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Kuchling Humanitarian Award said, noting that Mai- for dancing together at the Village Sta- recipient Don Maison won’t son has been on Black tion. be able to attend after Tie Dinner’s radar for Maison will not be able to attend the years for everything dinner because he is in rehab after re- suffering stroke from his legal battles cently suffering a stroke that left him to his work housing partially paralyzed. He is expected to DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer people living with make a full recovery, and those who [email protected] HIV. know and love him agree he’s too ornery At the time of his not to fully recover. mmy and Tony retirement, Maison Maison said this week he is very hon- Award-winner Billy was the longest-serv- ored to receive the recognition he’s got- Porter headlines this ing CEO of an AIDS ten this year from the city and the county weekend’s Black Tie organization in the and now from Black Tie Dinner. Dinner at the Sheraton country. “Sorry I can’t be there,” Maison added. Hotel in downtown AIDS Services of “Shit happens.” Dallas. The sold-out Dallas, a Black Tie Robbins wished Maison a speedy re- event is the largest Dinner beneficiary,covery on behalf of the Black Tie board seated dinner in the Southwest. provides housing for of directors. Porter, who originated the role of Lola in the Broadway hit Kinky Boots and cur- Alphonso David rently stars in the FX smash hit series Pose, will receive the Elizabeth Birch Scheduled to speak at Equality Award at Black Tie Dinner. the dinner on Saturday Porter has also appeared on Broadway night is Human Rights in Miss Saigon and a revival of Grease. On Campaign’s new presi- film, he can be seen in First Wives Club dent, Alphonso David. and The Broken Hearts Club, and he was David joined Lambda recently announced as the fairy god- Legal as a litigation attor- mother in the upcoming movie Cinder- ney in 2004, and he was ella. appointed special advisor Black Tie Dinner Co-chair Nathan to the New York Division Robbins said, “Billy Porter represents to for Human Rights in 2007. me someone who’s made a bold stamp The following year, he was for the LGBT community. He’s broken named special deputy at- down barriers and shown how broad the torney general for civil LGBT community is.” rights cases in New York, Robbins called Porter a powerful fig- and Gov. Andrew Cuomo ure, adding, “We’re glad to honor him people living with tapped him to fill the newly-created po- for the work he’s done and continuing HIV. Before Maison sition of deputy secretary and counsel to do.” retired, ASD had just for civil rights and later as chief counsel acquired another to the governor. The Kuchling Award property that is being David is the first person of color to renovated to become head HRC. Earlier this week, he testi- Each year, Black Tie Dinner honors a housing for people. fied before the House Financial Services member of the Dallas LGBT and allied Before heading the Committee’s Oversight and Investiga- community with the Kuchling Humani- AIDS service organi- tions Subcommittee about anti-LGBT tarian Award. This year’s honoree is Don zation, Maison was a discrimination in housing and lending, Maison, a civil rights attorney and the civil right attorney. In including the attacks on transgender recently-retired CEO of AIDS Services his most famous civil people by HUD Secretary Ben Carson. Dallas. rights case, he defend- This will be the first dinner in Dallas “With his retirement this year, it was ed men who were ar- where David will speak. Robbins said a perfect time to honor him,” Robbins Billy Porter, top, Don Maison, above and Shea Diamond, right rested in a police raid BLACK TIE, Page 18

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11.01.19 █ dallasvoice 9 literacy. He started working at Grape- them stoked and ready for the “huge” Grapevine HS teacher vine High School as the oral interpre- debate tournament Grapevine High was tation teacher/coach and professional hosting, beginning the next day. The stu- communication instructor in August dents, he said, weren’t prepared for the 2017, beginning with a team of eight tournament, and he was trying to moti- fighting termination freshman that later became seven. vate them. “Those seven have been with me since “I told them, ‘We’ve all been through the beginning,” Hamilton said. “My first this before, and you know you can do it. I Josh Hamilton says district fired district’s executive director of communi- day at Grapevine High School was their mean, look at me. You guys watched me him for telling students he is gay cations, provided Dallas Voice with this first day there. They are juniors now.” last year have the worst year of my life, written statement: Those seven plus one senior, the team and you’ve seen me come out the other “To be clear, Mr. Hamilton’s sexual captain, comprise the Grapevine High side as a happy, functioning gay man.’ TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editor orientation has absolutely nothing to do School team that last year continued the “It was a big hype session, and it [email protected] with the reason Mr. Hamilton has been school’s winning tradition by claiming worked. They told, ‘Yeah Hamilton! proposed for termination. Mr. Hamilton state and national championships. That, You’re right!’” Fort Worth man who says has been proposed for termination for Hamilton said, is what he was hired to do. Hamilton said he spent the afternoon he is being fired from good cause due to violations of the dis- “My very first day of training, the super- on the phone with parents, working to his position as a teach- trict’s electronic communications policy, intendent came in and asked what I was secure the final details for the coming er with the Grape- violations of student privacy, failure to teaching. I told him and he said, ‘Ooooh, tournament. He also met with a couple vine-Colleyville ISD follow written directives, and violations that’s a big program, a lot of pressure.’ He of students who were, he said, strug- because he is gay of the Texas Educator’s Code of Ethics. was telling me coming in that the expecta- gling before finally leaving for home has filed com- In GCISD, we hold all employees to high tion was ‘Coach these kids and win, just about 5 p.m. plaints with both standards for their interactions with our like we’ve done for years.’” “That was it,” he said. “A normal day.” the EEOC and the Office of Civil Rights most important people, our students. But Hamilton’s place in that winning But the next morning, about 6 a.m., challenging his firing. His conduct is not acceptable for an edu- tradition ended in September, the day af- Hamilton received a text from the GHS The Grapevine-Colleyville Indepen- cator in GCISD.” ter he mentioned to his team that he was principal, Dave Denning, asking him to dent School District has denied Josh Hamilton has a bachelor’s degree in gay. come to Denning’s office at 8. Hamil- Hamilton’s claim that he is being fired communications, a master’s degree in It was a Thursday, and Hamilton was ton said he assumed that he had missed because he is gay. Kristin Snively, the education and a Ph.D. in language and giving his team a pep talk, trying to get some detail. But when he walked in, he

10 dallasvoice.com █ 11.01.19 found himself facing not just Denning, back together,” Hamilton said, adding but two representatives from the dis- that the HR representative expressed trict’s HR office, too. concern about where he would go and “I was like, what the hell?” Hamilton what he would do when he left the office, said. and that the principal offered to drive The three began questioning Hamilton him home. on whether he had taken the district’s train- But Hamilton declined, telling the ing on communications with students and principal he would be ok to get home texting, asking if he had ever texted stu- and that he was going to turn his phone dents and, when he said yes, asking which off to give himself time to process what students he had texted and why. had happened. He gave the principal his Hamilton said he told them that it was ex-wife’s phone number so they could the eight students on his competition reach him that way if necessary. team that he texted about competition Hamilton said Denning instructed and debate information. “I traveled with him to respond to the allegations in writ- those kids. I spent 46 days and nights, ing by the end of the day, something he total, with them,” Hamilton said. “I was found difficult to do because he wasn’t their caregiver, the adult who looked af- Josh Hamilton know I’m gay?’ and she said, ‘Do they?’” clear on what it was he did wrong, espe- ter them. I took them to the doctor when Hamilton recalled. “I told her yes, sure cially since they wouldn’t tell him what they got sick; I held them when their anything for them.” they do. Just like they know I was mar- texts in particular were problematic. mother died when they were out of town Hamilton said he even handed over his ried. Just like they know I have kids. And Finding himself in “a pressure situa- for a competition. phone and let the principal go through immediately, the paperwork came out.” tion,” Hamilton said, he wrote a state- “That was me, taking care of them. all the texts before, about 45 minutes into Hamilton said the HR representatives ment in which he acknowledged having They were like my own children. In the meeting, he finally asked outright. said he was under investigation for shar- texted students, apologized for doing fact, for every hour I spent with my own “I said, what are we getting at here? ing too much personal information with so and pledged to be more circumspect children, I spent six with those kids,” he And the HR lady — I’ll never forget it students and that he was on leave effec- moving forward. said. “I’m not talking about Little Suzy — she says, ‘Have you told the kids any- tive immediately. “I didn’t have an attorney then, and I that I might see in class every other day. thing about your personal life changes?’ “She tells me I’m on leave, and I just didn’t think anything was really wrong. These are my own children. I would do I said, ‘Are you asking me if the kids break. I start crying, and I can’t get it TERMINATION, Page 14

