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Rainbow Golf League Starts New for hotels, restaurants, bars, retailers, car rental agencies - May 24 - 26: Board Meetings and IGBO General Member and other local businesses. Last year's event, held in Mil Season ship Meetings waukee, logged 4,000 hotel nights, 2,000 rental car days - Thursday May 27: Bowling competition begins continues and $850,000 in local sales and hotel/motel bed taxes. In RGL Board has officially kicked off the 2010 Season! This through Sunday May 30 addition, the GSWS will generate more than $50,000 in is Jana Highwart, and I am currently filling the "Director - Thursday May 27: 2012 Bid Cities Hospitality Suite revenue for Columbus Recreation and Parks. Cleats" for Rainbow Golf League. The thawing of the snow - Friday May 28: Host City Hospitality Suite runs through and the warming trend has had our phones ringing and Sunday May 30 "It's a great opportunity for city officials and community email boxes speckled with inquiries on the upcoming sea - Friday May 28: Host City Committee Show members to show the ample amount of support this gener son. - Friday May 28 & Saturday May 29: Shuttles to Sponsor ous city has to offer," said Brian Lawrence and Dallas Establishments Aldridge, co-directors of this year's GSWS. We are officially accepting memberships for the 2010 RGL - Saturday May 29: W omen's Social Season! RGL has 36 spots open in the Friday league again - Sunday May 30: AIDS Quilt Viewing and Memorial Service "We welcome more support from the community through this year. Membership opened to all golfers beginning - Sunday May 30: Scratch Masters Bowling Tournament volunteering and aid from local corporate sponsors to help March 29, 2010. Existing members who are interested in - Sunday May 30: Reception and Awards Banquet make this event a success," added Aldrige. "We are grate returning for the 2010 season, please get online and com - Sunday May 30: Closing Party ful for our national sponsorship from MillerCoors, as well plete Existing Membership form ASAP! as several local businesses." For a complete list of spon While in Columbus the bowlers and guests will have plenty sors, please visit our website at Prospective members, complete an online membership of time to experience all that Columbus has to offer. From a http://www.clgsa.net/gsws2010/. form. Membership is on a first come, first served basis. visit to the celebrated Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, COSI, Completion of the membership form and receipt of your Franklin Park Conservatory, or just a stroll through one of To secure the coveted bid, the Columbus Lesbian and Gay payment will secure your spot. See web site for details: the many dynamic downtown districts, all are ensured to Softball Association teamed up with the Greater Columbus www.rainbowgolf.org have an experience to remember. Sports Commission, Experience Columbus!, Columbus Recreation and Parks, the Mayor's Office and local busi How much for all this fun?? $ 49 League Dues + $ 216 If you would like to inquire about sponsorship, please refer nesses in a unified front to pitch Columbus to the North ($13.50 X 16 rounds) Greens Fees = Total of $265.00. to the above or check out our web site at American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA). Accord Members may pay the total due for the entire 16-week sea www.ibgo2010.org. ing to NAGGAA officials, Columbus clinched the bid be son in one payment of $265 or may opt to split the cost cause of to its strong demonstration of citywide support for into two payments of $157. 5,000 Athletes, Coaches, Fans To a gay sporting event, impressive corporate sponsorships, convenient Midwestern location for travelers, gay-friendly International Gay Bowlers Coming Converge In Columbus For 2010 community offering attractive amenities for visitors and NAGAAA Gay Softball World Series the fact that Lou Berliner Park, the largest softball complex To Columbus Ohio May 25-31 in the nation, will allow the entire series to be played in one venue. In just under four months, Ohio's capital city will be the Every year the International Gay Bowling Organization destination of choice for softball players and supporters (IGBO), holds its annual meeting and tournament over Me To become a sponsor or to find more information, Lawrence from all over North America. From August 16-21,2010, the morial Day weekend. The city and country it is held in suggested visiting the event's website at city and its community will play host to the largest annual changes each year and brings hundreds of bowlers and http://www.dgsa. net/gsws2010. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender sporting event in their guests to that lucky city. From its original 6-member the world. cities in 1980, to over 200 member leagues and tourna ments worldwide today, IGBO has grown into one of the The 34th Annual Gay Softball World Series (GSWS) will be largest international gay sporting organizations in the held at Lou Berliner Park on the city's South Side, world. IGBO was created out of a desire to unify all of the which will attract championship teams representing gay leagues and tournaments, and open lines of communi leagues from 37 major U.S. and Canadian cities. It cation between them. IGBO today has grown to over 11,000 will be the largest gay sporting event ever held in members representing the United States, Canada, Aus Ohio. tralia, and New Zealand. Titled "Stand Tall. Play Ball," the 2010 GSWS will In January 2008 a small group of bowlers from Columbus launch with Opening Ceremonies at Genoa Park submitted the initial intent bid to host the 2010 annual on Monday, August 16th followed by 670 games IGBO meeting and tournament. Over the next 5 months the to be played at Berliner Park. Additional events group worked tirelessly to plan the event with a written include a talent show estimated to raise over proposal and a presentation in Atlanta, Georgia on May 23, $10,000 for local charities, as well as the Champi 2008. Washington DC also prepared a bid to host the event onship Games and a block party in the Short North and presented in Atlanta as well. The general membership district on High Street. The event will conclude with the of the governing body of IGBO voted and awarded the World Series Awards Ceremony on Saturday, August 21st. group from Columbus the 2010 event on that day. Over the last 24 months the organizing committee has been prepar Columbus tourism officials estimate the economic impact ing to host the 30th Annual IGBO meeting and tournament. of the six-day event will be one of the city's most dramatic What can participants and guests expect to see and do: in 2010. The city is expected to reap between $5-6 million
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Diplomacy is good - and underval It also is likely that having her as a ued - on the Supreme Court. A lib close colleague will gently shift the eral position on a case helps no one perspective of even the most con if a justice can't get four other jus servative members of the court tices to side with her. (Does Antonin Scalia have any close gay friends? He may, but I think it's The short list is no guarantee, of unlikely) and make them less afraid course. This could be a list of of the lavender menace. names being floated by the White House; it could be names they've I wonder, too, if lawyers who come already discarded; it could be a list before the Supreme Court will argue someone in the blogosphere made differently. Most cases are not gay up. cases, of course, but a few impor tant ones - marriage, military - are The Wall Street Journal is already likely to come up in the next few warning that conservatives are years, and it would be interesting to against her, because she spoke out see if the lawyers for the anti-gay against the Solomon Amendment, side modify their arguments to which forbid federal funds to be make them more palatable to a gay distributed to law schools (like Har justice. vard) that did not allow the military to recruit on campus because of it's For example, I imagine that there discriminatory policies. would be no labeling gay people as being bad for children, or of gay- The idea that she herself may be a ness being immoral. lesbian - and the conservative stand against that - is buried in But all of that is speculation. We the subtext. need to wait and see who the ac tual nominee is. In the meantime, Would it matter if the next Supreme we can hope. Court Justice was a lesbian? A lesbian on the Supreme Court. Well-yes and no. Twenty-five years ago, who dreamed that might happen? No, because we all know that our sexual orientation doesn't dictate Jennifer Vanasco is an award-winning, how we feel about any issue. Some syndicated columnist. Email her at Jennifer. Vanasco@gmail. com; of us are Democrats, some Republi Follow her at twitter.com/JenniferVanasco. cans - and I bet some of us are
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by Leslie Robinson vancement Project (MAP) and Services & crimination compounded by major laws Just reading how hard it is to get healthy Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & and safety net programs that fail to pro makes you sick. As if arthritis and profuse nose hair Transgender Elders (SAGE) in cahoots with tect and support LGBT elders equally." weren't enough. Aging is already loaded the American Society on Aging, the Na The third area of particular difficulty is with physical and emotional challenges. tional Senior Citizens Law Center, and the The report examines the impact of every LGBT elders are more likely to be socially Now we hear that LGBT elders face a dis Center for American Progress. AARP pro thing from Social Security to estate taxes. isolated. "Despite a high level of resilience tinct set of burdens in addition. It gives vided the foreword, lending the whole af I'm so glad there are people out there who and strong friendship networks, social iso growing old all the appeal of a colostomy fair a certain geriatric panache. undertake the scrutinizing of such impor lation has still been found to be higher bag. tant subjects. If I had to analyze Medicaid among LGBT older adults." According to the abstract on MAP's Web and long-term care I'd drift into a coma - Called the first major collaboration be site, the report hones in on three bugaboo requiring Medicaid and long-term care. The idea of a previously animated social tween LGBT groups and mainstream or areas for LGBT seniors. And no, the diffi butterfly sitting with his wings clipped in ganizations for the elderly, a report called culty of singing "I Am What I Am" with ill- The second area of concern is health and a lonely apartment makes me want to cry. Improving the Lives of LGBT Older Adults" fitting false teeth is not one of them. health care. It's trickier for LGBT seniors to A waste of fabulousness. lays out the problems LGBT seniors face stay healthy, for reasons including inhos and offers recommendations. The first is money. Gay eld pitable health care environments, nurs The report notes that gay elders are more ers have less of it, con ing homes that fail to protect gay likely to live alone. They also face housing Atwink's recommendation might be, Just trary to stereotype. v seniors, and medical decision-mak discrimination, which may mean separa don't grow old! It's hard when you're "LGBT older adults are ing laws that shut out LGBT eld tion from loved ones. Further, LGBT elders young to imagine yourself over 40, let poorer and less fi ers' partners. can feel as welcome in senior centers as alone 70. But aging happens to every soul nancially secure dry rot. on the planet - unless you see to it that than American eld you depart the planet early, determined to ers as a whole due Another reason for LGBT elders' social iso be a pretty corpse. to a lifetime of lation is they "often lack support from, dis and feel unwelcome in, the broader LGBT At 46, I'm showing signs of aging, from community." I don't doubt it. Gay men gray hair to assorted aches to wrinkles especially put such a premium on morphing into crevices. I'm on my way to youth, holding off aging like it's a elder-hood - if I'm lucky - and I insist j rampaging movie monster. We that all these LGBT-specific problems g don't celebrate our elders; we be fixed before I qualify for collude in keeping them hidden. Medicare. Given how my back feels right now, there's no way It's time to make gay seniors a it will support being old AND glamour group. And soon - like discriminated against. the moment I become a member.
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Starting the Community Conversati by Collin Burton by education and education happens in many Ohio. Once these candidates are elected, we So how can we begin to erase these inequali ways. It happens through exposure, through will have the opportunity to make huge ties? This year we have the opportunity to With summer just around the corner, you will conversation, through partnerships and of strides with pro-equality legislation. elect the first openly LGBT legislative elected soon begin seeing campaign yard signs and course through pride parades! I'm working to official in our 132-member Ohio General As candidate commercials everywhere you go. ensure candidates are out in our community My goal with OH, Dem Gaysis to start a com sembly. Their success and the success of the Volunteers will be handing out fliers at Pride and learning who we are and what issues we munity conversation. As I mentioned in last Democratic candidates who will sit on the Ap and candidates will be knocking on doors; care about. I'm helping voters gain access to month's outlook interview, please don't be in portionment Board are the first steps in im and everyone will be asking for your support the Party to develop a deeper understanding timidated by "The Party." It's not a scary po proving the lives of LGBT Ohioans! Remember, But at the same time you stand at your door of our campaign strategy. I'm ensuring the litical machine run by big Party bosses. the Democratic Party is a party that believes listening to a candidate talk about jobs and candidates on the Democratic statewide Rather, everyone has a voice and everyone in equality, rather than a party of "hell no," the economy, you're probably wondering, ticket attend HRC dinners and march in pride plays a role in the process of how our elected and we're led by a Chairman whose deep "yeah, yeah, yeah, but do you understand parades and stick around after the parade to officials are brought into office (ok, I didn't commitment to our community lead him to what it's like to be gay? Do you support the meet the members of the community that will use those exact words, but you get the point.) hire the only full time, statewide LGBT Caucus LGBT community? Do you understand our is help put them over the top in November. And, Everyone should feel comfortable asking me Director in the country. As that Director, it's sues? Do you CARE about our issues?" Ugh, of course, I'm your resource for finding vol questions and engaging in open dialogue my job to ensure the LGBT community is well- what's a gay to do!? unteer, fundraisingand outreach opportuni about the benefits and opportunities that sur represented as we fight to change the politi ties. round electing Democrats. And I will be ask cal landscape in Ohio. Truth is, all Democratic candidates under ing you a few questions every month that will stand that we hold many keys to their suc While we're discussing things I'm doing to make you think about what it means to be an But its not up to me to be the lone voice in cess: our community-wide interest in political help the Democratic Party succeed, I should LGBT individual or couple in Ohio. this fight. Like I said, I'm hoping this article action, our willingness to talk up a pro-LGBT take this opportunity to chat about the posi begins a larger community conversation, candidate to anyone who will listen and tive effect our winning strategy has on the For example: Did you know every single em which means I want to hear from you. Join the sometimes our ability to help them finance LGBT community. This November, we have the ployer in the state of Ohio has the right under conversation by asking questions and provid their campaign. But the problem is, not all opportunity to elect officials who will change Ohio law to fire you at any time for being gay, ing your feedback and insight. Your involve candidates are as informed as they should be the landscape for LGBT Ohioansby controlling lesbian, bisexual or transgender? If your ment shows candidates and voters that our about what matters most to the LGBT commu the Apportionment Board. Every 10 years the company decides that gays don't belong on community DOES matter and that we DO pay nity, and well, most LGBT community mem Governor, Auditor, Secretary of State and one their payroll -forWHATEVER reason -they attention to Democratic politics. Feel free to bers know very little about the candidates! member from each party in the General As can give you the ax. Interestingly enough, the post your thoughts on the Caucus Facebook sembly meet to redraw the Ohio House and same is true for being straight! fan page (http://facebook.com/ohioLGBT- That's why I'm here. I'm the Ohio Democratic Senate districts. The districts do not change dems), message me though Twitter Party's LGBT Caucus Director {OH, Dem Gays for 10 years. The Republicans have drawn the Similarly, it's legal in Ohio for a landlord or (http^/twitter.com/ohoiLGBTdems), send me - see what I did there?) and it's my job to en districts in their favor for the past two cycles business owner to deny an individual housing an email ([email protected]), send me a let sure Democratic candidates and LGBT voters (20 years!). If the Democrats do not redraw or public accommodation simply because ter (340 East Fulton Street, Columbus 43215) understand each other and work together. the linesthis time, the advancement of equal they're LGBT. "Sorry, no dogs, cats or homos or stop me on the street. I am here as a re Realistically, the Party knows that not all ity for the Ohio LGBT community will suffer for allowed. This apartment is for straights only." source for our community. members of the LGBT community vote, let another 10 years. So there's the big picture. Seems extreme, but it's perfectly legal. alone vote Democratic. Now you see the incredible opportunity we Also, it is still illegal for a same-gender cou Be ready to have your voice be heard by, and have as a community in 2010. ple to marry in Ohio. Back in November of shared with, our community: I will be adding But what does it mean to "ensure candidates 2004, Ohio citizens voted to legally define your feedback in OH, Dem Gays over the and voters understand each other"? Seems If the majority of the Apportionment Board marriage to be between a man and a woman coming months! like a tall order for such a short period of positions are held by Democrats, we can re and to not legally recognize any same-gender time - after all, November's only 6 months draw the lines to allow strong pro-equality marriage performed inside or outside of Ohio. away (YIKES)! To me, understanding is driven candidates to run for office atall levels in
