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Greater Cincinnati GLBTQ News Serving the Cincinnati LGBT Community since 1996 Northern Kentucky PRIDE Weekend June 27-29 Northern Kentucky party in the park! * Lots of vendors well. PRIDE Weekend will Saturday, June 28 * The 2nd Annual Sunday, June 29 take place Friday, June NKY PRIDEFest will PetZone 2nd Annual PRIDE 27 - Sunday, June 29. kick off with a Health * Kidzone Brunch and Recogni- Friday, June 27 and Wellness Expo in * Various activities tion Raffle will be held Organizers are excited Goebel Park on Phila- * Lots of new educa- at the Radisson 360. to announce the second delphia Street in Cov- tional components This event was a BIG annual PRIDE Bicycle ington (8 a.m.-noon). They are committed hit last year! Look for Ride! Last year’s Health and Wellness to providing a festival some similar compo- PRIDE Ride through- partners from through- environment that is in- nents as well as some out Northern Kentucky out Northern Kentucky clusive to ALL LGBT- brand new additions. was a hit and organiz- will participate. Some QA+ identities. ers are looking to do of the things you can 2014 will once again tival yet! You can ex- Pub Crawl (7 p.m.-2 a.m.) There is still time to even more fun and ex- expect to see are: happen in Goebel Park pect to see at this year's They are bringing back get involved! Please citing things with the * Yoga! and down 6th Street in NKY PrideFest: the PRIDE Passport join organizers for any ride this year. The ride * Various physical ac- Covington (12 p.m.-7 * A stage with live mu- concept this year to give of their PRIDE Com- is open to ALL ages and tivities! p.m.). Cross your fin- sic and various per- you lots of opportuni- mittee Meetings or con- abilities. * Educational materials gers and hope this year formers throughout the ties to win prizes at the tact Bonnie Meyer (via Look for some new * Tabling from various the rain stays away as day. raffle! Look for some Facebook or meyerb5- twists with this year’s community partners organizers are planning * Food and beverage new changes to this @nku.edu) to get in- PRIDE Ride and after- NKY PRIDEFest the biggest and best fes- venders year’s Pub Crawl as volved. June, 2014 Print Edition GLBT News—Page 1 Youth, have a bullying Problem—Call the Trevor Project, 1-866-4-U-TREVOR Information Page 2–GLBT News PE June, 2014 GLBT News had an Information Page several NKY PRIDEFEST, an State of the Union there was an influx of this New York, Connecticut, years ago. This updated info was obtained from We and us demographic into the organ- Rhode Island, Massachusetts, The Center. If you see something that does not annual event during izing community who had no Vermont, New Hampshire, exist or something that should exist but isn’t We are an LGBT PRIDE Month. Marriage Equality experiential knowledge of the Maine, Illinois, Iowa, Min- here e.mail GLBT News at [email protected]. pre Stonewall world . By the nesota, New Mexico, Cali- That includes phone/e.mail addresses. Community. That is us. These advertisers are It has been 45 years Since The Trevor Project the Stonewall riots. The LGBT 1990s cities passing protective fornia, Oregon, Washington (866) 488-7386 But, we are a minor- located in Cincinnati, Talbert House Community legislation and and Hawaii. It looks like a roll (513) 281-2273 ity in a Covington, now has a electing openly call of Blue States. More will (513) 281-CARE American Foundation for Suicide larger com- Newport and multigenerational LGBT officials. Follow. Hopefully the gener- Prevention perspective its Millennials ation born after 2000 will Media/Resource Guides munity and The Old Bellevue. The Word struggle for Real politic 101 know nothing view their sexual orientation The Listings Guide that is them. Geezer When you equality . If you else .but this as a normal developmental Greater Cincinnati GLBT News By Tedd Good 170 locations monthly They are By Worley Rodehaver read this is- are a Baby expansion of dimension. Marrying the Electronic edition, weekly Boomer or part power . It was person you love is just what [email protected] them. sue check Rainbow Cincinnati of the ‘silent now time to you do . Back2Stonewall What? out their Ads. Business Organizations generation’ You really play Greater Cincinnati Gay Chamber of GLBT They want probably dealt with your teen politics as the art of the Commerce Local PRIDE Organizations News is us. We are an us as customers. years as a struggle. Too many possible. The focus of