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No. 561 • September 22, 2016 • outwordmagazine.com SIGLFF Celebrates a Quarter of a special issue Century page 11 COLOR COLOR Outword Mercy’s Staff Transgender PUBLISHER Discrimination Fred Palmer ART DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION Hurts Us All Ron Tackitt Commentary by the Stonewall GRAPHIC DESIGN Democratic Club of Greater Sacramento Ron Tackitt ix years ago, Evan Minton EDITOR began his journey to Charles Peer [email protected] Stransition from a female ARTS EDITOR body and become his authentic Chris Narloch self, a man in full. SALES Having gone through many steps Fred Palmer emotionally and physically toward this outcome, Evan was on the verge of a CONTRIBUTING medically necessary surgical hysterectomy WRITERS Diana Kienle to be performed on Tuesday morning, Colt McGraw August 30, 2016, at Mercy San Juan Chris Narloch Medical Center in Carmichael. The Bonnie Osborn operation had been scheduled for months. Charles Peer Despite being a bit nervous, Evan looked PHOTOGRAPHY forward to the procedure and his bright Charles Peer future that would follow. Evan received a phone call from his ON THE COVER surgeon on Monday afternoon, the day SIGLFF’s Saturday Matinee Feature film before his scheduled surgery. “Being 17” Mercy San Juan Medical Center had DISTRIBUTION cancelled his surgery because they Kaye Crawford determined that it was not “medically Michael Crawford necessary,” despite documentation of the necessity of the surgery to address Evan’s ADVERTISING SALES diagnosed gender dysphoria. Proud to offer (Editor’s Note: Evan’s Dr. was able to Northern California personalized care get emergency admitting privleges at (916) 329-9280 and consultation, Methodist Hospital and Evan was able to Fred Palmer auto-fill, ship and have his hysterectomy there. The surgery delivery, compounding, National Advertising Representative went well and he is now recovering.) Rivendell Media immunizations and Hospitals should practice dispensing (212) 242-6863 travel vaccines, co-pay assistance plus a wide health care, not religious discrimination. variety of products Denying Evan Minton his medically necessary surgery is not human kindness, with PUCCI’S it is depravity. Telling him they won’t help SPECIALTY him is not a moment of humanity, but a IT’S PERSONAL MEDICATIONS denial of it. Perhaps most ironic of all is that Mercy Pucci’s PHARMACY HIV San Juan was ready to provide Evan with • SACRAMENTO’S MIDTOWN PRESCRIPTION CENTER • the necessary hysterectomy right up to the Hep C point where his honesty met their Outword Magazine Inc. Oncology/ hypocrisy. Once they realized he was Hematology transgender – which he had previously Office disclosed and was in his chart – they 372 Florin Road, #133 Transplant refused and denied him at the 11th hour. Sacramento, CA 95831 Evan is a longtime member and former RA officer of the Stonewall Democratic Club of PHONE: (916) 329-9280 Psoriasis Greater Sacramento. He is a valued FAX: (916) 498-8445 member of our community and has MS and others worked tirelessly to educate the LGB www.outwordmagazine.com community and the public at large what it [email protected] means to be transgender. We stand fully 2821 J Street with Evan. ISSN # 1084-7618 United States Library of Congress M-F: 9am – 6pm Stonewall’s mission is to advocate for the Sat: 9am – 1pm LGBT community and elect LGBT Nat. Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce candidates and allies who will help shape Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce P: 916.442.5891 Nat. Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association F: 916.442.4432 legislation. Stonewall calls on those elected Midtown Business Association officials to put an end to discrimination www.puccirx.com against transgender people. Stonewall [email protected] supports religious belief and liberty, but Most insurance plans accepted not discrimination that hides behind religion. 4 Outword Magazine September 22, 2016 - October 13, 2016 • No. 561 outwordmagazine.com The Arts Come Alive In Sacramento by Chris Narloch s Outword’s Arts Editor, I know how fortunate I am to get to enjoy all the plays, movies and concerts that I routinely get Ato write about and review. It’s an honor to cover the arts in Sacramento at a time when they seem to be thriving locally. I’m not talking about funding for the arts established in 1977 to support the work of – that’s an ongoing challenge that I will let SMAC (Sacramento Metropolitan Arts other people who are more knowledgeable Commission). discuss and write about – I’m talking about the If you don’t have time to check out all the surge in creative energy and the variety of new murals as we did, I urge you to at least talent currently on display throughout the arts drive over and see the magnificent purple- community in Sacramento. feathered woman painted on the back wall of I used to get teased constantly by friends and the Sacramento Native American Health