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You will be missed and loved forever. Daddy Anti-LGBT Referendum Bites The Dust Commentary by Boyce Hinman Sacramento G&L Center Hires he Capitol Resource Institute has announced that it has failed to get the necessary number of petition signatures to put an New Executive Director anti-LGBT referendum on the ballot. This may be a sign of the he Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center Board of Directors T unanimously voted to hire Shara Perkins Murphy as the growing acceptance of LGBT people by the residents of California. Center’s new Executive Director. Murphy is a Sacramento native In July of this year, Governor Brown signatures by the Oct. 11 deadline. T signed SB 48 after it was sent to him by the Opponents of SB 48 contend that and currently works in the Speaker’s Office of Member Services for California Legislature. SB 48 will, among recognizing LGBT people in our schools is John A. Pérez, the first openly gay leader of the Assembly. other things, require California’s divisive and objectionable to Murphy has a long history of experience our region. public schools to teach students families that disapprove of in leadership, organizational management, “As a black woman raised in Sacramento, about the contributions of homosexual lifestyles for community outreach and fundraising. In the I’ve seen our city and region change and LGBT people to the religious, moral or other 2010 election, she was the Northern diversify. The deed for my and my husband’s development of our state and reasons. California Field Director for the Assembly Tahoe Park home (built in the 1940s) states of the nation. SB 48 will “We cannot afford to stay Democrats and was instrumental in helping that non-Whites cannot occupy the main become effective on January silent or stand on the Richard Pan (D) defeat the author of house on the property. Yet, in 2002, this city 1, 2012. sidelines,” Brad Dacus, Proposition 8, in what was traditionally a was recognized as one of the most racially Soon after SB 48 was president of Pacific Justice Republican district. She has also managed and ethnically integrated cities in the nation. signed, the Capitol Resource Institute, said in a written campaigns with budgets in excess of $1 The Queer movement is making the same Institute submitted documents to statement. “Californians are the California Secretary of State extremely tolerant, but we draw the asking the state to hold a referendum whose line when history is revised to please a purpose would be to overturn the bill. They special interest group.” hoped to place the referendum on the Because of the failure of the referendum November, 2012 ballot. tolerance will now be taught in the schools, The Secretary of State authorized a and that will have two benefits. It should petition drive to gather enough signatures to contribute to the growing acceptance of qualify the referendum for the ballot. Capitol LGBT people in our state, reduce Resource was given until October 12 to stereotyping of LGBT people and reduce gather 504,760 signatures on petitions bullying of LGBT children by their peers. requesting that the referendum be placed on Boyce Hinman is the founder of the the ballot. California Communities United Institute. Capitol Resource announced they had He can be reached at b.hinman@calcomui. failed to gather the necessary number of org or calcomui.org.

Shara Perkins Murphy is the new Executive Director of the Sacramento G&L Center, seen here answering questions at a forum that was held at Head Hunters on Sunday, Oct. 16. million for the Assembly and Congress. strides for equality and justice.” Murphy was selected after an exhaustive The Center currently provides programs search and is very much looking forward to and activities to serve the LGBTQ working with the Center. community including the Lavender Angels, “The Center is the place for LGBTQ people Sacramento Pride Festival, free legal and their allies to assemble, centralize consultation, HIV testing and meeting space information and resources, find safety and for a variety of peer support and education services, and develop strategies for groups. progressive change,” said Murphy. “Over the “Later this year, the Center will complete a next few years, the Center will become an strategic plan. Ms. Murphy will be the even greater catalyst for strengthening of community and social justice in our city and NEW ED continues on page 21

4 Outword Magazine October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 outwordmagazine.com Service of Remembrance to Remembering Frank Kameny, Honor Victims of Hatred an American Hero hose who have died violently because they identified ew individuals are accorded the honor of being called the themselves as LGBTQ or were perceived to be LGBTQ, as founder of a movement. Frank Kameny was one of them. Twell as countless others whose names are not known will be FSuffering the insult of being fired from his job with the Army remembered at Sacramento’s Annual Service of Remembrance on Map Service in 1957 for being gay, Kameny decided not to slink Sunday, November 6. away as so many before him had. He decided to fight. The organizers are inviting the community And fight he did. He petitioned the U.S. 1961, he co-founded the Mattachine Society at-large to attend to “remember those lives with Supreme Court in 1961 for relief, arguing of Washington, a “chapter” of the national love, bear witness to the atrocity of their deaths that the federal government’s treatment of organization, and pressed aggressively for and affirm together that hatred and violence him was an “affront to human dignity.” He gay and lesbian civil rights, including equal must end.” was the first person to make that civil rights treatment of gay employees in the federal “Their deaths have placed a spotlight on the government. terrifying magnitude of hatred directed towards Working with the Mattachine Society and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, other gay rights groups, Kameny in 1963 questioning and intersex people, those who are launched a 30-year battle to overturn D.C. perceived to be so, and those who care about sodomy laws. The law that he personally them,” said Paul Curtis, Co-Chair of the drafted was finally passed in 1993. He also committee planning the service. “Sadly, they worked to end the classification of have joined a lengthy roll of people who have homosexuality as a mental disorder by died at the hands of ignorance and bigotry.” The names of victims of hate were recalled, The 13th Annual Service of Remembrance is American Psychiatric Association’s manual of along with compelling stories from the mental disorders. being sponsored by a coalition of concerned survivors of hate, at last year’s Service of organizations and members of the community. Remembrance. He was also one of the first, if not the first, The program will include a variety of spiritual Performing at the service will be the openly gay man to run for Congress in 1971, expressions to bring honor to the memories of Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus and spoken when he ran in the District of Columbia’s so many the community has lost over the past word artist Jove Radtke. argument to the court, and while it was first election for a non-voting delegate to year. The service will be lead by clergy from The Sacramento region LGBTQ community, denied, it did not stop him. Instead, it Congress. several area faith communities. family, friends and allies are invited to gather at launched him on a lifelong struggle for In 2009 Kameny received a formal apology This year’s Honorary Co-Chairs are Ben and Congregation B’nai Israel, 3600 Riverside Blvd., equality. from the federal government for his original Rachel Hudson of the Gender Health Center. on Sunday, November 6, beginning at 4 p.m. Kameny died at the age of 86 in The Center provides counseling and mental For more information e-mail Paul Curtis at Washington, fittingly enough, on National REMEMBERING health services to the LGBTQ community. [email protected]. Coming Out Day. Along with Jack Nichols in continues on page 21

