Democrats Draw Sharp Contrast with GOP Over LGBT Issues Memorial

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Democrats draw sharp contrast with GOP over LGBT issues

LGBT issues did not ﬁ gure prominently during the ﬁ rst Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday, but some candidates — including Hillary Clinton in her widely praised performance — sought to weave support for the LGBT community into their responses, drawing a key contrast between them and their Republican counterparts. Only once did LGBT rights get framed as part of a question: When moderator and CNN reporter Anderson Cooper noted Clinton’s changes in positions, including same-sex marriage, and asked whether she’ll say anything to get elected. “Well, actually, I have been very consistent,” Clinton replied. “Over the HILLARY CLINTON was one of three Democratic presidential hopefuls who cited LGBT rights on Tuesday. PHOTO BY 1PHOTO; COURTESY OF BIGSTOCK CONTINUES ON PAGE 14

Memorial plans stalled four year in a four-year eff ort to establish a memorial site for Kameny in Washington. years after activist’s death Kameny died of natural causes at his D.C. home on Oct. 11, 2011. He was 86. His passing came a short time after the By LOU CHIBBARO JR. Library of Congress accepted the donation of his voluminous [email protected] collection of papers detailing his work on behalf of LGBT equality over a period of more than 50 years. The president of D.C.’s Congressional Cemetery says he’s According to Williams, the Veterans Aff airs Department hopeful that a memorial headstone for the late gay rights pioneer informed him it could not approve an application that he Frank Kameny issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Aff airs and Kameny’s sister, Edna Kameny Lavaie, submitted for the FRANK KAMENY died on Oct. 11, 2011. will be installed at the cemetery in the near future. headstone until it learns of the disposition of Kameny’s ashes. Plans for a memorial at Congressional Cemetery remain in limbo. But Paul Williams, who has headed the historic cemetery WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY since 2012, said yet another obstacle surfaced earlier this CONTINUES ON PAGE 15

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04 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 LOCAL NEWS Survey to count Md. homeless population Gay state lawmakers (D-Baltimore City) and state Sen. Rich determine how best to allocate resources.” Madaleno (D-Montgomery County) are Republican Gov. Larry Hogan supports spearheading eff ort among those spearheading the eff ort. the initiative. The two gay lawmakers co-chair the “Getting an accurate count of the By MICHAEL K. LAVERS General Assembly’s Joint Committee on number of homeless youth in our state is [email protected] Ending Homelessness. Maryland’s fi rst step forward in assuring “Establishing a process that engages that every young person enjoys the Maryland lawmakers and advocates youth experiencing homelessness in benefi ts of a safe, secure and nurturing have counted for the fi rst time the reaching out to peers and informing home,” said the governor in a statement number of homeless youth and young solutions is critical to addressing this that Washington provided to the Blade. adults who live in the state. problem,” Washington told the Blade. Studies indicate that up to 40 percent The count — known as Youth Reach “This issue has been at the heart of my of homeless youth in the U.S. are lesbian, Md. — began on Sept. 28 and continued legislative agenda for over three years, gay, bisexual or transgender. through Oct. 5. It took place in Baltimore and I’m so pleased to be working with Ingrid Löfgren of the Homeless Persons City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Prince committed experts and volunteers in the Representations Project, a Baltimore- George’s and Washington Counties fi eld to develop real solutions.” based organization that advocates on alongside the Lower Eastern Shore. Madaleno said the survey will “really behalf of those who are homeless, noted The survey asked respondents a series allow us to understand the scope of the to the Blade that there is a lack of data of questions, including those that focus on problem we are facing.” in Maryland to eff ectively gauge the their sexual orientation and gender identity “We know there are young people on problem in the state. Gay state. Sen. RICH MADALENO, along and race. It also seeks to identify the reason with state Del. Mary Washington, are the street, but we don’t know how many She said the survey would allow her why they are homeless and whether they spearheading eff orts to count Maryland’s there are and how they ended up in and other advocates to more eff ectively homeless population. have been able to access services. that situation,” the Montgomery County respond to homelessness in Maryland. The University of Maryland School of WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY JEFF SURPRENANT Democrat told the Blade. “This survey will “We want to move quickly from data Social Work will compile the results into help us to determine the underlying issues collection to concrete action to address a report that the Maryland Departments expected to be released to the General for youths experiencing homelessness. their needs and systemic problems of Housing and Community Development Assembly early next year. It is important for us to get a better that perpetuate youth and young adult and Planning will review. A fi nal report is State Del. Mary Washington understanding of these factors so we can homelessness,” said Löfgren. Are Rehoboth’s new homes too big? Voters to decide on formed Rehoboth Neighbors United, “these homes, entirely out of scale to their zoning changes Nov. 7 neighborhoods, many with swimming pools, have increased noise and congestion By PETER SCHOTT and decreased the green space that makes our city so beautiful and unique.” Full and part-time residents and The proposed ordinance changes, owners of Rehoboth Beach property will according to Commissioner Stan Mills, have the opportunity to weigh in on the “would increase required yard space, and issue of home sizes in this summer resort change the footprint for houses.” town popular with the LGBT community. Opponents of the ordinance feel that On Nov. 7, a referendum will be held on such an ordinance violates their property zoning changes recommended by the rights and thus fi led a petition to require town’s Board of Commissioners. the city to hold a referendum. Although A longtime battle has pitted neighbors they initially fell short of the required against each other, and according to number of signatures needed to bring property owner Rich Barnett, “People about such an election, proponents A contentious referendum is scheduled for Nov. 7 in Rehoboth Beach, Del. are saying the whole zoning issue and were allowed additional time to gather referendum has been nastier and more signatures and within the allotted three WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY HENRY LINSER vicious than in recent memory.” Barnett, days secured enough signatures to bring who is gay, says that the two competing the issue to a vote. is spending a million and a half bucks for hotels may reap immediate economic groups fanning the fl ames on this issue Susan Gay of Rehoboth Neighbors a lot, you would think they’d be able to benefi t from rentals to large groups of are led by gays and lesbians. United said that the opposition is being build the house they want.” Lawson, who visitors, the value of their neighbors’ Neighbors began raising issues about the fueled by the real estate industry, has owned property in Rehoboth with his property is being decreased due to these impact of larger homes on their area about which “already pumped a lot of money partner of 43 years, also contends that, negative eff ects.” two years ago and the Commission began communicating negative messages over “I have also seen the city use its power Mills pointed out that another problem the formal process to consider zoning the summer… in an attempt to keep the to deny property rights.” He recalls that the city wants to address is that although ordinance changes in September 2014. ordinance from being passed.” Gay added as an owner of the Strand Restaurant, there is a 3 percent gross rental fee for After about 18 hearings, the Commission “their sole interest is to make it as easy as which opened in 1988, he was targeted units that are rented, the city has not voted 6-1 in July to amend the existing code possible to build as much as possible in for having a gay establishment and was adequately monitored the rentals. The to prevent the proliferation of what some Rehoboth Beach.” denied a liquor license. ordinance would require the listing of people consider mini-hotels — homes in Eugene Lawson, a well-known Rehoboth Gay contends, however, that those contact persons for the properties that some cases with six or more bedrooms. Beach attorney and property owner who large homes essentially become rentals are rented in hopes of improving the According to a press release by the newly led the petition drive said, “if somebody and “that while the owners of these mini- monitoring process. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 05

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06 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 LOCAL NEWS Ryan White Planning Council members ousted in shakeup Former members question In response to a Blade inquiry, mayoral White related programs in Maryland, Virginia, says mayors in cities in which Ryan White spokesperson Christina Harper said and parts of West Virginia as well as D.C. Planning Councils operate must adopt mayor’s action, say federal late Wednesday that the mayor plans The Ryan White law assigned the “procedures that ensure open meetings rules may have been violated to announce the new members in the Planning Councils, among other things, and an open nominations process to coming weeks. the task of deciding how federal AIDS identify nominees for the planning council.” “Since taking offi ce, Mayor Bowser did funds under the Ryan White program According to the handbook, “Openness By LOU CHIBBARO JR. a top to bottom review of all boards and should be allocated among local programs requires member vacancies and [email protected] commissions,” Harper told the Blade in operated by municipal government nomination criteria to be widely advertised.” an email response to a series of Blade agencies or private organizations and Smith and former Planning Council D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser last month questions about the Ryan White Planning health care providers under contract with members Ron Swanda and Geno Dunnington may have removed as many as 30 or more Council changes. local governments. told the Washington Blade that members of members of the Metropolitan Washington “With recent changes in the health AIDS activists point out that the the Council fi rst learned of Bowser’s plans Regional Ryan White Planning Council in a insurance and health care systems, federal statute requires mayors and their for the shakeup at the Council’s regularly major shakeup that surprised and roiled the mayor identifi ed a need to appoint subordinates to follow strict guidelines scheduled meeting on Aug. 27. local AIDS activists. members to the Council with expertise in calling for Planning Council members to The three said Kharfen, who heads Bowser and her director of the city’s system reforms and analysis of health care refl ect the diverse populations they serve, the city’s HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD, and AIDS offi ce, Michael Kharfen, were in utilization to plan for an optimal Ryan White especially people with HIV/AIDS. The Ryan Tuberculosis Administration, known as the process of appointing replacements HIV/AIDS Program,” Harper said. White statute calls for at least one-third HAHSTA, announced at the meeting that for the ousted members. But former “The decision to reconstitute the of the Planning Council members to be the mayor was reorganizing the Council members and activists familiar with the Planning Council was made to enhance people with HIV who are not affi liated and that anyone who wanted to remain development said the mayor’s offi ce the capacity of the Council to plan for the with an organization or service provider a member had to reapply and go through had yet to publicly disclose who the new care and support services of people living that receives Ryan White funds. the same vetting process through which members were. with HIV/AIDS in the eligible metropolitan Others who have traditionally served on new members must undergo. “We need to know what is really going area,” she said. the Planning Council are local government They said they were unaware of a on and what their intent is because they’re Under the federal Ryan White CARE Act offi cials, representatives of community- public announcement by HAHSTA or the not saying anything,” said Laurence Smith, of 1990, which created planning councils in based health organizations and health mayor’s offi ce informing the community a member of the Planning Council from D.C. and other major metropolitan areas care providers, and AIDS advocates. that there were vacancies on the Planning Prince George’s County who is among across the country, Bowser and mayors in A handbook published by the Health Council, a development that could be a those whose membership was terminated. other cities have full authority to appoint Resources and Services Administration violation of federal rules for recruiting and “They dissolved us as of last month and and remove members of the councils. (HRSA), an arm of the U.S. Department appointing Planning Council members. they still don’t have the new Council fully The Metropolitan Washington Regional of Health and Human Services that in place,” he said. Ryan White Planning Council covers Ryan administers the Ryan White program, � CONTINUES AT WASHINGTONBLADE.COM Gay Va. man fi les EEOC complaint against Catholic diocese Says he was fi red after The complaint alleges Bishop Francis The Associated Press on Tuesday of who they are and whom they love,” Xavier DiLorenzo ordered the board to reported that Diana Sims Snider, a said Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive bishop learned he was fi re Murphy once he learned he was gay spokesperson for the Catholic Diocese director of DignityUSA, an LGBT Catholic married to man and was married to a man. of Richmond, declined to comment organization, in the Equality Virginia The board “unanimously refused” on Murphy’s specifi c allegations. She press release. “We have seen dozens of By MICHAEL K. LAVERS to terminate Murphy, and DiLorenzo nevertheless described them as a First competent, valued people fi red after [email protected] appointed lay representatives to go to Amendment issue. exercising their civil right to marry a the home and fi re him on April 1 “without “We expect that a Catholic organization same-sex partner, even if they have been A Virginia man claims he was fi red from severance pay, reasonable health care or any religious organization should honest up front about their status, and a Catholic assisted living facility earlier coverage or other termination benefi ts.” be able to follow the teachings of our assured there was no problem” this year because he is gay and married Murphy says “numerous” board faith,” Snider told the AP, referring to “This kind of action, usually at the direction to his partner. members resigned in protest. marriage. “We are saying: This is what we of a church offi cial, violates core Catholic John Murphy in a complaint his lawyer, The Equality Virginia press release do as Catholics, this is what we expect of teachings about the dignity of work and H. Aubrey Ford, III, fi led with the Equal indicates that Murphy in his complaint our employees because this is what we the right of employees to not experience Employment Opportunity Commission references a July ruling from the EEOC believe to be true.” discrimination,” added Duddy-Burke. “It also on Sept. 24 said he began working as the that said discrimination based upon Murphy is not the fi rst LGBT person is not supported by most Catholics.” executive director of St. Francis Home, which sexual orientation amounts to sex who claims a Catholic institution fi red Ford fi led the complaint with the the Catholic Diocese of Richmond owns and discrimination under Title VII of the Civil them because of their marital status. EEOC on the same day that Pope Francis operates, on March 23 of this year. Rights Act of 1964. The complaint also Margie Winters, a former teacher at a traveled to New York from D.C. during his Murphy in a press release that Equality notes the U.S. Supreme Court decision Catholic school in suburban Philadelphia, trip to the U.S. Virginia, a statewide LGBT advocacy in the Obergefell case that said same-sex lost her job in July after she married her Francis on Sept. 23 had a private organization, released on Tuesday said couples have the constitutional right to long-time partner. Lonnie Billard, a gay meeting with Yayo Grassi, a gay man he the president of the St. Francis Home’s marry throughout the country. substitute teacher, in January said he lost taught in his native Argentina in the 1960s, board of directors that hired him “I expect to be judged by my job his job as a substitute teacher at a Roman and his partner at the Papal Nunciature “indicated” his sexual orientation and performance, but I am appalled and Catholic high school in Charlotte, N.C., in Northwest Washington. The Vatican marriage were “not a problem.” deeply hurt that the bishop of the church after he announced on Facebook that he has distanced itself from claims that Kim Murphy says he fi lled out the necessary I grew up in would suddenly fi re me solely planned to marry his partner. Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refuses paperwork to secure employee benefi ts because of the gender of the person I “Mr. Murphy’s fi ring is part of a to issue marriage licenses to same-sex after he started working in the position. share my life with — a person to whom I tragic and concerning pattern of highly couples because of her religious beliefs, The home then forwarded it to the am lawfully married, according to the U.S. eff ective employees being dismissed met with Francis the following day before diocese for processing. Supreme Court,” said Murphy. from Catholic institutions simply because he left the nation’s capital. 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08 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 NATIONAL NEWS Baldwin calls for probe into 1954 blackmail scheme

