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Britney Teams Up with Madonna, November 17, 2003 Volume 4, Number 46 Offers Straight Talk AboutAbout GayGay FansFans John Lloyd Park Probe Launched Articles in ‘The Express’ Lead to State Investigation of Harassment By Andy Zeffer that two of his hotel guests had been victims Featured Editor of alleged harassment and entrapment at the The Florida Inspector General’s Office park. “Personally this is a very disturbing will look into allegations of harassment, issue, and from a professional standpoint, it “selective enforcement” and false arrests has affected me directly,” he said. “This is a targeting men at John U. Lloyd State very serious moral issue.” Park in Dania Beach. The inquiry was Van Eron then went on to note the announced at a town meeting at Dania Beach importance of tourism, including gay tourism, City Hall Nov. 13. to the economy of Dania Beach and Broward At the meeting, a victim of the alleged County. “The perception is that Dania beach harassment testified, as did a local hotel is no longer a safe and friendly place to be. I owner who said two of his guests had been don’t think we can afford to have this kind of harassed at the park and that the situation black eye for our county or for our cities.” had negatively impacted his business and Wayne Schubnel testified at the meeting was a threat to tourism in Dania Beach. that he had been cited for a “closed area violation” at John Lloyd beach on April 1. Express Managing Editor Phil LaPadula was State Sen. Steven Geller (left) and state Rep. Timothy Ryan preside over a town hall also asked to speak about the articles he has meeting at Dania Beach City Hall. Geller announced that the state Inspector General’s He said a park officer had come up to him as written on harassment and false arrests at Office will look into allegations that park officers have harassed and cited he was sitting on a sand dune just above the John Lloyd Park. The Express has published them for dubious violations at John U. Lloyd State Park. main part of the beach and told him he was a total of 11 articles on the John Lloyd Park John Lloyd Park situation when a series of completely against any selective breaking the law. He ended up paying a $172 issue since April, not including several letters articles that run in The Express were brought enforcement. I am objecting to any type of fine. “I took a picture of every sign on the to the editor and an editorial. Articles on the to his attention. He passed out copies of the enforcement based on a person’s sexual beach, and there was no sign that said I harassment issue have also appeared in the Express articles to the audience along with orientation. But at the same time, John Lloyd couldn’t be in that area,” Schubnel said. He South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Miami copies of his correspondences with DEP is a state park that families and individuals also contacted the Clerk of Courts office and Herald within the past two weeks. officials over the past few months. go to, and everybody has a right to enjoy requested a report listing everybody who State Sen. Steven Geller co-chaired the “There is an issue here,” Geller said, the park. Illicit sexual activity should not had received a “closed area violation” in meeting with state Rep. Timothy Ryan. Geller noting that if the allegations are true “they occur in the park.” recent months. Holding up the report for the said he had received a letter Nov. 7 from are serious allegations against state Joe Van Eron, owner of the Liberty Suites audience to see, Schubnel noted, “They’re Thomas S. Tramel, III, director of the employees.” Hotels, had asked for the John Lloyd issue all men listed on the report.” In fact, the Department of Environmental Protection Rep. Ryan said he had just recently to be addressed at the meeting. He noted See PARK PROBE on page 6 (DEP), Division of Law Enforcement, become involved in the John Lloyd Park confirming that the investigation would take situation. “I made contact with Tom Tramel place. Geller had requested that the Inspector and expressed my concern over what was No More Roy Moore General’s Office conduct an investigation of happening with regard to allegations of the John Lloyd Park incidents. selective enforcement and ,” Anti-Gay ‘Ten Commandments Judge’ Kicked Off the Bench Geller said he first became aware of the Ryan said. “I explained to Mr. Tramel that I’m By Phil LaPadula Managing Editor Thou shalt not use the judicial bench as Henn Free on Bail in S. Fla. a political pulpit to advance your personal 9/11 Con Artist Extradited from Texas to Stand Trial agenda. That could well be the epithet for Judge Roy Moore, who was fired from his By Phil LaPadula addresses, false Social Security numbers position as chief justice of the Alabama Managing Editor and made up stories about a lavish lifestyle Supreme Court Nov. 13 for defying a federal Patric Henn, the Fort Lauderdale man to dupe charitable agencies into paying court order to remove a Ten Commandments charged with stealing him over $70,000 in cash. monument from the rotunda of the state $70,000 in 9/11 Red Cross An Express investigative supreme court building. funds, is back in South report revealed that Henn’s Moore was not fired for his virulently Florida and free on bail, Fort claims were fraudulent, that anti-gay diatribe from the bench in February Lauderdale police said. His the wealthy lover never 2002, which the mainstream media ignored trial is expected to start in existed and that the Red Cross when reporting on the Ten Commandments early December. was the victim of an organized dispute. In issuing a court opinion that Henn was extradited scheme to defraud. After The denied a mother custody of her three from Texas and then bonded Express expose, Henn children, Moore described as out of jail, Det. James Pott reportedly admitted the scam “an inherent evil, and if a person openly told The Express. Henn to his neighbors at Middle engages in such a practice, that fact alone faces a charge of grand River Terrace, confessing that would render him or her an unfit parent.” theft, $20,000 to $100,000. he made up the story to get Moore went on to note, “The State carries In a case that made money. the power of the sword, that is, the power to Suspended Alabama Supreme Court national headlines after The Express broke Henn then fled Fort Lauderdale, but Chief Justice Roy Moore is shown prohibit conduct with physical penalties, outside the Alabama Judicial Building in the story, Henn is accused of falsely The Express stayed on his trail and learned such as confinement and even execution. It Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, Nov. 12. claiming that his purported partner, Jeff that he attempted to continue the con job in must use that power to prevent the Moore was removed from office Anderson, perished on Sept. 11, 2001, thus Washington, D.C. and Littleton, Colo. subversion of children toward this lifestyle, Thursday, Nov. 13, for refusing to obey a entitling him to partnership and survivor Dallas police arrested Henn on June 13, federal court order to move his Ten to not encourage a criminal lifestyle.” Commandments monument from the benefits. Henn allegedly used phony 2003. See ROY MOORE on page 14 rotunda of the state courthouse.

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2 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 3 Realigning the Soul Authors Zukov and Francis Identify ‘Authentic Needs’

Authors Gary Zukov and Linda Francis sign copies of their book at Religious Science Fort Lauderdale. By Andy Zeffer Audience participation was key Features Editor throughout the three-hour lecture. Zukav and Religious Science of Fort Lauderdale Francis began by asking the audience to give was the place to be on Nov. 6 when The Mind some examples of “authentic needs” versus of The Soul: Responsible Choice authors “artificial needs.” Gary Zukav and Linda Francis appeared for “Can somebody in the audience give some an evening workshop and book signing. The examples of artificial needs?” Francis asked. purpose of the lecture was to enlighten the “An expensive car!” someone shouted. audience about making responsible choices, After addressing needs, members of the and how to use those choices to create audience shared personal struggles in their authentic power—the alignment of your lives. One woman spoke of having a bipolar personality with your soul. son, while another audience member spoke A jam-packed parking lot and full house about being in contention with her siblings were proof of the both the authors’ and the over their parent’s estate for over three years. book’s popularity. Religious Science regularly After hearing some of the stories, Zukav and hosts speakers from all over the world, and the Francis spoke about choosing a different events attract many gays and lesbians. response other than acting on impulses. Zukav is the award-winning author of a “When you make a conscious choice, series of books. His first book was The you are willing to assume responsibility,” Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the Zukav said. New Physics, which won the American Book Zukav and Francis then asked the Award for Science. In 1989, he wrote The Seat audience to close their eyes and think of a of the Soul, which began his highly acclaimed recent time they were angry and if they felt soul series. The series also includes Soul pain or discomfort in their stomach, chest or Stories, Heart of The Soul: Emotional throats. The purpose of the exercise was to Awareness, and Mind of The Soul. The latter demonstrate to attendees how harmful two titles were co-written with his spiritual impulses and reactions can wreck havoc on partner, Linda Francis. Zukav is a favorite of our bodies. Oprah Winfrey and a regular guest on her Zukav and Francis concluded the show. In fact, when Francis asked the workshop by answering audience questions audience how many knew him from his and signing copies of their books. appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, half Many gays and lesbians attended the the audience raised their hands. event, including active community members Both authors spoke about how they such as Chris Gaba of Central Bark and his changed their own lives by the lessons in partner, Robert Bayliss. Mind of The Soul. “I wrote this book to help To find out more about Gary Zukav and people have less pain and create more joy,” Linda Francis, log on to Zukav said. www.SeatoftheSoul.org or www.Zukav.com. Dean Helps Pull the Plug on Palazzo Las Olas City Commission Rejects $120 Million Beach Project By Andy Zeffer project took away from the beach instead of Features Editor adding to it, citing a scarcity of serene Openly gay City Commissioner Dean spaces in the area. Trantalis was one of four commissioners who “Showdown politics is no way to build a voted to reject the Palazzo Las Olas Project in city and plan for the future,” Trantalis told The Fort Lauderdale. The $120 million development Express, noting the developer’s aggressive was to be built on 7.5 acres on the eastern foot behavior at the hearing. “They are licking their of the Las Olas Boulevard Bridge. It would wounds and very upset about it. I am sorry it have included a total of 173 condos, 75 in a 16- turned out this way, but I had to do the right story tower south of the bridge and 98 units in thing. And this was the right thing for the beach.” the parking and a retail-townhouse complex Trantalis goes on to say that he hopes north of it. A contentious and charged up developers will have a better understanding hearing took place earlier in the month. Now with the public in mind in the future instead Trantalis says it is likely the developers will of being motivated by personal profits. sue. Trantalis ran on a platform to reign in Trantalis is firm on his position that the overdevelopment, especially on the beach.