outwordmagazine.com October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 Outword Magazine 5 Leno and Ammiano Call for End to Federal Attack on Medical Marijuana enator Mark Leno and Assemblymember Tom Ammiano have joined medical marijuana patients, dispensary operators Sand advocates to call for an immediate end to the federal government’s broad crackdown on dispensaries in California. Earlier this month, federal prosecutors from Americans for Safe Access and California announced plans for sweeping criminal NORML (National Organization for the Reform prosecutions against medical marijuana of Marijuana Laws), joined Senator Leno and dispensaries across the state, threatening Assemblymember Ammiano at a press landlords with eviction, property seizures and conference held Oct. 19 at the California State imprisonment. Building in San Francisco urging the U.S. “I urge the federal government to stand government to end its crackdown on down in its massive attack on medical dispensaries. marijuana dispensaries, which will have “With national polls showing support for devastating impacts for the State of California,” marijuana at an all-time high, it defies said Senator Leno (D-San Francisco). “At a time common sense that the Department of Justice when resources are precious and few, federal would return to the failed policies of the past,” officials have chosen to waste time and money said Assemblymember Ammiano (D-San in an ambush that will harm countless patients Francisco). “Instead of supporting state efforts who will no longer be able to safely access to effectively regulate medical marijuana in doctor-recommended treatments. Our federal accordance with Prop 215, the Obama dollars, especially during a down economy, administration seems committed to would be better spent on activities and re-criminalizing it. This destructive attack on programs that save jobs and help people in medical marijuana patients is a waste of need. Instead, this ill-timed and ill-conceived limited law enforcement resources and will offensive will have detrimental impacts on our cost the state millions in tax revenue and harm state’s economy by forcing more Californians countless lives. I urge President Obama to into unemployment.” reconsider this bad policy decision and respect Patients, dispensary operators and medical California’s right to provide medicine to its marijuana advocates, including representatives residents.” Methodist Group Says They Will Perform Gay Weddings group of 900 United Methodists in New York and Connecticut have announced their intention to make Aweddings available to all people, gay and straight, in spite of their denomination’s ban on gay marriage, kicking-off a project called We do! Methodists Living Marriage Equality. In what is being called an unprecedented regional church body representing United move in any major religious denomination, Methodist congregations from Long Island to We do! is not only bypassing the formal rules the Catskills and in southern Connecticut. of the church, but also reaching out directly “My ordination vows require me to to LGBT groups in New York and minister to all people in my congregation,” Connecticut to let them know about the new said Rev. Sara Lamar-Sterling, the minister at network. First and Summerfield United Methodist On Oct. 17, the group published a list of all Church in New Haven, CT. “This is about its members: clergy members who will pastoral care, about welcoming all people, perform weddings for gay couples, lay but especially the marginalized and the members of the denomination who support oppressed, like Jesus did.” them, and congregations who have adopted Lamar-Sterling and her clergy colleagues policies to formally make weddings available are risking their jobs and their careers by to all couples. taking this stand, but they say their integrity “We refuse to discriminate against any of as pastors leaves them no choice but to God’s children and pledge to make marriage refuse the church’s mandate to discriminate. equality a lived reality within the New York Over the years, many individual United Annual Conference, regardless of sexual Methodist clergy have defied the church’s orientation or gender expression,” the group ban, but the We do! project marks the first declared in statement called A Covenant of time an organized network of clergy has Conscience and signed by 164 clergy done so, and done so with the support of members, 732 lay people and six entire many hundreds of lay members of the congregations. church. In all, 74 congregations within the New The United Methodist Church Book of York Annual Conference (NYAC) are METHODIST represented among the signers. NYAC is the continues on page 21 6 Outword Magazine October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 outwordmagazine.com Sacramento Author Premieres First Book

Sacramento first time author Dan Saniski presented his new bookRuling with a Sequined Fist: The Gay Handbook at a reading at the Lavender Library on Friday, Oct. 21. Saniski says “The book teaches about the four gay humours: glamour, filth, camp, and divinity. Using these skills my book shows how to find a place on the gay social spectrum and then covers places to live, gay jobs, gay social life, and even gay fighting, among other things. Pictured here with Saniski is Tyler Speir with the cover inset. For more information, visit sequinedfist.com or LavenderLibrary.com. Equality Action Now Incorporates, Selects New Board

