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11.29.19 █ dallasvoice 3 instanTEA DallasVoice.com/Category/Instant-Tea Lula B’s TCC names Jeremy Wayne Equality Texas celebrates 30 - DESIGN DISTRICT - 1010 Riverfront executive director years, hands out awards 214-749-1929 The Turtle Creek Equality Texas recently celebrated its 30th Mon-Sat 10-6pm Chorale’s Board anniversary, spending Saturday evening, Nov. Sun 12-6pm of Directors has 6. - OAK CLIFF - voted to appoint Equality Texas’ history begins in 1978 1982 Fort Worth Ave. Jeremy Wayne as when lesbian and gay activists recognized 214-824-2185 executive director the need to be active at the Texas Capitol. In for Mon-Sat 11-7pm of the organization. 1989, they incorporated into the Lesbian/Gay Unique Gifts Sun 12-7pm Wayne joined the Rights Lobby of Texas, which changed its Unique People! Chorale staff in name to Equality Texas in 2006. lulabsdallas.com May 2017 as direc- Acting CEO Angela Hale and veteran tor of operations journalist Harvey Kronburg emceed the gala, and was promoted which included the presentation of several to managing director a year ago, assuming awards: IMMIGRATION executive director duties at that time. • State Sen. José Rodríguez and state In the last year, Wayne, who joined Turtle Rep. Senfronia Thompson received the Same-sex couples and Individuals Creek Chorale in the fall of 2016 as a singing Legacy Award. Green Cards ❖ Fiancé Visas ❖ Citizenship ❖ ❖ member, has been instrumental in helping • Texas House LGBTQ Caucus co-found- Waivers Appeals Deportation Defense strengthen the organization’s finances, board ers state Reps. Jessica González, Mary officials said, introducing a new director of González, Celia Israel, Julie Johnson and Erin Olinger Law, pllc development with whom he has worked to Zwiener received the Leadership Award. create a new development plan. That plan • State Rep. Sarah Davis received the Lynn S. Olinger includes Rhapsody, the chorale’s upcoming Profile In Courage Award. Board Certified Immigration Law Specialist 40th Anniversary Benefit Gala, featuring Idina • Monica Roberts received the Transgen- Menzel. Wayne also created the position der Activist Award. Serving the LGBT community for 15+ years of director of patron experience, which will • Kimberly and Kai Shappley received the 214.396-9090 focus on strengthening relationships with the Glen Maxey Activism Award. www.lsolaw.com Chorale’s patrons. • Apple received the Business Champion — Tammye Nash Award. KNON finds a new home • Gearbox Software received the Business Leadership Award. KNON-FM, home of Lambda Weekly, an • VisitDallas and Texas Welcomes All for- LGBT radio show that’s broadcast weekly mer CEO Phillip Jones received the Business since 1983, has found a new home after its Association Champion Award. studio was demolished in the October torna- — Tammye Nash do that cut a swatch of destruction across North Dallas. The new studio is on Coit Road, a few LGBT Chamber brews up blocks north of LBJ, about a mile from its business in Plano previous location. The LGBT Chamber of Commerce has After the tornado, the station was knocked been brewing up business in Dallas for years off the air for about 36 hours. Since then, with a monthly morning networking event. In it has been broadcasting from a shed at its January, a new Brewing Up Business event transmitter and tower in Cedar Hill with very begins in Plano. limited equipment. Brewing Up Business Plano takes place the On Tuesday, Nov. 19, station manager first Tuesday of the month starting Jan. 7, 2020 Dave Chaos signed a new lease and by from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at 3100 Independence Friday, programming began using one small Parkway Suite 300, Plano 75075. The program office in the new building while the rest of the is free to Chamber members, $10 in advance space is built out. Chaos said he expects for non-members and $20 at the door. construction to be complete sometime in More information is available at the North December. Texas LGBTChamber.com. — David Taffet — David Taffet

The Texas’ House’s five opnely-LGBT members received the Leadership Award at Equality Texas’ anniversary celebration.

4 dallasvoice.com █ 11.29.19 11.29.19 █ dallasvoice 5 THE AGENDA Have an event coming up? Email your • Dec. 2: Stonewall Democrats GAYHoliday Party information to Managing Editor Tammye Nash at [email protected] Stonewall Democrats of Dallas hold or Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at their annual holiday party from 6-10 [email protected] by Wednesday at p.m. at The Round-Up Saloon, featuring 5 p.m. for that week’s issue. a silent auction to raise funds for the upcoming election year. Will also feature NOVEMBER catered food and the presentation of • Nov. 29: Diana Ross World several awards, including the Pink AIDS Day concert Pump Award, the Board Member of the AHF and AIN host a free concert with Year Award and the Elected Official of Diana Ross, R&B singer KeKe Wyatt the Year Award. For information visit and singer Teyana Taylor at 7:30 p.m. StonewallDemocratsofDallas.org. at The Bomb Factory, 2713 Canton St. Admission is free but reservations • Dec. 3: Classic Chassis Car Club are required. For reservations, visit LGBT car enthusiasts meet from EventBrite.com. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Ojeda’s, 4617 Maple Ave. For more information visit • Nov. 30: 6th Annual Salvation Sisters ClassicChassis.com. The DFW Sisters will hold their sixth annual Salvation Sisters event, from • Dec. 3: Oak Lawn 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m. on the corner of Cedar Committee meeting The DFW Sisters hold their sixth annual Salvation Sisters event Saturday, Nov. 30, beginning at Springs Road and Throckmorton Street, Meetings of the organization that 9:30 p.m. in front of Hunky’s. See listings for details. in front of Hunky’s. The Sisters will weighs in on development in Oak Lawn be ringing bells and raising money for are open to the public at 6:30 p.m. at • Dec. 5: Brewing Up Business • Dec. 6: Federal Club the food pantry. For information visit Melrose Hotel, 3015 Oak Lawn Ave. Develop new business relationships by Holiday party. DFWFederalClub.org DFWSisters.org. giving your 30-second elevator speech, • Dec. 3: Prime Timers exchange business cards and learn more • Dec. 7: Lost Souls Rugby Toy Drive DECEMBER First Tuesday lunch at 11:30 a.m. at about this month’s sponsor at 8:30 a.m. and Tacky Sweater Contest • Dec. 2: Freakmas Golden Corral, 3312 Forest Lane. at Crickles and Co., 4000 Cedar Springs Lost Souls Rugby toy drive benefits Cassie’s Freakmas Show with auction chapters.theprimetimersww.com/ Road Suite E. $10 in advance. $20 at the Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary and prizes from various merchants and dallasfortworth. door. Free to LGBT Chamber members. School and the tacky sweater contest is individuals arranged by Chad Mantooth just for fun from 6-9 p.m. at the Round- benefits Sam Houston Elementary • Dec. 3: Red Ribbon • Dec. 5: GLFD Holiday Party Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road. School at 11 p.m. at JR.’s Bar & Grill, Commemorate World AIDS Day at Gay and Lesbian Fund for Dallas holds RoundupSaloon.com. 3923 Cedar Springs Road. Red Ribbon presented by Dallas Red its holiday party to thank supporters Foundation and Resource Center frp, from 6-8 p.m. at Musume sushi • Dec. 7: Sleigh Ball 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Hilton Dallas Park restaurant, 2330 Flora St. in Dallas. BearDance presents Sleigh Ball Cities, 5954 Luther Lane. For information visit GLFD.org. benefiting Resource Center from 9:30

