NOVEMBER

11,

2016

VOLUME 47

ISSUE 46

AMERICAS LGBT NEWS SOURCE

Heres how President

Trump could undermine
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Trans woman murdered

in Richmond
Activists, police struggle
over reporting gender
identity of victim
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
The Virginia Anti-Violence Project,
a statewide LGBT advocacy group,
announced on Monday that a 30-yearold Richmond resident shot to death
on a street early Sunday morning was a
transgender woman of color.
Richmond police said the victim,
identied by friends and VAVP as Noony
Norwood, was found unconscious and
suering from gunshot wounds on
the 2700 block of Hull Street in South
Richmond about 1:14 a.m. Sunday, Nov.
6. Police said she was pronounced dead
the next day at a local hospital.
The New York City-based National
Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs said
Norwoods murder was the 23rd reported
killing of a transgender or gender nonconforming person in the U.S. that the
organization has responded to in 2016.
LGBT activists expressed concern
when Richmond police issued a news
release on Sunday describing Norwood
as a man dressed in womens clothes and
used a male rst name to identify her.
The press release prompted news media
outlets, including the Richmond Times
Dispatch, to also identify Norwood using
the male rst name.
Gene Lepley, communications director
for the Richmond Police Department, told
the Washington Blade on Monday that
Norwoods mother and family members
told detectives Norwood identied as a
male and they wanted police to refer to
Norwood as a male.
Weve always had a philosophy here
at our Major Crimes Unit that we work for
the victims family, Lepley said. We meet
with them so that is our focus. And with
that said, the family would like him to be
identied as a male.
Stacie Vecchietti, executive director
of the Virginia Anti-Violence Project,
couldnt immediately be reached for
comment on the assertion by police that
family members said Norwood should be
identied as a man.
But in its statement released on Nov.
7, VAVP says people who knew Norwood
knew her as an out transgender woman.
VAVP is deeply saddened to hear
of another homicide of someone who
identies within the lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender and queer communities,

DARRIN GLYMPH
PHOTO COURTESY OF GLYMPH

NOONY NORWOOD was found shot to death

on Sunday.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK

the VAVP statement says.

VAVP hopes that throughout the
investigative process, the media, police, and
the public at-large respect Noonys identity
and maintain a level of decorum and
understanding when interacting with her
family and other individuals who identify
within transgender and non-conforming
communities, the statement says.
Among those who have conrmed
that Norwood identied as a trans
woman is Zakia McKensey, a longtime
friend of Norwoods and the founder and
executive director of Nationz Foundation,
an LGBT supportive social services group
in Richmond.
Noonys energy always brightened the
room, McKensey said in the statement
released by VAVP. She cared about her
community and always lifted up and
supported her friends and family.
McKensey told the Blade that Norwood
lived her life exclusively as a woman for
at least the past four years and that her
mother and family members were aware
of this. According to McKensey, Norwood
lived with her mother in recent years.
Others who knew Norwood pointed to
her personal Facebook page in which she
clearly identies as a woman and which
includes photos of her as a woman.
Richmond Police on Monday released a
photo of a person of interest in the case who
they say was present near the site of the
shooting and may have information to help
investigators identify a suspect in the case.
A police statement calls on the public
to help police identify the person in the
photo, which was obtained from a video
surveillance camera. It describes the
person of interest as a black male between
30 and 40 years old and weighing about
290 pounds.
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Comings & Goings

Glymph to chair Alston Foundation board
By PETER ROSENSTEIN
The Comings & Goings column is about sharing the professional successes of our community. We want to recognize those landing new jobs, new clients for their business, joining
boards of organizations and other achievements. Please share your successes with us at
comingsandgoings@washblade.com

Congratulations to Darrin Glymph who has been named the chair of the board
of directors at the Wanda Alston Foundation. Glymph succeeds Chris Hartmann,
who remains a member of the board.The Wanda Alston Foundation is dedicated
to ensuring that LGBTQ youth have access to services that improve their overall
quality of life through advocacy and programming. The foundation advocates for
increased resources for youth while providing programs including: housing, life
skills training, linkages to other social services, and capacity building assistance
for other community allies.
The Wanda Alston Foundation opened its doors in 2008 as the only housing
program in Washington solely dedicated to oering pre-independent transitional
living and support services to homeless or at-risk LGBT youth ages 16-24 in
all eight wards. Thanks to the Foundations donors and benefactors, scores
of youths have passed through its doors before going on to nd permanent
housing.
Wanda Alston Foundation Executive Director June Crenshaw said, Darrin is
a mover and a shaker with a deep passion for LGBTQ homeless youth and the
work of the Wanda Alston Foundation.We are excited to welcome him to the
board. We know his vision, his phenomenal energy and his expertise in so many
areas will be extremely valuable as the Wanda Alston Foundation continues to
grow and expand both our organization and the work we do.
A friend and associate of the late Wanda Alston, for whom the foundation is
named, Glymph worked with her when she served as Mayor Anthony Williams
Special Assistant for LGBT Aairs to build public support for a transitional
housing residence for LGBTQ homeless youth.
Glymph said, I am very proud to join the board and lead the important eorts
of the Wanda Alston Foundation.Wanda always thought about our community
and what she could do to help, to change it, to make it better, especially for our
LGBTQ youth.I am honored to be a part of her legacy and continuing her work.
Glymph has been active in theLGBT community for many years lending his
legal expertise and leadership to a myriad of issues concerning the community.
He has served as an ocer of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club and has been
honored by DC Black Pride.Glymph is partner and head of the Public Finance
teamin the D.C. oce of Orrick, Herrington & Sutclie LLP.He is a member of
the District of Columbia and Virginia Bars and attended Williams College and
Tulane University School of Law. For more information on the foundation and
how you can help, go to wandaalstonfoundation.org.

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D.C. election night party turns somber

LGBT event drew
hundreds of stunned
Clinton supporters
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
More than 600 people who packed the
D.C. gay nightclub Town Danceboutique
on Tuesday night for a planned election
celebration grew progressively glum as
the election returns projected on giant
video screens showed Donald Trump
leading Hillary Clinton.
The event, which was organized by the
Human Rights Campaign and the Gay
and Lesbian Victory Fund, drew a crowd
overwhelmingly supportive of Clinton
and Democratic candidates for the U.S.
House and Senate.
Many appeared visibly shaken as CNN
and MSNBC reporters and commentators
announced that Trump had won or was
ahead in several key battleground states that
could decide the outcome of the election.
Im very concerned that things are

Hundreds of Hillary Clinton supporters lled Town on Tuesday night, only to leave shocked
and disappointed.
WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY

not going quite the way that my side of

the aisle thought they were going to go,
said D.C. resident Brett Freeman minutes
after it was announced that Trump won
the state of Florida.
My thought a week ago was that strong
heads would win out and it seems like
most of the country is voting based on
their heart, which Im not sure is actually
healthy, he said. But it is what it is.

Kevin DeMill, another D.C. resident,

called the unfolding election returns
pretty jarring and said he was deeply
troubled over the enormity of what was
happening and how it would be viewed
Wednesday morning.
Those attending the event, who
packed the clubs lower and upper oors,
cheered loudly each time the TV reporters
announced Clinton had won a state and

LGBT allies win D.C. races

Vince Gray returns

to City Council

By LOU CHIBBARO JR.

lchibbaro@washblade.com
Nine of 10 LGBT allies, including former D.C.
Mayor Vincent Gray, won their races for seats
on the City Council and the D.C. State Board of
Education on Tuesday, ensuring that the city
government will continue its strong support
for LGBT rights.
Among those winning their races was State
Board of Education President Jack Jacobson,
the citys highest-ranking openly gay elected
ocial. Jacobson ran unopposed in his bid for
re-election to the Ward 2 school board seat.
Another out gay candidate, Libertarian
Party activist Martin Moulton, lost his race
for the citys congressional delegate seat held
by longtime LGBT rights supporter Eleanor
Holmes Norton by a lopsided margin.
Moulton received 17,272 votes (6 percent)
compared to 244,711 votes (85 percent)
received by Norton.
But Moultons vote total was more than
the combined D.C. vote totals of Republican
presidential candidate Donald Trump and
Libertarian presidential contender Gary
Johnson.
Trump received 11,553 votes (4 percent);
Johnson received 4,501 votes (1.57 percent).
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary
Clinton received 260,223 votes (90.54 percent)

in D.C., giving her the Districts three electoral

votes in her unsuccessful race for U.S.
president.
An advisory referendum on the citys
election ballot asking residents if they support
a proposal to petition Congress in 2017 to
approve D.C. as the nations 51st state won
by a lopsided margin of 79.2 percent. The
referendum received strong support from
LGBT activists.
With Republicans retaining their full control
of Congress in Tuesdays election, nearly all
political observers believe a D.C. statehood
petition would be dead on arrival in Congress
next year.
Gray, who LGBT activists consider one of
the citys most LGBT supportive politicians,
won his race for the Ward 7 D.C. Council
seat he held before becoming mayor with
83.8 percent of the vote. He ran against
independent candidates Gary Butler and
Christian Carter, who received 7.1 percent and
5.5 percent respectively.
Council members David Grosso (I-At-Large)
and Robert White (D-At-Large), both strong
supporters of the LGBT community, won their
races for the two at-large Council seats up for
grabs this year in a six-candidate race. White
came in rst place with 37.9 percent of the
vote. Grosso came in second place with 17.8
percent of the vote.
Statehood Green Party candidate G.
Lee Aikin, a longtime supporter of LGBT
rights, received 4.8 percent of the vote.
Republican Carolina Celnik, who received the

endorsement of D.C. Log Cabin Republicans,

received 4.6 percent.
Under D.C.s election law the candidates
with the highest two vote counts are declared
the winners of the two at-large seats.
Council members Jack Evans (D-Ward 2)
and Brandon Todd (D-Ward 4) ran unopposed
in their respective re-election bids. Both are
strong supporters of LGBT rights.
Political newcomer Trayon White, who
defeated incumbent Ward 8 Council member
LaRuby May in the Democratic primary in
June, ran unopposed for the seat in Tuesdays
general election. White expressed general
support for LGBT-related issues in his
responses to a candidate questionnaire from
the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance.
In the at-large State Board of Education
contest, pro-LGBT incumbent Mary Lord lost
her bid for re-election to challenger Ashley
Carter in a three-candidate race in what was
considered an upset victory for Carter.
Carter received 32.4 percent of the vote
compared to 28.8 percent received by Lord.
Challenger Tony Donaldson Jr. received 16.2
percent of the vote.
Ward 7 Board of Education incumbent Karen
Williams, who received the endorsement of
the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, won reelection on Tuesday in a three-candidate race
with 42.3 percent of the vote.
In the Ward 8 school board race, political
newcomer Marcus Batchelor, who was
considered the underdog, beat incumbent
Tierra Jolly and fellow challenger Shakira

booed loudly when Trump won a state.

The somber atmosphere at the event
was oset to some degree when Victory
Fund ocials announced that LGBT
candidates had won election to seats in
the legislatures of several states.
Earlier in the evening, before Trump
began winning more states than Clinton,
HRCs Senior Vice President for Programs,
Research and Training, Mary Beth
Maxwell, told the gathering about HRC
and the Victory Funds eorts to elect
LGBT supportive candidates throughout
the country.
This year, there are an estimated 10
million LGBTQ voters in the United States,
Maxwell said. In key battleground states
like Florida, Nevada, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania and New Hampshire,
the number of potential LGBTQ voters
exceeds the states margin of victory in
the 2012 national election, she said.
Although the network news broadcasts
discussed exit poll data on how various
demographic groups voted such as
African Americans, Latinos and women,
they did not report on exit poll data for
LGBT voters.

Hemphill with 31 percent of the vote. Jolly

and Hemphill received 29.4 percent and 28.3
percent respectively.
Batchelor, who was endorsed by the Stein
Club, expressed strong support for LGBT
issues, including LGBT inclusive sex education
instruction for the citys public schools.

24 gay ANC
candidates win races

Twenty-four of 30 openly gay or

lesbian candidates running for Advisory
Neighborhood Commission seats that were
known to the Washington Blade won their
races on Tuesday.
Fifteen of the 30 known gay or lesbian
candidates ran unopposed. Among those
who had an opponent, 10 won and ve lost
their races.
Among the winners who faced an opponent
were lesbian photographer Sharon Farmer,
who beat an incumbent for the ANC 1A07
seat in Ward 1. Others who won races against
opponents were Randy Downs, 2B05; Scott
Davies, 2B06; Jason Forman, 2F01; and Alex
Graham, 2F03.
Graham defeated incumbent gay candidate
Pepin Andrew Tuma for the 2F03 seat by a
margin of 41 percent to 36.4 percent.
In the hotly contested race for the ANC 6D05
seat, which includes the rapidly developing
Buzzards Point neighborhood in Southwest
D.C., gay incumbent Roger Moatt beat three
challengers by garnering 37 percent of the vote.

