Volume 42, Issue 40 - October 7, 2011

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Tells enthusiastic HRC crowd that job
bias, DOMA repeal are next priorities
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
President Obama, who delivered the keynote speech
at last weeks HRC National Dinner, said this week that
hes still working on his evolution on marriage equality,
a view that was repeated by his chief spokesperson.
Under questioning from the Washington Blade, White
House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Obama remains in
a state of evolution on the issue.
I dont have an update for you on his position, Carney
said. The remarks he made last year stand.
Asked when this evolution might conclude, Carney
said he doesnt have anything new.
Obama rst suggested his views on the issue could
evolve in October 2010 during an interview with
AMERICAblogs Joe Sudbay. Some advocates have been
pushing him to complete this evolution and publicly
endorse same-sex marriage before the 2012 election.
In 1996, Obama, during his bid to become an Illinois
state senator, said in a questionnaire response to the
Windy City Times, I favor legalizing same-sex marriages,
and would ght efforts to prohibit such marriages.
More twists in GOP race
Cain says homosexuality a choice;
Palin, Christie bow out
By CHRIS JOHNSON
Republican presidential candidate Herman
Cain made headlines this week, after saying that
homosexuality is a choice, just as a new poll showed
him moving into a tie for second place for the GOP
nomination.
Cain, former CEO of Godfathers Pizza, came
under re from LGBT advocates for indicating on
Tuesday he believes people can choose their sexual
orientation.
During an appearance on ABCs The View, when
asked by host Joy Behar whether he believes being
gay is a choice, Cain replied, Yes.
Well, you show me the science that its not and Ill
be persuaded, Cain said. Right now its my opinion
against the opinions of others who feel differently.
Thats just a difference of opinions.
Cains remarks ignited a restorm among many
LGBT groups who called on the presidential hopeful
as well as other GOP candidates to repudiate
his remarks.
Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights
Campaign, said in a statement that Cains remarks
are frankly, jaw-dropping and certainly unbecoming
of a presidential hopeful.
Leading medical organizations, including the
American Psychological Association, the American
Medical Association and the American Psychiatric
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OMalley launches video campaign for marriage equality

Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley this week delivered the rst in what marriage
equality advocates say will be a series of video messages calling for the approval
of a same-sex marriage bill next year by the Maryland Legislature.
The video campaign, organized by the newly formed Marylanders for Marriage
Equality Coalition, is modeled after a similar campaign in New York State, which
passed a same-sex marriage bill earlier this year under the leadership of New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Im Gov. Martin OMalley and Im a Marylander for marriage equality,
OMalley said in the video message recorded from his ofce at the State House
in Annapolis.
As a free and diverse people of many different faiths, we choose to be
governed under the law by certain fundamental principles among them equal
protection of the law for every individual and the free exercise of religion without
government intervention, he said.
The legislation we plan to introduce in the 2012 legislative session will protect
religious freedom and equality of marital rights under the law, he said. I ask you
to join us as we work to pass marriage equality in the State of Maryland.
Raquel Guillory, OMalleys communications director, said the governors ofce
provided the video equipment used to record his message. She said the Human
Rights Campaign, which coordinated a similar video campaign in New York,
arranged for OMalley to make the video on behalf of the coalition.
HRC ofcials say they are working on additional videos expected to be recorded
over the next few months by civil leaders, sports gures and regular Maryland
citizens.
In addition to HRC, the coalition members include the state LGBT advocacy
group Equality Maryland, the NAAP Baltimore Chapter, the ACLU of Maryland,
the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1199, Parents and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays of Maryland, Progressive Maryland, National Black Justice
Coalition, Catholics for Equality, Maryland Faith for Equality, the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force, and the National Organization of Women of Maryland.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Man dies in Southwest nightclub
D.C. police issued a statement Wednesday saying they were investigating the
death of a patron of the Southwest D.C. gay nightclub Ziegfelds/Secrets, who was
found unconscious at the club in the early morning hours of Oct. 2.
Police late Wednesday identied the patron as 43-year-old Patrick Coats of
Richmond, Va.
Capt. Edward Delgado, director of the police Special Liaison Division, which
oversees the departments Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit, said Coats was taken to
a hospital where he died a short time later.
The death is being investigated by the MPDs Homicide Branch and the cause
of death is undetermined, the police statement says.
Police ofcials have said the Homicide Branch investigates all deaths in cases
where the cause has not been determined. In many cases, those deaths are later
found to be due to natural causes or accidental injuries, police have said.
A statement released by Ziegfelds/Secrets general manager Jon Parks says an
employee found the patron later identied as Coats outside the clubs rst oor
bathroom and the club immediately called 911 for help. The statement, which was
provided to the Blade by another club employee, says the staff and management
are cooperating with the police investigation.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
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02 OCTOBER 07, 2011 LOCAL NEWS
Trans victim upset over
plea deal in shooting
Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley is a
Marylander for marriage equality.
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Woman says she was not
consulted about lowering
charge in case
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
A transgender woman says she
disagrees with a decision by the United
States Attorneys ofce to lower the charge
against a man arrested for shooting her in
the neck on Sept. 12 while she sat in her
car parked in Southeast Washington.
District resident Darryl Willard, 20,
pleaded guilty last week in D.C. Superior
Court to a charge of aggravated assault
while armed in connection with the
shooting. His plea came after prosecutors
agreed to drop a more serious charge of
assault with intent to kill while armed.
D.C. Superior Court Judge Ann
OReagan Keary scheduled a sentencing
hearing for Willard on Dec. 6.
The assault with intent to kill charge
carries a mandatory minimum sentence of
ve years in jail and a possible maximum
jail term of 20 years. The aggravated
assault charge, to which Willard pleaded
guilty, carries a mandatory minimum
sentence of ve years in prison and a
possible maximum sentence of 10 years
in jail.
I told them I was willing to go to a trial
and testify if prosecutors went with the
more serious charge, said the victim, who
spoke on condition that her name was
withheld.
She said prosecutors informed her
of their decision to lower the charge in
exchange for Willards guilty plea last
week shortly after she was released from
the hospital and after the decision was
reached.
They said that going to trial with a jury
could be a problem because they [the
defense] would bring up my lifestyle, the
woman said.
Local transgender activists Earline Budd
and Jeri Hughes said they, too, disagree
with the lowering of the charge. Both said
they were troubled that the U.S. Attorneys
ofce apparently didnt consult the victim
in advance of its plea bargain decision and
appears to have presented her with a fait
accompli on the matter.
How about if a U.S. Attorney gets shot
in the neck? said Hughes. Lets see
if someone gets just ve years for that.
Thats crazy. Its an outrage.
Budd, an ofcial with the local group
Transgender Health Empowerment,
arranged for the woman to speak with the
Blade.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorneys
ofce has said the ofce never comments
on why it chooses to offer plea bargain
agreements that lower charges in specic
cases.
In discussing its general policy on plea
bargain decisions, the U.S. Attorneys
ofce in the past has said it considers
factors such as whether a jury would be
likely to convict someone on a more
serious charge.
A police arrest afdavit says the victim
and Willard had known each other for
more than a year and that Willard allegedly
had paid the woman for sex in the past.
It says the woman picked up Willard in
her car at 22nd and Savannah streets, S.E.,
and the two drove around the area. It says
Willard asked the woman to perform oral
sex on him and she refused. When she
pulled over to let Willard out of the car, he
pulled out a gun and demanded she turn
over her money, the afdavit says.
According to the afdavit, the woman
refused to hand over her money,
prompting Willard to shoot her at close
range in the neck.
The shot hit her in the right side of
her neck, punctured both of her lungs,
and lodged near her heart, where it
remains, says a statement released by
the U.S. Attorneys ofce on Tuesday. The
defendant turned himself in to police the
following day and has been in custody
ever since, the statement says.
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Equality Maryland names 16 new board members

The statewide LGBT advocacy group Equality Maryland has announced the
appointment of 16 new members to its board and the board of its tax-exempt educational
arm Equality Maryland Foundation.
Ofcials with the two organizations said the new board members were selected with the
help of a nominations committee that included gay Maryland State Sen. Rich Madaleno
(D-Montgomery County) and lesbian State Del. Mary Washington (D-Baltimore) with the
aim of recruiting seasoned professionals with skills in managing a non-prot organization.
We are thrilled with the addition of these 16 individuals to the board, said Patrick
Wojahn, president of the Equality Maryland Foundation board. The combined depth
of knowledge and skill they have around legislative, administrative and non-prot
management activities will be a true benet to the work of the organization.
The announcement of the new board members comes less than a year after Equality
Maryland struggled with nancial problems and disagreements among board members
that led to the ring of its executive director and the layoff of most of its staff due to a
lack of funds to pay salaries.
Wojahn and Lisa Polyak, Equality Marylands acting president, said the selection of
the new board members is another step in a rebuilding process that they say will lead
to a restructured and reinvigorated organization. The two said the group plans to be a
leading force in the state capital in Annapolis early next year in efforts to advocate for
LGBT supportive legislation, including bills to legalize same-sex marriage and to ban
discrimination against the transgender community.
The names and biographies of the new board members can be found at
equalitymaryland.org.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.

Catania introduces AIDS bill for medical professionals

Gay D.C. Council member David Catania (I-At-Large) introduced a bill on Tuesday that
would require specic courses dealing with HIV/AIDS as part of the continuing education
standards for the citys medical professionals.
This legislation is an important step forward in our continuing efforts to remain at the
forefront of HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and treatment, Catania said in a statement.
The bill will ensure that our healthcare workforce has the tools it needs to respond to the
ever-changing epidemic in the District of Columbia.
Catanias statement says the bill, the HIV/AIDS Continuing Medical Education
Amendment Act of 2011, would provide D.C. physicians, physician assistants and nurses
with an understanding of the impact of HIV and AIDS on populations of different ages,
as well as different racial and ethnic backgrounds by incorporating HIV/AIDS education
into existing continuing education requirements.
The bill was expected to be sent to the Councils Committee on Health, which Catania
chairs. Eight of the Councils 13 members signed on as co-sponsors of the bill, including
Council Chair Kwame Brown (D-At-Large), and gay Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1).
LOU CHIBBARO JR.

Capital Pride names new director, board members

Capital Pride, the non-prot group that organizes D.C.s annual LGBT Pride parade and
festival, announced on Tuesday that its board has appointed gay sports advocate Ryan
Bos as the organizations new executive director.
Bos has served as president of Team D.C., the LGBT sports league in the D.C. area,
since 2010, according to a statement released by the Capital Pride Board. The statement
says Bos has worked in various positions at the University of Marylands Baltimore County
campus since 1998 and most recently has served as the campuss associate director of
residential life.
Bernie Delia, whom the board elected as its president, said Bos will work on a part-time
basis until Jan. 1, when the position will become full-time through Aug. 31, 2012, when
the contract for the post expires. Capital Pride ofcials have said the organization usually
hires paid staff for part of the year to enable the groups large contingents of volunteers
to put together the festival, parade and a series of other Pride events in June.
In addition to electing Delia as president, the board elected Mary Paradise as board
vice president, Scott Mallan as treasurer, and Ray Panas as secretary, the statement says.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.

Activists honored at D.C. Center reception

Longtime LGBT activists Frank Kameny, Earline Budd, Rick Rosendall and Sheila
Alexander-Reid were honored on Sept. 29 as recipients of the D.C. Center for the LGBT
Communitys Annual Community Service Award.
The awards ceremony took place at the Centers annual Fall Reception held at the
Hotel Sotel in downtown D.C.
Kameny is credited with launching the citys LGBT rights movement in the 1960s and
playing a lead role in LGBT rights efforts on the national and local level for more than 40
years. He was founder of the citys rst gay rights organization, the Mattachine Society of
Washington in the early 1960s.
Budd has served as an advocate for transgender rights for more than 20 years in the D.C.
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Maryland Sen. RICH MADALENO was part of a nominations committee that chose 16 new Equality
Maryland board members.
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Police Log
The following incidents were investigated by the D.C. Police Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit.
The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a death that reportedly
occurred in the early morning hours of Oct. 2 at 1824 Half St., S.W. The decedent
in this case may be a member of the LGBT community. The death is being
investigated by MPDs Homicide Branch and the cause of death is undetermined.

