Volume 43, Issue 32 - August 10, 2012

Log Cabin seeks to
purge anti-gay language

from Republican document
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
LGBT political groups are preparing for the
upcoming Democratic and Republican national
conventions as one gay GOP organization
announced its involvement in the partys
platform drafting process.
R. Clarke Cooper, executive director of Log
Cabin Republicans, said Tuesday a team from
his organization will be credentialed to attend
the platform committee meeting, which will take
place the week of Aug. 20 in Tampa, Fla., prior
to the start of the convention.
Just looking at the 2008 document, Log
Cabin has gone through and weve noted
language in there thats either directly unhelpful,
or seen as anti-gay, and have marked it for
deletion, Cooper said. Weve also found
language that could be strengthened to be
more inclusive. That said, theres going to be a
completely new document. Its not as if theyre
taking the 08 document and just updating it.
Cooper said the group has already identied
language in the 2008 platform that it will push
to remove in the 2012 document, including
language related to marriage. Under the
heading Preserving Traditional Marriage, the
2008 platform endorses the Federal Marriage
Amendment and afrms passing same-sex
marriage bans through state initiatives.
Gary Howard, a spokesperson for the
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Marriage supporters buoyed
by new poll, HRC donation
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
Supporters of Marylands marriage equality law, which
laces a relerencum challene in NovemLer, celeLrarec
two pieces of news this week: a new poll showing
majority support for the law and a $250,000 donation
from the Human Rights Campaign.
HRC on Monday announced it has given $1 million to
support marriage-related efforts in four states.
Campaigns in Maryland, Washington, Minnesota
and Maine each received $250,000 to either defend
their states same-sex marriage laws, defeat a proposed
constitutional amendment that would dene marriage as
between a man and a woman or allow nuptials for gays
and lesbians. HRC has so far contributed $4.8 million to
marriage-related efforts in this election cycle. This gure
includes $853,000 to the legislative campaign to secure
passage of Marylands same-sex marriage law earlier
this year and $728,000 in cash and in-kind donations to
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the group defending
rhe srarure aheac ol rhe NovemLer relerencum on ir.
This is a tipping point year in the ght for marriage
equality that requires signicant investment, said HRC
President Chad Grifn. We are committed to making
sure this is the year that our opponents can no longer
claim Americans will not support marriage equality at
the ballot box.
Recipients were quick to welcome the additional HRC
funds.
Its a fantastic investment that theyre making in our
work here, Josh Levin, campaign director of Marylanders
for Marriage Equality, told the Blade. Theyve been a
tremendous partner throughout the legislative ght and
this has shown they are dedicated to winning here and
condent that we have the resources to be successful.
Its great to have their support, added Matt McTighe,
campaign manager of Mainers United for Marriage.
Zach Silk, campaign manager of Washington United
for Marriage, the group defending that states same-sex
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R. CLARKE COOPER, executive director of Log Cabin, said his group has
reviewed the 2008 GOP platform and marked anti-gay language for deletion.
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marriage law, echoed McTighe and Levin.
We are incredibly grateful for HRCs
contribution to the campaign, he told
the Blade. Theyve played a sustained
and continued role in our campaign since
before the legislative battle.
Levin declined to comment on either
the amount of money his group has
raised or the amount of money HRC has
given to the campaign, but McTighe
told the Blade that Mainers United for
Marriage has raised slightly under $2
million. Washington United for Marriage
said in a press release earlier this month
that its budget is more than $5.4 million
including the $2.5 million that Amazon
CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife MacKenzie
donated last month.
Minnesotans United for All Families,
which opposes the proposed state
constitutional amendment that would
dene marriage as between a man and
a woman, has raised slightly more than
$5.7 million as of July 23. Campaign
spokesperson Kate Brickman told the
Blade that 80 percent of this money has
come from inside the state.
For us its a matter of us to be able to
combat that late in the game and respond
to the hurtful [and negative ads,]
Brickman said.
McTighe also discussed how his
campaign plans to use some of the HRC
money it received.
Media buys are a huge part of it
because thats something thats really
competitive in a presidential election year
theres a lot of competition to buy up
time from our opponents, from the other
campaigns, he said.
Like in Maine and Minnesota, Silk said
the additional funds will go toward what he
described as an aggressive advertising
campaign in Washington ahead of the
referendum.
A CNN/ORC International poll in June
found that 54 percent of Americans
support marriage rights for same-sex
couples.
In other welcome news for Marylands
marriage equality advocates, a survey
that Hart Research Associates conducted
late last month found that 54 percent of
Maryland voters would vote for the states
same-sex marriage law in November.
In the other states facing ballot measures
on marriage, a Public Policy Polling poll in
June found that 51 percent of Washington
voters back the states same-sex marriage
law. A Critical Insights survey last month
showed that 57 percent of Maine voters
support extending marriage rights to gays
and lesbians.
A PPP survey in June found that only
43 percent of Minnesotans support
their states proposed constitutional
amendment to ban nuptials for same-sex
couples, compared to 49 percent of voters
who oppose it.
HRC spokesperson Fred Sainz
conceded that the presidential election,
high-prole congressional races and other
ballot initiatives are among the hurdles
that same-sex marriage supporters will
face in the coming weeks and months.
He stressed, however, that momentum
remains on their side.
The good news for us, which is really,
really, really good news, is the atmospherics
are positive ones, said Sainz. The public
opinion polls are continuing to head in the
right directions all the public opinion
polls in these four states are headed in
the right direction, the presidents support
for marriage equality is good. Every
single federal court that has expressed
an opinion on this issue has expressed
it in our favor, so the atmospherics are
denitely very positive and are all trending
in the right direction.
Fifty-four percent of the 504 voters
who responded to the Hart Research
Associates survey in Maryland between
July 24-28 said they will vote for the
marriage law, compared to 40 percent
who said they oppose it. The poll found
that 44 percent of black Marylanders
would vote for the law, compared to 45
percent who would vote against it.
We continue to have the momentum,
said Levin. Voters are having
conversations on marriage around the
dinner table and are agreeing that people
should be treated fairly.
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This is a tipping point year in the ght for
marriage equality, said HRC President
CHAD GRIFFIN.
Locals join
Chick-l-A protests
About 15 people gathered in front
of the downtown Silver Spring Chick-
l-A last Friday to take part in a kiss-
in protest against the restaurant
chain after its owner spoke out against
marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Gay people are asking for the
same rights as heterosexuals, just like
black and white couples were asking
for the same rights for same-race
couples in the 60s, said Silver Spring
resident William Poe after he kissed
Chris Corbin. I just dont see the
difference.
Takoma Park resident Kathryn
Wilderotter noted Chick-l-As
support of Exodus International and other anti-LGBT groups and causes through
its charitable foundation as she stood alongside Linda Cole, whom she married in
Canada in 2004. I completely support their freedom of speech and I completely
support their freedom of religion, said Wilderotter. What Im against is the pray
away the gay therapy any type of conversion therapy, any type of killing gays.
The Silver Spring protest was one of dozens of kiss-ins that took place
across the country in response to Chick-l-A President Dan Cathys controversial
comments against nuptials for gays and lesbians during an interview with the
Baptist Press last month.
The Human Rights Campaign organized a protest in front of a Chick-l-A food
truck in downtown D.C. on July 26. A handful of picketers also gathered outside
the Crystal City Chick-l-A last Wednesday during the Chick-l-A Customer
Appreciation Day that former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Republican
presidential candidate Rick Santorum and other prominent social conservatives
endorsed.
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D.C. to launch anti-trans bias campaign
The D.C. Ofce of Human Rights has created the countrys rst government-
funded campaign to combat anti-transgender discrimination.
Two trans women and men and a self-identied genderqueer person will
each appear in one of the ve separate ads that the agency will place throughout
the city in the fall. The spots will highlight respect, shared values and D.C.s anti-
discrimination law, which includes trans-specic protections. The ads will also
encourage trans Washingtonians to contact OHR if they experience discrimination
based on gender identity and expression.
LGBT organizations are telling us this is the rst government-sponsored
campaign in the nation to focus solely on transgender and gender non-
conforming people, and the Ofce of Human Rights is incredibly proud of
that, OHR Director Gustavo Velasquez told the Blade. To ensure we take
full-advantage of the opportunity, we identied three primary goals for the
campaign: increase understanding of transgender and gender non-conforming
people, reduce discriminatory incidents in the District and increase the number
of community members who report discrimination. The courageous and bright
D.C.-based participants appearing in the ads and the powerful accompanying
messages can make this happen, although we know much more work needs to
be done to eradicate discrimination towards this community.
Two clients from Casa Ruby, a local Latino LGBT community center, are among
the ve D.C. residents who will appear in the ads. The D.C.-based Transgender
Health Empowerment; the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force; the Movement
Advancement Project; Jeffrey Richardson, director of Mayors Ofce of GLBT
Affairs and others worked with the OHR to develop the campaign.
Im very happy that they are actually doing some preventive education
things, trans activist Ruby Corado told the Blade. This city really needs a lot of
understanding and the city really needs a lot of education, so having something
like this is really exciting.
The OHR will ofcially unveil the campaign more than a year after D.C. Mayor
Vincent Gray announced an employment program for the citys trans residents.
Our city is a pioneer in lots of things, said Corado. Having the Ofce of
Human Rights take some leadership on this for me is remarkable.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
WILLIAM POE and CHRIS CORBIN kiss
outside the downtown Silver Spring Chick-
l-A.
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New gay interim director
has worked on AIDS,
substance abuse issues
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
Dr. Saul Levin, the newly appointed
interim director of the D.C. Department of
Health, says his mission during his expected
one-year tenure as head of the department
is to educate the citys diverse communities,
including the LGBT community, about the
wide range of services DOH offers to keep
people healthy.
One of the things I would like to put
on the table is each and every one of
us working here essentially comes from
the community, he told the Blade in an
interview in his ofce. My vision is that
every one of us at some time is out in the
community doing service work that really
shows we are out there for the community.
D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on July 17
announced he had appointed Levin, a
psychiatrist and senior deputy director of
the DOH, as interim director, making him
the rst known out gay person to serve as
head of a city department of that size.
A DOH spokesperson said the
department has about 800 employees
and a budget of about $268 million.
Gray said Levin would ll in for DOH
Director Dr. Mohammad Akhter, who the
mayor said is taking an unpaid leave of
absence to become head of the executive
board of the citys newly created Health
Benet Exchange Authority, which is part
of the Obama administrations health
insurance reform program.
In his role as senior deputy director
of the DOH, Levin was in charge of the
departments Addiction Prevention and
Recovery Administration, which operates
the citys programs to combat drug and
alcohol abuse. He is expected to return
to that post if Akhter resumes his role as
DOH director.
A native of South Africa, Levin received
his medical degree at a leading medical
school in Johannesburg before completing
his residency in psychiatry at the University
of Californias Davis Medical Center.
Levin then joined the staff of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services and later became coordinator of
a special program within the departments
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration. The program
integrated primary care, substance abuse,
mental health and HIV/AIDS as part of an
effort to improve treatment and care for
people with both medical and substance
abuse problems.
From there Levin returned to school,
receiving a masters degree in public
administration from Harvard Universitys
Kennedy School of Government in 1994.
Upon completion of his studies he started
a health care consulting company for which
he served as president for the next 10 years.
He said around 2004 he accepted an offer
to become president and CEO of Medical
Education for South African Blacks, a U.S.-
based anti-apartheid educational trust
that had provided scholarships to South
African blacks prior to the end of countrys
apartheid government in 1994.
Levin said leaders of the organization
continued its work in the years following
the apartheid system to ensure that black
candidates would have the opportunity
to enter jobs in the medical profession
before improved educational institutions
had been established in the country.
It educated one-third of all black
doctors up until six years ago, he said. It
gave out 11,000 grants. It was truly about
how someone can make a difference.
Prior to coming to the D.C. DOH, earlier
this year Levin served as vice president
of the American Medical Association for
Science, Medicine, and Public Health.
Levin said his involvement in AIDS-
related work and the gay community
began in the early 1980s during his
medical school years in South Africa,
when he helped to open the countrys rst
hospice for people dying of what was then
known as wasting disease.
You would just have these people
who would waste away, he said. Their
immune system would just go to pieces.
So I got very involved in that way.
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D.C. Dept. of Health reaches out to all communities
Lawsuit says boss cited
anti-gay biblical passages
in ofce
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
A gay man has charged in a lawsuit led
last week that he was red in April from his
job at the Library of Congress after being
harassed and humiliated for more than
a year by a supervisor who repeatedly
quoted biblical passages condemning
homosexuality.
The lawsuit, led in U.S. District Court
for the District of Columbia, charges
that management analyst Peter TerVeer,
30, suffered employment discrimination
based on his gender, gender stereotyping
and his religious beliefs in violation of Title
VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The lawsuit charges that his supervisor
John Mech and library ofcial Nicholas
Christopher, Mechs immediate supervisor,
further violated Title VII by retaliating
against TerVeer when he attempted to
challenge their actions in an internal
library complaint.
Mech imposed his sex stereotypes
and fundamentalist religious beliefs on
homosexuality upon the plaintiff, resulting
in a hostile working environment, the
lawsuit alleges.