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Van Hollen defeats Szeliga in Md. Senate race

Comstock holds
onto seat in Virginia
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
Maryland Congressman Chris Van
Hollen on Tuesday defeated House
Minority Whip Kathy Szeliga (R-Baltimore
and Harford Counties) in the race to
succeed U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)
Van Hollen defeated Szeliga by a 60-37
percent margin.
Van Hollen specically mentioned the
LGBT movement in his victory speech
that he gave at the Tommy Douglas
Conference Center.
I want to thank you for making me
your partner in change in the United
States Senate, he said.
Van Hollen is a co-sponsor of the
Equality Act, which would add sexual
orientation and gender identity to federal
civil rights law.
He told the Blade in February that
advancing LGBT-specic issues was a priority
of mine when he served in the Maryland
General Assembly from 1991-2003.
He was among the members of the
Maryland Senate who led the eort
in support of a 2001 bill that banned
discrimination
based
on
sexual
orientation in Maryland. Van Hollen
also donated more than $20,000 to the
campaign that urged voters to support
the states 2012 same-sex marriage law.
Maryland state Sen. Jamie Raskin
(D-Montgomery County) on Tuesday
defeated Republican Dan Cox in the race
to succeed Congressman Chris Van Hollen.
Raskin defeated Cox by a 59-36 percent
margin in the states 8th congressional district.
Honored beyond words and ecstatic
to be elected your next congressman,
tweeted Raskin.
In the states 4th congressional
district, former Lieutenant Gov. Anthony
Brown easily defeated Republican
George McDermott in the race to
succeed
outgoing
Congresswoman
Donna Edwards. House Minority Whip
Steny Hoyer and Congressmen Elijah
Cummings, John Delaney, John Sarbanes,
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Andy
Harris also won re-election.
In Virginia, Rep. Barbara Comstock was
re-elected to represent the states 10th
congressional district.
Comstock defeated Democrat LuAnn
Bennett by a 53-46 percent margin.
Tonights (results are) not the one
we were looking for, Bennett told her
supporters who gathered at the State
Theatre in Falls Church to await the
election results.
Voters in the 10th congressional district
in 2014 elected Comstock to succeed

U.S. Rep. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN (D-Md.) will

succeed U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) in
the U.S. Senate.

Rep. BARBARA COMSTOCK won re-election

in Virginia.

WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY

then-Congressman Frank Wolf.

No one could ever replace Frank Wolf,
but Barbara Comstock has proven yet
again to be quite the worthy successor,
said John Whitbeck, chair of the Republican
Party of Virginia, in a statement.
Susan Swecker, chair of the Democratic
Party of Virginia, applauded Bennett for
a truly hard-fought race.
LuAnn brought everything to the table:
A penchant for public service, a strong
business record, and pragmatic solutions
to the problems that face Northern

State Sen. JAMIE RASKIN (D-Montgomery

County) will succeed Congressman Chris Van
Hollen in the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY

Virginia, I am condent that her role as

a community leader wont stop here,
said Swecker. I know she will continue to
ght for working families in whatever she
pursues next.
Comstock as a member of the Virginia
House of Delegates voted in favor of a
2012 bill that allows private adoption
and foster care agencies to reject
prospective parents based on their
religious or moral beliefs. She supported
gay Richmond Circuit Court Judge Tracy
Thorne-Beglands nomination and voted
for a 2013 bill that sought to strengthen

Linda Mah dies at 55

Linda Mah (nee McAllister) died with her wife, Sarlea Anita Mah,
by her side on Oct. 29. She was 55 and died of cancer, according to
her friend, Cheryl Head.
Mah was born Oct. 7, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York and was a
long-time Washington resident, having lived here since 1995.
Mah was the owner and operator of lesbian bar Lace in the
Brookland/Woodbridge area of Ward 5 where she also lived. It was
the rst woman-owned, lesbian lounge and restaurant in D.C. to
secure a safe space for women of all ages, races and ethnicities for
socializing, dining and dancing. It was open from 2008-2013.
Mah promoted the stabilization of the Rhode Island Ave., N.E.
business corridor and supported the work of LGBT organizations
such as the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, D.C. Black Pride, the
Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and the D.C.
Center.
She graduated from Our Lady of the Lake University in San
Antonio, Texas and earned a graduate degree from Howard
University. She was a licensed clinical social worker and supervisory
social worker for the District of Columbia Department of Child and
Family Services. She was a member of the Unity of Washington,
D.C. Church.
A service is planned for Saturday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. at Unity (1225
R St., N.W.). Rev. Sylvia E. Sumter will ociate. All are welcome.
Flowers and condolences may be sent to McGuire Funeral Service,
7400 Georgia Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20012.
JOEY DIGUGLIELMO

schools anti-bullying policies.

State Sen. A. Donald McEachin
(D-Henrico County), who has introduced
a number of pro-LGBT bills in the Virginia
General Assembly, on Tuesday defeated
Henrico County Sheri Mike Wide in the
4th congressional district.
I want to thank the voters for their
condence in me, said McEachin in a
statement. I go to Washington to serve
them whether they supported me or not.
Local Virginia Congressmen Don Beyer
and Gerry Connolly easily won re-election.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Trump stuns in triumph over Clinton

Implications for LGBT rights
could be dire
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
To the shock of political observers and
LGBT rights supporters who expected his
defeat, Donald Trump claimed a surprise
victory Tuesday night against Hillary
Clinton in his bid for the White House.
The potential for a Trump victory
became clear after he pulled o wins in
the battleground states of North Carolina,
New Hampshire, Ohio and Florida.
Surprise victories in the traditional blue
states Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, as
well as apparent wins in Michigan and
Arizona not immediately called, cemented
his victory. Despite his Electoral College
victory, Clinton was slightly ahead in the
popular vote.
Speaking to supporters in New York City,
Trump said Clinton called him to concede
the election and he congratulated her on
a very, very hard-fought campaign.
Now its time for America to bind
the wounds of division, who have to get
together, to all Republicans and Democrats
and independents across this nation, I say
it is time for us to come together as one,
united people, Trump said.
Trumps victory could place in
jeopardy the advances on LGBT rights
seen during eight years of the Obama
administration, many of which were
accomplished as a result of executive
action that Trump could undo. Also
threatening LGBT rights is continued
Republican control of both chambers
of Congress, which will now have an
unimpeded path to pass anti-LGBT
legislation with no Democrat in the White
House.
Rea Carey, executive director of the
National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund,
said in a statement many people in
the United States and worldwide will
be shocked, disappointed and frankly
frightened by the election of Donald
Trump.
His remarks over the course of the
campaign including his sexist, racist, and
xenophobic comments, as well as his
mocking of people with disabilities and
his dehumanization of Muslims leave
many of us deeply disturbed, Carey said.
Make no mistake about it, this will also
give us a roadmap for fair-minded, moral,
compassionate people to come together
like never before and ght. It will take
longer, it will be harder, but rest assured
that united and working in partnership
with people of good conscience, we will
get there,
Despite his campaign being criticized

DONALD TRUMP won a surprise victory on Tuesday.

for its racist appeals, Trump developed a

reputation for largelyavoidingopposition
to LGBT rights. Unlike many of his
16 competitors for the Republican
presidential
nomination,
Trump
refused to endorse a U.S. constitutional
amendment against the Supreme Courts
marriage decision. When Sen. Ted Cruz
(R-Texas) ahead of the Indiana primary
stoked fears oftransgender people using
the restroom, Trump stayed away from
that line of messaging.
In the week before the election, Trump
at a Colorado rally unfurled and waved an
upside-down rainbow Pride ag bearing
LGBTs for Trump, although he never
backed up that action with any explicit
commitment to LGBT rights.
For abstaining from explicit LGBT
attacks over the course of his campaign,

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Trumps
(admittedly
few)
LGBT
supporters dubbed him the most proLGBT Republican presidential nominee in
history.
The Log Cabin Republicans, which
had withheld its endorsement of Trump,
congratulated the president-elect in a
statement upon news of his victory.
Mr. Trumps unprecedented and
repeated overtures to the LGBTQ
community were invariably lauded by
our organization, and we look forward
to seeing those words turn to action in
a Trump administration, the statement
says. We likewise stand rm in our
unwavering commitment to working with
our countrys president-elect to ensure
the historic advances in LGBT freedom
we have fought for and secured will
continue.

But Trump, in addition to cultivating

relationships with social conservative
leaders known for their opposition to
LGBT rights, pledged to appoint to the
Supreme Court justices in the mold of
the late U.S. Associate Justice Antonin
Scalia. The candidate endorsed federal
religious freedom legislation known as
the First Amendment Defense Act, said
hes with the state on North Carolinas
HB2 law and threatened to roll back the
Obama administrations executive action
on behalf of LGBT people.
In a February 2016 interview with the
Christian Broadcasting Networks David
Brody, Trump urged social conservatives
to trust him to oppose same-sex marriage,
calling the Supreme Court decision in
favor of gay nuptials shocking.
I was very much in favor of having the
court rule that it goes to states, and let
the states decide, Trump said. And that
was a shocking decision for you and for
me and for a lot of other people, but I was
very much in favor of letting the states
decide and thats the way it looked it was
going and then all of a sudden out of
nowhere came this very massive decision
and they took it away. But I was always
in favor of states rights; states deciding.
Chad Grin, president of the Human
Rights Campaign, called upon Trump in
a statement to cast aside the divisiveness
of his campaign and choose a dierent
path for his presidency,
Over the last 18 months, Donald
Trump and Mike Pence have intentionally
sowed fear and division for cynical
political purposes. They now face a
decision about whether they will also
govern that way. We hope, for the sake of
our nation and our diverse community
which includes women, people of color,
those with disabilities, immigrants, and
people of all faiths and traditions they
will choose a dierent path.
Kate Kendell, executive director of
the National Center for Lesbian Rights,
echoed others in the LGBT movement.
By a slim margin, this nation has
elected a demagogue who tracked
in bigotry, stoked racist hatred and
normalized misogyny, she said in a
statement. The election of Donald Trump
as president threatens basic principles
of human dignity and justice. Many of
our most cherished valuesinclusion,
honoring dierence, embracing equality,
dismantling oppressive systemsare in
jeopardy, but we will not be deterred.
Clinton and Trump were granted the
same opportunity to participate in an
interview with the Washington Blade, but
Trump, unlike Clinton, never delivered
responses after being sent questions
even though his campaign said he would
answer them.
Inauguration Day is Jan. 20.

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Brown becomes rst openly

LGBT elected governor
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown made history Tuesday night becoming the rst openly
LGBT person to win election as governor in the United States.
The Associated Press declared Brown the winner of the gubernatorial race against
Republican challenger Bud Pierce at 11:44 p.m. Eastern Time after polls closed at 11
p.m. in Oregon, which conducts elections entirely on a vote-by-mail basis. With 71
percent of precincts reporting, Brown was estimated to have won 51 percent of the
vote compared to the 44 percent won by Pierce.
Brown, whos bisexual, has been already been serving as governor for more than
a year, but until now wasnt elected to the position. Previously Oregon secretary of
state, Brown was next in line to become governor after her predecessor, former Gov.
John Kitzhaber, resigned in scandal.
In an interview with the Washington Blade last month, Brown said the signicance
of being the rst openly LGBT person elected as governor and the rst bisexual
person elected to that level position is increased visibility for the LGBT community
because you cant be what you cant see.
If I can be a role model for one young person that decides that their life is worth
living because theres someone like them in the world, its worth it, Brown said.
(The rst openly LGBT governor was former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, but
he came out as gay in 2004 after he was elected and amid scandal prior to resigning.
Former Rep. Michael Michaud sought to become the rst openly gay person elected
as governor in 2014, but he lost in a three-way race against Maine Gov. Paul LePage,
who won re-election, and independent candidate Eliot Cutler.)
During her tenure as governor, Brown signed into a law a measure barring the
widely discredited practice of ex-gay conversion therapy for minors in her state.
Oregon is among ve states and D.C. prohibiting the practice for minors.
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One bright spot is that each of the incumbent openly LGB member of Congress
Reps. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), Mark Takano (D-Calif.), David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Jared Polis
(D-Colo.), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) all won reelection in their respective districts.
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In a close contest, North Carolina Gov. PAT MCCRORY (R-N.C.). appeared to lose his bid for
re-election.

