Hundreds Rally to Support Trans Woman Attacks on DOMA

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Polis ‘doing great’ kicking Polis in the head and body as she curled up on the restaurant ﬂ oor. It has been viewed hundreds of after attack in Md. thousands of times. McDonald’s; suspect “The turnout tonight is wonderful, I’m so happy,” said Renee Carr, Polis’s mother, who attended the rally could face 10 years with family and neighbors, but without her daughter. in prison “I didn’t think that McDonald’s was a dangerous place, all she wanted to do was eat and use the bathroom.” In an interview with the Blade after the rally, Carr said she has always known her daughter was transgender and that she has supported her “100 percent.” “I even carried her pocketbook on the way to the bus stop as a kid,” Carr said, adding that Polis is doing CHRISSY LEE POLIS, seen here in a screenshot better but was unable to attend. Others at the rally said from a video interview with the Baltimore Polis was afraid to leave her house. Sun, was attacked after attempting to use the “I want to thank everyone personally who came women’s restroom at a Maryland McDonald’s. tonight,” said Kathleen Hand, Polis’s grandmother, who also attended the rally, which was held in the McDonald’s parking lot in Rosedale, Md., where the beating took place. “Chrissy is doing great.” By LOU CHIBBARO JR. & KEVIN NAFF A crowd of about 300 spectators sang “We Shall Several politicians in the crowd expressed surprise Overcome,” as politicians and activists denounced the and gratitude for the strong turnout. A rally to draw attention to anti-transgender violence beating that captured national media attention after it “This is truly an LGBT moment,” said Mary Washington, turned surprisingly upbeat and almost jubilant on was recorded by a restaurant employee and posted to a lesbian member of Maryland’s House of Delegates from Monday night at a Maryland McDonald’s restaurant YouTube. where Chrissy Lee Polis was beaten last week. The video shows two teenage women punching and CONTINUES ON PAGE 16 Attacks on DOMA lawyer ‘misplaced’ Obama, Holder support right of Congress to defend anti-gay law

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President Obama shares the view expressed earlier this week by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that attacks on the private attorney who volunteered to litigate on behalf of the Defense of Marriage Act are “misplaced,” according to the White House. Youth Pride Under questioning from the Washington Blade, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said during an off- Pride season kicks off camera press gaggle Wednesday that statements from Holder, who earlier this week rebuffed those who would vilify former U.S. solicitor general Paul Clement for taking up defense of DOMA, reﬂ ected Obama’s position. this weekend with the “We do share Eric Holder’s views on this,” Carney said. “We think — as we said from the beginning when we talked 15th annual Youth Pride, about — when I did from this podium — about the decision no longer from the administration to defend the Defense which returns to Dupont Circle. of Marriage Act, that we would support efforts by Congress if they so chose to defend it. And so I have nothing to PAGES 26 & 42 CONTINUES ON PAGE 14 02 • APRIL 29, 2011 WASHINGTONBLADE.COM WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 03 washingtonblade.com 04 • APRIL 29, 2011 LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Whitman-Walker drops ‘Clinic’ from name The Whitman-Walker Clinic announced on Wednesday that it has changed its name to “Whitman-Walker Health” to refl ect its expanded role in recent years as a primary care provider for a wide range of health and medical services in addition to HIV/AIDS. Whitman-Walker offi cials rolled out the name change along with a new logo and website at the organization’s 19th Annual Spring Gala Wednesday night at a reception hall in Northwest Washington. “This name change best emphasizes who Whitman-Walker is now and what we aspire to be in the future: a full-service, best-in-class health center,” said Whitman- Walker Executive Director Don Blanchon. “We want to educate the metro D.C. community about the full range of health care services we offer,” Blanchon said. “The word ‘Health’ best conveys our current and future role in the community as a health center and refl ects our unwavering commitment to the highest quality of care for our patients,” he said. Blanchon added that Whitman-Walker is staying “true to our roots” by remaining Gay families join Easter Egg Roll committed to serving the LGBT community and people living with HIV/AIDS. In a statement released Wednesday, Whitman-Walker Health said it now offers “primary medical and dental care; mental health and addictions counseling and The White House held its annual Easter Egg Roll on Monday and, as in years past, treatment; HIV education, prevention, and testing; legal services; and medical adherence LGBT families joined in the fun. There were cooking demonstrations with celebrity chefs, care management.” As it has in the past, Whitman-Walker continues to offer non-HIV a farmer’s market and even a beehive station. related sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing and treatment on a walk-in basis. Visit washingtonblade.com for video of interviews with families who participated. The statement adds, “We are especially committed to meeting the health needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and people living WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY with HIV/AIDS.” “The new logo boldly embraces our past, present and future,” Blanchon said. “It honors our past by incorporating the two ‘W’s from the original logo. Its use of color represents the diversity of our patients and the communities we serve. OBITUARY And it includes a triangle symbol, which highlights our commitment to the three principles of community, caring and quality.” Steven Smith, LOU CHIBBARO JR. Remington’s owner, dies at 57 LGBT youth join offi cials for anti-bullying rally

A large contingent of LGBT young people joined offi cials from the mayor’s offi ce Steven Smith, a D.C. resident since the early and members of the City Council on April 21 in a “Rally for a Bully-Free D.C.” 1980s and the owner of the Capitol Hill gay The event was held on the steps of the John A. Wilson Building, which serves bar Remington’s, died April 15 at Georgetown as the D.C. City Hall. University Hospital from complications STEVEN SMITH Organizers said the rally was aimed at drawing attention to the longstanding associated with liver cancer. He was 57. PHOTO COURTESY OF DOUG BOGAEV problem of bullying in the city’s public schools, especially anti-LGBT bullying. Nearly Smith’s partner, Doug Bogaev, said all of the more than one dozen speakers called on the D.C. Council to pass a bill Smith and then-partner Dick Brandrupt introduced earlier this year by D.C. Council member Harry Thomas (D-Ward 5) bought Remington’s in July 1985 when it outside the Marine Barracks to demand called the Bullying and Intimidation Prevention Act of 2011. was called Equus. The two renamed the strict disciplinary action against the The bill, which has been co-sponsored by nearly all Council members, would bar Remington’s and continued operating perpetrators of the attack. require D.C. public schools and public charter schools, the University of the District it as a popular gay country-Western bar Smith, who called on the Marine of Columbia, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the city’s public libraries that featured dancing. commandant to take steps to prevent to develop comprehensive policies to prevent student bullying and harassment. Smith later enlarged the bar by future harassment against the bar by Jeffrey Richardson, director of the Mayor’s Offi ce of GLBT Affairs, read a proclamation expanding it into an adjacent building Marines, told the Blade that a barracks at the rally issued by Mayor Vincent Gray declaring April 21 “Bully Free D.C. Day.” on the 600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, commander apologized and promised to Among the young people speaking at the rally were Victoria Kirby, a graduate S.E., where it has operated since it fi rst take swift disciplinary action against any student at Howard University; Ladera Ellis, Kyrina Harris, Pernell Gordon, and opened as Equus in 1980. Marine creating problems for the bar. Fidelia Iqwe of Metro Teen AIDS; Frieda Smith and D’Angelo Morrison of the According to Bogaev, Smith was born in While saying he was sympathetic to Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL); and Tyrone Hanley, a University Miami, and grew up in Tyrone, Ga. Smith the activists’ protest against the barracks, of the District of Columbia law student. served fi ve years in the U.S. Coast Guard before Smith also told the Blade he supported Most of them gave personal accounts of witnessing or experiencing anti-LGBT moving to D.C. in the early 1980s, Bogaev said. the Marines and didn’t want to see the bullying during their high school years. Morrison said he considered but ultimately Under Smith’s ownership, Remington’s Marines’ reputation tarnished because of rejected suicide after encountering relentless bullying and intimidation when his has been credited with hosting numerous a “few bad apples.” fellow high school students discovered he was gay. LGBT community events, including Bogaev said he will continue to operate Thomas said he was certain the Council would soon pass his anti-bullying bill, fundraisers for the city’s annual Capital Remington’s along with the bar’s staff. saying he looks forward to working with D.C. public school offi cials in developing Pride festival and parade. “I feel he was an absolutely wonderful stringent anti-bullying policies. He called current school policies aimed at Smith was praised by LGBT activists person,” said Bogaev. “He would always curtailing bullying a “patchwork” of rules that differ from school to school that in 1997 for his handling of an incident in put a smile on your face.” don’t adequately address the problem. which fi ve Marines stationed at the U.S. In addition to Bogaev, Smith is survived He has said he is open to suggested amendments to the bill proposed by Marine Barracks located a few blocks by two brothers, Bobby and James, and a the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), the Gay & Lesbian away at 8th and I Streets, S.E., tossed sister, Sharon. Activists Alliance and others that would, among other things, require its anti- a tear gas grenade into Remington’s, A celebration of his life is scheduled to bullying and anti-intimidation provisions to cover all the categories of protected causing minor injuries to several take place at Remington’s on May 7 from groups listed in the D.C. Human Rights Act. customers and triggering an uproar in 5 to 8 p.m. Among the Council members speaking at the rally, in addition to Thomas, were the gay community. Contributions in lieu of fl owers can be Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7), and Sekou Biddle (D-At-Large). The incident, which was considered made to the American Cancer Society and an anti-gay attack, drew national media Whitman-Walker Health, the new name LOU CHIBBARO JR. attention and statements of condemnation for D.C.’s Whitman-Walker Clinic. by D.C. government offi cials. LGBT activists staged a protest demonstration LOU CHIBBARO JR.

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Orange won in the remaining two WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY precincts – in Anacostia and the Southwest Waterfront – which are believed to have a signifi cant number of black LGBT residents. Final but unoffi cial returns released Tuesday night by the D.C. Board of Democrat Joshua Lopez, who also Arkan Haile -- received a combined total marriage equality law. He pointed to what Elections and Ethics show Orange expressed strong support on LGBT issues, of less than 5 percent. he called his strong pro-LGBT record receiving 28 percent of the vote. Mara received 7 percent. The remaining four Orange, who came out against same- during his tenure as a Ward 5 Council came in second with 26 percent. Biddle candidates – Democrats Tom Brown and sex marriage when he ran for mayor in member from 1997 to 2007 on LGBT came in third with 20 percent, with Weaver Dorothy Douglas; Statehood Green Party 2006, reversed his position on the issue coming in fourth place with 13 percent. candidate Alan Page; and independent last year, saying he now supports the city’s CONTINUES ON PAGE 16 Pannell trailing in D.C. school board race phone on election night to congratulate and liked in the community, died suddenly Gay candidate doubts him on his apparent victory. Pannell’s in January of complications from a stroke. uncounted ballots could campaign workers and supporters Lockridge’s widow, Wanda Lockridge, gathered at the Player’s Lounge restaurant played a key role in recruiting Trayon White, change outcome on Martin Luther King Ave., S.E., on 26, a family friend, to run for her husband’s Tuesday night to await the election returns. seat, according to sources familiar with the “I think I ran a good campaign and race. Although most political observers did everything I possibly could have in Ward 8 who know White consider him done,” Pannell said. “Obviously I’m a bright and enthusiastic community disappointed.” advocate, some feel he lacks the ‘I think I ran a good campaign and did Michael Sainte-Andress, a longtime experience and knowledge of others who everything I possibly could have done,’ said friend of Pannell’s who served as the competed for the seat, including Pannell. PHIL PANNELL. ‘Obviously I’m disappointed.’ Pannell campaign treasurer, called Pannell White won the endorsement of Ward 8 a highly skilled and “tireless” advocate for D.C. Council member Marion Barry, who WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY the Ward 8 community over a period of at many view as one of the lead power brokers least 30 years. in the ward. The Washington Teachers Sainte-Andress said he believes Pannell Union also endorsed White, who recently By LOU CHIBBARO JR. An election board spokesperson said it was the most qualifi ed among the graduated from the University of Maryland. [email protected] would take another 10 days for the board to candidates running in the Ward 8 race but The Washington Post endorsed Pannell, count absentee ballots cast by mail, curbside was concerned that some conservative citing his many years of community service Gay Democratic and Ward 8 civic activist ballots cast by senior citizens or voters with voters in the majority black ward would be in the ward and involvement in Ward 8 Phil Pannell was running second in a nine- disabilities, and special or provisional ballots reluctant to vote for an openly gay man. school issues. candidate race for a seat on the D.C. cast by those who register to vote on the “They know all of the good things Phillip Pannell also won the endorsement of Board of Education representing Ward 8 same day as the election. has done in this community for so long,” the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the in the city’s special election on Tuesday. Spokesperson Alysoun McLaughlin said said Sainte-Andress. “They acknowledge city’s largest LGBT political group. Unoffi cial returns from the Board of the board sent out 3,953 absentee ballots that he has helped many of them over the Unoffi cial returns from the election Elections and Ethics showed Pannell with by mail and had received only 785 back as years. But for some in this community – they board show the following results for 716 votes, or 27.8 percent, trailing political of earlier this week. She could not predict just can’t bring themselves to vote for him.” the Ward 8 school board race: Trayon newcomer and community activist Trayon how many more would come back. They Others familiar with the Ward 8 race said White Sr., 33.2 percent; Phillip Pannell, White, who had 885 votes with 33.2 must be postmarked no later than Election Pannell was placed at a disadvantage to at 26.8 percent; Eugene Dewitt Kinlow, percent of the total. Day, April 26, to be considered valid, she least some degree over the circumstance 16.3 percent; Anthony Muhammad, 8.7 D.C. voting rights advocate and LGBT said. It could not be determined at press that resulted in the Ward 8 seat becoming percent; Sandra S.V. Williams, 6.9 percent; rights supporter Eugene Dewitt Kinlow time how many ballots cast in Ward 8 vacant. Longtime community advocate, W. Cardell Shelton, 2.8 percent; Tijwanna was running third, with 434 votes and 16.3 remained uncounted. teacher and Ward 8 school board member Phillips, 1.8 percent; R. Joyce Scott, 1.5 percent of the total. Pannell said he contacted White by William Lockridge, 63, who was well known percent; Larry Pretlow, 1.4 percent. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 07

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WBlade 4-29.indd 1 4/25/11 3:09:11 PM washingtonblade.com 08 • APRIL 29, 2011 LOCAL NEWS Equality Maryland ﬁ res director, names ‘While it is not my choice to leave, it is my choice to make my voice heard as I exit,’ MORGAN MENESES-SHEETS wrote in a statement that accompanied her departure from Equality Maryland. interim leader WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY

Lynne Bowman takes for the organization’s funders, and that’s Meneses-Sheets from speaking to the why, effective today, I am resigning from media, an action that other staff members helm of statewide group my position as director of development of viewed as an unfair intrusion by the board Equality Maryland.” into her ability to use her judgment in By LOU CHIBBARO JR. In her own statement sent to the group’s carrying out the board’s policies, one of [email protected] volunteers, Meneses-Sheets said, “It is the sources said. with heavy heart that I share that today will Her supporters viewed the board’s The board of directors of the statewide be my last day as the executive director directive prohibiting an executive director LGBT organization Equality Maryland of Equality Maryland. While it is not my of a political organization from talking to voted Sunday night in a closed meeting choice to leave, it is my choice to make my the media as a petty intrusion into the day- to fi re its executive director, Morgan voice heard as I exit.” to-day operation of the group, sources Meneses-Sheets, according to sources. While her tenure at the organization over familiar with the group said. Four days later, the board announced the past 18 months has provided “some One source blamed the board for that Lynne Bowman would become the of the most rewarding moments of my “failing to get their own act together” on LYNNE BOWMAN takes over as head of group’s new interim executive director career,” she said in her statement that her the marriage and transgender bills. Equality Maryland effective May 2. effective Monday. job has also been “extremely” diffi cult. The departure of Meneses-Sheets and PHOTO COURTESY OF EQUALITY MARYLAND Bowman has served as director of “In particular the past few months Thorn from Equality Maryland follows a programs and services for the Equality have been tough to bear,” she said. “Not tumultuous four-month period in which Federation, a national association of state because of the hard work which I welcome tense, behind-the-scenes disputes LGBT groups. She is also a founder of and felt honored to be part of, but because surfaced between board members and recommit to committee the Gender Identity Equality Ohio and most recently served as of the forces within the organization and Meneses-Sheets over strategy in the Non-Discrimination Act, an action that also campaign manager for Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee external politics that created additional group’s unsuccessful effort to pass same- killed that measure for the year. Fisher’s U.S. Senate campaign. and unnecessary obstacles to our forward sex marriage and transgender non- The two developments were viewed as “During Lynne’s time with the movement and success.” discrimination bills, according to sources a double defeat for Equality Maryland at Equality Federation and as executive Wojahn said the board would not familiar with the organization. a time when many thought the legislature director of Equality Ohio, Lynne comment on specifi c reasons for Sources say the tension and sometimes should have passed both measures. consistently demonstrated strong, Meneses-Sheets’ departure, other than to bitter infi ghting went beyond Equality Supporters of Meneses-Sheets say at visionary leadership,” said Rebecca say “it was a mutual decision by her and Maryland and involved a tangle of alliances least some Equality Maryland board Isaacs, executive director of the Equality the organization.” with several national LGBT organizations members were seeking to make her the Federation in a statement. He said the board views both Meneses- that exerted great infl uence over the “scapegoat” for the bills’ defeat, saying Equality Maryland said it would Sheets’ and Mathew Thorn’s departures push to pass the same-sex marriage bill. the demise of the two measures was due, now begin the search for a permanent as personnel matters, which the board Among them were D.C.-based Human at least in part, to forces beyond Equality executive director. doesn’t publicly discuss. Rights Campaign, Denver-based Gill Maryland’s control “Equality Maryland is thrilled to have a Asked about Meneses-Sheets’ statement Action Fund and the New York-based Meneses-Sheets devotes most of her nationally known and respected leader at saying it was not her choice to leave the Freedom to Marry. two-page statement to citing what she the helm of the organization,” the group organization, Wojahn said, “It was partially E-mails obtained by the Blade that calls the major successes of Equality said in a joint statement to the Blade our decision, too. But we essentially were sent by offi cials of the three groups Maryland during her tenure and the tenure from Chuck Butler, board chair of Equality decided to go in a different direction as an to Meneses-Sheets, Equality Maryland of the group’s staff and volunteers. Among Maryland, and Patrick Wojahn, chair of the organization. And I don’t want to comment board members and LGBT members other things, she said the group played a Equality Maryland Foundation. any more on personnel matters.” of the Maryland Legislature show that key role in the advancement of the same- The news of Meneses-Sheets’ dismissal Sources familiar with the organization, the groups pushed hard for cancelling sex marriage and transgender rights bills came in a statement released by Matthew who spoke only on condition that they not a planned vote on the marriage bill in to a point further than had been achieved Thorn, the group’s development director. be identifi ed, said Meneses-Sheets’ fi ring the state’s House of Delegates. The over the previous fi ve years. Thorn, who was hired in January to could stem, in part, from disagreements controversial decision to cancel the vote “As a Marylander, as a lesbian, as a lead Equality Maryland’s fundraising between her and board members over and recommit the bill to committee, parent, as someone with many loved ones activities, announced in his statement some of her decisions in carrying out the which killed it for the year, came after who are transgender and as someone who that he was resigning immediately in group’s efforts to pass a same-sex marriage the national LGBT groups and some believes in social justice, I sincerely hope protest over the board’s decision to bill and transgender non-discrimination supportive lawmakers determined they that Equality Maryland will succeed in their dismiss Meneses-Sheets. bill in the Maryland Legislature. didn’t have the votes to pass the bill and future endeavors to ensure that our state “This past Sunday, the board of directors At least two sources said board members it would be better to recall it then go lives up to the promise of equality for all of Equality Maryland, in executive session, became irate when she disclosed in a forward with a losing vote. of its citizens,” she said. “This will require voted to remove her from her position, telephone news conference with media Other activists and Equality Maryland signifi cant change, but it is possible.” essentially telling the organization’s staff, representatives the group’s timetable for supporters strongly disputed that Meneses-Sheets became the third volunteers, supporters, funders and seeking a vote by lawmakers on the marriage decision, saying the bill had a chance of executive director of Equality Maryland general community that the organization bill. The board members reportedly believed passing and even if it lost, it would have to leave the group since 2008. Thorn’s will now move in a different direction,” releasing such information would help been better to force lawmakers to take a resignation comes just fi ve months Thorn said in his statement. opponents of the bills develop strategies to recorded vote to determine where they after he joined the group in January. His “I fear that the direction that the board block or kill the legislation. stood on marriage equality. predecessor as development director, seeks to take is one that will not be a Her discussion on the media call about The death of the marriage bill for the Kevin Walling, left the group in September benefi cial path for the community, for the the strategy for the bill’s timing prompted legislature’s 2011 session was quickly followed 2010 less than two years after being hired organization, for the staff and especially Butler to issue an order prohibiting by a separate vote in the Maryland Senate to in January 2009. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 09

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Job discrimination for information on which transgender Chief U.S. District Judge VAUGHN WALKER said he never thought about recusing himself from activists will be in attendance. Informed the Prop 8 case because he was gay and noted that no one had asked him to, according to the San expected to be Francisco Chronicle. The judge also revealed that he’d been in a relationship with a man he identifi ed sources said the National Center for only as a physician for a decade, the AP said. addressed Transgender Equality will form the basis of attendees at the meeting. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA.ORG The specifi c topics of discussion By CHRIS JOHNSON during the meeting were unclear. [email protected] Keisling declined to identify specifi c policy initiatives that she would bring Experts: Judge’s sexual orientation a non-issue Transgender activists intend to discuss up, but noted her organization’s larger federal policy issues at a White House agenda includes employment policy, SAN FRANCISCO — The sponsors of California’s same-sex marriage ban insist they are meeting that will be the fi rst ever held access to health care, military policy and not trying to disqualify the federal judge who struck down Proposition 8 because he is by the Offi ce of Public Engagement to immigration detention standards. gay, according to an Associated Press report this week. Instead, they argue the judge’s focus solely on trans issues. “We’re not prioritizing them in that decade-long relationship with another man poses a potential confl ict because they Shin Inouye, a White House way, and I’m not going to prioritize them might want to get hitched themselves. Experts in judicial ethics said Tuesday that line of spokesperson, said the meeting, that way just so you can have a good reasoning is unlikely to prevail. At the center of the dispute is Chief U.S. District Judge which is set to take place Friday at the story,” Keisling said. “Everybody’s like, Vaughn Walker, who issued the ruling last August declaring Proposition 8 to be an Eisenhower Executive Offi ce Building, ‘Why are you talking about this one unconstitutional violation of gay Californians’ civil rights. “We are not suggesting that a will include transgender leaders who and not that one?’ We’re going to say, gay or lesbian judge could not sit on this case,” attorneys for the backers of Proposition work on federal policy. ‘Here’s our agenda.’” 8 wrote in their motion fi led Monday to overturn the landmark ruling. “Simply stated, “OPE routinely holds meetings with According to the White House, under governing California law, Chief Judge Walker currently cannot marry his partner, various stakeholders to discuss various Obama administration offi cials in but his decision in this case ... would give him a right to do so.” policy issues,” Inouye said. “Friday’s attendance will come from the White meeting, like most OPE meetings, will House Domestic Policy Council, the Arson that killed 8 horses may be hate crime be closed press and off the record.” Offi ce of Cabinet Affairs, the Offi ce of Additionally, Inouye said the meeting Public Engagement, the counsel’s offi ce McCONNELSVILLE, Ohio — Firefi ghters in rural Ohio are offering a $5,000 reward will be the fi rst ever for the Offi ce of and other offi ces. President Obama isn’t for information about who was behind an Easter arson attack that killed eight horses, Public Engagement where transgender expected to attend. including a week-old colt, in a blaze being investigated as a hate crime against the issues are the sole focus of discussion. Silverman said he hopes employment animals’ gay owner, AOL News reported citing several Ohio news outlets. Brent “While transgender issues have been non-discrimination protections for Whitehouse, who’s gay, said he noticed an orange glow coming from the barn near covered in previous OPE meetings, and transgender people will be among the his farmhouse in McConnelsville, Ohio, just before midnight Sunday. He ran out to transgender leaders have been included discussion points during the meeting. the barn, but the door jammed, its hinges likely melted from the fi re’s heat, AOL in other OPE meetings, this would be “I think there are important things said. Whitehouse told a TV station in the region (Channel 10) he “couldn’t believe the fi rst time OPE has held a meeting on the agenda for transgender people they would take the time to actually harm an innocent animal.” Homophobic slurs solely focused on transgender issues,” at the federal level, and that includes like “Fags are freaks” and “Burn in hell” were discovered spray-painted on the Inouye said. things like ensuring that we have smoldering wreckage of his barn. Whitehouse estimated their value, along with the Mara Keisling, executive director of employment protections at the federal destroyed barn, to be more than $500,000. The state fi re marshal’s offi ce has ruled that the National Center for Transgender level and how important that is for the the fi re was intentionally set. The local Blue Ribbon Arson Committee has announced Equality, said she plans to attend the community, and that would be our top a $5,000 reward for any information about who set the fi re, AOL reported. meeting. priority,” Silverman said. “This is the fi rst president who has Advocates have been pressing Tenn. considers ‘don’t say gay’ bill allowed trans people — really allowed Obama to issue an executive order LGBT people — to bring forward that would bar the federal government NASHVILLE — A committee in the Tennessee State Senate has green-lighted a problems and then advocate for them,” from contracting with companies that bill that, if passed, would ban elementary and middle teachers from discussing Keisling said. “In the Bush administration, don’t have non-discrimination policies homosexuality at school, Time and other media outlets reported this week. The we couldn’t even do that. They wouldn’t based on sexual orientation and gender legislation, dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill, would mandate that before ninth grade, even listen to us. They didn’t care what identity for their workforce. Such a teachers not “provide any instruction or material that discusses sexual orientation our problems were. In fact, they were directive has been seen as an interim other than heterosexuality.” The bill will next be put up for a vote before the state’s full, making most of our problems.” alternative while Republicans remain Republican-controlled, Senate. Meanwhile this week the California Senate passed a Michael Silverman, executive director in control of the U.S. House to passing bill that would require all state public schools to teach the history of the gay civil rights for the Transgender Legal Defense & the Employment Non-Discrimination movement, U.S. News & World Report reported this week. A similar measure in 2006 Education Fund, said his organization Act, which would bar job bias against was passed by the legislature, but vetoed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t invited to the meeting, but LGBT people.

added having the fi rst Offi ce of Public Silverman said his organization would McGreevey bid to Episcopal priesthood blocked Engagement meeting to focus on back an executive order mandating transgender issues is “tremendously employment non-discrimination from TRENTON, N.J. — Former Gov. Jim McGreevey, who abruptly resigned in 2004 after signifi cant.” the president and hopes such a measure coming out and admitting an extramarital affair with a male staffer, has had his pursuit of “There was concern at the start that would be brought up during the the Episcopal priesthood put on hold indefi nitely, the AP reported this week. The New this was a quote-unquote secret meeting meeting. York Post reported Monday that the church has deferred his bid to join the clergy. The and [the fact] that the White House is “At this point, employment is the top church, which accepts gays and women into the clergy, wants McGreevey to wait so he speaking about it publicly demonstrates priority of the community,” Silverman can put more distance between his possible ordination and the fairly recent turmoil in his there is a commitment to meeting with said. “A recent survey showed 47 life: his coming out in a nationally televised speech, his resignation and a messy divorce transgender people and to addressing percent of transgender people have from his wife, Dina Matos, in 2008. McGreevey, 53, earned a master of divinity degree last their needs,” Silverman said. been denied a job or a promotion — or spring, three years after entering General Theological Seminary in New York City. Inouye deferred to the White House fi red from a job — just because of who visitor’s access records release process they are.” WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 11

