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Advancing Equality Month

by BETH ROTH, CONTRIBUTING WRITER broth@outandaboutnewspaper.com

Most everyone in America agrees with the Declaration of Independence’s statement that “all men are created equal...that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is a given. There are some who are unwilling to extend those same rights to the GLBT community, sadly, is a reality. There are educators who refuse to address the rise in school bullying targeting GLBT students is an epic tragedy.

Within the last several months in Tennessee, there have been incidents of gay students ending their lives after years of bullying. School boards have refused to allow the creation of Gay-Straight Alliances. Students attempting to start GSAs have faced harassment from their principals. In Madisonville, a student wearing a pro-GSA shirt was allegedly assaulted by the principal. A yearbook faculty adviser who allowed a “pro gay” tribute to a graduating senior faces not only the ire of a school board member, but the threat of an “investigation by school administration

TEP condemns resolution from GOP counties

and law enforcement.” This is Tennessee after all.

Some legislators don’t want you to say “gay,” others threaten to “stomp a mudhole” in anyone using a dressing room that they suspect to be transgendered or transexual, and Senator Stacey Campfield calls bullying “the biggest lark out there.”

It seems that some in Tennessee believe the pursuit of an education in a safe environment is not a priority for gay kids and that the life, liberty, and happiness of an GLBT student is not unalienable.

To address the growing bullying epidemic and GLBT discrimination, the Tennessee Equality Project announced that September will be Advancing Equality Month at the School Board.

When local school boards meet, most offer time in their agenda for citizens to speak for up to three minutes on a topic. TEP is asking citizens statewide to find out when their School Board meets in September and speak during the open forum time on the need for inclusive anti-bullying and non-discrimination policies, the importance of GSAs and the problem of bullying.

“Advancing Equality Month at the School Board gives citizens in every part of the state an opportunity to volunteer and raise their voices for equality and safe schools,” said Chris Sanders, President of TEP. “Given the sad developments in Cheatham and Smith Counties in which students took their lives after being bullied, incidents of principals discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students, and School Boards refusing to let students start GSAs, we think it’s time for us to initiate these important conversations rather than wait to respond after something bad has happened.”

To learn more about the upcoming Advancing Equality Month at the School Board including how to determine your school board’s meeting time, visit the TEP website: www.tnep.com or check out their Facebook page. O&AN The Stewart County Republican Party Resolution grievances include: • •

by PATRICK ARMSTRONG, MANAGING EDITOR editor@outandaboutnewspaper.com

Carroll, Stewart and Williamson County Republican Parties have adopted a resolution calling for the State Executive Committee to take action against Gov. Bill Haslam (R) because “his administration (has) demonstrated a consistent lack of conservative values.”

There resolution sites eight grievances, including allowing and retaining “openly homosexuals to make policy decisions in the Department of Children’s Services.” According to the Tennessean, Williamson County approved a version condemning the hiring of a Muslin lawyer. The party chairman said six other counties have adopted the resolution in whole or in part.

“The Tennessee Equality Project condemns the resolutions passed by the Williamson County, Stewart County, and Carroll County Republican Parties that, among other things, attacked Governor Bill Haslam for retaining gay and Muslim employees,” said Chris Sanders, president of TEP. “These attacks are based on fear, ignorance, and hatred. They poison the political discourse in our state and they do not represent the best of Tennessee.”

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aslman keeping 85 percent of former Gov. Phil Bredeson’s (D) H Executive Service Employees.

“One of the latest Executive Service Employees has included Samar Ali, an expert in Shariah Compliant Finance which is one of the many ways Islamic terrorism is funded. She is also a one-time Obama appointee and her family has a long history of supporting the Democrat Party.”

Haslam retaining and hiring a majority of democrat legislative liaisons from Bredeson’s Administration that did not block funding during the first legislative cycle for Planned Parenthood.

Allowing and retaining open homosexuals in the Department of Children’s Services to make policy decisions.

No support and lack of leadership on handgun carrying permit holders in the last legislative session.

Allegedly manipulated state law to hire a commissioner of education from out of state who they claim has “embarrassment to our Republican Legislature.”

Refusal to sign Agenda 21, which passed the House and Senate with all republications voting yes.

“Lied to party leaders by stating that changes would come after the TEAM act was passed, hiring people from the Obama administration was not the change we were promised.”

The resolution does not state what action should be taken against Haslam. O&AN

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TEP goes greek with Olympus fundraising event Individuals, organizations working to advance equality will be honored at the Parthenon

by JOE MORRIS, CONTRIBUTING WRITER jmorris@outandaboutnewspaper.com

The Tennessee Equality Project will hold its first annual gala fundraiser at Nashville’s Parthenon on Sept. 22.

In keeping with the venue’s Greek roots, the event’s theme is “Olympus.”

In addition to raising funds for the organization, which advocates equal right for Tennessee’s GLBT community by working to advance GLBT-friendly legislation at the state and local levels, it also raises awareness on bullying and other community issues.

Olympus will also serve as a platform to honor Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Metro Nashville government and the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Community Center.

Metro Nashville Vice Mayor Diane Neighbors will serve as honorary co-chair of the event, which also will raise TEP’s profile as it preps for the fall elections and an incoming Tennessee General Assembly that’s likely to be as unfriendly to GLBT issues as the recently adjourned one was. It also will showcase the positive work being done for the community in the face of such strong adversaries, said TEP President Chris Sanders.

“The 107th General assembly presented significant challenges for our community, but we are still seeing important advances in equality in West, Middle and East Tennessee,” Sanders said. “We are brining together all three grand divisions of our state to celebrate these champions of quality.”