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LGBT congressional candidates come up short

Non-incumbent openly LGBT candidates seeking election to Congress came up short
on Tuesday, failing across the board in their bids for seats regardless of party in an
election day favorable to Donald Trump and Republicans.
The LGBT candidate seen to have the greatest chance of winning was lesbian
Democratic candidate Angie Craig, a business executive seeking election to Minnesotas
2nd congressional district, but she lost to Republican Jason Lewis by margin of 47
percent to 45 percent.
Angie was among the candidates endorsed by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund,
which only supports candidate that have a reasonable chance of winning oce. Other
non-incumbent candidates the organization supported for U.S. House seats Brady
Walkinshaw, Matt Heinz, Denise Juneau, Bao Nguyen also came up short.
In Washington States 7th congressional district, Walkinshaw, a member of the
Washington State House, lost to fellow Democrat and State Sen. Pramila Jayapal, wholl
become the rst South Asian woman elected to Congress. Jayapal captured 57 percent
compared to Walkinshaws 43 percent.
In Arizonas 2nd congressional district, Heinz, a physician, lost to incumbent Rep.
Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent. In the race for the atlarge seat in Montana, Juneau lost to incumbent Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) by a margin
of 57 percent to 40 percent. In Californias 46th congressional district, Nguyen lost to
fellow Democrat former State Sen. Lou Correa by a margin of 70 percent to 30 percent.
Also endorsed by the Victory Fund was gay Lexington Mayor Jim Gray, who came up
short in his bid to oust U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). Gray lost the race by a margin of 57
percent to 43 percent.
The two openly transgender congressional candidates Misty Snow, who was running
for a U.S. Senate seat in Utah, and Misty Plowright, who was running in Colorados 5th
congressional district also came up short in their bids for Congress.
Belonging to the Republican Party didnt help openly gay congressional candidates
seeking oce. In Arizonas 1st congressional district, gay Republican and Pinal County
Sheri Paul Babeu lost to Tom OHalleran, by a margin of 53 percent to 47 percent. In
Connecticuts 5th congressional district, gay Republican Clay Cope lost to incumbent Rep.
Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) in the Democratic district by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent.

McCrory appears to lose in N.C.

Dogged by the continuing economic harm to North Carolina as a result of an antiLGBT measure he signed into law, Gov. Pat McCrory appears to have lost his bid for
re-election on Tuesday.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Roy Cooper, whos pledged to repeal House Bill 2, claimed
victory in the race over McCrory, although the incumbent Republican has yet to concede.
This has been an extremely hard fought race, but the people of North Carolina have
spoken and they have chosen a change in leadership, Cooper said. We are condent
once the results are certied we will conrm tonights victory.
As of early Tuesday, Cooper had a lead in the race by 5,000 votes with 100 percent of
precincts reporting.
Signed by McCrory after a single day of consideration by the state legislature, House
Bill 2 bars cities from enacting pro-LGBT non-discrimination ordinances, reversing one
recently enacted in Charlotte, and prohibits transgender people from using bathrooms
in schools and government buildings consistent with their gender identity.
The enactment of House Bill 2 enraged LGBT advocates and business leaders alike.
More than 200 businesses signed a letter calling for repeal of the law. Many businesses,
including PayPal, went so far as to cancel plans for expansion in the state.
Meanwhile, performers such as Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Cirque du Soleil
nixed planned events in the state. The National Basketball Association cancelled the
All-Star Game in Charlotte over the law and collegiate sports organizations, including
the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Atlantic Coast Conference, relocated
tournaments previously scheduled in North Carolina.
According to Forbes magazine, the enactment of HB2 cost the state an estimated
$750 million in business revenue. Although McCrory, a Republican, was initially heavily
favored to win re-election in the red state early in the year, Cooper became the favorite
after the economic harm of HB2 became clear.
Cooper has said hed repeal HB2 and supports LGBT non-discrimination laws in his
state. Its wasnt immediately clear based on election results whether hed be able to
accomplish either of those objectives.
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Windsor honored
Clinton cited her
as role model

LGBT activists abroad fear the U.S. will

now export hate instead of equality
under a DONALD TRUMP administration.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY

LGBT activists abroad devastated by Trump win

Donald Trumps election as the countrys next president has sparked sadness, concern and anger among LGBT rights
advocates around the world.
We are devastated by this, said Matt Beard, executive director of All Out, a global LGBT advocacy group. It is an utterly
shameful result.
An activist from the West African country of Liberia with whom the Washington Blade spoke shortly after Hillary Clinton
conceded to Trump said the LGBT community in his country is very shocked. Douglas Elliott said from Toronto that Trumps
election results remind him and other Torontonians of former Mayor Rob Ford who was, among other things, recorded
smoking crack cocaine while in oce.
We still cringe, said Elliott.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among the world leaders who have congratulated Trump.
Canada has no closer friend, partner and ally than the United States, said Trudeau in a statement. We look forward to
working very closely with President-elect Trump, his administration and with the united Congress in the years ahead; including
on issues such as trade, investment and international peace and security.
The Kremlin in a statement said Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes to work together with Trump to lift RussianU.S. relations out of the current crisis, resolve issues on the international agenda [and] look for eective responses to global
security challenges.
Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto said his country and the U.S. will continue to strengthen their ties of cooperation and
mutual respect, even though Trump has said he will build a border wall for which the Mexican government would pay. Marine
Le Pin, leader of Frances far-right National Front, also congratulated Trump.
Congratulations to the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, and to the American people, she said on Twitter.
Sheherezade Kara, an activist who describes herself as a queer woman of mixed heritage, told the Blade that Hillary
Clinton was far from the ideal candidate. She nevertheless expressed shock that Trump will become the next U.S. president.
Its truly chilling, when the world is already so unsafe for so many of us, that the racists, the misogynists and the bigots can
stand up a little taller, a little prouder and surer that the system is rmly behind them, said Kara.
Activists in the Middle East and elsewhere with whom the Blade has previously spoken have sharply criticized Trump over
his calls to temporarily ban Muslims from entering the U.S. Kara on Wednesday said the U.S. has joined the growing club of
divisive, nationalist forces worldwide.
I will be looking over my shoulder as I make my way in the world, she told the Blade.
LGBT people in the U.K. with whom the Blade spoke on Wednesday compared Trumps surprise election to the results of the
so-called Brexit referendum in which voters supported the country leaving the European Union.
Im stunned, said Louise, a bisexual woman who lives in London. My immediate reaction was just sheer horror and terror.
Marc Brammer, who also lives in London, told the Blade he is really worried about the consequences of Tuesdays election
for his friends and family in Pennsylvania and other states.
Its going to be a long four years, he said.
President Obama in 2011 directed agencies that implement U.S. foreign policy to promote LGBT rights. He made the
announcement on the same day that Clinton delivered her landmark gay rights are human rights speech in Geneva.
It remains unclear whether LGBT rights will remain a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy under a Trump administration.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who could become the next secretary of state, and Trump himself have previously
said the so-called Islamic State and other Islamic extremist groups pose a threat to LGBT people. Vice President-elect Mike
Pence opposed U.S. eorts to promote gay rights abroad when he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Internationally it is of the utmost importance that a Trump administration stays actively involved in furthering the rights
of LGBTI people, said Boris Dittrich, advocacy director of Human Rights Watchs LGBT Rights Program who is based in Berlin.
Other activists were far less hopeful.
Im afraid U.S. foreign policy will turn from exporting equality to exporting hate, Mariano Ruiz of the International Day
Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia told the Blade on Wednesday from the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires.
Wilson Castaeda, director of Colombia Armativo, a Colombian LGBT advocacy group, described Trump to the Blade as a
bellicose president who won because of hate speech and vengeance. He also noted Tuesdays election took place months
after the Brexit vote and the impeachment of then-Brazilian President Dilma Rousse.
Democracy has ended and with it the guarantee of rights of historically marginalized groups, said Castaeda.
Colombian voters last month narrowly rejected a peace deal that seeks to end Latin Americas longest-running war.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Maximilian Sycamore contributed to this article.

In the aftermath of Hillary Clinton

identifying Edith Windsorin an interview with
the Washington Bladeas a personal LGBT role
model, the octogenarian lesbian who took
down the Defense of Marriage Actsaid shes
so honored to receive the distinction and the
feeling is mutual.
In an open letter posted Sunday on
Medium, Windsor, 87, lauds the entirety
of Clintons career, drawing particular
attention to the 1969 commencement
speech the presidential candidatedelivered
at Wellesley College.
From her earliest days as the rst
ever student Commencement Speaker at
Wellesley College in 1969, to her time as
our nations Secretary of State, Hillary was
a natural leader, pushing her generation to
make the kind of transformational change
that todays millennials are demanding.
You can listen to her speech yourself on the
internet, Windsor writes. Its incredible that
someone so young could be so wise beyond
her years.
In an exclusive interview with the
Blade, Clinton identied as a personal
LGBT role model Windsor, whose lawsuit
against DOMA led to the 2013 U.S.
Supreme Court decision against the antigay law. Clinton called Windsor smart,
feisty and very brave.
She came of age at a time when many
LGBT people felt they couldnt live openly
but she had the courage to stand up for her
marriage in such a bold, public way and the
faith to believe that justice would ultimately
prevail, Clinton said.
Taking note ofeach of the adjectives Clinton
used to describe her, Windsor saysthe person
those words best describe is Hillary herself.
Feisty? Again, Hillary has demonstrated
that quality hands down, Windsor writes.
When it comes to defending the interests
of children, no one has been feistier or more
determined. She has spoken out against the
bullying of LGBT kids, will prohibit conversion
therapy nationwide, and has worked to make
it easier for LGBT couples to adopt.
Concluding her open letter, Windsorurged
Americans to please, please, please vote for
Clinton.
In only a few days, this great nation
which allowed me to win my case before
the United States Supreme Court will
elect its next President, Windsor wrote. We
must defeat Trump and his homophobic
vice presidential candidate, Mike Pence. To
borrow Hillarys own words from that 1969
commencement speech, we really dont have
time for fear. Not now. Now is the time for
action. Now is the time to vote. Every single
one of us. Now.
Of course, Trump went on to win the election
on Tuesday. Clinton conceded in an emotional
speech to supporters on Wednesday.
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State advocates reect on rift over bathroom protections

Pa. called unique
circumstance because
of GOP legislature
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
In the aftermath of a Buzzfeed report
on a rift in the LGBT movement over
whether bathroom protections in
LGBT non-discrimination laws should
be sacriced in favor of incremental
progress, state LGBT groups charged
with making progress on the ground are
generally taking a nuanced view.
The heads of advocacy groups in
states that have yet to achieve LGBT nondiscrimination protections, but may be
on the cusp of winning them, said the
situation in Pennsylvania that served
as the focus of the Buzzfeed article
was unique, and despite views of LGBT
advocates at the national level who either
embrace or reject incrementalism, each
state should have its own approach.
Abby
Jensen,
an
Arizona-based
transgender activist and board member
of Equality Arizona, said LGBT movement
leaders
can
seek
comprehensive
protections in non-discrimination laws
and be open to incremental change at the
same time.
Our position is that we believe that
comprehensive protections for all LGBTQ
people in employment and housing and
public accommodations is what our
community needs and what we should
be ghting for, Jensen said. At the same
time, political realities are such that if
achieving passage of bills in all three
areas is impossible, then we are willing
to consider the political realities at that
point and whether obtaining housing and
employment protections alone is possible.
Interviewing
LGBT
advocates
at
national organizations, Buzzfeed found
a split in views on advancing state nondiscrimination protections along the lines
of the rift over the Employment NonDiscrimination Act in 2007 over transgender
protections or in 2014over the appropriate
scope of the religious exemption.
The Gill Foundation and groups that
receive its grants, including Freedom
for All Americans and the National
Center
for
Transgender
Equality,
reportedly argued that leaving out
public accommodations may in some
situations be the only way to make
progress, but others like the American
Civil Liberties Union, the Human Rights
Campaign and Lambda Legalinsisted on
a comprehensive approach.
Ted Martin, executive director of Equality
Pennsylvania, said the Republicancontrolled legislature presented him with
a unique circumstance of proceeding

State groups are generally taking a nuanced

approach on whether compromise over
LGBT bathroom protections is acceptable.

with a LGBT civil rights measure that

covered employment and housing, but
not public accommodations.
Although
Equality
Pennsylvania
had been seeking and supports
a comprehensive bill, Martin said
Pennsylvaniaadvocates agreed to accept
the proposal after extensive and indepth conversations with people around
the state that included discussions with
transgender advocates.
The feedback that we really got was
that they would prefer to have protections
at work and housing as opposed to
nothing at all, and not everyone agreed
with that, Martin said. It was certainly
not the ideal approach, but the majority
of people that we talked to did. Frankly,
the reality is that we have to work here in
Pennsylvania with the legislature that we
now have. The fact of that matter is that
it now is controlled by Republicans. It is
going to be controlled by Republicans for
a while, and I think that there was no real
chance to change that position.
Although the compromise measure did
move out of committee,marking the rst
time an LGBT bill saw any movement in
the Pennsylvania Legislature, the bill now
appears deadafter lawmakers adjourned
at the end of the session.
Martin said in the aftermath of the
progress of the bil and the controversy
ignited over the Buzzfeed report Equality
Pennsylvania in the future will push for a
comprehensive bill, but he cant totally say
what the legislature is going to do.
I can certainly say that Equality
Pennsylvania will always be pushing for
a comprehensive bill, I can absolutely
say that that will be what were looking
for, Martin said. I think we have to be
willing to talk, I think we always have to
be willing to look at these conversations
because of the environment in which
we operate here in Harrisburg, which
obviously is dierent from every other
state capitol, which obviously is dierent

from Washington, D.C.