Son blames Sen. Lester Except for Sen. Hunt’s son, Lester C. Hunt Jr., all of the principals believed to Hunt’s suicide on have been part of the alleged blackmail anti-gay threats scheme or victimized by it are deceased. Charles Francis, president of the By LOU CHIBBARO JR. recently revived gay rights organization [email protected] Mattachine Society of Washington, said a Justice Department investigation into U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), the the matter is needed to unearth more KIESHA JENKINS was killed Oct. 6 in Philadelphia. fi rst openly lesbian member of Congress, government documents that may shed PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK added her voice to calls by activists that the further light on how such a scheme could Justice Department open an investigation have taken place at a time when the U.S. into an alleged 1954 blackmail scheme Civil Service Commission was purging Arrest made in trans woman’s murder that led to the suicide of Democratic Sen. gays from the federal workforce. Lester Hunt of Wyoming. Francis, whose organization has been PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police have arrested a man in connection with In an Oct. 1 letter to Attorney General compiling government documents a transgender woman’s murder. Loretta Lynch, Baldwin pointed to related to the 1950s-era anti-gay The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that police arrested Pedro Redding, 24, information reported in a recent Yahoo purges, cooperated with Michael Isikoff , on Oct. 11 and charged him with murder, conspiracy and other charges in News documentary and by other chief investigative correspondent for connection with Kiesha Jenkins’s death. investigators that at least two of Hunt’s Yahoo News, in the production of the Capt. James Clark of the Philadelphia Police Department told reporters during Senate colleagues threatened to disclose documentary on the Hunt case, which an Oct. 12 press conference that Redding and three other men attacked Jenkins that his son was arrested in Washington is entitled, “”Uniquely Nasty: The U.S at the intersection of 13th and Wingohocking streets early on Oct. 6. One of the for soliciting gay sex unless he gives up Government’s War on Gays.” men shot Jenkins twice in the back when she fought back. his seat in the Senate. Justice Department spokesperson A judge on Oct. 12 denied Redding bail. Political observers at the time believed Dena Iverson said the department is Police continue to search for the three other men who allegedly attacked and that a decision by Hunt not to run for re- reviewing Baldwin’s letter and letters killed Jenkins. election in 1954 would most likely result by others asking for a DOJ investigation “It’s gratifying to see the beginnings of a quick resolution to Ms. Jenkins’s in his being replaced by a Republican, into the alleged blackmail scheme murder after the murders of so many trans women of color have gone unsolved which would shift control of the Senate targeting Hunt. for so very long,” Kathy Padilla, a local trans advocate, told the Washington Blade from Democrats to Republicans in the Hunt Jr. has confi rmed reports based on after Redding’s arrest. midst of the anti-communist and anti- D.C. police records that he was arrested gay purges orchestrated by Sen. Joe on June 9, 1953 on a charge of “soliciting N.H. Republican seeks conversion therapy ban McCarthy (R-Wisc.). an immoral act” in Lafayette Park across In a development that shocked the the street from the White House. CONCORD, N.H. — A Republican lawmaker in New Hampshire is seeking to nation’s political establishment, Hunt Information reported in a 2013 ban so-called conversion therapy to minors in the state. brought a rifl e to his Senate offi ce on biography of Sen. Hunt and in the ‘Uniquely “You can’t convert people’s sexuality,” state Rep. Eric Schleien (R-Hudson) told June 19, 1954 and shot himself to death. Nasty’ documentary shows that Sens. the Associated Press. “I think most people get that.” His son, now 87, said in the Yahoo News Bridges and Welker reportedly pressured Schleien told the AP that he expects his measure will face opposition based documentary that he believes his father D.C. police and the U.S. Attorney’s Offi ce on parental rights or religious liberty arguments. Several of his Republican took his own life after being blackmailed into changing their initial decision to drop colleagues have already spoken out against the proposal. by then-Sens. Styles Bridges (R-N.H.) and the charge against Hunt Jr. and to move “There’s no way anyone’s going to convince me that it’s proper or good to ban Herman Welker (R-Iowa). ahead with the prosecution. Hunt Jr. was therapy for children, or a person of any age, that thinks that they are or want Both were allies of McCarthy. eventually convicted of the charge and to be a gender other than what they biologically are,” state Rep. David Bates Researchers familiar with the incident fi ned $100. (R-Windham) told the AP. believe McCarthy was part of the Hunt Jr. states in the documentary that Lawmakers are expected to consider the issue in January once they reconvene. blackmail conspiracy, in part, because the two senators then threatened his New Hampshire would join California, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon and D.C. in Hunt was an outspoken critic of McCarthy father by saying they would inundate his banning conversion therapy to minors if legislators approve Schleien’s proposal. and what he called the excesses during state with 25,000 pamphlets revealing the so-called “McCarthy era” witch hunts that his son was convicted of soliciting Fla. county expands DP registry against government workers and U.S. homosexual sex in Washington unless military offi cials. Sen. Hunt gave up his Senate seat before FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Broward County Commission on Oct. 13 voted “While decades have passed since this the 1954 elections. unanimously to expand the jurisdiction’s domestic partner registry. tragic incident, it remains a troubling “It is shocking to me that no formal Equality Florida, a statewide LGBT advocacy group, in a press release said the example of the misdeeds of the investigation was ever conducted expanded registry will, among other things, ensure the county will recognize McCarthy era and the role homophobia by either the Senate or the Justice same-sex partnerships that are registered outside its jurisdiction. and bigotry has played in the history Department,” Hunt Jr. said in his own “Today’s vote is an affi rmation of the enduring value of domestic partnership of our nation, including at the highest letter to Attorney General Lynch in July. policies and ensures that thousands of unmarried, committed couples in levels of federal government,” Baldwin “Given the egregious nature of the matter, Broward County will continue to have vital protections for their families,” said said in her letter to Lynch. it seems to me that although belated, a Equality Florida Deputy Director Stratton Pollitzer in a statement. “I believe it is important for the formal review of the case is warranted Gays and lesbians have been able to legally marry in Florida since January. integrity of the Senate and our continued and I am writing to ask that it be done.” “Even as we celebrate marriage equality, it is important to understand that eff orts to acknowledge and learn from Sen. Hunt’s suicide is believed to have some couples do not marry for reasons both personal and practical but that these the mistakes of our past that a formal been the impetus for the widely read 1959 families are just as deserving of health care and other protections,” said Pollitzer. investigation of Senator Hunt’s death novel “Advise and Consent,” which was take place,” she said. later made into a popular Hollywood fi lm. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 09 HUGO BOSS FASHIONS INC. Phone 800 +1 484 6267 www.hugoboss.com

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10 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 NATIONAL NEWS Fla. company patents element extraction process Gay-backed Periodic automobiles, jet engines and even missiles. More than 90 percent of the world’s Products hopes to reduce supply of these elements comes from foreign dependence China. The Mountain Pass Mine in California had produced 7,000 tons of on minerals them each year, but it closed in August when its owner fi led for bankruptcy. By MICHAEL K. LAVERS “There are literally hundreds of pounds of [email protected] these in every tank, in every aircraft carrier,” said Laurino. “There are huge issues in the A Florida company with a signifi cant national security of the country.” number of gay investors has developed U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) technology that allows for the extraction in March introduced a bill that would of rare earth elements from the waste left designate rare earth elements as a behind from the mining of phosphorous. Periodic Products, a Florida-based company with a number of gay and lesbian investors, “critical mineral” and elevate them to Periodic Products, which is based in has patented technology that will allow for the U.S. to obtain the majority of the rare earth “infrastructure status.” U.S. Rep. Mark Fort Lauderdale, has patented the use of elements used in the country each year. Amodei (R-Nev.) in April introduced a a solution that removes the elements out similar resolution that is designed to spur of the post-mining waste. pollution from the phosphorous industry. Laurino told the Blade. “There’s no reason domestic production of these minerals. The material is then fi ltered through The Sun-Sentinel reported the Florida to dig another mine. There’s no mine to Laurino told the Blade that his polymers to which the elements bond. It is Legislature established the research pollute another body of water.” company’s technology would allow then washed once again through the solution. center in 1978. The newspaper said Laurino noted roughly half of his for about 80 percent of the rare earth Joseph Laurino, founder and chief Periodic Products in June received a company’s investors are gay or lesbian. elements the U.S. uses annually to come executive of Periodic Products, told the $50,000 grant from the Florida Industry “The community has been very, very from a domestic source. Washington Blade that his company two and Phosphorous Institute to prove the supportive,” he said. “These elements are used in most of years ago approached the Florida Industry product’s potential commercial viability. The 17 rare earth elements are used in a the modern things we take for granted,” and Phosphorous Institute, a state- “The environmental impact of getting variety of products that include cell phones, Laurino told the Blade. “We now do not run organization that seeks to address these rare elements is basically zero,” speakers, batteries, catalytic converters in have a domestic source.” Salt Lake City could get its fi rst lesbian mayor Biskupski seeks to lead city move Salt Lake City “in a very progressive discrimination legislation in the state for direction,” Bikupski said she’ll focus employment and housing, Biskupski said at heart of Mormon Church on economic development. Additionally, she’d like to see that measure expanded she’s seeking improved administration to include public accommodations and By CHRIS JOHNSON of the city’s homeless shelter and Salt Lake City should lead the way with an [email protected] streamlining processes for zoning ordinance to that eff ect. and information sharing among law Biskupski isn’t a Mormon, but said she If Jackie Biskupski is successful in her enforcement agencies. has worked with the LDS Church and bid to become the next mayor of Salt Lake The campaign isn’t Biskupski’s fi rst spoken with offi cials about “if they were City, an out lesbian will lead the city at the foray into the political arena. From 1999 going to try to run interference and my heart of the Church of Latter-day Saints. to 2011, she represented the 30th district ability to be a candidate in this race.” Ahead of the non-partisan mayoral in the Utah State House, which comprises When she fi rst ran for offi ce as out election of Nov. 3, Biskupski acknowledged parts of Sugar House, Central Salt Lake lesbian in the 1990s, Biskupski said in a phone interview with the Washington and South Salt Lake, as the fi rst openly Mormons were speaking out in church Blade the symbolic importance of her bid. gay person in the Utah Legislature. about her candidacy, but said now the “We are in the capital city of the Mormon During her time in the state legislature, situation has changed. Church,” Biskupski said. “They were really Biskupski said she took the lead in “The relationship is evolving quite behind Prop 8 in California. They were one attempting to beat back anti-LGBT nicely, I think, and I’ve been very of the bigger advocates for pushing Prop 8 legislation. Among them were measures appreciative of their open door to me and and getting it passed in California. For our against same-sex marriage, although they’ve been very appreciative of my very community, we’ve been really diligently such eff orts were ultimately successful. blatant question process,” she said. working to overcome Prop 8 and our own At the time, Biskupski said she was able An LDS spokesperson referred a ban on marriage [equality] here.” Former Utah state Rep. JACKIE BISKUPSKI (D) to incorporate language on the record to question on Bikupski’s candidacy to the is running for Salt Lake City mayor. A single mother, Biskupski has a child demonstrate the discriminatory intent of Mormon policy on political neutrality, named Archie whom she’s been raising PHOTO COURTESY OF BISKUPSKI the laws, which she said enabled courts which says the church is neutral on since she picked him up in the hospital to overturn them. matters of politics in all nations where it when he was born in 2009. She formally “The mayor was very focused on a “There were very strategic questions is established. adopted him in 2010. federal appointment by the Obama that I was asking, or gave to other people Although she’s challenging an Biskupski said she sought to challenge administration that essentially turned the to get up and ask, to make sure we got incumbent, Biskupski appears to be in a incumbent Mayor Ralph Becker because city over to his chief of staff ,” she said. specifi c things on record,” Biskupski said. strong position. In the primary election she felt key issues like the school-to- “That’s not who we voted for and certainly “And then, those things were used later on Aug. 11, she was the top vote-getter, prison pipeline, drug traffi cking and the the mayor was not managing things well. on in these court battles to help win snagging 46.2 percent of the vote high number of homeless people were That’s why I got in.” marriage equality.” compared to Mayor Ralph Becker, who “spiraling out of control” on his watch. As part of her vision for continuing to Following the passage of LGBT non- won 30.7 percent. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 11 WASHINGTONBLADE.COM

