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the process of discharging Poth under less after the hearing, Benowitz declined to than honorable circumstances as a result discuss the allegation by one of the Marine of drug-related offenses and “belligerent” witnesses that Poth hurled an anti-gay slur behavior toward other Marines. at Bushong shortly before the stabbing. David Benowitz, Poth’s attorney, Gay activists, including offi cials of the disputed the signifi cance of Poth’s local group Gays and Lesbians Opposing pending discharge to the case at hand. Violence (GLOV), had not weighed in as of He pointed to the police arrest affi davit’s Monday on whether they agreed with the account by another Marine guard witness initial police decision not to list the murder who said he saw Bushong retract his arm as an anti-gay hate crime. as if he was about to punch Poth just prior Friends of Bushong said he was neither to the stabbing. gay nor homophobic, according to the Benowitz said the account by the Marine Washington Post, which interviewed some witness supports his contention that Poth of his friends. The Post reported that acted in self-defense. He told the court friends described Bushong as a “warm that a second-degree murder charge isn’t and sincere young man who loved to supported by the facts of the case. read” and “shattered the stereotype” of a In responding to questions by reporters Marine rifl eman.
Victory Fund backs gay man for school board Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Jack Jacobson, who’s gay, is running for a seat on the D.C. State Board of Education representing Ward Michael Joseph Poth, 20, told police he stabbed Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Bushong, 23, on April 21 after Bushong followed him on the sidewalk across the street from the Marine Barracks on Capitol Hill 2 in the November election. and after Bushong allegedly punched him in the face. “I am honored to serve our community as a Neighborhood Commissioner, and am eager to take this next step in public service to represent all of Ward 2 on the WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY State Board of Education,” Jacobson said in a statement. “Having been the son of a public school teacher and two school board members, I’ve been involved in education my entire life,” he said. “Recent tours by a knife penetrating his upper chest. Fellow Marine stabbed of a number of Ward 2 schools and conversations with parents, teachers, and “Information uncovered during the community members have persuaded me that we need new leadership on the to death after being course of the preliminary investigation Board of Education.” indicates that there was a verbal exchange, called anti-gay slur The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund this week endorsed Jacobson in the race. and during the exchange a homophobic “Jack Jacobson has proven his dedication to serving the District and Ward 2 slur was heard from the suspect prior to as an elected member of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission,” said Victory the stabbing,” a police statement says. By LOU CHIBBARO JR. Fund vice president Denis Dison. “We are eager to support openly LGBT leaders D.C. Superior Court Magistrate [email protected] like Jack who want to work to make their communities better.” Judge Karen Howze ruled at Monday’s Jacobson is challenging incumbent Ward 2 Board of Education member Mary A Marine charged with fatally stabbing presentment hearing that prosecutors Lord, who suggested in an interview with the Dupont Circle area community another Marine on a D.C. sidewalk after provided suffi cient evidence to establish affairs blog Borderstan that she will compete with Jacobson for Ward 2’s large allegedly calling the victim an anti-gay probable cause that Poth committed number of gay voters. name told police he acted in self-defense. second-degree murder in connection with “I have led numerous efforts to promote excellence and achievement,” Lord A police affi davit released Monday the case. She ordered him held without told Borderstan. “That includes being an unwavering partner and advocate for during a court hearing says Michael bond and scheduled a preliminary hearing the LGBT community, working to ensure that education policies refl ected our Joseph Poth, 20, told police he stabbed for the case on May 15. shared commitment to social justice, dignity and respect.” Marine Lance Cpl. Philip Bushong, 23, on No mention was made during the hearing LOU CHIBBARO JR. April 21 after Bushong followed him on the about the police statement that a witness sidewalk across the street from the Marine heard Poth make an anti-gay slur at the Barracks on Capitol Hill and after Bushong time Poth and Bushong got into a verbal allegedly punched him in the face. altercation on the street that turned violent. A police homicide detective who A police incident report doesn’t list the prepared the affi davit says in the murder as a hate crime. Lt. Robert Alder, document that there were no signs of commander of the Homicide Branch, said an injury or bruise on Poth’s face or a hate crime designation could be added Police Log head when police questioned him at the to the report depending upon the fi ndings Homicide Branch offi ce a short time after of an ongoing police investigation. The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department’s Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit participated in the following investigations: the incident occurred. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Police charged Poth with second- Liebman, the prosecutor in the case, said UÊ"Ê«ÀÊ£ÈÊ>ÌÊ£äÌ Ê>`Ê, `iÊÃ>`ÊÛiÕi]Ê °7°]ÊÌÜÊV«>>ÌÃ]ÊÀi«ÀÌi`Ê degree murder while armed after Marine during Monday’s hearing that a witness that seven suspects approached them and began throwing rocks at them. The guards who witnessed the stabbing observed someone believed to be Poth victims said the suspects then began throwing bricks at them and also began apprehended Poth. A police statement walking along 8th Street near where the hitting them about the body with their arms and feet. The suspects fl ed the scene says the incident took place about 2:30 stabbing took place but between 30 and and used bias-related words during the assault. All seven were arrested. a.m. Saturday on the sidewalk in front of 60 minutes earlier. He said the witness 727 8th St., S.E. reported that the person, who fi ts the UÊ "Ê «ÀÊ £Ê Ê Ì iÊ Î£ääÊ LVÊ vÊ iÌÀ>Ê *>Vi]Ê ° °]Ê >Ê Ü>Ê Ài«ÀÌi`Ê Ì >ÌÊ The affi davit says police found a blood- description of Poth, stated in an agitated she was approached by a suspect who asked her for a cigarette. The suspect stained pocket knife attached to Poth’s way, “I’m going to stab somebody, or cut struck up a brief conversation with the victim. The suspect then displayed a pants pocket at the time they took him into their lungs out. They are fucking with the revolver and robbed the woman of her property. The suspect used homophobic custody. 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Blade co-owner BRIAN PITTS bill clears key vote (center) accepted the Harmony Award from DAVID JOBIN (left) and TOM MOUNTEER of the Gay Men’s Training requirement to strengthen the reporting requirements Chorus on Saturday. for schools and city agencies to keep track eliminated to cut cost of bullying incidents. WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY of measure The committee vote came just over one week after Mayor Vincent Gray announced he would put into place a citywide anti- By LOU CHIBBARO JR. bullying initiative through his executive Gay Men’s Chorus honors Blade [email protected] authority as mayor. His proposal includes The Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington (GMCW) presented its 2012 Harmony the creation of a special task force on Award to the Washington Blade during a concert at the New York Avenue A D.C. Council committee voted bullying and the development of a model Presbyterian Church on Saturday. GMCW ensemble groups Potomac Fever and unanimously on April 20 to approve the anti-bullying policy and standards to be the Rock Creek Singers performed at the “Together Again” concert. Youth Bullying Prevention Act of 2012 used by city agencies with jurisdiction over Tom Mounteer, chair of GMCW’s board of directors, joined GMCW Executive and to send it to the full Council for an youth. Director David Jobin in presenting the award after intermission. expected preliminary vote on May 1. The legislation approved by Wells’ “Tonight’s award recognizes the Blade as an organization that has been a “The bill