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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The same-sex marriage landscape underwent another major upheaval this week with two key court decisions.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Monday not to hear any of the seven cases regarding marriage equality in five states means lower court decisions ruling in favor of same-sex marriage will stand, and it could quickly spread to other states in their jurisdiction.

In fact, that announcement was followed on Tuesday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturning marriage bans in Idaho and Nevada.

Inside Give Republicans the credit for having the brass manjigglers

With the Supreme Court decision, bans on marriage equality in Utah, Indiana, Wisconsin, Virginia and Oklahoma are immediately reversed. Couples in most of those states began marrying immediately.

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The Supreme Court also let circuit court rulings from the Fourth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits stand, which means lower court judges in those states must abide by their appeals court process.

Legal uncertainty could cloud the near future for couples in states also within those circuits where the effect of the decision may quickly spread — West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Continued on page 7

A family poses with the University of Arizona’s Wilma Cat prior to joining more than 900 registered walkers to raise money for Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation at last year’s AIDSWALK. This year’s goal is to have 2,000 walkers raise more than $190,000 this Sunday to help support the vital programs and services of SAAF.

Grijalva: Standoff over Pride: October’s lesbian homecoming calendar of events royalty not likely to happen in TUSD

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Pride and progress

There’s a ton of stuff to do during Pride month. Check out pages 6 and 11 for lists of Pride events by date.

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Sexual education in America is failing us Page 3

The ‘Southern’ in Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation Page 10 Come here much, big boy? We can put a stop to that!

OBSERVER STAFF The board president of Tucson Unified School District said last week she wasn’t familiar with the battle over lesbian homecoming royalty going on at a Phoenix-area high school, but that TUSD has a gender nondiscrimination policy in place that should prevent similar situations here.

Activist calls for gay U.S. attorney general, but how do you get there?

By R.D. Smith GUEST COLUMNIST

Students at Willow Canyon High School in Surprise have banded together behind a lesbian couple to be nominated as “homecoming queen and queen,” while school officials say students will be forced to follow tradition and vote for one boy and one girl as homecoming royalty.

With the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, at least one gay activist has called for an openly LGBT replacement.

The Dysart Unified School District, which includes Willow Canyon, issued a statement saying only that homecoming traditions will be followed.

Chad Griffin of the Human Rights Campaign didn’t offer any pointers on how that might come about, though.

Homecoming events at the school are going on this week.

“If the student body wants them (the lesbian couple) to represent them, I don’t see what the problem is,” said Adelita Grijalva, the TUSD board president. “Practices are meant to be broken - like segregation. You grow, you change and you move on.

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The big problem is that Holder’s replacement has to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

Until the first of the year, Democrats hold 51 of the 100 Senate seats (two

independents caucus with the Democrats). With an election coming up in a month, don’t expect Democratic senators from places like Arkansas or Alaska to support a gay Cabinet nominee!

As things stand today, by 2015 we’re looking at a Republican Senate majority, with Kentucky Sen. Mitch “Sucked on a Lemon” McConnell as majority leader.

Yeah, he’s going to trip over himself hurrying to confirm a “sexual minority” for the president’s Cabinet.

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Alaska reporter’s job up in smoke -‘F**k it, I quit’ ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- KTVA-TV reporter Charlo Greene didn’t exactly say “take this job and shove it,” but she found a way to make her point even more graphically.

After reporting for four months on the formation of Alaska Cannabis Club, a medical-marijuana store, Greene dropped a bomb that actually cleared the air after the smoke settled.

“Now everything you’ve heard is why I, the actual owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club, will be dedicating all of my energy toward fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalizing marijuana,” she said.

“And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice, but fuck it, I quit.” Then she walked off the set.

The news anchor quietly said, “We apologize for that,” and moved the show right along.

Later, Greene told the Alaska Dispatch News: “If I offended anyone, I apologize, but I’m not sorry for the choice that I made.”

She’s obviously not a woman to be trifled with.

