Looking Back on Four Years with Fenty GLBT Head Dyer Praises Former Mayor; Never Had Private Meeting with Him

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washingtonblade.com • vol. 42, issue 01 • january 7, 2011 • Still sharp after 40 years Looking back on four years with Fenty GLBT head Dyer praises former mayor; never had private meeting with him

By LOU CHIBBARO JR. [email protected]

In the three and a half years that he served as director of the city’s Of- fice of GLBT Affairs, Christopher Dyer said he never met with Mayor Adri- an Fenty to discuss gay-related issues in a private, face-to-face meeting. Yet Dyer, who left office Dec. 31 in the closing days of the Fenty administration, said he had constant access to Fenty through a mayoral chain of command that allowed him to weigh in on all matters relevant to the LGBT community. “Obviously there are ways that we could have been better and done the job better,” Dyer told the Blade. In his first media interview after no longer being bound by a Fen- ty policy that barred him from talking to the press, Dyer provided a glimpse into the inner workings of the city’s handling of LGBT issues. He praised Fenty’s accomplishments on LGBT and other pressing city issues. But Dyer also acknowledged he was as baffled as other political observers over how a highly popular mayor who won a land- slide victory in the 2006 election could lose his re-election bid four years later amid accusations of being aloof and arrogant.

“We could have communicated better and done the job better,” Dyer Washington Blade photo by Michael Key said. “In hindsight, we could have done a lot of things differently. But in ‘Obviously there are ways that we could have been better and done the job better,’ said Christopher Dyer, head of D.C.’s Office of GLBT Affairs under Mayor Fenty, in his first interview since leaving office. Continues on page 4 Prop 8 sent to Calif. Supreme Court Supporters may lack standing to continue case

By LOU CHIBBARO JR. [email protected] localnews Who stole the Nutcracker figurine from Trio last weekend? The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals this week sidestepped a ruling on whether California’s ban PAGE 6 on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution and sent a lawsuit seeking to overturn Proposition 8 to the California Supreme Court. In a decision handed down by a three-judge panel, the Ninth Circuit appeals court said it was not qualified to decide whether supporters of Proposition 8 have legal standing to appeal an earlier ruling by a federal judge that Prop 8 violates the U.S. Constitution and must be struck down. However, the three-judge panel upheld the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker that officials with Imperial County, Calif., lack standing to intervene in the case on behalf of the state. The legal standing issue surfaced when former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and then state Attorney General Jerry Brown, now the governor, refused to defend Prop 8 against a lawsuit brought by two same-sex couples. The private citizens who organized Prop 8 were allowed to intervene on its behalf during the district socialagenda court proceedings, including a civil trial, but gay rights attorneys challenging the ballot measure on Mari Levi talks music, kids and why she loves Washington. appeal argued that only the state could defend the measure because it was a state law. PAGE 24 Continues on page 14 2 washingtonblade.com • january 7, 2011 LOCALNEWS Virginia officials introduce anti-bullying bills Ebbin, Englin plan to separate victims from bullies, make bullying intervention a requirement for teachers, legislation to toughen require incidents to be reported to superintendents and hold administrators respon- state’s existing laws sible for their local policies. “No child should be afraid to go to By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO school and every child has a right to a [email protected] safe learning environment,” Englin said. “We need to make sure that school is a Two members of the Virginia House of safe environment for all our children.” Delegates — one gay, one a straight ally Forty-seven states have anti-bullying — have introduced two anti-bullying bills laws in place and 35 states have taken that, if successful, will be major accom- action against cyber bullying, including plishments in the coming legislative ses- Virginia. Ebbin said these new laws, if sion considering how difficult activists passed, would “add teeth” to existing laws. Washington Blade file photo and elected officials there have found Ebbin’s bill, for instance, adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the Virginia Del. Adam Ebbin says his state needs tougher laws to deter bullies. He introduced legislation this getting pro-LGBT legislation passed. week that has provisions for gender identity and sexual orientation. Del. Adam Ebbin, who represents Virgin- definition of bullying even though some ia’s 49th House District, which includes parts districts, such as his, already have that the bullying to school administrators and lobbying arm is meeting this weekend to of Arlington County, Alexandria and Fairfax specified. He said having those areas police but nothing was done. Police said decide its members’ goals. County, has introduced legislation that would identified is important because in some they looked into the situation but turned it “We haven’t finalized anything but ob- make bullying a class one misdemeanor, parts of the state, educators don’t take over to the school when they determined viously a law protecting LGBT employees give victims the right to sue bullies who are anti-gay bullying seriously. no crime had been committed. based on sexual orientation and gender sanctioned or found guilty, provide for expul- “Even some teachers have been known Ebbin said one bully told Taylor, “you identity has been on the top of our wish sions for bullies and require that any bullying to use anti-gay epithets in class,” Ebbin need to just go commit suicide and get it list for about three years,” said James Par- that causes injury be reported to the state’s said. “This law would make it so that even in over with.” rish, the organization’s deputy director. attorney. Ebbin is the only openly gay mem- areas where there isn’t a strong policy that Ebbin admitted, considering Virgin- Parrish also said provisions for partners ber of the House of Delegates. makes it clear that’s not OK, this would.” ia’s poor track record of passing LGBT- of gay state employees and having sexual Del. David Englin, who represents the Ebbin said he was inspired to intro- friendly laws, the sexual orientation and orientation and gender identity as protect- state’s 45th House District which includes duce the legislation in part because of gender identity provisions in his bill could ed classes in the state’s human rights act parts of Arlington and Fairfax counties and the late Christian Taylor, a 16-year-old hinder it but he said it’s still important to will likely top the organization’s “wish list.” Alexandria, has introduced the “Anti-Bully- freshman at Grafton High School in Yor- try to get it passed that way. And if Del. Bob Marshall introduces ing Responsibility Act,” which would add ktown, Va., who committed suicide last Equality Virginia, of course, supports a bill — which he said he’s drafting — specificity to the codes of student conduct May after enduring months of bullying. the legislation but said its staff and lob- to ban gays from serving in the Virginia already required of state school districts, re- He hung himself in his bedroom. His byists have yet to finalize their legislative National Guard, Parrish said defeating it quire schools to have procedures in place mother told reporters they had reported priorities for the year. The board of its would be among his group’s top goals. Marriage, trans bills get boost in Md. House Valentine’s Day picked for Morgan Meneses-Sheets said the group Jamie Raskin (D-Montgomery County), was delighted with Busch’s decision on who supports both the marriage equality lobbying on both measures Dec. 29 to also name at least 13 sup- and transgender non-discrimination bills. porters of the transgender measure to “That’s the mystery at this point,” he said. By LOU CHIBBARO JR. the 23-member Health and Government Raskin said he was not familiar enough [email protected] Operations Committee. The action en- with the positions of his colleagues on sures that the bill will be reported out of the transgender bill to predict its out- The same-sex marriage and transgen- committee for an up or down vote in the come other than to say he sees support der non-discrimination bills pending in House of Delegates. growing for that measure. the Maryland Legislature cleared another In early December, a majority of pro- Sen. Richard Madaleno (D-Montgom- hurdle last week when the speaker of the marriage equality members were named ery County), who is gay, said on Wednes- House of Delegates appointed a majority to the Maryland Senate’s Judicial Pro- day he’s more confident in the prospects of supporters of the two bills to the com- ceedings Committee, ensuring for the for the marriage bill. mittees that must first approve them. first time that a same-sex marriage mea- “I have never been so optimistic about House Speaker Michael Busch (D- sure would clear that key panel and getting this done,” he said. “Today at Anne Arundel County) had been expect- reach the Senate floor for a vote. Up until Washington Blade file photo lunch I sat quietly by myself with a list of ed to retain a majority on the House Judi- now, the Judicial Proceedings Commit- Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has the members of the new Senate going ciary Committee in favor of the marriage tee has blocked the marriage bill from pledged to sign a marriage equality bill if over again and again in my head where equality bill as he has in past years, and coming to a floor vote. the legislature can pass it. Lawmakers and the votes are, and I’m feeling really good did so again on Dec. 29. “We want to move the marriage bill first activists are increasingly optimistic it will right now both for the floor vote and the But officials with Equality Maryland, in the Senate and the gender identity bill happen this year. cloture vote.” the statewide LGBT advocacy organiza- first in the House,” Meneses-Sheets said Madaleno is among seven out gays tion, were less certain about the makeup in discussing the timetable planned for lieve there appear to be enough votes to and lesbians now serving in the Mary- of the House Committee on Health and the bills among a coalition of supporters. pass the marriage bill in the House. Sup- land legislature — one in the Senate and Government Operations. That panel She said further refinement of the porters in the Senate believe they have six in the House — who said they will has jurisdiction over a pending bill that timetable for moving both measures was the 24 votes needed to pass the marriage push hard from the inside to pass both would ban employment discrimination to be discussed Wednesday in a confer- bill on an up or down vote but were less the marriage and transgender rights bill. based on gender identity and expres- ence call between Equality Maryland of- certain over whether they have the 29 Meneses-Sheets said Equality Mary- sion, which would protect transgender ficials and all seven members of the leg- votes needed to stop an expected filibus- land has scheduled a lobby day for Feb. people. In past years, the panel has not islature’s gay and lesbian caucus. ter by same-sex marriage opponents. 14 on Valentine’s Day, where the group taken a vote on the transgender bill. Similar to past years, Meneses-Sheets “The question is whether we can get hopes large numbers of LGBT Mary- Equality Maryland Executive Director and others advocating for the two bills be- cloture to break a filibuster,” said Sen. Continues on page 12 january 7, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 3 winter ClearanCe Sale 30% to 60% off thru 1/30 floor samples and select stock