Weekly: Lambda Weekly at 1 p.m. on Sunday at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday Frontrunners meet for a walk or run at Oak Call 214-267-0222 for details; LGBT Sex Sunday on 89.3 KNON-FM with David Taffet, and Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at Lawn Park, near the intersection of Turtle Addicts Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. every Lerone Landis and the late Patti Fink. This 11:30 a.m. at Resource Center, 2701 Reagan Creek and Hall Street, every Wednesday at Friday at 1919 Independence St., Room 19, week’s guest is The Women’s Chorus of St.; Core Group Meeting every 1st and 3rd 7:15 p.m. and every Saturday at 8:30 a.m.; Plano. 972-316-9188 for details; Leadership Dallas Artistic Director Melinda Imthurn; Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.; Fuse game Leadership Lambda Toastmasters practices Lambda Toastmasters gay-identified Silver Pride Project Coffee and Convo for night every Monday evening except the last of and develops speaking and leadership Toastmasters group meets from 6:30-8 p.m. LGBTQ+ seniors meets Mondays from 11 the month at 8 p.m. at the Fuse space in the skills from 6:30–8 p.m. on Mondays at First every Monday at the First Unitarian Church, a.m.- 1 p.m. at Oak Lawn Library, 4100 Cedar 3918 Harry Hines Blvd.; FuseConnect every Unitarian Church, third floor of the Hallman 4015 Normandy Road (does not meet on Springs Road, Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-1 Wednesday from 7 p.m. For more information Building, 4012 St. Andrews; Thrive, program Mondays that are holidays); United Black p.m. at Grauwyler Park Branch Library, 2146 call or e-mail Jalenzski at 214-760-9718 of Resource Center for LGBTQ adults Ellument hosts discussion on HIV/AIDS in the Gilford St. Wednesdays for Breakfast Club ext. 3 or Jalenzski@myresourcecenter. 50+ support group every Monday from black community (UBE Connected) at 7 p.m. from 10 a.m.-noon at Reverchon Recreation org; LGBT square dancing group Pegasus 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. followed by free lunch every fourth Tuesday of the month at 3918 Center, 3505 Maple Ave. and Thursdays for Squares meets the second and fourth Sunday at Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Harry Hines Blvd.; DVtv in Spayse, news Rainbow Rec from 10 am.-noon at Reverchon from 2–4 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Road; Lambda AA meets at noon, 6:30 and entertainment discussion live streaming Recreation Center, 3505 Maple Ave.; Unwired Church, 4105 Junius St. For more info, p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 11 p.m. at St. Thomas every Friday, 4–5 p.m., on the Spayse Station Group of Crystal Meth Anonymous meets email [email protected]; Dallas the Apostle Church, 6525 Inwood Road. YouTube channel.

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11.29.19 █ dallasvoice 7 Risky business

Risky sexual behaviors, someone with HIV, and 30 percent prefer the Centers for Disease Control. not to interact at all with someone with Among HIV-positive respondents, 75 lack of knowledge impacting HIV. percent of millennials and 60 percent of younger generations For 36-year-old Josh Robbins, an Gen Z have contracted HIV through sex HIV-positive activist, the stigma is over- without using condoms or PrEP, the sur- MATHEW SHAW | Contributing Writer whelming. vey noted. [email protected] “It’s sometimes even worse than even Robbins said he can recall how he was the medical problems or issues that may exposed to the virus. “People talk about Josh Robbins n a reversal of decades of prog- arise,” Robbins said. “Having somebody risky behaviors, and that language nev- ress in the fight against HIV/ that looks me up and down and just says er really spoke to me,” he said. “If I be- noted. “The knowledge gap of someone AIDS, millennials and mem- that they’re not wanting to be friends lieved that something was risky, I don’t believing that they can just stop taking bers of Generation Z are more with me or want to avoid anybody that’s know that I would have done it. For me, their medication because they feel better likely to report risky sexual living with HIV and doesn’t even want a I know the exact moment that exposure is certainly startling, and it just showcas- behaviors and low knowledge hug — it is heartbreaking that in 2019 we happened. Some people know that, and es that we need to do a better job of edu- of the virus, according to a sur- still have these attitudes and perceptions some people don’t.” cating” people. vey released Monday, Nov. 25. about HIV.” Many young adults are unaware that People under 35 accounted for 56 The survey also noted that HIV diag- Robbins found out he was positive in having an undetectable viral load poses percent of new HIV diagnoses in 2017, noses for people ages 25 to 29 have in- 2012 at age 29. He recorded himself vis- no risk of transmitting the virus sexually, according to the Kaiser Family Founda- creased from 2012 to 2016, meaning that iting the doctor and receiving the diag- the survey also found. Only 31 percent tion, a nonprofit organization that fo- young people account for a majority of nosis then posted the video on YouTube, of HIV-positive respondents in the sur- cuses on national health issues. Robbins new diagnoses. where it now has almost 150,000 views. vey knew that being undetectable meant noted that, for the first time, the survey The survey, Owning HIV: Young Adults He admitted that he feared HIV-positive there was no risk of transmitting the vi- exposed a knowledge gap among gen- and the Fight Ahead, asked a diverse set individuals before he learned his status. rus sexually. And almost 50 percent of erations regarding HIV prevention and of 1,596 millennials ages 23 to 36) and “I was terrified of people that were HIV-negative respondents believed the treatment. members of Generation Z (age 18 to 22) positive, and I’m embarrassed and virus could be transmitted even if the But, he warned, “I think it would be a online over the summer about their atti- ashamed of it,” he recalled. “[On dating person was undetectable. mistake for us to overly think and point tudes and perceptions of HIV. apps], if somebody was honest, and they Particularly troubling for Robbins was fingers as to why a knowledge gap ex- Merck, a global biopharmaceutical told me what their status was, and it was the finding that 33 percent of HIV-posi- ists. The first thing we’ve got to know is company, sponsored the survey in part- positive, I blocked them.” tive Gen Zers and 38 percent of positive why that knowledge gap exists, and now nership with Prevention Access Cam- More than 67 percent of HIV-negative millennials said they forgot to take their we do for the first time.” paign, a health equity initiative that young adults are more concerned about medication for three or more days in a As an activist, Robbins acknowledged fights HIV and HIV-related stigma. HIV than other sexually transmitted row, and also that more than 30 percent that he often forgets that people out- The survey found that HIV stigma infections, according to the survey. Yet of diagnosed respondents believed they side his bubble do not talk about HIV as remains a barrier for getting positive 54 percent have not used condoms or could stop treatment if they felt better. much as he does. “As somebody that is a individuals the care they need. Of the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a sys- “Taking our medicine is the way that positive person, instead of saying there HIV-negative millennials who partici- tem of drugs that prevent HIV infection we stay alive or that we have good is a huge knowledge gap, [say] there is a pated, 28 percent said they have avoided that has been shown to be effective at re- health or that we at least control the vi- huge amount of potential for knowledge hugging, talking to or being friends with ducing the risk of infection, according to rus and become undetectable,” Robbins and growth,” he said. █