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verybody needs some- where they can go and know they are among friends. Somewhere they know they can be themselves without worrying about being judged. Somewhere they can relax and not constantly have to be on guard. STI testing & treatment at our Everybody needs somewhere they location on the Baylor campus know they are safe. And nobody needs that more than LGBT people. PrEP Services provided with And that’s exactly what Dallas couple specialty pharmacy on-site Ethan Avenzino and David Whitehead Financial & medication hope to provide for people in the LGBT community through the newly-estab- assistance available lished nonprofit, Safe To Be. Prep & HIV Clinical Trials “When I came out [and] transitioned, available and when I was talking with people about my story of acceptance from my niors who don’t have children or other Gender affirmation family and friends and at work, I started family to care for them as they age. hormone therapy to realize, my story is not the normal sto- “And so Safe to Be was born.” ry,” said Avenzino, a transgender man Avenzino and Whitehead said they re- Anal Cancer screenings who works for Southwest Airlines. ally began working toward establishing a We accept most Many trans people are fired from their non-profit organization aimed at creating insurance plans! jobs, kicked out of their homes and lose a “tiny home” LGBT village in April of their family and friends, he said. And last year. “That was when the idea real- MAKE YOUR APPOINTMENT AT those who find themselves homeless ly solidified,” Whitehead said. “I mean, also often find that shelters and services life-changing-commitment solidified.” 214.823.2533 are not at all trans-friendly. So they began the process of applying 3409 Worth St. Suite 710 “That is something that has to be ad- for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. Unfortu- Dallas, TX dressed in our community,” Avenzino nately, after they started that process, continued. the federal government shut down for 214.890.1616 So when he started seeing articles five weeks, from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 9301 North Central Expy. Suite 310 about “tiny home” communities that 2019. So the waiting period between fil- Dallas, TX are being created for homeless people, ing for and actually being approved for Avenzino said, it struck him: “Why don’t nonprofit status took about six months. we do that with an LGBT focus? Approval finally came through at the infectiousdiseases.com “There is a need for transgender end of March of this year. or ntidc.org people to have somewhere safe to live, That process isn’t free, and White- somewhere that they can be themselves head said that he and Avenzino that and not be afraid,” he continued. “There they raised the money to pay for it the is a need for housing for homeless LGBT way they’ve raised all the organization’s youth, a need for housing for LGBT se- funds so far: primarily through the LGBT

12 dallasvoice.com █ 11.01.19 David Whitehead, left, and Ethan Avenzino DESTINATION WEDDINGS AND HONEYMOONS. GAY & LESBIAN CHARTER CRUISES, FAMILY TRAVEL, Whitehead has the answer to that. MILESTONE EVENTS, “Besides the fact that it is absolutely gor- FESTIVALS AND MORE! geous there, Eureka Springs is one of the Robert Hickman most diverse and most inclusive cities Make Your Dream Vacation a Reality! we have ever visited,” he said. “There is a very large gay community there, and 469-428-6787 a very large trans community. And the www.RCHDreamTravel.com residents there accept everyone, which is [email protected] something we just fell in love with.” www.facebook.com/RCHDreamTravel Avenzino recalled an incident on their www.twitter.com/RCHDreamTravel first visit to Eureka Springs in which FLST# 39068 • CST# 2034468-50 • HST# TAR-7058 • WAST# 603-399-504 they were walking down the sidewalk holding hands when “this big Bubba in his big truck pulled up beside us and Names you know, names you trust, rolled down his window. I thought, ‘Oh, for more than 20 years here it comes.’” Instead, the man asked if they were Proudly Saluting the on their first visit to Eureka Springs then Black Tie welcomed them to town. And when they met with the man from whom they pur- Dinner chased the land for Safe To Be, he also offered a warm welcome and acknowl- Individuals, Couples edged them as a couple. & Groups Plus, as they say in real estate, loca- Deborah Beckman Tim Myrick tion is everything. And this property has MS, LPC, NCC MEd, LPC, NCC location in spades, the couple said. It is close to Dallas, Oklahoma City, St. Lou- 214.824.2009 ■ uptownpsychotherapy.com is, Kansas City, Tulsa and more, and the wooded, rural setting will offer residents a kind of “spiritual retreat” away from discover our difference… the strife of big city living. “Nature tends to nurture,” Whitehead said. “I am hoping that’s what happens Award winning service! here.” community. The Safe To Be property will feature The couple are members of the United what Whitehead and Avenzino said STEVEN Court of the Lone Star Empire, and the are known as “shomes” — a collection GRAVES Court has played a big role in helping of residences, each consisting of two INSURANCE AGENCY raise the funds Safe To Be has needed so sheds, each converted into a tiny home far, they said. “We are so thankful for the each with its own kitchenette and living Court,” Whitehead said. “We couldn’t space, connected by a common outdoor have done anything that we’ve done so deck or porch. There will also be com- far without them.” munity gardens, community kitchens But for the biggest expenditure so far, and other shared spaces and amenities. Avenzino and Whitehead dug into their Safe To Be will provide emergency own pockets, using their own funds to housing for those with immediate need, purchase 22 acres of wooded land in Eu- transitional housing for those looking reka Springs, Ark., which will become the for a safe way station on the way to site of the Safe To Be village. They closed something else and permanent housing on the sale Wednesday, Oct. 30, and will for those who “want to stay there for the later donate all but one acre of the prop- rest of their lives.” “Steven Graves Insurance is now a division of ABCO Home Plus erty to the Safe To Be organization. That The idea is to provide safe housing Insurance and we bring a level of service unparalleled in our industry” one acre, they said, is where they will that gives residents the privacy they — David Holeman, Agency Owner build their own cabin in the woods. want and need, while at the same time n Full Service, independent insurance agency Why Eureka Springs? Considering offering ample opportunity for inter- n Representing more than 50 top insurance providers that Arkansas doesn’t have the reputa- action within a supportive community. n n n n n n tion of being especially LGBT-friendly, And while Safe To Be might not be the Auto Home Renters Condo Business Life it may seem to some a strange place for ideal spot “for someone who is a her- Let us find you the best deals! Get a quote today Safe To Be to be located. StevenGravesInsurance.com SAFE, Page 17 Call now! 214-599-0808 n [email protected]