12 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 INTERNATIONAL NEWS

GORDON ‘BUD’ LAKE and his husband are unable to take their daughter, CARMEN U.S. Ambassador to Denmark RUFUS GIFFORD (left) and husband STEPHEN DEVINCENT SANTOS LAKE, third from left, out of Thailand because her surrogate mother objects. PHOTO COURTESY OF INSTAGRAM PHOTO COURTESY OF GORDON LAKE

Gay couple seeks help from U.S. ambassador to Denmark marries partner Gay U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Giff ord on Saturday married his partner in U.S. offi cials in surrogacy case the Danish capital. Giff ord on his Twitter page said he and Stephen DeVincent tied the knot at Copenhagen A Florida man and his husband continue to urge U.S. offi cials to support their City Hall, where the fi rst legally recognized same-sex unions took place in 1989. eff orts to leave Thailand with their infant daughter, even though the woman Giff ord has represented the U.S. in Denmark since 2013. who gave birth to her objects to the fact they are a same-sex couple. He is among the six openly gay ambassadors representing the Obama administration The Bangkok Post reported that Gordon “Bud” Lake and Manuel Santos Valero overseas. on Oct. 8 submitted more than 160,000 signatures they collected through their U.S. Ambassador to Australia John Berry married his partner, Curtis Yee, in 2013 at Change.org petition to Secretary of State John Kerry and Thai Prime Minister a D.C. church. U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Prayut Chan-ocha to the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok. Europe Daniel Baer exchanged vows with his partner, Brian Walsh, in Vienna in 2014. Lake told the Washington Blade in a previous interview that he met the U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in August presided over the ceremony surrogate mother in person for the fi rst time before she gave birth to his during which U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius and his husband, Clayton Bond, daughter, Carmen Santos Lake, at a Bangkok hospital on Jan. 17. renewed their wedding vows. Lake said he visited the surrogate mother in the hospital with his son Álvaro, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic James “Wally” Brewster and his husband, who was born through a surrogate in India in 2013, after his daughter was born. Bob Satawake, married in 2013 on the same day that Vice President Biden swore him Lake told the Blade that his husband, who is from Spain, did not accompany him. in. U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra James Costos and his partner, Michael Smith, Lake said the surrogate — who is not his daughter’s biological mother — have been together for 14 years. agreed to list him on her birth certifi cate as her father. He told the Blade during MICHAEL K. LAVERS the same interview that the surrogate also signed a consent form that allowed him to take her from the hospital. State Department: TPP will ‘advance human rights’ Lake said he found out a few weeks later that the surrogate objected to the fact he and his husband are a same-sex couple and “weren’t an ordinary family.” The embassy has issued a Consular Report of Birth Abroad or CRBA — which A State Department offi cial on Friday said a controversial trade agreement between certifi es a child who was born overseas is an American citizen at the time of their the U.S. and 11 other Pacifi c Rim countries would further advance human rights in the birth. Offi cials have yet to issue a U.S. passport for Lake’s daughter because the region. surrogate mother — her legal guardian under Thai law — has not given her consent. “We believe that the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership will greatly aid the eff orts to advance “Carmen is an American citizen but we are not able to leave although it is human rights in the Asia-Pacifi c region,” the offi cial told the Washington Blade. obviously in Carmen´s best interest,” reads Lake’s petition. “We hate to say it, The offi cial spoke with the Blade less than a week after negotiators who had gathered but as far as we know the United States has done next to nothing to help us.” in Atlanta came to an agreement on TPP. “While the embassy will answer emails and requests for meetings, there has The fi nal text of the agreement has yet to be released, but the White House says TPP been little moral support and we are made to feel more like a problem to them would eliminate more than 18,000 tariff s that countries place on American exports. than American citizens in a horrible situation that needs to be resolved,” it adds. The Obama administration notes TPP contains new labor and environmental A new law that outlaws surrogacy for foreigners in Thailand took eff ect in July. standards, protects the intellectual property of multinational corporations and The Thai government over the weekend did not respond to the Blade’s request prioritizes “transparency and anticorruption.” New York Congressman Gregory Meeks for comment. told the Blade earlier this year that TPP also contains “enforceable standards” with Niles Cole, spokesperson for the State Department’s Bureau of Consular regards to human rights. Aff airs, told the Blade on Oct. 9 that U.S. authorities have “urged” Thai authorities Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, to “grandfather in essential surrogacy cases and resolve the outstanding ones.” Singapore and Vietnam would join TPP if they ratify it. Cole told the Blade that embassy offi cials have also worked with Lake to Homosexuality remains criminalized in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. document his daughter’s U.S. citizenship. Cole said U.S. law nevertheless prevents Brunei — which is located on the island of Borneo — last year began to implement a the United States from issuing an American passport to a “U.S. citizen minor new legal code based on Sharia law that punishes those convicted of homosexuality by absent the legal consent of the guardian or the legally recognized guardian.” stoning them to death. “The protection of U.S. citizens abroad is always one of our top priorities,” Cole told Malaysia’s highest court in February upheld former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar the Blade. “That’s what we focus on. That’s what we try to provide to U.S. citizens. In Ibrahim’s conviction under the country’s anti-sodomy law. The same tribunal on this particular case we provided all possible consular assistance that we can.” Thursday overturned a landmark ruling that declared unconstitutional a state law “The real challenge again is the absent permission from the guardian,” he banning Muslim men from wearing women’s clothes in public. added. “[Without it] the U.S. government is unable to issue a passport.” “It is inexcusable that we are marching toward giving these countries preferential Lake on Monday declined to respond to Cole’s comments. access to our markets without ensuring the most basic human rights protections for MICHAEL K. LAVERS their citizens,” Jerame Davis, executive director of Pride at Work, told the Blade. MICHAEL K. LAVERS WASHINGTONBLADE.COM OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 13

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 01 to deny rights to gay couples or bash an appearance on stage. Harvard law immigrants “tells me we are moving professor Lawrence Lessig, a Democratic course of my entire life, I have always to a more connected, generous and candidate who sought LGBT help in fought for the same values and principles, compassionate place.” appearing on stage via an interview with but, like most human beings — including Chafee cited his early support as a the Washington Blade, didn’t meet the those of us who run for offi ce — I do Republican for same-sex marriage as standards to qualify for the debate. absorb new information. I do look at evidence he’s a “block of granite” in terms By voicing support for LGBT rights, what’s happening in the world.” of consistency on the issues (although the Democratic slate drew a contrast Additionally, the former secretary that image was undermined when he between themselves and Republican of state enumerated “continuing explained away his vote to repeal the opponents who’ve used the debate stage discrimination against the LGBT Glass-Steagall banking law in 1999 by to oppose LGBT rights. community” as among the divides in the saying “it was my very fi rst vote” in the During the second debate, former country she would seek to heal upon U.S. Senate). Florida Gov. Jeb Bush took the opportunity taking offi ce. U.S. Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-Vt.) didn’t to say he agrees with former Arkansas Clinton won applause from the MARTIN O’MALLEY was grilled by CNN’s mention LGBT issues and instead largely Gov. Mike Huckabee in his support for Anderson Cooper over his zero-tolerance audience after former Rhode Island Gov. crime policies while mayor of Baltimore. stuck to his mantra of combatting income Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who Lincoln Chafee said he wouldn’t back inequality and Wall Street corruption. defi ed the Supreme Court ruling in favor down from his criticism of her email WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY Former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) also of same-sex marriage and was jailed for controversy and went further to raise didn’t bring up LGBT issues and stood out her actions. concerns about America’s credibility. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley from fellow Democrats by opposing the Huckabee during the fi rst Republican Asked if she had a response, Clinton had bookended his debate performance Iran deal, expressing skepticism about debate expressed opposition to openly a one-word answer: “No.” with declarations of support for LGBT gun safety laws and declining to embrace transgender military service and called Besides Clinton, two other candidates rights. In his opening statement, O’Malley Black Lives Matter. it a social experiment. Sen. Ted Cruz on stage also expressed support for LGBT identifi ed passage of marriage equality in Although he’s considering a (R-Texas), former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum rights, although the reviews overall for his state as among his accomplishments. presidential bid, Vice President Joseph and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal pledged their debate performances were dismal In his closing statement, O’Malley said Biden has yet to announce whether he executive action on religious liberty seen compared to Clinton’s. young people under 30 being unwilling will enter the 2016 fi eld and didn’t make to enable anti-LGBT discrimination. Senate panel mum on complaint against Baldwin

Spokesperson calls ethics surfaced that a Marine Corps veteran being treated at the Tomah facility died allegation ‘political hit job’ from an adverse reaction to one or more of the drugs he had been given there. By LOU CHIBBARO JR. A spokesperson for the bipartisan [email protected] Senate Ethics Committee declined to comment when asked about the Baldwin Six months after a former staff case. A write-up about the committee’s member accused U.S. Sen. Tammy procedures for handling ethics cases Baldwin (D-Wisc.) of improperly fi ring her posted on its website says the panel has a as part of a political cover-up, the Senate longstanding policy of neither confi rming Select Committee on Ethics has declined nor denying that a case is even pending to comment on the status of an ethics until it completes an investigation and complaint against Baldwin fi led by the determines whether Senate rules related ex-staff er. to ethics have been violated. In a development widely reported in At the time Baylor fi led her ethics the Wisconsin press but largely ignored complaint on April 19, John Kraus, elsewhere, Marquette Baylor, former Baldwin’s communications director, A former staff member has accused U.S. Sen. TAMMY BALDWIN (D-Wisc.) of improperly fi ring deputy state director of Baldwin’s called the complaint a “political hit her as part of a political cover-up.

Milwaukee offi ce, charges in her job,” saying Baylor was being used by WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY complaint that Baldwin unfairly blamed Baldwin’s Republican adversaries who her for mishandling an issue involving a were making baseless allegations. U.S. Veterans Administration hospital in Baylor fi led her complaint two months “It’s sad that Marquette Baylor and she has taken steps so that these the state. after the Republican Party of Wisconsin has chosen to be used as a pawn by kind of mistakes never happen again,” the Baylor claims it was Baldwin’s chief of fi led a separate complaint before the Senator Baldwin’s right-wing Republican Journal Sentinel quotes Kraus as saying. staff , Bill Murat, and poor management Senate Ethics Committee accusing Baldwin opponents in what is nothing more than “She has made it clear that Marquette procedures put in place by Baldwin that of failing to act on information that the a political hit job by a ‘go-to Republican Baylor was terminated because of long- resulted in the offi ce not responding in a Tomah hospital was endangering patients. fi rm,’” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel term issues of poor performance on a timely way to a tip by a constituent that The GOP complaint also accuses quoted Kraus as saying. range of issues.” doctors at the Tomah VA Medical Center Baldwin of an ethics breach because she He was referring to a Republican law Baldwin’s offi ce has said it has taken were endangering the lives of patients by allegedly off ered a severance package to fi rm in Kansas City that Baylor retained a number of steps to initiate a full over prescribing narcotics type drugs. Baylor following her fi ring in exchange to help her fi le the complaint. investigation into the Tomah Hospital’s The alleged slow response by Baldwin’s for her silence on the Tomah Hospital “Senator Baldwin has taken practices of prescribing certain narcotics offi ce became the subject of widespread matter. In her own complaint, Baylor says responsibility for mistakes in her offi ce, to patients, including patients with media attention in Wisconsin when news she rejected the severance off er. including Marquette Baylor’s and others’, substance abuse problems. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM

NEWS OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 15 Kameny memorial stalled on 4th anniversary of his death