On Sept. 30, in the 3100 block of Eads St., S.E., two defendants were involved in
a verbal argument that became physical. Both defendants assaulted each other.
One of the men produced a box cutter, and cut the other man. Both were arrested
and provided with medical attention.
On Sept. 29 in the evening hours, while in the 2600 block of Wad Rd., S.E., a man
reported that he had been stabbed by his boyfriend. The suspect ed the scene.
The victim received medical treatment for his injuries.
On Sept. 27, in the 300 block of Ridge St., S.E., during the late evening hours, a
complainant called MPD to report a family disturbance. No criminal activity was
reported and the complainant was provided information about local resource agencies.
Local attorney GLEN ACKERMAN presents FRANK KAMENY with an award at last weeks DC
Center Community Service Awards.
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Move assailed as
boondoggle for
lawyers in case
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohson@washblade.com
The U.S. House has tripled the cost
cap for the legal expenses of hiring a
private attorney to defend the Defense of
Marriage Act in court to reach a potential
total sum of $1.5 million.
According to a recently approved
contract modication dated Sept. 30,
House General Counsel Kerry Kircher has
agreed to pay Bancroft LLC private
attorney Paul Clement a sum not to
exceed $750,000 to defend DOMA, but
this cap may be raised to $1.5 million
under written notice.
It is further understood and agreed
that, effective October 1, 2011, the
aforementioned $750,000.00 cap may
be raised from time to time up to, but
not exceeding, $1.5 million, upon written
notice of the General Counsel to the
Contractor specifying that the General
Counsel is legally liable under this
Agreement for a specic amount, the
contract modication states.
The contract modication is signed by
Committee of House Administration Chair
Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) as well as Kircher
and Clement.
The Obama administration in February
announced that it would no longer defend
DOMA, which prohibits federal recognition
of same-sex marriage, in court.
After the Houses Bipartisan Legal
Advisory Group voted 3-2 in March along
party lines to take up defense of DOMA,
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner
(R-Ohio) directed Kircher to defend the law
and hired Clement, a U.S. solicitor general
for former President George W. Bush, for
assistance in defending the statute. The
initial contract hired Clement to defend
the law at a blended rate of $520 an hour
and initial total cost cap of $500,000.
In addition to raising the cost cap to
$1.5 million, the contract modication also
opens the door for further increases upon
agreement of the parties involved.
In no event shall the cap exceed
$1.5 million without a written agreement
between the parties with the approval of
the Chair of the Committee, the contract
modication states.
The contract modication states that
the Houses new nancial obligation
is contingent upon three factors: the
availability of appropriated funds from
which payments under the agreement
can be made; the understanding that the
general counsel isnt legally liable for costs
until appropriated funds are available; and
the allowing of payments to be made on
a partial basis in amounts approved by the
general counsel.
Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesperson,
reiterated the speakers position that
funds should be redirected from the
Justice Department to the House to cover
the cost of defending DOMA in court.
The cost of this litigation should
and will be borne by the Department of
Justice, which is shirking its responsibility
to defend the law, Steel said.
House Democrats and LGBT advocates
railed against Boehner for allowing the
cost cap of defending DOMA in court to
be tripled under his watch.
In a joint statement, Democrats on the
Committee of Administration Reps.
Robert Brady (D-Pa.), Charles Gonzales
(D-Texas), and Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)
called the cost increase simply
unconscionable and said the contracting
process lacked any semblance of
transparency.
Our letters of warning and our questions
about how any of the numbers were reached
and where the money would come from
have gone unanswered, the Democrats
said. Now, we nd that Speaker Boehners
hand-picked lawyers have exhausted the
half-million dollars we were told would be
the total cost and they need an additional
$1 million or 300 percent of the original
contract, to continue the work.
Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), also
had harsh words for Boehner.
It is absolutely unconscionable that
Speaker Boehner is tripling the cost for
his legal boondoggle to defend the
indefensible Defense of Marriage Act,
Hammill said. At a time when Americans
are hurting and job creation should be the
top priority, it just shows how out of touch
House Republicans have become.
Joe Solmonese, president of Human
Rights Campaign, also took aim at House
Republican leadership.
At a time when budgeting is the
watchword in Washington, Americans will
be rightly aghast at this boondoggle for
right-wing lawyers, Solmonese said.
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Ann Coulter to appear on Logos A-List
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. Ann Coulter has conrmed that she joined
GOProud Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia in lming an episode of Logos A
List: Dallas in West Hollywood.
The two were visiting A List: Dallas cast member and GOProud fundraiser,
Taylor Garrett. Coulter is the honorary board chair of GOProud.
We look forward to gay people everywhere getting a chance to hear about our
organizations and hear from Ann Coulter simply the smartest, funniest and most
stylish woman in politics today, LaSalvia remarked in a statement. We thank
Ann for agreeing to do this and for continuing her outspoken support for gay
conservatives.
Logo, an LGBT television network, released a statement saying, while there are
of course thousands of reasons to disagree with Coulter and her uber conservative
politics, it is incredibly refreshing to see someone in her position, and of such
noted stature for her far right opinions, willing to reafrm her GLB (T might be
going out on a limb) support.
Deadline nears for opponents of Calif. history law
SACRAMENTO StopSB48, the group challenging a California law mandating
inclusion of LGBT history in the classroom, has collected 82 percent of the
signatures needed to qualify their measure for the ballot.
The deadline for submitting the signatures to the state is Oct. 12, and most
signature drives for ballot measures need to collect more than the minimum number
of signatures needed to qualify, as many signatures are often unable to be veried.
The campaign estimates it needs 750,000 signatures. So far the group has collected
415,000 of the 504,760 needed, according to gay journalist Rex Wockner.
In response to what it calls illegal signature gathering tactics, California LGBT
advocates Courage Campaign have formally requested an investigation by the
California attorney generals ofce in Santa Ana and Oceanside City. According to
the organization, signature gatherers are asking passersby if they would like to sign a
petition to protect children from child abduction. California is one of only a few states
that makes falsifying information while collecting petition signatures a misdemeanor.
Country star Toby Keith endorses marriage equality
OKLAHOMA CITY Country singer Toby Keith, who has at times spoken out
in favor of both Republican and Democratic causes, revealed that he supports
marriage equality and last years repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell.
In the CMT Insider interview, Keith expressed opposition to denying marriage
licenses to couples that want to marry, and said ballot measures waste time and
money.
The star wrapped up his feelings about openly gay service members saying
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Chicagos oldest LGBT publication folds
CHICAGO Gay Chicago, which became Gay Chicago Magazine earlier this
year after restructuring, ceased publication this week.
The publication has been in print since 1976, and was one of the oldest LGBT
titles still in print in the country. The publication had been struggling for many
years since the death of the long time publisher, Ralph Paul Gernhardt in 2006.
Gernhardts children Craig and Christy had published the book since their fathers
passing, according to the Windy City Times, the last remaining LGBT news
publication in Chicago, after another LGBT publication, the Chicago Free Press,
ceased publication last year.
Gay San Fran candidate features daughter in ad
SAN FRANCISCO Gay city supervisor and candidate for San Francisco
mayor, Bevan Dufty, cast his daughter Sidney in an ad touting the importance of
the San Francisco public transit system.
The ad features the candidate and his daughter riding crowded trains, and
dancing in the aisles of an empty MUNI car.
Sidney thinks MUNI is magic, Dufty narrates. We go underground and come
out someplace new. Just us. I want all of us to see it that way.
Dufty is believed to be the rst openly gay candidate in the country to feature
his or her own children in a campaign ad, according to the Victory Fund.
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N.C., Minnesota voters to
decide on marriage bans
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The chair of the Democratic National
Committee said Tuesday she would
certainly consider spending money
to combat anti-gay constitutional
amendments next year in Minnesota and
North Carolina.
DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz
made the remarks about spending DNC
funds to defeat marriage amendments
in response to a question from the
Washington Blade. She took questions
from reporters following an Immigration
Equality event she attended in D.C.
Wasserman Schultz, also U.S. House
member representing a district in Florida,
said state party groups are now focusing
on defeating amendments banning same-
sex marriage and the national Democratic
Party would consider sending resources if
asked to do so.
I know that the party in each of
those states will be combatting them,
Wasserman Schultz said. And if they ask
for our assistance, like any other state
party request, well certainly consider it.
Wasserman Schultz added the
Democratic Party has a lot to accomplish
in the 2012 election and said the best way
to defeat anti-gay initiatives at the polls
will be by turning out our Democratic
voters who generally overwhelmingly
oppose initiatives like that.
Both Minnesota and North Carolina will
vote on amending their constitutions to
ban same-sex marriage in 2012. The North
Carolina amendment will come before
voters in May and the Minnesota measure
will come before voters in November.
Activists have criticized the DNC for its
lack of attention to anti-gay state measures
in the past. In 2006, gay Democratic activist
Paul Yandura stirred up controversy by
distributing an open letter criticizing the
party for not doing enough to defeat anti-
gay measures in the states.
In 2009, John Aravosis, the gay editor of
AMERICAblog, took aim at the DNC for
asking Maine Democrats to assist with the
New Jersey governors race while saying
nothing about the marriage initiative on
the ballot in the state at the time.
Whether Democrats will come to
the polls to vote on the North Carolina
amendment remains in question because
it will be the only ballot question on which
they can vote.
The issue will come before state voters
in May at the same time as the Republican
presidential primary, which is a modied
closed primary. All North Carolinians
can vote on the marriage amendment,
but only registered Republicans and
unafliated voters can vote in the primary.
In response to another question from
the Blade, Wasserman Schultz wouldnt
venture to say whether the Democratic
Party platform in 2012 would endorse
same-sex marriage.
I really dont know, Wasserman
Schultz said. We dont dictate whats
included in our platform. The members of
our platform committee will come up with
that.
Asked whether there would be any pro-
LGBT changes in the platform, Wasserman
Schultz said she couldnt give specics
because the platform committee will make
that decision, but she added, Im very
condent and I believe strongly that we
should have as inclusive as possible LGBT
agenda as part of our platform.
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DNC open to funding ght against anti-gay amendments
DNC Chair DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ
said she would consider contributing to the
ght against marriage bans in two states but
had no comment on whether the Democratic
Party would endorse marriage equality in its
2012 platform.
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needle exchange,
restore abstinence only
programs

