Volume 47, Issue 38, September 15, 2016

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volume 47
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FALL ARTS
The seasons most
anticipated events,
including Kathleen Turner
playing Joan Didion.
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Trans activists murder trial postponed

The murder trial of D.C. transgender activist Gigi Thomas, which was scheduled to
begin Sept. 13 in Prince Georges County Circuit Court, has been postponed until Feb. 27,
2017 at the request of prosecutors.
Court records show that Circuit Court Judge DaNeeka Cotton approved a joint motion
for continuance of the trial led on Sept. 2 on grounds that DNA evaluation of evidence
submitted by prosecutors had not been completed.
John Irzon, a spokesperson for the Prince Georges County States Attorneys Oce,
which is prosecuting the case, conrmed that a delay in processing DNA evidence was the
reason for postponement of the trial.
Prince Georges County police on Oct. 16, 2015 charged Thomas, 46, with rst-degree
murder for allegedly stabbing to death 47-year-old Devale Lamont Avery inside her
residence in Temple Hills, Md.
A police statement of probable cause says police were called to the residence about
7:50 p.m. on Oct. 16 and found Avery unconscious and suering from multiple stab
wounds to the upper body. It says he was pronounced dead on the scene.
The statement says Thomas waived her Miranda rights after being taken to a police
facility for questioning and admitted her involvement in the murder of Avery. A separate
statement released by police says it appears an argument between the suspect and
victim escalated into the fatal stabbing. She has been held in custody without bond since
the time of her arrest.
Thomass attorney, David Simpson, has not responded to requests by the Washington
Blade for comment.
Friends and associates of Thomas say they believe she has been unfairly charged with rstdegree murder and that Thomas stabbed Avery, an estranged friend, after he attempted to
rob and assault her. One of her friends, who spoke on condition of not being identied, said
Thomas was fearful of being killed in the incident similar to the fate of large numbers of
trans women who have been murdered in recent years throughout the country.
Irzon of the States Attorneys oce said he didnt know the cause of the delay in the
processing of the DNA evidence. Court records show that prosecutors outsourced the
DNA samples in early February to BODE Technology, a Lorton, Va.-based laboratory that
specializes in DNA testing.
The testing was originally expected to be completed by May, when an earlier trial
date had been set. But prosecutors requested and obtained approval by the judge to
postpone the trial until Sept. 13 upon learning the DNA analysis would not be completed
in time for a May trial.
The new trial date set for Feb. 27 means the DNA analysis by the Virginia lab is not
expected to be completed for more than a year after it was rst submitted for analysis.
Thomas, who has a masters degree in social work from Howard University, has worked
for several local organizations that provide services to the transgender community. Those
who know her expressed shock over her arrest on a murder charge, saying she worked
for years as a community activist and mentor to help people in need.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Playwright seeks interviews with

those who lost parents to HIV/AIDS
The leader of a Portland, Ore.-based team of playwrights who are collecting stories
from people who have lost a parent to HIV/AIDS and who could be featured as characters
in a future play would like to interview such people in D.C. Sept. 21-22 or at another
mutually convenient date.
Bruce Hostetler, the artistic director of CompassWorks, a theater group that plans to
produce such a play, is asking people who know someone who lost a parent to HIV/AIDS
to contact his D.C. representative, who hopes to schedule a series of appointments for
interviews with Hostetler.
Bruce will be in Washington, D.C., Sept. 21 and 22, and would like to expand his
interviews to people in our area, said Ella P. Curry, a D.C. resident and former nurse who
says shes serving as the historical and clinical content expert for the playwrights working
on the project.
I have agreed to coordinate the eort to nd people ages 18 and older who have lost
a parent to HIV/AIDS and are willing to be interviewed by Bruce while he is in town, she
said in a statement to the Washington Blade.
CompassWorks is an organization founded in 2009 that creates powerful professional
theater drawn from the stories of populations all around us, Curry said in her statement.
We are dedicated to creating collaborations between the best theater artists and
populations who hold stories that need to be told, she said.
Anyone interested in being interviewed by Hostetler or who know someone who might
be interested should contact Curry by email at ellapcurry@gmail.com or by phone at 202297-2802.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
The newly renovated exterior of Baltimores Eagle bar.

WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY STEVE CHARING
Baltimore Eagle
ready to y again
Final hearing on liquor
license set for Sept. 22
By STEVE CHARING
Since the iconic leather bar the
Baltimore Eagle closed its doors in
December 2012, its path to reopening
has been bumpy to say the least. But
after years of delays, the bar owners
and managers have navigated myriad
obstacles and are poised to reopen soon
following extensive renovations that
have increased the area of the original
bar and added a restaurant, store and
entertainment area.
It wasnt easy getting to this point.
Unforeseen problems with the buildings
structure and huge amounts of trash
were discovered soon after the building,
located at 2022 N. Charles Street, was
purchased by local developers Ian Parrish
and Charles Parrish for $300,000. Walls
had to be gutted and ceilings torn down.
Delays in electrical line installation as well
as other impediments were identied.
As a result, the 180-day requirement
to complete construction was not met to
satisfy the Baltimore Liquor Board, which
denied the owners the license transfer
in April 2015 following a contentious
hearing the previous month.
Previous liquor boards had routinely
waived
the
requirement
when
circumstances warranted, but a 2013
audit revealed corruption and other
irregularities within the liquor board.
The new board, appointed by then-Gov.
Martin OMalley and Mayor Stephanie
Rawlings-Blake was given the charge
to crack down on zombie licenses as
well as other improprieties. The new
commissioners rejected the arguments
from the Parrishes and their attorney.
Undaunted, the project pushed on. No

other developer in this region wanted to
touch the Baltimore Eagle project, and we
still aim to prove them wrong, Parrish
told the Blade last November. This
team is moving forward. Were spending
over a million dollars to reconstruct the
Baltimore Eagle because this building
and this business are good for this city,
because our neighbors want to go back
to work, and because the loyal patrons of
the Eagle are still hoping to return.
As a back up, the Parrishes, who are
longtime allies of the LGBT community,
as well as the rest of the team, purchased
the existing liquor license from Charles
Bowers, the owner of the Club Hippo,
which closed its doors last fall.
The team, which had been hired to
oversee the business in advance of the
opening, designed a new concept for the
Baltimore Eagle and construction continued
while the decision was being appealed.
After mobilizing the community
and working with nearby community
associations, the Baltimore Eagle is
poised to reopen soon. It received its
entertainment license, and the nal
hearing to approve the liquor license
transfer is set for Sept. 22.
The applications have been submitted,
reviewed and accepted by the Baltimore
Liquor Board. The hearing is the nal
hurdle, said Charles King, Baltimore
Eagle General Manager. We have
backing by the Charles North Community
Association, The Charles Village Civic
Association and The Old Goucher
Community Association, and there is
an MOU in place as well that we have
negotiated. King said the attorney,
Stephan Fogelman, told him that he sees
no further barriers to reopening.
The opening date has not been set but
it is expected in the near future.
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One-third of LGB students in D.C. considered suicide: report

Latest youth risk study omits
trans kids due to bad data
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.

lchibbaro@washblade.com
Thirty-two percent of D.C. public high

school students who identify as gay,
lesbian, or bisexual reported they seriously
considered attempting suicide during the
previous 12 months, according to the latest
ndings of the District of Columbia school
systems annual Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
The survey ndings, which were released
on Sept. 1, show that the LGB students
heterosexual peers reported seriously
considering suicide during the same
12-month period at a rate of 10 percent.
The survey data collected during calendar
year 2015 also show that 31 percent of the
sample of LGB high school students made a
plan about how they would attempt suicide
compared to 12 percent of heterosexual
students who made such a plan.
The ndings show that 25 percent of
LGB students attempted suicide one
or more times during the previous 12
months and 9 percent of them sustained
an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had
to be treated by a doctor or nurse. Among
the straight student sample, 10 percent
attempted suicide one or more times
and 4 percent sustained similar injuries,
poisoning or an overdose in making such
an attempt.
In what LGBT advocates are likely to
consider even more troubling, 47 percent
of the LGB high school students reported
they felt sad or hopeless almost every day
for two or more weeks in a row so that they
stopped doing some usual activities during
the 12 months before the survey. Twentythree percent of the heterosexual students
reported experiencing those same feelings.
The survey is as expected, said D.C.
State Board of Education President Jack
Jacobson, whos gay. The numbers show
what we always thought they would, which
is that LGBQ students are denitely more at
risk than their general peers.
Jacobson was referring to both local and
nationwide data emerging from the annual
Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which have
consistently shown that LGB high school
and in some cases middle school students
are at higher risk for suicide, depression
and bullying than their straight peers.
The survey was rst developed in the
late 1990s by the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. The CDC updates
the survey periodically. States and local
school districts are free to modify the
survey, and many of them do so.
Similar to the ndings of the D.C.
version of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
conducted over the past decade or longer,
data on transgender students has not been
The numbers show that LGBQ students

are denitely more at risk than their general
peers, said. D.C. State Board of Education
President JACK JACOBSON.
PHOTO COURTESY JACOBSON
included.
A spokesperson for the D.C. Oce of the
State Superintendent of Education, which
administers the survey, did not respond to a
request from the Washington Blade for the
reason trans students have been omitted
from the survey.
Jacobson said school ocials have told
him they attempted to include a survey
question asking students to disclose their
gender identity but the data did not appear
to be reliable.
My understanding on the trans issue is
that the data that was collected is unreliable
and the survey administrators are looking
into how the questions can be improved
because some students had questions
about it, Jacobson told the Blade.
Some were false answers. So theyre
looking at how to better phrase the
questions, is my understanding, to get more
reliable data, Jacobson said.
That explanation is supported by Emily
Greytak, director of research for the
New York-based Gay, Lesbian & Straight
Education Network, or GLSEN, which closely
monitors LGBT issues pertaining to the
nations public schools.
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey does not
now have a standard question or a question
in the national survey that asks about
transgender status, she said.
According to Greytak, state education
departments
and
individual
school
systems in various parts of the country
have attempted to include a transgender
question in the survey. Their ndings so far,
she said, have resulted in data believed to
be false or misleading.
Some of the earlier research has shown
there is a lot of over identication, with
gay or straight kids misstating their gender
identity because they didnt understand the
question.
We really recognize the importance of
asking and understanding the experiences
of transgender youth, Greytak said. But we

cant include that on a general population
survey unless were really condent that
were going to get good data from it, she
said.
So us along with many other advocacy
groups have sort of said, hey, its worse to
have bad data than no data, said Greytak,
while many of them are working on ways to
x the problem.
Meanwhile, the D.C. Youth Risk Behavior
Survey ndings released Sept. 1 show a
smaller gap between LGB and straight
students in the area of safety and potential
violence from other students.
Twelve percent of LGB middle school
students and 18 percent of LGB high school
students reported they did not go to school
because they felt unsafe at school or on
their way to or from school compared to 6
percent of straight middle school students
and 11 percent of straight high school

students who reported those fears.
Twelve percent of LGB middle school
students and 17 percent of LGB high
school students reported being beaten up
one or more times during the 12 months
before the survey compared to 7 percent
of heterosexual middle school students
and 13 percent of heterosexual high school
students.
The dierence between the two groups
widens in the area of bullying, according to
the survey results. Twenty-nine percent of
LGB middle school students and 40 percent
of LGB high school students reported they
were bullied on school property during
the 12 months before the survey. Eleven
percent of straight middle school students
and 18 percent of straight high school
students reported similar instance of
bullying on school property.
Grosso, White win

Stein Club endorsement
The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the citys largest local LGBT political group,
departed from its usual practice of backing only Democrats on Monday night by endorsing
independent David Grosso for re-election to his at-large D.C. City Council seat.
Grosso, who has a strong record of support for LGBT rights, holds one of two atlarge Council seats up for election this year that must go to a non-Democrat under
election rules established by Congress in the citys Home Rule Charter.
In a vote by acclamation, the club also endorsed Democrat Robert White,
whos running for the other at-large
Council seat on the ballot in Nov. 8 city
elections. White, who also has a strong
record of support on LGBT issues,
became the Democratic nominee for
the seat after defeating incumbent
Council member Vincent Orange in
the citys Democratic primary in June.
In another departure from its usual
practice of endorsing Democrats, Stein
Club members voted by acclamation
DAVID GROSSO won the Stein Club
Monday night to endorse four
endorsement this week.
nonpartisan candidates for the D.C.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
State Board of Education, including
gay Board of Education President Jack Jacobson.
Jacobson rst won election to a four-year term on the board in 2012 as its Ward 2
representative. In January 2015 and again in January 2016 Jacobsons colleagues on the
nine-member board voted to elect him as board president for successive one-year terms.
The other school board candidates endorsed by the club were incumbent atlarge member Mary Lord; incumbent Ward 7 member Karen Williams, whom
fellow board members twice elected as vice president at the time Jacobson was
elected president; and Ward 8 candidate Markus Batchelor.
Lord has been an outspoken LGBT rights ally on the board since winning
election to her at-large seat in 2012. Williams and Batchelor have also expressed
strong support on LGBT issues related to the citys public schools.
They are four good, strong candidates, said Stein Club President Earl Fowlkes
in describing the school board candidate endorsed by the club. They have done
some fantastic work, especially for LGBTQ students.
Continues at washingtonblade.com.
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LGBT supporters stand with Clinton on deplorables remark

Controversial comment at
LGBT fundraiser adds to
tumultuous week
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Hillary Clintons controversial remark that
half of Donald Trumps supporters belong
in a basket of deplorables for espousing
bigotry have contributed to a tulmultuous
week for the Democratic presidential
nominee, but her LGBT supporters insist
her comments were accurate.
Clinton made the comments Friday
at at high-dollar fundraiser in New York
City, saying half of Trumps supporters
are desperate for change, but the other
halfwere irredeemable people whom she
put in another category.
Youcould put half of Trumps supporters
into what I call the basket of deplorables.
Right? Clinton said to laughter and
applause. The racist, sexist, homophobic,
xenophobic, Islamophobic you name it.
And unfortunately there are people like that.
Richard Socarides, a gay New York City
Democratic activist and Clinton supporter,
said he wasnt present at the fundraiser, but
understandswhy Clintonmade them.
I totally understand where she was
coming from, Socarides said. Trumps
entire campaign is based upon fear, anger
and prejudice. It is deplorable. I think thats
what she meant.
Criticized for their divisive nature, the
controversial remarks as well as Clintons
abrupt departure from a New York City
event observing the anniversary of the
Sept. 11, 2001 attacks for being sick and her
failure to disclose her illness earlier have
led many pundits to say her campaign is
facing its most challenging days.
Elizabeth Birch, a former head of the
Human Rights Campaign and Clinton
supporter present for the remarks at the
fundraiser, said they were appropriate.
Donald Trump routinely appeals to the
baser instincts of voters, Birch said. That is
a matter of public record. Hillary Clinton is
simply explaining that people who respond
to that rhetoric respond to the racist, sexist
and homophobic bait. None of this is a
mystery.
Following her remarks, Clinton issued a
statement seeking to retract her them at
least partially but indicated the general
thrust of her words is correct.
Last night I was grossly generalistic, and
thats never a good idea, Clinton said. I
regret saying half that was wrong. But
lets be clear, whats really deplorable is that
Donald Trump hired a major advocate for
the so-calledalt-right movement to run his
campaign and that David Duke and other
white supremacists see him as a champion
of their values.
Democratic presidential candidate HILLARY CLINTON said half of Donald Trumps supporters
belong in a basket of deplorables.
WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
Lane Hudson, a gay Clinton supporter

and D.C. Democratic activist, was similarly
reluctant to articulate how many Trump
supporters fall into the denition of
deplorables, but said the candidatewas to
right to call them out.
I cant be sure what percentage of Trump
supporters I would put in the basket of
deplorables, but I think its fair game to
categorize birthers, white supremacists,
sexists, misogynists, xenophobes and
homophobes as deplorable, Hudson said.
They do not represent the values of our
nation and Hillary does us a service by
naming it and shaming it.
Indeed, many polls suggest Clinton
wasnt far oin her assessmentof Trump
supporters who subscribe to bigotry. A
Reuters/Ipsos poll published in June found
nearly half of Trump supporters describe
black people as more violent than white
people. In May, a Public Policy Polling poll
found 59 percent of Trump supporters
think President Obama wasnt born in
the United States and only 13 percent
believehes a Christian. In February, another
Public Policy Polling poll found one-third of
Trump supporters in South Carolina would
support banning gay people from entering
the United States.
But the comments mark a departure
for Clinton, who previously said shed be a
president for all Americans.
In her speech accepting the presidential
nomination at the Democratic National
Convention, Clinton sought to reach out to
a broad coalition and pledged to unite the
country, not divide it further.
We have to heal the divides in our
country, Clinton said. Not just on guns, but
on race, immigration and more. That starts
with listening to each other, hearing each
other, trying, as best we can, to walk in each
others shoes.
The Trump campaign has seized on
the basket of deplorables remark as a
gae and called on Clinton to apologize.
Vice presidential candidate Mike Pence
referenced the comments during his
speech in D.C. at the anti-LGBT Values Voter
Summit, saying they should be denounced
in the strongest possible terms. The Trump
campaign has also unveiled a TV ad with
a voiceover of Clinton saying the remarks
as footage is shown of a diverse group
of delegates at the Republican National
Convention.
In a speech Monday at a Baltimore
conference for the National Guard
Association, Trump condemned Clinton for
the remarks, saying she insultedcops and
soldiers, carpenters and welders, the young
and the old, and millions of working class
families who just want a better future.
These were the people Hillary Clinton so
viciously demonized, Trump said. These
were among the countless Americans
that Hillary Clinton called deplorable,
irredeemable and un-American. She called
these patriotic men and women every vile
name in the book she called them racist,
sexist, xenophobic, and Islamophobic.
Notably, Trump left out the label of
homophobic from his recollection of
labels Clinton applied to the basket of
deplorables supporting him.
Charles Moran, a gay Los Angeles-based
Republican activist and Trump supporter
pledged to him at the Republican National
Convention, said he was shocked but not
surprised over Clintons comments.
If this is truly how she feels, she should
own it, Moran said. Her disdain for how
half of this country feels about her shows
the typical liberal smugness. Obama suers
from it, and so does Clinton. It totally runs
counter to her eorts to reach out to

disaected independents and Republicans.
Trumps recent surge and the tightening in
the polls clearly is getting under her skin.
But criticism of Clintons remarks has also
boomeranged on the Trump campaign.
During an interview with CNNs Wolf Blitzer
on Monday, Pence declined to say Trump
supporter David Duke a former grand
wizard for the Ku Klux Klan is deplorable.
Im not really sure why the media
keeps dropping David Dukes name, but
Donald Trump has denounced David Duke
repeatedly, Pence said. We dont want his
support, and we dont want the support of
people who think that.
Pressed by Blitzer on whether Pence
would call Duke deplorable, the candidate
replied, No. Im not in the name-calling
business, Wolf. You know me better than
that.
Nadine Smith, a Clinton supporter and
executive director of Equality Florida, said
Clintons basket of deplorables comment
was factual and attention should be on
Trump.
The bigger question is why isnt Trump
being called out for all the high-prole
deplorable people hes aligned with? Smith
said. Trump had to be prodded for days
before half-heartedly critiquing David Duke,
a white nationalist and former Imperial
Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Pence has
refused to say Duke was deserving strong
condemnation. An open mike at a Trump
rally is a crash course in racial, sexist and
homophobic slurs. And data show his voters
are hostile toward black, Latino, Muslim and
LGBT people. I nd that deplorable as well.
Clintons controversial remarks come
as polls show a race in which she once
enjoyed a signicant lead is now tightening.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Monday
found Clinton has support among 40
percent of likely voters compared to the 39
percent who support Trump.
Logan Casey, a transgender research
scientist at the Harvard Opinion Research
Program, said he nonetheless doesnt think
Clintons basket of deplorables will have
a signicant inuence on the presidential
election.
As we get closer and closer to the election,
more people are solidifying their existing
opinions rather than potentially changing
their mind, Casey said. Its likely that most
of the people who were most oended by
this comment were already ardent Trump
supporters, and were unlikely to vote for
Clinton anyway. Trump will likely use her
comment for fundraising purposes (and
weve already seen an ad come out about
it), but the comment alone is unlikely to
have any signicant impact. Perhaps more
importantly, comments like this tend to get
pushed aside once the next controversy
comes along which were already seeing
with questions about Clintons health.
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Defying odds, Jim Gray challenging Rand Paul in Kentucky

