Volume 45, Issue 36, September 5, 2014

Lawsuit: R&B singer made anti-gay
comment before punching D.C. fan

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
Controversial R&B singer Chris Brown pled guilty on
Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of simple assault
after admitting he punched a 20-year-old Beltsville, Md.,
man in the face outside D.C.s W Hotel last October in
an altercation in which he allegedly made an anti-gay
comment.
As part of a plea bargain deal with the U.S. Attorneys
O ce, D.C. Superior Court Judge A. Franklin Burgess
Jr. agreed to a recommendation by prosecutors that
Brown be sentenced to the time he has alreadyserved in
connection with the case.
He spent two days in the D.C. Jail following his Oct. 27,
2013 arrest in which D.C. police said he assaulted Parker
Adams when Adams tried to have his picture taken with
Brown outside the hotel.
His arrest in D.C. prompted a judge in California to
revoke his probation for a felony assault conviction
for attacking his then girlfriend, pop singer Rihanna,
just before the 2009 Grammy Awards ceremony. The
probation revocation resulted in his serving more than a
month in jail in Los Angeles.
Marriage cases stacking up as
high courts fall term nears
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
The U.S. Supreme Court isnt expected to issue a ruling
on marriage equality until the middle of next year, but
potential cases are already stacked up for justices to
select when they begin their new term this fall.
A total of nine petitions from opposing sides in three
lawsuits seeking marriage equality in Utah, Oklahoma
and Virginia have been submitted to the Supreme
Court following rulings in those cases from federal
appeals courts.
Justices are under no obligation to take up any of the
cases, but most observers believe the court will elect to
take up a case to place its imprimatur on an issue with
nationwide importance such as the constitutional right
of same-sex couples to marry.
It takes a vote of four justices to grant a writ of certiorari
(or decision to take up a case). The court could grant a
writ of certiorari on Sept. 29 during the rst conference
of its upcoming term, or make a decision at a subsequent
conference.
Jon Davidson, legal director of Lambda Legal, said its
hard to say whether the court will take up a case at its
initial conference or wait until a later meeting, but the
DOMA lawsuits previously before the court may serve as
an indication.
In the multiple challenges to Section 3 of DOMA, and
in the multiple challenges to the Aordable Care Act, cert
petitions in some cases sat for quite a while, repeatedly
being rescheduled for possible consideration at later
conferences, before the court announced its action on
the cert petitions that had been led, Davidson said.
Davidson said its even possible for justices to hold on
to cert petitions until the succeeding term, although that
happens relatively infrequently.
But it remains to be seen which case the Supreme
Court will choose, or if the court will decide its necessary
to take up some combination of the cases.
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REMEMBRANCE
Andrew Cray fought for
Obamacare, access to
transition-related care.
All parties in the three most advanced marriage
equality cases have led petitions for review with the
Supreme Court.
WASHINGTONBLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
A lawsuit claims R&B singer CHRIS BROWN told a fan I
aint down with that gay shit, before punching him.
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male o cer as Justine
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
A decision by D.C. Police Chief Cathy
Lanier to deploy members of the
departments Gay and Lesbian Liaison
Unit to street patrol duties under an
existing patrol support initiative could
hinder the units ability to serve the LGBT
community, sources familiar with the
department said.
In an order issued on Aug. 26, which was
sent by email to every police o cer, Lanier
expanded the scope of the departments
13-year-old Patrol Support Team Initiative
(PSTI), requiring most detectives, supervisors
and o cers not currently performing street
patrol duties to undertake such duties for
one week each month.
Lanier revised the order a few days after
releasing it following strong objections raised
by the police union, which said removing
detectives from their regular cases for one
week each month would seriously hinder
their ability to investigate serious crimes
such as robberies and assaults.
The chiefs rst version exempted
homicide detectives and detectives
investigating sex crimes from having
to perform street patrol duties. The
revised version provides a means for
other detectives and o cers to seek an
exemption from the PSTI program.
Sources familiar with the department
said GLLU members were puzzled over
why they were suddenly included in the
PSTI program. According to the sources,
the GLLU has long been considered a patrol
unit, with all of its current ve o cers and
one sergeant regularly performing street
patrol duties in parts of the city where
LGBT people live and gather.
One of the sources said that removing
GLLU o cers from their regular patrol
duties to perform other patrol duties
under the PSTI program would likely
result in no coverage for the GLLU during
certain nighttime shifts.
Meanwhile, in a related development,
the sources said GLLU members were
stunned when they discovered the rst
version of the Aug. 26 emailed order
announcing the PSTI changes misspelled
GLLU O cer Justin Markiewiczs rst
name as Justine.
The initial version of the order was
quickly rescinded and replaced by a
new email, or teletype, as the message
is called, using Markiewiczs correct rst
name of Justin.
But the sources noted that the version with
the misspelled name came just a few weeks
after GLLU Sgt. Matthew Mahl led an Internal
Aairs Division complaint against Capt.
Edward Delgado, accusing him of allegedly
repeatedly addressing Markiewicz in person
and in email messages as Justine.
The Blade obtained copies of at
least four of the email messages in
which Delgado referred to Markiewicz
as Justine. The Blade on Wednesday
obtained a copy of the rst version of
the Aug. 26 redeployment order with the
name Justine appearing on it.
Delgado is commander of the
departments Special Liaison Division,
which has jurisdiction over the GLLU
and the other special units, including the
Latino Liaison Unit, the Asian and Pacic
Islander Liaison Unit, and the Deaf and
Hard of Hearing Liaison Unit.
Police spokesperson Gwendolyn
Crump said the complaint was being
investigated by the Internal Aairs
Division and neither she nor any member
of the police department could comment
further on the pending investigation.
Crump couldnt immediately be reached
on Wednesday for comment about O cer
Markiewiczs misspelled rst name.
Crump told the Blade earlier in the week
that similar to previous times when GLLU
o cers have been redeployed to new
street patrol assignments, the GLLU o cers
could still respond to a GLLU-related call
for service while assigned to PSTI duties.
She said GLLU members will be assigned to
PSTI duties on a six-week cycle.
Every six weeks, one member of the
GLLU will be assigned to work PSTI, she
said in an email message. This means
that there will be ve other members still
available who will handle the normal day
to day operation of the GLLU.
One of the sources familiar with the
department, who spoke on condition of
not being identied, said GLLU members
carry additional duties in addition to
street patrols, such as attending LGBT-
related meetings and events and serving
as trainers on LGBT-related issues at the
police academy.
The source said removing a GLLU
o cer from his or her regular patrol
duties one week each month could result
in fewer than the number of o cers
needed to perform GLLU-related duties
for a full 24-hour work shift.
GLLU members assigned to new patrol duties
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Chris Brown guilty of assault in D.C. case
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D.C. Police Chief CATHY LANIER has
deployed members of the departments
GLLU to street patrol duties.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
Earlier this year, Adams led a $1.5
million lawsuit against Brown and Browns
bodyguard, Christopher Hollosy, who was
arrested for also punching Adams in the face
during the same incident outside the W Hotel.
A D.C. Superior Court judge convicted
Hollosy of a charge of simple assault
in connection with the incident during
a non-jury trial in May. He is awaiting
sentencing.
Although Browns guilty plea ends
the criminal aspect of the D.C. case, the
civil suit led by Adams could drag on
for years, requiring Brown to return to
D.C. to undergo questioning by Adams
lawyers in legal deposition sessions prior
to the scheduling of a trial.
Attorneys representing Adams and
Brown did not immediately respond to
questions from the Washington Blade
asking about Adams allegation that
Brown made an anti-gay remark at the
time he assaulted Adams.
It its prosecution of Brown, the U.S.
Attorneys o ce in D.C. did not classify
Browns assault against Adams as a hate
crime under D.C.s hate crimes statute.
The statute enables authorities to charge
someone with a hate crime if he or she
targets a victim based on the victims
actual or perceived sexual orientation
or gender identity. A hate crime charge
gives judges authority to hand down an
enhanced or more severe sentence
upon conviction of such a crime.
The U.S. Attorneys O ce carefully
analyzes and acts upon any allegations
that hate and bias were possible motives
in crimes, and seeks enhancements
when the evidence supports pursuing
them, William Miller, a spokesperson for
the U.S. Attorney, told the Blade.
In this particular case, the U.S.
Attorneys o ce reviewed Mr. Browns
statements and conduct as part of
a comprehensive investigation, and
determined that the evidence did not
support an enhancement, Miller said.
In testimony during Hollosys non-jury
trial, Adams told of how the two men
punched him seconds after he attempted
to position himself next to Brown as
Hollosy was about to take a picture of
Brown posing outside the hotel with two
female friends of Adams, one of whom
Adams said was his girlfriend.
Adams told the court during Hollosys
trial that his girlfriend, Howard University
student Jaylan Garrison, 18, and another
female friend saw Brown standing outside
the hotel. He said Garrison asked Brown
if he would pose with her and her female
friend for a photo and Brown agreed.
Adams said he then walked over and
introduced himself to Brown with the
intent of posing with Brown in the picture
with the two women. He said that when
Brown ignored him he moved into a
position where he would be in the photo.
Thats when Brown objected and said,
I aint down with that gay shitI feel like
boxing, Adams quoted Brown as saying.
Seconds later, after the two exchanged
words, Brown punched him in the face,
breaking his nose, Adams testied.
In his lawsuit led on Feb. 18 against
both Brown and Hollosy, Adams asks for
$1 million in compensatory damages and
$500,000 in punitive damages from each
of the two men.
Mr. Adams has incurred signicant
medical expenses as a direct result of
the injuries suered from the punches
delivered by defendants Brown and
Hollosy, the lawsuit states. It states that
following the assault Adams was taken
by ambulance to George Washington
University Hospital, where he was treated
for a fractured nose and other facial and
head injuries.
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NYC St. Patricks Parade gay ban lifted
NEW YORK Organizers of the citys annual St. Patricks Day Parade said on
Wednesday they plan to lift the decades-old ban on gay groups, according to the
Irish Voice.
The parade committee, in a statement to the Associated Press, said that
OUT@NBCUniversal, an LGBT group at NBC, which broadcasts the parade,
would march on March 17 in the parade.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio refused to march in the 2014 parade, the rst
mayor to take that step in 20 years. He had threatened to boycott again in 2015.
A spokesperson for parade organizers told the New York Times that other
LGBT-identied groups are free to apply to march in the future but added that
the parade was remaining loyal to church teachings. Cardinal Timothy Dolan is
scheduled to serve as grand marshal of the next parade.
Its about time, said Sarah Kate Ellis, president of GLAAD. Discrimination has
no place on Americas streets, least of all on Fifth Avenue. As an Irish-Catholic
American, I look forward to a fully inclusive St. Patricks Day Parade that I can
share with my wife and children, just as my own parents shared with me.
Lesbian lawyer struck, killed on bike
SEATTLE A prominent lesbian attorney who helped defend a lesbian Air
Force nurse discharged under Dont Ask, Dont Tell died on Aug. 29 after a truck
struck her bike in downtown Seattle.
The Seattle Times reported Sher KUng was in a bike lane along Second Avenue
near the Seattle Art Museum when a truck making a left turn onto University
Street struck her. The newspaper said the 31-year-old attorney who worked for
the Seattle law rm Perkins Cole died at the scene.
Kung, a former fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington,
was a member of the legal team that represented Air Force Maj. Margaret Witt
who was discharged under Dont Ask, Dont Tell in 2007.
The Seattle Times reported that King and her ance, Christine Sanders, had
an infant daughter earlier this year. The two women had planned to marry next
year.
Miss. church responds to rape allegations
WALLS, Miss. A Mississippi church has responded to allegations that a male
teacher at a school it operates raped a gay student in the 1990s in order to make
him hate men.
Josh Carlisle, youth director of Bethel Baptist Church, which operates the
Bethel Baptist School in DeSoto County, issued a statement to the Memphis
television station WMC after the Washington Blade rst reported Je Whites
allegations on Aug. 27.
We are aware currently that there is a police investigation of misconduct
that allegedly occurred back in the late 1990s, said Carlisle. We are currently
now and intend to fully cooperate with police during the investigation into this
matter.
White told the Blade during an exclusive interview in July near his home on the
Mississippi Gulf Coast that the teacher raped him each week for three years as a
way to force him to change his sexual orientation.
Gay defensive end poised
to sign with Dallas after
Rams cut him
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
The St. Louis Rams on Aug. 30 released
gay defensive end Michael Sam during
the teams nal cuts before the start of
the regular season, but he may nd a new
home with the Dallas Cowboys.
I want to thank the entire Rams
organization and the city of St. Louis for
giving me this tremendous opportunity
and allowing me to show I can play at
this level, said Sam on his Twitter page. I
look forward to continuing to build on the
progress I made here toward a long and
successful career.
Sam, a former University of Missouri
defensive end, came out in February
during a series of interviews with the New
York Times and ESPN
He became the rst openly gay man
drafted into the National Football League
in May.
Rams Coach Je Fisher noted to
reporters after his team picked Sam
during the seventh round that the
franchise in 1946 drafted the rst African
American into the NFL.
This is a second historic moment in the
history of this franchise, said Fisher. Im
honored to be part of it. Michaels a good
football player.
The Associated Press reported that
Fisher met with Sam on Aug. 31.
It was a football decision and it was
no dierent than any other decision that
we make, Fisher told reporters during a
press conference after his team released
Sam, as the Los Angeles Times reported.
It was a football decision back in May
to draft Mike. And once again, its been
about football.
The Dallas Morning News and other
media outlets indicate the Dallas
Cowboys are poised to add Sam to the
teams practice squad this week after
he undergoes a physical. Speculation
remains as to whether homophobia
played any role in the fact the gay
defensive end did not immediately sign
with any other NFL franchise after the
Rams cut him.
LGBT rights advocates and sports
commentators last week criticized ESPN
after reporter Josina Anderson discussed
whether Sam showered with his then-
Rams teammates during the preseason.
Eric Wood, an oensive lineman with
the Bualo Bills, on Aug. 31 suggested
the sports network was to blame for the
fact that no NFL team immediately added
Sam to its roster after the Rams released
him.
No one wants the distraction, Wood
tweeted to former NFL player and analyst
Ross Tucker.
David McFarland, founder of United for
Equality in Sports and Entertainment, a
group that advocates for LGBT inclusion
in the two arenas, told the Washington
Blade that the Rams and Fisher handled
one of the most critically watched player
transactions in the NFL this year in a
professional manner.
I dont believe homophobia played
a role in the Rams decision to release
Michael Sam, said McFarland. However,
there is no doubt that homophobia is
alive and well in the NFL.
McFarland further stressed he feels
anti-LGBT attitudes remain entrenched
in sports.
While Michael Sam has secured a
spot in history and displayed himself
as a true athlete who is on his way
in the NFL, I would encourage us to
look beyond the individual, he told
the Blade. Theres the important and
historical story about Michael Sam, but
as a whole this is an issue that is facing
our athletes at all levels of sport across
America.
06 SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 NATI ONAL NEWS
Mayor BILL DE BLASIO threatened to again boycott the annual New York City St.
Patricks Day Parade over its gay ban.
PHOTO COURTESY DE BLASIO
Sam may nd new
home with Cowboys
The St. Louis Rams on Aug. 30 released gay
defensive end MICHAEL SAM.
PHOTO BY MARCUS QWERTYUS; COURTESY WIKIMEDIA
Activist supported
Obamacare, access to
transition-related care
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
The life of Andrew Cray and his
work on LGBT health issues was cut
short upon his untimely death last week
at age 28, but those close to him say his
message of encouraging LGBT people to
enroll for health insurance lives on.
Among his accomplishments was co-
launching Out2Enroll, a project of the
Center for American Progress aimed at
encouraging LGBT people to sign up for
health insurance under the Aordable
Care Act. Cray also worked as a transgender
activist to ensure states would require
health insurance companies to cover
transition-related care.
Sarah McBride, a D.C. transgender
activist who wed Cray shortly before his
death, said Cray was an eternal optimist
and that health disparities facing LGBT
people was a motivating factor in his work.
He felt so much joy in it, and he found
so much fulllment in it, but at the same
time, he never sought the limelight,
McBride said. He never went out of his
way to claim credit; he was perfectly
content being an unsung hero of the
movement. Thats in fact what he was:
He was a hero. And his work saved lives.
His work has allowed thousands and
thousands of people now to be able to
access care that allowed them to live full
and authentic lives.
Initially diagnosed in September 2013
with oral cancer, Cray died as a result of
the disease at Johns Hopkins Hospital on
Aug. 28 at 3:30 p.m. surrounded by close
friends and family.
From the moment they admitted him
on Tuesday until his passing, his hand
was pretty much constantly being held by
someone, McBride said.
Cray moved to D.C. about three-and-
a-half years ago, with an appetite for
working on LGBT policy issues. After
transitioning himself while attending
college at Northwestern University, Cray
found his calling after participating in
fellowships for LGBT organizations in
D.C. while pursuing his law degree at the
University of Michigan.
Since 2012, Cray worked for the Center
for American Progress on its LGBT state
insurance exchange projects, helping
to ensure the new law instituted data
collection for the LGBT community as
well as non-discrimination protections in
health care based on sexual orientation
and gender identity.
Together with fellow activists Kellan
Baker and Laura Durso, Cray conducted
research nding that prior to Obamacare,
one-in-three LGBT adults who make less
than $47,000 a year were uninsured.
It was in 2013 that Cray and Baker
realized that consumer outreach would
be another necessary component to
their work, which led them to co-found
the project that would be known as
Out2Enroll.
Baker said Cray understood as a
transgender man what it meant to be
locked out of health coverage, which
motivated him to work on Out2Enroll
right up until the week of his death.
Knowing that, for transgender people,
having health care coverage is a rare
and wonderful thing, he really wanted to
make it possible for more trans people to
have that kind of security and to be able
to get insurance that would enable them
to get the heath care that they need,
Baker said.
Crays initial diagnosis of oral cancer
didnt deter him from his work in making
sure LGBT people would be enrolled in
health insurance. In fact, he drew on his
diagnosis to urge others to get covered.
In an op-ed piece for The Advocate
published in March before the open
enrollment period ended, Cray urged
young LGBT people to sign up for health
care, using his own story and diagnosis
of oral cancer as evidence that no one is
invincible.
Our LGBT community is resilient and
strong, and particularly for those of us
who are young and have our entire lives
in front of us, it may feel like we are
invincible. Ive learned the hard way that
Im not, Cray wrote. Cancer has taken a
lot from me physically and emotionally.
But it hasnt taken away my voice, and it
hasnt taken away my hope. I hope to nd
out two weeks from now that Im cancer-
free.
On July 24, Cray participated in an
event at the White House to celebrate
the successful enrollment of more than
8 million people into health insurance
following implementation of the
Aordable Care Act. Upon answering a
question about accessibility of health
insurance for transgender people, Cray
received a standing ovation.
Paulette Anisko, director of the White
House O ce of Public Engagement, said
Crays contributions to the Aordable
Care Act were integral to implementing
the law.
Andrew was a talented and passionate
advocate for LGBT health who helped
educate the entire community about the
importance of having access to quality,
aordable health care, Anisko said.
His insight and expertise will be sorely
missed - but his work will continue to have
a real impact on the lives of countless
Americans.
But Crays work extended beyond
working to ensure LGBT people enroll in
health insurance programs. It also consisted
of developing policies for states to interpret
their non-discrimination laws to require
insurance companies to cover transition-
related care for transgender people.
Mara Keisling, executive director of the
National Center for Transgender Equality,
said she counts Cray as among her
friends and his eorts on this front were
remarkable.
Andy was a signicant national
leader and strategist in the recent push
for ending discriminatory insurance
exclusions around the country, Keisling
said. He played a key role in insurance
outreach and enrollment eorts targeting
LGBT people over the last year and a
half. On the local level, his work with DC
TransLAW has and will continue to help
hundreds of people live safer and more
economically fair lives.
At the height of his treatment, Cray
achieved a victory close to home when
D.C. Mayor Vince Gray announced that
insurers within the district must provide
full coverage to help transgender people
change their biological gender, including
gender reassignment surgery.
In a statement at the time, Cray
emphasized on behalf of the Center for
American Progress the importance of the
policy change to transgender people.
This policy will make D.C.s healthcare
programs and insurance coverage the
most comprehensive in the country for the
full scope of health care that transgender
people need throughout their lives,
Cray said. But more importantly, this
announcement tells transgender people
in the District that their health matters.
A total of nine states have banned
discriminatory insurance exclusions
against transgender people in addition
to D.C.: California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Illinois, Oregon, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Vermont and Washington State.
It was also during this time that Cray
started his relationship with McBride,
who when they rst met was working as
a White House intern. Although the two
met briey during the Pride reception at
the White House in 2012, they started
dating months later after Cray asked
McBride out via a message on Facebook.
The rst time we went out to dinner, I
just remember being so impressed with
his graciousness, his sense of humor, with
his intelligence, and more than anything
else, with his compassion, McBride said.
He just was someone whom you could
tell when you looked in their eyes that
they cared about you, that they were
listening to you, and that they had a lot
of love to give. That was clear from the
start.
Valentines Day 2013 became the day
they o cially counted as the start of their
relationship, which began to ourish
shortly thereafter when McBride started
attending graduate school.
As Cray continued his work on
transgender issues and LGBT health, he
underwent surgery and chemotherapy.
Following his treatment, doctors in April
gave him a clean bill of health and told
him his cancer was in remission.
But about six weeks ago, Cray began
suering from a persistent cough and
chest pains. Just four days after the White
House event he attended, Cray returned
to the hospital.
The cause of his discomfort, doctors
said, was that the cancer had returned,
metastasized in his lungs and was
terminal. At that point, Cray was given 10-
12 months to live.
On Aug. 31, Cray and McBride married
on the rooftop of their D.C. home in a
ceremony attended by friends and family.
