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The organi (GLAAD), the nation's LGBT media advocacy and same-sex couples raising adoptive children during zation has pledged to raise and spend $10 mil anti-defamation organization, today applauded the first year those who lived in states with anti- Highlights of the report include: lion over the next three years on the Why Marriage Facebook for adding In a Civil Union' and In a Do gay laws and social attitudes had more mental Matters campaign, which launched during Free mestic Partnership' options to user profiles. The health issues than those who lived in states that Marriage Equality: Marriage equality took efiect in dom to Marry Week on Valentine's Day with an ini option is now available for users in the US, provide a more supportive legal and social envi both New Hampshire and the District of Columbia tial national cable buy on CNN. Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Aus ronment towards gay parenting and parents. In in 2010, while several state legislatures battled tralia. addition, same-sex couples who reported higher back proposals to amend state constitutions to "Across the country the thinking of many Ameri perceived workplace support, higher family sup prohibit same-sex couples from marrying. The cans, from the president to the people next door, "Facebook sent a clear message in support of gay port and more gay-friendly neighborhoods reported Maryland attorney general issued an advisory continues to - as President Obama put it - and lesbian couples to users across the globe," better mental health than those who reported poor opinion allowing the state to recognize out-of-ju- 'evolve' toward support for same-sex couples join said GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios. "By acknowl risdiction same-sex marriages. In this election ing in the freedom to marry. Freedom to Marry's edging the relationships of countless loving and workplace, family, and neighborhood support. committed same-sex couples in the U.S. and year, most states shied away from marriage legis team has crunched over a decade's worth of abroad, Facebook has set a new standard of inclu The full article, Stigma, Social Context, and Mental lation. polling data and field experience to crack the code sion for social media. As public support for mar Health: Lesbian and Gay Couples Across The Tran on moving the reachable but not yet reached," riage equality continues to grow, we will continue sition to Adoptive Parenthood, is available in PDF Relationship Recognition: Governors played an in said Evan Wolfson, Founder and President of Free to work for the day when all couples have the op format on Dr. Goldberg's strumental part in both moving relationship recog dom to Marry. "By engaging friends, families, and portunity to marry and have their relationship rec website: httpy/www.clarku.edu/faculty/goldberg/p nition forward and in stymieing progress. The neighbors in personal conversations about why ognized by their community, both online and off." ublications.html legislatures in both Illinois and Hawaii passed civil marriage matters, each of us can help fair-minded union bills, but Hawaii's governor vetoed the legis people wrestling with a lack of information and Dr. Goldberg's landmark 2010 book Lesbian and lation. Colorado and New York added to the num uncertainty, and change hearts and minds." In October 2010, Facebook partnered with GLAAD Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the ber of benefits available to same-sex couples. and other national LGBT organizations to create Family Life Cycle, also published by the American Freedom to Marry analyzed over 85 data-sets rep "Network of Support," an educational initiative Psychological Association, was the first full-length Schools and Anti-LGBT Bullying: Bills addressing resenting 6 years of research to develop messages that works to combat anti-LGBT cyberbullying. analysis of the research on gay parenting, sum bullying, harassment and discrimination faced by that are proven to be effective in swaying public GLAAD also worked with Facebook to reshape the marizing research data on the subject from the students made more progress than any other leg opinion around marriage. In particular, the data way that the site responds to hateful, anti-LGBT 1970's to the present. That research was consis islation with a direct impact on the lives of LGBT showed that people who have had conversations comments posted on public pages. Facebook's tent in suggesting that the outcomes and well- people. Recognizing the particular vulnerability of with their gay and lesbian friends about why mar "Network of Support" is comprised of five leading being of children raised by gay and lesbian students subjected to harassment, state legisla riage matters to them are more likely to support LGBT advocacy organizations in conjunction with parents were no different than those of children tures across the country adopted anti-bullying the freedom to marry. By shifting the conversation MTV's "A Thin Line" campaign, including GLAAD, raised by heterosexual parents. bills. The new laws vary widely and not all provide from a focus on rights to a conversation about GLSEN, HRC, PFLAG and The Trevor Project. enumerated protections, though all make sub shared values of love and commitment, support stantial improvements on the prior laws. for the freedom to marry grows. In partnership with American Psychological Assoc HRC Foundation Releases Comprehensive State-By-State local and state groups, the Why Marriage Mat Publishes New Research by Dr. Adoption: While Courts in two states struck down Legislative Report ters campaign will include a variety of mixed Abbie E. Goldberg, Authority on discriminatory laws that had made it nearly im media advertising, including TV, radio, and online Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their possible for gay and lesbian parents to adopt, and ads. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the ed a new law in New York secured the rights of LGBT Children ucational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, parents, anti-equality legislators in several states "Marriage matters to gay people in similar ways bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, have introduced discriminatory bills that would at that it matters to everyone. Gay and lesbian cou Stigma, Social Context, and Mental Health: Les today released a comprehensive state-by-state re tack the rights of all unmarried parents in both ples want to get married to make a lifetime com bian and Gay Couples Across The Transition to port detailing LGBT-related legislation in 2010 and adoption and foster care. A new law in New York mitment to the person they love and to protect Adoptive Parenthood, groundbreaking new re an outlook for 2011. The report indicates that the secured the rights of LGBT parents as equality ad their families," said Thalia Zepatos, Director of search about gay adoptive parents by Dr. Abbie E. majority of pro-LGBT legislation came in the form vocates continued to beat back discriminatory leg Public Engagement for Freedom to Marry. "As Goldberg, has been published in the Journal of of anti-bullying legislation. The report also details islation in several states. Americans see their gay and lesbian friends, fami Counseling Psychology by the American Psycholog expectations for 2011 with an expectation of an in lies, and coworkers in loving and committed rela ical Association in February, 2011. crease in LGBT-related legislation in the year tionships, they realize there is no good reason to ahead. To view the report online, including inter Freedom to Marry Launched $io Million Public Education withhold the protections and support that only Dr. Goldberg's new work, co-authored with Ju- active maps of current state law, visit: come with marriage. It is as simple as the Golden liAnna Z. Smith at The Center for Research on www.hrc.org/StateToState2010. Campaign on Valentine's Day Rule." Families at The University of Massachusetts/Amherst, is the first study to ex "Faced head-on with the issue of bullying in our Freedom to Marry announced the launch of "Why Freedom to Marry is also launching www.whymar- amine changes in depression and anxiety across schools, many states attempted to address the Marriage Matters," the largest-ever national pub riagematters.org, an online resource for those in the first year of adoptive parenthood in same-sex growing problem yet much work remains to be lic education campaign aimed at increasing ma terested in learning more.
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by Jon Dunn beat, Scott finishes the thought by offering that "we travel "New York City is a glamorous place but living with your mi constantly, we trust each other, finish each other's sen crowave in the bathroom is not very glamorous," Scott says, Have you ever been to an event that left you speechless to tences and spur each other's creativity. The personal rela laughing. "And we never felt really relaxed there. New York the point that you couldn't describe it to someone else? The tionship feeds our professional relationship! We have good takes so much more energy, planning and thinking about only way to explain it was to say, "You just had to be there." days and bad days, but the great days totally outweigh the security, it's really super stressful." During their first trip to I-M Creative uses that feeling as their mission statement, others." The high energy and spirit is easily detected over Columbus, the pair found people here were more accepting tcreating one-of-a-kind events and experiences that leave the phone during our interview, and their collective close of their being an out couple. This seems surprising, since you at a loss for words. They blend a mix of theatre and ness creates a dialog where it is often difficult to tell who is most people would think of Columbus as provincial and NYC technology to inspire events for clients such as Armani, UPS, talking. Their mood is infectious and our conversation takes as the ultimate place to be yourself. "That may be true if you Reader's Digest and IBM, among others, along with various many twists and turns. live in Chelsea or the Village," explains Scott, "but things charities and foundations. All of it is done with a truly cre are different in Brooklyn." Though many issues prompted ative flair and attention to detail. How did they find themselves in Columbus, Ohio seems like the move from NYC, a defining incident was the last straw. a question to ground the conversation and Shannon takes Scott Ihrig and Shannon Morrison are the two sides of the up the lead. "Scott was reading a feature in the New York "One afternoon, we were at the Home Depot in Brooklyn, and coin at l-M Creative, and while it would be easy to say that Times about bargain real estate markets, and it showed pic as I was on line to check out, a woman started having a Shannon is the creative one and Scott is the business- tures of Columbus, including Victorian Village. We looked at problem with me." Scott says they had suffered verbal minded one, it goes a bit further than that. Their story starts each other and decided to spend our anniversary weekend abuse before in the neighborhood, but this attack seemed on location in New York City, under the bright lights of here." They were immediately impressed by the relaxed pace almost personal. "She just decided that she didn't like me. Broadway. and attitude of the city. "We kept waiting for the universe to so she started to call me a faggot, threatening that she tell us that this was not the place for us" Shannon explains, should beat me up and didn't like us being there. I finally "I was a lawyer," Scott admits "but I was literally bored to "But instead, the universe kept telling us that this was the got my stuff and went out to meet Shannon and our dog in death by that, so I left there to do something else. I had place." the parking lot. But outside, she just came up to us and some background in theatre, so I started a non-profit the started in again. Shannon tried to take a picture of her li atre. That led to me being hired to produce the Radio City Both were very impressed by the friendliness of the commu cense plate and she tried to back her car into us!" Music Hall Christmas Show, with the Rockettes." The high- nity (Shannon says "it's great to be in the gay-borhood!") profile gig led to Scott producing other events for corporate and the range of fine dining here. "There are so many After the woman finally left, they called the police to file a and industrial clients. He started the l-M Creative group in restaurants that are on a level with the places in NYC," report, but the frustration didn't end there. "She had appar 2000 and began building a roster of impressive clientele. Scott says. "Our first meal here was at Basi Italia and what ently called the police as well, and the police told us that a wonderful introduction to Columbus that was. There's a they felt it was a 'he-said, she-said' situation, and they Shannon explains that his career in event planning also took great range of places, we love Dirty Frank's and that has a wouldn't let us file a report," Scott continues. "One of the a trip through the Great White Way. "I got my undergrad at very East Village, urban feel to it without being in NYC." cops even admitted that he would've done the same thing to Yale for playwriting and then I lived in Los Angeles for a us. It was an incredibly disappointing vision of NYC as some while. Then I came back to NYC to do my theater grad work The bang-for-your-buck real estate market allowed them sort of Utopia." at NYU." The impeccable collegiate degrees notwithstand move from a cramped loft in a "not so great section Brook ing, Scott says that "they weren't really helping me to pay lyn" to a large Victorian home near Goodale Park. The busi They found welcome relief here in Columbus. "Life is so back all of those loans!" ness did not suffer with the transition, as most of their work much more delightful here," says Shannon, adding "and I've He says that he began working on Broadway shows, then is done onsite with the client. "We travel constantly. Being even developed a taste for ranch dressing!" which makes met Scott though an online dating service and found that 20 minutes from the airport is a true luxury we didn't have Scott laugh. "But it gives us a full, robust life that affects "Our personal relationship just blossomed." in NYC," Scott explains. They began to explore the city and us in such a positive way. Despite the economy, our busi fell in love with Victorian Village and the Short North. They ness is booming and we are in such a good place that it The personal relationship also led to the professional part found it easy to adjust to the slower tempo and more spa shows in our work." nership that drives l-M Creative. "It's fantastic, but it's not cious accommodations of Columbus. without it's challenges," Shannon says. Without missing a You can check out some of l-M Creative's work on their website, i-m-cre- ative.com, and contact them at 614.321.9462 or 212.645.0888.