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TTiat's our idea of a Mother s Day picture! Thanks to all the Momboys and Dadgirls out there! outlo okco hi nibus.co m open kimono Legacies and Legends: Lpn Greer by Elliot Fishman Steve Shellabarger brought me and several other "Life was again newer the same after I met Clinton," philanthropists' xnferenx sponsored by the Gill Cdumbusites and introduced me to Lynn. The con she said. "I became totally possessed with gaining Foundation. Much as the 1987 March on Washing Wien Lynn Greer and I first met we should have ference producedfew tangibl e results, but Colum our civil rights. There was nothing I wouldn't do to ton had inspired her early career, Outgiving inspired knw/n that we'd spend the next quarter-century bus had begun to make its mark on the national ge* Clinton elected, and because I was from Ohio, the latter part fighting the good fight. LGBT political scene - a mark which Greer would my presence was noticed." soon make indelible. "I learned that there are a lot of us in our commu It was W\R that brought us together. Columbus, however, kept drawing her back. She nity who can be the enginefor our mowment - the After herstint at HRCF and the passage of the AIDS threw herself into raising money for the YWCA, serv leaders, the policy makers, the advxates. What I Greer's remarkable legacy of national advxacy, bill, Lynn returned to Columbus and threw herself ing on the Victorian Village Commission, and even- also learned, hewewr, was thatthere wasn't local organizing, and political chutzpahwW be hon into local politics. The memory of her brother led her tuallychairing thecity's Parks and Recreation enough fuel tbrour engines - there wasn'tenough ored by The Legacy Fund, the LGBT endowment to volunteer with the Columbus AIDS Task Force and Commission. moneyto fuel our mowment" she said. Greer be fund she founded, at a public tribute on May 25. head the HIV/AIDS Community Advisory Coalition. came determined to change the culture of philan Her political instincts propelled her into the Ixal Elective politics came calling, too, and along with it, thropy in the central Ohio gay community. After Tynn has advanced the workof the human rights and state Democratic Party, where she became an one of Greer's great professional disappointments. nearly two vears of planning and xmmunity dis mwement lite few others, and in the prxess has insider, a go-to leaderfor candidate s who wanted cussion, Greer became the founding co-chair of The inspired a new generation of adwcates throughout support from the increasingly powerful gay commu Tired of gays and lesbians being shut out of local Legacy Fund of the Columbus Foundation. Central Ohio and the country," said Susan Wiite, nity. office, she decided in 1994to run in a primary elec Co-Chairof The Legacy Fund. tion forCity Council. Her candidacy Her^earsof experienx in Ixal and national politics "Nty friend Jerry Mayer introduced meant a contested primary, mewed herto creat e Legacy: "What had always held Bill Brw/nson, the fund's other co-chair, said, meto Cindy Lazarus, who I _ which the local party Jead- us back in Columbus was no money. When the AIDS "Lynn's impact on the national stage is widely un learned a lot from- ' w ers would seemingly crisis hit us, we didn't haveenough moneyto hel p known in Columbus. Unlike most others, Lynn has about politics and ^— do anything to ourselws. When we faced oppositionto domestic vwrked in the most basic of grass-roots ways to ad community." K avoid. The result partnership rights, when we faced the anti-gay vance equality, like workingfor HRC and participat w was a classic marriage amendment we didn't haw the resources ing in three marches on Washington. Lynn has But her poli ^example of to meet the demands against us. W2 don't ewn tapped her national relationships to advance our tics weren't haw the moneyto kee p the lights on and the bills cause here and around the country time and again, always and- paid atouressential organizations. Thatswhy we and largely in wry quiet ways." partisan. tumble haw the Legacy Fund." One of Ixal I'm not sure "quieT is an adjxtiw I'd use forLynn. our first politics Greer is often knw/nfor herforthrightness, her per But back tothe WAR. collabo and a sistence, her passion, and herfearlessness. I sus rations lesson pect much of that xmes from her struggle with It was the W\R Conference, actually - one of the was inpo- alcoholism. She has been sober sinx her brother first meetings of LGBT leaders from across the working died. country- held in Washington in February, 1988, and with borne out of the October 1987 March on Washing- then-State "" tegrity- "Michael's gift to me was my sobriety," she said. Senator ,T orthe "Sobriety helped me understand my passions, my David Hob- TBI • lack xmmitment, my sense of community." That march was attended by hundredsof thou son - a Re- ^li*_ • thereof. sands and accompanied by the first display of the publican, and i r Now retired and Irving at LakeTahoe, Nevada, Greer NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on the Capital later a prominent "Irememberthe still calls Columbus her home. "Columbus is amaz Mall. It was virtually ignored ty the national media. U.S. Congressman - • newspaper head ing. Are we blessed or what? There isrichness, a ButtbrGreer,'*it radicallychanged mylife/' she on Ohio's HIV/AIDS om line. It said'Greer to sense of civility and understanding, a wholeness said. nibus legislation. The "Hobson Cost City a Half Million Dol here. You can be a xmplete person in Columbus as Bill" was a national model for smart lars,'" she said. "That hurt I an out person," she said. Having lost her brother, Michael Greer, to AIDS in health pdicyand compassionfor peopl e with thought that primaries were part of what 1986, Lynn Greer was invited by one of her brothers AIDS, and Lynn returned the fawr ty temporarily democracy was all about" Wiatwould she saytojoung queers in Columbus? friends to join him at the March and the Names shedding her party stripes and raising money for "Follcw yDur heart and do what you're passionate Project display. the bill's sponsor. A closed-door meeting resulted in a deal: if Greer about You can always make a difference -every would withdraw from the primary, she could have day-even in little ways." The friend was an up-and-coming organizer named Washington soon came calling again. Greer was the next appointmentfor a Council opening. She Steve Shellabarger, new a long-time and well- asked by HRC's Vic Basileto attend a national withdrew, and xuncil leaders reneged on their In our rexnt interview, I asked Greerto reflect on her knwvn local and national LGBT leader. meeting to find ways to prwide financial support for promise. It wasn't until Mary Jo Hudson's 2004 ap legacy and tell me how current LGBT xmmunity openlygayand lesbian candidates. By the end of pointmentto City Council that Greer would finally activism differs from her past work. She said, "I was living in Florida, and Stew called me and the meeting, Greer had been elected the founding see her hopefor a n LGBT "place atthe table" ful- 'there was a sense of urgencyto break those barri said, 'why don't you med me atthis march in co-chairof the national Gay and Lesbian Victory ers as quickly as possible. I felt that sense of ur Washington?'" said Greer. "It was a transformation. Fund. gency. I don't think that's there now."ferhaps, sh e I knew I needed to @2t involwd in politics." Greer was disappointed but not deterred. She alkwed, a more measured, persistent approach is "I think they took a look at me and said,' Aha! A worked tirelessly forothers' elxtions. She added better suited for the currenttimes. Inspired ty the March, Greer in 1988 left her prom new face vtfio's nottired!'" said Greer, laughing. more community inwlwmentto he r portfolio, and in ising career as a professional golfer (she was only She soon found herself trawling the country, raising 1998 was selxted as a YV£A Waman of Achieve In other words, there may be battles to fight but the the second womanto be admitted to the Profes money for the Victory Fund and encouraging prom ment. W\R in which we met is ending. sional Golfers Association), and took an internship ising LGBT leaders to run for office. National leaders with a fledgling national organization called the inside and out of the LGBT community took notice of "One of the things I'm most proud of," she said of 7he Legacy Fund Honors Lynn Greer.'1 a tribute ceremony and Human Rights Campaign Fund (new HRC). There, this young, charismatic woman from Columbus, the YWCA award, "I was being recognisd not for lecepton. wiSbeheldon Tuesday May25.2010at Ihe she was assignedto work with an HRCF lobbyist on Ohio. being a lesbian, but for the things I'd acxm- Columbus Foundation. The Columbus Foundation is located at 1234 East Broad Street, Columbus, 0hio43205. Therecepton thecomprehensiw AIDS legislation being authored plished. Nty being gay was just something everpie begins at 5:30 p.m. The snort program will begin at 6:15 p.m. ty Sen. Ted Kennedy. One of her national colleagues, David Mixner, intro had to rexgnize, and thatwas important" The event willconclude at 7pm. relets may be purchased in duced herto then-Ga/erno r Bill Clinton. advance at www.TheLegacfund.org Tickets are $30 in ad The internship brought herto the W\R Conference. That same ^ear, Greer attended OutGrving, an LGBT vance and $40 at the door. Space is limited.
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Fudha, a local business wanted to make it good for people who love also makes sense for their business, and so even had a website or any customers was a venture, has something for everyone. Fudha eat out, but there are also a lot of people in far it seems to be working. big process, but fortunately people like Liz offers deals where consumers can dine at Columbus who can't afford to eat, so it was a Lessner (of Betty's, Surly Girl, Tip Top and Dirty local restaurants at a cheaper cost. In doing priority to also contribute to the families in our Our members also suggest restaurants they Franks) and Jeff Mathes (of Barrio and Due this, Fudha takes part of the proceeds from community who need it most. We've tried to love, and we often look to them for ideas. Amici) were really supportive, and let us fea each transaction and donates it to the Mid- make it really easy for people to give. ture their restaurants without even knowing if Ohio Food bank. PC: What importance do you place on being Fudha would catch on. My partner is a teacher in Columbus and often deemed a "queer business" in Columbus? I spoke with Fudha 's founder, Tanisha Robin comes home with stories about the difficult Or do you? We would be able to do this without such fan son, to find out what exactly Fudha is and lives of her students. Her work brings us daily TR: We are simply trying to be a great business tastic restaurants involved, and it also helps where it plans to go. reminders of the great need in our own com that is making a constant effort to help fight us a lot that Columbus has such a great din munity. Although there are a lot of problems hungerand support locally-owned restaurants ing scene and such amazing independent Phillecia Cochran: What is the origin or all over the world, we have kids going hungry in our community. restaurants. We are really fortunate to be meaning of the name "Fudha?" in our neighborhood, so Fudha is also a plat working with the best restaurants in town. Tanisha Robinson: Fudha is a made-up word, form to raise awareness about hunger as a PC: Do you think it's important for the gay pronounced "Food-ah." local issue. For each Fudha sold, the $1 do community to support local queer busi One of our biggest challenges we face is that nated by our customer provides 2 meals via nesses? we're up against a lot of similar web-based In the process of working on the name, partic the Mid-Ohio Foodbank - and they provide over IR: I think it's important for the gay commu concepts in this market that have more finan ularly the spelling, I found a god from Hindu 51,000 meals a day to people in central Ohio. nity to support businesses that are behind any cial backing, but aren't necessarily as sup mythology called "Budha," who is the protec causes they believe in. There are so many portive of local restaurants. We're doing our tor of merchants. I like to think that Fudha is PC: Do you have any plans to grow/expand? great local businesses here in Columbus that best to grow organically, but getting our brand the protector of the hungry. TR: In Columbus, we're working nonstop to actively support gay issues, the arts, the fight out there is a huge task. add more restaurants, and to hopefully move against cancer and other really important PC: Why did you start this business? What from two, to three and then five restaurant of causes. We choose to support the Mid-Ohio Some of the obstacles we have had to face was the meaning behind it for you? fers a week. Foodbank's fight against hunger. have made us think smarter about how we TR: I served and bartended for many years want to grow our business. Undoubtedly, we'll here in Columbus, and I also eat out a lot and We're also already preparing to launch in New PC: What obstacles were there for you to face more challenges as we try to expand to have many friends who own and work in York City this summer, and hope to add a third overcome in starting Fudha? other cities and add more restaurants, but restaurants. I had a lot of discussions with and maybe fourth city within our first year. TR: We worked really hard to plan our concept we're doing what we can to be great for people about how things had slowed down be and build a simple site that would make it restaurants, great for customers, and great for cause of the economy. PC: How do you choose restaurants to part easy for people to access great deals at lo the community. ner with and the deals you offer? cally-owned restaurants while donating to the For the past few years I've made a living off of TR: It's pretty simple. We work with restau Mid-Ohio Foodbank, but there was no real way Those who are interested can sign up for Internet marketing and consulting and won rants we love.. .if there's a restaurant that to know if restaurants or customers would get Fudha updates at fudha.com and be the first dered how I could apply what I knew about the has great food and great service with local behind it. It was pretty daunting to ask a to hear of new offers. outloo ki'o In nibus.ro m To date, members haw saved: $114,78 and $1738 has been donated. two Science Needs To Get Off The Sidelines by Wayne Besen these non-heterosexual attractions among (NARTH). students who may merely be experimenting or If one were to take a shoe logo and use it for experiencing temporary sexual confusion. This organization pushes the canard that all questionable purposes not approved by the Such premature labeling can lead some ado gay men have distant fathers and making Courageous doctors such as Remafedi de manufacturer, a nasty letter from a lawyer lescents to engage in homosexual behaviors friends with straight men can turn one het serve more support. The large medical and would be received by week's end. Wise com that carry serious physical and mental health erosexual. NARTH encourages male clients to mental health associations should be vigor panies realize that irreparable harm can re risks. become more masculine by drinking ously speaking out against such audacious sult if a brand name is sullied, so vigilance is Gatorade and calling friends "dude." professional transgressions. So far they have necessary to protect the product. For the unacquainted, The American College done little to combat this anti-gay site - of Pediatricians (ACP) is a small, mostly Remarkably, former NARTH officer Arthur which is about as brazen a vehicle for misin Unfortunately, leading scientific organiza southern anti-gay advocacy group consisting Abba Goldberg sits on the ACP's Pediatric formation as you will find. tions have not caught up to the corporate of notorious activists and angry doctors who Psychosocial Development Committee. In late world. When good studies are misused with have an axe to grind with the American Acad February, Truth Wins Out and South Florida What is needed is a joint war room created by out a rapid response and appropriate rebuke emy of Pediatrics (AAP). They are upset be Gay News revealed that Goldberg was a dis these associations to slap down political from respected medical groups, the original cause the group has a pro-gay (and barred Wall Street con-artist who served hard propaganda disguised as science in real research is devalued, the scientists' names scientific) stance that claims: time in prison for massive bond fraud. His time. Such a task-force could have a 1-800 are tarnished and the conclusions are cheap presence as a putative "expert" on the Facts number and a website where people could re ened. This is why it is crucial to fight back. Therapy directed specifically at changing About Youth site is all you need to know about port the most outrageous manipulations of sexual orientation is contraindicated, since it the group's "integrity." research. The latest example of twisting science oc can provoke guilt and anxiety while having curred last week when The American College little or no potential for achieving changes in One researcher has already spoken out If only The American Medical Association, The of Pediatricians (ACP) launched an anti-gay orientation. against the site, claiming the ACP's work is American Psychological Association, The website, Facts About Youth, that was bereft shoddy and that his study had been misap American Psychiatric Association, The Ameri of basic truth and objective reality. The ACP In contrast to the small and controversial plied. In a blistering letter to the American can Academy of Pediatrics, The National As also sent letters promoting their propaganda ACP, the AAP has 60,000 members who con College of Pediatricians, University of Min sociation of Social Workers, and the American to more than 10,000 school superintendents duct genuine studies that are subject to peer nesota researcher, Dr. Gary Remafedi, M.D., Counseling Association provided three staff across America. According to an ACP press review. The average person, however, may not M.P.H., wrote: members to this vital project - there would be release: know the difference between the two groups. almost twenty experts guarding the integrity This transparent form of identity theft is the Knowingly misrepresenting research findings of their professions. The College reminds school superintendents likely intention of the ACP, which hopes to for material or personal gain is a flagrant vi that it is not uncommon for adolescents to confuse people in order to siphon off the olation of this code of conduct. Implicating These key medical and mental health organi experience transient confusion about their credibility of the real pediatric group. me in this chicanery is doubly damaging to zations should apply the same relentlessness sexual orientation and that most students my professional reputation and career by to protecting science from hacks and quacks will ultimately adopt a heterosexual orienta The ACP's new anti-gay website essentially holding me accountable for misstatements as corporations now do to zealously safe tion if not otherwise encouraged. replaces facts with quacks. 