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THE LGBTQ ATLANTA BRAVES TAKEOVER Turner Field is about to get a makeover all in shades of the LGBTQ community! Join The Welcoming Committee for a fun night of baseball pandemonium as the Braves take on the New York Mets. Special drinks and swag complimentary for anyone who takes part. Thursday, September 10, 7:00 pm • Turner Field (755 Hank Aaron Dr Se btwn Georgia Ave. & Bill Lucas Dr.)
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Five parties! Six outstanding DJs! Ready 4 Hope’s Party Weekend is a party with a purpose all in order to benefit AID Atlanta. Covers are no more than $20 at the door. All parties are spread out between Heretic, Jungle, Xion and Park Tavern. This is a weekend you will not want to miss.
This highly-anticipated, one night only event is a celebration for all Lesbian and Transgendered women! Taking place at Mixx, the VJ will be serving the hottest beats for all ages all night long. These ladies will be saying goodbye to summer in style.
Continuing promotion for his new album ,X, the ginger-haired Brit will be hitting Atlanta once again. Notorious for going out once the show is over, be on the lookout for Sheeran around Midtown. He was spotted at Swinging Richard’s the last time he was in town!
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1. It’s Better to be Happy than Right Most of the fights that occur between couples are when someone wants to be right and prove that the other person is wrong. Whether you’re right or wrong in the situation, nobody wins because you’re both losing. 2. Being Passive-Aggressive Isn’t any Better When you’re constantly dropping hints showing that you’re angry at your significant other, you’re not doing anything different than initiating an argument. This can actually make someone more upset than when you confront them personally. 3. Taking Your Emotions out on Them We all get into a funk or have our own bad days, but this doesn’t mean that your significant other should be your punching bag. It can destroy a relationship if every time you have a bad day you take it out on your significant other when they had nothing to do with the reason why you’re upset. 4. Getting Jealous You need to have faith that your significant other only has eyes for you. Whether they take a look at someone else or someone else is checking them out, this is no reason to start a fight. We’re all human, so this will happen. You need to remember who they’re going home with.
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t’s a common misconception that every couple fights, so we don’t need to work on our problems because we have a normal relationship. The truth is that when we fight, it is toxic to our relationships and causes resentments to build up and unnecessary drama that could be resolved from learning how to fight fair. Conflicts are an inevitable facet of relationships that can become magnified. In a relationship, we need to feel comfortable, supported, and understood by the person with whom we are most intimate in the world. When our expectations of these needs are not met, conflict can begin to bubble. Undercutting your spouse with a cheap and petty trick designed specifically to hit a weak point only you can know doesn’t win you the argument; it loses you your relationship. Conflicts in relationship run deeper than just a simple disagreement. The grooves of your character are as familiar to your spouse as any part of your physical appearance. When these grooves grate against each other, strong emotions can be triggered and fester if untended. Taking a proactive, positive, and honest approach to conflict resolution will result in an opportunity to strengthen your relationship, to improve the feeling of security and trust leaving it stronger than it was before. Dismissive behavior is one of the most psychologically damaging behaviors for one person to another. Acknowledge, listen, and put yourself in their shoes for a minute. Conflict in relationships is more than a simple misunderstanding or disagreement especially when you or your partner perceives a threat. Threats trigger strong emotional reactions and maintaining a level playing field is critical to relationship success. Here are 8 reasons why fighting can toxic to your relationship: 20 | 9.9.15
5. Attacking the Person This is who you’ve committed yourself to and want to be with, so you should make them feel special not terrible. When you get into a fight and attack them for who they are as a person or their physical insecurities, you’re no longer fighting other than trying to put the person down. 6. Bringing up the Past If you want to be in a healthy relationship, you can’t hold the person’s past against them. We all have things we’ve done in the past that we’re not proud of, but we take those situations and learn how to grow from them. If you’re constantly bringing up the person’s past, you’re bringing up bad memories for them while telling them that you don’t trust them as well. 7. Waiting for the Right Time to Explode A common toxic maneuver that people in relationships use is when they don’t start a fight right away, but they hold onto a situation to use it at a later time. Doing this doesn’t help anyone. You either discuss the situation right when it happens or get over it. 8. Letting Your Friends get Involved Don’t allow others to get involved in your relationship fights. You don’t win just because your friends agree with you. Your fight is between you and your significant other and it should stay that way.