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Anti-gay bills have Eye, which lampooned lead cases of Spain, Ireland and already been put forward ing anti-gay organizations Poland, the Catholic and all that stands in their for vowing to skip this Church's pedophile scandal way is Democratic Gov. John year's Conservative Political and its meddling in politics Lynch - provided the Repub Action Conference (CPAC) has alienated much of licans do not scrounge up because a gay conservative these populations. veto-proof majorities. group was invited. The show's host ruthlessly Such changes in religious LGBT advocates should mocked The Family Re orthodoxy are mirrored in highlight that virtually search Council, Concerned the United States. A 2008 nothing changed in New Women for America and jok survey by the Pew Forum on Hampshire after the mar ingly claimed that Peter Religion and Public Life riage law was updated to LaBarbera's Americans for showed that more than 16 be more inclusive. The Truth About Homosexuality percent of American adults gloom-and-doom scenarios held shirtless meetings. say they are not part of any painted by anti-gay advo organized faith, which cates never came to pass, If you need further evidence makes the unaffiliated the proving that same-sex mar the world is rapidly chang country's fourth largest "re riage is no threat. So, for ing, consider what is hap ligious group." While pro the legislature to take up pening in Utah. The New gressive faiths play a key this issue during a reces York Times reports the num role in supporting LGBT sion is nothing more than ber of high schools that had rights, it cannot be denied grandstanding at the ex active Gay-Straight Al that the more secular a na pense of fixing the economy. liances increased in the tion becomes, the more past year from 9 to 32, in likely it will support equality. As LGBT people become cluding one in St. George, a more accepted by main conservative town in south- Unfortunately, such obvious stream society, the rhetoric em Utah. trend lines will not stop the of hate groups becomes battle lines from being more incendiary. For in Advances can also be wit drawn by those who are fe stance, on his radio show, nessed at the federal level rociously resisting change. The American Family Asso with the signing of a hate ciation's Bryan Fischer said crime law in 2009 and the On the national stage, all that homosexuality is "an ^^ repeal of Don't Ask/Don't four candidates campaign abomination in the nostrils • Tell in 2010. ing to replace current Re of God." publican National On the international front, Committee Chairman On the international front, there is rapid progress in Michael Steele stated their gains in Europe are tem cluding Ireland's new staunch opposition to mar pered by a near continent- same-sex civil-partnership riage equality. To keep his wide psychosis in Africa. law that was enacted Jan 1. job, Steele has veered right The most vivid example of Barcelona, another Catholic and told the National Or anti-gay hysteria is in bastion, is erecting a monu ganization for Marriage that Uganda, where the notori ment with an inscription he would support the Fed ous "Kill the Gays" bill is that will read, "In memory eral Marriage Amendment if under consideration in par of the gays, lesbians and the courts decide that pro liament. transsexual people who hibiting same-sex marriage have suffered persecution is unconstitutional. To be gay in 2011 is to con and repression throughout front a complex and confus history." The fight for the RNC chair ing world, while traversing manship is indicative of an incoherent patchwork of LGBT equality in Europe has what to expect from the attitudes and laws. The been greatly accelerated by newly empowered Republi positive trend lines will con the erosion of traditional re can Party. Now that the GOP tinue to improve, even as ligious beliefs. The latest has taken over the House of the ugly battle lines harden. British Social Attitudes sur Representatives, the capital There is little choice but to vey from the National Cen is essentially a dead zone soldier on and assist in the tre for Social Research has for at least two years. scrappy process of consign found that 51 percent of re ing anti-gay activists to spondents have no religion The LGBT movement should their ignominious place in and 42 percent say they are allocate resources to assist history. Christian. Just 25 years state organizations until the ago, 63 percent were Chris dire situation in Washington tian and only 34 percent improves. State groups will Wayne Besen is Founder of Truth had no religion. certainly need assistance Wins Out. Read more attruthwin- sout.org. as anti-gay activists work
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I'm still mad as hell. sets us up to abuse substances like crack, Don't Tell" - the military's flagrant anti- line standards assigned to men or not fem Our country paid dearly to discriminate alcohol, chocolate, sugar or another drug of gay/lesbian discrimination policy, will be inine enough to meet the standards set out against us. I am not ready to sweep it choice. history by the end of the year*. "Starting for women? What will happen to those of us under the rug and pretend like it never hap this year," he said, "no American will be who are transgendered? What are "they" pened. It's important to acknowledge your anger forbidden from serving the country they love going to do with us? How are we going to and then find a way to let it go. Journal because of who they love." I'd have done a have to change in order to fit in? From this The fact that it never happened to me, that about it. Vent to a friend. Stomp on bubble happy dance when I heard this if I weren't angle, it looks like high school all over I was never discharged from the military, wrap. Draw angry cartoons. Run or lift so cynical. I'll admit that this is a major again. that I never lost my job because I'm a les weights. Imagine the anger burning like fire improvement upon Bush era pronounce bian is irrelevant. What matters is that the in your belly and let it burn until it's gone. ments about us, but I don't think the deal Assimilation also means, "Stop your whin government of the country I live in, pay Find a way to let it go. is as great as it sounds. Sure, President ing!" It means that we are supposed to taxes to, and pledge allegiance to, has set Obama actually also said, "Our troops magically forget the fact that 14,000 ca the precedent that it's OK to discriminate Taking action can also help. Whether it's come from every corner of this country - reers were cut short under "Don't Ask, Don't against people like me. What matters is volunteering at Stonewall, Equality Ohio, they're black, white, Latino, Asian, Native Tell," (and who knows how many before that the country I live in has, for years, GOHI, the National Gay and Lesbian Task American. They are Christian and Hindu, that policy was instated) because of a serv deemed me, at best, a second class citizen. Force or the Human Rights Campaign Fund, Jewish and Muslim. And, yes, we know that ice member's sexual orientation. Assimila What matters is the fact that even if it were or writing letters to or calling your political some of them are gay." But what does it tion says, "It's over now. Get over it." But legal to marry my partner in this state, the representatives, working for change can mean? To me, it means that, at least in to quote the Dixie Chicks, "Forgive, sounds federal government would still deny my help transform the anger into something public rhetoric, we are just another group good. Forget, I'm not sure I could. They say partner and I the benefits of marriage that productive. Working with others on a com being assimilated into the melting pot. time heals everything. But I'm still wait married heterosexual couples take for mon cause is also fun. Living well is the ing... I'm not ready to make nice, I'm not granted. We are seeing the reverberations best revenge and laughing with folks while On the surface, this sounds fabulous. The ready to back down. I'm still mad as hell of this discrimination in the rash of sui you help plan Pride is way more powerful catch is that assimilation comes at a price. and I don't have time. Can't bring myself to cides by high school and college students than ruminating about discrimination on Assimilation means that in order to be ac do what it is you think I should." According who have been gay bashed. I am not ready your own. cepted, we are supposed to blend in. His- to estimates from the Government Account to make nice. panics with accents get shunted to the side ability Office, reported in Washington Post, *2011 State of the Union speech. To ask Regina a of the "melting pot" to be investigated, the military spent about $193.3 million to Unfortunately, resentment doesn't change question, propose a column topic, read about her ap proach to counseling, or check out her books and other searched and possibly deported. Poor, inner replace approximately 3,660 troops who anything. While our anger at them ties our writing, go to www.ReginaSeweII.com. You can read city blacks are pushed down to the bottom were discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't guts in knots, the politicians, bureaucrats, her blogs at www.ReginaSewell.Wordpress.com. Her of the pot, out of sight, and blamed for Tell" between 2004 and 2009. It cost, on military commanders and anti-GLBT reli most recent publication. "Sliding Away" can be found their plight. Muslims are still viewed as average, $52,800 to kick someone out of gious leaders are out there eating sand in Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s, edited by Molly Rosen. something a bit too scary to put in the pot the military for being gay. Somehow, we wiches, telling jokes, driving their cars, outlookcolumbus.com Electrical tape is a type of pressure sensitive tape used to insulate electrical wires and other material that conduct electricity, made most popularly of vinyl. mar 2011 DEAR GOVERNOR KASICH, YOU LEFT OFF THE "T"! by Tara McKenzie Allison anyone, let alone "choose." No one chooses to "be transgen them gainfully employed (and paying taxes)?? There's another der;" it chooses you, and then you spend your life trying to reason that it doesn't make economic sense for the Governor Outgoing governor Ted Strickland's Executive Order 2007-10S, deal with it, as best as you can. Transitioning is - hands down to remove these protections. Twice in Ohio, transgender people which protected LGBT state employees, expired when he left - the most difficult thing that I have ever done in my life and I have sued the city that employed them, under federal civil office. In late January, Ohio's new Republican Governor Ka certainly never felt like I had a "choice" about it. rights laws, for employment discrimination. Twice, the Sixth sich, finally issued his own version of an order protecting LGB Circuit Court of Appeals has held that there is a cause of ac state employees (Executive Order 2011-05K), but his version Perhaps, Governor Kasich felt like transgender employees tion under the federal civil rights laws for transgender indi omitted gender expression and gender identity from the list of simply didn't need protection - that the transgender commu viduals. The court has stated "sex stereotyping based on a protected qualities. Why would he do that?? What possible nity doesn't really experience discrimination. If that's the person's gender non-conforming behavior is impermissible justification could he have for deciding that transgender em case, he should more fully inform himself. Just recently, the discrimination, irrespective of the cause of that behavior; a ployees either don't need or deserve protection from employ National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center label, such as 'transsexual,' is not fatal to a sex discrimina ment discrimination? for Transgender Equality (NCTE) released a comprehensive tion claim where the victim has suffered discrimination be new report, entitled "Injustice at Every Turn." The report re cause of his or her gender nonconformity." So tell me Perhaps, Governor Kasich feels that "being trans" is merely a veals the extent of discrimination that is levied against the something, Governor, do the federal civil rights laws give choice, and that transgender employees don't deserve protec transgender community. Transgender people are nearly four transgender people a right to sue the state for impermissible tion, because they can just "choose not to be trans." Well Gov times more likely to live in extreme poverty (with household in discrimination? How does that weigh in with your economic ernor, I didn't just roll out of bed one morning and decide that come of less than $10,000). Half of those surveyed reported calculations? today would be a good day to dress like a woman. I've known experiencing harassment or other mistreatment in the work all my life that I should have been born female; my earliest place and one in four were fired because of their gender iden On top of everything else, in omitting the protections for recollections are from about eight years old. I've struggled tity or expression. They are twice as likely to be unemployed transgender employees, Governor Kasich broke his pre-elec with "being trans" all my life, and let me just say this... NO compared to the population as a whole. One in five respon tion promise to "renew the 2007 executive order that no one ONE would "choose to be trans." dents experienced homelessness because of their gender can be fired from or denied a state job on the basis of sexual identity or expression. These conditions are so unbearable orientation or gender identity" (Columbus Dispatch question By transitioning, I risked losing EVERYTHING in my life. I that "an astonishing 41% of respondents reported attempting naire for gubernatorial candidates, from August 15,2010). risked losing every relationship I had - my marriage, my chil suicide, compared to only 1.6% of the general population." dren, my parents, my sister, my friends (and, with great sad Overall, the decision to omit employment protections for the ness, I must report that I've lost some of those relationships). Wow. I can't imagine ANY governor would sit quietly by, if transgender employees seems economically short-sighted, I risked losing my job, my career, my house, my car... every those statistics applied to any other portion of the population. morally indefensible and reprehensible and just plain igno thing that I had ever worked for. I risked not even being able Would it be acceptable if that's what was happening to our rant. I guess I expect more from my elected leaders; I actually to find enough gainful employment to house and feed myself. black community, because of racial discrimination? How expect them to "lead." I risked spending the rest of my life as an outcast from society about women, because of sex discrimination? No... I hardly - ridiculed, mocked, harassed and even physically assaulted, think that any elected official would stand for that, but be Tara McKenzie Allison, Esq., is a transgender attorney, who resides and prac at every turn. On top of risking all of that, I took upon myself cause it's the transgender community, apparently it's per tices law in Columbus, Ohio. She has served as a Board Member and Legal Counsel to TransOhio, a nonprofit organization serving the transgender com the burden of tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of fectly acceptable to Governor Kasich. munity of Ohio. She currently serves on the Board of The Legacy Fund of The hours of expensive and painful cosmetic and surgical proce Columbus Foundation. She is an active speaker on transgender and legal is dures, as well as hundreds of hours of counseling and a life Omitting the employment protections doesn't even make eco sues, providing educational, informational, and legal services to the general time of hormone therapy. Who would "choose" that?? "Being nomic sense. Since when does the Republican Party prefer to public. 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While his wife and Charlie Sheen needs to seek out Eliot on For me, writing a piece about politics is as daughter seem somewhat progressive, what All of these folks are represented by an ele how to deal with hooker scandal. Donkeys awkward as me trying to remember how to is up his ass (besides Jan)? Well, while John phant. Hmm... Elephants use their trunks have a reputation for stubbornness and for perform cunnilingus. I never claimed to be tries to appease his conservative col to communicate and show affection and the having a work ethic about them. I think a politically savvy gay, and I never have leagues by being anti-gay about everything, male elephant pretty much lives a solitary Eliot worked diligently through the ebbs and been an intense and tightly-wound political he employs an (alleged) openly gay chief of and independent life. Female elephants live tides of his "Hookergate" and thus CNN gay either. However, I do enjoy watching and staff and asked a woman, who supports a in socially tight knit groups of mothers, asked him to be a show host. There is a lot reading about the absurdity of politicians church that practices "gay conversion" daughters, sisters and aunts. This is kind to say about a good piece of ass! Many of and their minions. I find it hard to believe therapy, to run with him as a V.P. candidate. of like our GOP friends. The GOP women do us are donkeys - we are stubborn, stead that our politicians do not know how to re Really, John? Your credibility is diminishing. their own thing, such as the "social, fast, and diligent. But, sometimes we are search or feel that they are exempt from What about our own governor? He is so ob fundraising" circuit and they keep away too stubborn and are unwilling to listen to questionable public behavior. It is all about viously uncultured and bigoted that I can from all of the male activity, but the men, others - this segments us even more, even the "naughty bits," right? not take him seriously. Why would he tell an live very independently. I think this is a per though, we all love ass! African-American individual that "we (the fect recipe for "foolin' around" - the ladies I thought it would be fun to compare a hot State) do not need her kind," then try to dress up in $1,000 dresses and eat appe What would our lives be without political list of politicians to the animals they repre back step out it? Why would he illegally re tizers, while the guys go to the "club" (or a buffoons? Well, I would be bored and have sent, plus, where do these animals fit into move an African-American from the State hotel, or their office, or an airport stall) to nothing to laugh about every time cam our "rainbow rucksack" of a community? 