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January 19, 2004 Volume 5, Number 3 See story on page 12 Eye of the Storm Pulic Meeting Scheduled as Questions Swirl Around Gay Center Sale By Phil LaPadula A week earlier, Executive director Bill will probably not get any money from the Managing Editor Peters had announced that the public sale until September. As the controversy surrounding the sale meeting on the sale would not be held until Most of the criticism of the deal has of the gay community center in Fort March. “We’ve upped the date because centered on the board acting without Lauderdale intensified last week, the center’s there seems to be a swell of curiosity,” he informing, or receiving input, from the board of directors scheduled a public meeting explained. center’s members and the community at large. for Thursday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m. to answer Meanwhile, the Broward County Critics have also questioned why the board questions and respond to criticism. Commission voted on Tuesday, Jan. 20, to didn’t do a national search for a developer or

In response to an e-mail flyer sent out table a proposed $200,000 bailout grant for put the property on the multiple listing Photo by Pompano Bill by Doug White, an opponent of the sale, the center after they learned about the sale. service. Supporters of the deal say they had dozens of people packed the meeting room The commission had been expected to to act quickly to keep the center’s doors open. Mark Ketchum, president of the gay community center’s board of directors, where the center’s board was holding its approve the grant. Peters said he was “We are angry, and feel betrayed, that speaks at the board’s Jan. 15 meeting. regularly scheduled meeting Jan. 15. They disappointed by the commission’s actions this board met in closed session for months The board announced that a town hall were told to come back on Jan. 22 for the because the center still needs the money for without seeking out community input and meeting will be held at the center Jan. town hall meeting. its programs. He pointed out that the center 22 to address concerns about the sale See CENTER on page 2 of the property. Phelps Threatens to Book Group on Gay Cruise Homophobic Preacher Sends Letter to Rosie O’Donnell’s Travel Company By Andy Zeffer performing on board an Features Editor Atlantis cruise gave her Virulently anti-gay Rev. Fred the idea to create a gay Phelps has written a letter to R Family cruise company geared Vacations, a gay and lesbian travel to families. company co-founded by Rosie In order to get on O’Donnell, requesting reservations the cruise, Phelps and aboard the company’s first gay his followers would have chartered cruise. R Family Vacations to book their travel has chartered Norwegian Cruise arrangements through R Line’s Norwegian Dawn for a seven- Family Vacations. day cruise departing on July 11 from According to Kaminsky, New York City. The cruise is meant nobody from Westboro to be a safe and enjoyable Baptist Church has environment for gay families. purchased tickets. Phelps and his Westboro “One other thing Baptist Church, which is composed I have to say is that we almost entirely of members of his LOVE AND HATE: At left, a gay couple with a child pictured on R Family Vacations’ Web site. At right, Fred Phelps are going to ensure the family, are notorious for staging protesting outside the Albany County Courthouse in Laramie, Wyo., where one of Matthew Shepard’s killers was safety of every guest on trial April 5, 1999. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) anti-gay pickets at gay events and that comes aboard,” funerals, including the funeral of hate-crime such subjects as: Is homosexuality sinful? Does everyone, but I think it’s obvious that this Kaminsky said. “And both we and Norwegian victim Matthew Shepard. Their signs bear such God really hate fags? Is it possible for practicing church is not trying to promote anything Cruise Line reserve the right that any slogans as “God Hates Fags,” “AIDS Cures homosexuals to go to Heaven? Is Hell a real good, but just promoting hate. Their Web passenger who is disruptive, whether in this Fags” and “Fags Burn in Hell.” Phelps’ group place with fire and brimstone? Was Sodom site is called godhatesfags.com, and I don’t group or in any other group, is not welcome also regularly sends out faxed fliers promoting destroyed because of homosexual sin or some on the ship.” extremist, anti-gay views. A recent one began, other reason? What about the dietary laws of “We do reserve our right to book Phelps is a former lawyer “WBC to picket monstrous sodomite Leviticus? Do they negate the prohibition, who has been disbarred by whorehouse masquerading as a nation, ‘Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with who goes on our cruise. We are the both the Kansas state courts Canada…” The latest flier, a copy of his letter womankind; it is abomination?’ And many other ones that schedule the and the federal court system. to R Family Vacations, was circulated Jan. 9. such relevant and timely topics of keen interest programming…. Their Web site is According to the Anti- In the letter to R Family Vacations, Phelps to all sincere and intelligent gays and lesbians.” Defamation League, in 1985, writes, “Please make room for three families (12 Phelps ends his letter with, “Your prompt called godhatesfags.com, and I don’t nine federal court judges filed to 15 individual members) from Westboro consideration will be appreciated. Thank you. With really think that is an appropriate a disciplinary complaint Baptist Church.” Phelps goes on to say that kindest personal regards and best wishes, I remain subject to have on our cruise.” charging Phelps and six of “you need us with our traditional, historic sincerely yours in Christ, Fred W. Phelps, Pastor.” his family members, all Christian input to have a truly diverse, well- “We are creating a cruise where we want —Gregg Kaminsky, R Family Vacations attorneys, with making false rounded and intellectually stimulating cruise. all families to be welcome,” said Gregg accusations against them. We will provide all on board with lively Gospel Kaminsky, who runs R Family Vacations really think that is an appropriate subject to The Phelpses fought the complaint but lost. music and old-time preaching—three to five along with Rosie O’Donnell and her partner, have on our cruise.” In 1989, Fred Phelps agreed to surrender his sessions each day—with generous, lengthy Kelly O’Donnell. “However, we do reserve Kaminsky first met Rosie O’Donnell license to practice law in federal courts in question-and-answer periods to follow each our right to book who goes on our cruise. when he worked for Atlantis Events, which exchange for the federal judges allowing the service. We are the ones that schedule the produces all-gay cruises. According to other members of his family to continue “In addition, we will arrange debates on programming. It’s not that we don’t welcome Kaminsky, O’Donnell’s experience practicing.

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Eye of the Storm Managing Editor Phil LaPadula Pulic Meeting Scheduled as Questions [email protected] Arts & Entertainment Editor Swirl Around Gay Center Sale Mary Damiano CENTER from Front Page [email protected] support from our Founders Circle [major donors], our appraisal of $2.053 million, but he conceded that “the potential Features Editor membership, our community leaders and community members market value is more than $3 million.” Andy Zeffer [email protected]

prior to voting to sell our community center,” said Doug After the meeting Jan. 15, Carol Moran, a former board EDITORIAL White, president of the South Florida Social Circle. member who supports the sale, responded to criticism from Sales and Marketing Manager White also questioned why Peters has been telling White about the deal’s plan for the center to own a new Kevin Hopper the press that the sale was not a done deal when the 10,000-square-foot building but not the land it sits on. In his [email protected] board actually signed a sales contract in December. In an e-mail, White had compared the plan to “owning a trailer in a interview with The Express on Jan. 14, Peters trailer park.” “Have you ever owned a condo? It’s the same Account Executives Craig Combs acknowledged that the center had signed a contract, and concept,” Moran said. [email protected] it cannot back out. But he said Tarragon Realty Investors But Litty pointed out that the plan could put the center Anthony Verrico Inc. could still back out, and the deal is contingent on the at the mercy of a condo association. “The condo association [email protected] city approving the building permits. Nevertheless, White could decide that they don’t want the center or its uses or Daniel Wasinger [email protected] and others think Peters statements to the press were events,” he said. misleading. Peters said the board had informed some of its major Classifieds Manager Dave Litty, one of two board members who voted against donors before signing the contract. “There were certain Ralph Lankford the sale, criticized the way the deal has been handled. “I things we could not go public with as part of the deal,” he [email protected] think the board has blown it by not allowing the community said. “We needed to respond to this situation as quickly as National Sales Representatives to participate in this huge decision,” Litty said. “I’m not against possible. We wanted to keep the doors of the center open.” Rivendell Media developing the property as long as it’s well thought out.” Peters said the center still needs the $200,000 in 212.242.6863 Litty also criticized how center officials have presented emergency funds from the county “to help develop our Publisher the sale to the media. “I question our representation in the programs for youth, health and education outreach and to Unite Media LLC. press by spokespeople for the center,” he said. continue operating our 16-hour-per-day emergency hotline Steven Guerrini, President