In addition, the suit charges the library
with violating TerVeers Fifth Amendment
rights to due process and equal protection;
violating an internal Library of Congress
policy banning discrimination based on
sexual orientation and religious beliefs;
and violating the Library of Congress Act,
a federal law that calls for the library to
consider decisions related to employees
solely on an employees tness for his
or her job duties.
A Library of Congress spokesperson
said there would be no public comment
on the lawsuit until it responds in writing
to the ling. The Library of Congress has
60 days to do so.
In April, when TerVeer and his attorney
disclosed that TerVeer had led a complaint
against Mach and other ofcials with the
librarys Equal Employment Opportunity
ofce, which adjudicates employment
discrimination cases, Library of Congress
spokesperson Gayle Osterberg said TerVeers
case was a personnel matter and the library
never comments on personnel matters
pertaining to an individual employee.
She told the Blade at that time that under
library rules, neither Mach, an accountant
and lead auditor for the librarys Ofce of the
Inspector General, where TerVeer worked,
nor any other library employee familiar
with TerVeers case, would be permitted to
comment on the case.
When asked about a Library of Congress
internal policy adopted in the 1990s that
bans employment discrimination based
on sexual orientation, Osterberg said only
that, We adhere to Title VII, period.
She was referring to the provision in
the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, which
prohibits employment discrimination
based on race, religion, national origin,
sex, and other criteria but not on sexual
orientation or gender identity.
Arthur Spitzer, legal director of the ACLUs
Washington, D.C. ofce, said TerVeers
lawsuits claim that Mech and other Library
of Congress ofcials violated Title VII by
discriminating against TerVeer based on his
sex and religious beliefs could make him
eligible for relief under Title VII.
Spitzer noted that a U.S. District Court
judge in D.C. ruled in 2008 that the Library
of Congress illegally discriminated against
a transgender woman on grounds of
sex discrimination. Spitzers ACLU ofce
represented the transgender woman,
Diane Schroer, in the case along with the
ACLUs LGBT Rights Project.
The ACLU called the judges action
a groundbreaking decision that found
that discriminating against someone for
changing genders is sex discrimination
under federal law.
Spitzer said TerVeers case could
potentially result in expanding the scope
of Title VII, the federal civil rights statute,
to cover gay people if the court issues a
favorable decision on TerVeers lawsuit.
But Spitzer noted that unless the case
is appealed by the library and an appeals
court upholds the lower court decision, the
favorable ruling would only apply to TerVeer.
Schroer was a retired and highly
decorated Army colonel assigned to
the Army Airborne Rangers before she
applied for a Library of Congress job as
a terrorism research analyst. The library
hired her before reversing its decision
and turning her down for the job when it
learned she was transitioning from a man
to a woman.
In its ruling against the library, the
court ordered the library to pay Schroer
nearly $500,000 in compensation for the
discrimination it found the library to have
committed. Schroer chose not to take the
job there.
TerVeer is being represented for his
lawsuit by attorneys Christopher Brown and
Glen Ackerman of Ackerman Brown, PLLC;
and Thomas Simeone of Simeone & Miller.
(Ackerman Brown, PLLC also represents
the Washington Blade in legal matters.)
Fired gay man sues Library of Congress
My vision is that every one of us at some time
is out in the community doing service work that
really shows we are out there for the community,
said Dr. SAUL LEVIN.
Controversial Dem
redistricting plan threatens
Rep. Bartletts re-election
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
EDITORS NOTE: This is the rst of a series proling
congressional districts in which the incumbent is not
supportive of LGBT rights. The articles seek to assess the
chances of electing a supportive candidate to help ad-
vance pro-LGBT bills that have been stalled in Congress.
LGBT advocates are hopeful that the long-
stalled Employment Non-Discrimination
Act, or ENDA, will become one step closer
to passage next year if a Democratic
challenger unseats Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-
Md.) in the once staunchly conservative 6th
Congressional District.
Businessman and political newcomer
John Delaney won the Democratic primary
earlier this year to become his partys
challenger to Bartlett in a newly reshaped
district that now includes a majority of
Democratic voters, prompting most political
observers to call him the frontrunner.
Delaney, who supports Marylands
same-sex marriage law, is committed to
becoming a co-sponsor of several LGBT
rights bills pending in Congress, including
ENDA, according to Will McDonald, his
campaign press secretary.
Bartlett voted against ENDA when an
earlier version of the bill came up before
the House in 2007 and passed by a vote of
235 to 184. It died later that year when the
Senate refused to take it up. It has been
bottled up in committee since that time.
Based on his vote on ENDA and his
refusal to back other LGBT supportive
legislation, the Human Rights Campaign
gave Bartlett a 0 rating in 2010 on LGBT-
related issues.
HRC is expected its issue its next
congressional ratings for the 112th
Congress covering 2011-2012 in October.
Capitol Hill observers say Bartlett doesnt
appear to have changed his views on
LGBT issues since the last rating period.
Lisa Wright, press spokesperson for
Bartletts congressional ofce, and Ted
Dacey, spokesperson for Bartletts re-
election campaign, did not respond
to a request for comment on the
congressmans record on LGBT issues.
Wright said Bartlett has not released an
ofcial statement on the upcoming voter
referendum in Maryland seeking to overturn
the same-sex marriage law approved by
the legislature and signed by Gov. Martin
OMalley earlier this year. She said she would
seek to obtain Bartletts view on same-sex
marriage and other LGBT issues but didnt
get back by press time.
McDonald said Delaney has also
pledged to become a co-sponsor of the
Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would
repeal of the 1996 Defense of Marriage
Act, or DOMA, which prohibits the federal
government from recognizing same-sex
marriages or other same-sex unions such
as domestic partnerships or civil unions.
He said Delaney also would co-sponsor
the Uniting American Families Act, which
would allow same-sex partners to receive
the same immigration rights now received
by heterosexual married couples.
HRC and Maryland State Dels. Heather
Mizeur and Bonnie Cullison, both
Democrats and out lesbians, are among
the groups and individuals that have
endorsed Delaney.
John Delaney will be a strong ally of the
LGBT community in Congress in contrast
to his opponent who has earned consistent
zeros on HRCs Congressional Scorecard,
said Michael Cole-Schwartz, an HRC
spokesperson. This is a critical race toward
building pro-equality majorities in Congress.
Carrie Evans, executive director of
the statewide LGBT group Equality
Maryland, said the group doesnt endorse
congressional candidates or get involved
in those races.
Equality Maryland PAC only endorses in
state and local elections, she said. With
almost 200 state legislative races the PAC
only can do so much and being a statewide
group the priority is state races.
Political observers familiar with the history
of ENDA say Marylands 6th Congressional
District to some degree has been typical
of districts throughout the country where
incumbent House members have not been
willing to support the bill. ENDA and earlier
versions of the bill have been pending in
Congress for more than 30 years.
The version of ENDA that passed in
the House in 2007 called for banning
employment discrimination based only
on sexual orientation, which would have
covered gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
The current version of the bill includes
a gender identity provision that covers
transgender people. It has the strong
backing of LGBT activists.
Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.), said Pelosi and fellow House
Democratic leaders chose not to bring the
trans-inclusive ENDA up for a vote in 2009
and 2010, when Democrats had a majority
in the House, because they didnt believe
they had the votes to pass the measure.
This week Hammill said Pelosi believes
ENDA could pass next year if Democrats
are able to win the additional 25 seats
needed to regain their majority and
control of the House.
We think theres a good chance that
will happen, he said.
But other political observers and ENDA
supporters, including congressional Del.
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), have
said Democrats cannot regain a majority
without relying on a dozen or more
moderate to conservative Democratic
candidates or incumbents in conservative-
leaning swing districts who are capable of
attracting moderate to conservative voters.
Thats the political reality we face,
Norton has told gay activists in the past.
Norton and other LGBT supportive
members of Congress, including Rep. Barney
Frank (D-Mass.), whos gay and the lead
sponsor of ENDA in the House, have called
on LGBT advocates to do the necessary
work to change the hearts and minds of
the relatively small number of moderate to
conservative leaning Democrats, along with
some Republicans, needed to pass ENDA in
the House and Senate.
Prior to the redistricting that the
Maryland Legislature approved last year in
a highly controversial move, the 6th District
consisted mostly of the states northwestern
counties of Garrett, which borders on West
Virginia; and Allegany and Washington
counties, which border on conservative-
leaning southern Pennsylvania.
The district was by far the most
conservative of the states eight
congressional districts.
Bartlett has represented the district
since 1993 after winning election in
November 1992 at the age of 65 as a
retired scientist, part-time dairy farmer,
and former professor at the University of
Maryland. He is now completing his 10th
term in ofce at the age of 85, becoming
the second oldest member of the House.
According to the Almanac of American
Politics, Bartlett, who has a bachelors
degree in theology and biology and a
Ph.D. in physiology, was among the states
rst House members to join the Tea Party
Caucus in 2010. He has emerged as a
strong conservative but has bucked fellow
conservatives and Republicans on some
issues that touch on science. He has said he
believes global warming is a potential threat
and he backs efforts to promote renewable
energy, the Almanac reports. However, it
says he also was among 33 Republicans to
oppose renewal of the Voting Rights Act.
R. Clarke Cooper, executive director of
the Log Cabin Republicans, said Bartlett
has never been among the corps of
outspoken House members that actively
oppose LGBT rights. But Cooper said
Bartletts refusal to co-sponsor or express
some support for bills like ENDA has
promoted Log Cabin to choose not to
endorse him this year and in past years.
Noting that Bartlett voted against
repealing Dont Ask, Dont Tell, Cooper
said, Our members in Maryland have so
far not sought our endorsement of him.
He doesnt have a record that would merit
our endorsement in the past.
Sources familiar with Marylands 6th
Congressional District, meanwhile, say that
while Bartlett hasnt indicated an inclination
to change his views on LGBT issues, many
of his constituents in western Maryland
have changed their views on those issues.
My sense is weve come a long
way since Clinton tried to lift the ban
on gays in the military in the 1990s,
said Timothy Magrath, political science
professor at Frostburg State University,
which straddles the border of Garrett and
Allegany counties. I sense there is a lot
more progressive thinking all across the
region, he said. My sense is it wont
hurt a congressional candidate to support
ENDA or other bills of that kind.
Magrath and others familiar with the 6th
District point out that the radical change in the
demographics of the district brought about
last year by redistricting have made it possible
to defeat Bartlett rather than persuade him to
change his views on LGBT equality.
The boundary changes, which have
outraged Maryland Republican leaders,
created a new 6th District where 58 percent
of its electoral precincts voted for President
Obama in the 2008 presidential election.
Prior to redistricting, GOP presidential
contender John McCain won in the district
by capturing 59 percent of the vote in
2008. George W. Bush won 64 percent of
the vote in the previous incarnation of the
district in 2004.
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New pro-gay congressman could emerge in Md.
Ten-term Rep. ROSCOE BARTLETT (R-Md.) (left) faces his toughest challenge yet thanks to a
redistricting plan. His challenger is businessman JOHN DELANEY.
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Thomas previously
worked for HRC, SLDN
By CHRIS JOHNSON
A gay candidate who has built his
political career on LGBT activism lost his
bid this week to represent his home state
of Michigan in Congress.
Trevor Thomas, a Michigan native who
worked for LGBT advocacy groups in D.C.
before returning to his home state, lost
the Democratic nomination for Michigans
3rd congressional district to Steve Pestka,
a small business owner and former Kent
County commissioner. Pestka will go on to
challenge Republican incumbent Rep. Justin
Amash (R-Mich.) in the general election.
In a statement issued late Tuesday,
Thomas said he called Pestka to concede
the race at around 11:15 p.m. With 73
percent of precincts reporting at around
midnight, local NBC afliate WOOD
TV reported Pestka was leading with 56
percent of the vote compared to Thomas
44 percent of the vote.
I spoke with Judge Pestka tonight
and congratulated him on his victory in
this hard-fought campaign, said Thomas
in a statement. I told him that I look
forward to working together to defeat
Justin Amash in the fall. Democrats and
folks from across the political spectrum
are united in feeling that Representative
Amash is out of touch with West Michigan
values, and we need to make sure that we
unseat him in November.
Thomas served as deputy communications
director for the Human Rights Campaign
and communications director for the
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.
His work at disseminating information on
developments on Dont Ask, Dont Tell was
lauded as Congress made its way though
the process for repealing the militarys gay
ban. Thomas also worked for the short-lived
group Equality Matters, which was an arm of
the watchdog group Media Matters.
However, Thomas faced a signicant
challenge in winning the Democratic
nomination in the race. For starters, Pestka
had been endorsed by many unions
including the United Auto Workers, the
Service Employees International Union
and the AFL-CIO which are a powerful
force in a state that is highly dependent on
the automobile industry.
According to the Federal Election
Commission reports, Pestka had signicantly
outraised Thomas. Pestka has raised
$799,000 over the course of the cycle, while
Thomas has raised $294,000. At the time
of the primary, Pestka had $452,000 in cash
on hand while Thomas had $86,000. Still,
Pestka had accrued $658,000 in debt over
the course of his campaign and Thomass
campaign carried no debt.