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Ruling declares one parent’s based on sexual orientation. complaint can’t be basis for Mansfield elementary school art teach- discrimination against an er Stacy Bailey had filed suit against the district in May 2018 after she was put LGBT teacher on administrative leave and then reas- signed to a high school because she let DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer her class know she was engaged to an- [email protected] other woman. “The ‘negative reaction’ some mem- udge Sam Lindsey, in a ruling bers of the community may have to denying a motion by Man- homosexuals is not a proper basis for sfield Independent School discriminating against them,” Lindsey District to dismiss a lawsuit wrote in his opinion, which also referred against the district by a les- to Brown v. Board of Ed. He said the par- bian teacher, referred to the ent’s and school district’s perceptions of sfield I.S.D.’s decision to place her on Stacy Bailey, left, and her wife Julie Vasquez U.S Constitution’s Equal homosexuality were based on “unsup- an eight-month administrative leave,” Protection Clause and quot- ported assumptions, outdated stereo- Lindsey wrote in his decision, “and, for putting Bailey on her eight-month ed from the U.S. Supreme types and animosity,” making those per- ultimately, not allow her to return as a administrative leave and then refusing Court’s Romer v. Evans ruling ceptions “necessarily irrational.” teacher to Charlotte Anderson Elemen- to give her back her job. Then he wrote that voided a Colorado constitutional “The question, therefore, is whether tary School.” that the school district failed to argue amendment prohibiting any legislation bias concerning Bailey’s sexual orienta- He wrote that on the face of the plead- how her sexual orientation bears any ra- or judicial action that protected anyone tion furnishes a rational basis for Man- ings, there’s no job-related justification JUDGE, Page 13

11.29.19 █ dallasvoice 9 IMPORTANT FACTS FOR BIKTARVY® This is only a brief summary of important information about BIKTARVY and does not replace (bik-TAR-vee) talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and your treatment.

MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT BIKTARVY POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF BIKTARVY BIKTARVY may cause serious side eects, including: BIKTARVY may cause serious side eects, including: } Worsening of Hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you have } Those in the “Most Important Information About both HIV-1 and HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if BIKTARVY” section. you stop taking BIKTARVY. Do not stop taking BIKTARVY } Changes in your immune system. Your immune system without ﬁrst talking to your healthcare provider, as they may get stronger and begin to ﬁght infections. Tell your will need to check your health regularly for several months. healthcare provider if you have any new symptoms after you start taking BIKTARVY. ABOUT BIKTARVY } Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare BIKTARVY is a complete, 1-pill, once-a-day prescription provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys. If you develop new or worse kidney problems, medicine used to treat HIV-1 in adults. It can either be used in they may tell you to stop taking BIKTARVY. people who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before, or people who are replacing their current HIV-1 medicines and whose } Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which healthcare provider determines they meet certain requirements. is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these BIKTARVY does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. HIV-1 is the virus symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual that causes AIDS. muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, Do NOT take BIKTARVY if you also take a medicine feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. that contains: } Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. } dofetilide Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these } rifampin symptoms: skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, } any other medicines to treat HIV-1 dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain. BEFORE TAKING BIKTARVY } The most common side eects of BIKTARVY in clinical studies were diarrhea (6%), nausea (6%), and headache (5%). Tell your healthcare provider if you: These are not all the possible side eects of BIKTARVY. } Have or have had any kidney or liver problems, including Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any hepatitis infection. new symptoms while taking BIKTARVY. } Have any other health problems. You are encouraged to report negative side eects of } Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch, BIKTARVY can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare or call 1-800-FDA-1088. KEEP provider if you become pregnant while taking BIKTARVY. Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your } Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not health before and during treatment with BIKTARVY. breastfeed. HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk. HOW TO TAKE BIKTARVY EMPOWERING. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take: Take BIKTARVY 1 time each day with or without food. } Keep a list that includes all prescription and over-the-counter GET MORE INFORMATION Because HIV doesn’t change who you are. medicines, antacids, laxatives, vitamins, and herbal supplements, and show it to your healthcare provider } This is only a brief summary of important information about and pharmacist. BIKTARVY. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist to learn more. BIKTARVY® is a complete, 1-pill, once-a-day prescription medicine used to treat } BIKTARVY and other medicines may aect each other. Ask } HIV-1 in certain adults. BIKTARVY does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. your healthcare provider and pharmacist about medicines Go to BIKTARVY.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5. that interact with BIKTARVY, and ask if it is safe to take } If you need help paying for your medicine, visit BIKTARVY.com Ask your healthcare provider if BIKTARVY is right for you. To learn more, BIKTARVY with all your other medicines. for program information. visit BIKTARVY.com.

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Woman forced into sex trade helpful because she was a victim herself. Kim, who identifies herself at times as helping establish Bochy’s Place bi, grew up in Oklahoma. She said she to help victims build a new life was beaten by her mother and abused after escaping human traffickers from the age of 3. In 1994, when she was in her late teens, she moved to Dallas and the next location or taken back to the res- met a man who, she said, was posing as ervation. DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer a Marine. After they were together a few The women were forced to work na- [email protected] weeks, he told her he wanted to take her ked, Kim said, and the only choice she to Florida to meet his parents. had was to cooperate, adding, “The only lthough it’s been more Rather than driving Kim to Florida, he way I could get out of that was to be- than 20 years since instead took her to an abandoned house come a madam.” she was a victim of in Enid, Okla. She was, she said, constantly terrorized. human trafficking, “I’m geographically challenged,” she “If you have a baby, they take the Chong Kim Chong Kim’s life said, explaining why didn’t realize until baby,” Kim said. If you cooperated, you is still threatened then they were driving in the wrong di- might get to see your baby. “They’ll tor- of the traffickers. She became roommates by those who rection. ture your best friend, [telling you], ‘You with three gay men in Raleigh for a few kidnapped and Once they arrived, her captor told her, shoot her, or I’ll shoot you,’” she said. “If months, but when she got an anony- trafficked her. While not every story of “You’re going to do what I say.” Here you’re so sore from having sex with men, mous call warning her that the traffick- forced prostitution is as dramatic, her was this Marine who had told her she you’ll have sex with girls. Everything is ers knew where she was, she moved to life from the time she was kidnapped was beautiful, she said. So, when he about survival.” another city. until she escaped through a hotel venti- choked her, raped her and beat her, her After a year and a half in captivity, Then Kim moved back to Dallas, and lation duct reads like something out of first reaction was to wonder what she Kim did manage to escape. She was here she found a group that helped James Bond. had done wrong. After all, that was how working at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas women get out of trafficking. But it was Rachelle Mendonca is a psychologist she had been raised, Kim said. and had befriended people on the main- Christian group that wanted to baptize who works with human trafficking vic- After three weeks in captivity, Kim es- tenance staff. One of her few fond mem- her, so she left and found a friendlier tims. In North Texas, human trafficking caped. She ran to a shopping center, but ories of childhood was watching James program in Minnesota. is a $99 million industry, she said. And no one there would help her. And when Bond movies with her father, so just like Kim said she found that 12-step pro- those who manage to escape their cap- her captor caught up with her, grabbed in those movies, she asked the staff about grams didn’t work for her in battling her tors need drug treatment, counseling to her by the hair and took her back to the a way to escape though a back entrance. drug addictions, because she always got deal with the sexual abuse they endured, house where he began making frantic They told her how to escape her room stuck on the step requiring her to say she medical care to address physical abuse phone calls. Someone should have been through a ventilation duct and then get was powerless over her addictions. She they suffered and training in life skills by to pick her up already. off that floor by sliding down a laundry never felt powerless, she declared; if she they never acquired during their captiv- Finally, two men came and transport- chute. When she went down that chute, were powerless, she would have contin- ity. ed her to a reservation in Nevada. she said, she landed in a pile of sheets, ued submitting to her captors. To help what she says is only a small From there, Kim said, she was “sent startling the women pulling sheets from By 1999, Kim was back in Dallas. She fraction of those who have been victims out” with 20 to 30 other women to a va- the basket and putting them in a washer. met a man, got married and became of human trafficking, Mendonca is open- riety of places around the country. They But she got up, brushed herself off as pregnant. But before her son was born, ing Bochy’s Place, a home where women would be put in a truck and driven to if everything were totally normal and her husband was dead. can live for up to two years while receiv- the first location. There, a madam would walked out a service entrance to the ho- Since escaping, Kim has worked as a ing counseling, training and treatment. choose a few of them, then send the rest tel. Someone driving a Mercedes near consultant to the FBI, beginning when “We set them up for success,” she said. on to the next location, where maybe five the hotel picked her up, she said, and she an FBI agent came to her door asking for Kim is one of the women Mendonca would be chosen. The kidnapped wom- carjacked him to make her getaway. help with Korean and Chinese organized has worked with to help other victims, en were left to work at those locations for From there, Kim moved around quite crime. Kim is Korean. Her work, she and she described Kim as particularly a week or two before being moved on to a bit, just trying to stay just a step ahead ESCAPE, Nextb Page