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t’s the beginning of the craziest time of year, at least if you love music, movies, and/or television. This summer saw some massive totals at the box office, and Hollywood’s gearing up for both
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vying for Oscar statues. With Grammy deadlines coming soon and Black Friday not far behind, the music industry’s also gearing up for some major releases. And of course, many of your favorite shows are
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returning for new seasons, along with a bunch of new shows. So where can you possibly start? We’ve
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THE MUPPETS
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JEWEL, PICKING UP THE PIECES
After spending much of the 21st century skipping between musical genres, Jewel returns to her roots for her latest project. Jewel produced the album on her own, and referred to it as a bookend to her 1995 breakthrough, Pieces of You. Available Sept. 11
LANA DEL REY, HONEYMOON
For her third full-length album, Lana Del Rey describes her work as “surrealist” and inspired by “late-night Miles Davis drives.” Whatever she’s doing, it must be working: lead single “High By the Beach” debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, only her second song to go so high (after “Summertime Sadness”). Available Sept. 18
SELENA GOMEZ, REVIVAL
With her current single, “Good for You,” Selena Gomez is scrubbing off the last remnants of her Disney days. Expect more of this on Revival, Gomez’ first album after leaving her previous record label, the Disney-owned Hollywood Records. Available Oct. 9
DEMI LOVATO, CONFIDENT
If Selena’s scrubbing off Disney, Demi’s going out of her way to completely distance herself from those early Disney days. As lead single “Cool for the Summer” shows, Demi’s dabbling in some Sapphic love and flaunting her body for all the girls and boys. Available Oct. 16
ADELE, 26
We’re taking a guess with the title, since the originally rumored title of 25 would’ve worked better a year ago. In any case, we don’t know much about Adele’s next album, but her record label has confirmed to Billboard that it’s coming this November. Available TBD
JANET JACKSON, UNBREAKABLE
Ms. Jackson (if you’re nasty) is already on tour for her next album, and while we’re just starting AVICII, STORIES to hear new tracks live, His debut album, True, found Avicii mixing dance music with ele- we do know that the alments of other genres, like folk on “Wake Me Up.” For his follow- bum (her first since 2008’s up, Avicii is bringing in a bunch of big-name vocalists like Green Discipline!) finds producDay’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Jon Bon Jovi, and Robbie Williams. ers Jimmy Jam and Terry Available Sept. 25 Lewis (thankfully) returning to produce. Available TBD
JUSTIN BIEBER, TBA
Canada’s most prominent Kate Gosselin doppelganger has been making a musical comeback in recent months, first with his Skrillex/Diplo collaboration “Where Are U Now?” and now with the lead single from his next album, “What Do You Mean?” The full album’s coming at some point this fall, likely in October. Available TBD
RIHANNA, TBA
Remember when Rihanna was releasing new music every November like clockwork? It’s been nearly three whole years since she released her last album, Unapologetic, and while she released a handful of singles earlier this year, we’re not sure DISCLOSURE, CARACAL These dance producers blew up big-time when their single with when to expect Rihanna’s eighth album. In a time where artists Sam Smith, “Latch,” took off last year. They’re back with a big- like to drop albums out of nowhere (Beyoncé) and sometimes ger list of collaborators, including Lorde and The Weeknd. Sam even for free (Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz), though, who knows what Rihanna has up her sleeve. Smith even returns to provide vocals on new single “Omen.” Available TBD Available Sept. 25 26 | 9.9.15
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FREEHELD
Julianne Moore and Ellen Page star in this film, based on a true story about Lauren Hester (Moore) and Stacie Andree (Page), a couple who have to fight for Stacie to receive Lauren’s police pension after Lauren is diagnosed with cancer. Out on Film atGRANDMA tendees get a special advance screening of this powerful film Lily Tomlin takes the lead in a film for the first time in nearly on Sunday, Oct. 4. three decades for Grandma. In the film, she plays Ellie, a lesbian Opens nationwide Oct. 16 poet dealing with the death of her long-term partner. When her 18-year-old granddaughter comes to Ellie for help paying for an abortion, the two make their way through different people in SPECTRE Ellie’s life to scrounge up the money. Picking up where Skyfall left off, Daniel Craig’s James Bond Opens in Atlanta theaters Sept. 18 finally crosses paths with SPECTRE, the organization behind some of the character’s most well-known film entries. Stepping up as the film’s primary antagonist this time is Christoph Waltz, STONEWALL while the film’s Bond girls this go-around are played by Léa Roland Emmerich, the openly Seydoux and Monica Bellucci. gay director behind films like Opens nationwide Nov. 6 Independence Day and White House Down, directs a different sort of explosive story with THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 2 Stonewall. The film is focused The Hunger Games series comes to a close with Mockingjay on a fictional character who – Part 2. Picking up where Part 1 ended, Panem is now in the finds himself in the middle of middle of a total revolution. With a small team supporting her, the Stonewall Riots, though Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) will come face to face the creative team behind the with President Snow (Donald Sutherland). But will the fall of film are saying real figures like Snow bring peace to Panem? Or will Katniss find herself in the Marsha P. Johnson are promi- middle of something bigger? nent in the film as well. Opens nationwide Nov. 20 Opens in Atlanta theaters Sept. 25