Gay mayor undaunted by polls
showing him trailing incumbent
By CHRIS JOHNSON
Recognizing that Jim Gray would be a
dierent kind of Washington politician
if elected to the U.S. Senate takes only a
brief encounter. In a legislative chamber
lled with soapbox orators arguably
including his opponent Sen. Rand Paul
(R-Ky.) the candidate stands out with
a modest demeanor and a soft-spoken
Kentucky drawl.
But Gray whos 63 and was twice
elected mayor of Lexington is also
distinct because hes an openly gay
candidate running for a U.S. Senate seat
inKentucky, a red state in a region where
the advances and opportunities enjoyed by
LGBT people elsewhere arent present.
In an interview with the Washington
Blade during one of his visits to
Capitol Hill, the seventh-generation
Kentuckiansaid his election to the Senate
on Nov. 8 would dispel the notion openly
LGBT candidatescant achieve success in
certain places of the country.
I think theres a widespread view
that in the South, in the Midwest even,
that LGBT candidates dont really have
a chance, Gray said. And I think what I
know is that by focusing on results and
performance that I proved that anyone
can achieve what they hope to and that
we should pursue those dreams.
In addition to doubling the number of
openly gay people in the Senate (Tammy
Baldwin is currently the only openly
gayperson in the chamber), Grays election
would make him the rst openly gay
statewide candidate elected in the region
that has lagged behind in LGBT rights.
Following a prole of his candidacy
in the D.C.-based newspaper Roll Call,
Gray received an email from an openly
gay aspiring politician in Georgia who
was inspired by Grays openness. (The
Washington Blade redacted the name of
the individual who wrote the email upon
request from the Gray campaign.)
I want to thank you for running for
Senate, the email says. I have been
interested in a career in politics for quite
some time now, but I never thought it
possible to represent a historically red
state, Georgia for me, until now. I am gay
also, and I just wanted to let you know
that thanks to you I am going to pursue
my career in politics.
Amid a contentious election season
with name-calling on both sides, Gray
said receiving that email makes him want
to persevere in the face of challenges
posed to his campaign.
An email like that, or a message like that,
Lexington, Ky. Mayor JIM GRAY is running for the U.S. Senate
PHOTO COURTESY GRAY FOR KENTUCKY
provides a lot of inspiration for my candidacy

because people are still saying this is a long
shot running against Rand Paul, who a year
ago was in a presidential campaign, and he
has high name ID, Gray said.
Recalling his decision to come out as gay
11 years ago during his tenure as Lexington
mayor, Gray said changes for LGBT people
since that time have been seismic.
Coming out 11 years ago was almost
a century ago in some respects, Gray
said. A lot of change has occurred in 11
years. There was nothing casual about it...
especially in the South, especially in a red
state like Kentucky. I think thats where
still some of the toughest and most
challenging battles are before us.
But Gray is basing his campaign on
his ability to get results. His long career
in local politics includes election to the
Lexington City Councilin 2006 and election
as mayor in 2010, followed by reelection in
2014. From 2004 to 2009, Gray was president
of Gray Construction, a family business
previously run by his father, overseeing a 38
percent increase in revenue.
The experience at Gray Construction,
Gray said, helped him overcome nancial
challenges as mayor, including the
elimination of a budget decit of 10
percent, xing a re and police pension
underfunded by $350 million and reforming
health insurance for city employees.
I proved that you can take good
management practices and principles
and you can translate those from private
sector into government, and you can get
results, Gray said.
In contrastto hiscandidacy, Gray said
Paul who opposes marriage equality
and voted against the Employment NonDiscrimination Act has exhibited a
pattern of abdication when it comes
toLGBT people and everyone else.
I think he claims to be a libertarian, and
then he doesnt support marriage equality,

Gray said. He claims to be a constitutionalist,
and then he doesnt support the Senate taking
up the nomination of the Supreme Court
candidate Merrick Garland. So, Pauls all over
the board. Hes certainly not demonstrated
support for the LGBT community.
Aisha Moodie-Mills, CEO of the Victory
Fund, said the appeal of Gray, whom
her organization has endorsed, is pitch
perfect for Kentucky voters.
His campaign is about growing the
states economy and improving the
lives of the middle class because he
understands this election is about the
concerns of Kentuckians not about him,
Moodie-Mills said. His election would be
a dramatic victory for equality. For us,
his candidacy is so exciting because he
would add a unique and much needed
perspective to the U.S. Senate.
But despite the potential signicance of
Grays election to the U.S. Senate,he faces
hurdles to winning in a red state where
Donald Trump is popular and Hillary
Clinton is not. According to an August
poll from the Kentucky-based RunSwitch
PR and Harper Polling, Paul leads with
50 percent of support compared to 38
percent for Gray a margin of 12 points.
Gray pointed to fundraising numbers
hes raised $2.9 million and has more
than$1 million in cash on hand and a
demonstrated ability to get things done
as reasons why in a red state he could
ultimately achieve victory on Election Day.
And at the end of the day, I have
condence that thats what the voters
want to see, Gray said. Somebody who
actually wants to get things done. Ive
made a business career where I created
thousands of jobs, where I was a problem
solver, did the same thing in government.
As far as I know, Rand Paul has never
created a job in his life and he doesnt
know how to run anything.

Perhaps
to
avoid
diminishing
his
electoral
prospects,
Gray
wouldnt
completely
denounce
Trump when asked if the GOP nominee
would roll back LGBT rights as president.
He said he wouldnt, Gray said. You
either take him at his word or you dont.
I think you look at the alliances Trump
has and it makes us wonder. Its not
unexpected it would make us wonder.
Hes clearly tried to reach out to the
community, but hes doing that with lots
of minorities.
As for Clinton, Gray was also measured,
saying advancing LGBT rights has been
her history, but tempered that by adding
at least recently.
If you dial back 20 years, Dont Ask Dont
Tell, a lot of these are Clinton initiatives,
defense of marriage, Gray said. So they
had a change of heart, or change of mind
themselves, but thats not unlike America.
I think thats what weve seen in the march
toward human rights within the LGBT
community. Weve seen a dramatic change
quickly. And I think my candidacy is frankly
an illustration of that.
If elected to the Senate, Gray said the
Equality Act comprehensive LGBT nondiscrimination legislation would be an
LGBT rights issue hed champion.
I think its important to focus on
discrimination at every level, Gray said.
Discrimination at any level is a threat to
freedom and justice and equality at every
level, and including our transgender
community is also important. And thats a
piece of this legislation thats relevant and
certainly legislation that I would support
and champion.
Gray said he discussedthe Equality Act
which would add sexual orientation
and gender identity to the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 with Baldwin, whos an original
co-sponsor of the bill.
Gray said any place can be a good
place to be LGBT, but living in a state
home to Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis
who gained national attention for
refusing to issue marriage licenses to
same-sex couples is not without
challenges.
Its what you make of it, Gray said.
Ive always engaged challenges. I think
challenges are healthy, so, for me, coming
out 11 years ago running for city council
was an expression of a dream that Id
always had for public service.
Over the course of his Senate campaign,
Gray said his sexual orientation has
not openly been a negative issue, but
hehad a couple of encounters where it
was awkward. Being gay, Gray said, has
received more attention nowas opposed
to his earlier local campaigns because
his bid for a Senate seat is more of a
national race.
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Kaine talks evolution on LGBT rights at HRC dinner

Predicts Catholic Church
will accept same-sex
marriage
By CHRIS JOHNSON
Much like Hillary Clinton and President
Obama, Tim Kaine underwent an evolution
on LGBT rights, a journey he recalledSaturday
night during the 20th annual Human Rights
Campaign National Dinner.
The Democratic vice presidential
nominee made his evolution on LGBT
rights a cornerstone of his speech
before the estimated 3,600 attendees at
the event less than two months before
Election Day.
For Kaine, the moment when he began
his evolution was in the 1970s when he
was student at the University of Missouri,
Mizzou, and watched the reaction when a
gay student group won a legal battle for
recognition on campus.
I wish I could say that the Mizzou
students welcomed them and cheered for
them in support of them, but I cant, Kaine
said. No. Rowdy students, many of them
drunk, lie in the street and threw rocks
and bottles at these peaceful marchers
who had obtained the right to do what
student groups do. That was a moment of
consciousness-raising for me.
Kaine said he was changed by the
Sen. TIM KAINE (D-Va.) with HRC President CHAD GRIFFIN at the 20th annual HRC National
Dinner on Sept. 10.
event and became even more convinced

to take public stances, which led him
to become a civil rights lawyer and an
elected ocial.
Despite the insight he said he received at
the time, Kaine said as a result of his Catholic
faith, he had a dicult time withthe idea
of same-sex marriage, but that started to
change when an anti-gay marriage initiative
was on the ballot in Virginia.
When I heard the proponents describe
their motivation, it became a lot clearer

to me where I should stand on this
question, Kaine said. So I was proud then
as governor in 2006 to ght alongside
many of the people in this room against
the ballot initiative.
Kaine recalled standing with his wife and
her parents on the steps of the governors
mansion and telling a crowd, We have
about 70 years of combined marriage here,
and were here to tell you that our marriages
are not threatened by gay marriage. As

Kaine recalled, the amendment ultimately
passed by 57 percent, whichhe said was on
a narrow basis.
It was a dark day for our state, but the
people that I met in thatght, all the great
people standing up for our families and
my own family, my three children, my
three children helped me see the issue of
marriage equality for it was really about:
Treating every family equally under the
law, Kaine said.
Upon his designation as the Democratic
vice presidential nominee, Kaines
evolution on LGBT rights emerged in
media reports.When running to become
Virginia governor in 2006, Kaine said he
didnt support adoption by gay couples,
but reversed his position by 2011. Like
Clinton, Kaine wasnt undeniably in
support of marriage equality until 2013.
Chad Grin, president of the Human
Rights Campaign, made criticism of
Trump a main point of his remarks at
the dinner, getting big applause when
he called the candidate no friend to the
LGBTQ community.
Donald Trump is a demagogue, a
narcissist, and a con artist, Grin said.
And the Trump-Pence ticket, it represents
the gravest threat our community has
ever faced in a presidential election.
Theres only one champion of equality in
this race, and her initials just happen to
be HRC.
Judge: probable cause Fla. man made shooting threats

Jungwirth allegedly wanted
to carry out Pulse style attack
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
A federal judge on Monday found
probable cause that a Florida man
arrested in Orlando on Sept. 3 by the FBI
for allegedly making online threats to
carry out a Pulse nightclub type shooting
against LGBT people in South Florida
appears to have committed the oense.
At a Sept. 12 preliminary hearing in the
U.S. District Court for the Middle District
of Florida in Orlando, Judge Gregory
Kelly ruled that prosecutors presented
sucient evidence that Craig Allen
Jungwirth, 50, violated a federal statute
by threatening to injure others through
an interstate commerce communication.
On the evidence presented at the
preliminary hearing, I nd that there
is probable cause to believe that the
oenses chargedhave been committed
CRAIG ALLEN JUNGWIRTH allegedly posted a

series of threats on Facebook that targeted
LGBT people in Wilton Manors, Fla.
and the defendant committed them,

Kelly said in a written nding.
The probable cause nding means sucient
evidence exists to bring the case to trial.
Kelly ordered that Jungwirth remain in
custody and be transferred to the jurisdiction

of the U.S. District Court in the Southern
District of Florida in Fort Lauderdale, where
his threats allegedly were directed.
An FBI arrest adavit says that on Aug.
30 Jungwirth allegedly posted a series of
threatening messages on Facebook that
targeted LGBT people in Wilton Manors,
a small city next to Fort Lauderdale with
a large concentration of LGBT residents.
None of you deserve to live, the
arrest adavit quotes one of Jungwirths
Facebook postings as saying. If you losers
thought the Pulse nightclub shooting was
bad, wait until you see what Im planning
for Labor Day, the adavit quotes the
posting as saying.
The affidavit quoted another posting as saying
since you faggots arent dying of AIDS anymore,
I have a better solution to exterminate you.
The adavit says the Wilton Manors
Police Department notied the FBI of
the threatening Facebook postings and
informed the FBI and the Florida State
Police that Jungwirth was a past Wilton
Manors resident who had previously
been the subject of numerous complaints

involving the harassment and stalking of
Wilton Manors residents.
It states that Jungwirth had been living
at his mothers residence in Orlando at the
time of his arrest and that FBI investigators
subpoenaed records from Facebook that
showed the threatening posts were made
from an Internet account registered at his
mothers address.
Jungwirths preliminary hearing was
originally scheduled for Sept. 6. Court
records show it was cancelled after
Jungwirth complained of chest pains and
was taken to a hospital. The records dont
disclose the nature of his medical condition
as found at the hospital, but they show he
was deemed t to return to court for the
rescheduled hearing on Sept. 12.
The public court records as of late
Tuesday didnt show whether a followup court hearing had been scheduled
in federal court in Fort Lauderdale and
when Jungwirth was expected to be taken
there by federal marshals as ordered by
Judge Kelly.
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Trump sparks concern, suspicion among LGBT Russians

GOP nominee an emotionally
needy, malignant narcissist
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
Donald Trumps praise of Russian
President Vladimir Putin has sparked
concern and suspicion among LGBT
Russians and their allies.
Elvina Yukakaeva, a Russian LGBT rights
activist who is a member of the Russian LGBT
Sports Federation, told the Washington Blade
on Tuesday in an email that Trump and Putin
dont care about LGBT rights at all.
Putin doesnt mind LGBT rights at all,
she said. He just manipulates them for the
sake of implementing his current political
agenda.
It is the same with Trump, added
Yukakaeva. If speaking out for LGBT [rights]
provides a benet, he speaks out. If a
statement against LGBT [rights] is useful, he
makes it.
Yukakaeva spoke with the Blade hours
after President Obama criticized Trump for
praising Putin.
I have to do business with Putin, said
Obama during a Hillary Clinton campaign
rally in Philadelphia. I have to do business
with Russia thats part of foreign policy
but I dont go around saying, Thats my role
model.
Larry Kings interview with Trump aired on
the Kremlin-owned RT America last week.
The Independent reported that Putin
described Trump as an outstanding
man and an absolute leader in the (U.S.)
presidential race during a December 2015
press conference. Paul Manafort, Trumps
former campaign chair who resigned
last month, has ties to former Ukrainian
President Victor Yanukovych and other proRussian politicians in the country.
As a KGB man, Putin reads people
exceptionally well, said James Kirchick, a
gay journalist who frequently criticizes Putin
and Trump. He could tell from thousands
of miles away that Trump is an emotionally
needy, malignant narcissist and that attery
would win him over.
Trump is such an egomaniac that he will
put his craving for praise before the interests
of his own country, added Kirchick.
Putin sparked outrage among LGBT rights
activists in Russia and around the world in
2013 when he signed a law banning the
promotion of so-called gay propaganda to
minors. The statute took eect less than
six months before the Miss Universe 2013
pageant took place in Moscow.
Trump, who co-owned the pageant at
the time, told gay MSNBC anchor Thomas
Roberts, who co-hosted the event with
singer Mel B., he did not like what the law
is all about. Pageant participants did not
discuss the gay propaganda ban or Russias
overall LGBT rights record during the
ELVINA YUKAKAEVA, a Russian LGBT rights activist, criticized Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
over their record on LGBT issues.
broadcast of the event.

LGBT activists with whom the Blade has
spoken say discrimination and violence
based on sexual orientation and gender
identity has increased in Russia since the law
took eect.
Ivan Nikitchuk and Nikolai Arefyev, who
are members of the Russian Communist
Party, introduced a measure in the
Russian Duma last October that critics said
would have eectively banned gays and
lesbians from coming out. A parliamentary
committee earlier this year expressed
opposition to the draconian measure.
Yukakaeva told the Blade the Obama
administrations eorts to promote LGBT
rights abroad have had a positive impact in
Russia. She expressed concern that these
eorts may end if Trump were elected
president.
As a Russia-based organization weve got
a lot of inspiration and support from both
U.S. individuals and organizations to help
us in our struggle, said Yukakaeva. My
great concern is that the situation in Russia
could become even worse if Trump will be
elected.
Kirill Sabir, chair of the FtM Phoenix
Group, a group that advocates on behalf of
transsexual Russians around Moscow, was
less pessimistic.
The relationship between two successful
men who are close in age promises to be
more productive than between a strong
man and an ambitious woman, Sabir told
the Blade on Monday in an email, referring
to Clinton.
Sabir suggested a Trump presidency
would temper the hostility that has existed
between the Kremlin and the White House
during the Obama administration. This
detente of sorts could have a positive impact
among LGBT Russians.
The [possibility of having] a good
relationship between our countries does not
upset me, said Sabir. It would be benecial
for both nations as well as for our LGBT
communities.
Polina Andrianova of Coming Out, a St.
Petersburg-based LGBT advocacy group,
told the Blade she is personally interested

in the outcome of the election.
There is not much discussion in the
community about Trump and the U.S.
election, she said. Its hard for me to say
why.
It seems that no one is taking seriously
the possibility that Trump might be elected,
added Andrianova.
Trump reiterated his call to temporarily
ban Muslims from entering the U.S. in
the wake of the June 12 massacre at the
Pulse nightclub that left 49 people dead
and 53 others injured. He also said he
would suspend immigration when there
is a proven history of terrorism against the

United States, Europe and our allies.
Trump said in a speech he gave in Ohio
last month his administration would require
potential immigrants to the U.S. to pass
an ideological test that would include
questions about LGBT rights. He also called
for banning immigrants from some of the
most dangerous and most volatile regions
of the world that have a history of exporting
terrorism.
The brothers who carried out the 2013
Boston Marathon bombings were ethnic
Chechens who were living in Cambridge,
Mass. Their parents received asylum in the
U.S. in 2002.
Oleg Tomilin, who is from the Russian city
of Voronezh, lives in D.C. with his husband,
Maksim Kochura.
The couple left Russia in 2014 to escape
anti-gay persecution. Tomilin and Kochura
married at the Wilson Building less than
three months after they arrived in the U.S.
Tomilin told the Blade on Tuesday that he
and Kochura are very worried about Trump
becoming president because their asylum
case is still pending.
We are not sure about the policy USCIS
(U.S. Customs and Immigration Services) will
follow regarding LGBT asylum seekers, said
Tomilin.
A Trump campaign spokesperson did not
return the Blades requests for comment.
Anti-LGBT U.S. pastor banned from South Africa

The South African government announced on Tuesday that it has banned an
anti-LGBT American pastor from entering the country.
Steven Anderson, a pastor at the Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe,
Ariz., had been scheduled to visit Johannesburg on Sept. 18 with a group of 17
missionaries. Mamba Online, a South African website, reported the anti-LGBT
pastor had planned to travel the country to win souls.
The Southern Poverty Law Center notes Anderson has previously called for
the execution of gay men and lesbians.
Anderson said in a 2014 sermon that gay men should be killed in order to have
an AIDS-free world by Christmas. He also celebrated the June massacre at the
Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., that left 49 people dead and 53 others injured.
Mamba Online reported South African Home Aairs Minister Malusi Gigaba
told reporters during a press conference at the South African Parliament in Cape
Town that Anderson is an undesirable person under the countrys Immigration
Act.
Steven Anderson and members and/or associates from his church are
prohibited from entering the Republic of South Africa, said Gigaba, according to
Mamba Online. Steven Anderson will be advised that he is a prohibited person
in South Africa.
We have a duty to prevent harm and hatred in all forms against LGBTI, as any
other person in a democratic state, he added.
Anderson wrote on his Facebook page that he has been banned from South
Africa and the U.K. He added he was not even allowed to have a connecting
ight in London.
Anderson is scheduled to travel to Botswana later this month.
I feel sorry for people who live in South Africa, but thank God we still have a
wide open door in Botswana, he wrote. Stand by for reports of MULTITUDES
saved in Botswana, where religious freedom still exists.
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County exec balks at trans guidelines for schools

While acknowledging that all students in
Anne Arundel County public schools deserve
the support to reach their potential, County
Executive Steven R. Schuh along with Education
Ocer Amalie E. Brandenburg sent a letter
to Stacey Korbelak, president of the Board of
Education stating the board went too far in
establishing guidelines to support transgender
students.
We believe that all students facing challenges
should be oered reasonable accommodations,
and we support several of the accommodations
proposed by the board for transgender students,
including use of preferred names and alternative
Anne Arundel County
bathroom arrangements, the letter stated.
Executive STEVEN R. SCHUH
However, we do not support unnecessary and
PHOTO COURTESY OF SCHUH
extreme accommodations that would have
negative impacts on other students.
Schuh is particularly concerned about
guidelines that allow for transgender students to participate in single-sex athletic
teams, use locker rooms and bathrooms and sleep in overnight situations with
the gender a student identies with rather than their biological gender.
He accused the board of extreme overreaction to a letter from the U.S.
Departments of Justice and Education issued in May that directed public schools
to use restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identity. Last
month, a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked that directive. Schuh
pointed out that such guidance is not binding.
What trans kids need most is to be included and treated like any other kids of their
gender identity, Mary Moore, president of PFLAG-Annapolis/Anne Arundel County,
told the Blade. The county executive is promoting fear of hypothetical situations
which are ridiculous. We see through this smokescreen for bigotry against the trans
community and the supportive, inclusive guidelines published by AACPS.
Community center undergoes restructuring

Jabari Lyles has stepped down as the acting
executive director of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and
Central Maryland (GLCCB) as of Sept. 1. He will
continue to be the organizations board president.
In doing so, Lyles announced in a statement
that the role of executive director will be lled by
two co-director positions: one for programs and
the other for operationsa restructuring that
the board approved earlier in the year.
I sincerely thank all of the community
members, including the new, talented sta and
Board of Directors, who joined me to revive an
KENNETH MORRISONorganization our community so deeply needs,
WERNSDORFER was named
Lyles wrote. This work has always been bigger
new co-director of the GLCCB.
than me, and I thank the LGBTQ community
PHOTO COURTESY OF MORRISONWERNSDORGER
of Baltimore and Maryland for trusting and
supporting me in this important and challenging
role.
The GLCCB, best known for running the annual Baltimore Pride celebration,
has seen four dierent executive directors or interim directors during a 16-month
period prior to Lyles assuming the role last October when Paul Liller resigned.
Kenneth Morrison-Wernsdorfer, director of programs for the past 10 months
will transition to co-director and sta leader for the GLCCB. I can honestly
say that I am leaving this sta in the best hands possible under Kenneths
leadership, Lyles wrote.
A candidate is under consideration for the director of operations position.
Besides the GLCCB moving to a new location last month, Lyles touted Baltimores
rst-ever mayoral forum on LGBTQ issues, as well as holding one of Baltimores
vigils for Orlando victims as among the recent accomplishments of the GLCCB.
STEVE CHARING
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Is extreme tness safe?

