Volume 43, Issue 49 - December 7, 2012

Export-Import chief would be nations
first openly gay Cabinet member

By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
President Obama is actively considering the
nomination of U.S. Export-Import Bank Chair Fred
Hochberg as commerce secretary and potentially the
rst openly gay Cabinet member in history, according
to an administration ofcial.
The ofcial, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
told the Washington Blade that Hochberg is under
consideration for various positions within the
administration, although commerce secretary is the role
for which hes seen as most t.
What Ive been told is Fred very well regarded, hes
done a great job at the bank, and hes one of the folks
that they are looking at carefully for commerce, the
ofcial said.
But the ofcial said Hochberg hasnt been involved as
of Monday in direct talks with the White House about the
position, nor could the ofcial offer any timeline for when the
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By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
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A women's volleyLall coach ar vir_inia
Commonwealth University, who says he was red
last month because hes gay, would have a far better
chance of getting his job back if President Obama
had issued a non-discrimination executive order for
federal contractors.
Thar's rhe assessmenr ol Tico Almeica, presicenr ol
rhe narional LGBT acvocacy _roup Freecom ro Work.
If the executive order were already in place, Coach
[James] Finley could have the Department of Labor
investigate whether federal contractor VCU allowed
anti-gay animus to overshadow the fact that he led
his team to a 25-6 winning record this season as well
as a perfect graduation rate for his student athletes,
Almeica rolc rhe Blace in a sraremenr.
Almeica saic vC woulc Le a prime rar_er lor a
discrimination investigation under such an executive
order because it has received more than $40 million in
contracts in recent years from such federal agencies
as rhe Narional nsrirures ol Healrh, rhe Social Securiry
Acminisrrarion, anc rhe Deparrmenr ol Delense.
President Obama should sign the executive order
today because every day that passes is another day in
which raxpayer money can Le squancerec on anriLGBT
workplace harassment and discrimination, he said.
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FRED HOCHBERG, chair of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, is reportedly being considered
for the job of Commerce Secretary.
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End of the line?
Narional Sronewall Dems
faces budget shortfall,
may close its doors
later this month.
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Bitchin Babes
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Atty genl likely to
face former DNC Chair
McAuliffe in 2013 race
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
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Virginia advocates remain concerned
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will thwart
efforts to advance LGBT-specic issues in
the commonwealth if he becomes the
states next governor in 2013.
Equality Virginia Executive Director James
Parrish noted in a Nov. 28 statement after
Lieutenant Gov. Bill Bolling said he would
not run to succeed Gov. Bob McDonnell
that Cuccinelli in 2010 recommended
Virginia colleges and universities remove
LGBT-specic provisions from their non-
discrimination policies. The Virginian-Pilot
reported in Oct. 2009 that he described same-
sex sexual acts as wrong. The newspaper
reported Cuccinelli stressed homosexuality
represents to put it politely, I need my
thesaurus to be polite behavior that is not
healthy to an individual and in aggregate is
not healthy to society.
Cuccinelli was among those who spoke
at an anti-gay marriage gathering at a
Manassas church in October to which the
Washington Blade was denied access.
We are shocked to see Attorney
General Cuccinelli enter this race as
a choice for governor with his past
statements and actions of bigotry toward
the LGBT community, said Parrish, who
further criticized Cuccinelli for what he
described as bullying the State Boards
of Social Services and Juvenile Justice.
We hope to educate Virginians in the
coming year so they can make an informed
decision in this election.
Cuccinelli is expected to face former
Democratic National Committee Chair
Terry McAuliffe once he ofcially receives
his partys nomination.
Neither men returned the Blades
request for comment, but Cuccinelli
spoke during a Virginia Republican
Party advance that took place at the
Homestead Resort last weekend.
Virginia once again has an opportunity,
he said. This is an opportunity to show
the country that conservatism isnt dead;
that its not old or worn out and that its still
alive and thriving.
Gay state Sen. Adam Ebbin
(D-Alexandria) told the Blade he feels
Virginians should expect a Cuccinelli
administration to be as ideologically
focused as he is. He also said he expects
more of what he described as Cuccinellis
symbolic lawsuits and politically motivated
investigations against those who oppose
him and his agenda.
I nd it very scary, added Hampton
Roads Pride Board member Michael
Hamar, who cited a Dec. 3 ThinkProgress
blog post that categorized Cuccinelli
as Virginias equivalent to Missouri
Congressman Todd Akin, who sparked
outrage in August when he suggested
to a St. Louis television reporter during
his unsuccessful campaign to unseat
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)
that women who suffer a legitimate
rape rarely become pregnant. Hamar
also criticized him for his positions on
abortion and immigration
Hes a religious fanatic, he said.
To have someone who is that anti-gay
running for [the] position of governor is
frightening.
CONTINUES AT WASHINGTONBLADE.COM
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04 DECEMBER 07, 2012 LOCAL NEWS
Virginia Attorney General KEN CUCCINELLI
opposes LGBT rights and recently spoke at an
anti-marriage equality rally.
Va. activists wary of Cuccinelli as governor
9:30 Club, Mehlman,
MGM among diverse
group of donors
Marylanders for Marriage Equality
raised nearly $6 million to defend the
states same-sex marriage law, according
to campaign nance reports.
The latest report the pro-Question
6 group led with state election
ofcials on Nov. 27 indicates it raised
$776,041.15 between Oct. 22 and Nov.
20 with an additional $78,802.87 in in-kind
contributions. This gure comes on top
of the $4,504,262.61 it raised between
July 27-Oct. 7 and $547,490.19 in in-kind
contributions during the same period.
Marylanders for Marriage Equality
raised a total of $5,906,596.82 in cash and
in-kind contributions.
The campaigns latest report indicates
the Human Rights Campaign donated
$188,000 and $33,264.47 in in-kind
contributions in the days leading up
to the Nov. 6 referendum. The Human
Rights Campaign Maryland Families PAC
contributed $35,000 to Marylanders for
Marriage Equality on Oct. 31 and another
$55,000 on Nov. 2.
MGM, which seeks to build a casino
at National Harbor in Prince Georges
County after voters approved expanded
gambling in the state, contributed $75,000
to Marylanders for Marriage Equality on
Oct. 23. The D.C. biotechnology company
United Therapeutics Corporation that
transgender woman Martine Rothblatt
founded donated $100,000 to the pro-
Question 6 group. Baltimore attorney
Peter Angelos on Nov. 2 contributed
$50,000 to Marylanders for Marriage
Equality on Nov. 2.
The owners of the 9:30 Club in Northwest
Washington, which hosted a Marylanders
for Marriage Equality fundraiser that gay
former American Idol Adam Lambert
headlined in September, donated $25,000
to the campaign. The Democratic State
Committee of Maryland on Oct. 22
transferred $10,000 to Marylanders for
Marriage Equality.
Freedom to Marry, which had initially
declined to join the coalition of groups
defending Marylands same-sex marriage
law, gave a $70,000 contribution to
Marylanders for Marriage Equality on
Oct. 24. Other donors included former
OMalley aide Joseph Bryce, Whitman-
Walker Health Executive Director Don
Blanchon, the Baltimore City Fraternal
Order of Police, Equality Maryland and the
ACLU of Maryland.
New York City Mayor Michael
Bloomberg in October donated
$250,000. Former National Football
League Commissioner Paul Tagliabue
and his wife Chan announced a $100,000
contribution to Marylanders for Marriage
Equality during an Oct. 2 fundraiser at gay
Democratic lobbyist Steve Elmendorfs
Logan Circle home that Maryland Gov.
Martin OMalley, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray,
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)
and others attended.
Gay former Republican National
Committee Chair Ken Mehlman also co-
hosted a star-studded Marylanders for
Marriage Equality fundraiser in New York City
in September at which OMalley also spoke.
We knew that preserving marriage
equality at the ballot box was going to
take tremendous effort and sacrice,
Carrie Evans, executive director of Equality
Maryland, told Washington Blade. The
fact that we were able to raise almost $6
million underscores how important this
issue was for so many different people and
organizations. From wealthy Republicans,
to labor unions, to the college student
who sent $15 with a note saying I wish it
was more, but I hope it helps you, we all
came together to stand up for fairness and
equality for all Maryland families.
HRC spokesperson Kevin Nix agreed.
The nal report like the previous
ones indicates the outpouring of
grassroots support we had throughout
the campaign, he said. Were certainly
grateful to all those who donated their
time and money to this extraordinary win.
Marylanders on Nov. 6 upheld the states
same-sex marriage law OMalley signed in
Marcy by a 52-48 percent margin. Voters in
Maine and Washington on the same day
also approved nuptials for gays and lesbians
at the ballot box, while Minnesotans rejected
a proposed constitutional amendment that
would have dened marriage as between a
man and a woman.
Md. marriage supporters raised $6 million
Gov. MARTIN OMALLEY helped advocates
raise millions to uphold Marylands marriage law.
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They come to one
meeting and they take
over the club?
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
Three young activists who became
members of the Gertrude Stein
Democratic Club for the rst time within
the past week won election Monday night
to three of the clubs ve ofcer positions,
gaining control of the citys largest LGBT
political group.
In a development that stunned many of
the clubs longtime members, gay political
consultant Martin Garcia beat incumbent
Stein Club President Lateefah Williams, an
attorney, by a vote of 47 to 45.
Angela Peoples, former legislative
director of the United States Student
Association, and Vincent Villano,
communications director for the National
Center for Transgender Equality, beat
club backed candidates Jon Mandel
and Hassan Naveed for the ofces
of Vice President for Legislative and
Political Affairs and Vice President for
Administration respectively.
The vote came after close to 50 young
LGBT activists, some of whom had never
attended a Stein Club meeting before,
led into a meeting room at the John A.
Wilson city hall building to cast their votes
for the insurgent candidates.
Getting this many folks in the room
to have this debate I think thats the
democratic process in action, Garcia
told the Blade after the winners were
announced.
I think we need to build upon what
Gertrude Stein has done and bring folks
into the fold and into this organization,
he said. I think the energy around our
candidacies did this.
Garcia and his fellow insurgents chose
not to run candidates against the clubs
incumbent treasurer, Barrie Daneker, and
secretary, Jimmie Luthuli, who ran for re-
election unopposed.
It became clear during the brief
speeches by the candidates on both sides
that the new group shares the Stein Clubs
loyalty to the Democratic Party and the
clubs commitment to LGBT equality.
Garcia, Peoples, and Villano, however,
told club members in opening remarks
and in response to questions that their
aim is to expand the diversity of the clubs
membership and boost its organizational
and fundraising capabilities.
Among the new members who joined
to support the slate were Latino and
Asian-American members of the LGBT
community, including Gregory Cedana,
who became the rst out gay Asian-Pacic
Islander community member to win
election as a delegate to the Democratic
National Convention earlier this year,
Gay Democratic and Ward 8 community
activist Phil Pannell, a longtime Stein Club
member, surprised some fellow members
by placing Garcias name in nomination,
indicating his support for the new slate.
Pannell said the clubs fundraising efforts
havent been as aggressive as they could
be and its support for his own candidacy
for the Ward 8 school board seat in the
November election was limited to an
endorsement, with no effort to campaign
for him.
Stein Club member and transgender
activist Jeri Hughes expressed strong
disappointment over the outcome of the
club election, saying the new members
should have worked with the current
ofcers and members before running for
ofce.
Who are these people? she said.
They come to one meeting and they take
over the club?
Veteran club member Barbara Helmick
said she is hopeful that the new ofcers
will do a good job in advancing the clubs
objectives of advocating for LGBT rights.
There was a brilliant organizing
campaign to bring in some new people,
she told the Blade. And theyve got some
good ideas. I think Lateefah has and the
whole Stein board served honorably and
well and had a fabulous year, she said.
And now is the time to come together
and build Stein and move into the future.
Williams said she and the other club
ofcers, after organizing numerous club
endorsement forums and other club
activities during the past year, responded
to the challenge by the insurgent group by
waging their own effort to win re-election.
Peoples beat Mandel for the vice
president for legislative and political
affairs post by a vote of 47 to 44. Villano
beat Naveed for the post of vice president
for administration by a vote of 48 to 41.
We both organized, Williams said.
You can see the race was incredibly close.
It was almost equally split in terms of the
support we both had.
Williams said she believes the margin of
victory for Garcia came from the 47 new
members who joined the club since Nov.
28, according to the clubs membership
records.
I was honored to have the support of
longtime Stein Club members, straight
allies, and Democratic leaders who
came out in force and supported me
overwhelmingly, she said. We had an
amazing coalition of supporters who
favored the direction the club was taking
and the vision that our slate was offering.
Garcia said he plans to work closely with
the longtime members.
Im going to work my butt off to earn
the respect and build relationships with
the folks who have been here in the past,
he said. And hopefully they wont turn
their back on the organization because Im
going to work diligently to make sure that
Gertrude Stein is built and moves forward
and it can be the best organization that I
can make it.
Supporters of the newly elected ofcers
said they are well qualied for the top
three Stein Club ofcer positions because
of their experience in electoral politics,
government affairs and LGBT issues.
