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Mixed reviews
for Lanier
Outgoing police chief criticized for
diminishing LGBT Liaison Unit
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier, who announced last week she is retiring
after nearly 10 years as chief, has been praised by most LGBT activists who
know her as someone deeply committed to equal rights and public safety
for the LGBT community.
But many of the same activists say that while they have never doubted
her personal support for the LGBT community, they disagreed with some
of her policies and actions addressing LGBT issues, especially the changes
she made to the departments LGBT Liaison Unit since taking oce in 2007.
Thank you so much, Chief Lanier! said longtime D.C. gay activist John
Klenert in an email to the Washington Blade. Our community may have
had its disagreements with you but your commitment to the safety and
wellbeing of all the citizens of our nations capital was never in doubt,
Klenert said.
With D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser standing at her side, Lanier announced
on Aug. 16 that she would be retiring from the department eective Sept.
17 to become Senior Vice President of Security Operations for the National
Football League.
On Aug. 23, Bowser announced she had named Deputy D.C. Police Chief
D.C. Police Chief CATHY LANIER is leaving next month for a job with the NFL.
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Peter Newsham as the interim chief eective Sept. 17 while she conducts a search for a
permanent police chief.
Rick Rosendall, president of the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance, said GLAA maintained
a cordial relationship with Lanier even though GLAA and other local LGBT organizations
sometimes clashed with her over specic issues such as the LGBT Liaison Unit.
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Muslims, immigrants and minorities, reads the letter that Rolling Stone published.
The letter criticizes Trump for his comments against U.S. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.)
and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) and for suggesting that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)s father was
involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It also notes that Trump
initially declined to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte
(R-N.H.) and McCain in their respective re-election campaigns.
His actions towards his fellow Republicans should disqualify him from receiving any
further support, reads the letter.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of guidance from the Obama administration
prohibiting schools from discriminating against transgender students, including denying
them access to public restrooms consistent with their gender identity.
U.S. District Judge Reed OConnor, an appointee of former President George W. Bush,
issued the preliminary injunction late Sunday in response to a lawsuit led in May by Texas
Attorney General Ken Paxton on behalf of 12 states and two school districts.
In the 38-page order, OConnor writes the case presents the dicult issue of balancing
the rights of transgender students and privacy concerns, but he nonetheless sides with
states suing the Obama administration.
The sensitivity to this matter is heightened because defendants actions apply to the
youngest child attending school and continues for every year throughout each childs
educational career, OConnor writes. The resolution of this dicult policy issue is not,
however, the subject of this order. Instead, the Constitution assigns these policy choices
to the appropriate elected and appointed ocials, who must follow the proper legal
procedure.
In May, the Departments of Justice and Education said schools are barred from
discriminating against transgender students, including in bathroom use, under the
prohibition of gender bias in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. That means
schools refusing to allow transgender students to use the restroom consistent with their
gender identity are at risk of losing federal funds.
The court order doesnt devote signicant discussion to why transgender students should
be subjected to schools barring them from restroom use consistent with their gender
identity, but cites the intent of Congress in passing Title IX and portions of the law that allow
schools to segregate students by gender.
Without question, permitting educational institutions to provide separate housing
to male and female students, and separate educational instruction concerning human
sexuality, was to protect students personal privacy, or discussion of their personal privacy,
while in the presence of members of the opposite biological sex, OConnor writes.
Critics say Paxton and the states he represents lacked standing to sue the Obama
administration over the guidance, but OConnor writes theyre able to sue because the
guidance is clearly designed to target plaintis conduct.
Guidelines will force plaintis to consider ways to build or reconstruct restrooms, and
how to accommodate students who may seek to use private single person facilities, as
other school districts and employers who have been subjected to Defendants enforcement
actions have had to do, OConnor writes. That the guidelines spur this added regulatory
compliance analysis satises the injury in fact requirement.
OConnor writes the injunction should apply nationwide and states that dont wish to
comply with the order can easily avoid doing so by state law that recognizes the permissive
nature. The injunction, OConnor writes, shouldnt interfere with similar cases pending
before federal courts on transgender bathroom use and parties should le a pleading
describing those cases so the court can appropriately narrow the scope if appropriate.
Kasey Suredini, chief program ocer for Freedom for All Americans, called the ruling a
step back for transgender protections, criticizing OConnor for the decision and refusing to
hear from a single transgender student during court proceedings.