11.01.19 █ dallasvoice 13 TERMINATION, From Page 11 In my mind, they’d be like, ‘Hey, don’t low written directives.” text the kids. Use this app instead.’ And Hamilton said he immediately con- I would be back at work, no problem,” tacted a friend, Seth Phillips, to be his he said. attorney, and that he and his attorney Hamilton had also been directed not just recently received copies of the texts to communicate with any of the Grape- that apparently prompted his termina- vine High School faculty or any of the tion. There were, he said, eight texts. In students while the situation was under one instance, which Hamilton asked the investigation, unless he had a familial or student to babysit, and when the student social relationship with that student and asked why, Hamilton told him he had an the student’s family. appointment with a counselor. In anoth- The following Monday, Hamilton re- er, Hamilton was explaining to the stu- ceived a text from the principal, Den- dent that he and his wife were separat- Put your health in the hands ning, instructing him to be at the dis- ing because Hamilton was gay. And in a of one of the most trusted physicians with trict’s HR office at 3:30 that day. “I still third instance, Hamilton was discussing wasn’t sweating it,” he said. “I figured if a “problematic” team member with the there was something seriously wrong, I team captain. would have gotten something from the In addition to school officials having HR department. I figured I would get “proposed [him] for termination,” giv- written up then sent back to work. I even ing him 15 days to appeal, Hamilton said went dressed to go to Meet the Parent the district also sent a notice to the Texas Night afterwards.” Education Agency, although no state or Concierge Medicine He arrived early then at 3:30 was called federal law required them to do so in this • Direct access 24-hours a day, seven days a week in to the office. “Their first words were, instance. As a result, he said, TEA has • Same or next day appointments • More consultation time ‘Ok Josh, we’ve done an investigation. flagged his teaching certificate, which MEDICAL PRACTICE OF We’ve reviewed the texts and we are no keeps him from being able to find anoth- Dr. Steven M. Pounders longer continuing your employment.’ er teaching job until the flag is removed. A medical practice with more than 25 years in the heart of Oak Lawn at Lemmon “I was stunned,” he continued. “I had “The EEOC says that is definitely retal- Call today for a private consultation 214-520-8833 | 3500 Oak Lawn, Ste. 600 | drpounders.com no idea what had just happened.” iation,” he said. “That’s why the EEOC Hamilton said when he asked to see took our claim.” the texts in question, the HR represen- Hamilton said that he and his attorney tative refused, saying they were protect- filed complaints with the EEOC and the ing the student. Even when he pointed ORC primarily on the basis of “lack of out that the texts were his own texts, accommodation for mental health re- they refused. “I knew immediately that quests,” because that even though he I would be getting an attorney, so when asked Denning, the GHS principal, on they refused to show me the texts, I said, three separate occasions to either reas- ‘Ok, then you’ll have to give them to my sign him or provide him with help on attorney.’ And that’s when she stopped an issue causing him problems, Denning talking. They took my keys; they took did nothing. my badge, and they told me I was done.” Hamilton said that the district re- Hamilton said that as far as he under- ceived notice of those complaints on stood, the investigation was over, and Monday, and that afternoon, he has been he was no longer an employee, which told, Denning began calling his former meant directives about not communicat- students into the office, “trying to dig up ing with students or faculty were no lon- dirt on me.” ger applicable. So when the debate team Hamilton said he intends to continue captain, the student that had babysat his fighting what he sees as GCISD’s an- children, called him that night asking ti-LGBT prejudice, and he adamantly what was wrong, Hamilton responded, disputes the district’s claim that his sex- saying he didn’t know and giving the ual orientation is not at the root of him student some instructions on wrapping being fired. up loose ends from the debate tourna- “We just won the state and national ment that had just taken place. championships last year. The kids find Hamilton later discovered that was the out I’m gay, and now I’m gone,” Ham- student whose parents had complained, ilton said. “Thursday the kids heard the prompting the investigation, even word ‘gay.’ Friday, I am on leave. Mon- though the student wasn’t aware. And it day I am gone. For the district to say me was that communication that prompted being gay has nothing to do with it is

the charge against of him “failure to fol- bullshit.” █

14 dallasvoice.com █ 11.01.19 11.01.19 █ dallasvoice 15 Renoir in perspective

The Kimbell Art Museum exhibit nudes by Corot and Reubens, artists of focuses on the artist’s nudes by an earlier generation whose work influ- enced Renoir’s earliest paintings. comparing and contrasting Renoir grew up in Paris blocks from the Louvre. “Diana Leaving Her Bath” DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer by Francois Boucher, on loan from the [email protected] Louvre, is a painting that, Renoir said, “was the first painting that grabbed hold hat could of me, and I have continued to love it all the Kim- my life, as one does his first love.” bell Art Next are works by Renoir’s friends Museum do and contemporaries, such as Degas and to follow its Cezanne, hung side by side with his can- blockbuster vasses. Similarities and how they influ- Monet exhibi- enced each other are evident, as are each tion that drew artist’s distinctive style. record attendance and unprecedented Finally displayed are nudes by young- new memberships? Renoir. er artists such as Matisse and Picasso But this exhibit isn’t just “same genre, who were fans of Renoir and influenced different artist.” This is an entirely differ- by him. One Renoir canvas, “Bather ent look at one facet of Renoir’s work. Seated in a Landscape, Called Eurydice,” The exhibit is entitled Renoir: The Body, was purchased by Picasso in 1920 and is The Senses. While the artist painted land- larger and well defined. included in this exhibition on loan from scapes, cityscapes and family portraits, Interesting about “The Bathers” is that the Picasso Museum in Barcelona. It is this exhibit focuses on the woman’s two nude women are lying in a field one of seven Renoirs that were part of body, mostly nudes. Renoir was, Kimbell painted in a very Impressionistic style. Picasso’s personal collection. Art Museum Director Eric Lee said, “the Three women are bathing in a pond be- Another surprise in this exhibit are greatest painter of the nude of his time.” hind them. Obviously, the scene is an bronze sculptures by Renoir. Created The entry gallery includes the first exterior. But maybe not. The front nude with an assistant later in life when he was painting by Renoir accepted into the Sa- lies on a pillow, and the women behind stricken with arthritis, he directed every lon. In the next is the only nude by the her props her up on her elbow leaning stroke of the creations even if his hands artist entered in the Impressionist ex- on something that blends into the land- weren’t directly molding the bronze. hibitions. And in the final room hangs scape. A note about judging the beauty of the “The Bathers,” finished in 1919, the year The main women in “The Bathers” figures in Renoir’s works: While his mod- of Renoir’s death. George Shackelford, were painted on a sofa in Renoir’s studio els may have been thin, Renoir painted Kimbell deputy director and co-curator while the exterior was from a different his own idealized vision of beauty at that of the exhibit, called this work Renoir’s view or maybe from memory. But the time. Breasts were uniformly rounded masterpiece and a “glorious last move- blending of interior and exterior in one and firm. Heads were often smaller than ment of a symphony.” of his final, if not his last work, is a bril- what might have been accurate and hips “The Bathers” also serves as an inter- liant piece that I kept returning to during were always wide. esting contrast to the previous Monet my visit to the collection. On the hundredth anniversary of the exhibition, which focused on the last While expecting comparisons between artist’s death, we have a vision of what years of that artist’s life. With dimming the recent Monet: The Late Years exhib- beauty was a century ago and an exhibit eyesight, Monet’s canvasses got darker it and Renoir, I kept finding contrasts. that amazes and wows any lover of Im- and more abstract. Renoir’s “The Bath- The Monet exhibit focused entirely on pressionism. ers” was brighter. Shackelford describes that artist. One Monet after another, While the Monet exhibit was about a the color as “too saturated.” most from collections I’d never seen be- lot of the Monet you wanted to see, this Although Renoir suffered from se- fore. The current Renoir exhibition puts exhibit is about a Renoir you didn’t ex-

vere arthritis, an assistant would place the artist in context. His nudes are jux- pect to encounter. █ a brush in his hand, and his movements taposed with similar and contrasting Renoir: The Body, The Senses on view at came from his arm rather than his fin- works by other artists. the Kimbell Art Museum, 3333 Camp Bowie gers to produce nude figures are that In the opening galleries of Renoir are Blvd, Fort Worth through Jan. 26. $18.

16 dallasvoice.com █ 11.01.19 top companies on the Index likely have a store or employees in the city, he said. , From Page 13 , From Page 9 SAFE MANSFIELD “It’s pretty likely some employees live mit,” Whitehead said, Avenzino noted The chamber’s Twitter account has crimination protections based on sexual in Mansfield,” McDonnell said. “And that “We will certainly be inclusive of since been removed, but screenshots of orientation, gender identity and expres- there are companies not based in Mans- introverts, especially with trans folk. We the tweet shared with Dallas Voice verify sion. When presenting cities with mate- field but that have significance presence want them to be comfortable living in that it did appear. The post also appeared rial about what the language should be there, like Target, Starbucks and other their true, authentic gender, to be com- on the personal Facebook page of cham- included, he includes materials from the national retailers.” fortable with who they are.” ber President and CEO Lori Williams. It Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate McDonnell chided Mansfield’s elected And, Whitehead added, “We want has also been removed from that site or Equality Index, which rates companies officials and chamber leader, who owe to give them a chance to celebrate who is at least no longer visible publicly there. on a scale from 0 to 100 for their commit- the public an explanation. they are.” McDonnell has worked with multiple ment to LGBT equality. The chamber’s “There is something wrong in Mans-

