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STRAIGHT qmunity Fred Phelps Dies; Westboro Lives On
What's next for Westboro Bap Shepard, people who died of tal standards for decency in We DO Give a Damn About tist Church now that Fred AIDS and U.S. service mem their unapologetic assault on Phelps is gone? bers killed overseas, Phelps's LGBT people. the Whole State of Michigan family indicated that no cere General Eric Holder to declare the Apparently, more of the same. mony was planned. In the process, some believe marriages legal. he even helped the cause of "God still hates fags," church gay rights by serving as such "It is an honor to join couples in members wrote on one of their a provocative symbol of intol marriage and I look forward to the blogs. erance. opportunity for all loving couples to marry in our great state/' Ingham Phelps, founder of the Kansas "The world lost someone who County Clerk Barb Byrum told De church and the "God Hates did a whole lot more for the troit's WWJ Newsradio. Fags" fundamentalist move LGBT community than we re ment, died on March 19. He Throughout his life, Phelps alize or understand," said Michigan Attorney General Bill was 84. and the Westboro Baptist Cathy Renna, a consultant to A federal judge in Detroit struck Schuette sought the stay and ap Church, a small congregation LGBT groups. "He has brought down Michigan's decade-old ban on pealed the ruling. Although some called for made up almost entirely of along allies who are horrified same-sex marriage with a ruling on protests at his funeral the his extended family, tested by the hate. So his legacy will March 21 that didn't include the Judge Bernard Friedman's order way he picketed services for the boundaries of free speech be exactly the opposite of hold on weddings that other courts read: "Many Michigan residents hate-crime victim Matthew and violated accepted socie what he dreamed." have recently granted. have religious convictions whose principles govern the conduct of More than 300 couples were issued their daily lives and inform their God Hates Everyone, Apparently licenses the next day by county own viewpoints about marriage. clerks in Ann Arbor, Lansing, Nonetheless, these views cannot Kent State University was the target of Westboro • Lady Antebellum: "Sin, sin and more proud Muskegon and suburban Detroit be strip other citizens of the guaran Baptist Church pickets earlier this year for suspend sin." fore a federal appeals court put tees of equal protection under the ing a wrestler over anti-gay tweets. But Kent isn't • Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender same-sex marriages on hold tem law." alone. Here are the church's other targets in 2014: Ally College Conference: "Wicked." porarily. They asked U.S. Attorney • Funerals of 14 U.S. service members. • Bill Cosby: "Promoted his own form of right • Lorde: "Will not teach young women to be eousness." sober and godly." • George Strait: "Money/fame idolator." • Kathy Griffin: "Archetype fag hag." The Month in Marriage • Super Bowl XLVIII: "Idols, covetousness, for • Miley Cyrus: "America's youngest whore." nication, witchcraft." Alabama: A state judge ruled state to recognize the out-of-state • Young the Giant: "Lascivious band of ne'er- • A&E: "Cooked Phil Robertson's goose." that a lesbian couple married in marriages of three couples. do-wells." • Long Island Medium: "Witch." Iowa couldn't get divorced in their • Academy Awards: "God hates Hollywood." home state. • Golden Globes: "Vile and disgusting slugs of Wisconsin: A federal judge said • University of Missouri: "God hates fag foot she won't block the state's marriage humanity." ball players." Colorado: Gov. John Hicken- ban as a court challenge moves for looper, a Democrat, announced his ward. support for marriage equality. to see iue LOOKOM Wyoming: Marriage-equality Kentucky: Attorney General Jack supporters launched a group called Conway said he will not appeal a Wyoming Unites for Marriage to federal judge's ruling in February build public support. that the state must recognize same- sex couples' out-of-state marriages. Courts: New lawsuits were filed in Arizona, Florida, Indiana and Oregon: Attorney General Ellen Wyoming. Rosenblum said she thinks the state's same-sex marriage ban is Romania: A Parliamentary com unconstitutional, and she won't de mittee overwhelmingly rejected a fend it in federal court when a law bill to allow civil unions for same- suit is heard on April 25. sex couples.
Tennessee: U.S. District Judge Scotland: Queen Elizabeth gave Aleta Trauger issued a preliminary her formal approval to a marriage- injunction on March 14 ordering the equality law.
10 april 2014 It's a sad, sad, day when Michigan is ahead of Ohio. OH - O MY! outlookohio.com KAjb 0M/ -^AltOJStd/ to fAnMUMt/. 2014 An ABC News/Washington post poll in March found support for marriage equality at its highes* point ever among Americans in ten years.
Jessica Landis and Melissa Kathmann met Scott and Jeremy Hoshor-Johnson were a mutual friend one afternoon in March married in Jamestown, New York, on Janu 2012 to watch Ohio State vs. Syracuse in ary 17,2014, officiated by Dr. Lillian Ney. the NCAA Elite 8. Scott works for the Ohio Department of Edu Neither one of them thought they would cation and is the federal liaison for the 2004 meet the love of her life that night, but the Race to the Top grant. Jeremy serves as vice rest is history. Jessica planned a secret pro president of academic affairs and accredi posal two years later during a casual photo tation for Hondros College. Pope Says He Might I Clinton Backers shoot by Emma Parker. Melissa, of course, Support Civil Unions I Ready for 2016 said yes, and the couple plans to wed in Scott and Jeremy are both active in their New York in 2015. Details are still being churches at Trinity Episcopal Church on worked out. Capitol Square and King Avenue United Methodist Church. Both enjoy the Columbus Jessica Landis is originally from Centerville. arts community, the Scioto Mile, concerts at Ohio, and is an Ohio State alum. Melissa is the Columbus Commons and all of the from a small town in upstate New York. great restaurants Columbus has to offer. They call Downtown home and enjoy all the With the blessing of each of their families, city has to offer. they are excited to start the next chapter of While reaffirming the Catholic Church's oppo LGBT supporters are revving up the their lives, and as Jessica's mom would say, They are proud parents of an academically sition to same-sex marriage, Pope Francis said Hillary Clinton bandwagon, even though "Lock it down!" and athletically gifted 18-year-old son, x in a newspaper interview in March that the the next presidential election is still l h Cory. They are looking forward to frequent church could support some form of civil years away. trips to West Liberty University (Wheeling, unions. Outlook publishes wedding and engagement an W.Va.) starting this Fall to support Cory as More than four dozen LGBT and allied nouncements every month for LGBT couples in he begins his collegiate golfing career. You In an interview published in Corriere della backers hosted a fundraiser in Columbus Ohio. Send your photos and announcements can often see Scott and Jeremy on the Sera, an Italian daily, the pontiff suggested on March 11 for a possible campaign by (200 words or less, please) to streets of Downtown with Bobby, their 8- [email protected] the Catholic Church could tolerate some types the former secretary of state, U.S. sena year-oldblueWeimaraner. of same-sex civil unions as a practical meas tor and first lady. "Out & Ready for ure to guarantee property rights and health Hillary" was sanctioned by a national po care. litical action committee that's urging Clinton to run. Give Them a Toaster The pope said that "matrimony is between a Kristian Nairn, an Irish actor best known for play man and a woman," but moves to "regulate Among those who attended: openly gay ing Hodor in the HBO series, Game of Thrones, diverse situations of cohabitation (are) driven Cincinnati City Councilman Chris Seel- came out in March to the delight of bears every by the need to regulate economic aspects bach and openly gay Franklin County where. among persons, as for instance to assure Recorder Terry Brown, both Democrats. medical care." He came out in an interview with a Game of "I am supporting Hillary because she has Thrones fansite. A number of Catholic bishops have supported been a tireless supporter of LGBT equal civil unions for same-sex couples, including ity since she was first lady and probably "I've never hidden my sexuality from anyone, my Francis when he was the Archbishop of Buenos before that," said Terry Penrod, a mem whole life in fact, and I've been waiting for some Aires. He led the church's opposition to same- ber of Stonewall Democrats in Columbus one to ask about it in an interview, 'cause it's not sex marriage in Argentina, though, calling it and a delegate to the last two Demo something you just blurt out. I've tried to lead the "a destructive attack on God's plan." cratic National Conventions. questions a few times, to no avail!" outlookohio.com Behold the new King of the Bears: Hodor! apri2014 11 On Our Cover: Gavin Danger
Gavin Danger, the beloved drag king gender blender behind Dangerous Productions, wi be back in Columbus for a show at Wall Street Nightclub on Saturday, April 26.
"I am excited to be back in Cbus once again... in the queer community that has had such an impact on my life," said Dan ger, who moved to Denver a few years ago.
"April Showers," the new Wall Street show, has been produced with Taylor Mayde and stage manager Catt Daz- zle. The weather-themed show will feature performers from around Columbus Sports Leagues Cincinnati Archdiocese the country. Ready for Spring Seasons Tells Teachers to Shut Up Doors open at 8p, and tickets are $7 at the door. Tables are avail Winter has to be over! LGBT sports leagues are kicking into Catholic-school teachers in Cincinnati and Dayton able for $40 by contacting Wall Street at 614.464.2800. gear. better not be gay, and they better not say anything nice about their gay children, relatives or friends, ei Critics Say DeWine Opens Door to Bias Softball: Registration started in March for Columbus Les ther. bian & Gay Softball Association teams and players. Anyone The case is being heard in Wash who didn't play in 2013 must attend one of five skills clin The Archdiocese of Cincinnati's 2014-15 contract for ington. The companies involved are ics to determine the division in which they'll play. Clinics, teachers demands a stricter adherence to Catholic from Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and all at Turtle Park, are Saturday, April 19 at 2p; Sunday, April doctrine - so strict that Pope Francis probably higan. 20 at lp; Wednesday, April 23 at 5:30p; Sunday, April 27 at couldn't get a teaching job. 11a; and Saturday, May 10 at lp. Visit www.clgsa.com. But Ohio Attorney General! Among grounds for immediate termination: showing DeWine injected himself into a U.S. Registration for the Columbus Lesbian Softball League any public support of the "homosexual lifestyle," as Supreme Court case heard in March runs through April 26, and league play begins April 27. well as membership in Equality Ohio, FreedomOhio or by filing a brief urging justices to Visit columbuslesbiansoftball.com. any other group whose message is "incompatible exempt business executives from with Catholic doctrine or morals." an Affordable Care Act requirement Tennis: Summer registration for the Columbus Metropoli that they include contraception coverage in employee health plans. tan Tennis Organization ended March 31, but the group The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that the contract's has its final indoor social of the winter scheduled for Satur rules will apply to more than 2,200 employees of 94 FreedomOhio, two state lawmakers and DeWine's Democratic opponent in day, April 12, at the Players Club in Hilliard. Registration is schools in western and southwestern Ohio. It's twice the Nov 4 election said the case also could sanction discrimination against $20 and on-court time is from 7p-10p. Visit as long as previous contracts, according to the paper. LGBT people. www.cmtol.org. Other things that can get teachers fired: being gay, State Reps. Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, and Michael Stinziano, D-Colum Also, registration is open for the 2014 Columbus Classic, a living together outside of marriage; sexual activity bus, said the position championed by DeWine and Republican attorneys Gay & Lesbian Tennis Association tournament, scheduled outside of marriage; abortion; or use of artificial in general in 19 other states is the same idea behind recent "religious free for May 9-11. Visit columbusclassictennis.com. semination, in vitro fertilization or a surrogate mother. dom" legislation in Arizona and Ohio. The contract also forbids public support of any of Bowling: The registration deadline for COMIC, the Colum those. Owners of the Hobby Lobby retail chain and two other corporations say birth bus Ohio Midwestern Invitational Classic, is April 5. The control is against their religious beliefs. DeWine says owners and corporate tournament takes place April 25-27 at HP Lanes, 2012 Not mentioned in the contract are two big Catholic executives should be allowed to practice their religion through their busi Innis Rd. Visit www.comicbowlingtoumament.com. no-no's that likely would cost hundreds of Archdiocese ness policies. employees their jobs: divorce and use of birth control. Golf: Registration began March 31 for the Rainbow Golf An Ohio bill based on the same idea was withdrawn in late February by League, which has 36 spots open for a Friday league that But fired teachers would be in good company. sponsors who said they didn't intend to endorse discrimination. begins May 2. Visit www.rainbowgolf.org. Despite the demands of the Cincinnati Archdiocese, DeWine spokesman Dan Tierney told Outlook that the Supreme Court case Hockey: The Columbus Mayhem are wrapping up their Pope Francis said publicly in March that he under and the legislation in Ohio and Arizona are not similar. The Affordable Care winter-league season but also play in the summer. Visit stands the need for governments to offer civil unions Act requires businesses to purchase a product, he said. The Arizona and www.gayhockeyohio.com. "to regulate diverse situations of cohabitation." Ohio bills would have allowed them to refuse to sell a product.
Stonewall Columbus has groups for people interested in He reiterated the church's stand against birth control David Pepper, who's challenging DeWine this fall, called the claim "inaccu hiking, biking, running, yoga and ballroom dance. Visit but also said priests should show mercy and take into rate and misleading" because both grant religious exemptions from various www.stonewallcolumbus.ore. account people's unique circumstances. laws.
