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By Brian Hansen WICHITA - Pride may have been weeks away, but that did not stop the party as Wichita Pride hosted its annual Mr. and Miss Wichita Pride Pageant. The pageant, held Aug. 28 at the South Forty, is a fundraiser for Wichita Pride, helping fund the many events Pride Week offers. The participants of the pageant raised over $3,000 for Pride. Last year’s titleholders, Mr. LD Styles and Miss Jessica Maddox, passed on their crowns to this year’s winners. Raising the most money for Wichita Pride, the winners were Mr. Ladies Man and Miss Audrey McQueen. Ten-year drag veteran Ladies Man (Jennifer Madden) won the crowd over with a Bruno Mars mix raising almost $600. Not only did Mr. Man win the Wichita Pride crown, but also grabbed the People’s Choice award. Although Ladies Man holds 13 titles, the Wichita Pride title
is special. “It touches my heart becoming Mr. Wichita Pride. Pride brings my family together and lets me show everyone who I am,” Madden said A crowd-shocking queen for three years, Audrey McQueen (Zach Bush) took home the title of Miss Wichita Pride with a Patti LuPone Gypsy mix, performing as a Broadway queen. This Miss raised approximately $1,200 with the help of sponsors for Wichita Pride. Audrey McQueen, an impressive performer, did not participate in the pageant for the crown. “[The crown] is not what this type of pageant is about, [it’s] about raising money for something you care about, and I want my Pride to be better!” says Bush. Both performers are no strangers to charity pageants, both having participated in several in the past. The winners raised money for an organization he or she felt was very important. Madden says, “Wichita Pride
is the one day of the year you can step out as an individual and be yourself. We get to say, ‘This is who we are, like it or not!’” “The Pride organization is so important because they give us a week of events where we can be who we want without any negative energy around us. And it’s a fun event!” says Bush. Ladies Man can be seen hosting “A King-Sized Experience” and Audrey McQueen can be seen performing on Friday nights, both at Our Fantasy Complex. l Top: Miss Wichita Pride 2012 Jessica Maddox and the newly crowned Miss Wichita Pride 2013 Audrey McQueen. Right: Ladies Man. Photo by Firefly Photography
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Pictured from left: Sir George, Boy Gator, and Bootblack Paul. Photo courtesy of BullMan X
Central Plains region wins first international title KANSAS CITY - For the first time, the Central Plains region has an international title holder. Boy Gator from the KC area won the International Leather boy title. Other winners of the event are International LeatherSir, Sir George, and the International Community Bootblack, Paul. The International LeatherSIR,
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Leatherboy and Community Bootblack family is comprised of 13 regional contests in North America where a LeatherSir, Leatherboy and a Community Bootblack are chosen to compete at the international competitions. One of the defining characteristics of ILSb from other contests is the up-front philosophy that LeatherSIR, Leatherboy and Community Bootblack are about sex. Both the contests and titles are about the representation of the sexual side of the Leather community. International LeatherSir and Leatherboy are erotic titles that grew out of the now defunct International Mr. Drummer and International Drummerboy contests. They embrace the culture and the brotherhood of “players” and also embrace
newcomers on their journey and extend a welcoming hand to the curious and new arrivals to the scene, providing guidance, support and mentoring. The International Community Bootblack contest is open to all genders.
Samuel Ramey sings with WSU Opera Theatre WICHITA - The opera Susannah by Carlisle Floyd is an American classic. Written in the 1950’s, the music is tuneful, incorporating folk-like melodies, church revival music and square dance. Internationally renowned bass-baritone and WSU alum Samuel Ramey is in the second year of residency as Distinguished Visiting Artist. Ramey will co-direct the opera
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and alternate in performances as Olin Blitch, one of his most noted interpretations. Composer Carlisle Floyd will also spend the performance week in residence. Floyd will guide WSU singers and instrumentalists in the interpretation of the opera, and offer master classes in composition. On Thursday and Friday he will participate in pre-performance Opera Talks, engaging the public in seminars about the act of composition, and the genesis of Susannah in particular. The plot is inspired by the continued on page 12
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ear Mama, What do you think of this Syria situation? Not signed I think the whole damn thing is a mess. We need to mind our own damn business. It is like having one of those busy-body neighbors, who are always watching your house and sticking their nose into everyone’s business when they should be worried about their own life! That is directed at you Iola! America needs to worry about our own dysfunctional country before we fix another one! Hell we cannot even get Social Security or health care right! Ms. Mama, How can I get my two kids to stop fighting and learn to compromise and share? Pulling my hair out If I knew the answer to this, don’t you think Eunice and Ellen would get along better?? How can we expect our kids to get along when our own Congressmen and Representatives cannot. They are like kids that cannot comprehend anything past themselves or what is in front of them! Damn spoiled politicians!
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Mama, Will you dress up or do anything special for Halloween? Spooky At my age getting into a costume is like putting on my girdle - me wishing to be skinnier than I am! I will be handing out candy and drinking a beer too, so Eunice will not be so scary! Mama, I really don’t have a question, more like a concern. I have been reading your column for a long time now. I think that you pick on Eunice too much. I do not think you give her the emotional support she needs! A concerned reader Well good Lord, wake up and smell the coffee. You’re acting like the U.S.A. sticking your nose into someone else’s business! Unless you have walked in my shoes do not tell me how I should act or live. I suggest you stick to reading the column and not give me any advice since I did not ask you for it! Thank you and stay out of my neighborhood (Syria). Have a safe Happy Halloween and keep the questions coming! l Have a question for Mama? E-mail MamaTHarper@aol.com or friend Thelma Harper on Facebook.
biblical story of Susannah and the Elders; Floyd sets his version in Appalachia. Susannah is an 18-year-old country girl living with her older brother in the mountains. It is summertime, and their small community anticipates the arrival of a charismatic preacher, Olin Blitch. The next morning, several of the towns’ Elders are in the mountains, looking for a baptism creek when they see Susannah bathing naked. They go back to town and tell the others of her shameful behavior. The community ostracizes her, and at a revival meeting later that week, Blitch urges her to confess her sins. Susannah refuses, saying she’s done nothing wrong. That evening Blitch comes to her house ostensibly to pray for her soul, but ends up seducing her. Realizing she was a virgin, he is overcome with remorse. He tries to get the community to believe in her innocence, but they see the devil’s work in his pleas. The opera comes to a dramatic close when Susannah’s brother Sam shoots Blitch dead. In addition to Mr. Ramey, the large cast includes graduate students and undergraduate singers. Andrew Simpson shares the role of Olin Blitch; Lily Guerrero and Isabel Velazquez alternate as Susannah; Sean Foster plays Susannah’s brother Sam, and Kevin Mitchell Jr. is Little Bat. The show runs ThursdaySunday, Oct. 17-19 at 7:30pm; Oct. 20 at 2pm in Miller Concert Hall and is performed in English. WSU students tickets are free with a current I.D. Tickets for non-WSU students are $6; military and senior $14; general admission $16. For tickets call the box office at 316.978.3233.