Mark Ketchum, president of the center’s board of service.” [email protected] BUSINESS directors, said he “can understand the criticism” about Karen Kelly, a past president of the center who closed proceeding with the deal behind closed doors. “In a perfect the sale on the current building, voiced support for the sale. News & Features world, it would have been done in the open,” he said. But he “We have the opportunity to make a 10,000-square-foot, state- Jennifer Trovato • Paul Harris • Dan Aiello said the development made the deal contingent on of-the-art facility with no mortgage,” Kelly said. “That’s a Business & Finance confidentiality, and the deal seemed to good to pass up. major fund-raising relief right there. Fund-raising is a constant Daniel M. Pye • Michael Wilke Syndicated Columnists “This developer came to us and said they wanted to problem.” Mike Alvear • Mubarak Dahir purchase our property, but it had to be absolutely confidential, Kelly urged community members “not to jump to any Paul Varnell • Deb Price • M.Signorile and we couldn’t shop it,” Ketchum explained. “Most of us judgment or opinion based on a flier or an e-mail that’s going Timothy J. Critzer • John D. Siegfried were uncomfortable with that, but it was such an opportunity around.” “The board here and the staff work day and night Jennifer Vanasco • Marc Acito Health & Fitness Columnists for us to have a mortgage-free, repair-free building with to make this a successful center, and we owe them the Stephen Fallon working air conditioning and no leaky roof. The only real opportunity to tell us what’s going on.” Advice & Counseling costs are going to be maintenance of the building.” But Michael Albetta, a Founders Circle member and Mark Rutherford Asked why the center didn’t list the property or do a president of the Dolphin Democrats, criticized the board for Webmaster • Gary Hallock Network Administrator • Ray Johnston national search for a developer, Ketchum said, “It would have not informing the community about what’s going on with the Contributing Photographers been nice to have enough resources in the bank to say, ‘OK, sale. “I’m very concerned about the fact that people were Steven Shires • Pompano Bill • Carole Fawcett we’re going to put ourselves on the market for a year and see misinformed about the sale of the property, and it wasn’t Distribution Managers what happens.’ But we saw this as an opportunity to ensure done in a very appropriate way,” Albetta said. “The people Charlie Braun • Glenn King • John Fugate Graphic Artist • Henny Snow the future of the center and to keep it alive.” who are members of the Founders Circle, and the people who Office Administrator • Logan Kent Ketchum also noted that the developer agreed on Jan. meet here and use the center in various groups, were not

13 to increase the parking to 70 spaces. Critics complained very well informed.” CONTRIBUTORS that the original plan for 46 spaces, compared with the current Elvira Williams, a friend of the late Dr. John Graves who center’s 100-plus spaces, was a major drawback. accepted a humanitarian award in his name last November, The Express Gay News Dave Brown, a member of the center who worked for 11 said she was concerned about the future of the Stonewall Unite Media LLC. years as an appraiser for Re/Max, said he appraised the Library, a project that Graves passionately supported and 1595 Northeast 26th St. Wilton Manors, Fl. 33305 funded. “Whatever happens, Dr. Graves’s library should Phone: 954.568.1880 Fax: 954.568.5110 building at $3 million to $3.2 million. The board has www.ExpressGayNews.com acknowledged that the total sales contract is for $2.19 million. remain with the center,” Williams said. “Why was it sold so cheaply? Why wasn’t it put on the Graves has bequeathed money to the center, but Litty multiple listing service?” Brown asked. “It’s a large piece of suggested that the money “could be in jeopardy” because DEADLINES land, and it’s very close to Wilton Manors. Why was it a Graves did not want the property sold. Display Advertising Classifieds backroom deal?” Express Features Editor Andy Zeffer contributed to this Placement Request Line Ads Monday by 5pm Wednesday by 4pm Litty explained that the board had received a written report. Art Work Art Work Wednesday by noon Tuesday by noon Doug White, left, and Carol Moran, right, engage in a lively debate about the sale of the gay community center’s property. White and others have criticized the center’s board for signing a deal in secret without The Express is published weekly on Mondays by Unite Media, receiving input from the community. LLC. Our paper is a member of the Associated Press, and a Founding Member of the Gay American Media Association. The views or opinions expressed within this publication, in bylined columns, stories and letters to the editor are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Unite Media LLC. The appearance of names or pictorial representations in The Express does not necessarily indicate the sexual orientation of that named person or persons. All material in The Express is protected by federal copyright law and may not be reproduced without the written consent of Express Gay News. The Express reserves the right to enforce its own judgments regarding the suitability of advertising copy, illustrations and/or photographs.

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By Dan Aiello Republicans. “We have to look at other acceptance and tolerance of gay people. of discrimination, a woman’s right to choose Local Correspondent Republican candidates. She supported people Hostetter’s efforts failed to repeal the and on any of the range of progressive issues Margaret Hostetter, an outspoken in the Republican Party that wanted to rescind Broward County Human Rights Ordinance people care about. As far as her candidacy, it opponent of gay rights in Broward County, our charter of membership. And when you are or to remove the GLSEN tolerance programs will be very clear by the end of the election filed a petition on Jan. 7 to enter the race for dealing with somebody who wants your from Broward County schools. the difference between Debbie Wasserman the U.S. House of Representatives, District membership rescinded, it is very difficult to Wasserman Schultz, who is seeking the Schultz and Margaret Hostetter, and the 20 seat. The seat will be vacated by support him or her. She can be very pleasant, Democratic nomination for the District 20 voters will have a clear choice.” Congressman Peter Deutsch (D), who has like any other person. But the proof is in the seat, contrasted her views with those of Wasserman Schultz campaigned for the entered a race for the U.S. Senate. pudding. If she or any of her friends are Hostetter. “We have very, very polar opposite Broward County Human Rights Ordinance, Hostetter, a Republican, faces an uphill campaigning to have the Log Cabin views on the issues important to the people and was very supportive of it. She promised battle in a district where Democrats Republicans removed from the party, then we in Broward County in general, but to the gay to be at the forefront on equal rights issues outnumber Republican voters. Democratic would have to take action to prevent that.” community in particular,” said Wasserman and to stand firm against those who advocate state Sen. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a long- In a 2002 article in New Times, Bob Schultz. “We have opposite views on issues discrimination. time friend of the GLBT community, also has Norman dubbed Hostetter “Broward entered the race for Deutsch’s seat in County’s Church Lady.” Norman recounts Congress. when Hostetter approached him at a recent THOM RACINA from Back Page Hostetter did not return two phone calls public forum on outing and told him that she with the publication of The Happy Hustler. Racina thought Pitt was a good actor, from The Express seeking her comments on approved of his recent article about “I got to the point with a New York so he put him on Another World for one the race. Congressman Mark Foley’s alleged publisher that even though I was writing day. He urged the producers to sign Pitt “I think it should be remembered, and homosexuality. In the article, Norman says porn, they knew I was good. And I got a to a two-year contract, but they decided not just by gay and lesbian voters but by Hostetter told him that she approved of chance to write the Great Los Angeles to pass on him. “One of them said he every voter in that District, that Margaret outing Foley because “we need to identify Blizzard. It was actually that book that got couldn’t act; one said he had bad skin,” was the one who began a petition drive to homosexuals in public office and expose them me to the producers of General Hospital.” Racina says. “Had they liked him, he might repeal the Broward County Human Rights for what they are.” Racina says he had no problems as an have been a soap opera star forever and Ordinance,” said Democratic Party activist Hostetter also sought to undo the openly gay man working on the soap operas. never have done Thelma and Louise. But Bill Rettinger. “I have faith that the voters relationship between the Broward County In fact, he estimated that at least 50 percent it got him a Screen Actors Guild card, which will not be sending a one-issue candidate to Schools and the Gay, Lesbian and Straight of the guys he worked with were gay. “I think got him other auditions.” Congress, especially such a divisive Education Network, as reported by The the gay men who worked on those show, Racina says he talked Pitt out of doing candidate as Margaret Hostetter.” Express in December 2002. In her first and still work on those shows, are really able porn. “He was thinking about taking a porn A spokesman for the local Log Cabin meeting as a member of the school board’s to write sensitive love stories and job for the money,” Racina says. “I really Republicans said the gay GOP group is not Diversity Committee, Hostetter charged that understand the minds of women better than thought he was a good actor, and I didn’t enamored with Hostettter either. “Margaret “sexual orientation is not included in the a lot of straight men I worked with,” he says. want him to go that route. The next day, he Hostetter did not believe what we stood for definition of diversity for this committee” and Racina drew on the daily traumas of his came back to me and said, ‘I thought about was in line with the platform of the Republican its inclusion in the non-discrimination policy own life for story material. “So much of my it, and you’re right, I’m not going to do it. Party, in terms of social issues,” said Andy doesn’t give the school board the authority life was put into those stories, but, of course, Besides, my dick’s not big enough.’ I said, Eddy of the Broward County Log Cabin to enact proactive programs that advocate it couldn’t be gay,” he says. For example, he ‘Brad, it’s all done with camera angles recalled writing the Bo and Hope love story anyway. You wouldn’t have to worry.’” for Days of Our Lives, which culminated in While Pitt’s star rose, Another World the couple’s wedding in 1984. spun off into oblivion two years ago— “It was push and pull; they’d get one of several soaps canceled in recent together and then something would years. “It’s very different today—soaps happen,” he says. “You know, you always are dying,” Racina says. “The viewership try to keep people apart because it’s much is way down. People have so many other more interesting. Every Monday, we’d choices available to them on television have a story meeting about what was today that the soaps are less appealing.” coming up in the next two weeks. My He says the problem is not that the soaps producer would look at me and say, ‘OK, are avoiding risky storylines. “Some of Thom, what happened with Brian this them have gone way over the edge, which weekend. And I would tell him the has turned a lot of people off,” he says. miserable story of my life with Brian, whom But he expects soaps geared to I was in love with and dating at the time. specific audiences, such as Queer as And we just simply used all the angst of Folk, to continue to thrive. “Queer as my dating Brian for Bo and Hope.” Folk is directed toward gay men and, of While working at the soap Another course, its biggest audience is straight World, Racina befriended a young, aspiring women,” he says. “Many times when I’ve actor named Brad Pitt, who lived with him watched Queer as Folk, I think, ‘Oh damn, for a while. “I needed an assistant, so I gave I should have written that.’” him a job,” Racina recalls. “He had just quit For directions to the Flamingo Inn college and was new to L.A.” Amongst the Flowers, call 954.561.4658.