It was di cult for Cray to even attend
the ceremony because of the extent
of his illness, but the two were wed by
Rev. Gene Robinson, the rst openly gay
bishop in the Episcopal Church.
Cancer didnt dene our relationship,
but it certainly brought us closer and
developed a bond between us that we
would have naturally developed, just not
as quickly, McBride said. And so, we
decided to get married on Sunday really
again in order to validate for ourselves,
for our community and under the law the
commitment that really we had already
made to each other.
08 SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 NATI ONAL NEWS
ANDREW CRAY died of cancer just days after
his wedding last month.
PHOTO COURTESY OF SARAH MCBRIDE
Cray remembered for contributions to LGBT health
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developing countries
LGBT rights advocates from across Latin
America and the Caribbean will gather in
Peru this week to discuss ways they can
become more involved in politics.
Gay Peruvian Congressman Carlos
Bruce; out Long Beach (Calif.) Mayor
Robert Garca; Mara Rachid, a lesbian
lawmaker and LGBT rights advocate
from Argentina, and Tatiana Pieros, a
transgender woman who became the
head of the Colombian capital of Bogots
tourism o ce in July, are among those
scheduled to take part in the gathering
that will take place in Lima, the Peruvian
capital, from Sept. 4-6.
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute
co-organized what it describes as the
rst-ever gathering of LGBT political
leaders from Latin American and the
Caribbean alongside Promsex, a
Peruvian LGBT advocacy group.
Caribe Armativo, an LGBT advocacy
group based in Colombias Caribbean
coastline, also co-organized the event.
We are honored to participate in
the inaugural meeting of LGBT political
leaders from Latin America and the
Caribbean, Gay and Lesbian Victory
Institute President Chuck Wolfe told the
Washington Blade on Tuesday. Victory
has a long history of empowering local
leaders, and we look forward to sharing
these insights with aspiring LGBT
advocates across the region. Until we are
free everywhere, none of us is truly free.
Rachid, who founded the LGBT
Federation of Argentina, told the Blade on
Monday she welcomes the opportunity to
take part in the gathering.
The participation of LGBT activists in
politics is fundamental to advancing the
recognition of rights for our community
and for many other communities
vulnerable to discrimination, she said.
Deivis Ventura, a Dominican LGBT rights
advocate who visited D.C. earlier this year
on a State Department-sponsored trip,
told the Blade on Tuesday he and other
Dominican activists hope to learn from
their counterparts throughout the region.
For the Dominican activists
participating in this gathering, the activity
already has a vital importance that will
allow us to learn from the successful
experiences of groups and organizations
that have been able to advance the LGBT
issue in the political sphere, he said.
The meeting is the latest gathering
to take place as part of the LGBT Global
Development Partnership, a public-
private initiative the U.S. Agency for
International Development launched in
April 2013.
The initiative will contribute $11 million
over four years to advocacy groups in
Colombia, Ecuador and other developing
countries.
The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber
of Commerce in June became the latest
organization to join the partnership.
When you empower LGBT people
through economics, you give economic
identity to people, NGLCC President
Justin Nelson told the Blade after National
Security Adviser Susan Rice announced
his group had joined the LGBT Global
Development Partnership. People listen.
It moves minds.
LGBT advances in Latin America
The Lima meeting will also take
place against the backdrop of the
regions increasingly visible LGBT rights
movement.
Same-sex couples are able to legally
marry in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil,
Mexico City, French Guiana, the French
islands of Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint
Martin and Saint Barthlemy and the
Caribbean Netherlands that includes
the islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint
Eustatius.
Lawmakers in the Mexican state of
Coahuila on Monday overwhelmingly
approved a same-sex marriage bill.
Colombian President Juan Manuel
Santos in May publicly backed marriage
rights for same-sex couples ahead of his
countrys presidential election. Mariela
Castro, daughter of Cuban President Ral
Castro, has also spoken out in support
of nuptials for gays and lesbians on the
Communist island.
A handful of same-sex couples in
Colombia have exchanged vows since July
2013, but the countrys inspector general
has challenged these unions in court.
The Ecuadorian government is in
the process of implementing a law that
will allow same-sex couples to legally
register their civil unions. Lawmakers
in neighboring Per and Chile are also
considering the issue.
The Colombian Constitutional Court
on Aug. 28 ruled gays and lesbians in
the South American country can legally
adopt the biological children of their
same-sex partners if they meet certain
requirements.
Argentina President Cristina Fernndez
de Kirchner in 2012 signed a law that
allows trans people to legally change their
gender on o cial documents without
surgery and an a davit from a doctor or
another medical provider.
A bill that would allow trans Chileans to
legally change their name and sex without
sex reassignment surgery advanced in
the countrys Senate earlier this year.
Cuba in 2008 began oering free SRS
under the countrys national health
care system. LGBT rights advocates
who oppose the Cuban government
have previously noted to the Blade
that less than two dozen trans people
have undergone the procedure and
the Cuban National Center for Sexual
Education that Mariela Castro heads
determines who will receive it.
More Latin American
lawmakers come out
Lawmakers in Chile and Colombia in
recent days have publicly declared their
homosexuality.
Cristin Loyola Gonzlez, a councilman
from the Chilean town of Quilaco, on
Monday came out as gay and announced
he had left the conservative political party
of which he had been a member. He also
became a spokesperson for two LGBT
advocacy groups in the South American
country.
On the right there are homosexuals
like me, said Loyola in a press release
from the Movement for Homosexual
Integration and Liberation. There are in
many sectors a conservatism that impede
equal rights. I am coming to contribute to
the cause.
Colombian Commerce Minister Cecilia
lvarez last week acknowledged she was
in a relationship with Gina Parody, who is
also a member of Santos cabinet. Former
Bogot City Councilwoman Anglica
Lozano in March became the rst openly
LGBT person elected to the Colombian
Congress.
Bruce, who represents Lima in the
Peruvian Congress, came out in May
during the debate on his civil unions bill.
Jowelle Taylor de Souza, a trans
Trinidadian woman, on Sunday
announced she will run in the countrys
parliamentary elections next year.
Discrimination, violence persist
Anti-LGBT discrimination and violence
remain pervasive throughout Latin
America and the Caribbean in spite of
legal advances.
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and
Belize are among the Caribbean and
Central American countries in which
consensual same-sex sexual relations
remain criminalized.
Javed Jaghai, a gay Jamaican man who
challenged his countrys anti-sodomy law,
last week withdrew his lawsuit because
of threats he said he and his family have
received. Advocates in Puerto Rico, Brazil
and other countries have also spoken
out against anti-LGBT violence and
discrimination and their governments
response to it.
Colin Robinson, a Trinidadian LGBT
advocate who will attend the Lima
meeting, told the Blade on Tuesday
he hopes the Gay and Lesbian Victory
Fund and other organizations can work
to plan something better targeted to
English-speaking Caribbean countries
in the near future where we have
a chance to recruit participants still
contemplating office.
We have a number of LGBTI elected
o cials, but none are out, Robinson told
the Blade. Events like this weeks, if tailed
to the Caribbean, can help build skills and
strategic thinking of a future generation
of public o cials who are LGBTI and
allies.
10 SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 I NTERNATI ONAL NEWS
Historic meeting of Latin American, Caribbean advocates
Gay Peruvian Congressman CARLOS BRUCE is among those expected to speak at a meeting of
LGBT rights advocates from Latin America and the Caribbean that will take place this week in
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their partners child.
Agence France Presse reported same-
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Germany in 2008.
Leiderman petitioned the Colombian
government to recognize Botero as the legal
parent of the two children to whom she
gave birth through articial insemination.
Mauricio Albarracn Caballero,
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a Colombian LGBT advocacy group,
welcomed the ruling.
Lesbian mothers and all same-sex
partners with children are protected with
the decision, he said on Twitter.
Lesbian Colombian Congresswoman
Anglica Lozano tweeted the court has
opened the road to equality.
Hunter T. Carter, a New York-based
lawyer who led a brief in support of
Leiderman and Botero and their children
on behalf of the New York City Bar
Association, told the Washington Blade
he is personally thrilled for what this
means to these four very special souls.
This is a major advance for LGBT rights
and the rights of same-sex couples in Latin
America, said Carter. The court appears
to have based its decision on science, not
prejudice, and to have scrutinized and
rejected the myth that children do not
fare just as well with same sex parents. It
does however appear that there are some
unfortunate restrictions in the ruling,
for example that the ruling only applies
to partners of the biological parent of
the child in question, so the more than
700,000 abandoned Colombian children
who need to be adopted have to continue
to wait for opposite sex couples who so
far havent shown up to do so.
The Constitutional Court in 2011
ruled same-sex couples in the South
American country could legally register
their relationships within two years if
Colombian lawmakers failed to extend
to them the same benets heterosexuals
receive through marriage.
The June 20, 2013, deadline passed
amid lingering confusion as to whether
gays and lesbians could legally marry in
Colombia.
A handful of same-sex couples have
married since last July, but Colombian
Attorney General Alejandro Ordez
Maldonado and social conservatives have
sought to challenge them.
The Impact Litigation Project at American
University Washington College of Law in
D.C. and the New York City Bar Association
in April led briefs with the Constitutional
Court in a case led by two gay couples
challenging Ordezs eorts to nullify
their marriages.
Colombian President Juan Manuel
Santos in May publicly backed marriage
rights for same-sex couples ahead of the
countrys presidential election.
12 SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 I NTERNATI ONAL NEWS
Top Colombian court rules gay couples can adopt
Javed Jaghai cites concerns
for personal safety
A gay man who challenged Jamaicas
anti-sodomy law has withdrawn his
lawsuit, citing concerns for his personal
safety and that of his family.
Javed Jaghai, a Jamaican gay rights
advocate, in an a davit led with the
Jamaica Supreme Court on Aug. 26
referred to nine reported anti-LGBT
attacks and murders since AIDS-Free
World led the lawsuit on his behalf in
February 2013. These include the murder
of Dwayne Jones, who was killed outside
of the resort city of Montego Bay last
summer after partygoers at the party the
16-year-old was attending discovered the
teenager was cross-dressing.
Jamaica is a very small society with
many intolerant individuals who regularly
harm unsuspecting others for choosing
to live in a way that displeases them,
wrote Jaghai. This sort of intolerance
expressed towards gay people, plus the
several media reported attacks on gay
men between 2013 and now, have made
me extremely fearful. While I have never
been harmed physically, I have been
threatened enough times to know that
I am vulnerable. I know as well that my
loved ones are under threat and they are
fearful for my safety. Though the cause
and the case are noble, I am no longer
willing to gamble with my life or the lives
of my parents and siblings.
Jaghai also told the court his sisters
health is another reason he has decided
to withdraw his lawsuit.
My participation in the case and the
attendant social consequences places an
extra burden on us that I cannot justify at
this time, he said.
The Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-
Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG), a Jamaican
LGBT advocacy group that joined Jaghais
case last September, supports his
decision to withdraw his lawsuit.
A law criminalizing what two
consenting adults do in the privacy of
their own home has no place in a free
society that values and protects all its
citizens, said J-FLAG Executive Director
Dane Lewis in an AIDS-Free World press
release.
Those convicted under Jamaicas anti-
sodomy law, which dates back to 1864, face
up to 10 years in prison with hard labor.
Jaghais lawsuit was the rst domestic
challenge to the statute.
The decision Javed made to protect
his family by walking away from this
historic case is understandable, Maurice
Tomlinson, a gay Jamaican lawyer with
AIDS-Free World who ed the island in 2012
because he received death threats after
local media reported on his marriage to a
Canadian man, told the Washington Blade.
The anti-gay rhetoric being whipped up by
fundamentalist groups and irresponsible
media since the case stared has inamed
an already hostile environment. Jamaican
political leaders have also stood by and
let this situation deteriorate because of
shameful cowardice and complicity.
Angeline Jackson, executive director
of Quality of Citizenship Jamaica, an
organization that advocates on behalf
of lesbian and bisexual women and
transgender Jamaicans, echoed Tomlinson.
It is discouraging that Javed had to
withdraw from the case as a result of
threats of harm to himself and his family,
Jackson told the Blade on Monday. His
decision is of course understood, for as
activists we know that there are dangers
and risks involved in our work. Despite
this turn of events, we must recognize
that the mere act of deciding to challenge
the law was a courageous one; that the
challenge was brought by an individual as
young as Javed gives cause for hope for a
better future.
The State Department has repeatedly
criticized the Jamaican government for
not doing enough to respond to rampant
anti-LGBT discrimination and violence in
the country. Jackson and other advocates
have previously noted to the Blade that
Peter LaBarbera of Americans for the
Truth About Homosexuality and Piero
Tozzi of the Alliance Defending Freedom
are among those from the U.S. and the
U.K. who have traveled to island in recent
years to meet with anti-LGBT Jamaican
organizations.
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-
Miller said before her 2011 election that
her government would review the anti-
sodomy law. She said she would also call
for a so-called conscience vote that would
allow parliamentarians to consult with
their constituents on the issue.
A vote has yet to take place.
Though constitutional and legal
challenges will help to facilitate and be
part of the transformation we seek, we
must never forget that another aspect
of this process will be in the changing of
hearts and minds, something that will not
be achieved through court cases alone,
Jackson told the Blade. We should not be
disheartened by this change of events,
rather this should be a reminder to
us that we should continue to identify
various methods through which we can
move toward achieving full citizenship for
LGBT Jamaicans.
JAVED JAGHAI is the rst person to challenge
Jamaicas anti-sodomy law from within the
country.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MAURICE TOMLINSON
Gay Jamaican man drops challenge to sodomy law
Each of the teams supporting plainti
same-sex couples in the Utah, Oklahoma
and Virginia lawsuits are boasting heavy
hitters. Whoever is behind the prevailing
lawsuit will get credit for being part of the
most signicant gay rights case in history.
In the Virginia case, known as Bostic v.
Rainey, the plainti same-sex couples are
represented on behalf of the American
Foundation for Equal Rights by Ted Olson
and David Boies, the legal dream duo that
restored marriage equality to California
after passage of Proposition 8. Respondents
in the case who led a class-action suit are
represented by the American Civil Liberties
Union, Lambda Legal and Paul Smith of
Jenner & Block LLP, who successfully argued
Lawrence v. Texas.
In the Utah case, known as Kitchen
v. Herbert, the Salt Lake City-based legal
rm of Magleby & Greenwood P.C., was
joined by the National Center for Lesbian
Rights as co-co-counsel. Other attorneys
who joined later are former acting U.S.
Solicitor General Neal Katyal with the
law rm of Hogan Lovells and Mary
Bonauto for Gay & Lesbian Advocates &
Defenders, who successfully argued the
Goodridge case that brought marriage
equality to Massachusetts.
In the Oklahoma case, Jerey L.
Fisher, co-director of the Supreme Court
Litigation Clinic at Stanford University,
has agreed to become lead counsel
alongside Holladay & Chillton PLLC.
If the tally of petitions for a case are
any indication of which lawsuit justices
will choose, the Virginia case would win
hands down. No fewer than ve petitions
were led in that lawsuit asking the
Supreme Court to take up the case.
Adam Romero, federal legal director
for the Williams Institute at the University
of California, Los Angeles, said the sheer
number of petitions shouldnt inuence
justices to take up a case.
I do not think the additional petitions
for review in the Virginia case will make it
signicantly more attractive to the court,
Romero said. More important to the
court, I expect, will be dierences between
the legal questions in each of the cases, as
well as any potential red ags.
Each of the three pending cases before
the Supreme Court have minor dierences
that may be distinct enough to inuence
the justices decision on which case to take
up. As Buzzfeeds Chris Geidner notes,
lawyers in their petitions before the court
drew on these dierences as potential
deciencies for why other cases wouldnt
be the best vehicle for a nationwide ruling
on same-sex marriage.
One issue that may complicate the
Oklahoma case is the naming of the
Tulsa County Court Clerk Sally Howe as
a defendant in the marriage-recognition
portion of the lawsuit, even though
she has nothing to do with marriage
recognition in Oklahoma.
The U.S. Tenth Circuit of Appeals
determined Howe wasnt the appropriate
defendant for recognition of out-of-state
marriages. However, the couple that was
denied a marriage license by the Tulsa
clerk had standing to sue, which led the
court to overturn the state marriage ban.
Some observers have speculated the
Supreme Court may not want to select
the Virginia case because of the standing
issues created by the decision from Gov.
Terry McAulie and Virginia Attorney
General Mark Herring not to defend the
marriage ban in court.
A ruling based on standing grounds
would likely once again mean, much
like the Supreme Courts decision in the
Prop 8 case, a ruling bringing marriage
equality to one state, but one that doesnt
address the constitutionality of bans in
other states.
The Williams Institutes Howe said these
kinds of complications could prevent the
court from taking on a particular lawsuit.
The Supreme Court will think twice
before selecting a case with potential
roadblocks to the main event, especially
because several cases are already on the
courts menu and more are expected,
Howe said.
The petitions already before justices
may be joined by others in the aftermath
of decisions from the U.S. Sixth Circuit
Court of Appeals on marriage bans in
Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky
and the U.S. Seventh Circuit of Court of
Appeals on marriage bans in Wisconsin
and Indiana. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals will also be poised to make
a decision on laws in Idaho and Nevada
after it hears oral arguments on Sept. 8.
If attorneys appeal those decisions,
many more cases would be available for
the Supreme Court to take up.
And that doesnt count the Texas case
that has been appealed to the U.S. Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals (and where the
most recent ruling upholding Louisianas
ban on same-sex marriage would be
appealed), or the Florida case on its
way to the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court
of Appeals. Oral arguments in the cases
arent yet scheduled, but that could
change soon.
Doug NeJaime, a law professor at
University of California, Irvine, predicted
the Supreme Court would likely have
more petitions from which to select by
the time it selects a case.
I think the court will likely have more
cert petitions by the time it decides which,
if any, cases to take, NeJaime said. I dont
think the rst cases necessarily have any
greater likelihood, and the court can also
grant cert in more than one case. I think
we will see decisions from other circuits
relatively soon, so cert petitions will likely
be led not long after that.
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FR 3 The Celtic Tenors
SA 4 Larry Brown Quintet
SU 5 Jeff Lorber
FR 10 The Fabulous Hubcaps
FR 17 The Shirelles
SU 19 Sammy Figueroa and Glaucia Nasser:
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SA 25 Cris Williamson & Special Guest
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Os fans come out to the
ballgame
It may have been a disappointing crowd
on Aug. 26 to witness the rst-place
Baltimore Orioles take on a division rival
but the LGBT contingent among the fans
was well represented. A total of 100 tickets
allotted to the Gay & Lesbian Community
Center of Baltimore was sold out.
This outing against the Tampa Bay Rays
was organized by the GLCCB as a social
event but it also served as a fundraiser for
the organization. It was the fourth and nal
such game of the season with the other
outings being held April, May and June.
Each of those sold 25-30 tickets according
to GLCCB Director of Communications Dan
McEvily. Last year, a similar outing was
held in conjunction with Pride and sold just
under 80 tickets. The GLCCB raised $700.
Ripped Genes 2015
calendar release party set
Fashion photographer Robert W.
Mercer, Jr., will launch his 2015 Ripped
Genes and Ripped Janes calendars on
Sept. 26 (rippedgenes.net), the eighth
edition of the male series and the second
edition of the female version, Ripped
Janes. It will take place at The Engineers
Club at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion, 11 W.
Mount Vernon Place in Baltimore.
The Baltimore native is well known in
the area for producing fashion events.
I am especially proud of the
maturation of my calendars, with this
next set presenting equally interesting,
photogenic and diverse men and women,
Mercer told the Washington Blade.
Besides the fashion show, there will be a
calendar signing, open bar, music and dancing,
and a meet and greet with the models.
Doors open at 8 p.m. and the fashion show
starts at 9 p.m. A calendar signing takes place
at 9:30 p.m. An after party will last until closing.
Tickets are $45 for general admission
and $50 for VIP and can be purchased
online at rippedgenes.net/Calendar_
Release_Party.html.
GLCCB donates artifacts
to Smithsonian
The GLCCB was one of the contributors to the
Smithsonians National Museum of American
Historys eorts to collect artifacts and papers
related to LGBT history. A ceremony accepting
the donations that included a wide variety of
items took place on Aug. 19.
Our donation to the Smithsonian
was gleaned from duplicate/unwanted
materials that are in our o cial holdings,
Dan McEvily, the GLCCBs director of
communications, told the Blade. After the
GLCCB archives committee transported
the holdings to the University of Baltimore,
Smithsonian representatives came in to
root through what remained. We donated
approximately 1-2 cubic feet of a variety
of material, including a few editors les
from the 90s, old copies of Gay Life,
photographs, and miscellaneous materials
from other LGBT organizations that were
sent to the GLCCB (i.e. Act Up, GLAAD), etc.
Horseshoe Casino may be
good luck charm for gays
The glitzy new Horseshoe Casino, which
held its grand opening on Aug. 26 in
Baltimore, may be a large, well-heeled ally
for LGBT causes. Among the items listed in
the Baltimore casinos website are several
links to careers, investor relations, things
to do, restaurants and other information.
Included in that listing is a link to LGBT
Pride in which the parent company of
Horseshoe, Caesars, touts its contributions
and eorts to achieve LGBT equality and its
membership in various LGBT organizations.
On the page is the slogan, We always root
for 2 of a kind with two overlapping hands
as a graphic. It also says, Total Rewards by
Caesars Entertainment is the premier casino
company for the LGBT community.
STEVE CHARING
About 100 LGBT fans turned out last week
for an Orioles game against Tampa Bay.
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Anti-gay social media can damage trust study nds
LONDON According to new research from Italy, reading homophobic content on
social media can erode ones trust in society, Gay Star News reports.
Scientists from the Sapienza University of Rome and the Institut National de la
Statistique et des tudes conomiques du Grand-Duch du Luxembourg surveyed data
from 50,000 people in 24,000 Italian households which looked at internet and social
network use, as well as self-reported levels of happiness and self-esteem.
Social networks increased the risk of being exposed to oensive behaviors, they
found, which could have a harmful eect on people, Gay Star News reports.
In online discussions with unknown others, individuals more easily indulge in
