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Feb. 7, 2013 | Vol. 4, No. 6 Hillary Clinton says goodbye to State Department, mulls next political move By Lisa Neff will redouble your efforts to do Staff writer all that you can to demonstrate When Hillary Rodham Clinton unequivocally why diplomacy and first came to national attention development are right up there in 1992, she was 44 and joining with defense.” husband Bill on a high-energy bus Diplomacy and development, for tour, with Fleetwood Mac’s “Don’t her, included delivery of a powerful Stop (Thinking About Tomorrow)” United Nations speech for LGBT playing at stop after stop on the rights in December 2011 in Gene- presidential campaign trail. va that many compared to Martin When she left the State Depart- Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” ment for the final time as secre- speech. In an address unprecedent- tary of state on Feb. 1, many of ed for a world leader, Clinton, said, Clinton’s supporters were thinking “Gay rights are human rights, and about tomorrow – as in the winter human rights are gay rights,” and 2016 day when New Hampshire the landscape shifted. OnOn holds its presidential primary, or the With the declaration came winter 2016 night of the next Iowa reform – an extension of employ- Caucuses, or the January 2017 day ment benefits to same-sex part- when the next president takes the ners and spouses of State Depart- oath of office. ment employees, changes to make Clinton ended her term as the it easier for transgender Americans theirtheir nation’s top diplomat wanting to correct their passports, passage some rest and relaxation, but her of the first-ever UN resolution supporters and admirers – a siz- affirming the human rights of LGBT able majority of Democrats and a people, a push to provide foreign surprising number of Republicans, aid to promote LGBT rights with honor?honor? according to recent polls – hope the Global Equality Fund. that R&R doesn’t lead to a retire- PHOTO ILLUSTRATION PHOTO ment from politics. Clinton’s star Clinton was a woman of promi- LGBT rights nence – and minor celebrity – in Serving as the 67th secretary 1969, when she delivered the com- Scouts drag boots of state, Clinton visited a record mencement address at Wellesley 112 countries and traveled 956,000 College and Life magazine profiled miles. She left the post with a favor- her as a standout in the Class of ability rating of 66 percent, but more importantly with a successful ’69. She campaigned for George on anti-gay ban record of advocating worldwide for McGovern, worked as staff attorney for the Children’s Defense Fund, By Lisa Neff that, along with the “complexity of this issue,” led peace, liberty, democracy, justice and human rights. served on the House Judiciary Staff writer the board to delay a decision so leaders can collect In her farewell to employees Committee’s impeachment inquiry On their honor, leaders of the Boy Scouts of additional perspectives and draft a resolution to be Feb. 1, Clinton said, “Those of you staff during Watergate and was first America said they may replace an outright ban on decided not by the board, but by a 1,400 member who are staying, as many of you lady of Arkansas from 1979-1981 gay scouts and troops with a policy allowing indi- national council in May. will, please know that I hope you and 1983-1992. vidual councils and troops to set their own member- LGBT civil rights leaders still relishing a year of CLINTON page 16 ship rules. unprecedented victories heralded news that the A vote was hoped for on Feb. 6, the last day the iconic youth group might lift the ban, but showed BSA’s national executive board was meeting in Irving, disappointment with the delay. mine proposal slammed Texas. “Every day that the Boy Scouts of America delay After getting $15M from interests that But early on Feb. 6, after two weeks of frenzied action is another day that discrimination prevails,” would benefit from an open-pit iron mine lobbying on the issue, the BSA said the outpour- said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights in the Penokee Hills, the GOP is pushing ing of opinion proves how deeply people care. And Campaign. “Now is the time for action. Young Ameri- a measure that would lift environmental SCOUTS page 14 rules opposed by those interests. Page 6 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg
Price of over the age of 5 from his partner erupted from an argument meet with a client after that he visited for lunch. innocence exposing their genitals on of 38 years with ex-boyfriend Dimitri being solicited for sex. She The owners of Pablo’s Gov. Scott Walker trans- public streets, in parks or in Seattle. Geier over the use of soy arrived for the transac- Taqueria in Palm Beach ferred $40,000 in campaign plazas or on public transit. Nabors told sauce at a Chinese restau- tion … at the Salem Police Gardens said they have a donations into his legal Hawaii News rant in Menlo Park. Department. Authorities strict “no racists” policy defense fund, bringing the Fruit juice Now, “I’m 82 and say the woman walked past and asked Limbaugh to total deposited into the A right-wing radio host he’s in his 60s and so we’ve How do you the police department sign leave the premises. He ini- account to $200,000. Walk- says the government is been together for 38 years spell relief? and into the station, where tially refused, spewing a er, who says he’s not sus- putting chemicals in pro- and I’m not ashamed of Bishop Thomas Pap- she attempted to locate racist, obscenity-filled rant, pected of any wrongdoing, cessed foods to turn babies people knowing, it’s just rocki, the anti-gay activist her client. according to witnesses. But reported the Dec. 31 trans- gay. InforWars radio host that it was such a personal who heads the Diocese of security guards escorted fer in his latest campaign Alex Jones claims the gov- thing, I didn’t tell anybody. Springfield, Ill., said a priest Break-in at him out the front door. finance report. A spokes- ernment is “encouraging I’m very happy that I’ve had who recently called 911 for Democratic HQ woman said the money was homosexuality with chemi- a partner of 38 years and I help in removing handcuffs Police in Des Moines, costly tip needed to cooperate with cals so that people don’t feel very blessed. ” and a gag was alone and Iowa, had to break into An Applebee’s waitress authorities in the John Doe have children.” In a video, was not engaged in sex- the state Democratic Party was fired after posting a investigation of the gover- he cuts open a juice box he hey, easy on ual behavior at the time. headquarters in January – photo on Reddit of a diner’s nor’s years as Milwaukee says is filled with feminizing that sauce! Instead, the bishop said to rescue a woman trapped receipt. Instead of leaving County Executive. chemicals and says, “After A former NFL player the Rev. Tom Donovan was in the office bathroom for the suggested 18 percent (little boys) are done drink- faces felony domestic vio- merely using bondage as a four hours. The Des Moines tip, the diner, claiming to No more ing your juices, (they’re) lence charges for assaulting therapy to release stress. Register said the lock on be a pastor, wrote, “I give naked lunch ready to go out and have his ex-boyfriend last August. Donovan is currently on a the restroom door broke God 10%, why should you A federal judge has a baby … (they’re) ready Kwame Harris, who played leave of absence from his after the woman went in. get 18?” The diner called upheld San Fran’s ban to put together a garden of with the San Francisco stressful job. She was in the office alone. Applebee’s and complained against public nudity, which roses … (they’re) ready to 49ers from 2003 to 2007, So, no one heard her cries after seeing the receipt took effect Feb. 1. The go put lipstick on.” has been charged with Not so for help, and she wasn’t online, costing the waitress ordinance was challenged “felony counts of domes- undercover found until her concerned her job. by free speech advocates Shazam tic violence causing great Police in Salem, Ore., husband called police. and nudist enthusiasts. But Well, bless his heart. Jim bodily injury and assault arrested a woman for solic- Judge Edward Chen said, Nabors, the actor perhaps with force likely to produce itation in a not-so-under- Rushed out Find more WiGWag at “Nudity in and of itself is best known for his por- great bodily injury.” Prose- cover sting. The 20-year- Rush Limbaugh was www.wisconsingazette.com not inherently expressive.” trayal of Gomer Pyle on cutors in San Mateo Coun- old woman from Portland refused service at a Mexi- and join our community on The ordinance bars people TV in the 1960s, married ty, Calif., say the violence allegedly drove 50 miles to can restaurant in Florida Facebook and Twitter.
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OQ8488_WisconsinGazette_Oct_18_2012.indd 1 10/5/2012 1:23:31 PM 4 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 Milwaukee Quakers protest marriage inequality By Louis Weisberg equivalent of congregations, under marriage protest consider their ity Wisconsin, an LGBT advocacy “The work against the amend- Staff writer surveillance. Under Donald Rums- refusal to sign the documents as organization. ment in 2006 mobilized a number Quakers, also known as the Reli- feld, the Pentagon had a lengthy file an act of protest against marriage Hansen estimates 10-15 percent of members, and we passed another gious Society of Friends, have long on an anti-war group associated inequality. They plan to resume sign- of the meeting’s approximately 200 minute at that time to reaffirm our been at the forefront of efforts to with the Quaker Meeting House in ing members’ marriage certificates affiliates are LGBT. commitment to gay and lesbian achieve social justice and peace. The Lake Worth, Fla. when same-sex marriage is legalized. Although the marriage protest issues,” Hilliker said. movement played a major role in Not surprisingly, Quaker groups Milwaukee Friends Meeting, 3224 presents some inconvenience for Quakers first began welcoming the abolition of slavery in the Unit- also have been out front on the N. Gordon Place, in the Riverwest members planning nuptials, they LGBT people in the 1970s and ed States and the United Kingdom issue of marriage equality. Some neighborhood, recently joined the don’t seem to mind, said Janet, expressed approval for same-sex during the 18th and 19th centuries. meetings that perform wedding protest against marriage inequality, the meeting’s immediate past clerk. marriage as far back as 1987, Han- Quakers have been so strenu- ceremonies refuse to sign civil becoming perhaps the first Quaker In fact, she said some members sen said. As with other faith groups, ously involved in the anti-war marriage certificates, requiring the group in the state to do so. decided to take the action on their not all meetings are in the same movement over the years that the couples to have them completed by “We will not participate in the own before it became the Quaker place on the conservative-liberal FBI and the Pentagon have kept county officials. civil aspects of any marriage until equivalent of a policy, in order to spectrum. various “meetings,” the Quaker The meetings involved in the such time as same-sex couples are show their solidarity with same-sex There are four basic sects, and able to partici- couples. two of them have programmed pate in it,” said Hilliker said that the Quaker worship services and follow an Roger Hansen, decision-making process involves evangelical brand of theology, Hil- who’s part of reflection rather than debate. The liker said. The Riverwest meeting “The Cycles of Silence” the meeting’s proposal to join the marriage pro- is casual and has no structured Breaking the cycle of male sexual abuse marriage equal- test was brought up at two separate form of worship. Attendees speak ity committee. meetings, and no one expressed when they feel called upon, Hilliker Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday • 7-8:30 PM He and his dissent at either. explained, using the old-fashioned husband John “We don’t take votes, so it forms of address “thee” and “thou,” 2923A South Delaware, Bay View Payton became requires a very strong sense of although they might be wearing jeans. Contact Karl at [email protected], or through our website part of the unity” for what is called a “minute” The Riverwest meeting place is meeting after to pass, Hilliker said. located on a scenic land preserve www.spiritualhealthnetwork.org retiring and The meeting first began to on the west bank of the Milwaukee moving from address LGBT issues when anti-gay River. Visit our Facebook page Evanston, Ill., forces in Wisconsin began cam- to Milwaukee paigning for what Hilliker calls the On the Web… in 2002. The “awful” voter referendum to ban For more, go to www.milwauke- couple also is same-sex marriages and civil unions equakers.org/visitors/inv_to_wor- active in Equal- in 2006. ship.html?Op.