Rogero, who was elected mayor in 2011, shepherded nondiscrimination ordnance through the Knoxville City Council in April. It extended protections based on sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and ethnicity to those already on the books. The ordinance passed unanimously, and Rogero followed that by becoming the first Knoxville mayor to ever speak at Knoxville Pridefest.

Metro Nashville has passed two nondiscrimination ordinances. A 2009 effort protected Metro employees from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and a 2011 follow-up that protected Metro contractors from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The state legislature promptly passed HB600, which nullified the 2011 ordinance, and the Metro Law Department has filed an amicus brief in a court challenge to the state legislation.

Metro also has passed resolutions honoring high school students who protested the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that continues to be brought up in legislative sessions.

The evening’s third honoree, the Memphis Gay & Lesbian Center, was chartered in 1989 and provides a wide array of programs for the Mid-South GLBT community. In addition to health-related programs such as free HIV testing and support groups, the center produces the annual Outflix Film Festival.

“The attacks on our community are alarming and grab the headlines, but it’s important to celebrates those who are taking positive steps to make Tennessee a more welcoming place,” Sanders said. “We’ve designed Olympus to celebrate the champions of equality and raise funds to fight back against the forces that seek to deprive us of equal rights.”

Olympus will be held at the Parthenon in Centennial Park on Sept. 22 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $50 and tables are $500. Sponsorships also are available. For more information, visit www.OlympusTEP.org O&AN

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Nashville AIDS Walk set for Oct. 6

by O&AN STAFF REPORTS

Nashville CARES will be hosting its annual AIDS Walk and 5K Run on Saturday, Oct. 6. The event will be held at Riverfront Park from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Their goal is to raise $225,000 and expect more than 1,500 to attend.

The walk is approximately 3.1 miles long and takes the average person about 45 minutes to an hour to finish. Free water will be provided to all registered walkers.

The runner registration fee is $25 and includes a T-shirt for all run finishers.

The walk is free, but it is encouraged that each person set a fundraising goal and collect donations in order to raise it.

General donations are accepted online at www.nashvilleaidswalk.com.

The AIDS Walk and 5k Run is a family event where children and pets are welcome, just make sure to clean up after them. Festivities will also include a community and business fair, entertainment and children's activities.

The event raises money and awareness for the fight against HIV/ AIDS in Middle Tennessee. Nashville CARES is Tennessee’s largest HIV/ AIDS agency. They educate around 50,000 adults and youth to prevent new infections, provides 17,000 HIV tests and offer support to 2,400 men, women and children living with HIV/ AIDS. All services are available without charge throughout 17 Middle Tennessee counties. O&AN

Brooks Fund creates new Wanderlust theme

by PATRICK ARMSTRONG, MANAGING EDITOR editor@outandaboutnewspaper.com

The Brooks Fund of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee will be hosting its 8th annual Wanderlust Party on Friday, Aug. 10, from 7-10:30 p.m. The theme for this year is Wanderlust Carnaval: Unmasked and will be hosted at Marathon Music Works on 1402 Clinton Street.

Last year’s event had a record 500 attendees. “I believe our success and growth can be attributed in part to the work of The Brooks Fund’s dedicated advisory board and volunteers to make this such an inclusive event, reflecting a core part of our mission to connect all segments of our community,” said Scott Ridgway, advisory board chair.

“We want everyone to feel welcome to attend, and seek to build links between people of all genders and orientations in Middle Tennessee.”

For the past 16 years, the Brooks Fund has granted more than $182,000 to various nonprofit organizations.

They are committed to increasing the endowment to support organizations that work to build bridges and break down barriers in the GLBT community.

“One of our primary focuses is to build the corpus of the Brooks Fund, an endowed charitable fund within the Community Foundation, to have the opportunity to give larger grant support dollars out to our community, growing our overall impact,” Ridgway said.

“We have worked with many organizations doing vital work over the years,” he said. Previous grants have been awarded to Jewish Family Service of Nashville and Middle

Tennessee, Nashville in Harmony, Oasis Center, Nashville Film Festival, Abintra Montessori School, People’s Branch Theatre, OutCentral and numerous others.

“With the grant support, the (Oasis Center’s “Just Us” program) has held support, educational and social events for youth, where they are validated for their identity and can develop ties with peers,” Ridgway said.

The Brooks Fund was established in 1995 and named in memory after H. Franklin Brooks would passed away the year before. It promotes “inclusion, acceptance and recognition of Middle Tennessee's lesbian and gay citizens by supporting a variety of nonprofit programs in Middle Tennessee enhancing the quality of life for the GLBT community and building bridges between all segments of the community.”

As an associate professor in the Department of French and Italian at Vanderbilt, Brooks was recognized multiple times for his creative teaching, natural friendliness and personal integrity.

Brooks lead the dialogue that helped paved the way for gays and lesbians to be included in the university’s anti-harassment policy in the late ‘80s. He was also the first faculty sponsor for the campus lesbian and gay student organization.

Ridgway said, “I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Franklin personally, but based on his legacy as someone whose agenda was the whole human family, I believe he would be proud of what the Fund has accomplished over the past 17 years.” O&AN Nashville – 636 Old Hickory Boulevard Chattanooga – 7734 Lee Highway Knoxville – 230 Papermill Place Way

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Progress on achieving an AIDs-free generation

FDA approves first over-thecounter home use HIV test

by O&AN STAFF REPORTS

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What is an AIDS-Free Generation?

An AIDS-free generation entails that first, no one will be born with the virus; second, that as people get older, they will be at a far lower risk of becoming infected than they are today; and third, that if they do acquire HIV, they will get treatment that keeps them healthy and prevents them from transmitting the virus to others.

