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Gay mans lawsuit against Library of Congress to proceed

Case entered mediation but
no agreement reached in
bias proceeding
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.

lchibbaro@washblade.com
In a little-noticed development, a gay
man last September considered settling a
potentially groundbreaking gay rights lawsuit
he led in 2012 that accuses the Library of
Congress of violating the U.S. Civil Rights Act
of 1964 by allegedly ring him because of his
sexual orientation and gender.
Court records show that Peter
TerVeer, 32, a former Library of Congress
management analyst, agreed to enter a 45day period of court supervised mediation
with the library for the exploration of the
possibility of a settlement.
Gay rights attorneys consider the case
important because a ruling arming that
anti-gay employment discrimination is a
form of sex discrimination and is covered
under the famed 1964 Civil Rights Act, as
TerVeer maintains in his lawsuit, could
potentially lead to full employment nondiscrimination protection for lesbians
and gays nationwide.
With Congress unlikely to pass
legislation
banning
employment
discrimination
based
on
sexual
orientation or gender identity anytime
soon, LGBT rights attorneys have turned
to the courts to secure these protections.
Court rulings have already held that the
1964 Civil Rights Act protects transgender
people from employment discrimination
under the acts provision banning
discrimination based on gender.
According to legal experts, a settlement
through which TerVeer could receive a
monetary payment from the government
for damages would not result in a court
precedent needed to bring about coverage
of sexual orientation under the 1964 Civil
Rights Acts provision known as Title VII.
No document or docket entry specically
disclosing the outcome of the mediation in
TerVeers case has been led in the United
States District Court for the District of
Columbia, where the case is pending.
But the docket shows that on Nov.
21 three weeks after the mediation
period was scheduled to end on Oct.
27 the lawsuits information gathering
procedure known as discovery resumed,
indicating that no settlement was reached
and the case is moving forward to trial.
William Miller, a spokesperson for
the Oce of the United States Attorney
for the District of Columbia, which is
representing the library, and Christopher
Brown, an attorney with the D.C. law rm
Ackerman Brown, whos representing
TerVeer, each declined to comment on
the mediation and why a settlement was
PETER TERVEER, a former Library of Congress

management analyst, claims his boss red
him because hes gay.
WASHINGTON BLADE FILE PHOTO BY MICHAEL KEY
not reached.
This rm does not comment on
pending litigation when the inquiry
seeks issues involving attorney/client
communications, or issues involving case
strategy, Brown told the Washington
Blade in an email.
Miller, who declined to oer a specic
comment on the TerVeer case, said
his oce has a longstanding policy of
deciding on a case-by-case basis whether
to enter into settlement negotiations in
all of its civil cases.
Settlement discussions can take place
at any stage of civil litigation, he said.
We frequently will engage in settlement
negotiations and/or mediation, and
settlements can sometimes involve
monetary payment, depending upon the
nature of the plaintis claims, Miller said.
The fact that theyve resumed
discovery and its been months now since
the mediation was supposed to end, I
think thats pretty good evidence that the
mediation did not succeed, said Arthur
Spitzer, legal director of the ACLU of the
National Capital Area. They could always
try again, Spitzer added.
Spitzer and Jon Davidson, national legal
director of Lambda Legal, an LGBT rights
litigation organization, each said that the
needs of an individual client sometimes
must take precedent over the desire to
advance a cause.
Frequently the clients agree to take into
consideration the bigger goals of not just
what happens to them but theyre very
interested in trying to ensure that what
happened to them doesnt happen to
other people and trying to bring about law
reform through their case, Davidson said.
But sometimes, particularly if cases
drag on, people decide they want to
move on with their lives or they could use

the money if they were red or various
other things, he said. So sometimes
considerations change; it really is the
clients decision on that regard.
Brown, TerVeers attorney, issued a
follow-up email saying that in a general
sense mediation is sometimes used as
an additional discovery tool to determine
what position the opposing party will
present in future depositions or ultimately
at trial. He added, Mediation helps
litigants more fully understand evidence
that is likely to surface in the case and can
be helpful in preparation for trial.
Davidson noted that Lambda Legal led
an amicus, or friend of the court, brief in
the TerVeer case opposing a motion by
the government calling for the case to
be dismissed on grounds that TerVeer
lacked legal standing under Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Ackerman Brown led a similar brief
opposing dismissal, arguing that TerVeers
boss at the library subjected TerVeer
to illegal sex discrimination which is
covered under the civil rights act by
gender stereotyping him as a gay man.
In a 34-page opinion handed down
on March 31, 2014, U.S. District Court

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly denied the
governments motion to dismiss the case.
Brown and Davidson said at the
time that Kollar-Kotellys ruling was
an important preliminary victory for
TerVeer because it cleared the way for
the case to move forward to trial. Other
legal observers said the judge appeared
inclined to rule in favor of TerVeer if
he could prove he was red because
of his sexual orientation rather than
unsatisfactory work performance, as
claimed by the Library of Congress.
In his lawsuit, TerVeer charges that he was
red after being harassed and humiliated by
his supervisor, John Mech, whom TerVeer
says repeatedly quoted biblical passages
condemning homosexuality. The lawsuit says
Mech created a hostile work environment
causing TerVeer to suer emotional distress
and made it impossible for him to continue
to work under Mechs supervision.
Mech and library ocials have declined
to comment on TerVeers allegations, saying
they are bound by a Library of Congress
policy of not discussing pending litigation.
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Gay Navy SEAL to address D.C. gala

The rst openly gay Navy SEAL,
who served during the era of
Dont Ask, Dont Tell, is set to
deliver an address at the annual
gala of an LGBT military group, the
organization announced Friday.
Brett Jones, who received an
honorable discharge in 2003, is set
to address the second annual gala
for the American Military Partner
Association on May 9 at the Hyatt
Regency in Washington. The event
is expected to draw up to 500
military couples.
Ashley
Broadway-Mack,
BRETT JONES
president of the American Military
Partner Association, called Jones
an American hero because his
service inspires us in our work to advance fairness and equality for our nations
LGBT service members, veterans, and their families.
His story is no doubt a tremendous help to many young LGBT service
members who may be struggling with who they are, and it is a true testament to
the strength that diversity brings to our nations Armed Forces, Broadway-Mack
said. We are thrilled that he will be speaking at our event honoring our nations
modern military families.
According to his bio, Jones served for almost a decade in the Navy, receiving
numerous awards and commendations. But during his time in the Navy Jones
was forced out of the closet, becoming the rst openly gay Navy SEAL on active
duty. The Navy investigated him under Dont Ask, Dont Tell, but the charges
against him were dropped, enabling him to complete to remainder of his
enlistment to receive an honorable discharge in 2003.
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Gay man runs for Gtown Univ. student president

Attacked as militant
homosexual Republican
in Catholic blog
By LOU CHIBBARO JR.
lchibbaro@washblade.com
An out gay student who serves as
secretary of Georgetown Universitys
LGBT campus group, GU Pride, and as
vice chair of the D.C. Federation of College
Republicans is running in a hotly contested
race for student president at Georgetown.
Junior Tim Rosenberger an
English major, practicing Lutheran and
gay Republican activist is among six
candidates competing for the post of
president of the Georgetown University
Student Association (GUSA) in an election
scheduled for Feb. 19.
If successful, Rosenberger would
become the second out gay man to win
election as Student Association president
at Georgetown in the past two years. In
February 2013 School of Foreign Service
student Nate Tisa won his race for student
president, becoming the rst open gay
to win election as class president at
Georgetown and one of the rst out gays
to win such an election at a major Jesuit
university in the United States.
I think I can make Georgetown more
supportive and fairer for all students,
Rosenberger told the Washington Blade
in an interview this week. I want to see
everyone, even people who dont t the
very traditional Catholic mold, do well
here and succeed.
Similar to the other candidates,
Rosenberger and his vice presidential
running mate, junior Reno Varghese,
have set up a campaign Facebook
page that includes a detailed platform
outlining their proposals on a wide range
of student and campus related issues at
timandreno.com.
The two adopted the campaign slogan,
For the Love of Georgetown.
Tisa and Rosenberger said they are
aware of Georgetown Universitys dramatic
transformation from its reputation in
the 1980s as a conservative school that
refused to recognize and provide meeting
space for a campus gay group, prompting
the group to le a successful discrimination
lawsuit against the university.
The two said they believe Georgetowns
administration and the majority of
its student body have since become
welcoming and supportive toward LGBT
students. In addition to welcoming LGBT
student groups, Georgetown recently
became one of the rst Catholic colleges
to open a campus LGBTQ Resource
Center with a full-time paid director.
According to Tisa, these changes
created an atmosphere making it possible
for him to win election as class president

as an out gay man. He said he believes
Rosenberger will win or lose his race on
non-LGBT issues.
But he said anti-gay sentiment remains
among some of the schools students
who come from a conservative Catholic
background. Instances of homophobia
surfaced in his campaign for class
president, Tisa said, and he notes that at
least one episode of anti-gay bias appears
to have surfaced against Rosenberger.
A conservative online Catholic publication
called Pewsitter published an article on Jan.
26 quoting extensively from a Georgetown
student identifying herself as Jane Hoya
who denounced Rosenberger, among
other things, as a militant homosexual
activist/Catholic/Republican.
Rosenberger said that while the
anonymous student incorrectly identied
him as a Catholic, she apparently did her
homework and correctly noted his role
as a Republican activist who strongly
supports legal recognition of same-sex
marriage and who tried, unsuccessfully,
to persuade the Georgetown College
Republicans to endorse marriage equality.
He said he withdrew from his
earlier role as a board member of
the Georgetown College Republicans
after the group refused to consider his
proposed resolution of support for samesex marriage.
In her comments in the Pewsitter
article, Jane Hoya also points out that
Rosenberger works part-time at the D.C.
gay dance club Town and hangs out with
a priest who performs as a drag queen.
Rosenberger said hes proud to work
weekend evenings at Town as a cashier
in the admissions booth, but he said he
has no idea what Hoya was referring to
about a priest doing drag.
While criticizing Rosenberger, the article
quotes Jane Hoya as urging students to
vote for one of Rosenbergers opponents,
Abbey
McNaughton,
whom
Hoya
describes as a faithful Catholic committed
to protecting Georgetowns legacy as the
oldest Catholic university in America.
McNaughton, who is active with College
Republicans of Georgetown, couldnt
immediately be reached for comment
to determine whether she had advance
knowledge of or approved Jane Hoyas
comments in the Pewsitter article.
Tisa said candidates running for
election to student government oces at
Georgetown traditionally have not used
attack ads or negative campaigning.
Under longstanding election rules
for the GUSA, the campaign for student
president and vice president is restricted
to an intense two-week period in February.
Campaign spending is limited to $300,
which candidates have mostly used to print
and distribute iers throughout campus.
Candidates for president and vice

president run on the same ticket, and
the voting is conducted by an email ballot
sent to each of the schools more than
7,000 undergraduate students. The voting
includes an instant run-o system in which
student voters designate candidates as
their rst through fth choice.
Rosenberger, a native of Cleveland, said

his Christian faith is an important part
of his life. He said he regularly attends
services at the Georgetown Lutheran
Church and in the past has taught Sunday
school there.
Guy Allen Overland dies at 54

