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IMPERIALISTS Imperial Teens are back with a new album, and Wisconsin out band member Roddy Bottum tells WiG all about it. WIGOUT? Pages 19 Gazette THE VOICE OF PROGRESS FOR WISCONSIN'S LGBT COMMUNITY March 8, 2012 I Vol. 3, No. 9 PHOTO: AP/MARK HUMPHREY Tracy Morgan hugs Kevin Rogers, left, in 611i rating for Nashville, Tenn., after Morgan apologized June 21, 201 1, for 'Bully may anti-gay remarks. a. block teen audience By Lisa Neff meaning no one under the Staff writer age of 17 can see the movie When Katy Butler was 12 without an accompanying years old, four boys came up parent or adult guardian. behind her, called her names, The MPAA says of an shoved her into a wall, "R" rating: "Restricted. slammed a locker on her Children Under 17 Require hand and broke her finger. Accompanying Parent or "I held back tears while Adult Guardian. ... An I watched them run away R-rated motion picture 'MINN laughing," she said. "I didn't may include adult themes, `40111.. know what to do so I stood adult activity, hard language, there, alone and afraid." intense or persistent vio- Katy is now in high school lence, sexually-oriented in Ann Arbor, Mich., where nudity, drug abuse or other she had hoped that she elements, so that parents are and classmates might see a counseled to take this rating screening of a documentary very seriously." due out later this month The rating for "Bully" rais- called "Bully." es questions about whether The film's distributor, the educators will be allowed Weinstein Company, wants to show students the film, to show the movie in mid- which explores an epidemic dle and high schools across of harassment and violence America. among young in the United • But the Motion Picture States. The "R" apparently Association of America gave stems from coarse language. an "R" rating to "Bully," The filmmakers are urg- ing the MPAA to change the rating to PG- 13, but they already have lost one appeal. Why public apologies matter This Weighing in on the issue in late February, the Rev. Jesse By Lisa Neff the activists involved in this line of gay bash. issue Jackson, a longtime civil rights Staff writer 24/7 work, but none of them are to "I think that this is a good thing for inside and online at advocate, urged the MPAA One-time sitcom star Kirk make gays embrace Kirk Cameron as LGBT people and for society. If you wisconsingazette.com to reconsider: "'Bully' is a Cameron suggested that legalizing gay an actor or purchase the "Growing attack African Americans or Jewish movie that depicts the night- marriage threatens to topple civiliza- Pains" series on DVD. people or Latinos, there rightfully is News mare that some kids face tion in a recent CNN interview. In the "On occasion, the person apologiz- a backlash. Why should it be any dif- WIGWAG 2 every day in schools across time it takes to type 140 characters ing truly learned something and can ferent for smearing LGBT people? Regional Briefs 4 America. This harsh reality into a tweet, LGBT leaders, celebrities be educated. More often than not, Why should there be a gay excep- National Gaze 6 must not be edited especially and cyber activists were calling on demanding an apology is an exercise tion to society's rules of decency and Editorial 14 considering how bullying has Cameron to apologize. in political power," says Wayne Besen respect?" Pet Gaze 16 become a horrible form of The conservative Christian actor of the Truth Wins Out gay rights Extracting punishment also is a fac- violence. It drives individuals isn't likely to say "sorry" — or be group. "Forcing apologies has created tor, but perhaps most important is the Features to suicide and even retalia- sincere if he does. So why ask for an an atmosphere where people have opportunity to educate the offender, WiGOUT! 