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ROYAL OAK - With anti-equality robocalls coming in from a well-funded outside opposition, members of the One Royal Oak campaign are working hard to fight back on a grassroots level. One way is with blue signs in the windows of businesses that support Proposal A, the effort to uphold the city- council-approved human rights ordinance that would ban discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Over 35 businesses have agreed to put their support publicly behind the measure. “I don’t support the human rights issue in Royal Oak. I support the human rights issue everywhere,” said Patti Brock of Annabelle’s Couture. Brock is a Ferndale resident and is surprised that Royal Oak does not already have protections for LGBT people. “Why do I think it’s such a contentious issue in this city? I wish I knew. I Over 35 businesses have agreed to put their support publicly behind the Human Rights Ordinance which am incredulous to think that this is where we will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. Signs can be found are at this place and time. What happened to all around the city of Royal Oak encouraging a YES ‘do unto others?’ ‘Treat people the way you vote. BTL photos: Crystal Proxmire want to be treated.’ It seems very elementary to me. That’s me though and unfortunately it we would not have invested millions in the isn’t just this city as we all know.” community,” he said. Michael “Chet” Chetcuti, part owner of Chetcuti and his partner “threw a swank Bigalora and Cloverleaf Fine Wine is part of cocktail party at our home featuring food the LGBT family. When he and his business from Bigalora Wood Fired Cucina and fine partner chose Royal Oak, they did not realize wine from Cloverleaf Fine Wine. The party protections were not in place. “Like most, had was a huge success and raised thousands of we known there was no HRO in Royal Oak, See Royal Oak Signs, page 8

4 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com BRIEFS New U-M Study Tackles CAPITOL REGION One Capitol Region Continues Push For Inclusive Capitol Region, Meets Some Resistance Heterosexism On Campus The greater Lansing community is moving towards inclusive nondiscrimination laws, but advocates and lawmakers are facing pushback in two communities. Delta Township met Monday Oct. 7 with an aim towards adopting One In Five College Students Oppose LGBT Rights such a law, but voted instead to delay approving or implementing the ordinance before legal counsel could review a memo from a local BY KATE OPALEWSKI ruling recognizing same-sex marriage “Not surprisingly, we find that students’ law firm arguing the ordinance violated both the state and federal federally, LGBT people throughout the attitudes about the acceptability of same- constitution. A vote on the measure could come as soon as the Oct. ANN ARBOR – According to country do not necessarily have the same sex relationships is connected to their 21 meeting of the Board. Meanwhile, in Meridian Township, the board there amended its University of Michigan researcher rights as their heterosexual neighbors support for LGBT rights. Those who housing ordinance to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual Michael Woodford, “heterosexism still and friends.” believe same-sex relationships are okay orientation in July, but Oct. 1 the board was wrestling with amending A sample of 2,568 heterosexual tend to report more progressive attitudes exists” and influences college students’ the employment laws. Trustee Milton Scales opposes the ordinance opinions. His recently published findings sophomores, juniors and graduate toward LGBT rights. We also find that on employment because it appears to place sexual orientation on attitudes, bias and discrimination students were asked about contemporary politically conservative and highly discrimination on the same level as racial and gender discrimination, in favor of opposite-sex sexuality and LGBT civil rights issues, including religious students are more likely to be reports HOMTV, the Meridian Township television station. The Board relationships, is the topic of a new less supportive of LGBT rights will revisit the ordinance on Oct. 15. U-M study. The research shows than liberal students and those In Delhi Township, to the south of Lansing, a nondiscrimination that about one in five college who are less religious. The issue of ordinance was passed Oct. 2. The unanimously approved law prohibits students oppose or are neutral religiousness is intriguing because discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations on to LGBT policies involving some people tend to overlook or the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. employment protection and nearly If organizations like Equality minimize the influence of religion The three townships announced in May that they would introduce a third oppose or are neutral Michigan want to build support among in the lives of young people and anti-discrimination ordinances similar to those already on the books to same-sex marriage and civil “ their political views. This study in Lansing and East Lansing. unions. young people for LGBT civil rights indicates that religiosity does “Broadly, this study helps matter among college students, us better understand the nature and protections, the results of this and the LGBT movement should OBITUARY of young people’s views about study can inform those efforts.” consider this in its pro-LGBT civil Dr. Wayne Arner much-needed LGBT civil rights. rights campaigns.” Dr. Wayne Arthur Arner, 78, died Sept. 21at Specifically, we have some new What is most important, he said, his home in Troy, MI. insights into the factors linked is the finding that students who Arner was born in Dearborn Oct. 14, to endorsement for LGBT rights - Study’s lead author, Michael Woodford appreciate the challenges of LGBT 1934 to Arthur and Edna (Bascom) Arner. He among heterosexual college people being out are more likely attended the University of Michigan and the students. Previous studies suggest to report progressive views about Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. that young people tend to hold LGBT attitudes. He received his medical degree in 1961 and more progressive views toward LGBT whether same-sex couples should have “To the best of our knowledge, this cared for patients as a general practitioner in people and LGBT civil rights than other their relationships recognized through is the first study to look at this factor. Troy for 25 years. age cohorts. We found great support civil unions or if they should have What it suggests to us is that by helping Arner was an active member of Affirmations for same-sex marriage, civil unions, employment protection rights. heterosexual youth to understand for many years and served briefly on the board and LGBT employment protections. heterosexism and its consequences for of directors in early 2000s. He attended the Metropolitan Community But not all students agreed. Given this, LGBT people, then there may be a ripple Church of Detroit in Ferndale in recent years. it is important to look closer at their Religiosity Matters effect in that support for LGBT rights After he retired, Wayne continued to track the latest medical attitudes and what explained them,” said The study shows that collectively, and protections may increase,” he said. developments for many years. He also enjoyed gardening in his yard, Woodford, assistant professor of social students agree with LGBT civil rights. To facilitate this process, Woodford read about a wide variety of topics from current events to psychology work and the study’s lead author. In fact, their endorsement is much higher suggests talking about LGBT people and appreciated many forms of art, including painting, photography, The research addresses issues of than among the U.S. general population. rather than directly talking about LGBT theater, and music. social exclusion of marginalized But support is not universal among either rights. Arner is survived by his daughters, Julie Arner of Washington, D.C. and Debbie Evans of Cape Coral, FL; his grandchildren, Caroline and groups and looks at promoting their students or issues: 78 percent support “Outreach needs to happen with Connor Evans; and his brother, Jack Arner and family of Kensington, MD. full inclusion through social policies employment protections, 11 percent politically conservative and highly and programs. Woodford noted that oppose and 11 percent are neutral; 71 religious students. Partnering with allies alongside prejudice and discrimination percent support civil unions, 13 percent who share these identities and creating FERNDALE perpetuated by individuals, heterosexism oppose and 16 percent are neutral; and tailored educational campaigns is an also occurs at the societal level and is 68 percent support same-sex marriage, important first step. We need to learn Oct. 11 Is National Coming Out Day often institutionalized in social policies. 22 percent oppose and 10 percent are more about their objections and start to Organizations around the country will celebrate National Coming Out “Examples include laws that prohibit neutral. challenge these viewpoints,” he said. Day on Friday, Oct. 11. Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale, same-sex couples from having their “However, we don’t know much Currently, universities across the will hold a Sabbath service with Affirmations Faith Alliance partners at relationships legally recognized or about the factors that are related to country are committed to fostering safe 7 p.m. Come join in the festivities at 290 W. Nine Mile. laws that don’t protect a transgender young people’s opinions about such spaces for all people, including LGBT man from being fired from his job rights. If organizations like Equality students, staff and faculty. “That’s because of his gender expression,” he Michigan want to build support among why we have programs like My Voice said. “Though important advances have young people for LGBT civil rights and (Speaker Panels) and Ally Development occurred in LGBT rights, especially protections, the results of this study can Training, which can also help prepare Extended briefs are available online at: this past year with the Supreme Court’s >> www.PrideSource.com inform those efforts,” said Woodford. See Study, page 8 www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 5 BRIEFS FERNDALE No Resolution In The Providence Anti-Bullying Workshop Planned On Oct. 15 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at Ferndale High School Media Center, a workshop for scholl staff College Snub Of Dr. John Corvino and parents will be presented by Ferndale Youth Assistance. The workshop entitled Bully Proof, BY SHELBY CLARK be sometime in the spring semester. We will help attendees identify the signs and causes will keep you apprised as soon as we of bullying and learn intervention strategies. The Professor, lecturer, and frequent have the details finalized.” workshop is free. RSVP to 248-586-8700 or by BTL contributor Dr. John Corvino Corvino said, “Provost Lena’s email [email protected] recently experienced a “dis-invitation” statement was premature. I have from Rhode Island’s Providence indicated many times to Professor ONLINE College. Arroyo, both prior to and since the Out 2 Enroll Helps Community Corvino, who teaches philosophy cancellation, that I would be interested With Affordable Care Act at Wayne State University, was to in doing a debate with Sherif Girgis host a lecture, “The Meaning of at Providence College. That’s the Qut 2 Enroll is a collaborative effort of the Sellers Dorsey Foundation, Center for American Progress, (Gay) Marriage,” Sept. 26 at the closest I’ve come to ‘agreeing to the and the Federal Agencies Project to educate the school. Nine different departments event.’ I certainly haven’t had any LGBT community about the Affordable Care Act and Dr. Christopher Arroyo, professor communication from the administration and help people locate the resources necessary of philosophy, planned the event or set any dates.” for enrollment. for over six months to a startling Regardless of Lena’s supposed event In a press release the group said that getting result: the event was canceled with an As of press time, John Corvino has not heard from Providence College planning, Corvino claims he won’t impersonal, college-wide e-mail from Provost Lena and says the administration has barely acknowledged return to the school until things are covered is “a marathon not a sprint” and reminds him and not apologized.. BTL file photo: Andrew Potter everyone they have until next March to sign up the school’s provost, Dr. Hugh Lena. handled differently. “I will go when, allowing time to make the choices needed by each Corvino was only informed of the and only when, the president of the individual. The online resource and campaign will cancellation by Arroyo’s forwarding faculty senate and Professor Arroyo launch with National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11. of said e-mail. are comfortable with my attendance. I don’t Search http://out2enroll.org Provost Lena stated that the situation want to be complicit in the administration’s was less of a cancellation and more of a In 21 years of campus mistreatment of its faculty.” “rescheduling.” He said the school was, speaking, at over 200 colleges The original press release is no longer on FERNDALE “Concerned that the event had strayed “ the official Providence College 2013-2014 A Trip Around The World from what had originally been proposed – and universities, I have only press release list, and is only accessible At Affirmations Vineyard a presentation of philosophical and legal once before had an event through a Google search. arguments in support of same-sex marriage Unfortunately, Corvino has had an Affirmations Community Center will host by Dr. Corvino opposite a presentation of experience with “sudden cancellations.” its fall fundraising event Oct. 19. Affirmations’ canceled [at Grand Rapids’ opposing arguments by a similar person of “In 21 years of campus speaking, at over supporters and wine lovers will enter transformed Aquinas College in 2008]. 200 colleges and universities, I have only and redesigned spaces while being entertained by national repute.” accordionist, Samuel Wakefield Banks, pianist and Lena did not elaborate on how or why once before had an event canceled [at Grand vocalist, Tracy Kash Thomas and Affirmations’ own, that concern was raised, particularly when Rapids’ Aquinas College in 2008].” - John Corvion One Voice Chorus. Dr. Dana Dillon, professor of theology at “The president [of Aquinas College] the school, had been asked to give opposing ” personally called me to apologize. He admitted “Bringing together communities to raise money Political Life.’ After discussion with some for the programs and services at Affirmations is viewpoints to satisfy alleged “school policy.” that the problem was the university’s lack of The supposed college policy “dictates that members of our theology department, policy, not a violation. The administration what we do,” said Executive Director Dave Garcia. however, I am informed that this document “With the needs of the LGBT community constantly both sides of a controversial issue are to be immediately sent me a check for the full is – as the name implies – specifically intended increasing, it’s important that we do everything we presented fairly and equally when discussed amount of my speaker’s fee, acknowledging to direct Catholic behavior in political life.” can to be sure we meet those needs. All proceeds in a forum.” that the cancellation was in no way my fault.” from this event will directly support Affirmations’ Provost Lena went on to say, “The event In other words, no actual policy at Conversely, Providence College has been programs and services, including our newly was not developed along the lines dictated Providence College exists to ban Corvino’s remarkably silent. expanded mental health services and alternative by policy.” lecture. “The administration at Providence College high school program. No specific policy is cited in the press The school’s faculty senate released has barely acknowledged me in all of this, and “From Detroit to Birmingham, Rochester Hills release. a statement Oct. 2, reprimanding the has certainly not apologized,” Corvino said. to Ann Arbor, the support from local business has Instead of providing clarity on how the administration for “canceling an event with Has Corvino heard from the administrator been tremendous”, said Jose Zamudio, event co- event raised concerns and failed to follow a non-existent college policy as justification,” most responsible for the situation at chair. “The food, wine, silent auction and prizes school policy, Lena’s statement instead resulting in the school’s portrayal as “intolerant Providence College? will definitely be worth the ticket.” claimed that it wasn’t “fair,” that Dillon hadn’t to LGBTQQIAA students.” The statement “Provost Lena hasn’t contacted me at all.” Tickets are $35 and one bottle of wine. Tickets had enough time to prepare for the program. demanded that the school’s administration In the meantime, Providence College has can be purchased online or at the center, from any The only mention of Corvino simply publicly apologize to Corvino, restore the amended its non-discrimination clause to staff, board or committee member or by stopping states, “The event had nothing to do with Dr. speaking engagement, and abide by the include sexual orientation and gender identity. by the front desk. Additionally, Affirmations has faculty handbook. partnered with Winezilla in Ferndale. Winezilla is Corvino.” as of Oct. 4. According to members of the Providence The urge to “restore the academic talk” as offering Affirmations 15 percent off the purchase Dr. John Corvino is the author of several books College faculty, no such policy exists at the passed in the resolution is interesting to note in price if you buy wine for this event in their shop. light of Lena’s original claim that, “The event on LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, such Most wines are priced around $10 or under. university to have warranted the cancellation. President of the faculty senate, Dr. Fred is being rescheduled with Dr. Corvino and as “What’s Wrong with Homosexuality?” and Winezilla is located at 155 W. Nine Mile Rd in Sherif Girgis, a Ph.D. student in philosophy Ferndale. For more information call 248-398-7105. Drogula, noted that the only justification the “Debating Same-Sex Marriage” co-written university used to cancel the event involved at Princeton University and a J.D. candidate with Maggie Gallagher. His current speaking Extended briefs are available online at: “A document by the United States Conference at Yale Law School. Both individuals have engagement list can be found on his website, www. agreed to the event and the likely date will >> www.PrideSource.com of Catholic Bishops entitled. Catholics in johncorvino.com.