Progress Being Made: Since Secretary Clinton declared that we can create an AIDS-Free Generation on Nov. 8, 2011, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and other agencies across the government have heeded the call and have been working to put us on the path to an AIDS-Free Generation by focusing on “combination prevention” — condoms, counseling and testing, and special emphasis on three core interventions: treatment as prevention, voluntary medical male circumcision, and stopping the transmission of HIV from mothers to children. Since Nov. 8, PEPFAR has made considerable progress on implementing the three core interventions by: • Funding nearly 600,000 more people since December, meaning that PEPFAR is reaching nearly 4.5 million people now – on track to meet the President’s goal of treating 6 million people by the end of 2013; • •

upporting more than 400,000 male circumcision procedures since S December; and

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration have approved the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit to detect the presence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2). HIV is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).

The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test is designed to allow individuals to collect an oral fluid sample by swabbing the upper and lower gums inside of their mouths, then place that sample into a developer vial, and obtain test results within 20 to 40 minutes. A positive result with this test does not mean that an individual is definitely infected with HIV, but rather that additional testing should be done in a medical setting to confirm the test result.

Similarly, a negative test result does not mean that an individual is definitely not infected with HIV, particularly when exposure may have been within the previous three months. The test has the potential to identify large numbers of previously undiagnosed HIV infections, especially if used by those unlikely to use standard screening methods.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV infection. About one in five are not aware they are infected. There are about 50,000 new HIV infections every year.

Many of these new infections are transmitted from people who are unaware of their HIV status. O&AN

eaching more than 370,000 women globally, putting PEPFAR on track to R meet its target of reaching an additional 1.5 million women by the end of 2013.

Barriers to Overcome: Secretary Clinton also stated that creating an AIDS-Free Generation requires addressing the critical needs of people living with HIV, including women, orphans and vulnerable children, and key populations at high-risk of contracting HIV. Call to Action: The Secretary called upon Ambassador Goosby to take the lead on developing a blueprint by World AIDS Day 2012 that outlines the goals and objectives for the next phase of our effort to achieve an AIDS-Free Generation. She also emphasized that other countries needed to step up to the plate and do their part, in particular by supporting the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria.

In addition to for calling for a blueprint for an AIDS-Free Generation, Secretary Clinton announced: • An additional $80 million to support innovative approaches that ensure HIV-positive pregnant women get the treatment they need to protect themselves, their babies, and their partners; • • • •

n additional $40 million to support South Africa’s plans to provide A voluntary medical male circumcisions for almost half a million boys and men in the coming year; $ 15 million for implementation research to identify the specific interventions that are most effective for reaching key populations;

$ 20 million to launch a challenge fund that will support country-led plans to expand services for their key populations; and $ 2 million investment in the Robert Carr Civil Society Networks Fund to bolster the efforts of civil society groups in addressing key populations.

To learn more about the U.S. commitment to the global HIV/AIDS response, visit www.pepfar.gov. O&AN

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First drug reducing risk of sexually acquired HIV infection approved by the FDA Evidence- based approach enhances existing prevention strategies

by O&AN STAFF REPORTS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Truvada (emtricitabine/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), the first drug approved to reduce the risk of HIV infection in uninfected individuals who are at high risk of HIV infection and who may engage in sexual activity with HIV-infected partners. Truvada, taken daily, is to be used for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in combination with safer sex practices to reduce the risk of sexually-acquired HIV infection in adults at high risk.

The FDA previously approved Truvada to be used in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-infected adults and children 12 years or older.

As part of PrEP, HIV-uninfected individuals who are at high risk will take Truvada daily to lower their chances of becoming infected with HIV should they

Investment by Obama Administration will eliminate ADAP wait lists Funding also expands care and treatment to 14,000 new patients

by O&AN STAFF REPORTS

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced nearly $80 million in grants to increase access to HIV/AIDS care across the United States. The funding will ensure that low-income people living with HIV/AIDS continue to have access to life-saving health care and medications.

“The entire Administration is dedicated to fulfilling President Obama’s goal of an AIDS free generation and today’s announcement is one more step in that ongoing effort,” Secretary Sebelius said. “These grants will help make a real difference in the lives of Americans living with HIV/AIDS, especially those in

be exposed to the virus. A PrEP indication means Truvada is approved for use as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention strategy that includes other prevention methods, such as safe sex practices, risk reduction counseling, and regular HIV testing.

"Today’s approval marks an important milestone in our fight against HIV," said FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. "Every year, about 50,000 U.S. adults and adolescents are diagnosed with HIV infection, despite the availability of prevention methods and strategies to educate, test, and care for people living with the disease. New treatments as well as prevention methods are needed to fight the HIV epidemic in this country."

As a part of this action, the FDA is strengthening Truvada’s Boxed Warning to alert health care professionals and uninfected individuals that Truvada for PrEP must only be used by individuals who are confirmed to be HIV-negative prior to prescribing the drug and at least every three months during use. The drug is contraindicated for PrEP in individuals with unknown or positive HIV status. The FDA strongly recommends against such use.

Truvada for PrEP is being approved with a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) to minimize the risk to uninfected individuals of acquiring HIV infection and to reduce the risk of development of resistant HIV-1 variants. The central component of this REMS is a training and education program to assist prescribers in counseling individuals who are taking or considering Truvada for PrEP. The training and education program will not restrict distribution of Truvada but will provide information about the importance of adhering to the recommended dosing regimen and understanding the serious risks of becoming infected with HIV while taking Truvada for the PrEP indication. O&AN underserved communities.”