Thomas obtained the endorsements of
Michigans former Gov. Jennifer Granholm
and Lt. Gov. John Cherry after having
worked for them during their gubernatorial
campaign. A number of high-prole
gures in the gay rights movement also
endorsed him, including former Rep.
Patrick Murphy, who sponsored legislation
that repealed Dont Ask, Dont Tell in
the U.S. House, as well as retiring gay Rep.
Barney Frank (D-Mass.).
Michigan has an open primary, meaning
voters can cast their ballot in a primary
regardless of their declared political
afliation. It wasnt immediately clear if the
open primary had a signicant impact on
the primary results.
In other election news, Rep. Todd Akin
(R-Mo.) won the Republican primary in
a three-way competition to challenge
incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-
Mo.), whos considered among the most
vulnerable Democrats in the Senate.
The outcome has relevance to the
LGBT community because Akin has
been leading anti-gay initiatives in the
Republican-controlled U.S. House. Akin
was the sponsor of amendments in the
House Armed Services Committee to
major Pentagon budget legislation that
would bar same-sex weddings from taking
place on military facilities.
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Hamburger Marys debuts hate free sandwich
TAMPA A local franchise of the gay-friendly restaurant chain, Hamburger
Marys, is introducing a hate free southern-style chicken sandwich for the month
of August, directly challenging Chick-l-A President Dan Cathys recent anti-gay
remarks.
With a air for wit, Marys is adding her voice to the increasing number of
campaigns to counter Chick-l-A CEO Dan Cathys controversial public stance
against marriage equality... by offering a southern-style chicken sandwich while
advocating diversity, said a press release by the San Francisco-based company,
whose generally gay-centric neighborhood locations are known for drag queen
servers, risqu entre names and campy dcor.
House Hunters features gay bi-national couple
WASHINGTON HGTV networks House Hunters International will air an
episode on Monday featuring former Washington, D.C. residents Ivan and Devin,
a married gay bi-national couple forced to move to Colombia after Ivans work
visa expired.
Ivan and Devin, built a life together in DC: they worked jobs they loved, shared
their home with their beloved dog and exchanged wedding vows, the show says
on its site. But when Ivans work visa expired, he had no other choice but to head
back to his native Bogota, Colombia with his American husband, Devin, and their
dog, Danger.
In a post on its site, Immigration Equality highlighted the impact that the
Defense of Marriage Act has on married same-sex bi-national couples like Ivan
and Devin, whom federal immigration law consider legal strangers.
Poll: marriage hasnt hurt Obama with black voters
WASHINGTON A recent poll of black voters shows that they have remained
steadfastly supportive of the president even after his announcement that he
supports extending marriage rights to same-sex couples.
The poll by the Public Religion Research Institute was highlighted by the
Washington Post as evidence that President Obamas inuence remains
unchanged in this critical constituency.
Despite the fact that there is some dissonance between Obamas position and
where black Americans are overall on this issue, there is simply no evidence it is
driving a wedge between Obama and black voters. the Post writes, highlighting
additional key ndings that black voters not only rank same-sex marriage as a
low-priority issue, but also that a solid majority actually approve of the presidents
position.
Lawsuit challenges ban on DP benets
LANSING The ACLU led a lawsuit in federal court this week alleging a state
ban on domestic partner benets for Michigan public employees discriminates
against same-sex couples.
The governor tried to pass this unfair statute off as a cost-cutting measure,
said Kary L. Moss, executive director of the ACLU of Michigan, saying benets can
still be offered to extended family, such as parents, cousins and uncles, but are
barred for same-sex partners. Yet, this law will have no impact on state spending,
but will have a huge impact on families who have lost the security of caring for
their loved ones.
Many public employers, such as colleges and public schools systems, will have
to cease offering domestic partnership benets to their employees when the law
goes into effect.
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DHS move a giant step
forward in the ght
against DOMA
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The issue of keeping married bi-
national gay couples together in the
United States is receiving fresh attention
as LGBT advocates call for more action
beyond a recent statement from the
Department of Homeland Security saying
being in a same-sex marriage is a factor in
determining whether a potential deportee
should be able to stay in the country.
Last week, Peter Boogaard, a DHS
spokesperson, afrmed that the Obama
administration would examine whether
an individual is in a same-sex marriage
when deciding to exercise prosecutorial
discretion in a deportation for an
undocumented immigrant.
Pursuant to the Attorney Generals
guidance, the Defense of Marriage Act
remains in effect and the Department of
Homeland Security will continue to enforce
it unless and until Congress repeals it, or
there is a nal judicial determination that
it is unconstitutional, Boogaard said.
However, when exercising prosecutorial
discretion in enforcement matters, DHS
looks at the totality of the circumstances
presented in individual cases, including
whether an individual has close family ties to
the United States as demonstrated by his or
her same-sex marriage or other longstanding
relationship to a United States citizen.
Boogaards statement marks the
rst time the Obama administration
has said on the record it will factor in
whether someone is in a same-sex
marriage when determining whether
to exercise prosecutorial discretion in
a deportation case. The administration
previously communicated in August 2011
that it would consider LGBT families
under a policy in which ofcials would
examine on a case-by-case basis the
potential deportations of about 300,000
undocumented immigrants, but that was
only said without attribution. The new
statement also changes LGBT families
to same-sex marriage.
Additionally, the words mark one of the
few times that the Obama administration
has said it would recognize married same-
sex couples even though DOMA, which
prohibits federal recognition of same-sex
marriage, remains on the books. Last year,
the Justice Department announced it would
allow married same-sex couples to le jointly
for bankruptcy; the Ofce of Personnel
Management gave U.S. Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals employee Karen Golinski health
benets for her same-sex spouse, but both
of those decisions were more limited in
scope and the result of court orders.
The DHS statement comes in response
to a letter that 84 House Democrats
signed calling for DHS to issue guidance
for providing prosecutorial discretion for
married bi-national same-sex couples in
situations where the foreign national in
the relationship is undocumented and
possibly in danger of deportation. Straight
Americans can sponsor their spouses for
residency in the United States through a
marriage-based green card application,
but that option isnt available to gay
Americans because of DOMA.
In a letter dated Aug. 3, the signers who
include House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi
(D-Calif.), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), and
Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) ask for written
eld guidance or a memorandum indicating
DHS will consider LGBT family ties as a
positive factor for the exercise of prosecutorial
discretion. Its not the rst time such a letter
has been sent. Last year, 69 House Democrats
sent a letter to DHS calling for similar action.
Despite the new statement from DHS,
those behind the letter say they want more
and a response from a DHS spokesperson
doesnt take the place of written guidance.
Some behind the letter say the statement
from DHS reects a policy that is already
understood to be in place.
Nadler, sponsor of the Uniting American
Families Act, which would enable gay
Americans to sponsor their foreign
partners for residency in the United States,
was among those saying more is necessary.
I appreciate the response from DHSs
spokesperson on the issue of prosecutorial
discretion, but the policy mentioned is the
one I already understood to be in place,
Nadler said. What my colleagues and I
are asking, and have been requesting since
2011, is that those guidelines now be put
clearly onto paper for DHS agents in the
eld so that there is no longer any confusion
as to their mission vis--vis the deportation
of gays and lesbians with demonstrated
family and community ties in the U.S.
Drew Hammill, a spokesperson for Nancy
Pelosi, called the statement a welcome
development, but echoed the sentiment
that more was sought in the letter.
Its a welcome development that a DHS
spokesperson is explicitly and publicly
acknowledging that DHSs consideration
of family ties includes same-sex couples
and spouses, Hammill said. We look
forward to the written guidance that we
expect would be a logical next step.
Honda, sponsor of the Reuniting Families
Act, which has UAFA-inclusive language,
said he greatly appreciate[s] the statement
from DHS, but also wants the policy clearly
written in guidance for U.S. Customs &
Immigration Enforcement ofcials.
I greatly appreciate the
Department of Homeland Securitys
explicit verbal statement recognizing
the value of same-sex relationships in
immigration proceedings, Honda said.
However, for the sake of those LGBT
families, who today or tomorrow may
face a tragic and senseless separation,
their attorneys, and ICE eld ofcials,
an indubitable and unequivocal written
policy and implementation guideline
remain the best assurance for protection.
I look forward to working with DHS to
ensure that this becomes a reality.
That sentiment was echoed by an
LGBT advocacy group that focuses
on immigration issues. Steve Ralls, a
spokesperson for Immigration Equality,
noted theres nothing new in the statement
provided by DHS.
Weve heard verbally before that they
intend for their guidelines to be inclusive,
but then, on the ipside of that, weve
heard from eld ofcers that theyve never
received that instruction in writing, Ralls
said. Leader Pelosi and the other signers
of the letter were very clear that they want
to see that policy articulated in writing and
distributed to the eld, and that doesnt
seem to be the commitment that were
getting in the statement today from DHS.
Asked whether he thinks its signicant
that DHS is for the rst time articulating
this policy on the record, Ralls said,
Again, I think the real issue is who they
say it to and not who says it. It needs to
be a written policy directed squarely to
the eld. Thats what we need. Thats
what Nadler, Honda and Pelosi wanted.
Thats not what DHS delivered today.
The exception to the nonplussed
reactions was Lavi Soloway, an immigration
attorney and co-founder of Stop the
Deportations, who called the news
a giant step forward in the ght against
DOMA and the rst formal recognition
from the Obama administration of married
same-sex couples.
This move is signicant beyond the
immigration context, as it constitutes
the rst time any agency of the
federal government has created a
policy explicitly recognizing same-sex
marriages, Soloway added. By giving
legal effect to the lawful marriages of
gay and lesbian couples, the Obama
administration has demonstrated what
we have argued all along to be true: that
executive branch agencies can create
policy to mitigate the discriminatory
impact of DOMA on gay and lesbian
binational couples, even while DOMA
continues to prevent approval of those
couples green card petitions.
Still, Soloway said he wants to see the
policy articulated in guidance, saying,
To ensure that our families are protected
with consistent application of this newly
inclusive prosecutorial discretion policy, it
is crucial that detailed written guidance
encompassing this ofcial announcement
be issued without delay.
Despite these calls for having
instructions explicitly written in guidance,
DHS maintains agents and attorneys
have been trained to know that LGBT
families and same-sex couples are
covered under the new policy. Since
the DHS announcement last year, ICE
has already announced that several bi-
national couples have been taken out of
the deportation pipeline, such as Anthony
Makk and Bradford Wells of San Francisco.
DHS didnt respond to a request to
comment on reactions from lawmakers
and advocates to the statement provided
last week.
Letter renews call to hold marriage-
based green cards
The House Democrats letter isnt the
only one that the Obama administration
has received recently on married bi-national
same-sex couples. Immigration Equality
delivered a letter to the White House and
the Justice Department on Friday asking for
the marriage-based green card applications
to be held in abeyance now that a time for
when the Supreme Court will review DOMA
has become more clear.
The letter, signed by Immigration Equality
Executive Director Rachel Tiven and Legal
Director Victoria Neilson, is dated July 26
and renews an earlier request from the
organization that was denied by the Obama
administration, saying the administration
should reconsider because it is now clear
that a nal judicial determination on the
constitutionality of DOMA is imminent.
[I]t is now clear that the Supreme
Court will render a decision on the
constitutionality of Section 3 of DOMA
within a year. In the meanwhile, if USCIS
continues to deny the applications of
lawfully married couples, lesbian and
gay immigrant families will continue to
suffer irreparable harm through forced
separations, forced exile, or the accrual of
unlawful presence in the United States, the
letter states. Holding green card petitions
and applications without adjudicating them
will preserve agency resources and prevent
real harm to real families until the Supreme
Court resolves this issue next year.
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Advocates seek protections for bi-national couples
Rep. MIKE HONDA, sponsor of the Reuniting
Families Act, said he greatly appreciates the
supportive statement from DHS.
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Law also bars bias
based on sexual
orientation: letter
By CHRIS JOHNSON
Discrimination against transgender
people in federal health programs or
health programs that receive federal funds
is prohibited under the health care reform
law, the Department of Health & Human
Services afrmed in a letter to LGBT
advocates made public on Monday.
The letter, dated July 12 and signed
by Leon Rodriguez, director of the Ofce
of Civil Rights for HHS, says the Obama
administration has interpreted existing
non-discrimination law including Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
to mean that the sex-discrimination
protections under the Affordable Care
Act apply to transgender people, and, in
some cases, individuals who are lesbian,
gay and bisexual.
We agree that Section 1577s sex
discrimination prohibition extends to claims
of discrimination based on gender identity
or failure to conform to stereotypical
notions of masculinity or femininity
and will accept such complaints for
investigation, Rodriguez writes. Section
1557 also prohibits sexual harassment
and discrimination regardless of actual or
perceived sexual orientation or gender
identity of the individuals involved.
The letter states that the Ofce of Civil
Rights for HHS intends to issue future
guidance on this section. In the meantime,
Rodriguez says HHS is currently accepting
and investigating complaints and is making
determinations on whether discrimination
has happened on a case-by-case basis.
Health programs that receive federal
funds include hospitals, clinics and mental
health facilities that receive Medicare and
Medicaid funding. According to a National
Transgender Discrimination Survey published
by the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force,
one in ve transgender people have been
denied care by a medical provider.