6 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Fundraiser Coming Up For Jeff Montgomery Film BY CRYSTAL A. PROXMIRE marriage would be natural. Marriage has gone faster than I ever thought it would,” he said. DETROIT – Allies will be coming together “I think that a lot of money has been spent on Oct. 26 for a night of blues at Sinbad’s Sohar that issue that might have been put into general Room, 1000 St. Clair in Detroit, to help make protection. Whether it’s legal or not there are a documentary possible on the life of LGBT people in our community that don’t want to activist Jeff Montgomery. marry, but they do want to work, and to be safe Titled “America You Kill Me,” the film from being fired or discriminated against. In centers on an interview with Montgomery Michigan there’s still a lot to be done. This by WDET’s Craig Fahle. Montgomery was whole thing going on with adoption law is the first executive director of the Triangle important too.” Foundation in 1991, an organization helping victims of violence and discrimination that eventually evolved into Equality Michigan. In the mid-90s, Montgomery was instrumental in working with the Detroit Police department to bring about change in their treatment of the gay community. Montgomery said he’d been approached by people over the years about doing a film and ultimately decided it was a good idea. “Initially I was pretty reluctant because I’ve Jeffrey Montgomery attending this year’s Motor City Pride events. BTL never done my work to be out photo: Crystal Proxmire in that way. The more I thought about it, there are things I had to say. When I SAVE THE DATE was active, I complained we didn’t do enough to capture the thoughts and history of the Documentary Fundraiser Oct. 26 people who came before us. I had to admit Subbad’s Solar Room that I had a bit of influence in the community 1000 St. Claire in Detroit through Triangle and I had to put my money Door open at 7 p.m. where my mouth was,” Montgomery said. $15 minimum donation requested America You Kill Me is being directed by Daniel Land, who Montgomery said has never been involved in the LGBT community, but Completion of the film is expected by early has worked on Hollywood projects. “He’s a next year, and funds raised at events like the great director. It’s all in his hands. We met one Oct. 26 will go toward production costs. him through a mutual friend so he never even Montgomery said he hopes to have screenings knew me before,” Montgomery said. The and discussions at local theatres, submit the main part of the film is an interview that he film to festivals and use it for educational recently completed with Craig Fahle. “We features on his website, which is not yet talked for four hours, so now the director will launched. have to go through and pick out the parts he On Oct. 26, the opening act will be Detroit- wants to share.” Montgomery said he is a little based singer songwriter Audra Kubmat doing nervous because the director will be the one an acoustic set. Following will be a set by the making all the decisions on what to keep and Detroit Daggers. Also, special appearance what not to include. by Don Tapert and the 2nd Avenue Band Montgomery has seen a lot in his years of featuring the members of the Detroit Daggers activism, with his work beginning in an era and special guest Tim Sparling for an encore when violence against LGBT people was performance of the Tapert Sparling Band. common. The quickness of change in recent In addition to hearing about the project from years has impacted him, though he also knows Jeffrey Montgomery, the director Daniel Land there is still much work to do. and interviewer Craig Fahle from WDET will “Long before I left Triangle I was not on be on hand as well. the marriage bus, because it was an ancillary Doors open at 7 p.m. Evening activities issue. The most fundamental thing we can start at 8 p.m. Cash bar and complementary do is to get total protection. Because if we hors d’oeuvres will be served. A minimum had total civil rights provisions to begin with, contribution $15 is requested. www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 7 ® Study Continued from p. 5 and acceptance. By fostering acceptance of LGBT identities and relationships, we can We see students on a build support for LGBT rights. Thus tackling regular basis who speak to misconceptions and stereotypes about LGBT “ people would be important to building micro aggressions on campus, support,” he said. such as wrong pronouns, Campus Resources hearing of the term faggot, The U of M office of LGBT affairs, known assumption of heterosexuality as The Spectrum Center, is engaged in and many other things. education and training which is generated per request. “It would be great to see some of this integrated in current curriculum and trainings - Jackie Simpson, director of U of all staff and faculty,” said Jackie Simpson, of M’s Spectrum” Center the center’s director. The center offers support programs like the Coming Out Group, the Gender Explorers, and the Riot Youth Mentoring Program. A retreat for first-year undergraduate students is also offered to build a sense of community on see playing out on our campus fuels the fire to campus, explore identities a little more deeply, Mary Larkin, program coordinator for the LGBT Resource Center at Eastern Michigan University says, “The tactic continue with our programs and to be present that works is to absolutely meet these students where they are, allow them to feel uncomfortable and talk about and to connect students with some valuable it. We’ve seen a shift in attitude when doing this,” sharing our stories in the classroom. I think resources on campus. it might be more difficult to deny someone “We see students on a regular basis who rights when you have heard their story and assumption of heterosexuality and many other institution. We ensure our students understand speak to micro aggressions on campus, such heard the challenges of not receiving basic things,” said Simpson. “We are very grateful what that means and what we expect. To create as wrong pronouns, hearing of the term faggot, rights. When you are in a privileged position, for the study that Michael Woodford has done. the best professionals out in the world, this is you do not have to think about employment There are few people who take the time to do the conversation that needs to be had.” discrimination, so we need to make folks research on the LGBT community, so having The common denominator seems to be aware to shift the narrative.” the knowledge to share at higher education raising awareness as Central Michigan institutions is always helpful.” University’s Office of LGBTQ Services has I think it might be more Mary Larkin, program coordinator for the found that the more visible their community is The study’s co-authors were U-M graduate LGBT Resource Center at Eastern Michigan on campus, the more people’s attitudes begin Brittanie Atteberry; Matthew Derr, president of difficult to deny someone rights University agrees. “We feel good about the to change. Sterling College; and Michael Howell, assistant “ bridge between academic affairs and what “Heterosexuality is the dominant narrative when you have heard their story professor at Appalachian State University. The we do over here. The tactic that works is to ingrained into the institution of higher findings appear in the Sept. 5 online issue of the absolutely meet these students where they education and society. It is something folks and heard the challenges of not Journal of Community Practice. Campus resources: are, allow them to feel uncomfortable and doing LGBTQ work battle on a daily basis receiving basic rights. talk about it. We’ve seen a shift in attitude when we do programming, education in the LGBT Resource Center at Eastern Michigan when doing this,” she said. “Orientation classroom, meetings with administration, University www.emich.edu/lgbtrc/; Central is mandatory for our first-year students. and more,” said Shannon Jolliff-Dettore, the Michigan University’s Office of LGBTQ Services - Shannon Jolliff-Dettore, the director During those four days, discussions about director of CMU’s Office of LGBTQ Services. www.cmich.edu/office_provost/OID/LGBTQ/ of CMU’s Office” of LGBTQ Services diversity come up numerous times in lots of “The key is to not be silenced by Pages/Default.aspx; The Spectrum Center http:// different formats. Diversity is the value of our heterosexism. Being that it is the narrative we spectrumcenter.umich.edu.