Guy Allen Overland, a librarian
who managed libraries and resource
centers in Washington for the
National Endowment for Democracy
and the U.S. Export-Import Bank for
more than 20 years, died Jan. 23 at
Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington.
He was 54.
Jim Houser, his partner of 16
years, said the cause of death was
complications
stemming
from
Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome, a
rare disease marked by severe body
swelling and organ failure.
Overland most recently served
GUY ALLEN OVERLAND
as Supervisory Librarian for the
Research Library and Archives of the
Export-Import Bank, where he worked from October 2013 until early January of
this year, when he was hospitalized for his illness.
He served for 19 years, from 1994 to October 2013, as director of the National
Endowment for Democracys Democracy Resource Center. Houser said Overland
helped start the resource center and oversaw its growth from a traditional
library to a technologically advanced resource facility.
Houser said the National Endowment for Democracy plans to add Overlands
name to the ocial name of its Democracy Resource Center in recognition of
his distinguished tenure and service to the center. An aide to the organizations
president, Carl Gershman, conrmed plans for the name change.
Prior to joining the National Endowment for Democracy, Overland worked as
a law librarian for the law rm Fulbright and Jaworski and, prior to that position,
served as a program ocer for the United Nations Institute for Training and
Research.
He overcame obstacles with the illness he had, said longtime friend Patrick
Kalk. He was just a very positive person, always in a good mood, hardworking,
intelligent, a good sense of humor all of those good things.
Overland received a masters degree from Catholic University in Library and
Information Science and a separate masters degree from American University
in International Aairs. He received his bachelors degree in history and political
science from Florida State University, where he was president of Phi Gamma
Delta Fraternity.
According to Houser, Overland was born in Bellefonte, Pa. He is survived by
his mother, Cynthia Overland, of Fairfax, Va.; his three siblings, John Overland,
Laura Maun Garcia and Linda Stewart, all of the Tampa Bay, Fla., area; and his
partner Jim Houser of Arlington, Va.
A celebration of his life is scheduled for 12:45 p.m. Feb. 22, at Foundry United
Methodist Church, 1500 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. A reception is scheduled
to follow the service at the churchs Fellowship Hall.
In lieu of owers, loved ones request that a donation be made in his memory
to either the National Organization for Rare Disorders, which funds research
and treatment of patients with rare diseases, or Doorways for Women and
Families, which provides services for people encountering domestic violence
and homelessness.
LOU CHIBBARO JR.
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McAuliffe: LGBT rights are common sense issues

Va. governor applauds
Supreme Court, praises
Hillary Clinton
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
mlavers@washblade.com
Virginia Gov. Terry McAulie this week
acknowledged to the Washington Blade
that his state has made tremendous
progress on the expansion of rights to
its LGBT residents since he took oce in
January 2014.
To me these are all common sense
issues, the governor said during a
telephone interview. Ive always said that
every single Virginian should have the
same opportunity to succeed, no matter
their background or whom they love.
McAulie during the interview repeatedly
linked his pro-LGBT record to his eorts to
spur economic growth in Virginia.
The former chair of the Democratic
National Committee noted to the Blade
he is the rst gubernatorial candidate
in a Southern state who publicly backed
marriage rights for same-sex couples
during a statewide campaign. McAulie
highlighted the rst executive order he
issued upon taking oce in January 2014
banned anti-LGBT discrimination against
state employees.
Last October, he ordered all state
agencies to comply with a federal appeals
court decision that upheld U.S. District
Judge Arenda L. Wright Allens ruling
that struck down Virginias constitutional
amendment that dened marriage as
between a man and a woman. McAulie
issued his executive order a day after
gays and lesbians began to legally marry
in the state because the U.S. Supreme
Court declined to hear the case.
The governor on Oct. 10 announced in
a bulletin to the Virginia Department of
Social Services that same-sex couples can
adopt in the commonwealth.
McAulie noted to the Blade he is the
rst Virginia governor to proclaim June
LGBT Pride month. He also announced the
creation of an LGBT tourism task force last
month to which he appointed gay state Sen.
Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria) and others.
As I sit here a year later, we have made
Virginia more open and welcoming,
McAulie told the Blade.
The governor since taking oce has
ociated two same-sex weddings,
including that of a gay Northern Virginia
couple who has been together for 22
years. McAulie told the Blade he feels
the U.S. Supreme Courts actions on
the issue of marriage rights for same-sex
couples clearly came I think faster than a
lot of people had thought.
Regardless, we were able to do what
we were able to do through executive
The rst executive order that Virginia Gov.

TERRY MCAULIFFE issued upon taking
oce in January 2014 banned anti-LGBT
discrimination against state employees.
PHOTO BY KATE WELLINGTON; COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA
order and you know just doing what we

said and promised wed do during the
campaign, said McAulie.
Va. needs to be welcoming

The General Assembly remains largely
hostile to extending rights to LGBT
Virginians despiteMcAulies eorts.
The Senate Rehabilitation and Social
Services Committee on Jan. 23 killed a bill
that would have allowed second-parent
adoptions in the commonwealth. The Senate
Courts of Justice Committee a few days earlier
failed to approve a measure that would have
required state police to collect and report
data on anti-LGBT hate crimes.
The Senate Education and Health
Committee on Jan 22 tabled a measure
that would have banned controversial
therapy to minors in Virginia. The
House Health, Welfare and Institutions
Subcommittee a few days later killed an
identical measure.
Lieutenant Gov. Ralph Northam last
Tuesday cast the tie-breaking vote in the
Virginia Senate that allowed a measure
to ban anti-LGBT discrimination against
local and state government employees
to pass. The same chamber on Feb. 3
narrowly approved a bill that would
add gender-neutral references to the
commonwealths marriage laws.
The House General Laws Subcommittee
on Jan. 29 tabled a so-called conscience
clause bill that would have allowed state
licensed or accredited business owners to
deny service to someone based on their
religious beliefs.
The measures sponsor, state Del. Bob
Marshall (R-Prince William County), last
month accused McAulie of iron-sted
intolerance when he announced he would
veto the bill. The Prince William County
Republican told the Blade the governors
position was a police state tactic.
Hes here for 45 days working on

legislation, McAulie told the Blade. I
have to sit here every single day, seven
days a week, 365 days a year trying to grow
our economy, replace the loss of federal
money thats being cut, bring in business.
Weve got to be open and welcoming,
so I dont really spend too much time on
negative energy and negative thoughts
about people, added the governor.
Thats really not my personality. Im
about getting things done.
Clinton would be
spectacular for country
McAulie spoke with the Blade hours
after he announced Inova would open a
new medical research complex on Exxon
Mobils 117-acre campus in Fairfax that it
will soon vacate.
McAulie noted a Chinese company
last November announced a $113 million
investment to restore the former Thomasville
Furniture Industries plant in Appomattox
in order to manufacture pollution-control
devices. The governor further highlighted
the commonwealths current unemployment
rate is the lowest since 2008.
People are saying my goodness, theyre
bringing advanced manufacturing back
to America, said McAulie in response
to the Blades question about the role he
feels Virginia has played in the expanding
LGBT rights movement in the South.
Were doing it and were doing in a way
thats open and welcoming to everyone.
McAulie also spoke with the Blade
hours after same-sex couples began to
legally marry in Alabama.
The governor said he welcomes the
U.S. Supreme Courts decision to deny
Alabama Attorney General Luther
Stranges motion to prevent U.S. District
Judge Callie V.S. Granades ruling from
taking eect. McAulie declined to
Virginia Gov. Terry McAulie described

HILLARY CLINTON as a close friend and
said she would be spectacular not only for
the countrybut for the world, if elected
president.
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criticize Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore

for ordering probate judges to deny
marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
I dont like to comment on other states
about what theyre doing, said McAulie.
Ive got my hands full here in Virginia.
They dont want the governor of Virginia
telling them what to do, just as I dont
want them telling me what to do. People
know where I stand on these issues.
McAulie told the Blade he certainly
hopes that former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton who he described as a family
friend runs for president in 2016.
I know her so well and know what she
will get done for this country, he said.
I want to do everything that I possibly
can to make sure that Virginia is a blue
state and goes for her should she decide
to run, added McAulie. I think she will
be spectacular not only for the country
but for the world.
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New felony charges against gay Pa. official

HARRISBURG, Pa. Gay former
Harrisburg City Treasurer John
Campbell faces two additional felony
theft charges for his alleged misuse
of a non-prots credit cards.
The Patriot-News on Jan. 29
reported that Dauphin County
District Attorney Edward Marsico,
Jr., has accused Campbell of making
$11,800 in unauthorized money
transfers from a Historic Harrisburg
Association credit card and PayPal
account. The newspaper said that
court documents indicate that
Campbell proceeded to transfer the
money to his personal bank account
where he spent it on personal living
expenses.
Campbell also allegedly opened
Gay former Harrisburg City Treasurer
JOHN CAMPBELL faces two new charges.
an unauthorized credit card in the
Historic Harrisburg Associations
name and spent nearly $12,000 on
what the Patriot-News described as vacation and entertainment expenses.
Campbell had been executive director of the Historic Harrisburg Association
for roughly ve years before becoming Equality Pennsylvanias director of
development in April 2014. He was a pro bono bookkeeper for the Historic
Harrisburg Association until last summer.
Local authorities last August arrested Campbell for allegedly writing himself
10 checks worth $8,481.01 from a Historic Harrisburg Association bank account.
Marsico in September charged Campbell with felony theft by unlawful taking for
allegedly writing himself a $2,750 check from the checking account of Capital
Region Stonewall Democrats.
Campbell in 2011 became one of the youngest LGBT elected ocials in
the country when he became treasurer of Harrisburg, which had declared
bankruptcy earlier that year.
Black trans woman killed in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS A black transgender woman was shot to death in the
Crescent City on Feb. 10.
BreakOUT!, a local advocacy group that is a member of the National Coalition
of Anti-Violence Programs, identied the victim as Penny Proud. The NCAVP in a
press release linked to a New Orleans Times-Picayune article that indicates she
was shot to death around 1:30 a.m. near the intersection of Ursulines and North
Claiborne Avenues in the citys Trem neighborhood.
The newspaper did not specically identify Proud by name, but it described
her as male.
Proud is the sixth trans woman of color who has been reported killed so far
this year. They include Lamia Beard who was shot to death in Norfolk, Va., on
Jan. 18.
Capitol Hill group elects officers

WASHINGTON The LGBT Congressional Sta Association on Feb. 10
announced its members have elected the organizations 2015 ocers.
Mitchell Rivard, who is Michigan Congressman Dan Kildees deputy chief
of sta and communications director, will serve as the LGBT Congressional
Sta Associations president. Other ocers are Vice President Brian Walsh,
Communications Director Malaika I. Robinson, Membership Director David
Gellman, Robert Edmonson, Todd Sloves, Michael Wong and Yesenia Chavez.
The LGBT community has a strong presence on Capitol Hill and the board of
directors is excited and eager to advocate for our members in the coming year,
said Rivard, who was previously the groups vice president.
NATIONAL NEWS
McConnell tight-lipped
on marriage cases
GOP leader has not decided
on friend-of-the-court brief
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.clom
Senate
Majority
Leader
Mitch
McConnell (R-Ky.) declined to share his
hopes this week for the outcome of
cases pending before the U.S. Supreme
Court seeking marriage rights for samesex couples, suggesting its an issue hed
rather avoid.
In response to a question from the
Washington Blade during his weekly
press conference, McConnell spoke
vaguely about letting the states decide the
marriage issue, but said nothing concrete
about his hopes for the litigation.
Well, I think well have to determine
the court is going to decide this issue
apparently, McConnell said. Whether or
not they leave it to the states, we dont
know yet, but were looking forward to
reading what they have to say.
Asked by another reporter whether
Senate Republicans intend to le a friendof-the-court brief calling on the Supreme
Court to uphold bans on same-sex
marriage, McConnell declinedto say.
I dont think I personally have not
made a decision on that, McConnell said.
McConnell, an opponent of same-sex
marriage, declined to articulate his views
even though one of the lawsuits before
the court is challenging state law in the
senators homestate of Kentucky.
Faiz Shakir, a spokesperson for
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid
(D-Nev.), said the lack of enthusiasm in
McConnells remarks demonstrates an
acknowledgement that opposition to
same-sex marriage isno longer palatable.
His decidedly tame rhetoric on this
particular court case suggests hes not
especially eager to take up the mantle
of opposing same-sex marriage, Shakir
said. Hopefully, Republican leaders are
deciding this is a ght of their past and
not of their present.
McConnells remarks come just days
after House Speaker John Boehner
(R-Ohio) told the Washington Blade he
doesnt think House Republicans will
weigh in on the marriage cases and the
purpose of the Supreme Court is to be
the highest court in the land.
Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to
Marry, compared McConnells response
to Boehners, saying both leaders are
considering the growth of support for samesex marriage within the Republican Party.
Much like House Speaker Boehner,
Senate Majority Leader MITCH MCCONNELL