Garcia, 27, currently serves as account
manager for the D.C.-based political
consulting rm The Campaign Workshop,
where he assists the rms clients on
election campaigns. Prior to beginning his
current post in January 2012 Garcia worked
for three years at the Gay and Lesbian
Victory Fund, which provides nancial and
organizational support for openly LGBT
candidates running for public ofce.
Among other things, he coordinated
candidate endorsements, assisted
campaigns for LGBT candidates
throughout the country, and managed the
Victory Funds campaign and candidate
training program.
Peoples, 26, has served since
November 2011 as policy analyst for
the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection
Bureaus Ofce for Students. Before
that she worked as policy and advocacy
manager for Campus Progress, the youth
outreach arm of the Center for American
Progress, a Washington-based think tank
for progressive causes, including LGBT
rights. Her rst job in Washington was that
of legislative director for the U.S. Student
Association.
Vallano, 26, is director of communications
for the D.C.-based National Center for
Transgender Equality, which, among other
things, lobbies Congress and federal
agencies for transgender rights. Prior to
joining NCTE Villano also worked for the
Center for American Progresss Campus
Progress program, where he helped
organize campaigns for progressive causes
such as immigration reform, education,
climate change and LGBT rights.
washingtonblade.com
0 DECEMBER 07, 2012 LOCAL NEWS
Gertrude Stein Democratic Club president LATEEFAH WILLIAMS was defeated in her bid for re-
election this week.
WASHINGTON BLADE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
Stein Club president ousted
as new group takes control
MARTIN GARCIA is the new Stein Club
president.
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Lesbian couples West Point wedding makes history
WEST POINT, N.Y. Brenda S. Sue Fulton, a member of the rst United
States Military Academy class to graduate women in 1980, returned to her alma
mater last week to wed her partner of 16 years in a historic ceremony.
Fulton executive director of LGBT Marines group Knights Out and founding
board member of the combined OutServe-SLDN and her partner Penelope Dara
Gnesin were wed in the Cadets Chapel by Episcopalian Army Chaplain Wesley Smith,
and Rev. Vanessa Southern, pastor of the Unitarian Universalist Church at Summit N.J.
It was the rst same-sex nuptials performed in the campus central chapel.
West Point holds special signicance to both me and Penny, said Fulton in
a statement released by Outserve-SLDN. To be able to legalize our union here,
especially at the Cadet Chapel, is really important to us.
Colo. fast tracks civil unions; Ill. mulls marriage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Same-sex couples in both the Mile High City and the
Windy City are optimistic that 2013 may be their year.
Lambda Legal announced last week after conversations with lawmakers that
the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act could come to a vote in the
lower house as early as January, which would extend marriage rights to same-sex
couples in that state. The bill was led by gay lawmakers Greg Harris, Deb Mell
and Kelly Cassidy soon after two lawsuits were led against the state by Lambda
Legal and the ACLU of Illinois contesting the existing law, which allows same-sex
couples civil unions but not marriages.
In Colorado, a civil unions bill is on a fast track to passage, according to the
Denver Post.
Colorado is poised to become the ninth state in the nation to allow same-
sex couples to form civil unions, the paper reports. After two years of ghting
over the issue, the Republicans who controlled the House and killed the measure
are out of power, paving the way for a civil unions bill to head to Gov. John
Hickenlooper, who supports legal recognition for same-sex couples.
Unlike Illinois, recognition of same-sex marriage is barred in Colorados
constitution.
Defense bill passes without anti-gay provisions
WASHINGTON Though the House version of the Defense Authorization
bill includes two anti-gay provisions, the Democratic-led Senate has rejected the
Republican-led Houses provisions.
Missing from the Senates version of the NDAA were a provision allowing for
chaplains and other service members to opt out of ministering to service members
who are gay or perceived as gay if it violates their religious beliefs. A second provision
would bar same-sex union ceremonies from taking place on military grounds,
ceremonies already being allowed by military brass, according to OutServe-SLDN.
The House and Senate will now have to reconcile the two versions of the bill in
a conference committee before it can pass.
Supreme Court expected to act on DOMA, Prop 8
WASHINGTON After it postponed action once again on Friday and on
Monday, LGBT activists anxiously await word this Friday on whether the Supreme
Court will take up cases related to the Defense of Marriage Act and Californias
Proposition 8.
Washingtonblade.com will be following developments closely at the high
court. Check back for details and analysis throughout the day.
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08 DECEMBER 07, 2012 NATl ONAL NEWS
Republican Pa.
lawmaker comes out
Fleck is rst openly
gay member of
state legislature
A Republican state lawmaker in
Pennsylvania came out in an interview with
a local newspaper published last week.
Coming out is hard enough, but doing
it in the public eye is denitely something
I never anticipated, state Rep. Mike Fleck
told the Huntingdon (Pa.) Daily News. Im
still the exact same person and Im still a
Republican and most importantly, Im
still a person of faith trying to live life as
a servant of God and the public. The only
difference now is that I will also be doing
so as honestly as I know how.
Fleck, who became an Eagle Scout in
1991, has represented portions of Blair,
Huntingdon and Mifin Counties in the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives since
voters rst elected him in November 2006.
The 1995 graduate of Liberty University in
Lynchburg, Va., became a district executive
for the Boy Scouts of America once he
earned his degree in history with a minor in
youth ministry and returned to Huntington
County in central Pennsylvania.
The organization in July reafrmed
its ban on out members and openly gay
scoutmasters and troop leaders. Fleck
told the Huntingdon Daily News his
livelihood depended on hiding my true
sexual orientation, something I was very
good at.
The newspaper further reported Fleck
suppressed his homosexuality throughout
his 20s. He married his wife in 2002 after
they dated for two years.
She was everything I could have ever
asked for and to this day she is still my
best friend, Fleck told the Huntingdon
Daily News. I sought out treatment from
a Christian counselor, but when that didnt
work out, I engaged a secular therapist
who told me point blank that I was gay
and that I was too caught up in being
the perfect Christian rather than actually
being authentic and honest.
The newspaper reported that Fleck and
his wife separated last year he said they
became closer than ever before, but it
was bittersweet as we both concluded
that the marriage was over. Fleck told
the Huntingdon Daily News he continues
to reconcile his homosexuality with his
Christian faith.
Through years of counseling, Ive met a
lot of gay Christians who have tried hard to
change their God-given sexual orientation,
but at the end of the day, I know of none
whove been successful, he told the
newspaper. Theyve only succeeded at
repressing their identity, only to have it
reappear time and time again and always
wreaking havoc not only on themselves, but
especially on their family.
Fleck came out less than seven months
after Philadelphia lawyer Brian Sims
became the rst openly gay person
elected to the state legislature when he
won a seat in the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives. Tim Brown will be the
only other openly gay Republican state
lawmaker in the country whos poised to
take a seat. He won election to the Ohio
House of Representatives on Nov. 6.
Former Massachusetts lieutenant
gubernatorial candidate Richard Tisei last
month narrowly lost against incumbent
Congressman John Tierney.
Fleck did not immediately return the
Washington Blades requests for comment,
but LGBT advocates in Pennsylvania and
across the country welcomed his decision
to come out.
It is denitely quite a big deal, Ted
Martin, executive director of Equality
Pennsylvania, told the Blade. Along with
Brian [Sims] well have now two openly gay
legislators, so for a state like Pennsylvania
that just voted Brian in in May its pretty
remarkable.
Victory Fund CEO Chuck Wolfe agreed.
Coming out is never easy, but coming
out in the public eye is particularly
difcult, he said, noting the Victory Fund
worked with Fleck through his coming out
process. Representative Fleck made a
difcult decision to be honest and open
with his constituents and colleagues, and
that has the power to change hearts and
minds. We applaud his courage.
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Cammermeyer planning
to wed as new law
takes effect
By CHRIS JOHNSON
A number of those who will be among
the rst to enter into same-sex marriages
in Washington State are high-prole gay
service members discharged for their
sexual orientation who say the legalization
of same-sex marriage represents the next
step forward for LGBT rights.
In Washington, where voters legalized
marriage equality on Election Day by a 54
percent majority via a measure known as
Referendum 74, same-sex couples were
set to be able to obtain marriage licenses
on Thursday. The three-day waiting period
in the state means gay couples that obtain
licenses on that day will be able to legally
marry beginning Sunday.
Washington is the rst of three states
which includes Maine and Maryland
where voters legalized same-sex marriage
at the ballot on Election Day to allow
same-sex couples to obtain marriage
licenses and legally wed.
Col. Grethe Cammermeyer, who in
1992 was discharged from the Washington
National Guard under the militarys gay ban
in the years before Dont Ask, Dont Tell,
is set to marry her partner of 24 years, Diane
Divelbess, in their Langley, Wash., home on
Sunday after obtaining a marriage license
from the clerks ofce in Island County.
For Cammermeyer, the ability to marry
in Washington represents the next step
in advancing LGBT rights following the
repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell and
she said the repeal of the Defense of
Marriage Act is in her sights. That ban
on the federal recognition of same-sex
partners precludes gay service members
from obtaining health and pension
benets for their partners.
I think, for me, it was a 20-year battle
to overturn Dont Ask, Dont Tell,
Cammermeyer said. That felt like a
vindication of those who started to change
the policy and was truly monumental for me
on a personal level. What you realize is that
once you get done with one hurdle, there
is another one right ahead of you, and that
now is marriage equality. Because until the
Defense of Marriage Act is repealed, those
serving in the military now who happen to
be gay service members who have family
still are treated as second-class citizens and
their families have no standing.
Cammermeyer, 70, and Divelbess, 77,
said theyve invited other same-sex couples
into their home to marry on the same day
and are expecting 10 couples to wed
during their own individual ceremonies. Itll
be the third ceremony for Cammermeyer
and Divelbess: the couple previously wed
in Oregon in 2004, when marriage licenses
were briey offered to same-sex couples
in Multnomah County for unions that were
later nullied, and again in a religious
ceremony in Washington State.
Divelbess said shes already felt shes
like been married to Cammermeyer for
years following their religious ceremony
and expressed excitement that religious
organizations that want to legally marry
same-sex couples in Washington can now
do so under the law.
When we were married in 2004, all
you heard was the voices of the churches
that were unhappy with gay marriage,
Divelbess said. The public was never
aware of the churches who wanted their
ceremony recognized as being legal by
the state. Im thrilled that now were going
to have a legal status accepted as well as
the spiritual commitment.
Another couple planning to wed had a
similar involvement in Dont Ask, Dont
Tell repeal. Maj. Margaret Witt, an Air Force
nurse who was discharged under Dont
Ask, Dont Tell in 2007, and her partner
of nine years, Laurie Johnson, intend to
be the rst same-sex couple to obtain a
marriage license in Spokane. Theyll marry
on Dec. 15 in a small ceremony ofciated
by James Lobsenz, Witts attorney from her
ACLU case against Dont Ask, Dont Tell
known as Witt v. Air Force.
Witt said the legalization of same-
sex marriage in Washington State is
absolutely thrilling and surreal all at the
same time, but, like Cammermeyer,
she said it demonstrates the battle for
gay service members must continue and
DOMA must be lifted from the books.
The work is denitely not done because
now we can serve our country openly, but
the marriages still arent recognized by the
military or the federal government, Witt
said. Thats kind of painful for those that are
willing to serve their country and have been
willing to serve their country for so long.
The Defense Department could offer
limited partner benets to gay service
members even with DOMA on the books
including joint duty assignments, issuance
of IDs, use of the commissary and family
housing through administrative change.
The Pentagon has said since the lifting of
Dont Ask, Dont Tell in September 2011
that its been looking into these benets,
but hasnt yet enacted them.
The couple has been talking about
marriage for years, but Witt took the
opportunity to make things nal during
a speech at an ACLU dinner on Nov. 15
where she received a civil libertarian
award. Following her speech at an ACLU
dinner, the couples joined onstage amid
applause and tears in the audience and
Witt announced her proposal to Johnson.
Witt, 48, said she decided to propose
to Johnson, 54, at the dinner in part
because of the ACLUs effort as part of the
campaign to win marriage equality at the
ballot in Washington.
I just thought it was really perfect to
share it with the ACLU, not only for what
they did for me, but all that they did for
marriage, and I wanted them to see that in
real life, Witt said.
An overwhelming sense of joy
These military couples are among the
estimated 19,000 same-sex couples who
will be able to legally marry in Washington
State amid anticipation an increased
number of couples will ock to the clerks
ofce when same-sex marriage becomes
available in the state.
County auditors ofces have updated
their forms and their websites to prepare
for these same-sex couples. On Thursday,
King and Thurston counties were set to
open at midnight, Pierce at 6:30 a.m. and
Clark and Island counties at 8 a.m.
Anne Levinson, one of Washingtons
rst lesbian public ofcials and strategic
adviser to the Approve Referendum 74
campaign, said shes hearing from couples
across the state that intend to marry and
many of them have been waiting for the
opportunity for decades.
There is an overwhelming sense of
excitement and joy, among the couples
themselves, but also from friends, neighbors
and colleagues, Levinson said. What makes
it even more special is that we have seen an
amazing outpouring of support all across the
state, from county auditors working with us
on how they will issue licenses, from judges
and clergy helping make sure ceremonies
are all set, from businesses offering to help
however they can.