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Lawrence trash rockers Ponyboy to release new EP Hookups LAWRENCE - Indie-rockers, Ponyboy are independently releasing their final EP in the so-called “Dick Trilogy” started in 2011. Hookups is a threetrack cover EP featuring saucy renditions of songs written by the likes of Peaches and The Cure. The EP was released Sept. 17 and is available via iTunes, CD Baby, Amazon.com and locally. As with previous Ponyboy releases, Hookups is a record with a conceptual twist. A seedy undercurrent of sexual desire and frustration flows through the EP with every song connected by a theme of inappropriate love and desire. The record opens with Peaches’ anthem of sexual nihilism F*&^ the Pain Away, only to be followed by a brooding rendition of The Cure’s 1980 song Secrets, a lament of a secret affair. In an attempt to maintain the theme of hookup brevity, the EP is intentionally short and closes in under ten minutes with an abrasive rendition of I Love Rock N’ Roll. Ponyboy is a two-piece grunge band composed of drummer, David Zey, and bassist Charles S. McVey. l
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11th annual Tallgrass Film Festival events continue to impress, still unique By Brian Hansen WICHITA - Beginning Oct. 26, filmmakers from around the country and the world will be gathering in Wichita for the Tallgrass Film Festival. Entering its 11th year since its birth in 2003, the festival offers numerous events for the community and will be featuring over 100 films, features, and shorts. “Tallgrass [Film Festival] is a unique event to Wichita in that even though it’s entering its 11th season, the programming is different every year,” says Lela Meadow-Conner, executive director. And a very unique event it is indeed. Not only are guests able to view over 100 features, they gain the privilege of interacting with the films’ creators. What does this mean having such a large, international event in Wichita? “...the festival is showcasing new films from around the world, coupled with the fact that the festival showcases Wichita’s attractions and revitalized urban spaces,
Street preacher in Kampala, Uganda. Photo by Derek Wiesehahn
I Am Divine is a documentary featuring “a man who fought against what society considers beautiful.” Divine tells the story and career path of the beloved actress, singer, and drag queen Divine. The Hairspray star stood up for millions of gay men, women, and female impersonators.
keeps Tallgrass on the cutting edge of Wichita’s cultural scene,” says Meadow-Conner. The festival offers unique screening locations for the filmmakers, most of whom have never been to the Heartland region. Meadow-Conner continues, “Filmmakers love screening their films to Wichita audiences, who are interested, honest and don’t come with an agenda.” Among the scores of films and features being presented are four LGBT films, God Loves Uganda, I Am Divine, G.B.F, and First Period. These films, along with many more, will make up the presentations of the five-day event. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Opening Night Gala will be held showing The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne, with Co-Director Matthew Pond. Other events include a screening of Pulp Fiction with the film’s Casting Director and Music Supervisor in attendance, three Filmmaker Labs, and the Smallgrass Program of familyfriendly films. l God Loves Uganda, a documentary, explores the role of the American Evangelical movement in Uganda where American missionaries have created religious bigotry toward homosexuality in the wake of a possible bill making homosexuality punishable by death.
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the musical the gals will be performing: “America’s Next Top Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild.” But that’s not all Ms. Buckët is up to – check her out at Hamburger Mary’s every Thursday for Charity Bingo and Sundays at Drag Brunch, and you can also catch her at Missie B’s Fridays at the AbFab Friday Show.
Sicks storms through! We’re touring our 20th anniversary show, which asks the age old question “Why aren’t The Kinsey Sicks famous?” in a send-up of reality television. Winnie, Rachel, Trixie, and Trampolina (my alter ego) take on challenges, four-part harmonies, and pop culture in “America’s Next Top Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild!” It’s by far the greatest show The Kinsey Sicks have ever done according to critics in The Kinsey Sicks. The truth is that The Kinsey Sicks were contestants on Season 3 of America’s Got Talent but were shown the door once the producers found out we were an act with a message and not just a set of pretty faces.
Daisy Buckët never stops – and do we want her to? By Ciara Reid, staff reporter OVERLAND PARK - Spencer Brown, member of the soon-to-be-famousworldwide group The Kinsey Sicks, can safely say he has created a monster – a gorgeous, hilarious monster in high heels. We’re talking of course about Daisy Buckët, who was kind enough to stop in the middle of her non-stop schedule to answer a few questions. The Kinsey Sicks ladies are currently touring for their 20th anniversary and will perform Oct. 25-26 at Johnson County Community College as part of its Performing Arts Series. If for some crazy reason you’re still contemplating whether to go to one (or both!) of the shows, go just for the title of
Liberty Press: The Kinsey Sicks are performing two shows as part of Johnson County Community College’s Performing Arts Series. What do you ladies have in store for JCCC? Daisy Buckët: I’d like to say that JCCC won’t know what hit ‘em when The Kinsey
LP: How was your time as a member of the Kansas City Society of Burlesque? Did these shows allow Daisy to show off a more sultry side? DB: I’ve had quite an interesting array of gigs in the past. I can say that my time with the Kansas City Society of Burlesque was one of the more fun groups to be with. I never did strip, but I did plenty of teasing. LP: I hear that you have been incredibly involved in volunteer work - including raising a lot of money for various AIDS organizations. What are you currently involved in that you’d like readers to know? DB: I host Charity Bingo weekly at Hamburger Mary’s in Kansas City, which raises money for all sorts of local nonprofit organizations. My work with the AIDS Service Foundation of Kansas City and the annual AIDS Walk has been the most prominent. My AIDS Walk team, Team Buckët, has raised well over $80,000. We’re currently working on our 2014 AIDS Walk drag calendars which we sell over the holidays and make us a nice chunk of change for the charity. LP: Tell readers one thing about you that no one knows. Make it juicy! DB: I’m legally ordained to officiate weddings. Have I ever? No. But it’s a nice thing to have. I also taught Miley Cyrus the art of licking a sledgehammer. LP: What’s next for Daisy? DB: A week in bed hopefully. Until then, I can be found frequently at Hamburger Mary’s for bingos and brunches and over at Missie B’s on Friday nights hosting the shows there too. For more information on the happenings of Daisy Buckët or the upcoming Kinsey Sicks show: www.jccc.edu/performing-arts-series/ index.html www.missiebs.com www.hamburgermarys.com/kc missdaisybucketkc.com/ l
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ver the past few years, the popularity of restaurants t h a t s e r v e o rg a n i c , healthy food and television shows such as The Biggest Loser has risen. This has done little to deter the obesity rate in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, 155 million Americans are overweight or obese. Amongst
the races, over 60% are women. It isn’t surprising, in a society where “thin is in” and a culture obsessed with dramatic fairy tales of sudden weight-loss, that the number of weight-loss surgeries has also skyrocketed, with an estimated 80,000 procedures per year, despite the well-publicized risks. Jen Larsen’s memoir Stranger Here: How WeightLoss Surgery Transformed My Body and Messed with My Head (Seal Press, $16) should be a required manual for any woman uncomfortable with being overweight or any woman considering Lap-Band, bariatric or any other weight-loss surgery. Larsen has lived at both ends of the spectrum- at her heaviest she was 315 pounds, at her lightest 135. Her memoir tells of how eerily similar both of those ends
can be. In the beginning pages, Larsen unflinchingly describes the pain and misery she felt while being overweight. She would often fantasize such morbid and macabre tragedies as herself in a hospital bed, having been diagnosed with cancer and suddenly dropping hundreds of pounds or herself being beheaded and her head being attached to the body of a supermodel. The stress of being in graduate school, a dead-end relationship and never knowing which clothes were going to fit caused her depression to be to the point where her checklists’ first duty would be “Get out of bed.” She finished graduate school, but still didn’t know where to turn. Enter the gripping allure of duodenal switch surgery.