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When a mission to Mars goes bad, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead and left behind by his crew. Watney has to fight the environment and find a way to send a signal back towards Earth letting someone know he’s still alive. Based on the best-selling book, the film includes an all-star cast (Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels and more), plus direction from Ridley Scott. Opens nationwide Oct. 2
CRIMSON PEAK
Just in time for Halloween comes a new tale of horror from Guillermo del Toro. Set in 19th century Cumbria, Crimson Peak follows Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a young author who falls in love with Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). After marrying him, though, she learns that he and his sister (Jessica Chastain) are harboring supernatural secrets in their abode. Opens nationwide Oct. 16 28 | 9.9.15
THE NIGHT BEFORE
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and writer/director Jonathan Levine reunite after collaborating on cancer comedy 50/50. This holiday-themed feature finds childhood friends Ethan (GordonLevitt), Isaac (Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) reuniting in New York City for one last go at their annual Christmas Eve tradition of partying all night. Opens nationwide Nov. 25
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BEST TIME EVER WITH NEIL PATRICK HARRIS
After hosting the Tonys a handful of times, as well as the Oscars, Neil Patrick Harris is coming to television live once a week with a variety series, filled with skits, stunts, musical numbers, prizes, and much, much more.
THE DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH
As hard as it is to remember, Jon Stewart was not the first host of The Daily Show. With newcomer Trevor Noah now lined up as Stewart’s replacement, it’s obvious he won’t be the last, either. We’ll see if Noah keeps to the politically-heavy comedy that Stewart started (and former host John Oliver has perfected on HBO’s Last Week Tonight), but we’ll give him some time to settle in. Premieres Monday, Sept. 28 at 11 p.m. on Comedy Central
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
Jessica Lange is out, and Lady Gaga is in. The latest installment in everyone’s favorite anthology series goes inside a hotel, and features a vampiric Lady Gaga in a love triangle with Matt Bomer and Finn Wittrock. Lucky Gaga. Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 10 p.m. on FX
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND
Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 15 Rebecca (Rachel Bloom) is a driven career woman who impulsiveat 10 p.m. on NBC ly gives up her entire life in Manhattan in an attempt to find love and happiness in…West Covina, California. Maybe she is crazy. Premieres Monday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. on The CW
SUPERGIRL
DC Comics’ television slate gets a new addition with Supergirl, starring Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El, one of a few people to escape Krypton before its explosion. After years of hiding her abilities, and with a certain famous cousin’s decision to show off his gifts, Kara decides to embrace her own abilities. Premieres Monday, Oct. 26 at 8:30 p.m. on CBS
SCREAM QUEENS
Ryan Murphy’s taking his horror anthology formula and adding in some comedy to the mix. Scream Queens’ first season takes place on a college campus, which is rocked by a series of murders. The large cast includes veterans of other Ryan Murphy shows, including Emma Roberts and Lea Michele, plus horror legend Jamie Lee Curtis. Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. on FOX
THE MUPPETS
The Muppets are returning to primetime! This time, though, they’re showing life behind the scenes, as viewers learn about their lives at home and at work, along with a series of sordid events (like Kermit’s new pig girlfriend, and Miss Piggy’s jealousy). In short: it’s the Muppets crossed with The Office. Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. on ABC
HEROES REBORN
The latest series to come back from the grave with a miniseries, Heroes Reborn finds some of the show’s alums (including cast members Masi Oka and Jack Coleman) joining a new cast of characters (led by Chuck ’s Zachary Levi) who find themselves discovering their own special abilities. Premieres Thursday, Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. on NBC 30 | 9.9.15
ANGEL FROM HELL
Jane Lynch plays Amy, who enters Allison’s (Maggie Lawson) life and claims to be her guardian angel. The problem is that Allison can’t tell if Amy’s actually an angel, or just crazy. Premieres Thursday, Nov. 5 at 9:30 p.m. on CBS
MARVEL’S JESSICA JONES
Netflix’s first Marvel series, Marvel’s Daredevil, redefined what a superhero television series could do when it dropped earlier this year. For their second series, Netflix is focusing on Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), a former superhero who’s rebuilding her life as a private eye in Hell’s Kitchen. Premieres This Fall on Netflix
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a lot of music blogs and subscribe to several professional DJ Pool services. My biggest inspiration comes from DJ/ Producers on Soundcloud like Gigamesh, RAC, Selector RetroDisco, Horse Meat Disco, NARK, Honey SoundSystem, Solidisco, Fare Soldi, Virgin Magnetic Material, Stereogamous, A-Trak, and Rhythm Scholar to name a few. I personally thrive on indie/alternative electronic music. Locally, you’ll find me in the crowd listening to DJ Vicky Powell (Church) and of course Stuart Myerburg (Mary’s, Atlanta) who spins brilliant music video. DA: What can Atlanta expect from you at Pride?