4 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 Hawaii and South Florida, most of Meara’s paintings are of palm trees, the ocean, flowers, boats and bamboo. He uses 300-pound paper to enhance the effect. The smaller than expected crowd produced big bargains for some lucky bidders. A sculpture of a mother dolphin and her child frolicking in the waves by Laran Ghiglieri sold for $750. The piece has a retail value of $7,500. “That’s a steal,” commented auctioneer Jack Russo. A “Romantic Weekend in Boca,” valued at $1,274, sold for $450. A Gentlemen’s Diamond Ring by Jon Paul Jeweler, worth $5,500, sold for $3,500. A 24-week-old miniature poodle, worth $950, sold for $200. A $1,450 glass sculpture of two dolphins from Wyland Galleries sold for $600. A Symitar Console Table, valued at $5,680, sold for $700. Finally, “Sandstorm,” a painting by nationally acclaimed artist Byron Keith Byrd, which was featured on the event’s invitation, sold for $2,400. It had a retail value of $6,500. The event attracted some local politicians. Wilton Manors Mayor Jim Stork attended, along with Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Dean Trantalis and mayoral candidate Joe Grano.

www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 5 The Grove Offers Affordable Units in Manors Officials Gather for Groundbreaking of New Development at Five Points By Andy Zeffer “We are going through a period where Features Editor we are losing the kind of people we wanted A crowd that included Mayor Jim Stork and to help, where everything being built was other city officials gathered Monday morning, going for $300,000 to $350,000,” Horne said. Jan. 12, at 2660 NE 8th Street in Wilton Manors. “So we started looking at ways to maintain Wearing white construction hats and holding a variety of housing types. The median cost shovels, the group posed for pictures for the of new housing in Broward County is groundbreaking of The Grove, a new $160,000; these units start at $117,000. The development of condominiums just up the street median in Wilton Manors is $350,000.” from Five Points intersection. Asked how he feels about out-of-state Along with high-profile developments such residents being able to afford new housing as Wilton Station, The Grove represents the while many local residents are being priced dramatic facelift that is changing the island city. out, Horne said it is not a phenomenon that And like Wilton Station, which is being heavily is new to South Florida. marketed to gays and lesbians with two-page “Most of our developments will happen ads in national publications such as Genre and within walking distance of Wilton Drive.” Out, the sales group behind The Grove has Horne said. “And I think we are going to already sold 70 percent of the units by targeting have people who will want to come here and the gay and lesbian community. pop in for a weekend and check out all the “Because this is Wilton Manors, we started activities on Wilton Drive. It will be similar with the community that we are in,” said Cory to people who keep a place in Cape Cod or Matthews of The Schecher Group, the realtors the Keys. I just think that is inherent to representing The Grove. “So I had a booth at South Florida.” the Stonewall [Festival] event. Word of mouth However, Horne pointed out that Wilton spread, and people told their friends out of state, Manors still has very solid single-family and interest just skyrocketed. I also placed Photo by Carole Fawcett homes, and he expects them to remain. He brochures in Georgie’s Alibi, which garnered a Harold Horn, Kenny Hale, Glen Schecher, Purvin Pujara, Mayor Jim Stork and noted that while the single-family homes may great response. Through those avenues, we Vice Mayor Scott Newton break ground at the site of The Grove. be individually renovated, unlike some have been able to get 70 percent of the units The units at The Grove originally started at “We are looking at having communities, they are not being torn down sold, and have yet to start to advertise.” $117,000, but have now moved up to $150,000. construction finished in nine to 12 months, and replaced by larger homes. Instead, he Within walking distance of Wilton Drive, With virtually all the new developments in the but depending on construction that could thinks residents in Wilton Manors will keep The Grove is a gated community with a neighborhood starting at $350,000, people who be shorter or longer,” Matthews said. 1950s and ’60s housing, homes that were clubhouse, pool and designer kitchens. The purchase new condos to rent would have to The site of the new development has designed to catch the eastern breeze from the complex also allows pets. charge exorbitant amounts of rent to cover a grim history. According to Harold Horne, ocean. Horne said it is all in keeping with the Matthews expects a mixture of owners their mortgage payments. So Matthews sees community services director for the city of context of remaining “the Island City.” who live in their units as well as investors. the units at The Grove as affordable for first– Wilton Manors, the land where The Grove “You’ll never see high-rises in Wilton time buyers as well as renters. will be built was not originally part of Wilton Manors,” Horne said. Manors; it was annexed to the city in 1964. Wilton Manors’ design standards require The apartments that have occupied the units to have porches and face outward, as land for years were built at a density of 40 opposed to heavy garage doors. Horne said units an acre. most of the city’s redevelopment will occur in “It was terribly crowded,” Horne said. the neighborhood where The Grove is being “When I first came to work for the city, this built, sites that were formally trailer parks, and was one of my target properties to do a few industrial areas that have remained something about. We had over $10,000 a underdeveloped. day in fines against the original property “Essentially what we were going for is owner. He never went above improving to trying to be consistent with the city’s theme the minimum requirements. So the property of being the Island City,” said Purvin Pujara laid in a stagnant mode. When it was of Coastal Investment Properties Limited, purchased by the Coastal people, the units the developer behind The Grove. “When were being rented out at $110 a week.” we spoke to Harold Horne, he gave us an Horne describes the apartment idea of what the city’s theme is. And then buildings that occupied the land as we came up with a concept that fits with having too much density, no place for that. So we went with an island-style design dumpsters, no landscaping and no place plan with decorative columns and improved for kids to play. The city tried to help by rooflines that give a nice tropical feeling.” having mobile units that worked out of Pujara said that planning The Grove vans for after-school programs for the has been a positive experience. “I find a children that resided in the units, but the more synergistic approach to planning efforts didn’t work well because the in Wilton Manors than I do in other complex was so transient. cities,” Pujara said.

6 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 7 8 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 Miami Journalist Nominated for GLAAD Award Univision.com’s Guerra Recognized in Spanish-Language Category By Michael W. Sasser Guerra explained that Univision.com is for sure last week. Miami-Dade Correspondent owned by Univision, the Spanish-language Still, Guerra said the nomination could well After being nominated for an award from the broadcast network, but that the Web site creates have positive ramifications at the Web site. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation its own content. The Massachusetts Supreme “This really enables me to speak to my editors (GLAAD) for “Outstanding Digital about covering more gay-oriented issues,” Guerra Journalism Article” in the Spanish- “Hopefully, this will provoke said. “It lets me do some prodding for more gay language category, Emilio Guerra, a more thorough and balanced interest articles.” Miami journalist, said he has mixed However conservative Univision.com’s feelings. coverage [of gay issues] in readership might be, it does not distract from On one hand, the associate news Spanish-language media.” the fact that the gay men’s message board is editor for Miami’s Univision.com, the —Emilio Guerra among the most active on the Web site, Guerra most visited Spanish language Web site said. Furthermore, the GLAAD recognition and in the world, is personally pleased with the Court decision prompted Guerra to write a new Spanish-language categories could provoke achievement. On the other, Guerra said that when comprehensive piece, quoting both the court as more and balanced coverage of gay issues in he reviewed the article after hearing of the well as supporters and opponents of the decision, Spanish media. nomination he wasn’t “ecstatic” with it and including the Family Research Council. Taher said that increasing support is already wonders how that reflects on the pool of “I mixed it all together and tried to write the online. “We decided to create the Spanish-language contenders. In fact, Guerra suggested that the most balanced possible story,” Guerra said. He categories because we are getting so much support nomination represents, in part, the dearth of said he knew the story could prompt strong from there,” Taher said. “This is our first year doing Spanish-language articles on issues that would Emilio Guerra, a journalist with reactions from readers. “There is more of a it. There had been nominations from Spanish- Univision.com, has been nominated for a draw the attention of GLAAD. stigma [about homosexuality] in the Spanish- language media before, but they competed against Spanish-language media award by the “At a very personal level, I am not one to speaking community than there is in the general English language media. Now, there are 10 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against gloat, but I am very happy to be nominated,” Guerra community,” he said. categories just for Spanish-language media.” Dafamation. said. “But it’s a double-edged sword. I wasn’t all Guerra’s article even touched on the effects Taher said there is some great work being done the winner of his category is being announced that impressed with the article itself.” on immigration that gay marriage could have and in Spanish-language media. “Having this category to decide if he can attend. Guerra was nominated for his 2003 article, the condemnation from President George Bush. demonstrates how much material there is out there, “I think what GLAAD is doing is a very “Victoria para Matrimonias del Mismo Sexo” It ran as the main story on the Web site. and we need to pay more attention to it.” good thing,” Guerra said. He cited a Spanish- (“Victory for Same-Sex Marriage”) covering the “The response was not good,” Guerra said. Chalee Snorton, the Southeast director of language article he had read on a reputable controversial Massachusetts Supreme Court “We have more conservative readers. What GLAAD, said that it would be a while before Web site a few years ago on gay issues that he decision paving the way for gay marriage. His feedback we got was not good. A couple of people winners are announced. “We’re still in the voting found “horrible.” work is pitted against CNNenespanol.com’s Grace even called to complain about the photo we had process for the awards, and there are several “We’ve come a long way since then,” Guerra Fuller (with two pieces) for the Spanish-language used [of a gay couple].” committees working on it,” Snorton said. added. “Hopefully, this will provoke more digital journalism award. This is the first year that Guerra did not even know his article was Eventually GLAAD’s 15th Annual Media thorough and balanced coverage [of gay issues] GLAAD has separate categories for Spanish- mentioned when the Dec. 8 nominations were Awards will be presented in events in three in Spanish-language media.” language journalism, according to Monica Taher, released. A friend read about it, informed Guerra, cities—New York, Los Angeles and San For more information on the GLAAD media People of Color media director for GLAAD. and the Univision.com journalist only found out Francisco. Guerra said he would wait to see where awards and nominees, visit www.glaad.org.