Many variables factor into whats effective and
practical in a new regimen
Anyone who has increased his or
her workout regimen knows that
it often comes with a few days of
muscles soreness and minor aches
and pains in new areas you may not
have even known you had.
This of course is normal, but with
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how do you stay healthy while still
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But are they safe? The short answer is, it depends on the teacher. Keep these
tips in mind to help you navigate whats most eective for you.
One leg twerk: Though we have two legs, we rarely are on both at the same
time. Whether youre walking, running, jumping or stepping up, we basically
move one leg at a time, so why do we train our legs together in the gym? Yeah, I
dont know either. Besides the fact that training on two legs is a little old school
and not as functional as training one leg at a time, its also not as safe long term.
When we train on two legs we tend to need more weight, which puts more
stress on our joints, which no matter how much shark cartilage and sh oil
you eat, will eventually break down. Convert most or all of your lower-body
work to single leg strength moves like lunges, step ups, single leg squats, single
leg Romanian deadlift and one-leg hip raises. You will nd that this type of
training is not only tougher on your big muscles, it also engages all of your
stabilizer muscles and your core which gives you a better workout and burns
more calories.
Avoid the load: I know youve heard this before, though it may not have been
in the gym, its very important to avoid the load on your joints. When we talk
about load we mean axial loading or vertical added pressure on the body from
added weight putting more pressure on your joints. Think about conventional
Arnold Schwarzenegger squatting with a big barbell on the neck. Though this is a
great exercise for muscle building and power development, its also on Americas
Most Wanted list for causing herniated disks and blowing out knees.
Especially as you get older, a better solution is switching to variations that
limit that axial-loading pressure. Try swapping out your normal squat for a
dumbbell goblet squat where you hold the dumbbell out in front of your chest
vertically while dropping down into your normal squat position. This exercise
will still blast your lower body without putting you in back rehab because it
requires lot of core strength to maintain good form so your back never really
takes over to compensate.
Listen to your body: Beyonc said listen, so thats what I do. Your body usually
knows whats up, so listen to it. As someone who has many years of experience
in private training, small group training and large class training, the one thing I
have learned is that you never know where anyone in your large class is coming
from physically or mentally so remind them that they know their body best. If
the teacher tells you to do something that hurts, ask for a variation so you can
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Donald Trumps appearance at Fridays

Values Voter Summit included more of
his usual hypocrisies and Bizzaro-world
remarks. There have been so many that
weve lost count and Trumps supporters
clearly arent going to let facts and logic
get in the way of their vote regardless.
The very sight of Trump addressing
a roomful of conservative Christians is
right out of a Saturday Night Live skit.
In other words, utterly absurd and comical. This is a man who owned casinos.
As in where gambling occurs. And prostitution prospers. A man who has been
married three times. Who demonstrates
no familiarity with the Bible and cant
correctly quote a passage, even when
reading o a script. A man who mocks
the disabled and curses during rallies
and who wont release his tax returns
because presumably he doesnt donate
to charitable causes other than his own
faux foundation.
Trump is not a pious man, to put it
mildly. Yet, there he was preaching to an
MELANIA TRUMP has posed nude in

magazines, yet her husband denounces the
demeaning media culture.
audience of supportive Christians who

vote their values, raising the question: Do
they now value gambling, prostitution,
misogyny, racism and ignorance?
More troubling than the theater of the
absurd setting was the substance of his
speech. He praised Tony Perkins, head of
the Family Research Council, an anti-LGBT
group so extreme that the Southern Poverty Law Center labels it a hate group. He
promised that Christian heritage will be
protected like youve never seen before,
a vow that should send chills throughout
the LGBT community for Trumps repeated calls for a federal religious freedom
E DIT OR IA L C A R T OON
law. He referenced religious liberty in

the speech amid his criticism of Supreme
Court justices who rewrite the Constitution to impose their own personal views
on 300 million-plus Americans. We know
that means appointing justices who
would overturn the marriage equality ruling. Trump went on to praise Antonin Scalia as the ultimate example of what were
looking for in a justice. He promised to
ght for family values and then praised
Phyllis Schlay, a right-wing homophobe
who spoke out against womens rights,
gay rights and trans rights right up until
she died two weeks ago.
Most improbably, Trump also attacked
the media for demeaning people of faith,
bemoaning how hard it is to raise children in todays media environment.
You mean the same media environment that published nude photos of your
third wife? The hypocrisy is so blatant and
shameless that your head could explode
listening to it all. Melania Trump was paid
to appear naked in magazines published
by big media companies; she is complicit
in creating the very tawdry media culture
inappropriate for children that her husband now criticizes.
And, no, this is not about slut shaming, though Id submit that we dont want
our country represented on the world
stage by a rst lady best known for entertaining the masses by taking o her
clothes. Melania for rst stripper! Id also
submit that if Michelle Obama had been
photographed naked, the right-wing racist hypocrites wouldnt have allowed her
husband within 100 yards of the White
House.
But, again, none of this matters because, as Hillary Clinton intimated, many
of his supporters arent thinking people.
Thats putting it diplomatically. As the Atlantic reported this week, When Hillary
Clinton claims that half of Trumps supporters qualify as racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic, data
is on her side. Indeed, two-thirds ofvoters with a favorable opinion of Trump believePresident Obama is a Muslim, and a
quarter believe that Scalia was murdered,
according to a poll from Public Policy Polling.
When facts dont matter, theres no limit to the demagoguery youll fall for. When
conservative and even fundamentalist
Christians are cheering for Trump, you
know weve reached a new and frightening time when emotions rule, logic and intellect are deemed elitist and thus bad,
and loony, narcissistic demagogues come
to power.
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The sad legacy of highly educated bigot Schlay

She disproved notion that
smart people arent prejudiced
KATHI WOLFE, a writer and poet, is a regular

contributor to the Blade.
I dont know anything about her, my

20-something friend told me over lunch recently.
He was talking about Phyllis Schlay, a
conservative activist, author and LGBT rights
opponent, who, in the 1970s, played a leading role in derailing the Equal Rights Amendment. Dubbed the rst lady of the conservative movement, Schlay, 92, who opposed
abortion, died on Sept. 5 from complications
from cancer.
Its hard to believe she was anything but
a hideous caricature, another friend emailed
me about Schlay.
If only. For a long time, I, too, thought
Schlay was merely a right-wing, anti-feminist,
anti-queer, ill-informed caricature of femininity and domesticity. In the second half of the
20th century, she (and her followers) brought
pies into congressional oces in their eort
to keep the ERA from being passed. I want to
thank my husband, Fred, for letting me come
here, Schlay, a member of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, wearing pearls,
would say at the beginning of her speeches.
Its enough to make June Cleaver roll her
eyes, Id think to myself.
Was I ever wrong! Schlay was bigoted,
polarizing and hypocritical. But, despite her
false public persona as a mere who was
always with her children, she was no uy,
total woman, lightweight. Schlays mother
worked a series of jobs to support her children after her husband lost his job during
the Great Depression. Schlay worked at
a munitions factory while attending Washington University. In 1964, A Choice Not an
Echo, the self-published book she wrote supporting Barry Goldwater, sold some 3.5 million copies. In 1972, she founded STOP ERA
(later called the Eagle Forum). She earned
an M.A. in political science from Harvard

and graduated from Washington University
Law School. Along with writing more than 20
books, Schlay was a commentator for CBS
and CNN.
I note these elements from Schlays bio
not to excuse the harm that Schlay and
her allies have caused to LGBT people and
to women, but as a wake-up call. Too often,
we think that highly educated, smart people
wont be prejudiced; or that those who espouse bigoted views of us must be uneducated and not too bright. Schlay proved the
fallacy of such thinking.
Schlay, who was Catholic, used her intelligence and grassroots organizing skills to
convince people to believe, as she did, that,
sexual harassment on the job is not a problem for virtuous women and sex-education
classes are like in-home sales parties for
abortion.
The anti-LGBT views of Schlay never wavered over the decades. Though her son John
was outed as gay, she didnt change her views
on marriage equality.
Nobodys stopping them from shacking
up, Schlay said in 2010 of same-sex couples
who wanted to marry. The problem is that
they are trying to make us respect them, and

thats an interference with what we believe.
On Aug. 31, Schlay wrote on the Eagle Forum website, transgender...thats the trendy
term for confused kids who claim that gender
identity is dierent from their biological sex.
In March, Schlay endorsed presidential
candidate Donald J. Trump, who has courted
anti-LGBT groups.
Schlays legacy will be one of trying to
inict as much damage as possible on millions of women, immigrants, the LGBTQ
community, people of color and families over
decades, Rea Carey, National LGBTQ Task
Force executive director said in a statement.
Her views will not stand the test of time for
what is good, kind and decent, Carey added.
The queer community, feminists all who
are marginalized have much work to do to
ensure that Schlays legacy doesnt stand
the test of time. Marriage equality has been
achieved; LGBT people serve in the military
and in Congress; and queer parents adopt
children. Yet, homophobia and transphobia
persist from job and housing discrimination to hate crimes to the bullying of queer
teens. Lets do all we can to keep Schlays
legacy a thing of the past.
I N S I DE LGB T W A S HING TON
Its the Supreme Court, stupid

Next president will likely get
multiple appointments
PETER ROSENSTEIN is a D.C.-based LGBT rights

and Democratic Party activist. He writes regularly
for the Blade.
Once again the liberals on the Supreme

Court voted for fairness and protected voting rights. In a split decision, the court rejected the request by North Carolina Gov. Pat
McCrory (R) to grant a stay of the decision by
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
that the law passed by the North Carolina
Legislature making it more dicult to vote
was unconstitutional. This is great for those
who want to vote this year in North Carolina
but the Supreme Court could eventually decide the merits of the case.
Last Friday, it refused to let Michigan enforce a ban on casting straight-ticket ballots
in the coming election after lower courts
found the prohibition was likely to discriminate against African Americans resulting in
long lines at the polls.

That makes it crucial, if you believe each
citizen has an unimpeded right to vote,
we have a Democrat in the White House
nominating the next justices. The decision
to deny the N.C. stay split the court four-tofour. With only eight justices since the death
of Antonin Scalia, a split decision maintains
the decision of the lower courts. In this case,
the four conservative justices Samuel
Alito, John Roberts, Clarence Thomas and
Anthony Kennedy would have granted
the stay and allowed discriminatory voting
practices to be the law for this Novembers
election.
Throughout history it is clear the nine
men and women on the court often have
a more lasting impact on our lives than any
one president or Congress. The next president will likely have the opportunity to nominate at least three justices. In addition to the
current vacancy, due to Scalias passing, two
justices (Kennedy and Ginsburg) are over 80
and Breyer is 78.
While many believe this election will turn
on the issues of the economy, immigration
and who is less trusted by the voters, its important voters understand which issues impacting their lives could end up being decided by the Supreme Court. These include gun
control and the scope of the Second Amend-
ment; eorts to overturn Citizens United;

the Aordable Care Act and how it relates
to womens health issues and the separation of church and state; voting rights; and
the continuing ght over the rights of LGBT
Americans among other issues impacting
how we live.
The deep divisions in our country are being brought into the open by the campaign
of Donald Trump. That makes it realistic to
believe state legislatures will continue to
pass divisive legislation on all these issues.
Trump has made it acceptable to publicly
display racism, sexism, xenophobia and homophobia. While it is becoming clear these
feelings were just under the surface we had
reached the stage where it was unacceptable to speak them out loud. Now that has
changed. During an Indiana high school basketball game we saw the result that Mayra
Cuevas wrote about: During the course of
that game, a group of Andrean students
produced signs and images of presidential candidate Donald Trump and began
to chant Build that wall, at the Bishop Noll
team and fans, who are heavily Hispanic.
The result of this open hate speech condoned in many communities is that rightwing legislators will be spurred to introduce
and potentially pass legislation taking away
voting rights, womens rights, gay rights, and
allowing discrimination of all kinds. Lawsuits

over any successful legislative initiatives will
make their way through the judicial system
and eventually end up at the door of the Supreme Court. Then these all-powerful nine
men and women will decide what rights
Americans have under our Constitution.
Presidents, members of Congress, governors and state legislators come and go; Supreme Court Justices have lifetime appointments.
The impact of the court is clear in many
landmark decisions. Brown v. Board of Education making segregated school systems
illegal; Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial
marriage; Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion; Gideon v. Wainwright guaranteeing
the right to counsel; District of Columbia v.
Heller determining the Second Amendment
protects the individuals right to bear arms;
and Obergefell v. Hodges legalizing gay marriage all changed society. The court even decided the 2000 presidential election in Bush
v. Gore.
Americans must understand that how
they vote will determine whether liberals or
conservatives control the court impacting
how we live our lives for decades to come.
The make-up of the Supreme Court over the
next 30 years might well be the most lasting
legacy of this presidential election.
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O U R BU SI N E SS MA T T E RS
No need for most to choose a deplorable candidate

Vast majority of voters live
where the presidential
winner is predictable
MARK LEE is a long-time entrepreneur

and community business advocate. Follow
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Theres good news and bad news this

embarrassing election season.
The all-too-obvious negative: Never
in modern history have the two major
political parties each nominated presidential
candidates more despised and distrusted.
The good news: Most of the sizable number
of Americans who are disinclined or unwilling to
vote for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton
dont really need to pinch their nose tight with
a clothespin and queasily pick among them.
Outside the tiny number of ultimately even
fewer swing states without a predictably certain

winner, there is scant rationale to ignore that
distaste in your mouth or disgust in your head.
Clinton, still the presumptive winner despite
a tightening contest, got it backwards when
she oered up a smug assessment of the
electorate when addressing a ballroom of
equally smug cackling dandies at an LGBT
fundraiser in Manhattan last Friday.
Its actually an inverse ballot of deplorables
for a startling super-majority of voters.
Yet in 40-some states and the District of
Columbia, its possible to rack up the Electoral
College tally in advance.
In the Washington metropolitan area, for
example, D.C. is the most predictable place
in the country for awarding its three electoral
votes to the Democratic candidate. Same for
neighboring Maryland, third most predictable
state win for Democrats, as well as in adjacent
Virginia where the blue team is a sure bet.
Its a scenario replicated across the country,
whether Democrats or Republicans dominate.
Clinton made the mistake last week
of mocking a large chunk of voters as
irredeemable joining Trump in his signature
serial defamations and Mitt Romneys 47
percent remark in 2012 that derailed his
campaign. Denigrate your opponent but never
insult the voters is the axiom Clinton violated.

A signicant portion of voters is inclined to
return the insults of these two presidential
candidates at the ballot box.
If disparagement is what youre giving,
disgust is what youre going to get in return.
Voter disfavor is palpable. More than six in
10 believe that both major party candidates are
dishonest and untrustworthy. Sizable majorities
view Clintons ethical standards and Trumps
cultural attitudes as unacceptable. Seven in 10
voters say Clinton is too willing to bend the
rules including an astonishing 55 percent of
Democrats, while 57 percent say that Trump is
biased against women and minorities.
Instead of Election Day workers handing
out I Voted stickers to those departing polling
places, distributing barf bags on the way in
makes more sense.
Most revealing is that Clinton and Trump
supporters are motivated more by their
antipathy for the other candidate than
enthusiasm for their choice. Voter enthusiasm
for both of these despised candidates,
particularly the merely one-third excited
among Clinton backers, is stunningly low and
centers on preventing the other from winning.
The result is that social or conversational
queries on candidate preference are
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Hyper-partisans will contend that LGBTcentric voters need to coalesce behind Clinton
to bestow her a mandate. Newsash: Neither
Clinton nor Trump will win a popular directive
on policies they arent really campaigning
on amid all the hurled insults and character
denunciations.
Clinton may win a record low share of LGBT
votes and Trump may single-handedly derail
growing gay support for moderate Republican
candidates.
If youre not backing either of these two
aging grifters, youre wasting your vote only
by ignoring the instinct to either scratch and
skip the top line of the ballot or vote for a thirdparty candidate you can support.
Either decision is unlikely to aect the
essentially predetermined territorial outcome
for the vast majority of voters, and will allow
you to walk away from the voting booth with
both dignity preserved and conscience intact.
If dissatisfaction does alter the outcome, so
be it. Let diminishing numbers of party-aligned
loyalists learn a lesson about the limits of voter
tolerance for despicable candidates.
If we act like consumers who dont much
object, a dismaying political marketplace will
continue oering us crappy choices.
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Magical Thinking
KATHLEEN TURNER as Joan Didion in The Year of Magical Thinking at Arena Stage. Turner says the
work helped her deal with the loss of her mother.
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Kathleen Turner has done one-woman
plays before she played Tallulah
Bankhead in Tallulah in 2000-2001 and
the title role in Red Hot Patriot: the Kick-Ass
Wit of Molly Ivins at Arena Stage in 2012.
But this time, its different. For her latest
production Turner has become almost
as well known in recent years for her stage
work as her lm roles, which date back
to 1981s Body Heat Turner will play

legendary author Joan Didion, whose
stunningly frank 2005 memoir The Year of
Magical Thinking told of the aftermath of
the loss of her husband, the author John
Gregory Dunne who died suddenly in 2003.
The magical thinking of the title refers
to the phenomenon of the mind in deep
stages of grief where rational thought
is sometimes circumvented as a coping
mechanism. Didion wrote that at times
she felt she couldnt give away Dunnes
shoes, for surely hed need them upon
returning. Didion won the National Book
Award in 2005 for the work, something of
a career capstone for the author, known
for California-centric writing in works like
Slouching Towards Bethlehem and The
White Album as well as screenplays she

wrote with Dunne.
Didion adapted the book to the stage
in 2007 with Vanessa Redgrave. Turner
spoke to the Blade last week by phone
from Washington where she was in early
rehearsals for the Gaye Taylor Upchurchdirected Arena version.
WASHINGTON BLADE: Tell us how you
discovered this work and how things are
going so far.
KATHLEEN TURNER: Weve only had
one full-day rehearsal, so I think its much
too soon to say how anythings going
although we had a very nice open reading,
just a table reading, the rst day that I
enjoyed. I was aware of the book, you
know, years ago when it was published

but I had not thought of it or seen it as a
play at all and then I was, well, my mother
passed, my mother died last year and it
was, oh, it was a life-changing experience.
We were close. We had a really wonderful
relationship and I knew how much I would
miss her. So trying to gure out how all
that was going to change, what I could do,
how I could handle it and then, of course, I
had thought again of The Year of Magical
Thinking and went back to look at it and
discovered the play version and thought,
Well, this is really what I want to put my
heart into now.
BLADE: How old was your mom?
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How long have you been out and who

was the hardest person to tell?
I came out to my mom when I was 13.
Her reaction was, Well, obviously, what
do you want for dinner? I am fortunate
that my coming out was uneventful.
Over the course of my work with LGBTQ
organizations, I have heard countless
coming out stories some beautiful and
some terribly upsetting. I dream of a day
when every person reacts like my mother
did when someone comes out to them.
Thats why GMCW, and particularly our
GenOUT Chorus for LGBTQA youth, mean
so much to me.
Justin Fyala
The new Gay Mens Chorus of Washington executive
director answers 20 gay questions
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Justin Fyala arrived in Washington Aug. 1 to succeed Chase Maggiano as
executive director of the Gay Mens Chorus of Washington.
The 32-year-old Pittsburgh native spent the last ve years in Chicago leading
the Windy City Gay Chorus. GMCW board chair Rob Hall said in a press release
that the selection committee was wowed by Fyalas passion for choral music and
full complement of talents.
Fyala says hes excited to work with the phenomenal community of people at
the Gay Mens Chorus of Washington. Its season kicks off with Lets Misbehave,
a cabaret show at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on Nov. 12. The full season is
available at gmcw.org.
Fyala lives with his partner, Nathan Pfundstein, in Shaw. He enjoys reading,
hiking with his dog, studying car design, singing and traveling in his free time.
Whos your LGBT hero?