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WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY progressive California-based grassroots — we’ve got 7,000 — and they contacted organizing network, pushed the lawmakers him,” Jacobs said. “They gave us some to articulate their support. really terrifi c stories and, again, last week, Rick Jacobs, chair of the Courage his state director contacted the local By CHRIS JOHNSON Senate Judiciary Committee and would Campaign, said his organization began equality organization that we’re working [email protected] have a vote when the roll is called to move eyeing important votes in the committee with to confi rm, to say, ‘Yes. yes, yes, we the legislation to the fl oor. Lynn Becker, a upon introduction of the Respect for are going to be on board.’” New support for legislation that would Kohl spokesperson, said the senator had Marriage Act in March. Despite having the votes in the Senate repeal the Defense of Marriage Act assures previously considered DOMA a state issue. “It was two situations where we had Judiciary Committee, the next steps that the necessary votes are in place for a Meanwhile, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), this idea … to have people tell their for the Respect for Marriage Act in the favorable Senate committee vote on the another member of the Senate Judiciary stories locally and to make sure … that panel are unclear. Erica Chabot, a Senate measure as advocates maintain hearings Committee, has also said she’d vote for these legislators heard that they all have Judiciary Committee spokesperson, said should take place before advancing the bill. repeal of DOMA in committee, although constituents, supporters and donors who she was unable to communicate with Last week, the Respect of Marriage she’s stopped short of co-sponsoring the are affected by DOMA,” Jacobs said. Chair Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) during the Act, legislation sponsored by Sen. Dianne legislation. Last month, the Minnesota In Minnesota, Jacobs said the Courage congressional recess about his plans. Feinstein (D-Calif.) that would repeal the Independent reported that the senator Campaign circulated an online petition Advocates working to advance the 1996 anti-gay law that prohibits federal would back the Respect for Marriage Act. to encourage Klobuchar to voice support legislation say hearings should take recognition of same-sex marriage, gained In a statement provided to the for the Respect for Marriage Act. After place before the bill is sent to the Senate two new co-sponsors: Sens. Tom Harkin Washington Blade, Klobuchar confi rmed the initiative, the Minnesota senator said fl oor to follow regular order and build (D-Iowa) and Herb Kohl (D-Wisc.). that legislation to repeal the Defense of she’d support the legislation. additional support. Kohl’s support for the legislation is Marriage Act has her support. “We published a blog post on our Prop critical because he’s a member of the “I would vote to repeal this law because 8 Trial Tracker asking about her,” Jacobs CONTINUES AT WASHINGTONBLADE.COM. Carney: No list of LGBT promises for 2012 Several key pledges [committed to] those that are unfi nished.” of the Defense of Marriage Act, but the John Boehner (R-Ohio) has since directed the Carney noted the president has been anti-gay law remains on the books. House general counsel to take up defense of remain unfulfi lled “saying a lot lately we still have a lot of Obama’s position on same-sex marriage DOMA following a partyline 3-2 vote in March from ‘08 work to do, and we’re not done yet” and has marginally changed since he issued the by the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group. maintained Obama “will remain committed letter. In the missive, Obama says he believes A portion of the exchange between the to a number of policy objectives that civil unions “represent the best way to secure Blade and Carney follows: By CHRIS JOHNSON haven’t been achieved yet.” that equal treatment” for same-sex couples, Washington Blade: Jay, a question on [email protected] In 2008, Obama published an open stopping short of an endorsement for gay the president’s 2012 reelection campaign. letter to the LGBT community during nuptials. The president has since suggested Back in 2008, the president outlined to the White House Press Secretary Jay Carney June Pride month listing the objectives his position could evolve on the issue and LGBT community a litany of objectives he said this week he doesn’t expect President he would pursue on behalf of the LGBT that he’s wrestling with the idea of same-sex wanted to achieve over the course of his Obama to issue a list of promises to the community upon his election. marriage. Advocates have been pressing administration. Do you expect that as we LGBT community as part of his re-election Some promises in the letter have come Obama to issue an outright endorsement of get closer to November 2012 that he’s campaign as he did during the 2008 to fruition. For example, then-Democratic marriage equality. going to reissue some sort of list of what he election season. presidential nominee Obama said he would During the news conference, Carney wants to achieve with the LGBT community During a news conference, Carney “place the weight” of his administration behind said Obama remains committed to in the second term of his administration — made the remarks in response to a passage of hate crimes legislation. Congress the outstanding promises to the LGBT perhaps making new promises? question from the Washington Blade on enacted such a statute in 2009 as part of the community that were made during the Jay Carney: Well, I don’t anticipate whether Obama would publish a list of fi scal year 2010 defense authorization bill. 2008 election. reissuing a list. I think his position on a objectives he wanted to achieve for the Additionally, Obama has signed legislation “Well, I think you know that we’ve taken number of issues has been clear and his LGBT community during the second term allowing for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal, a pretty signifi cant action on DOMA,” accomplishments on a number of issues of his administration. although certifi cation implementing open Carney said. “And on the other issues, I have been clear. So as is true with a number “Well, I don’t anticipate reissuing a service has yet to take place. think he remains committed to the agenda of the goals he set forward during his list,” Carney said. “I think his position on But other promises in the 2008 letter on a variety of issues that he laid forward.” campaign and in the fi rst two-plus years of a number of issues has been clear and remain unfulfi lled. Obama pledged to Carney was referring to U.S. Attorney his administration, he remains [committed to] his accomplishments on a number of work to pass the Employment Non- General Eric Holder’s announcement on those that are unfi nished. As he’s been saying issues have been clear. So as is true with a Discrimination Act to bar job bias based on Feb. 23 that Obama determined that DOMA a lot lately we still have a lot of work to do and number of the goals he set forward during sexual orientation and gender identity, but was unconstitutional and that the Justice we’re not done yet. 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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “It was something we dealt with here in American families.” doesn’t disagree with the White House the Department of Justice,” Holder was Although Solmonese identifi ed press secretary. add to the attorney general’s comments.” quoted as saying. “The people who both King & Spalding and Clement in “We wish [the House] hadn’t, we don’t Following a party-line vote by the criticized our people here at the Justice his statement, Fred Sainz, HRC’s vice believe there is a necessity given the pain Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group in March, Department were wrong then, as are president of communications, asserted and suffering that it infl icts on gay and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) people who criticized Paul Clement for the that Holder’s comments defending lesbian families, but we don’t disagree that directed House General Counsel Kerry representation that he’s going to continue.” Clement are inaccurate because the LGBT they have the legal right to defend the Kercher to take up defense of DOMA Among the groups that joined in the rights group went after the fi rm and not statute given that they passed it,” Sainz said. in court. President Obama had earlier outcry after the contract was executed with the private attorney. Richard Socarides, president of Equality announced that he determined the Clement to defend DOMA in court was the “We have a great deal of respect for Matters, said he’s unsure that Holder’s 1996 anti-gay statute prohibiting federal Human Rights Campaign, which pledged Attorney General Holder,” Sainz said. remarks should be interpreted as criticism recognition of same-sex marriage was to launch a campaign to inform King & “His comments on the particulars of our of LGBT rights groups for attacking unconstitutional and that his administration Spalding’s clients and potential recruits involvement are inaccurate. We never Clement and also maintained the House is would no longer defend it in court. about the decision to defend DOMA. The criticized Paul Clement. Our issue has within its rights to defend DOMA in court. On April 14, Kircher executed a contract with Clement, who was then affi liated with the fi rm King & Spalding, for assistance with defense of DOMA at a blended rate of $520 an hour and initial total sum cap that could reach $500,000. Following intense criticism from the LGBT community, King & Spalding announced that it would no longer participate in defense of the anti-gay law because of an inadequate vetting process in taking up the case. Clement resigned from his position at the fi rm and took Attorney General ERIC HOLDER said this week up a partnership at Bancroft LLC while that ‘Paul Clement is a great lawyer and has done a lot of really great things for this nation.’ pledging to continue to defend DOMA. According to Politico, Holder earlier this WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY week rejected attacks on Clement from the LGBT community during a roundtable with reporters and came to the defense of the private attorney for sticking with the case. fi rm announced it would drop defense of the been with King & Spalding, the fi rm “I think that he is a lawyer of a certain “Paul Clement is a great lawyer and has anti-gay following HRC’s announcement. that employed him. K&S espouses political viewpoint, and he’s now at a fi rm done a lot of really great things for this Last week, HRC President Joe LGBT inclusion on their website. This that takes these cases that are highly nation. In taking on the representation Solmonese criticized both King & Spalding engagement is completely antithetical to politically charged,” Socarides said. “The — representing Congress in connection and Clement for litigating on behalf of the those values and thus our central claim has case is now probably in an appropriate with DOMA, I think he is doing that which 1996 law. been hypocrisy. You simply can’t square place. I don’t have any problems with lawyers do when we’re at our best,” “DOMA infl icts a great cost on same-sex espousing LGBT inclusion and defending what Holder said in so far as he’s simply Holder reportedly said. “That criticism, I couples but now its defense is burdening discrimination.” stating the fact that Boehner has a right to think, was very misplaced.” taxpayers to the tune of $520 per hour,” Sainz continued that Carney rightly pursue this course. No one is suggesting Holder also reportedly compared Solmonese said. “The fi rm of King & observed that the House is fully within its he doesn’t have a right to do this, and if attacks on Clement to attacks on Justice Spalding and their attorney Paul Clement rights to defend the law — now that the he wants to hire Paul Clement to do it, Department lawyers for their past work for should be ashamed at every penny earned Obama administration has chosen to drop and Paul Clement wants to represent him, detainees at Guantanamo Bay. in trying to justify discrimination against defense of the statute — and said HRC that’s totally fi ne.” WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 15

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I did not attend the rally. recommit HR 235 [to committee] to serve as who recorded the incident posted a see this moment lasting and we will resume Cluster was among the delegates primary sponsors of a stronger version of HB message on his YouTube site saying Polis the fi ght to pass HB 235.” opposed to the Gender Identity Non- 235 in the 2012 legislative session.” was a man dressed like a woman who She was referring to a transgender non- Discrimination Act. The Maryland Senate Polis was treated and released from entered the women’s bathroom. discrimination bill that was killed by the voted earlier this month to send the a hospital near the suburban Baltimore “And When Told To Get Out Tha ladies Maryland Senate just a week prior to the bill back to committee, killing it for the McDonald’s. Baltimore County police have Bathroom He Got Smart With Everybody So beating. year. As a former Baltimore County police charged a 14-year-old woman as a juvenile Tha Two Girls Beat Him Up [sic],” said the Baltimore City Council member Carl offi cer, Cluster said he hopes the two young in the incident. Teonna Monae Brown, 18, employee, according to the website The Stokes echoed those impressed by the women charged in the attack against was charged with fi rst-degree assault and Smoking Gun, which made a copy of the large turnout. Chrissy Lee Polis will be prosecuted to the two counts of second-degree assault in the message before the employee deleted it. “I’m surprised at the turnout,” Stokes full extent of the law, which he said could incident. Brown was involved in a previous “This is precisely the kind of hatred and said, “it’s great that we have all come out result in a 10-year prison sentence for the assault case at the same McDonald’s bigotry that transgender women and men in support of Chrissy and of peace over 18-year old charged with fi rst-degree and location in July 2010, according to a deal with on a daily basis,” said Caroline hate. This happens all too often and it’s second-degree assault in the case. Baltimore Sun report. The victim in that case Temmerand of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual important we push back against hate.” “I still won’t support it,” he said of dropped charges against Brown. and Transgender Community Center Representatives of the statewide LGBT the gender identity bill. “I feel there are The franchise owner of the McDonald’s of Baltimore and Central Maryland in a advocacy group Equality Maryland were enough laws on the books that already where the incident occurred fi red the statement announcing the rally. on hand and joined the call for an end to cover this.” employee who made the video. It’s “We as a society have failed if we anti-transgender violence. Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk (D-Prince unclear whether the employee will face cannot do more to protect all Marylanders “I’m heartened to see that hundreds of George’s and Anne Arundel Counties), any criminal charges. from this kind of brutality,” she said. people see that indiscriminate violence the lead sponsor of the gender identity The three-minute video shows another The groups Trans-United and needs to stop,” said Equality Maryland measure, sent an open letter by e-mail to McDonald’s employee and a female TransMaryland also were involved in board member Lisa Polyak after the rally. each of her colleagues in both houses of customer attempting to separate the organizing the rally. John Cluster Jr., a Republican member the legislature, urging them to view the attackers from Polis. It also shows other “Our primary concern is for Ms. Polis’ of the Maryland House of Delegates video that captured Polis’s beating. employees and customers standing by, well being,” said Jenna Fischetti of who represents the district where the “Incidents such as this illustrate why the with some laughing. TransMaryland. “We will support her through McDonald’s attack took place, said he was transgender community in Maryland and A police report says the incident began this diffi cult time and we ask that the legal highly troubled over the incident but did elsewhere needs to be protected through when the two female attackers became process be unhampered and thorough.” Orange wins Council seat, Mara strong in gay precincts

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 that one of his top offi cials hired a former a large margin in Ward 1, in which whites percent; Weaver 25 percent; 21 percent; mayoral candidate to a high paying city job have a slight majority. Orange, 5 percent. issues other than marriage equality. as a quid pro quo for helping Gray in the Orange, who is black, won by lopsided • Precinct 16 (Logan Circle): Mara, 46 In the weeks leading up to the election, mayoral race. margins in majority black Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8. percent; Weaver 18 percent; Biddle, 14 Orange campaigned in many of the city’s Brown came under criticism for arranging All but one of the LGBT-oriented precincts percent; Orange, 8 percent. gay bars. He received applause when for the city to purchase two “fully loaded” are in majority white Wards 1, 2 and 6. • Precinct 17 (Logan Circle): Mara, 41 he spoke earlier this month to a crowd Lincoln SUVs for his use as Council chair. He Activists familiar with demographic trends percent; Biddle, 19 percent; Weaver, 18 attending a drag show at the Southwest later announced he would seek to return in the city’s LGBT community point out that percent; Orange, 13 percent. gay nightclub Ziegfeld’s. Last week he the vehicles after expressions of outrage black LGBT residents tend to be dispersed • Precinct 18 (Shaw): Mara, 25 percent hosted a meet-and-greet reception at the poured in from constituents and media throughout the city as well as within the (94 votes); Orange, 25 percent (91 votes); gay sports bar Nellie’s on U Street, N.W. commentators. majority black wards, making it diffi cult to Weaver, 23 percent; Biddle, 16 percent. A number of LGBT activists backed With that as a backdrop, many voters – accurately determine how they vote. • Precinct 22 (14th and U Street, N.W. his candidacy, including veteran gay both gay and straight – may have perceived Precinct 112 in Anacostia is believed to corridor): Weaver, 33 percent; Mara, 32 Democratic and Ward 8 civic activist Phil Biddle as the candidate of the entrenched have a high concentration of black gays living percent; Biddle, 19 percent; Orange, 10 Pannell, who was trailing in his own race on political establishment at a time when city in various high-rise apartment buildings. percent. Tuesday for a Ward 8 school board seat. residents were becoming impatient with Precinct 127, located in the Southwest • Precinct 23 (U Street-Columbia Biddle received the endorsement of the “business as usual” by city government Waterfront neighborhood, is believed to Heights): Weaver, 35 percent; Mara, 20 Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city’s leaders, according to City Hall observers. have a signifi cant number of black LGBT percent; Biddle, 15 percent; Orange, 12 largest LGBT political group, and was backed In January, the D.C. Democratic State professionals, many of whom reportedly percent. by most of the city’s prominent LGBT activist Committee voted to appoint Biddle as work in nearby federal government offi ces. • Precinct 24 (Adams Morgan): Weaver, leaders. He spoke out in support of LGBT- the interim at-large Council member Orange won Precinct 112 with 58 43 percent; Mara, 21 percent; Biddle, 17 related issues in the city’s public schools during to temporarily hold the seat vacated percent of the vote, with Biddle coming in percent; Orange, 11 percent. his tenure as a Ward 4 school board member. by Democrat Kwame Brown, who won second with just 17 percent. Mara received • Precinct 25 (Adams Morgan): Weaver, He also received endorsements from election last November as Council chair. 4 percent and Weaver received 2 percent. 41 percent; Mara, 33 percent; Biddle, 15 Mayor Vincent Gray, Council Chair Kwame Biddle, Orange, Weaver and Mara each The vote breakdown in Precinct 127 was percent; Orange, 4 percent. Brown, and seven other Council members, spoke out in support of LGBT and AIDS- closer, with Orange winning with 31 percent • Precinct 36 (Columbia Heights): including gay Council member David related issues during the campaign. So did and Biddle fi nishing second with 27 percent. Weaver, 36 percent; Mara, 18 percent Catania (I-At-Large). most of the other fi ve candidates in the Mara fi nished third in the precinct with 21 (69 votes); Orange, 18 percent (69 votes); Some political observers said Biddle, race; no one spoke against LGBT rights. percent and Weaver received 10 percent. Biddle, 14 percent. who had the reputation of a good- Similar to the city’s Democratic primary Following is the vote breakdown of • Precinct 89 (Capitol Hill): Mara, 55 government reformist and progressive election last year in which Gray defeated the leading four candidates in the race in percent; Biddle, 16 percent (104 votes); candidate, suffered when Gray and Brown former Mayor Adrian Fenty, voters in other precincts with high concentrations of Weaver, 16 percent, 103 votes); Lopez, 7 came under scrutiny over allegations of Tuesday’s special D.C. Council election LGBT residents. Percentages are rounded: percent; Orange, 4 percent. cronyism and abuse of government perks. appear to have divided along racial lines. • Precinct 14 (Dupont Circle): Mara, 50 • Precinct 90 (Capitol Hill): Mara, 45 Gray became embroiled over allegations Mara, who is white, won by a signifi cant percent; Weaver, 21 percent; Biddle, 18 percent; Lopez, 18 percent (55 votes); that a few of his high-level appointees hired margin in the majority white Wards 2, 3 percent; Orange, 4 percent. Weaver, 18 percent (53 votes); Biddle, 14 family members to high-paying city jobs and and 6. Weaver, who is also white, won by • Precinct 15 (Dupont Circle): Mara, 39 percent; Orange, 5 percent. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 17