® There has been a great deal of misinformation being shared by those on religion, race, color, national origin, age, Royal Oak Signs sex, height, weight, disability or marital Continued from p. 4 opposed to the ordinance. Just Royal Oak, with their intentionally status - but not sexual orientation and gender identity. Their mantra is “equal rights, not dollars and also featured a keynote address confusing name, has launched a website and social media campaign special rights,” yet they do not share the fact from Democratic Governor hopeful Mark that in Michigan people can still be fired just Schauer.” Bastone, another welcoming Royal touting myths about the “homosexual lifestyle” and trying to mislead for being gay or because someone suspects Oak establishment, donated craft beer for the the public with the idea that equal rights are actually special rights. they may be. event and deejay Ashley Russell provided “We’ve hired people of all different the beats. persuasions,” Kim added. “It doesn’t matter For businesses like these the reason is “It’s what’s right,” Kim said. “We should to know more about it.” what they do in their personal life.” Yet not simple. “We do not believe anyone should have done it a long time ago. We support There has been a great deal of misinformation all employers have this attitude, which is why be discriminated against or subjected to such everyone.” being shared by those opposed to the ordinance. nondiscrimination laws are important. hatred,” Chetcuti said. The Alversons say that most people have Just Royal Oak, with their intentionally Other supporters include Noir Leather, Elevating the issue are the small businesses been supportive of the sign they have in their confusing name, has launched a website and Pronto, Bingo Pet Salon, Café Muse, Holiday like Lift, who have signs on their doors or door asking people to vote “Yes” on Proposal social media campaign touting myths about the Market, Five 15 Media Mojo & More, and The windows. Owners Kent and Kim Alverson are A. “It has started some conversations,” she “homosexual lifestyle” and trying to mislead Aquarium Shop. allies who have hired LGBT people in the past. said. “One older gentleman came in and was the public with the idea that equal rights are They have lived in Royal Oak for 11 years and asking about it. I expected him to be against actually special rights. Currently in Michigan, To learn more about the campaign for equality in owned their store for six years. it, but really he just had questions and wanted civil rights law prohibits discrimination based Royal Oak, visit www.oneroyaloak.org.

8 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Kansas Says Gay Couples Must File Taxes As Singles BY ROXANA HEGEMAN federal estate taxes after the death of Thea Spyer, her lesbian spouse. WICHITA, Kan. (AP) – Kansas tax Thomas Witt, executive director of Equality officials issued a ruling Friday saying same- Kansas, said Kansas is essentially requiring sex couples must file their state income tax same-sex couples to take extra steps that returns as if each person were single, even if are not required by other married couples. they filed as married on their federal returns. He argued that Kansas tax officials are The Kansas Revenue Department said it sidestepping Kansas law that requires married plans to provide a worksheet in its instruction couples to use their federal filing status as booklet for calculating income, deductions and the basis for their state taxes. The directive other data separately for each taxpayer. The essentially tells gay and lesbian couples, agency contends the approach adheres to the he said, to ignore the state law and fill out Kansas Constitution's definition of marriage separate forms that apply only to them. as being between one man and one woman. “We insist that the Brownback administration In August, the federal government said that immediately rescind this discriminatory all legally married gay couples will be able directive, and treat gay and lesbian taxpayers to file joint federal tax returns even if they with the same fairness every other Kansan is reside in states that do not recognize same- treated,” Witt said. sex marriages. The state's tax guidance also raises The decision came in rules issued by questions, he said, when there are large the Treasury Department and the Internal income disparities between the partners. It also Revenue Service designed to implement the causes problems in dividing up deductions for tax aspects of the Supreme Court's decision medical costs, home mortgage interest and in June that invalidated a section of the 1996 other items. Defense of Marriage Act. The Supreme Court “The Department of Revenue is making this ruling came in a case filed by Edie Windsor, a up without any kind of legislative authority,” resident of New York, who was forced to pay Witt said. Analysis: La. At Odds With Federal Benefits Rules BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Federal for processing. regulations are loosening to offer more The leaders of both agencies were appointed benefits to same-sex married couples around by Jindal, a gay marriage opponent. In both the nation, but not so in Louisiana, where Gov. instances, the agencies cited Louisiana’s Bobby Jindal’s administration is complicating constitutional ban on gay marriage. how couples can get those federal benefits. Approved by lawmakers and voters in 2004, Leaders in the Jindal administration made the Louisiana Constitution defines marriage as two decisions last month that are at odds with between a man and a woman and declares a federal policies, and in one instance put legally legal status of marriage for any other couples married gay couples out of compliance with “shall not be valid or recognized.” state law: Joe Traigle is a Baton Rouge businessman, – The state revenue department said it former state revenue secretary and a gay rights won’t recognize same-sex marriages for tax activist. He said the Jindal administration filings, despite a new IRS rule that allows makes such decisions as part of a “proven legally married gay couples to file joint federal record of pandering to the bigoted and tax returns and a Louisiana law requiring intolerant segment of people in Louisiana.” taxpayers to use the same filing status on state On the tax issue, Revenue Secretary Tim and federal tax forms. Barfield takes the position that Louisiana’s – The Louisiana National Guard said it constitution trumps a state law that directs won’t process requests from same-sex couples taxpayers to use the same status on state tax seeking benefits, despite a Pentagon directive returns that they use on federal returns. to do so. National Guard personnel have to instead seek to file benefit requests with Read the entire story online federal military installations around the state >> www.pridesource.com www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 9 Providence College Students And Alumni Speak Out Selective Social Justice For Corvino Thinking Days like today make me Out Loud I’ve Stopped Assuming That The Left wish I transferred. Shame on OPINION BY ABBY DEES you Providence College. Stop Is Committed To LGBT Rights doubting students, the education ast week I staffed a booth at a local entire oeuvre of Judd Apatow movies, which, years as a progressive, I’ve never seen you provide and your staff. fair for IMRU, the LGBT radio show as far as I can tell, are created primarily for consistent commitment to LGBT equality LI co-host. We were collecting and and about 18-to-30-year old white guys that squares with the left’s stated ideals of Melanie Medero recording stories -- any stories that people getting hit in the crotch by something. If it social justice. Meanwhile, more and more might want to share about their lives or meets their needs... points of view. Our only requirements were This isn’t the first time Today is the first time that I that the stories have something to do with I’ve heard a lefty suggest There’s still a peculiar resistance to actively can say I’m embarrassed to LGBT issues and that they not be so long as that LGBT activists are supporting LGBT equality that has nothing to constitute bogarting the microphone. This taking resources away be a Providence College alum. was good fun, especially when I got to cajole from “more important much to do with where one resides on the This action does not speak people into the idea that they too have a story issues,” but this time to share with the world. They’d get giddy and it lingered with me for left/right continuum. I could go on about for all students/alums. nervous, but as soon as the record light went days. I could invoke Dr. the high suicide rate among LGBT teens, or on, they were off like greyhounds. Everyone King’s adage, “injustice has something to talk about, if given enough anywhere is a threat to the persecution of gays in Uganda, or the Patrick Gallant encouragement. justice everywhere,” but fact that millions of LGBT Americans have For the record, a majority of And there were the people who were it’s not enough, even bothered by the very existence of our show. if it’s true. There’s still no family or workplace protections at all. the Providence College student Ironically, these people needed no cajoling a peculiar resistance at all to talk to us. They just needed to read to actively supporting body is outraged about your our sign, “The nations’ longest running LGBT equality that has nothing much to on the right are standing up for our rights disinvitation and we would LGBT radio show!” One guy, dressed in do with where one resides on the left/right as a matter of individual freedom, contrary coordinated velour leisure attire asked if continuum. I could go on about the high to stereotype. love to hear you speak. we were communists. Thinking he was just suicide rate among LGBT teens, or the I’m done with making assumptions about messing around, my colleague replied with a persecution of gays in Uganda, or the fact who is in my corner based on a check box Olivia Winslow hearty, “Yes!” He then launched into a spiel that millions of LGBT Americans have no on a voter registration car. I’d rather just ask. about how we wanted to throw away his tax family or workplace protections at all, and dollars. OK, his wasn’t such an off the wall it won’t trump the notion that we are all rich Abby is a civil rights attorney-turned-author On behalf of my school, I question, since we broadcast out of one of white men living in WeHo or Chelsea, and the oldest public radio stations around. If you thus not truly subject to injustice somehow. who has been in the LGBT rights trenches for sincerely apologize to Dr. John shook our building hard enough, some old So why does our community keep giving 25+ years. She can be reached through her leftover reds would probably fall out from the left a pass on our issues? In my many website: queerquestionsstraighttalk.com Corvino for the cancellation the cracks. But as far as I know, none of us of his lecture. Know that on our little gay show is or has ever been a communist. We would have been happy to Providence College students record his story too if it had any sort of LGBT theme, but he hurrumphed away before we always welcome you. could ask. Andrew Larocci There are always a few versions of this sort of thing when we go out to meet the public at large. Since before the beginning of the gay Dr. Corvino, I think I’m speaking movement, people have had a propensity to for many of us when I say I’m associate homosexuality with communism. We are, sadly, used to it. sincerely mortified about this I haven’t yet gotten used to what happened next, however. A woman challenged us from childish decision my school made. the left: “Why does your show have to be Jen Giulietti gay? Isn’t poverty more important?” Which begged the question, Is there only room in the world for one radio show? We explained Disappointed in Providence the usual facts: that LGBT people are at College, a place I loved so much. high risk for poverty, that we have particular concerns that other shows rarely address, and Dr. John Corvino responds that there’s nothing wrong with dedicating an hour a week of interminable pledge-drive- graciously and intelligently. funded radio to a marginalized population Caroline Cruise anyway. Hell, no one seems to mind the

10 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Genesis 20:13 Selective Social Justice Parting Glances

BY CHARLES ALEXANDER

. In the year of the mongrel beast of war endlessly chasing his flea-bitten tail, a prophet of restless dudes scaled Mt. 1Rush-no-more seeking counsel with the electrifying powers that be. 2. Thus spake the Prophet Dude. “Eternal CEOs of centuries flushed down the drain of time. Ye who have dazzled and conned naive humankind with awe-inspiring displays triune, quadraphonic to behold, hear my humble (but mainly cool) complaint. 3. “Yea, verily! Ye who made the sun stand still in its skyward climb. Ye who made Noah’s ark a crib for lowly ass and bellowing pachyderm (our present pets). Ye who turned well water into Palestinian Perrier. Give us thy hands-on blessings of total space out for this the Age of Lukewarm Tea Baggery. 4. “Give us a push-button rod to conjure with, a change- channel staff to comfort us. Give us thy constant rerun soaps. Gridiron images of total adoration. Placebo messages of world dominion. Free-floating, whiz-bang, be-here-now, do- Please patronize our advertisers whatever-thou-wilt.” and let them know you 5. Then atop Mt. Rush-no-more spoke a voice from a burning bush, unlike any theocratic tumbleweed past, present, or future. appreciate their support for the [Annotator’s note: that is until after April 14, 2013 tax time]. “O lowly assembly line kinda guy!” it said, echoing like ten LGBT community! thousand autoharps in perfect E-flat Pluribus Unison. 6. “May We, the autonomous Big Three, presume, that thou art not content to keep sabbath, ritual, holy day? Lease and buy our chariots, used and otherwise? Kiddest thou us not?” 7. Then answered the Prophet Dude (sun-glassing his eyes for the sight of the day-glo, smoldering shrub was too much for mere mortal sight), “These are trying, ball-busting times. Years of zillion dollar debt. Trickle-down disaster. (All knowing Big- Three, surely thou getteth da’ pitcher?) Grant us, thy hallowed hocus pokus to help us make it through the night. 8. “Yea, and howdy doody!” he continueth. “Ye whom the Angels, Cardinals, and Cubs praise sky high, ad infinitum, ad nauseum, let our three-score-ten (so short a bluenote gig) be sweet and 24/7 entertained, in this bad-ass epoch of mumble- grumble, wife-swap politics, and navel fuzzing. Give us top booking. Amen.” 9. So moved by this bogue supplication, the burning bush toned down its thousand points of light, and in an omnipotent, omnipresent, omnivorous, omnibus, oh-my-gosh voice spoke forth again. “O Prophet Dude, we, the autocratic Trinity Broadcast Network, think thou hast indeed a legitimate axel to grind. Take, then, our magic buyout. With kith and kin go raiseth hell. 10. “Better still. Many are these cellphone charms to chose. (One model never fits all ears). Yea, truly, Prophet Dude, these gizmos are prestidigitation! Images. Tunes. Eden postures. Instant hand-held, high-watt joy. Be now gods like Us! Never bored. Wide awake. Pandora power mad. (But these new add- on, commandments, O Prophet Dude, must be obeyed.) 11. “Make thou no You Tube graven images. No iPod XXXing during prime time. TXT us when in TBL. (See if indeed We Three give a damn.) And always recharge in an holy socket. No AC-DC hanky panky. Over and never out. Pax! Nix ObamaScare. Amen!” [email protected] (October is Take A Dyke to Lunch Month.)

