January 4, 2018 | Volume XV, Issue 18 march in Washington in 2018 and were disappoint- Baltimore ed when the organizers chose to support a march on the west coast. After initially considering at- Women’s March tending the New York City BY BILL REDMOND-PALMER panoply of pro- march, they decided Bal- To commemorate last year’s Women’s gressive causes: Jan. 20th timore deserved its own March on Washington, a Baltimore march immigration rights, march. The brainstorm of and rally is planned for Saturday, January healthcare reform, event marks three local women soon 20th, from 11 am to 2 pm – one of numerous LGBTQ rights, ra- celebrate. commemorate, and continue the attracted a group of some 16 organizers. events planned around the world. Subject cial equality, free- one year vision of the 2017 marches. The planners are working for a diverse to city approval, the rally will begin at 11 am dom of religion, Baltimore activists generally join in on turnout. “We believe in intersectionality and at the War Memorial Plaza in front of City and workers’ rights. from iconic marches in next-door Washington. Thou- are working hard to reach out to all ethnic, Hall, then march down Holiday and Con- Many of the march- sands of Baltimoreans went to the DC social, religious, and non-religious groups,” way Streets, across Pratt Street, and end at ers were motivated DC protest march in 2017, while a small group of wom- said Camille Mihalic, a coordinator. McKeldin Park. by opposition to the en organized a rally at 33rd Street in Bal- Some of the specific goals of the march On January 21st, 2017, some five mil- election of Donald J. Trump. timore. Organizers expected perhaps 100 include encouraging women and their allies lion women and allies around the world This year, an estimated 50 to 250 people to attend, but some 5,000 people to vote in the 2018 primary and general – with the flagship event in Washington, marches and rallies, depending on the processed down Charles Street. elections in Maryland, ensuring high voter DC – marched for women’s rights and a source, are being planned nationwide to Local organizers expected a repeat —continued on page 3 bum, Neptune City, was the vintage pop influence in your music. It’s a sound Goodnight and Good Luck that is stronger than ever on Goodnight Rhonda BY GREgg SHapirO An interview with Lee. Is this the kind of Already considered to be music you listen to for one of the best albums of Nicole Atkins pleasure or does your 2017, Goodnight Rhonda personal musical taste Lee (Single Lock), the fourth full-length run in different directions? disc by Nicole Atkins, deserves all of Nicole Atkins: I listen to many dif- the praise being heaped upon it. The 11 ferent types of music. I love old country, stellar tunes further Atkins’s singular ex- psychedelic and drone, fantasy rock, prog, ploration of vintage pop in the most exhil- singer songwriters. There’s always been arating way, as you can hear on the title something to 1950s romantic crooner re- track, “Sleepwalking,” “A Little Crazy,” “If cords and their arrangements and old soul I Could,” “Listen Up,” and “Brokedown records that has drawn me into another Luck.” Also of note is the way that the world every time I hear them. That’s prob- album addresses the singer/songwriter’s ably why I make the music I do. It’s the newfound sobriety, on songs including zone where my heart lives and my brain the aforementioned titular number. I had can relax. the pleasure of interviewing Atkins about The aforementioned vintage musical the disc in 2017. style also carries over to the cover art Nicole Gregg Shapiro: One of the for Goodnight Rhonda Lee. Atkins things I loved about your first al- —continued on page 15 Chase Brexton & Co-Publishers Jim Becker • Jim Williams [email protected] The LGBT Health Resource Center Believe Executive Editor Jim Becker gender-diverse children & their families [email protected] [email protected] should have a strong network & specialized care. Associate Editor & Director of Marketing & Production Mary Taylor [email protected] Arts and Entertainment Editor Frankie Kujawa [email protected] IN 2015 WE LAUNCHED Leather Editor Rodney Burger [email protected] Contributing Writers for Baltimore OUTloud GENDER JOURNEYS OF YOUTH Ava Barron-Shasho • Janan Broadbent, Ph. D. 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January 2nd,” said Mihalic. “Eric Costello, While tickets for the event will be free, ● Family Law city council representative for District 11 organizers need an estimate of the num- ● Guardianship has said he’s supportive of the event, and ber of attendees, and have created an ● Mediation will be inviting Mayor Catherine Pugh to Eventbrite page to issue tickets at Bit. speak. We hope that other local and state ly/2CborCJ. ● Medicaid Planning & Qualification politicians, as well as the heads of local Details of this event are subject to ● Personal Injury groups such as the Baltimore Transgen- change. For the lastest info, visit Bit. der Alliance, Maryland Working Families, ly/2Cv4ZUU, and follow news on Twitter @ ● Probate Black Girls Vote, Black Lives Matter, and WomensMarchBalt. A website will launch ● Veteran's Benefits others will join the rally as speakers as soon. For now, coordinator Mihalic can be ● LGBTQIA Matters well.” reached at [email protected] for t The organizers expect to need to raise info on volunteering or sponsorship. Call ERA Law Group Today (410) 919-1790, or visit us at 1997 Annapolis Exchange Pkwy, Catholic Bishops Tell Parents to Suite 300, Annapolis, MD 21401 Valerie E. Anias, Esq. Stop Children Transitioning [email protected] Washington, DC – An open letter by the ic fact of human biology and supporting the US Conference of Catholic Bishops is urg- social institutions and norms that surround ing parents to reject gender transitioning for it. The movement today to enforce the children. “We acknowledge and affirm that false idea – that a man can be or become all human beings are created by God and a woman or vice versa – is deeply troubling. thereby have an inherent dignity. We also It compels people to either go against rea- believe that God created each person male son – that is, to agree with something that or female; therefore, sexual difference is not is not true – or face ridicule, marginalization, an accident or a flaw – it is a gift from God and other forms of retaliation. … We call for that helps draw us closer to each other and policies that uphold the truth of a person’s to God. What God has created is good. “ sexual identity as male or female, and the privacy and safety of all. “ The letter was co-signed by various US-based religious leaders, including mem- bers of the Lutheran Church, the Islamic Society, the Southern Baptist Church, the Boosting empowerment and breaking the bonds Anglican Church, and the Orthodox Greek Church. The sentiments of the letter echo of homophobia, racism, and stigma in same what Pope Francis said back in 2016, calling gender-loving (SGL) men in Baltimore City Is gender sacred? the increasing acceptance of transgender • NETWORKING people “terrible.” t (Gay Star News at Gay- starnews.com/article/catholic-bishops-urg- Every 1st Wednesday The letter continues, “Children espe- ing-parents-reject-trans-kids) • HIV EDUCATION cially are harmed when they are told that Every Last Wednesday they can ‘change’ their sex or, further, giv- en hormones that will affect their develop- • SOCIAL EVENTS ment and possibly render them infertile as Monthly adults. Parents deserve better guidance on • ART CREATION PROJECT these important decisions, and we urge our medical institutions to honor the basic med- [email protected] • 410-837-5573 ical principle of ‘first, do no harm.’ Gender ideology harms individuals and societies by FB: New Horizons Baltimore • aidsactionbaltimore.org sowing confusion and self-doubt.