4 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 5 Sunshine Cathedral Hires New Executive Director Ensminger Brings Accounting Background to Growing Church By Dan Aiello Local Correspondent The Metropolitan Community Church, Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale has chosen Richard Ensminger to be the organization’s new executive director. Ensminger, 53, a native of Monroe, La., was raised as a Presbyterian. He was “very active in the St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church” in New Orleans, where he lived after graduating from Louisiana State University with a degree in accounting. Ensminger discovered MCC following his transfer to Miami by his previous employer. Now a resident of Wilton Manors, Ensminger says his association with the Sunshine Cathedral is why he moved up here from Miami. “I began coming Photo by Steve Shires to this church in October of last year,” Richard Ensminger, the new executive director he explained. of the Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale Ensminger’s strong background in accounting—he’s a CPA—was the likely rooms in three other buildings. The cost to reason he was chosen over other candidates purchase the old Baptist Church, more than for the position. “My goal is to keep [MCC] on $2.5 million, was raised two years ago through sound financial footing as we continue to donations by the MCC congregation. grow,” he says. “We’ve grown from a medium- Renovation of an adjoining structure for an sized church to a large-sized church, a result adult day-care program are nearing completion, of taking the step of purchasing this property. and a counseling center will soon open on the We need to operate with the more sophisticated site as well. accounting that is necessary for this size “What draws me to this church and to church.” the job is the vision of the ministry staff here— Indeed, MCC Sunshine Cathedral is no and of the congregants,” Ensminger explained. small church. Boasting more than 1,000 active “The vision is to be a welcoming place to all congregants and a 50-member choir, church is people and to grow as we reach out to everyone now the largest congregation within the United in the community. Our vision is the reason for Fellowship of Metropolitan Community our growth,” Churches, an organization that currently has congregations in 28 countries. The 2.3-acre MCC Sunshine Cathedral is located at th Croissant Park, Fort Lauderdale campus 1480 S.W. 9 Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Services are held each Sunday at 7, 9 includes an enormous 525-seat church and and 10:20 a.m. additional surrounding halls and meeting

PARK PROBE from Front Page violation” trespassing charge that lengthy report included several names of gay Schubnel spoke about. Some said they men whom The Express had interviewed. were harassed and asked to show their Schubnel, who has returned to the IDs while walking along a trail. One man beach several times since the incident, was arrested for “obstruction of justice” noted that a straight couple who were sitting and jailed overnight for commenting to in the same area as he was were not given a an undercover park officer that “They’re citation. “There are chairs up in that area, arresting people over there.” One of the encouraging you to go up in that area. There two men accused of a sex offense, Nunaz are picnic tables in that area encouraging Guerra, said he was just standing on the you to go up in that area. I’ve seen women beach talking to another man when a walking in the same area where I was. I’ve park officer came up and falsely accused seen children playing in the same area where him of engaging in sexual activity. He I was; children digging in the same area has pled not guilty. where I was.” At the meeting, LaPadula noted that In his Nov. 7 letter to Geller, the DEP’s as a journalist he has a responsibility to Tramel stated that acting on Geller’s request get both sides of a story and that he had he had “requested that Elwood Stephens, tried to do so in the John Lloyd incidents. chief of the Bureau of Park Patrol, conduct But he said that DEP officials have been a review of the allegations made by The uncooperative, rude and condescending Express newspaper about officers assigned toward him. He said he is still waiting for to John U. Lloyd Park….Chief Stephens answers to eight questions that he faxed found no evidence that individuals were to the DEP at the request of the discriminated against or targeted based department’s public information officer, upon their personal sexual preference.” Lucia Ross. Tramel then goes on to refer to “on-going, LaPadula said, “People should respect active criminal investigations. Cases the park, and the families with children who involving illicit drug activity, illicit sexual go to the park, and not engage in public sex activity, lewd and lascivious acts, indecent in the park. But the park officers also need to exposure, vehicular burglaries and auto respect the law-abiding individuals who go theft are presently pending.” to the park just to have a good time.” But Express Managing Editor Phil People who have been victims of LaPadula noted that only two of the 16 harassment and/or false arrests at John men he had interviewed for his stories Lloyd State Park should contact the Office were even accused of offenses of a sexual of the Inspector General, 2600 Blair Stone nature. Several of the men received Rd., MS40, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400. citations or warnings for the “closed area Phone: 850.245.8013. Fax: 850.245.8047.

6 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 New Dining Experience on ‘the Boulevard’ Bar Amici Restaurant to Remodel, Revamp Menu By Andy Zeffer Features Editor Bar Amici, a favorite hangout for the gay and lesbian community—as well as for mainstream Fort Lauderdale—is making some significant changes. The restaurant is changing its name menu, Boulevard to Boulevard Café. Other changes will include Café will introduce a late-night menu. It will a remodeling of the interior, a revamped menu be available on Wednesday, Friday and and new services. Bar Amici ownership is Saturday evenings after 11 p.m. until 1 a.m. aiming to make all the changes final by the first The lighting of the restaurant will be altered of next year. to create a mood change for the late-night “Bar Amici Restaurant is an Italian name, menu. obviously,” says general manager Scott The restaurant will be remodeled to look Belding. “Though our menu does have some plusher, with a friendlier and more inviting Italian items, the way it has developed over atmosphere. Belding doesn’t want to give the past eight years makes it predominantly too much away, preferring that patrons have non-Italian. So the name just doesn’t suit a surprise in store for them. the cuisine.” “In this business, you always have to Belding says that patrons are also keep ahead of the game and keep changing confused as to whether the establishment is a and upgrading,” Belding says. “And people bar or a restaurant. So the team behind Bar like to come back and see that you are Amici decided it was time to reinvent the place. upgrading things.” They will not be changing everything about The team at Bar Amici is no strangers to the popular dining spot, but they will be upgrading. They have already been making changing enough so that it has the feel of a changes at their sister property, Cathode Ray new restaurant. The menu will be updated, with Club, next door. The entire back room of favorites being kept and new items added. Cathode Ray has been redone with a new Overall, the menu will provide a larger selection. dance floor, dance floor lights and new Customers can look forward to such mouth- carpeting. The front room of Cathode Ray is watering dishes as grilled chicken with smoked now in the midst of remodeling changes, with corn gumbo and grilled calamari salad. the ladies room currently gutted out and In addition to changes in the present being refurbished. Obituary Writer/Actor Yale Alexander Local Man Wrote for ‘The Express,’ Appeared in ‘Party’ Yale Alexander, a former writer for The Express, passed away on Nov. 3. Alexander, a Miami native, resided in Fort Lauderdale throughout most of the 1990s. He led a very active social life, and appeared in a production of the play Party in 1999. Alexander had previously lived in New York, where he wrote for Q Magazine, doing theatre reviews and celebrity interviews. Lily Tomlin, Ann-Margret and Betty Buckley were among the well-known performers he interviewed. For the past year, Alexander resided in St. Petersburg, Fla., before moving back to his hometown of Miami, where he lived with his aunt, whom he had once written about for a Mother’s Day issue of The Express.

www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 7 Hoopla and Hisses in Miami Beach Speakers Energize Activists at NGLTF’s Creating Change Conference By Andy Zeffer “The needs of the religious right and regarding , expression and Features Editor the political right are perfectly inline now,” anti-discrimination that passed. But he The 16th annual Creating Change Foreman said. “They’ve always been rats, talked about what’s ahead and that, while Conference in Miami Beach got off to a but now they are cornered and acting like it. gay marriage is really not the center issue, spirited start Friday morning, Nov. 7, as But cornered rats, as we all know, are the it’s the LGBT movement that is under National Gay and Lesbian Task Force most dangerous.” At the end of his speech, attack. He also talked about the need for (NGLTF) Executive Director Matt Foreman he received a standing ovation. an open dialogue.” and Massachusetts state Sen. Jarrett Barrios Next up at bat was the fiery Jarrett Barrios, “I thought [the speakers] were delivered fiery speeches in the Napoleon a state senator based in Cambridge, Mass. The interesting and told me a lot of stuff I Ballroom of the Deauville Radisson hotel. In young Harvard graduate is a Florida native didn’t know about the current president addition to Foreman and Barrios, Miami who hails from Tampa and whose roots are and the upcoming election,” said Wade, Beach Mayor David Dermer and Miami-Dade Cuban American. He joked about his a young college student from Ohio. County Mayor Alex Penelas welcomed a background and expressed his delight that “The same political information you packed crowd of attendees to the city. NGLTF chose the Miami area for its conference. hear at a lot of other places, and lot of Before any speeches, however, Foreman “Next time be sure that there is Cuban anti-Bush rhetoric, which I’m kind of introduced spoken-word performers to the Coffee!” Barrios cajoled before breaking into getting tired of.” audience. The duo gave the packed room a enthusiastic and rapid Spanish. After the plenary sessions, the powerful display of poetry and guitar. Barrios spoke about his parent’s crowd dispersed into a lobby full of Foreman then took the stage, and much Bush working-class roots and the need for exhibitors, which included Border’s bashing ensued. Foreman spoke about grassroots activism. His energetic speech Books and Music, Planned Parenthood, George W. Bush taking the “high road” as focused on building a movement, and the the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against his henchman did the anti-gay work for need to not only address GLBT issues but Defamation (GLAAD), AIDS Project him—people like Sen. Rick Santorum and race issues and class issues as well. Florida and The Express. Some attendees others who “cloak themselves in the Bible.” “Matt Foreman was great,” said Kristen, went on to attend seminars and When he mentioned the names of an attendee from Chicago. “He acknowledged conferences throughout the day, while Republicans such as Bush and Santorum, a the successes of the LGBT movement within Massachusetts State Sen. Jarrett Barrios others hit the beach to enjoy the warm hissing sound emerged from the audience the past year, such as local ordinances delivered a fiery speech at the Creating Florida weather. similar to the sound of a gas leak or a gang of Change Conference in Miami Beach. alley cats preparing to attack. Foreman went on to emphasize the importance of the gay marriage issue, and he warned that politicians will use gays and Farrow’s Euphoria lesbians as scapegoats for current political problems and unrest at home and abroad. He Friday Nights at Jade Lounge in South Beach Going Strong brought up a poll in which half of people By Andy Zeffer rousing start. Farrow, the mind behind the each week, Euphoria keeps a permanent home said they would be less likely to vote for a Features Editor immensely popular Martini Tuesdays brings at Jade Lounge. politician supporting gay marriage, and that Jade Lounge in South Beach is the place the same magic to Friday’s Euphoria party. One of the ingredients of Farrow’s political figures would use such polls to to be Friday nights as nightlife maestro Unlike Martini Tuesdays, which hops from success are that his parties offer a laid-back, attack the gay rights movement. Edison Farrow gets the weekend off to a one glamorous South Beach spot to another yet chic atmosphere. And Jade Lounge has multiple rooms that offer different venues. Crowds dance to the music of DJ Jojo Odyssey as he spins dance music on the main floor accompanied by live drums. Adora is on hand to amuse partiers in the front bar. The front bar also features old funk music with live musicians walking around playing the sax and drums. And the upstairs room features hip-hop music. Euphoria offers people something fresh and different from the typical ear-splitting and repetitive dance music found at other gay clubs and parties. In addition, Jade Lounge accepts table reservations for groups that want bottle service. For those looking for a night of revelry, splitting bottle service can actually be cheaper than ordering round after round of individual drinks. “Friday nights at Euphoria have really turned out to be a blast,” Farrow says. “I’m so glad people are enjoying it. It offers something different, and its great to see all these gay guys getting down to hip- hop music upstairs. It’s not something you see too often.” Farrow has become a huge success with his South Beach Social Club and various events he has built around Martini Tuesdays. A true a success story, he has gone from planning small get-togethers with friends to planning events for the likes of Sen. Ted Kennedy. Farrow is also an accomplished actor and appeared in the local hit play Nature of The Beach. He is set to reprise his part in a film version of the play. Jade Lounge is located at 1766 Bay Road, at the corner of 18th Street and Bay Road. It is not far from where the once popular dance club Salvation used to be. From 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. free Iceberg vodka drinks are available. There is no cover charge until 10 p.m. And guests can party all night with a bar, lounge and DJ that goes until 5 a.m.

