Volume 42, Issue 47 - November 25, 2011

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Equality Matters loses top
staff less than a year after
high-prole debut
By PHIL REESE
preese@washblade.com
Less than a year after its public launch that
included a prole story in the New York Times, the
LGBT advocacy group Equality Matters is losing its
top two leaders and appears nearly defunct.
Equality Matters President Richard Socarides,
a former adviser to President Clinton, and Kerry
Eleveld, a former Advocate magazine reporter,
announced Tuesday they will leave the media
watchdog group they helped create.
I remain committed to the success of the
organization, Socarides said in an interview
with the Washington Blade Monday, adding
that he plans to return to practicing law in New
York and will remain involved in LGBT advocacy.
Eleveld is writing a book.
Equality Matters promised to be the
communications war room for gay equality
pushing back against anti-gay messages in the
media. However, the project may have become a
reduced priority for its parent organization, Media
Matters, founded by journalist David Brock.
Though initially able to recruit well-known
players in the Dont Ask, Dont Tell repeal
ght, including Eleveld and Servicemembers
Legal Defense Networks communications
director, Trevor Thomas, the rapid response
war room project has lost most of its staff and is
down to one dedicated employee, Carlos Maza.
Virtually 100 percent of his time is spent
on the Equality Matters side, Socarides said
of Maza, when asked which staffers are still
employed there.
Socarides described the structure of Equality
Matters today as an entity without its own core
staff, whose resources come from the larger
Media Matters organization.
The entire way that the organization
Gay advocacy group zzles
Annual event follows protests against police,
as D.C. murders remain unsolved
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
More than 150 people
turned out Sunday night
at D.C.s Metropolitan
Community Church for the
12th annual Transgender
Day of Remembrance, an
international event that recognizes transgender people who have
lost their lives to anti-trans violence.
Organizers said the annual observance began in 1999 in recognition
CONTI NUES ON PAGE 18
Remembering
those lost to
anti-trans violence
HOWARD CO. DEBATES BIAS BILL PAGE 6
TRANS ACTIVISTS HOLD PROTEST PAGE 18
D.C.s Metropolitan Community Church hosted the 12th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance this week.
WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
World AIDS Day
Annual candlelight
vigil in Dupont Circle
among events planned
for local remembrance.
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Its Black Friday and
we have the hottest
trends in holiday gifts
for the techie in your life.
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Do not take COMPLERA if you are taking the following medicines:
other HIV medicines (COMPLERA provides a complete treatment for HIV infection.)
the anti-seizure medicines carbamazepine (Carbatrol
, Equetro
, Tegretol
,
Tegretol-XR
, Teril
, Epitol
), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal
), phenobarbital (Luminal
),
phenytoin (Dilantin
, Dilantin-125
, Phenytek
)
the anti-tuberculosis medicines rifabutin (Mycobutin), rifampin (Rifater
,
Rifamate
, Rimactane
, Rifadin
) and rifapentine (Priftin
)
a proton pump inhibitor medicine for certain stomach or intestinal problems,
including esomeprazole (Nexium
, Vimovo
), lansoprazole (Prevacid
),
omeprazole (Prilosec
), pantoprazole sodium (Protonix
), rabeprazole (Aciphex
)
more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine dexamethasone or dexamethasone
sodium phosphate
St. Johns wort (Hypericum perforatum)
other medicines that contain tenofovir (VIREAD
, TRUVADA
, ATRIPLA
)
other medicines that contain emtricitabine or lamivudine (EMTRIVA
, Combivir
,
Epivir
or Epivir-HBV
, Epzicom
, Trizivir
)
rilpivirine (Edurant
)
adefovir (HEPSERA
)
In addition, also tell your healthcare provider if you take:
an antacid medicine that contains aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, or calcium
carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after you
take COMPLERA
a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (Pepcid
), cimetidine
(Tagamet
), nizatidine (Axid
), or ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac
). Take these
medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA
the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (Biaxin
), erythromycin (E-Mycin
, Eryc
,
Ery-Tab
, PCE
, Pediazole
, Ilosone
), and troleandomycin (TAO
)
an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fuconazole (Difucan
), itraconazole
(Sporanox
), ketoconazole (Nizoral
), posaconazole (Noxafl
), voriconazole (Vfend
)
methadone (Dolophine
)
This list of medicines is not complete. Discuss with your healthcare provider all
prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements you
are taking or plan to take.
INDICATION
COMPLERA
(emtricitabine 200 mg/rilpivirine 25 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

300 mg) is a prescription HIV medicine that contains 3 medicines, EMTRIVA

(emtricitabine), EDURANT
(rilpivirine), and VIREAD
(tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

combined in one pill. COMPLERA is used as a complete single-tablet regimen to treat
HIV-1 infection in adults (age 18 and older) who have never taken HIV medicines before.
COMPLERA does not cure HIV and has not been shown to prevent passing HIV
to others. It is important to always practice safer sex, use latex or polyurethane
condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any body fuids, and to never
re-use or share needles. Do not stop taking COMPLERA unless directed by your
healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you get the following side effects
or conditions while taking COMPLERA:
Nausea, vomiting, unusual muscle pain, and/or weakness. These may be
signs of a buildup of acid in the blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious
medical condition
Light-colored stools, dark-colored urine, and/or if your skin or the whites of your
eyes turn yellow. These may be signs of serious liver problems (hepatotoxicity),
with liver enlargement (hepatomegaly), and fat in the liver (steatosis)
If you have HIV-1 and hepatitis B virus (HBV), your liver disease may suddenly
get worse if you stop taking COMPLERA. Do not stop taking COMPLERA without
rst talking to your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider will monitor
your condition
COMPLERA may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may
affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects.
one
The for me
New COMPLERA
A complete HIV treatment in only 1 pill a day.
Ask your healthcare provider if its the one for you.
COMPLERA is a prescription medicine used as a complete
single-tablet regimen to treat HIV-1 in adults who have
never taken HIV medicines before. COMPLERA does not
cure HIV or AIDS or help prevent passing HIV to others.
Learn more at www.COMPLERA.com
Before taking COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you:
have liver problems, including hepatitis B or C virus infection
have kidney problems
have ever had a mental health problem
have bone problems
are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if COMPLERA can harm
your unborn child
are breastfeeding; women with HIV should not breast-feed because they can pass
HIV through their milk to the baby
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you experience any of the
following serious or common side effects:
Serious side effects associated with COMPLERA:
New or worse kidney problems can happen in some people who take COMPLERA.
If you have had kidney problems in the past or take other medicines that can cause
kidney problems, your healthcare provider may need to do blood tests to check your
kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA
Depression or mood changes can happen in some people who take COMPLERA.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms:
feeling sad or hopeless, feeling anxious or restless, or if you have thoughts of
hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself
Bone problems can happen in some people who take COMPLERA. Bone problems
include bone pain, softening or thinning (which may lead to fractures). Your
healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones
Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV medicine. These changes
may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (buffalo hump),
breast, and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs,
arms and face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effect of these
conditions are not known
Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen
when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and
begin to fght infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell
your healthcare provider if you start having new symptoms after starting your
HIV medicine
Common side effects associated with COMPLERA:
trouble sleeping (insomnia), abnormal dreams, headache, dizziness, diarrhea,
nausea, rash, tiredness, and depression
Other side effects associated with COMPLERA:
vomiting, stomach pain or discomfort, skin discoloration (small spots or freckles),
and pain
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that
does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more
information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Call your healthcare provider
for medical advice about side effects.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the
FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it
Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important to
help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not replace
a meal
Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with
COMPLERA and see your healthcare provider regularly
Please see Patient Information for COMPLERA on the following pages.
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Do not take COMPLERA if you are taking the following medicines:
other HIV medicines (COMPLERA provides a complete treatment for HIV infection.)
the anti-seizure medicines carbamazepine (Carbatrol
, Equetro
, Tegretol
,
Tegretol-XR
, Teril
, Epitol
), oxcarbazepine (Trileptal
), phenobarbital (Luminal
),
phenytoin (Dilantin
, Dilantin-125
, Phenytek
)
the anti-tuberculosis medicines rifabutin (Mycobutin), rifampin (Rifater
,
Rifamate
, Rimactane
, Rifadin
) and rifapentine (Priftin
)
including esomeprazole (Nexium
, Vimovo
), lansoprazole (Prevacid
),
omeprazole (Prilosec
), pantoprazole sodium (Protonix
), rabeprazole (Aciphex
)
more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine dexamethasone or dexamethasone
sodium phosphate
, TRUVADA
, ATRIPLA
)
, Combivir
,
Epivir
or Epivir-HBV
, Epzicom
, Trizivir
)
rilpivirine (Edurant
)
adefovir (HEPSERA
)
In addition, also tell your healthcare provider if you take:
carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after you
take COMPLERA
a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (Pepcid
), cimetidine
(Tagamet
), nizatidine (Axid
), or ranitidine hydrochloride (Zantac
). Take these
medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA
the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (Biaxin
), erythromycin (E-Mycin
, Eryc
,
Ery-Tab
, PCE
, Pediazole
, Ilosone
)
an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fuconazole (Difucan
), itraconazole
(Sporanox
), ketoconazole (Nizoral
), posaconazole (Noxafl
), voriconazole (Vfend
)
methadone (Dolophine
)
This list of medicines is not complete. Discuss with your healthcare provider all
prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, or herbal supplements you
are taking or plan to take.
INDICATION
COMPLERA
(emtricitabine 200 mg/rilpivirine 25 mg/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate

300 mg) is a prescription HIV medicine that contains 3 medicines, EMTRIVA

(emtricitabine), EDURANT
(rilpivirine), and VIREAD
(tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)

