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Election night watch parties planned
Human Rights Campaign is having what its calling the biggest LGBT election night
watch party in D.C. at Eatonville (2121 14th St., N.W.). Suggested donation is $5-10 and
includes a thank-you gift while supplies last.
Online reservations are encouraged at hrc.org/electionwatchdc but that doesnt reserve
you a spot those who want to attend are encouraged to arrive early to ensure a spot.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) will be screening results on its new TVs in the 30 Degrees (mid-
oor) lounge. A Facebook page has been created for the event. RSVP there. Festivities
start at 7 p.m.
The gay-friendly 6th and I Synagogue (600 I St., N.W.) has large-screen TVs, all-
American food, a cash bar and commentary from Georgetown Law Professor and former
Kennedy adviser Peter Edelmen from 7:30-11 p.m. Jeffrey Rosen, legal correspondent for
the New Republic and professor of law at George Washington University Law School will
also offer comments.
The National Press Club has a ticketed non-partisan watch party planned. Club
members can meet in the Truman Lounge. The First Amendment Lounge will be open to
the public. Admission is $10 for club members and $15 for non-members. Hors doeuvres
will be served. Visit press.org for tickets.
Never one to miss an opportunity, Special Agent Galactica (AKA Jeffrey Johnson, a winner
in this years Best of Gay D.C. Blade awards) performs an Election Night Rock and Roll
Show With Special Rafe at MOVA (2204 14th St., N.W.) at 8 p.m. She has covers planned
of songs by some of pop and rocks biggest acts but will also provide election night coverage.
The rafe is for two tickets to Signature Theatre. Details at pinkhairedone.com.
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D.C. cop guilty in trans shooting case
An off-duty D.C. police ofcer accused of ring his service revolver into a car occupied
by three transgender women and two male friends in August 2011 was convicted Friday
of assault with a dangerous weapon and solicitation for prostitution.
But a D.C. Superior Court jury also found Ofcer Kenneth Furr, 48, not guilty of six other
charges, including the more serious offense of assault with intent to kill while armed.
In a development likely to raise concern among LGBT activists, the jury found Furr not
guilty of all charges related to the ring of his gun through the windshield of the car with
the ve people inside.
Although three of them suffered non-life-threatening bullet wounds and two werent
hit, prosecutors said any of the ve could have been killed.
I really wonder what the jury heard and how they could decide not to nd intent to
kill, said transgender activist Jeri Hughes. You dont re a gun several times at people
and not have intent to kill.
It sounds like the defense did a good job in demonizing the victims, said Hughes,
who was among many LGBT activists who viewed the incident as another in a series of
violent attacks against LGBT people in the city over the past several years.
Police and prosecutors said the incident started with a verbal dispute between Furr and
one of the transgender women and her friends when Furr became angry and aggressive
after the woman refused his offer of money for sex in the area of 5th and K St., N.W.
Superior Court Judge Russell Canan scheduled a sentencing hearing for Jan. 10, 2013.
At the request of Furrs attorneys, Canan released Furr into the courts high intensity
supervision program, which requires that he wear an electronic ankle bracelet and
undergo alcohol and drug tests. He had been held in jail since the time of his arrest.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Gay Del. candidates poised to make history
A Rehoboth Beach Realtor seeking to become the rst openly gay man elected to the
Delaware legislature remains hopeful he will make history on Election Day.
People are responding overwhelmingly, Andy Staton told the Washington Blade,
referring to his campaigns television advertisements that detail what he described as an
action plan to preserve southern Delawares quality of life.
Staton told the Blade 100 volunteers have signed up to work with his campaign over
the last several weeks. Forty people also attended a recent brunch with Staton. Its been
absolutely amazing.
Staton on Nov. 6 will square off against Republican Ernie Lopez to represent the new 6th
Senate District that includes Dewey Beach, Rehoboth Beach, Lewes and Milton. Staton
easily defeated former Dewey Beach Mayor Bob Frederick and former congressional
candidate Mike Miller in last months Democratic primary.
If elected, Staton could join lesbian state House candidate Marie Mayor in Dover if
she defeats Republican Stephen Smyk on Nov. 6. Mitch Crane, former president of the
Barbara Gittings Delaware Stonewall Democrats, last month narrowly lost his primary bid
to unseat incumbent Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart.
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Shooting suspect pleads not guilty to terrorism

