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1 SUMMER/EIGHTHSUSUMMMMERER/E/EIGIGHTHTH ISSUEISISSUSUE 2 SUMMER/EIGHTH ISSUE MAKE YOUR History A PART OF OUR History CREATING MEMORIES ONE WEDDING AT A TIME History • Romance • Elegance • Splendor 437 Main Street • Historic Bethlehem • 610-625-5000 www.hotelbethlehem.com SUMMER/EIGHTTH ISSUE 1 VOL. 3 ISSUE 8 SUMMER 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTRIBUTOR’S BIOS LETTER FROM THE EDITOR 3 Guillermo Alvarez Cooper was born in San Luis Potosi, QUEER ART OF RESISTANCE 6 Mexico. He currently lives in the city of Queretaro with his husband. He has a degree in Communication Sciences and I SURVIVED A TRANSGENDER CONFERENCE 9 he works as an International Account Coordinator for a CARLEY KUEHNER 10 transnational corporation WONDER WOMAN 15 NOT A BAD HOMBRE 18 Lenora Dannelke is an independent journalist who covers AHH, MEXICO! 20 food, travel or anything fun. She lives in Old Allentown and loves a good Bloody Mary. She is owned by a 12-year-old SUMMER CLOTHING 22 rescued boxer named Scoobie Look for her most Saturday DOLLY’S BIGGEST HITS 26 afternoons at the Allentown Farmer’s Market. RICK DAY DOES BEL AMI 30 SUMMER BOOK TEASER 33 TAJ, Carina Clemens & Nehemias Nunez In addition to their regular full time employment at The Salon, this SANGRIA! 36 crew helps bring the fun, sass and talent to all of our photo THE ZIEGLER FAMILY 38 shoots while making everyone even more beautiful than they already are. They are even on top of their game at 8am CLEVE JONES 40 on Sunday mornings! OVERCOMING POST TRAUMATIC SHAME DISORDER 44 Beth Goudy and Carol Stevens were religiously married in 2007 and legally married in 2009 in Beth’s home state of Iowa. They love movies, cooking and being spiritual nerds. SNEAK PEEK! Beth pastors Metropolitan Community Church of the Lehigh Valley. Carol is an OBGYN nurse at St. Luke’s University Health Network and is a certified Faith Community Nurse. When Gary Gaugler, Jr isn’t saving the world at his office job, he enjoys writing his book series and playing video games. His passions include cats, shenanigans, and weekend cocktails (though perhaps not in that order). He resides in Allentown with his husband, Steve. Corinne Goodwin serves as the Webmaster and social coordinator for Lehigh Valley Transgender Renaissance, a support group for transgender individuals that serves the Lehigh Valley and surrounding counties. After serving in executive capacities for Fortune 50 companies she started her own consulting firm in 2010. If you see her out and about be sure to say hello! 26 40 30 Offering new ideas on modern wedding photography, Dustin Weiss offers an editorial approach to capturing ON THE COVER: FROM THE BOOK RICK DAY BEL AMI weddings. Custom creativity is added to our photographs. Fine-tuning each image… Treating every photo, every moment, every memory like the wonderful work of art they are! Liz Bradbury is the Director of the Training Institute of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and has been an Contact us at [email protected], or activist since she ran an LGBT committee in grad school in Gaugler-Libby, LLC 1979. She’s written over 400 published articles on LGBT issues, PO Box 421 and is the national award winning author of the lesbian detective novels: The Maggie Gale Mysteries. Stockertown, PA 18083 like us on FB and visit our website: Martene Fay Bruder works in the insurance industry and lives in the middle of nowhere. Despite www.thegayjournal.net this, she’s still fabulous. She enjoys iced coffee, dresses, and enabling vices whenever possible. The opinions and views expressed by our contributors are not necessarily that of The Gay Journal, Gaugler-Libby, LLC or our advertisers. Daniel Mare is the Creative Director at a fragrance company, often mistaken for Tony Stark thanks to his expensive taste in all things and his inability to sugar-coat anything, except his quad-espresso. Loves free diving, parkour and going to the movies 2 SUMMER/EIGHTH ISSUE VOL. 3 ISSUE 8 SUMMER 2017 Welcome to the Summer Issue of Editor’s Note Welcome to summer 2017 and issue #8. I want to thank all the contributors and advertisers who have supported us wholeheartedly, no questions asked, no holds barred for the past two years! Over the past 24 months The Gay Journal has grown from the Lehigh Valley (Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton) to distributing into Philadelphia, New Hope, Wilkes-Barre, Harrisburg, Reading, Lehighton, The Poconos, NYC, NJ, Rehoboth Beach, DE. TGJ was designed as an infotainment publication Stephen Libby for the LGBT community, to promote the Lehigh Editor-in-Chief Valley as a vacation, relocation, retirement destination. We have featured many local and world known LGBTA actors, singers, authors, artists, photographers, activists as well as travel, Yolanda Fenstermaker (right) clothing and food & drink reviews. We