It is shameful that opponents of equality have forced this lawsuit forward in an attempt
to make transgender Americans pawns in a political game; but this ruling will not stand the
test of time, Suredini said.
Paxton in a statement after the ruling said the plainti states are pleased with the
decision and it restrictsthe Obama administrations latest illegal federal overreach.
This president is attempting to rewrite the laws enacted by the elected representatives
of the people, and is threatening to take away federal funding from schools to force them
to conform, Paxton said. That cannot be allowed to continue.
Dena Iverson, a spokesperson for the U.S. Justice Department, said the Obama
administration is considering the order and whether to appeal to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court
of Appeals.
The department is disappointed in the courts decision, and we are reviewing our
options, Iverson said.
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polices.
For the past 10 years, Chief Lanier
has voiced her support for the LGBTQ
community, said Tonya Turner, an
ocial with the D.C. Anti-Violence Project,
which is aliated with the D.C. Center for
the LGBT Community.
She often met with advocates and
attended community gatherings as she
sought to improve relations between
MPD and the LGBTQ community, Turner
said in a statement. We thank her for her
eorts and look forward to building upon
those eorts with her successor.
Veteran D.C. gay activist Phil Pannell,
who serves as president of the Congress
Heights Community Association in Ward
8, said Lanier as done an overall good job
as chief.
I think the police department could
have been a bit more creative in engaging
the public in getting involved in unsolved
homicides, Pannell told the Washington
Blade. But other than that, I give Cathy
a solid B+.
When asked about concerns by LGBT
activists over Laniers handling of the
LGBT Liaison unit, Pannell added, It is for
that reason that Im giving her a B+ rather
than an A.
Transgender activist Ruby Corado,
founder and director of the LGBT
community services center Casa Ruby,
said that while she, too, agrees that
Laniers intentions on LGBT issues
have been supportive, she called
Laniers overall record on LGBT issues
disappointing.
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Ten days after the fth manager at Baltimores Chase Brexton Health Care was
abruptly red, a spirited protest and rally was held in front of the headquarters
building on Charles and Chase Streets. The crowd that numbered well over 100
crammed that corner on a sun-baked late Aug. 19 afternoon, waving signs and
chanting slogans, such as Patient Lives Matter.
The grievances leveled against Chase Brextons CEO Richard Larison and the
organizations management team centered on the rings of ve long-standing
professional managers because, according to the protesters, it was an attempt
to intimidate other employees leading up to a union vote, which management
opposes. In addition, these individuals who were terminated had provided
quality health care services to a multitude of patients, many of whom are lowincome transgender individuals who have no other access to health care.
The crowd consisted largely of Chase Brexton patients and clients, employees,
representatives from the Service Employees International Union 1199 (SEIU),
activists and supporters. Speaker after speaker from various connections to
the care provided at the 38-year-old institution originally founded as a health
clinic for gay men demanded the removal of Larison, the rehiring of the ve
managers and deplored the potential poor quality of health care and services
stemming from these terminations.
The speakers included State Sen. Rich Madaleno and Del. Mary Washington,
as well as clients and patients at Chase Brexton who told personal, often moving
stories of how Chase Brextons providers gave them hope.
Some were particularly eective in ring up the crowd. Monica Yorkman, a
transgender activist, warned that the direction Chase Brextons management
was taking would turn the institution into a generic-ass hospital.
Kate Sumiko Bruce, who is a patient at Chase Brexton, and works with Baltimore
Transgender Alliance, organized the protest, and SEIU provided support to their
eorts. Bruces spouse, Reece Bruce, a transgender man, is also a patient.
I organized the protest after discovering that my provider had been one of
the employees red for attempting to organize a union at Chase Brexton, Kate
Bruce told the Blade. I want those with power within Chase Brexton to know
that the current CEO must be replaced, that those red need to be rehired and
that bullying and union busting will not be tolerated in Baltimore. We patients
love our providers and the sta at Chase Brexton and want to support them.
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sponse team.
So replacing her isnt easy. But while
I am sure there are many good choices
across the nation my suggestion to the
mayor is she look here within the department. There are six assistant chiefs and
others in the department who I am sure
could do the job. I have personally had
great experiences working with Assistant
Chief Peter Newsham, a stand-up ocer
with a real understanding of the District. In
addition to his background in policing that
began when he joined the force in 1989 he
also holds a law degree from the University of Maryland.