delivers a strong message committee, among other things, also champion of gay equality,” Mounteer said. “For me, it’s particularly gratifying that this city will not tolerate bullying — calls for creating a bullying task force and to bestow the Harmony Award on a local institution that’s so embedded in our especially for our LGBT youth — in our developing a comprehensive anti-bullying community. I know for many in the audience, the Blade is more than just our schools, libraries, recreation centers and policy for city agencies. newspaper of record. It is the newspaper of our lives.” where the city serves its youth,” said Gill said the mayor’s task force and “For my entire time with the Chorus, you have been our media sponsor, but Council member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6). bullying polices would be adopted as more than that, you have also been our friends,” Jobin said. Wells is chair of the Council’s Committee those required under the bill, with an Brian Pitts, a co-owner of the Blade, accepted the award saying, “Everyone at on Libraries, Parks, Recreation and expected smooth transition once the bill the Blade is thrilled to receive this.” Planning, which worked with the mayor’s becomes law. Previous recipients of the GMCW Harmony Award include Immigration Equality, offi ce and LGBT advocates over the past Eleven of the Council’s 13 members the Mautner Project, Food and Friends, Metro D.C. PFLAG and Sexual Minority year to make signifi cant revisions to the signed on as co-introducers or co-sponsors Youth Assistance League (SMYAL). bill before voting to approve it last week. of the earlier version of the bill. Supporters MICHAEL KEY With the city facing an expected budget say the new version is expected to pass the shortfall next year, Wells and his fellow full Council by an overwhelming margin. committee members were faced with the A summary of the bill’s provisions Stein Club endorses McDuffi e in Ward 5 need to make changes to lower the cost of released by Wells’ offi ce says the measure The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city’s largest LGBT political group, implementing the bill. includes these key components: endorsed Democrat Kenyan McDuffi e for the May 15 special election to fi ll a The revised version of the bill, for UÊ/ iÊiÃÌ>Là iÌÊ>`Ê«iiÌ>ÌÊ vacant Ward 5 seat on the D.C. City Council. example, eliminates a provision in the of a bullying prevention policy, including McDuffi e received 74 percent of the vote by club members in a second-ballot earlier version that stated, “To the reporting and investigation guidelines, runoff against second-place candidate Drew Hubbard, who received 23.8 percent extent that funds are appropriated for that specifi cally covers all youth, including of the vote. these purposes,” various city agencies, youth of color, LGBT youth, and youth with McDuffi e received 54.7 percent on the fi rst ballot, in which seven of the 12 including the public school system, disabilities. candidates set to appear on the ballot competed for the club’s endorsement. “shall provide training on the agency’s UÊ / iÊ iÃÌ>Là iÌÊ vÊ >Ê >««i>Ê All seven attended and spoke at a Stein Club forum, where the endorsement harassment, intimidation or bullying process for a party dissatisfi ed with the vote took place, at the Human Rights Campaign headquarters at 17th Street and policies to employees and volunteers who outcome of an initial investigation of a Rhode Island Avenue, N.W. have signifi cant contact with students or bullying incident. Under Stein Club rules, candidates must obtain at least 60 percent of the vote the public...” UÊÊVi>ÀÊ«À LÌÊ>}>ÃÌÊÀiÌ>>ÌÊ from the membership to win an endorsement. The revised bill approved by the against a target of bullying, a witness to a The other candidates appearing before the forum, each of whom expressed support committee says the public schools and bullying incident, or someone who reports for LGBT equality, received 5 percent of the vote or less in the fi rst-round voting. other city agencies “may ... provide an incident of bullying. “I’m very pleased over receiving the Gertrude Stein endorsement,” McDuffi e training on bullying prevention to all UÊ / iÊ }À>Ì}Ê vÊ i}>Ê ÕÌÞÊ vÀÊ told the Blade after the vote. “I think it pretty much formalizes what’s always been employees and volunteers who have lawsuits against an employee, volunteer the case – that I’ve been a staunch supporter of LGBT concerns, marriage equality signifi cant contact with youth.” or youth who “in good faith” reports an and everything that matters to folks in this community.” Alison Gill, public policy manager for incident of bullying. McDuffi e said he hopes to tap what he calls a “sizable” number of LGBT residents the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education The bill defi nes bullying as “any severe, in Ward 5, especially in the Bloomingdale and Brookland neighborhoods. Network, or GLSEN, which worked with persistent act or conduct, whether The other candidates who spoke at the endorsement forum, in addition to Wells’ offi ce to help revise the bill, said physical, electronic, or verbal that … McDuffi e and Hubbard, were Democrats Shelly Gardner, Kathy Henderson, Ron the training requirement in the earlier shall be reasonably predicted to place Magnus, Ruth Marshall, and Frank Wilds. version of the bill was contingent upon the youth in reasonable fear of physical Republican candidate Tim Day, who is gay, has been endorsed in the Ward the availability of city funds and the harm to his or her person or property; 5 special election by the D.C. Log Cabin Republicans. The Stein Club’s bylaws elimination of that provision would have a cause a substantial detrimental effect prevent it from endorsing non-Democrats. minimal impact on the overall bill. on the youth’s physical or mental health; Under city election rules, candidates of all parties as well as independents are “I think it’s excellent,” Gill said of the substantially interfere with the youth’s eligible to run in special elections. revised bill. “The new bill addresses the academic performance or attendance; Stein Club president Lateefah Williams said she was pleased that McDuffi e won issues the community had raised over the or substantially interfere with the youth’s the club’s endorsement. past year.” ability to participate in or benefi t from the “He’s an excellent candidate and has a chance of winning,” Williams said, in a multi- Among those issues, Gill said, was the services, activities, or privileges provided candidate race where the vote is likely to be split between several candidates. need to broaden the defi nition of bullying by an agency, educational institution, or LOU CHIBBARO JR. from the original bill to include all of the grantee.” categories of individuals protected under the D.C. 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PHILADELPHIA — Democrat Brian Sims is poised to become the fi rst openly gay member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after winning his marches fi zzle primary Tuesday over 27-year incumbent Babette Josephs. There is no Republican challenger. Only 14 demonstrators was covered by the straight press. In Sims is the former board president at Equality Pennsylvania, and a longtime Chicago, about 15 people participated in civil rights attorney, according to the Victory Fund, which endorsed Sims and turn out in D.C. a March and rally and about 30 turned out promoted his candidacy. for the march and rally in Portland, Ore., Josephs had been an ally of the LGBT community, and Sims previously worked By LOU CHIBBARO JR. according to a report by the LGBT blog as her campaign treasurer in the 2010 election cycle, but last year Sims told the [email protected] Bilerico Project. Philadelphia Gay News “… there is no statistical substitute for having a gay person In a statement released to organizers in a legislative body — no matter how strong the allies, no matter how many the Saying they were unwavering in their and supporters of the events, Knudson allies, LGBT issues that can be affected by the legislature are affected most when commitment to LGBT equality, a contingent said between 6,000 and 8,000 people there is an openly gay person serving.” of 14 LGBT activists and their straight participated in the events in the U.S. and supporters held a rally across the street from overseas. He said the enthusiasm and Poll fi nds shift against N.C. amendment the U.S. Capitol early Saturday afternoon impact the events would have in the U.S. as part of a series of Worldwide LGBT Civil and abroad would be far more signifi cant Rights marches