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Exxon faces anti-gay bias lawsuit as Trump taps CEO for State
By CHRIS JOHNSON
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President-elect Donald Trump has tapped
for secretary of state Rex Tillerson, the CEO of
ExxonMobil, a company that faces a lawsuit
accusing it of anti-gay discrimination in its
hiring practices.
ExxonMobils resistance to adopt LGBT
non-discrimination
protections
until
President Obama signed an executive order
in 2014 barring federal contractors from
discriminating against LGBT workers has
been well documented. But the lawsuit, which
explicitly claims anti-LGBT discrimination
occurred at the company, hasnt received
much attention.
Freedom to Work, an LGBT group
that lobbied President Obama to sign
his executive order barring anti-LGBT
discrimination among federal contractors,
led the complaint in 2013 against the oiland-gas giant with the Illinois Human Rights
Commission alleging the company violated
a 2005 state law prohibiting anti-LGBT
discrimination.
The basis of the lawsuit is resume audit
testing in which Freedom to Work sent two
ctitious resumes to the company for the
same job in Illinois. One was from a more
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Im not going to discuss individual
cases, Earnest said. There is a
process thats been established at the
Department of Justice. For the way that
those applications, whether or not those
applications have been led and how
theyre being processed is a question you
should direct to them.
Manning, 29, led a petition for
clemency before the White House in the
aftermath of the presidential election.
The American Civil Liberties Union and a
number of LGBT groups have endorsed
the petition.
A transgender woman serving in a
mens prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kan.,
Manning has faced challenges. The
Army initially refused to provide her with
hormone therapy, but agreed to provide
the treatment last year as a result of
a lawsuit led by the ACLU. The Army
The Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland reportedly operated without city permits.
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From left, U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic JAMES WALLY BREWSTER,
U.S. Ambassador to Denmark JOHN RUFUS GIFFORD, Gay and Lesbian Victory Institute
President AISHA MOODIE-MILLS, Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI
Persons RANDY BERRY, former U.S. Ambassador to Romania MICHAEL GUEST and
USAID Senior LGBT Coordinator TODD LARSON speak on a panel at the Victory Funds
International LGBT Leaders Conference on Dec. 8, 2016 at the Washington Hilton.
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The Roman Catholic Church has rearmed its ban on gay men in the priesthood.
The church, while profoundly respecting the persons in question, cannot admit to
the seminary or to holy orders those who practice homosexuality, present deep-seated
homosexual tendencies or support the so-called gay culture, reads the Dec. 8-dated
document, which is titled The Gift of the Priestly Vocation, the Vaticans Congregation
for the Clergy released.
The document also rearms Pope Francis stance on homosexuality.
What has concerned many is a statement found in the documents conclusion.
The Holy Father Francis has approved the present General Executive Decree and has
ordered its publication, it reads.
At the very least, Pope Francis owes it to the church, the world, and, not least,
the LGBT community to explain exactly where he stands, said Francis DeBernardo,
executive director of the New Ways Ministry, a 39-year old national ministry of justice
and reconciliation for LGBT Catholics.
DeBernardo is referring to Francis 2013 interview during which he told reporters, If
a person is gay and seeks out the Lord and is willing, who am I to judge that person?
That is not the rst time Francis has supported so-called gay culture, having
previously called for the church to apologize to the person who is gay whom it has
oended.
In his three-and-a-half years as ponti, Francis has shown that he has moved away
from now retired Pope Benedict XVIs approach to issues of sexuality, said DeBernardo,
in a statement.
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Q U E E RY : 2 0 Q U E ST I O N S F O R BE N RO SE N BA U M
How long have you been out and who
was the hardest person to tell?
I started coming out just after college telling
my best friend since birth. It was a process
over the next few years with family members,
coworkers and friends. My dad was the last
person I came out to. Hes older and I think
it is still hard for him to nd the words to talk
with me about this aspect of my life.
BEN ROSENBAUM
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A network of LGBT Jewish D.C. groups are joining forces for Oh Gaydel,
Gaydel, Gaydel! 2016s Queery Chanukah Happy Hour on Thursday, Dec. 22
from 6-9 p.m. at Number Nine (1435 P St., N.W.).
Among them are GLOE (GLBTQ Outreach & Engagement at the J), Bet
Mishpachah, Gayyim, Nice Jewish Boys D.C. and Nice Jewish Girls.
Three years ago Ben Rosenbaum volunteered to chair Nice Jewish Boys and
says, It has been a blast creating a fun and welcoming community for gay
Jews and our admirers or, as we sometimes call them, bagel chasers.
The Boys are a social group for gay, bi and trans Jews in their 20s and
30s. For nearly a decade, the group has held monthly happy hours, Shabbat
dinners, an annual weekend retreat and various holiday celebrations. Find
the group on Facebook for details about its events.