DJ Diablo Rojo The Red-Bearded Devil by Dustin Shrader
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an favorite DJ Diablo Rojo is back again for another memorable evening at the Georgia Aquarium’s Official Pride Kickoff Party! Rojo will be featuring his signature “visual” sound throughout the night, a style he has become known for over the last decade. The ManShaft founder took the time to discuss the early days of his career, his legendary, unique style of spinning and what he has in store for the biggest LGBT event of the year! David Atlanta: How did you get started in the business?
Diablo Rojo:I have avidly collected music, attended concerts, managed a record store, and worked closely with labels promoting artists from high school through college. My first public gig was at Mary’s in East Atlanta Village and I’ve been playing and hosting events there for over a decade. Also, I am in advertising so naturally I concept, design, shoot, promote, and DJ my events down to the very last details.
a familiar crowd that understands your point-of-view and where you are taking them with your set. I am all about making sure that people have a great experience and find it very rewarding to bring people together. DA: How would you describe your style? DR: My sound is continually evolving; particularly the ManShaft sets at The Heretic. I’ve been crafting a sound laced with dirty, sticky downbeats that builds to a harder electro sound. I also like to throw in a backlash of reworked rock classics to keep the crowd guessing. Eclectic, yes, but it works quite successfully with this particular event and crowd. I enjoy finding more commercial or classic songs that have been reinterpreted by other DJ’s or touched up with my own light production. If I am mixing for myself, it’s more low-fi alternative sound which you can hear at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud. com/djdiablorojo/diablos-toolbox-part-1 Otherwise, I do not publish event sets, so come out and enjoy them in person.
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DR: It’s an honor being invited back for a second year and a great opportunity to create a new “soundtrack” for this special event. Last year’s set spanned four decades of gay culture through music video. This year I plan to incorporate more emerging artists like Disclosure, Breach, and Duke Dumont. These artists have rich, house music meets electronic music hybrid sounds. I’ve been thoughtfully crafting combinations of classics vs. contemporary artists to assure it’s an upbeat and engaging experience. I hope everyone enjoys the Pride Kick Off Party in the Oceans Ballroom at the Georgia Aquarium on October 9th. Expect a concert scale video screen installation for my VJ set against an over the top room theme, which I cannot disclose, that will be talked about for weeks after the event! It’s going to be another amazing production by John Walker and team at the Georgia Aquarium. Don’t miss out! This special event sells out every year! DA: Do you have anything big coming down the pipe for us within the next year? DR: In November 2015, the Manshaft: Levi-Leather Edition returns to Heretic. The event is scheduled quarterly in 2016 with the ManShaft: Lumberjack Edition in March. Also gigs are planned at smaller venues, like the Ginger Appreciation Party (aka. Red Meat Party) at Mary’s in East Atlanta in January with other events to follow. I will also explore opportunities collaborating with other local DJ’s and more out-of-town or even abroad events. So, let’s stay in touch, search “DJ Diablo Rojo” on Facebook, “Like” the page, and stay informed for what’s to come in 2016!
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perspectives to LGBT storytelling. I’ve always been drawn to writing gay characters. When I first started out, I just wanted to finish something and put it online. I had no idea what it would become. I shot the first two episodes for literally no money. I self-financed the first two episodes. I want to say I spent, $1,500. Everybody involved pretty much volunteered his or her time and talent. It was so just overwhelmingly affirming that everybody wanted to be a part of it. I think that people maybe responded to that energy, that everybody was involved with it for the right reasons. DA: That’s definitely a testament to it considering how well the Kickstarter campaign for the second season went.