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What about the minority within the mi synagogue), Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg homes and also invited guest speakers to nority? I want to create a safe platform for But the Jewish Queers and Allies (JQA) student (author of Wrestling With GodandMan, a bril come and teach us! Jews that are part of this community. Through group at Ohio States Hillel, the Jewish student liant treatise on queer theology and a moving a book club, monthly meetings, and ideas im center, faded out as an organization. Laura account of Steve's lived experiences), Recon- MW: Describe the current revival you have set plemented by community members, I believe Weinblatt, who had been a part of the Jewish structionist Rabbi Joshua Lesser (all 3 rabbis into motion. we can build a strong LGBTQA community Queers and Allies, decided she wanted to call for open and loving dialogue between all LW: I was thinking to myself that I'd like to within our already strong Jewish community. reignite the sense of community the JQA had peoples), and documentary director Sandi find some other queer Jews to hang out with given her, so she has been working with sev Simcha DuBowski (who directed the docu and realized that there really isn't anything MW: What other groups have you been working eral groups on- and off-campus to start mentary on Gay Orthodox Jews, Trembling Be out there to allow me to do that. I decided to with? something new. fore G-d, and helped Pakistani director Parvez take matters into my own hands and start LW: So far the groups we've been working with Sharma produce his documentary on Queer something, anything that will get me con are OSU Hillel, OSU Multicultural Center, Because of her hard work with the JQA, Laura Muslims, A Jihad for Love). nected to other Queer Jews. I teamed up with Stonewall Columbus, Temple Israel and Tifer- has plenty of people rooting for her, including two other community members, Heather eth Israel. And we're in the early stages of Susannah Sagan, Associate Director at OSU Move over, guys. Laura Weinblatt is just hit Mitchell and Merideth Lively and we've been reaching out to people through both LGBT and Hillel. "Working with Laura has been a real ting her stride. And here she is, in her own working together to form a group. Jewish venues pleasure," said Susannah. "More importantly, words. knowing Laura has added a wonderful dimen MW: How have Jewish Queers been accepted MW: Is there a place for the non-Jewish Queer sion to my life. She sees where the community Mickey Weems: Tell us about your background. within the Jewish community, both nationally at the table? needs to go, and she is not afraid to help us Laura Weinblatt: I grew up in Bexley and at and in Ohio? LW: Of course. Allies are an important part of get there." tended Hebrew school and Sunday school. I LW: Organizations all over the country em the LGBTQA equation. Whether you're a non- traveled to Israel my senior year of high brace the JQ community and every city has Jew or a straight ally, if you are interested in a It is due to people like Laura that the rainbow, school. I studied early childhood education at their own way of reaching out to those individ community that acknowledges the JQ experi a sign to Noah and his descendants of Ha- The Ohio State University. After years of strug uals. Of course within Judaism, homosexuality ence, you are welcome. Shem's love of humanity, has been claimed by gling with my sexuality I finally had the is viewed differently depending on who you the LGBTQ community and fashioned by its courage to come out of the closet at age 19, ask. If you ask a Reform rabbi, she may re MW: Is what you do spiritual? most enlightened thinkers into a bridge to my sophomore year at OSU. After I came out, it spond differently than an Orthodox rabbi. I LW: What's great about being Jewish is that it unite the human family. Laura represents the was like the biggest weight had been lifted off know that all over the country there are syna can be not only religious but also spiritual and next generation of rainbow bridge-builders. of my shoulders and I fully embraced my gay- gogues that fully embrace the JQ community cultural. Everyone experiences Judaism in a ness. and perform commitment ceremonies on their different way and can only be defined by each She is in good company. Laura continues the bimah. individual. tradition of inclusion that many Queer Jewish MW: You were also involved with Jewish Laura may be contacted at [email protected]. people have promoted, such as Israel's own Queers at OSU. MW: Tell us your goals. The next planned meeting of the new group is Monday fabulous activist group Kvisa Shchora LW: My junior and senior years of college I de LW: My mission is simple. I want to create an June 7th, 7p at the Stonewall Community Center. 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But nothinglikcmcn in mouse costumes do. earthopoli Another major problem is pollution itself. Tons Major Threats To The of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers run off j "Smart growth" and Partly thanks to the Sm. Great Lakes In The rf farms and into the water every month. j How It Benefits (or Coal-fired power plants spew mercury into the • n >+\ tu ^e ^* ^^ ^nver' Minneapolis, Pitts- United States And air and factories of all kinds emit other pollu j• Doesn'tDOeSn t) the burgh, Chicago and dozens of other metropol- tants that all eventually end up in the water. • CmilfAnmnnt itan areas have experienced urban renewal in What's Being Done To Converting farmers to organic agriculture and : tnVirOEnvironmenn memt the last two decades thanks to planning that cleaning up smokestacks are top priorities for : has taken into account livability, sustainabil- Address Them regulators and green groups in the region. ; by EarthTalk •7' 'it y and preservation of open space. Communi- : / cations channels facilitated via the Smart by EarthTalk Federal, state and local authorities and non : Originating in the early 1970s when city plan- Growth Network enable the successes and profit and community groups are working dili : ners began renovating crumbling inner cities , (failures of previous smart growth initiatives to The Great Lakes watershed is a unique and gently to help restore compromised areas in : in the face of widespread suburbanization be learning tools for planning new ones. important ecosystem that contains some 95 the region. The Obama administration's 2010 • and sprawl, smart growth is now a top buzz- percent of America's fresh water surface area, budget allocates $475 million to the Great : word in both municipal policy and environ- Smart growth is not without its detractors. Ac and is a continental hub for birds, fish and Lakes Restoration Initiative. Led by the U.S. : mental circles. Some form of smart growth cording to Todd Litman of the Canadian- other wildlife. According to the National Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the : has likely been implemented where you live or based Victoria Transport Policy Institute, Audubon Society, the Great Lakes provide Initiative is assessing the threats to the re : somewhere nearby. "small government" conservatives and liber habitat for some 400 bird species. But it is gion and laying out a roadmap for remedia tarians criticize smart growth for infringing on the region's exploding human population - tion through the Great Lakes Interagency Task • Urban planners subscribing to a smart growth freedofreedomm b byy institutininstitutingg complicate complicatedd layer layerss o off now at 42 million - that is causing many envi Force, which includes representatives from : philosophy work to concentrate growth in the regulatioregulationn ove over rdevelopmen development tplans plans, ,increasin increasingg ronmental problems. the EPA as well as the departments of State, • center of existing cities and towns to avoid traffic congestion and air pollution, reducir Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Transporta : sprawling development in areas otherwise the affordability of urban housing while forc- Major threats include toxic and nutrient pollu tion, and Housing and Urban Development. : prized for open space. Part of a smart growth ing locals out and creating undesirable levels tion, the growing presence of non-native inva : effort attempts to minimize automobile traffic of density, and requiring wasteful transit sub- sive species, and the destruction of critical Some of the beneficiaries of this funding will : and its pollution in urban centers by including sidies, among other beefs. wildlife habitat. In addition, the region's resi also be some of the 100+ nonprofit and com : stores, residences and schools in neighbor- dents worry that other parts of the country munity groups that have formed the Healing : hoods, resulting in more walking, bicycle rid- Even the environmental community is some- and world facing water shortages will find Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition. These : ing and mass transit usage than in a typical what divided. The majority view some devel- ways to divert Great Lakes water to quench groups hope to leverage each others' expertise : suburban environment. Advocates maintain opment and expansion as inevitable their far-off thirsts. Also, it remains to be seen and work together on on-the-ground restora : that smart growth initiatives create a unique (especially with human population always on what kind of impact global warming will have tion projects throughout the region. : sense of community and place, give people the upswing) - and in that light embrace on the region. : more transportation, employment and hous- smart growth as a realistic lesser of possible Meanwhile Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, In : ing choices, and equitably distribute the costs evils. But a smaller segment of greens ques Perhaps the issue that gets the most atten diana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New : and benefits of development while preserving tions whether any development - smart or tion in the region is the menace of invasive York, Quebec and Ontario have come together : and enhancing natural beauty, cultural re- otherwise - is good for a given region's natu species. They arrive via heel, tire, railway an' as the Great Lakes Basin Compact to ward off : sources and public health. ral svstems. But while such debates may rage ship, and are profoundly altering the region' drought-stricken far-off places from taking iversities and think tanks, smart ecology. The most notorious case is that of the fresh water out of their region. Member states : ThoiK Environmental Protection Agency growth is already becoming the standard lens zebra mussel which, originally native to and provinces have delineated a border s been a big smart growth booster through which development projects are southeast Russia first arrived in the late around the region beyond which water cannot : since it formed the Smart Growth Network in judged in the majority of our metropolitan 1980s on ocean-going ships via the St. be shipped. The agreement came about in : 1996. Partners include environmental and areas. Lawrence Seaway. Aside from outcompeting 2005 when a Canadian company announced : historic preservation groups, professional or- toxic PCBs dumped years earlier and trans Lake Ontario to Asia. : and local and state government entities. The www.smartgrowth • cism of Smart Gra ferred them up the food chain in being eaten : network serves as a forum for educating the Lakes Restoration Initiative, wwwepa., by round gobies (also a non-native species), : public and policymakers about the benefits of Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalit which in turn are preyed upon by walleyes, a : smart growth and fostering idea sharing and lakes.org; Great Lakes Basin C popular sport fish. : community among practitioners and advo- www.glc.org/about/glbc.htmi : cates of smart growth planning. outlookco Iunibus.com Three amazing services, one goodtime. Good times just got more affordable for as low as... ROADRUNNER DIGITAL CABLE DIGITAL PHONE SERVICE Prices Guaranteed 95 $ 95 $ 95 Until 2012! $29 + 29 + 29 MONTH MONTH MONTH PRICE LOCK »KBB» (plus equipment and fees) Plus, get FREE DVR Service. (in select packages) Call Now! 1-866-491-5410 or visit timewarnercable.com. 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They told me that they still have cal, immature, and destructive I'm sometimes great sex, contradicting the common belief that confidently assured, as if it's self-evident, that sexual interest inevitably wanes in a long-term re open relationships are less healthy, loving, re- lationship. How do they do it? "One reason," Lanz sponsible, or honest than monogamous relation said, "is that we've been in an open relationship ships; that if you're having outside sex, something from the very beginning. If we hadn't been open, must be wrong with the love or the communica we wouldn't have been able to grow individually or tion in your partnership; that outside sec causes as a coupla" But, they write, this was a journey youto los e jour fxu s on one another other; and theytook "withou t a roadmap... Information that once you "start straying" it's 'the beginning about how couples navigate this terrain is surpris of the end." ingly lacking. We were curious about the experi ence of others and assumed many long-term Blake and Lanz came to different conclusions. couples might offer valuable perspectives and While they concede that"... we had a study popu hard-earned lessons." So, a fewyears back they lation skewed towards the positive," they believe decided to use their combined training and experi their work shows that"... it is reasonableto con ence in research and psychology to do an inde clude that non-monogamy for gay male couples is pendent in-depth study ol other long-term open a viable option. When partiers find enough com gay male relationships. They hoped to provide the mon ground in their inclinations and perspectives comm unity with an accurate picture of what non- toward non-monogamy, sanctioned outside sex is monogamy actually looks like in the lives of gay a sustainable and satisfying possibility. If a cou men. Their study has now been completed. It's an ple is willing to be forthright and to problem-solve intimate look into the lives of 86 couples who have as needed, non-monogamy isn't ty nature de-sta each been together for a minimum of 8 years, and bilizing. In fact the results of this study would it can be accessed at www.thecouplesstudy.com. suggest the opposite - many study couples said non-monogamy enabled them to stay together. This study is a fascinating read because the au The average length of relationship for interviewed thors largely avoid speculation and letthe partici couples was 16 years - double our minimum re pants speak for themselves. One finding that quirement. Given the difficulties we had in recruit fascinated me was the many varieties of "open ing participants, this figure suggests a positive ness" that the couples practiced. Some only correlation between longevity and non-monogamy. played together, some only separately, and some At a minimum, it destroys the myth that opening did both. Some only allowed anonymous outside the relationship is the 'beginning of the end'." encounters, while others allowed "friends with benefits" and still others built polyamorousfami On the other hand".. .for most couples, there was lies with multiple partners. Some (about ten per a price of admission. Non-monogamy came with cent) had no rules at all governing outside sex, risks and required maintenance." Most partici while at the other end of the spectrum others cre pants found that making it work required "clarify ated detailed ground rules and contracts. Every ing values and making certain they are mutual; imaginable kind of "openness" seemed to work appreciating and accommodating differences; for someone. holding steadfastto agreements and a commit mentto honesty; growing greater capacity to The study includes a summary of previous re process and manage their own emotional reac search on non-monogamy, in which the authors tions; learning to voice their desires, concerns, and repot that "Most research shows that approxi uncomfortable feelings; becoming increasingly mately two-thirds of long-term male couples who vulnerable, trusting, forgiving, generous; partner have been together for five years or more are hon ingto constructively problem-solve and find reso estly non-monogamous," and that "Multiple stud lution for unforeseen and possibly highly charged ies have found no differences in relationship issues." quality or satisfaction between samples of sexu ally exclusive and non-exclusive male couples." v! That's a tall order. As I read this, it occurred Despite those findings, they had a hard time re to me that this may help explain why non- cruiting participants. They had no trouble finding monogamy gets a bad rap from some gay men. non-monogamous couples, but relatively few who Too many men go into open relationships expect wanted to talk about it One man who chose to ing that it will be a lot easier than monogamy, participate said "Having an open relationship providing them, more or less effortlessly, with 'the feels like a funny way of being in the closet again. best of both worlds." That may be one of the most Family and friends expect that we're monoga important myths this study destroys. It provides a mous, and we don't tell them we're not It's like a much-needed dose of realism: successful open secret. In our community and society, it feels like relationships require commitment patience, and hard work. something huge isn't being talked about or stud ied or understood." 