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By Louis Weisberg special interests that would Republican redistricting net- theirs. Republicans might not would streamline the state’s ment came at the beginning Staff Writer benefit financially from the ted the party a significant have any choice if their bill mining approval process in of the Martin Luther King Northern Wisconsin’s mine, are fast-tracking a bill majority in the Assembly as fails to comply with federal general, which could have a Jr. holiday weekend, McCabe Penokee Hills region is a through the Assembly that well as a two-vote advantage regulations. damaging effect on the state’s and others interested in place of rare natural beau- would loosen environmental in the Senate. Opponents of But with so many millions environment for generations addressing legislators about ty – a pristine wilderness regulations aimed at prevent- the mining bill claim the GOP of dollars from the proposed to come, according to its the bill were left with only of woodlands and wetlands ing groundwater contamina- has flaunted that advantage mine’s backers lining GOP critics. Jan. 22 to organize a pres- crisscrossed with streams tion from the mine. Written by sidestepping the usual pockets, the bill’s opponents More than 20 peren- ence at the Capitol. and waterfalls. by Gogebic Taconite, the new public input process for the are wary. They’ve had to fight nial streams flow through “We essentially had eight The water that flows from law would speed up the proj- legislation. Only one listen- back a variety of danger- the proposed mining area, working hours for people to the hills is a primary source ect and enhance its profit- ing session has been held, ous proposals, including a according to a study pub- ask for a day off, to arrange for Lake Superior. The clean- ability by relieving it of envi- a 12-hour event that took Republican scheme promis- lished by Tom Fitz, associate for childcare and to get est of the Great Lakes, Supe- ronmental responsibilities. place on Jan. 23 at the Capi- ing to create new wetlands professor of geoscience at themselves to Madison from rior contains 10 percent of Opponents, including tol, far from the area that elsewhere in the state if the Northland College in Ash- Ashland,” he says. “Despite all all the planet’s fresh surface tribes in the region, envi- would be impacted by the mine destroys the surround- land. Many of those streams the requests from the many water. ronmentalists and Ashland mine. ing ones. have been designated as citizens and papers editorial- That water also feeds County communities whose Committees in Wiscon- exceptional or outstanding izing up there around the bill, regional wild-rice beds that water supply is threatened, sin’s Senate and Assembly A ruse resource waters by the Wis- that was the only hearing are a major food source and are fighting to reinstate rules were meeting about the bill Republicans contend their consin Department of Natu- scheduled.” central to the spirituality of to protect the area’s vital on Feb. 6, as WiG headed only reason for trying to pass ral Resources. A busload of people went local Native Americans. water supply. to press. Democrats have the bill so quickly and with- Fitz and others are con- from Ashland County to But under the Penokee proposed their own mea- out more study is to help cerned about the potential Madison for the chance to Hills lies taconite, a low- The GOP push sure, one that reinstates spur job creation. They say impact the mine might have confront lawmakers. Accord- grade iron ore that’s used The mining bill first sur- environmental protections. the fast-track schedule has on the flow as well as the ing to McCabe, about 100 of in steel production. Goge- faced last year, when the vote Under growing pressure and been prompted by economic chemistry of the groundwa- the people who showed up bic Taconite, a Florida-based on it was almost entirely responding to persuasive urgency rather than an effort ter and surface water that to speak were denied. Those company, wants to develop a along party lines. Only one arguments by the Wisconsin to circumvent public input. spreads from the mining area. who did address lawmakers massive open pit mine in an vote – that of independent League of Conservation Vot- Gov. Scott Walker, who That area is full of pyrites and complained that the time area that could span about Republican Sen. Dale Schultz ers and other environmental was voted into office on the other sulfur-bearing minerals, allotted for their questions 21,000 acres of the region. of southwestern Wisconsin groups, some Republicans promise of creating 250,000 which could send acid mine was very limited. Wisconsin Republicans, – prevented the bill from have indicated they would jobs in Wisconsin, is expect- drainage down the Bad River, About half the people who’ve received $15.6 mil- becoming law. incorporate elements of the ed to fall far short of that the Tyler Forks River, and on the bus were Ojibwes, lion in contributions from This session, however, Democrats’ proposal into goal when he runs for re- other rivers that spill into members of the Bad River election in 2014. In fact, his Lake Superior. and Red Cliff bands of the record is one of the worst “We’re not opposed to Lake Superior Chippewa, says in the nation. His supporters mining, but our job is to look Matt Dannenberg, central say his insistence on speeding out for water in the state,” Wisconsin organizer for the up the mining approval pro- says Mike McCabe, execu- Wisconsin League of Con- cess and relaxing groundwa- tive director of Wisconsin servation Voters. ter, wetland, waste rock dis- Democracy Campaign. “We “The Bad River band is posal and other environmen- want to make sure that when quite literally downstream tal rules reflects his eager- citizens go to the tap and from where the proposed ness to bring good jobs to pour out a glass of water, it’s mining operation would be,” Wisconsin. They say his haste not going to be laced with Dannenberg says. and enthusiasm have noth- arsenic and lead.” The Bad River could ing to do with the $11.34 transport toxic waste million he’s received from Cut out from the mining opera- businesses that support min- McCabe and others are tion into the Kakagon-Bad ing deregulation, according outraged by Republicans’ River Sloughs, which was to the Wisconsin Democracy efforts to exclude the people recognized last year as a Campaign. in the region, particularly the “Wetland of International But critics claim the job nearby Native American pop- Importance.” The sloughs are argument is a ruse. ulation, from the debate over considered to be Wisconsin’s The project’s proponents mining regulation changes. version of the Florida Ever- claim the first mining phase “They cut the people out glades. will last 35 years and create of the process,” McCabe says. 700 direct mining jobs. “Two-thirds of the mine site Wild rice However opponents con- will be in Ashland County, In addition to purifying the tend most of the workers will and all of the water will drain water that runs into Lake come from Cline Resource through Ashland County. The Superior, the wetlands are and Development, Gogebic’s tribes are situated in Ashland home to the wild rice that’s parent company, owned by County. But they’ve never part of the origin story and billionaire Chris Cline of had a hearing in Ashland spirituality of the region’s Palm Beach, Fla. Opponents County.” indigenous people. “It’s like say the mine realistically has In fact, the proposed min- their communion,” Dannen- the potential to create fewer ing legislation was released berg explains. than 100 local jobs. on Jan. 16. Then, on Jan. Wild rice is highly suscep- 18, Republican leadership tible to changes in water level Toxic waste announced that a hearing and composition. According In addition to soften- would be held in Madison to Dannenberg, taconite min- ing pollution protections, on Jan. 23. the Republicans’ mining bill Because the announce- MINE next page WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 7
MINE from prior page ing on Michigan’s upper pen- insula and in Minnesota has caused environmental dam- age that has destroyed wild rice beds. “In Minnesota, it’s caused a dead zone in the St. Louis River,” he says. “Wild rice can no longer grow there. Fed- eral agencies are trying to fig- ure out how to reintroduce the wild rice and reclaim the damage that was done.” The Bureau of Indian Affairs is currently looking into whether the state vio- lated treaties in drafting the mining rules without consult- ing with local tribes. A 1983 Supreme Court ruling known as the Voigt Decision upheld the rights of tribes to be included in decisions involv- ing areas outside their reser- vation boundaries that affect their land and way of life. In addition to opposition Photo: Tom Lynn/AP from Ashland County’s indig- In this AP file photo, the sun rises over the Kakagon Sloughs on the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. enous people, nearby com- munities that rely on tourism not the right bill,” says Bay- nomic activity, MacDonald says. But after looking at the for the environment.” in this pat of Wisconsin. … are also opposed to the soft- field Mayor Larry MacDon- estimates. bill and listening to conserva- “People can be pro-min- This is the greatest of all the ening of mining regulations. ald. Home of the popular “The majority of people up tionists’ concerns, he decided ing and still be against this Great Lakes.” “I feel very strongly that Bayfield Apple Festival, the here are in favor of anything that regulations “need to be bill,” he says. “If we lose Lake On Facebook: anything that takes a risk in town depends on tourism that has to do with economic as restrictive as they can … Superior and any form of www.facebook.com/ endangering Lake Superior is for 90 percent of its eco- development,” MacDonald to make it as safe as possible fish, we’ve lost the economy StandBadRiver?fref=ts Want to advertise for FREE
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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance as GLAAD, is following the case. Against Defamation is Gary Hollander of Milwau- kee’s Diverse & Resilient said, following the case. “The death of Evon Young, apparently at the hands of several other Milwaukee youth and young adults, is multi-day search for Young’s Mcalister, 19; Billy R. Grif- shocking, deplorable and body in an area landfill and fin, 26; Ron Joseph Allen, 37; heart-breaking. Our deepest worked with the Milwaukee and Devin L. Seaberry, 23, sympathy goes to his fam- District Attorney’s office to are charged with first-degree ily, friends and those who ready the case against the homicide in the case. enjoyed his poetry. We share five men charged with killing Griffin, who was Young’s in the grief over his death Young on Jan. 1-2. roommate, and Stewart and in the outrage over its Young’s mother had allegedly confessed, although means.” reported her son missing on their accounts of the killing Milwaukee’s FORGE stat- Jan. 2 after he failed to show differ. ed, “FORGE sends its condo- up for work and a family Police have collected fin- lences to Young’s family and dinner. gerprints, DNA, a chain and friends. We also recognize Police began to investi- other physical evidence in that when anyone is killed or Photo: Provided gate and the family reached the case against the men, harmed, those who share the Five men are changed with first-degree homicide in the death of the out, seeking information on who appeared in court on victim’s identity may react 22-year-old transgender rapper, Evon Young. Young’s whereabouts. Jan. 31 for a preliminary hear- with intense grief, anger or Eventually, evidence, wit- ing and pleaded not guilty. fear. We ask our community ness statements and at least If convicted, they could be to be caring, compassionate By Lisa Neff waukee residence where he Street and West Custer Ave- two alleged confessions led sentenced to life in prison. and supportive of each other Staff writer likely died. nue – one vigil on a chilly police to arrest five men Several local LGBT groups as we acknowledge the per- Evon Young was remem- Memorials, organized by morning and another on a associated with a street gang released statements fol- vasiveness of violence in our bered as an up-and-coming family and friends of the rainy evening. for torturing and shooting lowing the arrests and the culture, and the accompany- rapper in the Milwaukee 22-year-old transgender man Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Young and then covering up national Gay and Lesbian ing sorrow many of us are community in vigils that took who performed as “Yung LT,” Police Department continued the crime. Alliance Against Defamation, feeling.” place Jan. 29 near the Mil- took place at North 52nd to use dogs in a methodical, Victor Stewart, 27; Ashanti now more commonly known WE MAKE YOU WANT TO SMILE! Kathryn Christensen, DVM February & March are Call Us Today! FELINE DENTAL HEALTH DeWAN DENTAL WELLNESS MONTHS! Michael DeWan D.D.S., S.C. Dental Health Specials Available 2445 N. Farwell Ave. Quality Feline Medicine & Surgery 414.962.5915 Dentistry • Boarding • Grooming www.dewandental.com Nutritional Consultations Behavioral Consultations Food • Supplies • Gifts Cat Adoptions through Local Rescue Savvy opticians The perfect frame Groups We Do is just the beginning House 1568 N. FARWELL AVE. | MILWAUKEE | 414.221.7055 | BRONZEOPTICAL.COM Calls! Visit our website for special-offer coupons and more. Brilliant service 236 N. Water St. (414) 272-CATS (2287) catdoctor98.com Are you ready to have fun?
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Photo: Mitt Romney for President U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., talks with a crowd about the national debt during his vice presidential run last year.