Kit Williamson The Ultimate Multitasker by Dustin Shrader
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enowned Broadway actor, writer and director Kit Williamson is on top of the world these days. The uber-talented thesp said goodbye to Mad Men and its final season, got engaged to his long-time partner and is gearing up to launch the second season of his popular web series Eastsiders. While visiting his hometown in Mississippi, Kit took the time to discuss his whirlwind year and the endless possibilities for the future. David Atlanta: Where did the idea for the show originate? Kit Williamson: I really wanted to tell a story with complicated, flawed and fucked up gay characters. I feel like too often we see a squeaky-clean representation of gay people, and as a fundamentally messed up person, I just don’t identify with it. I wanted to dig into those characters and just have it be a lucky coincidence that they were all gay and in a gay neighborhood. I lived in Silver Lake for many years with my fiancé John. I’d also
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KW: I was so blown away by the response to the Kickstarter campaign. This is a weird, unusual little story that wouldn’t get financed by a studio or a network. It’s definitely amazing to see that there is an audience for it and to prove that there is an audience for it. I think that that’s what the Kickstarter campaign did.
DA: What was that transition like — I know you had a theater background — from going from theater to screen and then to this web style never really seen that neighborhood and, of shooting? I should say, that gayborhood represented on camera. It’s such an interesting, cool, KW: It can be daunting because they’re incestuous community of people who all such different worlds. Obviously, all of know each other’s business. I wanted to your training from theater, everything in have the neighborhood be a character in your background helps you with film, but it can also be a little bit of a hindrance the show as well. at first. Just as an actor, I found that I DA: Did you always envision was making broad choices and playing to the back of a 1,000 seat house Eastsiders to be a web series? when I should have just been focusing KW: I had modest goals for it when I first on the person in front of me and trying started out. I’d never gotten to play a gay to react as spontaneously as possible. I would say that doing the show really character before. helped me understand that in a new DA: Ever? way because theater is very much an actor’s medium, where you are really in KW: Not even in college. Nobody would control of your performance. In film, you hire me to do that. can give an incredible performance, and it might not cut together with what the DA: Is that something you always other actor did on their coverage. It’s rewanted to pursue at some point? ally your performance is a collaborative effort in film. I think that there’s someKW: I really did. I was curious as to thing really amazing about that. You’re whether or not it would feel any dif- not totally in control. You have to give ferent. Turns out it doesn’t. I think up that control when you’re acting for that’s great, but I do want to add my film and just be in the moment.
DA: Since you have a much bigger budget for the second season, what will we see that was not touched on in the first? KW: It’s, yes, a much bigger budget. We utilize that to tell a much bigger story. It’s a large ensemble cast, and it’s exploring a lot of different kinds of relationships, some new, some stagnating and some that are being redefined. I think that that’s ... If I could sum it up, that’s the crux of the second season is how we try to connect with other people and the challenges in that because you’ve always got to constantly reconnect with people and relationships. It’s not a one-time thing. Just because you’re on the same page now doesn’t mean that you will be tomorrow. the Supreme Court decision came It’s about growing in the same direction. down, but the lesbian couple in the series played by Brea Grant DA: And Willam Belli is joining and Vera Miao have been together the cast? for eight years and have two kids together and had really resisted KW: I knew that I wanted to write a char- the idea of getting married up until acter who was exploring becoming a drag that point, at first because it was performer and the challenges that that illegal and then because it wasn’t might present in a relationship. I knew ... When you’re so committed to anthat I wanted the character to be a love other person already, sometimes it interest for Quincy, played by Stephen can feel redundant to try to change Guarino. Stephen had just directed your title, as it were, and to find Willam in a stage show in Los Angeles meaning in that. It really wasn’t called Showgirls Live, where Willam until the tides started turning with was playing the Nomi Malone role. I was gay marriage nationally that I really struck by how great Willam was. I’d been realized how much it meant to me a fan of Willam’s on Drag Race and also and how it could be significant in on Nip/Tuck back in the day, but I was just my relationship because my partreally struck by how effortless she is as a ner and I have been together for comedic actress. Then, when I got to meet eight years. Willam, while I was writing the season, I met with Willam, and I was struck by how DA: As a fellow writer — you’re interesting he is out of drag as well. One a writer and playwright and stuff of the first things that he did was teach — I always wondered where you me about butt chugging, which is appar- drive your inspiration for your stoently when you put a Cape Cod in a funnel ries from. and put it in your butt. My very first meeting with Willam was not an in person tuto- KW: Gosh. I guess I usually start with rial but just an explanation of what that a character rather than a story. I try to was. I thought, this is just such a uniquely let the characters tell me what the story irreverent, clever, quick-witted person. He is, which sounds cliché, but I think that was such a pleasure to write for both in once you really start to understand a perand out of drag. son, then you start to understand what they’re struggling with in their life, what DA: It was such a historic year for they want and what their obstacles are, our community. Will gay marriage and then you have a story because I think be broached in season two? that all stories are based in conflict. It’s about somebody who wants something KW: We definitely play with, we incor- that they can’t have. We all want things porate gay marriage into the storyline that we are struggling to achieve or that of season two. When we were shoot- we are being denied, and how we graping the season, it was, of course, before ple with that is the story. 40 | 9.9.15
DA: Where do you see the next year bringing you and taking you? Are you thinking about slowing down, or are you just revving up to do more? KW: I would like to think I’m just revving up because while I’m in Alabama, I’m interviewing people living with HIV and AIDS for a new project that I’m working on. Yeah. I’m also going to go into production on this feature film about the free clinic system and the cost of HIV medication. I have a bunch of other projects in development, but I also don’t know that I’m done with Eastsiders just yet. I’m excited to see where the story takes me. DA: Are you thinking ahead to season 3? KW: Who knows? Who knows where the story goes?