www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 11 Creep of the Week Churches, Hawaii Lawmakers Mat Staver OPINION BY D’ANNE WITKOWSKI oet Langston Hughes. Russian Granted, that’s not the take-away Meet On Marriage Bill composer Peter Tchaikovsky. for Staver. “If parents think our school PCivil rights activist Bayard children should be focused on science Rustin. Mathematician and “Father and math, not sex and murder, they HONOLULU (AP) – Religious leaders in Hawaii The American Civil Liberties Union and other of Computer need to talk to teachers, principals, have been meeting with state lawmakers about supporters of the gay marriage bill believe it can Science” Alan and school boards to ensure that this a religious exemption in pending gay marriage include strong religious protections. Turing. Writer program is stopped,” he says. legislation, balancing their opposition to the bill with Sen. Clayton Hee, a Democrat and chairman of and journalist Yes. Shut it down! As soon as girls trying to protect their interests as much as possible the judiciary committee, said lawmakers are trying Janet Mock. hear that Sally Ride was a lesbian should it pass. to balance several constitutional protections. He said Physicist and they’ll abandon their aspirations to Leaders trying to strengthen the exemptions still any religious exemption would have to align with the astronaut Sally be an astronauts and become lesbians! mainly want to persuade the Legislature to vote down state’s Constitution. Ride. Economist Young men in econ classes everywhere the measure, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported “We’ll listen to the ideas that people put forward John Maynard will become spontaneously gay once Friday (http://bit.ly/16Kd6bA ). with respect to religious exemptions,” Hee said. Keynes. they hear about the contribution Lawmakers will take up gay marriage in a special “However, our purpose is to put forth a proposal that Chances are John Maynard Keynes made to session starting Oct. 28. The session was called by meets the Constitution.” Mat Staver good you’re macroeconomics. Gov. Neil Abercrombie. Rep. Bob McDermott, a Republican who opposes familiar with all or most of these Staver goes on to say, “The sexual The current draft exempts religious organizations the bill, said he thinks a stronger exemption is only names. All of them gay, lesbian, assault on our children is mind- and related facilities from hosting gay marriages a fallback plan. bisexual, or transgender. With October boggling,” before stomping his feet if the facilities aren’t used primarily as for-profit McDermott is a leader in a coalition called Let the being LGBT History Month, it’s about the bans on “reparative” therapy businesses. People Decide, which is seeking to have lawmakers a good time to appreciate the role for LGBT people. Gary Secor, vicar general of the Catholic Diocese reject the bill and instead put the issue to vote in an LGBT people have played socially Surely Staver is not suggesting that of Honolulu, said the diocese doesn’t want to make election. and historically. And what better place teaching students about LGBT people it easier on legislators who are undecided. “I certainly believe, in all my heart, that if it was to have that discussion than schools? and/or banning the use of harmful “Our position is that we want the bill voted put to a vote of the people, they would not vote for Not so fast says Mat Staver, founder down,” Secor said. “We’re not supporting this it. But that’s not where we’re at,” McDermott said. and chairman of the Liberty Counsel, language modification, especially if it would give “So we need to create the environment where that a right-wing “ministry” focusing in Surely Staver is not any legislator an excuse to vote for the bill.” will happen.” part on using the law to oppress gay people. In an October 3 press release, suggesting that teaching Liberty Council lashed out at the idea students about LGBT that young people should learn about Advocates Ask NJ Judge Not a bunch of queers. people and/or banning “Public schools from California to Florida are celebrating LGBT the use of harmful History Month, where they highlight pseudo-therapy on To Delay Gay Marriage a homosexual or lesbian each day,” TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Gay-rights advocates the order be put on hold in the meantime. the release begins before lamenting children is the same have asked a New Jersey judge not to delay Gay-rights advocates on Friday filed court papers that students would learn about Gwen as sexual assault. implementation of her order that the state start arguing the state hasn’t shown irreparable harm if Araujo, a 17-year-old girl murdered at allowing same-sex marriages this month. wedding licenses can be granted later this month or the hands of three men who discovered Judge Mary Jacobson ruled last week the state shown it’s likely to win on appeal. she was not biologically female. While must allow gay couples to marry beginning Oct. 21. New Jersey has civil unions for gay couples but it may seem redundant to call a pseudo-therapy on children is the Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s administration not marriages. Gay marriages are legal in 13 states, murder vicious, Araujo’s killers were same as sexual assault. Because that is appealing to the state Supreme Court and asking including most in the Northeast. especially so. She was beaten with a would be seriously messed up, not to shovel, strangled, and left in a shallow mention a huge insult to victims of grave. The details are available online actual sexual assault. if you want to have the kinds of Then again, he actually does sound Wash. Judge Admonished Over nightmares that I sure hope the men that clueless. “Enough is enough!” he who killed her have. rants. “The innocence of our children Of course, there’s a reason why we is under assault in the public schools. Gay Wedding Comment remember Araujo and all the girls and Parents and concerned citizens must women like her who’ve been killed stand up and demand that public OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – A Thurston County of the court. and continue to be killed. We must schools focus on the essentials of Superior Court judge has been formally admonished The state’s Judicial Conduct Commission noted bring attention to anti-transgender learning and not become vehicles of for saying he wouldn’t perform gay marriages. that judges aren’t obligated to perform any weddings, violence before we can ever dream of a sexualized agenda.” Judge Gary Tabor first made the comments but if they do, they can’t discriminate against stopping it. Teaching young people Call me crazy, but I think that it’s during an administrative meeting shortly before same-sex couples because Washington law forbids about Araujo’s life and death puts a pretty essential for young people to Washington’s gay marriage law took effect late discrimination based on sexual orientation. The face and name to what is, for many, a learn to respect the dignity of their last year. He told colleagues he wasn’t comfortable commission noted that at the time, Tabor did perform barely visible population about which fellow human beings and not, you performing same-sex weddings and asked if other opposite-sex weddings. much ignorance exists. By shining know, beat them to death with a shovel judges would do it in his stead. The commission issued the admonishment Friday a light on Araujo’s murder we hope for being different. If “parents and His comments were leaked to the press, and Tabor as part of a stipulation with Tabor. An admonishment that young women living today will concerned citizens” can’t get behind reiterated his position in interviews, saying it was a is essentially a warning. escape her fate. that concept then god help us all. personal religious objection and not an official stance

12 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 13 Janelle Monáe On Her Gay Inspiration, Gender-Bending & Lesbian Rumors

BY CHRIS AZZOPARDI

he ambiguity of Janelle Monáe can be summed up in her own two Twords: “top secret.” That – and, “I’m sorry, I can’t tell you” – is all she says about her pompadour when asked how it stays in a perfect pouf. It’s the kind of James Bond elusiveness that’s left a lot to the imagination since the Kansas City native spawned her fembot alter ego. “The Electric Lady,” the third in the saga, is designed to be a prequel to the narrative of 2010’s “The ArchAndroid.” It’s very gay – but it doesn’t mean she is.

People have speculated that the album’s first single, “Q.U.E.E.N.,” alludes to your attraction to women. And on “Givin Em What They Love,” you refer to a woman who follows you back to the lobby for some “undercover love.” Are people reading too much into the lesbian themes of this album and applying them to you? I actually have never heard that. This is the first time I’m hearing it. But I will say that a lot of my work always comes from an authoritative stance, so it may not be about me; it may just be about a story, or something that I’ve witnessed, or my imagination. You just never know. A lot of people are relating this music directly to you. And that’s fine. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with being gay or lesbian or straight or black or green or purple, so I’m OK with that. “Q.U.E.E.N.” uses phrases like “throwing shade” and “serving face,” which are often heard in drag culture. Has the drag world influenced your style and how you present yourself and your music? Yes. I think it is an art form that’s so funny and so inspiring, so I use it in my lyrics. I have gay friends who speak in this language, and it’s just hilarious and entertaining and I thought it would be cool to, you know, give them something to kiki about. Because of your fondness for suits, people have described you in some ways as being a drag king. Photo: Marc Baptiste Right.