Floyd Lee Corkins II, the Herndon, Va., man arrested in August for shooting a security guard
in the lobby of the anti-gay Family Research Council building in Washington, pleaded not
guilty in federal court on Oct. 26 to 10 charges led against him in a grand jury indictment.
The indictment, handed down Oct. 24, includes the charge of committing an act of
terrorism while armed, representing the rst time anyone has been prosecuted under
D.C.s Anti-Terrorism Act of 2002.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard Roberts scheduled a status hearing for Dec. 3 and
left in place an order issued at the time of Corkins arrest holding him in custody while
he awaits trial.
Corkins, 28, a former part-time volunteer for D.C.s LGBT community center, allegedly
shot the security guard in the arm seconds after he entered the FRC building at 801 G St.,
N.W., and told the guard, Leo Johnson, I dont like your politics.
D.C. police and the FBI arrested Corkins after Johnson wrestled the gun from him and
subdued him, according to an arrest afdavit.
D.C. and FBI ofcials said they discovered 50 rounds of ammunition and 15 Chick-l-A
sandwiches in a backpack Corkins brought to the FRC building, leading them to believe
Corkins may have planned a mass killing if Johnson had not prevented him from gaining
access to the FRC ofcers.
Some have speculated that Corkins targeted the FRC because of its anti-gay positions.
But authorities have yet to disclose whether Corkins is gay or whether they identied his
motive for targeting the FRC.
The indictment charges Corkins with committing an act of terrorism while armed by
allegedly attempting to kill the security guard and other unnamed employees of the
Family Research Council, with the intent to intimidate and coerce a signicant portion of
the civil population of the District of Columbia and the United States.
The indictment incorporates three charges led against Corkins in August with seven
new offenses, including the terrorism charge. The other new charges include attempted
murder while armed, aggravated assault while armed, second-degree burglary while
armed, and three counts of possession of a rearm during a crime of violence.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
AIDS Walk raises more than $800,000
The 26th annual AIDS Walk Washington has so far raised nearly $810,000 for the
ght against the epidemic.
Mayor Vincent Gray and Congressional Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton were
among the roughly 6,000 people who attended the event on Freedom Plaza
in downtown Washington on Oct. 27. NBC anchors Aaron Gilchrist and Eun
Yang emceed the AIDS Walk. Miles and Milaya Daniels, who are 20-months and
10-weeks-old respectively, served as this years grand marshals.
Don Blanchon, executive director of Whitman-Walker Health, told the Washington
Blade last week he feels this years AIDS Walk is different from those of previous
years because of the ongoing impact of the International AIDS Conference that
took place in D.C. in July. He reiterated this message after the event.
Theres more of a sense of optimism and hope coming out of the International
AIDS Conference, Blanchon told the Blade. What Saturday ultimately ended
up representing was it takes ... people to take action, to take responsibility for
themselves make sure they know their status and on the community level it takes
[awareness.] We did a lot on Saturday to raise a lot of awareness.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
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NEW YORK A reward is being offered for information in the killing of
Sunnyside Queens LGBT leader Lou Rispoli, who died after apparently being
attacked by two men he was seen with late on the night of Oct. 20.
Rispoli, 62 known for creating and delivering meals to HIV/AIDS hospice
patients married his partner of 31 years in 2011. Gay New York City Council
member Jimmy Van Bramer, whose district includes Sunnyside, announced
tearfully on Oct. 26 that Rispoli would be removed from life support, and that
police and the mayors ofce were offering a reward of $22,000 for information in
what would now be classied a homicide.
Gay City News reported that Rispoli was hit by a blunt object with such force
that neighbors who heard the assault but did not see it thought he had been
shot. An eyewitness says that Rispoli may have emerged from a car with the two
men at around 2 a.m. before the deadly assault took place, and that a third man
may have remained in the car to drive the two assailants away after the attack.
Lou was a proud gay man. He fought for full equality for our community, Van
Bramer said. But I dont know if he was attacked because he was a gay man.
This is a good and safe neighborhood where gay men and lesbians can walk the
streets and be who they are.
Gay GOP operative uses slur in N.C.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. Gay North Carolina GOP operative Michael Muller took to
Twitter this week to call the Democratic opponent of a Republican candidate in
the state house contest an ugly old dyke.
Muller once managed another campaign for Nathan Ramsey, who is battling
Victory Fund endorsed lawyer Susan Wilson.
I dont think its appropriate to do that to any candidate, but Muller is not
speaking on behalf of the party, said Buncome Co. Republican Party chair Henry
Mitchell, according to QNotes. Whatever Muller does on his own, hes not
representing the party. Hes not speaking for the party. Whatever he does on his
own, I cant speak for him.
Pastor blames gay Americans for hurricane
PITTSBURGH Days before Hurricane Sandy had even made landfall on the
East Coast, a central Pennsylvania pro-life leader and pastor, who had made
similar statements regarding Hurricanes Katrina and Irene, placed blame for the
storm on the growing acceptance of LGBT Americans.
It appears that God gave America 21 years to repent of interfering with His
prophetic plan for Israel; however, it has gotten worse under all the presidents
and especially Obama, Pastor John McTernan is quoted by Think Progress as
proclaiming. Obama is 100 percent behind the Muslim Brotherhood which has
vowed to destroy Israel and take Jerusalem. Both candidates are pro-homosexual
and are behind the homosexual agenda. America is under political judgment and
the church does not know it!
New York LGBT leader LOU RISPOLI described as a force of nature, by friends died this week
after a late night attack. Police are offering a reward for information in the crime.
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Supreme Court to consider
marriage lawsuits
Set to review DOMA,
Prop 8 cases on Nov. 20
By CHRIS JOHNSON
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The Supreme Court could decide next
month whether to review challenges to
Californias Proposition 8 and the Defense
of Marriage Act that would have an
immediate impact on same-sex couples
across the nation. The court announced
Monday that justices have scheduled
on Nov. 20 whether to consider lawsuits
challenging the measures.
According to the Supreme Courts
website, justices have docketed the case
of Hollingsworth v. Perry, the lawsuit
contesting Prop 8, for their conference
on Nov. 20. Also docketed for that
conference are the four DOMA lawsuits
that were already pending before the
court: the consolidated case of Gill v.
Ofce of Personnel Management and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v.
Department of Health & Human Services;
Windsor v. United States; Golinski v. Ofce
of Personnel Management; and Pedersen
v. Ofce of Personnel Management.
The courts decision on whether to
take up the Prop 8 case is particularly
signicant because if justices declined
to do so, same-sex couples would be
able to marry again in California almost
immediately just as soon as the U.S. Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals issues a mandate
saying its earlier ruling striking down the
amendment is now in effect.
According to the American Foundation
for Equal Rights, which led the lawsuit
against Prop 8, the Supreme Court is
expected to issue an order list detailing its
decisions on cases it has granted or denied
review on this conference by Nov. 26.
It takes a vote of four justices to grant
a writ of certiorari (to take up a case) but
the decision will be put off if any one
justice wants more time to decide. The
Supreme Court had previously docketed
the Prop 8 case, which was led by AFER,
and the Windsor challenge against
DOMA for their Sept. 20 conference, but
didnt make a decision on those lawsuits
at that time.
Its possible that justices could continue
to hold off on issuing a decision, although
legal observers have said they were likely
waiting until all the DOMA cases and
the Prop 8 case were fully briefed before
making a decision and are more likely to
do so at this time.
Adam Umhoefer, AFERs executive
director, said in a statement the courts
decision to schedule the Perry case for
Nov. 20 brings same-sex couples in the
Golden State once step closer to enjoying
the right to marry.
For far too long, gay and lesbian
couples in California have been waiting
to exercise the fundamental freedom to
marry that the United States Constitution
already tells them they have, Umhoefer
said. With the distribution of our case for
the courts consideration, we move one
step closer to the day when the nation will
be able to live up to the promise of liberty
and equality enshrined in our constitution,
and all Americans will be able to marry the
person they love.
If the court decides to take up the
Prop 8 case, justices will evaluate
whether the state constitutional ban
on same-sex marriage violates equal
protection afforded under the Fourteenth
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The situation with DOMA is slightly
different because advocates say justices
are widely expected to take up at least
one case challenging the anti-gay law,
which prohibits federal recognition of
same-sex marriage, to make a nationwide
ruling on the statute.
The courts decision to docket the case
for the Nov. 20 comes on the heels of a
ling from the Obama administration last
week in which the Justice Department
called on the court to make the Windsor
case its priority among other cases
challenging DOMA.
In that case, the U.S. Second Circuit
Court of Appeals became the rst
appellate court to determine that DOMA
is unconstitutional by applying a more
rigorous standard of heightened scrutiny
in evaluating the law.
But the marriage cases arent the only
LGBT-related cases that the Supreme
Court has docketed for its Nov. 20
conference. Justices have also scheduled
whether to take up Arizona Gov. Jan
Brewers (R) appeal of an federal district
court injunction prohibiting her from
enforcing a law that took away domestic
partner benets from state employees.
The case is called Brewer v. Diaz.
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By LOU CHIBBARO JR. &
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
The devastation unleashed by Hurricane
Sandy along the Atlantic coast between
Virginia and New York bypassed Rehoboth
Beach on Monday, generating a collective
sigh of relief from residents and businesses
in the Delaware resort town thats popular
with the LGBT community in the D.C. and
Baltimore area.
Were very, very fortunate down here in
Rehoboth Beach, the towns police chief,
Keith Banks, told the Blade on Tuesday.
What we have is minor debris and some
trees down, said Banks. Weve got sand
across the boardwalk, sand in the roadways,
and some sand erosion and breaches in
some of the dune areas. Some gutters were
off and some shingles were down, he said.
But overall, we made out very well.
Banks said Rehoboth Mayor Sam
Cooper lifted an evacuation order
requiring all businesses to close and all
residents in the downtown area to leave as
the storm approached.
He said he was aware of no damage
to homes or businesses on Baltimore
Avenue on the second block beyond the
boardwalk, where the LGBT community
center Camp Rehoboth, the Proud LGBT
bookstore and two gay bars are located.
Gay Democratic activist Peter Schott, who
lives just outside the Rehoboth town limits,
concurred with Banks assessment. He said
he ventured out early Tuesday evening.
I was surprised about how little damage
there was while driving around, said
Schott. Businesses were open and people
were out. We dodged the bullet here.
Schott said the electric power went out
in his neighborhood for about nine hours
on Monday night.
In D.C., Sandy brought heavy rain and
sustained winds and closed schools and
the federal government. Minor damage
was reported but nothing compared to the
deluge that hit New York. The New York
Stock Exchange closed for two days and
schools remained closed as of Wednesday.
Sandy also caused widespread damage to
New Yorks gay-popular Fire Island.
The National Weather Service reported
seven homes in Davis Park, which is Fire
Islands easternmost community, washed
out to sea during high tide on Monday
night. A reghter in Ocean Beach,
a village with roughly 150 year-round
residents to the west of the gay resorts of
Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines, told
the Washington Blade the storm damaged
or destroyed up to 40 oceanfront homes.
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Despite minor damage, D.C. was spared the worst of Sandys wrath this week.
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Rehoboth avoids major damage from Sandy
Robinson says she
had to deny truths
to continue service
By CHRIS JOHNSON
Two organizations dedicated to
assisting LGBT service members have
merged to take on the issues of the post-
Dont Ask, Dont Tell military and have
designated a new leader who personies
a lingering inequity that remains for the
armed forces.
OutServe-SLDN named as its new
executive director Allyson Robinson
a 1994 graduate of the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point who, as an Army
ofcer, commanded PATRIOT missile units
in Europe and the Middle East as it
ofcially completed its merger last week
at its International Leadership Conference
in Orlando, Fla.
The Scranton, Pa., native is a
transgender veteran and the only openly
transgender head of a major national
organization dedicated to serving the
LGBT community.
Speaking to the Washington Blade from
the conference last week, Robinson said
she didnt transition until she left active
duty, but still felt like she had to deny
truths about herself during her service.
I came from a military family and had
that value of service above self, or service
to the country that has given me so much,
Robinson said. I had that value ingrained
in me from the time I was a child. To be in
a position in order to carry out that value,
I had to violate another value that I held
very deeply that value of honestly and
integrity. It was an ugly thing.
Robinson said she didnt identify as
transgender while in service during the
1990s because at that time, she wasnt
aware of the terminology to describe her
gender identity, although she was aware
of pioneering leaders in the movement.
I didnt have language for what I
experienced, or what my identity was
because much of the language that we
use today didnt exist, Robinson said.
But clearly, to steer into the heart of your
question, I knew who I was. And I knew
that in order to keep my career, and to
serve the country I love, that I had to deny
who I was.
Unlike Dont Ask, Dont Tell, which
was a law passed by Congress in 1993 to
prevent openly gay people from serving
in the military, the prohibition on openly
transgender service is administrative.
Those who identify as transgender are
forced to take a medical discharge.
Robinson emphasized the difculties
that transgender people experience in
concealing their identity while serving in
the military.
And in many ways, its even worse than
the Dont Ask, Dont Tell military because
there is no Dont Ask, Dont Tell,
Robinson added. People in the chain of
command are completely authorized to
ask, and if you dont respond truthfully
if you perjure yourself then there are
penalties for that.
Much in the same way LGBT advocates
pointed to allied nations that allowed openly
gay service during the effort to repeal Dont
Ask, Dont Tell, Robinson said several
allied countries have implemented openly
transgender service with no adverse impact,
including the United Kingdom, Great Britain
and Australia.
Most recently, Robinson was the deputy
director for employee programs at the
HRC Foundation and drove the curricula
designed to improve LGBT cultural
competence in the workplace. She and
her wife of 18 years live with their four
children in Gaithersburg, Md.
Openly transgender service is but one
of many goals that Robinson has said she
wants to pursue as head of OutServe-SLDN.
Also on the docket: getting the Pentagon
to make an administrative change so gay
service members with same-sex partners
can obtain certain benets; repeal of the
Defense of Marriage Act so gay service
members can offer health and pension
benets to their same-sex spouses; growth
of the network of service members formerly
under OutServe; and continuing to provide
legal services to gay service members.
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In May, PRESIDENT OBAMA
ended his 19-month
evolution and expressed
his support for marriage
rights for gay couples.
MITT ROMNEY has said he
opposes same-sex marriage
as well as civil unions that offer
the same legal benets of
marriage. Hes campaigned on
support for a Federal Marriage
Amendment, saying states
shouldnt have different rules
with respect to marriage.
Obama endorsed legislation
that would repeal the Defense
of Marriage Act known as the
Respect for Marriage Act. The
Obama administration also no
longer defends the Defense
of Marriage Act in court and
has said laws related to sexual
orientation should be subjected
to heightened scrutiny.
Romney supports DOMA
and has pledged to resume
defending the law in court
should he win the White House.
In 2010, Obama signed
legislation to repeal Dont Ask,
Dont Tell, which was lifted
from the books nearly a year
later following certication. Still,
openly transgender service is
prohibited and the Pentagon
has yet to make administrative
changes to afford certain
benets to gay service members
with same-sex partners.
Romney once expressed
support for Dont Ask, Dont
Tell, but his most recent
statement on the issue, made
December 2011, is that he
doesnt plan to return to that
policy now that the law has
been repealed.
The Obama administration
has taken steps to ensure bi-
national same-sex couples can
stay together in the United
States most recently issuing
a memorandum saying foreign
nationals without legal status in
same-sex relationships should be
low priority for deportation cases.
The White House has suggested
Obama wants to include
language for bi-national couples
in comprehensive immigration
reform. Obama has yet to
endorse the Uniting American
Families Act, but has expressed
support for its general principles.
Romney hasnt publicly
addressed the issue of bi-
national same-sex couples, but
has said he supports no amnesty
for undocumented immigrants
and wants to impose a policy
where immigrants without legal
status will want to self-deport.
Obama is a long-time
supporter of ENDA, but
the White House said he
wont issue at this time an
executive order barring federal
contractors from discriminating
on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity.
Romneys last stated position on
ENDA was in 2007 when he said
states could implement workplace
non-discrimination policies
related to sexual orientation,
but he doesnt support federal
legislation. He hasnt addressed
the legislation over the course of
the 2012 campaign.
Natl polls tied up as
Obama, Romney
make nal push
By CHRIS JOHNSON
With less than one week remaining
before the election, LGBT political
observers say the outcome of the
presidential race remains hard to predict
as polls show a tight race and the
candidates make their nal push.
President Obama and Republican
presidential nominee Mitt Romney are
within a few points of each other in a
national polls and virtually tied up in key
battleground states, such as Colorado,
Ohio, Virginia and Florida.
A Washington Post-ABC News poll
published on Sunday gave Romney a one-
point lead over Obama among likely voters.
Conversely, a CBS News/New York Times
poll issued on Tuesday gave Obama a
one-point advantage over Romney. A Pew
Research Center poll published on Monday
says the race is dead even at 47-47.
Robert Dion, whos gay and a political
scientist at the University of Evansville,
said the candidate wholl win remains
unclear, but a Romney victory is not the
most likely outcome right now.
Obama has had all kinds of weaknesses
and shortcomings that have been revealed
this year that make him less likely to win a
romp, but hes got a sophisticated team
behind him, Dion said. So this will not
be 2008. Theres no euphoric sentiment
across the country. ... Theres no soaring
rhetoric, but theyre just going to, as they
keep saying, grind it out.
LGBT political groups involved with the
presidential campaign had expectations
about the election that bolstered the
candidates theyre supporting.
Jerame Davis, executive director of the
National Stonewall Democrats, expressed
condence that Obama would win based on
a consistent but small lead hes enjoyed in the
polls in the months preceding Election Day.
Polling has been pretty consistent that
Obama has a slight edge particularly
in the battleground states, Davis said. I
think the electoral math works in our favor
and Obama maybe doesnt have room to
be condent in a victory, but probably isnt
sweating bullets.
Jimmy LaSalvia, executive director of
the gay conservative group GOProud,
wouldnt write off Romney so easily and
said more states are coming into play as
Election Day approaches.
The Romney campaign is in fact
announcing television ad buys in Minnesota
and Pennsylvania just during the last few
days, and all the national polling shows
the race essentially tied, LaSalvia said.
That wasnt the case six weeks ago. Gov.
Romney has gained a signicant amount of
ground in the last six weeks.
While LGBT issues have received scant
attention during the presidential race
notably not a single LGBT question came up
during the presidential debates this week
Romneys opposition to same-sex couples
raising children came up as a result of a 2005
video that surfaced of him speaking before a
South Carolina fundraiser.
Today, same-sex couples are marrying
under the law in Massachusetts; some are
actually having children born to them,
Romney said at the time. Weve been asked
to change their birth certicates to remove the
phrase mother and father and replace it with
Parent A and Parent B. Its not right on paper;
its not right in fact. Every child has the right to
have a mother and a father.
Romneys remarks are consistent with
his actions as governor of Massachusetts,
when, according to a Boston Globe report
from last week, he rejected a plan to
relabel birth certicates for the children
and instead and required ofcials to
receive consent on an individual basis
from Romneys lawyers to scratch out
father on the certicates and handwrite
second parent in ink.
The views expressed in the video would
be in line with Romneys support for a
U.S. constitutional amendment banning
same-sex marriage and pledge to resume
defending in court the Defense of Marriage
Act, which prohibits federal recognition of
same-sex marriage. Obama, on the other
hand, came out for marriage equality
in May and has instructed his Justice
Department to stop defending DOMA.
One new factor thats coming into play
in the election is the expansion of early
voting, which is now allowed in 32 states
and has allowed more than 12.3 million
Americans to cast their ballots in the
election. According to a report published
Monday by Gallup, an estimated 15
percent of voters have already cast
their ballots via early voting, and the
breakdown gives Romney a lead among
these voters, 52-46.
Another event that may have an impact
on the presidential race is Hurricane
Sandy, which lashed the East Coast a
week before the election and was blamed
for at least 11 deaths and 2.8 million
power outages.
President Obama took leave from his
campaign on Tuesday to thank Red Cross
workers and tour the damage in New
Jersey with Gov. Chris Christie. Romney
held an event in Ohio where he encouraged
people to deliver goods and supplies for
people in New Jersey, although media
outlets criticized him for taking this action,
saying the Red Cross policy is to accept
donations and not supplies.
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Presidential race a nail-biter
as Election Day nears
REP. TAMMY BALDWIN
Race: U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin
Opponent: Republican former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy
Thompson
Signicance: Baldwin, a Democrat, would be rst openly
gay person elected to the U.S. Senate.
Polls: 10/28 Rasmussen Reports Thompson 48, Baldwin, 47;
10/22 Mason-Dixon Baldwin 47, Thompson, 45.
RICHARD TISEI
Race: U.S. House seat in Massachusetts, District 6
Opponent: Incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. John Tierney
Signicance: Tisei would be the rst openly gay Republican
elected to Congress as a non-incumbent and the only out
Republican serving on Capitol Hill.
Polls: 10/1 Boston Globe Tisei 37, Tierney 31.
REP. DAVID CICILLINE
Race: U.S. House seat in Rhode Island, District 1
Opponent: Republican challenger Brendan Doherty
Signicance: Cicilline, a Democrat, is pursuing his rst re-
election effort since becoming the fourth sitting openly gay
member of Congress in 2010.
Polls: 10/10 Brown University Cicilline 46, Doherty 40.
SEAN PATRICK MALONEY
Race: U.S. House seat in New York, District 18
Opponent: Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Nan Hayworth
Signicance: Maloney, a Democrat, would be the rst
openly gay member of Congress from New York State.
Polls: 10/19 Siena College Hayworth 49, Maloney 42.
MARK POCAN
Race: U.S. House seat in Wisconsin, District 2
Opponent: Republican candidate Chad Lee
Signicance: Pocan would replace Baldwin in the U.S. House.
Polls: The district is widely considered a Democratic safe
seat and Pocan is expected to win.
REP. JARED POLIS
Race: U.S. House seat in Colorado, District 2
Opponent: Republican challenger Susan Hall
Signicance: Polis is set to become the most senior openly
gay member of the U.S. House.
Polls: The district is widely considered a Democratic safe
seat and Polis is expected to win re-election.
KYRSTEN SINEMA
Race: U.S. House seat in Arizona, District 9
Opponent: Republican candidate Vernon Parker
Signicance: Sinema, a Democrat, would be the rst
openly bisexual person elected to Congress.
Polls: 10/16 Summit Consulting Group Parker 44,
Sinema 42.
MARK TAKANO
Race: U.S. House seat in California, District 41
Opponent: Republican candidate John Tavaglione
Signicance: Takano, a Japanese-American Democrat, would be
the rst openly gay person of color elected to Congress.
Polls: 8/21 EMC Research Takano 42, Tavaglione 38
NICOLE LEFAVOUR
Race: U.S. House seat in Idaho, District 2
Opponent: Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson
Signicance: LeFavour, a Democrat, isnt endorsed by the
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
Polls: The district is widely considered a Republican safe
seat and Simpson is expected to win.
Baldwin seeks to become
rst openly gay senator
By CHRIS JOHNSON
A record number of openly gay candidates running for Congress
will face their critical test on Tuesday as many including U.S. Senate
candidate Tammy Baldwin are seeing polls tighten as Election Day
approaches.
A total of nine openly gay, lesbian and bisexual candidates are
seeking ofce in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. With the retirement
of gay Rep. Barney Frank, openly LGBT representation in Congress
will look very different after next week.
Baldwins race is the most high-prole among these candidates
because shed be the rst openly gay person elected to the U.S.
Senate and the outcome of the race against Republican former
Gov. Tommy Thompson may determine which party controls the
chamber after the election.
Denis Dison, a spokesperson for the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund,
said all eyes will be on the race because following the spike in polls
that Baldwin enjoyed after her speech at the Democratic National
Convention the contest has become increasingly high-prole and
competitive due to spending from outside conservative groups.
I know groups like Karl Roves Crossroads GPS and Americans for
Prosperity also the U.S. Chamber [of Commerce] I think the
total amount is about $13 million they have spent on ads attacking
Tammy, Dison said. That has caused the race to get very close.
For her part, Baldwin made public on Oct. 30 her closing TV ad showing
workers and families as well as footage of her campaigning with former
President Bill Clinton.
One big difference between Tammy Baldwin and Tommy
Thompson is that she stood up to the special interests, and hes
stood up for them, Clinton says in a voice over. If you put people
rst, it works better than trickle-down economics.
Another race that will be closely watched is Massachusetts 9th
congressional district where gay Republican challenger Richard
Tisei seems poised to beat Democratic incumbent Rep. John Tierney.
New Yorks 18th congressional district is another race of interest to
the LGBT community. Gay Democrat Sean Patrick Maloney is seeking
to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Nan Hayworth, who has a pro-LGBT
record in Congress and the backing of gay conservative groups.
In a statement to the Washington Blade, Maloney said the LGBT
community should rally behind him because Hayworth has aligned
herself with conservative groups.
Tea Party Congresswoman Nan Hayworth doesnt believe that my
family is equal to hers or that members of the LGBT community deserve
equal protection under the law, Maloney said. I think folks around the
country, LGBT and otherwise, are tired of this extreme ideology.
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9 races to watch
as gays run
for Congress
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Supporters condent,
despite shifting polls
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
With the referendum on Marylands same-
sex marriage law less than a week away,
Question 6 supporters remain condent the
ballot measure will pass, despite new polls
showing gains for the opposition.
Were going to win in Maryland, said
Gov. Martin OMalley during the Human
Rights Campaigns Chefs for Equality
fundraiser at the Ritz-Carlton in Foggy
Bottom on Oct. 24 that raised money
for the groups pro-Question 6 efforts.
Tim Gunn of Project Runway and HRC
President Chad Grifn were among the
hundreds who attended the event.
An Opinion Works poll conducted for
the Baltimore Sun between Oct. 20-23
found 47 percent of respondents would
vote against Question 6, compared to
46 percent who said they will support the
law. A Washington Post poll published
on Oct. 18 noted 52 percent of Maryland
voters support Question 6, compared to
42 percent who said they oppose it.
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings
of Baltimore became the last member
of Marylands Democratic congressional
delegation to publicly endorse the law.
I respect and support the decision
of the Maryland legislature and will vote
in support of Question 6, he told the
Washington Blade on Oct. 24, two days
after Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger
announced his support of marriage rights for
same-sex couples during a debate against
his opponent, state Sen. Nancy Jacobs
(R-Baltimore County,) in Cockeysville.
Ultimately, I identify with President
Obamas evolution on the topic of same-
sex marriage, said Cummings. When
you come from a religious background
where youve been taught all your life that
marriage is between a man and a woman,
and then you nd yourself looking at how a
society is changing and how many in your
own community are seeing the issue in
terms of fairness and equality, it makes you
re-think your position.
Obama again endorsed Question 6 in
a statement the White House released
on Oct. 26 a Marylanders for Marriage
Equality radio ad featuring the president
that Freedom to Marry funded began
airing on local airwaves the day before.
Separate television spots featuring Revs.
Dont Hickman of Southern Baptist
Church in Baltimore and Delman Coates
of Mount Ennon Baptist Church in Prince
Georges County and National Association
for the Advancement of Colored People
Chair Emeritus Julian Bond continue to air
in the Baltimore and D.C. media markets.
Were very grateful for President
Obamas support for Question 6,
said Josh Levin, campaign director for
Marylanders for Marriage Equality.
The Maryland Marriage Alliance, the
group opposed to the states same-sex
marriage law, also on Oct. 26 began airing
a television ad that concludes schools
could teach boys can marry boys if voters
approve Question 6.
Children learn values from their parents
at home, and Question 6 doesnt change
that, said Levin. Parents, teachers and
local school districts determine the public
school curriculum in Maryland. That, too
will never change. The ad is false and
meant to scare voters.
Marylanders for Marriage Equality,
which has spent $2.4 million on advertising
since Oct. 8, released a television ad
with teacher Pamela Gaddy over this
past weekend to counter the Maryland
Marriage Alliance claims.
The language of
Question 6 reads:
Establishes that Marylands civil marriage
laws allow gay and lesbian couples to obtain
a civil marriage license, provided they are
not otherwise prohibited from marrying;
protects clergy from having to perform any
particular marriage ceremony in violation
of their religious beliefs; afrms that each
religious faith has exclusive control over its
own theological doctrine regarding who
may marry within that faith; and provides that
religious organizations and certain related
entities are not required to provide goods,
services, or benets to an individual related
to the celebration or promotion of marriage
in violation of their religious beliefs.
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Were going to win in Maryland, said Gov.
MARTIN OMALLEY last week, despite a new
poll that shows voters are now evenly split on
the issue.
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Md. marriage campaign enters home stretch
Voters in Maine, Md., Minn.
and Washington to consider
measures next week
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
With less than a week before Election
Day, the four statewide same-sex marriage
campaigns remain optimistic voters will
support ballot measures that will allow gay
men and lesbians to tie the knot.
We feel as condent as Ive ever
felt going into a campaign, said Matt
McTighe, campaign director of Mainers
United for Marriage.
Maine voters in 2009 approved a
referendum that overturned the same-
sex marriage law then-Gov. John Baldacci
signed earlier that year. A Portland Press
Herald poll conducted between Sept. 12-16
indicated Question 1 led by a 57-36 percent
margin. A Public Policy Polling survey earlier
in September found 52 percent of likely
Maine voters support Question 1, compared
to 44 percent who oppose it.
State campaign nance reports indicate
Mainers United for Marriage has raised
nearly four times as much money as Protect
Marriage Maine, but the anti-Question
1 group continues to air television ads
across the state that same-sex marriage
supporters maintain mislead voters.
Protect Marriage Maines latest television
ad features David and Tania Parker who
unsuccessfully sued their sons suburban
Boston school after he brought home a book
that features two men who get married. The
Maryland Marriage Alliance, the group that
prompted a Nov. 6 referendum on the Free
States same-sex marriage law Gov. Martin
OMalley signed this year, earlier this month
debuted a similar ad that features the
Lexington, Mass., couple.
A number of politicians, celebrities
and other high-prole gures have either
backed same-sex marriage referenda in
Maine, Minnesota and Washington or
opposed a proposed state constitutional
amendment that would ban nuptials for
gays and lesbians in Minnesota.
President Obama on Oct. 26 issued
statements in support of the three same-
sex marriage ballot measures and against
Minnesotas proposed state constitutional
amendment.
New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg earlier this month donated
$500,000 to the Maine, Minnesota
and Washington same-sex marriage
campaigns. The Johns Hopkins University
graduate on Oct. 12 gave $250,000 to
Marylanders for Marriage Equality, the
group defending Question 6.
Actor Brad Pitt on Wednesday
announced he will donate $100,000 to
the Human Rights Campaigns National
Marriage Fund that supports the four
statewide campaigns HRC will have
invested $5 million in these ballot measures
by Election Day. Bill and Melinda Gates
on Oct. 23 made a $500,000 donation
to Washington United for Marriage, the
group supporting the referendum on the
states same-sex marriage law Gov. Chris
Gregoire signed in February.
Vikings punter Chris Kluwe joined U.S.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and
hundreds of others at a Minneapolis rally
on Oct. 29 against Minnesotas proposed
ban on marriage for same-sex couples.
Minnesotans United for All Families
reported on Oct. 30 it has raised more than
$3 million in cash and in-kind contributions
since September.
A Star-Tribune Minnesota Poll published
on Oct. 28 found 48 percent of likely
voters support the proposed amendment,
compared to 47 percent who oppose it.
Richard Carlbom, campaign manager
for Minnesotans United for All Marriage,
conceded to the Washington Blade he
expects the election results to be close. He
stressed, however, he remains condent state
voters will reject the proposed amendment.
Its an incredible force right now and were
really proud of Minnesota standing up and
uniting behind this idea that we can ght back
this amendment, he said, referring to the
groups latest campaign nance report that
indicates 63,000 people have contributed to
Minnesotans United for All Families. Carlbom
said the campaign also has 10,000 volunteers
who will work with potential voters in the days
leading up to Election Day. We know every
vote will count.
State marriage campaigns make nal election push
Actor BRAD PITT this week donated $100,000
to marriage equality efforts.
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endorsements in Ward 8
school board campaign