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 01 the estate at the time they submitted She said that in cases like Kameny’s, marker stone. their application for the headstone. where a stone is to be placed at a site He said that if the Veterans Aff airs Williams said he reluctantly told VA “It would have been nice if Edna where the remains are not interred, a Department turns down the application offi cials neither he nor Lavaie knew Kameny and Paul Williams would have stone known as a memorial marker stone for the offi cial veterans headstone the whereabouts of Kameny’s ashes or worked with the Estate prior to ordering cannot be issued by the department if the Congressional Cemetery would work “cremains,” as the VA describes them, the headstone,” he said. “It is interesting ashes are interred at another location or with HOBS to solicit contributions from because the man Kameny named in his that the public continues to initiate if they are being held in someone’s home the community to purchase a private will as his heir has declined to disclose actions that aff ect the Estate without or another location. headstone for the Kameny memorial site that information. communicating with the Estate.” Under regulations based on a federal at the cemetery. In a development that stunned LGBT He added, “The public continues to statute, she said, a memorial marker Such a stone would likely cost between activists, Timothy Clark, who Kameny diminish Frank’s choice. Timothy Clark stone for Kameny could only be issued $2,000 and $3,000, he said. named as personal representative of his is Frank’s choice. Dr. Kameny chose Mr. if his ashes were “scattered without The Kameny memorial site is located estate, disclosed through his attorneys Clark to administer his Estate.” interment of any portion of the ashes.” just behind the gravesite of the late in February 2014 that he decided to inter Jessica Schiefer, an offi cial with the Williams said another Veterans gay rights leader and U.S. Air Force Sgt. Kameny’s ashes at an undisclosed location. National Cemetery Administration, an Aff airs Department offi cial gave him a Leonard Matlovich, who, with Kameny’s Clark’s statement came after the local arm of the Department of Veterans diff erent version of the department’s assistance in 1975, became the fi rst LGBT charitable group Helping Our Aff airs, told the Blade that a federal law requirements. He said he was told in active duty military service member to Brothers and Sisters (HOBS) purchased governing the issuance of headstones for writing that the department only needed come out of the closet and challenge the a plot at Congressional Cemetery with deceased veterans places restrictions on to know the disposition of the ashes as military’s ban on gay service members. the intent that Kameny’s ashes would when such stones can be issued. a condition for issuing the memorial Matlovich died in 1987. be interred there. Kameny friend and associate Charles Francis, who played a lead role in arranging for Kameny’s papers to be donated to the Library of Congress, also arranged for a Veterans Administration authorized headstone for the cemetery plot in honor of Kameny’s role as a World War II combat veteran. The headstone was installed at the cemetery site along with a footstone with the words “Gay is Good,” a slogan Kameny coined in the 1960s, before both stones were removed when a dispute between the Kameny estate and HOBS in 2012 led to uncertainty over whether the ashes would be interred at the site. Williams said VA offi cials requested that the veterans headstone be removed because it was designed to be placed only at a site where the remains of a veteran were interred. “The decision regarding interment of Frank Kameny’s ashes rests solely with Timothy Clark, the Personal Representative of the Estate of Franklin E. U.S. Associate Justice SONIA SOTOMAYOR performed the wedding of INGRID DURAN and CATHERINE PINO. Kameny,” said the 2014 statement issued PHOTO COURTESY OF PINO by the D.C. law fi rm Ackerman Brown on behalf of Clark. “Mr. Clark has decided to inter the ashes at an undisclosed location,” the statement Sotomayor presides over lesbian couple’s wedding said. “Mr. Clark asks the community to respect his wishes and his privacy.” U.S. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor offi ciated on Saturday the wedding of a lesbian couple with a history of LGBT advocacy, The statement represented a change the Washington Blade has learned. from earlier statements by Clark, Sotomayor performed the wedding of Ingrid Duran and Catherine Pino, who are founders of D&P Creative Strategies. The including one he made to the Blade organization seeks to increase the role of corporate, legislative and philanthropic eff orts in addressing concerns of Latinos, that he planned to release half of the women and LGBT people. ashes for burial at a memorial site at According to one source familiar with the event, the wedding took place in D.C. at Potomac View Terrace. U.S. Treasurer Congressional Cemetery while keeping Rosa Gumataotao Rios, Rep. Xavier Beccera (D-Calif.), Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) and the other half for his personal refl ection. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) were present for the ceremony, the source said. Glen Ackerman, managing partner of Sotomayor is now the third sitting justice on the U.S. Supreme Court who is known to have performed a same-sex marriage. Ackerman Brown, said at the time his U.S. Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan have previously presided over such ceremonies. In August, fi rm released the statement on behalf Ginsburg also renewed the vows of U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius to his spouse, Clayton Bond. of Clark in 2014 that the estate would When the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its historic ruling for nationwide same-sex marriage in June, Sotomayor, an Obama welcome inquiries by anyone interested in appointee, joined U.S. Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy in the majority opinion. Sotomayor also was in the majority for the establishing a public memorial for Kameny. decision against the Defense of Marriage Act, but was in the dissent in the ruling that determined opponents of Prop 8 didn’t In an email to the Blade last week, have standing in court, which restored marriage equality to California. Ackerman said neither Congressional CHRIS JOHNSON Cemetery nor Kameny’s sister contacted WASHINGTONBLADE.COM

16 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 BALTIMORE NEWS

The LGBT Health Resource Center at Chase Brexton Health Care opened on Oct. 8. PHOTO BY ELVERT BARNES; COURTESY OF FLICKR.COM

Chase Brexton launches LGBT Health Resource Center

The new LGBT Health Resource Center (LHRC) at Baltimore-based Chase Brexton Health Care was launched on Oct. 8 with an all-day public open house. Local LGBT organization members, health care service providers and others visited the Center’s new second fl oor offi ces to learn more about the LHRC services. LHRC of Chase Brexton Health Care establishes a safe space for LGBTQ individuals and their families to access information about accepting and competent service providers that help enhance quality of life. The LHRC functions as an information clearinghouse, a space for education and training and it develops community-based programming that adapts to the needs of LGBTQ individuals in the region. The grand opening showcased the LHRC’s function as a central clearinghouse for guiding individuals to health care providers, housing information, legal resources and other available assets in the community. Individuals seeking services can access the LHRC by phone, online or in person at Chase Brexton Health Care’s Mount Vernon location. LHRC’s executive director Nate Sweeney discussed the mission of the new center and introduced staff members who were present at the offi cial “ribbon- cutting” event later that afternoon. He explained Chase Brexton’s transformation from a small gay men’s health clinic located at the Chase Street building that housed Baltimore’s gay and lesbian community center in 1977, to an expansive presence in health care that currently has 29,000 patients serviced at fi ve sites throughout the state. Staff members provide training on LGBTQ medical, psychosocial and other health-related issues to health care experts outside of Chase Brexton Health Care and across the broader health service industry. This focused education is meant to ensure that providers deliver affi rming and welcoming care to patients who might not otherwise feel comfortable self-identifying to their provider or who might avoid seeking services for fear of discrimination. For more information about LHRC visit chasebrexton.org. More changes at community center

At its board meeting on Oct. 13, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (GLCCB) announced that Paul Liller, the center’s deputy director, submitted his resignation. Jabari Lyles, the board president, will serve as acting executive director “until more permanent leadership is identiﬁ ed,” according to an announcement on the GLCCB’s Facebook page. Lyles will temporarily recuse himself as a voting member of the board while he holds this position; however, he will remain on the board as a non-voting member. The board also announced that the GLCCB fall fundraiser “OutRageous - Ghosts and Ghouls” scheduled for Oct. 31 has been cancelled and all ticket purchases will be refunded. In addition, the GLCCB announced that it will hold a community town hall meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 6:30-9 p.m. in the Large Community Room at Chase Brexton’s Mount Vernon building, 1111 North Charles St. in Baltimore. Pride 2015 and plans for Pride 2016 will be discussed, and the board will address any concerns from the community. For more information, contact Lyles at [email protected]. STEVE CHARING WASHINGTONBLADE.COM OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 17

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OUR BUSINESS MATTERS OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 21 Extremist ‘Paid Leave Act’ is more stunt than smart

loon’ stratagem is well outside the param- partial paid leave and Rhode Island’s par- trict residents and employees than they Controversial D.C. Council eters of mainstream political discourse. tial pay period is limited to four weeks. appear to realize. proposal designed for The ultimate risk is that the notoriously The proposed D.C. plan dictates nearly Public skepticism is warranted. This plan headlines not good policy negative cumulative costs of conduct- three times the maximum leave else- portends deferred or denied wage increases ing business in D.C. will further worsen. where, and at full pay for those earning for the typical employee. Many workers are Astute observers warn it will result in up to $52,000. The vast numbers earning keenly aware of the salary, benefi t, work- dissuading employers off ering the high- higher wages would receive both $1,000 hours and hiring preference implications. growth and good-pay jobs the city is each week and half the rest of their salary Both employers and employees are wary of working hard to retain and attract from up to a weekly maximum of $3,000. the government’s propensity for program ex- remaining or locating within the District. Local businesses, of course, bear the pansion and lackadaisical fi scal projections. The startling announcement of this burden of funding this outsized fi nan- The extravagance of this edict — if not legislative eff ort and additional taxation cial gambit through a special new tax to left to a sympathetic business market- sent shockwaves through an already be- be levied on D.C. employers. All nonfed- place to continue designing, propagating MARK LEE is a long-time entrepreneur leaguered business community as they eral employers would pay nearly or fully and integrating — must be scaled back by and community business advocate. Follow heard the news. one-percent on all salaries of $50,000 half or more. on Twitter: @MarkLeeDC. Reach him at [email protected]. This measure, if approved sometime or more, less for lower wages. Self-em- Skepticism whether funding formulas next year, would a year later guarantee ployed residents not opting out of the will withstand actual payment obligations It’s an idealized proposal designed-for- all part-time and full-time workers em- program, those working outside the Dis- must also be rigorously examined. Raising headlines, and that’s the problem. ployed in the District up to an extraordi- trict and federal government employees employer taxation higher than estimated While good intentions can be commend- nary 16 weeks of paid time off for a range must self-pay the tax. The tax would rise is not an option — lowering it to mitigate able, allowing those who have never been of qualifying family and medical leave to a fl at one-percent, or higher, on all competitive disadvantage is imperative. on the check-writing end of a private sec- reasons. Some have already begun to de- wages if actual receipts prove insuffi cient If adopted, this gargantuan govern- tor payroll or are without enterprise man- mand the inevitable proliferation of leave to cover outlays. ment-imposed entitlement will represent agement experience to scheme a starkly justifi cations and qualifying situations. The tsunami of media coverage is un- the nation’s largest wage tax-and-trans- excessive employment mandate is not. It would be the most expansive and doubtedly what the seven legislators fer. It will be plopped on top of growth- That is what has befallen D.C. yet again. expensive employee leave entitlement backing the bill relished. Extremist prec- debilitating business tax rates among the A controversial “Universal Paid Leave in the nation. Only three states mandate edent-setting propositions are too often highest in the country. Act” introduced last week by a bare ma- private sector paid leave, for more rea- the glitzy goal of D.C. politicos, with ac- The predictable eff ects are all-too-real, jority of D.C. Council members would sonable periods of time and at only par- claim for being fi rst to promote the most along with the probability of more com- establish a massive new city government tial wage payment. None are exclusively radical prescription the prize. mutes to jobs located outside the District. entitlement program and impose a new employer-funded. In California and New Their proposal, however, has gener- Headlines may be glamorous, but they business tax to pay for it. Their ‘trial-bal- Jersey, the maximum benefi t is six weeks ated more side-eye reaction among Dis- are no substitute for good policy.

VIEWPOINT ‘Freeheld’ reminds us that quest for equality isn’t easy In this era of Kim Davis, we Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore) and her part- liticos. Yet, our struggle isn’t only waged holders but coping with hair loss, nausea, ner Stacie Andree, a mechanic (Ellen Page). by queer activists, renowned litigators or weakness and other graphic details of can’t aff ord to be complacent Laurel and Stacie meet, date, dance, fall famous actors. Often, “ordinary” LGBT Laurel’s illness and treatment. “Stacie and in love, move in together and register as people from cops to teachers to waiters I are just average people,” Laurel tells the domestic partners. When Laurel becomes to mechanics to poets, who have no taste freeholders. “We’d like to hold on to our terminally ill with lung cancer, she wants for activism or the limelight, must fi ght house – to remember how much we love Stacie to receive her pension when she for their civil rights at the gut-punching, each other.” dies. But even though the two are domes- personal, messy solar plexus of life. “In my career I’ve never asked for spe- tic partners, the County freeholders in- I remember insisting to a paramedic cial treatment, I’m only asking for equal- sist that giving Laurel’s pension to Stacie that I should be told what was going on ity,” adds Laurel, who’s been a police- would “violate the sanctity of marriage.” with Anne after she’d had a seizure. “Are woman for 23 years. KATHI WOLFE, a writer and poet, is a regular “Freeheld,” with Michael Shannon as you related to her,” he asked. “Is she just Watching “Freeheld,” it seemed as if contributor to the Blade. Laurel’s partner Dane Wells on the police your roommate?” centuries have passed a mere decade af- force, and Steve Carell as LGBT activist Ste- My friend Shannon’s late partner Letty ter Laurel and Stacie so valiantly fought “You can’t be her life partner,” the ad- ven Goldstein, depicts the arduous battle was a Presbyterian minister. In 2005, after for justice. Today, a same-sex married missions person in the hospital oncology the couple must fi ght in the last months Connecticut legalized civil unions, Letty and couple in their situation wouldn’t have department told me when I wanted to of Laurel’s life for an essential benefi t that Shannon along with three other couples to fi ght this battle. “When [the Supreme be with my late partner Anne who would hetero married couples take for granted. who’d also had civil unions and friends from Court] fi nally made the decision it was soon undergo surgery. “You’ll have to be In the documentary “Freeheld,” Laurel their church, had a ceremony at their home. like a sigh of relief,” Moore told the New her sister to come in here.” says on her death her pension would go to Yet, because Letty died in 2007 before same- York Times. “Because you realized we I fl ashed back to my encounter with en- Stacie, “were it not the for fact that we’re sex marriage was legalized by the Supreme have changed as a culture.” trenched inequality in 2001 before most of not a heterosexual couple.” Court, Shannon is still struggling to receive “Freeheld” brings Laurel and Stacie’s us had even dreamed of marriage equal- “Freeheld” is a vivid and moving re- Letty’s pension from the Presbyterian story to a wide audience. Let’s honor ity, when I saw the newly released movie minder that the quest for queer equality Church. Because Letty died before SCOTUS’ these heroes by remembering our histo- “Freeheld.” The fi lm, inspired by the 2007 isn’t an impersonal, orderly campaign. marriage decision, “I had to pay federal in- ry and working for justice. There’s been Oscar-winning documentary of the same Sure, to achieve justice, you need to heritance tax,” Shannon told me. a sea change in the cultural landscape name, is based on the true story of a Ocean have an incisive legal and media strategy In “Freeheld,” we see Laurel and Stacie since “Freeheld.” But in this era of Kim County, N.J. lesbian couple – a detective, along with the support of celebs and po- not only speaking before the County free- Davis, we can’t aff ord to be complacent. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM

22 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 VIEWPOINT Being positive in D.C. is not a negative