14 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com How do you feel about the term “gender loved ones who come from working-class the way. So this music is meant to inspire bender” as it’s applied to you? backgrounds and who have oftentimes and bring wings to those who are weak I think it’s awesome. I think it’s uniting; definitely felt oppressed. And I have and grace to those when they are strong. I’m a uniter. I won’t allow myself to be a friends who are gay. I have people I love slave to my own interpretation of myself and care about, and I feel like I want to use You’ve told Rolling Stone that “the lesbian nor the interpretations that people may my platform to bring awareness and talk community has tried to claim me.” How have of me. I just live my life, and people about that. “Q.U.E.E.N.” was written for did they try to claim you? can feel free to discuss whatever it is that those who are oftentimes marginalized. I I was just making an observation. You mention the word “marginalized” a lot, they think and use whatever adjectives know, the straight community has tried they feel. It’s a free country. to claim me as well – sorry, maybe that You’ve said “The Electric Lady” was didn’t get written in the article. But the inspired by a female silhouette you straight community tried to claim me, the were painting. You saw her as a new 21st You never know whom android community tried to claim me, the century woman who’s not marginalized. Hispanic community tried to claim me. Are there any real-life women you would you’ll free by just being We can go on and on. (Laughs) It just “ feels good to be loved. And no disrespect call “electric ladies”? yourself – flaws and all. to anybody. Absolutely. They’re walking all around every day. You can find a lot of them in You have challenged and redefined the the community, nurturing the community. concepts of masculine and feminine fashion Electric ladies don’t have the same shape ” in a way that really resonates with the queer or hair color or background, but our community. How do you personally think number one commonality is the ability to but it’s important that people understand want to be the change that we want to see. our society can begin to encourage healthy what that word means and what we can self-expression and self-image for future We want to see positivity. We want to see do to get rid of it. the community cleaned up. We know that generations? we have to go out and be leaders and take Do you feel that artists have a By just allowing your kids and the action and make it happen. responsibility to stand up for causes they people around you to be themselves. Can the electric lady be a lesbian or believe in, or is doing so simply a personal We have so many different ways to live transgender woman? choice you’ve made? marketed to us in the media – what we should look like, what beauty is – and Oh, absolutely. Absolutely! It’s a personal choice. I don’t think the world should put any pressure on artists it’s so important to embrace the things Is the android an artifice that allows you to be leaders; it’s just been a personal that make you unique, even if it makes to be more earnest, especially politically choice of mine. Your heart has to feel other people uncomfortable. You never and even sexually, than you would be propelled to want to be a leader. If that’s know whom you’ll free by just being otherwise? your calling, you go after it. yourself – flaws and all. I just think it’s so important that at a No, no. The android represents the From the beginning, your hope was to form of the new other. You can parallel young age we teach our kids and those unite people and bridge gaps among whose future we’re nurturing that it’s the android to someone who has been various communities, including the LGBT ostracized or discriminated against or OK to love whomever it is that you love community. How is “The Electric Lady” an marginalized, like you would of a gay and whom you’re attracted to – and it’s man or woman. Or African Americans extension of that career mission? OK to like a dress if you’re a boy and to during slaveries, even post slavery. I think that “The Electric Lady” is like a pantsuit if you’re a girl. These are Immigrants. The excommunicated. interested in a purple state – not a red just fears that previous generations have The untouchables. And the negroids. one or a blue one, but mixing those placed upon us, or people who’ve tried There are so many parallels to the colors together and creating something to control us and make us believe that android – and it’s important to speak that everyone can believe in. With more this is just bad. But I think whenever about the future, as well – so it’s just compassion for one another, we will be you stop the true essence of a person my way of communicating to my more united and able to look past our loving who they are – the god-given audience and anyone listening that religious beliefs and sexual preferences person that they’ve been blessed to be these people, they walk amongst us. As and realize that we came into this world – that is a crime. an artist and as a human rights activist, together and we’ll leave together, and I feel it’s my duty to speak out against so we have to protect each other and What does being part of the queer any discrimination or marginalization protect ourselves while we’re here. community mean to you? of people who might not have the I have songs on “The Electric Lady” It means everything. I feel like I have a power to gain control of their rights. – from “Sally Ride” to “Electric Lady” community to continue to write music to “Q.U.E.E.N.,” and the list goes on Why is standing up for the oppressed, – where I definitely thought of the gay for and inspire and empower. There are particularly the gay community, important community in terms of a community so many people in the queer community to you? that is oftentimes discriminated against who have committed suicide for being Because I can relate. I can relate being and marginalized. Again, when I speak shunned by their families, there have been a woman and being African American. about the android, it’s the other. And I hate crimes – and I’m just about love. I’m There are definitely stereotypes that I am think, again, you can parallel that to the ready to unite. I want to make sure that fighting against. There is marginalization. gay community, to the black community, I’m living on Dr. King’s dream. I feel There is sexism. So many things that I to women – we have so many things in like it is my job as a descendant of that think we’re mutually having to go through. common, and we sometimes don’t know dream to stand up for other civil rights And I have parents, I have friends, I have it when we allow small things to get in and human rights. www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 15 ‘Gravity’ Will Blow You Away However you put it, whatever Sandra Bullock words you use to characterize such greatness, this is certain: It’s one Does Oscar-Worthy of the best films you’ll ever see. Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, Work In Brilliant a NASA mission specialist on her first space voyage. She’s there to Space Drama repair the Hubble telescope. She’s nervous as hell. Easing some of her tension is crackerjack astronaut BY CHRIS AZZOPARDI Matt Kowalski (George Clooney), all casual and jokey – like if Believe everything you’ve heard. Buzz Lightyear actually existed. All the hype. All the enthusiasm for Things get serious when suddenly Sandra Bullock’s remarkable Oscar- shrapnel zips their way and, as they bound performance. avoid it, they tumble and smack No one’s pulling your chain and spin, throwing – as seen in the when they go on and on about trailer – Stone “off structure” and “Gravity” and those how’d-they- into the quiet of the cosmos, where do-that special effects and the long she free-falls into nothingness. takes ... and its groundbreaking The lunch Dr. Stone fights down use of 3D that has you feeling the at the start of the mission is now weightlessness of being 400 miles your problem – see if you can do above Earth ... and that they pulled the same. It won’t be easy, because the whole damn thing off with just than any space movie ever has. work of gut-wrenching poignancy life decision” – isn’t just an hour- “Gravity” takes you on a dizzying two actors who will make you cry And oh, did I mention Bullock’s and unnerving realism – a film and-a-half of gripping sci-fi drama; and laugh and cry and feel more career-best performance? four-plus years in the making, and it’s a revolutionary cinematic tour odyssey of survival, reminding intensely connected to humanity Alfonso Cuarón’s astounding one that Bullock called “her best de force. A masterpiece. A classic. See Gravity, page 22

16 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 17 Hear Me Out BY CHRIS AZZOPARDI nonstop rush of joyous synth bursts atop Cher, Icona Pop ’80s-inspired melodies. From bubbly second single “All Night” to “Then We Kiss,” a fun-loving coda with a Go-Go’s ilk, the girls keep the party balloons bouncing. And when they pop and fall to the floor – like on the lovelorn “Just Another Night,” the closest they come to a ballad, and its fight-song match “Hold On” – they strike a similar authenticity that expands their girls-next-door appeal. Yeah, even pop stars get broken hearts. As an introduction to Icona Pop, “This Is ...” sounds both familiar and like nothing you’ve ever heard. It’s not a game changer, it won’t revolutionize pop music, but it’s fun and unforgettable. I love it, and I don’t care. Grade: A- Also Out Patty Griffin, ‘Silver Bell’ Patty Griffin’s career-defining “Silver Bell” is the little engine that could – “the lost album” that her then-label A&M Records shelved and is now, 13 years later, thankfully getting a proper release. Treasured within the slow tempo that proves the timelessness of Cher, ‘Closer to the Truth’ singer-songwriter’s fan circle for those her voice, and breaking your heart just a To find the truth on Cher’s first album of poetic compositions and her musical little on her cover of Miley Cyrus’ “I Hope new material in 12 years, look beyond eclecticism (among those diehards are You Find It.” The truth is, Cher doesn’t that over-polished, Britney-circa-“Femme the Dixie Chicks, who covered two of the need to turn back time. She’s fine right Fatale”-era cover art, wherein the diva album’s best tunes, “Truth #2” and “Top must’ve confused this shoot for a JCPenney where she is. Grade: B+ of the World”), the LP is another diamond underwear catalog. The truth, it turns out, in Griffin’s crown. And newly mixed by isn’t immediately apparent; it exists not Glyn Johns, Griffin’s painterly voice is Icona Pop, ‘This Is in a 67-year-old woman trying to be a ... Icona Pop’ front and center – right where it belongs. pinup girl, but in the frankness of Cher’s always-authentic self, when she preaches Icona Pop seemed feminism (“Woman’s World”), tells a destined to fall Sheryl Crow, prospective lover to “Take It Like a Man” into one-hit- ‘Feels Like Home’ and, at her most honest, warns of her lethal wonder obscurity Sheryl Crow’s wig-wearing, sequin-shimmering style after “I Love It” rebirth as a bona (“Dressed to Kill”). Picking up where gained ubiquitous fide country 2001’s “Living Proof” left off – when exposure via club play, commercial spots artist shouldn’t Cher, impossible as it sounds, got even and – not even kidding – as the theme surprise anyone. gayer – “Closer to the Truth,” her 26th song for the MTV “Jersey Shore” spinoff Throughout her LP, keeps the queers at her feet and on “Snooki & JWoww.” Their other chants career, the genre-bender has bounced their knees; all three of the aforementioned couldn’t be that fun, that infectious, that between R&B, soul and rock, and there’s songs pulse and bounce and bang like the delicious. Except they are. The Swedish always been – even on her biggest icon never left the dance floor. And that’s synth-pop duo of Caroline Hjelt and Aino hits – the kind of just-down-home- only somewhat problematic, since some Jawo – with their endearing, no-pretense enough sound to make this changeover of these aren’t quite as ageless as the diva irresistibility – could be your BFFs ... almost seamless. “Easy” rides out a’70s herself. “Woman’s World,” the first single, if your BFFs wrote joyous dance-pop, beachside breeziness, and “Shotgun” has sounds very turn-of-the-millennium. One bedroom-romping earworms; recorded the bite of a Miranda Lambert single. of two Pink-scribed contributions, “I Walk “In the Stars,” a song that takes you Where Crow really taps into tradition, Alone,” exercises a country march that to the sun; and had all the makings though, is on the genuine story-song both befits early-era Cher and shakes up for one of the most exciting musical heartbreakers: “Waterproof Mascara,” a the sameness of the more vanilla-produced breakthroughs this year. There’s really clever-if-hammy Brad Paisley co-write, dance jams. Then she gets back to ballads, not a single miss on “This Is ...,” unless and the sentimental “Homesick.” Her making magic out of “Sirens,” a glorious you’re a sour puss able to resist the house is our house. Pull up a chair.

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YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD • YOUR MARKET Pinpoint your ad dollars where they will do the most good . . . Advertise in the next Cool Cities John Manfredi is the master storyteller of “An Iliad” at Performance Network Theatre. Photo: Sean Carter TO PLACE AN AD CALL 734.293.7200 ‘An Iliad’ Casts A Long Shadow BY MICHAEL H. MARGOLIN rubble and ruin – on either side of the “everyman.” Even the Narrator in “Our stage apron, piles of stone and crumbled Town” comes to mind. “An Iliad,” in a version by actor Denis cement. Oddly, though, there are stacks The Poet is portrayed by John O’Hare and Lisa Peterson, takes Homer’s of LPs amidst the rubble. The eye is Manfredi, and at first he has a jocular classic, tragic tale and transports its drawn to the middle of the stage, where presence, inviting us in to hear, again, retelling to somewhere in the modern – on an elevated platform – a round, the tale that is so rooted in the Western world. Its single character named, crosshatched portal overlooks a room. world that the names Helen of Troy, simply, The Poet, comes onstage to retell Somewhere underground, perhaps? A Achilles, the Trojan Horse are like our the story of the Trojan War, but with bomb shelter? own memories. the advantage of seeing the distant past The poet enters through the “Helen has been stolen and the Greeks through modern eyes. crosshatched covering. He wears a long gotta get her back,” says The Poet, and As the audience files in, the curtainless coat and fedora, pants and shirt like Performance Network stage speaks of a workman or a college teacher or an See Iliad, page 21

www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 19 20 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Chanticleer, Chris Thile Perform UMS Shows The University Musical Society continues its season in October with two shows you won’t want to miss: Chanticleer, Oct. 10 Hailed by The New Yorker as “the world’s reining male chorus,” Chanticleer, named after the “clear- singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales,” is known for its seamless blend of 12 male vocals into what they dub as “an orchestra of voices.” Winner of three Grammy Chanticleer performs Oct. 10. Awards, Chanticleer has released dozens of recordings and has Whitacre. This is Chanticleer’s seventh with both classical and contemporary performed all over the world in some performance under UMS auspices. musical styles. In this solo concert, of the most prestigious concert halls. They were last seen in January 2009. Chris elevates the mandolin from Performing their new program, “She See Chanticleer perform at 7:30 p.m. its origin as a folk and bluegrass Said/He Said,” Chanticleer sings 11 Oct. 10 at St. Francis of Assissi (2250 instrument to the sophistication of jazz arrangements composed over the past East Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor) and classical performance, performing 400 years, spanning from Gregorian from his recent recording of Bach chants and Renaissance to new age Chris Thile, Oct. 18 violin sonatas as well as his own contemporary music. “She Said/He compositions. See Thile perform at 8 Said” highlights the complex and Mandolin virtuoso, composer and p.m. Oct. 18 at Rackham Auditorium emotionally charged dialogue between vocalist Chris Thile, formerly of the (915 East Washington St., Ann Arbor). the sexes, with works by Hildegard von progressive band Nickel Creek and Bingen and Joni Mitchell along with currently of the bluegrass band Punch For more information on these, and other Maurice Ravel, Cole Porter, and Eric Brothers, is an artist who experiments UMS events, visit www.ums.org/news.

