Volume 42, Issue 38 - September 23, 2011

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After 18 years, service members
are nally part of the family
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Gay and lesbian service members are beginning
to make their sexual orientation known now that the
18-year-old law prohibiting open service known as Dont
Ask, Dont Tell has nally been lifted from the books.
Members of OutServe, an organization of active duty
LGBT military service members, touted the importance
of the change during a news conference Tuesday at the
Human Rights Campaign headquarters in D.C.
1st Lt. Josh Seefried, a New Jersey-based nance
director for the Air Force and OutServes co-founder
and co-director, said being able to take part fully in the
military family was particularly important to him.
Thats what the military brags about so much is having
that aspect of being part of the family, being part of the
team, Seefried said. I almost resented the Air Force for
not giving me that opportunity to be part of that team,
not being able to bring someone to an event. Now I feel
like I can go back to work and I can be part of that team
now and actually be honest.
Under Dont Ask, Dont Tell, Seefried had gone by
the alias J.D. Smith to avoid being expelled from military
as he headed his 4,300-member LGBT organization.
Now that the gay ban has been lifted, hes free to be
public with his real name as a gay airman.
Lt. Cmdr. Zac Matthews, a Coast Guard helicopter
pilot whos served on both U.S. coasts as well as the
Celebrating gay sex
Activist says male sexuality
should be embraced in HIV ght

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
In his role as president and CEO of the National
Association of People with AIDS, Frank Oldham
Jr. is upfront about where he stands on the AIDS
epidemic.
Hes a 63-year-old gay man who has lived with
HIV for more than 20 years. He has dedicated much
of his career to ghting AIDS, both in the private
sector and as a high-level ofcial in city AIDS
agencies in New York, Chicago and D.C. He served
from 1993-1994 as chief of D.C.s Agency for HIV/
AIDS.
His driving ambition is to help bring about the
eradication of AIDS for everyone, with a short-term
goal of lowering the HIV infection rate in the United
States over the next several years.
But Oldham says his efforts in organizing a
series of D.C.-based events next week for the
NAPWA-sponsored National Gay Mens HIV/
AIDS Awareness Day on Sept. 27 brings an often
overlooked fact into clear view: Gay men account
for more than 50 percent of the people with HIV in
the United States and represent the only group at
risk for HIV in the country that still has increasing
numbers of new infections each year.
In an interview this week, Oldham presented the
Blade with two iers NAPWA is using to promote
National Gay Mens HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Both
feature photos of attractive, bare-chested young
men, one black and one white.
CONTI NUES ON PAGE 18
Gay troops come out
after Dont Ask expires
Gay and lesbian service members came out publicly this week after repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell was nalized. From left,
JONATHAN HOPKINS, TY WALROD, ZAC MATHEWS, SARAH PEZZAT, JONATHAN MILLS and JOSH SEEFRIED.
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Local activists divided
over decision to name
Leroy Thorpe to post

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.

Gay activists had mixed views this week
over a decision by Mayor Vincent Gray to
appoint a controversial civic leader who in
past years referred to gays as faggots
to a mayoral advisory committee that
looks at city programs to curtail juvenile
delinquency.
Gray last week named Leroy Thorpe,
a licensed social worker and counselor
with the D.C. Department of Youth
Rehabilitation Services and a longtime civic
activist in the citys Shaw neighborhood,
to the mayors Juvenile Justice Advisory
Group. The unpaid advisory panel assists
the mayor and DYRS, among other things,
on how to use federal funds to strengthen
the citys juvenile justice system.
D.C. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward
2), a longtime supporter of LGBT rights,
sent Gray a letter strongly recommending
Thorpe for the appointment.
Evans could not be immediately
reached for comment.
And Ron Collins, Grays gay director
of the Mayors Ofce of Boards and
Commissions, said he vetted Thorpe for
the appointment and recommended
that the mayor name him to the advisory
panel. Collins said Thorpes background
and experience on juvenile justice issues
showed him to be qualied for the post.
Ive known Leroy Thorpe for a number
of years and I really dont feel that he is a
bigot toward any community, Collins told
the Blade.
Thorpe told the Blade in a phone
message on Monday that he prefers not
to discuss things he said in the past but
said hes changed his views and treats all
people with respect.
These days, you know, I got older, got
wiser, he said. And I dont act like I did
before, back in the time whenI spoke
without thinking. Everybody deserves respect
and I dont care who or what you are.
Martin Moulton, president of the
Convention Center Community
Association, a Shaw-based group that
has long been at odds with Thorpe, says
Thorpes history of bigotry makes him
unsuitable for a mayoral appointment.
In a series of e-mails sent to public
ofcials and gay activists, Moulton points
to statements Thorpe has made about gays
on at least two occasions over the past 20
years. One took place in 1991, when Thorpe
shouted through a bullhorn at a polling
station on Election Day that gay City Council
candidate Jim Zais was a faggot and Shaw
voters should not support him.
Zais, who died of AIDS in 1994, lost the
election to Evans by a close margin. At the
time, Evans and his supporters disavowed
Thorpes characterization of Zais, saying
he wasnt representing Evans or the Evans
campaign.
Moulton noted that Thorpe several
years ago called gay D.C. Council member
David Catania (I-At-Large) an anti-gay
name during a City Council hearing.
According to Moulton, Gray violated a
promise he made to the Gay and Lesbian
Activists Alliance on a GLAA questionnaire
during last years mayoral election campaign,
when Gray said he would decline to honor
individuals or organizations that promote
any sort of bigotry.
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Cause of death was
impact head trauma
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
The D.C. Medical Examiner disclosed
on Tuesday that gay engineer Gaurav
Gopalan, who was found dead Sept. 10
on a sidewalk in Columbia Heights at 5:20
a.m., died of blunt force trauma to the
head and that the death has been ruled
a homicide.
News that Gopalans death was due to
an act of violence came after D.C. police
initially announced there were no obvious
signs of injuries to Gopalans body and that
a nal determination on the death would
have to wait for results of toxicological tests.
Gopalan, a native of India, was found
dead on the 2600 block of 11th Street,
N.W., in a location less than two blocks
from where he lived. He was dressed in
womens clothes with some facial makeup,
prompting police to initially describe him
as a transgender woman.
With no identication on him, it took
police three days to track down his identity
following the release of a post mortem photo
taken by the Medical Examiners ofce.
It could not be immediately determined
why the Medical Examiners ofce didnt
disclose last week its ndings released today
that Gopalan suffered a subarachnoid
hemorrhage, or internal head bleeding,
due to blunt impact head trauma.
Beverly Fields, a spokesperson for the
Medical Examiners Ofce, said the latest
ndings were based on the autopsy
conducted last week.
Bob Shaeffer, Gopalans partner, told
the Blade Monday that he didnt know
where Gopalan had been on the night
before his death but said police told him
they obtained video footage of Gopalan
near the corner of Florida Avenue and U
Street, N.W. The gay nightclub Town and
the gay sports bar Nellies are located in
that area.
Police last week said they had contacted
the management of several gay clubs in
the city to ask whether Gopalan had been
seen in the clubs in the hours prior to his
death. At a news conference last week,
Homicide Branch Capt. Michael Farish said
representatives of the clubs werent certain
whether Gopalan had visited the clubs.
Gopalan received a doctorate degree in
aeronautical engineering at the University
of Maryland and later worked with the
university on research projects related
to sound suppression of helicopter rotor
blades, a technology deemed important
for U.S. military applications.
Ofcials with the University of Marylands
school of engineering and D.C.s South
Asian LGBT group Khush D.C., to which
Gopalan had ties, this week continued to
mourn Gopalans death.
He also served as president of the
Fred Schmitz Group, an aeronautical
engineering consulting rm, which he
operated out of the home that he and
Shaeffer shared in Columbia Heights.
Rehan Rizvi, a member of Khush D.C.,
said Gopalan attended a number of the
groups events during the past few years.
Rizvi said Khush D.C. planned to
coordinate a possible memorial service for
Gopalan with the University of Marylands
engineering school, which was expected
to host a memorial at the campus.
People who knew Gopalan said he also
served as an assistant director and stage
manager for Shakespeare plays produced
by a the WSC Avant Bard theater group
formerly known as the Washington
Shakespeare Company.
The ruling of his death as a homicide
is certain to further alarm LGBT activists.
Gopalans death followed shootings or
the attempted shooting of at least ve
transgender women since July. One of
the women, Lashai Mclean, 23, was shot
to death on July 20 on the 6100 block of
Dix Street, N.E.
Police have said they have no evidence
so far to indicate any of the incidents are
linked to the same perpetrator.
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Gay engineers death ruled a homicide
Mayor VINCENT GRAYs decision to appoint a
controversial civic leader to a mayoral advisory
committee has rankled some.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
Gray board appointee called gays faggots
WASHI NGTONBLADE. COM SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 03
Gay-friendly Ugandan
bishop to speak

Rev. Disani Christopher Senyonjo, a former Anglican bishop in Uganda, will speak at All
Souls Memorial Episcopal Church (2300 Cathedral Ave., N.W.) in Washington Sunday at
the churchs 11 a.m. Mass. A reception will be held in the fellowship hall with a discussion
forum following the service. Its open and free to the public.
Senyonjo, whos straight and retired in 1998, is on what hes dubbing the Compass to
Compassion Tour in the U.S. in which hes attempting to educate Americans about the
persecution of LGBT Ugandans and gays in 75 other countries that face persecution and
even death simply for being LGBT.
Last year, Senyonjo founded St. Pauls Foundation for International Reconciliation
(stpaulsfoundation.com) to support global equality for LGBT people and their allies.
Rev. John Beddingeld, pastor of All Souls, is gay and invited Senyonjo to the church
through a D.C. Anglican bishop who knows Senyonjo. Church leaders say how the
Episcopal Church (most Anglicans in the U.S. are Episcopalian) treats believers is radically
different from how theyre accepted in other parts of the world, even by others in the
worldwide Anglican Communion.
We wanted to offer him a forum, said Jeff Wells, an All Souls volunteer. I know our
priest also feels passionate about ghting for gay rights and supports other mission work
in South Africa.
Senyonjo was scheduled to appear in D.C. with a gay-afrming Lutheran group tonight.
Visit allsoulsdc.org for more information about his Sunday appearance.

washingtonblade.com
Police Log
The following incidents were reported to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Departments Gay & Lesbian Liaison Unit.
On Sept. 17, two complainants reported that while in the 1600 block of Euclid
St., N.W., they were the victims of a sexual assault. An investigation by sex squad
detectives revealed that there was no assault. An incident report was taken to
document the events.
On Sept. 16, while in the 4400 block of Hayes Street, N.E., a woman reported that
she and a suspect were involved in verbal dispute over ending their relationship as
they still live together. The verbal dispute escalated and the suspect struck the victim
in the face with an unknown object, resulting in a laceration to her face. The suspect
was arrested and charged with felony assault and processed at the Sixth District.