The HHS interpretation that sex
discrimination statues apply to transgender
people under the health care reform law
follows a recent trend of reading such laws
to cover transgender people. Most notably,
the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission ruled that existing
employment non-discrimination law on
sex discrimination extends to transgender
people, as well as the U.S. Eleventh Circuit
Court of Appeals in the case of Glenn v.
Brumby and the Department of Housing
& Urban Development in federally funded
housing programs.
Mara Keisling, executive director of the
National Center for Transgender Equality,
said transgender people could previously le
complaints if they felt they faced discrimination
in health programs, but the clarication from
HHS streamlines the process.
You can always le a complaint, but
now HHS is saying they interpret sex
discrimination laws to cover gender identity
discrimination, Keisling said. You dont
have to claim sex stereotyping, and then
prove sex stereotyping because gender
identity discrimination is sex discrimination.
Keisling maintained that the clarication
from HHS doesnt mean that health care
providers have to provide aid for gender
transitioning, saying nothing in federal law
says any insurance plan public and private
has to cover transition-related care.
Kellan Baker, a health policy analyst for
the Center for American Progress LGBT
research and communications project,
said this policy afrmed in the letter
isnt new having already been openly
discussed by Obama administration
ofcials and HHSs response simply
provides clarication of the issue.
This is something that has been in
the Affordable Care Act the entire time,
Baker said. This is just a clarication that
the department is aware of the fact that
making sure that transgender people have
access to the same services, the same
health care, that non-transgender people
do is an essential principle of health care
reform, is an essential principle of the
Affordable Care Act.
The main addressee on the letter is
Maya Rupert, federal policy director for
the National Center for Lesbian Rights,
which was among the 12 LGBT groups
that co-sigend a letter to HHS requesting
the information. HHSs response carbon
copies the other groups.
The advocates letter, dated June 5,
calls for clarication on the issue, saying
groups have previously submitted
memoranda detailing the problem and
calling for implementing regulations to
prohibit discrimination in health care to
LGBT individuals. Advocates make the
case that recent determinations that
sex discrimination protections apply
to transgender people should make
it easy for HHS to conclude such non-
discrimination is possible in health care.
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10 AUGUST 10, 2012 NATl ONAL NEWS
HHS afrms trans protections in health reform
The United States will
be your partner
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on
Friday honored a group of Ugandan
human rights activists at a ceremony in the
countrys capital.
Frank Mugisha, executive director of
Sexual Minorities Uganda, was among
the members of the Civil Society Coalition
on Human Rights and Constitutional Law
who received the State Departments 2011
Human Rights Defenders Award at the U.S.
Embassy in Kampala. Both Clinton and
Assistant Secretary of African Affairs Johnnie
Carson thanked Mugisha by name for his
advocacy on behalf of LGBT Ugandans.
Ive said before it is critical for all
Ugandans the government and citizens
alike to speak out against discrimination,
harassment and intimidation of anyone.
Thats true no matter where they come
from, what they believe or whom they
love, said Clinton. No one has been a
stronger champion than all of you. Youve
been organized, disciplined, and savvy. You
have marshaled the evidence and made
the arguments using the rights enshrined in
Ugandas constitution and in international
law. And by doing so, you are a model for
others and an inspiration to the world.
Clinton said she discussed the so-
called Anti-Homosexuality Bill that once
contained a provision that would have
imposed the death penalty upon anyone
found guilty of repeated same-sex sexual
acts and ongoing violence against LGBT
Ugandans during a meeting with President
Yoweri Museveni earlier in the day. She
also visited a clinic for people with HIV/
AIDS funded by the U.S. Presidents
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
Both Clinton and President Obama
urged the Ugandan government to protect
the rights of its LGBT residents following
the Jan. 2011 murder of gay activist David
Kato inside his Kampala home. The White
House and British Prime Minister David
Cameron have also suggested that a
countrys LGBT rights record should play a
role in the allocation of foreign aid.
Im well aware that you do your work
often amidst difcult, even dangerous
circumstances. I know that some of your
lives have been threatened, your friends
and families intimidated. But I want you
to know that the United States is and will
be your partner, Clinton told the activists.
I raised these issues with President
Museveni today, because this isnt just
about carving out special privileges for
any one group; this is about making
sure universal rights are protected for all
people. A violation of anyones rights is a
violation of everyones rights.
She reiterated this message in separate
remarks to embassy staffers and their
families.
A few minutes ago, I presented
the State Departments 2011 Human
Rights Defenders Award to the Civil
Society Coalition on Human Rights and
Constitutional Law. This is, as many of you
know, a group of brave men and women
standing up for universal human rights
right here in Uganda, not to carve out
special privileges for any group, but to
ensure that universal rights are shared by
all people, said Clinton. We very much
know the importance of this, because
Uganda has so many talented people
men and women and we want to see
everybody have a chance to live up to
their own God-given potential, to make a
contribution to themselves, their families
and to society and their country.
Mugisha echoed Clintons sentiments.
As Secretary Clinton stated, this
prestigious human rights award
emphasizes what weve been saying
all along: We are not asking for special
treatment. We are simply asking that
the same rights afforded to every
other Ugandan by our constitution and
international law also be applied to the
LGBTI community, he told the Blade. We
are grateful for the support of Secretary
Clinton in this work as we face tremendous
opposition by Ugandan religious leaders
and parliamentarians who want to make
criminals out of human rights defenders
and civil society organizations.
Clinton began her 11-day trip to Africa
in Senegal on Tuesday. She traveled to
Uganda from South Sudan and will visit
Kenya, Malawi and South Africa before
returning to the U.S. on Aug. 10.
Clinton honors Ugandan activists
It is critical for all Ugandans to speak out against
discrimination, harassment and intimidation,
said Secretary of State HILLARY CLINTON.
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Republican National Committee,
conrmed Log Cabins involvement
in the platform process, but said
other organizations, including social
conservative groups, will also take part.
As has been the practice in previous
years, the Platform Committee Staff
maintains an open door policy and
welcomes input and suggestions from
outside groups, Howard said. This
year the staff has heard from hundreds
of different groups as they presented
their views on the Platform, this includes
suggestions submitted by the public
at-large at the gopplatform2012.
com website. The Log Cabin Republicans
reached out to the RNC to share their
ideas as well. Additionally, the Platform
Staff hosted meetings with dozens of
social conservative groups to emphasize
the importance of keeping the GOPs
commitment to traditional marriage.
Log Cabins four-member delegation
to the platform committee consists of
Cooper; Casey Pick, Log Cabins program
director; James Abbott, a trustee for Log
Cabin; and Kathryn Lehman, another Log
Cabin trustee. Cooper said its the rst
time Log Cabin has been directly involved
in the platform drafting process.
The organizations team will likely have
its work cut out for them. The Republican
Party has longstanding ties to social
conservative groups like the National
Organization for Marriage and the Family
Research Council, which will likely be
advocating for anti-gay language as well
as opposition to marriage equality.
Coopers announcement that Log Cabin
will be involved in the platform drafting
process comes on the heels of news
rst reported by the Washington Blade
that the Democratic Party has adopted
a marriage equality plank as part of its
platform. The Democratic platform is still
in a draft phase; the full platform drafting
committee will meet this weekend in
Detroit to hammer out a nal version of
the platform that will be sent to delegates
at the Charlotte convention. The exact
language of the marriage equality plank
wasnt immediately available.
Jerame Davis, executive director of the
National Stonewall Democrats, said the
language for the Democratic platform
wont likely be made public until after the
meeting in Detroit.
The reason theyre doing that is because
the platform drafting committee vote wasnt
on specic language, as I understand it,
it was on just the idea of having some
certain language, then they would nalize
the language and it would be approved in
Detroit, Davis said. Once its approved in
Detroit as the ofcial draft of the platform, it
will then be adopted by the full committee
at the convention. So theyll release it once
its an ofcial draft. We should see it shortly
after the Detroit meeting.
Davis said he was told the LGBT language
will be relatively strong, but relatively short
and the platform itself will be relatively
short possibly just a list of bullet points.
A Democratic National Committee staffer
had previously told the Blade the language
not only endorses marriage equality, but
rejects the Defense of Marriage Act and has
positive words about the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act.
Cooper said the process for drafting the
Republican platform is different from the
Democrats process. There have already
been early meetings in the past few weeks
in which constituent groups, including
Log Cabin, have talked with the drafting
team. The actual process of resolutions,
amendments and language consideration
happens the week of the 20th with most
work happening on Aug. 20 and 21.
Jimmy LaSalvia, executive director of
the gay conservative group GOProud,
predicted hell disagree with elements
of the Republican platform once its made
public, but dismissed its signicance.
The truth of the matter is, the platform
is a piece of paper, LaSalvia said.
The platform conveys no rights and
responsibilities, the platform does not
have the force of law, and routinely the day
after the platform is written candidates all
over the country say they dont agree with
everything in the platform.
Asked about his own political goals for
the Republican convention, LaSalvia said his
group has a singular focus that is shared with
the other groups attending the convention:
the election of presumptive Republican
presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Were the national gay organization
whos endorsed Mitt Romney, and our
goal is the goal of every organization who
will be in Tampa, and that is to elect Mitt
Romney as president: thats our political
goal, LaSalvia said. Thats the reason
for this convention. The reason for this
convention is nominate Mitt Romney and
to help elect him president of the United
States. There is no other goal.
For the Democratic National
Convention, which will take place in
Charlotte, N.C., the expectations are
signicantly higher because the party has
a tradition of LGBT-inclusivness, although
some goals remain unrealized.
Stonewalls Davis said one of the goals
is having the most openly LGBT delegates
ever at the Democratic convention. His
organization has identied more than
350 LGBT delegates to the convention,
but said the DNC hasnt released its nal
count. The ofcial goal for the Democrats
is 410. The Republicans dont keep track of
whether their delegates identify as LGBT.
Were expecting that goal to be
exceeded, Davis said. Even if they only
break the 410 mark that is the goal, it will
still be a record number of delegates.
In 2008, the total number of LGBT
delegates at the convention was 277. At
the time, Stonewall also counted other
LGBT participants at the convention to
reach an LGBT participation number
of 359. In addition to the 277 delegates,
the group counted 42 alternate delegates,
34 standing committee members and six
convention pages.
This year, Stonewall is planning a
presence at the two LGBT caucus
meetings involving LGBT delegates on
Sept. 4 and 6, but its not yet clear what
the groups involvement will be because
the nal details on the caucus meetings
arent ironed out.
Having openly LGBT speakers is a goal
that both Republicans and Democrats
share, although none have been
announced so far.
For the Democratic convention, Davis
said hes personally requested LGBT
speakers and would like to see retiring gay
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) be given a
slot because its his last year in ofce and
I think it would be an excellent send off.
Franks ofce said the lawmaker has no
comment on whether hed like to address
the convention during his nal year in
ofce. Other announced speakers at the
convention include San Antonio Mayor
Julin Castro, wholl deliver the keynote
address. As a U.S. Senate candidate,
President Obamas 2004 keynote speech
at the Democratic convention propelled
him into the national spotlight.
Openly gay speakers were given slots at
the 2008 convention, including Rep. Tammy
Baldwin (D-Wis.), whos now a U.S. Senate
candidate, and Democratic National
Committee Treasurer Andy Tobias.
Cooper said hed also like to see openly
gay speakers at the Republican convention,
suggesting as possibilities Mary Cheney,
former Republican National Committee
chair Ken Mehlman and former U.S. Rep.
Jim Kolbe. Its not unprecedented for a
gay speaker to address the Republicans;
Kolbe addressed the 2000 convention,
although many in the audience bowed
their heads in prayer.
Already announced speakers at the
Republican convention include former
Sen. Rick Santorum, who continued
his record of anti-gay hostility while
campaigning unsuccessfully for president.
In addition to having political goals for
the conventions, these groups are also
hosting parties for LGBT attendees coming
to rally with their respective parties.
Stonewall has two ofcial events during
the week of the Democratic convention:
a luncheon with the Victory Fund and
the Human Rights Campaign for LGBT
delegates and elected ofcials on Sept.
5 and another reception with Netroots
Nation for which a date hasnt yet been
set, but will likely be Sept. 4.
At the Republican convention, Log
Cabin is hosting four events throughout
the week along with other LGBT groups:
a welcome reception with the local Log
Cabin on Aug. 26; an event for openly
LGBT Republicans seeking political ofce
with the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund on
Aug. 27; a brunch for Conservatives
for the Freedom to Marry with the
organization Freedom to Marry on Aug.
29; and a closed press event honoring
congressional Republican allies of the
LGBT community on Aug. 30.
GOProud will host its annual
Homocon party on Aug. 28 at The
Honey Pot.
LaSalvia said Homocon will be a whos
who of the conservative movement,
including pundits and political gures,
although he declined to announce any
names. In 2010, GOProud made headlines
when it announced conservative pundit
Ann Coulter, who has sometimes
expressed anti-gay views, would headline
its inaugural Homocon event.
The Democratic National Committee
didnt respond to the Washington Blades
request for comment on plans for making the
conventions more LGBT inclusive by deadline.
