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The contrast between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on LGBT rights already made apparent over the
course of the campaign will reach new heights as a result of two events slated for D.C. this weekend.
On Friday, Donald Trump is set to address the Values Voter Summit, an annual D.C. convention hosted by the
anti-LGBT Family Research Council. And on Saturday, Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
along with civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is set to address the annual Human Rights Campaign
National Dinner.
The Republican presidential nominee will demonstrate his commitment to social conservatives seeking to
undermine LGBT rights, while the Democratic vice presidential nominee will address a largely LGBT audience
seeking to advance and protect those rights.
What either candidate will say remains to be seen. Much like Hillary Clinton or Vice President Joseph Biden on
the day of last years HRCdinner, Kaine might discuss his support for the Equality Act, undoing the dishonorable
discharges of U.S. troops discharged for being gay or barring widely discredited ex-gay conversion therapy.
(Clinton spoke last year at a separate event hosted by the Human Rights Campaign earlier in the day before Biden
delivered the keynote speech at the dinner.)
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The NQAPIA-KhushDC statement says the two groups chose to hold the protests on Sept. 11,
the 15th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,
to highlight what they say has been legalized proling of LGBTQ South Asian, Muslim and black
communities in the years since 9/11.
A statement on the Department of Homeland Securitys website says the department strives
to protect the civil liberties and civil rights of those it monitors to protect the nation against
terrorist threats.
The NQAPIA-KhushDC statement says the Sept. 11 protests will be held between 10:30 a.m.
and 12:30 p.m. in Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle, Chinatown, and other locations. It says a rally
culminating the days activities will be held at 14th and U Streets, N.W., between 1-2 p.m.
The statement announcing the protests doesnt say exactly what the checkpoints will involve.
But one of the NQAPIA organizers who identied herself as Sasha W. told the Washington Blade
there are no plans for the protest actions to lead to arrests.
Additional details about the checkpoints protest actions can be obtained here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1222010914486786/.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
DEAR
Long time, no see. Its your wonderful gay neighbor to the south, and I miss you!
It seems like just yesterday that I officially came out, and guess what? Ive been
loving every minute of it!
I know youre busy with this whole political thing, but you know what they say
about all work and no play, right?
When youre ready for a great time, remember, Im only about 100 miles away,
and my door is always open.
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LONDON Northern Ireland has lifted its permanent ban on gay and bisexual
men donating blood, Pink News and other outlets report.
In England, Scotland and Wales, men who have sex with men (MSM) can give
blood if they abstain from sex for 12 months, but successive Northern Irish
governments refused to adopt the same rules until now.
Since 2011 until this year, successive health ministers from the anti-LGBT
Democratic Unionist Party had insisted on maintaining rules implemented
during the height of the AIDS crisis, which include a permanent blood ban for
MSM.
However, progress was nally made this year, when the health brief was
handed to Michelle ONeill of Sinn Fin, who immediately moved to bring
Northern Irelands blood donation rules in line with the rest of the UK, Pink News
reports.
Under the rules, which were enacted last week, it will be possible for gay and
bisexual men who have not had sex in the last 12 months to donate blood.
It comes amid a broader review of the blood donation policy in England and
Wales, which may see the deferral system relaxed further or axed in favor of a
policy based on screening for individual risk factors, as operates in some other
European countries, Pink News reports.
John ODoherty, director of the Rainbow Project was quoted in Pink News
praising the new policy.
Some media outlets seem to be expecting crowds of gay and bisexual men to
line up to donate blood now. This is not going to happen, ODoherty said. While
we were hugely thankful to Health Minister Michelle ONeill for abandoning
the illogical approach to blood donations from her predecessors and bringing
Northern Ireland into line with the other regions of the UK, we have always
said that replacing a lifetime ban with a ban on those who have not had sex
within the past 12 months was unlikely to lead to any substantial numbers of
gay and bisexual men donating blood because many of them, like the rest of the
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia A new study, the rst of its kind, has found
that transgender youth get pregnant at about the same rate as the general
youth population, the Province, a newspaper in British Columbia, reports.
