Volume 45, Issue 42, October 17, 2014

Carol Schwartz runs
as LGBT ally in fth

race for mayor
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.

lchibbaro@washblade.com
EDITORS NOTE: This is the rst in
a three-part series proling the leading
candidates for D.C. mayor in next months
election. Next week: David Catania.
D.C. mayoral candidate Carol Schwartz
dees anyone to prove she doesnt have
the longest and strongest record of support
for the LGBT community among the current
Experts remain condent next year
will bring national resolution on marriage
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
The unexpected decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to refuse to consider
rulings favorable to marriage equality from three separate circuit courts
has shaken up the timeline for an expected resolution of the issue, but legal
observers still predict a nationwide answer by the end of 2015.
Before last week, the assumption was the Supreme Court would take a lawsuit
seeking marriage equality to deliver a decision binding on all 50 states by the
middle of next year. Now, although the sense of timing is just about the same or
just slightly longer, observers say the same goal can be achieved after a series of
circuit court rulings in favor of marriage equality.
James Esseks, director of the American Civil Liberties Unions LGBT Project,
envisioned the possibility of each of the outstanding circuit courts without
marriage equality the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh ruling unanimously
in favor of gay nuptials by fall 2015.
And if that happens, I dont think the Supreme Court takes the issue, I think
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Discrimination claim
against Greenbelt salon
led with EEOC
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
The American Civil Liberties Union of
Maryland on Oct. 9 led a discrimination
complaint on behalf of a hairstylist who
was dismissed from his job at a Prince
Georges County salon in August after he
disclosed to his supervisor that he had
just tested positive for HIV.
ACLU of Maryland Legal Director
Deborah Jeon said her organization is
especially troubled that the Greenbelt
Hair Cuttery informed Brandon Smith in
a dismissal letter that it was required to
let him go under a Maryland regulation
prohibiting someone from working as
a hair stylist who has an infectious or
contagious disease such as HIV.
The ACLU said in a statement that it has
sent a letter to the Maryland Department
of Labor, Licensing & Regulations
requesting a clarication of the state
regulation cited by the Hair Cuttery to
justify its dismissal of Smith on Aug. 5, 10
days after he disclosed his HIV status.
You dont get HIV by having your hair
cut, and we cannot allow unfounded
fears to drive workplace discrimination
against Marylanders living with HIV, Jeon
said in the ACLU statement released on
Thursday.
The sole reason for the termination
was the Hair Cutterys contention that the
Code of Maryland Regulations provision
governing cosmetologists prohibits
the salon from continuing to employ
someone who tests HIV positive, Jeon
said in an Oct. 9 letter to Leonard J. Howie
III, secretary of the states Department of
Labor, Licensing & Regulations.
The Hair Cuttery red Brandon Smith
notwithstanding the fact that he did
not pose a signicant risk to the health
or safety of others, the applicable legal
standard, Jeon said in her letter.
A spokesperson for the Hair Cuttery
didnt respond to calls from the
Washington Blade for comment on the
ACLU complaint, which the legal group
led with the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
The ACLU statement says the Hair
Cutterys action violates the federal
Americans with Disabilities Act,
which, among other things, prohibits
discrimination based solely on someones
HIV status.
Spokespersons for Maryland Gov.
Martin OMalley and the Department of
Labor, Licensing & Regulation couldnt
immediately be reached for comment.
David Paulson, a spokesperson
for Maryland Attorney General Doug
Gansler, said a 1996 opinion issued by
then-Maryland Attorney General Joseph
Curran, Jr., states that state and federal
law prohibited HIV discrimination against
electrologists, who were licensed by the
state to engage in the practice of hair
removal involving the application of
needles and electrical instruments.
Paulson said he wasnt certain whether
this opinion would apply to the eld
of cosmetology, but he would make
inquiries with the o ces attorneys to
nd out.
The ACLU statement says the Hair
Cutterys Greenbelt salon was instructed
to dismiss Smith by o cials with the
Vienna, Va., based Ratner Companies
and Creative Hairdressers, which are the
salon chains parent companies.
The statement says Smith was rst
hired by the Greenbelt salon in January
2012 as a part-time receptionist while
attending school to become a hair stylist.
It says he was promoted in February 2013
to the position of stylist and in October
2013 he became one of the salons two
assistant managers.
He had an excellent employment
record, got along well with clients and
colleagues, and loved working there, the
ACLU statement says.
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Blade makes donation to Newseum
The Washington Blade last week celebrated its 45th anniversary and made a
donation of historic issues of the paper to the Newseum.
Among the papers donated were the very rst issue of the Blade, published
in October 1969, along with more recent editions chronicling the marriage
movement and a copy of the paper containing the rst reference to HIV.
Blade editor Kevin Na (center) and publisher Lynne Brown (right) presented
the donation to Kristin Goler of the Newseum (left) at a party Thursday night at
the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams store on 14th Street. (Blade photo by Vladyslav
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STAFF REPORTS
Honor for trans activist sparks controversy
The Montgomery County Human Rights Hall of Fame this week inducted Dana
Beyer into its ranks amid criticism from two prominentLGBT advocates in the
state.
The Washington Post earlier this month reported Beyer was nominated for
her work to secure passage of Marylands transgender rights law that took
eect on Oct. 1. Equality Maryland Executive Director Carrie Evans is among
those who continue to challenge this claim.
Beyer, who is executive director of Gender Rights Maryland, worked with
then-Montgomery County Council member Duchy Trachtenberg to write the
countys anti-trans discrimination law that took eect in 2007.
While I am personally deeply moved by my induction into the Montgomery
County Hall of Fame, I believe the entire trans community shares in this honor,
Beyer told the Washington Blade.
Evans told Montgomery County O ce of Human Rights Director James Stowe
in an e-mail the Post obtained that nominating Beyer for her role in advancing the
states trans rights law was a grave mistake. Gay Somerset Mayor Jerey Slavin
in a separate e-mail described out state Sen. Rich Madaleno (D-Montgomery
County), who introduced the Fairness for All Marylanders Act of 2014 earlier this
year, as one of the major LGBT heroes in Montgomery County.
Sharon Brackett, president of Gender Rights Marylands board of directors,
defended Beyer.
Danas induction to the Montgomery County Human Rights Hall of Fame is
a tting tribute to her tenacious commitment to make a better world, Brackett
told the Blade.
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BRANDON SMITH
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Smith later won
organizations endorsement
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
D.C. Attorney General candidate Edward
Smitty Smith led a campaign nance
report on Oct. 10 showing that his campaign
made 26 separate contributions of $15
and $35 to the Gertrude Stein Democratic
club in September.
The Stein Clubs website says its general
membership fee is $35 and its fee for
special memberships for low-income
people, students, and senior citizens is
$15. Sources familiar with the club have
said the payments the Smith campaign
made to the club were for membership
fees for the 26 people.
Smith captured 72 percent of the
vote of the club membership to win the
clubs endorsement on Oct. 6 at a club-
sponsored forum. Four other candidates
running against Smith for the attorney
generals post joined him at the forum in
expressing strong support for LGBT rights.
Activists familiar with the Stein Club,
the citys largest LGBT political group,
have said the club since its founding in
the 1970s has welcomed and encouraged
candidates seeking its endorsement to
recruit supporters to join the club and
vote at endorsement meetings.
But the Smith campaigns decision to
purchase 26 memberships and itemize
the expenditure for those memberships
on its o cial campaign nance report
led with the D.C. O ce of Campaign
Finance has raised eyebrows among
some club members who backed other
candidates, including backers of lesbian
attorney Lateefah Williams, a former
Stein Club president.
Williams received 16 votes compared
to 82 votes cast for Smith in the rst
round of voting at the Stein Club forum.
She said she had no immediate comment
on the Smith campaigns purchase of
memberships for his supporters.
John Rodriquez, Smiths campaign
manager, also declined to comment
when asked about the membership
payments, saying the campaign might
release a statement on the matter later
in the week.
He said the Smith campaign was
focusing on concerns by supporters
that his main rival in the race, attorney
Karl Racine, a partner in a large D.C.
law rm, could be faced with a major
conict of interest if elected attorney
general because many of his law rms
large corporate clients have city contracts
or do business with the city.
Racine has disputed Smiths claims that
he would be plagued with conicts of
interest due to his rms clients. Racine has
said Smith was attempting to create a bogus
issue to overshadow the fact thatSmith has
far less experience than Racine in engaging
in litigation relevant to what the citys next
attorney general will face.
Stein Club President Angela Peoples
didnt respond to a call from the
Washington Blade on Monday. Peoples
and the clubs vice president for political
and legislative aairs, Martin Garcia,
didnt respond to a separate Blade call
and email on the day following the
endorsement forum asking how many
new members joined the club during the
period prior to the Oct. 6 forum.
The clubs bylaws prohibit people from
voting for an endorsement unless they
are a member at least 30 days prior to the
date of an endorsement vote.
Club member and veteran gay
Democratic activist Earl Fowlkes, a member
of the Democratic National Committee,
told the Blade that recruitment of new
Stein Club members and in some cases
paying for the membership fee has been a
routine part of campaign organizing in the
city. He noted that paying for someones
membership is permitted under the clubs
bylaws and rules.
Membership over the years always
bloomed around the endorsement
process, Fowlkes said. Knowing some of
the leadership over the years I knew that
was one thing that happened. And there
was nothing unethical about it, he said.
We want more members, and the
endorsement is one of those tools to
bring new members in and to get more
people involved with the organization
with the understanding that once they
become a member theyll see the benets
and continue to be a member, he said.
In addition to Williams and Racine,
Smith, a former partner in a prominent
D.C. law rm, is running against attorneys
Paul Zukerberg and Lorrie Masters.
Racine and Masters are current partners
in separate law rms considered
prominent among the citys legal
establishment. Zukerberg is the chief
partner in a smaller law rm he founded
and has been an outspoken advocate for
legalizing marijuana.
One longtime club member, who spoke
on condition of anonymity, said Smith
out organized his opponents by lining
up the most new members and existing
members to turn out for the endorsement
forum, which was held at Smith Public
Trust restaurant and tavern in the citys
Brookland section. Close to 200 people
attended the event, one of the largest
turnouts for a Stein Club endorsement
meeting in recent years.
Nine independent candidates
competing for two at-large D.C. Council
seats in the November election also
participated in the forum, addressing
the membership and visitors after the
attorney general candidates spoke.
Communications rm executive and
veteran LGBT rights advocate Courtney
Snowden won the clubs endorsement in
that contest.
I am proud that the Stein Club
members voted to endorse two qualied
candidates, Peoples said in a statement
released after the forum. I encourage
our members to engage in the election
process to ensure that the best people
are elected into D.C. leadership.
In the same statement, Garcia said
Stein Club endorsement forums play an
important role in D.C. elections.
The engagement tonight shows our
community is paying attention and will
turnout in this election, Garcia said.
GLAA revises ratings for Bonds, four others
The Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance on Oct. 10 boosted its ratings for D.C.
Council member Anita Bonds (D-At-Large) from a +6 to +7.5 after she submitted
a revised questionnaire that the group says added substance and provided
more information about her record on LGBT issues.
Bonds is competing with 14 other candidates in her bid for re-election to one
of two at-large Council seats up for election on Nov. 4. A long-time supporter
of LGBT rights, Bonds has received the endorsement of the Gertrude Stein
Democratic, the citys largest LGBT political group.
Communications rm executive and veteran lesbian activist Courtney
Snowden, whos also running for one of the two at-large Council seats as an
independent, received a +10 from GLAA, the highest possible rating. The group
rates candidates on a scale of -10, the worst possible score, to +10.
GLAA issued its rating to Snowden when it released its rst round of candidate
ratings for the November election on Sept. 17.
The group raised its ratings on Oct. 10 for four other candidates, including
at-large Council contenders Khalid Pitts (I) and Kishan Putta (I), who failed to
submit a questionnaire in the groups rst round of ratings last month but who
subsequently returned the questionnaires.
The group raised its rating for Putta, a Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood
Commissioner, from 0 to +6. It boosted its rating for Pitts, a restaurant owner and
labor and community activist, from 0 to +5. Both are running as independents
and have expressed strong support for LGBT equality and both have reached
out to LGBT voters.
The other two candidates to receive a ratings hike were Kris Hammond, a
Republican running for the D.C. Council chair seat; and Preston Cornish, the
Libertarian Party nominee for the Ward 5 Council seat. GLAA raised Hammonds
rating from 0 to +3.5 and boosted Cornishs rating from 0 to +1.5 after the two
submitted the questionnaire they did not turn in for the earlier round of ratings.
GLAA has said it assigns an automatic 0 rating to candidates that dont return
a questionnaire and whose past record on LGBT issues is unknown to the group.
A complete listing of all of GLAAs ratings, including those for candidates
running for mayor, can be viewed at glaa.org.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
Atty genl campaign paid for 26 Stein Club memberships
ANITA BONDS received a +7.5 revised rating from GLAA.
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stampede to wed after
Supreme Court inaction
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mlavers@washblade.com
Jim Early and Garland Tillery of Virginia
Beach were at home on Oct. 6 when
a relative called to tell them the U.S.
Supreme Court had declined to hear a case
that challenged Virginias constitutional
amendment that dened marriage as
between a man and a woman.
The gay couple that has been together
for 34 years arrived at Virginia Beach
Circuit Court around 11 a.m. Early and
Tillery exchanged vows less than three
hours later.
We didnt have to give it anymore
thought, Early told the Washington Blade
on Tuesday. We just got up from our
breakfast table to go down to the clerks
o ce in Virginia Beach and applied for
the marriage licenses.
Same-sex couples, LGBT rights
advocates and o cials outside of
Northern Virginia with whom the Blade
has spoken in recent days continue to
celebrate the legalization of nuptials for
gays and lesbians in the commonwealth.
They also remain somewhat surprised by
the speed at which same-sex marriage
became legal in the state.
Its just thrilling, said Molly McClintock
of Christiansburg, who married her
spouse of 30 years, Irene Peterson, in
Canada in 2005 and in New York in 2012.
We keep waking up every day and saying
did that really happen?
Joel McDonald, a gay member of the
Virginia Beach School Board, on Oct.
8 attended the wedding of his former
high school government teacher, Denise
Trombino, and her long-time partner,
Grace Clark.
Trombino and Clark have been together
since 1995.
The two women married in a Unitarian
Universalist church the following year,
but Trombino noted to the Blade it had
no legal standing. They are the rst
lesbians to legally marry in Virginia Beach
on Oct. 6 after the 4th U.S. Circuit Court
of Appeals ruling that struck down the
commonwealths marriage amendment
took eect.
We waited a long time for this, said
Trombino.
As someone who has been advocating
and lobbying alongside so many, the
reality of the SCOTUS non-decision hit
home watching them exchange their
vows, added McDonald.
Gay Blacksburg Town Council
member Michael Sutphin in February
2004 organized a pro-gay marriage
demonstration at Virginia Tech where he
was a student at the time.
Then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin
Newsom had just begun to issue marriage
licenses to same-sex couples, even though
gays and lesbians could not legally marry
in California at the time. Former President
George W. Bush during his 2004 re-
election campaign supported eorts to
amend the U.S. Constitution to dene
marriage as between a man and a woman.
Virginia voters in 2006 by a 56-43
percent margin approved the states
marriage amendment.
At the time [same-sex marriage
in Virginia] seemed almost like a
pipedream, said Sutphin.