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But while the road The Games' accepting nature is what allowed orientation that's evidenced by the mingling And don't worry, the 2014 Gay Games won't to gold might be paved with rainbow bricks, Spence, who is straight, to get involved. When of the LGBT and straight communities in think twice about accepting straight money. some unlikely competitors are lacing up their Rob Smitherman, the associate executive di northeastern Ohio is what made Cleveland sneakers. rector and director of events and operations and Akron stand out to the Federation of Gay for the 2014 Gay Games, approached him 18 Games. Straight people. months ago about helping to coordinate the GAY Games, there were no concerns about sexual "Northeast Ohio is the smallest region ever to GAMES "The saying is, 'You don't have to be gay, you orientation from either party. host the Games and doesn't have a large 2014CSD PRISIHTiO B> CLEVELAND Cll.lll"Bil.«0- Ul> don't have to be good, you just have to be a LGBT population like San Francisco or New = y^jundaiion team,'" said Tom Spence, a U.S. Masters "For me, it was an opportunity to participate York," she said. 'The Federation of Gay Games swimmer who is the games' sports manager. in a sporting event, which I enjoy doing," recognized that. They knew it would require • Patrick Roberge Productions Inc., a He also is coordinating the aquatic open- Spence said. "For me, it was, 'Gee, I hope they the community at large, not just the LGBT Canadian company whose credits in waters swim. hire me because I like to run sporting community, to come together and put on a clude the opening and closing cere events.'" great Gay Games." monies of the 2010 Paralympic Athletes also can compete in solo events such Winter Games in Vancouver, was as running or swimming, but regardless of Spence's involvement in the Games also Luckily, the region has gone above and be hired to produce the Gay Games sport or sexual orientation, the Gay Games are brought in another competitor: his wife. yond what was expected, proving that a opening ceremonies on Aug 9 at willing to share a taste of the rainbow with smaller community can exhibit just as much Quicken Loans Arena. "We are going everyone. "My wife is a swimmer, too, and she is swim pride. to rock the games with a ceremony ming in a pool event and is going to help me filled with emotion and pageantry," The Games take place Aug 9-16 in Cleveland run the open-water event," he said. "For her, "We are seeing that happen on a daily basis," Roberge said. and Akron. it's a sporting event. It's an opportunity to Gynn said. "Dozens and dozens of community compete. For straight people who are looking organizations and businesses, plus thou • There's a Team Cleveland registra "Heterosexuals can compete as athletes, they for an opportunity to compete, here's an op sands of volunteers are working together." tion party on April 5 at 9p at Bounce, can be judges, they can be tournament or portunity. And they will have some pretty 2814 Detroit Ave. Bianca Del Rio event directors," Spence said. "So basically, tough competition." Although the Games are an athletic competi from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 there is no restriction." tion, there also are creative opportunities for will perform. On April 26, Cleveland's That competition is what helps the Gay people who work better with a trombone than LGBT Center will host a registration According to Gay Games spokeswoman Ann Games keep the attention focused on viewing a hockey stick. The Gay Games are still ac party from lp-3p at the center, 6600 Gynn, a gays-only Gay Games would run participants as athletes, teammates and cepting applications from people interested in Detroit Ave. counter to the event's message. competitors instead of as gay, lesbian, bisex performing in the opening ceremonies' band ual, transgender or straight. and chorale. Visit www.gg9cle.com for a full list of "The Gay Games, like many LGBT events, are events, as well as registration and about inclusion, so it's natural that they "This is a sporting event. I don't see the par Unable to travel to the Cleveland-Akron area hotel info. are welcoming to all people regardless of sex ticipants as gay, I see them as athletes that for the Games? Have absolutely zero coordina
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Lane Ave. CLASSIC PROPERTIES Columbus, Ohio 43221 R L T Y www.mistylinn.com 18 april 2014 Call Alexis Perrone at 614.268.8525 x5 to join our LGBT Realtor Guide. outlookohio.com feature he hope that one ntually, it won't be special to be an ually feel like this is \i suetha t affects all J gardless of sexual a gender identity, Lit people, human ^nity and respect." - Anjali Chavan Friends in All the Right Places... Five Allies Who Are Makinga Ohio a Better Place ^^ by Hannah Douglas Anjali Chavan Anjali Chavan will co-chairthe Human Rights Campaign's annual Columbus Gala dinner From PFLAG moms to the president of the on May 31. It's one of the national group's oldest events. United States, LGBTQ allies are everywhere, A labor and employment attorney at Dinsmore & Shohl, Chavan tirst got involved with HRC when she was protesting against the 2004 ballot measure that changed Ohio's con They create loving homes and preach in stitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman. welcoming churches, They run businesses Today she said she sees employment discrimination as an upcoming battlefront for the and supervise offices that don't discrimi LGBT community. Still, she said, a number of employers have added sexual orientation and gender identity to their nondiscrimination policies, which goes above and beyond nate, They advocate government policies the current federal and state protections. that treat people equally and run health Chavan said she has seen tremendous support from a younger generation of colleagues agencies that treat people. and friends for her involvement with the Human Rights Campaign. "This is the hope that one day, eventually, it won't be that it's so special to be an ally," Here are five allies whose contributions are Chavan said. "I actually feel like this is an issue that affects all people regardless of worth noting. sexual orientation, gender identity. This is about people, human dignity and respect." outlookohio.com The 31 st HRC Columbus Gala is Saturday, May 31. Get your tickets at www.hrccolumbusdinner.com. april 2014 19 CLEVELAND Proud Host City for Gay Games 9 in 2014. JL-V* iiJJLl •IMili'' !••• t liriMIHN' ' HI III III III t-Uf •*« >«*• ...,--.•••• ^KHIIILHI-U. -»• NMIIHI*«Ufll* mm- •"• • »• /J*t$iW.r«H'i .-• 3 W" - *•>, • -IP** Plan your visit at LGBTCIeveland.coi Photos: <•$ Larry c. Highbougfc, Jr. and & Brynna Fish GAY UNEXPECTEDLY GAMES 2014 C3> CLCVCLANOIAKftON USA CLEVELAND feature Barbara Havens Ross McGregor Barbara Havens has been an outspoken supporter of the LGBT community since the State Rep. Ross McGregor, a Springfield Republican, is a co-sponsor of the Equal days of underground parties in the 1980s. Housing and Employment Act, a bill that would extend Ohio's nondiscrimination pro tections to LGBT people. As a friend of artist/nightclub owner Corbett Reynolds, Havens was active with the Red Party, an annual gay circuit party in Columbus that attracted gay and straight atten Although he said it's "no secret" that many Republicans don't share his views, McGre dees from across the country. They raised support for the community and money for gor feels the tide is turning and attitudes are changing. local HIV/AIDS organizations. Indeed they are. A Pew Research Center poll in March found 61 percent of Republican She also joined the Human Rights Campaign in Columbus in the mid-1990s. At that party supporters under 30 support marriage equality. time, she said, support came mostly from more affluent gay men, and she saw poten tial for more. At the Statehouse, EHEA has been introduced for the third time (it's House Bill 163 in this session of the Ohio General Assembly), but McGregor said educating the public on "I came in and said there's a lot of women out here that also make a lot of money that the issue is still a main focus. He said many people tell him they're surprised EHEA would be interested in supporting this - and heterosexuals too," Havens said. isn't already law. Reynolds passed away in 2002, and the Red Party has since faded, although an AIDS "They thought [discrimination] was already illegal," he said. "So one of the big chal Resource Center Ohio fundraiser last fall paid homage to both. Nowadays, the LGBT lenges I think is to educate people ... yes you can be fired in the state of Ohio for noth civil-rights movement is more mainstream, but Havens said it's important for newer ing else than being gay. And it's perfectly legal to bring someone into your office and generations to remember where things started. say, 1 found out you're gay. You're fired."' "The majority... don't know the history and what a struggle it was and how bad it used McGregor said he doubts those extreme circumstances are common in Ohio, but he to be," she said. "I mean you could be arrested. Men could be arrested for wearing a wants to confront the issue now rather than wait to react. dress." "I think it's better that the state has a policy that is proactive in saying that discrimi Havens continues to participate in Art for Life, a charity art auction that has raised nation based on one's sexual orientation is not appropriate in the state of Ohio." nearly $2 million for HIV/AIDS services since 1989. She owns some of Reynolds' works from the events. 20 april 2014 A great ally organization is PFLAG. Find an Ohio chapter near you at www.pflag.org. outlookohio.com Teresa Long Dan Brennan Dr. Teresa Long, Columbus's health commissioner, has been an ally to the LGBT com Dan Brennan is chief marketing officer at Skylight Financial Group in Cleveland. When munity for a number of years. She helped confront the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco he joined on with the company in 2010, he helped start an LGBT resource team, which in the 1980s as a physician specialist for the San Francisco Department of Public recently expanded to Columbus as well. Health. Working in the financial planning business for 35 years, he said he recognized the im There, she witnessed the protests of ACT UP, whose members demonstrated in front of portance of building relationships with people, especially within the LGBT community, the local health department and sought out leaders for help, she said. before delving into the unique and personal matters of their financial planning. "It was an amazing time as far as activism around, really, any health issue, and both Issues might include how custody of a child plays a role when only one parent can be the power of activists to drive change but also the need for allies within the system to listed on a birth certificate, or how medical power of attorney can affect a same-sex be able to make the change," Long said. partner making funeral arrangements with the family of a deceased partner. Long was recruited to Columbus Public Health as medical director and assistant When LGBT people didn't have such targeted financial-planning services available, health commissioner in 1986. Here, she helped organize local government's response they would go without, Brennan said. to the disease. "We saw ourselves as uniquely positioned to take these services to the gay community, "It was right at the time where Columbus wasn't on the front lines of HIV across the and we have thus far, I think, been successful in doing it." country," Long said. "It wasn't that it wasn't happening. It was a little slower, not as vocal." Brennan sees parallels between LGBT civil rights and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Today, Columbus Public Health employs a dedicated LGBTQ health advocate, and the department has launched an LGBTQ health initiative. Long said the goal is for a "For any significant social change, it takes more than just the people affected by the broader community discussion on health disparities in areas such as safety, smoking discrimination," he said. "Therefore it takes other people like me and others that sup and heart disease, rather than strictly sexual-health issues and HIV/AIDS. port this to recognize that it's not the battle of the LGBT community alone.... so if not me, then who?" The idea, Long said, is to "do the right thing right." outlookohio.com Learn about Columbus Public Health's LGBTQ health initiative at Network Columbus, April 9 at Hollywood Casino. april 2014 21 One of the enduring arguments against mar The Foxes resolved to find a way to express Columbus late last year to run Why Marriage we are marrying in a time when our state is riage equality is that, somehow, Adam and their beliefs about marriage equality at their Matters Ohio. denying the joy of marriage to so many." Steve will leave millions of shattered straight wedding. Instead of registering for gifts, the relationships in their sanctity-of-marriage- couple set up funds with Equality Ohio, the "My marriage will not be fully valid until all Jennifer Willett grew up in Westerville and crushingwake. Columbus Metropolitan Library, the Mid-Ohio couples have the right to get married," he moved to Connecticut with her boyfriend four Food Bank and WCBE-FM. And instead of buy said. "We're taking part in something that years ago. They met in 2004, the year Ohio But for many people with a spot on the John ing little gifts for all their guests, the couple others are denied. I know that the couples voters approved a constitutional amendment Kasich- and Mike DeWine-approved marriage donated the money they would have spent to we're working with want to get married for the banning marriage for same-sex couples. list, the prospect of same-sex couples sharing Equality Ohio. exact same reason I married my wife." the right to a government-sanctioned union Although they now live in a marriage-equality isn't cause for fear. "We were able to marry each other in a legal On the website Offbeat Bride (slogan: "Altar state, they've vowed not to marry until the way that is recognized by the state of Ohio," Your Thinking"), straight couples who want to right is expanded back here and nationwide. The institution of marriage is diminished by read a message that greeted guests and ex show their support for marriage equality are its exclusion of non-straight couples, they plained their feelings. "Sadly, many