(R-Ky.) declined to oer his views on
marriage cases pending before the Supreme
Court.
Sen. McConnell is channeling the

overriding hope of most Republican
leaders that the Supreme Court resolve
the question of the freedom to marry
nationwide and keep them from having
to dig deeper the hole in which their
partys anti-gay stance has placed them,
Wolfson said. Nor should we discount
the possibility that its not only a political
calculus, but the kind of evolution that a
majority of Americans and a majority
of younger Republicans have had.
Although the Republican Party has a
history of opposing LGBT rights like samesex marriage, recent ndings suggest
discontent with those views among
younger Republicans. According to a Pew
Research poll from last year, 61 precent
of Republicans and Republican-leaning
young individuals under 30 favor samesex marriage while 35 percent oppose it.
McConnell
and
other
Senate
Republicans weighed in when the
marriage issue was previously before the
Supreme Court in the form of a challenge
to the Defense of Marriage Act. In 2013,
McConnell as part of a group of 10 Senate
Republicans led a friend-of-the-court
brief arguing the court should uphold
DOMA, among other things, to discourage
states from legalizing same-sex marriage.
Meanwhile, Democrats are planning
to weigh in on the marriage cases before
the Supreme Court to urge justices to
nd a constitutional right for same-sex
couples to marry. Last week, House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.),
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Rep. John
Conyers (D-Mich.) and Sen. Dianne
Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced plans to
le a bicameral friend-of-the-court brief
before the Supreme Court.
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Axelrod: Obama backed marriage rights since 2008

Former adviser
recommended against
public support
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
President Obama made headlines
in 2012 by announcing his support for
same-sex marriage after an 18-month
evolution on the issue, but a new book
from his former top adviser says he
actually held that view for years and was
previously misstating his position to the
American public.
In his new book, Believer: My Forty
Years in Politics, Obama political
strategist David Axelrod says his former
boss had supported same-sex marriage
since at least the time of his rst
presidential campaign in 2008.
After an event in 2008 in whichObama
stated his opposition to same-sex
marriage, Obama conded to Axelrod,
Im just not very good at bullshitting,
according to an excerpt from the book
published on Time magazines website.
At the time, Obamas stated position was
that he favored civil unions, not samesex marriage, although he supported the
repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act.
The idea that Obama supported samesex marriage at that time is consistent
with his stated views while running to
become an Illinois state senator. In a
1996 questionnaire from the Chicagobased LGBT newspaper now known as
Windy City Times, Obama wrote, I favor
legalizing same-sex marriages, and would
ght eorts to prohibit such marriages.
But since he undertook his campaign
to represent Illinois in the U.S. Senate in
2004 and his initial campaign for president
in 2008, Obama had declined to support
same-sex marriage. During a forum at
Rick Warrens Saddleback Church in
California, Obama said thatmarriage is a
sacred union and Gods in the mix.
It wasnt until 2010 in response to a
question from progressive activist Joe
Sudbay, then a blogger for AMERICAblog,
that Obama rst said his views on samesex marriage could evolve. For 18
months until his 2012 announcement,
Obama declined to say whether his
views had changed when asked in media
interviews, and former White House
Press Secretary Jay Carney had no
updates when repeatedly asked by the
Washington Blade.
Axelrod writes that he advisedObama
to opposesame-sex marriage becauseit
wasnt a politically sound position and
black churches were strongly opposed to
gay nuptials. Although Obama accepted
that advice, Axelrod said Obama was
DAVID AXELROD says President Obama has

supported same-sex marriage since at least
2008.
champing at the bit to come out in favor

of marriage equality.
Yet if Obamas views were evolving
publicly, they were fully evolved behind

closed doors, Axelrod writes. The
president was champing at the bit to
announce his support for the right of gay
and lesbian couples to wedand having
watched him struggle with this issue for
years, I was ready, too.
The notion that Obama secretly
supported same-sex marriage before
his 2012 interview with ABC News Robin
Roberts isnt new.
On the day he came out for samesex marriage, senior administration
ocials told the Washington Blade
Obama had evolved months before the
announcement and was planning to say
something before the 2012 Democratic
National Convention. Vice President
Joseph Biden sayingdays before Obamas
announcementon Meet the Press that he
was absolutely comfortable with samesex marriage simply acceleratedthe move.
Under questioning from The Hills
Justin Sink, White House Press Secretary
Josh Earnest said Tuesday he wouldnt
disagree with Axelrods depiction of
events in the new book.

What I can tell you is that I have not
had an opportunity to read all 520 pages
of Mr. Axelrods book, Earnest said.
It does come highly recommended so
hopefully Ill get a chance to do so. The
rsthand account that he provides in the
book is not one that I would disagree with
or quibble with. He obviously is sharing
his views as he remembers them and
sometimes his perspective is informed by
his up-close, front-row seat to history.
In an interview with Buzzfeeds Ben
Smith, Obama himself addressed Axelrods
book, saying he thinks his former adviser
was mistaken about his views.
I think David is mixing up my personal
feelings with my position on the issue,
Obama said. I always felt that same-sex
couples should be able to enjoy the same
rights, legally, as anybody else, and so it
was frustrating to me not to, I think, be
able to square that with what were a whole
bunch of religious sensitivities out there.
Responding to the 1996 questionnaire,
Obama said that was an example of the issues
Kansas governor cancels protections for LGBT workers

The newly re-elected governor of Kansas has made rescinding an executive order
protecting LGBT state workers from discrimination one of his rst orders of business in
his second term in oce.
On Tuesday, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, issued two executive orders,
one of which, Executive Order 15-01, reverses directives and eliminates agencies
established by his predecessors.
A component of Brownbacks executive order rescinds explicit non-discrimination
protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity for state employees. Those
protections were enacted in 2007 by former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat,
before she moved on to become head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
In a statement, Brownback indicated hes reversing the protections because they were
unilaterally enacted, saying only the state legislature has the authority to impose the change.
Gov. SAM BROWNBACK (R-Kansas)
has reversed non-discrimination
This Executive Order ensures that state employees enjoy the same civil rights as
protections for LGBT state workers
all Kansans without creating additional protected classes as the previous order did,
Brownback said. Any such expansion of protected classes should be done by the
legislature and not through unilateral action.
No state or federal law explicitly protects LGBT people in Kansas, so Brownbacks action leaves Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
of 1964, which has been interpreted to protect transgender people in the workplace, as the only recourse for state workers
who feel theyve experienced discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Thomas Witt, executive director of Equality Kansas, called Brownbacks decisionan outrage and said it leaves state LGBT
workers vulnerable to discrimination.
Gay, lesbian, and transgender state employees across Kansas have trusted they would be safe from discrimination and
harassment in their workplace but Sam Brownback has, by erasing their job protections, declared open season on every one
of them, Witt said. If you work for the state, and have felt comfortable being out at work knowing you had protection from
bigotry, that protection is gone.
No explanation is provided in the statement for why Brownback is waiting until the start of his second term to undo the nondiscrimination rules. An opponent of same-sex marriage, Brownback has been ghting a federal court ruling that came down
late last year striking down the states prohibition on gay nuptials.
Marty Rouse, national eld director for the Human Rights Campaign, said Brownbacks action represents a dramatic
reversal for Kansas.
For eight years, LGBT state employees have been guaranteed non-discrimination protections and in one foul, reckless, and
shameful decision, Gov. Brownback has taken the state backward, Rouse said. His deplorable behavior is a direct assault on
fairness and equality in the state.
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Awaiting Bruce Jenners truth

Advocates divided
over impact of stars
reported transition
By MICHAEL K. LAVERS
Transgender rights supporters remain
divided over whether the speculation
around former Olympian and reality
TVstar Bruce Jenners reported transition
from a man to a woman will have a
positive impact on the trans community.
Dana
Beyer,
executive
director
of Gender Rights Maryland, told
the Washington Blade the story is a
teachable moment regardless of what
happens to Bruce Jenner. She said the
attention Jennerreceives because he is a
member of the Kardashian family could
prove benecial.
Thats the huge advantage of this
story if it plays out well and its that
an entire segment of the population
whove probably never heard of trans
people is going to be exposed vis--vis
the Kardashians, said Beyer. These are
people who have never been exposed

and now simply because of all this talk
and in particularly in this vacuum of four
or ve months before Jenner actually
comes out and says it will be seeing in the
media. They will be paying attention.
Beyer spoke with the Blade a few
weeks after InTouch Weekly published
on the cover of its Jan. 26 issue a picture
of Jenners face superimposed onto an
image of Dynasty actress Stephanie
Beacham under the headline Bruces
story: My life as a woman.
Kim Kardashian during a Jan. 27
interview with Entertainment Tonight
referenced her stepfathers journey
without going into specics. Reports
emerged a few days later that indicated
Jenner will document his journey on an
E! reality show and that he will discuss his
transition during an exclusive interview
with ABC News Diane Sawyer in May.
Jenners mother, Esther Jenner, told the
Associated Press during a nearly hourlong telephone interview from her Idaho
home that her son has indeed begun to
transition from a man into a woman.
It takes a lot of courage to do what hes
doing, said Esther Jenner.
Some trans advocates with whom

the Blade has spoken said the attention
surrounding Jenners reported transition
has come at the expense of other issues.
Perhaps most notable of these is the
ve trans women of color who have
been reported killed in the U.S. since the
beginning of the year.
The medias obsession with Bruce
Jenners transition is basic at best; a
distraction from the real issues at hand,
said Lourdes Ashley Hunter, co-founder
of the Trans Women of Color Collective.
What would be newsworthy is if the
media would focus on the issues that are
pressing in the trans community like the
ve trans and gender non-conforming
people of color who have been murdered
in the rst six weeks of the year or the
12 trans women of color who were
murdered in six months last year.
Zoey Tur, a trans woman who
was named an Inside Edition special
correspondent earlier this month, noted
to the Blade last week during an interview
that 42 percent of trans people have
attempted suicide. The reporter who
was known as Chopper Bob before her
transition stressed she feels Jenner has
BRUCE JENNER is reportedly transitioning

and plans to discuss his journey with Diane
Sawyer in May.
PHOTO BY S_BUCKLEY; COURTESY OF BIGSTOCK
become a national joke because shes

not stood up and told her narrative.
This is a brain anomaly, Tur told the
Blade. This is nothing to be embarrassed
about. Stand up. We need our leaders.
We need the worlds greatest athlete on
our team.
Marriage comes to Alabama, but with hiccups