Ex-GOP senator told to repay funds used in ‘cruising’ defense WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Elections Commission last week ordered former U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho to repay about $200,000 in campaign funds he used as a defense slush fund after being busted in an airport toilet stall in 2007.

Craig is one of many family-values Republicans to be caught in interesting family activities, but in Craig’s case, his pants were literally around his ankles.

In the police report on the incident at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, an undercover agent wrote that Craig peered at him through the stall’s door crack when he entered the restroom, then tapped his foot, moved it to touch the undercover officer’s foot, and stuck his hand under the stall wall and waved it around repeatedly.

Craig, who in Congress consistently voted against anything tainted with LGBT interest, claimed as a defense that he merely uses a “wide stance” on the toilet, which became the stuff of comedy legend.

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Democratic blogger: ‘So long, Ron Barber’ over pro-GOP votes Maybe U.S. Rep. Ron Barber should hope that his conservative voting record in Congress will attract enough votes on the right to offset his losses among his base.

Dave in AZ, one of the “Baja Arizona Kossacks” writing for The Daily Kos, says Barber is the one Democrat that won’t get his vote next month.

“I refuse to vote for him, and I hope he loses,” Dave in AZ wrote last week.

The writer listed several Republicansponsored bills that got Barber’s support, perhaps most notably a bill to establish a special House committee to investigate a GOP pet project, “Benghazi-gate,” and one to suspend the individual mandate for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Dave says he’ll vote for Martha McSally, Barber’s GOP opponent, and hope that two years of McSally will cause an uproar of the type Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback wingnut policies created, so that Congressional District 2 will elect a “real Democrat.”

Sharia now tops law in Indonesian state, even for non-Muslim BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- A new set of Sharia rules in the Indonesian province of Aceh now provides 100 lashes with a cane for consensual same-sex acts -- and for the first time in modern Indonesia, Aceh will apply Muslim religious law to non-Muslims.

Aceh is the northeastern tip of the island of Sumatra, traditionally a popular tourist destination.

Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, has historically been secularly governed, although its record on human rights is spotty. LGBT health clinics are allowed to operate, but openly gay people are often persecuted.

Still, the public caning is a radical step.

“Criminalizing same-sex relations is a huge backward step that the Indonesian government should condemn and repeal,” said Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director for Human Rights Watch. “Whipping as punishment should have been left behind in the Middle Ages.”

He also claimed that he was on official business while cruising the officer, and so his campaign fund could legally be used to pay for his legal defense.

Indonesia doesn’t appear likely to interfere. One of its former provinces, East Timor, became an independent nation within the past decade, and activists in Aceh as well as Papau province would like an excuse to follow suit.

The FEC, which had originally told Craig this plan was laughable, finally ruled that “no means no” and ordered Craig to cough up $197,533 in squandered campaign funds plus an extra $45,000 in fines for wasting everybody’s time.

Tape shows Ducey outdoing the crowd to suckle Koch teat

Nothing was added on for being a lying closet case who did as much damage as he could to for LGBT rights

PHOENIX -- The current issue of “The Nation” highlights a previously private audiotape from a June summit meeting in Dana Point, California,

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where Republican candidates begged campaign contributions from the Koch brothers and other wealthy patrons.

Arizona’s GOP gubernatorial candidate, Doug Ducey, wasn’t content to just be part of the crowd of wellpublicized Koch stand-ins -- the likes of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, U.S. Rep. Cory Gardner of Colorado and state Rep. Tom Cotton of Arkansas.

As “The Nation” states it:

October 08, 2014 family fuckup” until Trayvon Martin entered their lives. “Unemployed.

College dropout. With a DWI and a boyfriend,” he told her.

But then, overnight, George became the “Wreck-It Ralph” of the family, and Robert -- described in the “GQ” interview as “articulate, sweet-natured, maybe in over his head” -- suddenly seemed more presentable.

“You know what that means -Zimmerman in charge of rebranding,” he told Robb.