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This includes but is not limited to placement, by brown naff pitts omnimedia llc, arising out of or related to advertiser’s breach of any of the foregoing representations payment and insertion schedule. and warranties. 18687US10AB06421_AdSpd_9.75x11.5__ • APRIL 29, 2011 4/11/11 11:16 AM Page 1 WASHINGTONBLADE.COM On REYATAZ, how you spen d your time is up to you. INDICATION: REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) is a prescription medicine used in combination with other medicines to treat people 6 years of age and older who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). REYATAZ has been studied in a 48-week trial in patients who have taken anti-HIV medicines and a 96-week trial in patients who have never taken anti-HIV medicines. W REYATAZ does not cure HIV or lower your chance of passing HIV to others. People taking REYATAZ edn may still get opportunistic infections or other conditions that happen with HIV infection. esda IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: M y Do not take REYATAZ if you are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. ar Do not take REYATAZ if you are taking the following medicines due to potential for y’s serious, life-threatening side effects or death: bir Versed® (midazolam) when taken by mouth, Halcion® (triazolam), ergot medicines (dihydroergotamine, thd ergonovine, ergotamine, and methylergonovine such as Cafergot®, Migranal®, D.H.E. 45®, ergotrate ay maleate, Methergine®, and others), Propulsid® (cisapride), or Orap® (pimozide). p Do not take REYATAZ with the following medicines due to potential for serious side art effects: Camptosar® (irinotecan), Crixivan® (indinavir), Mevacor® (lovastatin), y Zocor® (simvastatin), Uroxatral® (alfuzosin), or Revatio® (sildenafil). Do not take REYATAZ with the following medicines as they may lower the amount of REYATAZ in your blood,which may lead to increased HIV viral load and resistance to REYATAZ or other anti-HIV medicines: rifampin (also known as Rimactane®, Rifadin®, Rifater®, or Rifamate®), St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)-containing products, or Viramune® (nevirapine). Serevent Diskus® (salmeterol) and Advair® (salmeterol with fluticasone) are not recommended sday with REYATAZ. Thur Do not take Vfend® (voriconazole) if you are taking REYATAZ and Norvir® (ritonavir). The above lists of medicines are not complete. Taking REYATAZ with some other medicines :30 may require your therapy to be monitored more closely or may require a change in dose 5 or dose schedule of REYATAZ or the other medicine. Discuss with your healthcare provider all prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamin and herbal supplements, or other health Choir preparations you are taking or plan to take. e Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.REYATAZ actic use during pregnancy has not been associated with an increase in birth defects. Pregnant pr women have experienced serious side effects when taking REYATAZ with other HIV medicines called nucleoside analogues. After your baby is born, tell your healthcare provider if your baby’s skin or the white part of his/her eyes turns yellow. You should not breast-feed if you are HIV-positive. Also tell your healthcare provider if you have end-stage kidney disease managed with Buy n hemodialysis or severe liver dysfunction. ew Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any side effects, symptoms, or conditions, including the following: shoes • Mild rash (redness and itching) without other symptoms sometimes occurs in patients taking REYATAZ, most often in the first few weeks after the medicine is started, and usually goes away for within 2 weeks with no change in treatment. Latish • Severe rash may develop with other symptoms that could be serious and potentially cause a death. If you develop a rash with any of the following symptoms, stop using REYATAZ and call your healthcare provider right away: – Shortness of breath – Conjunctivitis (red or inflamed eyes, – General ill-feeling or “flu-like” like “pink-eye”) symptoms – Blisters – Fever – Mouth sores Individual results may vary. – Muscle or joint aches – Swelling of your face • Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes may occur due to increases in bilirubin levels in the blood (bilirubin is made by the liver). • A change in the way your heart beats may occur. You may feel dizzy or lightheaded. These could be symptoms of a heart problem. Once-daily REYATAZ can help fight your HIV. • Diabetes and high blood sugar may occur in patients taking protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ. Some patients may need changes REYATAZ, a protease inhibitor (PI), in HIV combination therapy: in their diabetes medicine. N Can help lower your viral load and raise your T-cell (CD4+ cell) count • If you have liver disease, including hepatitis B or C, it may get worse when you take anti- HIV medicines like REYATAZ. N Has a low chance of diarrhea (shown in clinical trials) Find out if you can save on REYATAZ. • Kidney stones have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. - REYATAZ in combination therapy had a 1%-3% rate of Signs or symptoms of kidney stones include pain in your side, moderate-to-severe diarrhea in adults Call 1-888-281-8981 or visit blood in your urine, and pain when you urinate. N Is taken once a day with a snack or meal ReyatazSavings.com for details. • Some patients with hemophilia have increased bleeding problems with protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ. Fight HIV your way. REYATAZ is one of several treatment options your doctor may consider. Subject to terms and conditions. Restrictions apply. • Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking anti-HIV Do not take REYATAZ if you are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. medicines. The cause and long-term effects are not known at this time. • Immune reconstitution syndrome has been seen in some patients with advanced Ask your healthcare team about REYATAZ www.REYATAZ.com HIV infection (AIDS) and a history of opportunistic infection. Signs and symptoms of inflammation from previous infections may occur soon after starting anti-HIV treatment, REYATAZ does not cure HIV and has not been shown to reduce the risk of passing HIV to others. including REYATAZ. People taking REYATAZ may still get opportunistic infections or other conditions that happen with HIV infection. • Gallbladder disorders (including gallstones and gallbladder inflammation) have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. Other common side effects of REYATAZ taken with other anti-HIV medicines include: nausea; headache; stomach pain; vomiting; diarrhea; depression; fever; dizziness; trouble sleeping; numbness, tingling, or burning of hands or feet; and muscle pain. REYATAZ is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb. You should take REYATAZ once daily with food (a meal or snack). Swallow the capsules All other trademarks are the property of their respective whole; do not open the capsules. You should take REYATAZ and your other anti-HIV Please see Important Patient Information owners and not of Bristol-Myers Squibb. medicines exactly as instructed by your healthcare provider. © 2011 Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ 08543 U.S.A. about REYATAZ on the adjacent pages. 687US10AB06421 02/11

687US10AB06421 TRIM 9.75"x11.5" NO BLEED 687US10AB06421_AdSpd_9.75x11.5__ 4/11/11 11:16 AM Page 1 WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 19 On REYATAZ, how you spen d your time is up to you. INDICATION: REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) is a prescription medicine used in combination with other medicines to treat people 6 years of age and older who are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). REYATAZ has been studied in a 48-week trial in patients who have taken anti-HIV medicines and a 96-week trial in patients who have never taken anti-HIV medicines. W REYATAZ does not cure HIV or lower your chance of passing HIV to others. People taking REYATAZ edn may still get opportunistic infections or other conditions that happen with HIV infection. esda IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: M y Do not take REYATAZ if you are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. ar Do not take REYATAZ if you are taking the following medicines due to potential for y’s serious, life-threatening side effects or death: bir Versed® (midazolam) when taken by mouth, Halcion® (triazolam), ergot medicines (dihydroergotamine, thd ergonovine, ergotamine, and methylergonovine such as Cafergot®, Migranal®, D.H.E. 45®, ergotrate ay maleate, Methergine®, and others), Propulsid® (cisapride), or Orap® (pimozide). p Do not take REYATAZ with the following medicines due to potential for serious side art effects: Camptosar® (irinotecan), Crixivan® (indinavir), Mevacor® (lovastatin), y Zocor® (simvastatin), Uroxatral® (alfuzosin), or Revatio® (sildenafil). Do not take REYATAZ with the following medicines as they may lower the amount of REYATAZ in your blood,which may lead to increased HIV viral load and resistance to REYATAZ or other anti-HIV medicines: rifampin (also known as Rimactane®, Rifadin®, Rifater®, or Rifamate®), St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)-containing products, or Viramune® (nevirapine). Serevent Diskus® (salmeterol) and Advair® (salmeterol with fluticasone) are not recommended sday with REYATAZ. Thur Do not take Vfend® (voriconazole) if you are taking REYATAZ and Norvir® (ritonavir). The above lists of medicines are not complete. Taking REYATAZ with some other medicines :30 may require your therapy to be monitored more closely or may require a change in dose 5 or dose schedule of REYATAZ or the other medicine. Discuss with your healthcare provider all prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamin and herbal supplements, or other health Choir preparations you are taking or plan to take. e Tell your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.REYATAZ actic use during pregnancy has not been associated with an increase in birth defects. Pregnant pr women have experienced serious side effects when taking REYATAZ with other HIV medicines called nucleoside analogues. After your baby is born, tell your healthcare provider if your baby’s skin or the white part of his/her eyes turns yellow. You should not breast-feed if you are HIV-positive. Also tell your healthcare provider if you have end-stage kidney disease managed with Buy n hemodialysis or severe liver dysfunction. ew Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any side effects, symptoms, or conditions, including the following: shoes • Mild rash (redness and itching) without other symptoms sometimes occurs in patients taking REYATAZ, most often in the first few weeks after the medicine is started, and usually goes away for within 2 weeks with no change in treatment. Latish • Severe rash may develop with other symptoms that could be serious and potentially cause a death. If you develop a rash with any of the following symptoms, stop using REYATAZ and call your healthcare provider right away: – Shortness of breath – Conjunctivitis (red or inflamed eyes, – General ill-feeling or “flu-like” like “pink-eye”) symptoms – Blisters – Fever – Mouth sores Individual results may vary. – Muscle or joint aches – Swelling of your face • Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes may occur due to increases in bilirubin levels in the blood (bilirubin is made by the liver). • A change in the way your heart beats may occur. You may feel dizzy or lightheaded. These could be symptoms of a heart problem. Once-daily REYATAZ can help fight your HIV. • Diabetes and high blood sugar may occur in patients taking protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ. Some patients may need changes REYATAZ, a protease inhibitor (PI), in HIV combination therapy: in their diabetes medicine. N Can help lower your viral load and raise your T-cell (CD4+ cell) count • If you have liver disease, including hepatitis B or C, it may get worse when you take anti- HIV medicines like REYATAZ. N Has a low chance of diarrhea (shown in clinical trials) Find out if you can save on REYATAZ. • Kidney stones have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. - REYATAZ in combination therapy had a 1%-3% rate of Signs or symptoms of kidney stones include pain in your side, moderate-to-severe diarrhea in adults Call 1-888-281-8981 or visit blood in your urine, and pain when you urinate. N Is taken once a day with a snack or meal ReyatazSavings.com for details. • Some patients with hemophilia have increased bleeding problems with protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ. Fight HIV your way. REYATAZ is one of several treatment options your doctor may consider. Subject to terms and conditions. Restrictions apply. • Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking anti-HIV Do not take REYATAZ if you are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. medicines. The cause and long-term effects are not known at this time. • Immune reconstitution syndrome has been seen in some patients with advanced Ask your healthcare team about REYATAZ www.REYATAZ.com HIV infection (AIDS) and a history of opportunistic infection. Signs and symptoms of inflammation from previous infections may occur soon after starting anti-HIV treatment, REYATAZ does not cure HIV and has not been shown to reduce the risk of passing HIV to others. including REYATAZ. People taking REYATAZ may still get opportunistic infections or other conditions that happen with HIV infection. • Gallbladder disorders (including gallstones and gallbladder inflammation) have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. Other common side effects of REYATAZ taken with other anti-HIV medicines include: nausea; headache; stomach pain; vomiting; diarrhea; depression; fever; dizziness; trouble sleeping; numbness, tingling, or burning of hands or feet; and muscle pain. REYATAZ is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb. You should take REYATAZ once daily with food (a meal or snack). Swallow the capsules All other trademarks are the property of their respective whole; do not open the capsules. You should take REYATAZ and your other anti-HIV Please see Important Patient Information owners and not of Bristol-Myers Squibb. medicines exactly as instructed by your healthcare provider. © 2011 Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ 08543 U.S.A. about REYATAZ on the adjacent pages. 687US10AB06421 02/11