couples offered advice that ranges from using gender- Her gay and lesbian friends tell her to go feel, not by its acceptance. do not yet have this right." neutral terms to including a moment of si ahead and get married. As Queertyonce said lence in their ceremonies. of celeb holdouts: "That's very sweet, dears, And even on their special day, when they'd get A few of their gay and lesbian friends told her but don't wait on our account. We're trying to little argument from anyone for enjoying the they felt touched to be acknowledged at an One bride said she and her fiance made sure get more people married, not less." spotlight all to themselves, they have called occasion they admitted can feel bittersweet their officiant also performed ceremonies for attention to the cause. sometimes. Some donated to Equality Ohio as same-sex couples. An Ohio bride shared a let But Willett said it wouldn't feel right. She's in well. ter she wrote to the Franklin County probate good company, with allies ranging from Char- "It's really frustrating to see adoring, commit judge, whose office issues marriage licenses lizeTheron to a United Methodist church in ted LGBT couples not be able to experience "It was a small gesture," Fox said of the wed in Columbus. Winston-Salem, N.C., that won't host any legal matrimony. It isn't right," said Alexandra ding-day nod to marriage equality. "But it weddings until same-sex marriage is legal in Fox, a public relations consultant in Colum was something." "I do not feel that my commitment to my part the state. bus who married her husband, Kevin, in 2011. ner is in any way threatened or made less le Michael Premo also asked friends and family gitimate if a same-sex couple were to be "I think that people think we see ourselves as "As joyous as our wedding was, I felt a pang to make a donation toward marriage equality guaranteed the same rights that we have," martyrs, but that's not it," Willett said. "I just of sadness for our gay and lesbian friends when he and his wife married in 2011. He she wrote. "If anything, the great joy that I don't feel right. I have a lot of gay friends. It who couldn't yet get married." was the campaign manager at the time for have upon entering a marriage with my part wouldn't be a happy occasion." New Jersey United for Marriage. He came to ner has an undercurrent of sadness because 22 april 2014 What do we want? Marriage! When do we want it? Sometime next week wouldn't be bad. outlookohio.com Saturday ;t April 5, 8 pm '• Ohio Theatre cdumbus —^ symphony H 111141 Oh shoot! My taxes are due! columbussymphony.com CAPA Ticket Center (39 East State Sfeet) ticketmaster* onate to Ohio Hist 614-228-8600 800-745-3000 our state tax return. S«no$ SpOISOr: Suppct prsvidod Of AMCHICAN E re ac s ELECTRK THE CoLUMSUS ohiohistory.org/makehistory foDMIUTMN GOO POWER iv,.. \tn(,.ii.,i; ouTlookohio.com Read our interview with Amy Ray on Page 44. april 2014 23 feature Straight Women in Gay Bars We're Your Best Friends and Fiercest Allies, So What's With the Attitude? *f by Erin McCalla \mm> Women should be seen and not heard. ror stories and have seen them for myself. bar, you need to have a gay escort or gay am seems that it's always someone else's What I'm saying is that just as members of bassador." woman friend who's annoying. But hasn't It's a line you might expect in a 1950s the LGBT community don't want to be stereo your friend been too drunk or too loud at women's magazine article about how to at typed and demeaned, I don't want to be ei But does that really ensure that that women some point, too? tend a business function with your husband. ther. will not get drunk, loud or handsy? However, it was said recently at Union. By an "You're one of the good ones," my friend told acquaintance, no less. Don't Give Me No Lines, I've been treated well in gay bars by other pa me. "But straight women should know their and Keep Your Hands to Yourself trons and staff alike, but straight women are role in a gay bar." What he actually said was, "Straight women Think of the first person you came out to. I far from the only ones that can't keep their in a gay bar should be seen and not heard." bet it was a straight woman. They've often hands to themselves. What if the tables were turned? If I heard been your first - and fiercest - allies. someone say that one of my gay friends was It's a common type of misogyny that I've I've had my behind slapped, my skirt "one of the good ones," I would not-so- heard in gay bars in Columbus and else And that's why you want to take us to the bar! lifted, my breasts cupped, fondled, calmly explain that what they're saying is where. Seen and not heard? Some don't even To introduce us to the community in which you squeezed and motor-boated by gay men extremely offensive. want to see us. take part, to bring your worlds together. in gay bars. One time, about 10 years ago, a lesbian groped me lewdly in an at I don't want to be the center of attention at a And we are just supposed to accept it. But if you're a straight woman, don't even tempt to make me uncomfortable. I didn't bar. But I want the same respect that I think about going to a gay bar alone, or complain, just to prove that I "belonged" would demand anywhere else. I want the But come, Erin. Straight women are loud, worse, with a group of your girlfriends. in the bar. I thought if I told her to stop, I same respect I'd demand for my gay friends pushy, drunk and attention-seeking. They would be viewed as anti-gay and hateful. when they accompany me to a "straight carry big purses, fondle gay patrons and spill "Whenever I see a big group of women at a bar." drinks. They're annoying. gay bar, I make sure they are lesbians or at Know How to Act least have a lesbian or two in their group, so I "I hate seeing fish in bars, especially when I don't expect them to be my sidekick or an Am I saying that straight women can't be know that they should be here," a friend told they don't know how to act," read one com accessory for the night out. jerks? Absolutely not; I have heard some hor- me once. "If you're a straight woman in a gay ment on an article about women in gay bars. 24 april 2014 Yup, that's Erin, Yup, those are drink tickets. Yup, Chad is lost. outlookohio.com It might be like blaming video games for stop at both places for her bachelorette They come in and gawk at patrons like school shootings, but the ladies on Sex party. I winced, but since none of us they're exotic animals in a zoo. It's unac and the City have influenced straight were wearing any bachelorette attire I ceptable, and those women are not al women into thinking they should be wel figured it wouldn't be a big deal to stop lies. They are assholes. comed with open arms in gay bars. for a drink. This deplorable behavior is not to be There were several episodes where the Anna had a lot to drink, and she liked confused with the culture shock of see PRIDE fearsome foursome accompanied Stan one of the songs playing at the bar. She ing drag queens perform for the first is Around The Corner ford or Anthony to gay clubs and were got up on her seat and started to dance. time, men using the ladies' restroom treated like royalty. Samantha even en The bartender, instead of asking her to and strippers... well... stripping. Give a tered the bathroom with such swagger, get down, reached into the cooler, little leeway for first-timers. expecting men to fall at her feet. grabbed a baseball-sized chunk of ice Outlook is going and threw it at Anna's head. Where Do We Go From Here? I cringe when I watch those episodes Just because we're closer to full equality Statewide in June! now, because I've learned enough about Thankfully, it missed her, and she got than ever before doesn't mean that how men truly feel about my presence. the hint and got down. straight women should become silent sidekicks to their gay best friends, play Here Comes the Bride Should she have risen on her chair? No, ing a role that's similar to what knuckle- Oh, the dreaded bachelorette party. I definitely not. Was that the best way to dragging straight men want for us. Get your business have heard terrible stories about women get her down from the chair? No, defi Everyone should be treated respectfully behaving badly at gay bars - and not in nitely not. in ANY establishment. in front of Ohio's a Chelsea Handler way-while celebrat ing their impending nuptials. Some men on Facebook suggest that GLBT Community! women shouldn't be admitted to gay Here's where it gets sticky for "You're bars. Well, then, what about les me, because I'm guilty of bians? And besides, is "sepa being part of a bachelorette one of the rate but equal" what they Your ads will be seen at: party that has made a stop really want? It's a slippery at a gay bar. good ones, but slope, and I certainly would Cincinnati - May 31 n't want to see or patronize First off, Ohio does not straight women a place with a no-gays-al Dayton - June 7 have marriage equality lowed attitude. yet, so I can understand should know Youngstown - June 7 that it might be insensitive Few do. The LGBT commu to come in with a sash and their role in a nity and allies mobilized last Columbus - June 20-21 veil and crew of drunken 19 month to kill an Ohio House bill bridesmaids. But what if one of gay bar. that would have allowed busi Cleveland - June 28 the bridesmaids is a lesbian and ness owners to refuse service to requests a place where she can flirt anyone they don't like for religious rea Toledo - August 2014 with ease? sons. That happened to a friend of mine. Her Later that month, I reluctantly returned I understand the want and need for a soon-to-be sister-in-law wanted to with a friend in town from Washington, space that's just your own, a clubhouse make a stop at a Columbus gay bar, D.C. That night, a man who had a lot to to retreat to where you can be comfort Reserve your and she assured the party that they drink liked one of the songs playing at able and hit on men without women would be welcome. (They had a "gay the bar. He got up on his seat and around. But I'm afraid that equality advertising now ambassador," after all.) started to dance. The same bartender comes with the price of the exclusively who threw ice at my friend smiled and gay bar. The lines have blurred, and I But they weren't A woman at the bar laughed at his antics. don't have a concrete solution to the Contact: told the bride that she had a lot of nerve problem. coming in with her veil, rubbing it in the There was only one variable that I could faces of everyone who can't get married. see, aside from song selection. My Luckily, none of the bar owners or man friend was a woman and the other pa 614.268.8525x4 agers I've spoken with said they prefer My friend sat there in tears while this tron was a man. an all-gay clientele. [email protected] woman berated her. Fortunately, other patrons rallied around her and told the This Isn't Disneyland It seems that everyone is welcome as woman she was out of line. One behavior that I cannot condone is long as everyone pays his or her tab. the gay-bar voyeur or tourist. These are Alexis Perrrone And no matter where you go, don't forget A different friend, we'll call her Anna, women who think, "Wouldn't it be a to tip your servers. 614.268.8525x5 lived in the Short North and frequented stitch to go to a gay bar?" Level and Union and wanted to make a [email protected] outlookohio.com Play ball! Pride night at the Clippers is May 8! Join us on the private field deck. april 2014 25 DU by Mackenzie WorraL in 1948. Alfred Kinsey shocked th gest thahatt sexuality might bi In chi internet culture where we're easily seek out information about academic world and America with mapped on a continuum," said fond of clicking boxes of identity these attractions online, anyone be "I think it's accurate for something his book, Sexual Behavior in the Debra Moddelmog, coordinator of found in online tests, most people tween a 1 and a 5 is most likely to so simple. I'd say my score is more Human Male, and the idea that sex the Sexuality Studies Program at comfortable in their exclusively-one- know about the Kinsey Scale. of an average though." uality wasn't strictly gay or straight Ohio State University. "Although the ended sexuality aren't sure what to 0-6 scale was unique to him." do with the Kinsey Scale. The popularity of Kinsey over time "It does not distinguish between But more than six decades after can be seen with Google Trends, an sexual and romantic attraction, or Kinsey's groundbreaking works on Because it subverts ideas of per —o^o— online tool that shows data for the attraction to physiologic character human sexuality (Sexual Behavior manent identities, the Kinsey scale last 10 years of Internet searching. istics and gender expression." in the Human Female came in is still a hot topic for anyone who The Kinsey Scale Starting in January 2004, Google 1953), many people still have a doesn't feel comfortable at one end 0: Exclusively heterosexual began tracking monthly volume for The Klein Sexual Orientation Grid in misconception of the Kinsey Scale, of the spectrum or the other. Using every term anyone has ever troduced by Fritz Klein in 1978 takes 1: Predominantly heterosexual, a 0-to-6 self-identified rating of a number from 0 to 6, people can searched. Discounting late 2004 the Kinsey Scale and explodes it into where you fall between complete express their current sexual behav only incidentally homosexual (when Kinsey, starring Liam Neeson a field of possibilities instead of a heterosexuality and purebred homo ior (or have it categorized by sociol 2: Predominantly heterosexual, was released), the search term single spectrum. It takes into ac sexual. ogists) without conforming to any "Kinsey Scale" has steadily grown count attractions, behaviors, fan but more than incidentally homosexual kind of sexual hierarchy. overtime. tasies and lifestyles. Is this sliding scale of sexual orien 5: Equally heterosexual tation still relevant today? Some of Moddelmog is familiar with the and homosexual This keyword currently averages a But even that doesn't factor in the the people I asked about the Kinsey work of Kinsey and others in the 4: Predominantly homosexual, 10 (out of 100) on Google's own ar realm of gender expression, in Scale reported that they tried to find field of sexuality. Some current bitrary scale. In 2009 it averaged a which Facebook now lists 56 op but more than incidentally heterosexual an online quiz. That might make trends favor defining sexuality in 6, and it held steady at 4 in 2006. tions instead or just male or female. you think it's not relevant to a post- terms of percentages, she notes. 