12 dallasvoice.com █ 11.29.19 out to me to rekindle our flame, but I’m Ask Candy very hesitant to put myself back in a situation that ended messy. What should my next step be? Improving a — Hesitant Dear Hesitant, current relationship, I’ve heard people talk about a relationship in terms of love: “It can’t be reconsidering an over, because we love each other.” But a relationship takes more than just love. old on It takes respect, trust, dependability, commitment, teamwork and friendship. so he doesn’t have to wonder what’s counseling can help us have a more ful- Love alone is not enough. Dear Candy, up with you and him. No alcohol; no filling relationship.” I know that last sentence is not very I’m finding it difficult to bring up to TV; put down electronic devices. Find a These are the messages you put in romantic. But it is reality. Friendship my partner that I’d like to try couples place in the house where you are sitting your letter to me stated above. is a very important characteristic of a counseling. It isn’t that things are wrong; and facing each other. Couples Counseling is not only appro- healthy and fulfilling partnership. Sure, they’re just not completely right. He’s Use what is called a “soft start-up.” priate for problems within a relationship it’s about whether you love her. But do very pessimistic, and I don’t want him The data shows that whether using ei- but also for helping a couple have better you like her? to blame himself for my wanting to seek ther a soft start-up or harsh start-up, the conversations and, therefore, better con- Listen to yourself. I hear real concern third-party help. How can I break the ice rest of the conversation will stay in that nections. on your part about getting involved with on this difficult conversation? style. — Good luck, Candy your ex again. Whatever your concern — Wanting Help Think about the two to three messag- and hesitation are about, pay attention to Dear Wanting Help, es you want to give to your partner. For Dear Candy, you. It may also help to run this reunion The best way to set up an important example, “It isn’t that things are wrong; I had a catastrophic breakup with my with friends and family who know you conversation is to ask your partner when they’re just not completely right.” Or, ex-girlfriend this time last year, and, two. Their feedback may help you make a good time would be for the two of you “It isn’t about one of us; it’s about both while it didn’t end well, deep down that decision of letting the past stay in to have about a 30-minute conversation. of us, and how we connect and relate to we can’t deny that there will always be the past or giving it another go. Give him the topic of the conversation one another.” Say, “I believe that couples something there. Recently, she reached — Good luck, Candy

, From Page 9 ESCAPE, From Previous Page JUDGE said, has included going to bars on Ce- suspicious, noting that someone who tional relationship to her competency as our schools.” He said this ruling would dar Springs Road to identify traffickers has someone else always answering for an elementary school teacher, a position be heard loud and clear by superinten- hanging out at the bars there. them is a sign something is wrong. she’d held for 10 years, winning teacher dents across Texas. Kim has also written a book called Bro- Around the world, 20 to 40 million peo- of the year twice. While Dallas and Fort Worth have ken Silence, and she’s working with Men- ple are victims of human trafficking. In On the first day of classes, Mansfield gotten it right, he said, suburbs and ru- donca to open Bochy’s Place. this country, the number is about 300,000, teachers traditionally bring in family ral school districts haven’t always done Not all victims of human trafficking with 80,000 of those being minors. pictures to share with their classes, so the right thing. “Mansfield is a growing go through the same situation as Kim Global profits top $150 billion. students can get to know them better. and diverse community,” Smith said. endured. For example, some teens are Bochy’s Place, Mendonca’s dream, That’s what Bailey did. But one parent “but I don’t know if its old leadership recruited, Mendonca said, and then con- will help a comparatively small number filed a complaint, claiming Bailey had has caught up to its new diverse popu- tinue to live at home. But the traffickers of people through education, medical shown the class sexually inappropriate lation.” warn them that if they tell anyone what’s care, mentoring, financial coaching and photos. Smith called the decision a road map happening to them, their parents will be job counseling. After two years, she said, That same parent filed a second com- as to how to try the case. He said he’s killed. Bochy’s Place will help these victims plaint after Bailey mentioned to a class shooting for a late summer trial. He said Still, Mendonca said, there are signs. find an apartment and will follow up as that Jasper Johns’ partner was another Lindsey’s ruling is a huge win for LGBT Teachers should look for children sud- long as necessary. artist, Robert Rauchenberg. Yet no com- students and teachers and is something denly wearing designer clothes and hav- The land for the project has been do- plaint was made about her telling a class that every school superintendent should ing their nails professionally manicured, nated, and a Fort Worth architect has about artist Frida Kahlo and her partner, have on the front burner. and those who are suddenly well versed drawn up plans to build the next phase artist Diego Rivera. Although Bailey asks for financial in sexual activity. of homes. Now Mendonca’s looking for Bailey, who has legally married her compensation in her lawsuit against the At a hotel, an older man with a young- contractors and donations to build a safe partner, was accused of promoting the district to pay legal fees as well as com- er girl who looks very disengaged is community where those victims can get “homosexual agenda.” pensate her for lost promotions while another sign, as is seeing a lot of activi- their lives back. █ Bailey’s attorney, Jason Smith, said on leave, she’s more interested in MISD ty in a certain room. Mendonca advises For more information, go to BochysPlace. Lindsey’s ruling indicates that “outdat- putting nondiscrimination policies in hotel desk staff to call police and ask for com. The book Broken Silence is available at ed attitudes about LGBT teachers can’t place that will protect other LGBT teach- a welfare check if they see something Amazon.com. ever serve as a basis for discrimination in ers as well as students. █