By Lisa Neff as we champion prosperity, success and free- Staff writer dom for all.” Republican leaders at a winter meeting But can that happen with party leaders, in January focused on how to thaw icy rela- including Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan tions with influential voting blocs offended by and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker – both seen the anti-poor, anti-immigrant, anti-gay, anti- as possible names on at the top of the ticket woman agenda the GOP has promoted in in 2016 – continuing to court the right? recent years. After the GOP’s winter meeting, where Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, in a keynote the official theme was “Renew, Grow, Win,” address at the RNC meeting in Charlotte, many Republican leaders moved on to a N.C., said the party must “stop being the summit in Washington, D.C., hosted by the stupid party.” National Review Institute. Jindal, seen as a likely candidate for presi- Speakers included Walker, Ryan, Jindal, Jim dent in 2016, said, “It’s time for a new Repub- DeMint of the Heritage Foundation, National lican Party that talks like adults. We had a Organization for Marriage former president number of Republicans damage the brand this Maggie Gallagher and Faith and Freedom year with offensive and bizarre comments. I’m Coalition founder Ralph Reed. here to say we’ve had enough of that.” Ryan said in the next four years the presi- At the end of the meeting, the party re- dent would seek to demonize Republicans elected Wisconsin’s Reince Priebus to a two- but that conservatives must hold firm. At year term as chairman. He too said the party the end of his speech, he recounted how he must be transformed to build its ranks. recharged for the fight after the election. “We have to take our message of opportu- “I needed to get into the woods,” Ryan nity where it’s not being heard,” Priebus said said. “That’s where I recharge. So I took my in his acceptance speech. “We have to build daughter Liza hunting with me in Oklahoma. better relationships in minority communities, And she got her first deer. And I realized just urban centers and college towns. We need a how quickly she was growing up. That got me permanent, growing presence.” thinking. When I’m old and gray – and my After the meeting, in an op-ed for the San grandkids ask me about this moment – I don’t Francisco Chronicle, Priebus wrote, “In the want to tell them how America lost its way. next election, I don’t know who will win – or I don’t want to say, ‘Don’t blame me. I didn’t even who will run. But I know this: Republi- vote for any of it.’ Instead, I want to tell them cans will be a party people will want to join. how America got back on track. I want to We will be a party that says, ‘Follow us to a look at them and say, ‘Yeah, it was tough. But brighter future.’ We will make our principles it was worth it.’” relevant to our time and relatable to voters More news at wisconsingazette.com. 10 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 NATIONAL Briefs
lawful permanent residents dent Barack Obama She is married to Lt. Col. the ability to seek a visa on to sign an executive order Heather Mack, with whom the basis of a permanent banning federal contractors she has two children. relationship with a same-sex from discriminating based partner.” on sexual orientation or The Rhode Island gender identity. The drive House of Representa- In other news… comes as the president tives on Jan. 24 approved included an unexpected a bill to legalize same-sex Congressional declaration marriage in the state. The Democrats renewed of support for equal rights bill has been introduced in their push to revive the in his inaugural address every session since 1997. key federal program that on Jan. 21. But a White The challenge is the Senate, protects women against House spokesman said the where President Teresa domestic violence. The administration is not ready Paiva Weed is an opponent. Violence Against Women “at this time” to issue an Act became law in 1994 executive order. A bill that would have and was extended in 2000 allowed same-sex and 2005. But it expired A woman married to couples in Wyoming to in 2011 and, although both a female Army officer create domestic partner- Photo: Pete Souza/White House the House and Senate at Fort Bragg and recently ships carrying most of the President Barack Obama meets with members of Congress for a round- passed VAWA bills last denied membership in legal rights of conventional table discussion about immigration reform. year, the two chambers its officers’ spouses club marriage cleared a com- were unable to settle their said she’s been invited to mittee vote in late January, obama proposes not currently have the same comprehensive reform, told differences. The main become a full member. a move that sent pro-gay gay-inclusive marriage protections as het- “CBS This Morning” that points of contention last Ashley Broadway received legislation on to a full floor immigration erosexual couples. protections for LGBT fami- year were provisions in the invitation from the debate in the state Legis- reform An effort to protect LGBT lies was not of “paramount the Senate-passed bill that club in an email on Jan. 25. lature for the first time. President Barack Obama binational families was not importance at this time.” increased protections for The invitation came the The measure failed on Jan. offered proposals for com- mentioned in the bipartisan But the component of the American Indians, gays and same day Broadway also 30, the same week the prehensive immigration Senate proposal announced president’s plan for keep- immigrants. learned she’d been named lawmakers rejected an anti- reform in an address in Las on Jan. 28. U.S. Sen. John ing families together states, Fort Bragg’s 2013 “Military discrimination bill. Vegas on Jan. 29. The plan McCain, R-Ariz., one of “The proposal … treats Civil rights advocates Spouse of the Year” by includes protecting bination- the eight senators involved same-sex families as families are pressing for Presi- Military Spouse magazine. – Lisa Neff al same-sex couples who do with that “framework” for by giving U.S. citizens and
British House of Commons votes for gay marriage Members of the British House of Commons on Feb. 5 voted 400 to 175 for a second reading of a bill to legalize civil marriage in England and Wales. “As the last piece of the legislative jigsaw providing equality for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain, this is a truly historic step forward. We’re absolutely delighted that MPs have demonstrated so overwhelmingly that they’re in touch with the 21st century,” Ben Summerskill, chief executive of the UK’s largest LGBT civil rights group, Stonewall, said. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 11 Man convicted in killing of Milwaukee activist By Lisa Neff police responded to a call Side neighborhood for a Baker said he was con- his plea to guilty but the and jury began deliberations. Staff writer about gunshots fired in the candlelight vigil and to share cluding a drug deal when he court refused the deal. On Jan. 31, as delibera- A Milwaukee jury on Jan. 3800 block of North 24th memories of the woman they observed Harrell, whom he His trial began with jury tions continued, the jury had 31 convicted a man of sec- Street. There, officers found described as a lover, big sister, said was involved with his selection on Jan. 28, followed several questions and asked ond-degree intentional homi- Harrell, a popular 43-year- mentor, protector and friend. now ex-wife. He approached by consideration of several to review evidence. But just cide in the death of com- old activist in the LGBT The next day, the homi- Harrell and, after a brief motions, including one to after noon, the jury returned munity activist Desiree Marie community, slumped over in cide charge was filed against conversation, shot her with dismiss the case, which was and the foreperson said it Harrell. Raymond Earl Baker the front seat of her Buick Baker, who initially went to a .40-caliber Glock that he denied. had reached a verdict – that will be sentenced March 14 Regal. She had been shot Milwaukee Police Depart- then hid in a garbage can. Several detectives with the Baker was guilty of second- for the killing that took place eight times. ment district headquarters Baker initially pleaded not Milwaukee Police Depart- degree intentional homicide, on Jan. 2, 2012. On Jan. 4, 2012, 200 friends with two women to provide guilty and the lengthy process ment testified on Jan. 29 and a lesser charge than the first- Early that morning more and family gathered at the with an alibi for the time of of preparing for a trial began. again on Jan. 30, the day that degree homicide that the than a year ago, Milwaukee crime scene in the North the shooting. Last spring, Baker changed the state and defense rested state sought.
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ON THE RECORD Fight to end violence against women violence is still going on.” those who are finally willing can take is urging your U.S. Reports from around the to risk all by saying, “Enough representative and U.S. Sen. Opinion world are almost mind-numb- is enough.” Ron Johnson to vote for re- “With officers laid off and fur- ing: 400,000 women raped Frustrated with the lack of authorization of the Violence JAMAKAYA loughed, simply calling 911 and annually in organized attacks progress against gender vio- Against Women Act – Sen. waiting is no longer your best in eastern Congo; 200,000 lence, Ensler declared: “We Tammy Baldwin is a sponsor. option. You could beg for mercy On Feb. 14, you can do to 400,000 women trafficked can either keep picking up Originally passed in 1994 from a violent criminal, hide under something to end violence into the single country of the scattered body parts of and renewed twice with the bed, or you can fight back.” against women. Join the Spain (yes, Catholic Spain) women all over the world, or bipartisan support, this leg- – Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke “One Billion Rising” pro- for coerced prostitution; we can escalate.” islation provides essential calling for ordinary citizens to become vigilantes in tests scheduled throughout 125,000 Indian women mur- Her media-savvy V-Day funds for victim services at the wake of personnel cuts in his office. Following Badgerland and demand that dered every year for issues organization is aggressively the local level. It also includes the statement, Clarke, who claims he’s a Democrat, Congress pass the Violence related to dowries and family promoting “One Billion Ris- grants for abuse prevention debated Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on CNN’s Against Women Act. “honor”; girls terrorized by ing,” which involves thou- programs, police training, “Piers Morgan Tonight” and became a subject of For 15 years, the Feb. 14 acid attacks and gunfire while sands of locally based forums, legal services and research V-Day campaign has publi- trying to attend schools in readings, dances, and march- into domestic violence and national ridicule. cized the atrocious levels Pakistan and Afghanistan. es where men and women sexual assault. of violence against women Abortion of female fetuses “refuse to accept violence Some of the worst right- “I don’t do the gay guys man. I don’t do that. No, worldwide. Playwright Eve and female infanticide is so against women and girls as wing ideologues in Congress we don’t got no gay people on the team, they gotta Ensler founded V-Day to common that countries such a given” and demonstrate to have been delaying this criti- get up out of here if they do. Can’t be with that coincide with Valentine’s Day. as China and India now have women “the commonality cal legislation and sabotag- sweet stuff. Nah … can’t be … in the locker room Performances of her popu- wildly out-of-kilter sex ratios, of their struggles and their ing it with amendments to man. Nah.” lar play “The Vagina Mono- with males far outnumbering power in numbers.” diminish its scope. Among – San Francisco 49ers cornerback CHRIS CUL- logues” and other V-Day females. Demographers and Many events are being their objections are provi- LIVER telling a radio interviewer on Super Bowl events have raised millions national security experts are held in Wisconsin at universi- sions that extend its ser- Media Day that an openly gay player would not be of dollars for direct services predicting dire consequences ties, churches, theaters and vices to LGBT people, Native tolerated on his team. for abuse survivors and for from this imbalance, including civic centers. Superior, Stur- Americans and immigrants. schools and clinics in coun- increased violence. geon Bay, Milwaukee, Madi- These are the same reaction- “The San Francisco 49ers reject the comments tries where girls and women The problem isn’t just son, Spring Green, Baraboo, aries who still haven’t gotten that were made yesterday, and have addressed the are denied education and “over there.” In Milwaukee Wausau, Viroqua, Fond du the message that exclusion matter with Chris. There is no place for discrimina- health care. County, 5,000 women apply Lac and other towns are puts them on the wrong side tion within our organization at any level. We have “Fifteen years ago,” Ensler for restraining orders at the hosting actions. Visit www. of history. and always will proudly support the LGBT com- says, “we started V-Day to courthouse every year. That’s onebillionrising.org. Click on Please Google “VAWA,” munity.” end violence against women. almost 14 women per day. the map to find a “rising” read up, and contact lawmak- – The official response by the SAN FRANCISCO Fifteen years on, we’ve had a And that’s only a fraction near you and get involved. ers today. 49ERS concerning Chris Culliver’s remarks. lot of achievements, but the of the women being abused, Another practical step you