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Continued from page 1 on the marriage bill, noting that everyone knew at least 10 of the 13 Council mem- the end, I completely and thoroughly sup- bers were expected to vote for it. ported the mayor and I never for a mo- “When the mayor ran in 2006 every ment didn’t think I had the support of the mayoral candidate had not taken a posi- mayor in trying to get things done.” tion on marriage,” said Dyer. “He was the Dyer disputes claims by some gay ac- first to say I’m going to sign it. He wrote tivists that he had little or no access to an op-ed in the Blade saying he was go- Fenty and that Fenty paid little attention ing to sign it and support it and defend to his advice on LGBT issues. it. And as a result of his position every “By the way we were structured, I re- candidate who ran for mayor with the ported directly to the chief of staff at one exception of Vincent Orange endorsed point and then directly to the director of marriage equality. That’s significant.” the Office of Community Affairs,” he said. Dyer recounted the one LGBT-related “And so all the communication went issue in which he felt the Fenty adminis- up the chain of command and so I could tration committed a blunder and told how make recommendations,” according to he clandestinely worked to reverse it. Dyer. “On an extreme occasion if I re- At the request of officials in the D.C. De- ally needed to get the mayor’s attention partment of Corrections, the mayor’s office I could send him an e-mail.” asked the director of the Office of Human In the nearly four years that he worked Rights to propose a regulatory change for Fenty, Dyer said there were only two that, if approved, would exempt prison occasions in which he felt he needed to officials from complying with the Human directly communicate with the mayor. Rights Act’s ban on transgender discrimi- “And I did,” he said. nation in the city correctional system. Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key One of the occasions involved the The proposal was based on concern Former Mayor Adrian Fenty was criticized by some for failing to attend LGBT community beating death of gay Maryland resident by prison officials that complying with the events during his tenure. Tony Randolph Hunter, who died from Human Rights Act would require them to injuries he received in an assault while place male-to-female transgender wom- those marriages. Williams chose not to could have genuinely supported anyone walking to the then 9th Street, N.W. gay en in prison sleeping quarters with other release the memo, expressing fear that who I didn’t like. I was immediately attract- bar called BeBar. women. Transgender activists have long it would prompt the then GOP-controlled ed to his energy, his excitement, his joie LGBT activists, led the by local group called for placing transgender women Congress to pass legislation banning the de vivre. And I thought that he would be a Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence prisoners in women’s facilities to avoid city from recognizing same-sex marriages. welcome change, a welcome addition to (GLOV), viewed the incident as an anti- harassment by male prisoners. According to Dyer, Fenty chose not moving the city — continuing what Mayor gay hate crime, even though police said Dyer called the proposal “remarkably to release the memo, but for a different Williams did but with more energy. they lacked sufficient evidence to list the stupid” and said he argued against it when reason. He was in the process of push- assault as being bias related. informed it was under consideration. ing through his plan to take over the Washington Blade: Can you tell Following an outcry by activists that “I knew this was a bad idea and I didn’t city’s public school system and worried about the selection process that landed Fenty speak out forcefully on hate crimes want to deliberately tell anybody what we that any controversial action such as a you in the job? and anti-gay violence, Dyer said he were doing,” he said, noting that he was same-sex marriage recognition memo Dyer: Well, I knew all of his staff from urged the mayor to attend a commu- bound by rules barring him from publicly would anger some members of Con- the campaign. Tene Dolphin, who was nity meeting called by GLOV to discuss opposing an administration policy. gress, who might retaliate and block the the chief of staff and who was my direct the Hunter case. Fenty didn’t attend “So I saw [gay activists] Bob Summers- Fenty school proposal, which required supervisor, knew me from the campaign. the meeting; District Police Chief Cathy gill and Rick Rosendall at a [Gertrude Stein congressional approval. The mayor knew me from knocking on Lanier and two City Council members at- Democratic Club] meeting. And I walked Despite the few issues where he dis- doors and being involved in the cam- tended the event. up to them and said, ‘Hey Bob, Rick, take agreed with Fenty’s actions, Dyer said the paign. So I got a call on Feb. 5 on a Friday Dyer said Fenty was concerned about a look at the D.C. Register this week. You mayor’s administration was overwhelm- night saying, ‘Chris, the mayor wants you hate crimes and took steps to make sure might find something interesting.’” ingly supportive of the LGBT community. to come in has the interim director. We’re Lanier and top police officials investigat- Dyer’s tip to the two activists alerted going to do a search for the permanent died such crimes. them to the proposal’s official announce- Following is a partial transcript of the rector, but he wants you to be the interim.’ “But I don’t know if him speaking out ment in the D.C. Register, prompting them Blade’s exclusive interview with Christo- And so I said sure, why not? I’ll go in as on hate crimes would have done any- to issue an alert to the LGBT community pher Dyer, former director of the D.C. Of- interim director. That lasted for about six thing to prevent them,” he said. “It cer- that the mayor’s office was proposing a fice of GLBT Affairs. The full interview is months. Now that was interesting to me tainly would have made people feel a curtailment of the non-discrimination pro- available at washingtonblade.com. because a lot of people came up to me whole lot better. But in the end, he didn’t. tections for the transgender community. and said do you know that other people And there was really nothing much I The alert triggered a firestorm of op- Washington Blade: Can you tell a are trying to lobby for the job. And I’m like, could do about that.” position to the proposal from the LGBT little about what you did before you be- really? O.K. That’s nice. I don’t know if it On the subject of same-sex marriage, community and other progressive came director of the Office of GLBT Af- hurt or hindered me but it didn’t affect me Dyer noted that Fenty was the first may- groups. A short time later, the mayor’s of- fairs, both career wise and in Mayor Fen- to the extent that I lost my staff member in oral candidate in 2006 to come out for fice dropped the proposal. ty’s first election campaign? May. I had inherited a program manager it and pledge to sign a same-sex mar- Dyer said the only other action that Chris Dyer: I was the manager of who had been working for Darlene [Nip- riage bill. Yet during the period in 2009 drew his concern occurred in 2007, short- member services for the Congress of per]. And when she resigned in May I was when the City Council deliberated over ly after Fenty took office. Fenty promised Lung Association’s staff, which is the pro- left alone in the office for four months until a same-sex marriage equality bill intro- the LGBT community during his 2006 fessional development association for the I was finally named permanent director duced by gay Council member David election campaign that he would release staff of the American Lung Association. and I could hire Clarence in December. Catania (I-At-Large), Fenty, while reiter- a memo written by former D.C. Attorney Someone had suggested – the late Larry And that was a little bit interesting. But I ating his promise to sign the bill, did not General Robert Spagnoletti under Mayor Stansbury – that if I ever wanted a job in got the permanent job in September and I appear before the Council to testify at a Anthony Williams. The memo addressed a political administration like Wanda’s job served until December 30 [2010]. hearing on the bill. the question of whether D.C. could legal- that I needed to volunteer for a campaign. He also did not send anyone from his ly recognize same-sex marriages from And so when I noticed Mayor Fenty be- Washington Blade: Was there a time administration, including Dyer, to testify other states or countries under the city’s ginning to wander around the high heel that the mayor talked to you directly for the bill, a development that troubled existing marriage law. race two years ago – two years before he about hiring you for the job? some LGBT activists. Sources familiar with the Williams ad- ran – I thought ‘ah ha.’ And so I got in- Dyer: He called me and said Chris, “He didn’t need to,” Dyer said, when ministration said Spagnoletti concluded volved in his campaign. And it turned out asked why Fenty didn’t appear to testify in his memo that the city could recognize that I really, really liked him. I don’t think I Continues on page 6 january 7, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 5 6 washingtonblade.com • january 7, 2011 LOCALNEWS Dyer praises Fenty’s accomplishments on LGBT issues

Continued from page 4 munity affairs and so all the communica- director of [the Office of] Community is actually doing its job. In private, for ex- tion went up the chain of command. And Affairs. And then she left and there had ample, I remember when Brett [Parson] would you do the job? And I said sure. so I would make recommendations. On been a transition and I reported directly was reporting the incident directly to him But it’s important to understand—I would an extreme occasion if I really needed to Carrie Kohns. She was the next chief about the guy getting bashed in the head see the mayor once a month at cabinet to get the mayor’s attention I could send of staff. And then Sara Latterner was the with a wine bottle on the C&O Canal tow- meetings and we’d exchange pleasant- him an e-mail. But we really tried to re- director of community affairs and my final path. The mayor said, God that sounds ries. He did consult with me a couple of spect the standard chain of command. boss. She was awesome. horrible. I don’t think the mayor didn’t think times on the location of where the mar- that hate crimes were important. I think riage ceremony was—where the mar- Washington Blade: At the beginning Washington Blade: Some people, that in the context of – I don’t know. I think riage bill signing was. But the way that who were those people in the chain of including critics of the mayor, have said that in context, all crimes are horrible. It we were structured, I reported directly to command? you had no real access to the mayor. would have been neat if he had talked the chief of staff at one point and then I Dyer: I worked for Tene Dolphin. And Dyer: If I needed to, I could have had about it. But I don’t know if him speaking reported directly to the director of com- then they hired Carla Brailey. She was direct access to the mayor at any point. out on hate crimes would have done any- But I was very trusting of the fact that I thing to prevent them. It certainly would knew that every single thing that went have made people feel a whole lot better. up the chain of command—almost every But in the end, he didn’t. And there was major decision that had to happen in the really nothing much I could do about that. GLBT Office was directly approved by the mayor. Almost every single piece that Washington Blade: How did Brett tell we wrote wasn’t. But like the strategy for the mayor about this directly? marriage—obviously the mayor was di- Dyer: Because Brett and I ran into rectly involved in all that because he was the mayor at the AIDS Walk. It was one getting feedback from Peter Nickles and of those great things. We were at AIDS Carrie and Sara and Tene’s senior staff. Walk. The mayor was doing AIDS Walk. I And my opinion was also being forward- was staffing the mayor and Brett was at ed through all of this. So even though I AIDS Walk. So Brett talked to the mayor didn’t have any five to 10 minute meeting directly about what had happened. The with the mayor – I don’t know what I could mayor said he heard there was a crime have done in a five to 10 minute meeting last night because Peter Rosenstein was with the mayor that I couldn’t get done bugging the mayor about it. And so the the way I did it. It wasn’t that he didn’t mayor asked Brett what happened be- Washington Blade photo by Michael Key care. And obviously I would also see him cause Brett was running the Gay and at the constituent community events that Lesbian Liaison Unit at the time. So in we would go to. And I don’t think there private the mayor was very compassion- Nutcracker figurine stolen from Trio was ever a case – there are only two cas- ate. I wish that compassion could have This nutcracker figurine at Trio Restaurant (at 17th and Q streets, N.W.) had a es in the four years that I worked for him shown but for whatever reason it didn’t. twin that was stolen on New Year’s Eve. Trio owner George Mallios says the nut- that I thought that I needed to directly crackers — which are about four feet tall and stood guard at the cash register dur- communicate with him. And I did. Washington Blade: Was there a time ing the holidays — have been part of the restaurant’s Christmas display for “about when you began to realize that the mayor the last 10 or 15 years” and he would love to recover the missing statuette. Washington Blade: What were they? was alienating a lot of people, including “We know it happened on New Year’s Eve,” Mallios says. “We didn’t call the Dyer: There was trying to get him to people in the LGBT community? police or anything. We just figure it was some kind of prank or dare or maybe a attend the hate crimes – the guy that Dyer: I really don’t understand it. It’s a lark from somebody who had too much to drink. There’ll be no questions asked or died. I can’t think of his name. mystery to me. I don’t know if there was anything. We just hope to have it returned.” a conscious decision on his part or not Anyone with information about the missing nutcracker should call the restaurant Washington Blade: Do you mean the whether to be accessible. But he was at 202-232-6305. incident near BeBar? constantly accessible to every commu- Trio is a family restaurant Mallios’ father started in 1950. Though not gay owned, Dyer: Yeah. nity event and every community meet- it’s popular with gay patrons because of its 17th Street location. ing that he would attend. Whenever he JOEY DiGUGLIELMO Washington Blade: Tony— would be out there people would be nice Dyer: Tony Hunter—- the Tony Hunter – except starting in 2009 and 2010. At case. I suggested he attend that [GLOV the 2009 high heel race—last year’s high Catania wants HIV/AIDS director in cabinet meeting to discuss anti-gay attacks, in- heel race—people were booing him. It D.C. Council member David Catania (At-Large) this week introduced a bill that cluding Hunter case]. And then I think I was after he fired the teachers. I think the would elevate the District’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Administra- needed his permission to get, to involve whole thing about him being indifferent tion (HASTA) to a cabinet-level agency. someone at the Frank Kameny bill sign- is – I think more in the arrogance charge The “HIV/AIDS Program Management Act of 2011” would require the Senior ing and speak at the Frank Kameny that might be true. But I think that’s re- Deputy Director of HASTA to report directly to the mayor. press conference—the street-naming ally more sort of a code for why people Catania, in a statement, emphasized that the bill does not create a new HIV/ press conference. So it was interesting. I wouldn’t vote for him – that they didn’t AIDS department. did hear the criticism that I needed more like the fact that he let go teachers, the “The District can and should be an example to the world on how to get its act direct access. But on the other hand, by fact that we fired 1,500 or 2,000 govern- together and effectively fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. I believe that we are on the not having a direct report to the mayor ment employees and that had a direct ef- right course, but it will take enormous efforts on the part of our government and I had a lot more freedom to actually do fect. I also got the sense from talking to our provider community to ensure that we shine on the world’s stage in 2012, and stuff. The mayor had a general vision of – people on the campaign trail that some more importantly, continue our progress so that no District resident has to suffer I don’t know if it’s a copout – the mayor’s voters had this expectation that he would this dreadful disease,” noted Catania. idea of running GLBT policy was to hire be more like Marion Barry meaning more He was referring to the 2012 International AIDS Society conference in D.C., me and to pretty much let me do what I of a man of the people. And he simply marking the first time the massive gathering of thousands of AIDS researchers and needed to do. So that’s where it was. wasn’t. And I don’t know what had hap- other service providers comes to the United States. pened. But to answer your question, did “In approximately 18 months, the world’s eyes will be on the District of Colum- Washington Blade: There was I have a sense that things were going bia’s fight to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS. This will be a unique chance for the criticism that the mayor was not vocal south—well obviously when I read the District to showcase our revamped efforts to eliminate this disease,” said Catania. enough in response to the growing num- Post poll in January 2009 that showed “We cannot waste this opportunity, which is why I am proposing the promotion of ber of anti-LGBT hate crimes. him with 42 percent approval I began to the HASTA within the executive branch of our local government.” Dyer: I think personally it would have think there might be trouble. STAFF REPORTS been nice if the mayor had spoken out just to reassure people that yes, the MPD Continues on page 12 january 7, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 7 P R 0 O 9 U 9 D 1 L E Y C S N E I R S V Y I N T I G N O U U M R M C O O C M R M U U O N G I T N I Y V S R I E N S C Y E L 1 D 9 U 9 O 0 R P P R 0 O 9 U 9 D 1 L E Y C SAVE MONEY ON CAR INSURANCE, S N E I R