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
The Republican-controlled House
Appropriations Committee released a
draft scal year 2012 budget bill on Sept.
19 that calls for cutting nearly $33 million
in funds from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Preventions ofce that pays
for HIV prevention programs throughout
the country, including in D.C.
The draft bill, introduced by Rep.
Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), also includes a
provision that would ban federal funding
for needle exchange programs aimed
at curtailing the spread of HIV among
intravenous drug users. Rehberg is chair of
the House Appropriations Subcommittee
on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies, which
oversees funding for AIDS programs.
In a development likely to rile gay rights
and AIDS activists, the bill would restore
federal funds for controversial abstinence
only until marriage HIV prevention
programs that gained support under
the administration of President George
W. Bush. The Obama administration
eliminated the abstinence-only funding.
An appropriations subcommittee in the
Democratic-controlled Senate approved a
separate budget bill that doesnt include
needle exchange and abstinence-only
provisions included in the GOP House bill.
The bill approved by the Senate
subcommittee calls for no funding
increases in most AIDS-related programs.
The Obama administrations proposed
budget calls for slightly higher funding
levels for most HIV/AIDS programs.
House and Senate leaders are expected
to clash over a compromise funding bill
dealing with HIV/AIDS programs along
with other health, labor and education
programs that are folded into the scal
year 2012 appropriations measure.
Rep. Rosa Delauro (D-Conn.), the
ranking Democratic member of the House
Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor,
HHS, Education and Related Agencies,
issued a statement criticizing her GOP
counterparts for backing Rehbergs
bill without bringing the bill to a vote
in either the subcommittee or the full
appropriations committee.
I am very concerned by reports that
the chairman has no plans to convene a
meeting of our subcommittee to consider
and mark up this legislation, Delauro said.
She said the Rehberg bill calls for
cuts in a wide range of health, labor and
education programs that go beyond the
spending cap that the House and Senate
agreed to as part of the highly contentious
debate over the bill earlier this year raising
the nations debt ceiling.
The Obama administration and the
Democratic-controlled Congress eliminated
federal funding for abstinence only HIV
prevention programs, saying evidence-
based studies showed that they were
ineffective in curtailing the spread of HIV.
Obama and the Democratic Congress
also lifted a longstanding congressional
ban on federal funds for needle exchange
programs. Administration ofcials pointed
to studies showing that providing clean
syringes to intravenous drug abusers
reduced their HIV infection rate. Ofcials
said the studies also showed that clean
needle exchanges did not result in more
people becoming IV drug users.
With Republicans winning control of
the House in the 2010 election, advocates
of abstinence only HIV prevention
programs vowed to push for restoring
federal funding for the programs. Some
of the same advocates also pushed for
restoring the congressional ban on needle
exchange programs.
The House GOP appropriations measure
also calls for no increase in funding for any
of the programs under the Ryan White AIDS
CARE Act, including the nancially struggling
AIDS Drug Assistance Program, or ADAP.
With more than 8,500 people in nine states
on waiting lists for life-saving AIDS drugs
funded under ADAP, AIDS advocacy groups
have declared the program in crisis, saying
people with HIV could die if more federal
funds arent allocated to the program.
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House GOP bill slashes
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Since the GOP captured the House in 2010
and elected Rep. JOHN BOEHNER speaker,
advocates of abstinence only HIV programs
have vowed to push for restoring federal
funding for the programs.
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served as a caseworker and counselor for
members of the transgender community
in cooperation with D.C. government
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The couple has been together four-
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Last week, questions emerged over
whether Obama had come to support
marriage equality when he gave the
keynote speech at the 15th annual HRC
National Dinner. The president made
references to the enactment of same-sex
marriage rights in New York as well as to
the spouses of gay Americans without
making an explicit endorsement of
marriage equality.
At one point, when talking about
progress, Obama said, It happens when
a father realizes he doesnt just love her
daughter, but also her wife.
Carney dismissed any interpretation of
those remarks as a hint that Obama now
supports same-sex marriage.
I would say that youre over-interpreting
remarks, Carney said. The presidents
position on gay marriage is well known.
The comments he made late last year
about his views on it are well known, and
I have no updates for you. I wouldnt read
into language there any change.
Asked whether Obamas comments
referring to married gay couples at the
dinner were disingenuous, Carney replied,
I think this presidents record on LGBT
issues, his commitment to the rights of all
Americans was evident on Saturday night
both in his remarks and the response he
got from the audience there, so Ill leave
it at that.
Obama addressed the marriage issue
himself during a Monday interview with
ABC News George Stephanopoulos, and
said hes still working on his views on
marriage.
Obama said gay couples should at a
minimum have strong civil unions, but
he stopped short of backing marriage
equality. Obama was quoted as saying
friends, family and children of same-sex
couples whom he knows who are thriving
are inuencing his evolving views.
In one notable portion of his HRC
speech, Obama took aim at Republican
presidential hopefuls for not speaking
out during a Sept. 22 debate against
the booing of a gay soldier who asked a
question about Dont Ask, Dont Tell via
video from Iraq.
We dont believe in the kind of
smallness that says its OK for a stage full
of political leaders one of whom could
end up being the president of the United
States being silent when an American
soldier is booed, Obama said. You want
to be commander-in-chief? You can start by
standing up for the men and women who
wear the uniform of the United States
even when its not politically convenient.
Christian Berle, deputy executive
director of the Log Cabin Republicans,
took exception after the speech to
Obamas criticism of Republican
presidential candidates.
President Obamas focus on the booing
at the latest GOP debate underscored
his focus on politics over policy in his
speech, Berle said. Such actions were
quickly rebuked by Governors Huntsman
and Johnson, after the debate, which was
appropriate. His speech last night, much
like his tenure as president, was more cheap
shots and politics than substance on policy.
The speech before HRC supporters
could arguably be seen as a stump speech
before the LGBT community as the
Obama campaign gears up for the 2012
re-election bid.
Obama enumerated ve
accomplishments he achieved for LGBT
people in the rst two-and-a-half years
of his administration: passage of hate
crimes protections legislation; issuing an
order assuring hospital visitation rights
for gay couples; lifting the HIV travel ban;
repealing Dont Ask, Dont Tell; and
declaring that the Defense of Marriage
Act is unconstitutional.
Obama gave particular emphasis
during his address to the end of Dont
Ask, Dont Tell, which was lifted from the
books on Sept. 20 as the result of repeal
legislation he signed in December.
Many questioned whether wed
succeed in repealing Dont Ask, Dont
Tell, and, yes, it took two years to get the
repeal through Congress, Obama said.
We had to hold a coalition together. We
had to keep up the pressure. We took
some ak along the way. But with the help
of HRC, we got it done. And Dont Ask,
Dont Tell is history.
Obama continued, All around the
world, youve got gays and lesbians who are
serving, and the only difference is now they
can put up a family photo. No one has to live
a lie to serve the country they love.
The audience warmly greeted Obama
with cheers and applause. Attendees gave
the president a standing ovation at least
three times, including during his mention of
bringing Dont Ask, Dont Tell to an end.
At one point, an audience member
shouted to Obama, Fired up! The
president immediately replied, Im red
up, too, and continued his address.
HRC President Joe Solmonese
praised Obama while introducing the
president and said his organization has
accomplished more in the last two years
than the previous seven.
We must stand with those who have
a history of standing with us and that
includes Barack Obama, Solmonese
said. No president has done more to
improve the lives of LGBT people than
Barack Obama.
Solmonese later told the Blade that
Obama is moving in the right direction on
marriage.
Were disappointed that the
president doesnt support marriage, he
said. But you know if were in this for
ourselves in terms of the ght for marriage
equality then nothing could be clearer to
me than the need to re-elect him.
Still, some advocates were hoping that
Obama would take the opportunity of
speaking before an LGBT audience to
endorse marriage equality.
John Aravosis, the gay editor of
AMERICAblog, said Obama gave the
speech we expected, not the speech
we deserved.
It was a safe speech, an election speech
really, Aravosis said. He rightfully listed
a number of excellent accomplishments,
with the Dont Ask, Dont Tell repeal at
the lead. But his term isnt over, so whats
next? Marriage? An executive order on
ENDA? The president gave a good
speech, but it could have been great.
Steve Elmendorf, a well-known gay
lobbyist and aide to former Majority
Leader Richard Gephardt, praised
Obamas speech.
You know, he has come a long way and
hes done an awful lot for the community,
Elmendorf said. We need progress, not
perfection and hes done particularly
compared to the alternatives its like 90
percent to 10 percent. So the people should
have no complaint about Barack Obama.
D.C. activist Nick McCoy echoed
Elmendorfs praise.
He made a commitment to us three
years ago and even before that campaign
that he would work to ensure equal rights
or increase the rights of LGBT people, and
he has done that, McCoy said.
Obama also faced calls to publicly come
out against anti-gay marriage initiatives
that will be on the ballot next year in
Minnesota and North Carolina. During
his speech, the president didnt explicitly
mention those measures, but spoke out
against efforts to enshrine discrimination
in state laws and constitutions.
There are those who dont want to just
stand in our way but want to turn the clock
back; who want to return to the days when
gay people couldnt serve their country
openly; who reject the progress that weve
made; who, as we speak, are looking to
enshrine discrimination into state laws and
constitutions efforts that weve got to work
hard to oppose, because thats not what
America should be about, Obama said.
Among the explicit plans of action
that Obama stated during his speech
were outstanding promises from his
2008 campaign that he pledged to
accomplish, including legislative repeal of
DOMA and passage of the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act.
I need your help to ght for equality,
to pass a repeal of DOMA, to pass an
inclusive employment non-discrimination
bill so that being gay is never again a
reable offense in America, Obama said.
Many attendees at the HRC dinner
hailed Obama and said the lack of
announced support for marriage equality
during his address isnt as signicant
as other aspects of his speech or his
accomplishments for LGBT people.
Gay D.C. Council member David
Catania (I-At-Large) said Obama described
LGBT issues during his address with an
authenticity that really is breathtaking.
He is singularly the most important
president weve ever had when it comes
to the advancement of rights for the LGBT
community, Catania said. And his remarks
here are so authentic. I believe who we saw
is the real Barack Obama someone who
knows the importance of equality.
No protesters were seen outside
the Washington Convention Center
prior to the HRC dinner. Demonstrators
often protest Obama at the LGBT events
in which he participates for his lack of
support of marriage equality and HRC for
allegedly being an elitist organization.
Heather Cronk, managing director
of GetEQUAL, said protesting the HRC
dinner wasnt a priority and didnt seem
strategic.
HRCs 15th annual National Dinner drew
approximately 3,000 attendees. Tickets
were $275, but HRC offered an active duty
military discount at $175. In addition to the
National Dinner, HRC said it hosts about
150 free or low-dollar community events
year-round and participated in more than
180 Pride festival events in 46 states.
Lou Chibbaro Jr.
contributed to this report.
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voice implying that someones sexual
orientation can be chosen or changed is
dangerous, Solmonese said.
Solmonese said HRC is eager to
connect Cain with medical professionals
at these association to guide him through
the basic science he said he seeks.
Jack Drescher, a distinguished fellow of
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Herman Cains opinion that being
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scientic thinking, Drescher said. Not
only is homosexuality not a choice, as
most efforts to try and change a persons
sexual orientation fail, but some attempts
to change can cause harm and damage to
an individuals well-being.
LGBT groups representing conservative
and Republican interests had different
takes on Cains remarks.
R. Clarke Cooper, executive director
of Log Cabin Republicans, also criticized
Cain and said the organization would be
happy to show him the science proving
sexual orientation isnt a choice.
An individuals orientation is no more
a choice than the color of his skin or
whether he is left-handed, and too many
people have been hurt because of failed
attempts to change the way they were
born, Cooper said.
But Chris Barron, chair of GOProud,
defended Cain and said his remarks dont
reect the candidates true position on
LGBT issues.
The attacks levied by the gay left
and their allies at Log Cabin against
Mr. Cain are despicable, Cain said.
My partner and I have sat down with
Herman Cain and talked with him about
issues that are important to gay people,
and I can tell you rst hand that anyone
or any organization that claims that
Herman Cain is anti-gay is simply lying or
doesnt know the man at all.
The attacks on Cain come as a new
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published Tuesday nds him gaining
ground among the GOP candidates, with
former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney
once again at the head of the pack.
Among responders who leaned
Republican, Romney led the pack with 21
points and Cain was tied with Texas Gov.
Rick Perry at 14 points. Among all registered
voters, Romney led with 20 points while
Cain and Perry both had 15 points.
Once the front-runner upon his entry
into the race, Perry is now tied for second-
place with Cain. The Washington Post
reported Perrys slide comes after several
uneven performances in presidential
debates and in response to renewed
media emphasis on immigration policies
in his state. In Texas, colleges allow the
children of illegal immigrants to pay in-
state tuition rates.
Sean Theriault, a gay political scientist at
the University of Texas, Austin, dismissed
a reading of the poll as showing new
strength for Romney.
Theriault noted Romneys numbers
hadnt changed since earlier polling and
the Massachusetts governor is only ahead
now because of falling numbers for Perry.
Perry is not doomed, Theriault said.
Quite the contrary. A strong debate
performance, a couple of good weeks of
positive news and hed be back on top.
Romneys numbers have been at 25 since
the day he dropped out of the Republican
primary in 2008. Thats a pretty strong
ceiling effect.
In related news, two high-prole
Republicans who were thought to be
possible entries in the presidential race
ofcially announced they wouldnt seek
the nomination in 2012.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the
GOP vice-presidential nominee in 2008,
announced in a letter to supporters on
Wednesday that she wouldnt seek the
nomination for the White House in 2012.
I believe that at this time I can be more
effective in a decisive role to help elect
other true public servants to ofce from
the nations governors to congressional
seats and the presidency, Palin said.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie also
announced this week that he wouldnt
join the pack of Republican candidates
seeking to oust President Obama from the
White House.
Now is not my time, said Christie at a
news conference in Trenton, N.J., adding,
New Jersey, whether you like it or not,
youre stuck with me.
Christie is reviled by many LGBT rights
supporters for having pledged to veto any
legislation that would legalize same-sex
marriage in New Jersey.
But in January, Christie signed into
law one of the nations strongest anti-
bullying bills. The law was inspired by the
death of Rutgers University student Tyler
Clementi, who committed suicide after
his roommate secretly recorded a sexual
encounter he had with another man.
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Cain ignites restorm with remarks on gays
Former Mass. Gov. MITT ROMNEY is back in
rst place among GOP presidential hopefuls
according to a new poll that shows a surprising
surge of support for Herman Cain.
White House names new LGBT liaison
The White House ofcially announced on Wednesday the administrations new
LGBT liaison will be a gay former Defense Department ofcial involved in the
effort to repeal Dont Ask, Dont Tell.
Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson, said Gautam Raghavan, formerly
a deputy liaison to the White House at the Pentagon, has become an associate
director of public engagement in the Ofce of Public Engagement and
Intergovernmental Affairs. Inouye said Raghavan would serve as the point of
contact for the LGBT community in his new role.
According to the White House, Raghavan previously worked for the Obama
for America campaign, the Democratic National Committee and Progressive
Majority. Hes a graduate of Stanford University and is pursuing a masters degree
at George Washington University.
The Washington Blade reported on Sept. 23 that Raghavan had been
designated for the role. The announcement on Wednesday is the rst on-the-
record comment conrming the appointment.
As LGBT point person, Raghavan will take over duties previously assigned
to Brian Bond, who was deputy director of the Ofce of Public Engagement
and LGBT liaison before he left in July for a position at the DNC. Upon Bonds
departure, Stephanie Valencia took over as deputy director at the White House
Ofce of Public Engagement, while Raul Alvillar, an aide to Vice President Joseph
Biden, took over as LGBT liaison on a temporary basis.
LGBT advocates say Raghavan was involved in the process that led to Dont
Ask, Dont Tell repeal in his capacity as a deputy liaison to the White House at
the Pentagon.
Aubrey Sarvis, executive director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network,
said his organization is pleased to welcome Raghavan to his new post at the
White House.
He is well-respected in the LGBT community, but perhaps no more than here at
SLDN where we worked closely with him in his role at the Pentagon helping to build
the support needed to manage the repeal process of Dont Ask, Dont Tell, Sarvis
said. We look forward to working with him as we move toward addressing the post-
repeal inequities that remain for our nations service members, including family support
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endorsement video;
Alston should resign
As Marylanders brace for another legisla-
tive ght over same-sex marriage early next
year, Gov. Martin OMalley this week de-
buted a (tepid) video endorsement of mar-
riage equality. Meanwhile, a once-support-
ive state lawmaker was indicted and ought
to resign before the 2012 session begins.
OMalleys video runs a scant 30 sec-
onds and focuses on religion.
As a free and diverse people of many
different faiths, we choose to be governed
under the law by certain fundamental prin-
ciples, among them equal protection of the
law for every individual and the free exer-
cise of religion without government inter-
vention, OMalley says. The legislation
we plan to introduce in the 2012 legislative
session will protect religious freedom and
equality of marital rights under the law.
Not exactly a full-throated defense of
our humanity. The emphasis on religion is
odd, given that the bill and the larger
ght for marriage equality have noth-
ing to do with couples wanting to walk the
aisles of OMalleys Catholic church. Sure,
its about rights and privileges afforded by
the state, but its much bigger than that.
Its about respecting our relationships and
basic humanity and citizenship as equal
to that of our straight neighbors. Very few
Democrats understand that or express it.
During the congressional ght over Presi-
dent Bushs Federal Marriage Amendment,
only then-Sen. Ted Kennedy rose to defend
our basic humanity. The other Democrats,
including Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski,
made dry legalistic arguments that failed to
acknowledge our families or love.
Another Democrat who gets it is
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who re-
corded his own marriage equality video
back in May.
Same-sex couples are denied rights
that other New Yorkers take for granted,
Cuomo said. Same-sex couples are de-
nied over 1,000 federal and 700 state rights
that are afforded to millions of others.
Specically, Cuomo cites, The opportuni-
ty to protect and care for one another; the
freedom to express their lifelong commit-
ment and the basic dignity of having a re-
lationship recognized by the state they call
home. He continues, It is not a question
of religion. Marriage equality is the next
chapter of our civil rights story.
The contrast is telling. OMalley has been
forced into taking a position hes clearly un-
comfortable with, despite the fact that he
has a gay brother. Up until very recently, hed
been advocating for civil unions.
And lets not forget OMalleys 2007
betrayal, when after the states high court
ruled against marriage equality, he said,
I look forward to reading the courts full
opinion, but as we move forward, those
of us with the responsibility of passing
and enforcing laws have an obligation to
protect the rights of all individuals equally,
without telling any faith how to dene its
sacraments. I respect the courts decision.
That offensive statement represented just
one of OMalleys tortured positions on the
issue. In 2004, OMalley told a Baltimore TV
station that, Im not opposed to civil mar-
riages. Also in 2004, he sent an e-mail to a
plaintiff in the state marriage lawsuit that read,
Im just supporting something I strongly be-
lieve in, referring to marriage equality. But
by early 2006, OMalleys position was shifting
and he said, I was raised to believe that mar-
riage is between a man and a woman. This is
a fundamental issue of the states public pol-
icy, and a decision that ultimately should not
be made by a single trial court judge. When
confronted by gay activists after issuing that
statement, OMalley disavowed any previous
support of marriage equality.
Despite this twisted, complicated his-
tory, well accept his support now in the in-
terest of passing the bill. But lets not mis-
take OMalley for a passionate supporter
of LGBT equality. For that, we must look
to New Yorks governor.
At least OMalley will support the bill.
Thats more than we can say for Del. Tif-
fany Alston (D-Prince Georges), a one-
time co-sponsor of the marriage equality
bill, who later opposed it. Now Alston has
been indicted for, among other things, fel-
ony theft related in part to allegations that
she used campaign money to pay for her
2010 wedding expenses. The allegations
would be funny, except that Alstons ip-
op sabotaged the bill. Shes thoroughly
unqualied for public ofce, as outlined
by the Washington Post, which reported
that she only got the job because her hus-
band worked for a state senators daugh-
ter, which was all it took for the senator to
put Alston on his slate. In Prince Georges
County, thats apparently all it takes to get
elected. Alston denies wrongdoing. Shes
a joke and should resign immediately.
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Re: Obama: Dont boo gay soldiers
(news, Oct. 2)
So yet another opportunity and Obama
says nothing about the amendment in North
Carolina. Even GOP Rep. Renee Ellmers of
North Carolina has publicly said she will vote
against the N.C. constitutional amendment
because it is too broad and bans civil unions.
Wake up Obama administration!
Rep. Ellmers gave cover to every Demo-
crat in the land to publicly and specically
oppose the NC amendment. Tar Heel
I do think Herman Cain, Ron Paul, Gary
Johnson or even Jon Huntsman would
have helped themselves if they had de-
nounced the two or three louts who
booed the gay soldier then and there. But
how come if Barack Obama is the presi-
dent of all America and the commander-
in-chief of this soldier, it took him 10 days
to say something about it, and then only
to score political points speaking at the
national dinner of a gay lobby, the Human
Rights Campaign. By then, Gary Johnson
had already denounced the hecklers.
Obama needed this as a talking point
at the HRC dinner because even there,
among Obama zombies and aks, he was
going to be pressed on his gay marriage
ip-opping. And he doesnt have the
courage to take a position. Bruce Majors
Re: Obama still evolving on marriage
(news, Oct. 3)
How much evolving does he need to
do? So we all have to wait while he decides
whether he can come to terms with the fact
that same-sex couples want their equal
rights. While he continues to evolve,
the rest of us are being put through hell.
Those of us in same-sex bi-national rela-
tionships are under threat of being ripped
apart because federal law does not rec-
ognize our relationships. Come on, Mr.
President, put your words into action like
you said you were going to do when you
wanted our votes!!! Janice
An unfortunate distraction,
as GOP helped repeal
Dont Ask
It has been a little more than two weeks
since Dont Ask, Dont Tell was ofcially
removed from the books. There have
been no reports of sexual tension, harass-
ment or sexual assault, as predicted by the
Family Research Council. There have been
no shower rapes or any mass exodus of
straight men and women who would not
stand side-by-side with one of their own
because of their sexual orientation.
What there has been is a slow and
steady stream of brave men and women
who have decided to tell the truth about
who they are. As someone who did not
serve, but grew up in a military house-
hold, I was taught that one of the essen-
tial pillars of the serving in the Armed
Forces was honor.
If brave men and women are willing to
enlist in the military, ght and make the ulti-
mate sacrice for our country, then they de-
serve the same rights and privileges as any
other American. The bottom line is that in
the days since repeal, everyone in the mili-
tary is serving with the same people they
were serving with before repeal.
This is something that former Sen. Rick
Santorum doesnt seem to understand. In
a recent presidential debate, Santorum
said that there was no place for sexual
displays in the military. What he fails to
understand is the simple fact that before
Sept. 20, a gay soldier could not set a
picture of he and his partner on his desk,
while a straight soldier could. A lesbian
Marine could not display a photo of her
girlfriend near her bunk.
Log Cabin Republicans Executive Di-
rector R. Clarke Cooper was absolutely
correct in his statement that, Sen. San-
torums shameful response to the combat
soldiers question regarding open service
was incoherent and out of touch. Amer-
icas uniformed leaders support gays
and lesbians serving alongside their col-
leagues with dignity and respect. Santo-
rums divisive and homophobic remarks
do not bet a commander-in-chief.
On that same evening of repeal, Log
Cabin Republicans honored Sens. Su-
san Collins and Scott Brown with Spirit
of Lincoln awards for their critical roles
in bringing repeal to reality. They, along
with six other Republican senators, voted
in favor of repeal, pushing the vote above
its needed margin of victory.
Between 1993 and Sept. 20, more than
14,000 service men and women were dis-
charged under the failed policy of DADT.
Thats 14,000 American jobs that men and
women have been red from simply for hav-
ing the integrity to say who they are. How do
we live in a country where being honest is a
disqualifying factor?
If you have faith in our armed forces,
then you should have faith that everyone
serving has the proper training and skill
set to successfully perform their duties and
missions. If you respect the military, then
you should respect the men and women
who valiantly serve in it. All of them.
Sen. Scott Brown said it best at that
Log Cabin dinner: When a soldier an-
swers the call for duty, it only matters if
theyre willing to give their all.
Small business owners
among those hit with one
of nations highest rates
Our city government has become an
embarrassment.
The pity is D.C.s elected ofcials dont
seem to realize they have crossed that
elusive line in the sand with the public.
Its not difcult to understand why
many residents now turn their heads, low-
er their gaze and recoil when a news re-
port begins, The D.C. Council today
Who knows how that sentence might end?
With a majority of Council members,
as well as Mayor Vincent Gray, under
what is delicately described as an ethical
cloud, a bitterly fractured Council has
come to resemble a drag queen dressing
room before show time bitchy, yes, but
unfortunately, not as amusing or good
natured.
However, LGBT political and commu-
nity organizations utter nary a peep in pro-
test despite the fact that its difcult just
to keep all the details of ofcial malfea-
sance organized in a pitiable voters mind.
Cant someone convince disgraced
Council member Harry Thomas Jr. (D-
Ward 5), who has agreed without ad-
mitting any wrongdoing while a criminal
investigation by the U.S. Attorneys ofce
continues to repay $300,000 in city
funds intended for a youth athletic pro-
gram spent instead on an Audi SUV, trips
to golf and other resorts, meals and per-
sonal items, that its time to go?
Two weeks ago, the wigs really came
off during the Councils traditional pre-
meeting breakfast.
Many undoubtedly let loose a cheer
that was more than merely a guilty plea-
sure when gay D.C. Council member
David Catania (I-At-Large) was reported
to have shouted at colleague Phil Men-
delson (D-At-Large), a proponent of rais-
ing local income taxes, I dont give a shit
what you think! The often mercurial and
sharp-tongued Catania was reacting to
being chastened by Mendelson, who sug-
gested it was inappropriate . . . to talk
about Council members personal issues
when Catania referenced the tax-paying
deciencies of at least two among them.
When Jack Evans (D-Ward 2), the nan-
cial dean of the Council who has served
for more than two decades and chairs the
Committee on Finance and Revenue, ex-
horts, This is the worst Council Ive ever
served on, well, you know something is
not quite right.
Following failed attempts by gay D.C.
Council member Jim Dont-Call-It-a-
Bribe Graham (D-Ward 1) and a handful
of others to raise taxes on higher income
residents and a proposal by the mayor
last spring to raise taxes on those making
$200,000 or more was defeated, Mendel-
son successfully proposed raising taxes
on those with incomes above $350,000
to a whopping 8.95 percent, generating
$106 million over four years. (When its
supposed to sunset like the sales tax
increase recently extended.)
Passage by a single vote of a previ-
ously rejected increase in D.C.s already
steep income tax rate of 8.5 percent
among the highest in the nation oc-
curred as the city announced greater-
than-expected revenues and a budget
surplus of $89 million.
For all the talk about budget cuts last
spring, city spending will actually increase
to $10.8 billion and a bevy of new fees
have been enacted. Like the crack ad-
dicts once symbolic of the nations capi-
tal, give the D.C. Council more money
and they will quickly spend it like junkies
in search of a x.
Although the current tax increase affects
only about 6,000 taxpayers, a number of
those are local small business owners and
entrepreneurs community investors and
job creators who should be encouraged to
remain committed to our city as residents.
While the bridges to business-friendly Vir-
ginia, where the top tax rate is more than 3
percent lower, wont soon be jammed with
moving vans, shouldnt Washington expect
a result similar to Marylands imposition of
a millionaires tax later abandoned last
year a dramatic drop in tax lings and a
loss in revenue due to resident departures?
And if like Graham, Mendelson and
the Councils other tax-and-spenders you
think D.C.s income tax scheme is regres-
sive due to a lack of variable tax brackets for
those making more than $40,000, why not
return the largest taxpayers to the previous
top-tier-in-the-nation rate and progressively
lower the rates for those below?
Maybe then it wouldnt feel like being
Alice trapped inside Wonderland.
Scandal scarred D.C. Council reverses vote on taxes
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Robert Turner is president of the D.C. chapter
of Log Cabin Republicans and can be reached at
robert.turner@dclogcabin.org.
Like the crack addicts once symbolic of the nations capital,
give the D.C. Council more money and they will quickly
spend it like junkies in search of a x.
Mark Lee is a local small business manager and long-
time community business advocate. Reach him at
OurBusinessMatters@gmail.com.
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William Rufus DeVane King, the 13th United States vice president, has the
distinction of having served in that ofce for less time than any other vice president.
He died of tuberculosis on April 18, 1853, just 25 days after being sworn into
ofce on March 24, 1853, according an ofcial biography of King prepared by the
Ofce of the Historian of the U.S. Senate.
Other historians have speculated that King holds yet another distinction the
likely status of being the rst gay U.S. vice president and possibly one of the rst
gay members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
King (1786-1853) served in the House of Representatives from North Carolina
for six years beginning in 1811 and later served in the Senate from the newly
created state of Alabama from 1819-44, when he became U.S. minister to France.
He returned to the Senate four years later, in 1848, where he served until
December 1852, when he resigned after winning election in November 1852 as
vice president on the ticket of Franklin Pierce.
A lifelong bachelor, King lived for 15 years in the home of future U.S. president
James Buchanan while the two served in the Senate. Buchanan, also a lifelong
bachelor, is believed by some historians to be the nations rst gay president.
They certainly didnt have the word gay back then, said Paul F. Boller Jr.,
professor emeritus of history at Texas Christian University and author of several
books on presidential politics, including the book Presidential Campaigns: From
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WILLIAM RUFUS DEVANE KING, the 13th United States vice president, is believed by some historians to have
been gay. He holds the distinction of being sworn into ofce on foreign soil, while in Cuba for health reasons.
Americas rst gay
vice president?
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Kat Skiles is starting to get the sense that shes stumbled onto something.
Her new website lezgettogether.com, which she built over Hurricane Irene
weekend, is seeing healthy early trafc.
A free Facebook-esque site for D.C.-area lesbians, its attracted about 160
members in its rst month and is adding more daily.
Everybody whos seen it has been like, Oh my gosh, yeah, weve needed
this, Skiles says.
She got the idea after struggling to make friends upon moving to Washington
herself in 2008. She says her rst few years here were spent looking desperately
for a diverse gathering space. She kept coming up dry.
Facebook is awesome, bars and nightlife are great, but I think there really
is a need for a specic, separate space where lesbians of all different ages and
demographics can mingle, she says.
And why is this so hard with D.C.s strong LGBT population? Why doesnt it
seem to be a problem for gay men?
I dont know, Skiles says. Its a good question and Im sure there are all
kinds of great conversations to be had about that.
The upstart costs have been minimal but she hopes to soon have it up and
running on its own through ad sales. She didnt conceive of it as a business
venture but she would like it to be self-sustaining. The rst gathering is planned
for Oct. 21. Members will meet at 6:30 at Sollys Tavern for the inaugural lesbian
attack, a monthly event where theyll gather at a straight bar for the evening.
Skiles, a 26-year-old Salt Lake City native, is an online communications director
for the U.S. House. She loves working on the Hill and has long been fascinated
by politics. Shes also the communications director for the LGBT Congressional
Staff Association.
Skiles studied religion and politics at Northern Californias Dominican
University but came to D.C. for an internship in 2006 and fell in love with it.
Skiles is in a relationship and lives in Columbia Heights. She enjoys pick-up
basketball, working out, Scrabble and American history.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
PERSON TO TELL?
I dont know that I ever really came
out. Being gay was just this thing I
started doing one day.
WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
Tammy Baldwin.
WHAT IS WASHINGTONS BEST
NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT?
Chi Cha Lounge on U Street. It is
second to none.
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
The Jefferson Memorial. It is going to
happen.
WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
Veterans issues are near and dear to
my heart. Three generations of my family
have fought in wars with the United
States Army, most recently my brother
in Iraq.

WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
The legal institution of slavery in the
earliest years of American history.

WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
The night Nancy Pelosi took the
Speakership. Im a big fan of rsts for
women in general and I really admire
Pelosi, but I also campaigned myself
ragged that election cycle. I felt so a part
of the victory. It was all very moving.
ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
Standing up for whats right, even if it
is awkward.

WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
Ive been working really hard to get
the word out about LezGetTogether.
com and so Ive posted the link all over
Facebook and Twitter a million times.
You probably should too. Go on go
on
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
The Girl Who Preferred Her Hoodie
to An Umbrella

IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO
CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
I would join the Tea Party in declaring
science a hoax. Actually, no. I would just
declare science a hoax.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
My views about the non-physical
world are rooted in staying focused on
the here and now. I read this beautiful
book a few years ago called Way of
the Peaceful Warrior that sums it up
pretty well. My favorite section says,
Wake up! If you knew for certain you
had a terminal illness if you had little
time left to live you would waste
precious little of it! Well, Im telling
you, you do have a terminal illness. Its
called birth. You dont have more than
a few years left. No one does! So be
happy now, without reason or you will
never be at all.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
As we continue advancing equality,
its important to recognize the value of
lending a hand to others along the way.
Our LGBT family is a canvas of diversity
and that means we have to ght in every
instance of discrimination men for
women, whites for minorities, rich for
poor and so on. We pick up ourselves
when we pick up others.
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
A Democratic majority in the House
of Representatives. If that option were
to become unavailable Id go for a jar of
Nutella and a spoon.

WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
I studied religion in college and grew
up in a family of Irish Catholics so I
have a particular irritation with those
who mischaracterize the message of
Christ and push forward with such
ferocity that which is clearly hateful and
discriminatory. I suppose I shouldnt be
too hard on those folks though, because
when Jesus sees that the gays arent
pulling their weight in contributing to
overpopulation and dogs start marrying
bunnies, Armageddon is likely to ensue
or something like that.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE LGBT
MOVIE?
Kissing Jessica Stein

WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
That its impolite to speak about
religion or politics. Great. Lets just talk
about the weather or what time the
mail comes. Why would I want to hear
about the values and ideas that most
signicantly shape who you are? This
social custom seems a bit ridiculous.

WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU
MOST COVET?
Id like to run for D.C. City Council.

WHAT DO YOU WISH YOUD KNOWN
AT 18?
All that studying would actually pay
off.