“The derogatory comments I made yesterday were a reflection of thoughts in my head, but they are not how I feel.” Equality movement is diverse and broad – San Francisco 49ers cornerback CHRIS CUL- waukee. Ours is one of the address. While she eloquent- its time for the rest of the LIVER apologizing the day after he made the most segregated cities in ly touched on the marriage LGBT community to fully remarks above. America, and our organiza- victories in Washington, commit to justice for immi- Opinion tions reflect that problem. Maine, Maryland and Min- grants as well. Many mem- “I can’t speak from personal experience, but JASON BURNS But I learned this is not nesota, those were not the bers of our community iden- being homosexual in and of itself is not deadly unique to Milwaukee. Com- focus of her speech. Instead tify themselves in terms of or dangerous. The act of homosexuality is very For several weeks I’ve munities and organizations Carey spoke about how the their heritage first and their dangerous.” been doing a lot of traveling: across the country are strug- LGBT equality movement sexual orientation second. – Tennessee state Sen. STACEY CAMPBELL Long Beach, Calif., Washing- gling with diversity. During is more than a single-issue We are lucky to have a warning against the perils of homosexuality as he ton, D.C., and Atlanta. Each the session, I remembered movement, and how we must president who has demon- introduced his latest version of the “Don’t Say Gay trip has been to attend a that every organization for make sure we do not define strated his commitment not Bill” in the Legislature, which rejected it last session. conference that has offered which I’ve ever worked has ourselves as a marriage-only only to the LGBT community, Campbell went on to explain that AIDS originated a unique and meaningful tried to achieve diversity but movement. but also to the immigrant with a gay airline pilot who had sexual relations opportunity to learn and has fallen short. By the end of Of all of the minor- community with his compre- with a monkey. grow personally and organi- the workshop, I had gained a ity groups working toward hensive immigration reform zationally. The most mean- better understanding of why equality, the LGBT communi- proposal. An important part ingful was Creating Change, that’s the case. ty is the most diverse. We are of the proposal is a provi- “It is no exaggeration to say that the institution hosted by the National Gay Organizations need to go made up of people spanning sion that could bring an end of marriage was a direct response to the unique and Lesbian Task Force, in beyond making a commit- all genders, races, religions, to same-sex binational cou- tendency of opposite-sex relationships to produce Atlanta. ment on paper and change nationalities, etc. This means ples having to worry about unplanned and unintended offspring.” Two parts of that confer- their cultures. It is only when that all of the issues facing deportation. – One of the most pressing reasons for banning ence really stood out for there is true commitment to these individual groups also The equality movement is same-sex marriage, according to attorney PAUL me. The first was an all-day changing the organizational impact the LGBT community diverse and broad. We have CLEMENT, who presented the argu- session called the “Racial Jus- culture that true progress is universally. a unique opportunity to use ment to Supreme Court justices on tice Institute.” The session’s made toward inclusivity. A large part of Carey’s our commonalities to come behalf of House Republicans defend- focus was to help individu- The other key moment speech focused on the immi- together and create progres- ing the Defense of Marriage Act. als understand their privilege from Creating Change came grant community. To a stand- sive change. Together we can and appreciate the challenge when Rea Carey, executive ing ovation, she declared, face what is ahead and be that people of color face director of the National Gay “Immigration issues are better for the understanding every day. We can certainly and Lesbian Task Force, gave LGBT issues.” we gain along the way. see those struggles in Mil- her State of the Movement I couldn’t agree more, and 14 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 Can a Scout be ‘morally straight’ and gay? SCOUTS from page one cans, gay and straight, are hurt by Scouts barred Dale from serving as removing the national member- the inaction associated with (Feb. an assistant troop leader because ship restriction regarding sexual 6’s) news.” he is gay. Lambda argued Dale’s case orientation. This would mean there Jennifer Tyrrell, the lesbian moth- all the way to the Supreme Court, would no longer be any national er of a Cub Scout who launched which, in 2000, issued a 5-4 decision policy regarding sexual orientation, a national petition drive after she that the BSA is a private group with and the chartered organizations was ousted as a troop leader, said, a constitutional right of expressive that oversee and deliver Scout- “A Scout is supposed to be brave, association that allows it to exclude ing would accept membership and and the Boy Scouts failed to be gay people. select leaders consistent with each brave today.” After the ruling, a number of organization’s mission, principles or On the other side of the issue, public institutions and other orga- religious beliefs. BSA members and ultra-conservatives said Scouting nizations severed relations with the parents would be able to choose a seemed to be caving into liberal Scouts citing conflict with their local unit that best meets the needs bullies, and they seemed buoyed by non-discrimination policies. of their families.” the delay. In the past year, several petition With the board meeting set for The BSA, in the past, has pointed drives on Change.org, including the early February, there was anticipa- PHOTO: White House to the Scout Oath and Scout Law one by Tyrrell, urged the Scouts tion change would come quickly. President Barack Obama meets with a young Scout. in defense of its ban. With the oath, to overturn the ban and called on Proponents and opponents of Scouts pledge, “On my honor I will political and corporate partners to the ban organized, bombarding the do my best/To do my duty to God withdraw support from the group. BSA’s service desk and its social boys in the program, it will destroy Feb. 9, criticized the delay but also and my country/and to obey the More than 1.4 million people peti- media accounts with calls, texts the legitimacy and the security of said lifting the ban would be “an Scout Law;/To help other people at tioned the Boy Scouts in the past and posts. this iconic institution.” incredible step forward in the right all times;/To keep myself physically year. The right-wing Family Research Meanwhile, opponents of the ban direction.” strong,/mentally awake, and morally Most recently, a drive collected Council urged its members to predicted positives for the BSA Others opposed to the ban straight.” The organization has long more than 100,000 signatures pro- protest, saying that the BSA, until with a policy change. noted that the Girl Scouts of Amer- interpreted “morally straight” to testing the National Geographic now, has withstood the “constant GLAAD president Herndon ica and the Boys and Girls Clubs mean heterosexual. Channel’s decision to proceed with bullying by those who work to Graddick said, “Scouting is a valu- of America prohibit discrimination Pressure to overturn the ban has a TV show done in partnership with bring down all that the millions of able institution and this change will based on sexual orientation. come, in waves, for more than two the BSA. Petitioners asked how dedicated Scouts and Scout leaders only strengthen its core principles “Our fight will continue,” Tyrrell decades. Scouting can be the in-thing with stand for.” of fairness and respect.” pledged, on her honor. In a landmark fight, Lambda Legal, an antiquated, biased policy that 55 The American Family Association, Zach Wahls, the Eagle Scout and on behalf of Eagle Scout James percent of Americans oppose. in its call to action, said, “If the BSA founder of Scouts for Equality who Dale, sued the BSA and a Scouting In late January, the BSA said departs from its policies on allow- is the keynote speaker at a Fair FIND US ON TWITTER! Council in New Jersey after the it was “discussing potentially ing homosexual scoutmasters and Wisconsin Education Fund event @wigazette
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Dear Gov. Walker,
As you no doubt are aware, the Boy Scouts of America is currently revisit- ing its policy banning gay men and women from participating in the organiza- tion. The BSA is under considerable pressure from both sides of this issue to define its position. No matter what the BSA decides, the positions of promi- nent Eagle Scouts like you will be just as important in the public eye. I believe that you and the Boy Scouts of America have a clear direction to take: Gays should be given as much respect by the organization as het- erosexuals. Boys should be allowed to join the Scouts regardless of their race, religion, sexual orientation or any other inherent characteristic that differs from the majority. Boys should not fear being punished or thrown out because they’re gay. Generations of families have trusted the Scouts to help guide their sons into becoming honorable men. Besides me, there are three Eagle Scouts in my family, and plenty more among my friends. I have witnessed the effect that the organization has on people, and I believe it’s overwhelmingly positive. Except that, it’s wrong on this issue. Because something might seem uncomfortable or scary to many is not a good enough reason to maintain a position that discriminates against a few. Preventing sexual misconduct is absolutely a worthy goal, and the Boy Scouts have developed a strict and enforceable system of youth protection. As I’m sure you know, gay members will continue to follow the same moral code that straight people follow. A number of my friends within and outside of the Scouts are gay. They are funny, decent, strange and thoughtful people. They are as petty, as impatient, as know-it-all as anyone else. They are as curious, determined and varied as any of my straight friends. They are thoroughly relatable. They are as capable of following the Scout law as they are of breaking it. And it’s that sense of normalcy and commonality that comes to mind when I think about this issue. The only thing that prevents gays from being “morally straight” is the Boy Scout’s insistence on embracing that particular reading of the phrase. The only thing keeping gays from being a normal part of the Boy Scout culture is the Boy Scouts. I hope that you will stand publicly on the side of social justice and use your position as a governor and an Eagle Scout to promote the acceptance of gays within this honored institution. Sincerely, Teddy Monacelli, Milwaukee
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Photo: State Department Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton addresses LGBT employees of the State Department in November.
CLINTON from page 1 including an early win in New Hampshire. But many were not introduced to Clin- But the primary battle was neither quick nor ton until January 1992, the night of the bloodless and, in June that year, she ended her Super Bowl, when she and Bill, at the start run and endorsed Barack Obama. “Although of his presidential campaign, appeared on we weren’t able to shatter that highest, hard- “60 Minutes” to address rumors that he est glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it’s had been involved in a 12-year affair with a got about 18 million cracks in it,” Clinton said. state employee. Hillary Clinton memorably “And the light is shining through like never defended her husband and herself: “You know, before, filling us all with the hope and the I’m not sitting here — some little woman sure knowledge that the path will be a little standin’ by my man like Tammy Wynette. I’m easier next time.” sitting here because I love him, and I respect Now, after some 40 years in politics, will him, and I honor what he’s been through and she rest on her record? what we’ve been through together. And you know, if that’s not enough for people, then Thinking about heck, don’t vote for him.” tomorrow New Hampshire was a loss, but by Super As Clinton was saying her goodbyes in Tuesday, the nomination seemed secure. And government, pollsters were looking at her by January 1993, the Clintons were in the prospects for the presidency. White House. There, as first lady, Hillary Surveys have consistently shown she’s a Clinton introduced many to the concept Democratic favorite in a primary contest. of universal health care – before there was But polls also show Clinton – once a divisive Obamacare there was Hillarycare – as she figure in politics but now widely popular – as campaigned for reform against an antagonistic a powerful candidate in a general election, Congress. including in some Republican states. In 1995, Clinton went to Communist A recent survey of voters by Public Policy China, where she boldly, bravely declared, “If Polling found that Clinton, if the election there is one message that echoes forth from were held now, could defeat Marco Rubio or this conference, let it be that human rights Chris Christie in Texas – and those two are are women’s rights and women’s rights are currently the favorites for president among human rights once and for all.” Republicans. In a race for president against In 1998, when Bill Clinton became Rick Perry, Texas’ governor, Clinton wins embroiled in a public investigation over his 50-42 percent in the Lone Star State. private affairs, Hillary Clinton railed against a “If Clinton is the 2016 nominee, she could “vast right-wing conspiracy.” Some, especially conceivably expand the electoral map for some in the Republican Party, scoffed. But Democrats in deep-red Texas,” said PPP leaders in the campaign for LGBT civil rights president Dean Debnam. certainly understood – there was and is a Asked repeatedly as she was exiting the vast right wing and many in it are conspirato- Obama administration about her ambi- rial. tions, Clinton, who only last month retired When Bill Clinton left the White House in her 2008 campaign debt, declined specifics 2000, he remained immensely popular among beyond her vacation and probably a sequel to Democrats. And Hillary Clinton, when she her memoir “Living History.” left the White House, had a favorability rating She told The Associated Press, “I am mak- approaching 70 percent. She leveraged that ing no decisions, but I would never give that popularity into a successful U.S. Senate bid MAKE A SURE BET—KNOW YOUR LIMIT. advice to someone that I wouldn’t take in New York, winning with 55 percent of the myself,” she said. “If you believe you can make vote in 2000 and then winning re-election a difference, not just in politics, in public 1721 WEST CANAL STREET • MILWAUKEE, WI 53233 • 1-800-PAYSBIG • PAYSBIG.COM • OPEN 24/7 • MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD TO ENTER CASINO; with 67 percent of the vote in 2006. 18 TO PLAY BINGO • WINNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TAXES • MANAGEMENT RESERVES ALL RIGHTS service, in advocacy around all these impor- GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-426-2535 When she entered the race for the 2008 tant issues, then you have to be prepared presidential nomination and began her histor- ©2012 FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY, WISCONSIN to accept that you are not going to get 100 ic drive to become the nation’s first female percent approval.” president, she seemed to have everything, WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 17 ! WiGOUTWisconsin Gazette entertainment
Center hosts Oscar viewing party The Milwaukee LGBT Com- munity Center celebrates the Oscar nominations of Project Q alumnus Michael Raisler with an Academy Awards view- ing party at 6 p.m. on Feb. 24. Raisler, a native of Wauwa- tosa, is executive producer of “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” which earned four Oscar nods, including for best picture and best director. The party, which includes appetizers and door prizes in addition to the Oscar broad- cast, is at the center’s commu- nity room at 1110 N. Market St. For $10 advance admission or $15 at the door, you’ll get an Oscar ballot and two drinks. For more information, call 414-271-2656. The center also has announced that it will hold its annual meeting on Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. Members will have the opportunity to elect four board directors. – L.W.