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
The LGBT vote could be an important
factor in the hotly contested race for at
least one of the two at-large seats on
the D.C. City Council in the Nov. 6 city
election, according to political observers.
Council member Michael Brown (I-At-
Large) and independent challenger David
Grosso, along with Democratic incumbent
Vincent Orange (D-At-Large) are competing
in a seven-candidate race for the two seats
in which only one Democrat is eligible to win
under the citys election law.
Most political insiders say the at-large
race is likely to be the only Council race this
year in which the incumbent isnt expected
to breeze to re-election on Tuesday.
Similar to most recent D.C. elections,
nearly all of the candidates running for
seven seats on the Council, ve seats on
the D.C. school board, and the citys non-
voting seat in Congress currently held by
Democrat Eleanor Holmes Norton are
either supportive or highly supportive on
LGBT issues.
Some LGBT activists say that because
the city governments long record of
support on LGBT issues isnt in jeopardy,
LGBT voters are likely to select candidates
based on non-LGBT issues.
Its a luxury to have to choose among
friends, gay activist Rick Rosendall told
the Blade earlier this year. We should
remember how lucky we are.
In other Council races, Acting Council
Chair Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large) is
considered the strong favorite to win
election to the full Council Chair position.
The seat became vacant following the
resignation earlier this year of Council
Chair Kwame Brown, who was indicted on
corruption related charges. Mendelson is
a strong supporter of LGBT rights.
Incumbent Council members Jack
Evans (D-Ward 2) and Muriel Bowser
(D-Ward 4), who are running unopposed,
are also strong, longtime supporters on
LGBT issues.
One city race considered highly
competitive is the contest for the Ward 8
seat on the citys State Board of Education
in which longtime Ward 8 community leader
and gay activist Phil Pannell is challenging
incumbent Trayon Tray White.
Pannell lost to White in a special
election last year by just over 200 votes
in a ve candidate race. This year, Pannell
is running as Whites only challenger and
the other three candidates for the seat last
year have endorsed Pannell. Among them
are longtime Ward 8 community leaders
Eugene Kinlow, Sandra Williams, and
Anthony Muhammad.
Muhammad, a leader in the local
branch of the Nation of Islam religious
organization, is backing Pannell because
of Pannells long record of being a public
schools advocate and community leader
in the ward, according to Natalie Williams,
Pannells campaign manager.
That speaks volumes on how people in
the community feel about Phil, she said.
Pannell has also received endorsements
from the Washington Post, D.C. Council
member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), the
Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, and the
D.C. local for the American Federation
of Municipal Employees union or AFME
among other endorsements.
However, Barry, who is considered
highly inuential in Ward 8, has endorsed
White, a 28-year-old political newcomer
who has been praised for organizing
efforts to persuade young people in the
ward to nish school rather than drop out
in a ward with the citys highest school
drop-out rate.
Pannell, who is one of three out gays
running in the city election this year, is the
only one in a competitive race.
Gay Dupont Circle Advisory
Neighborhood Commissioner Jack
Jacobson is running unopposed for
the Ward 2 school board seat. And gay
Libertarian Party activist Bruce Majors
is running against Norton for the citys
congressional delegate seat.
Majors, a real estate agent and
longtime gay activist, says hes running to
provide voters with a choice on through
his individual rights platform and to
expand support for the Libertarian Party
in D.C. Norton, considered one of the
strongest allies of the LGBT community
in Congress, is considered the odds-on
favorite to win re-election.
As many as 30 LGBT candidates are said
to be running for one of the 296 Advisory
Neighborhood Commission seats located
throughout the city. The Blade has identied
19 out gay incumbents or challengers
running this year for an ANC post.
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a
national organization that raises money for
out LGBT candidates, has endorsed four ANC
candidates this year: Marc Morgan, whos
running unopposed for ANC single member
district 1B01 in Ward 1; Martin Espinoza,
whos running against two challengers for an
open seat in district 2B04; Chris Linn, whos
running unopposed in district 2F03 in the
Logan Circle area; and Matt Raymond, whos
also running unopposed in district 2F07, also
in Logan Circle.
Rosendall, who serves as vice president
of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance,
has joined other activists in noting that
two incumbent Council members who
have received support from the LGBT
community in the past have lost that
support to a large degree because of
their 2009 vote against the citys same-sex
marriage law.
Council members Marion Barry (D-Ward
8) and Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) each
received a -3.5 rating from GLAA on LGBT
issues based on a rating scale of -10 to +10.
The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club,
the citys largest LGBT political group,
voted last month against making an
endorsement in the Ward 7 and Ward 8
Council races, breaking from its decision in
the past to endorse Alexander and Barry.
Following is a list of local candidates
on the D.C. ballot on Nov. 6 along with
information about endorsements from the
Stein Club, the D.C. Log Cabin Republicans,
and the rating assigned to the candidates by
GLAA. GLAA doesnt rate candidate for the
school board, the congressional delegate
seat, or for the shadow House and Senate
seats. Also below are known gay candidates
running for ANC seats:

Council Chair: Phil Mendelson (D), GLAA
+10, Stein Club endorsement; -Calvin
Gurley (D), GLAA rating +1.

At-Large Council seat: Vincent Orange
(D)-incumbent, GLAA +0.5, Stein Club
endorsement; Michael A. Brown (I-At-
Large)-incumbent, GLAA +7.5; David
Grosso (I), GLAA +9; A.J. Cooper (I),
GLAA +4; Leon Swain Jr. (I), GLAA +4; Ann
Wilcox (Statehood Green Party), GLAA
+0.5; Mary Brooks Beaty (R), GLAA 0, Log
Cabin endorsement.

Ward 2 Council seat: Jack Evans (D)-
incumbent, GLAA +8.5, Stein Club
endorsement.

Ward 4 Council seat: Muriel Bowser
(D)-incumbent, GLAA +6.5, Stein Club
endorsement.

Ward 7 Council seat: Yvette Alexander
(D)-incumbent, GLAA -3.5; Ron Moten (R),
GLAA +1.5, Log Cabin endorsement.

Ward 8 Council seat: Marion Barry (D)-
incumbent, GLAA -3.5.

Delegate to U.S. House of
Representatives: Eleanor Holmes Norton
(D)-incumbent, Stein Club endorsement;
Bruce Majors (Libertarian), GOProud
endorsement; Natale Lino Stracuzzi
(Statehood Green).

At-Large State Board of Education: Mary
Lord, Stein Club endorsement; Marvin Tucker.

Ward 2 State Board of Education: Jack
Jacobson, Stein Club endorsement.

Ward 4 State Board of Education: D.
Kamili Anderson.

Ward 7 State Board of Education: Robert
Matthews, Karen Williams, Stein Club
endorsement; Villareal VJ Johnson;
Dorothy Douglas.

Ward 8 State Board of Education: Trayon
Tray White (incumbent); Philip Pannell,
Stein Club endorsement.

U.S. (Shadow) Senator: Michael D.
Brown (D), Stein Club endorsement; David
Schwartzman (Statehood Green); Nelson
Rimensnyder (R), Log Cabin endorsement.

U.S. (Shadow) Representative: Nate Bennett-
Fleming (D), Stein Club endorsement; G. Lee
Aikin (Statehood Green).
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LGBT vote could be factor in D.C. Council race
TheBladeaskedagroupof LGBTpoliticoshowtheywill spend
electionnight next week. Hereswhat theyhaveplanned.
Ill be in Madison, Wis., with Tammy Baldwins
historic campaign for the U.S. Senate.
Chuck Wolfe, president, Victory Fund
Ill be watching election returns with my family,
friends and fellow appointees here in D.C.
John Berry, director, Ofce of Personnel
Management
On election night, I will be up in Boston with other
Victory 2012 volunteers.
R. Clarke Cooper, executive director, Log
Cabin Republicans
Ill be in Washington at HRC headquarters
monitoring the election night returns. Theres no
doubt that this is the most historic election of our
time for LGBT people. The presidents re-election,
Tammy Baldwins election and a record number of
out congressional candidates, the four marriage
states, and the retention battle in Iowa will make it
a night for the history books.
Chad Grifn, president, HRC
I plan to watch the returns and plan to attend an
election watch party but I havent decided which
party to attend.
Lateefah Williams, president, Gertrude Stein
Democratic Club

Theres a possibility Ill go to Boston for the big
election night party for the Romney campaign.
But whatever I do, we will host a gathering
for watching the election night returns at the
GOProud ofces.
Jimmy LaSalvia, executive director, GOProud

