INSIDE: Everything you Your very fficia need to know O own personal PGS. 11-14 Prid Guid CENTRAL PA Jul 28, 2018 PRIDE Harrisbur, PA Publishe b: GUIDE REAL GAY NEWS. WE GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT. THECENTRALVOICE.COM | JULY & AUGUST 2018 | FREE Changing They love roller derby hearts ...and it loves and minds them back By Frank Pizzoli or Lehigh County Commissioner Amy Zanelli, In a world of slams, F“protection and discrimination issues” are top priorities. She was instrumental in bringing equal whips and blocks, rights legislation and job protection for the LGBT community to Lehigh County last February when the roller rink is a Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong signed safe haven two administrative notifications enhancing coun- ty-level LGBT non-discrimination protections. By Louie Marven The first notification clarified the county’s own employment policy. The second mandates that county "Bismashual," known outside the derby rink as Leslie Hall, is president of Harrisburg Area Roller Derby's board of contractors and grantees also com- directors. She competes wearing makeup and lipstick referencing the colors of the bi flag. ply with the non-discrimination PHOTO BY WILLIAM FLETCHER PHOTOGRAPHY requirement. Originally from Northern New After reading a lot risburg Area Roller Derby, or HARD, Jersey, Zanelli is a licensed real for goodness sake! Was my impression estate agent who took office this of think-pieces on correct that there is something queer year. She lives with her wife Angela the significance of about women’s roller derby? and their three children in West Leslie Hall, whose roller derby Amy Zanelli is the name is Bismashual, said, “I feel first out county- Bethlehem. openly LGBT athletes level official in She is a Rutgers University competing in the 2018 personally that it’s a very queer sport the Lehigh Valley graduate with an extensive human because it’s very accepting,” noting services background that includes Winter Olympics, I that one teammate shared that the working with substance abuse, confidence she gained in roller derby mental illness, parent education, started thinking about helped her come out to her family. and in-home family counseling, as well as child abuse queerness in sports. Cassidy Frazee, a league member investigation and serving as a safe space liaison for LG- who is working toward certification, BTQ youth. Currently, Zanelli is a mentor for troubled Then I wondered how described roller derby as a safe space youth with Allentown’s Tabor Mentor Services and as local queer people for women, including queer women. a volunteer at Calypso Elementary School, Bethlehem. Beyond LGBT participation in the “We raise our three kids completely out in the open compete athletically. sport, local skaters pointed out the here in Bethlehem,” Zanelli tells The Central Voice. queer aspects of the roller derby and “We have helped change hearts and minds here at our I recalled seeing local women’s the community around it. local elementary school and that was part of what roller derby teams raising funds There is a history of rebellious gave us the courage to run.” All five of her family were for LGBT organizations. women participating in roller derby. featured on her election materials and they attended I saw a parallel in challenging And HARD’s outreach had been to our gender norms: Adam Rippon’s all events together. "It’s nice to find like-minded people on the margins: women with figure skating - the softness of his “This is my first elected office, but we made history people who are coming from tattoos, women with an unconven- as the first out county-level official anywhere in the skating - with local roller derby a common viewpoint with tional personal style, women who Lehigh Valley, not just Lehigh County,” Zanelli explains. leagues challenging gender - the acceptance and sexuality.” worked tough jobs. hardness of the women’s skating Please see HEARTS & MINDS, page 26 -Skater Sarah Benoist The local league is called Har- Please see ROLLER DERBY, page 19 Finding lung cancerearly can save your life.
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CA BANS STATE-FUNDED TRAVEL TO OKLAHOMA INTERNATIONAL NATIONAL California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced June 1 that California will ban state-funded travel to INDIA MAN CLEARED OF MURDER USING ‘GAY PANIC’ DEFENSE Oklahoma because of a new law that allows private agen- ANTI-CHRISTIAN PROSECUTION James Miller successfully used cies to refuse to place children with same-sex couples, Meghan Fischer, legal counsel with ADF International, the ‘gay panic’ defence after kill- reports Noah Lanard for Mother Jones. The ban comes a branch of the anti-LGBT group Alliance Defending ing a neighbor who tried to kiss after Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill earlier Freedom, reports that in India there are several re- him. After Miller retired from the this month that allows private agencies to block chil- quirements would make it difficult for people to convert Austin Police Department, he took dren from being placed in foster care or be adopted from one religion to another (in this case, from Hindu- up guitar, strumming the instru- when doing so would violate their religious or moral ism to Christianity). In addition, Christians are being ment at a nearby musicians’ bar, convictions. Proponents of the Oklahoma law, such as attacked and arrested: Some laws require potential trying to put together a jazz band the Catholic Conference of Oklahoma, argue that it is converts to notify local government officials, while oth- and getting together at the house needed to protect religious freedom. After signing the ers even mandate advance permission, which often is of David Spencer, a 32-year-old bill on May 11, Fallin said in a statement that it would not granted. This violates a fundamental principle of neighbor and a saxophonist who shared his passion. In allow “faith-based agencies that contract with Okla- international human rights—that a person may believe September, 2015, after a night of music and drinking at homa to continue to operate in accordance with their whatever he or she chooses to believe, and that no one Spencer’s house, Miller testified, his younger neighbor beliefs.” Becerra’s decision comes after California Gov. may force him or her to adopt or renounce a particular made a fatal mistake: He moved in for a kiss. Jerry Brown signed a bill in 2016 blocks state-funded belief. Recent arrests include 32 Catholic seminarians Then, he said, he pulled out a knife and stabbed Spencer travel to states that enact laws allowing discrimination singing Christmas carols, chaperones for a Christian two times. Three years later, the former police officer based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender summer camp, and a Christian handing out pamphlets. claims the killing was self-defense, and he was in a “gay expression. “California will not use state resources to Extremists attack Christians as they worship in their panic” after being hit on by another man. The former support states that pass discriminatory laws,” he said. churches and homes under the pretense of preventing police officer was sentenced to six months in jail. He “California taxpayers are taking a stand against bigotry fraudulent conversions. will have to complete 100 hours of community service, and in support of those who would be harmed by this pay $11,000 in restitution to Spencer’s family and use a prejudiced policy.” EUROPEAN UNION portable alcohol monitoring service for at least a year. ALL EU COUNTRIES MUST RECOGNIZE GAY SPOUSES He will also be on probation for a decade. All European Union countries must recognize the resi- dency rights of same-sex spouses, the EU’s top court has TAKE THAT, TRUMP - CANDIDATE AIRS SAME-SEX KISS STATE ruled. In a landmark ruling for gay rights in Europe, Maryland state Sen. Rich Ma- the European Court of Justice ruled Romania must daleno (D) wants two things: to LOCAL CANDIDATE TO RUN AGAINST SCOTT PERRY grant residence to the American husband of a local be elected governor of his state Democrat George Scott will run against incumbent man even though Romania itself does not permit same- and to irritate President Donald Republican Congressman Scott Perry on Nov. 6 for sex marriage. Adrian Coman, from Romania, and his Trump, reports Sara Boboltz for Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District. Pennsyl- American husband, Claibourn Robert Hamilton, have The Huffington Post. The guber- vania’s 10th Congressional District is newly located fought a six-year legal battle to get their marriage, which natorial candidate’s TV ad be- in the south-central region of the state. The Supreme took place