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March 2, 2007 VOLUME IV, NUMBER 22 Noa Tylo Is Ready To Rumble The State of the LGBT Pop Singer Calls For Action By Corey Shreiver Movement: 2007 By Bob Roehr because of the right wing control of the Noa Tylo wants to be more than your Republican Party.” average pop star. The sexy crooner has “In the long view, you can say, no Foreman noted that the first gay a strong message to his listeners: “get other social justice movement in the civil rights bill, introduced 30 years ago, off your asses!” Tylo wants to reignite history of the world, has made as much “was actually broader and more forward activism in today’s younger generation. progress as we have in forty years,” thinking than where we are today” with Like John Lennon before him, he is said Matt Foreman, hoped for passage of using music to rile his fans and get executive director of the Employment Non- them moving – not just on the dance the National Gay and Discrimination Act floor, but on the political battlefield. “If Lesbian Task Force. (ENDA). “We have so we want change, it’s up to us to fight “But it seems to much time to make up for it,” he urges. Unlike Lennon, Tylo’s me, for the last 14 for.” not relying on rock ballads. His latest years [that Republicans His remarks album, the aptly titled Let’s Do It!, is a have been in control came at a forum sexually-charged reinterpretation of of Congress] we have on the state of the classic 90’s pop and R&B dance sounds been in the desert with LGBT movement infused with ultra modern beats. Think regard to the federal Dixon Osburn & Joe Solmonese in Washington, DC Justin Timberlake, but with a profound government. Doors on February 20, message. have been closed to us. Progress we sponsored by the local chapter of the should have made, we haven’t made See Noa Tylo on page 23 See LGBT Movement on page 23 World’s Worst Anti-gay Law May Soon Be Approved in Nigeria By Doug Ireland conduct but any homosexual inclination or reference — in public or in private, a crime. One of the most sweeping anti-gay bills ever This draconian, far-reaching piece of homophobic introduced in any parliament in the world is in danger legislation provoked a full-throated outcry from the of rapid passage in Nigeria in the coming weeks. globe’s entire human rights community when it was Although billed as a ban on same-sex marriage, the introduced last year, and for a while it had been proposed law includes provisions that would make dormant. But now the bill has been fast-tracked for any expression of homosexuality — not only sexual speedy passage in advance of Nigeria’s national elections in April, and the BBC’s correspondent in the country’s capital of Abuja reported last week that “it is General Olusegun Obasanjo with buddy Bush likely to be passed by both chambers of the Nigerian — outlaw membership in a gay group, attending National Assembly by the end of March.” (Photo left, a gay meeting or protest, donating money to a gay Nigerian National Assembly complex.) organization; or even advocating gay equality in any Homosexual conduct among consenting persons way, shape, or form; in Nigeria is already a crime punishable by 14 years in — outlaw hosting or even visiting a gay Web site; prison, a 19th century penal provision that is alegacy — outlaw expressions of same-sex love in letters of British colonial rule. But the new legislation goes or e-mails; much, much further in terms of curbing fundamental — outlaw attending a same-sex marriage or rights of expression, association, and communication. blessing ceremony, screening or watching a gay movie, Among the proposed new law’s many noxious taking or possessing photos of a gay couple, and provisions, it would, under penalty of a stiff prison term publishing, selling, or loaning a gay book or video. Cary Alan Johnson of five years: See Nigeria Anti-Gay Law on page 4 2  BALTIMORE OUTLOUD March 2, 2007 baltimoreoutloud.com baltimoreoutloud.com March 2, 2007 BALTIMORE OUTLOUD  3 LGBT Pioneer Barbara Gittings Dead PHILADELPHIA—Barbara Gittings, Gittings is the mother of the lgbt civil a seminal gay activist, died on Sunday, rights movement. She is our Rosa Parks. February 18. She was 75 and resided Barbara helped organize the first gay in Wilmington, Delaware. Her death was and lesbian civil rights demonstrations announced by her partner of 46 years, in the face of a tsunami of homophobia. Kay Tobin Lahusen. Her courage helped launch the lgbt civil Malcolm Lazin, Executive Director rights movement.” of Equality Forum, noted, “Barbara Barbara Gittings began her career in activism in 1958 when she founded the New York chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first lesbian organization. She edited DOB’s national magazine The Ladder from 1963 to 1966. Describing those years, Gittings produced documentary, Gay Pioneers. said, “There were scarcely 200 of us in In the 1970s, Gittings campaigned the whole United States. It was like a with other activists to remove club; we all knew each other.” homosexuality from the American In 1965, Gittings marched in the first Psychiatric Association’s list of gay picket lines at the White House and mental disorders. She recruited “Dr. other federal sites in Washington, DC H. Anonymous,” a gay psychiatrist to protest discrimination by the federal who appeared, masked, on a panel government. She joined other activists at the 1972 APA conference to tell his in the pioneering annual demonstrations colleagues why he couldn’t be open in for gay and lesbian civil rights held his own profession. each July 4 from 1965 to 1969 at Gittings also crusaded to make gay Independence Hall in Philadelphia. literature available in libraries. Though These seminal yearly protests laid the not a librarian, Gittings found a home groundwork for the Stonewall rebellion in the Gay Task Force of the American in 1969 and the first New York gay pride Library Association, the first gay caucus Barbara Gittings protested outside parade in 1970. Gittings’ role in these in a professional organization. Philadelphia Independence Hall 4th of July early protests is featured prominently in 1965 to 1969 the Equality Forum and WHYY/PBS co- 4  BALTIMORE OUTLOUD March 2, 2007 baltimoreoutloud.com Nigeria Anti-Gay Law fighting organizations have roundly condemned the proposed new law, Continued from page 1 saying it would encourage the spread Even mere socializing by two or of AIDS by driving at-risk populations, more gay people, like having dinner including men who have sex with men, together, is likely to be interpreted as underground and invisible to prevention illegal. workers. And depression and suicide Gay, lesbian, and bisexual among same-sexers would undoubtedly individuals would be targeted not only for be increased by the psychological specific acts but also for simply existing ravages of the repressive bill, not under this proposed law, and even decreased. heterosexual people who “promote” the The national bodies representing lifestyle of homosexuals, for example Christians and Muslims, however, are by selling them a house, would