5: Predominantly homosexual, Since almost a decade ago, more internet America. Subjects can identify as 60/40 ho only incidentally heterosexual than twice as many people have Is the Kinsey Scale a complete pic mosexual, 20/80, or any other pair been looking up Kinsey's work on ture of human sexuality? No. 6: Exclusively homosexual But what Kinsey conceived is a ing that's descriptive of who they line. spectrum of sexuality that is still a are. X: Asexual Can we still learn from it and use it radical idea today. Although the Despite that, the same respondents to discuss the fluidity of sexual ori scale doesn't speak to modern au The problem with some other CMfO who identified as a 3,4, or 2 ex entation, how many people are ac diences the way they expect, that's scales, though, is that their termi Most people I asked placed them pressed frustrations with Kinsey's tually neither gay nor straight? what makes Kinsey's research still nology implies the superiority of one selves at 3,4 or 2 on the scale. limitations. Absolutely. relevant. Recent Internet fads rep type of sexuality. To say, "I'm 60 per Given the confused responses of the resent a trend that the Kinsey scale cent gay," could be understood by others, who hadn't heard of Kinsey's "I am attracted to people, and it It might help more people open up bucks. others as an affirmation that 100 work, it seems he's popular with doesn't matter what squishy bits about their very rare experiences percent gay is the end goal. Kinsey's people who experience some attrac they're equipped with, and that is playing for the "other team." "Kinsey actually wasn't the first to work is completely freeform. tion to both sexes. Because they can not on this chart." 26 april 2014 t's OK. He's in a 1980s retro glam band. outlookohio.com wexner center ; FILM/VIDEO On Saturday, April 12lh, Euphoric Skincare will be donating 50% or all .UP^C MOAB Proceeds ro rhe ARC-Ohio lis time FOP Oppinq L/leanincj FOP ipw> lAUt! NIGHT Facials slaplinq al $35 will leave qoup skin pelr-esneJ, pejuvenaled ana peaay POP sppinq. 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Listen line," is much cloudier. gay men don't chase closet cases. 'Self-re up. Four out of five amateur doctors agree that the Dick move, guys. spect'is the key term there." word "masculine" means: "Pertaining to, or Let's start with definitions: characteristic of, male individuals." You've read it before on the Meat Grindr: "Be a Boom. 1. Straight: an informal man. Nofemmes." term for heterosexual. But who decides what is "People accept the love they think they de 2. Acting: from to act, a I don't understand "characteristic of a man"? Listen, if you're on the Internet trolling for serve. If you're chasing men who will never verb that denotes per Is wearing a dress "femi the allure of a anonymous dick, then you're the last person love you back, well, you don't need a GPS to formance, or "behaving nine?" Lots of men wear who should put anybody else down. know you're in Self-Loathingtown." as if." (For you dummies hypermasculine, back those all around the world who need a little help, wards-baseball-cap- because it feels good on My advice: Get off the Internet, go to the bar, I can't take full credit for that last gem of wis that means "faking it") your balls. Pink was a mas wearing bromo who's get drunk and pick up a stranger for a one- dom, because I believe I read it on the back of culine color in the 19th cen night stand like a goddamn civilized person. a cereal box - or maybe it was a ball-gag - but Put 'em together: Pretend functionally tury (girls wore white or That way, when you tell people you're "straight it doesn't matter. The question my friend posed ing to be heterosexual. blue). What about a lisp? illiterate enough to acting," they'll have the chance to laugh in about chasin' straight guys, or pursuing guys Everybody's got one in your face because you won't be so straight- who at least pretend to be straight, strikes at I don't understand the al label himself some Spain. acting at 3a when you've got another man's something gay folks don't like to talk about in lure of a hypermasculine, thing as silly as taint on your face. polite company. backwards-baseball-cap- "straight-acting," but Here's my point: If you ask wearing bromo who's random people in New York, Remember one thing: Every brick-throwing Let's call it The Straighter the Berry, the functionally illiterate that's just me. Detroit, Seattle, Atlanta, Stonewall drag queen, hairy-legged women's Sweeter the Juice Syndrome. enough to label himself — Salt Lake City and Colum libber, radical queer activist and openly gay something as silly as "straight-acting," but bus to describe "masculine" traits -1 mean politician hasn't fought for our right to be Since I moonlight as an amateur medical doc that's just me. physical or psychological/behavioral qualities - "straight acting." They've fought for our right tor, I'm totes qualified to diagnose, but since you'll get a different answer each time. to watch straight dudes pretend to be gay I'm not a lesbian, I can't say if there's a corre For online daters, the "straight-acting" vs. while having sex with each other on the Inter sponding lesbian-on-straight-girl fetish. I pre "masc" phenomenon is well-worn territory. But The term "masculine" is relative to whomever net. sume that, if it does exist, it's not nearly as why do so many gay men advertise themselves is using it, and its definition changes depend common as it is with the 'mos. in these terms on dating websites? And why ing on location, age, gender, cultural back Without losing our jobs or going to jail, I mean. does it send so many others into a primal lizard- ground, politics, etc. Conversely, the term The majority of gay gals I know are too level brain lust-state rivaled by those fuckthirsty ado "straight-acting" is based on gay-vs.-straight You can follow Jon Theiss on Twitter @jontheiss. headed to chase hetero girls. 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My Straight friends munity is attracted to service industry careers. in public, is one of them. environment, siblings to our animal kinfolk. love it," she said. Being able to care for and provide service to animals and their parents is a double win." A few years ago, people who said their pets It's not just wild animals or our own pets that Not only do Gay people set the pace for anthro were their babies were considered weird. Ba fascinate us. We love to watch other people's pomorphizing pets, we are also frontline in the The associate said that Petco's commitment to bies had to be human. But not anymore. pets. Videos of pets doing adorable things movement against cruelty to animals. We know their Gay customers is strong: "Petco appears might be a bigger drag on work efficiency than what it's like to be voiceless and powerless in a to have a good relationship with the LGBT com Two-thirds of people own pets, and 90 percent porn. harsh world. munity. Animals don't discriminate. They just of pet-owners think of their pets as members need love. In my opinion, Petco recognizes that. of the family. Pets are included in family pho We get weepy-eyed watching dogs get excited LGBT rodeo fans formed the International Also, the LGBT community spends more money tos. They're thrown birthday parties, dressed up to see their humans come home from overseas. Gay Rodeo Association, stronger rules for com per capita on their companions, so it is good for holidays and mourned in memorial services. And the pet world now has its own superstar: passionate treatment of livestock were business to reach out to the LGBT community." When a beloved animal family member dies, Grumpy Cat adopted. The LGBT community is well-repre the remains are often cremated and kept in a sented in organizations dedicated to sheltering place of honor. It is no coincidence that expressing love for abandoned and abused animals. pets increased dramatically at about the same aooptj It would be presumptuous to say that LGBT time LGBT people gained visibility and equal Love for pets has affected the marketplace. In It has a Columbus name, but visit people love their pets more than others. But rights. many pet stores, the term "owner" has been www.columbusdogconnection.com for statistically, more Gays have pets -10 percent replaced with "forever human" and "parent." links to shelters and rescue groups more than the general population. For too many years, pets were the only family throughout Ohio. that many of us had. As such, we paved the Two major pet-care chains, Petco and PetS- And we all know who started the pet dress-up way for others to consider pets as family. Add mart, are aware of LGBT fondness for animal Columbus craze. the queer fondness for accessorizing, and it is companions. In a move that reflects both kind Franklin County Dog Shelter clear we started a trend that caught on as the ness and shrewd marketing, both chains offer franklincountydogs.com Perhaps the shift in the way people think is due public saw our rainbow-bedecked babies at adoption services, featuring cats (and some to a change in human awareness with regard Pride parades. times dogs) onsite who need families. Capital Area Humane Society to nature and non-humans in general. www.cahs-pets.org Now everybody's doing it. And it's a mistake to Both chains value their LGBT customers as Love for animals is not new, but in-depth assume that in our community it's strictly a well as their Gay associates. Cleveland knowledge about them is. We are becoming Gay male thing. Lots of Lesbians dress up their Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter less egocentric as a species. Animals such as pets, too. "The LGBT community tends to welcome ani www.cuyahogadogs.com elephants, great apes, whales and dolphins mals into their home not as a hobby, but as are considered intelligent - that is, more like Ann Arite of Toledo is all about accessorizing new members of their families," a Petco em Cleveland Animal Protective League us. animal outfits. She's an out-and-proud Les ployee told me. "Gay people spend more money clevelandapl.org bian and mom to three Schnauzers. She and on quality food, toys, clothes, grooming and Even dangerous creatures are now often seen her partner, Andrea, dress their dogs in all any other needs of their companions." As to 32 april 2014 Chad never looked better. outlookohio.com by Robert Harl March 26-April 13 | Studio One, Riffe Center Presenting sponsor Season sponsor Season partner ftVEDA INSTITUTE LbrandsiFojNDATicN COLUM3US COLUMBUS METROOOLI-AN © ft LIBRARY -^ alive i-/.- ... • FW-O« ElllMirnnN- If. . • ir ' .,>-.. r.- .1... 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To some, it's racist. that's not really true, is it? If another saying is we had been since the beginning of film. The that they usually ended in suicide. And as we true - that a picture's worth a thousand words Sissy, typically an effeminate, slender, well- entered the '80s and AIDS became impossible Similarly, the Cleveland Indians are being - then imagine just how much damage can be mannered white gentleman with a pencil for Hollywood to ignore, we not only became urged to retire Chief Wahoo, the Warner Broth- done to the self-image and the self-worth of moustache, was one of cinema's first stock even more pitiful, but now we also were some ers-esque, red-skinned cartoon character that any group of people based characters and was always thing to fear, a stigma from which we haven't has been the team's mascot for decades. To on the strength of a sin good for a laugh. completely recovered. some, the image is offensive. gle image. "The idea of The Sissy was never With the help of cable and reality TV, things are It occurred to me that, despite the landmark The idea of who we specifically ad changing. No longer pitiful and suicidal, we advances we're making toward marriage are isn't really formed who we are isn't dressed as gay, but now have fully realized gay relationships on equality and LGBTQ civil rights, the American inside of us. It comes he was. Everybody daytime and primetimeTV. Since the talk-show Indian is still fighting for simple respect and from outside. From really formed inside knew it. Although his days of Donahue all the way to the Real World, basic human dignity. And what struck me our culture. And like it look has changed Jerry Springer and The Amazing Race, reality TV most about the Facebook discussion was the or not, our culture of us. It comes over the years, the has treated us just like everybody else. notion some have that fighting to eliminate comes from movies from outside. From function has re negative and offensive stereotypes from pop and television. mained the same. We're villains and heroes. We're equals. And culture is somehow silly. our culture." , From Paul Lynde's that's great for us. Practically everything Uncle Arthur on Be- f Certainly, "there are more important things the majority knows about witched, to Charles Nelson But what about everybody else? And why going on" than this. Not too long ago there the minority has come from Hollywood. And Riley from Match Game to ventriloquist Way- should we care? Emma Lazarus said it best: were "more important things going on" than Hollywood has also taught the minority how to land Flowers and Madame, these men never "Until we all are free, we are none of us free." our fight for marriage equality, too. feel and think about itself. For nearly the first said they were gay. 100 years of cinema, the only LGBTQ images Let's face it. We would never have a profes Yet, we are still making advances. There will seen on screen were something to laugh at, They didn't have to. The flamboyance, the wit, sional ball team called the San Francisco always be something "more important," but something to pity or something to fear. the dinner jacket, the ascot... even a 6-year-old Fairies or the Atlanta Jigaboos or the El Paso that doesn't lessen the importance of other gay kid in Alabama knew it. Wetbacks. So why this? issues. For so many of us, that was the norm in which we were raised. The 70s also saw its share of unhappy, pitiful, Honestly, I cannot answer that. Can you? 34 april 2014 A @DeChiefWahoo campaign on Twitter urges Cleveland fans to remove the logo from their gear. outlookohio.com gateway film center Independent Cinema in the Heart of Columbus Why is Nina a myGFC member? "I can see a Hollywood blockbuster, the toast of Cannes or an entire series of classic horror films. Shop local? Watch movies local!" A myGFC membership is a gift that gives all year. teway film center Unlimited Movies • Unlimited Popcorn • Special Member-only Events and Advanced Screenings • Restaurant Discounts See details, pricing and purchase memberships at the box office or online at www.gatewayfilmcenter.wildapricot.org Enter Partner Code NINA and 10% of your dues will go to Project Zero and another 10% to ARC. 1550 North High Street! 