combined in one pill. COMPLERA is used as a complete single-tablet regimen to treat
HIV-1 infection in adults (age 18 and older) who have never taken HIV medicines before.
COMPLERA does not cure HIV and has not been shown to prevent passing HIV
to others. It is important to always practice safer sex, use latex or polyurethane
condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any body fuids, and to never
re-use or share needles. Do not stop taking COMPLERA unless directed by your
healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly.
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you get the following side effects
or conditions while taking COMPLERA:
Nausea, vomiting, unusual muscle pain, and/or weakness. These may be
signs of a buildup of acid in the blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious
medical condition
Light-colored stools, dark-colored urine, and/or if your skin or the whites of your
eyes turn yellow. These may be signs of serious liver problems (hepatotoxicity),
with liver enlargement (hepatomegaly), and fat in the liver (steatosis)
If you have HIV-1 and hepatitis B virus (HBV), your liver disease may suddenly
get worse if you stop taking COMPLERA. Do not stop taking COMPLERA without
rst talking to your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider will monitor
your condition
affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects.
one
The for me
New COMPLERA
A complete HIV treatment in only 1 pill a day.
Ask your healthcare provider if its the one for you.
COMPLERA is a prescription medicine used as a complete
single-tablet regimen to treat HIV-1 in adults who have
never taken HIV medicines before. COMPLERA does not
cure HIV or AIDS or help prevent passing HIV to others.
Learn more at www.COMPLERA.com
Before taking COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you:
have bone problems
your unborn child
are breastfeeding; women with HIV should not breast-feed because they can pass
HIV through their milk to the baby
Contact your healthcare provider right away if you experience any of the
following serious or common side effects:
Serious side effects associated with COMPLERA:
kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA
Depression or mood changes can happen in some people who take COMPLERA.
Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms:
feeling sad or hopeless, feeling anxious or restless, or if you have thoughts of
hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself
healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones
Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV medicine. These changes
may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (buffalo hump),
breast, and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs,
arms and face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effect of these
conditions are not known
when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and
begin to fght infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell
your healthcare provider if you start having new symptoms after starting your
HIV medicine
Common side effects associated with COMPLERA:
trouble sleeping (insomnia), abnormal dreams, headache, dizziness, diarrhea,
nausea, rash, tiredness, and depression
Other side effects associated with COMPLERA:
vomiting, stomach pain or discomfort, skin discoloration (small spots or freckles),
and pain
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that
does not go away. These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more
information, ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist. Call your healthcare provider
for medical advice about side effects.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the
FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it
Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important to
help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not replace
a meal
Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with
COMPLERA and see your healthcare provider regularly
Please see Patient Information for COMPLERA on the following pages.
Patient model. Pill shown is not actual size.
Trim: 9.75 x 11.5
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Patient Information
COMPLERA
(kom-PLEH-rah)
(emtricitabine, rilpivirine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) Tablets
Important: Ask your doctor or pharmacist about medicines that should not be
taken with COMPLERA. For more information, see the section What should I tell my
healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
Read this Patient Information before you start taking COMPLERA and each time you
get a refll. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of
talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?
COMPLERA can cause serious side effects, including:
1. Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis can happen in
some people who take COMPLERA or similar (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic
acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death.
Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem like
symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you
get any of the following symptoms which could be signs of lactic acidosis:
feeling very weak or tired
have unusual (not normal) muscle pain
have trouble breathing
have stomach pain with
- nausea (feel sick to your stomach)
- vomiting
feel cold, especially in your arms and legs
feel dizzy or lightheaded
have a fast or irregular heartbeat
2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people who take
COMPLERA or similar medicines. In some cases these liver problems can lead to death.
Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver
(steatosis) when you take COMPLERA.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms
of liver problems:
your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice).
dark tea-colored urine
light-colored bowel movements (stools)
loss of appetite for several days or longer
nausea
stomach pain
You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are
female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking COMPLERA or a similar
medicine containing nucleoside analogs for a long time.
3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
and you stop taking COMPLERA, your HBV infection may become worse (fare-up). A
fare-up is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before.
COMPLERA is not approved for the treatment of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV
therapy with your healthcare provider.
Do not let your COMPLERA run out. Refll your prescription or talk to your healthcare
provider before your COMPLERA is all gone.
Do not stop taking COMPLERA without frst talking to your healthcare provider.
If you stop taking COMPLERA, your healthcare provider will need to check your health
often and do regular blood tests to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare
provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking
COMPLERA.
What is COMPLERA?
COMPLERA is a prescription HIV (Human Immunodefciency Virus) medicine that:
is used to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV medicines before. HIV is the
virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodefciency Syndrome).
contains 3 medicines, (rilpivirine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
combined in one tablet. EMTRIVA and VIREAD are HIV-1 (human immunodefciency
virus) nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and EDURANT is an
HIV-1 non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
It is not known if COMPLERA is safe and effective in children under the age of 18 years.
COMPLERA may help:
Reduce the amount of HIV in your blood. This is called your viral load.
Increase the number of white blood cells called CD4+ (T) cells that help fght off
other infections.
Reducing the amount of HIV and increasing the CD4+ (T) cell count may improve your
immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or infections that can happen when
your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections).
COMPLERA does not cure HIV infections or AIDS.
Always practice safer sex.
Use latex or polyurethane condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any
body fuids such as semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.
Never re-use or share needles.
Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions about how to prevent passing
HIV to other people.
Who should not take COMPLERA?
Do not take COMPLERA if your HIV infection has been previously treated with
HIV medicines.
Do not take COMPLERA if you are taking certain other medicines. For more
information about medicines that must not be taken with COMPLERA, see What
should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
Before you take COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you:
have bone problems
your unborn child
Pregnancy Registry. There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral
medicines during pregnancy. Its purpose is to collect information about the health
of you and your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about how you can take part
in this registry.
are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommends that mothers with HIV not breastfeed because they can pass
the HIV through their milk to the baby. It is not known if COMPLERA can pass through
your breast milk and harm your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best
way to feed your baby.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription
and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects. If you take certain
medicines with COMPLERA, the amount of COMPLERA in your body may be too low and
it may not work to help control your HIV infection. The HIV virus in your body may become
resistant to COMPLERA or other HIV medicines that are like it.
Do not take COMPLERA if you also take these medicines:
COMPLERA provides a complete treatment for HIV infection. Do not take other HIV
medicines with COMPLERA.
the anti-seizure medicines carbamazepine (CARBATROL
, EQUETRO
, TEGRETOL
,
TEGRETOL-XR
, TERIL
, EPITOL
), oxcarbazepine (TRILEPTAL
), phenobarbital
(LUMINAL
), phenytoin (DILANTIN
, DILANTIN-125
, PHENYTEK
)
the anti-tuberculosis medicines rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN
), rifampin (RIFATER
,
RIFAMATE
, RIMACTANE
, RIFADIN
) and rifapentine (PRIFTIN
)
including esomeprazole (NEXIUM
, VIMOVO
), lansoprazole (PREVACID
), omeprazole
(PRILOSEC
), pantoprazole sodium (PROTONIX
), rabeprazole (ACIPHEX
)
more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine dexamethasone or dexamethasone sodium
phosphate
If you are taking COMPLERA, you should not take:
, TRUVADA
, ATRIPLA
)
, COMBIVIR
,
EPIVIR
or EPIVIR-HBV
, EPZICOM
, TRIZIVIR
)
rilpivirine (EDURANT
)
adefovir (HEPSERA
)
Also tell your healthcare provider if you take:
carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take
COMPLERA.
a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (PEPCID
), cimetidine
(TAGAMET
), nizatidine (AXID
), or ranitidine hydrochloride (ZANTAC
). Take these
medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA.
the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (BIAXIN
), erythromycin (E-MYCIN
, ERYC
,
ERY-TAB
, PCE
, PEDIAZOLE
, ILOSONE
)
an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fuconazole (DIFLUCAN
), itraconazole
(SPORANOX
), ketoconazole (NIZORAL
), posaconazole (NOXAFIL
), voriconazole
(VFEND
)
methadone (DOLOPHINE
)
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is
one that is listed above.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your
healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Your healthcare
provider and your pharmacist can tell you if you can take these medicines with
COMPLERA. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking COMPLERA without
frst talking with your healthcare provider or pharmacist. You can ask your healthcare
provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that can interact with COMPLERA.
How should I take COMPLERA?
Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with COMPLERA.
Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.
Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important
to help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not
replace a meal.
Do not change your dose or stop taking COMPLERA without frst talking with your
healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly while taking COMPLERA.
If you miss a dose of COMPLERA within 12 hours of the time you usually take it, take
your dose of COMPLERA with a meal as soon as possible. Then, take your next dose
of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time. If you miss a dose of COMPLERA by
more than 12 hours of the time you usually take it, wait and then take the next dose
of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time.
Do not take more than your prescribed dose to make up for a missed dose.
When your COMPLERA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider
or pharmacy. It is very important not to run out of COMPLERA. The amount of virus in
your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time.
If you take too much COMPLERA, contact your local poison control center or go to the
nearest hospital emergency room right away.
What are the possible side effects of COMPLERA?
COMPLERA may cause the following serious side effects, including:
See What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?
kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA.
Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have
any of the following symptoms:
- feeling sad or hopeless
- feeling anxious or restless
- have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself
healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones.
Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV medicine. These changes may
include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (buffalo hump), breast,
and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and
face may also happen. The cause and long term health effect of these conditions are
not known.
when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger
and begin to fght infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time.
Tell your healthcare provider if you start having new symptoms after starting your
HIV medicine.
The most common side effects of COMPLERA include:
trouble sleeping (insomnia)
abnormal dreams
headache
dizziness
diarrhea
nausea
rash
tiredness
depression
Additional common side effects include:
vomiting
stomach pain or discomfort
skin discoloration (small spots or freckles)
pain
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does
not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more information, ask your
healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to
FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088).
How do I store COMPLERA?
Store COMPLERA at room temperature 77 F (25 C).
Keep COMPLERA in its original container and keep the container tightly closed.
Do not use COMPLERA if the seal over the bottle opening is broken or missing.
Keep COMPLERA and all other medicines out of reach of children.
General information about COMPLERA:
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a
Patient Information leafet. Do not use COMPLERA for a condition for which it was
not prescribed. Do not give COMPLERA to other people, even if they have the same
symptoms you have. It may harm them.
This leafet summarizes the most important information about COMPLERA. If you
would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your
healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about COMPLERA that is written
for health professionals. For more information, call (1-800-445-3235) or go to
www.COMPLERA.com.
What are the ingredients of COMPLERA?
Active ingredients: emtricitabine, rilpivirine hydrochloride, and tenofovir disoproxil
fumarate
Inactive ingredients: pregelatinized starch, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline
cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, povidone, polysorbate 20. The
tablet flm coating contains polyethylene glycol, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate,
triacetin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red, FD&C Blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow
#6 aluminum lake.
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Manufactured and distributed by:
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Foster City, CA 94404
Issued: August 2011
COMPLERA, the COMPLERA Logo, EMTRIVA, HEPSERA, TRUVADA, VIREAD, GILEAD, and
the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc. or its related companies.
ATRIPLA is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All other
trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Patient Information
COMPLERA
(kom-PLEH-rah)
(emtricitabine, rilpivirine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) Tablets
Important: Ask your doctor or pharmacist about medicines that should not be
taken with COMPLERA. For more information, see the section What should I tell my
healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
Read this Patient Information before you start taking COMPLERA and each time you
get a refll. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of
talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?
COMPLERA can cause serious side effects, including:
1. Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis can happen in
some people who take COMPLERA or similar (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic
acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death.
Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem like
symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you
get any of the following symptoms which could be signs of lactic acidosis:
feeling very weak or tired
have unusual (not normal) muscle pain
have trouble breathing
have stomach pain with
- nausea (feel sick to your stomach)
- vomiting
feel cold, especially in your arms and legs
feel dizzy or lightheaded
have a fast or irregular heartbeat
2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people who take
COMPLERA or similar medicines. In some cases these liver problems can lead to death.
Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver
(steatosis) when you take COMPLERA.
Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of the following symptoms
of liver problems:
your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice).
dark tea-colored urine
light-colored bowel movements (stools)
loss of appetite for several days or longer
nausea
stomach pain
You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are
female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking COMPLERA or a similar
medicine containing nucleoside analogs for a long time.
3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you also have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
and you stop taking COMPLERA, your HBV infection may become worse (fare-up). A
fare-up is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before.
COMPLERA is not approved for the treatment of HBV, so you must discuss your HBV
therapy with your healthcare provider.
Do not let your COMPLERA run out. Refll your prescription or talk to your healthcare
provider before your COMPLERA is all gone.
Do not stop taking COMPLERA without frst talking to your healthcare provider.
If you stop taking COMPLERA, your healthcare provider will need to check your health
often and do regular blood tests to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare
provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking
COMPLERA.
What is COMPLERA?
COMPLERA is a prescription HIV (Human Immunodefciency Virus) medicine that:
is used to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV medicines before. HIV is the
virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodefciency Syndrome).
contains 3 medicines, (rilpivirine, emtricitabine, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate)
combined in one tablet. EMTRIVA and VIREAD are HIV-1 (human immunodefciency
virus) nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and EDURANT is an
HIV-1 non-nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
It is not known if COMPLERA is safe and effective in children under the age of 18 years.
COMPLERA may help:
Reduce the amount of HIV in your blood. This is called your viral load.
Increase the number of white blood cells called CD4+ (T) cells that help fght off
other infections.
Reducing the amount of HIV and increasing the CD4+ (T) cell count may improve your
immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or infections that can happen when
your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections).
COMPLERA does not cure HIV infections or AIDS.
Always practice safer sex.
Use latex or polyurethane condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with any
body fuids such as semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.
Never re-use or share needles.
Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions about how to prevent passing
HIV to other people.
Who should not take COMPLERA?
Do not take COMPLERA if your HIV infection has been previously treated with
HIV medicines.
Do not take COMPLERA if you are taking certain other medicines. For more
information about medicines that must not be taken with COMPLERA, see What
should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking COMPLERA?
Before you take COMPLERA, tell your healthcare provider if you:
have bone problems
your unborn child
Pregnancy Registry. There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral
medicines during pregnancy. Its purpose is to collect information about the health
of you and your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about how you can take part
in this registry.
are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention recommends that mothers with HIV not breastfeed because they can pass
the HIV through their milk to the baby. It is not known if COMPLERA can pass through
your breast milk and harm your baby. Talk to your healthcare provider about the best
way to feed your baby.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription
and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
affect how COMPLERA works, and may cause serious side effects. If you take certain
medicines with COMPLERA, the amount of COMPLERA in your body may be too low and
it may not work to help control your HIV infection. The HIV virus in your body may become
resistant to COMPLERA or other HIV medicines that are like it.
Do not take COMPLERA if you also take these medicines:
COMPLERA provides a complete treatment for HIV infection. Do not take other HIV
medicines with COMPLERA.
the anti-seizure medicines carbamazepine (CARBATROL
, EQUETRO
, TEGRETOL
,
TEGRETOL-XR
, TERIL
, EPITOL
), oxcarbazepine (TRILEPTAL
), phenobarbital
(LUMINAL
), phenytoin (DILANTIN
, DILANTIN-125
, PHENYTEK
)
the anti-tuberculosis medicines rifabutin (MYCOBUTIN
), rifampin (RIFATER
,
RIFAMATE
, RIMACTANE
, RIFADIN
) and rifapentine (PRIFTIN
)
including esomeprazole (NEXIUM
, VIMOVO
), lansoprazole (PREVACID
), omeprazole
(PRILOSEC
), pantoprazole sodium (PROTONIX
), rabeprazole (ACIPHEX
)
more than 1 dose of the steroid medicine dexamethasone or dexamethasone sodium
phosphate
If you are taking COMPLERA, you should not take:
, TRUVADA
, ATRIPLA
)
, COMBIVIR
,
EPIVIR
or EPIVIR-HBV
, EPZICOM
, TRIZIVIR
)
rilpivirine (EDURANT
)
adefovir (HEPSERA
)
Also tell your healthcare provider if you take:
carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take
COMPLERA.
a histamine-2 blocker medicine, including famotidine (PEPCID
), cimetidine
(TAGAMET
), nizatidine (AXID
), or ranitidine hydrochloride (ZANTAC
). Take these
medicines at least 12 hours before or at least 4 hours after you take COMPLERA.
the antibiotic medicines clarithromycin (BIAXIN
), erythromycin (E-MYCIN
, ERYC
,
ERY-TAB
, PCE
, PEDIAZOLE
, ILOSONE
)
an antifungal medicine by mouth, including fuconazole (DIFLUCAN
), itraconazole
(SPORANOX
), ketoconazole (NIZORAL
), posaconazole (NOXAFIL
), voriconazole
(VFEND
)
methadone (DOLOPHINE
)
Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is
one that is listed above.
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your
healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Your healthcare
provider and your pharmacist can tell you if you can take these medicines with
COMPLERA. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking COMPLERA without
frst talking with your healthcare provider or pharmacist. You can ask your healthcare
provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that can interact with COMPLERA.
How should I take COMPLERA?
Stay under the care of your healthcare provider during treatment with COMPLERA.
Take COMPLERA exactly as your healthcare provider tells you to take it.
Always take COMPLERA with a meal. Taking COMPLERA with a meal is important
to help get the right amount of medicine in your body. A protein drink does not
replace a meal.
Do not change your dose or stop taking COMPLERA without frst talking with your
healthcare provider. See your healthcare provider regularly while taking COMPLERA.
If you miss a dose of COMPLERA within 12 hours of the time you usually take it, take
your dose of COMPLERA with a meal as soon as possible. Then, take your next dose
of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time. If you miss a dose of COMPLERA by
more than 12 hours of the time you usually take it, wait and then take the next dose
of COMPLERA at the regularly scheduled time.
Do not take more than your prescribed dose to make up for a missed dose.
When your COMPLERA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider
or pharmacy. It is very important not to run out of COMPLERA. The amount of virus in
your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time.
If you take too much COMPLERA, contact your local poison control center or go to the
nearest hospital emergency room right away.
What are the possible side effects of COMPLERA?
COMPLERA may cause the following serious side effects, including:
See What is the most important information I should know about COMPLERA?
kidneys during your treatment with COMPLERA.
Depression or mood changes. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have
any of the following symptoms:
- feeling sad or hopeless
- feeling anxious or restless
- have thoughts of hurting yourself (suicide) or have tried to hurt yourself
healthcare provider may need to do additional tests to check your bones.
Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV medicine. These changes may
include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (buffalo hump), breast,
and around the main part of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and
face may also happen. The cause and long term health effect of these conditions are
not known.
when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger
and begin to fght infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time.
Tell your healthcare provider if you start having new symptoms after starting your
HIV medicine.
The most common side effects of COMPLERA include:
trouble sleeping (insomnia)
abnormal dreams
headache
dizziness
diarrhea
nausea
rash
tiredness
depression
Additional common side effects include:
vomiting
stomach pain or discomfort
skin discoloration (small spots or freckles)
pain
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does
not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of COMPLERA. For more information, ask your
healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to
FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 (1-800-332-1088).
How do I store COMPLERA?
Store COMPLERA at room temperature 77 F (25 C).
Keep COMPLERA in its original container and keep the container tightly closed.
Do not use COMPLERA if the seal over the bottle opening is broken or missing.
Keep COMPLERA and all other medicines out of reach of children.
General information about COMPLERA:
Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a
Patient Information leafet. Do not use COMPLERA for a condition for which it was
not prescribed. Do not give COMPLERA to other people, even if they have the same
symptoms you have. It may harm them.
This leafet summarizes the most important information about COMPLERA. If you
would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can ask your
healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about COMPLERA that is written
for health professionals. For more information, call (1-800-445-3235) or go to
www.COMPLERA.com.
What are the ingredients of COMPLERA?
Active ingredients: emtricitabine, rilpivirine hydrochloride, and tenofovir disoproxil
fumarate
Inactive ingredients: pregelatinized starch, lactose monohydrate, microcrystalline
cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, povidone, polysorbate 20. The
tablet flm coating contains polyethylene glycol, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate,
triacetin, titanium dioxide, iron oxide red, FD&C Blue #2 aluminum lake, FD&C Yellow
#6 aluminum lake.
This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Manufactured and distributed by:
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Foster City, CA 94404
Issued: August 2011
COMPLERA, the COMPLERA Logo, EMTRIVA, HEPSERA, TRUVADA, VIREAD, GILEAD, and
the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc. or its related companies.
ATRIPLA is a trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb & Gilead Sciences, LLC. All other
trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.
2011 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Howard County weighs gender identity bill

Twenty advocates of a bill to ban discrimination based on gender identity in Howard
County testied before the County Council on Monday. The bill, CB-54, was introduced
on Oct. 27 and was sponsored by four of the ve Council members, all Democrats:
Chairman Calvin Ball, Mary Kay Sigaty, Jennifer Terrasa and Courtney Watson. The fth
member, Greg Fox, a Republican did not sign on.
The bill was crafted and placed before the Council as a result of the work of Gender
Rights Maryland and the Howard County chapter of PFLAG. It would prohibit discrimination
based on gender identity and expression in the areas of housing, law enforcement, public
accommodations, nancing, employment, and health and social services.
The bill states: An act amending the Health and Social Services Title of the Howard
County Code to include gender identity and expression as a classication protected
against certain types of unlawful, discriminatory practices; and generally relating to the
Human Rights law of Howard County.
If passed, gender identity would become the 16th protected class in Howard County,
a jurisdiction known for its progressive record on diversity, and it would join two other
Maryland jurisdictions, Baltimore City and Montgomery County with similar protections. A
statewide bill is expected to be introduced in the 2012 General Assembly.
Those testifying on behalf of the bill received support from several dozen backers, most of
whom donned purple as a way of expressing unity. Supporters from a variety of professional
backgrounds testied, including Howard County Register of Wills Byron Macfarlane, whos gay;
Gender Rights Maryland board members Sharon Brackett, Dana Beyer and Jonathan Shurberg;
Donna Cartwright of Pride at Work; Richard Espey of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education
Network; Liz Seaton of the National Center for Lesbian Rights; Wesley Garson of National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force; and Carrie Evans, the new executive director of Equality Maryland.
In addition, people from all walks of life transgender people as well as parents and
relatives of children who identify as transgender testied about how discrimination
based on gender identity and expression has hurt them or their loved ones economically
and socially. Catherine Hyde from PFLAG offered a compelling testimony on how she
almost lost her transgender child to suicide.
Only four opponents of the bill testied. They cited biblical references to augment their
positions. Two women Vanessa Ali and Grace Harley were asked by Council members
to provide statistical data to back up their claims. Neither could produce that information.
STEVE CHARING/Baltimore OutLoud
Police Log
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Departments Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit participated in the following investigations:
On Nov. 20, in the 1800 block of Bryant Street, N.E., a complainant and a
suspect were involved in a verbal altercation over ending their relationship. Toward
the end of the argument the suspect threatened a second man, his stepfather. The
suspect ed the scene prior to MPD arrival. The case remains open.
On Nov. 18 in the 400 block of C Street, N.W., a disorderly customer was
escorted out of a restaurant by police. The individual claimed being assaulted
by the restaurant manager. An investigation revealed there was no assault. An
incident report was taken.

