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All in Advocates gather in Austin to lobby for LGBT equality by David Taffet Page 8 2 dallasvoice.com █ 03.22.19 IMMIGRATION Same-sex couples and Individuals 03.22.19 | Volume 35 | Issue 46 Green Cards ❖ Fiancé Visas ❖ Citizenship toc Waivers ❖ Appeals ❖ Deportation Defense 10 headlines Olinger Law, pllc Lynn S. Olinger █ TEXAS NEWS Board Certified Immigration Law Specialist 8 Advocates turn out to lobby the Lege Serving the LGBT community for 15+ years 9 Stonewall issues endorsements 214.396-9090 www.lsolaw.com 10 ELECTIONS: Chad West in District 1 11 Ask Candy █ LIFE+STYLE 14 BenDeLaCreme is coming to Dallas 14 15 REVIEW: ‘Us’ misses the mark 16 MUSIC: Mould in the ‘Sunshine’ █ ON THE COVER Activists Cece Cox and Leslie McMurray join others for Advocacy Day in Austin. Photo by David Taffet. Design by Kevin Thomas. 15 departments 6 The Gay Agenda 21 Best Bets 8 News 24 Jenny Block 13 Voices 25 Scene 14 Life+Style 28 MarketPlace as seen on the FOOD NETWORK BAD ASS BRUNCH! mimosas! • amazing food! rooftop patio! • 80’s music! NEW LOCATION 6341 La Vista Dr. • 214-208-3435 thefullcircletavern 03.22.19 █ dallasvoice 3 DallasVoice.com/Category/InstanTea HRC representatives have not yet said how the and starring a host of local entertainers, is now instan debate will be formatted or who will moderate. available on Amazon Prime. What’s it about? TEA attorney, he took on Price as a client. HRC hosted Visible Vote ’08 in 2007 and a Well, “With the odds against her, middle-aged The other commissioners joined in praising Democratic primary forum in 2004, but not in Cinna Monroe jumps back in the dating pool Maison. Commissioner Elba Garcia talked 2016. with just-out-of-prison hottie Skeeter. Can she about working with Maison on zoning and Candidates will have to get at least 1 percent keep her alcoholic mother, belligerent children other issues when she was on the Dallas City support in three different national polls, and will and arch nemesis from spoiling her fun?” Council. She joked about how good Maison’s have to have more than 65,000 donors from 20 The 30-minute movie, which won an award Spanish had become. different states to qualify for the forum. Those at the 2018 Q Cinema film fest, is “all about Republican Commissioner J.J. Koch, the are the same requirements for participating in redneck women in Beaver, Okla., searching for newest member of the Commissioners Court, other primary debates. love and sanity,” and all of the female roles are said Maison’s work made Dallas a better place — Tammye Nash played either by drag queens or transgender to live. women. Monroe’s plan is to make this movie Peggy Lundy, Koch’s chief of staff who said Once-a-month HIV treatment the beginning of a 90-minute feature film, com- Commissioners honor Don she’s known Maison for 20 years, stood to ing out next year. Maison for years of service honor him with a group that included current may be available next year The cast includes Krystal Summers, Cassie and former ASD residents, ASD staff, heads A new once-a-month injectable medication Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Nova, Edna Jean Robinson, Gloria Devine, of other AIDS service agencies and LGBT and to treat HIV may be available in 2020, according Price presented a proclamation at the March 19 Patti Le Plae Safe, Star Michaels and “a host of other community organizations. to Fierce Pharma. Commissioners Court meeting honoring retired other Dallas talent, both in front of and behind — David Taffet The two-drug regimen is manufactured by AIDS Services of Dallas CEO Don Maison for his the camera.” Glaxo Smith Klein’s ViiV division. The injection years of service to Dallas. Monroe also wrote and produced a sev- combines Viiv’s cabotegravir with Johnson & Price credited Maison for ending police HRC planning Democratic en-minute short, titled It’s Not Over Yet and Johnson’s rilpivirine. harassment at Dallas gay bars in 1979 by starring Krystal Summers, created to bring