614.247.4433 I www.gatewayfilmcenter.com Also introducing Nina picks the films, Gateway Film Center plays the films, NINA WE you see the films and then party with Nina afterward! P R ESEN outlookohio.com Nina's spring show runs May 2-3, 9-11 and 16-18 at Axis. april 2014 35 the mario and debbie show MARIO April showers bring the weeds to the yard, and they're like, it's better than yours. Damn right, it's better than yours. Musty crotches. Humidity breeds funky junk. Get some Irish Damn weeds! They also bring a disproportionate amount Spring and scrub it! of Capricorn babies into the world each year. Damn Beltane! love playing jokes on people, but I personally don't care to be the victim of one! One year on Fool's eve, I worked later than I love a good messy prank. My favorite is my ketchup packet usual in my office of about 70 people. I went to the bathroom prank. I will get ketchup packets from a fast-food restaurant, and took out toilet seat covers for every chair in the office and tape them to the knobs under the toilet seat, gently place the placed one on each. The next morning there was no chatter, no toilet seat down onto the bowl and wait for a scream. There is mention of anything peculiar. Curious, I asked a few folks if they nothing funnier than exploding ketchup packets on your ass liked their "present." No one knew what the hell I was talking while you arepooing. about. Seems the cleaning crew came in after I left and effec tively threw every cover away. Damn efficient office cleaners! Utah. Why not? They have polygamy camps, right? So what I lost my psychic powers during the Bush administration, is so awful about two homos getting married there? Anyway, but here goes my best guess: I believe the next state for the gays have been doing polygamous relationships for marriage equality will be Pennsylvania. It should be an years via Grindr, Scruff and Growlr. example of its own history as the birthplace of the U.S. Constitution. Come on, PA! Uptight queers. Learn to laugh at yourself and your own quirky behavior before someone else bullies you over it. This is pretty Annoying people, time, gravity, weight, employment, much my mantra, plus honest humor increases your life ex house-cleaning, taxes and the freaking government. pectancy. So if you are a humorless twat, then stay away from me and don't waste my time. Cluck cluck cluck cluck afflac cluck cluck cluck. Oh my goodness! I love gooey, yellow, sugary and chocolaty Cad- Reese's Eggs are better than a hand job. This is my favorite bury eggs so much that I get about 20 and keep them in candy of Easter. I would put out for a box of Reese's Eggs. my candy drawer. Everyone has a candy drawer, right? Oh hell, now you all know I have a cache of Easter chocolate. White, fluffy, creepy I love Raisinetfes He was my mall nightmare, too So great when it's Easter Day Fuck the snapshot, Mom Guess what Bunny left? 36 april 2014 Thank you Easter Bunny! Bawk! Bawk! outlookohio.com 5-SH0W PACKAGES START AS LOW AS $145! ©PMC. BROAPWAywCOLUMBUS EXPERIENCE BROADWAY IN COLUMBUS YOUR 2014/2015 SEASON January 13 -18,2015»Ohio Theatre June 9-14,2015-Palace Theatre THE [ION KING THE WORLD'S #1 MUSICAL October 14 - November 9,2014 • Ohio Theatre February 3-8,2015-Ohio Theatre April 28 - May 3,2015 • Palace Theatre SUBSCRIBE NOW! BroadwaylnColumbus.com • 800.294.1892 i ; . >KJi A CAPA Ticket Center at 39 East State Street CAP4 I94.7fm) outlookohio.com Remember who you are... or don't. april 2014 37 creative class by Bryan Cole experimental." quest to explore the play's themes. An upcoming play is about to challenge Columbus audi By relying on established theater practices, Lee high Ultimately, Young Jean Lee's plays serve as learning ex ences to engage critically with gender and sexuality - in lights the way these men are most comfortable with the periences for adult audiences and students alike. Part of between the laughs. traditions of the past and unsure how to adapt to a her appeal is her willingness to experiment with the very world in which their perspective is no longer valued foundations of live performance. Straight White Men, a new play by playwright/director above all. These are important, exciting ideas for a play Young Jean Lee, tackles complex issues of identity and to explore, especially at a time when LGBT allies are in When asked why she was so drawn to Lee's work, Swin- privilege. Set in a cozy, middle-class home at Christmas, creasingly looking for ways to support civil rights work. ford's answer was simple. a father and his three adult sons - all straight white men - contemplate the modern civil rights movement Lee's unique ideas have proven irresistible to the Wex. "She's at the forefront of avant garde theater." and their place in it. Straight White Men will debut at the conclusion of her creative residency with the center, and programmers The first of four performances is April 10 at the Wexner hope to continue working with her. Center for the Arts at Ohio State University. 'Straight While Men' "Collaborations like this start with the artist's work," April 10-13 Lee is renowned for her daring, forward-thinking work, Swinford said. "You ask, 'How can you support artists @ the Wexner Center for the Arts, and at first glance the traditional set design and linear making work that you really appreciate?'" 1871 N High St Columbus narrative might surprise those familiar with her. But by juxtaposing familiar theater conventions with compli The answer, in part, is by offering resources for the artist Showtimes: cated social-justice issues, she shows she still has a to develop her ideas. Lee has been workshopping the 8p Thursday, Friday and Saturday; knack for formal invention. play for the past few years, which has given her the free 2p Sunday dom to discover the fine details in an unassuming, cre And it's fitting, too. After all, aren't the well-worn tropes ative setting. Tickets: of modern theater the "straight white men" of the $18 for members genre? "It's a process that's really great to support," Swinford $22 for general public said. $10 for students "She uses a formal challenge in each of her plays," said Sara Swinford, program coordinator at the Wexner Center In addition, by offering a creative residency so close to Visit wexarts.org for tickets for the Arts. For this play, "the experiment was to not be OSU, Lee has been able to interact with students in her and more information. 38 april 2014 That guy on the end is always so buttoned up. outlookohio.com EXPLORE Need Health Insurance? ADULT & GRADUATE I Can Help! OPTIONS AT CAPITAL Call Robert for a UNIVERSITY FREE Quote Today! 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Nickie Antonio will be among those honored this year as ArtCares Icons. outlookohio.com So how gay is Frisbee? roped in gay and lesbian friends (and his own lesbian sister). stuck. Now it's official.) They became as enraptured as he was. Pretty gay. In 2011 - four years after the first dozen or so players gathered The men and women who initially gathered with Harrington to - there were enough for a legit tournament. Flyers, a Facebook It's a sport-which is actually called "Ultimate" and played play in Los Angeles parks were, like him, "non-athletes." But page and website drew a crowd of 60. Today there's an email with a "disc," because "Frisbee" is a registered trademark - younger players soon joined, many with backgrounds in tradi list of 250. The Facebook page has 280 members. that has traditionally attracted outsiders. tional team sports. They didn't feel as excluded from sports as Harrington had been, but they also enjoyed the easy-going ca That's enough for a real Big Gay Frisbee league. Each season Some are good athletes who have been turned off by the rigid maraderie of the ultimate players. lasts several weeks, with six or so teams. "It's almost like a rules and militaristic manner of mainstream sports. Others are real sport," Harrington said. people who always considered themselves non-athletes but fi "It's a generational thing," Harrington said, referring to a new nally realized the joy that can be found running, throwing and group of LGBT people who have grown up playing sports. He's Although a lot of players are first "dragged in by friends" or ar catching. only 28, but he recognizes the difference. rive looking for a boyfriend, after just a couple of games they realize the ultimate attraction: Frisbee is fun. And plenty are gay. Ultimate welcomes everyone (except refer Ultimate is "super easy to pick up," Harrington said in explain ees - there are none). Its a big gay sport. ing its appeal. "All you need is a disc. In two minutes, you un "They stop boyfriend-shopping," Harrington said. Meanwhile, derstand the rules." with the pressure off, relationships do form and flourish. And it has spawned Big Gay Frisbee teams. Just as quickly, newcomers catch the spirit. "It's an easy ca Which leads to the Sin City Shootout. Held annually in Las There's one in Los Angeles. Another in San Francisco. There's maraderie. Everyone respects everyone else. There's no ret, so Vegas over Martin Luther King Day weekend, it draws over one in Cincinnati. In January, teams gathered in Las Vegas for everyone sorts out and resolves issues together." 6,750 participants. They compete in basketball, bowling, the Sin City Shootout. bridge, darts and 12 other sports. (They also party. But that Those qualities make "Big Gay Frisbee" attractive to the LGBT stays in Vegas.) More on that later. First, the ultimate background. community, Harrington thinks. And they extend to straight players who join. Harrington has been surprised several times This year, the Shootout included what Harrington calls "the one Around 2007, Seth Harrington was searching for a team sport. when, after playing for months, someone casually announces and only national LGBT ultimate tournament." Eight teams Rejecting what he calls the "macho paternalism" of sports like he has a girlfriend. "These are straight guys who are very at participated, from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and football, basketball and baseball, he had not been particularly ease with the LGBT community. They don't feel this big neces Cincinnati. athletic while growing up. But in his 20s he wanted to do sity to identify as straight right from the start." something sports-like. Randomly, he picked up a disc. Dan Woog is a journalist, educator, soccer coach and gay activist. His latest (About that Big Gay Frisbee name. It started as a joke, book is We Kick Balls: True Stories from the Youth Soccer Wars. He can be reached at [email protected]. For more information, click on He discovered a "level playing field." Ultimate was athletic Harrington says. "It was just part of the fun. It sounds www.bgfultimate.com. and fun, without being judgmental or exclusionary. Harrington non-threatening, welcoming and ironic." Eventually it outlookohio.com Visit columbusultimate.com for information about leagues in Columbus. april 2014 41 M0HENTUM STONEWALL DEMOCRATS OF CENTRAL OHIO KEYNOTE SPEAKER ED FITZGERALD CUYAHOGA COUNTY EXECUTIVE & DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF OHIO THU MAY 15 5:30 PM-7:30 PM UPCDMIG PRQMDTIDNS 2014 ^3^H APRIL - MAY April 3 DPEHINC NIGHT April 6 Jake "The Diamond Dog' appearance April 7 Sugardale Dime-a-Dog Night #1 April R Business Ray Spprirl PPSifsiiRi=^^«PiH93 April 13 Huntington Naticnal Bank Youth Bat GiveawEy to ijZM (DH) first I.QDQ yDuth age 12 3 under •-•• •5W-v#'--trp April 21 Sugardale Dime-a-Dog Night #2 Mav 5 Sugardale Dime-a-Dog Night #3 TOL GWN GWN GWN GWN May 7 PetFeople "Puppypaooza" 6:35 6:35 6:35 6:35 7:15 May 9 Dennis Haskms "Mr. Belding" from @NOR @NOR "Saved By The Bell" appearance 6:35 12:05 May II Jake "The Diamond Dog' appea May I? Business Day Specie! 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But the producers of Freeheld couldn't come together at a better Jenny's Wedding are still hoping you'll do moment. nate to their Indiegogo fund to finish produc tion on the romantic comedy-drama about The actor just came out publicly to the sup two lesbians facing uncertain marriage port of fans everywhere, and Dallas Buyers plans. Club had multiple Oscar nominations and wins to make the climate a little more wel From director Mary Agnes Donoghue (screen coming for gay-themed drama. writer of Beaches and White Oleander), the film stars Katherine Heigl as Jenny, a lesbian Even better news: The film has a firmed-up who wants to marry her girlfriend (Alexis casting sheet, with Julianne Moore attached Bledel). Except Jenny never got around to to play Page's life partner, and Zach Galifi- telling her parents (Tom Wilkinson, Undo anakis ready to take on the role of a human- Emond) that she's gay. rights activist. Principal photography is finished, but the Based on the Oscar-winning 2007 documen production is looking to raise about tary of the same name by Cynthia Wade, the $150,000 more to complete the film. And true story revolves around Stacie Andree that's where Indiegogo comes in. (Page) and New Jersey police detective Laurel Hester (Moore), a couple who face anti-gay Currently, they've managed to come up with laws when Hester becomes terminally ill and a little more than $30,000. So it boils down not allowed to assign her pension benefits to to this: You may never want to see Katherine Andree. Heigl do anything else in this life except make out with Rory Gilmore, so isn't it worth Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) is the screen five bucks? writer, Peter Sollett (Raising Victor Vargas) will handle directing duties, and it all starts Sure it is. Do it for the sake of lesbian wed shooting later this year for an assumed 2015 ding movies now and forevermore. release. Elton John Gets Behind looking' Director Goes Animated 'Dreamcoaf Not-Gay for New Project The Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice musical, Looking producer/director Andrew Haigh, the Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream- British filmmaker whose indie feature Week' coat, a touring stage vehicle for the likes of end garnered him a landslide of critical ac Donny Osmond and other former TV stars, is claim, has lined up his next project, the going to get a new lease on lite from the man Charlotte Rampling/Tom Courtenay-starring who has probably worn more real-life Techni 45 Years. color dreamcoats than anyone else. Adapted by Haigh from a short story by poet An animated musical feature film version is David Constantine, the story is a strange coming from Elton John's Rocket Pictures one: A man and woman are planning their film production company, the people respon 45th wedding anniversary party when the sible for the weird cartoon musical Gnomeo man learns that the body of his first love has & Juliet (You remember, it had all those been discovered, frozen and preserved in a gnomes singing "Crocodile Rock" and other glacier in the Swiss Alps. hits in the context of an upbeat, non-suici dal, children's version of the Shakespeare It gives Haigh the perfect opportunity to flex tragedy.) his not-gay storytelling muscles. Nobody likes to be typecast. And why not? It's weird, too: a Bible story about a young man whose multicolored cape Romeo San Vicente can be reached at interprets dreams for religious leaders [email protected]. amidst famine and imprisonment. It's singing, dancing fun for everyone. outlookohio.com Hey, if you like Locking, check out Haigh's film Weekend. april 2014 43 interview «/» J .