I am lucky enough to have two. One is
my Uncle Jason. The youngest sibling on
my moms side, hes less than 10 years
older than me. He paved the way for me
to come out by going rst. He encourages
me to achieve greatness, in whatever
way that looks to me. A few years ago,
he married my Uncle Eric. They are the
hippest and happiest couple I know. The
other is Paul Caldwell. He taught me how
to stand up for myself and everything I
know about fundraising. He also gave me
permission to use the word no.
Whats Washingtons best nightspot,

past or present?
Town Danceboutique, hands down.
Describe your dream wedding.

Getting married at the Justice of the
Peace then traveling to the south of
France with our best friends.
What non-LGBT issue are you most

passionate about?
Common-sense gun regulation and the
continually falling rate of governmental
funding for artistic expression.
What historical outcome would you
change?
The nations response to Howard Unruhs
Walk of Death.
Whats been the most memorable pop

culture moment of your lifetime?
The release of Adeles third album 25.
On what do you insist?
Compassion and competence.

What was your last Facebook post or
Tweet?
A story about a spectacular lady, Bea
Arthur, from Upworthy. En route to work
one day, she stopped to rescue a German
Shepherd running along the highway.
Later it was discovered to have belonged
to Barbra Streisand.
If your life were a book, what would
the title be?
Yes, This Is My Full-Time Job
If science discovered a way to change

sexual orientation, what would you do?
Ask why science had wasted its time.
What do you believe in beyond the

physical world?
Beyond the physical world we have seen?
Multiple universes.
Whats your advice for LGBT movement
leaders?
If not us, then who?
What would you walk across hot coals

for?
A 1960 Porsche Abarth 356B Carrera GTL
What LGBT stereotype annoys you

most?
That theres only one way to be L, G, B, T,
Q or you.
Whats your favorite LGBT movie?

The Birdcage. Best line: Those? Well,
one does want a hint of color.
Whats the most overrated social
custom?
Circumcision of any person
What trophy or prize do you most

covet?
Nobel Peace Prize
What do you wish youd known at 18?

How to y.
Why Washington?
Its a magical town where you never know
who youll meet when youre tripping on
the busted sidewalk.
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Out actor relishes Superstore role

Nico Santos says
playing gay and Filipino
is double blessing
was like, All eight years of working retail

nally paid off. Because it doesnt matter
whether youre selling $0.99 toilet paper
or a $10,000 gown, its all the same crazy
customers that you have to deal with.
By MARIAH COOPER
mcooper@washblade.com
BLADE: How would you compare

yourself and Mateo as employees?
SANTOS: Theres a lot of me in Mateo and
thats why I love playing him. Im maybe not
as backstabby. Mateo will backstab anybody
who gets in his way. When Im working on
the job I want to do it well and I kind of
obsess over it. I always make sure that the
job that I take is something that I enjoy. So
theres denitely a whole lot of me in Mateo.
While big-box retail store customers

have their own set of problems, such as
navigating the endless aisles, employees
dwell in their own retail hell. Superstore
is NBCs latest workplace comedy from
the executive producer of The Ofce
and stars America Ferrera (Amy) and D.C.
native Ben Feldman (Jonah). Employee
frustrations are amplied at the ctional
Cloud 9, a Walmart-esque superstore, such
as assisting irate customers and accidentally
marking electronics at $0.25 instead of 25
percent off causing a riot in the store.
Mateo, played by Nico Santos, 37, is a
newly hired Cloud 9 associate who wont let
the annoyance of retail, or anyone, stand in
the way of his ambition to succeed at work.
Mateo also happens to be a gay Filipino
man and undocumented illegal immigrant,
facts the show revealed over the rst season.
Santos and Mateo have a lot in common
Santos is also a gay Filipino man, but is
launching a professional acting career
instead of working the sales oor. Born
and raised in the Philippines, Santos
immigrated to the United States at 15
years old and has been immersed in the
performing arts ever since.
Speaking to the Washington Blade in
between lming the shows Halloween
episode, Santos talked the horrors of
retail, Mateos upcoming love interest and
how wearing chaps might be the hardest
part of being a cowboy.
WASHINGTON BLADE: How did you
get into acting?
NICO SANTOS: I was in a few high school
plays and musicals and I majored in theater as
well. But I kind of deviated from that and my
background mostly is in stand-up comedy.
When I lived in San Francisco, I started stand
up comedy there. I moved to Los Angeles
six years ago doing stand up and just trying
to get my half-hour Comedy Central special
going and trying to get my name into
comedy clubs here. But I auditioned for the
CBS Diversity Showcase, which is an industry
showcase here thats presented to agents
and casting directors. And thats how I got
my agent. I started going out on auditions
and started booking small roles here and
there. Then Superstore came along and its
been my rst professional acting job. I still
cant believe that all of this is happening. Its
a new world to me.
NICO SANTOS as Mateo in Superstore. Though he says hes less backstabby in real life, Santos
identies with his character.
PHOTO BY CHRIS HASTON; COURTESY OF NBCUNIVERSAL
BLADE: When you rst auditioned for

Superstore did you immediately connect
with the character of Mateo?
SANTOS: I did. Mateo was originally
written as a straight, Latino guy. Sort
of like a tough gangster guy. But I was
reading the text of the materials that were
sent to me and he comes from the same
sort of immigrant background and had
a large family, and I came from the same
background. So it was something I was
drawn to. But I was reading the text and I
was thinking to myself theres no way I can
play a butch, Latino gangster. I can play
butch, but not that butch. So I just kind
of scanned the text and was like, I can
totally picture a shady queen saying these
words. So I kind of made it my own, and
they loved my take on the character and
changed the character to be a gay Filipino.
BLADE: Thats a rare representation on
TV. How do you feel about that?
SANTOS: Im so happy that I get to be a
part of this new way of Asian representation
thats happening right now. The last couple
years youve had shows like Fresh Off the
Boat and Dr. Ken and now Superstore.
But certainly the representation of Asian
Americans and Asians in general has been
a lot better these last couple of years. But
it is so rare to see a gay Filipino character
in television. Ive talked to all my other
Filipino actor friends and a lot of times we
get asked to play other Asian parts. Like
the auditions we go to we get asked to play
Japanese or Chinese or Korean. We never
get to play Filipino, which still boggles my
mind because we are one of the largest
Asian minorities in the United States, but
were hardly represented in the media. Im

denitely so happy that I get to represent
not only the LGBT side of my community,
but the whole Filipino community as well.
BLADE: Superstore is a workplace
comedy comparable to other shows like
The Ofce and Parks and Recreation. Do
you ever feel any pressure to live up to that?
SANTOS: Yes and no. Obviously I would
love for our show to have such a long and
successful run like The Ofce and Parks
and Recreation. I certainly hope thats in
our future. I know weve been compared
to those shows, but I think we are very
unique and have found our own voice
early on. I will say the one main difference
that separates us from those shows is not
everyone has worked in an ofce. But
everybody has been in one of these stores
whether you have been behind the register
or in front of the register. Its something
weve all experienced. I think thats why its
struck a chord with everybody. Not only do
you see or recognize these characters and
everyone in the cast but its something you
experience every day. You have to go to a
store every day to get your necessities.
BLADE: Have you ever worked in a bigbox store like Cloud 9?
SANTOS: Ive never worked in a big-box
store, but I have plenty of retail experience.
When I used to live in San Francisco and
started doing stand up comedy, my day
job was working retail. But I worked in highend luxury retail. So I worked at Neimans
and Jimmy Choo and Dior. Honestly once I
started working on this show, I was able to
draw on that retail experience and use it. I
BLADE: Being an out, gay actor, whats

it like representing the LGBT community
on a show that has such a wide reach as
Superstore?
SANTOS: Im really happy to do that.
LGBT representation has sort of changed
throughout the years. With shows like Will
and Grace, you have Will who is sort of
like a more masculine character, but the
character Jack got a lot of criticism for
being amboyant. And now a character
like mine who is more on the feminine
side I think even like ve years ago would
have been criticized like, Oh, you guys are
playing a stereotype. To me, I always get
so annoyed when people criticize gay men
for being feminine. Being feminine is not a
bad thing. Thats part of the spectrum of
the LGBT community. Just because a gay
man is feminine thats not a stereotype.
Feminine gay men exist, and they need
to be represented. Especially for me, I am
feminine in real life and not having seen
those characters before as just a regular
guy on television I think is important.
BLADE: What can you tell us about
Mateos upcoming love interest this season?
SANTOS: Its great because how it
comes about is really unexpected. For
Mateo, hes still guring out does he like
this guy, how is this going to benet him.
Theres always that question in the back of
his head of whats in it for him. I think the
storyline is really great. My love interest is
being played by this great actor Michael
Bunin who is so funny and so charming. I
think audiences will get a real kick out of it.
BLADE: Any sneak peaks about the
Halloween episode that youre lming?
SANTOS: All I can tell you right now is
that Im a cowboy for this episode and Ive
been wearing cowboy boots and chaps
all day. After doing all my scenes in chaps
and cowboy boots, I have a newfound
appreciation for cowboys. I will certainly
be watching Brokeback Mountain with a
completely different lens now.
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SEPT 26
Mon | 6:30 pm
A DEMOCRACY FORUM: WHAT HAVE WE

LEARNED FROM THE ANCIENT GREEKS?
What is Democracy? Leading experts on Greek culture will
examine this question and more as part of a lively discussion
about the role of democracy in Ancient Greece and today.
OCT 3
Mon | 7:30 pm
NOV 4-5
Fri-Sat | 7:30 pm
IN PURSUIT OF WILDLIFE
Photographer BERTIE GREGORY captures the essence of what it
means to coexist peacefully alongside the magnificent creatures
of the natural world.
TELLURIDE MOUNTAINFILM
Join Telluride Mountainfilm Festival Director DAVID HOLBROOKE
for two evenings of exciting films selected from this years festival.
NOV 12
LIFE WITHOUT BORDERS
Sat | 7:30 pm
Photographers BECCA SKINNER and ROBBIE SHONE reveal

how social media is helping them show you some of the worlds
hidden wild spaces.
NOV 18
WHERE LOVE IS ILLEGAL
Fri | 7:30 pm
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Photographer ROBIN HAMMOND shows how platforms like

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Cloud Nine for theater lovers

Angels, Carousel,
Urinetown and much
more on D.C. stages
By PATRICK FOLLIARD
With its scores of transporting theatrical
offerings theres something to suit all
tastes: original works, national tours
of recent Broadway hits and retooled
chestnuts. Here are a few.
At Gala Hispanic Theatre, Helen Hayes
Award-winning out director Jos Luis
Arellano stages the world premiere
Cervantes: El ltimo Quijote (The Last
Quixote) in Spanish with English subtitles
(through Oct. 2). The new drama focuses on
the most tempestuous periods in the great
Spanish writers life and the furious creativity
of his nal years. The top notch cast includes
Luz Nicolas and out actors Eric Robledo and
Erick Sotomayor. Details at alatheatre.org.
Fords Theatres Come From Away,
(through Oct. 9), the uplifting Broadwaybound new musical tells the story of how
a small Canadian town cared for 6,579
airline passengers stranded there on 9-11.
The cast includes the exceedingly talented
out Broadway veteran Jen Colletta. Details
at fords.org.
Round House Theatre and Olney
Theatre Center are co-producing out
playwright Tony Kushners Pulitzer Prizeand Tony Award-winning work Angels in
America: Part I: Millennium Approaches
& Part II: Perestroika (through Oct.
30). Set in mid-80s New York, Angels
explores sexuality, religion and politics at
the beginning of the AIDS crisis. A strong
cast includes local out actors Tom Story,
Jon Hudson Odom, and Sarah Marshall
who plays among other parts Mormon
matron Hannah Pitt, executed spy Ethel
Rosenberg and an Orthodox rabbi. Details
at roundhousetheatre.org.
At Studio Theatre, out director Michael
Kahn is staging Caryl Churchills Cloud
Nine (through Oct. 16), the work that
put her on the map. This gender-bending
experimental comedy is set both in
Victorian era colonial Africa and postsexual revolution 1970s London. The cast
includes talented out actor Holly Twyford.
Details at studiotheatre.org.
Shakespeare Theatre Companys out
associate artistic director Alan Paul is
helming a much anticipated Romeo &
MARIA RIZZO and RACHEL ZAMPELLI in The Gulf at Signature Theatre.

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Juliet.(Sept. 13-Nov. 6). After directing

especially well-received musicals Kiss
Me, KateandMan of La Mancha, this is
Pauls rst Shakespeare production at STC.
Details at shakespearetheatre.org.
Theater Alliance presents the regional
premiere of Kimber Lees brownsville
song (b-side fortray) (Sept. 15-Oct. 9).
Directed and choreographed by Paige
Hernandez, Lees hopeful drama centers
on life in the Brownsville neighborhood
of Brooklyn where a senseless act of
violence kills a young man and leaves his
family to deal with the grief. Details at
theateralliance.com.
Urinetown (through Oct. 9) has
come to Constellation Theatre. The Tony
Award-winning musical is about a town
whose dire water shortage prompts its
plucky population to rise up against the
evil corporation that has put a ban on
private toilets. Constellations artistic
director Allison Arkell Stockman directs
this seriously funny satire. Information at
constellationtheatre.org.
With The Last Schwartz (through
Oct. 2), Theatre J puts the spotlight on
family dysfunction. Deborah Zoe Laufers
absurd and thoughtful comedy follows the
woes of a splintering Jewish family whose
chances of coming back together appear
slim to none. The production marks the
D.C. area directing debut of the companys
out artistic director Adam Immerwahr.
Details at theatrej.org.
UrbanArias presents The Man Who
Mistook His Wife for a Hat Oct. 15-22.
This piece by composer Michael Nyman
tells of a musician with a neurological
condition that prevents him from
identifying ordinary objects. Details at
urbanarias.org.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Companys
season opener, an absurdist comedy
titled Collective Rage: A Play in Five
Boops (Sept. 12-Oct. 9), features ve
women all named Betty who according to
Woolly Artistic Director Howard Shalwitz
represent a wide range of feminine
archetypes, each of whom feels trapped
in a box of some kind. The magic of
the play lies in the transformative power
of bringing them together around an
absurd theatrical project and witnessing
how they discover their truest selves by
engaging with other women who are
totally different. Penned by Jen Silverman,
the world premiere is directed by Mike
Donahue and boasts a ne cast including
Beth Hylton, Dorea Schmidt, Natascia Diaz,
Kate Rigg and Felicia Curry as the Bettys.
Details at woollymammoth.net.
Signature Theatre opens the season with
local playwright Audrey Cefaly The Gulf
(Sept. 13-Nov. 6). Billed as a provocative
comedy, its the story of a lesbian couple
played by Rachel Zampelli and Maria
Rizzo whose shing trip goes wrong when
their boat breaks down and they become
stranded far from shore. The Gulf is
staged by out director Joe Calarco. Details
at sigtheatre.org.
Theater J is offering The Last Schwartz,
an absurd and thoughtful comedy about a
dysfunctional Jewish family, through Oct.
2 and The Christians, a big play about
faith in America and the power of religion
to unite or divide from Nov. 16-Dec. 11.
Drag ensemble the Kinsey Sicks return
for Oy Vey in a Manger there Dec. 20-28.
Details at theaterj.org.
Helen Hayes-winning out actor Rick
Hammerly is directing Alfred Uhrys

Driving Miss Daisy (Sept. 28-Nov. 6) as
the Riverside Theater in Fredericksburg,
Va. This tender exploration of the
relationship between an elderly white
woman and her black chauffeur in Atlanta
stars Karen Grassle, best known as patient
and resourceful Ma from TVs Little House
on the Prairie.Hammerly reports Grassle is
lovely. Details at riversidedt.com.
At Arena Stage, out artistic director
Molly Smith is staging Rodgers and
Hammersteins Carousel (Oct. 28-Dec.
24) with a large cast lead by Arena veterans
E. Faye Butler and talented out actor
Nicholas Rodriguez. The beloved 1945
musical centered on the passionate union
of bad boy carnival barker Billy Bigelow
(Rodriguez) and millworker Julie Jordan,
and features classic songs like June Is
Bustin Out all Over and Youll Never Walk
Alone. Details at arenastage.org.
In October, Capital Fringe presents
Fringe POP (Oct.6-9), the rst of a
new annual project that explores
ways of blending projections and live
performance. Fringe POP explores how
we experience public and private spaces
by pairing lms with 10-minute plays
to create two distinctive presentations.
Tickets at capitalfringe.org.
Broadway comes to D.C. this fall. The
Kennedy Center presents the national tour
of The Curious Incident of the Dog in
the Night-Time (Oct. 5-23). The multiple
Tony Award-winning drama follows smart
but awkward teenage Christopher who
after being accused of killing a neighbors
dog embarks on an investigation that
leads to a life-changing adventure. Tickets
at kennedy-center.org.
And at National Theatre, the national tour
of the multiple Tony Award-winning musical
Once is slated for a short run (Nov. 25-27).
Based on the Academy Award-winning lm,
Once is the story of an Irish musician and
a Czech immigrant whose love of music
draws them into a complicated romance.
Details at nationaldc.com.
And nally, for those who arent yet
politically sated, Washington Improv
Theater presents its fourth edition of
POTUS Among Us (Oct. 12-Nov. 6), a
satire of the presidential election process
where audiences help decide who
becomes the next president. Wonder if
any of the candidates will have orange
hair? Tickets at witdc.org.
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UPCOMING SHOWS
Sullivan Fortner Trio
MIKE BIRBIGLIA
{Sophisticated jazz pianist}

Sun, Sept 18
Fri, Oct 7
Julian Lage & Lau
THANK GOD FOR JOKES
{Guitar god + folks finest}

Tues, Sept 20
THE SUMMIT
THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER

MEETS TAKE 6
Raul Midn
Fri, Oct 14
{Jazz, soul, singer, guitarist}

Fri, Sept 23
AN EVENING WITH
Shocked & Amazed presents
Thu, Oct 20
{Sideshow, vaudeville & more}

Sat, Sept 24
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN, ROCK BAND,

AND STRING ORCHESTRA
Maria Muldaur
CHRIS BOTTI
Strange for Hire
{Midnight at the Oasis}

Wed, Sept 28
COMPOSED BY R.E.M.S MIKE MILLS

FOR ROBERT MCDUFFIE
FEATURING FIFTH HOUSE ENSEMBLE
RUSTED ROOT
Thu, Nov 3
{Send Me On My Way}
FRI, SEPT 30
BIG HEAD BLUES CLUB FEATURING
BIG HEAD TODD AND

THE MONSTERS
Blue Highway
THE SONGS OF WILLIE DIXON
Christian McBride
Fri, Nov 11
{Exceptional jazz bassist}

Wed, Oct 5
{Best of bluegrass}
Sun, Oct 2
WITH MUD MORGANFIELD, BILLY BRANCH

& RONNIE BAKER BROOKS
BLACK VIOLIN
Jason Marsalis Quartet
Sat, Nov 12
{Vibraphone-led jazz}
Sat, Oct 8
ESTAMPAS PORTEAS
TANGO COMPANY
Julie Fowlis
Mon, Nov 28
{Mesmerizing Gaelic folk}
Sun, Oct 9
On Sale Fri, Sept 23:
AMP & Comedy Zone present
John Crist and Blayr Nias