www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 9 Cunanan Play Stirs Criticism La Jolla Playhouse Defends Musical Theatre Piece By Phil LaPadula team of Disposable has an exemplary track during visits to San Diego and later after Ingrim, who was once on staff at La Jolla Managing Editor record—they are all significant artists who Frescatore moved there. “I would always see Playhouse. “On the other hand, there are often For the South Florida gay community, the have amassed substantial bodies of work and him in coffee shops, bars, stores,” he said. very difficult topics that are tackled in the Andrew Cunanan murder spree was like a are each internationally recognized….The “He was always cheerful and happy.” theatre. While the subject matter is challenging midsummer day’s nightmare. On July 15, 1997, themes that interest Jessica [Hagedorn], Mark Frescatore said he had several casual and will bring up a lot of painful memories, I Cunanan allegedly shot to death popular [Bennett] and Michael [Greif] have to do with conversations with Cunanan. “He never think it’s important to let the theatrical process openly gay fashion designer Gianni Versace race and class, our obsession with celebrity, mentioned celebrities to me,” Frescatore said. happen.” on the steps of his mansion in the heart of wealth and power, as well as the media’s Bill Peters, executive director of the Gay Ingrim noted that the playhouse has a South Beach’s bustling tourist area. propensity for sensationalism and its impact and Lesbian Community Center of South good reputation in the community, and many The Versace killing was the last of five on our perceptions of the truth.” of its productions make it to Broadway. “I don’t murders allegedly committed by Cunanan, McAnuff said she hopes the piece will think they would create a sensationalistic, whose deadly rampage spanned from San have the same impact as The Laramie Project, yellow-journalism type piece,” he said. “There Diego to South Florida. It ended on July 23, which the theatre presented in 2001. “That play are lots of contrived ways to tell this story. We 1997, when Cunanan committed suicide on a also was concerned with a controversial have to hope that the story is handled in a houseboat in Miami Beach after sightings of subject matter—the vicious murder of dignified manner.” the serial killer had been reported in all 50 states. Matthew Shepard, slain by two young men At least three books have been written When La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego because of his sexuality,” McAnuff said. about Cunanan and his victims: Death at recently announced plans to produce a musical Joe Frescatore, who was casually Every Stop: The True Story of Alleged Gay theatre piece loosely based on Cunanan’s life, acquainted with Andrew Cunanan, was Serial Killer Andrew Cunanan, the Man many in the gay community saw it as the skeptical about the project. “If they’re trying Accused of Murdering Designer Versace; Dr. Mathew Ruehl, left, owner of the houseboat recurrence of a bad dream. But the theatre’s to make it out like this is what the culture did to where Andrew Cunanan committed suicide on Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni artistic director, Des McAnuff, insists that they him, to me it seems like a lot of wasted energy,” July 23, 1997, gives instructions to caretaker Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt are not trying to sensationalize or exploit the Frescatore told The Express. “It seems like Fernando Carreira Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1997. Carreira in U.S. History; and Three Month Fever: collected reward money after he discovered tragedy of the Cunanan murders. they would have more useful things to make Cunanan hiding out on the houseboat days after The Andrew Cunanan Story. In addition, a McAnuff issued a press release Jan. 6 to plays about.” killing Italian designer Gianni Versace. (AP Photo/ film, Fashion Victim: The Killing of Gianni respond to criticism after an article in the San Frescatore said he knew Cunanan for Alan Diaz) Versace was produced in 2001 and is Diego Union-Tribune and a subsequent letter to several years, “but it was kind of just a surface Florida, expressed his feelings about the currently available on DVD. the editor made waves in the community. In relationship,” he said. “I met him the first night Cunanan play, telling the Associated Press, The new play’s provocative title, Disposable, defending the project, McAnuff included excerpts I arrived in San Francisco. He was just this “Cunanan was sick, and do you celebrate that? seems intended to invite questions. Based on the from the theatre’s application for a grant from the gregarious, all-around-the-bar kind of guy. He People’s lives were gone, and do you celebrate theatre’s description of the piece, the question National Endowment for the Arts. just flitted from person to person in the bar. that?” that many people are likely to ask—especially “The authors intend Disposable to be a Everybody knew him. It seemed like every time But Sean Ingrim, director of development those who knew the handsome young man—is metaphor for the repercussions of a culture we went out, he was there. We used to call him for the San Diego gay community center, had a whether American culture threw away Cunanan, obsessed with money, power and fame,” the ubiquitous Andrew.” more wait-and-see reaction. “There’s quite a or whether Cunanan threw away his own life, theatre’s press release states. “The creative Frescatore said he also ran into Cunanan bit of conflict about this in San Diego,” said along with the lives of five other innocent people.

10 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 Virginia Man Pushes Kerry’s Gay Appeal Daley Says Senator Was Gay Rights Advocate Before it Was Fashionable

By Joe Crea said Daley, who is a volunteer for the Kerry on the basis of sexual orientation. He also marriages, according to his campaign’s Web Correspondent campaign. “I’m one of those believers that supports the passage of the Employment site. Long before he became the gay liaison substance is more important than the name it Non-Discrimination Act. Additionally, he has Kerry is also opposed to the Federal for Sen. John Kerry’s presidential bid, Tom is called and I think a lot of people fall into called for an end to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Marriage Amendment that would define Daley knew that Kerry was the candidate he that category.” Tell” policy banning gays from serving marriage as being between a man and a planned to support. Daley said the When asked about Kerry’s response to openly in the military. woman. Massachusetts senator has a long track his home state’s high court ruling that many Additionally, Kerry was one of 14 Daley said he did not know whether his record of supporting gay rights issues, dating say will legalize gay marriage in senators — and the only one up for reelection boss would take a leadership role in defeating back to 1985, “long before it was fashionable” Massachusetts, Daley said Kerry is, “right in 1996 — to oppose the Defense of Marriage the FMA, but said Kerry had pledged to vote to lend political support to gay rights causes. there with it.” Act, which bans federal recognition of gay against the measure if it comes up for a vote. “This isn’t just a guy talking about it, he “He was curious what my opinion was was doing it before anyone else told him to and what the impression was of folks out do it,” Daley said. there,” Daley said. “He was interested in Daley’s journey into presidential politics getting some feedback from his advisers and came after an extensive background in the people that this affects. We spent more business and followed a phone call from a than a few minutes on it.” good friend, Bob Farmer. Farmer, who is gay According to recent polls, former and serving as the Kerry campaign’s national Vermont Gov. Howard Dean is in a dead heat treasurer, asked Daley if he’d be willing to with Congressman Dick Gephardt of join the campaign to raise money from gay Missouri, and Kerry is now in a tight race for and lesbian contributors. third with North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, “Bob called me out of the blue one day just days before next week’s caucuses. Daley and said, ‘John may run, would you be said that Iowa will be a crucial test for Kerry, interested in joining the campaign,’” Daley who has dropped form first to third in New said. “Knowing Bob well enough and his Hampshire, behind Dean and former Gen. track record, especially his track record on Wesley Clark. gay and lesbian issues, I knew this was “We have set out to win,” Daley said. important.” “Kerry’s been in this position before. It’s Farmer served as the counsel general to reminiscent of when he went against Bill Weld Bermuda during the Clinton administration. in [the 1996 race for Senate in] Daley, 37, said that technically, Farmer was Massachusetts. John is working harder than the first openly gay ambassador, but he was he’s ever worked.” appointed and did not have to face a When asked how Daley sells Kerry to confirmation hearing in Congress. gay voters — many of whom have flocked to Daley has faced some ups and downs in the campaign of Howard Dean, who signed his position as gay liaison to Kerry. In historic civil union legislation while governor September, Campbell Spencer — Kerry’s first of Vermont — Daley acknowledges, “We’re gay liaison — left during a campaign shakeup up against a strong voice” but added that that resulted in the firing of Kerry’s campaign “Kerry has that, too.” manager. Daley said that the Kerry campaign “We [gay rights issues] are not going to reduced its gay liaison from full-time to part- be another issue on the platform. That was time status at the request of Spencer, who important to me. I did not want to get served as President Clinton’s gay liaison and involved in a campaign for the sake of it,” who still plays an advisory role at the Kerry Daley said. campaign. “Howard Dean has spent a lot of time Daley said that Spencer’s departure had courting the gay vote and continues to spend nothing to do with the firing of Kerry’s a lot of time courting the community. That’s campaign manager, and that the timing was where his base came from. When you think coincidental. of Howard Dean, you automatically think of Daley, who lives in Arlington, Va. and civil unions. When you think of Kerry, you works as a consultant for Hotels.com, said think ‘decorated war hero.’ But Kerry he completely backs Kerry’s positions on gay supports many of the same issues and has issues, even his stance opposing gay the voting record to prove it,” Daley said. marriage. Kerry has said that marriage should Kerry has a 100 percent pro-gay voting be between one man and one woman but has record, according to the Human Rights endorsed civil unions or domestic Campaign. Kerry was the original co-sponsor partnerships as an alternative. of the hate crimes bill. In 1985, Kerry “I do agree with John on this issue,” introduced a bill prohibiting discrimination

