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COLOR COLOR Reader Phone Camera Pic Letters Photo by: David The Historic City Cemetery is located for motivated and dedicated What’s Blooming? at 1000 Broadway. For more individuals to help them put their Visit the garden at the Historic City best foot forward as they carry their Cemetery for a late spring “What’s information call 916-264-7839. flags in the Parade. All LGBT Blooming Tour” or an early June veterans and allies are invited to look at the “Police, Fire and Legal march with the group. Lore.” March With the Sac They also need a total of 10 veterans Docent, Sharon Patrician will point Valley Vets at Pride to present the Colors in the opening out the many plant species which Join up with Sacramento Valley ceremony. To help make this happen, thrive in the Sacramento Valley in Veterans as they take part in the interested veterans need to be the “What’s Blooming?” tour of the Parade, the opening ceremony, and committed to helping make this Historic Sacramento Cemetery, the Festival at this year’s Sacramento year’s Pride one to be remembered. beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Pride! If you are interested, send an e-mail May 21. The LGBT Veterans group is looking to [email protected]. In June, Jane Howell and Nancy Laran will lead a tour through the cemetery, telling the stories about lawmen, lawyers and firemen who sought to establish law and order in the early days of California. Learn about how these men saved lives and protected the land on this June 4 tour, starting at 10 a.m. Park across the street from the cemetery and assemble in the front parking lot. The tours are free, however donations are appreciated and are used for our ongoing preservation project. outwordmagazine.com May 12, 2011 - May 26, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 9 • No. 432 Outword Magazine 5 Remembering Rich Wilkes retirement in 2008, after more than Sunrise January 30, 1948 – twenty years of service. CDP LGBT Caucus Elects Sunset April 7, 2011 Rich was always the guy with the Outword biggest smile and warmest laugh, Richard Eugene Wilkes was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January which he enthusiastically shared New Board & Officers 30, 1948, to James A. Wilkes, Jr., with everyone with whom he came Staff in contact. Rich also loved to dance. PUBLISHER He was a founding member of Fred Palmer Sacramento’s Capital City Square Dancers, and squared up with ART DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION friends there for nearly 30 years. Ron Tackitt He was also a talented and GRAPHIC DESIGN exuberant member of the Sutter’s Joy Culley Stompers Clogging Exhibition Team, performing at fund raisers EDITOR/OFFICE for the Firefighters Burn Institute MANAGER and local AIDS charities, as well as Charles Peer [email protected] for hooting crowds at the State Fair. He was a member of the Yuba ARTS EDITOR River Recreation Group, enjoying Chris Narloch camp-outs with them for 25 years, and Martha Marie Hopwood and serving over the years as board CALENDAR EDITOR Wilkes. He was the eldest of seven Charles Peer member, membership coordinator, he California Democratic Party held their state convention in children. Rich graduated from Vice President, and President. Sacramento on Friday, April 29, that included a meeting of GRAPHICS INTERN Dorsey High School in 1966, and Rich was a talented bowler with Tthe CDP LGBT Caucus. Newly elected board members and Gabe Underwood earned an AA Degree from Los the River City Bowlers, and still officers of the LGBT Caucus are: (seated) Co-Chairs Pat Washington Angeles City College. prized his numerous bowling and Clark Williams; (standing, l-r) Co-Vice Chairs Heather Minton CONTRIBUTING He joined the Air Force in 1968, WRITERS trophies. He also enjoyed a and John Cleary; At-Large Executive Committee Members Denise Boyce Hinman serving in various areas of Europe multitude of events with the Penn and Zoe Dunning; and Secretary Cory Allen. Not pictured Chris Narloch and Korea. When his tour of duty Sacramento Valley Bears and the are newly elected Treasurer Jess Durfee and At-Large Executive Bonnie Osborn ended in 1972, Rich relocated to L.A. Bears, and loved the times he Committee Member Ari Ruiz. Other than the election of new Charles Peer northern California and began spent in the beautiful atmosphere officers, the Caucus allowed current office holders and prospective working as an air traffic controller of Guerneville. candidates to introduce themselves. Taking advantage of the PHOTOGRAPHY and was a member of the infamous James Dusch Rich was loved a great deal by a opportunity were Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Larry Lauszus air traffic controllers who were great many, and will forever be in John Perez, Secretary of Natural Resources John Laird, Insurance Charles Peer fired en masse by President Reagan our hearts. He was pre-deceased in Commissioner Dave Jones, State Superintendant of public for striking against the federal January 1992 by his beloved Instruction Tom Torlakson, Assemblymembers Tom Ammiano and government. partner Lance Brown. Rich leaves Toni Atkins and many others. Taking life in stride, Richard not behind his devoted parents, two ADVERTISING SALES only found a new job at the sisters, and four brothers. He also Northern California Department of Motor Vehicles, but leaves numerous other relatives, as (916) 329-9280 found life-long friends there, as well as scores of loving friends who Fred Palmer well. At DMV, he worked as a will miss him very much. Charles Peer Motor Vehicle Technician in the A memorial service was held on National Advertising Representative Financial Responsibility Section, April 15 to celebrate the life of this Rivendell Media where he remained until his delightful gentleman. (212) 242-6863 Outword Magazine Inc. Office 1722 J Street, Suite 6 Sacramento, CA 95811 PHONE: (916) 329-9280 FAX: (916) 498-8445 www.outwordmagazine.com [email protected] ISSN # 1084-7618 United States Library of Congress Nat. Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce Nat. Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association Midtown Business Association Golden Gate Business Alliance 6 Outword Magazine May 12, 2011 - May 26, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 9 • No. 432 outwordmagazine.com State Tax Deductibility for Sex Assembly Committee Reassignment Surgery Costs Spreads Passes AB 887 he California Communities United Institute Board. Massachusetts agreed to he Assembly Appropriations Committee has consider conforming to the tax (CalComUI) has announced plans to approach court decision and, if so, to consider passed the Gender Nondiscrimination Act (AB Tstate tax agencies and urge them to comply informing income tax preparers of T877) by a 12-5 vote. AB 887 will strengthen with Federal tax laws allowing deductions for sex the new policy. employment, housing, and other civil rights “We will follow up with them to reassignment surgery. get their final decision,” said protections for all Californians, especially those who Previously, a U.S. Tax Court had decision was final. Then they Hinman. “We also plan to approach face discrimination based on gender identity and ruled that the cost of sex agreed to allow the deduction on the other 39 states to persuade expression. reassignment surgery is deductible California income tax returns as them to allow the tax deduction on The bill is authored by as protected categories in non- as a medical expense on federal tax long as the medical record was their state income tax returns.” forms. That decision was finalized well documented. Assemblymember Toni Atkins discrimination laws. In addition, CalComUI welcomes anyone to (D-San Diego) and is sponsored by the bill clarifies that gender identity on February 7 of this year.