Using the Canadian Transgender Youth Health Survey of 540 youth from
across the country, the studys authors found that about one in 20 sexually
experienced transgender youth aged 14-25 had become pregnant, or caused a
pregnancy, at least once, the article said.
That ratematches the ve percentof sexually active youths in B.C. who have
become, or have caused someone to become, pregnant, the studys authors
said.
Theresult is surprising, Elizabeth Saewyc, the studys senior author, said.
To a great degree, many clinicians working with trans youth dont necessarily
see them as sexually active, or sexually active in ways that could lead to
pregnancy, Saewyc, a professor of nursing at UBC, told the Province. And if
youre taking hormones its assumed they reduce fertility so even if you are
sexually active you wont get pregnant.
The study has just been published in the International Journal of
Transgenderism, an academic peer-reviewed publication of the World
Professional Association for Transgender Health.
One possible reason such a study had not been undertaken before is that
transgender youth are often in distress, a disorder known as gender dysphoria.
The numbers are important, Saewyc said, because it means health care
providers need to be counseling transgender youth about pregnancy and
sexually transmitted diseases just as much as they do youth in general.
It shatters the notion that trans youth arent at risk for pregnancy, perhaps
because theyre receiving hormones that tend to reduce fertility or because
people assume they arent sexually active, she told the Province.
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administrative costs, when the actual number is 12 percent.
Rudy Giuliani, who required the worst
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order to seem briey tolerable, burnished
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the videos for yourself. I did, and Hillary
is ne; but I followed a similar method
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How long have you been out and who was
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I came out almost 15 years ago. The
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Connie Emery-Walker joined the Imperial Court of Washington in 2013 after
taking time to see if the organization really was all it is cracked up to be. She
found it was.
I just did my research to nd out if they really did send every dollar to
charity, the 30-something Forestville, Md., native says. When I realized
they really were doing this all from the heart, through the court, for the
community, I was in.
The Court has its Coronation V: a Night on the River Nile, Journey to Ancient
Egypt main event on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 7-11 p.m. (cocktails at 6) at the
Washington Marriott at Metro Center (775 12th St., N.W.) when Cookie Von
Shigglesworth will succeed Muy Blake Stephyns as Empress. Full details on
all weekend festivities at imperialcourtdc.org.
Emery-Walker is a femme fatal (i.e. non-burlesque) female performer in
the court who performs as CiTooker-Bottoms. Her wife, Angel McWilliams
performs as Xavier Bottoms.
Emery-Walker works by day in the DHA Inspector Generals Oce. She lives
in Purcellville, Va., and enjoys performing and raising money for charities like
the Imperial Court in her free time.
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Why Washington?
Why not Washington? Being born and raised
on its outskirts always kept life interesting and
full of history for me. We all take for granted
what we are privileged to see every day, but for
me, I still have a tear that rolls down my face
when I see the cherry blossoms bloom or walk
up to the Lincoln Memorial and realize just how
instrumental he was in our history. Its things
like this that make me love this city so much.
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Revisiting Angels
Landmark Kushner work gets
25th anniversary production
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Like many great works, Angels in America
comes from the urgent need to tell a story.
Gay playwright Tony Kushners sprawling
early 90s masterpiece is centered on a gay
man with AIDS in mid-80s New York (during
both the Reagan years and the height of the
AIDS crisis), a dangerous and frustrating but
ultimately galvanizing time for gay people.
He tells an undeniably powerful story that
resonates with audiences. And while a few
productions in some pockets outside of New
York were met with the resistance, the Pulitzer
Prize- and Tony-winning Angels soon took
its place in the canon of great 20th century
drama.
Angels is a play told in two parts:
Millennium Approaches and Perestroika.
Its a work whose relevancy remains intact
(particularly in this campaign season) and
whose artistic merit is secured. Currently
Round House Theatre and Olney Theatre
Center have joined forces with a much
anticipated 25th anniversary co-production.