Other state LGBT advocates pushing to
achieve statewide prohibitions on antiLGBT discrimination say theyre insisting
on a comprehensive approach.
Christoper Sgro, executive director of
Equality North Carolina, said, the story behind
the Buzzfeed article was probably a unique
situation and he cant imagine a proposal
that would leave out public accommodations
after thecontroversy in the state over House
Bill 2, which barred transgender people
from using the restrooms in schools and
government buildings consistent with their
gender identity.
Winning
public
accommodations
protections is the hardest win, and in
some ways its the most crucial win,
and that means that we have to be
making sure that as were working wth
legislators and our key allies and they
understand what our priorities are, that
they understand winning comprehensive
non-discrimination protections is the only
way to truly end the harm and violence
that could potentially come to the LGBT
community without them, Sgro said.
Stephanie White, executive director of
Equality Michigan, said LGBT advocates
in Michigan are seeking a comprehensive
amendment to the Eliot-Larsen Civil
Rights Act after they withdrew support
for a controversial measure in 2014 that
would have dropped the prohibition on
transgender discrimination, but kept
itfor gay, lesbian and bisexual people.
In order to leave out public
accommodations, we would have to
actively go in and carve out part of EliotLarsen, White said. It would just have to
be a very proactively negative carve-out,
which is bad lawmaking rst of all. Its just
ugly legislative work, but its also more of
a sin of commission rather than one of
omission, if that makes sense.
White said there is no one-size-ts-all
for each state and the Buzzfeed article
took the Pennsylvania situation and
drew some bigger conclusions from it,
and maybe some of the national partners
were drawing the conclusions, too.
Nadine Smith, executive director of
Equality Florida, also said advocates in
her state were pursuing a comprehensive
bill because as a result of the national
controversy over anti-LGBT laws in
Indiana and North Carolina, the country
is sending a truly great powerful message
about how theyre not buying this
trumped up argument about bathrooms.
Our standard is clear: Laws that
include protected categories must
include sexual orientation and gender
identity and we intend to pursue adding
those to our state civil rights law next
session to ensure those protections
include employment, housing and public
accommodations, Smith said.
One common theme that emerged

among state LGBT advocates was that

transgender people should be at the
table when movement leaders are
making decisions about the approach to
non-discrimination protections.
Jensen said trans people are still largely
excluded from these discussions, even
though the lack of non-discrimination
protections disproportionately aects
their segment of the LGBT community.
Thats entirely inappropriate, Jensen
said. If theyre deciding our future, we
must be at the table.
According
to
the
Buzzfeed
article, the American Civil Liberties
Union wrote a memo dated June 1
informing Pennsylvania lawmakers
the organization couldnt support the
compromise proposal because it could
send a signal public accommodations for
LGBT people is politically toxic.
As a result of the action, the Gill
Foundation, a Denver-based non-prot
that funds eorts to advance LGBT rights,
reportedly informed the ACLU not to
apply for another grant.
Martin acknowledged as he defended
Pennsylvanias approach that Equality
Pennsylvania receives money from the
Gill Foundation, but said we were never
threatened and denied that was a factor
in accepting the compromise approach.
Jensen, however, said Equality Arizona
hasnt receivedGill Foundation funds and
expressed concern about the organization
denying contributions to LGBT advocates
who disagree with its approach.
I was upset at the idea that the Gill
Foundation thought it was appropriate
for them to use their funding as leverage
to force the strategy decision on to its
grantees, Jensen said. I think its highly
inappropriate.
Other state groups thatsaid they accept
money from the Gill Foundation insist
they were pursuing a comprehensive
approach, undercutting any idea state
groups have to be willing to accept
compromise to be eligible for the Gill
Foundations money.
Sgro was among the state LGBT
advocateswho said his groupaccepts money
from the Gill Foundation, but wont let the
organization dictate approach to advocacy.
No funder large or small
inuences my understanding that
we need to win comprehensive nondiscrimination protections, including
public accommodations, and that thats
what here in North Carolina we should be
ghting for, Sgro said.
Jerey Schneider, a Gill spokesperson,
insisted the foundations seek to win
full protections for LGBT people in
every aspect of the law and bases its
funding on factors other than agreement
onapproach.
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Trans Day of Remembrance events set

Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 is a time when transgender and
gender non-binary community members come together with the greater LGBT
community and allies to share grief and anger, appreciate the lives of those lost,
highlight the legacy of transgender people, and commit to work toward transinclusive social justice. Several commemorations have been scheduled around
Maryland.
In Baltimore, there will be a March of Resistance starting at 4 p.m. at the YNot
Lot, 4 W. North Ave. In addition, a candlelight vigil and service will take place
beginning at 6 p.m at First Unitarian Church, 12 W. Franklin St.
Fredericks event will take place at 6 p.m. in the community space of Dublin
Roasters, 1780 N Market St. In Rockville, the service will be from 4-6 p.m. at the
Montgomery County Executive Oce Building, 101 Monroe Street.

EMS directors open to LGBT-specic training

A survey of Maryland Emergency Medical Services providers indicates that
most EMS educational program directors in the state are receptive to including
LGBT-specic education in their curricula.
The study, obtained by the Blade, was co-authored by Dr. Matt Levy, a faculty
member of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the medical
director for the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services. The
other authors are Sara Jalali, M.D., and Nelson Tang, M.D.
They point out, Some LGBT patients have described many types of negative
health care experiences because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Experiences reported range from inconsiderate and insensitive comments to outright
discrimination and acts of intolerance. As a result, many LGBT patients avoid seeking
medical care altogether, further placing them at risk for adverse outcomes.
Twenty anonymous questionnaires were distributed electronically to EMS
educational directors representing those EMS programs that met the inclusion
criteria for the study. Of those, 18 were completed.
All but one program included cultural sensitivity training. One-third of the
programs reported already teaching LGBT issues specically. Three-quarters
of the programs that responded were willing to include LGBT-related material
into their curriculum. All programs identied specic aspects of LGBT-related
emergency health issues they would be interested in having included in an
educational module.
Government ocials are pleased with the studys conclusions. We know that
members of the LGBTQ community experience health disparities, and lack of
training can leave LGBTQ patients at risk of receiving inadequate care, Howard
County Executive Allan H. Kittleman, told the Blade.

Pop Up Drop-in party launches at GLCCB

The Community Cares Project will hold a Pop Up Drop-In launch party for
same gender-loving (SGL) men ages 18-30 on Saturday. The event will take place
from noon-4 p.m. at the LGBT Community Center of Baltimore, 2530 N. Charles
St., 3rd oor, in Baltimore.
There will be free food, games, group discussions and more. Individuals who
RSVP at eventbrite.com will be eligible for door prizes.
Pop Up Drop-In events are free monthly safe space events that take place at
various arming locations across Maryland. Each month, activities will include a
variety of games, group discussions, theater, art and other community-building
activities to help develop unity among SGL young men. Community members
will also be able to receive referrals to support services such as housing and
utility assistance, transportation to medical appointments, and information
about other SGL community groups they may be interested in attending.
Pop Up Drop-In events will take place every second Saturday of the month.
For more information including upcoming events, visit theccpbmore.org.
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Task Force offers guide to pressing health issues

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from the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund and the National Coalition for
LGBT Health to educate voters on top gay health priorities the two organizations
plan to focus on in the coming years.
The guide, dubbed the 10 Key LGBTQ Health Advocacy Priorities Guide, is
billed as an unprecedented document.
This new guide is like no other as it outlines critical health care issues
through an intersectional approach, said Candace Bond-Theriault, policy
counsel for reproductive rights, health and justice at the Task Force. It takes
into consideration the realities that make up the everyday lives of LGBTQ people
such as racial injustice, economic injustice, gender inequality and immigration
status. We believe that in order to improve the lives and health of all LGBTQ
people, a clear understanding that these issues overlap is necessary.
The guide lists the following 10 key areas as priorities: advocating for
reproductive health, rights and justice; creating an AIDS-free generation,
promoting HIV harm reduction and increasing access to pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP); expanding public education and treatment for sexually
transmitted infections (STI) and sexually transmitted diseases (STD); supporting
LGBTQ youth experiencing homelessness; improving transgender health care;
addressing religious exemptions and nondiscrimination laws; promoting LGBTQ
cultural competency; improving access to mental health; expanding access to
aordable health care; and ending violence against LGBTQ people.
Although the guide was designed to educate voters prior to the election this
week, the issues are relevant regardless of the outcome.
Both organizations will host workshops, trainings and informational sessions
on these priority health advocacy issues during the 2017 Creating Change
Conference on Jan. 18-22 and SYNChronicity 2017: the National Conference on
HIV, HCV and LGBT Health, set for April 24-25.
The guide is available online at thetaskforceactionfund.org or on the website
for the National Coalition for LGBT Health.

Australia reconsiders HIV transmission laws

PERTH, Australia Leading Australian HIV researchers have called on the

Australian government to consider counseling over prosecution when dealing
with people who are living with HIV, and who may have exposed others to the
virus, Out in Perth reports.
In a consensus statement published this week in the Medical Journal of Australia
researchers argue that counseling would be the more eective approach.
The statement highlights that transmission of HIV during sex is quite low and
can be hard to quantify, especially when people are receiving treatment, Out in
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Eat smart on Thanksgiving

Fill up on veggies and go easy
on the carbs on the big day
As we decompress from our
political ups and downs of the last
year of presidential racing, we can
nally look forward to the start of
the fall and winter holiday season.
In other words, its time to get ready
for Thanksgiving .
Now you and I know that this
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Fs of food, family and friends in
that order. Unfortunately, after the
cheer and joy of the day comes the love handles that were packed on and the
leftovers that you bring home can continue to pack on those calories for weeks
to come. Luckily I have a few tips to help you enjoy Thanksgiving while staying
healthy and happy, but not hefty.
Bring on the veggies At the heart of the meal, Thanksgiving is really a
healthy occasion. Its based in turkey and veggies, so lets leave it that way. Try
subbing starches like rice and potatoes for lighter veggie choices like roasted
cauliower and collards. If youre going to go with the starches, look for healthier
ways to prepare them. Sweet potatoes are a great complex carbohydrate option
but leave the marshmallow and brown sugar in the cabinet. A few toppings
like that can erase all the greatness inside them. Heres a little tip: roast your
sweet potatoes or yams a bit longer and watch the natural sweetness come out.
Sprinkling a little cinnamon on it will help control your blood sugar.
Post meal walk Moving after a big meal is key to getting the body starting
to digest the food properly and if you get a little bit of exercise on the day you
eat the most, it doesnt hurt. The key is planning this walk before you start the
meal. This is a good way to spend some productive healthy time with your family
while working o the meal. Consider hitting the gym or joining in a local Turkey
Trot 5k the morning of Thanksgiving. The more you burn, the more you earn.
Change your attention Yes Thanksgiving has a lot of food involved, but
thats not the only thing the holiday is about. Start to move your focus toward
other aspects of the holiday like seeing family, watching the football game,
watching the parade or any other traditions your friends and family have. If
youre constantly focused on food for the next two weeks, youre way more likely
to over eat and pack on extra weight over the holiday weekend.
Pack smart Now where Im from Thanksgiving isnt Thanksgiving without
a good take-home plate. I wont say dont bring a plate home, but make sure
youre smart about it. Let Thanksgiving day be just that, one day. The food youre
bringing home should be things that you can incorporate into your normal
healthy diet. If you wouldnt normally eat it, then leave it at grandmas. Pile on
the turkey and veggies and leave the pies and cookies on the table. If you have
the unfortunate duty of hosting the big day, make sure you have a plan to get
the food out of your house ASAP. This is a great time to donate left overs to
homeless shelters or push them on your guest. Im OK with anything but looking
at unhealthy foods for a week. The more you see it, the greater chance youll
eat it.
Drink smart Sometimes the booze that does the worst damage. If youre
drinking wine, go for red dry wines and monitor your pours. Only rell your glass
once its empty. Sometimes we constantly rell wine glasses and end up drinking
a full bottle but think we only had one or two glasses. By nishing your wine,
you will be more aware of how much you drink. If youre king of the cocktail,
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hydration and cut calories. Every calorie counts.
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Heres how President Trump

could undermine LGBT rights
Shake it off and get to
work ghting to preserve
Obamas legacy

KEVIN NAFF is editor of the Washington Blade

and can be reached at kna@washblade.com.

