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Volume 24 • Issue 14 • No. 437 • July 28, 2011 • outwordmagazine.com Rocking Withpage 21 Jennifer Knapp page 16 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Certified page 6 Who’s the Abs Guy? page 12 Beyonce 4 Reviewed page 17 IF NOT SOLD OUT, TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR! Dog tested. 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Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association Midtown Business Association Golden Gate Business Alliance 4 Outword Magazine July 28, 2011 - August 11, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 14 • No. 437 outwordmagazine.com Letters For a limited time, the longer you two weeks in advance for RV, tent Volunteers Needed for stay, the bigger the discount. Now and group camping and picnicking. Rainbow Festival through October 31, 2011, tent and To see more of what the park has Sacramento’s annual Rainbow RV campers staying three nights to offer, visit smud.org. For more Festival is coming up on Labor Day will get the fourth night free. information, call 916-732-4913 or Weekend, September 4. The festival The park includes a 160-acre visit smud.org. is a street party centered at 20th & stocked lake (including Florida- K Streets. strain largemouth bass), a variety The event is organized by the of day-use and camping sites, a Sac. 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Enjoy the last lazy days of summer at SMUD’s Rancho Seco Recreational Area – a complete vacation destination that’s just 25 miles from downtown Sacramento. outwordmagazine.com July 28, 2011 - August 11, 2011 • Volume 24 • Issue 14 • No. 437 Outword Magazine 5 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Repeal Certified The Cost of Pride he repeal of the discriminatory military policy too long were denied,” said Laura Dear Outword, engineers, janitorial service, street “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” has been fully certified W. Murphy, director of the A letter from Gary Miller in the sweeping, and trash hauling. American Civil Liberties Union • Expenses for Center staff who by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Chairman last issue of Outword (July 14, T Washington Legislative Office. 2011, NO. 436) brought up a spend all year planning and of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen “While this policy’s repeal is a huge challenge to the fees charged to developing the Pride event. and President Barack Obama. step forward, statutes that exhibitors to participate at • Fees paid for the use of private discriminate against LGBT Sacramento Pride. property on Capitol Mall. The certification officially states from the certification, which was Americans and their families Mr. Miller’s desire was to see • Significant advertising and that the military has completed its announced on Friday, July 22. In remain intact. The demise of ‘Don’t these fees be reduced or to allow publicity efforts to get the word out review of the repeal and can addition, those who wish to enlist Ask, Don’t Tell’ demonstrates that a “pay what you wish” about the event. (Note from the confirm that the Armed Forces’ and join the Armed Forces will no we should not write discrimination arrangement. While I can Editor: As a major sponsor of implementation of the repeal and longer need to lie about their into our laws. Now is the time for empathize with his concerns, the Pride, ALL of the advertising in the transition to open service will sexual orientation in order to do so. Congress to repeal the Defense of economics of the Pride event are Outword Magazine was donated not affect unit cohesion or “The days of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Marriage Act.” such that we don’t have that kind by Outword.) readiness. The ACLU will continue to seek of flexibility. We have been fortunate to have “After all that has happened over justice for service members who The 2011 Sacramento Pride significant corporate sponsors such the past 17 years since DADT was were discharged under the policy Parade and Festival will have cost as Jackson Rancheria, Wells Fargo, implemented, today’s certification approximately $148,000 to Comcast, Outword Magazine, and sets the stage for the beginning of but denied the full separation pay produce. This is a huge amount of FACES (as well as many more), but the end of this discriminatory granted to other honorably money and includes expenses these cover only about 35 percent policy,” said Sacramento Valley discharged veterans. Department of Defense policy states that anyone such as: of our costs. Veterans (SVV) President Ty The rest of the money comes Redhouse, SVV is a Sacramento honorably discharged for • City permits. from admission ticket sales, based LGBT veterans group. “For “homosexuality” is entitled to only • Sacramento Police beverage sales, and the fees those serving in silence, today half the separation pay given to Department and private security staffing. exhibitors pay to participate in marks the lighting of a beacon at other honorably discharged service • Sacramento Fire Department Pride. We also received a small, the end of dark time. To those who members to ease their transition to have been discharged under DADT, staffing and inspections. in-kind grant from the City of civilian life. • Sacramento County Health Sacramento ($8,000) to help offset a today brings a measure of hope Tell’ are quite literally numbered. “‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ has been that they may be able to serve Very soon, gay and lesbian service Department permits and portion of the City-related costs. a discriminatory distraction for far inspections. Profit from Pride (if any) goes again.” members will be able to serve their too long, and we welcome its country openly, honestly and with • Rentals and/or purchase of directly to the programs and Lesbian, gay and bisexual troops repeal once and for all,” said James can begin serving openly 60 days the dignity they deserve and for far everything you see including services of the Sacramento Gay & D. Esseks, director of the ACLU’s portable toilets, fencing, tents, Lesbian Center. However, because LGBT Project. “But significant as tables, chairs, trash cans, of the rain on Pride Day, this is, the Department of Defense generators, staging, sound attendance was only about one- still has serious work to do in equipment, portable radios, third of what we had been terms of implementing the repeal. signage, banners, decorations, and expecting, and we lost money this For example, DoD is still cheating more. year — approximately $15,000. service members who were kicked • Fees paid to entertainers to This loss has, unfortunately, also out under ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ of perform at Pride and the cost to gone directly to the Sacramento full separation pay – DoD bring them to Sacramento and to Gay & Lesbian Center. If we did regulations give honorably put them up while here. not pay the bills it would become discharged gay soldiers only half • Expenses for the 350+ impossible to have Pride next year. separation pay, despite their having volunteers including refreshments, Community groups and other served as long as their straight badges, training, t-shirts, etc. charitable, non-profit organizations colleagues did. That’s hardly fair.” • Contractors such as sound already pay fees that are two-thirds less than everyone else, and while I would love to be able to reduce fees further as Mr. Miller suggests, Pride costs a lot of money to produce and we need every dollar to make it work financially or wonderful events like Sacramento Pride will cease to exist.