A retired municipal judge, Levinson said
on Sunday she intends to ofciate some of
the rst weddings in Seattle on the stage
of its grand concert hall as the Seattle
Mens Chorus and the Seattle Womens
Chorus perform.
Other same-sex couples that intend to
be among the rst to marry in California are
noteworthy, but not for their participating
in Dont Ask, Dont Tell repeal efforts.
One such couple living in Camas, Wash.,
is James Griener, 58, and Paul Harris, 64,
whose wedding is noteworthy because
Harris is the manager of marriage license
and recording for Clark County. After
delivering marriage licenses to opposite-
sex couples for 17 years, hell nally be
able to obtain one of his own.
Harris said hes surprised that same-sex
marriage was legalized in Washington
because marriage equality had been
defeated previously in every state where
its come up for a vote.
To me, its a great surprise because I
never thought it would happen, Harris said.
Since I have been responsible for issuing
marriage licenses for 17 years, it makes me
feel great to be able to get one of my own.
Griener and Harris were set to claim
their marriage license on Thursday and
were planning a small wedding in their
home on Wednesday 12/12/12.
The couple, whove been together for
39 years after in meeting in New York in
1973, has many differences between them.
Harris was born and raised in Brooklyn,
while Griener was raised in Southeast
Oregon on a ranch.
Griener said the upcoming ceremony
makes more permanent their union and builds
off a previous wedding they had in Multnomah
County in 2004 that was later nullied.
Were very pleased that the legislature
of Washington passed same-gender
marriage, the governor signed it and even
though it was challenged and put on a
referendum, the majority of Washington
citizens voted in favor, Griener said. I
think its a wonderful thing, and everyone
knows, a long time coming.
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10 DECEMBER 07, 2012 NATI ONAL NEWS
GRETHE CAMMERMEYER (left) and MARGARET WITT will be among the rst to marry their partners
in Washington State.
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Discharged service members
among rst to marry in Washington
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Gay group will likely
close our doors if it
doesnt raise money
by Dec. 31
The Washington Blade this weeek
obtained an e-mail that indicates National
Stonewall Democrats will likely shut down
if it does not close a $30,000 budget gap
by Dec. 31.
Its no secret that weve struggled
with fundraising over the past few years,
but today we are at a crossroads and
were turning to you our members and
supporters, wrote Jerame Davis, the
groups executive director, in an e-mail
he will send to his organizations e-mail
list later on Wednesday. As the year
closes, were facing a budget decit of
over $30,000 and if we do not bridge this
gap, we will likely be forced to close our
doors.
Davis told the Blade in an exclusive
interview on Tuesday night the National
Stonewall Democrats 2012 budget is
between $130,000-$140,000. This gure
includes up to $40,000 in organizational
debt he inherited when he became
executive director in Dec. 2011.
Internal Revenue Service documents
indicate the organization reported
$223,202 in revenue, while spending
$253,133 (a decit of $19,931) in 2011.
These gures were $305,745 and $328,803
(a decit of $23,058) in 2010 and $346,679
and $425,927 (a decit of $79,248) in 2009
respectively.
Davis said fundraising picked up quite
a bit at the beginning of the year an
April fundraiser in D.C. that honored gay
Massachusetts Congressman Barney
Frank, who founded National Stonewall
Democrats in 1998, raised nearly $70,000.
Davis said the organization was debt-free
by the end of July, but it spent roughly
$20,000 at the Democratic National
Convention in Charlotte in September.
In doing so we kind of depleted our
reserves hoping that we would come
out the other side with some fundraising
momentum out of that, he said. Instead,
quite the opposite happened. The
campaigns started heating up so a lot of
the fundraising started shifting towards
President Obama and towards Tammy
Baldwin and we took a hit fast and having
no reserves coming out of the convention it
kind of snowballed to where we are now.
This is not the rst time National
Stonewall Democrats nancial
problems have threatened to shutter the
organization.
The Blade reported in Feb. 2011
that an anonymous donor gave $100,000
to National Stonewall Democrats amid
reports then-Executive Director Michael
Mitchell did not effectively manage
the groups budget. Davis said the
organization was kind of back in the
same boat when I took over in Dec. 2011
after Mitchell stepped down.
When I took over the organization,
there was $1,800 in the bank and a boat
load of debt, he said. We were facing
eviction from our ofce; I mean there were
all kinds of problems that I had to tackle. I
had payroll to make two weeks after I took
over and $1,800 in the bank and no donors
and that was in November last year, the
worst time for a 501c4 to be fundraising.
Davis noted 2008 was his organizations
best year in terms of fundraising when
its budget nearly topped $700,000. IRS
records indicate National Stonewall
Democrats reported $465,391 in revenue
and $435,946 in expenses that year.
A changing political landscape,
however, began to take its toll.
We didnt adapt to that, especially with
the election of President Obama in 2008.
The departure of Mitchell and two
other executive directors before him
has also had an adverse impact on the
organizations ability to raise money.
washingtonblade.com
Today we are at a crossroads, said National
Stonewall Democrats executive director
JERAME DAVIS in an email to supporters.
National Stonewall Democrats faces $30,000 budget gap
Replaces Gender
Identity Disorder with
Gender Dysphoria
Advocates welcomed the American
Psychiatric Associations decision on
Saturday to remove being transgender
from its list of mental disorders.
The APA specically removed the
term Gender Identity Disorder from the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel (DSM)
of Mental Disorders and replaced it with
Gender Dysphoria.
The organization, which represents more
than 36,000 psychiatrists from around the
world, has revised the DSM ve times since
it was founded in 1844. The latest revision
process began 15 years ago.
Transgender activist Dana Beyer, who
worked on the task force that wrote the
new language the APA adopted with
the Washington Psychiatric Society,
said the removal of GID from the DSM
is comparable to the organizations
declassication of homosexuality as a
mental illness in 1973.
What we did in that workgroup and
what other activists have been pushing
for is reconceptionalizing the state of
being trans from a mental illness, she
told the Washington Blade. Beyer added
this change will have implications for
children who see a therapist for GID to
trans activists ghting against what she
described as fundamental opposition
in state legislatures. We are no longer
mentally ill and that has huge implications
just as it did for homosexuality in 1973. Its
absolutely game-changing.
Michael Silverman, executive director
of the New York-based Transgender
Legal Defense and Education Fund, said
opponents of trans rights often used the
term disorder as a weapon to deny
transgender individuals equal rights and
equal treatment. Doctor Jillian Weiss of
Ramapo University in New Jersey agreed
as she described the DSM revisions as a
step in the right direction.
Psychiatrists and other medical providers
had begun to commonly diagnose trans
patients with GID by the early 1990s the
APA added it to the DSM when it revised
it for the third time in 1987. The diagnoses,
however, remain controversial among
some trans advocates.
Kelley Winters of the group GID Reform
Advocates told the Blade the change in
title from Gender Identity Disorder to
Gender Dysphoria signies the problem
to be treated is not the persons identity,
but rather the distress that is often
experienced by those who need access to
medical transition care. She further noted
the new terminology remains within what
she described as a manual of disorder.
She also criticized the APA for not
removing the Transvestic Disorder
category she asserts remains defamatory
to cross-dressers and transsexuals in a post
on the Bilerico Project on Wednesday.
Winters welcomed, however, the move to
change GID to Gender Dysphoria in the DSM.
This change in title is signicant
because it actually signals a change of
attitude within the APA that our gender
identities are no longer considered the
focus of pathology, she told the Blade.
That change is not insignicant. It
carries a message. Despite this forward
progress, the sad fact remains that trans
and especially transsexual folks needing
hormonal or surgical transition care are
still classied as mentally disordered.
Advocates remain hopeful the proposed
revisions will allow trans people to have
increased access to quality health care.
It is imperative that transgender people
who experience dysphoria have access to
medical care to treat it. Unfortunately, that
has rarely been the case, Silverman said.
As the American Medical Association
has stated, the denial of medical care
for patients with Gender Dysphoria is
discriminatory and must be stopped.
Weiss agreed.
The term disorder gave the
impression that people with this condition
had an illness that made them dangerous
or incompetent, she said. Of course,
there is much to say about this, and
whether the change will impact medical
and social practices remains to be seen.
APA declassies transgender as a mental disorder
Local trans advocate DANA BEYER worked with
the APA on its decision.
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Plan targets at-risk
groups, including MSM
By CHRIS JOHNSON
The Obama administration unveiled
last week a blueprint for confronting the
global AIDS epidemic that includes as one
of its goals targeting populations that are
most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS including
men who have sex with men.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touted
the plan during a ceremony at the State
Department as a tool to achieve the vision
of an AIDS-free generation that she
previously articulated a year ago.
Now, make no mistake about it: HIV
may well be with us into the future,
Clinton said. But the disease that it causes
need not be. We can reach a point where
virtually no children are born with the virus,
and as these children become teenagers
and adults, they are at a far lower risk of
becoming infected than they are today.
And if they do acquire HIV, they have access
to treatment that helps prevent them from
not only from developing AIDS, but from
passing the virus on to others.
The blueprint seeks to advance the
Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief,
which was started under former President
George W. Bush. Among the ve goals listed
in the blueprint is going where the virus
is to seek out populations that are most
at-risk for contracting HIV/AIDS, including
people who inject drugs, sex workers, those
trafcked into prostitution as well as men
who have sex with men.
The plan offers statistics on the
prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection in the
LGBT community overseas:
In certain studies, HIV prevalence
among MSM has been found to be as high
as 25% in Ghana, 30% in Jamaica, 43% in
coastal Kenya and 25% in Thailand. Among
transgender people, HIV prevalence is
thought to be even higher. Data presented
at the 2008 International AIDS Conference in
Mexico showed HIV prevalence of over 25%
among transgender people in three Latin
American countries and prevalence ranging
from 10% to 42% in ve Asian countries.
Other goals outlined within the
blueprint are boosting prevention
and treatment through methods such
as condom distribution and male
circumcision; promoting sustainability,
efciency and effectiveness, such as
through the distribution of generic drugs;
encouraging nancial contributions from
other countries facing the HIV/AIDS
epidemic; and employing science-based
efforts to guide efforts.
During the 19th International AIDS
Conference in July in D.C., Clinton
announced she had directed U.S.
Global AIDS Coordinator Eric Goosby to
develop the blueprint in time for World
AIDS Day this year.
HIV/AIDS experts had varying reactions
to the plan, although generally they were
pleased that the U.S. government is taking
an additional step forward in confronting
the global epidemic.
Kenneth Mayer, co-chair of the
IDSA Center for Global Health Policys
Scientic Advisory Committee, praised
the study for including concrete data to
illustrate what must be done to achieve an
AIDS-free generation.
We are especially encouraged that the
blueprint provides concrete numbers in
affected countries to illustrate the work that
must be done to reach a tipping point, when
the numbers of people becoming infected
with HIV are surpassed by the numbers
receiving life-saving medicine, Mayer said.
But Michael Weinstein, president of
AIDS Healthcare Foundation, called the
blueprint mostly more talk and spin by
the Obama administration in the way it
handles the epidemic.
There are some generic pledges in the
plan to scale-up testing and treatment,
but the blueprint does not offer concrete
plans of how we will actually get
there, Weinstein said.
Among the issues cited by Weinstein is
a pledge to work toward the elimination
of new HIV infections among children by
2015 and keeping their mothers alive
without providing details on how to get
there and having no plan for drug pricing.
Nonetheless, Clinton said during her
address that she expects the blueprint
to serve as a starting point for future U.S.
leaders in their efforts against the epidemic.
So with this blueprint, I rmly believe
we have laid out a plan that every American
president and secretary and Congress will want
to build on, Clinton said. And I urge other
countries to develop their own blueprints,
because to reach an AIDS-free generation, we
have to keep moving forward.
washingtonblade.com
Clinton unveils blueprint for AIDS-free generation
The most important goal
is to end the epidemic
More than 100 people gathered
in Dupont Circle on Saturday for a
candlelight vigil that commemorated
World AIDS Day.
Im looking forward to the day when
we come together on World AIDS Day
and say it is the last World AIDS Day
because we have licked this disease, we
have overcome it, there will be no more
infections, we have found a cure for those
who have it and people are practicing
prevention techniques so they dont
contract this disease again in the future,
said D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray.
First held in 1988, this years World
AIDS Day took place less than ve months
after the nations capital hosted the
International AIDS Conference.
Gray noted nearly 12,000
Washingtonians have died from AIDS
since the citys rst known case in 1983.
The Department of Healths latest
epidemiological report indicates 15,000
D.C. residents or 2.7 percent of the citys
population were living with HIV at the
end of 2010.
Even though new HIV infections in D.C.
have dropped 26 percent between 2006
and 2010, Gray acknowledged the ght
against the virus in the nations capital is
far from over.
Of course, the most important goal
is to end the epidemic end it in the
District of Columbia, he said. We
know that anything above one percent
is exceeding what would be epidemic
levels. We are at 2.7 percent and frankly
in terms of prevalence we will probably
be at 2.7 or around it for a while because
we are now able to extend life. But in
terms of incidents were going to see
that number come down because people
are getting better educated, theyre
practicing better prevention techniques
and just doing more to recognize that the
best way to treat this disease is not to have
it in the rst place.