On Nov. 18 in the 2900 block of 18th Street, N.W., a man reported he was involved
in a verbal altercation with his boyfriend. The argument escalated and the suspect
struck the victim several times causing minor injuries. The victim refused medical
treatment. The suspect was arrested on the scene.
On Nov. 16 in the 2300 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., S.E., a complainant
reported accidentally bumping into a suspect. An argument ensued and the
suspect made comments against the complainants national origin and then
slapped the person. The suspect then left the area. A bias-motivated simple
assault report was taken.
On Nov. 16 in the 1500 block of 18th St., N.W., a man reported that he and his
boyfriend were engaged in an argument. The suspect shoved and then kicked the
victim and was arrested on the scene.
On Nov. 16 in the 1500 block of W. Street, S.E., a woman and her roommate got
into a verbal argument. After the argument, the suspect struck the victim in the
chest. The suspect was arrested on the scene.
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06 NOVEMBER 25, 2011 LOCAL NEWS
Locals observed last years World AIDS Day with
a candlelight vigil.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
Whitman-Walker Health is observing
World AIDS Day in D.C. with its annual
candlelight vigil in Dupont Circle at 6 p.m.
Thursday.
This year, the world marked three
decades of the HIV/AIDS epidemic,
said Don Blanchon, Whitman-Walkers
executive director.
It has been a year to reect on what 30
years of HIV/AIDS has cost us, to remember
loved ones no longer with us, and, for many
who are too young to remember, to learn
about what the darkest days of the epidemic
were like, Blanchon said.
He said the candlelight vigil would also
reect on an increasingly bright future
due to recent medical advances that give
hope for new and improved treatment
options for people with HIV/AIDS.
Whitman-Walker announced it would
be offering free condential HIV testing
on World AIDS Day at its Elizabeth Taylor
Medical Center at 1701 14th St., N.W.,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and at its Max
Robinson Center at 2301 Martin Luther
King Jr. Ave., S.E., between 9 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. Free and condential HIV tests
were also scheduled to be offered from
Whitman-Walkers mobile testing vehicle
at Dupont Circle during the Dec. 1 vigil.
These additional World AIDS Day
events are scheduled to take place in the
D.C. area:
A performance of the comedic play The
Infection Monologues, which is about the
personal stories of ve HIV-positive men.
Gay activist and actor Michael Sainte-
Andress is among the ve-person cast;
Sponsored by D.C. LGBT Community
Center Wednesday, at 8 p.m.; Thurgood
Marshall Center Gymnasium, 1816 12th St.,
N.W.; $5 suggested donation.
Red Hot Night cocktail party to benet
Whitman-Walker Health; sponsored
by Kimpton Hotels of Washington;
Wednesday 6-8 p.m.; Urbana Restaurant &
Wine Bar, 2121 P St., N.W. $10 admission.
A Taste of Virginias Own wine tasting
event to benet the Northern Virginia
AIDS Ministry (NOVAM); Wednesday
6:30-8:30 p.m., sponsored by Kimptons
Palomar Arlington, 1121 N. 19th St.,
Arlington, VA; $30 admission in advance,
$35 at door.
D.C. LGBT Community Centers monthly
Open Mic Night featuring poet and writer
J.T. Bullock; will have an HIV/AIDS theme
in honor of World AIDS Day; Dec. 2 at 8
p.m., D.C. LGBT Center, 1318 U St., N.W.
Remembering World AIDS Day Gospel
Music Concert featuring Julia McGirt
Nixon and the McGirt Singers with
David Yivisaker; sponsored by Faith
Temple Church, an LGBT-supportive
congregation; Dec. 4 at 4:30 p.m., 1313
New York Ave., N.W.; $15 admission.
Candlelight vigil to mark World AIDS Day in D.C.
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Former House speaker
vaults to top of eld: poll
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
A new candidate is rising in the polls
among Republicans seeking the White
House, but the presidential contenders
anti-gay views arent winning him friends
in the LGBT community.
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt
Gingrich who earned a reputation
during his tenure in Congress as the
bane of the Clinton administration has
claimed the title of new favorite son among
Republicans, according to a new poll.
Public Policy Polling reports that Gingrich
leads among Republican voters with 28
percentage points. Following him is former
Godfathers Pizza CEO Herman Cain at
25 points and former Massachusetts Gov.
Mitt Romney at 18 percent. Compared to
a month ago, Gingrich has risen 13 points
while Cain has dropped by 5 points and
Romney has gone down by 4.
Cain enjoyed front-runner status a
month ago, but has seen a precipitous
drop in the polls after allegations
emerged that he sexually harassed in
the 1990s at least two women while head
of the National Restaurant Association,
although the candidate has denied any
wrongdoing. NBC News reported that at
least one of these women received a cash
settlement from the organization.
Whether Gingrich will remain at the top
of the pack remains to be seen. Other
candidates including Cain, Texas Gov.
Rick Perry and Rep. Michele Bachmann
(R-Minn.) have been at the top of the
polls, but have since fallen, while Romneys
numbers remain relatively stable.
Jerame Davis, interim executive director
of the National Stonewall Democrats,
said Gingrichs ascendance shows the
Republican primary eld is in disarray and
the GOP base is desperately searching
for a standard bearer with little success.
It is preposterous to think that Gingrich,
a serial philanderer and the only Speaker
of the House of Representatives ever
reprimanded for ethics violations, would
become a nominee for president of the
United States for any political party let
alone be elected president, Davis said.
Davis added the LGBT community
should be particularly concerned about
the possibility of a Gingrich presidency
because the candidate is openly hostile
toward LGBT rights.
Speaking at a campaign event in Iowa
in September, Gingrich called marriage
equality a temporary aberration that will
dissipate, according to the Des Moines
Register. In the 2010 election, Gingrich
reportedly contributed $150,000 of money
he raised for his political group to the
campaign to oust three Iowa justices who
ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in 2009.
Gingrich has been critical of judges ruling
in favor of marriage. During his speech
before the 2011 Values Voter Summit in D.C.,
Gingrich denounced retired U.S. District
Judge Vaughn Walker for ruling against
Proposition 8 in California, saying if judges
think that they are unchallengeable, they
are inevitably corrupted.
The former House speaker cited as an
example of this corruption one judge in
California deciding he knows more than
8 million Californians about the denition
of marriage.
Vaughns ruling against Californias
same-sex marriage ban in 2010 prompted
Gingrich to call on Congress to send to the
states a U.S. constitutional amendment
that would ban same-sex marriage
throughout the country.
Congress now has the responsibility to
act immediately to reafrm marriage as a
union of one man and one woman as our
national policy, Gingrich said at the time.
Gingrich has also been critical of Obamas
decision to drop the defense of the Defense
of Marriage Act in court. In February, Gingrich
called on the U.S. House to retaliate against
Obama after the administration declared
the anti-gay law was unconstitutional
and suggested the president could be
impeached over the decision.
Gingrich holds these views even
though he has a lesbian sister: Candace
Gingrich. An activist with the Human
Rights Campaign, she served in the 1990s
as the spokesperson for the organizations
coming out project.
Texas Board of Education ofcial comes out
DALLAS Heading off an apparent whisper campaign about his sexual
orientation, a Republican Texas state Board of Education member seeking re-
election has come out on his own, according to the Dallas Voice.
George Clayton, an academic coordinator at North Dallas High School, is
seeking re-election to his position as Board of Education member from Richmond.
Clayton sent an email to several news outlets last week in response to what Clayton
called the tyranny of misinformation and innuendo. Clayton seized the seat in
a 2010 Republican primary victory from long-time incumbent Geraldine Tincy
Miller, who is seeking to reclaim the spot in 2012.
Coming out makes Clayton the rst known openly gay elected Republican in Texas.
It has come to my attention that one of my opponents in my bid for reelection
to the State Board of Education and certain member(s) of the Golden Corridor
Republican Womens Club are questioning my sexual orientation, Clayton said
in his email.
I wish to say that I, in fact, do have a male partner who lives with me in my
home in Richardson, Texas. I hope this frank announcement satises Tincy Miller
and the ladies associated with the Golden Corridor organization.
New effort to end Calif. LGBT curriculum law
SACRAMENTO Opponents of a new California law mandating the inclusion
of historical gures from the LGBT and disabled communities in school curriculum
have led paperwork to begin collecting signatures supporting a ballot measure
to gut the law, despite failing at an earlier attempt to collect enough signatures to
place a referendum on the 2011 ballot.
The opponents are now seeking to convince 2012 voters to strip the LGBT
language from the law, leaving the rest intact, according to Equality California.
This initiative seeks to distort the history taught in California schools and
present students with a censored, inaccurate view of our nation, which our coalition
will not let stand, James Gilliam, deputy executive director of the American Civil
Liberties Union of Southern California, said in a statement last week.
N.C. Baptist church refuses to perform weddings
RALEIGH, N.C. Breaking with other Baptist churches, the congregation at
Pullen Memorial Baptist Church has voted to cease performing marriages in the
church until same-sex unions are legal.
The congregation led by lesbian pastor Nancy Petty voted unanimously
to prohibit the churchs pastor from performing legal marriage ceremonies for
any couples unless the state ban on same-sex marriage is lifted, according to
the website of the Raleigh-based publication, The News & Observer. The
congregation also released a statement denouncing the proposed amendment
to the North Carolina Constitution banning same-sex marriage in that state.
Language has qualied for the November 2012 ballot in North Carolina that
would ban marriage rights and civil unions for same-sex couples in that state.
Same-sex marriage is already barred in North Carolina state law.
The pastor will still be able to bless holy unions, which are open to all couples,
but Petty is barred from signing marriage licenses required by the state to establish
a legal marriage.
Russia cracks down on LGBT advocacy
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia The New York Times is reporting that members
of the Russian LGBT community are fearful that a crackdown on gay visibility in
the nation is intensifying after one of Russias largest cities approved a ban on
propaganda of homosexuality.
St. Petersburg, Russias second largest city, has followed two smaller, remote
Russian cities in approving a ban on public actions aimed at propagandizing
sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality, transgenderism among minors. According to
the Times piece, at least one prominent Russian singer has already expressed
concern that the law may affect his and other artists ability to perform in front of
audiences and to market their records.
In a bizarre moment during the debate, a city councilor proposed banning all rainbows.
On St. Petersburg day we had posters all over the city with portraits of Peter
the Great and a brightly colored rainbow under it, she ranted, according to the
Times. How can there be a rainbow, which is the international gay symbol? And
we have day-care centers called Rainbow and drug stores called Rainbow all over
the city! We are going to die out soon.
washingtonblade.com
08 NOVEMBER 25, 2011 NATIONAL NEWS
Gingrich rebound
troubles LGBT advocates
Former House Speaker NEWT GINGRICH has
criticized judges who have ruled in favor of same-
sex marriage rights.
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LGBT, HIV/AIDS
programs could
face reductions
By CHRIS JOHNSON
LGBT and HIV/AIDS advocates are
bracing for potential cuts as a result of
the congressional supercommittees
failure this week to come up with a decit
reduction deal.
On Monday, members of the Joint
Select Committee on Decit Reduction
comprised of six Democrats and six
Republicans announced that they were
unable to come up with an agreement on
$1.2 trillion in budget cuts by the Wednesday
deadline as established by legislation signed
by President Obama in August.
As a result of the supercommittees failure
to come up with a plan for decit reduction,
a sequester period will kick in that will lower
spending beginning in scal year 2013 by
$109.3 billion in cuts per year. Half of the
cuts $54.7 billion will come from
the Defense Department and the other
half from mandatory and discretionary
domestic spending including HIV/
AIDS programs and certain government
programs that help LGBT people.
According to the Congressional
Budget Ofce, reductions in discretionary
appropriations for non-defense programs
including HIV/AIDS programs would
range from from 7.8 percent in 2013 to
5.5 percent in 2021, resulting in savings
of $294 billion.
Carl Schmid, deputy executive director
for the AIDS Institute, said the mandatory
cuts that will occur in 2013 will certainly
impact funding levels for non-discretionary
HIV/AIDS programs such as the Ryan White
Care Act, AIDS Drug Assistance Programs
and research spending.
Were going to try to work to make sure
that doesnt happen, but if it does happen,
therell be less money for prevention, less
money for drugs to keep people healthy,
less for care and treatment and less money
for research, Schmid said.
Schmid added the potential cuts are of
particular concern because the number of
people living with HIV/AIDS continues to grow.
Theres more and more people living
with HIV than ever before, Schmid said.
Theres more accessing the AIDS Drug
Assistance Program than ever before, so
its at a time when theres more and more
people with HIV, and at a time that we know
treatment is a way to cut transmission.
According to a CDC report published in
August, HIV in the United States continues
to disproportionately impact young gay
and bisexual men, although as a whole,
infection rates have been relatively
stable in recent years. New infections
among among young men who have sex
with men increased 34 percent between
2006 and 2009, while infections among
young, black men who have sex with men
increased 48 percent from 4,400 in 2006 to
6,500 in 2009.
Brian Hujdich, executive director for
HealthHIV, also said the failure of the
supercommittee may jeopardize federal
programs on which low-income Americans
depend for medical coverage.
We are disappointed but not surprised
at the supercommittees inaction,
Hujdich said. They had both the latitude
and responsibility to make hard decisions,
but once again chose to do nothing. The
weight of congressional indecision now
falls on the backs of the most vulnerable
and medically under-served communities,
whose health care coverage may be
impacted in 2013.
Other programs at risk could include
some that LGBT Americans rely on in
greater numbers than their straight
counterparts.
Last week, Kellan Baker and Zach
Britt of the National Coalition for LGBT
Health, wrote a report for the Center for
American Progress that detailed how either
action or inaction by the supercommittee
could have signicant impact on programs
affecting LGBT people.
Gay and transgender communities
most at risk include families with children
and gay and transgender people who are
doubly marginalized in American society,
such as gay and transgender people of
color, those living in poverty, immigrants,
homeless youth, elders, and those with
disabilities, Baker and Britt wrote.
Among the programs identied that
could be cut include planned data
collection by the Department of Health
& Human Services on sexual orientation
and gender identity; mental health
services that help LGBT youth and adults
cope with depression, bullying and
discrimination; and programs that support
out-of-home gay and transgender youth.
Despite the failure of the committee, many
were unhappy with plans the committee
was proposing and thankful an agreement
wasnt made on any one of them.
According to the CAP report, Democrats
proposed cutting $400 billion from
Medicare, $75 billion from Medicaid and
$1.3 trillion in discretionary spending
while increasing revenue by $1.3 trillion.
Republicans, on the other hand, proposed
to cut $500 billion from Medicare and $185
billion from Medicaid, with $1.2 trillion
more in discretionary cuts and only $40
billion in revenue increases.
Laurie Young, director of aging and
economic security at the National Gay
& Lesbian Task Force, said the plans the
supercommittee was proposing were
really not good and the failure to come
up with a plan is better than an agreement
on a bad one.
No deal today is better than them
having agreed upon a bad deal that
would have cut benets to people who
are already receiving them and relying on
them, Young said.
Moreover, the two largest programs
providing HIV/AIDS care to low-income
people Medicare and Medicaid
wont see immediate cuts as a result of the
supercommittees failure. Social Security
and Medicaid are immune from cuts under
the sequester. Medicare would see, at
most, a 2 percent reduction in payments,
but those cuts would only affect providers
and would not raise co-pays or premiums
on people covered under this program.
Young said the exemption of these
programs is important because LGBT people
are particularly dependent on Medicare,
Medicaid and Social Security as they age.
We dont have the same ability to
access economic security and retirement
that our heterosexual counterparts do,
Young said. And so, were twice as likely
to age alone and four times less likely to
have children who would take care of us.
But Schmid said the protection of
Medicare and Medicaid from the sequester
doesnt mean all the problems are solved
and those programs could be affected as
Congress makes the decisions for cuts.
Theres still going to be pressure to cut
Medicare and Medicaid in the future, so
we have to remain vigilant, Schmid said.
Since the cuts wont begin until Jan.
2, 2013, Congress has the opportunity
to come up with an alternative for decit
reduction rather than the sequestration
imposed the supercommittees failure to
come up with a plan.
Young predicted Congress would work
to come up with an alternative because
Republicans wont want to see drastic cuts
to defense and Democrats wont want to
see drastic cuts to domestic programs.
Were going to have to work over
the next year to make sure that we get
a balanced plan that doesnt depend
on just slashing benets or slashing
cuts in federal agencies, but also really
looks to raising revenues, Young said.
The chore for next year is making sure
that we can get a balanced plan, which
was never really considered by the
supercommittee.
Schmid said advocates are going to ght
to include HIV/AIDS among the programs
that wont receive cuts, but acknowledged
theyre facing an uphill battle.
These are supposed to be across the
board cuts, but there are some other low-
income programs that are exempt by the
law to sequestration and, I think, we will ght
to be included in them as well, Schmid
said. That will be our job over the next year
before these cuts take place in 2013.
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10 NOVEMBER 25, 2011 NATI ONAL NEWS
Bracing for cuts after supercommittees failure
CARL SCHMID, deputy executive director for the AIDS Institute, said the mandatory cuts that will occur in 2013 will certainly impact funding levels for
non-discretionary HIV/AIDS programs
Unanimous opinion
could force issue to
U.S. Supremes
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The California Supreme Court issued
a unanimous opinion on Thursday that
proponents of the states same-sex
marriage ban have standing to defend the
measure against litigation in court.
In the decision, the court determined
that anti-gay groups that were responsible
for putting Proposition 8 before California
voters in 2008 can defend the measure in
the case of Perry v. Brown.
[W]hen the public ofcials who
ordinarily defend a challenged state law
or appeal a judgment invalidating the law
decline to do so ... the ofcial proponents
of a voter-approved initiative measure are
authorized to assert the states interest
in the initiatives validity, enabling the
proponents to defend the constitutionality
of the initiative and to appeal a judgment
invalidating the initiative, the court wrote.
Each of the seven justices penned their
name to the courts opinion. Associate
Justice Joyce Kennard wrote a concurring
opinion to highlight the historical and
legal events that led to the decision.
Groups responsible for Prop 8, including
ProtectMarriage.com, are seeking the
ability to defend the measure in court
because state ofcials have elected not
to participate in litigation against the
measure. California Gov. Jerry Brown (D)
and Attorney General Kamala Harris (D)
have decided not to defend the law just
as former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
(R) and Brown in his previous capacity as
attorney general chose not to defend it.
The case is pending before a three-
judge panel with the U.S. Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals, which in January asked
the California Supreme Court to consider
whether Prop 8s proponents had standing
to defend the amendment in court.
The California Supreme Court ruling is
a recommendation; standing remains a
question of federal law. The state court
is simply providing advice to the Ninth
Circuit on the legal rights of ballot initiative
proponents under state law.
After an indeterminate time passes, the
Ninth Circuit will make its own decision on
whether Prop 8 proponents have standing
to defend the measure as it considers
the case. Observers say the Ninth Circuit
will likely concur that Prop 8 backers can
continue the case, then proceed to consider
the case on its merits. From there, the case
could be appealed to the Supreme Court.
The case arrived at the Ninth Circuit
on appeal after now retired U.S. District
Judge Vaughn Walker ruled against Prop
8 last year on the basis that the measure
violated the Due Process and Equal
Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution
because it singles out gays for unfair
treatment under the law.
The lawsuit was led by the American
Federation for Equal Rights, which
selected Ted Olson, a U.S. solicitor general
under former President George W. Bush,
and David Boies, a private attorney and
chairman of the law rm Boies, Schiller &
Flexner, to lead the case.
In a statement, Olson said hes pleased
the California high court has responded to
Ninth Circuits question and expects swift
action from the appellate court.
Important questions of federal
law remain pending before the Ninth
Circuit, including, most signicantly, the
constitutionality of Proposition 8, Olson
said. We now anticipate a prompt and
thorough resolution of those questions
by the federal appeals court, which,
we expect, will afrm the trial courts
comprehensive and compelling decision
that Proposition 8 violates the Due Process
and Equal Protection Clauses. We hope
that the long wait for justice by gay and
lesbian Californians will soon be over.
Chad Grifn, AFERs board president,
expressed similar condence and said the
lawsuit is now back on the fast track.
We are back in federal court and on the
cusp of victory for loving, committed gay
and lesbian couples whose constitutional
rights are being violated every minute
of every day, Grifn said. The anti-
marriage proponents have no case. We
are condent that the higher courts will
uphold the District Courts opinion that
Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
LGBT advocates have had mixed
views on whether granting standing to
proponents of Prop 8 would be benecial
for same-sex couples, although most had
said they didnt want the anti-gay groups
to be allowed to defend the law in court.
If the Ninth Circuit nds that Prop 8
supporters dont have standing, the case
is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and
Californias marriage ban is lifted. However,
some have said granting these groups
standing and enabling the case to continue
could take it to the U.S. Supreme Court,
which could then decide on whether U.S.
Constitution provides marriage rights to
gay couples throughout the country.
Jon Davidson, legal director for Lambda
Legal, called the ruling disappointing,
but said he anticipates a quick victory
in the Ninth Circuit for same-sex couples.
The ruling addresses only a procedural
legal question, Davidson said. The key
question underlying this case is whether
the U.S. Constitution permits a state
electorate to treat one group of people
unequally to everyone else by depriving
them of what the states high court has held
to be a fundamental right. A federal court
has already ruled that it may not. We look
forward to seeing that decision upheld so
that same-sex couples in California may
once again enjoy the freedom to marry.
Shannon Minter, legal director for the
National Center for Lesbian Rights, called
the ruling a terrible decision in terms of
its impact on California law.
The court has given initiative
proponents unprecedented and virtually
unlimited power, and the people of
California will be living with the dangerous
consequences of that decision for years to
come, Minter said.
While LGBT groups found the court
decision unpalatable, the anti-gay National
Organization for Marriage praised the
Supreme Court for determining that
proponents of Prop 8 should have standing.
Brian Brown, NOMs president,
said it was shameful state ofcials
would abdicate their constitutional
responsibility and elect not to defend the
marriage ban in court.
Although todays ruling from the
California Supreme Court conrms that
the proponents of Prop 8 have the right
to defend their initiative when the state
ofcials refuse to fulll their sworn duty, it
is gratifying to know that the over 7 million
Californians who supported the initiative
will have a vigorous defense of their
decision in our federal courts, Brown said.
Brown expressed condence that
the U.S. Supreme Court would overturn
against any decision against the marriage
ban made by the Ninth Circuit.
Once this case gets out of San
Francisco and reaches the U.S. Supreme
Court, we fully expect to be victorious,
Brown said.
DENVER Gay Rep. Mark Ferrandino
(D-Denver) is the newly elected Democratic
leader in the Colorado State House, after
Rep. Sal Pace stepped down to focus on a
U.S. Congressional run, according to the
Associated Press.
Ferrandino who last year authored
legislation to legalize civil unions in
Colorado will lead the minority party
as it attempts to erase the Republicans
razor-thin majority in that chamber next
year. Ferrandinos civil unions bill failed to
pass last year, but he is expected by many
in the LGBT community to push for the
measure again in the next legislature.
Were really happy for Mark, said
Denis Dison, Victory Funds vice president
of communications. Hes an outstanding
legislator and hell be a terric leader for
his party. Colorado could see a number of
openly gay and lesbian candidates for the
state legislature next year, and with Mark
at the helm of the Democratic caucus its
possible there will be reinvigorated efforts
to pass pro-equality legislation.
As the Victory Funds Gay Politics Blog
notes, if the chamber returns to Democratic
control in 2012, Ferrandino would become
the states rst openly gay majority leader.
In 2007 the Massachusetts Republican Party
chose gay Sen. Richard Tisei (R-Middlesex &
Essex) to lead the minority party in that states
upper house. Tisei was not ofcially on record
as being gay, however, until November 2009,
though upon coming out, Tisei claimed to
have never been in the closet.
In February 2010, Gordon Fox
(D-Providence) assumed the speakership of
the Rhode Island House of Representatives,
followed by John Prez (D-Los Angeles)
the following month in California.
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Lawmaker, activists
concerned about risk
of dividing families
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The omission of bi-national same-
sex couples from recent guidance from
the Obama administration is troubling
advocates who fear the omission may
mean LGBT families wont be covered
under new immigration policy.
The Department of Homeland
Security issued guidance last week
to attorneys with U.S. Immigration &
Customs Enforcement detailing which
undocumented immigrants could be
deemed a low priority and taken out of
the deportation pipeline.
The guidance is the result of the
announcement from the Obama
administration in August that it will
conduct a case-by-case review of about
300,000 undocumented immigrants facing
possible deportation. Those who have
been convicted of crimes or pose a security
risk will be a higher priority for deportation,
while those who are deemed lower priority
will be taken out of the pipeline.
Administration ofcials have said theyll
weigh a persons ties and contributions to
the community and family relationships
in considering which immigrants are
low priority, and these criteria would be
inclusive of LGBT families.
According to the New York Times, the