8 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 Jeb Bush Has Another Foot-in-Mouth Day NGLTF Says Joke About San Francisco Was Anti-Gay By Jackie Hallifax governor asked. But the head of the Associated Press Writer San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown National Gay and Lesbian TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Jeb wasn’t too worried by the comment, Task Force didn’t see Bush joked during a Florida Cabinet meeting according to spokesman P.J. Johnston. anything funny in the that the people of San Francisco may be “When he finally stopped laughing, he governor’s comment and endangered and that it is “probably good said, ‘I’m sure this is a tongue-in-cheek believed it to be anti-gay news for the country.” comment. I’d feel a little better if the governor because of San Francisco’s The topic at hand was environmental would send me one of his alligators; I’ve got large gay population. land and at the time of his remark, Bush was a supervisor that needs companionship,’” “It’s extremely looking at a map showing locations boasting Johnston said. insulting,” said Matt a lot of different wildlife. Johnston also said he didn’t think Foreman. “But, of course, I “It looks like the people of San Francisco residents of San Francisco would be much would say that gay people in are an endangered species, which may not disturbed by what the governor said. Florida are far more be a bad thing,” Bush said during the meeting “By and large, San Franciscans have a endangered than gay people Nov. 12. “That’s probably good news for the good sense of humor and will not be in California.” country.” dreadfully offended,” Johnston said, adding Bush told reporters he People in the room broke into laughter that he wished people in politics would also was just joking and added “Did I just say that out loud?” the “lighten up.” another quip: “Don’t call Willie Brown.” Bush spokesman Jacob DiPietre later explained the “It’s extremely insulting. But, governor’s thinking: “The Gov. Jeb Bush of course, I would say that Cabinet was talking about endangered species and everyone knows that believes in limited government probably gay people in Florida are far Republicans are an endangered species in would have a tough time against a fellow like California.” that because he probably symbolizes smaller more endangered than gay Bush has been amused by California government.” before. In mid-August, the topic was Gary Coleman took the comment in stride. people in California.” Coleman, the former child actor who jumped “I don’t know about Jeb Bush,” he said. into the California gubernatorial recall race. “But if I become governor, I will represent the —Matt Foreman, executive director of the National “I’m glad that Gary Coleman lives in little guys, the people that big people tend to Gay and Lesbian Task Force California,” Bush said. “A guy like me that step on when they want to get somewhere.”

www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 9 Gay Navajos Finding Their Place Return of Traditional Indian Beliefs Bring New Tolerance By Leslie Hoffman professor of anthropology at Indiana Yet Thomas and Walters said Associated Press Writer University who specializes in American the traditional understanding of WINDOW ROCK, Arizona (AP) — Darrell Indian . nadleeh is disappearing, in part Joe sits across the table over a Denny’s The modern view of homosexuality in because the cultural significance breakfast, cup of coffee in hand, rattling off the Navajo Nation is shaped both by tribal has not been passed from one projects he’s working on and programs he tradition and Western influence, according generation to the next—but also wants to start in his new job with the Navajo to Thomas. because of changing attitudes. Nation’s AIDS office. Navajo origin stories embrace the idea of With the arrival of Western He’s a respected 30-year-old professional cross-gender identities. In some of these religious influences, Navajo families in a high-profile position, his calendar filled stories, men with feminine characteristics are began to hide away homosexual with meetings and conferences. There is an known as nadleeh. They dressed like women relatives or encourage them to live a ease in his voice. He knows who he is and and were considered important religious heterosexual lifestyle, Thomas said. what he wants. He is happy. figures with a special role in ceremonies. They “The nadleeh were very much But it wasn’t always like this. also shared in conventional duties, such a part of Navajo culture right into Joe remembers when his journey began: as cooking or caring for children. the late 1800s,” said Thomas, who when he and his cousins, playmates growing In Navajo tradition, sexual relationships is also a gay tribal member. “Now up in the small Navajo community of Iyanbito, between nadleeh and non-nadleeh men were we have children and grandchildren N.M., went off to school. considered heterosexual. who dismiss (nadleeh) as part of Darrell Joe sits on a fence in Veteran’s Memorial That’s when other kids started hurling “In the Western gay culture, you have Navajo culture. It was ... relegated Park in Window Rock, Ariz., Monday, Oct. 20, 2003. words like “fag” and “” at him. Soon, men who look like any other guy and behave to something that was part of Joe is among the growing number of gay, lesbian and bisexual Navajos walking a cultural tightrope, some of his cousins were embarrassed to be like men and that’s their identity as a gay Western culture and not Navajo. uniting elements of Navajo and Western culture seen with him. male,” said Jack Jackson Jr., a gay Navajo “There is now a search by these to establish a place for themselves. (AP Photo/ “That’s when I started to think, ‘OK, I’m who serves in the Arizona House of Navajo gays and lesbians to find out Nick Short) different.’ I couldn’t figure it out, and I think Representatives. “On the reservation ... you who they are,” he said. that’s when I started pretending that I lived in see a lot of gay men who look more feminine With that search has come an attempt just to get a hug, to laugh, to wear makeup. certain worlds,” he said. and act more feminine, and it seems it’s from to organize. Then they wash up and go home and be His search for a place to belong both as a their upbringing in a more traditional way.” Melvin Harrison, head of the Chinle- their other selves.” gay man and as a Navajo would take him far A modest number of nadleeh have lived based Navajo AIDS Network, said there To celebrate National Day from his home and his culture to an urban openly as transvestites on the reservation wasn’t a community for homosexual, earlier this month, the network’s office in existence in Western society—and back again. for generations, said Harry Walters, an bisexual or Navajos when he Gallup, N. M., organized a coming-out party at Joe is one of the growing number of gay, anthropologist who teaches Navajo culture began HIV prevention work on the a nearby state park. More than 50 people lesbian and bisexual Navajos walking a cultural at Dine College in Tsaile, Arizona. reservation in 1988. showed up for the third annual event, which tightrope, uniting elements of Navajo and Western Some in the community now see “Ten years ago, 15 years ago, there was included a drag show and a dance. culture to establish a place for themselves. nadleeh as an early manifestation of no place for these individuals to go,” No one can remember a formal “They sort of had to create their own homosexuality, and use it as a broad term for Harrison said. “The big change I’ve seen is organization that served homosexual, bisexual world,” said Wesley Thomas, an assistant anyone who isn’t heterosexual. that we have people who come to our office See GAY NAVAJOS on page 17