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Palin’s re-Tweet sparks speculation WASHINGTON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has inspired speculation about her stand on gay issues and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” since she re- Tweeted a post from a gay talk radio host criticizing opponents of the repeal of the anti-gay policy, several media outlets reported this week. At issue is a Tweet posted early Tuesday by Tammy Bruce, a conservative talk radio host that said, “But this hypocrisy is just truly too much. Enuf already — the more someone complains about the homos the more we should look under their bed.” Palin, who uses Twitter often to send out announce- ments and commentary to her 350,000 followers, posted Bruce’s comment on her own account but didn’t elaborate. She hadn’t commented on it publicly as of Blade press time Wednesday. Bruce’s comment referred to a Navy captain who Photo courtesy of Wilton Manors Police was relieved of his command for making a series of Stephen Adams (left) and Kevin Powell were found murdered in their Florida home Christmas lewd videos that were shown to those serving under week. him on the USS Enterprise. Palin’s opinions of gay issues have been unclear at times. She told Fox News last year that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” wasn’t a pressing issue and that the Christmas murder of gay military had more pressing matters to deal with. But she didn’t say she disapproved of repeal either. In other gay matters, Palin opted not to veto Photo courtesy of citizenpalin4president couple rocks Ft. Lauderdale partner benefits legislation when she was governor Sarah Palin’s opinion of ‘Don’t of Alaska, but has repeatedly said that marriage Ask, Don’t Tell’ was brought into Victims found in close whether they were shot, stabbed or should be reserved for opposite-sex couples. question on Twitter this week. killed in some other way. Wilton Manors home Wilton Manors police identified them as Stephen Adams, 52, and Kevin Pow- N.C. commissioner calls gays ‘sexual predators’ By LOU CHIBBARO JR. ell, 47. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina county commissioner last week said that [email protected] A friend said the two met at a Pride gays are “sexual predators,” according to reports from NPR, MSNBC and other parade in Cleveland when Powell was media outlets. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two gay 18. The couple lived for many years in The comment came from an e-mail Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill men who had been a couple for 29 years Hollywood, Fla., before moving to a rent- James sent to board chair Jennifer Roberts. She wanted to send a letter on board were found murdered in their house in ed house in Wilton Manors in 2010. stationary congratulating Sen. Richard Burr on his vote to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t the City of Wilton Manors just outside Shannon Kicklighter, one of the cou- Tell.” James replied saying that not every homosexual is a predator but as a group, Fort Lauderdale at 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 26, ple’s friends, told the South Florida Sun they are. with local authorities saying the men ap- Sentinel that Adams was a registered His comments, which received national attention, inspired a resolution from the parently invited their killer to their home. nurse and Powell worked as an interior commission that calls for tolerance, inclusion and civility. James voted for it but Local activists said the double slay- decorator. did not apologize for his earlier e-mail. He said he didn’t think the resolution would ing appeared to be yet another in a se- Their Wilton Manors home on North- have much impact but said it was a nice gesture he could support because he ries of gay “pickup” murders that have west 8th Avenue is in the heart of an up- believes in kindness. occurred in the Fort Lauderdale area scale city with a population of 13,000, Some of his fellow board members said his remarks are “beyond reproach” and for more than a decade. In some of the with 40 percent of the residents believed “out of line.” past cases, police have said the killings to be gay or lesbian. involved troubled youths who targeted Furdom said investigators have deter- older gay men for robberies. mined that the incident was not a random Minnesota town passes pro-gay ordinance Wilton Manors police announced on killing and that “the victims did know the ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — The St. Louis Park City Council unanimously passed Dec. 29 that officers with the Florida Depart- suspect.” an ordinance Monday that will allow domestic partners — opposite- and same-sex ment of Law Enforcement apprehended a According to Furdom, investigators — to register their partnerships with the city. suspect in the latest case in Polk County, were still looking into the circumstances The ordinance won’t supersede any state or federal laws nor will it grant couples Fla., after discovering him in possession of of how the victims met Avsenew. any new legal rights. The state of Minnesota doesn’t recognize gay marriage, but a vehicle belonging to the victims. The vehi- Kicklighter said the murders took proponents tout it as a step in the right direction. cle, a 2003 Saturn Vue, had been reported place shortly after Powell underwent a The ordinance will go in effect in February if it passes a formal second reading stolen at the time of the murder. kidney and pancreas transplant to treat in two weeks, which is expected to easily pass. Police identified the suspect as Peter his life-long diabetes. The surgery was Registration will ensure domestic partners the same family rates and benefits at Serge Avsenew, 26, a resident of nearby declared a success and the couple was city events and at area businesses. Another Minnesota town, Rochester, passed a Hollywood, Fla., with a long record of looking forward to Powell’s full recovery, similar ordinance. prior arrests on charges including auto Kicklighter told the Sun Sentinel. theft, check fraud, robbery, grand theft In September, the Broward County, and marijuana and drug paraphernalia Fla., Sheriff’s Office, which has jurisdic- Official says gay marriages should be recognized possession. Police said Avsenew has tion over the Fort Lauderdale area, asked ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico’s attorney general this week issued an opinion used at least half a dozen aliases in re- the South Florida Gay News to publish stating that same-sex marriages from other states would be legal in his state. He cent years. a photo of Alexandria, Va., businessman came to that conclusion after an in-depth legal analysis, the New Mexico Indepen- Alesia Furdom, a spokesperson for Samuel DelBrocco, who was found mur- dent reported. the Wilton Manors police, said Avsenew dered in his vacation home in Pompano “While we cannot predict how a New Mexico court would rule on this issue, after was being held on a parole violation Beach, Fla. review of the law in this area, it is our opinion that a same-sex marriage that is valid charge related to one of his prior convic- A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office under the laws of the country or state where it was consummated would likewise tions. She said police were continuing told the Blade, which also published Del- be found valid in New Mexico,” Attorney General Gary King wrote. their investigation to determine whether Brocco’s photo, that investigators were While 40 states explicitly bar same-sex marriage, King says that New Mexico’s he or someone else would be charged in uncertain whether he was gay or whether law does “not explicitly address the recognition of same-sex marriages from other the double slaying. his murder was related to his sexual ori- jurisdictions,” according to the release announcing the opinion. Authorities waited two days before re- entation. The spokesperson said investi- leasing the identity of the victims, and as gators were seeking help from “all com- of early this week police had yet to dis- munities” in their effort to solve that case. january 7, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 9