Gay politicos prepare for party conventions
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Shining a light on equality
Mark Patro is leaving no stone unturned
in the effort to defend the Civil Marriage
Protection Act that is being challenged in
November by a referendum. As president of
the Baltimore County chapter of PFLAG, he
is working hard to gain the support of allies
and clergy. Using his own initiative, Patro
sought training and then trained others on
how to register voters. He has worked farmers
markets and festivals to gather pledges to line
up volunteers and voters for marriage equality.
And recently Patro launched a new project
called Light Brigade Maryland. Inspired by
a similar effort (Overpass Light Brigade) in
Wisconsin to recall Gov. Scott Walker this
spring, volunteers hold lighted panels at
dusk on highway overpasses and bridges
that contain messages promoting marriage
equality. The messages will vary but the goal
is to bring attention to the need to vote in
favor of the Civil Marriage Protection Act.
My rst exposure to the Overpass Light
Brigade (overpasslightbrigade.org) was a
short segment on one of MSNBCs evening
shows at the end of May or early June, just
before Scott Walkers recall election, Patro
told the Blade. I was excited about the
visual aspect of their presentation.
His educational background is in visual
arts, so the visual aspect appealed to him.
I did an Internet search and contacted
them to ask about how to make the
panels, Patro explained.
Patro recognized that many people
want to do something to help with the
referendum battle, and this project appears
to meet that desire. They dont all feel like
they t into prescribed jobs set up by the
larger bureaucratic organizations. Most
of them are worker-bee/assignment style
organizations and some folks just respond
better to more freelance-like or guerilla-
activist roles. We hope using this method
will motivate an additional group of people
who will bring currently untapped energy
to the effort of protecting the Civil Marriage
Protection Act and keep it law.
Patro said this project will help stir up
excitement to at least match the passion by
the opposition. The vote will be close and
we could lose if we sit back and do nothing.
The opposition will be running to the voting
booth. We need to out-work them.
To nd out more, visit the Light Brigade
Maryland Facebook page.
Radio show to
feature straight allies
Pastor Larry Brumfeld will be joined by
fellow straight allies Lisa Gray, Ty and Lea
Gilmore, and Meredith Curtis for his radio
show on Monday at 4 p.m. The group will
discuss their dedication to social justice
and civil rights as Maryland prepares for a
referendum on marriage equality.
The show airs Mondays from 4-5 p.m. on
WOLB TalkRadio 1010am, Baltimore or can
be heard live at wolbbaltimore.com. Bob
and Lori Hollander, parents of a gay son,
co-founded the show and are also hosts.
For more information, visit
blackwhiteandgay.com or their Facebook
page, BlackWhiteandGay.
Equality Maryland
seeks interns
Equality Maryland is seeking students for
its fall internship program. Staff are looking
for people interested in development,
organizing, communications and political
programs. Interns will get hands-on
experience working on exciting organizing
and outreach initiatives and will be on the
front lines in our work to achieve true and
lasting equality in the Free State.
Interns will help to advance Equality
Marylands two key initiatives defending
marriage equality at the ballot box in
November, and enacting anti-discrimination
protections for transgender Marylanders.
Anyone interested in being a fall intern
for the organization should email Vanessa
at vanessa@equalitymaryland.org.
Deaf community
forum on marriage
Marylanders for Marriage Equality will
present a forum on marriage equality on
Aug. 22 designed for members of the deaf
community. It will take place at 6 p.m. at
the Evangelical Reformed United Church
of Christ, 15 W. Church St., Frederick, Md.
The event is open to all members of the
community. Refreshments will be served
and interpreters and voter registration
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A country and folk fusion visits Baltimore
Creative Alliance, a collaboration of artists, performers and community
members in the Baltimore area, is hosting Caleb Stine and the Honey Dew Drops
on Saturday night at 8 p.m. at The Patterson (3134 Eastern Ave.).
Caleb Stine is a Baltimore country rocker who combines new and familiar tunes
into his performances. He is linking up with the Honey Dew Drops, Laura Worman
and Kagey Parrish, who have been featured on Prairie Home Companion.
Creative Alliance has been working since 1995 to bring together artists and
audiences in order to build communities. In 2003, they opened the Patterson
as multi-purpose arts center which includes two galleries, 200-seat theater, a
classroom, media lab, live/work studios and a lounge.
General admission is $16 and member tickets are $11. For more information,
visit creativealliance.org.
Spotlighters on love
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of one acts, an examination of what people would do for the ones they love,
tonight at 8.
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what lengths people would go for their loved ones and how they nd and push
limits they did not know existed. The acts include Protest, where two people
nd a spark in an unexpected place, Replay, which reects on moments we wish
to regret, and A Good Brain is Hard to Find, which examines the relationship
between monster and creator.
Adult tickets are $20 and student tickets are $16. For more information, visit
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starting at 8:30 to benet the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Baltimore
(GLCCB).
The night includes progressive jackpots and drinks specials all night. GLCCB
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providing them with services such as support groups and different events.
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coming months.
Upheaval in local approval of Obamacare
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The mayors panel has advised the board
that the health insurance exchange should
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purchase of individual and small group health
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the threshold for affected group plans from
the standard of 50 employees to 100.
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Vidals inuence still felt
across cultural landscape
Some icons seem so approachable,
that everyone wants to bask in their
warmth over dinner or drinks. This wasnt
so with Gore Vidal, the queer legendary
man of letters, often called the Oscar
Wilde of our time, who died at age 86
on July 31. Everyone, from Hollywood
celebs to public intellectuals to TV hosts
to unliterary TV viewers, loved the deli-
cious, icy brilliance of his acerbic wit and
aphorisms.
There is not one human problem that
could not be solved if people would sim-
ply do as I advise, Vidal said.
Vidal was so multi-talented he
wrote 25 novels, two memoirs, screen-
plays, plays, several volumes of essays
that you almost believed that our planets
problems would have been xed if Vidal
had been in charge. His presence could
(and can still be felt) in our cultural land-
scape. Nothing shows how relevant his
work still is, especially, during an election
year, than the current Broadway revival of
his renowned play The Best Man. (The
show titled Gore Vidals The Best Man
will run through Sept. 9.) Written in 1960,
the play is about the scandal-plagued
machinations of a presidential campaign.
Unlike many writers who shy from the
limelight, Vidal loved being in the public
eye. (Some writers take to drink, others
take to audiences, he said.) He ran un-
successfully for public ofce (as a Demo-
cratic congressional candidate in upstate
New York in 1960 and for the Senate in
California in 1982). Vidal acted in movies
(the lm version of his own play The Best
Man, the Fellini movie Roma and the
political satire Bob Roberts). His visage
was ubiquitous on TV from his stints
as a witty guest on Johnny Carsons To-
night Show to his infamous feuds with
William F. Buckley Jr., Norman Mailer and
Truman Capote.
His contretemps with Buckley oc-
curred in 1968 when the two covered
the Democratic National Convention for
ABC. Buckley, at a time when the term
was only used as an epithet, called Vidal
a queer after Vidal called him a crypto
Nazi.
Though Vidal loathed sexual intoler-
ance, he hated being labeled gay. We
are [all] bisexual, Vidal argued in the
volume The Selected Essays of Gore
Vidal. Opportunity and habit incline
us toward this or that sexual object...it is
impossible to say that some sex acts are
right and others wrong.
Vidal didnt like it when people were
categorized as homosexual or heterosex-
ual. Only a country, basically as mindless
about these matters based upon our
peasant superstitions, religious supersti-
tions, he told Terry Gross on Fresh Air,
would they make [such] categories.
During his life, Vidal was said to have
had sex with thousands of men and some
women. I never miss a chance to have
sex or appear on television, he said.
Though Vidal described himself as a
cool customer, saying, love is not my
bag, his life was not devoid of tender-
ness. As a teenager attending St. Albans
School in Washington, D.C., he fell in love
with Jimmie Trimble, a fellow student. Vi-
dal was devastated when Trimble, who he
called his other half was killed ghting
in World War II. For 53 years, Vidal lived
with Howard Austen, who died in 2003.
Their relationship worked, he said, be-
cause they didnt have sex.
There is a substantial queer quotient in
Vidals work. His 1948 novel The City and
The Pillar was one of the rst to depict
homosexuality and his 1968 camp classic
Myra Breckenridge was the rst to fea-
ture a transsexual character.
Though he later became hugely suc-
cessful, Vidals work wasnt reviewed by
The New York Times and other outlets
for several years because any depiction
of homosexuality was viewed with so
much disapproval when The City and
the Pillar was published.
Style is knowing who you are, what
you want to say, and not giving a damn,
Vidal said.
You had more style than anyone, Gore.
R.I.P.
Anti-gay group nally
acknowledges the truth
about sexuality
By TIMOTHY HASKELL
Are you looking to leave homosexuality?
Such a question greets individuals who en-
counter advertisements from the infamous
organization Exodus International. Such
a question seems to suggest that homo-
sexuality is nothing more than a location,
and it is a mutable circumstance. Indeed,
Exodus has long argued that through hard
work and copious prayer, an individual can
be restored to a lifestyle that is normal,
and which, here is the important part, will
lead to the eternal bliss and happiness that
heaven and Jesus have to offer.
Perhaps it is the fact that I am a proud
gay man in my 30s, or quite possibly it is
the fact that I am a logical, thoughtful and
reective person, but the dogma of Exo-
dus International has always deeply per-
plexed me.
Alan Chambers, the president of Exodus
International, recently went on record stat-
ing that the goals of his organization are
misguided. Chambers commented that:
Weve been asking people with same-sex
attractions to overcome something in a
way that we dont ask of anyone else. This
statementthough obvious to anyone
with a modicum of knowledge regarding
the current cultural climateis a remark-
able moment for an organization that has
devoted itself to telling people from all
walks of life that they can, must, and have
to change to be in compliance with sup-
posed biblical mandates. Chambers has
said what many of us (gay and straight)
have long known: Christianity, in virtually all
forms but particularly in Catholicism, has a
chronic compulsion to focus on ridding the
world of homosexuals, and has an equally
chronic blindness toward redressing other
signicant issues that plague our world.
I have been privy to many occasions
where a well-rehearsed man of the cloth
has espoused all the evils of homosexual-
ity in front of an audience who seem all
too ready to break into a chorus of Weve
got trouble, right here in River City. On
the rare occasions that I do attend Mass
since the Catholic Churchs unhealthy
xation with damning homosexuality has
caused me to turn my back on my church
and most of its leaders (many of whom are
closeted gay men) I am always surprised
that the discussion of other sins is non-
existent. Those who hold prestigious posi-
tions in religious institutions, and who have
direct access to inuencing religious policy,
have lost sight of the fact that there are a
lot of unaddressed grievances that get lost
in the nebulous talking points associated
with the supposed sin of homosexuality.
In fact, I have often wondered why
churches could not take the time to focus
on a broad range of issues that need im-
mediate rectication. Where are fervent
religious organizations when there are is-
sues associated with alcoholism and drug
addiction, achievement gaps in schools
because of funding issues, and how about
we work on the largest group of people
who need a talking to the heterosexu-
als who live together, support each other
in sickness and in health, and, most likely
have sex together outside of wedlock. I can
see the new Exodus advertisement posters
now: Are you looking to leave your sinful
heterosexuality?
Chambers has opened the proverbial
can of worms for all religious organiza-
tions to consider. The question now: will
organizations, churches, groups, and the
clergy take this bait? Twenty-rst century
America faces a sea of both literal and gu-
rative troubles; however, ideological fanat-
ics continue to waste precious amounts of
time and energy on a single issue.
Indeed, progress has been made. In
my lifetime, I have seen this country evolve
from a president who refused to utter the
acronym AIDS to a president, who, from
the White House, took the opportunity
to explain to the American public that his
opinions on gay marriage had evolved such
that he was now in favor of these unions.
As a college professor, I see the numer-
ous struggles that students often encoun-
ter when grappling with the complex issues
associated with sexuality. More importantly,
as the adviser to my schools LGBT group, I
hear directly from students about the chal-
lenges that continue to plague LGBT indi-
viduals. People may be weary of hearing
about bullying, but this does not mean that
circumstances have become any more tol-
erable for those who are unfairly targeted
for ridicule by strangers, classroom peers,
or worst of all, family members.
There will, no doubt, remain serious dis-
agreements from the ubiquitous anti-gay
cabal that exists in this country; however,
in the wake of Alan Chambers comments,
perhaps some Americans will begin to
adopt the clich live and let live as their
new mantra. The largest pray the gay
away organization has now openly ac-
knowledged that change is impossible.
A man or woman who is entirely homosex-
ual will stay that way. Homosexuals are the
people they were meant to be, and that is
absolutely OK.
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Cirque du Soleil gymnast Joe Putignano prepares for his
character in the big top show Totem by donning a dazzling
costume containing eight pounds of Swarovski crystals. When he
enters the arena, he descends from the ceiling illuminated in light.
Totem, which opens at the National Harbor on Wednesday, is
a story about evolution, combining the scientic theories and myth
that humans have developed about it. Putignanos character, the
Crystal Man, is the spark of hope and light that begins the journey.