<» B V I SB Love ->. by Gregg Shapiro As the Indigo Girls Head to Columbus, Amy Ray Releases Her Fifth Solo Album Indigo Girl Amy Ray's fifth solo album, Goodnight Ten- up on the Georgia native's recordings, either on her On her solo album's dozen exclusively country songs, der, fulfills a promise she has been hinting at own or with fellow Indigo Girl Emily Saliers. Ray is, to quote Paul Simon, "shining like a National throughout her career. guitar." She's backed by an all-star band playing The duo will be in Columbus on April 26 to perform pedal steel, dobro, banjo, fiddle, mandolin and stand- A country record through and through, the traditional with the Columbus Symphony. up bass. sounds on Goodnight Tender have a history of popping 44 april 2014 t's almost jumbo beef tenderloin season. Oho festival season kicks off this month. County fairs begin June 9. outlookohio.com Gregg Shapiro: Amy, how long have you braced by the Nashville music commu wanted to record a country album such nity? as Goodnight Tender? AR: It would be huge. But that would AR: About 10 years, maybe a little longer. mean something bigger than me. (Les About 10 years ago I started writing bian country artist) Brandy Clark is being songs and putting them in a pile and fil embraced. Kacey Musgraves has that ing them away in my mind, (thinking) "Follow Your Arrow" song that was em "When I get enough songs and when I'm braced. ready to do this, I'm going to make a tra ditional country record." It might be slightly different for someone such as me to be embraced because I'm GS: Who would you cite as your great so obviously left-of-center and gay and est influences in country music? out and political and masculine and all AR: From the earliest time, Townes Van that. It'd be a pretty big deal on another Zandt and Steve Earle are two writers I level, but I would love that.... took inspiration from, even for songs I was writing for Indigo Girls. As far as I spend more time in Nashville than I strictly traditional country artists, Hank used to. I have a lot of friends there. I Williams and George Jones and Patsy would say that over the years I've noticed Cline and Dolly Parton and Merle Hag discernible changes in the culture there. gard - all the greats. It used to be, 12 years ago, if I played in SUPPORT LOCAL, Nashville, there were always derogatory I like that era from the Carter Family - remarks from the bartenders and even gospel mountain music - a whole lot. To the club-owners. It was hard. I had a DINE LOCAL me, they're the parents of folk music. hard time and I was always surprised by (Ethnomusicologist) Alan Lomax's record it. Every Wednesday at Hubbard Grille ings played a big part when I was writing a song such as "Johnny Rottentail" and That was when I first started touring more of the storytelling kinds of songs. solo, and I have seen a noticeable differ ence. The contrast is stark. The last time GS: Heather McEntire, the out lead I played there, people and the club-owner singer of Mount Moriah, can be heard were super-friendly and I had a big LOVE FOR THE LOCALS singing on "When You Come for Me." crowd. I didn't expect to have a crowd at How did that come about? all. AR: Maybe seven years ago, she was in a Enjoy 1/2 Priced locally-sourced punk band from Durham, N.C., called And I was with The Butchies. It wasn't products Wednesday nights until 6:30pm Bellafea, and she wrote me an email as I like I had toned it down at all or any was getting ready to go on the road with thing. I would at least like to make in Watershed & OYO Cocktails • Chipotle Rubbed Ohio Pork Chop The Butchies. She asked if she could roads in the Americana scene. I have a come out and open for some shows. lot of friends in that scene. To break into All Ohio-Made Beers • Ohio All-Natural Fried Chicken That's how I originally met her. any scene at this age is very hard. I just Sacchetti • Sweet Heat Chicken Sandwich have to put the music out there and hope GS: The inimitable Kelly Hogan, who has that it finds its way. also toured with Indigo Girls, can be heard on "Time Zone" and the title cut. I ^ Why did you want to have her sing on Columbus Symphony the album? Weekly Specials AR: I've always wanted have her on this Pops Series SUNDAY: All Night Happy Hour record, actually. As I was writing "Good April 5: En Vogue MONDAY: 1/2 Price Beer & $1 Brussel Sprouts night Tender" especially, I was thinking April 26: Indigo Girls TUESDAY: $10 Fried Chicken that I wanted it to have those close, Everly Brothers harmonies, and she's the WEDNESDAY: Love for the Locals Shows start at 8p at the Ohio person I had in mind.... She's one of my THURSDAY: Text Club Thursdays Theatre favorite vocalists and an amazing per son. We have a long history. She's an ally Tickets for both shows are $25 in the music business for me. to $78 and can be pur HUBBARD chased through Ticketmas- GRILLE GS: Attitudes continue to evolve in ter.com or through the CAPA 614.291.5000 • HubbardGrille.com • 7S3 N. High Street • Private Events; 614.477.9398 Nashville, albeit slowly. What would it box office at 614.228.8600. mean to you to have this album em outlookohio.com Who remembers when the Hubbard was a car dealership? april 2014 45 www bOOkmark by Tom Muzyka MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR GAYVOR Having just watched Hunger Games: Catch where is Northstar now? In the background of ing Fire, I was reminded how much male - most X-men comics like he was before the and female - eye candy there is in the post- wedding. apocalyptic future. With Hunger Gays, I wanted What luck, then, that a new to write a sexy, coming-of- book imagines what would age story about a gay boy happen if you changed all a growing up in a dystopian the participants in The world. Yeah, it's a spoof, Hunger Games series into but I use erotic and fan men and the games into tasy elements to examine sex. It's like the deleted male identity and sexu scenes I wish there were ality. I purposely made from the actual movies. the world post-sexual iibecause I did no t want to write another Orthefanvids I've been making. coming-out story and have our protag onist discover he likes boys in the end. The Hunger Gays is what it sounds like: gay men in a fight to the death. But this version TM: Post-apocalyptic future: fights to of the game has tops and bottoms instead of the death, starving rural districts, forced seen as pure-hearted individuals male and female tributes. Author Nathan drugging. Not that great But gay marriage because they find beauty in just about every NA: Jennifer Lawrence is Alexander discussed the background to his doesn't seem to be an issue. one. I admire that quality. the patron saint of all gay men as far as I'm new novel. NA: Gay marriage is not the ultimate evil in concerned. Part of the reason The Hunger the mind of a gay writer. Imagine that. Per TM: The main characters struggle to find Games movies have been so successful is be Tom Muzyka: What prompted you to spoof haps that was just some of my own political their sexual identity and realize they don't cause she is a phenomenal actress and the The Hunger Games? Are you a fan of the commentary shining through, and the idea need to conform to society's division of wet dream of every gay boy in high school original book or is this a revisionist version, that there are worse things in this world than "top" and "bottom." So what's the underly yearning for that perfect bestie. an attempt to improve the original with the gay agenda - whatever that is. However, I ing theme here? Don't categorize sexual more dildos and lube? will say I did not outwardly tackle gay mar preferences? Versatility for all? So if she wants to cameo in an NC-17 film Nathan Alexander First off, any situation is riage in this book. Stay tuned. NA: The underlying theme is that I get tired of then by all means. You won't hear any com automatically made better once you add dil going on dates and having guys ask me if I'm plaints from me. dos and lube to it. TM: The Peeta character is an "Omni," a a top or bottom. It's like, "Well I'm vers," and person attracted to anyone regardless of almost immediately my date becomes flab Who would I cast? Well, when I was writing I'm a fanboy of just about everything: Hunger gender, sex, age or body type. Where did bergasted and tongue-tied as though he'd Aspen I pictured a young Devon Sawa, circa Games, X-men, Star Wars, Battlestar Galac- you have the idea for this term? just discovered a new subspecies of gay men 2000, when he was in Final Destination. I'll tica, even the new 52.1 get endlessly frus NA: Omni is derived from the term omnisexu- living in the sewers of Hell's Kitchen. So, yes, let the readers decide on everyone else. trated that gay characters are never actual ality, which means being attracted to all gen versatility for all. fully realized people or that their only contri ders and sexes. It's a word interchangeable You can find more about The Hunger Gays bution to a story is their sexuality. When was with pansexuality. I had always wanted to TM: If your book were turned into a movie - and Riverdale Ave Books at the last time the X-men's Northstar had a write a character who was attracted to every I'll let you decide what rating - who would riverdaleavebooks.com. major story? Oh, it was his gay wedding. True, one. In Hunger Gays we mention that Omnis you cast? Would you allow Jennifer it did draw a lot of positive attention, but Lawrence some type of cameo? outlookohio.com Hate to think what "Catching Fire" will mean in the gay sequel. april 2014 47 I v the nightlife Jury Room, 22 E Mound St: All of Liz Less- Local Bar, 913 N High St: This hangout Skully's Music Diner, 1151N High St: ner's Columbus Food League restaurants compares itself to the watering holes of Ladies 80s on Thursday nights is techni (the others are Betty's, Dirty Franks, Grass Africa where all animals come together. cally a ladies' night {they get in free), but Skirt, Surly Girl Saloon, Tip Top and the Tor "We don't believe in saying we are this or it's pretty popular with full-price-paying pedo Room) are welcoming places with di we are that. We just want you to come gay men, too. Skulr/s has been voted verse staffs and customers. Out Executive have fun, have a few drinks and maybe Columbus's best dance club everyyearfor Bethany Walker makes the Jury Room es meet that other animal!" the past decade in one poll or another. It's pecially worth a visit. also a favorite for live music. Mike's Grill, 724 N High St: As no-frills as Leipzig Haus, 2201E Livingston Ave: Like a bar can get: They don't take credit cards Strongwater Food and Spirits, 401W most college bars, it can get a little wild and don't have food. Town St: Part of the new 400 West Rich Gay-Friendly Bars Expand the Columbus Nightlife Map sometimes, but it's also pretty much void arts complex in Franklinton, it's helping to by Andrew Hypes Ace of Cups, 2619 N High St: A live music of social hangups. 'They are accepting of Seventh Son Brewing Co, 1101N 4th St: revive the neighborhood west of Down venue with loyal patrons, it brings in differ- anyone and it's a great place to just relax," It's one of the many popular breweries in town. Every month, our Nightlife page features ent crowds nightly depending on the act. said Andrew Ruggles of Bexley. "It's also a Columbus, and with communal picnic what's happening at the gay bars. All seem to be gay-welcoming. great place to go and meet new people table seating, you'll make new friends Woodlands Tavern, 1200 W 3rd Ave: Al while having a great, but really cheap fast. And who doesn't like a fire pit on the ways in the running for the best happy But these days, bars don't have to fly a Arch City Tavern, 862 N High St: Maybe drink." patio? hour in Columbus. Woodland's has an rainbow flag in order to welcome LGBT pa it's the ghost of Havana, the gay bar that eclectic crowd, from professionals stop trons. As everywhere else has become used to be there. Maybe it s the lobster Little Rock, 944 N 4th St: With an exten Short North Tavern, 674 N High St: It's the ping by on their way home from work to more inclusive, it's just natural that mac 'n' cheese. sive beer list, occasional live music and an neighborhood bar of what's still considered hippies waiting to hear the jam band play nightlife has become less segregated, too. old-school curated jukebox (that's free to the gayborhood of Columbus, so of course ing later that night. And again, who Blue Danube, 2439 N High St: This diner is play!), it's a laid-back place where every it's going to be a welcoming spot. doesn't like a fire pit on the patio? "It seems like the idea of total diversity is a great place for first dates or a nightcap. one is welcome. just natural now," said Miguel Martinez, a There's only one rule: Don't walk past the bartender at Leipzig Haus in Bexley, a spot kitchen on the way to the ladies' restroom. popular with LGBT and straight students at nearby Capital University. "No one that a, 1044 N High St: Before it shut 11 I • GAYLUMBUS NIGHTLIFE comes here regularly gives things like that down in February for a relaunch, Bodega 1 • i-j H 1. AWOL/The Barracks 6. Club Diversity a second thought." was thought of as the gay bar that's not a 1 ^^. 