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ately the LGBTQ community has been flooded with positive changes and support. From the Supreme Court marriage victory, to fighting against a Kentucky court clerk, to Miley Cyrus’s army of drag queen back-up dancers, the LGBTQ community has remained at the forefront of the social conscious as a clear indication of just how far we’ve all come. And yet we still have so much farther to go. Although gay couples can now plan their weddings and be seen on tv, we still have yet to eradicate AIDS. There are now treatments, preventative medications, and real quality of life for people living with AIDS and HIV where as the diagnosis used to be synonymous with a death sentence. It’s all real progress but there is still work to be done: enter Ready 4 Hope, an all volunteer nonprofit organization. . Born out of the fundraising efforts of the AIDS walk, a group of volunteers gathered in 2013 to plan various social events to raise money for AID Atlanta. Mike Woodside, one of the volunteers, has walked the AIDS walk since 2002 and managed to raise $16,000 in 2012. That hefty amount 42 | 9.9.15
7 a.m. Hydrate, the closing party will be hosted at Park Tavern on Sunday, September 13th. Dee Martello, aka Twisted Dee, will be dj-ing from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. This finale event is powered by Scruff, one of the many sponsors. In addition to the several parties This year Ready 4 Hope has set a fundrais- and merchandise, Ready 4 Hope has ing goal of $60,000, which they are look- also partnered with Bully Wear to offer ing to make across different social events. weekend shirts for sale. Ready 4 Hope has an impressive DJ line up for the weekend of events. The events Ready 4 Hope Board President, Mike kick off Friday, September 11th with the Woodside, noted the organization’s Ignite party at the Heretic. Ignite will name was born out of AID Atlanta’s slofeature DJs Seth Breezy from 9 p.m. until gan, “Every life deserves hope.” Mike 11 p.m. and Shane Stiel from 11 p.m. until and the R4H team are dedicated to pro3 a.m. Friday’s after hours party will be viding that hope to all that benefit from the Heat party at Xion. Xion on Friday will the work of AID Atlanta. feature Robert Ansley dj-ing from 3 a.m. “Part of the motivation that inspires the until 7 a.m. Ready 4 Hope team and me, are the very The main event of the weekend will be personal stories and thanks so many have Saturday, September 12th at the Jungle. shared about the impact AID Atlanta has The Red Party will feature Roland Belmares had on their lives,” Mike added. from 10:30 p.m. until 3 a.m. with a special performance by Phoenix. Be sure to rock For more information or to learn how your red attire for this event. For Saturday to join these volunteers, please visit after hours Xion will host the Inferno party Ready4Hope.com. with Serving Ovahness from 3 a.m. until inspired him to aim bigger for 2013. The volunteer group managed to nearly double that amount to $31,000 in their first year and they’ve continued to grow in a short span of two years. Last year they nearly doubled again by bringing in $58,000.
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Autumn Heat White Party Week by Jason Mietelski
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he Circuit Party lives on through one of its oldest organized events: the Miami White Party. Having begun to wane in popularity and attendance in the 2000s as a result of the aging gay male population that brought the all-night parties into existence, greater awareness and better treatments of HIV/AIDS, all gay cruises and resorts, and digital social networking abilities, Circuit Parties are making a comeback again.
