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By LOU CHIBBARO JR. [email protected] One of the group’s ads, issued in the form of a mailing to mostly LGBT voters, Negative campaign ads were unleashed targeted Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell on behalf of openly gay candidates in (D-Reston), who is being challenged Virginia and San Francisco during the past by gay Republican Patrick Forrest, an two weeks, raising the ire of LGBT activists attorney and former senior ofﬁ cial with the and their straight allies. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In both cases, the ads were produced The other ad, also in the form of a as independent expenditures by the Gay mailing, targeted former San Francisco and Lesbian Victory Fund, a non-partisan City Attorney Dennis Herrera, who is BEVAN DUFTY is running for mayor of San Francisco. A Victory Fund ad critical of one of group that raises money and campaigns being challenged in his race for San his opponents has raised the ire of longtime activist Cleve Jones. to help elect openly LGBT candidates across the country CONTINUES ON PAGE 4 PHOTO COURTESY OF DUFTY

Kameny $1 million gift for Tribute G’town gay center Locals were set to bid farewell to Frank Kameny Former NFL head on the Georgetown campus in 2008. at a Thursday ceremony. Tagliabue to fund “The Center is inspired by Catholic and Visit our website for coverage. Jesuit principles of respect for the dignity ‘Initiative for LGBTQ Life’ of all and education of the whole person, WASHINGTONBLADE.COM and we are very pleased to support its services that provide a safe, inclusive By LOU CHIBBARO JR. and respectful environment for LGBTQ [email protected] students and promote their acceptance in the entire campus community,” the Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabues said in the statement. J. Tagliabue and his wife, Chandler The $1 million gift for the LGBT Chilling Tagliabue, have donated $1 million to student life initiative is part of an overall Georgetown University for the creation of $5 million donation the Tagliabues a new program to assist LGBT students. made to Georgetown University that will Past In a statement released on Oct. 26, fund other university programs such as A look at the local gay the university said the gift will establish undergraduate scholarships, including the Tagliabue Initiative for LGBT Life: athletic scholarships. connections to new Fostering Formation and Transformation, Sivagami Shiva Subbaraman, director of Hoover biopic ‘J.Edgar’ which will be overseen by Georgetown Georgetown’s LGBTQ Resource Center, opening next week. University’s LGBTQ Resource Center. called the Tagliabues’ gift “exciting and PAGE 19 The LGBTQ Resource Center, the ﬁ rst such center at a Catholic university, opened CONTINUES ON PAGE 13 washingtonblade.com 02 • NOVEMBER 04, 2011 LOCAL NEWS Police Log The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit investigated the following incidents:

• On Oct. 30 in the 300 block of K Street, N.W., a woman called police to have her girlfriend removed from their house following an argument. No assault took place and the complainant was advised on the proper method to get the other individual to leave the premises.

• On Oct. 30 in the 100 block of 36th Street, N.E., a man reported that he was assaulted by his partner. The suspect punched the man in the face with his ﬁ st. The victim suffered minor injuries in the assault. The suspect ﬂ ed prior to MPD arrival and the case remains open.

• On Oct. 30 in the Columbia Heights area, a man reported that he gave his laptop DANA BEYER, executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, said she is conﬁ dent Howard County computer to an individual in exchange for sex and illicit drugs. The man realized has the votes to pass a transgender non-bias bill. that after giving his computer away, all of his important login information was on

WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY his laptop. Technology resource information was provided to the complainant.

• On Oct. 30 in the 4600 block of Clay Street, N.E., a woman requested the assistance of the GLLU regarding a stay away order held against her. The complainant was arrested several days ago and the judge told her not to contact two victims. The Howard County considers victim has been calling the complainant repeatedly. The woman was advised as to trans non-discrimination bill her recourses in reference to the ongoing communication incidences. • On Oct. 27 in the 1200 block of Sumner Road, S.E., a woman reported that while she was seated in a vehicle an unknown male approached her with a gun and Four members of the Howard County, Md., Council introduced legislation on Oct. 27 attempted to rob her. She stated that she did not have anything. The suspect then that would prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and expression in the areas grabbed the victim’s purse and sexually assaulted her at gunpoint. The suspect of employment, housing, public accommodations, fi nancing, health and social services fl ed the scene after the offense. and law enforcement. Dana Beyer, executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, a statewide transgender • On Oct. 26 in the 1400 block of U Street, N.W., detectives were doing a follow advocacy group, said supporters believe they have enough votes on the Council to pass up on a simple assault investigation from an earlier report. The follow-up revealed the legislation. that along with an assault, the suspect used homophobic epithets against the “All hard-working people in our state, including transgender people, should have complainant. A follow -up report was taken. a chance to earn a living and provide for themselves and their families,” said Sharon Brackett, board chair for Gender Rights Maryland. “Nobody should have to live in fear that • On Oct. 24 at 61st & Dix streets, N.E., a woman reported that she was assaulted by they can be legally fi red for reasons that have nothing to do with their job performance.” two suspects who were arrested at the scene. Among the bill’s lead supporters is the Howard County chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). • On Oct. 19 in the 2700 block of Bruce Place, S.E., police responded to a call for a “As parents of transgender children we want the same thing for our children as all drug overdose. A woman had taken an undetermined amount of oxycodone pills. parents want: we want them to be happy to get a productive job, and to move out and She stated that her girlfriend of three years wanted to separate and she didn’t support themselves,” said Catherine Hyde, coordinator of PFLAG Howard County’s want to live without her. She was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Transgender Parent Network. “Discrimination against the transgender community is rampant in Maryland,” she said. • On Oct. 18 in the 100 block of Xenia Street, S.E., a woman reports that she “The data shows that one in fi ve transgender people in Maryland have lost a job because observed a female and male engaged in an argument. The woman reported that they are transgender, and 12 percent have become homeless. This law is a matter of life- she intervened verbally, defending the female. The suspect then called her an or-death for many Marylanders, including my child. It is time for Howard County to say anti-gay epithet and moments later struck her in the face with a closed fi st. The enough is enough.” woman was transported to a local hospital for a laceration to her face. A report was taken for simple assault, bias related. LOU CHIBBARO JR.

“We are grateful such an icon has lent his voice to the NAACP’S Bond endorses campaign at a time when momentum builds for marriage equality in the Free State,” Shakir said. Maryland marriage effort A same-sex marriage bill died in the Maryland Legislature earlier this year, but advocates say they Former NAACP president and civil rights leader Julian are hopeful they have the support to pass it after the Bond became the latest public ﬁ gure to appear in a video legislature convenes for its 2012 session in January. endorsing a soon-to-be-introduced same-sex marriage Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley kicked off the video equality bill in the Maryland Legislature. campaign last month. Baltimore Ravens linebacker “As Chairman Emeritus of the NAACP I know a little Brendon Ayanbadejo and Baltimore native and something about ﬁ ghting for what’s right and just,” Bond Academy Award-winner Mo’Nique recorded their own says in the video. “Gay and lesbian couples in Maryland videos endorsing the marriage equality bill a short have the same values as everyone else: love, commitment time later. and stable families.” Bond states in his video that gays and lesbians “should Sultan Shakir, campaign manager for the same-sex have the same right to marry as the rest of us. Join me and marriage advocacy coalition Marylanders for Marriage the people in Maryland who support marriage equality. It’s Equality, said Bond’s participation in the video campaign the right thing to do.” helps promote the message that all committed couples in Maryland should be protected under the law. LOU CHIBBARO JR. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM NOVEMBER 04, 2011 • 03 washingtonblade.com 04 • NOVEMBER 04, 2011 COVER STORY: NATIONAL NEWS Democrats criticize Victory Fund ‘attack’ ads

