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STAGE DOOR Door County offers a wealth of concerts and theater events this summer. page 27 THE VOICE OF PROGRESS FOR WISCOnsin’s LGBT COMMUNITY June 27, 2013 | Vol. 4, No. 17 The verdict is ... LOVE RULES page 6 PHOTO: CHARLES DHARAPAK/AP Wisconsin natives Michael Knaapen, left, and his husband John Becker, right, embrace outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 26 after the court struck down a fed- eral provision deny- ing benefits to legally married gay couples. ORF Politically queer D One of the state’s most generous equality allies, Chris Abele defies labels and stereotypes By Louis Weisberg a progressive Democrat who’s willing to relationship as I can with whoever’s in the PHOTO: DAVE LAUERS DAVE PHOTO: Staff writer deal with Republican leaders on behalf of majority, so I can get things done for the Milwaukee County Executive Chris his constituents. In fact, he actually talks to county,” he says. Abele – millionaire, philanthropist and Gov. Scott Walker. Once upon a time, in an America that proud LGBT ally – is that oddest of ducks “In my current job as county execu- seems far away, Abele’s bipartisan, prag- on Wisconsin’s current political scene. He’s tive, it’s kind of my job to have as good a ABELE page 20 The last of three Wausau holds Obama presents special issues first-ever plan to fight global celebrating Pride march warming LGBT Pride Month! page 4 page 8 page 23 2 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM | June 27, 2013 News with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg VROOM, VROOM warmer feelings speech at the Faith and Free- ing protests at the country’s a bawdy “May they never AT THE VATICAN than cats. About dom Coalition conference, most beloved sporting event, meet!” – has long been a Get your motor run- 81 percent of took a contrary position and Le Tour de France, which part of naval culture. It’s ning.…Tens of thousands voters say they said the “good old boys” in begins June 29 in Corsica and one of the seven traditional of Harley-Davidson bikers either “like” or the Grand Old Party can’t ends July 21 on the Champs- toasts delivered over dinner gathered in Rome in mid- “love” dogs. Just quiet the conservative base. Elysees in Paris. Someone’s for each day of the week, in June for a blessing from Pope 3 percent are afraid of dogs, “Just let them tell us to sit pedaling in the wrong gear. this case on Saturday. The Francis, who arrived at the 2 percent are allergic, 10 down and shut up,” Palin said, Tuesday night toast to “our company’s 110th anniversary percent are indifferent and “which I refuse to do.” NO GROOMS men” has also been updated celebration standing in an 4 percent think “they should Claude Binaud, mayor of to “our sailors.” The mili- open-top Jeep® all live in the woods.” So that tary said the toast was being PHOTO: HTTP://WWW . AP report- GETTING EVEN? the southwestern French ELCANDIGATO.COM ed that thundering Harley thing with Seamus the Dog A San Francisco gay rights town of Matha, is among his updated to “reflect cultural Morris the Cat. engines drowned out the probably really hurt Mitt blogger has pleaded no con- country’s anti-gay protest- changes” in the navy, which “Our Father,” but things qui- Romney’s campaign. test to disorderly conduct ers. He recently refused to has included female sailors PURRFECT eted when the pontiff began after taking a photograph marry a local man and his for more than two decades. POLITICIAN the Mass in St. Peter’s Square. PRIEBus’ BIGGER of gay District Supervi- partner, in violation of the Morris the Cat – El Can- Francis spoke both to the TENT sor Scott Wiener in a City law. He qualified his refus- BEING TRUE digato Morris – is running bikers and to the thousands Wisconsin’s Reince Prie- Hall toilet last October and al, however, by saying that American Apparel marked for mayor in Xalapa, a city in of Catholics gathered for a bus, Republican National posting it on his blog. Michael he “might marry two girls” LGBT Pride Month with a eastern Mexico where vot- two-day anti-abortion rally. Committee chairman, Petrelis snapped the picture because “they can have chil- new line of T-shirts created ers are weary – and wary The pope did not attend recently urged the conser- to protest Wiener’s support dren.” in partnership with GLAAD. – of human politicians. The the gay Pride march that vatives gathered for the for an ordinance banning It’s not the first time that the black-and-white kitty has a weekend. Faith and Freedom Coalition public nudity. UPDATED TOAST Los Angeles-based clothing slogan, “Tired of Voting for Conference to embrace the Britain’s Royal Navy says retailer has taken such a pub- Rats? Vote for a Cat.” There IN THE DOG party’s efforts to broaden ROAD RAGE it is dropping the traditional lic pro-gay stance. American are other animals running for HOUSE support by at least appearing Ultra-right extrem- sailors’ toast to “our wives Apparel first began printing office in 14 states in the July In the United States, a to be more tolerant on big ists continue to challenge and sweethearts” and replac- its “Legalize Gay” shirts to 7 elections, including Chon survey by Public Policy Poll- issues like immigration and France’s new marriage equal- ing the timeworn language protest passage of Califor- the Donkey in the border ing finds that 20 percent gay marriage. ity law. They recently demon- with a gender-neutral refer- nia’s Prop 8 in 2008 and city of Ciudad Juarez, Tina of voters prefer to spend strated at the French Open. ence to “our families.” The has since handed out over the Chicken in Tepic, and time with their pets over PALin’s PUP TENT And now the extremists practice of toasting “our 50,000 of the shirts at Pride Tintan the Dog in Oaxaca people. The poll also shows Former Alaska Gov. Sarah think they can win support wives and sweethearts” – rallies and other events. City. that dogs seem to engender Palin, delivering the closing for discrimination by stag- occasionally followed with We Support the Storewide SLEEP RITE AT BILTRITE! Holiday Vacation LGBT Community! FREE SAME OR NEXT DAY DELIVERY & SET UP CLOSED ON IN STOCK MATTRESS ONLY PURCHASES OF $499 OR MORE. JULY 1 - 4 FREE REMOVAL & RECYCLING OF OLD MATTRESS. FREE The most important benefi t a PureLatexBLISS mattress Frame! does is help relax muscles, which relieves tension. 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They walked from Mara- One of the men, in a phone interview with thon Park to the 400 Block park in down- WiG, said Bouvier listed him as a contact to town Wausau. “mess with my relationship with my fiancé.” Daily Herald Media described the event as He described Bouvier’s claims about himself festive and said it was almost “anti-climactic as “outrageous.” after plans for a different gay Pride march According to his Web biography, “Daxx were canceled.” Bouvier resides in Beverly Hills, CA and Advertisements of a Pride celebration Granite Peak, WI born in June(year unknown) began circulating in the spring, catching the adopted at the young age of 4, world traveller attention of Wisconsin’s Christian right lead- and philanthropist, best known for his lavish ers and, for different reasons, also drawing parties and support of animal rights with a concern from Wisconsin’s LGBT community.

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