Equality Action Now has incorporated as a non-profit and elected its first Board of Directors, introducing them to the public at a meeting held on October 11, National Coming Out Day. Pictured are Ken Pierce - President; Rachel Pearman - Secretary; Tina Reynolds - Executive Director; Angela Luna; Tyx Pulsakamp; Emily Bender - Treasurer; Benancio Garza; Youth Leader; Vihil Heather Vigil - Vice President; and Enrique Manjarrez. “We are focused this year on fighting youth peer abuse and bullying as well as for the dignity of our elderly and homeless,” said Pierce. “Equality Action NOW will continue to stand with all who face discrimination, seeking full equality for all - no matter race, religion or gender orientation.” Sacramento PFLAG Thanks Taylor’s Market

Sacramento PFLAG President Howard Papp presented a certificate of appreciation to Taylor’s Market and Taylor’s Kitchen for their continued support, including the hosting of two Ice Cream Socials that benefitted PFLAG. Accepting the certificate are Taylor’s Cheese, Beer and Wine expert Felicia Johnson and e-commerce manager Brian McNeil. Check out Taylor’s at TaylorsMarket.com or visit them at 2900 Freeport Blvd. outwordmagazine.com October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 Outword Magazine 7 It Was A Good Year For LGBT Rights Legislation by Boyce Hinman alifornia’s legislature introduced many bill with the person’s assigned sex at birth. this year to improve the lives of the LGBT AB 1156 School Safety - Ccommunity. While none of them could be Encourages the inclusion of policies considered ground breaking, in total, they added up to prevent bullying in comprehensive school safety plans. to some important improvements. Gives a student who has been a California Communities United Modernization Act - Streamlines victim of bullying by classmates Institute (CalComUI) counted 17 the process for Californians to priority for transfer to a school in a bills that were of importance to the obtain and update birth certificates, different school district without LGBT community, 14 of those bills eliminating outdated and onerous having to move to that district. were sent to the Governor. He barriers that transgender people SB 48 Fair Education Act signed ten of them and vetoed four face when trying to update their - Requires public schools to teach of them. IDs. about the contributions of LGBT Here is a quick summary of the AB 620 Equality and Equal people to the development of bills he signed: Access in Higher Education California and of the nation. AB 9 Seth’s Law - Requires - Would revise the definition of SB 117 Equal Benefits Bill school districts to add several gender to include “gender - Prohibits a state agency from elements to their policies expression” and require our public entering into a contract in the prohibiting bullying to make those colleges and universities to adopt amount of $100,000 or more with a policies more effective. and publish policies on harassment, contractor which discriminates AB 12 Abolition of Child intimidation and bullying to be based on the gender or sexual Commerce, Exploitation and included within the rules of student orientation of the spouses or Sexual Slavery Act - Says children conduct. domestic partners of employees, or under the age of 18, who engage in AB 887 Gender Non- which treats employees differently prostitution, should be treated as Discrimination Act - Amends depending on whether their spouses victims, not criminal offenders, and many current state laws to clarify or domestic partners are of the authorities should focus on that the definition of gender in same sex or a different sex. treatment and assistance for them, those laws also means a person’s SB 182 Judicial Applicant and not punishment. Many homeless gender identity or gender Appointment Demographics LGBT youth end up in prostitution expression. Says gender expression because it is the only way they can includes a person’s gender-related support themselves. appearance and behavior whether GOOD YEAR AB 433 Vital Statistics or not stereotypically associated continues on page 22

Don’t Go to That Church Commentary by Charles Peer he Fremont Presbyterian Church has by they must leave their spiritual home. More importantly though, I its membership voted to separate from the feel sorry for the many children and TPresbyterian Church USA, largely because the young adults who are dragged there Presbytery has permitted the ordination of openly gay by their parents. Many of them know in their inner beings that they clergy. Despite how much the membership and its are different, that they are lesbian or senior pastor, the Rev. Donald Baird, say they took this gay or transgender. Even if they action out of love, in fact, they took it out of hate. don’t know the words, they know that they are different. They now They are a church of hate – Don’t The Fremont Presbyterian also know that their pastor and go to that church. Church’s Web site says that: their church and by extension even They say that lesbians and gays “We believe the Holy Spirit their families, hate them for who aren’t fit, aren’t Godly enough to be resides in every believer, nurturing they are. That is a real tragedy. pastors – Don’t go to that church. and transforming us to maturity as One more point from the Fremont They say that they are better than measured by the full stature of Jesus Presbyterian Church’s Web site: “We believe Christ’s love is best All up and down California there are evidenced by our unity, and in the way we love each other.” congregations that have self-identified as Well, unless of course you are LGBT – Don’t go to that church. welcoming and affirming. There are many welcoming and affirming churches in Sacramento, you are – Don’t go to that church. Christ.” there is even a Web site that lists The people who voted for this “We believe we are all ministers, them. All up and down California separation are haters. And most and must be equipped in order to there are congregations that have haters never stop. It is their fulfill the many church ministries self-identified as welcoming and lifeblood. I don’t know who they and our mission to the community affirming. Many of them are will turn their hate to next. Perhaps and the world.” Presbyterian. the Mormons. Perhaps the Jews. Well, unless of course you are The Fremont Presbyterian Church Sikhs, Muslims, who knows. Maybe LGBT – Don’t go to that church. is not on that list – Don’t go to that African-Americans, Hispanics, I regret that many of the LGBT church. Asians. Hate has no bounds. I truly congregants that attend Fremont believe that theirs doesn’t. Presbyterian Church now feel that THAT CHURCH continues on page 21 8 Outword Magazine October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 outwordmagazine.com Out & About SIGLFF’s 20 Year Celebration Was Boffo! The Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival turned 20 this year with a fabulous line-up of two amazing feature films and 13 short films over the three day stretch of the festival held Oct. 13 - 15 at the Crest Theatre. The voting is in and the Audience Favorite Feature was Morgan and the Audience Favorite Short was Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho (I Don’t Want To Go Back Alone). The only thing that was more amazing was all you fabulous folks who attended, with nearly sold out nights on Friday and Saturday and over 2,100 attending over all three nights.