But the person I think should get strong
consideration as the replacement for Lanier is Assistant Chief Diane Groomes. She
currently heads the Patrol and School Services Division. Groomes is one of the most
visible of police ocials present anytime
day or night to support both the community and her ocers. In her role, she oversees all of the ocers who respond to 911
calls, which is the largest command on the
force. From everything I have seen she has
a well-earned reputation of working with
all the diverse communities across the
District, helping to solve problems in a way
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Generational shift
MILLENNIALS EMERGE AS MOST LGBT-FRIENDLY GROUP IN HISTORY
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MURRAY ARCHIBALD
How long have you been out and who was
the hardest person to tell?
I told my parents when I was 17 and they
basically said, We know. I was out in college,
but since it was in the theater department, it
wasnt a big deal.
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Murray Archibald was working for a theater company in Birmingham, Ala.,
back in the 70s, when he drove to Washington to visit a college friend. Helping
to move a large painting to an oce in the White House, he encountered
Steve Elkins, who was working in the Carter administration.
It was love at rst sight, the 61-year-old Rainbow City, Ala., native and
son of a Methodist minister, says. As soon as I could wrap up my work at the
theater, I moved into Steves apartment in D.C.
In a few weeks the couple will celebrate their 28th anniversary. After several
years in D.C. with stints in a few other cities along the way, the two settled in
Rehoboth Beach, Del., in 1990.
Its a big weekend over Labor Day there as the Sundance 2016 Rainbow
XXIX: Sol Groove event oers the annual auction and cocktail buet (on
Saturday, Sept. 3) and a dance party with gay DJ Joe Gauthreaux on Sunday,
Sept. 4. Its an annual benet for CAMP Rehoboth, the local community center
Archibald co-founded.
Archibald and Elkins founded Sundance in 1988 and have co-chaired it ever
since.
This year the event will be held at the Rehoboth Mall because the
Rehoboth Convention Center is closed, he says. Its going to be amazing. For
all the folks who dont want to drive to the dance, we will have shuttle service
throughout the night.
Also an artist, hes a full-time volunteer sta member and president of the
board of directors for the organization. Full details at camprehoboth.com.
Archibald enjoys movies, books and cooking in his free time.
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Sundays at 4:30 p.m.
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB)
Pride of Alexandria
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AMF Annandale Lanes
Ten-Pin Pride
Mondays at 8 p.m.
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Thursdays at 7:45 p.m.
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A RT S & CU LT U RE
MUSEUMS
Hand To God
Thru Sep 18. Studio Theatre.
studiotheatre.org.
Like nothing youve seen before, this blasphemous Broadway hit is a ruthless
comedy about sex, sinners, and sock puppets. Extended thru Sep 18.
The last Free Summer Sunday. Take this opportunity to visit NMWAs collection
and current exhibition, Alison Saar In Print, which features dynamic sculptures
and prints from throughout the artists career. No reservations required.
Landschap
The Art League Gallery. Thru Sep 4.
theartleague.org.
Landschap is the Dutch word for landscape. The Netherlands was one of the
rst places where landscape became a popular subject matter to paint. Artists
will take this traditional subject matter and bring it new life, answering the
question: how does the landscape around us aect us?
Moonshine Society delivers high energy roots rock, blues, jazz, and old school
R&B in a style guaranteed to keep audiences dancing and toes tapping. Fans
will tell you the band pays homage to the sounds of Mississippi blues, New
Orleans funk, and Texas roots rock while keeping the sound fresh for a new
generation of music lovers.
PHOTO COURTESY OF STUDIO THEATER
THEATRE
Jellys Last Jam. Thru Sep 11. Pride
Night. Aug 26. Signature Theatre.
signature-theatre.org.
Hamlet. Thru Aug 28. Olney Theatre.
olneytheatre.org.
Free For All: The Tempest. Thru
Aug 28. Shakespeare Theatre
Company. Sidney Harman Hall.
shakespearetheatre.org.
The Lonesome West. Thru Aug 27.
Keegan Theatre. keegantheatre.com.
Fourth Friday SCAPE Nights.
MUSIC
Free Art on 8th: Pop Rox. Sep 1.
Dance Place. Arts Plaza at Monroe
Street Market. danceplace.org.
Bonnie Raitt. Aug 27. Boney James
GALLERIES
DCCAH. Arts and Humanities
Fellowship Program - Visual Arts
Exhibition. Thru Aug 31. dcarts.dc.gov.