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The Bay Area Reporter is San Francisco’s LGBT community newspaper. The city’s Francisco mayor by gay former San two LGBT Democratic Clubs, the Harvey Francisco Supervisor Bevan Dufty. Both Milk and Alice P. Toklas clubs, endorsed are Democrats and the two are among 16 Herrera over Dufty. candidates running in the hotly contested However, the Toklas Club endorsed Dufty mayoral race. Republican PATRICK FORREST, who’s running for for “second choice” in a fi rst-of-its-kind Victory Fund spokesperson Denis Virginia Senate, claims his Democratic opponent mayoral voting system for San Francisco that Dison said the mailings to mostly LGBT engaged in gay-baiting tactics against him. allows every voter to select three candidates voters were aimed at informing voters and designate them as their fi rst, second of the gay candidates’ qualifi cations and PHOTO COURTESY OF FORREST and third choice for mayor. their opponents’ shortcomings as part San Francisco gay activist Cleve Jones, of a widely used campaign practice in a collaborator with San Francisco’s famed American politics. gay leader Harvey Milk in the 1970s and the But the mailings angered some gay called Forrest’s candidacy ill timed San Francisco’s fi rst out gay mayor? lead organizer of the 2009 LGBT Equality Democratic activists in Virginia as well as and the Victory Fund’s support for him March on Washington, is supporting LGBT Democrats and independents in irresponsible, saying the ouster of Howell In San Francisco, the Victory Fund Herrera. He said he’s outraged over the San Francisco who are backing Herrera. and a GOP takeover of the Senate would mailing outraged some LGBT activists who Victory Fund’s attack ad targeting Herrera The mailings were signed by Victory Fund be devastating to LGBT equality in Virginia are supporting Herrera, a City Attorney in an effort to boost Dufty’s candidacy. president and CEO Chuck Wolfe. for at least the next two years. who is considered one of the strongest Jones points to Dufty’s role as a lead In the Virginia mailing, Wolfe cited a David Lampo, president of Log Cabin LGBT-supportive politicians in California. supporter of the appointment of then Washington Blade story last month that Republicans of Virginia, a gay group Both Herrera and Dufty, along with most San Francisco City Administrator Ed Lee reported Forrest and his supporters had that has endorsed Forrest, disputes that of the other 14 candidates in the mayoral as interim mayor in January of this year. accused the Howell campaign of using assessment, saying Democrats would race, are Democrats. At the time, Lee, who became the city’s “gay baiting” tactics against Forrest. The likely retain control of the Senate through Dufty is vying to become the fi rst fi rst Asian-American mayor, promised he Blade story reported that Forrest and his wins in other races. He said Forrest would openly gay mayor in a city considered to would not seek election for a full term. supporters learned that a Democratic be a strong advocate for LGBT rights in be the nation’s epicenter of LGBT rights The Board of Supervisors appointed Party volunteer approached voters and the Senate and within the Senate’s GOP and equality. The Victory Fund, which him mayor to fi ll the unexpired term of asked them if they knew that Forrest was caucus regardless of whether Republicans endorsed him earlier this year, released Mayor Gavin Newsom, who resigned after gay and allegedly told them he would gain control of the body. its campaign mailing against Herrera winning election as lieutenant governor. promote a “homosexual agenda” in the In a separate race, Democrat Adam last month at a time when Herrera was Lee upset many of his fellow politicians state’s public schools. Ebbin, a gay member of the Virginia considered Dufty’s strongest competitor and city offi cials when he announced he Without mentioning Howell by name, House of Delegates, is considered the for LGBT votes. had changed his mind and would enter Wolfe stated in his mailing, “That kind strong favorite to win a seat in the State The ad includes a brightly colored the mayoral race this year. Many in the of divisive campaigning has no place in Senate representing parts of Alexandria, depiction of a fi sh impaled on a hook Asian-American community along with politics, and it’s wrong no matter which Arlington and Fairfax counties. described as a fi shing “lure,” which the other supporters urged him to run, saying, party does it. The Victory Fund has also endorsed ad says illustrates how powerful law fi rms among other things, that his role as the “We’re standing up for Patrick because Ebbin. Lampo said his group chose not in the city landed lucrative city contracts city’s fi rst Chinese mayor was historic and openly gay voices in politics are far too to endorse Ebbin’s Republican opponent, from the Offi ce of the City Attorney, which he should stay on as mayor beyond his rare in places like Virginia, and because political newcomer Tim McGhee. Lampo Herrera headed. The ad, citing news interim appointment. he’ll be the only openly LGBT Republican said McGhee declined to endorse media sources, says at least fi ve law fi rms Jones told the Blade that he and other state legislator in America if he wins his proposed legislation to ban discrimination that donated to Herrera’s campaign for LGBT activists believe Dufty entered the campaign,” Wolfe said in his campaign based on sexual orientation and gender mayor have received a combined total of race as Lee’s stalking horse, with the aim mailing, which, under campaign fi nance identity for state employees. more than $1.2 million in city contracts. of taking gay votes away from Herrera, rules, was produced independently from Similar to Ebbin, Forrest has expressed “The donors are fi shing and Dennis who has been viewed as a longstanding the Forrest campaign. strong support for the legislation as well Herrera is taking the bait,” the ad says. champion among gay voters. Howell told the Blade the Democratic as other LGBT-supportive measures, Victory Fund spokesperson Dison said his “All of the polls show that Bevan is not campaign worker was not part of her including marriage equality for same- group produced the ad independently from placing at all,” Jones said. campaign and acted without authorization sex couples and the repeal of a state the Dufty campaign without the approval Dufty, in a telephone interview with the and was quickly dismissed from any role in constitutional amendment approved by of — or any interaction with — Dufty’s Blade on Tuesday, called Jones’ claims the party dealing with the Howell campaign. Virginia voters in 2006 that bans same-sex campaign. Dison noted that the practice is “ridiculous.” He said that under the new Leaders of LGBT Democrats of Virginia, marriage in the state. used widely by Democrats and Republicans voting system for mayor that gives voters a statewide group, called Howell one of the In a development that LGBT activists in election campaigns as a means of three choices, he believes he has a strong LGBT community’s strongest straight allies see as a positive sign, a third openly gay informing voters of the shortcomings and chance of winning the race in the second in the Virginia Legislature. The group notes candidate in Virginia will be on the ballot potential problems of an opponent. round of “virtual” vote counting. that Democrats are clinging to a razor-thin in the Nov. 8 election. Michael Sutphin, “There’s some criticism there, but it’s Under the new system, if no candidate majority in the State Senate and a defeat 27, a public affairs coordinator at Virginia all coming from people who are involved receives at least 51 percent of the “fi rst for Howell and just one other Democrat Tech University, is running for a seat on the in local politics and who have their own choice” vote, the candidate with the least would fl ip the Senate into the control of Blacksburg, Va., Town Council. candidates and old rivalries,” Dison number of votes is eliminated and the city Republicans, opening the way for passage Sutphin is a Virginia Tech graduate and said. “It gets extremely complicated, but counts the second choice votes of that of anti-gay bills next year and the certain served as president of the college’s LGBT they’re essentially asking us to back off candidate. The process is repeated until defeat of LGBT-supportive legislation. Alliance. He currently serves on the board of from our support for Bevan Dufty, and a candidate obtains a 51 percent majority. “I get their interest in wanting to endorse Equality Virginia, a statewide LGBT group. we’re not going to,” he said. Dufty, who said he’s convinced the vote a gay candidate,” said Terry Mansberger, He’s among fi ve candidates running “He is an obviously viable and an count will go to at least one additional chair of the Virginia Democratic Party’s for three seats up for election on the experienced candidate,” Dison said of round, points out that he has raised $1.3 LGBT Caucus. “But I don’t think it was Blacksburg Council. Under the town’s Dufty “He has been in government for million for his campaign, the second necessary to attack Janet Howell, a very election rules, the three candidates more than 20 years. He has been elected highest amount raised after Lee, who supportive LGBT ally.” receiving the highest number of votes twice to the Board of Supervisors. And the raised just under $1.5 million. He said polls Mansberger said Forrest’s support win election to the seats. Sutphin Bay Area Reporter, when they endorsed showing Lee far ahead of all the other for LGBT equality, including same-sex received the endorsement of the him, said he is as qualifi ed as anybody in candidates are wrong because the polls marriage, would make him a welcome Roanoke Times, the region’s most the fi eld of candidates and it’s time we can’t accurately predict the outcome in addition to the State Senate. But he prominent daily newspaper. elected a gay person as mayor.” the “ranked choice” voting system. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM NOVEMBER 04, 2011 • 05

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Aaronson was active in the Phoenix gay advocacy community and participated in the popular NOH8 photo campaign. to protect LGBT workers Georgia’s Shorter University bans gay employees ROME, Ga. — The Southern Baptist affi liated Shorter University has begun ‘Breakthrough’ as to conform its policies to this guidance.” forcing its employees to sign a statement acknowledging they can be fi red if they Tico Almeida, president of Freedom to are found to be gay, lesbian or bisexual, according to OutQ News. Obama urged to back Work, said USAID “deserves credit” for The “Personal Lifestyle Statement” was circulated to staff and faculty on ENDA-like exec order observing that taxpayers “should not have Monday, and states that all employees must swear to reject “premarital sex, to subsidize anti-LGBT discrimination and adultery, and homosexuality.” Failing to adhere to the policy may result in harassment,” but also noted the change “immediate termination.” By CHRIS JOHNSON isn’t binding. OutQ spoke with a gay university employee who says — while he hasn’t been [email protected] “If a USAID contractor fi res a qualifi ed forced to sign the document yet — that he’s actively seeking a new job, and says employee just because she is lesbian the environment at the school has become “more tense.” A new policy implemented by the U.S. or because he is transgender, those Agency for International Development employees will still not be allowed to fi le Chick-Fil-A gave $2 million to anti-gay groups “strongly encourages” businesses a complaint with the U.S. Department contracting with the organization to have of Labor seeking enforcement of the ATLANTA — Chick-Fil-A’s charitable arm, WinShape Foundation, donated non-discrimination policies in place for workplace protections encouraged under nearly $2 million to “ex-gay” and anti-gay groups in 2009 alone, according to their LGBT workers. this new symbolic policy,” Almeida said. IRS fi lings uncovered by Equality Matters, the LGBT advocacy project of Media The policy, spelled out in an executive Mark Bromley, chair of the Council Matters. message dated Oct. 11, encourages for Global Equality, said the new policy Its 2009 tax forms indicate that WinShape — which has come under fi re for companies contracting with USAID to go is a step in the right direction and could barring same-sex couples from its retreat center in the past, and for supporting beyond mandatory non-discrimination encourage other agencies to follow anti-marriage initiatives — donated to anti-gay advocates such as the Marriage protections — including protections based USAID’s lead. and Family Legacy Fund, Focus on the Family, Exodus International and Family on race, religion and gender — and put in “I’ve heard that new language in USAID Research Council. place additional policies to prohibit job bias contracts and grants will encourage the In response to controversy over sponsorship of anti-gay events in Pennsylvania against LGBT employees and other workers. agency’s program implementers to follow and Rhode Island last year, Chick-fi l-A president and COO Dan Cathy released a According to the memo, the agency USAID’s existing policies by extending statement denying that Chick-Fil-A’s donation was an endorsement of traditional is making the change to “encourage nondiscrimination provisions to include marriage, arguing that Chick-Fil-A has “no agenda against anyone,” and that the all USAID contractors and recipients, sexual orientation and gender identity,” company would not “champion any political agendas” relating to marriages or including those performing solely Bromley said. “I think USAID deserves a families. overseas, to apply comprehensive lot of credit for their leadership and hope nondiscrimination policies that include others will follow.” Lesbian veteran subjected to homophobic rant sexual orientation, gender identity, Asked to comment on the USAID policy, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson, DALLAS — A veteran Marine lance corporal who was seeking help for severe political affi liation, and any other conduct said, “We welcome it.” depression and post-traumatic stress disorder says she wants to see the nurse that does not affect performance.” LGBT advocates have been pushing that subjected her to a homophobic rant at the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical The memo notes that the change isn’t President Obama to issue an executive order Center fi red. mandatory, so contractors aren’t bound prohibiting all federal contractors — not just According to a Change.org petition started by a friend of Lance Corporal Esther to have the policies to continue working those doing business with USAID — to enact Garatie, who was wounded and honorably discharged from the Marines, a nurse with USAID. Still, the policy is likely the fi rst non-discrimination policies inclusive of sexual practitioner told her that the source of her depression was her sexual orientation. from any U.S. agency encouraging federal orientation and gender identity. “She sat down and looked at me, and her fi rst question was, ‘Are you a lesbian?’” contractors to enact non-discrimination Such a policy change would be binding Garatie told the Dallas Voice. “Her second question to me was, ‘Have you asked policies for LGBT workers. and enforced by the Department of Labor. God into your heart? Have you been saved by Jesus Christ?’ This is when I realized LGBT advocates said the memo is an The Obama administration hasn’t said if it that I was no longer a United States veteran in her eyes, I was just a homosexual.” important step in addressing workplace will issue the order. discrimination, but noted the change Almeida said the executive order is the Calif. lesbian couple named homecoming king, queen doesn’t have a lot of teeth. best way for the Obama administration Nan Hunter, a lesbian law professor at to ensure federal contractors have non- SAN DIEGO — Last week, a lesbian couple at Patrick Henry High School made Georgetown University who fi rst posted discrimination policies for LGBT workers in history by being crowned homecoming king and queen, according to media the new policy on her blog, called the place and called on the president to issue reports. change a “breakthrough,” but noted it the order before 2013. During the homecoming pep rally Friday night, the school announced senior can’t be enforced. “In order for LGBT workers to have the Rebeca Arellano as the student body’s selection for homecoming king. “Technically it isn’t enforceable in the same workplace protections as all other “They were chanting my name and it was one of the most amazing experiences sense that a contractor who fails to adopt Americans, President Obama needs to I’ve ever had,” Arellano told ABC News. these policies could be cited as out of sign an ENDA executive order covering Her girlfriend Haileigh Adams was crowned queen at the dance the next day. compliance,” Hunter said. “However, it government contractors for all federal The couple started dating in their sophomore year. sends a strong signal that such policies are agencies,” Almeida said. “Freedom to favored, and creates an incentive for any Work respectfully urges the president to private company that contracts with USAID do so during his fi rst term.” WASHINGTONBLADE.COM NOVEMBER 04, 2011 • 07

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American Jobs Act with job security because no federal laws exist barring workplace discrimination doesn’t bar anti-LGBT based on sexual orientation or gender bias in workplace identity. Discriminating against workers — or even ﬁ ring them — is legal on the basis of sexual orientation in 29 states and on By CHRIS JOHNSON the basis of gender identity in 35 states. [email protected] Obama supports legislation known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney but the legislation didn’t pass in the last declined to directly answer whether the Congress when Democrats held majorities Obama administration sees the lack of in both chambers. The bill is unlikely to federal non-discrimination protections for pass as long as Republicans remain in LGBT workers as a jobs issue. control of the House. White House press secretary JAY CARNEY Asked by the Washington Blade last Meanwhile, President Obama has last week declined to say whether the Obama week whether the lack of such protections called on Congress to pass the American administration sees the lack of federal non- is a part of the larger employment Jobs Act — a $450 billion economic discrimination protections for LGBT workers as problem facing the country, Carney said stimulus package — to increase the job a jobs issue.