be both strong supporters of the bill. criminalized. Representatives of a broad civil “It’s critical that the Nigerian society coalition opposed to the government understand that this is proposed law — including LGBT not an issue of liberalism or Western advocates — were initially denied entry cultural encroachment, but that this new to a so-called “public” hearing on the bill law violates the most basic of freedoms,” last week on the grounds that it was “by Cary Alan Johnson, senior specialist invitation only.” But after intervention for Africa of the International Gay and by representatives of the European Lesbian Human Rights Commission Union and foreign embassies, the bill’s (IGLHRC) told me. opponents were able to pass through And, added Johnson, “Nigeria is the National Assembly’s gates and get battling for a place as a leader of the to the hearing, according to reports Global South and the world as a whole. from Nigerian gay activists received by Passing the bill into law would seriously Human Rights Watch. jeopardize any claims to leadership by “There has been an absolutely showing that basic human freedoms are amazing coalition of Nigerian lgbt and still not available in Nigeria.” mainstream human rights activists who Islamic Sharia law, which makes have come together under the banner of homosexuality punishable by stoning, basic human freedoms” to oppose this has been imposed in 12 of the 36 states bill, IGLHRC‘s Johnson told me, adding, in the Federal Republic of Nigeria — all “It is really a watershed moment in lgbt of which have Muslim majorities and are history in Africa.” located in the north of the country. The dangers of the proposed law for Lynda Dee And now the nation’s term-limited the fight against AIDS, and its crushing authoritarian president for the last eight effects on already-beleaguered Nigerian years, General Olusegun Obasanjo — gays, were underscored dramatically Attorney At Law having been denied a third term when in a new report issued February 17 by Serving the Gay Community Since 1981 the National Assembly, disgusted at IGLHRC, and entitled, ”Voices from his regime’s high-handed corruption, Nigeria: Gays Lesbians, Bisexuals, and • Criminal refused him a constitutional amendment Transgenders Speak Out Against the allowing him to stay in office — has Same-Sex Bill.” • Traffic bypassed the primaries of his ruling For example, a 37-year-old gay People’s Democratic Party to hand-pick man named Chuma told IGLHRC, “I • DWI as his successor the governor of one of have been targeted myself because I • MVA Hearings those Sharia states, Umaru Yar’Adua am gay. Two months ago I was arrested (right), known as a strict advocate of the and detained by the police in Lagos. • Estate Planning Islamic legal code. This happened when I was carrying out Obasanjo, a favorite of President research for the study on the prevalence • Wills George W. Bush, has been accused by and risk factors of HIV/AIDS, STI • Powers of Attorney opposition parties of trying to rig the April infections, and social risk behavior elections in favor of Yar’Adua, who is among men that have sex with men in • Personal Injury expected to be an enthusiastic enforcer Nigeria. A team of policemen in Lagos of the proposed new anti-gay law if, as came to my apartment and took me • Automobile Accidents seems likely, he is elected. away to an unknown place for two days. • Worker’s Compensation Last month, an MD who is Obasanjo’s I was beaten beyond recognition, and I assistant on health issues, argued that am still receiving treatment for the head • Domestic Partnership the new anti-gay law was needed to injury I received. I was dehumanized • Agreements prevent HIV/AIDS — by keeping gays and paraded naked to the press. My from infecting their wives and children money, ID card, and shoes were taken. • Family Law and Divorce — and he also bizarrely asserted it Eventually I was released without being would help in preventing breast and charged or tried. My only offense was womb cancer, to which he claimed that I am gay.” 201 N. Charles Street, Suite 2300 • Baltimore, MD • 21201 lesbians are particularly vulnerable, and “On another occasion, “ Chuma Offi ce: 410-332-1170 • Fax: 410-837-0288 in preventing depression and suicide. continued, “when I was at a gay bar, [email protected] • www.lyndadeelaw.com In fact, UNAIDS and other AIDS- See Nigeria Anti-Gay Law on page 21 baltimoreoutloud.com March 2, 2007 BALTIMORE OUTLOUD  5 Lea Gilmore Premieres “The Moody Woman” at the Creative Alliance March 10-11 On March 10 and 11, internationally explained. “25 Women Shaping the World” in their acclaimed singer and activist Lea In addition, Ms. Gilmore has also annual “Leadership” issue. She was Gilmore premiers a theatrical songfest been given the distinct honor to be the also the 2006 Scholar and Artist and paralleling the ideals she holds dear 2007 Black History Month guest artist Residence for the International School with the songs of the great Nina Simone and scholar for the U.S. Embassy of in Brussels, Belgium. Gilmore’s Gospel at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance. On her France. Gilmore is currently touring concerts in Belgium have raised over last Belgian tour, Gilmore sold 10,000 France, lecturing on African American one million dollars to aid the work of the seats before she got off the plane! history and music history, as well as Damien Foundation. The Foundation Share her indomitable spirit and performing several concerts in Paris, works in Africa, Asia and South America infectious sense of humor distilled Toulouse, Metz and Lille. Gilmore, the to cure and aid victims of leprosy and through Simone’s amazing music. “I former political director for Equality tuberculosis. am very excited about this opportunity Maryland, will be on the Marc Steiner A graduate of Morgan State and civil rights. to perform in my home city. Simone’s show, March 8, 1-2 p.m. discussing University, Lea is currently serves on For more information about music speaks to me and so many others. the French concerts and “The Moody the boards of several area nonprofits. the March 10-11 concerts go to: She was fun, with an activist spirit – a Woman Tour.” She is a committed activist for human creativealliance.org. spirit we need during these times... it In October 2005, the artist was will be reflective and great fun,” Gilmore chosen by Essence Magazine as one of It's NJ Supreme Court Rules to Protect Your Students from Bias-Based Bullying Choice. Newark, NJ - In a major victory for remedial measures to curb severe or student rights, the New Jersey Supreme pervasive discriminatory mistreatment. 