Thu, Oct 13
ADAM AND ANTHONY LIVE

Fri, April 28
California Guitar Trio
Original Rent cast members celebrate 20th

anniversary of groundbreaking musical.
BACKSTAGE WITH THE

CREATORS OF SERIAL
BINGE-WORTHY JOURNALISM WITH

SARAH KOENIG AND JULIE SNYDER
Thu, May 11
Fri, Oct 14
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Loving, Strike a Pose,
The Dressmaker and
more among fall slate
By BRIAN T. CARNEY
This fall is going to yield a bountiful crop
of LGBT lms.
The season is already off to a great start
with the release of Other People, written
and directed by Chris Kelly, a writer for
Saturday Night Live making his feature lm
debut. Based on his own experience, the
movie is about a gay man (Jesse Plemons)
who returns home to care for his mother
(Molly Shannon) who has cancer.
Now in its 27th year, the AFI Latin
American Film Festival (a.com/silver/
laff/) is an amazing showcase for the latest
lms from Latin America, as well as Spain
and Portugal. One of the highlights of
the Festival, which runs Sept. 15-Oct. 5, is
Aquarius. The lm stars the renowned
Sonia Braga (Kiss of the Spider Woman
and Sex and the City) as a feisty older
woman battling a real-estate developer.
Braga will appear for a Q&A after a special
screening of the lm on Oct. 20.
Some of the LGBT highlights of the
festival include Rara about a custody
battle between a lesbian mother and
her conservative ex-husband; The
Companion about a disgraced Cuban
boxing champion who is sent to work in a
state-mandated AIDS sanatorium; Take
Me For A Ride, about the romance
between two-high school girls; and, I
Promise You Anarchy, directed by
Guatemalan lmmaker Julio Hernndez
Cordn about two skate punks, best friends
and teenage lovers, who nd themselves in
over their heads during a major drug deal.
Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, The
Richard and Mildred Loving (JOEL EDGERTON and RUTH NEGGA) under arrest in a scene from
Loving. The Supreme Court case was a predecessor for LGBT rights issues.
PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER MUELLER
Dressmaker (Sept. 23) is the moving

and elegant story of Tilly Dunnage, a
designer who uses haute couture to seek
revenge on the small Australian town
that ostracized her. The lm features
powerhouse performances by Kate
Winslet, Liam Hemsworh, Judy Davis and
Hugo Weaving as a police sergeant who is
guarding many secrets.
The Washington Jewish Film Festival (Oct.
5-9) includes Mr. Gaga, a documentary
about the Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin
directed by openly gay Israeli lmmaker Tomer
Heymann (Whos Going to Love Me Now?).
The title refers to the distinctive movement
language developed by the charismatic
choreographer, not the music of the famous
American performer (wjff.org).
The Reel Afrmations Film Festival
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International LGBT lm festival opens with

Retake, a moving drama two broken souls
on a road trip to the Grand Canyon, and closes
with Check It, the powerful documentary
about a gang of LGBT youth in one of
Washingtons most violent neighborhoods.
In between, the festival includes a day of
shorts from rising international directors, an
adults-only late-night screening, and Strike
A Pose, a follow-up look at the six dancers
who accompanied Madonna on her Blond
Ambition tour.
Reel Afrmations also continues its
monthly Xtra Film Series. On Sept. 30,
there will be a double bill of Lazy Eye
and Jason and Shirley. The new comedy
crime thriller Women Who Kill by Ingrid
Jungermann (Lyle) will screen on Nov.
18. Slated for Dec. 2, Pushing Dead stars
James Roday as an HIV-positive struggling
writer battling his insurance company and
the medical bureaucracy with the help of

Danny Glover and Robin Weigert.
The Avalon Theatre in northwest D.C.
also offers an exciting slate of indie and
international lms. Currently on screen is
Little Men by gay lmmaker Ira Sachs;
the amazing Wednesday Signature Series
includes Les Cowboys by French
auteur Thomas Bidegain, an inventive
contemporary update of the classic John
Ford western The Searchers.
Other great releases this fall, before the
holiday lm season even starts, include:
Author: The JT Leroy Story (Sept.
16), a documentary about Laura Albert
and the greatest literary hoax of our time.
Snowden (Sept. 16) stars Joseph
Gordon-Leavitt as the infamous leaker
Edward Snowden and features out actor
Zachary Quinto as Glenn Greenwald and
Melissa Leo as Laura Poitras, the openly
gay journalists who helped break the story.
Front Cover (Sept. 30), recently
screened by Reel Afrmations, gets a
theatrical release at the Angelika Pop-Up at
Union Market. Directed by Ray Yeung, the
movie tracks the troubled affair between a
closeted Chinese actor and his openly gay
Chinese American stylist.
The Birth of a Nation (Oct. 7), the
provocative movie about the Nat Turners
1831 slave revolt, generated additional
controversy when director and star Nate
Parker was forced to discuss the 1999 case
where he was accused and acquitted of
sexual assault charges as a college student.
Batman: Return of the Cape
Crusaders is an animated lm featuring
Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar
reprising their roles from the 60s TV show
in voiceover performances. It screens one
day only on Oct. 10 at ArcLight Cinema in
Bethesda, Md.
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Whole lotta gay shows

Queer representation soars
on network, cable and
streaming series
By KEITH LORIA
The latest report from GLAAD revealed that
of the 881 regular characters that appeared
on broadcast primetime programming in
2015, only 4 percent (35) were identied as
gay, lesbian or bisexual. And an additional 35
or so LGBT characters were recurring.
The numbers are a bit more promising
on cable and streaming services, and
the success of these programs has led to
better representation in the months ahead
as the 2016-17 TV season gets underway.
Of course, well have to wait until 2017
to see returning faves such as Cosima from
Orphan Black and Lena and Stef from The
Fosters, but the next few months offer plenty
of new and returning characters coming to
the boob tube (or computer screen).
The CW has never been shy about having
LGBT characters as part of its main casts and
that trend continues in 2016. Friday nights
will feature the second season of Crazy
Ex Girlfriend starting Oct. 21, which has
a sweet love story developing between
White Josh and Darryl. DCs Legends
of Tomorrow features the out superhero
White Canary played by Caity Lotz every
Thursday night at 8 p.m. Fellow superhero
show, Supergirl will be introducing lesbian
Maggie Sawyer when the show moves to the
CW Monday nights beginning Oct. 10.
The popular AMC series, The Walking
Dead returns to Sunday nights Oct. 23,
and the show continues to have several
gay characters among its living. Although
theres a chance that the popular Aaron
(Ross Marquand) will meet his maker at the
hands of Nagen and his bat Lucille in the
series opener, characters such as Eric and
Tara continue to be part of the zombie ght.
The cast of Finding Prince Charming, the controversial new LOGO series.
PHOTO BY COURTESY OF LOGO
Empire, the Fox Wednesday night

megahit, returns on Sept. 21, and
continues to feature gay characters in
major plotlines, including Jamal, played
by out actor Jussie Smollett.
On the comedy front, ABCs The Real
ONeals returns on Tuesday nights at 9:30
p.m., beginning Oct. 11. Although there were
rumors of the show having its series order
trimmed from 22 to 12 episodes following
some controversial remarks by out star Noah
Galvin, the sitcom will have a complete
season and further follow the adventures of a
family learning to live with their gay son.
Another sitcom back for its second
year that provides plenty of laughs is
Superstore, starring America Ferrera.
One of the stores employees, Mateo
(played by Nico Santos), is gay. The show
returns Thursdays at 8 p.m., on Sept. 22.
Shameless premieres on Showtime
on Oct. 12 with the Gallagher clan again
dealing with just about every problem under
the sun. When last we tuned in, bi-polar Ian
was getting serious with his HIV-positive
boyfriend, Caleb, and this season promises

to deal with their relationship a great deal.
On Thursday nights, Finding Prince
Charming airs on Logo, and has already
created quite the buzz. Hosted by Lance
Bass, the show is a Bachelor-esque show
for gay men, with 13 suitors competing for
the heart of Robert Seplveda Jr.
Speaking of dating shows, former
Flavor of Love standout Tiffany Pollard
is shopping The Ex, a gay dating show
where each week, two exes will vie for the
attention of three contestants in the hopes
of nding new love after heartache. The
show is expected to have a cable network
attached soon and starting to air this fall.
Married
comedians
Cameron
EspositoandRhea Butcher are best known
for their podcast, Put Your Hands Together,
and in August saw their new TV show, Take
My Wife start a 12-week run on Seeso. The
show follows the newlywed lesbian couple
co-hosting a standup showcase.
MTV recently started airing Mary +
Jane on Mondays at 10 p.m. The show
follows two pot-trepreneurs (Jordan and

Paige) on the East-side of Los Angeles,
with Jordan (played by Jessica Rothe)
described as sexually uid and ercely
independent and empowered.
The second season of reality show,
I Am Jazz, aired this summer and will
continue showing reruns on Wednesdays
at 10 p.m. on TLC. The show follows the life
of transgender teen Jazz Jennings and her
family through an 11-part series.
Amazons Emmy darling Transparent
returns for a third season on Dec. 4,
further following the adventures of Mort, a
transgender played by Jeffrey Tambor.
Beginning Oct. 16, Queer Ghost
Hunters, a docu-show about LGBT ghost
hunters debuts online on YouTube, following
the adventures of real people discovering
stories of the queer past in places as diverse
as the Ohio State Reformatory.
Feral, a TV show that follows a group of
gay 20-somethings who learn about love,
loss and friendship while living in the vibrant,
artistic queer community of Memphis, will
premiere on Dekkoo.com on Oct. 6.
After a four-year hiatus, VH1 Divas
makes a triumphant return on Dec. 5,
although the performers are still being
kept under wraps.
One of the most anticipated specials
of the year is a TV remake of The Rocky
Horror Picture Show (starring Laverne
Cox as Frank-N-Furter and Adam Lambert
as Eddie), which will air on Fox on Oct. 20.
Another musical sure to excite is NBCs
live broadcast of Hairspray, with Harvey
Fierstein recreating his Broadway role as
Edna. Jennifer Hudson, Kristin Chenoweth
and Martin Short also star.
Of course, many shows do have gay
supporting characters that sometimes get
storylines such as Clark from ABCs Dr. Ken,
airing Fridays at 8:30 p.m., beginning Sept.
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Space, the blues and Indian goddesses

Fall inspirations eclectic
and varied among local
dance companies
By MARIAH COOPER
Dance Metro D.C. (3225 8th St.,
N.E.) presents its fall presentation of its
choreographic grant recipient Stuart
Loungway on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m.
and Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. Advanced
tickets are $25 and tickets at the door are
$30. For details, visit danceplace.org.
On Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. and
Friday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m., Dance Metro
D.C. presents Spacetime Suite by Katie
C. Sopoci Drake at Dance Loft on 14 (4618
14th St., N.W.). The performance is a series
of vignettes that connect astrophysical
phenomena and human relationships.
Tickets range from $18-25. For more
information, visit danceplace.org.
Step Afrika joins members of the Men
and Women of Washington Performing Arts
Gospel Choir for The Migration: Reections
on Jacob Lawrence, a performance at
University of District of Columbia Theater
of Arts (4200 Connecticut Ave., N.W.) on
Friday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1
at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. The
performance is based on American painter
Jacob Lawrences paintings that blend art,
music and dance to chronicle the story of
African-American migrants moving from
the south to the north in the early 1900s.
Tickets are $45. For more information, visit
washingtonperformingarts.org.
Dorrance Dance, MacArthur Genius
Grant and musician Toshi Reagon, joined
by her band BIGLovely, present The Blues
Project at the Eisenhower Theater at the
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Kennedy Center (2700 F St., N.W.) on

Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m. and Thursday,
Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $25-75.
For more details, visit kennedycenter.org.
VelocityDC Dance Festival is at Sidney
Harman Hall (610 F St., N.W.) on Friday, Oct.
7 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
The festival will feature a diverse range
of dances including ballet, amenco, tap,
hip-hop and more. All shows are $18. For
more details, visit velocitydc.org.
Washington Performing Arts presents
Dance Theatre of Harlem at Sidney Harman
Hall (610 F St., N.W.) on Friday, Oct. 14 at
8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. and 8
p.m. The troupe will perform a premiere
work by choreographer Francesca Harper
with music, by John Adams, performed
by the Attacca Quartet.Tickets range
from $30-55. For more information, visit
washingtonperformingarts.org.
Keith Holt and the House of
Ebony present a voguing showcase in
conjunction with the screening of Un
Ballo In Maschera, as part of the exhibition
Senses of Time: Video and Film-based
Works of Africa at the National Museum
of African Art (950 Independence Ave.,
S.W.) on Oct. 15 from 6-9 p.m. There will
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Danish Dance Theatre presents Black
Diamond, a dance work that combines
scenography and lighting, in Eisenhower
Theater at Kennedy Center (2700 F St.,
N.W.) on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. and
Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets
range from $25-75. For more information,
visit kennedy-center.org.
Joy of Motion Dance Center holds
multiple performances this fall. Youth
Dance Ensemble Company, poet Rita
Dove and the Interactive Media Research
Group presents excerpts from The Ceiling
Floats Away, Auksalaq and Golden
Sparrow at Lab II in the Atlas Performing
Arts Center (1333 H St., N.E.) on Sunday,
Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. The performance will be a
combination of music, dance, light, poetry
and audience interaction.
On Saturday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m.
and Sunday, Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. ve
choreographers explore the theme of
Justice in America through contemporary
dance styles at the Jack Guidone Theater
at Joy of Motion Dance Center Friendship
Heights (5207 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.).
Joy of Motion Dancer Centers youth
companies, H.Y.PE. Program and Youth
Dance Ensemble Program, perform their

fall dance institute concert on Saturday,
Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
For more details on these performances,
visit joyofmotion.org.
Dakshina/Daniel
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Indian Arts at Atlas Performing Arts Center
(1333 H St., N.E.) Oct. 21-23.
On Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. Rehan
Bashir presents its new dance work
Shahgird, an homage to Guru Nahid
Siddiqui, the Su spirit and the heritage of
the Punjab region of Pakistan. Mohiniattam
dancer Aswathy Nair performs Tri Shakti
Vandanam, a tribute to Durga, Lakshmi
and Saraswathi, the three principal
Goddesses of the Hindu Pantheon. Nair
also performs Amba to Sikhandi: A
Journey of Self Discovery based on the
Sanskrit story Mahabharata. The nale will
be Mangalam, an expression of gratitude.
Dakshina/Daniel
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exploration of Indian mythologies, on
Saturday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. Indira Kadambi
also performs Varsha Rithu, a poetic
journey between monsoon season and
human experiences.
On Sunday, Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. Alif Laila will
present a sitar concert. Kuchipudi dancer
Lakshmi Babu performs Gajananeeyam, a
dance exploration about the incarnation of
Ganesha.
Prices range from $35-50. Senior and
student tickets are $25. For more details,
visit dakshina.org.
Dana Tai Soon Burgess premieres his
rst work as choreography-in-residence
at the Smithsonian Kogod Courtyard at
the National Portrait Gallery (8th St., N.W.
and F St., N.W.) on Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m.
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Voguing, lesbian self
portraiture, Art All Night and
more among fall exhibits
By MARIAH COOPER
Touchstone Gallery (901 New York
Ave., N.W.) presents exhibits Beyond Face
Value by Touchstone member artists in
Gallery A, Tutto sui Fiori by Judy Giuliani
in Gallery B and The Thermal Zone by
Peter McCutchen in Gallery C through
Sunday, Oct. 2. Beyond Face Value
explores the literal and gurative face of
things. Tutto sui Fiori is a series of abstract
ower paintings and The Thermal Zone
focuses on Yellowstones Thermal Zone.
McCutchen and Giuliani will give an artist
talk on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. For more
details, visit touchstonegallery.com.
Art All Night, an overnight arts festival,
is Saturday, Sept. 24 from 7 p.m.-3 a.m. at
various locations in the neighborhoods
of Congress Heights, Dupont Circle, H
Street, North Capitol, Shaw, Van Ness
and Tenleytown. Artwork on display will
be a mixture of painting, photography,
sculpture, crafts, fashion, lm, poetry,
music, dance, theater and more. A
complete list of artists and a schedule
of exhibits and performances are to be
announced. Admission is free. For more
details, visit artallnightdc.com.
Out artist Gordon Binder presents his
exhibit Skylines and Treelines, a citythemed, oil-based artwork, at Studio Gallery
(2108 R St., N.W.) from Wednesday, Sept.
28 through Saturday, Oct. 22. For more
information, visit studiogallerydc.com.
Artists & Makers Studios (11810 Parklawn
Dr., Rockville, Md.) presents Trans/Form.
ation through Wednesday, Sept. 28.
The three-gallery exhibit challenges the
concepts of form based on a generic dress
form. Artists involved include Meaghan
Busch, Amelia Hankin Cashin, Minji Kim,
Jun Lee and more. For more information,
visit artistsandmakersstudios.com.
VisArts Emerging Curator Program
presents Noise, Body, Music, an
exhibition that features work from queer
and gender non-conforming artists in the
disciplines of visual art, dance, punk and
experimental electronic music, at VisArts
at Rockville (155 Gibbs St., Rockville, Md.).
There will be an opening party on Friday,
LUWAYNE GLASS performs as dreamcrusher.

PHOTO BY COURTESY OF VISARTS
Sept. 16 from 7-11 p.m. Local queercore/

transcore punk band Homosuperior will
perform. Cyber-noise artist Fire-Toolz,
trans-disciplinary dance group Antibody
Corporation and nihilist queer revolt
music artist Luwayne Glass, known as
dreamcrusher, will also perform. The
exhibition is on display through Sunday,
Oct. 16. Admission to the opening
party and exhibition is free. For more
information, visit visartsatrockville.org.
The Center for Black Equity hosts
Our Lives, Our History, Our Museum, an
LGBT celebration of the opening of the
National Museum of African American
History and Culture, at Human Rights
Campaign (1640 Rhode Island Ave.,
N.W.) on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 7-9
p.m. Singer and LGBT activist Frenchie
Davis will perform. Refreshments will be
provided. The National Museum of African
American History and Culture opens on
Saturday, Sept. 24. For more details, visit
centerforblackequity.org/museumevent.
The Zenith Gallery presents Humor
Heals, a comedic take on classic artworks,
at 1429 Iris St., N.W. from Sept. 23-Oct. 29.

Artists included in the showcase will be
Caroline Benchetrit, Elissa Farrow-Savos,
Stephen Hansen, among others. There
will be a meet-the-artists receptions
on Friday, Sept. 23 from 5-9 p.m. and
Saturday, Sept. 24 from 2-6 p.m.
The National Museum of Women
in the Arts (1250 New York Ave., N.W.)
hosts Smithsonian magazines 12th annual
Museum Day Live on Saturday, Sept.
24.from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A special exhibition
Alison Saar in Print will be on display for the
day, which showcases Saars prints from
throughout her career. The promotion is
free of charge and includes tickets for two
for free admission to a number of museums.
Visit smithsonianmag.com/museumday to
register and receive more information.
D.C. Design House holds its ninth
annual showcase from Oct. 1-30 at 2509
Foxhall Rd., N.W. Local decorators will
transform 21 spaces inside and outside
the home. Designers included this year are
Charles Almonte, Kimberly Asner, Barbara
Brown, Rachel Dougan, Blake Dunlevy
& Gina Palmer, Eve Fay, among others.