On Sept. 16, members of the 6th District responded to the area of 62nd and
Dix streets in reference to a re. The makeshift memorial of a homicide victim had
apparently been set on re. An incident report was taken documenting the event.
On Sept. 13, in the late evening hours, the Third District notied GLLU that
three juvenile LGBT youths were involved in a verbal altercation with a security
guard at the CVS in the 1100 block of 10th Street, N.W. The youths were believed
to be shoplifters but no probable cause was established. All parties came to an
agreement that the juveniles would be barred from the location.

On Sept. 13, in the late evening hours, members of the 6th District and the GLLU
conducted a follow up in reference to a domestic burglary case that took place in
the 1500 block of 16th Street, N.E.
On Sept. 13, while in the 2700 block of Branch Avenue, S.E., a woman reported
that a suspect and she had an altercation about the status of their relationship.
The victim reported the altercation escalated and the suspect pushed her to the
ground and struck her in the face with a closed st. The suspect was arrested on
the scene and transported to the Sixth District for processing.
On Sept. 13, while in the 800 block of 21st Street, N.W., a woman reported
that she had been having ongoing incidents where someone is messing with
her door handle. The GLLU responded and contacted the complainant. The
complainant was advised to talk to her apartment management company to get
extra security at night as well as call 911 if someone was trying to break in. No
report was needed.
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Man shot trans woman after being turned down for sex

A 20-year-old man arrested last week for allegedly shooting a transgender
woman in Southeast D.C. solicited the woman for sex and attempted to rob her
at gunpoint before shooting her in the neck as she sat in her car, according to a
police arrest afdavit.
The afdavit, led last week in D.C. Superior Court, says the woman drove
herself to the Seventh District police station to seek help. It says police immediately
called an ambulance, which rushed her to a local hospital.
While doctors stabilized her condition in the emergency room, the woman
gave police information that led to the arrest of Darryl Willard on Sept. 13, one
day after the 2 a.m. shooting took place, the afdavit says.
Police charged Willard with assault with attempt to kill after he surrendered
at the First District police station. Hes being held in jail pending a court hearing
scheduled for today.
The incident was the fourth reported shooting or attempted shooting of a
transgender woman in D.C. since July. Lashai Mclean, a 23-year-old transgender
woman, died from gunshot wounds in the rst of the shooting incidents on July
20.
The latest incident last week prompted transgender activist Ruby Corado to
state at a news conference that these and other assaults against transgender
women earlier this year have left the D.C. trans community in crisis.
The police afdavit for the Sept. 12 shooting case says the incident began when
the victim picked up Willard in her car shortly before 2 a.m. at 22nd and Savannah
streets, S.E. It says the woman told police she has known Willard for two-and-a
half years and that he has paid her for sex in the past.
It says Willards request for oral sex came while the woman and Willard drove
around the area for approximately 15 minutes before she stopped her car at 23rd
and Savannah streets, S.E. to allow him to get out. It says the woman refused to
give Willard her money. It says he then shot her from very close range, with a
bullet striking her in the right side of her neck.
Transgender activist Earline Budd says the woman was in the hospital this week
in stable condition.
At last weeks news conference, held outside D.C. police headquarters, Budd
said the fact that some of the transgender women targeted in recent assaults and
shootings have been involved in prostitution highlights societal prejudice and
discrimination that has prevented many transgender women from nding work
outside the sex industry.
Its out of necessity and out of survival, she said. Its not that we want to be
in prostitution.
Budd said she was hopeful that a pilot jobs program initiated by D.C. Mayor
Vincent Gray that reaches out to unemployed transgender people will result in
job opportunities that wont make it necessary for some trans women to turn to
prostitution. The rst group of transgender clients enrolled in the program began
their training sessions last week.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Black LGBT leaders meet for six-day confab

About 100 black LGBT leaders and activists from across the country were
participating this week in a series of meetings and events in D.C. associated with
the National Black Justice Coalitions Second Annual Out on the Hill Black LGBT
Leadership Summit.
NBJC, a D.C.-based civil rights group focused on black LGBT issues, says the
Sept. 20-25 string of events were timed to coincide with the Congressional Black
Caucus Foundations Annual Legislative Conference, which takes place at the
Washington Convention Center.
We are ecstatic about the overwhelming response to the second annual Out
on the Hill Black LGBT Leadership Summit, said Sharon Lettman-Hicks, NBJCs
executive director. Extending NBJCs resources to black LGBT organizations
from around the country in order to create a more unied, politically savvy body
of activists is our priority, she said.
Events were to include a Black LGBT Leader Day forum at the White House,
which was to include presentations from Obama administration ofcials; an Issue
Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill, where participants would be given a chance to
advocate for issues with their members of Congress; and a screening of the
Sundance Film Festival feature produced by Spike Lee called PARIAH, which
tells the coming out story of a black lesbian youth.
To view the full OUT on the Hill schedule, visit nbjc.org.
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Gallagher attends Milk screenwriters Prop 8 play
The star-studded premiere of Dustin Lance Blacks play 8 based on the
Proposition 8 trial had an unexpected audience member last week National
Organization for Marriages board chair, Maggie Gallagher.
The marriage equality opponent, Gallagher, is portrayed in the play by Tony-
nominated actress Jayne Houdyshell. According to Andy Towle of Towleroad.
com, who captured several photographs of the anti-marriage leader, Gallagher
engaged in debate with marriage advocates outside of the play, but beyond
crinkling a loud bag of snacks she brought in throughout the show, was otherwise
not disruptive during the performance.
The show features Ellen Barkin, Bob Balaban, Matt Bomer, Campbell Brown,
Anthony Edwards, Morgan Freeman, Cheyenne Jackson, Larry Kramer, Christine
Lahti, John Lithgow, Rory OMalley, Rob Reiner, Yeardley Smith and Bradley Whitford.
The script is based on the transcripts of the historic Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial,
currently being appealed in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Judge: Prop 8 trial video will be released
SAN FRANCISCO A Federal District Court judge has ordered the tapes
released from the 2010 Proposition 8 trial, despite pleas from gay rights opponents
to keep the tapes secret.
Foremost among the aspects of the federal judicial system that foster public
condence in the fairness and integrity of the process are public access to trials
and public access to the record of judicial proceedings, Chief Justice James
Ware wrote in his ruling, which is stayed until Sept. 30. Consequently, once an
item is placed in the record of judicial proceedings, there must be compelling
reasons for keeping that item secret.
In 2010, Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Prop 8, the California constitutional
amendment barring marriage between citizens of the same sex. The Perry v.
Schwarzenegger trial was allowed to be recorded, and the sponsors of the case,
American Foundation for Equal Rights have called for the release of the tapes as
a matter of transparency.
Michigan House approves ban on DP benets
LANSING, Mich. Despite vocal opposition during debate, last week the
Republican-controlled Michigan House of Representatives passed two pieces of
legislation, stripping the states public universities of their right to offer domestic
partnership benets to same-sex partners of employees.
Citing the 2004 Michigan Constitutional amendment, known as Proposition
2, Rep. Dave Agema (R-Grandville) pushed HB 4770 and 4771 to prohibit the
benets, according to the Michigan Messenger.
The fate of the bill now rests in the state Senate, also Republican controlled.
Whether or not Gov. Rick Snyder would sign the measure is unclear, as one of the
governors legal counsels, Michael Gadola wrote to the majority leaders in both
houses calling into question the constitutionality of both bills.
Australia implements trans-friendly passport policy
CANBERRA, Australia In a move that may lead to changes around the world,
Australia has announced that it will allow transgender or intersex citizens to
choose against identifying with either M or F on passports.
According to the blog ThinkProgress, citing challenges that trans and intersex
residents face in security while traveling, Australia will allow residents to apply for
passports with the gender designator X. Australia also will no longer restrict gender
marker changes to trans people who have already undergone gender reassignment
surgery, and allow the changes after an applicant receives a doctors note.
Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus launches
WASHINGTON Reps. Barbara Lee, Jim McDermott and Trent Franks are
launching the Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, which will take a leading role in
the House of Representatives in advocating for stronger HIV/AIDS policies both
at home and abroad.
American leadership in the global ght against HIV/AIDS began a decade
ago when Republican and Democratic leaders stood together and refused to
allow a deadly disease to claim a generation of African teachers, nurses, doctors,
parents and children, said senior adviser Michael Gerson in a press release from
the caucus. The HIV/AIDS caucus announced today will remind Congress of a
great bipartisan achievement and of a continuing responsibility to save lives.
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with Baldwin in 2012
general election
By CHRIS JOHNSON & PHIL REESE
Lesbian Rep. Tammys Baldwins bid for
a U.S. Senate seat got a boost last week
when Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) announced
he would not run against her in the
primary, but the news was tempered by
the announcement that a prominent
Republican is getting in the race.
Ending months of speculation, former
Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R)
ofcially led his paperwork to incorporate
for a run for the U.S. Senate seat being
vacated by Herb Kohl at the end of his
term, Politico reported.
Im building support, Thompson
told radio station WTMJ when he
announced. Im building an organization,
even bigger than when I ran for President.
I am ecstatic about the kind of support and
overwhelming endorsements Im receiving
and will be receiving when I go forward.
The conservative Club For Growth has
been preemptively running ads attacking
Thompson as a moderate who increased
spending in Wisconsin as governor, and
later bucked his partys leadership in
calling for compromises with Democrats
during the health care debate early in
President Obamas term.
Former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann was
the rst Republican to ofcially jump in the
primary race. The winner of that primary will
likely face off against Baldwin for the seat.
We believe Tammy Baldwin can win
no matter who emerges as her general
election opponent, said Denis Dison
of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund upon
news of Thompsons joining the race.
Kinds announcement that he will
forego the race makes Baldwins primary
contest easier. Kind, an eight-term House
member, said last week in a statement to
Politico that he wont pursue the seat.
I have been urged by many across
Wisconsin to run for Senate. I thank them
sincerely for their steadfast support and
their trust in my commitment to put solving
peoples problems rst and foremost, Kind
was quoted as saying. But that commitment
has lead me to this conclusion: Now is not
my time to run for the U.S. Senate.
Kind had been named as a potential
challenger to Baldwin, the only out lesbian
in Congress. If Baldwin wins, she would
become the rst openly gay U.S. senator.
Had Kind entered the race, he likely
would have faced an uphill battle. Recent
polling showed Baldwin beating Kind
in a hypothetical Democratic primary.
Additionally, Baldwin has signicantly
more funds in her coffers compared to
Kind, according to the most recent Federal
Election Commission reports. After the
second quarter, Baldwin posted $1.1
million in cash on hand. Comparatively,
Kind had $478,000.
Chuck Wolfe, CEO of the Gay &
Lesbian Victory Fund, said in a statement
Kinds decision was welcome news. His
organization has endorsed Baldwin.