Couples wed, but
many judges refuse
to issue licenses
By CHRIS JOHNSON
cjohnson@washblade.com
Alabama on Monday became the 37th
state in the nation to enactmarriage equality,
although the transition wasnt seamless after
anti-gay posturing from opponents.
Same-sex couples began marrying
in major cities like Birmingham and
Montgomery in the aftermath of two rulings
from U.S. District Judge Callie V.S. Granade
against the states prohibition on gay
nuptials, which wentinto eect on Monday.
Tori Sisson and Shante Wolfe, who met
two years ago at Tuskegee University
where they attended school, were the rst
same-sex couple to wed in Montgomery
after camping out at the courthouse
building the night before.
Paul Hard, a plainti in an Alabama
marriage case led by Southern Poverty
Law Center, received on Monday an
amended death certicate designating him
as surviving spouse of David Fancher, who
died nearly four years ago in a car crash.
Hard receives this distinction despite the
eorts Fanchers mother, who led a friend-
of-the-court brief against recognition of her

sons marriage she was next of kin and
entitled to any survivors benets.
Not all probate judges have agreed
to marry same-sex couples; some have
announced theyre refusing to marry all
couples, gay or straight, such as those
in Marengo County and Pike County.
According to an ABC News report, at
least 51 of 67 Alabama counties were not
issuing marriage licenses to same-sex
couples despite the federal order.
Richard Cohen, president of the
Southern Poverty Law Center, said the
rst day of marriage equality in Alabama
was good for many same-sex couples, but
acknowledged problems persist.
Theres a lot of good news today in
Alabama, but its not all good, at least not
yet, Cohen said. And I think additional
lawsuits are going to be led.
In Mobile County, the courthouse
remained closed under the jurisdiction
of Judge Don Davis, who made no
announcement of his intentions. Christine
Hernandez, an attorney for plaintis in
one of the lawsuits, led papers urging
the federal court to nd him in contempt
of the ruling, but the request was denied
the same day on the basis that Davis
wasnt a party to the lawsuit.
At the end of the day, Davis led a request
with the Alabama Supreme Court seeking
TORI SISSIONand SHANTE WOLFE were the rst same-sex couple to wed in Montgomery, Ala.
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guidance and clarication on the issue.

Meanwhile, Hernandez and fellow attorney
David Kennedy led a new complaint, suing
Mobile ocials for their willful refusal to
comply with this Courts Orders.
According to a Tweet from the
Southern Poverty Law Center, a couple in
Tuscaloosa County was denied a marriage
license, and instead was handed a copy
of an order from Alabama Supreme
Court Chief Justice Roy Moore calling on
probate judges to deny marriage licenses
to same-sex couples.
Moore, who was already facing ethics
complaints calling for his removal, issued
the order Sunday night. At the time, LGBT
advocates responded by saying he has no

authority to stop the weddings.
Lane Galbraith, whos transgender and
director of the Mobile-based group LGBT
Wave of Hope, said he was hoping for
arrests of ocials that he says are not
following Alabama law.
Unfortunately, I feel like these people
have been educated wrongly on what
the law states, and I think theyre trying
to save their jobs based on what they
assume is public opinion, but the opinion
as of now in the community is that theyre
breaking the law, Galbraith said.
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A recent study in The Lancet, a U.K.
medical journal, found disparities across
the HIV Care Continuum the series of
steps from when a person is diagnosed
with HIV through the successful treatment
of their infection with HIV medications
with 1 in 3 black MSM found to be HIV
positive, compared with less than 1 in 10
white MSM. The study also found just 24
percent of black MSM stay in care and
16 percent achieve viral suppression,
compared with 43 percent and 34 percent
respectively for white MSM.
The rst phase of the ACCELERATE!
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opposed it by 56 to 44 percent.
The ier provides information about
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Getting off our high horse

Obama trolls religious right
at National Prayer Breakfast
RICHARD J. ROSENDALL is a writer and activist.

Reach him at rrosendall@starpower.net.
We ask for trouble when we turn to politicians to uphold our faith. Take the National Prayer Breakfast (please), a political
event dressed up as a religious occasion.
You are better o praying at home, as Jesus said (Matthew 6:5-6). But if you have
to attend, you could not do better than
President Obama did at the Hilton Washington on Feb. 5. After cataloguing some
of the slaughters being done around the
world in the name of religion, he said this:
Humanity has been grappling with
these questions throughout human history. And lest we get on our high horse
and think this is unique to some other
place, remember that during the Crusades and the Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of
Christ. In our home country, slavery and
Jim Crow all too often was justied in the
name of Christ . There is a tendency in
us, a sinful tendency that can pervert and

distort our faith.
He continued, I believe that the starting point of faith is some doubt not
being so full of yourself and so condent
that you are right and that God speaks
only to us that somehow we alone are
in possession of the truth. These wise
sades, or that the savagery was launched

by Pope Urban II in 1095.
The denial is not only about the Middle Ages. Millions were caught up in the
Middle Passage that brought slaves to the
western hemisphere, and black men in
America were being burned alive in public
lynching festivals well into the 20th cen-
It is not freedom but privilege that imperialists

and religious bullies are defending.
words are as direct a rebuke of American
Exceptionalism as you will hear from any
president, though he would not say so.
His words set o a restorm on the right,
but his assertions stand up to scrutiny.
At its best, faith challenges us to reect
on how far our actions have strayed from
the standards we profess. The Christian
Right, by contrast, uses faith as a weapon
against its political opponents. Its standard bearers cannot acknowledge crimes
even nine centuries in the past. So forget
the anti-Semitic Rhineland Massacres of
1096; the sack of Constantinople in 1204;
the destruction of ancient libraries and
art treasures; the hundreds of thousands
who died from slaughter, famine and disease before the Crusaders even reached
the Holy Land. Do not mention the estimated 1.7 million deaths from the CruE DIT OR IA L C A R T OON
tury. People cut o parts of the victims for

souvenirs. Innumerable photos of these
horrors are a few clicks away.
We can talk about this. At bottom, that
is the presidents message. He does our
country a service by raising it, though
he knows his opponents are waiting to
pounce on whatever he says. He can
speak less guardedly with his last race
and last midterm election behind him.
The likely Democratic presidential
nominee in 2016 oers no similar critique. Hillary Clinton told Jon Stewart in
2014, We are not perfect by any means,
but we have a great story about human
freedom, human rights, human opportunity, and lets get back to telling it to
ourselves rst and foremost and believing it about ourselves and then taking
that around the world. This self-attery
ignores the past seven decades (since
WWII) of U.S.-backed coups, assassinations and wars that were done in our own
perceived interest, and are viewed far differently by much of the world. Our sins
are bipartisan.
Like Lincoln at Gettysburg and King at
Lincolns memorial, we must heed our
founders, whose words spurred our national struggle across generations precisely because we fell short of them.
It is not freedom but privilege that imperialists and religious bullies are defending. They seem to fear that without white
Christian supremacy they will disappear.
Respectful coexistence is unthinkable to
them.
The president does our nation a favor
by puncturing this imperial self-regard.
Too many treat greatness not as a responsibility but as an entitlement, an inheritance that was earned for them. They
fail to grasp that the struggle for our values is the prize. Take it for granted and
it slips away. We will defeat enemies like
the Islamic State by learning from our
past, not airbrushing it.
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Many newly created jobs not

as good as those lost
PETER ROSENSTEIN is a D.C.-based LGBT rights

and Democratic Party activist. He writes regularly
for the Blade.
The country is still recovering from the

worst economic recession since the Great Depression. It is a slow recovery and one that is
seeing its ups and downs. We need to face reality that many of the new jobs being created
are not as good as the ones that were lost. The
wealthy are creating incredible new wealth
for themselves but workers are nding their
paychecks arent growing. Many families are
still much worse o than they were before the
tax cutting policies of the Bush administration
took eect and helped create the recession.
As a proponent of capitalism, I believe those
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who take the risk and create and compete in

building a business are entitled to their success and to make money. But the reason we
need government regulation is we have seen
entrepreneurial businessmen and women
dont tend to always share their success with
their workers. Many feel they are entitled to
make as much money as they can and increase their prots by paying their employees
as little as they can. That isnt always the case
and we have seen many owners generously
share their prots understanding without
good and loyal employees they wouldnt be
successful. But unions were formed and workers banded together because unfortunately
this was the exception not the rule.
Today there are many employers who still
believe paying workers a living wage, or providing minimum benets such as sick leave
and healthcare is something they shouldnt
be required to do. The Republican Party continues to ght any increase in the minimum
wage last set at the federal level on July 24,
2009, when it rose from $6.55 to $7.25 per
hour, the last step of a three-step increase approved by Congress in 2007. Before that, the
minimum wage hadnt risen in 10 years.
The real facts about the impact of raising
the minimum wage for workers can be found

in a document put together by the National
Employment Law Project. The reality is that
under the current minimum wage, a full-time
worker would make less than $16,000 a year.
As has been suggested by President Obama,
members of Congress who believe it shouldnt
be raised should try to live on that. Every legitimate study has shown raising the minimum
wage doesnt hurt employment opportunities,
which is the basic claim of those opposed to it.
Many Republicans and some who consider themselves libertarian ght eorts
by government to regulate business. They
believe any government requirement on business to be fair to their employees is onerous.
Many want to exempt small business owners
from any regulation saying they provide the
most jobs and regulating them in any way will
hurt workers in the long run. Although it is true
they provide the jobs, what is also true is that
most small business owners, not all of course,
are no dierent from large business owners
in they tend to pay as little as possible to their
employees and try to generate as much prot
as possible for themselves. Some would say
that is capitalism in its purest form.
Each time a new government regulation is
proposed, Republicans shout the sky is falling.

Whether it is demanding healthcare, sick leave
or raising the minimum wage, they claim this
new regulation will force businesses to close
and jobs to be lost. Sometimes the opposite
happens such as when smoking bans were
introduced in restaurants across the nation.
Some take their anti-regulation mantra to the
extreme, such as Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who
questions the need for employees in food
businesses to wash their hands before serving
customers and believes even that should be
optional.
Some suggest the focus on wage disparities
today, and asking businesses and the wealthy
to help in correcting it, is pure political pandering. They suggest this is taking advantage of
business because of the governments lack of
focus on the real issues causing the disparity
such as a lack of quality education or job training programs. They tend to forget that these
programs are paid for with tax money and the
same people object to raising anyones taxes,
especially those of business and the wealthy.
I would suggest they look at history and
see that cutting taxes has not led to economic
growth. It rather pads the pockets of the
wealthy even more.
one of the most high-profile transgender figures

American popular culture has ever seen.
Now, to be clear, the decathlete-turnedreality TV star has not publicly acknowledged
his transition, even as his stepdaughter Kim
nonchalantly spoke about his journey and
his mother said in an interview with the Associated Press that it takes a lot of courage to do
what hes doing. For that reason, this column
and other articles are still referring to Jenner
with male pronouns.
We have to be sensitive and smart about the
way we discuss this. As J. Bryan Lowder writes in
Slate, There is nothing inherently salacious or
juicy about someones being trans. Thats why
it is discouraging to see tabloids like In Touch
pounce, using his celebrity status as an attempt
to spin salacious drama for a prot. Stories
about transgender people too often revolve
around the physical aspect of their transition,
ignoring the psychological and societal aspects
that are equally, if not more, important.
Media failures aside, Jenners story brings
reassuring potential. Despite an increased
presence of transgender people in pop culture
Amazons Transparent, for example the
story that hasnt been told is an honest one
about what it is really like to make a transition
in this gossip-obsessed culture.
Im talking about real life not just portrayals
conceived by the largely cisgender writers, actors
and producers who decide what makes it on air
and what doesnt. And if he chooses to do so,
Jenner could be the person to fill that void.