Approximately $69 million will be sent to 25 states and territories through the Ryan White AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and based on estimates provided by the states, will eliminate any waiting lists.

The more than $10 million remaining will be distributed to Ryan White community-based health clinics nationwide to expand access to 14,000 new patients for essential medical and support services for people living with HIV/ AIDS. A portion of this funding was made available through the Affordable Care Act. These funds will also support states and communities in their ongoing efforts to pursue the goals of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, particularly efforts to increase access to HIV care and reduce HIV-related health disparities. After these awards are made, an additional $6 million in supplemental funding will be made available this year to states that demonstrate ongoing need.

“With these funds, we’re putting the National HIV/AIDS Strategy into action,” said HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., RN. “These investments allow us to further improve access to lifesaving drugs, and increase access to HIV care and treatment for Americans living with HIV.” The grants are funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency within HHS, through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and the Bureau of Primary Health Care. O&AN

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International LGBT activists demand Olympic President Jacques Rogge end sex-verification policy New policy said to be unscientific, discriminatory, ineffective

by O&AN STAFF REPORTS

LONDON, ENGLAND - With the London 2012 Summer Olympics starting on Friday, July 27, the International Olympic Committee’s new gender-verification policies has threaten to undermine the integrity of the Games and the dignity of thousands of female athletes competing in them from around the world by subjecting them to invasive sex verification procedures. In response, AllOut.org has launched a new campaign calling on Olympics President Jacques Rogge to end the invasive policy of gender testing before the Games begin on Friday.

The new rules listed on the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) website are in regard to athletes suspected of excessive, natural production of hormones like testosterone. The new rule says women with levels of testosterone naturally equal to that of a man will be barred from competing with other women. Notably, the IOC stopped short of specifying what a normal level of hormones would be, leaving the interpretation up to a panel of three experts. The panel would be empowered to disqualify female athletes from the London 2012 Games.

“Biology and humans are much more diverse than we would ever guess - what makes someone a man or a woman can't be identified in a single test or using a single measurement,” said Andre Banks, director of AllOut.org. “The new rule is degrading and humiliating to athletes who’ve worked for years and overcome tremendous obstacles in order to give everything for their sport and country. We don't ban people from becoming basketball players for being taller than average, or weightlifters for being stronger than average. Athletes are punished for cheating and the International Olympic Committee already has a battery of tests to maintain the integrity of the Olympic Games.”

The new rules come after in 2009 Caster Semenya, a South African runner was forced to undergo 11 months of invasion gender testing after she was deemed too fast and too muscular to be a real woman. “The Committee already has strict standards and a battery of tests to identify cheaters - this rule is something different.

The IOC forces doctors to act as ‘gender police,’ and if they don’t they could face sanctions. It's an invasion of privacy, it violates medical ethics, and it breeds an environment where if women are too good, they are suspected of cheating. That is the opposite of the Olympic Spirt,” explained Banks. O&AN

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Short Mountain Distillery to shine at Tribe, PLAY

by BEN ROCK, CONTRIBUTING WRITER brock@outandaboutnewspaper.com

Three living legends of whiskey making heritage at Short Mountain Distillery (from left to right) Jimmy Simpson, Ricky Estes, and Ronald Lawson.

Photos by Christian Grantham.

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With more character than vodka and a smoother flavor than tequila, gay-owned Short Mountain Shine is ready for its grand 105-proof entrance into Nashville’s GLBT community.

The moonshine will make its debut as Short Mountain Distillery hosts an launch all-night launch party at Tribe and PLAY on Church Street Saturday, Aug. 18, and event organizer Heath Chamblee promises a night filled with music and dancers Nashville rarely sees.

“It’s gonna be crazy fun,” Chamblee said. “VJ and visual artist III will be there to perform, and there will lots of new go-go boys from all over the country coming to dance.”

Currently resident VJ at Supperclub San Francisco, III — pronounced “three” — blends hardcore techno, fine art and modern dance, creating visual presentations that have been entertaining audiences for the past seven years. The Short Mountain crew will be bringing in some new faces to dance the night away, and Chamblee promises some celebrity

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Even with the celebrity guests, music and dancers, the moonshine is the real star of the show.

Founded by Billy Kaufman and his brothers, David and Ben, in 2010, Short Mountain Distillery began its moonshine production in January, using the recipes of three of Cannon County’s best moonshiners, Ricky Estes, Jimmy Simpson and Ronald Lawson. The three signed contracts in February to work with head distiller Josh Smotherman and COO Christian Grantham to make the same product that was sought after by legendary speakeasy owner Al Capone: Only this time legally.

This isn’t the backwoods, Mason jar-filling moonshine you have to take a match to before you can drink it, nor is it an imitation. With the same recipe Capone loved so much, Kaufman and his moonshiners use a blend of mostly sugar, stone-milled corn and the shiners’ family secrets to make the crystal clear liquor, not the white whiskey many try to pass off as moonshine.

“Moonshine has more character than vodka,” Kaufman said. “It has a distinct flavor and a stronger proof than most vodkas. A lot of the traditional country cocktails were originated here [in Cannon County]. Apple pie is apple juice and cider-flavored

moonshine about 40-proof. It’s strong, like a strong wine. It’s the kind of thing locals give each other as gifts.”

Peppermint candies can also be thrown into a jar or bottle to make schnapps. Moonshine can even be used to make bananas foster. It is an all-over-the-place cocktail, Kaufman adds.

“Moonshine cocktails will be given out to the first 200 people,” Chamblee siad. “You will get a ticket when you come in and can turn it in for a drink.”