It was a gracious thing for him to
do, and I think the party will coalesce
around Congresswoman Baldwin as their
standard-bearer in this race, Wolfe said.
But Baldwin may not have a free ticket
to the Democratic nomination. Former
Congressman Steve Kagen, who last year
lost his House seat during the Republican
wave of election 2010, has also been
named as a potential challenger. Kagen
hasnt said publicly whether hell pursue
the ofce.
The deadline for declaring candidacy
for the U.S. Senate in Wisconsin hasnt yet
been set, but will likely be in July as it has
been in recent years. A primary would take
place in September 2012.
Baldwin was the rst woman to represent
Wisconsin in the U.S. House when she was
elected in 1998, and was the rst openly gay
non-incumbent representative in Congress.
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Rep. TAMMY BALDWIN is seeking the seat of
retiring Sen. Herb Kohl. Shes favored to capture
the Democratic nomination but picked up a
tough potential Republican opponent last week
in former Gov. Tommy Thompson.
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cjohnson@washblade.com
Republican presidential candidate Rep.
Michele Bachmann was criticized by LGBT
advocates this week for saying anti-gay
bullying isnt a problem for the federal
government.
At a rally in Costa Mesa, Calif., last
week, Minnesota resident Alex Lemon
asked Bachmann what she intends to do
about the rash of anti-gay school bullying
in her district, according to CBS News.
Bachmann reportedly offered a brief
response: Thats not a federal issue. The
GOP presidential hopeful moved on to
shake hands with the next rally attendee.
A U.S. House member who represents
Minnesota in Congress, Bachmann has
become associated with the issue of anti-
gay bullying because of the rash of teen
suicides in her congressional district. Over
the past two years, nine youths have
committed suicide in the Anoka-Hennepin
school district, the largest in Minnesota. At
least four of the youths were reportedly
victims of bullying because they were gay
or perceived to be gay.
In July, the National Center for Lesbian
Rights and the Southern Poverty Law Center
led a lawsuit against the district on behalf
of students who say they experienced
harassment and violence as a result of an
anti-gay environment. The Education and
Justice departments are also investigating
the district over the issue.
Minnesota resident Tammy Aaberg met
with Bachmanns staffers last week in
her Waite Park, Minn., district ofce to
urge the lawmaker to speak out against
bullying. Aabergs 15-year-old son,
Justin, hanged himself in July 2010 after
being subjected to anti-gay harassment.
LGBT advocates pounced on
Bachmann for rejecting the idea that the
federal government should have a role in
stopping anti-gay bullying in schools.
Fred Sainz, vice president of
communications at the Human Rights
Campaign, said Bachmanns remarks at
the rally demonstrate her ignorance and
why shes not worthy of the presidency.
Two bills to make schools safer for all
kids are pending before Congress and in
just a few days, the White House will host
a second summit on the issue, Sainz said.
It most certainly is a federal issue.
Daryl Presgraves, spokesperson for the
Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network,
or GLSEN, called the Republican presidential
candidates comments disappointing.
Given her visibility and the well-
documented experiences of students
being bullied in her own district, its
disappointing that Rep. Bachmann
disagrees with the notion that the safety of
all children is a universal concern, not one
limited by jurisdiction, Presgraves said.
Caleb Laiseki, a 16-year-old national
advocate for LGBT youth, also maintained
bullying should be under the purview of
the federal government.
A national issue is when an issue is
occurring throughout the entire nation,
Laiseki said. Therefore, when incidents
of suicides and bullying are occurring in
all 50 states, it claries that this a national
issue that needs prompt solutions.
Legislation pending before Congress
known as the Student Non-Discrimination
Act and the Safe Schools Improvement
Act aims to stop the bullying of LGBT
students in schools. President Obama has
yet to endorse either of these bills.
But the Obama administration has
interpreted existing federal law prohibiting
schools from discriminating on the basis
of gender to apply in some circumstances
to LGBT youth. Title IV of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 prohibit harassment
based on gender.
Additionally, the White House held a
bullying summit in March. Next week,
the Education Department is hosting its
second annual bullying prevention summit
at the Washington Hilton Hotel in D.C.
Bachmann has an extensive anti-gay voting
record as a member of Congress and has
taken anti-gay positions in her pursuit of the
White House. She backs a U.S. constitutional
amendment that would ban same-sex
marriage and has pledged to reinstate Dont
Ask, Dont Tell if elected president.
The lawmaker co-owns with her spouse,
Marcus Bachmann, a faith-based therapy
center that has been revealed to engage in
widely discredited ex-gay therapy aimed
at turning gay people into being straight.
The clinic has reportedly been the recipient
of at least $137,000 in Medicaid funds since
2005. Bachmann has refused to answer
questions about this practice at her clinic
or whether federal funds have subsidized it.
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Hagan responds to N.C. marriage amendment
The ofce of Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.) says
the lawmaker is wary of attempts to alter
constitutions in response to a proposed
constitutional amendment in her state that
would ban same-sex marriage.
Senator Hagan implores elected ofcials
everywhere to focus on lowering the nations
unemployment rate and remains wary of
attempts to alter constitutions in the heat of
todays charged political environment, said
Mary Hanley, a Hagan spokesperson.
The spokesperson issued the statement via
e-mail in response to the Washington Blades
request for comment on whether Hagan
opposes the measure, which will come before
North Carolina voters in May 2012.
The statement doesnt explicitly mention
the amendment or state direct opposition
to the measure. Its similar to a statement the
White House rst issued to the Washington
Blade last week saying President Obama
believes strongly in stopping laws designed to take rights away without
conveying explicit opposition to the amendment.
Hagan has been a friend to the LGBT community since she was voted into
ofce in 2008. She voted in favor of hate crimes protections legislation and Dont
Ask, Dont Tell repeal. She voted as a member of the Senate Armed Services
Committee in favor of ending the militarys gay ban even before the Pentagon
issued its report in November.
The Blade also has a request in to the ofce of Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) asking
whether he opposes the amendment. His ofce hasnt responded to the request
for comment.
Burr voted in favor of Dont Ask, Dont Tell repeal, but only after the Pentagon
report came out. He also voted against cloture on the repeal measure in the
Senate and twice against cloture for the scal year 2011 defense authorization bill
when the measure carried the repeal language.
CHRIS JOHNSON
SSA policy change aids trans workers
The Social Security Administration has made a pro-trans policy change ending
the practice of allowing gender to be matched in its verication system.
The change means the Social Security Administration will no longer send
notications to alert employers when the gender marker on an employees W-2
forms doesnt match Social Security records.
According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, the practice led to
the job loss and outing of transgender workers. A Freedom of Information Act
request revealed that 711,488 gender no-match letters were sent in 2010 alone.
Mara Keisling, the National Center for Transgender Equalitys executive
director, said ending this practice has been a top priority and shes pleased
with the updated policy.
Alerting employers about differences in someones gender threatened
peoples jobs and did not accomplish what this verication system was designed
for, Keisling said. There was absolutely no reason for it and it was extremely
dangerous for transgender people, who still face signicant disrespect,
discrimination and violence in the workplace.
The Social Security Administration didnt respond to a request for comment on
the policy change. Its unclear exactly when the change was made.
Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson, said, The White House welcomes
this move by Social Security Administration.
Another potential policy change from the Social Security Administration to
aid transgender Americans remains outstanding. The agency could change
its practices so that it no longer requires proof of sex reassignment surgery to
change gender markers.
Keisling said this policy is outdated and places an unfair standard of proof on
transgender people.
These requirements, particularly surgery, are far too expensive for many
transgender people and present a major nancial hurdle for a group of people who
already face signicantly high levels of under-employment and unemployment,
Keisling said.
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Sen. KAY HAGAN said lawmakers
should be focused on creating jobs,
not constitutional amendments.
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Alaska and Bering Sea, similarly said he
feels like part of the family again.
For so many years, its been my partner
and I on the outside looking at service
members and their spouses participating
in social events, being part of a network,
getting together after work and on the
weekends, Matthews said. For the rst
time today, I feel as though were part of
this big, at least in my case, a Coast Guard
family and thats a big deal to me.
In addition to participating in OutServe,
Matthews chairs the U.S. Merchant Marine
Academys gay alumni network. He
graduated from the academy in 2000.
Capt. Sarah Pezzat, a D.C.-based Marine
Corps reservist who served in operations
in Haiti, Iraq and Somalia, said the end
of Dont Ask, Dont Tell makes Tuesday
feels markedly different than previous days.
For me, it feels different to me because
Ive been waiting for this day for a long
time, Pezzat said. I can post about it on
Facebook, I can tell my co-workers if I want
to what I did last weekend, things like that.
In 2007, Pezzat left active duty to
become a police ofcer for the D.C.
Metropolitan Police Department. This
year, she volunteered for an active duty
position in logistics at the Pentagons
Marine Corps headquarters and is hoping
to deploy again to Afghanistan.
Still, Pezzat said the demise of Dont
Ask, Dont Tell isnt as signicant for her
straight counterparts. She said one of her
colleagues mentioned to her that another
service member came out after the ban was
lifted, but she hadnt heard anything else.
Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Mills, a D.C.-based
radio frequency transmission technician
for the Air Force, said the end of Dont
Ask, Dont Tell is a huge weight lifted
from his shoulders.
Waking up this morning, I thought to
myself no more do I have to constantly
worry about ending my career because
of this, Mills said. I dont have to worry
about lying to anyone and compromising.
To me, theres a fundamental difference.
Mills is executive editor for OutServe
Magazine. The latest edition of the online
publication showcases 101 openly gay
service members who have come out in the
wake of the end of Dont Ask, Dont Tell.
Also present at the news conference
was Jonathan Hopkins, whos afliated with
OutServe, and Tyler Walrod, the civilian co-
chair of OutServe. The only non-military
member of the 4,300-large group, Walrod
works in technology in San Francisco.
What do gay service members see as the
next priority for the LGBT rights movement
now that Dont Ask, Dont Tell is off the
books? Those present at the HRC event
said they want to see action on partner
benets that would put gay troops on the
same footing as their straight counterparts.
Seefried said the No. 1 thing that people
are concerned about in the U.S. military is
partner benets because, he said, theyre
everything for us.
Im in a military-military relationship
and Im set to move in the next seven
months without a chance of having a joint
spouse assignment, Seefried said. Those
relationships just get torn apart. I think that
thats something most people in the military
everyones going to be affected.
While gay and lesbian service members
celebrated the end of the ban, top Pentagon
leaders and lawmakers joined them.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said
during a news conference that the end of
Dont Ask, Dont Tell is an historic day
for the Pentagon and for the nation.
As secretary of defense, I am
committed to removing all of the barriers
that would prevent Americans from serving
their country and from rising to the highest
level of responsibility that their talents and
capabilities warrant, Panetta said. These
are men and women who put their lives on
the line in the defense of this country, and
thats what should matter the most.