Disclosure laws in other states toxicating force that can warp us into the a 29-year-old HIV-positive man was charged brief. But forcing HIV-positive individuals worst version of ourselves. And it was with seven counts of reckless endangerment to disclose their status in any scenario open door to discrimination during this period of fear that laws sprang and seven counts of knowingly attempting to whether it be an encounter that could up across the country aimed at those HIV- transfer HIV after he had consensual sex with lead to potential transmission or other- By DONOVAN TROTT positive individuals who dared to pursue a woman he met online and did not disclose wise opens that individual up to discrimi- a normal sex life post infection. his HIV status. And in Iowa a man with HIV, nation from a host of sources; be it social For most millennials it’s hard to imag- Thirty-two states and two territories en- who had an undetectable viral load, received stigmatization, housing discrimination or ine the panic caused by the onset of the acted laws, some felonies, that did little a 25-year sentence after a one-time sexual even loss of their job. The choice to reveal HIV/AIDS pandemic nearly 40 years ago; more than criminalize positive individu- encounter during which he used a condom; one’s status should be all their own. there hasn’t been anything like it since. als for simply inhabiting their own bodies. his sentence was suspended, but he had to Safe sex in the year 2015 has evolved to Of course STDs have been around since What’s worse, most of those laws are still on register as a sex off ender. encompass more than just condoms. With Christopher Columbus brought syphilis the books today; the vast majority predate The laws used to prosecute these tangible options like pre-exposure prophy- to the new world but AIDS marked the 1990 and all of the gains we have made in people exist in a realm that is void of laxis, or PrEP, as well as knowledge of what fi rst time since modern medicine that sex combating the virus. D.C. is one of too few any medical reasoning or empirical data. it means to be positive and undetectable, could carry such deadly risks. states and territories that have no such laws. There has never been a single study prov- we are better armed against transmission When the virus fi rst took hold of the In D.C., it is the right, as it should be, of every ing any non-disclosure law has actually than at any other point in history. This gay community, treatments were scarce HIV-positive individual to decide when and if worked to drive down the rate of trans- makes it easier than ever to accept what and misinformation, as it tends to when to disclose their status to a sexual partner. mission and most of them don’t even take has always been a universal truth: Every scary things happen, spread like wild- You can hop and skip across the rest of into account intent to spread the virus. In sexually active individual, and no one else, fi re. Those who were infected were pit- the country and fi nd no shortage of cases fact, none of these laws require that any has the responsibility to protect them- ied as the walking dead and even worse, involving consensual sex between adults be- actual transmission need to have taken selves by practicing safe sex. I am proud to shunned and discriminated against for ing prosecuted. A woman with HIV in Georgia place in order to prosecute. live in the nation’s capital where the rou- fear of contagion. It’s hard to blame that received an eight-year sentence for failing Now this isn’t to say that HIV-positive tine scapegoating of the HIV-positive com- fi rst generation that had to encounter to disclose her HIV status, despite the trial individuals always act with the utmost munity is not the law of the land. AIDS for the mistakes they made and the testimony of two witnesses that her sexual caution and I’m not saying an honest stigma they created around people living partner was aware of her HIV-positive sta- dialogue shouldn’t be the foundation of DONOVAN TROTT is a D.C. native and locally with the virus. Fear is a powerful and in- tus. Right across the state line, in Maryland, any sexual encounter, regardless of how based writer.

INSIDE LGBT WASHINGTON Time to end D.C. private school vouchers

Politicians must unite against should introduce such a bill but should ences,” according to the Washington Post, funded across the nation and could have a stop trying to play God with the people of “with no oversight and no accountability.” signifi cant impact on how District children eff orts to undermine home rule the District, using us as a petri dish for pro- Over the past eight years the schools in do in school. We know the fi rst fi ve years grams they can’t get support for at home. D.C. have defi nitely improved and we have of a child’s life are a huge determinant as The money allocated for this program the most vibrant public charter school op- to how much of their God-given potential pays for children to go to religious schools portunities for children anywhere in the they will reach. Science tells us our brains that openly discriminate against gay and les- nation. Currently D.C. children and their grow the most in the fi rst years of our life bian children, teachers and parents. In ad- parents have the widest array of options and giving parents and communities the dition there is no real academic gain shown on schools in the nation. Any public mon- tools and knowledge to help their child from for the children who use these scholarships. ey available should be spent on improving birth to three, before they start what should While I think the mayor is doing a great education for all children in those schools be fully funded pre-K programs, is crucial to job it’s time to speak up on this issue as well. and not just the few who opt out. their eventual success. That is where any ad- PETER ROSENSTEIN is a longtime LGBT rights and Democratic Party activist. The president has tried to end this program, Our nation is built on the concept of ditional federal money could be spent and which interferes in home rule and he should a free public education for all children. these programs are ones our Council and have the support of every elected offi cial in There can be no question we should be mayor should support and fund with tax- Kudos to the eight D.C. Council members the District. The statement by Michael Czin, spending more money to improve those payer money — not some private voucher (Grosso, Allen, May, Silverman, Bonds, Alex- the mayor’s spokesperson as reported in opportunities. Education Reform in the program that simply takes money that could ander, Nadeau and Evans) who are stand- the Washington Post, “We support federal District has begun to show fairly dramatic be used for all public school programs. ing up to Congress asking them to end funding that benefi ts District residents” is improvements in how we educate our chil- As a 37-year resident of the District what has been called the D.C. Opportunity not acceptable. Would the mayor accept dren and we have raised the standards to of Columbia who has taken an active Scholarship program. A raspberry to the other federal money going to programs or which we hold students, teachers and ad- role in civic life, I want to see my mayor two Democrats, Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) entities discriminating against a large por- ministrators. The District has adopted the and Council stand together on issues of and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) who are support- tion of residents in the District? Common Core curriculum and is raising principle. I want them to take the kind ing the program and overriding local gov- We cannot demand budget and legisla- the bar for all students. Graduation rates of stands those eight Council members ernment in the District of Columbia. tive self-determination and then be willing are slowly beginning to improve and every have when writing to Rep. Jason Chaff etz I understand when Republicans like Sen. to close our eyes to such blatant acts of over- dollar we have needs to go into those pub- (R-Utah), chair of the House Committee Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) do, but it’s unconscio- reaching and sidestepping this principle. We lic schools to ensure continued progress. on Oversight and Government Reform, to nable for Democrats who claim they be- can’t have it both ways. This private voucher Also important is putting money into pro- end private school vouchers. lieve in the District’s right to govern itself. If program — call it any other fancy name grams to ensure our children are prepared We need to stand together and fi ght Booker and Feinstein want children in their you like — has allowed students to attend to learn. The Clinton Foundation initiative back when Congress passes legislation own states to have this opportunity they schools that “off er widely disparate experi- “Too Small to Fail” is one that should be undermining home rule. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 23

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PATRICK O’CONNELL (left) at the Inn at Little Washington. PHOTO BY GORDON BEALL

Renowned chef Patrick O’Connell teams and gilded interiors. Owned by chef/proprietor Patrick O’Connell, unoffi cially dubbed the “pope of with HRC to off er lavish wedding prize American cuisine,” the Inn is in Washington, Va., located 67 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It has 24 guest rooms, By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO an 80-seat restaurant that has earned many top reviews from the most prestigious [email protected] publications and a 13,000-bottle wine cellar. The Inn is open year round every night except Tuesday. The Inn at Little Washington is a bit like the Meryl Streep of its domain: not wholly This year O’Connell is again participating in the Human Rights Campaign’s annual impervious to the occasional ranking slippage or so-so review, yet possessing so many Chefs for Equality event on Tuesday, Oct. 20. But this year, for the fi rst time, he’s off ering across-the-board top awards and fi ve-star raves, its reputation is beyond impeccable. an auction item in which attendees can win an all-inclusive wedding package including Top rankings from the 2015 Forbes Travel Guide, the American Automobile dinner for 14 at the Inn with O’Connell himself offi ciating. Association, Travel+Leisure and Le Chef Magazine, rave reviews from the Washington Over tea one sunny and quite warm afternoon in early September, O’Connell spent Post and D.C. Modern Luxury and a grand award from Wine Spectator (for the 21st an hour refl ecting on his career, the price of being out and how he has maintained the consecutive year) are just the recent accolades. The coff ee table book “The Inn at Little Inn’s reputation over the decades. His comments have been slightly edited for length. Washington: a Magnifi cent Obsession” made the New York Times bestseller list for “fashion, manners and customs” in May and off ers sumptuous photos of the Inn’s lavish CONTINUES ON PAGE 38 WASHINGTONBLADE.COM 28 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 QUEERY: 20 QUESTIONS FOR JONNMARC

How long have you been out and who “Research says overthinking worriers was the hardest person to tell? are probably creative geniuses.” TWEET: I came out to my friends midnight on Make sure you get your tickets to my New Year’s Eve, January 2008. I was a upcoming exhibition! senior in high school. I came out to my family Jan. 12, 2008. My mom and dad If your life were a book, were the hardest to tell. They didn’t take what would the title be? it well and it’s still a work in progress. “The Curious Little Engine That Did and Will” Who’s your LGBT hero? My great aunt, Rita, was the most If science discovered a way supportive person in my life. She knew to change sexual orientation, I was gay even before I did. She took what would you do? me to political LGBT events in the As long as there is still love in the world, Wisconsin capital and was a constant it doesn’t matter how the plumbing goes LGBT supporter. Even beyond that together or who is sticking what inside she was always going out of her way of whom. for everyone, acting like a mother to anyone who was in need of guidance. What do you believe in beyond the Even as she aged, she still would roll her physical world? wheelchair across the dance fl oor at the I am spiritual and believe in God. gay bar. She was an outstanding person However I still think we have more to and had so much love for everyone. learn and discover about life, religion and many, many other things. WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY What’s Washington’s best nightspot, past or present? What’s your advice for LGBT By JOEY DiGULIELMO Soundcheck was pretty amazing the movement leaders? [email protected] other night, but it might just have been LGBT youth. I don’t want other kids the visiting DJ that made it so good! feeling like I did when I came out or Local artist JONNMARC is using his work for good causes. Mixtape is consistently good. Bear Happy having to experience the same struggles. On Friday, Oct. 23 from 7-11:30 p.m., he’ll have a one-night solo exhibition Hour is my favorite pre-nighttime spot. So please continue to make a diff erence. called “Jungle Blow” at L2 Lounge (3315 Cadys Alley, Georgetown). Proceeds from the $20 tickets will support the charities David Pattinson’s American Describe your dream wedding. What would you walk Future, which “promotes greater economic opportunity and involvement for I have yet to meet my dream man, across hot coals for? a lost generation of American youth,” and Green DMV, an eco non-profi t that but I would want it outside maybe at Baby animals being held by my friends. works with small businesses. JONNMARC’s paintings — acrylics on canvas of a vineyard. Lots of friends, made-up various size — will be for sale as well. traditions. I love Indian weddings. What LGBT stereotype “Reaching out to people and always challenging myself to be better and They’re full of amazing rituals and tons of annoys you most? grow toward my goals have always been hot on my mind,” says the 26-year- amazing food and family. Maybe I’ll steal That sex is the most important part of life. old Oconomowoc, Wis., native, born Jonathan Willie. “DPAF is an amazing some of their customs and make them charity working toward these goals by investing in the job market future for my own. I used to have a really elaborate What’s your favorite LGBT movie? graduates right out of school and Green DMV works … to create sustainable answer to this question, but I have It’s not a movie, and it’s not exclusively programs that will benefi t the environment.” learned to plan less and enjoy more, so LGBT, but there are such amazing These themes will be explored in the exhibit (get tickets at jonnmarc.com). I’m going to take my own advice. moments in the Netfl ix series “Sense “Jungle Blow examines confl ict in many areas dissecting it and laying it out 8.” Everyone should strive to live life in subtle jungle motifs,” JONNMARC says. “Confl ict with our environment, What non-LGBT issue with the amount of passion that the confl ict with each other, global crisis — all are thoughts on my mind while are you most passionate about? characters from that show do. working on this.” Sharing my artwork with other people. After stints in Maryland and New Jersey, JONNMARC settled in Washington Trying to understand how to more What’s the most in late 2013. He’s single and lives in D.C.’s NOMA neighborhood. He enjoys eff ectively visually communicate toward overrated social custom? painting and “looking for adventure” in his free time. making change. I’m pretty passionate I would rather wear my cute underwear about everything and have always loved out in public. Why do I feel like I that quality about myself. constantly have to dress up in this city?

What historical outcome What trophy or prize would you change? do you most covet? I wouldn’t change the past. We can only An art exhibition at the Museum of live forward. Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Tate — name the high- What’s been the most memorable pop proﬁ le gallery. culture moment of your lifetime? Lady Gaga had her career boost during What do you wish you’d known at 18? college. An art history degree, with a minor in business and marketing at a major On what do you insist? university is a much faster way to People need more manners. Chocolate is become a successful studio artist. Art amazing. Nothing beats the fall months school is not! Life always continues, and windy nights. Chase after what you tomorrow always comes. love until you get that adrenaline rush. Why Washington? What was your last It was an accident because of 202.747.2077 Facebook post or Tweet? the job I got, but then I started to really FB post: I reposted an article titled: care about my people here. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 29

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WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY DAMIEN SALAS Lesbian duo Mouths of Babes, along with Julia Weldon, perform at Universalist Church of Arlington (4444 Arlington Blvd., Best of Gay D.C. party is Oct. 22 Arlington, Va.) on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. Mouths of Babes consists of Ty The Washington Blade hosts its Best of Gay D.C. party at Town (2009 8th St., Greenstein and Ingrid Elizabeth. Their N.W.) on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 6-9 p.m. debut EP “Faith & Fumes” was released The party will celebrate the winners from the Blade’s Best of Gay D.C. There last year. The show is a Voices United will be complimentary Stoli cocktails from 6-9 p.m. Performances will include Concert to beneﬁ t Americans United for Frankie & Betty, Destiny B. Childs, Summer Camp and Avery Austin. Ba’Naka will Separation of Church and State. General host. Food samplings from various Best of Gay D.C. ﬁ nalists will also be available admission tickets are $20 and student for tasting. and senior tickets are $10. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit bestofgaydc.com. For more details, visit facebook.com/ mouthsbabes. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM OUT & ABOUT OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 31

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The Walk to End HIV attracts thousands every October to raise money for HIV and AIDS organizations.