Avenzino said he also sees Safe To Be cities and counties on adding nondis- tweet is troubling because many of the field,” he said. █ as “an amazing opportunity to bridge the gap between generations. We are not really communicating and sharing our history across the generations now, and this will be an incredible opportu- nity to do that.” Avenzino said one of the first steps they need to take is to “beef up our board of directors,” and they want to hear from people who are interest- ed in participating. Avenzino himself will lead the charge, noting that he has Providing comprehensive and compassionate medical care “seen plenty of allies who want to help and who do their best” when it comes to the LGBT community for more than 35 Years! to services for transgender people. “But to have a trans voice leading an organi- zation — I think that is very important. And of course, we want more trans rep- resentation than just me on the board.” “Putting together a solid board is the top priority, and the second thing is cap- ital funding,” he continued. “Right now, we have a budget of about $1 million, which is way over the top of what we expected. And to start, we are looking at 20 homes, maybe a few more.” The plan, Avenzino said, is to “cre- ate a model that could be replicated anywhere. If we can make this happen here in the South” — “In Arkansas, of all places,” Whitehead interjected — David M. Lee, M.D. “there’s no reason it couldn’t be suc- BEST General Practitioner Comprehensive Marc A. Tribble, M.D. cessful elsewhere.” 6 Years in a Row! HIV/AIDS management Right now, Whitehead said, “What Donald A. Graneto, M.D. BEST Medical Group Practice we need is for people to give money [to Eric Klappholz, NP BEST HIV Specialists STD testing and treatment Safe To Be]. That’s the big thing. And we need people to spread the word and to Peter Triporo, NP PrEP counseling and treatment be supportive of this project. We want Jason Vercher, PA-C Uptown Physicians Group people to realize that this isn’t some big Uptown Tower General adult medical care corporation somewhere starting this Vanessa Bludau, NP up; it’s just two people in Dallas who 4144 N. Central Expressway, Suite 750 William Hays, MD, ATC, LAT ® happen to be gay who want to do some- 214-303-1033 Cosmetic - BOTOX ® thing for our people.” Ismail Boodhwani, FNP-C www.UptownDocs.com and JUVÉDERM Avenzino added, “We know we are reaching for the stars. But if we don’t try, who will?” █ Dr. Marc Tribble and Dr. Donald Graneto Voted 2019 Readers Voice Awards For information about Safe To Be, visit named to D Magazine’s BEST Medical Group Practice SafeToBe.org or contact Ethan Avenzino or Best Doctors BEST HIV Specialists in Dallas for 2017 in Peter Triporo, NP named Top 10 in 2018 and Dr. David Lee, David Whitehead via Facebook. Infectious Disease and America’s Top Nurse Practitioner Awards BEST General Practitioner Family Medicine respectively. presented by Point of Care Network

11.01.19 █ dallasvoice 17 BLACK TIE, From Page 8 Phone 214-754-8710 █ Fax 214-969-7271 1825 Market Center Blvd., Ste. 240, Dallas, Texas 75207 he expects to hear an incredible speech ist and singer/songwriter, known for Hours: Weekdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m. • dallasvoice.com in which David will outline his vision for her bluesy, soulful music and voice. In HRC’s future. February 2019, she was nominated for administration The featured entertainment for the the GLAAD Media Award for Outstand- Leo Cusimano Publisher █ 114 dinner will be African-American coun- ing Music Artist. try music artist Mickey Guyton, an Ar- Diamond tells her powerful story editorial Tammye Nash Managing Editor █ 113 lington, Texas native who was, in 2016, through her music. Arnold Wayne Jones Executive Editor Life+Style █ 129 nominated as new female vocalist of the “Many people have heard her sing,” David Taffet Senior Staff Writer █ 125 year by the Academy of Country Music. Robbins said. “I’m anxious to hear her Philip Burton Proofreader This year’s Visibility Award recipient speech. It will be powerful to hear her Contributors: Chris Azzopardi, Gary Bellomy, Jenny Block, is Shea Diamond, a transgender activ- tell her story in words.” J. Denton Bricker, Alicia Chang, D’Anne Witowski, Lawrence Ferber, Hardy Haberman, Scott Huffman, Lisa Keen, Mark Mickey-Guyton Lowry, Joey Moreno, Cassie Nova, Josh Robbins, Mikey Rox, Howard Lewis Russell, James Russell, Other featured guests at the dinner Terri Schlichenmeyer, Leslie McMurray, Mathew Shaw, will include actor Dyllón Burnside, who Brandi Amara Skyy, Mark Stokes, Jef Tingley, Casey Williams Photographers: Kat Haygood, Chuck Marcelo, Cassie Quinn plays dancer Ricky Evangelista along Interns: Jacob Kelley, Joshua Kelley, John McClanahan, side Porter in Pose. He has appeared in Lily Philips the HBO series High Maintenance and NBC’s Peter Pan Live. advertising Chad Mantooth Advertising Director █ 131 Comedian Dana Goldberg will return Nicholas Gonzalez Advertising Account Rep. █ 115 to the stage as the luxury auctioneer. Stephen Mobley MarketPlace Sales █ 123 Goldberg is a stand-up comedian who National Advertising Representative has appeared at Black Tie a number of Rivendell Media Inc. 908-232-2021 times and has been one of the most suc- art cessful live auctioneers in the history of Kevin Thomas Art Director █ 119 the annual event. Shawn Weston Graphic Designer █ 132 “We’re excited as always to welcome multimedia her back,” Robbins said. “She energizes Stephen Mobley Social Media Director █ 123 the audience. She’s inspiring and funny.” Brian Kennedy Video Producer Two of the items Goldberg will be auc- Israel Luna Video Producer/DVtv host Brad Pritchett DVtv Host tioning from the stage are packages to Brandi Amara Skyy DVtv Host the Grammys and tickets to the Demo- Regina Lyn cratic National Convention July 13-16 in Milwaukee. circulation Linda Depriter Circulation Director █ 120 In addition to the dinner itself, Black Tie Dinner will also present B4Black, a founders Robert Moore █ Don Ritz free event kicking off the weekend at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel on Friday, Nov. 1, affiliations/memberships featuring a musical performance by Brit- Associated Press - Associate Member National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association ish singer/songwriter Georgia Ku. Certified LGBT Business Enterprise The organization also hosts an official Founding Member - North Texas GLBT Chamber after-party on Saturday with music pro- Founding Member - National LGBT Media Association vided by New York-based DJ Ty Sunder- land. Black Tie Dinner was founded in 1982 and the first dinner was held at the Fair- mount Hotel and attended by 140 peo- ple. That event raised $6,000 for HRC. Since its inception, Black Tie has dis- tributed $23 million to local beneficiaries and HRC. About 50 dinners that benefit HRC are held around the country, but the Dallas dinner is the only one that splits its proceeds between local groups and the national organization. This will be Robbins’ final year co-chairing Black Tie. He said this was the first time in a number of years that the dinner completely sold out. He also said