Panetta said more than 97 percent of
the 2.3 million men and women in the
armed forces have received education and
training on handling open service. The
training started after President Obama
signed repeal legislation in December.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm. Mike Mullen, who was likely making
his nal appearance before the media in
his role before stepping down from his
position Oct. 1, recalled the testimony he
gave before the Senate in February 2010
in favor of repeal.
I believed then, and I still believe, that it
was rst and foremost a matter of integrity;
that it was fundamentally against everything
we stand for as an institution to force people
to lie about who they are just to wear a
uniform, Mullen said. We are better than
that. We should be better than that.
Hours earlier, U.S. senators who were
among the 65 who voted for repeal
held a separate news conference to
commemorate the end of Dont Ask, Dont
Tell. Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)
and Susan Collins (R-Maine), the original
co-sponsors of the repeal legislation,
were joined by Senate Armed Services
Committee Chair Carl Levin (D-Mich.),
Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Chris Coons (D-Del.)
and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).
Lieberman said the effort to repeal
Dont Ask, Dont Tell in Congress was
one of the most satisfying and thrilling
experiences hes had as a senator.
In our time, I think the front line of the
civil rights movement is to protect people
in our country from discrimination based
on sexual orientation all the more
so when it comes to the United States
military, whose mission is to protect our
security so we can continue to enjoy the
freedom and equal opportunity under
law, Lieberman said.
Collins read aloud a postcard she
received in July after her committee vote in
favor of Dont Ask, Dont Tell repeal from
someone in Afghanistan who signed the
note anonymously as an Army soldier.
The postcard thanks Collins for her vote
as a Republican and pledges to repay the
vote with continued professionalism.
This touches me so much for two
reasons, Collins said. One, that this Army
soldier deployed in Afghanistan took the
time to write to thank me for my leadership.
But second, it is so poignant that he
couldnt sign his name. He had to write,
an Army soldier, and today he can sign his
name, and that makes all the difference.
Amid the celebrations over the end
of Dont Ask, Dont Tell at these news
conferences, questions emerged about
how to extend greater benets to LGBT
service members.
Only half the senators at the news
conference Udall, Gillibrand and
Coons are co-sponsors of legislation
that would repeal the Defense of Marriage
Act, which prohibits same-sex marriage.
Collins, Lieberman and Levin arent co-
sponsors of the legislation known as the
Respect for Marriage Act.
Collins left the news conference at
the start of the question-and-answer
period. In response to a question from
the Washington Blade, Levin afrmed his
support for the Respect for Marriage Act,
while Lieberman offered qualied support.
The Connecticut senator said he had
issues with the full faith and credit
portion of the Respect for Marriage Act
enabling federal benets to ow to married
gay couples even if they live in a state that
doesnt recognize same-sex marriage.
I do support it in part I think weve
got to celebrate what weve done today
I certainly support it in regard to
discrimination in federal law based on
sexual orientation, Lieberman said.
During the Pentagon news conference,
one reporter asked about possible guards
against troops opposed to open service
attempting to undermine it by committing
acts of harassment or violence against gays.
Panetta said the military has zero
tolerance for harassment and the
command structure in place should
address any such behavior.
My hope is that the command structure
operating with ... the standard disciplines
that are in place will implement those
disciplines and will ensure that harassment
doesnt take place and that all behavior is
consistent with the discipline and the best
interests of our military, Panetta said.
Some advocates have said the chain
of command doesnt provide sufcient
protection against discrimination for gay
service members particularly if the
discrimination is coming from a commanding
ofcer and have called on Obama to sign
an executive order barring discrimination
in the armed forces on the basis of sexual
orientation and gender identity.
Another lingering question is whether
military chaplains can ofciate at same-sex
weddings and if base facilities can be used
for such ceremonies in states where same-
sex marriage is legal.
A Navy memo dated April 13 afrmed
that chaplains could ofciate at same-sex
weddings and base facilities could be
used for this purpose, but this guidance
was rescinded after an outcry from social
conservatives. Guidance on the matter
has yet to be reissued.
Following the Pentagon news
conference, Defense Department General
Counsel Jeh Johnson took questions from
the media, and, in response to a question
from the Blade, said such guidance
clarifying the rules is forthcoming.
We are very, very close to having a
resolution of that issue, Johnson said.
Its something Ive been working on
myself. ... Were pretty much done and
there should be something issued to the
chaplain community and others very, very
soon on that.
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you have to take medication and be
adherent so that you have a zero viral
load and are less likely to infect someone
because you love your culture. So this is
all a positive thing. I love my culture so I
will take care of it. I dont want to infect
anybody. I want people to be safe and
healthy and beautiful.
Since becoming head of NAPWA in
2006, Oldham says he and his colleagues
at the Silver Spring, Md., based
organization have carried out a series of
programs to promote HIV prevention,
treatment and testing, with many of
those programs aimed at gay men.
Like other AIDS advocacy groups,
NAPWA has emerged as a strong
promoter of HIV testing for gay men,
representing a clear break from past
views by some LGBT and AIDS advocacy
groups that opposed widespread HIV
testing on grounds that it could lead to
discrimination against those identied as
HIV positive.
Oldham and other AIDS activists
have expressed condence that in the
D.C. area, particularly in D.C., strong
protections are in place to ensure
full condentiality in HIV test results
and strong protection against HIV
discrimination.
Under a policy started by Mayor
Adrian Fenty and continued by Mayor
Vincent Gray, D.C. offers treatment on
demand for anyone testing HIV positive,
regardless of their ability to pay for the
treatment.
Oldham says the National Gay Mens
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day events and
activities, which begin on Sunday and
culminate with a rally in Dupont Circle
on Tuesday, stress the need for more
aggressive public education and media
coverage of the continuing risk of HIV
infection among gay men or men who
have sex with men, the term used in
government studies on infection rates.
The awareness day events include
a Red Ribbon VIP Reception and
fundraiser at 6 p.m. Sunday at Town
nightclub; an all-day conference on
Monday on gay men and HIV to include
nationally recognized experts on subjects
ranging from homophobia to internal
medicine, to be held at the Human
Rights Campaign headquarters; a noon
press conference on Tuesday outside the
John A. Wilson Building, where Mayor
Vincent Gray and other ofcials will
recognize National Gay Mens HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day; and a Red Flash Mob
rally in Dupont Circle at 5 p.m. Tuesday
to commemorate the day and release red
balloons in hope and remembrance of
those we have lost.
A full list of events can be obtained at
napla.org.
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Long-time opponents set
aside battles to improve
neighborhood prole
The co-chair of Saturdays second an-
nual 17th Street Festival wasnt yet born
when JR.s Bar & Grill opened 25 years
ago this month.
Stephen Rutgers, a 24-year-old recent
George Washington University gradu-
ate with an advanced degree in sports
and event management, had only heard
tales of the long-warring neighborhood
factions and the incessant battles over
business development on the recently
renovated east Dupont Circle commer-
cial strip before helping produce the rst
event.
But that soon changed.
Weary of what he quickly references
as a small group of entrenched nega-
tive Nancys whom the neighborhood
has long been known to harbor, Rutgers
earlier this month penned an online es-
say published by the Dupont/Logan/U
Street community blog Borderstan, itself
one of more than 30 sponsors of the fes-
tival.
Since getting involved in the neigh-
borhood a year ago ... there seems to be
a never ending divide of residents ght-
ing any expansion or new project that
will benet the neighborhood. Its not
only splitting neighbors, but will even-
tually damage the success of our local
businesses, he wrote.
As a fresh voice and with more than a
little chutzpah, Rutgers detailed how a
small group of neighborhood complain-
ers is ghting a proposed apartment
building planned for an eyesore parking
lot at 17th and O streets.
Of course, the developer and archi-
tects had already made signicant com-
promises to the buildings design and
composition in anticipation of the usual
hostile reaction of a handful of oppo-
nents whining about renters and the
potential that some of the tenants might
be young people able to afford the in-
clusion of planned studio apartments
(since reduced and replaced with more
expensive two-bedroom units to quell
the naysayers).
Sensing a neighborhood being left
behind as community economic de-
velopment and new retail shifts east-
ward, even the Dupont Circle Advisory
Neighborhood Commission (ANC) has
softened its historically anachronistic
posture as a result of resident wariness
over past anti-business shenanigans and
the injection of new faces on the com-
mission and in the neighborhood.
Although obstructionists such as long-
time gay commissioner Ramon Estrada,
a veteran of nearly every acrimonious
battle fought in the neighborhood dur-
ing the past two decades, are now more
isolated and impotent among the nine
member group, recommendations to
city agencies by the merely advisory
body are never easy to predict.
The well-known city licensing strug-
gles suffered by respected and popular
neighborhood eatery Hanks Oyster Bar
only one of a lengthy litany of addi-
tional community business ghts with
the ANC and small cadres of neighbor-
hood objectors over the years soon
became familiar history to Rutgers.
That history also became his motiva-
tion to continue coordinating activities
for the street festival as well as serving
as vice president of the recently formed
Urban Neighborhood Alliance. Along-
side existing community organizations
Dupont Circle Merchants and Profes-
sionals Association and Historic Dupont
Circle Main Streets, a small group of
volunteers seeks to support community
enterprises and local independent retail.
They strive to unite businesses and resi-
dents to support a lively and prosper-
ous urban environment celebrating the
shops, restaurants, bars and entrepre-
neurs in the area.
Rutgers believes that by uniting the
various friction-producing elements of
the neighborhood both the Dupont
Circle Citizens Association (DCCA), the
primary instigator of local business op-
position over the years, and ANC-2B are
festival sponsoring organizations the
area can reclaim its reputation as a dy-
namic and deserving destination for en-
tertainment, commerce and living.
The festival is expected to attract
more than 7,500 attendees the kind
of foot trafc we dont see anymore, la-
ments Rutgers.
If only someone could get the notori-
ous Gang of 5 alcohol licensing prot-
estants and perennial commercial de-
velopment opponents on board, maybe
Rutgers hopes for a neighborhood liv-
ing up to its full potential might prove
as successful as this weekends festival
promises to be.
The 17th Street Festival on Saturday
from 2-6 p.m., is a free community event
running from P Street to Riggs Place,
N.W., sponsored by the Urban Neigh-
borhood Alliance and Historic Dupont
Circle Main Streets and Platinum Spon-
sors D.C. Department of Small and Local
Business Development and the Wash-
ington Blade, along with 30 local busi-
nesses and groups. JR.s Bar & Grill will
host a beer garden with a $5 admission
fee donated to the festival.
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17th St. Festival unites area
to promote business
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If only someone could get the
notorious Gang of 5 alcohol licensing
protestants and perennial commercial
development opponents on board,
maybe hopes for a neighborhood living up
to its full potential might prove as successful
as this weekends festival promises to be.