Preview day is on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 1-4
p.m. Tickets are $60. The showcase will be
open Saturday and Sunday from noon-5
p.m., Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
and closed on Monday. Tickets are $35.
For more details, visit dcdesignhouse.com.
The Kreeger Museum (2401 Foxhall
Rd., N.W.) opens its exhibit Smith | Paley,
a collaboration between artists Clarice
Smith and Albert Paley, on Monday,
Oct. 7. The exhibit features a group of
Smiths paintings, including Gallop,
and a selection of Paleys sculptures,
including Albert Paley on Park Avenue.
The exhibit runs through Friday, Dec. 30.
Admission is $10. Admission for seniors
and students is $7. For more information,
visit kreegermuseum.org.
The Smithsonians National Museum
of African Art holds its inaugural African
Art Awards Dinner at the Smithsonians
Arts and Industries Building (900 Jefferson
Dr., S.W.) on Friday, Oct. 28 from 6:309:30 p.m. Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare
will be honored along with contemporary
artist and LGBT advocate Ato Malinda
and CEO of Kenyas Safaricom and
philanthropist Bob Collymore. CNN news
anchor Isha Sesay will host the event. Food
will be provided by celebrity chef Marcus
Samuelsson. Tickets are $500. For more
information, visit africa.si.edu/event.
On Oct. 15 from 6-9 p.m., the museum
will present Keith Holt and the House of
Ebony in Voguing Showcase: Un Ballo in
Maschera. After a screening of the lm Un
Ballo In Maschera, Holt and his company
will perform as part of an outreach event
to the local LGBT community. Details sat
africa.si.edu/event.
Newseum (555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.)
presents Refugee, a photography exhibit
that explores the journeys of refugees from
across ve continents, from Nov. 18-March
12. Photographers Lynsey Addario, Omar
Victor Diop, Graciela Iturbide, Martin
Schoeller and Tom Stoddart are featured in
the exhibit. Adult tickets are $22.95, senior
tickets for individuals 65 and older are $18.95
and youth ages 7-18 are $13.95. Children are
free. For more details, visit newseum.org.
The Art of Romaine Brooks, featuring
androgynous works by the legendary
out painter, is nearing the end of its run.
It opened in June at the Smithsonian
American Art Museum and continues
through Oct. 2.
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Against Me!, Idina,
Etheridge and more
have fall albums ready
By CHRIS GERARD
New music releases are generally sparse
during the summer and then pick up
dramatically during the fall months when
record labels traditionally unleash some of the
years most exciting offerings. This year proves
no exception, as the calendar is jammed with
a great roster of diverse new releases that
should generate plenty of anticipation for fans
of just about any musical genre.
The latest from Against Me!, featuring
transgender vocalist Laura Jane Grace,
is Shape Shift With Me, due today
(Sept. 16). Look for her memoir Tranny:
Confessions of Punk Rocks Most Infamous
Anarchist Sellout Nov. 15.
Today also brings new releases by
British electronic duo AlunaGeorge,
I Remember; South-African hip-hop
combo Die Antwoords Mount Ninji and
Da Nice Time Kid; Mac Miller with The
Divine Feminine and the latest by R&B
superstar Usher, Hard II Love.
Vocalist extraordinaire Idina Menzel
will release her rst non-holiday studio
album since 2008 when Idina drops
on Sept. 23. The same date brings a new
album by Kristin Chenoweth, The Art
of Elegance; Natural Causes by the
talented pop vocalist Skylar Grey and the
second album by 18-year-old Canadian
sensation Shawn Mendes, Illuminate.
September 30 brings the long-awaited
new album by the quirky and amazingly
gifted pianist/singer/songwriter Regina
Spektor, Remember Us to Life. Also due
on the 30th is the latest from Bon Iver, one
of the critics favorite artists of recent years,
who returns with 22, A Million; alternative
icons Pixies second post-reunion studio
LAURA JANE GRACE and her band Against Me! return with Shape Shift With Me, their follow-up to
2014s Transgender Dysphoria Blues.
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album, Head Carrier and fast-rising

singer/songwriter Banks with The Altar,
featuring the single Fuck With Myself.
Some of the key new albums due in
October include the latest by the long
enduring punk-pop trio Green Day, who
return Oct. 7 with Revolution Radio, the
bands rst album in four years. Due the
same day is the latest from LGBT icon
and musical legend Melissa Etheridge,
Memphis Rock and Soul, a tribute to
the Stax record label. Also slated for Oct.
7 are new releases by acclaimed electroindie duo Phantogram, OneRepublic,
Norah Jones and a 20-year retrospective
collection by inuential British alternative
rockers Placebo, Place for Us to Dream.
Electro pioneers the Orb are back
on Oct. 14 with Chill Out, World,
along with the latest by the Naked and
Famous, Simple Forms; pop vocalist
JoJos Mad Love and the extraordinary
jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin with
Beyond Now.
Superstar crooner Michael Bubl is
back with Nobody But Me on Oct. 21,
which will feature a duet with pop star
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Meghan Trainor. Hair-metal survivors Bon

Jovi, still a massive global concert draw, is
back on the 21st with This House is Not
For Sale. Also that day, gay-friendly gospel
singer Amy Grant will release Tennessee
Christmas. Despite the title cut (a song
from her rst holiday record in 1983), this
is an all-new collection of recordings, her
rst such effort since 1999.
Pop sensation Tove Lo will unleash Lady
Wood on Oct. 28, along with the latest by
acclaimed lesbian artist and OUTmusic Award
winner Rachael Sage, Choreographic and
Australian electronic pop duo Empire of the
Sun with Two Vines.
Upcoming releases already announced
so far for November include the latest by
Danish indie-popsters Efterklang, Leaves
the Colour of Falling, Nathan Sykes,
former member of British boyband the
Wanted, with Unnished Business, trippy
electronic pioneers Enigma with their rst
album in eight years, The Fall of a Rebel
Angel, the rst new rock album by Sting
in 13 years, 57th and 9th and the veteran
heavy metal supergroup Metallica with
Hardwired to Self-Destruct.
There are plenty of other upcoming

releases widely expected to land sometime
this fall but without ofcial release dates.
The big one is the rst solo studio album
by Lady Gaga since her largely panned
2013 release Artpop.
Others include rapper 50 Cent with
Street King Immortal, Azealia Banks
with Business and Pleasure, a new
studio album by pop/hip-hop hit makers
Black Eyed Peas, the latest by iconic pop
diva Christina Aguilera, a new batch of
harmonic California pop from Haim, Digital
Distortion by Iggy Azalea, a new release
by dance/pop legend Kylie Minogue, the
latest by rapper Wiz Khalifa and a string
of new rock albums by heavy-hitters such
as U2, Soundgarden, the Rolling Stones,
Pearl Jam, the Offspring, Nine Inch Nails,
Modest Mouse, Metric, Lush, Incubus,
Guns N Roses, Brand New, Avenged
Sevenfold and Linkin Park.
The big upcoming archival release this
fall is coming from the massive catalogue
of the late David Bowie. Last year Bowie
announced a series of career-dening
box sets that will ultimately represent the
denitive library of his amazing and historic
catalog, all remastered and presented with
top-notch quality and attention to detail.
Five Years: 1969/1973 hit last fall and
covered his albums from Space Oddity
through Pin-Ups, along with live albums
and a batch of rarities.
The highly anticipated second in the series
hits on Sept. 23. Who Can I Be Now? (1974
1976) is the rst posthumous set in the series,
as the legendary superstar died in January
shortly after his 69th birthday. The new set
will start where the last one left off, including
deluxe remastered versions of classic
albums like Young Americans, Diamond
Dogs, and Station to Station. Perhaps
most intriguing is the previously unreleased
studio album The Gouster, which Bowie
eventually shelved. After extensive reworking
it morphed into Young Americans.
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Strike up the band

Etheridge, Tegan and Sara,
Stevie Nicks and more
on fall concert slate
By CHRIS GERARD
After a summer of amazing live musical
options in the D.C. area, this fall offers
another great slate of live music options.
Here are some of the notable artists who
will be performing in the D.C. area in the
coming months.
One of the biggest shows of the fall
will undoubtedly be AC/DC featuring Axl
Rose on vocals at the Verizon Center (601
F St., N.W.; verizoncenter.net) on Saturday,
Sept. 17. T
The revival of reunited 90s alternative
bands continues when Lush hits the
9:30 Club on Wednesday, Sept. 21 (815
V St., N.W., 930.com). The mood shifts
dramatically two nights later when funk
pioneers George Clinton and Parliament
Funkadelic roll through the 9:30 Club
on Sept. 23. The same night, superstar
comedian and actress Amy Schumer will
take the stage at the Verizon Center.
Openly gay band Pansy Division,
founded by guitarist/singer Jon Ginoli
and bassist/singer Chris Freeman in 1991,
will be at Hill Country (410 7th St., N.W.;
hillcountry.com) on Sept. 22.
Latin/pop singer Marc Anthony will play
EagleBank Arena (4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax,
Va.; eaglebankarena.com) on Sept. 30.
The All Things Go Fall Classic is a
festival to be held on Oct. 8 at the Yards
Park (355 Water St., S.E.; capitolriverfront.
org/yards-park), with headliners Passion
Pit (featuring openly gay lead singer
Michael Angelakos) and Empire of the
Sun, along with local bands like Buredo,
Shake Shake, Takorean and others.
October leads off with some heavy
hitters shaking the foundations of the 9:30
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Club. Bastille plays Oct. 2 followed by a

rare opportunity to see supergroup Green
Day in an intimate setting on Oct. 3, indie
favorites Warpaint on Oct. 4 and veteran
rockers Taking Back Sunday on Oct. 5.
Against Me!, led by transgender
vocalist Laura Jane Grace, will bring
its hard-rocking vibe to the Fillmore
(8656 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, Md.;
llmoresilverspring.com) on Oct. 6 along
with alternative rock titans Bad Religion.
The Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.;
blackcatdc.com) will host electronic duo
Crystal Castles on Oct. 8.
Legendary stage diva Patti LuPone plays
two night at the Barns at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap
Rd., Vienna, Va.; wolftrap.org) Oct. 7-8 with
her show Dont Monkey With Broadway.
British superstar Adele will electrify fans
at the Verizon Center for two nights on
Oct. 10-11.
Electronic music pioneer DJ Shadow
will be at 9:30 Club on Oct. 13, with 90s
alternative rockers Teenage Fanclub
playing the following night.
Popular indie-pop/electronic group
Chvrches will play two nights at Echostage
(2135 Queens Chapel Rd., N.E.; echostage.
com), Oct. 17-18.
Queen of Bounce Big Freedia hits
the Howard Theater (620 T St., N.W.;
thehowardtheatre.com). on Oct. 18.
Legendary
LGBT
icon
Melissa
Etheridge returns to D.C. for a show
at Lincoln Theatre (1215 U St., N.W.;
thelincolndc.com) on Oct. 19.
On the same night Sia will bring her
current tour to the Verizon Center.
The edgy South African rap combo Die
Antwoord play Echostage on Oct. 23.
Drag comedian Bianca Del Rio hits
Lincoln Theatre three days later, on Oct.
22 and lesbian artist Tig Notaro plays
the same venue on Oct. 27. Also on Oct.
27th, a must-see show by the celebrated
lesbian duo Indigo Girls will take place at
Rams Head Live (20 Market Pl., Baltimore;
ramsheadlive.com).
November brings a remarkably diverse
and impressive group of artists to the D.C.
area. The month starts with the acclaimed
alternative/folk singer/songwriter Suzanne
Vega at Birchmere (3701 Mt Vernon Ave.,
Alexandria, Va.; birchmere.com) on Nov. 1.
The ultra hot British pop/rockers Foals will
play Echostage on Nov. 3.
Two R&B heavyweights, Maxwell and
Mary J. Blige, will grace the stage of the
Verizon Center on Nov. 6.
Legendary gospel diva Sandi Patty
has embarked on Forever Grateful the
Farewell Tour, and she will stop in D.C.
on Nov. 6 at Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist
Church (7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma
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and Sara will hit the 9:30 Club for two
nights on Nov. 6-7.
One of the hottest bands of recent years,
Grouplove, will play Echostage on Nov. 9.
Lesbian country singer Brandy Clark
plays Birchmere on Nov. 10.
Electro-pop superduo Pet Shop Boys
return for one of the seasons most
highly-anticipated shows Nov. 11 at
the Warner Theater (513 13th St., N.W.;
warnertheatredc.com).
An amazing double bill featuring the
Pretenders and Stevie Nicks is at the
Verizon Center on Nov. 14 will be one of
the years most exciting shows.
Country legend Loretta Lynn will be at
Lincoln Theatre on Nov. 19.
Lesbian
comedian
Suzanne
Westernhoefer will entertain fans at the
Birchmere on the same night.
Acclaimed
singer/songwriter
Patty
Grifn is also visiting Birchmere, on Nov. 21.
Two outstanding R&B artists take the
Warner Theatre stage on Nov. 25 Lalah
Hathaway and Musiq Soulchild.
Popular indie-rockers STRFKR stops by
the 9:30 Club on Nov. 30.
After about seven years of touring with
(pretty much) the same set list, Diana Ross
is nally switching things up. Shell perform
three nights Dec. 1-3 at the Kennedy Center
with the National Symphony Orchestra Pops
under the direction of Conductor Steven
Reineke. Details at kennedy-center.org.
December begins with the sweet
mellow vibe of Norah Jones for two nights
(Dec. 2-3) at the Warner Theatre.
Folk/pop mainstay Dar Williams will be
at Birchmore on Dec. 2.
Local
electronic
music
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Thievery Corporation return to the 9:30
Club on Dec. 15.
John Waters, one of the great lmmakers
of our generation and a gay icon, will appear
at the Birchmere on Dec. 20.
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Mozarts Figaro, China
Philharmonic and more
pepper fall classical season
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
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Washington National Opera presents
Mozarts The Marriage of Figaro Sept. 22Oct. 2 in the Kennedy Center Opera House.
The WNO joins with the Washington
Nationals for Opera in the Outeld on
Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Nationals
Park. Its free no tickets required.
Donizettis The Daughter of the
Regiment runs Nov. 12-20 with Lisette
Oropesa and Lawrence Brownlee in the
starring roles. Full details on all WNO
events at kennedy-center.org/wno.
The National Symphony Orchestra has
its season-opening ball/concert on Sunday,
Sept. 25 with Musical Director Christoph
Eschenbach and Principal Pops Conductor
Steven Reineke with pianist Lang Lang,
singers Brian McKnight, Nnenna Freelon
and Mervyn Warren and Take 6. Details at
nationalsymphony.org/nsoball.
In his NSO debut, Edward Gardner
conducts three works inspired by
Shakespeare in From Tchaikovsky to
Elgar Sept. 29-Oct. 1.
Other NSO performances slated for fall
include violinist Nicola Benedetti (Oct. 27
and 29), pianist Emanuel Ax (Oct. 6-8), the
NSO Pops with a Halloween Extravaganza
(Oct. 13-16) and more.
The NSO also has performances planned
for Nov. 3-5, Nov. 10-12, Nov. 17 and 19
and Dec. 15-18 with various programs. Full
details at kennedy-center.org/nso.
The Harlem String Quartet plays the
Family Theater at the Kennedy Center on
Oct. 17. Joyce DiDonato and the Brentano
String Quartet performs Oct. 5. Details at
kennedy-center.org.
Washington Performing Arts is
celebrating its 50th anniversary season.
Classical highlights include cellist Alisa
Weilerstein at the UDC Theater of the
Arts with an all-Bach program on Oct.
16, violinist Hilary Hahn in the Kennedy
Center Concert Hall on Oct. 28, pianist Llyr
Williams at UDC Theater of the Arts on Oct.
29, pianist Lucas Debargue at UDC Theater
of the Arts on Nov. 12, baritone Eric Owens
and soprano Susanna Phillips in a program
of works by Schubert on Nov. 13 at the
UDC Theater of the Arts and the Royal
Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Kennedy
Center Concert Hall on Nov. 29. Full details
at washingtonperformingarts.org.
The Gay Mens Chorus of Washington
will present Lets Misbehave: True
Confessions of GMCW on Nov. 12 as soloists
share funny, outrageous and ribald
Baritone ERIC OWENS will perform a program of works by Schubert on Nov. 13 at the UDC Theater of the Arts.
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at Atlas Performing Arts Center.
The Choruss holiday show Naughty and
Nice will run Dec. 10 and 17-18 at the Lincoln
Theatre. Details and tickets at gmcw.org.
UrbanArias, a contemporary opera
company, presents The Man Who Mistook
His Wife for a Hat Oct. 15-22 at Atlas
Performing Arts Center (1333 H St., N.E.)
with music by Micahel Nyman and libretto
by Oliver Sacks, Christopher Rawlence and
Michael Morris. Details at urbanarais.org.
Virginia Opera brings its production
of The Seven Deadly Sins and Pagliacci
to Fairfax on Oct. 8-9 at George Mason
Universitys Center for the Arts Concert
Hall (4400 University Drive, Fairfax, Va.).
Details and tickets at vaopera.org.
Virginia Opera will return to the region
Dec. 3-4 with Rossinis The Barber of Seville.
Every Friday at 12:15 p.m., free organ
recitals are held at National City Christian
Church (5 Thomas Circle). The church
has one of the nest organs in the city
and often attracts world-class performers.
Out minister of music Rev. Michael

McMahon programs the series. Details at
nationalcitycc.org.
Washington Concert Opera has its
30th anniversary concert on Sunday,
Sept. 18 with performances by Vivica
Genaux, Angela Meade, Michele Angelini
and Javier Arrey at 6 p.m. at the Lisner
Auditorium (720 21sst St., N.W.). Details
at concertopera.org. The company will
also perform Massenets Herodiade on
Sunday, Nov. 20.
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
performs several times at the Strathmore
(5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,
Md.) this fall. Theyll perform Beethovens
Fifth Symphony on Sept. 24, Carmina
Burana on Sept. 29, BSO SuperPops on
Oct. 6, Shostakovichs Symphony No. 10 on
Oct. 15, Dvoraks Symphony No. 8 on Oct.
22, The Nutcracker on Nov. 6, Mahlers
Symphony No. 6 on Nov. 10 and a full
Beehoven weekend on Nov. 19. The BSO
also performs regularly at the Meyerhoff
Symphony Hall (1212 Cathedral St.) in
Baltimore. Full details at bsomusic.org.

The Strathmore also has a few other
classical concerts planned as usual.
Mike Mills from the band R.E.M.
presents his Concerto for Violin, Rock
Band and String Orchestra at the Music
Center at Strathmore on Nov. 3 and the
China Philharmonic Orchestra under
the direction of Long Yu performs at the
Strathmore on Dec. 9.
The National Cathedral (3101 Wisconsin
Ave., N.W.) has organ recitals on Sunday
afternoons throughout the fall. On the slate
are Erik William Suter (Sept. 18), Paul Thomas
(Sept. 25), Jung-A Lee (Oct. 2), the Lafayette
Square Duo (organ and harp) (Oct. 9),
Chuyoung Suter (Oct. 30), Leon Couch (Nov.
6) and George Fergus (Nov. 20). Details at
cathedral.org/music/organ.
Other classical recitals planned at the
Cathedral for fall include the Schumann Piano
Quintet (Sept. 14), Cathedral Choral Society:
Berlioz Te Deum (Oct. 16), a Veterans Day
concert (Nov. 11), and Handels Messiah
(Dec. 2-4). Details at cathedral.org.
BOOKS
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Looking for a good book?