www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 11 Clark Vows Leadership on Gay, AIDS Issues Ex-General Says Vets Are ‘Ashamed’ of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ By Lou Chibbaro Jr. University from 1966 to 1968, and entered and headed his own consulting firm, Wesley more resistance to this change here than in Correspondent the military in 1969, where he served in K. Clark & Associates, which he used to militaries in other places such as Europe, Democratic presidential candidate Vietnam as a captain. become a corporate lobbyist, from 2002 until including Great Britain? Wesley Clark said in an interview this week In February 1970, after suffering multiple he entered the presidential race last year. Because it’s been politicized in America. that if elected president, he would push for gunshot wounds in an ambush, Clark led his During this time, he also served as a One party has attempted to exploit this the passage of a gay civil rights bill and unit in a counter attack on enemy positions, consultant to CNN, providing television situation for political advantage. would order military leaders to “fix” the holding off Viet Cong fighters until American commentary and analysis of the U.S. war in Do you feel you can remove it from the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which he reinforcements arrived, according to a Iraq. political arena? called “discriminatory.” military account. Clark’s action led to his Lou Chibbaro: The U.S. military policy I think I can. In a telephone interview last week from receiving a Silver Star award. of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has been There has been legislation stalled in New Hampshire, Clark said voters have been During the next two decades, Clark criticized by gay civil rights activists. If you Congress for more than 20 years that seeks raising the issue of gay civil rights with him moved up the ranks in a variety of key are elected president, what would you do with to ban employment discrimination based on “at least every other stop” on the campaign positions, earning praise from noted military that policy? sexual orientation—the Employment Non- trail and he expressed support for an array of leaders, including former generals Alexander Wesley Clark: Well, I’ll call in the United Discrimination Act, or ENDA. Do you pro-gay measures pending in Congress. Haig and Colin Powell. Clark served as States military’s uniformed leaders and the support that legislation and, if so, do you Clark, a retired general, discussed his Supreme Allied Commander of Europe and Department of Defense leadership and tell have a plan to shepherd it through views on gay rights issues and AIDS at a head of NATO forces from 1997 to 2000, them that we need to get a policy that Congress? time when polls show he has emerged as the playing a key role in negotiating a peace represents America. I don’t want the armed I do support that legislation, and if I were closest rival to former Vermont Gov. Howard settlement in the war in Bosnia and helping forces to be the last institution in America elected, I would have a plan to shepherd it Dean, the current front-runner for the coordinate U.S. and European efforts in the that discriminates against people. I believe through and get it through Congress. Democratic presidential nomination. Clark’s air war against Serbia in the 1999 Kosovo people should have equal rights. The Republican Party platform, as of gay supporters say Clark is also emerging as conflict. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is not working, four years ago, strongly opposed the Dean’s strongest rival for the gay vote. Military observers say President Clinton at least that’s all the indications I get, and legislation. How would you go about Gay supporters of Dean and other and his Defense Secretary, William Cohen, furthermore, it’s still discriminatory. So they’ll persuading those who don’t agree with it to Democratic presidential contenders say their boosted Clark’s career by orchestrating his have to look at policies elsewhere and find support it? candidates have spoken out on gay issues top appointments, but they removed Clark other ways to do it. I won’t tell them how to You have to build coalitions, and you for years while Clark remained silent. But from his NATO post in 2000, effectively do it. I want them to fix it in a way that’s right have to work through issues. It’s just a matter Clark’s gay backers say his 38-year career as ending Clark’s military career, following for America. of leadership and priorities. I think equal a military officer and his status as a Vietnam heated policy disagreements over Kosovo If there’s a resistance like there was rights is a very high priority in the United War hero give him the best chance to beat and other issues. under the Clinton administration, would you States. President Bush in the November election and Despite these disagreements, key intervene or just leave it up to the military? One of the impediments to passing this put him in a unique position to prod Congress figures in the Clinton administration No, you have to lead. You cannot leave has been conservative Christian groups, into advancing gay rights measures. reportedly encouraged Clark to run for it up to the military people. But it’s up to the such as the Family Research Council, who Clark, who grew up in Little Rock, Ark., president and are expected to give him strong uniformed military to come up and address have said gay civil rights laws should not be graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at backing if he wins the nomination. the issue, and they’ll have to do it to my passed because they would legitimize West Point in 1966 as the first in his class. He Clark served as managing director of a satisfaction. homosexuality and threaten family values. studied as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford Little Rock brokerage firm from 2000 to 2002 Do you have any thoughts on why there’s Continued on next page

12 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 Retired Gen. Wesley Clark greeting supporters at a recent campaign stop. What would you say to someone who would should be part of same-sex marriage? urge you to oppose the bill on those grounds? I think whether it’s called marriage or I’d say that my administration will not is a separate matter. If the state wants to address real family values: jobs, education, call it marriage, the state should vote on that. health care, the environment and treating If the church wants to call it marriage—or a each person equally. synagogue—they should vote on that or The Supreme Judicial Court of make that decision. But the important point Massachusetts has issued a decision that for me is, legally, people must have equal many believe requires the state of and full rights under the law. Massachusetts to legalize same-sex Do you have a position on a proposed marriage. What is your position on that constitutional amendment to ban same-sex issue? marriage? I believe people should have equality I’m against that. and full rights under the law, including the Do you think this will be used as a wedge rights to a pension, health insurance, medical issue in the presidential campaign? leave, bereavement leave, visitation in Of course it probably will be a wedge hospitals, survivor benefits, etc. issue. We just have to argue against things Do you have a view on whether this like that.

www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 13 14 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 Call for Artists order to foster an informed and respectful dialogue Understanding Homophobia ‘Latter Days’ Screening ArtsUnited, a nonprofit, volunteer on the subject. The event will take place at The Feb. 8— From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Feb. 22— South Florida Social Circle will organization dedicated to using the arts to present Live Oak Pavilion, Boca campus, from 4 p.m. to Florida Psychiatric Society is sponsoring a present a private screening of the gay-themed film a positive message about the gay and lesbian 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public. discussion at The Bass Museum of Art titled Latter Days to benefit Tuesday’s Angels. The community, seeks artists’ submissions for visual “Understanding Homophobia in the Family and in film will be shown at 1 p.m. at the Gateway and performance art for its annual signature event GLSEN Monthly Meeting the Community.” The speaker will be Dr. Richard Theater, 1820 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. “Art Explosion 2004” on March 8. The event is a Jan. 27—The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Friedman, a psychoanalyst, Professor of Tickets are $8 and paid reservations are required one-night fundraiser event that includes a visual Education Network holds their monthly meeting Psychiatry at Cornell University and author of by Feb. 6. Call South Florida Social Circle at art exhibit, theatre, book signings, poetry, dance, at the Floridian Restaurant, 1410 E. Las Olas Blvd. Sexual Orientation and Psychoanalysis. The 954.761.3855 or log onto music and film. This year’s Art Explosion will be in Fort Lauderdale. Social time begins at 6:30 p.m., purpose of the program is two-fold, to reach out to www.SouthFloridaSocialCircle.com. held at Hagen Park in Wilton Manors. Selected and the meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. For information the gay and lesbian community of South Florida works of visual art will be on display at the new e-mail [email protected]. and to raise awareness in the community at large Bette Midler: ‘Kiss My Broadway Gallery in Fort Lauderdale after the about the many forms of homophobia. The event Brass!’ Tour event. ‘Making Porn’ at Cinema is free and open to the public. A $4 entrance fee is Interested artists must complete and submit charged by the museum, which is located at 2121 Feb. 29— Due to overwhelming demand, an application postmarked on or before Feb. 16 Paradiso Park Ave. in Miami. For more information, call the Bette Midler has added another date at The Office to be considered. Applications are available at the Feb. 4-29— Making Porn will perform at Florida Psychoanalytic Society at 305.669.4353 Depot Center for her “Kiss My Brass!” tour. Stonewall Library and Archives, 1717 N. Andrews Cinema Paradiso (formerly the Vinnette Carroll), or send e-mail to [email protected]. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. Call 954.523, Ave, Fort Lauderdale; Wilton Manors Main Street, 503 SE Sixth Street, Fort Lauderdale. 3309 or 305.358.5885. 2205 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors; or from Performances are Wednesday, Thursday, and ArtsUnited’s Web site, Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 7 p.m. and 10p.m.; www.artsunitedonline.org. Submissions are to and Sunday at 7 p.m. There is also one special be mailed to ArtsUnited, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., matinee scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. For more information, The official press opening is Saturday, Feb. 7, at call 954.530.2723. 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for shows on Wednesday and Thursday; $30 for all performances on Friday, The Outlawz First Sunday and the late show on Saturday night; and $35 for the 7 p.m. shows on Saturdays. Special Anniversary priority seating is available for $5 more per ticket. Jan. 24—The Outlawz are known for For tickets, please call TicketWeb toll-free at providing an alternative gay country-western 1.800.965.4827 or visit online at ticketweb.com. dance experience for cowboys and their friends. Group sales are available at 323.650.0282. For Their first anniversary shindig takes place at additional information, patrons can call Manhattan South, 6890 N. Powerline Road, Fort 954.537.3181 or visit www.RonnieLarsen.com. Lauderdale at Peachtree Plaza on the corner of Making Porn contains nudity and strong language. Powerline and McNab. From 7 p.m. 12 a.m., no cover. For more information log onto Monte Carlo Night www.theoutlawz.biz. Feb. 6— The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida, at 1717 N. Andrews Ave. Same-Sex in Fort Lauderdale, will host Monte Carlo Night, Marriages/Unions an evening consisting of black jack, roulette, crap Jan. 26—Florida Atlantic University games and entertainment. The evening begins at diversity initiatives series presents a symposium 6:30 p.m., and the center is looking for sponsors on the subject of same-sex marriages/unions. The and volunteers. For more information call symposium will offer scholarly perspectives in 954.566.2074 or log onto www.glccftl.com.