Photo: Courtesy Meryl Streep and Jean Dujardin show off the Oscars they won for best actress and best actor last year. Does Hollywood need his and hers Oscars? By Lynn Elber cess in male-dominated fields. But Usherettes are long gone from Andrews, writer-director of the ani- actresses up there (on stage) at all,” AP writer to mark enduring achievements, movie theater lobbies, after all. And mated film “Brave.” “At the end of she said. “The percentage of roles is Do Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway would its members ever yearn for defense officials said last month that the day, we’re all storytellers, and so weighted toward actors. That’s and Helen Mirren need affirma- a Women’s Nobel Prize in physics? the Pentagon will be lifting its ban I don’t think when we’re defining the way it’s always been.” tive action to snare one of Hol- In contests of intellect or artistry, on women in combat. a character that the gender is the Exactly, concurred Naomi Watts, lywood’s favorite accessories, an should gender ever matter? SAG has edged toward neutrality major defining factor.” “The Impossible” best actress Oscar, Emmy or Screen Actors “It’s not like it’s upper body with its trophy dubbed the Actor, In all other awards-eligible fields, Academy Award nominee. Guild trophy? strength,” Gloria Steinem dryly although the guild gives separate including directing, writing or cin- In a society tilting steadily toward observed of the requirements of honors to best performance by a ematography, everyone is “going for “There’s so much competition gender neutrality, the separate-but- acting. male actor and by a female actor. it,” male and female alike, Andrews in life and I do think we are dif- equal awards that divide actors The separate labeling of male and That cracks the door open, but said. ferent,” she said. “Yes, we should into one camp and actresses into female performers is losing favor only slightly. Fling it wide so that That may be progress in theory be able to have the same things another have the whiff of a moldy in the industry. Actresses often Daniel Day-Lewis’ majestic per- for performers but not in prac- as much as possible ... (but) life’s anachronism. swat the distinction away by call- formance in “Lincoln” and Jessica tice, according to Sally Field, an a battle already and there’s so True, the Association for Women ing themselves “actors,” standing Chastain’s steely turn in “Zero Dark Oscar nominee for best supporting many great roles written for men. in Science gives honors to encour- shoulder to shoulder with their Thirty” vie for the grand prize! actress in “Lincoln.” age female participation and suc- male counterparts. “That’s a great idea,” said Mark “If you do that you won’t see any OSCARS page 18 18 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 The challenge is that women get fewer substantive roles OSCARS from page 17 Actresses should in 1929, but it wasn’t until 2010 Women are definitely at a disadvantage be in their own that the first woman, Kathryn Big- when it comes to volume.” elow, was honored as best director Rapper Nicki Minaj, who’s consider- category because (for “The Hurt Locker”). Statistics ing launching an acting career, has a again provide clarity: Women made pragmatic take on the issue. they ARE in their up a paltry 9 percent of the direc- “You see all those divas in the audi- tors on 2012’s top-grossing films, ence looking so pretty, and they all want own category. a new San Diego State University to beat each other out,” she said. “It’s study found. entertainment.” Let’s give two-time Oscar win- Hathaway, in the running for an Oscar up slightly more than half of the U.S. ner Field the last word in this supporting actress honor for “Les Mis- population. And, according to the cen- debate. erables,” considers the gender split “an ter’s previous research, the finding isn’t Actresses “should be in their awesome question worthy of an awe- an anomaly. own category because they ARE some debate.” In this context, feminist leader in their own category,” she said. “Can I conceive of a world where Steinem sees legitimate reason to retain “They face their own specific kind performance becomes a genderless con- separate acting awards. When two of difficulties surviving in this busi- cept? Absolutely. Do I think it’s going unequal groups are combined it’s the ness that actors, bless their hearts, to happen anytime soon? No,” she said. less-powerful one that loses, she said. don’t face.” As Fields pointed out, the bedrock Tom O’Neil, editor of the Gold Derby challenge is that women get fewer sub- awards prediction site, said strong forc- stantive roles than men. Ironically, that’s es are arrayed against any such change obscured by the artificial parity on stage in Hollywood. Streisand to perform at Oscars each year at awards shows. Five women Awards shows routinely try to add compete, five men compete, two win- celebrity-driven categories, not drop Barbra Streisand will perform at the Oscars next month, the first time she’s performed during ners are crowned. them, to increase a show’s “glamor an Academy Awards broadcast in 36 years. So what’s the problem? A quick num- and glitz” quotient, he said, as well as Streisand won the Academy Award for best original song for “Evergreen” in 1977. She also sang bers check makes it clear: Females com- mask the industry’s unequal treatment the theme from “A Star Is Born” that night. prised about a third of the characters of women. She won the Oscar for best actress for 1968’s “Funny Girl.” in the 100 top-grossing films in 2011, “It’s criminal,” he said, bluntly. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also announced that British singer Adele will according to the Center for the Study In the behind-the-scenes film and perform at the Oscars. She and producer Paul Epworth are nominated for best original song for of Women in Television and Film at San TV categories in which the sexes com- the James Bond theme song, “Skyfall.” Diego State University. pete, women rarely make it on stage at The 85th Academy Awards air live Feb. 24 on ABC. This is despite the fact women make awards ceremonies. The Oscars started
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Romantic libations kindle hearts on Valentine’s Day By Michael Muckian Singapore Sling Contributing write Sometimes, a classic cocktail is as roman- On Valentine’s Day, nothing can help the tic as it comes, and the Singapore Sling can proceedings with your significant other bet- transport your paramour to another place at ter than a shared cocktail. another time. Let the magic begin. You’ll need: The most romantic cocktails, of course, 1¼ oz. high quality gin are those that have a special meaning for ½ oz. Benedictine liqueur the two of you. But if you seek something ½ oz. cherry brandy that will open hearts as well as doors, then I Club soda recommend one of the following selections. Lime wedge and maraschino cherry for They tend to the sweet and, dare we say, garnish. sensual side, which helps get the job done. Combine gin, Benedictine and brandy in a sling or highball glass. Fill with ice and top Agave Kiss with club soda. Add fruit to garnish. With the sweet Agave Kiss, a little tequila provides an interesting dimension. A young Start Me Up! tequila will help keep the drink’s flavor bright If your lover needs a little coaxing to get and clean, while an anejo or reposado will the blood flowing, nothing may be better impart a slight caramel sweetness to the than Start Me Up! Be ready for some sparks cocktail. You’ll need: after a few sips of this one, and don’t say I 2 oz. your tequila of choice didn’t warn you. You’ll need: 1 oz. white crème de cacao 2 oz. gin 1 oz. double cream 1 oz. apple cider ½ oz. Chambord ½ oz. ginger liqueur Garnishes of white chocolate flakes and 1 oz. pomegranate or cranberry juice. fresh raspberries Ginger ale Blend the tequila, crème de cacao, cream Add gin, cider, liqueur and juice in a and Chambord in a cocktail shaker with cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. ice and shake for 15 seconds. Pour into a Strain into a highball glass filled with fresh chilled cocktail glass rimmed with chocolate ice. Add ginger ale and garnish with a lemon flakes and garnish with raspberries on a wedge. spear. Between the Sheets Blushing Geisha Banana Split Martini Hummingbird Whether served as a suggestion at the The alcohol may be light, but the Blushing Vary your ingredients, change up some fla- A romantic cocktail doesn’t have to be evening’s beginning or to commemorate a Geisha’s ingredients are rare, its flavors are vors and you will find the Banana Split Mar- complex, as proven by the Hummingbird, conquest at the evening’s end, Between the long and its aroma beguiling. Try it on your tini as variable and delightful as its innocent which will have your partner fluttering with Sheets is certain to straighten the fabric of own geisha. To mix this cocktail, you’ll need dessert cousin. You’ll need: its unusual mix of flavors. To create this your intentions. You’ll need: to have on hand: 1½ oz. vodka simple concoction, you will need the follow- 1 oz. brandy or cognac 2 oz. Ty Ku sake liqueur ¾ oz. crème de banana or banana liqueur ing supplies: 1 oz. white rum 1 oz. pomegranate juice ¾ oz. crème de cacao 1½ oz. St. Germain elderflower liqueur 1 oz. Cointreau 2 oz. rose nectar Banana, cherry and/or pineapple slice for 2 oz. dry white sparkling wine ½ oz. fresh lemon juice A lime wedge for garnish garnish 2 oz. club soda Combine the ingredients in a cocktail Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker Pour the ingredients into a cocktail Mix the ingredients into your favorite shaker with ice, shake and strain into a or mixing glass and blend with ice. Strain or shaker filled with ice and shake thoroughly. cocktail glass over ice, garnish with a lemon chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a fresh pour over ice in a chilled cocktail glass or Strain into a chilled cocktail glass, then peel and serve. lemon peel. rocks glass. White face paint is optional. garnish with your fruit of choice. 20 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013
Your heart belongs to chocolate
By Michael Muckian retail outlet in Shorewood’s Ravenna building, Contributing writ- Indulgence was voted “Best Local Chocolatier” er in M Magazine’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards. In Ah, choco- addition to locally hand-crafted chocolates, Indul- late! That dark, gence offers monthly tasting and pairing classes. sultry substance that kisses Kehr’s Candies, 400 N. Water St., 414-223- the taste buds, 4305; online at martinka.0catch.com/kehrs. warms the heart Stop in at the Milwaukee Public Market for a and invites affection. box of hand-dipped and hand-packed chocolates, It even comes with something the Kehr family has been making in health benefits similar Milwaukee since 1930. There’s a sister location at to those of red wine, and 3533 W. Lisbon Ave. it’s so much more roman- tic than a jar of wheat germ. Niemann’s Candies, 7475 Harwood Ave., Eaten in moderate Wauwatosa, 888-261-2263; online at www.nie- amounts, chocolate – primar- mannscandies.com. ily dark chocolate – is one of When it comes to almond butter crunch, nature’s most perfect foods. It’s rich so many benefits plus good Niemann’s has no parallel in Milwaukee – or any- in flavonoids and antioxidants, much taste, what could be better where, for that matter. The family has been mak- like blueberries and green tea, helping to give your Valentine? ing this and other confections since 1919. to promote cardiovascular health. Those Following are some of south- who eat dark chocolate regularly report ern Wisconsin’s best chocolatiers: Anodyne Coffee Roasters, 2920 S. Kin- enhanced blood flow, lower cholesterol lev- nickinnic Ave., Bay View, 414-276-8081. els, mild anti-clotting effects and even reduced Omanhene Cocoa Bean Co. brings in the best blood pressure. Milwaukee area of Ghana’s cocoa crop and turns it into mouth- Despite its sweet reputation, dark chocolate also watering chocolate that’s available at Anodyne’s has a low glycemic index, similar to that of oatmeal. Burke Candy, 3840 N. Fratney St., 414- cafe. Check out Omanhene Cocoa Bean Co. That means your blood sugar will not spike and then 964-7327; www.burkecandy.com. (wholesale only) online at www.omanhene.com. crash like it does from eating other sugared sweets. In The small-batch gourmet candy producer is fact, the naturally occurring antioxidants in cocoa beans now in its third generation of family ownership. Red Elephant Chocolate, 333 N. Broad- may aid in treating the unhealthy blood vessels and Ask for Grandmother Reilly’s Chocolates – her way St. in Milwaukee’s Third Ward, 855-RED- impaired circulation that sometimes precede the devel- descendants will appreciate it. ELPH, www.redelephantchocolate.com opment of diabetes. In addition to offering a full line of fine choco- As a plant-based food, chocolate contributes vital Indulgence Chocolatiers, 4525 N. Oak- late confections, Red Elephant offers chocolate minerals to your body, including dietary supplements of land Ave., Shorewood; 262-510-9980; www.indul- aromatherapy products, including bath salts, body copper, magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron – each of gencechocolatiers.com. lotion, candles and massage oil, as well as choco- which aids in fighting cardiovascular disease. Chocolatier Julie Waterman began Indulgence late-themed books, games, décor and jewelry. Finally, chocolate is a mild anti-depressant that can Chocolatiers in 2007 to create artisanal choco- chase away migraines and serve as an aphrodisiac. With lates in unique flavor combinations. With a CHOCOLATE page 21