WHY WASHINGTON?
I fell in love with this town a long time
ago. Ill grow old here.
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Local LGBT sports
teams host a urry
of fall activities
By KEVIN MAJOROS
About 500 people from the LGBT
community attended the second annual
United Night Out event on Sept. 21 at RFK
Stadium as the D.C. United ended up in a
2-2 tie with Chivas USA.
The event was hosted by the Federal
Triangles Soccer Club and was part of the
Night Out series presented by Team D.C.
The D.C. Different Drummers performed
before the game and the national anthem
was sung by Justin Richey of the Gay
Mens Chorus of Washington.
Members of SMYAL and other groups
were also included in the pre-game ag
unveiling. After the game, D.C. United
players Clyde Simms and Josh Wolff,
donated their game jerseys to two United
Night Out rafe winners. Simms and Wolff
are featured in the It Gets Better video
put out by D.C. United. They are the rst
Major League Soccer team to support the
anti-bullying campaign. The video was
recently broadcast on the cable sports
channel, Comcast SportsNet. For more
information on the event and to view the
video, go to unitednightout.com.
All the fall LGBT sports leagues have
kicked off their season play, but theres
always an opportunity to submit your name
to a substitute player list. Among the teams
offering a sub list are the Capital Area
Rainbowlers Association, League of Women
Bowlers and the Capital Tennis Association.
There are plenty of LGBT sports groups
offering individual participation for the
coming months. The D.C. IceBreakers will
be hosting a skate and social at the Kettler
Capitals Iceplex on Oct. 16 at 8:15 p.m. The
cost to skate is $8 and skate rental is $3. All
skill levels are welcome. After skating, the
group heads to a local pub for a social hour.
Details are at dcicebreakers.com.
Ski-Bums have announced their
2012 event offerings for skiing and
snowboarding. Upcoming trips include
Salt Lake City, Beaver Creek, Sun Valley,
Killington and more. Information on
membership is at ski-bums.org.
Charm City Volleyball is hosting
Wednesday social play at the Mt. Royal
Recreation Center in Baltimore every week
from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Teams are formed by 7
p.m. and all skill levels are welcome. Cost
is $3 per session. They also host Sunday
competitive and scrimmage play/clinics at
the Volleyball House in Elkridge, Md., every
week from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $7 per
session and North American Gay Volleyball
Association teams are welcome to play.
More information is at volleybaltimore.org.
The Adventuring Outdoors Group
will be hiking Sunday at Difcult Run in
Great Falls, Va. The hike will start from
the parking lot on Old Georgetown Pike
and head along the cascades of Difcult
Run as it ows toward the Potomac. Then
theyll head upstream past the old George
Washington canal ruins to lunch at one of
the overlooks at Great Falls near the Visitors
Center. After lunch they will continue back
through the abandoned Potomac River
channels via Old Carriage road and Swamp
Trail. Total length of the hike is about 5 miles
with an elevation gain of 250 feet. Bring
lunch, beverages, bug spray around $5 for
trip and transportation fees. The group will
meet by the station attendants kiosk inside
the Rosslyn Metro Station. The group can
be found online at adventuring.org.
Rainbow Climbing D.C. can usually be
found at the local rock climbing venues
on Tuesday and Thursday nights and
sometimes on weekends. Check out their
Facebook page under Rainbow Climbing
to see if they will be at Earth Treks in
Rockville or Sportrock in Alexandria.
The D.C. Front Runners, celebrating
their 30
th
anniversary this year, continue
with their Tuesday and Thursday evening
runs along with their Saturday and Sunday
morning runs. The group meets at 23rd
and P Streets except for Tuesdays when
they meet at Union Station. The runners
also host walks at the same locations on
Tuesday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Times are listed at dcfrontrunners.org.
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United Night Out.
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OPENING NIGHT
Dirty Girl
THU OCT 13 @ Lisner Auditorium
Director Abe Sylvias Dirty Girl is a raucous, feel-
good road-trip lm with a clever, postmodern
edge. The star-studded cast includes William H.
Macy, Milla Jovovich, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight
Yoakam and Tim McGraw. Director will be present
for a Q+A session after the screening.
WOMEN & FILMMAKERS
BRUNCH & SCREENING
SUN OCT 16 @ U.S. Navy Memorial Museum
& Theater
Join us for this annual highlight of the festival,
meet lmmakers then join us for Hannah & the
Hasbian. Intimate, funny, and superbly acted,
this Aussie movie explores what happens when
one-half of a lesbian couple decides shes no
longer a lesbian and embarks on a search for
Mr. Right Now.
The Night Watch
7:15 pm FRI OCT 14 @ Globe Theater
(formerly Visions Cinema Lounge)
Adapted from Sarah Waters Man Booker Prize-
winning novel, The Night Watch is an achingly
beautiful cyclone of missed connections and
fragmented pasts.
We Were Here
11 am SAT OCT 15 @ Globe Theater
A powerful documentary about the early days of
the AIDS epidemic, which speaks to our capacity
as individuals to rise to the occasion, and to the
incredible power of a community coming together
with love, compassion, and determination.
Romeos
4 pm SAT OCT 15 @ Atlas
Lukas is 20 and transitioning from female to
male. When he leaves his family to take part
in a work program, hes assigned to the girls
dormitory. Dressing like a man, building muscles
and identifying himself as male may shield
his secret somewhat, but actually poses more
questions from his peers.
Kink Crusaders
5 pm SAT OCT 15 @ GWU Documentary
Center B7
When missionary just wont dosend in the Kink
Crusaders! Director Michael Skiff brings his
camera and passionate eye to the 30th Annual
International Mr. Leather Contest.

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Bashment
6 pm SAT OCT 15 @ Atlas
Rikki Beadle-Blair (Metrosexuality) drags us into
a gritty and passionate realm where nothing is
rational. Can any man truly empathize with another?
If not, does that absolve apathy or animosity?
Pariah
8:00 pm SAT OCT 15 @ Atlas
With a spectacular sense of atmosphere and
authenticity, Pariah takes us deep and strong
into the world of an intelligent butch teenager
trying to nd her way into her own.
A Spot of Bother
10:00 pm SAT OCT 15 @ Atlas
This dark comedy explores issues of mental
health, class and family bonds. Adapted from
the novel of the same name by Mark Haddon.
Tomboy
5:30 pm SUN OCT 16 @ U.S. Navy Memorial
Museum & Theater
Gender identity is explored in Celine Sciammas
(Water Lilies) humorous, heartfelt story of a girl
who just wants to be a boy.
Vito
7:15 pm SUN OCT 16 @ U.S. Navy Memorial
Museum & Theater
This exquisite lm pays tribute to Vito Russo
(The Celluloid Closet) a man who inuenced change
and paved the way for a generation of gays and
lesbians today.
BEST OF THE FEST
7 pm SUN OCT 16 @ Lisner Auditorium
In a year with a struggling economy, an
earthquake, a hurricane and a few other
random acts of ickiness, there needs to be a
little levity and these eight shorts do indeed
follow this theme.
WORLD PREMIERE
Into the Lions Den
9 pm SUN OCT 16 @ Lisner Auditorium
Bored with the West Hollywood gay scene, best
friends embark on a cross country road trip from
LA to NYC. The director and actors Ronnie Kroell,
Jesse Archer, and Kristen-Alexzander Grifth will
be present for a Q+A with the audience.
NEW THIS YEAR
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Join us for a special screening and
reception at the following embassies:
Mary Lou at the Embassy of Israel
Three at the Goethe Institut German Cultural Center
Sister Smile at the Embassy of France
Fords takes chance on
daring musical Parade
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Not all musicals end happily. Case in
point: Parade. Based on the real life
trial and lynching of Leo Frank in early 20
th

