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Holiday Shopping No. 590 • December 14, 2017 outwordmagazine.com Stocking Stuffers page 20-21 “Women’s Get Your Great The Great Celebrate Male Strippers March Swagger On New American Chanukah Reveal Mind & Sacramento” Music Road Trip Soul page 5 page 10 page 15 page 19 page 23 page 26 COLOR COLOR Tax Plan Is a Devastating Hit Senator Harris Calls for to the LGBTQ Community United Fight for Civil Rights ot mincing his words, EQCA Executive Director Rick Zbur says .S. Senator Kamala D. Harris delivered remarks at the the Senate and Congressional Republican leadership tax plan Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) 21st Annual National Nis an ill-conceived, barely considered and massive tax bill that UDinner, highlighting attacks on LGBT rights under the Trump would benefit the top one percent of Americans and corporations at the Administration, and urging attendees to recommit themselves expense of LGBTQ people, people living with HIV and AIDS, working to fighting for the rights of communities everywhere including families, students, and low-income people. immigrants, women and people of color. Nothing about this tax bill – including the bill which presents yet another attack on the HRC’s 21st Annual National Dinner, an Together we’ll fight for the equality of the process, the gimmicks, and the underlying Affordable Care Act, the Obama-era program event recognizing the LGBT community’s LGBT community in all of its diversity. economic assumptions – is equitable or right that made it possible for millions of LGBTQ history of progress and honoring champions Together we’ll fight to promote police and Equality California strongly opposes it” people to secure comprehensive, affordable of equality, was held Saturday, October 28, at reforms and progressive prosecutors, to Zbur said in a released statement. and non-discriminatory health insurance for the Washington Convention Center and drew prevent shootings like those that took The congressional Joint Committee on the first time. If the Senate tax bill is enacted more than 3,500 guests. Two-time Emmy Trayvon Martin or Philando Castile. Together Taxation calculated that $1 trillion would be as currently drafted, the individual mandate Award-winning actress Uzo Aduba was also we’ll fight when Planned Parenthood clinics would be repealed, which would lead to an honored at the dinner. You can see a video of are being threatened to shut down. Together added to Federal budget deficit over the next Harris’s remarks at https://www.youtube. decade. estimated 13 million people dropping from we’ll fight for the DREAM Act. Call our ACA coverage, and drastic spikes in com/watch?v=K7YcrXAYwns&feature=youtu. members of Congress. And donate to HRC’s Particularly hard-hit would be millions of be low-income LGBTQ people who rely on vital insurance premiums. Key excerpts from Harris’ remarks: Dreamers Fund. Because no one should have social programs to make ends meet because • From the United States Congress to the to hide, not in the closet or in the shadows. the tax bill contains deep, across-the-board United States Census, LGBT rights are under • Let’s be clear that this fight is about love spending cuts on Supplemental Nutrition attack. Under attack by a Justice Department of country. This fight is patriotic. And as I said at an HRC dinner 12 years ago, I believe Assistance Program (food stamps), Medicare that now stands on the side of discrimination there are two definitions of what it means to and Medicaid, unemployment insurance, instead of equality. Under attack by a Senate nominee who thinks homosexuality should be a patriot. One describes those who Temporary Assistance for Needy Families be illegal, and a judicial nominee who says condone the conduct of their country, (TANF), and Supplemental Security Income transgender-children are proof of “Satan’s whatever it does. The other is the kind I (SSI) for poor seniors and people with plan.” And under attack by a Commander-in- believe us all to be. The kind that fights each disabilities, including those living with HIV Chief who wants to ban transgender troops and every day for the ideals of our country. and AIDS. who are willing to sacrifice their lives to The ideals behind the Declaration of Equality California is also extremely defend our country. Independence, and the United States concerned about a provision of the Senate • We will leave no one to fight alone. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. outwordmagazine.com December 14, 2017 - December 28, 2017 • No. 590 Outword Magazine 3 The POZ 100: Celebrating Women & a Sacramento Hero Outword or the past eight years, the annual POZ 100 list, produced by Joyce Mitchell — HIV Negative POZ Magazine, has recognized 100 men and women who Sacramento, California Joyce found herself at the forefront of HIV Staff have been in the forefront, both globally and locally in the activism when she began to produce weekly PUBLISHER F segments on AIDS for Sacramento’s Fred Palmer fight against AIDS/HIV. This year that list is celebrating women, KCRA-TV during the early days of the epidemic. ART DIRECTOR/PRODUCTION and one of the 100 is Sacramento’s own Ron Tackitt In 1995, she cofounded Capital City AIDS Joyce Mitchell. Fund (CCAF), a nonprofit organization GRAPHIC DESIGN In the United States, women represent focused on HIV awareness, prevention and Ron Tackitt about a quarter of people living with HIV. education, of which she is now the Clearly, the idea that HIV affects only men chairperson. CCAF has raised more than $3 EDITOR who have sex with men is a myth. That said, miIlion for local services and provides Charles Peer because of this long-standing myth, women [email protected] college scholarships to people living with the are often ignored or dismissed as an virus. ARTS EDITOR afterthought in the larger discussions A five-time Emmy Award winner, she has Chris Narloch surrounding HIV/AIDS. produced numerous documentaries and The theme of this year’s POZ 100 arose stories about HIV, including AIDS in the 21st SALES from the need to better spotlight the Century. For Joyce, “There is no turning back Fred Palmer contributions of women in the fight against with this cause.” She recently joined POZ as a blogger. CONTRIBUTING the virus. To that end, this year’s list includes WRITERS both women living with HIV and women To read about the rest of the celebrated Diana Kienle who are HIV negative. The list includes Joyce Mitchell women, visit www.poz.com/article/2017-poz- Colt McGraw women from across the country and from all 100-celebrating-women. Chris Narloch Here is the tribute that POZ wrote for walks of life. Some of them you may know, Portions of this article and photo are Bonnie Osborn Joyce Mitchell: courtesy of Poz Magazine Charles Peer many of them you won’t. PHOTOGRAPHY Charles Peer Toni Atkins Picked for Next Senate President Pro Tem enate President Pro Tem Kevin de León announced on Dec. officials can speak with their colleagues with authenticity and first-hand experience on DISTRIBUTION 7th that Senator Toni Atkins is the consensus pick of the Kaye Crawford issues that affect our community. Michael Crawford SSenate Democratic Caucus to succeed him as leader. The In her legislative career, Senator Atkins formal vote will be held in early January and the transition will be has championed groundbreaking bills that ADVERTISING SALES have advanced LGBTQ civil rights such as take place later in the year. SB 179 (Gender Recognition Act of 2017), SB Northern California “Senator Toni Atkins is one of the LGBTQ (916) 329-9280 310 (Name and Dignity Act), AB 1577 Fred Palmer community’s most respected and effective (Respect After Death Act), AB 1211 leaders and her upcoming election as the (Transgender Name Changes, Birth and National Advertising Representative Senate President Pro Tem breaks multiple Rivendell Media Death Certificates) among many others. (212) 242-6863 glass ceilings,” said Equality California In 2015, Equality California honored Executive Director Rick Zbur. “Not only will Senator Atkins with the Vanguard she be the first woman to serve as leader of Leadership Award for her leadership and the California Senate, but Senator Atkins courage, which have inspired others to be will also be the first LGBTQ person to serve more visible in their personal lives and in that role. This follows on her historic active in their communities. career in the Assembly where she became “We congratulate Senator Toni Atkins for the first lesbian Speaker. Electing role another historic achievement,” said Zbur. “We models like Senator Atkins is important to thank the members of the California State the LGBTQ community because it sends a Senate for recognizing her extraordinary clear message to our community across the skill and leadership. We look forward to country, particularly LGBTQ youth, that working with the incoming Pro Tem to LGBTQ people can achieve anything. By Toni Atkins achieve a world that is healthy, just, and fully Outword Magazine Inc. having a seat at the table, LGBTQ elected equal for all LGBTQ people.” Office 372 Florin Road, #133 Sacramento, CA 95831 PHONE: (916) 329-9280 FAX: (916) 498-8445 www.outwordmagazine.com [email protected] ISSN # 1084-7618 United States Library of Congress Nat. Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce Nat. Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association 4 Outword Magazine December 14, 2017 - December 28, 2017 • No. 590 outwordmagazine.com Women’s March Sacramento to Hold Anniversary March ince the historic Women’s March and Women’s March Sacramento on January 21, 2017, Women’s March Sacramento Shas been working towards getting out the vote in the 2018 midterm elections by community and youth engagement and amplifying messages of partner organizations that work to create social change.