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FDA-Approved Patient Labeling REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) REYATAZ® (atazanavir sulfate) Patient Information • About all the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription • some patients with hemophilia have increased bleeding problems with • BUPRENEX®, SUBUTEX®, SUBOXONE®, (buprenorphine or buprenorphine/ REYATAZ® (RAY-ah-taz) medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Keep a list of your medicines protease inhibitors like REYATAZ. naloxone, used to treat pain and addiction to narcotic painkillers). (generic name = atazanavir sulfate) with you to show your healthcare provider. For more information, see “What • changes in body fat. These changes may include an increased amount of fat • VASCOR® (bepridil, used for chest pain). Capsules important information should I know about taking REYATAZ with other in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the trunk. • COUMADIN® (warfarin). medicines?” and “Who should not take REYATAZ?” Some medicines can Loss of fat from the legs, arms, and face may also happen. The cause and • Tricyclic antidepressants such as ELAVIL® (amitriptyline), NORPRAMIN® ALERT: Find out about medicines that should NOT be taken with cause serious side effects if taken with REYATAZ. long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time. (desipramine), SINEQUAN® (doxepin), SURMONTIL® (trimipramine), REYATAZ (atazanavir sulfate). Read the section “What important information How should I take REYATAZ? • immune reconstitution syndrome. In some patients with advanced HIV TOFRANIL® (imipramine), or VIVACTIL® (protriptyline). should I know about taking REYATAZ with other medicines?” • Take REYATAZ once every day exactly as instructed by your healthcare infection (AIDS) and a history of opportunistic infection, signs and symptoms • Medicines to prevent organ transplant rejection: SANDIMMUNE® or NEORAL® Read the Patient Information that comes with REYATAZ before you start using it provider. Your healthcare provider will prescribe the amount of REYATAZ that of inflammation from previous infections may occur soon after anti-HIV (cyclosporin), RAPAMUNE® (sirolimus), or PROGRAF® (tacrolimus). and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet provides is right for you. treatment, including REYATAZ, is started. • The antidepressant trazodone (DESYREL® and others). a summary about REYATAZ and does not include everything there is to know • Always take REYATAZ with food (a meal or snack) to help it work better. Other common side effects of REYATAZ taken with other anti-HIV medicines • Fluticasone propionate (FLONASE®, FLOVENT®), given by nose or inhaled to about your medicine. This information does not take the place of talking with your Swallow the capsules whole. Do not open the capsules. Take REYATAZ at include nausea; headache; stomach pain; vomiting; diarrhea; depression; fever; treat allergic symptoms or asthma. Your doctor may choose not to keep you healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment. the same time each day. dizziness; trouble sleeping; numbness, tingling, or burning of hands or feet; and on fluticasone, especially if you are also taking NORVIR®. What is REYATAZ? • If you are taking antacids or didanosine (VIDEX® or VIDEX® EC), take muscle pain. • Colchicine (COLCRYS®), used to prevent or treat gout or treat familial REYATAZ is a prescription medicine used with other anti-HIV medicines to treat REYATAZ 2 hours before or 1 hour after these medicines. Gallbladder disorders (which may include gallstones and gallbladder Mediterranean fever. inflammation) have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. people 6 years of age and older who are infected with the human immunodeficiency • If you are taking medicines for indigestion, heartburn, or ulcers The following medicines may require a change in the dose or dose schedule virus (HIV). HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome such as AXID® (nizatidine), PEPCID AC® (famotidine), TAGAMET® What important information should I know about taking REYATAZ with other ® ® ® of either REYATAZ or the other medicine: (AIDS). REYATAZ is a type of anti-HIV medicine called a protease inhibitor. HIV (cimetidine), ZANTAC (ranitidine), AcipHex (rabeprazole), NEXIUM medicines? ® infection destroys CD4+ (T) cells, which are important to the immune system. (esomeprazole), PREVACID® (lansoprazole), PRILOSEC® (omeprazole), • INVIRASE (saquinavir). Do not take REYATAZ if you take the following medicines (not all brands may ® The immune system helps fight infection. After a large number of (T) cells are or PROTONIX® (pantoprazole), talk to your healthcare provider. • NORVIR (ritonavir). be listed; tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take). ® destroyed, AIDS develops. REYATAZ helps to block HIV protease, an enzyme that • Do not change your dose or stop taking REYATAZ without first talking • SUSTIVA (efavirenz). REYATAZ may cause serious, life-threatening side effects or death when • Antacids or buffered medicines. is needed for the HIV virus to multiply. REYATAZ may lower the amount of HIV in with your healthcare provider. It is important to stay under a healthcare used with these medicines. your blood, help your body keep its supply of CD4+ (T) cells, and reduce the risk provider’s care while taking REYATAZ. • VIDEX® (didanosine). • Ergot medicines: dihydroergotamine, ergonovine, ergotamine, and ® of death and illness associated with HIV. • When your supply of REYATAZ starts to run low, get more from your healthcare ® ® ® • VIREAD (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate). methylergonovine such as CAFERGOT , MIGRANAL , D.H.E. 45 , ergotrate ® Does REYATAZ cure HIV or AIDS? provider or pharmacy. It is important not to run out of REYATAZ. The amount of maleate, METHERGINE®, and others (used for migraine headaches). • MYCOBUTIN (rifabutin). HIV in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. ® ® REYATAZ does not cure HIV infection or AIDS. At present there is no cure for • ORAP® (pimozide, used for Tourette’s disorder). • Calcium channel blockers such as CARDIZEM or TIAZAC (diltiazem), • If you miss a dose of REYATAZ, take it as soon as possible and then take COVERA-HS® or ISOPTIN SR® (verapamil) and others. HIV infection. People taking REYATAZ may still get opportunistic infections or other • PROPULSID® (cisapride, used for certain stomach problems). your next scheduled dose at its regular time. If, however, it is within 6 hours • BIAXIN® (clarithromycin). conditions that happen with HIV infection. Opportunistic infections are infections • Triazolam, also known as HALCION® (used for insomnia). that develop because the immune system is weak. Some of these conditions are of your next dose, do not take the missed dose. Wait and take the next dose • Medicines for indigestion, heartburn, or ulcers such as AXID® (nizatidine), ® (used for sedation), when taken by mouth. pneumonia, herpes virus infections, and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) at the regular time. Do not double the next dose. It is important that you do • Midazolam, also known as VERSED PEPCID AC® (famotidine), TAGAMET® (cimetidine), or ZANTAC® (ranitidine). infections. It is very important that you see your healthcare provider regularly not miss any doses of REYATAZ or your other anti-HIV medicines. Do not take the following medicines with REYATAZ because of possible Talk to your healthcare provider about choosing an effective method of while taking REYATAZ. • If you take more than the prescribed dose of REYATAZ, call your serious side effects: contraception. REYATAZ may affect the safety and effectiveness of hormonal REYATAZ does not lower your chance of passing HIV to other people through healthcare provider or poison control center right away. • CAMPTOSAR® (irinotecan, used for cancer). contraceptives such as birth control pills or the contraceptive patch. Hormonal sexual contact, sharing needles, or being exposed to your blood. For your What are the possible side effects of REYATAZ? • CRIXIVAN® (indinavir, used for HIV infection). Both REYATAZ and CRIXIVAN contraceptives do not prevent the spread of HIV to others. health and the health of others, it is important to always practice safer sex by The following list of side effects is not complete. Report any new or continuing sometimes cause increased levels of bilirubin in the blood. Remember: using a latex or polyurethane condom or other barrier to lower the chance of sexual ® ® symptoms to your healthcare provider. If you have questions about side effects, • Cholesterol-lowering medicines MEVACOR (lovastatin) or ZOCOR 1. Know all the medicines you take. contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Never use or share dirty needles. (simvastatin). ask your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider may be able to help you 2. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take. Who should not take REYATAZ? manage these side effects. • UROXATRAL® (alfuzosin, used to treat benign enlargement of the prostate). 3. Do not start a new medicine without talking to your healthcare provider. The following side effects have been reported with REYATAZ: • REVATIO® (sildenafil, used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension). Do not take REYATAZ if you: How should I store REYATAZ? • mild rash (redness and itching) without other symptoms sometimes occurs Do not take the following medicines with REYATAZ because they may lower • are taking certain medicines. (See “What important information should I • Store REYATAZ Capsules at room temperature, 59° to 86° F (15° to 30° C). know about taking REYATAZ with other medicines?”) Serious life-threatening in patients taking REYATAZ, most often in the first few weeks after the the amount of REYATAZ in your blood. This may lead to an increased HIV viral medicine is started. Rashes usually go away within 2 weeks with no change load. Resistance to REYATAZ or cross-resistance to other HIV medicines may Do not store this medicine in a damp place such as a bathroom medicine side effects or death may happen. Before you take REYATAZ, tell your cabinet or near the kitchen sink. healthcare provider about all medicines you are taking or planning to take. in treatment. Tell your healthcare provider if rash occurs. develop: ® ® ® ® • Keep your medicine in a tightly closed container. These include other prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, • severe rash: Rash may develop in association with other symptoms which • Rifampin (also known as RIMACTANE , RIFADIN , RIFATER , or RIFAMATE , and herbal supplements. could be serious and potentially cause death. used for tuberculosis). • Keep all medicines out of the reach of children and pets at all times. Do not keep medicine that is out of date or that you no longer need. Dispose of • are allergic to REYATAZ or to any of its ingredients. The active ingredient • St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), an herbal product sold as a dietary If you develop a rash with any of the following symptoms stop using unused medicines through community take-back disposal programs when is atazanavir sulfate. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of supplement, or products containing St. John’s wort. REYATAZ and call your healthcare provider right away: available or place REYATAZ in an unrecognizable, closed container in the ingredients in REYATAZ. Tell your healthcare provider if you think you have • VIRAMUNE® (nevirapine, used for HIV infection). • shortness of breath household trash. had an allergic reaction to any of these ingredients. The following medicines are not recommended with REYATAZ: • general ill feeling or “flu-like” symptoms General information about REYATAZ What should I tell my healthcare provider before I take REYATAZ? • SEREVENT DISKUS® (salmeterol) and ADVAIR® (salmeterol with fluticasone), • fever This medicine was prescribed for your particular condition. Do not use REYATAZ Tell your healthcare provider: • muscle or joint aches used to treat asthma, emphysema/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease also known as COPD. for another condition. Do not give REYATAZ to other people, even if they have the • If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. REYATAZ use during • conjunctivitis (red or inflamed eyes, like “pink eye”) same symptoms you have. It may harm them. Keep REYATAZ and all medicines pregnancy has not been associated with an increase in birth defects. • blisters Do not take the following medicine if you are taking REYATAZ and NORVIR® out of the reach of children and pets. Pregnant women have experienced serious side effects when taking • mouth sores together: This summary does not include everything there is to know about REYATAZ. REYATAZ with other HIV medicines called nucleoside analogues. You and • swelling of your face • VFEND® (voriconazole). Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions that are not mentioned in your healthcare provider will need to decide if REYATAZ is right for you. If you • yellowing of the skin or eyes. These effects may be due to increases in The following medicines may require your healthcare provider to monitor patient information leaflets. Remember no written summary can replace careful use REYATAZ while you are pregnant, talk to your healthcare provider about bilirubin levels in the blood (bilirubin is made by the liver). Although these your therapy more closely (for some medicines a change in the dose or dose discussion with your healthcare provider. If you would like more information, talk the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry. effects may not be damaging to your liver, skin, or eyes, call your healthcare schedule may be needed): with your healthcare provider or you can call 1-800-321-1335. • After your baby is born, tell your healthcare provider if your baby’s skin provider promptly if your skin or the white part of your eyes turn yellow. ® ® ® What are the ingredients in REYATAZ? or the white part of his/her eyes turns yellow. • CIALIS (tadalafil), LEVITRA (vardenafil), or VIAGRA (sildenafil), used to • a change in the way your heart beats (heart rhythm change). Call your treat erectile dysfunction. REYATAZ may increase the chances of serious side Active Ingredient: atazanavir sulfate • If you are breast-feeding. You should not breast-feed if you are HIV-positive healthcare provider right away if you get dizzy or lightheaded. These could effects that can happen with CIALIS, LEVITRA, or VIAGRA. Do not use CIALIS, Inactive Ingredients: Crospovidone, lactose monohydrate (milk sugar), because of the chance of passing HIV to your baby. Also, it is not known if be symptoms of a heart problem. LEVITRA, or VIAGRA while you are taking REYATAZ unless your healthcare magnesium stearate, gelatin, FD&C Blue #2, and titanium dioxide. REYATAZ can pass into your breast milk and if it can harm your baby. If you • diabetes and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) sometimes happen in provider tells you it is okay. ® ® are a woman who has or will have a baby, talk with your healthcare provider VIDEX and REYATAZ are registered trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. patients taking protease inhibitor medicines like REYATAZ. Some patients had ® ® ® ® about the best way to feed your baby. • ADCIRCA (tadalafil) or TRACLEER (bosentan), used to treat pulmonary COUMADIN and SUSTIVA are registered trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb diabetes before taking protease inhibitors while others did not. Some patients arterial hypertension. Pharma Company. DESYREL® is a registered trademark of Mead Johnson and • If you have liver problems or are infected with the hepatitis B or C virus. may need changes in their diabetes medicine. ® ® Company. Other brands listed are the trademarks of their respective owners and See “What are the possible side effects of REYATAZ?” • LIPITOR (atorvastatin) or CRESTOR (rosuvastatin). There is an increased • if you have liver disease including hepatitis B or C, your liver disease may chance of serious side effects if you take REYATAZ with this cholesterol- are not trademarks of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. • If you have end stage kidney disease managed with hemodialysis. get worse when you take anti-HIV medicines like REYATAZ. lowering medicine. • If you have diabetes. See “What are the possible side effects of REYATAZ?” • kidney stones have been reported in patients taking REYATAZ. If you develop ® • Medicines for abnormal heart rhythm: CORDARONE (amiodarone), lidocaine, Princeton, NJ 08543 USA • If you have hemophilia. See “What are the possible side effects of signs or symptoms of kidney stones (pain in your side, blood in your urine, quinidine (also known as CARDIOQUIN®, QUINIDEX®, and others). REYATAZ?” pain when you urinate) tell your healthcare provider promptly. • MYCOBUTIN® (rifabutin, an antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis). 1246226A9 F1-B0001B-02-11 Rev February 2011

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VIEWPOINT APRIL 29, 2011 • 23 Fighting prejudice based on gender identity