The stunning result of Tuesdays presidential election stands as a chilling reminder of the work ahead. After eight
years of President Obamas erce advocacy, we grew complacent. We assumed that
since a bare majority of straight Supreme
Court justices voted our way on marriage
that the ght was over. We were wrong.
The United States remains a deeply
sexist, racist, homophobic culture and undoing and overcoming those prejudices
will take more than ling a few well-timed
lawsuits. Realizing those cultural changes

takes generations and most of us wont

see the end of that road in our lifetimes.
For those of us who remember when gay
people were hated and persecuted during the onset of the AIDS epidemic or
those older still who remember the height
of the Civil Rights Movement Tuesdays setback hurts but also serves as a
reminder that social change movements
take time and are marked by setbacks.
It was only a few years ago that marriage equality was a dream; George W.
Bush was president and cynically used
our rights as a wedge issue to win swing
states; and Dont Ask, Dont Tell was the
law of the land. Obama brought change
to the bully pulpit, but one person alone
cant change the culture.
Now the LGBT community is back on defense; the campaign is over and its time
to dust ourselves o and prepare for the
myriad ghts ahead. They will include preserving President Obamas executive actions related to LGBT rights, especially his
2014 executive order prohibiting federal
contractors from engaging in anti-LGBT
workplace discrimination. Also at risk is a
rule prohibiting anti-LGBT discrimination
in health care and insurance and a Department of Housing & Urban Development
E DIT OR IA L C A R T OON

regulation prohibiting anti-LGBT bias in

government-sponsored housing. Trump
has said hed appoint Supreme Court justices in the mold of the anti-LGBT Antonin
Scalia, potentially putting the marriage
equality ruling in jeopardy. Trump has
said he would sign the First Amendment
Defense Act, a religious freedom bill that
would enable anti-LGBT discrimination
across the country. In an interview in May,
he said he would rescind the joint guidance from the Departments of Justice and
Education prohibiting schools from discriminating against transgender students
and guaranteeing them access to the restroom consistent with their gender identity.
Theres more. Advocates have said they
fear Trump could roll back administrative changes, such as those beneting
LGBT veterans or status of forces agreements allowing service members to bring
a same-sex spouse with them overseas,
or halting movement on lifting the ban on
openly transgender service.
As painful as this result is for LGBT
Americans, its worse for our allies among
people of color, immigrants, Muslims and
others so cruelly demonized and attacked
by Trump during the campaign. There is
real anxiety among immigrants who fear
Trumps oft-repeated threats of deportation forces and walls. The hopes of Syrian
and other refugees eeing civil war and
ISIS attacks for a chance at freedom in
America are dashed today. Its my hope
that LGBT movement leaders will stand
in solidarity with other underrepresented
groups in Trumps crosshairs.
And as we mourn this outcome from
the comfort of our homes and oces, the
Blade is reporting on yet another murder
of a transgender woman of color, this time
in Richmond, Va. Noony Norwood was shot
and killed on Sunday, marking the 23rd
reported killing of a transgender or gender non-conforming person in the United
States that the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs has responded to in 2016.
Yes, Trump is awful, but some in our community are ghting more urgent battles just
to live and work free from violence.
So, yes, we are shocked and disheartened. But the road to equality is long. This
is a detour, not a dead end. Take a day to
mourn, then take comfort in how far the
LGBT movement has come in eight quick
years and get back to work.

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Let us pray

O U R B USI NES S MATTERS

Will D.C. rush-pass secretive half-billion-buck biz tax?

City would become outlier in
funding rare paid leave law
by massive employer levy

MARK LEE is a long-time entrepreneur

and community business advocate. Follow
on Twitter: @MarkLeeDC. Reach him at
OurBusinessMatters@gmail.com.

It began more than a year ago when

two headline-seeking D.C. Council members introduced a bill to mandate the
most extravagant and costly paid leave
program in the nation. Certainly compared to only three states with such a law
and much more modest leave lengths,
wage replacement levels, and allowable
reasons for leave-taking.
Most shocking about their proposed
entitlement, other than publicly acknowledging it came with nothing more than
embarrassingly sketchy back-of-theenvelope nancial calculations, was that

it would make D.C. the only place in the

country requiring that employers, not
employees, fund the program.
In the less-than-a-handful of states with a
paid leave law, all four are funded through
an employee payroll deduction. Only California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island have
a paid leave requirement, while New York
postponed its program until 2018.
One of the bill authors even falsely
contended it was untrue these few other
states exclusively bankrolled paid leave
by employee withholding. Facts are funny
things downtown, and lack of duciary
savvy a sad reality.
Problem is, D.C. cant tax out-of-state
residents employed in the District, or
federal employees, totaling a large majority of those working D.C.-based jobs.
That unique restriction prompts sensible
observations the city is over-reaching by
attempting to fabricate a viable program
under such circumstances.
Lacking the ability to fund a plan in the
standard manner and that wont harm the
local economy or render the District even
more notoriously commerce-uncompetitive and business-unfriendly should matter.
But local legislators couldnt care less
about that. Theyre on a mission to burnish their liberal credentials with little
concern for economic implications and

even less for likely results.

And what an expensive plan that initial
proposal turned out to be. Estimates ran
as high as $1.3 billion per year, or roughly
one-fth the entire city budget nanced
by District revenues.
A scaled-back plan was subsequently
oated but still no numbers were provided on program costs or any analysis
suggesting scal solvency.
Since that time, D.C. Council Chair Phil
Mendelson essentially told Council members Elissa Silverman and David Grosso,
co-introducers of the bill, to go play in the
backyard while he has long struggled for
the larger part of the year to gure out
how to make even a pared-down paid
leave plan nancially workable.
So far, nobodys seen nothin.
The only promise is limiting the tax on
businesses to 1 percent of wages paid, a
whopping new enterprise cost approaching half-a-billion dollars.
Whatever is being concocted behind
closed doors, however, remains a closely
guarded secret.
Mendelson intends to reveal his plan in
the waning days of the current two-year
D.C. Council legislative period. He wants
his colleagues to approve at the nal two
Council sessions whatever bill is rushed out
without opportunity for public comment.

Its a process both reprehensible and

irresponsible.
A huge new burden small businesses
cant aord and a massive new government program the city wont manage efcaciously should be aorded adequate
deliberation. Lets face facts: Taxpayerfunded paid leave for city government
workers has cost nearly double projections, a revelation startling the forgot-tofollow-up Council.
If Council members want to mandate
paid leave absent the legal ability to tax all
local workers unlike the few other states
with a program, they should put some
skin in the game. If only to have a stake in
deterring the inevitable fraud and abuse
characteristic of city-run programs and to
incentivize curtailing benets when expenditures explode.
An astonishing Washington Post poll
of D.C. residents found that 82 percent
back a paid leave law only if someone else
pays for it. Support drops to 45 percent if
nanced normally through an employeepaid tax.
Wow to that selsh sentiment. Alright
then, let the D.C. Council put city monies
where their mouths are and fund a paid
leave program from District coers.
Instead of becoming a national outlier
with yet another cost of doing business.

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BRO CK P A P E R SCI SSO RS

Maybe political correctness really is dangerous

Lighten up and dont
take life so seriously

around. Being an election year, and this

being Washington, thats to be expected.
What really got under the authors skin
was the messaging. She writes after see-

Cut o from further beverages by a bartender, she started complaining and the
bartender denied talking to me, so since
I always carry pens and highlighters, I

Simply because youre in a particular space

doesnt necessarily make it yours.
BROCK THOMPSON is a D.C.-based freelance
writer. He writes regularly for the Blade.

Well, that misogynistic defecation drama of an election is nally over.

And even if Hillary had won, we all know
that our fellow Washingtonians would
have found plenty of other things to be
outraged over. Take, for instance, a letter
published after last months annual High
Heel Race by our friends over at Popville.
The piece is titled, DC progressives alert:
being gay doesnt stop you from being
sexist. But be warned, if you are looking
for a nuanced and somewhat-deserved
critique of sexism in the gay community,
you might want to look somewhere else.
Venting some serious spleen, the author, unidentied, starts with the High
Heel Race. Naturally, there were a lot
of political messages this year, lots of
Trumps and Hillary Clintons running

ing some drag, that there were a group

of suspected Trump supporters carrying
signs saying, grab my pussy dedicated
to Trump, and others saying protect
your pussy dedicated to Hillary. Even if
it was an irony, a joke or anything, as a
woman I nd very disgusting and sexist
how guys, either theyre gay, trans, or not,
nd it fun to joke about others pussy. I
agree, pussy is a pretty vulgar word. Like
moist, and for some reason, panty, I
have trouble saying it. But you have to understand satire, farce, and performance.
And to be oended at drag queens suggests that you may be adhering too much
to second-wave feminism.
The author goes on to say that, later on
that week, she found herself in JR.s, our
popular gay watering hole on 17th Street.

wrote down on a napkin you are sexist

and gave it to him when we paid.Couple
of questions here. How many pens and
highlighters do you carry at a given time?
Also, do you think a cocktail napkin was
the best forum here? After the pesky
other-side-of-the-story came around,
we heard from JR.s management via the
comments section that the woman was
reportedly too drunk to be there. Silly
other-side-of-the-story, coming around,
correcting the record.
Nevertheless, she was outraged
enough to write into Popville. This column has defended women in gay spaces
plenty of times. But gay or straight, male
or female, you have to askyourself, simply because you might be viewing something, does that necessarily make you the

intended audience? And simply because

youre in a particular space doesnt necessarily make it yours. But I suppose thats
a lot to write out on a napkin. How about
this: Focus and designation does not always mean exclusion.
This author has felt the burn of the
D.C. outrage machine. For example, every
so often I conduct a free gay walking tour
of Dupont Circle, talking about gay history
and life in Washington. Mainly done for
friends and no big deal at all, really, and
certainly non-controversial. Nevertheless,
last spring when I advertised it on social
media, it somehow caught the attention of some activists, who felt my free,
45-minute community walking tour was
oppressive and exclusionary to members
of our community. Some began hounding me on Facebook. One insisting that I
own up to your privilege and the mistake
you made and do better in the future.
Going on to say that were leveling a legit criticism because were literally being
oppressed by people like you in our own
community. Being a privileged, oppressive jerk, I cancelled the tour. If only I had
a giant napkin on which to plead my case.
During this seemingly unending election cycle, I was always the rst to roll
eyes at the rights talk of the dangers of
political correctness. But, honestly, Im
starting to see their point. Outrageous.
VIEWPOINT

After my arrest, penance helping trans youth in D.C.

Protesting N.C.s HB2
law led to community
service at SMYAL
By MARA KEISLING
In April, I was arrested at the State Capitol in Raleigh, N.C., participating in a protest against the HB2 bathroom bill. I had
never been arrested at a protest before,
but was honored to participate this time,
especially in a direct action led by the NC
NAACP a Moral Mondays protest organized that day to ght HB2 and support
trans people, whom I serve as executive
director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.
As punishment for standing up for the
safety and dignity transgender people
in North Carolina in the way I did, I was
required to perform community service.
I chose to do it for SMYAL, the D.C.-based
LGBTQ youth organization.

Ive always believed that we can conquer bad situations in ways that make
them less bad or even turn them into advantages. In my professional life, this has
never been truer than with the very public bathroom ghts we have been having
in North Carolina. Trans and gender nonconforming youth are being attacked in
N.C. and all over the country, so I chose
to do my community service working for
these youth.
I chose SMYAL for two reasons. First, I
have always admired the important work
they do with D.C. queer youth. Second, if
I am to be punished for ghting for the
safety and dignity of trans youth, it would
be a remarkable honor to do my penance
ghting even more for the safety and dignity of trans youth. SMYAL was the right
organization to help.
The work hasnt been glamorous, but
the best work rarely is. Helping feels good
and it has led me into a deeper relationship with some great people doing amazing work in the city where I live.

I know that the governor and state

legislative leaders meant ill toward trans
people when they made the very harmful
HB2 law, but we will use it for good whenever we can. We will get it repealed. Until
then, we will use it to have an important
conversation with America. And I am fortunate enough to be involved with SMYAL
because of HB2.
Something at SMYAL Im especially
excited about is its brunch on Sunday
Nov. 13. The keynote speaker this year
is Schuyler Bailar, a young trans swimmer at Harvard, whom SMYAL is honoring with its Community Advocate Award.
Ive seen Schuyler on the Ellen Show and
60 Minutes, and Im really impressed and
excited to hear him in person. And how
often do we get to attend fundraising
events where the keynote speaker is a
trans youth of color? Thank you, SMYAL.
Ive even signed up to be a table captain
and am hoping to get lots of peopletrans
people, parents of trans people, and othersout to support Schuyler and SMYAL.