Obama believes LGBT people “should opportunities available for Americans, WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY absolutely not be discriminated against and has toured the country to encourage with regards to jobs or anything else,” but lawmakers to act on the legislation. The he noted that unemployment and slow bill has a variety of components, but none growth affects all Americans. that address workplace discrimination “There is a broad problem that affects against LGBT people. the case about jobs broadly every day — LGBT advocates have been pushing for all Americans, and that is 9.1 percent Asked why the issue isn’t addressed in much, apparently, to the annoyance of an executive order prohibiting federal unemployment and 2.5 percent GDP the American Jobs Act or why the president some folks in Congress, but he will keep money from going to contractors and growth, which is good but not nearly good hasn’t mentioned it in his campaign for doing it,” Carney said. “And he will keep suppliers that don’t have their own non- enough,” Carney said. “So he is focused on the bill, Carney similarly side-stepped the doing it unless and until every American discrimination protections based on doing what he can to take measures that will inquiry and reiterated the importance of who’s looking for a job gets one. And if sexual orientation and gender identity. help the economy grow and create jobs. the unemployment issue. that doesn’t happen, then you’ll continue The Obama administration hasn’t whether LGBT Americans face unique problems “The president is out there making to hear him talking about it.” it will issue the order. Perry wants N.H. to overturn marriage law

Anti-gay comments either oppose or strongly oppose repeal while 27 percent support repealing the follow precipitous marriage law. drop in polls Perry made the remarks as he has fallen considerably behind other presidential candidates in the race to win the Republican By CHRIS JOHNSON nomination. Once the front-runner upon [email protected] his entry into the race, the Texas governor has now fallen far behind former CEO of Republican presidential candidate Rick Godfather’s Pizza Herman Cain and former Perry on Saturday expressed support for Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. legislative efforts to overturn same-sex In an Economist/YouGov poll published marriage in New Hampshire. Saturday, Perry had nine percent support The three-term Texas governor made among likely Republican primary and the remarks — as well as comments in caucus-goers. Comparatively, Cain had opposition to abortion rights — at an support from 28 percent of respondents annual banquet for the conservative and Romney had support from 24 percent. advocacy group known as Cornerstone Perry’s opposition to marriage equality Action, according to the Concord Monitor. Texas Gov. RICK PERRY once said marriage should be left to the states, but now supports an effort to has been known, but he hasn’t before “As conservatives we believe in the overturn same-sex marriage rights in New Hampshire. articulated any position on the New sanctity of life. We believe in the sanctity Hampshire marriage law as the state of traditional marriage,” Perry was quoted WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY readies for its presidential primary. as saying. “And I applaud those legislators He once said he was “ﬁ ne” with the in New Hampshire who are working to legalization of same-sex marriage in New defend marriage as an institution between York, but then retracted those comments one man and one woman, realizing that the state’s presidential primary. equality that comes to his desk. But after and said he supports a U.S. constitutional children need to be raised in a loving According to the Monitor, the legislation the 2010 election, Republicans took a amendment banning same-sex marriage home by a mother and a father.” would allow the 1,600 married same-sex super majority in both chambers of the throughout the country. Earlier this week, a Republican-controlled couples in New Hampshire to remain legislature and could override his veto. Perry has also signed a pledge from House committee in the state legislature married, but future same-sex marriages A majority of New Hampshire the National Organization for Marriage to voted 11-6 in favor of legislation that would would be illegal. residents oppose rescinding marriage support, among other things, a Federal overturn same-sex marriage in the Granite Gov. John Lynch (D), who in 2009 signed equality. According to a University of New Marriage Amendment and defense of the State. A vote on the House ﬂ oor is expected the same-sex marriage law, has vowed to Hampshire Center survey published earlier Defense of Marriage Act against litigation early next year at around the same time as veto any legislation overturning marriage this month, 62 percent of state residents in court. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM NOVEMBER 04, 2011 • 09

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Five states bar LGBT (D-Minn.) and Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.). all discriminatory barriers in our child identity or marital status,” Chrisler said. The bill is currently being scored by the welfare system.” “Our country cannot continue to deny couples from system Congressional Budget Offi ce and will likely President Obama hasn’t yet endorsed these children forever families because of be sent to the Senate Finance Committee. the legislation, but the White House has the fl awed patchwork of state laws.” By CHRIS JOHNSON The Washington Blade previously said it supports the goals of the bill. Linda Spears, vice president of policy [email protected] reported in March that Gillibrand Shin Inouye, a White House and public affairs for the Child Welfare intended to introduce the adoption anti- spokesperson, said, “The president League of America, joined those praising Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is set to discrimination bill. She didn’t formally has long believed that we must ensure Gillibrand. introduce legislation next week that would announce her intentions until Friday. adoption rights for all couples and “Far too many children in foster care have bar discrimination against prospective According to Gillibrand’s offi ce, most individuals based on their interest in little hope for a permanent family and end LGBT parents looking to adopt. states permit single LGBT parents to adopt, offering a loving home, not based on up being parented by the government,” Gillibrand plans to introduce the but some don’t allow LGBT couples to do discriminatory and irrelevant factors. He Spears. “We must support all qualifi ed legislation, known as the Every Child so. Five states prohibit same-sex couples recognizes that adoptive families come in adults who are interested in providing a Deserves a Family Act, on Monday, outright from adopting: Utah, Mississippi, many forms, and that we must do all we nurturing, adoptive home — regardless of according to her offi ce. It would be fi rst Louisiana, North Carolina and Michigan. can to break down barriers to ensure that their marital status or sexual orientation.” time the measure has been introduced in Additionally, six states ban same-sex parents all qualifi ed caregivers have the ability to Jeff Krehely, director of the LGBT the Senate. from adopting their partner’s children. serve as adoptive families. While we have research and communications project at The bill would restrict federal funds for More than two-dozen states have no not reviewed this specifi c legislation, we the Center for American Progress, said states if they have laws or practices laws on adoption for prospective LGBT share its goals and hope that the dialogue Gillibrand’s bill “would have a tremendous allowing for discrimination in adoption foster and adoptive parents. According moves forward on this issue.” and positive impact on people who are on the basis of marital status, sexual to Gillibrand’s offi ce, the lack of non- An estimated 400,000 children are in LGBT and want to adopt.” orientation or gender identity. discrimination policies in these states the U.S. foster care system, and more than “More importantly, it would really help In a statement, Gillibrand hailed her own leaves potential LGBT parents vulnerable 107,000 children are waiting for adoption. the hundreds of thousands of kids who are state of New York for removing barriers in to agencies and case workers’ biases. In 2010, nearly 28,000 youth nationwide in the foster care system and need forever allowing LGBT parents to adopt and said Companion legislation is sponsored in “aged out” of the foster care system homes,” Krehely said. “Too many states other states should follow that example. the House by Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.). without fi nding parents. have laws and regulations that create “New York is a leader on ensuring that As of Friday, the legislation had 76 co- Advocates praised Gillibrand for barriers for LGBT people to adopt, which any family can adopt children and sets a sponsors. Among them is one Republican: introducing the legislation and said means more of these kids need to wait a great example for the rest of the country,” Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.). it would help both LGBT parents and long time before fi nding a family. This law Gillibrand said. “By removing all barriers In a statement, Stark praised Gillibrand children seeking homes. would remove those barriers and make for LGBT families to serve as foster for introducing the legislation in the Jennifer Chrisler, executive director sure state laws fi nally catch up to the facts: parents, New York State has increased its Senate in time for the celebration of of the Family Equality Council, said LGBT people are just as good at parenting foster parent pool by 128,000 prospective National Adoption Month in November. the legislation would address what she as people who are not LGBT.” parents. This legislation would open “This legislation is about fi nding solid, referred to as the “child welfare crisis in The Every Child Deserves a Family Act is thousands of new foster and adoptive permanent and loving homes for the our country.” modeled after the Multi-Ethnic Placement homes to children ensuring they are raised 107,000 foster children waiting to be “More than one-third of the children in Act of 1994 as amended in 1996, which in loving families.” adopted,” Stark said. “That’s why 76 of my foster care could be placed with a family similarly prohibits states from receiving Original co-sponsors of the bill are Sens. colleagues have joined me in sponsoring right now, but state laws are eliminating federal funds if they engage in racial John Kerry (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I- the House version. It is time to put the loving and qualifi ed parents simply or ethnic discrimination when placing Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Al Franken best interests of children fi rst and remove because of their sexual orientation, gender children into homes. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM NOVEMBER 04, 2011 • 11

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WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY voted unanimously to designate the house as an historic landmark. “Dr. Kameny led a newly militant activism in the fl edgling gay civil rights of the 1960s,” said National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis. “He was a landmark fi gure in articulating and achieving gay civil rights in federal employment and security clearance cases, and in reversing the medical community’s view on homosexuality as a mental disorder.” In a Nov. 2 statement, the National Park Service said, “Kameny’s efforts in the civil rights movement, modeled in part on African American civil rights strategies and tactics, signifi cantly altered the rights, perceptions, and role of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people in American society.” Park Service spokesperson David Barna said placement of Kameny’s house on the National Register of Historic Places makes it eligible for federal preservation grants as well as tax deductions to help cover costs for maintaining the house for preservation purposes. He said the listing also would make it more diffi cult to radically change the appearance of the house or raze it by a future owner wishing to build a new structure on the property.