Dr. Gregory Pappas of the DOHs HIV/
AIDS, Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted
Disease and Tuberculosis Administration
joined DOH Interim Director Dr. Saul
Levin; Deputy D.C. Mayor Bibi Otero;
Andrew Barnett, executive director of
Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League
(SMYAL) and others at the vigil. Reverend
Dwayne Johnson of Metropolitan
Community Church of Washington was
among those who also spoke.
With my children growing up one
day into a world that could be HIV free,
that generation is now. That generation
is here, said Chayla Daniels, whose two
young children served as grand marshals
of the annual AIDS Walk Washington in
October.
A peer educator since she was in high
school, Daniels said her husbands aunt
passed died from AIDS. Several of his
relatives learned they were living with HIV
while in the military.
This disease does not discriminate, so
dont you fail to educate, she said.
Don Blanchon, executive director of
Whitman-Walker Health, urged those who
attended the vigil to get tested if they
dont know their status. He reiterated the
epidemic is far from over, but stressed
the ght against HIV/AIDS has made
tremendous strides over the last 25 years.
On that rst World AIDS Day a quarter
of a century ago, there was still much
fear, great sadness and little hope in the
near-term and in the long-term, said
Blanchon. With no effective treatments,
AIDS was absolutely a death sentence for
many who were infected. And many family
and friends had to bury a loved one after
long and painful struggles and restless
nights. Now we mark World AIDS Day
with much less fear and sadness and with
a tremendous amount of hope.
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administration would make an announcement.
Fred Sainz, vice president of the Human
Rights Campaign, said Hochberg is well-
qualied for a position as a Cabinet
member or a senior administration ofcial.
There are a number of highly qualied
candidates for cabinet and senior
administration positions and Fred is
denitely among them, Sainz said. We
have every condence that the president
will select individuals that reect the great
diversity of our country and that includes
LGBT individuals with sterling credentials.
In a follow-up email, Sainz claried that his
words are not a conrmation that hes aware
Hochberg is under consideration for any
particular new role within the administration.
White House spokesperson Shin Inouye
said in response to a request for comment
that he has no personnel announcements
to make.
The commerce secretary post has been
vacant since June when former Commerce
Secretary John Bryson resigned for
medical tests after suffering a seizure
while driving his car.
Advocates have called on Obama
to appoint the rst openly gay Cabinet
member as he transitions into his second
term. In addition to Hochberg, there has
been speculation that John Berry, director of
the U.S. Ofce of Personnel Management,
might be considered for the role of secretary
of the interior. But the White House hasnt
publicly stated whether Obama would in
fact nominate these individuals.
During the Clinton administration,
Hochberg served as deputy administrator
of the Small Business Administration and
later became its acting administrator.
His experience in business includes
managing the mail order business Lillian
Vernon Corp. and being a director of
Fusion Telecommunications International.
Gay White House ofcial departs for
role at AIDS foundation
In other LGBT personnel news at the White
House, Brad Kiley, assistant to the president
for management and administration, is
leaving to pursue a role as chief operating
ofcer with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric
AIDS Foundation starting Jan. 28.
In a statement, Obama praised
Kiley for his role at the White House,
which involved directing day-to-day
management and operations within
the White House complex. Kiley,
whos gay, was responsible for nance,
budgeting, information technology,
facilities management, human resources
operations, and strategic planning for the
Executive Ofce of the President.
Since the early days of the Transition
Project, Brad Kiley has been an integral part
of our team, Obama said. For the past
four years, he managed the nuts-and-bolts
of the Executive Ofce of the President
seamlessly. His dedication and stewardship
helped us streamline our operations, and
provide coordination and strategic planning
throughout the Executive Ofce of the
President. He had a knack for bringing out
the best in the men and women who work
here and his professionalism will be missed.
Chip Lyons, CEO of the Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, said his
organization is absolutely delighted to
have Kiley join the organization.
He has tremendous experience in
operations and the development of
business models that are t for the rapidly
changing environment in which we work
to eliminate pediatric AIDS, Lyons said.
He complements this knowledge with a
longstanding commitment to achieving
the end of AIDS.
Finley, 52, told the Blade he learned
of his dismissal on Nov. 19 when the
universitys recently hired athletic director,
Ed McLaughlin, informed him he decided
not to renew Finleys contract as coach.
He said he led a discrimination
complaint with the universitys diversity
ofce. The universitys personnel policy
bans discrimination based on sexual
orientation. A VCU spokesperson said
the ofce has 45 days to investigate the
complaint under university rules.
Another university spokesperson,
Pamela Lepley, told Richmond news
media outlets that McLaughlins decision
not to renew Finleys contract was in
compliance with appropriate VCU
employment practices and policies.
In his own statement, McLaughlin said
he did not base his action on the fact that
Finley is gay.
It is unfortunate that Mr. Finley feels
the decision not to renew his contract was
based on anything other than previously
stated concerns about the volleyball
program, he said.
Finley told the Blade McLaughlin
told him his reason for not renewing the
contract was a desire to take the volleyball
program in a different direction in order
to lift the program to an elite level.
Finley and his husband, John Sternlicht,
an attorney, consider McLaughlins
rationale for not renewing Finleys contract
a thinly veiled pretext.
The two say they believe the true motive
was McLaughlins unwillingness to retain
an openly gay man as coach of the VCU
womens volleyball team, despite the fact
that Finley is credited by students, other
coaches, and sports writers with having
vastly improved the team and inspired
its women players during his eight-year
tenure as coach.
The reality is they were below 500 [in
their win-loss record] for 14 straight years
prior to me coming here, Finley said in a
telephone interview.
In the years in which he served as coach,
the team has had the highest winning
percentage in womens volleyball at VCU
in the previous 20 years, he said.
We had 25 wins with only six losses,
he said in discussing the current year.
We had our highest national ranking in
program history.
According to Finley, many university
ofcials, students, and the athletic
department staff have been fully accepting
of him and Sternlicht. Many of his
colleagues attended his and Sternlichts
wedding celebration last year, he said
With that as a backdrop, Finley and
Sterlicht said McLaughlin remained
distant and unsupportive of Finley since
the time McLaughlin was hired as athletic
director in July of this year.
He never attended any of the womens
volleyball games at the universitys home
court, never congratulated him or the
players for their successful season, and
appeared to turn and walk in another
direction whenever the two crossed paths
on campus, said Finley.
Sternlicht said evidence of anti-gay
animus surfaced when it became known
last month that McLaughlin demoted a
woman staffer who was the only other out
gay person in the athletic department.
According to the Commonwealth
Times, Pat Stauffer, a 30-year employee
at the VCU Athletics Department, was
stripped of her title as Senior Womens
Administrator and given the new title
of Senior Associate Athletic Director for
Sport Administration.
Finley said any doubt about McLaughlins
motive for ring him vanished in his own
mind and in that of his supporters when his
volleyball players told him McLaughlin said
the university wants a coach who would
represent the university well.
What he was saying is I, as a gay man,
cant represent the university or the athletic
program in a positive say, Finley said.
Finleys dismissal comes at a time when
LGBT advocates in Virginia say they are
uncertain over whether sexual orientation
non-discrimination policies adopted
by the states universities and colleges,
including VCU, can be enforced.
Last year, Virginia Attorney General
Kenneth Cuccinelli said the universities
didnt have legal standing to adopt
such policies because sexual orientation
discrimination is not prohibited under
Virginia law.
For more than a year, Almeida and
other LGBT advocates have been urging
President Obama to sign an executive
order requiring companies and other
entities such as universities that receive
federal contracts to adopt internal
personnel policies banning employment
discrimination based on sexual orientation
and gender identity.
Existing federal civil rights laws already
ban employment discrimination based
on race, religion, sex and ethnicity, but
those laws dont apply to LGBT people.
A bill pending in Congress known as the
Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or
ENDA, would add similar protections for
LGBT people in federal law.
But ENDA remains stalled in the
Republican-controlled U.S. House
of Representatives, and Capitol Hill
observers say it has no chance of passing
unless Democrats regain control of the
House in the 2014 elections.
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same-sex marriage in the state. The producer,
Charles Robinson, is seeking businesses
(wedding planners, caters, orist, banquet
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12 Days of Christmas
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Hooker & Boys presents the 14th annual
charity gala, The 12 Days of Christmas: 14
Days Until Armageddon tomorrow from
12-6 p.m. at the Club Hippo, 1 Eager St. in
Baltimore. Entertainers will take the stage and
there will be a silent auction to help raise funds.
The non-prot organizations selected to
be the beneciaries of this years event are
the Creative Alliance, Spotlighters Theatre,
House of Mercy of North Carolina and AIDS
Action Baltimore. The goal is to raise more
than $2,000 for each organization.
During the performance, there will be
an announcement of those individuals
and organizations whose contributions
have made the 14th annual 12 Days of
Christmas possible.
For information about donations,
contact Rik Newton-Treadway at
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or call us at 410-366-5312.
Mount Vernon to
hold holiday party
The Mount Vernon-Belvedere Association
(MVBA) will hold its annual Neighborhood
Holiday Party on Dec. 12 from 6-10 p.m.
at Phaze 10 Restaurant and Entertainment
Venue, 885 Howard St. in Baltimore.
A National Register Historic District,
Mount Vernon is situated in the heart
of Baltimores gayborhood. This
lively neighborhood not only serves as
Baltimores cultural center, but is also
home to world-renowned mid-19th
century architecture that provides a
gracious urban living experience.
MVBAs mission is to bring together
the residents, businesses, and institutions
of Mount Vernon. To RSVP, email Party@
mvba.org. The admission is $25 by either
check or cash and can be paid at the door.
Spotlighters auction
aims to raise funds
The Audrey Herman Spotlighters
Theatre is holding a special fundraiser to
remodel the lobby, install a fully enclosed
wheelchair elevator at the main entrance
and to remodel the restrooms so they will
be fully handicap-accessible. Selected
men will be auctioned to win a date with
the highest bidder. The event takes place
on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Spotlighters
Theatre, 817 St. Paul St. in Baltimore.
The admission is $10 with food and
drink for sale. The Spotlighters Theatres
mission is to provide exceptional,
diverse, creative, bold and affordable
theatrical productions, which stimulate
and entertain both audience and artist.
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The Red Maple (930 North Charles St.) hosts Holiday Hunks in Trunks All-
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Baltimore Wednesday night at 8 pm.
The event includes an all-male swimsuit fashion show and auction. There will
be 10 models this year, and when the show is over some of the swimsuits will be
auctioned right off their bodies.
Tickets are $19.50 to $253.50. For more information, visit hunksintrunks.org.
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evening with holiday songs and readings.
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remember the less fortunate
December is here and the holiday season
is in full swing. That means for many there are
more parties than you can possibly attend or
enjoy. The busiest night this season seems to
be 12/12/12. It may not mean anything special
but many people gured it was an intriguing
date on which to have a party. Thus far I have
ve invitations for that evening. In my misbe-
gotten youth I may have attempted to go to all
of them but now that age is taking its toll I will
politely decline all but one or two.
Though aging quickly I am still a working
stiff so like so many others it is important to
separate invitations to parties from friends and
those from business associates. The business
ones can be fun but they are easier to turn
down than one from a friend.
Everyone knows that holiday parties come
in all shapes and sizes. And for some of us
when the season is over we end up wearing
a bigger size. The invitations range from a
casual, hey just drop in sometime for egg-
nog, to that glittering gold or silver invite ad-
dressed in calligraphy to the black tie event at
some hotel. Then there are the small black tie
events, which most of my straight friends tell
me they dont get invited to. It seems that gays
are much more into black-tie at-home dinner
parties. There just is something about getting
dressed to the nines that intrigues us. I do re-
member many years ago I lost a friend when I
showed up not dressed in what he considered
up-to-snuff for his black tie event. I thought,
obviously wrongly, that I was being festive
in wearing something different but it clearly
didnt match his vision of what the dinner table
would look like once everyone was seated.
These days most of the invites I get are re-
ceived by email, you know that very personal
attachment known as the Evite. Because I work
in the non-prot sector for an organization that
books meetings for my members, something I
share with thousands of others in the area, we
get information from hotels, cities and towns
across the country all year long. But the holi-
day season is a time when each of them wants
to invite you to an event to either say thank
you for doing business with them or hoping to
entice you to do so in the future. It is helpful
that over the years many of those representing
various hotels and cities have learned that it is
better to join together and give one party so
at least they all get to see potential clients and
can make their soft pitch over cocktails.
Aside from the parties, there is the food
delivered to your ofce from suppliers and
others with whom you do business. I think
over the years the amount of what gets sent
has trailed off a little but my staff always looks
forward to certain supplier gifts. There is that
huge box of Godiva Chocolate from one sup-
plier; the edible arrangement with chocolate
covered strawberries from another; then there
is the huge gift basket with Ghirardelli choco-
lates and butter cookies; and then those great
bourbon pecan pies. If one of those doesnt
come in on time everyone in the ofce looks
at each other and asks if we offended them
somehow or maybe they had a bad year?