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I know I offend some people and, because of that, I expect to be called on what I say. I try to be careful but sometimes I get carried away, swept into the seductive notion that I'm totally right about something and that someone else - the leader of our country, say - is wrong. It's a dangerous game. Something that feels funny or harmless or cheeky to me while I'm at home, in my track pants, drinking sparkling water and listening to Enya will look radically dif ferent when I see it in print. I've regretted a few things I've published; there are plenty of moments where I've lacked tact or taste. As someone who has publicly fumbled - in print - many times, I have sympathy for creative people who go too far. But going too far is one thing. Hate speech Is another. Ottawa students sent the loud and clear message that they did not want American propaganda-writer (she prefers the term "journalist") Ann Coulter to speak. I say: awesome. Sure, the university invited her but the students already knew what she was about -anti-semitism, Islamophobia, and homophobia - so it was easy enough to say "no thanks" or actually "no more hate speech on our campus". We need more of that. It was the perfect way to express freedom. Speaking out is what people do in a healthy democracy. Canada's media empires, while troublesome (no argument there!), are not built on the kind of sensationalism that breeds folks like Coulter. Fox News is the classic ex ample but there are dozens of famous American "journalists" whose careers are built on inciting outrage. And just when I thought this kind of thing couldn't happen in Vancouver, it did. I read an article in The Courier slamming the people I admire the most, taking work they've done out of context, misrepresenting them and blatantly provoking. Mess with a community's heroes and you're messing with a whole community and its al lies. I expect columnists to be biased. I even expect them to be wrong sometimes. In fact, that's often why I read columnists: to have an imaginary argument with someone I don't know. But I don't expect columnists to bold-faced lie or to resort to malice or smearing community activists. When creative expression turns into an excuse to spread lies and anger, it's up to everyone to say they don't want to hear it. Ottawa said no to Coulter. Vancouver can say no, too. 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I mean, c'mon, I'm a middle class We f*ck that, we don't marry that. white guy who dresses in men's clothing. Those attributes don't exactly make me the This is the phrase that Aaron Riley heard from the lips of a Caucasian gay man regarding poster child for minority affairs, unless I'm unaware of an advocacy group for politically African American gay men, and it's just a one example of what he has heard in the dating savvy Gingers with no fashion sense. That's more my style. scene in Columbus. "I had never been told that or heard that until I moved to Columbus," Riley told me. He went on to describe his dating experiences as an African American gay Then I started breaking down the concept of double minorities - racial or gender-identity man in Columbus, "I've been told, 'for a black man, you are very attractive but I just don't minorities within our community's preexisting sexual-orientation minority. The LGBT com do chocolate.' Also, I have had the experience of being in a gay bar and having gay white munity already deals with enough discrimination from the larger heterosexual community, men who don't know me to find it totally OK to tell me why they don't like or trust black but what about those members of our community who deal with multiple facets of discrim people. However, I am somehow seen as being different and OK. I guess my being gay in ination based on multiple things outside of their control? We often only talk about sexual- their mind somehow erases the color of my skin. Sadly the discrimination also occurs orientation discrimination in outlook, but there's so much more out there. On top of being among African American gay men. I have had the experience of other African American gay discriminated against because of who you love, some people also face discrimination for men here in Columbus telling me that they don't do brothers." their skin color or the gender they express. Even worse, some of these additional discrimi nations come from within the LGBT community itself. Riley was quick to note that his experiences don't represent the perspective of every African American gay man in Columbus. He said that, for the most part, his life in Ohio's capital At this point I was a little more intrigued by the topic, but I still wasn't comfortable with city has been fairly accepting and welcoming. He grew up in the city of Martin Luther King confronting it. I still had nothing personal to offer. That was the case until I thought about Jr.'s assassination, so he knows a thing or two about being judged on racial lines. "I am one of my best friends, who happens to be a homosexual Arab American. Surely he doesn't who I am today because of my southern roots and upbringing," he added. worry too much about discrimination based on his race, I thought to myself. Then I realized: Wait, how many times do I tease him and call him a terrorist just out of fun? Or tell him Even though Riley said his experience in Columbus has been overall positive, he was ail- that I expect a bomb under my pillow every time we get in an argument? Even worse, I've too willing to detail the negative situations he has endured outside of just the dating often told myself that I could never date someone of Arab descent because I'm just not at arena. "Unfortunately, yes, I have had experiences at bars and other establishments of tracted to that race. Yes, this is where I allow you to send me piles and piles of hate mail. being the last person to be waited on. Also, I have experienced having my change slid Believe me, I deserve it. For someone who claims to be politically correct at all times, I'm across the counter or bar to me as opposed to placing it in my hand. Equally insulting to actually filled with discriminatory thoughts of my own friends. me is having my change dropped in my hand in way that suggests to me that the clerk/salesperson wants to make sure that he/she does not touch me or come in contact That's when I allowed myself to take on the challenge of talking to double minorities in the with me in any form or fashion. The good thing that I can say about this is that these expe central Ohio LGBT community and giving them an avenue to share their experiences. If one riences are the exception and not the norm." , . K continued on page 46 outloo keo hi nibus.com Double the pleasure, double the fun. Ask to see Elide He's a full service Itinda guy. outlookeo hi inbus.eo m feature Duane Herron: Working towards health equity and parity Many people in Ohio know Duane L Herron through his Community Health in an effort to get a better under larger than life alter ego, Symphony Alexander-Love, the standing of planning, implementing, and evaluating reigning Miss Gay Ohio America 2009 and a top-10 fi health education programs. All the while, I became a nalist at Miss Gay America 2010. What most people better HIV education specialist and valued member of wouldn't know about Duane when they see him enter Planned Parenthood's HIV team. By 2006,1 had gradu taining audiences is that he spends a great deal of time ated from the Honors Program with my degree and had to serving the needs of the community through his work led the local HIV prevention advisory group, Ryan White as Minority Health Program Coordinator with the Toledo- Consortia, and the statewide HIV prevention planning Lucas County Health Department. He leads the Toledo- group as chair. I left my job at Planned Parenthood to Lucas County Commission on Minority Health, a pursue my Master in Public Health Degree from the twenty-five plus member coalition that address health Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health. During disparities among minority communities in his area this time, I completed my public health internship with through education, collaboration, program funding, ca the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, and was pacity-building, and outcomes evaluation. assigned to the Toledo-Lucas County Commission on Mi nority Health. By 2008,1 received a call from my intern Their health priorities are cancer, diabetes, heart dis ship supervisor (now my boss) about this position ease, HIV/AIDS, immunizations/vaccinations, infant addressing health disparities in the community and mortality, and mental health. These health conditions found it to be a perfect fit. The rest is history." and disease states are representative of the greatest amount of sickness and death that occur among minor While working in health disparities may come naturally ity populations. to Duane, the experiences learned early on through HIV/AIDS prevention and his personal life would better Inroughout the month of April, Duane spent most of his prepare him for the challenges he faces today on the job. time traveling throughout his hometown of Toledo, Ohio For example, while at Planned Parenthood, Duane was to assist organizations and groups with events that responsible for giving HIV(positive test results and as helped celebrate Minority Health Month. sisting with linking newly diagnosed clients into care. "Many of these clients were my friends; people I hung Created in Ohio in 1989, Minority Health Month is a cost out with atthe bars, people I performed with onstage, effective, statewide, high-visibility health promotion and people I talked to all the time. They trusted me enough to disease prevention campaign that features hundreds of be the first point of contact when faced with one of the events, most of which are funded by the Ohio Commis most serious health concerns." sion on Minority Health (www.mih.ohio.gov). In 2000, Mi nority Health Month became a national celebration. The death of Duane's birth and adopted mothers of heart disease also sparked his interest: "My birth mother So how did Duane transform from an activist to a well- and adopted mother passed away in 2000 and 2002 - respected professional in public health addressing the both from heart disease. They were in their early 40s, health needs of those at greatest need? they didn't have health insurance, and both had condi tions that could've been easily controlled through routine "I became interested in public health by mistake really. I checkups at the doctor." Finally, Duane's life as a foster originally wanted to be a music teacher and had no in and adopted child perhaps cemented his drive to get in terest in health. Over time, events can alter the course of volved in the community. "I remember being a foster one's life. In 1999,1 was asked by a colleague to become child. It was such a different atmosphere back then a peer educator for Planned Parenthood of Northwest going to the doctor or dentist with Medicaid. I can re Ohio's HIV Risk Reduction Gay Outreach Program. By the member the unpleasant atmosphere all the way around. end of 2000,1 found myself leading this program and taking certification courses to catch up. By the fall of 2001,1 had enrolled at the University of Toledo to study continued on page 46 outloo keo hi nibus.com 1 used to think as a child that the worst part of goingto the doctor was the icey cold stethoscope.. continued from page 43 Equal Housing and Employment Act, which includes gender identity and expression, is await ing passage in the Ohio Senate. In terms of acceptance, Columbus ranks pretty well. To aid in the battle against these exceptions, Riley started New Leaf Columbus- a group that he describes as a catalyst that will help build a stronger sense of community among Colum Morgan includes the LGBT community of Columbus in his statement of the city's acceptance bus' LGBT people of color. Furthermore, New Leaf strives to provide the tool and means for of transgendered people. "I think that the LGBI community in Ohio is welcoming overall, but LGBT people of color to be active in all aspects of life in Columbus. "New Leaf is dedicated to it's not something that can be answered with a firm 'yes' or 'no'," he said. "There's still a lot building a sense of community by providing a dialogue about careers, culture, politics, reli of misinformation about transgender people in the general gay and lesbian community." gion, and other issues," Riley said. The bottom line, he added, is that New Leaf hopes to in crease acceptance and understanding through education about both the differences and In terms of dating, Morgan was hesitant to comment on the transgender experience, saying similarities among LGBI people ol color. New Leal facilitates small group discussions where that he believes it depends on each individual transgender person. "Acceptance and open attendees can network or meet other like-minded people in the area, including happy hour ness is really dependent on the people involved in the relationship," he added. I laughed out groups, dinner groups, sports groups, and game night groups. The group also holds larger- loud when Morgan compared the human body to a motor vehicle to express his personal opin scale discussions called Community Conversation. These discussions are in partnership with ion on transgender dating. "Change it, trade it in... who's inside, to me, is what really mat advocacy and support groups such as United Way of Central Ohio and the Human Rights ters. Bodies change, people get older, gravity happens. What's important is the intellectual Campaign. The first Community Conversation had 60 people in attendance, where they dis and emotional connection in the end." cussed community outreach and engagement. Riley noted that the second Community Con versation, which was to take place in late April, hoped to expand on this topic and discover Morgan was unhappy about the lack of information available for the transgender community, the actions needed to bring the ideas of the first meeting to fruition. which is why he started TransOhio- an advocacy, education, support, and community organiz ing group. As an advocacy group. Morgan said that IransOhio works closely with local, state. What comes first for Riley, his sexual orientation or skin color? People cling to their identity and national LGBT groups to ensure that Ohio policies are inclusive of transgender needs and groups, so what do you do when you belong to two powerful and active groups? Is he a gay rights. For education, the organization speaks to small businesses and large corporations, African American, or an African American gay man? schools, colleges, universities, religious institutions, and diversity trainings. lo support the transgender community of Ohio, Morgan's group hosts monthly meetings for people to con "For me, the primary minority group that I identify with is African American," he concluded. nect and share experiences, in addition to publishing listings of transgender-friendly busi nesses, establishments, and professional services. And, finally, for community organizing, I was called a traitor by people from my community. TransOhio seeks to create safe spaces for individuals to come together and extend a helping When Shane Morgan first came out as a lesbian - he actually saw himself as more of a butch hand to the spectrum of transgender identities and organizations within Ohio. dyke than a lesbian - he was 18 years old. "Transgendered wasn't even part of my vocabu lary then," he said. As a female, Morgan had lesbian friends and was welcomed in Columbus In the end, Morgan made a statement that seemed to underline both my conversation with lesbian bars and establishments. When he later came out as transgendered. he was shunned him and with Aaron Riley about double minorities in our capital city: Discrimination exists in by the central Ohio lesbian community. "I was called a traitor by people from my community all communities, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, or even race. But, what is - a community I advocated for, worked for, participated in, came out in - the community I re important is that he believes Columbus is heading in the right direction. "Any city has its is ally grew up in," Morgan said. "Not only that, but some of the lesbian and dyke bars weren't sues. Columbus still has room to improve and will continue to grow into the city we know it very welcoming to me and other central Ohio transmen," he added. wants to become!" he said. Today, thanks to recent inclusive acts by City government and the work of his own activist or For more information about New Leaf Columbus, check out newleafcolumbus.ning.com. For ganization. Morgan believes that Columbus is a pretty good place to be transgendered. "Gen more information on TransOhio, visit www.transohio.org. der identity and expression" was added to the Columbus Civil Rights Code in 2008 and the continued from page 45 While African American women are getting cause of its innovative programs, creative to action. Fast forward to 2000; I had wonderful health screened for breast cancer at comparable direction, and persistent work of the Ohio • Developing policies and procedures insurance, and everyone's smiling -1 was rates to Caucasian women, they are more Commission on Minority Health. Many areas through supporting minority health initia even greeted as Mr. Herron -1 still chuckle to likely to die. and do so at a faster pace. in the United States are looking to Ohio, with tives. this day. Today, I call the doctor with a its newly structured local offices, to provide health problem; I am in his office before the