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Rainbow-colored Christmas

Parodist Randy Rainbow out ing New Year’s Eve” medley, which is he wrote Hairspray and Smash and Mary Because we know we’re going to get Poppins Returns, among other amazing paid at the end [laughs]. It’s an interesting with new music for a caroliscious followed by the hilarious “My Favorite Things” parody number “Trump’s things. It was really exciting. If there was a thing. As a Jewish writer-person, I don’t challenge… I originally set out to write the know if I can be objective about that. CD of holiday tunes Favorite Things,” featuring Trump gayest Christmas song we possibly could, For some reason, it’s in our DNA that we impersonator John DiDomenico. as I told Marc. I realized, as I was writing write good Christmas music. Maybe [it’s ook out Mariah Carey! Randy And all of this is before Rainbow is the lyrics, that I wanted to add some because] there’s no pressure. We’re kind Rainbow has released a Christ- joined by Lorna Luft on “Santa Claus Is substance and some kind of angle to it. of removed from it enough to just have a L mas album that rivals yours. Hey Coming to Town.” I ended up gearing it more towards my good time and write something that’s cre- Gurl, It’s Christmas (Broadway Records) We chatted with Rainbow about team- specific audience, which is like so many atively satisfying. We’re not thinking about has everything you want to unwrap in ing with celebrity collaborators and how people, consumed with news and social all of the other mishegas. a Randy Rainbow holiday recording. a live show differs from YouTube. █ media. It became my musical prescription Hey Gurl, It’s Christmas has a marvelous The title track, co-written by Rainbow — Gregg Shapiro to dial it back for the holidays and enjoy lineup of guest artists including Lorna and Marc Shaiman, is seasonally sassy, yourself a little bit. Luft, Kathy Griffin, Alan Cumming, combines a sense of humor with the Dallas Voice: You’re known for your paro- Being a Jewish songwriter yourself, why Norm Lewis and Trump impersonator spirit of the holidays. dies. What would you say are the chal- do you think so many of the best and John Di Domenico. What does it mean Rainbow’s take on “I Saw Mommy lenges and rewards of writing a new most enduring carols, including “White to you to have that kind of artistic Kissing Santa Claus” features Kathy Christmas song, such as the title track Christmas,” “The Christmas Song,” support? It’s amazing! That’s been one “Silver Bells,” “Winter Wonderland.” of the most thrilling parts of getting some Griffin and Alan Cumming playing his of your new album? Randy Rainbow: “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the notoriety. Getting to connect with so many shrinks. Norm Lewis joins Rainbow I found limited challenges — it was only Year,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Rein- of my heroes. This was the first opportu- for the more straightforward “Merry rewarding. It was exciting for me, because I got to work with Marc Shaiman, who is deer” and “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” nity to present that in a concrete sort of Christmas Darling/What Are You Do- an idol of mine. We sat in the room where were written by Jewish composers? way in that I got to collaborate with them.

16 dallasvoice.com █ 11.29.19 The fact that they all said yes as soon as ence unique? It was kind of a challenge I asked them was mind-boggling to me. at the beginning to figure out how we These are people who have been heroes would translate this video experience that of mine for many years, so to be associat- people were liking to the live stage. It was ed with them on any level is a thrill. kind of easy for me because I started out Di Domenico can be heard on your on stage. As a kid, when I was in Florida, brilliant parody song “Trump’s Favor- I was playing shows on the condo circuit ite Things.” Have you heard from the and doing regional theater. I was familiar Trump clan regarding any of your par- with that format. It was a challenge to find odies of them? The actual Trump clan? a team to work with me. I found my musi- I’ve not heard from anybody. I’ve not even cal director, Jesse Kissel, who did a great been blocked yet on Twitter, although I try job in taking the arrangements that I threw every day. I have heard from some whis- together for myself for the videos and tleblowers that I do have fans within the turned them into live musical experiences. administration. I’m assuming it’s Melania, I have a great band, some of Broadway’s although I have no concrete evidence. best musicians, behind me. It brought it to a new level and added a new layer to You also perform more straightforward what I was already doing. renditions of “Merry Christmas, Dar- ling/What Are You Doing New Year’s You offer a “Randy Rainbow for Presi- Eve?” “Make Someone Happy” and dent 2020” T-shirt. What can you tell “The Christmas Movie Medley.” How the readers about your platform as a important was it for you to show that candidate? My platform is really just sell- side of yourself? It was very important ing merchandise. So, I’m glad it worked, to me but more important to my mother, and you bought a T-shirt. I don’t know if who relishes mostly in the compliments we really want me to run for president. that people like my singing. To have the You never know what could happen. To opportunity to showcase a little more of be slightly more serious, I hope that if the non-comedic part of that was very I’m doing anything with these videos, it’s nice. Kind of my Hanukkah gift to her. injecting a little bit of humor and levity into these dark times. I hope that people You have a series of concert dates remember to laugh as much as possible. through January. How is that experi-

11.29.19 █ dallasvoice 17 LIFE+STYLE tube The Woke Word

‘The L-Word’ reboots with a and point of contention during the aware, hugely entertaining, drama-filled As for the show’s Gen Q, Sophie more inclusive ‘Generation Q’ show’s final season and a well-meaning storylines involving both the original’s (Rosanny Zayas) is a producer on but unflattering, inaccurate, cringe-y characters and a fresh batch of new Alice’s show and lives with girlfriend trans representation in Max (Danielle “Gen Q” faces. Dani (Arienne Mandi), a PR executive iring for six seasons starting in Sea). Today, Bette Porter (Jennifer Beals) is working for her father’s lucrative yet 2004, Showtime’s The L-Word But redemption is a theme in Ameri- running for mayor while raising teenage opioid-related business. The couple’s A offered a Sapphic-centric ca. On Dec. 8, Showtime will premiere a daughter Angie (Jordan Hull), who transgender roommate, Micah (Leo L.A.-set successor to Queer As Folk. follow-up series, The L-Word: Generation may be nursing an adolescent queer Sheng), is an adjunct professor with the While groundbreaking, audacious and Q, with Marja-Lewis Ryan as showrun- crush on a bad influence bestie, Jordi hots for a new gay neighbor, Jose (Fred- sexy (more than 110 sex scenes during ner. And boy! Does it acknowledge and (trans actress Sophie Giannamore). Alice dy Miyares), while Sarah (Jacqueline its run!), creator Ilene Chaiken and make up for the sins of the past with (Leisha Hailey) has a new, Ellen-ish TV Toboni), an Olympic swimmer turned her creative team were responsible for ethnic diversity both in front of and talk show and is dating Gigi (Sepideh assistant on Alice’s show, parties hard one of the most loathed, insane — lit- behind the camera — including Lati- Moafi), a Realtor with kids and a med- while cozying up to her wishlist mentor, erally! — main characters on cable TV: na screenwriters Tatiana Suarez-Pico dlesome ex-wife. And wealthy lesbian Shane. Other openly LGBTQ actors Jenny Schecter (Mia Kirschner), whose (Parenthood) and Nancy Mejía (Vida); au- lothario hairstylist Shane (Katherine popping up in this eight-episode season unsolved murder served as framework thentic trans representation; and socially Moennig) has just returned to L.A. █ WOKE Page 20