I look forward each year to the beautiful tin of
delicious home-baked cookies that one of my
past board presidents sends.
So while many of us will party till we drop,
overeat and over drink during the holidays, it
is important to take a moment to remember
that some people dont get all the chances
we do to do that. There are those who are
homeless, unemployed or just in poor health.
Many in the Northeast are still suffering the re-
percussions of Hurricane Sandy. And so many
Americans and people around the world are
struggling just to make ends meet. So I urge
everyone to take a moment and say thanks
for what you have and then see if you cant
share a little of your bounty with someone
less fortunate. Whether you make a donation
to UNICEF; the Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund;
MetroTeen AIDS; SMYAL; Whitman-Walker
Health; Us Helping Us; or any other charity of
your choice I can pretty much guarantee you
will feel really good because you made the
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one else.
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Peter Rosenstein is a D.C.-based LGBT rights and
Democratic Party activist. He writes regularly for the Blade.
Many in the Northeast are still suffering the
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Legacy battles over
neighborhood amenities
transfer to new area
There was a time when Dupont Circle was
the epicenter of commerce and residence for
a more centralized and geographically con-
centrated gay community.
In recent years, the area acquired a dis-
tinctly different citywide reputation. It became
widely known for many of the most protracted
and bitter battles over commercial develop-
ment in general, and bar and restaurant licens-
ing in particular.
Fueled by a notoriously obstructionist Ad-
visory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) with
an anti-business attitude, community discus-
sions were unpleasant affairs. Coupled with
then-signicant inuence of a nay-saying Du-
pont Circle Citizens Association (DCCA) and a
small cadre of ad hoc serial objectors to most
everything new, endless inghting became
the signature norm.
Largely in reaction to a waning com-
mercial economy, the Dupont ANC has
become circumspect and now embraces
enterprise interest. Changing commission
composition coupled with the diminished
reputation and membership of DCCA, and
resident pushback has eclipsed the prior
divisiveness.
Now, as both the gay and general zeit-
geist evolves eastward and spreads to ad-
ditional rapidly developing D.C. locales, this
Dupont legacy has ltered into the adjacent
Logan Circle neighborhood like oating
fairy dust. The hotter-than-the-sun commer-
cial and residential area, and dynamic areas
surrounding it in Northwest Washington, is
now reaping the benets of development
once enjoyed by its neighbor.
The Logan ANC, however, is set to re-
peat the same mistakes that wreaked hav-
oc next door. An illustration is its posture
toward a new business planned by two
neighborhood dwellers.
Seasonal Pantry market and supper club
chef Daniel OBrien and Sundevich eatery
operator Ali Bagheri are both residents of the
Logan-Shaw neighborhood where their jointly
owned businesses are located. Teaming up
to plan the conversion of a vacant 9th Street,
N.W., storefront into an intimate 56-seat bar
serving a rustic light menu and crafted cock-
tails self-initialized as A&D, they didnt antici-
pate the licensing hassles that awaited.
Adjacent to the charming street-side Sea-
sonal Pantry and in front of the alley-located
Sundevich with its engaging interior in a for-
mer garage, the modest venue was destined
to become a welcomed addition to the com-
munity. Located between N and O streets only
a half-block north of the Washington Conven-
tion Center, this new amenity would transform
an abandoned property on the still-ragged
commercial corridor.
After meeting with neighbors and
reaching agreement on concerns regard-
ing noise and trash pick-up, they discov-
ered that the Logan ANC objected. The
commission was suddenly demanding
compliance with its policy requiring
early closing times throughout the week
in exchange for not protesting the liquor
license application and delaying approval.
The rationale? The ANC now demands
truncated operating hours for new busi-
nesses, even in commercial zones, as stan-
dard edict. This stance circumvents citywide
regulations through coercive so-called Vol-
untary Agreements.
Confronting a commonplace dilemma, the
businessmen couldnt afford continued de-
lays. When license protests are lodged, either
by small groups or ANCs, it takes a minimum
of eight months to a year to resolve, costing
huge sums.
The well-regarded entrepreneurs had
no choice other than to cave. This conces-
sion, according to OBrien, will cost $50,000
in lost annual revenue a hefty and poten-
tially debilitating sum for a small venture in
an industry with tight margins and intensive
capitalization requirements.
Ironically, Bagheri alone attended the
monthly ANC meeting on Nov. 7 OBrien
was a Bravo Top Chef competitor that eve-
ning. He was representing his multiple-award-
winning establishment, while Bagheri no
slacker in garnering honoric distinctions for
his popular venue was the duos delegate.
Claiming control over their efdom,
commissioners create differing rules for busi-
nesses within close competitive proximity
while limiting local patron options. Fancying
themselves legislators rather than the ad-
visory body of their title, they have become
sufciently emboldened to out abrogation of
citywide law within their territory.
They are destined to foster and fester the
discord, disgruntlement and obstacles to de-
velopment that their Dupont neighbors fool-
ishly did before them. All while city ofcials
allow it to continue unabated without inter-
vening to guarantee equitable and sensible
application of city rules.
Bagheri, frustrated at derailment of a full
opportunity for success, publicly indicated that
their experience could cause them to depart
the neighborhood. He says they might relo-
cate to another part of town that is more sup-
portive of local businesses.
Completing the circle.
Time for GOP to get on
right side of history and
support ENDA
By MALCOLM LAZIN

Karl Rove and Rush Limbaugh expected
a GOP presidential victory. Instead, Gov. Mitt
Romney lost by 332 to 206 electoral votes and
more than three million popular votes. In the
last six presidential elections including 2012,
the Democratic nominee has averaged 312
and the Republican nominee averaged 210
electoral votes.
Since the 1970s, Republicans have em-
ployed Pat Buchanans divide and conquer
playbook using antipathy for liberals, blacks,
immigrants, Hispanics and gays to rally the so-
cial conservative troops. In the short term, the
demographics favored that approach.
Those demographics have changed. His-
panics, African Americans, Asian Americans,
gays and the younger generation are voting
in higher proportions. In the aftermath of the
2012 election, Republican leaders are realizing
that the Buchanan playbook will make winning
the presidency ever more unlikely.
In 1992, less than 3 percent of voters were
Hispanic. In 2012, about 10 percent of voters
were Hispanic with 71 percent of Hispanics
voting for President Obama. Amplifying that
change were Cuban-American Floridians,
who gave the president almost 50 percent
of their votes.
Asian Americans, who represent 3 percent
of the 2012 presidential electorate, gave the
president 70 percent of their votes. Younger
voters turned out in a higher percentage than
four years prior and delivered 60 percent of
their support to the incumbent.
Faced with these realities, the post-elec-
tion pronouncements of House Speaker
John Boehner, Sen. Lindsey Graham and
other GOP leaders make passage of a
Dream Act look like an achievable biparti-
san prospect. While its passage would not
convert Democratic-leaning Hispanics to
the Republican Party, it could be an impor-
tant point of engagement.
With LGBT Americans, the Republicans
have an easy lob. Approximately 5 percent
of voters on Nov. 6 identied as LGBT. This is
up from 2 percent in 2000. President Obama
received 76 percent of the LGBT vote. Accord-
ing to the Williams Institute, 420,000 LGBT
votes were cast in Florida with an estimated
300,000 (73 percent) of LGBT Floridians voting
for the president. These voters helped ensure
President Obamas 75,000-vote victory in the
Sunshine State.
Pundits opine that it was the presidents
support for same-sex marriage that not only
enlivened LGBT voters, but energized young-
er voters, progressives, parents and friends of
gay Americans and other allies.
There is no federal workplace protec-
tion for LGBT Americans and only 21 states
provide that protection. In short, you can
be red for being gay or transgender. GOP
support for including sexual orientation
and gender identity in the federal Employ-
ment Non-Discrimination Act would help
the GOP appear less homophobic and en-
able social conservatives to argue that their
support for the Defense of Marriage Act is
based on principle, not prejudice.
In collaboration with professors at the
Wharton School at University of Pennsylva-
nia and Yale Law School, Equality Forum, a
national LGBT civil rights organization, made
the business case for including sexual orienta-
tion protection directly to the CEOs, HR direc-
tors, boards of directors and large institutional
shareholders of Fortune 500 companies.
When this initiative began in 2006,
there were 323 (64.6 percent) of Fortune
500 companies that provided this protec-
tion. Today, 483 (96.6 percent) of the 2012
Fortune 500 voluntarily include sexual ori-
entation non-discrimination in their human
resource policies. These companies have
concluded that recruiting and protecting
LGBT employees is in their best corporate
and shareholders interests.
In the late 1950s to 1972, the federal gov-
ernment would not employ a gay or lesbian
American not as a Veterans Administration
doctor, postal worker, janitor or otherwise. In
retrospect, that is shocking and un-American.
The GOP has an opportunity to diminish its
anti-gay reputation; be on the right side of his-
tory; and serve its prospects by supporting an
amendment that includes sexual orientation
and gender identity in ENDA.
Malcolm Lazin is executive director of Equality
Forum, a national and international LGBT civil rights
organization with an educational focus. Reach him at
mlazin@equalityforum.com.
The Republican Partys gay opportunity
Mark Lee is a local small business manager and long-
time community business advocate. Reach him at
OurBusinessMatters@gmail.com.
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Describing a show by The Four Bitchin Babes comes
down to a few words: witty, musical and bling. The jewelry
they wear has become a staple for the women but the gal
pals really shine with their wit and musical abilities.
When The Four Bitchin Babes play the Birchmere Dec.
14-15, it will be more than just another stop on their 50-city
tour, it will mark a return to the place where the comical
musical foursome became the force that they are today.
The story of the origins of the group begins in 1990,
when singer Christine Lavin released a compilation album
of winter folk songs and enlisted some musical friends to
join her on a road show combining laughter and music.
The original foursome included Patty Larkin from
Cambridge, Mass., Megon McDonough from Chicago
and Sally Fingerett, from Columbus, Ohio, and the gals
went to seven cities, ending at the Birchmere. It was there
that they recorded their show and ofcially became The
Bitchin Babes.
We have been playing the Birchmere for 23 years and
we always do two nights because its kind of our home
away from home for us, says Fingerett, the last remaining
original member. Our rst and fourth records were
recorded live there and the audiences have always been
so welcoming to us there and we look forward to playing
year after year.
Over the years, The Bitchin Babes have grown and
rened their show, developing the perfect combination
of music, comedy and fun. The groups lineup consists of
Fingerett, long-time members Debi Smith and Deirdre
Flint, and newcomer Marcy Marxer.
We are four singer-songwriter-comedian-actress
composers who stand in a row on stage together and take
turns in the spotlight, Fingerett says. When one girl is
at the microphone, she becomes the diamond broach
and the other three play instruments, sing harmonies and
support her as needed.
Each of the women comes from a different city and
all admit that they have different views, personalities
and lifestyles, but when they meet up every year for their
annual September to June tour, theyre like sorority girl
BFFs who havent seen each other in ages.
If we lived in the same city, we would be best friend
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Artist Ashley Oubre came to her work rather late she started about age 20,
did about four works then stopped.
Shes 27 now and this year she started drawing again and really threw herself
into it. Shes done about 25 works on her trademark pencil-and-paper format.
About 18 of them were exhibited in her rst solo show at the Bartley in Logan
Circle on Nov. 28. She sold a handful of the 11x14 works, which she says take
between eight and 12 hours on average to complete, and shes hoping to make
this her full-time work.
I hope this doesnt sound arrogant, but Im really gonna go for it, the
Washington native lesbian says. I think Ill be able to sustain myself. I can
always temp if I need to, but I denitely want this to be my main focus.
Working in a style she calls hyper realist, Oubre says shes drawn to subjects
that are damaged in some way.
Ive never been a horses, candy and owers kind of girl, she says. I like
broken, discarded things. Theres a darkness and melancholy to what I do. Its
not extreme. Its not goth, but its a little sad, a little tender. It looks the way I
feel and Im kind of a sad girl.
Oubre was outed by a girl she liked when she was 15, which made for a tough
high school experience. And though theyre close now, her mother was initially
disappointed when Oubre came out.
Oubre says she was always an odd duck growing up anyway, nding solace
in Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart while the other kids were into Britney.
I was a loner, awkward a bit of a weirdo, she says.
Oubre quit her job doing administrative ofce work about a month ago. She
admits shes taking a chance but some health issues and knowing she was tired
of sitting at a computer doing other peoples work and being treated like crap
inspired her to delve more into her art. Find her online at ashleyoubre.com.
Despite the hand cramps, she says its therapeutic and gives me such a
release. Shes entirely self taught.
Oubre is single and lives in Silver Spring, Md. In her free time, she enjoys jazz,
reading, mythology, wine and reruns of Nip/Tuck.
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUT
AND WHO WAS THE HARDEST
PERSON TO TELL?
Ive been out since the age of 14 and
the hardest person to tell was denitely
my mom.
WHOS YOUR LGBT HERO?
Harvey Milk.
WHATS WASHINGTONS BEST
NIGHTSPOT, PAST OR PRESENT?