10 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 The $116,000 Kiss Greek TV Station Fined for Showing Two Men Locking Lips ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A private Radio and Television Council, for the Oct. 6 “The council tells us ... that it’s Greek television station has been fined scene showing two male actors kissing in OK to be tolerant, but we shouldn’t 100,000 euros (U.S. $116,000) for the weekly drama Close Your Eyes. go too far,” she wrote in the daily Ta broadcasting a scene of two men kissing, The council—usually tolerant of the Nea newspaper. reports said Wednesday. frequent nudity and sexual content of Greek Greek TV stations repeatedly showed The action brought strong criticism from television—described the scene as “vulgar clips of Madonna kissing singer Britney media commentators. and unacceptable.” Spears during the MTV Video Music Awards Mega television was fined by the Television critic Popi Diamandakou in August without facing penalties. independent licensing body, the National called the decision “hypocritical.” HRC Launches Campaign for Same-Sex Marriage Ads Put a Human Face on the Issue of Civil Unions From Staff Reports protection of pension, health care and other American family, but do not have the WASHINGTON—The Human Rights social security benefits, and generally allow same rights,” Birch said. “According to the Campaign Foundation launched a new ad couples to care for one another and their 2000 Census, same-sex couples are in 99.3 campaign today aimed at educating the children. The legal rights, benefits and percent of counties in this country. We are public about the fundamental rights and protections of civil marriage should be your family and friends, your neighbors, your benefits that are granted to couples in this provided to all couples, straight and gay.” co-workers—when people begin to know country by obtaining a civil marriage HRC unveiled a suite of five and understand gay, lesbian, bisexual and license. Same-sex couples are routinely advertisements this morning at the transgender people, they realize the denied those rights and benefits because National Press Club. The ads feature real discrimination we face is wrong and un- they are not allowed to enter into civil same-sex couples facing hardships, American.” marriages. including a surviving partner of a Sept. 11 The Human Rights Campaign is the “This campaign answers the question victim who was not eligible for the same largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and ‘How does society benefit by providing benefits as other surviving partners, and transgender political organization with civil-marriage licenses to all committed, a senior couple who worry about passing members throughout the country. It loving couples?’” said HRC Executive on their pension and retirement savings. effectively lobbies Congress, provides Director Elizabeth Birch. “Civil-marriage Married couples have the safety-net of campaign support and educates the public licenses, which are wholly separate from civil-marriage and social security to ensure that gay, lesbian, bisexual and the religious institution, ensure that protections and do not face such transgender Americans can be open, devoted couples can visit each other in hardships. honest and safe at home, at work and in This Human Rights Campaign ad for same-sex civil marriage rights ran in the the hospital, have the “These families pay taxes just like every the community. Boston Globe.

www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 11 Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Gay Marriage Ban Neb. Law Called ‘Barrier to Participation in Political Process’ By Kevin O’Hanlon ban is the only one that prohibits same- Associated Press Writer sex couples from enjoying many of the “If the legislature can disenfranchise any LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A federal judge legal protections that heterosexual number of citizens at pleasure by general has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging couples enjoy. descriptions, it may soon confine all the votes Nebraska’s one-of-a-kind ban on same-sex The constitutional amendment, marriages. known as Initiative 416, passed with to a small number of partisans, and establish U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon on 70 percent of the vote. It prevents an aristocracy or oligarchy.” Monday refused a request by the state of homosexuals who work for the state or —U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon Nebraska to dismiss the lawsuit, which was the University of Nebraska system from filed in April by the American Civil Liberties sharing health insurance and other lesbian couples from soon confine all the votes to a small number Union and other groups. benefits with their partners. lobbying to get the of partisans, and establish an aristocracy or The lawsuit says the ban, which was Lawyers for the state said the same benefits as other oligarchy,” he said. approved by voters in 2000 and added to the ACLU and the other groups did not have people. Attorney General Jon Bruning did not Nebraska Constitution the next year, violates standing to challenge the lawsuit, since they The law “acts as a barrier to plaintiffs’ immediately return a call seeking comment. the rights of gay and lesbian couples. could not show they were injured by it. participation in the political process, and The ban prevents same-sex couples Thirty-four states have so-called But Bataillion said the law would thus as a result plaintiffs have established from “securing protection against a wide “Defense of Marriage” laws, but Nebraska’s prevent such advocacy groups and gay and injury,” he said. array of injuries that domestic partnership Bataillon also quoted Alexander laws and policies are designed to address, Hamilton, who wrote about the dangers of including being prevented from visiting a Gay Naval Alumni Group passing legislation aimed at punishing a same-sex partner in the hospital, making care group of people. decisions when a same-sex partner is Seeks Recognition “The dangerous consequences of this incapacitated, taking bereavement leave power are manifest. If the legislature can when a same-sex partner dies or making New Chapter Includes Gay and Lesbian disenfranchise any number of citizens at funeral arrangements for a same-sex partner Officers and Midshipmen pleasure by general descriptions, it may after death,” the lawsuit says. From Staff Reports ANNAPOLIS, Md.—For the first time, Retirement Community Aims a U.S. service academy alumni association will be asked to recognize its gay, lesbian at ‘Gay and Gray’ Market and transgendered graduates by creating a chapter for those civilian alumni who are now Santa Fe Property Is One of a Handful in U.S. out to their friends, family members and co- “I’m just hoping it materializes in my workers. By Deborah Baker Associated Press Writer lifetime,” Rush said. On Nov. 11, Veteran’s Day, former U.S. SANTA FE (AP) — At 91, Hilda Rush has Company President Joy Silver, who has Navy officer Jeff Petrie and a contingent of her cherished independence and the health to been working on the project for six years, says other former naval officers who served with enjoy it. She lives alone, goes to her book and it has been her vision for decades. And gay- distinction, will present David Church, the bridge clubs, delivers food to the homebound friendly Santa Fe—second only to San director of Career Programs at the U.S. Naval and works out at the gym twice a week. Francisco in the percentage of households Academy Alumni Association, a proposal to “I wake up every morning, just like I did with same-sex couples, according to the 2000 establish a gay alumni association chapter the morning before. So far, so good,” Rush Census—is the perfect spot, Silver said. called USNA Out. said. “We’re in the right place at the right time,” The contingent will present the alumni She knows, however, that her health won’t she said. association leadership with the bylaws and Jeff Petrie, a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Naval get any better and she may one day have to There are a handful of retirement a roster that any other budding alumni Academy, is leading an effort to establish give up her car keys. So Rush has reserved a communities in the United States that market an official gay and lesbian alumni chapter would be required to submit in order spot in a retirement community—of a different themselves to gays and lesbians, but they to organize. association chapter. Petrie plans to file an application with the Naval Academy’s sort. It’s for the “gay and gray.” don’t offer such a wide range of options, Among those requirements is a list of at alumni association next week. It is the first “Santa Fe’s oldest living lesbian,” as Rush according to Silver. The Santa Fe community least 25 chapter members. Petrie, a 1989 Naval such request of any U.S. service academy. describes herself, plans to move to what will include assisted living services including (AP Photo/George Nikitin) Academy graduate who is gay, has worked developers say will be the nation’s first full- medication management. A registered nurse with fellow graduates and the unrecognized “I see a time coming soon when things service retirement community for the GLBT— will be on the premises around the clock. Service Academy Gay and Lesbian Alumni are going to change for the better for gays gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender— “As far as we are aware, it is the first of its Association to contact 29 other former and lesbians in our nation’s armed forces,” population. kind,” said Terry Kaelber, executive director of officers who are out of the Navy and Marine Petrie said. RainbowVision Properties plans to break SAGE—Senior Action in a Gay Environment, Corps now and are willing to come out to “The environment at Annapolis has ground by the end of the year on a complex a social services and advocacy organization— their classmates and to the academy. been disapproving and damaging for high- that will offer condominiums for sale and in . Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t achieving gays and lesbians for many years. independent-living and assisted-living Kaelber says it’s conservatively estimated Tell” policy, gay and lesbian servicemembers All 30 of us have lived through that.” apartments for rent. that there are more than 3 million GLBT are allowed to serve in the U.S. armed forces, Ultimately, Petrie wants to help the next A dining room, spa and fitness center, residents over age 60 in the United States. But but are not permitted to tell the soldiers and generation avoid the hardships he and others community rooms, rooftop cafe and studios even so, “our community has been slow to sailors they work alongside about their sexual faced. “Now we will wait for a decision on for artists are planned. admit that we age.” orientation. USNA Out.”

12 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 13 Panel Approves Memorial to Nazis’ Gay Victims 10,000 to 15,000 Homosexuals Were Sent to Concentration Camps BERLIN—Germany will build a national company. memorial to homosexuals persecuted and Referring to Degussa, Thierse said that killed under the Nazis, complementing a the majority concluded that companies memorial to the 6 million Jews who died in involved with the memorial so far should the Holocaust, a parliament committee continue “even if these firms are connected decided Nov. 13. with the Nazi regime in the worst possible Nazi Germany declared homosexuality way.” an aberration that threatened the German race The bill to build a separate memorial to and convicted some 50,000 homosexuals as persecuted homosexuals in Berlin passed the criminals. An estimated 10,000 to 15,000 gay lower house’s culture committee with the men were deported to concentration camps, support of the governing Social Democrats where few survived. and Greens, who also have the majority on Meanwhile, the president of Germany’s the house floor. The conservative opposition parliament said today that a company that Christian Democrats opposed the measure. co-owned the maker of poison gas used by “Homosexual victims of Nazism have got the Nazis to exterminate millions of Jews too little attention in the past in Germany’s would continue to participate in construction culture of remembrance,” Greens legislators of the memorial. said in a statement. Architects will be asked “We have decided to continue to submit proposals for the design. construction of the Holocaust Memorial, that Few gays convicted by the Nazis came is with all companies that have received forward after World War II because of the contracts so far and have been building it so continuing stigma—and because the law far,” Wolfgang Thierse told reporters. used against them remained on the books in Work on the 15-year-old Berlin project West Germany until 1969. German Parliament President Wolfgang Thierse poses for photographers on the was stopped last month after complaints that The German parliament last year issued information platform at the site where the German Holocaust memorial is planned on an anti-graffiti coating being used on a formal pardon for homosexuals convicted Friday, April 4, 2003, in Berlin. A separate memorial is planned for the gay victims of concrete slabs was supplied by the Degussa under the Nazis. the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil)

ROY MOORE from Front Page his own personal agendas, ideologies and citizens.” unconstitutional promotion of religion by The Human Rights Campaign, the bias out of his rulings on the Alabama State Judge William Thompson, who presided the state. The ruling was upheld by a federal nation’s largest gay political organization, Supreme Court,” said HRC National Field at Moore’s one-day trial, said the nine- appeals court, and the U.S. Supreme Court issued a statement Nov. 14 applauding the Director Seth Kilbourn. “We welcome the member court had no choice but to remove refused to hear the case. Alabama Court of the Judiciary’s news of his dismissal, and are hopeful that Moore. “The chief justice placed himself Moore had been suspended since unanimous decision to remove Moore from those who follow in his footsteps will above the law,” Thompson said. August but was allowed to collect his the bench. “Roy Moore has consistently uphold the law equally for all—without A federal judge had ruled that the Ten $170,000 annual salary, according to the shown that he is not capable of separating bias or against Alabama’s GLBT Commandments monument was an Associated Press.