J. Crew fl ap, new doc mentary (just out on DVD) airing on PBS’s “In- tor Dr. Keith Albow in an opinion piece. recreates his life through his art. Hogan- dependent Lens” on WETA on Sunday make “Jenna’s indulgence … could make camp, who is straight, was attacked be- ‘Marwencol’ remind us me recall that long ago Halloween. Why? Be- life hard for the boy in the future,” wrote cause he is a cross-dresser. Coming home of need for vigilance cause the controversy surrounding the ad and Erin Brown of the Media Research Cen- from the hospital, Hogancamp was sur- the story told by the doc show how our culture ter. “J. Crew … does not mind exploit- prised to see 218 pairs of women’s shoes in engages, sometimes in the blogosphere, all ing Beckett behind the facade of liberal, his closet. When he asks a friend if he has too often violently, in gender stereotyping. transgendered identity politics.” a girlfriend, his buddy says, “No. You buy, The ad, which J. Crew sent to custom- Whoa! Let’s exhale. At age 5, who can tell collect and wear [women’s] shoes.” ers earlier this month, shows a photo of what Beckett’s sexual orientation or gender Unfortunately, Hogancamp is far from Jenna Lyons, J. Crew’s president with her identity will be when he’s older? But we can alone. A National Center for Transgender 5-year-old son Beckett. In the picture, Ly- say, backed by scientifi c evidence, that our Equality and National Gay and Lesbian ons is painting Beckett’s toenails pink. parents can’t cause us (no matter what color Task Force survey “Injustice at Every Turn,” “Lucky for me I ended up with a boy they paint our toenails) to be queer. released earlier this year, documents the Kathi Wolfe is a writer, poet and regular contributor whose favorite color is pink,” Lyons says “A mother painting her children’s toe- harassment encountered by transgender to the Blade. She can be reached through this in the caption, “Toenail painting is way nails pink does not cause transgenderism and gender non-conforming people. publication. more fun in neon.” or homosexuality,” Dr. Jack Drescher, a • Nineteen percent have experi- I haven’t a clue whether J. Crew was psychiatrist, who wrote the paper “Queer enced domestic violence; When I was 7, I dressed as Fred Flint- trying to challenge traditional thinking Diagnosis,” published in the Archives of • Thirty-fi ve percent of those in stone for Halloween. about gender roles or trying to drum Sexual Behavior told ABC News. grades K-12 in schools were physi- “How could you let Kathi do that,” my up sales for its clothing. (J. Crew hasn’t The fuss about the J. Crew ad seems cally assaulted; grandmother asked my parents. “She’s a commented on the ad.) But the photo of absurd. Yet the controversy highlights our • Fifty percent experienced work- girl! She should be Wilma.” Jenna and pink-toe-nailed Beckett (and cultural fear of gender bending. place harassment; “It’s a cartoon,” my mom said. “It its caption) unleashed a fi restorm. Unfortunately, as the documentary • And eight percent have been won’t hurt her.” For social conservatives it was practically “Marwencol” illuminates, gender identity physically assaulted in doctor’s of- “It won’t turn the kid into a boy,” my the end of civilization as we know it (paving prejudice has a dark side. fi ces, stores and other public places. dad added. the way for the erosion of family and moral Eleven years ago, fi ve teenagers at- When asked what he wants audiences I soon morphed from a Flintstones wor- values–promoting “identity politics”). tacked Mark Hogancamp, a talented artist, to take away from seeing “Marwencol,” shiper into a fan of Natasha of “Rocky and “It may be fun and games now, Jenna, then 38, outside a Kingston, N.Y. bar. Ho- Hogancamp said, “that it’s all right to be Bullwinkle.” But, I’m grateful that my folks but at least put some money aside for gancamp was left with brain damage. His themselves.” resisted my grandma’s gender stereotyp- psychotherapy for the kid — and maybe memory was destroyed, and after being in Let’s do what we can to make that hap- ing and allowed me to dress as Fred. for others who’ll be affected by your ‘inno- a coma, he had to rebuild his life. “Marwen- pen. Let’s work to fi ght gender-identity A J. Crew ad and “Marwencol,” a docu- cent’ pleasure,” wrote Fox News contribu- col,” movingly recounts how Hogancamp prejudice in ourselves and our society.

INSIDE LGBT WASHINGTON President Obama is down in polls, but not out He must stand up to war, the unemployment rate dropped Messaging could include ads about the president to do that. to below 8 percent, he found a coher- General Electric. “Did you know that Re- The Republican message that gov- Republican attacks on ent message on how to speak up for the publicans want to lower GE’s taxes? Since ernment workers, union workers and the unions, middle class working class and fully evolved to sup- they now pay “zero,” watch John Boehner middle class are the bad guys and the port marriage equality? hand them a government rebate check sim- rich and wealthy corporations are the One statistic in the Washington Post poll ply as a token of his appreciation.” Or use good guys must not go unchallenged. found 17 percent with no opinion on Obama. the headline “GE makes voluntary tax pay- George W. Bush gave corporations and I believe many of those are the people who ment.” Then have a teacher and her fam- the rich tax cuts and incentives. We got 10 helped elect him. They are young and old, ily chatting over dinner and saying “Kids, percent unemployment and foreclosures; gay and straight and believed that he would let’s take a vote: Do you think we should they got bailouts and trillions in their bank govern based on the message he ran on and donate money to the government this year, accounts. Obama can ask union members are now a little disappointed. They don’t want or would you rather have those school sup- to pay their fair share, something they have to register that criticism because against any plies? OK, guess the government will have already said they will. But they are not the named Republican they will still support and to wait till next year for our donation.” cause of the economic collapse. They are Peter Rosenstein is a D.C.-based LGBT rights and vote for him, if albeit reluctantly. But before President Obama needs to speak out the victims. The deals that were made with Democratic Party activist. He writes regularly for the Blade. November 2012 President Obama has the clearly and not make just one speech about them weren’t one sided. I have never met opportunity to once again turn those people the budget defi cit and how he now wants a millionaire who would turn down a good Recent polling fi nds President into enthusiastic voters. to draw a line in the sand about not extend- deal, why would they? But I have met mil- Obama’s approval ratings at an all-time It won’t be easy but by his actions and ing the Bush tax cuts. He needs to evolve lionaires who don’t want to share their low. It may have to do with three wars, the carefully constructed messaging he can and support marriage equality, he needs to wealth with anyone else and who will take lousy economy, his health care plan, the do it. Obama won’t want to alienate inde- stand up for the poor women of the District and take until they are stopped. President budget deal, the fact that he is still only pendent voters. But he should have faith of Columbia, he needs to oppose voucher Obama must say the time to stop is now. I “evolving” on marriage equality or it may in those voters who don’t want to see a programs, stand up for government em- think he will be amazed at the support he be a hundred other things. But even with radical restructuring of Medicare and ployee unions in Wisconsin and directly gets if he does that. the low poll results in direct match-ups he Medicaid and won’t elect Republicans challenge governors like Chris Christie in If President Obama takes the lead is still beating all potential/rumored Re- who walk all over the poor and middle New Jersey, Scott Walker in Wisconsin and and gets the message right, he can turn publican candidates in the 2012 election. class in their desire to placate the rich Rick Scott in Florida. He needs to change things around. He found his voice in 2008; Can you imagine what the polls would and powerful. Independent voters also the dialogue and put Democrats on the of- we can only hope he fi nds it again before look like if Obama ended at least one tend to be more socially moderate. fense and there is no one more able than it is too late. 24 • APRIL 29, 2011 WASHINGTONBLADE.COM

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By JULIETTE EBNER a few of their friends funded the fi rst seven Point Scholars according to the organization’s website. Coming out as LGBT can be a scary proposition, Lindstrom had been rejected by his family when even to supportive parents. But for too many he came out. LGBT youth, coming out results in being cut off “I didn’t want what happened to me to happen to emotionally and fi nancially by disapproving family. other LGBT youth,” he said in a statement. That’s where the Point Foundation can help. It’s Since then, the Point Foundation has been an organization that provides fi nancial support, featured in many mainstream publications, mentoring, leadership training and hope to students including Time, The New York Times and The who have been marginalized based on their sexual Boston Globe and its scholars have been guests orientation, gender identity or gender expression. on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” Scholarship recipients aren’t all rejected by family; A Los Angeles native, Goldman, who is studying the Foundation also supports LGBT students with political communication at George Washington leadership potential. Its annual D.C. reception is University, came out to his family almost eight years Thursday from 6-8:30 p.m. in the Equality Center at ago. the Human Rights Campaign (1640 Rhode Island To quote a popular phrase, Goldman, 21, says it Ave., N.W.). gets better, especially after high school. There are six Point scholars studying in the D.C. “It’s OK to be nervous ... to be afraid, that’s area. Two of this year’s scholars are Kelsey Phipps natural, I was too,” Goldman says. The anxiety and Joe Goldman, who both say they’re thrilled to existed even though he was pretty sure his family be recipients. They’ll join a recent, but highly elite, would react positively. LGBT academic tradition. In 2002, Bruce Lindstrom, Carl Strickland and CONTINUES ON PAGE 48

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WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY washingtonblade.com 26 • APRIL 29, 2011 QUEERY: 20 QUESTIONS FOR FRANKLIN JOHNSON

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST PERSON TO TELL? I’ve been out since 2006. I think the hardest person I had to tell was myself. I was in denial for many years and went through constant struggles ﬁ guring out who I was until I realized to just be myself.

WHO’S YOUR LGBT HERO? Frank Kameny

WHAT’S WASHINGTON’S BEST NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT? Chaos used to be the spot! But presently I would say Cobalt because it’s such a great place to meet people.

DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING. Evening, black tie, candlelight, VIP style with lots of guests.

WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT? Politics and equality.

WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME WOULD YOU CHANGE? The assassination of Martin Luther WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY King Jr. I would love to get his opinion on the LGBT movement today and what WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO we need to do as a society to reach [email protected] equality on all levels. WHAT’S BEEN THE MOST Franklin Johnson remembers the confusion and isolation he felt as a gay teen MEMORABLE POP CULTURE WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT struggling with his identity. It’s why he got involved with D.C. Youth Pride Alliance, MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME? MOVEMENT LEADERS? the organization that puts on Youth Pride, slated for Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. Meat dress! Just the overall Include everyone, be brave and in Dupont Circle (see page 42 for more information). emergence of Lady Gaga will be very persistent and never give up! “Whenever I was coming to terms with who I was, I didn’t have any Youth Pride or memorable to me because of her LGBT resources of any kind,” the 25-year-old Alton, Ill., native says. “It’s a great outlet dedication to LGBT causes and because WHAT WOULD YOU WALK for them and there are a lot of resources in D.C. they may not even know about.” she has been such an inspirational fi gure ACROSS HOT COALS FOR? Johnson, who came to D.C. to go to school at George Washington (he plans to for the LGBT community. My family, friends and loved ones. graduate next May), initially found Youth Pride in D.C. underwhelming, though. When he arrived in 2006, he was disappointed to fi nd few booths and a mediocre turnout. ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST? WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE He got involved to try to boost interest and is the Alliance treasurer this year. Respect and integrity. ANNOYS YOU MOST? Johnson goes to school part time and works at Armani Exchange (“The That gay people have to either be employee discount is incredible!”) in Pentagon City and lives in Dupont Circle. WHAT WAS YOUR LAST tops or bottoms, masculine or feminine. He’s majoring in political science and plans to pursue a career in government. FACEBOOK POST OR TWEET? His family is still in Illinois and he returns about three times a year to visit. “So cool!” I posted and commented WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LGBT MOVIE? Johnson is single and enjoys debating politics and current events, reading and on an article I read in the Washington “Milk” (my political side) and “Brokeback jogging in his free time. Post about how fi re ants survive fl oods. Mountain” (my emotional side). It’s truly remarkable! The fi re ant colony, when submerged in water, is able to WHAT’S THE MOST OVERRATED form a raft by locking their bodies SOCIAL CUSTOM? together to create a water barrier that The idea that apologizing or admitting helps them stay afl oat. Again, so cool! you made a mistake is seen as a form of “Yes, dahling, I said FREE” weakness. It’s actually quite the opposite. IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT WOULD THE TITLE BE? WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE “Black, White and Everything In-between” DO YOU MOST COVET? I don’t covet them, but I really respect and IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY honor my grandfather’s war medals, especially TO CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION, from WWII, and what they symbolize. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? That would be exciting and WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU’D welcoming for some, but for myself KNOWN AT 18? I wouldn’t do anything because I am It gets better from here, it is OK to be REHOBOTH SHARE ADS ARE FREE! proud of who I am. yourself and the world is not black and white. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND WHY WASHINGTON? Place your housing to share ad on www.washingtonblade.com THE PHYSICAL WORLD? My love for politics, my love for the and the ads print free in the paper and online! I believe in a higher power. We are all LGBT community within Washington, and (25 words or less prints free - anything more it is $1.00 per word) here for some purpose. because Washington has so much to offer! WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 27

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TODAY The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) will be having an opening reception for an art display featuring works of Becca Kallem, tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. Beat City, a rock ‘n’ roll lounge part for queer folks and their friends, will be tonight from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. upstairs at Chief Ike’s Mambo Room (1725 Columbia Rd., N.W.). All attendees must be 21 or older and there is no cover. Caliente Grande: White Party is tonight at Apex (1415 22nd St., N.W.) starting at 9 p.m. DJ Michael Brandon will be spinning the Latin dance party in the main hall. There is a $10 cover charge. Attendees wearing white will be let in for free until 11 p.m. Attendees must be 18 to enter, 21 to drink. D.C. Sentinels will be having its monthly happy hour at Black Fox Lounge (1723 Connecticut Ave., N.W.) from 5 to 8 p.m. Busboys & Poets will be hosting ASL open mic poetry tonight at 11 p.m. in the Langston Room at its 14th and V streets location (2021 14th St., N.W.). Anyone with sign language knowledge may sign up to recite a poem or sign a song by e-mailing [email protected]. There is a $5 cover. Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St., N.E.) is hosting a screening at 8 p.m. of “Break Ground,” which follows 40 teens from the D.C. Metro area that “limit themselves from experiencing relationships that could free them from their pasts.” Three additional screenings will be Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 30 The 15th annual Youth Pride Day will be celebrated today from noon to 5 p.m. at Dupont Circle. Following the festival will be the Infatuation Dance for those 21 and younger with DJ Keenan at U Street Music Hall (1115-A U St., N.W.) from 5 to 9:30 p.m. There is a $5 cover for the dance. Dennis Miller will be at the Warner Theatre (1299 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.) tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $49.50 to $65 and can be purchased online at livenation.com. IMAGE COURTESY OF TOUCHSTONE GALLERY Marcia’s Coppel’s ‘I HAVE A PROBLEM’ is part of her new exhibit at Touchstone Gallery. An opening reception is schedule for May 6. CONTINUES ON PAGE 31

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 30 TUESDAY, MAY 3 Marcia Coppel’s “Life Is Too Serious” featuring THURSDAY, MAY 5 “Shear Madness,” a comedy whodunit, paintings of people talking in cafes and parks Tonight is Team D.C. Night at the musical Kylie Minogue brings her “Aphrodite will be performed twice tonight at the inspired by Mexico and Harvey Kupferberg’s comedy, “National Pastime” at Keegan Tour” to the Patriot Center (4500 Patriot Kennedy Center Theater Lab (2700 F St., “Infrared: The Invisible Light” featuring black Theater (1742 Church St., N.W.). Tickets Circle) in Fairfax tonight at 7 p.m. Town’s Ed N.W.) at 5 and 8 p.m. “Madness” takes and white photographs. The gallery is open are $40 and can be purchased online. The Bailey will be the opening DJ on stage at place in present-day Georgetown, in the from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. theater is donating $10 from every ticket the concert. Tickets range from $55 to $125 Shear Madness Hair Styling Salon. Tickets Gallery plan b (1530 14th St., N.W.) has is Team D.C. For more information, visit and can be purchased online at ticketmaster. are $42. Visit kennedy-center.org for more three exhibits featuring with paintings teamdc.org. com. Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) is hosting a information and to purchase tickets. by Greg Minah, works on paper by Mars ABBA - The Concert will be performed “Aphterparty” at 10 p.m. There will be an $8 Tokyo and works in gold leaf by Andrew at Pier Six Pavilion (731 Eastern Ave.) in cover before 11 p.m. and $12 afterward. All WEDNESDAY, MAY 4 Wapinski. The gallery is open from noon Baltimore, tonight at 6:30 p.m. Tickets attendees must be 21 or older. Touchstone Gallery (901 New York Ave., to 7 p.m. and the works will be on display range from $20 to $75 and can be The Lodge (21614 National Pike) in N.W.) has two new exhibits opening today, through May 15. purchased online at piersixpavilion.com. Boonsboro is hosting “Starry Night: The Lodge Prom” tonight from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. There is a $5 cover before 10:30 p.m. and $8 after. Prom royalty will be chosen at 11 p.m. The Frederick, Md., Rainbow GLBT Meetup Group will also be hosting a potluck dinner from 6 to 9 p.m. before the prom. Attendees to the dinner must RSVP to [email protected]. Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.) presents Hellmouth Happy Hour where every week an episode of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” will be screened and drink specials will be offered. This week the episode is “Nightmares.” Irvine Contemporary is hosting an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. with the artist [dNASAb] for its newest exhibit, Dataklysmos, featuring multimedia sculptures. The exhibit will be on display through June 4.