The Art League Gallery. Taking
Shape. Thru Sep 4. theartleague.org.
District Architecture Center. Built to
Scale. Thru Sep 16. aiadac.com.
Glen Echo Park. Movement and
Balance: Abstract Drawings of an
Internal Life. Thru Aug 28. Triple Vision:
Mimi Betz, Marylouise Roach, and
Madeleine Schaller. Thru Aug 28. Rising
Scaold: Sondra Arkin. Thru Aug 28.
glenechopark.org.
Hill Center. Hill Center Galleries
Regional Juried Exhibition. Thru Oct 2.
hillcenterdc.org.
Torpedo Factory. Wade Kramm:
Dotted Space. Thru Aug 28. Magic and
Color. Thru Aug 31. Materialized Magic:
Mythical Creatures in a Yarn Artistry
Habitat. Thru Sep 2. torpedofactory.
org.
Zenith Gallery. Art for All. Thru Sep 3.
zenithgallery.com.
Zenith Sculpture Space. Movers and
Shakers. Thru Oct 2. zenithgallery.com.
DCAC. 1460 Wall Mountables 2016.
Thru Aug 28. dcartscenter.org.
The Den. Black Faces In Time. Thru Oct
1. thehbctheater.com.
Honeur Gallery. 10th Annual East
of the River Exhibition. Thru Sep 16.
anacostiaartscenter.com.
Joan Hisaoka Gallery. Exhibition:
OUTSIDE - IN. Thru Sep 2. smithcenter.
org.
Korean Cultural Center DC. LADC Exchange Exhibition: Same
Way, Dierent Path. Thru Sep 1.
koreaculturedc.org.
Gallery Underground. BLUE: AllMedia Juried Show. Thru Aug 26.
arlingtonartistsalliance.org.
AND MORE...
Ben-Hur: The Original Blockbuster:
Weekend Program with Film
Screening. Aug 27. Smithsonian
Associates. AFI Silver Theatre.
smithsonianassociates.org.
DesignDC Conference Day 3: Tours in
the Field. Aug 26. District Architecture
Center. aiadac.com.
Risers (2012; 60 min). Aug 27.
Smithsonian Anacostia Museum.
anacostia.si.edu.
Washington, DC premiere of
Unlocking the Cage. Aug 31. EFF. E St.
Cinema. dcenvironmentallmfest.org.
Screening: Richard III. Aug 29. Folger
Theatre. folger.edu.
Kitchen 101: Knife Skills. Aug 30. Hill
Center. hillcenterdc.org.
Russian Ark. Aug 28. Lecture: Days
of Destruction: Florence, November
1966. Aug 28. National Gallery of Art.
nga.gov.
Egypt Unwrapped: Alexander the
Greats Lost Tomb. Thru Oct 10.
National Geographic. nglive.org.
Gallery Talk: Collection Selections.
Aug 31. National Museum of Women in
the Arts. nmwa.org.
Strategic Civil War Crossings of the
Upper Potomac: All-Day Tour with
Special Guest Ed Bearss. Aug 27.
Smithsonian Associates. Holiday Inn
Capitol. smithsonianassociates.org.
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A D V I CE
MICHAEL,
My husband is using crystal meth
frequently. I would say he is an addict
though he denies this. Its been going on
for ve years and escalating throughout
this time.
Things have come to a head lately as
Kevin has lost his job and is now home
all the time. He says his being red has
nothing to do with using. I have a hard
time believing this as Ive watched him
become more forgetful and erratic
and unstable. And he denitely doesnt
appear motivated to look for a new job.
I feel totally heartbroken. We have a
long (18-year) history together and for
many years he was a wonderful and
devoted partner. The idea of leaving him
is not something I want to consider. I
dont know what would become of him
with no home, no savings and no income.
We arent wealthy and he has spent most
of his own savings on drugs over the last
few years.
One day I came home from work early
and found Kevin hosting some kind of crazy
crystal meth party. Porn was playing on the
TV and there were a bunch of half-naked
guys I didnt know who were acting very
sexual. Worst of all, Kevin was completely
irrational and just seemed out of his mind.
The whole scene made me sick.
I left and spent the night at a friends.
The next day I told Kevin that I had
reached my limit and this could not
happen again. I dont want strangers in
my house. Its not safe for him and its
not safe for me. Maybe I can deal with his
using but not having people over.