Jenners national name recognition as a
gold medalist at the 1976 Olympics combined
with his modern notoriety as the straightlaced stepdad on Keeping Up With the Kardashians gives him a crossover appeal that
transcends generations in a way that most of
todays popular cultural gures do not.
Jenner has the opportunity to bring unprecedented visibility to some alarming problems.
An extraordinarily disproportionate percentage
of homeless youth identify as LGBT about 40
percent, according to a new report compiled
last week by the Center for American Progress.
For transgender youth specically, the numbers are even worse. Homeless trans youth reported a median of 52 months away from their
parents thats 23 months more than their
counterparts who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, according to a 2008 study in New York.
At a time when it nally seems that the marriage equality issue is all but resolved, transgender people and the struggles they face are nally coming to the forefront, after being largely
ignored by mainstream media for years.
For example, earlier this year, Ohio transgender teen Leelah Alcorn took her own life after
her parents prohibited her from undergoing
transition treatment, instead opting to send her
to right-wing Christian conversion therapy.
After her death, Alcorns mother spoke with
CNN in a telling (and frustrating) interview that
underscores the need for a strong public gure
who can ght back against bigotry: We dont

support that, religiously, Alcorns mother said
in reference to her daughters desire to identify
as female. But we told him that we loved him
unconditionally ... People need to know that I
loved him. He was a good kid, a good boy.
Protests and vigils took place in D.C. and
across the globe as Alcorns story gained international attention.
One problem here is that there are few
high-prole trans role models out there who
can send the message, merely by living and
breathing, that it is possible to be a proud,
happy transgender person.
Granted, public transgender gures like Janet Mock, Laverne Cox and, even before them,
Chaz Bono, have earned well-deserved praise
for being outspoken on transgender rights
and visibility.
And even Jenners story comes with its hurdles. A reality series by E! the likes of which
the network has not yet conrmed could be
problematic if handled inappropriately. Since
few details have been formally announced,
most LGBT rights leaders have declined to
share their views.
But nonetheless, the same adage used in
the same-sex marriage movement applies
here: The best way to achieve acceptance and
equality is through increased exposure.
If Jenner is planning to transition, his fame
could be put to good use in expanding the visibility of transgender Americans lives.
V I E WPO I NT
Rumored transition an
important moment for
communitys visibility
JUSTIN PELIGRI is a student at George

Washington University.
If you havent heard of the Kardashian family, then you must not own a television and
you probably havent picked up a magazine or
checked your Twitter feed in the last decade
either.
Even if youve only hate-watched Keeping
Up With the Kardashians on E! while ipping
channels, youre undoubtedly at least marginally familiar with the absurd goings-on of Hollywoods First Family nearly all of which has
been rooted in hetero-normative hookups,
marriages and divorces.
That is, until recently. Multiple media reports,
including stories from credible outlets, indicate
that the familys married-in patriarch, 1976
Olympian Bruce Jenner, is preparing to transition from male to female, potentially making him
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D.C. must prioritize housing LGBT youth, trans residents

Problems compounded by
fear of harassment, violence
By LATEEFAH WILLIAMS
Many people in the District are struggling to
meet basic needs. Housing costs keep escalating, while more residents find themselves homeless. For LGBT youth and transgender residents,
this situation is often compounded by the fear
of harassment and violence, even if they are
fortunate enough to land a spot in a shelter. As
a board member of the Wanda Alston Foundation, which provides housing for homeless LGBT
youth, I am acutely aware that the need for safe
housing far outweighs the number of LGBT-supportive transitional housing beds.
Last Saturday, I attended the D.C. Is Our
Home: Housing for All rally sponsored by
the Coalition for Nonprot Housing and Economic Development. Hundreds of diverse
D.C. residents packed the rally at Calvary Baptist Church. I was impressed by the number
of homeless or formerly homeless individuals
who attended the rally and were given an opportunity to address the crowd.
Elected ocials, Mayor Muriel Bowser and
Council members Anita Bonds and Elissa Sil-
verman, addressed the crowd and expressed

support for aordable housing.
It was a good start. Now we must ensure
that the commitments made to aordable
housing at the rally are kept and that the
unique needs of LGBT youth and transgender
residents are part of the discussion.
Council member Bonds, chair of the Councils Housing and Community Aairs Committee, gave robust comments regarding
preserving and increasing aordable housing. She expressed the need to increase the
amount of rental housing for low and moderate income people, increase homeownership
opportunities, oer home buying assistance
to those with less than stellar credit ratings,
revisit condo fees, which are sometimes more
than the mortgage, and protect existing affordable units, including those preserved by
rent control.
Council member Silverman was also passionate about the need for aordable housing.
Housing is not a gift, its our responsibility
as a government, she said. When discussing
the $100 million per year that both the mayor
and the Council have vowed will go into the
Housing Production Trust Fund, Council member Silverman said, It is our job to hold the
mayor accountable on that, to loud applause
from the crowd.

In comments prior to Silvermans, Mayor
Bowser did commit to ensuring that $100 million per year goes into the Fund and she noted
that every Council member has vowed to do the
same. She also committed to change our approach to eradicate chronic homelessness and
stated that people need a home for a lifetime.
In a brief interview after her speech, when
asked specically what she would do to address
the needs of homeless LGBT youth, Bowser
told me that her administration released funding to implement the Homeless Youth Act and
that this will allow us to implement new strategies for homeless LGBT youth as well.
When asked the same question, Polly
Donaldson, the lesbian director of the D.C.
Department of Housing and Community Development, told me that we need to focus
on youth and that the system will focus on
housing and necessities.
Our elected and appointed ocials seem to
mean well. Now, it is imperative to push them
along to ensure that they truly understand
why LGBT-supportive housing is necessary.
We have unique perspectives that need to be
shared. People who have not worked directly
with LGBT youth may not know that many of
these youth have been physically and sexually
assaulted within city shelters. It is up to us to ll

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Q U E E RY : 2 0 Q U E ST I O N S F O R D E RE K CRI T ZE R
How long have you been out and who

was the hardest person to tell?
I came out my sophomore year of
high school. The hardest person to tell
is a very hard question. The people
that should have been the hardest to
tell were the easiest. My more religious
friends at the time were the hardest
people to tell. It generally was not
something I kept from people.
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By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
After a stint in Orlando, Derek Critzer is launching a D.C.-based version of
his Clandestine Arts theater company.
The new group, heavily LGBT in personnel, strives to oer audiences a
chance to embrace human emotions in the most raw form. Debut production
Bare: a Pop Opera opens Thursday and is slated to run through March 1 at
the District of Columbia Arts Center (2438 18th St., N.W.). The Jon Hartmere
and Damon Intrabartolo-penned piece tells of high school boyfriends Peter
and Jason who struggle in their senior year at a Catholic high school, to
reconcile their gay love with church teachings.
Tickets are $22. Visit clandestinedc.com to purchase.
Critzer, who still spends part of his time in Orlando working as an actor at
Universal Studios, is a 23-year-old Waynesboro, Va., native. He says the D.C.
areas thriving arts community was a draw for him and he started living here
on and o about three years ago.
Critzer is single and lives in Alexandria, Va. The self-described theme park
junkie also enjoys singing, dancing and theater in his free time.
Whos your LGBT hero?

Ellen DeGeneres. I mean lets be real,
the woman is loved by everyone across
the board. She is not afraid to stand up
for what she believes in and her energy
is always so positive and radiant and I
adore her for it.
Whats Washingtons best

nightspot, past or present?
The nightclub scene and I have never
mixed. I feel out of place and it is just not
my scene. However I do enjoy live music,
so I am gonna go with the 9:30 Club.
Describe your dream wedding.

The beach at sunset, lots of candles in
jars and stereotypical cheese that comes
with weddings. Im kind of a 13-year-old
girl in this aspect.
What non-LGBT issue are

you most passionate about?
Keeping the arts alive in our public
school systems.
What historical outcome
would you change?
If I could change anything in history I
would probably just go back in time and
slap whomever invented the Snuggie,
and everyone in the stupid commercial.
Whats been the most memorable pop

culture moment of your lifetime?
I live a very sheltered life in the theater
and miss many pop culture moments.
But I am fully aware of pretty much
everything Beyonce has ever done. Ever.
So lets just say Beyonce. I remember
her. Forever. I may also want to be her,
but thats another question entirely.
On what do you insist?
There is always more than one route
to every destination. The path one
person took to success is not the only
way. Travel your winding roads, nd
your success along your own route in
your time, your way.
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What was your last

Facebook post or Tweet?
Nothing is an accident. We are free
to have it all. Fortune favors the brave.
These are lyrics from the musical Aida,
one of my favorites. The cast recording
was speaking to me yesterday.
If your life were a book,

what would the title be?
Daydreamer
If science discovered a way

to change sexual orientation,
what would you do?
Absolutely nothing.
What do you believe in
beyond the physical world?
A creator and higher power.
Whats your advice for LGBT
movement leaders?
Keep pushing. You have all come so
far and as a community we have come
leaps and bounds because you are not
afraid to be the voice of the people.
What would you walk
across hot coals for?
Sheetz MTO food. Do not judge.
What LGBT stereotype
annoys you most?
Stereotypes in general annoy me.
However I recognize that most are based
on truth to an extent, I am just not a fan
of labeling things. Twink, bear, otter the
categories and labels and expectations
annoy me. Just be who you wanna be.
Whats your favorite LGBT movie?

The Birdcage
Whats the most overrated

social custom?
Texting completely replacing phone
calls. I love to text as much as the next
guy, but I also still pick up the phone
pretty frequently to chat. Which I catch
ack for.
What trophy or prize

do you most covet?
I was recognized by Music Theatre
International when I was 19 for a blog
I wrote about work that I did on a
childrens theater production. Three
people were selected worldwide to
attend a conference in New York and
speak about their productions and their
process. I was selected.
What do you wish youd known at 18?

How much world is actually out there
to be seen. That you will not always be
the outcast, there is a world and a life
waiting for you.
Why Washington?
Because of the thriving arts, beautiful
scenery and landmarks and all the
history surrounding it.
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Drag Race champ

Bianca gearing up for
Fillmore engagement
By JOEY DiGUGLIELMO
joeyd@washblade.com
RuPauls Drag Race season six
champ Bianca Del Rio (aka Roy Haylock)
is no stranger to the D.C. area having
performed at Capital Pride last summer
and returned several times for monthly
appearances at Town.
On the eve of next months season
seven premiere (on March 2), Bianca pays
us another visit with next weeks Fillmore
Silver Spring stop for her Rolodex of Hate
Tour (the season seven cast will also be
at the Fillmore on Feb. 25). Her comments
have been slightly edited for length.
WASHINGTON BLADE: Last time we were
in touch you were in Australia. How was it?
BIANCA DEL RIO: I had a great time.
Australia is absolutely lovely. I was a little
unsure, you know, because (season six
runner-up) Courtney Act is from Australia
so I didnt know how they would receive
me, but it was quite lovely and I had a
great time.
BLADE: How is the Rolodex show
dierently from what weve seen you do
at Town?
BIANCA: This is an hour-and-a-half of me
talking. Its nice because the audience gets to
sit down and is hopefully interested in what
I have to say. Its a little more calculated, a
little more orchestrated. I explain how I
become who I am and what Im about.
BLADE: Have you enjoyed your visits to
Town?
BIANCA: Its been great. We did the
dates we were scheduled and well be
back there again in the spring. Great
people there, great sta.
BLADE: Was a second show at the