Please consider joining me at SMYALs annual brunch to support SMYALs important

work and to hear Schuyler speak.
I dont suppose that Gov. McCrory and
the state legislature had any idea of the
pain they were unleashing on their state
and themselves with their viciously and
incompetently conceived HB2. Of course
they knew they were disrespecting and
hurting trans people, especially young trans
people. And I am positive that they never
saw any good coming from it for our community. Trans people have come together,
many people have joined to support us,
and America is having a much needed
conversation about trans people and our
lives. Oh, and I have become involved with
a great organization in D.C. called SMYAL
that devotes itself to LGBTQ youth.
For more information about SMYAL,
visit smyal.org.

MARA KEISLING is executive director of the

National Center for Transgender Equality.

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Classical pianist Lachlan Glen calls

himself a performing entrepreneur with
a passion for challenging the classical
music industrys status quo.
The 27-year-old Sydney, Australia
native, who came to New Jersey in 2008
to study at Rutgers University and then
earned a masters degree at Juilliard, will
be in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for
the fourth annual Gerald Perman Fund
for Emerging Artists recital with tenor Ben
Bliss. Its also the rst concert of Vocal
Arts D.C.s 26th season.
Out, proud and eager to balance
traditional recitals with ashier, more
show biz-type endeavors, he spoke with
the Blade at length by phone from Atlanta
(he lives in New York) where he was in
rehearsal with Bliss. His comments have
been edited for length.
WASHINGTON BLADE: You have no
trace of an Australian accent. Why?
LACHLAN GLEN: I chose to let it go when
I moved to New York. People usually had no
idea what I was saying and would always
bring up stu like shrimp on the barbie or
ask me if I rode a kangaroo to school and
all these, you know, kind of cute questions
that get annoying when youre asked them
about 600 times. I knew Id succeeded
when my diction teacher at Juillard had no
idea I wasnt American.
BLADE: How did you meet Ben Bliss?
GLEN: We met at the Metropolitan Opera
we met at the Met, thats cute. We kind
of entered on the same wavelength of,
Lets just do this music how we feel it. So
much thought at conservatory is put into
thinking about or imagining how someone
would have played certain notes 300 years
ago and I really like to just be spontaneous
and live my life on my terms. Ben and I
decided to just have fun doing it and not
get caught up with people who try to make
it more serious than we believed it was.
I feel super lucky that we met and that he
wants me to come and play with him on
these shows. Its a lot of fun.
BLADE: Did this conviction present
problems for you at Juilliard?
GLEN: I had a really great experience
there. I had a fantastic team of people and
my teacher, Brian Zeger, who runs the vocal
arts department there, he was one of my
most valued mentors. But I always loved
things that sparkle, I love glitz and glamor

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with me in December and my parents

and sisters are very excited to meet him.
BLADE: Were you into classical music
growing up or did you have a pop side too?
GLEN: More classical as a kid then
in college came more of the pop stu. I
know it sounds strange, but I rarely listen
to classical music now. I have a huge
obsession with Pink Floyd and I love
Beyonce and Snarky Puppy and some
really great jazz. I love Chick Corea.

Juilliard-trained pianist LACHLAN GLEN says he enjoys accompanying traditional classical solo
singers but is also excited about debuting a more over-the-top old school entertainment show in
the tradition of Liberace in Australia next month.
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and even when I was younger, I would

perform in these crazy shirts. That kind of
evolved into wearing a ton of rings. That kind
of thing is just never done on the classical
performance stage. I have this Alexander
McQueen bag that I take everywhere thats
gold and sparkly. I wake up in the morning
and see it across the room on the oor and
it gives me energy to get out of bed.
BLADE: So youre basically a big
unabashed amer?
GLEN: (laughs) Yeah, I guess so. I just
love things that make me happy and Im
not ashamed to embrace those things.
BLADE: So do you mind being
more in the background when youre
accompanying Ben?
GLEN: No. Im accompanying him so Im
helping him tell his story so I really tone
down my own personality. I cant overpower
the singer when Im in that capacity. So I
leave the sparkly stu at home and maybe
just wear some rings. Im working on a oneman show thats more entertaining in kind
of a throwback way, so there I can be as
ashy as I want to be.
BLADE: You have all these dierent
projects going on with conducting and
oering vocal coaching in addition to
what you just said. When and why did you
branch out from wanting to be a more
straight-up recitalist?
GLEN: I was training as a solo pianist
and one day I just almost had a breakdown
because Id been spending like 10 hours a
day practicing and Im not exaggerating

even slightly for years. Id take little

breaks, but I was essentially practicing all
day every day for years and years. I nally
said, You know, I cant do this for the rest
of my life. Im a really social person and I
need to spend time with people. Not just
by myself in a room all day every day.
BLADE: Dont your rings get in the way
when you play?
GLEN: It depends how big they are. I try
to nd ones that dont have a lot of weight
in any one area. Its usually not much
of an issue. Ive denitely played concerts
where Ive had a ring on every nger.
BLADE: How many do you have?
GLEN: Oh, a huge bag. I denitely have
more rings than anything else. I have this
beautiful everyday topaz ring that my
boyfriend gave me for my birthday this
year which is from 1908. And many others.
BLADE: Tell me about him. Is it serious?
GLEN: His name is Sam. Weve only
been together since earlier this year
though we met a little over three years
ago at the Fire Island Opera Festival. But
yes, its very serious. Hes 11 years older
and is British. Hes a nance director
at Christies in the impressionist and
modern art department.
BLADE: How long have you been out?
GLEN: I came out to friends at 19,
family at 20. It was a process. I would say
Im a Christian, but my understanding of
Christianity is dierent from my parents.
But (my boyfriend is) coming to Australia

BLADE: Is classical too close to work

stu to be enjoyable for pleasure
listening?
GLEN: That kind of might be it. I have
always liked to keep my professional life
and home lives very separate, but it was
never a conscious thing.
BLADE: Tell us more about your oneman show.
GLEN: Ive always had a huge love for
pianist entertainers and there are so few
of them. Several great ones from the
past, but the only one whos even kind of
still prominent in that vein is Elton John,
but hes more of a singer. Liberace is
rst and foremost. People love to hate on
him because he kind of sold this quoteunquote sacred music to a mainstream
audience but I love how he feels the
music. Hell take a Chopin piece and
just spontaneously add an octave or
something. He really knew how to read his
audience. I also loved Victor Borge and
I think that kind of comedy is incredible.
So this will be me as an entertainer
just talking and joking with the audience,.
Really just me being fully myself without
worrying about overshadowing anyone
else on stage. Just the most over-the-top
thing you could possible imagine playing
some of the most beautiful piano music
thats ever been written along with some
older pop songs and even jazz standards.
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Ben Bliss (tenor) and Lachlan Glen (pianist)
Tuesday, Nov. 15
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How long have you been out and who was
the hardest person to tell?
I rst told my dear friend Bahiyyih when I was
20 and it was like Michael Keaton trying to tell
Kim Basinger that hes Batman. It got easier
after that.
Whos your LGBT hero?
Wolverines son Daken is pretty amazing
and Northstar was the rst mainstream
superhero to come out. The Question has a
cool sense of style with her faceless cloak and
dagger drag. Among us Muggles, Harvey Milk
had a courage, candor and generosity rarely
seen in public gures.
Whats Washingtons best nightspot, past
or present?
The National Mall, especially for a
midsummer nights bike ride.

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Christian Crowley had a curious debut as a boylesque performer at an
event called Lobster Boy Revue where he played O Holy Night on the tenor
sax wearing Santa Claus undies with Lucrezia Blozia, his boylesque mama,
by his side.
The 44-year-old Pennsylvania native, who came to D.C. in 1990 for school,
later debuted as Aaron Spaace in 2014 and now performs with the Round
World, a D.C. production company that combines theater, burlesque,
sideshow and circus acts.
Theyll perform The Pansy Craze, named after an underground cabaret
scene from the 20s and 30s, on Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Bier Baron Tavern
(1523 22nd St., N.W.). Doors open at 7:30 for the 8 p.m. show. Tickets are $12
in advance or $15 at the door. Details at brownpapertickets.com or look for
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Alejo live in Mt. Pleasant. He enjoys music, performance, yoga and bike rides
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Describe your dream wedding.

My spouse Alejo and I enjoyed a week-long
wedding celebration, including the October
Honeymoon (our recurring Mt. Pleasant
music festival), social dancing in Glen Echos
Spanish Ballroom, bike rides around the city
with our guests and an outrageous islandthemed costume party with swinging jazz
music played by local band Chaise Lounge.
Our friends and family provided tropical
decorations and a ravishing desserts buet.
We wrapped up the week with more music:
Throwing Muses at the Black Cat. For our
honeymoon we enjoyeda tUnE-yArDs
concert in Istanbul andthree weeks of
backpacking around Turkey.
What non-LGBT issue are you most
passionate about?
Preserving this special earth for all her
inhabitants. I support the preservation work
of the Conservation Fund, the Chesapeake
Bay Trust and Orangutan Foundation
International.
What historical outcome would you
change?
The way that humans technological
ability seems to leapfrog past our ethical
development.
Whats been the most memorable pop
culture moment of your lifetime?
Playing music and singing harmonies at the
Birchmere with Michelle Shocked. She threw
her arm around my shoulders and yelled,
Thats the bluesiest damn dulcimer youre
EVER gonna hear!
On what do you insist?
Respect for each other, even when we think
no one is listening.
What was your last Facebook post or
Tweet?
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If your life was a book what would the

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If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation what would you do?
I imagine that many friendships could take on
a totally dierent tone. Id host a party where
everyone could try on a dierent orientation
for the evening. At the United Nations.
What do you believe in beyond the
physical world?
The universe has a sense of harmony and
balance as well a sense of humor. When we
work with that harmony, things seem to go
more easily.
Whats your advice for LGBT movement
leaders?
We can use our victories and successes to
inspire and support others around the world
in their struggle for acceptance. At home
we can throw our support behind issues
of acceptance that go beyond sexual and
gender identity.
What would you walk across hot coals
for?
My very supportive friends and family are
among the most important things in my life.
What LGBT stereotype annoys you most?
Its not so much the stereotype as
stereotypical behavior that I nd tiresome.
Queer or non, I prefer the company of
diverse groups.
Whats your favorite LGBT movie?
Lilies, aka Les feluettes. In this magicalrealism lm a group of prison inmates puts
on a play to expose the truth of a love triangle
from 40 years before. I watched it at one of
the vanished Georgetown cinemas (the Key
or the Cerberus) and I loved it so much Ive
never watched it again.
Whats the most overrated social custom?
The idea that we dont talk to strangers. Living
in D.C. taught me to greet the people whose
paths I cross, not to ignore them from behind
the screen of my earbuds.And use your bike
bell. Bellowing On your left! as you blow
past only startles your fellow pedestrians and
creates ill will.
What trophy or prize do you most covet?
Id love to be part of a project that wins a
Wammie (Washington-Area Music Award)
What do you wish youd known at 18?
Your perfect match is waiting for you, you
can relax and focus on getting the most out
of life without fearing that hell somehow
pass you by. Focus on getting good at a
couple things. This is important for a sense of
accomplishment in life.
Why Washington?
The green space, the biking, the music, the
cultural oerings and easy access to trains
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Katherine, whos made marriageable only
after fortune hunter Petruchio tames her
through varying forms of abuse, is less
than modern and when done without
irony can be downright oensive.
But emerging playwright Jonelle
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Avant Bard, turns the old tale on its ear.
While her new play borrows a few
pieces from the original, its entirely
dierent. In short, its feminist as fuck,
says up-and-coming actor Jill Tighe who
plays Cat, a young lesbian mourning the
death of her girlfriend.
When we meet Cat, she has just
returned to her parents house in smalltown, 1960 Anahuac, Texas. Three
months prior, Cat left Smith College
grief-stricken because her lesbian lover
committed suicide. In the interim, she
prowled downtown Manhattan like a
wounded animal where she wrote and
hung out with beatniks and junkies.
Back home in swampy, gator-ridden
Anahauc, Cat is introduced to Patrick
(Brendan Edward Kennedy), a shady
youth minister entrusted with ridding her
of homosexuality and bringing her back
to Jesus via cruel means.
Cat actually enjoys it, says Tighe
(sounds like Tie). I know that doesnt
sound very feminist, but it is. After going
through a lot of stu, Cat wins in a big
way. I wont say how. You need to come
see it for yourself.
Directed by Angela Kay Pirko, TAME.
began as a staged reading over a year
ago. From the start, Tighe was smitten
with the script and her part.
Though raw and hurt at the tragic loss
of her rst love, Cat is always the smartest