www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 15 EDITORIAL PAGE The Whitewashing of Gay America Media Ignore the Key Role of GLBT African-Americans in Rights Struggle By Deb Price Something’s been wrong with the picture of gay America: It’s been way too white for way too long. That distorted image has had damaging consequences: Seeing so many white faces accompanying gay stories, many heterosexual African- Americans understandably equate being gay with being white. Sensing Letters to the editor discomfort and disapproval in their families and churches, many black gay men and lesbians stay closeted, both from Coretta Scott King and Carol Mosley Secretive Sale Is Not in Best Interests of Community those they love dearly and the news media. Braun are among the prominent African- I would like to take this opportunity to voice my disapproval and dismay American leaders who have spoken out Meanwhile, mostly white right-wing in favor of gay marriage. at the decision recently made by the board of directors concerning the groups have effectively upcoming sale of our community center. I, as well as many of my friends, are showcased well-known members and very active members of the GLCCSF and yet, we all just recently African-Americans who learned of the sale, and worse still, were never given the opportunity to voice oppose gay equality. our concerns before a decision was made and an agreement with the developer The result of all this? signed. Americans are much more Since I was not given the opportunity to give my opinion, let me take this likely to know that Colin opportunity to inform you that as it currently stands now, I DO NOT WANT Powell opposed allowing gays THIS SALE. I do not think it 1) is in the best interests of the Center, or 2) is in to serve openly in the military the best interests of the community. I would like the following questions than to know that supporters answered as soon as possible since time seems to be of the essence: of gay marriage include such 1) Why was this deal kept a secret from the members? I have been a prominent African-Americans board of directors member of two statewide, large organizations for many as Coretta Scott King, Rep. years. No board has ever held a meeting in secret or private, away from John Lewis, former surgeon members. general Jocelyn Elders, actress 2) Why was only one offer considered? If a change of this drastic nature Whoopi Goldberg, Democratic was in fact in the best interest of the center, certainly more than one offer presidential hopefuls Al should have been considered. I understand that there was at least one other Sharpton and Carol Moseley offer presented to the center for consideration. It was never brought to the Braun, and the Rev. William attention of the board. Can you tell me what happened to this offer? Sinkford, president of the 3) How is this deal in the best interest of the center? We will no longer Unitarian Universalist be able to hold any large functions such as BINGO, the Bizarre Bazaar, the denomination. Antique and Collectable Show, Casino Night, etc., as our main hall will simply “When we talk about marriage equality And probably few heterosexuals of any not be large enough to accommodate them. The parking lot (our measly 46 as a civil rights issue, the African-American race realize the key role that gay African- spaces) will not be able to hold the flea market. These events have proven community can be an ally,” says gay African- Americans are playing in the legal struggle themselves to be an asset to both the community and the center. American Keith Boykin, a former aide to for equal rights for those of us who are gay. 4) Having no kitchen means fewer types of functions can be held. How President Clinton and a co-founder of the Last summer, when the Supreme Court can this be a good thing? Justice Coalition. “It’s a question of framing handed gay Americans our biggest victory 5) I would be interested in reviewing the center’s year-end finances. the issue.” ever, African-American Tyron Garner and According to media reports, it seems to me that we are in better shape now Polling illustrates the coalition’s uphill his white partner made history for than we have ever been in the past. road: Blacks are more likely than whites to successfully challenging their arrest for I would like a response to this letter from members of the board. For your think sexual orientation “can be changed” (58 private, romantic intimacy. convenience and to help expedite your response, please respond to me via e- percent versus 39 percent in a Pew Research And as the recent Massachusetts ruling mail me at [email protected], or alternatively, you may fax your response to my Center poll in November), and to think gay that marriage licenses must be given to gay attention at 954.779.3937. sex should be illegal (64 percent versus 48 couples beginning next May demonstrated, percent in a December New York Times poll). black gays are central to the drive to allow Robert P. Nolan On gay marriage, survey results are mixed, gay couples to marry in this country. That Hollywood, Fla. with Pew finding 60 percent of both blacks ruling grew out of a suit filed by seven and whites opposed, but the Times reported couples, two of whom are in black-white much more black opposition (75 percent versus unions. And in New Jersey, a black lesbian 59 percent). couple is among the couples fighting to wed. Gary Daffin, co-chair of a leading Yet the fact that gay America is every Massachusetts gay group, says persuading color rarely gets broadcast. “When 99 fellow black gays to be out in the black percent of the time the image they see about community is central to changing hearts. gay rights is a white face, black heterosexuals “Gay and lesbian people of color have to will go, ‘It is not a black issue.’ Yet we who show the courage that our ancestors showed are black and gay know just how important in fighting racism and segregation,” Daffin being able to marry is to our relationships,” says. “What changed history was people says North Carolina activist Mandy Carter. saying, ‘We are going to put our lives on the Now, valiantly countering the effort to line because we don’t want our children to drum up support in the black community live like this.’ We don’t want the next to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gay generation of black gay kids to have to hide.” marriages, a black gay group is working to improve the picture. The new National Black Justice Coalition plans to seek allies in black churches, reach out through the Deb Price of The Detroit News writes the black media and talk at leading black first nationally syndicated column on gay conferences to stress how such a ban issues and is the co-author of Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. the would hurt black same-sex families. (Contact: Supreme Court. www.hometown.aol.com/nbjcoalition/)