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Jen Larsen went through with the surgery in 2006 and years of painful recovery. For years, if she ate too much, she would become violently ill. She lived recklessly, smoking and drinking heavily. Her $56,000 surgery fees would be spread apart on three separate credit card payments. Perhaps the most painful thing of all - she still didn’t know who she was inside. Her life didn’t magically change with the size of her pants. This memoir is a testament to her finding her way. It isn’t all a story of depression - there are many laugh-out-loud and relatable moments. Larsen manages to engage the reader in a disarming and comical way, without being too selfdeprecating. The cover of the book sums it up (I didn’t judge the cover until after I read the book). It depicts the last, lone figure of a Russian nesting doll. Just because there is less on the outside, one must fill the inside to be truly whole. l
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t is amazing how often the LGBT initials are used in blogs, on webpages, and in news stories; but do not mention transgender (except to define the initials - if that). A quick Google search for “sexual orientation,” LGBT, and -transgender yields more than 2,000,000 hits. At the top of the page in my Google search was a webpage on the American Psychiatric Association website entitled LGBT Sexual Orientation1. This couldn’t be more misleading. There is no specific transgender sexual orientation. In addition to gender identity, transgender people have sexual orientation (just like everyone else). What is it about writing (or
saying) LGBT that creates this anomaly? Is it the way the letters sound? Does it send a message that we can write LGBT and by writing that we have now included everyone? Does it mean that too many people who
President Obama described when he talked about hearing the click of door locks and being followed in the store. For me, it is seeing a person in my workplace who is smiling and laughing before they set their eyes on me. The moment they see me, the smile turns to a frown and the gaze is quickly diverted in an undeniable statement that there are people who are not even able to look at me. My Google search turned up an article from the Yale Law Journal 2 that uses LGBT 25 times. It does not include the words transgender or gender identity, but does include sexual orientation seven times, and homosexual/homosexuality 36 times.
“Equality for some is not equality. It is just a different version of inequality.” write about LGBT don’t realize that the reason these letters are lumped together is only because we each, in our own ways, face the same oppression and inequality? Far too many L, G, B and T people have experienced sounds and images similar to the ones
I am not able to discern the intent of these writers, but I am most able to tell you how I feel when I see it. I feel the same way I felt when the Human Rights Campaign supported an Employment NonDiscrimination Act that did not include transgender, but claimed to be about equality. Equality for some is not equality. It is just a different version of Find more information @ inequality. our website www.woolfks.com It is the same Or @: facebook.com/Wichta way I felt when the OrganizationOfLeatherFetishes National Organization And @ Twitter: @Woolf_Events for Women released a Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign pledge3 that asks employers to commit to providing a workplace WICHITA ORGANZATION OF LEATHER FETISHES free of discrimination based on sex, race, sexual orientation, Presents age, marital or family status, pregnancy, October 12, 2013 – Canning by Master Malik parenthood, disability or size. How hard h November 16 , 2013 – Sounds by Phoenix Red would it have been to just include the words gender identity. I November 12th, 2013 − Board Meeting @ 6pm wonder if there was a discussion about All classes are held at 1602 E. Waterman in Wichita, KS…. this, or if they just didn’t think about unless otherwise stated. transgender people. And I felt the same way when Don’t WOOLF is dedicated to the education and development of the leather and fetish Ask, Don’t Tell was community. We are a pansexual group, open to gay, straight, and bi-sexual persons. repealed. I celebrated.
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The repeal of DADT was a great step forward for the LGB community. It is a step forward upon which work is happening to allow openly-transgender people to serve our country as well. But please don’t describe it as a victory for the LGBT community. It is not a victory for transgender people. An article published recently in the New York Times4 regarding L.G.B.T.Q. inclusion on the campus of Georgetown University only mentions transgender one time, only in defining the initials. Indeed, the Georgetown campus is inclusive of LGBT students and staff. But the article fails to include transgender students and staff. It trots us out, shows the big T at the end of the string of letters, and then proceeds to pretend that we don’t exist. I try to look at the world philosophically. I know that including transgender in LGBT activism creates additional obstacles along the path to achieving the end of legalized discrimination against lesbian, gay, and bisexual Americans. But it also sends a message that this is a battle of civil rights. Not gay rights. Not special rights. Human rights. I am indescribably grateful that transgender is nearly always included in today’s battles for equality for LGBT people. It is a battle for everyone, and leaving anyone behind is an unacceptable strategy. l www.psychiatry.org/lgbt-sexualorientation
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Stephanie Mott is a transgender woman from Topeka. She is the executive director of the Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project and state chair of the Kansas Equality Coalition. Reach her at stephanieequality@yahoo.com.
