The Voice of Montana's LGBTIQ Community
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out words the voice of Montana’s LGBTIQ community April 2011 Serving the LGBTIQ Community The Since 1998 Western Montana Inside This Edition of Out Words CommunityCenter 127 North Higgins, Suite 202 Missoula, MT 59802 Phone: 406-543-2224 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gaymontana.org News Briefs . 3-4 Editors: Suzie Reahard A.D. Seibel Black and White Ball Thanks . 5 Contributors: A.D. Seibel, Bree Sutherland, Margaret De Bona, Caitlin Copple, All About Farming . 6 Erin Scott, Ron Blake. Cover Art: Suzie Reahard “Outraged” Screening . 7 Advertising: Suzie Reahard & A.D. Seibel Monthly Circulation: 3,000 copies Traveling for PRIDE . 7 Annual subscriptions cost $25. Mail a check to Out Words via the Center address. Hello Missoula . 8 Submit letters to the editor at [email protected] Montana Gender Alliance Expands . 9 Center Board Members Mija [email protected] David Herrara [email protected] PRIDE in Bozeman Preview. 9 Acton Seibel [email protected] Bree Sutherland [email protected] Donald Stuker [email protected] Health Insurance? . 9 Jim Prendergast [email protected] Montana Cannabis One copy of Out Words is available free of charge for each reader at current Community Resources . .& .Hemp . Foundation. 10 distribution locations. Copies of Out Words which have not been picked up for the purpose of reading them are the property of the Center. Any unauthorized 401 West Broadway person who takes or moves multiple copies of Out Words to prevent other people Calender of Events . 11 from seeing or reading them shall be considered guilty of theft. Violators will Missoula Montana be prosecuted. Multiple copies can be sent to any distribution location. Please call or email us for information. The Western Montana Gay & Lesbian Community Center is a 501(c)3 organization and cannot endorse any candidate for public office. Articles or advertising is strictly the opinion of the writers or advertisers, not that of the Board of Directors, members of the editorial staff of the Out Words, nor the Western Montana Gay & Lesbian Community Center. Those who contribute, advertise and distribute Out Words do not necessarily identify as LGBTIQ. 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Arizona Congressman Trent Franks March 4, 2011. In other marriage news, Mexico has a one-ups the Birther’s (those people who demand proof record year of same-sex marriages with 367 gay men of President Obama’s citizenship and then when offered getting married and 333 lesbian women getting married. proof cry “government conspiracy”), by declaring that the Of those totals, 73 of those were foreigners and nine NEWS President should be impeached for no longer supporting married were between the ages of 71 and 90 years old. the Defense of Marriage Act. In February, Attorney Mexico enacted the first law in Latin America to allow General Eric Holder, announced that the Department of same-sex marriages a year ago. Justice would no longer defend DOMA in court as per BRIEFS the President’s order due to the unconstitutionality of March 7, 2010. Wow. Prop 8 sponsors still oppose Section 3, which prevents the federal government from lifting the gay marriage ban? Anyway lawyers for the ban by A.D. Seibel recognizing the validity of same-sex marriages even if its urged a federal appeals court to continue blocking same- legal in other jurisdictions. sex unions while it considers the constitutionality of Prop March 1st, 2011. Ahhh, March kicks off with the Rev. Grant 8. Thumbs up to those guys for bringing new meaning to Storms apologizing for his arrest on obscenity charges March 3, 2011. The New Hampshire House Judiciary “beating a dead horse.” after two women allegedly witnessed him masturbating Committee voted unanimously to hold onto two bills in his van. Rev. Storms explained to deputies that he was that would have repealed the fledgling law that allows gay March 9, 2011. School trustees of the Edmonton Public merely having lunch in the park when he decided to urinate marriage in the state. The bills will come up again next School District hop a ride on the Awesome Train when in a bottle instead of walking to the restroom. Later, at year, as their legislative rules do not allow committees to they vote to develop a policy of zero tolerance for sexual a press conference Rev. Storms admitted to having a dispose of bills. Over 600 people signed up to testify at discrimination against students and staff. The trustees “problem,” but vehemently denied being a pedophile. He the hearing with most in opposition to the repeal bills voted 8-1, with the lone dissenter stating that she believed also asked for forgiveness from those he had hurt with his and Democratic Governor, John Lynch, has vowed to veto district policy already protected against discrimination. anti-gay rhetoric. Storms is best known for protesting the any repeal legislation. Conservatives are hoping to repeal The district will be the first in Alberta, Canada to enshrine French Quarter’s annual Southern Decadence festival by the law and override the veto now that Republicans have an anti-discrimination policy. denouncing homosexuality with blow horns, picket signs, gained super majorities in the N.H. Senate and House in and vowing to drive the festival from the New Orleans November. March 9, 2011. Lady Gaga dissolves her deal with Target once and for all. to sell an exclusive deluxe edition of “Born this Way.” March 4, 2011. Harding University blocks campus access Apparently, part of her deal depended on the retail giant March 1st, 2011. Legislation to ban Wyoming from to a web zine called “The State of the Gay at Harding affiliating itself with more LGBTIQ charity groups and recognizing out of state same-sex marriages and civil University” created by former and current students. make up for its donation last year to MN Forward that unions fails to make it out of committee. Proponents of Harding is a private Christian institution with strict student supported anti-gay candidate, Tom Emmer, and his failed House Bill 74 say it’s needed to resolve a potential conflict guidelines, such as sex outside of marriage is forbidden run for the governor. A source close to Lady Gaga stated in Wyoming law that defines marriage as between a man and grounds for expulsion from the school. Harding that eventually the singer and Target failed to, “see eye to and a woman, but also recognizes any valid marriage University President, Dr. Burke, explained during chapel eye on Target’s policy of political donations and how they performed outside of the state. In November, a district services that the site had been blocked as it had a negative affect the LGBT community.” LADY GAGA 4 EVER. judge refused to give two women a divorce who had view of Harding and not because the anonymous posters been married in Canada; they have since appealed to the were gay. Dr. Burke also reiterated the sex outside March 9, 2011. Remember House Speaker Boehner’s Wyoming Supreme Court. Both the House and Senate marriage ban and that homosexuality is still considered secret, awesome plan to defend DOMA from those crazy passed different versions of the bill with the Senate version a sin. Check out the zine at www.huqueerpress.com “gay” people who want equal rights? Well, surprise, the guaranteeing people in legal out-of-state civil unions and be reminded how incredibly difficult and sometimes House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group voted 3-2 along access to Wyoming courts and the House version stating surprisingly delightful it can be to be a young LGBT person party lines to have the Office of General Counsel defend same sex marriages and civil unions are not entitled to on a conservative, Christian campus. DOMA in the courts. House General Counsel Kerry any obligations, benefits, or protections under Wyoming Kirchner warned House leaders that legal action would law. Both bodies have been unable to compromise on March 4, 2011. House Republican Speaker, John Boehner be expensive and would take a minimum of ten months. the legislation with the governor repeatedly stating that announces his secret plan to defend the federal shit show The only other way to say that this is a bad idea, is to say he wants to ensure same-sex couples have access to the known as the Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA. In it in Spanish.