“All were solicitous. But few were so blunt as Ducey, a wealthy former business executive, who thanked the Kochs directly while declaring, ‘I have been coming to this conference for years. It’s been very inspirational.’ “

The interesting point here is that the boyfriend wasn’t really a problem to the brothers’ father, who was career military, but did set off alarms with their mother, a fiery first-generation PeruvianAmerican.

Which caused Arizona’s Mother Mags to comment at The Daily Kos:

At any rate, Robert’s attempts to turn George into a reality-TV star haven’t gone anywhere -- and not from lack of effort, mind you. He’s had several ideas shot down.

“Ducey, the former CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, is locked in a dead heat with Democrat Fred DuVal, who, like [former Democratic Gov.] Janet Napolitano, could veto a lot of the Looney Tune shit that spews out of the Legislature.”

WELL! With all due respect to Gov. Dicey -- er, Ducey -- that isn’t putting it strongly enough.

“I learn a lot from watching ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ -- like, use the shit you’ve got,” he said.

Unfortunately, when it comes to selling George Zimmerman as entertainment for the masses, sometimes the shit you’ve got is ... well ... just shit.

‘Thrones’ enthusiast defends his castle with medieval sword WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Next time you’re fleeing police in a vehicle that was reported stolen and the vehicle breaks down, think twice about hiding in the home of one of those desperado “Game of Thrones” fans.

Thomas McGowan, 25, recently broke into the home of Jimmy Morgan Jr. seeking refuge and instead was stabbed with a medieval sword.

Morgan said he doesn’t own a gun, but is a “Game of Thrones” fan who practices medieval swordplay.

“I am a Christian man and I don’t want to take life; however, I want to make sure that he understands that his life was mine to take. I let him have it,” Morgan said.

He said McGowan entered the home through a window, then smeared blood over much of the house shouting “I can’t get out! I can’t get out!” after he discovered the doors were securely locked.

Morgan also said he wouldn’t always advise that homeowners fight back when an intruder enters their home, but added he was confident enough in his skills to make his point.

McGowan probably agrees.

Zimmerman’s bro’ with the boyfriend tries to rebrand clan NEW YORK CITY -- This month’s “GQ” interview of Robert Zimmerman

by Amanda Robb shows that George’s older brother still would like to like to make some money by rehabbing the family name.

The interview began with Robert telling Robb how he was always “the

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Give Republicans the credit for having the brass man-jigglers

By R.D. Smith GUEST COLUMNIST You have to give today’s Republicans credit for their brass manparts.

If Democrats had a fraction of the GOP’s chutzpah, with polls showing that the public supports just about any Democratic Party position you could name, America would be America again.

It ain’t happening.

The latest example of Republican irony (unintended) is a closed-door conference for pro-LGBT Republican donors going on now in Washington, D.C. You know what they call it? The “American Unity Conference”!

This from a party that’s split wide open in a public feud with only a minority of a minority supporting LGBT anything!

Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, is the token non-Republican speaker, according to information leaked about the “confidential and off-the-record” proceedings.

The HRC, of course, is willing to soak up money from anywhere.

The big question is who these donors (mainly Paul Singer, the billionaire hedge-fund manager) are going to waste their millions on.

From media coverage, I know of a total of three (count ‘em, three!) openly gay or outspokenly pro-gay Republican candidates for Congress in the whole U.S., and only one of those races is rated even a toss-up.

Two openly gay candidates for the House of Representatives -- Carl DeMaio of California and Richard Tisei of Massachusetts -- and Senate candidate Monica Wehby of Oregon, who has endorsed same-sex marriage.

Then ... where do you go from there?

DeMaio is making a race of it against Democratic incumbent Rep. Scott Peters, with that contest still a dead heat only a month from Election Day -that might be a place where progressive Republican dollars could accomplish something.

The most recent poll did show Tisei ahead by 2 percentage points in the race for the seat of Democratic Rep. John Tunney, who was defeated in the primary. But the previous week had Tisei trailing by 8, and all the predictions I could find still picked Tisei’s opponent, Sean Moulton.