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█ Stop this a David Taffet Senior Staff Writer 125 D e Philip Burton Proofreader themn are observes her. Luna should be !able to guide Politicians need to stay Contributors: Chris Azzopardi, Gary Bellomy, Jenny Block, M doctors. them on her feelings — not Greg Abbott, out of trans child’s business J. Denton Bricker, Alicia Chang, D’Anne Witowski, Lawrence None of not Ken Paxton, certainly not Ted Cruz Ferber, Hardy Haberman, Scott Huffman, Lisa Keen, Mark Mickey-Guyton Lowry, Joey Moreno, Cassie Nova, Josh Robbins, Mikey Rox, them are and especially not Matt Krause. Howard Lewis Russell, James Russell, n Oct. 24, Greg Abbot, governor qualified Doctors and therapists can help, but Terri Schlichenmeyer, Leslie McMurray, Mathew Shaw, of Texas, tweeted: “FYI the mat- therapists. ultimately Luna should decide. Brandi Amara Skyy, Mark Stokes, Jef Tingley, Casey Williams ter of 7-year-old James Younger As a If puberty blockers are introduced, Photographers: Kat Haygood, Chuck Marcelo, Cassie Quinn O Interns: Jacob Kelley, Joshua Kelley, John McClanahan, is being looked into by the Texas Attor- trans- they are generally introduced at Tanner Lily Philips ney General’s Office and the Texas De- gender Stage 2 (There are five Tanner stages to partment of Family and Protective Ser- woman, I puberty). Boys typically begin Tanner advertising vices.” have some stage 2 around age 11, and for girls it’s Chad Mantooth Advertising Director █ 131 Nicholas Gonzalez Advertising Account Rep. █ 115 Why the interest in a child custody thoughts between ages 9 and 11. So, there is time. Stephen Mobley MarketPlace Sales █ 123 case that had already been settled by an on the Lots of it. National Advertising Representative 11-1 jury verdict in the second-most pop- matter. Puberty blockers essentially hit the Rivendell Media Inc. 908-232-2021 ulous state in the country? Because the (Surprise!) “pause button” on puberty, giving the art child is transgender. First and foremost, none of those pol- transgender child and their parents yet Kevin Thomas Art Director █ 119 You remember transgender people iticians should be interfering in matters more time to make sure a medical tran- Shawn Weston Graphic Designer █ 132 right? That 1.4 percent of the population settled by a family court. A jury ruled sition is right for them. If the puberty multimedia that is so reviled, a special session of the 11-1 to give sole custody to the affirming blockers are removed, the child would Stephen Mobley Social Media Director █ 123 Texas Legislature was called in 2017 to mother, and then Judge Kim Cooks over- have a puberty in alignment with their Brian Kennedy Video Producer dictate where we pee? ruled the jury and awarded a joint man- sex assigned at birth. Israel Luna Video Producer/DVtv host Our attorney general, Ken Paxton, has aging conservatorship to both parents Completely revocable. Non-perma- Brad Pritchett DVtv Host also inserted himself into the fray, tweet- I weep for Luna. (I will refer to this nent. No mutilation. No chemical castra- Brandi Amara Skyy DVtv Host Regina Lyn ing: “Texans understand that children ... child by the name and pronouns she has tion. should be supported and properly cared chosen, by the way.) If the trans youth and their parents circulation for as they grow up in our communities. Three mental health professionals agree, at age 16 or so, THEN cross-sex Linda Depriter Circulation Director █ 120 I trust that the DFPS will act immediate- have evaluated her and diagnosed her hormones can be introduced. This will founders ly upon our request, conduct a thorough with gender dysphoria. Being transgen- provide a puberty that matches their Robert Moore █ Don Ritz investigation and protect this child.” der is hard. It’s harder still when your lived gender and prevent a whole host of affiliations/memberships Texas House Rep. Matt Krause of Fort family is fighting over you and what undesired effects of a biological puberty. Associated Press - Associate Member Worth chimed in with his own tweet: they consider your best interest. I hated puberty. I wish with all of my National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association Certified LGBT Business Enterprise “Absent a special session between now It’s a million times worse when politi- heart I would have had access to affirm- Founding Member - North Texas GLBT Chamber and the 87th Session, I will introduce leg- cians who don’t know you or care about ing parents and puberty blockers. But I Founding Member - National LGBT Media Association islation that prohibits the use of puberty you use you as a tool to get re-elected. was born before such things. blockers in these situations for children Once again, fear is being used as a The effects of my puberty are perma- under 18. We missed our opportunity to tool to gin up phony outrage. Words like nent, and I live with them every day. I do so in the 86th Session. We won’t miss “chemical castration” or “mutilation” am female through and through. But my the next one.” are being thrown around. As someone voice is deep; my hands are big; my hips That is chilling. who knows a little about the subject, let are narrow; I’m nearly 6 feet tall, and By the way Matt, no one who is 18 me share some truth: my feet are too big to find shoes in most © 2019 Voice Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. would be able to block puberty. That “Transition” for a 7-year-old is social, women’s shoe stores. Reprint rights are available only by written consent of the publisher or managing editor. ship has sailed. Read on; I will try and not medical. It might involve hairstyles, Luna can be saved from this fate — if Dallas Voice is published every Friday. Additional copies may be purchased for $1 each, payable in advance at educate you. clothing choices and selecting new a that’s what she wants. And if her parents the Dallas Voice office. Dallas Voice may be distributed I’d like to believe that the motivations new name and pronouns. It might also can put aside what “they” want and do only by Dallas Voice authorized independent contractors or distributors. No person may, without prior written of our elected representatives are born of include counseling. what’s best for their child. permission of Voice Publishing, take more than one copy of each Dallas Voice weekly issue. genuine concern for a child. But that is That’s it. Period. Read it again. Please, keep her health and well-being Subscriptions via First Class Mail are available: Three months (13 consecutive issues), $65. Six months (26 clearly NOT the case. It appears to be the Do you see anything there that is irre- first and foremost. consecutive issues), $85. One year (52 consecutive issues), first salvo in their 2020 re-election bids, versible or would rise to the definition The rest of y’all — Stay out of it! █ $130. Contact Dallas Voice at 214-754-8710 x123. Paid advertising copy represents the claim(s) of the and nothing fires up Republican Primary of mutilation or chemical castration? I Leslie McMurray, a transgender woman, advertiser. Bring inappropriate claims to the attention of the publisher. Dallas Voice reserves the right to enforce voters like transgender people. don’t. is a former radio DJ who lives and works in its own judgments regarding the suitability of advertising copy, illustrations and/or photographs. None of those white men weighing Between now and the onset of puberty, Dallas. Read more of her blogs at lesliemi- Unsolicited manuscripts are accepted by email only. in on the issue are transgender. None of Luna’s parents have time to discuss and chelle44.wordpress.com. To obtain a copy of our guidelines for contributors, send a request by email to [email protected].

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Carrie Brownstein on the Brownstein, Tucker and then-drum- and Sleater-Kinney. Does that seem even be a forgotten Madonna track. correct? Were they an influence? Carrie It’s far more produced and infused with evolving sound of Sleater-Kinney, mer Janet Weiss went “on hiatus,” each pursuing separate projects, until Brownstein: I think you couldn’t find any electronica. I think with every record we her cult-fave post-punk band a reunion in 2015 put them back in the guitar-based band that wasn’t influenced have definitely wanted to do something cum electronica duo studio… and on the road. This August, by The Cars. They were always ahead different. When The Woods came out [in S-K released its ninth album, The Center of the curve; they had multiple singers 2005], a lot of people weren’t happy with and songwriters; their albums sounded the imprint on it. [The following year, S-K Won’t Hold. different from year to year. But [through it went on hiatus for nearly a decade.] On The roll-out was not without its hic- ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Executive Editor all] there was such a plethora of amaz- this record, there are a few things that [email protected] cups. While the topics seem familiar, the ing, indelible songs — sometimes with have a New Wave/Depeche Mode sound. sound is new — more synth, more elec- oblique lyrics but also plainspoken [ones]. But we let the songs dictate the produc- efore she became a comedy icon tronica, more … clarity. Weiss suddenly They could vacillate between something tion. There’s a sense of freedom when we as one of the stars and co-cre- left the band before the album was done sophisticated and something low-brow. go into the studio. We are not interested in B ators of the quirky comedy show (drums are definitely less in evidence Also, [Ric] had one of those voices that meeting people’s expectations. I’d prefer Portlandia, Carrie Brown- on the disc). Purists might was very knowing, very cool. I think about them to say, “This doesn’t sound like a stein was best known not SLEATER-KINNEY scoff, but long-time fans [The Cars’ 1984 album] Heartbeat City in Sleater-Kinney record” than “This sounds for her acting, nor for her House of Blues, have embraced their terms of our new album — you could feel just like every other Sleater-Kinney re- sense of humor, but for 2200 N. Lamar St. Nov. 8. evolution. Now Texas fans them bringing in new influences, writing cord,” It’s about expanding the vocabulary. 7 p.m. doors. HouseOfBlues.com. catchier songs, more electronic [produc- There’s [got to be] a new element on each her guitar licks and anger can see that Sleater-Kinney tion, as we have on The Center Won’t record that we apply as we go forward — issues. At age 21, she and Corin Tucker continues to perform with the same pas- Hold]. It surprises people [when you do not feel limited but an expansiveness. formed the band Sleater-Kinney, one of sion, even as the women move from the that] but it also creates more space for You have been associated with the riot a slew of post-punk girl bands originat- energy of their 20s to a more deliberate yourself culturally. You say, our canvas is grrrl movement. Is that something ing in Washington State associated with style in their 40s. Before their concert at bigger and now we’re gonna have more you still embrace, or do you feel it is the underground movement known as the House of Blues on Nov. 8, we spoke fun. It’s really just laying down tracks reductionist and backward-looking? In riot grrrl, which put issues like repro- with Brownstein about the new sound — figuratively, not songs — so you can terms of the logistics, we did come out of ductive freedom, queer rights, rape and the new tone of S-K, keeping mu- continue and not think in reductive ways. a post-riot grrl era and out of a feminist and female empowerment at the fore of sic-making fresh and how being queer When I was listening to The Center Won’t community in Olympia, Wash., and the their sound. For 11 years, Sleater-Kin- informs everything about the group. █ Hold, I was immediately struck by how Northwest in general. The great thing ney carved out a rep as one of the identifiably different the sound was about riot grrrl was the precedent [it] set than on prior S-K albums. If you rose to — taking feminism out of an academic leading exponents of feminist music Dallas Voice: As I was preparing for this prominence as a post-punk girl group, context and [moving it] to a more popular (both Brownstein and Tucker identify as interview, Ric Ocasek of The Cars died, this sound could be called post New vernacular. But as an intersectionality, it LGBTQ). and I immediately began to recog- Wave. “Reach Out” sounds like it could was centered on white women and not After seven studio albums, however, nize connections between The Cars