49 Parsons Ave, 863 S High St Columbus. OH 43206 gay bar. There's no reason to think that will •MErc^ra^ ^H •^^^ Columbus, OH 43215 614.224.4050. clubdiversity.com Here's a rundown of some of Columbus's change with version 2.0. °**MvJl El V 614.621.8779, awolbar.com gay-friendly bars. They don't identify 7. Exile themselves as gay, but it's hard to call Hal and Ai's, 1297 Parsons Ave: This South ——^^—r |— ^F t^^^^ 1 b. Mannole-Columbus 893 N Fourth St Columbus, OH them straight, either. Side spot with a vegan menu has a pro TT™ ••••• B84 Oak St Columbus, DH 43715 43201,614.294.0069, • • • 2nd Ave • 773.555.555, exilebar.com gressive vibe and a huge beer selection. • Ml ,3(Avu H FB: Manhole-Columbus 1st Ave B _M • 8. Level 2 IS 'bb.ird Ave WrtPwi • I^B^^^ta - ^ 700 N High St Columbus. OH 43214, C3H •<; 1 ^^k ^^^^5 775 N Hl°h St Columbus, OH 43215, 614.754.1342, ^^^ 614.291.4008, www.levelcolumbus.com T %g» wS wOLi^ri 1 columbusnightlife.com 9. Stammers ^^^M 3. Cavan Irish Pub 202 E Long St, Columbus. OH 43215, ^••B 1409 S High St, Columbus, OH 4320, 614.221.8880, FB:Slammers ^w 1• 1••1 sii ^^M 614.725.5502. w 7g1j m a I cavanirishpub.com 10. Southbend 126 E Moler St. Columbus. OH 43207. T\£l __^^^HHH^ 4. Circus 614.444.3386. FB: Southbend Tavern ^rff* ^^"H03kS l 6i4122742i N Hig2mh St . Columbus, OH 43201 i • * ^^i 11. Toolbox Saloon ' • •[!] FB:CircusShortNort- - h 744 Frebis Ave, Columbus, OH 43206, 1. Bounce 4. Leather Stallion Saloon ^^ n II 48 april 2014 What's your favorite straight watering hole? Let us know on our Facebook page! outlookohio.com LGBT Wedding & Ceremony Expo VfiQxSfo to oil OWV VtMdovs fov ZlAppotfuty OWV (3w*tWMtl|! •AlftHOwiftO! \JtU!t\fA* X/lotuwis (Swtcw. (Sokes Rostov hAom fAwq MM* ^pfcoIog»ap|u) ^ollco^oj (2«{*©ke«( Jj^obblf, 1?P*«M.. JJ5U Tk&<2o*dk_bl> lew*! r^tou'^ f-tfuJdifc-C3H»&| f<^g**i<{cv Ike S^ JJeosetf CBoMpom) ~~fi* {JJotttto's r«*A of (Be*t*oi Otio LA/wftihgto* \Z7ftiud6w Guiwt Oak* Swat sT3w!w*«s G?ft*te* •Hfyk Iwfc ©>*• Motoc^e* ^ ijow/ next tjeW.r -^ Lk-to ^popc* Wednesday network columbus T±$tl E IGHT yoti tflo August 23 Stigsjj&t. vs Houston rtD s QOO » '''»>Te , oiinooKiuPDia Pre Gamu Taigata! Wednesday, June 11 6p-8p cma „ 480 E Broad St. Colunixjs. OH 4321 5 outlookohio.com Get your leather on, Cleveland! april 2014 49 &&t^ Nationvrid«* «^BB« <-—»— ©^ TSK — .. MDSRW AGNNSTJj^^l •,£.***»' MA&S&&*** p\N THE BGHT Americ Elec nueCl,0rcW f,ienlSE«n>ors;. Stone ' ^\ng'A^ outlookohio.com Join Team Outlook for the AIDS Walk. Register at aidswalkcentralohio.com. april 2014 5 Out & About TUESDAY, APRIL 1 SUNDAY APRIL 6 FRIDAY, APRIL 11 I SEE You PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND IN AND How Low (OR HIGH) CAN You Go? Visible / Invisible @ Columbus Metropoli THRASH IT ALL AROUND Mozart & Strauss @ Ohio Theatre, 39 E tan Library, 96 S Grant Ave, 614.645.2275, The Decibel Magazine Tour ft. Carcass State St, 614.228.8600. columbussym- coIumbuslibrary.org: Creative Women of @ The Newport Music Hall, 1722 N High phony.com: Get a dose of culture and see Color hosts an art show highlighting their St, 614.294.1659. promowestlive.com: the Columbus Symphony Orchestra perform diverse talents and the common threads Carcass, Black Dahlia Murder, Gorguts, the last works from Wolfgang Amadeus they share as African-American women. and Noisem collaborate for a night of Mozart and Richard Strauss. 8p; $25-68. 10a-5p;free. death metal that is sure to loosen your fill (also April 12) ings. 6p; $23-$25. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 STRUMMING MY PAIN WITH HER FINGERS BELIE of THE BAIL HERE HE IS, Ms. (GAY) AMERICA Diana Chrttester @ Wall Street Night Club, Dance of the Belle Epoque @ Cardinal Miss Gay Cleveland America Pageant 144 N Wall St, 614.464.2800, www.wall- Health Auditorium, Columbus Museum of 2014 @ Bounce Night Club, 2814 Detroit streetnightclub.com: The singer-songwriter Art. 480 E Broad St, columbusmuseum.org: Ave, 216.357.2997, bouncecleveland.com: will perform an acoustic set before DJ Sit in on a collaborative performance and Watch Cleveland's best queens as they vie Michele Chaney takes over. Diana is said to discussion of Parisian dance led by Karen for the title of Miss Gay Cleveland. This have a "swift finger picking style" that we Eliot of the OSU Dance Department. 2p; free event will serve as a preliminary contest hope is a reference to her guitar. 8p-10:30p; with admission. where the winner can advance to the na tional stage. 8p; free. THURSDAY APRIL 3 AND THE WIENER Is... CARBTOWN, POPULATION: ME MONDAY APRIL 7 The Toolbox Awards @ Toolbox Saloon, 744 Pasta Making 101 @ Franklin Park Conser MONDAYS ARE A DRAG Frebis Ave, 614.670.8133. FB: The Toolbox vatory, 1777 E Broad St, 614.715.8000. fp- RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6 Viewing Saloon: It's like the Golden Globes with more conservatory.org: Tom Hughes leads a class Party ©Union Cafe, 782 N High St, booze, drag queens and strippers. Nomi on all the basics ot pasta-making, from 614.421.2233: What better way to watch nees include: Helena Troy, Evan Evans and rolling out the dough to eating, with lots of crazy queens than with other crazy Southbend Tavern. Outlook expects a nod ways to make it at home. 6p-8p; $30-$35. queens? The new episode is followed by next year. 9p; free. karaoke. 9p; free. RING YOUR BELL! SATURDAY, APRIL 12 Columbus Clippers Opening Day @ Hunt TUESDAY APRIL 8 CLOSE YOUR EYES AND BLOW ington Park, 330 Huntington Park Lane. MY GIRL WEDNESDAY Trumpet Summit @ Southern Theatre, 21E 614.462.2757, clippersbaseball.com: Ease The Addams Family @ The Palace The Main St, 614.294.5200, jazzartsgroup.org: up there, pal: The first Dime-a-Dog isn't atre. 34 W Broad St. 614.469.9850, Come prepared, because this will be a loud until April 7. You have to pay full price on www.capa.com: Wednesday Addams falls one! Join the Columbus Jazz Orchestra for Opening Day, when the Clippers take on In for a "normal" boy, and her family sings an ode to the trumpet, led by virtuosos dianapolis. 7:05p; $7-$15 day of game. and dances about it. It sounds far more Byron Stripling and Sean Jones. 8p; $36.35- precious than the delightfully macabre FRIDAY, APRIL 4 performance by young Christina Ricci, but RIP MATTHEW our interest is piqued. 7:30p: $28-$78. SUNDAY, APRIL 13 The Laramie Project 10 Years Later @ {Through April 13) I'M NO MORNING PERSON, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the I'o GET UP FOR Performing Arts, 100 W Dublin-Granville Rd, WEDNESDAY APRIL 9 Vegan Baking for Good Mornings @ 614.413.8300. seatyourself.biz/nahs: The (FRENCH ACCENT) OH NOM NOM Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E Broad New Albany High School Drama Department The Art of Cuisine: Toulouse-Lautrec @ St. 614.715.8000, fpconservatory.org: Patty- performs the follow-up to The Laramie Proj Columbus Art Museum, 480 E Broad St, cake Bakery's Lisa DeGirolamo shows how ect, this time focusing on the legacy of 614.629.0346, columbusmuseum.org: to make the bakery's famous Everything Matthew Shepard's murder and what we Feeling fancy? The Kitchen is serving up a Oatmeal Cookies and Organic Morning Glory know now. 7:30p;$7-$12. five-course dinner party inspired by Henri Muffins to take home. What a sweet deal! de Toulouse-Lautrec's decadent dining 3:30-5:30p; $40 for members, $45 for non- SATURDAY APRIL 5 style and his book, The Art of Food. Artist- members. WHATTA BAND inspired cocktails will also be available at En Vogue @ The Ohio Theatre, 39 E State the cash bar. 6-9p; $60-$67. THE GAY HEART OF OHIO IS STILL BEATING St. 614.469.0939, columbussymphony.com: Miss Gay Heart of Ohio America Pageant R&B girl group En Vogue will take you You CAN BET THE FARM... ©Axis Night Club, 775 N High a back to the'90s with hits "Whatta Network Columbus @ Hollywood Casino, 614.291.4008. axisonhigh.com: Alongside Man," "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna 200 Georgesville Rd, 614.308.3333, special guests and previous winners, Get It)," and "Hold On." Only this time, www.networkcolumbus.com: After the net come watch as the best Columbus has instead of a crowded casino, they team working, stay and try your hand at roulette to offer struts their stuff in this prelimi up with the Columbus Symphony. Up or the slots. 6p-8p; free. nary to the Miss Gay Ohio Pageant later grade! 8p; $25-$68. on this summer. 7p. THURSDAY APRIL 10 IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! ISN'T EVERYDAY 'STRAIGHT WHITE MAN' DAY? SHE CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL Exile 5th Anniversary Party @ Exile Bar. Straight White Men @ Wexner Center for Miley Cyrus @ The Schottenstein Center, 893 N 4th St, 614.299.006. the Arts, 614.292.3535, wexarts.org: Ex 555 Borror Dr, 614.688.3939, www.tick- www.exilebar.com: Come celebrate the fifth perimental playwright Young Jean Lee pre etmaster.com: Does she still sing "Party anniversary of your favorite bad boy bar. mieres her new play, a comedic in the U.S.A" or is it not edgy enough? Sexy box dancers, a best ass contest. Spunk exploration of identity and social justice. We get it, Miley... you're grown up. You Lube giveaways and Torso Leather & Fetish 8p;S10-$18. can put your tongue back in your mouth all help make the night memorable. Dibs on now. 7p; $19.50-$89.50. the St Andrew's cross! 9p; free. 50 april 2014 Is Miss Gay Heart anything like Dragon Heart with Sean Connery? outlookohio.com Something to Do Everyday this Month! MONDAY, APRIL 14 TRAUMA'S FASHIONABLE SISTER FRIDAY APRIL 25 DON'T TELL KEN HAM Drauma 2014 @ The Bluestone, 583 E HELLIN'S NOT STRIPPING, RIGHT? Ohio's Glory Days -100 B.C. to A.D. 400 @ Broad Street, 614.884-4646, liveattheblue- Strip Show hosted by Hellin Bedd @ Ohio Statehouse, 1 Capitol Square, stone.com: Come celebrate everything that AWOL. 49 Parsons Ave, 614.621.8779, 614.752.9777: Wanna know what Ohio is fabulous at this fashion extravaganza. A www.awolbar.com: Strippers. Stripping was like 2,000 years ago? They didn't meeting of DJs, designers, models and styl for dollar bills. We're not sure what else allow gay marriage then, either. This ists from around the city, Drauma strives to you need to know. 10p; free. Native American exhibit includes arti be as crazy a show as it can be. Featuring facts found in Ohio's famous earth performances by Nina West, DJ Push and SATURDAY APRIL 26 works. Through April 30.7a-6p; free. many more. 9p; $20-$25. HAVEN'T THEY REACHED FINE YET? Indigo Girls® Ohio Theatre, 39 E TUESDAY APRIL 15 GET LUCKY ON PROM NIGHT State St, 614.469.0939, colum- IT'S BACK! LGBTQA Prom Dance Party @ Wall Street bussymphony.com: Folk rock duo Amy Shen Yun @ Ohio Theatre. 39 E State St. Nightclub, 144 N Wall St. 614.464.2800, Ray and Emily Saliers will perform 614.469.0939, capa.com: Bask in the wallstreetnightclub.com: A "thift-store for some of their greatest hits and fan sound and color of classic Chinese dance mal" affair with an "Under the Stars" favorites with the Columbus Sym as 5,000 years of history is recreated on theme. Comedian Brooke Cartus will act as phony for a 95 percent lesbian audi stage. 7:30p; $50-120. "chaperone" for the 18-and-over crowd, ence. 8p; $25-$78. and Columbus prom kings and queens will WEDNESDAY APRIL 16 perform hot spots. Complimentary cham Birr WHAT Do QUEER FLOWERS BRING? PUT ON YOUR RED LIGHT pagne toast before midnight for 21+ pa April Showers Bring Queer Flowers @ Love for Sale @ The Wexner Center, 1871 trons. 10p-2:30a; $10-$12. Wall Street Night Club, 144 N Wall St, N High Street, 614.292.3535, wexarts.org: 614.464.2800, www.wallstreetnight- Thanks to a recent initiative to bring SUNDAY APRIL 20 club.com: Gavin Danger of Dangerous Brazilian art to Columbus on the part of PIN8ALL WIZARD Productions presents a gender-blending the Wexner Center, Karim Ainouz will be The Who's Tommy @ Short North Stage, show featuring performers from around stopping by to show off his unique brand 1187 N High St, 614.725.4042. shortnorth- the country. Co-produced by Columbus's of cultural cinema. Two of his films will be stage.org: Bask in the electrifying music of Taylor Mayde. 8p; $7, $40 for tables. shown, with Love for Sale primarily known Peter Townshend's rock opera, featuring as a critical success in South America. songs made famous by the original album SUNDAY APRIL 27 7p; $7. in 1969 - the time when you could say. A NOT-SO-"SILENT PASSAGE" "deaf, DUMB, and blind kid" and get away Menopause the Musical @ Southern THURSDAY APRIL 17 withit.3p;$25-$40. Theatre, 21E Main St. 614.340.1896, AND YOUR LITTLE DOG, TOO! capa.com: Women meet up at a lingerie The Wizard ot Oz @ Lincoln Theatre, MONDAY APRIL 21 sale and form a sisterhood, making fun 769 E Long St, 614.224.6672, colum- So I CAN GET 100 FOR 10 BUCKS? of hot flashes, wrinkles and mood swings buschildrenstheatre.org: Be a friend of Dime-A-Dog Night Columbus Clippers vs. through song and dance - you know, like Dorothy and attend the Columbus Chil Toledo Mud Hens @ Huntington Park, 330 you do. 2p and 5:30p; $48-$68. dren's Theatre's production of the MGM Huntington Park Lane, 614.462.2757, clip- classic. 7:30p; $14-$22. persbaseball.com: Get your nitrates fix for MONDAY APRIL 28 the year. 6:35p, $7-515 day of game. IT'S JUST ANOTHER MANIC, FRIDAY APRIL 18 AHEM MAYHEM, MONDAY TEEN GIRLS = THE WORST TUESDAY APRIL 22 Monday Mayhem @ Bossy Grrl's Pin Up Forevering Trilogy: A Million Miles Away GREEN Is THE NEW BLACK Joint, 2598 N High. 614.725.5402, @ The Wexner Center, 1871N High Street. Earth Day @ Franklin Park Conservatory, www.bossygrrlspinupjoint.com: Who says 614.292.3535.wexarts.org 1777 E Broad St, 614.715.8000, fpconser- you shouldn't go out and see a little skin Former Ohio State student Jennifer Reeder vatory.org: Celebrate Earth Day by discover on a Monday? No one. Might as well sam is returning to her hometown to present ing your own green thumb. Participate in ple the $3 tequila shots and $5 Long Is some recent films she created on the sub gardening demonstrations and learn more lands while you're at it. 10p; free. ject of the tumultuous upbringing of Ameri about community gardening in Columbus. can teenage girls. 7p; $7. 