century Atlanta, the Tony Award winner
(currently playing at Fords Theatre) is
some depressing stuff.
Yes, Jason Robert Browns gorgeous
score softens the grim facts and when
sung by the talented actors gathered
for this respectable production, the
show remains a sad story, but one thats
beautifully told.
Its 1913 and the bloody body of
13-year-old Mary Phagan (Lauren
Williams) is found in the basement of
Atlantas National Pencil factory on
Confederate Memorial Day. Following
a mishandled investigation, Frank (Euan
Morton), a young Brooklyn Jew who has
moved south to marry nice Jewish girl
Lucille (Jenny Fellner) and run the factory,
is arrested for the murder of his young
employee.
Atlantas citizenry is out for blood. A
lingering resentment of Northerners
(its just 50 years since the Civil War)
combined with a heavy dose of anti-
Semitism are the prefect recipe for
injustice. One by one, the coached and
coerced give damning testimony in a
mostly sung-through trial sequence
whose high point is the sensational
Thats What He Said in which slippery
witness James Conley (Kevin McAllister)
backed by the ensemble set the stage for
Franks railroading.
Fellner sings a heartrending rendition
of You Dont Know This Man, Lucilles
balladic defense of her husband.
Similarly, Morton as Leo (an uptight
adding machine so unfamiliar with
southern ways) begins to open up with
Its Hard to Speak My Heart. But
despite the couples best efforts, their
foes ambitious prosecuting attorney
Hugh Dorsey (James Konicek) and
rabble-rousing publisher Tom Watson
played by a mustachioed Will Gartshore
(local gay actor whose glorious tenor was
also heard in Parade when it opened
on Broadway in 1998, but in a different
part) arent listening.
Morton, the versatile Scottish actor
who became well known for playing Boy
George in Broadways musical Taboo,
is terric. His Leo is at turns nebbishy,
brusque, slightly superior, but in the end
loving. Unfortunately neither Browns
score nor the shows book by Alfred Uhry
(who also wrote Driving Miss Daisy,
another peek into Atlantas Jewish
community) provides an opportunity for
Leo to reveal his fear and anguish.
The heart of the story is Leo and
Lucilles changing marriage. What starts
out as a loveless seemingly arranged
union forges into a respectful partnership
as the pair work to secure Leos freedom
and ultimately blossoms into full blown
romance. Jailhouse visits are breezy.
Lucille sets out her nicky husbands home
cooked favorites while Leo busily works
on his appeal. If only for a short time, they
behave like a happily married couple
despite the macabre circumstance.
Browns soaring score references
military marches, spirituals and waltzes.
There are sad ballads and grave melodies
aplenty, but a few tunes encourage
toe tapping too. Its those along with
choreographer Karma Camps cake-
walking moves that remind us of the circus
like good time surrounding Leos trial and
lynching. They were big entertainment,
the hottest tickets in town.
Sure-handedly staged by Stephen
Rayne, the production moves at a good
clip. Set designer Tony Cisek imagines the
newly industrialized Atlanta as two tiers
of red brick arches that serve variously
as factory, courthouse, jail, governors
mansion and the Frank home. Two
towering columns each in unchecked
stages of decay stand as fading
remnants of a prouder, more glorious
South. And Wade Laboissonnieres
many period costumes are spot on and
superbly rendered.
Theres a lingering sadness to Fords
Parade. Long after the actors have
taken their bows, were haunted by the
ghosts of little Mary Phagan, Leo Frank,
his wife and the people of Atlanta.
Neither they nor the tragic events are
easily forgotten.
Trials and tribulations
PARADE
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SAGE Committee is meeting at
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from noon to 1:30 p.m.
The Lemonheads will be performing
Its a Shame About Ray at the Black Cat
with the Shining Twins and the New York
Rivals tonight. Tickets are $15 and can
be purchased online at blackcatdc.com.
Doors open at 9 p.m.
Busboys & Poets presents First
Fridays, a monthly series that includes
artist talks, studio visits and more, tonight
at 6 p.m. in the Zinn Room at its Hyattsville
location (5331 Baltimore Ave., Suite 104).
Cameron Mackintosh presents a new
25th anniversary production of Les
Miserables at the Kennedy Center
(2700 F St., N.W.) tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets range from $39 to $155 and can be
purchased online at kennedy-center.org.
Touchstone Gallery (901 New York Ave.,
N.W.) is hosting an opening reception
tonight from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for its newest
exhibits Recent Paintings: Scapes,
featuring expressionistic paintings by
Steve Alderton and Clouded Leopard
Labyrinth which is a mixed media
installation by Leslie Johnston.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8
Zoom Urban Lesbian Excursions
is organizing a trip to the Maryland
Renaissance Festival (1821 Crownsville
Rd.) in Annapolis today at 1 p.m. The group
will be meeting near the ticketing area with
a sign and purple balloons. Tickets are $19
and can be bought at the venue.
The Delmarvalous Squares are having
an all-day event today to promote square
dancing in the Rehoboth Beach area. The
group will have afternoon workshops from
2 to 4 p.m. and then an evening open
house from 7 to 9 p.m. at Camp Rehoboth
(37 Baltimore Ave.).
DJ Joey O, formerly of Apex, will be
spinning at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) for
the rst time ever tonight. Doors open at
10 p.m. with an $8 cover until 11 and $12
afterward. Attendees must be 21 or older.
Green Lantern (1335 Green Court,
N.W.) is hosting a fundraiser for Mr. D.C.
Leather 2011 Ron Moser tonight from 9
p.m. to 1 a.m. There will be drink specials
and two rafes. Proceeds will benet the
Leather Archives and Museum.
Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.) presents
Hellmouth Happy Hour where every week
an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
will be screened and drink specials will be
offered. This week the episode is Go Fish.
Premiere Entertainment, a gay-owned
entertainment and promotion team,
presents The Rave Part VI with Nina
Sky tonight from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. at the
Warehouse Loft (411 New York Ave., N.E.).
General admission is $20, VIP access is $30
and all access VIP is $35. Attendees under
21 must send name to thepremiere.ent@
gmail.com to get on guest list.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9
Charger Stone presents Sweet Tea:
A Dance for Everyone today from 1 to
5 p.m. at Remingtons (639 Pennsylvania
Ave., S.E.).
Busboys & Poets is showing I Shot
Andy Warhol tonight at 3 p.m. in the
Langston Room at its 14th and V streets
location (2021 14th St., N.W.) as its
October Focus-In! Film of the Month. This
is a free screening.
A new gay-welcoming Catholic church,
St. Hedwigs Old Catholic Church, has
Mass today at 9 a.m. The church meets each
Sunday morning at Palisades Community
Church (5200 Cathedral Ave., N.W.) in
Washington. The church, not afliated with
the Vatican, describes itself as one with
progressive Catholic values that welcomes
those disaffected by mainstream traditions
and what some consider politically distorted
teachings of Christ in other faith traditions.
Bishop Michael Seneco, whos gay, is the
pastor. Visit sainthedwigs.org for more
information. All are welcome.
The Indigo Girls play the Strathmore
(5301 Tuckerman Lane) in North Bethesda
tonight at 7 p.m. with opening band, the
Shadowboxers. Tickets range from $45
to $55 and can be purchased online at
strathmore.org.
MONDAY, OCT. 10
Commissioner Darrell Gaston will be at
Nellies (900 U St., N.W.) tonight for the
Team Gaston 2012 LGBT Fundraiser at
6 p.m. hosted by Marc Morgan, Earnest
Walker from Us Helping Us and Brian
Watson from the Wanda Alston House.
Tickets are $35 and attendees can RSVP
at secure.actblue.com/page/lgbt4gaston.
WEAVE, a support group for LGBT
survivors of intimate partner violence/
abuse will be meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. at
the Lighthouse Center for Healing (5321
First Place, N.E.). For more information
and to register, call 202-280-6391.
TUESDAY, OCT. 11
The electronic music group Ladytron will
be performing at 9:30 Club (815 V St., N.W.)
tonight. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased
online at 930.com. Doors open at 7 p.m.
DCBiWomen will have its monthly dinner
at Dupont Italian Kitchen (1637 17th St.,
N.W.) tonight from 7 to 9:30 p.m. For more
information, visit dcbiwomen.org.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12
Uh Huh Her is returning to the 9:30
Club (815 V St., N.W.) tonight with its Keep
a Breast Tour for an early show. Tickets are
$20 and can be purchased online at 930.
com. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Nellies (900 U St., N.W.) is hosting an
AIDS Walk free burger night starting at 5
p.m. Attendees who sign up to walk with
Team Nellie or make a donation of $35 or
more will receive a free burger.
Rainbow Response is holding its
monthly meeting tonight at the D.C.
Center (1318 U St., N.W.) from 7 to 8 p.m.
The Lambda Bridge Club is meeting
tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Dignity Center
(721 8th St., S.E.) across from Marine
Barracks, for duplicate bridge. No
reservations are needed and newcomers
are welcome. If a partner is needed, visit
lambdabridge.com.
The Big Gay Book Group will meet
tonight at 7 p.m. at 1155 F Street,
N.W., Suite 200. The book discussed
will be Secret Historian: The Life and
Times of Samuel Steward, Professor,
Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade by
Justin Speing. For more information,
visit biggaybookgroup.com or e-mail
biggaybookgroup@hotmail.com.
THURSDAY, OCT. 13
National Symphony Orchestra
Pops presents Some Enchanted
Evening: The Music of Rodgers and
Hammerstein tonight at the Kennedy
Center (2700 F St., N.W.) at 7 p.m.
Conducted by Steven Reineke, Aaron
Lazar, Rebecca Luker and Rod Gilfry will
sing hits like Surrey with the Fringe on
Top, Climb Evry Mountain and more.
Tickets range from $20 to $85 and can be
purchased online at kennedy-center.org.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) and
Tongue in You Ear present the Brother
Tongue Poetry Workshop series. Tonight
is the nal workshop led by Regie Cabico,
a three time National Poetry Slam nalist
who has appeared on two season of
HBOs Def Poetry Jam. All sessions will
take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $25
for all four sessions. For more information
and to register, visit thedccenter.org.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
will be performing the music of Elton
John at the Music Center at Strathmore
(5301 Tuckerman Lane) in North Bethesda
E-mail calendar items to calendars@washblade.com
two weeks prior to your event. Space is limited so
priority is given to LGBT-specic events or those
with LGBT participants. Recurring events must be
re-submitted each time.
Clouded Leopard Labyrinth No. 2 is part
of an installation by Leslie A. Johnston that
will be on display at Touchstone Gallery.
IMAGE COURTESY OF TOUCHSTONE GALLERY
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Im walking
to save lives.
Stein exhibit opens at Portrait Gallery
The National Portrait Gallery has a new exhibit, Seeing Gertrude Stein: Five Stories
opening Oct. 14.
The exhibit features more than 50 artifacts and 100 works by artists detailing the
groundbreaking lesbian writers life and work.
Wanda Corn, who is serving as guest curator, and Tirza True Latimar, serving as associate
guest curator, have written a book of the same name which analyzes the portraits Stein
posed for and more.
The gallery is open from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and admission is free.
Mackey: the Knife
Lesbian singer/songwriter Jeanne Mackey will be performing Drop the Knife: A
Memoir-in-Song on Oct. 14 at the Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium (7500
Maple Ave.) at 7:30 p.m.
As a young musician, Mackey advocated feminist values and social justice and in
this musical she chronicles her search for personal and ancestral healing, exploring the
meaning of magic, homeland, curses and death.
There is a suggested donation of $10 to $15.
Center hosts two artists this weekend
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) has two events this weekend.
First up is the Centers monthly open mic night tonight at 8 p.m. featuring Liz Prescott,
a semi-nalist in Capturing Fire, the rst national, queer poetry slam. Prescott has also
been featured at Busboys & Poets and Bloombars.
The night will be hosted by Mike Brazell and those who wish to participate should sign
up by 7:30 p.m.
Then on Saturday, Kimberly Dark, a writer, mother, performer and professor, will be
performing Good Fortune tonight at 8 p.m. Dark has compiled her own tarot deck
of 49 large-size art images that correspond to stories. At each performance, an audience
member chooses cards from the deck to form the shows reading. The cards selection,
arrangement, and impromptu interpretation ensure that no two shows will ever be alike.
Tickets are $10 and can only be purchased at the door.
Reel Afrmations back with Dirty opening feature
Reel Afrmations celebrates 20 years as it starts its annual lm festival on
Thursday with Dirty Girl at 7 p.m. at the George Washington University Lisner
Auditorium (730 21st St., N.W.) and an opening night gala after the lm.
Dirty Girl follows Danielle, played by Juno Temple, as she searches for love,
family and an identity with social outcast Clarke, played by Jeremy Dozier, who is
coming to terms with his sexuality.
Tickets to opening night, the womens brunch and closing night range from $20
to $40. Individual tickets to all other lms, except the closing party, are $12.
Individual festival passes range from $150 to $350. Other passes range from
$750 to $2,500 and include two or three passes to all festival lms and more. Six-
pack vouchers are $60.
The festival continues through Oct. 22
For more information, including a complete schedule of lms and events, and
to purchase tickets, visit reelafrmations.org.
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32 OCTOBER 07, 2011 OUT & ABOUT
A scene from Dirty Girl. Reel Afrmations is back after a nancially strapped hiatus year.
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OPENINGS
MON, OCT 10
A Bright New Boise, Woolly Mammoth.
202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net.
WED, OCT 12
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
THU, OCT 13
NSO Pops: Some Enchanted Evening:
The Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Those Who Taste It, Know / Quien
lo probo lo sabe, Teatro de la Luna,
Gunston Theatre Two. 703-548-3092.
teatrodelaluna.org.
The United States vs Billie Holiday, Joes
Movement Emporium. 301-699-1819.
joesmovement.org.
LAST CHANCE
SAT, OCT 8
The Country Girl, ACT, Gunston Theatre
Two. 703-998-4555. americancentury.org.
Fall into WIT, Source Theatre.
202-204-7770.
washingtonimprovtheater.com.
SUN, OCT 9
Fahrenheit 451, Round House
Theatre Bethesda. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
Ay, Carmela!, GALA Hispanic Theatre.
202-234-7174. galatheatre.org.
NSO: John Storgrds, conductor, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
OCT 7 - 8
Lemieux Pilon 4D ART: Norman, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
OCT 8 - OCT 9
An Altered State, Alexandria Symphony
Orchestra, Schlesinger. 703-548-0885.
alexsym.org.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRI, OCT 7
Wood Brothers with Clay Cook, Wolf Trap.
1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org.
SAT, OCT 8
Chris Smither, Wolf Trap.
Slave Commemoration Ceremony, Mount
Vernon. 703-780-2000. mountvernon.org.
SUN, OCT 9
Birthday Open House, Artisphere.
703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
Downtown 81, Corcoran Gallery of Art.
202-639-1700. getinvolved.corcoran.org.
WED, OCT 12
Music on...Photography: Pattie Boyd,
National Geographic. 202-857-7700.
nglive.org/dc.
Sam Bush, Wolf Trap. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
wolftrap.org.
THU, OCT 13
Enter the Haggis, Wolf Trap.
ONGOING STAGE
Parade, Fords Theatre. 202-347-4833.
fords.org.
The Habit of Art & Lungs, Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
Witness for the Prosecution, Olney
Theatre Center. 301-924-3400.
olneytheatre.org.
Harold Night, WIT, Source Theatre.
202-204-7770.
washingtonimprovtheater.com.
ONGOING EXHIBITONS
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Chris Martin:
Painting Big, 30 Americans. 202-639-1700.
corcoran.org.
National Gallery of Art. Warhol: Headlines,
The Invention of Glory; Afonso V and the
Pastrana Tapestries. 202-737-4215.
nga.gov.
National Geographic. Animal Grossology,
Ocean Soul Exhibit: Photographs by
Brian Skerry, Big Cats. 202-857-7588.
nglive.org/dc.
ONGOING GALLERIES
Options 2011, Washington Project for the
Arts (WPA), 629 New York Avenue, NW.