Utopia its my favorite jazz spot.
DESCRIBE YOUR DREAM WEDDING.
Something intimate and sweet. I have
always loved Italy; its probably one of
my favorite places to travel. I would love
a private ceremony in Tuscany.
WHAT NON-LGBT ISSUE ARE YOU
MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT?
I am an empathist at heart, or so Id
like to think, so Im passionate about any
issue that provides a platform to the less
fortunate or to the forgotten.
WHAT HISTORICAL OUTCOME
WOULD YOU CHANGE?
Nothing specic; all atrocities, both
singular, be that the assassination of a great
leader, or the systematic acts of violence
committed against an entire race or group
of people, regardless of the reason.
WHATS BEEN THE MOST
MEMORABLE POP CULTURE
MOMENT OF YOUR LIFETIME?
I have two: the discovery of Frank
Sinatra and the passing of Michael
Jackson.
ON WHAT DO YOU INSIST?
Compassion
WHAT WAS YOUR LAST FACEBOOK
POST OR TWEET?
Calls from Mayors ofce and Fox
News about my show tonight! how cool
is that?
IF YOUR LIFE WERE A BOOK, WHAT
WOULD THE TITLE BE?
Table for One
IF SCIENCE DISCOVERED A WAY TO
CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
Id be hopeful that the next discovery
would be to change peoples orientation
toward prejudice and hatred.
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN BEYOND
THE PHYSICAL WORLD?
That the ethereal fables of Greek,
Roman and Nordic mythology all exist
somewhere in a realm beyond our reach.
WHATS YOUR ADVICE FOR LGBT
MOVEMENT LEADERS?
The movement can be shaped by
anyone and doesnt reside solely with
those who are currently spearheading it;
anyone can be a leader.
WHAT WOULD YOU WALK ACROSS
HOT COALS FOR?
To eradicate suffering
WHAT LGBT STEREOTYPE ANNOYS
YOU MOST?
That you cant be a lipstick lesbian
in a relationship with the same type.
WHATS YOUR FAVORITE LGBT
MOVIE?
Imagine Me and You. Sigh!
WHATS THE MOST OVERRATED
SOCIAL CUSTOM?
Trivial small talk and going out for
drinks as the only means of getting to
know someone, especially someone you
fancy.
WHAT TROPHY OR PRIZE DO YOU
MOST COVET?
Honestly, my graphite pencils.
WHAT DO YOU WISH YOUD
KNOWN AT 18?
That I would nd genuinely kind
people who would be good to me.
WHY WASHINGTON?
Its my hometown!
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Romeros is Concerto Mlaga under the baton of conductor, and
celebrated viola and viola damore soloist, Massimo Paris.
$23, $38, $46
Vienna Boys Choir
Christmas in Vienna
Friday, December 14 at 8 p.m.
Nothing evokes the joy and magic of the Christmas season quite
like the celestial voices of these extraordinary Austrian youngsters.
In their special holiday concert, the Vienna Boys Choir presents
a program of Christmas spirit, performing everything from
Gregorian chant and traditional Christmas carols to popular
holiday favorites and songs from around the world. A delightful
evening of music for the entire family. $25, $42, $50
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Rockapella
A Rockapella Holiday
Friday, December 7 at 8 p.m.
Rockapella returns to our stage with a rockin concert of classic
carols and holiday tunes, both funky and soulful, celebrating
Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa. They have traversed the globe,
enchanting young and old alike with their remarkable harmonies,
breathtaking vocal percussions, and signature full-band sound.
Come enjoy the unique Rockapella holiday! $24, $40, $48

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performances
By BRIAN T. CARNEY
The production of Dreamgirls now
onstage at Signature Theatre is a dazzling
delight, a stunning reexamination of an
iconic American musical. Talented director
and choreographer Matthew Gardiner
and his creative team skillfully rethink the
show from the ground up, bringing great
clarity, intensity and emotional depth to
this powerful production, along with lots
of sequins and theatrical magic.
Dreamgirls, which debuted on
Broadway in 1981, was the last great work
by legendary Broadway director and
choreographer Michael Bennett, who
died of complications from AIDS in 1987.
The musical, with a sizzling score by Henry
Krieger and strong book and lyrics by Tom
Eyen, tells the story of the Dreams, a girl
group from Chicago (loosely based on
Diana Ross and the Supremes) who rise to
international music stardom.
The show opens in 1962 when the
Dreamettes lose a talent contest at the
famous Apollo Theatre in New York City,
but win a contract as back-up singers for
the popular R&B star James Thunder
Early. They also acquire a manager, used-
car salesman Curtis Taylor, Jr., who has
big plans for the group. Repackaged as
the Dreams, the girls soon break out
on their own. Curtis moves back-up singer
Deena Jones into the lead, hoping that
her sexy looks and sultry voice will attract a
mainstream (i.e. white) audience. Despite
the personal and professional cost to Efe
White, the full-bodied and full-voiced
original lead singer, Deena Jones and
the Dreams conquer the charts.
Gardiner, the openly gay associate
artistic director of Signature Theatre,
brings a fresh eye to this well-known
material. His work throughout is richly
nuanced, alternating between the
spectacular precision of big production
numbers and the detailed intimacy of
backstage numbers and book scenes. One
of the great joys of this production is the
sheer variety of performance styles that
Gardiner deploys with great condence
and effectiveness: the slick polish of the
onstage production numbers, the girls
nervously making up the steps the rst
time they perform with Jimmy, Curtis
prompting C.C. (Efes brother and the
groups songwriter) as they convince
Jimmy to listen to their new sound, the
eloquent staging of the group dynamics
in Family, the elegant simplicity of
Efes torch rendition of One Night
Only followed by Deenas delightfully
boisterous disco rendition of the same
song. Gardiner captures the full sweep of
this classic American story by nailing down
all the details.
Gardiners sure-footed work is made
possible by the outstanding contributions
of the design team of Frank Labovitz
(costumes), Adam Koch (sets) and Chris
Lee (lights). Labovitzs splendid cavalcade
of costumes is an ongoing visual treasure.
His beautiful designs help tell the story
by tracking the passing years and the
changing circumstances of the characters
and do so with great visual air. Kochs
two-tiered set design lets the action
move uidly from backstage to onstage at
various performances venues around the
country. The set changes are as carefully
choreographed as the other movements
and just as much fun to watch (although
the occasional wobbling of the central
hydraulic platform can be a little scary and
distracting). Lees light design is equally
stunning, and together, the design team
creates an appealing and highly theatrical
whirlwind of shifting perspectives, lighting
magic and quick changes.
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34 DECEMBER 07, 2012 THEATER
DREAMGIRLS
Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington
Extended through Jan. 13, 2013
Tickets start at $40
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By PATRICK FOLLIARD
Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights
Dream brings together fairies, high-born
Athenians and a sextet of skilled workmen
with theatrical aspirations to create an
improbable but magical world where even
the most extreme situations end happily.
In a visually exciting and extremely
fun production currently playing at
Shakespeare Theatre Companys Sidney
Harman Hall, director Ethan McSweeny
keeps the old material fresh.
McSweenys take is appropriately
magic-lled and newly theatrical. He sets
the story in the 1940s inside an empty
theater where possibilities are boundless.
After all, as the program points out,
Shakespeare premiered this play on a
bare stage. With two balconies, a couple
chandeliers, y ropes, trap doors, Lee
Savages beautiful set a once grand
theater is essentially a blank slate,
allowing the action to move convincingly
(with the help of Tyler Micoleaus skilled
lighting) from Athens to an enchanted
forest.
Cast members are equally versatile. Tim
Cambell and Sara Topham appealingly
play the comely ruling couple Theseus,
Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen
of the Amazons, as well as Oberon and
Titania, King and Queen of the fairies.
Adam Green splendidly transforms from
Theseus oddly buttoned up assistant to
literatures mischief maker extraordinaire,
Puck. Dressed in a corset and breeches,
Greens agile fairy nimbly traverses the
set delighting in the mayhem he initiates
without ever being too cutesy or grating.
Its a terric performance.
Dream is a comic tale of young love,
both requited and not. Hermia (Amelia
Pedlow) cannot bear Demetrius (Chris
Myers), the preppy boy her father insists
she must marry. Instead she loves Lysander
(Robert Beitzel), a folksy poet who is never
without his acoustic guitar. Hermias best
friend Helena (the excellent Christiana
Clark), whose taste runs toward shopping
and chocolates, loves Demetrius; but alas
Demetrius loves Hermia. In order escape
her fathers commands, Hermia and
Lysander retreat to the woods.
Along the way, before all ends well,
Hermia and Helena, clad only in their
underthings, fall into a long, drawn out
cat ght (staged wet and goopy by
McSweeny). The boys (also stripped to
their skivvies) get involved too. Puck
watches from the sidelines perched in
a theater balcony nibbling on popcorn.
Invisible to the young lovers, he descends
into the fray, cleverly egging on the battle.
Its a wonderfully well-rehearsed scene
that comes off without a hitch.
Dreams amusing subplot focuses
on the rude mechanicals, a group of
workers including a tinker and a tailor
who are keen to perform a work of their
own making (Shakespeares enduring
slapstick-lled skit within the play) for
the Duke and Queen. Led by Ted van
Griethuysen as Peter Quince, the group
of avid amateur thespians includes Robin
Starveling (Christopher Bloch), Tom Snout
(a dour Herschel Sparber), the slowwitted
Snug (Robert Dorfman) and the wonderful
David Graham Jones as Francis Flute
who plays the mechanicals enthusiastic
ingnue. The groups most eager member,
Nick Bottom, is hilariously played by Bruce
Dow as a total drama queen, more than
ready for his close up.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
Through Dec. 30
Shakespeare Theatre Company
Sidney Harman Hall
610 F Street NW
$43-$105
202-547-1122
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CHRISTIANA CLARK as Helena and AMELIA PEDLOW as Hermia in Shakespeare
Theatre Companys production of A Midsummer Nights Dream.
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The festive sounds of the season are coming
to the Concert Hall! Come together with family and
friends for this exciting program
of favorite holiday songs.
Randall Craig Fleischer, conductor
New York Voices
A visit from Santa Claus
& other special guests!
Thu. & Sun., Dec. 13 & 16 at 7
Fri. & Sat., Dec. 14 & 15 at 8
Concert Hall
Tickets from $20
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Make your plans now! Tickets make great gifts!
Arias, Ratzke host holiday show
The Speakeasy at L Enfant Caf (2000 18th St., NW) presents Joey Arias and
Sven Ratzke on Sunday at 7 p.m. for dinner and again at 10:30 p.m. for a late show.
Joey Arias is a cabaret singer, drag artist and performer from New York City. He
was the host of Cirque du Soleils Zumanity in Las Vegas for six years. Ratzke is a
cabaret sensation from Berlin.
Tickets are $50 a person for dinner and $10 a person for cocktail show. For more
information, visit laboumbrunch.com.
OutServe-SLDN hosts Sunday morning reception
OutServe-SLDN hosts DC 2012 Reception in benet of the organization Sunday from
11 a.m.-1 p.m. at 425 L St., NW on the 13th Floor Club Room.
The goal of OutServe-SLDN is to provide LGBT service members information on what
benets are now available to them.
Attendees are expected to dress in business casual. For more information or to RSVP,
visit outserve-sldn.org/dc2012.
Rockabilly legend Jackson brings tour to D.C.
Queen of Rock Wanda Jackson comes to the Hamilton (600 14th St.) on Tuesday at
7:30 p.m.
Jackson was born during the Depression in Oklahoma in 1937. Her father bought her
rst guitar and gave her piano lessons. This was the beginning for Jackson, whose music
rocked between country and rockabilly. Shes promoting her new album Unnished
Business.
Tickets are $22-$27. For more information, visit thehamiltondc.com.
Gay journalists celebrate holidays
The D.C. chapter of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association hosts its
annual holiday party on Sunday at Busboys & Poets (2021 14th St., N.W.) from 5-8 p.m.
Non-member tickets are $30; members are $20 and students pay $10. NLGJA is an
organization of journalists, professionals and students from within the news industry that
works to provide accurate coverage of LGBT issues. For more information and tickets visit
nlgjadc.wordpress.com.
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3 DECEMBER 07, 2012 OUT & ABOUT
Drag legend JOEY ARIAS has his holiday show this weekend.
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By SANTIAGO MELLI-HUBER
A local director is seeking the support
of the LGBT community to help her tell a
story shes passionate about.
Georgetown University student Kelsey
Brannan and the Washington Blade are
hosting a preview of Brannans upcoming
documentary Labor of Love at the Blade
ofces (1712 14th St., 2nd oor) on Dec. 13
at 7 p.m. Following the 10-minute preview
will be a Q&A segment with Brannan and
subjects of the lm.
Complimentary wine will be served
and guests are encouraged to network,
socialize and discuss what they would like
from a new space.
Labor of Love follows the D.C.
Womens Initiative, founded this past
March, in its mission to establish a
physical space to connect lesbians in the
community and existing organizations
together. Their goal is to open a space
in March. The documentary also includes
vignettes highlighting the history of
former lesbian spaces in D.C., including
Sisterspace and Lammas Bookstore.