Raising trans kids, Milwaukees
gay history, queer Alaskan
poets and more
By KRISTEN HARTKE
Before it was possible to Google terms
like gender creative, Julie Tarney had to
trust her instincts when her 2-year-old son
Harry told her in 1992, Inside my head Im
a girl. My Son Wears Heels: One Moms
Journey from Clueless to Kickass (out
this week for $24.95) is Tarneys story of
unwavering support for her son by listening
carefully, keeping an open mind, and putting
Harrys happiness before societys edicts.
Originally chronicled in a serialized
national column in the Guardian
newspaper in the U.K., Trans: A Memoir
by Juliet Jacques (out Nov. 15, $19.95)
provides an insiders insight into gender
politics and how popular media is either
ignoring or distorting the transgender
movement. Jacques also provides a
completely honest account of her sex
reassignment surgery at the age of 30
and the journey to redene her life for her
family, her friends and herself.
Before Pictures by Douglas Crimp (out
Sept. 22, $39) ticks all the boxes for anyone who
has followed the long career of art critic Crimp,
who famously coined the term The Pictures
Generation in reference to the postmodern
work of artists like Sherrie Levine and Cindy
Sherman during the 1970s and 80s. The
memoir follows his experiences as a young gay
man in New York City in the 1960s, partying
alongside the Warhol crowd, and eventually
becoming an activist as AIDS began to
devastate both the gay and arts communities.
Running parallel to Crimps memoir,
Life and Death on the New York Dance
Floor, 1980-1983 by Tim Lawrence (out
Sept. 30, $27.95) examines the intersection
of New York Citys party and arts scenes in
Looking coffeetable book features scenes from the memorable HBO series.
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each version are being issued. Details at

rstthirdbooks.com.
While New York or San Francisco might
seem like the epicenters of Americas gay
rights movement, LGBT Milwaukee
(Images of Modern America) by
Michail Takach ($22.99) seeks to correct
that notion, highlighting the history of
gay and lesbian culture that was evolving
in the Rust Belt city of Milwaukee from
the early 1960s. As part of the Wisconsin
LGBT History Project, the books 150
photographs with detailed captions focus
on secret back room hangouts to megadiscos to drag queen culture.
Young Adult, or YA, ction is the fastestgrowing segment of the publishing market,
the early 80s, a world of intense creativity,

risk and cultural crossover. Lawrences
history outlines the convergence of
disco, punk, hip hop, salsa and jazz with
performance and visual art, video, lm and
fashion, all leading to the development of
21st century dance music.
Having Looking withdrawal now
that the series and movie are over?
Savor memories of the uber-gay HBO
series with a coffeetable book of photos
from the show. Its out in October in two
versions one for $59 and another for
$88 that features a DVD with interviews,
behind-the-scenes footage from the
movie and a signed cast photo. Jump fast
if youre interested only 500 copies of
continuing to offer sophisticated stories

and viewpoints that are just as interesting
for the over-18 reader. You Know Me
Well by David Levithan and Nina LaCour
($18.99) is a coming-of-age story set in San
Francisco during Pride Week, as two high
school classmates, Mark and Kate, who
have never spoken, suddenly run into each
other one night in the city while avoiding
the people they want to be with. Mark is
struggling with his unrequited feelings for
his best friend Ryan, while Kate is fearful of
nally meeting the girl shes loved from afar.
Tippi Hedren, one of the most famous
Hitchcock blondes, releases her memoir
Tippi: a Memoir ($28.99) on Nov. 1.
Girl Mans Up by M-E Girard (released
this month, $17.99) is another YA title that
will resonate as Pen tries to navigate a
world where the cultural expectations from
people around her, from her parents to her
friends, make it difcult for her to simply
be who she is a girl who isnt interested
in looking feminine, has strong feelings for
other girls, and, at the heart of it all, is still a
girl at the end of the day who doesnt want
to pretend to be something shes not.
It Looks Like This (out this month,
$16.99) by debut author Ra Mittlefehldt is
a tale of rst love and loss, following Mike as
he and his family move to a new city and he
starts at a new high school, constantly urged
by his father to give up art for sports as he
befriends new kid Sean. Ultimately hopeful,
the story doesnt shy away from the fear
that compels parents to send their kids to
straight camp or the bittersweet need for
acceptance from the people we love.
Flynns girlfriend is missing, but thats
the least of his problems in Last Seen
Leaving by Caleb Roehrig (Oct. 4;
$17.99). This suspenseful mystery forces
Flynn to confront his own demons while
being scrutinized by cops and friends, with
wit, grit and realism.
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Let me
pencil you in
D.C. gay scene crammed
with fall events
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Some events dont t in our other fall

arts categories. Here are a few to note.
AGLA, a Northern Virginia-based nonprot
LGBT group, has brunch at Freddies Beach
Bar (555 S. 23rd St., Arlington, Va.) on
Saturday, Sept. 17 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The
group also has a picnic planned immediately
following at Virginia Highlands Park (1600 S.
Hayes St., Arlington, Va.). Bring something to
grill. Details at agla.org.
The Team D.C. Night of Champions
Awards Dinner is Saturday, Nov. 5
at Washington Hilton Hotel (1919
Connecticut Ave., N.W.). It starts with a
cocktail reception and silent auction at 6
p.m. and the awards dinner at 7:30 p.m.
Dress is business casual. Tickets are $100.
Details at teamdc.org.
Team D.C. has its fall casino night on
Saturday, Sept. 24. Details coming soon at
teamdc.org.
Pride Day at Kings Dominion is
Saturday, Sept. 24 sponsored by Brother
Help Thyself. Doors open at 10:30 a.m.
Details at brotherhelpthyself.net.
Up for a weekend getaway? The Missd
America Pageant, a drag contest, is Sept.
24 at the Borgata Atlantic City hosted by
Caron Kressley. Details at missdamerica.org.
Bisexual Pride Day is Friday, Sept. 23.
No local events have been announced
related to this.
National
Gay
Mens
HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day is Tuesday, Sept. 27. Details
at cdc.gov or aids.gov/awareness-days.
Remingtons Reunion Show will be
held on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. at the
Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.). The
event will be hosted by Tony Nelson and
Maxine Blue. Details at bachelorsmill.com.
Rayceens Reading Room will be held
on Monday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library (901 G
St., N.W.) as a kickoff event for the librarys
Banned Book Week. The event will include
poetry, drama, book readings, author
interviews and more. The Ask Rayceen
Show continues its monthly installments
on the rst Wednesday of each month at
the library in auditorium A5. Search for the
show on Facebook for details.
Celebrating the Soul of Justice will
be held on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7:30
p.m. at Covenant Baptist United Church
of Christ (3845 S. Capitol St., S.W.). Its an
annual worship service afrming black
LGBT people of faith. Rev. Christine Wiley

will preach. Details at manyvoices.org.
Northern Virginia Pride Festival is
Saturday, Oct. 1 from noon-8 p.m. at
the Bull Run Special Events Center in
Centreville, Va. Details at novapride.org.
National Coming Out Day is Tuesday, Oct.
11. No local events have been announced.
CRACK presents WERRRRRRK! at
Town Danceboutique (2009 8th St., N.W.)
on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 10 p.m. Details at
towndc.com.
Baltimore Black Pride will have its Unsung
Legends of Baltimore event on Thursday,
Oct. 6 from 8 p.m.-midnight at the Eubie
Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural
Center (847 N. Howard St., Baltimore). Call
Lonnie Walker at 443-522-8553 to purchase
tickets ($50 in advance; $60 at the door).
Baltimore Black Pride runs Oct. 13-16. Details
at centerforblackequity.org/baltimore.
The fth annual Human Rights
Campaign Chefs for Equality event will
be held on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 6:30
p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, West End (1150
22nd St., N.W.). Tickets are $200. Details at
chefsforequality.org.
No information yet, but the Gertrude
Stein Democratic Club will likely hold
its 40th annual Leadership Awards in
mid-to-late October. Check soon at
steindemocrats.org for more information.
The Blade will hold its 15th annual
Best of Gay D.C. Awards on Thursday,
Oct. 20 at Town Danceboutique (2009 8th
St., N.W.). Details pending.
The Walk & 5k to End HIV, the 30th
anniversary of AIDS Walk Washington, will
be held on Saturday, Nov. 12. Details at
aidswalkwashington.org.
The 30th annual High Heel Race will be
Tuesday, Oct. 25 on 17th Street. The event
has its own Facebook page for details.
Us Helping Us will hold A Passion for
Living: a Night of Celebratory Giving on
Saturday, Oct. 29 from 6-11 p.m. in the
Student Center Ballroom at the University
of the District of Columbia (4200
Connecticut Ave., N.W.). Tickets are $125.
Details at uhupil.org.
The Dulles Triangles, a social group in
Virginia, have its 25th anniversary gala on
Saturday, Nov. 19 from 7 p.m.-midnight
at the Spectacular Ballroom at Sheraton
Tysons Hotel (8661 Leesburg Pike, Tysons,
Va.). Tickets are $50 for members; $60 for
guests. Details at dullestriangles.com.
Trans Day of Remembrance is Sunday,
Nov. 20. A service is usually held that evening
at Metropolitan Community Church of
Washington but details for this years service
have not been announced yet. Check soon
at thedccenter.org or on Facebook.
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Some hulking SUVs have evolved
into nimble haulers with the speed and
swagger of a primo sport sedan. Here are
a few:
FORD EXPLORER PLATINUM
$54,000
Mpg: 16 city/22 highway
0-to-60 mph: 6 seconds
Total cargo area: 81.7 cubic feet
A fan fave, the Ford Explorer boasts
more than 7 million sales over the past
25 years. But steely competitors like
the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander and
others keep elbowing their way in. So the
Explorer, short of a complete redesign,
gets regular refreshes.
This year its the addition of a Platinum
edition, combining the luxury of the
Limited model with the power and
performance of the Sport version. Climb
up into the drivers seat, look out over
a vast hood and then be pleasantly
surprised at how well this 5,000-pound
beefcake blasts o, corners and brakes.
While the EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 and
those big, 20-inch wheels help you play
oense, there are plenty of features for
defense: lane-keeping assist, forwardcollision warning/braking, rain-sensing
wipers and a self-parking system. Front
cameras even help you look around
corners when inching out of narrow
alleys. But the Explorer isnt all work
and no play, with niceties like real wood
trim, massaging front seats, panoramic
moonroof, power-folding third seat and a
500-watt, 12-speaker Sony stereo.
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$41,000
0-to-60 mph: 7.2 seconds
Total cargo area: 71 cubic feet
While Lexus is taking edgy, love-it-or-
hate-it styling to a whole new level in its

latest lineup, Mazda isnt going all Dennis
Rodman on us. The redesigned CX-9 does
push the envelope, with an aggressive,
wide-mouthed grille thats pushed far
forward and surrounded by cool LED
lighting. But the roof is slanted ever so
slightly toward the rear, and the side
panels are sculpted gently, not severely.
Inside, there are soft-touch surfaces,
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acoustically
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whole cabin is rened, with a simple
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theres plenty of legroom in the front
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the third row requires some gymnastic
gyrations.
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Turner recalls Romancing the Stone,

Serial Mom fondly
I just nd that extraordinary, but its the only
explanation I think.
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TURNER: Ninety-three so we had a

good long time together.
BLADE: So is that a manner of magical

thinking of its own perhaps? Is there a
correlation there?
TURNER: There may be. But if you follow
Joans path of coping, she exposes it to us
as magical thinking and there I think is the
difference because I dont think they know
theyre doing any sort of magical thinking.
BLADE: Have you met Joan Didion?

TURNER: Yes, I have met Joan over the
years. Ive been in New York and in this
business for a very long time now. I think
next year will be 40 years that Ive been
doing this professionally. But shes very
frail now. Shes not very well. She wont be
involved, Im sorry to say, with this.
BLADE: Where were you when you

heard about the Supreme Court ruling on
same-sex marriage last year and how did
you feel?
TURNER: I was home in New York City.
Im on the board of People for the American
Way for, I think, 31 years now Ive been
working with them and we had a large effort
out country wide to support this decision. It
was thrilling. Absolutely thrilling.
BLADE: Ive never met her but she

strikes me as very small. A bit of a waif,
perhaps, even when she was younger.
TURNER: Oh, not the womans mind,
honey. No, no, no. This is one of the
strongest minds, with the most ruthless
thinking. I mean, shes so clear headed.
She says, To say this correctly and to
some of us, myself included, correctness
is a big ego point. Shes very specic. Its
so amazing to see this brilliant mind who
locks down details and chooses words so
specically, so exactly, that this mind could
adapt and adopt a whole other way of
thinking, of reality, its extraordinary.
BLADE: I was thinking more in physical
terms. She seems rather demure and you
seem so formidable. I only know the book,
but it doesnt strike me as obvious casting.
TURNER: Well certainly physically were
not at all alike. Shes a tiny little thing, but
this is not an imitation. Im not pretending
to be Joan Didion in that way. I just dont
really understand. You think Ill be less
believable for that reason? That theyll
expect to see some little waif?
BLADE: No, I just wondered if that sort
of factored into your approach at all or
where your head is in tackling this.
TURNER: No. I dont think of Joans
physicality at all.
BLADE: Great books dont always adapt
well to the stage. How do you feel this
adaptation works?
TURNER: No, not necessarily at all, do
they. I think the biggest challenge for this,
of course, is the incredibly specic word
choices that she makes. I really dont want
to fall into any pattern of approximation, of
saying words like the words she chose. This
is a huge challenge because theres so much
material but I believe theres a real reason
for her word choices. And part of the thing
about magical thinking is that it doesnt
really make sense, some of it. Its not exactly
EDWARD ALBEE with KATHLEEN TURNER in Washington in 2011. Albee said Turner brought Martha
in his play Virginia Woolf alive in a way he hadnt felt since Uta Hagen originated it in the 60s.
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logical, so to follow it, to follow this path of

thinking sometimes is a bit challenging.
BLADE: How does it feel returning to Arena?
TURNER: I love being back here, I
really do. Its just such high quality and I
love the people. The production values
are great, the people are terric to work
with. I actually really like Washington
these days. And Im happy to be here
during the election season so that on my
days off or during my days once were in
performance, I might be able to, oh, I dont
know, raise a little hell you know?
BLADE: What was it like doing Molly
Ivins during the last election cycle? That
must have been fun.
TURNER: Oh, it was great are you
kidding? We had to keep cramming in I
dont know how many seats we actually got
into the theater. I think we broke all records
and had to extend the run as I recall. It was
great. I had a ball doing it.
BLADE: Are D.C. audiences different in
any perceptible way?
TURNER: One of the things Ive noticed

over the years is that D.C. audiences seem
more integrated. I see more non-white, or
whatever the correct wording would be,
than I do in a lot of other theaters. I like
that. Its a professional class and not based
on race.
BLADE: Im almost certain youre
supporting Hillary, right?
TURNER: Of course Im supporting
Hillary. Anything else I think is absolutely
unthinkable. I think shell be an extraordinary
executive in chief. Shes proven that. Its just
such a bizarre time. I just read a wonderful
column in the New York Times Im trying to
think if it was David Brooks or who it was but
the point that seemed so perfect to me was
that you can take a die-hard Donald Trump
supporter and say, Donald Trump said this,
but here are the actual facts. You know, this is
absolutely incorrect. Its absolutely a lie and
the Trump supporter would probably say,
Well, I dont feel its a lie. Somewhere along
the way in our time, how you feel became
just as important as the actual facts or even
the idea that they are equatable, you know?
BLADE: Does any lming experience

stand out in your mind as especially
memorable?
TURNER: Oh darling, all these years
(laughs). Well I always used to love, before
I got rheumatoid arthritis, I used to love
doing as much of my own stunts as they
would allow. I was always just throwing
myself around. I always enjoyed things like
the adventure lms, you know. Things like
Romancing the Stone or something, they
were just such fun for me.
BLADE: How is your daughter and what
is she doing these days?
TURNER: She is very well, thank you
for asking. She has decided to go back to
school and work on pre-law, she says.
BLADE: The line in Serial Mom where
you berate the woman for her white shoes
has become such a gay quotable line. How
do you really feel about white shoes after
Labor Day?
TURNER: (laughs) Actually no, I wont
wear white shoes after Labor Day. But
more than that, I wont wear white shoes
period. I think its kind of upstaging. I dont
want people looking at my feet. I just dont
think theyre classy, frankly.
The Year of Magical Thinking

By Joan Didion
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Oct. 7-Nov. 20
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Featuring Haley Hodges, Soprano and James Shaffran, Baritone
Join us for an intimate performance of Johannes

Brahms beloved Ein Deutsches Requiem with a special
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Sunday, December 18, 2016 4:30 p.m.
National Presbyterian Church,
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Our annual holiday concert brims with seasonal
cheer, beautiful choral works, and sing-along carols
with the choir and audience. Our Partner in Song
are the Marriotts Ridge High School Madrigal
Singers under the direction of Scott AuCoin. This
concert sells out, so order your tickets early.
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DANCE
Free Art on 8th: Whats Going On
Preview. Sep 16. Busboys & Poets @
Brookland. Dance Metro DC. Sep 17Sep 18. Dance Place. danceplace.org.
Oktoberfest Kicko Party at the
Goethe-Institut. Sep 17. Embassy
Experiences. Goethe-Institut.
embassyexperiences.com.
MUSIC
Cloud 9
Thru Oct 16. Studio Theatre.
studiotheatre.org.
The repression of colonial Africa and the liberation of late-1970s London

intersect in Caryl Churchills revolutionary masterwork. Bending time,
gender, and genre, this nimble modern classic embraces the confusion and
complication of identity: What forces dene who we areand at what cost?
The Marriage of Figaro

Sep 22-Oct 2. Washington National Opera. Kennedy Center.
kennedy-center.org.
Mozarts comic masterpiece comes to life through enchanting music and

absurd mix-ups in a charming exploration of the perils of temptation and the
triumph of love.
The Color of Beer

Sep 21. Smithsonian Associates at Museum of Natural History.
smithsonianassociates.org.
In collaboration with Smithsonian Libraries. In this special evening, beer expert

Neil Witte leads a tasting that examines beer through the lens of color and
what it signals about a beers avor and how it was made.
Walking Tour: Georgetown

Sep 17. District Architecture Center at Cadys Alley.
aiadc.com/dac.
From Cadys Alley to the House of Sweden and Canal Square, this tour covers
the reinvented Georgetown from the late 20th Century to the present, from M
Street NW to the Potomac River.
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Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds.

Sep 20. Strathmore. strathmore.org.
Sullivan Fortner Trio. Sep 18.
Julian Lage & Lau. Sep 20. AMP.
ampbystrathmore.com.
Beethovens Symphony No. 7. Sep
17-Sep 18. National Philharmonic.
Strathmore. nationalphilharmonic.org.
NGA GuitarFest: Adam Kossler. Sep
16. Scott Borg. Sep 16. Jorge Caballero.
Sep 17. Pablo Sinz Villegas. Sep 18.
National Gallery of Art. nga.gov.
Kathy Mattea ft. Bill Cooley.
Sep 17. CenterStage at RCC.
restoncommunitycenter.com.
Keyboard Conversations with
Jerey Siegel: Fiesta! Sep 18. GMU
Center for the Arts. cfa.gmu.edu.
Polvo & Scree. Sep 22. Dance Place.
Arts Plaza at Monroe Street Market.
danceplace.org.
Radio Jarocho. Sep 19. ISAAG.
Enrique V. Iglesias Auditorium.
idbstaassociationartgallery.org.
Washington Music Viva Chamber
Concert. Sep 18. Washington Musica
Viva. Flower Avenue Concert House.
dcmusicaviva.org.
An Evening with Mark Russell. Sep
19. Fords Theatre. fords.org.
Gabriel Muoz and Melodias
Borinqueas. Sep 22. Library of
Congress. loc.gov.
MUSEUMS
THEATRE
Sense and Sensibility. Thru Oct 30.
Folger Theatre. folger.edu.
NSO Pops: The Second City Guide
to the Symphony starring Colin
Mochrie. Thru Sep 17. Shear
Madness. Thru Nov 20. Kennedy
Center. kennedy-center.org.
The Gulf. Thru Nov 6. Signature
Theatre. signature-theatre.org.
The Diary of Anne Frank. Thru Oct 23.
Angels in America Part I: Millennium
Approaches. Thru Oct 23. Olney
Theatre. olneytheatre.org.
Hand To God. Thru Sep 18. Cloud
9. Thru Oct 16. Studio Theatre.
studiotheatre.org.
The Last Schwartz. Thru Oct 2.