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Positive Directions continues ArtAID without Planet Hair By Kristi Parker WICHITA - When the owners of Planet Hair announced in April that they were discontinuing the popular fundraiser they started in 1993 many people throughout Wi c h i t a w e r e s a d d e n e d . ArtAID had become one of the most anticipated events of the year, raising thousands of dollars for AIDS service organizations, most recently Positive Directions, Inc. “We still believe in helping people with AIDS and will do what we can to help,” Graham Ross, one of the owners of Planet Hair, said at the time. But discontinuing the fundraiser, of course, meant more than just attendees missing out on a favorite party. Positive Directions relies heavily on the money it brings in - recent years have capped over $100,000. “ArtAID has become an integral part of funding for the agency and programs at Positive Directions,” Cody Patton, executive director of Positive Directions, said. “We will take the knowledge and experience we have gained and continue to produce an event that the community has come to expect.” One of the most notable changes made this year is the event spreads out over two days. The main Saturday night event is also moving back to The Cotillion Ballroom after a year at Century II. In the past, the first event held on the Wednesday prior, was a free art preview party. Now the organizers have moved the live art auction from the beginning of Saturday night to Wednesday
evening. There will be music by the WSU Jazz Ensemble, a selection of wine and beer, along with lots of food from some popular vendors: Siena Tuscan Steakhouse with Chef Marshal Röth - showcasing the cuisine of Tuscany Taste & See with Chef Jason - global cuisine like no other The Douglas Avenue Chop Shop and The Anchor with Schane Gross - featuring prime cuts, great beers, and good times Sumo by Nambara - featuring Naked Sushi - setting the standards for delectable and visionary culinary arts Cocoa Dolce, Wichita’s only chocolate lounge - hand-made edible pieces of chocolate art created without preservatives or processed ingredients The Humidor Cigars & Lounge East - providing an outstanding cigar lounge The event, held Wednesday, Oct. 9 at The Abode Venue, 1330 E. Douglas, runs from 6-10pm. The live auction begins at 8pm. The Wednesday event is no longer free. Tickets are $75, $50 if you purchase a table for Saturday. Wednesday tickets are available at Positive Directions, 414 S. Commerce or by calling (316) 263-2214 ext. 0. The Saturday event will
include the silent art auction, raffle baskets, various performances and the runway show, always an audience favorite, this year put on by Models & Images. After the show, DJ Ravidrums from Los Angeles, who wowed the crowd
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ello once again Kansas, it has been one year since I started Audrey Asks. I had an awesome time at Pride with all of you!! I had a blast! I also won Miss Pride 2013! Read about me in the Liberty
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Press by Brian Hansen. But for our one-year anniversary, we are interviewing someone you might know from Thursday nights, the RuPaul of Kansas, we have Miss Brown Sugar! And when I interview Brown Sugar it will say BS, and let me tell you right now - this Diva is no bullshitter. She comes to WERQ! Here we go! Audrey McQueen: Hi Brown Sugar! How are you today? Brown Sugar: Tired. I was up till four in the morning getting these to you, but I’m good girl! AM: How did you get your drag name? BS: I had a few names when I first began. I was almost Aquanetta Ronee’. I quickly decided against it. I then thought of Onyx. Clearly I was wanting a name that was memorable. I finally decided on a hybrid of my given name and my stage name. Brown Sugar. AM: What titles do you currently have? BS: Miss Fantasy 2002-03 and 1st alternate to Miss Gay Kansas America 2013-14! AM: I was so proud of you that night. It was so great to see someone I look up to compete! Who do you look up to; who inspires you? BS: I am inspired by anyone who has the nerve and gumption to get in drag and prance around asking for money. AM: Awesome! When did you start performing in drag? BS: I remember sneaking into my mother’s closet whenever I got the chance and carefully pulling back the tissue paper and trying on her shoes. I got very good at putting things back EXACTLY the way I left them. I began working for Our Fantasy in 1999. AM: Tell me the first time you did drag! BS: It was dark and stormy night . . . Oh who continued on page 33
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hat’s the response I get in my workshops and lectures on gender and homophobia from college-age adults today. In some ways that’s surprising, and in others it’s not. Maybe it’s because most of my work isn’t in the big cities on the coasts. But then, again, much of what passes as entertainment out of those cities exploits a love-hate relationship with gender roles and their accompanying homophobia. And in every part of the country one still finds loud religious personalities who use the fear of homosexuality to stir up their crowd, increase what’s deposited in their offering plates, and attract undue attention. Even with progressive churches coming out of the closet, the backward ones act as if they hold a monopoly on truth. Historically a lot has changed, and that’s an important reason why knowing history provides hope. Much of the change has been in the legal arena with the end of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and a part of the Defense of Marriage Act as well as the number of states that have embraced marriage equality.
There’s also the fact that people now know more LGBT people and that young adults accept that there is something called “gay.” Older generations hardly knew there was such a thing. Gay is all over the news as much as it’s found in entertainment. And it especially all looks better to those who’ve risen highest in America’s class structure. But those who say that what I wrote in 2001 in Scared Straight about the relationships of homophobia, gender expectations, and the acceptance of LGB and T people still touches on systemic attitudes are looking at something deeper that fuels their uneasiness. Now, it isn’t news that gay slurs have functioned for generations to keep men in a tightly-defined masculine box that celebrates all that’s selfdestructive about machismo. It was assumed that gentle, caring, effeminate boys were gay. So, calling them fags and queers was meant to butch them up. Religious ministries that brainwash gay people to try to get them to act, and maybe become,
straight, taught boys how to be real men and girls how to be demure ladies. The common criticism of accepting LGBT people was that it’ll destroy our supposedly definitive gender dichotomy of opposite sexes. It’s therefore seen as some kind of progress when an athlete comes out: “Look how macho he is! He fits our idea of what a real man is and he is gay. Who would have thought? Can you believe that he’s gay?” Though it seems important (almost a relief culturally) to know that there are gay men who fit our concepts of hyper-masculinity and lesbians who wear lipstick and dress like ladies, young people in my workshops sense that something crucial still hasn’t changed. The May Atlantic pinpointed the issue in an article entitled “What About the Guys Who Do Fit the Gay Stereotype.” It began with the report of the fatal shooting that month of Mark Carson who was walking with a male friend just blocks from - of all the enlightened places - the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Reports say that the killer taunted the two for blocks with, among others, the well-worn “faggot” slur before shooting the 32-year old gay man at pointblank range. Coincidently, the article reports, anti-gay crimes in New York City are on the rise while over-all hate crimes decline. Sociologist Michael Kimmel reminds us repeatedly that: “homophobia is a central organizing principle of our cultural definition of manhood.” It “keeps men exaggerating all the traditional rules of masculinity, including sexual predation with women.” And that’s what these young people still see. They know that the gender roles for both men and women (Women athletes are assumed to be gender nonconforming.) are still there and that no matter how much they’re told they can be themselves, society still tries to squeeze them into an acceptable masculinity and femininity. Unless the gay boy or the lesbian girl fits the gender stereotype, they’re more likely to suffer at the hands of those around them even as gay people are becoming increasingly accepted by younger generations. Gender
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non-conforming students are still as likely to experience negative comments and harassment as they’ve always been. This comes down hard on transgender young people as much as it does on their elders. The National Coalition of AntiViolence Programs in 2012 reported that trans people were 28% more likely to be physically assaulted, and that trans women specifically made up 40% of hate murder victims. So the worry among young people who say not much has changed is that as the question of sexual orientation becomes less an issue for some, what remains intact is a version of the strict male and female gender roles that today define who thinks, feels, and acts straight enough to be acceptable. In fact, they report that on campuses there may even be a resurgence of gender performance, especially among the elite of college Greek culture. So celebrating the coming out of those who don’t fit a gay stereotype could actually be further enforcement of gender roles. And while these remain, acceptance will depend on how willing lesbians and gay men are to conform, to play the gender game. This will mean that the men who don’t fit the macho role and women who don’t seem feminine enough will continue to be harassed no matter what their sexual orientation. And if it’s true that those males who do not fit society’s ongoing definition of a man are more likely not to conform to heterosexuality and those females who don’t fit the strict feminine gender role are more likely to also identify as uninterested in coupling with men, we still have a way to go to get to the point where both sexual orientation and the often accompanying gender nonconformity are insignificant matters for society at large. These young people who say things haven’t changed that much want us to break free soon. l Robert N. Minor, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies at the University of Kansas, is author of When Religion Is an Addiction; Scared Straight: Why It’s So Hard to Accept Gay People and Why It’s So Hard to Be Human; and Gay & Healthy in a Sick Society. Contact him at www. FairnessProject.org.