in Belgium in 2010, legally recognized in the gins by listing accomplishments, Court of Pennsylvania redrew the district in 2018 after eastern European country. The ruling has implications including sponsoring legislation ruling the previous map unconstitutional, adding State for tens of thousands of same sex couples in Romania, to support Planned Parenthood College while removing some Democratic-leaning Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Latvia. and a measure to ban assault areas and re-designating it the 12th district. The new weapons, which he says “infuriate” the president and tenth district boundaries encompass the cities of Har- IRELAND risburg and York in the south-central part of the state. LGBT & ABORTION RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS his conservative allies. “Take that, Trump,” Madaleno’s “I think there’s a huge amount of solidarity between supporters, including several children, chime after CENTRAL PA HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED grassroots feminist campaigns and grassroots LGBT each item. For the kicker, Madaleno turns to husband “We want people to campaigns,” one activist told Laura Silvers, BuzzFeed Mark Hodge for a kiss. Madaleno’s campaign said the vote for pro-equality News. The LGBT and abortion rights movements in ad began running in the Washington, D.C., market dur- candidates, regard- ing “Fox & Friends” - a show the president famously Northern Ireland have vowed to fight in solidarity to win less of their political adores. The ad is the first in the United States to show a the same rights as people in the rest of the UK and in affiliation,” Allison political candidate kiss a same-sex partner, according to the Republic of Ireland. “Just like abortion rights, mar- Vankuikan tells Cen- the LGBTQ Victory Fund and Madaleno’s campaign. riage equality is another issue that Northern Ireland is tral Voice. Vankuikan behind on and there’s an accumulation of impatience,” is part of the Human Eleanor Crossey Malone from feminist campaign group RED SOX PAINT LOGO IN RAINBOW COLORS Rights Campaign’s ef- Jim Buzinski reports that The Boston Red Sox did a Rosa told BuzzFeed News. “It’s increasingly ludicrous fort in Pennsylvania. totally cool thing recently for their LGBT Pride night vs. that we find ourselves in a situation where we’re sur- The effort was rounded on all sides by states where you can access the Detroit Tigers when they painted the team’s logo in kicked off at a late- abortion or marry someone of the same gender and rainbow colors as a decal on the pitching mound prior to May meeting hosted we’re not willing to wait any more,” she continued. the game. This led to a surprising backlash from some by the LGBT Center of Central PA that drew 30+ people. “Something has to be done now.” fans who — in their comments on the team’s Instagram HRC advocates stirred up 29 events during June, tra- page — showed why such nights are necessary: "So we ditionally known as Pride Month and will host a booth POLAND gonna have a straight night now too?" "Can we please WARSAW UNVEILS ‘UNBREAKABLE’ LGBT RAINBOW at Central PA Pride Festival on July 28. start a straight white male club already?" "I don’t agree HRC plans an organizing campaign with several layers. Gay rights groups in Poland have unveiled a new and with celebrating pride." "You don’t see all the straight “unbreakable” rainbow installation in Warsaw to re- Vankuikan explains that, like all voters, there are people in the world running around with their own distinct patterns when it comes to voting habits. place the original one that suffered repeated attacks flag and special events and nights. And if they did well from far-Right groups reports Matthew Day from “Some LGBT voters never miss. Others vote only in I can’t say I’d support that either!" "I don’t dislike gay Presidential delegtions. Some aren’t even registered to Warsaw, Poland. The new rainbow, which lights up a people at all. Just the fact that some of them need to rub vote,” Vankikan notes. HRC wants to turn that around busy intersection in the city, is formed by a water ho- it in the whole world and face all the time! So I’m not in Pennsylvania. logram, with light bouncing off a curtain of vapor. As homophobic at all." "We watch baseball for the game “Visibility events are at the top of our list,” Vankuikan light and water cannot be defaced in the same way as not to politicize someone’s choice of who they date or says. So are more focused efforts like “phone banks, or a solid structure, its creators hope it will not suffer the marry. How about the Red Sox promote real marriage texting potential voters”. The point is “equality is a bi- fate of its predecessor and will become “an unbreak- between a man and a woman also if they are going partisan issue”. able symbol of love, peace, LGBT rights and equality.” to do the other." "Where’s the pride night for normal, INFO - https://www.hrc.org/local-issues/pennsylvania The old rainbow, made of artificial flowers, was married men and women that have children and are a taken down in 2015 after it was set on fire in series family? It’s a two-way street." of up to seven attacks that became a symbol of the battle for gay rights in Poland.
TheCentralVoice.com JULY & AUGUST 2018 3 A politically incorrect proposal where the business advertises, they are required to publish the list of customers Publisher's not wanted. Potential customers can then make Voice an informed decision. Business owners can ‘own’ their preferences and values. Fine. Just be sure your sign is up – and It’s a Win-Win. No customer has to feel includes anyone else whose money you dehumanized by being refused services. do not want because they offend you or Business owners can stick to their values. your religion. Let the dollars fall where they may. Let We also have Republican South Da- By Frank the Marketplace sort it out. kota Representative Michael Clark who Everyone gets what they want and need. believes that businesses should have Pizzoli (Ok, let’s get the freshman Philosophy the right to turn away customers solely Class example, known as the Island Ex- because of their race. ample, out of the way: What if a person Clark expressed his beliefs in a Face- PUBLISHER & EDITOR on the list has only one choice of cake book discussion of the Masterpiece Frank Pizzoli [email protected] When the anti-LGBT backlash began baker or florist? Try the next town down Cakeshop case, in which an anti-gay baker with President Donald Trump’s campaign the road. Shop online.) argued that his religious beliefs required ART DIRECTOR and eventual swearing in, I pitched to a No one is allowed to sue because they him to discriminate against LGBT people. Louise Sukle friend what I called ‘a politically incor- must provide services to someone who (Although successful, the Masterpiece violates their values. No one is allowed to decision applies only to that particular rect’ proposal. GRAPHIC DESIGNER sue because they were refused services. baker- see Laurie Baulig's column page 25) We alternately laughed and noted the Julianna Sukle seriousness of what we were discussing. The sign is on the front door. “He should have the opportunity to run One must have lots of faith in Humanity his business the way he wants,” Clark (Anyone feeling oppressed who does not CARTOONIST for such a proposal to work. I do. wrote. have a sense of humor won’t be able to Brad Gebhart create change. Only complain.) I trust that folks not on the ‘do not “If he wants to turn away people of color, want’ list of a business would also not then that(‘s) his choice.” Clark said that Here it is – CONTRIBUTING WRITERS I propose that any business in the US is enrich such a business owner. In effect, the Supreme Court decision in favor of the Yvonne Carmichael free to select its customers. the business loses dollars from more than anti-gay baker was a “win for freedom of Louie Marven When applying for a local or state or the undesirables. speech and freedom of religion.” Trum Simmons Federal business license, all businesses Why make such a proposal? Clark later wrote online: “The com- Terry Drew Karanen are required to list any and all individuals, When I saw that Knoxville, Tenn. hard- ments I made were very racist. I would Amanda Arbour groups, demographics, races, religions, ware store owner Jeff Amyx, who in 2015 like to apologize for those comments. Busi- Laurie Baulig, Esq. sexual orientations who are NOT wel- put up a ‘No Gays Allowed’ because he said nesses should not be able to discriminate come. A clear statement of whose dollars same-sex marriage is against his Christian solely based on race, sex, national origin, SALES MANAGER they do not want. beliefs, I thought it was time. age, or handicap,” he said, not including Dave Brown 717-944-4628 Why? Amyx first put the sign up on his store sexual orientation or gender identity in [email protected] Because their religious and/or politi- back in 2015 after a Supreme Court rul- his list. cal values would be violated if they were ing legalized same-sex marriage nation- I’m certain if Clark owned a business ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE compelled to provide services. wide. Amyx, who is also a Baptist minister, and put up such a sign, he’d lose all sorts Chris Thomas 717-919-1394 Further, on the front door of the estab- said gay and lesbian couples are against of folks who wouldn’t want to enrich him. [email protected] lishment, on web sites, billboards, any- his religion. That’s how the market works. NATIONAL ADVERTISING: Rivendell Media 212-242-6863