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Washington Blade photo by Michael Key Staff issue certification that the armed “President Obama, in his public forces are ready for an end to “Don’t statement and in his commitments to us, Rep. David Cicilline was sworn in this week, becoming the fourth openly gay member of the 112th Congress. Ask, Don’t Tell.” There is no set time has said that he does not want this to for when this certification would take be a drawn out process,” Cole-Schwartz place, and the Obama administration said. “Our advocacy for the Pentagon hasn’t issued a timetable for when it and the White House is going to be for might happen. them to keep that commitment.” Congress gets 4th Additionally, after certification is is- Belkin said he suspects opposi- sued, a 60-day waiting period for con- tion to repeal from some military ser- gressional review must take place be- vice chiefs — Army Chief of Staff openly gay member fore gays can serve openly in the U.S. Gen. George Casey, Marine Corps military without fear of discharge. Commandant Gen. James Amos and Lainez said Undersecretary of De- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Cicilline sworn in on ‘historic and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. fense for Personnel and Readiness Schwartz — could slow the process “This is an historic day for LGBT Clifford Stanley is working with the mili- for certification. Chief of Naval Opera- day for LGBT Americans’ Americans, and another step toward a tary service branches, the Joint Chiefs tions Adm. Gary Roughead has said government that truly reflects our coun- of Staff and the combatant commands he supports repeal. STAFF REPORTS try’s diversity,” said Chuck Wolfe, presi- throughout the process for repeal. “Casey in particular is leaving soon dent and CEO of the Victory Fund. “Planning for successful repeal in- and doesn’t want to be known as the Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) was Michael Cole, an HRC spokesper- cludes reviewing and revising policies Army chief of staff who let gays in sworn in Wednesday, becoming the son, said on election night that he was and directives, establishing education on his watch,” Belkin said. “The foot- fourth openly gay member of the 112th “thrilled” that Cicilline will join the 112th and training materials, developing in- dragging is not about some sincere or Congress and only the seventh out gay Congress. tegrated communication plans and legitimate sense that the troops need person to serve in the House. “No doubt he will carry on the record of obtaining feedback throughout the to be trained on how to deal with gays; He joins gay Reps. Barney Frank (D- retiring Rep. Patrick Kennedy in ensuring process,” Lainez said. it’s because they don’t want to be Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Rhode Island’s first district is represented Capt. John Kirby, spokesperson for around when the policy happens.” Jared Polis (D-Colo.), who were reelect- by an effective congressman in promoting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff One lingering question about certi- ed in November. equality for all people,” Cole said. Adm. Mike Mullen, said the Pentagon fication is whether Gates would remain “I am thrilled to be the next congress- Cicilline defeated John Loughlin, a is working through issues of implemen- in his role as defense secretary when man from Rhode Island’s First District and Rhode Island State Assembly member, tation and certification. He said no fi- certification takes place. The defense so grateful to the members of the LGBT who was accused by some of using nal decisions have been made and he secretary has said he intends to retire community who supported my cam- gay-baiting tactics late in the campaign. couldn’t offer further comment about sometime this year, although the spe- paign,” Cicilline said on election night. “I Loughlin ran ads emphasizing that he’s a Mullen’s plan for issuing certification. cific date hasn’t yet been announced. look forward to going to Washington and husband and a father — possibly a refer- A White House spokesperson de- Belkin said he doesn’t think Gates fighting for the issues important to all of ence to the fact that Cicilline is gay and ferred comment to the Defense De- would retire as defense secretary be- us — creating good jobs, protecting So- single — and defended “Don’t Ask, Don’t partment on questions for when the fore he certifies repeal as “a matter of cial Security, working to fight global cli- Tell” during a debate. president would issue certification. In personal, professional pride for him to mate change and, of course, fighting for Cicilline was the only one of three an interview last month with The Advo- get this done on his watch.” full equality for our community.” prominent openly gay congressio- cate, President Obama predicted that “It’s hard for me to believe that he The former Providence mayor suc- nal candidates to emerge victorious certification for repeal would happen will walk away from the process with- ceeds Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who re- in a tough night for Democrats. Steve in “a matter of months.” out finishing it,” Belkin said. “That’s not tired. He ran in a Democratic stronghold Pougnet, who’s gay and mayor of Palm Aaron Belkin, director of the Palm because I know anything from the in- and was a powerhouse fundraiser. Ac- Springs, Calif., lost his bid to unseat six- Center, said implementation of “Don’t side, but just kind of triangulating the cording to Federal Election Commission term incumbent Rep. Mary Bono Mack Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal shouldn’t be a little pieces of insight here and there.” reports, Cicilline raked in nearly $1.7 mil- (R-Calif.). And Ed Potosnak, a school- long process because the Pentagon Gates has said he wouldn’t certify lion over the course of his campaign. teacher and former staffer for Rep. Mike already established a policy to allow repeal until training for open service Cicilline earned the endorsement of Honda (D-Calif.), lost his bid to unseat gays to serve openly in the military has been implemented and he feels many national LGBT organizations, in- Rep. Leonard Lance (R-N.J.), a one-term when a California federal court in Oc- the service chiefs are comfortable cluding the Human Rights Campaign incumbent. tober issued an injunction that tempo- moving forward. january 7, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 11