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Big firm talent, small firm appeal. to implement effective preventive and Towson Columbia Bel Air Bethesda Cambridge 6  BALTIMORE OUTLOUD March 2, 2007 baltimoreoutloud.com �������������� ���������������� ������������������������������ Time to Step Up to the Plate The climate is improving for a gay pro athlete to come out The creaky sound of the closet Amaechi, there are other gay players in door opening in pro male sports has the NBA who are terrified to come out been heard too infrequently over the because of their teammates’ potential past three decades. It started with pro backlash. You know, the shower if a state is red or blue, every state has football player David Kopay in 1975. argument. a mix of homophobes and progressives, Then the first major league baseball Some pro athletes from the NBA thus the color purple. player to come out, Glenn Burke, did so and NHL have stated that they would Yet a gay athlete who is a strong in 1982. Ten years later another gridiron support their teammates because that’s performer and/or is popular with the fans athlete, Roy Simmons, came out on the what teammates do. “Anybody who will have a better chance of mitigating Phil Donahue Show. knows me knows I’m a guy who loves any backlash. Indeed, studies have Keeping the alternating leagues in his teammates and if anything ever already indicated that fans appear to be tact, baseballer Billy Bean stepped out comes up like that, I don’t look at that,” OK with an openly gay player. According of the closet in 1999, and football player said Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade. to an online survey by Witeck-Combs Esera Tuaolo followed suit in 2002. Of “I look at what guys can do for you on Communications and Harris Interactive course, there was an official—not an the court. And in the locker room you conducted in 2002, two out of three athlete—baseball umpire Dave Pallone, have great relationships with guys. I fans said they would not change their who had come out in 1990. don’t have any negative views.” This opinions of favorite male or female Just a few weeks ago a new sport was a typical of response from those professional athletes should they come joined the all-too-modest line-up of pro supportive pros who wanted to weigh in out. Consequently, four out of five said athletes’ coming out: pro basketball on the record. other fans would have a problem. in the person of John Amaechi. The A Sports Illustrated survey conducted Over the past several years, there reverberations beyond the creaky closet last year provides more insight. When have been “gay night” events at several door from Amaechi’s disclosure are still players from the four major professional baseball parks recognizing the significance being heard. sports leagues—MLB, NFL, NBA and of the gay dollar and that being inclusive These now “out” pro sports NHL—were asked it they would support is good business. And just recently, there figures—in varying degrees of celebrity an openly gay teammate, more than was a landmark Pride Night with the and proficiency—have two things in half in the NFL said they would; three Atlanta Thrashers of the NHL. common: they all went public after they out of five approved of a gay teammate Endorsement concerns retired, and they all announced their in the NBA and Major League Baseball; The third consideration is the sexuality in advance of selling a book. and a whopping four out of five were potential loss of endorsements if a player When Esera Tuaolo came out I supportive in the NHL. This spike in comes out, especially when corporations praised him for his candor but questioned the NHL’s acceptance is most likely are under extreme pressure from so- the usefulness of a retired athlete’s attributable to the fact that most of the called morality groups. But when Sheryl coming out. I said then, and others have players are Canadians and Europeans Swoopes came out, Nike did not drop repeated the refrain, that it would take who are more apt to lack the sexual an existing endorsement deal, and she “Jackie Robinson-like courage” for an hang-ups of Americans. picked up another one as well. active male player to disclose that he Nonetheless, former NBA player While some see a risk, others see a is gay in the testosterone-dominated Tim Hardaway was repulsed at the windfall. “From a marketing perspective, arena of professional sports. thought of a gay teammate and stated if you’re a player who happens to be gay Sheryl Swoopes, an active female during an interview that, among other and you want to be incredibly rich, then basketball star and three-time Most reasons for not wanting a gay teammate, you should come out, because it would be Valuable Player recipient in the WNBA, he hates gays. He later apologized the best thing that ever happened to you came out in 2005, which was seen as for his comments. The big question is: from a marketing and an endorsement brave. The environment was more who more represents the locker room perspective,” said the NBA’s Dallas favorable for her to come out given that mindset—Wade or Hardaway? Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. “You a significant portion of the WNBA fan Teammate support may be there, but would be an absolute hero to more base is comprised of lesbians. And while what’s missing, however, is how these Americans than you can ever possibly Swoopes received tremendous support guys would respond when an opponent be as an athlete, and that’ll put money in from her team and fans, many gay comes out. Would he be taunted, your pocket. On the flip side, if you’re the activists were miffed when she disclosed shunned, harassed, or just left alone? idiot who condemns somebody because that her sexuality was a choice. Fan response they’re gay, then you’re going to be Locker room reaction The second consideration for a gay ostracized, you’re going to be picketed and For a male athlete to come out, athlete who is contemplating coming you’re going to ruin whatever marketing however, the landscape could be more out is the reaction of fans. That is a endorsements you have.” daunting. The first thing that comes to tough one to gauge and may depend The times, they are a-changin’ the mind of a gay athlete is the reaction on the team’s locale and its social The world has evolved dramatically in the locker room, which in the macho consciousness. On the surface a gay since the day Jackie Robinson endured world of professional sports, is not likely athlete may be better off coming out in taunts and death threats from fans and to be gay friendly. According to John New York than in Dallas, but no matter See OUTspoken on page 18 baltimoreoutloud.com March 2, 2007 BALTIMORE OUTLOUD  7 To the Editor Editor, Often times, the oppressed will In response to Steve Charing recent assume the posture of their oppressors My TwoTBy PSwo Lorio ents op-ed (Feb. 16 Volume VI, Number 21) if they want to assimilate and prove “Homophobia Knows no Race” themselves “worthy” of full benefi ts and I just fi nished watching the her performance. In the bigger picture, protections of the society. This is what Oscars. —Just fi nished watching the Ellen’s rejection of conformity may Although I agree with many of we should keep in mind in talking about most fabulous people having the most eventually lead us to a time when the assertions made by the author of the Black church and its homophobia. fabulous moments of their lives. (May Condoleeza Rice will be noted for the “Homophobia Knows No Race”, I must Many of the well known Black anti I