process for determining which immigrants
could be taken out of the deportation
pipeline began on Thursday.
But in the guidance spelling out
the details for this review, no mention
of immigrants who are in same-sex
relationships with U.S. citizens is
enumerated among the categories of
people who are listed as those who could
be considered low priority.
Categories that are identied as low
priority include immigrants who had
enlisted in the armed forces or those who
came to the United States under the age of
16 and are pursuing a college degree. Such
immigrants would be eligible for citizenship
under passage of the DREAM Act.
Other categories deemed low priority
are those who older than age 65 and have
lived in the country for more than 10 years
and those who have been the victim of
domestic violence.
Steve Ralls, spokesperson for
Immigration Equality, said the lack of
explicit mention of bi-national same-sex
couples isnt just deeply disappointing;
it is also detrimental to LGBT immigrants
and their American spouses and partners.
By declining to address, in writing,
the unique circumstances surrounding
those couples, DHS has left too much
room for interpretation and left too
many couples vulnerable to separation,
Ralls said. There is no justiable reason
for exclusionary guidelines, and every
reason to be explicit in clarifying that the
administration believes LGBT Americans
should not be forced apart from their
husbands and wives.
Despite the lack of explicit mention,
the guidance identies as another low
category an undocumented immigrant
who has a very long-term presence in
the United States, has a immediate family
member who is a United States citizen,
and has established compelling ties and
made compelling contributions to the
United States. An immigrant in a same-
sex relationship with a U.S. citizen may
qualify in this category.
Ralls acknowledged that DHS may
intend for bi-national same-sex couples to
fall into this category, but said the language
is too vague to ensure protections.
The issue, however, lies in the fact
that DHS does not say so in its written
guidelines, leaving the denition of
immediate family member open to
interpretation by DHS and ICE ofcers,
Ralls said. Thats problematic because,
without that explicit guidance, there is no
documentation mandating that ofcers
use an inclusive denition as they review
pending deportation cases.
Ralls cited as an example a Boston-area
bi-national couple who were told by an
immigration ofcial they couldnt qualify
for relief under the new policy even
though theyre legally married.
The ofcial despite past press
statements by DHS about the agencys
inclusive denition of family declared
they were under no obligation to offer
discretion on the basis of the couples
marriage in Massachusetts, Ralls said. As
a result, the immigrant spouse is now facing
deportation to a hostile, homophobic
country in the Caribbean. Their case is a
perfect example of the very real and very
dangerous position couples are faced
with when DHS relies on verbal instruction
rather than written guidance.
Lavi Soloway, founder of Stop the
Deportations, also criticized the Obama
administration for the omission.
It is disturbing that DHS continues to
exclude LGBT families from its increasingly
specic written guidelines on prosecutorial
discretion in deportation cases, Soloway
said. DHS telegraphs through its
spokespersons that we are intended to be
included within the phrasing immediate
family members or family relationships,
but there can be no justication for leaving
this up to the imagination of individual
ICE attorneys or deportation ofcers.
Strong guidance on LGBT families facing
deportation would ensure a uniform
national policy and would do nothing to
limit the exercise of discretion.
A DHS ofcial, who spoke on condition
of anonymity, said same-sex couples arent
explicitly mentioned in the guidance
because the Obama administration wants
to cover both married and unmarried
LGBT couples.
One of the strongest reasons why we
go with a family approach focusing on
the family relationship and not a marital
relationship is because we want to
include individuals who are in long standing
domestic partnerships so we can capture
more same-sex couples, the ofcial said.
We used the term the family members
largely so that domestic partnerships
would be included in the standard.
Asked whether 100 percent of foreign
nationals in same-sex relationships with
U.S. citizens would be taken out of the
pipeline if they have no other factors
weighing against them, the ofcial
replied, When we exercise prosecutorial
discretion, were limited by law and doing
it on a case-by-case. So every case in
unique; every case is different. I really
couldnt say 100 percent of any category is
going to be saved from removal.
The ofcial added that in two similarly
situated cases where one immigrant is
an opposite-sex marriage and has no
negative factors weighing him or her
and another immigrant is in a same-sex
relationship and has no negative factors
weighing against him or her, both would
be treated equally under this policy.
In a statement, Rep. Jerrold Nadler
(D-N.Y.) also said he nds the lack of
explicit mention of same-sex couples in
the guidance unpalatable.
I am very concerned by the
administrations failure to state in its written
guidance to ICE attorneys, released today,
that families of LGBT bi-national couples
should be treated equally, like all other
families in America, Nadler said.
The lawmaker is the sponsor of the
Uniting American Families Act, legislation
that would enable gay Americans
to sponsor their foreign partners for
residency in the United States.
Nadler continued, While I appreciate
prior commitments by DHS that LGBT family
ties will be taken into account in immigration
enforcement decisions and that this will
be explained to ICE agents without such
a directive in writing, there is a serious risk
that such families could be wrongfully
divided. With the administration taking an
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functions, intentionally, is to be able to
call on the rest of the Media Matters
organization and staff as needed,
according to Socarides. Its an
organization that is fully integrated and
embedded into Media Matters.
In a December New York Times
piece announcing the launch of the
project, Brock said Equality Matters
would expose right-wing bigotry and
homophobia wherever we nd it.
We believe the big battle is full
equality, which is gay marriage, Brock
told the Times back then.
Socarides struck a more modest tone
this week.
[People] have their own opinion
about which role each of our
organizations play, Socarides said.
The focus will continue, much the
same as its been. I expect this will
be a bit of a transitional period, but I
think that you will see a very strong and
vibrant EqualityMatters.org.
Brock released a statement early
Tuesday reecting on the original
purpose of Equality Matters.
When we launched our Equality
Matters initiative at the end of 2010,
we were convinced that additional and
focused resources in our core expertise
areas correcting conservative
misinformation plus training and
communications could be put to use
to help take advantage of a potentially
historic and transformative moment in
gay rights.
Eleveld was originally named editor
of the organizations website, but her
title changed several months ago
to senior fellow at Media Matters.
Thomas, who was the projects initial
director of programs, took on a role in
external affairs for the Media Matters
parent organization in the spring.
Thomas and Eleveld moved out of
Equality Matters and have worked at
Media Matters for some time now,
according to Media Matters press
secretary Jess Levin.
The Media Matters team has all of
our senior fellows on it, so [moving
Eleveld to Media Matters] just made
more sense, but her work appears on
Equality Matters, Levin told the Blade.
Eleveld and Socarides were outspoken
in the rst few months of Equality
Matters existence, releasing a urry of
op-eds and press releases throughout
the spring and pressuring President
Obama to endorse same-sex marriage.
On June 20, Socarides appeared on
CNN and criticized the president for
avoiding coming out in favor of marriage
rights for same-sex couples, saying that
he should just get on with it.
The CNN appearance prompted
senior Obama adviser David Axelrod
to defend Obama on MSNBC later that
evening.
Days later, on July 6, Eleveld criticized
Obamas position on marriage in the
DailyBeast. Im not looking for a
savior, Im seeking the guy we elected,
she wrote, arguing that the White
House silence on marriage was setting
the wrong tone in the debate and
could cost marriage rights advocates
important wins down the line.
Shortly after their high-prole
criticisms of Obama, the groups
attention shifted to conservative
targets such as the candidates for the
Republican presidential nomination,
as well as the National Organization
for Marriage and Fox News, fueling
speculation that Brock was unhappy
with the attacks on the Democratic
administration.
Socarides denied that he and Eleveld
clashed with Brock and others at Media
Matters.
It never happened, Socarides said
emphatically. If you look at the kind of
stuff that I said and that Kerry said over
the year, its been fairly consistent.
I am very grateful to have Richard
Socarides lead this initiative in its rst
year, Brock said in a statement. Having
someone of his intellect, stature, and
experience was a signicant factor in our
rst year success. He will continue, I am
sure, to have major impact in our ght for
a progressive country and I will continue
to rely on his advice and counsel.
A Media Matters spokesperson
said Eleveld was out of the country
and unavailable for an interview. In a
statement released Tuesday, she said, I
am grateful that I was given the chance to
focus on in-depth reporting about serious
issues affecting the LGBT community. ...
In the New Year, I look forward to working
full time on a book about the past several
years in LGBT history.
Socarides, Eleveld leaving Equality Matters after one year
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SOCARIDES will leave the organization less than
a year after its launch.
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of Rita Hester, a transgender woman in
Boston who was killed the previous year
in what authorities have called an anti-
transgender hate crime. Since that time,
Transgender Day of Remembrance events
have taken place in dozens of cities in the
U.S. and abroad.
These were our brothers and sisters,
family members, friends, people of faith,
innocent and quite often, as is the case
in this crazy world of ours, they have
been taken from us by violence, said
transgender activist Jessica Xavier, one of
the organizers of the D.C. event.
But theyre not martyrs, Xavier said.
They didnt die for a cause. They werent
a member of any political movement. They
were human beings, just like all of usThis is
a time for caring and compassion, for healing
and for hope, for sorrow but also strength.
The highlight of the event included
the reading of the names of transgender
people from the D.C. area and others from
across the nation and throughout the world
that lost their lives to hate violence based
on their gender identity or expression.
Following the reading of each name,
the audience responded by saying, We
remember them.
Transgender activists Julius Agers and
Ruby Corado read the names of local
transgender victims who lost their lives
between 2000 and 2009 and international
victims, including several from Latin
America, who lost their lives in 2011.
Corado read the name of Lashai Mclean,
a 23-year-old D.C. transgender woman who
was shot to death in Northeast D.C. in August
of this year. Agers read the name of Gaurav
Gigi Gopalan, a 35-year-old aerospace
engineer who was found fatally wounded
on a sidewalk in the citys Columbia Heights
section on Sept. 10 of this year.
Police said Gopalan died in a hospital
a short time later of blunt force trauma
to the head. Police have yet to make an
arrest in either of the two cases.
Gopalan, who lived his professional life
as an out gay man, was dressed in womens
clothes when he was found unconscious on
the street, according to police. Although
many of Gopalans friends said they
considered him a gay man, transgender
activists say he likely was targeted because
of his appearance as a transgender woman.
Earline Budd, an ofcial with the
D.C. organization Transgender Health
Empowerment and the lead organizer
of Sunday nights Transgender Day of
Remembrance, said the event has grown
signicantly over the past several years.
Budd told the gathering that a greater
recognition that anti-transgender violence
is rooted in ignorance, hatred and
discrimination would lead to the eventual
decrease in such violence.
Budd and transgender activist Ruby
Corado said they were encouraged
by the large numbers of gays, lesbians
and straight allies that have joined the
effort to ght anti-transgender violence.
Corado praised D.C. police ofcials,
including Chief of Police Cathy Lanier, for
speaking out and establishing internal
police policies aimed at curtailing anti-
transgender discrimination.
However, the two said police have yet
to solve a string of violent attacks over
the past several years against transgender
residents of the District, including the
murders this year of Mclean and Gopalan.
Youre hearing an outcry from the
community for getting these cases
solved, said Budd. And again, Im going
to appeal to Chief Lanier to do more in
terms of trying to solve some of these
transgender murders.
Police have said murders of both
transgender people and gay men often are
difcult to solve because the perpetrators
usually are strangers whom the victims met
at the time of or shortly before the murder.
Police say most of the non-LGBT murders
are committed by people who have had
some type of relationship with the victim,
making it easier for investigators to nd
witnesses who identify a suspect.
Jeffrey Richardson, director of D.C.
Mayor Vincent Grays Ofce of LGBT
Affairs, told the gathering that Gray
considers transgender residents an
important part of the citys diverse and
vibrant community.
We believe people are to be judged by
the content of their character, not by their
gender identity, Richardson said. Lets rid
our city and our country of the hatred that
leads to violence and the loss of life.
Rev. Abena McCray, pastor of Unity
Fellowship Church of D.C., which
has a largely African American LGBT
congregation, said transgender residents
are welcome in the citys faith community.
Following a selection of songs by her
churchs Agape Praise Choir, McCray
delivered a sermon-like talk calling for
acceptance and support for the citys
transgender residents.
You are unique, and the Creator loves
you just as you are, she said. You are not
a mistake. God doesnt make mistakes
We celebrate transgender today. Lord,
you knew what you were doing when you
created transgender.
Corado said support of the event by the
larger LGBT community has been uplifting to
transgender residents despite the continued
incidents of anti-trans violence in D.C.
I am extremely happy because the
support that we have gotten from the
LGBT community and allies has been
outstanding in the last couple of years,
she said. Its just amazing that people
do care about what happens to us. And it
makes us feel like were not alone.
Transgender activist Jason Terry of the
D.C. Trans Coalition said he is encouraged
that the Day of Remembrance took place
less than a week after the White House
hosted an historic, rst-ever meeting on
transgender issues, including the issue of
anti-trans violence.
This is a great event, as always, he
said of the Day of Remembrance. Its so
important to pause and remember those
that weve lost. Weve had a bad year. The
way we honor those deaths is by moving
forward towards justice.
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About 35 transgender activists and their supporters walked in picket lines on
Thursday outside the headquarters of the D.C. Police Department and the U.S.
Attorneys Ofce to draw attention to what they say is an unacceptably high rate
of violence against transgender people in the city.
Participants in the two protests, which organizers called a Transgender Day of
Action, presented a list of demands to District Police Chief Cathy Lanier and U.S.
Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald Mechan calling for immediate steps
to address the problem.
This past summer we were able to report 20 incidents where [transgender]
people were beaten, stabbed, shot and this is something that really concerns
us, said Ruby Corado of the D.C. Trans Coalition, who spoke to the gathering
through a bullhorn.
The call that we want to make is that people remember that this is happening
in your own backyard, she said. Theres no way that people in this city can
ignore that this is happening to their own brothers and sisters, and we need to
take action.
Corado and others who spoke at the protests have said existing city laws and
police department policies that prohibit discrimination against transgender people
are among the strongest in the nation. But the activists say the city in general and
police in particular havent adequately implemented those laws and policies.
This is coming after the terrible outbreak of anti-trans violence in this city this
past summer, said Dana Beyer, executive director of the transgender advocacy
group Gender Rights Maryland.
Beyer, who participated in the D.C. protest on Thursday, said some of the recent
violent attacks against transgender women, including the July shooting murder
of trans woman Lashai Mclean, 23, have taken place in a section of Northeast D.C.
next to the D.C.-Prince Georges County, Md., border. She said the developments
have had an impact on the trans community in Maryland.
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Activists have expressed concern in recent months that the U.S. Attorneys
ofce, which serves as the citys prosecutor in criminal cases, has reduced the
charges against men arrested for violent crimes, including murders, against
transgender people in an effort to persuade the men to plead guilty and avoid
the need for a trial.
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evidence and circumstances surrounding the cases would prevent the ofce from
obtaining a conviction from a jury if the case goes to trial.
LGBT advocacy groups, including the D.C. Trans Coalition and Gays and
Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) dispute that explanation. They argue that
the U.S. Attorneys ofce has been too quick to reduce charges against violent
criminals who target the LGBT community, and the ofce should bring more
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Gratitude for the activists
and business people who
keep our community vibrant
Thanksgiving Day was always a big
event in my family.
My Mom would tell my Dad to take
my sister and me out of the house so she
could start cooking in peace. My Dad
would make us an early breakfast and then
bundle us up and head to the subway so
we could get a good spot along the route
to watch the Macys Thanksgiving Day Pa-
rade. When we got home, chilled and ex-
cited from what we had seen, there would
be a fantastic dinner nearly ready for all the
friends my parents had invited, including a
beautiful 25-pound turkey that had been
roasting for hours and all the side dishes
like yams with marshmallows melted on
top, homemade cranberry sauce, and ap-
ple and lemon meringue pies for dessert.
To this day when I watch the parade on TV
it brings back many wonderful memories.
Today when sitting down to Thanks-
giving dinner with friends I am reminded
of how much we have to be thankful for:
the great life I have, a wonderful sister
and sister-in-law, so many great friends, a
fullling job and the chance to write this
column and others sharing my ideas and
thoughts with so many. Im thankful to
have Java House, my favorite coffee shop
on Q Street that some have called
my living room and for all the people
I have met there over a cup of coffee at
7 a.m. those good souls who are now
part of my extended family in D.C.
Not everyone is as lucky as most of us
living in the United States. I recognize
there are many even here in the District
who still need our help and am thankful
for the Occupy Wall Street movement
that I hope with time will lead us to more
economic equality. We can also be thank-
ful that many who are part of the Occupy
protests and call themselves the 99 per-
cent still live better lives than so many
others around the world.
This year we can also give thanks for
the newest reality comedy show on televi-
sion, otherwise known as the Republican
presidential debates. I am thankful for
President Obama and repeal of Dont
Ask, Dont Tell, even when the slow pace
of progress is so frustrating. The LGBT
community needs to be thankful for Reps.
Barney Frank, Jared Polis, Tammy Baldwin
and David Cicilline for representing us in
Congress and look forward to next year
when we can thank the people of Wis-
consin for electing our rst openly lesbian
senator. I am thankful for Hillary Clinton,
whom I have admired for so many years,
for standing strong at the Department of
State and making us all proud.
Our community is also grateful and
offers thanks to all the incredible people
who give their time to help others, includ-
ing Adam Tenner at MetroTeen AIDS,
Andrew Barnett at SMYAL, Ron Simmons
at Us Helping Us and Don Blanchon at
Whitman-Walker Health. We also thank
Chuck Wolfe and the Victory Fund for
their work to elect more members of the
LGBT community to public ofce.
I am thankful for Freddie Lutz of Fred-
dies Beach Bar for proving you can have a
successful gay bar in Virginia and for being
a good friend; and for Eric Little and Da-
vid Perruzza of JR.s for being institutions
in this town and running an establishment
that meant so much to me for many years
and now means so much to many others.
Thanks to David Franco of Universal Gear,
among his other businesses, for being an
honest, all-around good guy and stalwart
businessman in D.C.; and to my friend Brad
Luna for having the guts to start his own
business, Luna Media Group, and turning it
into a success. Thanks to R. Clarke Cooper
for being a very rational executive director
of Log Cabin Republicans; and to Shaun
Donovan, Secretary of HUD, for his strong
support of marriage equality.
The LGBT community must give
thanks to Dean Snyder at Foundry Meth-
odist Church for his unwavering support
of the community and to my good friend
Michael Kahn for his amazing work at the
Shakespeare Theatre and for being a
leader in the arts community in D.C. for
the past 25 years.
There are so many people I couldnt
mention here who we need to be thankful
for at this time of year. To all of them I of-
fer a toast on this Thanksgiving weekend
for all you do and for all you mean to us.
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On behalf of Helping Our Brothers and
Sisters, I would like to express our thanks
to all who helped pay tribute to the lifes
work of Franklin Edward Kameny. For
many of us, this is the perfect time not
simply to say our thanksgiving, but also
to redouble our efforts to help achieve
equality and to end discrimination.
Special thanks also must go to our
Mayor Vincent Gray and the leadership
of our D.C. Council members, especially
David Catania and Jim Graham who paid
personal tribute to Dr. Kameny at the
Carnegie Library.
We also express thanks to the Mem-
bers of Congress and public ofcials who
eulogized him beautifully on Capitol Hill
including Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton,
Reps. Barney Frank and Tammy Baldwin,
and John Berry, director of OPM. We
are grateful to Yale law professor Bill Es-
kridge for his moving tribute to Kameny.
Thus far, with the generosity of many
friends, we have covered expenses for
Kamenys viewing at Carnegie Library
and his essential funeral costs, too. To
be clear, we are especially grateful to our
mayors staff for taking care of most of
these expenses associated with the pub-
lic events and the generous use of the
prestigious Carnegie Library atrium.
In addition, we have now paid the de-
posit on a tting, public gravesite for Ka-
meny at the historic Congressional Cem-
etery. Charles Francis and Rick Rosendall
volunteered to help identify and secure
the ideal site near the resting place of
Leonard Matlovich as well as Barbara
Gittings (who will one day be interred at
Congressional with her partner, Kay Tobin
Lahusen), but not too close to J. Edgar
Hoover and Clyde Tolson.
To honor Frank Kamenys distinguished
military service in Europe during World
War II, a U.S. Army grave marker has been
ordered and will be supplied at our gov-
ernments expense. However, to further
distinguish Franks legacy as civil rights
hero, we will have a second grave footer
emblazoned with his famous remark: Gay
is Good. We anticipate a graveside ser-
vice in early spring when the markers and
the gravesite are made ready.
For all who wish to help raise the re-
maining $4,000 anticipated, you may
make your tax-deductible contribution
online at HelpingOurBrothersandSisters.
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also may email us at HOBSDC@gmail.
com to make arrangements.
Any and all contributions raised be-
yond these expenses will go toward help-
ing others who are at risk within the LGBT
community. Wishing everyone a memo-
rable Thanksgiving Holiday, and to never
forget that Gay is Good.
Marvin Carter, president, HOBS
With high number of
carriers, awareness
of risk is key
By DR. RAY MARTINS
The popular Movember campaign,
where men grow mustaches and beards
to raise funds for cancer, brings a lot of
awareness around cancers that affect
men. Much of the attention around the
campaign is focused on prostate and
testicular cancer.
While it is important for all men to be
aware of these cancers and take preven-
tive steps, gay and bisexual men and
men who are HIV-positive also need to
be aware of anal cancer and cancers of
the head and neck that can be caused
by exposure to Human Papillomavirus
(HPV).
Lets start with the basics. What is
HPV? According to the Centers for Dis-
ease Control, genital Human Papil-
lomavirus (also called HPV) is the most
common sexually transmitted infection
(STI). There are more than 40 HPV types
that can infect the genital areas of males
and females. These HPV types can also
infect the mouth and throat. Most peo-
ple who become infected with HPV do
not even know they have it.
Half of all men have HPV and most
will develop no health problems from
it. In fact, in about 90 percent of cases,
the bodys immune system will clear the
virus within two years. However, some
people will develop conditions from it,
ranging from genital warts and warts in
the throat to cancer of the anus, penis
and throat.
With such high numbers of carriers,
it is important for gay and bisexual men
and men who are HIV-positive to be
aware of the risks and take proper pre-
cautions.
Currently, there are no accepted med-
ical guidelines for HPV prevention or
screening for men. This is due to lack of
data about how effective existing meth-
ods will be for men and the fact that HPV
is easily transmitted from person to per-
son. However, there are some general
precautions that gay and bisexual men
and men who are HIV-positive can take.
Condom use can lower the risk of
contracting HPV. However, since the
virus is passed by skin-to-skin contact,
condoms will not protect areas that they
do not cover.
Lowering the number of sexual part-
ners or only having sex in a monoga-
mous relationship will also reduce your
risk of infection. However, it will not com-
pletely eliminate the risk, as one person
with only one lifetime sexual partner can
still get HPV.
The Gardasil vaccine offers some pro-
tection against HPV-related cancers in
men. However, it is not medically appro-
priate for everyone. Current guidelines
recommend the vaccine for boys and
men ages nine through 26. However, it
is most effective if administered before
someone starts sexual activity.
There are screening tests for anal
cancer called anal pap smears. However,
the CDC and US Preventive Service Task
Force are currently not recommending
anal pap smears because more informa-
tion is needed to see if these screenings
and follow-up treatments actually pre-
vent these cancers. Expert opinion rec-
ommends yearly anal cancer screenings
for HIV-positive men and screening ev-
ery two-three years in HIV-negative gay
and bisexual men. Again, there are no
generally accepted guidelines for this
screening.
Currently, there are no approved
screening tests for either penile or throat
cancer.
Gay and bisexual men need to take
HPV and the cancers it can cause seri-
ously. With no currently generally ac-
cepted guidelines for prevention or
screening, it is important for gay and bi-
sexual men to have a conversation with
their medical provider about HPV and
their risks. Your own provider will be able
to give you the best recommendations
on what you should and shouldnt do to
reduce your risk from HPV.
Whitman-Walker Health offers screen-
ings for anal cancer in gay and bisexual
men, one of the few providers in Wash-
ington that has this service. We can also
teach men how to do regular testicular
self-exams and about the warning signs
of prostate and head and neck cancers.
And, for those for whom it is medi-
cally appropriate, we offer the Gardasil
HPV vaccine.
Make an appointment with your reg-
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and ask for appropriate screenings for
HPV-related cancers. Your health de-
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If DOMA is
unconstitutional, DHS must
aid gay bi-national couples
By SEAN COTTER