14 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 15 16 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 Equal Access to the noon to 7 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. 6000 or e-mail [email protected]. AIDS. Local HIV/AIDS charitable American Dream Admission will be $6 per day for adults organizations have been invited to th Nov. 20—The Human Rights Campaign and $5 per day for seniors. Children 12 and The 19 Annual White participate and will provide valuable Foundation’s FamilyNet project presents a under are admitted free. The Miami Beach Party at Vizcaya information, testing and educational services. forum on families, part of a 10-city tour. Convention Center is located at 1901 Nov. 30—Travel through time at the The program will conclude with a candlelight Attendees can learn the latest about the fight Convention Center Dr. in Miami Beach. “Crown Jewel” of AIDS fundraisers, the White vigil. Admission will be free, and refreshments for equality in marriage, Social Security and Party. In keeping with this year’s “Flash Back- will be served. other laws—and get answers to questions Nitro Screening of Fast Forward” theme, the White Party at PridePlays about how to secure and protect your home Mambo Italiano Vizcaya will transport guests back to the Jan. 5 and April 19—Florida Stage and family today. Esera Tuaolo, former NFL Nov. 22—Nitro, an HIV-prevention project roaring ’20s with the help of flappers, Theatre will kick off the season on Oct. 28 player and openly gay dad, will be the special of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of speakeasies, burlesque shows, a jazz band and with a reading of the play I Know You’re the guest. Featured speakers are Sally Green, South Florida, is pleased to announce another a glamorous Great Gatsby theme throughout One by Mary Gallagher. There will be a associate field director for HRC, and Timothy special event for gay guys. The screening of the night. The party takes place from 6:30 p.m. reception starting at 6 p.m. followed by the Mahoney, director for estate planning for HRC. Mambo Italiano, a film about a Canadian TV to 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $150. For more reading at 7 p.m. Playwright Christi Stewart The evening begins with a reception at show writer with a cop boyfriend and Italian information, visit www.whiteparty.com. Brown will read The Gene Pool on Jan. 5. Jon 7 p.m., and the program starts at 7:30 p.m. immigrant parents discovering the truth about Marans will read from his play A Strange The event will take place at the Gay and his sexuality. The screening takes place at A Day With(out) Art 2003 and Separate People on April 19. Lesbian Community Center of South Florida Sunrise Gateway Cinema, 2630 E. Sunrise Blvd. Dec. 1—ArtsUnited presents A Day Tickets are only $7 per play, and $30 for at 1717 N. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. in Fort Lauderdale. The first 100 guys to arrive With(out) Art on World AIDS Day from 5 a subscription that also includes three will be admitted free. You must be in the theater p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Broward County Main readings in the theatre’s New Voices Series. The Miami Beach Holiday by 7 p.m. to get your free ticket. For more Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave. A Day With(out) For more information about the PridePlay Antique Show information, call the Nitro team at 954.463.9005 Art highlights the proactive art projects by Series and to purchase tickets, call Nov. 21-23—The Holiday Antique Show ext. 235 or e-mail [email protected]. artists living with HIV/AIDS and art about 561.585.3433 or 800.514.3837. taking place at the Miami Beach Convention GAY NAVAJOS from page 10 Still, the homophobic attitudes that first Center Ballroom C from Friday, Nov. 21, The Gay Male Empowerment Project or transgender Navajos before the network’s emerged with the decline of the nadleeh through Sunday, Nov. 22, is the perfect place formation in 1990. Homosexuality is simply persist today, although tribal members to find unique one-of-kind treasure specially Nov. 25—The Gay Male Empowerment not discussed within the traditionally discreet disagree to what extent. suited for those hard-to-please loved ones Project presents “Empowering Your Unique Navajo Nation. Pernell Sam, a transgender Navajo from on your shopping list. Dealers from around Spirituality: Not Your Father’s Religion,” the “It’s always been accepted, but deep the small town of Many Farms near Chinle, the country will exhibit jewelry, china, silver, last program of the year until January 2004. down it’s seen as something that’s not said the two-inch (five-centimeter) scar on retro collectibles, vintage clothing and The event will be held at ArtServe, 1300 E. normal,” Walters said. his back is painful proof. The 28-year-old was accessories, furniture, objets d’art and other Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Registration Some credit the traditional nadleeh stabbed at a party seven years ago by a man items that can be purchased as gifts or as is from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the program teachings for greater tolerance among older who he said used to call him “fag” and excellent additions to your personal takes place from 7 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. There is a generations. Joe said his grandmother, for “queer” in high school. collection. $10 participation fee. For more information instance, always knew he was different but “They never caught that guy,” Sam The show takes place Friday and Saturday, or to make reservations, call 954.768.0434 ext. never judged or ostracized him. said. “I still see him around.”

www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 17 EDITORIAL PAGE Everyday Is Day By Yale Alexander Editor’s Note: the following column is being reprinted as a tribute to Yale Alexander, a former writer for The Express, who passed away Nov. 3. The piece was included in The Express’s collection of most memorable columns. Having Gay Pride days and festivals is a gayness. Others fought and died for my right difficult concept for me. On the one hand, of to be who I am and I don’t take that lightly. course it’s wonderful to celebrate who we are The worst kind of discrimination that gay with parades and festivals. The attention it men and women face is from themselves. Fags draws is nice, and anytime there are a lot of don’t like lesbians. Races discriminate against gay people in one place it makes us feel good, one another. “Butch” fags don’t like drag and who knows how to throw a party better queens. Drag queens hate other drag queens, than we do? and most gays hate themselves. The problem is, that true pride in who We don’t need straight people to oppress and what you are, isn’t defined by a parade, a us, we do a great job by ourselves. How many festival, and certainly not by a row of booths of you have thought the following: “I’m not selling rainbow colored crap. Unfortunately, butch enough.”, “I’m not cute enough.”, “I’m for most gays and lesbians, the only time they not thin enough.”, “I’m not hung enough.”, “I do feel proud of who and what they are, is don’t get laid enough.”, “I’m too slutty.”, “I’m Publisher’s Editorial when someone declares a day when it’ll be ok. too hairy.”, “I’m not hairy enough.”? Well, to I’m ready for the arguments. I’ve heard use a very valuable gay phrase, GET OVER them plenty of times. People tell me they IT! The key to Gay Pride, and Self Pride in Stand by Your Man attend meetings, or march, or build a float, and general, is to know who you are, and learn to that’s their reasoning for declaring that they’re love that person, in spite of your faults, and Dr. Howard Dean’s Imaginative and Principled Campaign proud. Meanwhile, better questions would be because of your good points. “Are you out to your family?”, “Are you out Every day is Gay Pride Day for me. at work?”, “If a stranger asked if you were gay, Truthfully, it puts a lot of people off. A lot of r. Howard Dean’s how would you answer?”, and most people resent the fact that I love who I am. candidacy should importantly, “If you could choose, would you For your information, the way I am is not an D be promising to all have preferred to be straight?”. accident. I am this way by design. I’d rather gay voters, Republican or You’d be surprised (or maybe not) at how be honest than nice. I’d rather have a few Democratic. many people would answer these questions. people love who I really am, than a lot of First and foremost, The bottom line is, if you’re not proud of who people love who they think I am. Most here is a courageous and what you are EVERY DAY, then you have importantly, I don’t care, because I love who I political leader willing to no business claiming Gay Pride. am. Every day. And the older I get, I realize speak out on controversial I told my parents I was gay when I was what a powerful and special gift I have. issues based on moral 13 years old. I consider it a great gift that I I see how rare it is in this world to love who principles. Whether or not knew who and what I was from a very early you are, and how easy it is for people to hate you supported Dean’s age. I’ve paid a heavy price over the years for others because they really hate themselves. Take advocacy against Iraq or that gift, but I’d never trade it. If I could choose this Gay Pride Day as a wake-up call. again, I would choose to be gay in a second, Try to make it the first day that you his willingness to codify without question. Being gay has given me the really are proud of who you are. Stop worrying civil unions in Vermont, he greatest joys of my life. I love being a fag. I’ve about other people accepting you for who you has demonstrated a loved being a drag queen, a leather queen, a are, and make sure you do. If you truly accept candor and theater queen and any other kind of queen I’ve and love who you are, if others do too it’ll be conscientiousness that so ever been. I claim my gayness, I own my great, and if they don’t it really won’t matter. many other candidates never reach. Take Bob Graham, for example, which no one ever did. Now even crippled as a potential vice presidential nominee, Graham did very little in his decades in office to further gay issues in Florida. You never heard of civil unions, and he was virtually silent on gay adoptions. The point is simple. Whether it is Joe Lieberman or Richard Gephardt, few Democrats Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean have allowed their gestures as he announces his higher-education plan identities to be defined by at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., Thursday, Nov. singular causes. 13, 2003. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) Dr. Dean has shown throughout the conduct of his campaign community at the same time. To learn more that his reach goes beyond gay about this campaign, please visit Gov. friendships. He has launched an Internet Dean’s official campaign website, campaign that has captured the www.DeanforAmerica.com. imagination of millions of computer- It is presumptive at this point to state savvy Americans. His campaign for which candidate will lead the Democratic president is not a traditional one. He is party next November against George Bush, committed to integrating grassroots but by this time next year, our citizens will supporters in the process. You sense his have either re-elected our current president voice is one that resonates in middle or chosen a new one. As our own cadre of America. Even last week he took the lead leaders and activists lend their voice, in rejecting public campaign financing. energy, time and money toward different You realize he will not tolerate an candidates, Dr. Howard Dean is one man America where our citizens can’t get we should editorially congratulate and health care. And you believe he will not acknowledge. aimlessly, under false pretenses, lead Dr. Dean is a principled public servant Americans into battle. who has stood behind us. There are many Dr. Dean’s platform promises fiscal candidates with multiple qualifications. But responsibility and balanced budgets. He let’s not forget those voices and believes that we can protect our interests supporters who have been by our side in and earn the respect of the international the past and seek our help in the future.