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Muscle Beach Party, the sexiest dance party on the sand, featuring DJs Eddie Martinez and Phil B. on 11/29 from 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. @ Miami/12th Street Beach. ($90+)
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White Dreams, featuring DJ Joe Gauthreaux, takes place on 11/27 at Club Space, 34 NE 11th ST, takes you to another world from 10 p.m. until 8 a.m. ($65+)
The original Miami White Party was held in 1985—it was a night of dancing, drinking, sex and decadent excess, but also an opportunity for gay men to support one another during the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis. More than 1600 guests attended, each paying a ten dollar cover which went to support HIV/AIDS research and treatment. And today the only difference is that the party spans a week (November 26-30), featuring top DJs from around the world, and multiple venues to tantalize all five of your senses. Proceeds in 2015 will benefit Care Resource (www.careresource.org), a non-profit organization that developed during the beginning of the AIDS epidemic 30 years ago and provides its clients access to medical care, clinical trials, counseling, home-delivered meals, transportation and a food bank.
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Noche Blanca featuring DJ Abel runs from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on 11/29 @ Story Nightclub, 136 Collins Ave. ($65+)
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White Journey, the signature kick-off dance event featuring DJ Manny Lehman, takes off at 11 p.m. @ Bekkoi Nightclub, 50 NE 11th ST, and carries you through the night until 8 a.m. ($15 online, $30 at the door)
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White Starz will host over 1,000 of the hottest guys around on 11/28 @ Score Nightclub, 1437 Washington AVE, from 10 a.m. until 5 a.m. showcasing the talents of DJs Paulo, Isaac Escalante, and Dawson ($65+)
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White Heat @ Ballo Nightclub, 7020 NW 72nd AVE, features DJ Otto spinning from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on 11/25. ($10)
The main event—The White Party—will be held on Saturday, November 28th from 6 p.m. until 12 a.m. aboard the newest, largest, most elegant yacht in Florida: The Grand Floridian Mega Yacht. DJ Roland Belmares will be whipping you off your feet as you set sail through Miami’s gorgeous waterways and take in its breathtaking skyline, dancing with sexy men from around the globe for a great cause. General admission is $160 and includes hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. Attendees must be over 21 and produce a valid ID to participate.
Yes, there are a wide range of things to do during White Party Week with scores of men to do them with—all fitting different budgets and tastes—but most importantly, giving you the opportunity to have the time of your life and benefit the LGBT community at large! So book your hotel rooms now! See you in Miami!
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It seems the future favors foreskins. If you’re willing to hang on to your overhang and overlook those fickle fellows, CLIP, society will eventually catch up with you and your all-natural penis. Dear Dom, My wardrobe needs something fresh. Hats for men seem to be back in style. What types do you like best? Dude Undertaking New Clothing Experiences
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DUNCE, cap and hat styles for men change with the decades. Years ago they were required accessories. Excepting baseball caps, hats on most guys these days look rather ridiculous. And just try to find a hat rack when you need one. Here’s a fast list of trendy toppers for fashionable fops. Cowboy Hat: If you’re not heading to a hoe-down or square dance class, this wide-brimmed choice should be reserved for real wranglers. A cowboy hat is best worn with genuine cowboy boots. Better still if they’re caked with actual cow shit. Fedora: Are you a police detective? Are you playing in a local theatre revival of “Guys and Dolls”? No? Then leave this 40’s fashion throwback to those clubby boys who just can’t resist looking stupid for style. Flat Cap: Often of tweed, this slouch-fronted number was the selection of newsboys during the early 1900s. Wear this, ride your bicycle, and fling the daily AJC onto your neighbor’s porches. Buy this cap in leather only if you’ve got tickets to an AC/DC concert.