We havent denitively planned an election watch
party. Were still looking into the feasibility of
doing it. But if we do something it will likely be at
Mova bar. We wont have a denitive answer until
later in the week because of the storm.
Robert Turner, president, Log Cabin
Republicans of D.C.
Gay Delaware state Senate candidate Andy
Staton plans to spend election night at his
friend Matt Haleys restaurant, Fish On, in
Lewes. He spoke to the Washington Blade
earlier on Oct. 29 before Hurricane Sandy
made landfall in southern New Jersey. If its
safe and things are relatively back to normal,
well gather there.
How are politicos spending election night?
Light Brigadiers
visited by police
After more than two-dozen visits to
overpasses and other venues around
Maryland, Light Brigade Maryland the
group that displays lit panels that spell out
messages promoting marriage equality
in the Nov. 6 referendum attracted the
attention of four police ofcers on Oct. 24
in Arbutus in Baltimore County.
On the Selford Road bridge over I-95
facing southbound trafc, the police
presence was immediately noticed.
Three were standing in a relaxed pose
with their hands clasped behind their
own back with their feet slightly spread,
recalled Mark Patro, the founder of the
group. The fourth was on a cell phone.
Patro inquired as to whether or not
there was a problem. A state trooper
responded that they were there as
requested back-up. He approached
a female ofcer and asked her as well.
She responded by saying she was on
the phone with someone from the State
Highway Administration. SHA owns
the bridge and they are asking you to
leave, the ofcer told Patro.
Some of us felt like this was a violation
of our First Amendment right to free
speech and assembly, said Patro. My
impression is that we can be on a public
sidewalk as long as we are not blocking
the passage of other pedestrians and
we can be on a bridge as long as it has a
sidewalk and we are not attaching things
to the bridge.
She indicated the signs are a
distraction to drivers on I-95. Five more
Light Brigade events are planned.
Fox 45 holds town
hall on marriage
WBFF (Fox 45) hosted a town hall
meeting on Oct. 25 in which both sides of
Question 6 had the opportunity to answer
questions posed by some in the capacity
studio audience, the moderator Mark
Hyman, and those participating on social
media. The 90-minute broadcast was aired
over Fox 45s website, and a link remains
for others to view it: foxbaltimore.com/
news/features/town-hall/.
The panel consisted of Ezekiel Jackson,
a married father of three who works
for Marylanders for Marriage Equality;
Maryland Del. Mary Washington, the rst
African-American lesbian legislator in
Maryland; Del. Emmett Burns, who has
been a staunch opponent of marriage
equality; and Derek McCoy, director of the
Maryland Marriage Alliance, the group
that sought to put the law on the ballot for
a statewide vote and is looking to defeat
it on Nov. 6.
The audience members were
passionate and at times raucous, cheering
their favored panelists. But for the most
part, they were respectful, although many
were seen on camera as visibly frustrated
or even repulsed by comments made by
the panelists with whom they disagreed.
There was a distinct majority in the
audience who supported Question 6.
The other side of the panel presented
a picture of grave consequences. Despite
the specic language in the bill, Del. Burns,
who was dour throughout the broadcast,
maintains that churches would be forced
to perform ceremonies involving same-
sex couples. The legal community would
take actions against religious institutions.
McCoy insisted that marriage should
not be redened. He commented that
there are thousands of gays and lesbians
who left that lifestyle. Because of the
format, there was no opportunity to offer
a counter-argument that would have
stated that the ex-gay movement had
been debunked by medical professional
organizations.
STEVE CHARING
Members of the LIGHT BRIGADE are stopped by
police on Oct. 24.
PHOTO BY ROB BRUNE
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Gay-friendly Adams
comes to Rams Head
Gay-friendly R&B singer Oleta Adams,
famous for hits like Get Here and
Window of Hope, plays Rams Head
Annapolis Saturday night at 8. Tickets are
$45.
Adams proved her LGBT-supportive
ways by performing several songs with the
gospel choir at Metropolitan Community
Church of Washington last Christmas.
Visit ramsheadonstage.com or
oletaadams.com for details.
Mr. Maryland Leather
this weekend at Hippo
Erection 2012, the XXIV Command
MC Run, is this weekend in Baltimore,
including the showcase event, the Mr.
Maryland Leather 2013 event at the Hippo
(1 West Eager Street), Saturday afternoon
at 2 p.m.
A whole weekend of events are planned
including an evening meet and greet at
Leons Leather Lounge, a silent auction,
victory party, awards brunch and more.
Full Run packages are available for
$125. The Wyndham Baltimore Peabody
Court is the host hotel. Visit commandmc.
org for full details.
Cook at the Meyerhoff
Saturday night
Singing legend Barbara Cook, a former
Kennedy Center honoree, is in town this
weekend for a Saturday night performance
at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (1212
Cathedral Street) at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from $35-$80. Cook, 85,
promises a toe-tapping performance of
jazz, swing and pop favorites.
Details and tickets at bsomusic.org.
Light Brigade Md. group
gears up for action
With Election Day looming and a same-
sex marriage referendum on the ballot
in Maryland, Light Brigade Maryland, a
demonstration group that supports gay
marriage, has several events planned. They
meet holding up lighted signs that encourage
residents to vote for Question 6.
On Saturday at 6:30 p.m., theyll meet
on the sidewalk of the Baltimore Basilica
(409 Cathedral Street). On Sunday at 5:30
p.m., theyre at Towson University (10 West
Burke Ave. in Towson) on the pedestrian
bridge over W. Burke Ave. And on
Wednesday at 6 p.m. they plan a victory
party in McKeldin Square.
Find the group on Facebook for details.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT NOVEMBER 02, 2012 23
OLETA ADAMS plays Annapolis this weekend. After a
concert in D.C. last Christmas with MCC-D.C., Adams
greeted fans and signed autographs in the lobby.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY JOEY DIGUGLIELMO
Obama has more than
earned LGBT support
for 2nd term
From complete opposition to LGBT rights
advances to the frightening prospect of a slew
of Supreme Court appointments to a litany of
pro-gay advances that could be wiped away
with the stroke of a pen, the prospect of a Pres-
ident Mitt Romney should be enough to mo-
tivate LGBT voters across the country to turn
out in support of President Barack Obamas
critical second term.
In many ways, Romney has represented
a disappointing step backward for the GOP
from Sen. John McCains unsuccessful run for
president four years ago. McCain, while cer-
tainly no LGBT advocate, tamped down the
anti-gay rhetoric at the 2008 GOP convention,
rebuffed the National Organization for Mar-
riage and refused to endorse a federal consti-
tutional amendment banning marriage equal-
ity and even granted the Blade an interview in
which he discussed his gay heroes and friends
who have shaped his views on our issues.
Four years later, instead of moving forward,
Romney has taken the Republican Party back
to the dark days of the George W. Bush era.
He signed a pledge from NOM to support a
constitutional ban on same-sex marriage and
promised to defend DOMA in court and to set
up a commission to investigate supposed at-
tacks on those who oppose marriage equality.
He has spoken out against the Employment
Non-Discrimination Act, despite suggestions
from the Log Cabin Republicans that Rom-
ney would be open to supporting the long-
suffering bill. Romney also opposed repeal of
Dont Ask, Dont Tell.
When you ask the Log Cabin folks to justify
gay support for Romney, they invariably pivot
and talk about jobs: LGBT people need jobs
and Romneys the guy to x the economy.
What malarkey. Romney has been repeated-
ly pressed to explain his so-called economic
plan but he and running mate Rep. Paul Ryan
refuse to elaborate much beyond calling for
a 20 percent tax cut across the board. They
have refused to say which deductions they
would eliminate to pay for this exorbitant and
reckless cut. So, if President Romney cuts tax-
es by 20 percent but eliminates the deduc-
tions (i.e. mortgage interest) that middle class
taxpayers rely on, many of us could end up
paying more in taxes. Of course, theres no
way to know for sure because Romney wont
answer questions about it.
On health care, Romney says his rst act
as president would be to repeal Obamacare.
But wait, he also says he supports popular
provisions of the law like not disqualifying
those with preexisting conditions from cover-
age and the ability of dependents up to age
26 to stay on their parents plan. Yet he offers
no details on how he would pay for retaining
those provisions. You cant keep the most
popular provisions of the law and strip away
all the other pieces that help pay for it. The
math simply doesnt work.
And on LGBT issues, there is no com-
parison. President Obama has lived up to
his commitment to be our erce advocate.
He signed an expansion of the federal hate
crimes law; repealed Dont Ask, Dont Tell;
endorsed marriage equality; ended Justice
Department support for DOMA; and in-
structed myriad departments to nd ways
to boost LGBT visibility and inclusion in the
nations laws, including mandating hospital
visitation rights for same-sex partners. Just
last week, Obama came out in support of gay
couples whose rights hang in the balance in
Maryland, Maine, Washington and Minne-
sota referenda battles.
It would be difcult to undo some of the
legislative advances of the past four years,
but regulatory issues are another matter. The
Blade earlier this year identied 16 sub-regula-
tory policy advances that a President Romney
could undo with ease. They include: improving
treatment of LGBT and HIV-positive people in
detention with Immigration and Customs En-
forcement; funding for anti-bullying initiatives;
including LGBT youth in abstinence-until-
marriage sex education programs; changing
customs declaration forms to recognize same-
sex households; extending State Department
benets to partners of foreign service ofcers
and many other key benets.
Obama has surpassed most expecta-
tions including my own for his rst
term. On LGBT issues, his decision to stop
defending DOMA represents a tremendous
victory; on marriage, his brave stand means
that support for marriage equality becomes
the default position for all future Democratic
presidential nominees. On the economy, he
inherited a disaster of epic proportions from
the last Republican president who promised
to cut taxes and reign in spending but who
instead presided over an unprecedented
expansion of government and launched
two unfunded wars, crippling the nations
economy. Romneys economic plans are too
vague to be trusted. For true scal conserva-
tives, the only responsible choice in this race
is President Obama.
And for LGBT voters the choice is even
clearer. A second term for President Obama
means another shot at ENDA, the Uniting
American Families Act, DOMA repeal and
much more. President Obama has more than
earned LGBT support for four more years.
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EDI TORI AL CARTOON
Business booms at fast
food chain in wake of
gay rights controversy
The results are in business is boom-
ing at Chick-l-A.
Any lingering notions that LGBT ad-
vocacy originating with calls for govern-
ment prohibition of business operation
based solely on the political beliefs of
corporate management would end well
proved mistaken last week.
An industry-wide quarterly survey
of more than 30,000 U.S. consumers of
quick-service and fast-casual national
restaurant chains by leading foodservice
market research rm Sandelman & Asso-
ciates indicated that past-month patron-
age at Chick-l-A was up 2.2 percent in
the third quarter when compared to the
same period last year. A big burst of busi-
ness trending above a total prior year
same-store increase of seven percent.
The chicken chain scored impressive
gains in markets where it has locations.
This marketplace improvement occurred
at the height of controversy comingled
with calls for both a business ban and a
buyer boycott.
Despite pervasive negative publicity in
recent months, Chick-l-A is thriving.
The fast food chains market share in-
creased 0.6 percent, reaping signicant
growth in a short period. Brand awareness
shot up by an astounding 6.5 percent and
unprompted top-of-head brand mention
improved 2.8 percent. Substantially bene-
ting the company was a noticeable uptick
in frequency of visits by regular customers
accompanied by broadening its customer
cohort in 28 of 35 media markets.
The Atlanta-based franchise business
operates just over 1,600 restaurants in 39
states and grosses slightly more than $4
billion in annual sales. It is tenth among
quick service chains when measuring to-
tal revenues, behind competitors with a
larger number of outlets McDonalds,
Subway, Starbucks, Wendys, Burger King,
Taco Bell, Dunkin Donuts, Pizza Hut and
KFC, in that order. Chick-l-A ranks 21st
in total locations, but enjoys the nations
highest sales volume per unit.
Company outlets, consisting of vary-
ing as well as smaller sizes, tend to be
big and now they are even busier.
This sudden development has per-
plexed many public relations profession-
als and brand management experts. Jeff
Davis, president of Sandelman, observed
that it was commonly thought that the
controversy over the companys position
on same-sex civil marriage and LGBT
equal rights would hurt Chick-l-A, but
it actually helped the brand.
A urry of news reports announced the
unexpected results beginning Oct. 25, il-
lustrating the common confounded reac-
tion of marketers with a statement by Chris
Goddard, president of public relations rm
CGPR. Goddard reviewed how Chick-l-
A did everything wrong in the book. Their
president shot from the hip, and his PR
team was not equipped or prepared to re-
spond. It was a PR disaster and a clear case
of what not to do in a crisis.
In reality, however, it was we who were
off the mark.
When pandering politicians posed as
pied-piper proponents of illegal band-
wagon business bans in a number of juris-
dictions we should have had the common
sense not to follow their off-key tune. Some
misguided LGBT organizations and far
too many community members and allies
made the mistake of abandoning a com-
mitment to fairness for others when seek-
ing our own equitable treatment.
This confused ambivalent supporters
and angered hardened opponents of our
equality. A cavalier disregard for the fair
treatment of businesses and the rights of
individuals to express differing views fu-
eled a backlash supporting freedom of
speech, including among the LGBT com-
munity and galvanized a massive public
outpouring of participation for an unof-
cial Chick-l-A Appreciation Day.
A seeming thirst for the sweet taste
of punishment and revenge absent any
actual business discrimination against ei-
ther employees or customers but, rather,
corporate and private management con-
tributions to anti-gay organizations and
groups opposing marriage equality was
unseemly and counterproductive.
Muddling the message and surren-
dering the high ground, some foolishly
traded frustration for the illusion of a
hoped-for expedient path to advancing
equality on a quick fast food time clock.
Careening down philosophically indefen-
sible pathways without even noticing a
turn in the road bred public perception
of a willingness to rip a chicken sandwich
from a persons mouth in order to shove
our freedom down their throat.
Losing sight of the power of persua-
sion and the diligent slog required in
touching hearts and changing minds was
the unfortunate result.
If for no other reason than that is how
we will ultimately succeed.
Time for voters to nish the
job and uphold equality
By KEVIN NIX
The race for marriage equality in Mary-
land is on and its going to be close. So
close, in fact, that we could face a recount.
On Tuesday, Marylanders will be head-
ing to the polls to vote for president. They
will also be deciding Question 6, the Civil
Marriage Protection Act, which provides
civil marriage licenses to gay and lesbian
couples. Religious freedom is protected.
Some recent polls have Question 6
passing. Other polls have the race a dead
heat. Ignore the polls. The only thing I will
ever agree with opponents on is this: When
it comes to Question 6, the only poll that
matters is the one taken on Election Day.
We know from past ballot initiatives on
marriage that as the opposition engages
in the nal weeks and days of a campaign,
they gain a lot of ground. Their advertising,
no matter how full of gross misinformation
and scare tactics, chips away at any lead we
may have.
Thats happening in Maryland. Only a
high turnout of Question 6 supporters can
get us securely over the nish line.
We can sit here all day long and expose
their binder full of lies. But thats not enough.
Elections arent won on facts and fact checks.
Theyre won, at this stage of the game, on
mobilizing every friend, family member and
co-worker to vote on Tuesday.
Gov. Martin OMalley, who has dem-
onstrated model leadership on marriage
equality, and the equally impressive LGBT
Caucus, did something thats never been
done: they got the bill through the legisla-
ture. Thats no easy task it never is. And
passage would not have happened without
Republican votes.
Since March, weve seen the NAACP
and President Obama endorse Question 6,
not to mention countless other leaders in
the state and more than 200 coalition part-
ners. Now, voters need to nish the job.
Consider that Maryland could be the
rst state in the nation ever to ap-
prove marriage equality by a vote of the
people. Thats huge. Such a victory would
forever change the debate, and take away
NOMs talking point about never winning
marriage at the ballot.
Julian Bond, chair emeritus of the
NAACP, has been tireless in his advocacy
for Question 6 on behalf of Marylanders for
Marriage Equality. But he sees the signi-
cance, writing in the Afro, Of four states
with marriage equality on the ballot this fall,
no win would be as sweet as Marylands. It
would be the rst state below the Mason-
Dixon line where marriage for committed
gay and lesbian couples is legal. No more
ngers can be pointed at African Ameri-
cans for standing in the way of equality (as
they wrongly were, after Proposition 8s win
in California).
Every Marylander young and old who
supports marriage equality must get to the
polls. We dont want to wake up to head-
lines on Nov. 7 blaring Same-Sex Mar-
riage Falls Short by 100 Votes or Same-
Sex Marriage Opponents Squeak By.
Dont let them squeak by. This ght is
too important to be too busy to vote or
to think it wont make a difference.
The term game changer is overused
in politics. But its actually the best way to
describe the impact a victory in the Free
State would have in the years to come.
Vote. Volunteer. Draw the line in Maryland.
washingtonblade.com
VI EWPOI NT NOVEMBER 02, 2012 25
Kevin Nix is director of communications for
Marylanders for Marriage Equality.
Mobilize for marriage in Maryland
Maryland could be the rst state in the nation ever to
approve marriage equality by a vote of the people. Thats
huge and would forever change the debate.
OUR BUSI NESS MATTERS
Fruits of folly: Chick-l-A thrives on LGBT misre
Mark Lee is a local small business manager and long-
time community business advocate. Reach him at
OurBusinessMatters@gmail.com.
Race for Council seat
is important and
I hope to win
By DAVID GROSSO
Change always sparks fear in hearts
of many who already feel unsafe in the
world and insecure in their own destiny.
And throughout the history of civilization,
the forces of greed have capitalized on
natural fears to achieve material ends.
When these forces win, there is atro-
phy in the human condition.
The human spirit, however, overcomes
fear in the end, producing inclusion, fel-
lowship, productivity and civility often
slowly and with considerable pain. Such
is the story of America, where victory over
fear marks every chapter of our journey
for nearly half of a millennium.
I say this to underscore my commit-
ment to the cause of acceptance, equal-
ity, civil rights and human dignity in every
aspect. This is fundamental to who I am
and a cause from which I will never waiver.
Yes, we must legitimize marriage in
every context. No, there are no negative
consequences to society other than ego
damage to those who see difference as a
threat to their closed worldview.
Yes, we must build and protect compre-
hensive sexuality education for every child
and youth that stands on truth and honesty.
No, there is no downside to this position.
Yes, widespread and effective treat-
ment is the best prevention of HIV/
AIDS, Hepatitis, mental illness, Tuber-
culosis and chemical dependence. No,
there is no place for stigma, discrimina-
tion, or multi-level care for responses to
illness and poor health.
Yes, our public servants especially
the police must reect every cultural
facet of our community. No culture is
privileged over another, and any such
idea is false and defeating to all.
Yes, I specically support the human
rights of men, women and young people
who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-
gender to full citizenship in every respect.
No, there are no negative consequences
to society or the District for enriching our
lives through ideals that give every per-
son the opportunity to thrive, strengthen-
ing our communities and country.
The contest for serving the District as
an At-Large Council member is an impor-
tant one. I hope to win this contest.
But the contest for delivering equal
rights, eliminating discrimination and pro-
moting enlightenment is most important.
And I pledge to never leave this ght.
Vote Tuesday for slate
committed to progress
For the LGBT community there is re-
ally only one choice for president and
that choice is Barack Obama. If there is
any hope of moving forward our goal of
achieving full civil and human rights he
must be given a second term. I am not
a one-issue voter and clearly there are
many reasons to vote for the Obama/
Biden team; but as a gay man, I nd it
