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Two years (24 issues), $160. / Single issues of Clik Magazine is available for purchase via mail at a cost of $4.95 per copy plus $5.00 for shipping and handling for the first copy and $2.50 (S/H) for each additional copy VOL 8 tiSSUE 1 • a.i< - 4 - www.clikmagazine.oom Rediscover Black Gay America's Most Prominent Magazine For The Hip & Trendy Black Gay Man JANUARY 2007 euc CONTENTS On the Cover: •• ON Photographer: 12 Why Ilpeak UP And Out ErrICo ••• ............................................................................ Fashion Director: II .•.•••Iboal .A••Journey Up Coni DallL 18 Dr•••• .,..1a Fashion Editorial 24 LeIter 10 • Frlead 28 A Loole lalo the N-word 31 IlraamIDg Tips on Winter Care 32 ClUe Ia the lite•••• Soul Food 34 raal • Fad••• The Best Gay Cars of 2007 WandeD CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 aware of them. So, I was walking past them and I kept my mouth shut. If I would have said this boy calls out, 'You aint diesel son.' I looked thing they would have killed me. I really at him like, 'girl, please'. I said nothing, but I did believe that. wave at them like, whatever. After doing that, I. • - •• .. something told me to turn around and I turn ... ...... around and there is this big trash bag flying at KA: God has a plan for me. I don't try to lale me. I duck that and the guy picks up another it. What I'm learning from therapy is to a trash bag and throws that one at me. I duck that what has happened, and to not allow it to one and he has this spay can in his hand-I think fest as my fault. This was an ad brought he just finished tagging something-he looked at me. me and I just said to myself, Kevin, this is not • •• • .. ... going to be cute. I stood there and he has that KA: A range of things. Just not knowing can in his hand and he throws it at me and I just eating yourself. I think the true sheer fad duck and it goes on past me. His boys are goof- asking me this question promoles discrimln ing on him and it's kind of like a peer pressure I am so sick and tired of the negative. We thing. So he said, 'No, no, no, I'm going to get to concentrate on the prize no maHer what you faggot.' He's walking towards me and I'm This picture is so big and we need to love backing up and I said to myself, 'Let me get into hug and tolerate each other and fallow th the street because the cars are coming down'. I with it. literally thought he wasn't going to go that far, but he calls for his guys, they then disappear. They were nowhere to be found. I kept walking KA: It's not called lack its called doing the in the street and someone grabbed me from thing. If the Black community would stop It behind, pulled my arms back and someone else the categories and just go back to the hit me in the back-I had my purse they weren't bible class and love thy neighbor~IV8I'YII1i taking my purse. would be all right. ~mI1l1Ml.. ~l1hm1:'. .lmtlm~f!ta.... .... .. KA: I'm working on my album, Misler Piece, KA: Yeah, it was because I was gay. What do there's a line of pumps coming out called you think it was for? These boys were out to kill Aviance. me and that was it. Now, did they go out that night to randomly go beat up any kind of per- At the end of this interview, it was as tholl son? I donit know that story. All I know is they had conneded on a different level. I had no remorse when they kicked me on the being a legend, a giant untouchable head over 30 times. I know that these 'brothers' he was more human and tongible, with Damron of mine felt like they were controlling the situation had connected with and felt closer to. I called 'The World' and at that moment in time as he left, with as much Rair as he arri LGBTtravel guides they thought they were going to cancel out what he was correct with his thoughts, and they didn't want to see or what they thought was one who applies his or herself can Need to get away? negative. There's nothing random about a gay strong an inRuence as he has. Kevin A . We have the perfect place. bashing, you can feel the heat in their bodies, belief in personal greatness is possibly the you can see the rage in their faces, you can see advancing the gay movement to where it Actually, we have 12,000. them turn into something that's not human. to be. Our guides are packed with LGBT KA: I thought they were 30,000 of them. All of accommodations, bars, bookstores, this happened between a minute or three. Now I know there were four of them. afes & more, across the US, Canada, • • Europe & beyond. KA: I think they told on themselves. .. --.- ..~.. • •.... e-. KA: There were people who identified them. No one tried to help. ~~I!IJ1l1M~•• • •~~~•.... e- •• KA: Because it's New York-dso, it was the first time something like this happened to me-my mouth is big but this was one time in my life that Call for a free catalog, or log on to our online service. w w w. dam r 0 n . com He knows he has HIV. He doesn't know his HIV puts him at risk for kidney disease. Ask your doctor about your risk factors and the impact that HIV and its treatment may have on your kidneys. •• cousins, who've in turn had conversations Granted, not everyone wishes to be com- with their parents, who have in turn have pletely open about things such as sexuality conversations with their siblings, and my and especially HIV status. I respect, under- "! don't have anything against gay people, grandmother. When I stop and think about stand and honor that fact. Even as honest but I'm not gay." If I hear that statement how uncomfortable things became recently and open as I wish to be about some uttered from the lips of a heterosexual, a when I had a discussion with my mother things, there are still things that I will never , celebrity, or a celebrity posing as a hetero- about wanting to inform my family about share with anyone. Not necessarily • sexual one more time, I'm liable to scream my HIV status, I feel stifled. The conversa- because they're shameful, but simply and try to hurt somebody. '1',Jf# It; WJIII tion was one that produced tears, honesty, because they are PRIVATE. What life has t;PMJt. tIP. challenges, and numerous uncomfortable shown me also however is that I also have silences. '1'JIIt;It; WJIII t;PMJt. tIP. This is the blessing of being able to choose if, when and how honest I wish to be. There why I want to speak up to my own relatives, Every time I see· or hear someone make are times when it's necessary for me to not only about my HIV status, and Brave statements like that not only does it piss me open my mouth, set someone straight (no Soul Collective, but also about my off, but it makes me want to speak even pun intended) and remind them that just sexuality. They all may know, but most of louder than I'm usually propelled to do.