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CREATING change... returns to Dallas by David Taffet, Page 8 Out North Texas, 2020! Who made the cover Find out in January! Complete Guide to DFW! █ Dynamic Relocation Guide █ Comprehensive Business Directory of people who want to do business with you. Hitting Newsstands January 2020! 2 dallasvoice.com █ 01.10.20 toc01.10.20 | Volume 36 | Issue 36 8 headlines █ TEXAS NEWS 8 Creating Change returns to Dallas 10 Council revisits Reverchon vote 11 UMC eyeing split on LGBTQ issues █ LIFE+STYLE 14 TUBE: Best TV shows of 2019 16 DINING: 2019’s top tables 14 18 AUTO: The future is electric █ ON THE COVER The neon Pegasus in downtown Dallas. Photo by Cassie Quinn. Design by Kevin Thomas. 18 departments 6 The Gay Agenda 21 Best Bets 8 News 24 Ask Howard 13 Voices 25 Scene 14 Life+Style 30 MarketPlace 01.10.20 █ dallasvoice 3 instanTEA DallasVoice.com/Category/Instant-Tea Time again to vote for the their personal pages by Monday, Jan. 6, Klosterboer wrote. He said that several of Readers Voice Awards! the parents had removed the post from their What local straight ally does the most for social media, and accused WISD of “silencing the gay community? Where’s your favorite their voices in a way that is not only wrong — place to have a selection of cocktails? Is your it’s unconstitutional.” therapist the best, and you wish everyone Pointing out that the WHS Texans logo “for else knew it? Well, you can let your voice years … appears to have been used by oth- be heard. It’s once again time to vote in the ers in the community without incident,” Klos- Readers Voice Awards, our annual poll of the terboer wrote. That includes local businesses best in North Texas, decided by our readers. using the logo in promotional signs and even You can vote in nine categories, from dining one business selling t-shirts featuring the logo to shopping to entertainment, for everything with a Christian cross symbol behind it. But it from best weekend getaway to your favorite wasn’t until someone combined the logo with place to pamper yourself. And just for voting, the rainbow flag that the school district got you’re entered into a drawing to win $500 upset and threatened to sue. cash, two tickets to see a performance by — Tammye Nash TITAS and a $100 gift card to Mattito’s. Just one ballot per person, please, and get your votes in by Jan. 31. We’ll announce the hon- Phyllis Guest has died orees in a special issue in March. — Arnold Wayne Jones Wimberley ISD threatens legal action over WHS logo with rainbow flag The Wimberley Independent School District is threatening legal action against a group of parents who “expressed their support for Longtime Stonewall Democrats of Dallas LGBTQ students” by creating a graphic that board member Phyllis Guest has died. Guest combined the Wimberley High School Texans remained active in politics throughout her life. logo with a rainbow flag, posting the graphic Born in New York, Guest was at the Stone- on Facebook and then making T-shirts with wall Inn the night the Stonewall riots began that logo during the city of Wimberley’s first but had said she left earlier in the evening so LGBT Pride March last fall, according to an didn’t know about what had happened until article by Brian Klosterboer on the ACLU of the next day. Texas website. She moved to Dallas soon after Stonewall. Bryan Burke, parent of a WISD student, We will update with more information and said that creating and posting the graphic any funeral plans as we receive it. “symbolize[d] a hug to those [LGBTQ] kids — David Taffet that hide in the shadows during their WISD experience out of fear. It lets them know they are just as important as any of child in the GLAAD announces award district.” nominees Wimberley is located about an hour Several Texans and projects with Texas ties southwest of Austin. The controversy started are among the nominees for the 31st annual last September when Wimberley ISD School GLAAD Awards, according to an announce- Board member Lori Olson posted a photo of ment this morning from GLAAD. They include: herself on the Wimberley Pride March Face- • Gay Chorus, Deep South, the docu- book page wearing a t-shirt bearing the Tex- mentary about the San Francisco Gay Men’s ans/rainbow flag graphic, according to Spec- Chorus tour through the American South, fea- trum News in San Antonio. Olson wrote that turing Dr. Tim Seelig, former artistic director her “heart is full with all the wonderful people” of Dallas’ Turtle Creek Chorale, nominated for marching in the town’s first Pride parade, and Outstanding Documentary. that she stood “in solidarity with everyone • Black and Trans in Texas, by Vice News