A 2013 Human Rights Campaign poll
found 53 percent of respondents from
central Virginia and 51 percent of those who
live in the eastern part of the state supported
marriage rights for same-sex couples.
Lieutenant Gov. Ralph Northam,
a former state senator who grew up
on Virginias Eastern Shore, told the
Blade last November before defeating
Chesapeake pastor E.W. Jackson in the
race to succeed Republican Bill Bolling
that same-sex marriage is just the
sensible way to go. State Del. Joseph Yost
(R-Giles County), who represents several
counties in southwestern Virginia in the
House of Delegates, in January became
the rst Republican state lawmaker to
publicly back the issue.
As far as same-sex marriage goes, it
does not bother me, Yost told the Blade
during an exclusive interview at Equality
Virginias annual lobby day in Richmond.
The majority of the states Republican
lawmakers and their supporters
remain opposed to marriage rights for
same-sex couples.
State Del. Bob Marshall (R-Prince William
County), who co-sponsored the marriage
amendment that bore his name, last week
in a statement said marriage will soon
include polygamy, or threesomes once
natural marriage is abolished.
State Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah
County) in January co-sponsored a bill
alongside Marshall that would have
allowed any state lawmaker to defend a
law after Attorney General Mark Herring
announced he would no longer defend
Virginias marriage amendment.
A state Senate subcommittee in
February struck down the proposal. Gov.
Terry McAulie, who o ciated a lesbian
couples wedding in northern Virginia
on Oct. 10, also denied a request from
Marshall, Gilbert and 28 other legislators
to appoint a special counsel to defend the
marriage amendment.
House Speaker Bill Howell (R-Staord
County) in an Oct. 6 statement criticized
Herring for not defending Virginias
marriage amendment.
I am a strong supporter of traditional
marriage, said Howell. There are many
Virginians who agree with me and some
who do not. Regardless of how one feels
about marriage, we should all agree that
Virginians deserve to have their voices
heard and votes vigorously defended in
court. That did not happen in this case.
McAulife: Gay adoption now legal in Va.
Gov. Terry McAulie on Friday announced gay couples can now adopt in
Virginia.
The McAulie administration noted the legalization of same-sex marriage in the
commonwealth on Monday in a bulletin to the Virginia Department of Social Services.
Now that same-sex marriage in Virginia is o cially legal, we owe it to all
Virginians to ensure that every couple is treated equally under all of our laws, no
matter whom they love, said McAulie in a press release that announced the
bulletin. This historic decision opened the door to marriage equality, and now it
is my sincerest hope that it will also open more doors for Virginia children who
need loving families.
By formally recognizing that same-sex couples can now legally adopt, we are
more fully complying with the ruling in this important case, and sending the message
once again that Virginia is open and welcoming to everyone, added the governor.
Dozens of same-sex couples have married in Virginia since the U.S. Supreme
Court on Monday announced it would not consider marriage cases from the
commonwealth and other states.
Mary Townley and Carol Schall of Chestereld, who were one of the plainti
couples in the lawsuit that challenged Virginias constitutional amendment that
dened marriage as between a man and a woman, on Monday renewed their
California marriage vows.
Emily Schall-Townley, the couples 16-year-old daughter, stood by her parents side
during the brief Richmond ceremony that Attorney General Mark Herring o ciated.
For the rst time legally in Virginia I can say Im here with my wife Mary and
my daughter Emily, said Schall.
Joanne Harris and Jessica Du of Stanton and Victoria Kidd and Christy
Bergho of Winchester the two plainti couples in a second lawsuit against the
commonwealths marriage amendment the American Civil Liberties Union and
Lambda Legal led last summer have a young son and daughter respectively.
India Lipton of Chestereld told the Blade on Monday that she and her partner
of 11 years, Shirley Lesser, decided to marry so her spouse could legally adopt
their son Dylan.
We really wanted to get the legal part done now so that way she can begin the
proceedings to adopt our son, said Lipton.
MICHAEL K. LAVERS
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Supporters hope to honor
slain gay activist with vessel
bearing his name
By THOM SENZEE
Organizers insist that a national
campaign to persuade the United States
Navy to christen the next appropriate
ship the USS Harvey Milk in honor of the
slain civil rights leader and naval veteran,
launched nearly two years ago, is still on
course. But they confess that achieving
their goal is far from a sure thing.
To date, the highest-level, o cially
acknowledged conversation about the
prospect of the U.S. Navy naming a ship
after Milk happened during the tenure
of gay San Diego City Council President
Todd Glorias term as interim mayor with
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.
I remain optimistic that Harvey Milk
will be appropriately honored and a Navy
vessel will bear his name, Gloria told the
Blade. San Diego, where the USS Harvey
Milk Navy Ship Campaign was launched, is
the principal homeport to the U.S. Navys
Pacic Fleet and its more than 50 ships.
The O ce of the Secretary of the
Navy did not respond to a request for
comment.
Lt. Junior Grade Harvey Milk trained
to become a master diver at what is now
Naval Base San Diego. Gloria and one of
the lead proponents of the USS Harvey
Milk ship campaign, San Diego City
Commissioner Nicole Murray Ramirez,
say they are condent the campaign
remains on track to win Navy support for
the idea of honoring Milk with a vessel
bearing his name.
However, more than nine months have
passed since Gloria met with Secretary
Mabus and two years since the ship-
naming campaign began. The Navy has
yet to a rm that it is considering naming
a vessel for Milk.
The State of California has designated
May 22 annually as Harvey Milk Day,
wrote Gloria in a letter to Mabus around
the same time of his in-person meeting
with the Navy secretary in Washington.
Given the repeal of Dont Ask, Dont Tell,
I believe that naming a vessel in honor
of Harvey Milk will continue the strong
message that as Americans we honor the
service of all equally.
Glorias letter to Mabus also noted that
Milk was posthumously bestowed with
the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the
nations highest honor for a civilian by
President Obama in 2009.
What class of Navy ship might one day
be called the Harvey Milk, maybe an
aircraft carrier or nuclear submarine?
Thats not likely as those are historically
named only after presidents. If the
examples of Cesar Chavez and former
congresswoman Gabrielle Giords, both
of whom have been so honored, oer
guidance, then a ship named after Milk is
likely to be a littoral or cargo vessel.
We arent concerned with what type of
ship it is, Ramirez said. Thats up to the
Navy. What we care about is that a ship
is named for this deserving Navy veteran
and American hero.
According to Ramirez, the decision
about whether to name a vessel after
the late Harvey Milk rests solely with the
secretary of the Navy. If the campaign
succeeds, it will be the rst time a Naval
vessel is named after an openly gay man.
Sean Sala, also a Navy veteran, is
a Servicemembers United national
leadership committee member and
current national coordinator for the
Military Freedom Coalition, an LGBT
service members advocacy group. Like
Milk before him, Sala was also stationed
at Naval Base San Diego. He said it would
be di cult to overestimate the value to
the nations LGBT population to know
that there is a naval vessel named in
honor of Milk.
N.Y. governor launches HIV/AIDS task force
ALBANY, N.Y. New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Oct.
14 announced the creation of
a new task force designed to
end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in
the Empire State.
A press release from
the governors o ce said
members of the Ending the
Epidemic Task Force will work
to cut the number of new HIV
infections in New York to 750
each year by 2020.
HIV/AIDS has plagued
families across the state for too
long, and together we are going
to put an end to this epidemic,
said Cuomo. This disease can
impact people from all walks
of life, and the sooner society
realizes that, the sooner we
can end the stigma that keeps
too many people from getting
tested and treated.
Guthrie Birkhead, deputy commissioner of New Yorks O ce of Public Health,
and Housing Works CEO Charles King will co-chair the task force.
Marine detained over trans womans murder
SUBIC BAY, Philippines A U.S. Marine has been detained in connection with
the murder of a Philippine trans woman.
The Marine Corps Times on Tuesday reported that Philippine o cials said
Marine Pfc. Joseph Pemberton is the primary suspect in the death of Jennifer
Laude Sueselback.
Stars and Stripes reported that Laude, 26, was last seen entering a hotel in
Olongapo, which is adjacent to Subic Bay, late on Oct. 11. The newspaper said
authorities found the trans womans naked body in a hotel bathroom.
A State Department spokesperson told Stars and Stripes that Pemberton,
who is based in Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, remains in custody on the
USS Peleliu. Four other American ships remain docked in the Philippines as the
investigation into Laudes murder continues.
Filipino LGBT rights advocates have expressed outage over the murder.
Jennifer and many like her have been suering from violence all her life, but
she did not have to die to give us a wake-up call, said Angie Umbac, president of
the Rainbow Rights, according to Outrage, a Philippine LGBT magazine.
A growing number of Philippine LGBT rights advocates have described Laudes
murder as a hate crime.
LGBT group receives threatening letters
BAY SHORE, N.Y. A Long Island LGBT advocacy group last week received
letters that included threats to kill its CEO and burn down a planned housing
complex for gay seniors.
Long Island GLBT Services Network CEO David Kilmnick told WCBS that
expletive-laced letters arrived at his organizations headquarters in Bay Shore
in Suolk County on Oct. 9. He said the letters also arrived at Long Island GLBT
Services Networks o ce in neighboring Nassau County on the same day.
Getting these letters, which are extremely degrading, hateful, homophobic
and violent in nature, is certainly unnerving, Kilmnick told WCBS. You know, I
think the intent of this individual or individuals is to scare and put us back in the
closet, and thats not going to happen.
The letters arrived two days after Kilmnick and local o cials announced plans
for an aordable housing complex for LGBT seniors in Bay Shore.
WCBS reported the Long Island GLBT Services Network has received a series
of threatening letters over the last two years.
Suolk County police continue to investigate the incidents as hate crimes.
SEAN SALA supports eorts to name a Naval
vessel after Harvey Milk.
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10 OCTOBER 17, 2014 NATI ONAL NEWS
New York Gov. ANDREW CUOMO announced the
creation of a new task force designed to end the
HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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total reversal of attitude
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
LGBT advocates this week welcomed
a draft document from Catholic bishops
that states gays have gifts and qualities
to oer to the church.
The Vatican Press O ce on Monday
posted to its website the document that
summarizes the two-week meeting or
synod of bishops on family issues that
began on Oct. 5.
Homosexuals have gifts and qualities to
oer to the Christian community, it reads.
The document contains rhetorical
questions that ask whether the church
can oer gays a welcoming home
and whether our communities are
capable of providing that, accepting and
valuing their sexual orientation, without
compromising Catholic doctrine on the
family and matrimony.
The question of homosexuality leads
to a serious reection on how to elaborate
realistic paths of aective growth
and human and evangelical maturity
integrating the sexual dimension: it
appears therefore as an important
educative challenge, it reads.
The document a rms that unions
between people of the same sex cannot
be considered on the same footing as
matrimony between man and woman.
Nor is it acceptable that pressure
be brought to bear on pastors or that
international bodies make nancial aid
dependent on the introduction of regulations
inspired by gender ideology, it reads.
The document nevertheless
acknowledges gay relationships can
prove positive.
Without denying the moral problems
connected to homosexual unions, it
has to be noted that there are cases in
which mutual aid to the point of sacrice
constitutes a precious support in the life
of the partners, reads the document.
Furthermore, the church pays special
attention to the children who live with
couples of the same sex, emphasizing
that the needs and rights of the little ones
must always be given priority.
The document comes against the
backdrop of Pope Francis more moderate
approach to homosexuality and gay
people since his election as ponti in
March 2013.
Francis a few months after he
succeeded Pope Benedict XVI told an
Italian Jesuit magazine that the church
had grown obsessed with same-sex
marriage, abortion and contraception.
The Argentine-born ponti in July 2013
told reporters who asked him about the
reported homosexuality of the man he
appointed to oversee the Vatican bank
that gay men and lesbians should not be
judged or marginalized.
Overall I am very excited by this news,
said Francis DeBernardo, executive
director of New Ways Ministry, an LGBT-
friendly Catholic ministry in Mount
Rainier, Md., told the Washington Blade
on Monday. Its really a total reversal of
the attitude and approach the church
leaders have taken regarding lesbian and
gay people for decades now.
Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive
director of Dignity USA, an LGBT Catholic
group, described the document as
surprisingly positive.
For the rst time the Vatican has
said something positive about same-
sex couples, she told the Blade. Sort of
acknowledging there could be mutuality
and sacrice in the commitments that
we make to one another, that is a
tremendous step forward.
Catholic conservatives were quick to
criticize the document.
The Associated Press reported that Polish
Cardinal Stanislaw Gadecki described it
as unacceptable and counter to church
teaching. John Smeaton, co-founder of
Voice of the Family, said in a statement
those controlling the Synod have betrayed
Catholic parents worldwide.
The Archdiocese of Washington did
not respond to the Blades request for
comment.
It is a working document, which
summarizes the interventions and debate
of the rst week, said the Vatican in a
Tuesday statement in response to those
who have criticized the synod.
Advocates from predominantly Catholic
countries nevertheless welcomed
the document and the churchs more
moderate tone toward homosexuality
and LGBT people.
Todays comments from the Vatican
suggest a change in the tone of the
Catholic Churchs approach to gay people,
and are welcome, said Kieran Rose, chair
of the Gay and Lesbian Equality Network
in Ireland. The Vatican document
provides an opportunity for the Catholic
Church to change the way it treats lesbian
and gay people.
Estebn Pauln, president of the LGBT
Federation of Argentina, agreed.
The statements made within the
framework of the synod on families
in relation to the LGBT community
represent a concrete advance in the
way the Catholic hierarchy looks at our
community, he told the Blade.
Advocates remain largely critical of
the church in spite of its recent eorts
to moderate its tone towards marriage
rights for same-sex couples and other
LGBT-specic issues.
The church still views gays and lesbians
as intrinsically disordered.
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore
Cordileone and Archbishop Carlo Maria
Vigan, who is the papal emissary to the
U.S., are among those who attended an
anti-gay marriage rally at the U.S. Capitol
in June the National Organization for
Marriage organized.
San Juan Archbishop Roberto
Gonzlez Nieves is among the Puerto
Rican religious leaders who continue to
oppose eorts to expand rights to the
U.S. commonwealths LGBT residents.
Lima Archbishop Juan Lus Cipriani has
publicly spoken out against a proposal
that gay Peruvian Congressman Carlos
Bruce introduced last year that would
allow same-sex couples to enter into civil
unions in the South American country.
Philippine advocates with whom
the Blade has recently spoken say the
Catholic Bishops Conference of the
Philippines and other Vatican-aligned
groups continue to block comprehensive
anti-discrimination bills and other pro-
LGBT measures and initiatives.
American Cardinal Raymond Burke
suggested during an interview with
LifeSiteNews.com last week that same-
sex couples are intrinsically disordered
and should not attend family functions
where children are present. Cardinal
Nicols de Jess Lpez Rodrguez of
the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo in
2013 described gay U.S. Ambassador to
the Dominican Republic James Wally
Brewster as a faggot after President
Obama nominated him to represent
Washington in the Caribbean country.
Education Dept. settles trans harassment case
A California school district will be required to ensure all students are protected
from discrimination or harassment on the basis of their gender identity as a
result of a voluntary agreement reached with the Department of Education.
The O ce for Civil Rights of the Department of Education announced Tuesday
it entered into the agreement with Californias Downey Unied School District as
a result of a complaint over the harassment and discriminatory treatment of a
transgender student.