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11.29.19 █ dallasvoice 19 █ WOKE Page 18 include Olivia Thirlby, Fortune Feimster lieve Sophie’s a hard worker and Sense8’s Jamie Clayton. and always had big dreams We got some scoop on Gen Q, how the and goals, and one of them old and new casts mixed and whether is to help Alice create a show Pam Grier’s Kit Porter will make an that’s relatable, queer, open, appearance. We spoke with Zayas and and honest about how Alice Mandi, both of whom are single and lives her life today, which is identify as pansexual (“I’m open to fall- really cool. When The L-Word first came out, you saw Alice ing in love with someone’s personality finding herself. Now Alice and how we connect as people,” Zayas has her own show, and she’s says). █ killing it, and Sophie is helping — Lawrence Ferber her step into her voice even more. Dallas Voice: Dani is described as “com- And what is Sophie and Dani’s Arienne Mandi, left, Rosanny Zayas, right plicated.” Can you elaborate, and hint dynamic like as a couple? life, and some things from my mother. I felt so incredibly loved by another person at what’s in store for her? Arienne Zayas: I think you’ll see the ups and grew up in L.A. My mother is Chilean and that I can bring this into my relationship Mandi: Dani is born into a family that downs, and Dani’s character is a very my father is Iranian, and Dani is mixed with Dani and Sophie. she worked very hard for and is really strong person, forward in what she wants, ethnicity, too. The cultural upbringing is Is there a correlation between the Gen Q bound to her father. It’s just been them and you see Sophie as the heart of the very much me. And I think I’m a lot like newbies and original’s characters? Like against the world. During the course of relationship and a lot of times having to Dani. She keeps a lot of things very close is one the new Shane, the new Alice, the season, she’s experiencing the feeling take on the emotional life and confronting to her, and I’m the same way. I’m not etc.? Mandi: I think what’s great about that maybe everything she assumed and things Dani doesn’t want to talk about. quick to divulge. It was really visceral to the new Gen Q is we’re so diverse, but if thought would be her world isn’t what she You’ll see how much they love each other go through some of the things she does. I had to relate Dani to somebody else, it wants. I can relate to being told something and how much they will be there for each Zayas: Well, I’m a Dominican from New would be Bette. We’re very different in our your whole life and having your thoughts other, just like any other relationship. York, and Sophie is, too, and I think that backgrounds, but we struggle with family change about the world and people and Mandi: Sophie is Dani’s anchor throughout Sophie’s heart is my heart. The writing has issues, and we’re both powerful and cal- what drives you and what you’re passion- the course of the season, and we experi- been so amazing; they created a specific culating in the same way. But all the new ate about. Making your own opinions and ence changes together. relationship between these two people, characters sort of speak for themselves really honoring what you want and who and there have been moments they went and are very original and fresh. you are as a person. Do you relate personally to your respec- tive characters and their relationship? through that I think about and can remem- Zayas: I think Sophie’s a new creation. There How about Sophie? Rosanny Zayas: I be- ber a woman I was so hurt by, and also █ Mandi: Yeah. I pulled a lot from my own WOKE Page 24

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11.29.19 █ dallasvoice 21 L+S stage This is our youth For the cast of Cara Mia’s eventually confides to. ‘Swimming While Drowning,’ Rodriguez originally wrote Mila as a the pitfalls visited upon queer gay male character, but with the playwright’s permission, Cara Mía’s creative Latin youth strike close to home team made him transgender specifically for Davis-Jones, who is trans. This JOHN CARDER MCCLANAHAN | offered Davis-Jones the opportunity Contributing Writer to embrace a role and share it with the [email protected] audience reflective of genderfluidity. But Mila’s gender does not define the et in a large city’s LGBTQ youth narrative. shelter, Emilio Rodriguez’s “I hope the audience understands S Swimming While that the show is not about Drowning is a fictional SWIMMING HOLE the fact that Mila is trans,” coming-of-age story of DROWNING Davis-Jones says. “I feel Latino Cultural Center, two teenagers, Angelo and 2600 Live Oak St. like when you see a show Mila, who seek asylum af- Nov. 30–Dec. 15. that includes a transgender CaraMiaTheatre.org ter they’re forced to leave character, that’s the whole home because of their queer identities. production. But this is about two people And after they become roommates, living their lives and trying to be resil- they form a bond and learn to address ient. It’s not about the gender; it’s about internal struggle while trying to survive the journey.” in the face of destitution. Davis-Jones knows Mila’s journey, The play delves into issues of child because he lived it. Not long ago, he homelessness and queer identity in the turned to CitySquare TRAC, a Dallas Latinx community. But for the show’s nonprofit that provides housing for two actors, it means much more than homeless youth who need to escape playing roles: It’s about portraying dangerous living situations. He recalled experiences that eerily resemble their several other young LGBTQ folks he Make a List, own lives. met at CitySquare who, like his char- “It’s kind of a cathartic thing for me,” acter, fled to the shelter out of desper- says Dominic Pecikonis, who portrays ation. Angelo, the dreamer of the two. “The “It was very sad to see that,” says Da- Choc things that these characters go through vis-Jones, now 23. “A lot of the people and the growth that they have are there were younger than me. Being able things that I wish I had as a queer per- to be a part of this show and dive into son growing up.” this process from the point of view of It He found the opportunity important a 15-year-old hurts my heart, because I enough that he flew back from New was 21 or 22 going into that process — York to his native Dallas when produc- at least I was an adult and could figure ers with Cara Mía Theatre Co. invited it out a little bit better. I don’t know how him to play Angelo for this regional pre- I would have survived if I were 15.” Twice! miere. Although he’s now 26, Pecikonis Davis-Jones connects with Mila, connects with Angelo as someone who understanding the urgency to seek safer is “creepily similar” to himself; during environments. The 23-year-old actor rehearsals, he had to conjure the vulner- lived Mila’s life and hopes to capture on ability he felt as a teenager. stage what he witnessed while staying “I knew I had to do it because it feels at a shelter – youth swept away by bigger than just doing a play,” he says. bigoted whirlwinds of race and sexual “We’re focusing on people who don’t identity. Chocolate Classes • Weddings get enough attention, and I feel it’s “Something I realized when I was in Corporate Gifts • Liquid Nitrogen Parties going to start some conversation that that situation and part of CitySquare needs to be had.” TRAC is that a lot of kids put in that Chocolate Tasting Parties Opposite Pecikonis is J. Davis-Jones situation were put in that situation,” as the mixed-race streetwise hustler Davis-Jones says. They had to run away Yelibelly.com • 817-789-5563 • Beltway Drive • Addison, TX 75001 Mila, another runaway who Angelo because they were in dangerous situa-