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TheCentralVoice.com JULY & AUGUST 2018 5 Community Voices Op-Ed: Standing up for You’re smug, I’m not A recent column in The New York Times was headlined “Liberals, You’re America’s LGBT elders Not as Smart as You Think.” While many Ally liberals are very smart, the writer said, By U.S. Senator Bob Casey (PA) needs of older lesbian, gay and bisexual “they are not as smart, or persuasive, as in the Ranking Member, Special Committee on Aging Americans who receive services through they think.” key programs at the U.S. Department of The Times then printed several let- Academy Older LGBT Americans continue Health and Human Services. This was ters in response to the column under to pave the way for equality. They dis- an overdue first step, and there remains the head “Are Liberals Too Smug and play perseverance and courage regard- a number of actions this Administration Self-Righteous?” with most of the let- less of the obstacles, they fight against has taken to isolate the LGBT community. ters disagreeing with the columnist. discrimination and stand up to bigotry. I continue to call on the Administration Yet another piece, this one in Slate, was By Trum And, they have done so for their entire to restore survey questions concerning titled “You Are the Problem: Is Liberal Simmons lives. Unfortunately, the Trump Adminis- transgender Americans and reverse their Smugness to Blame for Our God-awful troubling course of action. Reducing data tration is attempting to roll back many of Political Climate?” collection on LGBT older adults, and the hard- fought gains made by the LGBT Interesting word, smug. A quick dic- making decisions to no longer specifically community over the years. tionary definition is “marked by exces- It is for that reason, that I have been focus on their needs, is threatening to sive complacency or self-satisfaction.” He thinks too many liberals have been using the resources available to me as erase the enormous gains that have been Smug came from “smooth” or “sleek,” busy policing other people’s language, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Spe- made in recent years. so it obviously began with positive con- calling people racist and generally us- cial Committee on Aging to fight on behalf Recently, I hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill with SAGE to educate congressio- notations. ing their view of American culture “to of the millions of LGBT Americans ages nal staff about the unique issues facing Are liberals smug? Conservatives? lecture, judge and disdain.” 65 and older. Faced with prejudicial so- older LGBT adults. During, the briefing, Progressives? Libertarians? What do “Anyone hesitant about transgender cial stigma, this population experiences representatives from SAGE, Movement all those words mean while we are at it? women using the ladies room is labeled a unique challenges that are often over- Advancement Project, Human Rights I’ve long been bothered by the misuse bigot,” he continues, noting that “gender looked, including higher poverty rates, Campaign and Mary’s House for Older and abuse of these large concepts, espe- identity disorder” (his quotation marks, difficulty accessing health care and social Adults highlighted issues including visi- cially liberal and conservative. While not mine) was considered a form of isolation. Older LGBT Americans may be tation rights for unmarried partners in we probably can agree on some basic mental illness until recently, leading me less willing than younger generations to medical facilities, health care for older definitions of each, it doesn’t take long to wonder if he would like us to return discuss their sexual orientation or gender Americans with HIV/AIDS and a lack of for a person to chafe under the stereo- to that designation. (Not sure I like the identify, either out of generational norms resources and cultural understanding of types that are so easily thrown about in use of the term “ladies room,” but I don’t or a life-experience of discrimination. the needs of rural LGBT seniors. subsequent discussion. want to appear smug.) This can be particularly prevalent for Our work to secure equality for LGBT Take for example one response to Well, I do believe that some liberals older LGBT Americans entering senior Americans is not done. The gains achieved the Times. “In detailing liberals as self- are the judging and disdaining type, but living facilities. by the LGBT community through years of righteous, hectoring and arrogant the no more so than many conservatives. When this Administration attempted hard work and perseverance are not set columnist forgot the most important People of all persuasions engage in the to undermine the rights of LGBT elders in stone. And, with the number of LGBT aspect: They’re also wrong,” said the inflammatory rhetoric that informs and remove key survey questions con- Americans age 65 expected to double writer. And in the 2016 presidential so much of our current political and cerning the LGBT community, I took ac- by 2030 new challenges will continue to election, conservatives were often ste- cultural discourse, and of course social tion, alongside SAGE and Human Rights emerge. That’s why I will continue fight- reotyped as being stuck firmly in some media magnifies all this. Campaign, among others. In June, the ing to ensure that the Administration past golden age where everything was The columnist criticizes liberals be- Administration heeded my calls and an- recognizes and supports the rights of just the way it should be. cause he believes they do not realize that nounced it would continue surveying the LGBT Americans of all ages. Conservative comes from words their rhetoric pushes people away more meaning “to keep, preserve, keep intact” than it pulls them in, and he has a point. and “to guard.” Liberal comes from I believe we all push people away when words meaning “generous,” “befitting we start preaching instead of talking. Lambda Literary free people,” “noble” and “gracious.” I’ve never been comfortable when I hear Given these definitions I am both liberal friends refer to people who disagree with Foundation honors and conservative depending on the con- them on an issue as “haters.” text in which we are speaking. It comes down to your worldview and By The Central Voice It’s clear that the definitions of liberal who holds the power to enforce that view. and conservative have never been static. Roxane Gay and Edmund White were When liberals, progressives and radicals In addition, are we talking about these question authority as in criticizing the honored with Lambda Literary Founda- designations in the political, cultural or tion’s Trustee and Visionary Awards, government or other power centers in Voice some other arena? Can’t a person be an our society, conservatives often respond respectively. Rick Whitaker introduced economic conservative and also a cul- Edmund White with a tribute composed by calling them arrogant true believers tural liberal, and the other way around? who have no right to their point of view. Box entirely from sentences found in Mr. The Times columnist also maintained It seems to me that often those in power White’s books. Accepting the Visionary that liberals control “the commanding Award, White shared, “Contained in the become outraged that anyone should Notes from our readers: height of American culture.” They question the status quo, because they word "novel" is novelty, and lesbian and “dominate the entertainment indus- HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION gay writers have been lucky to write like things the way they are (I happen Thank you for the article featuring the try, many of the most influential news to believe that conservatives have been newly reconstituted Harrisburg Human about this new world.” sources and America’s universities.” Relations Commission. Informing your Rebecca Solnit introduced Roxane