The two parts will run in rotating repertory at
Round Houses space in Bethesda.
Both epic and intimate, Angels follows the
disintegrating relationships of two couples:
the intellectual Jewish Louis Ironson and his
WASP lover Prior Walter who has recently
been diagnosed with AIDS; and Joe Pitt, a
closeted young Mormon lawyer, and his
valium-addicted wife Harper Pitt. Thrown into
their lives are a cast of characters including the
notorious closeted powerbroker Roy Cohn
who is dying from AIDS, the ghost of alleged
Cold War spy Ethel Rosenberg, a best friend,
the concerned mother, an anonymous trick
and an angel who chooses Prior to deliver
her urgent message to humanity. Reinvented
as a prophet, Prior takes command of his
destiny and shows great courage in the face
of seeming death.
Local out actors Tom Story and Jon Hudson
Odom who are playing Prior and his best friend
Belize, an ex-drag queen turned registered
nurse, in the Round House/Olney production
agree theres both a delight and responsibility
in performing Kushners play. The cast mates
and friends who rst met doing Our Town
at Fords Theater also share an admiration for
each others acting abilities.
Angels has always been part of my
theatrical education, Story says. I know the
play well and have long wanted to play Prior.
Its a great part. Hes funny, erce and full of
rage.
But the part comes with challenges too, he
adds.
In rst scene he reveals a KS lesion, so hes
sick throughout the show. To be sick on stage
that long is hard acting wise. Also, the length
(two parts in seven hours) and emotionality of
the play are pretty massive.
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Part II: Perestroika
Through Oct. 30
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community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) holds a support group for gay
black men to discuss topics that aect
them, share perspectives and have
meaningful conversations. For details,
visit uhupil.org.
TODAY
Bear Nonsense hosts a bear happy
hour at Rock and Roll Hotel (1333 H
St., N.E.) today from 5-8 p.m. There
will be drink and food specials. DJ the
Metaphysical will spin tracks. There is
no cover charge. For more details, visit
facebook.com/bearnonense.
The D.C. Center hosts its fall
reception at the Warner Building (1299
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.) tonight from
6-9 p.m. David Grossman, Barbara
Chinn and the Congressional LGBT
Equality Caucus will be honored. Lance
Macon and Taylor Monson will co-chair
the event. Tom Sherwood emcees and
DJ Ed Bailey and DJ Aaron Riggins will
play music. Tickets are $80 in advance
and $100 at the door. Student, those
under 35, and senior, those 65 and
older, tickets are $50. Host committee
tickets are $250. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
D.C. Leather Pride hosts Midwest
Leather Takeover at the D.C. Eagle
(3701 Benning Rd., N.E.) tonight from
10 p.m.-2 a.m. Mr. Midwest Leather
Adam Pup Vino Henderson and Danny P
Kaylor-Hawkins host the party. DJ Matt
Bailer will spin tracks all night. There
will also be a rae. For more details,
visit dceagle.com.
Women in Their 20s, a social
discussion group for LBT and all women
interested in women, meets today at
the D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
from 8-9:30 p.m. All welcome to join.
For details, visit thedccenter.org.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
Human Rights Campaign (1640
Rhode Island Ave., N.W.) hosts its
sold-out 20th annual dinner tonight.
Keynote speaker will be Democratic
Vice President nominee Sen. Tim Kaine.
Guest speaker will be Rep. John Lewis.
There will also be a silent auction.
For more details on the dinner, visit
hrcnationaldinner.org.
Mixtape
hosts
its
eight-year
anniversary party at 9:30 Club (815 V
St., N.W.) tonight at 11 p.m. DJ Shea Van
Horn and DJ Matt Bailer will play indie
dance music for the event. Tickets are
$10. For more information, visit 930.
com.