He says the character embodies Charles Darwins quote, Light will
be thrown on the origin of man.
As he performs, audience members can sense the intensity and
passion in the movement of his body. Company manager Jeff Lund
describes him as a human disco ball. Putignano says, It is difcult,
performing in a heavy costume is like running a small machine and it
does take a lot of practice.
However, the audience will not realize that less than 10 years ago,
the spark in Putignanos life almost went out. At age 17, he began
using various drugs, including ecstasy, cocaine and later heroin, and
would not be clean again until he was around 29. When he was 19,
he quit gymnastics thinking he would never return to the oor.
I felt I betrayed myself, he says. I never wanted to do a
handstand or a split again. It was like a divorce.
Lund, who has worked with Putignano for almost two years and
is in charge of almost all aspects of Totem, says Putignanos
performances these days defy his background.
He is a world-class athlete, he says. His story is a very inspiring one.
Putignano began gymnastics when he was around 8 years old,
after watching the Olympic gymnasts compete on television. He
says as he watched them, he knew he wanted to be doing this for
the rest of his life.
He was immediately very good and began competing around
the U.S. and went to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado
Springs twice when he was 11 and 13.
As a child you bend to the laws of passion, Putignano says.
You cant imagine as many people as passionate as you. Later you
see that it is a sport and there are rules, and now everybody sees
your imperfections.
As a Boston native, he says competing in New England is different
from competing with top gymnasts from around the country. For a
young Putignano, the mounting pressure to reach perfection and
to compete began to wear on him. Especially, as he describes, an
injury can completely derail a gymnast from his path very quickly.
We know that our art form is eeting, we cant take it for granted
because it can leave you in a moment, he says.
He says growing up with gymnastics made it feel like his church.
Though he did not come out until he was 19, being gay and a
gymnast was never an issue for Putignano. He says, The oor has
no sexuality. But the increased competition felt like a violation of
his sacred space.
Putignano began taking ecstasy and cocaine during the 90s
rave era and eventually quit gymnastics when he was a sophomore
in college.
To be a gymnast, one has to conquer perfect precision and
control over the physical capacities of the body, he says. To be an
addict, one must surrender this control over to the underworld, and
I couldnt keep them both together.
After walking away from competing, Putignano plunged into
what would turn out to be a very dark 10 years. He moved to New
York in 1999 and began using heroin. He says his experiences with
the drug were full of bitter irony.
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Jerame Davis, executive director of National Stonewall Democrats, has high
hopes for November.
I think after the Olympics are over and when the conventions kick off and
people really start tuning in in earnest, I think the more people get to know Mitt
Romney, the more people are going to get turned off, he says. He cant hold
a consistent position on any issue.
Davis his rst name is pronounced Jeremy, says, Thats very troubling,
especially for the LGBT community.
But havent Obamas views such as his recent change of position on same-
sex marriage changed perhaps even more starkly?
Any politician will have some inconsistencies, Davis says. With Romney,
hes just craven. Its totally for political gain without any sort of conviction.
Theres nothing driving him except his desire for public ofce.
Davis and his partner of 14 years, blogger Bil Browning of Bilerico, moved to
Washington two years ago for Davis to accept a position though not the one
hes in now with the Stonewall Democrats. Hed been active with the group in
his native Indiana where he worked for years as a political and IT consultant, and
says when the opportunity became available to work in D.C., he couldnt resist.
The intersection of politics and LGBT organizing is really kind of perfect for
me, he says. To merge those both into the activism I do is a super bonus.
Davis, 37, has an 18-year-old daughter, Paige, born when he was just 18, who
lives with her mother in Indiana, though she lived with he and Browning for
eight years.
Davis lives in Adams Morgan and enjoys reading, tinkering with technology
and playing video games in his free time.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
PERSON TO TELL?
I came out at 21. The hardest person to
tell was my daughters mother, but not for
the reason you might think. A few years
prior, just before my daughter was born,
she had been the rst person in my life to
question my sexuality and I didnt want
to have to admit she had been right. She
still claims she has better gaydar than me.
WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
As a geek, I have to say Alan Turing.
Without Turing to break the German
codes, the outcome of WWII could have
been a lot different. Despite this fact, he
was prosecuted for his homosexuality
and chemically castrated by the British
government he had served faithfully all
his life. Only this year has parliament
introduced a bill to pardon Turing and
nally restore honor to his name.
WHATS WASHINGTONS BEST
NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT?
I really dont go out much, but I prefer
JR.s or the Eagle over Town or Cobalt.
You can usually nd me at 9:30 club
when Blowoff is in town.
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
Simple. Low-key. I think anniversaries
are far more important than weddings.
WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
Equal and free access to the Internet.
Some folks call this net neutrality,
but its more than just that single
issue. Corporations are nding ways
to circumvent existing law while still
pressing hard in Congress for the right
to completely lock out competing
content providers.
WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
The 2000 election. Our economy, our
foreign policy and so many other things
would be radically different if we could
wipe the slate clean from the George W.
Bush presidency.
WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
Im 37 years old. There have been
way too many to name just one. Even in
the context of strictly LGBT pop culture
moments, how do you pick just one?
ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
Honesty. Its the basis for any
relationship with another person.
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
Stonewall Democrats have moved
ofces! Our new digs are fabulous
thanks Progressive Congress for the
space and all you do to make America a
better place.
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
Against All Odds
IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO
CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Lets hope it never does. What a
terrible idea.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
As an atheist rmly grounded in
scientic learning and reasoning, I dont
believe there is anything beyond the
physical world, but I am willing to be
proven wrong.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
As a current LGBT movement
leader, I think Ill skip this question for
now.
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
A lot of things. Hot coals actually
arent that big a deal.
WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
The meme that all trans people are
crazy is probably the most insidious
because its as pervasive in the LGBT
community as it is outside it.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE LGBT
MOVIE?
Milk. We dont know enough of our
history and Harveys legacy is something
every person in America should know.
WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
The position of the toilet seat. Is it
really so much work to move it into
the position you need when you use
the bathroom?
WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU
MOST COVET?
Nothing. Glory and accolades are
great, but they arent what drive me.
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOUD KNOWN
AT 18?
That being out and proud would
change my life in such a positive and
profound way.
WHY WASHINGTON?
Washington was always in my top
ve cities to live in after escaping the
Midwest, but it was taking a job at
National Stonewall Democrats that
nally brought me to our nations capital.
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By PATRICK FOLLIARD
If you think the dance marathon
craze made popular during the Great
Depression was no different than other
harmless passing fads like drive-ins, toga
parties and pet rocks, think again.
As described in June Havocs Marathon
33 (now playing at Arlingtons American
Century Theater), the dance-til-you-drop
contests were a pretty brutal pastime. In
truth, they were torturous tests of endurance
that kept hard-up participants sleepless on
their feet for weeks, sometimes months,
desperately hanging on for the guaranteed
free meals and a shot at the prize money
promised to the last couple left standing.
Havoc, the younger sister of legendary
stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, was an actual
veteran of the marathon circuit. She spent
her childhood performing as vaudeville
headliner Baby June (immortalized in
the Broadway musical Gypsy) and later
achieved Broadway and Hollywood success
as an adult. But for three very lean years in
between when the adolescent June eked
out a living in marathons as a participant and
featured entertainer (some marathoners
sang, danced and did comic bits for extra
tips). All in all, it was rough going, particularly
for a girl whod fallen so far.
Marathon 33 carefully illustrates the
horrors of the endless event unbending
rules, dirty tricks, mandatory sprints to weed
out weaker participants and while these
specics are fascinating, the plays thin
plotline is not: down-and-out former child
star makes it through bad times and comes
out even stronger and somehow ennobled.
And though the rst act unfolds engagingly,
the screechy second act is a letdown.
Staged by Jack Marshall, American
Century Theaters production best succeeds
in recreating the marathon experience and
transporting the audience back to 1933 (one
of the worst years of the Depression). It looks
and feels like the real thing. Throughout
much of the two-and- a-half hour show
theres a live band playing and the marathon
is always in progress. Two roustabouts are
constantly mopping oors and moving
chairs and tables. Seated as spectators, the
audience gets a sense of the event with all its
erratic energy and insanity. It seems Marshall
has been faithful to the late playwrights
intentions (Havoc died at 97 in 2010).
Set designer Michael deBlois has
transformed the big black box Gunston
Theatre II into a period dance hall. The
dance oors rail is ringed with caf tables
for two. The walls are papered with
ads from local sponsors. Theres a cute
concession stand and cot-lled rest area for
contestants off to the side. Rip Claassens
costumes add an appropriately tatty touch.
Of course, the autobiographical plays
central character is June Havoc renamed
Jean Reed for the marathon. Its hard to
root for her. As played by Jennifer Richter,
she scowls and sobs her way through the
contest including her specialty act. Youd
think a trouper like Baby June might exhibit
a little star quality to make a buck. Not here.
Standouts in the large cast include
Craig Miller as the marathons shady
operator, and Bill Karukas as its smooth-
talking emcee Ruddy Blaine. Daniel Corey
is terric as a 30s-style funnyman; Anne
De Michele makes a great low rent Harlow
wannabe and Deborah Rinn Critzer is a
hoot as a well-off ringside spectator who
takes maniacal delight in the more sadistic
aspects of the entertainment.
Intermittently, musical director and
pianist Tom Fuller leads the peppy six-
person band in setting the mood with
songs from the era sung by actors all in
excellent voice.
Because Havocs 1963 work calls for
about 30 actors and a band, its rarely
produced, so kudos to American Century
Theater for fullling its mission to promote
20th century theater by bringing Havocs
rsthand account of this freaky slice of
Americana to life.
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22 AUGUST 10, 2012 THEATER
Whatever happened
to Baby June?
MARATHON 33
Through Aug. 25
The American Century Theater
Gunston Arts Center
2700 South Lang Street, Arlington
$17-$35
703-998-4555
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STEVE LEBENS, FRANK BRITTON, DAN COREY, ANN DE MICHELE and CHANUKAH JANE
LILBURNE in Marathon 33.
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A gay ole time
Now in their seventh year, the Queer Queens of Qomedy are bringing the laughs to
Birchmere Music Hall (3701 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, Va.) on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Poppy Champlin, a producer and internationally popular comedian, selects the best
lesbian comics from around the country for each performance. Michelle Balan, who has
performed with the Queer Queens before, and newcomer Zoe Lewis will be featured in
the Birchmere show along with Champlin.
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ukulele skills.
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the show, visit queerqueensofqomedy.com.
Magic show launches at Helix Lounge
Kimptons Hotel Helix (1430 Rhode Island Ave., N.W.) launches a new Friday night magic
show series, THINK: An Evening of Mind Reading and Magic, featuring magician Josh
Norris tonight at 8 p.m.
Norris is a D.C. native, magician and mind reader.
Ticketholders can enjoy an extended Helix Lounge happy hour by arriving early, as
well as $4 Magic Hat beers and $8 Magic Martinis. Tickets start at $35 and can be
purchased at joshnorris.com. The show is recommended for ages 18 and older, but
guests as young as 13 are welcome to attend.
A little night music
Singer-songwriter Tom Nichols performs Saturday night at the D.C. Center
(1318 U St., N.W.) starting at 8 p.m. Guests are suggested to make a $10 donation
upon entry.
During his musical career, Nichols has experimented with a wide range of
genres, including classical, folk, rock and pop. The openly gay singer/songwriter
has also co-produced an independent musical on lm, directed various choirs and
has provided aspiring musicians voice and guitar lessons.
Nichols has produced 11 full-length albums, and has performed at impressive
venues like Carnegie Hall in New York City and Boston Symphony Hall.
Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased at thedccenter.org. For more
information on Nichols, visit tomnicholsmusic.com.
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By JONATHAN HOWARD
The still-new Kangaroo Boxing Club,
which opened at 3410 11th St., N.W., in
June, is a brick-and-mortar spin-off of
the PORC food truck, which its owners
envision as a laid-back eatery where
barbecue lovers can get in a restaurant the
kind of food they serve in their food trucks.
Proprietors John Saltzman, Trent Allen,
Peyton Sherwood, Chris Powers and
Zack Spencer have opened a spot that
consists of seven indoor tables, a few
seats at the bar and limited patio seating.
In November, I reviewed the PORC food
truck and with the new establishment I was
expecting a much-elevated version of the
food. Unfortunately this was not to be.
We arrived and were seated in the
front window seat. The waiter piled rustic
wooden clipboards with the menu attached
haphazardly on the table and scurried away.
When he returned for our drink order, he
directed us to a barely visible chalkboard
across the bar. All I could see was the beer
selections that were crossed off, indicating
that they were out.
While we had his attention we selected
the Meat Board appetizer that has pulled
pork, Smokey Joe beef smothered in
barbecue sauce and pastrami. It was
served with a blueberry habanero salsa
and three tiny pieces of crostini. We did
order more crostini but it didnt arrive until
after our entrees. This platter was met
with a lukewarm reception from the table,
partly because the meats were lukewarm
and partly because they lacked avor.
Sauces shouldnt provide the only avor
for food, but they should enhance it; the
blueberry habanero salsa didnt do either.