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By Michael Muckian meatier, with an ample amount of their own “liquor,” as Contributing writer the natural juices are called. St. Paul Fish Co. also sees a Credit English satirist Jonathan Swift for lot of interest in the Kumamoto variety, tiny oysters noting, “He was a bold man that first ate originating in Japan that, despite their small size, an oyster.” are plump and succulent. To some, no food looks less appeal- “Actually, we see a spike in oyster sales ing than an oyster on the half shell. no matter what the holiday,” Collins says. But few foods have become more “It’s generally a social thing – its fun to closely associated with amorous eat oysters and drink beer.” feelings and sexual potency than But the romantic aspect is not to be the world’s most bisexual bi- denied. While oysters my be consid- valve. ered an aphrodisiac, the mollusks are When the mythological Greek rich in zinc, iron, calcium and selenium, goddess Aphrodite came forth with healthy levels of vitamins A and B from the sea, she arrived on an as well. Oysters also are rich in amino oyster shell. It’s from her name that acids that trigger increased levels of both the word “aphrodisiac” is drawn. The testosterone and progesterone. famed lover Casanova was said to have No matter what your intent, you and your consumed anywhere from 5 to 12 dozen love life can benefit from oysters in many differ- oysters daily to support his “stamina,” if you ent ways. They’re healthiest when eaten raw on the will. half-shell, but there are countless recipes for cooked The reputation of this little shellfish probably oysters. The best-known dish, Oysters Rockefeller, was derives from its hermaphroditic nature. Oysters have created by Jules Alciatore, grandson of the founder of both male and female sex organs. They change their tastier mollusks. Oysters from the West Coast tend Antoine’s, one of New Orleans’ premier restaurants. sexuality at least once during each reproductive cycle. to be saltier because the Pacific Ocean has a higher The dish uses a lot of butter, which made it as rich Is it any wonder, then, that oyster sales spike during salinity level. But Pacific oysters also have their own as the Rockefellers and led to its name – or so the the days prior to Valentine’s Day, when all the world strong following. story goes. thinks of love? Tim Collins, owner of St. Paul Fish Co., It’s not unusual for the Oyster Bar in the Public Oysters should be eaten or cooked at the peak of a wholesale seafood operation with a retail counter Market to offer five or more kinds of oysters daily, freshness for maximum flavor. Add a touch of lemon inside the Milwaukee Public Market, is bracing for the including Blue Points (Virginia), North Haven (Maine), juice, shallot vinegar or cocktail sauce if you want to onslaught of oyster demand leading up to the occasion. Onset Bay (Massachusetts), Watch Hill (Rhode Island) enhance the natural earthy, spicy and salty flavors. You “We sell about 1,000 oysters per day year-around,” and Cookes Cocktail (Prince Edward Island, Canada.) may even try making your own Mignotte Sauce – a Collins says of both his wholesale and retail operations. Prices range from $1 to $1.50 per oyster except on blend of chopped shallots, mixed peppercorns, lemon “Our best customers are the Hooters franchisees in Thursdays, when the Oyster Bar offers two oysters for juice, and white wine or sherry vinegar. southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.” the price of one. As you spend time with your special someone this Collins sells oysters harvested along both the East Onset Bay oysters, harvested from the head of Valentine’s Day, slurping your favorite variety of bivalve, and West coasts, but prefers oysters from the North- Buzzards Bay near Onset, Mass., are among Collins’ its liquor running down your face, look deeply into his east because the colder waters usually result in larger, favorites. The hand-harvested mollusks are larger and or her eyes and say, “Did we really just eat that?” WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 23
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A long engagement, a timely documentary “Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement” is a beautifully rendered story of dancing and romancing that paral- lels a couple’s coming-out story with that of the LGBT community. The romantic journey of Edie Windsor (from Philadelphia) and Thea Spyer (from Amsterdam) over the course of more than 40 years is uplifting and wondrous. Now in her 80s, Edie gets the film started by recount- ing that in 1962 she “couldn’t take it anymore” and called a friend to find out where Photo: COURTESY the lesbians socialized. That Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer night at Portofino’s Restau- rant, Edie and Thea met, danced together Edie Windsor is a and, as Thea puts it, their “bodies fit.” Even- tually they became a couple. plaintiff in a case Each woman’s personal story combined with that of the couple’s extended court- before the High Court. ship make this 2010 film by Susan Muska and Gréta Ólafsdóttir utterly absorbing. at 83, is the plaintiff in a case before the Thea’s longtime battle with multiple scle- U.S. Supreme Court regarding more than rosis (she died in 2009) figures prominently $300,000 she paid in estate taxes because in their shared tale. Edie and Thea’s 2007 her same-sex marriage is not recognized wedding in Toronto is the doc’s emotional under federal law. climax. DVD bonus material includes Edie on the SEEKING QUALIFIED FRANCHISEES The timing for watching this remarkable film festival circuit with directors Muska and film couldn’t be better. Edie, now a widow Ólafsdóttir and a variety of featurettes. •BAYSHORE •MILWAUKEE 3RD WARD •WISCONSIN DELLS •BROOKFIELD ‘Jack & CALL STEVE TITUS 630-631-2123 Diane’ is a OR EMAIL [email protected] hopeless mess From the first SEEKING QUALIFIED FRANCHISEES time that we see her onscreen, we know there’s something •BAYSHORE •MILWAUKEE 3RD WARD not right about Diane (Juno Temple). Wan- Photo: courtesy •WISCONSIN DELLS •BROOKFIELD dering the streets of From “Jack & Diane.” Manhattan attempt- CALL STEVE WWW.KILWINS.COM TITUS 630-631-2123 ing to borrow the cell phones of passersby, she ends up in a shop beasts. The film toggles back and forth OR EMAIL [email protected] where she meets young, butch Jack (Riley between the budding romance and the ugly Keough), who takes her in. monsters that threaten to destroy it. For the next 90 minutes of Bradley Rust “Jack & Diane” is an interesting premise SEEKING QUALIFIED FRANCHISEES Grey’s “Jack & Diane,” we get a study in that fails to materialize into anything more teen trauma involving two characters who than gratuitous sex and brutal gore. The are barely able to express themselves. Just sum total is a hopeless mess. Neither the •BAYSHORE •MILWAUKEE 3RD WARD as their awkward relationship is beginning passion nor the horror provides the viewer to gel, Jack learns that Diane is soon leaving with something with which to connect. to attend school in France. Through special Blu-ray special features consist of fea- •WISCONSIN DELLS •BROOKFIELD effects and bizarre animation, the girl’s inner turettes, including one about the film’s CALL STEVE TITUS 630-631-2123 demons take shape. Their jealousy and special effects. rage is personified by hideous, flesh-eating OR EMAIL [email protected] WWW.KILWINS.COM
WWW.KILWINS.COM 24 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 Whitney Houston’s mother has choice words for Bobby Brown in new book By Hillel Italie reason to, not even concerning her loving person in the room.” faces.” Whitney’s face had been cut ing group struggling with addiction. AP writer granddaughter, Bobbi Kristina. She Brown is portrayed as childish out from a framed family picture, Although Cissy Houston doesn’t Cissy Houston has a few words, reaffirmed her comments in the and impulsive, hot tempered and an image Cissy Houston found like movies about “drugs and all that and a few more, for Bobby Brown. book that Whitney Houston would jealous of his wife’s success. Cissy “beyond disturbing.” The next time kind of stuff,” she was impressed by In “Remembering Whitney,” the have been better off without him. Houston describes a 1997 incident Houston came to the house, she “Sparkle.” mother of the late Whitney Hous- “How would you like it if he had when Whitney sustained a “deep was joined by two sheriff’s deputies “I thought she was great in it ton writes that from the start she anything to do with your daugh- cut” on her face while on a yacht who helped her take Whitney to and all the kids were great,” says doubted whether Brown was right ter?” she asked. with Brown in the Mediterranean. the hospital. Houston, who adds that the “whole for her daughter. And she thinks Houston said she wanted the Whitney insisted it was an accident; “She was so angry at me, cursing movie was hard to get through.” Whitney might not have ended up book published so the world would Brown had slammed his hand on me and up and down,” she writes. The book, too, was painful and so “deep” into drugs had they not not believe the worst about her a table, breaking a plate. A piece “Eventually, after a good long while, her grief continues. She writes that stayed together. daughter. Cissy Houston, herself an of china flew up and hit Whitney, Nippy did stop being angry at me. sometimes she hears a doorbell “I do believe her life would have accomplished soul and gospel sing- requiring surgery to cover any pos- She realized that I did what I did ring and thinks it’s Whitney, or turned out differently,” Houston er who performed with Elvis Pre- sible scar. to protect her, and she later told sees a vase in a different place and writes. “It would have been easier sley and Aretha Franklin, describes The injury was minor, the effects people that I had saved her life.” wonders if her daughter is around. for her to get sober and stay sober. Whitney as a transcendent talent possibly fateful. Brown and Whitney Houston Some nights, Cissy Houston wakes Instead she was with someone who, and vivacious and generous person “She seemed sadder after that, divorced in 2007, after 15 years of up crying, not sure at first where like her, wanted to party. To me, he known affectionately by her child- like something had been taken away marriage. When she learned that she is. never seemed to be a help to her in hood nickname, “Nippy.” But she from her,” Houston writes. her daughter was leaving Brown, “But then I get up out of bed, the way she needed.” acknowledges in the book that her For years, Whitney’s drug prob- Cissy Houston was “extremely wipe my eyes, wash my face, and “Remembering Whitney” came daughter could be “mean” and “dif- lems had been only a rumor to relieved” and “thanking God so lie back down to my sleep. Because out about two weeks short of ficult” and questions at times how her mother, who writes that con- much I’m sure nobody else could that is all I can do,” she writes. “I am the first anniversary of Houston’s well she knew her. cerns expressed by record execu- get a prayer in to Him.” so grateful to God for giving me the death. She drowned in a hotel “In my darkest moments, I won- tive Clive Davis were kept from Houston has no doubt that if gift of 48 years with my daughter. bathtub in Beverly Hills, Calif., at der whether Nippy loved me,” she her by her daughter and others. Whitney were alive she would still And I accept that He knew when it age 48. Authorities said her death writes. “She always told me she did. But by 2005 she had seen the be singing and making records. was time to take her.” was complicated by cocaine use and But you know, she didn’t call me worst. Houston remembers a hor- Houston said during her inter- heart disease. much. She didn’t come see me as rifying visit to the Atlanta home of view that she has seen “Sparkle,” During a recent telephone inter- much as I hoped she would.” Brown and Houston, where the a remake of the 1970s movie that Find more at wisconsingazette.com. view, Houston said she has no con- But, “almost always,” Whitney walls and doors were spray-painted came out last summer and featured tact with Brown and didn’t see any Houston was “the sweetest, most with “big glaring eyes and strange Whitney as the mother of a sing- WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 25