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Continued from page 6 and Emergency Medical Services and Let me make that very clear. We funded it. critics like Lane Hudson said the mayor the police department]. We did a com- didn’t do anything to advance the bill in Washington Blade: Did that come as prehensive training at Fire and EMS. We Washington Blade: It was created by the City Council other than say he would a shock to some in the administration? started and developed a partnership THE. sign it. Did he do any lobbying for it? Dyer: It came as a surprise to me. I with community groups to start doing a Dyer: It was actually created by Brian Dyer: He didn’t need to. Here’s the wasn’t involved directly in the campaign quarterly, an intense training of MPD of- Watson [THE’s director of programs]. interesting thing. When the mayor ran brain trust. But I do know that it came to a ficers. We trained 10,000 government Let’s be clear. Brian had the idea. Brian in 2006 every major mayoral candidate surprise to a lot of people. It was interest- employees. So we did a lot of good. started lobbying us intensely. And this is had not taken a position on marriage. He ing to me that they finally understood and Now whether it was the mayor himself sit- a good example of how to actually work was the first to say I’m going to sign it. finally captured that people were pretty ting there and saying, Chris, I want you to with government… He wrote an op-ed in the Blade saying upset at him after he lost the Ward 4 straw specifically train these 10,000 people—no he was going to sign it and support it and poll because there was a definite shift in that never happened. But he hired me and Washington Blade: How much did the defend it. As a result of his position, ev- his tone. Toward the end of the campaign he hired people like [Schools Chancellor] city allocate for the Alston House funding? ery candidate who ran for mayor with the he began to sound more apologetic. And Michelle Rhee and [Police] Chief [Cathy] Dyer: What the city does is it appro- exception of Vincent Orange endorsed of course by then it was too late. But it Lanier and cabinet members who got priates a certain amount of money to the marriage equality. And that’s significant. was an interesting thing. We really were things done. And for the city, I think the most Community Partnership to End Home- aggressive as an administration. We did fundamental thing that will really be the lessness. And the Community Partner- Washington Blade: Didn’t Linda a lot of things that probably alienated a most transformative in the end is not only ship then does all the distribution, does a Cropp hesitate on the issue? lot of voters and took on vested interests the fact that we had so many construction significant distribution of funds for home- Dyer: Yeah, but Linda Cropp moved on and I think that in the end, coupled with projects going on—we essentially saved less services in this city. And they get as it. So by endorsing it, by saying he was go- his arrogance, or perceived arrogance, the construction industry for about a year contract from the city. So I don’t know ing to sign it, he moved the discussion. You was the undoing of him. by doing all the renovations of schools and what our final thing is. I think it’s around a know, did the mayor ask Chairman Gray to parks and rec centers. We started school quarter of a million. But you’ll have to ask drop [introduce] the marriage bill? No. Would Washington Blade: On the other side reform again. That’s going to have a long- Brian what he gets from the city. Chairman Gray have agreed to it if he said of the equation, do you think overall he was term effect. But I think we also downsized …The other thing we did in addition to [introduce] the marriage bill? No. But did he helpful to the city and the LGBT community? government by two or three thousand po- Wanda Alston is we worked with the De- help Catania? Did he stop Catania? No. Did Dyer: This mayor has done more for sitions, which in the end will be putting us partment of Human Services to update he stop Mendelson? No, he couldn’t. The LGBT issues than any other mayors in much better financial shape moving their shelter inspection guidelines so that Council very wisely did what the Council was combined—period. I mean obviously, forward. So there are a lot of examples of when you go to inspect a shelter people supposed to do and they passed the mar- by signing the marriage bill—he did things that people don’t obviously see. And know how to be in compliance with the riage bill. And he signed it promptly. And that. But also, by letting our office run in the end, I think we’ll be viewed as a very new gender identity laws. We did a se- he’s aggressively and vigorously defended with stuff we did more – I don’t want to transformational administration. ries of trainings with THE’s frontline staff the marriage bill [against attacks] by the claim that we did more for LGBT people It was interesting when we were cam- on how to interact with transgender resi- National Organization for Marriage [the lead than any other administration. But we paigning in 2006 a lot of people in Wards dents and LGBT residents. So there’s a national group opposing gay marriage]. And had a pretty strong marker. In addition to 2 and 3 were concerned that Fenty would lot of other work that got done. We also that’s what the executive branch does. signing the marriage bill, we started the turn into another Marion Barry. In the end, finally, in the last, toward the last [part Wanda Alston House. People had been those same voters were concerned that of the administration] we published a Washington Blade: Are you referring asking for LGBT housing. When I started Gray was going to take that spot. I think tip sheet for shelter providers on how to city Attorney General Peter Nickles’ at the job there was a list of things from Fenty surprised a heck of a lot of people to properly house and interact and take court filings defending the marriage law? the summit—the LGBT citizens sum- when he turned out to govern more like care of LGBT residents. Dyer: Yeah. That’s the role of the may- mit—that had been recommended. And Williams than people ever thought he or. We would get criticized for not attend- we got LGBT housing taken care of for would—but with a lot more energy. Washington Blade: Can you summa- ing every LGBT event. I think it’s nice to youth. For years people wanted an LGBT rize the most important accomplishments have direct interaction with the mayor but health report done. We delivered on that. Washington Blade: When you say the the administration did on LGBT issues? it’s impractical for the mayor to attend We got an LGB health report. We didn’t mayor started the Wanda Alston House, Dyer: Well obviously signing mar- thousands of events every year. have transgender data. We delivered on isn’t that a project of Transgender Health riage—signing the marriage bill was huge. that. People wanted us to train Fire and Empowerment? Interview continues at EMS and MPD [the Department of Fire Dyer: We funded it. We didn’t start it. Washington Blade: On that issue, washingtonblade.com. Marriage, trans bills get boost in Md. House arguments by opponents that a transgender on three more full-time staff members to General Assembly expect opponents to Continued from page 2 non-discrimination measure would enable work on the two bills beginning Jan. 12, take out petitions to call a referendum, landers and their straight supporters will men dressed as women to harass women in when the Maryland General Assembly which would stop the bills from taking come to the state capital in Annapolis to women’s bathrooms in public places. opens its 2011 session. effect until after voters decide on the is- push for both bills. Transgender activists have disputed The session lasts for just 90 days, a sue — assuming the required number of She said the group is inviting LGBT the so-called “bathroom” argument, which development that LGBT activists say petitions is obtained. people to bring family members with usually surfaces when transgender non- gives them only until April 11 to secure Under the state constitution, one-third them to the all-day lobbying event, with discrimination legislation is introduced. the passage of the marriage and trans- of the required number of petition sig- the intention that they visit the offices of Mara Keisling, executive director of gender rights measures. natures must be obtained by the end of members of the Senate and House of the National Center for Transgender “We have a lot of work to do in a short May and the remainder of the signatures Delegates from all parts of the state. Equality, has said no reports of women time,” said Meneses-Sheets. needed must be collected by the end of “We’re so close that it will take just a being targeted in bathrooms have sur- Madaleno said that under the long- June. The gathering of petitions cannot handful of votes to push this through,” faced in any of the states, cities or coun- standing practice in the General Assem- begin until both houses of the General she said of the marriage bill. “The elec- ties where transgender non-discrimina- bly, nearly all important or controversial Assembly passes a bill being challenged. torate is with us on this. The young voters tion laws have been adopted. bills don’t come to a final vote until the last That means it would be to the advantage are with us on this issue.” “It’s a myth,” she said. two or three weeks of the session in April. of supporters of the two bills to wait until Concerning the transgender bill, she “We need to persuade people that A late passage of both the marriage the end of the session to pass them. said its prospects “look good on the floor you should be judged on the merits when and transgender rights bill would make The number of signatures needed is three of the House” but “there may be chal- it comes to your job,” said Meneses- it more difficult for opponents to collect percent of the qualified voters in the state lenges” in the Senate. Sheets. “It’s an economic issue.” the required signatures for a referendum based on the total number of votes cast in Among the challenges, she noted, are She said Equality Maryland is bringing to kill the bills. 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Senate confirms lesbian for Commission WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has con- firmed a lesbian for a full term as a Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Com- mission. Chai Feldblum had been blocked previously by Republican senators but President Obama used a recess appointment to make her temporarily a commissioner last March. That temporary appointment would have expired at the end of 2011 but Feldblum will now serve through July 2013. Prior to her recess appointment, Feldblum served as a professor of law at Georgetown Uni- versity Law Center. Throughout her career, she has worked to enact protections for some of the Photo courtesy of Georgetown University Law Center most stigmatized populations in America. As leg- Chai Feldblum islative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union in the 1980s, she worked to secure legal protections for people with AIDS at a time when the disease was vilified and poorly understood. Feldblum also played a leading role in the drafting and negotiation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The Commission was established as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Its mission is to promote equality of opportunity in the workplace and enforce federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Anti-gay group may end CPAC sponsorship COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado-based Focus on the Family is considering ending its sponsorship of a national conservative political action rally because of the involvement of a gay conservative group, the Associated Press and several media outlets reported. The lobbying arm of Focus on Family, CitizenLink, is a co-sponsor of the Conser- vative Political Action Conference in Washington next month. CitizenLink senior vice president Tom Minnery told the Gazette that the group is Washington Blade file photo participating partly to help offset the influence of the gay group, GOProud. But he Attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies are leading the legal fight against Proposition 8 in Cali- says this may be the last year it’s a sponsor, the AP reported. fornia. Observers expect the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually decide the case. Sarah Palin and Mike Hucakbee are among those scheduled to speak at the conference. Report focuses on suicide, risk among LGBT people Court sidesteps ruling on MIAMI — An expert panel of 26 leading researchers, clinicians, educators and policy experts have released a comprehensive report on the prevalence constitutionality of Prop 8 and underlying causes of suicidal behavior in LGBT adolescents and adults. hearing of the case before the full Ninth The report was published online this week. Continued from page 1 Circuit Appeals Court. Titled “Suicide and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender During the Ninth Circuit hearing of “We hope the California Supreme Court Populations: Review and Recommendations,” the report makes sweeping rec- oral arguments on the case last year, takes up this procedural question about initia- ommendations for closing knowledge gaps in what is known and not known the three judges divided the proceed- tives and believe the federal court’s action was about LGBT suicide behaviors and calls for making LGBT suicide prevention ing between the issue of legal standing entirely reasonable,” said Lambda Legal’s Jen- a national priority. This is especially timely in light of multiple suicide deaths and the issue of the merits of whether nifer Pizer in a statement. “State law is unclear among LGBT youth in recent months. Prop 8 violates the U.S. Constitution. on those important points, and that’s problem- Despite four decades of research pointing to elevated rates of suicide at- They also heard arguments by at- atic for our entire state. In California, so much tempts among LGBT people, national suicide prevention initiatives, including torneys defending Prop 8 that Impe- lawmaking is done these days by popular vote the 2001 U.S. National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, have given scant atten- rial County, Calif., officials, including at the ballot box. The public needs to know tion to suicide risk in sexual minority persons. the Board of Supervisors and a deputy what processes exist for testing measures en- “With this report and recommendations, we hope to move LGBT suicide pre- clerk who presides over civil marriages, acted by voters at the ballot box. vention squarely onto the national agenda and provide a framework for actions should be allowed to intervene in the “We do not believe California law does aimed at reducing suicidal behavior in these populations,” said Ann Haas, lead case on behalf of Prop 8. or should allow initiative proponents special author and director of prevention projects for the American Foundation for Sui- “We affirm the denial of the inter- power to drive litigation about measures cide Prevention. vention motion, although on different they have supported. Prop 8’s proponents The report found strong evidence of significantly higher suicide rates for grounds from those relied upon by the are not personally affected by that initiative gays of all ages compared to their straight counterparts and that increased district court, and correspondingly we as none of them wants to marry a same- depression and substance abuse problems among sexual minorities do not ac- dismiss the appeal on the merits for lack sex partner. And state law up to this point count for the higher rates but stigma and discrimination play “key roles.” of standing,” the Ninth Circuit ruling says. has never authorized political activists to “The decision, of course, does not af- usurp the role of the state’s chief executive Most NOM money came from a few donors fect the standing or the separate appeal and top lawyer if the activists disagree with of the official proponents of Proposition those duly elected officials’ decision not to WASHINGTON — The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has released a 8,” the ruling says. prolong litigation of a particular court case.” partial version of its 2009 tax return, which shows that most of the more than $7 mil- In discussing its decision to send the The decision to send the case to the lion it received that year came from a small number of large donors, NOM Exposed jurisdictional question to the California state Supreme Court means the final out- (which Human Rights Campaign sponsors) reported this week. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit judges come of whether same-sex marriage is According to the report, three wealthy donors contributed 68 percent of the stated, “This court is obligated to ensure protected under the U.S. Constitution is organization’s donations. The top five donors accounted for 75 percent of contri- that it has jurisdiction over this appeal be- delayed several months for the Ninth Cir- butions. The donors were not identified and could be individuals or corporations. fore proceeding to the important constitu- cuit court. All parties following the case The sites pointed out that NOM doesn’t represent a grassroots constituency but tional questions it presents, and we must agree that the U.S. Supreme Court will a small group of wealthy anti-gay supporters. NOM had kept its returns private until dismiss the appeal if we lack jurisdiction.” make the final decision in the case since HRC reps visited their D.C. office twice in person. 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Address PO Box 73647 Washington dC 20056 After a year to remember, what’s next? PhOne 202-747-2077 Working together, will end up on Dec. 31, 2011. ing our quest for equality. e-mAil Who knows, maybe we can Our strength comes from be- [email protected] even have a signing ceremony ing on the right side of history. internet we can continue to www.washingtonblade.com for federal partner benefits and Knowing and understanding make progress PuBlished By ENDA. We must never stop history and our vision for a bet- Brown naff Pitts Omnimedia, inc. fighting or give up hope. ter future for the entire world will By PETER ROSENSTEIN What we do know is that if we make us successful. PuBlisher lynne J. BrOWn band together and are vigilant In 2011, I want President [email protected] ext. 8075 Looking back on 2010, one in protecting the rights we have, Obama and others to fully word sums it up nicely: Wow! as we continue our fight for total “evolve” and support marriage editOriAl editOr It was a roller coaster of a year equality for the LGBT communi- equality. More of us must come Kevin nAff with enough political ups and ty, there can be success. There out and that includes members [email protected] ext. 8088 downs to get the person with the are some out there that fear of Congress, past and present feAtures & multimediA editOr JOey diGuGlielmO heartiest stomach a little queasy. Washington Blade file photo by michael Key us, because they believe we Cabinet members, and military [email protected] ext. 8081 Democrats began the year the highlight of 2010 was President threaten their way of life. It is our leaders, including generals. sr. neWs rePOrter with an overwhelming majority Obama’s Christmas week signing of job to convince the majority of As we work on that we can make lOu ChiBBArO Jr. in Congress but seemed unable ‘don’t Ask, don’t tell’ repeal. Will we them that all we want is the right progress on passing an inclusive [email protected] ext. 8079 to move forward on so many see further progress in 2011? to live our lives in peace and ENDA and repealing DOMA. Just neWs rePOrter Chris JOhnsOn issues. Then, in the last few dignity, with full equality, just as let us take heart from the fact that [email protected] ext. 8083 weeks of a lame duck session, when we wanted to send a big they do. If only there were some no one could have predicted that editOriAl intern after being handed what the kiss. There were days that even magic wand to wave maybe we the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Juliette eBner president called a “shellack- as a Democrat it was hard to could avoid all the sturm and would be in the form of a stand- stAff PhOtOGrAPher ing” in the mid-term elections, imagine wanting to reelect Harry drang that is sure to come. alone civil rights bill. miChAel Key [email protected] they suddenly got it together. Reid and then at the end won- In the District we will be pre- Let us march hand-in-hand into They repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t dering why we supported Sen. pared to defend marriage equal- 2011 looking to the better angels CreAtive CreAtive direCtOr Tell” with a bill that became the Joe Manchin of West Virginia. ity against a new Congress. But that I believe stand on the shoul- JAmes m neAl first stand-alone civil rights bill But with repeal of “Don’t Ask, even they may have moved on ders of every member of Congress [email protected] ext. 8074 for the LGBT community. We Don’t Tell,” passage of health- to other fights. In New Hamp- and all Americans, and work to seniOr GrAPhiC desiGner can thank sponsors Rep. Pat- care reform, the START treaty, shire we will need to stand tall make sure that those angels’ voic- riChArd W.C. sKiPPOn [email protected] rick Murphy (D-Pa.), who was financial reform and a number with our brothers and sisters and es are heard loud enough to drown defeated in his bid for reelec- of other bills, the 111th Con- defend it there. In California we out the bigotry and hate and allow sAles & AdministrAtiOn sr. ACCt. exeCutive tion, and Sens. Joe Lieberman gress turned out to be the most await a court decision on Propo- us to make progress. BriAn Pitts (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R- productive since the New Deal. sition 8 and know that whatever [email protected] ext. 8089 Maine). With the signing cere- Congress allowed the D.C. happens the case will most likely ACCt. exeCutive mony on the Wednesday before marriage equality law to stand move to the Supreme Court. Jeryl PArAde Christmas the congressional and the courts ruled that marriage Our new year’s resolution [email protected] ext. 8072 ClAssified AdvertisinG session ended on an incredibly equality was legal with no referen- should be to stop bickering among PhilliP G. rOCKstrOh high note for the LGBT commu- dum required. There is real con- ourselves. We will need each per- [email protected] ext. 8092 nity. As Shakespeare said, “All’s fidence that the Supreme Court son and organization — HRC, for distribution, contact lynne Brown Well That Ends Well.” won’t even look at the issue. Task Force, Log Cabin, Stonewall, at 202-747-2077, ext. 8075 On so many issues during the As we begin 2011, my crystal GetEqual, SLDN and so many Accounting services provided Peter Rosenstein is a d.C.-based lGBt by martin & Wall, P.C. C.P.A. year there were times many of us ball reveals challenges ahead others and allies too numerous to distributed by mediaPoint, llC railed against President Obama but based on this past year, mention — working together if we rights and democratic Party activist. he writes regularly for the Blade. 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This actress, singer, author, because we are a long way from ed that the majority of troops should be fewer than 400 words; commentar- bly wrong you are in referring to director, producer, composer, achieving the goal of equality. would be fine NOW with open ies should be fewer than 750 words. submissions may be edited for content and length, La Streisand as a fossil. photographer, philanthropist, —Tim service—Gates refuses to say and must include a name, address and phone number for verification. send submissions by This year alone Barbra was designer, etc. is far from a fossil. when discharges will end. Gay, e-mail to [email protected]. 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As our community begins to By ROBERT TURNER Although it is uncertain what kind for many years, Mara is fairly adopt and have children of our of leadership the new mayor and a new to the local political scene. own, the quality of the schools in If there’s one thing that we Many may recall two years ago, our neighborhoods will become should have learned over the new chancellor will bring to D.C. schools, Mara ran against and defeated a deciding factor as to where we last 20 or so years, it’s that throw- longtime Council member Carol buy — D.C. or the suburbs. ing money at a problem often ex- Patrick Mara’s leadership will be Schwartz in the Republican pri- Although it is uncertain what acerbates the very problem you refreshing and innovative. mary. Though he lost in the gen- kind of leadership the new are seeking to solve. This has eral election for the at-large seat mayor and a new chancellor been the case with the D.C. Pub- on the City Council, he didn’t give will bring to D.C. schools, Pat- lic School System for a very long up. He thought of how he could rick Mara’s leadership will be time. At one point, Washington, best serve his adoptive city. refreshing and innovative. D.C., was spending more dollars Mara has served as a men- Mara was sworn in as State per student than any other juris- tor at the Maya Angelou Public Board of Education Member, diction in the country. And we Charter School in Shaw and Ward 1 on Sunday. had nothing to show for it. District between 1960 and 2000. was only a circular fi ring squad. with the Hoop Dreams Scholar- For decades, the same prob- No matter which side of the The city had a mayor, a Council, ship Fund Program. He has tu- lems were prevalent. There were recent mayoral debate you a superintendent and a school tored DCPS special education decaying buildings where stu- came down on, it is widely board all pointing the fi nger of students through Project North- dents were supposed to learn. agreed upon that former Mayor blame at one another. star and is an offi cer for a non- The management systems were Adrian Fenty was wise to take Four years later, things are profi t organization focused on dysfunctional, to say the least. over the D.C. schools and ap- looking up. Now, even though promoting global awareness, And, most importantly, the test point Michelle Rhee as chancel- Fenty lost his reelection bid, and literacy and meaningful citizen- scores were abysmal. Gradua- lor. Before Rhee took the reins, Rhee has resigned, D.C. stu- ship in D.C. Public Schools. tion rates were down and drop- there were six superintendents dents have a fi ghting chance. 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Each year brings newest album “Lifted Off the Ground,” appearances on “Oprah” and else- celebrity outings where — showed that the careful strategy “worked, by every measure but the class of in the positive amount of media.” 2010 proved it’s “Chely Wright came out to save her own life,” says Washington-based PR getting easier executive Cathy Renna, who heads her own fi rm specializing in LGBT is- By DAVID J. HOFFMAN sues. “She came out because she’s a devout Christian and because she Last year was ripe with big-name couldn’t live with her lies any more, so stars and public fi gures who came when she came out as a ‘gay Chris- out — singers Ricky Martin and Chely tian’ that was a real wake-up call.” Wright, actors Amanda Heard and Forty-year old Richell Rene “Chely” Anna Paquin and Republican politico Wright, with seven hit albums a Nash- Ken Mehlman. Media observers say ville star since she was named “Top coming out in the new decade is get- New Female vocalist” by the Acad- ting easier for celebs even though it’s emy of Country music in 1995, was not a risk-free notion depending on born and raised in small-town Kansas. one’s arena. She says in her book that she realized In 2010, the door of the closet was from the age of 4 that she would sing blasted off its rusting hinges, says country music and that she was les- leading Hollywood PR guru Howard bian from the age of 8. Her third-grade Bragman, who is openly gay and mar- “crush” on her female teacher may not ried. He says there are three impor- have come with sexual awareness, tant things about the latest batch. but she knew immediately that these “Number one, there’s more,” says feelings in her community including at Bragman, a gay activist well known church were taboo. for his skill at managing celebrity im- So she was horrifi ed at her feel- ages in the media. “Number two, it ings, imprinted early on by anti-gay continues to get big play as a news slurs from her parents and the sermons story, and number three, people are against same-sex attraction preached just happier when they come out, on Sundays at her family’s church. As and their careers get better and other a result, she began daily ritual of pray- people take notice and then they de- ing to God, asking, “Please don’t let cide to come out also.” me be gay ... please take it away,” as Braqman, who heads the Los An- she writes in her autobiography. From geles-based boutique entertainment childhood, she swore to herself never public relations fi rm Fifteen Minutes, to confi de in anyone her attraction to says there’s still a “glass closet” in other females let alone pursue same- show business, but he adds that “ev- sex romantic love. Later, this resolve erybody knows” who’s in the closet, was cemented when she realized that “and it’s much harder now to live that it might be a career-killer. kind of life than it ever was before.” During high school she worked one “Who wants to live that kind of life?” summer as a performer at the “Ozark he says. “No matter how many hun- Jubilee” in Branson, Mo. In 1989, fol- dreds of millions of dollars you make, lowing her grandfather’s urging, she and if you do, it’s just sad. And the real auditioned and landed a spot in Opry- question is not, ‘Will coming out hurt land USA, a now-defunct theme park your career,’ but, ‘Will staying in kill in Nashville. And as her career as a your soul?’” country music recording artist soared, Bragman was hired by Chely with her fi rst Top 40 country hit in 1997 Wright’s record label and manage- — “Shut Up and Drive” and then two ment company to “craft,” he says, her years later “Single White Female” — “coming out plan,” which culminated she would call Nashville home until in May when she became the fi rst ma- 2008 (she now lives in New York City). jor country music performer to come That album, “Single White Female” out as gay or lesbian. He says the went Gold (RIAA-certifi ed sales of a coming out & reaction to her announcement — or- half-million copies) and soon she was chestrated through a story in People also being promoted as a sex symbol magazine, the simultaneous release by People magazine and linked roof her autobiography “Like Me” and Continues on page 40 carrying on 24 washingtonblade.com • january 7, 2011 QUEERY: 20 Questions for Mara Levi