have interviewed lesbian families, with her good friend Jane Mason transgender activists, gay politicians, and straight allies. I truly believe we have the very best creative team and advertisers. People tell me our ad rates are very reasonable. If you are interested in advertising, marketing, sales, writing, photography, modeling, or design please contact me on fb, www.thegayjournal.net or [email protected]. Please frequent our advertisers and let them know you appreciate them supporting the Lehigh Valley’s Gay Magazine. This issue is dedicated to my friend Yolanda. Even if you never met her, you know her. You all have a Yolanda in your life. She is that person who added life to the room simply by being themselves. Beautiful, brassy, ballsy, quick-witted, loud, life affirming, genuine, sincere, proud, compassionate and just lovely. Yolanda was a hospice aide for 30+ years and gave cancer a couple of kicks in the balls before giving them something to talk about in heaven. One day, shortly after she died, I was feeling particularly sad about the loss of my friend. The finality was settling in. I, also do hospice work and as I was parking to visit a client at a skilled nursing facility I could see one of the employees walking out the front of the building with a puppy on a leash. As I got closer I asked if I could pet the little beagle. At the same time I was kneeling down, the handler said, “Of course” and then mater-of factly, “he’s blind.” The puppy looked up at me and his eyes were closed. My heart dropped and I had to catch my breath for a second. I almost fucking lost it right there. Then I realized his whole body was shaking… because his freakin’ tail was going a mile a minute! He was so happy to be alive and hear these voices and smell the smells. He didn’t even know he was blind. Just enjoying life. I’m not sure what you believe, but I know somehow Yolanda had a hand in that dog coming out of the building the same time I was approaching it. To remind me of what is important in life and to not dwell on the losses. Remember people fondly and live your life to the fullest. And for God sake, wag your tail more often! I wish you all a wonderful summer filled with people you cherish! -Steve SUMMER/EIGHTTH ISSUE 3 4 SUMMER/EIGHTH ISSUE FREE STD/HIV Testing Most don't show symptoms. Get tested & know for sure. Confidential or Anonymous. Takes 10 min. Rapids available. Always judgment free. Walk-in Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9am - 2pm ONE PILL. ONCE A DAY. HIV Prevention just got easier. PrEP is a medication that when taken once daily can help people stay HIV negative. Want to know if PrEP is right for you? We can help. Call today for your free PrEP consultation today. WWW.NOVUSACS.COM SPRING/SEVENTH ISSUE 5 5 SUMMER/EIGHTH ISSUE Queer Art of Resistance Artists Speak About Their Work By Liz Bradbury The first juried group show at the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in part with a grant from Puffin Foundation West. If you are interested in Fine Art Galleries was in April-May 2017 and was themed Queer Art of Resistance. purchasing the work of any of these artists, contact the Bradbury-Sullivan It’s a response to public displays of bigotry that paralleled the election of Donald LGBT Community Center - 610-347-9988. Trump, White House policy proposals that feed on racism and xenophobia, and appointments of presidential personnel with long-held anti-LGBT views. This Over 70 people attended the Artist Reception and half way through the show’s run, seven of the works had sold. It was a powerful exhibit. I asked each of the 17 exhibit especially features activist, grassroots, and intersectional art mostly by LGBT-identified artists. It was curated by Deborah Rabinsky and was supported artists at the reception what they wanted to convey with their work and here’s some of what they said: “Resistance” “Ambiguity” “Queers Against White “Shattered” “This show went right along “This piece was inspired by Supremacy” “My work is more about the with theTworks I’ve been doing the bravery of a Transwoman “We created these posters for result of resistance. My pieces about Donald Trump…and I want in my rural neighborhood. I the Women’s March to show could be seen as the shattering greater visibility of Lesbians and wanted my work in the show to a solidarity with all oppressed of preconceptions to find Queer women in love.” represent the hopefulness of people. We felt this was timely.” beauty.” — Richard Begbie — Amy Martin our community.” — Josh Graupera and Amy — Amanda Chevalier Cousins “Bayard Rustin” “Anon” “Always be Yourself” “Reload” “Bayard Rustin is an unsung “After I made this piece the “All of my “Culture Jamming” “My two pieces of print work hero in our LGBT history.” colors kind of reminded me of pieces are about resistance in speak to the issues of poverty — Jolene Hanlund Trump, so I added the words general.