Wehby has so far never even got in the race against Sen. Jeff Merkley, and the most recent polls had her trailing by up to 20 percent.

Perhaps Singer has in mind a list of Republican candidates who privately accept LGBT persons as full-fledged citizens, but I think we all know about “closet friends” who don’t have the courage to offer public support.

“American Unity Conference,” let me hasten to say that I’m aware it’s called that because of the PACs funded by Singer to promote pro-LGBT candidates -- the American Unity Fund and the American Unity PAC. Given the groups’ Republican slant and the party’s sharply anti-gay slant, both of those names sound like attempts at dark humor as well.

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Sexual education in America is failing us

By Justin Forest THE ADVOCATE Sex education has seldom been taken seriously or valued, and this misunderstanding has had a very negative effect for girls and boys, especially those within the LGBTQ community. Yet gay or “straight,” we all share some level of sexual confusion when growing up.

To date, there are only about six accredited human sexuality programs in the United States and only one Ph.D. program, at Widener University.

That’s insane! And that trickles down into education for younger people,

especially when you look at regions of the country where age-appropriate sexual education is nonexistent. Sure, there are psychology and sociology programs in higher education, but we need more comprehensive programs that look objectively at the entire spectrum of human sexuality and sexual behavior. Not only will better sexual education help us understand ourselves, and our children, it will lead to greater understanding and acceptance of LGBTQ people in society.

The fundamental problem with all the debate about oversexualization and hypermasculinity is that we fail to see how our connections to the Puritan past

have compromised sexuality throughout our lifetimes. Most of us have been brought up to see the nude human body as a shameful sight. We consider a girl’s first period to be dirty. Both the shame about her developing body and the so-called dirtiness of becoming a woman could leave her self-esteem in shambles. Then add to that a culture that tells her she needs to be noticed at all costs, and she is left confused.

Gail Dines, the author of Pornland, put it more brutally, but I will translate: A girl is either not noticed at all, or she is “doable.” No wonder so many young girls are in flux.

I tend to agree with psychotherapist

Kerry Cohen. She argues in “Dirty Little Secrets” that the real problem is not necessarily the oversexualization of girls; rather, we have failed to address the much-needed business of sexual understanding. Gay and transgender people have borne the brunt of this misunderstanding. As is true with girls more generally, LGBT people have been oversexualized by society and as a result are seen as threats to the status quo. We live in a world where girls, whether they are gay or straight, aren’t allowed to understand and own their sexuality, without shame.

But to be fair, it’s all about sex and Continued on page 13

October 08, 2014 OBSERVER WEEKLY Don’t worry, Ms. Bachmann! Trans pioneer, Lily Nobody confuses you with McBeth, who transitioned Hillary at 70 dies in New Jersey

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TUCKERTON, N.J. -- Lily McBeth, who as William McBeth was a successful salesman of medical supplies and retired to a second career as an elementary schoolteacher, died Sept. 24 at the age of 80.

After William McBeth retired to the seaside town of Tuckerton on Little Egg Harbor, he served as a substitute teacher in several public school districts.

In 2005, at age 70, he had a sex-change operation and stopped teaching during his recuperation.

When Lily McBeth applied to return to the classroom in February 2006, the Eagleswood Township school board reinstated her. A neighboring district, Pinelands, then unanimously reinstated her as well.

An uproar among a handful of parents ensued. Despite McBeth’s assurances that she would never discuss her sex change with elementary students, parent Mark Schnepp insisted at a public meeting, “You are forcing sexuality questions on my children they are not capable of understanding.” One man screamed “Repent, sinners!” during that meeting.

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The result was that she was rehired but rarely called on to teach, leading her to say in a later interview that her reinstatement was more symbolic than real. She eventually withdrew her name from the list of available teachers.

She never wrote the autobiography she talked about, but she told The Philadelphia Inquirer about the proposed title: “From He to Shining She.”