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Next week’s special election in Iowa could jeopardize the state’s same-sex marriage rights if a Republican candidate wins and overturns Democratic control of LIZ MATHIS is running to keep Iowa’s District 18 the upper chamber of the state legislature. Senate seat in Democratic hands. If she loses, In an election set for Tuesday, Democrat control of the upper chamber would be in doubt Liz Mathis, a former news anchor for an as Democrats and Republicans would hold an Iowa TV station, and Republican Cindy equal number of Senate seats.

Golding, a businessperson, are competing PHOTO COURTESY OF MATHIS CAMPAIGN to represent Iowa’s 18th District in the state Senate. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Democratic former State Sen. Swati Dandekar, who left the Senate for an appointment in Republican Iowa at her daughter’s high school. majority in the Senate.” assist Golding with her campaign. Gov. Terry Branstad’s administration. “I am curious what the sexual orientation of State Sen. Matt McCoy (D), the fi rst Brian Brown, NOM’s president, called Senate Majority Leader Michael a student should be for a scholarship in high openly gay person elected to the Iowa the race a “pivotal election contest” in Gronstal (D) has vowed that a state school,” Golding said. “That troubles me.” Legislature, said the election is “very the effort to bring marriage rights for gay constitutional amendment overturning Asked whether there are other criteria crucial” for marriage equality and the couples before the Iowa electorate. marriage equality — instituted in 2009 for the scholarship, Golding replied, “Well progressive agenda. “A proposed constitutional in Iowa by order of the state Supreme there’s academics, but you must be a “This is a must-win election as it amendment on defi ning marriage as the Court — won’t come up as long as he declared GLBT student in order to apply relates to marriage equality,” McCoy union of one man and one woman enjoys remains leader of the chamber. But for it. That troubles me.” said. “Obviously, civil rights for tens of broad-based, bipartisan legislative and Democrats hold a majority in the state The plan for Senate leadership if the thousands of people are at stake, and in voter support, but is being prevented Senate by a margin of 25-24, so a win by election results in a tie between the addition to that, I think all the other right- from coming to the fl oor of the Senate by the Republican would make for a tie in the number Democrats and Republicans wing social agenda issues are potentially Majority Leader Mike Gronstal,” Brown leadership vote and throw control of the in the chamber remains in question. at stake as well. So we could see a said. “If Ms. Golding is successful in her chamber into question. During a previous tie in 2005 and 2006, completely different agenda: less focus on election, we are hopeful that senators will The Democratic and Republican Democrats and Republicans alternatively education, less focus on human services, fi nally have the opportunity to vote on candidates have taken opposite positions shared power in the Senate and a rule was less focus on growing our economy and the marriage amendment, and we expect on a constitutional amendment that could put in place ensuring no legislation could jobs and more focus on right-wing fringe it to pass handily.” overturn marriage equality in Iowa. During come up without consent of both parties. political issues and agendas.” Among NOM’s efforts is the distribution an interview Monday with the Cedar But Price said Republican Leader Paul According to the Daily Iowan, the of a mailer featuring pictures of both Rapids Editorial Board, Mathis said she McKinley has said he won’t agree to such district in question is about evenly split Mathis and Golding on opposite sides supports marriage equality, while Golding a rule this time around. between Democrats and Republicans. on the Scales of Justice. Mathis is pulling called for bringing the issue to the voters. In February, the Iowa House passed Price said he’s “cautiously optimistic” the scale down on her side. The caption Mathis said she agrees with the Iowa a constitutional amendment banning about a Democratic win. below Mathis reads, “Liz Mathis supports Supreme Court ruling and said she doesn’t same-sex marriage, or even marriage- “Things are looking up there from gay marriage; No vote of the people.” “believe in discrimination.” like unions. For the measure to come to our perspective,” Price said. “We’ve The caption below Golding reads, “Cindy “I believe in the Iowa State Supreme the voters, it would need to fi rst make it been working really hard. We’ve been Golding supports traditional marriage; Court, their unanimous ruling, appellate through the Senate before the term of the identifying new marriage supporters in the Will let the people vote!” ruling on gay marriage,” Mathis said. legislature expires. The measure would district and trying to do everything we can But NOM’s involvement reportedly “Varnum v. Brien is constitutionally sound. then have to pass both chambers of the to get those people out to the polls.” hasn’t stopped there. Price said he’s heard And I’ll just leave it at that.” General Assembly again in a separate McCoy also expressed confi dence in anecdotally NOM is “knocking on doors” Golding, on the other hand, reiterated session with the same language. The Mathis’ ability to win the election and said in the district and is set to hold an event her belief that the “citizens of Iowa should soonest the constitutional amendment her supporters are “spending enormous on Sunday as part of a national press tour. vote on this issue.” could come before voters is 2013. amounts of money” to ensure she wins. “We are aware that this is on their radar “I believe that once we vote on it, LGBT advocates in Iowa called a “We feel very confi dent that we have screen ... so we’re doing everything we whether we vote it up or down, the Democratic win in the election crucial to an excellent candidate who’s working very can to try and counteract that,” Price said. spotlight can come off Iowa for that preserving marriage equality in Iowa as well hard and is doing all of the right things at Pro-LGBT national groups are also issue and we can focus on business, we as preventing other conservative initiatives this point to ensure that we can win this involved in the election on behalf of the can focus on jobs, focus on education,” from moving through the legislature. election,” McCoy said. “So, we feel very Democratic candidate. Price said the Golding said. “We can focus on the things Troy Price, executive director of One comfortable that this is a seat we can win election is “defi nitely on their radar” as we really need to be taking our time and Iowa, said a Republican victory could and hold.” well, but couldn’t immediately name any energy. Because nobody in our district, it remove the last barrier in the state The election has also come to the of the national pro-LGBT groups that are was not a huge issue to either one of us as legislature preventing the passage of a attention of national groups — both pro- involved. The Human Rights Campaign we were going around. It became an issue constitutional amendment banning same- LGBT and anti-gay — working on the issue didn’t respond to a request for comment to us by the national media.” sex marriage. of marriage. The National Organization on the election. Golding continued that while she doesn’t “We could see this thing on the ballot for Marriage, which opposes same- “This election is really a local election believe the ruling has “dramatically changed” in less than two years,” Price said. “For sex marriage, announced last month from our perspective, so we’ve just been Iowa, she does believe the decision has us, this election means quite a bit, and that it would conduct an independent working with out local partners to make affected schools. She took issue with what that’s why we’re working so hard to try expenditure campaign — along with the sure that the voice of equality is heard,” she said was scholarships for LGBT students and protect and maintain the pro-equality Family Leader, a local anti-gay group — to Price said. WASHINGTONBLADE.COMSHOP OLD TOWN ALEXANDRIA NOVEMBER 04, 2011 • 15