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Entertainmentby Chris Narloch Margin Call & Footloose Plus Cinematic Titanic n Oscar-bait drama with an all-star cast and a remake of a beloved “popcorn movie” musical lead the pack of recent Areleases on the big screen. Also noted, several local one- night only film events. Margin Call creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The If you want to see an Oscar winner before show features the original cast that first it cleans up at the Oscars, get thee to this brought the Peabody Award-winning spellbinding drama about the dawn of the cult-classic series to life. 2008 financial crisis. Continuing the tradition of playing on the Writer/director J.C. Chandor (remember “unfathomable,” “the horribly great” and the that name) helms his first feature as if he just plain “cheesy” movies from the past, had been making movies for years, and he Cinematic Titanic plays one night only at wisely stays tight on one investment firm the Mondavi Center, on Friday, November 4. over a suspenseful and cataclysmic 24-hour Visit www.MondaviArts.org. period. The key players at the New York firm in Movies On A Big Screen question are played by a dream-team cast The local film fanatics known as MOBS that include Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons (Movies On A Big Screen) have two exciting — both riveting — as well as Demi Moore, film events scheduled at The Guild Theater Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Paul Bettany in Oak Park for late October and early and Zachary Quinto. November, respectively. We’ll have to wait until next year to find On Sunday, October 30 (the night before out which of them get nominated for Halloween), MOBS will feature one of the Academy Awards. creepiest movie classics ever made, F.W. Murnau’s German silent horror film, Footloose Nosferatu. There was really no need to remake this The original, and many feel the most iconic 1984 film, which catapulted Kevin frightening, cinematic adaptation of the Bacon to stardom, and it probably won’t Dracula story, Nosferatu takes Bram Stoker’s novel and turns it into a haunting, shadowy

Zachary Quinto and Penn Badgley in a scene from Margin Call. have the same effect on the career of Kenny dream full of dread. Don’t miss a very rare Wormald, who has an unfortunate last name opportunity to see this true movie as well as the unfortunate task of trying to masterpiece on the big screen. fill Bacon’s dancing shoes. The following Sunday, November 6, MOBS As Ren, Wormald dances up a storm, and is scheduled to show Everyday Sunshine: The he can really move, but the same cannot be Story of Fishbone, a documentary about the said for his acting, which is merely adequate. almost-famous, African-American rock band You know you are in trouble when the lead from South Central Los Angeles. actor’s sidekick, the rhythmically challenged Laurence Fishburne narrates Everyday klutzy best friend character played by Sunshine, an entertaining cinematic journey newcomer Miles Teller, is sexier and funnier into the personal lives of this unique black than the star. band, musical pioneers who have been rocking on the margins of pop culture for the Cinematic Titanic pat 25 years. Cinematic Titanic is a feature-length For more information, visit www. movie-riffing show from Joel Hodgson, the moviesonabigscreen.com,

14 Outword Magazine October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 outwordmagazine.com Entertainmentby Chris Narloch A Quartet of Queer DVD’s our intriguing DVD titles caught our eye this month, and they offer something for almost everyone interested in LGBT cinema. They include a Fdrag takeoff on Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, a documentary about European male prostitutes, a movie centering on a gender-bending woman in 1960s Paris, and the latest installment in the Eating Out series. Baby Jane? The filmmaker profiles the Laura Charpentier’s directorial This campy comedy takes its cue personal and historic impact of the debut is above all a portrait of an from the cult classic Whatever hustler culture that emerged at audacious woman who forged her Happened to Baby Jane?, with Bahnhof Zoo by turning his lens on own trail through life. Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, five grown men who spent their only this version stars drag youths as rent boys at the station. Eating Out: Drama Camp performers such as Heklina, Henna The director also interviews their Zack and Casey’s relationship is Rintz, Alotta Boutte and “Ethel in a slump, but things are about to Merman”. Since the original film change this summer at Dick has been fodder for drag queens for Dickey’s Drama Camp. When Zack decades, it’s about time somebody meets Benji, they have an instant did a spoof with men in the roles connection, but not wanting to of two twisted sisters who live in interfere with Zack’s current their own hilarious self-made hell.

clients, counselors and the public servants who offer them treatment.