“One of the most profound choreographers of his modern dance generation” —The New York Times

Annual Whitman-Walker two recipients. Clinic staff describes the Courage Award as being given to “a person event has superhero living with HIV or AIDS who has shown theme this year remarkable courage and leadership in the fi ght against the disease.” This year By MARIAH COOPER the recipients will be Danny Pintauro, Casel Subtle One with Randall Riley and Brionna Edmundson. Photo by Ayodele The known for his role on “Who’s the Boss?” The Walk to End HIV, a fundraising who recently came out as HIV positive, walk and 5K run benefi tting Whitman- and Dazon Dixon Diallo, an advocate in Jason Moran and The Bandwagon Walker Health, is on Saturday, Oct. 24 helping fi ght against HIV/AIDS particularly starting and ending at Freedom Plaza with women. (Pennsylvania Ave., and 13th St., N.W.) This year, Whitman-Walker Health is beginning at 7 a.m. expecting an estimated 5,000 people This year the walk is Superhero-themed to attend. Last year, the event drew in “No finer piano trio with six Whitman-Walker staff dressed in 4,844 people and on average 5,000- currently stalks the earth… custom-made superhero costumes on 7,000 people join the walk annually. Jain unassailingly brilliant.” ads all over the District. Participants in says they expect numbers to remain —DownBeat the Walk to End HIV are also encouraged consistent to previous years. to come dressed in superhero costumes. In addition, Whitman-Walker Health Shawn Jain, the clinic’s director of has announced its goal of raising communications, says the staff believed $850,000. The funding would benefi t a superhero theme would be a fun idea Whitman-Walker Health as well as other since the walk is so close to Halloween. community organizations committed to However, the theme goes deeper than just fi ght HIV such as HIPS, the D.C. Center, some silliness for walkers and runners. the Women’s Collective, Elizabeth Glaser “We wanted to emphasize that everyone Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Joseph’s has a role to play in the fi ght against HIV in House, NOVASalud and more. Last year, D.C.,” Jain says. “Whether you’re an advocate they were able to raise about $675,000. or you are someone new to the fi ght or Jain says that since a lot of the HIV Collaborating for Jason+, a new just wanting to participate in the walk and support these organizations give is free, maybe fundraise a little bit or just tell your they especially need funding to keep multidisciplinary series, Kennedy Center friends the importance of getting tested.” eff orts going. These eff orts include HIV Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran Registration for the walk begins at testing, distribution of condoms and lube and celebrated choreographer Ronald 7 a.m. At 8:15 a.m. the 5K run begins and other HIV-related trainings in the K. Brown bring together their respective along with music, speakers and warm-up community. Jain believes all these things ensembles for a night of jazz and dance. exercises. The Walk to End HIV starts at have led HIV case numbers to go down. 9:15 a.m. After the walk and run are over, “We’ve seen tremendous progress there will be a post-Walk celebration with against HIV here in D.C.,” Jain says. “If more music and recognition of the top we’re going to continue to make progress, fundraising individuals and teams. we’re going to need to continue to invest October 28–30 General walk registration is $25. in the things we know work.” Student and senior walk registration is Jain hopes that the Walk to End HIV can Eisenhower Theater $15. The general-timed run registration is once again contribute to the fi ght against Jason + Ronald K. Brown $35. If someone doesn’t feel like coming HIV as it has done it previous years. KENNEDY-CENTER.ORG (202) 467-4600 is presented with the support of out the walk on the day of, they are “Whether it’s education, whether it’s Tickets also available at the Box Office. Groups call (202) 416-8400. welcome to contribute to the sleep walker testing, whether it’s making sure the registration for $40 and will receive a people who test positive are referred to Walk to End HIV T-shirt in the mail. and stay in care. This fundraiser is going The Courage Award will be given to directly into those services.” WASHINGTONBLADE.COM 32 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 ARTS & CULTURE

THEATRE & I Historic Synagogue. 202-785-9727. HOT HITS & HIDDEN JEWELS washingtonperformingarts.org. From CultureCapital.com Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Iva Bittová. Oct 22. Atlas. 202-399-7993. YOUR LINK TO THE ARTS IN METRO D.C. Thru Oct 25. Antigone. Oct 22-25. Shear atlasarts.org. Madness. Ongoing. Kennedy Center. Jessie’s Girl. Oct 16. Mother Falcon 202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org. and Ben Sollee. Oct 17. The Fresh David Sedaris. Oct 22. GW Lisner Kids of Bel-Air. Oct 17. Dave Davies. Auditorium. 202-994-6800. Oct 20. The Underachievers. Oct lisner.gwu.edu. 22. Howard Theatre. 202-803-2899. Girlstar. Thru Nov 15. Signature Theatre. thehowardtheatre.com. 703-820-9771. signature-theatre.org. The Maccabeats. Oct 18. JCCNV. Bad Dog. Thru Oct 25. Olney Theatre. 703-537-3000. jccnv.org. 301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org. Julie Fowlis. Oct 17. The Alden. Nuevas Aventuras De Don Quijote. 703-790-9223. mcleancenter.org. Oct 19-31. GALA Hispanic Theatre. Julian Lage Trio. Oct 16. Imani Winds. 202-234-7174. galatheatre.org. Oct 22. Clarice Smith. 301-405-2787. Chimerica. Thru Oct 18. Animal. Thru claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. Oct 25. Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300. Crystal Bowersox with Seth Glier. Oct studiotheatre.org. 16. Old Dominion. Oct 22. Wolf Trap. Queens Girl in the World. Thru Oct 18. 877-965-3872. wolftrap.org. Cake Off Theater J. 202-518-9400. theaterj.org. Wesley Hymn Project. Oct 18. Choral Thru Nov 22. Signature Theatre. The Night Alive. Oct 21-Nov 13. Arts Society. Metropolitan Memorial 703-820-9771. signature-theatre.org. Round House Theatre. 240-644-1100. UMC. 202-244-3669. choralarts.org. Oct 16 is Pride Night. It’s the 48th Annual Millberry Cake Off . The legendary roundhousetheatre.org. Copland’s The Tender Land. Oct 17-Oct jackpot: one million dollars for the best homemade sugary delight. After a chilly District Comedy. Oct 17. Indian 25. In Series. GALA Hispanic Theatre. pre-heating, hardy contestants Paul and Rita don their aprons, strap on their Ink’s ‘The Elephant Wrestler’. 202-204-7763. inseries.org. oven mitts and square off . Part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival. Oct 18. BlackRock. 240-912-1058. blackrockcenter.org. MUSEUMS The National Circus and Acrobats of the Vincent. Thru Oct 18. Workhouse Arts People’s Republic of China: Peking Dreams Center. 703-584-2900. National Gallery of Art. Vermeer’s Oct 16-17. GMU Center for the Arts. workhousearts.org. ‘Woman in Blue Reading a Letter’. Thru 888-945-2468. cfa.gmu.edu. Redder Blood by Helen Pafumi. Oct 19. Dec 1. The Serial Impulse at Gemini Marvel at the unparalleled grace, agility, fl exibility, and athleticism displayed by JCCNV. 703-323-0880. jccnv.org. G.E.L. Thru Feb 7. 202-737-4215. nga.gov. these highly trained artists in their various acts of juggling, contortion, and balance. The Magic Tree. Thru Nov 13. The National Archives. Spirited Dealer of Ballynafeigh. Oct 17-Nov Republic. Thru Jan 10. 202-357-5000. Haydn Creation 14. Keegan Theatre. 202-265-3767. archivesfoundation.org. Oct 18. Cathedral Choral Society at keegantheatre.com. Museum of Women in the Arts. Washington National Cathedral. The Guard. Thru Oct 18. An Evening Vanessa Bell’s Hogarth Press Designs. 202-537-2228. cathedralchoralsociety.org. with Mark Russell. Oct 19. Ford’s Thru Nov 13. 202-783-5000. nmwa.org. Told through the words of Genesis, Psalms, and Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” this Theatre. 800-982-2787. fords.org. Smithsonian Anacostia. How the Civil dazzling story of the beginning of the world secured Haydn’s place as one of Intimate Apparel. Thru Oct 17. War Changed Washington. Thru Nov 15. the greatest composers of all time. Clarice Smith. 301-405-2787. 202-633-4820. anacostia.si.edu. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu. National Geographic. Indiana Jones. History of the Cocktail: Out of the Dark Ages: 1970s-1990s Thru Jan 3. 202-857-7000. nglive.org. Oct 17. National Archives. DANCE Sandy Spring Museum. Two for 202-357-5000. archivesfoundation.org. One. Thru Oct 25. 301-774-0022. From Disco to Grunge, cocktails seemed anachronistic or, worse, overly stylized Velocity Dance Festival. Thru Oct 17. sandyspringmuseum.org. and superfi cial in their construction. Was this a dismal time for drinking or is WPA. Sidney Harman Hall. 202-785-9727. there some smidgeon of fun and creativity we might draw from this era? This washingtonperformingarts.org. GALLERIES seminar will include a tasting of specialty cocktails. alight dance theater. Oct 17-Oct 18. Dance Place. 202-269-1600. Strathmore. Women Chefs: Artists in PHOTO COURTESY OF SIGNATURE THEATRE danceplace.org. the Kitchen. Thru Nov 8. 301-581-5100. Vertigo Dance Company. strathmore.org. Oct 22. BlackRock. 240-912-1058. The Art League Gallery. Sheila blackrockcenter.org. Harrington. Thru Nov 1. 703-683-1780. theartleague.org. MUSIC JCCNV. Blue Like Me. Oct 20-Dec 14. 703-323-0880. jccnv.org. John Kocur & Herb and Hanson. Gallery Neptune & Brown. Picasso to Oct 21. Strathmore. 301-581-5100. Kentridge. Thru Oct 18. 202-986-1200. Buy strathmore.org. neptunefi neart.com. Poulenc Trio. Oct 18. National Gallery of Target Gallery. Angel Soldier Dance Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov. Sublime. Thru Oct 18. 703-838-4565. Pigpen Theatre Co. Oct 16. Albert torpedofactory.org. Cummings. Oct 22. AMP. 301-581-5100. Zenith Gallery. A Diff erent Approach. Discount Tickets ampbystrathmore.com. Thru Oct 31. 202-783-2963. Stairway to Paradise: A Gershwin zenithgallery.com. Spectacular. Oct 16. GW Lisner WPA at Shinola. Martin Swift. Thru Jan 8. Auditorium. 202-994-6800. 202-470-0200. wpadc.org. lisner.gwu.edu. Robert Brown Gallery. Flattening ticketPLAce.org Herbert Schuch, piano. Oct 17. WPA the Form. Thru Oct 17. 202-338-0353. at Kennedy Center. Edgar Meyer & robertbrowngallery.com. Christian McBride. Oct 22. WPA at Sixth WASHINGTONBLADE.COM FILM OCTOBER 16, 2015 • 33

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Out actor TAB HUNTER in his hunky ‘50s heyday.