wpadc.org.
J Jordan Bruns Chaos Matters, Fisher Art
Gallery, Schlesinger Concert. 703-845-
6156. nvcc.edu.
transformers: the next generation,
Transformer. 202-483-1102.
transformergallery.org.
Doodle Digit Dot Exhibition & Without
Reservations Exhibition, Washington
Printmakers Gallery. 301-273-3660.
washingtonprintmakers.com.
Visual Voices, Zenith Gallery at
Chevy Chase Pavilion. 202-783-2963.
zenithgallery.com.
Shining Stars, Zenith The Gallery. 202-783-
2963. zenithgallery.com.
Paintings by Kevin H. Adams, Gallery plan
b. 202-234-2711. galleryplanb.com.
HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS
LES MI SRABLES
THRU SUN, OCT 30
KENNEDY CENTER. 202- 467- 4600. KENNEDY- CENTER. ORG.
Cameron Mackintosh presents a new 25th anniversary production of Boublil and
Schnbergs legendary musical, Les Misrables, featuring glorious new staging and
spectacular re-imagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
I NDI GO GI RLS
SUN, OCT 9
STRATHMORE. 301- 581- 5100. STRATHMORE. ORG.
Hot on the heels of their latest CD release, Beauty Queen Sister, the Grammy-
winning folk/roots rock duo make their Strathmore debut, bringing Washington-
area fans a whole new list of reasons to celebrate the Indigo Girls alchemical
vocal blend and insight into the ways of the heart. (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
LUNGS
THRU SUN, OCT 16
STUDI O THEATRE. 202- 332- 3300. STUDI OTHEATRE. ORG
When a man (known as M) asks his girlfriend (known as W) whether she wants to
have a child, shes thrown. Would they be good parents? Did she picture him as
father material? Should anyone be having children anyhow, what with the rising
sea levels and extreme weather theyve been having? What begins as a couples
intimate conversation soon takes on epic overtones, as this chamber drama
follows them through the surprising lifecycle of their relationship. This couple
grapples with questions of family and change, betrayal, optimism, happenstance,
and the terrible pain that you can only cause the people you love.
JACKI E HOYSTED, I NPUT OUTPUT
THRU MON, NOV 7
THE ART LEAGUE. 703- 683- 1780. THEARTLEAGUE. ORG.
Jackie Hoysteds current body of work blurs the line between what is an original
artwork and what is a reproduction. Comprised of paintings, ceramic sculptures,
and digital photographs, Hoysted leaves the distinction of what is the original vs.
what is the copy up to the viewer.
The Guide to Arts & Culture is provided by CultureCapital.com - a program of the Cultural Alliance of
Greater Washington. Image provided by The Kennedy Center.
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Lesbian rabbi writes
of her unexpected
faith journey
Andrea Myers loved to ask questions as
a child. But no answer was ever thorough
enough and certain things were never
discussed. Controversy was forbidden in her
family, topics of religion and sexuality among
them, as the Long Island-raised author
writes in her new book The Choosing.
Myers mother was a Sicilian Catholic
who had been insulted by the Church
and, as a result, Myers and her siblings
were raised in their fathers Lutheran faith.
Theirs was a boisterous family: Myers
devout grandmother lived upstairs and
ercely loved her granddaughter; Myers
mother steadfastly stuck up for her
children no matter what and her father
had a dubious air for fashion.
With her inquisitive mind, there was no
question about college but when it came
time for Myers to apply, she felt as if there
was little choice. Her boyfriend said that
if she chose a local college, they might as
well talk marriage. But what he didnt
know was that Myers had been secretly
dating girls for several years.
She chose Brandeis University and
left home. There, she found people who
didnt care that she was gay and a religion
that seemed to answer a lot of endless
questions but that asked even more.
Seeking out a beloved campus Rabbi,
Myers told him that she wanted to
convert to Judaism and become a Rabbi.
He didnt follow tradition by turning her
away three times; instead, he welcomed
her, but warned her that it wouldnt be
easy. Undaunted, Myers embraced the
challenge by moving to Jerusalem to study.
In many ways, it was a decision that
changed her life.
Filled with wisdom, humor and the kind
of contentment that only comes when one
has found his or her right place in the world,
The Choosing is one of those books that
leaves you feeling oddly serene.
Myers writes about her life: her quirky
family, memorable childhood experiences,
her wife and children, mentors and friends,
but she also takes opportunity to educate
readers on Talmudic teachings, Jewish
laws and her own spirituality. Theres
plenty of humor in this book you can
almost hear the twinkle in Myers words
but at the same time, she imparts a sense
of refreshment, subtly pointing out the
miraculous in the everyday.
If youre looking for inspiration, direction
or a few gentle laughs, youll love this
surprisingly charming book.
The religious life
Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was 3
years old. She lives in Wisconsin with two dogs and 12,000
books. Reach her at bookwormsez@yahoo.com.
THE CHOOSING
By Andrea Myers
Rutgers University Press
$19.95
187 pages
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From Jazz to lm to
Halloween, theres still
plenty to do at the beach
By PETER SCHOTT
No longer just a summer resort,
Rehoboth has the largest and most active
gay community on the Atlantic between
Fire Island and Fort Lauderdale. The
ocean and the midday sun remain warm
into October so theres still time to work
on your tan. The bars and restaurants have
specials all week long, and there is still
tax-free shopping at Tanger Outlets and
throughout the town.
The Chamber of Commerce and Main
Street Rehoboth, have done a fantastic
job of bringing events into town virtually
every weekend, said nancial planner
and long-time Rehoboth Beach resident,
Alex Yearley. Many of these festivals have
LGBT followings
This weekend brings the second annual
Erase Hate event held at Ocean Boulevard
Furniture on Route 1 to benet the Matthew
Shepard Foundation. Judy Shepard will
be on hand for Saturdays fundraiser, held
from 8:30-11:30 p.m. For more information,
e-mail dmelesurgo@gmail.com.
Everyones favorite chanteuse, the Blue
Moons Pamala Stanley, will be performing
during this years Jazz Festival, which will
be held Oct. 12-16. Stanley will perform at
the Blue Moon on Oct. 14 and 15 starting
at 7 p.m. Performing at venues throughout
Rehoboth will be several other LGBT
favorites, including Holly Lane and John
Flynn. Visit rehobothjazz.com for a full
schedule of events.
The Seawitch Festival held Oct. 28-
30, gives people and their pets the
opportunity to dress up and parade
around town at several events. Saturdays
costume parade features impressive
contingents of decked-out marchers
and bands, including D.C.s Different
Drummers. The parade begins Saturday,
Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. on Rehoboth Avenue
but get there early to stake out your spot
because it gets crowded. This is a terric
event for kids, with a packed weekend
of activities, from a tykes biking the
boardwalk event on Friday to the Saturday
parade to scavenger hunts, costume
contests, magic shows and much more.
Visit beach-fun.com for more information.
The annual Rehoboth Beach Film
Festival, which includes many LGBT
selections, will be held Nov. 9-13. The
full schedule of lms and events will be
posted shortly at rehobothlm.com.
The second Saturday of each month,
the numerous art galleries in town take
part in an Art Walk.
Purple Parrot, Blue Moon, and Rigbys
will provide entertainment during the
fall and beyond, and Double L will hold
ManDance once a month.
And then there is legitimate theater.
There is a very active theater community in
this area as theaters such as Possum Point
Playhouse, 2nd Street Theatre in Milford,
and Clear Space in Rehoboth stage shows
throughout the year.
In addition, there are always special
events in many of the popular venues
throughout the year including a weekend
of special events Oct. 7-9 to celebrate the
30th anniversary of the Blue Moon.
So do not think that once summer ends,
there will be nothing to do, because in
Rehoboth there are lots of activities and
interesting events throughout the year.
Rehoboths
endless summer
PAMALA STANLEY will perform as part of the annual Rehoboth Jazz Festival, held Oct. 12-16.
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Baltimores Black Pride
event has bounty of
weekend festivities
scheduled
By JULIETTE EBNER
Baltimore Black Pride continues this
weekend with an assortment of events all
revolving around the theme, I Was Born
This Way: X-pression of Yo-self.
Tonight theres the youth event, Where
Is Your Voice? from 6 to 9 p.m. at GLCCB
(241 West Chase St.). This event will focus
on educating youth on ways to make
safer decisions as well as highlight some
talented youth. Hosted by Sampson
McCormick, designs by Hyman-Hyman
will be featured as well as performances
by J. Pope, DDm and a surprise guest.
Theres also the Black Out Party at Club
Bunns (606/608 W. Lexington St.) from 7 to
10 p.m. This is the annual meet-and-greet
party with Baltimore Black Prides Board of
Directors. Theres a $10 after 9 p.m.
Saturday is the busiest day of Baltimore
Pride with four separate events scheduled.
The day starts with a town hall to
recognize 30 years of AIDS from 1 to 3
p.m. at the Metropolitan Community
Church (401 W. Monument St.). The
meeting will have discussions on how HIV
has impacted the community as well as
what can be done to take care of those
infected and help prevent new infections.
Theres also a youth summit, Who
Runs the World?, in the Student Center
at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
(621 W. Lombard St.) from 2 to 4 p.m. that
will look at issues facing black LGBT youth
including homelessness, HIV prevention
and violent in the community.
The rst event Saturday evening is the
ninth annual Cultural Affair at Eubie Blake
National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
(847 N. Howard St.). There will be an open
bar and music provided by Tona Brown.
Tickets for this event are $45 in advance
and $50 at the door.
The night ends with the main event,
Batteries Not Included at Paradox (1310
Russell St.) from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. DJs
Angel X and VJuan Allue will be spinning
music and Lola Monroe will give a special
performance. The Socialite, Damon
Rhodes and Leiomy from Vogue Evolution,
will be in attendance. Cover is $10 before 1
a.m. then $12 with a yer and $15 without.
Sunday the Unity Fellowship Church will
be giving a service aligned with the theme
of Baltimore Black Pride at the Eubie Black
National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The fall festival is also Sunday from 4 to
10 p.m. at Club Bunns with music, food
and various vendors. A small donation of
$3 is requested to help with costs.
Baltimore Black Pride is also sponsoring
a couple of events to celebrate National
Coming Out Day on Tuesday.
There will be a youth mixer at GLCCB
from 6 to 8 p.m. Donations are welcomed
and will benet The Den, Baltimores LGBT
youth center. There will also be a party at
Club Bunns starting at 10 p.m.
For more information and to download
the yer for the main event, visit
blackpridebaltimore.org.
Born This Way
Gay comedian SAMPSON MCCORMICK will be at Baltimore Black Pride this weekend.
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Asbury United Methodist Church
926 Eleventh Street, NW
Rev. Dr. Louis Shockley, Senior Pastor
We invite you to join us as we
celebrate our 175
th
Anniversary!
Wednesday, October 12, 20011
Anniversary Prayer Service 7:00pm
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Anniversary Revival Service 7:00pm
Friday, October 14, 2011
Family Fun Night 6:009:00pm
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Drama Presentation and Reception 5:009:00pm
Washingtons Greatest Slave Escape:
In the Spirit of the Pearl
at University of District of Columbia- Auditorium
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Homecoming Service & Concert 10:00am & 4:00pm
Joyful Sounds: 175 Years Celebrating the Rich Musical
History of Asbury United Methodist Church
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Answers to your
questions about the Md.
Renaissance Festival
By CAROLYN SPEDDEN
Come on. You know you want to.
Youve heard about it for years and
yet have never done it. You may be a
bit nervous about the unknown. Dont
worry. Here are the answers to 10
commonly asked questions to the staff
by those preparing for their rst visit to
the Maryland Renaissance Festival.
1. What is it? The Maryland Renaissance
Festival is a recreation of a 16th century
English village, given the name Revel
Grove. The premise is the village is
celebrating King Henry VIIIs visit with a
festival full of feasting, fun and crafts.
2. How big is it? Big. It is approximately
25 acres in a natural, wooded setting.
Within the village are stages, shops,
games, pubs and a large jousting arena.
If you visit the entire site, it would require
a lot of walking. So dress for the weather
and wear comfortable shoes.
3. Do I have to dress in costume? No,
but many of the patrons do. The Festival
is set in the year 1544, and dressing
in appropriate Tudor costuming is
encouraged. While all of the performers
are wearing Tudor attire, you may see
other patrons wearing gypsy clothing,
fairy costumes, and on certain days you
may walk by at least ten Jack Sparrows.
Feel free to dress in costume, however
keep it family-friendly.
4. Ive heard the actors talk to you. Will
complete strangers really talk to me? Only
if you are lucky. An element of the festival
is interactive entertainment. Audience
members may be pulled on stage to take
part in shows. The actors will stroll in the
pathway and encourage conversation.
We want you to have fun, and we wont
embarrass you.
5. Will I have fun? Is there enough
to do? There is too much to see in
one day. You receive a program as you
enter the village, but it is always a good
idea to visit the Festivals website at
marylandrenaissancefestival.com and
peruse the entertainment options before
your arrival. There are shows for kids, for
families, and some musical groups with a
bawdy perspective, which can be found
at the pubs. Performers from all over the
world entertain at the Festival. Youll have
a great time!
6. Is the jousting real? Yes. Knights are
in armor. It is full contact jousting, where
the knights try to knock each other off of
their horses by lance. Second question is
usually, Doesnt that hurt? To which the
knights will tell you, Yes.
7. Why is all of the food on a stick? Well,
its not quite. But the Festival does
serve steak on a stake, cheesecake on a
stick, and even mac & cheese on a stick.
The stick idea makes things easier to eat
as you are walking around the village.
8. Ive heard it is a great place to
people watch. True. A wonderful
element to the Renaissance Festival
is the diversity of its patrons. Devoted
attendees encompass every economic,
educational, age, and ethnic sector. The
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In a telephone interview, Boller said
Washington insiders at the time speculated
over whether King and Buchanans well-
known close friendship had evolved into a
romantic relationship.
I dont think the word homosexual was
used either, Boller said. So theyd sort
of use the term a little feminine and all
of that.
Boller and historian Jean H. Baker,
professor of history at Marylands Goucher
College and author of a biography of
Buchanan, each cite reports that President
Andrew Jackson referred to King as Miss
Nancy and Aunt Fancy. Aaron V. Brown,
who became U.S. postmaster general
while Buchanan was president, reportedly
referred to King as Buchanans wife.
Baker reports in her Buchanan
biography that Kings and Buchanans
nieces reportedly destroyed their uncles
correspondence with each other, fueling
speculation that the two men were in a
gay relationship that their families wanted
to conceal.
In one letter that survived, Buchanan
expressed sadness over Kings departure
from his house in 1844 to become the U.S.
envoy to France.
I am now solitary and alone, having
no companion in the house with me,
Buchanan wrote. I have gone a wooing
to several gentlemen, but have not
succeeded with any one of them.
Kings relationship with Buchanan, who
was from Pennsylvania, could have been a
factor in Buchanans sympathy for the South
during Buchanans tenure as a senator and
later as president from 1857-61.
Most accounts by historians of Kings
political career portray him as a moderate
southerner who supported slavery while
emerging as a strong unionist. King voiced
opposition in the Senate to calls by some
of his fellow southerners for the South to
secede from the United States during the
tense decade prior to the Civil War.
From such a calamity may God in
His mercy deliver us, King wrote in
expressing opposition to the growing calls
for secession.
King was born in 1786 in Sampson