D.C. Wine Fest is at Eastern Market
(225 7th St., S.E.) today from noon-10
p.m. Enjoy samples of premium wines
and listen to live musical performances.
General admission tickets are $29 for
one two-hour session. VIP tickets are
$60 for one three-hour session. To
purchase tickets and for more details,
TUESDAY, SEPT. 13
Out author Tim Murphy stops by
Kramerbooks to discuss his book
Christodora today at 6:30 p.m.
Christodora tells the story of a
group of people whose lives become
intertwined in the famous Christadora
building in Manhattans East Village.
Admission is free. For more details, visit
kramers.com.
Adams Morgan Ace Hardware
(1704 Columbia Rd., N.W.) has its grand
opening celebration today from 5-8
p.m. There will be a grand opening
party with catered food and beverages,
a prize wheel, giveaways, music, a meet
and greet with sta and more. The rst
50 guests will receive free houseplants.
The entire store will also be on sale for
20 percent o. For more information,
visit facebook.com/adamsmorganace.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14
Author TIM MURPHY will read from his new book on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Kramerbooks &
Afterwords Cafe.
visit facebook.com/dcwinefest.
Project D.C. Events hosts a superhero
bar crawl in Dupont Circle today from
2-10 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance
and $30 day of event. There will be
drink and food specials at Dupont Circle
bars including the Front Page, Rumors,
the Madhatter, Ozio and many more.
Guests receive a souvenir mug and
there will be a rae. Registration is at
the Front Page (1333 New Hampshire
Ave., N.W.) from 2-5:30 p.m. Dressing
up as a superhero is highly encouraged.
For more information, visit facebook.
com/dcbarcrawl.
The Coven, a queer witchy party,
hosts a party at Smith Public Trust (3514
12th St., N.E.) tonight from 10 p.m.-2:30
a.m. DJ Jai Syncere will spin. Cover is
$10. For more details, visit facebook.
com/thecovendc.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
Adams Morgan Day 2016 will be
held today from noon- 6 p.m. in the
MONDAY, SEPT. 12
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W..)
hosts coee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
THURSDAY, SEPT. 15
Petworth Social Club hosts Petworth
Gaybor Day happy hour on the roof
deck at Homestead (3911 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) tonight from 7-9 p.m. There will be
$5 draft beer, cider and rail drinks. For
more details, search Petworth Gaybor
Day Happy Hour on Facebook.
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts Fight
4 Yr Rights Activist Night today from
5-7 p.m. LGBT youth can come to learn
about historical activist movements. For
details, visit smyal.org.
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Live The Impossible Dream. Sep 10.
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Collective Rage: A Play in Five Boops.
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Bobby Kennedy: The Making of
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HI MICHAEL,
My boyfriend is threatening to break
up with me unless I stop working for
Republicans.
I live here in D.C. and work for a
Republican organization by choice. Not
just because I need a job, not just because
I enjoy the work and the position is a good
t to my skills, but also because I believe in
many of the tenets of the party.
Joe doesnt work in politics and wasnt
really politically minded until you-knowwho (the antithesis of everything I
admire about Republicanism) got the
nomination. Now Joe is always ranting
about how I work for the Devil, how Im a
self-hating gay (totally untrue) andsimilar
sentiments.
In part I blame his friends, who are
always making fun of my work, so much so
that I stopped hanging out with them. But
even when were alone Joe wont let up, so
Im not enjoying spending time with him
lately.
I used to really like being with him,
making dinner, watching Netix, going
out dancing. Although when I think about
it I cant say that weve ever been aligned
in our views about the world or about
life. Honestly we never had any heavy
conversations, Weve kept things light and
focused on having a nice time together.
Maybe thats enough for a good
relationship. Maybe we dont need to share
the same ideology. But I think respect is
important and its not working for me to
have Joe say that I must changejobsor he
will end our relationship.
How can we break this deadlock?
MICHAEL REPLIES:
You could run the other way. Who wants
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But maybe Im being impetuous with
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If there is enough that you like about Joe
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