coworkers because it seemed like I was always Center on J Street. looking for a cheap flight on JetBlue so I could Looking at the remainder of 2016, I am take the red-eye to New York City and see a excited to see the new art that will be major art exhibit or catch the opening of a new installed in and around the Golden 1 Arena Broadway show. downtown. Debates have raged about what These days I get teased because I am so art was appropriate for the new venue, but I’m just happy that art – any art – was even part often driving downtown from my home in of the budget. Rancho Cordova to check out the new midtown If I’m being honest, I’m not much of a sports murals and see a musical at Green Valley fan. I’m an artsy guy. So although I support Theatre Company, or tour the amazing, our local basketball team in spirit, I doubt five-story art installation Art Hotel before that I will be attending any Kings’ games. walking down K Street to attend a film festival As a life-long music lover, however, I am at the Crest, or a Broadway musical at the beyond thrilled that the new arena is already Community Center Theater. pulling in blockbuster music acts that have In addition to recent world-class exhibitions sometimes bypassed Sacramento in the past. such as those featuring Andy Warhol or Ai Former Beatle, Paul McCartney will open Weiwei at the Crocker Art Museum, there are the Golden 1 Arena with two big shows in Sacramento mural photo courtesty of Mike Tentis now so many great galleries in Midtown that early October, followed by other top-tier you have to prioritize your time on Second concerts later this year featuring Maroon 5, Saturday because it is impossible to see all the Jimmy Buffet, and Stevie Nicks with The great art in one evening. Pretenders. Artists are also taking to the streets in I hope you enjoy reading this Arts Issue as Sacramento, and I’m not talking about ‘taggers.’ much as we enjoyed putting it together. Inside My friend, Mike Tentis, and I recently spent a these pages, you’ll find articles urging you to couple hours happily checking out the newest attend upcoming film festivals at the Crest midtown murals, eleven works of art by a and art exhibits in and outside Sacramento. dozen or so artists, that now grace various You’ll also read about George Takei’s building exteriors downtown. October appearance at Mondavi Center in Those lovely murals are the result of this Davis and the terrific new season that summer’s inaugural Sacramento Mural Broadway Sacramento has to offer. Festival, which was presented by Friends of the Thanks for reading Outword and thanks for Arts Commission, a non-profit organization supporting the Arts. outwordmagazine.com September 22, 2016 - October 13, 2016 • No. 561 Outword Magazine 5 Sac LGBT Chamber Names Its First Hispanic President he Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce Board of Commerce boards of directors, is a Viet Nam veteran, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Directors has elected Richard Hernandez as Board President, the Political Science from University of Torganization’s first Hispanic president since its founding in 2001. California, Santa Barbara. Hernandez, along with other newly elected Also elected to Chamber officer positions Chamber board members and officers, was were: Kammy Caruss, owner of digital sworn into office by Sacramento Mayor-Elect marketing firm YNot Web, as vice president; Darrell Steinberg at the Chamber’s 2016 Don Hunt of California State University, Awards & Scholarship Dinner held Thursday, Sacramento, as treasurer; Alfonso Sanchez, Sept. 15, at the Dante Club. of Northern California AAA, as secretary; “I am proud of our Chamber’s and Diana DePaola of Intrinsic Insurance accomplishments and growth over the past Services, as chair of the Chamber’s 501(c)(3) several years, and it is my honor to serve as Rainbow Chamber Foundation. its president,” Hernandez said. “Rainbow Board members at large for 2016 are: Chamber has helped expand opportunities Ranveer Singh of Wells Fargo; Joy Reinhardt for LGBT-owned businesses throughout of Dante Club; Amy Medina of Wells Fargo; California through the legislative process, led Michael Reilly of Michael Reilly Agency- efforts to designate the Lavender Heights Farmers Insurance; Robin Shofner of Molsby neighborhood and install the landmark & Bordner, LLP; Jonathan McKim of McKim Rainbow Crosswalk, and contributed to the Architectural; Fred Palmer of Outword Media economic growth of our community. With Marketing Events; and Paul Weubbe of the support of the outstanding business Billy’s Farm and Laughton Property leaders and professionals who make up our Management, who is immediate past board, I am confident we will continue to Richard Hernandez president. build on our achievements in the coming “It has been a privilege to serve as year.” He previously worked for Hyatt Regency, Chamber president for the past two years,” Hernandez, who was elected to the helping to open the Hyatt Regency Weubbe said.