Rosenbaum, a 33-year-old senior legislative staer to Rep. Dina Titus
(D-Nev.), came to Washington nearly a decade ago to work in policy. A native
of Pensacola, Fla., he is single and lives in Shaw.
Rosenbaum enjoys binge watching TV shows, taking walks, travel, theater,
hiking and sports such as playing kickball with his Stonewall Kickball team,
the Matzo Balls.
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Oy Vey in a Manger
Dec 20-Dec 28. Theater J.
theaterj.org.
Goyescas
Thru Dec 18. In Series at GALA Hispanic Theatre.
inseries.org.
THEATRE
The Second Shepherds Play. Thru
Dec 21. Folger Consort. Folger Theatre.
folger.edu.
Shine a Light! A Solstice Circus. Dec
17-Dec 18. Atlas. atlasarts.org.
A Christmas Carol. Thru Dec 31.
Fords Theatre. fords.org.
The Christmas Revels. Thru Dec
18. Washington Revels. GW Lisner
Auditorium. revelsdc.org.
woollymammoth.net.
A Christmas Carol. Thru Dec 31. Mary
Poppins. Thru Jan 8. Olney Theatre.
olneytheatre.org.
Silver Belles. Thru Dec 31. Titanic:
The Musical. Thru Jan 29. Signature
Theatre. signature-theatre.org.
Straight White Men. Thru Dec 31.
Studio Theatre. studiotheatre.org.
Its a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.
Thru Dec 18. Washington Stage Guild.
Undercroft Theatre. stageguild.org.
King Ubu - Pointless Theatre. Thru
Jan 7. Pointless Theatre. Mead Theatre
Lab: CulturalDC. pointlesstheatre.com.
DANCE
GALLERIES
MUSIC
A Canadian Brass Christmas. Dec
17. Vienna Boys Choir. Dec 18. GMU
Center for the Arts. cfa.gmu.edu.
Christmastime in the City.
Dec 21. Choral Arts Society. First
Congregational United Church of
Christ. choralarts.org.
Swing Dance with Live Jazz. Dec 17.
Glen Echo Park. glenechopark.org.
Handels Messiah. Thru Dec 18. NSO.
Kennedy Center. kennedy-center.org.
KC Jazz Club: Sherrie Maricle & the
DIVA Jazz Orchestra: Ella Wishes You
a Swingin Christmas. Dec 16-Dec 17.
Kennedy Center. kennedy-center.org.
Cecilia String Quartet. Dec 17. Library
of Congress. loc.gov.
John Eaton Holiday Songbook. Dec
17. The Alden. mcleancenter.org.
Xaverian High School. Dec 17. Dan.
Dec 18. National Gallery of Art.
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Handels Messiah. Dec 17-Dec 18.
National Philharmonic. Strathmore.
nationalphilharmonic.org.
MUSEUMS
An Irish Carol. Dec 16-Dec 31. Keegan
Theatre. keegantheatre.com.
The Second Citys A Christmas Carol:
Twist Your Dickens. Thru Dec 31. Into
The Woods. Thru Jan 8. Wicked.
Thru Jan 8. Kennedy Center.
kennedy-center.org.
Catch Me: A Magic Duel. Dec 17-Feb
25. Thin Air Productions. Mayower
Hotel. catchmeshow.com.
The Second Citys Black Side of the
Moon. Thru Jan 1. Woolly Mammoth.
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Procrastinators Holiday Market. Dec
16-Dec 18. ReCreative Spaces. Rhode
Island Avenue Shopping Center.
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Exploring Titan, Saturns Giant Moon.
Dec 19. Smithsonian Associates.
Ripley Center. smithsonianassociates.
org.
Sparkling Holiday Tea. Dec 18. Tudor
Place. tudorplace.org.
Chanukah Celebration. Dec 18.
EDCJCC. washingtondcjcc.org.
Holiday Birthday Bash & Book Fair. Dec
17. The Writers Center. writer.org.
Winter Ball & Celebration Embassy
Of France. Dec 17. Embassy
Experiences. Embassy of France.
embassyexperiences.com.
Archies Betty: Celebrating a Pop Icon
at 75. Dec 17. Cin-concert: Little
Match Girl (La Petite marchande
dallumettes). Dec 17. Ipersignicato:
Umberto Eco and Film: Casablanca.
Dec 18. National Gallery of Art.
nga.gov.
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MICHAEL,
My sister and her husband voted for
Trump.As a gay man, I am very hurt and angry.
They live in Pennsylvania, so their
votes really helped him and the anti-gay
Republican platform win.
Ive always known their conservative
political aliation but weve stayed away
from talking about politics. Im sure we
all thought it was better to respect each
other and keep the peace. Theyve been
extremely cordial to me and my husband,
especially since they had a son two years
ago and we started driving up from D.C.
frequently to be doting uncles.