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ThehegHE SuicideUICIDE EPIDEMICpidemic
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recent partner died last summer because of heart complications Editor’s note: The following is the and smoking. At the funeral, her second in a three-part series on suicide. deceased girlfriend’s sister kept The names have been changed to her apart from the rest of the protect the privacy of the individuals. family and made her feel as if The reporter responsible for this article hopes that this woman’s story will she wasn’t included. As a result, encourage others who need help to seek Rachel was devastated after the it from family, friends, significant others, service. and appropriate service providers. We Being separated out keys all know and love people like Rachel. Some of us are like Rachel. right into two of Rachel’s triggers for depression: those of achel is a 40-year-old feeling alone and abandoned. African American who She has suffered from this all her lives in a small Kansas life, in part because of her father town. She has had relationships who was often absent. Other with men and women, but tries situations that prompt suicidal not to peg herself as “bi” or thoughts are when she feels “lesbian.” “I just am me,” she out of control, overwhelmed, adds, “people can just take me overburdened, stressed, or or leave me.” hopeless. She served in the While she Army in the Military “I wish there was a magic pill. I'd was in the Police for most of her take it and share. I wish more people m i l i t a r y, s h e adult life. Two years was physically ago, she added “single would realize it's not something in attacked, leaving mom” to that résumé your head ...” her with Post after the birth of her Traumatic Stress daughter, Sarah. Sarah Disorder of a is Rachel’s “little miracle.” She her she had to drink a substance very particular type labeled MST was supposed to be a twin, but that would neutralize the pills, or or Military Sexual Trauma. She Rachel lost Sarah’s brother about they would pump her stomach. is also Bipolar, with depression halfway through the pregnancy. Rachel opted for the neutralizer. and Dissociative Identity When Sarah was finally born, While in the VA, Rachel was Disorder. she was only two pounds, 10 the only female on the floor. The Even with good medications ounces. other patients there discovered and counseling, Rachel struggles Sarah’s difficult birth was she had a girlfriend and it daily with suicidal thoughts. part of a string of complications made for a very uncomfortable When asked what has helped her that impacted Rachel’s life. situation, especially after her besides this, her family was her Rachel had a stillbirth previously girlfriend visited. Her girlfriend first answer. She said that it was which she felt she needed some got upset that Rachel was in the also easy to get help from the counseling to get through. Since hospital and said she needed her VA at first, but it became harder she was a veteran, she went to home. Rachel ended up homeless after awhile, which is why she the VA hospital, but was told that in less than a week, because once now goes to Prairie View. there would be a two-year wait. home, her girlfriend’s mother Rachel’s mother got so angry kicked her out of the house. about the delay that she wrote a Luckily her mom took senator. The senator pulled some Rachel in. She says her mom strings and then advised Rachel and her sister “have been to go to Prairie View in Newton, very supportive through all where she got an appointment in of this.” These two women, less than a week. She still goes along with her daughter, to the same therapist that she Sarah, help keep Rachel met there and she has learned “grounded,” she asserts. When strategies to help her cope with it comes to others, Rachel the deep pits in her depression. says it is particularly hard to Rachel’s history includes explain her mental makeup to a number of suicide attempts. romantic interests. “People She has tried five times: three think you are crazy and need with pills, once with a gun, and to be treated differently.” once with a knife. The attempt It also doesn’t help when with the gun ended when her people that could or should spouse came home early from be supportive aren’t. Her most By Helen Barnes
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work to find her ready to shoot herself. She says her spouse “literally pulled the gun out of my hand as I was pulling the trigger. The round went in our ceiling, missing both of us and that person just held me. We still divorced due to the affairs that happened, but for a moment things were discussed to keep me from taking my life.” One of the incidents with pills occurred when she overdosed on her migraine medication. Rachel said that it was ironic that her partner at the time knew she was going to try and harm herself, yet she left Rachel alone. The result was another visit to the VA hospital where the nurse told
Rachel also adds that for other people who have problems like hers, “I wish there was a magic pill. I’d take it and share. I wish more people would realize it’s not something in your head, but that you deal with as an illness that affects you every minute of every day.” Luckily, she says she hasn’t felt so down that she has wanted to take her life for awhile. Recently someone has caught her eye romantically, “but,” she commented, “I am taking it slow as I am cautious.” l For those who have friends or loved ones that might be considering suicide, the best thing to do is be as supportive as possible and get help for them as soon as possible. This is a sensitive subject and observers of potentially suicidal behavior can be worried about when to jump in and help. The website www.helpguide. org/mental/suicide_prevention. htm provides a list of warning signs along with ways to start the conversation about suicide. Local and national resources are available as well. In Sedgwick County, the Suicide Prevention Hotline is open 24 hours a day/7 days a week at (316) 660-7500. In Lawrence and across the state, Headquarters Counseling Center also takes calls 24/7 at (785) 841-2345 or 1-800-7842433 or 1-800-273-8255.