more impossible than ever to vote for
candidates who proudly proclaim they
want me to remain a second-class citizen.
Obama came into ofce inheriting the
worst economic mess since the Great De-
pression. America was ghting two wars,
which the last administration was paying
for on a credit card. We were hemorrhag-
ing 800,000 jobs a month. The mistake the
president may have made was thinking the
mess could be cleaned up quickly and be-
ing too optimistic about his ability to turn
the economy around. What he did was
keep us from falling off an economic cliff.
He urged passage of a stimulus pack-
age that Republicans thought too big and
many Democrats thought too small but it
was what was possible given congressio-
nal intransigence. He saved the auto in-
dustry and with it about one million jobs.
He passed healthcare legislation that both
Democratic and Republican presidents
in the past had tried to do and failed. He
ended the war in Iraq and set an end date
for the war in Afghanistan supported by 49
of our allies. He repealed Dont Ask, Dont
Tell and signed the Matthew Shepard and
James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention
Act. He evolved and supports marriage
equality; supports passage of ENDA; and
had the Justice Department stop support-
ing DOMA. We have had three years of
steady if slow job growth and the unem-
ployment rate is down to less than it was
when he took ofce. The stock market has
gone from 7,000 when he took ofce to
13,000 today and people are seeing these
gains in their 401k retirement accounts. He
supports a womans right to choose and
nominated two women to the Supreme
Court. These are just some of the reasons
to vote for a second term for Obama.
When it comes to District politics,
there are several incumbents worthy of
support. While some are less than per-
fect, their challengers havent been con-
vincing on how they would do a better
job. The incumbents I support have all
been either very supportive or leaders
in the ght for LGBT rights, some more
vocal for longer than others. Today they
all support and vote for continued prog-
ress. In nearly all measureable ways, the
District of Columbia is doing better to-
day than ever. Economic development
is booming; our nances are the envy of
most other states and cities; education
reform is moving forward; unemployment
is down and city services are being deliv-
ered better and faster. Each of these in-
cumbent Council members has had a role
in these positive developments.
For chairman, I enthusiastically sup-
port Phil Mendelson. He is the right per-
son for today. He is a good government
candidate in the style of former Council
Chair David A. Clarke. While I havent
always supported Phil, he is an acknowl-
edged leader in securing marriage equal-
ity in the District and has stood with the
LGBT community on all issues. He is a
hard-working, low-key member of the
Council who they elected to the position
of chair after the resignation of Kwame
Brown. He is intelligent, fair and diligent
and works full-time to make the lives of
the people of the District better.
For Council-at-Large, I support both
Vincent Orange and Michael A. Brown,
progressive members of the Council who
should be reelected. Orange now fully sup-
ports marriage equality and this year re-
ceived the endorsement of the Stein Demo-
cratic Club. He strongly supports the small
business community and school reform and
works full-time for the people of the District.
While I would rather that Michael A.
Brown got his personal and campaign
house in order so that there isnt a question
of poor ethics hanging over him , I still sup-
port him. He has always taken progressive
positions on issues and voted for school re-
form; spoken out and voted for the LGBT
community on all issues including marriage
equality; supports continued economic de-
velopment in the city while also speaking
up for and ghting for the homeless and
our residents who still need jobs and job
training. What he has been able to accom-
plish in his rst term has made a real differ-
ence for the people of the District.
washingtonblade.com
26 NOVEMBER 02, 2012 I NSI DE LGBT WASHI NGTON
David Grosso is an At-Large candidate for D.C.
Council.
Obama, Mendelson, Orange and Brown
VI EWPOI NT
Just say no to fear and greed
Peter Rosenstein is a D.C.-based LGBT rights and
Democratic Party activist. He writes regularly for the Blade.
We have had three years of steady if slow job growth and
the unemployment rate is down to less than it was when
Obama took ofce.
I specically support the human rights of men, women
and young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender to full citizenship in every respect.
GOP nominee has
avoided social issues,
focused on economy
By RICHARD GRENELL
The Obama campaign has spent millions
of dollars over the last six months trying to
dene Mitt Romney as a radical far right politi-
cian. The presidential debates imploded that
false narrative when millions of Americans saw
Gov. Romney as thoughtful, judicious and al-
most singularly focused on xing Americas
struggling economy during the 90-minute live
format. The months of scripted and gross cari-
catures attacking Mitt from the Obama cam-
paign seemed silly when Americans were able
to see an unedited and real Romney.
Surprisingly, it was the 2012 presidential
campaign of Barack Obama that has focused
on contentious social issues at a time when
the American electorate is demanding the
federal government clean up its budget and
start living within its means. The Obama cam-
paign, however, ignored the voters will. They
didnt learn the lesson of the 2010 midterm
elections when voters called for more con-
servative scal policies. Instead, the Obama
team tried to launch class warfare, gender
warfare, race warfare and anything else that
might get the media talking about issues un-
related to the dismal U.S. economy. History
will show that while the Obama campaign
tried to use wedge issues to win re-election,
the Romney campaign did not use divisive so-
cial issues to respond to their attacks. Instead,
Romney stayed focused on the economy.
Despite what the Human Rights Campaign
and the Obama team may say, Gov. Romney
didnt use the issues of gay marriage or abor-
tion in this years presidential campaign.
Like many voters, I rarely agree with a can-
didates every position. I can support Gov.
Romney for president but not agree with all
of his stated policies. I can be proud of Presi-
dent Obamas personal support for gay mar-
riage and still take exception to his national
security and economic policies that have
given the U.S. its rst ever downgraded credit
rating and weakened international standing.
Its puzzling why the gay left cant bring itself
to hold President Obama accountable for
demanding money and votes from the gay
community but not delivering on that support.
We all know that Obama, like many politicians,
will be forced to make change when his sup-
porters demand it. Republican activists are
demanding change from their leaders while
gay Democrats are not. Republicans realize we
have work to do; Democrats think their work
is done. The near silence from the gay left
and their media allies when President Obama
committed on MTV to NOT put forward gay
marriage legislation in his second term was a
sign that the Democratic Party takes gay vot-
ers for granted.
Millions of American voters will evaluate
both candidates policies in total and come to
the same conclusion I have: President Obama
doesnt deserve to be re-elected and Gov.
Romney does. Voters should look closely at
President Obamas domestic and foreign
policy failures before making their decision.
Obamas secret whispers to then-Russian Pres-
ident Medvedev for more exibility on missile
defense, his snubbing of Israel and other allies,
the developing crisis in Syria he has ignored
and his lack of a coherent Mexico policy are
but a few reasons to not support the president.
One needs to look no further than the brutal
regimes of Ahmadinejad, Assad, al-Bashir and
Kim to see that under Obama the U.S. has
turned its back on too many that seek a bet-
ter way of life. Allies like Turkey, India and Brazil
openly ignore the U.S. while Obama looks to
reward Russia with more concessions. And the
recent Libya debacle on 9/11 only proves the
president hasnt been willing to make the hard
and sometimes unpopular choices to ensure
that America leads from the front. Sadly, under
Obama, weve responded to our enemies and
ignored our friends.
His domestic record, too, shows a lack of
focus and seriousness on the problems we
face. The presidents continued decit spend-
ing, his support for nationalized healthcare, his
inability to offer an immigration policy and his
denigration of capitalism prove he is too po-
litically contrived and weak to deserve a sec-
ond term. You can win a presidential race on
hope but you cant expect to win re-election
on hope.
Americans who agree on the principles
of self-reliance, capitalism, unapologetic
U.S. global leadership and a government
designed to do what the private sector
cant or wont do should support Gov. Rom-
ney. President Obama, conversely, has dem-
onstrated a willingness to abandon the en-
trepreneurial spirit that made America great
while embracing a new era of government-
centered decisions.
Richard Grenell served as spokesman for the last
four U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations and
served briey as Mitt Romneys national security
spokesman
Why I support Mitt Romney for president
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MOLLYS GIRL
FRIDAY, 7 P.M.
D.C. Jewish Community Center
Everyone has that one clingy ex who
cant take no for an answer, but there are
better ways to deal with it than in Mollys
Girl.
Molly (Kristina Valada-Viars) is a
pathological liar and a straight girl, who has
her rst lesbian experience with Mercedes
(Emily Schweitz), whose girlfriend broke
up with her for focusing too much on her
job as a gay rights activist. Mercedes has a
drunken one-night stand with Molly, who
proceeds to stalk Mercedes to the point
of violating a restraining order. Mercedes
then learns that Molly is the daughter
of an independent state senator whose
opinion on LGBT rights she has been
trying to sway.
Molly, desperate for attention and
affection, agrees to Mercedes insane
proposal to go to the senators house
for a weekend under the guise of being
an engaged couple. Mercedes believes
it will make the senator vote in her favor.
The plan is awless, except for the fact
that it blows up in everybodys faces.
Mollys family has been tired of her lying
and delusions for years and sees it as just
another cry for attention.
Schweitzs performance as Mercedes
and her character development almost
save the movie, but the premise of trying
to trick a senator that way would ruin
anybodys career and probably do further
damage to her cause. There are some
genuinely funny moments and a couple of
strong performances, but between the ill-
conceived plot and the character of Molly,
its only worth seeing if you enjoy clingy
exes and disapproving families. (SMH)
YOSSI
FRIDAY, 9 P.M.
Yossi is a sequel to the surprise Israeli
gay indie hit Yossi and Jagger (2002).
In the rst movie, Yossi Guttman is a
commander in the Israeli army stationed
on the Lebanon border. When Lior joins
the unit as Yossis second-in-command,
the two begin a passionate but secret
affair.
Lior (who is called Jagger because he
has the moves like Jagger) is killed in
an ill-considered skirmish. Yossi goes to
sit shiva with Liors family, but does not tell
them about their relationship.
Yossi picks up the action 10
years later. Yossi is now Dr. Guttman, a
successful cardiologist. But, despite his
professional achievements, Yossi remains
in an emotional and social fog. His well-
meaning colleagues try to break him out
of his shell. Despite rumors about his
sexuality, Nina, a nurse, asks Yossi out on a
date, and Moti, a fellow doctor, asks Yossi
to be his wingman when he hits the bars to
celebrate his divorce.
Yossi decides to return to return the
region where he and Lior met. His plans are
changed, however, when he encounters a
group of rowdy young soldiers and slowly
begins to drop his emotional barriers.
Surrounded by a strong cast, award-
winning Israeli actor Ohad Knoller offers a
powerful performance as Yossi. He amazingly
brings Yossis stupor to vivid life, offering a
rich and nuanced portrayal of a man frozen
in place, but bravely trying to move forward.
Knoller is achingly vulnerable as he makes
the journey through a disastrous online
hook-up (his date berates him for sending
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The Reel Afrmations Film Festival kicked off Thursday with screenings of Kiss Me and I Do (visit washingtonblade.com
for reviews), but most of the lms will be screened today and through the weekend at either the D.C. Jewish Community
Center (1529 16th St., N.W.), the Goethe Institut (812 7th St., N.W.) or the Carnegie Institution for Science (1530 P St., N.W.).
Tickets start at $10 but various packages are available. Visit reelafrmations.org to purchase or for more information. Also
be sure to pick up a Blade-produced program book, which has all the information you need about the One in Ten event.
The program book contains descriptions but the Blade had exclusive access to review the lms. Our critiques follow.
Contributing writers are Patrick Folliard, Brian T. Carney, Robbie Barnett, Santiago Melli-Huber and Joey DiGuglielmo.
R E E L AF F I R MAT I ONS R E T UR NS
MOLLYS GIRL YOSSI
a picture of his younger and thinner self),
his meeting with Liors family and his heart-
rending emotional and physical undressing
when he nally embraces a new lover.
Knoller is given strong support by
writer Itay Segal and director Eytan Fox.
The taut screenplay balances moments
of solitary silence with a series of tense
encounters and moves the action forward
at an appropriately measured pace. The
direction is strong and assured. Fox lets
the camera linger on Knollers expressive
face, but never lets the story lag.
In Hebrew, with English subtitles. (BTC)
LESBIANA
SATURDAY, 11 A.M.
Tight (just 63 mins.) but with a leisurely
feel, Lesbiana is a documentary about
the separatist movement among lesbians
and feminists in the 70s and 80s that found
groups of women, to varying degrees,
living in women-only communes on various
beaches and rural lands all over the country.
Recounted mostly by the women
themselves some now in their senior
years this piece from lmmaker Myriam
Fougere (a participant herself) is a fascinating
look into a world few in the LGBT world,
even most lesbians, didnt get to experience
rst hand. The era comes roaring to life
through evocative rst-hand testimony and
archival stills and video footage. The lm
deftly balances the more philosophical and
academic side of the convictions with stories
from more everyday-type lesbians who
share the more practical and experiential
side of things. D.C.-based lesbian author
Evelyn Torlon Becker makes a memorable
appearance talking about her Jewish identity.
While the lm never lags, it suffers
from being a bit too vague. About half
the testimony is from French-speaking
Canadian lesbians (presented with
subtitles), yet the geographic connections
between them and their American
counterparts are not so much as hinted
at. The lmmaker introduces herself into
the narrative, early on saying this is the
story of her travels to nd out whatever
happened to many of these women, yet
she disappears almost entirely from the
rest of the piece which gives the lm a
dangling feeling. She deserves credit for
not forcing herself too extensively into
the work, but a bit more personal context
would have been helpful.
Slightly clearer but still not fully
explored are the arguments for separatist
living and what the women hoped to
gain from ridding themselves fully from
patriarchy. Hearing these women tell
their stories, one does get a sense of why
they felt the way they did and how they
interacted with each other at various
music festivals and communal gathering
places, yet the lm could have used a bit
more structure. We get little sense of the
degree, if any, to which these women felt
a sense of sisterhood with either straight
feminists or urban lesbian feminists who
chose not to sequester themselves. (JD)
DIFFICULT LOVE
Shown in a double bill with Lesbiana
(see above)
Photographer and visual activist Zanele
Muholi takes us into her world through the eyes
of her photographic lens in Difcult Love.
The subject of her activism and
photography is black lesbians living day
to day in her native country of South
Africa. Rampant sexism and the legacy
of Apartheid are the main issues Zanele
challenges in her work. Even through
extreme violence and homophobia,
Zanele and other lesbians manage to
embrace and celebrate their lives.
Through her photographs, Zanele
humanizes women loving women in beautiful
and inspiring images and has become
something of a role model for lesbians in
South Africa. Its quite clear that she is a
hero and positive force for these women
who would otherwise go voiceless. Her
photography is not the only thing showcased
in this documentary. Zaneles relationships with
her subjects, friends and family are explored
and these segments become some of the
most poignant moments of the lm. (RB)
WOMENS SHORTS,
VARIOUS
SATURDAY, 1 P.M.
D.C. JCC
MOSQUITA Y MARI
SATURDAY, 3 P.M.
D.C. JCC
Written and directed by lesbian
lmmaker Aurora Guerrero, Mosquita
y Mari isnt the usual coming-of-age
story. Set against the gritty backdrop of
Huntington Park, a working class Chicano
neighborhood in Southeast Los Angeles,
this heartening festival favorite portrays
the tender friendship of teenage Latina
classmates as they navigate adolescent
confusion and family pressures to create
an emotional refuge where they can be
themselves.
Though very different, the girls
Yolanda and Mari, played by Fenessa
Pineda and Venecia Troncoso are both
typical of their community. Yolanda, a
promising student and good girl, is the
hope of her struggling parents ambition,
their American dream. Her mother warns
her to concentrate on school, saying, Im
not busting my ass all day so you can
throw it all away.
Mari, on the other hand, smokes weed,
shoplifts, and, though smart, pulls lousy
grades. But she also works hard handing
out iers on Huntington Parks busy main
drag to help pay her undocumented
familys overdue bills. But interestingly,
its shy but determined Yolanda who
doggedly strives to make a connection
when bad girl beauty Mari moves in across
the street, and not the other way around.
Mari nicknames Yolanda Mosquita
(little y in Spanish). Initially its as a comment
on her new acquaintances peskiness; but
as the girls become friends the derisive tag
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changes into a term of endearment. They
begin meeting after school in an abandoned
body shop where they share condences
and Yolanda helps Mari with her homework.
Rather rapidly, a mostly chaste romantic
relationship develops.
A rst time feature lm director,
Guerrero is a subtle but powerful storyteller.
Her screenplay is based on her own life
experiences. And even though the tales
events arent particularly extraordinary, it feels
completely unlike other lms based on young
gay love. Guerrero combines simplicity with
authenticity to deliver something both
searing and quietly touching.
Most of the characters are bilingual,
switching uidly from English to Spanish
(Spanish dialogue is subtitled in English)
depending on time and place; the lms
gorgeous Spanish language soundtrack
and its location with bodegas, quinceaera
shops, and lively street life reinforce the
cultural connection. Pineda and Troncoso
turn in astonishingly natural performances
as the smitten teenagers.
While nothing about Mosquita y Mari
is tied up neatly with a bow, it does end on
a hopeful note. (PF)
CARL(A)
SATURDAY, 5 P.M.
Goethe
Will she or wont she? When male-to-
female pre-op transsexual Carla unexpectedly
receives a surprisingly large inheritance from
her grandfather, she can nally afford the
gender reassignment surgery shes always
wanted. To move forward seems a no brainer.
But like everything in Carlas life, nothing is
that simple.
After a long losing streak with men,
Carla (transgender actress Joslyn
DeFreece) is enjoying a new and promising
relationship, and therein lies the rub:
Carlas boyfriend Sam, a kindhearted,
socially awkward nerd played by Gregg
Bello, loves his transgender girlfriend just
the way she is (anatomy and all). In fact,
Sam is so opposed to Carla pursuing her
lifes dream that he threatens to leave her
should she go under the knife.
Carla loves Sam too, and truly wants
to keep him in her life. Then again, she
didnt get this far on her journey toward
claiming a true identity by doing what
other people wanted.
When we rst meet Carla, she is living
alone, grappling with the problems
that face a lot of transgender people:
employment challenges, harassment and
some family rejection (her parents and
brother are openly hostile to her decision to
transition). Fortunately, Carla nds a haven
in both her understanding grandfather
(feature lm veteran Mark Margolis) and
best pal Cinnamon (Laverne Cox), a feisty
transgender streetwalker. (Cox garnered
some fame a few years back as the rst
African-American transgender woman to
appear on an American reality show when
she was featured as a nalist on VH1s I
Want to Work for Diddy.)
Rather abruptly, Carlas situation
dramatically changes. How she deals with
the newness of her life is what makes this
lm interesting. Directed by Eli Hershko,
Carl(a), feels part love story, part After
School Special for grownups, and a little
P.S.A. (public service announcement).
What could be too preachy is saved by
leading lady DeFreece. Using her real
life personal story and a light touch,
DeFreece succeeds in both giving a
terrically honest performance and
further acquainting audiences with the
transgender experience. (PF)
MIXED KEBAB
SATURDAY, 7 P.M.
Goethe
Coming out to your family can be
disastrous, especially if your brother is
psychotic.
Mixed Kebab is a feature lm written
and directed by Guy Lee Thys. It stars Cem
Akkanat as Bram and Simon Van Buyten as
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CARL(A)
MIXED KEBAB
sunday, nov 4
bonerama
wednesday, nov 7
stooges brass band
thursday, nov 8
alice smith
friday, nov 9
roomful of blues
W/ bad influence