aggressive and disrespectful behaviors, the site quoted researchers as having said.
Online networks also are a fertile ground for spreading harmful, oensive, or
controversial contents often lying at the verge between free speech and hate speech.
The results also suggested seeing such comments, as well as racist or misogynistic
posts, decreased peoples happiness and general satisfaction with their lives overall,
the article notes.
Pizza chain manager sues for spousal health care coverage
LOS ANGELES A former trainee manager at Little Caesars pizza in California sued
the company for discrimination last week, accusing the Detroit-based chain of denying
employees health insurance benets for their legally wed same-sex spouses, Reuters
reports.
The lawsuit was brought in state Superior Court in Orange County, regional
headquarters for the nations third-largest pizza chain, by Frank Bernard, 47, who said
he quit his job after Little Caesars refused to extend coverage to his husband of six
years.
I didnt want anything special, I just wanted the same benets package as heterosexual
couples, Reuters quoted Bernard as having said at a news conference in Los Angeles.
The lawsuit names Little Caesars Enterprises and its parent company, Ilitch Holdings,
as defendants, accusing them of discriminating against Bernard on the basis of his
sexual orientation, in violation of California law, the Reuters article notes.
It cites a letter Little Caesars presented Bernard explaining a benets policy that
dened spouse as the one person to whom you are legally married under the laws of
the state in which you reside, including common law spouse, and who is the opposite
gender from you.
The suit seeks unspecied monetary damages and a court order requiring the
company to treat gay and straight married workers equally in providing employment
benets.
Neither Little Caesars nor Ilitch Holdings responded to Reuters requests for comment
on the case.
Millions spent on lesbian obesity
study draws criticism
WASHINGTON A report from the Free Beacon on lesbian obesity for which
the National Institutes of Health received nearly $3 million in federal funding to
study, has caused controversy, the Dallas Voice, the Washington Post and other
media outlets have reported.
The NIH study, now in its fourth year, received an additional $670,567 this
year to determine why nearly three-quarters of adult lesbians are overweight
or obese and why gay men are not.
The study, which is being led by S. Bryn Austin, an associate epidemiologist at
Brigham and Womens Hospital,operates on the premise that there is a striking
interplay of gender and sexual orientation in obesity disparities.
The researchers have been busier since last year, when the project had
yielded only one paper. Those results concluded that gay and bisexual males
had a greater desire for toned muscles than straight men, the Beacon reports.
The project now claims that lesbians have lower athletic-self esteem that
may lead to higher rates of obesity. Another research paper found that lesbians
are more likely to see themselves at a healthy weight, even though they are not,
the Beacon article notes.
Their research found that lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and mostly heterosexual
adolescents exercise one to two hours less a week compared to heterosexuals.
The paper also said sexual minorities are 46 to 76 percent less likely to be on a
sports team, due to gender nonconformity and athletic self-esteem.
The sexual orientation and obesity study is slated to last until 2016. The latest
grant comes receiving $682,873 last year, $778,622 in 2011, and $741,378 in
2012. The total for the project thus far is $2,873,440, the Beacon reports.
The study of lesbian obesity has grabbed the attention of budget watchers,
wrote Josh Hicks in a Washington Post op-ed.
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Jade has grand opening this
week on Capitol Hill
Its not often that a new gym comes to
D.C. but when it does, Im the rst to want
to give it a try. JADE Fitness (jadetnessdc.
com), a new boutique gym in the Capitol Hill
area, had its grand opening this week after a
soft opening in August. I sat down to a one-
on-one interview with gay co-owner, Drew
McNeil, to talk all about this new business.
WASHINGTON BLADE: Tell me about
your background and history in the
tness industry.
DREW McNEIL: Ive been in the tness
industry for more than 11 years and during
this time Ive learned a lot about myself, tness
and what people hope to achieve when it
comes to health and wellness. My lifestyle is
composed of three things: mind, body and
nutrition. This holistic approach forces me
topay close attention to the details. I believe
its nearly impossible to expect success in one
area without truly understanding and learning
about the other areas as well. At the end of
the day, its all about the experience and the
results. You have to ask yourself, Does it bring
me joy? and Am I getting what I want out
of it? This mindset has been my compass for
many years and it has helped me to build solid
connections with many people.
BLADE: What were your thoughts
behind opening JADE Fitness?
McNEIL: We are a team of people who
are passionate about health, wellness and
community. JADE is our answer to what
we believe is missing in the D.C. area. We
want to give people complete leadership,
from start to nish, in all areas of tness
(strength, cardiovascular health and
nutrition). Our brand and the name JADE
represents energy, growth and renewal.
BLADE:What services does JADE oer?
McNEIL: We oer a variety of
themed small group and semi-private
tness classes. Small group classesinclude
boot camps, suspension training, popular
dance classes, such as Zumba and of
course, yoga. Semi-private sessions are
usually around two to four people and
have a more hands-on approach, especially
for those who like the individual attention
or may initially have certain limitations.Our
classes are unique because they are
conducted as if you are in a one-on-
one session with a trainer but at a more
aordable price because of the group
setting. Members will still be able to receive
personalized attention that will allow them
to do the moves correctly. Our coaches and
group instructors will push and challenge
our members so that your maximizing
every minute that your working out.
BLADE: What makes JADE dierent in
comparison to the other gyms in this area?
McNEIL: Throughout the years, Ive noticed
the same behavior in most gyms. Members are
isolated with their head phones, working out
in areas where they feel the most comfortable,
doing the same routine over and over again.
As a result, we wanted to emphasis a small
group setting to build a sense of camaraderie
and community while maintaining a tough
and fun workout. As I mentioned before, we
also wanted to create a warm and inviting
environment thats less intimidating to our
guest. A gym thats inclusive, empowering and
adventurous. We take complete ownership
and strong focus on corrective exercises, real
world movements, exercise progression and
injury prevention.
BLADE: Walk me through what a
workout would look like.
McNEIL: Sure, but before you take any of
our classes, we will do an assessment with
you. The assessment will help us better serve
you and identify any imbalances or common
deciencies you may have and personalize your
experience with Jade.One of the classes we oer
is calledABC workout, a targeted workout that
focuses on toning thearms, reshaping thebutt
and and strengthening thecore, areas that are
critical in our everyday life and of course great
for aesthetics. We usually begin with a warm
up and prescribed corrective exercises, then
get the heart rate pumping with great music
and some type of cardiovascular exercise, then
roughly 20 minutes focused on the class theme
with a main movements, progression and a
regression exercises,core and a nice cool down
and stretch.
JADE Fitness co-owner Drew McNeil.
BUCKY MITCHELL grew up in Pennsylvanias
Amish country and says many of the exercises
in his regimen are derived from the kinds of
movement Amish men and women use in
their daily chores. Mitchell, whos gay, believes
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November election to usher
in big changes for city
About 11 people have led nominating
petitions for the Council-at-large seat that
David Catania will be vacating as of Jan.
1, 2015. Each will try to stand out from
their competitors, which wont be easy
to do. On Sept. 8, the Board of Elections
will inform the voters of the District who
has made the nal ballot and that is when
those running for all o ces become o -
cial candidates.
Of those who have led the required
number of petition signatures, those with
the best chance of winning changed their
registration from Democratic to Inde-
pendent to run for the seat that is one
of two set aside for someone other than
a Democrat. That quirk is something that
should change and preferably there would
be no set-asides. If they must continue, it
shouldnt be so easy for candidates to
change their party registration to run.
In the next 10 weeks, the media will
focus on the mayoral race, which for the
rst time in years is a real contest. In ad-
dition, with this ballot for the rst time we
will be electing an independent attorney
general. Then if there is time left in a TV
newscast or space in a newspaper, some-
one may mention the race for Council-
at-large. There are actually two at-large
seats up but it is assumed that the winner
of one will be Democrat Anita Bonds who
currently sits on the Council and won the
Democratic primary handily.
It has to be assumed that no voter
knows the names of more than three or
four of the candidates running. They are
all trying to raise money to plaster their
names on lampposts and send catchy
mailings to voters. They are sitting with
their strategists guring out what they
can say, even if its outrageous, to get
some attention. The problem all have is
that they have no voting record and while
that can be good when trying to shape
their own image, it leaves most voters
without any knowledge of what they
stand for.
Contrary to some who believe that
things never change on the Council, we
have seen many new faces in the last few
years. There is Kenyan McDu e in Ward
5; David Grosso at-large; and Anita Bonds
at-large. After the November election we
will have the replacement for Catania; Bri-
anne Nadeau, if she wins will be the new
Council member for Ward 1; a replace-
ment in Ward 6 for Tommy Wells; and
if Muriel Bowser becomes mayor, there
will be a special election for the Ward 4
seat. That means after that special elec-
tion more than half the Council will be in
o ce for less than ve years with four
members being new.
That is a good thing for the District of
Columbia and it means that who wins the
at-large seat is important. The problem
voters have is they dont know what these
candidates stand for on local issues. Re-
viewing most of their websites tells you
about their background; whether they
are gay or straight; married or single;
have kids or not; and which party they
were originally in. What isnt there is what
they think about funding the H Street
Trolley; whether we should tax gym
memberships; which programs to com-
bat illiteracy they support; do whether
they support continued funding for the
University of the District of Columbia and
for the D.C. Community College. What
are their thoughts on the legalization of
marijuana? On continued funding of the
United Medical Center or building a new
hospital east of the river? Do they want to
continue FIRE/EMS as one agency or split
it in two like they do in Maryland? What
are their thoughts on the deal for the soc-
cer stadium, which may still be something
they have to vote on in the new Council.
When you dont have a record to be
judged on, it should take more to be elect-
ed than simply saying, Hi, I am running for
Council, please donate money and then
vote for me. Voters deserve more and I
hope they will get it before Nov. 4 to allow
them to make an informed dec ision.
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D.C. has chance to elect a new Council
I NSI DE LGBT WASHI NGTON SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 21
EDI TORI AL CARTOON
Of cials failed most vulnerable
including LGBT residents,
HIV patients after storm
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS & MICHAEL KEY
The images of Hurricane Katrina
remain indelible nine years after the
storm devastated the central Gulf
Coast. These include pictures of the
failed levees that allowed up to 17 feet
of water to inundate the majority of
New Orleans, bloated bodies oating
in the contaminated oodwaters and a
attened Mississippi coastline.
We spent a week traveling through Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Alabama in July to
report on the lives of LGBT people who
live there. Rampant discrimination, per-
secution and poverty were among the
external factors that provided a context
for our trip. It quickly became clear to
us the aftermath of Katrina was another
backdrop to the story that had already
changed our lives in a profound and
deeply personal way.
It is important to share the stories of
those who survived Katrina.
A transgender man in Baton Rouge,
La., told us the hurricane destroyed his
familys home in the New Orleans Lakev-
iew neighborhood after a levee along the
17th Street Canal failed. He said Katrina
was actually a blessing of sorts because
he was able to live away from his mother
with whom he had always had a di cult
relationship.
Miss Eddie, a trans woman who lives
in Belle Reve, a residence for people with
HIV/AIDS in New Orleans Marigny neigh-
borhood, considered the home in which
she rode out the storm blessed in spite
of the 15 inches of water that ooded it
during the storm.
Many others in New Orleans and on
the Mississippi Gulf Coast we met were
far less fortunate.
Vicki Weeks, executive director of Belle
Reve, spent 16 hours in tra c as she and
her sta evacuated eight of their resi-
dents from the Crescent City to a camp-
ground in Alexandria, La., where they
experienced racism and other unconscio-
nable forms of abuse and mistreatment
for nearly three weeks. They eventually
relocated to Anniston, Ala., where they
remained for seven months until return-
ing to New Orleans.
Six feet of water ooded New Orleans
Gentilly Terrace neighborhood in which
Weeks home is located.
Damaged homes with large orange Xs
spray-painted onto them were clearly vis-
ible along North Claiborne Avenue in New
Orleans Upper Ninth Ward, as though Ka-
trina had made landfall a few weeks ear-
lier. The scene that unfolded beneath us
in the Lower Ninth Ward as we drove over
the Industrial Canal was one of an over-
grown post-apocalyptic landscape with a
scattering of green homes that Brad Pitts
foundation helped build after Katrina.
The levee along the Industrial Canal
that had been rebuilt after the hurricane
loomed ominously over us as we walked
down empty streets and over-grown
lots where homes once stood. Music
from a family reunion and cars from the
Claiborne Avenue Bridge were the only
sounds that permeated the area where
dozens died during the storm.
The juxtaposition of what one might call
people living mundane lives amid a post-
Katrina wasteland that had only begun to
recover to any resemblance of normality
is simply impossible to describe.
The scene was equally stark along the
Mississippi Gulf Coast where we inter-
viewed local LGBT rights advocates.
One of the advocates we met for lunch
at a Mexican restaurant in Gulfport, Miss.,
that had once been on the beach said ev-
erything south of the railroad tracks was
gone because Katrinas 28-foot storm
surge destroyed everything.
Concrete slabs with stairs that eerily
lead to nowhere are all that remain of
oceanfront homes on U.S. Highway 90
between Gulfport and neighboring Biloxi.
The powdery white beaches and tranquil
Gulf of Mexico across the street beck-
oned on the typically hot and sultry July
afternoon that we spent on the coast as
though the storm had never happened.
A lesbian with whom we spoke later
that day lost her home to Katrina. The
oceanfront mall in Biloxi where we inter-
viewed her and her wife sustained signi-
cant damage during the storm.
Katrina killed more than 1,800 people
in Mississippi, Louisiana and other states.
More than 20 percent of New Orleans
residents were living below the poverty
line when the storm made landfall on
Aug. 29, 2005.
O cials estimated more than 100,000
people had no cars or access to personal
transportation that would have allowed
them to evacuate the city ahead of a hur-
ricane. These include the eight Belle Reve
residents who were able to leave New
Orleans ahead of the storm only because
Weeks and her sta used their private
vehicles to get them to a place of relative
safety.
It became immediately clear that local,
state and federal o cials utterly failed
those who were the most vulnerable dur-
ing Katrina and its aftermath in a way
that can easily be described as criminal,
regardless of ones political a liation or
socio-economic status. Many of these
people continue to suer nine years later.
This is simply unacceptable.
Amid this disgraceful response to Ka-
trina, we heard an untold number of sto-
ries of hope from those on the Gulf Coast
with whom we had the good fortune of
speaking during our trip.
A lesbian we interviewed in Metairie,
La., was able to celebrate Christmas Eve
in her familys home in New Orleans Up-
per Ninth Ward in 2005 after her father
made su cient repairs. Pharmacies in
Mississippi worked to ensure those with
HIV/AIDS many had evacuated the
Crescent City and other areas of Louisi-
ana and the Gulf Coast that Katrina dev-
astated received their medications
without interruption.
HIV/AIDS service organizations in Ala-
bama accommodated those with the vi-
rus.
Julie Thompson, co-president of PFLAG
New Orleans, summed up this resilience
and camaraderie perfectly as she talked
with us about how she and her family lost
their home during Katrina.
We laid in the mud and then we nally
got up and started over again, she told
us during an interview at a coee shop
near the 17th Street Canal. Now were
making for a better, stronger everything.
Lets keep Julie, Vicki, the residents of
Belle Reve and others on the Gulf Coast
in our thoughts as another somber anni-
versary passes.
22 SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 VI EWPOI NT
Nine years later, scenes of destruction and abandonment persist in communities along the
Gulf Coast.
Amid Katrinas destruction, one sign of hope has emerged in a striking new neighborhood
rebuilt with funding from Brad Pitt.
MARK LEE is a long-time entrepreneur
and community business advocate. Follow
on Twitter: @MarkLeeDC. Reach him at
OurBusinessMatters@gmail.com.
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Spurring reform the
dominant party opposes is a
potential voter bonus
Grousing ensued three years ago when
the D.C. Council altered the citys schedule for
government-nanced closed-voting primary
elections limited to registered party members
choosing candidates to compete in the all-ac-
cess November general election.
Council members moved the 2012 political
party primaries to the first week of April from the
previously traditional early September date. Com-
plaints reached a frenzied crescendo leading up
to the mayoral-headlining primary this year.
Despite all the fuss and consternation, pro-
viding more time between party primaries and
the general election has proven benecial.
Most important, it has the potential to lead
to either an indirect change in the process or
eventual election reform officeholders from the
overwhelmingly dominant Democratic Party will
continue to adamantly resist approving. Party
officials enjoy possessing the practical power to
essentially determine election outcomes with-
out much challenge from outside the confines of
those who are party-registered while discour-
aging an increase in independent voters.
Revising the primary election date was
prompted by congressional passage in 2009 of
the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment
Act. Designed to ensure adequate time for ab-
sentee voting by those living abroad and over-
seas military personnel, the law requires gen-
eral election ballots including a federal o ce be
provided no later than 45 days prior to Election
Day. The old schedule was too tight to ensure
compliance when post-primary absentee or
provisional ballot counting and possible re-
counts could delay certication of party slates.
This mandate affects all standard biennial D.C.
elections both presidential election years and
those including the citys congressional delegate,
due to the latter being elected every two years.
To comply with the law and avoid a De-
partment of Justice lawsuit, the D.C. Council
moved party primaries to the rst Tuesday in
April, eective in 2012.
Most states among the vast majority current-
ly compliant with the MOVE Act conduct prima-
ry elections before or on June 24. While the rst
week of April may be a bit too early, the city is
well advised to schedule party primaries prior
to Memorial Day and the initiation of summer
vacations and seasonal travel. D.C. Council de-
sire to not have primary elections interfere with
the intensive legislative period determining the
Districts annual budget, completed prior to the
mid-July summer recess, is also smart.
Candidate complaints of having to collect
ballot-qualifying signatures during cold winter
months or raise campaign funds during the holi-
day season are mere pitiful whining when mea-
sured against guaranteeing fair voter access.
Concern that conducting party primaries in
the spring results in too long a period of lame
duck status for defeated incumbents ignores
term-limited mayors and retiring or otherwise
departing Council members.
Blaming historically low party-registered turn-
out in this years primary because of the date
overlooks long declining voter participation rates.
Ironically, conducting party primaries and gen-
eral elections outside a narrow few-weeks-only
window even benefits victorious party nominees.
They have time to regroup and reorganize, as well
as reenergize supporters and replenish campaign
funds required to get their message out to all vot-
ers leading up to the general election. Rather than
elections turning into a condensed calendar blur
before increasingly disengaged residents, candi-
dates have additional and adequate time to ap-
peal to voters for support.
The ultimate benet, however, may be less
apparent but one that grumbling, and wor-
ried, Democratic Party leaders dont much like.
Distancing primary and general elections
creates greater opportunity for independent
candidates to mount eective campaigns.
More robust candidate competitions and
energized discussions of diverse ideas would
well serve voters and the city, and diminish the
inuence of a scandal-ridden and impropriety-
tolerant political class.
It might even hasten the day when D.C.s
increasingly arcane party-registered-only ex-
clusionary primaries will nally end, as in a
growing number of states and for the vast ma-
jority of municipal elections. No longer would
registering with a political party be the price of
full participation in selecting local o cials.
This years mayoral race with a competitive in-
dependent candidate is proof of that possibility.
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STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used as
a complete single-tablet regimen to treat HIV-1 in
adults who have never taken HIV-1 medicines
before. STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS.
I started my
personal revolution
Talk to your healthcare provider
about starting treatment.
STRIBILD is a complete HIV-1
treatment in 1 pill, once a day.
Ask if its right for you.
What is STRIBILD?
STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used
to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never
taken HIV-1 medicines before. It combines
4 medicines into 1 pill to be taken once a
day with food. STRIBILD is a complete
single-tablet regimen and should not be
used with other HIV-1 medicines.
STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1
infection or AIDS. To control HIV-1
infection and decrease HIV-related
illnesses you must keep taking STRIBILD.
Ask your healthcare provider if you have
questions about how to reduce the risk of
passing HIV-1 to others. Always practice
safer sex and use condoms to lower the
chance of sexual contact with body uids.
Never reuse or share needles or other
items that have body uids on them.
IMPORTANT SAFETY
INFORMATION
What is the most important
information I should know about
STRIBILD?
STRIBILD can cause serious
side effects:
Build-up of an acid in your blood
(lactic acidosis), which is a serious
medical emergency. Symptoms of lactic
acidosis include feeling very weak or tired,
unusual (not normal) muscle pain, trouble
breathing, stomach pain with nausea or
vomiting, feeling cold especially in your
arms and legs, feeling dizzy or lightheaded,
and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat.
Serious liver problems. The liver may
become large (hepatomegaly) and fatty
(steatosis). Symptoms of liver problems
include your skin or the white part of
your eyes turns yellow (jaundice), dark
tea-colored urine, light-colored bowel
movements (stools), loss of appetite for
several days or longer, nausea, and/or
stomach pain.
You may be more likely to get lactic
acidosis or serious liver problems if
you are female, very overweight (obese),
or have been taking STRIBILD for a long
time. In some cases, these serious
conditions have led to death. Call your
healthcare provider right away if you
have any symptoms of these conditions.
Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV)
infection. If you also have HBV and stop
taking STRIBILD, your hepatitis may
suddenly get worse. Do not stop taking
STRIBILD without rst talking to your
healthcare provider, as they will need to
monitor your health. STRIBILD is not
approved for the treatment of HBV.
Do not take STRIBILD if you:
Take a medicine that contains:
alfuzosin, dihydroergotamine,
ergotamine, methylergonovine, cisapride,
lovastatin, simvastatin, pimozide,
sildenal when used for lung problems
(Revatio
), triazolam, oral midazolam,