Our federal civil rights laws protect all students from sex-based discrimination
and harassment, said Catherine E. Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights.
I commend the Downey Unied School District for entering into this agreement
to ensure that each of its students, including transgender students and students
who do not conform to stereotyped notions of masculinity or femininity, can
learn in a safe, educational environment.
According to a letter to the district dated Oct. 14, the student, a transgender
girl whose name isnt disclosed, faced discrimination from her elementary
school and fellow students on the basis of her gender identity while attending
fth grade, and by her peers in middle school. The Department of Education
received the complaint in November 2011.
Sta at her elementary school allegedly conscated the students make-up
even though other girls in her class were permitted to wear make-up and made
the student write an apology letter for making male students uncomfortable by
putting on make-up. The school also discouraged the student from discussing
her gender identity and wasnt allowed in group counseling sessions with other
students based, at least in part, on concern the student might discuss her
gender identity.
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they just let all the circuit courts fall in line,
and then weve got a national rule thats
just kind of a whole series of decisions,
Esseks said.
Marc Solomon, author of Winning
Marriage and national campaign director
for the LGBT group Freedom to Marry, said
he remains hopeful nationwide marriage
equality will happen in 2015 regardless of
whether or not the Supreme Court rules.
Obviously, the court rejected those ve
states petitions, but there very well could
be others this year out of the Sixth Circuit
potentially ... and get to us to a national
resolution, Solomon said. If that doesnt
happen, I still think 2015 is a possibility.
Its been said the Fifth, Eighth and
Eleventh Circuits were too conservative
for a positive outcome for supporters of
same-sex marriage and possibly the
Sixth, where U.S. Circuit Judge Jerey
Sutton was seen as a deciding vote on a
three-judge panel that is considering the
issue. But legal experts say the denial of
certiorari in marriage cases may make
conservative judges reconsider upholding
bans on same-sex marriage.
Richard Socarides, a former adviser to
President Clinton who writes about gay
rights for The New Yorker, said a circuit
court ruling in favor of bans on same-sex
marriage is hard to imagine in light of
actions from the Supreme Court.
Circuit courts dont like to be
overturned by the Supreme Court; they
dont like to cause problems, Socarides
said. My suspicion is there will be at this
point no circuit court willing to rule against
marriage equality, and that we will get to
45 states very quickly probably within
12 months, denitely within 18 months.
The last few states will take a while
longer, Socarides added, but he predicted
two years, three years, maybe four years,
not 10 years for all 50 states to comply.
The perception that chances are now
better in more conservative circuits
for rulings favorable to marriage
equality would be consistent with the
announcement last week from the LGBT
group Lambda Legal that its joining as co-
counsel to plainti same-sex couples in a
Louisiana lawsuit. The group announced
it would join the case, which is pending
before the Fifth Circuit, the day after the
orders came down from the Supreme
Court indicating its denial of certiorari in
the marriage cases.
With a renewed focus on rulings by
the circuit courts, Solomon said the
work of making the case that same-sex
couples are harmed by the lack of access
to marriage has become all the more
important.
And the other thing I think we all need
to be pointing to is how smoothly things
have gone in the states where marriages
have taken place in some very conservative
states like Utah and Oklahoma, Solomon
said. So the predictions of serious
backlash and protests, etc., just havent
materialized, and thats because they
wont materialize.
Work along those lines has already
taken place in states that recently gained
marriage equality, Solomon said, but his
organization is recalibrating for the nal
stretch to hone in on the outstanding
states like Texas and Louisiana.
Still, in the event an appeals court
decides to uphold a ban on same-sex
marriage, theres widespread belief the
split would lead justices to take up the
case to reverse the ruling and make a
nationwide decision on marriage for
themselves.
It takes a vote of four justices to grant
certiorari (or decide to take up a case),
which would likely be present on the
nine-member bench to hear an adverse
decision for marriage-equality supporters
given the actions by justices last week.
The probable candidate for the next
circuit court to rule is the Sixth, which
heard oral arguments in August on cases
challenging marriage bans in Michigan,
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee and where
a decision is expected imminently. Next
up is the Fifth, where appeals of decisions
on marriage in Texas and Louisiana are
being considered and will likely be argued
in November, December or January.
But thats likely the cut-o point if a
circuit court was going to make a decision
in favor of a marriage ban in time for a
nationwide decision by the Supreme
Court in the middle of next year.
Conferences where justices will
consider whether or not to take up a
case are scheduled only until mid-January
for any given term, and from that time
it takes about the end of a term to fully
brief a case, so any petition for certiorari
after that would come too late.
Thats probably what would happen
for the ruling from the Eleventh Circuit,
where an appeal of a decision against
Floridas marriage ban wont likely be
heard until January, February or March.
The same holds true for the Eighth Circuit,
which is likely the last circuit to decide on
marriage because no district court has
ruled yet in that jurisdiction.
If it takes this long to get a decision
upholding marriage bans, supporters of
gay nuptials will likely have to wait until the
Supreme Courts term next year for the
cases to be docketed for a decision in favor
of same-sex marriage by summer 2016.
Another possible, but unlikely, scenario
for a delay could be the result of a Sixth
Circuit decision upholding bans on same-
sex marriage. That would make for the
rst time available to the Supreme Court
two cases one from Ohio, the other
Tennessee that are seeking not outright
marriage equality, but recognition of out-
of-state same-sex marriages within a
particular state.
Under this scenario, the court could take
up only the issue of marriage recognition
for the current term, then leave the
decision of the right of same-sex couples
to marry until a decision in 2016.
Esseks said, however, the Supreme
Court is unlikely to take up recognition rst,
the right to marry second, given the current
situation in which through their orders,
marriage equality came to 16 new states.
Having issued orders that had that
result, it would seem strange to me that
the court would then decide to take a
small piece of the legal question thats
outstanding that is, the recognition
and just take that as a prelude to doing
the marriage piece, Esseks said.
While at one time LGBT advocates
insisted that a ruling from the Supreme
Court to establish a nationwide right
to same-sex marriage was necessary,
that view seems to have softened in the
aftermath of the denial of certiorari.
Solomon said in so many respects, it
just doesnt matter whether or not the
Supreme Court steps in because either
way same-sex couples have won the right
to marry.
We would like to see a Supreme
Court ruling in 2015, and we have more
information now, Solomon said. We
know that the Supreme Court might not in
spite of what we want, and so, our job is
to create the climate in the court of public
opinion that will enable the job to nish as
quickly as possible. Whether that happens
through a nal Supreme Court ruling, or it
happens through a decision in the circuits,
that truly is beyond our control.
But the lack of a ruling from the Supreme
Court would mean the nations highest
court would never issue an extensive legal
rationale spelling out the right of same-sex
couples to have equal access to the same
institution of relationship recognition as
opposite-sex couples.
Nonetheless, as Esseks observed, a
detailed nationwide ruling in favor of
marriage equality complete with legal
analysis may have already occurred last
year in the form of U.S. Associate Justice
Anthony Kennedys decision against the
Defense of Marriage Act in Windsor v.
United States.
If we end up with a series of circuit
court rulings on marriage and people
want to know what the legal principles
that govern the freedom to marry in the
view of the Supreme Court, I think you
can look back at Windsor, Esseks said.
The Windsor decision clearly focuses
on how the Constitution protects the
equal dignity of Constitution requires the
freedom to marry for same-sex couples
throughout the country.
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WINDSOR (center) case against DOMA
continues to inuence judges across the
country.
candidates running for mayor.
Beginning in her high school days in
Midland, Texas, when she befriended gay
classmates, to her years on the D.C. school
board in the 1970s through her 16 years
on the City Council, Schwartz says she has
worked as diligently to advance LGBT rights
as she has in her role as a champion for all
city residents.
I dont think anybody, regardless of
their own sexual orientation, has a better
record than I do in this community, she
told the Washington Blade in an interview
last week.
Schwartz, 70, said in no uncertain terms
that she was referring to D.C. Council
member and mayoral candidate David
Catania (I-At-Large), whos gay, and Council
member and mayoral contender Muriel
Bowser (D-Ward 4) as among those whose
records on LGBT issues hers surpasses.
It was 40 years ago when I got elected
to the board of education, she said. I
immediately went about getting a rule
change a rule addition to make
discrimination against gay and lesbian
teachers banned any discrimination
based on a persons sexual orientation.
Schwartz has strongly disputed
claims by detractors that she entered
the mayoral race this year in retaliation
against Catania, who helped orchestrate
her defeat inher 2008re-election bid for
the Council.
While saying she is better qualied to
be mayor than Bowser, Schwartz leveled
her strongest criticism against Catania in
her interview with the Blade.
Among other things, she said Catanias
decision to leave the Republican Party
in 2004 and denounce then President
George W. Bush for his support for a
constitutional amendment to ban same-
sex marriage came ve minutes after
Catania had raised large sums of money
for Bushs re-election campaign.
I never raised money for George W.
Bush, she said in referring to her role as
a longtime Republican. And he came to
me and asked for money for the Bush
campaign, Schwartz said in referring to
Catanias 2004 support for Bush before
the blowup over the marriage issue.
The only check I ever gave to a Republican
president was when [Catania] was like
browbeating me to do so, she said.
Schwartz said she has raised Catanias
initial support for Bush in an eort to deect
criticism of her a liation with the Republican
Party prior to her decision to switch from
Republican to independent earlier this year
when she decided to run for mayor.
If youre going to mention it about me
you need to mention it about him, she
said of her and Catanias roots in the
Republican Party.
Catania has said that although he
switched from being a Republican to an
independent after Bush announced his
support for the anti-gay federal marriage
amendment in 2004, he likely would have
left the GOP anyway a short time later
due to its continuing tilt to the right. Like
Schwartz, Catania described himself as a
progressive Republican.
So Im running to win the election,
Schwartz said. Im running to siphon o
votes from both of them and also the
other three who are in the race. Im really
in it to win.
Washington Blade: Can you tell a little

about your background, where youre
from and what brought you to D.C.?
Carol Schwartz: I grew up in Midland,
Texas. It was an oil rich town because
there was oil discovered in Midland. And
Midland became very nouveau riche
overnight you know new rich people
because of the oil business. Everybody
said, Oh, Midland, you must be in the oil
business with huge resources.
The answer is no. The closest we got
to the oil business was that my mom and
dad had a mom and pop work clothing
store on the poor side of town across the
tracks. And they sold steel toe boots and
steel helmets and khakis and overalls to
people that worked in the oil elds
I came up here 48-and-a-half years ago
actually it was 49 years ago, right after
I graduated from the University of Texas.
I was engaged to be married. I had my
ring on and I had a wedding planned for
January. And I was going to go back in the
beginning of September and was going to
teach special education in a junior high
school in Austin, Texas.
And I came here because a friend had a
summer internship job and she heard I
had some free time so she said why dont
you come and visit. I spent three days 72
hours exactly. My head never hit the pillow.
I became enthralled with D.C. I just loved
it. I loved the architecture and greenery.
I thought it was so beautiful. And I loved
the diversity. I thought it was really special.
And it wasnt just racial diversity. It was
economic diversity and it was international.
It was really, I thought, thrilling.
And all of a sudden I realized Texas
wasnt the place. And the guy I had been
going with at that point like four years
was not the one. I went back and told
my job I would be leaving in midterm. I
wanted to give them an opportunity to get
someone in my place. And then I broke my
engagement.
Hethank goodness, he called me
today. Hes married to a wonderful
woman. Hes one of my best friends. We
have a beautiful relationship. It took a
while to get there a few years but a
beautiful relationship.
And I moved here with no job, no man,
nothing. So I mean everybody used to say
when you came to Washington because
in that era a woman coming alone Did
you follow a man or a job? And I said
actually neither I left both back in Texas
so none of the above. And so I really
chose D.C. I didnt follow my parents
here. I didnt follow a relationship here or
a job here. I picked this town.
Blade: What year was that?
Schwartz: I actually got introduced
here in 65 and I moved here in January of
66. So its 48-and-a-half years.
And your other question was tell me
a little about your lifeI started working
in that store when I was 8 years old.
And I had to be there. It wasnt like, oh
Carol, come when you can. It was like
after school we expect you here and on
Saturdays and even Sundays until the
blue laws came in. So Ive been a worker
since I was 8.
And obviously I need to be a worker
again. And thats one of the reasons why
Im running. And its not just a worker.
There are other jobs the job I think I
can do best for the city.
So a combination of there being very few
Jewish families and a town that had very
few minorities of any kind and having
experienced anti-Semitism, which I did.
I think a very dening part of my life
was not just seeing the kind of intolerance
that was out there, not only toward me.
There was an African-American man who
worked in our store and seeing as a very
young girl what he had to take.
And that was the only other employee,
actually as well as my brother Johnny
my only sibling I thought that Johnny,
with his intellectual disabilities, that people
should be nicer and kinder to him, not
being mean and ridiculing. And that made
me realize how cruel people can be and
that I had to ght for the underdog. And so
I learned how to do it as a very young girl.
And I guess Ive been doing it ever since.
You may have met Johnny or seen
Johnny over the years. He died 10 years
ago at 62. He had come to my swearing-
ins and he took the mic. He was adorable.
But he was an older brother. He was 18
months older. I really spent a good part of
my childhood taking care of Johnny.
I also had two friends in school who
were not openly gay. And youve got to
realize that I graduated from high school
in 61. We were friends in school. But they
never talked openly about their sexual
orientation. It just wasnt discussed I
danced with one and I was good friends
with the other. But both of them sadly
committed suicide after high school.
And I think knowing about them without
really knowing about it and seeing them
take their own lives made me especially
also sensitive to people who did not
feel they could be what they should and
wanted to be. Anyway, what dened me
were those kinds of experiences.
Blade: At this point in the mayoral race
your two main opponents are saying they
have a very strong record on LGBT rights.
David Catania says that as a member of the
LGBT community hes sensitive to these
issues and has been a champion on those
issues. What would you say to LGBT voters
who ask why should we vote for you?
Schwartz: I dont think anybody, regardless
of their own sexual orientation, has a
better record than I do in the community.
I mean starting when I got on the school
board when I was 30 years old. This was 40
years ago when I got elected to the board
of education. I immediately went about
getting a rule change a rule addition to
make discrimination against gay and lesbian
teachers banned any discrimination based
on a persons sexual orientation.
COVER STORY OCTOBER 17, 2014 19
Carol Schwartz faces DAVID CATANIA and MURIEL BOWSER in the race for D.C. mayor.
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New center director pens
letter to community
In an eort to rally Baltimores LGBT
residents behind the Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgender Community
Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland
(GLCCB), newly appointed executive
director Joel Tinsley-Hall wrote an open
letter to the community.
I am so very excited and honored to
join the GLCCB as the new executive
director. Its a responsibility that I dont
take lightly, and in the coming weeks
and months, I look forward to meeting
and getting to know many of you as I
transition into this executive director
role, he wrote.
After providing biographical information
including his work and military history
and family that includes his husband and
young daughter, the Glen Burnie resident
stated, Please know that I come into this
position with a deep passion for ensuring
your community center will be positioned,
planted and rmly rooted on a solid
foundation, so that it will be here to serve
our great, vibrant community for another
forty years.
Tinsley-Hall, 39, plans to introduce
himself to as many in the community as
possible, to share his vision and listen to
the community members ideas for the
GLCCB.