June is big month Cincincinnati PRIDE chose to live in the closet with organizing became more NKy PRIDE LGBT-owned busi- Take time to stop by Bonnie Meyer legitimate fears. national during the new for PFLAG Cincy [email protected] ness. and thank them. That millennium – just in time to be Cincinnati Police GLBT Liaison After Stonewall the pace of Angela Vance Before I retired I de- includes LGBT-owned change accelerated. More and able to gather resources for a [email protected] more cities started political and prolonged legislative and legal HIV Support pended on businesses businesses which are us. Caracole - HIV Housing - Case service organizations. These struggle over LGBT marriage Management who advertised wanting If you live in Ohio re- 513-761-1480 generations did a lot of ground equality. Having access to the PFLAG Planned Parenthood SW Ohio member Northern Ken- work. The pace of organizing Obama Administration helped Senior Support to attract us as customers. By Michael Cotrell National Resource Center on LGBT Aging tucky is only a bridge got faster with the advent of the a lot. AARP GLBT Seniors In this issue you will AIDS epidemic. For Gen X the We not only celebrate this SAGE - Elder Advocacy Parents & Youth Support & Students find several advertisers away. landscape changed. It as easier June the Stonewall riots but PFLAG Cincinnati to come out because the public the first anniversary of the GLSEN Cincinnati who want to let us Visit NKY PRIDE Week- Cincinnati Youth Group end and our advertisers in issues gained an increasing DOMA / Prop 8 rulings. The UC GLBT Center know they support one level of social acceptance, rate of change in the past year June is a very big month for Therapeutic Foster Care Lighthouse Youth Services of our major events, Northern Kentucky. is astounding, us! Its our Scholarship Month. UC GLBTQ Support Groups Every year PFLAG of Greater Music & Film Litigation to affirm LGBT Muse - Women's Choir GLBT News is published weekly in Cincinnati, Ohio. Marriage or overturn prohi- Cincinnati gives out scholar- Cincinnati Men's Chorus MAP ublications, 1727 Highland, Cincinnati, OH 45202, 513-241-7539 Queen City Rainbow Band bitions has spread to all states ships to deserving high school Political/Anti-Bullying e.mail—[email protected] – except very Red Montana and adults continuing their Equality Ohio web—http:/www.glbtnewscincinnati.com Equality Cincinnati and North Dakota. The education based on academic, HRC Cincinnati “Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease, only love can do that.” Martin Luther King following states either allow social and LGBT involve- NOW Cincinnati BRAVO - Anti-Violence Project “Always be yourself,” from Billy Elliot legal marriages or have to ment. Transgender Information Publisher/Editor—Worley Rodehaver; Associate Editor—Michael X. Chanak recognize marriages performed Join us Tuesday June 10 at TransOhio Transportation—Joe Wilks Crossport - Cincinnati's Gender Support on other states. Washington 6:30 p.m. for a potluck meal Midwest Trans* and Queer Wellness Sales—Karen Halaszyn—513-979-4295 DC, Maryland, Delaware, followed by our presentation of Initiative This Newspaper is supported entirely by income from our Advertisers. Editorials/Opinions are the opinions of the writer or organization and the Womens Information publisher assumes responsibility only for Editorials, Opinions or Commentary written by the publisher or editor(s). Views expressed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, See PFLAG, Page 7, Col. 3 Cincinnati's Tuesday Nite Women's Group Women Helping Women Organizational or Independent columns or in Letters to the Editor are those of the organizations or writers. Ohio Lesbian Archives This Newspaper is distributed FREE at Advertisers' locations, through community organizations and other outlets. The publisher assumes no NOW Cincinnati Chapter responsibility for content, accuracy or validity of Advertising. WOF - Women Out Front Contents © GLBT News, 2014 Lesbian Events Substance Issues Vol. 18; June 2014—Print Edition (PE) Queen City Group - AA AL-ANON Mental Health America - SW Ohio This publication is dedicated to those Gateways, A Recovery Center Evening Entertainment & More who have or have died from AIDS or Hate Crimes Gay Bar Maps I Queen City Poetry Slam t is our goal to record the positive contributions GLBT people make to their community and the local Gay Literature Group - Greater Cincy community at large. While AIDS and Hate CRIMES are