Earlier this month, the Washington
Blades Chris Johnson reported that Sen.
Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut has
written to Department of Homeland Se-
curity Secretary Janet Napolitano to ask
that she instruct U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS) to hold
in abeyance, or withhold from process-
ing, the pending immigrant petition of a
same-sex couple until the fate of the De-
fense of Marriage Act is determined.
This letter comes at a time when the
White House has sent very mixed signals
on not just the effects of the Defense of
Marriage Act on immigration status, but
also on the future of the nations current
immigration apparatus. Recent state-
ments by Secretary Napolitano suggest
that there may in fact be actions that her
department can take in the absence of
real legislative or judicial solutions.
In the case of the petitioner Kelli Ryan
and her U.K.-citizen spouse Lucy Truman,
the petition has been led by Ryan in the
same manner that a married heterosexu-
al couple would le it, because the State
of Connecticut recognizes their marriage.
However, USCIS is a federal agency and
is bound to the idea of marriage as de-
ned by DOMA. Because the legal sta-
tus of DOMA has been in question, Sen.
Blumenthal has asked that USCIS hold
Ryans petition in abeyance, and noted
past signals from the Department that
they would be exercising discretion on
immigration cases.
The term discretion has been used
several times by ofcials in DHS and the
Department of Justice in several recent
instances to refer to strategies for dealing
with immigration. These strategies have
been developed as a response to current
dysfunction of the immigration system
and the failure of Congress to enact any
meaningful steps toward reform. On the
law enforcement side, asking agents and
prosecutors to use discretion does not
entail passage of a law or even a regu-
lation necessarily, but is a request that
agents and lawyers take careful consider-
ation in deciding who to pursue charges
against using the resources of DHS
and DOJ to go after criminals, people
who pose a threat to national security,
and recent illegal entrants rather than us-
ing them to attempt to separate some-
one like Truman, who is a productive
member of society, from her spouse.
On March 2 and June 17, Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director
John Morton issued two memorandums
that outlined the idea of using pros-
ecutorial discretion. In these memos,
Morton was focusing on the way that re-
sources are applied to deportation pro-
ceedings, which can be the outcome of a
failed green card application process. He
said that his agency, in conjunction with
the Department of Justice, should priori-
tize deportation cases so that resources
are not used to deport people who would
likely be allowed to stay in the United
States had the government been capable
of reforming the immigration system in a
meaningful way.
In August, the White House announced
to the media that, in the absence of real
comprehensive immigration reform legis-
lation out of Congress, it would be taking
steps to alter immigration policies as much
as it could through the executive branch.
The announcement was based on a
letter written by Secretary Napolitano to
Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, who had
previously written her to express frustra-
tion at the failure of Congress to pass the
DREAM Act, which was meant to pro-
vide a pathway to permanent residence
for children who had been brought to
the United States illegally by their par-
ents. Secretary Napolitanos letter stated
that her department was in the process
of setting up an interagency review ap-
paratus with the Department of Justice
as described in the Morton memos. The
degree to which prosecutorial discretion
is and will be taken into account when
considering immigration matters is still
unclear, though there is no doubt that at-
torneys are currently testing this course in
Immigration Courts.
If the White House and DHS are willing
to take special action to protect the cases
of immigrants who would be affected
by the theoretical future passage of the
DREAM Act, or meaningful comprehen-
sive immigration reform, then they should
be just as willing to take measures to pro-
tect LGBT immigrants whose cases would
be allowed to advance in the absence
of DOMA, which the DOJ has already
stated that it believes to be unconstitu-
tional. The least that Napolitanos depart-
ment could do would be to respond to
Blumenthals request by using its discre-
tion to issue a hold on Ryans petition for
her spouse, and on other petitions made
by same-sex partners that would be ap-
proved were it not for the continued exis-
tence of DOMA.
Gay men should be screened for HPV-related cancers
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White House should protect LGBT immigrants
Dr. Ray Martins is chief medical ofcer of Whitman-
Walker Health.
Sean Cotter is a New York-based freelance writer.
Reach him at sean.robert.cotter@gmail.com.
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VIRAMUNE XR (400 mg) is a prescription medicine for use in combination
with other HIV medicines to treat HIV in adults.
INDICATION
VIRAMUNE is a prescription medication indicated for use in combination with other antiretroviral (ARV) agents for the treatment of HIV infection.
VIRAMUNE XR is a prescription medication indicated for use in combination with other ARVs for the treatment of HIV infection in adults.
VIRAMUNE and VIRAMUNE XR can cause severe and life-threatening liver and skin reactions that can, in some cases, cause death.
These problems can happen at any time but occur most often during the rst 18 weeks of treatment, but can occur later. People
who have abnormal liver test results before starting VIRAMUNE treatment and people with hepatitis B or C also have a greater
chance of getting liver problems. Your healthcare provider (HCP) will closely monitor you and test the function of your liver during
the rst 18 weeks of therapy. Ask your healthcare provider how to recognize symptoms of liver and skin problems. Do not take
VIRAMUNE unless you have been diagnosed with HIV.
You must stop taking VIRAMUNE or VIRAMUNE XR and call your HCP immediately if you have signs or symptoms of liver or skin problems. If you
stop treatment with VIRAMUNE because you had any serious liver or skin reactions, you must never take VIRAMUNE again. For some patients,
damage to the liver can continue to occur after VIRAMUNE is stopped.
Any patient can experience liver problems with VIRAMUNE or VIRAMUNE XR, but women and patients who have higher CD4+ counts when they
begin nevirapine treatment have a greater risk. If you are a woman with CD4+ greater than 250 cells/mm
3
, or a man with CD4+ greater
than 400 cells/mm
3
, you should not begin taking VIRAMUNE unless you and your doctor have decided that the benet of doing
so outweighs the risk. Women, including pregnant women, with CD4+ cell counts greater than 250 cells/mm
3
are at the greatest
risk of severe liver problems.
Do not take VIRAMUNE or VIRAMUNE XR unless you have been diagnosed with HIV. Do not take VIRAMUNE or VIRAMUNE XR if your HCP has told
you that you have moderate to severe liver disease.
VIRAMUNE and VIRAMUNE XR can cause serious side effects, including changes to your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome)
and changes in body fat. The most common side effect of VIRAMUNE is rash. These are not all the possible side effects of VIRAMUNE. For more
information, ask your HCP.
You should not take St. Johns wort or efavirenz if you take VIRAMUNE or VIRAMUNE XR. Talk to your HCP about the additional drug to drug
interactions associated with VIRAMUNE and VIRAMUNE XR.
VIRAMUNE and VIRAMUNE XR do not cure HIV or AIDS, and have not been shown to reduce the risk of passing HIV to others through sexual contact
or blood contamination.
Patients new to nevirapine must start treatment with a lead-in dose of one 200 mg tablet of immediate-release VIRAMUNE once daily for the rst 14
days of treatment. The 14-day lead-in period is important because it has been shown to reduce your chances of getting a potentially serious skin
rash. If you experience a rash during the rst 14 days, immediately contact your HCP and do not increase your dose to VIRAMUNE 200 mg twice
daily or start VIRAMUNE XR 400 mg once daily until the rash has resolved. If your rash persists longer than 28 days, stop taking VIRAMUNE and call
your HCP for an alternative regimen. If you stop taking VIRAMUNE or VIRAMUNE XR for longer than seven days, talk to your HCP because you will
need to restart the 14-day lead-in dose.
Adult patients already on a regimen of VIRAMUNE 200 mg twice daily can be switched to VIRAMUNE XR 400 mg once daily without the 14-day
lead-in period of VIRAMUNE.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Medication Guide, which includes dosing information and
additional important risk information for VIRAMUNE XR, on the following pages.
Theres one less pill in your HIV regimen. VIRAMUNE XR provides you the effectiveness and safety that your doctor expects with VIRAMUNEbut
with just one pill, once a day in combination with your other HIV medicines. Ask your healthcare provider if once daily VIRAMUNE XR is right for you.
Please see important safety information below.
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MEDICATION GUIDE
VIRAMUNE
(VIH-rah-mune) (nevirapine) Tablets