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were Hispanic characters on the show hours and talked. We made it a point to ing to be more and more like them. and what happened. I think I’ll leave that before, but I don’t think they’ve been as hang out outside of work, and they really Would you ever bring up Jenny and how up to the writers. specific as being Dominican from New opened their doors to us and made sure she died, or is it like Candyman, Bee- Will we see Pam Grier’s Kit Porter again? York. Even when it comes to the ethnic we felt super comfortable but also experi- tlejuice and Bloody Mary and nobody Mandi: I can’t answer! There will definitely food she eats, that’s something that enced things on their own like they did. It dares intone that name for dread of be special guest appearances. I’m not say- wasn’t specifically in the show before but felt like a family. summoning her? Mandi: Oh my god. ing from the past [series], but a lot of guest you get to see now. Zayas: As just a fan of the show, you don’t She wasn’t my favorite character, that’s appearances, which is really exciting. How did the new and original casts go get to see how the OGs are in real life, but for sure. I do like the actress, Mia Kirshner, How accurate is the show’s depiction of about getting to know each other? Was it’s been so awesome to see how well they but Jenny’s character was definitely not modern Los Angeles lesbian and queer there a lot of bonding? Mandi: We call connect. They actually do love and take my favorite! I feel like there are online life, and how would you describe it? them the OGs: Kate, Leisha and Jennifer. care of each other and fight for each other forums for just bashing poor Jenny. She Mandi: Very edgy. Very competitive some- They really extended themselves to us during the process of making the show. definitely pumped up the drama. times. Loving. and actually organized a dinner the first It’s been a learning experience for me, and Zayas: All of us are fans of the show, so Zayas: I feel its changing every day, the way week of shooting. We sat at dinner for I’ve been admiring them every day, want- there are always questions about Jenny the world is. I can say that everyone is working as hard as they can to make sure it’s as accurate as possible. The writers, creators, actors, costume design — we want to make sure this relays what we see today. Mandi: Our set was incredibly queer — our directors, producers, our showrunner. It’s still a lesbian show, but it’s branched out as so much more now. We had everyone on the spectrum. It’s pretty wonderful. Of course, I have to ask about the orig- Providing comprehensive and compassionate medical care inal show’s infamous “Chart,” which mapped out the characters’ sexual and to the LGBT community for more than 35 Years! emotional connections. Is there one hanging in the writer’s room this time, too? Are there already too many lines to fit? Mandi: Not so much, but I see so many Post-Its and arrows. They have the overview of the season and where things go. All these things are subject to change, but it follows each person’s drama.

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or the Cowboys missing the playoffs. And just as traditionally, audiences in updating of Madame Butterfly has Friday 11.29 – both Dallas and Fort Worth can see enjoyed its own kind of success. Set in Clara cherish a toy brought to her Tuesday 12.03 – Vietnam during the U.S. involvement, Sunday 12.29 by the peculiar Herr Drosselmeyer it tracks an American soldier, the woman turn an ordinary Christmas Eve into a Sunday 12.08 he loves and a devious manipulator TBT brings back parade of colorful creatures, all set to called The Engineer as they endure Tchaikovsky’s timeless Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music. Epic tragedy ‘Miss Saigon’ hardship, tragedy and romance during Christmas ballet choppers into Bass Hall wartime. It plays for one week at DEETS: Winspear Opera House, Bass Hall. Texas Ballet Theater’s production of 2403 Flora St. Nov, 29–Dec. 8. Bass Despite being from the same team, Miss DEETS: Bass Performance Hall, The Nutcracker is as much a seasonal Performance Hall, 535 Commerce Saigon was never the runaway hit that 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth. tradition as DTC’s Christmas Carol St., Fort Worth. Dec. 13–29. Les Miserables was, but this modern TexasBalletTheater.org. BassHall.com.

Friday 12.06 – Sunday 12.15

Uptown Players jingles into the holidays with absolute ‘Nunsense’

The five zany nuns from playwright Dan Goggin’s Nunsense musicals are back together for a nutty TV Christmas special, but this time something’s amiss… well, really a-mister. Nuncrackers A-Men! adapts the silly sisters’ show into a dragtastic experience with all the women played by men. It’s the perfect spirit-lifting holiday show you’d expect from Uptown Players, which kicks off its 2019–20 season with sheer holy-arity of hymns and hims.

DEETS: Kalita Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. $30–$45. UptownPlayers.org.

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11.29.19 █ dallasvoice 25 calendar highlights ARTSWEEK THEATER THEATER A Christmas Carol. The holiday tradition. Miss Saigon. The team responsible for Les Wyly Theatre, 2400 Flora St. Through Dec. 29. Miz adapt Madame Butterfly to 1960s Vietnam. DallasTheaterCenter.org. Bass Performance Hall, 535 Commerce St., Fort Worth. Dec. 3–8. BassHall.com. Dear Evan Hansen. The Tony winner for best musical, about how a misunderstanding at a high school escalates. Fair Park THURSDAY 12.04 Music Hall, 901 First Ave. Nov. 26–Dec. 8. CABARET DallasSummerMusicals.org. Glitterbomb Denton. Weekly queer variety show with a new lineup every Thursday, now at Lifespan of a Fact. A play about the modern a new locale and new time. Andy’s Bar, age of journalism, truth and artistic license. 122 N. Locust St., Denton. 8 p.m. Stage West, 821 W. Vickery Blvd., Fort Worth. Through Dec. 8. StageWest.org. FRIDAY 12.05 Noises Off. The best modern farce conceived, THEATER a behind-the-scenes look at a disastrous Cirque Holidays! WaterTower Theatre and play rehearsal. Nov. 29–Dec. 22 (in previews Lone Star Circus join forces for this through Dec. 1). Theatre 3, 2900 Routh St. in Christmas show. Addison Theatre the Quadrangle. Theatre3Dallas.com. Centre, 15650 Addison Road. Dec. 5–22. WaterTowerTheatre.org. Queen of Basel. At the high-falutin Miami art event, a privileged woman flirts with the help in Nuncrackers, A-Men! Uptown Players a Darwinian battle of changing social mores. present the sequel to the hit Catholic Hilary Bettis reimagined Miss Julie in the comedy Nunsense, this time with a drag-tastic Latinx world of contemporary America. Trinity bent. Kalita Humphrey Theater, River Arts Center, 2600 Stemmons Freeway. 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Dec. 5–15. Through Dec. 15. KitchenDogTheater.org. UptownPlayers.org.

The Thanksgiving Play. Undermain Theatre, 3200 Main St. Through Dec. 1. Undermain.org.

DANCE The Nutcracker. Texas Ballet Theater’s annual Christmas show, Tchaikovsky’s enduring holiday classic of beautiful music. Performed in both Dallas and Fort Worth. Winspear Opera House, 2403 Flora St. 29–Dec. 8. ATTPAC. org. Bass Performance Hall, 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth. Dec. 13–29. (The comic spoof Nutty Nutcracker is performed on Dec. 20.) BassHall.com. TexasBalletTheater.com SATURDAY 11.30 COMMUNITY FrontRunners. Gay jogging/walking group meets weekly at 8:30 a.m. in Oak Lawn Park at Hall Street and Turtle Creek Boulevard for a run along the Katy Trail. this week’s solution MONDAY 12.02 CABARET Mama’s Party. Weekly cabaret night with special guest performances. Uptown Theatre, 120 E. Main St., Grand Prairie. 7:35 p.m. $10. TUESDAY 12.03 FILM The Magnificent Ambersons. Orson Welles’ second film after Citizen Kane, is not as well-known but held in near equal esteem by film buffs, even though it was sharply edited down without his permission. Agnes Moorehead’s performance is widely regarded as some of the best acting ever to be filmed. Screens as part of the Tuesday Big Movie New Classic Series, which now includes a matinee. Landmark’s Magnolia █ browse █ submit Theatre in the West Village, 3699 McKinney Ave. Screens at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. For a more complete Community To submit an item for inclusion in Calendar online, visit the Community Calendar, visit Tinyurl.com/dvevents. Tinyurl.com/dvevents.