presidential debate in October Two studies show that the monthly injection defending and gaining acquittals for a group awareness to the issue of anti-transgender As we continue to struggle through the has a “similar efficacy, safety and tolerability” of men arrested at Village Station for dancing. violence. decidedly anti-LGBT Trump administration, as a current three-drug daily regimen. Patient He thanked Maison for providing housing for Monroe told Dallas Voice that Beaver is free LGBTQ Nation reported Tuesday, March 19, reaction in the studies showed they universally people with HIV at a time when no one wanted to watch for those who have Amazon Prime that presidential candidates in the 2020 Dem- preferred a monthly treatment to daily. them in their neighborhood while at the same and others can rent it for $2.99. And, she not- ocratic primary will appear at a debate, hosted — David Taffet time improving the neighborhood by opening ed, “Positive reviews help us with the Amazon by the Human Rights Campaign focusing Hillcrest House and other neighboring proper- logarithm for increased visibility.” specifically on LGBT issues. The forum is set ties acquired by ASD. ‘Beaver’ hits ‘Prime’ time I’ve seen it, and I laughed all the way for Oct. 11, which is National Coming Out Day. Price joked that Maison even showed cour- Beaver, a short film written and produced through. 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Graneto, M.D. • Eric Klappholz, NP 214-303-1033 Peter Triporo, NP • Jason Vercher, PA-C • Vanessa Bludau, NP www.UptownDocs.com William Hays, MD, ATC, LAT • Ismail Boodhwani, FNP-C Dr. Marc Tribble and Dr. Donald Graneto Peter Triporo, NP named Top 10 in 2018 Voted 2018 Readers Voice Awards named to D Magazine’s Best Doctors America’s Top Nurse Practitioner Awards BEST Medical Group Practice and in Dallas for 2017 in Infectious Disease presented by Point of Care Network Dr. David Lee - BEST General Practitioner and Family Medicine respectively. 03.22.19 █ dallasvoice 5 THE AGENDA Heritage Oak Cliff is hosting candidate forums: Have an GAYevent coming up? Email your from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at The Venue at information to Managing Editor Tammye Frisco Town Center, Mayoral forum on April 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. District 4 on March 26 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Cliff Temple Baptist Church, 134 W. 10th St. Nash at [email protected] or Senior 8849 Carroll Circle, Frisco. at Paul Dunbar Library, 2008 E. Kiest Blvd. Staff Writer David Taffet at taffet@ DISD District 7 on April 11 from 6:30-8 p.m. District 8 on April 2 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Tyler St. Methodist Church, 927 W. 10th St. dallasvoice.com by Wednesday at 5 p.m. • March 24: Prime Timers at Friendship West Baptist Church, 2020 W. DISD District 5 on April 16 from 6:30-8 p.m. for that week’s issue. Visit then games from 2:30-5 p.m. in Wheatland Road. at Moorland YMCA, 907 E. Ledbetter Drive. Carrollton hosted by Harry and Tommy. MARCH and Wulf James with reception at • March 31: Transgender Day • March 22: Spring Fling • March 26: Grief support group 5:30 p.m. and panel at 6 p.m. at Dallas of Visibility Thrive throws Spring Fling for those LGBT grief support group for people Holocaust Museum, 211 N. Record St. Moderated panel with variety of 50+ at 7 p.m. at Resource Center, who have lost a same-sex partner from speakers under the T umbrella plus 5750 Cedat Springs Road. Free. 7-8:30 p.m. at Resource Center, • March 30: Toast to Life: community from organizations 5750 Cedar Springs Road. Bootlegger’s Ball throughout the LGBTQ community • March 23: AIDS Walk South Dallas Steve Kemble hosts with the Singapore offering resources and information at Walkers gather at 8 a.m. at the Martin • March 26: Family Night at Slingers and DJ Blake Ward from 5 p.m. at Celebration Community Luther King Jr. Community Center, Durkins Pizza 7-11 p.m. at the Empire Room, Church, 908 Pennsylvania Ave., 2922 MLK Jr.