PREVIEW Hector’s death and his father, King ® Iliad Priam, seeking his body is interlarded Continued from p. 19 An Iliad with lists of modern wars. The Poet’s thundering anger is fever pitched as he Performance Network Theatre, 120 E. Huron pronounces each travesty of man against with slight sarcasm, adds, “It’s always St., Ann Arbor. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. something.” The audience laughs. We Friday, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. man – “the first Crusade...the Children’s will pay for that laugh as the tale goes Sunday through Oct. 27. 1 hour, 45 minutes; Crusade...Vietnam...Bosnia...” – a litany deeper. Meanwhile he does a little Zorba no intermission. $27-41. 734-663-0681. of killing fields as he slams LPs on the dance and speaks/sings in modern Greek. www.performancenetwork.org floor, the walls, each smack down a The Poet cranks up a machine on a red, visceral punch. an unadorned stage; the Performance child’s wagon which generates power, The script is poetic and the language Network team has created this setting with is stunningly good – the translation is giving light; some of the lights along fertile, brilliant imagination.) by Robert Fagles – and we are lucky to the front of the stage cast his magnified The Poet tells of the Greek warriors have it here. That it is presented in one shadow on the rear wall, or, with his and suddenly is talking about American of the most telling production designs fingers splayed in front of his face, a warriors from small towns who go to one is likely to see in many seasons is a disfiguring mask. It also powers the war on ships. These time shifts and plus. (Even the smallest detail, such as phonograph nearby on which he plays epochal events – the Trojan wars and the sound made by the generator as The those ubiquitous LPs. His first selection modern wars – slip and slide together. Poet winds it up, is perfect.) is Wagner, “The Ride of the Valkyries.” As Santayana wrote, “Those who do In the last analysis, though, the actor Fasten your seat belts we are in for a not remember the past are condemned who plays the roles of men and gods, bumpy ride. to repeat it,” and when The Poet turns who brings superbly controlled intensity Director Tim Rhoze, set, props and a lamp toward the audience, the chill of to the words and the movements, owns costume designer, Monika Essen, lighting history freezes us in that pale, yellow the show. John Manfredi is not likely to and sound designer Andrew J. Hungerford light. Who causes war? Whose god be bested in the 2013-14 season. have created a post-apocalypse world in claims victory? “An Iliad” is a major event in Michigan which the retelling of the old tale takes As the play progresses, the story theater this season, and, perhaps, for on new meaning. (The text calls for of Achilles’ lover Patroclus’ death, many seasons to come. www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 21 score, was going for. Even after the the actors, for that length of time ® Gravity last shot leaves you in paralyzed works effectively to float you up there Continued from p. 16 awe, the music takes you back to with Bullock and Clooney. Cuarón’s every sight, every sensation, every virtuoso as a filmmaker (established you – before the first shot – that “life word that Bullock speaks during her in 2006 with “Children of Men”) – in space is impossible.” And, with overwhelmingly affecting monologues. now, certainly, reaching a whole new each breath Bullock takes, it sure level of genius – is demonstrated looks it. with other clever elements, like The against-all-odds adventure, a mirror on Kowalski’s suit that of course, is the framework of the reflects Stone as he makes small film, but – without revealing too The against-all-odds adventure, talk about her life back home and much – “Gravity” goes deeper the shots from within Bullock’s with its life-affirming profundity of course, is the framework of the fogged-up helmet so we see and and an allegorical theme of “ feel everything she does. rebirth (one such metaphor is film, but – without revealing too And we do, because Bullock of Bullock in a fetal curl the much – “Gravity” goes deeper with is a triumph. The veteran actress first time she steps out of her has done impressive work before suit). Stone’s tragic backstory, its life-affirming profundity and an – “28 Days,” “Crash,” “The Blind unraveling through conversations allegorical theme of rebirth. Side” – but never of this caliber. with Kowalski, is as critical to her Never this physical. Never this survival as getting back on that deep. The part of Stone demands spacecraft. a lot from her – particularly solo Written by Cuarón and brother screen time, when she’s the only ” one up there – and her down-to- Jonás, the absorbing, heartfelt narrative – a rich catharsis for loss – And then there’s the 3D. It’s the only earth appeal feels exactly right for this does so much with so little, poeticizing way to see “Gravity,” a life-changing role, expressing every fear and sadness, dialogue exchanges between the dazzler best experienced on the biggest and all the fierce determination to astronauts as they fight to keep IMAX screen you can find. This is an push on, as Stone looks tragedy right themselves, and each other, alive. It’s immersive piece of space replication in the eye. a lot like getting lost in the symphonic that will go down in cinema history, For these 90 nail-biting minutes with rush of a Sigur Rós song – and actually, so size matters. The first mind-blowing her, you won’t just be moved to space that may be just what Steven Price, shot is a fluid 17-minute take, and – you will be moved to feel, to cry and, who composed one helluva meditative keeping the camera in space, on most of all, to live.