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spend the holidays, singing and hugging and relate stories from days of yore. Maybe holidays. and agreeing on politics, you’ll not only be every woman is 5-foot-10 and 130 pounds. I’m a relatively non-practicing Jew. I hap- Girl on girls a heck of a lot less disappointed, you’ll also and eats whatever she wants. Maybe pen to like Christmastime — the non-secu- Jenny Block on managing have a shot at being pretty damn contented. every parent gets their child $10,000-plus lar solstice celebration marked by trees and I don’t know when things devolved. I worth of Christmas gifts. Except for me, presents and pretty lights. I can also ap- expectations during the holidays grew up Jewish in a small town, pre-In- of course. And if that becomes my reality, preciate a holiday that, despite it all, does ternet. I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I everything is going to be a disappointment. seem to do it’s best to be one steeped in The holidays shouldn’t be stressful. didn’t miss what I didn’t have Nothing will make me love and togetherness and peace, despite Shouldn’t be. They should be a time to until I got to college. happy. all of the trappings. Still I find it a challenge relax and regroup and reconnect, spend I’ll admit, it was to rise above it all. time with family — chosen or blood — or confusing I still want my tree to glisten and my much-needed time alone (as you wish). and it’s cookies to inspire awe and my gifts to the They should be a time to give and receive, if people I love to be the perfect ones. But that’s something you and yours enjoy. what I do not want to do is ruin a lovely It should be a time of “yes.” holiday because of or based on Instead it too often feels like a time of those things. Needles fall from “no.” trees. Cookies aren’t always No, you can’t have that. Insta-worthy. Some presents No, I don’t want to see them. will be misfires. This year, No, there isn’t enough time or I’m going to focus on money or fill-in-the-blank. saying, “I don’t care The reason why is simple: about all of that. All I unrealistic expectations. care about is being This week, I saw an with the people I article on BuzzFeed love and being that a dad had created grateful for the sharing his 10-year-old life I live and daughter’s Christmas honoring the list. Ten. Years. Old. It one time of included things like the year that Gucci slides, essen- most of us tial oils, AirPods, a are given Chanel purse, and the chance $4,000 hard cash. to slow People responded down and with witty retorts, smell the saying she had her pine trees.” priorities straight So as and, essentially, you settle “You go, girl!” into your One tweet post-Tur- though, caught my key Day/ eye. It basically said, Black Friday “You raised her like stupor, it’s a this, now deal with it.” challenge I’d In other words, “These like to extend are her expectations, to all of you. instilled by you, and Realign your now you have to pay the expectations price.” when it comes to I don’t know that it’s really what you want the the dad’s fault. My daughter holidays to look like. still thinks she’s going to drive Think: Is that reason- a Mercedes G Wagon one day, able? Is that possible? which is about as likely as my Is that even what I really playing for the NBA. I’ve told her as want to do, give, have, etc? If much. So I don’t blame the dad neces- it feels like too much, bow out. sarily. I blame all of us. If the requests have gotten too Things have gotten out of hand. From big, regroup. If you no longer enjoy expectations about Rockwellian family the season, step back and make some gatherings around the hearth to gift lists new choices that will allow you to breathe that are based on social media and reality and appreciate this sweet time. Watch TV (instead of reality), we’ve gone off the some Hallmark movies, eat some pepper- rails when it comes to what we expect, only gotten more But mint bark. Snuggle in with your family or which can lead to only one thing in the end: so as social media and none of that is friends or fur babies or, heck, yourself and disappointment. Completely and totally reality TV have started to truly take true. Hallmark movies are recharge. The new year will be upon us be- unnecessary disappointment. the place of reality, which is sometimes my favorite guilty pleasure… mostly before you know it. Time to enjoy the old year, If you know that most people don’t fly to considered “false facts” despite the fact cause they are so obscenely over the edge, old you before the new year, new you starts Aspen for Christmas or exchange gifts with that we can actually see it ourselves. and they remind me how preposterous it is vying for your attention. five-figure price tags or adore every single Maybe everyone does have a happy fam- to think that little girls should get things like Send your ideas to GirlonGirls@gmail. person in their family with whom they’ve ily who can’t wait to gather round the yule Gucci footwear and stacks of cash for the com.

28 dallasvoice.com █ 11.29.19 holidays. I’m a relatively non-practicing Jew. I happen to like Christmastime — the non-secu- lar solstice celebration marked by trees and presents and pretty lights. I can also appreciate a holiday that, despite it all, does seem to do it’s best to be one steeped in love and togetherness and peace, despite all of the trappings. Still I find it a challenge to rise above it all. I still want my tree to glisten and my cookies to inspire awe and my gifts to the people I love to be the perfect ones. But what I do not want to do is ruin a lovely holiday because of or based on those things. Needles fall from trees. Cookies aren’t always Insta-worthy. Some presents will be misfires. This year, I’m going to focus on saying, “I don’t care about all of that. All I care about is being with the people I love and being grateful for the life I live and honoring the one time of the year that most of us are given the chance to slow down and smell the pine trees.” So as you settle into your post-Tur- key Day/ Black Friday stupor, it’s a challenge I’d like to extend to all of you. Realign your expectations when it comes to what you want the holidays to look like. Think: Is that reason- able? Is that possible? Is that even what I really want to do, give, have, etc? If it feels like too much, bow out. If the requests have gotten too big, regroup. If you no longer enjoy the season, step back and make some new choices that will allow you to breathe and appreciate this sweet time. Watch some Hallmark movies, eat some pepper- mint bark. Snuggle in with your family or friends or fur babies or, heck, yourself and recharge. The new year will be upon us before you know it. Time to enjoy the old year, old you before the new year, new you starts vying for your attention. Send your ideas to GirlonGirls@gmail. com.

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Making the SCENE the week of Nov. 29–Dec. 5:

• 1851 Club: Kiana Lee hosts the show at 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. • 515 Bar: Tap TV Trivia for cash at 8 p.m. on Thursday. • Alexandre’s: Anton Shaw Band on Saturday. Wayne Smith Karaoke on Sunday. K-Marie on Tuesday. Vero Voz on Wednesday. • Club Reflection: Twisted Tuesday hosted by Sapphire Tailar and Amy Muah at 11 p.m. on Tuesday. • Dallas Eagle: Brüt Bears at 10 p.m. on Saturday. Line Dance Lessons with Yoshi from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday. Dallas Diablos Cook-Out from 5-9 p.m. on Sunday. • Havana: Show Time is 11 p.m. on Thursday. • Hidden Door: T-Bear Club Night at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. • House of Blues: Country Queens Drag Diva Brunch at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. $45. • JR.’s Bar & Grill: Cassie Nova’s Holiday Freakmas benefits Sam Houston Elementary School at 11 p.m. on Monday. • Liquid Zoo: Cher-e-Oke at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Wednesday. • Magnum: The Boys of Magnum at midnight on Friday. • Marty’s Live: Sexcapade Friday. • Pekers: Totally Twisted Karaoke at 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. • Round-Up Saloon: Line Dance Lessons with Ray at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lip Sync Battle at 11 p.m. on Thursday. • Sue Ellen’s: Cherry Bomb on Saturday. Vivienne Vermuth presents Rocky Horror Muppet on Saturday. The Queerdom at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. • The Rose Room: Kennedy Davenport on Friday and Saturday. • TMC: The Mining Company: Trashy Tuesday. • Woody’s Sports & Video Bar: Cowboys vs. The Bears at 7:20 on Thursday.

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