In the lm, former Lammas Bookstore
owner Denise Bump reects on the
impact the store had, saying it was part
of a movement of women helping other
women. She hopes to see something
similar in the new center. Bump is head
of the D.C. Womens Initiative and will
be available during the events Q&A
segment.
The evening is largely a fundraising
event. Brannan is attempting to reach a
goal of $15,000 by Jan. 1. The funds will
go to hiring a full-time editor, composer
and cinematographer and cover other
production costs. She has raised $2,800
through startsomegood.com. All
donations will be canceled if she does not
meet the goal by the deadline. While she
is condent she will be successful, if she
falls short, Brannan said she will explore
other outlets of fundraising.
She hopes the event will generate
interest in the documentary throughout
the lesbian community. In a written
statement, Brannan says, The event is
designed to get people more engaged
with the project, secure more donors and
get feedback from the community about
what women want from a new space.
Brannan estimates that about 40
percent of her lming is complete, thanks
to the generosity of my friends with
cameras. Filming will continue in January
and February and the documentary will
premiere in late April.
Brannan began developing the lm
as her masters thesis project, which she
defends in May. When she rst arrived
in Washington, Brannan searched for
a physical space where she and other
lesbians could spend time and connect
with the community. In a video statement
on her lms website (laboroovelm.org),
she says she discovered a history of such
spaces, which no longer exist, compiled
by the Rainbow History Project.
Its hard to tap into a community when
you move to a new place, Brannan says,
commenting on her early days in D.C.
I wanted to look into the past to see
why these spaces existed and why they
disappeared.
This personal desire to nd a community
became the inspiration for her lm.
The project has two components.
Brannan plans to expand the documentary
and show it at festivals, including the Reel
Afrmations Xtra series in June. There is
also an archive on the lms site featuring
clips, interview segments and personal
stories about the importance of having
such spaces for women. Brannan plans for
the project to be ongoing.
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How much time do we
give parents to accept
our relationships?
DEAR MICHAEL,
Ive been dating Sharon for more than
a year and we are talking about getting
married. Christmas is rapidly approaching
and Id like to bring her home to my
parents house where my whole family
(siblings, spouses, nieces/nephews) all
gather each year. But my parents are not
too keen on that happening (sibs are cool
with it). To be fair, I just came out to my
family a few months ago as things with
Sharon got more serious. But after many
years of being closeted around them, I no
longer want to compartmentalize my life,
so I would really like to have my signicant
other celebrating the holidays with us.
Sharon says shell understand if she cant
come but I think it would be very hurtful.
Im worried that her being excluded will
damage our relationship, and wonder how
we can ever get along with my parents in
the future if they insist on rejecting us as
a couple now. On the other hand, I dont
want to force my parents to do something
theyre uncomfortable with, even though
a lot of my friends are saying I should give
them an ultimatum (either both of us
come, or Im not coming). What do you
suggest?
Pulled in Two Directions
DEAR PULLED,
First of all, coming out to your family
and facing the possibility of rejection was
a brave step, and I am sorry that your
parents seem to be unsupportive of your
relationship at this time.
Id like to suggest that you not think that
this situation must be remedied by this
Christmas. Your decision to come out to
your parents was a process, and it is often
also a process for parents to accept that
their child is gay. It is possible that over
time, your parents will thaw or even warm,
although they do not want Sharon to join
you at their home over the holidays this year.
Toward this end, decide how you want
to relate to your parents, going forward.
Key factors in making this decision will
include whether you think your parents
will change; your willingness to tolerate
their current unsupportive stance with
some measure of calm; your interest in
having a relationship with your parents;
and, your ability to generate your own
self-esteem rather than looking to them
for validation and approval.
One possibility is that you do your
best to be close with your parents going
forward, even though they do not support
your relationship. If you take this tack,
you can still advocate that they welcome
you and Sharon as a couple. Though you
cannot force them to change their minds,
you may well be able to inuence them.
A caveat: If you dont want to be treated
disrespectfully, remaining close with your
parents may be difcult, because one
could make the case that you are being
treated disrespectfully with regard to your
relationship with Sharon.
Alternately, you can choose to cool your
relationship with your parents until that
time (if ever) that they change their stance.
Choosing this path may feel like the best
way to honor your commitment to Sharon,
but without much engagement, do you
think that it is possible that your parents
will change their attitude? You should also
consider how you might miss your parents
presence in your life if you are contemplating
distancing yourself from them.
I do think that your wish to avoid an
ultimatum is wise. Trying to change others
by making threats is a great way to inspire
others to try and change you by using
similar tactics.
One more point to consider: you write
that you were not out to your family until
recently, so I suspect that their opinion of
you has been very important to how you
feel about yourself. Given your parents
disapproval of your being in a relationship
with Sharon, you may be at risk of betraying
your own ideas of how you want to live, in
order to please them. Be careful: grasping
for others validation can be a good way to
erode your self-esteem.
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the holidays
Michael Radkowsky is a licensed psychologist who
works with gay couples and individuals in D.C. He can be
found online at personalgrowthzone.com. All identifying
information in the questions has been changed for reasons
of condentiality. Have a question? Send it to Michael@
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OPENINGS
SAT, DEC 8
Handels Messiah, National
Philharmonic, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
nationalphilharmonic.org.
TUE, DEC 11
Irving Berlins White Christmas,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Torn in Two, Fords Theatre. 202-347-4833.
fords.org.
WED, DEC 12
Elizabeth Graeber: Hand Drawn Bizarre,
Artisphere. 703-418-4808. artisphere.com.
THU, DEC 13
NSO Pops: Happy Holidays! / Randall
Craig Fleischer, conductor,
NSO, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
LAST CHANCE
SAT, DEC 8
NSO, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
SUN, DEC 9
Ballet West: The Nutcracker,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Six Characters in Search of an Author,
WSC Avant Bard, Artisphere.
703-418-4808. wscavantbard.org.
ONE NIGHT ONLY
FRI, DEC 7
A Rockapella Holiday, GMU Center for the
Arts. 703-993-2787. cfa.gmu.edu.
Topher and Barber present Open Late,
DCAC. 202-462-7833. dcartscenter.org.
Victoria Vox + Christylez Bacon,
SAT, DEC 8
Christmas with the Camerata, Fairlington
United Methodist Church. 202-364-1064.
camerata.com.
KLECKSOGRAPHY: The Apocalypse Party,
Rorschach Theatre, Flashpoint.
800-494-TIXS. rorschachtheatre.com.
Popped-Up Videos Live! Holiday Edition,
SUN, DEC 9
Lighting Ceremony of the National
Chanukah Menorah, The Ellipse. adc.org.
WED, DEC 12
Charm City Klezmer Band, Strathmore.
301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
Finishing the Hat: A Tribute to Stephen
Sondheim, JCCNV. 703-537-3000.
jccnvarts.org.
THU, DEC 13
Mark OConnor: An Appalachian
Christmas, Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
2nd Thursday Art Night: Decadent
December, Torpedo Factory Art Center.
703-838-4565. torpedofactory.org.
ONGOING STAGE
The Nutcracker, The Washington
Ballet, Warner Theatre. 202-362-3606.
washingtonballet.org.
The Aliens, Studio Theatre. 202-332-3300.
studiotheatre.org.
Dreamgirls, Signature Theatre.
signature-theatre.org. 703-820-9771.
A Trip to the Moon, Synetic Theater.
800-494-8497. synetictheater.org
A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story,
Olney Theatre Center. 301-924-3400.
olneytheatre.org.
Seasonal Disorder, WIT,
Source Theatre. 202-204-7770.
washingtonimprovtheater.com.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Kreeger Museum. Dan Steinhilber:
Marlin Underground, Sculpture on The
Grounds, 2011 Invitational. 202-337-3050.
kreegermuseum.org.
National Archives. To the Brink: JFK and
the Cuban Missile Crisis. 202-357-5000.
archives.gov.
National Gallery of Art. Roy Lichtenstein:
A Retrospective, Shock of the News,
Masterpieces of American Furniture from
the Kaufman Collection, 17001830.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. 1001 Inventions:
Discover the Golden Age of Muslim
Civilization. 202-857-7588.
ngmuseum.org.
Museum of Women in the Arts. Women
Who Rock: Vision, Passion, Power.
202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
ONGOING GALLERIES
Strathmore. 79th Annual Fine Art in
Miniature, Grayscale. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
WPA, Art Museum of the Americas.
The Ripple Effect: Currents of Socially
Engaged Art. 202-458-6016. wpadc.org.
Artisphere. Project 2012.002R, Roberto
Bocci: Streams + Spaces In Between,
W3Fi: Chris Coleman + Laleh Mehran.
703-418-4808. artisphere.com.
Gallery plan b. Year-end Group Show.
202-234-2711. galleryplanb.com.
JCC Greater Washington. ARTsy Holiday
Boutique and Craft Show. 301-881-0100.
jccgw.org.
JCCNV. Jewish Artists with Southern
Roots. 703-323-0880. jccnv.org.
Joan Hisoka Gallery. Crime &
Redemption Theatre | Photography
by Clara Vannucci.
202-483-8600. smithcenter.org.
The Art League Gallery. Suzanne Vigil:
Up Close & Too Personal. 703-683-1780.
theartleague.org.
Washington Printmakers Gallery. Ba
beneen: Senegal 2012, Beneath the Old
Masters: Evolution and Process.
301-273-3660.
washingtonprintmakers.com.
Workhouse Arts Center. 2012 Collectors
Showcase Winner Solo, 30x30: 30 Works
In 30 Days. 703-584-2900.
workhousearts.org.
Zenith Gallery at Chevy Chase Pavilion.
Laughter is the Best Medicine Whimsical
Paper Mach by Stephen Hansen.
202-783-2963. zenithgallery.com.
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Local gay group
continuing to attract
diverse roster
By KEVIN MAJOROS
In the movie Field of Dreams, James
Earl Jones whispered the now iconic
phrase, If you build it, they will come.
The phrase applies to many things in life,
but doesnt necessarily apply to building
an LGBT sports team. The building of a
sports team requires a leader, a driving
force, or as some might say, someone to
be the mule.
For the past several years, the D.C. Gay
Flag Football League has exploded behind
the leadership of JJ Johnson. It came into
existence in 2009 and has grown to 270
players. On any given day, the backseat
of Johnsons car is lled with eld marking
equipment, cones and footballs.
In the mid 1990s there was a loose knit
group of gay guys playing pickup games
on the Mall, led by Charles Salem. The
organization consisted of an email blast.
There were also straight guys playing
on the Mall, and the two groups ended up
merging. In 2003, the group went on to
win Gay Bowl III, hosted by the National
Gay Flag Football League under the
name Washington Monuments.
It continued on as a ragtag bunch until
April of 2009 when the national League
contacted organizers to host Gay Bowl IX.
There were many people involved
in that mad scramble to get organized
including Sean Bartel, John Williams and
Chris Cormier, Johnson says. Within
our six-month deadline, we were able to
raise $50,000, get our 501(c)(3) status and
have everything in place to host over 500
players from across the country.
After the championships, the group
was physically and emotionally spent
from all the hard work. Hardly anyone
was showing up on Sundays for pickup
games, Johnson says.
In the fall of 2010, partly to keep their
nonprot status and partly to inspire the
group, the inaugural D.C. League season
was launched.
That rst season consisted of 72
players on six teams. We didnt follow any
templates used by other cities, Johnson
says. We wanted to play by our own rules.
Those rules reveal the many facets
that make up the League. Each season,
captain/quarterback pairings are drawn
from a hat and followed by a draft. That
creates new squads each season and
prevents dynasties from being formed.
The group plays on the Carter Barron
elds and offer up things such as skills
clinics, referee clinics, travel teams, Friday
Night Lights (played under the lights
at Randall Fields) and a recreational
league, which consists of players from
the competitive league who are playing
different positions within their teams to
sharpen their overall skills.
We are always looking for new
quarterbacks or new superstars, Johnson
says. We are currently at 20 teams with
a maximum potential of 24 teams. Real
estate is hard to nd in D.C. so we are just
about at our player capacity.
To help with fundraising, Johnson also
helped launch Ping Pong Madness at
Nellies Sports Bar even building the ping
pong tables himself. The ads featured
Johnson holding a paddle with the
tagline, You need a spanking.
Johnson has just resigned from the
board of the League citing a need to
stay focused on his business and the
condence that the organization will
continue to prosper.
There are still some strong leaders on
the board such as Brandon Waggoner and
Barry Mauck, Johnson says. And I will
still be involved in some capacity.
Johnson says there are many things that
made him thankful to be a part of the league.
I am so proud that we created a league
for everybody, he says. Every year we have
more women and more straight guys. On any
game day Sunday night, you can nd a local
watering hole ooded with (our) players. This
couldnt have happened 20 years ago.
Regardless of what Johnsons future
role is in the League, he will always be
remembered as a leader in the local LGBT
sports community. Thanks JJ.
The team can be found on the web at
dcgf.org.
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whacky neighbors, but because we dont,
when we do see each other, its just about
being best friends, says Smith, who has
been part of the Babes since 1994. Some
of us have other careers, children, spouses
and other things going on in our lives, and
we always have so much to share and look
forward to this time together.