TV journalist has ethical
obligation to be honest
Ive never met the Emmy and Pea-
body award-winning journalist and TV
talk show host Anderson Cooper. Yet,
hes revealed so much about himself over
the years, and especially on his new syn-
dicated TV talk show Anderson, that I
feel he and I (everyone in TV Land) could
almost be his BFF.
We know that Coopers father died
when he was 10; that his 23-year-old
brother committed suicide in 1988; that
Coopers dog is named Molly; that at age
11, he hung out with his mother Gloria
Vanderbilt and Michael Jackson at Studio
54; and that, as Cooper told Sarah Jessica
Parker when she was on his show, he be-
lieves his giggle is like that of a 13-year-
old girl meeting Justin Bieber for the rst
time. This week, we watched Cooper and
his mom on Anderson talk openly about
the losses their family has suffered.
Yet, despite all of his up-close-and-
personal revelations, Cooper, who along
with hosting his new show, anchors the
news program Anderson Cooper 360
on CNN and reports part-time for 60
Minutes on CBS, still withholds the big
reveal: his sexual orientation.
The likelihood that hes gay is an open
secret. In 2007 Out magazine named
him one of the 50 Most Powerful Gay
Men and Women in America. The Wash-
ington Post has mentioned Coopers un-
determined sexuality. Even my 84-year-
old stepmother Jean, an avid Cooper fan,
living in a small town outside the LGBT
community and media buzz, seems in the
know about Coopers queer quotient.
Andersons good looking and talented,
Jean told me over the telephone. Hes
gay, I like him!
Still, Cooper remains closeted. I just
dont talk about my personal life, he has
told interviewers. The whole thing about
being a reporter is that youre supposed
to be an observer and to be able to adapt
to any group youre in, and I dont want to
do anything that threatens that.
If Cooper were an actor, athlete, fa-
mous chef, musician or other type of ce-
lebrity, I wouldnt call on him to disclose
his sexual orientation.
Its wonderful (and often brave) when
entertainers, sports gures or others in
the public eye come out. Even if they do
so sometimes to get publicity. By coming
out, they help straight folks get to know
us and are role models for LGBT youth.
But even as I watch the out lesbian Jane
Lynch host the Emmys, I know that its of-
ten still far from easy, famous or not, to be
open about being queer.
Yet people in the entertainment in-
dustry whether in Hollywood, on
Broadway or TV or in sports arent
under an ethical obligation to come out.
Their job is to entertain us. Through the
work, they strive to amuse us, to move
us, to engage us, to enthrall us. When we
see their movies, go to their concerts, at-
tend their ball games, or watch their TV
shows, we expect these entertainers and
athletes to put on a great show to play
a good game. We dont expect them to
report the truth about our world to us.
But truth-telling is what we expect from
journalists. No matter the medium (print,
TV, radio or the web), or whether the re-
porter is a working journalist or a celeb
like Cooper, we look for journalists to report
the facts. As the renowned columnist Walter
Lippmann said, There can be no higher law
in journalism than to tell the truth.
As journalists, we prod our sources
to reveal their true stories even if this
means revealing personal matters that
sometimes arent comfortable to dis-
close. We strive to tell the truth about
ourselves.
Because he is a journalist, Cooper has
an ethical obligation to be open about
his sexual orientation. As a reporter and
interviewer, he works to break down se-
crecy and obfuscation.
Isnt it time for Cooper to report the
truth about himself?
Patriotic Americans no
longer serving in silence
As of Tuesday, the discriminatory law
known as Dont Ask, Dont Tell ceased to
exist. No longer will patriotic gay and lesbi-
an Americans need to hide who they are in
order to serve the country they love.
While this is an important step in our
ongoing effort to form a more perfect
union, it is also, in some ways, an unre-
markable step. Gays and lesbians have
served in our armed services from the
time of the American Revolution. But
they have served in silence; worse still,
some have been forced out for nothing
more than their sexual orientation.
We know that, to use an old adage,
you dont need to be straight to shoot
straight. While there will never be a full
accounting of the patriotism demon-
strated by gay and lesbian Americans in
service to their nation, we know that they
have served, with honor and valor. When
President Obama signed the Dont Ask,
Dont Tell Repeal Act into law, he told a
story about an act of heroism during the
Battle of the Bulge.
A regiment in the 80th Division of Pat-
tons Third Army came under re. Dur-
ing the combat, a private named Lloyd
Corwin fell down into a ravine. He could
have died there. But one friend, a soldier
named Andy Lee, came back and scaled
down the icy slope, risking his own life to
bring Private Corwin to safety.
Lloyd always credited his friend with
saving his life. Four decades after the war,
the two friends reunited, and it was only
then that Lloyd learned that Andy was gay.
Lloyd hadnt known, and more important-
ly, he didnt care. Andys sexual orientation
had no impact on his valor and sacrice.
Thats a refrain we heard time and time
again in preparing to repeal Dont Ask,
Dont Tell that our military is ready for
the open service of our gay and lesbian
service members. That, simply put, sexual
orientation is not a factor. Now that DADT
is gone, gay and lesbian service members
will continue to serve, albeit with one im-
portant difference they can be open
about who they are. This change will only
serve to strengthen our military. As many
of our nations top military ofcials have
stated, unit cohesion, recruitment, reten-
tion and military effectiveness will not be
harmed or undermined.
Indeed, because patriotic Americans
who happen to be gay or lesbian will no
longer have to conceal who they are, our
military, and our nation, will be better off.
We would not be here today were it not
for the leadership of President Obama,
current and former members of Congress,
ordinary Americans, and those who wear
or have worn the uniform of the United
States Armed Services. On behalf of the
president, I also want to thank the lead-
ership at the Defense Department. From
conducting a comprehensive review of the
issues associated with repeal, to offering a
support plan for implementation, to train-
ing our forces to make them ready for this
change, to rewriting masses of regulations
to comply with the new law, the Penta-
gon has taken all necessary steps with full
speed and prociency.
As with any change, there will be ap-
prehension from some. But I am certain
that we will look back and wonder why it
was ever a source of controversy in the rst
place. The president has every condence
in the professionalism and patriotism of
our service members. Just as they have
adapted and grown stronger with other
changes, we know they will do so again.
There is no doubt that our service
members will continue to serve with in-
tegrity and honor, and approach each
task and mission with the professional-
ism that we expect of them. Be they Sol-
diers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen, or Coast
Guardsmen they remain members of
the nest military of the world. It is that
military that has fought to preserve the
freedoms that dene America. And now,
with the repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell,
we have furthered those American prin-
ciples of fairness and equality.
DADT repeal brings us closer to more perfect union
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While there will never be a full accounting of
the patriotism demonstrated by gay and lesbian Americans
in service to their nation, we know that they
have served, with honor and valor.
Time for Anderson Cooper to reveal his truth
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to the Blade. She can be reached through this
publication.
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Barack Obama. She is also the chair of the White
House Council on Women and Girls and oversees the
Ofces of Public Engagement, Intergovernmental
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Out singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick
is returning to the D.C. area for the rst
time in two years with her performance at
the Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave.) in
Alexandria Saturday.
Its like my home turf there, Ferrick says
of the venue. The Birchmere is a stand-
out venue in the United States period. Its
gorgeous.
Ferrick describes the concert as three parts
plus an encore, starting the performance with
half of her new album, going into a solo
section with fan favorites like Drive and
songs off of her rst couple albums, then
going into the rest of her new album.
This tour comes after the release of her
newest album, Still Right Here, her rst
studio album in ve years.
I feel like its more cohesive ... I spent a
longer period of time really working on the
songs, says Ferrick, adding that between
2000 and 2008 she was releasing a record
a year. I think sometimes the quality of the
songwriting suffers when youre putting out
that much material.
Ferrick was busy in the time between
albums.
She wrote 20 to 23 songs and then
signed a three-album deal with the record
label, MPress Records, saying she didnt
want to go through the process alone again.
Its physically exhausting and
emotionally exhausting and also nancially
exhausting, says Ferrick about putting
out an album on her own. I dont want to
make it in my bedroom, I want to make a
big record.
She also spent some time teaching
songwriting at Berklee College of Music in
Massachusetts.
The title and opening track, Still
Right Here, was inspired by a friend who
walked away from a serious car accident.
The album includes a few guest artists.
Guitarist Kaki King, who happened to
live just around the corner from Ferrick,
helped with Headphones On and Ani
DiFranco lends her vocals on the ballad,
You Let Me Be.
A lot of people are reacting to
Weightless and Slow, says Ferrick. Ive
been playing it live and getting a lot of
comments on that song.
The tour, which consists of Ria Mae and
her best friend, Ferricks tour manager and
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After a punishing
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By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Aaron Anson had no dreams to become an author but during the process of
journaling through his later-in-life coming out process, he thought perhaps his
story could help others.
I realized others may be suffering in the same way I was in the process of
loving and accepting myself, the 49-year-old Merritt Island, Fla., native says.
So from there it evolved to others. Particularly in the black community, theres
still so much taboo and so much is swept under the church rug or the rug at
home. I was at a point nancially and otherwise where I could say what I want
and what I feel. Others want to talk about this but theyre never given an avenue
to do so.
Anson calls his book Mind Your Own Life: the Journey Back to Acceptance
(Balboa Press) semi-autobiographical. In it, he uses his story as a jumping-
off point to offer advice to others oppressed by religion-based anti-gay bigotry.
It came out in June. Hes having a release party, open to the public, at Cobalt
Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event is free. Copies of the book $20 in
paperback or $35 hardcover will be available. Its also available on Amazon
and in e-reader editions (aaronanson.com).
Anson was married for 15 years to a woman and has two now-grown children,
Aaron and Kesha, and six grandchildren. He worked most of his adult life in
construction and insurance and came out to his ex-wife at age 35. A phrase
he happened upon while channel surng one day about nding ones own
destiny resonated with him in a way in which no religious teaching ever had.
He grew up Baptist but had explored several faiths in an effort to nd peace.
It was really an epiphany, he says. I started really questioning my life and
realizing how much of it had been laid out for other people.
A longtime Atlanta resident, he met his partner Oliver in 2007. They had a
commitment ceremony that year in Atlanta and consider that their wedding
date but got married legally upon moving to Washington in 2008. They run a
Mac repair business together and live in Dupont Circle.
Anson enjoys construction, art, reading and traveling in his free time. He also
enjoys yoga, hiking, biking and theater.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
PERSON TO TELL?
Fourteen years. The hardest was
telling my wife at that time I was gay.
WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
James Baldwin
WHATS WASHINGTONS BEST
NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT?
Hanks Oyster Bar
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
Bora Bora, at an over-the-water
honeymoon hut.
WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
The environment and homelessness
WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Church and state. Government should
not be sanctioning marriages of any
kind and should be solely a personal
commitment between two people.
WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
Drive-in movies and double feature
matinees.
ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
On empowering people to nd
their own truth and identity amidst the
excessive religious and political rhetoric.