Cozy fi lm festival nestled department store clerk. The movie stars Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara and in Va. wine country features lesbian actress Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story”). By BRIAN T. CARNEY Tab Hunter, subject of the new documentary “Tab Hunter Confi dential,” will This year’s lineup at the Middleburg also be on hand to discuss his remarkable Film Festival off ers fi rst peeks at this year’s Hollywood career. The former teen Oscar contenders, along with fascinating heartthrob and recording star was the top documentaries and a selection of foreign grossing star for Warner Brothers from 1955 language submissions to the Oscars. The through 1959. He later revived his career by Festival also includes the chance to meet starring with Divine in “Polyester” (1981) and Hollywood celebrities and enjoy fi ne food “Lust in the Dust” (1985), as well as playing and drink in Virginia wine country. the unusual high school biology teacher in “It’s four days of fantastic fi lms in “Grease 2.” Hunter came out in his 2006 a stunning setting,” says Susan Koch, memoir, confi rming long-standing rumors executive director. “And, we have some about his homosexuality and his long-term really interesting guests coming.” relationship with late actor Tony Perkins. PFLAG promotes the equality and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, Openly gay director Lee Daniels It runs Oct. 22-25 in Middleburg, Va., and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: an hour east of Washington. Details at (“Empire”), whose fi lm “The Butler” was a middleburgfi lm.org. highlight of the inaugural Middleburg Film • Support to cope with an adverse society. This year’s festival will have a strong Festival in 2013, will also be on hand to • Education to enlighten an ill-informed public. focus on female directors, several of whom meet with attendees on the fi nal morning • Advocacy to end discrimination and secure equal civil rights. will be in attendance to discuss their fi lms of the Festival. The Festival also includes with audience members. As Koch, also “Brooklyn,” adapted from the novel by Trained facilitators lead the Arlington Support Group and confidentiality is maintained. For a documentary fi lmmaker, says, “I am gay Irish writer Colm Tóibin. further information about the Arlington Support Group, contact us at [email protected]. pleased that we have so many fi lms by The Festival opens with “Spotlight,” a women directors at a time when gender powerful fi lm about the team of investigative Our groups meet on the second Sunday of each month, from 3 – 4:30pm at the Unitarian discrimination is such a huge issue. I think reporters at the Boston Globe who fi rst Universalist Church in Arlington, at George Mason Drive & Route 50. that’s an important dialogue to be having.” uncovered the decades-long cover-up of A.L.Y. is a group for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning Youth and Allies in For example, director Catherine sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Producer grades 7-12. Our goal is to give LGBTQ youth a safe place to gather. Trained facilitators lead the Hardwicke (“Twilight” and “Thirteen”) will Steve Golin will be on hand to discuss the be on hand to introduce D.C. audiences to movie after the screening; he will also be the youth group. Confidentiality maintained. For more info, contact: [email protected]. her new movie “Miss You Already” starring fi rst guest at the “Wine and Conversation” Our Washington DC Chapter of PFLAG may be reached at 202-638-3852. Toni Collette and Drew Barrymore. series at the Boxwood Winery. 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E-mail calendar items to calendars@washblade. com two weeks prior to your event. Space is limited so priority is given to LGBT-specifi c events TUESDAY, OCT. 20 or those with LGBT participants. Recurring events must be re-submitted each time. The fourth annual Chefs for Equality is at the Ritz-Carlton, West End (1150 22nd St., N.W.) tonight. The top chefs and TODAY mixologists in the District will showcase their skills for equality. Restaurants Crystal Bowersox performs at the participating include Cork, Bourbon Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Rd., Vienna, Steak, Vinoteca, Fainting Goat and many Va.) tonight at 8 p.m. She will be joined more. There will also be an after party. by singer-songwriter Seth Glier. Tickets Tickets are $200. Tickets for the after range from $26-28. For more details, visit party are $50. For more information, visit wolftrap.org. chefsforequality.org. Gay District meets at the D.C. Center SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts rap (2000 14th St., N.W.) tonight from 8:30- group, an LGBT youth support group, 9:30 p.m. The facilitated group discussion today from 5-6:30 p.m. For details, visit covers building understanding of gay smyal.org. culture and personal identity and Green Lantern (1335 Green Ct., N.W.) awareness of community events for hosts its weekly FUK!T Packing Party from LGBT men between the ages of 18 and 7-9 p.m. tonight. For more details, visit 35 in the D.C. area. For more details, visit thedccenter.org or greenlanterndc.com. thedccenter.org or gaydistrict.org. An LGB support group meets today WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21 from 10-11:30 a.m. at 16220 S. Frederick Rd., Gaithersburg, Md.) for individuals Gertrude Stein Democratic Club in Montgomery County. The group hosts its 39th annual Leadership Awards will discuss coming out of marriage, at Dirty Martini (1223 Connecticut Ave., homophobia, parenting issues, fi nding N.W.) tonight from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Early intimate relationships, LGB resources Bird tickets are $60 and are available in the suburbs and more. For more until Oct. 20. General admission tickets information, visit thedccenter.org. are $75 and may be purchased online or at the door. For more details, visit SATURDAY, OCT. 17 steindemocrats.org. The Tom Davoren Social Bridge AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center Club meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the (8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, Md.) WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY Dignity Center (721 8th St., S.E.) for social presents the 40th anniversary screening bridge. No partner needed. For more ANDERSON COOPER joins pal Andy Cohen in Washington this weekend for a show at the Warner of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” Theatre. information, call 301-345-1571. tonight at 9 p.m. Drag performer Peaches Bookmen D.C. meets tonight to discuss Christ will give a pre-show at 9 p.m. At essays from “Love, Christopher Street: midnight, there will be a screening of “The The show showcases infamous sex icons $10. For details, search the Academy of Refl ections of New York City” edited by Rocky Horror Picture Show” with D.C. All in history including Hollywood starlets, Washington Inc. on Facebook. Thomas Keith. The group meets at the Star Shadowcast. General admission tickets historical queens and more. The show Perry’s (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.) hosts D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W., suite are $12. Senior, military and student tickets is presented by James Fondle and Pussy its weekly sunday drag brunch today 105) at 7:30 p.m. All welcome. Details at are $10. Child tickets are $7. For more Noir. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. Cover is from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is $24.95 bookmendc.blogspot.com. information, visit silver.afi .com. $10 at the door. For more information, for an all-you-can-eat buff et. For more The Imperial Court of Washington visit phase1dc.com. details, visit perrysadamsmorgan.com. THURSDAY, OCT. 22 D.C. hosts Investitures IV at Ziegfeld’s/ A house tour and art show will be Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.) Secrets (1824 Half St., N.W.) tonight held today in Bloomingdale from 1-5 hosts a drag brunch today with shows David Sedaris will be at Lisner from 6-9 p.m. Cover is $20 and includes p.m. (rain date is Sunday). The tour starts at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. For more Auditorium (730 21st St., N.W.) tonight admission to the club after the event. at 1st and Rhode Island streets, N.W. information, visit nelliessportsbar.com. at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $35-50. For For more details, visit facebook.com/ Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 today. more details, visit lisner.gwu.edu. imperialcourtdc. Admission to the art show and reception MONDAY, OCT. 19 Phase 1 and Ladies Rock This host an Lure D.C. presents Bare, a lesbian dance alone is $15. Tickets are available at open mic from 8:30-11:30 p.m. Singer- party, at Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) tonight Windows Market & Cafe or Big Bear Cafe The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W..) songwriter Talya Tavor will perform. from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. DJ Rosie and DJ Keenan (both at 1st and Rhode Island). Details at hosts coff ee drop-in hours this morning All talents and skill levels are welcome. Orr will spin. DystRucXion dancers will also bloomingdalehousetour.com. from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT This event is free. For more details, visit be performing. Cover is $7 before midnight “AC2: an Intimate Evening with community. Older LGBT adults can facebook.com/ladiesrockthis. and $10 after. For more information, visit Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen,” with come and enjoy complimentary coff ee SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts Women’s facebook.com/lurewdc. “deep talk and shallow tales” is tonight at and conversation with other community Leadership Institute, a group for LBT The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.) Warner Theatre (513 13th St., N.W.). Both members. For more information, visit women and their straight allies ages 13-21 hosts an American Sign Language class are gay. Details at ticketmaster.com or thedccenter.org. to discuss female sexuality, relationships for LGBT people today from 11 a.m.-1 warnertheatredc.com. Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave., and women’s rights from 5-7 p.m. For p.m. Both hearing and deaf people are N.W.) holds a support group for gay black more information, visit smyal.org. welcome. There is a suggested donation SUNDAY, OCT. 18 men to discuss topics that aff ect them, Bachelor’s Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.) of $5 to pay for space and supplies. There share perspectives and have meaningful holds a happy hour today from 5-7:30 is room for 40 people and the class is fi rst The Academy of Washington hosts its conversations. For details, visit uhupil.org. p.m. All drinks are half price. There will come, fi rst served. For more details, visit Debutante Ball and New Faces Show at La Nellie’s Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.) be pool, video gaming systems and cards. thedccenter.org. Cabana Restaurante (3614 14th St., N.W.) hosts Poker Face tonight at 8 p.m. Play Admission is $5 after 9 p.m. DJ Bling, DJ Basic Instinct presents its debut show today at 3 p m.. They will be honoring Texas Hold Em Poker for free. There Freaky and DJ Tim-Nice will play music Icononasty, a variety burlesque show, their Mister Debonair, Chip Jewel will be prizes. For more details, visit for the night. For more information, visit at Phase 1 (525 St., S.E.) tonight at 9 p.m. Stephyns. Doors open at 2 p.m. Cover is nelliessportsbar.com. bachelorsmill.com. 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Suzanne Farrell, Artistic Director

with the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra Scott Speck, conductor

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From left are MICHAEL REGINBOGIN, Chef EDWARD LEE and JASON BERRY at Succotash Restaurant. “One of America’s most valuable companies” —The New York Times

Gay couple opens dream Southern restaurant that would refl ect what Berry calls “the one true American space at National Harbor cuisine — nice but not stuff y.” Connecting with Chef Edward Lee, a By KRISTEN HARTKE “Top Chef” alumnus with highly regarded restaurants in Louisville, Ky., was a natural For the fi rst 15 years or so of their progression, says Reginbogin. relationship, Jason Berry and Michael “Because Southern food can sometimes Reginbogin shared their lives and home, be overly rustic, we wanted a chef with just as most couples do, moving from edge and newness, and Edward’s culinary Los Angeles to New York to Miami, with a talent gives the menu that polish,” he says. couple of stops along the way in Chicago The care that has gone both into the and Philadelphia. physical design and menu of Succotash Berry’s senior management positions is immediately evident: warm wood with Rosa Mexicano, which eventually tones, wrought iron accents and vintage- led to his promotion to chief operating style glassware recall the classic formal offi cer in 2011, and Reginbogin’s growing restaurants often found in the deep South career in designing and launching highly tucked into Victorian mansions, while the acclaimed restaurant concepts such as food is distinctly Southern — with a twist. SUGARCANE and Tongue & Cheek in “The key is comfort,” Berry says. Miami, kept them busy and on the move. “Everyone has a reference point when it

But, as has happened for many of us, comes to Southern food, whether it’s fried Angelova and Kirk Henning in Romeo Juliet . All performance photos by RosalieVioleta O’Connor Madonna changed the course of their lives. chicken, ribs or pulled pork. I love watching On a visit to D.C. in 2012 to see the guests argue about the cornbread — a Madonna concert, a funny thing it’s the passion that stirs the soul.” happened, says Reginbogin: “We fell Indeed, cornbread was such a point of absolutely in love with this city.” D.C.’s mix contention that you’ll fi nd two versions of traditional and modern architectural at Succotash — “Edward says no sugar styles and open green spaces appealed in cornbread, period,” Berry says, “but BALANCHINE, BÉJART, AND THE BARD immediately to Reginbogin, who grew up Michael and I each grew up with the more Walpurgisnacht Ballet in Germany and Switzerland, and Berry cake-y variety. So we have both.” The (GOUNOD/BALANCHINE) was game to make the move to D.C. from chef’s savory version is served in a skillet Miami, in search of a four-season climate with a dollop of barely sweet sorghum A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act II pas de deux and closer proximity to New York. butter, while the corn muffi ns lean more (MENDELSSOHN/BALANCHINE) The move less than two years ago was toward a cupcake sans frosting. Scène d’amour from Romeo and Juliet only the tip of the iceberg. Once Berry Other off erings include a bright salad (BERLIOZ/BÉJART) and Reginbogin got to the city, they of watermelon and fried peanuts with a embarked on a full-scale renovation of chiff onade of fresh mint that perfectly Emeralds their 110-year-old home in the Spanish exemplifi es classic Southern ingredients, (FAURÉ/BALANCHINE) Steps neighborhood of Dupont Circle and yet would be equally at home in an Asian decided to combine their professional setting, the kind of dish that hints at skills to form KNEAD Hospitality + Design, chef Lee’s collective life experience as a October 30–November 1 which just launched its fi rst restaurant Korean-American raised in Brooklyn who concept in September at National Harbor: has become a fi xture in modern American Succotash (186 Waterfront St., National Southern cuisine. The Dirty Chicken, Opera House Harbor, Md.; succotashrestaurant.com). glazed with Gochuchang honey, Crispy “We’re fairly risk-averse,” Berry says. Catfi sh with a bright jalapeno-mint aioli, “The nice thing about our relationship and the lush Succotash Curry provide KENNEDY-CENTER.ORG (202) 467-4600 is that we know how to combine design other glimpses into a menu that manages Tickets also available at the Box Office. Groups call (202) 416-8400. with aesthetic. We’re pretty much aligned to be both clever and accessible. Generous support for The Suzanne Farrell Ballet is provided by Emily Williams Kelly, on everything.” The Ted & Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund, and The Suzanne Farrell Ballet Advisory Board. Once they decided that they wanted to � CONTINUES AT WASHINGTONBLADE.COM Russian Cultural Initiatives are supported by The Vladimir Potanin Foundation. open a restaurant, Berry and Reginbogin made a shortlist of the chefs they most Kristen Hartke is managing editor of Edible DC and writes about food and beverages wanted to work with, leaning heavily both regionally and nationally. See what she’s toward the idea of creating an upscale cooking on Twitter: @khartke. WASHINGTONBLADE.COM 36 • OCTOBER 16, 2015 PHOTOS BY HUGH CLARKE