Those who want to try Short Mountain Shine in its quieter, more natural setting can drive out to 119 Mountain Spirits Lane in Woodbury, Tenn.

Short Mountain Distillery is located on a 300-acre working organic farm in Cannon County. The land features the first of two still-houses, a 60-car parking

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lot, a path through property, and several picnic tables and rocking chairs scattered about. The distillery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free tours on Friday and Saturday.

Visitors can see where the corn is grown and milled on the farm and where the water comes from the natural springs located on the property. They will then learn how — after the alcohol is distilled— the mash is fed to the cows, goats, sheep and chickens that farm and fertilize the land.

“Mash stripped of alcohol is full of protein, vitamins and fiber. All the livestock here are happy and waiting on feeding time,” Kaufman said.

Kaufman, Grantham and Chamblee are looking forward to the launch party and to sharing Short Mountain Shine with the gay community. O&AN

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Lachney create Nashville’s first gay kickball league

130 people, 8 teams start play in September

by O&AN STAFF REPORTS

“Kickball can totally be a HotMess,” said Derrick Lachney, creator of Nashville’s first gay kickball league.

Which is also called “HotMess Kickball Nashville.”

While he was living in Washington, D.C. for three years, Lachney participated in the city’s league called “Stonewall Kickball.” His team name was “HotMess Kickers” there and here in Nashville when he moved. When he expanded his idea into a league, he felt like “HotMess” was his go to name.

“After just one season of playing in this league, I had met double the people I knew before and I really felt like a part of D.C.'s gay community,” he said.

The main reason he wanted to create the league was to bring the GLBT community together. “Being involved in something like this can get us out of our shells and more willing to be open to new people and ideas,” Lachney said.

The response has been overwhelming.

He had planned on keeping the registration open for two months so the league could get a least 90 people and six teams. He said, “In less then a month I had to close registration because we had reached our max; 130 people and eight teams.”

In the inaugural season, there are some really interesting team names: The Balled and the Beautiful, The Real House Balls of Nashville, Not In The Face and The Balls of Glory, just to name a few.

“Now that softball season is officially over … I’m ready for some kickball,” said Markeyta Stanton on HotMess’s Facbook page.

The games are on Sundays from 3-7 p.m. in East Nashville at East Park. The start of the season is Sept. 19. The league is sponsored by Tribe and PLAY Dance Bar. He plans on doing this again next spring for those who did not get a chance to play in the fall. For more information, visit www.hotmesskickball.com. O&AN

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Summer the season of picnics, of swimming and of sports. One of those sports is the American pass time, though for some it is enjoyed playing softball.

The Nashville Fury and Nashville Misfits have enjoyed this summer with successful seasons and placements in the 2012 MNSA Classic. Both teams are apart of the Metro Nashville Softball Association that was founded in 2007; having grown by leaps and bounds the MSNA has roughly twenty teams.

The Fury were coached this year by Keith Neely, with a season of 8-8 the team went into the tournament strong and ended the Classic in third place for Division C. First place went to the St. Louis Blazers and second to the Atlanta Ducks.

The Misfits are currently 17-1 and after placing seed #5 they went to win first place in Division D. The Memphis Tooth Fairies placed second with Ft. Lauderdale Sluggers taking third.

The Misfits have qualified for the 2012 Gay World Series and will travel to Minneapolis Minnesota on Aug. 12–18 to participate. The Nashville Blaze, Stars and Force have also earned berths to the series as well.

“We are the true meaning of a TEAM we laugh and have fun together so all my Misfits are the most important players. Without the TEAM we would not be where we are today, we are friends and family. The Misfits are the true meaning of a D division team,” said Coach Jeffery Culbert.

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typically, though not always, write out or say the words 'gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender.' I'm often speaking or writing to audiences that are predominantly straight and many of them don't know what any of our combinations of letters mean. I think it's important to be clear and accessible if our movement is going to continue to gain ground. Every group struggles to define itself and I don't expect that process to come to a halt any time soon.

I just hope we'll remember to communicate our dreams for equality as clearly as we can to the wider culture.

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wish people could come up with a good “umbrella” word that everyone was happy with and that included everyone. As president of PFLAG Nashville, I explain that our name is somewhat of a misnomer since we are supportive of lesbians and gays and also anyone else who needs support dealing with issues of sexual orientation and gender identity. While PFLAG is a good acronym, I think part of the issue is that the organization started in 1973, and a lot more about the spectrums of sexual orientation and gender identity has been discovered since then. As a straight ally, I feel that I need to respect what the people in the LGBTQQI (and so on) decide is best and most appropriate.

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I too, once believed that the letters in our alphabet were too inclusive and some of the letters a bit foreign to me. But after two years of seeing how harmful exclusion can be to young people and how damaging labels are to a young person’s sense of self worth, I began to adopt the theory of “fluidity” as my own personal mantra for defining “self.” The young people that I work with also find comfort in not defining themselves in concrete terms, but rather in expressions of authenticity.

It is my belief that the queer community should just relax about the alphabet and concentrate on the needs of those who do not fit inside the heteronormative and /or gender -normative boxes that society is so eager to force us into claiming as our “normal”. We are so much more than pre-determined letters in the alphabet …we are Just Us!

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think that out of all the acronyms that we have today, as well as the ones that are sure to arise in our future, can all be summed up with one word. Queer. No matter how you swing it, and no matter what acronym you use, none of them can assure the user of complete all inclusiveness other than the word Queer. As President of MT Lambda (MTSU’s Queer-Straight Alliance) and Founder & Co-Chair of the Queer College Coalition of TN I personally make every effort to use the word Queer whenever I am referring to more than just one group in the Queer community. MT Lambda ceased calling itself a Gay-Straight Alliance several years ago and switched to using the word Queer for this very reason, and it is the reason why I suggested the use of the word Queer for the name of the QCC of TN. I wouldn’t go so far as to say we’re suffering from an identity crisis because people in our community want a word that identifies them and no acronym can include abbreviations for everyone, and as I said before we can assure ourselves that more groups and acronyms are sure to arise in our future.