OBSERVER STAFF As you may have heard, journalists around the world are wearing black armbands because Rep. Michele “BongBrain” Bachmann will leave the U.S. House of Representatives in January.

A lot of knee-slappin’ political humor will leave with her.

But fear not -- she’s doing what she can to hold on to the spotlight and hopes to soon move in not far away, to a mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. “I don’t know how you’ll see me, but I would like to be in a situation where I can offer an opposing viewpoint to Hillary Clinton,” quoth she in a recent interview. .... ... .....

How do you follow that one?

“I absolutely love the 18-to-35 set.

Absolutely love them, and that’s a crowd I would like to talk to.”

She’ll aim for the 18-to-35 voters, who view Republicans as three-eyed troglodytes because of the party’s outdated views on social issues (of which Bachmann ranks near the top of the troglodyte list)?

Politico, which has described Bachmann as “one of her party’s bestknown bomb throwers,” recently allowed as how “some fellow Republicans privately acknowledge that they would just as soon see Bachmann and her controversial views fade from the scene.”

Even her party despises her, but she has a campaign plan to wipe out her entire record and appeal to 18-to-35s.

You betcha!

Well, at this point nobody (except Bachmann, apparently) considers her a serious re-run for a presidential campaign.

But vice president? Maybe we should go ahead and print up those Cruz/Bachmann 2016 bumper stickers.

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OMG . . .

Against all odds, the political humor may be about to get better after all.

Grijalva: Standoff over lesbian homecoming royalty not likely to happen in TUSD Continued from page 1 “The Tucson Unified School District was the first school district in the nation to add gender identity to its non-discrimination policy,” Grijalva said.

“Now, today, Flowing Wells School District has followed suit. That’s two of the largest school districts in Tucson.”

Grijalva is a veteran of 12 years on the TUSD board and is one of nine candidates seeking two positions in next month’s election.

As of last weekend, Willow Canyon students continued to insist that homecoming is for students, not the school administration.

“You’re our school, you’re meant to support your students, not shut them down saying you’re only supposed to do this [because it’s tradition],” senior Samantha Breedveld said. “They have

to realize that there are lesbians and gays out there.”

Sophomore Aaron Brown agreed.

“This is what students want, and what they (administrators) are doing is basically discrimination,” he said.

“We’re tired of the social normality that the king and queen have to be male and female,” said junior Kody Jiles, who added that it was unfair for administrators to simply void student ballots they didn’t like.

Breedveld said students will continue to support the lesbian couple and oppose the administration.

“They can’t basically say, ‘We don’t want you. You can’t do this, or we will ignore (your) existence’,” Breedveld added.

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Arizona pro distance runner comes out, shares story in video

working up the courage to come out to his parents, particularly uttering the phrase “I’m gay.” While he didn’t expect his parents to react poorly, he really had no idea what they would say. Llano’s parents make an appearance in the video, and they couldn’t be prouder of their son. They describe the betterment they’ve seen in him since coming out, both in his racing and in his well-being.

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By Annie Hollenbeck THE ADVOCATE Professional distance runner Matt Llano came out publicly on Tuesday for the first time in a video released by his running club, Northern Arizona Elite. The video is a part of the club’s YouTube series, “An Open Look,” which follows Llano as he prepares for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon.

In this episode, Llano remembers how he felt as a young man struggling with understanding who he is, and his conscious decision to release the shame of being closeted. “You feel alone; you feel scared; you feel like you’re the only one who’s going through this, when in reality, you’re not at all alone.”

Llano says he had a difficult time

Also in the video, first noted by OutSports, is Llano’s housemate and fellow runner Alicia Shay, who lost her husband Ryan during the U.S. Olympic Marathon trials in New York City in 2007 when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest due to a pre-existing enlarged heart. Shay says she could see a closedoff frustration in Matt as he wrestled with his sexual orientation. “Afterwards, he just seemed a lot more peaceful,” she said. “All of that totally dissipated and went away.”