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
Do I love you because youre
beautiful, or are you beautiful because I
love you?
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
No Regrets
IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO
CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
I would at-out reject any attempt to
change what makes us unique.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
That we are spiritually connected to
a sovereign universe by our minds, and
our bodies are the physical outcropping
of it, just like the rest of nature: plants,
animals and clouds.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
To spend time celebrating and
appreciating the achievements theyve
already made and not focus as much on
the ghting aspects, which only leads to
more resistance.
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
My amazing and supportive husband.
WHAT GAY STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
That being gay is only about sex and
being labeled gay no matter what your
contributions are to society.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE GAY
MOVIE?
Mambo Italiano
WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
Compulsory schooling and degrees
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how to think.
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World Peace Prize for promoting inter-
religious understanding.
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AT 18?
That religion was being handed down
to me by those who had it handed down
to them and was not as tested as I was
led to believe.
WHY WASHINGTON?
Proximity to airports and many cool
cities. Great weather with lots of theater,
diversity, art and museums.
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Beat City, a queer lounge night, is
tonight at Chief Ikes Mambo Room (1725
Columbia Rd., N.W.) from 9:30 p.m. to
3 a.m. There is no cover for this 21-and-
older event.
The Baltimore Improv Group will be
performing at Creative Alliance at the
Patterson (3134 Eastern Ave.) in Baltimore,
tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16 for the
general public and $11 for members. For
more information and to purchase tickets,
visit creativealliance.org.
FYM presents Eighties Mayhem, an 80s
dance party, tonight at Black Cat (1811 14th
St., N.W.) with DJs Steve EP, Missguided,
Killa K and Krasty McNasty. Doors open at 9
p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased
online at blackcatdc.com.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) is having its
weekly Bear Happy Hour tonight starting
at 6 p.m. There is no cover for this 21 and
older event.
Fahrenheit presents Leche, a new
Latin night at Green Lantern (1335
Green Court, N.W.) featuring DJ Michael
Brandon from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. This is a $7
cover after 10.
Touchstone Gallery (901 New York Ave.,
N.W.) has two exhibits on display, The
Nature of Joy featuring pastels by Lou
Gagnon and Off the Square featuring
canvas wall reliefs by Mary H. Lynch. The
gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
Raw, hosted by DJs Bil Todd and Shea
Van Horn with special guest DJ Matt
Bailer, will be at Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.)
tonight from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. There will
be an open bar from 10 to 11 p.m. There is
a $7 cover. Attendees must be 21 or older.
D.C. VegFest is today at George
Washington University at the University
Yard from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is a free
outdoor festival celebrating the best
of everything vegetarian in and around
the district. For more information, visit
dcvegfest.com.
Today is the rst of six square dancing
classes being held by D.C. Lambda
Squares from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a
break for lunch. The classes are $155.
For more information, email info@
dclambdasquares.org.
The National Book Festival starts today
from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the National
Mall. Normally a one day event, organizers
have added an extra day on Sunday from
1 to 5:30 p.m. The festival is free and open
to the public. For more information and
a complete schedule of events, visit loc.
gove/bookfest.
Manila Luzon and Carmen Carrera
from the last season of RuPauls Drag
Race will be performing at Town (2009
8th St., N.W.) during the regular drag
show tonight. Doors open at 10 p.m. and
the show starts at 10:30. The cover is $8
until 11 and then $12. All attendees must
be 21 or older.
Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.) presents
Hellmouth Happy Hour where every
week an episode of Buffy the Vampire
Slayer will be screened and drink specials
will be offered. This week the episode is
Killed by Death.
Out singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick
plays the Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon
Ave.) in Alexandria tonight at 7:30 p.m.
with Ria Mae. Tickets are $25 and can be
purchased online at birchmere.com.
Throwback presents Knock Out, a
90s dance party tonight at Grand Central
(1001 N. Charles St.) in Baltimore. DJ
Madscience and Grands own DJ Arturo
will be spinning. Doors open at 10 p.m.
and there is a $5 cover.
Hope D.C., a mens HIV-positive social
group, is celebrating its 23rd anniversary
at a private residence in Arlington at 7
p.m. tonight. For more details call 202-
466-5783 or visit hopedc.org/events.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25
Ziegfelds (1824 Half St., S.W.) is having
its 2012 Miss Ziegfelds pageant tonight
honoring Sue Nami, Miss Ziegfelds 2011, and
a live performance by Jen Corey, Miss District
of Columbia 2009. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Nellies (900 U St., N.W.) is having a
closing party for its weekly Guil-Tea dance
party today at 7 p.m. featuring free T-shirts.
MONDAY, SEPT. 26
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) is
hosting an inter-generational dialogue
between LGBT seniors and LGBT youth
tonight starting at 6 p.m. For more
information, email sagemetrodc@
thedccenter.org.
Teaching for Changes Busboys & Poets
is having an authors Joanne Smith, Meghan
Huppuch and Mandy Van Deven to sign
and discuss their new book, Hey Shorty: A
Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment
and Violence in Schools and on the
Streets tonight at the 14th and V streets
location (2021 14th St., N.W.) at 6:30 p.m.
Green Lantern (1335 Green Court, N.W.)
now has beer pong every Monday from
8 p.m. to midnight upstairs featuring $8
pitchers and $2 drafts.
D.C. Different Drummers Capitol Pride
Symphonic Band will rehearse tonight
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Reformation
Lutheran Church, Capitol Hill (212 East
Capitol St.). For more information, contact
membership@dcdd.org or visit dcdd.org.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) is having
a special event tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. for
Gay Mens HIV Awareness Day, honoring
those who have been making a difference
including author Justin B. Terry-Smith, Paul
Kawata, executive director of the National
Minority AIDS Council, and Jacob Pring.
Remingtons (639 Pennslyvania Ave.,
S.E.) is hosting D.C. Drag Idol tonight
from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. hosted by Raquel
Savage Black. Admission is $5.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28
D.C. Different Drummers D.C. Swing!
group will rehearse tonight from 7 to 9:30
p.m. at the Reformation Lutheran Church,
Capitol Hill (212 East Capitol St.). For more
information, contact membership@dcdd.
org or visit dcdd.org.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is tonight at Little
Miss Whiskeys Golden Dollar (1101 H
St., N.E.) with The Machine and special
guest DJs spinning alternative music and
obscure dance tracks from the 80s tonight
from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Attendees must be
21 or older for this cover-free event.
The Lambda Bridge Club is meeting
tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Dignity Center
(721 8th St., S.E.) across from Marine
Barracks, for Duplicate Bridge. No
reservations are needed and newcomers
are welcome. If a partner is needed, visit
lambdabridge.com.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.) and
Tongue in You Ear present the Brother
Tongue Poetry Workshop series. Tonight is
the second in a series of four workshops led
by Regie Cabico, a three time National Poetry
Slam nalist who has appeared on two season
of HBOs Def Poetry Jam. All sessions will
take place from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $25 for
all four sessions. For more information and to
register, visit thedccenter.org.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W.) is hosting
a book release part for Aaron Ansons
new book, Mind Your Own Life,
tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more
information on Anson and his book, visit
his site, aaronanson.com.
E-mail calendar items to calendars@washblade.com
two weeks prior to your event. Space is limited so
priority is given to LGBT-specic events or those
with LGBT participants. Recurring events must be
re-submitted each time.
Sentinel-I is one of the reliefs by Mary H. Lynch on display at Touchstone Gallery.
IMAGE COURTESY OF TOUCHSTONE GALLERY
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CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 27
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Pro-gay Uganda bishop slated for two speeches
The Lutherans Concerned, Metro-Washington, D.C. is having its chapter banquet
tonight at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation (212 E. Capitol St., N.E.) starting at
6:30 p.m. with a social hour
followed by the banquet at 7:30.
Bishop Christopher Senyonjo,
the retired Anglican bishop in
Uganda and leader of St. Pauls
Reconciliation and Equality
Centre in Kampala, is the guest
speaker. Hell also be speaking
at All Souls Memorial Episcopal
Church (2300 Cathedral Ave.,
N.W.) on Sunday morning at its
11 a.m. Mass. A discussion time
will be held in the church hall
after the service.
There will also be a silent
auction to benet SYMAL,
the Trinity Place Shelter for
LGBT youth in Manhattan, and
the St. Pauls Foundation for
International Reconciliation, the
U.S.-based organization that
supports the Bishops work in
Uganda.
Tickets are $25 and $40.
Contact Philip Moeller at
202-543-1282 or by e-mail at
pwmoeller@aol.com to RSVP.
SMYAL brunch at Mandarin Sunday
SMYAL has its 14th annual Fall Brunch on Sunday at the Mandarin Oriental (1330
Maryland Ave., S.W.) on Sunday starting at 11 a.m. with a reception and silent auction
followed by the brunch program at 12:30 p.m.
SMYAL, now in its 27th year, is a Washington-based organization solely dedicated to
supporting LGBT youth.
Openly gay actor Nicholas Rodriguez (One Life to Live) will receive an award.
Channel 4 anchor Wendy Riger emcees.
Tickets are $150 each and can be purchased online. The money earned from the
brunch will go toward funding the various programs SYMAL runs to help LGBT youth.
Richmond, Va., has Pride event Saturday
Virginia Pride PrideFest 2011 is Saturday starting at noon at Kanawha Plaza in
Richmond with performances by local and national performers including Martha Wash,
Amy Henderson and Tom Goss.
The festival will also include the athletic wear and swimwear rounds of the Mr. VA Pride
competition. The four nalists are Mr. Richmond Julius Smith, Mr. Fairfax Brian Reach, Mr.
Arlington Chip Clapp and Mr. Virginia Beach Matt Belcher.
For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit vapride.org.
Gay performer Thomas at Dance Place
Vince E. Thomas brings his VTDance to the D.C. area to present his newest
solo work, iWitness, a three-part performance, at Dance Place (3225 8th Street,
N.W.) on Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m.
I Pledge explores the simple truths in human behaviors and the implied truths
found in human documents. Another part, Render & Proceed investigates the
convolution of media and its impact on the human spirit. The last part, Come
Change, considers the past and present for a hopeful tomorrow.
The evening will also include a work called Homo Will Not Inherit, a
collaboration with Iron Crow Theatre based on the poetry of Mark Doty dealing
with the transformation of space physically and culturally.
Tickets are $22 for general admission, $17 for Dance Place members, seniors,
teachers and artists, $10 for college students and $8 for children and teens 17 and
younger.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit danceplace.org or call 202-
269-1600.
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Businesses, residents
gearing up for 2nd annual
17th Street Festival
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Several blocks of 17th Street N.W.,
roughly from P to R streets, will be closed
Saturday for the second annual 17th Street
Festival slated for 2 to 6 p.m., though
streets will be closed from noon to 8.
Organizers say it has the avor of an
old-fashioned block party.