The Queer community is vastly expanding and ever changing, and with global communication at our finger tips people must make every effort to be all inclusive as not to upset or offend anyone out of sheer respect for ourselves as well as our peers within the Queer community.

Joshua Belvedere MT Lambda President 2012-13 Founder & Co-Chair of the QCC of TN

At O&AN we have used GLBT since the publication started almost 10 years ago. The reason for this is because the main demographic that reads the newspaper identifies themselves as “gay.”

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he never ending alphabet soup of the LGBTQI acronym name game for our diverse community. It seems that every few years, a new term or label is unleashed unto the world of “queer”. The community has become so “queer” that surely more than half of the general LGBTQI community probably could not identify or explain acronyms or terms that come after the “T” in LGBT. Personally, I’m not a fan of the alphabet soup used to represent our diverse community. It’s not prudential to continue adding more acronyms because years after will emerge new and unique identities and expressions.

Sure, we should all be able to identity and express ourselves as we choose, but there is typically an umbrella term that the majority of a community can identify with and embrace without feeling excluded. GLBTQI is indeed too wordy and not inclusive enough; whereas, queer is the absolute umbrella term yet offensive, foreign, and youth-orientated to others. Therefore,

I like to refer to our community as, the “rainbow” community. All gender and sexual anomalies will represent the struggles and triumphs of the rainbow community. Though it seems like a juvenile term, it is a symbolic and inclusive term. In the research world, sexual and/or gender anomalies could be used versus Rainbow. In the end, the homonormativity in our community must be expunged in order to acknowledge other sexual/gender identifying members of our community. The rainbow hierarchy must be challenged and restructured with more equality and less bias executed.

We are a community that accentuates diversity. No alphabet soup, no G before the L, but yes the Rainbow community. Ambiguous and inclusive similar to the term queer, but without the extreme bittersweet feelings associated with queer.

Martavius Hampton Volunteer Coordinator Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center

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don't believe that our community is suffering from an identity crisis. I believe the evolving acronyms and language is our much-needed attempt to be more inclusive. Personally, I prefer "queer" or LGBTQ with the 'Q' representing those who identify as "queer."

The term queer has grown to become the ultimate umbrella term for the entire LGBT community and even those who don't adhere to traditional binary gender norms. There's a generational difference, however, in acceptance of the term as an appropriate description of our community. The younger generation has embraced it while the older generation can still feel the stings from decades of harassment and physical abuse. Aside from the inclusivity of the word, many people take consolation in reclaiming such a historically derogatory term.

The position of the letters will always be a sensitive issue. To put one first automatically means that we'll be putting another last. Our community still struggles with inclusiveness, especially

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along the lines of gender and race.

Placing the 'L' before the 'G' is a sign of respect and recognition that lesbians shouldn't have to always be in the shadows of gay men. Of course, doing so raises questions about including any other community members and their place in the "alphabet soup." Too often, we see national and state organizations compromising with conservative legislators whereby we throw the transgender community under the bus to get legislation passed that protects LGB individuals, telling the trans community that “we’ll take care of you next time.”

Having the ‘T’ on the end is just another reflection of putting our transgender friends and family last on our list of priorities. That should never ever happen.

To close, I enjoy that our community is open to accepting more marginalized communities and that our language reflects that openness. We just need to do a better job at putting those words into action.

Brad A. Palmertree, BSW Co-Chair GLSEN Middle Tennessee

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New production team brings controversial, compelling and gritty debut to Music City Stage

by O&AN STAFF REPORTS

Nashville duo turned theatre production company, L.T. Kirk and Jonathan Burgess, will premiere the bold, captivating and often shocking “Mysterious Skin,” a play by Prince Gomolvilas and based on the novel by Scott Heim.

Truth is the through line of this play that follows how a young man obsessed with alien abductions and a teenage hustler approach the known and the unknown.

Their lives converge to discover a horrible, yet liberating reality.

Forever timely, “Mysterious Skin” brings much needed “un-politically correct” theatre to Nashville’s art scene. “Mysterious Skin” is a daring, compelling and mind-bending production which sheds light on subjects that too often are kept in the dark,” Kirk said. “This production is the antithesis of what Nashville audiences are accustomed to in theater. We knew that we had to bring this work to our community.”

Just over a year since graduating from high school, Burgess dives into his directing and producing debut challenge with willingness to learn the tools of the trade.

Kirk and Burgess are donating 100 percent of the proceeds of ticket sales to a cause that is as compelling as the play itself. John Lasiter’s participation in the Into Africa mission trip, will take him to work in an orphanage with children who have HIV/AIDS and who have lost their parents to AIDS.

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Burgess said, “It has always been a dream of mine to do mission work in Africa.” He has been working with the HIV/AIDS population in Middle Tennessee through Nashville CARES for the last two years. Additional donations will be accepted at the door.

The production features Will Butler, Burgess, Francine Berk, Samantha Rogers, Chuck Long, Angela Gimlin, Matt Smith, Amanda Smith, Josh Stutts, Kory James Holden and Kelsey Wilsher. Donald Powell lends his expertise as producer and has helped Kirk and Burgess to assemble the production team.

Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Aug. 1618. An additional matinee performance will on Saturday at 2 p.m. The production will be presented at the Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, TN 37209. Tickets are $10 cash at the door, and reservations can be made by calling (615) 942-6211, or by email at MSkin@ltkirk.com. O&AN

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The Frist Center for the Visual Arts’ 2013 exhibition schedule offers a wide variety of exhibitions in the Center’s Ingram Gallery. These include master paintings of the Dutch Golden Age from the Detroit Institute of Arts, as well as a Frist Center-organized exhibition of exquisite Art Deco automobiles from some of the most renowned car collections in the United States.

The Upper-Level Galleries will feature Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; an exhibition of Nashville resident Jack Spencer’s photographs organized by the Frist Center; and American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell from The Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Mass.

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present the interactive installations of American artist Camille Utterback; the photographs of Vik Muniz who uses discarded materials to restage scenes from famous works of art; and the utopian architectural sculptures and videos of Brazilian artist Ana Maria Tavares.

The Frist Center’s schedule of exhibitions for 2013 in order of opening: Rembrandt and the Dutch Golden Age: Highlights from the Detroit Institute of Arts Feb. 1–May 19, 2013 Ingram Gallery

Drawn from the Detroit Institute of Arts’ superb collection of Dutch art — considered one of the finest and deepest collections outside the Netherlands — this exhibition presents more than 70 paintings by great Dutch masters including Frans Hals,

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Rembrandt, Jakob van Ruisdael, Pieter de Hooch and Jan Steen, as well as a small selection of related decorative art objects. The exhibition will illuminate the larger social, religious and political environment of the Dutch Golden Age. This exhibition was organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Camille Utterback Feb. 1–May 19, 2013 Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery

MacArthur Foundation Fellow Camille Utterback is an internationally acclaimed artist whose interactive installations and reactive sculptures engage participants in a dynamic

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process of kinesthetic discovery and play. Her work explores the aesthetic and experiential possibilities of linking computational systems to human movement and gesture in layered and often humorous ways. This exhibition will present several of Camille Utterback’s highly original interactive digital installations including Text Rain, in which letters seem to drop slowly and come to rest on the projected image of the gallery visitor, forming words and nonsense syllables into human shape.

This exhibition is organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and co-curated by Frist Center Chief Curator Mark Scala and Curator Trinita Kennedy.

Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection March 1–June 23, 2013 Upper-Level Galleries

Assembled from the John Bourne collection of art of the ancient Americas at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, this exhibition features 125 artworks from Mexico to Peru.

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Traditionally one might expect crystal for a 15 year anniversary celebration, but Tina Farner and Jennifer Bowman might be anything but traditional.

Instead, they look forward to celebrating their 15 year anniversary with another celebration; a year of business under their belt operating Cleveland, Tenn.’s only gay bar, Tbow’s Tavern.

Cleveland is located in the southeastern part of the state outside of Chattanooga. While people come mostly from Chattanooga and Cleveland, Farner and Bowman have seen an influx of people north that previously had to drive to either Knoxville or Chattanooga just to have a place to go.

Converting a former biker bar, Farner and Bowman faced monumental changes both personally and professionally prior to opening.

In addition to the clientele change, immediately prior to closing on the property, Farner was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“If the diagnosis had come a week earlier, we wouldn’t have gone through with it,” Farner said. “We both know that this was meant to be.”

What was meant to be was a community outpour of love. The building was in need of some major repair and while Farner and Bowman dealt with personal obstacles, friends banded together musketeer-style contributing to the community at large.

Many hands went into the cleaning, painting and roof work it took to open T’bow’s, but these hands were strong.

“Our friends need to be a part of our story,” Farner said. “We really are a great big family that keeps on growing.”

Part of that growth may be Farner and Bowman’s feverish work to bring the best in drag entertainment to Tbow’s. “We’ve had all kinds of people [straight and gay] come to enjoy the drag shows,” Farner boasted. Yes, even some of those bikers who frequented the bar before.

So don’t worry about acceptance in Farner and Bowman’s bar. “We welcome anyone and everyone,” Farner said. “But if you’re not gay or gay-friendly this might not be the place for you.”

T’bow’s performers have included Brandi Taylor Andrews from Huntsville, Ala. and Tbow’s very own Miss Gay Tennessee 2012 Tyana Montice. Additionally this month, Tbow’s is excited to bring “The Bitch of the South” Mr. Charlie Brown from Atlanta, Ga. to its bar on Saturday, Aug. 25.

But drag is not all Tbow’s has to offer. If you love to sing in your shower or while driving the back roads of Tennessee, check out Tbow’s karaoke. Karaoke combined with great weekly happy hour food and drink specials ensure that everyone who picks up a microphone is an “American Idol” or at least feels like one. O&AN For more information, visit Tbow’s Tavern on their Facebook page at www. facebook.com/TBOWSTAVERN

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Are you up to date on the available apps that let you access the GLBT community? Whether you are traveling, looking for friends or just want to chat, here some popular dating and social network apps that might be useful. O&AN

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TranSquat is a gender neutral bathroom finder for iPhone users that locates bathrooms that are gender free relative to the users current location. It uses the phone’s current GPS location to search, add and share nearby safe locations with other users.

TranSquat was written by and for the trans community and is powered by data from safe2pee - a nationwide directory of gender neutral bathrooms.

There are currently close to 4,000 locations across the United States, Canada and the U.K. with more locations being added everyday.

Locations do include Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama according to a TranSquat representative.

This app is useful for transgender and gender variant individuals because sometimes finding a safe, discreet and comfortable restroom can be a challenge and or safety issue depending on where one is in their own transition or geographic location.