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He made their would do more harm than good to the way it should be. stranglehold on their people all the nation if we put him on trial and threw more secure. his sorry ass in jail. But let's at least This was not so true a few years ago, be honest with ourselves as to what '"^en George Bush Junior's adminis- We can attribute much of the revolu kind of a man he is. The same goes tion successfully engineered tion that was long due in the Middle with Donald Rumsfeld. The fact that aeping changes in the system by East to the fact that Obama is not an Cheney was booed by some true patri scaring the shit out of the average cit idiot like Bush. The thugs in charge of ots at CPAC is proof that there is still izen. Wiretapping without restraint, in oppressive governments don't have hope for Republicans. carcerating people without due America-as-bully as a distraction any process, sending suspects overseas to more. All over the world, people are 5. Confuse unrestricted gun ownership be tortured, legalizing such torture, now focusing on their own homegrown with patriotism. The idiot who shot giving Wall Street sharks permission bullies, including the people in Wis- Giffords in Arizona had every legal to generate trillions of imaginary dol right to carry the ammo he was pack lars so they could skim off billions of ing, and was within his rights under real dollars for themselves, sending But we have a long way to go. This ar Arizona law as he toted the means to lerican jobs overseas and rewarding ticle will deal with the lies that have deliver the bullets to the bodies of ; businesses that did so, praising been passing as legitimate public dis those he killed and maimed. Texas our soldiers while depriving them of course by idiots who know better. governor Rick Perry is the High Priest essential health care, gutting work of Dolts in this regard. Gun ownership place safety regulations, ignoring en- Idiot Roll Call should at the very least be treated the ironmental regulations, and parading same way we treat driving a car: li i men holding hands whenever All politicians and media personalities censing should be mandatory if you jple objected - this was what we as are idiots if they: want to pack heat Clips that allow a nation got as a result of giving in to any fool on the street to spew out thirty fear. 1. Use the term "Obamacare" as if it rounds in mere seconds should be out actually means something. When lawed as a matter of course. This was the result when the wheels of health care reform was debated,' government turned too quickly, when one thing Obama did (much to th we gave into un-American traitors chagrin of progressives) was sta^ posing as patriots, and the idiots who of it. The massive size of \hn ' ____S______j___S_i___B____ perpetuated their lies. due to compromise with tl ns because so many of were bought and sold by health insur Americans privilege Christian dogma But let us not oversimplify. To blame ance business interests. Real Oba over the scientific method. You don't these attacks against core American macare would have included the insist that your car mechanic learn values and common-sense principles public option and single-payer provi Bible-based auto shop, so don't do the of justice on Republicans alone is to sions. same thing with your child's biology ignore the complexities of the system. teacher. Bible-based buffoons reach Our current president, Barack Obama, 2. Insist that Obama is Muslim, or do sublime summits of stupidity when was elected because he was one of not correct their followers when spout they excuse the pollution that is con the few who refused to go along with ing such hate speech. Stop it. In my tributing to increasingly greater health the mob (both Democrat and Republi America, it wouldn't matter if he were. problems among our people: God will can) when Bush insisted we go to war Also, quit peeing in your pants about take care of it! They should be careful with Iraq. It was Obama's principles, Shari'ah law, the antiquated code that what they wish for. We saw how God not his party, which won him the White contributes to the oppression of people took care of the dinosaurs. Intelligent House. in the Muslim world when treated as Christians wish their obnoxious sib the only basis for jurisprudence, much lings in Christ would simply shut their The strength and legacy of the Obama the same way the law code of Moses pious pie holes. administration is the restraint our "e Southern president has used when dealing with k so many 6. Continue to preach hatred against issues brought before Congress. Leg of their the LGBT community to distract people islation is their problem, not his. We gainst an imagi- away from the real issues. saw what happened when Bush-Ch nary Muslim eney fucked with the legislative and encourage tei Let's Have Real Debate judicial branches to ram through a American Mu 'a, and this is can and should debate the a appears un- 3.Saythe2003inva our military overseas, gun justified based on its imm , the merits/faults of Obama, en threat to the USA. The latest revelation vironmental regulations, etc. But let's When the president is Not an Idiot from the single informant who got us start out with a baseline of honesty into that war (who now brags about without the sideshows. On this we We also must not ignore the fact that how he was lying, something our lead should not compromi Obama won because we were tired of ers knew before we went to war) a doofus-in-chief and the clown show leaves no doubt, as if there were any Let me end this rant on a p that followed him, both in his immedi real doubt before. That little "Oops!" note. I still have hope in our i ate circle and in the media. Those who cost us thousands of American lives, because I've seen the agenda of a vilify Barack, a scholar in Constitu trillions of American dollars, and un Democratic majority reigned in by a tional law, must resort to ridiculing told suffering for the Iraqi people. Republican minority, and now I wit him for being superbly educated. ness the reverse. I think we will be OK. outlookeolumhus.com Does anyone else think that Usher is hanging Bicbcr? feature by Matthew Tsien Their colleagues Mark Kirk and Scott Brown changes within the GOP: several prominent have been lumped into the more moderate Republicans, over the past number of years, conservative groups have announced that President Obama created a stir last month wing of the party, but they, too, are some of have seen more and more gay people feeling they will boycott the largest annual gather when he reiterated that while he doesn't the youngest GOP senators. Both are 51. free to come out and to live their lives openly ing of conservatives in the country, the Con support gay marriage, he still struggles with and honestly, within the very ranks of Re servative Political Action Committee the issue. He said his views are "constantly Yet, as far as "gay issues" go, the GOP publican culture, such as traditional fami Convention, in Washington this February, evolving." might be more generational in their views. lies, churches, Fortune 500 companies, due to Gay Republicans hosting their own Republican think-tanks and other Republi hospitality reception suite and a member In the Republican Party, the fracture over is Nearly all young service members supported can Party activities. ship sign-up booth for Gays leaning decid sues concerning homosexual individuals re the repeal of DADT because it simply doesn't edly to the Right. vealed itself more clearly in the vote for matter to them what anyone's sexual orien For that reason the younger generations of repeal of the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tation is - as long as you can live within the Republicans are becoming increasingly fa It will be inspiring and exciting to see if tell" policy that prevented gays from serving military Code of Conduct - and many happen miliar with issues affecting homosexual some of the potential GOP presidential con openly in the military. to know and are friends with gay people. Americans. Older generations, generally tenders who will speak at this famous right- don't have that same experience of having wing conclave, might express more inclusion Of the eight Republican senators who voted In terms of the recent Senate vote, as we as many contemporaries who are openly gay. toward gays in their activist Army. After all, for repeal, five are among the youngest in know most U.S. senators are old and many several of the big names being thrown about the upper chamber - and they're not all of the Republicans are from a generation Yet the solidly right-wing Republican North as the next Republican President are under moderates. They are rather right-wing and that are clinging to old-school thoughts of a Carolina Senator Richard Burr rationalized they age of 60. And that includes right-wing the type of Republican that the gay press time long ago. However, Republicans under inspirationally, his decision to support the divas Sarah Palin, and Michelle Bachmann, and their activist class reflexively demonized the age of 60 tend to be more inclusive, even repeal of "Don't Ask; Don't Tell" in genera the Queens of the Tea Party movement; and as ultra-homophobic nut-jobs. if they are rightfully labeled "conservative" tional terms: also irreverent, but fiscally conservative, Re in their voting records on other non-gay is publicans like the Governors Mitch Daniels Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, John Ensign sues. "Given the generational transition that has (IN), Chris Christie (NJ) and Tim Pawlenty of Mormon Nevada and Richard Burr of Dixie taken place in our nation, I feel that this pol North Carolina - yes, that's Jesse Helm's In fact, looking beyond the rigidly left-wing icy is outdated and repeal is inevitable," he North Carolina - maintain relatively conser gay world, many people, including centrist said. 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No change It is certainly interesting to watch Barack Obama's right- there, just a continuation of Bush's time-lines for with ward lurch to the center these days compared to his 2008 He articulated so many ideas (conspicuously lifted from the drawal. He even calls Army Private Bradley Manning, who "Change We Can Believe In" campaign. GOP platform and right-wing think tanks) that he sounded helped Wikileaks expose alleged US atrocities, "a danger to like an echo of Newt Gingrich. No surprise, Obama's new America". As a candidate, he provided us with soaring rhetoric and theme for the next two years and his re-election is "Winning blistering critiques of the Bush tax cuts and the Global War the Future," the exact title of the former Republican Guantanamo Bay Prison will never be closed, and even Dick on Terror. According to exit polls, 65-70 percent of Gays Speaker's book. Cheney expressed approval of Obama's deference to existing voted for the man, although roughly one-in-three Gays chose Bush policies. Soon the Patriot Act will be renewed with only the lackluster John McCain. This follows last month's decision by the "Change" Presi pretentious cosmetic changes. dent to extend all the Bush tax cuts for two years, only to Obama promised to end the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, have them expire in time for his re-election campaign. How None of this is insignificant. After all, Obama's Press Secre close down the Guantanamo Bay Prison and terminate the timely! Will he then again use the issue to disingenuously tary told us that Obama read a Reagan biography during the Patriot Act. Our liberal progressive community cheered rally his liberal base and the GLBT community once again? Christmas holidays, just before he made the deal to extend wildly. the Bush tax cuts. And he hired Reagan's last Chief of Staff, After all, hasn't he turned his Oval Office over to corporate Ken Duberstien, as a liaison to the new Republican House. He also took on Wall Street as greedy and corrupt, despite America's Fortune 500 CEOs right in front of our eyes? His And don't think it is NOT calculated to have TIME Magazine taking three times more Wall Street campaign money than new Chief of Staff will be Bill Dailey of ATT and the former run a front cover issue of Obama and Reagan arm-in-arm John McCain. And he certainly assured us, relentlessly, that Clinton Commerce Secretary. Remember when the Clinton — nearly kissing. Is this what the gay community was an anybody making more than $250,000 a year would have Administration hijacked the Gingrich Agenda and did more ticipating? their taxes raised. to complete Ronald Reagan's agenda of Free Trade Acts, balanced budgets, lower capital gains taxes and not This is not the change the Obama majority in the GLBT com He promised huge and monumental changes. launching any new spending programs? Clinton was more of munity voted for. The Obama transformation makes it look a Republican than his predecessor, George H. W. Bush. like the 2008 candidate was dressed in political drag, What a difference two years makes! He squandered his mouthing speeches that titillated his chanting, adoring au super majority in both congressional chambers and in two Obama's new Chair of the White House Council of Economic diences; oniy to go back stage, disrobe, and come out on years spent more money than Bush did for the entire Iraq Advisors is the CEO from Goldman Sachs, and the new Chair FOX News before the largest-ever Super Bowl audience and War. of the White House Job Creation Council is from General say that he has always lowered taxes - and thinks that Bill Electric. Meanwhile, he promises to sign at least three GOP O'Reilly and his crew are good for America. In a televised Chamber of Commerce speech last month, Boy Free Trade Acts with South Korea, Panama, and Columbia to Obama abandons and rebukes the American Left. He ro allow US corporations to invest in cheaper overseas labor Peter Ryskewecz is a retired Michigan schoolteacher. bustly endorses American capitalism and a GOP pro-corpo with more to be signed in the Asian region. out lookcolumbus.com Roananomics is like calculus but without the logic. Change We Cannot Believe In by Ian James We faced the question of Organi straight brothers and sister enjoy? zation Capability during the We can spend years whittling Ohio's GOP racked up incredible March 2004 Democratic Primary away at a variety of regulations victories in Ohio, recapturing all after an incumbent Democratic and take small (but significant) statewide executive offices in the House member supported Ohio's steps toward equality, or we can House and expanding their major Defense of Marriage Act. At that be honest with ourselves and ac ity in the Senate. Never in my time, only a handful of LGBT knowledge that the greatest ob nearly thirty years of grassroots Ohioans assembled quickly to de stacle to equality is rooted in and political organizing have I velop measures to educate voters, Ohio's Constitution. There we find seen the GOP make such strides. and fully fund our plan. We took a the phrase forbidding recognition After the election, I was cautiously stand, we advertised his record of any relationship that "intends optimistic about Ohio's new lead and he, consequently, lost his to approximate the design, quali ers saying: "We're going to get House seat. The question re ties, significance or effect of mar '* things done for Ohio." I began a mains: Can we do that again? riage." Therefore, the greatest I VUTE YE substantial accounting of what step forward, yet the most chal this meant to me as a married Coalition Fortification lenging, would be to amend the gay man, what it meant to our We need an accurate list of organ Ohio Constitution with respect to community and what actions we izations that have stood with that phrase. Historically, simpli must all consider as we move for LGBT Ohioans overtime, as well fied Amendments are best which ?* ON SB 5 ward. as an accounting of our collective is why I have two versions: interests. I know one of many l."Marriage in Ohio shall be That optimism washed away groups that have long stood with union of two consenting adults quickly when the new governor our community for many years: and no religious institution shall claimed public employees (teach The Ohio AFL-CIO. be required to perform the rites of ers, police, fire fighters, para marriage." medics and nurses) are draining In 2004, we faced the hateful Or, if you believe changes to the our state budget and causing Anti-Gay Marriage Ban (Issue 1). right to marry are not at this time Ohio to fail. So outlandish was the At that time, we needed estab or in the near future a possibility, claim that pro-business Cleve lishment groups for assistance. 