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VIEWPOINT NOVEMBER 04, 2011 • 17 ‘It Gets Better’ campaign jumps the shark Videos becoming another can say that it really does get better. ticians and athletes made videos, they bullying, and yet they are contributing to As a kid, it can be diffi cult to see be- began to focus primarily on the general a public culture that enshrines discrimina- venue for political hypocrisy yond your current situation, and this is idea of “being picked on.” Congressman tion against LGBT people into law. amplifi ed for LGBT youth who often have Jim Moran’s video is uncomfortable to The fact that a YouTube video can be By SEAN COTTER no one they can talk to about what they watch because, having no experience to seen as more important than an anti-gay are going through. What these kids need relate to troubled gay teens with, he re- congressional record signifi es that the “It Since Dan Savage started his “It Gets more than anything else is to be told that sorts to talking about how he was a “shy Gets Better” campaign has now become Better” campaign, it has seen a surprising they have a future. The fi rst “It Gets Bet- kid” growing up. He looks like he doesn’t just as shallow as our political discourse. amount of support in the media and from ter” videos seemed to be about just that. know what else to say, and how could he? Direct bullying is not the only thing unexpected sources. It seems nearly each Then straight people made videos. They He never grew up with the broad, institu- that pressures gay kids to either stay clos- day, a new video makes headlines because couldn’t say they’d been in the intended au- tional persecution that LGBT youth face. eted or risk facing social consequences. of the high-profi le person who appears in it dience’s shoes, but they had good intentions But with so many other politicians making Public disapproval on a broad level can — athletes, celebrities, politicians. The vast and wanted to provide moral support. The similar videos, his offi ce must have felt make a gay teenager’s situation seem majority of these news-making videos come president of the United States made one, that it needed to make its own. more hopeless, and it can make tradition- from straight people, many of whom might and that was historic so it made headlines. It Perhaps the new “It Gets Better” vid- al “bullying” seem supported by society not have been expected to come out in sup- was a nice gesture, but also vague and less eo from the United States congressional — in the eyes of both the bully and the port of gay youth in the past. personal because President Obama couldn’t delegation from New Jersey, which fea- person being bullied. This type of bully- But for some time now, it has seemed really say he knew what it was like to grow up tures several politicians who have voted ing is more pervasive and can cause deep that these videos have failed to live up to gay. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made against pro-gay legislation in Congress, damage to self-esteem. everything that made the “It Gets Better” a video, which was historic as well, given the marks the point when this campaign has What these kids need is love, respect, campaign so powerful when it began, and State Department’s own “bullying” of its truly jumped the shark. As reported by and for somebody to tell them that have instead become a publicity tool for gay employees during the Cold War. It was Elizabeth Flock of the Washington Post, they’ve been where they are and know making straight public fi gures look good. important, notable, newsworthy, but again Rep. Leonard Lance, who appears in the what it’s like. It is still too early to tell how Why did “It Gets Better” seem like didn’t do any of the things a heart-to-heart video, voted against repeal of “Don’t the intended audience is being affected such a noble cause in the beginning? Be- conversation between an out gay adult and Ask, Don’t Tell.” Rep. Frank LoBiondo, by the “It Gets Better” campaign. We can cause it achieved a very specifi c goal: It a confused, scared, closeted teen was sup- who says in the video, “There are ac- only hope that when they are older and gave LGBT youth who are feeling scared, posed to do. tions we can take to make things better when they can answer back and tell us confused, uncomfortable about their Bullying and gay teen suicide became now,” voted against repeal of DADT and about what they went through, they will feelings and their futures a hopeful voice mainstream news stories in 2011, and for the Marriage Protection Act, which say that they were inspired by the cam- to listen to. As diffi cult as it is for LGBT they were generally the focus of the “It would prohibit federal courts from hear- paign, that it didn’t seem like a cynical kids to fi nd peers who understand them Gets Better” videos, despite the fact ing cases that involve challenges to the ploy for people to grab media attention and are going through the same thing, that direct bullying is just one of the fac- Defense of Marriage Act. Rep. Jon Run- by feigning tolerance, and a tool for poli- it can be nearly impossible for them to tors that can make life miserable for gay yan appears in the video and has said in ticians to conceal their hypocrisy. have a direct talk with someone who has teens (loneliness, pressure for most to the past that he supports civil unions but already been through it, who has grown stay closeted, fear that they’ll never fi nd that gay people should not be allowed to up, understands what they’re going people who are like them are other fac- be married. The congressmen may tout Sean Cotter is a New York-based freelance writer. through from personal experience, and tors). As more straight celebrities, poli- their disapproval of classic schoolyard Reach him at [email protected]. VIEWPOINT Halloween: Our American gay holiday ‘Not just a party — it’s Out Month” for the LGBTQ community, “Halloween craze started in gay culture.” rect them through rooms where violent Halloween was unoffi cially our yearly cele- Nicholas Rogers, author of “Hallow- scenes of damnation for a variety of ‘sins’ an ideal of personal brated “holiday,” dating as far back at the een: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night,” are performed, including scenes where emancipation’ 1970s when it was a massive annual street points out that while Halloween is en- a teenage lesbian is brought to hell after party in San Francisco’s Castro district. joyed by everyone, “it is the Gay commu- committing suicide and a gay man dying of By the 1980s, gay enclaves like Key nity that has been arguably most respon- AIDS is taunted by a demon who screams By REV. IRENE MONROE West, West Hollywood, and Greenwich sible for Halloween’s adult rejuvenation.” that the man will be separated from God Village were holding their annual Hallow- As Halloween fl ourishes as a gay cul- forever in hell,” the Task Force stated. Halloween is America’s gay holiday. een street parties. And the parades the tural phenomenon, so too fl ourished a A study published in the Journal of In the words of the lesbian poet and night of Halloween did and still do draw backlash by the fundamentalist Christians Psychology stated that a strong belief in scholar Judy Grahn, Halloween is “the straight and gay spectators out to watch. with their “Hell Houses.” Satan is directly related to intolerance of great gay holiday.” Gay cultural infl uence on Halloween has Hell Houses were a contemporary form of LGBTQ people. And the weekend of lavish costumed become such an unstoppable phenom- both anti-gay bullying and witch-hunting. Cre- Religious leaders who supported Hell theatricality that just wrapped attracted enon here and abroad that anthropologist ated in the late 1970s by deceased fundamen- Houses believed that by scaring LGBTQ everyone, but especially LGBTQ revelers. Jerry Kugelmass of University of Florida talist pastor, the Rev. Jerry Farwell, Hell Houses youth into “heterosexual” behavior they Back in the day Halloween, the night published a book in 1994 on the new trend, were religious alternatives to traditional haunt- are saving their souls. before All Hallows Day (All Saints Day), was titled, “Masked Culture,” describing Hal- ed houses. They were tours given by evangeli- However, the message that “homo- linked to the ancient Celtic festival “Sam- loween as an emerging gay “high holiday.” cal churches across the country designed to sexuals” are going to hell can have a hain” in the British Isles, meaning “summer’s “The ‘masked culture’ fi rst developed scare and bully people away from myriad sins. deleterious impact on our youth. But with end.” And because the celebration is as- by the gays of San Francisco has reached And one of those sins was homosexuality. Halloween fl ourishing as a gay cultural sociated with mystery, magic, superstition, across the lines of orientation — and now In 2006 the National Gay and Les- phenomenon our children, too, can joy- witches and ghosts, the festivity, not surpris- jumped across the boundaries between bian Task Force issued a report titled fully go door-to-door trick-or-treating. ingly, was limited in colonial New England nations and languages. It’s not just a party. “Homophobia at ‘Hell House’: Literally Our infl uence on culture is being ac- because of its Puritanical belief system. It’s an ideal of personal emancipation, self- Demonizing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and knowledged and celebrated more as we But today it’s an LGBTQ extravaganza expression and self-fulfi llment — an ideal Transgender Youth,” explaining how hell come out. that rivals Pride festivals. that loses none of its power when it takes houses specifi cally targeted youth. Long before June offi cially became the form of a sexy nurse’s outfi t,” CNN “Instead of spooking youth with ghosts Rev. Irene Monroe is a Boston-based freelance Gay Pride Month, and October “Coming contributor David Frum wrote last year in and monsters, Hell House tour guides di- writer. Reach her at [email protected]. 18 • NOVEMBER 04, 2011 WASHINGTONBLADE.COM

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Kameny’s connection to ‘J. Edgar’ D.C. activist met with DiCaprio, Black about new biopic in January

By LOU CHIBBARO JR. organization, produced a newsletter that it sent to numerous [email protected] public offi cials, including President John F. Kennedy at the White House and all of Kennedy’s cabinet members, including The fi lm “J. Edgar,” a dramatized biography of founding FBI then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. director J. Edgar Hoover, opens this weekend, just a month after At Kameny’s direction, the group also added Hoover’s name the death of gay activist Frank Kameny, who consulted on the fi lm. to the list of offi cials to receive the newsletter. Although most “J. Edgar” stars Leonardo DiCaprio and was written by government offi cials didn’t appear to pay much attention to Oscar-winner Dustin Lance Black, who’s gay. The two visited the newsletter, Kameny said he was astonished that Hoover Kameny in Washington back in January in a meeting arranged would dispatch an agent to seek out the Mattachine Society’s by Richard Socarides, the gay former Clinton administration leaders to request that Hoover’s name be removed from the offi cial who later worked for a Hollywood fi lm studio. newsletter distribution list. DiCaprio and Black sought Kameny’s insight on the chilling Kameny said he told O’Birne at the meeting that he would atmosphere of the 1950s and 1960s in Washington for gays and have to consult other members of the group about this request others who often were targets of Hoover’s FBI, Kameny told and would get back to the FBI with the organization’s response. the Blade in January. He said the two arrived in a limousine and “I sent them a letter setting conditions for our removal of were not accompanied by anyone else other than the driver. Hoover from our list,” Kameny told the Blade. “They had been over at the Justice Department prior to The conditions included a requirement that the FBI provide coming to my place,” Kameny said. the group with the name of another FBI offi cial to be placed DiCaprio and Black talked with Kameny about an incident on the newsletter list in place of Hoover and that the group in which Hoover appeared to have the tables turned on him in would reserve the right to send Hoover a one-time mailing if 1963 by Kameny. an important issue arose. In interviews with the Washington Blade in the 1980s and The FBI never responded to Kameny’s letter. “Hoover in 2006, Kameny told of how he and fellow members of the stayed on our mailing list until the day he died,” said Kameny. Mattachine Society of Washington, which Kameny co-founded, Kameny’s story was confi rmed in the late 1980s when were contacted by an FBI agent in the summer of 1963 and gay rights advocate and political science professor Dan invited to a meeting with the agent at FBI headquarters. Siminoski of California obtained a massive collection of FBI Kameny recounted that he and Mattachine Society Member papers documenting the Bureau’s surveillance of gays and Bob Bellanger had no idea why they had been summoned lesbians and gay advocacy groups between 1950 and 1982. to a meeting with the FBI, and the two wondered whether a Siminoski acquired the documents through a 1982 Freedom of crackdown against Mattachine was in the works. Information Act request and a 1983 lawsuit seeking to force the LEONARDO DICAPRIO plays J. Edgar Hoover in the new To their amazement, Kameny said, FBI Special Agent John FBI to comply with the request. fi lm ‘J. Edgar.’ DiCaprio visited D.C. activist Frank Kameny A. O’Birne politely asked him and Bellanger to remove Hoover’s Among the documents Siminoski obtained were Kameny’s back in January while researching his role. name from the Mattachine Society’s mailing list, saying Hoover letter setting conditions for removing Hoover from the PHOTOS COURTESY OF WARNER BROTHERS did not wish to have his name on such a list. Mattachine Society of Washington mailing list and at least one Since shortly after its founding in 1961, the Mattachine internal FBI document saying the FBI would never acquiesce to Society of Washington, D.C., the city’s fi rst gay rights such conditions from a homosexual organization. washingtonblade.com 20 • NOVEMBER 04, 2011 QUEERY: 20 QUESTIONS FOR MATT SWEARMAN

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WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO PERSON TO TELL? WOULD THE TITLE BE? [email protected] I have been out since 1999. My “Got a minute? Let’s talk!” parents were the hardest people to tell Matt Swearman had been playing the trombone since age 9 and the fourth because I thought it would change how IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO grade. But like many, after years of playing in the high school and college they feel about me. They are wonderful, CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION, marching band, the instrument had been dormant for several years. and very supportive. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? When he met a former D.C. Different Drummers conductor in 2002, he was Oppose it. encouraged to pick it up again. The Drummers, an umbrella non-profi t of three WHO’S YOUR LGBT HERO? bands (marching, concert and swing) has about 100 members and is a mostly Frank Kameny WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND LGBT outfi t. Its concert band has a program scheduled for Saturday night THE PHYSICAL WORLD? dubbed “Architects of Music.” The 8 p.m. show (to be held at the Columbia WHAT’S WASHINGTON’S BEST I consider myself agnostic. Heights Education Campus Auditorium at 3101 16th Street, N.W.) will feature NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT? works by Bach, Holst, Italian composer Ottorino Respighi and Eric Whitacre. Honestly, I don’t go out that much, so WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT The pieces were chosen for their robust musical construction. Tickets are $20 I’d be inclined to say our house, a few MOVEMENT LEADERS? and can be purchased at dcdd.org or call 202-403-3669. friends and a few bottles of wine (my Stop pandering to candidates and “Each of the bands has its own conductor, but I’m kind of the conductor of husband sells wine for a living)! But I’d lawmakers who take our money and then the whole board,” Swearman, who’s been president since July, says. “I’m kind of also say Number 9. Love the sleek and do nothing for our community. Talk is the cheerleader for the group, the connection to the community.” chic atmosphere. cheap. Actions speak louder than words. The group, now in its 31st year, performs at various Pride and other local and It’s time we have the next Harvey Milk regional LGBT events like Night Out, the AIDS Walk, holiday parades and more. DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING. and the next Frank Kameny! This is the concert band’s traditional fall concert. They’ll also give a holiday show It is the one that Terry and I had on in December. May 5, 2010. Just the two of us, our WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS Swearman says Saturday’s concert is special. closest family and best friends. There HOT COALS FOR? “It kind of has a duel theme,” he says. “We’re paying tribute to composers were only 18 of us, and it was a very My husband and my dogs. who have a lot of structure in their music, but it’s also a tribute to our own special day to celebrate us and the personal architects … the people who inspired us to play music.” people we share our lives with. WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS By day, Swearman, a 39-year-old East Berlin, Pa., native, is director of YOU MOST? marketing for Seven-Twenty Strategies, a public affairs and PR consulting fi rm. WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU Demonization of people based He and his partner of a decade, wine guru Terry Brown, got married last year. MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT? on sexual preference is absurd and He enjoys music, wine, travel and spending time at home with Brown and their Environmental issues. I recycle, I incredibly annoying. two dogs. compost, I reduce, I reuse, I only have one car, and it is a hybrid, etc. It is incredibly WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LGBT important and every little bit helps. MOVIE? “A Single Man” staring Colin Firth WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME WOULD YOU CHANGE? WHAT’S THE MOST OVERRATED The passage of DADT in the 1990s. SOCIAL CUSTOM? It never should have become law. Bringing a hostess gift. Your good Fortunately, it’s been repealed. company is what I appreciate. have you WHAT’S BEEN THE MOST WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU seen us lately? MEMORABLE POP CULTURE MOST COVET? MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME? The Michael Rutherford Spirit Award from The fi rst thing that pops into my mind D.C.’s Different Drummers. It is awarded is the day Michael Jackson and Farrah each year by members to the member they Fawcett died. feel embodies the spirit of our founder.

ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST? WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU’D KNOWN Honest and open communication. AT 18? That it REALLY does get better! WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK POST OR TWEET? WHY WASHINGTON? “The young lady ahead of me at CVS I was always drawn to a metropolitan area is paying in quarters. Charming.” and I have always had a fondness for D.C. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM NOVEMBER 04, 2011 • 21

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Signature teases ‘Hairspray’ opening

In celebration of Signature Theatre’s (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington) upcoming production of “Hairspray,” the theater will be transformed for “The Big Hair Ball” on Saturday at 8 p.m. The party will feature Baltimore favorites like crab cakes, sliders and Natty Boh and By JULIETTE EBNER attendees can mingle with cast members of the musical as well as take dance classes or get their hair teased at “Big Hair Salon.” “Hairspray” will play from Nov. 21 to Jan. 29 with Robert Aubry Davis of WETA’s “Around Town” and Sirius/XM Radio making his musical theater stage debut as Edna Turnblad. Tickets for the ball range from $75 to $250 and can be purchased online at signature- theatre.org.

WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY Wright doc gets local screening tonight

The fi fth annual Alexandria Film Festival has already kicked off with “Ed Hardy Tattoo the World,” but it will continue through the weekend with many more fi lms, including a few with LGBT angles. First up tonight at 9:15 p.m. is “Wish Me Away,” the documentary that tells the story of Chely Wright and the process she went through to become the fi rst country music star to come out on national television. Then on Saturday, at 5 p.m. is the East Coast premiere of “Cancerpants,” a documentary that shows Ro Poulson’s battle to survive after being diagnosed with stage III breast cancer with the help of her partner and their friends, family and community. PHOTO COURTESY OF FORUM THEATRE Both movies will be screened in the north lodge of George Washington Masonic Actor RICK HAMMERLY will participate in a reading of ‘The Normal Heart’ next week. Memorial (101 Callahan Drive). Tickets are $10 for individual screenings or $75 for a Fest Pass. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit alexandriafi lm.org.

AIDS-themed ‘80s play gets reading Several gay ﬁ lms planned for Rehoboth fest

The Forum Theatre (8641 Colesville Rd.) in Silver Spring is doing a one-night- The 14th annual Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival starts Wednesday and only reading of the Tony award-winning play, “The Normal Heart” on Monday at runs through next weekend at the Movies at Midway in Rehoboth Beach, Del. 7:30 p.m. It features several gay actors including Will Gartshore, Holly Twyford, J. Several gay-themed fi lms are planned including “The Green” with gay actor Cheyenne Fred Shiffman and Rick Hammerly. Jackson which tells the story of a gay couple who face crisis when one of them, a teacher Larry Kramer’s “Normal” tells the story of a group of friends who refuse to allow at a private school, is accused of acting inappropriately with a student. those in power to keep hiding the truth about the AIDS epidemic. Sundance hit “Circumstances” tells of two teen girls who experiment with their sexuality in The play premiered Off-Broadway in 1985 then had a couple revivals in Los a repressive society in Tehran. And “Loose Cannons” is an Italian fi lm about a gay man who Angeles and London, before debuting on Broadway that spring. comes out to his conservative family in hopes of getting out of joining the family business. Tickets are $100 for premium seating which guarantees fi rst or second row The Chely Wright documentary (see above) will also be shown as well as a documentary seats with a table for whole party and $75 for general admissions. Go to forum- on Broadway legend Carl Channing. theatre.org for more information. Tickets can be purchased in person, by mail or e-mail. E-mail to tickets@rehobothfi lm. com or visit rehobothfi lm.com for details. PETER SCHOTT

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PHOTO COURTESY OF FOLGER THEATRE Dueling ‘Othello’ productions are on the boards now in Washington in wildly different interpretations. OWISO ODERA and Ian Merrill Peakes in the Folger Theatre production. Dueling ‘Othellos’ Synetic brings its change from capes, fur-trimmed coats and chain mail to open shirts and sandals. trademark moves to its Similarly, Cisek’s dazzling set morphs production while Folgers from a towering canopy bed elaborately crowned in carved wood to Senate offi ce goes traditional route to billowing ship sails to a fabulously appointed Bedouin tent (not entirely By PATRICK FOLLIARD Cyprian, but beautiful still). Synetic’s “Othello” is the second of three Production from English National Opera. Photo by Robert Workman for English National Opera Production from English National Opera. Photo by Robert Workman Jealousy can be a dangerous emotion. revivals featured in the terrifi c company’s In Shakespeare’s “Othello,” it’s downright “Speak No More: The Silent Shakespeare lethal. Local audiences can see two vastly Festival.” As the title suggests, the different takes on the dark drama at the 90-minute show is interpreted solely Folger Theatre on Capitol Hill, and (if you through movement. And while the uber- act fast) Synetic Theater in Crystal City. fi t actors don’t utter a peep about a Director Robert Richmond’s Folger “green-eyed monster” or “beast with two production sets the action during backs,” all the elements of jealousy and the Crusades and casts Othello as a lusty passion are fully conveyed through Templar Knight, underlining the Moor’s Paata Tsikurishvili smart staging and Irina unparalleled ascent to power. As Othello, Tsikurishvili’s insanely inventive and sexy Owiso Odera displays an innate princely choreography. Donizetti confi dence and occasional cockiness that Instead of one of Iago, Synetic has opted works beautifully to further ignite the fury to go with three. They’re united when of his secretly sworn enemy Iago, played the primary Iago played by a maniacally by a charmingly villainous Ian Merrill gleeful Philip Fletcher (who is gay) pulls his Peakes. From the start, the audience two alter egos (Synetic vets Alex Mills and is made aware of the extent of Iago’s Irina Tsikurishvili) through a Mylar mirror. shocking duplicity and expects him, like At times the potent trio overpowers the most of Shakespeare’s bad guys, to meet production’s Othello (Roger Payano), his fate at the end of a blade by the end but never for too long. The talented and of the evening. Instead he’s sentenced to well built Payano defi nitely holds his LUCIA a smorgasbord of torture. own among a strong cast. In fact, it was Despite some hammy moments, Payano who fi rst inspired Synetic to mount DI LAMMERMOOR Richmond’s “Othello” is an exciting and “Othello” when it premiered last season. visceral interpretation. When Odera’s In ways, the challenge with “Othello” is darkly handsome Othello awakens a to buy into Iago’s all-consuming hate for “Haunted, dreamlike…suppressed desires sleeping Desdemona (the luminous Janie the title character and to believe a man will Brookshire) to punish her for alleged turn on his beloved wife based on pretty are matched by explosive hatred” sexual misdeeds with her friend Cassio fl imsy evidence. Both productions do fairly —The Daily Telegraph (Thomas Keegan) by strangling her to well convincing on these counts; still, as death (it takes several tries before she with so much of Shakespeare, audiences eventually dies), it’s intense for sure. And just have to go with it, remembering that NOVEMBER 10–19 | OPERA HOUSE the subsequent scenes in which Iago’s jealousy can make people do ugly things. distraught wife Emilia (Karen Peakes) reveals Iago’s ongoing deception and Tickets from $25 at the Box Office or charge by phone (202) 467-4600 quickly meets a horrifi c fate, followed ‘OTHELLO’ Through December 4 kennedy-center.org/wno TTY (202) 416-8524 Groups (202) 416-8400 by Othello’s devastating realization and Folger Theatre a tragic ending of his own, are equally 201 East Capitol Street, SE To learn more about Lucia A production of the Clarice Smith Opera Series. compelling. $30-$65 202-544-7077 on your smart phone, David and Alice Rubenstein are This production reunites gay designers folger.edu just scan the tag! the Presenting Underwriters of WNO. William Ivey Long and Tony Cisek who ‘OTHELLO’ Get the free mobile app Generous support for WNO Italian opera is collaborated on last season’s Folger hit Closes Sunday at http://gettag.mobi provided by Daniel and Gayle D’Aniello. “Henry VIII.” Both take brilliant advantage Synetic Theater of the tragedy’s disparate regions and 1800 South Bell Street, Crystal City $25-$55 climes. As the action moves from Venice 800-494-8497 via sea to Cyprus, Long’s costumes synetictheater.org washingtonblade.com 24 • NOVEMBER 04, 2011 DINING Keep on truckin’