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www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 23 Pride NA 6:30 p.m. Confidential and anonymous. Open to all individuals impacted by addiction. Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource Center, 629 Pioneer St., Happenings Kalamazoo. 269-349-4234. Kglrc.org Movement with Kristi Faulkner Dance 7 p.m. A different genre of movement each Mile Road, Oak Park. 248-542-0900. Big 80s Flashback Halloween Bash 9 week, including modern dance, ballet, jazz, [email protected] Tchiyah.org p.m. Benefit for the Hater Kitty Rescue hip hop/breaking, soft shoe tap dance, and OUTINGS Army cat rescue. Tickets: $6. Static stretch and strengthening. Workshops are MSU GLBT Homecoming Party and Network, 1716 Michigan Ave., Detroit. Reception 6:30 p.m. Will include excellent designed for beginning/intermediate movers Thursday, Oct. 10 313-964-5103. [email protected] ages 16-55. Tickets: $5. Affirmations, 290 W. food, including a chef carving the beef, Corktowntavern.com Detroit Elegance: Mansion Tour 9:30 a cash bar, green, white & purple decor, Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. 248-398-7105. a.m. Experience and explore the Charles background music, and the opportunity Britney vs. Madonna Videothon 10 p.m. goaffirmations.org T. Fisher Mansion, the 234 Winder Street to meet the 2013-2014 MSU LGBT DJ-VJ Marquis. Menjo’s, 928 McNichols Inn and more. Tickets: $69-70. Feet on scholarship recipients. MSU GLBT Alumni Road W, Detroit. 313-863-3934. Tuesday, Oct. 15 the Street Tours, W. Grand Blvd., Detroit. Association, East Lansing. 517-337-1419. Menjosbar.com 248-353-TOURS. feetonthestreettours.com I AM Poster Display EMU LGBTRC, Msu.edu/~glbtalum Ypsilanti. 734-487-4149. Emich.edu/ Moms in Motion 11 a.m. Bi-weekly 2013 National Coming Out Day 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 LGBTRC support group for parents living with HIV. Sabbath service. Affirmations Faith Alliance Mega March for Animals 9 a.m. At all National Latino AIDS Awareness Day 9 DMC/AIDS Partnership Michigan, 471 St. Partners, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. three walks, registration/check-in begins Antoine, Detroit. 313-993-3444. a.m. Get tested for HIV. Free food, prizes 248-398-7105. Goaffirmations.org 9 a.m. and the approximately two-mile and a safe environment. Hearth Home, 732 The SAFE Campaign 3:30 p.m. EMU walk will kick off at 10 a.m. There is no Hoyt St., Saginaw. 989-753-9011. Pep Rally 8 p.m. A pep rally for alumni, registration fee or minimum donation to LGBTRC, Ypsilanti. 734-487-4149. Emich. students, faculty and staff outside of edu/LGBTRC participate. Michigan Humane Society, Older Adult and Senior Helpline 4 the new Sangren Hall. Pride Alumni p.m. Provides peer counseling, empathy and community resources for LGBT adults. Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. 1-800-398-4297. Editor’s Pick goaffirmations.org Trans/Genderqueer Peer Group 4 p.m. Head to Lansing for a wine and cheese party celebrating EMU LGBTRC, Ypsilanti. 734-487-4149. author Jody Valley’s new book, “A Venomous Cocktail.” Emich.edu/lgbtrc Valley will do a short talk during the event, sharing her life SWEAT 6 p.m. A weekly support/social group to encourage those of us who need experiences and how they influenced her work. A signing to achieve wellness and or weight loss. will follow the talk. The Network, 343 Atlas Ave. SE, Grand Rapids. 616-458-3511. Grlgbt.org “A Venomous Cocktail” takes place in a fictitious city on Talk Tuesdays 6 p.m. Free. KICK, 41 Michigan’s west coast. In the book, the LGBT community is Burroughs St. 109, Detroit. 313-285- working to get included in the city’s Civil Rights Ordinance 9733. e-kick.org while fighting against the religious right’s roadblocks. In Vets for Pets 6 p.m. Fundraiser for Royal Oak Animal Shelter. Featuring a the midst of this conflict, two twin sisters – one gay, one complimentary hors d’oeuvers, cash bar, straight – find themselves embroiled in a murder mystery. and auction. Tickets: $20. Royal Oak Animal Shelter, 31555 Woodward Ave., The wine and cheese celebration starts at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Royal Oak. 248-549-4002. Center Blvd., Lansing. This is a free event. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ Interweave 6:15 p.m. A spiritual home to Please patronize our advertisers LGBTQ and all family and allies. Potluck events/290245767784485 or e-mail [email protected]. begins every meeting. First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor, and let them know you 4001 Ann Arbor-Saline Road, Ann Arbor. 734-665-6158. Uuaa.org The Family & Friends Support Group Association at Western Michigan 1 Hart Plaza, Detroit. 248-283-1000. appreciate their support for the Euchre at Esquire Club 6:30 p.m. Lansing 5:30 p.m. Support group for family University, Kalamazoo. Facebook.com/ Michiganhumane.org/mega and friends of people living with HIV. events/164260353778792 Association for Human Rights, 1250 Turner LGBT community! Community Health Awareness Group, 1300 Meet Me at UMMA 11:30 a.m. A museum St., Lansing. 517-487-5338. lahronline. Pride Alumni Gathering 9 p.m. RSVP W. Fort St., Detroit. 313-963-3434. arts experience for persons with mild org requested. Free. Pride Alumni Association of memory loss and their care partners. Life’s a Stitch 6:30 p.m. Open to those Connections 6 p.m. Open to all LGBTQ Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo. UMMA, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor. 734- who Crochet, Knit, Quilt, Needlepoint, and Ally youth from 13-18. Join us to meet Pride Alumni Association of Western 763-4186. Umma.umich.edu other LGBTQ and Ally teens and socialize Michigan University Macrame and Jewelry. Free. Affirmations, in a safe space. Kalamazoo Gay and Conversation Station 5 p.m. GOAL, 714 290 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale. 248- Lesbian Resource Center, 629 Pioneer St., Saturday, Oct. 12 S. Washington, Royal Oak. 248-981- 398-7105. Goaffirmations.org 4227. [email protected] Kalamazoo. 269-349-4234. Kglrc.org Greater Lansing Gay Men’s Chorus Alumni Tailgate 11 a.m. Pride Alumni GetOutAndLive. me Marcia “Ma” Purdy 6:30 p.m. University Association of Western Michigan Rehearsal 6:45 p.m. Lansing Association of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen University, Kalamazoo. Facebook.com/ LGBT for Obama 6:30 p.m. Free. Light for Human Rights, 510 W. Ottawa St., Road, Dearborn. 313-436-9142. Sao. events/164260353778792 refreshments served. Organizing For Lansing. [email protected] America- Michigan, 136 S. Main St., umd.umich.edu/ma_purdy Coming Out Over Coffee 7 p.m. Casual Next ALIVE Youth Group Meeting 2 p.m. Mount Clemens. 586-414-2571. discussion group about “coming out. Wings 7 p.m. A support and social group For LGBTQA youth (14-20). OutCenter, 132 Nelliegriffin@livecom for people living with HIV. Self-Run, 2441 Water St., Benton Harbor. 269-925-8330. “ Welcomes anyone at any point in Pinecrest Dr., Ferndale. [email protected] outcenter.org The Reel Thing-Lesbian Movies at the their journey. Affirmations, 290 W. Nine Emagine 7 p.m. Every second Sunday, a Mile Road, Ferndale. 248-398-7105. Detroit Derby Girls Season Opener 4:45 LGBT-themed movie will be played. Title not goaffirmations.org Friday, Oct. 11 p.m. Michigan’s premier female roller derby to be revealed until night of each showing! ACT 7:30 p.m. Allies of the LGBT LGBTQ Celebration Week University organization kicks of its ninth home season GOAL, 200 N. Main St., Royal Oak. Meetup. community coming together for support, of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen with a bout pitting the Pistolwhippers verses com/GOAL-Get-Out-And-Live-LGBT Road, Dearborn. 313-436-9142. Umd. the D*Funk Allstars. Tickets: $0-15After education and action. Allies of the LGBT umich.edu party will be held at Third Street Saloon at community coming together to support 701 W. Forest Ave. Detroit Derby Girls, 500 Monday, Oct. 14 each other and our LGBT loved ones. To Pride Alumni Dessert Reception Temple St., Detroit. 313-444-4841. pr@ Fun Run & Walk Program 6:30 p.m. educate ourselves, our community and 6 p.m. RSVP requested. Free. Pride detroitderbygirls.com Detroitderbygirls.com Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource advocate for a more inclusive world. Alumni Association at Western Michigan Center, Kalamazoo. 269-349-4234. The Network, 343 Atlas Ave. SE, Grand University, Kalamazoo. 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24 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com www.PrideSource.com Oct. 10, 2013 | BTL 25 other adults who have LGBT children Woodward Corridor Musicians” Tickets: Sevenfold” Tickets: $29. 50-49. 50. show ever mounted, featuring both iconic 2228. A2ct.org ® Kalamazoo Gay and Lesbian Resource $5-10. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Joe Louis Arena, 19 Steve Yzerman Dr., moments and lesser-known masterpieces Happenings Center, 629 Pioneer St., Kalamazoo. 269- 4800 Woodward Ave., Detroit. 3 p.m. Oct. Detroit. 7 p.m. Oct. 13. 313-396-7000. from the last 150 years. Visitors will have the Les Miserables $18-24. The Kalamazoo Continued from p. 24 349-4234. Kglrc.org 13. 313-831-5000. Olympiaentertainment.com rare opportunity to see an incredible array of Civic Theatre at Civic Auditorium, 329 S. animation techniques in over 100 animated Park St., Kalamazoo. Through Oct. 20. A Venomous Cocktail Wine and CONCERTS Royal Oak Music Theatre “The Piano film segments from across generations and 269-343-1313. kazoocivic.com Tea & Talk 8 p.m. Open discussion Cheese Party 7 p.m. A wine and cheese Guys” All ages. Tickets: $29. 50-39. 50. cultures. Ticket exhibition. Tickets: $10-20. celebration of author Jody Valley’s novel Blind Pig “Flatbush Zombies with Bodega Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth Nancy Drew: Girl Detective $7-24. with free tea and treats. Triple Goddess Bamz” All ages. Tickets: $15. Blind Pig, Detroit Institute of Arts, 2100 Woodward Ave., Kalamazoo Civic Youth Theatre at Parish New Age Bookstore, 1824 E. Michigan with a short talk. Schuler Books & Music, St., Royal Oak. 7 p.m. Oct. 16. 248-399- Detroit. Oct. 6-Jan. 5. 313-833-7971. Dia.org 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., Lansing. 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. Oct. 15. 2980. royaloakmusictheatre.com Theatre, 426 S. Park St., Kalamazoo. Oct. Ave., Lansing. 517-347-2112. 734-996-8555. Blindpigmusic.com 18-26. 269-343-1313. kazoocivic.com triplegoddessbookstore.net Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Dustin Lance Black 7 p.m. University of The Ark “The David Bromberg Quintet” Design “Mike Kelley (1954-2012)” Penny Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Road, Blind Pig “Stephen Kellogg with Fort Tickets: $35. The Ark, 316 S. Main St., Over the River and Through the Woods Atlantic” 18+. Tickets: $20-25. Blind Pig, W. Stamps School of Art & Design, 2000 $13-25. Thebes Players at Larkin’s Other Wednesday, Oct. 16 Dearborn. 313-436-9142. Sao. umd. Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. Oct. 11. 734-761-1800. Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor. 5:10 p.m. Oct. umich.edu/dustinlanceblack 208 S. First St., Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. Oct. 10. theark.org Place, 301 W. Main St., Lowell. Oct. 18- COBO Support Group 5 p.m. Coming 734-996-8555. Blindpigmusic.com 10. 734-764-3464. Umich.edu Nov. 2. 616-897-8545. Lowellartsmi.org out, being out. EMU LGBTRC, Ypsilanti. Drag Queen Boxing 10:30 p.m. The Magic Bag “@DadBoner” Tickets: Saugatuck Center for the Arts 734-487-4149. Emich.edu/lgbtrc Qualifying matches every third Thursday Detroit Symphony Orchestra “Evening $15+. The Magic Bag, 22920 Woodward Sleepy Hollow $5-7. Riverwalk Theatre, with Branford Marsalis” An astounding “Saugatuck Shorts Film Competition” 228 Museum Dr., Lansing. Oct. 18-27. 2014 LGBT Older Adult Summit of the month. Semi-finals every following Ave., Ferndale. 7 p.m. Oct. 10. 248-544- Tickets: $10-35. Saugatuck Center for the Tuesday. Club Liquid Detroit, 3537 E. performance of one of the most innovative 3030. Themagicbag.com 517-482-5700. riverwalkthreatre.com Planning 5:30 p.m. Please contact Ms. and forward‐thinking jazz ensembles Arts, 400 Culver St., Saugatuck. 6:30 p.m. Tammi Pollum for driving directions. Older Seven Mile Road, Detroit. 313-826-1192. Oct. 12. 269-857-2399. Sc4a.org The Little Mermaid, Jr. $12. Franke facebook.com/ClubLiquidDetroit around today. Tickets: $15+. Max M. Fisher The Majestic “Saint Vitus with Pallbearer, Adult Coalition, 1333 Brewery Park Blvd., Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Zoroaster & Hookers” All ages. Tickets: Center for the Arts, 214 E. Mansion, Suite 200, Detroit. 313-446-4444. 8 p.m. Oct. 11. 313-576-5111. dso.org $15-18. The Magic Stick, 4120 Woodward Marshall. Oct. 17-20. 269-781-0001. Ave., Detroit. 7 p.m. Oct. 10. 313-833-9700. frankecenterforthearts.org Playing Sports/Being Out 5:30 p.m. Kerrytown Concert House “Matthew Majesticdetroit.com THEATER The Real Thing $10-12. Riverwalk Sponsored by the Center for Equality and MUSIC & MORE Ardizzone” Classical guitar. Tickets: $5-25. Human Rights. An open forum on LGBT Kerrytown Concert House, 415 N. Fourth UMMA “SMTD at UMMA: Erik Santos in CIVIC/COMMUNITY THEATER Theatre, 228 Museum Dr., Lansing. issues for athletes. EMU LGBTRC, Ypsilanti. CLASSICAL Ave., Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. Oct. 11. 734-763- Concert” University Of Michigan Museum Of Through Oct. 13. 517-482-5700. Crazy Little Thing Called Love $10-33. riverwalktheatre.com 734-487-4149. Emich.edu/LGBTRC Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings and 4186. kerrytownconcerthouse.com Art, 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor. 7 p.m. Oct. Starlight Dinner Theatre at Waverly East Detroit Symphony Orchestra “Vive la 10. 734-763-4186. Umma.umich.edu LGB-What? Trans Discussion 6 p.m. What Michigan Theater “Lewis Black” The Intermediate, 3131 W. Michigan Ave., COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY France!” Tickets: $10-30. Birmingham Lansing. Oct. 11-19. 517-243-6040. does being transgender mean? History, Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward Ave., Rant is Due tour. Michigan Theater, 603 University Musical Society “Buika” Global THEATER spirituality, law, science and life. Pilgrim starlightdinnertheatre.com Bloomfield Hills. 3 p.m. Oct. 13. 248-559- E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. Oct. 12. music series. Michigan Theater, 603 E. Dead Man’s Cell Phone $10-12. Theatre Congregational UCC, 125 S. Pennsylvania 2095. Detroitchamberwinds.org 734-668-8397. Michtheater.org Liberty St., Ann Arbor. 8 p.m. Oct. 11. 734- Dracula $2-16. Farmington Players, & Dance at Wayne at Studio Theatre, 4743 Ave., Lansing. 517-484-7434. mike@ 668-8397. ums.org 32332 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Cass Ave., Detroit. Oct. 17-26. 313-577- pilgrimucc.com PilgrimUCC.com MSU College of Music “Iridium Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hills. Oct. 11-Nov. 2. 248-553-2955. 2972. Wsushows.com “Tchaikovsky’s Fifth” COPLAND-Hear Ye! Saxophone Quartet” Cook Recital Hall, East University Musical Society “Chanticleer” Sistrum Weekly Rehearsal 7 p.m. farmingtonplayers.org Hear Ye! BEETHOVEN-Piano Concerto No. Lansing. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15. Music.msu. World’s reigning male chorus. St. Francis Our Town $15-20. Bonstelle Theatre, Sistrum, Lansing Women’s Chorus, 215 N. 1. TCHAIKOVSKY-Symphony No. 5. Tickets: edu/event-listing of Assisi, 2250 E. Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor. Dracula $7-15. The Twin City Players 600 3424 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Oct. 11-20. Capital Ave., Lansing. Sistrum.org 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10. 734-769-2550. ums.org $13+. Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Olympia Entertainment “Celtic W. Glenlord Road, St. Joseph. Through Oct. 313-577-2960. bonstelle.com Karaoke Night 9 p.m. Lansing Woodward Ave., Detroit. Oct. 10-Oct. 12. Thunder “Mythology”” Tickets: $37. Vinology “Nessa” Duo from Cairn to 27. 269-429-0400. twincityplayers.org Association for Human Rights, 1250 313-576-5111. dso.org 50-75. Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Cairn. Jazz. Vinology, 110 S. Main St., Ann Hansel and Gretel $15. Spotlight on PROFESSIONAL Turner St., 517-487-5338. Lansing. Macomb Center for the Performing Arts Detroit. 5 p.m. Oct. 13. 313-471-6611. Arbor. Sep. 10-Oct. 29. 734-222-9841. Youth at The Village Theater at Cherry An Iliad $22-41. 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28 BTL | Oct. 10, 2013 www.PrideSource.com Editor’s Pick “I want your fear. For your fear, like a current, rushes through your body. Your fear makes your heart pound, it renders your veins rich and full. Your fear hemorrhages deliciously within you.” That hypnotic line from “Dracula” by Steven Dietz sets a terrifying tone for a new season of “killer” shows at the Farmington Players Barn. John Boufford directs the new adaptation of the classic horror tale that he refers to as a “PG-13” production. Rich in both humor and horror, “this is a very dark and sexy version of ‘Dracula,’” says Boufford. “While it pulls much from Bram Stoker’s original work, it adds new layers that will appeal to modern-day vampire lovers!” “Dracula” opens Oct. 11 and runs through Nov. 2. Tickets are on sale now at the box office at 248-553-2955. The Farmington Players Barn is located at 32332 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills.