18 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 Great Escapes for Worthy Causes Two Local Travel Agents Mix Fun and Fundraising “Fundraising trips are By Phil LaPadula always basically group Managing Editor travel, and group travel About the only thing better than a great-escape vacation or a night out on the means lower prices. So the town is knowing that you’re helping a worthy passengers benefit by cause while you’re having fun. That’s the getting the lower rate, and philosophy espoused by two local gay the charity benefits by travel agents, Doug White and Paul getting the contributions.” Stalbaum. White, who ran a local social group for —Paul Stalbaum, travel agent single gays for several years, is now for Rita Olwell Travel president of the South Florida Social Circle, a group that arranges gay group trips and sailing of the QM2. He will donate $100 from theater nights for both singles and couples. each cabin he sells to Tuesday’s Angel’s, a A certified travel agent, White lives on local AIDS charity. In addition, for each 10 retirement income from his job as a state cabins that are booked through the purchasing director. He is therefore able to Tuesday’s Angels promotion, Rita Olwell will contribute part of his commission for contribute an additional $2,000 to the Angels. arranging the trips to charities. In 2003, Stalbaum has been combining leisure White’s group has contributed over $3,000 travel and charitable fundraising for years. He to local charities, including the Metropolitan Doug White (back center) with members of the South Florida Social Circle and pub employees points out that such trips offer an opportunity in Ireland. Community Church, Fort Lauderdale Gay for travelers to get lower rates while at the same Men’s Chorus, Tuesday’s Angels and the St.Martin; and St. Thomas. White said $150 Can’t Marry You, a documentary by time helping good causes. “Fundraising trips Gay and Lesbian Foundation of South from each cabin will be donated to the Gay Catharine Gray at Cinema Paradiso. After the are always basically group travel, and group Florida. The rest of White’s commission goes and Lesbian Community Center of South screening, group members met with Gray at travel means lower prices,” Stalbaum explains. to providing discounted fares for his group Florida. He is also putting together a Amici restaurant. Money from the event “So the passengers benefit by getting the on many cruises. The group’s past trips have group for an Alaskan cruise-tour in will go to the Sunshine Athletic Association’s lower rate, and the charity benefits by getting included a southern Caribbean cruise in September 2004. The cruise will include a stop Holiday Project. “We buy the tickets as a the contributions.” February and a trip to Ireland in August. in Anchorage, Alaska, during the city’s gay group and charge a little bit more than their The local groups Stalbaum has raised “It’s an opportunity to take a break from pride festival. White will contribute $150 from costs. The extra money then goes to the money for include the Centers for Positive work, have some fun and give back to the each cabin to a yet-to-be-named local charity,” White explains. Connections in Miami, Poverello and B’nai community at the same time,” White says. charitable cause. The week before White’s group sets sail Brith. White is currently arranging a gay group Besides the group trips, White also on the Queen Mary 2 in March, Paul For more information about the South to sail on the Queen Mary 2 on March 16, arranges fundraising events close to home. Stalbaum, a travel agent with Rita Olwell Florida Social Circle, call 954.463.5232 of 2004. The 10-night Caribbean cruise out of Last week, the South Florida Social Circle Travel, will lead a group aboard the brand- visit www.SouthFloridaSocialCircle.com. Fort Lauderdale will visit Cristobal, Panama; participated in two movie nights. On new ocean liner. Stalbaum has bought a To reach Paul Stalbaum at Rita Olwell Cartegena, Colombia; Aruba; St. Maarten- Wednesday, Nov. 12, the group viewed I block of 45 cabins for the March 16 Caribbean Travel, call 954.764.8747.

www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 19 Beware of Bush’s Doublespeak President Wants to Appeal to Radical Right While Appearing Tolerant Even before he took office, President issues promoted by MCC. The church and other states where legal challenges are called gay Republicans, as a way to show he George Bush was talking out of both sides performs more than 6,000 same-sex unions winding their ways through the courts. is not closed minded. But if you look at those of his mouth to try to appeal to far-right annually, though only those in Canada are Amazingly, in his letter to MCC, Bush meetings, you’ll find that Bush refused to conservatives, while at the legally recognized. wrote “churches like yours put hope in meet with any gay Republicans who were same time attempting the To be sure, Bush has never people’s hearts and a sense of purpose in critics, and instead stacked the group with façade of a moderate. The claimed he is anything but their lives.” Bush and his well-oiled machine apologists. He subverted the Log Cabin campaign buzzwords opposed to gay and lesbian surely know that MCC is a “gay church” and Republicans, and supplanted them with a “compassionate conservative” marriage, and has said so point that the hope such a church puts into people’s group he calls the Republican Unity were a brilliant execution of this blank. In fact, that’s largely why lives is for acceptance and recognition— Coalition—allegedly a group of both straight doublespeak. he endorsed Oct. 12-18 as including the hope that one day their and gay Republicans who want “unity” In grooming his “Marriage Protection Week.” relationships will be accepted and recognized within the party on gay rights. But the group “compassionate” image, one “Marriage is a sacred by the government. is nothing more than a cheerleader for Bush, constituency he pretended to institution, and its protection is headed by a gay Uncle Tom who can’t find be tolerant of was gays and essential o the continued strength anything bad to say about our president. lesbians. of our society,” Bush wrote in his If you examine the gestures Another example is Bush’s record on Once again, he’s tried to proclamation. “Marriage Bush has made to the gay and AIDS. While he touts the money he’s asked play both cards at the same time. But his Protection Week provides an opportunity to lesbian community, they turn for AIDS relief in Africa, here at home his trick shuffling shouldn’t fool gays and focus our efforts on preserving the sanctity out to be superfluous rather heavy-handed administration is defunding lesbians. The deck is stacked against us, and of marriage and on building strong and than substantial. AIDS organizations that don’t stick with the always will be in a Bush administration. healthy marriages in America.” right-wing ideology of abstinence. Take a We should beware as the presidential He continued, “Marriage is a union look, for example, at the Web site for the campaign heats up—Bush and his ace between a man and a woman,” and later wrote, By endorsing “Marriage Protection Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; propaganda machine will become even more erroneously, that “children raised in Week” on the one hand, but sending a letter their online information on condoms and adroit at this game. But don’t be duped. households headed by married parents fare of congratulations to MCC right smack in condom use has all but disappeared. The latest escapade in Bush’s effort to better than children who grow up in other the middle of that week, Bush is trying to And Bush is letting rabid Republicans cater to ultra-conservatives while appeasing family structures.” Actually, research shows play to the ultra-right and appease the gay bully the National Institutes of Health, by homosexuals comes over the conflict of gay that the most nurturing environment for community, all at the same time. questioning scientific grants that go against and lesbian marriage. children to grow up in is one with two lesbian It’s not new. In fact, it’s classic Bush. a right-wing ideological bent. Many of those The same week that Bush gave an mothers. This tactic has led even some gays and grants have to do with studying gay and official proclamation recognizing “Marriage “Marriage Protection Week” was cooked lesbians to defend Bush as “tolerant” and lesbian sexuality. Protection Week,” he also sent a letter to the up by such notoriously anti-gay groups as “moderate.” President Bush can write all the letters founders of the predominantly gay Jerry Falwell, the American Family But he isn’t. If you examine the gestures he wants to MCC, or any other gay Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC), Association and the Southern Baptist Bush has made to the gay and lesbian organization. But when election time comes, commending them on their work and Convention, and was a clear slap at the community, they turn out to be superfluous gays and lesbians will do well to remember congratulating them on their 35th anniversary. prospect of same-sex unions possibly being rather than substantial. Bush’s deeds more clearly than his befuddled Same-sex marriage is one of the main legalized sometime soon in Massachusetts One example is his meetings with so- words.