It fell at, not even delivering the heat one
expects from habaneros.
Our meat-centric entrees included
pulled pork sandwiches, three little pigs
platter, and the pastrami sandwich. I
planned on ordering the Big Bad Wolf
Burger that comes with ham, bacon and
pulled pork, with the Costanza Burger
patty instead of the standard, because
it is described as the most sensual of
burgers. However the waiter never asked
me which I wanted, nor did he ask how
I wanted it cooked. I was barely able to
request cheddar cheese on the burger
before he rushed off. With most entrees
you have your choice of sides including
collard greens, mac and cheese, barbecue
beans, Johnny Cakes and fries. We chose
a variety of these sides, although most of
us also added the mac and cheese.
Our entrees arrived, moments after the
appetizer. The pastrami sandwich could
have fed four people and the pulled pork
was erupting from the bun. My burger was
on a thick slice of ham, pulled pork piled
high and two pieces of bacon crisscrossed
over top. It was missing the cheese, but I
am not sure where that would have been
placed anyway.
I smashed the top bun down and
struggled to t the sandwich in my
mouth. My rst sloppy bite was a preview
to my disappointment the patty was
overcooked, the pulled pork was bland
and dry and even the bacon couldnt save
it. I splashed on some hot sauce, but I
quickly gave up. My mac and cheese, also
ordered with bacon because I couldnt
resist adding more meat to this meal,
had too much goopy sauce on top and
the noodles were undercooked. The bite
of blue cheese was barely evident in the
sauce. Most startling however, was that
all four mac-and-cheese sides at the table
were signicantly different.
Not all were disappointing, though. The
Johnny Cakes were perfectly prepared.
The meat-soaked collard greens and
pastrami sandwich showed potential.
And while several of the offerings were
lackluster, the overarching problem at
Kangaroo Boxing Club is service. They
need to slow down and pay attention to
the needs of the patron. The only focus
seems to be turning tables, and that is
creating rushed, poorly prepared and
inconsistent meals. It feels like theyre
operating a stationary food truck at the
peak of lunch rush. If they slow down and
concentrate on the food, then Kangaroo
Boxing Club could bring excellent
barbeque to Columbia Heights. If the
food is extraordinary, then people will be
willing to wait. Until then, this offers little
you cant get at the food truck.
Kangaroo critique
KANGAROO BOXING CLUB offers generous portions at its new sit-down location.
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Dog Days of Comedy, DCAC.
202-462-7833. dcartscenter.org.
Steve Miller Band, Wolf Trap.
1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRI, AUG 10
Chico Trujillo, Artisphere.
703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
Jazz in the Garden: Dave Wright, National
Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
SAT, AUG 11
Stravinskys The Rakes Progress, Wolf
Trap. 1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org.
1940: America Goes to the Movies series:
The Great McGinty, National Archives.
202-357-5000. archives.gov.
SUN, AUG 12
ABBA - The Concert, Wolf Trap.
M.A.K.U. SoundSystem, Kennedy Center,
Kennedy Centers Millennium Stage.
800-444-1324.
MON, AUG 13
Sera, Kennedy Center, Kennedy
Centers Millennium Stage. 800-444-1324.
kennedy-center.org.
TUE, AUG 14
Baked: Stories about Summer,
SpeakeasyDC, Town Danceboutique.
240-888-9751. speakeasydc.com.
WED, AUG 15
UkeFest 2012, Strathmore.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
John Prine & Emmylou Harris, Wolf Trap.
THU, AUG 16
Outdoor Movie Night: Top Gun, College
Park Aviation Museum. 301-864-6029.
collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.
Tribute to Eva Cassidy, Strathmore.
ONGOING-STAGE
August: Osage County, Keegan Theatre,
Church Street Theater. 703-892-0202.
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Mein Kampf by George Tabori, SCENA
Theatre, H Street Playhouse.
703-683-2824. ScenaTheater.org.
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,
The Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Corcoran Gallery of Art. Free Summer
Saturdays at the Corcoran, Richard
Diebenkorn: The Ocean Park Series.
202-639-1700. corcoran.org.
National Gallery of Art. Deacon
Peckhams Hobby Horse, George
Bellows, Elegance and Renement: The
Still-Life Paintings of Willem van Aelst,
The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished
Collection of Drawings and Watercolors,
In the Tower: Barnett Newman.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Titanic: 100 Year
Obsession. 202-857-7000. nglive.org.
Museum of Women in the Arts. Women
Silversmiths from the NMWA Collection,
New York Avenue Sculpture Project:
Chakaia Booker. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
ONGOING GALLERIES
Ann Loeb Bronfman Gallery. Graphic
Details: Confessional Comics by
Jewish Women. 202-518-9400.
washingtondcjcc.org.
Artisphere. Kevin Krapf: Retratos
Compartidos/shared Portraits, Heather
Day: Onsite Painting Residency, Andrew
Thomas Huang: Solipsist, Robin Bell:
Projections For Televisions, Doug Dupin
& Maria Stenzel: Short Life Of A Small
Boat. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
Gallery plan b. Plan B Goes International.
202-234-2711. galleryplanb.com.
Goethe-Institut. Daniel Libeskind:
Architecture for the Angel of History.
202-289-1200. goethe.de.
JCCNV. Fine Arts Summer Spotlight.
703-323-0880. jccnv.org.
Joan Hisaoka Gallery. Messages from
Outsiderdom. 202-483-8600.
smithcenter.org.
Marvin Gaye Park. Awning Studies, WPA.
202-234-7103. wpadc.org.
Montpelier Arts Center. 31st Annual
Montpelier Invitational Sculpture
Exhibition, Ellen Hill, Constant.
301-377-7800. arts.pgparks.com.
Northern Virginia Art Center. Hot,
Arlington Artists Alliance.
novaartcenter.org.
Strathmore. Inform/Reform.
The Art League.Scapes. 703-683-1780.
theartleague.org.
Washington Printmakers Gallery.
15th Annual National Small Works,
Plein Air to Print. 301-273-3660.
washingtonprintmakers.com.
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JOAN MI R: THE LADDER OF ESCAPE
CLOSES SUNDAY, AUGUST 12
NATI ONAL GALLERY OF ART. 202- 737- 4215. NGA. GOV
Celebrated as one of the greatest modern artists, Mir developed a visual language
that reected his vision and energy in a variety of styles across many media. Through
some 120 works of art, this exhibition reveals a politically engaged aspect of Mirs
work, reecting his passionate response to one of the most turbulent periods in
European history, as well as his sense of Spanish--specically Catalan-- identity.
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Legendary pop star woos and wows with his signature romantic ballads and feel-
good singles like Mandy, Copacabana, I Write the Songs and more.
MARATHON 33 BY JUNE HAVOC
THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 26
AMERI CAN CENTURY THEATER. 703- 228- 6980.
AMERI CANCENTURY. ORG.
Find yourself transported back to the 30s of the Great Depression, as a spectator
at a dance marathon, as exhausted and jobless competitors literally dance for their
lives. Marathon 33 is the acclaimed experimental play by June Havoc, the real life
Baby June of Gypsy, recreating her harrowing years as a marathon dancer.
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GALLERY PLAN B. 202- 234- 2711. GALLERYPLANB. COM.
Reaching beyond local borders the gallery brings together a collection of
contemporary works from Jordan and Myanmar. The exhibition of works in
photography, painting and other mediums will expose current expressions from
countries and cultures seldom seen in our area.
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Actor Langella shares his
memories of schmoozing
with the rich and famous
Shameless name dropping is often the
sign of a boor, but at times, a dishy tale
featuring the well known can be great fun.
In his new book Dropped Names,
Tony-winning actor Frank Langella lets
go of a few tales and things as he writes
about the stars he knew, hated and loved.
It all started with one word from Marilyn
Monroe.
Frank Langella was a 15-year-old New
Jersey boy on a bus trip to New York when a
limousine happened to pull up in front of him
while he stood in Times Square. The driver
pushed Langella aside and when the limo
door opened, a vision in white emerged.
Marilyn Monroe smiled and said Hi,
and Langella was instantly smitten.
He never forgot that whispered word,
even through his long career in Hollywood
and on Broadway allowed him to meet all
kinds of famous characters.
Because he was friends with their
daughter, for instance, Longella spent long
summers at the various homes of Paul and
Bunny Mellon, and their luncheons were
lled with the rich and famous. Langella
remembers how everyone was greatly
entertained by Noel Coward, and how
Jackie Kennedy was rarely far away.
While playing in the Poconos, Langella
had the pleasure to work with Billie Burke,
far from her Good Witch role but not a bit
less than charming.
He writes of seductions: Elsa Lanchesters
breezy explanation of her late husband,
Charles Laughtons swimming pool habits;
clumsy overtures from Anthony Perkins; a
sweet love affair with Dinah Shore; and an
unconsummated man-crush on Raul Julia.
He writes of Rita Hayworths illness, when
nobody knew much about Alzheimers. He
tells of a stupid thing he did to Jackie
Kennedy. He writes of a down-and-out
Montgomery Clift, Richard Burton as a
crashing bore, feuds with Lee Strasberg,
bawdy jokes with Elizabeth Taylor, pranks
with Robert Mitchum, and more.
Fame is eeting, says author Frank
Langella. So, unfortunately, is this book.
Dropped Names is one of those
Hollywood tell-(almost)-alls that you never
want to end. Its like discovering a box of
old movie magazines in Grandmas attic,
or like a movie-marathon on paper. Its the
best kind of uff, if youre a lm buff.
Readers will be happy to know that
theres enough snark in this book to satisfy
the most erce gossip lovers, but Langella
also writes poignantly Hollywoods tortured
souls and those who seemed too fragile for
fame. Whats nice is that he does this while
calling only the barest amount of attention to
himself. He tells the stories as he remembers
them, without getting in the way.
If you love old movies or if you miss the
glamour and glitz of old Hollywood, then
grab the popcorn and settle in.
Mingling with the stars
Terri Schlichenmeyer has been reading since she was 3
years old. She lives in Wisconsin with two dogs and 12,000
books. Reach her at bookwormsez@yahoo.com.
DROPPED NAMES: FAMOUS MEN AND
WOMEN AS I KNEW THEM
By Frank Langella
Harper
$25.99
356 pages
FRANK LANGELLA has just released a shamelessly name-dropping memoir.
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Arlington LGBTQ Youth, a metropolitan
DC PFLAG youth group, hosts an LGBTQ
teen concert tonight from 7-10 p.m.
at the Unitarian Universalist Church of
Arlington (4444 Arlington Blvd., Arlington,
Va.). Cash donations are appreciated but
not required for admission. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
Town hosts Bear Happy Hour tonight
from 6-11 p.m. Admission is free and
limited to guests 21 and over. For details,
visit towndc.com.
The Black Cat hosts Disco in the Dark
tonight at 9:30 p.m., a dance party with
resident DJs Mr. Bonkerz, William Devon
and Remote Ctrl. Tickets are $5 and will
be available at the door. For more details,
visit blackcatdc.com.
Remingtons Nightclub (639 Pennsylvania
Ave., S.E.) hosts Lady Lenores A-List Party
tonight from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. The drag show
begins at 11:30; early arrival is suggested.
Admission is $10. For more information,
visit remingtonswdc.com.
Burgundy Crescent, a gay volunteer
organization, volunteers today for the
GLBT Arts Consortium and Capitol Hill Arts
Workshops production of The Gondoliers
operetta at 6:30 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts
Workshop (545 7th St., S.E.). Duties include
working at the box ofce and concessions
stand and ushering. Email jonathan@
burgundycrescent.org if interested and visit
burgundycrescent.org for more information.
SATURDAY, AUG. 11
SlutWalk DC, a march against attitudes
that promote slut shaming in U.S. culture,
begins at Lafayette Square by the National
Mall at 11 a.m. and lasts till 2 p.m. For
more information, visit thedccenter.org or
slutwalkdc.com.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
provides free HIV testing today from 4-7
p.m. For more details, visit thedccenter.org.
DJ Twin spins tonight at Town. Doors
open at 10 p.m. and the drag show starts
at 10:30. Tickets are limited to guests 21
and over and are $8 from 10-11 and $12
after 11. $3 drinks will be served before 11.
For more details, visit towndc.com.
SUNDAY, AUG. 12
The D.C. Kings perform tonight at
Phase 1 (525 8th St., S.E.). Doors open
at 7:30 p.m. and admission is limited to
guests 21 and over. For more information,
visit phase1dc.com.
Busboys and Poets hosts a singer-
songwriter open mic night from 7:30-9:30
p.m. this evening. Songwriters Association
of Washington (SAW), a non-prot that
benets aspiring and professional singer-
songwriters, will be scouting for outstanding
artists at the event. Tickets are $5 and can
be purchased at busboysandpoets.com or
at the door if still available.
organization, volunteers today at the
D.C. Central Kitchen (425 2nd St., N.W.)
from 9 a.m.-noon. No prior cooking
experience is required. Email jonathan@
burgundycrescent.org if interested and
visit burgundycrescent.org for more
information.