20 dallasvoice.com █ 11.01.19 be big. She decided [for this album] that she didn’t just want to be the screamer. Janet Weiss, your longtime drummer, left the band suddenly this summer. How has that affected the dynamic, with two members instead of three? It’s differ- ent and the same… if that makes sense. Corin and I started the band together, recorded the first two albums, then Janet joined [after]. But there [has always been] something very fundamental about the dynamic I had with Corin to the core of as involved as it should have been in this band. Janet was great about navi- recognition of race and class. But it has gating that tension between us, so it was been great at creating a more nuanced really hard [when she left], but at the same [understanding of] feminism. So definitely time the collaborative relationship with something I embrace in terms of legacy. Corin is the one I was always [cultivated]. But the current iteration [of feminism in You and Corin have both identified as music] is more inclusive, and it’s great to bisexual; does that inform your music see it manifested. at all? I would identify more as queer How is writing and performing political- than bisexual. I like looking at things ly-socially charged songs different in through a queer lens and the queering of your 40s than it was in your 20s… or for culture. I like things that are neither-nor, that matter, in the Trump era? There’s or possess a sense of “both” but that a lot on this record that has a sense of are pulling from the margin and upend- anger, but the mode in which it’s con- ing ideas of heteronormativity… or even veyed has a lot of multitudes. It’s more a homonormativity. That [standpoint] defi- reflection, a meditation on anger — how nitely affects the songwriting — whether anger affects the body metaphysically. It’s lyrically or musically it occupies a space more we are addressing trauma and frac- that is “other.” I think we would be hard tiousness and chaos. It speaks to connec- pressed [to deny] there something differ-

tion and hope. It’s not a cynical record. I ent about [Sleater-Kinney]. Our ineffable like making music in the present day, and quality [is our queerness]. that’s different now that I’m older. I like Austin is sometimes considered the writing songs that speak more to where Portland of Texas, but what do you I’m at now, and hopefully, people will see think of Dallas? I love Dallas. I’ve been themselves in it. That’s more honest than there a couple of times. St. Vincent is trying to recreate records from 15, 20 from Dallas and has been a friend for years ago. many years. I’ve been to Resident Taque- You and Corin are both singers and ria and all around — it’s a great city with guitarists. How do you decide lead on great restaurants and arts. I think people each song? It’s pretty organic — more who aren’t from [Texas] think Austin is intuitive than deliberate. We know what the only hip city, but Dallas has a lot the other person’s strengths are. Some- going for it. times we’ll write guitar parts and have Yes, Dallas was recently named by Gour- the other one sing over it. I still consider met magazine “best restaurant city in Corin’s voice the secret ingredient in our America.” Well, I think Portland would band — a love-it-or-hate-it voice. I love it, have something to say about that. of course, and I always encourage her to

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Trisha Yearwood on her simple her true colors by headlining an event to he’s open-minded, how her concerts are a benefit for a friend of mine who’s a raise money for her cancer-stricken gay a “safe place” for LGBTQ fans and the hairdresser who had cancer. And he’s a reason for supporting the friend. Yearwood was already a major Nashville closet. friend of mine, gay or straight. So it’s like, █ I’m there. I didn’t even give it a thought. LGBTQ community, the Nashville star, having soared to music stardom — Chris Azzopardi I’m sure there were people who thought it closet and lesbian love when “She’s in Love with the Boy,” was great, and I’m sure there were people the lead single from her 1991 self-titled Dallas Voice: Let’s start with the album’s who thought it wasn’t great, and I don’t debut album, reached No. 1 on the Bill- lead single “Every Girl in This Town,” care. risha Yearwood has never cared board Hot Country Songs. which I’ve renamed “Every Gay in This What kind of reaction did you get from what the country community In 2012, Billboard named Yearwood Town.” I hope you don’t mind. Trisha the country music community and Yearwood: That works for me! thought of her LGBTQ allyship, and her husband Garth Brooks the Most fans for performing at a gay bar? I T You sing We keep kissin’ boys, trying to don’t know. I feel strangely lucky, I guess. so why start now? The Powerful Celebrity Couple figure it out and, I mean, story of my People don’t tend to, especially during country music icon — who TRISHA YEARWOOD in Music, based on their life. Know any single gay cowboys that time, tell you things to your face. You has lent her robust and Bass Performance Hall, combined album sales. who are handsome, employed and know, we’re still that way. We talk about 525 Commerce St., Fort Worth. each other behind our backs, but nobody’s emotionally resonant mez- Nov. 4. TrishaYearwood.com. (At the time, the couple, emotionally available? It’s funny that zo-soprano to hit songs BassHall.com. who’ve been married since you say that, because we did it live the gonna come up to you and say, “Hey, I like “She’s in Love with 2005, edged out Beyoncé other night, and one of my guys who think what you did was wrong,” because works with me is gay, and I saw him in what do they think I’m gonna say? They the Boy,” “How Do I Live,” “Walkaway and Jay-Z.) the crowd, and he loves the song so know they’re wrong for even thinking Joe” and “XXX’s and OOO’s (An Amer- Now the 55-year-old, three-time much, and I sang that right to him. He was that. Somewhere deep down, they know ican Girl)” — sang at a Nashville gay Grammy winner and host of her own just laughing. And then I had a couple they’re wrong. But I didn’t get any flak. I’m bar two years after Ellen DeGeneres’s Food Network show, Trisha’s Southern of girls who came up to me when we sure there were people who, again, talked sexuality destroyed her sitcom and not Kitchen, returns with Every Girl, her first did an album signing recently, and a girl about me behind my back, but it was the right thing to do. long before the Dixie Chicks got Dixie studio album of new material in a doz- introduced me to her wife and said, “That song speaks to me. It’s like you keep Check’d. en years (and a corresponding nation- Was your appearance at The Connection kissing boys trying to figure it out. I finally your first time at a gay club? No! So imagine country music and the wide tour that parks her in Fort Worth figured it out.” [Laughs] It was pretty great. Oh? Tell me more. Another hairdresser associated conservative values of 1999, this week). In a recent conversation, The song works for everyone! friend of mine asked me to come to when Yearwood performed for gay Yearwood spoke about getting a kick Is it true you were the first major country his birthday party, and I went. I can’t clubgoers at The Connection during the out of why some lesbians are relating to artist to play a gay venue in Nashville? remember the name of the place here at height of her crossover success, showing her new single, marrying Garth because I’m not sure if it’s true or not, but it was █ LIGHT Page 30