add that I’m very happy for Jennifer content of her remarks to the U.N. voice disappointment with the piece gay crowd have taken this vocal posture Hudson—whose likely, at this very and not what she wore in giving the as it stands. No one can dispute the to ingratiate themselves with the white moment, to be Xeroxing a print of address. Or a different assessment of history of vocalized homophobia as religious elite (see Moral Contract with her ass to mail to Simon Cowell) But Hillary Clinton as she makes her run listed in the opinion piece; however I Black America) and for money (see as we all know, the Academy Awards for the White House. But I digress…. believe the author missed the point of faith based initiatives). Although this is aren’t simply about the fi lms and I haven’t worn a dress since my the previous article. deplorable, this is a real situation. Black celebrating great achievements in high school graduation. And only Although folks belonging to any lgbt people have decided to combat this cinematography, the Oscars are about then at the (demand) request of my race can be anti gay or are anti gay, with love. On March 10, the National the night. The event. The red carpet, mother. I never went to a prom. Over there seems to be a different response Black Justice Coalition will host its glitz and glamour, who’s-who and the years I’ve opted out of a number of to the anti gay blathering according second annual Black Church Summit what are they wearing revue. Oscar invitations to be included as a member to race. Although John Rocker was which will tackle this subject head on. night (or afternoon, really) is about The of the wedding party (including my own chastised for his comments, was there We are doing the work. Fashions. brother’s), and all because I would not a petition calling for his trade and/or If we want to build bridges to different I never watch the pre-show stuff. wear a costume that was contrary to his dismissal? I would also submit that communities, we must approach All the red carpet hoopla goes right my personality. In short, I’ve always Reggie White did not receive the level of community where it is. We must over my head. Now it’s not that I don’t refused to be a dyke in drag. condemnation that Isaiah Washington approach people where they are. Yes, like looking at pretty girls; as a card- And while we all know that Ellen’s did because he was not on an award gays and lesbians worked on the side carrying, toaster-boasting member of had a ground-breaking career, she may winning show which millions of people of justice during the freedom struggles the club I can appreciate the grace and have opened more doors than she will tune in to each week. Yes, White was of the 60s. Unfortunately, many did not beauty of the parade of young starlets ever be given credit for. Because she on the Green Bay Packers which has know they were there because they sashaying their way into the hall, but I wore a suit to host the biggest awards a huge national following, but he was did not reveal themselves. The closet frankly could give a rat’s asterisk what ceremony of the year, and the best no longer playing when he said those was very much in vogue, save for a they’re wearing. The designers, the part of all of this is It’s A Given! comments and was going about doing few brave souls (James Baldwin and gowns, the shoes, the accessories… Okay, I’ll grant you that it’s not like his clergy work. In the guise of his Bayard Rustin, to name a few). Joan Rivers and her Gee-I-wish-I-had- a woman has never worn a tuxedo religion, White made those comments. In order to build these bridges, we talent-thank-god-my-mother-let’s-me- in public, (see: Marlene Dietrich) but Religious based homophobia is never have to connect people to history. If folks tag-along daughter, all that’s lost on on most occasions, I would suspect acceptable or warranted. However, knew about the hundreds and thousands me. And apparently all that’s lost on it was worn as a fashion statement, people may not have condemned him of gays and lesbians who carried Ellen, too. Thankfully. and probably not to refl ect a personal with all the noise because he was the banner of freedom during those You see there are of us who were choice. And I’m certainly not saying that speaking as a minister and not as an turbulent times, we would have less Tim never meant to be in a gown and heels. all women should reject the gowns, the NFL player. Hardaways and Isaiah Washingtons. We were never meant to do up our hair, shoes, the lipsticks and accessories. Secondly, I think it is easy We also have to work on things that or wear dangly earrings and lipstick. Fashion has its place. But not on me. for the so called mainstream lgbt are relevant to the communities. But for years we’ve either succumbed Thanks Ellen. community to dismiss race. I point to Crime, drugs, unemployment, poor to the pressure of peer and family In closing, it also occurs to me that the comment written by the author, education, bad immigration policies acceptance, or simply opted to skip I haven’t seen any one of the fi ve fi lms “These [African American] preachers and institutionalized racism are serious important events. And thankfully Ellen that were nominated for this year’s best are aware of the pain and suffering that problems for communities of color. has stopped that trend. Or at the very picture. Guess I’ll have to wait for them discrimination brings and gays believe However, many gays of color have least made it reasonably acceptable to come on NetFlix. Or download them that African Americans should be more lamented about the lack of pertinent for a woman to wear a suit to formal onto my iPod. My how things have compassionate as a result of their own responses to these issues from so events. changed. I remember when Personal tragic experiences”. Firstly, I object to called mainstream gay groups. If In checking some of the early Entertainment Devices were a whole the implied difference between gays we want to build bridges, we have to press, there was little mention of different thing…. and Blacks. For me and millions of other work on each other’s issues. As much Ellen’s wardrobe. The San Francisco But that’s a different story, and for gay people of color, this community is as we would like to think race does Chronicle, The Chicago Tribune, and now, that’s my two cents. one and the same. Are we speaking not matter, it really does. And when the National Post all noted that the about gays who are not of color? we acknowledge that, we call out the Oscar host wore “a simple red suit Secondly, African American gays boogey man, take away his power, and with a white shirt and shoes”, but and lesbians are no longer surprised get down to the business of dismantling remained focused on the content of by the homophobia spewed in Black oppression. However, if we continue churches. Many of us have grown up to put our heads in the sand regarding in these churches and have heard the race and sexuality in America, we will hate fi lled sermons. They have hurt a never solve this problem. Although anti lot of Black lgbt folks because this is gay sentiment runs across racial lines, our church family. These are our so racism cuts across the lgbt community. called pastors and ministers. 