Llano speaks with nostalgia about being in a more than three-year relationship during college, and how much easier it would have been had they felt comfortable being out. “I do wish that we could have been more open about it, and that people could have known us more in the context of our relationship, rather than just two people who are friends.”

Llano says the response from young athletes expressing their gratitude to him for coming out publically has been “surreal and humbling.”

Page 5 WEEKLY Popular novelist Ken Follett is a slightly unlikely and certainly unsung gay icon

By William O’Connor THE DAILY BEAST The popular novelist says he’s never had gay sex (“Not yet”), but that’s never stopped him from quietly but repeatedly including gay men in his fiction.

In Hollywood, one of the quickest ways to an award nomination is to be a straight man playing gay.

Similarly, television shows that include gay characters are lauded for being so “brave” and for changing culture for the better. GLAAD even does an annual ranking of networks based on how much each is contributing to the positive image of gays. Joe Biden famously claimed in 2012 that “Will & Grace” “probably did more to educate the American public than almost anything anybody’s ever done so far.”

So the idea that inclusion of gay characters in media is beneficial is well established.

But what if there was a heterosexual male author who reached millions of middle-aged heterosexual male readers, and what if that male heterosexual author wrote about gays as if they were a normal part of our daily fabric — and even tossed in a gay sex scene? And then what if nobody noticed?

I am speaking, of course, of Ken Follett, who has sold more than 130 million books.

“These gay characters are there because this is the world I live in,” Follett said. “I live in a world in which there are gay people, and to leave them out would seem odd, just as it would seem odd to write a story in which there were no people of color, or all the heroes were men and no women were heroes. It’s just not the world I live in.”

Follett is out this fall with his final installment of a historical fiction trilogy that races through the 20th century.

The first two books focused on World War I and World War II, while “Edge of Eternity” focuses in part on the wars for civil rights; namely race, gender, and, you guessed it, sexual orientation.

“I looked at the 20th century as a historical novelist does, and said, what are the dramas, what are the stories that readers are going to take sides, that they will hope that one side wins and the other side loses,” Follett says. “Time and time again, it was a drama about freedom. It’s about people struggling for freedom.”

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Pride and progress: A week full of events for the community

By Scott Blades Executive Director TIHAN

Progress is happening in the fight for justice, equality, and inclusion! We’ve seen big news in marriage equality this week, and we have lots of big events in Tucson coming up in the next week.

will be held at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library Downtown starting at 7 a.m. Quilt panels from the Tucson AIDS Quilt and the National Names Project Foundation will be on display after a Quilts Opening Ceremony which will begin at 10 a.m.

One of the things that helps push progress forward is being visible as LGBTQ people and straight allies. The more that we are “out” in the community, the more it becomes clear who we are, and our fight for equality moves forward.

Multifaith Pride Service: Oct. 14 Supportive faith traditions from across the metro area will join together in song, prayer, and words of praise to honor the love, diversity, and blessings of the LGBTQ community. Reverend Debra Peevey, Faith Outreach Director from Why Marriage Matters Arizona, will be one of the key speakers at the 6th annual event, which takes place from 7-9 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El (225 N. Country Club Rd.), with the theme of “Weaving A Common Sacredness.”

I hope you will join us and be visible through these upcoming events: ¡GAYTINO! Show at the Rialto Theatre: Oct. 9 Touching, provocative, hilarious and absolutely one-of-a-kind, Los Angeles’ Dan Guerrero brings his two fascinating worlds together in a riveting solo show. ¡GAYTINO! is a remarkable life journey from ‘50s East LA to New York’s Great White Way in the ‘60s and ‘70s and back to Hollywood. A gay Chicano moves from the back of the bus to the front of American pop culture in this autobiographical play with music. The solo piece is driven by Dan’s lifelong friendship with the late Chicano artist Carlos Almaraz and by Dan’s father, Chicano music legend, Lalo Guerrero.