woman in the room and knows it. To me

shes the brightest light of a match that
burns bright and ames out too quickly.
Like a Zelda Fitzgerald or poet Sylvia Plath.
And because shes so smart, Cat becomes
bored when others cant keep up.
Eventually that boredom turns into anger.
Insightful and bisexual, Tighe, 25,
relates to Cat.
Im not the smartest in the room by
any means. In D.C. Im surrounded by
brilliant artists. But I can relate to Cats
feelings of bitterness related to not being
understood for who you are or who
you love. But thats in the past for me,
says Tighe citing her relationship with
fellow actor Melissa Hmelnicky who also
identies as bisexual.
Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, Tighe
played a lot of sports, yet she quit the
basketball team in high school (much to
her fathers chagrin) to be in the schools
musical. From there on she was hooked.
During her senior year, Tighe took part in
a pre-professional program that allowed
her to spend half the day acting. She went
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Tighe likes the way Cat is made up of
raw fury.
Tame is something youve never
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to earlier productions where Katherine
isnt allowed to be angry. Shes not afraid
to mourn and to be angry at the world
for taking the love of her life away from
her. Cat is not afraid to voice that fury.
We dont usually see women do that on
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other male characters freely voice their
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TAME.
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When Ruth Gresser started working

in restaurants in the early 1980s in San
Francisco, she looked around the kitchen
and thought, The new American chef is a
lesbian. Im in the right place.
Growing up in Baltimore, Gresser had
learned to cook, as many chefs do, at her
mothers side, helping out in the family
catering business before ending up in
the kitchen at a local McDonalds, slinging
burgers and fries. It was after graduating
summa cum laude from Madeleine
Kammans Classical and Modern French
Cooking School and working in ne
dining restaurants such as Obelisk and
Le Pavillon that Gresser began thinking
about opening her own restaurant.
I wanted someplace where my friends and
I could go out to eat more easily, she says.
And, as she says in the opening line of
her cookbook Kitchen Workshop Pizza
(Quarry, 2014), Everybody loves pizza.
Its true but when Gresser moved
from San Francisco to D.C. in the late
80s, she encountered a pizza desert.
There wasnt any of what there is now,
she says, so I ended up creating a job for
myself and a place to eat with my friends
at the same time.
The job she created, back in 1991, was
the rst location of the now-celebrated
Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown (3282
M St., N.W.), which has expanded over
the last two decades to include locations
in Dupont Circle (2003 P St., N.W.) and
Old Town Alexandria (124 King St.), as
well as Veloce, a fast-casual concept in
downtown D.C.
Making good food is just fun, she
says. The original idea was to keep it very
simple, very Italian, in a way that people
just werent really making pizza in D.C. at
that time.

For locals who were used to the greasy

slices found at corner takeout spots,
Gressers pizzas may have seemed like a
mistake at rst with yeasty crisp crusts,
lightly charred and topped with a light
coating of fresh tomato sauce and a
scattering of cheese. Former Washington
Post food critic Phyllis Richman once called
Gressers pizzas, creative without stepping
beyond the bounds of tradition or good
sense, with classic toppings that still have a
playful edge, from baby arugula to potatoes
to mussels to eggs. Now often referred
to as the matriarch of pizza in D.C., it was
Gressers focus on true Neapolitan pizza
that stoked the citys pizza renaissance and
residents demand for something more
than mounds of pepperoni and cheese.
At this point, Gresser says, we just
make whatever strikes us. Pizza gives us
exibility to create.
But for Gresser, pizza has also been a
platform to work outside her restaurants
on issues close to her heart, from
supporting arts organizations her
wife, Barbara Johnson, is a visual artist
and also executive director for Art Works
Now in Prince Georges County to
being active in organizations that support
women in the culinary industry, such as
Les Dames dEscoer and as immediate
past president of the board of directors of
Women Chefs and Restaurateurs.
Its a hard business for anybody, Gresser
says, but that dismisses the struggles that
only women face. There are more women
in the eld, but far fewer at the top. Cooking
was a womans eld historically, but when
it became a profession for men, women
became outsiders.
At the same time, Gresser acknowledges
that, because the restaurant industry has
always been an alternative industry, it became
a welcoming place for the LGBT community,
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KACEY MOTTET KLEIN and CORENTIN FILA give stunning performances in Being 17.

French coming-of-age love

story has nary a wasted shot
By BRIAN T. CARNEY
Openly gay director Andr Tchin
pulls o an amazing feat in his latest
movie, Being 17 (Quand on a 17 ans).
At the age of 73, the French auteur has
created a robust and riveting story about
the complex lives of two adolescent
boys who are starting to nd their place
in the world and to explore their sexual
identities. It opens Friday, Nov. 11 at
the Landmark E Street Cinema and is in
French with English subtitles.
The two boys are high school outcasts.
Both have loving relationships with their
parents, but neither seem to have any
signicant interactions with teachers or
classmates. In the brutal world of gym
class, both are picked last.
But the similarities end there. Thomas
(Corentin Fila) lives on a small family farm with
his adoptive parents Jacques (Jean Fornerod)
and Christine (Mama Prassinos). He tends
the livestock and takes moonlit dips in an
icy lake. He loves living in the mountains, but
has a grueling 90-minute commute to school.
He worries about the health of his pregnant
mother and that the new baby will displace
him in his parents aection.
Damien (Kacey Mottet Klein), on the
other hand, lives in the small town at
the foot of the mountain. His mother
Marianne (Sandrine Kiberlain) is the
village doctor and his father Nathan
(Alexis Loret) is a pilot stationed in an
unspecied war zone. He wears a colorful
earring and gleefully recites Rimbaud
poems in class, but hes also taking
boxing lessons from his gru neighbor
Paulo (Jean Corso).
As the movie starts, Thomas and Damien
warily circle each other. Damien stares
at Thomas, Tom trips Damien, Damien
mocks Tom when he cant solve an algebra
problem. The two are quickly locked
in a spiral of mutual antagonism that
escalates into violent ghts. Things change
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This Week in the Arts provided by CultureCapital.com

From one of the most daring writers in America (Young Jean Lee), comes a razor-sharp
comedy that confronts the complexities of identity and hypocrisies of privilege.

Where Love is Illegal

Nov 18. National Geographic.
nationalgeographic.com.

Robin Hammonds current project Where Love Is Illegal, documents the

intimate moments of LGBT survivors of discrimination and persecution around
the globe. Technology is now making it possible to amplify these important
stories and connect with audiences like never beforerevolutionizing how we
capture and consume world-changing photography.

Silent Film with Live Music Chicago

Nov 16. The Alden.
mcleancenter.org.

This sassy silent lm produced by Cecile B. DeMille (and allegedly secretly

directed by him) predates the musical by 50 years. Chicago tells the story of
deliciously sinful murderess Roxy Hart and is based on a real-life crime of the
century. Composer Ben Model will improvise a score live as the movie plays;
lm historian Bruce Lawton will run the 16mm lm, and all that jazz.

Horses of a Dierent Color - Meg Mackenzie Solo Show

Thru Nov 25. Arlington Artists Alliance at Gallery Underground.
arlingtonartistsalliance.org.
Gallery Underground features the colorful imagery of Meg Mackenzie, whose
artwork is based on a deep love of horses. Mackenzie is an abstract painter
whose award-winning work has become a popular favorite in the DC-metro area.

PHOTO COURTESY OF STUDIO THEATRE

Mike Armstrong & Ryan Van Genderen.

Nov 17. AMP. ampbystrathmore.com.
The Wild Party. Thru Nov 11.
NextLOOK: Flying V. Nov 17. The
Clarice. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Sense and Sensibility. Thru Nov 13.
Folger Theatre. folger.edu.
A Christmas Carol. Nov 17-Dec 31.
Fords Theatre. fords.org.
Six Degrees of Separation. Thru Dec
3. Keegan Theatre. keegantheatre.com.
Mary Poppins. Thru Jan 1. Olney
Theatre. olneytheatre.org.
The Secret Garden. Nov 15-Dec 31.
Shakespeare Theatre. Sidney Harman
Hall. shakespearetheatre.org.

GALLERIES

Gaga Dance Performance and

Demonstration. Nov 13. EDCJCC.
washingtondcjcc.org.
Raphael Xavier. Thru Nov 11. The
Clarice. claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Whats Going On. Nov 12-Nov 20.
Dance Place. danceplace.org.
Los silencios del baile (The Silences
of the Dance). Thru Nov 13. GALA
Hispanic Theatre. galatheatre.org.

DAC. Furniture designed by Tom

Shiner, FAIA. Thru Nov 19. aiadac.com.
Glen Echo Park. Foto Friday. Thru Nov
13. Photographs by Ruth Marie Carl.
Thru Nov 13. From the Big Apple to the
Capital. Thru Nov 13. glenechopark.org.
Goethe-Institut. Shadowgraphs by
Tim Otto Roth. Thru Jan 13. goethe.de.
Hill Center. Galleries Exhibitions. Thru
Dec 30. hillcenterdc.org.
ISAAG. States of Consciousness
Gaby Herbstein. Thru Nov 18.
idbstaassociationartgallery.org.
Korean Cultural Center DC.
Perspectives on Human Identity. Thru
Nov 30. koreaculturedc.org.
The Art League. IMPart Ceramics &
Bladesmithing Exhibit. Thru Nov 30.
theartleague.org.
Waverly Street Gallery. New Work
in Clay by Kanika Sircar. Thru Dec 3.
waverlystreetgallery.com.
Zenith Gallery. Great Moments in Art
II. Thru Dec 10. zenithgallery.com.

MUSIC

Straight White Men

Thru Dec 18. Studio Theatre.
studiotheatre.org.

THEATRE

DANCE

Freaky Friday. Thru Nov 20. Signature

Theatre. signature-theatre.org.
The Christians. Nov 16-Dec 11.
Theater J. theaterj.org.
The Second Citys Black Side of the
Moon. Nov 12-Jan 1. Woolly Mammoth.
woollymammoth.net.
Tame. Thru Dec 11. WSC Avant Bard.
Gunston Arts Center.
wscavantbard.org.
Quid Pro Quo. Nov 14-Nov 20.
Milk Like Sugar. Thru Nov 27.
Mosaic Theater Company. Atlas.
mosaictheater.org.
Hot Spot. Nov 11. To Have Done
with the Judgement of God. Thru
Nov 12. Improv Wars. Nov 14. DCAC.
dcartscenter.org.

WNO: The Daughter of the

Regiment. Nov 12-Nov 20. Wayne
Shorter. Nov 12. NSO. Thru Nov 12.
NSO. Nov 17-Nov 19. Kennedy Center.
kennedy-center.org.
The Vi-Kings. Nov 11. Sierra Hull. Nov
12. Albert Cummings. Nov 13. AMP.
ampbystrathmore.com.
Tribute to Jon Hendricks. Nov 12.
Smithsonian Anacostia Museum.
anacostia.si.edu.
American Festival Pops Orchestra.
Nov 13. GMU Center for the Arts.
cfa.gmu.edu.
Pacica Quartet. Nov 13. JCC of
Greater Washington. jccgw.org.
Big Head Blues Club. Nov 11. Black
Violin. Nov 12. Samuel James. Nov 17.
Strathmore. strathmore.org.
Lucas Debargue, piano. Nov 12. Eric
Owens & Susanna Phillips. Nov 13.
Washington Performing Arts. UDC.
washingtonperformingarts.org.
Cristina Pato. Nov 11. Willie Nile. Nov
12. Steve Vai. Nov 15. Eric Burdon
& The Animals. Nov 16-Nov 18. The
Barns. wolftrap.org.

MUSEUMS
Kreeger Museum. Sam Gilliam
and Simmie Knox. Thru Dec
30. Smith|Paley. Thru Dec 30.
kreegermuseum.org.
Library of Congress. #Opera Before
Instagram: Portraits, 1890-1955. Thru
Jan 21. loc.gov.
National Archives. Amending
America. Thru Sep 4.
archivesfoundation.org.
National Gallery of Art. In the Tower:
Barbara Kruger. Thru Jan 29. Los
Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery,
19591971. Thru Jan 29. nga.gov.
National Museum of Women in the
Arts. Priya Pereira: Contemporary Artist
Books from India. Thru Nov 18. NO MANS
LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell
Family Collection. Thru Jan 8. nmwa.org.
National Portrait Gallery. In the
Groove: Jazz Portraits by Herman
Leonard. Thru Feb 20. One Life: Babe
Ruth. Thru May 21. npg.si.edu.