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Local minister preaches equality for all
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By Ciara Reid, staff reporter WICHITA - Rev. Leigh Carlson Burgess, a progressive Christian Minister, performs same-sex marriages –with pride. An ordained Disciples of Christ minister, Rev. Burgess has already performed two samesex marriages in Kansas with couples who received their marriage licenses in Iowa. She says she is contemplating advertising for her services, but she may not need to. The word is already travelling. “By word of mouth I am getting requests for this service,” she says. Why do couples feel the need to have their ceremony performed by a minister? “Even though anyone can perform a marriage ceremony, some like being able to have a religious representative officiate,” Rev. Burgess explains. Rev. Burgess first became involved in officiating samesex weddings when two male friends asked her to officiate their wedding. “They were holding off getting married until they could do so legally,” she says. “They did not want to do a ‘commitment ceremony.’ When Iowa made it legal for same-sex couples to get a marriage license, they decided it was time.” So in December 2012, Rev. Burgess travelled with her two friends to Iowa, where they held a brief ceremony in the Atrium of the Council Bluffs Courthouse. A traditional wedding at Pine
Valley Christian Church in Wichita, where she was serving as an interim associate minister, followed. She has some astute observations based on her experiences with same-sex weddings so far. “There seems to be some tension around whom in the family will or will not show up for the ceremony due to disapproval of the relationship,” Rev. Burgess says. “I have been impressed by the number of family members who attend and the show of support they give the couple.” She has also observed that during these ceremonies, the room is practically bursting with acceptance and love. “All those who are in attendance are so full of love that it makes these ceremonies extra special,” she says. “The room exudes love and happiness.” Rev. Burgess says that many heterosexual people take for granted that they can get married at any time. “Same-sex couples are denied that right for years and when they are finally able to legally marry, the emotions are very high. The depth of the love and commitment expressed at these weddings just takes my breath away,” she says. Rev. Burgess has officiated one other same-sex wedding, has another quickly approaching, and would love to do more. “I enjoy seeing the joy and love of these people who are finally beginning to be able to live openly as the people God made them,” she says. “I am emboldened by the knowledge that even clergy that approve of same-sex relationships are so often afraid to officiate these services. I have no fear of controversy or criticism. I feel very called by God to be a loving and supportive presence for these people who simply want to express their love and live freely and openly, the same as heterosexual people. Officiating at these weddings gives me great joy and a sense of deep spirituality.” Rev. Burgess can be reached at lcarlsonburgess@gmail.com. l
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THIRD ANNUAL LGBT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
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I NTRODUCING AS K EYNOTE S PEAKER Dr. Brian Gilley Associate Professor Indiana University Two Spirit Identities
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Bears event to benefit First MCC’s food pantry
By Travis Hopper WICHITA - As autumn moves into the Wichita area and the leaves begin to change, our minds start to jump forward to the upcoming holidays. Like many, you are ready for the big one: Christmas. I know, it’s only October and we still have Halloween and Thanksgiving to get through first. But if you are like many people, it’s never too early to start singing carols. One group that always gets in the Christmas spirit early is the Wichita Bears. Every October the Bears round up all their buddies and gather for one of the funniest and entertaining shows the community has ever seen. For over a decade the Wichita Bears have been putting on La Cage Aux Bears. This year is no different. To kick off the holiday season early they have set this year’s theme as “Garage Sale Divas Destroy Christmas.” One part garage sale leftovers and one part favorite Christmas carols and one part big hairy
men dressed in their best drag and that is one giant event not to miss. The event will take place at Our Fantasy on Oct. 19. The doors open at 6pm and the show starts promptly at 7pm. The cost is $10 at the door. As always, all the tips earned by the performers will be donated to F ir s t M e t r opo l i t an Community Church’s Food Pantry. Additionally, attendees can bring new socks, gloves or mittens to be donated to First MCC to distribute during the homeless overflow shelter this coming winter. The Bears have decided to bring back another old favorite this year. A Teddy Bear Auction will be held during the event. All the Teddy Bears will be custom decorated, dressed and donated to be sold to help the Wichita Bears with its emergency fund a fund that has been established and set aside for emergencies in the community. The Wichita Bears have made community service a primary responsibility for the group and would love the community’s help to keep making that happen. Also, it will be a lot of fun and lots of laughs! For more information or to get involved, visit the Wichita Bears website, www.wichitabears.org. The group also has a page on Facebook. l
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By Nolin Christensen aka Master C
This column is dedicated to explaining to others what the Leather lifestyle is about and what we do.
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s we explore the various types of relationships that can exist within the Leather community, the first I want to talk about is probably the most controversial: Master/ slave (M/s). The first point I want to make is that this is a CONSENSUAL relationship!! In other words, the submissive (i.e. slave) consents to being another person’s slave. Even though there are many people who claim to be in an M/s relationship, a true M/s relationship is extremely rare. If you have any interest in how a Master/slave relationship works, please read the book Mr. Benson by John Preston. This book is what the M/s community is based on. As I mentioned, this relationship is consensual. Both parties enter into the relationship fully aware of what the relationship is. One thing that we HIGHLY recommend for this relationship is to have a written contract between both parties (no contract, NO play!!). Things to include in the contract are exactly how the relationship works and various aspects of what is expected and what is required. One thing is that every slave should ALWAYS have in the contract is a clause on how to get out of the relationship should there be a need. I cannot express enough how important this is. If the slave does not have an “out,” then it makes it
damn near impossible for them to leave should the relationship sour or go south. Also, once the contract is signed by both parties, two thirdparty individuals (one that is a friend of the Master and another that is a friend of the slave) should get a copy. That way should something ever happen, they will be there to rescue either party. Because of the news of many forced slave situations, it is vital that a consensual M/s have a contract and the slave has outside contact with others. In the old days, the slave didn’t have contact with others or to anyone on the outside. But because of the bastards out there who have perverted the M/s relationship, we now have to protect ourselves more than ever. This is one reason why there are few if any consensual true M/s relationships. In a true M/s relationship, the slave hardly, if ever, leaves the home. And when they do, they are not allowed to speak or communicate with others. They are simply there for one reason and one reason only, to serve the Master however the Master desires. Hence why it’s important to fully write out exactly how the dynamics are to be done. In the BDSM community, all submissives are considered slaves. In the Leather community there are various hierarchies of submissives with slaves being the lowest. Slaves are usually spotted by the type of collar they wear. Tight choker type or dogcollar-type collars are usually an indication of slave servitude. Also the larger the chain link on the chain collar the more submissive the person is. Big thick heavy chains with large locks are also a sign of slave servitude. Another important thing of an M/s relationship is that even though the Dominant is a Master in the relationship, it is totally different than a Master who has been elevated in the leadership of the community. The two are not the same and many people do not realize this. So, just because you are
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a Master in your relationship, that does NOT make you a Master in the community. Too many people coming from the BDSM community into the Leather community make this mistake. They think that because they are in an M/s relationship, they are also a Master with others. Not so. You’re a Master in the relationship; you are a Sir in the community. We have seen over the years many Dominants who have given themselves the title of Master. Just for your information, self-given titles are not the way of Leather. Just like the dynamics of the old south with Masters who owned slaves, the M/s relationship is based on those same types of dynamics. I once had an African American man who approached me and indicated he was interested in an M/s relationship. We had a very long serious talk about that. I asked him if he was fully prepared to try and explain to others that he, as a young black American, was a slave in a Master/slave relationship and was he prepared for the backlash that would ensue? He had never contemplated that aspect and we made the
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decision not to pursue the M/s. My first mentor was someone who was in a Master/slave relationship. He had a written contract with the slave. When the slave left and it was not according to the contract, he took the slave to court. Even though the judge didn’t agree with the contents of the contract, it was a consensual contract and
the judge made the slave abide by it. So remember, even though it is a slave contract, because it is a freely signed contract, it could be considered a valid contract. For those who are interested in a slave servitude lifestyle, there is a slave registry online where slaves are assigned a permanent slave number. This
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number stays with them for life as long as they are in the slave lifestyle. Masters looking for a slave or a slave looking for a Master will register on this site for a possible match up (kind of like a dating service). If there are additional questions or you want more answers, please contact me. l
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Student groups Free State High School GSA, Lawrence, (785) 832-6050, phatcher@usd497.org, welcomes all queer, questioning and straight ally youth to talk about issues. Meets Wednesdays.