Minorities are disproportionately affected by assistance in establishing local offices in These goals are met through a variety of end of the day or sent to be seen immedi diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other other states. strategies that include management of the ately. I didn't experience this with reduced illnesses. local minority health coalition, collaborating cost insurance as a child." Recently published documents have given with existing programs that work to reduce Eliminating health disparities in health is more credibility to the health disparities ar the burden of disease among minorities, So why are there health disparities? This is now part of a nationwide strategy that re gument. These include: Estimating the Cost provide technical assistance to minority or the million-dollar question of the day. "If I quires help from all fronts. From the federal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities: Tim ganizations by helping them write better knew all of the answers, I wouldn't be here government down to the grassroots organi othy Waidmann. Ihe Urban Institute (Sep grants, and constantly seek additional fund and there wouldn't be a need for Offices of zation, we all can play a part in addressing tember 2009) and The Economic Burden of ing sources to continue this important work. Minority Health at the national, state, and health problems among minority and disad Health Inequalities in the United States: local levels." vantaged populations in the United States. Thomas A. LaVeist, Ph.D., Darrell J. Gaskin, Duane is a living example of life that Ph.D., Patrick Richard, Ph.D., Joint Center for reaches beyond the stage. We can make an Political and Economic Studies (September, An African-American woman with a terminal In the mid-1980s, the US Department of impact in our communities through our pro 2009). Ihese articles quantified the costs to degree and the best health insurance health Health and Human Services published a re fessional lives, and Duane is no exception. society for each year of life lost with respect outcomes are worse than the poorest Cau port on Black and Minority Health that high He continues his service to the HIV commu casian woman without a high school to health disparities and the resulting eco lighted many of the health disparities across nomic burden. nity as a member of the board of directors diploma. If you control for everything, being various disease conditions. This report for the Ohio AIDS Coalition and is a member age, socio-economic status, health insur spawned similar reports, including one in of the Executive Council of the NW OH Chap ance, and place of residence; minorities' Ohio, and the health disparities movement It costs the United States more than 1 tril ter of Prevent Blindness Ohio. health outcomes are still worse than non- was born. lion dollars each year (conservative esti minority populations. mates) to deal with the fallout of health Until the day exists when there are no health lo date, there are 46 state offices on minor disparities among racial and ethnic minori gaps between minorities and non-minorities, Being minorities within a minority, GLBT's ity health throughout the United States in- ties. So what do we do about it today? Duane's schedule will keep busy working to health outcomes mirror those of racial and cluding offices in Puerto Rico and Guam. Ihe wards health equity and parity for those he ethnic minorities, especially when it comes Ohio Commission on Minority Health is the Duane seeks to assist his area by following serves, irrespective of race, gender, or sexual to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. For example, while longest running state office of minority some concrete goals set by the state that in orientation. Gay and bisexual men are estimated to make health in the United States. In 2005, Ohio volve: up 5-7% of the United States population, became the first state to fund local offices • Monitoring the health status of minority For more info: www.mmorityhealthtoledo.org. they represent more than two-thirds of the on minority health (Akron, Cleveland, Colum populations. http://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov, total cases of HIV/AIDS. Minority men and bus, Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown). Ohio • Information, education, and empower http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/Fopic/Minority- minority women represent 6 out of 10 and 8 has been recognized as cutting edge when it ment of the community. Health.html. out 10 cases of HIV/AIDS cases, respectively. comes to addressing health disparities be • Mobilization of community partnerships Knock knock. Who's there? Orange. Orange who? Orange you glad you picked up outlook this month?! outlookeoIunibus.com Tax credits, rebates and reduced energy use. It really is a complet comfort system. With federal tax credits up to $1500 and a rebate from Carrier up to $1200, there has never been a better time* to upgrade your home comfort system. 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Stow 15% off any Service Call. AIRE-FLO Expires 8/31/10. 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A big part ol what I do every day at Outlook Media is talk to potential advertisers and sponsors about our market - why it's important, how big it is, and how to reach it. I never cease to be surprised at Bringing this to a local level, the greater Columbus metropolitan area has an annual economy of how much of a well-kept secret we are as an economic force and development engine forthe City. roughly $30B dollars. Women account for 52% of the population, spending 80% or $24B. African Americans make up 13%, spending$3.3B or 11%. Hispanics are 3%, spending2.5% or$750M. As the economy begins to show signs of a positive turnaround, many businesses are once again dip Asians are 3%, spending 5% or $1.5B. ping their marketing toes into the water, but this time, they're doing it with much more locus. Gone a re the days of tossing large sums of advertising dollars into the air and hoping that a potential con The impact of the local GLBT community is far more pronounced. Estimates of our population vary, sumer happens to walk under one of them as it falls. Today, it's about reaching your target with sur- but data from the US Census, GayCensus.org, The Media Audit, and empirical surveys by Outlook gical precision, and to do this, businesses have all boarded the niche marketing train, with stops at Media conclude that we make up roughly 15% ol the population, meaning that in the CMH metro African Americanland, Hispanicville, and Womantown. Whatfew realize, however, is that within cen area there are approximately 180,000 GLBT people. Extrapolating the national data, it's simple math tral Ohio, the hub of spending is none other than the Gayborhood. to conclude that we spend 1 in every 4 dollars, meaningwe have an impact of $7.5B annually. As sume that each of us has at least two straight allies, and that they spend similarly to us, that Wefacetwodistinct challenges as a consumer market- letting businesses know just how impor means the GLBT and allied/progressive community is, conservatively, 540,000 people spending at tant we are, and educating them on what our community looks like. least $15B, and probably closer to $20B, of our local economy. First, let's talk about how big our market is, and let's begin that discussion at a national level. To do II you're a business owner looking to reach an often overlooked market and those numbers don't ex so, I'll use economic and demographic data from the US Census Bureau, the University of Georgia, cite you, you're just not paying attention. Maybe a few more tidbits will entice you. and Witeck-Combs Research. In Americas $10T (that's trillion - $10,000,000,000,000), women ac count lor 52% ol the population and control 80% ol spending, making them the largest 'minority' GLBT and allied folks-that is, outlookmders- have an annual household income of more than niche market. Ok, 52% isn't a minority, but everyone keeps calling them one, so let's go with that for $71,000, which is more than twice the average resident. They are 54% more likely to be financial op a second. This means that women nationally accountfor $8T in spending annually. timists, spending even when the economy isn't the best. I hey are more than 3x more brand loyal than the average consumer. And they are the most geographically diverse market in the area (see African Americans make up 13% of the population controlling 11%, or $1.1T in spending. 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NOW outloo keo lu inbus.eo m RqiealinffDADT isn't an option. Itsa must. CallyourCongresspersonand Senators today! continued from page 48 So what can businesses do to reach these con consumers, and using imagery and language black, 9% are Hispanic, and 14% identify as GLBT folk are single, tux-wearing theatregoers sumers? The answer is simple - market to us that looks like us, feels like us, and conveys •'other." who wear Ferragamo shoes tells only part of and ask for our business. It seems a bit self- that the business "gets us." the story. We're actually more likely to be par serving, but it's also true, that reaching out to 40% of us are college graduates, and 34% of ents who take our kids fishing in the camo- us in outlook makes sense. As early technology Reaching the GLBT and allied market means us are high-school educated or below. colored coveralls we bought at a discount adopters, we're also easier to reach online and being a good corporate citizen and letting us store. via social media. But it's just as important know that you support causes and projects 25% of us make more than $75K/year, yet /wjvyou reach out to us as it is whereyou that we support. II your company has a high 15% of us live below the poverty line. Reaching the GLBT and allied market means reach out to us, and it's critical to not rely on score on the HRC equality index, tell us so. Be respecting us as customers, respecting our conventional wisdom and stereotypes when proud of your company's policies, awards, and We are young and old. We are Democrats, Re collective culture, and respecting our economic doing that outreach. achievements. GLBI consumers are more likely publicans, and Independents. Don't assume diversity and power. You don't have to be a to support businesses that we know support that because you sell cheap used cars to peo GLBT person to garner our business any more Reaching the GLBT and allied market means us and to shy away from those who don't. A pie with bad credit that you don't have gay than you have to be female to sell to women, or understanding where we live. Sure, we have a 2004 study, published by Doris Rubenstein in customers-you do. black to sell to African Americans. It does high concentration in the gayborhoods ol Ger The Good Corporate Citizen, found that 46% of mean that you have to value our market, un man Village, Victorian Village, Italian Village, consumers are strongly influenced in favor of a Reaching the GLBT and allied market means derstand our unique qualities, and honestly the Short North, and Clintonville. But we're company over others because of a positive so not buying into, or worse yet perpetuating, care about us as both people and as con also in Westgate, Franklinton, Worthington, cial image, and that 49% of consumers will stereotypes. Check the facts before you come sumers. Dublin, and Olde Towne East. In fact, the geo refuse to do business with a company that to a conclusion. Some surprising facts about graphic distribution graphic shows what we've does not meet their standards of social re outlook readers include: Tell us you care. Show us you care. Ask for our long known • • we are everywhere. II you want to sponsibility. V'/iteck Combs data suggests that business. 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Episode 1762 : Turtles and Teabags byPatTreyism "I think I have something that belongsto you. " 'You ready?" asked Dirt-skirt The elderly man in theflag responded first "Vte don'twant your hand toric k:<:iiiin[--ii:n:iiiiiiKr:i Inodded, and began toorder. "Obviouslythe turtle soup, the Caesar outs! Take your socialism elsewhere Ohama irvwt" mystique-all of these things added to the allure of the cozy eatery nes salad, the hummus plate, and the Greek pasta Oh. and the French dip. tled between tum-of-the-century row houses in one of Columbus' old I'll snack on it." This was met with wild applause from his cohorts. Shrugging, I est neighborhoods. The first time I drovety, I fell in love with the exterior dropped the hat ai the table, and returned to my table, where I found light fixtures meant to look like arms, the important-looking people sit Mirabella wrotefuriousry on a scrap of yellow legal-pad paper, and then my Greek pasta waiting. ting inside, and the general feeling that this place was somehow ex abruptly departed, heading in thedirection of the kitchen. Sighing in empt from the oppressive PETA people, who probably enjoyed the relief, I knew that in just moments I would be savoring turtle flesh. Sighing, I sat and began toeat this house favorite. Grilled chicken, gar occasional turtiedish here without evening knowing it. To hear tell, tur lic, olives, tomato, feta, scallions, all tossed in a pesto sauce and tle was in everything - even the iced tea, and these days turtle was I was right The soup was the first to arrive. A light tomato-ish broth, served over perfectly al dente penne. It was, in a word, killer. The hard to come by. tasting slightly of nutmeg, filled with potatoes, carrots, small pieces of chicken was perfectly cooked, with nice fat grill marks adding a deli- pasta, and tiny, fleshy bits of amphibian-based ambrosia. My mouth ciously smri^p flavor to the dish. The olives were fruity, and of very high Being a strict carnivore, and a person entirety unconcerned with en had tasted turtle, and there was no going back. I ordered another de quality, as was thesalty and creamyfeta. It was as though I'd been dangered species, I knew I had to taste their offerings if I wastodie lightful bowl, and ate ravenously. My salad was just arriving, as a loud transportedto Mykono s by magic. happy. With this in mind, on a cloudy Sunday around lunchtime, I found noise camefrom thedirection of theTea Partiers. myself entering The Olde Mohawk, prepared for a culinary adventure. Just as I was eating my third or fourth bite, the Tea Baggers began to "NObama! Chainsyou can believe in!" chant "NObama!" so loudly and shrilly, my pilsner glass shattered into I entered the small door, and was quickly seated by a cheerful looking a thousand pieces. woman in skinnyjeans and a tight flannel shirt "Mirabella will be with It was the bum. He'd apparently had what must have passed for a you in a moment' said the woman, who handed me the menu and good idea among hisfriends. They laughed hysterically, and then ver I'd had it I just couldn'ttakeany more. Dropping myfork into my deli then withdrew unceremoniously. It was mereseconds before the bally assaulted an African American man who happened to be passing cious Aegean delight, I gestured toward Dirt-skirt. shadow of an ©ctremeJy tall woman darkened my table. She was in her by. mid thirties, with thick dreadlocks, and shit-brown eyes. Her dirt cov "Mirabella, lets get that French dipto go , and I think I am going to ered skirt smelled of baked ham and old shoes, and the turtle in her Appalled, I castthem a disparaging look, which was met with several need my check." hand made me realize she was either a superstitious gypsy, or very se comments about freedom of speech, poorly applied and conveyed in rious. She spoke abruptly. pidgin English. "Oh, I'm not Mirabella. I don't work here. I was just bein' helpful since Mirabella," she pointedto a n attractive blonde behind the bar, "was a "As I was saying, we tried to get everyone on board with Kwanzaa, but I took a bite of my salad. It was tart, and fishy, just like Mother. I took little slammed with rally attendees. Its all reverse colonialism, man. A it was justtoo retarded;' Failing to ©plain, she continued. "Anyway, another, and another, and found itto be a very serviceable, very lemony, little goes a longway, and we're tripping the light fantastic. Ya dig? what can I getyou to drink? Vte have cocktails and water." Asked my very delightful version of the old classic. Can I getyou anything else?" asked theMirabella imposter as she turtle-bearing waitress, matter-of-factly. placed a colorful piece of paper on her tongua Mirabella reappeared with my hummus, dropped in the table, and 'The Bells Two-Hearted Ale, please?" I asked timidly. spoke, 'looks like we're out of Sam Adams" She gesturedtowards th e "Is that acid?" I asked in disbelief. Tea-baggers. "Uh huh. We can do that. Are you herefor the rally?" asked Dirt-skirt "Nah, Taiwanese Turtle Dung. Wicked trip. I'll probably piss myself and I'm not drinking Sam Adams," I said, taking another bite of my salad, forget who I am for a few hours, but at least I won't haveto deal with "Rally?" I responded, slightly confused, thinking perhapsthe PETA peo and then reachingfor the hummus plate. any Tea-bagging." ple had gotten wisetotheturrJefarm in the basement "I know. Just sayin..." With that she and herturtle once again with Smiling, I placed my hand on hers. "There are different kinds of tea- Without speaking, Nirabella/Dirt-skirt gestured behind me. I turned to drew. bagging, m'lady. And with that psychedelic in your system, this is the look and found myself staring at several middle-aged and elderly peo perfect opportunity foryouto take medownto th e turtle breeding ple dressed in very strange costumes. Tri-comer hats were in abun Ifett like I was in a surrealist play. The only thing keeping me sane was grounds in the basement and I'll shew you how I bury my eggs." dance, one of them seemed to be draped in an American flag, and the hummus. It was the perfect blend of tahini and chickpeas. Toasty another of them was dressed as a bum. The bum kept sneezing, and warm pita bread satto one side of thedish, and a veritable garden of She looked at mestrangeJyfor a moment shrugged, and began lead each time rt srjunded like he was saying something very, very racist Eden-esque assortment of vegetables theother. Tomato, feta and diced ing mefrom my table towardsthe basement door. As we passed the under his breath. They seemed to be having lunch-and making some red onion covered the top of the creamy beige mound of Greek good Tea-baggers' table, I turned my head and