10a-2p; free with admission. TUESDAY APRIL 29 BETTER TO ARRIVE UTE THAN TO ARRIVE UGLY SATURDAY APRIL 19 WEDNESDAY APRIL 23 Arcade Fire @ Schottenstein Center, 555 JOIN TEAM OUTLOOK! You SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? Borror Dr. 614.688.3939, www.ticketmas- Dr. Robert J. Fass Memorial AIDS Walk State Rep. John Patrick Carney Benefit @ ter.com: Canadian indie rock band re Central Ohio @ McFerson Commons, 218 Union Cafe, 782 N High St, 614.987.8481, quests the crowd be clad in formal wear West St, 614.340.6715, aidswalkcentralo- www.votecarney.com: Raise money for state or costumes, so AF is either really fun or hio.com: Get off the couch and walk (or auditor hopeful John Patrick Carney. Never over pretentious. Either way, who cares? run!) for a great cause. You must be regis forget that gay vote. 5p-7p; $100-$1.000. They rxk.7:30p; $27.50471.35. tered to participate, so join our team! 10:30a; $5-$30. THURSDAY APRIL 24 WEDNESDAY APRIL 30 LEATHER AND LACE, HOLD THE UCE So MUCH FOR THE FAREWELL TOUR PUT A BIRD ON IT CLAW 14 @ Various Cleveland locations, Cher: Dressed to Kill Tour @ Nationwide Craftin' Outlaws Alternative Craft Festival 269.588.9100, www.clawinfo.org: Cleve Arena. 200 W Nationwide Blvd. @ Greater Columbus Convention Center, land's annual leather con 800.745.3000, nationwidearena.com: gbniiu 400 N High St, 614.506.1932. vention takes place over four days. Usually, we wouldn't even need a de mm craftinoutlaws.com: Support local artists Highlights include 40 skills workshops, scription, because it's f-ing Cher! But the by stocking up on some handmade gifts of fetish-specific parties, pool parties, mosh bill is even better now because Cyndi clothing, handbags, jewelry, posters and pits and dungeon parties. Organizers expect Lauper is the opener. Can you handle that ceramics. lla-6p; free. more than 1,500 attendees. Through April heaping helping of diva in one nigh? 27; $99. 7;30p;$36-$123.70. outlookohio.com Kaleidoscope hosts its annual GSA summit on Saturday, April 26. See ad on Page 40 for more info. april 2014 51 EASTER CHER D2K TICKET GIVE Enter to win starting Friday April 18th I am a liberal parent. I raised a daughter who is bi and poly. I always thought I could accept anything that parenthood might throw at me. winners announ I knew I could embrace my son if he were straight, gay, bi, trans, etc. If there is a controlling consciousness of the uni WaJU'l'iVrTO verse, it has a nasty sense of humor. Putting it bluntly: My son is sexually attracted to Pokemon. He dropped hints that I didn't really pick up on. But over the last few years, I have stumbled across evidence of his browsing habits that left me pretty clear about his proclivities. He is now 17, so thoughts that he would "grow out of it" are fading. My biggest fear is that he won't find someone to pair with. I love my children and want them to be happy. Should I ad dress this with him? Try to discourage an orientation that, to me, seems kind of pathetic? - Dad Of Pokemon Enthusiast It's possible that DOPE'S son is just a for being 'sexually imprinted' during "Although DOPE might prefer a regular curious kid who finds unusual sex fas development." old queer child instead of a rare cinating, with his browsing habits no plushophile - someone with an attrac more revealing than discarded tickets It's like this, DOPE: Some kids are going tion to cartoonlike stuffed animals to a carnival act," says Jesse Bering, to sexually imprint on random shit such as Pokemon - the good news is the author of Perv: The Sexual Deviant Kids are exposed to random shit all the that his son grew up in a world where, in All of Us. "But if it's true that Poke time. There's no way of predicting somewhere out there, other people mon lights this boy's fire in the ways which kids will imprint on what shit, so were being erotically molded by ani DOPE imagines, there's not much there's no way to prevent Pokemon mated Japanese chimeras in exactly DOPE can do about his son's 'pathetic' fetishists or foot fetishists or sneeze the same way," Bering says. orientation. By age 17, his son's singu fetishists or clown fetishists from hap lar erotic profile is pretty much fixed, pening. "Reaching out to that community on like it or not." line can only empower him and help A small number of our fellow human him to accept a now unalterable - and What might cause a young man to take beings, your son included, will have completely harmless - part of his na a sexual interest in Pokemon? kinks that strike others - folks who ture. In many ways, life can be easier don't share their kinks, folks who don't for DOPE'S son: He's got a ready-made "Scientists can't exactly do controlled have any kinks of their own - as pa sexual niche, complete with hookup laboratory experiments on humans to thetic, twisted, sick or silly. And since opportunities at annual conventions." determine the cause of a given kink," being shamed by his dad won't save a THE CLUB COLUMBUS Good. Cleon. Pun. Bering says. "So nobody knows why kid from his "pathetic" orientation, (Follow Jesse Bering on Twitter some people are more prone to devel shaming your son is a waste of time A PRIVATE MEN'S SAUNA oping unusual patterns of attraction that will serve only to damage your re th 795 West 5 Avenue than others. But whether it's a pen lationship with him. Savage Love appears &jeiy month in Outlook and Columbus, OH 43212 chant for Pokemon, feet, underwear or every week at outlookohio.com. You can email Dan Savage at [email protected]. follow him (614)291-0049 • www.theclubs.com spiders, the best available evidence As for your fears that your son will wind on Twitter ©fakedansavage or listen to his ALWAYS OPEN! suggests that some people - mostly up alone... weekly podcast, "Savage Lovecast," every Tues males - have a genetic predisposition day at thestranger.com/savage. 52 april 2014 Pika! Pika! outlookohio.com the divine life by Debe Aries (March 21 -April 19) You are surveying your domain from the mountain- top. Ram. Time to go after what you want, but don't Scorpio be so quick to lock horns with everyone in your way. (October 23 - November 21) or you'll be sporting one hell of a headache. Save You are more top than bottom this month, and oth your strength, because love is in the air and your ers are ready to follow your lead. If you've been wait nostrils are quivering. ing for the right time to start something, this is it. Make your move. Your mojo is working, so carpe Taurus diem, bitches! (April 20-May 20) You feel more powerful this month and it shows. Sagittarius You've been holding yourself back, and it's time to (November 22 - December 21) bust loose and kick up those hooves. I recommend You are tired of gray skies, but the sky is clearing exercise - or sexercise - to keep those hooves and you can see what's ahead more clearly. Drama shapely. swirls around you in April, but you know how to take the lead in that dance. Cut through the crap and Gemini make things happen. (May 21 -June 20) Your bright ideas are getting noticed at work, but Capricorn that creativity also has you fantasizing about a (December 22 - January 19) vacation. Be careful to watch your finances and Most people have cabin fever, but you are more in don't blow all your dough. Use that creative brain clined to keep the home fires burning. Luckily, going to come up with a great spring break that doesn't against the grain makes you stand out in the crowd. break the bank. Your extra attention in the bedroom and the board Current / liilroductory Pricing: room will payoff. BRUCE WEEDEN -n«'"n—jn» Cancer Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) 60 Minute Session $B0 (June 21 -July 22) Aquarius Have you pulled out of the winter funk? I hope so, (January 20 - February 18) 90 Minute Session $75 because it's past time. Things are improving at work You are a smooth operator this month, but who and with your health, but relationships can still be knew you could be practical and diplomatic too? :>rKcewd n jnassagetherapi*.Gon as big a drag as RuPaul. The big question is: Do you Flattery can get you anywhere, and your words stay, or sashay away? sound extra sweet. Those enhanced communication tools will come in handy if you keep it real. Leo #5CWhittierSt (July 23-August 22) Pisces —Columbus, OH ^106 It must be spring because your inner kitten is feeling (February 19 - March 20) playful and adventurous. Feel like a game of "catch What do you value? Money, prestige, love? Figure it me, catch me"? Your twitching tail will have the en out and either put up or shut up. If your intentions tire pride in hot pursuit, but only the best will be are good, and your goals are clear, you might just able to run you down. get what you wish tor. Otherwise, you are just an other fish in the sea this month. Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Fierce Aries: Elton John, Rosie O'Donnell and Put aside your inner critic and take stock of the Lucy Lawless good things you have. An attitude of gratitude will serve you well, and you could do worse than spending some time smelling the roses with a Handy Tip: special someone. A full or reddish Mount of Mars Libra (Circled) can in (September 23 - October 22) dicate a hot tem This is a tricky month for you. so don't be overly as per or current sertive. This is a good time to take a back seat and frustration. The see how others are playing their hands before mak planet Mars ing your move. Your observations are keen, so tap rules Aries. into your inner voyeur and enjoy the show. outlookohio.com There's a lot of handsy people on this page. april 2014 53 outlook's blog squad puzzling Every month in print and every Monday online, we ask Outlook readers to do 1 2 3 G 7 10 11 12 our work for us as members of our blog squad. * " ' ' 13 u If you want to share your rants, raves or observations, join the Squad! Contact ,s Erin McCalla at 614.268.8525 x2 or [email protected]. 16 ' " 19 120 121 22 23 24 25 Michael Premo, Why Marriage Matters Ohio 26 28 29 - 30 •31 33 34 35 36 Top 5 Places We've Had or Will Have Our " Tuesday Talks on Marriage 37 •38 39 2 8 5. Cleveland 40 41 4. Cincinnati II • 43 44 45 3. Springfield 2. Lima 46 47 48 49 50 1. Dayton: Tuesday April 8 at 6p at the Dayton Recreation Center 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 April 7 topic: Marriage Equality Allies 60 - " 63 „ 61 Shaun Whybark, 1 1 AIDS Resource Center Ohio For Gay Guys It's 9 Across Down Top 5 Reason To Sign up for AIDS Walk: 1 Home, to Dave Pallone 1 Muscle Mary's pride 5 They gave Pinocchio an 8-incher 2 Toothpaste box letters 3 "Get out!" to Orton, with "off" 5. I'm personally asking you to, I don't ask 9 Word before "my shorts" 13 Nose activator 4 Remove a slip? for much! 14 Scat queen Fitzgerald 5 Masters 4. It's an experience like no other! 15 To some extent 6 Ingrid's role in "Casablanca" 3. All of your friends are doing it. 16 School of Marcel Duchamp 7 K through 12 8 Pray like Will before dinner? 2. You are helping fight HIV/AIDS here in Ohio. 17 Pale gray 18 Lesbos, for one 9 Tries to get a rise out of 1. It's an amazing feeling knowing that you are 19 Heterosexual males 10 "C'est Moi." to Lancelot helping your friends family, and community. 22 To the rear, when cruising 11 Maupin stories 25 Pink shades 12 James Dean's East of 20 In all honesty April 14 topic: HIV/AIDS Happens to Us AIL 26 Diffident 27 The Stars and Stripes 21 Porker We Must Do Our Part 30 Like Jeremy Irons in The Borgias 22 Navratilova's winter home 32 Legendary big bird 23 Close one, for a drag queen 33 Victim of Jacob's tricks 24 Aggressive sort 37 How often 19-Across think about sex, 28 Cargo ship (the 8 stands for a five-let in contrast with the puzzle title ter sequence) 40 In order 29 Goes down in defeat 41 Supporter of Patty Sheehan 31 Gallery objects 42 Broadway whisper 33 Shooter in Bruce Weber's field 43 Take a bad turn 34 Criticize petulantly 45 Part of RPM 35 One that's calculating to get sum 46 Patron of Wilde's homeland, briefly 36 Sadists, to masochists, in a way 49 Compact disk readers 38 What it takes for a dance, or some 51 TV program in which Michael relationships Novotny makes this puzzle's comparison 39 Place for a gondola 54 Greek vases 43 Kids' card game 55 Biweekly tide 44 Flees to a same-sex marriage state 56 Showing a tiny opening 46 Like a sourpuss 60 Errol Flynn's The Sun Rises 47 In need of a backrub 61 Shall We Dance star 48 Kahlo's cash 62 Word after fish? 50 Imitate Brian Orser 63 Changes colors 51 Leg muscle, for short 64 Tributes in verse 52 It gets spilled at wild parties 65 Ogled a hottie in a bar, e.g. 53 Money left on the nightstand 57 Leno, once of late night humor 58 It may top a queen 59 Poet McKuen 54 april 2014 You've seen it on our website for years, now A Couple of Guys comes to our print edition. outlookohio.com HAVE A HEART. 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Debe, James Blackmon, Bryan Cole, Hannah Douglas, Andrew Hypes, Erin McCalla, Kailen I £ small pond: for an LGBT magazine to put together an Nourse, Tom Muzyka, Mario Pinardi, Romeo San Vi lu issue about the about the intersections of gay I had the pleasure of talking with a few allies cente, Gregg Shapiro, Kristen Spicker, Dan Savage, Artz, Dewhirst & Wheeler Jon Theiss, Debbie Van Bommel, Bob Vitale, Mickey and straight and the allies who are standing who have taken their commitment to mar Weems, Dan Woog, Mackenzie Worrall 1 8 iQbt reaftor guide up with us. riage equality all the way down the aisle. It's ART DIRECTOR something more straight couples are doing, Christopher Hayes /[email protected] 19 feature: allies When Outlook started 18 years ago, our showing on their big day that they support big CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS / DESIGNERS worlds were still pretty separated. Just 27 days for all. My story is on Page 22. Chris Hayes, Emma Parker, Andrew Williams 22 feature: wedding solidarity percent of Americans supported marriage equality. Barely one-third thought gay and Unfortunately, we sometimes take our friends CYBERSPACE http://www.outlookohio.com 24 feature: straight girls in lesbian people should be able to adopt chil for granted. Last year when we were doing re http://www.outlookmedia.com http://www.networkcolumbus.com gay bars dren. Only 55 percent thought gay and les search - yeah, research, that's it - on gay bars http://twitter.com/outlookcolumbus bian people should have the right to teach in in Columbus, I was surprised by the number http://facebook.com/outlookcolumbus 26 feature: kinsey scale elementary schools. of gay men who complained about straight outlook is published and distributed by Outlook women coming to our establishments. 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