20 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 Point and Lick Internet ‘Dating’ Has Expanded the Kinsey Sex Scale In a column last Saturday headlined his wife is busy at work, tending to the kids of course, always “Love, Internet Style,” The New York Times’ or asleep—Matt chats up other married men been around, but in new conservative op-ed columnist David online and meets them for sex, usually in hotel the past 10 years, their Brooks explained why he rooms during the day, or time may have finally come, believes the Internet is bringing sometimes even in their offices. as their “incidentally back dating and courtship rituals He calls these men his homosexual” side has a from some bygone era. Since “buddies,” and views his new forum in couples can “exchange e-mail for encounters mostly as good, which to weeks and months” rather than clean fun. He’s quick to add that emerge. hop in the sack right away, he he’s not “cheating”—at least, These are guys who’d explains, the Internet is not with other women—or rarely if ever thought providing the “restraint” we so falling head-over-heels in love about coming on to other desire. Hawking online dating with anyone. (And at least one men in a steam room, let services such as eHarmony, state Supreme Court seems to alone ventured into a gay bar. If Brooks declared that, “Online agree with him; New Hampshire not for the Web, which many of them dating puts structure back into last week ruled that same-sex with whom I’ve chatted say facilitated courtship.” screwing outside of marriage is their “first time,” a lot of these men believe Curious about that structure, I clicked not, legally, adultery.) What happens between they would not have ever done it with another over to eHarmony, only to find that they don’t him and his buds is just a once-in-a-while guy—and they have no plans of ever coming serve my kind. “guy” thing. Sort of like playing golf. Or out as gay or even as “bi.” They’re cruising “eHarmony does not offer same-sex bowling. into gay chat rooms online, sometimes matching services,” the site explained. “Our “Technically, I guess I’m bisexual, but I inadvertently, and discovering that safely ongoing research has examined thousands just don’t feel that, since I’ve not really exploring a vague sexual taste they might not “LosAngelesStr8M4M” and of married couples to determine what factors thought about men all of my life the way I’ve have previously realized is now only a click “Str8GuysLookToo,” where men swap predict the greatest degree of success in the thought about women,” Matt explains. “This away. photos and cell phone numbers. marriage relationship.… This unprecedented just sort of happened.” Online, there are now countless sexual The Internet has more and more people research into compatibility has been identities—making Kinsey’s seven types seem finding themselves in creative situations conducted with the goal of lowering the rate If not for the Web, which primitive—between and beyond straight and gay, when it comes to marriage, dating and getting of unsuccessful marriages and divorce by many of them with whom I’ve most of which people can wear for the night off. I don’t think right-wing-supported providing singles with a tool for finding truly chatted say facilitated their and shed later on, like any drag queen dating-service campaigns like eHarmony are compatible matches with whom to pursue a peeling off a ball gown at the end of the likely to reverse that. relationship. With this goal in mind, “first time,” a lot of these men evening. On AOL, there are chat rooms with eHarmony’s research has only examined believe they would not have names for every particular kind of taste and Michelangelo Signorile hosts a daily satellite heterosexual relationships.” ever done it with another then some, from “BiMarriedItaliansNYC” radio show on Sirius OutQ 149. He can be Since when did dating services have guy—and they have no and “WifeSleepingNextToMe” to reached at www.signorile.com. such high-minded goals as “lowering the rate plans of ever coming out as of unsuccessful marriages” rather than simply trying to make some money? Perhaps gay or even as “bi.” it has something to do with the fact that eHarmony’s co-founder is Neil Clark Warren, Deluded gay closet case? Not exactly. PhD, a psychologist and author whose books “Nothing beats my wife,” he says and services are heavily promoted by enthusiastically, describing his bedroom religious-right groups such as Focus on the activities. “We have sex four or so times a Family. week, which is less now because of the kids. Few conservatives are better than the It’s as hot as it always was. But every now eloquent David Brooks at making an agenda and then I enjoy playing around with a guy.” seem like an organic, ideology-free trend. But From the looks of things on America this was a tad desperate, since the way the Online, Gay.com and dozens of other sites Internet really seems to be shaping sex and where “bimarried” and “bicurious” men marriage is enough to send Jerry Falwell into congregate, Matt’s got a lot of company these yet another fire and brimstone tirade. days. In sex researcher Alfred Kinsey’s Lately, I’ve noticed the rise of what we famous zero through six scale of sexuality, might call the Kinsey ones and twos. Take number one is described as “predominantly Matt, a masculine, good-looking, 36-year-old heterosexual, incidentally homosexual” and New Yorker, at the top of his profession. He number two is classified as “predominantly has the accomplished, attractive wife, to heterosexual but more than incidentally whom he’s been married for 10 years; the homosexual,” as opposed to number three, two adorable young kids; the townhouse in which is “equally heterosexual and Brooklyn; and yeah, the place in the homosexual” (and zero, which is “exclusively Hamptons. And, in his spare time—and when heterosexual”). The ones (and twos) have,

www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 21 Opening the Floodgates of Hell Column on Gay Bishop Brings Deluge of Fire-and-Brimstone E-mails There are a lot of pissed off things that included phrases like “faggot before gay leadership became common. lives and the example that he sets for the Episcopalian out there. And a lot of them dyke”—I deleted when I received them. Now, if you don’t affirm that gays are OK as world.” seemed to be pissed off at me. These are the more thoughtful letters.) church leaders, whomp!, you are out the From Richard Rouse: “God destroyed OK, actually I don’t know that they were From “Joey W.” who wrote a mock AP door! Such tolerance, such compassion!” Sodom for its homosexual activity, and God Episcopalians, because although story, including made-up From an anonymous correspondent: is surely destroying the Episcopal church a few identified themselves that names: “The town of Sodom was filled with for the same sins. All you have to do is way, most did not. So let’s just “Today, the first people like you, people who thought all look at the membership decline over the say that they are people pedophile bishop was sin was just fine and the only problem past 30 or so years, and you will clearly concerned about the future of the consecrated in the Apiscopal people were those who spoke up against see it dying. God’s blessing has been Episcopalian church. Church [sic]. . . . . Fortunately, the sin, causing great distress and removed, and the Churches that are faithful Last week, I wrote a column once people in the pews realize division. Your heart is hardened, your to His word are the churches that have about Gene Robinson, who was that nothing has changed for eyes blind, and you will never be growing membership.” recently consecrated as an them, the controversy is enlightened. None of these changed my mind. But Episcopalian bishop—the first bound to die away quickly. “I “Your column was the silliest, they all radiate with so much pain and openly gay person to be so knew there would be a lot of dumbest comment on this whole fiasco anxiety and fear. These, then, are the people chosen. In the column, I lauded pressure,” said Rev’d that I have read yet, and I have read we are facing when we set out to be his bravery and said, “It is not Chowstelar, “but in order to columns from around the world. included in our churches. Ordinary people Robinson who is splitting the church. It is show that the church can be inclusive, it “We have been loving and tolerating who are worried that the church now is the conservatives who are pulling away, who was important for me not to give in. With my and caring for homosexual people for not the church they grew up in, everyday have announced they are unable to commit consecration, the cause of all sinners has many years now. Most of us have good people who see moral decay all around with to working through these issues.” been advanced greatly—all of the murderers, relationships and friendships with only themselves to hold back the flood. I also said, “Changing the churches is rapists, thiefs, and embezzlers who up until homosexuals in our lives. The protest here People who still think of us as pedophiles, important, because it hits people at the core now have been denied access to the ministry is that they are now being put in teaching as Sodomites, as twisted people who of their belief system. Because of this, will be free to follow my example. After all, and leadership positions in organizations despise God. Robinson is not just incidentally important. it’s not their fault—and it’s about time that which are supposed to believe in the What can we do in the face of this? He’s not just a footnote to a controversy. the Church got kicked into the real world. Bible, when they clearly follow their own Simply continue. We do not need to He is the key that will help change People who think they have a right to believe path. We are hearing men’s voices, not win all hearts, and we will not. We are such thousands of hearts.” some outdated doctrines just because that’s the voice of God.” a threat now because the tide is slowly Since then I have been flooded with what they were taught have to be From Robert Willett: “I will truly pray turning in our favor. We need to hold fast mail. Deluged with mail. Most of it negative. enlightened—and if they won’t agree, we’ll for you and your twisted view on what is and have faith that eventually we who are Most of it from (presumably straight) kick them out!” right and what is wrong. The church of on the side of justice and equality will prevail. concerned citizens around the country who From Emily Volz: “In the Washington, God will not be better for this travesty, Jennifer Vanasco is an award-winning have been so hurt by this situation that they D.C. Diocese most of the newly ordained and many God-fearing people will be put syndicated columnist based in Chicago. E-mail needed to point their bitterness ministers are now gays. You may think this through hell by those actions. God does her at [email protected]. somewhere—so it came to me. is wonderful, but unfortunately the Episcopal love the man who is the new bishop, but Here’s a sample (the really rabid stuff— was much more welcoming of all people he hates the abomination of a life that he