spoke"Heyguys, I've seen lastminutesigns. ness. Each bite was absolutely perfect As I took the final bite of my the error of my ways, and to show my appreciation for your help getting hummus, something hit the back of my head. Stunned, I looked about here, I've prepared a special presentation foryou on the history of the "Effin Tea Baggers," said Arabella, who then turned and disappeared thetable, and found a tri-comer hat sitting nextto my chair. The of Tea Party! Follow me!" intothe hustleand bustle of this hopping eatery. I tore myself away fending projectile had a large home-spun message embroidered on the from my strange culinary bedfellows, and perused the menu, ab top. It read: "RighteousThrowing Starof Freedom." They did. And hours later, the National Tea Party movement unexpect- solutely famished and ready to eat the hell out of someturtle. Mirabella edlychanged their name, the joke having finally been explained to reappeared, my beer in her hand. I took a large gulp-this beer and I Picking it up delicately, I stood and walked overtothe Tea-baggers them in the only way they could fully comprehend; visually and as liter- were old friends, and I was more than happy to make its acquaintance table. alry as possible. Because they are dumb, and a little crazy. again. outloo krolumbus.eom Twelve species of turtles were represented by Ohio across 408 county records. creative LGBT Arts Festival Given a Date Mark Bradford Exhibit to Open at After Two Postponements The Wexner Center for the Arts Know Theatre of Cincinnati has announced that the : The work of American artist Mark Bradford will be fea LGBT Arts Festival will be postponed for more than a \ tured in a new exhibition opening at The Wexner Center year. The festival was scheduled to run during the last : for the Arts Saturday, May 8. Bradford was the 2009-10 week of April and into the first week of May. These dates \ recipient of the Wexner Center's Residency /Ward and were chosen to coincide with the production of Tony : was selected to receive one of 2009's "genius awards" Kushner's Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on Na- • from the MacArthur Foundation. tbnal Themes : Bradford currently lives and works in South Central Los The postponement was explained ty Know Theatre's : Angeles. Bradford's focus is on large-scale collage Managing Director, Eric Vosmeier, saying, 'We are dedi- | paintings, though also works with video, photography, cated to the idea and the realization of the LGBT Arts : sculpture, and installations, which are often site-spe Festival. However, this Festival was conceived over 18 | cific. His large-scale abstract pieces often offer individ months ago, when the Know Theatre was in a very dif- : ual insight into the economies defined by race, gender ferent position and frankly had a staff that was larger : and class, particularly in Leimert Park where Bradford byfive." : lives and works. This most recent delay comes after the festival had al- : Bradford says he can trace is artistic career back to his - ready been rescheduled once before. The LGBT Arts Fes-; mother's hair salon, tt was there he picked up a love of tival was originally set to open in October of 2009. That : working by hand by meticulously creating signs for the opening was rescheduled for spring 2010 because of j shop. Bradford recalls, "My art practice goes back to my the State of Ohio's delayed budgetary process. : childhood, but it's not an art background. It's a making background. I've always been a creator. My mother was "I've been looking at Know Theatre's available re- : a creator; my grandmother was a creator." sources. While financial consideration is certainly one of | the concerns, for me the most important thing is the : Bradford's educational background stems from his BFA preservation of our staff as a resource. We need to en- ; (1995) and MFA (1997) from the California Institute of sure the success of every single production we present. : Fine Ms. Bradford's earlier works showtraces of his At this moment that means that well have to postpone\ days at his mother's salon. Works included permanent- the LGBT Arts Festival to ensure that we're able to fully : wave end papers, hair dye, and foil reminiscent of the realize our production of Angels in America aniite 7th j environment, which surrounded him. Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival," Vosmeier explained. : Bradford's large-scale works are often made of found One part of the festival, however, will go on as sched- : objects that he says have "a built-in history." Lite his uled because it is already in place. Matthew Dayler (Art • earlier works, these too include objects mimicking his Academy, Visual Fringe Mural Artist) and Kenneth : environment, such as posters, flyers and billboard Wright (CS13) curated the visual art exhibit entitled ; paper. Gasoline Rainbow. That exhibit will run as scheduled : through May 15,2010 and will be on display at CS13 ; This exhibition, which was organized by the \fexner (1219 Sycamore St Cinci). : Center and Curator of Exhibitions Christopher Bedford, will feature a large selection of works created overthe Gasoline RainbowW\\\ feature the work of prominent : past decade as well as new works and other projects LGBTartists includingJan Wandrag, Gio Black Peter, j done as part of Bradford's residency. Matthew Stradling, Zachari Logan, Scooter LaForge, : Scott Hug, James Huctwith, Jeremiah Degrandpre, j One such piece is Pinocchb is on Fire, which is an envi David DeWitt, and Matthew Dayler. : ronment with sound that examines critical moments in the history of the black comm unity from the early 80s to Vosmeier went on to say, "I've been nothing but im- : the present, particularly in Los Angeles. After its debut, pressed with the work that Matt and Kenneth have been; the shew will travel to the Institute of Contemporary Art able to pull together for this show. They have some : in Boston, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, great connections and have curated a visual art com- j the Dallas Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Mu ponent that I look forward to matching with perform- : seum of Modem Art. ance in the first full LGBT Arts Festival." j Prior to the opening, Mark Bradford and Columbus- The LGBT Arts Festival will be postponed until October j based artist Aminah Robinson will take part in a con 2011. The festival will now coincide with National Com-: versation Monday, May 3, which will be moderated by ing Out Day which will fall on October 11th. The festival; Wexner Center Director Sherri Geldin. The two artists will was originally planned for the same day in 2009. Vos- : share thoughts and perspectives on found materials, meier added, i want to see a Festival that truly speaks ; abstract and representational imagery, and the role of to the LGBT community This community is large and : community connections in their work. diverse with dramatically different economic, racial, ed-• ucational and political backgrounds. I want time to ex- : Admissionto th e conversation is free, but a seat m ust plore options, to collect ideas from the community and j be reserved ty RSVPing at wexarts.org/rsvp. to see out performers, artists and filmmakers who : speak to that diversity." j The Mark Bradford exhibit willopen Saturday, May 8 and will run until Sunday Aug 15. Tickets are free to Wfexner Artist: Mark Bradford Center members, college students (with ID), and those under the age of 18. Tickets are $5 for the generalpublfc. Ohio's art scene is alive and strong! outlookcolumLus.com THE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION VJ WMUs ii/n mbenM An Evening Honoring Lynn Greer Tuesday, May 25, 2010 5:30 - 7 PM The Columbus Foundation 1234 Broad Street Columbus Advanced Tickets: www.TheLegacyFund .org $30 in advance $40 at the door or call (614) 265-7315 Reserve Now ~ Space is Limited The Legacy Fund of The Columhus Foundation enriches the gay community by linking gifts to today's needs and tomorrow's dreams. The Legacy Fund is one of just a handful of permanent funds across the country which specifically addresses the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) Join us for an amazing evening featuring an Community. enjoyable look back at Lynn's life as a driving Make your legacy a part of our future. force behind the GLBT equal rights movement! An event not to be missed! For more information visit www.thelcgacyfund.org. Thank You to the support of the Host Committee, too many to list here, who made this event possible! GILLFOUNDATION i outlook ADVFRTISINC Jf everjthing is political UNION BAR 4 FOOD UNION CAFE.COM outloo keo hi mbus.com Seriously, would someone really give Lynna golf eart and leave her unsupervised? holljwood Diane Keaton Bloggingfor HBO? classics like Kentucky Fried Movie- featuring 17 directors each helming their own funny short movie, is going where no one has Well, not exactly. Diane Keaton is in talks to play a blogger for a gone before: to a world where Hugh Jackman's chin is made of tes new HBO comedy called Tilda. The series, currently in development, ticles. In the short from Peter and Bobby Farrelly (There's Some comes from gay director Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) and Tell Me You thing About Mary), Jackman will star as the man whose chin is not Love Me creator Cynthia Mort (former girlfriend of Jodie Foster). If like the others and Kate Winslet will appear as his date for an Keaton signs on she'll play a powerful Hollywood news blogger evening. And while technically there's nothing gay about that idea, who, it seems to bear repeating, is not based on powerful Holly it's happening to Hugh Jackman and, therefore, everything is gay wood journalist Nikki Finke of Deadline.com. Of course, that con about it. Who else is along forthe ride? Directors like Brett Ratner cern over any real-life resemblance is way less important than the and stars like Gerard Butler, Elizabeth Banks, Naomi Watts, Liev hopeful prospect of Diane Keaton finally appearing in a comedic Schreiber, Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Kieran Culkin, project that's actually funny. It's been awhile since that happened. Justin Long, Sam Rockwell and Patrick Warburton. And at this A long while. Yes. Because I Said So and Mad Money, we're looking time, there is no news as to who else might find themselves bur at yon. dened with genitalia in the wrong place. Jennifer Love Hewitt's Prostitution Project Diane Lane Living Out Loud Anything that reminds Romeo of Tori Spelling's classic TV movie When you want a foxy mom in your movie, you call Diane Lane. Co-ed Call Girl has to be a good thing. And just the description of Women want to be her. Other women just want her. So while there's this one smells like intentional camp. In an upcoming Lifetime only one gay male character in the upcoming docudrama about the original movie, as yet untitled and based on a true story, Cybill Loud family, suddenly there's a reason for lesbians with good taste Shepherd (TheL Word) will play a body waxer in an all-female to tune in. Lane will play Pat Loud in Cinema Verite, the HBO movie salon who finds out that her Texas homecoming queen daughter about Santa Barbara's most famous family, the Louds, who starred (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is working as a prostitute to make ends in An American Family, the very first "reality series" back in 1973. meet. It could be the body waxing detail that makes it read like The Louds, parents Bill and Pat and their five children, dealt with a comedy, but for all we know it's a tear-jerking drama or urgently real-time divorce and the coming out of son Lance, all for a na topical economic downfall-themed film that'll require several tional audience at a time when that sort of thing just wasn't done boxes of tissue. When Cybill's Mother's Day gift is bought with trick in public. This is the first casting news, and with Lane on board money, it'll no doubt pack at least some kind of emotional response finding big-name talent eager to show up for the shoot shouldn't from viewers. Stay tuned. be an issue. But could we just vote that they don't cast Justin Bieber as Lance? Sure, the hair is fine, but he's just not tall Everything is Smurfy for Gutsy Alan Cumming enough. He may have just been excommunicated from the Church of Scot A New Bunch of Runaways land for publicly announcing his atheism (that'll do it), but don't cry for Alan Cumming. He's got work lined up for a very long time. Just so you can keep this straight in your head, there was already a Romeo's two favorite concepts on the Cumming docket? Two ani movie this year called The Runaways that featured a lesbian. But mated features, of course. SirBilli, due to open laterthis year, will Joan Jett is not involved with a new project that for now is also feature the funny Scot as "Gordon the Goat," whose insistence that called The Runaways. That's the job of Marvel Comics, since it's he's actually a dog causes trouble for those around him. Sean Con- based on one of their titles. These particular runawaysarea band nery lends his voice to that one, as well. And for his biggest film of of misfit teenagers - one alien, one witch, one mutant Hulk(ish) 2011, Cumming will voice "Gutsy Smurf" in TheSmurfs. Romeo al kid, one with telepathic talents, one supergenius and one mad sci ready reported on the participation of Neil Patrick Harris in the film, entist - who discover that their parents are supervillains. The alien but since then the cast list has grown exponentially: Glees Jayma teen also turns out to be a lesbian who becomes involved with a Mays Modern Famitys Sofia Vergara, Anton Yelchin, Hank Azaria, male alien who conveniently shape-shifts so that he can love her Katy Perry, George Lopez, Fred Armisen and comedy legend as a woman. Now that is a considerate boyfriend who puts his Jonathan Winters. So what started as a strange joke just gets lady's needs above his own. There's not a cast yet, no release date, smurfier and smurfier. Translation: We sort of want to see it now. no nothing. Just a promise that this one will probably make a lot more money than its recent namesake. Batwoman Goes Solo Harold and Kumar Sit On Santa's Lap This is a big deal. A lesbian superhero is getting her own comic book. The popular character Batwoman - aka lesbian Kate Kane A Wry Harold & Kumar Christmas. Yes, you read that correctly. It's -will branch out from the Detective Comics anthologies this July happening. And if you're not happy to hear that news then that's as the star of her own comic book. For DC comics to launch this because you a) failed to watch the first two films, or b) saw them title means history is about to be made. And it's not just a gim and thought they were juvenile and irresponsibly obsessed with mick. One of the artists behind Batwoman's evolution, J.H. smoking pot, or c) you're a grown up who forgot how to have fun, Williams III, is at the helm and is committed to making her a com which is basically the same thing as choice "b." In spite of star Kal plex rather than simply salacious character and the fan base is al Penn's new job with the Obama administration as arts liaison to ready stoked for the first issue. In other words, someone Asian-American and Pacific Islander communities, both he and somewhere is about to write a script for Kristen Stewart's agent to John Cho are on board for a film that's set to be released this No read. Yes, that's speculation. And yes, Romeo is already fantasy- vember. There's no plot yet, but it's sure to involve getting high at casting the movie. Why not? It should happen. Christmas, something a lot of people already do, so it's not like there'll be too much liberty-taking with the true spirit of the holi Hugh Jackman's Chin Is Going To ... day. 