the Tristate (Kentucky-Ohio-Indiana)—859-630-7789, www.soulforce.org Stringer Beisner Ballance
St. John’s Unitarian Universalist Church, 320 Resor Avenue—513-961-1938, www.stjohnsuu.org
St. John United Church of Christ, 520 Fairfield Ave, Bellevue, KY. —859-261-2066, www.stjohnchurch.net
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7 Court Place, Newport, KY 859-581-7610, www.pauls.church@fuse.net
St. Peters United Church of Christ, 6120 Ridge Avenue—513-631-8569
Temple Beth Adam, 10001 Loveland-Maderia Road—513-985-0400, www.bethadam.org
Trinity Episcopal Church, 16 East 4th Street in Covington, Kentucky—859-431-1786
Truth & Destiny Covenant Ministries, 4663 Kirby Road, 513-541-5052
Valley Temple, 145 Springfield Pike—513-761-3555
Wise Temple, 8929 Ridge Avenue in Amberly—513-793-2556, www.wisetemple.org
SOCIAL GROUPS
Beta Gamma Chapter of Delta Lambda Phi Fraternity, www.dlp.org/betagamma
ChicOut—513-321-1025, www.chicout.com
Cincinnati River Bears—513-470-0733, www.riverbears.com Devin Adam Samuel
Fightclub Ohio: Group for younger kinksters in Cincinnati/Dayton/NKY area, www.fightclubohio.org Rodgers Reilly Clemons
Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court—859-581-2716, www.isqccbe.org
Men’s Group, Community Center—4119 Hamilton Ave.—513-591-0200, www.glbtcentercincinnati.com
MidStates Leather Association—513-281-7340, www.midstatesleather.com
Rivertown Wranglers Country Dancing—513-533-3872
Tristate Primetimers—513-956-4398, primetimersww.org/tristate
Women Out Front Social Group–www.womenoutfront.com
SPORTS GROUPS
Cincinnati Frontrunners—513-621-6363, www.frontrunners.org
Cincinnati Alternative Volleyball League, www.cavaleague.com
Queers n’ Gears Bicycling Club, bikecincyq@hotmail.com
Cincinnati Pink Pistols, Cincinnati@pinkpistols.org
River City Softball League, Contact@myrivercitysoftball.net
TriState Alternative Bowling League—513-281-0300,
Rex VanAlstine Candace Rusty
KBrawner@fuse.net, www.BowlOnSundays..com
Gingrich Lockett
UNIVERSITY GROUPS
Spectrum Alliance at Miami University—513-529-3823, www.orgs.muohio.edu/spectrum
1809 GLBT Alumni of Miami University, www.1809lgbtalumni.org
University of Cincinnati Alliance (UC) (social group), www.outoncampus.org
GenderBloc at UC, www.genderbloc.org
Northern Kentucky University Common Ground—859-572-5218
University of Dayton Student Allies,www.studentallies.com
Wright State University Lambda Union—937-755-5565
TRANSGENDER GROUPS
Cincy Boyz FTM Support Group, cincyboyz@gmail.com
Crossport—513-919-4850, www.transgender.org/crossprt/
Transsexual Support Group, cynthialeigh2@yahoo.com Matthew Rev. Sharon Henry
YOUTH GROUPS & RESOURCES Stuckey Dittmar Knox
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) of Cincinnati —859-468-5659,
www.glsencincinnati.org
National Gay/Lesbian Youth Hotline—800-347-8336
Your Forefront—513-322-1030, www.yfnow.org
Local High School Organizations
Cincinnati Country Day School—513-561-7298
Lakota East (still in formation)
Oak Hills High School Teens 4 Tolerance—513-922-2300
Princeton High School—513-552-8250
Saint Ursula Academy—513-961-3410 x22126
Saint Xavier High School Hands Across the Campus—513-761-7815 x410
Brian Josh Cameron
Kuennemeier Wagoner Tolle
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