certainly not positive things, we seek to draw the And more... positive from the negative. We hold up Paul Delph and Matthew Shepard and their families as models of Cincinnati Front Runners how human beings should or could react to each other and how families should support loved ones whose Rivercity Softball lives are not in the box right wing religious zealots want them in. Delph, a multi-talented Cincinnatian, died Tri-State Prime Timers Paul Matthew Imperial Sovereign Queen City Court of AIDS in 1996. His mother shut down her business to care for him. Shepard died in 1998, victim of a hate Scorpius Cincinnati Delph Crime and his mother worked for years to get passed a national Hate Crimes Bill, which is now law. Shepard TriState Leather The River Bears Universities Our Website is dedicated to Gen Critel, its developer UC Law - Out & Allies UC LGBTQ Center NKU Common Ground NKU LGBTQ Programs and Services Bonnie Meyer 859-572-5835 Recieve GLBT News via e.mail. Send your e.mail address to [email protected] Rainbow Alliance of Cincinnati State June, 2014 PE GLBT News—Page 3 work group including a uage is a wonderful thing, and PRIDE is a gigantic fun party for Back when? summer engineer intern was how it is used and it evolves US. PFLAG Cincinnati Cincinnati PRIDE did come one such rough spot. There is over time reveals a great deal. Yet, the signs are there, many early this year (May 31st)! Yet, a reason most people avoid A quarter of a century ago places including Cincinnati have nd with PRIDE in full bloom politics, religion and sex in the – many places called it a Gay dispatched rallies or political Meetings on 2 Tuesdays throughout work place... PRIDE march. Clearly, it is a speakers (unless it is someone 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. at the region, or at least the parade now. About 25 years courting us for our vote this fall). can your Fat- first two. The ago, were there not “political Enter the world of the “celebrity” Mt. Auburn Presbyterian ted Goose young white, actions” sometimes scheduled PRIDE Marshal. The procla- Church miss an op- privileged within the context of that mations are gone (maybe http://www.pflagcinci.org/ portunity to male intern march? I think so. thankfully), we still have parade Goose take to the characterized Even in Cincinnati at the marshals but they must be called [email protected] bully Goose Mother Says the civil rights height of the HIV need for “Grand” PRIDE marshals now. (513) 721-7900 pulpit and moment as effective medications, a group No, your Goose isn’t ad- preach? By Michael Chanak “back (60s) stopped in the middle of the vocating turning back the hands beThis a would“no.” when (as if “march” and did a “die in.” of time! I am after all a We will custom design a cleaning service to meet your individual Just when some of us thought settled)” in the presence of this About the closest thing we get to thoroughly modern Goose. But needs and send the same team of 2 to clean each time. the old lessons were learned, Goose. All I can remember street theatre now is Christians come to the Goose, look full in enter Donald Sterling – the before the con-versation ended (small “c” type) who see the her feathered face, and promise to NBA owner whose racist abruptly was me muttering Virgin Mary on a pop can. Gee, read a queer book, or hunt up on Cleaning Services Bill comments had the President of something about “back, when” the last time a “parade” stopped queer history on line. Better yet, and June Deegan the United States explaining to as if “equality has an end in Cincinnati was to allow a dance if your town has a queer film fest a foreign press core our history point.” routine. Just sayin’, not hatin’. by all means go! Suggestion: Ultra Maid of racism “that percolates to the Back, when? Here it is Meantime, I read a shot from www.facebook.com/ 4240 Airport Road, Suite 123, surface from time to time.” PRIDE month and a vague another community on-line, CNKYFilmFest. Here’s is hoping Cincinnati, Ohio 45226 Back, when…. discontent stirs the Goose’s questioning boldly “who is after the Goose is all burned up I spent almost 20 years of a feathers. Are we now like that YOUR headliner.” Groan. So, that our community, isn’t like that (513) 731-0007 [email protected] www.ultra-maid.com previous life at P&G. It wasn’t summer intern, believing that this is what it comes to: whose young intern believing that the Custom maid service; Free phone estimates. an easy time and my big beak our issues are soon to be “back, thing is bigger, more entertaining, struggle for equality was won, Guaranteed, didn’t help. Over lunch with a when?” I suspect so. Lang- and grander and all of that. Okay back…when.