in the U.S. and abroad. than the number of people attending them. RALEIGH — Public Policy Poling published numbers marking the most dramatic The event was promoted mostly on When asked why he thought most of the shift yet against a North Carolina amendment that would permanently ban any Facebook without the involvement of established U.S. national and local LGBT offi cial recognition of same-sex couples in that state. established local and national LGBT organizations chose not to participate Six months ago the polling company found 61 percent of North Carolina voters organizations. It was the brainchild of in the marches, Knudson said sources supported the amendment, while 34 opposed it. However, with the vote just Oklahoma City gay activist Joe Knudson, familiar with various groups told him the days away, the company now fi nds 54 percent of the voters plan to support the who called for a series of simultaneous groups don’t like to get involved in events amendment while 40 percent are opposed. LGBT marches and rallies in cities that they don’t control. The polling came just before the anti-amendment Coalition to Protect N.C. throughout the world on April 21. “I was point blank told by some that it is Families released several television commercials showing the effect Amendment With less than 20 participants present not proper for a new and young grassroots One would have on several families, including a straight woman who survived at the conclusion of the rally, organizers organization such as the Let’s Reach 1 domestic violence at the hands of an unmarried partner. chose to forego the march. Million People Campaign, to initiate such “These marches are occurring in over 30 action as we did without fi rst getting ‘Ex-gay’ group founder dies suddenly cities around the globe,” said Curtis Sledge, a the approval of some of the older more Richmond, Va., gay activist who organized the established organizations,” Knudson told D.C. event and was among three speakers at the Blade. PALM BEACH, Fla. — Anthony Falzarano, founder of the “ex-gay” group the rally held at Upper Senate Park. “[I]n doing so we stepped on a lot Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX), died suddenly and unexpectedly this “Regardless of the size of the crowd… of egos and I was told egos of LGBT week, after a long career attacking the LGBT community. we’re here to say it’s our time right now,” organizations do not heal very well or very According to blog Ex-Gay Watch, the Palm Beach coroner confi rmed Tuesday, Sledge said after the rally. “We are seeking fast,” he said. the death of the prominent anti-gay activist who had come to criticize the equality not just for us but for everyone.” Veteran D.C. gay activists Bob organization he’d founded, as well as another “ex-gay” organization, Exodus The organization Let’s Reach One Summersgill, former president of the Gay International, for being “too soft” on the LGBT community. Million People Campaign, through which and Lesbian Activists Alliance, and Rick Falzarano once called Matthew Shepard a “predator” after the vicious attack Knudson and others worked to organize Rosendall, the group’s current vice president, that killed the young Wyoming college student. Falzarano is survived by his wife, the marches and rallies, listed 18 U.S. cities disagreed with Knudson’s assessment of the and at least one daughter. and 12 cities in countries in Europe, Asia established LGBT groups. and Africa where marches were scheduled “Speaking for myself and GLAA, if Gay GOP candidate’s video pulled from YouTube to take place. It could not be determined we were so egotistical and controlling at press time whether all of them took as Mr. Knudson says in his laughable place, especially those in Africa. generalization, we wouldn’t have the record LOS ANGELES — A video by gay Republican presidential candidate Fred According to reports in the gay and of accomplishment that we do,” Rosendall Karger entitled “Sexy Frisbee” was pulled by YouTube for violating community straight media, marches or rallies in most said. “LGBT advocates in D.C. have a long standards, despite an absence of explicit content in the video, according to Fire of the U.S. cities where they took place history of coalition work, which is not about Dog Lake blogger Lisa Derrick. drew fewer than 100 people. 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Sears, executive director of the Williams Hundreds of LGBT-focused programs at The nation’s largest grant-maker to Institute at UCLA, which receives funding non-profi ts throughout the nation might LGBT causes, Arcus delivers money to a from Arcus for its research in the fi eld of not exist if not for Arcus. range of non-profi t groups advocating for LGBT workplace issues. “When you’re “We’re extremely thankful,” said Troy LGBT rights and health. hiring people, and you want them to have Plummer, executive director of Reconciling But recent changes at Arcus have some a job now and in the future, it’s great to Ministries — a group that pushes for LGBT advocates quietly worrying about the have both funding for multiple years, and inclusion in the United Methodist Church future of those programs. funding that is at least somewhat more — explaining that the multi-year grants Arcus CEO Yvette Burton departed April fl exible for general operating.” from Arcus for general operations helped 3 amid rumors she was fi red by the board. The Arcus Foundation’s reach is broad. the organization expand programs within Burton, a former market development The organization has contributed to the denomination. research director at IBM, took the helm of everything from the Gill Foundation, the “We have been able to consider Arcus in January 2011 not long after the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and projects that we would have never departure of longtime activist Urvashi Vaid, the Transgender Law Center to AIDS considered before the funding from the who spent fi ve years running the foundation. and HIV research, small LGBT-welcoming Arcus Foundation,” Plummer said. “And “Yvette’s departure was a termination,” churches, LGBT religious advocacy groups they were intentionally strategic in wanting said a source with knowledge of the and non-LGBT organizations that develop to build capacity of our organization, and situation at Arcus who spoke on condition of The Arcus Foundation, founded by billionaire programming targeting LGBT people of that was very helpful, and it continues to anonymity. The source added that Burton’s philanthropist JON STRYKER, is the top LGBT- color or other underrepresented groups be helpful in doing so.“ efforts to “clean house” at Arcus ruffl ed specifi c funder of grants, giving away $58.4 within the LGBT community. Arcus’s focus on intersectional work feathers throughout the organization. million to LGBT causes from 2007-2010. “We are not an LGBT organization — — especially in regard to race, religion Burton did not respond to several PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FOUNDATION we are an organization being funded by and age groups — is considered vital for requests for comment. Arcus because of the work we’re doing organizations outside what many consider An Arcus offi cial told the Blade that to bridge racial justice and LGBT justice,” the marriage-focused mainstream of the the foundation’s work continues but philanthropic priorities. Krishnamurphy said. “Arcus’s funding in LGBT movement. the organization would not comment Some activists unaffi liated with grantee this area [is really] crucial.” “We’ve observed some drift in specifi cally on Burton’s departure. organizations have attempted to sound “We wouldn’t have been able to have traditional funders in amount or “The Foundation’s commitment to its the alarm. our GLBT program at all,” said Akaya percentage allocation toward ‘marriage mission is longstanding,” Bryan Simmons, “Any change at any funder in the LGBT Windwood, president of the Rockwood equality efforts,” said Cindi Love, vice president of communications at movement is pretty big for any orgs they Leadership Institute, about Arcus’s executive director of SoulForce, whose Arcus, told the Blade. “Our strategies fund,” said Kalpana Krishnamurphy, contributions. “It made it possible for Equality Ride targeting anti-gay policies will continue to support that mission director of the Race and Gender Justice us to have a robust LGBT program that at private colleges has been partially regardless of any change in leadership.” Program at the Western States Center, focuses a lot on communities of color, funded by an Arcus grant for several years. Other changes