Tinsley-Hall acknowledged the GLCCBs
nancial woes and views it as his duty to
keep the center nancially viable. From
my understanding, times have been lean
in the recent past, but I rmly believe
that the center will get its footing back,
he wrote. Getting the nancial house
in order is a priority, and he seeks to
expand on current revenue streams
while developing new ones to help fund
programs.
Tinsley-Hall took the reins on Oct. 3, the
eective date former interim executive
director Kelly Neel resigned.
PFLAG chapter to
address youth challenges
The Westminster chapter of PFLAG will
present Diana Philip from the FreeState
Legal Project who will discuss the recently
published report from the Youth Equality
Alliance (YEA), Living in the Margins,
which looks at challenges LGBT youth
face in education, foster and juvenile
justice systems. The meeting takes place
Sunday at 5 p.m. at St. Pauls United
Church of Christ, 17 Bond St. (Corner of
Bond & Green Sts.), Westminster, Md.
The report found that LGBT youth are at
a heightened risk of entering the school-
to-jail pipeline. Public institutions and
systems primarily the education, foster
care, and juvenile justice systems are
among the toughest environments for
LGBT youth. YEAs report briey outlines
the challenges facing LGBT youth as
they navigate these three systems, and
proposes specic recommendations for
addressing these challenges.
Diana Philip has been working in the
nonprot sector with an emphasis in public
policy and law for more than 25 years, in
issues involving gender-based violence,
reproductive justice and civil liberties.
All PFLAG meetings are open, free
and condential. Light refreshments will
be served. For more information, visit
pagwcc.org.
STEVE CHARING
JOEL TINSLEY-HALL wrote that it is his duty
to keep the community center nancially
viable.
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State Dept. expands coverage for trans employees
WASHINGTON Transgender State Department employees will soon have access to
health care needs associated with gender reassignment procedures, the Washington
Post and other outlets report.
Insurance policies under the Federal Employees Health Benets program generally
exclude services related to sex reassignment.
In practice, this transgender exclusion denies coverage to transgender people for
the same treatments available to non-transgender policy holders, without regard to
medical necessity, the State Department said in a statement. Insurance companies
often view this exclusion in the broadest possible terms, excluding care that clearly has
no relationship to gender status such as cancer treatment and routine preventive care.
But starting in January, the exclusions will no longer be part of the departments
largest health insurance plan, provided by the American Foreign Service Protective
Association, the Post reports.
The State Department has about a dozen health insurance providers. All of them
have been asked to lift the transgender exclusion, and AFSPAs Foreign Service Benet
Plan is the rst to comply. The State Department said the Foreign Service Benet Plan
covers more than 57,000 active and retired State Department and Defense Department
employees and their families, the Post article said.
Paula S. Jakub, AFSPAs chief executive, told the Post the association has been
working tirelessly with the O ce of Personnel Management (OPM) and others for the
last two years to make this benet a reality.
But it is not a reality for other plans in the OPM-administered federal health-
benetsprogram. OPM said it removed its requirement that carriers exclude services,
drugs or supplies related to sex transformations beginning in 2015, but it did not
order health insurance companies to do so.
FLIFAA, an LGBT group that represents State Department employees, praised the
eorts, the Post reports.
Missouri couples see new retirement, health benets
JEFFERSTON CITY, Mo. Missouris main health care and retirement plans are
expanding benets to same-sex spouses following a recent court ruling requiring the
state to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere, the Associated Press reports.
Jackson County Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs ruled on Oct. 3 that Missouri must
recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states or countries the rst
ruling to put a dent in Missouris constitutional ban on gay marriage, the AP reports.
Attorney General Chris Koster announced last week that he wont appeal, stating that
Missouris future will be one of inclusion, not exclusion.
Kosters announcement came the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court decided not
to hear appeals of several rulings striking down bans on gay marriage in various states.
Missouri was not one of the states covered by those rulings.
The Missouri Consolidated Health Care Plan cited Kosters decision while announcing
on its website that it will begin covering same-sex spouses of state employees or retirees
who have valid marriage certicates, the AP article said.
The health insurance plan covers 96,519 people statewide, including current
employees and retirees and their spouses and children. Its not clear how many same-
sex spouses and their dependents will seek coverage, the AP reports.
Study nds HIV meds not impeded by other drug use
NEW YORK HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) and who use stimulants
such as methamphetamine or cocaine can benet signicantly from antiretroviral (ARV)
treatment, a new study nds according to AIDSMEDS, an HIV-related publication.
Publishing their ndings in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deciency Syndromes,
researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) conducted a study of
1,313 HIV-positive MSM who started ARVs while participating in the Multicenter AIDS
Cohort Study. The data on the participants was collected between 1996 and 2012.
A total of 341 of the men reported using stimulants. The researchers found no
signicant correlation between any level of stimulant use and risk of death from any
cause. Nor did an analysis that separately examined AIDS-related deaths and non-AIDS-
related deaths indicate any correlation to stimulant use, researchers reported.
However, analyzing data on 648 of the men who did not have an AIDS diagnosis when
they started ARVs, the researchers found that reporting stimulant use at any study visit
was linked to a 1.5-fold increase in the odds of progressing to AIDS or dying of any
cause, researchers report.
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You can simulate many
manual labor techniques
in the gym
Fall is upon us and this is a time that
many of our weight room goals shift from
slim, slim, slim to bulk, bulk, bulk.
Strength and muscle gains are always a
fun time to challenge yourself and theres
something inherently satisfying about
shifting from the mindset of how-long-
can-I-run-on-a-treadmill? to savoring the
pure power of lifting heavy stu.
Most of us are familiar with the old-
school gym moves of the bench, pull
up and squat, so I like to incorporate an
even older strength move the carry.
Think about that hot Midwest farmer boy
packing all types of muscle who has never
seen the inside of a gym. Today we are
tapping into his workout.
If you think about day-to-day work on
the farm, its basically picking up heavy
things, carrying them to another location,
setting them down and doing it again.
To get big muscle gains, you have to lift
big things and perform big moves like a
big boy. The more we can stick to these
principles in our workout the better.
Today Im going to show you how to
incorporate three dierent heavy carries
into your workout to help you make gains
you can see fast.
Rules of the carry: No matter what
type of carry we are performing, there
are a few rules you must stick to. First,
your core is key. Before picking up any
weight, its imperative that you tighten
your core muscles through a technique
called abdominal bracing, which basically
engages all of your core muscles especially
your transverse abdominus, which will
help protect your back during the exercise
and in turn strengthen your core.
Second, monitor your posture. We are
basically changing your center of gravity
by adding weight, but your job is to
maintain great posture as if the weights
werent there. This means ears in line
with the shoulders, shoulder blades
pinched back, hips tucked under you and
knees and ankles in line. If you feel like
any of this alignment is o, then reduce
the weight to maintain form. As with your
dating life, its about quality not quantity.
As you go through the following exercises,
constantly remind yourself of these cues
to maintain proper form and avoid injury.
Farmers walk: This exercise is taken
straight from the ranch. Imagine you
have a heavy bucket of water in each
hand and you have to carry it across the
farm from the water pump to the house.
We recreate this with dumbbells or kettle
bells. Squat down and pick up two heavy
dumb bells and hold them at your side,
remembering the good posture we
talked about. Walk around the gym for
30 seconds or 30 steps if you dont have
a clock handy, then place the weights
down. For a more intense workout, add
shoulder shrugs while you walk by lifting
your shoulders to your ears each step.
Upright carry: Similar to our farmers
walk you will have two dumb bells, but in
this carry they will be held at head height
with you palms facing you, while you hold
your arms at a 90-degree angle in front of
you. The key here is to keep your upper
arms on the same level as your shoulders
as you walk. Our little friend gravity is going
to try to bring them down but you can do
it. For this carry, you should walk as long as
you can until you feel like you are breaking
form. Be sure not to arch your back on this
exercise to keep the weights up. When it
gets too heavy, just drop them.
Overhead carry: This is really is a test
of shoulder stability and core strength. If
you have any previous shoulder issues,
you may want to lay o this one or work
your way up slowly to heavier weight.
With this carry, grab two dumb bells and
put them over your head like a waiter
carrying a tray. Keep the arm straight
overhead with no bend in the elbow and
core tucked in as you walk. Again, walk for
30 seconds or 30 steps.
Incorporating various carrying
exercises into your current workout
routine can help you build muscle as
well as spice things up. As with any
exercise, be sure to monitor your form
when incorporating these new moves
and ease into heavier weights. Once you
master the form, challenge yourself with
new weights to help form the new more
muscular you.
GERARD BURLEY is a D.C.-based per-
sonal trainer. Reach him via @CoachGFit or
coachg@coachgtness.com.
Down on the farm
COACH G OCTOBER 17, 2014 23
We will win new ghts in the
next 5 years and they will
be documented in the Blade
The Washington Blade celebrated its
45th anniversary last week with a great
party at the Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
furniture store, a business that is cele-
brating its 25th anniversary this year.
So much has changed for the LGBT
community in 45 years that in some ways
it is hard to comprehend for those who
are old enough to have lived through it.
Life for many, especially those in big ur-
ban areas, is beyond what any of us could
have imagined. But we must never let
the strides we have made keep us from
devoting our full energies to working for
that nal goal, which is both full civil and
human rights and full acceptance in so-
ciety.
The Washington Blade, then known as
The Gay Blade, rst published in October
1969. I was living in New York deep in
the closet. I had just begun teaching 6th
grade in a school in Harlem and was still
three years away from taking a job with
Congresswoman Bella S. Abzug (D-N.Y.). It
was just four months after the Stonewall
Riots signaled the beginning of the mod-
ern LGBT movement. Many like myself
were so far away from being out at the
time that the riots didnt even register as
being relevant to us. We were to learn dif-
ferently as both we and the LGBT move-
ment began the process of coming out.
In many ways, the LGBT movement
to full equality has happened in record
time. Some would even say warp speed.
We came through the worst of the AIDS
epidemic mourning our loved ones but
stronger as a community. Today same-
sex couples in 30 states and the District of
Columbia can be married. In some states
there are employment protections and
the ability to adopt children. Gays and les-
bians can serve openly in the military and
there is movement there to ensure full
benets for married couples and portions
of DOMA have been declared unconstitu-
tional by the Supreme Court.
There are too many people to mention in
this column who fought for and demanded
equality over the past 45 years yet a read-
ing of the old issues of the Washington
Blade would document all those names.
The new Washington Blade Foundation will
help to make that easier by digitizing all the
past issues so researchers one day will be
able to write our history accurately instead
of having a few books glamorize one or two
individuals. A major gure in our history
will be President Barack Obama. While he
needed strong nudging to get to some of
the positions he has taken, the LGBT com-
munity has reached the stage in our move-
ment that we were able to do the pushing.
His administration will be credited for many
advances in our ongoing ght for equality.
But we must not forget that life in New
York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco
and Los Angeles is still very dierent from
life in small towns in Louisiana, Arkansas
or Mississippi. There, many members of
our community still fear coming out and
often cant live openly and in safety with
their families. In many of the states that
recently gained marriage equality you can
marry one day and be red from your job
for being gay the next. You can be turned
away from a hotel room or not be able to
rent an apartment or buy a home simply
because you are gay.
So we still have a lot of work to do be-
fore we can claim our full civil and human
rights. We will need to count not only on
ourselves but will need the help of our
friends and families as we continue to
ght for our rights. Part of the process
will be political and we will need to sup-
port those candidates committed to help-
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as we continue to support each other and
more and more of us come out of that
proverbial closet. We will need to stand
up to the bullies in schools and the em-
ployers who think they can discriminate
against us.
We will need to speak up wherever dis-
crimination rears its ugly head and do it
not just for ourselves but hand-in-hand
with all people who still suer from lack
of equal rights and protection. We will
have to join the ght with women who still
cant get equal pay for equal work; for im-
migrants who are threatened when they
come here for freedom; and for African
Americans who are often denied equality
by the criminal justice system simply be-
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Over the next ve years we will win
many new ghts and they will all be docu-
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our ght to make our Constitution a doc-
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EDI TORI AL CARTOON
Two-thirds of neighborhood
advisory commission seats
are no contest
You know you should vote.
But if youre among the diminishing
number and likely minority of registered
voters who will cast a ballot in the D.C.
general election, theres a contest you
might simply skip.
Fully two-thirds of voters wont even
have a choice to ponder at the polls in
one ballot category. Either no candidate
is running for the position or only a single
name will be listed.
In this years election, 57 percent of
all advisory neighborhood commission
seats enlisted only a solitary candidate
and on nearly 10 percent of ballots no
name will appear. According to the D.C.
Board of Elections, barely 100 positions
oer a voter selection, while just shy of
200 are no contest.
The old adage, Dont vote, it only en-
courages them, applies to ANC races.
With a mind-numbing total of 296
small member districts comprising 40
groups covering eight political wards,
most voters are clueless which SMD
they live in, who has represented them
or is running if anyone. The most they
might know is that the group may have
made business di cult for a local enter-
prise or development or if scandal, ab-
sconded funds, failure to reach quorums,
secret meetings or ones involving physi-
cal altercations make the news.
Each ANC seat is identied by a seem-
ingly hieroglyphic zone designation a
cryptic combination of number and letter
followed by two additional digits, often
separated by a hyphen. Its as rareed
and confusing as the restricted role of
those elected.
A signicant number of voters dont
mark a choice even if there is one to
make. It is commonplace for candidates
to win with only a small number of votes.
These uncompensated biennially
elected nonpartisan positions, after all,
are merely advisory in both name and
nature. The winning candidates, from
micro-districts of approximately 2,000-or-
more residents, have no legislative or
decision-making authority.
ANCs are limited to oering opinions
on zoning and licensing applications and
similar matters, and their recommenda-
tions are required to be acknowledged
and considered in city government delib-
erations and agency decisions.
The commissions, ranging in size from
two to 12 members from small con-
tiguous areas, have become another re-
quired business stop for fealty along the
maze of getting anything done in the city.
While other locales approve regulatory
licensing and business development ap-
plications in a handful of days or weeks, it
takes months to achieve progress in D.C.
and the process can languish for longer
than a year.
Other than that, they are the Bar-
bie dolls of D.C. politics all dressed
up with no place to go except typically
monthly meetings attracting only an
unrepresentative tiny cadre of mostly
development objectors and turf-centric
wannabe powerbrokers. NIMBYs and
naysayers are the norm.
These positions are, however, often a
rst-stop steppingstone for those fan-
cying eventual pursuit of a D.C. Council
seat. With most of 13 Council members
having taken this path themselves, they
are acutely aware that potential competi-
tors spawn among ANCs. Perhaps as a re-
sult, the Council has demonstrated scant
inclination to broaden their role.
ANCs also provide Council members
with specic political benet. The com-
mission set-up allows politicians distance
from dealing with hyper-local community
controversies, insulating them from the
tedium of mundane matters willingly vet-
ted by commissioners.
Yet to their detriment, ANCs resist serv-
ing as the exclusive neighborhood forum
for coordinating consolidated community
input in a fair and transparent manner
with all stakeholders weighed equitably.
This would allow precluding indepen-
dently led objections by random ad hoc
groups and small citizen associations
protesting licensing and regulatory appli-
cations. Although their role is rightly ad-
visory-only, adjudicating an all-inclusive
unied neighborhood perspective would
expedite the process, beneting a mod-
ern city.