VIRAMUNE
(VIH-rah-mune) (nevirapine) Oral Suspension

VIRAMUNE
XR
(VIH-rah-mune) (nevirapine)
Extended-Release Tablets
Read this Medication Guide before you start taking VIRAMUNE and
each time you get a rell. There may be new information. This information
does not take the place of talking to your doctor about your medical
condition or treatment.
What is the most important information I should know about
VIRAMUNE?
VIRAMUNE can cause serious side effects. These include severe liver
and skin problems that can cause death. These problems can happen
at any time during treatment, but your risk is highest during the rst
18 weeks of treatment.
1. Severe liver problems: Anyone who takes VIRAMUNE may get
severe liver problems. In some cases these liver problems can lead to
liver failure and the need for a liver transplant, or death.
People who have a higher CD4
+
cell count when they begin VIRAMUNE
treatment have a higher risk of liver problems, especially:
FWomen with CD4
+
counts higher than 250 cells/mm
3
. This group has
the highest risk.
FMen with CD4
+
3
.
If you are a woman with CD4
+
3
or a man
with CD4
+
3
, you and your doctor will
decide whether starting VIRAMUNE is right for you.
In general, women have a higher risk of liver problems compared to men.
People who have abnormal liver test results before starting VIRAMUNE
treatment and people with hepatitis B or C also have a greater chance of
getting liver problems.
You may get a rash if you have liver problems.
Stop taking VIRAMUNE and call your doctor right away if you have
any of the following symptoms of liver problems:
Fdark (tea colored) urine
Fyellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes
Flight-colored bowel movements (stools)
Ffever
Fnausea (feeling sick to your stomach)
Ffeel unwell or like you have the u
F pain or tenderness on your right side below your ribs
Ftiredness
Floss of appetite
Your doctor should see you and do blood tests often to check your liver
function during the rst 18 weeks of treatment with VIRAMUNE. You should
continue to have your liver checked regularly during your treatment with
VIRAMUNE. It is important for you to keep all of your doctor appointments.
2. Severe rash and skin reactions: Skin rash is the most common
side effect of VIRAMUNE. Most rashes happen in the rst 6 weeks
of taking VIRAMUNE. Rashes and skin reactions may be severe,
life-threatening, and in some people, may lead to death. Stop
using VIRAMUNE and call your doctor right away if you get a rash
with any of the following symptoms:
Fblisters
Fmouth sores
Fred or inamed eyes, like pink eye (conjunctivitis)
Fliver problems (see symptoms of liver problems above)
Fswelling of your face
Ffever
Ffeel unwell or like you have the u
Ftiredness
Fmuscle or joint aches
If your doctor tells you to stop treatment with VIRAMUNE because you
have had any of the serious liver or skin problems described above,
you should never take VIRAMUNE again.
See the section What are the possible side effects of VIRAMUNE?
for more information.
What is VIRAMUNE?
VIRAMUNE is a prescription medicine used to treat Human
Immunodeciency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired
Immune Deciency Syndrome).
VIRAMUNE is a type of anti-HIV medicine called a non-nucleoside reverse
transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). VIRAMUNE works by lowering the amount
of HIV in your blood (viral load). You must take VIRAMUNE with other
anti-HIV medicines. When you take VIRAMUNE with other anti-HIV
medicines, VIRAMUNE can lower your viral load and increase the number
of CD4
+
cells (T cells). CD4
+
cells are a type of immune helper cell in the
blood. VIRAMUNE may not have these effects in every person.
VIRAMUNE comes in 3 different forms. This Medication Guide provides
information about all 3 forms of VIRAMUNE.
FVIRAMUNE tablets FVIRAMUNE oral suspension
FVIRAMUNE XR extended release tablets
VIRAMUNE XR extended-release tablets are not for use in children.
VIRAMUNE does not cure HIV or AIDS, and it is not known if it will help
you live longer with HIV. People taking VIRAMUNE may still get infections
common in people with HIV (opportunistic infections). It is very important
that you stay under the care of your doctor.
It is not known if VIRAMUNE lowers the chance of passing HIV to other
people. Effective treatment combined with safer sex practices, may
reduce the chance of passing HIV to others through sexual contact. Always
practice safer sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom or other barrier
method to lower the chance of sexual contact with any body uids such as
semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Never re-use or share needles. Take
your HIV medicines as prescribed.
Who should not take VIRAMUNE?
Tell your doctor if you have or have had liver problems. Your doctor may tell
you not to take VIRAMUNE if you have certain liver problems.
VIRAMUNE is only for people diagnosed with HIV. If you have not been
diagnosed as HIV positive, then do not take VIRAMUNE.
What should I tell my doctor before taking VIRAMUNE?
Before you take VIRAMUNE, tell your doctor if you:
F have or have had hepatitis (inammation of your liver) or problems with
your liver. See What is the most important information I should
know about VIRAMUNE? and Who should not take VIRAMUNE?
Freceive dialysis
Fhave skin problems, such as a rash
F are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if VIRAMUNE
will harm your unborn baby.
Pregnancy Registry: There is a pregnancy registry for women who
take antiviral medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of the registry
is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Talk to
your doctor about how you can take part in this registry.
F are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. VIRAMUNE can pass
into your breast milk and may harm your baby. It is also recommended
that HIV-positive women should not breast-feed their babies. Do not
breast-feed during treatment with VIRAMUNE. Talk to your doctor about
the best way to feed your baby.
Tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the medicines you take,
including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins and
herbal supplements. VIRAMUNE may affect the way other medicines work,
and other medicines may affect how VIRAMUNE works.
You should not take VIRAMUNE if you also take:
FSt. Johns Wort. St. Johns Wort can lower the amount of VIRAMUNE in
your body.
Fefavirenz (Sustiva
, Atripla
). Efavirenz may cause you to have an