Gay, exercising plenty of power in all facets readership about the role of the Com- On the one hand, liberals have helped who won the Trustee Award. “The word of American life). They enjoy their influ- mission and non-discrimination is im- Americans become more sensitive to ence and control, so anyone questioning portant so that people know that there "encourage" literally means to instill racism and sexism, leading many to may be a remedy when they believe they them is a threat. have faced discrimination. courage, and Roxane’s work is marked rethink their views on race and gender, by both courage and encouragement,” So who is smug and who isn’t? I believe Russel A. Boggs, Chair, City of Harrisburg, he said. that while many people are smug, most Human Relations Commission said Solnit. During her acceptance Some liberals, however, “have gotten aren’t. I certainly hope that you don’t E-mail your thoughts to speech, Gay said “As a woman, as a black far out ahead of their fellow Americans woman, as a queer woman, writing has find a hint of smug in this particular [email protected] but are nonetheless quick to criticize column, at any rate. offered me salvation and sanctuary.” those who haven’t caught up with them.” 6 JULY & AUGUST 2018 TheCentralVoice.com In adults with HIV on ART who have diarrhea not caused by an infection
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TheCentralVoice.com JULY & AUGUST 2018 7 What can we learn from Stonewall? Bradbury appointed to t’s Pride season, marked by the Ifestivals, flags and social media LGBT frames - and lots of opportunities to Alzheimer’s task force be out and proud celebrating who Center of Gov. Tom Wolf are available, accessible, and responsive we are. I love this season, and it’s a recently appoint- to the needs of both caregivers and those Central PA ed Liz Bradbury living with dementia.” reminder to me that amidst all of to serve on the Upon learning of her appointment, the attacks on our rights and daily 15-member Penn- Liz Bradbury stated, “I am grateful to microaggressions that we face, we sylvania Alzheim- the Wolf Administration for this ap- By Amanda er’s State Plan Task pointment, which demonstrates the can still come together and cel- Force. administration’s commitment to the ebrate our communities - which is Arbour Bradbury is LGBT community with regard to issues Director of The on aging. LGBT older adults are at a high powerful. Bradbury Training Insti- risk for lack of support and advocacy but We would be remiss, though, in cel- tute at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Com- are more likely to have to seek institu- ebrating Pride without remembering shelter for trans and nonbinary youth munity Center and is a certified trainer tionalized care later in life because we its roots. What we celebrate each year and adults, with the primary goal of for SAGE: Services and Advocacy for are statistically less likely to have chil- was borne out of the Stonewall riots, establishing permanent low income GLBT Elders. dren. It is critical to the health of older led by trans women of color fighting housing for people transitioning out The Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s State LGBT adults that the LGBT community back against police brutality. of emergency shelters. Plan Task Force was created at the Penn- is included in the planning related to Stonewall was not just a gay bar in Lordes Ashley Hunter serves as the sylvania Department of Aging to take a aging issues, including Alzheimer’s.” New York City - it was one of the only co-founder and executive director of lead role in implementing and champi- Adrian Shanker, Executive Director gay bars where the most marginalized the Trans Women of Color Collective oning the goals and recommendations of Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community LGBTQ+ people were welcomed and in Washington, D.C., which works to of the Pennsylvania State Plan for Al- Center, stated, “I am grateful to Gov- accepted - a haven for trans people, drag uplift the narratives, lived experiences, zheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders. ernor Wolf and Secretary Osborne for queens, sex workers, homeless youth and leadership of trans and gender- In a release from the Pennsylvania the appointment of a highly-qualified and people of color. It was frequently nonconforming people of color. Department of Aging, Secretary Teresa LGBT person to serve on this important subjected to police raids, and this raid In Los Angeles, Bamby Salcedo is the Osborne stated: “The Wolf Administra- task force within our state government. was part of a broader crackdown on gay founder and president of the TransLa- tion is committed to embracing and sup- Liz Bradbury is a life-long advocate for bars for operating without a state liquor tin@ Coalition, which brings together porting Pennsylvanians who are touched the LGBT community and is passion- license - which the N. Y. State Liquor transgender Latina leaders to organize by Alzheimer’s disease or a related dis- ate about issues related to older LGBT Authority refused to grant to gay bars. and advocate for the needs of trans order,” said Secretary of Aging Teresa adults. I am glad that the Commonwealth In the wee hours of the morning Latinas in the U.S. Osborne. “We are confident that the task of Pennsylvania will benefit from her on June 28, 1969 the NYPD raided Each of them are doing incredible force will help us ensure that home and expertise and service to The Pennsylva- Stonewall, violating this haven and work, and we must elevate their stories community-based services and supports nia Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force.” arresting at least 13 people - mostly and their leadership. We should not trans people. The patrons of Stonewall just be talking about trans women of had had enough and they fought back. color in the aftermath of violence, but This resistance was led by Black trans lifting up their names and their stories Record number of women running woman Marsha P. Johnson and Latinx of leadership and change-making daily. trans woman Sylvia Rivera, as well as For every Marsha P. Johnson and Black lesbian Stormé DeLarverie. Sylvia Rivera in our history, there is a for U.S. Senate in 2018 These facts about Stonewall often Naiymah Sanchez and Ciora Thomas get overlooked, intentionally left out or making change in our LGBTQ+ move- white-washed away, as in the 2015 film ment today. As we seek to frame a Stonewall. Thus, it is imperative that narrative of Stonewall that accurately we educate ourselves on this critical reflects the leadership of trans women part of our LGBTQ+ history, and learn of color, let us also frame a narrative from what really happened at Stonewall of today’s movement that elevates the to inform our movement today. ongoing work of trans women of color. It is no coincidence that at Stonewall those who were most directly impacted by the police violence became the lead- ers of the resistance. Isn’t that how it is in all of our movements? The more marginalized you are, the more that resistance is not an option - it is neces- sary for survival. Yet in our movement, trans women of color rarely get the recognition, support and resources that they deserve for the vital work that they are doing. How many trans women of color After filing deadlines in 38 States cording to CAWP’s director, Debbie Walsh. leaders can you name off the top of your passed, a record number of women have “They are also contenders in some of the head? Not just celebrities like Laverne filed as major party candidates for the U.S. most competitive races of this cycle.” Cox or Janet Mock - although they are Senate in 2018, according to The Center Of the 42 women who have filed for the doing incredible work increasing vis- for American Women and Politics . U.S. Senate: ibility for trans people - but people doing As of June 1, 42 women – 24 Democrats · 8 (6D, 2R) are incumbents who have the work in our communities. and 18 Republicans – have filed for can- filed for re-election Naiymah Sanchez serves as the trans- didacy, surpassing the previous high of · 7 (3D, 4R) are running for open seats gender advocacy coordinator for the 40 set in 2016. in 3 states (Arizona, Tennessee, and Utah) ACLU of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Republican women have already sur- · 12 (4D, 8R) are seeking major party engaging with transgender communi- passed their record high for filed U.S. nominations to challenge incumbent Senate candidates; 17 women filed as senators ties and advocating and organizing Republican Senate candidates in 2010. · 15 (11D, 4R) have filed as primary chal- across the state to advance the rights In 2016, 28 Democratic women filed as lengers to incumbents of their own party. of transgender people in Pennsylvania. U.S. Senate candidates, which currently These numbers include all the women In Pittsburgh, Ciora Thomas is the remains the record high. who have filed to date, including those founder of sisTers PGH, which provides “Women have not only broken a record who have lost their primary. education, advocacy and emergency for U.S. Senate candidacies this year,” ac-
