WiGOUT! ‘Beyond Priscilla’ An interview with filmmaker Stephan Elliott. Page 11 The voice Of progress fOr Wisconsin’S LGBT community January 14, 2010 | Vol. 1, No. 5 State, M&I Bank workers receive partner benefits By Louis Weisberg WiG Staff Writer Two of the state’s larg- est employers began offering domestic partner benefits Jan. 1. The State of Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds, which handles benefits for most employees of state government and the University of Wisconsin sys- Partners page 4 CaLIfOrNIa MarrIaGe TrIaL BeGINS Page 5 G r a p h i c : J a s o n s m i t h This issue MaTrimoniaL inside and online at wisconsingazette.com Study forecasts windfall News WiGWAG ��������������������� 2 from same-sex weddings Milwaukee Gaze ���������� 4 buckS National Gaze �������������� 5 Editorial ������������������������� 6 By Lisa Neff government revenues over a three-year period defeated the marriage measure Jan. 8, prompting Opinion ������������������������� 7 WiG Staff Writer and pump $200 million into the state’s economy gay rights advocates to vow to fight on in court. International Gaze ����10 over the same time. The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in hen “The Wedding March” plays, The study from the Williams Institute at 2006 that the state must treat same-sex couples Features cash registers ring. the UCLA School of Law was released as equally and provide them the same benefits as WiGOUT ��������������������11 W Marriage can bring bliss and New Jersey lawmakers were debating a mar- heterosexual couples. Legislators responded Books ���������������������������13 marriage can bring bucks, generating millions riage equality bill in late 2009. Gay couples with a civil unions law, but activists pressed on Dining ���������������������������17 in revenues for local and state governments, can marry in five states — Connecticut, Iowa, for marriage. Real Estate ������������������21 and millions more for businesses. A new study Massachusetts, Vermont and, as of Jan. 1, New The court “ruled unanimously that same- StarGaze ����������������������22 estimates that legalizing gay marriage in New Hampshire. sex couples are entitled to equality under Jersey would generate $15.1 million in new The New Jersey Senate, in a 20-14 vote, Bucks page 8 2 WISCONSING a Z e TT e .COM | January 14, 2010 LGBt news with a twist WiGWAG By Lisa Neff & Louis Weisberg Putting ChILd ber or they would grow i t s e l f Hume has the cure for Tiger Broadway,” the first-ever took the NOW story in abuse on a out of it.” as an Woods’ philandering ways: Broadway show in a bath- stride. pedeSTaL “ e l i t e ” Jesus. Appearing Jan. 3 on room. It’s described as a Former Milwaukee arch- a SLIppery c o m m u - “Fox News Sunday,” Hume “cheeky” musical number The now bishop Rembert Weakland is slope nity with a gave the golf phenomenon — all things potty — star- coupLe under fire by the Survivors A woman caught using “strict ban on some personal advice. ing that squeezable Charmin An online poll at www. Network of those Abused her boyfriend’s ski pass ugly people,” “The extent to which he roll. So, is the best seat on popeater.com names Ellen by Priests for using chari- last month at Colorado’s terminated about can recover seems to me Broadway on the toilet? DeGeneres and Portia de table money to create a Keystone Ski Resort thought 5,000 members who posted depends on his faith,” Hume Rossi as the most popular bronze relief of himself pic- fast: She told police that she photos showing they’d “let pontificated. “He is said to NOW celebrity couple. Yes, more tured in the biblical scene was in the middle of transi- themselves go” during the be a Buddhist. I don’t think NO-NO popular than Brad Pitt and of Jesus protecting children. tioning from male to female. holiday season. “As a busi- that faith offers the kind NOW magazine celebrat- Angelina Jolie. Yes, more The relief is part of the But her lie turned into a ness, we mourn the loss of of forgiveness and redemp- ed a mayoral candidate in popular than Beyonce and recently completed renova- slippery slope when she any member, but the fact tion that is offered by the Toronto with a profile piece Jay-Z. tion of The Cathedral of St. invited the Summit County remains that our members Christian faith. My message that said Adam Giambrone John the Evangelist, 812 N. Sheriff’s office to call her demand the high standard to Tiger would be, ‘Tiger, is “young. He’s bright. He’s LeaThered Up Jackson St., Milwaukee. As father to confirm her story. of beauty be upheld,” site turn to the Christian faith gay. And he looks better Milwaukee’s Harley- archbishop, Weakland know- That’s because the sheriff’s founder Robert Hintze told and you can make a total than any of his challeng- Davidson celebrates Elvis ingly shielded pedophile office called her boyfriend’s CNN. “Letting fatties roam recovery and be a great ers so far.” Giambrone, who Presley’s birthday this priests and paid $450,000 dad, who voiced great skep- the site is a direct threat example to the world.’” had not officially entered month with a display of in hush money to a man ticism that his son was in to our business model and Would that be the Christian the mayoral race, also is not rarely seen photos from who claimed Weakland the process of becoming his the very concept for which faith of Ted Haggard? Earl gay. “Easy mistake, given my Presley’s 1968 comeback raped him. In his memoir “A daughter. The woman was BeautifulPeople.com was Paulk? Mark Sanford? Jimmy great relationship with the TV special, along with the Pilgrim in a Pilgrim Church,” arrested for theft and crimi- founded.” Users can join Swaggart? Can we hear an LGTQ people/communities King’s famed red-and-white which was released last nal impersonation. only after enough members amen? and our long-standing mutu- motorcycle. Wear Elvis summer, Weakland defended vote for them as “beautiful” al support,” Giambrone sunglasses and sideburns himself by saying he didn’t The prICe Of during the 48 hours after CrITICS Say… wrote on Facebook. “But so and get a $4 discount. And realize that child molesta- INdulgeNCe their profile is uploaded. 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