increased chance of side effects.
Fatazanavir (Reyataz
)
Flopinavir and ritonavir (Kaletra
)
Ffosamprenavir calcium (Lexiva
)
Fitraconazole (Sporanox
)
ketoconazole (hizoral
)
rifampin (Rifadin
, Rifamate
, Rifater
)
Birth control pills. Birth control pills taken o] mouth (oral contraceptivesj
and other hormone t]pes of oirth control ma] not work to prevent
pregnanc]. Talk with ]our doctor aoout other t]pes of oirth control that
]ou can use to prevent pregnanc] during treatment with VlRANUhE.
Also tell ]our doctor if ]ou take.
clarithrom]cin (Biaxin
j nelnavir mes]late (Viracept
)
fuconazole (Difucan
j rifaoutin (N]cooutin
)
indinavir sulfate (Crixivan
j warfarin (Coumadin
, Jantoven
)
methadone saquinavir mes]late (lnvirase
)
If you are not sure if you take a medicine above, ask your doctor or
pharmacist.
Know the medicines ]ou take. Keep a list of them to show ]our doctor or
pharmacist when ]ou get a new medicine.
How should I take VIRAMUNE?
VlRANUhE is alwa]s taken in comoination with other anti-HlV medications.
Take VlRANUhE exactl] as ]our doctor tells ]ou to take it. Do not change
]our dose unless ]our doctor tells ]ou to.
You should never take more than one form of VlRANUhE at the same
time. Talk to ]our doctor if ]ou have an] questions.
Do not crush or chew VlRANUhE XR extended-release taolets.
You ma] take VlRANUhE with or without food.
Do not miss a dose of VlRANUhE, oecause this could make HlV harder
to treat. lf ]ou miss a dose of VlRANUhE, take the missed dose as soon
as ]ou rememoer. lf it is almost time for ]our next dose, do not take the
missed dose, just take the next dose at ]our regular time. Do not take
two doses at the same time.
lf ]ou stop taking VlRANUhE for more than 7 da]s, ask ]our doctor how
much to take oefore ]ou start taking it again. You ma] need to oegin
taking the VlRANUhE starting dose again, which is taken 1 time each
da] for 14 da]s.
Starting VIRAMUNE tablets:
1. Your doctor should start ]ou with 1 dose each da] to lower ]our chance
of getting a serious rash. It is important that you only take 1 dose of
VIRAMUNE each day for the rst 14 days.
Call your doctor right away if you get a skin rash during the rst
14 days of VIRAMUNE treatment and do not increase ]our dose to
2 times a da].
You should never take ]our starting dose for longer than 28 da]s.
lf after 28 da]s ]ou are still receiving this starting dose oecause
]ou have a rash, ]ou and ]our doctor should talk aoout prescrioing
another HlV medicine for ]ou instead of VlRANUhE.
Do not increase your dose to 2 times a day if you have a rash.
2. Da] 15, ]ou will take 1 VlRANUhE taolet two times a da].
Starting VIRAMUNE XR extended-release tablets and this is the rst
time you are taking any form of VIRAMUNE:
1. Your doctor should start ]ou with 1 dose of VlRANUhE taolets each da]
to lower ]our chance of getting a serious rash. It is important that you
only take 1 dose of VIRAMUNE each day for the rst 14 days.
Call your doctor right away if you get a skin rash during
the rst 14 days of VIRAMUNE treatment and do not increase ]our
dose to 2 times a da].
You should never take ]our starting dose for longer than 28 da]s.
lf after 28 da]s ]ou are still receiving this starting dose oecause
]ou have a rash, ]ou and ]our doctor should talk aoout prescrioing
another HlV medicine for ]ou instead of VlRANUhE.
Do not start VIRAMUNE XR extended-release tablets if you have
a rash.
2. Da] 15, ]ou will take 1 VlRANUhE XR extended-release taolet each da].
Switching from VIRAMUNE tablets to VIRAMUNE XR extended-release
tablets:
1. Take VlRANUhE XR extended-release taolet 1 time a da].
If you take VIRAMUNE Oral Suspension:
lf ]ou or ]our child takes VlRANUhE suspension (liquidj, shake it gentl]
oefore each use. Use an oral dosing s]ringe or dosing cup to measure
the right dose. The oral dosing s]ringe and dosing cup are not provided
with VlRANUhE 8uspension. Ask ]our pharmacist for a s]ringe or cup
if ]ou do not have one.
After drinking the medicine, fll the dosing cup with water and drink it to
make sure ]ou get all the medicine.
lf the dose is less than 1 teaspoon (5 mlj, use the s]ringe instead of
the dosing cup.
What are the possible side effects of VIRAMUNE?
VlRANUhE ma] cause serious side effects, including.
8ee What is the most important information I should know about
VIRAMUNE?
Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution
Syndrome) can happen when ]ou start taking HlV medicines. Your
immune s]stem ma] get stronger and oegin to fght infections that
have oeen hidden in ]our ood] for a long time. Tell ]our doctor if ]ou
start having new s]mptoms after starting ]our HlV medicine.
Changes in body fat can happen in some people who take
antiretroviral therap]. These changes ma] include increased amount
of fat in the upper oack and neck ("ouffalo hump"j, oreast, and around
the middle of ]our ood] (trunkj. loss of fat from ]our legs, arms, and
face can also happen. The cause and long-term health effects of these
proolems are not known at this time.
The most common side effect of VlRANUhE is rash.
Tell ]our doctor if ]ou have an] side effect that oothers ]ou or that does
not go awa].
These are not all the possiole side effects of VlRANUhE. For more
information, ask ]our doctor or pharmacist.
Call ]our doctor for medical advice aoout side effects. You ma] report side
effects to FDA at 1-8OO-FDA-1O88.
How should I store VIRAMUNE?
8tore VlRANUhE at 59F to 8OF (15C to 8OCj.
Throw awa] VlRANUhE that is no longer needed or out-of-date.
Keep VIRAMUNE and all medicines out of the reach of children.
General information about VIRAMUNE.
Nedicines are sometimes prescrioed for purposes other than those listed
in a Nedication 0uide. Do not use VlRANUhE for a condition for which it
was not prescrioed. Do not give VlRANUhE to other people, even if the]
have the same condition ]ou have. lt ma] harm them.
This Nedication 0uide summarizes the most important information aoout
VlRANUhE. lf ]ou would like more information, talk with ]our doctor. You
can ask ]our pharmacist or doctor for information aoout VlRANUhE that is
written for health professionals.
For more information, go to www.viramune.com or www.viramunexr.com
or call Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, lnc., at 1-8OO-542-O257, or
(TTYj 1-8OO-459-99OO.
What are the ingredients in VIRAMUNE?
Active ingredient. nevirapine
lnactive ingredients.
VIRAMUNE Tablets: microcr]stalline cellulose, lactose monoh]drate,
povidone, sodium starch gl]colate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and
magnesium stearate
VIRAMUNE Oral Suspension: caroomer 984P, meth]lparaoen, prop]lparaoen,
soroitol, sucrose, pol]soroate 8O, sodium h]droxide, and purifed water
VIRAMUNE XR Tablets: lactose monoh]drate, h]promellose, iron oxide,
and magnesium stearate
This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
Distriouted o]. Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, lnc.
Ridgefeld, CT OO877 U8A
Revised. Na] 2O11
The orands listed are trademarks of their respective owners and are not trademarks of
Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, lnc. The makers of these orands are not affliated with
and do not endorse Boehringer lngelheim Pharmaceuticals, lnc., or its products.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
RED HOT NIGHT IN THE
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By JULIETTE EBNER
The holiday season has ofcially begun with Thanksgiving over and its time for holiday
concerts and shows. Washington and the region have a rich bounty slated you could go
to concerts almost every night between now and Christmas and still not see everything.
The Gay Mens Chorus of Washington has its annual holiday concert, Red &
Greene, for three performances from Dec. 16-18 at Lisner Auditorium (730 21
st
St., N.W.)
featuring Ellen Greene, Broadways original Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors. Tickets
range from $20 to $50 and can be purchased at gmcw.org.
The Gay Mens Chorus will also be joining Metropolitan Community Church of
Washington for its Joy All Over the World Christmas concert at Lincoln Theater on
Dec. 3. Oleta Adams will make a special appearance. Orchestra seats are $30; balcony
seats are $20. This is lesbian music minister Shirli Hughes swan song with the church. Go
to mccdc.com for more information or ticketmaster.com for tickets.
Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd.) in Vienna has two holiday shows coming up. Starting
Wednesday is Steve Solomons My Mothers Italian, My Fathers Jewish & Im Home
for the Holidays. Solomon uses impersonations to tell the story of a family reunion in
his one-man show, the longest running one-man show in Broadway history. The show runs
through Dec. 2. Tickets are $32 and can be purchased online at wolftrap.org.
Dec. 4 brings Wolf Traps free annual holiday sing-a-long featuring Christmas carols
and Hanukkah songs by choir and vocal groups and the United States Marine Band.
The Kennedy Center (2700 F St., N.W.) has a bevy of different holiday performances
and events coming up in December.
The American Ballet Theatre will be performing The Nutcracker from Dec. 8-11
featuring the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the Norwood Middle School
Choir and the National Cathedral School Choir. Tickets range from $45 to $150.
The National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Halls, will be performing
Handels Messiah starting Dec. 15. The show will run through Dec. 18 and tickets
range from $20 to $85.
Before the Orchestras performance, the Kennedy Center will have Yvonne Caruthers
give a comprehensive history of Messiah performances throughout the years in
Searching for the Real Messiah on Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15.
Tickets for all Kennedy Center performances can be purchased online at kennedy-
center.org.
The Cantate Chamber Singers will be giving their Holiday in Venice concert on
Dec. 11 at St. Mark Episcopal Church (118 3
rd
St., S.E.) at 3 p.m.
If too much Messiah/Nutcracker-type traditionalism has you reaching for the
eggnog, there are some less reverential offerings as well.
Gay lmmaker John Waters brings his eponymous Christmas show to the Birchmere
on Dec. 18. Tickets are $45 at birchmere.com.
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The BOHEMIAN CAVERNS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
brings its show to the Strathmore on Dec. 18.
PHOTOCOURTESY OF BCJO
Music of the season
Gay productions among upcoming
holiday concerts and shows
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
For Gap manager Donny Mazza, the key to surviving Black Friday is preparation.
His stores he manages both Georgetown Gap locations start setting up
about 10 days before the big day and it involves a level of planning that most
shoppers are oblivious to.
Other than making sure theres enough inventory on hand, what goes into it?
You want the store to have a cohesive feel, he says. You also want to think
about the customer and what theyre looking for, which on Black Friday, is an
amazing deal. But if they show up and what they wanted isnt here, you want
them to be able to nd something else really great too. Its one of those big
value days. We also want there to be clarity around what were offering. There
shouldnt be any question about what kind of deal theyre getting. Thats a big
part of it are we clear in our merchandising?
Mazza, a 27-year-old Carbondale, Pa., native got into retail upon realizing he
was hating every minute of his efforts to study singing in college with hopes
of becoming a voice teacher. Hes been with the company six years.
Its one of those careers that denitely started out as just a job but what I
learned was that Im really good with the people part of it, he says. I really
like that and so now I try to lead and inspire the staff the way they inspire me to
keep Gap coming off our lips and keep it a household name.
But is the Black Friday craziness and overall holiday season creep ruining the
fun? Mazza says not at all.
I never shop myself on Black Friday, Ive always been in the trenches, he
says. Its just your black out day of the year, you have to show up and be
present. Its not necessarily my favorite day, but its a really big deal. It really
sums up your back half in a big, big way. Its actually more stressful getting
ready for it, but once the doors open, I stay laser focused and its all worth it.
He also says the day is meant to be fun for consumers and those who dont
enjoy it have the option to simply stay home. His stores were scheduled to open
at 8 a.m. and are expecting heavy trafc all day.
Mazza moved here from the Scranton, Pa., area two years ago. He knew
someone in Washington who was looking for a roommate and was able to
transfer easily and keep his job.
He says the company is extremely gay friendly.
In his free time, Mazza enjoys splurging on hand-made clothes and spending
time with his boyfriend of ve months, Aaron Lane. They live about six blocks
from each other in Shaw.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
PERSON TO TELL?
I started telling my friends about 10
years ago; my close family about six. The
hardest person to tell was denitely my
mother. I wasnt intimidated she just
didnt believe me, which forced me into
having to say, No ... really.
WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
Elton John!
WHATS WASHINGTONS BEST
NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT?
I love the vibe at Dodge City on U
Street. They really have it down there
and this past summer was great with the
new deck. The DJs know whats good;
the beer list is beyond; the crowd is
dynamic and mixed.
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
Oh my! Plenty of music and dancing,
familiar faces, great food and drink and
tons of love!
WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
Keeping our planet healthier. First
step: stop littering and start recycling in
your own way!
WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Who wouldnt change the events of
9-11 if they could?
WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
Hanging out with Jake Shears after the
Scissor Sisters show this year and him
allowing me to pick his brain.
ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
Not starting sentences with
prepositions ha ha, just kidding! Um,
quality over compliance.
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
A photo of the fried French toast I
made for breakfast on Saturday. Total
experiment, but a great success! Im
working on being a better cook.
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
It would have no title and there would
have to be just a semicolon on the
cover. People would call it semicolon.
IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY
TO CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Thats an upsetting thought. I would,
however, be fully anticipating a cure for
some life-threatening condition in the
near future. If we are smart enough to
pull that off, we could do anything.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
Not much. I rarely think about stuff
like that. Dont get me wrong; I think
everyone needs to have something to
invest their faith in do your thing.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
The same advice Id give to anyone
on a difcult assignment: Never, never,
never quit! (Or some other variation of
that Churchill-ism)
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
A Nikki Balls tattoo (go visit her and
the gang at Tattoo Paradise).
WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
That all lesbians wear annel.
Stop the madness!
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE LGBT
MOVIE?
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait
of Francis Bacon
WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
Eating dessert after your meal. Sometimes
I just want my ice cream rst.
WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU
MOST COVET?
I dont want to be cliche, but Im going
to go ahead and say that the most valuable
trophies in life are lessons learned.
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOUD KNOWN
AT 18?
That its never the end of the world,
and I say this to the team at work all
of the time. The beautiful thing is that
we all get to wake up the next day and
the world is still moving around us;
welcoming us to join. What matters is that
we choose the right attitude to face that
with every day. You get what you give.
WHY WASHINGTON?
I sort of just ended up here. It was
time for a refresh and I put my nger
on a few spots on a map. I couldnt be
happier that fate brought me here.
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the past 30 years, delighting audiences around
the world. Offering flawless vocal technique
and glorious harmony, Chanticleer performs
an elegant holiday concert featuring traditional
carols, revered sacred works and delightful
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Little Edie returns to D.C. with performance at Black Fox

Jeffrey Johnson, best known as Special Agent Galactica, returns to the Black Fox
Lounge (1723 Connecticut Ave., N.W.) with his show, Little Edie Beale Live at Reno
Sweeney for two performances on Dec. 2-3.
The show is a recreation of Grey Gardens Edie Beales cabaret act from 1978 and
features her rambling, but unintentionally hilarious, musings and memories of her life
with her mother and her cousin, Jackie Kennedy Onassis.
Tickets are $10 for both performances which will begin at 8 p.m. For more information
and to purchase tickets, visit pinkhairedone.com.
Bring in World AIDS Day with Monologue performance
World AIDS Day is Thursday and on Wednesday, the D.C. Center and Us Helping Us
have come together to bring a performance of The Infection Monologes: Funny and
thought-provoking stories about the way we now live by Eric Rofes and Alex Garner to
the Thurgood Marshall Center Gymnasium (1816 12th St., N.W.) at 8 p.m.
Directed by Brant Miller, the comedic play tells the stories of ve HIV-positive men and
their lives with HIV, presented as a series of monologues. The cast includes Justin B. Terry-
Smith, Patrick Zornow, Michael Sainte-Andress, Henry Maticorena and Juan Carlos Loubriel.
There is a suggested donation of $5 at the door and the performance will be ASL
interpreted. For more information, visit thedccenter.org or email Brant Miller at brant@
thedccenter.org.
Chaka Khan at Birchmere