SUNDAY, MAY 1 ZOOM Urban Lesbian Excursions presents Karaoke Idol tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. at Muzette Karaoke and Restaurant (2305 18th St., N.W.). Tickets are $15 and can hird nnual be bought online at zoomexcursions.com. T a Brendan Conway and Mila Naumova will be performing at the Church of the Holy Casey Trees’ Third Annual City (1611 16th St., N.W.) today at 3:30 Casey Trees’ Third annual p.m. This is a free event. Girls Rock! D.C. is hosting a volunteer kickoff event today at Hole in the Sky TREE REPORT CARD (2110 5th St., N.E.) from 3 to 5 p.m. The organization is looking for volunteers for camp week and year-round organizing. For more information, visit girlsrockdc.org. Washington D.C. issued a C grade in

MONDAY, MAY 2 Casey Trees’ Third Annual Tree Report Card. There will be a public hearing on Bill 19- 11: “Bullying and Intimidation Prevention The Tree Report Card is the only independent tree and Act of 2011” today from 10 a.m. to noon in room 120 of the John A. Wilson building tree canopy assessment of a major U.S. city. It measures (1350 Pennsylvania Ave.). the quantity and quality of D.C.’s trees and tree canopy The D.C. Center’s (1318 U St., N.W.) monthly volunteer night is tonight from and all efforts to expand and sustain it. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with activities such as sorting book donations, taking inventory and more. Also at the center will be the The main purpose of the Tree Report Card, however, Youth Working Group meeting from 6:30 is not simply to provide data about D.C.’s urban forest to 8:30 p.m. The Imperial Court of Washington, D.C. but rather to raise awareness and encourage others to will be holding its meeting tonight at the become involved to help sustain D.C.’s trees. Coldwell Banker building (1606 17th St., N.W.) from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. For more information, visit imperialcourtdc.org. Learn more about the Tree Report Card, why D.C. got a Novelist Alice Walker will be discussing C and how you can help restore, enhance and protect and signing her new book “The Chicken Chronicles, A Memoir” tonight at 6:30 the tree canopy of the nation’s capital at p.m. at Busboys & Poets 5th and K streets www.CaseyTrees.org. location (1025 5th St., N.W.). C washingtonblade.com 32 • APRIL 29, 2011 OUT & ABOUT

PHOTO BY LAWRENCE LUK Dancers KELLY MOSS SOUTHALL and RICARDO ALVAREZ in ‘Charlie Chan and the Mystery of Love,’ a number from the dance outﬁ t Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co. The troupe performs this weekend at Marvin Theater. Gay-helmed dance company to perform

Dance company Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Company, a prominent local gay- helmed dance outﬁ t with several awards to its credit, performs a trio of works tonight and Saturday at Marvin Theatre on the George Washington University campus (800 21st St., N.W.). The program includes “Charlie Chan and the Mystery of Life,” a work the troupe premiered last year that drew rave reviews. Burgess calls it a “coming-of-age story about realizing I am gay.” “It’s the ﬁ rst time I’ve created a work so personal and I’m very excited to share it with audiences,” he says. “America’s Cloud” is a dance commissioned by the Corcoran Gallery of Art to interact with a visual installation by artist Spencer Finch. It’s set to songs by Civil War-era composer Stephen Foster. Burgess is chair of the theater and dance department at George Washington University. He’s gay and all the male dancers in the company are as well. The company recently visited Mongolia where they performed and worked with dancers there in a tour sponsored by the U.S. Embassy of Mongolia and the U.S. State Department. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $17 for students. Call 202-994-1660 for more information.

Porn star’s story explored in new play

The play “Confessions of a Homo Thug Porn Star,” based on the life of gay porn actor Tiger Tyson, will be performed Sunday at 4 p.m. at Lace (2214 Rhode Island Ave., N.E.). Doors open at 3:30. Tickets are $20 and will be available at the door. This is Hardy’s ﬁ rst play. He was struck by Tyson’s story during an interview and calls it a classic “rags-to-riches, American dream come true.” Tyson, who’s bi, dropped out of school and did jail time before delving into porn, where he’s become a sensation. Tyson plans to attend this weekend’s performance and sign autographs. A question/answer session will be held after the performance, which stars gay actor Johnathan Cedano as Tyson. A portion of the proceeds go to Al Sura, an HIV charity.

WASHINGTON Md. Film Fest features 3 gay-themed picks

WEDDINGS The Maryland Film Festival runs next weekend (May 5-8) in Baltimore and will WITH WAYNE feature about 50 fi lms and 75 shorts, a handful of which have LGBT content. “We Were Here,” which recently screened in Washington, follows the AIDS crisis in San Francisco among gays in the 1980s. It’s May 7 at 8 p.m. in “Charles The Rev. Dr. Wayne Schwandt Theater 2” and 4:40 p.m. May 6 at the MICA Brown Center. Tickets are $10. “Domaine,” which gay director John Waters will host, is a French fi lm about a young man’s fi rst explorations of his sexual identity under the shadow of his aunt. Religious, Spiritual, It screens at 7:30 p.m. on May 6 at “Charles Theater 1.” Tickets are $10. And “Weekend” is a British fi lm about two men who struggle over the course or Civil Services of a weekend with whether their one-night-stand should develop into something more. It screens at 11:30 a.m. in “Charles Theater 2” on May 7. Tickets are $10 and it runs 96 minutes. Direct: 202.583.2158 I Mobile: 202.253.9828 I [email protected] For more information about venues and more, visit md-fi lmfest.com. EVOLVEchesapeake.com

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This includes but is not limited to placement, by brown naff pitts omnimedia llc, arising out of or related to advertiser’s breach of any of the foregoing representations payment and insertion schedule. and warranties. washingtonblade.com 34 • APRIL 29, 2011 THE GUIDE TO ARTS & CULTURE OPENINGS Late Night Expressions, Mason/Rhynes HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS Productions, Joe’s Movement Emporium. 301-699-1819. SAT, APR. 30 Maryland Day, Clarice Smith. 301-405- The Apple Cart, Washington Stage Guild, 2787. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. Undercroft Theatre. Melali: The Drifter Sessions, National 240-582-0050. stageguild.org. Geographic. 202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc. TUE, MAY 3 Montpelier Festival of Herbs, Tea and the Carrier, ARTISPHERE. 703-875-1100. Arts, Montpelier Mansion. 301-377-7817. artisphere.com. pgparks.com. THU, MAY 5 WPAS: Vijay Iyer Trio, Sixth & I Historic NSO: Neeme Jrvi, conductor / Yefi m Synagogue. wpas.org. Bronfman, piano, Kennedy Center. 202- SUN, MAY 1 467-4600. kennedy-center.org. Johann Sebastian Bach: Chamber Works. The Smithsonian Chamber Music Society, LAST CHANCE Museum of American History. 202-633-3030. residentassociates.org. SAT, APR. 30 MON, MAY 2 Doldrum Bay Play Reading, The Studio C2YN (Countdown to Yuri’s Night), ARTISPHERE. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com. Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org. JOHN MUSTO’S THE INSPECTOR NSO: Kurt Masur, conductor / Sarah TUE, MAY 3 WED, APRIL 27 THROUGH SUN, MAY 1 Chang, violin, plays Bruch, Kennedy Center. Cinco de Mayo Celebration, ARTISPHERE. WOLF TRAP. 1-877-WOLFTRAP. WOLFTRAP.ORG. 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com. A new comic opera from the GRAMMY-nominated team who brought you Volpone! SUN, MAY 1 WED, MAY 4 This hilarious case of mistaken identity features Waiting for Guffman-style antics America I AM, National Geographic. Daryl Davis, rock & blues piano, Strathmore. and a laugh-out-loud libretto that makes you wish all operas were this fun! 202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org. Divorciadas, EvangÈlicas y Vegetarianas/ Repertory & Performance with Malcolm BAA-MERICA! ICONS REVISITED Divorcees, Evangelists and Vegetarians, Shute, Dance Place. 202-269-1600. THU, MAY 5 THROUGH MON, JUNE 6 GALA Hispanic Theatre. 202-234-7174. danceplace.org. THE ART LEAGUE. 703-683-1780. THEARTLEAGUE.ORG. galatheatre.org. THU, MAY 5 Multi-media fi ber artist Leslie Blackmon has taken a conventional craft to a very Hamtdaa: Together, ARTISPHERE. unconventional place. She has created intricate crochet sculptures of sheep posing Friday Morning Music Club: Chamber 703-875-1100. artisphere.com. Music Concert, Rosslyn Spectrum. fmmc.org. as American popular culture icons. 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Two Virginia productions actors in the play the two critics have come to review, a cast that includes the lampoon clichés with mysterious Major Magnus Muldoon — clever, funny results the crippled half-brother of the Lady of the Manor, glamorous vixen, Lady Cynthia By DAVID HOFFMAN Muldoon (Emily Townley) — played by the third of the “Heroes” trio (John Dow). A mysterious stranger, a murderer on Before long there are more corpses than the loose, bodies piling up at a remote just one on stage and Moon and Birdboot manor house, the suspicion that one of have gotten — literally, and fatally — into the weekend guests must surely be the the act. killer, the entrance of the savvy detective This same device of a play-within-a- — Agatha Christie conventions ripe for the play is also on stage across town in Old parody playwright Tom Stoppard brings to Town Alexandria at the Little Theatre of Larry’s Lounge them in “The Real Inspector Hound.” Alexandria, in the clever spoof of how to Tsunami Your Neighborhood Bar The early ‘60s-era play is on the boards “put on a show.” Sushi & Lounge Gay Owned & Operated Since 1989 now at Metro Stage in Old Town Alexandria It’s about two would-be hit-makers who through May 29. It’s a true giggle and are actually “nobodies in New York” trying to so skillfully helmed by veteran director write a musical, and the result is their musical John Vreeke that it will keep you tingling about two guys trying to write a musical. We don’t make waves. on the edge of your seat in the intimate Their 2006 one-act musical comedy, a hit We make sushi. setting of Metro Stage, which has brought Off-Broadway, Obie-winning there — “[title together three of the stars of an earlier of show]” — moved brieﬂ y to Broadway in play, “Heroes,” translated from the French 2008 and has also spawned a national tour Lunch Specials original by Stoppard and staged there now under way and recent productions at Only $14.95 several years ago, where they won that Signature Theatre in Arlington and now at year’s Helen Hayes Award for outstanding Little Theatre, a community theater with a ensemble in a resident production. professional skill set. Happy Hour Specials Vreeke, a four-time best director Helen It’s called “[title of show]” because the two 5-8 pm • Lounge Area Only Hayes Awards nominee, directed that — real-life Jeff Bowen (music and lyrics) and play also, which starred the same trio that, Hunter Bell (book) — couldn’t think of another Dine in reunited here, glitters with bright wit as the title when they were submitting a script with Carry out conveyors of Stoppard’s ideas about police a few songs to win success in the New York ADVERTISING PROOF Delivery procedurals in murder mysteries, in “The Musical Theatre Festival in 2004. Bowen and PROOF #2 ISSUE DATE: 04.29.11 PrivateSALES parties REPRESENTATIVE: JERYL PARADE ([email protected]) Real Inspector Hound,” where nothing Bell, both gay, also played themselves in the

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WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY A production number at this year’s Helen Hayes ceremony. Tying one on An Evening Benefitting Duel winners in Victor Shargai) for outstanding emerging theater company. After thanking the D.C. several categories community for its support, Hammerly, at Hayes awards who is gay, started a trend by plugging his company’s current offering “Magnifi cent Waste.” He then gave the fl oor to award By PATRICK FOLLIARD co-recipient No Rules Theatre Company. Speaking for the newly formed troupe, There were a lot of winners at Monday Joshua Morgan (also gay) conveyed similar night’s 27th annual Helen Hayes Awards expressions of thanks. at the Warner Theatre with fi ve out of Each spring, Helen Hayes Awards 26 categories resulting in ties. But the are doled out to reward standouts in evening’s biggest honor, the Helen Hayes Washington-area professional theater. The Tribute, went exclusively to gay Broadway nominees and recipients are painstakingly legend Tommy Tune. selected from 196 productions by about 60 Singing “‘S wonderful, ‘S marvelous,” judges. Tune accepted his prize for an Like last year, in lieu of a single emcee, the exceptionally successful career in theater. ceremony was hosted by an ever-changing 50% of the proceeds generaged Tall, lithe and spookily boyish at 72, the pair of presenters comprised partly of local celebrated choreographer, dancer and talents who are gay including Washington this evening will be donated to the director performed more than spoke his Shakespeare Company’s artistic director Human Rights Campaign. appreciation. The ultimate showman, Tune Christopher Henley (looking hip in a black sang a bit and regaled the appreciative tie alternative especially styled by his actor/ Join us and audience with a cute anecdote as he director husband Jay Hardee), talented promised to continue to live up to the high director Jose Carrasquillo, and past Helen Help Support the Battle standards set by the awardees who came Hayes Award winner Will Gartshore who for Equality! before him including actors like Angela unfortunately didn’t sing. Lansbury and James Earl Jones. Livening up the proceedings with song Corner 17th & Rhode Island NW Other deserving award recipients and a tiny bit of dance were Howard included veteran gay actor Ed Dixon who University’s musical theater ensemble Atop The Beacon Bar & Grill played the ever loyal Max in Signature “Standing Room Only” and a dozen familiar Open 5pm until 10pm Theatre’s recent production of “Sunset D.C. performers including Felicia Curry, Boulevard.” George Fulginiti-Shakar who Dolores King Williams, Christopher Bloch Complimentary Hors d’oeuvres from is gay, thanked his longtime partner after and Noah Chiet. Most memorable number receiving the award for outstanding musical was a rousing “That’s Why the Lady’s on a 5pm - 7pm direction for Arena Stage’s production Stamp,” following the announcement of a Live DJ Entertainment of “Oklahoma!” Handsome gay actor new Helen Hayes postage stamp. Nicholas Rodriguez who starred as cowboy Musical theater star Elaine Page Curly in Arena’s “Oklahoma!” tied with presented outstanding direction for a Geoff Packard in Shakespeare Theatre play. While reading off the nominees, the Company’s “Candide” for outstanding vivacious Brit confessed a bias for Eric lead actor in a resident musical. Rather Schaeffer (Page is currently in rehearsal coincidentally, the talented pair’s respective with the gay director for Sondheim’s shows also tied for outstanding resident “Follies” which opens at the Kennedy Scan the QR Code to musical. Center in May). Turns out it was a tie: As artistic producing director of Factory Woolly Mammoth’s Howard Shalwitz won See Our Featured Specials 449: a theatre collective, Rick Hammerly for “Clyburne Park,” and Synetic’s Paata Or Visit Our Website: www.skybar.com accepted the John Aniello Award (named Tsikurishvili for “Othello.” in memory the well-loved arts patron and Go to helenhayes.org for a complete list longtime partner of Helen Hayes Chairman of the winners. 38 • APRIL 29, 2011 WASHINGTONBLADE.COM