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TheCentralVoice.com JULY & AUGUST 2018 9 Making Take pride in your relationships Sense ave you noticed how complicated relationships can be? certainly not the act of being legally married. Gays and lesbi- The LGBTQAI+ communities have developed relationship ans fought for that right for a very long time the U.S., yet some H of the most vocal gay and lesbian advocates of legal same sex issues, expectations, and social norms beyond our straight of Life marriage have declined to take advantage of the right. Why? counterparts. We have exceeded those limitations. Too many restrictions. The word “limitations” is used intentionally. Other terms come Besides long-term romantic relationships, we form relation- By Dr. to mind: rights, abilities, and obligations. Limitations was used ships in all areas of our lives. The people we work with, regard- because in a culture that has fought for freedom, and continue less of sexual orientation or gender identification; our family Terry Drew to do so in many of our communities today, we are quite adept members, blood or chosen; our circle of friends; and, casual at placing restrictions on the freedoms we acquire. encounters, which range from opening the door to a stranger to Karanen What are relationships anyway? It’s not just coupling. It’s sharing a few minutes of erotic ecstasy without knowing his name. We often say we don’t want to get involved, yet we are involved, with all the above situations and far, far more. There is an energy exchange of some kind in all the interactions we have with other people. We can choose to deny it or ignore it, but that doesn’t stop it from happening. This is most noticeable in our primary relationships. Our society in general is obsessed with finding the “perfect relationship.” This ideal implies finding someone who will be faithful to us, never leave us, and in this will make life just peachy. The Hollywood fantasy of finding or being Prince/Princess Charming is very new to humans, occurring over the past two centuries, give or take a decade. IF YOU WANT Before that time people coupled primarily for property, for security, and for procreating; the latter provided an unpaid, live- in work force to work the fields. Love was an added byproduct, A SINGING appreciated, but not necessary expected. While we are appalled as a community at the limitations put on modern heterosexual marriages, there are plenty of same sex couples who are replicat- ing the very same thing our communities have sought to avoid. CAREER, STAY Ironically, that same ideal of what marriage is supposed to be doesn’t work any better for a lot of straight couples either. What does work is creating relationships that work for our particular AWAY FROM lifestyles and work schedules; that allow a level of security and comfort, while continuing to maintain independence, individual- ity, and freedom; and, that last for as long as we want them to last. Forever is a long, long time. I admire the many couples who SECONDHAND live for decades in relationship. We create myths about them, which is unfair to the individuals, because we want them to be evidence of the dream we desire. Two guys I know have been SMOKE. together for over 20 years and recently tied the knot legally. I was told by someone else they are both on Grindr; the guy who told me was almost livid. The couple broke the fantasy he had of two men being in a long-term relationship without outside sex. Does complete monogamy among male couples exist? Yes, it does; though statistically it’s rare after the five-year point. Communication is vital to maintaining our relationships. When I officiate at weddings I remind the couple that their marriage Ellie, Age 57 will change over the years. It doesn’t mean they will love each Her partner, Karen other less, or that their commitment to the idea of marriage and being together will wane. But like everything else on this plane Florida of existence, change is the only constant. When we change, but our marriages don’t change, then the long-term relationship is doomed. If we expect our marriages to be the same today as they were thirty, twenty, ten, five, or even two years ago we’re kidding ourselves. We all grow in different ways, and at various times. Relationships are not a straight line, no pun intended. There’s a natural, and unpredictable, ebb and flow; it’s by riding those waves together that we create a solid foundation of love, trust, and commitment. If you’re already in a relationship, recommit daily to the reason you got together in the first place. If you’re single and looking for a partner or partners, get clear on what you want in life – NOT what you want out of a relationship. It’s not what we get OUT of relationships, but what we put INTO them that make create satisfying, lasting, and exciting unions. When we let go of the idea of other people completing us we Ellie’s severe asthma attacks were triggered free ourselves to find and express our own true nature. Each of us have unique and amazing gifts that will not only draw part- by secondhand smoke at work. She and her ners to us, but will help heal the planet, one person at a time. partner have to live with its effects forever. But, without a willingness to be who we are without apology or If you or someone you know wants free help reservation, no one will ever know what we have to offer. Take pride in your relationships, particularly the most impor- to quit smoking, call 1-800-QUIT-NOW. tant one you have: The one with yourself. Terry is an award-winning author, speaker, licensed social worker and flight attendant. Read his weekly blog at Central #CDCTips Voice online or on his website at: blog.terrydrewkaranen.com. He is also the director of Spirit, Mind and Body Foundation (spirit- mindbodyfoundation.org).
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Teammates have taken each other that women don’t engage in full-contact body, Women’s Flat Track Derby As- Some fans that remember the tele- to doctor appointments, helped with sports. sociation (WFTDA), has demonstrated vised roller derby from the 70s may also watching kids and getting groceries when Sarah Benoist said that she’s had bad strong leadership on the acceptance of have the idea that it’s similar to WWE someone is sick, and visited a teammate experiences in the past with sports, and transgender skaters. “They’ve made it wrestling, but they would be making a in the hospital. specifically pointed out the toxic body clear that any woman can play.” mistake. Contemporary roller derby isn’t The vibe is accepting and encourag- image prevalent in sports like gymnas- WFTDA-participating leagues are scripted like versions of roller derby have ing. Some “fresh meat” have certified tics. That hasn’t been her experience expected to deal with any transphobia. been in the past; the sport has evolved very quickly, and some take a year or so. with HARD. Charters can be pulled if a league doesn’t and continues to evolve. Roller derby is mentally and physically “It’s nice to find like-minded people actively deal with transphobic incidents, Announcer Gretchen Little reflected challenging, and the team encourages who are coming from a common view- because the league would be violating the that while roller derby has developed one another through these challenges. point with acceptance and sexuality,” code of conduct. It’s difficult to think of more rules and become more technical, Bismashual talked about the culture said Benoist, also noting that people of all any other sport that makes such a strong a downside is that prospective fans may of acknowledging each other’s different body types can participate in roller derby. effort to support its trans participants. be unfamiliar with the rules and find strengths and not comparing oneself to Frazee said that “nobody said any- For the uninitiated, roller derby is a the pace of play difficult to follow. That’s others. Coaches have offered one-on-one serious sport. To participate in a league where her role as announcer comes in. practice time to develop certain skills. like HARD, skaters need to become certi- Little has been announcing for HARD When someone falls, it’s turned into a fied by the WFTDA. bouts since she moved to the area in 2008, positive by cheering on the teammate Certification involves passing a 27/5 and if you