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Sochi Olympics: Is Boycott I’ve always felt The Best Strategy? “when (the gay) following is strong I’m kind of doing ‘Ugly Betty’ Actor Michael the right things. Urie Talks Latest Role – Sarah Brightman,” pg. 16 A WALK TO REMEMBER Event Raises Funds To Help Stomp Out HIV WWW.PRIDESOURCE.COM SEPT 19, 2013 | VOL. 2138 | FREE 2 BTL | Sept. 19, 2013 www.PrideSource.com COVER STORY 4 A walk to remember Photo: Arlene and Michael Mondak unfolding the section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt containing their son’s panel. I know I’ll have to set expectations and build BTL photo: Andrew Potter something exciting. 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Between The Lines is supported by many Andrew Potter fine advertisers, but we cannot accept responsibility for claims Providing Content and Community to LGBT Media Calendar Editor made by our advertisers, nor can we accept responsibility for Sign up online to receive our E–Digest Copyright 2013 Pride Source Media Group, LLC Shelby Clark, [email protected] materials provided by advertisers or their agents. www.PrideSource.com Sept. 19, 2013 | BTL 3 The 22nd AIDS Walk Detroit kicks off with a warm-up for participants in front of the Royal Oak Farmers Market Sept. 15. BTL photo: Andrew Potter AIDS Walk Detroit Raises MICHIGAN’S LGBT YELLOW PAGES Funds To Stomp Out HIV BY JAN STEVENSON worth it,” she said. for mental health awareness. That’s why Longtime NAMES Project volunteer we mobilized all the medical students ROYAL OAK – AIDS is not over. Gary Dubois was on hand to teach the to promote community health and HIV/ That was the overriding message at the 160 volunteers how to properly unfold AIDS awareness,” said second year 22nd annual AIDS Walk Detroit. AIDS each section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. medical student Amanda Lynn Marshall is not over for young gay men, it’s not Dubois first met Arlene and Michael from Fort Benning, Georgia. over for those already infected, and it is Mondak in the early 1990s when the “We’re medical students so we are certainly not over for anyone who has couple checked in the panel they had interested in healthcare in all fields in all lost a loved one to the virus. created for their son. They have stayed in communities. So if we can help, we want Sept. 15 started with an emotional, touch over the past 23 years, and Dubois to,” said fellow medical student James solemn ceremony that featured the was one of the volunteers who helped Payne from Midland, MI. unfolding of 20 sections of the AIDS the Mondak’s unfold their Quilt section. After the Quilt opening ceremony the Memorial Quilt. “We have the first panel ever made – large crowd of walkers began a lively, “It doesn’t get any easier,” said Arlene Panel #0001 - and we have the newest one upbeat warmup session in preparation for Mondak as she prepared to unfold the which in breathtakingly beautiful,” said the 5K AIDS Walk through the streets of section of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Dubois. Each year The NAMES Project, downtown Royal Oak. Each walker was containing her son’s panel. “You’d think a national organization headquartered in charged with getting pledges to raise it would, wouldn’t you?” she asked Atlanta, unfolds sections of The Quilt at money to support a variety of AIDS through her tears. thousands of places across the nation. organizations in greater Detroit. Her son, Michael Mondak died Sept. A group of medical students from Mary Jane Nowak, vice president of 4, 1990 at the age of 27. Arlene and her Oakland University’s new medical marketing at Fifth Third Bank, had a husband, Michael, stood together, as they school volunteered to unfold three personal goal of $1,000, but she said, “I have at many unfoldings of the Quilt, sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. actually ended up with over $1,600 this Available In Print & Online with her heart breaking, tears streaming “We’re members of the Advocates time, which is pretty good. I have a lot of down her face. for Global Health and Human Rights friends who are affected by the epidemic, @ www.Pridesource.com “If this is the price we have to pay at our school and specifically we’re so I have a lot of passion about this too.” to have had him on this earth, then it is working with HIV and AIDS advocacy See AIDS Walk Detroit, page 10 Over 1000 LGBT-Friendly www.PrideSource.com 4 BTL |Businesses Sept. 19, 2013 and Organizations GVSU Publicly Affirms Its LGBT Athletes BY CAROL TANIS ALLENDALE – LGBT athletes at Grand Valley State University should no longer have to worry about their sexual orientation or gender identity keeping them off the playing field. The University’s athletic department has joined You Can Play, a national advocacy campaign working for equality for LGBT athletes in sports. “Locker rooms should be safe and sports venues should be free from homophobia,” is the campaign’s message. “Athletes should be judged on their talent, heart, and work ethic, not their sexual orientation.” Colleges and universities across the country, as well as teams from professional sports leagues have the joined the You Can Play campaign, which encourages teams to publicly state their affirmation of gay athletes by producing a video with that message. Grand GVSU graduate Joe Miller produced a video featuring Valley is the first NCAA Division II institution GVSU Athletic Director Tim Selgo and several student to join the You Can Play campaign. athletes welcoming all students asserting “If you can The move to join the campaign was the play, you can play.” vision of GVSU graduate Joe Miller who, as educational environment and the inspiration part of joining the project, produced a short leading to his awareness of the You Can Play video featuring GVSU Athletic Director Tim campaign. Selgo and several student athletes. Selgo states Director of the Resource Center Colette in the video, “At GVSU, you are not judged Seguin Beighley says it’s clear from the on your sexual orientation, gender identity or support this video has received from the expression, but rather on your commitment to athletic department that GVSU is committed the team and our university.