2. "Marriage in Ohio shall re land Crain's Business News The Ohio AFL-CIO stood with us main a union of one man and one called Kasich "a bull in a china shoulder-to-shoulder with unwa woman. The right of Civil Union shop." He seeks to place a thumb vering support. More than six shall be permitted between two on the scale of justice and give years have gone by and they con consenting adults and will entitle employers (the government) total tinue to stand with us. Today, they the couple to all of the state-level i authority over workers. The unspo need our help defending the right spousal rights and responsibili ken rationale is simple, toppling to Collective Bargaining. ties." Organized Labor will virtually allow the Right almost free reign If you think Collective Bargaining No matter what we do, we must to do as it pleases. Given the has no impact on you or our com remember that every movement is Right's penchant to use the LGBT munity, then think again. a message. What is our message? community as a whipping post, we must prepare for the fight that Collective Bargaining is critical to With the change in Ohio, comes undoubtedly lies ahead. protecting people in the work the reality that there is no "status place. It protects people (teach quo" because every election Organizational Capability ers, police, firefighters, brings change. As a community, Never before has a promise of paramedics and nurses) from we occasionally become satisfied equality been so near and simul threats of intimidation and uni with what we consider the status taneously so far away. But let's lateral firings. Collective Bargain quo not because it's easier, but face it, the LGBT community is ing requires that workers and often because the struggle tires often not thought of as an organ employers work together to reach us. But be forewarned that com ized group. Instead we were con agreements so that both sides are placency is a harbinger of future sidered a cash cow for efforts. I vested in the outcome. Without it, woes unless we gain focus to or will grant you that we can raise a public employees can be fired for ganize, fortify and build coalitions lot of money, but more often than virtually any reason. Without Col as well as develop concise mes not, LGBT money comes from a lective Bargaining protections, a sages. small minority of LGBT people. School Board could fire suspected There is a sizeable majority who gay/lesbian teachers without Winning freedoms takes hard may not possess excess money, cause or hesitation. Without Col work and time. It is never easy or but has things of more value: lective Bargaining, employees' quick. If we choose to do nothing, time, energy, willingness to help rights vaporize. If you think it's the evolving status quo may lead and voting power. easy to get rid of gay workers now, to more oppressive restrictions. In just wait until Collective Bargain that case, we will deservedly get Knowing that we have vast ing is gone. change we cannot believe in. human resources, I ask myself, "If we face a genuine threat to our Rallying Points Ian James is a grassroots and political or community in Ohio, what meas Let's boil things down: Why are ganizer. He and his husband Stephen Le- tourneau own and operate The Strategy ures and resources do we possess people permitted to discriminate Network and Professional Petition Man that can be put into motion to against the LGBT community? agement in Columbus Ohio. Their compa urge support of an issue or defeat What makes us unequal to our nies have developed the state's largest of another statewide threat?" For straight counterparts in hiring, political campaigns and they have over seen the collection ot more than 3 million me, the ultimate question be accommodations, hospital visita signatures to place a variety of issues on comes, "How would we effectively tions and adoption? 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How is it different from philosophies of ated vision and mission statements that would the past? best serve Ohio's LGBT community well into the EM: Equality Ohio should be an active and visible future. That meeting was the impetus that cre leader in the struggle for full equality and inclu ated Equality Ohio, our statewide organization sion for LGBT people throughout Ohio. For Equal fighting for LGBT rights. Just as the State saw a ity Ohio to succeed we must engage our shift in power politically, so has Equality Ohio community and allies throughout the state, managerially. Last month EO announced the hir broaden our outreach to racial and ethnic minori ing of their new Executive Director Ed Mullen, and ties, youth, seniors and the transgender commu attorney, activist and state candidate from Illi nity, and be aggressive and strategic politically. I nois. am committed to an Equality Ohio that maxi mizes the LGBT community as a political and so Many of you got to know Lynn Bowman, the orga cial force in Ohio. nization's first Executive Director over her five- year tenure, and probably far fewer of you got to CH: Where do you see the organization right know Bowman's predecessor Sue Doerfer who now? Where does it need to go? commanded the ship last year. We at outlook EM: Equality Ohio is a young organization that wanted to make sure you got to know EO's new has built a strong base of support, from staff and ED ASAP and sat down to lunch with Ed to find Board to funders to volunteers, and accom out more about him, his vision for EO and how we plished a lot in its short tenure. We need to build can work with the new powers to be at the State- on that base to make Equality Ohio a stronger or house. ganization that has the power to lead in chal lenging times. Chris Hayes: Tell us a little about yourself, where your from, past jobs, experience, age, Equality Ohio needs to do outreach throughout husband, family etc, basic bio stuff. the LGBT community to make sure that our com Ed Mullen: I grew up in Albany, NY, moved to munity knows what we are doing and how they Philadelphia for college (Penn), DC for law school can be engaged. We also need to do outreach (George Washington) and then lived in San Fran among allies to educate them about the chal cisco and Chicago (had been getting warmer lenges and discrimination we face and how they with every move before Chicago). I am 43, and can be part of the solution. And, we need to edu the gray hair started coming in way too quickly cate those who are not currently pro-equality and about a year ago. Currently single and 'in be change hearts and minds. tween dances" as the song goes, and I have two awesome dogs - Roscoe (boxer) and Dakota CH: What does the organization need in order (Golden mix). Two fun nephews and an adorable to excel? niece still in Albany. EM: First and foremost, Equality Ohio needs the resources to achieve our strategic goals for the My most recent job was Managing Attorney at Ac community. Anti-equality forces are extremely cess Living where I litigated civil rights cases on well funded, and we have done surprisingly well behalf of people with disabilities and engaged in for so many years with limited resources. But if public advocacy and education on disability we are to truly harness the potential power of our rights issues. Previously, I was a partner at a community, we need the financial support of our large law firm, litigating complex commercial community and allies - whether it is at the $35 lawsuits (lawyer-speak for representing big com annual membership or major donor level. One of panies in big dollar litigation). At the law firm, I the first questions legislators ask is "how many chaired the firm-wide pro bono program, and dues-paying members do you have?" Our oppo over the years litigated several gay rights cases. nents are continually adding members, and we need to match them person for person. I have been politically active for many years, and I ran for State Representative in Illinois and have Second, Equality Ohio needs the community and worked on the campaigns of many openly gay our allies to be fully engaged. We need to make candidates. In Chicago, I was chair of a political sure that we are informed and educated voters, action committee called Northside Democracy for we are active volunteers, and we talk openly to America, which was committed to electing so our straight friends and family throughout Ohio cially progressive, fiscally responsible and ethi about our lives and the social and legal discrimi cally committed candidates to office at all levels. nation we face. CH: How are you finding Columbus so far? Finally, Equality Ohio needs to be strategic and EM: Columbus is an incredibly welcoming city. courageous. For many years, getting a seat at the Everyone I talk to is very informative and willing table was a good measure of forward progress. to help me acclimate. The folks at Equality Ohio - We now have a seat at the proverbial table, and it staff and Board - are clearly very committed to is time for us to push the envelope and challenge my success and the success of the organization, our friends as much as we challenge those that and that has helped ease the transition. The sup oppose US. continued on page 39 A few days before this picture was taken it was 6? degrees. What's that thing about global warming? outlookeoliimbus.com BECOME A A Muse Gallery COLUMBUS is Reborn! 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FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCEROF THE BIGGEST LOSER WED9P AFTER AN ALL-NEW AMERICA'S NFiXT TOP MO CWCOLUMBUS.COM TIME WARNER - 13 • U-VERSE - 5 • WOW - 5 • INSIGHT - 9 She's not a real ginger! oullookeolttmbus.com Ed Mullen - continued from page 36 vote against a pro-equality bill involved. The first is to go to when you are voting personally www.equalityohio.org and sign up "Justice delayed is justice denied" against the rights of one of your for our mailing list. You will re is a frequently invoked phrase, colleagues. ceive a monthly newsletter, action and it is true for every parent in a alerts and other information same sex relationship who cannot CH: This edition focuses on how about getting involved as a sup adopt the child he or she is rais with the new Republican heavy porter or volunteer. The second is ing, for every person whose part government, a party not known to become a member of Equality ner dies leaving him or her with to be supportive of gay issues, Ohio, which you can also do at no property rights in the home we can work together to www.equalityohio.org. The third is they shared, and for every person achieve equality. How do you to come to Lobby Day on May 18 who is fired or denied housing be think we can tap into the Repub and talk to your State Represen cause of their sexual orientation licans to achieve our goals? tative and State Senator person by Joe Biden bat social and economic in START nuclear arms treaty or gender identity. Our second- EM: Equality is not, or shouldn't ally about why they should justice. And I am proud to with Russia to tough new class status hurts these people be, a partisan issue. Very few pro- support pro-equality legislation. It was two years ago today say it's a story that continues sanctions on Iran to every day, and so I don't believe equality bills have been passed We are always looking for volun that Barack and I were sworn in the remarkable progress strengthening our long-term that waiting patiently for equal throughout the country without teers and are open to your in in, and I remember what he we've made in the past two partnership with a unified rights is acceptable. some bipartisan support. One of volvement or engagement in any said like it was this morning: years. To tell it, Organizing for Iraq. the most moving speeches in way that is right for you. You can America has written Prom • And we finally repealed CH: Looking at the Ohio political support of the civil union bill in always contact me directly at "The challenges we face are ises Kept. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," which landscape, what are the two Illinois was delivered by 69-year [email protected] and I will real, they are serious, and was the right thing to do- most achievable LGBT issues in old Republican State Representa hook you up with whatever Equal they are many. They will not There's a whole lot to be not only because it makes Ohio? tive William Black. We are also ity Ohio activity you'd like to be in be met easily or in a short proud of. our military stronger at a EM: The Equal Housing and Em seeing a dramatic generational volved in. span of time. But know this, time when it needs to be the ployment Act, which would pro shift, with younger Republicans America: They will be met." Of course, the big ones come strongest, but because we hibit discrimination in housing more frequently taking pro-equal CH: How do we get the younger to mind first: historic health are seeking that military and employment on the basis of ity positions (Megan McCain sup generations tapped in? Even then, we knew it would insurance reform, which is might with an abiding sense sexual orientation and gender porting the repeal of Don't Ask EM: It is critically important for take time. We knew it would reining in the insurance com of justice. identity, is within reach. In the Don't Tell and Barbara Bush sup the future of the pro-equality be hard. And we knew we panies and helping control last legislative session, this bill porting gay marriage for exam movement to get the younger would sometimes make mis the cost of care for millions of Telling the story of the past was the first pro-equality piece of ple). So, we need to begin this generation involved. In some takes. Americans; Wall Street re two years will be critical to legislation to pass either chamber conversation understanding that ways, we are victims of the suc form, which put in place the the fights ahead. And it's not of the Ohio General Assembly. "Republican" and "pro-equality" cess we have achieved, and But we did not lose sight of toughest consumer protec just the story of this presi While the Ohio General Assembly are not mutually exclusive. young LGBT folks in Ohio can what we came to do. tions ever; and the end of dent or this White House-it's experienced turnover in the last move to places like Columbus combatoperationsinlraq, your story. election, I believe there is a path There are three important strate and feel safe and protected. But Together, we took on difficult which brought more than to passing this bill through the gies to obtaining Republican sup we cannot be satisfied with what issues that had been put off 100,000 troops home. And it is literally proof that General Assembly and getting it port. The first is engaging them in second-class rights we have for decades. And some say the organizing you do on the signed by the Governor in this leg conversation, whether it be achieved to date, and we need to we have accomplished more And there is so much more ground-theconversations islative term. through Equality Ohio, through continue the march toward full in two years than any admin you've helped achieve that is you have with your friends citizen lobbying, or by having equality and inclusion. istration since Roosevelt's. right now improving lives and neighbors-is working. The second is the Safe School Act LGBT folks they know talk to across the country: relating to school bullying. I be them. When people know (or are To engage the younger genera Take it from me, that's some Now, I'm not going to say the lieve that publicity surrounding related to) openly LGBT people, tion, I think first we need to use thing you should take to • We passed the Recovery last two years were easy- the numerous LGBT suicides in they are much more likely to be the communication tools they heart-because none of it Act, which saved and created and I won't tell you the fights the last year, as well as the strong pro-equality (see Dick Cheney). use. We are on facebook (join our would have been possible more than 3 million jobs, ahead are going to get any support of many legislators, The second is to focus on the con page!), twitter (follow us!), and without your hard work. provided the largest middle- easier. makes this a bill a strong candi servative principles supporting will be revamping our website to class tax cut in a generation, date for passage. LGBT equality - namely individual make it more interactive. We also But the job's not done. and made landmark invest But I didn't sign up for a rights and limited government in need to educate the younger gen ments in clean energy, infra cake walk. And I'm pretty CH: What is the strategy to get terference in personal issues. The eration about the history of the I am reminded of that every structure, and education. sure you didn't either. there? third, particularly in relation to LGBT equality movement and the time I travel to the small • We made critical invest EM: The strategy involves public employment and housing, is to struggles we faced to achieve the towns in Pennsylvania, Iowa, ments in General Motors and We're here to move our coun education, lobbying and political focus on the relationship between freedoms we have today. Nothing New Mexico-all over-and Chrysler, saving tens of thou try forward. We're here to lay engagement. We need to educate pro-equality legislation and eco opened my eyes more than the on the weekends I get home sands of jobs-and perhaps a new foundation for this people - current allies and oppo nomic growth. Businesses are hour I spent talking to Frank Ka- to Delaware. I meet folks who the companies-and country-for our economy, for nents alike - in areas where legis supportive of pro-equality legisla meny in DC and the dinner I had are still struggling, who want spurring a rebirth of the our politics, and for our chil lators are not pro-equality and tion because they know it is im with Del Lyon and Phyllis Martin to know when the recovery American car industry. dren's and grandchildren's have them systematically contact portant for them to recruit and in San Francisco (look them up!). will start to turn things • We wrote into law student futures. their elected officials and urge retain employees from around the Finally, I think we need to educate around for their family. loan reform and credit card them to vote in favor of the bills. country. the younger generation about the reform, which ended the And, as Barack says, what We also need to effectively lobby ways in which our second-class These people are why we worst abuses of the banking we will be able to accomplish the legislature, including on We can't convince those who legal status will affect them as can't quit. industries and are making together is in your hands. Equality Ohio lobby day - May 18 don't support us now to do so in they enter relationships and think lending fair for American this year. Finally the Equality Ohio the future unless we speak their about raising families. And moving forward with this families. It's how hard we all work, Political Action Committee must language and engage the debate new Congress, we will need •We put two new Supreme and how well we all tell this strategically ensure that