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egroes for sale.” The very phrase shocks the con- “Nscience. The fact mankind has enslaved others does little to dimin- ish the horrors of having it as part of our homes and routes from south of the edly to make the new biopic Harriet clichés, Harriet quickly devolves into a still-recent past. Slavery, in other words, Mason-Dixon Line to as far north as one of the most infuriating cinematic self-indulgent mess, the kind of biopic needs little embellishment to strike dis- Canada). She earned her title as the misfires of recent vintage. Tubman’s Hollywood screwed up in its early days gust in our hearts and minds. Res ispa American Moses, no question. Her achievements need no dramatic or- by sanitizing and dumbing down. loquitur: The thing speaks for itself. bravery and determination before the namentation, just as slavery and the My animosity against Harriet arose The same could be said of the efforts Civil War, and then during it when treatment of blacks are revolting sans like a slow boil. At first, I more or less of Harriet Tubman — an escaped slave leading a raid along the Combahee adornment. But director/co-writer accepted the lazy tropes (the bathing who eventually “conducted” 70 others River in South Carolina that liberated Kasi Lemmons apparently won’t let the scene, where we silently witness the to freedom along the Underground 700-plus slaves, are the stuff of legend. facts satisfy her audience; she adds so scarred flesh from mistreatment; the Railroad (a system of abolition-friendly These two facts conspire unexpect- much melodramatic clutter and banal unfair dehumanizing of black folks

28 dallasvoice.com █ 11.01.19 by their white overlords) as the foun- ences, but makes for quite feeble drama dational necessities as exposition. But for the rest of us.) The cinematography the telescoping of plot, the shorthands (by John Toll) has moments of intense that ignore and even rewrite key facts beauty, but you cannot get away from and the sometimes comical gimmick of how small the film feels. Tubman’s epileptic seizure as a kind of Virtually nobody in the cast emerg- divine second sight (but playing more es unscathed. Erivo has been doing like “Spidey sense”), build up like tooth a bang-up job recently in films like Wid- plaque, dulling and deadening the real ows and Bad Times at the El Royale, but story of Tubman’s life. The screenplay here she plays too big, especially in the feels like it was written by a sophomore seizures that arrive like deus-ex-machi- at a small liberal arts college desperate nas. Likewise, Janelle Monae has done to get an A by kissing up to the profes- gangbusters in films like Moonlight and sor’s sense of indignation; it is among Hidden Figures, but here she’s simply the most inept of any “serious” films too modern and artificial to do any- I’ve seen in a decade. thing but pull us out of the moment. Again, the travesty is that Harriet’s The sole bright spots are small roles life was so significant… although in by Henry Hunter Hall (Lemmons’ Lemmons’ telling, she was all but son) as a kind of swamp fox scout who solitary in her efforts, while also not has a Saul-on-the-road-to-Damascus- given credit for some accomplish- esque conversion as one of Harriet’s ments. For instance, the film entirely lieutenants; and Zachary Momoh as omits Tubman’s support for the violent Harriet’s husband. Their commitment overthrow attempted by John Brown’s smoothes over the wrinkles of plot and raid on Harpers Ferry, and only skirts tone when they are onscreen, but alas, by in the closing seconds to her lead- that’s not for long. Instead, we’re left ership in Combahee; meanwhile, it Brodess (Joe Alwyn, who all but twirls gering in its smug moralizing. (The film with long stretches of sanctimonious sets up a Valjean/Javert-like cat-and- his moustache while tying damsels to clearly has a point of view about the hoo-haw. Harriet Tubman deserves a mouse game between Harriet (Cynthia train tracks). Their final confrontation role of spirituality, which may resonate movie about her life much better than

Erivo) and her former owner Gideon is outright laughable to the point of an- with some fundamental Christian audi- this one. █

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the time. It was on 8th Avenue — I think Wait, you’ve done drag? I do drag things that people didn’t talk about. community is more open to the LGBTQ it’s gone. I’m sure everything’s gone now, well. Yes, I do a good Trisha Yearwood I’m so lucky to be in an industry that’s really community? I think the community here since I’m old. [Laughs] But it was the first impersonation. open. I was raised by a family who never as a whole has always been very open. time I saw a drag queen impersonating It helps that you are her, so I feel like you made me feel like I shouldn’t be an open It’s the public community, you know? So me singing “She’s in Love with the Boy,” have a slight advantage. What was person, so I’m lucky in that way, too. coming out and being an openly gay artist and I was like, “I’ve made it now. I’m the LGBTQ community like where you The other day we were just talking about is happening, but it’s still not probably famous now. That’s happened.” grew up in Georgia? Nonexistent. Well, how hard it must be to live a life where easy, but because there are more people And you tipped her $5. I did! You know probably there, but I was born in ’64, so you can’t really be yourself. So I like who have come out, it’s gonna be easier. that story! And I did because why wouldn’t during my teenager years, the ’70s, early where we are. I know it’s still not easy in But this community as a whole, as far as you? ’80s, like most kids in the South, I didn’t certain circles, but I like where we are and the town and the industry that works here, it seems very open. Nashville seems very So she made a good Trisha? She did, really have an encounter with anyone where we’re going. We preach “love one who was openly gay until I was in college. another,” and that’s what we’re supposed open and progressive. But I still think she did! You know, I can look like a pretty the artists probably have a difficult time. good drag queen myself. I know there were gay people in my to do. hometown, but it was just one of those But now that there are people who have Do you think today’s country music come out and said they’re openly gay, somebody’s gotta start that and pave the way, and so they have the hardest time. It’s kind of the best kept secret in Nashville that when people come out as gay, no one’s surprised. [Laughs] Are there still closeted country stars that you know of? I don’t know for sure. I’m sure there are. In 1993, Garth released “We Shall Be Free,” which stirred controversy with the line, When we’re free to love anyone we choose. I remember how big of a deal that was. Yeah. I live in a house that is about tolerance and love. I wouldn’t be married to a guy who didn’t feel that way, and he’s been public about that, too. Like you said, it’s in that song. You just speak your truth. Country artist Chely Wright acknowl- edged that you were one of very few country stars to offer your support when she came out in 2010. What kind of support did you offer her? I think it’s one thing to say, “Oh, I’m fine with that,” and another thing to show up and be a friend. And she had a benefit party every year. I had gone the year before, and that year was the year right after the [coming out] announcement that she had that party. I just went. It was kind of like going to the benefit for the hairdresser; I didn’t think about it. She’s my friend, I’ve been before, she asked me to go, and I’m going. And so I don’t ever set out to make some sort of strong statement. I’m just friends with who I’m friends with, and if somebody wants to comment about that, that’s fine. Why do you think more country artists weren’t showing their support for the LGBTQ community like you were early on in your career? I don’t want to give myself this positive, like, “Oh my gosh, you’re so amazing because you did that,” because I don’t really look at it that way at all. I think if I was making a statement, it’s just that you should be there for your friends. And that’s not just a gay or straight statement; that’s a “just how I was raised” statement.

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11.01.19 █ dallasvoice 31 calendar highlights ARTSWEEK MONDAY 11.04 THEATER CABARET Ann. One-woman show by Holland Taylor Mama’s Party. Weekly cabaret night with about former Texas Gov. Ann Richards. Kalita special guest performances. Uptown Theatre, Humphreys Theater, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. 120 E. Main St., Grand Prairie. 7:35 p.m. $10. Through Nov. 10. DallasTheaterCenter.org.

Lizzie. The Fall River spinster murdered TUESDAY 11.05 her parents… right? A musical. Bath House FILM Cultural Center, 521 E. Lawther Drive. What’s Up Doc? Peter Bogdanovich’s Through Nov. 9. ImprintTheatreworks.org. tribute to the classic screwball comedy of the ’30s, a masterful physical comedy Sister Act. Musical adaptation of the with Barbra Streisand, Ryan O’Neal and Whoopi Goldberg comedy movie about a Madeleine Khan. Screens as part of the woman hiding out from bad guys in a convent. Tuesday Big Movie New Classic Series, Addison Theatre Centre, 15650 Addison Road. which now includes a matinee. Landmark’s Through Nov. 10. WaterTowerTheatre.org. Magnolia Theatre in the West Village, 3699 McKinney Ave. OPERA Screens at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Golden Cockerel. Rimsky-Korsakov’s seldom-performed comedy. Conducted by THEATER Emmanuel Villaume; directed by Cats. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s massive musical Paul Curran. Winspear Opera House, phenomenon. Fair Park Music Hall, 909 First 2403 Flora St. Nov. 2. DallasOpera.org. Ave. Nov. 5–17. DallasSummerMusicals.org.