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Close to a hundred infections within that community from its He suggested “universal access to activists from around the country peak in the mid-1980s. herpes suppressing medications, which gathered at the LA Gay and Lesbian Coates pointed to the success of are very cheap, very effective, have an Community Center for a day and a half reducing mother to child transmission incredibly safe profile, and resistance long training session prior to the start in the US. In the mid-1990s about a doesn’t develop. We should be putting of the 14th annual retroviral conference, thousand a year became infected with it in the drinking water.” the premier scientific meeting on AIDS HIV at or near the time of birth. Today Coates acknowledged that neither research. that number is less than 50 children a of these interventions will do away with “Strategy + constituency + training + year. the inequities that drive the epidemic, mobilization = change,” was the formula laid out by Julie Davids, executive director of CHAMP (Community HIV/ Robert Grant AIDS Mobilization Project), one of the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief principle organizers of the session. (PEPFAR). “For every person going She urged those new to research on ARVs [antiretroviral drugs] in South activism not to become overwhelmed Africa, seven people get HIV. We are and frustrated by the concepts and never going to get ahead of the epidemic language. “If we don’t understand it at as long as that is the case.” first, our brain is working on it, you will hear and read it again.” She said it is OTHER INTERVENTIONS much like learning to speak a foreign UCSF research Robert Grant language, where at some point there is discussed pre- and post-exposure a click and it begins to make sense. prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP), using anti- Davids said the hallmark of HIV HIV drugs as prevention tools around research advocacy as been “access risky sexual encounters. He said, to top line, meaningful discussion” incomplete adherence makes PrEP look with leading researchers in the field a lot like PEP, they are “two sides of the at meetings such as the retroviral same coin.” conference. But coupled with that is “an “It could be that an effective oral obligation to bring that information back prevention [pill] could serve as a daily to the community and share it.” reminder that people are at risk for Tom Coates has been one of the CHAMP panel HIV,” and reinforce modification of their leading experts on HIV prevention behavior to reduce that risk. Grant said, activities, first at the University of Recent findings have shown that “we can use it as an opportunity to risk behavior decreased among people California, San Francisco (UCSF), and male circumcision can reduce the risk fight inequity” in access to health care. who thought they had been exposed to now at UCLA. He said, “We have a of acquiring HIV by more than half. He also sees it as “a unique window HIV and participated in PEP programs package of approaches –behavioral, Treating herpes simplex-2 (HSV-2) can to reengage faith based communities in both San Francisco and Rio. social, biomedical – that can work reduce genital shedding and disease around the whole issue of prevention.” Edd Lee reviewed ongoing research together in great harmony to bring about progression for those already infected. for vaccines and microbicides, with change” in reducing the spread of HIV, “Male circumcision is the best thing Internationally, he called for a milestones on trials that are underway, both in the US and in the developing that has happened in HIV prevention renewed focus on prevention through where data should become known over world. since the prevention of mother to child programs such as the President’s the next five years. The member of transmission. This is a fantastic result,” the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition said Coates. “If a microbicide were (AVAC) said prevention options should developed that had the same efficacy, be like a Chinese buffet, “People should “we would be slapping it on everybody’s be able to get the things that work for body parts as much as we could, as them, and use them in combination.” quickly as we could.” Coates cited as a model the 3 X He called circumcision “the perfect 5 campaign, the ambitious goal set by issue” about how to think about create the World Health Organization to ramp combination prevention. ”It is not just a up delivery of anti-HIV drugs to persons surgical procedure. You can’t just set in the developing world. 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The feds are simply not even states who are obeying state laws.” By Bob Roehr Abrams acknowledges that “there may interested in looking at benefits.” “One of the great frustrations is how be other active components in the “We do have a Speaker of the detached public policy has been from Smoking medical marijuana natural product, flavinoids and terpinoids House now who has been supportive scientific reality,” Mirkin said. Polls show effectively relieves the pain of peripheral that are also antiinflammatories,” that of medical marijuana, we have this 70-80% support for allowing the medical neuropathy associated with HIV infection could have contributed to pain relief in important piece of new data, and we use of marijuana, “but that hasn’t been and drugs used to treat HIV. are hopefully that we can finally make enough to persuade Congress.” Neuropathy often is described as a progress in Congress,” said Mirkin. One painful numbness or burning sensation in the extremities that is the result of nerve damage. It can be associated Marijuana / Cancer Pain Trial Recruiting with other medical conditions such as By Bob Roehr amounts of THC, the active component diabetes and cancer. of cannabis, to the bloodstream, with Twice as many patients who Dr. Abrams is conducting a follow less evidence of toxicity. So the cancer smoked cannabis achieved at least a on study of cannabis and pain relief trial is using a vaporizer rather than 30% reduction in pain as did those who in cancer patients. But he is having cigarettes. smoked a similar placebo cigarette (34% difficulty recruiting those patients, so Participants must have ongoing v. 17%), said lead investigator Donald far only 1 of 24 in the first six months of cancer pain, be on a stable dose of Abrams, MD. That is about the same the trial. He is not sure why, but “I think oxycodone or morphine, and meet other level of relief seen with other existing the HIV patients seem more motivated entry criteria. They must be willing to both arms of the study. pain medications. than our cancer patients.” He wonders stay in San Francisco General Hospital Abrams said, “The marijuana we The study is the first to be completed whether it might be because there is for five days and nights, and are used was only 3.56% THC, not the