Ave., Ferndale. Oct. 11-Nov. 4. 248-545- ® Happenings 5545. theringwald.com ART ’N’ AROUND Continued from p. 26 Ring of Fire $31-33. Farmers Alley Theatre, 221 Farmers Alley, Kalamazoo. Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Through Oct. 12. 269-343-2727. Museum “What to Paint and Why: Modern Farmersalleytheatre.com Painters at Cranbrook, 1936-1974” 39221 Through Oct. 13. 248-347-0003. Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills. July tippingpointtheatre.com Saint Joan $15-18. Magenta Giraffe 4-Feb. 28. 877-462-7262. cranbrookart.edu Theatre Company at The Abreact ComedySportz ComedySportz Detroit Detroit Artists Market “The Chosen” 4719 at Michigan Actors Studio, 648 E. Nine Performance Space, 1301 W. Lafayette, #113, Detroit. Oct. 18-Nov. 9. 313-408- Woodward Ave., Detroit. Sep. 13-Oct. 19. Mile Road, Ferndale. 877-636-3320. 313-832-8540. Detroitartistsmarket.org comedysportzdetroit.com 7269. magentagiraffe.org Talley’s Folly $20. Puzzle Piece Theatre Detroit Institute of Arts “The Potter’s Wheel Company $18-$32. The Encore Musical for Adults and Children” Detroit Institute of Theatre Company, 3126 Broad St., at The Box Theater, 90 Macomb Place, Mt. Clemens. Oct. 11-27. 313-303-8019. Arts, 2100 Woodward Ave., Detroit. July Dexter. Through Oct. 20. 734-268-6200. 13-Oct. 12. 313-833-4005. dia.org theencoretheatre.org puzzlestage.org Grand Rapids Art Museum “Friday Nights Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic The Flying Dutchman $25-125. Michigan Opera Theatre at Detroit Opera at GRAM” Tickets: $0+. Grand Rapids $20-57. The Palace of Auburn Hills, 5 Art Museum, 101 Monroe Center, Grand Championship Dr., Auburn Hills. Oct. 16- House, 1526 Broadway St., Detroit. Oct. 19-27. 313-237-SING. motopera.org Rapids. July 5-Oct. 25. 616-831-1000. 20. 800-745-3000. ticketmaster.com artmuseumgr.org Evil Dead: The Musical $29.50. The The Game’s Afoot $25-40. Meadow Brook Theatre, 2200 N. Squirrel Road, Kerrytown Concert House “Nancy Wolfe Ringwald and Olympia Entertainment and Michael Nagara” 415 N. Fourth Ave., at City Theatre, 2301 Woodward Ave., Rochester. Through Oct. 27. 248-377- 3300. mbtheatre.com Ann Arbor. Oct. 1-Oct. 30. 734-763-4186. Detroit. Through Oct. 26. 800-745-3000. Kerrytownconcerthouse.com olympiaentertainment.com The Kitchen Plays $10-20. Royal Oak Kitchen and Bath, 32790 Woodward Ave., Krasl Art Center “In the Artlab: Past, Firebird $5-10. PuppetART at Detroit Present and Future Perfect by Laura Puppet Theater, 25 E. Grand River Ave., Royal Oak. Through Oct. 12. 248-658- 8390. Thekitchenplays.bpt.me Elayne Miller” 707 Lake Blvd., St. Joseph. Detroit. Through Oct. 27. 313-961-7777. Sep. 1-Oct. 20. 269-983-0271. Krasl.org puppetart.org The Kitchen Witches $15-18. Broadway Onstage Live Theatre, 21517 Kelly Road, Lawrence Street Gallery “Our Mothers’ Flashdance-The Musical $25-32. Worlds: The Works of Suzanne Allen and Wharton Center, 750 E. Shaw Lane, Eastpointe. Through Oct. 12. 586-771- 6333. Broadwayonstage.com Maureen Cassidy Keast” 22620 Woodward East Lansing. Through Oct. 13. Ave. Suite A, Ferndale. Oct. 2-Oct. 31. 248- 800-WHARTON. whartoncenter.com The Price is Right Live! $22-32. Miller 544-0394. Lawrencestreetgallery.com Auditorium, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Hello, Dolly! $30-70. Fox Theatre, 2211 Michigan State University Museum “An Woodward Ave., Detroit. Oct. 18-19. Kalamazoo. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15. 269-387- 2300. millerauditorium.com Extraordinary Document of Our World and 313-471-6611. olympiaentertainment. Detroit Resurgent” 409 W. Circle Drive, com The Sisters Rosensweig $41-$48. East Lansing. Sep. 8-Jan. 12. 517-355- Improv Mondays $5 at the door. Planet The Jewish Ensemble Theatre Company 7474. museum.msu.edu at DeRoy Theatre on the campus of the Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff, Hamtramck. Mid-Michigan Antiquarian Book Dealers 313-365-4948. planetant.com Jewish Community Center, 6600 W. Maple Road., West Bloomfield. Through Association “58th Michigan Antiquarian Little Women $5-20. What a Do Oct. 20. 248-788-2900. jettheatre.org Book and Paper Show” Lansing Center, Theatre, 4701 W. Dickman Road, 333 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing. 9:30 a.m. Springfield. Oct. 11-26. 269-282-1953. The Ugly Duckling $8-12. Wild Swan Oct. 13. 5173320112. Curiousbooks.com whatado.org Theater at Towsley Auditorium at Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River MOCAD “Vdrome” 4454 Woodward Ave., Macbeth $12-30. Hilberry Theatre, Dr., Ann Arbor. Oct. 17-19. 734-995- Detroit. Sep. 6-Nov. 30. 313-832-6622. 4743 Cass Ave., Detroit. Through Oct. 0530. wildswantheater.org Mocadetroit.org 12. 313-577-2972. hillberry.com The Vast Difference $18.50-$42. The Saginaw Art Museum “Fall In.. Momtourage $19-$45. The Purple Rose Theatre Company, 137 Park Art and Sol” 1126 N. Michigan Ave., Whiting, 1241 E. Kearsley St., Flint. St., Chelsea. Through Dec. 14. 734-433- Saginaw. Oct. 1-Oct. 31. 989-754-2491. 8 p.m. Oct. 19. 810-237-7333. 7673. purplerosetheatre.org saginawartmuseum.org thewhiting.com/tickets/production. The Scarab Club “Night & Day: Images of aspx?performanceNumber=5417 The Woman in Black $15-25. Williamston Theatre, 122 S. Putnam St., Detroit” The Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, No Child... $15-20. Matrix Theatre Williamston. Through Nov. 3. 517-655- Detroit. Aug. 28-Oct. 12. 313-831-1250. Company, 2730 Bagley, Detroit. Through 7469. williamstontheatre.org Scarabclub.org Oct. 13. 313-967-0599. Matrixtheatre.org These Go To 11 $7-10. Crawlspace University of Michigan Museum of Art Nunsensation $40; $35 show-only Eviction at Farmers Alley Theatre, 221 “Adolph Gottlieb: Sculptor” 525 S. State tickets. Cornwell’s Dinner Theatre, Farmers Alley, Kalamazoo. Oct. 18-19. St., Ann Arbor. Sep. 21-Jan. 5. 734-763- 18935 15 1/2 Mile Rd., Marshall. 269-599-7390. crawlspacetheatre.com 4186. umma.umich.edu Through Oct. 26. 269-781-4315. University of Michigan Museum of Art turkeyville.com Tomas and the Library Lady $10-20. Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, “Performing Still Images: David Claerbout reasons to be pretty $10-20. The 350 Madison Ave., Detroit. 2 p.m. Oct. 19. and Matthew Buckingham” Aug. 28-Jan. Ringwald Theatre, 22742 Woodward 313-887-8501. musichall.org 5. 734-763-4186. Umma.umich.edu

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Across 51 Quell the concerns of 13 Actress Skye 53 Fashion savant Carson 19 Wet spot on a blanket of sand 1 Skeptical ejaculation 55 “M*A*S*H” company clerk 21 Editor Roshan 4 Like a sick mind 57 “Maude” producer 25 Personal pension funds 11 “Culture vulture” Rodriguez 58 Negligee material 27 State emphatically 14 Its head may be enjoyed orally 61 “Trick” director Jim 28 Target amount 15 How a metrosexual dresses 63 Grooming guru Douglas 29 Arm bones 16 Lacto-___ vegetarian 66 Design doctor of the Fab Five 30 Boat for Gomer? 17 Title for Oedipus 69 Woody’s ex 18 Start of two mottos 32 He has a stallion between his 70 Doc’s grp. legs 20 With 18-Across, motto about 71 Ad infinitum working together 33 Make heady 72 TV spots 22 “___ my wit’s end!” 34 Be unfaithful to your lover 73 F ood and wine connoisseur 37 “Cabaret” mister 23 Network of “Wedding Wars” Allen 41 In the sack 24 Disneyland street 74 Checks to make sure 43 Irish language 26 Gets frothy at the mouth 75 King’s court divider 28 With 18-Across, motto about 46 Jewish festival why the Fab Five works 48 Kiev’s country together so well? Down 50 Writer Dinesen 31 Some Nathan Lane movie roles 1 “The Bridge” poet Crane 52 Sought the office of 35 Above and beyond 2 Protected, to seamen 54 Director Stephen 36 Arthur of the AIDS Quilt 3 There a foot longer than 56 Black key for Elton John 38 Highsmith’s “The Price of Shakespeare’s 58 RBI, to Glenn Burke ___ “ 4 Explosive stick 59 Words of woe, to the Bard 39 The loneliest number 5 Polynesian woman 60 One that attacks a fly 40 Went out with 6 Tabloid tidbit 62 Some watch faces 42 Poet’s before 7 Rakes from the air 64 Gal Friday, e.g. 44 Alternate sp. 8 Connect with 65 One of the Tweed drawers 45 Canvas covering 9 Dottermans of “Antonia’s Line” 67 Feminizing suffix 10 Live wire 47 George Frenn, in many a still 68 Part of Q and A (abbr.) photo 11 Come together 49 Gay rodeo accessory 12 Regressive diva? Solution on pg. 28

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