at Arcus were an immigration-focused organization. underrepresented communities within the “Arcus has absolutely from the fi rst day evident before Burton’s departure. The “Changes in leadership bring new movement, and rural.” been one of the strongest supporters of organization’s board of directors had priorities and new focuses for the work.” According to the most recent available the ride because of its emphasis on the purportedly initiated a new strategic Though Arcus has no direct IRS forms from 2010, the organization’s development of the next generation of planning process to reassess programming programming of its own, more than $58.4 total assets were just short of $180 million, leaders within our movement.” and giving priorities, according to million in Arcus grants went to small most of that being in investments, rather Amid the nervousness, optimism the source. Many organizations were programs and organizations doing LGBT- than cash on hand. still springs from the LGBT leaders that reportedly told that they would not be related work between 2007-2010, making The largest single contributor was the continue to rely on Arcus. guaranteed funding beyond 2012, and it the largest grant maker to LGBT causes. organization’s founder, Stryker who gave “I feel like Arcus has really taken care some ties were severed altogether. “Hearing from organizations in different $30,790,736. The contribution was made with their grantees so that they’re able “‘You’ll have to qualify under our new areas — men who have sex with men in 583,600 shares of Stryker Medical stock. to build and take action when they need guidelines,’” the source paraphrased the [support organizations], HIV-specifi c Along with savings and securities interest to, so shifts in that funding are clearly message from Arcus to some of its LGBT projects, younger gay men of color — and dividends, as well as assets on sales of important to all the grant receivers,” grant recipients. “Subtext: ‘You’ll probably hearing that organizations have not several million dollars worth of assets, the Plummer told the Blade. “I appreciate not be getting funding moving forward.’” been getting funded or getting the cold Stryker money made the biggest chunk Arcus rethinking their strategic visioning, In addition, several sources also shoulder, is not the worst kept secret in the of the organization’s nearly $50 million in and what they want to do to make an contend the organization’s founder, world,” another prominent LGBT activist revenue for 2010. impact on a large scale,” saying that he billionaire philanthropist Jon Stryker, may told the Blade on condition of anonymity. 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Massachusetts from becoming the Las multiple media outlets reported that and set up a commission on religious liberty Asked if he was disappointed Obama Vegas of gay marriage.” former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to investigate the alleged harassment of chose not to issue the executive order, “That’s saying our marriages were a trick, would suspend his campaign next week. same-sex marriage opponents. NOM has Frank replied, “Not a great deal.” Frank were a shame,” Frank said. “He’s clearly Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, Romney’s also endorsed Romney. said he wanted the president to issue prepared to embrace the most — oh, and main challenger in the primary contests, Although Romney has said he opposes the directive, but “was mixed on that” supporting a constitutional amendment. exited the race earlier this month. discrimination, Frank claimed he’s being and said “there are other more important What that says is that existing marriages While widely viewed as more moderate disingenuous because Romney hasn’t things we could be doing.” are abolished. That’s just outrageous.” than his primary opponents, Romney articulated any ways in which he would Frank criticized Romney on the same signed a pledge from the anti-gay National work to bar discrimination against LGBT CONTINUES AT WASHINGTONBLADE.COM 2012 proving busy year for Victory Fund Group endorses mailings and their fi eld plans is a lot of vying to become the country’s fi rst openly what we do. And that also includes helping gay U.S. Senator — the Victory Fund has 7 House candidates, people in the closet come out.” endorsed seven out candidates for the opens West Coast offi ce Buhl is the latest LGBT offi cial to be U.S. House, and believes there may be up listed as out on Victory Fund’s site. She to nine more openly LGBT candidates for joins openly gay lawmakers recently the U.S. House, though it will not comment By PHIL REESE identifi ed in North Dakota, Kansas, about those candidates. Endorsed House [email protected] Mississippi and West Virginia. The group candidates include: Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.), says it has, for the fi rst time, identifi ed Mark Pocan (Wis.), Rep. Jared Polis (Colo.), It’s been a busy month for Victory Fund openly LGBT elected offi cials in all 50 Brian Sims (Pa.), Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), Mark President Chuck Wolfe. states, and has listed the names of openly Takano (Calif.) and Richard Tisei (Mass.). The organization raised more than LGBT offi cials in 49, saying that it has also “The path for all our candidates is $450,000 in a D.C. fundraiser, helped identifi ed a local offi cial in Alaska whose demonstrating viability,” Wolfe said. elect Pennsylvania’s fi rst openly gay state name will be made public soon. Victory Fund has so far endorsed 105 legislator and announced that South “For almost 10 years we’ve had a driving candidates in this cycle, and Wolfe said Dakota has its fi rst out public offi cial. goal of eliminating the concept that a the organization could break its 2010 “Angie, I think she’s been thinking about state hadn’t yet elected an out person,” record of 160 endorsees and could even it for a while, and then she was fi nally ready Wolfe said. reach 200 endorsed candidates this year. to come out — she used our Coming Out With this goal, the group created what The organization also announced it is Project to assist her, counsel her, guide Victory Fund President CHUCK WOLFE says the it called the “Horizon List.” Each state on opening a Western regional offi ce in Los her through that,” Wolfe told the Blade, group is set to endorse a record number of 200 the list was one in which the group had yet Angeles and hiring three staffers to work more referring to newly out, bisexual state Sen. candidates this year, and will open a West Coast to identify an openly LGBT elected offi cial. directly with candidates and offi ce holders Angie Buhl. “I think being a coach to our offi ce to service its fastest growing region. 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Various courts have determined that grateful for the help of Transgender Law transgender workers are protected against Center, which believed in me from the start discrimination on the basis of this statute, and helped guide me through this process. but the decision on Monday marks the fi rst No one should be denied a job just for time the EEOC has decided the law protects being who they are.” transgender workers. Still, the case isn’t yet over for Macy. The Masen Davis, executive director of case has been remanded to ATF for further the Transgender Law Center, said the processing in light of the decision. If Macy signifi cance of the decision is “hard to requests a fi nal decision without a hearing, overstate.” the agency must render a decision within “Transgender people already face 60 days of receipt of her request. tremendous rates of discrimination EEOC draws on previous decisions that and unemployment,” Davis said. “The courts have made on whether Title VII MARA KEISLING, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, called the decision today ensures that every provides protections to workers who face EEOC’s decision a ‘major victory.’ transgender person in the United States discrimination on the basis of gender identity. will have legal recourse to employment Among them is the 11th Circuit Court WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY discrimination, and with it a way to safeguard of Appeals’ ruling in Glenn v. Brumby, their access to vital employment benefi ts in which plaintiff Vandy Beth Glenn, a such as health insurance and retirement transgender woman who was fi red from her savings plans.” position as proofreader from the Georgia EEOC ruling triggers EEOC made the decision after the General Assembly in 2007 fi led a lawsuit Obama administration was criticized by after she announced she would transition many in the LGBT community for deciding from male to female. The court ruled new call for ENDA at this time against issuing an executive that an individual “cannot be punished order requiring federal contractors to because of his or her perceived gender- By CHRIS JOHNSON have non-discrimination policies based nonconformity” and these protections [email protected] on sexual orientation and gender identity. must be afforded to transgender people. The EEOC decision could provide a path Mara Keisling, executive director of the LGBT rights supporters are continuing to press for passage of the Employment to provide transgender workers seeking National Center for Transgender Equality, Non-Discrimination Act, following a ruling this week from a U.S. agency expanding a remedy against discrimination in lieu of called the decision a “major victory” and said non-discrimination protections under existing law to include transgender workers. the executive order. it would further the case of the Employment During a conference call with reporters on Tuesday, Masen Davis, executive While still presenting as male, Macy, a Non-Discrimination Act, legislation that director of the Transgender Law Center, emphasized the need for passage of veteran and former police detective, was would bar companies from discrimination ENDA, legislation that would bar employers from discriminating on the basis of told in January 2011 she would receive a against LGBT employees, and the sought- sexual orientation and gender identity. position she wanted at the Walnut Creek after executive order for federal contractors. Davis said ENDA would complement the ruling Monday from the U.S. Equal crime laboratory. As evidence of her “As many as 90 percent of trans people Employment Opportunity Commission that determined Title VII of the Civil Rights impeding hire, Aspen of DC, the contractor still face tremendous discrimination in Acts of 1964 covers gender identity. responsible for fi lling the position, employment according to our National “We still need ENDA,” Davis said. “This decision is incredibly important. It contacted her to begin the necessary Discrimination Survey, and it will help so means that transgender people throughout the United States now have legal paperwork and said an investigator was much that the EEOC agrees with what recourse ... We need to make sure that we couple that with legal protections from performing a background check. more and more courts have been saying Congress and the courts.” But after informing the contractor in — discriminating against trans people Tobias Wolff, a gay law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, said the March 2011 that she would transition because of their sex, or their perceived ruling doesn’t provide non-discrimination protections for gay and lesbian workers from male to female, Macy received an sex, or what an employer thinks about — coverage that ENDA would provide. Additionally, Wolff said transgender email from the contractor stating that the their sex is clearly sex discrimination, workers could face discrimination based on sexual orientation if they’re in a same- position, due to federal budget constraints, illegal and wrong,” Keisling said. sex relationship that an employer fi nds objectionable. had been cut. Later, she was told someone Tico Almeida, president of Freedom “If you’re a transgender lesbian, for example, then the question of whether else was awarded the position. to Work, said the decision expands upon you’re protected from discrimination based upon your gender identity is often Believing she had faced job Executive Order 11246, the existing put on the table at the same time the question of whether you’re protected from discrimination, Macy on June 13 fi led directive prohibiting federal contractors discrimination because you’re a lesbian,” Wolff said. “This ruling speaks to the a formal complaint with the EO for the from discriminating on the basis of gender. fi rst question; it doesn’t speak to the second question.” agency, noting “gender identity” and “We call on Labor Secretary Hilda Solis LGBT organizations such as the Human Rights Campaign and the National Gay “sex stereotyping” as the basis of her and her staff to issue new guidance for & Lesbian Task Force issued statements calling for the passage of ENDA after the complaint. After some back-and-forth federal contractors to inform them that they EEOC decision was rendered. between Macy and the agency over cannot discriminate against transgender HRC President Joe Solmonese said “it is critical” the entire LGBT community whether she could seek relief under Title Americans while profi ting from taxpayer- have “clear, strong protections against workplace discrimination in federal law.” VII, Macy appealed the case in December funded contracts,” Almeida said. “Policymakers must take every step available to them to ensure all workers to EEOC, which determined the law offers However, Almeida said Solis won’t have the have a level playing fi eld, including passage of an inclusive Employment Non- her protection as well as protection to authority to expand these protections to gay Discrimination Act and the adoption of an executive order barring discrimination other transgender workers. and lesbian Americans working for federal by federal contractors,” Solmonese said. 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According to MassEquality, Romney emphatically stated that they could not for Marriage to back a Federal Marriage Johnson of the Washington Blade is abolished the Governor’s Commission on endorse a candidate who supported a Federal Amendment, defend the Defense of reaching out to our chapter leaders with GLBT Youth and rescinded an executive Marriage Amendment, and in 2008 they spent Marriage Act in court and establish a questions regarding the potential for order prohibiting sexual orientation more than $100,000 to run television and radio commission on “religious liberty” to Log Cabin Republicans to endorse Mitt discrimination in the state workforce. ads attacking Mitt Romney.” investigate the alleged harassment of Romney,” the email reads. “Please redirect Another Republican, former Gov. William Jerame Davis, executive director of same-sex marriage opponents. 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Towson University (800 York Rd., Towson) is having its third annual Queer Film Festival starting Monday and running through Thursday. Monday’s fi lms are the 2012 French fi lm “Polariod Song” and the 2011 fi lm “Pariah.” The fi lms will be screened from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. in VB204. Tuesday will include a screening of the 2011 fi lm “Beginners” starring Oscar winner Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor at 8:15 p.m. Before the screening, there will also be a couple exhibits open for viewing. The festival ends with screenings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “The Buffy Musical: Once More, with Feeling” starting at 7 p.m. There is a $5 suggested donation to LGBT Alternative Spring Break and prop kits will be available. All events will be in room 204 of Van Bokkelen Hall. For more information, visit towson.edu/qff.
Ebersole in Baltimore for Saturday performance
Tony Award-winning singer and actress Christine Ebersole plays the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (7401 Park Heights Ave.) for Night of the Stars Satuday at DARE TO KNOW! 8 p.m. The event will be honoring Martha and Stan Weiman and will benefi t Religious Free HIV-Testing School Scholarships and Youth Programs. Tickets are $75 for general seating. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit bhcong.org. CONDONEATE: Gay volleyball tourney this weekend Wrap it up! Pleasure without Risk Charm City Volleyball, a LGBT volleyball organization, is having its annual Charm City Invitational starting today at the Volleyball House (3635 Furnace Ave., Elkridge). Registration is tonight at Club Hippo (1 W. Eager St.) from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday starts at 7 a.m. with an hour-long warm-up for pool play. There will also Andromeda Transcultural Health be late sign-in registration at 7:30 a.m. The day ends with a banquet and seeding Twitter.com/andromedaTH party at Club Hippo. Sunday also starts at 7 a.m. at the House with another warm-up. Double elimination play begins at 8 a.m. There will be a post-tournament happy hour from 5 to 8 p.m. at a to be determined location. A post tournament party will be at Grand Central (1001/1003 N. Charles St.) starting at 8 p.m. For more information, visit volleybaltimore.org.