Community Centers The Center, 1602 E. Waterman, Wichita Kansas State University LGBT Resource Center, 207 A/B Holton Hall, Manhattan, (785) 532-5299, www.kstate-edu/lgbt Open Roads LGBT Community Center, Hays, (785) 259-6526, openroadslgbt@gmail.com, www. openroadslgbt.org
Health Douglas County AIDS Project, 346 Maine, Suite 160, Lawrence, (785) 8430040, www.douglascountyaidsproject. org Hunter Health Clinic, 2318 E. Central, Wichita, (316) 262-3611, FREE HIV confidential or anonymous testing with Spanish and Vietnamese interpreters. KU Internal Medicine-Midtown, KU School of Medicine, 1001 N. Minneapolis, Wichita, (316) 293-1840, (877) 472-8227 toll-free, (316) 293-2652 HIV Program LGBT Health Coalition of Sedgwick County, Wichita, (316) 285-0007, www. sedgwickcountylgbt.org Positive Connections, 1001 SW Garfield Ave, third floor, Topeka, (785) 232-3100, www.pcneks.org Positive Directions, 414 S. Commerce, Wichita, (316) 263-2214, (316) 2635214, www.pdiks.com Regional AIDS Project, Manhattan, (785) 587-1999 or (785) 238-5338 Junction City, rap@flinthills.com Sedgwick County Health Dept., 2716 W. Central, Wichita, (316) 660-7300, www.sedgwickcounty.org The Sweet Emergency Fund, KUSM-W MPA, 1010 N. Kansas, Wichita, (316) 293-3405
Politics/Activism Kansas Equality Coalition, www. kansasequalitycoalition.org, chapters across the state. Kansas Statewide Transgender Education Project, (785) 215-7436, stephanie.mott@k-step.org, www.kstep.org, provides transgender education and resources. Peace and Social Justice Center of South Central Kansas, 1407 N. Topeka, Wichita, (316) 263-5886, director@ wichitapeace.org, www.wichitapeace. org Wichita Pride, info@wichitapride. org, www.wichitapride.org, annual
Haskell Shout OUT, Haskell Indian Nations University, Bobby. crowfeather@haskell.edu, dedicated to actively seeking to bridge the Native LGBTQ community and their straight allies by promoting Openness, Understanding, and Tolerance. Meets Thursdays at 6pm in Stidham Union. KU Queers & Allies, University of Kansas, Lawrence, (785) 864-3091, qanda@ku.edu, www.ku.edu/~qanda Lawrence High School GSA, (785) 330-2391, ArlaKan@usd497.org, welcomes all LGBT, questioning and straight youth to talk about issues. Meets almost every Friday at 3:05pm in the LHS library. Manhattan High School GSA, mhs_ gsa@hotmail.com Pitt State GSA, Pittsburg State University, pittstategaystraightalliance@ gmail.com
of Wichita, 7202 E. 21st St., (316) 6843481, officemanager@firstuu.net, www. firstuu.net, A Welcoming Congregation. Kalpa Bhadra Kadampa Buddhist Center, 721 W. 13th St., Wichita, (316) 263-1533, info@meditateinkansas.org, www.meditateinkansas.org Lutheran Campus Ministry, 1421 W. 19th, Lawrence, lutheran@ku.edu Metropolitan Community Church of Topeka, 4425 SW 19th, (785) 2721442, office@mcctopeka.org, www. MCCTopeka.org, services Sundays at 10am. Pine Valley Christian Church, 5620 E. 21st St., Wichita, (316) 685-2421, churchoffice@pvcconline.org, www. pvcconline.org
Support Central Plains Area Agency on Aging, 2622 W. Central Suite 500, Wichita, (316) 660-5120, www.cpaaa.org, CPAAA is available to assist seniors, caregivers, and adults with disabilities through life’s transitions and with various levels of support. COMCARE Crisis Intervention Services, 934 N. Water, Wichita, (316) 660-7500 free 24/7, www. sedgwickcounty.org
OCTOBER 2013 Waterman, every Friday from 7-9pm. Headquarters Counseling Center, Lawrence, (785) 841-2345 free 24/7, www.hqcc.lawrence.ks.us HIV+ Men’s Support Group, Wichita, (316) 293-3405, mmadecky@kumc.edu O n e D a y A t A Ti m e , Wi c h it a , Alcoholics Anonymous meetings held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8pm at First MCC, 156 S. Kansas. PFLAG Hutchinson, PO Box 2488, Hutchinson, (620) 899-2345, pflaghutch@gmail.com PFLAG Lawrence/Topeka, (785) 235-3831, sffeist@msn.com, www. pflagnekansas.org, meets 1st Sundays, 2-4pm at MCC of Topeka, 4425 SW 19th. Transgender Resource and Awareness Network (TRAN), www.thefaceoftrans. com, provides resources, information, and news regarding transgender issues in Wichita. TransYouth of Kansas, Topeka, tyks@ cox.net, www.tyks.org, providing support for transgender youth and their families.
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Flint Hills PFLAG, Manhattan, (785) 410-3130, fhpflag@sbcglobal.net, www. fhpflag.org, meets 3rd Tuesdays, 7pm, First Congregational Church, 700 Poyntz Ave.
Wichita Area Sexual Assault Center, 355 N. Waco, Suite 100, (316) 2630185 office, (316) 263-3002 crisis line 24/7, wasac@wichitasac.com, www. wichitasac.com, free, confidential sexual assault services to all genders and sexual orientations. Medical & legal advocacy, support groups, adult & child crisis counseling, educational programs.
Heart of America Men’s Chorus, Wichita, (316) 708-4837, www.hoamc. org
Get Connected, Wichita, (316) 4913778, LGBTQIA youth group for ages 12-21. Meets at The Center, 1602 E.
Wichita Transgender Coalition, wichitatranscoalition@gmail.com, wichitatrans.webs.com/. l
That Gay Group!, Wichita State U n i v e r s i t y, ( 3 1 6 ) 9 7 8 - 7 0 1 0 , thatgaygroup@gmail.com, www. wichita.edu/tgg
Junction City Teddy Bears, www. jctbears.com/index.htm NetworQ, Lawrence, KansasNetworQ@ yahoo.com, www.KansasNetworQ.org, meets at Maceli’s, 1031 New Hampshire Wichita Bears, presidentwichitabears@ yahoo.com, www.wichitabears.org Wichita Organization of Leather Fetishes, (316) 201-6242, www. woolfks.com Wichita Prime Timers, ICTPrimeTimers@aol.com, www. primetimersww.org/Wichita, social group for mature gay men.