our on terms that resonate with them. CH: What is the single most im to defend what we've Court justices on the bench- story. friends are supported and that portant thing people can do to achieved together as aggres Sonia Sotomayor and Elena there are electoral consequences CH: How long do you see you move GLBT equality forward? sively as we pursue the goals Kagan, who bring rich and Take a few minutes to read to voting against equality. staying at Equality Ohio? EM: Be out, loud and proud as an that remain. diverse experience to the Promises Kept-and let's EM: At least until same sex cou LGBT person or an ally. Court. keep moving. In the long term, I think it is es ples can get legally married in I believe in the power of pub • We have begun to reset sential to elect openly lesbian, Ohio. To get involved with fighting for lic service because I've seen America's relationship with Promises Kept downloaded at: gay, bisexual and transgender your equality with Equality Ohio or what it has done throughout the international community, http://my.baractobama.eom/page/c people to the General Assembly CH: How can people get involved for more info: http://www.equali- our country's history to com from the ratification of a new ontent/Prom i sesKept/?sou rce=HQB. and to other offices around the in Equality Ohio? tyohio.org. State. It is much more difficult to EM: There are many ways to get outlookcohimlms.com Howniaiiyshotsoiwluske>'doyoudiinkittakesjoetillliestartss\*ingiiig danein.fignlin orlovin? Have evenl photos f Lmail ihem [email protected] oullookcolumbus.com music is the answer Home Grown, Now On "their Own... Singers Aiden Leslie and Emii Pursue Their Pop Star Dreams by Charlie Rockafort of the tunnel and the realization of growth from "I saw dance and the underground club scene as adversity. Ask Emii about her musical inspirations and she'll "Whenever I return home to Ohio, I'm always re anotherform of theatre," he explains. "Unscripted rattle off a litany of female frontrunners and rock minded how kind people are," says Cincinnati and self-expressive; an art form in stark contrast "I've learned that in life there are hills to climb," n' roll legends. Though she grew up singing their raised music artist Aiden Leslie from his Man to the strict structure of the traditional plays I was he says. "Its how you manage the fall down and songs, Emii's potent blend of pop, rock and dance hattan apartment "It's a much slower pace performing in." the climb up from the hills that is key." produces a sound all her own. She belts out lyrics there than it is in the big city. People are much about life, love, and relationships with intense, more welcoming at home." The one element he found to be lacking in dance "Life is bittersweet," he continues. "We all have a gut-wrenching emotion. was the presence of strong male vocalists. "A lot purpose to find. I am grateful to have found my Emii, who grew up in Youngstown but calls Man of DJs are simply not open to playing male artists purpose in music. Being given a second chance to Songs like "My Zombie Boyfriend" unleash Emii's hattan home now, agrees. "Not that I didn't ap on their dance floors. I think it's time that has share it with the world is a gift." angst over falling for the wrong guy, while preciate them back then, but being away has changed. I want to be a part of the movement to "Magic," a song released last summer that is still made me think more fondly about my family and bring more guys to the floor." Emii, too, believes she has found her life's pur playing strong on gay dance floors across the friends." pose and knows that in order to obtain it, she must country, is a fun, sexy tune that begs the timeless And he has. The Junior Vasquez remix of Aiden's pay her dues in Manhattan. question: Is he the right one for me? Aiden Leslie and Emii are part of a growing num "Love to Hate You," a remake of the Erasure hit, ig ber of young artists who have made the pilgrim nited floors around the world and introduced Aiden "Performing is fun, but if I was just doing it for "I'm thrilled Magic has found a home on gay age to New York City to pursue their dreams of Leslie as a formidable talent myself, I'd do it in a basement and no one would dance floors," she says. "Gay boys get me be fame and fortune. hear. I miss home but New York is where I need to cause they share my passion for losing yourself Leslie describes his sound as Hip-Pop with a be right now." on the dance floor, meeting someone, and then "My ultimate mission as a performer is to share strong dance influence. It is a true reflection of his continuing the journey at home." my story and experiences," explains Leslie. His life, he says, but admits it wasn't always. In fact, Emii started singing at five and, against her par first single in two years, "Worlds Away," released the follow-up song to his successful debut was a ents' wishes, began fronting bands in her early "Sometimes we fall too far," she cautions. "But last month from VicTim Music Group. "I aim to in song that Aiden describes as "unauthentic to his teens. "Music is in my blood," she says. "I really baby, love is worth it." spire people to look closer at their lives and strive true self." It is part of the reason for his recent can't see doing anything else." to be better. I also hope they'll dance their asses two-year absence from music. She likens romantic love to her love of Manhat off." While her friends picked out their prom dresses. tan. "The moment I arrived, it was my second "It was not the direction I wanted to go in musi Emii perfected her studio recordings. She could home. Any negative experiences while transition "I was mesmerized by Elvis as a child," he re cally," he admits. "Coming off love to Hate You,' n't resist the lure of the big city, and would shut ing to the city were drowned out by my passion for members. "My parents were huge fans and would so many opportunities were being offered and I tle back and forth from Youngstown to New York music." always play his records. One morning I told my was taken in by it all. Right away, I knew it was a City for auditions and open mic gigs. The dual life parents I wanted to be a singer like Elvis and they mistake and I learned a hard lesson from it. Afat ended the day Emii turned 18. Like Leslie, she Aiden Leslie agrees. "It's hard to explain, but I said I could do anything I wanted. Their belief en paycheck is nice, but it's not worth losingyour in bolted to The Big Apple and never looked back. never had a question in my mind about moving to couraged me." tegrity and your voice." New York City. It was right." In Manhattan, Emii wrote, recorded and lived the He attended a rigorous performing arts school in The release also coincided with the hardest loss bohemian life, performing in dark, seedy venues Still, he says he'll always have a place in his heart Cleveland that he says thickened his skin and Aiden Leslie has ever experienced in his life: the and collaborating with other underground artists. for Ohio. "You never can erase your history or prepared him for what was ahead. unexpected death of his older sister. "There are very few people who can completely where everything begins for you. I feel grateful dedicate their lives to music," Emii says. "When every time I think of where I came from." Six days after graduating, at 18, he moved to New "She was my only sibling and the primary care- you truly live for something, it grows." York City and was quickly cast in an off Broadway takerfor my parents, who were both ill." Aiden re Says Emii, "Ohio is a source of inspiration for me. play. In between rehearsals, he would tag along turned to Cincinnati to care for his parents. He Her new song, "Mr. Romeo," is a high-powered Whenever I feel discouraged, or harbor doubt with the show's sound engineer to scour the also began work on new music. dance romp that features a rap by one of the orig about whether or not I will one day reach my shelves of Eightball Records, a vinyl record shop. inal partiers of hip hop, Snoop Dog. dreams, I can look back on my time in Youngstown There, Aiden was introduced to an underground "Worlds Away" is a song he wrote about life's jour and feel pride in how far I've come." music world he didn't knowexisted.lt wasn't long ney. It examines how people face struggle and the "I am no Juliet," she admits, reflecting on the before he became a fixture in the New York inevitability of change. It also reflects on the af song's title. "I am strong hearted, fierce, and in For more information, visit www.emii.net and www.aiden- nightlife circuit. termath of struggle, reaching the light at the end dependent." leslie.com. 401 Momma said never trust a girl with two first names. She never said anything about boys though. outlookcohinibus.com special NETWORK event Columbus featuring and benefitting BRAVO (Buckeye-Region Anti-Violence Organization) and Meet Ed Mullen, Executive Director of Equality Ohio To be privately hosted at VU£^ -t Easton (previously GameWorks) Wed March 9,2011 6 - 8pm: Free appetizers and cash bar drink specials and donations accepted for BRAVO. 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With no end in sight, our society continues to embrace new wide museums, and interact with other viewers. Detailed technological developments. From the iPad to foursquare cameras paired with high-definition screens allow individ Rather, technology may serve as a needed bridge to the and Android to Klout, devices and applications continue to uals to view paintings, sculptures, and exhibits without arts, making music, dance, sculpture, theatre, and visual significantly alter our jobs, relationships, and hobbies. leaving the house or paying admission. artwork accessible to those who sit on the sidelines, en couraging first-hand participation. One may be more likely Despite the traditional foundations of many art forms, the These and other innovative means of connecting art with to attend a ProMusica concert if he or she saw the LA Phil arts industry is not immune to technological impact. art-lovers establish new boundaries within the industry. at the movie theatre. One may be more eager to see a live Artists, performers, arts organizations, and audience mem While the use of computers, mobile devices, and applica theatre performance if his or her friends tweet about them. bers are consistently met with opportunities to change. tions may supplement the overall artistic experience, it also One may be more inclined to go to a local museum after ex Abandon the old and embrace the new. But how do these creates new competition. Here in Columbus, there are ploring the offerings of Google Art Project. changes affect the arts we know and love? Can technology seemingly unlimited options when it comes to local enter spoil the purity of art or even disable our local arts scene? tainment and engagement. Technology has just added to Technological possibilities are endless and will only con Take, for instance, the following examples: the mix. As technology increases accessibility and de tinue to evolve. In the midst of all the noise it creates, creases cost, local arts organizations may struggle to at technology can enrich the arts as we know them and con On January 9, 2011, the Los Angeles Philharmonic recorded tract audiences, to raise needed funds, and to play a vital nect an unprecedented number of individuals to artistic a live broadcast of its concert using state-of-the-art audio role in the community. benefits. Will we allow it? and visual technology. The impactful performance can be seen in movie theatres worldwide for a fraction of the cost Or will they? Julie Roth is with Promusica Columbus, a member organization of the of a single concert ticket. Columbus Arts Marketing Association. CAMA's mission is to promote awareness of and participation in the arts and cultural opportunities in Though it is obvious that today's society has more options Greater Columbus through collaborative marketing and public relations Several Washington D.C. theatres are not only offering than ever before, technology may serve the local arts cul projects, and to provide professional development opportunities for mem "Tweet Seats," but are releasing these seats free of charge ture by engaging a new audience and enticing further in bers. For information visit www.camaonline.org. to patrons who wish to log onto the social network during volvement. The quality of an audio or visual art experience the performance and share their experience with followers. may be increasing, but the appeal of a hands-on, live expe While some patrons may be annoyed by the glow of mobile rience cannot be replaced. 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But that's where the similari That's typical news at this time of year, but what sane people, this should bring to mind images of Rogen's writing partner Evan Goldberg and oth ties end. This gay man isn't a bourgeois lawyer, makes Hate different is that if it goes to series it Michael Jackson directing giant statues made in ers). Rogen will play an inventor on a cross-coun he's a Broadway composer and Messing is his will be the first primetime, major network sitcom his likeness to be erected in Romania. And you try trip to sell his new product, with Streisand lyricist/foil. Together the pair is commissioned about lesbians. Here's the logline: "A straight know how excellently entertaining that was. So if riding shotgun, making his life difficult and re with bringing a musical to the stage, with all the couple introduces two of its lesbian friends to one John is determined to see a Moulin Rouge-style uniting with a long-lost love. Dan Fogelman diva meltdowns that attend that sort of thing. another and what results is both instant attrac film of his life take place, then rest assured it's (Cars) penned the screenplay after dealing with More intriguingly, the project is produced by tion and a pregnancy." There's no casting news going to be narcissistic, extravagant, shiny and real-life travels alongside his own mother and it Steven Spielberg and being called a musical yet, but it's still an exciting development, one flat-out bonkers. Think D-themed episode of Glee all goes in front of the cameras sometime this drama at this point in its development. As is the that's long overdue in this post L-Word world. meets drug addiction meets shopaholism meets spring. Skeptical after seeing Little Fockers? Un case with all pilots, the chances are great that it Suggestion for the creators: If they didn't both sparkly boots and Donald Duck costumes. Now, derstandable. But think about this: once upon a will never be seen by the general public, but this have to be white bread safe and super-lipsticky will someone please bring Tommy (in which John time, Streisand turned in one of the great one seems promising and almost a sure bet for that would give you even more cred among ac co-starred) director Ken Russell out of semi-re comedic performances of the 1970s in the never- gay audience adoration. Here's hoping. tual lesbians, but then again they'll be sure to tell tirement to take over? not-funny-no-matter-how-many-times-you- you that themselves should you wind up making watch-it What's Up Doc? Who's to say lightninig THE GAY JERSEY SHORE? that error in judgment. GOOD CHRISTIAN BITCHES COMING SOON can't strike twice? Nothing succeeds like success, even if - and MTV GETS BETTER WITH DAN SAVAGE Yes, there's a TV show going to pilot called Good CORIOLANUS WANTS AN OSCAR IN 2012 sometimes because - that success is incredibly Christian Bitches. Yes, of course, they're going to trashy. Witness, then, what Jersey Shore has MTV might be feeling the heat of advertiser dis change the name. It's network television, after One of Shakespeare's lesser-known plays, Cori- spawned: not only is the less compelling Jerseyli- approval right now with its decision to air the all, not Showtime. The Desperate Housewives-like olanus, based on the life of the Roman leader, cious still on the air, but now a gay version is ap sexually charged teen series Skins, but that isn't project, produced by Darren Star (Sex and the just got the big screen treatment thanks to direc parently in the works. An open casting call stopping them from moving forward with a pilot City), written by Steel Magnolias scribe Robert tor Ralph Fiennes and gay screenwriter John recently took place in Hammonton, NJ., for a from Savage Love's Dan Savage, the longtime Hailing and based on the book by Kim Gatlin, in Logan (The Aviator). Starring Fiennes, Gerard show tentatively titled Under the Boardwalk that sex advice columnist from Seattle's The Stranger volves a single mother returning to the wealthy Butler, Brian Cox and Vanessa Redgrave, it's will focus on a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and and The Onion's AV Club. The man who created Dallas suburb where she grew up, only to find based on the life of the Roman leader and, natu transgender people living in an Atlantic City the "It Gets Better" campaign that saw gay herself surrounded by gossip, scandal and a rally, involves banishment, revenge and political beach house for a summer. The creators swear adults making videos to encourage younger gay gaggle of the title's specific brand of venomous machinations. And sure, Shakespeare seems a up and down that they don't want to promote and lesbian people not to give up hope for a bet lady. With the housewives phenomenon - both tougher and tougher sell to American audiences