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"Man Karslake's For the Bible Tells Me So. shall not lie with another man" is rhe author A.J. Jacobs wrote a book. actually a verse about property, be The Year of Living Biblically, about Karslake's film is sloppy, but pas cause women were considered prop the year he lived to the letter of the sionate. So Dickens goes for the erty to their husbands. Next up, Bible in every way. He did it just to Michael Moore route ol throwing church leaders are afraid of rocking see how society has changed since it goofy, glib animation to outline her the boat by looking at the Bible in was written. He also wanted to look points - intercut with impassioned terms of its current context. Next... at how those who cherry pick the input from those from the LGBTQ Bible lor their own ends while ig community who have had their sex Dickens doesn't even play fair. He noringthe more ridiculous concepts ual orientation used against them. pits people like fire-breathing Phelps might view a man who throws against college prolessors and open stones at adulterers but refuses to This approach should bea slam- minded religious types. That Fish shave, be near his wife within a dunk; Dickens (who narrates/7s// OutofWatehs so cheap looking and week of her period or wear clothing Out of Water) even stacks the deck redundant is not an excuse, as most ol mixed fabrics, etc. He wanted to by throwing in cartoomsh hate mon of the budget was clearly thrown at avoid being glib. (He failed; the book ger Fred Phelps as an opponent to the animated sequences. As Dickens is entertaining, but smarmy.) He gay marriage. But the appeals to used the animations as scene tran also wanted to avoid being conde human decency have little to do with sitions, she probably thought they scending to those who are religious the deconstruction of the Bible. No were cute and energetic. But the re and use the Bible as a moral guide matter what the talking heads offer ality is, the red-brown background line, rather than as a way to justify (one unintentionally funny scene and circular motion make the hatred. features a young man talking about segues look like swirling, pulsating, how wonderful his boyfriend is, while bloody poop. And here I was about to Ky Dickens' documentary, Fish Out of the boyfriend stands there looking say what a waste of time the movie Water, tries something similar. It miserable), it is irrelevant to the de is. looks at what the Bible actually says bate at hand and plays like filler lor about homosexuality, instead of the an already short 60 minute movie. You can read more of Adam's reviews at broader ways it is interpreted. It's a his site www.regrettablesincerity.com. perfectly valid idea for a documen Despite the padding. Fish Out of Fish Out of Water like For the Bible Tells tary. Unfortunately, it's already been Water \s in a great hurry and rushes Me So, is available on DVD from First Run Features. Photo ©flynnworks.com music is the answer By Gregg Shapiro TwanganA "Western Stars" from Shadowlandior cloudy and fittingly titled Crows (Rykodisc). "Dark good measure. From there we follow lang's notorious ness lingers" (from "Goodbye To The Ground") recently saw a 1978 interview with the late Dusty transformation torch singer and pop diva through throughout this moody set of songs, particularly in Springfield, in which she called herself "the Dolly songs such as her massive hit single "Constant the cases of "Should I Be Concerned," "Just Another Parton of the '60s," in regard to her piled up blonde Craving," "Miss Chatelaine," "You're OK," "Summer- Fool," 'When You Wake Up Feeling Bad," "Still This hair and make-up techniques; one icon acknowledg fling," her riveting rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hal Side of Gone" and "Its Gonna Feel Good (When It ing another, with respect. In the more than 30 years lelujah" and more. The second disc in the set is as Stops Hurting)." Some songs, including "The Broken since that interview Dolly Parton has surpassed her essential as the first in the way that it collects Girl" and "Like The Rain" and, to a lesser degree own iconic status to become a living legend, with soundtrack cuts ("Barefoot" from Saimonberries, the "Early In The Summertime" and "Sorrow (Don't Come countless accolades to her credit Trie four disc box Roy Orbison duet on "Crying" from Hiding OutanA Around)," are not quite as bleak. Have the anti-de set My (RCA Nashville/Legacy) spans an impres more), tribute/VA disc tracks ("Help Me" from A Trib pressants and Kleenex nearby for this one. sive period of more than 40 years over the course of uteto Joni Mitchell'and "So In Love" from Red, Hot & 99 tracks. Beloved Parton classics such as "Just Be Blue), a pair of Tony Bennett duets and a couple of Even when she was the front woman forthe leg cause I'm A W)man," "Down From Dover" (recently previously unreleased tracks, indudinga rerecording endary L.A punk band X, Exene Cervenka wasn't covered by Marianne Faithfull), "Coat of Many Col of "Hallelujah." afraid to slip a touch of twang into her songs. So, its ors," "My Tennessee Mountain Home," "Jolene," "I not surprising that her latest solo effcrt Somewhere Will Always Love You," "The Seeker," light of A Clear You've heard of country cousins? Shelby Lynne and Gone (Bloodshot) is a sort of insurgent country affair. Blue Morning," "HereYou ComeAgain," 'Two Doors Alison Moorer are country sisters. Really! Tears, Lies It's detectable in the guitar on "Trojan Horse," the Down," "Baby I'm Burnin'" (her 1978 disco hit), "9 to & Alibis(Everso), Lynne's first album since her bril echoey harmonies on "Surface of the Sun" and "Why 5," the Kenny Rogers duet "Islands In The Stream," liant 2008 Dusty Springfield tribute disc, does a stel Is It So," the fiddle on "The Wllow Tree" and the other favorites, previously unreleased tracks and lar job of picking up where she left off with her honky tonk piano on "Walk Me Across The Street." much more. underrated "Suit Yourself album. Raw emotion and Exene sounds as comfortable here as she ever did deceptively simple arrangements combine for a de fronting X and it's a pleasure to be following her Lady Antebellum (not the red state version of Lady lightful dose of modern country at its best. Despite its where she goes. 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That's a Cooper's been on the job for a longtime, be great thing for fans of the series, as well as new cause he comes across as the voice of rea comers, because "Southland" is one of the most son, responsibility and experience, and atthe absorbing and hard-hitting dramatic series on same time, he peppers it with a great sense the air. of humor. MC: I think a lot of what you see in that gallows Of particular interest to GLBT viewers will be sense of humor is a coping device. It's like the I Michael Cudlitis portrayal of Officer John old TV show M*A *S*H* the idea of breaking Cooper. A veteran cop, he is the voice of wisdom the tension in that humorous way is the only ' on the show, a source of stability in unstable sit way you can deal with it You see it, day in and uations. Cooper is also gay, a subject that is day out, and you can't process it as, "These are I handled with respect and realism, a nd deserves just normal people." No, they're not normal peo - to be seen by all. I spoke with Michael when he ple. Theseare horrendous circumstances, peo was in Chicago for a fan-appreciation screening ple doing horrendous things to each other. And of Southland. hew do I say, "Oh, it's O.K/7 You don't. You go, 'that guy's a fucking idiot (laughs). Gregg Shapiro: Has playing a police officer in Southland^ any effect oneway or the GS: Cooper's got some great lines. other, about your opinion of police and law en MC: The best! I love how Ann (Biderman) writes forcement? for John. She's a genius. Michael Cudliti Absolutely. I had no idea what they did. We think we all have an idea of what it GS: Southland also makes good use of an en sites when you first meet them and as you get to MC: I was one of the ones who was very aware, is to be a police officer. You think, "Oh, it's dan semble cast, including Regina King, Ben know them you realize how much they are simi because I was active on Twitter. The fans, my gerous and this and that." The training that we McKenzie and C. Thomas Howell... lar. The relationships do unfold and you get to "Twitter followers," responded. One of the DPs on did for the show, we did some ride-alongs. (Co- MC:.. .Michael McGrady, Kevin Alejandro, know them in a very realistic way and you are left the shew/, Danny Gonzalez, was posting pictures star) Ben (McKenzie) was giving me a hard time Shawn Hatosy. I've said this before and it bears to interpret, as an audience member, what on Twitter and he suggested I go on Twitter. At about this because he says I'm addicted to repeating, you could take any three people and you've just seen. You're never beaten over the the very end of the first season, I started tweet them. make another show and it would be phenome head with anything. There's not going to be a big ing. I said that I was going to be very specific nally acted. coming out episode for John, a very special and tweet about the show, pictures and informa GS: You've done them since (training for the Southland. I don't know if it's something that's tion, and every once in a while, talk about ran show ended)? GS: There's a scene at the end of the pilot never been done before, but it's definitely not the dom stuff. But I don't tweet about personal stuff. MC: I've done a total of eight or twelve, I think. episode, where John is in a gay bar and he way that these relationships are handled on tele We had finished filming, they were still airing Because my character has been in the force so sees the male hustler who had been busted vision and it's about time that it is. But there's episodes, and we were still doing press to pro long, he would have transferred from many dif earlier in the day and they start to have a con always a long way to go with these kinds of hot mote the first seven (episodes). I had about 700 ferent divisions. They only keep you for about four versation. It's the first indication of John's per button issues with the general society. (It's good) followers at that point. The show got cancelled, I years and then, depending on where you are in sonal life and it's handled with great subtlety. to be having this discussion about this kind of said some things on my Twitter that got picked your career determines into what division you MC: And the camera pulls back, and you're like, gay charader on a majcr nelwcrk as one of the up by the New York Times and the Los Angeles transfer. A lot of guys like to retire out of West "Hey!" (laughs). There's more of that It's han regulars, not a superficial character. Times, and overnight my Twitter more than dou LA, but when they're younger they want to go dled the same way that it's handled meeting bled because of the fans. I got on and said, into South Central and do the heavy crime sup someone for the first time in real life. Not in GS: Southlandlshema given a second chance "Great! You guys are obviously excited about the pression stuff. One thing that I was specifically some bullshit TV-land way. The same way that on TNT. But do you remember how you reacted show, go post on all these sites, tell people you not a ware of, prior to all of this, I thought that people don't walk in and scream, "Hi! I'm het when you first heard that NBC had cancelled are pissed off, let them know." At this point I you went through boot camp, you were a patrol erosexual." John doesn't walk in and say, 'Hi, I'm it? have just shy of 2,000 people who are actively officer and then if you were smart and lucky, you MC: Oh, yeah! I was pissed off, really pissed off. following Southlandihmgh me on Twitter. They became a detective. It has nothing to do with The reasons were that we weren't given any no have been amazingly instrumental in all of this that. It's your choice. You can cheese to stay a GS: Will there be a love interest for John? tice. It wasn't like the show had launched and happening. patrol officer. You are not outranked by a detec MC: Yes. John was previously ma rried to a done poorly. It was just sort of out of nowhere. We tive; y}u are out-paid by a detective. woman. He's still dealing with that and he's were blindsided and a lot of people were put out GS: Finally is there anything you want to say to close to his ex-wife (Laurie, played by Hedy Bur- of work. That being said, that's over. Obviously, fans of the show in the GLBT community? GS: So, it has nothing to do with your experi ress). It's a very realistic relationship. He's still people lose their job and get pissed off, that's a MC: Just keep watching. I think you're going to ence. figuring out everything. He's definitely gay, no-brainer. If anyone's confused or surprised be very happy. It's a very interesting position to MC: It has nothing to do with that There are there's no question about that. But he's figuring that I was pissed off, they're an idiot (laughs). be in. I say you're going to be happy, but it's not minimums that you have to do to go into it. But out his relationship stuff. There are really amaz But TNT has embraced it wholeheartedly. They going to make everyone happy. At times, within have put so much intothe launch of this. Worse itself, what I'm learning is that it's a very split, if you show a certain expertise in something, ing family issues that come up with John. factioned community, but all I can say is that the they can pull you as a rookie into assisting in a There's a history of abuse a nd relationships in case scenario, the six episodes that we shot are going to be aired. role of John Cooper, from my standpoint (as a special group or task force. You may be a really his life that have not been what you expect. It's straight man), is that I'm very aware of my place good young guy or woman and they want to use very interesting the way he and Ben Sherman in this new arena that I've entered and I'm going you undercover in a gang unit. 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The Banks, home to some of the best surfing National Monument in Kill Devil Hills pays tribute to the early Roanoke colonists. sun is rising over the Atlantic Ocean. The waves on the Atlantic Coast, following my homage to their first attempts at flight. I sea is changing from blue grey to steel grey dreams. love the fact that tinkering in their bicycle Thinking to aqua green under a sky painted first shop fueled their vision to fly. Unfortunately, mutedrpink, then vibrant orange and fi Dreaming the monument, sort of a short, stubby ver To catch a sunset, I trudge up a sand dune nally, brilliant blue. For the first time in sion of the Washington Monument, does not at Jockey's Ridge State Park, the home of what feels like forever, I don't have a "To In this moment, after an hourish jog up the capture the wonder of their imagination. I'm the tallest natural sand dune system in the Do" list. My shoulders and neck tense at beach, I'm content to sip my tea and read not really into Freud, but it's hard not to Eastern United States. The brochure says this realization; I don't remember how to the tourist magazines. As a child, I read al think that someone was being a little petty. that the dune I climb is a "living" sand just "be." The desire to create a schedule most every biography in the school library. Anyone can lead a rag tag bunch of soldiers dune that shifts between 90 and 100 feet feels as compelling as an itching mosquito Now, reading non-work related material who are indignant about having to pay tax above sea level. From here, I can see At bite. I make myself focus on my breath to feels decadent. I flip to the history section for their tea. You try getting on a bike and lantic Ocean waves crash against the dissipate the urge to scratch. Before the first and am particularly excited to read see if you can figure out how to fly. beach to the east and see the dunes slope itch can reassert itself, I catch sight of a that Blackbeard, the notorious 18th century down to the Roanoke Sound shoreline on the sea gull fussing with breakfast on the edge pirate, loved to prey upon ships along North A few miles southwest of where I sit, west. I feel myself soaring with the novice of the surf. This pulls me back into the Carolina's shoreline. I've always had a soft Roanoke Island bears the legacy of Eng hang gliders as they try their luck catching present moment. When the sea gull moves spot for the pirates and bank robbers of land's first failed attempts to settle the new wind from the edge of the dune in front of on, I jog barefoot on the beach, sloshing yesteryear because they, unlike the folks world. In 1585, the first group of colonists me. through the waves as they lick the shore, who bilked my retirement fund dry, are hon gave up and those that survived returned to stopping occasionally to watch crabs zip est about their thievery. It probably helps England. Reading this, I imagine the excite My sense of peace shatters when I hear across the sand and dogs chase the waves. that they are dead now and did not actually ment the early settlers must have felt about what I assume to be a pastor herding his steal from me or kill someone I loved. I the chance to reinvent themselves, to start flock to the great big Baptist church bus in On a practical level, I'm here to learn to imagine myself in pirate drag, sword in over, to do something totally different, away the parking lot. I scan the park for a com surf. At a deeper level, I'm on a pilgrimage hand, fencing at Blackbeard's side, like a from dreary, drab, ancient England and rade but no one sets off my gay-dar. I fear to find myself. I lost my inner compass Gina Davis (in Cutthroat Island) on steroids. then the despair they must have felt over that one of the "bus people" will notice the along with my cats, my couch, and my The fine citizens of North Carolina were not their failure. The second group of colonists huge pink neon Q glowing on my forehead dreams of happily ever in a break-up a few quite as enthralled with him and petitioned were even less fortunate. The 117 men, and tell me that I'm going to hell. Worse, I years back and have gone through the mo the governor to put an end to his reign of women and children who settled here in feel not only unwelcome in what I've come tions, faking-it-'till-l-make-it ever since. A terror. Their wishes came true when Royal 1587 disappeared without a trace. The Fort to define as paradise, but hated. 