Spiritual A Journey In The Light Ministries, 2231 S. Bluff (St. Christopher ’s Episcopal Chapel), Wichita, Sunday Praise and Worship services at 11am. College Hill United Methodist Church, 2930 E. 1st, Wichita, (316) 683-4643, www.collegehillumc.org, Sunday Celebrations at 8:30, 9:40 and 11:00am. First Congregational United Church of Christ, 700 Poyntz Ave., Manhattan, (785) 537-7006, www.uccmanhattan. org, Sunday services at 10:45am; Taize services Thursday at 7pm, An Open and Affirming Congregation. First Metropolitan Community Church of Kansas, 156 S. Kansas, Wichita, (316) 267-1852, www.mccwichita.com, www.godlovesyouperiod.com, Sunday services at 10:15am. First Unitarian Universalist Church
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am I kidding? A hot mess! Next question please. AM: What advice would you give to a new performer, male or female? BS: Find out what you want. Learn something that will set you apart from others so that
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you will have something that will give you longevity. (Ya gotta have a gimmick) Practice. Practice. Practice. Most of all have fun. Some of us have forgotten that. AM: I agree completely with you there girl. Where can we see you perform? BS: I host a weekly amateur show at Our Fantasy called The Brown Sugar Showcase. You know, I have been a dresser, a back-up dancer, a host, a judge, a coordinator, and a spectator, but I have only been a contestant twice. It’s funny after all these hats that I have worn, you would think I would be completely at ease. However there are a lot of details that have to be checked and double-checked. Sometimes it is overwhelming. AM: You are completely AMAZING, Sugar! I hear you are going to be competing at the 2014 Miss Gay America Contest! How have you prepared to be ready for this? BS: I always feel you are only as good as your last show. Especially those who work on
a constant basis, you have to continue to strive to be better than you were last week. AM: Best of luck to you! Keep us posted on Facebook with benefits coming up. What is your favorite motto? BS: To thine own self be true. AM: Last question: Do you have anything you would like to say to your fans? BS: I would like to thank the city of Wichita, for continuing to support the art of female impersonators. Well guys that wraps it up! I’m excited it’s time for all the spooky Halloween events. Maybe we will cross paths at a haunted house!! Come back in November and see who we have next! I’m tired so let’s make this short and sweet - remember to find me on Facebook www. facebook.com/AudreyAsks. And this has been what Audrey asked! l
LEO (JULY 24 - AUG. 23) SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 - DEC. 22) ARIES (MAR. 21 - APRIL 20) If you have been looking around your Something hidden will be revealed to you Proud Rams are in the thick of things home and see a need for improvements, this October. It may be something that this October and are raring and ready this is the month to tackle them. Small you already intuitively felt was true or it to get into mischief. There are many projects or large, not only will you do a may come as a complete surprise. So stay temptations. How to choose? And yet, great job, you will also find the results on your toes gay Archer. Anything and you may feel a little shy in expressing your feelings to a particular someone, but try to take a are even better than you expect. Once your domestic everything is possible. And spend some time giving back calculated risk and see where your expressions of love agenda is settled, plan a few tete a tetes with good to the universe with charitable acts. Sharing your leftovers friends and family. And the more tetes the better! is not one of those acts however. take you. Who knows? You may be taken to Maui . . . VIRGO (AUG. 24 - SEPT. 23) CAPRICORN (DEC. 23 - JAN. 20) TAURUS (APRIL 21 - MAY 21) Ask and you will get. Ask twice and you Friends fill up your social calendar this Relationships heat up to a boil and queer get even more. But let’s leave it at that. October so try to find new fun ways to fill Bulls may face a decision. Do you take The most important thing that you can up your time with them. Pink Caps could things to the next step or do you step aside? accomplish this October is to get your also expand the range of their contacts by A lot depends on what you want in the long ideas into the cultural zeigayst and move joining new clubs or organizations. You term. You are especially strategic now and sense the direction of your life. But all serious thoughts your personal agenda forward. You are sitting on too never know who you will meet and how prominent they need to be tempered with a little carefree fun. It won’t be many great ideas. Get them out of your storage box will be in your life. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. and see where they can take you. And pack a GPS. Knock on a new door. Trick or treat? Whoo hoo. tricky to get some treats. GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE 21) Pink Twins are working especially hard this October. The secret to your success will be your ability to focus on the task at hand and clear your desk of any long-standing projects. Once you begin to see all you have accomplished, it will be time to take a much needed break -- at the gym. Work it like you mean it and prepare for holiday feasting season. It approaches . . .
LIBRA (SEPT. 24 - OCT. 23) Money may come and go this October but wherever it travels, you will find that it paves your path and makes things go more smoothly. Just don’t waste any of it on useless pastimes. Focus on exactly what you want and what you need to achieve, proud Libra. Then do what you need to do to make it all happen. Even better, invest and have more to spend this fall.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 - FEB. 19) Your ambitious professional efforts will be noticed this October so keep up the good work! If you haven’t been as diligent as you need to be, use this time to show off your talents with the big bosses. All eyes are upon you, even those of jealous co-workers. Be strategic and make each effort count. Be a benevolent dictator when you reach the top . . . or whatever position you like.
SCORPIO (OCT. 24 - NOV. 22) PISCES (FEB. 20 - MAR. 20) CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY 23) Prepare for your big entrance. All eyes The world is ready for your big entrance The party season gets off to a roaring start are upon you as you become the center of so plan a spectacular vacation this October. now and not a moment too soon. If you attention and make a big first impression It will change the way you look at life. have been feeling bored or tired, expect a on new influential folks. How big (and If time or money are tight, find ways to fun jolt and inspiration. Find creative ways dramatic) is up to you, proud Scorp. expand your universe closer to home. Try a to expand your world, whether through the arts or the “art of entertaining.” A perfectly crafted party You are in control of your destiny so make careful new restaurant, neighborhood or even social group. Or will have them talking for months. And not just because calculated decisions. Just exactly where do you want consider going back to school and learn a thing or two. to go? Does it also involve YouTube and a piano Okay, maybe three. you encourage nude body painting. playing cat? (c) 2013 THE STARRY EYE, LLC., All Rights Reserved. For Entertainment Purposes Only. Lichtenstein’s blog www.thestarryeye.typepad.com covers everything new age. Her astrology book HerScopes: A Guide to Astrology For Lesbians is the best in tongue-in-cheek astrology. Order now at tinyurl.com/Herscopes.
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G.B.F. is a witty film about the queen bees of high school striving to obtain the subject of the hottest trend, a G.B.F. (Gay Best Friend). With G.B.F.’s being in, they must find out gay boys in their ruralarea high school. First Period is a humorous story a b o u t a 1 5 - y e a rold girl (played by a grown man) who, after starting at a new school, is determined to become the most popular girl in school before she hits 16 and womanhood. This film walks perfectly on the line of raunchy and heartfelt.
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