Theater J. theaterj.org.
Cervantes: El ltimo Qujote (The
Last Quixote). Thru Oct 2. GALA
Hispanic Theatre. galatheatre.org.
Whos the Boss? Thru Sep 25.
In Series. Atlas. inseries.org.
Come From Away. Thru Oct 16.
Fords Theatre. fords.org.
Romeo & Juliet. Thru Nov
6. Shakespeare Theatre
Company. Lansburgh Theatre.
shakespearetheatre.org.
A Dream Within A Dream: Madness.
Thru Oct 31. Torpedo Factory.
torpedofactory.org.
Folger Shakespeare Library. Will &

Jane. Thru Nov 6. folger.edu.
National Archives. Amending
America. Thru Sep 4.
archivesfoundation.org.
National Gallery of Art. In
Celebration of Paul Mellon. Thru Sep
18. Hubert Robert. Thru Oct 2. nga.gov.
National Museum of Women in the
Arts. Alison Saar In Print. Thru Oct 2.
Priya Pereira: Contemporary Artist Books
from India. Thru Nov 18. nmwa.org.
Smithsonian Anacostia Museum.
Twelve Years That Shook And Shaped
Washington: 1963-1975. Thru Oct 23.
anacostia.si.edu.
Library of Congress. Out of the Ashes:
A New Library for Congress and the
Nation. Thru Nov 12. loc.gov.
National Geographic. THE GREEKS:

Agamemnon to Alexander the Great.
Thru Oct 10. nglive.org.
National Portrait Gallery. In the
Groove: Jazz Portraits by Herman
Leonard. Thru Feb 20. npg.si.edu.
GALLERIES
Strathmore. Rise Up. Thru Nov 6.
Works by Mojdeh Rezaeipour. Thru
Nov 6. strathmore.org.
The Art League Gallery. Michael
Fischerkellers The Art of Politics. Thru
Oct 2. theartleague.org.
Arts Club of Washington. September
2016 Art Exhibition. Thru Oct 1.
artsclubofwashington.org.
District Architecture Center. Built to
Scale. Thru Sep 16. aiadac.com.
gallery Neptune & Brown.
William Kentridge. Thru Oct 22.
galleryneptunebrown.com.
Glen Echo Park. Visions and Voices
2016. Thru Oct 2. glenechopark.org.
Hill Center. Regional Juried Exhibition.
Thru Oct 2. hillcenterdc.org.
ISAAG. Marta L.Gutierrez
(Colombia). Thru Sep 23.
idbstaassociationartgallery.org.
ReCreative Spaces. Back to Balance
- Gallery Hours. Sep 16-Oct 28.
recreativespaces.com.
Torpedo Factory. Bodyscapes by
Three Women Artists. Thru Oct 16.
torpedofactory.org.
Waverly Street Gallery. CONTRASTS
- A Glass Show featuring Jane Callen
and Janet Wittenberg. Thru Oct 8.
waverlystreetgallery.com.
Zenith Sculpture Space. Movers and
Shakers. Thru Oct 2. zenithgallery.com.
AND MORE...
Hi Rise Wood: Building Tall with
Timber. Sep 16. District Architecture
Center. aiadac.com.
Artist Talk: Women of the WPOW.
Sep 18. Smithsonian Anacostia
Museum. anacostia.si.edu.
ReelAbilities Film Festival: Opening
Night. Sep 18. ReelAbilities Day 5:
Honoring our Warriors. Sep 22.
JCCNV. Angelika Film Center & Cafe at
Mosaic. jccnv.org.
The Taming of Free Speech:
Americas Civil Liberties
Compromise. Sep 21. National
Archives. archivesfoundation.org.
Bassem Youssef. Sep 20-Sep 21. The
Clarice. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Columbia Pike Recipes for You
Book Project with artist Sushmita
Mazumdar. Sep 18-Nov 20. Arlington
Cultural Aairs. Columbia Pike Farmers
Market. arlingtonarts.org.
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Fall for the Arts

With nearly 300 Arts Presenters to choose from, CultureCapital.com
connects you to Theatre, Dance, Music, Museum & Gallery exhibitions
plus Lectures, Book, Food and Film events throughout Metro DC.
Strathmore Washington Performing Arts Library of Congress Arlington Cultural Affairs Joy of Motion District Architecture
Center Choral Arts Society of Washington The Barns at Wolf Trap Signature Theatre The Smithsonian Associates
Fords Theatre Museum Kreeger Museum Congressional Chorus American Pops Orchestra Capital Fringe Festival
Ambassador Theater National Museum of Women in the Arts Festival Argentino IDB Staff Association Art Gallery (ISAAG)
Atlas Performing Arts Center BlackRock Center for the Arts National Book Festival Artworks for Freedom Brentwood Arts
Exchange Cambodian-American Heritage Arts Club of Washington Workhouse Arts Center National Archives Experience
Arts/Harmony Hall Regional Center Honfleur Gallery Reston Community Players John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Prince Georges Publick Playhouse Los Quetzales Mexican Dance Ensemble American Youth Chorus Encore Stage & Studio
BlackRock Center for the Arts Centro Cultural Peru Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival DC Cabaret Network Keegan Theatre
Torpedo Factory Art Center National Cherry Blossom Festival Arabian Sights Film Festival Center for Education at Wolf Trap
BalletNova Center for Dance National Geographic Theater J Dissonance Dance Theatre Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Korean Cultural Center DC Arlington Philharmonic Reston Community Center Next Reflex Dance Collective Billingsley
Historic House Museum Washington Stage Guild Dominion Stage Adventure Theatre Waverly Street Gallery Childrens
Chorus of Washington (CCW) HBC Playback Theatre Ensemble Arlingtones Barbershop Chorus DCAC-DC Arts Center
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Environmental Film Festival in the Nations Capital MNCPPC-Arts & Heritage Division Filmfest DC
Thin Air Productions Arlington Artists Alliance Riversdale House Museum Embassy Experiences Embassy Series
DC Jazz Festival
Montpelier Mansion
Folger Consort
THEARC
Step Afrika!
Pointless Theatre
Fords Theatre
Jane Franklin Dance
Dance Place
The Alden
The Art League
UrbanArias
Arlington Arts Center National Philharmonic Joes Movement Emporium Metropolitan Chorus Washington National Opera
Lee Arts Center Joan Hisaoka Gallery Lisner Auditorium Lubber Run March on Washington Film Festival The Puppet
Co. Mead Theatre Lab: Cultural DC Goethe-Institut Washington Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital Folger Shakespeare
Library Capital City Symphony Gallery Neptune & Brown Montpelier Arts Center First Draft Mosaic Theater Company
of DC Darnalls Chance House Museum Oxon Hill Manor GALA Hispanic Theatre Jewish Community Center of Greater
Washington DC Cathedral Choral Society National Gallery of Art Studio Theatre Gunston Arts Center Opera NOVA
Pan American Symphony Orchestra Mayors Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs Bowen McCauley Dance Hylton
Performing Arts Center SCENA Theatre Pen/Faulkner DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Duke Ellington School
of the Arts Friday Morning Music Club Shakespeare Theatre Company Glen Echo Park Wolf Trap National Park for the
Performing Arts Surratt House Museum Capitol Hill Chorale Indian Dance Educators Association National Portrait
Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission Edlavitch DC JCC ReCreative
Spaces Woodlawn and Frank Lloyd Wrights Pope-Leighey House Reston Community Center at Lake Anne Peters Alley
Theatre Productions Flashpoint Gallery: Cultural DC Requiebros Spanish Dance Group Shristee Nrittyangon National
Chamber Ensemble Source Festival Educational Theatre Company (ETC) Synetic Theater Teatro de la Luna Jewish
Literary Film Festival Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center ACW Dances Washington Jewish
Film Festival Old Dominion Cloggers The Den Pro Bolivian Committee Vietnamese Cultural Society of Metropolitan
Washington Patuxent Rural Life Museums Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts Tudor Place Historic House and Garden
The Arlington Players Zenith Gallery Washington Bach Consort The Jackson Art Center WSC Avant Bard Abraham
Hall National Symphony Orchestra Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Writers Center Olney Theatre Center
for the Arts Jewish Community Center of Northern Virginia (JCCNV) George Mason Universitys Center for the Arts
Target Gallery Washington Balalaika Society Folger Theatre Washington Project for the Arts
This is a partial list of CultureCapital.com participants.
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Washington Concert Opera celebrates its 30th anniversary with a concert

at Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University (730 21st St., N.W.) on
Sunday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m.
Opera stars Angela Meade and Vivica Genaux will perform alongside bel canto
tenor Michele Angelini (seen here) and baritone Javier Arrey. The concert also
celebrates Washington Concert Operas 15th anniversary under the direction of
Masetro Antony Walker. Tickets range from $15-90.
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Gay cartoonist makes D.C.

bookstore appearance
Gay cartoonist Ed Luce makes an
appearance at East City Bookshop (645
Pennsylvania Ave., S.E.) to discuss his
comic series Wuvable Oaf tonight
(Friday, Sept. 16) from 6:30-8 p.m.
Set in San Franciscos queer music
scene, Wuvable Oaf follows Oaf, an exwrestler, as he looks for love and pursues
a relationship with Eiel, the lead singer
of a queercore, black metal band. Luce
received two Ignatz Award nominations
for the series. Admission is free, but RSVP
is required.
For
more
information,
visit
eastcitybookshop.com.
Gay-inclusive wedding
expo planned
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The Center for Black Equity hosts Our Lives, Our History, Our Museum: a
LGBTQ Celebration of the Opening of the National Museum of African-American
History and Culture at Human Rights Campaign (1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W.)
on Wednesday, Sept. 21 from 7-9 p.m.
The event is in celebration of the grand opening of the National Museum of
African-American History and Culture (seen here under construction in a 2015
le photo) on Saturday, Sept. 24. Singer and LGBT activist Frenchie Davis will
perform. Refreshments will be provided. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit centerforblackequity.org/museumevent.
Wedding Experience holds its expo

at EagleBank Arena (4500 Patriot Cir.,
Fairfax, Va.) on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 11
a.m.-5 p.m.
Local wedding professionals will be on
hand to give advice and discuss the latest
wedding trends. There will be displays of
owers, cakes and decor. Bridal gowns,
bridesmaids dresses and other formal
wear will be showcased during a fashion
show. There will also be a ring sele
station where couples can show o their
engagement rings. The event is LGBTinclusive.
All day admission tickets are $15.
Tickets for admission beginning at 1
p.m. are $10. For more details, visit
weddingexperience.com.
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CA LE N D A R
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.
TODAY
The Coven hosts Moxie, a 90s and 00s
queer dance party, at Buckeye + Bear
(1730 M St., N.W.) tonight from 11 p.m.2 a.m. Alex DB will play music. Cover is
$5. For more details, visit facebook.com/
thecovendc.
Truckeroo hosts its nal event of the
year at Fairgrounds (1299 Half St., S.E.)
today from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. There will
be live music, a variety of food trucks
and beverages. Food trucks participating
include Bonmi, Holy Crepes, Surfside, D.C.
Slices, Tapas, Feein Crabby, Big Cheese,
Red Hook Lobster Pound and much more.
Admission is free. For more information,
visit fairgroundsdc.com/truckeroo.
AGLA hosts its rst ever book club
at Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell
Ave., Arlington, Va.) tonight at 8 p.m.
The club will see the play The Gulf, a
story about two women who become
stranded on a boat while shing, and
discuss it afterwards. Copies of the script
will be distributed beforehand to read
before seeing the play. Group tickets
are available. For more details, email
mcmc99@yahoo.com or visit agla.org.
D.C. Eagle (3701 Benning Rd., N.E.)
presents the Endup, a dance party to
showcase the revamped venue, tonight
at 8 p.m. There will be a happy hour
from 8-10 p.m. There is no cover. Kudjo
Onyx will spin. For more information, visit
dceagle.com.
Gay District meets at the D.C. Center
(2000 14th St., N.W.) tonight from 8:309:30 p.m. The facilitated group discussion
covers building understanding of gay
culture and personal identity and
awareness of community events for LGBT
men between the ages of 18-35 in the D.C.
area. For more details, visit thedccenter.
org or gaydistrict.org.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
Crack hosts WERRRK, a work-themed
variety show, at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.)
tonight at 10 p.m. The show follows
a trip of 80s-inspired working girls as
they try to make it in a male-dominated
workforce. The performance will be a mix
of lip sync, burlesque, dance and videos.
Salvadora Dali, Cis Jenner, Jane Saw,
Whimsey Thrift, Staccia Tori Rape, Sextia
Neight, Jaxknife, Pussy Noir and more will
perform. Summer Camp hosts the event.
Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are $12 and
include admission to Town. For more
details, visit crackdc.com.
Makers Lab, a queer collective, hosts
a 90s day party at Tropicalia (2001 14th
St., N.W.) today from 4-8 p.m. There is no
dress code. Must be 21 and over to enter.
PHOTO BY CATIE LAFFOON; COURTESY OF ATLANTIC RECORDS
MELANIE MARTINEZ performs at EchoStage on Thursday, Sept. 22.
Cover is $10. For more information, visit

makerslab.co.
Balaibalan hosts Boudoir Boheme, a
costume party, at Malmaison (3401 K St.,
N.W.) tonight from 8 p.m.-3 a.m. There will
be burlesque performances interactive
art installations, live music and more.
Costumes are strongly encouraged.
Musical performances include Rob MyersSitar, Joseph Brotherton on trumpet,
Elijah Easton on saxophone and DJ Enea
Diotaiuti Playinelds and Black Masala
spinning tracks. Burlesque performers
will be Katherine Crockett, Veronica
Varlow, Natasha King and more. Tickets
are $35 for guests who come in costume.
Tickets for non-costumed guests are
$45. Formal attire is required. For more
details, visit facebook.com/balaibalan.
Mimsol Enterainment and A 2 Zee
Events presents Farewell Summer, an
LGBT ladies yacht party, tonight from
11 p.m.-3 a.m. Guests will board the
Spirit of Mt. Vernon Yacht (600 Water St.,
S.W.) at 11:30 p.m. Arrival by 11 p.m. is
strongly encouraged. Yacht will depart at
midnight. Food and drinks will be served.
White attire is strongly encouraged.
Tickets are $70. For more information,
visit facebook.com/a2zevents.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18
Pretty
Boi
Drag
presents
#PrettyBoiHigh, a drag king show, at the
Bier Baron Tavern (1523 22nd St., N.W.)
today from 2-5 p.m. The high schoolthemed show will feature DJ Tezrah
playing hip-hop and pop music. There will
also be the chance to win prizes including
tickets to a future show. Doors open at
2 p.m. and show starts at 3 p.m.Tickets
are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.

For more details, visit facebook.com/
prettyboidrag.
Perrys (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.) hosts
its weekly Sunday Drag Brunch today
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is $24.95
for an all-you-can-eat buet. For more
details, visit perrysadamsmorgan.com.
MONDAY, SEPT. 19
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W..)
hosts coee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) holds a support group for gay black
men to discuss topics that aect them,
share perspectives and have meaningful
conversations. For details, visit uhupil.org.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 20
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts its FUK!T Packing Party from
7-9 p.m. tonight. For more details, visit
thedccenter.org or greenlanterndc.com.
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts a
transgender and non-binary support
group today from 5-7 p.m. For more
details, visit smyal.org.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21
Bookmen D.C., an informal mens gay
literature group, discusses Blue, Too:
More Writing by (for or about) WorkingClass Queersedited by Wendell Ricketts, a
collection of stories focused on working class

gay men, at the D.C. Center (2000 14th St.,
N.W.) tonight at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome.
For details, visit bookmendc.blogspot.com.
The Tom Davoren Social Bridge
Club meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the
Dignity Center (721 8th St., S.E.) for social
bridge. No partner needed. For more
information, call 301-345-1571.
The D.C. Center hosts Woman to
Woman, a support group for HIV
positive women who love women, at the
Womens Collective (1331 Rhode Island
Ave., N.E.) from this evening from 5:30-7
p.m. Light refreshments will be served.
For more details, visit thedccenter.org.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 22
Singer Melanie Martinez performs
at EchoStage (2135 Queens Chapel Rd.,
N.E.) tonight at 7 p.m. Martinez previously
performed at Capital Pride this summer.
Tickets are $43.45. For more information,
visit echostage.com.
Queer Girl Move Night hosts a
screening of Loving Annabelle at Suns
Cinema (3107 Mt. Pleasant St., N.W.)
tonight at 9 p.m. Doors open at 8 p.m.
Admission is free. Queer Girl Move Night
is a monthly event that highlights queer
female representation in lms. For more
details, visit sunscinema.com/event/
queer-girl-movie-night.
The D.C. Anti-Violence Project (DC
AVP) hosts a meeting at the D.C. Center
(2000 14th St., N.W.) from 7-8:30 p.m.
DC AVP works to reduce violence against
LGBT individuals through community
outreach, education and assisting
members of anti-LGBT violence. For more
details, visit thedccenter.org.
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ANNIVERSARY
CONCERT
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 at 6PM
ANGELA MEADE
VIVICA GENAUX
MICHELE ANGELINI
Massenets
HRODIADE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 at 6PM
MICHAEL FABIANO
JOYCE EL-KHOURY
MICHAELA MARTENS
ANTONY WALKER
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR
All performances take place at Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC
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Northern Virginia Pride (NOVA Pride) invites the entire community to come out and celebrate that regardless of
who or how you love, or how you identify, Love is Love,-- the theme for this years third annual Northern Virginia
Pride Festival. The festival will be held at Bull Run Special Events Center on Saturday, October 1, 2016, from 12-9pm.
The event is family-friendly, with field games, picnic tables, a photo booth, karaoke, prizes and games for the
whole family; and pet-friendly, with PAW PRIDE PARK, presented by Unleashed by Petco --an off-leash dog park
for our canine friends. Plenty of free parking will be available at the event site.
Entertainment by My Darling Fury, Lady Taij, Remy St Lacroix, Dr Robinson's Fiasco, Sen Barna, Manuex, Chelsea
Shorte, Goodnite Neverland, The Grey A, Phil Selz' Music, performances by the area's best Queens & Kings, and a
late night dance party featuring DJ JAI Syncere!
Sponsors, Vendors & Volunteer Opportunities Available!

Our work is made possible by the generosity and participation of
individuals and businesses in the community. Spread the word
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Saturday, Sep. 24 at 7 p.m.
Nationals Park
Gates open at 5 p.m.
More information at OperaInTheOutfield.org
Arrive early for pre-opera activities!

M&MS Ms. Brown
Photo Ops with Characters in Costume l Living Statue of Babe Ruth
Chances to Win Amazing Prizes from Tickets to Kennedy Center Performances to a Walk-on Role in
WNOs The Daughter of the Regiment!
Performances by local students l Kids Activities l The Warner Bros. cartoon Whats Opera, Doc?
And Much More!
Major support for WNO is provided by Jacqueline Badger Mars.
Additional supprt is provided by Michael F. and Nomi K. Neidorff and the Centene Charitable Foundation.
David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of WNO.
This event is presented in partnership with the Washington Nationals.
WNO acknowledges the longstanding generosity of Life Chairman Mrs. Eugene B. Casey.
WNOs Presenting Sponsor
Generous support for WNO Italian Opera is provided by Daniel and Gayle DAniello.
M&MS Opera in the Outfield is brought to you by the M&MS and
AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate Brands.
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M&MS Opera in the Outfield will take place rain or shine!
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Why pre-nups are not only

for the rich and famous
Debunking myths of
estate planning
By LAWRENCE S. JACOBS
This is the sixth in a series of seven articles to

help you understand what you do know, dont
know and should know about estate planning.
You dont have to be a Kardashian to

need a prenuptial agreement. Heres
why. Many of us enter into marriages after years of successful earning and asset
accumulation. Maybe you built a business. You may expect to inherit money.
Maybe youre really attached to the
beach house you owned before you two
met. Even though you may have been
together for years, disparities in wealth,
professional status, citizenship and age
can all create issues. A pre-nup is a means
for both of you to acknowledge what you
bring into the marriage and how what
was once yours alone will be treated if
you divorce or if one of you dies.
In the old days, unless you owned a
home together, it was fairly easy to dissolve a relationship that didnt work
out.One of you could just move out.Marriage changes everything.Now in order to
end your relationship, it will take a divorce
with all its risks and rules.(This is also a
potential issue for couples who have reg-
Couples should talk about asset planning

before walking down the aisle.
istered as D.C. Domestic Partners.)

Judges in divorce courts have great
power to do what they think is equitable
in terminating a marriage. They can divide up a couples assets in ways that they
believe is fair.A court can also force the
wealthier spouse to pay alimony to the
less well-off spouse. I realize that the concept of paying alimony is foreign to most
gay and lesbian people unless they have

been married previously. But it is a real
issue as some our marriages come to an
inevitable end.
Getting married also changes the estate
planning equation. If you are not married,
there are absolutely no requirements
about how much you might leave to your
partner. Once you are married, there are
significant restrictions that prevent you
from disinheriting your spouse. In general,
your spouse will be entitled to at least onethird of your assets when you die, whether
or not thats your actual plan.
Prenuptial agreements (and postnuptial agreements) are designed to provide
predictability when couples split up or
when one spouse dies.These agreements
are designed to make your own rules to
handle the three primary issues that Ive
just described: equitable distribution of
assets, the award of alimony and marital
share claims by a surviving spouse.Here
is how they can work for you:
1. You, as a couple, get to decide how
your assets would be divided if you ever
separated. Many agreements start with
the basic concept that whatever you
brought into the relationship you should
get to keep and the assets you both acquired jointly should be divided on a predetermined basis.
2. You not the court define the
amount of alimony to be paid in the event

of any separation, or whether alimony
will be limited or not paid at all.
3. If you have reasons to leave money
to someone other than your spouse
when you die, your spouse will agree to
that treatment in advance and not try to
get more later.
In the Washington area, many people
who dont think of themselves as rich
have acquired substantial assets through
years of federal government service,
such as large TSP accounts.They rely on
the existence of those accounts for their
eventual retirement. Losing half of that
balance in a divorce might be devastating. The old saying that an ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure is
the guiding principle of premarital planning.Its not unromantic. Its just sensible.
This column is not intended to provide
legal advice, but only general guidance
that may or may not be applicable to your
specific situation.
Larry Jacobs has helped hundreds of samesex couples and LGBT singles in the Washington area protect their assets and loved ones
through partnership planning. He is a partner
at McMillan Metro, P.C. and has practiced law
for 41 years. Learn more about his practice
at www.PartnerPlanning.com. This column is
not intended to provide legal advice, but only
general guidance that may or may not be applicable to your specific situation.
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Were just starting the fall real estate
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bump to real estate sales after the frenzied spring market and the summer doldrums. Buyers will see more inventory on
the market as sellers put their homes up
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Things are considerably quieter and
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However, since this is an election year,
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on the market and the buyer demographics. Realtors usually suggest that sellers
price their homes halfway between currently active comparable properties and
recently sold comparable properties.
Its important that you price your home
based on actual data, and not on what
you want to sell your home for.
Once you arrive at a price and put your
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2. Your home receives multiple showings, but no oers. This is a fairly clear
indicator that you have priced your home
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should follow the same advice as above
to act fast to lower your asking price (but
perhaps not as much as in situation no. 1)
and to advertise the new price.
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First oer, best oer. But if that rst oer
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establish the right price for your home.
is still not the right oer, then you should

adjust your price just a hair down and advertise the new price. But dont be a greedy
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Remember that the longer your home
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on market is for homes like yours in your
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position of following the market down by
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