The dearth of interest in lling these
positions, though, raises the question
whether the city should continue to coun-
tenance what some like to glamorize as a
sort of grand laboratory of participatory
democracy.
Based on the low number of interested
candidates, perhaps its time to end the
experiment.
If one of the few voting, theres a race you can skip
OUR BUSI NESS MATTERS
Marriage isnt the end
of our struggle
By JAMES PARRISH
Love won last week Virginias lesbian
and gay couples can now marry the per-
son they love in the place they call home.
Couples across Virginia are overjoyed,
and we know that the ability to marry is
just the beginning.
Marriage equality brings with it all the
rights and responsibilities of marriage,
including legally adopting the child you
have raised for years, accessing your
spouses medical benets, and ling tax-
es jointly with your spouse. Beyond all of
these important practical implications,
marriage means something much deep-
er. There is no substitute for marriage,
and as of Oct. 6, 2014, the commitment
that Virginias married same-sex couples
have long made to one another is validat-
ed under the law.
For the rst time in their lives, many
Virginians have gotten a glimpse of what
equality really means; however, while we
have secured the freedom to marry, true
equality for Virginias lesbian, gay, bisexu-
al, and transgender residents remains un-
fullled. Unfortunately, if you are an LGBT
Virginian, you can still be red from your
job, denied housing, or turned away in a
restaurant or other business just for be-
ing who you are. If you are a transgender
Virginian, you can still be denied necessary
medical care just for being who you are.
This is not what true equality looks like.
The good news is that a clear major-
ity of Virginians believe in fairness and
equality, and most Virginia residents fa-
vor a state law that protects LGBT people
from employment discrimination. The
business community largely supports
workplace non-discrimination because
it makes good business sense, improves
Virginias national reputation, and keeps
Virginia competitive. But, despite over-
whelming popular support, the major-
ity of Virginia lawmakers continue to fa-
vor laws and policies that discriminate
against Virginias LGBT residents.
While some lawmakers mistakenly
say that discrimination based on sexual
orientation or gender identity simply
doesnt happen, reality paints a dier-
ent picture. On a national level, an esti-
mated 8-17 percent of lesbian, gay, and
bisexual people have reported being de-
nied employment or unfairly red. That
number increases drastically for trans-
gender individuals. Virginia is one of a
handful of states where you can marry
your same-sex partner, but can then be
red when your boss notices your wed-
ding photo on your desk. As the country
moves toward the freedom to marry, we
must continue ghting for true equality in
the commonwealth.
Even as the majority of businesses have
made steps to protect their LGBT employ-
ees and believe that LGBT people must be
treated with the same respect and dignity
as all others, there are still some who think
that they should have the so-called right
to re somebody, or to refuse service to
somebody, based on their sexual orienta-
tion or gender identity. There is a word for
that: discrimination. No Virginian should
be treated dierently because of who they
are or who they love. Its our job to make
sure that ideal becomes reality.
Equality Virginia is working together
with the clear majority of Virginians to
bring full equality to the commonwealth.
Gaining marriage equality is a tremen-
dous victory and a huge step forward.
Couples, families and allies across Virgin-
ia have worked hard for years to achieve
this. However, until each and every LGBT
individual and family in Virginia is treated
with respect and dignity in the home, the
workplace, the marketplace, and the doc-
tors o ce, our work at Equality Virginia
will not be complete.
MARK LEE is a long-time entrepreneur
and community business advocate. Follow
on Twitter: @MarkLeeDC. Reach him at
OurBusinessMatters@gmail.com.
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Fighting for full equality in Virginia
JAMES PARRISH is executive director of
Equality Virginia.
Walk into your voting
booth, spin around and
then vote for Muriel
By MICHAEL T. SPENCER
On Oct. 2, 2014, D.C. mayoral candidates
Muriel Bowser, David Catania and Carol
Schwartz shared one of their common child-
hood Halloween costumes: all three said
Wonder Woman. For those of you who are
unfamiliar with the femme fatale, just conjure
up an image of a Caucasian Beyonce who
twirled around with a lasso and deected
bullets with golden bracelets. Yes, Wonder
Woman was plenty erce and many of us still
pay homage to her this very day.
Theres also something plenty erce
about each of the candidates running for
mayor. Muriel led the passage of our citys
most comprehensive ethics legislation af-
ter corruption threatened to cripple city
government. David ushered in the passage
of our citys forward-thinking marriage
equality legislation, which aorded me the
privilege to marry my husband in May. And
Carol negotiated the passage of landmark
legislation to provide workers with paid sick
leave despite the (realized) threat of being
ousted from the Council. Our next mayor,
however, must encompass more than the
characteristics of a throwback superhero or
the competencies of a mere legislator.
Our next mayor must possess the right
skills and sensibilities to diplomatically build,
manage, sustain and leverage strategic rela-
tionships and coalitions across the District.
She or he must develop initiatives, small
and large, through collaboration instead of
condescension and de facto coercion. And
our next mayor must connect to citizens and
communities across our diverse, ever-chang-
ing and sometimes contentious city and
deliver on their behalf.
For these reasons, we must elect Muriel
Bowser be our next mayor.
Muriels enviable endorsement from the
architect of our citys new economy, Mayor
Anthony Williams, and the D.C. Chamber of
Commerce, reects the business commu-
nitys condence in her ability to build public-
private partnerships, and lead new develop-
ments in an economically viable and just
manner. Muriels grassroots support from
the LGBTQ, public safety, small business and
faith communities are also noteworthy and
shows the broad support her campaign con-
tinues to receive. These communities are in-
tolerable of establishment candidates and
empty suits a covert chauvinistic charge
that has been lodged at Muriel throughout
this election.
Muriel prides herself on a common-sense
approach to problem solving, and a practice
of bringing all parties to the table. Shes not
a theatrical show woman. There is minimal
ashiness. Muriel does not bait others to a
ght. She is not interested in silly spectators.
And her ego does not unnecessarily demand
dizzying details for dramatic eect. For ex-
ample, there was little fanfare when Muriel
worked with WMATA and her legislative col-
leagues to secure signicant cost-saving
transportation benets for D.C. students; or
when she ushered in more than $4 million
to provide hundreds of aordable housing
units in the District.
We often nd comfort in our privilege and
dismiss the real value of Muriels transpor-
tation legislation or her other value-added
achievements. Many of us live in transporta-
tion-rich communities where sidewalks, Met-
ro stations, car sharing stations, working cars,
and Uber are just a few steps outside of our
doors. Trust me, I bear witness to the positive
impact of Muriels work on a daily basis as I
travel by bike or Bimmer from my home in
Hillcrest through Anacostia and to Congress
Heights where I work.
Muriels commitment to solving our citys
problems and pushing its progress in a co-
ordinated approach is critical. For example,
Muriel will work with District vendors to pro-
vide job training to hard-to-employ citizens
in exchange for reasonable subsidies from
the city. These initiatives show that Muriel
understands that we cannot boil this elec-
tion down to one issue education like
her main opponent, Catania. Such a focus
would be grossly irresponsible even if well
intended. The siloed approach ignores the
workforce development needs of that childs
single mother; the re-integration of the childs
incarcerated father; and the housing needs
of the childs grandparents. Muriel is in touch
with everyday Washingtonians. As mayor,
she will attack poverty, improve our schools,
grow our middle class, support small busi-
ness and build a city that gives every resident
a fair shot.
On a human level, Muriel is a lot more like-
able and relatable than the other candidates.
She understands the common narrative of
the tenured Washingtonian. She is hospi-
table to those who are relatively new to D.C.
She listens. Shes decisive not divisive. She will
be a mayor for #all8wards because she is a
seasoned leader calm, real and powerful
without pretense.
I charge you to walk into your voting booth,
spin around and then vote for Muriel Bowser.
Shes a real Wonder Woman for D.C.!
I am condent Muriel will exceed my ex-
pectations and yours, too.
A real Wonder Woman for D.C. mayor
Democrat knows what
makes businesses tick
By JOHN CROSS
Ive lived on Capitol Hill for 29 years. Except
for six years, Ive been a Washington resident
since 1969. Ive lived here through the admin-
istrations of Walter Washington, Marion Bar-
ry, Sharon Pratt Kelly, Tony Williams, Adrian
Fenty and Vincent Gray.
In those years Ive seen huge changes
in D.C., from the time when gay bars were
raided to complete support of same-sex mar-
riage. Ive seen the city go from avoidance and
antagonism to acceptance and support. Ive
beneted from this, marrying my husband
nearly ve years ago, living in a diverse neigh-
borhood, raising a now-grown daughter and
watching my chosen hometown become a
ner place to live.
I support Muriel Bowser. I met Muriel
when she was running for the Ward 4 seat
she holds now. I was immediately impressed.
It was what she wanted to accomplish and
how she set out to reach those goals that
makes me condent in my decision to vote
for her on Election Day.
Theres no doubt about her support for
gay rights. Shes sponsored a bill that pro-
vides resources to LGBTQ homeless youth,
drafted legislation that led to the creation of
a program to address bullying, has voted in
favor of every piece of LGBTQ-friendly leg-
islation that has come before the Council,
resoundingly casting her vote for marriage
equality in the District of Columbia and now
has Stein Club support.
Recently, I was proud to stand with 200 LG-
BTQ members of our community at a meet-
and-greet held for Muriel and organized by
her brother Marvin in Ward 2. Muriel stayed
until every question was answered. It was
clear then that she believes strongly in equal
rights, quality schools, improved city services,
more aordable housing and better trans-
portation for everyone.
But Muriel has more to oer. She works
well with people and brings them to the table
to solve problems. This is important: know-
ing how to work together successfully, with
neighborhoods, government leadership,
with you and me, and particularly with our
business community.
As a business-oriented Democrat, I know
supporting small and medium-sized enter-
prises comes hard for many politicians. Gov-
ernment tends to look only at the triumvirate
of power: the government, the military and big
business. All are easier to understand than a
small business trying to grow an idea into a larg-
er reality. Small business changes and grows.
It has problems. It doesnt t the bureaucratic
ideal. But at the same time, small business is
the goose that lays the golden eggs for growth,
employment and making those important
tax payments. Think of our growing DC com-
panies like Blackboard, Inc. that now has over
37,000 corporate clients, or more recently, the
job growth of consulting companies like Clutch
Group whove added 250 jobs, and Clinova-
tions who went from seven to 72 jobs in three
years. We need more of these successes.
Muriel knows what makes businesses tick.
All you need to do is look at Ward 4. Dozens
of new stores, restaurants, and small busi-
nesses have opened and violent crime has
plummeted. And, a plan to transform the
Walter Reed Army base into a 70-acre mixed-
use neighborhood center is taking shape and
beneting from a lot of community input.
Muriel understands that without develop-
ment we wont have a city that will provide
what its citizens require. It doesnt take legisla-
tive bombast to do this, just sheer hard work
and Muriels work has gotten the job done.
In my discussions with her, she under-
stands that the path of business is hard, and
government should do its best to make it
easier for the geese laying their golden eggs
to continue what they do best. Thats why my
honk is for Muriel.
26 OCTOBER 17, 2014 VI EWPOI NT
JOHN CROSS is a retired government servant,
businessman and journalist. He lives on Capitol
Hill with his husband, Ben Diamond, of nearly
33 years. He was a sta member of the U.S.
Senate Small Business Committee, reporter
for Business Week in Washington and San
Francisco, and WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh.
Bowser: No bombast, just plain hard work
MICHAEL T. SPENCER is a third-generation
Washingtonian, native of Anacostia, D.C.P.S.
graduate, and attorney. Spencer is a member of
Leadership Greater Washington, and runs two
youth development boards in his spare time.
He lives in the East of the River neighborhood
of Hillcrest with his husband Justin.
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Local gay couple welcomes
foreign exchange students
By MARIAH COOPER
Family doesnt always have to be about
bloodlines but about the bonds people
form with one another.
These bonds can be made across
ethnicities, religions and even countries.
One local family is proving that blood
doesnt have to be what makes a family.
Richard Concepcion and Mark Johnson,
who live in Mount Rainer, Md., have
created their own multicultural family.
They are currently hosting foreign
exchange students Patrik Lejunggren
from Sweden and Levi Kruse from
Germany. Both students are high school
seniors at Northwestern High School.
Concepcion, who is retired from the
military, and Johnson, who works in
visual merchandising, used American
Field Service, a USA high school exchange
student program. They found out about
the program on a listserv three years ago.
A foreign exchange student was living with
another gay couple in the neighborhood and
needed another place to stay. Concepcion
and Johnson decided to open their home to
that student and their journey began.
They went on to host a student from
Switzerland and another from Italy for a
year. The experience led them to hosting
Lejunggren and Kruse who arrived in
August and will depart in July.
The teens adjusted right away. Lejunggren
was immediately recruited for the school
soccer team and Kruse was recruited for the
football team. Their lives in the United States
have been smoother than Concepcion and
Johnson could have hoped.
They learn very quickly and pitch
in, Concepcion says. They want to
experience America and thats why
theyre here.
Lejunggren and Kruse are busy with
school and their sports schedules. They
usually do their own laundry and help
take care of the family pets, seven cats
and two dogs.
We try to make sure theyre on top of
everything, Johnson says. We sit and
talk and laugh. They are the gooest kids
and keep us young.
Like a lot of families, the four have
developed some family traditions. They
enjoy scaring each other around the
house and taking trips to the store and
places in D.C.
Lejunggren and Kruse have also
developed a bond that ts right along
with Concepcion and Johnson.
They look out for each other like
theyre brothers. Their sense of humor
comes all together with ours. We didnt
expect this, Concepcion says.
Concepcion and Johnson, who have
been together since 2004 and were
married last year, have faced some
struggles being a gay couple looking to
host students.
Originally the couple wanted to host a
student from South America or Asia. But,
the more conservative values in those
places prevented them from getting
matched. They found European countries
to be more welcoming.
Lejunggren and Kruse, who are
straight, had no issues being placed with
a gay couple.
They came here with an open mind and
have friends that are gay, Concepcion
says. They were already exposed. When
we rst met there was no hesitation to
hug and be open about themselves.
Kruses friends are aware he stays with
a gay couple. Recently in one of Kruses
classes another student made a negative
remark about LGBT people.
He spoke up in class about it and he
came back and told us. We were so happy
he came to us with that, Concepcion says.
Johnson says Kruses American Field
Service counselor told him Kruse was asked
how he felt about staying with his host
family. Kruses response was heartwarming
for Concepcion and Johnson.
He said, Wow Im going to have nine
pets, not I have two gay dads, Johnson says.
Concepcion and Johnson are thinking about
adopting. They feel hosting foreign exchange
students has been a big help in preparing
them. But the couple is still considering
hosting more students in the future.
Weve had nothing but a wonderful
experience, Johnson says. Its about
transferring your culture to another
culture. We get to share our culture in
Mount Rainer with them.
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Several area schools
welcome LGBT families
with open houses
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Even though the school year is in full
swing, D.C.-area schools are hosting
many open houses and information
sessions for prospective students and
parents. The schools below all welcome
LGBT families.
Among the oerings are:
EdFEST is Nov. 22 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
at the D.C. Armory (2001 E. Capitol St.,
S.E.) in which sta from more than 175
D.C. schools, both public and charter, will
be on hand to meet prospective students
and families, answer questions, provide
information and more. Admission and
parking are free. For more information,
visit myschooldc.org.