Its a chance to come out, meet our
neighbors and just enjoy the street without
having to worry about cars or any major
disruptions, says Jack Jacobson, the
ANC commissioner for that area who co-
conceived the idea last year with Stephen
Rutgers and Lee Grenados, president of
community group Urban Neighborhood
Alliance and a life-long 17th Street resident.
Jacobson says the idea was born out of the
streets extensive year-long streetscape
renovation that was completed last August
and saw all the curbs, gutters and sidewalks
there refurbished.
I saw throughout all that how the
residents and businesses worked
very closely to make it a success, so I
thought a festival inviting neighbors and
showcasing businesses would be a great
continuation, Jacobson says.
Rutgers boyfriend, Cobalt manager
Mark Rutstein, says he was inspired by a
recent trip to Chicago where he saw how
successful a Market Days event was.
It was huge and really energetic, he
says. We kept thinking, This would be really
cool if we could do this on 17th Street.
A main stage will be constructed in
front of Safeway. Acts slated throughout
the day include the Deb Felz Band, Sherry
Vine, Eric Scott and Company Dance
Crew, the Silver Liners (a popular D.C.
band), the cast of Drag City: DC, DJs
Shea Van Horn and Bil Todd who spin at
local gay parties, and headliner Inaya Day,
whos slated to go on at 5 p.m.
Its free and open to everyone but
organizers conceive of it as an event mostly
for the 17th Street area and its neighbors
within walking distance Logan, Dupont
and U Street areas.
Were hoping for a nice big turnout but
were not thinking of it like Adams Morgan
where the whole city comes, Jacobson
says with a chuckle.
He guesses about 25 to 35 percent of
residents there are gay but says about 98
percent are gay friendly.
The blocks there are home to Cobalt
and JR.s, two of D.C.s most popular gay
bars. Rutstein says the two businesses are
happy to be involved.
Its kind of like it is with the Pride parade,
which comes right past us, Rutstein says.
Theyre bringing us all this revenue and
increased foot trafc, so its kind of our duty
to get involved and give back a little.
There will be a kids zone and another
area for pets. About half the businesses
there will be offering specials; the Blade
is a sponsor. It will be held rain or shine.
Last year, organizers estimate about 5,000
stopped by throughout the day. Theyre
hoping for substantially more this year.
Visit 17thstreetfestival.org for more
information.
Block party fun
A scene from last years 17th Street Festival. This years event is slated for 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday.
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mix of high voltage Latin music and Cuban
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OPENINGS
FRI, SEP 23
Parade, Fords Theatre. 202-347-4833.
fords.org.
Fall into WIT: iMusical, WIT,
Source Theatre. 202-204-7770.
washingtonimprovtheater.com.
SAT, SEP 24
Big Cats, National Geographic.
202-857-7588. nglive.org/dc.
SUN, SEP 25
Warhol: Headlines, National Gallery of Art.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
TUE, SEP 27
Contrasts: By Andrew Zimmermann,
Artisphere. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
WED, SEP 28
Les Misrables, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
Lungs, The Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
Witness for the Prosecution, Olney
Theatre Center. 301-924-3400.
olneytheatre.org.
THU, SEP 29
NSO: Rafael Frhbeck de Burgos,
conductor, Kennedy Center.
LAST CHANCE
SAT, SEP 24
Tosca, WNO, Kennedy Center.
National Ballet of China, Kennedy Center.
Mantra Samplers: Maribeth Egan,
Artisphere. 703-875-1100. artisphere.com.
SUN, SEP 25
Happy Days - WSC Avant Bard, Artisphere.
888-841-2787. artisphere.com.
Imagining Madoff, Theater J.
800-494-8497. washingtondcjcc.org.
The Etruscans: An Ancient Italian
Civilization, National Geographic.
202-857-7700. nglive.org/dc.
Drawn to Print, Washington
Printmakers Gallery. 301-273-3660.
washingtonprintmakers.com.
LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
SEP 23 - SEP 25
Lithuanian Trilogy: Part II: Love Cures
Cancer, The Musical, Artisphere. 703-875-
1100. artisphere.com.
SEP 24 - SEP 25
VTDance/Vincent E. Thomas, Dance Place.
202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
SEP 28 - SEP 29
Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre: Romance
of the West Chamber, Kennedy Center.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRI, SEP 23
NEA National Heritage Fellowships
Concert, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
Wycliffe Gordon Quartet, Montpelier Arts
Center. 301-377-7800. mncppcapps.org.
SAT, SEP 24
American Balalaika Symphony, Schlesinger.
703-351-1331. absorchestra.org.
Choral Concert with Orchestra, Friday
Morning Music Club, Calvary Baptist
Church. 202-347-8355. fmmc.org.
Tortilla Soup, National Archives.
202-357-5000. archives.gov.
SUN, SEP 25
Concert: Italian arias, National Gallery of
Art. 202-737-4215.
Inner Mongolia Chorus: White Clouds
Drifting Home, Kennedy Center. 202-467-
4600. kennedy-center.org.
James Farm, Clarice Smith. 301-405-7794.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Lecture: Warhols Headlines: To Whom
Does the News Belong?, National Gallery
of Art. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Washington Bach Consort: A Vintage Year:
1685, National Presbyterian Church.
202-429-2121. bachconsort.org.
TUE, SEP 27
Evenings With Extraordinary Artists:
Suzanne Farrell, Arts Club of Washington.
202-331-7282. artsclubofwashington.org.
The Peacock Room: Renowned and
Reinstalled. Evening Seminar, Smithsonian
Resident Associate Program.
202-633-3030. residentassociates.org.
WED, SEP 28
Artist in Residence: Rob Patterson, classical
clarinet, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
ONGOING STAGE
Ay, Carmela!, GALA Hispanic Theatre.
202-231-7174. galatheatre.org.
A Child Shall Lead Them, Clarice Smith.
301-405-7794.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
The Habit of Art, The Studio Theatre. 202-
332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
Fahrenheit 451, Round House
Theatre Bethesda. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
The Country Girl by Clifford Odets,
American Century Theater, Gunston
Theatre Two. 703-998-4555.
americancentury.org.
Fall into WIT & WIT Harold Night,
Source Theatre. 202-204-7770.
washingtonimprovtheater.com.
ONGOING EXHIBITONS
National Gallery of Art. Warhol: Headlines,
Italian Master Drawings from the Wolfgang
Rajten Collection, The Gothic Spirit of John
Taylor Arms,The Invention of Glory: Afonso
V and the Pastrana Tapestries, A New Look:
Samuel F.B. Morses Gallery of the Louvre.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
HOT HITS AND HIDDEN JEWELS
VT DANCE/VI NCENT THOMAS
SAT, SEP 24 & SUN, SEP 25
DANCE PLACE. 202- 269- 1600. DANCEPLACE. ORG
In his newest solo work, VTDance/Vincent E. Thomas contemplates actions of humanity
in this deeply moving, multi-layered work titled iWitness. Also on the program a series
of thought provoking works including the provocatively titled Homo Will Not Inherit, a
collaboration with Iron Crow Theatre.
MACBETH. SPEAK NO MORE: THE SILENT SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
THRU SUN, OCT 2
SYNETI C THEATER, CRYSTAL CI TY THEATRE. 800- 494- 8497.
SYNETI CTHEATER. ORG.
One of the most successful Synetic productions of all time, Macbeth returns
with its dark tale of ambition, bloodlust and the supernatural. Set in a dark,
impressionistic, military world, Macbeth is a swirl of murder, madness and self-
destruction, exploring the outsized ambitions of a husband and wife.
AN EVENI NG WI TH THE COLLECTORS
MON, SEP 26
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. 202- 639- 1700. GETI NVOLVED.
CORCORAN. ORG.
Since they began collecting in the 1960s, renowned Miami art collectors Don and Mera
Rubell have amassed one of the most celebrated collections of contemporary art in the
world, with over 5,000 works by some of the most signicant artists of the last few decades.
To celebrate the opening of 30 Americans, the Rubells will discuss the exhibition, their vast
and eclectic collection, and their unique approach to collecting contemporary art.
PAINTINGS BY KEVIN H. ADAMS
THRU SUN, OCT 16
GALLERY PLAN B. 202- 234- 2711. GALLERYPLANB. COM.
Kevin H. Adams presents a collection of recent work in his third solo show at plan b.
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Lesbian comedians bio
suffers from lack of humor
You cant.
Ever since you were able to understand
language, those were two words that
inamed you the most. They meant denial.
They were a barrier to what you wanted.
They were frustrating, too. And, perhaps
unbeknownst to the speaker, they were a
challenge to you because they only made
you work harder.
Once author Geri Jewells parents
received the diagnosis of cerebral palsy
for their daughter, they never let her think
she couldnt do anything. In her book Im
Walking as Straight as I Can (with Ted
Nichelson), Jewell talks about her life and
her determination.
Geri Jewell was born in September
1956, three months early due to a car
accident involving her mother. Eighteen
months later, after her parents noticed
developmental delays and begged
doctors for an explanation, Jewell was
diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
Though institutionalization was
recommended, the Jewells were adamant
that Geri would be treated like their other
children. They moved from New York to
California so that she could get rst-class
care and enrolled her in schools that could
accommodate her disabilities. Though
she sometimes met discrimination, Jewell
remembers a good childhood.
After graduating from high school,
Jewell went to college, where she fell
in love with acting. She wanted to fall in
love, too, but she writes that she was
emotionally stunted, a child, and she
was also confused.
Geri Jewell was attracted to women,
but swore that she was not gay.
Her emotional immaturity didnt stop
her determination, though. Having found
her funny bone, Jewell accepted as many
comedy gigs as she could nd and she
clawed for her place in entertainment.
Humor gained her lots of fans, which led
to a TV career on The Facts of Life, as
well as a wildly popular stage show.
But, like many Hollywood careers,
Jewells had its problems.
She was unceremoniously ousted from
Facts for reasons she still doesnt know.
Her hearing impairment got her into
trouble, as did her emotional immaturity.
Jewell was nave and too trusting, which
almost landed her in jail. She was broke,
divorced, depressed, prescription-drug-
addicted and still in the closet when a
chance encounter in a pharmacy line gave
her the lifeline she needed most.
As Tinsel Town memoirs go, Im
Walking as Straight as I Can isnt bad.
Though author Geri Jewell is a star
herself, its refreshing to read about her
brushes with other celebs. She drops
names and tells tales with obvious wonder,
much as any fan would and thats a sweet
humility that readers tired of tabloid-type
Hollywood drama will love.
On the other hand, the trademark
Jewell humor is largely missing in this
book and theres a lot of (often-justiable)
complaining that felt repetitious after
a while. That, some odd anecdotes
and repeated comments on urination
detracted from this bio.
Overall, this book is worth a look-see but
it might be best enjoyed if youre a big Geri
Jewell fan. For you, in particular, Im Walking
as Straight as I Can is a book you cant miss.