rifampin or the herb St. Johns wort.
For a list of brand names for these
medicines, please see the Brief
Summary on the following pages.
Take any other medicines to treat
HIV-1 infection, or the medicine
adefovir (Hepsera
).
What are the other possible side
effects of STRIBILD?
Serious side effects of STRIBILD may
also include:
New or worse kidney problems,
including kidney failure. Your
healthcare provider should do regular
blood and urine tests to check your
kidneys before and during treatment with
STRIBILD. If you develop kidney
problems, your healthcare provider may
tell you to stop taking STRIBILD.
Bone problems, including bone pain or
bones getting soft or thin, which may lead
to fractures. Your healthcare provider may
do tests to check your bones.
Changes in body fat can happen in
people taking HIV-1 medicines.
Changes in your immune system.
Your immune system may get stronger
and begin to ght infections. Tell your
healthcare provider if you have any new
symptoms after you start taking STRIBILD.
The most common side effects of
STRIBILD include nausea and diarrhea.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have
any side effects that bother you or dont
go away.
What should I tell my healthcare
provider before taking STRIBILD?
All your health problems. Be sure to tell
your healthcare provider if you have or
had any kidney, bone, or liver problems,
including hepatitis virus infection.
All the medicines you take, including
prescription and nonprescription
medicines, vitamins, and herbal
supplements. STRIBILD may affect the
way other medicines work, and other
medicines may affect how STRIBILD
works. Keep a list of all your medicines
and show it to your healthcare provider
and pharmacist. Do not start any new
medicines while taking STRIBILD without
rst talking with your healthcare provider.
If you take hormone-based birth
control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc).
If you take antacids. Take antacids at
least 2 hours before or after you take
STRIBILD.
If you are pregnant or plan to become
pregnant. It is not known if STRIBILD
can harm your unborn baby. Tell your
healthcare provider if you become
pregnant while taking STRIBILD.
If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or
plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed.
HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in
breast milk. Also, some medicines
in STRIBILD can pass into breast
milk, and it is not known if this can
harm the baby.
You are encouraged to
report negative side effects of
prescription drugs to the FDA.
Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch,
or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Brief Summary of full
Prescribing Information with important
warnings on the following pages.
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STRIBILD
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tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) tablets
Brief summary of full Prescribing Information. For more information,
please see the full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.
What is STRIBILD?
STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in adults
who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before. STRIBILD is a
complete regimen and should not be used with other HIV-1 medicines.
STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. You must stay on continuous
HIV-1 therapy to control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related
illnesses.
Ask your healthcare provider about how to prevent passing
HIV-1 to others. Do not share or reuse needles, injection equipment,
or personal items that can have blood or body fuids on them. Do not
have sex without protection. Always practice safer sex by using a latex
or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with
semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.
What is the most important information I should know
about STRIBILD?
STRIBILD can cause serious side effects, including:
1. Build-up of lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic
acidosis can happen in some people who take STRIBILD or similar
(nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic acidosis is a serious medical
emergency that can lead to death. Lactic acidosis can be hard to
identify early, because the symptoms could seem like symptoms of
other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away
if you get any of the following symptoms which could be signs
of lactic acidosis:
feel very weak or tired
have unusual (not normal) muscle pain
have trouble breathing
have stomach pain with nausea or vomiting
feel cold, especially in your arms and legs
feel dizzy or lightheaded
have a fast or irregular heartbeat
2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people
who take STRIBILD. In some cases, these liver problems can lead
to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may
develop fat in your liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare provider
right away if you get any of the following symptoms of liver
problems:
your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice)
dark tea-colored urine
light-colored bowel movements (stools)
loss of appetite for several days or longer
nausea
stomach pain
You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver
problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have
been taking STRIBILD for a long time.
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adefovir (Hepsera
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alfuzosin hydrochloride (Uroxatral
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cisapride (Propulsid
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ergot-containing medicines, including: dihydroergotamine mesylate
(D.H.E. 45
, Migranal
), ergotamine tartrate (Cafergot
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methylergonovine maleate (Ergotrate
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lovastatin (Advicor
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oral midazolam
pimozide (Orap
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rifampin (Rifadin
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, Rifater
, Rimactane
)
sildenafl (Revatio
), when used for treating lung problems