Barrie School (13500 Layhill Rd.,
Silver Spring, Md.) hosts an open house
for all grades on Nov. 1 from 9:30 a.m.-
noon. There is a middle-upper school
information session Oct. 23 from 6-7:30
p.m. and a lower school information
session on Dec. 4 from 9:30-11 a.m. Visit
barrie.org to pre-register and for more
information or call 301-576-2800.
The Beauvoir, the National
Cathedral Elementary School (3500
Woodley Rd., N.W.) holds open houses
in October, November and December.
Its sta also holds required parent tours.
Visit beauvoirschool.org or call 202-537-
5778 for more details on open houses.
Capitol Hill Day School (210 South
Carolina Ave., S.E.) hosts a middle school
information night, for families interested in
grades ve through seven, on Dec. 4 from
6:30-8: p.m. There will be an open house
on Jan. 6 from 9-11 a.m. Small group tours
are held every Tuesday and Thursday at 9
a.m. Head of School tours are Nov. 12, Dec.
10 and Jan. 7 at 9:30 a.m. Email scorbett@
chds.org to RSVP. Visit chds.org or call 202-
386-992 for more information.
Green Acres School (11701 Danville
Dr., Rockville, MD) has open houses
planned for Oct. 26, Nov. 11, Dec. 6, Dec.
10 and more of various types. E-mail to
admission@greenacres.org to register or
visit greenacres.org for more information.
Washington International School
(3100 Macomb St., N.W.) holds weekly
tours through mid-December for
prospective families interested in the
2014-2015 school year. Small group tours
for pre-Kindergarten are held Mondays,
Tuesdays and some Wednesdays at 9 a.m.
Kindergarten tours are Wednesdays and
some Thursdays at 9 a.m. Tours for grades
one through ve are some Thursdays at 9
a.m. An open hour for those interested in
the 2015-2016 primary school year will be
held Dec. 5 from 9-11 a.m. Middle school
tours are Mondays and Tuesdays at 9:15
a.m. Upper school tours are Wednesdays
and Thursdays at 9:15 a.m. Visit wis.edu
or call 202-243-1815 for details.
St. Patricks Episcopal Day School
(4700 Whitehaven Parkway, N.W.), a
nursery-eighth grade school, is having
an informational reception for same-
sex parents on Tuesday. Contact Sara
Dickson, admission and nancial aid
associate, at dicksons@stpatsdc.org or
call 202-342-2834 for details.
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Questions abound when
ospring come out
You didnt know what to expect.
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nervous, but the conversation went well.
You love your gay son or daughter, but
you have about a thousand questions. So
maybe the next thing to do is to read This
is a Book for Parents of Gay Kids by
Dannielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo.
Who wouldve thought that two little
words Im gay would cause so much
confusion? Thats what youve felt ever
since your son or daughter came out to
you and thats completely normal. Working
through this journey will undoubtedly be
something new. But then again, arent
there always a lot of rsts in parenthood?
Its possible that this may be new to
your child, too. He mayve only recently
understood that hes gay and talking
about it can be scary. Patience is key here,
as is having a home environment thats
accepting. And yes, you can gently and
calmly ask respectful questions; you are,
in fact, encouraged to do so. Its the only
way you can understand your child better.
Knowing that your child is gay is not
license to broadcast it, however. Telling
others largely depends on many factors
and situations and its really up to the
feelings of you and your child. Again,
communication is important so youre
both clear on whom to tell and when. Its
also important to understand that this is
a process for loved ones, as well as for
you, and that youll need to give some
room for their responses.
Expect changes in your child, but
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Know your childs rights in schools,
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Keep a close eye out for any signs of
depression or suicide. Be patient, strive
for understanding and talk, talk, talk.
And when it comes to your faith,
remember this: Nearly every religion
hinges on love and you love your child.
Isnt that what matters?
Maybe you knew. Or maybe the news
had you totally gobsmacked. Either way,
youve got questions and This is a Book
for Parents of Gay Kids has answers.
Springing from the website that authors
Dannielle Owens-Reid and Kristin Russo
created (everyoneisgay.com), this book
oers succinct advice, sensible comfort
and a glossary of terms that the authors
encourage parents to know. I liked that its
comprehensive and not overwritten, and
that its browse-able and not necessarily
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Two new projects bring trans stories
into the mainstream
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Transgender visibility in pop culture is at an all-time high
and now two of its most prominent players Against Me!
front woman Laura Jane Grace and actress Laverne Cox
who plays Sophia on the Netix smash Orange is the New
Black have each launched documentary projects in
which everyday trans folks from all walks of life will share
their stories.
Grace formed punk band Against Me! in Gainesville, Fla., in
1997. After a couple major-label, Billboard-charting albums,
Grace then known as Tom Gabel announced via a starkly
candid Rolling Stone interview in 2012 she was transitioning.
The autobiographical album Transgender Dysphoria
Blues came out in January and now Grace has hosted the
10-episode series True Trans with Laura Jane Grace for AOL.
The rst four episodes were released on National Coming
Out Day (Oct. 11) and are available at on.aol.com/truetrans.
Cox made history this year for her work on Orange.
She was the rst trans actress to be nominated for an
Emmy and the rst trans person to make the cover of
Time magazine. Her MTV/Logo documentary Laverne
Cox Presents: The T Word debuts tonight at 7 p.m. The
hour-long special, which features seven trans youth who
range in age from 12-24, is part of MTVs week-long Look
Dierent campaign (trans.lookdierent.org), which MTV,
mtvU and Logo TV are using to shed light on race, gender
and anti-LGBT bias.
The Washington Blade spoke with Grace by phone
before an Against Me! concert last week in Johnson City,
Tenn., and with Cox during a call on Oct. 7.
Grace says AOL approached her for the series in a pretty
open-ended pitch. After tracking down a list of about 50
transgender folks she met mostly on social media after her
own coming out, she and an AOL crew spent about three
weeks hearing their stories. The episodes are broken down
by topics such as transitioning or coming out and feature
many people in each episode. Grace also shares experiences
from her own life and some Against Me! live concert footage
is used as well.
She says a variety of factors inuenced her decision to
be brutally honest in detailing her journey from the Rolling
Stone interview to subsequent interviews to the AOL series.
When you come out, you start to get this momentum, this
feeling behind you, the 33-year-old rocker says. You feel
empowered, you feel good because this thing that youve
kept inside for so long, youre nally talking about it and I
denitely knew in my personal situation, for me, it would be
very public and there were lots of people who had questions,
so I went in with the attitude that if they had questions, I had
a chance to educate them and Id do my best. I hoped people
wouldnt be rude, but I went in with the attitude that theres
no such thing as a stupid question.
She says having been honest in her songwriting was a help.
Things Ive already said on records and in songs, to me
are way more personal than anything I could ever say in
an interview. A song is part of my soul, so putting that out
there is harder.
Cox calls The T Word a labor of love and says she has
tremendous respect for the seven young people she calls
amazing and courageous.
In this world, its still a big deal to come forward and
say youre transgender and open yourself to all kinds of
discrimination, potential violence and stigma, says Cox,
a Mobile, Ala., native. For these young people to come
forward on national television and tell their stories openly
and truthfully, I think they should be applauded and I love
every single one of them and I hope that this documentary
can be a critical intervention in how we think of trans
young people in this country and really humanize them.
Cox says shes been blown away by the resilience
demonstrated by those who participated and says shes
interested in shifting the focus on the way trans stories have
been told from focusing as she pointed out in her famous
interview with Katie Couric on transition and surgery and
bodies to elevate peoples stories as much as possible and
giving them a platform.
While Coxs project focuses on youth, the energy
and vision of whom she says is galvanizing, Grace says
shes learned just as much from older trans people who
transitioned many years before she did.
Even if nobody ever sees this series, I know what it has
meant to me to live it and to have these conversations,
she says. One of the most reassuring things hearing from
so many people, from older people or from those whove
been transitioning much longer, I would have assumed
they would have had it way more gured out, had more
concrete, denite answers, so to hear them say, Yeah, I
still dont know some things, or, Im still guring it out, or
even to hear them say theyre still in transition, that was so
reassuring to me and gave me the feeling of, Oh, OK. You
dont have to have it all gured out.
Against Me! lead singer LAURA JANE GRACE (top) and
Emmy-nominated actress LAVERNE COX host two new
trans-themed prole series.
LJG PHOTO BY LESLIE LYONS; LC PHOTO BY MELISSA HAMBURG
How long have you been out and who was
the hardest person to tell?
I struggled with coming out when I was
16. I am not sure when I actually became
comfortable with who I am. I still struggle. I
think most gay men do. Before I was 25 it was
hard to tell anyone. But I can truly say that
my family has never come to terms with my
sexuality.
Whos your LGBT hero?
My friend Steve Moore. Recently passed
away. He was a successfulcomedian who
was diagnosed with HIV just as hiscareerwas
taking o. In the early 90s he created an
HBO special Drop DeadGorgeous about his
life as an HIV-positivecomedian. He raised
awareness in a time where that stigma could
have ruined him. He was a ray of light in my
life. I wanted to emulate him and to some
degree I did because he taught me how to
live and love.
Whats Washingtons best
nightspot, past or present?
Tea Dance at the Lost and Found, late
nights at Tracks. And I spent some time at
Badlands and The Frat House in the 80s. My
favorite spot these days is Old Ebbitt Grill. Not
gay, but classy and tasty.
Describe your dream wedding.
Meh. Unfortunately,my mind is not there
yet. But there would be Chambord and
butteries.Too gay?
What non-LGBT issue are you most
passionate about?
As a gay white man I have been mistreated
and bullied by law enforcement. It is
impossible to wrap my head around how
many others are racially proled. I only hope
whats going on in Ferguson, Mo., will be a
gateway for awareness.
What historical outcome
would you change?
The Revolutionary War. Im not saying
Idontwant to be free from tyranny, Im just
saying I wouldsound cuter with a British
accent.
Whats been the most memorable pop

culture moment of your lifetime?
I forget the venue, but I remember
attending a performance by Grace Jones in
this city when I was in my 20s. Gay heaven.
On what do you insist?

Empathy for all people in general. Also
Id like to manage and obtainrespect for
myself and for everyone I comeincontact.
My boundaries begin there. Respect is not
an upgrade in a relationship, it should be a
requirement.
What was your last
Facebook post or Tweet?
DC Actors for Animalshad a
wonderfulBeltway Barksthis morning....
wonderful actors came out to volunteer to
present and perform dogs/puppies from
6 rescues at our new venue site in the
heart of downtown DC.....CityCenterDC!!!
They could not have been nicer and more
accommodating....think well come back!
If your life were a book,
what would the title be?
The Times They Are Ball-Changing
If science discovered a way to change
sexual orientation, what would you do?
Are you kidding?I have enough trouble
coordinating my outts as a gay man. It has
taken me 30-some years to get it right. I
certainly would not want to change now that I
nally have a handle on it.
What do you believe in beyond the
physical world?
I turn my eyes to heaven once a day and
hope there is a Godthatsfull of love and
grace. I really want that to be true.
Whats your advice for LGBT
movement leaders?
I think we need more role models and
guidance for the young LGBT community.
Real time mentoring.
What would you walk
across hot coals for?
Animal rescue
What LGBT stereotype annoys you most?

Its a problem for me when I hear about
gay men believing they can change a straight
mans sexuality. Wishing andachievingare
two dierent things.
Whats your favorite LGBT movie?

Boys in the Band
Whats the most overrated social custom?
New Years Eve.I once wasfond
ofrandomlykissing drunk strangers, but it
holds little appeal for me now.
What trophy or prize do you most covet?
I have a picture of myself shaking hands
with President Obama.
What do you wish youd known at 18?
I wish I had learned to love and live in the
present.
Why Washington?
Vibrant city, full of history and 90
professionaltheaters producing more than
400 shows a year.Its a perfect t for me.
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
Bobby Smith has been acting professionally for 30 years and has built up an
illustrious bio in shows such as Forever Plaid, Kander, Of Thee I Sing, in
national touring companies of Brigadoon and The World Goes Round and
on Broadway in Crazy for You.
In Washington since 2004, hes worked at all the major companies in the
region and is now back at Signature Theatre, currently celebrating its 25th
anniversary, playing Frank Shallard in Elmer Gantry.
Smith is singing a song from Spin at the theaters 25th anniversary party
Monday night, a star-studded aair that starts with a cocktail reception at
6 p.m. and features a revue of songs from many shows produced there at
7:30 p.m. (tickets are available in several tiers; visit signature-theatre.org for
details). Smith, wholl be in ve more Signature shows next year, says the
milestone is important.
Signature Theatre really nurtures artists and new works, he says. Its
always an honor to be employed by them.
The Christiansburg, Va., native is also a Helen Hayes Award winner and has
lived in New York and San Diego for various stints as well. Hes single and
lives in Columbia, Md. Smith enjoys spending time with friends, mindless
television and spending time with his dog in his free time.
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Region has several
farms where apples and
pumpkins abound
By KRISTEN HARTKE
That snap is nally in the air, creating a
perfect excuse to pull together a group of
friends to get out of town for the day and
go apple picking.
Even if this is not a childhood memory for
you, there is something about wandering
through an orchard on a crisp fall day
under a blue sky that brings out the kid
in all of us, even if horrors you dont
really like apples. Its kind of not about the
fruit, but more about the experience.
The beauty of living in the D.C. area is
that you can head a short distance out
of town and nd yourself in serious farm
country by lunchtime and still be back
in the city in plenty of time for that chic
dinner party. Drive just 45 minutes out
to Montgomery County if youre looking
for a quick outing, or head an hour-and-
a-half to West Virginia to really make a
day of it, tting some antiquing and a nice
lunch into the trip. Just remember that
a peck or two of apples is mighty
easy to pick, so you may want to start
brushing up on those apple pie recipes.
Your friends will thank you.
There are dozens of pick-your-own
orchards across the region; heres a
sampling of just a few.
Homestead Farm,
Poolesville, Md.
(homestead-farm.net)
Just down the road a piece from
Rockville is Homestead Farm, which has
been in the Allnut family since 1763. In
spring and summer, you can pick berries
and peaches, but theres nothing like
heading out to this farm for hayrides and
apple picking in the autumn. They dont
grow a huge variety of apples, but the
ones they have available are particularly
good, like the Aztec Fuji, a beautiful deep
red sweet apple, kind of like the one you
imagine being oered to Snow White by
the Evil Queen, albeit without the poison.
While youre there, you can also pick your
own pumpkins and shop at the farm
market, which features fresh produce
grown on the farm and local honey and
preserves. If youre inclined to head to
Virginia in search of more apples, you
can take the historic Whites Ferry, just
a few miles from Poolesville, across the
Potomac River to extend your excursion.
Crooked Run Orchard,
Purcellville, Va.
(crookedrunorchard.com)
Once you get past Dulles Airport, you
suddenly hit the rolling countryside of
Loudoun County and the city seems
really far away. Located just outside
the small town of Purcellville, youll nd
Crooked Run Orchard, which will give
you a truly authentic experience on
a piece of land that has been farmed
by the Brown family for 250 years.
Eschewing agritourism, Crooked Run
Orchard is a production farm they
grow, you pick, end of story. Youll nd
several good varieties of apples here,
including a speckled red heirloom called
Domine that originated in Maryland in
the 1830s, and theyve got fresh pears
for the picking, too. When youve had
your ll of the orchard, there are some
good wineries nearby, such as Doukenie
and Sunset Hills, and the charming
family owned Catoctin Creek Distillery
that opened last year in an historic
commercial building on Main Street.