attend a HARD bout without for a “good recovery.” (twenty-seven laps, or just under 1 mile, knowing much of what to expect, her Frazee got into it for one primary rea- in 5 minutes), doing 1 lap in 13 seconds, commentary will help you understand son: she wanted to do something that she and demonstrating skating skills like what’s happening. had a chance at succeeding at. moving forward and backward and per- Besides announcing, there are other “A majority of my life has been defined forming certain starts and stops. Skaters non-skating roles that lots of people by failures,” she said, citing two failed also have to demonstrate that they can take on in order to sustain the league. marriages, being estranged from her hit and take a hit, and they must pass a Referees like Registered Curse don’t only family, and financial challenges. “I felt 50-question test on WFTDA rules. officiate bouts, but help advise the skat- that with derby if I worked hard I would While roller derby certainly has quali- ers in the league on the rules. Referees succeed, I got the sense of accomplish- ties that are unique, there are a lot of and non-skating officials often show up ment I needed. I felt that with people I familiar tropes that fans of other sports to the two or more practices per week knew in the league it would push me to may find familiar. HARD referee Regis- in order to stay sharp on their ability to succeed. I want to be an active, contribut- tered Curse said that roller derby is “like call penalties, and to participate in the ing member of the team.” a Mario Party of sports.” The skating community. Registered Curse started After about a year skating, Frazee says may feel familiar to fans of other skating skating with HARD as a player but got she’s found success in being integrated sports like speed skating and figure skat- hurt and wanted to stay involved. into community, with a group of people ing; the hitting, blocking, and formations who have her back. “Once you’re in derby may feel familiar to fans of rugby and We are family you’re always in derby. It goes beyond football; the stamina and agility may feel In talking with the skaters, I received a just a simple community, it’s almost familiar to fans of soccer and hockey. strong message that they feel that they’ve like you’re a family. My biggest group of become part of a family with HARD. friends right now is all my derby sisters.” Names are part of the games Bismashual, who is now the president Those who aren’t sport enthusiasts of HARD’s board of directors, started To learn more about Harrisburg Area may be drawn to parallels with drag participating in the league at the end of Roller Derby, visit www.harrisburgare- Transgender skater Cassidy Frazeeis is culture: a big part of roller derby is select- college. Roller derby helped her settle into arollerderby.com.To learn more about working toward certification. She describes ing your name, which is an expression the area when she moved to Harrisburg Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, roller derby as a safe space for women, of identity that may involve wordplay, for a job. She had countless examples of visit www.wftda.com. including queer women. reference to fictional characters, and the ways she’s given and received sup- Gay and Lesbian Chamber names new executive director By Central Voice ate Chamber Council Chair for the Business Enterprises (LGBTBEs). ber offers, add value to membership, Northeast Region by NGLCC – Na- We’ve come a long way with an all- and firmly establish our organization Harry Young is a volunteer board, but in order to grow, as the authority on LGBT business in tional LGBT Chamber of Commerce. flourish, and enhance service to our our region. familiar face in the A graduate of Messiah College, members, the board recognized that we New programs will come in many would need someone dedicated to the forms, from advocacy to information region. The Central Young resides in Harrisburg with his organization full time. The addition of an sharing and educational opportunities, to PA Gay and Les- husband, Eric Gutshall. executive director will allow us to be more in-person events. Regardless the format, bian Chamber of active and visible in the community, and our new programming will be aimed to Commerce recently Central Voice: Having an executive forge new connections and opportunities serve our entire geographic footprint, director will enable the chamber to… for our members. and be inclusive of the entire LGBT named him executive director. Most HARRY YOUNG: Having an executive We will continue to focus on our mem- community. Fostering a diverse and in- recently, he served on the Entertain- director will enable the chamber to serve bers and Corporate Partners and expand clusive business network needs to be at ment, Food and Beverage team at its members in new and increasingly our reach to serve the eight counties we the forefront of what we do. I will work represent in a more robust way. We will to create an organization that is reflective Hershey Entertainment and Resorts, impactful ways. In just over 10 years, our chamber strengthen our strategic partnerships of the richness and diversity represented where he managed a staff of over 300 has been a transformative force in local and advocate for the interests of LGBT in our community in Central PA. LGBT business, and has been recognized businesses and professionals. employees and a multi-million-dollar CV: The chamber can help an LGBT or at the national level for our efforts four revenue operation. Young also served CV: Your main goal as the chamber’s new times, most recently last year, receiving other business by… as volunteer President and CEO of NGLCC’s Excellence in Community Im- executive director is… HY: Our membership ranges from pro- CPGLCC. Young also serves as Affili- pact Award for the work we’ve done to HY: As executive director, it’s my goal fessionals, to not-for-profit organizations, to expand the programming our cham- expand opportunities for Certified LGBT Please see CHAMBER, page 23 TheCentralVoice.com JULY & AUGUST 2018 19 Arts & Entertainment Still smiling; artist recalls life in 1970s NYC fast lane By Frank Pizzoli first. I was young and not on the guest lists. I had no money. Danny Fields was girlfriend once told Duncan Han- the one who opened many doors that allowed me to get into many places I Anah he slept with a smile on his normally would not have without him. face. That smile is still there. Allen CV: So, there you were, a straight kid Ginsburg made heroic moves on from Minneapolis, cute as the day is him to no avail. That was Hannah’s long, mixing in with high-brow, low- brow, straight, gay, sex, drugs, rock life in New York City in the raucous and roll. One big social cocktail. 70s. There he was suspended as if HANNAH: I certainly had people interested in me, some funny stories in midair somewhere below 14th Duncan Hannah remembers the heady days of the NYC art scene PHOTO BY DAN VON BEHREN around all that. Street where the gritty underground CV: Do tell? about the work, not about money or together to draw attention to the city’s coursed through the lives David Bow- HANNAH: Allen Ginsburg, for ex- fame or fortune. People actually had a underclass? ample. I always admired his work. When ie, Andy Warhol, the Max’s Kansas sincere interest in what others were do- HANNAH: Exactly. The building we I finally met him, he would always make City crowd. A survivor with the same ing creatively. used was abandoned, as were many in a play for me, especially early on he made CV: Eventually, their ideas informed ‘old’ Times Square. We worried that joie de vivre now as then, he tells all big plays for me. in 20th Century Boy, Notebooks of the the larger public? owners and developers would enrich CV: And then what? HANNAH: For sure. It was an un- only themselves rather than, at least in HANNAH: I told Ginsburg he was a Seventies. derground. Early into it all we felt we some ways, address affordable housing hero of mine and all he wanted to do was had a shared secret. But nothing stays and homelessness. get in my pants. Why couldn’t Frank Pizzoli (CV): It’s 1975, underground for any length of time. It CV: A 70s version of Intersectional? we be creative together? Why you’re fresh from Parsons quickly goes above ground. HANNAH: Yes. The show was a great couldn’t we be creative peers? and you don’t miss a thing in CV: One above ground experience in crossover. I suppose you’re right, the CV: How did that go over? New York City. How did you 1980 – The Times Square Show (a word today would be Intersectional. As HANNAH: William Bur- survive? seminal group exhibition organized by artists we wanted to show the mosaic of roughs was there, saw ev- Duncan Hannah: Well I could Collaborative Projects Inc., or Colab, human experience that New York City erything, when he put the easily have not. So many oth- where Hannah’s work hung alongside was in those years. Still is, although it’s squeeze on me. Burroughs ers didn’t. Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Har- more polarized between rich and poor. said: Finally, Ginsburg, CV: Why you? ing) – fueled your eventual trajectory. CV: Besides launching you, did the somebody has your number. HANNAH: A psychic once HANNAH: The Times Square Show Times Square Show shape you? told me that I had a guardian CV:: How did that eventu- was our version of social realism. HANNAH: I never paint a protest. I find ally play out? angel named Anthony looking CV; After the Abstract Expressionists that art that has an agenda is not effective. HANNAH: I would run into after me. had waned and Pop Art was in full CV: Now that will get you a one-month Ginsburg over and over at CV: When did you adjust vogue? sentence for re-education in activist various venues throughout habits? HANNAH: Yes, like Pop Art relied on boot camp. the 80s, and even later. And each time HANNAH: By 32, I’d given up the party. real images, we wanted the world to see HANNAH: Oh yes, I guess it will. But I’d see him he hadn’t remembered the And I’ve been very happy to learn since what New York City was really like - rats, once someone told me that art that was previous times. But the coda to that story then that the party continues. Life’s dirty needles, ghettos, poverty, homeless- beautiful and brought pleasure was not is quite nice. By the 90s he had asked if I pretty good for me but you don’t know ness. It was about 100 artists who wanted worth it. Imagine that. I guess I’m a little would participate in a two person show that when you’re in your twenties ear- to make a statement. backwards. I’m not that way at all. of his photographs and my paintings. I’m nestly discovering yourself. CV: And this was the ‘old’ Times CV: Where do your ideas come from? not sure still then, even at that moment, CV: What drove you then? Square, pre- Mayor Rudy Giuliani and There you were around Warhol, Pop he realized that he had so often hit on me. HANNAH: It’s easy to fall into all the Disney? Artists, Keith Haring, yet ever the I did bring it to his attention. I noted to romantic myths about the culture around HANNAH: A drastically different en- traditionalist. him that it took a long time for him to see you. I wanted to be around all those vironment back then. HANNAH: You would think my work me as an artist, not a pick up. people. Whether that’s good or whether CV: But you were not a Pop Artist? would be like Warhol’s and others since that’s passion, whatever it is when you’re CV: Ginsburg’s reaction? HANNAH: Hardly. That’s the funny I have spent so much time in and around HANNAH: He asked if we could trade young that’s a powerful lure. thing. My work did not represent the that crowd. Well, I’m not a very good mod- works! Of course, I agreed. And we did. CV: Your Kevin Bacon was ridiculous. trend then in terms of art. I had been ern artist in the sense that my life is not CV: Finally, it was about your work. And it was pre-Internet. How did one then, and remain, traditional. The New part of my art. I think that Warhol was My experiences in 70s New York City manage all those relationships? York Times reviewer Brett Sokol wrote idea driven. He was always looking for HANNAH: Every Wednesday morning taught me it was ‘about the work,’ (April 16, 2016) that back then, as now, I good ideas. I’m more intuitive, I respond you’d grab the Village Voice. You got on the creative work. Not about wealth, was “steeped in the figurative traditions to what I love. I see something beautiful the telephone. People had their special status, velvet ropes. The creative class of his heroes Edward Hopper and Win- and I want to paint it. That’s how I work. groups. People let each other know what was accessible. slow Homer and excited to follow their HANNAH: Yes, it’s true. Everyone was happening in the city. career footsteps.” below 14th Street knew one another. CV: All that was easy for you? CV: About 100 artists from all back- -Originally published in The Brooklyn It was a very small group. And it was HANNAH: Not really, at least not at grounds and presentation styles came Rail where Frank Pizzoli is a contributor.
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22 JULY & AUGUST 2018 TheCentralVoice.com CHAMBER: from page 19 educational institutions, small business- the Small Business Administration. Were es, and large corporations, each with its there other programs held? On what own distinct needs and goals. In joining topics? Does the series continue into the Whoever the chamber, a business demonstrates its present? commitment to LGBT inclusion. For some businesses, that means find- HY: Last year, we hosted Access to you are and ing ways to better serve their employees Capital, in partnership with the Small and offer resources for LGBT and allied Business Administration, as part of wherever you team members. For others, it means our Keystone Business Series, which reaching the important and powerful encompasses our chamber’s business come from LGBT consumer segment. LGBT-owned development programming. The events businesses are drawn to our chamber we host are driven my member demand, on your life’s because we connect them to LGBT Busi- as well as market trends and what’s new journey, there ness Enterprise Certification. in business and LGBT inclusion. We are the only organization in Since that initial event, we’ve launched is a place for the area, and one of only three in the an LGBTBE Certification Cohort Pro- Commonwealth, that is an affiliate of gram, which provides business owners you at MCC. NGLCC and can offer this certification interested in or seeking certification to businesses that can help them lever- support through the process. age contracting opportunities with large We’re also building programming for corporations seeking to do business with the remainder of 2018 and into 2019, including a monthly Lancaster Network- diverse suppliers, as well as govern- Rev. Dr. Lori E. Hatch-Rivera, Senior Pastor ment and public entities that recognize ing Series, to complement our popular LGBTBE Certification, such as the Com- Harrisburg-area monthly mixers, as (717) 236-7387 Celebrate Pride! monwealth of PA. well as an LGBT Business Summit, and 2973 Je erson Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110 For large corporations, membership in programs focused on advocacy. We strive CELEBRATION SERVICE to continually enhance our offerings to Sundays 10 am • Wednesdays 7 pm the chamber is a direct link to these Certi- Sunday, July 29th, 10 am fied LGBTBEs. And for many businesses remain relevant and to meet the needs www.mccofthespirit.org of our diverse members. and professionals seeking referrals and SPIRITS UNITED networking, our monthly mixer series is CV: The chamber currently has how many a great way to connect and stay in touch INTERFAITH SERVICE members? with our local business community. Sunday, July 29th, 5 pm HY: The chamber currently has about Find information CV: In our July-August 2017 print edition, 145 members. and a message of hope CV published a story on Keystone Business Services. The series started INFO - www.cpglcc.org MSPC_Voice_2017.qxp_Layoutthat connects you 1 7/21/17 with 9:31 the AM Holy.Page 1 with a program on access to capital by