simvastatin (Simcor
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, Zocor
)
triazolam (Halcion
)
the herb St. Johns wort
Do not take STRIBILD if you also take any other HIV-1 medicines,
including:
Other medicines that contain tenofovir (Atripla
, Complera
, Viread
,
Truvada
)
Other medicines that contain emtricitabine, lamivudine, or ritonavir
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, Norvir
, Trizivir
, Truvada
)
STRIBILD is not for use in people who are less than 18 years old.
What are the possible side effects of STRIBILD?
STRIBILD may cause the following serious side effects:
See What is the most important information I should know
about STRIBILD?
New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your
healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your
kidneys before you start and while you are taking STRIBILD. Your
healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking STRIBILD if you
develop new or worse kidney problems.
Bone problems can happen in some people who take STRIBILD.
Bone problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which may
lead to fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do tests to
check your bones.
Changes in body fat can happen in people who take HIV-1 medicine.
These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper
back and neck (buffalo hump), breast, and around the middle
of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may
also happen. The exact cause and long-term health effects of these
conditions are not known.
Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution
Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your
immune system may get stronger and begin to fght infections that
have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare
provider right away if you start having any new symptoms after
starting your HIV-1 medicine.
The most common side effects of STRIBILD include:
Nausea
Diarrhea
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that
bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of STRIBILD. For more
information, ask your healthcare provider.
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects.
You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking STRIBILD?
Tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions,
including:
If you have or had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including
hepatitis B infection
If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if
STRIBILD can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider
if you become pregnant while taking STRIBILD.
- There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral
medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of this registry is to collect
information about the health of you and your baby. Talk with your
healthcare provider about how you can take part in this registry.
If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not
breastfeed if you take STRIBILD.
- You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk
of passing HIV-1 to your baby.
- Two of the medicines in STRIBILD can pass to your baby in your
breast milk. It is not known if the other medicines in STRIBILD can
pass into your breast milk.
- Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed
your baby.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take,
including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins,
and herbal supplements:
STRIBILD may affect the way other medicines work, and other
medicines may affect how STRIBILD works.
Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the following
medicines:
- Hormone-based birth control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc)
- Antacid medicines that contain aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, or
calcium carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or after you
take STRIBILD
- Medicines to treat depression, organ transplant rejection, or high
blood pressure
- amiodarone (Cordarone
, Pacerone
)
- atorvastatin (Lipitor
, Caduet
)
- bepridil hydrochloride (Vascor
, Bepadin
)
- bosentan (Tracleer
)
- buspirone
- carbamazepine (Carbatrol
, Epitol
, Equetro
, Tegretol
)
- clarithromycin (Biaxin
, Prevpac
)
- clonazepam (Klonopin
)
- clorazepate (Gen-xene
, Tranxene
)
- colchicine (Colcrys
)
- medicines that contain dexamethasone
- diazepam (Valium
)
- digoxin (Lanoxin
)
- disopyramide (Norpace
)
- estazolam
- ethosuximide (Zarontin
)
- fecainide (Tambocor
)
- furazepam
- futicasone (Flovent
, Flonase
, Flovent
Diskus
,
Flovent
HFA, Veramyst
)
- itraconazole (Sporanox
)
- ketoconazole (Nizoral
)
- lidocaine (Xylocaine
)
- mexiletine
- oxcarbazepine (Trileptal
)
- perphenazine
- phenobarbital (Luminal
)
- phenytoin (Dilantin
, Phenytek
)
- propafenone (Rythmol
)
- quinidine (Neudexta
)
- rifabutin (Mycobutin
)
- rifapentine (Priftin
)
- risperidone (Risperdal
, Risperdal Consta
)
- salmeterol (Serevent
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with futicasone (Advair Diskus
, Advair HFA
)
- sildenafl (Viagra
), tadalafl (Cialis
) or vardenafl (Levitra
, Staxyn
),
for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). If you get dizzy or faint
(low blood pressure), have vision changes or have an erection that
last longer than 4 hours, call your healthcare provider or get medical
help right away.
- tadalafl (Adcirca
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hypertension
- telithromycin (Ketek
)
- thioridazine
- voriconazole (Vfend
)
- warfarin (Coumadin
, Jantoven
)
- zolpidem (Ambien
, Edlular
, Intermezzo
, Zolpimist
)
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all your medicines and
show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new
medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking STRIBILD
without frst talking with your healthcare provider.
Keep STRIBILD and all medicines out of reach of children.
This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information about
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information about STRIBILD that is written for health professionals, or
call 1-800-445-3235 or go to www.STRIBILD.com.
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Patient Information
STRIBILD
(STRY-bild)
(elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/
tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) tablets
Brief summary of full Prescribing Information. For more information,
please see the full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.
What is STRIBILD?
STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in adults
who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before. STRIBILD is a
complete regimen and should not be used with other HIV-1 medicines.
STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. You must stay on continuous
HIV-1 therapy to control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related
illnesses.
Ask your healthcare provider about how to prevent passing
HIV-1 to others. Do not share or reuse needles, injection equipment,
or personal items that can have blood or body fuids on them. Do not
have sex without protection. Always practice safer sex by using a latex
or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with
semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.
What is the most important information I should know
about STRIBILD?
STRIBILD can cause serious side effects, including:
1. Build-up of lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic
acidosis can happen in some people who take STRIBILD or similar
(nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic acidosis is a serious medical
emergency that can lead to death. Lactic acidosis can be hard to
identify early, because the symptoms could seem like symptoms of
other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away
if you get any of the following symptoms which could be signs
of lactic acidosis:
feel very weak or tired
have unusual (not normal) muscle pain
have trouble breathing
have stomach pain with nausea or vomiting
feel cold, especially in your arms and legs
feel dizzy or lightheaded
have a fast or irregular heartbeat
2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people
who take STRIBILD. In some cases, these liver problems can lead
to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may
develop fat in your liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare provider
right away if you get any of the following symptoms of liver
problems:
your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice)
dark tea-colored urine
light-colored bowel movements (stools)
loss of appetite for several days or longer
nausea
stomach pain
You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver
problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have
been taking STRIBILD for a long time.
3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you have hepatitis B virus
(HBV) infection and take STRIBILD, your HBV may get worse (fare-up)
if you stop taking STRIBILD. A fare-up is when your HBV infection
suddenly returns in a worse way than before.
Do not run out of STRIBILD. Refll your prescription or talk to your
healthcare provider before your STRIBILD is all gone
Do not stop taking STRIBILD without frst talking to your healthcare
provider
If you stop taking STRIBILD, your healthcare provider will need to
check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several
months to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare provider
about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop
taking STRIBILD
Do not take STRIBILD if you also take a medicine that contains:
adefovir (Hepsera
)
alfuzosin hydrochloride (Uroxatral
)
cisapride (Propulsid
, Propulsid Quicksolv
)
ergot-containing medicines, including: dihydroergotamine mesylate
(D.H.E. 45
, Migranal
), ergotamine tartrate (Cafergot
, Migergot
,
Ergostat
, Medihaler Ergotamine
, Wigraine
, Wigrettes
), and
methylergonovine maleate (Ergotrate
, Methergine
)
lovastatin (Advicor
, Altoprev
, Mevacor
)
oral midazolam
pimozide (Orap
)
rifampin (Rifadin
, Rifamate
, Rifater
, Rimactane
)
sildenafl (Revatio
), when used for treating lung problems