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PHOTO COURTESY OF EMI KYLIE MINOGUE brings her ‘Aphrodite — Les Folies Tour’ to the Patriot Center this weekend. Can’t get her out of our head Kylie on her new show, Of course, Minogue is keenly aware of her gay appeal and fan base and she’s rewarded love of Britney and them by including an entourage of muscled, passion for pancakes leather-clad backup dancers in the show. “Gays are a great infl uence in my life — I’m surrounded basically,” she said. “There’s By KEVIN NAFF a group of supporters who’ve been with [email protected] me for a long time … but I’m so thrilled to share that history with you. It feels like we’re Some of us have been Kylie Minogue members of a secret society.” fans for longer than we care to remember, What does she like best about touring dating back to her days as a soap star on the United States? the Australian hit “Neighbours.” Others “I love really crappy diners in America, caught Kylie fever after her fi rst hit single bad coffee and a stack of pancakes,” “Locomotion” landed at No. 3 on the U.S. Minogue said. “And I can walk around charts in 1988. Still others in the U.S. never without being recognized.” heard of her until 2001’s ubiquitous worldwide The American artist she’s been listening smash “Can’t Get You Out of My Head.” to lately is Britney Spears. Minogue said There have been movie roles, a cancer she’d welcome the chance to do a duet scare, 60 million records sold and multiple with her and added that the song she can’t tours, yet Kylie never quite reached the get out of her head right now is Spears’ pop heights of Madonna or Janet in the “He About to Lose Me.” U.S. But that doesn’t stop her from trying. As for the future, Minogue said she is On Saturday, Minogue brings her latest considering an “anti-tour — no lights, show, “Aphrodite — Les Folies Tour,” to the dancers, just music and doing songs that Patriot Center. It’s a scaled back production are much loved by super fans but will never compared to the over-the-top, Greek- be heard anywhere in a live environment. themed, $25 million spectacle complete B-sides and covers … it would be really with “splash zone seating” that she’s cool to be in a tiny, tiny venue somewhere delivered to adoring audiences in Europe. and just strip everything back and do “There are changes for the states,” songs that uber fans would cry for.” Minogue said in a recent interview with the And if that doesn’t pan out, she’d Blade. “I would love to bring everything, consider something splashier, like a Las but that’s not possible so I’m bringing all I Vegas residency. can to do a great show.” “A Vegas residency could be out of Among the props she’s leaving behind control,” she said. “Imagine what it would are a giant Pegasus statue and fountains be like if we had the luxury of being in designed by the team responsible for the one place … I would be excited to do Bellagio’s in Vegas. And even though she’s something like that.” a much bigger star overseas, Minogue said Minogue will draw from her impressive she enjoys performing in the United States. catalogue of hits for Saturday’s D.C.- “The energy is out of control, the passion area show, including material from 2010’s of the audience [in the U.S.],” she said, “Aphrodite.” The show starts at 8 p.m. at adding that she would make up for the lack the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. Tickets of props “with my passion and emotion.” are still available at centerboxoffi ce.org. washingtonblade.com MUSIC APRIL 29, 2011 • 41

PHOTO COURTESY OF 9:30 CLUB UH HUH HER plays the 9:30 club Monday. The girls in the band Uh Huh Her featuring stop, like A Dong, a Vietnamese restaurant in Des Moines, Iowa, which made Grey and ‘L Word’ star at someone else in the van start a rendition 9:30 club Monday of Sisqo’s “Thong Song.” Grey should know the difference between bus and van tours as she is By JULIETTE EBNER coming off of touring with Adam Lambert. There are also differences when the tour is Uh Huh Her, an indie-electro pop duo for someone else, she says. comprised of “The L Word’s” Leisha “It’s really different. I’m the lead singer Hailey and Mellowdrone’s Camila Grey, of this band and with Adam I was just will be performing at the 9:30 club (815 V playing keys,” Grey said of the two St., N.W.) Monday at 7 p.m. experiences, one keeping her more in the This is the group’s second tour; they background, which brings less pizzazz but previously performed at 9:30 three years also less pressure. ago after the release of their fi rst album, Grey has been interested in music since “Common Reaction.” Hailey is a lesbian. she was young. She learned to play the Grey declined to address her sexual piano when she was 5 and went to Berklee orientation but the band has a large College of Music. lesbian following. Music is something that is in her and she “It’s constantly getting to see new sees herself as being lucky to be able to things, meet new people,” Grey said do something she loves for a living. regarding her favorite things about There are other differences between touring. “We get to see the world and this tour and their last that have nothing to that’s an amazing thing to do.” do with their mode of transportation. After FRESH ALASKA HALIBUT She says there are some drawbacks to the release of their fi rst album and as their touring. She doesn’t get to sleep as much momentum was building, the band split as she’d like and it is not conducive to from their label. MAY 2-31 being healthy. The band will be on tour through May 19. The fi rst tour was a typical bus tour, but This tour is coming off the release of the $18.95 this time they’re going a different route — band’s new six-song EP, “Black and Blue.” driving a van. Their next full-length album, “Noturnes,” “When you’re on a bus, you don’t get is in the works and they are shooting for a clydes.com to stay at hotels every night and you have June or July release. to shower at the venue,” Grey says. “I Uh Huh Her will perform songs off their prefer van tours because you’re in a hotel EP, preview songs from their new album and room every night … it’s more conducive to play some favorites from their debut album. Clyde’s Restaurant Group: Clyde’s of Georgetown, Tysons Corner, being clean.” Tickets are $15 and can be purchased Columbia, Reston, Chevy Chase, Mark Center, Gallery Place; Old The band entertains themselves by online at 930.com. Ebbitt Grill; Tower Oaks Lodge; Willow Creek Farm. 202.333.9180 admiring the scenery and joking about For more information on the band, visit things sometimes based on places they uhhuhher.com. washingtonblade.com PERSONALIZE 42 • APRIL 29, 2011 YOUTH PRIDE your roses for mother’s day

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Admission is $5 for board of Youth Pride Alliance, says the the dance. board made the change to attract more SMYAL, Whitman-Walker, the Trevor attention. Project and others will be represented. “It’s just a visibility issue really truly,” the Carpenter says it’s important to have a one- 32-year-old lesbian and D.C. resident says. stop spot for resources. The event is open to any local LGBT “There are a lot of resources in D.C. youth 25 and younger. There is no but they don’t always know where to fi nd minimum age to attend. Carpenter, who’s them,” she says. “It’s important for them to worked with the Alliance fi ve years and has have a fun, safe space to come to.” been board president of the all-volunteer The event typically draws a racially agency for the last three, says tweens as diverse group. Latino gay activist Jose youngADVERTISING as 12 have come with their PROOF parents in Guttierez is spreading the word in the past years. 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Gay author releases positive. He says it’s caused him to look at life through “a new lens.” children’s book with “It pushed everything to the forefront HIV-positive character for me,” he says. “I kept thinking about at what age will I die?” Smith accelerated his academic studies By DAVID PLACHER and will be graduating in November with a bachelor’s degree in political science. Dinosaurs, magic potions, baseball Smith married his partner in August games — the usual fodder for kids’ books 2009 in Provincetown, Mass., one of the doesn’t include HIV-positive characters. few states that recognize gay marriage. Justin B. Terry-Smith, the young 31-year- They’re planning to have children. old author of the children’s book “I Have a “Children are everything to me,” he Secret,” breaks into the rarely covered topic says. “I love children. I want to be a foster by writing about a young boy with HIV and parent or adopt … HIV will not get in my the interpersonal obstacles he faces. way of any of my goals. I want to live. I “The purpose of the book is to teach want a family.” children who are HIV negative that there Smith’s talents go beyond writing are children who are HIV positive and they children’s books. shouldn’t be treated differently,” Smith says. On his website, justinbsmith.com, Smith He believes there’s a public writes about his life experiences and how misconception that HIV-positive children he deals with HIV in “Justin’s HIV Journal.” should be treated different from other kids. “I am open about my status. I want people “Personally knowing children that are HIV to see the life of someone with HIV. I want positive, I see what they go through. Children people to know that I lived with HIV and that should be hugged and played with, and I everyone has to have their own journey.” hope that children reading my book will walk The book, published by Creative House away with the understanding that children International Press, Inc., retails for $12.95 and should act the same toward one another.” tells the story of a young, HIV-positive boy Smith, who lives in Laurel, Md., and is crumbling under the pressure of keeping his a legal assistant by day, also believes that status secret. exposing children to literature on HIV topics Smith also discovered that there was will help children understand HIV better as not a lot of material on people with HIV they get older, especially as their academic showing what their life journey is like. studies expands into the realm of prevention “I took a camera into the doctor’s ofﬁ ce and causation. to record the whole session, so viewers CONTACT US TO Bill Potoczak, president of the AIDS can see what a person with HIV is told. Taskforce of Greater Cleveland agrees. Then I went home and posted the video. “We have to educate and promote People need to know what happens and awareness and prevention with various what it is like sitting there listening to your GRAB YOUR PRIDE PACKAGE age-appropriate materials because we are doctor discuss your health.” TODAY starting to see an increase in HIV-positive “I’m not afraid of dying,” he says. “I’m OFFICE | 202.747.2077 X8075 • EMAIL | [email protected] teenagers who contracted the virus afraid of what people will say about me through sexual contact.” after I die.” Smith’s book is personal because Visit creativehousepress.com to order in 2006, Smith discovered he was HIV the book. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM APRIL 29, 2011 • 45

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 25 about the fact ... how I knew where she “The world has changed since I came Boston. was practically every minute of the day.” out,” Phipps says. “I’d say come out early, Both were excited when they found out “Don’t prevent yourself from being out After Clinton lost the race for the often and wherever you can. It changes they had been chosen as Point Scholars. with your friends just because you’re afraid Democratic presidential nomination, your life.” “I was very honored, relieved and of what your family will think,” he says. Goldman joined Obama’s campaign. He She began her academic career at excited,” Phipps says. “I knew it came After coming out, Goldman helped says Clinton’s loss may have been one of Scripps College. Phipps was involved with a scholarship, but I didn’t know what bring his high school’s gay/straight the best things to happen to him because in civil rights organizing. She served else.” alliance, which had been started in of what he learned from the experience. as student body president and helped The organization’s selection the ’90s, back to life. At the end of his “A lot of young people who supported develop a diversity awareness curriculum. committee weighs all aspects of a freshman year, Goldman organized a Obama, they don’t know what it’s like to Phipps also organized a march person’s application. Marginalization, marriage equality rally that was attended lose a campaign yet,” Goldman says. against Proposition 22, a law in California fi nancial need, academic achievement, by about 200 high school students. “And I think if you want to do anything in that restricted marriages to only those personal merit, leadership, professional He interned at the Natural Resources politics, you have to know what it’s like to between opposite-sex couples. experiences, future and personal goals Defense Council, pursuing an interest in feel that.” Due to her work and achievements are all taken into consideration. curbing climate change. Goldman wants Phipps, 31, who is studying public at Scripps, Phipps was selected as a “Point is something I really wanted to be a lobbyist for solar energy. interest law at Georgetown University Truman Scholar and interned with the Civil to be, not because of dire need, but Goldman also interned at Equality Law Center, also did some work on the Rights Division of the U.S. Department of because I knew Point ... is a culmination California, The Trevor Project, California campaign trail. Justice. of the young elite in the LGBT community,” League of Conservation Voters, and the During her time as a Fulbright Scholar After her time in Ireland, Phipps went Goldman says. “I’m thankful for everything offi ces of state Sen. Sheila Kuehl, Councilman in Ireland, she campaigned for a woman on to work with Sen. Edward Kennedy’s Point has done for me.” Bill Rosendahl and Sen. Barbara Boxer. running for Senate. staff. Through that work, she was named Goldman is a student clerk at the After “exhausting the paid internship “That was a really unique experience. the fi rst female co-chair of the Senate’s Executive Offi ce for U.S. Attorneys at the opportunities back home,” Goldman It was a small campaign, run out of a LGBT staff caucus. U.S. Department of Justice and plans to worked on Hillary Clinton’s presidential kitchen,” Phipps says. “Ultimately, she “[Working with Kennedy’s staff] was a attend law school after graduation. campaign. Goldman started out staffi ng didn’t end up winning, she came in fourth.” dream come true,” Phipps says. “I came Phipps hopes to remain active in “high-dollar” fundraisers in Hollywood Phipps grew up in a military family in to Washington to work on the Hill.” progressive politics and public policy and and then worked his way up into her Bothell, Wash., that was dedicated to In the Senate, she focused on begin a career in civil rights law. She will scheduling offi ce. public service. legislation to provide greater access to be clerking for lesbian Superior Court of “Hillary Clinton’s campaign changed She came out to her family in the ’90s, services for individuals with HIV/AIDS, the District of Columbia Associate Judge my life. It completely transformed how I before even Ellen DeGeneres. She had a mental illness, substance use disorders Marisa J. Demeo. view politics and how the world works,” girlfriend in high school, but they did not and brain injuries. Tickets to the D.C. reception are $75 Goldman said. “It’s crazy for me to think go to prom. She has also worked with GLAAD in and can be purchased at pointfoundation.

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