16 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 The Right Wing’s Loveless Embrace of Marriage Opponents of Gay Unions Cite Every Reason Except Love Have you noticed how seldom the Coalition tried to deny the existence of same- unmarried women. So the task is inducing real challenges. Researchers have found defenders of marriage as an exclusive sex love. They characterized committed gay heterosexuals who have children to marry. substantial social problems associated heterosexual privilege talk about love as a and lesbian couples as “sex partners” or “just Religious right advocates say allowing with single parenting: higher crime rates, reason for marrying? friends who have sex.” gay marriage would separate the concepts of drug abuse, lower educational attainments, They give a number of reasons why only Apparently that was not broadly marriage and child-rearing. You can be sure chronic poverty. Many single mothers are heterosexual should be allowed persuasive. Perhaps the slowly that if gay couples had been able to marry unwilling or unable to care for their to marry: the procreation of growing visibility of gay couples during the 1990s, religious right polemicists children, so the children are put up for children, the preservation of was a factor, or awareness of the would have blamed the rising birthrates adoption or foster care. social stability, the purported 600,000 same-sex couples among single women on gay marriage. But it But if the problem is heterosexual “fit” of the male and female acknowledged in the 2000 is clear that many heterosexuals already procreators who do not marry, one obvious genitalia. But they never seem to census. In any case, that tactic separate marriage and child-rearing. solution is adoption by married gay and mention that men and women was largely abandoned. So the religious right argument amounts lesbian couples. In most states, gays can might love each other and want So gay marriage opponents to this: Because heterosexuals are producing already adopt and provide foster care for to spend their lives together. have been forced to retreat to children without marrying, therefore children. By marrying, gay couples would This is odd if you think about curiously strained or homosexuals should not be permitted to be able to provide evidence of their love for it. Of all the motivations insubstantial reasons based on marry. Another way to put that is: Because each other, commitment to the concept of heterosexuals might have for human physiology (“natural fit”) many heterosexuals who produce children family and greater assurance of a stable and marrying, love would seem to be or so-called “social policy” (e.g., do not love each other enough to marry, loving home life for children than an first and foremost. Is it really the need for babies, two-parent therefore we should not permit same-sex unmarried parent can. likely that a man might say to a women, “I families, etc.). couples who love each other to marry. Because the arguments against gay notice that our genitals would fit together well. Consider the argument that we need The core question then is: What marriage are so poor but advanced so Would you marry me?” or “Our nation needs heterosexual-only marriage in order to does prohibiting loving gay couples fervently, we might wonder if gay marriage to generate more children. Please be my wife.” be sure the nation and/or the human from marrying do to increase the opponents are arguing in good faith. That is, But the defenders of exclusionary race will survive. In fact, heterosexuals likelihood that unmarried heterosexual are they using arguments they find heterosexual marriage dare not mention love are creating babies at a high rate. In procreators will feel enough love for convincing, or ones they may not themselves because they know that if they admit for one 1950, the U.S. population was 150 each other so they will want to marry? believe but hope will convince others. If the moment that one primary reason people marry million. By 2000, the U.S. population was How exactly might that work? latter, then they must be reluctant to submit is love, then gays and lesbians—who have 280 million. But if gay marriage opponents fall their actual reasons for opposing gay marriage as much capacity for love as heterosexuals— So the problem is not one of inducing back on illogical arguments against gay to public scrutiny. would have just as much claim to marriage as heterosexuals to marry so there will be more marriage, they also conspicuously avoid Paul Varnell writes for the Chicago Free heterosexuals. And they know most children. They are having plenty of children. mention of ways in which gay married Press. Some of his previous columns Americans would realize that. The problem is that heterosexuals are having couples can be a social good and help are posted at the Independent Gay Not that they came to this point willingly. children without marriage. In 1990, 26.6 solve the very problems they claim to be Forum (www.indegayforum.org). His e- During much of the 1990s, religious right percent of babies were born to unmarried concerned about. mail address is [email protected]. groups such as the Traditional Values women. By 2000, 33.2 percent were born to Single parents, usually women, face

www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 17 Right Wing Likely to Exploit Dean’s ‘Gay Grassroots’ But Punits May Be Underestimating the Former Governor’s Broad Appeal

Whoever among the current contenders noting on his Web site that he “can’t wait to the first governor to sign a civil unions law for of the National Review depicts a photo of becomes the Democratic presidential candidate ask the President of the United States… to gays. Articles like the one in the Post are only an angry Dean with the headline, “Please will most certainly be portrayed by Republican repudiate the GOP-authored Defense of going to put more pressure on Bush to call for Nominate This Man.”) operatives, conservative pundits and religious Marriage Act [which was signed into law by sending homosexuals to the depths of hell. No In the 2000 primary in California, for zealots as hailing from Sodom and/or Bill Clinton in 1996], an unconstitutional, mean- doubt Pat Robertson, who last week said that example, gays and lesbians voted for Bill Gomorrah. That’s true even if the candidate is spirited law that stoked fears of homosexuality.” God told him that W. is “blessed” and destined Bradley in only slightly higher numbers than orthodox and pious Joe “Former Vermont Gov. to win, will eventually announce that Dean is the rest of Democratic voters, this despite Lieberman, who supports anti- Howard Dean’s record-setting the antichrist. Bradley’s startling, bold promise to change discrimination laws and hate- fund-raising first took off in large The reasons for Dean’s huge support the 1964 Civil Rights Amendment to include crimes legislation for gays and part because of an outpouring of among gays and lesbians—one survey gays, as well as his early support of lesbians, and thus is light years support from the gay community,” showed him having a 33 percent lead among domestic partnerships, which Gore backed away from George W. Bush on wrote Thomas Edsall in the Post gays over his opponents—are more only after Bradley’s announcement. gay rights. (The president, let’s last week. He went on to note that complicated than they appear. And unpacking Dean’s popularity among gays and not forget, is still on record as some Democratic fund-raisers them is instructive in understanding Dean’s lesbians has less to do with his support for supporting sodomy laws.) estimate that “at least” 10 percent appeal across a broad swath of voters, as well civil unions and gay rights than it does with But now that The of the money now coming into the as why the pundits and the pollsters continue the simple fact that a majority of Democratic Washington Post has shown how party and its presidential nominees to underestimate him. voters in national polls support him: He’s Dean’s base of support grew from is from gays and lesbians. (Gays Dean enjoys wide support among gays giving Bush a good, swift kick in the butt the gay community outward, the accounted for 4 percent of the even though he is opposed to same-sex on a variety of issues, from the war to the Vermont governor, should he get the overall 2000 presidential electorate, the marriage, while some of the other Democratic economy—something few of the other nomination, is going to be targeted by equivalent of the Jewish vote.) candidates—Carol Mosley Braun, Al Sharpton viable candidates have done with passion. fundamentalists even more than previously “With just one exception,” the article and Dennis Kucinich—support marriage The latest CNN poll has Bush beating imagined. These attacks, we can be sure, will continued, “every fund-raiser Dean attended rights for gays. Some gay activists have even Kerry, 54-43 percent, but only beating Dean then be quietly exploited by Karl Rove. outside Vermont in 2002 was organized by gay chided Dean for taking credit in leading the 51-46, meaning that some people who That’s not necessarily a bad thing this men and lesbians, as were more than half of the way on civil unions, when, in fact, he was just favored Bush against Kerry switched when time around. I’ve maintained that the push for events in the first quarter of 2003, according to following through on a state supreme court Dean is put up against Bush. The idea that a federal marriage amendment in the wake of Dean advisers.… This early backing provided decision to give gay couples equal rights and even a small percentage of people who the Massachusetts decision could hurt Bush a foundation for Dean to expand his core later declined to back same-sex marriage. Most would vote for Bush might move over to more than the Democrats, as the issue support to include voters opposed to the Iraq activists see his stance as inadequate and have Dean—a candidate portrayed as a leftist continues to split the Republican Party and war, angry at President Bush, embittered by the no intention of settling for civil unions. firebrand pushing gay rights—is quite conservative pundits. (And, yes, I still believe outcome of the 2000 election and discontented Gay voters, in the end, are rather interesting. It’s something the Bushies this, despite a recent New York Times poll— with what they saw as a Democratic Party pragmatic and moderate. Republicans are might think about before stoking criticized even by the Times’ own ombudsman establishment without backbone.” mistaken to interpret support by gays as homophobia next November. editor Daniel Okrent last Sunday—that Though he has a 100 percent scorecard evidence that Dean is a far-left candidate contradicted every other poll, claiming that the from the NRA and a moderate to conservative bolstered by radical elements in the Michelangelo Signorile hosts a daily satellite majority of Americans would favor an record on some other issues, Dean has been Democratic Party, or that he can’t beat radio show on Sirius OutQ, 149. He can be amendment.) Dean himself seems to agree, portrayed as a staunch liberal in part for being Bush in a general election. (A recent cover reached at www.Signorile.com.