By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO How long have you been out and who If science discovered a way to change [email protected] was the hardest person to tell? sexual orientation, what would you do? My family was hard to tell, not because You mean change sexual orientation Mara Levi has made several shifts in her adult I was concerned about their reactions, so that gay people could un-gay them- life. She came out in 2000 and was in a long-term but because they were the first people selves (or vice versa)? I would lobby to relationship for five years, which found her and I told. After that, and after they reacted remove science from schools because her ex moving from Massachusetts to D.C. where with openness and love, I didn’t really clearly science would be a waste of time she lived for five years. worry about coming out to other people. in that scenario. Frustration in that relationship — which ended in mid-2008 — inspired many of the songs on her Who’s your LGBT hero? What do you believe in beyond the latest album, “We Listen to Fools,” which dropped My Uncle Jeff. We haven’t talked a ton physical world? in October. She’s touring the album now — look about gay things, but I know he has done a A universe of love and compassion. for a D.C. show with her band the Pushovers on lot of political work to make being gay easier Feb. 26 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (de- for all of us, and he always set a fantastic What’s your advice for LGBT move- tails at maralevi.com) and will be in the Midwest example for how being gay can be an im- ment leaders? this month. It’s her third project. portant part of your life, but also how won- Sometimes compromise and baby Levi, a veteran performer at Capital Pride, derful it is to do good things for all people. steps are important, but sometimes mak- Phasefest and many D.C. venues, moved to ing a stand on principle and drawing a Brooklyn in November 2009 to be with her new What’s Washington’s best nightspot, line in the sand is equally important. girlfriend/fiance, Meredith who, at the time, was past or present? in law school there. Levi is also continuing her Phase 1. Always my favorite, always What would you walk across hot