Bucket Hat: Unless you’re a young hip-hop recording artist, Should I get circumcised? I just came out and most of Gilligan, save this washable fabric hat for your next three-hour the guys I’ve had sex with look at my uncut cock like tour aboard the S.S. Minnow. it’s some sort of monster. It’s humiliating. I’m seriously thinking about having my foreskin removed. What do Beret: Raspberry, from a second-hand store. you think? Dear Dom, Contemplating Lovely Improved Penis I think the guy I’m dating is a hooker. When we go out Think long and hard before getting your skin snipped, CLIP. for cocktails, he’s always checking his cellphone and Surgery to remove foreskin is actually necessary for only a few glancing at men around the bar. How can I be sure? very uncommon medical conditions, reports Dr. John Holman of the American Academy of Family Physicians. No sex, jerking off, Just Observing His Nuances or even erections can be allowed during the recovery time lasting up to six weeks. Knives hurt. Anaesthetics are local. If your date disappears on frequent and extended bathroom breaks, your suspicions are probably justified, JOHN. If he’s The largest number of nerve endings in a male’s penis are con- suddenly asking you to buy all the drinks, that means he just tained within the foreskin. Adult circumcision will mean a dra- cancelled his listing on Rentboy.com. Oh yeah, he’s a hooker. matic reduction in sensitivity and performance. You’ll be sorry. The next time you have sex, ask yourself, “How much am I really willing to lose to please these random dudes?” Dom Advice columnist Dominic has been there and done that Routine circumcisions for newborn boys started in the United with most everything. He gives a new low to all levels of States in the 1870s as a way to prevent masturbation. The highdepravity. He’s heard every question and every answer. est rate was reached in the 1970s, when 91% of all infants born Give him a try, email DearDom@davidatlanta.com. in U.S. hospitals were circumcised right after birth. American attitudes are changing. This number has steadily fallen. Today, Warning: Advice given in this column is intended for entertainonly about half of newborns nationwide get snipped. In western ment and novelty purposes. Please proceed at your own risk. states it’s less than 25%. Worldwide, even lower. 64 | 9.9.15
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The frenetic pace of hyper people won’t be to your liking today. You’ll prefer a slow ramp-up to a blastoff. So let them zoom right by you. They’ll crash by lunchtime while you plod right past them, getting things done.
Your moods will be fiery today, and the slightest spark could make them go kaboom. But setting off fireworks also puts you at the center of attention, never good when you’re in the middle of a hissy fit. That’s a display no one will be cheering, so put a lid on the drama today.
Opening your big yapper could land you in a hot water today. So formulate sentences in your head and analyze them before delivery. It may take you longer to say things, but that will be best for everyone today, yourself included.
Be your own man today, and don’t let anyone shape your opinions. Stick to your guns, as people will be persuasive. But you’ll still buy a ticket for the Rufus Wainright show because it’s expected of you, and because you never get enough of a guy singing the Judy Garland songbook.
Be willing to do what’s necessary to climb that ladder today. That may mean being cruel and bitchy, although people may not notice a difference. Be hard-boiled, but don’t surrender to the dark side. Resorting to dirty tricks and subversive actions is too low to stoop in the name of ambition. 66 | 9.9.15
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A gathering heat in your head may be causing storm clouds to hover above. Your irritability will be intimidating to people, and the constant lightning strikes to your head will eventually need some moisturizing. Best lighten up before the rains start. A bad hair day won’t make you feel any better.
Perhaps the clothes felt a little tight this past weekend. Maybe you were feeling less than sexy. Take your bruised ego back to the gym for some retooling. Be consistent and eat sensibly and your return to splendor and a 30-inch waist should only take a couple of weeks.
You’ll project a masculine energy today that will have all eyes on you. You may not even be aware of the effect you’ll have on guys, as even the nonsmokers rush out to buy Marlboros. But stay humble and slightly naive today. A slight hint of innocence will drive them even crazier!
Postpone any social engagements you may have today. A rough day at work will dampen your enthusiasm for being outgoing and bon vivant. And no one wants to be around a sullen recluse who speaks in grunts. So delay going out until later in the week when you’ll feel the love.
You may discover a dirty little secret about someone you don’t like today. Spreading this news discreetly through the general population will give you the upper hand in your tenuous relationship with this person. But take the high road and keep it to yourself, no matter how tempting it may be.
You’ll feel as if you’re lost in a haze today. That won’t be a good place to be as the day swings into high gear. Better drink plenty of coffee to get you up to speed. But even that may not help, so you had best learn to fake it and hope no one notices.
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S E S S I O N There’s nothing more unattractive than a guy who doesn’t know the difference between there, their and they’re or your and you’re. I know you love your cigarettes but how about you consider a breath mint before you stick that ashtray in my face.
You say I’m out to get you. It’s worse for you than that: I wasn’t thinking about you at all.
You act like God’s Gift, when in fact you are his punishment for what a rude whore I was in college.
I #can’t with these basic bitches bitching about how basic “pumpkin anything” is. You’re so basic. Quit hating. Damn.
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I own up to what I did, but do you really want me relaying to your new boyfriend the part you played in it?
Girl move on. I forgot you like last year’s fashions, which you are still wearing by the way.
If you’re gonna talk about me, at least be smart enough not to do it to my best friend. I got texted all about it before you were home from the bar, bitch.
Spotted a cyclist using the sidewalk next to the bike lane on 10th street today, bastard. Smh!
Hey gays! Quit putting yourself in a category! Break out of the mold!