18 www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 Are We Kissing Up to Mainstream America? Lesbian Chic Is Back, But Some People Have Mixed Feelings About It This week’s upcoming debut of The L Word, magazine that lesbian kisses in the media tend to adulthood is a time for exploration, Showtime’s new Queer As Folk for the lesbian set, happen without the context of a relationship; that is, Diane Anderson-Minshall points and they should feel free to love a has set off a frenzy of lesbian-centered stories in the she writes, “the intention . . . is to titillate while avoiding out in this month’s Bitch same-sex partner without mainstream media. One of the more interesting showed trickier questions about sexuality.” assuming that is how they’ll up in The Washington Post. Lesbian chic, it seems, is This seems to be exactly what those magazine that lesbian kisses in spend the rest of their lives.” back—this time among teenagers. Washington girls are doing when they the media tend to happen without The Post also reports, “You can see this new trend kiss for payment. the context of a relationship; that “Recent studies of relationships on Friday nights outside Union Anderson-Minshall also notes among women suggest that Station, sweethearts from high that this kind of desensitization to is, she writes, “the intention . . . is female homosexuality may be schools around the Washington lesbian sexuality might make straight to titillate while avoiding trickier grounded more in social area, some locking lips . . .” writes audiences “forget that we don’t have interaction, may present itself as Post staff reporter Laura Sessions the same fundamental protections as questions about sexuality.” an emotional attraction in Step. “These girls pack Ani DiFranco they do in most parts of their lives.” been reluctant to identify. We tend to still press addition to or in place of a concerts and know the lyrics by heart. Maybe—although I tend to bisexuals to identify as gay or straight. We want physical one, and may change over time. Young Their attention is usually directed think that desensitization is a good everyone to have a sharply defined identity women also appear to be more open to exclusively at each other, but not thing. The more we remove the “ick” because we believe—and this is probably true— homosexual relationships than young men are.” always: A group of girls at a private factor from lesbian sexuality, the more that numbers are important: the more people we have So perhaps lesbians are hip these days (and school in Northwest Washington straight Americans will become in our community who identify themselves as simply therefore more easily commodified) not because charge boys $10 to watch the girls make out in comfortable with our existence, and polls show that lesbian or gay, the more political power we have. we are an outcast, minority group but because front of them.” comfort and familiarity tend to lead to political And right now, political power is vital. more and more previously straight women are My first response was a sigh and a shake of support. (To give Anderson-Minshall credit, she But women in particular seem to have a more starting to realize that actually, they—and their the head. After all, charging boys to see girls kiss is does quote an expert who says that these kinds of fluid identity than that indicated by the either/or daughters—are a lot more like us than they had just buying into the idea that lesbians make out to out-of-context kisses often do have a positive dichotomy of “lesbian” and “straight.” There are thought. They understand deep emotional attract men. outcome, it’s just not as radically positive as it might women who experiment with loving other women attachments to other women. They understand But then I realized that in a way, these be within the context of a relationship.) during college; women who are married to men they the idea that you might love someone so much Washington girls were merely doing what Showtime But what I think is more intriguing is the sexual love but who have passionate affairs and deep that all you want to do is kiss them. They might is doing with The L Word—or what MTV was doing fluidity that women are exhibiting more and more in friendships with other women on the side; women not be part of or understand the lesbian culture when it showed the kiss between Madonna and the mainstream media. who come out of marriage into the lesbian community that we treasure, but perhaps that’s not Britney Spears, or what L.A. Law was doing back in When women kiss each other on television or in at 40 or 50 or older; women who have been devoted necessary. 1992 when it presented television’s first lesbian kiss movies, they might be self-identified lesbians, as lesbians all their lives until, suddenly, they find Perhaps all we need to one day win social (between Amanda Donohoe and Michele Green— hopefully most characters on The L Word will be. But themselves unexpectedly in love with a man. equality is a widespread understanding that remember that one?). they also might as easily be two “straight” women or And many younger women have embraced lesbians are not that different from straight These Washington, D.C. girls are merely two bisexual women or two women who are, to use the this more flexible concept of sexual identity women after all. exploring the growing trend of lesbian new lexicon, “heteroflexible” or “gayish” or simply queer. wholeheartedly. commodification. And I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. This, I think, reflects a social reality that the “Try this on, Mr. and Mrs. America,” the Post Jennifer Vanasco is an award-winning Some thoughtful people think it may be. Diane gay and lesbian community—and particularly our says. “These girls say they don’t know what they syndicated columnist based in Chicago. E-mail Anderson-Minshall points out in this month’s Bitch political and social organizations—have are and don’t need to know. Adolescence and young her at [email protected].

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ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL 20) Gay Rams are advised to be unapologetic self promoters when Mars trines Pluto. (As if you needed an excuse....) Your best ideas find their way into cyberspace where you become more than just another piece of spam. Well perhaps.

TAURUS (APRIL 21 - MAY 21) Queer Bulls are whipped into a sexual frenzy and your potency is at a peak. Make good use of time before it deflates. There is something otherworldly about your choice of lovers. I suppose that is to be expected considering where you troll for dates.

GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE 21) Pink Twins get hot and bothered about certain relationships. Some pals mean more to you than you first thought. Don’t be surprised if something platonic evolves into something passionate. Choose carefully; certain jewels hold greater luster than others. CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY 23) Rather than spend your life pushing a pencil in some drab cubicle, Mars and Pluto now formulate a professional coup d’etat with you as heir apparent. Storm the barricades and upset the natural order of things. Then push a pencil in the corner office.

LEO (JULY 24 - AUGUST 23) Travel is exciting and gloriously delicious. So what are you waiting for, proud Lion? It is time for you to get going and seek new exotic stimuli to get those juices flowing once again. Replenish and rejuvenate in any way possible. Maui anyone??

. VIRGO (AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23) Queer Virgins find all sorts of fascinating activities to pique their interest around the house. But don’t pique alone. Plan a gay get together where you show off your culinary talents. When that fails, show off your other admirable talents. Can we think of any?

LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 23) Expect to have a range of fiery conversations with partners. Gay Libras usually strive for diplomacy but now call it as you see it. This strengthens relationships that are on track. Wobbly situations may teeter but it is better than tiptoeing through life.

SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22) Apply a little elbow grease on the job and see how profitable it can be. Proud Scorps are often apt to let day to day assignments fall fallow while they feast at the political banquet table. Now demonstrate your considerable work skills beyond ass kissing.

SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22) Pluto and Mars form an artistic alliance and gay Archers can overcome creative blockage. But don’t keep all your great ideas to yourself. Pluto in your own sign indicates transformation and new directions. Be sure to share your booty... I mean bounty.

CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20) Your imagination revs into overtime. Pink Caps come up with some fairly Outrageous ideas. Good! Open your closet and let the wilde spirits run free. Plan a seance, create a myth and become a muse. At very least just be amusing.

AQUARIUS (JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19) Watch what you say during the potent Mars / Pluto trine. Aqueerians often prefer to remain on the fringes of the group where they can be aloof and observe and judge. Now all eyes are upon you. Don’t forget to wear clean underwear.

PISCES (FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20) The Mars / Pluto trine is a profitable transit for all Guppies who have been swimming upstream professionally. You possess more power than you realize and are able to fry some corporate sharks and serve them for lunch. Pack the pepto just in case!

© 2004 MADAM LICHTENSTEIN, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. Cruise www.TheStarryEye.com for prescient horoscopes and insightful articles. Madam is the author of the highly acclaimed “HerScopes; A Guide To Astrology For Lesbians” from Simon & Schuster. This book would have won the Pulitzer had the voting not been rigged.

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www.ExpressGayNews.com • January 19, 2004 31 December 19, 2004 Volumne 5, Number 3 Call 954-568-1880 for advertising Information or Online at www.ExpressGayNews.com Deadly Games Author Breaks the Rules of ‘Whodunits’ Gay Former Soap Opera Writer to Sign Books at SunServe Fundraiser By Phil LaPadula Jordan and Turkey. down in Fort Lauderdale, and I Managing Editor “It was very interesting being in may end up living down there On Jan. 21, mystery writer Thom Racina the Middle East at a time like that,” one of these days.” will return to the scene of the crime—the Racina recalls. “I saw firsthand how If Deadly Games breaks Flamingo Inn Amongst the Flowers in Fort limited teenagers are without the kind the rules of the mystery genre, Lauderdale. The inn is the setting for a major of infrastructure that we have here. They that is nothing new for Racina. part of Racina’s new novel, Deadly Games. don’t have the video games or the after- As a soap opera script writer Racina, a long-time soap opera writer and school sports, and it leads to a kind of for 20 years, Racina penned former roommate of Brad Pitt’s, will speak anger. There is virtually nothing for them storylines that had never been and sign copies of his book at the inn as part to do except go to the Mosque.” explored before on daytime of a fund-raiser for SunServe, the social Racina said he had been tinkering dramas. For example, he is services agency of the Metropolitan with story ideas for years about credited with helping to create Community Church’s Sunshine Cathedral. computers programming people, or General Hospital’s moment in While most mystery novels rely on sheer computers being used for world the pop culture sun in the early suspense to grab readers, Deadly Games is a conquest. “During the Millennium, I 1980s, when he wrote the script murder mystery with a message. In the book, thought of a plot where a guy gets for the famous Luke and Laura computers are used to program teenagers to control over all the computers on Earth, wedding shows and the “Ice kill religious leaders. Racina’s message is about but that didn’t work. It’s been in the Princess” storyline, the first the evils of killing in the name of God, and back of my mind for a very long time, science fiction plot on a soap those who “program” others to act on their and it just finally jelled when I was in opera. fanaticism. But Racina says that the book also the Middle East. I started thinking very “The world watched Luke has an uplifting message about the resilience heavily about killing in the name of God and Laura’s wedding,” Racina of personal faith. and programming people to kill. I says. “It really was like “There is a spiritual message, and you wanted to talk about how God should watching pop history and not a don’t often get to do that in a thriller,” Racina be a force for good, and religion should soap opera.” says. “Seldom do mystery novels deal with be a positive thing.” Mystery writer Thom Racina, who once roomed with Brad The “Ice Princess” those kinds of topical, timely issues. This While the story has a broad Pitt, will read from his book Deadly Games at the Flamingo storyline, about a crazed man book is still a thriller, a page-turner, but it has setting that spans the United States Inn Amongst the Flowers in Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 21. who tries to freeze the world Part of the book is set at the inn. real weight to it.” and includes Rome and Ireland, a with a weather machine, was Racina explains that a recent trip to the turning point in the plot is set at the stolen from a novel that Racina Middle East was the inspiration behind Flamingo Inn Amongst the Flowers. “the funkiness” of the area. “I feel that Fort wrote titled The Great Los Angeles Blizzard. Deadly Games. He happened to be in Egypt Racina, who lives in Palm Springs, Calif., Lauderdale is Palm Springs with an ocean,” Racina, who wrote porn to put himself during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, says he chose to set part of the book in Fort he says. “I love the ocean, I love the people through college, achieved a breakthrough and shortly after the attacks, he also visited Lauderdale because of what he described as down there. I like the whole quality of life See THOM RACINA on page 4

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