County, N.C., to a family of wealthy
planters. His father owned more than two-
dozen slaves, the Ofce of the Senate
Historian reports in its biography of King.
It says King attended an elite preparatory
school before attending the University
of North Carolina, where he studied law.
Following a legal apprenticeship, he was
admitted to the state bar in 1805 and
began a legal practice. He served in the
North Carolina Legislature from 1808-09
and won election in 1810 to the U.S. House
and began serving as a congressman in
1811 at age 25.
He resigned from the House in 1816 to
enter the world of diplomacy by taking a job
as legation secretary for William Pinkney, who
was appointed by President James Monroe
as U.S. minister to Russia in St. Petersburg.
King returned to the U.S. in 1818, when he
moved from North Carolina to the territory
of Alabama, becoming one of the leaders of
the Alabama statehood movement.
The Senate historians biography
says King purchased 750 acres of land in
Alabama and established a plantation. He
later joined others to form a land company
that founded the town of Selma, which
King reportedly named. In December
1819, he became one of Alabamas rst
two U.S. senators.
As a moderate Democrat, King became
an early supporter of Andrew Jacksons
quest to become president, the Senate
biography says. It quotes an unnamed
critic of King as describing him as a tall,
prim, wig-topped mediocrity, noting that
King wore a wig long after such coverings
had gone out of fashion.
The biography quotes a fellow senator
as having this to say about King: He
was distinguished by the scrupulous
correctness of his conduct. He was
remarkable for his quiet and unobtrusive,
but active practical usefulness as a
legislator To his honor be it spoken, he
never vexed the ear of the Senate with ill-
timed, tedious or unnecessary debate.
The Encyclopedia of Alabama reports
in a 2003 article that rumors circulating in
Washington about Kings sexual orientation
increased as his close friendship with
Buchanan became widely known.
Neither man ever married, and by
1836 they were sharing a residence in
Washington, the encyclopedia article
says. Any negative reactions to their
relationship appear to have had little effect,
and the men continued with their living
arrangement and their work as legislators.
By 1840, newspapers in Alabama
supportive of the Democratic Party, of
which King was a prominent member,
promoted King as a vice-presidential
running mate for incumbent President
Martin Van Buren. Although King received
little support outside Alabama for the vice-
presidential nomination, he continued
to position himself behind the scenes as
a possible vice-presidential candidate
for the next two decades, the Alabama
Encyclopedia reports.
The Senate biography of King says
President John Tyler interrupted Kings
vice-presidential ambitions in 1844 when
he nominated him to become U.S. minister
to France and the Senate quickly conrmed
the nomination by a lopsided margin.
The bio says King succeeded in his
main mission to persuade France not to
oppose U.S. plans to annex Texas, which
the U.S. acquired following the Mexican-
American War.
King returned to the Senate in 1848,
two years after completing his service in
France. In July 1850, King became the de
facto U.S. vice president when President
Zachary Taylor died in ofce and then-
Vice President Millard Filmore became
president, leaving the ofce of vice
president vacant.
Kings Senate colleagues responded by
unanimously selecting him as president
pro tempore of the Senate, which
normally would have placed him third in
line to become president. With the vice
presidents post vacant, King emerged as
rst in line to become president if Filmore
were to die in ofce.
In 1852, after years of vying for the vice-
presidential nomination, the constellations
appeared to be in perfect alignment
with Democratic Party politics for Kings
longtime dream. After nominating Franklin
Pierce for president on the 49th ballot,
the Democratic Convention, convening
in Baltimore, nominated King as Pierces
running mate. In the ensuing months, King
campaigned aggressively for the Pierce-
King ticket, playing some role in Pierces
victory in November 1852.
But biographers report that Kings
coughing spells became increasingly
frequent and painful, leading to a
diagnosis of tuberculosis. By December
1852, King described himself to friends
as looking like a skeleton, the Senate
biography reports. Later that month he
resigned from the Senate and made
arrangements, at the advice of his doctor,
to spend the winter in Cuba, where the
warm, tropical climate would perhaps
help him regain his health.
In early February 1853, King realized
his condition was getting worse and
he would not be well enough to travel
to Washington in time for the March 4
inauguration ceremony.
Upon learning of Kings deteriorating
health, Congress took the unusual step of
passing a law allowing him to take the oath
of ofce for vice president on foreign soil.
On March 24, 1853, near Matanzas, a
seaport town 60 miles from Havana, the
gravely ill statesman, too feeble to stand
unaided, became the nations 13th vice
president, his Senate biography says.
King boarded a ship to return to the
U.S. in April 1853 and arrived home at his
Alabama plantation on April 17. He died
one day later at age 67.
David Durham, a University of Alabama
professor of law and history, said in a Sept. 9
interview that it remains an open question
whether King was gay. Durham said its
also uncertain but a strong possibility that
King played a role in shaping Buchanans
policies and views on the issue of slavery
in the years leading up to the Civil War.
I dont think anybody can prove it one
way or the other, he said in discussing
Kings sexual orientation.
A lot of the speculation comes from
misinterpreting, I think, 19th century
lifestyles, where men commonly slept
in the same bed and thought nothing
of it, Durham said. And the kind of
terms of affection used in letters and
correspondence between males in
our society now its like, umm, thats very
interesting. But they thought nothing of it
and it didnt mean there was some kind of
romantic attachment, he said.
But thats not to say that there wasnt,
Durham added.
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ity cabinet (another 7 million hits) naively
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202-387-6180
J.T. POWELL
202-465-2357
WWW.JTPOWELL.COM
LOgan
1205 N St. NW #D $419,000
Located 2 blocks off Logan Circle, this southern facing unit, approx
700 sqft, features wood foors, granite counter tops, crown molding,
wood burning freplace, washer /dryer in unit, recessed lighting, tons
of closet space, plus an off street parking space. Condo fee: $303.
Covers water, master insurance, manage-
ment, reserve funds, snow and trash removal.
Contact lister for easy showing!
COLDWELL BanKER DUPOnT
202-387-6180
nEW LisTing! DUPOnT
1701 16
th
St., NW #312 $199,999
Your Perfect Pied-a-Tier in Dupont. Space Maximized,
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able location. Renovated Studio w Builtin Wardrobes,
Updated Kitchen and Full Bath! Quiet Unit overlooking
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3611 39
th
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2BR/1Ba condo $377,500
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CaPiTOL hiLL
818 K St., Ne $435,000
This Capitol Hill Victorian,
located on a high demand
street, 9 blocks to red line
metro and Harris Teeter,
2 blocks to H Street Cor-
ridor offers Corian kitchen
counters, large rear yard/
patio, new kitchen cabinets,
replacement windows, a
super large mast bedroom,
separate dining room, work-
ing freplace. This home of-
fers great investment poten-
tial after future renovations.
PRiCE REDUCTiOn! U sTREET/ COLUMBiahEighTs
the Benjamin #204 2535 13
th
St. NW $364,900
Welcome home to this beautiful and bright 2BD/1BA (1BR + den)
in The Benjamin renovated 2005. Cherry hardwood foors, granite
counters, SS, 42 maple cabinets in kitchen, ceramic bath, W/D in
unit, stylish fxtures. Low fees. Secure garage parking w/ storage
space. Short walk to U St Metro, Adams Mor-
gan, and Columbia Heights shops & nightlife.
Pet-friendly building.
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202-215-2240
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nEW LisTing! CLEVELanD PaRK
3026 Wisconsin ave. NW $305,000
Beautifully renovated 1BR/1BA with hardwood foors,
washer/dryer and large private outdoor garden. FHA-
APPROVED, PET-FRIENDLY bldg; fee INCLUDES gas/
heat/hot water! Easy Metro bus access to RED LINE Tenley-
AU & Dupont Circle, BLUE/ORANGE
LINE Foggy Bottom-GWU METROS!
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nEW LisTing! FOggY BOTTOM
2401 h St. NW #310 $214,900
Have any idea how hard it is to fnd a studio with a garage parking
space in this city?? Really? You should be writting a contract
before you can even fnish reading this. Corner studio with huge
walk in closet is across from George Washington University, 2
blocks to: Whole Foods, Sweet Green, Circa, and 6 blocks to
Georgetown shopping. All utilities included in
condo fee. so sweet!!
J.T. POWELL
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DUPOnT CiRCLE
1727 Mass. ave. NW #502 1BR/1Ba $309,000
EXCEPTiOnaL inVEsTMEnT OPPORTUniTY! Great views of
Massachusetts Ave on sunny upper foor. Large rooms, updated
kitchen & bath, high ceilings and parquet foors. Bldg features
24-hour desk, on-site laundry and rooftop deck. One block to
Dupont Circle and Metro. Fee includes all
utilities. Stable, corporate tenant in place at
$2075/mo. Annual return of 4%.
202-387-6180
aDaMs MORgan
1820 clydesdale pl. NW #302 2BR/1Ba $369,555
Stylish & Sunny 2 BR/1BA nestled in the trees* Smart, Open
Floor Plan * Airy Renovated Kitchen w/Granite/Breakfast Bar/
Gas Cooking* 2 generous, well-proportioned BRs w/custom
shelving* LG Bath w/ W/D* Plentiful Closet & Storage Space
including Walk-In Closet* Add. Storage/Bike Storage in
Basement* Charming Tree Lined Street-
Minutes to Markets/Restaurants/Bars/Zoo*
IN UNIT W/D*.6 MI to Woodley Metro...
202-387-6180
RiVER PaRK
1301 Delaware ave. SW #N307 2BR/1Ba $209,900
BEaUTiFULLY REnOVaTED CORnER UniT w/balcony &
Capitol views. Refnished parquet foors, new kit & bath. Generous
bedrooms w/view of outdoor pool. Well-managed bldg, park-like
grounds, gated community w/24-hour desk & additional security. 3
blocks to Ballpark. 2 blocks to newly redeveloped SW Waterfront
shopping & Metro. 1 block to River. Coop fee
includes taxes & all utilities. Rental parking &
storage avail....
202-387-6180
COLUMBiahEighTs
1335 harvard st. nW #2
2BR/2.5Ba $635,555
Lovely 1,650 sq ft condo,
top 2 levels of converted row
home, lives like a house. 2
king-sized BRs / 2 en suite
BAs & copious storage.
Bay window in LR offers
abundant sunlight + a wood-
burning FP. Gourmet kitchen
with breakfast bar + separate
dining w/ private balcony &
secure off-street parking.
In-unit W/D plus a 1/2BA.
Located w/in 3 Blocks of the
Columbia Heights METRO.
202-387-6180
KaLORaMa
1860 california St. NW #201 1BR/1Ba $325,000
Charming 1 BR w/Recently Renovated Gorgeous Bath with
Marble & Glass tile, granite vanity. New windows. Breakfast
bar, Stainless Steel appliances. Space for dining/offce nook.
6 blocks to Dupont METRO. Around the corner from Heart of
Adams Morgan, on charming side street. Fee includes Taxes,
Heat, Laundry, Water. Pets w/Board
Approval. Free Laundry. XTRAStorage! 750
SQFT per Floor Plan. RENTAL PARKING.
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Fall GardeninG Tips From merriField Garden CenTer
General GardeninG Tips
Fallisagreattimetoplanttrees,shrubs,bulbs,perennials,grassseedandsod.Plantsthatareplantedinthefallenjoycoolertemperaturesand
idealgrowingconditionsthatallowrootsampletimetogrowintothesurroundingsoil.MerrifeldGardenCentercarriesonlythehealthiest,most
beautifulplantsfromthecountrysfnestgrowers.BesuretouseMerrifeldStarterPlantFoodatthetimeofplanting.
PlantsandtreesthatprovidecolorinthemonthofOctoberincludeburningbush,camellia,ornamentalcabbageandkale,pansiesviburnum,crape
myrtles,OctoberGlorymaple,redsunsetmaple,nandina,pyracantha,sweetgumandVirginiacreeper.
Therearelotsofperennialswithinterestnowincludinganemone,chrysanthemums,perennialastersandornamentalgrasses.
Spring blooming fall bulbs are in stock at both MerrifeldGarden Center locations and now is the time to plant them. Plant iris, tulips, crocus,
daffodilsandmanyothersforgloriousspringcolor.
Addatouchoffalltoyourhomeandlandscapewithhardymums.
Donotpruneazaleas,rhododendronsandotherspringfoweringshrubsbecausetheyhavealreadysettheirbudsfornextyearsblooms.Ifyoufeel
theseshrubsdoneedtobepruned,however,youcanprunethemnow,butyouwillsacrifcenextspringfowers.
Timetofeedyourplantswithagoodqualityslowreleaseplantfood.Werecommendfertilizingperennialsandfoweringshrubsandtreeswith
MerrifeldFloweringPlantFood.Thiscustomblendedplantfoodcontainsslow-releasenitrogen,sulfateofpotash,ironandothermicro-nutrientsfor
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Werecommendfeedingevergreens(hollies,boxwoodsandyews)anddeciduoustrees(maples,oaksandash)withMerrifeldTree&ShrubFood.
Thisproductcontainsslow-releasenitrogen,sulfateofpotash,ironandothermicro-nutrientsforoverallplantgrowthanddevelopment.
Timetodiggladiolus.Removethetopsandletthemdryfortwoweeks.DustthemwithSulfur.
Storeindrypeatmossorvermiculiteatroomtemperature.SeeourbulletinonWinteringOverSummerBulbs.
Timetotransplantpeoniesordividethemifyouwishtomultiplyyourplants.
lawns
Octoberisagreattimetolime,seedandfertilizeyourlawn.YoucanseedanewlawninearlyOctoberorreseed(overseed)anestablishedlawn
thismonthtomakeitthickerandhealthier.
Ifyouneedto,youcanlime,fertilizeandseedyourlawnallinthesameday.Otherwise,seedandfertilizethesamedayandthenlimelaterinthe
fall.
Ifneeded,fallisagreattimetoaerateand/ordethatchthelawn.Ifyoudecidetodooneorbothofthese,theyshouldbedonepriortoseeding.
Ifyoudoplantoaerate,dethatchorrototill(fortotalrenovation),thoroughlysoakthesoiladayortwobeforeyoustartyourprojectorperform
yourprojectadayortwoafteragoodrain.
Nowisalsoagoodtimetocontrolweedsgrowinginthelawn,howeveryoucannotweedkillandseedthesameday.Ifyouchoosetokillweeds
inthelawnfrst,youmustwaitthreeweekstoseedyourlawn.Or,ifyouseedfrst,youwillneedtowaituntilthenewseedhasgerminatedand
beenmowedatleasttwicebeforeapplyingaweedkiller.
FeedinG The lawn
Fallisthebesttimetofeedyourlawnwithagoodquality,slow-releaselawnfood,withatleasttwofeedingsbetweenthemonthsofSeptember,October,
NovemberandDecember.WerecommendusingMerrifeldPremium26-4-12andMerrifeldSelect14-18-14forfeedingyourlawnthisfall.
Ifyouareseedingorsoddingthelawn,useMerrifeldSelect14-18-14.Itishighinphosphorus,whichaidsinseedlinggerminationandencourages
strongrootdevelopment.IfyouuseMerrifeldSelect14-18-14now,follow-upwithMerrifeldPremium24-4-12inNovemberorDecember.
If you are not seeding or sodding, use Merrifeld Premium 26-4-12. It is the ideal fertilizer to help green-up your lawn and keep it looking
thick and healthy. This product is high in nitrogen, which will continue feeding the lawn over an extended period of time. If you use
Merrifeld Premium 26-4-12 now, follow-up with Merrifeld Select 14-18-14 in November or December as a root-building winterizer.
seedinG The lawn
Fallisthebesttimetoseedyourlawnwithimprovedvarietiesofqualitygrassseed.WerecommendusingoneofMerrifeldsGrassseedsblends
--MerrifeldTuffPlay,MerrifeldSunny,MerrifeldShady-whichhavebeenspeciallyformulatedforthisarea.
Merrifeld Sunny Blend
MerrifeldSunnyBlendismadeupofkentuckybluegrassandperennialryegrassandwillgrowinconditionsrangingfromfullsunto50%shade.
Seedingrates:
3lbs./1,000sq.ft.onnewlawns.
1.5lbs./1,000sq.ft.whenoverseeding.
Merrifeld Shady Blend
MerrifeldShadyBlendismadeupoffnefescuesandshadetolerantkentuckybluegrassandperennialryegrassandwillgrowinconditionsranging
from50%shadeto90%shade.
Seedingrates:
2lbs./1,000sq.ft.whenoverseeding.
Merrifeld Tuff Play Blend
MerrifeldTuffPlayBlendismadeupoffourtoptallfescuesandatouchofbluegrass.Thisblendthrivesinconditionsrangingfromfullsunto70%
shade,andcantakeallkindsofsoilcondition(wet,dry,clay,sandy).Seedingrates:
4lbs./1,000sq.ft.whenoverseeding.
MerrifeldgardenCenterhasanassortmentoffreeinformationalbulletinsonlawns.Stopbythegardencenterandpick-upacopyofanythatyou
mayneed.
Fruit and Vegetable Gardens
Pickthelargest,almostripegreentomatoes,justbeforeafrost.Puttheminabrownpaperbagwithsomeapplesandtheywillripenassweetas
ifonthevine.
Removealloldvinesofbeans,squash,etc.tothecompostpileandthenspadeortillthegarden.Sowwinterryeanddonotmowit.
house plants
Timetobringhouseplantsbackindoorsifyouhaventalready.Ifneeded,spraythemfrstwithoneofthefollowingproducts:SchultzHouseplant
Spray,SaferHouseplantSprayorOrthoRose&FlowerInsectKiller.Youcandustthesoilwithinsecticidegranulestopreventbringinginants,
wireworms,sowbugs,etc.
RepotpotboundplantswithMerrifeldPottingMix.
FertilizeyourhouseplantswithJacksClassic,PetersPlantFoodorOsmocotethroughNovember,andthenslowdownyourfeedingscheduleuntilFebruary.
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