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24 JULY & AUGUST 2018 TheCentralVoice.com No cake for you! Court rules in favor of baker them that the bakery wouldn’t sell wed- violation of the public accommodations tions left for another day. ding cakes to same-sex couples. He did law when they refused to bake two cakes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dissent- offer to sell the couple baked goods for with anti-gay messages and images. The ing opinion merits mention. In it, she The Law other purposes but cited his religious customer, William Jack, requested that discounts the majority’s reliance on the objections to same-sex marriage as the one of the cakes include an image of statements made by the Commission- and You reason for refusing to sell the couple a two groomsmen, holding hands, with a ers as evidence of bias against Philips’ wedding cake. red ‘X’ over the image. On one cake, he religious views. She also notes her agree- Thereafter, Mullins and Craig filed a requested on one side, ‘God hates sin. ment with many of the statements made complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Psalm 45:7’ and on the opposite side of by the majority, including the general Commission (“Commission”), which the cake ‘Homosexuality is a detestable rule that religious and philosophical ruled that Phillips had engaged in sexual sin. Leviticus 18:2.’ On the second cake, objections “do not allow business owners By orientation discrimination under the the one with the image of the two grooms- and other actors in the economy and in Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. The men covered by a red ‘X’, Jack requested society to deny protected persons equal Laurie T. Commission’s decision was affirmed by these words: ‘God loves sinners’ and on access to goods and services under a neutral and generally applicable public , Esq. the Colorado Court of Appeals; the Colo- the other side ‘While we were yet sinners Baulig rado Supreme Court denied review; and Christ died for us. Romans 5:8.’ Said the accommodations law.” In addition, the the case was then accepted for review by Court, “the Commission’s consideration majority recognizes, “Colorado law can the U.S. Supreme Court. of Phillips’ religious objection did not protect gay persons, just as it can protect other classes of individuals, in acquiring n June 4, 2018, the United States Justice Kennedy’s majority opinion accord with its treatment of these other focuses on the conduct of the Commis- objections.” In other words, the three whatever products and services they choose on the same terms and condi- Supreme Court upheld the right sion, especially statements by some of the bakers who refused to bake cakes with O tions as are offered to other members Commissioners, in finding that Phillips homophobic messages were asserting of a self-described cake artist in of the public.” Under these principles was not afforded a “neutral hearing that the same right Phillips was asserting Colorado to refuse to sell a wedding - supported by all nine justices - Justice was tolerant of his religious beliefs.” by refusing to bake a wedding cake for a Ginsburg would have held in favor of cake to a same-sex couple. For example, one Commissioner stated: same-sex wedding reception. The Com- Craig and Mullins. Justice Sotomayor As framed by the Supreme Court, the “Freedom of religion and religion has mission was therefore inconsistent - and joined Justice Ginsburg’s opinion. issue in the case was, “whether applying been used to justify all kinds of discrimi- demonstrated religious intolerance - in While significant, the Masterpiece Colorado’s public accommodations law nation throughout history, whether it finding that Phillips violated the public Cakeshop case is the first in what may to compel Phillips [the baker] to create be slavery, whether it be the holocaust, accommodations law while the other be many more decisions that pit religious expression that violates his sincerely whether it be—I mean, we—we can list bakers did not. freedom against same-sex or sexual ori- held religious beliefs about marriage hundreds of situations where freedom What Justice Kennedy and the major- entation discrimination. Indeed, there violates the Free Speech or Free Exer- of religion has been used to justify dis- ity seem to be saying is that a balancing are several cases pending in the lower cise Clauses of the First Amendment.” crimination. And to me it is one of the test must be applied to determine which courts that present the same or similar In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court most despicable pieces of rhetoric that right prevails - the freedom to express legal issues as Masterpiece. What the held that Phillips’ religious beliefs were people can use to—to use their religion one’s religion or the right to be free from Court did not decide was whether Phil- sincerely held, that he was protected to hurt others.” discrimination. In applying this balanc- lips’ refusal to bake a wedding cake was under the Constitution’s Free Exercise Justice Kennedy viewed this statement ing test to future cases, “Disputes must be a protected form of expression - freedom of Religion Clause, and that he therefore as “disparaging” to Phillips’ religion, resolved with tolerance, without undue of speech - under the First Amendment. did not violate the state’s public accom- particularly the references to slavery and disrespect to sincere religious beliefs That important issue will continue to modations law. the Holocaust. Said Kennedy, “This senti- and without subjecting gay persons to be litigated and may ultimately end up The facts in the case were not disputed. ment is inappropriate for a Commission indignities when they seek goods and back before the U.S. Supreme Court. David Mullins and Charlie Craig visited charged with the solemn responsibility services in an open market.” Such a test Until then, the Masterpiece precedent Masterpiece Cakeshop in a suburb of of fair and neutral enforcement of Colo- may be difficult to apply in practice, how- will likely - and unfortunately - be used Denver, Colorado, in July 2012, to order rado’s antidiscrimination law—a law that ever, and gives little guidance to courts to justify discriminatory treatment of a cake for their upcoming wedding recep- protects discrimination on the basis of on how to resolve such disputes when gays and lesbians in the provision of tion. Because same-sex marriage was religion as well as sexual orientation.” one party’s sincere religious beliefs are goods and services offered to the public. not legal in Colorado at the time, Mullins The majority opinion also notes three respected. And when gay persons are and Craig planned to marry in Massa- other cases involving bakers as evidence denied goods and services because of Laurie Baulig founded Baulig Law, 312 chusetts and then celebrate with family of the Commission’s “hostility” to Phil- their sexual orientation, how can such E. Walnut Street, Lancaster, PA, (717) and friends at a reception in Colorado. lips’ religious beliefs. In those cases, “indignities” ever be avoided? Kennedy’s 305-8926, [email protected], www. But bakery owner Jack Phillips informed three bakeries were found not to be in opinion makes clear that these are ques- bauliglaw.com Neighborhood Dispute Center open for business 40-year old Harrisburg 40th year of operations. All those inquiries keep Kanagy busy. clarity in identifying God’s mission for Kanagy said he helps hundreds of NDS’s biggest challenge is the lack of their congregation.” organization receives over people resolve conflicts and draws upon awareness about their services. A reoc- Requests for service can be made by his degree in conflict transformation to curring problem that I face is that people individuals, police officers, magisterial 100 inquiries for services assist his efforts. are either unaware of our services or district justices, municipal governments, each year The mission of Neighborhood Dispute are under the impression that we are no or other community agencies. Referrals Center is to provide conflict resolution longer open,” Kanagy says. may be made by police officers or district By Frank Pizzoli solutions through free direct services, He grew up in Lancaster where he magistrates in lieu of a citation or a fine. training, and education. Kanagy main- lives with his wife Sarah. After earning a A number of individuals are referred by Ever wish you tains this mission is fulfilled through the degree in political science, he graduated Fair Housing, MidPenn Legal Services, had an indepen- provision of mediation, conflict coaching, from Eastern Mennonite University with and the Dauphin County Bar Association. dent person to help educational trainings, and Youth Peace a master’s degree in Conflict Transfor- NDS’s geographical footprint includes resolve a conflict? Sessions. He pointed to the center’s ser- mation. all of Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry That’s Jacob vices are not limited to those in the midst “A concern for issues of peace and jus- counties. Kanagy, program of a neighbor, landlord/tenant, family, or tice has been my passion for a number of Mediation and conflict coaching ser- administrator, custody dispute. years,” Kanagy explains. His interest was vices are free with the opportunity for Neighborhood Dis- “Typically NDS receives over 100 in- further deepened through several forma- individuals to provide a small donation. pute Center, Peffer quiries for services each year,” Kanagy tive experiences, include a trip to Rwanda “As an organization, we believe that fi- St., Harrisburg. told The Central Voice over coffee. "To in 2010. “In addition to my work at NDS, I nancial limitations should never impede The organization date for 2018 we’ve received 65 inquiries work as a consultant for churches in the an individual from peacefully resolving Kanagy is celebrating its for services,” he says. midst of conflict, transitions, or seeking their dispute,” Kanagy says.
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