simvastatin (Simcor
, Vytorin
, Zocor
)
triazolam (Halcion
)
the herb St. Johns wort
Do not take STRIBILD if you also take any other HIV-1 medicines,
including:
Other medicines that contain tenofovir (Atripla
, Complera
, Viread
,
Truvada
)
Other medicines that contain emtricitabine, lamivudine, or ritonavir
(Atripla
, Combivir
, Complera
, Emtriva
, Epivir
or Epivir-HBV
,
Epzicom
, Kaletra
, Norvir
, Trizivir
, Truvada
)
STRIBILD is not for use in people who are less than 18 years old.
What are the possible side effects of STRIBILD?
STRIBILD may cause the following serious side effects:
See What is the most important information I should know
about STRIBILD?
New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your
healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your
kidneys before you start and while you are taking STRIBILD. Your
healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking STRIBILD if you
develop new or worse kidney problems.
Bone problems can happen in some people who take STRIBILD.
Bone problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which may
lead to fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do tests to
check your bones.
Changes in body fat can happen in people who take HIV-1 medicine.
These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper
back and neck (buffalo hump), breast, and around the middle
of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may
also happen. The exact cause and long-term health effects of these
conditions are not known.
Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution
Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your
immune system may get stronger and begin to fght infections that
have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare
provider right away if you start having any new symptoms after
starting your HIV-1 medicine.
The most common side effects of STRIBILD include:
Nausea
Diarrhea
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that
bothers you or that does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of STRIBILD. For more
information, ask your healthcare provider.
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects.
You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking STRIBILD?
Tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions,
including:
If you have or had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including
hepatitis B infection
If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if
STRIBILD can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider
if you become pregnant while taking STRIBILD.
- There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral
medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of this registry is to collect
information about the health of you and your baby. Talk with your
healthcare provider about how you can take part in this registry.
If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not
breastfeed if you take STRIBILD.
- You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk
of passing HIV-1 to your baby.
- Two of the medicines in STRIBILD can pass to your baby in your
breast milk. It is not known if the other medicines in STRIBILD can
pass into your breast milk.
- Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed
your baby.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take,
including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins,
and herbal supplements:
STRIBILD may affect the way other medicines work, and other
medicines may affect how STRIBILD works.
Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the following
medicines:
- Hormone-based birth control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc)
- Antacid medicines that contain aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, or
calcium carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or after you
take STRIBILD
- Medicines to treat depression, organ transplant rejection, or high
blood pressure
- amiodarone (Cordarone
, Pacerone
)
- atorvastatin (Lipitor
, Caduet
)
- bepridil hydrochloride (Vascor
, Bepadin
)
- bosentan (Tracleer
)
- buspirone
- carbamazepine (Carbatrol
, Epitol
, Equetro
, Tegretol
)
- clarithromycin (Biaxin
, Prevpac
)
- clonazepam (Klonopin
)
- clorazepate (Gen-xene
, Tranxene
)
- colchicine (Colcrys
)
- medicines that contain dexamethasone
- diazepam (Valium
)
- digoxin (Lanoxin
)
- disopyramide (Norpace
)
- estazolam
- ethosuximide (Zarontin
)
- fecainide (Tambocor
)
- furazepam
- futicasone (Flovent
, Flonase
, Flovent
Diskus
,
Flovent
HFA, Veramyst
)
- itraconazole (Sporanox
)
- ketoconazole (Nizoral
)
- lidocaine (Xylocaine
)
- mexiletine
- oxcarbazepine (Trileptal
)
- perphenazine
- phenobarbital (Luminal
)
- phenytoin (Dilantin
, Phenytek
)
- propafenone (Rythmol
)
- quinidine (Neudexta
)
- rifabutin (Mycobutin
)
- rifapentine (Priftin
)
- risperidone (Risperdal
, Risperdal Consta
)
- salmeterol (Serevent
) or salmeterol when taken in combination

with futicasone (Advair Diskus
, Advair HFA
)
- sildenafl (Viagra
), tadalafl (Cialis
) or vardenafl (Levitra
, Staxyn
),
for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). If you get dizzy or faint
(low blood pressure), have vision changes or have an erection that
last longer than 4 hours, call your healthcare provider or get medical
help right away.
- tadalafl (Adcirca
), for the treatment of pulmonary arterial