Coming out, trans and poz groups to meet at Center
The GLBT Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (241 West Chase St.) has a large variety of groups meeting this week. On Saturday, Suffi cient As I Am, a group for youth 24 and younger dealing with issues of sexuality, coming out, relationships, family and more, meets in room 201 at 12:30 p.m. The Baltimore Trans-Masculine Alliance, a FTM support group, is also meeting at 6 p.m. in room 202. Tran*quility, a MTF support group meets at 8 p.m. in room 202. POZ Men, an LGBT-affi rming peer support group for all HIV-positive men, meets on Wednesday in room 202 at 6 p.m. For more information on these groups and others, visit glccb.org.
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Would service facilities,” “keep exterior doors and lated activity expenses necessary to actually the proponents deign that local businesses windows closed when an air conditioner that implement such business mandates. install behemoth electronic doorway struc- cools the adjacent area is in operation.” Quibbling over real-world practicalities tures, perhaps with double-doors creating a Pause for eye rolling. or considering downstream implications is sealed “chamber-like” environment? What Enforcement would become the re- not the hallmark of other similar efforts by are the inherent carbon trade-offs of such a sponsibility of the District Department of these same legislators. Why allow a perfectly costly switch? the Environment (DDOE), with fi nes and good opportunity to extend the reach and This increasingly isolated legislative mi- penalties to be administered by the De- growth of government to get sidetracked by nority has proven largely unsuccessful in Mark Lee is a local small business manager and long- partment of Consumer and Regulatory mere bureaucratic details? gaining traction for similar initiatives among time community business advocate. Reach him at Affairs (DCRA). No details are offered re- Is it not understood that business enter- their colleagues on the 13-member Council. [email protected]. garding the number of government work- prises, commercial properties and offi ce Thank goddess for small mercies. ers required to be tasked with inspecting buildings are doing everything possible to However, their policy efforts appear lim- It’s hard work maintaining D.C.’s long- the many thousands of applicable struc- reduce waste and eliminate unnecessary ited only by what can be cribbed from the standing status at the very bottom of the tures on a regular basis, or even if there operating expenses? If only the same could hit lists of special interest groups or that barrel as the most “small-business-unfriend- is an adequate number to be pulled from be said of our city government. mimic legislatively trendy mandates offered ly” jurisdiction in the country. Some local other priorities to do so. Monitoring and maintaining energy and up by hyper-regulatory counterparts in other elected offi cials, however, seem determined Exempt under the proposal are enter- other effi ciencies are especially critical in jurisdictions. A refl exive tendency to meddle to repeatedly demonstrate that they remain prises operating only a single business lo- a locale with the second highest business in the minutiae of business operation, as if fully up to the task of preserving the District’s cation, commercial properties of less than taxation rates among states and one of the a parent scolding a small child, has become ignominious distinction. 4,000 square feet in size, exclusive of stor- most heavily taxed places to live. as unfl inchingly normal as commerce itself. The latest example of this misguided age space, and hotels or restaurants. An While most modern buildings are Instead of scheming up overzealous enterprise entanglement and penchant for odd and troubling omission is the lack of a close to hermetically sealed, the practice and ridiculous new business microman- exceeding the compliance ability of govern- specifi ed exemption for bars and nightclubs of propping open or raising a door or two agement measures of either controversial ment is a bill introduced last week by the co- alongside that for restaurants and hotels. is usually borne of necessity — accommo- or counterproductive merit, we would be horts of what some have begun referring to Regulations of this onerous variety are dating patron safety, operational practi- better served by sensible Council mem- as the D.C. Council “nanny caucus” — Mary commonly introduced without inquiry or cality or employee service functions. Ex- bers supportive of local businesses and Cheh (D-Ward 3), Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), regard for the appraisal of in-house offi cials amples include heavily traffi cked delivery the revenues they generate. Phil Mendelson (D-At-Large) and Jim Gra- evaluating whether the inspection, enforce- docks and service bays, passageways for Let’s hope this latest provision is quickly ham (D-Ward 1). ment and administrative responsibilities ex- patio areas at bars and employee service tossed in the legislative dustbin.
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By DIONNE WALKER will host a May 3 fundraiser meant to with that, a lot of that has to do with our “That’s why these Cornerstone events jumpstart donations and boost fi nancial outreach efforts.” are so important,” he says. “We need to The Point Foundation, with offi ces support for the expanding pool of The Washington Cornerstone Society be able to raise more money to support in New York and Los Angeles, boasts scholars. The event will take place from event — named for large gift donors — these scholars.” doctors, lawyers, fi lmmakers and even the 6 to 8 p.m. at the Equality Center (1640 will be one of eight the foundation plans The scholarship program’s continued nation’s youngest openly gay mayor as Rhode Island Ave. NW). Tickets are $75. this year to help support the roughly 75 success is bittersweet, however. Valencia alumni of its scholarship program, which It will feature remarks from founders scholars it sponsors annually. says it’s evidence that there remains a lot has connected gay college students with Bruce Lindstrom and Carl Strickland, as The amount of each scholarship of work to be done in boosting acceptance millions in fi nancial support and a robust well as success stories shared by some of fl uctuates based on the number of of LGBT youth. professional network for more than a the Foundation’s growing crop of alumni. scholars, but offi cials say the funds “I hope one day there isn’t a need for decade. Organizers are fi nalizing this year’s help cover everything from tuition to organizations that serve underserved Yet organizers say there remain recipients from a fi eld of some 2,000 living expenses for undergraduates and communities,” says Valencia, explaining countless LGBT students whose applicants, up about 33 percent from last graduate students at institutions across that though scholarships are not limited educations are cut short by limited funds year. Scholars will be announced in June. the country. The competitive qualifi cation to scholars who face rejection from their and unsupportive families. And even “We’re getting a lot more applications process involves a 10-part application families, those students still comprise as LGBT youth fi nd more mainstream from geographically diverse parts of the and culminates with phone and in-person many recipients. “The opposition is acceptance, interest in the innovative country, also people of color and women,” interviews. fi ghting even harder to make these young scholarship program has not dissipated. says Jorge Valencia, Point’s executive Each year, Valencia said, the pile of In fact it’s growing, say organizers who director and CEO. “We’re very happy applications gets thicker. " / 1 -Ê" Ê* Ê{£ washingtonblade.com ÎäÊUÊ*, ÊÓÇ]ÊÓä£ÓÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊQUEERY: 20 QUESTIONS FOR PAUL WHARTON