MONDAY, AUG. 13
The Black Fox Lounge (1723
Connecticut Ave., N.W.) presents La-Ti-
Do tonight from 8-10 p.m. La-Ti-Do is a
spoken word and musical theater cabaret
series produced by Regie Cabico and
DonMike Mendoza. Admission is $10. For
details, visit blackfoxlounge.com.
The Fireplace hosts happy hour starting
at 9 p.m. tonight. Rail liquor and domestic
beer can be purchased for $3. Admission
is free and limited to guests 21 and over.
Visit replacedc.com for more details.
GiveWell D.C., a charity organization
that is part of EatWell D.C., invites guests
to dine at any EatWell restaurant tonight.
15 percent of all money spent on dining
and drinking goes to the City Dogs Rescue
organization. EatWell D.C. restaurants
include Grillsh (1200 New Hampshire
Ave., N.W.), Logan Tavern (1423 P St.,
N.W.), Comissary (1443 P St., N.W.), The
Heights (3115 14th St., N.W.) and The Pig
(1320 14th St., N.W.).
TUESDAY, AUG. 14
The D.C. Centers Bi Women group
meets tonight at Dupont Italian Kitchen
(1637 17th St., N.W.) from 7-9 p.m. For
more information, visit thedccenter.org.
The 9:30 Club (815 V St., N.W.) presents
Marina and the Diamonds tonight at
7 p.m. Marina Diamandis, the singer-
songwriter of this one-woman show,
pokes fun at the superciality of American
pop culture in her electro-pop music
and cites gay icons like Britney Spears
and Madonna as her biggest inuences.
Tickets are sold out. For more details, visit
930.com.
The Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.)
hosts happy hour tonight starting at 5:30
p.m. Drink specials will be served all night.
For details, visit thebachelorsmill.com.
organization, helps out with safer sex
kit packing at the Green Lantern (1335
Green Court, N.W.) from 7-10:30 p.m.
Prior registration is not required. For more
details, visit burgundycrescent.org or
thedccenter.org.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 15
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) has karaoke
tonight starting at 10 p.m. Admission is
free and limited to guests 21 and over.
$5 Absolut and Smirnoff cocktails will
be served. Visit cobaltdc.com for more
details.
Jazz musician Jeron White performs
tonight at the Black Fox Lounge (1723
Connecticut Ave., N.W.) from 8-11 p.m.
Admission is free. For more information,
visit blackfoxlounge.com.
The Lambda Bridge Club meets
tonight at 7:30 p.m. for social bridge at
the Dignity Center (721 8th St., S.E.). No
partner is needed to participate. For more
details, visit lambdabridge.com.
THURSDAY, AUG. 16
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) hosts
a poly discussion group tonight from
7-9 p.m. The group is open to people
of all sexual orientations and discusses
polyamory and other non-monogamous
relationships. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) hosts its weekly
best package contest tonight with
hosts Lena Lett and BaNaka at midnight.
Participants can win up to $200 in prizes.
Admission is $3 and limited to guests 21
and over. $2 rail drinks will be served from
9-11. For details, visit cobaltdc.com.
Funk guitarist Kevin Robinson performs
tonight at the Black Fox Lounge (1723
Connecticut Ave., N.W.) from 8-11 p.m.
Tickets are free. For more details, visit
blackfoxlounge.com.
Whitman-Walker Health provides HIV
testing at Glorious Health Club (2120
West Virginia Ave., N.E.) from 10 p.m.-1
a.m. For more information, visit whitman-
walker.org.
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with LGBT participants. Recurring events must be
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Beware of compromises
when seeking a mate
By KIM ROSENBERG &
MEGHANN NOVINSKIE
Some singles come to us wanting to nd
their life partner. Others come to us to get
outside the box and date new people they
would never meet on their own. Most singles
out there are looking for love, regardless of
how they label it. Mature adults are usually
ready to settle down with the right person
and cheers to them, because everyone
deserves someone signicant in their life.
For a few, there is the hard push to nd the
one. The reality is that this takes time and
careful consideration. In coaching singles,
we stress that it is important to grow a
relationship naturally and not force it to t.
Why are some so fast to label their growing
relationship to an end all, be all partnership?
For some in the single population, fear
is a factor. Some adults are fearful that
they will never nd the right one, so they
jump quickly into what they see as a perfect
monogamous, long-term relationship. For
any of you that follow our column or our
business expansion, you know that we are
all for people nding their life love. That
said, fear should not be your motivating
factor. Dont forget your non-negotiable
issues when it comes to a relationship.
Dont force someone to t the mold that
you so desperately want to ll.
Think about the time you spend
alone: Do you pace in your apartment if
without a partner? Do you want someone
desperately to hold you after a bad day at
the ofce? Do you envy, almost hate your
friends that have found the love of their
life? Jealousy is one of the ugliest traits a
single person could display. In your alone
time, think about what you have to offer
a potential partner, not judge those in
relationships around you. Insecurity seeps
out of your pores if you are feeling lonely
and jealous. Be secure in who you are.
Most people enjoy the security of
being in a relationship there is nothing
wrong with feeling this way. That said,
how much are you compromising to be
in a relationship? Dont disvalue what you
have to offer and what youve learned
from past relationships. Someone may
make you feel secure and happy for the
moment, but is this also the person that
can make you feel happy and secure in the
worst of scenarios?
Are all your friends partnered or
married? Yep, we hear this often. If your
friends are constantly setting you up or
hosting dinner parties and inviting the one
other single guy/gal they know, it might
be a great scenario for you. The people
you love most are looking out for you. But
how often do friend set-ups work out?
Think about your plan, and the time you
spend with other couples. You may envy
their love, but what are you doing about
your single status? Dont envy too long,
be proactive and think about other ways
to meet people. Grow your relationship
organically, and dont force your new
suitor into your circle too fast. Dont let
your friends or family members decide
who the best t is for you.
Listening to your biological clock? While
many of us do, make sure to consider
how your new relationship is progressing.
There is a lot of pressure to settle as no
one is getting younger; but remember
not to push your partner into a parent
role before you are truly ready and youve
experienced enough of lifes ups and
downs before kids become a serious topic
of discussion.
If youve done your homework, that
is, reected and responded to past
signicant relationships, you are just steps
away from meeting the right person for
you. Though we love nothing more than
hearing about a couple happily in love
and taking next steps to marry/move in
together/be exclusive, dont short change
yourself and stay with the wrong person.
Your time will come.
For more information about Mixology
or our work in relationship building
and expertise, send us a note at info@
mixologydc.com or call 888-739-2649.
Happ y dating.
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relationships?
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By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Sabri Ben-Achour was 12 when he took
his rst pottery lesson. His mother signed
him up for a class at a local studio in
Columbia, Mo., where his family lived at
the time. With little interruption, he has
been creating works from clay ever since.
Ive always liked the tactile aspect of
potting and ceramics, Ben-Achour says.
The way you have to listen to the clay
through your ngers and manipulate it
and how it circuits through mind, body
and imagination. Its like music.
Ben-Achours father is Tunisian. His
mother is from New Zealand. He was
born in France and grew up in Tunisia
and Missouri before moving to suburban
Northern Virginia in his teens. And though
he sometimes decorates a bowl or vase
with Arabic calligraphy, he seldom plumbs
his background for inspiration. His chosen
aesthetic is Asian.
Like traditional Japanese ceramists, Ben-
Achour strives to create mostly functional
pottery in earth tones and earth textures
with a sort of calculated simplicity, aiming
to capture the organic nature of the clay
and other materials. His quietly beautiful
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of low-re pottery) slate-gray vases with
crackled surfaces and wonderfully unusual
hexagonal, metal-colored honeycomb
bowls. He also makes teapots.
A selection of Ben-Achours work can
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fellow D.C.-based artist Kreg D. Kelly are
the subjects of a joint exhibition called
Canvas and Clay through mid-August.
Both artists are gay.
Ive shown in galleries, Ben-Achour
says, but showing at MOVA is more
about my friends seeing my work. Its lets
them know what Ive been up to.
If Im not showing a piece, its at home
and Im using it, he says. Ever since
my rst lesson, its been drilled into me
that pottery must have a function. There
is Japanese pottery dating back to 1200
BC, and it always had a use. No matter
how non-functional or purely decorative
something Ive made may appear to be, I
can always nd a use for it.
Ben-Achour credits much of his artistic
development to his mentor Jill Hinckley,
a well-known Asian-inuenced ceramicist
and proprietor of Hinckley Pottery in
Adams Morgan. Over the years, Ben-
Achour has progressed from Hinckley
student to instructor. He describes his
Wednesday evening classes as relaxing:
We drink wine, engage in casual
conversation and make things. Pottery is
great for everyone as long as you dont have
high expectations immediately. Everyone
is bad at rst. And for me, its great
teaching makes you a better potter.
When not making pots, Sabri (who
received his masters in foreign service
from Georgetown University in 2006) works
as a reporter for WAMU 88.5- American
University Radio. He freelances for National
Public Radio and when he can, takes on
reporting projects in places like Haiti and
the Republic of the Congo.
In what little free time remains, he also
paints and makes music on his computer.
And while his paintings hang on his
parents home in Great Falls, he says hed
never dare let anyone hear his music.
Looking ahead, Ben-Achour wants
to explore geographic shapes and new
organic textures. His goal is to incorporate
lights and living growths into his ceramic
work plants, mosses, ocean life and
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By DAVID BEDIZ

Thanks to the Internet, we are more
connected, better informed and more ef-
cient too. That goes for us as individu-
als, but also as buyers, sellers and agents
as well. Past sales data, current listings,
virtual tours, photos and oor plans are
all available on a single web page, and
that helps everyone involved in a transac-
tion to benet from the power of instant
information.
Of course, not all websites are created
equal, and not every participant knows
how to properly harness the opportuni-
ties offered by the Web. Agents to this
day are relying on blurry cell-phone-cam-
era photographs to help them sell their
listings, and sellers are not vigilant in their
monitoring of their listings for mistakes.
Even yesterday I was with a client at a
listing that was inaccessible because an
agent had not answered her cell phone
in a week and did not even know how to
set up her voicemail. In a crowded market
of tech-savvy agents and well-connected
sellers, there really isnt room for agents
who cant properly market their listings or,
at the very least, be available by phone to
respond to agent and buyer inquiries.
Buyers, too, have a responsibility to
themselves to learn the differences in
online information sources. While Trulia
and Zillow are often quoted by major
media outlets as the denitive sources of
real estate data, the truth is that most of
their listings contain inaccuracies. Most
notably, Trulia and Zillow are notorious
for posting listings as Active that have
long since sold. Importantly, they also
rarely post listings at the moment they
are listed. This prevents a serious home-
buyer from learning about a new home
listing quickly enough to act on it, espe-
cially in a situation where there could be
multiple offers.
Why is there this deciency from such
well-regarded sources of information?
In a way, its because of their sheer size.
Trulia and Zillow are nationwide sources
of data, and to collect data from every
corner of the country, they cannot pos-
sibly rely on a direct connection to each
online database (Multiple Listing Service,
or MLS) for each area. This is especially
true when some areas are served by sev-
eral MLSs, and also when many of these
services charge upwards of tens of thou-
sands of dollars for direct access to their
services.
Instead, they rely on relationships with
the major brokerages that exist nation-
wide to feed information to them directly,
and they also have built-in programs to
scour the web for additional listing and
sale data. Unfortunately, sale data is in-
accurate at best: for example, recorded
deeds often list a sale price at $1 and the
actual sale price can only be back-calcu-
lated based on the transfer and recorda-
tion taxes that are paid (which vary by ju-
risdiction, price range and other factors).
In addition, if a major concession was of-
fered to the buyer from the seller as part
of the deal, that will not be reected in
the sale price or the taxes paid, but is
important to be able to accurately assess
the value of a comparable sale.
In addition, because only the larger
brokerages have a direct method for
feeding listing data to those websites,
any property listed by a smaller broker-
age may never show up in those sites.
So what is a buyer to do to ensure they
are looking at complete, current and ac-
curate listings? And what should a seller
do to ensure their listings are seen ev-
erywhere, even on Trulia and Zillow, de-
spite their aws? Buyers should visit RE-
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com, which is the public side of the only
MLS that serves Washington, D.C. and
surrounding areas. In addition, some in-
dividual and broker websites (including
ours at www.DwightandDavid.com) have
direct connections to the MLS so we have
live data that is just as accurate. Some
websites, including ours, also offer email
updates that put buyers in control by in-
stantly alerting them to new listings that
meet their search criteria.
Sellers should ask any agent they are
considering to list their home if their bro-
kerage has a direct feed to Trulia and Zil-
low. In addition, they should ask if their
agent pays to advertise on those sites,
or pays to increase the visibility of their
listings there. Despite all its aws, Dwight
and I know that the websites are very well
known and often used, so we do pay to
advertise on the site and to increase our
listings visibility. That helps us sell our
listings faster and higher, since our list-
ings are on there as soon as they go on-
line anywhere, and show up at the top of
any search results page.
Sellers should also ensure their agents
are available 24/7 and have a support
network in case theyre indisposed or out
of town. Finally, they should just take a
look at photos of the agents past listings.
A picture tells a thousand words, not just
about the properties, but about the peo-
ple trying to sell them too.
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Group. He can be reached at 202-352-8456 or through
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