Ten-time Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Chaka Khan will be in the D.C.
area for two performances at the Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave., in Alexandria)
on Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. with a special jazz-themed set planned. Mondays
performance is sold out; a few tickets remained for Tuesdays show as of press time.
Khan was given the 2,440th Hollywood Walk of Fame star and her former band, Rufus,
have been nominated to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Tickets are $75 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com.
For more information on Khan, visit her ofcial website chakakhan.com.
Exhibit planned for former Blade photographer
An exhibit showcasing the work of late photographer Doug Hinckle is on
display through Jan. 14 at Firesh Gallery in Charlottesville, Va., about a two-and-
a-half hour drive from Washington.
The exhibit opened this week to coincide with World AIDS Day and will run for six
weeks. Hinckle was the Blade staff photographer from 1984 until his death from AIDS in
1994. His work is noted for its uninching portrayal of the AIDS crisis and the protests it
inspired as well as overall LGBT rights. Hes especially remembered for his coverage of
the AIDS Memorial Quilt which was displayed on the National Mall in 1987.
Hinckle was 56 when he died prematurely. Proceeds from the show will be
donated to the American Foundation for AIDS Research. The Gallery is located at
108 2nd Street N.W. in Charlottesville. Visit reshgallery.com for more information.
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By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Bill Rauch openly admits he has a gay
agenda.
Of course I do, he says. As a gay
man I want to see LGBT lives reected on
the stage. For me its all part of the human
experience.
While Equivocation the political
thriller hes brought to Arena Stage from the
Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare
Festival where Rauch is artistic director
features a gay British monarch, it was
the works clarity, force and theatricality
that rst caught his attention. Its a
period piece thats entirely contemporary
in language and the way it explores the
overlapping of politics, religion and art. As
I read the script for the rst time my heart
began pounding harder and harder. That
doesnt happen very often.
Set in 1604 London, playwright Bill
Cains smart and entertaining play follows
William Shagspeare and his theatrical
troupe as they struggle to complete a
royal commission about the Gunpowder
Plot that both pleases King James I and
isnt entirely untrue. With six actors playing
about 30 roles in several plays within the
play, this darkly funny backstage story
covers a lot of relevant territory including
power, politics, religion, national security,
terrorism, theater, father/daughter
relationships, friendships and honesty.
A rst-time collaboration between
the Festival and Arena, Equivocation
reunites the top-notch original cast (lead
by Broadway actor Anthony Heald as
Shag) and creative team from its 2009
world premiere production.
The last time Rauch worked at Arena was
in 1993 when he staged A Community
Carol, an inner-city take on the Dickens
Christmas classic featuring a large cast
of professional and nonprofessional local
actors. Though the venture was risky, it
proved both a critical and commercial
success. It was also indicative of the work
Rauch was doing with his then-troupe
Cornerstone Theater Company (which co-
produced the show).
Rauch attended Harvard where he
majored in English and was heavily
involved in campus theatrics. Shortly
after graduating, he and some college
friends including his now husband,
actor/director Christopher Liam Moore,
founded Cornerstone in 1986. Initially
operating out of Rauchs parents home in
Northern Virginia, the company eventually
traveled the country creating theater by
collaborating with locals, typically in small
communities. Since 1992, the company
has been based in Los Angeles.
It was a great run, but after 20 years
with Cornerstone I was ready to move on.
I became curious to know another kind of
bigger theater. (Based in Ashland, Ore., the
Festival is among the oldest and largest
professional non-prot theaters in the nation
and operates on a $30 million budget). He
was named artistic director in 2007.
At the Festival, Rauch has gained a
reputation for expanding the companys
scope, taking artistic chances and being
an all-around nice guy. His staging efforts
include an urban America 1970s-set
Measure for Measure. The male
actor who played Mistress Overdone,
the brothel madam, portrayed her as a
preoperative transsexual. She lands in jail
where she is stripped naked and revealed
to be a biological male. It was an intense
moment in the play, he says. For the
character its a shameful experience.
Some of the audience laughed. Others
cried. There was a lot of discomfort.
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OPENINGS
FRI, NOV 25
Romeo and Juliet, Synetic Theater,
Crystal City Theatre. 800-494-8497.
synetictheater.org.
Mount Vernon by Candlelight, George
Washingtons Mount Vernon Estate and
Gardens. 703-780-2000. mountvernon.org.
TUE, NOV 29
The Madman and The Nun, Ambassador
Theater, Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint.
202-315-1305. aticc.org.
WED, NOV 30
Steve Solomons My Mothers Italian,
My Fathers Jewish & Im Home for the
Holidays, Wolf Trap. 1-877-WOLFTRAP.
wolftrap.org.
THU, DEC 1
Bust, The Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
NSO, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
The Gift of Art, Arlington Artists Alliance,
Arlington Arts Gallery. 703-532-4350.
arlingtonartistsalliance.org.
LAST CHANCE
SAT, NOV 26
Visual Voices, Zenith Gallery at
Chevy Chase Pavilion. 202-783-2963.
zenithgallery.com.
SUN, NOV 27
Wilder Sins by Thornton Wilder,
Washington Stage Guild, Undercroft
Theatre. 240-582-0050. stageguild.org.
Greek by Steven Berkoff, SCENA Theatre
at H Street Playhouse, H Street Playhouse.
703-683-2824. scenatheater.org.
After the Fall, Theater J. 800-494-8497.
washingtondcjcc.org.
Italian Master Drawings & The Gothic
Spirit of John Taylor Arms, National
Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Haven & In the Vault, Washington
Printmakers Gallery. 301-273-3660.
washingtonprintmakers.com.
Jacqueline Lee, Montpelier Arts Center.
301-377-7800. mncppcapps.org.
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
NOV 25 - NOV 26
An Unforgettable Tribute to Nat King
Cole with George Benson, NSO, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
NOV 29 - NOV 30
Specialty Tea: Hanukah Tea, Strathmore.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRI, NOV 25
Classic Albums Live: The Beatles Abbey
Road, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
SAT, NOV 26
John Eaton - Indiana on Our Minds, Wolf
Trap. 1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org.
SUN, NOV 27
Steven Spooner, pianist, National Gallery
of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
MON, NOV 28
Visiting Artist: Hank Willis Thomas,
Corcoran Gallery of Art. 202-639-1700.
getinvolved.corcoran.org.
TUE, NOV 29
Viva Verdi! Celebrating Verdis Life
and Music, Smithsonian Resident
Associate Program. 202-633-3030.
residentassociates.org.
WED, NOV 30
Allen Toussaint and Aaron Neville Quintet,
Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
Food, Inc., National Archives.
202-357-5000. archives.gov.
Lynn Hollyeld, Strathmore.
On the Trail of the Tiger, National
Geographic. 202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc.
Rage: 20 Years Of Punk Rock - West
Coast Style, Artisphere. 703-875-1100.
artisphere.com.
THU, DEC 1
A Skaggs Family Christmas, Strathmore.
Jenny Lin, piano, Strathmore.
The Rhythm Road: Paul Beaudry &
Pathways and The Melvin Williams Group,
National Geographic. 202-857-7700.
nglive.org/dc.
Bach Cantata Series 2, Clarice Smith. 301-
405-ARTS. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Friday Morning Music Club: Chamber
music concert, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
fmmc.org.
ONGOING STAGE
A Christmas Carol, Fords Theatre. 202-
347-4833. fords.org.
The Sound of Music, Olney Theatre
Center. 301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
Pride and Prejudice, Round House
Theatre Bethesda. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
The Golden Dragon, The Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
The Mistorical Hystery of Henry (I)V, WSC
Avant Bard, Artisphere. 888-841-2787.
wscavantbard.org.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Corcoran Gallery of Art. 30 Americans.
202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
National Archives. Whats Cooking Uncle
Sam. 202-357-5000. archives.gov.
National Gallery of Art. Warhol:
Headlines, The Invention of Glory:
Afonso V and the Pastrana Tapestries,
Harry Callahan at 100, Antico: The
Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Anglo-Saxon Hoard:
Gold from Englands Dark Ages, Ocean
Soul Exhibit: Photographs by Brian Skerry.
202-857-7588. nglive.org/dc.
HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS
THE NUTCRACKER, THE WASHI NGTON BALLET
THRU SAT, DEC 24
WARNER THEATRE. 202- 397- 7328. WASHI NGTONBALLET. ORG
Discover, rediscover, celebrate this one-of-a-kind Nutcracker, production set
in 1882 Georgetown and starring George Washington as the Nutcracker, King
George III as the Rat King, Anacostia Indians, frontiersmen, and all-American
delights. Whimsical waltzes, glittering snowakes, and gorgeous music,
Washington Ballets The Nutcracker is a magical journey not to be missed!
A LUXEMBOURG CHRI STMAS, THE EMBASSY SERI ES
THU, DEC 1 THRU SAT, DEC 3
EMBASSY OF LUXEMBOURG. 202-625-2361. EMBASSYSERIES.ORG
Each nite will feature classical, popular and Christmas music with chamber music
groups, pianists, singers, carolers. Also includes champagne, hors-doeuvres, hot
& cold buffet.
FROM I MPRESSI ONI SM TO MODERNI SM: THE CHESTER DALE
COLLECTI ON
THRU JAN 2, 2012
NATI ONAL GALLERY OF ART. 202- 737- 4215. NGA. GOV.
This special exhibition, the rst in 45 years to explore the extraordinary legacy left
to the nation by this passionate collector, features some 83 of his nest French
and American paintings
HOLI DAY ART BI ZARRE
THRU SAT, DEC 24
GALLERY PLAN B. 202- 234- 2711. GALLERYPLANB. COM.
The Gallery Plan b annual Holiday Art Bizarre features over 100 pieces of art by
40+ artists priced for the gift-giving season.
The Guide to Arts & Culture is provided by CultureCapital, a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater
Washington. Photo provided by The Washington Ballet.
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TODAY
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
and Pop-Up Vintage have partnered up
for a special Black Friday sale today from
noon to 5 p.m. Pop-Up is a monthly vintage
clothing, art, books and houseware shop.
For more information, visit thedccenter.org.
The Lodge (21614 National Pike) in
Boonsboro presents the Royal Rumble:
Battle of the Drag Queens Jello
Wrestling. All contestants will walk the
runway and have 30 seconds to impress
the crowd to win Best Wrestling Costume
then there will be a series of wrestling
matches. Contestants get in without a
cover and get a $20 bar tab. For more
information on signing up, contact joe@
thelodgemd.com Doors open at 9 p.m.
Busboys & Poets will be having an
American Sign Language open mic
night tonight at 11 p.m. in the Langston
room at its 14th and V streets location
(2021 14th St., N.W.). Anyone with sign
language knowledge may sign up by
e-mailing djsupalee@aol.com. There is a
$5 admission at the door.
The Music Center at Strathmore (5301
Tuckerman Lane) in North Bethesda
presents classic albums live with The
Beatles Abbey Road. The show brings
musicians together for live performances
of classic rock albums.
Synetic Theater (2788 S. Arlington Mill
Drive) in Arlington continues its Speak
No More: The Silent Shakespeare Festival
with the return of Romeo and Juliet
opening tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets range
from $45 to $55 and can be purchased
online at synetictheater.org.
SATURDAY, NOV. 26
Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave.)
in Arlington presents its production of
Hairspray starring Robert Aubry Davis
and Carolyn Cole today at 2 and 8 p.m.
Tickets range from $62 to $67 and can be
purchased online at ticketmaster.com.
Greenbelt Arts Center (123 Centerway)
presents Alice in Wonderland tonight at
8 p.m. Tickets are $17 for general admission
and $14 for students, seniors and military.
For more information and to purchase
tickets, visit greenbeltartscenter.org.
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 Beauty and the Beasts.
The Lodge (21614 National Pike)
in Boonsboro presents DJ Ryan W
Backtracks Retro tonight from 9 p.m. to
2 a.m. featuring music from the 70s, 80s,
90s and now. Theres a $3 cover before
11 p.m. and $5 after with $5 Refreshers
drink specials all night.
The National Symphony Orchestra Pops
presents An Unforgettable Tribute
to Nat King Cole featuring Grammy
Award-winning guitarist/vocalist George
Benson and conductors Randy Waldman
and Steven Reineke tonight at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from $20 to $85 and can be
purchased online at kennedy-center.org.
Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd.) in Vienna
presents local pianist John Eaton for
Indiana on Our Minds featuring
the music of Cole Porter and Hoagy
Carmichael tonight at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
are $25 and can be purchased online at
wolftrap.org.
SUNDAY, NOV. 27
National Theatre (1321 Pennsylvania
Ave., N.W.) presents the Tony Award-
winning musical, Jersey Boys today
at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $36.50 to
$276.50 and can be purchased online at
jerseyboysinfo.com.
Touchstone Gallery (901 New York Ave.,
N.W.) has two exhibits on display, one is
an all-member show and the other is The
Privileged Series by Anthony Dortch. This
is the last day of the exhibit. The gallery
is open from noon to 5 p.m. For more
information, visit touchstonegallery.com.
MONDAY, NOV. 28
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.
Author Andrew Skerritt will be at
Busboys & Poets 14th and V streets location
(2021 14th St., N.W.) to discuss his new
book, Ashamed to Die: Silence, Denial,
and the AIDS Epidemic in the South. This
event is free and open to everyone.

TUESDAY, NOV. 29
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) is
hosting a foster parent information night
tonight at 7 p.m. There will be people
who are foster parents, who have recently
nished the application process and people
from the Latin American Youth Center about
how to become a foster parent. The event
will have a special focus on being a foster
parent for older, LGBT youth. For more
information, thedccenter.org.
Join Burgundy Crescent Volunteers to
help pack safer sex kits from 7 to 9 p.m.
tonight at FUK!Ts packing location, Green
Lantern, 1335 Green Ct., N.W.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30
Singer Robin Thicke plays the 9:30 Club
(815 V St., N.W.) at 7 tonight. Tickets are $25
and can be purchased online a 930.com.
The Lambda Bridge Club meets 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.
THURSDAY, DEC. 1
D.C. Log Cabin Republicans has its
monthly happy hour event upstairs at
Nellies (901 U St., NW) from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m. Visit dclogcabin.org for more.
Capital Splats, an LGBT racquetball
group, is having its happy hour tonight at
Nellies (900 U St., N.W.) from 5 to 8 p.m. For
more information, visit capitalsplats.org.
The Lambda Sci-Fi Book Group meets
today at 1425 S St., N.W. This months
book is the anthology Naked City: Tales
of Urban Fantasy edited by Ellen Datlow.
Attendees are asked to bring a snack and/
or non-alcoholic drink to share. For more
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com, robgatesdc@gmail.com or visit the
groups website lambdasci.org.
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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.
ALEX MILLS and NATALIE BERK in Synetic Theaters Romeo and Juliette, which will be
performed tonight in Arlington.
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WITH ETERNAL QUESTIONS...WITH OUR PLACE IN THE WORLD...
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Rabbi Toby Manewith
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Followed by Oneg Shabbat Social
Shabbat Morning Services, 2nd & 4th Saturdays, 10 AM
Followed by Kiddush Luncheon
Shabbat services held at DC JCC, 16th & Q Streets NW
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Many who nd quality
sleep elusive dont think
to seek medical help
For longer than I can remember, I never
really slept well. The last year and a half I have
been particularly noticing sleep issues and the
profound side effects of sleep deprivation.
I didnt fully realize the effects of sleep
deprivation until I sought medical assistance
and read extensively on the subject. I hope
my story puts you to sleep as well.
A column last year on insomnia focused
on remedies but the effects of sleep
deprivation are also worth covering.
There were many nights that I had
trouble falling asleep my brain would
often race uncontrollably and I felt
wired. And if and when I nally fell
asleep, I would wake up just about every
hour. After several hours of this, I would
get up in fatigue and frustration usually in
the middle of the night.
I often woke up with aches and pains
throughout my body, frequent headaches
and overall fatigue. But I lived with this reality
for some time thinking it would get better.
I found myself falling asleep in meetings, <

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