negative stereotypes or create a gay version of ter future, Savage will pattern the show's pilot on the desperate and real varieties - simultaneously these days, but it's great that Fiennes went off the Jersey Shore, but dignity is always the first his college campus lecture tour in which he expanding and showing signs of creative fatigue, and followed his muse anyway. Even better, the quality thrown out the window in these sorts of fielded questions from the post-adolescent audi it'll be a shot of fresh blood when this twist on movie's been picked up for distribution by The endeavors. It also doesn't help that the audition ence. And if you've seen him speak publicly or the formula finds a place in a network schedule, Weinstein Company and is coming to an arthouse promotional spots asked, "Are you the gay read his column, you know that his brand of sex provided the makers don't lose their nerve. No ac theater near big city folks later this year in the Snooki?" Coming much later: A List: New York vs. advice is unflinchingly honest and almost always tors are in place yet, either, but have the casting hopes of cleaning up in the 2012 awards season. Gay Jersey Shore Road Rules Challenge/Drink- graphic. Makes you wonder how much language people considered going straight to the source for And if that happens, the rest of you multiplex pa Off. bleeping MTV is prepared to do in the name of local talent? There's really nothing quite like the trons will have your chance to check it out. anon. authenticity. No news on when the show may air, real thing. but brace yourself when it does. outlookcolumbus.com People, people who need people, are the luckiest people in the world... or just codepriidenl. interview Superhetero: Scott Herman Fights for Gay Rights by Larry Lazzari Garrison on South Park. Even LL As a result of your stand, then, I thought it was a million Scott Herman is best known for you've faced some discrimina dollar procedure that most peo LL What percentage of Her flexing his muscles on MTV's tion yourself. ple couldn't afford. I didn't real manites are gay? Real World and on his weekly SH: Some wonder why a straight ize the operation was so SH: 93% of the community is Youtube workout videos. But the guy would fight for the rights of common. male, however when you sign up , blonde Adonis is now strength the gay community. They as for YouTube or on my site, your ening up for a new fight for gay sume I must be gay. LL How did you relate to Kate sexuality doesn't come into lynn? question. Based on comments LL Are you ok with that? SH: We were friends the instant and posts, I would say I have a Growing up in New Hampshire, SH: It doesn't matter to me what we met. The show never really pretty even split of straight and Scott remembers words like people think because true equal dove into the bond we had. gay community members. "gay" and "fag" being part of ity means we don't look at peo the everyday vernacular. "When ple as straight or gay, just LL What did you have in com LL Is it really possible for any you're a kid, you don't realize the people. mon with her? one to get a body like yours? hate behind the words and how SH: A lot, actually. We spent SH: Yes, all it takes is consis hurtful they can be to a whole LL In your opinion, why do het hours talking about mixed mar tency and determination. community of people." erosexuals have such a prob tial arts, Ninja Turtles, Trans lem with homosexuality? formers, Dragon Ball Z,xBox, LL What do you suggest people "Living in the Real World house SH: The media portrays the gay and other things that only comic do to get started on the path to opened my eyes," he continues. lifestyle negatively and as a re book dorks like us would know fitness? The season introduced not one, sult, a lot of people have the about. SH: I suggest a goal board. Visu but three LGBT members to wrong impression of the com alizing your goals is the best way viewers including Katelynn, a munity. Even some young LGBT LL What is your relationship tostayontopofthem. transgender woman, who had kids in the beginning process of like today? the most impact on Scott. coming out have the wrong idea SH: We play catch-up every few LL Do you provide a mean of what it means to be gay. weeks. Katelynn is getting mar plan? "I had gay friends before, but ried next year! I can't wait to go SH: For sure. What you eat is during the show, Katelynn and I LL Were you ever opposed to to her wedding. going to make up the foundation worked with The Center in New homosexuality? of your results. A weak founda York City. It was the first time I SH: When I was a kid I thought it LL Why do you think you have tion will collapse once you start • really became aware of the was wrong only because no one become so popular with the building on it. ', struggles of the LGBT commu was telling me it was right. I gay community? Is it because nity. When I heard the stories of was never exposed to gay peo of your looks? LL Do you love showing off Sean Kennedy and Matthew ple. SH: I think that just like in any your physique? Shepard, I knew I had to do relationship, it began with looks. SH: I have spent fourteen years something." LL Was the Real World house But as relationships go on, looks sculpting my body. Just like a your first exposure to the gay matter less because there are sculptor enjoys showing off his Scott is leading a charge to re- community? plenty more good-looking dudes work, I do too. I also know that i cruit straight allies to the gay SH: No, I met my first gay friends out there. I think the reason the others are inspired by my pho rights movement. In addition to around 18 when I started work LGBT community continues to tos. I was inspired by the lending his celebrity to gay or ing at a gym in New Hampshire. support me is because they physiques of the guys in my ganizations including Trevor I even went to my first gay club know my advocacy is legit. The gym. Project, HRC, and Gladd, Scott is around that time. same blogs who at first referred calling for straight men to prove to me as a "hot piece of ass" LL And you're ok with gay men they are real men by standing up LL What did you think when now write thoughtful posts viewing you as sex object? for gay rights. you first learned you would be about me because they know I SH: It doesn't bother me. We all living with a gay man? am genuine in my cause. have our fantasies. Larry Lazzari: Why is a straight SH: I thought it was sweet be man taking on gay rights? cause gay men always have the LL Your Youtube workout LL Would you pose for Play- Scott Herman: I have always cutest girl friends. videos have become quite a gir been a seeker of truth and an sensation with close to a mil SH: Posing for playgirl isn't on advocate for justice. LL Did you have any fear that lion views on many of them! my agenda. I am fighting for he might try to seduce you? SH: The secret to my YouTube equality, not attention. 11 LL You sound like a superhero. SH: Not at all. Whenever a guy success is consistency. When '. SH: I grew up knowing what it hits on me, I smile. I'm thankful people get involved in fitness, LL What message do you have felt like to be left out of the to be good looking enough to at especially in the beginning, they for your gay fans in light of the crowd and picked on. I idolized tract a gay man. They're ten need constant support. I post a recent attacks and suicides? the superheroes in my comics times pickier than woman. new workout every Tuesday, SH: The recent attacks and sui and thought that if I could be three new individual exercises cides are examples of what hap ore like Superman or Captain LL Were you nervous changing ever Saturday, and a weekly up pens when people who can do merica, I could one day make a clothes in front of him? date on Sundays. something don't. We all need to difference in the world. SH: No, JD was a cool dude. stand together and fight for Being gay doesn't mean you are LL It sounds like you've built a change. We can't allow these LL Why is it important that het going to be creepy fitness community. right wing fanatics to deny the erosexuals take on the gay SH: That's exactly what it is. community its basic civil rights. cause? LL You also lived with Katelynn, Anyone can go to the Facebook Justice needs to and will prevail. SH: We live in a mon a transsexual. Had you ever community page and ask ques monkey-do society. 0... known a transsexual before? tions to get the help and support Visit Scott atwww.facebcok.com/Scot- standing up can inspire others. SH: The only time I had ever they need. Right now there are tHermanFitness. My nickname as a kid just hap heard of a transsexual was over 31,000 Hermanites ready to pened to be Monkey. when Mr. Garrison became Mrs. support you on your fitness jour- Who else is sooo excited for the Captain America movie? 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It's which is why people are squeamish presumed straight and are only al very interesting to limit the scope like about it. We don't like to think about lowed to come out as gay, or queer, that. Fiction is better than a docu sexual children and 'gay' is a sexual- or homosexual when it is thought mentary. There's more freedom. You ized identity. The second possibility, they could know their sexuality-in can look at the complicated ques which is much more likely, is that we their late teens or after, presump tions they represent without a censor will culturally desexualize the gay tively. For this reason, the phrase -although Nabokov runs into that identity as kids start coming out at "gay child" acts as a gravestone problem. But generally, people aren't younger and younger ages. marking a death: the point at which troubled by fictions in the same way. one's future as a straight adult ex They are allowed to tackle more com MW: I love that you end, in part, pired. .." (The Queer Child, or Grow plicated questions. with an analysis of Hoop Dreams. ing Sideways in the Twentieth While the subjects of your conclu Century by Kathryn Bond Stockton, MW: Did you discover that 'the sion are queered by money and not Duke University Press, 312 pages, child' is merely the act of adults sex, all children reach that same $22.95 paperback) looking back through some per bitter disappointment and determi sonal revelation? Or do you, as an nation to move on when they real What Kathryn Stockton puts forth in adult, still have trouble reconciling ize how sideways they've grown. The Queer Child is only the tip of a a younger you with your own idea It's an act of getting back on track. brilliant and rich intellectual iceberg. of the child'? Is this a feeling everyone has to go KS: Very much so. The book is deeply through at some point? Most academic studies focus on personal, and inspired myself as a KS: Disappointment and delay were points in time, where variables can ghostly gay child. This is where helpful to occur earlier in life. We be controlled and conclusions Columbus comes in. I grew up in make changes and accommodations drawn. Stockton instead is develop Columbus -1 moved when I was when we realize we can't have the ing a whole new language to discuss three-and-a-half or maybe four, but 'normal' life portrayed by Hollywood 'growing up' - all the way from birth my ghostliness is linked to certain and TV. This prepares for lifelong to death. Before, we conceptualized spaces. These mark my early memo disappointments. Encountered, em ourselves as growing toward some ries. I had crushes on girls around braced, and worked through. thing, some ill-defined point that the neighborhood, maybe not too se when we reached, we would stay rious, but it links me to Columbus. And what is an adult vertical track? that person for the rest of our lives. Though I'm not sure when my rela We say adults cease to grow. There is In fact, this is the greatest lie of tionship with the word 'gay' began, no discourse on that and why it's childhood. Stockton challenges all or lezzie' or etc... I don't recall the wrong. Neuroscience shows that traditional social theory by redefining first time I thought 'Oh no, that's cognitive pathways get deeper with how we evolve throughout our lives. me.' I felt a strong link to the T - age. It's part of growth. As we get And she's starting at the beginning. transgender. I felt that as a boy, older, our thoughts and processes these feelings would be normal. But mature. We need richer language to The Queer Child explores the lives of people told me I was a girl. I felt it describe growth in later parts of life. fictional characters of works ranging was a horrible mistake made by God For most people, the language we from Henry James to Charlie and the and everyone else. So I was a girl at have to mark adult growth is defined Chocolate Factory. What happens school, and broke out as a boy at re by the progress of their children. But when a child has expectations pro cess. I could also be a boy at night. many queer people do not raise chil jected onto or promised to them? My childhood was bifurcated by day dren. There are no stages to mark Whether they be sexual, economic, or and night. that in our adult lives, whereas they innocent expectations? And when are crucial markers for heterosexual these promises are broken, or the MW: As the idea of 'gay child' fades couples. We are now positioned to child comes out as gay (breaking an from our culture, do you also see raise questions about these stages unspoken assumption of heterosexu- that as the end of the misconcep as Queer Studies'grows up'. ality), how does this affect 'growth'? tion of childhood innocence? KS: The ghostly gay child is fading. MW: Plugs, book recommenda After ruminating on her book for a Here in Utah, there are still lots of tions, fashion advice? bit, Kathryn was kind enough to talk kids not saying one blessed word. KS: I have three recommendations with me about her studies. Sure they see it on TV and such, but for you. Though they are still in the there are no live role models in their manuscript stage and not out yet. Mackenzie Worrall: Do you see fic lives. But still, having those fictional Single Arguments for the Uncoupled tion as a voice for change, at least representatives changes things dra from NYU press. Michael Cobb, a in terms of helping children grow matically. You can hear around you Toronto queer theorist. Cruising up instead of sideways? that the discourse has changed from Utopia by Jose Minoz, which is about Kathryn Bond Stockton: We might be that child "might grow up to be..." our future and hope. And The Erotic putting these ideas in their heads. to "that kid is..." Life of Racism (Sharon Holland), But that's more on the shoulders of though I'm not as sure if it's produc those writing positive young adult MW: What are the consequences in tion or not. gay fiction - which is probably out society as 'the child' disappears? there in the world, but I am not in Do you think there will be a new As for fashion advice, my hot tip is to that field. Sophisticated fictions- middle stage of maturity that we delve further into metal and wooden Henry James or Virginia Woolf - they have yet to recognize? ties. Oh yes, and also film strip ties. don't easily translate into a 'yes' or KS: Are we losing childhood? It 'no' dichotomy. They poise more hasn't remained the same before, so Kathryn Bond Stockton is Professor of English questions. Push - by Sapphire - is a why now? It's so interesting to see and Director of Gender Studies at the Univer sity of Utah. Both The Queer Child, or Growing very troubling fiction, but it doesn't which of two cultural effects happen. Sideways in the Twentieth Century and Beau leave you any how-to. It doesn't go in The first, is that we may actually, tiful Bottom, Beautiful Shame: Where "Black" a direction. Push doesn't tackle child grudgingly, be coming to terms with Meets "Queer" have been Lambda Literary abuse head-on and dissect all the child sexuality. We still scour at gen Award finalists. Pillar of gay salt anyone? outlookcohinilms.com OWIC Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation WWW.COWIC.ORG We create taxpayers. We put Americans back to work. 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(www.zoceanhotelsouthbeach.com) a relaxing largest and most diverse of the three prongs that the Miami Winter Party Festival (www.winter- low-rise that spans a block between Collins and comprise South Florida's GLBT vacation trinity party.com), a fundraiser produced by the Na Running perpendicular to Washington, the Lin Ocean avenues. Rooms in this contemporary, (Fort Lauderdale and Key West being the others). tional Gay and Lesbian Task Force, takes places coln Road also abounds with culinary and retail low-key property are richly appointed with large And it's really a few destinations in one: there's from March 2 through 7 and delights some diversions - this pedestrian-only promenade is windows, expansive balconies, fine bathrooms, Miami proper, a city of about 440,000, and - 10,000 participants with some 20 parties, arts lined with palm-shaded sidewalk cafes and and cushy feather beds. across Biscayne Bay via a series of bridges - the and cultural events, tours and cocktail recep nightclubs. A full square mile of South Beach separate city of Miami Beach (population tions - there's also a extensive roster of events comprises the Art Deco District, a historic collec In downtown Miami, the gay-popular Kimpton 90,000), plus a slew of distinct neighboring geared just toward women, from a Latin dance tion of some 800 prominently preserved build brand operates the swanky and chic Epic Hotel communities that make up the nation's seventh- party to a jazz brunch. ings that showcase the sleek, distinctive style of (www.epichotel.com), a soaring 411-high rise on largest metro area. 1910s to 1940s Miami. You can learn more the Miami River with expansive views of Bis The following month, the third annual Miami about the city's art deco heritage at the Wolfson- cayne Bay and the downtown skyline. 