hypertension
- telithromycin (Ketek
)
- thioridazine
- voriconazole (Vfend
)
- warfarin (Coumadin
, Jantoven
)
- zolpidem (Ambien
, Edlular
, Intermezzo
, Zolpimist
)
Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all your medicines and
show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new
medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking STRIBILD
without frst talking with your healthcare provider.
Keep STRIBILD and all medicines out of reach of children.
This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information about
STRIBILD. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare
provider. You can also ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for
information about STRIBILD that is written for health professionals, or
call 1-800-445-3235 or go to www.STRIBILD.com.
Issued: October 2013
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Je Herrell, a decade-plus member
of Metropolitan Community Church of
Washington, the regions largest mostly
LGBT church, was at the Fellowships
general conference last year and as he sat
listening to a pastor from Indianapolis,
something he heard rubbed him the
wrong way.
The crux of the argument was that if the
Fellowship of Metropolitan Community
Churches, a network of LGBT-welcoming
churches started by Troy Perry in
1968 in the face of almost universal
condemnation of gays by mainstream
Christian churches, is to survive, it will
need to engage straight believers as well.
Its not a new concept. Many LGBT
activists over the years have stated
the movement would have achieved
far less traction over the past 40-odd
years without ally aid. But for Herrell,
a Washingtonian of 15 years and a gay
believer, the statements inspired an
internal groan.
When I heard that, my rst thought
was, Oh gosh, really?, he says. Its a
challenge for me because MCC for me is
like my personal gay sanctuary away from
the straight world in a way.
A pragmatist, though, Herrell also
recognizes the world is changing.
There is an element of it thats a little
sad, but you know what, were old, he
says with a laugh. This is a post-Will &
Grace world and its just not the same as
it used to be. Its like when all the straight
girls started going to the gay clubs for
their bachelorette parties, you know. I
thought, Jesus, I hate this, go somewhere
else, but you know what? Here we are 10
years later.
In August, the Gay Mens Chorus of
Washington, a 34-year-old local choir that
has about 240 active members and is one
of the oldest and largest such groups in
the country, announced Thea Kano as its
new artistic director. She is the successor
to Je Buhrman who was at the helm
13 years and involved with the Chorus
for 25, and is the rst straight director
in the groups history. Chase Maggiano,
GMCWs executive director, says her
proven history with the group shed
been its associate director since 2004
was considered, but she was given no
bonus points over the 30 applicants and
four other nalists who applied during a
seven-month national search.
She went through every step of the
process just like everyone else, Maggiano
says. As soon as it was announced that
Je was resigning, we started getting
inquiries. We gured she would apply
but we were up front with her that we
were going to take our time to make this a
fair and open process so that whomever
was ultimately appointed, was legit. We
wanted a legitimate and fair process and
that was my commitment to the process
to kind of be the fairness czar.
So thorough, in fact, was the process,
it was a source of angst for some GMCW
singers whod grown to love Kano and
feared she might resign if not given the
job.
We were really happy and really
relieved when the news came out that
shed been appointed, says Eric Peterson,
a tenor whos been in the Chorus ve
THEA KANO directs the Gay Mens Chorus of Washington at the
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Rayceen Pendarvis hosts The Ask Rayceen Show, a monthly LGBT event at Liv
(2001 11th St., N.W.) Wednesday night.
Pendarvis will be joined by photographer James Hicks for a book signing of
Hicks book Drag Dolls, Divas and Dames. There will also be performances by
Tony And I Thank You Nelson, Jasmine Blue and Regina Jozet Adams.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit facebook.
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Pink Martini and Von Trapps join forces
Pink Martini, a multilingual ensemble with gay members, and the Von Trapps
perform at the Kennedy Center Thursday at 7 p.m. through Sept. 13.
Conducted by Steven Reineke, the show is a mixture of Spanish and French
tunes. Pink Martini, which previously performed with the NSO Pops, will perform
songs from its new album Dream a Little Dream as well as older favorites.
China Forbes will also perform.
Tickets range from $20-88. For more details, visit kennedy-center.org.
Golden girls at Chinese fest
The 2014 D.C. Chinese Film Festival
opens with Golden Gate Girls, a tribute
to openly gay female director Esther Eng,
at Landmarks E Street Cinema (555 11th
St., N.W.) Thursday at 8 p.m. and hosts
LGBT Spotlight: Exploring Gay China On
and O Screen at Silo (919 5th St., N.W.)
Saturday at 10 p.m. with doors opening
at 9 p.m.
The LGBT Spotlight will have Chinese
lmmakers and activists from the U.S.
and China discussing gay rights in
modern day China. Two documentaries
will be screened Fan Popos New Beijing,
that chronicles wedding photo shoots of
same-sex couples on the Beijing streets,
and Tracy Chois Im Here, a true story
about coming out in a small town in
China.
Tickets are $15 for Golden Gate Girls
and the LGBT Spotlight is free. For more
information, visit dcc.org.
D.C. Shorts hosts evening
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D.C. Shorts Film Festival holds an LGBT
Shorts Screening at Landmarks E Street
Cinema (555 11th St., N.W.) in Theatre A
on Sept. 17 from 7-8:30 p.m.
Eight short LGBT-themed lms
will be shown including Gaysian, a
story about a gay Asian man who has
trouble understanding who is and isnt
attracted to him, Bears, a Tom Goss
hit music video and Red, about a mans
experience meeting someone in person
he rst encountered online.
Tickets are $12. For more details, visit
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By PATRICK FOLLIARD
In theater, longtime collaboration is not
uncommon. For Canadian playwright/
director Morris Panych and his husband, set
designer Ken MacDonald, its a way of life.
Together, the pair has worked on about
90 productions. Both agree their joint
projects can be trying, but theyre always
the most fullling. Nobody argues like we
do in terms of design, MacDonald says
cheerily and without hesitation. Other
directors like my work from the start, but
Morris can be critical. He loves design and
as director ultimately has the last word.
Its true, agrees Panych. When you
collaborate with someone for years
whether you live together or not, you get
to know them really well weaknesses
and defaults and when they fake an easy
route. You call them on it and it irritates
them. But it also brings out their best.
Currently, the couple is in Washington
premiering Panychs The Shoplifters
at Arena Stages Kreeger Theatre. The
biting comedy features Broadways Jayne
Houdyshell as Alma, a career shoplifter
whose thieving ways are about to be cut
short by an overzealous security guard.
Morris likes to write about petty things,
says MacDonald during a recent chat in one
of Arenas comfortable backstage rooms.
The couple nishes each other sentences
and talks over one another in a funny but
singularly polite way. Thats true, Panych
says. I like starting o with something
small like a woman stealing a steak
and extrapolating it into a huge deal.
Have either ever shoplifted? No.
Never, says McDonald. But Panych says,
Sure. Long ago before I had a career, I
took meat. My friends and I liked to do
steak fondues.
Panych, 62, began his career as an actor
but later branched out into directing and
playwriting which he had studied in college:
Acting can be humiliating and alienating.
Not so much in theater, but as an actor you
have to try to get all kinds of work to survive
and the judgment is nonstop. I wanted other
ways to express myself creatively.
Throughout most of his 20s, MacDonald,
61, was a high school art teacher. I was
never trained in set designer. Im foremost
a drawer/painter. I draw my sets and then
gure out how to build them.
He has no technical skills, says Panych
wryly. But Ken does have great ideas.
The Shoplifters is set in a grocery store
break room. Rather than design a generically
drab space, MacDonald has constructed a
dizzyingly high tower of 800 brown packing
boxes interrupted by brightly colored
patches of laundry detergent and breakfast
cereals. Some of the custom made boxes
oat like clouds and light shines through the
spaces that separate them. Other directors
expect something more realistic. But Morris
and I believe theater should be theater. It
should make a statement.
The play is approached from an
absurdist, mock naturalistic point of view.
It has to be dreamlike, Panych says.
We have people surrounded by stu.
We live in a hugely consumeristic world
with a huge dichotomy between the
haves and have nots. Theres a shockingly
large amount of shit in the world. Boxes
represent all that we live in.
Together 34 years, the Toronto-based
couple married in 2004. It was shortly
after same sex marriage had become
legal in parts of Canada. And there was
talk that the right might be taken away.
So we thought wed better do it. Now no
one in Canada cares. Thats what I foresee
for the U.S. in a couple years.
In addition to opening The Shoplifters,
theyre also designing upcoming
productions of Panychs next new play, and
the musical Sweet Charity for Ontarios
Shaw Festival in May. Right now theyre
ghting a lot, says the couple. But its not
theyre fault. They blame the deadlines.
Were ne, Panych says.
Were used to it, MacDonald adds.
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KEN MACDONALD (left) and MORRIS PANYCH at Arena Stage in Washington.
THE SHOPLIFTERS
Through Oct. 19
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Gym Addiction, a work by JOSEPH CAVALIERI. He hosts a how-to session next week at the Art League.
TODAY
Green Lantern (1335 Green Ct., N.W.)
hosts Otter Crossing, a dance party
with DJ Dean Sullivan, tonight at 10 p.m.
Drink specials are all night and include
$5 Smirno vodka, $4 Fireball shots and
$2 Otter Shooters. There is a $5 cover.
Admission is limited to guests 21 and over.
For more details, visit greenlanterndc.com.
Gay District meets at the D.C. Center
(1318 U St., N.W.) tonight from 8:30-9:30
p.m. The facilitated group discussion
covers building understanding of gay
culture and personal identity and
awareness of community events for LGBT
men between the ages of 18-35 in the D.C.
area. For more details, visit thedccenter.
org or gaydistrict.org.
Number Nine (1435 P St., N.W.) hosts a
happy hour today from 5-9 p.m. All drinks
are half price. Admission is free. For more
information, visit numberninedc.com.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 6
Burgundy Crescent, a gay volunteer
organization, volunteers today for the
Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation at
the Falls Church PetSmart (6100 Arlington
Blvd., Falls Church, Va.) at 11:45 a.m. You
will be paired with a dog on a leash to
walk around and play with. Wear casual
clothes. For more information, visit
burgundycrescent.org.
Rumba Latina presents The Jungle
Fever at Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) tonight
from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. DJ Willie and DJ Andre
will spin tracks featuring Jamaica Rouge,
Sylvanna Duvel and Jordan Sinclair. Adult
entertainment stars Steve Pena and
Casey Everett will make appearances.
Admission is limited to guests 21 and
over. For more details, visit cobaltdc.com.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts Town
and Country tonight at 7 p.m. Learn
to line dance or watch the festivities.
Lesson is at 7 p.m. and open dance is
from 8-10:30 p.m. Cover is $5. Admission
limited to guests 21 and older. For more
details, visit towndc.com.
Stadium Club (2127 Queens Chapel
Rd., N.E.) hosts Ladies Day at the
Stadium, a ladies dance party, today
from 4-10 p.m. There will be drink
specials all day. Admission is $10 before 6
p.m. and $15 after. For more details, visit
stadiumclubdc.com.
D.C. Center hosts Multiracial Speed-
Dating for Men 25 plus at Mad Momos
(3605 14th St., N.W.) tonight from 7-9 p.m.
Depending on the number of registrants,
daters have the opportunity to go on up
to 19 dates with 19 dierent men. Daters
can date every participant at the event.
Each date lasts four to ve minutes.
Each participant will receive a dating
card to track who they would like to
date again. Within 24 hours participants
will be notied of their mutual matches.
Admission is $25 in advance and $35 on
site. For more information, nd the event
at eventbrite.com.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7
Mr. and Miss Gay Fredericksburg
Pageant 2014 is at Jays Restaurant and
Lounge (2020 Plank Rd., Fredericksburg,
Va.) today at 6:30 p.m. Ten contestants will
battle it out to win the title. V.I.P. tickets are
$30 and include dinner, a commemorative
V.I.P badge, plush seating in a private V.I.P
lounge, personalized service throughout
the night and admission at 5:30 for the
private dinner and meet and greet. General
admission tickets are $15. For more details,
visit downtowndollies.ticketleap.com.
MONDAY, SEPT. 8
B.R.U.H.S. (Book Reading Uplifts his
Spirit) holds its monthly book discussion
club at Martin Luther King Library (901 G
St., N.W.) in Auditorium A-5 today at 6 p.m.
Authors LaToya Hankins and Joani Ward
will discuss their books and a screening of
Pariah will follow after. For more details,
visit facebook.com/BRUHSDC.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W..)
hosts coee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) holds a support group for gay black
men to discuss topics that aect them,
share perspectives and have meaningful
conversations. For details, visit uhupil.org.
Artist Joseph Cavalieri oers Painting,
airbrushing and silk-screening on
stained glass, an art workshop, at the Art
League (105 North Union St., Alexandria,
Va.) today from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. through
Sept. 12. Learn cutting, copper foiling and
soldering as well as hand painting. Most
supplies are provided. No experience
with glass necessary. Tuition is $500. For
more information, visit theartleague.org.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 9
SpeakEasyDC presents Hazed: Stories
About Initiations and Rites of Passage
as part of its True Tales Told Live series
at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) tonight from
8-10 p.m. People tell their stories in front
of a live audience. Bring your own food
but there are no outside drinks. There
will be a full bar. Admission is limited to
guests 21 and older. For more details,
visit towndc.com.
D.C. Bi Women hosts its monthly
meeting in the upstairs room of Dupont
Italian Kitchen (1637 17th St., N.W.) from
7-9 p.m. tonight. For more details, visit
thedccenter.org.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10
Lambda Bridge Club meets tonight
at 7:30 p.m. at the Dignity Center (721
8th St., S.E.) for duplicate bridge. No
reservations required and new comers
welcome. If you need a partner, call 703-
407-6540.
Human Rights Campaign (1640 Rhode
Island Ave., N.W.) presents Protection of
the LGBTI Refugees and Asylum Seekers
today from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Refugees,
government agencies, NGOs and the
United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees will join in a roundtable
discussion about LGBT refugees. Food
and non-alcoholic drinks will be served.
For more details, visit hrc.org.
Phase 1 (528 8th St., S.E.) hosts Jell-o
wrestling tonight at 10 p.m. Any ladies
who wish to wrestle can sign a waiver
at the door. There is no photography or
videotaping. Doors open at 9 p.m. For
more information, visit phase1dc.com.
Rainbow Response, an LGBT intimate
partner violence prevention group, meets
in the third oor conference room at 5
Thomas Circle, N.W., today from 6-7 p.m.
For details, visit thedccenter.org.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11
SMYAL holds free and condential
HIV testing from 3-5 p.m. today. For
more details, visit smyal.org.
Rude Boi Entertainment hosts
Tempted 2 Touch, a ladies dance
party, at the Fab Lounge (2022 Florida
Ave., N.W.) Doors open at 10 p.m.
Drink specials $5 and vodka shots $3
all night. No cover charge. Admission
limited to guests 21 and over. For more
details, visit rudeboientertainment.
wordpress.com.
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or those with LGBT participants. Recurring
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32 SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 CALENDAR
New gay-themed novel is
long but compelling
Lots of LGBT people are honored to
be godparents. Although were having
more of our own children than ever
before, traditionally weve more often
been aunts, uncles and godparents than
parents ourselves.
For the latter, its a request were usually
honored to accept. Its a little scary too,
because theres always the chance you
could become a caregiver overnight as
happens in the new Judith Frank novel All
I Love and Know.
It wasnt until they were in the middle of
their ight to Tel Aviv that Matt Greene had
time to process the phone call that came the
day before. He remembered dully that hed
been the one to break the news to his partner,
Daniel, that Daniels twin brother and sister-in-
law were dead by an act of terrorism.
When they were younger, Daniel and
Joel were nearly opposite: Daniel was the
quiet twin, while Joel was the center of
attention. Thered always been rivalries, of
course, but Joel was supportive of Daniels
sexuality and Daniel was overjoyed when
Joel married Ilana. By the time 6-year-old
Gal and baby Noam were born, he and
Joel were getting along better than they
ever had. Even so, Daniel was surprised
when Ilana told him that she and Joel
wanted him to raise the children, should
anything happen.
But Daniel wasnt sure how hed do
that now. He and Matt were a couple, but
he wasnt sure if he loved Matt enough
to co-parent with him. Matt had strong
political ideologies, which also bothered
Daniel, since he was committed to raising
Gal and Noam with a love for Jerusalem.
But rst, theyd have to weather a court
battle against the childrens maternal
grandparents, then a slow separation
from the only home the kids had ever
known and a move to Massachusetts.
Matt was excited about the custody
arrangements. It would mean big changes
for them all, but he grew to like his stay-
at-home dad status. Yes, Gal was having
problems at school and Noam was behind
in his development, but those were things
he and Daniel could take care of.
Until they forgot to take care of their
relationship.
All I Love and Know is many things
heartbreaking, desperate, urgent and
quite long.
Author Judith Frank packs between these
covers a story that spans well over a year
and it can feel like it, too. Just when you
think you must be near the end, another
thread begins anew. There are also three
or four surprisingly (for a book like this)
explicit scenes here that I wasnt expecting.
Despite the rather protracted
storytelling, its good. Frank describes the
depths of grief so keenly that its hard
not to feel it in your own gut. When her
characters nd self-capability they didnt
know they had, were delighted, too. And
when clashes happen, we take sides.
Those are all signs of a decent book
with a slight case of newer-author-itis,
something most readers will forgive.
TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER has been reading
since she was 3-years-old.She lives in Wisconsin
with two dogs and 12,000 books. Reach her at
bookwormsez@yahoo.com.
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How long have you been out and who
was the hardest person to tell?
Ive been out for 20 years. Other than my
parents and sisters, coming out to my best
friend from the Air Force was the hardest
because I had no idea how he would take it
or if he would still want to be friends.
Whos your LGBT hero?
Not sure if this counts, but President
Obama. I feel that without him, I might
have never seen gay marriage become
legal. I think that the LGBT community
owes a lot to him.
Whats Washingtons best nightspot,

past or present?
I havent been here long enough to
really answer. I can answer for the best
in Dallas!
Describe your dream wedding.

A country wedding on my partner
Michaels family farm. Outdoor, relaxed
and laid back, great food and barn dance
with all my family and friends.
What non-LGBT issue are you most

passionate about?
Anti-bullying. I need to do more and
be more involved. It is such a huge issue
that is so unnecessary. There has to be
zero tolerance.
What historical outcome would you

change?
9-11. It took so many lives, taking away
many of our freedoms and negatively
aecting our lives in so many ways.
Whats been the most memorable pop

culture moment of your lifetime?
Anything Julia Roberts favorite actress
of my time. Im a huge chick ick fan.
On what do you insist?

That I treat people with kindness and
they treat me the same. Life is way too
short to treat people poorly and allow
them to treat you poorly.
What was your last Facebook post or
Tweet?
A couple weeks ago I posted about my
rst week of the bakery being open.
If your life were a book, what would

the title be?
A Good Guy! (at least I try to be)
If science discovered a way to change

sexual orientation, what would you do?
I would have considered it when I was
15, but not now. I am very happy with
who I am.
What do you believe in beyond the

physical world?
I believe that our spirit/soul live on
after this world. I hope that whatever
it is, that I have the connections to my
family and friends in some way.
Whats your advice for LGBT

movement leaders?
Keep ghting for our rights and dont
accept anything but equal. Our freedoms
should not be dened dierently
because we are not dierent, we are all
the same.
What would you walk across hot coals for?

Of course my partner, family, friends
and my dogs.
What LGBT stereotype annoys you

most?
That a gay relationship is based
on sex. Our relationships are no
dierent than straight relationships. All
relationships start out physical, but they
are so much more. We can be just as
boring as straight married couples.
Whats your favorite LGBT movie?

Shelter
Whats the most overrated social

custom?
Shaking hands. I prefer hugs.
What trophy or prize do you most

covet?
It might be a little premature now, but
eventually Id like to win a readers poll
prize for the bakery.
What do you wish youd known at 18?
That being gay was OK. Also that I
wanted to be a pastry chef/baker.
Why Washington?
Because my partner was here. And
I always wanted to open a bakery in a
walking city. I also love being in the heart
of America!
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Jimmy Hopper had been baking about 15 years as a hobby and for most
of that time, has wanted to open his own bakery. He nally took the plunge
when after about two years of planning, Three Fifty Bakery and Coee Bar
(threefty.com) opened at 1926 17th St., N.W. at 17th and U streets.
Having tired of the corporate world he worked for years as a manager
with Fidelity Investments in his native Texas he was ready for a change.
At Three Fifty (the name comes from the oven baking temperature), he
makes and sells sweets, mu ns, scones, cookies, bread pudding, turnovers,
croissants and a little bit of everything. Its open daily from 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
(8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays) and he hopes eventually, once more
baristas are hired and trained, to have longer hours as well.
Its been really great so far, the 47-year-old Weatherford, Texas, native
says. Its hard work, but its very rewarding and the neighborhood has been
so great. I feel its going to be a huge success.
After two years of long-distance dating, Hopper moved to Washington two
years ago to be with his partner, Michael Graham. They met at a grocery store
on vacation in Provincetown four years ago.
They live in Brightwood with their dogs, Tyson and Talulah. Hopper enjoys
antiques and woodworking in his free time.
34 SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 QUEERY: 20 QUESTI ONS FOR J I MMY HOPPER
202.747.2077
D.C. beer gardens oer wide
range of oerings, atmosphere
By KRISTEN HARTKE
If youve been waiting to dust o your
lederhosen for Oktoberfest, heres a
little secret: the best time to hit the beer
garden is in September, after the swelter
of summer has started to die away and
before all the crowds arrive to get their
German on as October approaches.
Theres something almost perfect about
spending an early fall evening passing
a boot of pilsner while the accordionist
whips everyone into a frenzy with a stirring
rendition of Ein Prosit. D.C. boasts several
biergartens now, from traditional to trendy,
so heres a sampling and what you can
expect in terms of both beer and pretzels.
Biergarten Haus: 1355 H Street, N.E.
One of the earlier examples of the beer
garden revival in D.C. is Biergarten Haus,
which opened in 2010 on the upper end of
the uber-hip H Street corridor sometimes
called Epcot by the locals because of the
globally themed restaurants that have
sprung up there in recent years. Modeled
after beer gardens found in southern
Germany, Biergarten Haus boasts a large
courtyard area with long wooden tables
and benches that are actually comfortable
for sitting on for long periods of time (they
have backs, so you can actually lean back
and relax while you hoist another stein or
two). Theres also plenty of spaetzel, wurst
and schnitzel and, yes, even live polka
music on occasion.
Beer: You can get a beer sampler of all
13 draft beers, 2 ounces each, for $45.
Pretzels: Biergarten Haus oers freshly
baked Bavarian pretzel rolls with both
mustard and cheese sauce for dipping.
DACHA Beer Garden: 1600 7th Street, N.W.
Named after the Russian term for
summer house, DACHA is a seasonal
beer garden a block from the Shaw
Metro station, open from spring through
fall each year. Singles mingle under
the watchful violet-eyed gaze of a huge
mural of Elizabeth Taylor painted on
the brick wall that forms one side of the
beer garden, and dogs are welcome to
accompany their owners and plop under
the benches for a snooze. You can get
some grilled brats and veggies here, but
its also OK to bring your own food; be
warned that they will check bags on the
way out, just to make sure patrons didnt
snag a souvenir biersteifel to bring home.
Beer: In addition to several good beers,
both American and German, including a
luscious raspberry-spiked rubaeus, DACHA
also oers mead, cider and gluten-free beer.
Pretzels: The pretzels are decent, but
the tangy beer cheese dip is the star.
Sauf Haus: 1216 18th Street, N.W.
Overlooking downtown Connecticut
Avenue, Sauf Haus boasts a rooftop deck
open to the evening sky, making it a popular
happy hour spot for young o ce workers
searching for a view and a game of foosball.
If you feel the oor shaking beneath you,
its likely not the eects of too much beer,
but because of the air conditioning system
that appears to be housed beneath the
deck. Like DACHA, Sauf Haus doesnt boast
much of a menu, focusing mostly on a
wide selection of Bavarian beers. When the
weather turns cold, they plan on tenting
the roof for year-round use.
Beer: If you really like to drink from a
boot, you can order the two-liter one for
$35 and you get to keep the boot.
Pretzels: Its not a joke Sauf Haus
has a two-pound pretzel as big as your
head that will easily feed a table of four.
Cafe Berlin: 322 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
A favorite haunt of homesick German
Embassy employees, Cafe Berlin has
provided an authentic taste of Deutschland
for 30 years just a few blocks from Union
Station on Capitol Hill. The charmingly
secluded patio in front of the restaurant
serves as a perfect date-night biergarten, the
kind of place where you clasp hands across
the table over elegant plates of sauerbraten
and potato pancakes. Its easy to imagine
that you are, in fact, eating al fresco in Berlin
kind of a staycation in a stein.
Beer: In addition to traditional German
beers, Cafe Berlin also oers several good
German wines and even a couple of tasty
cocktails featuring pilsner with St. Germain
liqueur and gin with lingonberry jam.
Pretzels: The house-made pretzels
are pillowy perfection, presented on
a wooden cutting board shaped like
Germany and accompanied by a caraway-
studded beer cheese spread sprinkled
liberally with chopped red onion.
DI NI NG SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 35
Visually stunning! Gasp-inducing effectsshimmering,
romantic score This is an opera that works. The Seattle Times
Christine Goerke, two-time Grammy Award
winning American soprano, stars as