Ridgeeld Farm & Orchard,
Harpers Ferry, W.Va.
(ridgeeldfarm.com)
When you get down to it, West Virginia
is no great distance from D.C. but you
get a lot of bang for your buck when
you make the trip. Just 30 minutes from
Frederick, Md., Ridgeeld Farm has
been visited by generations of locals,
but gay owners Scott Beard and Alan
Gibson are relative newcomers, having
purchased the farm just more than a
decade ago. They grow a whopping 12
varieties of apples in the orchard that
sits just a few yards from their 1890s
farmhouse, including the gigantic Mutsu
apple, a green monster that holds up to
baking really well. Supremely kid-friendly
with corn mazes, pumpkin patches and
haunted hayrides, you can also bring
your dog along for the ride as long as he
stays on a leash while exploring the farm.
After youve lled your bushel basket,
you can head just ve minutes down
the road to nearby Shepherdstown, a
picturesque college town that boasts hip
coee shops, art galleries and deliciously
unpretentious restaurants, from classic
French to biscuits n gravy.
DI NI NG OCTOBER 17, 2014 37
KRISTEN HARTKE is managing editor of Edible
DC; she also has fresh apple cocktails on her
blog: goodbooze.wordpress.com.
A dancers dream. An artists vision. A remarkable story.
Little Dancer
ANew Musical
BOOK AND LYRICS BY MUSIC BY
Lynn Ahrens Stephen Flaherty
STARRING
Boyd Gaines Rebecca Luker Tiler Peck
DIRECTION AND CHOREOGRAPHY BY
Susan Stroman
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Julia Child gets operatic treatment
Mezzo-Soprano singer Jamie Barton performs Bon Appetit, a one-woman
comedic opera based on Julia Childs cooking shows, at Wolf Trap (1635 Trap Rd.,
Vienna, Va.) on Oct. 24 at 8 p.m.
Barton, a Wolf Trap Opera alumna whos bi, has won prominent music awards
such as Cardi Singer of the World and the Marian Anderson Award. She has
also appeared in popular operas Madame Buttery, Le nozze di Figaro and Il
ritorno dUlisse in Patria.
Tickets are $35. For more information, visit wolftrap.org.
Wainwright returns to region
Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright performs a sold-out show at Rams Head
On Stage (33 West St., Annapolis, Md.) Saturday at 8 p.m.
Wainwright has released seven studio albums and two live albums to date. He
has also written an opera, Prima Donna, that has been performed in the U.K.,
Canada and the United States. Sloan Wainwright, his aunt, will perform with him.
For more details, visit ramsheadonstage.com.

Trans author brings
readings to stage
Transgender author S. Bear Bergman has
a performance at the Washington District of
Columbia Jewish Community Center (1529
16th St., N.W.) Sunday at 7 p.m.
Bergmans performance is based on
his book Blood Marriage, Wine and
Glitter. The book explores stories about
Bergmans grandparents, planning his
wedding, Chanukah on Trans Day of
Remembrance and many more topics.
The performance is part of the Hyman S.
and Freda Jewish Literary Festival.
Tickets are $18. Student and senior
tickets are $15. For more details, visit
washingtondcjcc.org.
Sedaris tickets scarce
for Strathmore show
Strathmore (5301 Tuckerman Ln.,
North Bethesda, Md.) presents An
Evening with David Sedaris, a sold-out
show, tonight at 7 p.m.
Sedaris, whos been out for years,
has written numerous collections of
humorous personal essays including
Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, Lets
Explore Diabetes with Owls and more.
His audio recordings of his work have
been nominated for Grammy Awards.
Sedaris has also been featured on NPRS
This American Life.
For more information, visit Strathmore.org.
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First-time out director
explores race, sexuality in
Dear White People
By BRIAN T. CARNEY
Justin Simien, the openly gay, black
lmmaker behind the new movie Dear
White People modestly blushes when
hes asked if hes the queer Spike Lee.
I worship at the altar of Spike, but I
dont know if people will think thats true
a couple of movies from now, he says.
The edgling lmmaker (this is his
rst feature lm) notes that labels are a
convenient shorthand that can quickly
become a trap.
A sound byte personality is helpful
when youre starting out. It immediately
helps people gure out what youre
about. But at a certain point it becomes
a box thats not very exciting to stay in,
he says.
Thats the very dilemma faced by the
characters in Dear White People, the
new movie that he wrote, directed and
produced. A former studio publicist, he
describes the movie as a satire about being
a black face in a white place. His eorts are
catching on. Earlier this year he won the
special jury award for breakthrough talent
at the Sundance Film Festival.
His movie follows four black students
at a predominantly white Ivy League
school in the sake of a racial controversy
and deals with the way they navigate their
identities in an environment that doesnt
reect them.
One of the principal characters is Lionel
Higgins, whose presence Simien says is
subversive.
Capturing queer characters of color on
the screen is tricky, he says. You very rarely
see gay characters in black movies and
when you do, theyre sort of exoticized or
dismissed or evil,Simiensays. He wanted
to portray a gay characterin a way that has
not been done before in a movie that was
predominantly about the black experience.
When the movie opens, Lionels in a
kind of cultural purgatory, Simien says.
He rejects all identities. He doesnt
want the burden of being gay or black.
Because hes gay, he doesnt really see
a place for himself in mainstream black
culture and because hes black and kind
of weird he doesnt see a spot for himself
in mainstream gay culture.
Its a conundrum faced by all the
principal characters in the movie.
Its a unique experience for people of
color, for people who are gay, for women.
You feel this need to make a decision
about how you want to be perceived
by the culture at large. You feel the
pressure to make a great declaration
about yourself. If youre a straight white
man, I dont think you feel that pressure.
I wanted to explore how that pressure
aects a person.
Simien says he felt that pressure
himself when he considered coming out
both personally and professionally. He
came out rst to his mother, but was
uncomfortable with the idea of making
any other big announcements. Instead
he just checked a dierent box on his
Facebook prole, sent out a couple of
emails and slipped a couple of things
into conversations here and there. The
process, he says, was very organic,
which is truer to my actual personality
thananything else.
But as Simien and his team started
working on publicity for the lm, he
realized there was always that moment
of do I come out or not? Even as an
adult who was comfortable with who I
am,I askedmyselfdo I want that label as
almmaker.
He decided the answer was
Absolutely.When I was growing up,having
a black man in the culture who was gay
and who was not a caricature but who
wasjusthappy and healthy and livinghislife
and doing interesting things would have
made such ahugedierence to me.
The big moment of truth
for Simien came this year
at the Sundance Film Festival. Someone
asked him how he got the idea for a
queer character such as Lionel.
His answer was succinct.
Well, I am a queer character like
Lionel, he said.
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Director JUSTIN SIMIEN at work on Dear White People.
Delightful debut
In Dear White People, the groundbreaking and stereotype-shattering new
movie bytalented gay director JustinSimien, everyone keeps asking, Why cant
you be yourself? As the students at Winchester University, a ctional Ivy League
school, discover, this can be a di cult question to answer.The lm opens today
(Friday) at several D.C.-area theaters.
Simienfocuses on four black students at this predominantly white college. Each
is struggling with conicting social identities as they try to nd their place in the
world. Samantha White (Tessa Thompson) is the daughter of a black mother and
an ailing white father who hosts the provocative radio show that gives the movie
its name. Troy Fairbanks (Brandon P. Bell) is the son of the strict and honorable
Dean Fairbanks (Dennis Haysbert). To placate his father, hes dating Soa, the
daughter of the white college president, but hes also trying to write jokes for the
raunchy collegehumormagazine run by the presidents son Kurt.
Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams)doesnt feel comfortable with either the
back or gay student groups. He writes for the alternative student newspaper, but
is pursued by George, editor of the mainstream paper who thinks Lionel is cute
and who needs a writer who can cover black issues.And ColandreaConnerswill
do anything to make sure that everyone knows her name.For starters, shecalls
herselfCoco,wears bluecontacts andawig of long, straightblackhair, andtries
to use her vlog to topple Sams popularity.
Their stories all come together in the climactic African American party which is
hosted by Kurt and emceed by Coco. The invitation invites attendees to liberate
their inner Negro and the party throws the campus into turmoil (gleefullydescribed
as race riots bythetelevision crewswho descend on the campus).
First time director Simien (who also wrote the compact and witty script)
weaves these stories together with great nesse. The performances are
uniformly excellent and he actors are at ease with the rapid-re dialogue
and presentational style. Audiences will be drawn into the lm both by
the powerful acting and by the deliberately theatrical style which helps
tohighlightthis complex treatment of race, class, gender and sexual identity.
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A night of performances by British soul sensation Alice Russell and Malaysian
pop-star Yuna, featuring the D.C. premier of tropical pop artist Hollie Cook.
THE BETTY & VERONICA PLAYS AND MY NIGHT WITH ROCK
HUDSON. OCT 20. RAINBOW THEATRE PROJECT. SOURCE
THEATRE. 202-204-7800. RAINBOWTHEATREPROJECT.ORG.
In this touching and revelatory series of short plays (Happy and Gay, Moon
Dancers, Dancing with Ms. Liza and Dancing with Sherpas), playwright Mary
Steelsmith trails friends Betty and Veronica over several decades as their
relationship, and names, change right along with the times.
EVENING WITH TOP CHEFS. OCT 21. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
202-857-7700. NGLIVE.ORG.
Listen in as four DC restaurant veterans swap fascinating tales from inside the
restaurant industry, from rookie line cooks to di cult customers, to the power of
food and the role of communion in our human family. Moderator Barton Seaver
is a National Geographic Fellow and director of the Health and Sustainability Food
Program at Harvard. James Beard Award winner Ann Cashion owns several critically
acclaimed area restaurants. Michael Curtin is CEO of DC Central Kitchen. And Rock
Harper became a national star when he won the reality show Hells Kitchen. The
conversation will be followed by a reception hosted by DC Central Kitchen.
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THEATRE
Evita. Thru Oct 19. Shear Madness.
Ongoing. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Art Speigelmans WORDLESS! with
music by Phillip Johnston. Oct 21.
GW Lisner Auditorium. 202-994-6800.
lisner.gwu.edu.
Cabaret Series: Signature Sisters.
Oct 21-Oct 25. Elmer Gantry. Thru
Nov 9. Sex With Strangers. Thru Dec
7. Signature Theatre. 703-820-9771.
signature-theatre.org.
Awake and Sing! Thru Oct 18. Olney.
301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
Fetch Clay, Make Man. Thru Nov 2.
Round House Theatre. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
The Wolfe Twins. Thru Nov 2. Studio
Theatre. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
Rocky Horror Show. Oct 17-Nov 1.
Workhouse Arts Center. 703-584-2900.
workhousearts.org.
An Evening with Groucho Marx.
Oct 17. BlackRock. 240-912-1058.
blackrockcenter.org.
Girls Night the Musical. Oct 17. Joe
Rogan. Oct 18. Warner Theatre.
202-397-7328. warnertheatredc.com.
Driving Miss Daisy. Thru Oct 26. Fords
Theatre. 800-982-2787. fords.org.
The Me Nobody Knows. Thru Oct
17. Clarice Smith. 301-405-2787.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Swing Time The Musical! Thru Nov
30. Burke Theater: US Navy Memorial.
swingtimethemusical.com.
La Vida Breve [The Short Life]. Oct 18-
Nov 1. In Series. Source Theatre.
202-204-7763. inseries.org.
Visible Language. Oct 21-Nov 16. WSC
Avant Bard. Eastman Studio Theatre.
703-418-4808. wscavantbard.org.
Bug. Thru Oct 18. Dominion Stage. Gunston.
571-377-4697. dominionstage.org.
Festival of Hispanic Theater. Oct 17-
Oct 19. Teatro de la Luna. Gunston.
703-548-3092. teatrodelaluna.org.
The Island of Dr. Moreau. Thru Nov
2. Synetic Theater. 866-811-4111.
synetictheater.org.
Rabbit Hole. Thru Sep 28. Peters Alley
Theatre Productions. Theatre on the
Run. 703-228-1850. petersalley.com.
DANCE
Beijing Dance Theater: Wild Grass. Oct
22-Oct 25. Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
Dance Theatre of Harlem. Oct 17-Oct
19. WPA. Sidney Harman Hall.
202-785-9727. washingtonperformingarts.org.
Petite Mort: Masterworks by Kylin/
van Manen/Wheeldon. Oct 22-Oct 26.
The Washington Ballet. Sidney Harman
Hall. 202-547-1122. washingtonballet.org.
Dance Box Theater & force/collision.
Oct 19. Daniel Burkholder/The
PlayGround. Oct 18. Dance Place &
Monroe Street Market. 202-269-1600.
danceplace.org.
Dissonance Dance: Dance Noir. Oct
18-Oct 19. Joy of Motion Dance Center
- Friendship Heights. 202-520-3692.
joyofmotion.org.
Sharing a Dance with You & Wrestling
with the WIP. Thru Oct 17. Clarice
Smith. 301-405-2787.
MUSI C
Margot MacDonanld. Oct 22. Ronn
McFarlane, lute & Mindy Rosenfeld,
ute. Oct 23. Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
strathmore.org.
National Gallery of Art Piano Trio. Oct
19. National Gallery of Art. 202-737-4215.
nga.gov.
NSO Pops: Danny Elfmans Music from
the Films of Tim Burton/John Mauceri,
conductor. Oct 23-Oct 25. SFJAZZ
Collective. Oct 17. Craig Handy & 2nd
Line Smith. Oct 18. Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
Andrey Makarevich & Yiddish Jazz. Oct
19. GW Lisner Auditorium. 202-994-6800.
lisner.gwu.edu.
Dr. Ralph Stanley and The Clinch
Mountain Boys: Farewell Tour. Oct 17.
GMU Center for the Arts. 888-945-2468.
cfa.gmu.edu.
Chris Brubecks Triple Play. Oct 19.
Roosevelt Dime. Oct 23. BlackRock.
240-912-1058. blackrockcenter.org.
Dvorks New World Symphony.
Oct 18-Oct 19. National Philharmonic.
Strathmore. 301-581-5100.
nationalphilharmonic.org.
Daniel Pearl Memorial Concert. Oct 20.
JCC of Greater Washington.
301-881-0100. jccgw.org.
Excelsa String Quartet. Oct 17. Arts
Club of Washington. 202-331-7282.
artsclubofwashington.org.
Chamber Music Recital. Oct 21-Sep 16.
FMMC. Dumbarton House.
202-333-2075. fmmc.org.
Aleksey Semenenko, violin and Inna
Firsolva, piano. Oct 23. Embassy of
Ukraine. 202-625-2361.
embassyseries.org.
Brahms Requiem. Oct 19. Cathedral
Choral Society. WNC. 202-537-2228.
cathedralchoralsociety.org.
University of Maryland Bass Trio. Oct
17. Abdullah Ibrahim. Oct 19. Clarice
Smith. 301-405-2787.
MUSEUMS
National Gallery of Art. Andrew Wyeth:
Looking Out, Looking In. Thru Nov
30. Degass Little Dancer. Thru Jan 11.
Modern American Prints and Drawings
from the Kainen Collection. Thru Feb 1.
202-737-4215. nga.gov.