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Inside the drawn to the southern end of Miami Beach, aptly spectators to Ocean Drive - this is one of the Lincoln Road is also home to a pair of the most hotel, you'll find the excellent Exhale Spa, and a known as South Beach, which bulges with more community-oriented, laid-back parties in popular gay nightspots in South Beach, MOVA pair of superb restaurants, Area 31 - which over trendier-than-thou luxe hotels, throbbing night South Beach, an excellent opportunity to mingle Lounge (www.movalounge.com), a classy cock looks the pool - and the sleek modern Japanese clubs, scene-y restaurants and gorgeous beach and party with locals, and check out the dozens tail bar, and Score (www.scorebar.net), an ex eatery from London, ZUMA. fronts (and sometimes appears utterly devoid of of bands, vendors, and local organizations at the pansive place with a trendy see-and-be-seen bulging tummies - indeed, the South Beach rep festival between Ocean Avenue and gay-popular crowd. Other gay social spots of note include The area also has a few top-notch smaller prop utation for perfect bodies is both a hallmark and 12th Street Beach. The organizers also run a Twist (www.twistsobe.com), an expansive two- erties catering significantly to gay and lesbian a criticism). What's terrific about Miami Beach Miami Beach Pride Cruise to the Bahamas, from level video bar with a big patio out back that's visitors. With a slightly quirky (but interesting) as a vacation getaway is that it's a 10 - to 15- April 18 through April 22 (www.pridecruise.com). been de rigueur with revelers since it opened in location just across the Miami River from down minute drive from museums and growing cul 1993; and the Palace Cafe (www.palacesouth- town Miami's retail, dining, and culture, the tural offerings of Miami proper. And once you're Just after Pride, the increasingly prestigious beach.com), which overlooks Ocean Drive and is Miami River Inn (www.miamiriverinn.com) is a here, it's not much more than an hour's drive to Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival a favorite spot for lunch, cocktails, or dinner, es terrific, affordable option if you're a fan of his reach the edge of Everglades National Park, the (www.mglff.com) comes to the area, presenting pecially after a visit to the gay beach at 12th toric residential architecture - it occupies several thriving gay scene in Fort Lauderdale and the dozens of screenings and events from April 23 Street. stunningly restored ear1y-20th-century houses upper reaches of the scenic Florida Keys (Key through May 2. Other noteworthy events of GLBT and cottages, with a total of 40 rooms. Largo, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park). interest to keep in mind later in the year include Trying to keep up with Miami's, and especially There's a lot more to see and do on a Miami va Aqua Girl (www.aquagirl.org) women's weekend South Beach's, constantly evolving lodging land Intimate options in South Beach include the cation than merely sunning your buns by the in mid-May, Sizzle Miami scape requires a scorecard - glitzy new hotels beautifully kept, lesbian-owned SoBe You B&B ocean - although there's plenty of opportunity for (www.sizzlemiami.com), which caters to gay and resorts continue to open at a remarkable (sobeyou.us), a 10-room stunner on a quiet that, too. men of color, and Sizzle Her Miami (www.sizzle- pace (this has even been true during the rough street that's within an easy walk of local her.com), a concurrent women's event, both of economy of the past couple of years). One of the nightlife and shopping; and the super-affordable As you're planning a trip here, keep a couple of which are during Memorial Day weekend in late most talked-about openings has been that of the Tropics Hotel and Hostel (www.tropicshotel.com), resources in mind: The city's Greater Miami May; Miami Beach Bruthaz Black and Latino Gay Lords South Beach Hotel (www.lordssouth- which has both private and dorm-style accom Tourism has an excellent GLBT travel site Pride (miamibeachbruthaz.com) in mid-July; and beach.com), which opened inside a vintage art modations with among the lowest rates in (www.miamiandbeaches.com/visitors/gay.asp), the Miami White Party Week deco stunner (formerly the Nash). Reviews thus greater Miami - it's clean, friendly, and a short which details recommended places to stay, eat, (www.whiteparty.org) in late November. far have been mostly positive - the Lords has 52 walk from the beach and Lincoln Road. For such shop and play, along with relevant events. And rooms with simple but stylish white, yellow, and a glamorous city, Miami offers a surprising right in the heart of South Beach, at 1130 Wash Part of the fun of South Beach, beyond Ocean turquoise colors schemes and plenty of cushy value, even during the winter season - just book ington Avenue, the official Miami-Dade Gay & Drive and the sunny sands that flank it, is saun amenities, from iPod stations to DVD players. ahead, and expect higher rates, during some of Lesbian Chamber of Commerce operates an tering along the main north-south drag, Wash the aforementioned festivals. LGBT Visitor Center (www.gogaymiami.com), ington Avenue, a sometimes slick, sometimes The latest high-profile entry, opened in February where you can pick up advice on what to see and raffish stretch of shops, hotels, and restaurants, 2011 behind the Versace Mansion in a pair of re Andrew Collins covers gay travel for the New York Times- do - and where to stay - throughout Miami. plus the refreshingly sex-positive World Erotic Art stored Collins Avenue deco gems, Dream South owned website About.com and is the author of Fodor's Gay Museum - the curious, extensive collection inside Beach (www.dreamsouthbeach.com) contains Guide to the USA. He can be reached care of this publication or at [email protected]_ Another point worth considering is that Miami is includes phallic fertility relics from 100 BC, ex 108 chic rooms and suites, the full-service outlookcolunihus.com Chris can't wait to go to South Beach for Winter Party. 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Because money to pay for it Please, Dan, tell me how dent that his GGGingers have inspired GGG be tive sex life for the last 30 years, including a your megaclit could be a symptom of something to have hotter sex with a small dick and a havior all over Ann Arbor. couple of long-term relationships. For the last very, very serious. shredded kitty. three years, I've been with a woman I love "It's been our most popular drink since we very much. We have amazing sexual chem "You need your doctor to examine your clit and Unforgiving opened," says Johns, "so it must be doing istry - by far the best I have experienced. rule out various medical conditions that could something right. We also do pitchers of them, cause hormonal problems," says Herbenick. "Many women who have had multiple or trau and when a couple shares one of those - let's For the last two years, I have noticed that my "Sometimes these are benign health conditions; matic births - and it sounds like she had a good just say that something good is bound to come clitoris is getting bigger. Not trans-man-takes- unfortunately, sometimes they include vulvar deal of tearing - have some degree of prolapse," of that." testosterone big, but substantially bigger than cancers, ovarian cancers, and adrenal cancers says Herbenick. (A uterine prolapse, says the it has ever been. I thought it was due to a big that for example, may present with symptoms Wiki, "occurs when the female pelvic organs fall And in other, more successful Savage Love increase in sexual excitement but it soon be including an enlarged clitoris." from their normal position, into or through the memes... came clear that the enlargement was a per vagina.") manent thing. It gets much more erect than it Some women believe their clitorises "grew" after Former US senator and current presidential can- used to and often throbs or twitches after I menopause, but that's not usually the case. "If she did have prolapse," says Herbenick, "she didolt Rick Santorum "opened up" to Roll Call When estrogen levels drop during menopause, may be a candidate for anterior or posterior last week about his "longtime Google problem," other parts of the vulva - such as the labia - can vaginal wall repair, which is quite similar to aka "the frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter No one's complaining. I am enjoying the become flatter or less prominent which can in vaginal 'rejuvenation' surgeries, and then insur that is sometimes the by-product of anal sex" heightened sexual arousal, and my girlfriend turn make the clitoris appear bigger. "However, ance may cover the surgery. and always the number-one search result when (who is very GGG) is thrilled. But why/how is she's been in menopause for a longtime," says you Google the former senator's last name. this happening? Could it get even bigger? And Herbenick, "and it sounds like the clitoral "Some people will wildly disagree with me and why now? I hit menopause seven years ago, change happened well into menopause." And say that women shouldn't have surgery'to "It's one guy," Santorum told Roll Call. "You so it's not some weird hormone surge. Could amazing sex does not supersize clits: "High lev please their man,' but I don't see that here," know who it is... It's unfortunate that we have our sexual connection have caused this all by els of arousal usually result in only a temporary Herbenick adds. "I see two people who are mar someone who obviously has some issues." itself? I don't really want to ask my gynecolo swelling of the clitoris," says Herbenick. ried and want better sex, and she may have ex gist, though I did notice her checking out my perienced some physical changes that have I do have issues -1 have lots of issues - but I equipment with wide eyes at my last checkup. So make another appointment to see your doc affected that. And there are ways to fix it." take particular issue with politicians who com tor SNAZ, "and keep asking questions until pare loving, stable same-sex relationships to Stiffie Needs A Zipcode she's sure that medical conditions, such as Debby Herbenick is the associate director of the "man on dog" sex, as Santorum has done, or cancers, have been ruled out," urges Herbenick. Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana who would ban same-sex marriage and adop "I always like to hear from people who are satis University and the author of Because It Feels tions by same-sex couples, as Santorum has fied with their sex lives and relationships," says And, again, if your gynecologist doesn't want to Good: A Woman's Guide to Sexual Pleasure and promised to do if he gets elected president. But author, sex researcher, vulva-puppeteer, and discuss it or was too stupid to spot what could Satisfaction, a book that I strongly recommend the lowercase s santorum campaign wasn't archrival sex-advice columnist Debby Herbenick, be a symptom of common lady-parts cancers even though Debby once attacked me with a "one guy." A lot of people were involved - from and I have to agree. Most of our mail comes (!), time to get a new gynecologist. vulva puppet in a room full of people. the Savage Love reader who first suggested that from people who are unhappy with their sex lives we redefine your name to all the folks who've and/or dissatisfied with their relationships. It's My husband is beautiful, awesome, etc. Unfor I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Grange, a local written about it over the years (thanks, Roll always nice to hear from folks who are having tunately, his dick is small. It wasn't so bad our restaurant, has a cocktail called "GGGinger." Call!) - just like a lot of people were involved in fun. first few years together; he knows how to Is it possible for a cocktail to be GGG? And turning Rick Santorum out of office in 2006, an work what he's got. But then I had a baby, and how does it feel to have inspired one? election he lost by an 18-point santorumslide. What's not so nice is that we sometimes have to I tore. A few days later, my stitches tore. My tell happy-and-satisfied folks that somethin; six-week checkup turned out to be a poke in Curious Cocktail Connection The website that's still giving Rick Santorum fits may be seriously wrong. the stomach to confirm that my uterus was - www.spreadingsantorum.com - hasn't been back in place, and when I asked why I A cocktail can't be GGG, CCC, but a couple of updated since 2004. But we're going to be re "I would strongly encourage her to ask her gyne couldn't get restitched, the doctor told me, cocktails - enough to take the edge off inhibi launching the site in the next few weeks. Stay cologist about her enlarged clitoris," says Her "Vaginas are very forgiving." But a year later, tions, not so much to make consent unpossible - tuned! benick. "She should be very clear about the fact Kegels aren't helping and both of us are hav can induce GGG. And, I'm saddened to report, that it has increased in size. 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The month's local celebrity, Justina she found love -Justina met her into the big city for the above i North Node entering Sagittar- VIRGO (August 23 - September Smart, it's clear she is anything boyfriend, the very attractive and mentioned Adam, the shopping, ; jus opens new challenges to 22): Your creativity is opening but dumb. talented Adam (he builds incredi the doctors, and of course, em look past apparently logical up in dazzling new directions. ble furniture), at a hippy house ployment. details to the fuller picture. Play with new ideas and im Born and raised in Athens, OH by a party and they have "been to Both are leaving Capricorn, so ages. The urge to be the best barber and a teacher (her par gether ever since." The general Her career track has been varied • break out of old problems with or to utilize these expressions ents, not random strangers - we consensus in the office is that and interesting, ranging from ':. new perspectives. professionally should take a should make that clear), this she's a girl we'd switch for, but being a hostess at the Happy 1 backseat to expressing youth-. uber-smart Athens townie gradu the greater community's consen Greek (She was NOT in their base PISCES (February19 -March ful visions and affirming your ated with an art degree from Ohio sus is that they hope her hot man ment mortgage department), the ;. 19): Your social instincts are roots. ;'. ..-••-.''';' University (go Bobcats!) and a de Adam would switch for us... or much venerated Luck Brothers especially sharp. Resist the gree in glass from Hocking Col maybe give the old two beer queer coffee in Grandview, Mad for Mod • tendency to fall back into the vintage in Clintonville (still there) LIBRA (September 23-Octo- . partying embrace of your ber 22): CaH your mother, H -villi and of course Impero. Her real home and community. Net grandmother, an aunt of a \ • passions however, are her art work! Hang out with people wise old woman in your com and thrifting. Justina's stunning who can help you get ahead. munity. What starts out as a work in glass has recently fo 1 simple conversation cah re- a cused on recreations of pieces veal a fot about your family from Look Magazine, and have ARIES (March 20-April 19): Being a bit more charming and and more about yourself. Keep sold like hotcakes! Justina's love it simple, direct and personal. of antiques and thrifting, and a innovative are great ways to discerning (albeit shifty) eye for promote yourself: The energy SCORPIO (October 23 - No-* style has led to her hocking her is there; take advantage of.it. vember21): Grab keyboard or wares on etsy Dress for the job you want, not. pen and paper; liberate your (www.etsy.com/shop/JustinaS- . the one you have, but don't shy mind writing whatever occurs • martypants). Here you will find away from your own sense of toyou! Go for pretty^not iogi- incredible pieces from the nine- style". . • cab poetry, songs, free associ teen-twenties through the nine- I '••; /V-V. ation. Scrapboo king works. . teen-sixties (Chad had his eye on TAURUS (April 20-May 20): \ Review- ft a few days later and some red leather cowboy boots) Open yourself to new art, new j»ee what you can learn about at ridiculously reasonable prices. movies, new experiences'. Ask yourself what's the mdst beau When not working in glass, sort tiful country in the world (ber SAGITTARIUS (November 22- ing through dead peoples sides your own). Do some * December 20): Set aside some panties, pouring coffee, or seek research and expand your, money for a spontaneous in- .. ing out antiques with Adam (he aesthetic vision to-open up a ..