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A church community James Helm that respects diversity “When I was a kid I hated as much as you do. going to church every Sunday. Now, I hate to miss a 536 Linton Street at Reading Road, Avondale Sunday at The Gathering.” 10:00 a.m. www.firstuu.com 9 and 11 a.m.. Sunday—Service and Religious Education Doug Slagle, Pastor www.thegatheringcincinnati,org Welcoming Congregation [email protected] Childcare, Accessible, Audio Enhanced 513-307-6963 June, 2014 PE GLBT News—Page 7 the tips we raise go into our fund! contest for Biological Females snacks and drinks are of issues, support our children Chamber assists Now you may ask what will we do who want to get in touch with provided. At 7:30 we meet in and our families in the coming with the funds? We have lots of their masculine side. If you are the “big” circle for intro- out process and to advocate for community events that need money interested please send us a ductions and announcements. those who do not have a voice. several events and our job as the Gay Chamber is to message on Facebook. We have a program each month All our meetings are support our community. The money C&D Bar is hosting a Brunch geared to the needs of the confidential and we welcome we raise during these Business Briefs on Sunday June 22. More group and talk on subjects such everyone. PFLAG has infor- Fundraisers will go to support these information to come on our as homelessness, gender mation that is free to take and community events, events like Tri- Facebook page. Finally June identity, job information, we have a library with an Gay State Leather competition, CNKY 27 is the Miss Porkopolis school information etc. assortment of books dealing Film Festival, PRIDE, GLSEN Youth Pageant at Old Street Saloon. PFLAG of Greater with many subjects. Remem- Chamber Summit and Prom etc. This is a fun pageant that Cincinnati helps to educate an ber when you no longer need By Michael Cotrell We want to make sure these events incorporates farm wear, hog ill-informed public on a variety PFLAG – PFLAG needs YOU! are successful and we encourage you calls and talent! If interested to be a part. please send us a message on Join the Gay Chamber of Greater If you would like to become a Facebook. Cincinnati every 3rd Monday for our member of The Greater Cincinnati July 18 we are joining forces Business Briefs Fundraiser. Gay Chamber of Commerce please with the American Foundation One of our board members or e.mail us at membership@gaycham- for Suicide Prevention – “Dr. Bob” volunteers will be behind the bar at bercincinnati.com and we can get you Cincinnati Chapter to raise Below Zero Lounge to help raise all the details of what being a member money and awareness for The Plum Street Pet Clinic (Cincinnati Central Animal funds for the Gay Chamber. We of the Greater Cincinnati Gay suicide prevention. Its our 3rd Hospital), begun just after the Second World War, is “bartend” from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. and all Chamber of Commerce entails. Annual Suicide is a DRAG! one of the oldest established veterinary hospitals in More info to come! the city. We are by design a smaller, more personal- ISQCCBE is moving Emperor and Empress 23. ized clinic that provides complete services such as Congratulations to Owen Cash medical and surgical procedures. Dental and groom- and Dix Enourmous on their PFLAG—from Page 2 ing facilities are available as well. Serving the Greater right along elevation to ICPR to Reign 22. the winners at 7:30 p.m. If you They will be working directly are interested in donating to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, we pride our- beside Freeda and Keith. our scholarship fund, please selves on personalized and intimate service at a place Now we got some more $$$$$ visit our website at pflag- Dr. Bob and Mite where the Golden Rule is our motto. to raise!!! cinci.org to donate. June 6 we are at Shooters for PFLAG of Greater Cin- Dr. Robert Biederman, Jr. D.V.M. ISQCCBE nd the first show of the month. cinnati meets every 2 Tuesday 513-961-1112 By Brooklyn June 8 join us at On Broadway at the Mt. Auburn Presbyterian for our Family and Friends Church at 7 p.m. We have a 427 Plum Street between 4th and 5th Cincinnati, OH 45202 Steele-Tate dinner benefitting the LGBT social time from 7-730 where Center. Dinner is $5.00 and Warm weather is finally here there is always a delicious and we are still moving along spread. June 13 is our spooky in the ISQCCBE. show- Friday the 13th with Rex Congrats to Petty Cash and and Connie. They promise to Sir Steve Lickalotta Steele for bring out all the spookiness being elected to the position of they can! Scott E. Knox ICP and in October these two June 15 is our Mr. Mister individuals will be taking the contest at The Cabaret. Doors ATTORNEY AT LAW helm of the ISQCCBE as will open at 6pm and is a General Practice including:
Probate—Wills/Powers of Attorney Disability (Social Security/SSI/Disability Insurance) Lesbian/Gay/Transgender Legal Issues HIV Legal Issues Honored as one of Lawyers Weekly USA’s Attorneys of the Year for 2002 13 E. Court St., Suite 300, Cincinnati, OH 45202 Tel: 513-241-3800 FAX: 513-241-4032 e.mail: [email protected] Page 8–GLBT News June, 2014 PE Medicare lifts ban on gender reassignment Our attorney gets Medicare has lifted its ban on coverage for gender reassignment two awards surgery thanks to the conclusions of an independent review that Attorney Scott Knox has found existing policy was “not reasonable” given current under- received two local awards. standing of the procedure. 2014 In a 28-page report, an appellate review board within the De- He is the partment of Health & Human Services determined that banning Cincinnati Bar coverage for transsexual reassignment surgery isn’t valid under a Association “reasonableness standard” based on clinical and scientific judg- Volunteer ment. Lawyer of the “We have no difficulty concluding that the new evidence, which Year Award. includes medical studies published in the more than 32 years since This award is issuance of the 1981 report underlying the NCD, outweighs the given “to NCD record and demonstrates that transsexual surgery is safe and honor out- effective and not experimental,” the report says. “Thus, as we dis- standing work cuss below, the grounds for the NCD’s exclusion of coverage are Knox done on behalf not reasonable, and the NCD is invalid.” of low-income clients and to The ban on Medicare coverage for gender reassignment surgery recog-nize commitment to the — which was codified as National Coverage Determination 140.3 mis-sion of the Volunteer — was put in place in 1981 based on an understanding at the time Lawyers Project”. the procedure was unsound. Since that time, the American Medi- He has also received the cal Association and the American Psychological Association have 2014 Cincinnati Bar Assoc- come to support gender reassignment surgery, and doctors pre- iation Potter Stewart Inn of NKY PRIDE Headliners scribe it as treatment for gender dysphoria. Court Andrew B. Dennison Courag-eous Advocate Award. NKY Pride is excited to announce that Jamison Road will be the headliner for this year's Aaron Albright, a spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, said his agency will now carry out the new policy through This is an annual award to the NKY PrideFest stage! Mark your calendars for June 28th as Jamison Road will play from 5p- contractors, who will determine on a case-by-case basis whether lawyer “who upholds the 7p. Stay tuned for the rest of the stage line up, to be released shortly. Happy Pride! coverage is appropriate. professional obligation to represent the poor, the unpopular, or the friendless” The Volunteer Lawyer award was based primarily on work on clients’ SSI and disability cases or estate planning when the client can’t afford a lawyer, as well as for work founding and operating the Wills Clinic through the Volunteer Lawyers Project, which provides wills and powers of attorney for low- income people through legal clinics. The Andrew B. Dennison Courageous Advocate Award is recognition for pro bono work since the 1980s for people with HIV and the Gay Community on civil rights and discrim- ination issues. Scott said, “I’m very humbled to receive both awards. I benefit greatly from doing this work in that I meet inspirational clients who work At Death Cafes people come together in a relaxed and safe setting to discuss death, drink through astronomical chal- tea and eat delicious cake. The objective of Death Cafe is “To increase awareness of lenges with grace and dignity. death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives.” Next meeting I’m inspired by my clients. June 23 at 7 p.m. Call Arlington Memorial Gardens at 513-521-7003 www.deathcafe.com