involved” even though she was at a meeting Tonight on HBO, nominated for Outstanding in Dallas and could not attend herself. TV Journalism Segment. WISD Superintendent Dwain York then • “Texas leads the nation in transgender sent an email to parents claiming that the murders. After the latest attack, the Dallas Texan logo was an official brand and declaring trans community asks why,” by Lauren Mc- that any alteration would suggest a district en- Gaughey for The Dallas Morning News, nomi- dorsement, Spectrum News reported at the nated for Outstanding Newspaper Article. time. He said that any altered form of the logo • TransGriot, Houston trans activist Monica would not be approved by any board member Robert’s blog focused on issues and topics in or administrator and that using the official the transgender community. logo in any way required written approval from For a complete list of nominees and more the superintendent. information on GLAAD and the GLAAD The school district was threatening legal Awards, go to GLAAD.org. action unless those parents who had posted — Tammye Nash the graphic on social media removed it from 4 dallasvoice.com █ 01.10.20 01.10.20 █ dallasvoice 5 THE AGENDA Have an event coming up? Email your • Jan. 18-19: Reconnecting Through Art informationGAY to Managing Editor • Jan. 13: Stonewall Tarrant County 5750 Cedar Springs Road. Questions Reunidos en arte includes visual artists Tammye Nash at [email protected] or State Rep. Nicole Collier speaks at to [email protected]. from The Stewpot, Dallas, and Jonathan Senior Staff Writer David Taffet at Stonewall Democrats of Tarrant County Palant’s Credo Choir perform on [email protected] by Wednesday from 7-8 p.m. at Tommy’s Hamburgers, • Jan. 16: Metabolic Issues in HIV Saturday from noon-4 p.m. at El Punto, at 5 p.m. for that week’s issue. 2455 Forest Park Blvd., Fort Worth. Lipids, lipodystrophy and obesity are Ciudad Juarez and on Sunday from addressed by Dr. Daniel Lee of the 1-5 p.m. at El Paso County Coliseum, JANUARY • Jan. 14: Mingle with TWCD Owens Clinic. Targeted at physicians, 4100 E. Paisano Drive, El Paso. • Jan. 10: DFW Pride Happy Hour Mingle with The Women’s Chorus of healthcare providers, pharmacists, social LGBT Chamber of Commerce presents Dallas with 25 percent of your dinner workers from 6:30-9 p.m. at Resource • Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day its first happy hour of the new year bill going to support the chorus from Center, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Crab House 4-9:30 p.m. at Rocco’s Uptown, • Jan. 20: MLK Day of Service Seafood & Oyster Bar, 2508 Maple Ave. 2717 Howell St. TWCD.org. • Jan. 18: Roaring 20s Gaybingo with HRC DFW LGBTChamber.com. From 5-9 p.m. at The Rose Volunteers will help by sorting • Jan. 14: Same-sex partner grief group Room, 3911 Cedar Springs Road. donations and cleaning up around the • Jan. 11: Let’s Glow Crazy Grief group for those who have lost a MyResourceCenter.org. shelter from 8 a.m.-noon at Jonathan’s Rainbow Roundup celebrates the New same-sex partner through death from Place, 6065 Duck Creek Drive, Garland. Year with a family glow dance party. 6:45-8 p.m. at Resource Center, • Jan. 18: Bowling with the No photography. volunteersignup.org/ Glow sticks provided, glow crafts, 5750 Cedar Springs Road. Dallas Bears WLJWH. picture booth, food from 6-9 p.m. at An evening of bowling from 6:45-9:30 Resource Center, 5750 Cedar Springs • Jan. 15: Ribbon cutting p.m. at USA Bowl, 10920 Composite • Jan. 20: Messy’s Chili Cookoff Road. MyResourceCenter.org. The North Texas LGBT Chamber holds Drive. RSVP to [email protected] Awards for the Best Chili. Fan Favorite, a ribbon cutting from 4-5 p.m. at Trusted no later than Jan. 15. DallasBears.org. the Hottest Chili, Best Presentation, and • Jan. 11-12: Stonewall Democrats ER – Uptown, 3607 Oak Lawn Ave. Better Luck Next Year as well as auction Primary Screening LGBTChamber.com. • Jan. 18: Author reads items from 2-5 p.m. at The Hidden Door, Members hear from candidates in from “Incoming” 5025 Bowser St. all of the primary races and vote on • Jan. 15-19: Creating Change Gay Dallas author Larry Sanders reads endorsements from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on The annual LGBTQ activist conference. from his book Incoming!— Memories • Jan. 21: DIVA new member clinics Saturday and 2-6 p.m. on Sunday at The first two days are all-day institutes. of a Combat Medic: Growing Up Poor, Dallas Independent Volleyball Sue Ellen’s, 3014 Throckmorton St. Friday-Sunday are workshops, Getting Drafted to Vietnam, Coming Home Association holds new member clinic plenaries, entertainment and plenty of and Coming Out at 2 p.m.