Yesterday I came home from a business
trip and it was clear hed had guys in our
apartment while I was away. I said this is
unacceptable but hes not listening. I dont
seem to have any leverage. I cant keep
feeling violated like this. I need my home
to be a haven, not a place Im scared to
go back to.
How can I get Kevin to honor my
request?
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MICHAEL REPLIES:
Im sorry, I know you are in a rough and
very painful predicament.
The only way for you to keep yourself
and your home safe right now is to
separate from Kevin. Period. He is
addicted to a seductive, highly destructive
substance, and for as long as he is
actively using, he is going to put crystal
meth ahead of everything. This includes
his well being and yours.
Dicult and painful as it may be, you
cannot trust a word Kevin says or expect
him to consider your safety at this time.
Right now, you cannot see him as the
same person you have loved and shared
your life with for 18 years. That person
has been hijacked by someone whose
only motivation is to keep using.
Yes, its tragic that Kevin is destroying
his life and threatening yours, but
you cant save him and you cant stop
him from taking himself down. You can,
however, save yourself.
So many of us, when someone we
love is caught in addiction, feel like we
are being selsh or unloving to create a
boundary in order to protect ourselves.
But self-preservation is not selsh. Not
allowing Kevin to put you at risk has
nothing to do with your love for him.
Heres what you can do for Kevin:
Recognize that only he can save
himself, though you may be able to
influence him. Advocate for him to
take steps to get well, keeping in mind
that you cannot make him do anything.
Encourage him to attend a Crystal
Meth Anonymous (CMA) or Narcotics
Anonymous (NA) meeting. Listening
to the stories of people who have
experienced the same life- and souldestroying experiences he is going
through, and hearing their stories of
rebuilding their lives, he may realize
that he can choose to get clean, too.
If Kevin does make the choice to get
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WhiskHER, a new trans-inclusive,
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12 Firehouse Restaurant (1626 N Capitol
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Hamiltunes D.C. hosts a Hamilton
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visit facebook.com/hamiltunesdc.
Bear Nonsense hosts a happy hour at
Rock and Roll Hotel (1333 H St., N.E.) today
from 5-10 p.m. There will be drink specials
and food served all night. For more
information, visit bearnonsense.com.
NMAC Treatment Division hosts a
Facebook Live chat on intersectionality
and gay Latino men today from 1:302 p.m. Jorge Vidal from AIDS United will
be a special guest. To watch and join
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nmaccomunnity at the time of the chat.
Anyone who cannot make the chat is
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For more details, visit facebook.com/
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BloominGays hosts a movie night
screening Coming to America in Crispus
Atticus Park (Crispus Attucks Ct., N.W.) tonight
at 8 p.m. Movie begins a 8:30 p.m. Beforehand
there will be time to socialize with other guests.
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For more details, visit crispusattucksparkc.org/
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Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts CTRL:
Endless Summer, a gay dance party,
tonight from 11 p.m.-4 a.m. DJ Adam
Koussari-Amin, DJ Je Prior and DJ Devon
Trotter will play tunes. There will also be
a photo booth by Kalorama Photography.
For more information, visit towndc.com.
Three Point Events hosts a LGBT happy
hour at Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St.,
N.W.) today at 5 p.m. There will be drink
and food specials. For more details, visit
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SUNDAY, AUG. 28
D.C. State Fair is at Noma Junction
MONDAY, AUG. 29
TUESDAY, AUG. 30
Country music star Lucinda Williams
performs at Rams Head Live (20 Market
Pl., Baltimore) tonight at 8 p.m. Doors
open at 7 p.m. Advanced tickets are $28.
Day of show tickets are $32.For more
details, visit ramsheadlive.com.
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts a
transgender and non-binary support
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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31
The Lambda Bridge Club meets at
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reservations required and new comers
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407-6540.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts Freedom From Smoking, a
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7-8 p.m. The class is part of a seven-week
workshop. Visit thedccenter.org. for more
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 1
Anacostia Arts Center (1231 Good
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Striptease: A Burlesque Benet for
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p.m. The performance will be in honor of
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to benet Black Lives Matter D.C. There
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Tickets range from $15-25. For more
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p.m. The group will discuss historical
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details, visit smyal.org.
Gamma MD, a support group for men
in mixed-orientation relationships, meets
today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 25 E 2nd St.,
in Frederick, Md. The group is for men who
are attracted to men but are currently, or
were at one point, in a relationship with a
woman. For more information about the
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