Gigola This critically acclaimed period relationship, Benji pretends to be piece stars Lou Doillon as a gender- straight. When Benji and Zack get bending French woman who rises cast as lovers in an updated, to infamy in the social underworld sexed-up version of The Taming of Rent Boys of 1960s Paris. Based on the long the Shrew, their self-restraint is put This German documentary by censored novel of the same name, to the test. And when the sparks Rosa von Praunheim details the Gigola captures a little known start to fly, Casey’s trusted friend lives of several young men who chapter in Parisian history in which Penny takes matters into her own make their living selling their eroticism defied conventional hands by setting a poison oak trap bodies at a major transport hub in morals. Delightfully filmed with an for Benji so that Casey can step in Berlin’s Bahnhof Zoo train station. old-fashioned sense of theatricality, as Benji’s understudy. Superior Donuts, Two Trains Running and More hree highly acclaimed playwrights are being Superior Donuts represented on local stages, with the arrival The latest work from playwright Tracy Letts follows an aging, Tof local productions of works by Tracy Letts, former ‘60s radical who sees no August Wilson and Enda Walsh. need for change to the run-down donut shop he owns in uptown Chicago. But his new employee, a streetwise young aspiring writer, has other ideas. Superior Donuts plays through November 13 at Capital Stage in Sacramento. Visit www.capstage. org.

DONUTS continues on page 22 outwordmagazine.com October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 Outword Magazine 15 Entertainment HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical he Age of Aquarius is poised to take over and free-love in a society riddled Bad Sex on LOGO the Bay Area as the iconic musical HAIR – with intolerance and brutality during the Vietnam War. Sex Therapy on TV Tfresh from Broadway -- “lets the sunshine in” As they explore sexual identity, ho doesn’t love sex? But what happens challenge racism, experiment with through November 20 at the Golden Gate Theatre in when that love becomes an obsession or San Francisco. drugs and burn draft cards, the show resonates with an irresistible addiction? Sexual issues – from promiscuity With 21st Century “hippies” W protesting Wall Street, war and message of hope more than 40 to sexual phobias and love addiction – can destroy corporate greed around the world, years after it first opened on lives and in some cases end them. the themes in HAIR could not be Broadway. more relevant, and this 2009 Tony HAIR won the 2009 Tony Award Award-winning revival is the for Best Musical Revival as well as production to see. the Drama Desk, Drama League, With a score including such and Outer Critics Circle award for enduring musical numbers as Outstanding Revival of a Musical. “Hair,” “Aquarius,” “Good Morning HAIR was also nominated for an Starshine” and “Let the Sun Shine additional seven Tony Awards In,” HAIR depicts the birth of a including Best Direction, Best cultural movement in the ‘60s and Choreography, Best Costume ‘70s that changed America forever. Design, Best Lighting Design and The musical follows a group of Best Sound Design. Steel Burkhardt and Paris Remillard in hopeful, free-spirited young people the HAIR national tour. Photo by Joan For more information on HAIR who advocate a lifestyle of pacifism Marcus. visit shnsf.com/shows/hair.

Noted sex specialist Christopher range in age from 20 to 40 years Donaghue has dedicated his old and arrive at the group with a professional life to helping people variety of sexual issues. reclaim control of their sex lives Bad Sex follows the real-life through intense individual and experiences of ten diverse group therapy sessions. In the new participants undergoing an LOGO docu-reality series Bad Sex, intensive, two-month program with the cameras capture the dynamic sexuality expert Chris Donaghue. group sessions and the explosive Under his supervision, they and frequently heart-felt exchanges participate in a unique sex therapy among clients. group program where they address Bad Sex will offer a frank and their deep-rooted issues around sex, shocking behind-the-scenes look at infidelity, trust, relational intimacy the process of healing severe sexual and sexual addiction. issues – both inside and outside the The 10-episode series Bad Sex therapy room. Male and female, premieres Friday, November 4 at 9 gay and straight, the participants p.m. on LOGO.