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So I do. with tales of his past, torturing me with Today, he tries to teach us how to watch for sound of the waves as they bump against A few phone calls later, I'm talking to Jean- bad puns, and drawing pictures for me. waves and get the timing down. the side of the kayak, the salty smell in the nie Maynard. The company she works for Across the street at The Morales Art Gallery air, and the sight of sun diamonds manages two of the three places on the I found a couple of watercolor paintings of Since this is the advanced day, Stephen is sparkling on the water. In other words, I am Outer Banks that specifically welcomes the shoreline that I loved. Here's where Zen out on his board and shows us how to here now. Ahead of us pelicans skim across GLBT guests. Talking to her helps me put comes in -1 looked, noticed my attach catch the wave and ride in the wave's the surface of the water, occasionally div things in perspective. She's adamant that ment, came back to the wonder of the pres trough. Languid and agile as a cat, it's as ing to catch fish. Snowy egrets and a blue folks on the Outer Banks are very accepting ent moment, and moved on. if he and his board become part of the heron wade in the shallow waters search of all sorts of alternative lifestyles. When wave. Now is not the ideal time to learn to ing for food. As the sun drops on the hori asked about the vibe towards folks like me, My mindfulness takes me in a different di surf because the waves are really big - zon, we stop paddling, face west and she assures me, "It doesn't matter if you rection at the Lone Wolff Trading Company. Stephen calls them "grande'." I don't even watch the sunset paint the sky. The peace I are a millionaire or came here to drop out; They specialize in custom-made silver jew try for one of these waves because I'm feel in this moment is far better than any it's a very laid back place.... Sexual prefer elry. Here, I radically accept my attraction afraid I'll wipe out and break my neck. I thing I've ever achieved in seated medita ence? Who cares! It's just not a big deal." to a pair of silver and onyx fish earrings probably couldn't catch one anyway. Even tion. It's true. No one I've talked to has given my and feel very much in the present moment the thigh and waist high waves are chal mention of my girlfriend or the fact that I as I sign the credit card receipt for them. lenging to catch. By the time I get my Awareness write for a gay newspaper a second Next, I pop in to Jewelry by Gail. Jewelry board maneuvered into position, most have thought. This is, she says, a family beach, items here are truly works of art. I'm not a already passed me by. After a few unsuc 5:30 AM - my last morning here. I'm sitting whatever kind of family you are. I can hear big ring person, but these rings move me. I cessful attempts, Stephen soothes my ego on the beach, watching the sun rise. I the chorus to "Home Is Where the Heart Is," have to leave before I buy a custom de by reassuring me that it takes awhile to get came here to learn to surf and find my Sally Fingerett's song about GLBT families, signed Palladium White Gold ring sporting the timing down and tells me when to start inner compass. I won't say that I've streaming through my head: Home is where a gorgeously cut .92 count Blue Sapphire. paddling for the waves in time to catch achieved enlightenment, but this morning I the heart is/ No matter how the heart lives/ The price tag helps me observe my desire them. I actually catch a few and the rush I don't even wantto make a "To Do" list; I'm Inside your heart where love is/That's for this ring. It also helps me see my ego feel as I pop up and drop into the trough is content to just "be." I also realize that as where you've got to make yourself at home. working overtime, urging me to buy the ring better than any drug I can imagine. I feel long as I stay in the present moment my The key here is family. This is not the place in order to please the very helpful salesper like I'm at one with the universe and totally inner compass will guide me where ever I you go for a wild and crazy nightlife. This is son and demonstrate to her and the rest of connected to this moment in time. Nothing, need to go. the place to come to chill out and enjoy na the world that I am a person of means who not the laundry, not my checking account, ture. This may be one of the ultimate beach can afford this sort of ring. I politely accept not my stack of paperwork or the coffee pot *OBX is the local's shorthand forthe Outer vacation spot for GLBT families and folks the salesperson's business card with the I might have forgotten to turn off has my Banks who just wantto get away from it all. price quote and walk my ego out the door. attention. It's just me, my board and the wave. Information and Resources: Shopping Meditation in Motion - OBX style For more information about First Colony Inn The Outer Banks not only have great waves, and The Castle at Silver Lake, the GLBT I know. I know. There was no section on All those months ago when I was obsessing they also sport miles and miles of calm bay friendly establishments on the Outer shopping in "Zen and the Art of Motor Cycle about learning to surf, I happened upon a waters, making them a kayaker's paradise. Banks: www.PurpleRoofs.com; OBX art gal Maintenance." Eckhart Tolle seems to have Kitty Hawk Kayaks and Surf School website Exhausted and sore after 3 days of surf leries: www.ourterbanks.org/visiter_ser- skipped this topic as well. But sometimes a ad for 3-day surf camps. I reserved a spot camp, kayaking sounds like heaven. I book vices/a rea_services/a rt_stores_gal leries.a girl needs to shop. Besides, even with Cop- for myself and here I am on day three: on a sunset tour of the Pea Island Wildlife sp; Surfing lessons and 3-day surf camps pertone SPF 50, my nose is starting to glow my surfboard waiting for a wave. Refuge with Kitty Hawk Kites. with Kitty Hawk Kayaks and Surf School: like Rudolph's so I need an indoor activity. www.khksss.com; Hang gliding and a wide Lucky for me, there are well over 40 art gal Stephen, my instructor, is adorable. His lips After Heidi gives us a brief lesson on proper variety of water sports including kayaking: leries on the Outer Banks. The KDH Cooper seem permanently curved into a smile and paddling, we slip our boats into the water. www.kittyhawk.com. ative Gallery and Studios in Kill Devil Hills his blue eyes dance beneath his surfing Heidi leads us through what feels a bit like is my favorite. It's truly a cooperative. Local cap and curly blond hair. 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The I read the letter from the woman who had lately admitted that I hate being penetrated pregnancy/miscarriage was the catalyst for problem is that I find myself very sexually cheated on her ex and now wants to patch it by a dick. I love sucking a dick and love hav her seeking therapy. On the other hand, it attracted to him dressed. I'm not as at up. I have a similar situation, except it was ing a dildo in me. I also love having sex with was a casual relationship and she has other tracted to him when he isn't dressed, and my ex-girlfriend who cheated on me. We'd a man - as long as he is not penetrating me personal issues. Obviously, if she were preg the sex isn't as exciting for me. He said he's been living together for a few years - we with his own personal cock. So my question nant now, I would pay or at least help pay for happy to dress for sex, and although I like were engaged - and then she suddenly is, are there other women out there who an abortion. But she's not pregnant. She's that, now I'm afraid of getting into a routine moved out "temporarily" to "work out some enjoy sex with men but don't want a dick in unhappy, and I'm not sure what the scope of where we will only enjoy sex in that way and issues," then dumped me several weeks side them? my responsibility is for that. down the road I may grow tired of the later for trumped-up reasons. dressed sex and crave a regular guy. I think No Cocks What Do I Do? we both lower our inhibitions when we have So I went into her e-mail to find out WTF had RS. I've been reading your column for years, sex while he's dressed. I guess I don't un happened and learned about the paramour, Wouldn't the more pertinent question be, "Are and I think it has had a profoundly positive derstand why. when she actually started fucking him, and there men out there who enjoy sex with women impact on my life: Thank you. so on. Even though she was a lying, cheating but don't want their dicks inside them? And is Confused And Curious whore in any objective sense, I do feel bad my HUSBAND one of them?" Whether there are It saddens me when someone with such colos- about violating her privacy. Well, she was fu women out there who share your fondness for sally defective bullshit detectors signs off with When he's dressed, he's giving himself per rious and basically hates my guts now, more men but aversion to cock is only relevant if "I've been reading you for years." Perhaps you mission to live out his fantasies (with an as than a year later. I reached out once around you're looking to form a support group. And if have, WDID, but to seemingly little effect. sist from you); when you see him dressed, your six months ago via e-mail, but got shot a nyone needs a shoulder to cry on, NC, it's inhibitions lift because, hey. there's noway down. I just want to forgive and be forgiven. your husband, not you. Forgive me for being blunt: How do you know you can freak out or outfreak the boyfriend. she got pregnant and had a miscarriage? Be Routines can be deadly, of course, but I would Can't Think Of Anything Clever I was seeing a girl every other week for cause she - a girl who says she's in love with n't worry about being stuck in a rut. You've about four months. We only used condoms you - told you so. Did it not occur to you that only been doing this for a few months, and his You are a huge pussy, CTOAC - excuse me, for birth control, but we always used them she might have made this all up in an effort - crossdressing is still a shiny new toy. And you sorry. Pussies are powerful; they can take and we were careful. Two months after I successful thus far - to retain your attention if can't simultaneously worry that you'll come to pummeling and spit out a brand-new human ended it, she told me that three weeks pre not your affections? Don't pay for her therapy, only enjoy sex while he's dressed up and that being. What you are, CTOAC, is weak, vulnera vious she found out that she was pregnant don't spend all day on the phone with her, and you'll grow bored with sex while he's dressed ble, easily manipulated, and far too sensitive and a few days later miscarried. Obviously, I don't believe everything you're told. up. If you continue to enjoy dressed-up sex, for your own good. was surprised and also concerned for her. you won't get bored; if you get bored, then you We talked about it a few times over the In fairness: There's a small chance she isn't can go back to non-dressed-up sex. 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Brftigftig them at work, Of you can keep am Bowling Green, Viva! started her her shows and in how she spells im^ni^n adult life atthe Ohio State Uni her name. •maticeY^eataiVtfeTtlEHHETSiEiEma * predBc^ableupsetscouOdhelp versity (Go Bucks!) and then did could he a good thing, or not you gaftii confidence h your a personal sabbatical tothe When not revealing, Viva! is a Think itthrough. . managerial] skais. Remembeo a San Francisco Bay Area for ten self-proclaimed facebook ii-rnnr^Fnmi m.?m ^ears where she undulated as a whore, drinks with friends, cud GEWIfl(M!v2WUne2(&ited^ member! • belly dancer. Missing her family, dles up with her girlfriend Tiff she eventually shimmied her (aka Dexter) and spends time brain and Jiete you to keep your .GAPRKQRN {December 21 way back to Cap city in'99 with her 4-year-old son, who EmilEKl^jiaGiiH! where she continued her hip she says is an up-and-coming cMiisoliluwthinikofways foujli'^T'iiiETi"TTe people even "whe i •. n!""^ theo' v'.r)': ' I punching, as well as earning a drag queen. "Oh, yeah," she ex yourhome tffe can support . daily wage as the Director of claimed, "my son is just in love yotoranibrBons, They dbjit have p6± ft fc tempts to mess with Education for several health with Nina and the drag. It's just care associations. That is, until a matter of time." > ''• hrtmel&tf out that playful! she got laid off last fall - damn CANCER(ium.2t-r'Ju(p.Z{k •/ .." s^kaf^enpgfettejrtTh'at She also has an altruistic side, Showingoffto-yourfrtaiidscari -. couU'Mtf' spending her time volunteering "I love it here," Valezz tells me. source of fights: If your love / ^WiimRIUS Oantpary 20=Febfir>. for Stonewall and running the i , feels more gay friendly here local franchise of Dr. Sketches l^Kfi MirTHi 'l.VliVi^I.V " ui tri1i; 3S7^4 1« iTu'l.r.T^tIfurs than San Fran. People even Anti-Art School-Columbus, a home-fcaked cookies shouOifto. concerned about money these within our own community are crazy mix of cabaret and fine art more accepting." She says that gives anyone the chance to not really your friends, and than is necessary or he Iptful. : being a lipstick lesbian out west indulge their artistic tendencies their arguments arenl worth • EJoritMe|t(^.on.yourfan%- wasn't always greeted with by having a cocktail and the traiibto. .. or housemates.The first put- favor. "The Columbus queer sketching a rotating cast of bur LEO (July 23=August 2ih problems onto perspective: community feels more like lesque performers. home, like we're a family." She YeUde realize ttiat can PBCgS (February 19 -Man* also likes being a big fish in a The next time you can catch small pond. "Here I get to touch edblessJng!SonehuH . liJ^Hlawsandfrus^ffiofSto Viva! taking off her clothes is mofflty would be in order, M your relatfensSji, however • more people, influence and ef Saturday May 15th at Wall fect change. My hope is to be a Street where she's gathered algBftsand.accomplbh- than flieyr^ly are. Ton could role model for older and younger performers from across the women alike. Burlesque is ac state for Hot Pink, a burlesque later. If you musttrash sorties' - cepting of all body types. It's not benefit for breast cancer. US about being perfect, it's about EnaiTj.37iT.r3.iji3i3EfMl Rep Mary Jo Kilroy is slated to VIRGO (August 23 -Serjtentber ceDebrffies are for: making women feel beautiful in give opening remarks and pro their own skin. I hope when they 22): YoarlKaln wants ectaK ceeds from the $10 cover go to Oenge. Find it h a book; don't go ARIES {March 20-Aprl19]s see me perform they get that." the Susan G Komen forthe picking arguments. If you want Your eompefflftre dHve can be Cure. Drinks at 8p, show at 9p. come obsessive, even seV-de- Upon her return, Viva! studied li-: -.''•nil I:'"Ti li'iT:'.vT:Ti¥.*;iiiTi^B luiliillt^K ' ll'^1 the danse orientale at Speaking of drinks, you can to ready hear what the other about conquest but moving on Habeeba's Dance of the Arts show your appreciation of this school and then began teaching a rtist next time you see her out 'm, openyour creative soul. You dance in 2001. Feeling like she by buying her a margarita on LIBRA (September 23 -October tan't do that white guarding had more to express than just the rocks with salt. "Any tequila 22kttyftigto keep up wffli peer your turf as queen of the moon- swinging arms, Valezz! turned will do," she tell me. I'm easy!" i i£"T r.WTilTriilT I*UiiTTiTl to burlesque in'07 and hasn't I would say that's a given. sefcf sick. BaHatice? H means stopped since. She created her own completely queer burlesque For more info on Viva! check out troupe called Viva! and the Vel http://vivavalezz.com and www.my- iack Fertig, a professional astrologer since 1977 teaches at the Interna vet Hearts that currently con space.com/ sketchyscolumbus. tional Academy of Astrology www.astrocollege.com. He can be reached for personal or business consultations at www.starjack.com, • Viva la Viva! (That's Ricky Martin s next single. 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What Were The Members Of The SDCO Thinking- Thqy Clear Channel Weren't Discriminates Against LGBT Community Tothe Editor: To the Editor, Many endorsements by the Stonewall Dems are obvious clear and correct. But there are Clear Channel is one of the largest distribu others that need to be a bit more strategy - not tors for a radio program hosted by Dawson a few members' personal agenda. McAllister, a radio host who runs a call-in program geared toward young adults. Each At the April meeting of the Stonewall Democ week, McAllister and his radio show helpline rats Of Central Ohio reason was thrown under counselors reach thousands of young adults, the bus. There were two debated endorse calling in to the show to talk about their prob To have a radio show, let alone one that bills Independent (43%) or Democrat (8%), Repub ments made that put the organization's mis lems. itself as helping young people, tell gay and licans make up 49%. sion into question. lesbian young adults that they are broken and Last week, a caller in Massachusetts called up as bad as murderers is simply unacceptable. Cox started developing the G000H concept of When the mission of an organization is met by McAllister's hotline and said that he was Gay people pay taxes and make huge contri self-funding congressional campaigns in a candidates positions, that is great. When it struggling with his sexual orientation, and butions to the success of our County everyday. 2005 and the movement has recently received is met by several candidates for the same of thought that he might be gay. According to the Let's treat the Gay community with the same the endorsement of the Constitution Party. The fice, we have won! We have achieved our caller, who subsequently wrote a blog entry respect that we treat the heterosexual commu G000H goal is to replace all 435 members of goal/mission. To pick a candidate by a nuance about the experience, the counselors with nity. United we stand divided we fall. the House of Representatives. G000H Candi is self-defeating. We should embrace all can Dawson McAllister's radio show told him that dates will be chosen openly by their peers didates that are working for us not against us. homosexuality was just as bad as "murder" or Thank you for your support, within their districts in an extensive vetting "theft," and believed that gay people were process and take not be allowed to take spe Well that did not happen at the last Stonewall "broken" and in need of a "cure." Scott Steiner cial interest money. meeting, we discarded and marginalized our Worthington, OH good works and potential influence by saying The counselors also allegedly referred the 'This is not a presidential race," Cox explains. one candidate that supports us is better than caller to an ex-gay therapy organization, Exo Tim Cox To Dan Quayle - "We offer a non-partisan alternative that will another candidate that supports us. That's dus International, which has been roundly crit uWe Are No Ross Perot" allow our candidates to win in a landslide, not nuts, pure and simple. It is self-defeating and icized by mainstream American health split the vote. Congress has failed to control certainly not playing to our best interest. professional groups for engaging in dangerous In an article for the Washington Post, former spending or address the core issues ailing our personal agenda, not the organization best in tion is being debated that would institute the Party candidates would be very welcome news no-holds-barred condemnation of the corrup terest. Stonewall Dem's best interest would death penalty for people solely on the basis of in the Obama White House." He equates the tion in Washington. have been no endorsement or better yet a duel their sexual orientation. movement with the Ross Perot presidential endorsement—saying Hey voters, aren't we "Dan Quayle may think he lost the election be lucky to have two candidates that are working campaigns of 1992 and 1996, which he I urge you to investigate and to protest the blames for his party's loss in 1992. cause of Ross Perot, but when his President for us? Hfe can't lose!! The sa me is true with helpline behind the Dawson McAllister show. If said 'Read my lips, no new taxes' and then SDCO's endorsement of Dan Stewart over these counselors are telling LGBT young adults raised them anyway, his presidency was over. Charleta Travares. All of these candidates are Tim Cox, founder of GOOOH that they need to be cured, and that homosex (www.GOOOH.com), "Get Out of Our House," The American people are sick and tired of bro our friends who support and work for us. How uality is as evil as "murder" and "theft," ken political promises." do you differentiate? By a word or a smile or a says Quayle and other GOP leaders are miss they're sending a dangerous message to LGBT ing the point. "Americans are fed up with smirk... come on! We have won our mission - Don Rosenberg we have many friends, and supporters now. youth and creating a culture of ignorance and BOTH political parties. Flipping back and forth Don't throw our friends under the bus. 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