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For more early bird games which costs information call James at 202-232- Thursday, Jan. 13 $2 for four cards or $3 for eight 3141, e-mail to info@lambdascifi. cards. This is followed by 17 org, or visit the group’s website at DCBiWomen will be having regular and special games lambdascifi.org. its monthly dinner at Café Luna which are packaged for as low D.C. Kings will be at Phase (1633 P St., N.W.) tonight from 7 as $25. There will be home- (525 8th St., S.E.) tonight with to 8 p.m. For more information, made refreshments available in “One Hit Wonders.” Doors open visit dcbiwomen.org. Mama Cecelia’s kitchen. at 7 p.m. and the performance Exposed Tattoo and Baller The Foundry Gallery (1314 begins at 10. There is a $5 cover. Inc., present the D.C. Tattoo PHOTO: attached 18th St., N.W.) is holding an The Baltimore Museum of Arts Expo starting today at the CUTLINE: (Photo by Scott Suchman; courtesy opening reception from 6 to 8 Art (10 Art Museum Drive) is Crystal City Doubletree Hotel of Signature) p.m. for its newest exhibit “Cel- having its free family Sundays (300 Army Navy Drive) in Arling- ebrate Gay Marriage” which is with “Collage Wacky Warhol ton with a VIP welcome party in a juried show of regional artists. Wigs” today from 2 to 5 p.m. To- the Sky Dome from 8 p.m. to The reception will feature a per- day is also the last day to view 2 a.m. The expo will continue formance by Potomac Fever, the exhibit “Andy Warhol: The through the weekend, ending part of the Gay Men’s Chorus Last Decade.” Tickets to the ex- Sunday. of Washington. The exhibit will Photo by Scott Suchman; courtesy of Signature hibit range from $15 for adults to continue through Jan. 30. Florence Lacey as Norma Desmond in ‘Sunset Blvd.’ Signature Theatre, $5 for children 6 to 18 years old. which is hosting a production of the show, is having a special ‘Pride Night’ Friday, Jan. 14 Signature Theatre (4200 at tonight’s performance. Burgundy Crescent Vol- Campbell Ave.) in Arlington is unteers will be helping fight DJ Joshua and TheNewGay hosting “Pride Night” tonight fea- hunger in the D.C. area today present BALLS! Tonight from 10 turing a performance of “Sunset Front Runners is having its “Leaves, Words and Screens” from 9 a.m. to noon, with D.C. p.m. to 3 a.m. at Velvet Lounge Boulevard” following by a one- monthly happy hour tonight at featuring the work of Ronnie Central Kitchen. Volunteers will (915 U St., N.W.) featuring the hour post-show cocktail and the Duplex Diner (2004 18th St., Spiewak tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. help cook, working along chefs debut DJ set of Steve Scarlata. hors d’oeuvres reception. The N.W.) at 6:30 p.m. The exhibit will continue through who have graduated from the There is no cover for this event. performance begins at 8 p.m. The Dance Party will be at Jan. 29. Kitchen’s job training program. Drink specials include $3 Natty Signature has also teamed up 9:30 Club with Wallpaper, K- Pianist Alexander Paley will No experience is required, Boh and $4 kamikazes. with Fleet Transportation and is Flay, Ra Ra Rasputin and low- be giving a free all-Liszt concert just an interest of cooking. The Gross National Product re- offering a shuttle service from ercaseletters at 8 p.m. Tickets tonight in celebration of what Kitchen provides job skills by turns with “The Sound of Palin” Dupont Circle on P Street directly are $15 and can be purchased would be Franz Liszt’s 200th using rescued and donated in- at Atlas Performing Arts Center to the theater leaving at 6:30 and at 930.com. birthday at 8 p.m. at Westmo- gredients to teach unemployed (1333 H St., N.E.) tonight at 8 returning at 11:30 p.m. Roundtrip reland Congregational UCC and homeless individuals how p.m. Tickets range from $10 to tickets for the bus are $5 and tick- Saturday, Jan. 8 Church (1 Westmoreland Circle) to cook, then turns this food into $20 and can be purchased at ets to “Pride Night” are $86 and in Bethesda. free meal services. E-mail jona- atlas arts.org. $91. All tickets can be purchased The planning committee for Team D.C. will be having an [email protected] for at the theater box office. the D.C. Center’s sixth annual information Q&A session today more information. Saturday, Jan. 15 Apex (1415 22nd St., N.W.) Oscar celebration, “Glamour, at 10 a.m. at the Verizon Center. and Gloss present First Fridays Glitter, Gold” is meeting to- The session is open to anyone, Monday, Jan. 10 Blowoff, a dance party fea- Ladies Night tonight with music day at 11:30 a.m. at the Center but space is limited. To reserve turing gay DJs Bob Mould and by DJ Rosie in the main room (1318 U St., N.W.). The commit- a space, e-mail Ryan Bos at ry- The fourth Mid-Atlantic Richard Morel, will be at 9:30 and performances by the D.C. tee is chaired by Michelle Ross [email protected]. Band Battle IV Preliminaries Club (815 V St., N.W.) tonight. Kings and the D.C. Gurly Show and Timur Tugberk. The Capitol Hill Arts Work- start tonight at 7 p.m. at Jam- Doors opens at 11:30 p.m. At- at midnight. There is a $10 City Gallery (804 H St., N.E.) shop will host its fifth annual ju- min’ Java (227 Maple Ave., E.) tendees must be 21 or older. cover. Attendees must be 18 or will be holding an opening re- ried photography exhibition and in Vienna. The preliminaries Tickets are $12 and can be pur- older to enter. ception for its newest exhibit reception today from 5 to 7 p.m. continue through Thursday. chased at 930.com. january 7, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 29

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Synetic’s ‘Nutcracker’ features original music Equally kid-friendly is a striking new twist on this tinseled old favorite — the original E.T.A. Hoffman tale of the enchanted Nutcracker Prince who saves a young girl from a nightmare attack of scamper- ing mice — given it by educator and director Lilia Slavova. This version, which runs through Jan. 16 at the Synetic Family Theater’s Crystal City stage, 1800 S. Bell St. in Arlington, is virtually non-stop action and ﬁ lled with whimsy and wonder, magic and movement, bright fun and broad farce. Photo by Ulia Kriskovets; courtesy of Synetic Slavova’s re-imagining is shorn of most of From left, Austin Johnson as Fritz, Tchaikovsky’s music from the ballet suite and in Emily Whitworth as Louise and its stead music from Synetic in-house composer Dalles Tolentino as the Nutcracker Konstantine Lortkipandize is heard along with in Synetic’s ‘Nutcracker,’ which con- Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. For acting and tinues through Jan. 16. dancing, including credible Russian-style leg- kicks and break-dance stunts, pay special attention to cute 22-year-old Austin John- son who plays “Fritz” as a goofy 9 year old full of mischief, and lithe and limber Dallas Tolentino as the Nutcracker Prince. Tickets at 800-494-8497 or synetictheater.org. Katz to speak at Foundry on controversial exhibit Then there’s visual art, including, of course, the art world’s breakthrough museum show, “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture.” As has been widely reported, this is a display of the depiction of same-sex attraction in American art from the 19th century to today. It closes at the National Portrait Gal- lery, 8th and F St N.W., on Feb 13. The show’s co-curator Jonathan Katz, director of the doctoral program in visual studies at the State University of Buffalo, will discuss the ﬁ restorm over the recent political intervention in the exhibit to force the removal of the video “A Fire in the Belly,” at D.C.’s Foundry Gallery, 1314 18th St. N.W., Saturday Jan 15 at 4 p.m. At- tendance at the lecture is free. Flashpoint began showing the censored video after its removal from the show. Also there is a special exhibit there from through Jan. 30 to celebrate D.C.’s historic passage last year of the same-sex marriage law. The show features a juried selection from an “open call” for entries for visual representations of the theme of gay marriage. One of the artists featured is Bill Travis, a photographer of male nudes and art historian who recently moved to D.C. from New York City and whose show “Bodyscapes” just ended its own run at the D.C. Center on Jan 5. The reception for the show’s opening is tonight from 6 to 8. Opera diva Fleming in recital this weekend Grand opera’s sumptuous soprano celebrated by critics for her “creamy, generous tone” is expected to be as gorgeous as ever vocally when she appears in a Kennedy Center Concert Hall recital at 8 p.m. Saturday - a Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) event. Tickets at $47 to $125 are available through wpas.org or 202-785-WPAS. Known as “the people’s diva,” Fleming sets the bar high for opera and lieder with such signature roles as the Countess Almaviva in Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro” and Desdemona in Verdi’s “Otel- lo.” Fleming also stars on Jan. 31 in another of her great roles, as Violetta in Verdi’s “La traviata,” when “Opera in Cinema” kicks off its new season, Photo by Andrew Eccles now presented at D.C.’s new West End Cinema. Opera legend Renee Fleming plays Tickets for $20 are at www.westendcinema.com. the Kennedy Center this weekend. ‘Seasons’ suites to be heard at Cathedral Just when cold winter releases its latest icy grip comes a vision from Vivaldi that there are indeed four seasons, celebrated in a centerpiece selection of three masterworks by the Shakespeare Library’s Folger Consort — in concert tonight and Saturday night in the majestic nave of Washington National Cathedral, located at Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues, N.W. Violinist Julie Andrijeski leads the baroque orchestra in the classic Vivaldi “Four Seasons” and also 17th century English composer Christopher Simpson’s fantasia suites for strings, “The Seasons.” Rounding out the concert is the atmospheric music for John Cage’s 1947 bal- AnniversA ry OFFer let “The Seasons” — arranged for baroque instruments. American-born Cage, a composer and artist whose romantic partner for most of his life was dancer and mention this ad to receive choreographer Merce Cunningham, died in 1992 at age 78. Get tickets from $30 at folger.edu/consort or 202-544-7077. $200 OFF a new membership — DAVID J. HOFFMAN january 7, 2011 • washingtonblade.com 31

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Tour, Smithsonian Resident Associate National Philharmonic 202-633-3030. residentassociates.org Program, Holiday Inn Capitol. 202-633- The In Series - Pagliacci and Maria La 3030. residentassociates.org Chee-Yun Plays Vivaldi’s Four Sea- O - Winter Pocket Opera Double Bill, In sons Series, Source Theatre. 202-204-7763. Thu, Jan. 13 Jan 8 & 9 inseries.org evenings at the TM: Loosening the Strathmore Washington Stage Guild: Magic by Knot - Contemporary Ikat, The Textile 301-581-5100 G.K. Chesterton, Washington Stage Museum. textilemuseum.org The National Philharmonic and the Guild, Undercroft Theatre. 240-582- International Guitar Night, Wolf Trap. engaging and elegant violinist Chee- 0050. stageguild.org 1-877-WOLFTRAP. wolftrap.org Yun present two works for string or- Wed, Jan. 12 Theater Look-in: Rodgers & Hammer- chestra; Vivaldiís The Four Seasons stein’s South Pacific, Kennedy Center. Beyond the Horizon by eugene O’Neill, 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org and Tchaikovskyís Serenade for American Century Theater, Gunston The- Strings. atre Two. 703-998-4555. americancen- tury.org ONGOING STAGE Thu, Jan. 13 Beltway Poetry Slam, The Fridge DC. National Symphony Orchestra: Kirill 202-664-4151. thefridgedc.com Karabits, conductor / Sergey Khachatry- Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pa- an, violin, plays Shostakovich, National cific, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Symphony Orchestra,Kennedy Center. kennedy-center.org 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org Marcus; Or the Secret of Sweet, The The First 100 Years: The City of Glena- Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiothe- rden, 1910-2010, Montpelier Arts Center. atre.org 301-377-7800. pgparks.com ONGOING EXHIBITONS Corcoran Gallery of Art. 202-639-1700. LAST CHANCE corcoran.org. 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The Body Inside and Out: Woolly Mammoth. 202-393-3939. woolly- new leisure pursuits in booming Anatomical Literature and Art Theory Se- mammoth.net Shanghai in 2010. lections from the National Gallery of Art Arcimboldo, 1526ñ1593: Nature and Library, Picturing the Victorians: British The Guide to Arts & Culture is produced by CultureCapital.com, the one-stop shop to arts & culture for Fantasy, National Gallery of Art. nga.gov National Geographic. 202-857-7700. Metro DC, a program of the Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington. A SHADOW OF HONOR: Supplied Loös Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant events.nationalgeographic.com. Great by Keegan Theatre. CHee-YUN provided by National Philharmonic, BeYOND THe STORY supplied by Color, Museum of Women in the Arts. National Geographic. Migrations: A Photography Exhibition The Art of Living: Textile Furnishings Museum of Women in the Arts. 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Photo courtesy of Shakespeare Theatre Company Geoff Packard in the title role in ‘Candide.’ Co-star Joey Stone holds his hat in the background. Last call for ‘Candide’ Gay actor Stone among Stone’s character is party to the “awful price” paid by the young couple during high points of production their many ordeals, including in one of the funniest songs, “What a Day for an Auto- By DAVID J. HOFFMAN da-fe” — literally, execution in the guise of purifi cation to save the deceased’s One weekend remains to see Shake- soul — where Stone lurks darkly among speare Theatre Company’s production of the gang of religious zealots cheering on “Candide” — it closes Sunday. the capital punishment. The 1956 masterpiece has several Louisville native Stone began life, he gay angles — late composer Leonard says, with his father in the military, “not Bernstein, contributions from a young too much as a brat, but defi nitely as an Stephen Sondheim and actor/singer/ army kid.” While attending the Youth Per- dancer Joey Stone, who came out in forming Arts School (a public magnet high school and who (among various school in Louisville), “I came out to my roles) plays an elegant Senor and a rap- friends fi rst,” he recalls now, when he ing-and-pillaging soldier in this newest was sure he was then “the only out gay version of Voltaire’s dark satiric novella dude in high school.” But he only came of 1759. Stone is also dance captain in out much later to his mother. the show birthed last fall at Chicago’s He left school at the University of Cin- Goodman Theatre and then transported cinnati College Conservatory of Music wonderfully intact to D.C.’s Shakespeare (CCM) after his junior year in 2007 and Theatre Harman Hall. moved to Chicago “to think outside the The story itself is familiar, boy meets box,” he says, no longer satisfi ed with girl, but then they are sadly parted. Ac- conventional conservatory study for the tually, however, in this case, “boy grows performing arts. Almost immediately he up with girl.” Handsome-but-penniless began to get parts, at fi rst in “The Rocky young Candide, who is illegitimate, lives Horror Show” — hired, says Stone, “ba- on the estate of his uncle the baron, with sically the fi rst day I go there.” Other his cousin Cunegunde, the baron’s self- parts soon followed, including as pup- absorbed-but-delightfully pretty daughter. peteer and back-up singer in “The Snow ADVERTISINGThey reside PROOF in Westphalia, one of those Queen” and several other puppet shows. tiny German principalities of the time, Living in Chicago, Stone moved on to PROOF # ISSUE DATE SALES REPRESENTATIVE where they are taught by the indulgent Dr. parts in “Funny Girl,” “Cabaret,” “Mame”