16 Outword Magazine October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 outwordmagazine.com Calendar compiled by Charles Peer off the cover! Plus costume and more. 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. The and some say most frightening, contest with $500 in cash & fun starts at 24th & K. Info: Dracula adaptation, taking Bram Wednesday, 2 prizes at midnight. Badlands, ExploreMidtown.org Stoker’s novel and turning it into VALLEY BEARS MEETING 2003 K St. Info: sacbadlands.com a haunting, shadowy dream full Join the Sacramento Valley Bears STAINED GLASS ONE of dread. 7:30 p.m. Movies on a for their monthly meeting. Say hi Oct. BOLT’S BLACK PARTY Big Screen at The Guild, to old friends and make some The Sacramento Choral Society It’s scarier than Sarah Palin with & Orchestra perform Canticles of 2828 35th St. Info: new ones! 7:30 p.m. Lavender Thursday, 27 a handgun and more fun than an Praise, including Leonard moviesonabigscreen.com Library, 1414 21st St. Info: DRACULA Addams Family reunion, so put on Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and SacBears.org Dance becomes the perfect your cape, slap in your fangs, and Joseph Jongen’s Mass. 8 p.m. BOO AT THE ZOO vehicle for a sensual story of love meet up with the other creatures Cathedral of the Blessed Ghoulish with Halloween beyond the grave in Ron of the night! Costume contest Sacrament, 1017 11th St. Info: activities and sweet treats, a Thursday, 3 Cunningham’s chilling work with big prizes. 9 p.m. Bolt Bar, 916-536-9065 sacramentochoral. haunted house, 20 candy DRAG QUEEN BINGO about Transylvania’s favorite son. 2560 Boxwood St. Info: com stations, a kids’ dance party with Join Hamburger Patties and Also, George Balanchine’s 916-649-8420 SacBolt.com DJ, Trevor the magician and Outword for a night of very fun Serenade and Second Before the MIDTOWN POOCH PARADE pumpkin bowling. 5 - 8 p.m. Bingo and to support worthwhile causes. This month for the Ground by Trey McIntyre. 7:30 BEARS’ HALLOWEEN PARTY Pooches of all shapes and sizes Sacramento Zoo, Land Park Dr. Sacramento Gay Volleyball p.m. Community Center Theatre. Join the Sacramento Valley Bears will be competing in their and Sutterville Rd. Info: League. Eight games, $15. Come Info: 916-608-5181 SacBallet.org for a potluck party and Halloween best to help support 916-808-5888 SacZoo.org early for cocktails and dinner celebration of all things spooky. the Sacramento Animal Shelter. and to get a great seat, first game 7 - 10 p.m. Info: SacBears.org Plus pet fair, adoptions, vendor ELEANOR ROOSEVELT at 7 p.m. Hamburger Patties, booths. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 24th & A Life of My Own: Meeting Eleanor 1630 J S. Info: 916-441-4340 K Sts. Roosevelt is a one-woman play by COLOSSUS SF OutwordMagazine.com Stephen LaRocque starring Linda DJs Dave Audé, Hector Fonseca Kenyon, focusing on the personal Sunday, 30 and Lee Decker bring the circuit Nov. LEATHER 101 life of the “First Lady of the party back to SF with a dance WAR OF THE WORLDS The Sacramento Valley World.” 5:30 p.m. Sierra 2, 2791 tradition dating back to the ‘60s, This sixth annual fundraising Leathercorps hosts a class Brown 24th St. Info: 916-447-8683 only Bigger, Stronger, Faster! event presents a staged reading of Tuesday, 1 Leather Tops, Alpha subs – the lwvsacramento.org 10 p.m. - 8 a.m. Factory, 525 H.G.Well’s classic story as told by CGNIE MEETING dynamics of being an aggressive Harrison St., SF. Info: Orson Welles and the Mercury Meet members of the Court of the sub or a beta dom. 18+ open to GusPresents.com Theatre more than 60 years ago. Great Northwest Imperial Empire, Friday, 28 7 p.m. $20-$50. Capital Stage, and find out what CGNIE is all all. $5 suggested donation. 7:30 BOLT’S BLACK PARTY 2215 J St. Info: 916-995-5464 about and how you can join them - 9:30 p.m. The Geery Theater, MIDTOWN TRICK OR TREAT It’s scarier than Sarah Palin with www.capstage.org. at their monthly general meeting. 2130 L St. Info: svlclub.com This is a day filled with treats for a handgun and more fun than an Potluck. 6 p.m. Kennedy Gallery, the kids, and the young at heart, Addams Family reunion, so put on 1114 20th St. Info: www.cgnie.org with magic shows, a pooch NOSFERATU your cape, slap in your fangs, and parade, awards for best costumes, Get ready to get your boo on for CALENDAR meet up with the other creatures face painting, apple cider, arts this silent classic, the original, continues on page 18 of the night! Costume contest with big prizes. 9 p.m. Bolt Bar, 2560 Boxwood St. Info: 916-649- 8420 SacBolt.com

SUPERHEROS & VILLAINS Whether it’s Batman or the Joker, come dressed as your favorite superhero or villain and get 1/2 off the cover! Badlands, 2003 K St. Info: sacbadlands.com

DRACULA See Friday, 10/27 Saturday, 29 FACES’ ALL HALLOWS EVE Chi Chi Larue has hitched up ten sexy Cougar Boys to her broom and will be hosting a $4,000 cash and prize costume contest with prizes going to best group, best exotic/erotica, scariest and traditional costumes. FACES, 2000 K St. Info: Faces.net