most with funding from the University of much more of an HIV community than a compensated $520. potent marijuana.” More potent pot might California Center for Medicinal Cannabis cancer community. You do not have to live in San provide equal or better relief with less Research, and was conducted at the “We realize that one of the issues Francisco in order to participate in exposure to the carcinogens associated University of California, San Francisco. of cannabis as medicine is that many the trial, however, the study does not with smoking any product. It was published in the February 13 people feel that smoking is not an reimburse for transportation. For more One of the problems he encountered issue of the journal Neurology. appropriate delivery system,” says information, call (415) 476-9554 ext. was that “many patients have already “This was an elegantly designed Abrams. Previous work has shown that 315. discovered that marijuana helps their study in that we used not only the a vaporizer can deliver about the same neuropathy and nausea associated patient’s own rating of pain relief but also with some medications, and they were an experimental model for evaluating unwilling to stop for a week prior to pain. The fact that the two were so joining the study.” concordant really validated the fact that Abrams calls peripheral neuropathy cannabis was useful in relieving pain in “an under-rated clinical problem. It this condition,” said Abrams. bothers people and there is not really Kids with Tics or Participants in the trial had to effective therapy. We are excited that in complete a daily pain diary for a week this area we have been able to produce prior to entering the study to ascertain some real, tangible evidence that that in fact they did have measurable Tourette’s Disorder cannabis has some medicinal benefit.” pain. They repeated the diary exercise Industry is not interested in research two days prior to smoking their first hildren and adolescents with either into cannabis because there is no profit cigarette and two days after completing Chronic tics or Tourette’s Disorder in something that anyone can grow, the study. C said Bruce Mirkin, spokesman for the who are interested in behavioral treatments The National Institute on Drug Marijuana Policy Project. for decreasing tic severity are eligible for this Abuse supplied both the marijuana “This study only happened because cigarettes and the placebo cigarettes study. A growing body of evidence sup- of the state of California chose to fund from which the THC was removed. ports the potential of behavioral treatments as an effective intervention for reducing tics. Interventions in this research study may be We carry a fine selection of imported used in addition to any existing medication & domestic beer, wine & liquor. 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The mongooses did this years or more, and that we still don’t copies of a certain virus is impossible- viral and bacterial infections, but not all. so well that they ran out of snakes and have much of a handle on controlling it would be an attempt to disinfect the So far, there are no effective vaccines destroyed several types of native birds. viruses. whole world. against parasitic infections like malaria, Many animals and plants introduced as My question is hopelessly naive: Viruses can only live inside the or against fungal infections. For food or cash crops into areas they are can we fight fire with fire? That is, plants and animals they infect, so the diseases for which there is no vaccine, not native to, have escaped and out- can a virus get a virus, can bacteria only way to destroy a virus species is the best strategy is to decrease the competed local species, sometimes get a virus; can a virus get a bacterial to prevent new hosts from becoming amount of the infectious agent in the destroying whole ecosystems. You infection? Can we feed the AIDS virus infected. If the population is protected environment. 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During epidemics of Dr. Eva I suppose if the answer was yes, This is because it will never be possible mosquito-carried diseases, public health someone would have done it by now, but to destroy all infected birds: desperate workers have released clouds of sterile Dr. Eva Hersh is Director of Primary I’ll be interested in learning why these people will find ways to avoid killing mosquitoes to breed with fertile infected Care at Chase Brexton Health Services. things don’t work quite as I imagine the birds that are their livelihood, and ones, slowing the rate of reproduction Send your comments and questions to her Ignorant but Curious there is also an uncontrollable reservoir Experiments with larger organisms, by email at publisher@ baltimoreoutloud. of virus in wild birds. 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Dixon that, we will deliver for you if you elect Osburn acknowledged that they have us to office.” Now that it has regained a harder time with repeal of “Don’t control of Congress, it is time to deliver Ask, Don’t Tell.” He said, “It takes time results, said John Marble, spokesman and education” to build support with for National Stonewall Democrats. legislators. “Then you have the curveball, Chris Barron directs lobbying efforts you never know what that is going to for Log Cabin Republicans. He said the Midge Potts be—if Colin Powell was to announce his November elections “make the role of Senate votes on ENDA, those 6-7 opposition tomorrow—you have to be Christopher Barron Log Cabin even more important.” The Republican Senators who will vote with prepared.” a huge chunk of this country. We have defeat of Rick Santorum, the defeat of us on that issue are hugely important… EMPOWERING CHANGE got to do a better job of making the the marriage amendment in Arizona are From a tactical standpoint, we need Mara Keisling, executive director case to conservative people all across indications of “a backlash against the both [Democrats and Republicans] to of the National Center for Transgender this country about why they should care hard right social extremists.” He called get anything passed.” Equality, said the organization was about equality for our families.” it “a turning point for the movement.” He hopes that Congress will enact formed because “there needed to be With the spirit of collegiality Barron said, “As we look forward hate crimes legislation in April and pass an empowerment tool for transpeople, resonating between the speakers at on how to best achieve full equality ENDA before the August recess, or soon there needed to be a reintegration tool the front of the room, it was left to for our families, it is important that we after it. He added, as other broader into the LGBT movement” the audience to supply much of the realize this is not going to be a partisan legislation advances, “We will have “Initially, we hit what I nicely called edge. It was a role that some eagerly victory.” opportunities to slide provisions into ‘mediated access.’ People on the Hill embraced. Human Rights Campaign president those bills that will continue to whittle would say to us, where is Barney Frank “We are not handling our rhetoric Joe Solmonese echoed that perspective. away at the inequity we face in the on this? Where is HRC on this? Nobody very well,” began the octogenarian “The fact that the Democrats are in absence of marriage equality.” really wanted to talk to us, they wanted founding father of the modern gay charge means that our allies control Foreman said, “We need progressive other people to talk for us.” movement, Frank Kameny. His voice those committees, but you can’t lose people, liberal people, and Democrats But, “The trans part of the movement was low, but it soon thundered to sight of the fact that if and when the to start standing up for us and not say, is catching up to where the gay part of reverberate throughout the hall. the movement is.” At the state level, “We are endlessly on the defensive over the last five years, employment and reactive,” he charged. The religious protection for transpersons has grown right “tell us that gay is bad, so we come from 5 percent to 34 percent of the up and tell them why gay is not bad. We country. do not say affirmatively, gay is good.” Midge Potts, a transperson from “…We have to say, the god of Springfield, Missouri, spoke from the Leviticus, is a false god who is an audience of running in the Republican irrational, homophobic bigot, and a primary against former House Whip Roy damnation. Our true god has given us Blunt “on the theory that I could get out our homosexuality as a divinely inspired and meet people in southwest Missouri gift and blessing, to be enjoyed to its and that most people want to live and fullest, exultantly, exuberantly, and let live.” joyously. Start saying it!” “The more that I met people, I Kameny’s remarks drew some of would see fear just melt off of people’s the loudest applause of the evening. faces in small places south of Branson Blogger Mike Rogers criticized the that nobody has every heard of…To do infusion of “big money” into the gay that I had to get over my own fears and movement. “It is probably fifty people prejudices, that maybe I would expect at the top who now are deciding where people to be rednecks and bigots.” tens of millions of dollars go. How does She asked, “How can we as a that impact the movement? How is that community teach each other to reduce hurting us, in some ways?” our fears and prejudices of what people Keisling defending increased expect and built bridges with the greater professionalism within the movement part of society?” over the last decade or so. “It is no longer Barron concurred. “Change is not just a movement of angry screaming going to happen by us here in DC, it is people…I don’t feel that the movement only going to happen when we get out has been captured [by a handful of and tell our stories in the small towns wealthy donors], I feel that just as much and rural areas. We have to get over our the movement has captured them.” fear because we can’t win unless we Foreman said, hundreds of gay do.” white men have millions and millions of He warned, “If we have a strategy dollars and don’t give anything to the that only engages only those members movement. 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But when characters have to start taking ���������������������� series of numbers, like a street address, and creatively divide them up to make ��������������� 23 or worse, add, subtract and divide ����������� to get to the magical sum, then it really gets tiresome. And who knows what the numerical codes are for the colors red and white which makes pink which adds The Number 23 up to 23! It gets to be too much after a Cast: Jim Carrey; Virginia Madsen; she waits for him, she wanders into a while and really stretches the patience Logan Lerman; Danny Huston; Lynn Collins; local bookstore and picks up a raggedy of the audience. About midway through Rhona Mitra; Director: Joel Schumacher book entitled The Number 23. She finds the film I could just feel a scream welling Fate leads Walter Sparrow to come the book interesting and recommends up inside of me just wanting the movie in possession of a mysterious novel that Walter read it. As Walter gets more into to stop so I could bolt from my seat. has eerie similarities and connections the story, he begins to realize the author The cast isn’t bad, however, to his life, all based around the number has written some amazing parallels especially since most of them get to 23. As the story unfolds in real life and to Walter’s own life. Agatha tries to play dual roles in Walter’s reality and fiction, Sparrow must figure out his convince Walter that he’s nothing like as characters in the book-but are they connection to the book and how the the book’s protagonist because she fictional characters or something more? story will eventually end. knows what path that character takes, Carrey doesn’t show one smidge of The Number 23 certainly has an and it’s not a pleasant one. the smug comedian he can be, and he interesting premise, but the execution of Walter becomes more and more firmly grounds Walter in the here and that premise leaves much to be desired. obsessed with the book, the character now. As Walter’s alter ego Fingerling, Walter Sparrow has a great family and and the seemingly not-so-random way Carrey gets to camp it up a bit playing a job he enjoys, even if being the town the number 23 figures into the story and his mind’s eye version of a hard-boiled dog catcher isn’t a career that dreams his own life. And this is where I began PI that treads a fine line without tipping Robin and 8MM), and unfortunately The are made of. to have problems with the film. The over in parody. Number 23 falls into his “noble failure” Walter’s problems begin when he screenwriter, Fernley Phillips, practically Madsen, who seems to be getting category (The Phantom of the Opera, rebuffs his co-worker, who also happens does backflips and somersaults to pigeonholed now as the loving wife (see Veronica Guerin). to be his dispatcher, at a Christmas party. make various sets of numbers add up The Astronaut Farmer), is always a joy Schumacher does dive into his bag At one minute to five, she gets back at to 23. Using a time like 8:15, the time to watch, and the rest of the relatively of cinematic tricks to define the fantasy him by sending him on a job, making him the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, unknown cast all do adequate jobs with world of the book, but sometimes it looks late picking up his wife Agatha. While makes sense because it’s linear and a the material (although Danny Huston more like he’s stealing the visual style does ham it up just a bit much as his of Sin City but with color. As thrillers go, alter ego character, Dr. Miles Phoenix). The Number 23 is more infuriating than Fan of Rhona Mitra (The Practice) will engrossing, and the film’s revelation be disappointed by her miniscule screen almost stretches the already stretched time as the book’s mysterious murder credibility to it’s breaking point, but when victim. Director Schumacher has had all is said and done, for this viewer, it a career of hits (The Lost Boys, St. just never adds up. Elmo’s Fire, A Time to Kill) and misses Rated R for violence, disturbing (topped by such stinkers as Batman & images, sexuality and language.