•• dulgence or impulsive whim.. calls her 'meatball' because of much deeper sense of your Resist the urge to splurge on her Italian heritage, btw), our self. \%-': •; ••• anyone else. This treat is for : Smarty Pants can be found drink • • GEMINI (May 21-June 20): New you! Get yourself something, ing a glass of single malt Glen- sensual/erotic exploration outre, so wrong that it's right! morangie, strumming on her wonTJust spice up your sex banjo, and considering where life but help you understand she'll get her next degree (she's CAPRICORN (December 21- . where your, relationship needs January 19): Take time out - a thinking OSU). If you see her, buy | togo - or where one should long walk or a spiritual retreat^ her one (a Glenmorangie, not a get started. Discuss it with -,to think about who you really* banjo or OSU), and ask her to <-& your partner; invite your honey are deep inside and who you spin you a yarn about the dan to surprise you in bed. want to be. Then consider how gers of high crime in the furni best to make your outside ^ ture world - it's super shocking. CANCER (June 21-July 22): match your inside. We love Justina. Did we mention Start a new conversation with that? your partner about old chal AQUARIUS (January 20-Febru lenges. A breakthrough will ary 18): Liberate your past to likely require somerisks an d get a clearer lead on your fu experimentation, possibly but ture. Old traumas contain les not probably sexual. Review - sons, but better yet review how the two of you share or di your earliest feelings of love vide tasks. and beauty. Sure, age brings disappointments. So what? 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Text 'NctworkCbus' to 90210 to get event reminders and personalized name tags. SB 5 is More Than Just 2011 Expy Award! Experience Colum this attention was prompted by the lies culpable under law for not report First they came for the Jews and I bus presents the award for an event alarming number of youth suicides and ing young LGBT people to the police. a Union Issue, It's A did not speak out because I was not that provides a more vibrant and dis well-publicized cases of anti-gay vio GLBT Issue Too a Jew. tinct experience for residents and visi lence that captured media attention in And in Jamaica, as 2010 drew to a Then they came for the Communists tors to Columbus. Award finalists the United States and reverberated in close, a university student was sav Lost amid the coverage of Senate Bill 5 and I did not speak out because I demonstrate a high degree of unique many other countries. These cases un agely beaten by his colleagues after was not a Communist. ness and creativity and help advance fortunately represent the tip of the ice being lured into an intimate conversa is the attack on domestic partner bene berg-violence, isolation, depression, fits. Then they came for the trade union the image of our community on a re tion with a classmate who was posing ists and I did not speak out because gional, national, and international suicide and homelessness are serious as gay. I was not a trade unionist. level. We will accept the award on Tues problems for our young people, particu Historically, collective bargaining has lar for youth of color and those mired in protected and preserved equality. Then they came for me and there day, March 8 at the Greater Columbus poverty. While organizations that serve LGBT Mother Jones fought for better working was no one left to speak out for me. Convention Center. youth in the U.S. are often underfunded conditions of Irish-Americans, women and under attack by the religious right, and minorities. Susan B. Anthony used Courtney Johnson We are also proud to report the Series The rights to housing, education, secu at least they exist. In the Global South, journalism to help women organize for 5781 Park PI. was a financial success. Experience rity bodily integrity and to share in and where LGBT movements are younger, equal pay. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hilliard, Ohio 43026 Columbus confirmed the event gener create culture are all guaranteed in the dedicated youth programs are rare. In saw workers rights as civil rights. To ated an estimated $5 million in visitor Universal Declaration of Human Rights fact, LGBT centers are often hesitant to borrow words from Dr. King: unions are Thank You Cbus spending. The Talent Show raised and yet LGBT youth everywhere face vi serve the needs of young people for fear "the great equalizer." Recently, public $10,000 for Camp Sunrise and the olations of these rights. Countless of being accused of pedophilia and 're union negotiations have brought do Dear Home Run Club Members, Spon Columbus AIDS Task Force. Addition young people around the world have cruiting' youth into homosexuality. mestic partner benefits to workers in sors, Volunteers, and the Columbus ally, local organizations collectively shared with IGLHRC stories about Young LGBT people are then unable to Ohio. Community: raised almost $6,000 in tips working being mistreated by family members, access the critical health, legal, and beer trucks at all the events. The school and health-care officials, police psychosocial sen/ices they need. Facing One only needs to consider the specific It is hard to believe five months have Greater Columbus Sports Commission and other authorities. this discrimination - which is com language of Senate Bill 5 to see what passed since we hosted the 2010 NA- received a letter from Dine Originals pounded by sodomy laws in 76 coun the future holds: GAAA Gay Softball World Series. The or Columbus acknowledging the positive While so many U.S. politicians and tries around the world and the failure of ganizing committee has closed the financial impact the event had on our celebrities are communicating to LGBT most countries to provide protections Any public act, record, or judicial books and is preparing for our final re local restaurants. youth that it gets better, we must not for transgender people - young LGBT proceeding of any other state, coun port to the NAGAAA Board and Dele forget the plight of LGBT young people people are among the most marginal try, or other jurisdiction outside this gates at the upcoming Winter Meeting The proceeds from the event will allow outside of the U.S., who face chal ized groups in the world. state that extends the specific bene in Chicago. We thought it would be a us to make a donation to NAGAAA to lenges that are simultaneously all too fits of legal marriage to non-marital great time to thank you once again for support future World Series and histori familiar and vastly different. Over the past few years IGLHRC has relationships between persons of the your support and provide a brief wrap cal preservation; to return a sizable documented human rights violations same sex or different sexes shall be up of the event. amount of money back to the Colum In 2009 in Belize, Jose Garcia, a 19- against young people in Cameroon, In considered and treated in all re bus Lesbian and Gay Softball Associa year-old secondary school student was donesia, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, spects as having no legal force or We are pleased to report the event was tion; to support strategic investments threatened with expulsion because Jose Nigeria and beyond. As an organization effect in this state and shall not be an overwhelming success for our that ensure the continued success of "acts like a girl" and "dresses effemi committed to building a diverse and recognized by this state. (Senate Bill league, for our LGBT community, our the largest GLBT sports organization in nately." Transgender and gender-ques empowered global LGBT movement, 5 Section 3101.01) city, and the thousands of players and Ohio; and to create a substantial head tioning youth in schools almost IGLHRC works closely with the most fans - many visiting Columbus for the start on fundraising for our next everywhere are subjected to discrimi marginalized members of our commu Our public unions often reflect the di first time. Our primary goal was to cre Columbus World Series bid, tentatively nation, physical and verbal abuse and nity - young people, elders, transgender versity of our communities including ate such a positive impression on our in 2014 or 2015. they are often forced to wear uniforms people, sex workers, and those affected single mothers, members of the GLBT guests they would want the Gay Soft or clothes that do not match their gen by HIV. community, persons with disabilities, ball World Series to return to Columbus None of these accomplishments would der identity. and other minorities. What happens to on a regular basis. Based on feedback, have been possible without your finan Just last month, United Nation Secre the single mother on the police force there is no doubt we achieved our goal. cial support and hard work. We would In Lithuania, a new law criminalized tary General Ban Ki-moon said, who loses 15% of her pay? What hap also like to thank our amazing Board the distribution of information about "Stigma and discrimination will end Numerous guest comments indicated only when we agree to speak out. That pens to the cancer patient when her this was the best World Series ever! whose creativity, enthusiasm, and sexual orientation through any medium partner's benefits are taken away? If commitment to our community turned to which children have access, depriv requires all of us to do our part. To Many of the compliments centered on speak out - at home, at work, in our Senate Bill 5 becomes law, what hap our amazing army of volunteers who a dream into a reality. We never ing young people of vital information doubted our community could pull an about their health and lives. The law schools and communities. To stand in pens to the diversity of our workforce? went the extra mile to make everyone solidarity." feel welcome. We are sure it comes as event of this magnitude off, and we are was modified after significant interna Senate Bill 5 is not about balancing a no surprise that many of the comments so proud of how the event brought our tional outcry, but another proposed law budget. There is no evidence to support could be grouped in the category of, entire community together. You defi would now make an offence the "pro To stand in solidarity with LGBT youth, that this bill will do anything to stimu "We had no idea what a great city nitely stood tall! Thanks again. motion" of homosexuality - thus pre we must address the unique ways they late the economy. Moreover, Senate Bill Columbus is." venting pride marches - under the are affected by homophobia and trans- 5, in its elimination of collective bar Brian Lawrence and Dallas Aldridge same rational of protecting minors. phobia; we must acknowledge that they gaining, also eliminates the balance In addition to leaving a positive im Co-Executive Directors face discrimination and abuse just as necessary to a functioning two-party pression on our visitors, the event gen Columbus 2010 In Uganda, girls and young women who LGBT adults; and more than anything, system. Is that what we want in Amer erated positive national media are rumored to be lesbian, or who visi we must listen to them. Some young ica? Who will stand up for our civil exposure for our city in Compete Maga Expecting Better: LGBT bly violate gender stereotypes are often people can't afford to wait until it gets rights then? zine, Instinct Magazine, and over the Youth Around the World expelled from schools or denied school better. They need help now. airways of Sirius OutQ radio. We've re fees by family. The proposed Anti-Ho This debate reminds us of the words cently been notified by Experience mosexuality Bill currently being de Cary Alan Johnson In 2010 we saw some long-overdue at Executive Director of the International Gay and attributed to German theologian, Mar Columbus that our organizing commit bated in Uganda would worsen this tin Niemdller: tention given to the extreme challenges situation by making schools and fami Lesbian Human Rights Commission tee and the World Series have won a facing young LGBT people. Tragically, http://www.iglhrc.org We love to hear from you at outlook. 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Recipients must present unique mobilized to respond in the event of an Join a community conversation and experi The planning committee is currently accept events, attractions or marketing initiatives emergency. Activities change with each dis ence how two local artists - Dante Brown ing proposals for workshops, caucus panels that bring visitors to Columbus. aster, and can vary from sandbagging to an (dance) and Liv Gjestvang (video) - raise and presentations: swering telephones to providing medical awareness about the complexities of power • Detailed description of the topic "We are fortunate to have so many individu assistance. through dance and film. This forum will be • Information covered als and organizations in Central Ohio dedi beneficial for anyone interested in learning • Goals or what attendees should get out cated to enhancing the visitor experience ODH is the coordinating agency for Ohio about the dynamics of intimidation - most of the session and the image of our community. These four, Medical Reserve Corps. Ohio EMA coordi especially relating to the lesbian, gay, bisex • Required supplies (i.e. a computer, pro however, stood out as examples of Colum nates the remainder of the Ohio Citizen ual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) jector, etc.) bus' hospitality, creative spirit and commu Corps programs which include: Community communities - in an educational setting. • Brief outline nity pride," said Paul Astleford, president Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Fire You will leave knowledgeable about the fun Please submit the following to info@equali- and CEO of Experience Columbus. "These Corps, Volunteers in Police Corps Services damentals of bullying and with community tyohio.org by Friday, March 12. Please limit Expy recipients not only provided exceptional (VIPS) and USA on Watch/Neighborhood resources in place to support individuals presentation to 1 to 1.5 hours in length. visitor experiences, they also told and Watch. who are often the targets of intimidation. As showed the world what a special place our part of the event, Dante Brown/Warehouse city is." This network empowers the "first respon Dance will perform an eight-minute piece ti Equality Ohio Announces Appointment of New Executive ded" to focus on saving lives during an tled Chalk Boundaries. Community members One of the 2010 Expy Award Winners is the emergency and allows volunteers to quickly as well as pre-service and active educators Director 2010 North American Gay Amateur Athletic mobilize and focus on critical support tasks of all disciplines are welcome. To register, Association's Gay Softball World Series. NA- such as debris removal, staffing shelters or email [email protected] or call The Equality Ohio boards of directors an GAAA's Gay Softball World Series is the providing critical medical support for disas 614.292.6493. Cosponsored by Ohio State's nounced the selection of Ed Mullen as the world's largest annual GLBT sporting event. ter victims. As community service continues Multicultural Center in the Office of Student organization's third Executive Director. Mr. The 2010 games, held in Columbus' Berliner to grow, Ohio Responds will support volun Life. Sat, March 5, 2011,10a-4p @ Wexner Mullen was chosen following a national Park, drew more than 2,200 participants teering through a variety of programming to Center for the Arts. search, which was initiated in November who traveled from 36 cities in 20 states and meet the needs of the individual, community 2010. He will lead Equality Ohio after spend Canada. More than 12,500 people attended and state. 20ii GA.U.S.E. Conference ing the last three years as civil rights attor the closing black party in the Short North ney at Access Living, an Illinois nonprofit Arts District. Total spending by visitors who Ohioans who wish to volunteer with an Ohio The College and University Students 4 which advocates for the rights of people with came to Greater Columbus for the event is Citizen Corps program found on Ohio Re Equality Conference hosted by Equality Ohio disabilities. Check out Chris's interview with estimated at more than $5 million. sponds can register through the new Web at Columbus State Community College Ed further in this issue. site, http://ohioresponds.gov. This site will (CSCC) April 1-3 has issued a call for pro New Web Site for Ohio continue to serve existing Ohio Citizen Corps posals. Eighth Annual EXPY Award Disaster Volunteers volunteers, unit leaders and points of con Winners Announced tact. Tentative schedule includes an invitation to The Ohio Emergency Management Agency attend Fusion Friday at The Ohio State Uni Experience Columbus will present four Expy Ohio Responds was previously managed by versity on April 1, conference sessions Satur (Ohio EMA) and the Ohio Department of Awards at Columbus: Celebrate the Experi Health's (ODH) Office of Health Prepared the Ohio Community Service Council (OCSC) day and Sunday (ending at noon), and an ence, the organization's annual luncheon on through the Web site, www.serveohio.org. optional group outing to Gallery Hop in ness announced a new Web Tuesday, March 8. The Expy Awards recognize site,http://ohioresponds.gov, to support the OCSC will continue to be the point of contact Columbus's Short North Saturday night. outstanding achievements by businesses, for AmeriCorps in Ohio. Mark your calendars for the weekend of April coordinated volunteer programs that make oullookcohuuhiis.com Hi lroy Iahish! Nice nipple!