From pork to pizza, Lime Chicken, which was the second the Smoked Angus Beef Sloppy Joe. signature “Baltimore Bomb Pie” and item on the list. Meanwhile, the hubby But, since they are called Porc, it would the “Apple Cinnamon Chess.” The Hot city’s mobile restaurants decided to try the Tomato Caprese with be wrong if I didn’t get the pulled pork. Rod Potato pie was so rich, with layers continue to dazzle a Balsamic Reduction. And let me say, So, I stepped up and ordered my second of potatoes, cream, cheeses, onions, damn, that is some really good chicken pork sandwich of the night with hot BBQ and (my favorite part) the hot sauce. on a stick. It was well-seasoned, well- sauce. This sandwich was good, but not There was no lack of fl avor with this pie, By JONATHAN HOWARD cooked, and when you add a squirt of great. The pork was moist and tasty and and I was thrilled. The Baltimore Bomb lime, that chicken just dances around the bread was soft and fresh, but the pie was full of Berger cookies. The The food truck craze that began a few your mouth, spreading joyful fl avors “hot” BBQ was not hot at all and left me crunchy chocolaty top of this pie slid years ago remains in full force and with everywhere. I tried some of the Tomato wanting more fl avor. right into the rich fi lling that was lighter seven of the city’s top trucks gathered Caprese, something I have never Next, it was time for pizza. I like to and fl uffi er than you would expect. in a 17th Street church parking lot for the eaten off a stick before, but with fresh consider myself a pizza expert, being a Finally, the Apple Cinnamon Chess was inaugural Washington Blade Food Truck mozzarella, tomatoes that explode New Yorker and all. the best apple pie I have ever tasted. I Rally last week, it seemed a good time to in your mouth, and that delicious am bringing this one home to the family review some of the offerings. reduction, I would say this is a must try. DC Slices for Thanksgiving. The rally was part of the 25th annual High (@DCSlices) And why not add some ice cream to Heel Race and drew a large, steady crowd Rolling Ficelle the pie in my stomach? throughout the night. Rather than watch (@TheFicelle, rollingfi celle.com) This truck has pretty much what you the race, I spent the evening sampling would expect – a few different slices Sinplicity Ice Cream various treats from the vendors. There were so many delicious options and some rather tasty-looking fried (@sinplicity1, sinplicityicecream.com) listed on this menu. These were defi nitely food. The added bonus for me was the Mojo Truck EXTRAordinary sandwiches with style. I decided to step fried pickles on the menu. I love fried I left this truck until last because I was Sandwiches (@Mojotruck) out of my comfort zone and order The pickles. So, the husband and I ordered a bit cold, and I didn’t really know what DeKooning Ficelle. The DeKooning a cheese slice, a pepperoni slice, and an could be so special about ice cream. You have options at the Mojo Truck, has roast beef, provolone cheese, order of fried pickles. I couldn’t wait to Then, I looked at the menu. While with four basic sandwich choices and crushed cherry pepper relish and light taste the fried pickles. Then, moments looking at the menu the lovely woman three different ways to get those horseradish mayo on fresh Lyon Bakery later, disaster stuck: they were out of working the truck handed me a sample sandwiches. I opted for the pork Bread. The roast beef was tender, there fried pickles. Disappointment rushed cup of hot chocolate, I sipped it, looked sandwich with the classic set of toppings, was a sweetness to the cherry pepper over me, but then I remembered I still up, pondered it, and wondered why I which includes tomato, mozzarella, relish that matched amazingly well with had two slices of pizza to taste. I bit into have never had hot chocolate like this fried egg and lettuce. (No lettuce for the meat, and the horseradish mayo the pepperoni slice, and was impressed. before. This hot chocolate with orange me, however, as I have great disdain added a touch of heat that made me The crust was nice, the sauce-to-cheese and cinnamon is so amazing, it will for crunchy water.) Growing up Cuban, smile. I do love me some spicy! And the ratio was correct, and the pepperoni defi nitely make you stop for a moment I always have high expectations for any bread? Wow, that is some fresh, crispy, was perfect. Overall, not quite up to after you taste it. pork-based sandwich, and the pork on perfect bread. New York City pizza standards but some Then, I ordered my ice cream. I don’t this sandwich defi nitely held its own. How was I going to top that? Well, I of the best pizza I have had in D.C. The usually like my food touching, let alone Also, the bread was nice and crispy. moseyed on over to Porc to see what cheese slice was a little underdone, mixed together. So when I ordered the The half melted and half un-melted they had to offer. though, leaving the crust a bit soggy, but Chocolate Chili Pepper Ice Cream, my mozzarella was a bit disappointing, overall quite good. husband looked at me like I had lost though, and I couldn’t fi nd my fried egg Porc: Purveyors of Rolling Cuisine Now, it was time for dessert. First my mind. But I was in love on the fi rst anywhere on the sandwich. I was really (@Porcmobile) stop? Dangerously Delicious Pies. bite: this is what ice cream should taste looking forward to that fried egg. like. Rich and creamy chocolate with This food truck had a sense of humor. Dangerously Delicious Pies the warm fl avors of the chili pepper – STIX Grilled Deliciousness I especially liked the note that suggested (@thepietruckdc, dangerouspiesdc.com) it was divine! I had a bite of ice cream (@eatstix) the sign was “scratch-and-sniff,” and and a sip of hot chocolate and repeated that you get half-off your meal if you Sweet and Savory pies, with so many this as I walked down to the High Heel The bacon-wrapped fi let mignon was are rocking drag. (I knew I should have options – what is a guy to do? We opted Race. I am sure there was chaos around the fi rst thing that caught my eye here, put on some high heels!) I debated to try three pies, one savory — the “Hot me but I didn’t notice. I was completely but I also fi nd it hard to resist Tequila between the Pulled Pork Sandwich and Rod Potato” — and two sweet — the enthralled by my ice cream!

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This includes but is not limited to placement, omnimedia llc, arising out of or related to advertiser’s breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties. payment and insertion schedule. washingtonblade.com 26 • NOVEMBER 04, 2011 THE GUIDE TO ARTS & CULTURE OPENINGS National Portrait Gallery. 202-633-3030. HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS residentassociates.org. Water is Rising Music and Dance Amid FRI, NOV 4 Climate Change, Clarice Smith. 301-405- Burlesque and Belly Laughs, DCAC. ARTS. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. 202-462-7833. dcartscenter.org. SAT, NOV 5 Jacqueline Lee, Montpelier Arts Center. Solitary Journey, Alexandria Symphony 301-377-7800. mncppcapps.org. Orchestra, Schlesinger. 703-548-0885. MON, NOV 7 alexsym.org. The Mistorical Hystery of Henry (I)V, WSC Being There - DC, National Geographic. Avant Bard, Artisphere. 888-841-2787. 202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc. wscavantbard.org. National Chamber Ensemble With WED, NOV 9 Guitarist Orlando Roman, Artisphere. Annual Small Works Exhibit & What Art 703-875-1100. artisphere.com. to Wear, The Art League. 703-683-1780. Portland Taiko, The Alden. 703-790-9223. theartleague.org. aldentheatre.org. THU, NOV 10 SUN, NOV 6 Lucia di Lammermoor, WNO, Kennedy Ananiashvili - Ratmansky Ballet Gala, Lisner Center. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. Auditorium. 202-397-SEAT. lisner.org. Film Series: Le Cinéma Fantastique: Eyes MUSEUM SHOP AROUND Aftermath, Clarice Smith. 301-405-ARTS. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. Without a Face, National Gallery of Art. THU, NOV 10 -SUN, NOV 13 202-737-4215. nga.gov. STRATHMORE. 301-581-5100. STRATHMORE.ORG. Tales Told Under the Infl uence / Relatos Borrachos, Teatro de la Luna, Trove Trilogy, Museum of Women in the Treat yourself to the Museum Shop Around at Strathmore Mansion where the Arts. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org. very best museum gift shops in the region come together under one roof with a Gunston Theatre Two. 703-548-3092. teatrodelaluna.org. Washington Bach Consort: In Solo Flight, bevy of beautiful, clever, unique and distinctive gift ideas to surprise and delight National Presbyterian Church. everyone on your holiday list. 202-429-2121. bachconsort.org. LAST CHANCE MON, NOV 7 A BRIGHT NEW BOISE Foto Week DC: Photographers David THRU SUN, NOV 13 Doubilet & Ira Block, Artisphere. WOOLLY MAMMOTH. 202-393-3939. WOOLLYMAMMOTH.NET. SAT, NOV 5 703-875-1100. artisphere.com. Prepare yourself: in the parking lot of a mega craft store in Idaho, someone is Courage II / Coraje II, Teatro de la Luna, summoning The Rapture. Samuel D. Hunter’s heartbreakingly funny reckoning Gunston Theatre Two. 703-548-3092. TUE, NOV 8 between a father and son will shatter your preconceptions about the sacred, the teatrodelaluna.org. Iron Chef: Stories about cooking, eating, profane, and the secret lives of big box retailers. SUN, NOV 6 and secret ingredients, SpeakeasyDC, Othello, Synetic Theater, Crystal City Town Danceboutique. 202-234-8696. WARHOL: HEADLINES Theatre. 800-494-8497. synetictheater.org. speakeasydc.com. THRU MON, JAN 2 The Washington Ballet: The Great Gatsby, Author Sandra Beasley, Arts Club NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. 202-737-4215. NGA.GOV. The Washington Ballet, Kennedy Center. of Washington. 202-331-7282. This is the fi rst exhibition to examine the headline theme in the art of Andy Warhol 202-467-4600. washingtonballet.org. artsclubofwashington.org. (1928-1987). It includes some 80 works representing the full range of Warhol’s After the Quake, Rorschach Theatre WED, NOV 9 practice--from paintings, drawings, prints, photography, and sculpture to fi lm, at Atlas, Atlas. 202-399-7993. Dala, Wolf Trap. 1-877-WOLFTRAP. video, and television--demonstrating the artist’s career-long obsession with the rorschachtheatre.com. wolftrap.org. tabloid news. THU, NOV 10 LIMITED ENGAGEMENT Leonard Slatkin, NSO, Kennedy Center. TOM WOLFF’S U STREET PORTRAIT PROJECT 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. 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PHOTO COURTESY OF LEWIS Singer and author STEWART LEWIS relocated to Washington a month ago. New horizons Gay indie singer Lewis After a short stint on “Guiding Light” in 1993, he decided to pursue music. He plans Busboys concert in had early success opening in the ‘90s for his new hometown acts like Sheryl Crow, Ani DiFranco, Shawn Colvin and Paula Cole. He also had early songs placed on shows like “Dawson’s By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO Creek,” “Joan of Arcadia,” “Party of Five” [email protected] and “Biggest Loser.” His 2008 album “In Formation” was a short-lived deal Nobody moves to Washington hoping with here! Tunes, a Regent Media (The to take their singing career to new heights, Advocate, Out magazines), he says was a so what led singer/songwriter Stewart bizarre experience. Lewis here from New York? “They’re a little creepy,” he says. “I think You guessed it. it did OK. Basically they spent a shit load of “It was for love basically,” he says. “My money making it and paid me a shit load of partner has a super super high powered money but then they didn’t really get behind job and they transferred him here from it. It just shows how messed up they are.” New York … He runs six radio stations as a Though he’s had reasonable success market manager for CBS Radio.” marketing himself as an openly gay singer, Lewis and his partner of fi ve-plus years, a parallel career as an author — he has Steve Swenson, moved to 14th Street N.W. three books to his credit — convinced about a month ago. Lewis, who’s released him to branch out into the mainstream. four albums and two EPs since 1995, grew After two books with gay publisher Alyson up in a musical family in Boston — he calls Books, he secured an agent and got his his parents “kind of hippie/bluegrass” — latest work, the young adult-aimed novel and is used to relocating. Prior to his six “You Have Seven Messages,” out through years in New York, he spent four in Los Random House. Angeles and was in Colorado before that. “Basically I think the LGBT community He plays his fi rst concert as a D.C. resident is pretty responsive to out singers, but I Thursday at Busboys and Poets. did make a conscious decision not to have Of D.C., he says the relocation was “like a writing career writing gay beach reads. not really an option, but I’m really excited The gay section is in the danky basement about it. We can live like kings here for of the bookstore and there’s no money in what we paid in New York. It’s a nice it. I want to reach the masses, so in that change. A little less gritty than New York.” regard I’ve defi nitely chosen to go this Lewis agrees his music is mostly in route with the books.” the folk-pop vein and says his lyrics are Stewart thinks he’s close enough to New generally optimistic, a refl ection of his York that he’ll still be able to get there as personality. often as his singing career demands. A “I guess you could say I’m kind of a bigger challenge will be spending regular romantic and hopeful person by nature,” time with his 5-year-old daughter, Rowan, he says. “Occasionally some yearning who lives in Boston with her mother, a fan- seeps in and I guess you could say there’s turned-friend of Stewart’s who volunteered GRILLED FILET MIGNON a little more of a darker side with some of her services to help him realize his dream that, but basically it’s jut about telling a of being a parent (“We went the turkey 5 oz $16.95 8 oz $19.95 story. It’s a tricky thing because you never baster route,” he says with a laugh). want to be too literal because you want to November 1-30 have people relate to it, but you also want to be suggestive enough to interest them STEWART LEWIS clydes.com and have something that will resonate Concert without hitting them over the head.” With guest comedian Lizz Furtado Busboys and Poets (14th and V, N.W.) A theater major in college, Lewis says Tickets: $10 at the door now he’s “really not that great an actor.” Stewartlewis.com washingtonblade.com 28 • NOVEMBER 04, 2011 CALENDAR