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Weave in the cynicism of Sondheim’s ballads and anthems and you get an intermission less evening climaxing with Booth instigating Lee Harvey Oswald to join the ‘rebels’ in history when “one little gunshot can change the world” in Dallas. The intensity of director Robert Oppel’s production left the audience mesmerized and often so stunned that they didn’t applaud some of the musical numbers. Most were on the edge of their seats from Booth’s first appearance as Booth convinces Oswald to kill JFK. explaining the killing the tyrant that As the others cheer him on the tension in destroyed his country by Civil War but this production was almost unbearable. creating a historical martyr instead. No one in the theatre breathed. They knew that were on a wild ride for Understandable because it so well the next 95 minutes. written by book writer John Weidman Oppel’s cast is to die for. Ed Peters and the production was maybe the best as Booth is an imposing figure fit to lead I have ever seen of this difficult work. the group of misfits throughout the last 200+ years. Liz Boyer-Hunnicutt as Spotlighters Theatre – 817 St. Sarah Jane Moore is absolutely manic Paul Street (not to mention nuts) along with Tammy Now until March 18 (and selling out Crisp as Squeaky Fromme inspired by fast) Charly Manson to kill Ford. It seems Reservations: 410-752-1225 or that both women dated Manson, Moore www.spotlighters.org. baltimoreoutloud.com March 2, 2007 BALTIMORE OUTLOUD  23 Noa Tylo Continued from page 1 OUTloud: Your new album encourages people to Let’s Do It. What exactly would you like your listeners to do? NOA: Let’s Do It! is about freedom. We live in a world of hatred and intolerance. I remember encountering hate in South Africa, where I grew up, Karaoke with and how painful it was. People had to fi ght for basic freedoms. We fought and Rita and Rena won. South Africa is the fi rst country to have gay rights written into its maintain their community? Saturday, March 31st constitution. NOA: Community is about OUTloud: Our predecessors mutual support. Support those in the were big on political activeness. Has community who are fi nding it hard to be the younger generation lost its will to true to themselves. Support local gay March 17 & 18 fi ght? businesses that you do not want to see NOA: I don’t think the younger gay close. St. Patrick’s Weekend generation has lost its will to fi ght. They OUTloud: Do you feel the gay Specials on Baileys Irish Cream, just need to understand that intolerance community is supporting its gay Jameson Irish Whiskey leads to persecution and we need to artists enough? and more! stop it now before it escalates even NOA: I think people should support further. music and artists because they’re good, OUTloud:The big trend with not because they’re gay. But I do think young gays is assimilation with gay press should be more supportive mainstream society. They don’t feel of its artists. I don’t understand why the need to be labeled as gay. Do you gay magazines will put a straight artist share this philosophy? on their cover when the artist has no NOA: I’m not a fan of homogenizing relevance or hasn’t done anything for humanity. Being different is something the community apart from having a song to celebrate, not hide. Being part of gay people like to dance to. It’s hard the mainstream is the goal, but not enough for lgbt artists as it is without the th at the expense of being yourself. mainstream marketing machine behind Sunday March 11 OUTloud: New York’s Chelsea and them, and I would think the lgbt press Philadelphia’s Gayborhood are gay would be more supportive to their own. Early St. Patrick’s Party ghost towns because the younger OUTloud: Why is it important that After the Parade gays are choosing to hang in our community have its own faces “straight” areas. and music? th NOA: It’s good that young gays are NOA: Every community needs its Sunday March 17 not as defi ned by their sexuality but I do own icons to enjoy and respond to. believe that communities where people OUTloud: What’s next for Noa with similar interests can coalesce are St. Patrick’s Party Tylo? Introducing “Pilsner Urquell” beer valuable. Gay villages offer a certain NOA: I’m not a politician. I’m a safety, which is nice. But it will be musician. But if my voice can make a SPECIAL PRICE even nicer when a gay man can feel difference and persuade people to reject comfortable walking hand in hand with intolerance, then that’s great. This is my another man down Main Street USA. fi rst album written in the US. I grew up in th OUTloud: Without the support of a country where freedom and tolerance Monday March 18 the young gay generation, the gay did not come naturally. I stand by the bars and clubs are suffering and thoughts and beliefs I’m expressing in COME AND CELEBRATE OUR some, even closing. Are we at risk of my music. I hope people enjoy Let’s 35TH ANNIVERSARY losing our community? Do It! as much as I do, and my main NOA: Gay bars and clubs are objective for now is to make this album important for those who lack the all it can be. All Parties with Entertainment! confi dence to be themselves in a mixed environment, and so I do think it’s sad Noa Tylo’s “new album, Let’s Do Sunday Buffet for those people when a favorite closes. It!, is in stores and on i-Tunes now. For Open starts around 3 p.m.. But we live in a free, capitalist society more info, go to noatylo.com. where the market dictates whether Everyday Happy at 11 a.m. venues survive. 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After brunch the Philadelphians, and a bar crawl to dress down and kick back at the COMMAND outdid themselves again through downtown Harrisburg with Keystone Capital Run 2007: “A Blue- with their take on pest control: “The an after-hours party presented by the Collar Weekend”. With a node to the Porkin Men”. I am not sure where one Pennsmen. The weekend ended with popular motor oil, the leather guys in finds crackers in the shape of insects- a big brunch on Sunday morning. Harrisburg presented “PENNZMEN 30” but COMMAND knows. The people Congratulations to boy jesse to celebrated the 30th anniversary of the games were just as creative. Judges perry-james (Run Chairman) and Pennsmen, Inc. The Holiday Inn New were given a look at some nicely filled the Pennsmen. for a great weekend. Cumberland was the place to be on g-strings, given some biographical Happy 30th Anniversary! 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Dan Noel and yours truly will emcee the contest at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 17. It is going to be a blast! There is even going to be a victory party afterwards at the Phoenix. I can’t wait. Unfortunately it is now time to get out my suit and tie for work tomorrow- oh well, at least I had a blue-collar weekend!

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