sunday, nov 11
bandhouse gigs presents:
a tribute to
the bands last Waltz
Monday, nov 12
daVid Johansen
aKa buster poindeXter
tuesday, nov 13
Joe KroWn trio W/ sol roots
wednesday nov 14
the reViValists W/ Van ghost
thursday, nov 15
matt Wertz W/ steVen moaKler
friday, nov 16
brother Joscephus
& the loVe reViVal
reVolution orchestra
saturday, nov 17
mudcat W/ Jason ager
liVe
upcomi ng performances
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buY ticKets
friday nov 2
harikaraoke
band
Saturday nov 3
Ti M
reYnoLdS
Saturday nov 10
Live'S
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thurSday nov 8
aLice
SMiTh
Kevin. The lm explores the clash of religion
and sexuality in an international setting.
Set in Belgium, Brams family arranged
for him to marry his cousin Elif. Bram,
however, secretly begins dating Kevin.
Elif discovers this, but is determined to
move to Belgium, live comfortably and
marry Bram anyway. Brams brother Furkan
joins an Islamic fundamentalist group with
connections to the Taliban.
Furkan discovers Brams affair and
exposes him to his family, who disown him
when he refuses to marry Elif. Word of
their sons homosexuality spreads around
the community and Brams parents are
ostracized by those around them. In an
attempt to redeem his familys honor, Furkan
plans to kill Kevin. Eventually, Bram is faced
with a choice between his family and the
love of his life.
The lm is in about a half-dozen
languages, making it difcult to follow at
times, but many young gays and lesbians
can relate to the choices Bram is constantly
faced with. He must weigh his familys
expectations of him with what he wants
and every decision he makes throughout
the lm hurts someone else in his life.
Parts of the plot make little sense, such as
why Bram would bring Kevin with him on his
trip to Turkey to meet Elif. However Akkanat
and Van Buyten have great chemistry as
a couple and carry the movie with the
evolution of their relationship. (SMH)
WELCOME TO NEW YORK
SATURDAY, 9 P.M.
Shown in a double bill with Gayby
(see below)
Goethe
Welcome to New York is campy fun
that plays like a pilot for a TV show that
would air on the LOGO network and
would t right in with same audience that
watches RuPauls Drag Race.
Famed drag queen Sherry Vine stars
in this short lm as Dr. Kitty Rosenblatt, a
therapist to a bunch of whiny, young Big
Apple newbies whose comedic stories
of love in the city unravel during their
separate therapy sessions. The amateur
acting is redeemed by amusing situations.
One segment has a drag queen telling Dr.
Rosenblatt that she did the nasty with
her face on, while another centers around a
character who cannot remember the name
of his date. Perhaps youve been there?
In all, there are ve stories. Though its
only 30 minutes long, it feels as though
it covers a lot of ground and leaves you
wanting another episode. (RB)
GAYBY
The plot of Gayby treads familiar
ground. Despite an awkward one-night
stand, college friends Jenn (straight) and
Matt (gay) have remained BFFs. Now
single and in their 30s, they decide to have
a baby. A variety of hilarious hijinks and
complicated emotions ensue, starting with
Jenns decision that she wants to conceive
the old-fashioned way (for no apparent
reason other than the comic possibilities)
and ending with the challenges of juggling
baby care schedules.
Fortunately, this familiar territory is
freshened by a lively supporting cast,
most notably Jonathan Lisecki as Matts
amboyant friend Nelson. Striking out on
the dating scene, Nelson has recast himself
as a bear, complete with a full beard, a new
screen name (NellieBear8 you can guess
what the 8 stands for) and a delightfully
fey growl. Beyond providing comic relief,
Nelson also helps the plot lurch forward
introducing Matt to online dating, teaching
Matt and Jenn how to use a syringe when
the old-fashioned way doesnt work out,
counseling Jenn through her break-up
with Matt, and still nding time to nd a
boyfriend of his own.
Unfortunately, Liseckis work as writer
and director is less assured than his work
as actor. The feature-length version of
Gayby started life as a 2010 short (a two-
hander starring Jenn Harris and Matthew
Wilkas, who also star in the full-length
version) and the strain of expanding the
material shows. The story meanders and
the plot twists sometimes seem arbitrary.
The tone is also uncertain; sometimes its
not clear whether scenes are supposed to
be comic or serious. The writing, however,
is sharp, fast and furious; the zingers y by
quickly and enjoyably.
While the supporting cast is strong,
Jenn Harris and Matt Wilkas are
somewhat bland as the leads, a problem
that is highlighted by the fact that both
characters are just drifting through
life. Jenn is a yoga instructor who is
underappreciated by her boss. Matt works
at a comic book store, blocked at working
on his own comics and still not over his ex-
boyfriend Tom. Harris has exquisite comic
timing, but not enough opportunities for
banter or physical comedy.
Their blandness is offset by the strong
supporting cast and the witty writing, but
Lisecki ultimately fails to bring the complex
central relationship to life. Hes not alone
on this. The same problem has plagued
movies like The Object of My Affection
and The Next Best Thing and TV shows
like Will & Grace. Its never easy for a
gay guy and his straight gal pal.
Nonetheless, there are lots of laughs in
Gayby, even if the whole is less than the
sum of its parts. (BTC)
I WANT YOUR LOVE
SATURDAY, 11 P.M.
Goethe
Following in the tradition of Shortbus
(which showed real people having real
sex in a variety of situations), I Want Your
Love tells the story of eight gay men in
San Francisco in explicit and searing detail.
Over the course of 48 hours, the men test
the boundaries of their relationships and
stumble through decisions large and small.
The central character is Jesse (Jesse
Metzger), a 30-something performance artist.
Still licking the wounds from his break-up,
short on cash, creatively blocked and unable
to get a foothold in San Franciscos art scene,
Jesse has decided to return to his family
home in Ohio. (The trendy urbanites keep
referring to the entire state and not Jesses
hometown of Columbus.)
As Jesse prepares to leave the city, he
says goodbye to his friends while avoiding
his actual farewell party. He also avoids
phone calls from his anxious family while
nally settling emotional scores with his
ex-boyfriend Ben (Ben Jasper) and Keith
(Keith McDonald), his downstairs neighbor
and a successful artist. In the meantime, his
hairy hipster roommate uneasily prepares
to move his younger boyfriend into the
apartment and Jesses friend Brontez
rekindles his acquaintance with Ben.
I Want Your Love is the rst feature-
length lm by writer/director Travis
Mathews, known for his series In Their
Room, which documents what goes on
in the bedrooms of gay men around the
world. He also made the short lm of
the same title (2010), which also featured
Metzger, but in a different scenario.
Mathews has degrees in both
documentary lmmaking and counseling
psychology and he puts them to excellent use
here. The realistic dialogue and naturalistic
camerawork beautifully capture the look and
feel of contemporary San Francisco. The
narrative is eshed out (quite literally) by sexual
encounters between the men. Although we
see lots of body parts and bodily uids, and
although the lm was produced by adult lm
distributor Naked Sword, this movie is hardly
your standard porn ick.
The intimate physical contact details
the relationships between the characters
in fascinating ways and touch is often a
more effective means of communication
(between characters and between the lm
and the audience) than words.
The graphic nature of I Want Your
Love may not be for all tastes, but it offers
intriguing insights into the many ways gay
men connect with each other. (BTC)
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GAYBY
I WANT YOUR LOVE
WELCOME TO NEW YORK
ENTRY DENIED
Shown in a double bill with The
Queen Has No Crown (see below)
SUNDAY, 11 A.M.
Carnegie
The stories of three same-sex
international couples are explored in
this short about the strict and unfair U.S.
immigration policies gay couples face.
Seeing the personal stories of those
affected shows just how hard these couples
struggle to stay together while risking
deportation when one is not a U.S. citizen.
For one couple, things are further
complicated by an HIV diagnosis. Until
2010 an HIV ban restricted any travel
or immigration into the U.S. by those
infected. Another couple makes the
decision to move out of the U.S. altogether
and nd solace in Canada, which accepts
the immigration of gay couples. Each story
is both sad and frustrating, but sheds light
on this tragic situation. Its clear the goals
of the lmmakers were to raise awareness
on this issue and they succeed. (RB)
THE QUEEN HAS
NO CROWN
An Israeli man documents life with his
parents, siblings, nieces and nephews and
their views on his sexuality, but his emotionally
dependent mother is the main focus.
The Queen Has No Crown is a bio-
documentary from Tomer Heymann that
combines home movies with his own
footage of his family and friends. He asks
them about their lives, their thoughts on
his homosexuality and his relationships.
Through the years, his parents divorce and
three of his four siblings move from Israel
to America, much to his mothers chagrin.
His mother looks back on her life,
everything she missed out on and the
growing divide between her and her state-
side sons. While she believes they should
all stay in Israel, Tomer tries to reason with
her, saying they are happy in America and
she should be happy for them. Meanwhile,
Tomer pours his energy into his relationship
with Erez, whom he wants to marry. Erez
leaves Tomer who delves into the local gay
community and its nightlife, despite harsh
anti-gay protests.
The lm was shot by Heymann with
a handheld camera over the course of
10 years and features a cringe-worthy
conversation between Tomer and his twin,
also named Erez, about how Tomer is
selsh for being gay and not reproducing.
Every frame of the lm is worth seeing.
The ending does leave something to be
desired in terms of a resolution but does
a wonderful job highlighting Tomers
mothers disappointment in how her son
sees her. (SMH)
TRANS
Shown in a double bill with Mathi(eu)
(see next page)
SUNDAY, 1 P.M.
Carnegie
Flawed yet fascinating, Trans is a
96-minute documentary that shares a wide
variety of transgender experiences
everything from a young child born male
who insists shes a girl to her remarkably
accommodating parents, to a trans surgeon
overachiever who manages to conceive
twins with her partner, to two middle-aged
trans women who transition later in life to
the sad story of Justin/Chloe, a California
teen who commits suicide overwhelmed by
what she felt were a lack of options.
While always interesting and touching,
Trans for many LGBT viewers will feel a bit
tired. Thats not a slight at all at the subjects
their stories are always engrossing.
But trans issues, thankfully, are integrated
enough into LGBT U.S. culture to the point
that, by now, viewers, especially at an LGBT
lm festival, dont really need rst-hand
tutorials on what it means to be trans or
how these realizations come about. Most
of us, again thankfully, get it trans folks
feel trapped in the wrong biological body,
its really not an esoteric concept. So while
theres a large degree of a preaching-to-
the-choir feel to this, if straights would give
it the time of day, it would likely nd a more
appropriate audience.
And while its intentions are always noble
one cant help but tear up at several of
the personal accounts director Chris
Arnold often takes a disappointingly hammy
approach. Arnold successfully gets a camera
present for key moments in several lives
two women being wheeled into the
operating room for gender reassignment
surgery, a young man telling his girlfriend hes
more trans than lesbian and the surgeons
wife giving birth. But just as often, things get
melodramatic a graphic saying surgery
ashes while ominous-sounding cellos thud
out scary chords. Other key moments meant
to be narrative surprises can be detected a
mile away. And did we really need to see
one mans removed testicles being placed
in a vial? D.C. trans activist Earline Budd
makes a brief appearance.
The lm ultimately works, though, as the
power of the individual stories manages
to overpower Arnolds hardworking-yet-
melodramatic approach. And, as always,
the stories are what make the issues come
to life and resonate. (JD)
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THE QUEEN HAS NO CROWN
TRANS
MATHI(EU)
A young transgender student struggles
to nd love and yearns for people to see
him as he sees himself.
Mathi(eu) tells the story of Mathilde
(Tomy Kleinermanns), who prefers
to go by Mathieu while undergoing
hormone treatment to transition to a
man. He dreams of undergoing gender
reassignment surgery but laments to his
accepting mother that hell never be able
to impregnate his future wife. She assures
him his life will get better. Her role is
minimal, but its clear she is a wonderful
support system for Mathieu.
Mathieu develops a relationship with
fellow student Laure (Valentine Feral),
who is initially hesitant, saying she doesnt
date women. Soon enough, she begins
seeing Mathieu as a man and the two
grow close. However, her homophobic
friend disapproves and threatens violence
against Mathieu.
A touching scene early in their courtship
shows Mathieu serenading Laure on the
piano with a beautiful rendition of Edith
Piafs La Vie en Rose. Laure joins in
despite her initial reluctance to sing. They
share their present worries and their hopes
for the future. Their budding romance is
cute, but doomed.
The lm is just under 19 minutes long
and entirely in French. It accurately depicts
the struggles of a bullied teenager trying
to understand his body and future. Laure
herself struggles to understand Mathieu.
The characters choices are believable
and the Kleinermanns gives a brilliant
performance as Mathieu from the rst
scene to his last glare. The movie is a
must-see. (SMH)
STUD LIFE
SUNDAY, 3 P.M.
Carnegie
Balancing relationships and friendships
is tough when your girlfriend and best
friend dont get along.
Stud Life, a British lm starring
TNia Miller and Kyle Treslove, depicts a
challenge many relationships face, but
in the context of a same-sex couple. JJ
(TNia Miller) begins dating Elle (Robyn
Kerr), which puts a strain on her friendship
with Seb (Kyle Treslove), leading to several
ghts and break-ups.
While many conicts in the lm are
dependent on the characters sexualities,
including arguments about femme and
butch lesbians, anyone can relate to the
dynamic of JJ and Elles relationship in the
rst half of the lm. JJ struggles, with little
success, to balance her commitments to her
girlfriend and her best friend. The drama,
however, becomes harder to relate to when
it is revealed that Elle works as a dominatrix.
This revelation angers JJ not because of the
nature of the job itself, but because Elles
clients are men, so they break up.
Meanwhile, Seb spends a signicant
amount of time cruising for men online,
which leads to a nasty encounter between
a tricks foot and Sebs stomach. Seb then
immediately develops a relationship with
Smack Jack (Simon Savory), a drug dealing
college student. The whirlwind romance
felt contrived and predictable, as Seb spent
most of the movie spurning him. Also,
Jack had the audacity to insult someone
elses taste in clothes, which is ridiculous
considering that throughout the movie, he
wears, exclusively, an all-white suit.
The dialogue is, at times, difcult to
understand, given the quick exchanges
and British colloquialisms, and some
scenarios are implausible at best.
However, the relationship dynamics are
the highlight of the lm. (SMH)
BEAR CITY 2
SUNDAY, 7 P.M.
(also Nov. 9 at 7 and 9 p.m.)
Carnegie
Bear City 2 is a sequel to the popular Bear
City (2010), a love story between Ty, a struggling
actor and chaser, and Roger, a successful
businessman who hangs out with the muscle
bears (even though hes not really a bear himself).
Theyre surrounded by a circle of funny
friends neurotic unemployed Michael
and his incredibly understanding lover
Carlos, aspiring-but-unmotivated lmmaker
Fred and his acerbic boyfriend Brent, and
Simon, Tys twink friend who is confused but
supportive when Ty comes out as a chaser.
Bear City 2 starts out with a confusing
prologue that includes cameos by Kevin
Smith and Frank DeCaro and reintroduces
the characters. Its not clear how much time
has elapsed between the movies. Somehow,
Michael has acquired a Tony nomination and
Carlos has bought a bar, and since marriage
is now legal in New York, Roger has decided
to propose to Ty. After a few moments of soul-
searching, Ty says yes. The cast heads off to
Provincetown for a Bear Week wedding.
Unfortunately, Bear City 2 inherits some
of the aws of its predecessor and feels like
it was rushed into production following the
success of the rst movie. Both are written
and directed by Douglas Langway. The
writing is frequently formulaic, relying on
stock characters and situations, and the
acting is uneven. There is a palpable lack of
chemistry between Joe Conti and Gerald
McCullouch as Ty and Roger. McCullouch is
awkwardly miscast. His performance in both
movies is dull and hes not Tys type. Their
physical mismatch does become an issue in
the second movie, but it is hard to see why
these two ever got together.
Despite these aws, the lm is clearly a
labor of love for everyone involved and that
passion shows in every frame. Partly nanced
by fans, their names and faces are shown
in the credits and some appear as extras.
And the movie is a joyous exploration and
celebration of bear culture. It is wonderful
(and unusual) to see guys with big bellies and
fur portrayed as sexual objects. Bear City 2
displays these bodies with pride, both in the
principal cast and in crowd shots of bears on
the beach. (BTC)
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Saturday, November 24 at 8 p.m.
Chanticleer kicks off the holidays with a brilliant program of
Gregorian chant, carols, sacred works, contemporary music,
and more. Relax and enjoy their impeccable technique, glorious
melodies, and a repertoire that covers ten centuries of music. The
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Shaolin Warriors
Voices of the Masters
Sunday, November 11 at 4 p.m.
This marvelous production will leave you awestruck! Shaolin Kung
Fu masters, with their disciplined and deadly martial arts prowess,
perform feats one thought only possible in the movies. A dazzling
spectacle. (Toronto Star) They combine the agility and grace of
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Based on legendary Carnegie Hall concerts of the 1930s, Dr. John
& The Lower 911 and the Blind Boys of Alabama join forces as
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Kimberley Bush believes strongly in LGBT-themed lms as one might expect
shes director of One in Ten, the group that stages the Reel Afrmations Film
Festival, which kicked off Thursday and is in full swing all weekend (see reviews
starting on page 31).
Bush, a 43-year-old Westchester County, N.Y., native, sells real estate for
Long & Foster in Georgetown by day and describes herself as a person whos
always on the go, working or making something happen and always on.
She does nd spare moments; she enjoys ceramics, running, yoga, making
soap, traveling and, of course, lm.
Shes single and lives in Alexandria.
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38 NOVEMBER 02, 2012 QUEERY: 20 QUESTI ONS FOR KI MBERLEY BUSH
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
PERSON TO TELL?
I would say about 25 years. It all started
when I was around 18ish and at that age I
was in college so my Mom was the hardest
to tell. She was not a happy camper. But
she did embrace me at some point.
WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
Phill Wilson, the founder of the Black
AIDS Institute. People of color have been
lost in the media, health care system and in
general around the ght for/about AIDS/
HIV and Phill is/was key in bring people of
color to the forefront in regard to awareness/
education, public policy and advocacy.
WHATS WASHINGTONS BEST
NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT?
I have to say Tracks in SE was amazing
back in the day. Consistent womens
night, outdoor space for all kinds of fun,
music just a great time!
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
It of course stars the woman I adore
and cherish completely and ideally
would be out of the country. It begins
at sunrise and ends at sunset. A simple,
down-to-earth, lovely celebration
with good food, friends and family to
celebrate our union.
WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
Racial and cultural equality. I am quite
sensitive to individuals being treated
fairly and appropriately in the workplace
and in society in general.
WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Dr. Martin Luther Kings death. He had so
much more to do for all of our communities.
WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
When Ilene Chaiken put her foot in it,
and created The L Word. It provided
an open environment for lesbians to see
themselves elsewhere and not just in our
everyday situations.
ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
A must have in my life is a high level of
integrity. What I insist for myself is to put my
best foot forward every day, acknowledge
how fortunate I am regardless of the
outcome of the day and walk through
the world with positive energy, patience,
tolerance, understanding and positively
affecting others.
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
Twitter: @reelafrmation Reel
Afrmations 21: Washington DCs
International LGBT Film Festival is 2 DAYS
away. Come out and support this Thursday
through Sunday, Nov 1st - 4th #RA21
Facebook: it is several hours after I
nished the 37th Marine Corps Marathon
& while this is a huge accomplishment
I am unsatised w/ my performance.
Unfort round mile 13 both my calves
seized up. In my training were I would
run 20 miles per run I NEVER had this
problem so this was problematic. I
learned that my potassium/salt intake
was low! Who knew? I had to grow a pair
& kick the last 13 miles ASS!
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
Anything is Possible

IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO
CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Bust every test tube, contaminate
every trial, discredit all involved.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
Karma
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
Regardless of the this years presidential
election, I would urge our leaders and
advocates to continue their efforts and
perseverance to the acts, bills and legislation
that affect us all on the day-to-day basis.
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
To have my mom back. My mother
unexpectedly passed away a few years
ago and it was more than a shock to
my system. This loss was devastating,
leveling, extraordinary. We were
each others support system, friend,
condant, biggest fan we were each
others everything, and even though I
know she is with me in spirit, I would
walk across the world on hot coals to
have her back in my life.
WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
The fact that as a community we
at times see it necessary to take on
distinct gender roles in our same-sex
relationships. In print, we are often
portrayed as one person wearing
pink with long hair and makeup while
the other has on blue, short hair and
more pronounced manly features. As a
lesbian, and knowing many people in
our community, we all know you cannot
help who it is you are attracted to.
Society has created this mold that we
unfortunately have begun to play into
even if that same society has yet to grant
us the same rights to live and be happy.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE LGBT MOVIE?
As an active participant in the nations
fourth-largest LGBT lm festival for the
last several years, there are so many lms
that I appreciate for their production
merit, content, depictions, powerful
storylines, character development,
poignant life lessons and the ability to
move people while changing lives. This
select list personally resonates with
me and has a forever place in my DVD
collection: Gods and Monsters, Boys
Dont Cry, Bad Education, A Single
Man, High Art, Paris is Burning,
Fire and Before Night Falls.
WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
I am guilty of it, but when you think
you HAVE to bring something over to a
persons house for a gathering.

WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU
MOST COVET?
Even though I have run several half
marathons, the MCM medallion was
always in my sights. This year I no longer
have to covet this medal, I trained and
completed my rst marathon, the 37th
annual Marine Corps Marathon and now
have my medal to show for it.
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOUD
KNOWN AT 18?
At 18, you are trying to get to the next
level, do more, be more and now that I
have grown up, I am realizing that you
just have to work with what is before
you. I shouldnt have worried about life
getting any better. It is what it is and I
should appreciate what life has to offer.
WHY WASHINGTON?
It was a family decision. My mom
was an analyst for a telecom company
and she moved our family here in 1989
to continue her career and upward
mobility. After moving here I stayed to
be close to my mom. I learned to like
the area and do enjoy what it has to
offer socially and culturally. Let there be
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Academy Award- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge
recently released her 12
th
studio album, 4
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Street Feeling, and plays the Music
Center at Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda) tonight.
The Come To My Window singer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame in 2011 and is currently on tour.
While in the area, Etheridge will also perform at the National Museum of
Women in the Arts and receive their Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts
on Sunday, though tickets are no longer available.
Tickets for the concert at Strathmore begin at $57.50 and can be purchased at
strathmore.org.
Gay Mens Chorus at Town
The Gay Mens Chorus of Washington is holding its fourth annual Home Cooked
Cabaret at Town Danceboutique (2009 8
th
St NW) on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
The theme this year is Showmen and Showstoppers and includes cocktails and a
cabaret show with songs of Broadway shows such as Chicago, Gypsy, A Chorus
Line and more.
Following the show are a variety of dinner parties in homes across D.C., Maryland and
Virginia.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $100 for reserved seating and $75 for general
admission. For more information, visit gmcw.org.
Rachael Sage at the Birchmere
Rachael Sage, an LGBT ally, plays the Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria)
Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
The singer-songwriter is joined by UK troubadour Al Stewart (Year of the Cat).
She then embarks on a European tour for the remainder of November before returning
for more U.S. shows in December and January.
Sage released her 10th album, Haunted by You, this year as well as an acoustic EP
version of Haunted by You.
She won the 2009 OUTMusic Award for Outstanding Songwriter and the 2009 and 2011
OUTMusic Awards for Outstanding Producer.
Tickets for the show are $29.50. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit
rachaelsage.com or birchmere.com.
Lesbian rocker MELISSA ETHERIDGE has traditionally been known for giving highly generous
concerts, though on her current tour shes pared things back a bit.
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Shakespeare production
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Best known for fresh takes on
Shakespeare, director Aaron Posner has
expanded his repertoire. For his current
offering at the Folger Theatre on Capitol
Hill, hes taken on The Conference of
the Birds, an ensemble piece based on
the 12
th
century Persian fable by Su poet
Farid Uddi Attar. Told from the point of
view of anthropomorphized feathered
friends, its a compelling exploration of
humanitys quest for meaning.
At the urging of an unrelenting hoopoe,
a varied ock of 10 birds are convinced
to undertake an arduous journey to meet
their ruler, the Simorgh. Understandably,
theyre not all so eager to y the coop: the
parrot is content to remain in his gilded
cage; the duck doesnt want to leave water
and the sparrow thinks shes too weak for
such a ight. But the hoopoe, played with
wide-eyed intensity by Patty Gallagher, is
very persuasive and off they all go.
The birds pilgrimage is long and
hazardous: After crossing the desert
(the anteroom of their trip), they must y
through seven valleys each of which offers
its own lesson in love, understanding,
annihilation, etc. Not all of the ock
makes it to the Simorgh, but those who
do are rewarded with an ample serving of
universal truth.
Using words, music and movement,
Conference takes its audience on a
theatrical adventure. Posners inventive
directing along with choreographer Erika
Chong Shuchs quirky, spasmodic moves
brings the wordy work alive in exciting
and unexpected ways. The talented
11-person cast (which includes Tara
Giordano, Britt Duff and Jens Rasmussen
who double duties as dance captain) is
always in motion, transforming from birds
to kings, slaves and hermits. Without
ever leaving the stage oor, the actors
subtly morph into a v-formation ock
ying high overhead, seemingly covering
great stretches of terrain on their winged
journey.
Perched high atop the Folgers stage,
composer/musician Tom Teasley performs
original music throughout the two-hour
play using instruments from around the
world. His exhilarating score drawn
from an eclectic variety of sound, rhythm
and melody adds signicantly to the
production.
The remainder of the design team
is equally top notch. Meghan Rahams
timeless set of hanging burlap panels
and twinkly amber lights is backed
meaningfully by a wall of mirrors. And
whether its the blinding light found in
the valley of amazement or the darkness
and re in the telling of the moth to ame
story, Jennifer Schrievers lighting design
is consistently clever and evocative.
While the cast mimics bird movements
here and there, costume designer Olivera
Gajic smartly resists the temptation to
go avian. Instead, she outts the birds in
comfortable tops and drapey pants (and
one or two skirts) in muted tones. Even the
glorious peacocks multi-colored wings are
much quieter than what youd expect from
that feathered diva (memorably played by
Jessica Frances Dukes).
Adapted for the stage by famed British
director Peter Brooks and screenwriter/
actor Jean-Claude Carrire, Conference
premiered in 1971, touring Saharan African
before playing to Western audiences.
Its wisdom and beauty stimulates self-
exploration. The work is The Wizard of
Oz-ish in its suggestion that the search
for fulllment begins and ends within
ourselves.
Conference is denitely a bold
theatrical choice and Posner pulls it off
with great imagination and style.
THE CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS
Through Nov. 25
Folger Theatre
201 East Capitol Street, SE
$40-$68
202-675-0342
folger.edu
The cast of Conference of the Birds.
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Birds of a feather?
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director
with the
Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
Nov. 1518
Choreography by Helgi Tomasson
Music by Sergei Prokofev
MIXED REPERTORY PROGRAM
Kennedy Center Opera House
The Kennedy Centers Ballet Season is presented with the support of Elizabeth and Michael Kojaian.
The 1994 world premiere of Helgi Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet was made possible by the
E.L. Wiegand Foundation.
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TODAY
The opening reception of The Drag
Illusion is at 6 p.m. today at Touchstone
Gallery (901 New York Ave., NW). The
exhibit features a photo essay about drag
queens and the illusion they create. It
will run through Nov. 25. For details, visit
touchstonegallery.com.
Phase 1 (528 8th St. SE) has its
weekly dance party with DJ Jay Von
Teese tonight starting at 7:30 p.m.
Cover is $10. For more information, visit
phase1dc.com.
Happy hour at Cobalt (1639 R St.,
N.W.) is from 11-midnight tonight. Vodka
is free for that hour. Visit cobaltdc.com for
more information.
The Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.) is
having its happy hour this evening starting
at 5 p.m. All drinks are half off until 7:30
p.m. After 11 p.m., admission is $5. For
details, visit thebachelorsmill.com.
SATURDAY, NOV. 3
The D.C./Maryland/Virginia Gay-
Straight Alliance & LGBTQA Youth
Conference is in School Without Walls
Senior High School (2130 G St NW) today
from 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. The conference is
for Gay-Straight Alliance club members
and advisors.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St NW) is
holding its rst Center Global Meeting
at noon today. The meetings focus on
international LGBT issues, including the
difculties facing binational LGBT couples
and how to help LGBT asylum seekers
in the area. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Reel Afrmations Film Festival is
having a two-for-one ticket deal today
for the lms Welcome to New York and
Gayby. Tickets are $10. The lms will be
shown at the Goethe Institut (812 7
th
St
NW) at 9 p.m. For more information, visit
reelafrmations.org.
The rst Saturday of every month is
Rumba night at Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.).
The night starts at 10 p.m. and features
special performances, themes and gogo
dancers. For more information, visit
cobaltdc.com.
Willam, Detox and Vicky Vox, the drag
queens behind the Chick-l-A inspired
song Chow Down, perform at Town
Danceboutique (2009 8
th
St NW) tonight
at 10:30 p.m. Cover is $8 before 11 p.m.
and $12 after. For more information, visit
towndc.com.
SUNDAY, NOV. 4
The Reel Afrmations Film Festival is
showing two trans-themed lms back-
to-back today, Trans and Mathi(eu),
at the Carnegie Institution for Science
(1530 P St NW) at 1 p.m. Tickets
are $10. For more information, visit
reelafrmations.org.
In the spirit of Halloween, the
Washington Ballets nal performance
of Dracula is at 1:30 p.m. today at the
Kennedy Center (2700 F St NW). Tickets
start at $25. For more information, visit
kennedy-center.org.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) holds its
weekly Martini Sundays and Homowood
Karaoke tonight. Karaoke starts at 10 p.m.
and there is no charge for admission. For
details, visit cobaltdc.com.
MONDAY, NOV. 5
The rst Monday of every month is
volunteer night at the D.C. Center (1318
U St NW). Socialize and enjoy pizza and
a rafe while helping the community from
6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Justin Bieber plays the Verizon Center
(601 F St NW) at 7 p.m. tonight. For tickets
and information, visit ticketmaster.com.
Martini Monday at Cobalt (1639 R St.,
N.W.) includes no cover and $5 martinis,
starting at 10 p.m. tonight. Visit cobaltdc.com
for more details.
TUESDAY, NOV. 6
Election Day features races for
president, 33 senate seats and all House
seats as well as several gubernatorial and
state legislature races, making this an
important election year. Additionally, four
states, including Maryland, have same-
sex marriage initiatives on the ballot. If
approved, Marylands Question 6 would
give gay and lesbian couples the right
to marry there. Polls are open in D.C.
and Maryland from 7 a.m.-8 p.m and in
Virginia from 6 a.m.-7 p.m.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W) is hosting its
weekly Flashback night with music from
the 70s, 80 and the early 90s, starting
at 10 p.m. There is no cover charge. For
more details, visit cobaltdc.com.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7
Smart Ass at Nellies Sports Bar (900 U
St NW) features two trivia games starting
at 8 and 9 p.m. Teams compete for
reduced tabs and other prizes. For details,
visit smartassdc.com.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W) holds its weekly
Wednesday Karaoke night tonight.No
cover. The night begins at 10 p.m. The nightly
special is $5 Absolute and avored Smirnoff.
For more details, visit cobaltdc.com.
Lambda Bridge Club meets tonight
at 7:30 at the Dignity Center (721 8th
St., SE) for social bridge. Newcomers
are welcome. For more information, visit
lambdabridge.com.
The Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.) is
hosting drag bingo starring Jasmine from
9 p.m.-1 a.m. tonight. Admission is free. For
more information, visit bachelorsmill.com.
THURSDAY, NOV. 8
Outserve Military Night at Nellies
Sports Bar (900 U St NW) has drink
specials from 8 p.m. until closing with a
military ID. For more information, visit
nelliessportsbar.com.
The Dupont Circle branch of EagleBank
(1228 Connecticut Ave NW) is sponsoring
a networking event for the Capital Area
Gay & Lesbian Camber of Commerce
(CAGLCC). The event is free for CAGLCC
members and $25 for non-members.
For information and to pre-register, visit
caglcc.org
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W) is hosting its
weekly Best Package Contest tonight
at 9 p.m. There is a $3 cover and there
are $2 vodka drinks. Participants in the
contest can win $200 in cash prizes. The
event is hosted by Lena Lett and music by
DJ Chord, DJ Madscience, and DJ Sean
Morris. For details, visit cobaltdc.com.
The freak folk group CocoRosie
plays the 9:30 Club (815 V St NW) at 10
p.m. Tickets are $20. For tickets and
information, visit tickety.com.
SANTIAGO MELLI-HUBER
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BaNaka (Dustin Schaad), this years drag winner for the third consecutive year in the Blades annual Best of Gay D.C. contest, is shown getting ready
for a performance at Town in this photo from Michael Lang. Its part of his exhibit Drag Illusion on display at Touchstone Gallery all month.
PHOTO BY MICHAEL LANG, COURTESY TOUCHSTONE
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New Logan Circle gastropub
finds retro inspiration
By JONATHAN HOWARD
Ever since Artfully Chocolate Kingsbury
Confections (ACKC) closed on 14
th
Street this year Ive been peeking in the
windows of the space to see what may be
happening there. A couple of months ago
a visible transformation began occurring
and The Drafting Table (1529C 14
th
Street)
was slowly revealed to the Logan Circle
neighborhood.
Originally, The Drafting Table was
supposed to be named Woody Creek, the
name proposed by the winner of a Going
Out Guide poll and agreed upon by
owner Aaron Gordon. However, Gordons
primary designer, Andrew Christenberry
stumbled upon mid-20
th
century drafting
tables while searching for furniture for
the space and the theme was completely
overhauled. Now the space is full of sleek
warm wooden drafting tables and chairs
and the theme trickles all the way down to
the menus, which are printed on drafting
paper. One of the most dramatic elements
is the six foot handcrafted wooden
architecture compass mounted to the wall
that Gordon says was, completely his
[Christenberrys] idea. He thought of it, he
built it by hand and it complements the
space perfectly.
My introduction to the atmosphere and
food of The Drafting Table was at its media
event on Oct. 16. We were assigned tables
with platters full of food featuring their
pickled veggies with Greek green goddess
dressing and their chacuterie plate.
We then had time to mingle with other
food writers (in between taking photos
of the food) and sample beers from their
in-depth list. As we were seated, a very
interesting dish was presented to us
the Kaya Toast, which many of my fellow
writers had already been talking about. It
has the makings of a signature dish for this
neighborhood gastro pub with its thick
and crusty toast, rich sweet coconut jam
and creamy egg cooked sunny side up
and served on a plate with soy broth that
introduces saltiness to the mix. Make sure
to mix it all together in order to experience
the full range of avors. This is denitely a
dont-knock-it-til-youve-tried-it dish.
Following the appetizers we were
offered our choice of the draftsman
burger, the herb roasted chicken or the
falafel. All of us at the table made sure that
the three dishes would be represented
and we passed them around so we could
try them. The plates put together by head
chef, Ciji Wagner, were strong and well
balanced. Then it was time for dessert and
chocolate puddin, grilled pound cake
and homemade Snickers pie all made
their way to the table. The chocolate
puddin was the strongest of these three,
but that may just be the comfort factor
talking, since it reminded me of a Jell-O
Puddin Pop.
I left the media dinner satised, but
wondering what a non-media event would
be like at The Drafting Table, so a few
days later I returned for brunch with my
husband. The brunch was much more laid
back with tables full of people relaxing
instead of rushing. The wait staff also
moved at a more relaxed pace.
I was disappointed to see no unlimited
mimosa on the brunch menu, but
the rest of the menu seemed to offer
typical brunch fare. The sexy breakfast
sandwich caught my eye and Greg chose
the French toast with apple compote,
which he described as good, just not
great. I was blown away by my breakfast
sandwich, which turned out to me more
messy than sexy, but tasty nonetheless.
The sunny side up eggs were avored by
the herb aioli and warmed by a healthy
portion of roasted red peppers, then
some prosciutto was piled on top and I
was in heaven.
As Gordon said, People love
something new in the neighborhood and
they seem to be enjoying The Drafting
Table as their new neighborhood pub.
The Drafting Table is an excellent addition
to Logan Circle offering an eclectic mix of
pub food and beers. This is one of the rst
(of many) welcome additions soon coming
to the 14
th
Street corridor for lunch, dinner,
snacks and brunch.
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OPENINGS
FRI, NOV 2
High Fiber--Women to Watch 2012,
Museum of Women in the Arts.
202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
SAT, NOV 3
All My Sons, Keegan Theatre,
Church Street Theater. 703-892-0202.
keegantheatre.com.
MON, NOV 5
You For Me For You, Woolly Mammoth.
202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net.
WED, NOV 7
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
This Is Not A Photo, Corcoran Gallery of
Art. 202-639-1700. corcoran.edu.
Jonathan Monaghan: Rainbox Narcosis,
Artisphere. 703-683-1780. artisphere.com.
THU, NOV 8
NSO, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Andrew Zimmermann: Cold River, The
Art League Gallery. 703-683-1780.
theartleague.org
LAST CHANCE
SAT, NOV 3
Trespassing, Ambassador Theater,
Flashpoint. 703-475-4036. aticc.org.
SUN, NOV 4
The Washington Ballet: Dracula, The
Washington Ballet, Kennedy Center.
202-362-3606. washingtonballet.org.
Our Class, Theater J. 202-777-3210.
washingtondcjcc.org.
I Love to Eat, Round House
Theatre Bethesda. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
On the Campaign Trail, Corcoran Gallery
of Art. 202-639-1700. corcoran.edu.
Nightmerica, DCAC. 202-462-7833.
dcartscenter.org.
Beyond The Parking Lot & Time Lapses,
Drawing The Found Line, Artisphere.
703-683-1780. artisphere.com.
MON, NOV 5
POTUS Among Us, WIT, Source Theatre.
202-204-7770.
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become more important
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and beyond
I am technically not a Baby Boomer, but
I am less than four years away from 50.
Everyone fears aging to a degree, even
personal trainers. I have spent the last 15
years specializing in exercising with older
adults and have gained some insights into
the fears that the aging population faces.
What sparked todays column was when I
answered a Linked In question asking what is
the biggest fear facing Baby Boomers today?
The answer I gave was loss of independence.
According to the History Channels web
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76 million people born between the years
1946-1964. However, older adults in general
are considered age 50 and above by AARP.
They are the fastest-growing population
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greater numbers and they are taking a more
active role in managing their health.
With aging comes many valid fears and
concerns and their biggest is relying on
others and not being able to do everything
that they have been doing on their own.
Loss of independence can include loss of
nancial stability, friendship, family and
community losses and mental and physical
health issues. All wrapped up in these
fears are such issues as declining health,
social security, Medicare and Alzheimers
disease to name a few.
What can be done to allay these fears? Ill
focus on the health aspect. From an overall
health standpoint there are many ways to
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most of these apply to all populations, they
are more essential as we age.
Keep active. I always recommend an
established and consistent exercise plan
about three times per week. If you are
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well hydrated and consume plenty of water.
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particularly around your mid-section, do
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associated with numerous health risks from
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back issues and knee and joint problems.
Regular health screenings. This is the
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Visit your doctor or practitioner once a
year and have a managed care plan into
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until sickness or disease occurs can make
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Be able to rely on a doctor who is fully
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associated with aging. Remember to
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your regular check-up schedule. And be sure
to nd a competent pharmacist when taking
all medications who can oversee and be
aware of drug interactions. Also, remember
to get regular skin cancer screenings and if
mental health is a concern, ask your doctor
for a referral to a mental health specialist.
Manage stress. I have talked in previous
columns about what unmanaged stress can
do to our mental and physical well-being.
Too much stress can wreak havoc on the body
and weigh heavily on our minds. Older adults
have far more concerns and worries than most
people. Surround yourself with a community
and support network that can help allay your
stress and eliminate or manage those areas
that are causing you stress. Eating well and
exercise are two proven ways to best alleviate
stress. If stress cant be managed seek out a
professional who can help.
Tomorrow is promised to no one, but
doing what one can today for your health
will make tomorrow easier.
Kevin M. Norris is a health and tness columnist for the
Blade and owner of Mind our Own Body, LLC. Personal
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STUNNING CONTEMPORARY
WATERFRONT. Annapolis. 3-4
bedrooms. 4.5 baths. No smoking.
Views from every room. Boat slips. 443-
223-0865. $4200 mo. Possible lease to
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SALE / MD
Historic Mount Rainier
$260,000 - $299,000 Discover
these Lovely treasures! 4 Bedrooms!
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Terric Renovations /Restorations!
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MONTGOMERY
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*$169,995 Two Spectacular Levels !
2 Bedrooms ! 1 1/2 Bathrooms! New
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Stainless Steel Appliances!
* $267,250 3 Lovely Levels! 3
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SALE / VA
Waterfront Victorian Estate on
the Shenandoah River built 1870,
residential or light commercial.
See fsbo.com listing 155075 for
description and photos.
SALE / DE
PRIVATE 18 Acre Retreat w 700
Ft. on Navigable Misspillion River
- Close to DE Beaches. Lodge Blt.
2000; Gourmet kitchen, Grt. Room,
Mahogany Fls, 4 Fpls., 2.5 Bths. 1st
Bdr. Suite w Spa Tub, Sep. Shower,
Lg. Laundry, Sunroom. Great B&B w
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LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF
FOREIGN PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA
Probate Divison
Washington, DC 20001-2131
Foreign No. 2007-98
Date of Death 04 24 07
Harry L Barnes, (Name of Decedent)
Notice of Appointment of Foreign
Personal Representative and Notice to
Creditors
Gladys Barnes whose addres is 4647
Hayes St. NE, Washington, DC 20019
was appointed personal representative
of the estate of Harry L. Barnes,
deceased, on April 24, 2007, by the
Circuit Court for Arlington County,
State of Virginia.
Service of process may be made
upon Marcus Barnes 4647 Hayes St,
NE, Washington, DC 20019 whose
designation as District of Columbia
agent has been led with the Register
of Wills, DC.
The decedent owned District of
Columbia real property: 4656 Hayes
St. NE, Washington, DC 20019 & 4647
Hayes St, NE, Washington, DC 20019.
The decedent owned District of
Columbia personal property. Claims
against the decedent may be
presented to the undersigned and led
with the Register of Wills for the District
of Columbia, 500 Indiana Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20001 within 6 months
from the date of rst publication of
this notice. Date of First Publication:
10/19/12. Gladys E. Barnes.
A True Test Copy Anne Meister ,
Register of Wills.
SUPERIOR COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA
PROBATE DIVISION
Vincent Nokomis Harris (Name of
Decedent)
Chad Older, 600 Jefferson Plaza, Suite
420, Rockville, MD 20852 (Name &
Address of Attorney)
Notice of Appointment, Notice to
Creditors and Notice to Unknown Heirs
Sally S. Harris, whose address is 1832 T
Street, SE, Washington, DC 20020 was
appointed Personal Representative
of the estate of Vincent Nokomis
Harris who died on June 03, 2012
without a Will and will service without
Court supervision. All unknown heirs
and heirs whose whereabouts are
unknown shall enter their appearance
in this proceeding. Objections to such
appointment (or to the probate of
decents Will) shall be led with the
Register of Wills, DC, Building A, 515
5th Street, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington,
DC 20001, on or before 02 May, 2013.
Claims against the decedent shall be
presented to the undersigned with a
copy to the Register of Wills or led
with the Register of wills with a copy ot
the undersigned, on or before 02 May
2013, or be forever barred. Persons
believed to be heirs or legatees of the
decedent who do not receive a copy of
this notice by mail within 25 days of its
publication shall so inform the Register
of Wills, including name, address and
relationship.
Date of rst publication: 02 Nov 2012.
A True Test Copy Anne Meiser, Register
of Wills.
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ADOPTION & ASSISTED
REPRODUCTIVE Law Attorney Jennifer
Fairfax represents clients in Maryland
& D.C. interested in adoption or ART
matters. 301-221-9651, JFairfax@
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MOVERS
JOHN HENRY MOVERS since 1990,
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JOHNNY HOLSTEIN PAINTING. 22
Years Experience. Free Estimates
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PETS & SUPPLIES
ADOPT AN ADORABLE PUPPY OR
DOG All-breed, non-prot rescue. 100%
volunteer run. Donations welcome &
needed. www.aforeverhome.org.
BOLD
LOOKING FOR THAT special
someone? Loving vet-checked
cats & kittens waiting to meet
you. Feline Foundation 703-920-
8665. Application & adoption fair
schedule online at www.ffgw.org.
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STEVE OTOOLE PHOTOGRAPHY
Fine Art Photographer for portraits,
weddings & dating photos for the
internet. Call (703) 532-3031. www.
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BOLD ENTIRE AD
Birthdays, Engagements,
Weddings, Special Events should
all be kept alive. I will photograph
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at 202-679-0009 or
JFMoran1945@verizon.net.
ROOFING
PJ MCTAVISH & CO. Roong Repairs,
New Roof, Gutter Cleaning. Licensed -
Bonded Insured. See our display ad in
this issue. 301-476-8551.
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table. 2 Metro stops from Dupont.
Private entrance. In/Out. David
202-421-8900.
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