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27 probably 50 seated guests. Here it usually and evolution and it becomes ingrained involves dinner and this one will as well. in your culture. The Inn has never WASHINGTON BLADE: You became Although this is not limited by gender. stopped. It has continued to evolve since ordained just to off er this wedding package? Opposite-gender couples can bid on this it was a garage. Almost every day we’ve PATRICK O’CONNELL: I am not item as well. We’re wide open. succeeded in making some improvement. offi cially ordained at this time but my idea If we were to look back at a fi lm of what was that we could create a singular one- BLADE: Will you continue to offi ciate at we were like 10, 15, 20,25, 30 years ago, of-a-kind opportunity and off er it for the weddings here or is this a one-off ? it would laughable for most people benefi t of HRC that would be very hard to O’CONNELL: Initially the idea was that compared to where we are today… It’s put a dollar value on. We thought it would I would make it available only once. We performance art and you have to fi ne- be kind of fun and novel at the same time. have a minister on staff who has done tune it all the time and you have to be We had begun to do some same-gender about 170 weddings here over 15 years. incredibly self critical. That’s what’s hard weddings — I always say same-gender … He hasn’t performed same-gender yet for people. No one likes to be brutally rather than same-s-e-x weddings because but he’s open to that. . … I’ve witnessed self critical, so we joke about it. We say I think for the public at large, that’s a far many of his ceremonies and it’s always things like, “We look like we almost know more appropriate term. I think if we had charming when you have someone what we’re doing. One day we’ll have this used that language rather than using who’s rooted in the place where you are down.” Basically we’re just real people s-e-x, we would have come along much married and is comfortable there, not but ordinary people trying collectively to further, much faster. just somebody who walks in and has do something extraordinary. As long as never been here before. I think it’s a nice everyone subscribes to that theory, then BLADE: Why? touch to have the chef and owner of the that’s what’s called for and the only thing O’CONNELL: It’s a loaded word. What’s property off er to do this and it would be that’s going to work. the fi rst thing you think of when you think a once-in-a-lifetime kind of situation. So of sex? The act, right? I think it was referred therefore it certainly potentially adds BLADE: How do you convey your vision to as such by our detractors knowing value to the auction item. to the staff ? that it would have charged, negative PATRICK O’CONNELL says slow growth over O’CONNELL: You have to fi nd ways many years helped the Inn cement its stellar signifi cance. But gender is gender. It’s reputation. BLADE: Has the Inn always had an to continue to energize your team, to LGBT clientele? continue to challenge them and give uncharged. So I guess we had the fi rst PHOTO BY GORDON BEALL same-gender wedding in Rappahannock O’CONNELL: Always, yes yes yes. And them something to dream about so County at the Inn and we managed to probably more and more each year. you’re inspiring them all the time to not discover that there was a judge who immediately and became successful only do their best but, like a trainer might was not only open to do it, but was also started bringing in what were to them BLADE: Are gays harder to please? in a gym, if he can succeed in getting his a tribal member and it was delightful in outsiders. There are people who felt they O’CONNELL: Certainly not with client more than they can do on their own, every way. That was about two years ago. belonged here because they were born weddings. Overall I think they’re among then he’s providing value. It’s just like with Then we had a few others. … I realized here and then there are outsiders who our most appreciative audience because any sport — swimming for instance, you it was not a complex matter to be an are an unproven entity. And of course you they’re knowledgeable and focused want to shorten your time on a sprint offi ciant — I never intended to enter the have to think the worst because they’re on details and very responsive to the or something like that. … I love hearing ministry, although I do a lot of ministering untested. When you have a track record, ambience. What’s a little strange for them when they come back and they’ve just in my role as an employer. But in when you’ve been some place for three them sometimes is to be outside an had these breakthroughs. Some of them general I shy away from labels because I generations, then you’re predictable. urban environment altogether and so are quite young but they realize that the think they are limiting and work against we take care to be sure that they’re progress they’re making here translates people and can be very damaging. They BLADE: Isn’t it funny, though, when one completely comfortable here. We’re part into anything else they do in life. I love it always reduce an idea or a concept into of their own comes out? of a European-based association called when a former staff person will come back one word and that’s kind of silly. O’CONNELL: Isn’t that the truth? Or Relais & Chateaux and we have member and maybe they’re a successful lawyer in you see how they try to integrate it or properties in 52 nations so through that Washington or New York and they come BLADE: But don’t we need them on reconcile it. Or overlook it. we see a lot of European guests. It’s a very back and say the reason my career took some practical level? nice thing to hear diff erent languages off the way it did its what I learned here, O’CONNELL: Well, no question. It BLADE: How did the Chefs for Equality being spoken in the dining room on a how I learned to read people, to intuit helps. But I think we’re all more than one package come about? given night and to have this sense that people, to think on my feet and be able word and capable of being many things. O’CONNELL: We’ve always tried to you’ve escaped Washington (D.C.) in a to do fi ve things at one time. My feeling … I rather like the term healer, which be supportive (of HRC) and we wanted way. We like to think of ourselves as a is there should be a point in every young encompasses nourishing and nurturing people of all genders to know that it was little foreign embassy out here. It’s out person’s life when they benefi t from people. Looking after their well being. possible to have a marriage celebration in nowhere land and sometimes you can working in a restaurant. Not only do you Ministering to them, et cetera. here and that it is possible to be married lose a little of your baggage out here. … get an appreciation for how hard it is — here so we thought it would be wonderful You feel much further from Washington it is not easy work, it’s extremely taxing BLADE: Did being out (O’Connell to create a fantasy wedding and take care than you actually are. … It has a good mentally and physically — but to be founded the Inn with his former partner of all the details leaving the couple no healing energy and I think people feel able to subtly control an audience while whom he eventually bought out) ever worries of a fi nancial sort or whether it restored when they come here. creating the illusion that the audience is hurt you? would come off . A lot of the stress of a controlling you, is fascinating. O’CONNELL: Oh, it almost had me wedding is budget. How much up front? BLADE: Nobody can go 100 miles per murdered on numerous occasions. How much will this or that cost? … This hour all the time. How do you maintain BLADE: How many are on staff ? Yes, the hostility was venomous. There takes all that away so all you have to do is such a high level over many years and not O’CONNELL: 140 was a small contingent of locals who come here and get married. get burned out? were feeling very much that something O’CONNELL: It’s complicated but also BLADE: How much of the cooking do extremely foreign was happening in their BLADE: How many gay weddings have in a way very simple. Each day you have you actually do? midst when we started. They were unable you had here? to fi nd something that you can do better O’CONNELL: I’m in the kitchen every to understand what we were about and O’CONNELL: I think probably four or than you did the day before so you have then the fact that the business took off fi ve. Some quite small. 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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 38 one resort.” This was shortly after we across at the neighbors and they’re porch O’CONNELL: Often and that can be converted the garage. We never thought sitting and you think, “Who has the better delightful except that you often end night and generally I’m in a position of ourselves as a resort. We had no life?” But then you remind yourself not to up eating more than you wanted to eat where I can watch from one vantage amenities whatsoever. My fi rst thought get unbalanced by the intensity. It comes because you’re sent a little taste of this point what everyone is doing, like an was that it must have been an error. Then in a wave, then it dissipates. and that as a courtesy so it becomes a orchestra conductor. They’re facing me I thought, “God, what am I gonna do?” So diplomatic occasion and something that and I’m facing them and there are no the next day I went out and bought two BLADE: Do you get millennials out here? has another element to it. It’s fi ne if you’re hiding places. You develop a sixth sense bicycles and that’s where that little slogan O’CONNELL: Yes. They come in the in the mood for it like if it’s your birthday or and you can feel when everything is on came from. You make the lies true. The kitchen and say hi. And I say, “First something it’s OK, but if you just stopped and when it’s going to be a good night. next year they changed the category for time?” They say, “Yes, how’d you know?” in because you had low blood sugar and inns and we were number one for inns so “Because you’re so young!” They say their you couldn’t make it any further, then you BLADE: And when things go wrong? it was a little more appropriate. But yes, parents have been coming for a long time have to be on and it’s your night off , so O’CONNELL: With 140 people, there’s each of them heightens expectations and and that’s very sweet to hear. Not long it can be tricky. But I’m very appreciative some sort of a personal crisis every day it’s hard to get that across to the staff . ago a man came to propose and said he’d of the eff ort anyone makes who’s in this so you have to be sure they’re OK and One food writer once said she would hate been coming here since he was 5. That business because I know how hard it is. see how it’s aff ecting the entire team. … it if she were running a place and it was was really sweet. You have to get all that out of the way called the best in the world because then BLADE: There’s a lot of back and forth or it’s going to have a negative impact. … the simplest fl aw that would not even be BLADE: Society overall has gotten so about following one’s passions versus Humor is my greatest tool and weapon. noticed or observed in a lesser restaurant informal. People go everywhere looking pursuing more practical career paths. As In the kitchen we can be as naughty and would stand out in neon and that’s all like slobs. Do you see it here? someone who’s done the former, what outrageous as we want to be. … It’s about anybody would remember. So in that O’CONNELL: It is changing very are your thoughts? not taking ourselves overly seriously. We regard, the clientele is less forgiving than perceptively. We used to have a sort of O’CONNELL: Culturally we have a very can have a little fun but not lose focus. they would be almost anywhere else and image of our client in our minds because simple problem. America has led the the expectations are greater, but in the that was the majority. A very well- way in attempting to convince people BLADE: If you’re Robert De Niro, you end it’s always about how we make them coiff ed woman in a Chanel suit who was that there is only one goal and only one can go back and watch “Raging Bull” if feel. If we focus on that, on knowing each extremely well traveled and mentored game and that is money. The minute you you want, or whatever. Food, though, is person is diff erent and has to be reached, and schooled in social etiquette by can free yourself of that and realize that ephemeral. What kind of legacy can you then it’s not overwhelming. somebody and it’s very diff erent now. that can greatly limit you and that there build in an ephemeral medium? Then we had the computer generation are many other sources of measuring O’CONNELL: I think sometimes the BLADE: Has it benefi tted you in the and we had people showing up wearing achievement and success, then you’re most beautiful things are the ephemeral long run being rather isolated out here? tennis shoes without laces and you open to pursue more of something from ones. Those that can’t really be put into O’CONNELL: I think you see from thought, “Well maybe they’ve had a foot within and a direction that’s more true words or saved with a snapshot. I stopped studying other restaurants you do see operation,” but no. It was the idea of, “I’m to yourself. My feeling has always been taking pictures ages ago simply because chefs and proprietors buckle under a success in the computer world, in the IT if you do what you love and fi nd out they were never as good as reality. And the pressure of being held up on this world, why would I make any eff ort.” So what you love and work toward mastery, there was never time to look at them. incredible pedestal. Because of course that was all fi ne. We’ve always joked when everything else will fall into place. You’re Rarely did I fi nd one that did justice to the the media typically plays the game of asked if we had a dress code, we say, “Yes not going to have to worry about money, moment. Very often you’ll be reminded of putting them up there and then shooting — no wet bikinis.” Sometimes you see but mastery is something that requires a an important occasion. You’ll hear that an them off . So we’ve been fortunate in Armani out in the fi nest restaurants in great deal of sacrifi ce and commitment experience was very important to a guest that we’re like an old tree that grew year Europe and he wears just a black T-shirt. and most people simply aren’t willing and maybe they’ll be on their deathbed by year by year. We didn’t just open And he’s probably the richest man ever to to make the sacrifi ce and the degree of reminiscing and they’ll have had an the doors and skyrocket because what walk in the place. The Italian and French commitment required. … There are ways occasion here that was unforgettable. happens very often in those situations is idea is that you shouldn’t have anything to turn your liabilities into assets. That’s very sweet, really, really nice. What they get locked in and they’re so busy that imposed on you. It’s your personality more do you need? It’s why live theater all they can do is maintain. Being here and who you are and that’s acceptable. BLADE: Such as? has greater value than fi lm. You can in the country, we usually have a quiet If you’re here, then you’re supposed O’CONNELL: You look at a gay person watch a concert on television but why is few weeks in the winter, weekends are to be here. You might be eccentric, you who grows up and the fi rst thing they it that people when they sit there in an the same, but we have some very quiet might be odd as hell, you might look have to do in my generation is disguise so auditorium and listen to an entertainer weeknights that can be these wonderful like a banshee, but if you’re here then they don’t get beaten or killed. Or at least sing, they feel ripped off when they’re opportunities to regroup and plan and you’re somebody. … But it is a shame hated and scorned and whatever. It was lip syncing? Because it’s just not the strategize and reinvent ourselves. Also that so much of the culture is being lost automatic. So that terrible adaptation is same, it’s not in the moment. That’s living out here has created a balance. as it’s being relaxed and supplanted by also a tremendous strength. You want what we off er and I really do believe that We don’t go discoing after work like we something else. me to play this? OK, I can play this. You you reach people either consciously or might if we were in the city. You take a master acting right off the bat. You had unconsciously. Even if they don’t get all walk, you walk the dog if you have one, BLADE: What’s the last great meal you lemons and you made lemonade and you the details, they can feel them. you look at the moon. You take a few had in D.C.? did what you could but you ultimately deep breaths. You might read a little. O’CONNELL: It isn’t quite that simple. It’s benefi tted from it. BLADE: Do the accolades bring with You learn to hate television. Then you about what fi t my mood perfectly at that them a burden as well? The public comes have a pretty good night’s sleep listening moment and who I might have been with. FOURTH ANNUAL CHEFS FOR EQUALITY with much higher expectations when they to the crickets. I think it helps create It’s hard when you’re in the biz to turn off Human Rights Campaign hear of all the accolades and ratings. longevity and it’s a fabulous antidote to your critical faculty. It’s nice to take a poor Tuesday, Oct. 20 6-9:30 p.m. O’CONNELL: The staff always joked the incredible intensity that goes on here. friend or a 9-year-old child or someone Ritz-Carlton that I made the lies true. Early on I got a On a Saturday night when you might for whom anything is going to be, “Wow, ‘ReFRAin from Discrimination’ Tickets: $200 call from Craig Claiborne, he was the New have two critics and a head of state and this is really fun,” because then you see it chefsforequality.org York Times food writer, and he said, “Did the pressure is just sort of throbbing, you through their eyes. 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