AND MORE...
Lincolns White House: The Peoples
House in Wartime. Nov 15. National
Archives. archivesfoundation.org.
Beaujolais and Beyond Celebration
2016. Nov 17. Embassy
Experiences. Embassy of France.
embassyexperiences.com. Book
Presentation Against Time - Letters
from Nazi Germany 1938-39. Nov 16.
Goethe-Institut. goethe.de.
On the Cooling Rack with Erica Skolnik:
Thanksgiving Pies. Nov 17. Hill Center.
hillcenterdc.org.
Life Without Borders. Nov 12.
#LifeNoFilter. Nov 16. National
Geographic. nglive.org.
Veterans Return Home-Anthology
Reading. Nov 12. Cerphe Colwell
Reading. Nov 15. The Writers Center.
writer.org.
Film Series: Dunhuang Projected:
Cin-concert: The Cave of the Silken
Web. Nov 12. Objects of Desire: Cinconcert: Un chien Andalou followed
by LAge dor. Ipersignicato: Umberto
Eco and Film: Amarcord followed by
Teorema. Nov 13. Nov 12. Clothes
Make the (Wo)man: Bernardino Luinis
Lady in Black. Nov 14. National
Gallery of Art. nga.gov.
Artists in Conversation: No Mans Land
with Analia Saban. Nov 11. National
Museum of Women in the Arts.
nmwa.org.
Housing Matters: Aordable Housing
in an Urban Context. Nov 14. Film
Screening: Most Likely to Succeed. Nov
16. DAC. Howard University.
aiadac.com.

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SCHUYLER BAILAR will receive an award at the SMYAL Fall Brunch this weekend.

Bailar to speak at
SMYAL brunch
Trans swimmer made
history in NCAA Division I
By KEVIN MAJOROS
Schuyler Bailar will receive the Community
Advocate Award at the keynote speaker
at the 19th annual SMYAL Fall Brunch on
Sunday, Nov. 13 at Mandarin Oriental. He
was featured this summer in the Washington
Blades annual sports edition.
Bailar graduated from Georgetown Day
School in Washington in 2014 as a top
student and an award-winning swimmer.
He was aggressively recruited by most of
the Ivy League and eventually committed
to swim for Harvard.
Bailar is the rst transgender man to
compete on a NCAA Division 1 college
swim team and the rst transgender
man to compete in any sport on a NCAA
Division 1 mens team.
Throughout
this
journey,
but
particularly in high school, Bailar
struggled with issues of body image
and self-esteem, often battling with
disordered eating and self-harm. In the
spring of his senior year, Bailar decided to
take a gap year before college to deal with
these issues. In therapy it became clear
that his real struggle was with gender

identity and that he was transgender.

This presented him with the most dicult
decision ever: whether to continue as a
possible NCAA champion on the womens
team or to transition and be authentic to
himself, accepting the consequences and
challenges it would entail.
Bailars dicult choice to be true
to himself was not only historical but
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Bailar tells his journey personally
through his Instagram (@Pinkmantaray)
which has almost 17,000 followers. He
is an avid adventurer, scuba diver and
skateboarder. He plays the piano and
drums and loves poetry and Spanish
language literature. He has travelled the
world from the Caribbean to India, from
Korea to Guatemala, and shares his story
so that those seeking their own answers
can explore his example.
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CA LE N D A R
N.W.) holds free, condential HIV testing
today from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Results given in
15 minutes or less. For more details, visit
uhupil.org.
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.

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
Joe Fiores Furball D.C, a gay dance
party, comes to the Black Cat (1811
14th St., N.W.) tonight at 9:30 p.m.
Mike Babbitt and Tommy Cornelis will
play music. Cover is $5 before 11 p.m.
Afterward cover is $7. For more details,
visit blackcatdc.com.
AGLA hosts its reception AGLA:
35 Years of Yesterday, Today and
Tomorrow at the Hyatt Regency Hotel
(2799 Jeerson Davis Hwy., Arlington,
Va.) this evening from 5:30-10 p.m. The
reception will include dinner, dancing and
a presentation of AGLAs annual Equality
Awards. Gavin Grimm, a transgender
student with a pending case before the
U.S. Supreme Court on bathroom use,
will be the keynote speaker. Tickets range
from $100-1,200. Details at agla.org.
Women in Their 20s, a social
discussion group for LBT and all women
interested in women, meets today at
the D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
from 8-9:30 p.m. All welcome to join. For
details, visit thedccenter.org.
Gamma VA, a support group for men
in mixed-orientation relationships, meets
at 1772 Church St., N.W. today from 7:309:30 p.m. The group is for men who are
attracted to men but are currently, or were
at one point, in relationships with women.
Meeting locations are in private residences.
For more information about the group and
location, visit gammaindc.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12
D.C. Fellaz Entertainment hosts the
Veterans Day edition of its Grown and Sexy
day party at the Bachelors Mill (2204 8th St.,
S.E.) today from 4-8 p.m. Cover is $5 before
6 p.m. and $10 after. For more information,
visit facebook.com/dc-fellaz-entertainment.
Agape Praise Choir presents its 13th
annual gospel concert at Metropolitan
Community Church (474 Ridge St., N.W.)
this evening from 6-8:30 p.m. Everyone
is welcome. For more information, visit
mccchurch.org.
D.C. Drag Brunch is at its new location
Dirty Martini (1223 Connecticut Ave.,
N.W.) today from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Drag
show starts at noon. There will be an allyou-can-eat buet and complimentary
mimosas. BaNaka Deveraux hosts.
Tickets are $20. For more details, visit
dragshowbrunch.com.
The D.C. Eagle (3701 Benning Rd., N.E.)
hosts Distrkt tonight from 10 p.m.-8 a.m.
DJ X Gonzalez and DJ Morabito will play
music. Mr. Geared Ireland and Mr. D.C
Eagle 2916 will host the party. For more
information, visit dceagle.com.
The Walk & 5K to End HIV is at Freedom

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16

PHOTO COURTESY LIZ ROSENBERG MEDIA

STEVIE NICKS is nally touring her solo album 24 Karat Gold after more than a year on the road
with Fleetwood Mac in 2014-2015. She plays the Verizon Center Monday, Nov. 14.

Plaza (Pennsylvania Ave. and 13th St.)

today starting at 7 a.m. Registration
begins at 7 a.m. and a program of music,
speakers and warm-up exercises begins
at 8:15 a.m. The run begins at 9:15 a.m.
and the walk begins at 9:20 a.m. General
walk registration is $25 and student and
senior walk registration is $15. The timed
run is $35. Participants who cant make
the event can donate $40 and will receive
a Walk to End HIV T-shirt. For more
details, visit aidswalkwashington.org.
DJ Drew G performs at Town
Danceboutique (2009 8th St., N.W.)
tonight for Dirty Pop. Doors open at 10
p.m. Details at towndc.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 13
SMYAL hosts its annual Fall Brunch at
the Mandarin Oriental (1330 Maryland
Ave., S.W.) starting at 10:20 a.m. today.
There will be a cocktail reception and
silent auction featuring the Nellies Bloody
Mary and Screwdriver bar and Duplex
Diner mimosas at 11 a.m. At noon there
will be a seated, three-course brunch with
keynote speaker Schuyler Bailar, the rst
documented trans man to compete in

NCAA Division 1 Sports. NBC4 news anchor

Wendy Rieger will be the emcee. General
admission tickets are $150. Admiral level
tickets, which include preferred seating in
the admiral section, are $250. For more
information, visit smyal.org.

MONDAY, NOV. 14
Multi-platinum-selling artist Stevie
Nicks brings her 24K Karat Gold
Tour to the Verizon Center (601 F St.,
N.W.) tonight at 7 p.m. The Pretenders
will open the show. Doors open at 6
p.m. Tickets range from $45-435. For
more information, visit verizoncenter.
monumentaksportsnetwork.com.
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.

TUESDAY, NOV. 15
Us Helping Us

(3636 Georgia Ave.,

Rainbow Families hosts its adoption

information night at the D.C. Center
(2000 14th St., N.W.) tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Meet LGBT parents going through the
adoption process and learn about how to
host, foster or adopt children in D.C. No
commitment necessary. For more details,
visit thedccenter.org.
Bookmen D.C., an informal mens gay
literature group, discusses Blue, Too:
More Writing by (for or about) WorkingClass Queers edited 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 HIVpositive women who love women,
today at the Womens Collective (1331
Rhode Island Ave., N.E.) from 5:30-7 p.m.
Light refreshments will be served. For
more details, visit thedccenter.org.

THURSDAY, NOV. 17
Sistah Talk, a new LGBT discussion
group, is at the D.C. Center (2000 14th St.,
N.W.) tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. The group
is for people of any race, culture or gender
who identies as a sistah. The group will
share stories, beauty tips, personal issues
and talk about issues concerning the
LGBT community. For more information,
visit thedccenter.org.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts its monthly Poly Discussion Group
tonight at 7 p.m. People of all dierent
stages are invited to discuss polyamory
and other consensual non-monogamous
relationships. This event is for newcomers,
established polyamorous relationships
and open to all sexual orientations. For
details, visit thedccenter.org.
AGLA hosts a book club at Freddies
Beach Bar & Restaurant (555 23rd St.,
South Arlington, Va.) tonight at 7:30
p.m. The group will be discussing Like
People in History by Felice Picano. RSVP
in advance by emailing info@agla.org.
Everyone is welcome. For more details,
visit facebook.com/outinnova.

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Out political science professor

shares research in new book
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
For his new book, author and professor
Daniel R. Pinello interviewed 325 people
in 175 same-sex relationships in Georgia,
Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas and
Wisconsin for empirical background to
carefully trace the unfolding of marriage
laws and have plenty of real-world
examples to demonstrate its eects.
The result is the new book Americas War
on Same-Sex Couples and Their Families
(and How the Courts Rescued Them), a
dense-yet-readable work from Cambridge
University Press that was released this fall
and called meticulously researched and
artfully written by Charles Anthony Smith
of the University of California, Irvine.
The
330-page
book
($34.99;
cambridge.org) is heavily devoted to
the implementation and eects of
Super-DOMAs, (amendments to state
constitutions passed in 20 states from
2000-2012 that banned recognition of all
forms of relationships rights for same-sex

PHOTO BY ARPI PAP COURTESY PINELLO

DANIEL R. PINELLO, a political science

professor at the John Jay College of Criminal
Justice of the City University of New York, says
he was surprised to nd how unaware many of
the same-sex couples he interviewed were of
basic legal issues that could aect them.

couples) and explains their far-ranging

impact in a variety of ways. The book
culminates with the intervention of the
Supreme Court with the Obergefell v.
Hodges ruling in 2015 that made samesex marriage legal in the U.S.
Pinello says the months he spent
interviewing the couples provided several
eye-opening experiences.
Many were unaware of how these
laws might adversely aect them,
Pinello, who teaches political science at
the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
of the City University of New York,
says. They didnt appreciate that they
wouldnt automatically be ushered in at
the emergency room of a hospital with
their partner or that they wouldnt have
joint survivorship and inheritance for a
deceased partner automatically. So some
of the process was educational.
Another surprise was the relatively
common phenomenon of what Pinello calls
the bubble eect, where same-sex couples
living in places like Ann Arbor, Mich., or
Raleigh-Durham, N.C., are highly aware of
living in a blue dot in a red oasis, he says.
As long as they remain within the
connes of Atlanta, or whatever the
metro area might be, they were safe,

but they dare not go outside, because

they never know what might befall them
there, he says. There was this sense of
being conned in terms of geographic
options of where to live and places to go.
Pinello says he worked hard to make
the book both academic but readable
and admits some of his earlier books got
bogged down in tables, numbers and
footnotes.
I wanted this book to be one primarily
of narrative, he says. Accessible
stories that made aware the horrible
and horrendous impact of these evil
constitutional regimes.
Pinello is gay and lives with his husband,
Lee Nissensohn, in Long Island. He
commutes into Manhattan to teach. He
came out in 1971 and says the backlash
were seeing now on same-sex marriage
shouldnt be a surprise.
In the matter of a dozen years or so, we
went from one extreme to the other, he
says. From 2013-2015 so many barriers
came down, it was mind boggling. It was
also serendipitous that so many of these
interviews occurred just before these
rulings. The couples I spoke to had no
reliable hope that someone out there was
going to rescue them in their lifetimes.

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When it comes to home staging, many
people think it means getting rid of all
your stuff and replacing it with furnishings from the stager, so it can look like
the homes on HGTV. However, most of
us have too many things in our homes,
so effective staging can simply mean editing the items you already have and adding the accessories that will dress up the
room and give it a freshly designed look.
Whichever path you choose, thoughtful
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the positive or negative emotional response that occurs in buyers minds when
they walk into a room happens before
their rational thought process can kick
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its smart to make everything look beautiful and stylish as soon as buyers walk in
your front door; that way, half of the work
in selling your home will be done for you.
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Its important to stage your home correctly when selling.

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can follow:
Start by cleaning and clearing. Before you begin staging your home, clean
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Maintain a sense of anonymity. Its
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its best when it has its debut in the marketplace.
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