SUPERHEROS & VILLAINS Whether it’s Batman or the Joker, come dressed as your favorite superhero or villain and get 1/2 outwordmagazine.com October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 Outword Magazine 17 Calendar continued from page 17 ECLECTIC TRASH BOOK CLUB St.) Then we’ll go to Head Richmond/Ermet AIDS Join this LGBT book club for a Friday, 4 Hunters for those who want Sunday, 6 Foundation. 7:30 p.m. Marines lively discussion of London VETERANS NIGHT OUT dinner. Info: 916-436-7676 SVL COMMUNITY BRUNCH Memorial Theatre, 609 Sutter St., Triptych by Jonathan Kemp. 7 Join the LGBT Sacramento Valley SacLGBTVeterans.org Cooked to order omelettes, SF. Info: 415-273-1620 p.m. Lavender Library, 1414 Veterans and active duty folks for biscuits and gravy, sausage, HelpIsOnTheWay.org 21st St. Info: 916-492-0558 a night on the town with food, pancakes coffee and juice. $10, LavenderLibrary.org fun and camaraderie. Start at Saturday, 5 with proceeds, benefitting local 5:30 p.m. at the Depot, (2001 K SAC BODYBUILDING CHAMPS nonprofits. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Tuesday, 8 The 2011 Sacramento Bolt Bar, 2560 Boxwood St. Info: COWBOYS/COWGIRL SOCIAL bodybuilding, men’s physique 916-649-8420 SacBolt.com Join Capital Crossroads Gay fitness, and women’s figure and SVLClub.org Rodeo for a social and soda/beer bikini championships. Prejudging bust. 7 p.m. The Bolt, 2560 starts at 9:30 a.m., finals at 6 p.m. SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Boxwood St. Info: 916-649-8420 Crest Theatre, 1013 K St. Info: Remember and honor the victims capitalcrossroads.org www.npcsacshow.com of violence against LGBTs. 4 p.m. Congregation B’nai Israel. 3600 PALM SPRINGS PRIDE Riverside Blvd., Info: PaCurtis@ Thursday, 10 A two day festival featuring top aol.com. BEARS NIGHT OUT live entertainment, dancing, DJs Dinner and socializing - it doesn’t community booths and vendors, PALM SPRINGS PRIDE get any better. Golden Corral, and new this year - Broadway in 4940 Watt Ave., North Highlands. Today starts off with a Pride Drag. Info: PSPride.org 7 - 10 p.m. Info: SacBears.org Parade, then on to the Festival. Info: PSPride.org WINE & FOOD AFFAIR ART GOLF Celebrate the harvest with a Eleven Sacramento artists take a weekend of wine and food Monday, 7 swing at golf in this fun exhibit pairing in the Alexander, Dry HAIR - HELP IS ON THE WAY where you can actually play a Creek and Russian River Valleys. An original evening of music, round of indoor miniature golf 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Info: WineRoad. dance and comedy with the on the artwork. Reception, food, com touring cast of HAIR, including music and more. 6 - 10 p.m. Jai Rodriguez, Bruce Vilanch and Verge Center for the Arts, Jeannie Tracy to benefit 625 S St. Info: www.vergeart.com.

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18 Outword Magazine October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 outwordmagazine.com Mr. Bolt 2012 Congratulations to Miguel Rubio, the new Mr. Bolt Leather 2012. The Bolt was packed for the final of the two-day contest held Saturday Oct. 15. In addition to hosting charity and leather events at The Bolt and throughout the community, Miguel will now represent Sacramento in the International MR. Gay Leather Contest Out & About held every year in Chicago. He’s also a bartender at The Bolt, so drop in and meet him anytime. SacBolt.com.