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Photo: Evan Agostini/AP Singers Cissy Houston, left, and daughter Whitney Houston arrive in 2010 at the “Keep A Child Alive Black Ball” in New York. Cissy Houston says she would not Wildness have accepted Whitney as a lesbian (WU TSANG, IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH WITH Whitney Houston’s mother, gospel sing- “Would it have bothered you if your ENGLISH SUBTITLES, 73MIN., 2011) er Cissy Houston, told Oprah Winfrey that daughter, Whitney, was gay?” Whitney she would not have accepted her daughter asked. A documentary portrait of the Silver Platter, a if she had come out to her as a lesbian. “Absolutely,” Cissy said. Cissy Houston made the statement dur- “You would not have liked that?’ historic Los Angeles bar for Latino LGBT immigrant ing an interview on “Oprah’s Next Chap- “Not at all,” Houston replied. communities since 1963, and a chronicle of what ter” that aired Jan. 28. Her appearance “You wouldn’t have condoned it?” Win- was timed to coincide with the release of frey asked. happens when a group of young artists stage a weekly her new memoir “Remembering Whitney,” “No,” Houston said. performance/dance party there. A movie (and a which arrives close to the anniversary of Houston went on to express her sad- the fabled singer’s death. ness about her daughter’s relationship manifesto) about the struggles of making a space queer Whitney Houston accidentally drowned with husband Bobby Brown, whom she and of claiming a space you can understand as safe. Feb. 11, 2012, in a bathtub at the Beverly described as a bad influence. Brown has Hilton hotel. Coroners said heart disease claimed Houston married him to “clean up and drug abuse brought about the accident. her image” at a time when she was being Cissy Houston told Winfrey that she dogged by rumors about her relationship Thursday, February 21, 7pm was aware of the rumors surrounding her with Crawford. daughter’s relationship with lifelong friend, Whitney Houston’s brother Michael $ UWM Union Theatre assistant and creative director Robyn Houston also appeared on Winfrey’s pro- 5 Crawford. In the book, Houston wrote: gram to talk about his sister. He acknowl- “I knew I didn’t want Robyn around my edged that he – not Bobby Brown – had Co-sponsored by Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design daughter, and I told (Whitney) that. There introduced her to drugs. wasn’t much I could do though. (Whitney) “We played together – everything that and the Green Gallery liked Robyn. She was past the age when you do together as you’re growing up – I could forbid her from seeing someone. and then when you get into drugs, you do Kids have a mind of their own when they that together too, and it just got out of get older. They want to experiment with all hand,” Michael Houston told Winfrey. kinds of things. And I don’t know if it was “That’s something I’ve got to live with more than that.” for the rest of my life,” he added. After reading the passage, Winfrey pressed Houston on the matter. – AP and WiG reports FOR MORE INFORMATION: ARTS.UWM.EDU/LGBTFILM 26 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 St. Paul’s hot in the coldest weather By Michael Muckian committed no crimes within the Cameron Naasz, the top U.S. com- Vulcan Krewe, clad in red capes, Think of the traditional blan- Contributing writer city limits. Such liberal thinking may petitor, grabbed third-place honors. attends to the court and carries ket toss, with seven or eight men Residents of St. Paul still bridle have helped foster St. Paul’s unique- Highlights from the event will be torches. clutching a large piece of fabric over a New York reporter who ly independent spirit and feed its aired Feb. 16 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The carnival features an ice and catapulting into the air a young once described Minnesota’s capital slightly raucous character. on most NBC affiliates. sculpture competition and several woman who then twirls and spins as uninhabitable during the winter Editors at The Lonely Planet parades. Some of the sculptures her way down. The technique months. Hardy local residents well travel guide recently named the All that other were very good, considering they worked well with the trained team conditioned to the season chuckle Twin Cities among the top 10 U.S. winter jazz were begun using chain saws. The members. It worked less well with over the apparently delicate natures destinations for 2013. They may not Crashed Ice wasn’t the only parades drew mixed reviews, but the well-dressed female members of New York’s residents – or at have been thinking of the area as a way St. Paul celebrated winter that everyone enjoyed the St. Paul least its writers. winter destination, but – truth be weekend. The city also turned out Bouncing Team. ST. PAUL next page If anything, St. Paul has become a told – that’s when St. Paul really in force for the Winter Car- hot winter destination, with more begins to shine. nival, an event originated in outdoor activities than you can 1885, when the aforemen- shake an icicle at. Yes, it’s cold, Crashed ice tioned New York report- but as all good Minnesotans know: craziness er referred to the city as There’s no bad weather, just unpre- St. Paul’s energy and enthusiasm “another Siberia, unfit for pared people who don’t know how in the face of subzero tempera- human habitation.” (Minne- to dress for the weather. tures are among the qualities that sotans have long memories.) St. Paul occupies the eastern attracted the Red Bull Crashed Offended by the remark, the bank of the Mississippi River that Ice competition to the city for St. Paul Chamber of Com- both separates and unites the com- the second consecutive year. The merce launched the carnival munity of nearly 300,000 with its relatively new international sport – a modest version of Mardi sister city of Minneapolis. With an of ice cross-downhill racing involves Gras held amid the snow- almost Old World charm, St. Paul a 400-meter raised track of glare drifts, where it’s too cold for is considered the last city of the ice that skaters rocket down singly flashing. East. It’s the hometown of “Prairie and in team competition. This year’s Like any such event, the Home Companion” creator Gar- field began with 200 competitors winter carnival elects a king rison Keillor. from 14 countries, all of whom and queen who are attended On the river’s opposite bank, the raced to become one of four final- by a royal court of be-spar- more modern city of Minneapolis, ists. kled noblepersons, many in the hometown of rocker Prince, The event brought more than long fur robes and ornate is considered the first city of the 115,000 spectators to the slopes of headgear. The West. Cathedral Hill Jan. 24-26 to watch During the 1930s, gangster John the finals. The St. Paul track, built in Dillinger and his cohort vacationed the shadow of the stately Cathedral in St. Paul under the approving eye of St. Paul, was the most technically of Police Chief John J. O’Connor. challenging of the five worldwide Public Enemy No. 1 and his friends Red Bull-sponsored competitions were safe to come and go as long this season. as they registered upon arrival, In the end, Minnesota skater paid O’Connor a bribe and
PHOTO: St Paul Visitors Bureau Despite the frigid weather, St. Paul smolders with activity all winter. From above, clockwise: Snow sculptures at the 2011 St. Paul Winter Carnival, the city’s famed Landmark Center, ice cross-downhill racers in the Red Bull Crashed Ice competition. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 27
ST. PAUL from prior page of the carnival royalty, one of whom landed squarely on her tiara. We hoped there were no puncture wounds to either the partici- pant or, more importantly, the fabric.
Drink up! For the heartiest of souls there also was the winter Beer Dab- bler, a chance for 7,500 thirsty imbibers to drink beer outdoors with the fervent hope that their lips would not stick to their com- memorative glasses. More than 100 breweries each poured three to six of their most distinctive brews in a frenzy of froth and fun. There was no way to keep up with the bounty of brew, but that didn’t stop many of the participants from trying, especially as both darkness and the temperature fell. However, any fear of freezing was eased by the wall-to-wall bodies that shared the space with beer tables, music stages and food trucks, another fixture of the St. Paul winter scene. No beer event has ever required this much stamina, we thought as we pushed our way to the front of the next beer line. What must these folks be like when the weather warms up? We made a note to return in July for the summer edition of the PHOTO: St Paul Visitors Bureau Beer Dabbler to find out. St. Paul has the perfect climate for ice sculpting. 28 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 Author/musician Peter Roller explains how Milwaukee rocks By Gregg Shapiro Contributing writer up in Milwaukee, and even though and not just in the ’60s, which gets Peter Roller, an associate profes- we met in the Twin Cities and lived all the attention. sor of music at Alverno College, is in various places, by the time we What was involved in the the author of “Milwaukee Garage had our first kid we felt like com- process of selecting and Bands: Generations of Grassroots ing back to her home … in the tracking down the bands Rock.” Spanning more than 50 mid-1980s. you wrote about? years of music in Milwaukee, the It was over many years. It was book features local rock heroes How did “Milwaukee challenging. Rather than just take such as The Mustard Men (led Garage Bands” come about? the 1960s and try to do every band by Warren Wiegratz), as well as I studied in the field of ethno- I possibly could in the Milwaukee bands who broke out on a national musicology, which is often called area from that time, I was doing level, including Milwaukee’s Violent “world music.” I went from a lot of samplings so I could represent dif- Femmes. Written in a style that’s knowledge about American music ferent time periods and different appealing to both musical novices styles – my own origins, like a lot areas in the region. and aficionados, “Milwaukee Garage of Baby Boomers, (was) in a garage Bands” should inspire readers to band – to learning about all these Something that really thing (about music) and they teach space for teens, by teens and one track down recordings by the bands different world music styles. After stands out in the book is the themselves in most cases. dimension of it was he was collabo- mentioned in the book – or even years of that came time for my own enthusiasm of your inter- rating with his younger sister Zoe to start their own garage bands to Ph.D. dissertation, and I did what view subjects. Were you surprised about Cohen, who is credited with helping perpetuate Milwaukee’s contribu- Dorothy did and I decided it was Most definitely! They (were) the intersection of garage me find some of the pictures in the tion to the genre. time to go back home to where I excited about my basic thesis, which bands and LGBT culture? book. … Zoe was probably by the started. I was shocked to find that is being in garage bands is not a vain I was pleased and impressed by door with a little table with vari- I spoke with Peter Roller prior to no one in rock writing had written first step in trying to be a star. It’s it, because it’s just another dimen- ous things on it, including a flier in his book’s publication. about absolutely amateur groups. something that you do with your sion of teens making their own support of gay rights and National They’d always written about people peers or even your closest buddies. statement on various fronts and Coming Out Day. Peter, as an East Coast who had one-hit-wonder records It just feels good to be down in the on their own turf. This basement native, what brought you to or star careers. I did an oral history basement, doing it, making those show, like a number of them, was Why didn’t you cover Milwaukee? of the Milwaukee area to basically loud sounds together. Proving to right in the basement space where well-known bands from I grew up in the New Jersey prove that there have always been yourself that you can make music Half Fare, Jake Cohen’s band, would outside of Madison, such as suburb of Summit. My wife grew low-level beginning garage bands – when, really, people don’t know any- always practice. Basically it was a BANDS next page