The app itself is community driven. Users can help build it by downloading it and sharing safe locations from their own communities. In that sense, a user can download the app and build a network of safe locations no matter where in the world they reside. TranSquat can currently be downloaded from the Apple App Store by clicking here and purchasing for $2.99. O&AN

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Organized thematically by culture, the artworks present more than 2,500 years of creativity in Mezoamerica, Central America and Andean South America from 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1520. The exhibition features artworks as illustrations of the societies’ fundamental principles such as the shamanic foundation of rulership in Mesoamerica, Costa Rica and Panama, and the cosmic principles embodied by gold and silver in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Other artworks, from elaborate musical instruments to portrayals of dancers, explore the importance of performance in politics and religion throughout the ancient Americas.

This exhibition was organized by the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Sensuous Steel: The Art Deco Automobile June 14–Sept. 15, 2013 Ingram Gallery

Inspired by the Frist Center’s historic Art Deco building, Sensuous Steel: The Art Deco Automobile will feature spectacular automobiles and motorcycles that exemplify the classic elegance, luxurious materials and iconography of motion characterizing vehicles influenced by the Art Deco style.

Fascination with automobiles transcends age, gender and environment. While today automotive manufacturers often strive for economy and efficiency, there was a time when elegance reigned. Influenced by the Art Deco movement that began in Paris in the early 1920s and propelled to prominence in 1927 with the success of the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, automakers embraced the sleek new streamlined forms and aircraftinspired materials, creating memorable automobiles that still thrill all who see

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CON’T them. The exhibition will feature 18 automobiles and three motorcycles from some of the most important collectors and collections in the United States.

Sensuous Steel is organized for the Frist Center by guest curator Ken Gross, a noted authority on automobiles who is the former director of the Petersen Automotive Museum.

A catalogue will accompany the exhibition.

Vik Muniz: Garbage Matters June 14, 2013–Sept. 15, 2013 Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery

Vik Muniz is celebrated for his photographs of everyday materials, which have been arranged to reveal provocative and delightfully unexpected images when viewed from a distance.

These transformative still lifes often relate to social concerns, as seen in the selections from the series Pictures of Junk and Pictures of Garbage on view in this exhibition. Merging high and low cultures, Muniz used castoff materials to recreate such masterpieces as Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Jacques Louis David’s The Death of Marat.

By exploring the relationship between the supposedly timeless beauty of Western art and the grim realities of poverty and waste, Muniz reminds us that great cultural attainments throughout history have often been achieved in environments—and often as a consequence — of repression and economic disparity. This does not alter the greater truth of Muniz’s vision: beauty, humanistic values, and spiritual aspiration can be found in the most abject of worlds.

This exhibition is organized by the Mint Museum in Charlotte, N.C. Jack Spencer: Beyond the Surface July 12–Oct. 13, 2013 Upper-Level Galleries

A Nashville resident whose work has been exhibited and collected internationally, Jack Spencer alters the surfaces of his photographs with techniques suggestive of painting — rich tones and colors, softly-focused or veiled forms, slight imperfections and painterly textures. Jack Spencer: Beyond the Surface is composed of approximately 70 photographs that exemplify the relationship between these compelling surfaces and Spencer’s

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interest in myth, mystery and the ephemeral nature of existence.

This exhibition is organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and curated by Frist Center Chief Curator Mark Scala.

A catalogue published by Vanderbilt University Press will accompany the exhibition.

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This exhibition is organized by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and curated by Frist Center Chief Curator Mark Scala.

30 Americans October 4, 2013–Jan. 12, 2014 Ingram Gallery

Norman Rockwell, one of America’s most beloved and recognized artists, honed his visual storytelling abilities creating illustrations for some of the nation’s most prominent publications, and is fondly remembered for his emotionally appealing, idealized scenes of early 20th century American life. Rockwell’s images portray scenes of human triumph and frailty with affectionate humor, dignity and kindness, often emphasizing the importance of tolerance and America’s democratic ideals.

Featuring over 40 paintings and a selection of drawings, tear-sheets, and other related works, including original Saturday Evening Post covers, American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell traces the evolution of Rockwell’s art and iconography throughout his career — from carefully choreographed reflections on childhood innocence to consciousness-raising images documenting the traumatic realities of desegregation in the South.

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30 Americans showcases works by many of the most important African American artists of the last three decades. This provocative exhibition focuses on issues of racial, sexual, and historical identity in contemporary culture while exploring the powerful influence of artistic legacy and community across generations. Drawn from the extensive Rubell Family Collection in Miami, the exhibition comprises over 70 works — including paintings, sculpture, photographs, videos, collages and multimedia works — from leading artists such as JeanMichel Basquiat, Kara Walker, Nick Cave, Wangechi Mutu and Robert Colescott.

30 Americans is organized by the Rubell Family Collection, Miami.

Ana Maria Tavares: Deviating Utopias Oct. 4, 2013–Jan. 12, 2014 Gordon Contemporary Artists Project Gallery

Ana Maria Tavares finds inspiration in the architecture of the modern city, particularly the stylistic grammar of Oscar Niemeyer and other utopian modernist Brazilian architects who have transformed urban Brazil in the post World War II years. She employs materials such as steel, glass, and mirrors, often alluding to building interiors and product design, to make structures that occupy the border between design and fine art. Airports and departure lounges—places that symbolize exit from everyday life—are a recurrent theme in her work, evoking feelings relating to floating and falling, meditating, and the co-existence of the real and virtual.

The centerpiece of this exhibition is her four-sided immersive video, Airshaft (to Piranesi), 2008, comprising sequences of elaborate interiors as seen from multiple perspectives in constant

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