a famous opera singer who embarks upon an enchanted riverboat journey in the
late Mexican American composer Daniel Catn's mesmerizing opera. Performed
in Spanish with projected English titles.
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WNO acknowledges the longstanding generosity of Life Chairman Mrs. Eugene B. Casey.
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YOUR LI NK TO THE ARTS I N METRO D. C.
SHAKESPEARES GLOBES KING LEAR
SEP 5-SEP 21. FOLGER THEATRE. 202-544-7077 FOLGER.EDU
Renowned classical actor Joseph Marcell (TVs The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and
Folger Theatres As You Like It) plays the title role in this stunning production by
Shakespeares Globe On Tour.
ROSSLYN J AZZ FESTI VAL/ARLI NGTON
SAT, SEP 6
Held in Gateway Park, across the Key Bridge, this all day Free festival includes
Rebirth Jazz Band, Red Baraat and The Corey Wallace DUBtet.
NSO POPS: PI NK MARTI NI & THE VON TRAPPS/STEVEN
REI NEKE, CONDUCTOR
SEP 11- SEP 13. KENNEDY CENTER. 202- 467- 4600
KENNEDY- CENTER. ORG
With Pink Martini, one minute youre in a samba parade in Rio de Janeiro, the
next youre in a palazzo in Naples. This crowd-pleasing band and The von Trapps
perform in support of their collaborative new album Dream a Little Dream.
CIRQUE DREAMS - JUNGLE FANTASY
SEP 5-SEP 6. WOLF TRAP. 877-965-3872. WOLFTRAP.ORG
Animalistic acrobatics abound in a musical jungle adventure hailed as the
grandest circus spectacle east of Vegas. New York Magazine
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36 SEPTEMBER 05, 2014 THE GUI DE TO ARTS & CULTURE
THEATRE
Sunday in the Park with George. Thru
Sep 21. Signature Theatre. 703-820-9771.
signature-theatre.org.
Belleville. Thru Oct 12. Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
Fool for Love. Thru Sep 27. Round
House Theatre. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
Colossal. Thru Sep 28. Olney Theatre.
301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
Shear Madness. Thru Dec 31. Kennedy
Center. 800-444-1324. shearmadness.com.
Cancun. Sep 11-Oct 5. GALA Hispanic
Theatre. 202-234-7174. galatheatre.org.
Yentl. Thru Oct 5. Theater J. 800-494-
8497. theaterj.org.
Bill Maher. Sep 10-Sep 12. Warner Theatre.
202-397-7328. warnertheatredc.com.
Roger (Not His Real Name). Sep 11-Sep
20. DCAC. 202-462-7833. dcartscenter.org.
She Kills Monsters. Thru Sep 14.
Rorschach Theatre. Atlas. 202-399-7993.
rorschachtheatre.com.
Shining City. Thru Sep 21. Molly. Thru
Sep 21. SCENA Theatre at Atlas. Atlas.
202.399.7993. scenatheater.org.
DANCE
Step Explosion Culminating Show.
Sep 6. Step Afrika! Raymond Recreation
Center. 202.399.7993. stepafrika.org.
MUSI C
WNO: An Evening with Stephen Costello
and Ailyn Prez. Sep 10. Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
Rosslyn Jazz Festival. Sep 6. Arlington
Cultural Aairs. Gateway Park. 703-228-
1850. arlingtonarts.org.
The USAF Band Brass Quintet. Sep 9.
JCC Greater Washington. 301-881-0100.
jccgw.org.
Lana Trotovsek, violin and Anna
Shelest, piano. Sep 9. The Embassy
Series. Embassy of Slovenia. 202-625-
2361. embassyseries.org.
MUSEUMS
National Gallery of Art. Degas/Cassatt.
Thru Oct 5. Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out,
Looking In. Thru Nov 30. Celebrating Van
Gogh. Thru Sep 7. The Color of Nature:
Recent Acquisitions of Landscape
Watercolors. Thru Sep 14. Titians Dana.
Thru Nov 2. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Peruvian Gold
Ancient Treasures Unearthed. Thru Sep
14. Mars Up Close. Thru Nov 30. Wildest
Weather in the Solar System 3D. Thru
Sep 7. 202-857-7000. nglive.org.
Folger Shakespeare Library. Symbols
of Honor: Heraldry and Family History
in Shakespeares England. Thru Oct 26.
folger.edu.
National Archives. Making Their Mark:
Stories Through Signatures. Thru Jan 5.
202-357-5000. archivesfoundation.org.
Museum of Women in the Arts.
Meret Oppenheim: Tender Friendships.
Thru Sep 14. Total Art: Contemporary
Video. Thru Oct 12. The First Woman
Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochorkov-
Dittrichov. Thru Nov 14. 202-783-5000.
nmwa.org.
Kreeger Museum. Emilie Brzezinski: The
Lure of the Forest. Thru Dec 27. 202-337-
3050. kreegermuseum.org.
Corcoran Gallery of Art. American
Journeys - Visions of Place. Thru Sep 21.
American Metal: The Art of Albert Paley.
Thru Sep 28. Terra Firma: Landscapes
from the Photography and Media Arts
Collection. Thru Sep 28. 202-639-1700.
corcoran.org.
GALLERI ES
Strathmore. Grace Hartigan: 1922
2008. Sep 6-Nov 9. Heritage India:
Works by Anujan Ezhikode and Shanthi
Chandrasekar. Sep 7-Nov 9. 301-581-
5100. strathmore.org.
Artisphere. Gina Matchitt: Being There.
Thru Sep 21. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
Goethe-Institut. ApocalyptiCAT. Thru Oct
1. 202-289-1200. goethe.de.
JCC Greater Washington. Voices of the
Vigil. Thru Oct 19. 301-881-0100. jccgw.org.
Gallery Underground. Members Show.
Thru Sep 26. Left Out Juried Show. Thru
Sep 26. 571-483-0652. novaartcenter.org.
Gallery plan b. New Paintings by Sheep
Jones. Sep 6-Oct 12. 202-234-2711.
galleryplanb.com.
VisArts at Rockville. The Metal Works
Of Komelia Hongja Okim and Julius
Kassovic. Sep 5-Oct 5. 301-315-8200.
visartsatrockville.org.
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years and is also a member or the
Rock Creek Singers, a smaller chamber
ensemble within the overall Chorus that
Kano has directed for a decade. I dont
know if she might have stayed either way.
She was very careful not to say, but she
has a doctorate in choral conducting and
has studied and worked with some of the
most famous conductors in choral music
so I cant imagine she would have just
stuck around indenitely. When the
news came out, there was a huge sigh of
relief and a lot of applause.
Kano, who splits her time between
Washington and the Big Apple directing
the 80-voice New York City Master
Chorale, says shes thrilled.
Im like a kid in a candy store, she says.
I really get the best of all worlds here. She
says there was no yearning for the chief
role even when people started asking her
if it was a goal after shed been with the
Chorus a couple years, though she also
says when Buhrman did announce he
was stepping down, applying herself was
a no brainer.
Having been here so long, I have
that institutional memory and Ive seen
how weve grown musically, she says.
I recognize the things that have really
worked and well the audience appreciated
this or that. My goal is to continue with
a phenomenal musical product to drive
home our overall message of equality.
When the choir at MCC-D.C. met
Michael Fisher Jr., who just started as the
churchs minister of worship arts, they
didnt know his sexual orientation.
What struck them initially, Herrell says,
was his stellar musical ability.
We just kind of assumed he probably
was gay but we didnt know, Herrell
says. We had a rehearsal with him and
it just went really, really well. He can
play the piano like nobodys business
and hes also just so vocally talented
too. He had a way of teaching that
was very easy and he was able to make
himself understood. Within like 15-20
minutes, he had us singing a song hed
taught us. It was a great experience and
I think everyone was just excited to nd
someone that talented interested in the
position because we have a history of a
very strong music program here and its
something we denitely want to uphold.
As with the GMCW, the search
committee, pastoral sta and board of
directors at MCC-D.C., founded in 1970,
took its time in the search.
Justin Ritchie co-directed the MCC
choir for several years with Darius Smith
but neither were interested in doing the
job full-time. In a series of evaluations,
the congregation there which Herrell
guesses is probably less than 1 percent
straight wanted someone in this new
position in a full-time capacity.
Rev. Cathy Alexander, MCCs minister
of congregational connections, says the
process was exceedingly thorough and
says shes excited to see Fisher, who is
classically trained on the cello and piano
and has worked with several prominent
gospel acts, join the sta. (Fisher did not
respond to multiple attempts to interview
him before this weeks Blade deadline. He
has started but will be o cially welcomed
to the church at special services on Sept.
14 at 9 and 11 a.m.)
First and foremost, hes a very spiritual
man, very dedicated to serving God,
that came through rst and foremost,
Alexander, who identies as gender non-
conforming, says. He has an amazing
ability, he writes his own songs and travels
and sings. Hes very personable and has
already established a good relationship
with the choir and dance ministries. He
grew up in the church playing music, hes
a good t for this position and his wife is
just lovely, too.
But despite thorough searches and
stellar musical qualications, is there any
long-term concern about having the citys
largest LGBT choirs the Lesbian and
Gay Chorus of Washington having folded
in 2010 (former director C. Paul Heins is
now the GMCW associate director)
under straight leadership?
While several say it is a bit unusual and
perhaps a sign of the times, nobody the
Blade interviewed said its an important
distinction. Kano, especially, several
GMCW members said, has never inspired
any doubt about her commitment to
LGBT rights.
Ritchie, who has sung for years with the
GMCW in addition to his duties at MCC,
concurs.
Thea has great gay sensibility if you will
and shes a great programmer, he says.
Shes an artist and the Chorus couldnt
be in better hands. I think it will be a
seamless transition with her in charge.
Ritchie, who has yet to meet Fisher,
says the role at MCC is a wholly dierent
situation. He says because the role
requires someone who can both conduct
and accompany and who is stylistically
diverse, it was a hard position to ll.
At 9, its more like high church, then at
the 11 oclock service its straight-up black
gospel and there are not many people
who can do it all. I kind of faked my way
through it for a year and a half but its
such a varied position.
The spiritual component only further
complicates the matter, Ritchie says.
Concerned is probably too strong of
a word and its really not my business
anymore, but I would want to be sure
that whomever they might have hired for
this position has the best of intentions,
he says. Is it somebody who really
feels called to this church or is it just
somebody who needed a job? That
would be understandable, but it would
be my hope that they would make sure
its not somebody whos coming in to
convert anybody. Its just so hard to fully
understand the gay faith community in
the context of past hurt or past injury if
you havent experienced it that way.
There has to be not only the musicality,
but also the safety and the celebration of
who LGBTQ people are.
Neither appointment is an anomaly, as
far as anybody can tell. Other choruses
within the Gay and Lesbian Association
of Choruses (GALA) have had straight
directors, although it is certainly not the
norm.
Robin Godfrey, GALAs executive
director and a lesbian, says shes known
of some straight conductors but says
shes not given much thought to how
widespread the phenomenon might be.
Its certainly not the sort of thing we
would ask, she says. In some cases,
there may be straight conductors you
may know of, but how many, I really dont
know.
Rev. Kharma Amos, associate director
of formation and leadership development
for Metropolitan Community Churches
and a Fairfax, Va., resident and lesbian,
says she has no idea how many of the
Fellowships 200-plus congregations
around the world might have straight
music ministers. She says a wild guess
might be that 30 or 40 MCC churches in
the U.S. are large enough to have full-time
music sta. All candidates for ordination
in the Fellowship go through classes she
helps lead and she says about two of the
15 who come through each year identify
as straight.
Its hard to generalize as to the whys,
but often theyve identied the inclusivity
MCC exhibits as being extraordinary
compared to other denominations and
they felt a calling to social justice issues,
Amos says.
Ritchie says he knows of several
paid musicians at MCC churches in
Minneapolis and Ft. Lauderdale who are
straight though he says, the vast majority
are LGBT.
Kano, who grew up in the San Francisco
area, knew many gay dancers studying
ballet growing up and says it was just
never an issue. She eventually came to
consider herself an LGBT activist and says
upon nishing graduate school at UCLA
and applying to conducting jobs all over,
a friend in Los Angeles heard GMCW had
an open position 10 years ago.
My rst thought was, Why would they
want me, but he said, Well, youre a gay
activist and always have been, so I sent in my
resume and fast forward, here we are. Thats
how it came to be on my radar, she says.
Nobody the Blade spoke to said the
appointments raised any eyebrows within
the two choirs.
When DOMA was struck down, she was
the one who was there singing with us at
the Supreme Court all day, Peterson says.
She was wiping tears and it wasnt just
for us, it was for the entire movement.
Shes such an ally, I really do consider her
part of the LGBT umbrella. I dont think of
many straight people in my life that way,
but she is an exception.
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The choir at Metropolitan Community Church of Washington in 2008.
WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY HENRY LISNER
Sta at MCC, Chorus took time lling positions
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The other day, I learned that my local bar,
the Wonderland Ballroom, was formerly a
prominent gay bar known as Knob Hill. Even-
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Ballroom, which now caters to a crowd of 20-
and 30-somethings along with their dogs and
friends. Somewhere along the past decade,
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Today, I learned more about my prior
neighborhood of Foggy Bottom and
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are organizations that strive to make a
dierence in the community.
With both of these experiences, I nd
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my surroundings.
About a year ago, I was given the op-
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From Bloomingdale to the Southwest Wa-
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each of us is a character to that narrative
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Most precisely, our property is what
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Every month (if not every other week or
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