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BANDS from prior page Violent Femmes, the BoDeans and book) in people’s words and he said probably FireTown (with Butch Vig) fitting the best statement about that. He said, “I into the garage rock spectrum? formed my band with a bunch of guys from Coming soon to the I had to define my turf, because there are this particular neighborhood in Elm Grove, so many garage bands, and I did not include which was kind of the last working-class cor- 2013 Waukesha. The two guys from the BoDeans ner of what would be a much more wealthy Peck School of the Arts are very much from Waukesha. It was just a Brookfield suburban area. In addition to us turf matter. I would’ve covered them, prob- having this sort of common coming-from- ably, if they had been more from the east or the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks feeling when south side of Milwaukee or something, but we went to high school together, we also Art & Design Dance they weren’t. Butch Vig is from the Madison were really into music and crossed both area, and that wasn’t going to be part of my school music and being in a band with being Milwaukee turf. But I’ll just say bands that into rock and soul music.” Basically they set are rooted in a place like Wisconsin and a really high bar trying to achieve a lot with Springdances... impermanence
MAY 9-11 then sometimes … go beyond their original their garage band. They were doing really FREE The Sweet Grass Project area – (they) sometimes carry with them complex Motown and soul songs as well as Artists Now! Lecture Series MAY 17-18 FEB 6- APR 24 parts of their localness. I would say with the Beach Boys songs (which are pretty hard to most Wednesdays Summerdances - Stephan JUN 13-16 Koplowitz: Water Sight, sing), as well as simpler garage rock songs. At La Ceiba Grafica BoDeans, they made their band name when MAR 1- APR 6 Milwaukee they were still amateurs, out of an inside joke the time of the interview, (Warren) was the bandleader for the Milwaukee Bucks house about Jethro Bodean, a character on “The Film Music Beverly Hillbillies.” My inference is that they band, playing everything from contemporary were basically making fun of the fact that R&B to oldies. He was basically able to they were hicks from the hinterlands of Wis- become who he is at age 16. I think he was consin, and they were being proud of that at really thankful for that. So when he goes into the same time. With Butch Vig, and where The Domes, he’ll be playing an enjoyable he’s gone with his career, I was very proud of variety repertoire, just like he started doing the fact that he could run this whole record- back in Elm Grove in the early ’60s. Chamber Music Milwaukee: Milwaukee LGBT FEB FEB 21 APR 4 13 Rembandt Chamber Players ing studio scene and still play in bands before Film/Video Festival MAR 7 MAY 2 Screenings MKE Unplugged: Sugar Stems he went national out of Madison. FEB On Stage 21
Peter Roller will be at Boswell Book Theatre Warren Wiegratz, one of the per- Inter-Arts formers you write about in the book, Company in Milwaukee on Feb. 19. is performing on Valentine’s Day in Street Life, with Warren Wiegratz, per- Milwaukee. What do you think that forms during the Valentine Sweetheart says about his staying power? Night at The Domes at Mitchell Park I tried to put as much as possible (in the Horticultural Conservatory in Milwau-
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Making Connections: A Juried Exhibition of MIAD Printmaking Alumni runs February 26 – March 23 in MIAD’s Brooks Stevens Gallery. 414.291.7800 |www.skylightmusictheatre.org find us on Lapiztola Collective, Noise of Silence 30 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 ~ Ongoing ~ Feb. 13, Wednesday Milwaukee’s own Golda Meir appears as a character in the world Chamber Music Milwaukee presents the Rembrandt Chamber premiere of Jonathan Gillard Daly’s play “To the Promised Land,” WiGOUT Players at 7:30 p.m. at the Helene Zelazo Center of the Performing running through Feb. 10 in the Todd Wehr Theater at Marcus Center Arts, 2419 E. Kenwood Blvd. Call 414- 229-4308. for the Performing Arts. Call 414-273-2787. Renaissance Theaterworks presents “Educating Rita” through Feb.10 in the Studio Theater at Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. ON THE Feb. 14, Thursday Broadway. Call 414-291-7800. Skylight Music Theatre presents “Edith Piaf Onstage” through Distant Worlds Philharmonic and the Bel Canto Chorus perform Feb.10 in the Cabot Theatre at Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. music from “Final Fantasy” for the first time in Milwaukee, at 7:30 Broadway. Call 414-291-7800. TOWN p.m. at the Milwaukee Theatre, 500 W. Kilbourn. Call 414-566-1375. Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr., presents Edited and compiled by Gregg Shapiro “Western Union: Small Boats,” an exhibition by queer filmmaker and video artist Isaac Julien (“Looking For Langston,” “Young Soul The Milwaukee premiere of “Dust,” a comedy about a lottery Feb. 15, Friday Rebels”) through Feb. 17. Visit mam.org. ticket, poverty and fortune, by Hungarian playwright György Spiró, The Riverside, 116 W. Wisconsin, welcomes the “America’s Got Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award, “Clybourne runs through Feb. 17 at Kenilworth Square East, Studio 508, 1925 E. Talent Live All-Stars Tour” at 7 p.m. Call 414-286-3663. Park” by Bruce Norris runs through Feb. 24 in the Quadracci Kenilworth Place. Call 414-229-4308. UWM’s Peck School of the Arts presents a Pierre Bensusan Powerhouse at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E. Wells. Call Florentine Opera Studio Artists give audiences an early valentine concert at 7:30 p.m. in the UWM Recital Hall, 2400 E. Kenwood 414-224-9490. with “That’s Amore” in Vogel Hall at Marcus Center for the Blvd. Call 414-229-4308. Making its Milwaukee premiere, Stephen Massicotte’s “The Performing Arts, 929 N. Water, through Feb. 10. Call 414-273-2787. Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra presents “The American Clockmaker” continues through Feb. 24 at Next Act Theatre, 255 Songbook” concert, including the works of Irving Berlin, Jerome S. Water. Call 414-278-7780 or visit www.nextact.org. Kern, Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Richard Rodgers at Marcus “Mind Over Milwaukee” with mentalist Marc Salem runs Center for the Performing Arts, 929 N. Water, through Feb. 17. Call through Feb. 24 in the Stackner Cabaret at Milwaukee Repertory 414-273-2787. Theater, 108 E. Wells. Call 414-224-9490. Feb. 16, Saturday The Peninsula Music Festival’s February Fest marks the return of pianist Andrew Armstrong playing the music of Chopin, Debussy, Liszt and Rachmaninoff at 2 p.m. at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church on Highway 42 at the top of Ellison Bay hill. Rob Thomas Contemporary music ensemble Present Music offers “In the Chamber,” including “Motion” by out composer Nico Muhly, at 7:30 p.m. at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E. Brown Deer. For tickets, call 414-271-0711 ext. 5. Feb. 9, Saturday The Riverside, 116 W. Wisconsin, welcomes the cast & creators Actor/comedian Nick Offerman (Ron on “Parks & Rec”) is at the of TV’s “Walking Dead” at 7 and 10 p.m. Call 414-286-3663. Erin McKeown Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood in Madison, for two shows at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Call 608-241-2345. The Peninsula Music Festival’s February Fest features the PMF Feb. 7, Thursday Trio performing a program that includes the music of Mozart, In support of her new disc, “Manifestra,” queer singer/songwriter Rebecca Clarke and Bruch at 2 p.m. at Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Erin McKeown performs at 7:30 p.m. at High Noon Saloon, 701A Church on Highway 42 at the top of Ellison Bay hill. E. Washington in Madison. Call 608-268-1122. The Riverside, 116 W. Wisconsin, welcomes Matchbox Twenty, Sister Act Milwaukee Ballet presents “Genesis: International led by gay marriage supporter Rob Thomas, at 6:30 p.m. Call 414- Choreographic Competition,” through Feb. 10 at The Pabst, 144 286-3663. E. Wells. Call 414-286-3663. Feb. 19, Tuesday The 51st annual Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Broadway Across America presents “Sister Act,” based on the Show, featuring educational demonstrations, seminars by home Feb. 10, Sunday Whoopi Goldberg movie, through Feb. 24 at Marcus Center for the improvement experts and media celebrities runs through Feb. 10 Performing Arts. Call 414-273-2787. at the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park, 8200 W. The Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood in Madison, presents The 12th Annual United Way Bluegrass Benefit John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 608 New York Ave., Sheboygan, Greenfield in West Allis. Call 414-727-8840. featuring Off the presents Philadanco, dance by African-American choreographers, Porch, Sparetime Bluegrass, Daylight in the Swamp, Oak Street at 6:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. the next night. Call 920-458-6144. Ramblers and Dave Landau, at 1 p.m. Call 608-241-2345. Feb. 8, Friday The Madison premiere of Dustin Lance Black’s “8: The Gay Feb. 11, Monday Feb. 20, Wednesday Marriage Play” is presented as a free, one-night staged reading Prometheus Trio Nathan Wesselowski Charles Allis Art Museum, 1801 N. Prospect, presents a screen- by OUT!Cast Theatre, Mercury Players Theatre and the New Harvest and guest narrator of ing of the classic 1938 film “Lost Horizon” at 7:30 p.m. Call 414- Foundation at the Bartell Theatre, 113 E. Mifflin in Madison at 8p.m. the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music perform selections by queer 278-8295. Visit BartellTheatre.org. composer Jennifer Higdon and others at 7:30 p.m. in the Wisconsin Win Wells’ “Gertrude Stein and a Companion” and Neil Conservatory of Music Bader Recital Hall, 1584 N. Prospect. Visit Bartram and Brian Hill’s musical “The Story of My Life” run in wcmusic.org/Concerts/Prometheus-Trio.aspx. repertory on the Evjue Stage at the Bartell Theatre, 113 E. Mifflin in Linneman’s, 1001 E. Locust, hosts Poets Monday beginning at Feb. 21, Thursday Madison, through March 9. Visit stageq.com or call 608-661-9696, 7:30 p.m. Call 414-263-9844. Tony Rocker and the Comeback Special perform at the Elvis ext 3. Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State in Madison, presents the Tribute Night beginning at 6:30 p.m. at The Domes at Mitchell Park Adapted by Andrew Lippa, from Joseph Moncure March’s book- beloved musical “West Side Story” through Feb. 17. Call 608-258- Horticultural Conservatory, 524 S. Layton. Call 414-649-9830. length poem, the musical “The Wild Party” runs through Feb. 10 in 4141. Milwaukee Chamber Theatre presents “Underneath The the UWM Peck School of the Arts’ Helen Bader Concert Hall/Zelazo Lintel” by Glen Berger, through March 17 at Broadway Theatre Center, 2419 E. Kenwood Boulevard. Call 414-229-4308. Center, 158 N. Broadway. Call 414-291-7800. German cellist Alban Gerhardt joins the Madison Symphony Feb. 12, Tuesday KODO Drummers of Japan hit the skins at 7 p.m. at The Pabst, Orchestra to play Prokofiev’s “Sinfonia Concertante” and more, 88Nine Radio 144 E. Wells. Call 414-286-3663. Turner Hall Ballroom, 103 N. Fourth, hosts the Climb aboard the love train and catch The O’Jays at 8 p.m. at through Feb. 10 at Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State in Milwaukee Mardi Gras Party at 6:30 p.m. on Fat Tuesday. Call Madison. Call 608-258-4141. The Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. 414-286-3663. Canal. Call 414-847-7922. WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013 31 32 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | February 7, 2013
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