Fillmore added because the rst did so
well or were two planned all along?
BIANCA: We always start with one and
see how it goes. If it sells out, we add
another. Its a little tough on the voice, but
I appreciate that people care.
BLADE: Youve been on quite a ride
since the nale aired where you won last
year. Whats that been like for you?
BIANCA: Amazing. Its really interesting
the power of television and realizing how
many people give a shit. Ive been doing
this for a long time so to have it at this
level now is kind of insane when you
realize how many people watch the show
and want to come see you. Its been a
golden opportunity and rather surreal.
BLADE: Youre so quick-witted and
make it look so spontaneous. How much
of that is really o the top of your head or
improvised?
BIANCA: I think that its not so much
improvising as being in the moment and
knowing when to use the right material at
the right time. Thats one thing nice about
this show. Theres a whole section thats
question and answer so I get to really test
myself and you never really know whats
going to come out. Sometimes its like,
Oh shit, I shouldnt have said that, but
you never really know what people are
going to bring out of you.
BLADE: Is that a skill youve developed or
did you always have it rather fully formed?
BIANCA: Sometimes I kid that much
to peoples dismay, Ive always had this
approach. Now its celebrated whereas
before it was considered something bad.
BLADE: LGBT activists can be so heavy
handed at times. Do you worry about
landing in the hot seat culturally?
BIANCA: It comes with the territory.
People are insane sometimes and get so
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bent out of shape. I always say consider the

source. Im a man in a wig in a bar. Im not
standing on the steps of the White House
making some big political statement.
BLADE: What were your thoughts on
the female or she-male segment on Drag
Race last year?
BIANCA: I thought it was silly. Its a
show where we lip sync for our lives
its not that serious, so it was hard for
me to understand why people found it
so oensive.
BLADE: What was going on backstage
at Capital Pride last year? Why were you
so late going on?
BIANCA: They werent organized, thats
all. They kept pushing us back so we got
shafted. We had the least amount of time
which I thought was kind of insane, but it
is what it is.
BLADE: How long was it between the
taping of the nale and when it aired?
BIANCA: We lmed to a certain point,
then you go back for the nale months
later. Theres only so much we can say
about that because we signed contracts,
but it was a long, long time.
BLADE: So you had to keep it quiet that
youd won?
BIANCA: We didnt know until it aired
they lmed us all winning. Me, Courtney,

Adore then you dont know which one
theyre going to air until it airs.
BLADE: Your expressions said so much.
What was going through your head when
Laganja had her big meltdown?
BIANCA: I was over it. Now I know her
and understand shes really a talented
performer and a great queen but in that
moment I didnt understand all that. I
was just over it that she cried like every
fucking ve minutes.
BLADE: Who was your favorite guest judge?
BIANCA: Im a big costume queen, so
Bob Mackie.
BLADE: Whats Ru like when hes not on.
BIANCA: I was more impressed with Ru
as a person than I was with Ru the drag
character, if you know what I mean. Hes
very likable, very approachable and quite
lovely. We lm for hours and hours but
you only see like maybe 10 minutes so
theres a lot you dont see. It was amazing.
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Jewish Film Festival returns

The 25th annual Washington Jewish Film Festival screens a few LGBT-themed
lms and runs from Thursday through March 1.
Casting Out is a series of short lms that focus on sexual orientation, religion,
family and more. It plays at the Goethe Institut (814 7th St., N.W.) on Feb. 21 at 8:30
p.m. Lionel Bart: Reviewing the Situation is a documentary about gay musical
songwriter Lionel Bart who wrote Oliver!. It will be screened on Feb. 26 at 8:30
p.m. and Feb. 27 at 1 p.m. You Must Be Jokingis a comedy about a woman who
decides to pursue improve comedy after being encouraged by her best friend.
Gay director Jake Wilson also stars in the lm. It screens at DCJCC (1529 16th St.,
N.W.) on Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. and at Goethe Institut (814 7th St., N.W.) at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $12. For a full list of lms and locations, visit wj.org.
Feminism doc opens

at Landmark
Shes Beautiful When Shes Angry,
a documentary that chronicles the
womens liberation movement, opens at
Landmarks E Street Cinema (555 11th St.,
N.W.) today and runs through Thursday.
The
documentary
follows
the
movement from the founding of the
National Organization for Women through
the rise of the feminist group Womens
International Conspiracy from Hell. It also
explores the issues of race and sexual
identity in these movements. The lm
features feminists Rita Mae Bown, Susan
Brownmiller, Ellen Willis, Del. Eleanor
Holmes Norton and many more.
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information,
visit
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Shorte to perform at Her HRC DC event
Vaughan Place at
Mclean gardens
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Human Rights Campaign presents Her HRC DC: Ladies Night at Town (2009
8th St., N.W.) on Sunday from 7 p.m.-midnight.
Local lesbian comedian Chelsea Shorte will perform. DJ Dee Dub, DJ Jacq Jill, DJ Jai
Syncere and DJ Rosie will spin. There will also be a Presidents Day brunch at Hanks
Oyster Bar (1624 Q St., N.W.) on Monday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. General admission
tickets are $20 and general admission and brunch tickets are $45. VIP admission is
$50 and includes a pre-party performance by Shorte as well as one complimentary
drink ticket and light hors doeuvres. VIP admission and brunch tickets are $75.
VIP admittance begins at 7 p.m. and general admission at 8 p.m. For more
details, visit hrc.org/events.
Valentines Day
burlesque show is back
The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon
Ave., Alexandria, Va.) presents Burlesque-apades in Loveland on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The show stars Angie Pontani and the
World Famous Pontani Sisters. Other
performers include Miss Tickle, Calamity
Chang, Jonny Porkpie, local performer
Cherie Nuit and more. The night will be
hosted by Albert Cadabra.
Tickets are $29.50. Doors open at 6 p.m.
For more information, visit birchmere.com.
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February
FRI 2/13
Secret Society
WED 2/18 Bethesda Blues
& Jazz Orchestra
FRI 2/20
Soundconnection Featuring
Marquise & DJ Noel
SAT 2/21 Joe Claire and Friends
Comedy Night
SUN 2/22 Dende & Band Plus Alma
Tropicalia
THU 2/26 Cathy Ponton King Band
Featuring Trumpeter Curtis Pope
FRI 2/27
The Fabulous Hubcaps
SAT 2/28 Tom Principato Band
March
WED 3/4
Rare Earth
THU 3/5
Soulcial Hour Band
SUN 3/8
Midge Ure (Solo Acoustic)
Plus Margot MacDonald
SUN 3/15 New Riders of the
Purple Sage
FRI 3/20
Maggie Rose
SUN 3/22 Whiplash - Hank Levy
Legacy Band
FRI 3/27
Frank Solivan and Dirty
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7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD
Two blocks from Bethesda Metro 500 Unobstructed View Seats!

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ARTS & CULTURE
HOT HITS & HIDDEN JEWELS

F RO M CULTURECAP I TAL. CO M Y O U R LI N K TO T H E A R T S IN M ET R O D . C .
IRVIN MAYFIELD AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ

ORCHESTRA
FEB 18. STRATHMORE.
301-581-5100. STRATHMORE.ORG.
Grammy-winner Irvin Mayeld and his magical NOJO bring the heart and soul
of jazz to the Music Center for a night that will get so close to Bourbon Street
you can smell the beignets.
LAST OF THE WHYOS

THRU MAR 1. SPOOKY ACTION THEATER AT
UNIVERSALIST NATIONAL MEMORIAL CHURCH.
202-248-0301. SPOOKYACTION.ORG.
Last of the Whyos follows Eddie Farrell, king of the Whyos gang in 1880s New
York, as he slips through time to confront his future self one hundred years in
the future and unleash energies long held in check.
VIRGINIA OPERA: SALOME

FEB 14-15. GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYS CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
888-945-2468. CFA.GMU.EDU.
With its broad vocal range and the sensual Dance of the Seven Veils, the title
role of Strauss Salome is among one of the most demanding in all of opera.
Sung in German with English supertitles.
GEORGE CLINTON & PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC

FEB 18. HOWARD THEATRE.
202-803-2899. THEHOWARDTHEATRE.COM.
Recording both as Parliament and Funkadelic, George Clinton revolutionized

R&B during the 70s, twisting soul music into funk by adding inuences from
several late-60s acid heroes: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, and Sly Stone.
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THEATRE
Gigi. Thru Feb 15. Shear Madness.
Ongoing. Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
kennedy-center.org.
Mary Stuart. Thru Mar 8. Folger Theatre.
202-544-7077. folger.edu.
Kid Victory. Feb 17-Mar 22. Signature
Theatre. 703-820-9771.
signature-theatre.org.
Pan-Indian Romantic Comedy.
Feb 15. Enter the Woods with Spa
Room. Feb 18. Cherokee. Thru Mar
8. Woolly Mammoth. 202-393-3939.
woollymammoth.net.
Rapture, Blister, Burn. Thru Feb 22.
Round House Theatre. 240-644-1100.
roundhousetheatre.org.
Choir Boy. Thru Feb 22. Studio Theatre.
202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org.
Godspell. Thru Mar 1. Olney Theatre.
301-924-3400. olneytheatre.org.
Life Sucks (Or the Present Ridiculous).
Thru Feb 15. Theater J. 800-494-8497.
theaterj.org.
House of Desires. Thru Mar 1. GALA
Hispanic Theatre. 202-234-7174.
galatheatre.org.
District Comedy. Feb 14. BlackRock
Center for the Arts. 240-912-1058.
blackrockcenter.org.
50 Shades! The Musical Parody. Feb 18Feb 19. Warner Theatre. 202-397-7328.
warnertheatredc.com.
The Widow Lincoln. Thru Feb 22. Fords
Theatre. 800-982-2787. fords.org.
Riot Grrrls present THE TEMPEST. Thru
Feb 28. Taety Punk Theatre Company at
CHAW. 202-355-9441. taetypunk.com.
Othello. Thru Mar 1. WSC Avant Bard.
Theatre on the Run. 703-418-4808.
wscavantbard.org.
Sampson McCormick. Feb 15. Bare: A
Pop Opera. Feb 19-Mar 1. DCAC.
202-462-7833. dcartscenter.org.
Rachel Hynes Half-Life. Feb 13-Feb 21.
Mead Theater Lab: CulturalDC.
202-315-1305. culturaldc.org.
The Lieutenant of Inishmore. Thru Mar
8. Constellation Theatre Company.
202-204-7741. constellationtheatre.org.
Much Ado About Nothing. Thru Mar
22. Synetic Theater. 866-811-4111.
synetictheater.org.
DANCE
Lula Washington Dance Theatre (from
Los Angeles). Feb 14-Feb 15. Dance
Place. 202-269-1600. danceplace.org.
MUSIC
John Pizzarelli & Jane Monheit. Feb 14.
Strathmore. AIR: Cristian Perez. Thru Feb
25. 301-581-5100. strathmore.org.
KC Jazz Club: Jenny Scheinman. Feb
13. Kurt Elling: Passion World. Feb 14.
NSO: Matthias Pintscher, conductor:
Karen Gomyo, violin, Pintscher, Faur
& Ravel. Feb 19-Feb 21. Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. kennedy-center.org.
Lauryn Hill. Feb 13-Feb 14. Stephanie
Mills. Feb 15. Dawn Richard. Feb 17.