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT WHAT WOULD YOU DO? AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST I would break into the science lab late PERSON TO TELL? at night and pour the evil orientation- I came out when I was 19. It was most changing formula down the drain. God diffi cult to tell my parents. They both made me this way and I’m not changing. needed some time and I gave them space. We’re all very close and they’re WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND extremely supportive to this day. THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
WHO’S YOUR LGBT HERO? I believe in love and the healing power My LGBT heroes are the gay people I of love. see strut down the street with over-the- top style, unafraid and unapologetic for WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT being who they are. MOVEMENT LEADERS? WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY My message would be to not give WHAT’S WASHINGTON’S BEST up no matter how much you don’t feel NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT? heard or appreciated (even by your own By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO I like the bartenders and two-for-one LGBT community). Continue to stand for [email protected] drinks at Number 9 for happy hour, the something and let your voice be heard eclectic crowd, old school music and on behalf of the people. With Paul Wharton, it’s usually about the hair. He calls to answer a few dancing on the couches at Darnell’s follow-up questions from the salon. It comes up repeatedly in conversation Lounge on Fridays and the immensely WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS and anytime you see him — in photos, on TV or in person — it’s obvious his entertaining Drag Show at Town on HOT COALS FOR? abundant coiffure is never an afterthought. Saturday nights. That’s a long list. My family, my hair So when did it become such a trademark? He says it started as an excuse stylist, world peace, large sums of cash when he was a kid. DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING. — we could be here all day. “I’ve always said having a bad hair day should be a legitimate reason to miss My wedding would be offi ciated by school and it really started from me being bullied in school,” he says. “I actually my best friend Omarosa, she’d also WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS want to turn this into a book I’ve been working on for a long time. It was never give me spiritual counseling and advice YOU MOST? really about my hair. It was an excuse to try to get to stay home. She never on my pre-nuptial agreement (I joke!). I’m most annoyed when I’m in a bought it though. She’d say, ‘Your hair is fi ne, now get on out the door.’” I’d like all of my closest friends and business meeting and a straight male Wharton says he noticed it becoming part of his on-screen persona when he family to surround us at the altar and executive starts talking in gay street fi rst went into professional TV with the MTV show “Made” in 2003. for my godmother Rev. Marcia Dyson to slang usually, “Oh no she didn’t” or “I kind of went from curly to straight to curly to straight but I think now I’ve bless our union and give my would-be some other played-out saying while straightened it so much, it won’t really go back to curly like it used to. I’ve husband the side eye so he knows not to waving his neck from side to side. When had too many blow outs, too much coloring over the years. I try it now and mess up. it’s time to do business, I like to do it just gets tangled. I used to have these really great corkscrew curls but I’ve business. overblown it I guess.” WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU Wharton, a 34-year-old Cleveland native who mostly grew up in the D.C. area, MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT? WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE LGBT spent several years in New York working on his career. After “Made,” he was Hunger and health care. I’m the MOVIE? a model coach on VH-1’s “The Agency” and also worked on TV Land’s “She’s ambassador against hunger at Capital “The Birdcage” is my favorite. I’ve Got the Look,” TV One’s “MakeoverManor,” BET’s “Who Wore What” and, of Area Food Bank (capitalareafoodbank. seen it 50 times and still fi nd it hilarious. course, Bravo’s “Real Housewives of D.C.” Look for him now on Sundays at org). I also liked “The Broken Hearts Club,” noon on Channel 50 with “Paul Wharton Style,” a new series he calls a “fashion, “Milk” and “Brokeback Mountain.” beauty and lifestyle talk show,” that debuted this month. WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME “It’s evolved into something with a little more of a reality aspect,” he says. WOULD YOU CHANGE? WHAT’S THE MOST OVERRATED “We started more by showing the party or whatever the segment was and we The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther SOCIAL CUSTOM? started fi nding the more interesting stuff was following people around getting King Jr. Saying goodbye to other guests at a ready for it. …We wanted a sense of what my real life is, so it’s evolved into social event is really overrated. I don’t more of a lifestyle show.” WHAT’S BEEN THE MOST think it’s necessary to work the room with Wharton spent about seven years in New York but was lured back to D.C. by MEMORABLE POP CULTURE 100 hellos shaking hands and kissing family and a former relationship. He’s single now and lives downtown with his MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME? babies and then when you’re ready to dog, Oscar. Wharton enjoys writing and relaxing with spiritual coaching, yoga, I was 5 years old when Michael leave, doing it all over again. When I’m massages, spas and church. Find him online at paulwhartonstyle.com. Jackson performed “Billie Jean” on ready to roll, I’m out. Motown’s 25th anniversary show. WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST? MOST COVET? I insist on taking one day a week for My three awards from D.C. Child and myself without any obligations or a Family Services acknowledging my work REDISCOVER your spark. schedule to keep. No matter how crazed with the Foster Youth program. I get during the week, I know that I’ll RECREATE your vitality. have my day coming up soon. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU’D KNOWN REINVIGORATE your life. AT 18? WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK I wish I had known to keep a journal. POST OR TWEET? 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D.C.’s Youth Pride is celebrating its 15 th year Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. in Dupont Circle. By JULIETTE EBNER The day will include performances, games, speakers, resources, free stuff and more. Different groups and organizations will also have booths set up around the circle. Infatuation, the Youth Pride after pary, begins at 5 p.m. at Patty Boom Boom (1359 U St., N.W.) with DJ Keenan spinning house, electro, Baltimore club and more until 9 p.m. Attendees must be 21 or younger and there is a $3 cover. Youth Pride Alliance doesn’t just produce Youth pride, its staff also organize events for other LGBT youth throughout the year. Some of this year’s sponsors include the D.C. Center, The Trevor Project, SYMAL and more. For more information, visit youthpridedc.org or youthpridealliance.org.
‘Jerry’s Girls’ in Camp Rehoboth
Broadway’s “Jerry’s Girls” is coming to Camp Rehoboth (37 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach) starting tonight and will sun through Sunday. Starring the Annapolis Divas, “Jerry’s Girls” celebrates the work of songwriter Jerry Herman, who wrote hits like “Hello Dolly!” and “La Cage Aux Folles.” The show is under the direction of lesbian Fay Jacobs. The show will be tonight and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit camprehoboth.com.
Freddie’s hosts Va. pageant
The Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance is once again holding the Miss Gay Arlington pageant on Saturday at Freddie’s Beach Bar and Restaurant (555 23rd St., South, Arlington). This year’s theme is Mardi Gras and there will be four categories in which contestants will be judged. The categories are presentation, talent, evening gown and on stage question. The winner will receive a prize packaged valued at $850. The night will also include a fi nal performance by the current reigning Miss Gay *"/"Ê 9Ê," Ê " // Arlington, Diamond D. Bottoms. LADY BUNNY has a show in D.C. this weekend. For more information, visit agla.org.