CONCERTS Dia De Los Muertos. Verdigris Ensemble and THURSDAY 11.07 Anita Martinez Ballet Folklorico join forces for CABARET this celebration of the Mexican holiday with Glitterbomb Denton. Weekly queer variety music and dance. Arts Mission Oak Cliff, show with a new lineup every Thursday, 410 S, Windomere Ave. Friday–Saturday. now at a new locale and new time. Andy’s Bar, 7 p.m. $10–$25. VerdigrisMusic.org. 122 N. Locust St., Denton. 8 p.m.

FINE ART A Sampling of Contemporary FRIDAY 11.08 Portraiture. An exhibition of the work of DANCE five photographers producing compelling Ballet BC. Dance company from British new examples of portraiture. Afterimage Columbia. Presented by TITAS/Dance Gallery, 2613B Fairmount St. Through Nov. 4. Unbound. Moody Performance Hall, THE PLEASURE IS ALL YOURS AfterimageGallery.com. 2520 Flora St. 8–9. ATTPAC.org. FUNDRAISER Chefs for Farmers. More than 50 chefs — among them Abraham Salum (Salum), Donny Sirisavath (Khno Noodle Shop), Dean Fearing (Fearing’s), Bruno Davaillon (Bullion) and John Tesar (Knife), add their skills to a weekend- long foodie fundraiser, benefiting local farmers and purveyors. Events include a farm tour, a street food market and the Main Event tasting on Sunday at Dallas Heritage Village. Visit this week’s solution ChefsForDarfmers.com for full listing of events. FRIDAY 11.01 FUNDRAISER DSM Gala: An Evening of the Best of Broadway. Keli O’Hara, Chita Rivera and Amber Riley perform. Tickets available for NOW the performance only, or for the gala dinner. HIRING! Fair Park Music Hall, 909 First Ave. Nov. 1. DallasSummerMusicals.org. SATURDAY 11.02 COMMUNITY VectorTM by We-Vibe FrontRunners. Gay jogging/walking group meets weekly at 8:30 a.m. in Oak Lawn Park Plug in a new sensation at Hall Street and Turtle Creek Boulevard for a run along the Katy Trail.

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Handling the dissolution of our marriage Remember when you worried about what One friend’s ex is taking her to court quar- as more of a conscious uncoupling and she thought and what she felt and what terly with new accusations and requests that Girl on girls less of a divorce has served us all well. No she needed? Remember when you put him he knows will be shot down. Why? Simply in amount of money would be worth battling first and yourself second? Remember when an effort to bankrupt her. Another friend’s ex on the power of over our daughter or risking her mental winning the respect of their friends and is keeping meticulous records of when she Jenny Block health (or our own). And now, three years family was the most important thing in your has the child and it’s the other spouse’s turn, conscious uncoupling later, we are all the better for our decision to life? Remember when you thought of your in hopes of one day gaining full custody. make kindness rather than resentment be relationship as something to be nurtured and Another’s ex is asking for half of my friend’s I remember rolling my eyes when Gwyneth our guide. protected to the exclusion of all else? estate, despite the fact that they were mar- Paltrow announced that she and her hus- So I feel deeply saddened by what I’m I get that things are different now. Maybe ried for only 18 months. It’s shameful and band were going through a “conscious un- witnessing. Spouses trying to take custody there was infidelity. Maybe there was ugly and foolish. Because no matter how coupling.” “Hollywood,” I muttered under my of children or refusing to pay child support indifference. Maybe there was change that you look at it, this will come back to haunt breath. “Come on, Gwyneth. You’re getting or maligning their exes, all in the name of pushed you apart rather than pulling you those folks. divorced — just like the rest of us peons.” money and revenge. Here’s the thing: When together. But somewhere inside you both I try to live every day of my life — heck, But as I watch so many friends and family you do that, it speaks volumes about you is the couple that once was and the two every moment of my life — as consciously now going through nasty battles over chil- and says next to nothing about the person people who loved one another and wanted as I can. I don’t always do it perfectly. Some- dren and money and possessions, I realize you are lashing out at. this coupling more than anything, and that times I don’t even do it particularly well. But I that although Gwyneth is wrong about Part of me simply doesn’t understand deserves a continued respect even as your try my best. I think that is what we must ask putting jade eggs in your vagina, she’s right that urge. At some point, the two of you relationship ends. of ourselves. We must do our best and be about ending a relationship with kindness, loved one another enough to commit your Besides, do you really want to be that our best even when we’re sad and hurt and respect and personal awareness. lives to each other. Now, you are willing to guy? The one who dragged his ex to court lost. At the time, it will be hard; being the When it came to ending my own 20-year rip one another limb from limb, figuratively frivolously again and again? The one who bigger person often is. But in the long run, it marriage, I was acutely aware of how it if not literally. I get it. You’re sad and angry demanded what really wasn’t hers? The will serve you well. would affect my then-18-year-old daughter and probably a little lost. But this won’t help. one who used the children as a weapon? You loved them once. You cherished your and my now-ex-husband, as well as how it Trust me. Is that who you want other people — future relationship once. So love yourself enough would affect me. I wanted us all to feel as It will hurt. It hurts you. It hurts your soon- partners, friends, relatives — to see? Is that now to behave like the good person you are safe and as loved as possible. I didn’t want to-be ex, and it hurts those who love either who you want to be? If nothing else, be con- instead of the hateful one your pain is asking anyone to feel taken advantage of or like a or both of you. Breaking up should be treat- scious enough in your uncoupling to save you to be. victim. I wasn’t interested in the blame game ed as consciously, if not more consciously, face. It’s always better to come out looking Send your questions, comments or sug- because there was none to play. than getting together. Why? Because being like the good guy. Better yet, it’s better to be gestions to [email protected]. apart is 99 percent more likely to stick. the good guy. Always.

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Making the SCENE the week of Nov. 1–7:

• 1851 Club: Barbie Davenport, Aundra Mikyles and Sapphire Davenport on Friday. Tara St. Stone, Patrick Mikyles and Jaden Davenport on Saturday. Candi Carrol, Aries Noir and Kristie Davenport on Sunday. • Alexandre’s: Girls Night Out with Peggy Honea on Saturday. Karaoke with Wayne Smith on Sunday. Broadway with K-Marie on Tuesday. Vero Voz on Wednesday. • Cedar Springs Tap House: The Darlin’ Show with karaoke, games and live entertainment from 8-11 p.m. on Friday. • Club Reflection: Neon Survivor’s Prom Show at 6 p.m. on Sunday. • Dallas Eagle: United Court from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday. Dallas Diablos Cookout from 5-9 p.m. on Sunday. • Havana: Showtime is 11 p.m. on Thursday. • Hidden Door: T-Bear Club Night from 7-10 p.m. on Wednesday. • JR.’s Bar & Grill: Dragula Season 3 with Bleach at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. • Magnum: Get trashy every Tuesday with DJ Charlie Phresh. • Marty’s Live: Rock the Beat from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. on Wednesday. • Round-Up Saloon: Chris Chism Video Release Concert and party at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Couples/Partners Dance Lessons with Mike at 8:30 p.m. on Monday. Boys, Boots & Boxer Briefs Contest with Sassy O’Hara at 10 p.m. on Monday. Wine Walk at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. The Saloon Girls Drag Show and Lip Sync Battle with Domita Sanchez at 11 p.m. on Thursday. • Sue Ellen’s: The Queerdom at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. • Woody’s Sports & Video Bar: Karaoke at 10 p.m. on Sunday. Jada Pinkett Fox Variety Show at 11 p.m. on Thursday.

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