Over the course of 22 years, some
Babes have come and gone, and re-
invention becomes the Babe mantra.
When Nancy Moran said goodbye last
year, it was time to nd someone new.
When we look to hire a new Babe,
we know theres a lot of beautiful,
talented performers out there, but whats
important to us is that theres a spiritual
connection and a like-mindedness,
Fingerett says. We need someone with
no drama, someone who can wake up in
the morning, shower, put clothes on and
hit the road. Someone who can bring in
different avors and ideas.
The group lled the spot with Grammy
winner Marcy Marxer, a well-regarded
folk singer from Maryland, who is out and
recently married her partner of 31 years.
I wanted to join them because of
the bling factor, Marxer jokes. I really
love them as people. They are wonderful
friends and I think we ebb and ow
around each member perfectly and they
know how to run a band. They are very
accommodating and exible and thats
why theyve been around so long.
Marxer appreciates that the band is a
hit with the LGBT community and thinks
the girls humor and attitude is what
attracts the crowd.
We see people of all kinds and
everyone is welcome, Marxer says. The
thing we have in common is we all want to
have a good time.
Smith said that the fact that they are
four women who love each other is a
factor in their appeal.
Love is so much bigger than gender
and we present that. Smith says. Our
show is beyond what goes on between
men and women we are very non-
gender specic, loving, kind and
supportive. We dont have love songs
about men, we sing about getting lost in
the parking lot and things that dont apply
to gender at all.
Fingerett also is well known for writing
the hit song, Home Is Where The Heart
Is, a tune about accepting people
regardless of sexual orientation that
Peter, Paul and Mary covered on their
album Lifelines.
Its a song of tolerance and
compassion, Fingerett says. Its sung
by LGBT groups all over the country. The
songs is on our rst CD and since then,
weve had a wonderful and supportive gay
and lesbian following.
The Bitchin Babes have released nine
successful albums, starting with Buy Me,
Bring Me, Take Me, Dont Mess My Hair,
Life According to Four Bitchin Babes Vol.
I, which captures the freshness and
excitement of four women, four different
songwriters, living four different lives,
singing of their own individual experiences
as female artists. Over the years, they have
touched on topics from new shoes to bald
headed men to hot ashes.
Audiences have grown up with us and
we see some of the same fans we saw in
1990, Fingerett says. We reinvent the
wheel every record and they can still relate
to what we are singing about.
Their newest recording, Mid Life
Vices explores womens neurosis,
passions and misdeeds, with songs about
Facebook, relationships and cheese.
On the recording, the girls play
everything from acoustic and electric
guitars to mandolins to the piano to Irish
Bodhran drums.
We are celebrating the release of the
CD at the Birchmere show and will put
a holiday spin on it, Smith says. There
will be some poignant songs for drama,
comedy, but no politics and nothing blue.
Audiences return year after year because
there are always new songs and now we
even have a new member.
As part of the show, Fingerett delivers
a comedic routine about how she is a
Jewish girl born on Christmas Day (a true
story), and theres this great song about a
Christmas sweater showdown.
There is a pink cloud of generosity and
spirit in all four of us, Flint says. This night
will be an evening of entertainment and
laughs where everything is left at the door.
With so much to love, Fingerett says
the thing she loves most about being in
the Bitchin Babes is the camaraderie and
fun they all have on stage. For Flint, her
favorite thing about the estrogen-lled
group is that every week she gets to go on
a girlfriends getaway weekend.
For me, its all about the great
friendship and knowing the audiences
leave feeling good, Smith says.
Someone recently came up to me after
a show and said it felt like a great therapy
session. Knowing that we can help people
as well as entertain is a great feeling.
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Four Bitchin Babes
bring new show to
Birchmere
BITCHIN BABES
The Birchmere
3701 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22305
birchmere.com

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WINNING BROADWAY MUSICAL

INSPIRED BY THE ELECTRIFYING TRUE STORY
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JOHNNY
CASH
JERRY LEE
LEWIS
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Musical Theater at the Kennedy Center is made possible through the generosity of the
Adrienne Arsht Musical Theater Fund.
The Kennedy Center Theater Season
is sponsored by Altria Group.
DEC. 18, 2012JAN. 6, 2013
KENNEDY CENTER EISENHOWER THEATER
TODAY
Foundry Gallery (1314 18th St., NW) is
hosting the opening reception for Cool
Palette featuring several artists whose
works were inspired by the colors of winter
tonight from 6-8 p.m. The reception
includes live jazz with Julie Mack. For
more information, visit foundrygallery.org.
Green Lantern (1335 Green Court
NW) hosts a Bollywood dance party
tonight at 9:30. Cover is $10 before 11
and $12 after. For more information, visit
greenlanterndc.com.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) presents DJ
Tony Moran tonight at 10. Cover is $8
before 11 and $12 after. For details, visit
towndc.com.
Phase 1 (528 8th St. SE) has its weekly
dance party with DJ Jay Von Teese tonight
starting at 7:30. Cover is $10. For more
information, visit phase1dc.com.
Whitman-Walker Health offers free HIV
testing at Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., SE)
tonight from 10 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. For more
information, visit whitman-walker.org.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts Bear
Happy Hour tonight from 6-11 p.m. This
event is for people 21 and older. There is no
cover charge. For details, visit towndc.com.
The Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.)
is having its happy hour tonight starting
at 5 p.m. All drinks are half off until 7:30
p.m. After 9 p.m., admission is $10. The
dance oor opens at 11 with DJ Tim-
Nice and DJ Cameron. For details, visit
thebachelorsmill.com.
SATURDAY, DEC. 8
Rehoboth Beach hosts Artists and
Authors Holiday Market takes place
today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 37 Baltimore
Ave. For details, visit camprehoboth.com.
Faith Temple hosts a Christmas holiday
mixer at MLK Public Library (901 G Street,
NW) today from 2-5 p.m. This event is free.
For more information, email jakidd@att.
net or contact Sam at 240-595-4207.
Whitman-Walker Health offers free HIV
testing at D.C. Center (1318 U St., NW)
today from 4-7:30 p.m. For details, visit
whitman-walker.org.
Bachelors Mill (1104 8th St., S.E.)
opens at 5:30 this evening with a
pool, video gaming systems and card
tournaments. The dance oors open at
11 p.m. Admission is free until 9 p.m. and
it is $10 after. For more information, visit
thebachelorsmill.com.
The Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.)
hosts Hellmouth Happy Hour where
attendees watch one episode of Buffy
the Vampire Slayer with drink specials.
Cover is free and doors open at 7 pm. For
more information, visit blackcatdc.com.
SUNDAY, DEC. 9
Burgundy Crescent volunteers to
cook with D.C. Central Kitchen (425 2nd
Street NW) today from 9 a.m. to noon. For
details, visit dccentralkitchen.org.
Lambda Sci-Fi Book group meets
today at 1:30 at 1425 S St., NW. For details,
visit lambdasci.org.
The University of Maryland School of
Musics Chamber Singers and Festive
Baroque Orchestra present Music in Mind:
The Festive Baroque today at 3 p.m.
Music will include Bachs Magnicat.
Tickets are $25; $10 for students and
seniors. For more information, visit
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
MONDAY, DEC. 10
Whitman-Walker Health (1701 14th St., NW)
holds its HIV+ Newly Diagnosed Support
Group tonight at 7. It is a condential support
group for anyone recently diagnosed with
HIV and the group welcomes all genders and
sexual orientations. For details, visit whitman-
walker.org.
TUESDAY, DEC. 11
D.C. Bi Women meet tonight from 7-9
p.m. upstairs at the Dupont Italian Kitchen
(1637 17th St.). For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Whitman-Walker (1701 14th St., NW)
holds its group Starting Over for Women
tonight at 7. The group is for women
whose long-term relationship with another
woman. Registration is required. For more
information, visit whitman-walker.org.
Green Lantern (1335 Green Court, N.W.)
hosts its Safer Sex Kit-packing program
tonight from 7-10:30. The packing
program is looking for more volunteers
to help produce the kits because they say
they are barely keeping up with demand.
Admission is free and volunteers can
just show up. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W) presents its
Flashback dance night with DJ Jason Royce
starting at 10 p.m. There is no cover charge.
For more details, visit cobaltdc.com.
The D.C. Center holds its Freedom
from Smoking Class for members of
the community who are trying to quit
smoking this evening starting 6:30. The
class is an adaptation of the American
Lung Associations group clinic that has
helped thousands of smokers, however
it has been modied to be more relevant
to the LGBT community and people living
with HIV/AIDS. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Banana Caf (500 8th St., SE) has its
open mic night from 7 p.m. to closing.
Admission is free and there are $3 mojitos
after 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit
bananacafedc.com.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12
The Big Gay Book Group meets
tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss Torch Song
Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein at 1155
F St., NW, Suite 200. For details, visit
biggaybookgroup.com.
Whitman-Walker Health (1701 14th St., NW)
holds its HIV+ Newly Diagnosed Support
Group tonight at 7. It is a condential support
group for anyone recently diagnosed with
HIV and the group welcomes all genders and
sexual orientations. For details, visit whitman-
walker.org.
Lambda Bridge Club meets tonight at
7:30 p.m. at the Dignity Center (721 8th
St., SE). Newcomers are welcomed and
no reservations are needed. For more
information, visit lambdabridge.com.
THURSDAY, DEC. 13
Burgundy Crescent, a gay volunteer
organization, is helping in food
preparation and packing groceries for
Food and Friends (219 Riggs Road, NE)
this morning from 6-8 a.m. For more
information, visit burgundycrescent.org.
Whitman-Walker Health holds HIV
Testing at Glorious Health Club (2120
West Virginia Ave., NE) tonight from 10
p.m. to 1 a.m. For more information, visit
whitman-walker.org.
Cobalt (1639 R St., N.W) is hosting its
weekly Best Package Contest tonight
at 9 p.m. There is a $3 cover and there
are $2 vodka drinks. Participants in the
contest can win $200 in cash prizes. The
event is hosted by Lena Lett and music by
DJ Chord, DJ Madscience and DJ Sean
Morris. For details, visit cobaltdc.com.
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Too many times, Ive had to deliver the
upsetting news to new homebuyers who
are ready to renovate that the project
they are considering is not feasible with
the home they purchased. The situation
is unpleasant for both sides, but with a
little due diligence, prospective home-
buyers disappointment can be avoided.
Here are some key things to consider
when purchasing a home with the intent
of remodeling:
Check rhe local overnmenr's zon
ing ordinances. Dont assume that you
have identical building rights as your
neighbors. Regulations change, and the
particular location of your lot (corner lot
example) may be impacted.
Fesearch any neihLorhooc asso
ciation restrictions. If you conduct a title
search of the property, you should nd
the following: architectural design guide-
lines and review, construction materials
requirements and even restrictions on
how close you can build on the property
line, alon wirh size limirs.
Never assume rhar an exisrin srruc
ture is adequate for future modica-
tions. For instance, second-oor ceiling
structures are often inadequate ooring
structures for remodeling attic space.
Similarly, deck structures may not be ap-
propriately designed to handle enclosed
spaces. Basement ceilings in unnished
areas may be too low to nish and may
not meet local building codes. Also, its
important to remember that all nished
spaces require egress, or an exit(s).
Check sysrem capaciries. Mosr ol
ten, systems in the house are designed
at best to meet the needs of the existing
structure. That means when you increase
rhe size ol rhe house, you'll likely have ro
create new capacity for heating and cool-
ing. You may even need to upgrade and
enlarge the water supply, as well as the
gas and electric supplies.
nvesriare your uriliries. There are
sometimes hidden costs in upgrad-
ing homes to todays standards. Older
homes often have insufcient electrical
power, requiring new supply and wiring.
Water service may be inadequate or the
pipes may need to be replaced. Even the
sewer lines should be checked for condi-
tion and function.
Be aware ol hazarcous marerials.
Many homes in our area Luilr prior ro 172
have lead paint. And homes throughout
the area, particularly those built 40 years
ago or more may have asbestos tile. Han-
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part of a remodeling project, is required
by law. So you should plan on the extra
cost associated with the safe remediation
of these materials.
Make sure rhar you uncersranc anc
appreciate your landscaping. Some trees
and plantings are very delicate and may
be damaged by construction in close
proximity. There are techniques to mini-
mize camae, such as roor prunin anc
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important tree, you should consult a pro-
fessional arborist.
Think rhrouh access lor consrruc
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of a remodeling project is the logistics of
transporting materials, equipment and
personnel to the construction site. Of-
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grade, etc., making construction much
more costly.
Be realisric aLour rimin. The per
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harrowing experience. With new local
restrictions particularly in regard to land
disturbance, permitting can often take
as long as six months. Verify all require-
ments in your district, and hire a profes-
sional expediter to make the process as
easy as possible.
Be realisric aLour your Lucer. As
with many new purchases, there may be
some unanticipated costs, and you may
want to do more work than you initially
plannec. Make sure you're conservarive
in developing a budget that will meet
your needs, and consult an expert for the
particular sort of work you are consider-
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10 things to consider
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