Lady Bunny hops into town Rainbow Families to hold D.C. conference
Drag queen Lady Bunny will be at L’Enfant Café (2000 18th St., N.W.) on Sunday Rainbow Families D.C. is having its 2012 Family Conference on Saturday at the with Flotilla DeBarge for the dinner show at 7 p.m. and the late show at 10:30 p.m. Georgetown Day School (4200 Davenport St., N.W.) from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lady Bunny isn’t just a drag queen — she’s a comedian, emcee, singer/ This year’s keynote speaker is David Valdes Greenwoord, a nonfi ction author and songwriter and the founder, organizer and hostess of Wigstock. playwright who has written about same-sex marriage and parenting for the Boston Globe She’s also made appearances on television in shows like “Sex and the City” and in his book, “Homo Domesticus: notes from a Same-Sex Marriage.” as well as fi lms like “Dragtime,” “Party Girl,” and “To Wong Foo, Thanks for The event will also include a resource fair that will be open throughout the day. There Everything, Julie Newmar.” will be three blocks of interest sessions covering topics such as paths to parenthood, For more information on Lady Bunny, visit ladybunny.net. supporting families and more. There will also be activities for children. For more information, visit frd.memberclicks.net.
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Well — almost; local gay operating LGBT water polo team in the nation. Its members practice on sports teams have bounty Mondays and Wednesdays at the Tacoma of spring activities planned Recreation Center from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012 All skill levels are welcome and they can be reached at wetskins.org. West Potomac Park By KEVIN MAJOROS Charm City Volleyball hosts social play on Wednesdays at the Mt. Royal Washington, DC Earlier this month, 33 local LGBT sports Recreational Center in Baltimore from teams gathered at Room & Board on 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays are reserved 8:00 a.m. run start, walk to follow 14th Street for Team D.C.’s sportsfest. In for competitive play, scrimmages and Money awards for top three male & female addition to long time mainstays such as team practices at the Volleyball House in Merchandise awards for all ages the D.C. Frontrunners and the Federal Elkridge, Md., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Merchandise award for top co-ed team Triangles Soccer Club, there were some This weekend, starting on Saturday ChronoTrack timing newer clubs making their presence known morning, the group will host the 27th Renowned DJ Urban Cowboy on the LGBT sports scene. annual Charm City Invitational at the Random prizes The D.C. Cherry Bombs are a recently Volleyball House where 40 teams will be T-shirt & food included formed LGBT friendly women’s fl ag football competing in pool play on Saturday and Run in a cap & gown for fun team that hopes to compete on a local and will return for double elimination play on national level. The group will compete at a Sunday. Social festivities will run the course tournament in Maryland next month and of the weekend in Baltimore. Details are at is hoping to put a team together for the volleybaltimore.org. women’s division of the Gay Super Bowl Stonewall Kickball is in the middle of its in Denver in September. Practices are at spring season and will break for its All-Stars Garrison Elementary School on Saturdays game on May 5 at Stead Park beginning at at 11 a.m. They can be found on Facebook 4 p.m. League playoffs and fi nals will be at D.C. Cherry Bombs. wrapped up on May 20.. Stay tuned for Register today www.runwashington.com The predominately straight group fall registration as the team rosters fi ll up D.C. Triathlon Club was at Sportsfest fast. Also coming up for the group is the to encourage members of the LGBT hilarious Drag Kickball event on June 3 at All proceeds benefit Brian K Betts Foundation for Educational Enrichment community to join them in training and Stead Park from 3 to 5 p.m. Keep up with competing in triathlons. The group recently the kickballers at stonewallkickball.com. Proud Sponsors hosted a happy hour at MOVA with more The Capital Splats racquetball club planned. The group offers a large variety of has begun league play, which is primarily workout opportunities and members can held at the Washington D.C. Jewish get discounts from several local retailers. Community Center. New players can still More information is at dctriclub.org. be phased into the league which consists www.InsightEducationGroup.com Ultimate Out is a LGBT-friendly coed of three divisions, each of which has two Ultimate Frisbee team that meets twice tiers. Check out their new website at weekly. One night is reserved for league capitalsplats.org. play in the Washington Area Frisbee Club Rainbow Climbing D.C. can be found www.sandlerlawllc.com recreational league. The other meet-up is climbing on a weekly basis either indoor for pick up play with athletes of all skill or outdoor. Indoor climbing sessions are levels welcome to join. Write the group at Earth Treks in Rockville or Sportrock in BKB Foundation/CFNCR at [email protected] for more Alexandria. The group can sometimes be 1201 15th Street, NW, Suite 240 information. found outdoors at Carderock, just west of The Washington Wetskins water polo Bethesda. Meet up information is on their Washington, DC 20005 team is the longest running, continuously Facebook page at Rainbow Climbing D.C. www.bkbfoundation.org
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Trans Coalition exhibits “Spirit and Enigma” featuring tonight at St. Stephen and the Incarnation ceramic sculptures by Bill Mould and Episcopal Church (1525 Newton St., “String theory” featuring works by Elena N.W.) at 7 p.m. There is a $5 suggested Tchernomazova. The gallery is open from donation. For more information, visit noon to 5 p.m. For more information, dctranscoalition.wordpress.com. visit touchstonegallery.com. Beat City, a queer lounge night, is tonight at Chief Ike’s Mambo Room (1725 Columbia MONDAY, APRIL 30 Rd., N.W.) from 9:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Nickelback plays Verizon Center (601 Town’s (2009 8th St., N.W.) Bear Happy F St., N.W.) tonight with Bush, Seether Hour presents “Bearaoke” tonight from 7 and My Darkest Days at 6 p.m. Tickets to 10 p.m. on the fi rst fl oor, with mistress range from $75 to $89.50 and are available of ceremonies Tre. Doors open at 6 p.m. online at ticketmaster.com. Doors open at Ted Leo and the Pharmacists play 4:30 p.m. Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.) tonight at Whitman-Walker Health is having a 9 p.m. with Mary Christ and The Tender series of Community Conversations Thrill. Tickets are $15 and available online this year and the next Conversation is at blackcatdc.com. “Improving Health of LGBT Elders” The Kennedy Center (2700 F St., N.W.) tonight at the D.C. Center (1318 U St., presents “Come Fly Away,” Twyla Tharp’s N.W.) at 7 p.m. For more information and Broadway musical featuring Frank Sinatra’s a complete list of the series conversations, greatest hits. Tickets range from $69 to visit whitman-walker.org. $125 and are available online at kennedy- center.org. 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Center Women present an comedy show “Gay-larious” returns evening at CulinAerie (1131 14th St., N.W.) tonight at 8 p.m. with Lori Sommer, Emma tonight 6:30 p.m. Attendees will make Willmann, Sampson McCormick and warm asparagus salad, seared salmon co-founders Chris Doucette and Zach with black pepper crust and a chocolate Toczynski. Tickets are $15 and can be tart with espresso anglaise. Tickets are $85 purchased online at riotactcomedy.com. each and $10 from each ticket goes to the Professionals in the City and the D.C. D.C. Center. For more information, visit Center are hosting a speed dating thedccenter.org or culinaerie.com. event for lesbian and bisexual women at Tom From Prague brings “Tainted Love: Chi-Cha Lounge (1624 U St., N.W.) from 7 An International ‘80s Dance Party” at to 9 p.m. tonight. Attendees will date for Green Lantern (1335 Green Court, N.W.) about an hour and then be able to mingle tonight from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. There is a with everyone. 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