National Geographic. Food: Our Global Kitchen.
Thru Feb 22. Spinosaurus: Lost Giant of the
Cretaceous. Thru Apr 12. An Evening With Top
Chefs. Oct 21. People of the Horse. Oct 22. Flying
Monsters 3D & Sea Monsters 3D. Thru Apr 1.
National Geographic. 202-857-7700. nglive.org.
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Reel A rmations presents screenings
of First Period at the HRC Equality Center
tonight at 7 and 9:15 p.m. First Period
tells the story of two awkward high
school girls Cassie, played by Brandon
Alexander III, and Maggie, played by
Dudley Beene, who battle the popular
girls. General admission tickets are $10
and VIP tickets are $25. For more details,
visit reela rmations.org.
D.C. Gurly Show, a queer burlesque
troupe, presents Obsessions at Phase
1 (528 8th St., S.E.) tonight at 9:30 p.m.
Performers include Dixie Castaore, Che
Monique, Rose Tint and more. Aurora
Wells and Sugar Cane will host the show.
Cover is $10. For more information, visit
phase1dc.com.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts Meeting Butches and Femmes,
a social support group for those
who identify anywhere on the queer
masculinity and femininity spectrum,
tonight from 7-8 p.m.
Gay District meets at the D.C. Center
(1318 U St., N.W.) tonight from 8:30-9:30
p.m. The facilitated group discussion
covers building understanding of gay
culture and personal identity and
awareness of community events for
LGBT men between the ages of 18 and
35 in the D.C. area. For more details, visit
thedccenter.org or gaydistrict.org.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) hosts Bear
Happy Hour tonight from 6-11 p.m.
There is no cover charge and admission
is limited to guests 21 and over. For more
information, visit towndc.com.
SATURDAY, OCT. 18

The 17th annual Bethesda Row Arts
Festival, located two blocks from the
Bethesda Metro station, is today from 11
a.m.- 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-5
p.m. Various artists works will be featured
including ceramics, drawing, pastels, ber,
glass, jewelry, metalwork, mixed media,
sculpture and much more. There will also
be acoustic live music. Admission is free.
For details, visit bethesdarowarts.org.
Neil Patrick Harris discusses his
autobiography Choose Your Own
Autobiography at Sixth and I Synagogue
(600 I St., N.W.) tonight at 7:30 p.m. Harris
will be in conversation with Madhulika
Sikka about his interactive choose your
own adventure-style autobiography. This
show is sold out. For more information,
visit sixthandi.org.
The Kennedy Center (2700 F St.,
N.W.) presents An Evening with Bill T.
Jones tonight at 7:30 p.m. Jones, a gay
choreographer, will revisit his life through
a mix of conversation, storytelling and
music. Musician and composer Ted Coey
will accompany Jones performance.
Tickets are $20. For more details, visit
kennedy-center.org.
Stonewall Kickball hosts its Fall 2014
All-Star Game on the National Mall (10th
St., N.W. and Constitution Ave., N.W.) from
1:30-3:30 p.m. today. Cobalt, JRs Bar and
Level One will be competing. For more
information, look for the group on Facebook.
International DJ Paulo appears at
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) tonight. Doors
open at 10 p.m. Cover is $8 from 10-11
p.m. and $12 after 11 p.m. The drag show
starts at 10:30 p.m. Admission is limited
to guests 21 and over. For more details,
visit towndc.com.
SUNDAY, OCT. 19
Chick Chat, a lesbian 50-and-over
singles group, hosts a free speed dating
social at Red Emmas Caf and Bookstore
(30 W. North Ave., Baltimore) at 1 p.m. To
RSVP, email woernerc@yahoo.com.
Folk singer Pete Seeger is honored by
musical tributes at the Hamilton (600 14th
St., N.W.) tonight. LGBT performers will
pay tribute including Emmas Revloution
and Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer. Tickets
are $18 for general admission and
$22.50 for seated. For more details, visit
thehamiltondc.com.
MONDAY, OCT. 20
The Rainbow Theatre Project
hosts Generation Q Staged Reading at
Source (1835 14th St., N.W.) tonight at
7:30 p.m. The readings include David
Csontoss My Night with Rock Hudson
and Happy and Gay, Moon Dancers,
Dancing with Ms. Liza and Dancing
with Sherpas by Mary Steelsmith. Doors
open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. For more
information and to purchase tickets, visit
rainbowtheatreproject.org.
Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave.,
Arlington, Va.) hosts its 25th anniversary
concert and celebration tonight at 6
p.m. More than 75 singers will perform
songs from popular musicals performed
at Signature Theatre including Hairspray,
Gypsy, Sunset Boulevard, Hedwig and
the Angry Inch and many more. The cocktail
reception begins at 6 p.m., the concert is at
7:30 p.m.; champagne and dessert is at 9:30
p.m. Tickets range from $125-$2,000. For
details, visit signature-theatre.org.
The D.C. Center (1318 U St., N.W.)
hosts coee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) holds a support group for gay black
men to discuss topics that aect them,
share perspectives and have meaningful
conversations. For details, visit uhupil.org.
TUESDAY, OCT. 21
Bachelors Mill has half-price drinks all
night long from 5 p.m.-2 a.m.tonight. They
also have pool, video gaming systems
and cards. Admission is free.
Green Lantern (1335 Green Ct., N.W.)
hosts its weekly FUK!T Packing Party from
7-9 p.m. tonight. For more details, visit
thedccenter.org or greenlanterndc.com.
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) provides free
and condential HIV testing drop-
in hours today from 3-5 p.m. For more
information, visit smyal.org.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
The Lambda Bridge Club meets tonight
at 7:30 p.m. at the Dignity Center (721 8th
St., S.E.) for duplicate bridge. No reservations
required and new comers welcome. If you
need a partner, call 703-407-6540.
District of Change hosts an LGBT
D.C. panel discussion with Slates Mark
Joseph Stern at Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorial Library (601 G St., N.W.) tonight
from 7-9 p.m. The panel will focus on
LGBT life in D.C. in the past and present.
Andrew Sullivan, Phil Phannel and Loraine
Hutchins will be on the panel. For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
THURSDAY, OCT. 23
Lesbian singer Mary Lambert
performs at U Street Music Hall (115 U
St., N.W.) tonight at 7 p.m. Lambert is
best known for her collaboration with
Macklemore on the hit single Same Love.
Tickets are $18. For more information,
visit ustreetmusichall.com.
Gays and Lesbians Opposing
Violence (GLOV) hold a meeting at the
D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.) tonight
from 7-8:30 p.m. GLOV works to reduce
violence against LGBT individuals through
community outreach, education and
assisting members of anti-LGBT violence.
For more details, visit thedccenter.org.
MARIAH COOPER
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MARY LAMBERT has a concert at U Street Music Hall Thursday. The out singer sang with
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and Madonna at the Grammys this year.
E-mail calendar items to calendars@washblade.
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or those with LGBT participants. Recurring
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ACURA TLX
New sedans leave
mediocrity behind
By JOE PHILLIPS
Gone Girl may be full of twists and
turns, but so is todays market for mid-
sized sedans. High-end automakers
are making cars that are much more
aordable while mainstream automakers
are upping the features and sticker
prices on their middling models. The
result: lots of high-quality midsizers in the
$20,000-40,000 sweet spot.
ACURA TLX
$37,000
MPG: 24 city/35 highway
Zero-to-60 mph: 6.5 seconds
Its not everyday that you get two cars in
one, but Acura replaced its compact TSX
and mid-sized TL sedans with the all-new
TLX. The result is twice as good almost.
Longer than the TSX but shorter (and lighter)
than the TL, the TLX has BMW-like handling
and one of the quietest cabins in its class.
Front seats are well-bolstered and theres
lots of rear-seat legroom. Sure, a choice of
two engines is nice, but the gas-sipping four-
cylinder is too pokey for speed demons. Not
so the zippy V6 (available in either front- or
all-wheel drive), which also oers a bevy of
upgrades: larger wheels, front/rear parking
sensors, ventilated front seats and more.
HYUNDAI SONATA
$21,000
Acura may have gone all Miley Cyrus
with its outre TLX, but Hyundai toned down
its sassy styling on the redesigned Sonata.
The result is a tonier, Genesis-like vibe with
subtler curves and a smaller grille. Theres
more room inside, especially for rear-seat
passengers. And the suspension is smoother
a big plus for road trips. With ve trim levels,
its easy to mix and match options, including
rear-window sunshades, panoramic sunroof
and 10-speaker audio. Hyundai didnt scrimp
on safety either, with blind-spot warning,
rear cross-tra c alert and features to help
monitor teenage drivers (speed, geo-fencing
and curfew limits).
LEXUS ES 350
$36,000
Dame Edna knows the cardinal rule and
so does Lexus: dont mess with perfection.
Thats why this year the ES 350 only gets
a few new baubles: HID headlights, LED
foglights, ventilated seats, bamboo trim
and Siri Eyes Free compatibility. What
remains the same are the roomy interior,
robust engine and rened ride and
handling. Along with lots of safety gear
including a pre-collision system and
stolen-vehicle locator the ES has stellar
crash-test scores. Perhaps the biggest
drag on this sedan is a lack of pizzazz, in
both looks and high-thrills performance.
MAZDA6
$26,000
Sexy, smooth and spirited, the Mazda6
tries hard to be a high-test, but low-priced,
Euro racer. And it mostly succeeds, thanks
to the swoopy styling, spunky engine and
sporty suspension (which is almost too
sti over potholes). Much of the fun is
in the lively cornering and slick manual
transmission. A clever brake support
system detects low-speed collisions to
automatically stop the car. And while the
infotainment touchscreen seems stuck in
the 1990s, the stereo is rst-rate.
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Laura & Laverne
lightening round
Interview outtakes on a bevy of other career issues
Laura Jane Grace on:
the career impact of transitioning: Our last three albums have all sold
exactly the same amount in X period of time were all lifers; its not like we have
this other thing to fall back on. Its not a race, its a marathon.
the potential of having her personal story upstage her music: The press
never wants to talk about the things that you as a musician would like to talk
about, like, Oh, I used this guitar on this song or this amplier, you know, the
geeky musician stu that is really a lot of times what records are about. They
want to spin it. But when youre a good band, you make good records and
write good songs, thats what keeps it alive and keeps it all going. If people arent
interested in that, theyre only going to pay attention for a second.
the eect of transitioning on her vocals: It doesnt really work that way.
When I was a kid starting in bands, I didnt know how to sing. I just liked punk so
I thought, OK, Ill just get up there and scream, but eventually you have to learn
how to sing in a way to save your voice if youre playing something like 200-odd
shows a year. There are denitely songs I wrote at 21, 22 that I cant sing the
same way now at (nearly) 34.
the right of Chelsea Manning to get hormone replacement therapy in
prison: I think its borderline torture not to give it to her.
the fate of the bands instruments in the wine monsoon of the Thrash
Unreal video shoot: James Les Paul was ne. That was a solid body guitar.
And Andrews was pretty ne too, except for some discoloring. My Rickenbacker,
being that it has a semi-hollow body, it warped some of the body but I still have
it, I still play it. Its ne. I wanted to do that video in drag but the A&R people at
the label said no, so we ended up making this shitty video that ruined our guitars
and dyed our skin pink.
Laverne Cox on:
Candis Cayne, who made history on Dirty Sexy Money as the rst
recurring transgender character on a prime time show: Ive said it many
times: I would not be here if it werent for Candis Cayne. She is a huge inspiration
to me and her work on Dirty Sexy Money made me believe it was possible for
me to have a career as an actor.
why Orange has captured the zeitgeist: Our fans are really intense and
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By VALERIE M. BLAKE
Recently the world of real estate was
rocked by the tragic abduction and mur-
der of 49-year-old Beverly Carter, a wife,
mother, grandmother and Arkansas real
estate agent.
After an exhausting four-day search by
authorities and real estate agents alike,
her body was found on Sept. 30 buried in
a shallow grave behind a concrete plant
near Little Rock.
What did this woman do to deserve
this terrible fate? She went alone to show
a house to someone she had never met.
Aaron Lewis, who has been charged with
her murder, callously explained his actions
by stating that, She was just a woman that
worked alone a rich broker.
Less than two weeks later a real estate
agent in Laguna Niguel, Calif., was attacked
from behind, put in a choke hold and
punched in the face by an assailant as she
secured the lock box on a home she had
just listed at one oclock in the afternoon.
As we grieve for the family of our slain
colleague and wish our injured coworker a
speedy recovery, the National Association
of Realtors and state counterparts are issu-
ing safety warnings to agents nationwide.
While these are not the frst incidents
of their kind since I have been in the busi-
ness, I shudder to think back on some-
thing I personally experienced that could
have turned out very badly. I was lucky.
I received a call from a male homeown-
er who asked me to come over and talk
about listing his house in a neighborhood
where I had been advertising. It wasnt an
area in which I had a lot of experience, so
I asked another woman from the ofce to
go with me.
We got to the house and knocked on
the door. When it opened there he stood,
covered with soap suds and wearing only
a towel and a soap-on-a-rope. I truly be-
lieve he expected me to be alone; none-
theless, he invited us to come in while he
went upstairs and rinsed of.
The craziest part was that we did. We sat
in the living room and waited for him. Ulti-
mately, we declined the listing and made a
hasty retreat to the car, but seriously this
was a new kind of stupid, even for me.
Nowadays, its so easy to go online,
see a property you like and in a couple of
clicks, reach the listing agent by phone,
text or email to set up a viewing appoint-
ment, but recent events are sure to cause
changes in procedures used by real es-
tate agents and some may initially seem
intrusive and overly cautious.
Its critical, however, for consumers to
understand the need for increased secu-
rity, so here are some of the things we
may ask when you contact us blindly and
request that we show you a property.
Are you already working with an agent?
If you are, remember that your agent, if
licensed in the jurisdiction, can make ar-
rangements to show you the property. In
fact, Realtors are ethically bound not to
interfere with your relationship with oth-
er real estate agents.
May I have your name, telephone num-
ber and email address? We know that
buyers want to retain their anonymity
until they are ready to hire an agent and
begin the process in earnest, but remem-
ber: WE DONT KNOW YOU.
Will you come onto the ofce for our
frst meeting? New agents have been
trained that if a buyer is serious, he will
come to an ofce during reasonable busi-
ness hours to meet them before being
shown a property.
May I see a photo ID, please? We need to
verify that you are who you say you are. In
the past, I have known brokerages to safely
keep the ID of a buyer at the ofce until his
return from the showing, as is often done
when you are test-driving a new car.
Do you mind taking separate cars?
Many of us have cars equipped with Blue-
tooth, GPS and connections to communi-
cations systems like On-Star. We may feel
more secure without you in our cars until
we get to know you.
You may begin to see agents showing
their listings in pairs. And if you see more
than one agent at an open house, more
information being requested on a sign-in
sheet, or even fewer open houses being
held, remember that we must strike a bal-
ance between how we market homes and
our personal safety.
As the family of Beverly Carter will sure-
ly attest, no sale is worth dying for.
REALESTATE
VALERIE M. BLAKE is with Keller Williams Re-
alty; each ofce is independently owned and
operated. Reach her at 202-246-8602 or Val-
erie@DCHomeQuest.com. Equal Housing Op-
portunity.
Dying to sell real estate
BEVERLY CARTER was abducted and killed after showing a home in Arkansas.
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