VOL.1839 FREE MICHIGAN’S LGBT NEWS SOURCE SINCE 1993 PRIDESOURCE.COM SEPT. 30, 2010 Michigan Walks! Statewide events bring in over $120K to HIV/AIDS ADAM LEVINE KALEIDOSCOPE COX: PRO PROP. 8 Maroon 5 frontman Ruth Ellis event AG adds Michigan to talks new album honors youth, dance anti-gay marriage brief Sept. 30, 2010 Vol. 1839 • Issue 681 Publishers Susan Horowitz Jan Stevenson EDITORIAL Editor in Chief Susan Horowitz Entertainment Editor Chris Azzopardi Associate News Editor Jessica Carreras 12 17 21 33 Arts & Theater Editor Donald V. Calamia 12 Obama heckled at Contributing Writers News Life Charles Alexander, Paul Berg, fundraiser – again Wayne Besen, D.A. Blackburn, HIV, gay rights advocates cite ‘broken Dave Brousseau, Michelle E. 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Cover story Photo: Emily Locklear Copyright 2010 Pride Source Media Group, LLC 6 Every issue fully downloadable dot com Between The Lines • September 30, 2010 3 4 Between The Lines • September 30, 2010 News BETWEEN OURSELVES byBy Jessica Jessica CarrerasCarreras Emily Brown is a facilitator and board member of Open Arms, the Ferndale-based support group for people living with HIV/AIDS. Brown helps to do marketing for the group, and also works as a community liaison. How did you get in- people are better equipped to keep volved with Open themselves healthy and prevent 1 Arms? new infections than those who I saw a want ad in Michi- are isolated. gan HIV News for a volunteer On a personal level, it’s very support group facilitator. Even uplifting to know that people will though I knew a lot about the stop at nothing (including HIV) virus, I lacked the perspective to accomplish their goals. Over of someone living with HIV. the years, I’ve seen members It was an experience I felt I complete college degrees, fin- needed to have. ish athletic competitions, start To tell the truth, I was companies, get new jobs, partner scared out of my mind; I was up and/or get married and raise afraid of falling in love with children. Life always goes on; and losing people who were Life always goes on; Open Arms empowers people to ill. To the contrary, although take it by the reins. It’s amazing I did fall in love, the last five Open Arms empowers to witness, and very humbling. years have been full of hope people to take it by and laughter. Generally, the How has Open Arms been people who attend Open the reins. It’s amazing able to grow since merg- Arms are unwilling to let a to witness, and 4 ing with MAC? positive HIV diagnosis stop With the support of MAC, them from living successful very humbling. Open Arms hopes to gain new lives. Every week is a chal- members and grow our network. lenge and a testament to the We have plans to build a website healing power of friendship. that will link from MAC’s so that people seeking support can easily find us. MAC also gives us our What services does the group provide? own space in the building, a phone, a computer Open Arms is a weekly support group and other office supplies so that we can tackle 2 for people living with or affected by HIV/ logistical challenges. Helen Hicks, MAC’s CEO, AIDS. Each attendee has an opportunity to speak has helped us acquire funding for new outreach about his or her experience with HIV/AIDS or activities by writing grants. related issues, and the group responds. We feel that Open Arms and MAC have During the summer, we offer a lecture series a symbiotic relationship: MAC acquired a in which HIV/AIDS-related experts in the com- fully functioning, historically successful support munity visit and offer education and advice to group, and Open Arms acquired the opportunity our members. We also participate in AIDS Walk to help more newly diagnosed people in the Detroit and have a yearly holiday celebration community. in January. The value of support group is twofold: How do you think the community ben- participants offer dozens of perspectives on any efits from having a group like Open problem, and they remind us all that we’re not 5 Arms? alone in whatever we’re going through. Living From a public health perspective, support with HIV/AIDS without the benefit of group groups are part of a philosophy of “prevention support is difficult. There are so many choices for positives,” in which those who are infected to make – medications, doctors, lifestyle recom- learn ways to keep themselves healthy and their mendations – it’s nearly impossible to keep up partners safe from new infections. with. Our discussions lead to informed decisions On a “big picture” level, the existence of about wellness. There really isn’t much funding Open Arms sends a signal to the community: This for psychosocial support for people living with is a place where everyone belongs. A community HIV/AIDS in Michigan, and attending Open without a group like Open Arms is a community Arms is essentially free. I don’t want to live in. Strong, diverse commu- nities work to address their residents’ diverse What do you enjoy about being involved needs. HIV exists in nearly every community, with the group? and support groups are one way that we can 3 Open Arms has inspired me to under- address the epidemic and acknowledge those in stand the value of social networking in health need without excluding anyone. and wellness. People who are connected to other Learn more at www.michiganaidscoalition.org. Between Ourselves is a weekly feature that highlights members of Michigan’s LGBT and allied community. To recommend someone for Between Ourselves, e-mail Jessica at jessica@ pridesource.com It’s easy to win Just find the ad Find the in this issue and enter online. See fake ad p.48 for details. & win Hit ‘Click to Win’ on our home page @ PrideSource.com Between The Lines • September 30, 2010 5 News MICHIGAN Michigan Walks! Detroit chapter of statewide HIV/AIDS services fundraisers sees 450 attendees, $28K raised BY CORNELIUS A. FORTUNE “I’m not here as the council DETROIT – It was a cold start, but an estimated 450 people came out in support of AIDS Walk president. I am here as a member Michigan-Detroit on Sept. 25 at Palmer Park, of the community that is mostly gathering at the Gatliff Pool and walking in support of raising funds for HIV/AIDS services.