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20 Outword Magazine October 27, 2011 - November 10, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 20 • No. 443 outwordmagazine.com Letters New ED Remembering Methodist Church continued from page 5 continued from page 4 continued from page 5 continued from page 6 continued from page 8 us. We are looking to fill that gap driving force behind new sacking from the Army Map Discipline, the rulebook that Here is a partial list of the with new funding, but we need partnerships and diversifying Service. “It took 50 years, but I won governs the country’s third largest Sacramento churches that do your help. fundraising efforts,” said Gail my case,” he said. Christian denomination, states identify as welcoming and First: If you are not presently a Mancarti, current President of the Kameny lived to see many “Ceremonies that celebrate affirming: member, please consider joining. Board of Directors. “The Center is changes for the LGBT community, homosexual unions shall not be Parkview Presbyterian; Regular membership costs $40 a committed to growing and including the end of “Don’t Ask, conducted by our ministers and Westminster Presbyterian; A Church year, entitling you to check out four diversifying. We have recently Don’t Tell,” repeal of sodomy laws, shall not be conducted in our for All (Metropolitan Community items at a time. Super membership brought expert professionals and LGBT rights legislation in many churches.” Churches); Prince of Peace Church is $60 a year, allowing you to check passionate community members states and within the federal It is one of several anti-gay (American Baptist, Brethren); St. out six items at a time. Every cent onto the Board, and continue to government, and marriage equality provisions of the church, which Matthew’s Episcopal Church; St. we collect from memberships goes have numerous committed struggles that in a handful of states since 1972 has declared “the Paul’s Episcopal Church; Trinity volunteers and staff. Collectively, directly into our bank account, have been successful, although not practice of homosexuality is Episcopal Cathedral; Good Shepherd we are working to expand our enabling us to pay bills and keep on the national level. His incompatible with Christian United Catholic Church programs to be more responsive to (Independent Catholic); The the doors open. Doubling our young Queer people, seniors and teaching.” The church General membership would bring us very Conference meets quadrennially to Experience (United Religions other segments of our community Initiative); Lutheran Church of Our close to being able to pay our bills! in between. revise the Discipline and the issue Second: If you are in a financial of LGBT exclusion has been hotly Redeemer; St. Paul’s Lutheran Murphy will spend the next 60 Church; St. John’s Lutheran Church; position to do so, consider making days engaging the community, debated at each General a donation to help our cause. We Conference in the last 40 years. The Mision Luterana Hispana en leading the Center’s strategic Sacramento; Oasis Fellowship are a nonprofit corporation, and planning, working with the Board next General Conference will be any donations you make to us are April 24 through May 4, 2012, in Church Services (Non- to grow and diversify fundraising denominational); Sacramento tax-deductible in accordance with efforts, enhancing current Tampa, Florida. Friends Meeting (Quaker); St. state and federal laws. programs, planning new initiatives The We do! project has been over Francis of Assisi (Roman Catholic); Third: If you have any ideas as to with community leaders and a year in the making and has been Parkside Community Church how we can meet our funding gap, integrating herself even more into followed by similar efforts in 11 (United Church of Christ); Pioneer we welcome your ideas and our community. She will assume other conferences within the UMC. Congregational (United Church of suggestions. The LLACE Board of the role of Executive Director Mattachine Society is no longer All told, over 1,000 clergy in 19 Christ); Sierra Arden UCC (United Directors meets the first Monday of full-time on January 1, 2012. states and the District of Columbia “While welcoming Ms. Murphy, active, but the groundwork it laid Church of Christ); Centennial United each month, barring holidays, at 7 and his tireless efforts can be seen have signed a pledge vowing to Methodist Church; First United p.m. All Board of Directors we must thank the Center’s Interim extend their ministry to all couples Executive Director, Sara Freid, for in all of those accomplishments. Methodist Church; St. Andrew’s meetings are open to the public. Just this year, Kameny was seeking the church’s blessing for United Methodist Church; and St. Fourth: If you know of any stepping up during a critical their relationships. The growing moment in the Center’s history and honored when documents relating Mark’s United Methodist Church. fundraising possibilities we could to his case were included in an pastoral movement has caused a Go to that Church. tap, please fill us in. strengthening our operations and stir within the church and is administration. Her leadership for exhibit at the Library of Congress Charles Peer is the Editor of The Lavender Library has served expected to have reverberations at the ‘Open Door’ program has called Creating the United States. “I Outword Magazine, however, the the needs of the greater allowed the Center to remain open guess you can say I have become the upcoming General Conference. views expressed in this commentary Sacramento LGBT community now and accessible to our community one of the creators of the U.S., More information on the are his and do not necessarily for close to 12 years, making us from noon to 9 p.m., Monday which I would never have initiative is available at www. represent the views of Outword among the longest-lived LGBT through Friday,” remarked imagined in 1961,” he said. mindny.org. Magazine or its publisher. libraries in North America. We Mancarti. Kameny is being remembered by would like to keep this resource For more information and to find many organizations that have alive for generations to come. Our out how you can join the Center’s benefitted from his years of archives have been immeasurably efforts, visit their Web site at www. activism. To learn more about him, enhanced by the addition of the SacCenter.org, or stop by in-person visit www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ papers and correspondence of at 1927 L Street. frank-kameny?tab=multimedia many members of our community, and we hope to keep LLACE going, so that our historical, educational and entertainment services may continue. We love what we do Please help us to achieve this goal if you can! and it shows. If you wish to write a check, make it payable to LLACE. Our address is: 1414 21st Street, Sacramento, CA 95811. We gladly accept Visa and Mastercharge. 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Inclusion Act - Requires the state and the State Bar to gather voluntarily provided data on the gender identity and sexual orientation of California’s judges, those considered for appointment to judgeships, and candidates for judgeships. SB 651 Domestic Partnership Equality Act - Allows a couple to register with the state, as domestic partners, even if they do not live together. Allows, under certain circumstances, someone under age 18 to enter a domestic partnership. Allows confidential registration of domestic partnerships. SB 757 Group Health Care - Says that no group health care service plan, and no group health insurance policy, may discriminate in coverage between spouses or domestic partners of a different sex and spouses or domestic partners of the same sex. Two Trains Running The Walworth Farce Here are the LGBT bills, tracked by This is the seventh play in the famous Disguised as an old-fashioned farce, this CalComUI, that the Governor vetoed: ten-play cycle by the late great playwright celebrated play by Enda Walsh involves a AB 325 Employee’s Right to Bereavement August Wilson, each work dedicated to a father who insists that his two sons ritually Leave - Would have prohibited employers different decade in the 20th Century. Two enact with him a vaudevillian version of from disciplining or discharging an employee Trains Running came to Broadway in 1992, their shared history. Family lore isn’t just who requests or takes up to three days of and the play is set in a diner about to be innocently passed down – it’s carefully bereavement leave on the death of certain sold to make way for urban renewal. The scripted and regularly rehearsed, with family members, including domestic partners. diner’s customers are Wilson’s unique blend desperately comic consequences. AB 1155 Worker’s Compensation - Would of dreamers and the displaced. The Walworth Farce plays at the B Street have directed that a Worker’s Compensation Two Trains Running plays through Theatre in Sacramento through November award shall not be reduced simply on the November 12 at Celebrations Arts in 12. Visit www.bstreettheatre.org. basis of the claimant’s race or any of several Sacramento. Visit www.celebrationarts.net. other characteristics including gender and sexual orientation. SB 416 Survey Data Inclusion Act - Would have required the state to include voluntarily provided information about sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, domestic partnership and the gender of a domestic partner or spouse into a health survey done by the state. SB 747 LGBT Cultural Competency Training - Would have required people in the medical and mental health fields to get instruction on cultural competency, sensitivity, and best practices for providing adequate care to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons. Boyce Hinman is the founder of the California Communities United Institute. He can be reached at [email protected] or calcomui.org

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