The Facts of Jewells life
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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By CAROLYN SPEDDEN
Tackling what is arguably Shakespeares
greatest tragedy would be a daunting task
for any director and ensemble of actors.
But performing Hamlet in an outdoor
environment where a hurricane pelts rain
on you during your rst performance
and horric humidity follows for the next
show, might send even the most devoted
thespian scurrying back to the comfort of
a castle in Denmark.
Outdoor performance is really about
survival as much as it is about being
heard. After opening with a hurricane this
year, that couldnt be more apparent,
notes Graham Pilato, a Washington actor
playing Horatio in the Festivals production
of Hamlet.
While the Renaissance Festival presents
edited versions of classic plays each year,
this 100-minute edition of Hamlet is the
most ambitious so far not least because
the play is so famous.
Jack Powers, who plays Hamlet in the
production, had to deal with that from the
start. You try to ignore the renown of the
speeches and only try to pick up on the
big thoughts in them, not the larger-than-
life status of the speeches themselves.
Director John Sadowsky also had the
daunting task of editing Shakespeares
longest play into two 50-minute acts. I
approached the job as telling the story in
as simple, direct, and entertaining a way
as possible. First and foremost, I wanted
to tell the basic story of Hamlets conicts
and revenge.
And how does one approach one of the
most iconic roles in theater? For Sadowsky,
his view of the role changed at auditions.
I was going to go with the traditional
30-something, who just prefers to stay in
and around his college until called back to
Elsinore to assume the throne. But I saw
something really special in Jacks audition
and decided to go with the 20-year-old
Hamlet, a real college student who is
genuinely pissed off at not succeeding
his father and who could be goaded into
action by the ghost of his father, real or
imagined. He isnt any more indecisive
than any other 20-something and we can
clearly see his vengeance plot take hold. I
think our Hamlet is someone that young
people in the audience can identify with,
even those without uncles who killed their
fathers and married their mothers. He has
more fun in him and I hope people will see
him sympathetically.
The play is presented in two acts,
beginning at 1 p.m. each day at the
festivals Globe Theatre. In addition of their
roles in Hamlet, Pilato and Powers also
do improvisational work in the pathways,
directly connecting with the audience.
For street work, its about gauging
the audience to know what sort of bit to
perform with them, to really make some
quick judgments about what they might
prefer to have me say or do, says Pilato.
Im a huge fan of what we do. Being able
to help provide that depth and wonder to
audiences makes me really happy. Its also
lovely to have an opportunity to work and
play with some really awesome talents
Ive learned a lot about clowning,
classical theater, voice and movement and
improvisation in the company of these
great folks.
Director Sadowsky, who also performs at
the Festival, agrees. Audience interaction,
the improvisation and sustaining a
character for very long periods of time have
tremendously helped my acting in more
traditional theaters the rest of the year. I can
easily handle anything that could go awry
in live theater because of my experience in
the Renaissance Festival.
Absolutely. Because after performing
in a hurricane, a drafty theater is a piece
of cake.
The Maryland Renaissance Festival runs
weekends until Oct. 23. For more information
visit marylandrenaissancefestival.com.
Hazards of performing
Hamlet outdoors
Carolyn Spedden is artistic director of the Maryland Renais-
sance Festival. Reach her at carolyn@rennfest.com.
The Maryland Renaissance Festival runs weekends now through Oct. 23 in Crownsville, Md.
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By PATRICK FOLLIARD
As a chubby little gay boy growing up in
Hickory, N.C., E. Patrick Johnson staved off
bullies by making them laugh. His specialty
was imitations. The moment would-be
tormentors planned to attack, Johnson
typically averted imminent pain by
breaking into an uncanny impersonation
of a less-than-loved teacher.
Today Johnson, a performance artist
and professor of performance studies and
African-American studies at Northwestern
University in Chicago, is neither class
clown nor chubby, but mimicry remains
an integral part of his skill set. In his one-
person performance piece Sweet Tea
now in production at Signature Theatre
Johnson portrays himself as well as a dozen
other gay black characters drawn from real
life interview subjects. With names like
Countess Vivian, Chaz/Chastity and D.C.,
the men Johnson brings to life are a part of
the South that sometimes goes unnoticed.
Amiable and soft spoken offstage,
Johnson says, I can assure theatergoers
that they havent seen this play before
these kind of gay black experiences have
never been shared before in a theater.
LGBT audiences in particular will connect
with these mens stories in ways that may
even surprise themselves.
Johnsons desire to record black gay
mens stories was sparked on a visit to
Washington back in 1995. I was at a
cookout for Us Helping US, and I became
engrossed with a group of African-American
gay men who were sitting around a table
sharing experiences about growing up
in the day in the South. Then and there,
I vowed that when I had the time and the
resources to collect these stories I would.
I feel its important to create an archive of
these never-before-documented lives.
Eventually, Johnson followed through:
In 2004, he took a sabbatical from
Northwestern and began collecting
narratives from 77 African-American gay
men ages 19 to 92 from all the southern
states as well as Oklahoma and Missouri
(both of which had been slave states).
In 2008, he published an oral-history
anthology titled Sweet Tea: Black Gay
Men of the South.
It was about a year into the project when
Johnson realized that in addition to making
a book, the interviews would also make a
great performance. The material is rich and
covers a wide range of topics: coming out,
love and relationships, HIV/AIDS, bullying
(Freddie recounts carrying a razor blade for
protection), religion, mama drama, and of
course sex (another character had sex with
the entire football team in high school).
Full of humor and poignancy, the tales are
ultimately universal.
In the past, says Johnson, 44, Ive
done staged readings of collected
monologues in which Id sit on a stool
giving vocal impressions of different
characters. But with Sweet Tea its
different its a play and I fully embody
the characters.
From the start, I intuitively knew that
I was part of the Sweet Tea story but it
took me a while to understand that its my
story too. While we were workshopping
the play in Chicago, the shows producer
Jane Saks and others involved in the
project agreed that I needed to interject
my own story into the work. As it turned
out, my own experiences are a through
line: Im in search of something and the
other men help me to nd it.
Johnson has enjoyed electrifying
rapport with audiences. He remembers a
specic sold out performance of Pouring
Tea (an earlier performance piece also
comprised of gay black mens stories) at
the University of Pennsylvania.
The crowd was mostly black and gay,
and they were identifying with the shows
coming out stories, the church stories. The
energy was unreal. We were levitating.
His audiences at Signature will most
likely be drawn primarily from a different
demographic. Does that worry Johnson?
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Ferrick squeezed into her Subaru with all
of their stuff, started more than a week
before the album was released and will
continue through November.
I think the best part is ... you get so out
there on the road ... you get ridiculously over
tired and everything is really funny, says Ferrick.
Its kind of like that all the time on tour.
After being in the music industry for
nearly 20 years and with the release of the
new album, Ferrick, who describes her
music as a combination of Dave Matthews,
Bruce Springsteen and Ani DiFranco, has
produced 150 songs.
Ferrick hadnt realized she hit that mark
until she read it somewhere then checked
with the guy who handles her publishing.
I have a book at home ... my mom
made it for me, it has all the songs and
lyrics and everything, says Ferrick. It
puts a smile on my face. Its a lot of songs.
When Ferricks rst album, Massive
Blur, came out on Atlantic, the label
wanted her to come out, to use it as
publicity, but she wasnt ready.
I was 22 years old and I was not secure
enough in my sexual orientation to really
be out and public about it, says Ferrick,
adding it wasnt until 1995 with the release
of her second album, Willing to Wait, that
Ferrick publically came out. At that time, it
was a big deal to come out, but at the same
time, you get on the cover of Out magazine
and the Advocate and gay people read
those. They already know Im gay.
I know it helps young ... kids ... because
I meet them at every show, says Ferrick.
I hear a story every day.
DiFranco will be joining Ferrick for six
performances in November.
It always brings the fan out in me, Ferrick
says of watching DiFranco perform when
theyre on tour together. Its so nice to have
the opportunity to be able to play in front
of her fans because theyre really smart and
loyal people and appreciate a good song.
A video for Still Right Here, featuring
clips sent in from fans, is scheduled to be
premiered on Hufngton Post.
Tickets to her show at Birchmere are
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PhaseFest roars on this weekend
In other indie queer music news, the fth annual PhaseFest Queer Arts and
Music Festival continues this weekend at Phase 1 (525 8th St., S.E.) with a line-up
of local and international performers, crafters and artisans featuring their work
and more starting at 7:30 p.m. and going until almost 2 a.m.
Were expecting it to be super packed every night, says Angela Lombardi,
manager of PhaseFest and Phase 1, adding that they are expecting anywhere
from 700 to 800 people over the three days. Were really encouraging people to
come out early.
According to the festivals website, PhaseFest is dedicated to the development,
exposure and interaction of queer and queer-allied musicians and artists.
Tonight, there will be performances by MEN, People at Parties, the electronic
dance bands Tayisha Busay and Glitter Lust, the duos Rad Pony and Lost Bois,
and G.U.T.S.
MEN, who headlined Saturday night at last years festival, started as a DJ/
production/remix team of Le Tigre members JD Samson and Johanna Fateman.
Now the group consists primarily of Samson, Michael ONeill and Ginger Brooks
Takahasi with Fateman and Emily Roysdon contributing.
They rocked it out last year, says Lombardi. So people are ... stoked about
having them back.
The drag troupe, D.C. Kings, will also perform a mini-show starting around
10:30 p.m.
The festival ends Saturday night with a performance by the queer, all-female
band Sick of Sarah, as well as Hunter Valentine, Allison Weiss, Mitten, Melissa Li
and the Barely Theirs, Clinical Trials and Michelle Raymond.
This is Sick of Sarahs rst time performing at PhaseFest.
Theyre a smoking hot group of rockers and theyre just going to blow
everyones minds, says Lombardi of the band.
For quite a few acts, this isnt their rst time at PhaseFest.
Weve got some Phasefest regulars coming back, Lombardi says.
Admission is $20 each night for Friday and Saturday. A festival pass is also
available for $45. All attendees must be 21 or older.
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DWIGHT MORTENSEN 202-361-4400
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1851 Columbia Rd. NW #602
$329,500
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2318 Ashmead Pl. NW
Lovely Spanish Revival
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th
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$1,800,000
4 unit Victorian, Updated,
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RENTS: Unit #4: 1575,
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Owner Occupied. Unit
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BETHESDA
Spectacular views of
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Open Sunday 1-4 pm! 1 percent closing cost assistance! Sun flled 1 bedroom, 1 bath Glover
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even has the original (now decorative) freplace and mantle. One block from Rock Creek
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condo fees. No investor restrictions. Motivated seller!
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st
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NO: 0007435-11 Order of Publication
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Moorman having fled a complaint for
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this 19th day of September 2011, hereby
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show cause, if any there be, on or before
the 24th day of October 2011, why the
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