When I saw their Election Day Facebook
posts proudly boasting of their votes, I
suddenly felt sick. Do I really want to be
close to people who voted for a man who
preached divisiveness and intolerance, for
a second-in-command who derides gay
equality and for the possibility of Supreme
Court justices who might undo legal gay
marriage, including my own?And its hard
to imagine someone with a 2 year old not
wanting to ght climate change, for the
sake of their childs future.
I am especially outraged because we
recently had a little girl.I dont want our
daughter to have to grow up in a country
led by a guy who demeans, degrades and
assaults women. Yet my own sister and
brother-in-law voted for him with a smile.
Were planning to spend Christmas
with them but now I dont want to. In
fact Im feeling like I dont want to have
anything to do with these two people who
voted against everything I believe in and
against my right to be an equal citizen of
this country, a country I am starting to
nd scary.
Yet they are also my family and we
have talked about how great it would
be for our kids to grow up knowing each
other. Way out?
MICHAEL REPLIES:
Talk to your sister and brother-in-law
before you make a decision, so that you
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Mid-Atlantic Kennel Korps hosts Pup
Night at the D.C. Eagle (3701 Benning Rd.,
N.E.) tonight from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. There
will be Jell-O shots and beer specials.
There will also be a puppy mosh area.
No cover. For more information, visit
facebook.com/makkorps.
Green Lantern (1335 Green Ct.,
N.W.) hosts Kylie Night Videos: a Kylie
Christmas tonight from 9 pm.-2 a.m. Kylie
Minogue videos will play all night. There
is no cover charge. For more details, visit
greenlanterndc.com.
AGLA hosts a happy hour social at
Embassy Suites (1900 Democracy Blvd.,
Alexandria, Va.) today from 6:30-9:30
p.m. AGLA board members TJ Flavell
and Michael Parker will be there to greet
guests. All are welcome. There is no
cover charge. For more information, visit
facebook.com/outinnova.
The D.C. Center volunteers to provide
dinner for Casa Ruby residents at 3530
Georgia Ave., N.W. today from 6:307:30 p.m. Any amount of donated food
is appreciated. Store bought meals are
also accepted. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
The Washington Ballet presents The
Nutcracker at Warner Theatre (513 13th
St., N.W.) tonight at 7 p.m. The show runs
through Saturday, Dec. 24. Tickets range
from $30-130. For more details and to
purchase tickets, visit warnertheatredc.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 17
NOQ Creative hosts the #TurnOut
March, a protest against Donald Trumps
presidency, at the Lincoln Memorial
(2 Lincoln Circle, N.W.) today from 10
a.m.-5 p.m. The demonstration will
show solidarity with numerous issues
including LGBT rights, womens rights,
protection of the environment, minority
rights, education for all, health care for
all, opposition to war and many more.
Speakers from local organizations, nonprots and activism groups will appear.
For more details, search TurnOut March
on Facebook.
The Imperial Court of Washington
D.C. hosts Yule Ball 2016 at the Sphinx
on K (1315 K St., N.W.) tonight from 6-11
p.m. There will be a Naughty or Nice
silent auction and cocktail hour with the
rst drink included in the ticket price.
Following will be a festive dinner buet,
small performances and remarks from
community partners and charities. Later
there will be a dance party. All proceeds
benet the Reign V Charities for Pets with
Disabilities, Rainbow Families and Cross
Over Health Care Ministry. Tickets are $47.
The Washington Ballet will perform The Nutcracker Dec. 16 at the Warner Theatre. Performances continue through Christmas Eve.
SUNDAY, DEC. 18
The Kings Singers perform Christmas
carols at Washington National Cathedral
(3101 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.) today from
5-7 p.m. They will perform Winter
Wonderland, Its Beginning to Look a Lot
like Christmas, Carol of the Bells, Have
Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, among
others. Tickets range from $25-95. For
MONDAY, DEC. 19
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts coee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) holds a support group for gay black
men to discuss topics that aect them,
share perspectives and have meaningful
conversations. For details, visit uhupil.org.
TUESDAY, DEC. 20
Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) hosts Sissy
That Tuesday: My Sexy Holiday Sweater
today at 5 p.m. There will be a contest
for the sexiest holiday sweater at 9:30
p.m. Show starts at 10 p.m. Pussy Noir
hosts. There will be happy hour specials
all night. No cover. For more information,
visit tradebardc.com.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21
The Tom Davoren Social Bridge
Club meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the
Dignity Center (721 8th St., S.E.) for social
bridge. No partner needed. For more
information, call 301-345-1571.
The D.C. Center hosts Woman to
Woman, a support group for HIV
positive women who love women,
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THURSDAY, DEC. 22
GLOE, Bet Mishpachah, Gayyim, Nice
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