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Continued from page 23 “It was a perfect storm,” she told the Lawrence Journal-World, a Kansas pa- mantically with fellow country music star per in May. “It was layers and layers of and friend Brad Paisley, with whom in fear and rejection,” and eventually an 2000 she co-wrote their duet, “Hard to be “implosion” resulted. “That’s a long time a Husband, Hard to be a Wife.” to hide a secret,” she says. “Everyone’s The personal reality, however, was dif- coming out experience is dynamic, emo- ferent for Wright. Despite her desire never tional, difficult, scary.” to have sex with women, she had a sexual In her case, it began with a series of experience at age 19 that led to an affair songs that she wrote, even though she that lasted nearly a year, and later, during fully expected to lose her country music her rise to singing stardom, as described career if they were ever made public. In in her autobiography, she maintained a private, she strummed away on her gui- committed relationship between 1993 to tar, until literally her fingers bled. about 2004 with a women (while both were That album, five years in the making closeted and the other woman even de- became “Lifted Off the Ground,” a mu- cided to marry). Wright calls this woman sical outpouring from her soul that she “the love of my life,” and their relationship says on her website “was a making that endured repeated breakups under the began with an unmaking — a breakup strain of the closet and also her frequent leading to a breakdown on the way to absences while on tour, but then would ultimate breakthrough.” The result is a regularly be followed by reconciliation. remarkable song cycle, an emotional tor- Meanwhile, in 2000, Wright also began rent of a woman climbing inch by inch out an affair with Paisley, though she says of a deep hole into the sunlight, from the she felt zero sexual attraction to him, as opening song “Broken” through the black to all men. She pursued it as a gesture humor of “Notes to the Coroner” and the of resignation. And she already was Pais- joy of “Heavenly Days.” She says, “these ley’s good friend. Today, she expresses songs were annoying me every single remorse for how she treated him, saying day, so I had to let them out. on “Oprah” that “I have a lot of regret for “There was no formula, no Nashville how that (relationship) began and had a Music Row template,” she says. “Quite middle and ended. I had no business be- frankly I just wanted to sleep.” ing in a relationship with him.” At one point she had told some people, Her reality was creeping up on her, she including her sister and brother, that she said in one interview after coming out. “I was lesbian but could not face doing so knew I’d find myself in a dark place again,” to her mother, with whom she was in only and she did. She continued to guard the rare contact. She did tell her father since secret of her sexuality so intensely that it she thought he was about to hear it from brought her to the brink of suicide after an emotional breakdown in 2005. Continues on page 41

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Continued from page 40 dustry,” says Herndon Graddick, deputy director of media programs for the Gay someone else. She wanted to continue & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to compartmentalize her life, she says, to (GLAAD). protect her secret from him, but then she Speaking to AfterEllen.com, Heard thought, “Why are we growing apart? said, “I can’t be part of the problem. I “I can’t do this,” she wrote in her autobi- hate the idea of a label as much as any- ography. “I can’t have my dad die of a heart one else but I’m with who I’m with. I love attack and him not know who I am. So I told who I love.” him. He was surprised. He said, ‘But what Others in the limelight who came out about the boys?’ I said, ‘Dad, I tried.’” When in 2010 have had, however, a bumpier she sat down in 2007 at her laptop to begin ride — for example, Ken Mehlman, typing the title to her book, “Like Me,” and George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election cam- then her words began to pour out, she says paign manager, who served as Repub- that evening she enjoyed her first good lican National Committee chairman from night’s sleep in three years. 2005-2007 and now heads global public When the news broke in May that she affairs for the private equity firm Kohl- was “out,” she says that she has been berg Kravis Roberts. The never-married told that in her hometown school in Kan- Mehlman was long suspected of being sas, “three kids walked into the princi- gay, but always fiercely denied it. pal’s office and came out.” Now she is He changed his story by going pub- touring to take her new album to new lic in August in an interview with a blog- audiences and she appears at the Birch- ger for “The Atlantic Monthly” saying “it’s mere in Alexandria on Jan. 21. taken me 43 years to come to terms with The other celebrities who chose this this part of my life.” He now is working as year to come out of their own closets a strategist for gay marriage rights, help- each follow, of course, their own arc of ing raise funds for the American Founda- self-recognition and then disclosure. tion for Equal Rights (AFER), the backer Bragman says coming out is a meta- of the challenge in court to Proposition 8, phor that extends beyond gay issues — the California ballot measure that banned it can apply to people in rehab, people in same-sex marriage in that state. abusive relationships and more. Mehlman has been hit hard by some “Other people know,” he says, “and for alleged past hypocrisy, for remaining that’s the price you pay for being a ce- in the closet while presiding over cam- lebrity. It’s sad, but there’s this price to be paigns linked to anti-LGBT laws and initia- paid, when you give up the freedom of tives during his political career. One activ- privacy and I tell clients that a mediocre ist, Joe Jervis, has dubbed Mehlman, who career being who you are is better than is Jewish, a “Quisling Homophobic scum- great success living a lie.” bag,” and another activist Michael Rog- Puerto Rico-born Ricky Martin’s deci- Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key ers said he should receive a “Roy Cohn sion at 39 to come out in March, in Peo- Gay writer Dustin Lance Black applauded the decision by former RNC Chair Ken Mehlman to come Award.” However, gay “Milk” screenwriter ple and on “Oprah,” says Bragman, “was out as gay last year. Dustin Lance Black says “Ken represents not so big of a shock as Chely Wright, lished in November and is now a New pert Everett who can now only be cast as an incredible coup for AFER,” as one of and it was also totally positive, but most York Times best-seller. His career play- a best friend, and she says that to some the most prominent openly gay figures in of all, he’s another happy person now living romantic lead roles with women — extent this also seems to be the case now the Republican Party. ing a happy life.” he once played Marius on Broadway in with Sean Hayes. Meanwhile, women like “I can’t changed the fact that I wasn’t Longtime music star at first in Span- “Les Miserables” — is yet to be tested. Portia de Rossi can come out as lesbian in this place personally when I was in ish-language pop music and then with It’s one of the toughest sticking points, and still be able to be seen as of romantic politics,” Mehlman, 43, told the Atlantic. the crossover mega-hit “Living La Vida especially for closeted actors — will the interest to men. But Renna says it’s not the “I genuinely regret that” and “it was very Loca” in 1999 from his first English al- public and money backers buy and back advantage it may appear to be. hard, personally.” He said he wishes “I bum, Martin had long been rumored to them playing straight romantic leads if “This is partially because women are was where I am today 20 years earlier.” be gay, but generally denied being so, they’re out in their personal life. Martin is not taken as seriously as men,” she says. Speaking of the spate of self-outings for example when asked the question rumored to be in the running for the role “And especially lesbians are not. … Like last year, Bragman says he’s “thrilled with point blank in a TV interview by Barba- of Che in the Broadway revival of “Evita,” in much of the porn industry, it’s just not how many” there have been but there’s ra Walters. He once said, “It’s no one’s set to open in 2012. threatening to straight men who may feel “still a long way to go.” business whether I’ve been to bed with a Renna notes that “Ricky Martin never if they see lesbian sex, ‘Well, I think I’ll Renna agrees. cow, a broom or a woman ... I’m not go- presented himself as a macho stud and just join in,’ but they find two men togeth- “We’re approaching a day when we ing to tell anyone if I’m gay or not.” no one was surprised in any way” when he er both horrifying and threatening.” won’t have celebrities who come out, but in- In 2008, Martin became the father of came out. When he did, “he came out as a Renna sees a growing trend of young stead we’ll have celebrities who are out from twin boys named Matteo and Valentino, parent, and it meant a lot to see him on the people coming out early in their show the beginning of their careers,” she says. birthed by a surrogate mother. In 2010, cover of People magazine with his kids.” business careers, pointing to the example Will there still be career risks? he decided to out himself on his web- She says some barriers to coming of 24-year-old actress Amanda Heard, “LGBT people still face tremendous site saying “I am proud to say that I am out remain firmly in place mostly in Hol- co-star of the 2008 hit film “Pineapple Ex- bias in all walks of life, but it’s extreme- a fortunate homosexual man. I am very lywood, especially for actors who play press,” who chose this year’s GLAAD 25th ly encouraging to see so many media blessed to be who I am.” action heroes. anniversary celebration to walk the red personalities flourish in their careers And he told Oprah Winfrey that he is in “There always seem to be more wom- carpet with her girlfriend of two years, artist after coming out,” says GLAAD’s Gran- a relationship, but chooses to shield his en than men celebrities coming out” for and photographer Tasya van Ree. 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