19 tion. Children are afraid to apology? to weigh the social and career con- an industry and the general public. Theater 21 go to school and therefore There are multiple reasons, say sequences if they want to verbally APOLOGY page 7 Television 23 BULLY page 6 Music 25 On the Town 26 VICTIMS' FAMILIES OBJECT TO DAHMER TOUR PAGE 5 WISCONSINGAZETTE.COM I March 8, 2012 LGBT news with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg STYLISH PROTEST organization's anniver- STAR POWER Equality supporters have long sary and calling the MATCHMAKER, AGAINST PROP 8 joked that if gay men wanted group for girls a MATCHMAKER One week the stars walked to teach homophobic Republican "radicalized organi- Paul Angelo of the new VIP the red carpet to the Oscars. women a lesson, they could stop zation" that sup- Executive Gay Matchmaking club The next week the stars walked doing the women's hair, designing ports abortion and is promising "gay business own- on to the stage at the Wilshire their clothes and decorating their the "homosexual ers, gay lawyers, gay doctors, gay Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles for homes. A popular gay hair styl- lifestyle" and exists politicians and other successful the West Coast premiere read- ist in Santa Fe, N.M., apparently as a "tactical arm of gay professionals" a safe and con- ing of the play "8," a reenactment took that jest to heart when he Planned Parenthood." Still, the fidential service. With candidates of the landmark Proposition 8 refused to cut Republican Gov. scouts marched on, and seem to taking a 200-question qualifying trial. The reading took place on Susana Martinez's hair over her be seeing record cookie sales this exam, a background check and an March 3 and featured Brad Pitt as opposition to marriage equal- season. HIV test,Angelo says he can offer U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn courts for the floorboards and a ity. Antonio Darden, who has cut the security of "knowing that you R. Walker and George Clooney turn on "Dancing With the Stars." Martinez's hair a few times, turned NOH8 ON THE HILL will not be taken advantage of and Martin Sheen as attorneys For the 14th edition of the ABC down her recent request for an In mid-February, NOH8 co- financially or blackmailed." And, David Boies and Theodore B. show, she's joining singer Gladys appointment. He followed up by founders Adam Bouska and Jeff he vows,"I will not bend rules just Olson. Others in the cast included Knight, National Football League announcing in a television inter- Parshley announced a special because someone is good looking Christine Lahti, Jamie Lee Curtis, player Donald Driver, "The View" view that he would never touch photo shoot in Washington, D.C., and has a large penis." Matthew Morrison, Matt Bomer, co-host Sherri Shepherd, singer- her layered bob again until she with "any and all members of Kevin Bacon, Jane Lynch, John songwriter Gavin DeGraw,"Little dropped her opposition to gay Congress." The NOH8 campaign YIPEE KI YAY C. Reilly, Campbell Brown, Chris House on the Prairie" actress marriage. features celebrities taking a stand Levi Strauss & Co., in part- Colfer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Cleve Melissa Gilbert, Disney Channel against anti-gay bullying and dis- nership with the Human Rights Jones, Rory O'Malley, George star Roshon Fegan, "Melrose crimination. For the Capitol ses- Campaign, is selling Western- Takei, Yeardley Smith, Vanessa Place" actor Jack Wagner, "Family SCOUTING FOR BIAS sion, U.S. Reps. Dennis Kucinich, themed T-shirts celebrating mar- Garcia, Jansen Panatierre, James Matters" actor Jaleel White, tele- Indiana Rep. Bob Morris, R-Fort William Keating, Judy Chu, Earl riage equality. The San Francisco- Pickens Jr. and Bridger Zadina. novela star William Levy, oper- Wayne, is sometimes referred to Blumenauer, Niki Tsongas, Barbara based company is offering two atic singer Katherine Jenkins and as the angriest man in America. Lee, Eleanor Holmes Norton, designs — one features a pair MARTINA'S "Extra" co-host Maria Menounos. He's certainly one of the angriest Lynn Woolsey, Jared Polis and of newlywed cowboys and the MERENGUE The contestants will dance their in the Indiana House. In February, Jackie Speier showed up for pho- other features a pair of newlywed Martina Navratilova is known first routines with their profes- Morris focused his fury on the tographs with more polish than cowgirls — "the quintessence of for her smooth, one-handed, sliced sional partners on March 19. Girl Scouts, refusing to sign a those headshots in the Almanac Americana," according to HRC. backhand, but this spring she's House resolution celebrating the of American Politics. leaving the grass and clay tennis Follow WiG's breaking news reports And that's no blarney! 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