PRhyme (DJ Premier & Royce da 59).
Feb 19. Harlem Gospel Choir. Thru
Feb 22. Howard Theatre. 202-803-2899.
thehowardtheatre.com.
Aurelio. Feb 13. Artisphere.
888-841-2787. artisphere.com.
Solas. Feb 13-Feb 14. Edwin McCain.
Feb 18. Wolf Trap. 877-965-3872.
wolftrap.org.
Faur Piano Quartett (Germany).
Feb 15. The Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center. 301-405-2787.
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. Feb
14. Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall.
703-845-6156. schlesingercenter.com.
MUSEUMS
National Gallery of Art. El Greco: A
400th Anniversary Celebration. Thru
Feb 16. Piero di Cosimo: The Poetry of
Painting in Renaissance Florence. Thru
May 3. 202-737-4215. nga.gov.
Folger Shakespeare Library. Decoding
the Renaissance. Thru Mar 1. folger.edu.
National Museum of Women in the
Arts. Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother,
Idea. Thru Apr 12. Doris Lee: American
Painter and Illustrator. Thru May 8.
202-783-5000. nmwa.org.
National Geographic. Food: Our Global
Kitchen. Thru Feb 22. Spinosaurus: Lost
Giant of the Cretaceous. Thru Apr 12.
Flying Monsters 3D & Sea Monsters 3D.
Thru Apr 1. National Geographic.
202-857-7700. nglive.org.
GALLERIES
WPA at Artisphere. SELECT 2015:
Exhibition. Thru Mar 7. WPA at Capitol
Skyline Hotel. Hothouse Video: Marina
Zurkow. Thru Mar 15. 202-488-7500.
wpadc.org.
BlackRock Center for the Arts.
Transformations of Brush & Paper. Thru
Feb 28. Photographic Works by Ronald
Beverly. Thru Feb 28. 301-528-2260.
blackrockcenter.org.
The Art League Gallery. Student/Faculty
Show. Feb 18-Mar 1. 703-683-1780.
theartleague.org.
Arts Club of Washington. February Art
Exhibition. Thru Feb 28. 202-331-7282.
artsclubofwashington.org.
Neptune Fine Art. Winter Exhibition.
Thru Feb 14. 202-338-0353.
robertbrowngallery.com.
Prince Georges African American
Museum and Cultural Center.
Transforming Anew: Perspectives of
Black Men. Thru Apr 25. 301-809-0440.
pgaamcc.org.
Goethe-Institut. Light and Dark:
Photographs by Barbara Klemm. Thru
Feb 27. 202-289-1200. goethe.de.
JCC of Greater Washington. Rough
Around the Edges by Ronni Jolles. Thru
Mar 15. 301-881-0100. jccgw.org.
JCCNV. The Artists Palette. Thru Apr 6.
703-323-0880. jccnv.org.
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Love with a twist

Trans-themed romantic
comedy charms, inspires
By BRIAN T. CARNEY
Boy Meets Girl is a groundbreaking
romantic comedy and a remarkable sign
of the times.
The story centers on Ricky and Robby, two
young adults who have been best friends
since they were kids. There is of course a twist.
Ricky was raised as a boy, but is now living
as a girl. Robby has been very supportive,
but there are some powerful undiscussed
feelings lurking beneath the surface.
Ricky works as a waitress at the local
diner in their small Kentucky town, but
she really wants to move to New York and
become a fashion designer. Her designs
are quite good and she produces a
popular vlog with the help of her younger
brother, Sam. Horndog Robby works as a
mechanic for Rickys father.
Things get complicated when Ricky
meets beautiful, blonde Francesca, whos
home from boarding school. Sparks y
when Francesca tries to order a fancy

coee drink and Ricky says they just serve
coee. The two quickly become friends
and the heat rises when Ricky reveals (via
text) that she is a transgender girl.
From there, the plot spins out in
an interesting fashion. There is some
violence and a few dark secrets that
get revealed, but there are no deaths
and there are lots of happy endings;
remarkable and refreshing for a movie
that features a transgender character.
The movie, which opens Friday at the
Angelica Pop-Up at Union Market (550
Penn St., N.E.) is anchored in an assured
performance by Michelle Hendley, who is
herself transgender, and who is making her
lm debut. Hendleys breakout turn has
already won her awards at several indie
lm festivals. She brings both a hardened
worldliness and a winsome innocence to
the role. Ricky has faced down the haters
in her small town and dealt with intense
personal loss; now she needs to nd the
courage to let herself fall in love and to
follow her artistic dreams. Its an amazing
role and Hendley shines in it.
PHOTO COURTESY OF MURPHY PR
Robby (MICHAEL WELCH) and Ricky (MICHELLE HENDLEY) in Boy Meets Girl.
Newcomer Hendley gets great support

from Michael Welch (Robby), Alexandra
Turshen (Francesca) and Michael Galante
(David). Welch, well-known for his
appearances in the Twilight movies and
his role in TVs Joan of Arcadia, is charming
as Rickys loyal best friend. Hes part
womanizing good-ole boy and part heroic
ally, a potent and delightful combination.
Turshen eshes out her femme fatale
role quite nicely, making Francesca a freethinking independent woman and not
just a free-wheeling rich kid on a spree.
Galante brings the necessary menace to
his role as the sometimes villain.
The cast is rounded out with strong
performances from Joseph Ricci as Rickys
cute little brother and Randall Newsome
as her compassionate father, as well as

Elizabeth Ward Land and Christopher
McHale as Francescas ercely protective
and supportive parents.
Writer, director and producer Eric
Schaeer (not to be confused with Signature
Theatres Eric D. Schaeer) is known for
an amazing variety of projects. The multihyphenated New York-based artist (he
has worked as cab driver, writer, director,
producer and actor) has extensive credits in
both television and lm. His movies include
My Lifes in Turnaround (1994) and its 2011
sequel Theyre Out Of Business, as well as
the hit romantic comedy If Lucy Fell (1996)
and Never Again (2001).
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TODAY
The Lavender Languages Conference

on Study of Queer Language is at
American University (4400 Massachusetts
Ave., N.W.) today through Sunday. The
conference examines the use of language
in LGBT life. Sessions include Discussing
the Demarcation of the Trans Experience
in Discourse; Porn Languages; Bodies
and Technologies; Language, Islam
and Sexuality in Francophone Cultures
and many more. Admission for those
employed is $25 and $15 or on a sliding
scale for students or those in between
jobs. Admission includes an on light lunch
on Saturday and Sunday as well as coee
and tea service throughout the weekend.
For more information, visit american.edu/
cas/anthropology/lavender-languages/.
Black Cat (1811 14th St., N.W.) presents
Church Night at 9 p.m. tonight. Sean
Joyce and Katherine Timpf will perform
comedy. Cherie Sweetbottom will perform
a burlesque show. Rom will play music
for the night. Tickets are $12. Admission
is limited to guests 21 and over. For more
details, visit blackcatdc.com.
D.C. Bear Crue presents My Bloody
Valentine at Town (2009 8th St., N.W.)
tonight from 6-11 p.m. There will be a free
photo booth. Drink specials include $4
Bud Light and Bud Light Platinum bottles,
$4 draft pints and $4 draft pitchers. There
will be free pizza at 7 p.m. Drink specials
end at 11 p.m.
Girl Code presents FvckLove, a ladies
dance party, at Vita Lounge (1318 9th
St., N.W.) tonight from 10 p.m.- 3 a.m.
Everyone is free until midnight. DJ Honey
will be providing the music. For more
details, visit girlcodefridaze.eventbee.com.
SATURDAY, FEB. 14
9:30 Club (815 V St., N.W.) hosts

Mixtape tonight at 11 p.m. DJ Shea Van
Horn and Matt Bailer will spin tracks
for the night. Cover is $12. Admission is
CA LE N D A R
limited to guests 21 and over. For more
information, visit 930.com.
Washington Blade hosts its Most
Eligible LGBT Singles Party at Town
(2009 8th St., N.W.) tonight at 10 p.m.
Come meet and party with D.C.S 20 most
eligible singles and then send messages
to the singles with Towns Valentines
message board. Rubber Revolution D.C.
and Washingtonian Plastic Surgery will
sponsor the night. For more details, visit
washintonblade.com/singles.
Hillyer Art Space (9 Hillyer Ct., N.W.)
presents Linda Heshs All Gay Review:
A Heterosexual Looks at Homosexual
Rights through Feb. 28. Today from 1-4
p.m. Hesh will set up a Valentines Day
kissing booth for anyone to kiss whoever
they choose and have their picture taken.
The booth will be covered in tiny photos
of same-sex couples kissing. The exhibit
includes several LGBT-themed series
including The Billboard that shows
pro-gay marriage slogans on billboards,
Sele with a Gay where people can
take photos with photographic busts,
Gay, Gayer, Gayest where LGBT people
can pick photos that best describe them
and more. For more information, visit
hillyerartspace.org.
Town (2009 8th St., N.W.) presents
Love Shack tonight at 10 p.m. There will
be performances by Tatianna, Shiqueeta,
BaNaka and the Firm. Ed Bailey will play
love songs from the 80s and 90s. Cover
is $10 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 details, visit towndc.com.
SUNDAY, FEB. 15
Chick Chat, a lesbian 50-and-over

singles group, meets at the Walters
Art Museum (600 North Charles St.,
Baltimore) today at 2 p.m. They will meet
inside the main entrance near Centre
and Cathedral streets. Someone will be
holding a large Chick Chat sign.
Perrys (1811 Columbia Rd., N.W.) hosts
its weekly Sunday drag brunch today
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is $24.95
for an all-you-can-eat buet. For more
details, visit perrysadamsmorgan.com.
Its All About Love.

Bethesda Presbyterian, 7611 Clarendon Rd., Bethesda MD bethesdapresbyterian.org
Capitol Hill Presbyterian, 201 4th St. SE, Washington, DC capitolhillpreschurch.org
Clarendon, 1305 N Jackson St., Arlington VA clarendonpresbyterian.org
New York Avenue, 1313 New York Ave. NW, Washington, DC nyapc.org
Oaklands, 14301 Laurel Bowie Rd., Laurel, MD oaklandspres.org
Pilgrims, 2201 P St. NW, Washington, DC churchofthepilgrims.org
Rockville United, 355 Linthicum St., Rockville, MD rockvilleunitedchurch.org
Takoma Park, 310 Tulip Ave., Takoma Park, MD takomaparkpc.org
United Christian Parish, 11508 North Shore Dr., Reston, VA ucpreston.org
Western, 2401 Virginia Ave. NW, Washington, DC westernpresbyterian.org
Westminster, 400 I St SW, Washington, DC westminsterdc.org
All members of More Light Presbyterians
Open Doors Chapter
opendoorsmlp.org
Nellies Sports Bar (900 U St., N.W.) hosts

a drag brunch today with two shows
at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. For more
information, visit nelliessportsbar.com.
MONDAY, FEB. 16
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W..)
hosts coee drop-in hours this morning
from 10 a.m.-noon for the senior LGBT
community. Older LGBT adults can
come and enjoy complimentary coee
and conversation with other community
members. For more information, visit
thedccenter.org.
Us Helping Us (3636 Georgia Ave.,
N.W.) holds a support group for gay black
men to discuss topics that aect them,
share perspectives and have meaningful
conversations. For details, visit uhupil.org.
TUESDAY, FEB. 17
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.
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts its Bi Round Table today tonight
from 7-9:30 p.m. The group will discuss
issues concerning bisexuality For more
information, visit thedccenter.org.
SMYAL (410 7th St., S.E.) hosts a
rap group, a support group for LGBT
youth, today from 5-6:30 p.m. For more
information, visit smyal.org.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18
Lysistrata Theater Group presents a
performance of Lysistrata and the Sex
Strike, a comedy about a woman who
wants to use her female attributes to
make men stay at home and take care of
their families, at Gala Theatre (3333 14th
St., N.W.) tonight at 8 p.m. Doors open at
7 p.m. The show will be in Spanish with
English subtitles. Tickets are $25 cash only.
The Tom Davoren Social Bridge
Club meets tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the
Dignity Center (721 8th St., S.E.) for social
bridge. No partner needed. For more
information, call 301-345-1571.
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche opens