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TODAY The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) is holding its monthly open mic night tonight from 8 to 10 p.m., featuring guests Eryca Kasse, a Jewish lesbian, writer and social worker, and Jessica Genia Simon, who has been writing poetry since she was 7 and has been published in “New Voices: National Jewish Student Magazine.” The event is hosted by Mike Brazell. Green Lantern (1335 Green Court, N.W.) presents Fahrenheit tonight from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. featuring music by DJ Joey-O. There’s a $5 cover after 10 p.m. and free rail vodka on the second fl oor from 10 to 11 p.m. Busboys & Poets presents First Fridays: A Local Arts Exploration tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Zinn room at its Hyattsville location (5331 Baltimore Ave., Suite 104). This event combines a reception, artist talk and the opportunity to meet other local artists, and see their work. This month’s presenters are Chanel Compton, Charles A. Sessoms, J.J. McCracken, Bensonn Anspach and Brooke Kidd. Strathmore presents Friday Night Eclectic featuring D.C.-based world funk ensemble Funk Ark and special guest Fort PHOTO COURTESY OF COLUMBIA RECORDS Knox Five’s Mustafa Akbar, tonight at 8 p.m. Lesbian singer BRANDI CARLILE plays the Birchmere next week at the Mansion (10701 Rockville Pike) in North Bethesda. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For more information Wild. Admission is $10. All attendees must describes itself as one with “progressive event. To RSVP, visit dcweekfashionday. and to purchase tickets, visit strathmore.org. be 18 or older. There will be an open bar Catholic values” that welcomes those eventbrite.com. Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) is having its from 9 to 10 p.m. “disaffected by mainstream traditions” Nellie’s (900 U St., N.W.) is hosting a weekly Bear Happy Hour tonight starting and what some consider “politically City Dogs Rescue fundraiser during Drag at 6 p.m. There is no cover for this 21 and SUNDAY, NOV. 6 distorted teachings of Christ” in Bingo this week from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. older event. The Bet Mishpachah Education other faith traditions. Bishop Michael with $1 from every Nellie beer sold going Committee is hosting a brunch today Seneco, who’s gay, is the pastor. Visit to City Dogs, an organization formed to SATURDAY, NOV. 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DCJCC (1529 sainthedwigs.org for more information. rescue adoptable dogs in high-kill shelters Blowoff, a dance party featuring gay 16th St., N.W.) featuring a screening of the All are welcome. where resources are limited. For more DJs Bob Mould and Richard Morel, will 1977 fi lm, “Word is Out: Stores of Some of information on the organization, visit be at 9:30 club (815 V St., N.W.) tonight. Our Lives.” The fi lm was the fi rst feature- MONDAY, NOV. 7 citydogsrescue.org. Doors open at 11:30 p.m. Attendees must length documentary about gay and lesbian The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) is be 21 or older. Tickets are $12 and can be identity made by gay fi lmmakers. For more having its monthly volunteer night tonight WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9 purchased at 930.com. information and to RSVP, visit betmish.org. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tonight’s activities Rainbow Response is holding its The Capitol Pride Symphonic Band is Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave.) could range from sorting through book monthly meeting tonight at the D.C. having its fall concert Architects of Music in Arlington, is hosting a CD launch party donations, cleaning up around the center Center (1318 U St., N.W.) from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Columbia Heights Education for local gay composer Matt Conner from and taking inventory for Fuk!ts, as well as Green Lantern (1331 Green Court, N.W.) Campus Auditorium (3101 16th St., N.W.) 5 to 7 p.m. to celebrate the release of his socializing. Pizza will provided. will host the weekly Poz D.C. happy hour at 8 p.m. The concert will be emceed by second Christmas CD, “Snow.” The wine Green Lantern (1335 Green Court, N.W.) upstairs from 8 p.m. to midnight. Martin Moeller, author of the AIA Guide to and cheese reception will take place in the hosts Bears Do Yoga from 6:30 to 7:30 Bet Mishpachah, GLO, Nice Jewish Girls, the Architecture of Washington D.C., and lobby and will feature Conner performing p.m. upstairs followed by Queer Pong Nice Jewish Boys and Gayyim join up at a conducted by Nancy Plantinga.3 selections from his album, including classics hosted by Andy from 8 p.m. to midnight. free happy hour tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. Phase 1 (525 8th St., S.E.) is hosting a as well as two original compositions. The at the Dirty Martini (1223 Connecticut Ave., Deaf Women’s Happy Hour tonight from party is free and open to the public. TUESDAY, NOV. 8 N.W.) to celebrate Mautner Project. RSVP 7 to 10 p.m. There is a $5 cover and all Busboys & Poets presents Photoworks D.C. Bi Women will have its monthly at freehappyhourmautner.eventbrite.com. proceeds will go toward the Deaf Abused Photo SLAM tonight at 8 p.m. in the dinner at Dupont Italian Kitchen (1637 17th Brandi Carlile plays the Birchmere (3701 Women’s Network. All attendees must be Langston Room at its 14th and V. streets St., N.W.) tonight from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Mt. Vernon Ave.) in Alexandria tonight 21 or older. location (2021 14th St., N.W.). The slam Today is Digital Capital Week’s at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 and can be Tayisha Busay, an electro-dance band will feature photo artists projecting their Fashion Day at the Washington Economic purchased online at ticketmaster.com. from Brooklyn, will be at The Islander portfolios in front of a panel of celebrity Partnership (1495 F St., N.W.) with three (1201 U St., N.W.) followed by a dance judges and the winner gets an exhibit panels discussing the different aspects of THURSDAY, NOV. 10 party. Tickets are $6 in advance, $10 at the at Photoworks gallery during FotoWeek life in the fashion industry in D.C. starting at Helping Our Brothers and Sisters door and $5 after midnight for the dance 2012. This is a free event. 1 p.m. The fi rst panel will include Daniella is holding its annual fundraiser dinner party only. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. and all A new gay-welcoming Catholic church, Kallmeyer, winner of Bravo’s “The Fashion tonight at the Eatonville Restaurant (2121 attendees must be 21 or older. St. Hedwig’s Old Catholic Church, has Show,” discussing the role of technology in 14th St., N.W.) at 6 p.m. with a social hour Code has its monthly installment Mass today at 9 a.m. The church meets creativity and design. The second panel will followed by the dinner and program at tonight at Green Lantern (1335 Green each Sunday morning at Palisades be about business and retail development, 7:30 p.m. The event will also celebrate Court, N.W.). Gear, rubber, skin, uniform Community Church (5200 Cathedral while the third panel will focus on the role of the life of Frank Kameny. Tickets are or leather dress code will be strictly Ave., N.W.) in Washington. The social media. The day will end with a fashion $150 and can be purchased online at enforced. 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Bedford County is a historical treasure nestled in beautiful South Central Penn- sylvania approximately two-and-a-half hours from Washington. The interstate highway brings and ever growing stream of traffic to the county via I-76, I-70 and I-99. The pace is a little slower than most places but we love it that way. After a fast paced week in the District, Bedford is a very easy commute to escape it all. Our warm inviting community welcomes all. For many travelers, Bedford is an easy place to find but a dif- ficult place to leave. S. S. Grand View Point Hotel, also known as Grand View Point Hotel, S.S. Grand View Ship Hotel, or Ship Hotel. Located on U.S. Route 30 (Lincoln Highway), Juniata Township, Rural in nature, our small communi- Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Built 1932, it was destroyed by fire in 2001. ties are connected by fields, streams and PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA.ORG highways that form the backbone of Bed- ford County. Visitors to this area admire our rich visited the area and used it as a base to for 245 years. The Omni Bedford Springs recently was history and enjoy the surprisingly wide quell the Whiskey Rebellion. In 1796 a doctor purchased the site of featured in the November issue of Mar- range of shops, antiquing, restaurants As the fledgling nation worked its way eight mineral springs believed to have tha Stewart Living. and attractions that form the heart of our West, the main road West ran through medicinal powers. In 1806, he built a ho- Bedford is the perfect location for downtown. Exploring the streets of Bed- the heart of Bedford County. Several lo- tel to accommodate the many visitors Washingtonians to escape and relax. If ford is a popular way to spend the day. cal businesses are housed in structures to the springs. Now the Omni Bedford you have dreamed of owning a second Enjoying the peaceful, safe environment that were once stage coach stops along Springs Resort, the grand hotel has come home that is an easy commute and af- we often take for granted. that road, now known as Route 30 or the back to life after a $120 million restora- fordable, then Bedford is the perfect From humble origins as a trading Lincoln Highway. tion project. The Springs has played host place. Come visit and check out all we post more than 250 years ago, Bedford, Oralee’s Golden Eagle Inn and Ju- to 10 presidents and generations of the have to offer in small town living. Pamper originally named Raystown, has played a niata Crossings Country Mercantile are nation’s wealthiest families. While the yourself at the Omni Bedford Springs or role in the formation of our county. Fort two such businesses and both welcome stories surrounding this historic facility at one of our historic bed and breakfasts. Bedford, now more than 250 years old, the public. To the West of Bedford, near are many, it has the distinction of being played a pivotal role in bringing stability Mann’s Choice, the Jean Bonnet Tavern the only place outside of Washington Diane Stuart is a relator with Coldwell Banker/SKS Realty in Bedord. She can be reached at 814-977-0585 or at diane. to the region. Later, George Washington has been welcoming road weary travelers where the Supreme Court has convened. [email protected].

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