22 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 A Frank Look at the Games of Life Stonewall Exhibit Captures the Agony and Ecstasy of Pro Sports By Phil LaPadula One of her most dramatic football Managing Editor paintings is titled “Personal Foul.” “It’s the Abby Frank admits to being a bit unforgivable grabbing of the face mask, but of a danger queen. She recalls with mostly it was my desire as an artist to show delight the loops and upside-down the stress and strain of having your head maneuvers of a recent glider ride. She pulled off.” has flown Cessnas solo and dreamed The only oil painting in the show, a of being a race car driver as a teenager. portrait of Michael Jordan, shows the NBA She once spent six weeks in the icon as a “hunter.” “Some people have told hospital recovering from injuries from me that the eyes are wrong and their cat-like, a tackle football game. “I’ve done a but that’s on purpose,” Frank says. “He was lot of dangerous things,” she says. hunting on the court. He was the best cat on “I’m not really sure why. I think it’s the court.” because it really gives me a sense of Frank relies on color to capture the fluid being alive.” action and expressions of the players. “I’ve So it’s not surprising that the tried to capture the excitement using color. intensity, danger and occasional I’m not the greatest draftsperson. I work violence of professional sports, really hard to draw. I use a lot of models, and especially the extreme sports, fascinate I sometimes use photographic aids. My forte her. Her paintings, currently on is color and the applying of color. In acrylic, display at Stonewall Library & you’re applying layers.” She also uses glass Archives, capture the excitement and beads to give the paintings depth and texture. raw emotions of pro sports. Frank, who has written columns on “When I see a football player lesbian life for The Express and other leaping up to catch a pass, I see what publications, says some of her friends were other people see in ballet,” she says. surprised that her paintings at Stonewall all “And I’m not alone. There’s a huge depict men. “The surprising thing for me is number of fans who see it for more that the whole show is men,” she says. “Some than just violence; they see it for of my friends have asked me, ‘Where are the artistry too.” women?’ Well, I hadn’t gotten to them yet. I Such artistry and grace is guess I was meeting some needs by being captured in blazing colors in her involved with violent male sports.” But she baseball painting, a montage of adds that she plans to do a painting of her motions that captures all nine players favorite female tennis star, Martina in action. “Some people think baseball “Some people think baseball is Navratilova. “I may do a composite of is boring and slow, so I decided to put boring and slow, so I decided to put Navratilova and the Williams sisters,” she it all together into one moment,” Frank it all together into one moment. And says. explains. “And in one moment, it’s in one moment, it’s pretty exciting.” Frank was co-owner of a family-owned pretty exciting.” insurance company for 33 years. After other —Abby Frank But while Frank professes her family members voted her “a permanent love for the sheer excitement of sports, vacation,” she started her own financial and it’s clear that she sees the dramas tax consulting business, which she ran for Abby Frank, artist of the month, with Chris Yoculan, vice president of ArtsUnited, next to played out on the gridirons, baseball 28 years. one of Frank’s sports paintings at Stonewall Library. Photo by Pompano Bill diamonds and boxing rings as more She recently completed work on a novel than just games. The writer/artist couldn’t his hands, including the umpire. It’s not a right one point, she was told that she would with a theme every bit as extreme and resist using two of the paintings to make or wrong political painting; it’s a reality political probably develop Alzheimer’s and end up heavyweight as some of her favorite sports. metaphorical comments about the current painting.” in a wheelchair within 15 years. But she It’s a historical novel about white supremacy world crisis and the hot-button immigration At first glance, her painting “The found a Chinese doctor from Hong Kong, and nazism. issue. In addition, one of the paintings is Beating,” appears to merely an expressive piece and after two years on Chinese Frank majored in art in college and lived symbolic of her own personal struggle with on boxing. But Frank explains that one boxer is pharmaceuticals, her condition improved in Sea Cliff, Rhode Island, before moving to Lyme disease. Hispanic and the other is Haitian. “The young dramatically. The figure in the painting is South Florida. In Sea Cliff, she developed a In the football painting “Captain Haitian man here is going down; he’s really shown straining to look up and dangling penchant for painting seascapes. America,” the main character who is getting a beating,” she says. “Haitians are not by a rope. “Many times I felt like I was Frank and her partner recently moved to penetrating the line is dressed in red, white allowed here. But our Hispanic brothers and hanging on by my fingertips and looking Gulfport on the west coast of Florida. They and blue. He’s surrounded by three very sisters have been allowed in because of through an impasse, and there might be were attracted by the large, well-organized large linebackers who are wearing black-and- treaties. If there’s a political tinge to it, I one lifeline,” Frank says. Dressed in army lesbian community there. gold uniforms. “The black and gold represent apologize.” fatigues, the figure in the painting reminds It’s not yet clear what her new life will oil,” Frank explains. “Captain America is not “The Climber,” a painting of a rock climber, her of herself. “He is primordial, very bring her, but no one would be surprised to carrying a football; he’s carrying a grenade. was inspired by a personal struggle. Frank was militaristic. He represents some of my own find her dangling from a rock ledge or testing Every player on this canvas has blood on diagnosed with Lyme disease 13 years ago. At fighting.” the limits of gravity in a Cessna.

www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 23 An Artistic Frame of Mind Proper Framing Is Crucial to Presentation and Preservation

Photo by Carole Fawcett Herb and Mildred Sedlis, owners of Smith’s Picture Framing. The artwork on the wall is by Mildred Sedlis. By Carol Anne Burger have a T-shirt that says: ‘Good art doesn’t Business Correspondent have to match your sofa.’ Truth is, you can Smith’s Picture Framing, located at 719 achieve a completely different effect than East Broward Blvd., will mark its 50th what a customer may think possible.” anniversary next year, celebrating a near Mildred calls that effect “the gasp of lifetime of the artistic presentation of fine art pleasure” when Smith’s unveils a finished and photography for discerning clients and piece for the first time. “They really can’t friends. visualize how it will look when it’s completed, Herb Sedlis bought the business from even though they helped to select the mat the original owner, Mr. Smith, 21 years ago and frame. It’s hard to imagine, but for them when he came here for a job that didn’t pan it’s like seeing the piece in a new way, or for out. “We looked for a business—and the first time. Truly great framing does that, because my wife is an artist and I used to and that’s the moment we live for, to see that frame her work—this felt right,” Sedlis says. on their face.” Herb and Mildred Sedlis and their Staying current in all aspects of framing, friendly staffers, Jim and Loren, frame artwork from the technical to new trends in design with the attention to detail that only artists or true art lovers can appreciate, and they’ve been doing it for so long now that they are a “It’s hard to imagine, Fort Lauderdale institution. Gallery owners from Palm Beach to Key West recommend but for them it’s like them, and with good reason. Herb says they seeing the piece in a apply the same loving touch to framing a child’s drawing and enjoy working with new way, or for the customers in a creative way. As he explains, framing is important not just to the proper first time. Truly great visual appreciation of a piece, but to its framing does that, preservation as well. “It makes all the difference in the world,” and that’s the says Mildred, explaining that not using acid moment we live free mats and UV-protective glass causes fading and discoloring of artwork. “When for, to see that framing photographic prints, it is critical the glass never touch the print itself or it will on their face.” stick, so spacers must be used.” It doesn’t —Mildred Sedlis, co-owner matter if a piece of art has great monetary of Smith’s Picture Framing value or great sentimental value, it only costs a bit more to do it right, so that it will last, she says. presentation, is important to Smith’s, Herb Smith’s makes framing a fun experience says. “New materials and glass are always by gently prying information about the décor, being developed, and different ways to show the color of the room, the lighting and even art and photography become popular.” the size of the room where a piece will be Mildred says that using a wider mat hung. Customers are engaged and eager to around a photograph, or placing the print off- participate, Mildred notes. “Some people center within the frame is a popular trend right have an eye, and some don’t really care at now. “It makes a small piece very important, first, but when you ask a few questions, you and it brings the eye into it differently. People find they have a sense for what they want; are so used to seeing a rectangle in a they just don’t know it.” Then, Smith’s rectangle, matted equally all around, and this suggest various mat and frame combinations is so different.” from their large selection that best “We are designers I guess. That’s what complement all elements. we do, we design with the input of the “It’s not just about a wall decoration, owner,” says Mildred. and there’s a market for anything and Art lovers will be pleased to know that everything in every price range,” Mildred Herb, aged 81, and Mildred, aged 77, have no says. “Every piece is special to the owner, plans to retire. As Herb notes, “We’re blessed and we respect that.” with good health, and I couldn’t imagine what But she adds that she’s seen it all from we’d do. It’s such a pleasure to go to work quality to schlock over the years. “I even when you love what you do.”

24 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 25 26 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 www.ExpressGayNews.com • November 17, 2003 27 By Charlene Lichtenstein For the week of 11/17/03 Chatty Mercury bumps powerful Pluto and our thoughts and words create lunar landscapes. Pure sass will hoist us on our own petards. Be sure to wear clean petards in case of an accident.

ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL 20) The Pluto / Mercury conjunction can make you a bit too mouthy for your own good. Push comes to shove, especially if the law is involved. Are you prepared to put your principles on the line? Then also be prepared to pay the fine... or do the time. TAURUS (APRIL 21 - MAY 21) Whatever assorted nonsense you say appears to ring true. Queer Bulls let loose and can take things to the Outer limits. Use this mouthy energy to lure potential lovers into your venus flytrap where you devour them whole. What a change of pace. GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE 21) The Mercury / Pluto conjunction heats up partnerships with a few well chosen words. A good relationship can become great but a poor one can crack apart like a rotten egg. If you’re searching for your dreamboat, it could bring in the fleet. Hello sailor! CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY 23) Proud Crabs are ready to toss off their chains and announce their liberation from the workforce. If you’re fed up with being a just another working stiff try limbering up and working off your frustration at the gym. Or be stiff at home instead. LEO (JULY 24 - AUGUST 23) You take excessive risks to steal the show (so what else is new?) or to entice a new romance. One ill timed remark could launch the torpedoes so watch your mouth. Proud Lions enjoy applause not rotten tomatoes. To be safe, wear nothing but cellophane. VIRGO (AUGUST 24 - SEPTEMBER 23) Queer Virgins feel a need to call it as they see it with family members. Go for it as long as you are prepared to accept all outcomes. But the ultimatum you launch today may not be required tomorrow. Check your rear-view mirror for roadkill. LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 24 - OCTOBER 23) Diplomatic gay Libras tip the scales with a stray remark. Yet you also have a unique opportunity to set our agenda on full throttle and get our word Out, loud, proud and queer. Sometimes you have to tip the scales over to get everyone’s attention. SCORPIO (OCTOBER 24 - NOVEMBER 22) Gay Scorps reevaluate things that they hold near and dear. Your values have been placed on the petri dish of life; how is it growing? Will you inadvertently give up something that you currently treasure? It can be a weight off your back. Then again, maybe not. SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 23 - DECEMBER 22) Expect a major transformation in the way you appear to others during this planetary aspect and all through Pluto’s visit in your sign. Are you finally on track in your life’s work or is it time for you to spread your wings and fly off in a new direction? Splat. CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 20) Keep your opinions to yourself queer Cap, particularly during the Mercury / Pluto conjunction. I know that you are usually fairly tight lipped (thus your popularity in certain circles...) but this transit tempts you to say just one more word. How about goodbye?? AQUARIUS (JANUARY 21 - FEBRUARY 19) Everyone dance or else! How much cheap abuse will you heap upon faithful friends? Try to hold off on your more incendiary comments now; there is no sense in insulting and alienating pals over a fleeting transit. Miss a beat this week, Aqueerius. PISCES (FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20) No matter how frustrating your professional life is right now don’t whine around the office during the Mercury / Pluto conjunction. There is no sense in complaining anyway; you may make things worse. Suck up your gut and hold off for at another week, Guppie.

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