at Richmond Triangle Players (1300
Altamont Ave., Richmond, Va.) tonight at
8 p.m. and runs through March 14. The
play is a comedy about members of the
Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters
of Gertrude Stein having their annual
quiche breakfast and presentation in
1956 under the threat of Communism.
Tickets are $18. For more details, visit
rtriangle.org.
The
National
Archives
(700
Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.) hosts its 11th
annual Showcase of Academy Awardnominated documentaries and short
subjects in the William G. McGowan
Theater. Films shown will be Academy
Award nominees for the categories
documentary feature, documentary short
subject, live action short lm and animated
short lm. Admission is free. Doors open
45 minutes prior to start time. Walk-ins
without reservations will be admitted 15
minutes before start time depending on
seat availability. For more details, visit
archivesfoundation.org/events.
Metropolitan Community Church
(474 Ridge St., N.W.) of Washington, a
mostly LGBT local church, will have Ash
Wednesday services at noon and 7 p.m.
today. For details, visit mccdc.com.
Foundry United Methodist Church
(1500 16th St., N.W.), an LGBT-arming
local church with a large gay membership,
has Ash Wednesday services today at 8
p.m. and 7 p.m. For more information,
visit foundryumc.org.
THURSDAY, FEB. 19
The D.C. Center (2000 14th St., N.W.)
hosts its monthly Poly Discussion
Group at 7 p.m. People of all dierent
stages are invited to discuss polyamory
and other consensual non-monogamous
relationships. This event is for new comers,
established polyamorous relationships
and open to all sexual orientations. For
details, visit thedccenter.org.
Freddies Beach Bar and Restaurant
(55 23rd St., South, Arlington,, Va.) hosts an
LGBT happy hour starting at 5 p.m. For more
information, visit freddiesbeachbar.com.
WASHINGTONBLADE.COM
S P O RTI N I N D. C.
Gay cyclist riding from

Cairo to Cape Town
By KEVIN MAJOROS
When the Blade caught up with
American lawyer Nate Freeman, he was
just returning from a long weekend of
canoeing on the Orange River in Namibia.
Most anyone else would have been
resting because on Jan. 9, Freeman
embarked on a 12,000-kilometer bike
ride from Cairo to Cape Town that will
span four months and travel through 10
countries in Africa.
The Out in Africa Ride is the inaugural
project for an initiative that is dedicated
to identifying and supporting nonprot
groups throughout Africa who are working
to ght homophobia, eliminate stigma and
provide legal protection to LGBT people.
A major component of human dignity
is the ability to express yourself, Freeman
says. I was looking for what I could do
policy wise and connect that to groups on
the ground.
F E BRU A RY 1 3 , 2 0 1 5 4 7
Freeman requested that this story not

be published by the Blade until he passed
safely through Egypt and Sudan due to
the safety concerns of an LGBT rights
advocate crossing their borders.
The Out in Africa Ride is piggybacking
on an event known as the Tour dAfrique
and Freeman is one of 40 cyclists on the
Tour. They will only have 20 rest days
during the four-month ride and several of
the ride days will be a stage race similar
to the stages in the Tour de France.
The group of cyclists on the Tour range
from people who just want to nish to
competitive cyclists. Many are riding for
causes of their own choosing.
The obstacles the cyclists will face are
enormous and include politics, religion,
animals, disease, climate, terrain, injuries
and stone-throwing children. Last year,
two of the riders on the Tour contracted
Malaria and there is the constant threat
of Dengue fever.
Freeman, 32, was born and raised
in Mount Vernon, Iowa and went on to
Whitman College. He received his law
degree from Yale.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FREEMAN
NATE FREEMAN is riding to ght African

homophobia.
He ran cross country and played tennis

in high school, but it wasnt until his college
years that he truly found athletics and it
began with rock climbing, hiking, dance
and ballet. He segued into triathlons after
his college years and continues to dance.
After receiving his law degree, he spent
two years clerking for the Honorable
Tena Campbell and the Honorable Robert
J Shelby in Salt Lake City. It was during
that time that Judge Shelby struck down

Amendment 3 of Utahs State Constitution
banning same-sex marriage.
For the past year, Freeman has been
clerking for Justice Edwin Cameron at
the Constitutional Court of South Africa.
Cameron is the rst and only senior South
African ocial to state publicly that he is
living with HIV/AIDS. He is widely known
for his advocacy of LGBT rights.
Leading up to the Out in Africa Ride,
Freeman found himself struggling with
the context of the project he was about
to initiate.
I was forming a challenging role to
play, Freeman says. When you care
about an issue and you are not from the
place experiencing the issue, it doesnt
always translate.
The rst purpose of the Ride is to get
donors to contribute to programs that are
not widely known. They have chosen two
organizations as their rst partners; the
Human Rights Awareness and Promotion
Forum in Uganda and the Gay & Lesbian
Network in South Africa.
The second purpose is to get local
programs to link with other local
programs and to share their current
campaigns and advocacy strategies.
4 8 F E B RUA RY 1 3, 2015
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A D V IC E
Building something lasting

with your partner takes work
MICHAEL RADKOWSKY, Psy.D. is a licensed

psychologist who works with gay individuals
and couples in D.C. He can be found online
at personalgrowthzone.com. All identifying
information has been changed for reasons
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Michael@personalgrowthzone.com.
Why bother with sexual exclusivity? So

many gay men ask this question, given all
the attractive guys and erotic experiences
out there to enjoy.
But I think the allure of sex without
limits leads a lot of us to too easily
reject monogamy as just a puritanical,
deprivational, outdated construct, ignoring
FE BR U A R Y 13, 2015 49
that it has something powerful to oer us:

the possibility of developing a deep bond
with your signicant other by shutting
the door to distractions and making a
commitment to collaborate on keeping sex
between the two of you interesting.
And while multiple partners are the
easy (and fun) x for sexual boredom,
were apt to go for non-monogamy
without considering the cost. Opening
a relationship frequently leads to hurt
feelings, jealousy and distance, no matter
how carefully we go about it. And when
hot times can be so easily had, why
put sustained energy into keeping our
primary relationship interesting?
Its true that non-monogamy is
attractive to people of all genders and
sexual orientations, but several factors
make it almost irresistible for gay men: our
general ease of nding willing partners,
the tendency to pursue sex separately
from emotional intimacy since we didnt
get to date and discover romance growing
up, our tendency to dene ourselves by
our sexual desirability and conquests, our
lack of role models and also homonegative

feelings many of us absorbed that can
lead us to disrespect our partners and
sabotage our relationships.
Another universal appeal of nonmonogamy: sex with a long-term partner
is dierent from the thrill of hot sex with a
new man. It leans more toward closeness
and connection and less toward sizzle.
Because of all the hype and glorication
that sizzle gets in the gay world and in
our larger culture, many of us dont know
that its unavoidable and normal for sex
to change in this way over time, nor do we
see the warmth and attachment of longterm sex as hot.
As a result, were apt to believe that
something is wrong when the passion
and intensity of sex simmer down. When
things get monotonous, we wonder: Is it
because Im getting older? Is my partner no
longer attracted to me? Is my sex life pitiful
compared to the fun my friends are having?
To feel better about ourselves, were
likely to start looking for the high of a
new experience. Meanwhile, we dont
consider the possibility of developing

something dierent but pretty wonderful
with the guy whos been right next to us
for a long while.
Theres a popular myth that great
sex should just happen automatically
without any eort. Truth is, if you want
to maintain a passionate sex life with
your partner, you do have to work at it,
just as you must put forth eort for so
many things to go well in life. You need
to nd ways to nurture romance and
aection. You need to nd ways to keep
sex interesting. Rather than lying around
waiting to be turned on by your partner,
you have to take responsibility for igniting
your own desire.
Were all human; the easiest route is
always tempting, including when it comes to
sex. And gay men are especially vulnerable
to being hijacked by the allure of multiple
sex partners. The monogamy route can
be dicult and more work. It can also be a
path to rich connection, and to desire that
transcends simple physical arousal and is
also stoked by emotional intimacy.
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If youre staying 5 years or

more, it makes sense to
purchase a home
By TED SMITH
This is an updated version of my very
first column in the Blade from November 2012. The example I used there to
consider renting vs. buying was a 1-bedroom, 1-bath unit in a Navy Yard Co-op
at $1700/month rental or a $239,000
purchase price. Since that time, rental
prices in that building have increased 15
percent, and the purchase price for that
coop has increased 32 percent. So in this
article, I use a contemporary example of
renting vs. buying a 2-bedroom/2-bath
townhouse-style condo at the Car Barn in
Capitol Hill.
Initially it makes sense for newcomers
to D.C. to rent while you get a feel for different parts of the city where you might
like to ultimately live. But once you decide
youre going to be in Washington for five
years or longer, it probably makes sense
to start thinking about buying a place
even a starter place from which you
might move up.
I say five years because that is the average amount of time it will take for you
to recoup your initial investment in buying and later selling a home. It will
cost you around 3.5 percent in additional
costs (mainly for the city recordation tax
and title-related expenses) on top of
your purchase price to buy a home. And
when it comes time to sell, it will cost
you around 8 percent of the selling price
(mainly for commission expenses and the
city transfer tax) to sell your home. So
even though its going to cost you around
11.5 percent to buy and sell a home; conservatively assuming 2-3 percent a year
FE B R U A R Y 13, 2015 51
in appreciation, you should be able to recoup that extra cost in around 4-5 years.
One major hurdle in buying your first
place is to come up with the down payment. It is a daunting challenge to save
10 to 20 percent of the purchase price of
a home that may cost $400,000- 500,000.
Even saving 3.5 percent (the minimum
amount required for an FHA mortgage,
now matched by some conventional mortgage programs) can be difficult when you
are first starting out in your career. You
may be fortunate enough to have a family
member who will help you out with a down
payment gift to get you started (dont forget to get that gift letter from them). Or
you may be able to qualify for one of the
assistance programs like DC Open Doors,
run by the city to help first-time buyers with their down payments. And once
youve put your chips in the game, you
get to continue to play up as long as your
stake increases. Plus you get a nice bonus
every year in the form of tax credit for the
interest paid on your mortgage.
So lets return to the initial question
that serves as the title of this article:
Should I rent or should I buy? Lets do the
math based on the chart above:
Lets say youre paying $2900 a month
for a 2-bedroom/2-bath unit at the Car
Barn. In the course of five years, youd pay
$174,900 plus your initial $2900 deposit
for a total of $177,800 with no financial
advantage to show, not even a tax credit.
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Ted Smith is a licensed Realtor with Real
Living | at Home specializing in mid-city D.C.
Reach him at TedSmithSellsDC@rlathome.com
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or @TedSmithSellsDC. You can also join him on
monthly tours of mid-city neighborhood Open
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toward first-time buyers. Sign up at www.meetup.com/DCMidCity1stTimeHomeBuyers/.
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The National LGBTQ Task Force builds power, takes action and creates change to achieve freedom
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We are currently seeking a Human Resources Manager to be responsible for all aspects of
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for recruiting, orientation, workplace training, and employee performance evaluation.
Responsibilities include:
Coordinates the preparation and placement of notices and advertisements for open positions
Issues offer letters to prospective employees
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names and affiliations of three references. Apply via email at hr@thetaskforce.org; please write HR
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and fourth floor, and 6 floors of rental apartment units (56,800 GSF). The project includes 61 rental apartment units. The project also includes related site and utility improvements, storm water management, landscaping, and hardscape work.
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