The 90-minute performance travels through decades of Mexican-American history and the gay experience from a unique and personal perspective. The doors open at 7 p.m., and the show is from 8-9:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $20 at www.rialtotheatre.com. Also, 2-for-the-price-of-1 discounts for seniors (60 and over) and youth (18 and under) through the Rialto Box Office (520-7401000).

Net proceeds from this show will benefit the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day Tucson.

taking place at IBT’s Bar+Food, from 8 p.m.-2 a.m. with no cover charge. The event features a full evening of fun: karaoke on the patio and happy hour drink specials until 9 p.m. A drag show at 9 p.m. hosted by China Collins with Janna May, Mistti Kage, and Jasmine White; and go-go boys at 11 p.m., with drink specials from 9 p.m.-Close.

Also on Fourth Ave., the G3 Gay Happy Hour event celebrates pride in Tucson at The Hut, with extended hours (5 p.m.-10 p.m.) so you can watch or participate in the Tucson LGBT Freedom Day Parade.

Also, Brodie’s Tavern is having a “Pre-Pride Forbidden Fridays” Party 9 p.m.-close, with “three bars, two patios, under one room,” with top 40-old schoolLatin music from DJ Jamie J, and drink specials.

Ave, starting at 6 p.m. The theme is Reflections of Pride: Stonewall 45, and the Grand Marshal is Daniel Hernandez, Jr. The official Pride on Parade after party is a free, all-ages block party from 7-9 p.m. at SkyBar. And IBT’s will have happy hour until 9 p.m. followed by Saturday Night Starrletts drag show hosted by Janee’ Starr, featuring Lady Ashley, Bianca Solei, and Angie.

Also, Brodie’s Tavern will feature food and drink specials, and show the sold-out football game at 7:30 p.m. live from Arizona Stadium, as No.10 ranked Arizona takes on USC. (No juke box during the game). And a “Pre-Pride Party Dance Fusion” from 9 p.m.-close, with drink specials all night.

The primary initiator of homophobia is religion, so I’m always excited when I see change happening and faith communities waking up and taking a stand for justice and inclusion.

It’s happening rapidly on a global, national, and local level — but not nearly fast enough. Still, I want to give credit to the growing number of churches, synagogues, and other faith communities that are waking up and working hard to root out homophobia and to make their religious institutions open and affirming and inclusive of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

Coming Out Week: The University of Arizona has a host of Pride and Coming Out Week events on campus, with details at www.deanofstudents. arizona.edu/lgbtqaffairs and page 11.

Tucson has lots happening this week, so step out and be an active part of learning, connecting, and celebrating.

And remember: many of these events rely on volunteers to assist, so get involved!

LGBT Freedom Day Parade: Oct. 10

Pride on Parade by Tucson Pride: Oct. 11

The official after party for the LGBT Freedom Day Parade is SPECTRUM,

Pride on Parade returns to Fourth

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AIDSWALK Tucson: Oct. 12 AIDSWALK is the biggest fundraising event for SAAF, The event

Take pride in who you are, and take pride in this community of inclusion, care, and love that — with your help — we are creating!

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Continued from page 1 Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming.

That happened on a smaller scale earlier this year when the Tenth Circuit ruled in favor of marriage equality in Utah. Boulder County Clerk Hillary Hall in Colorado, also part of the Tenth Circuit, decided the ruling allowed her to start issuing marriage licenses to samesex couples.

This week’s decisions also are expected to speed up rulings on several cases pending in other jurisdictions, including one seeking to overturn Arizona’s ban on same-sex marriage.

For now, 26 states and the District of Columbia extend full marriage rights to same-sex couples.

Even after this decision, though, there will be about 20 “low-equality” states, which “lack almost any kind of basic protections” for gays, according to the Movement Advancement Project based in Denver.

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the stage for night of fun, frocks and mangling of songs.

Efforts continue for Tucson’s LGBT and straight supportive bowling tournament, Chuzapalooza (online at chuzapalooza.com), scheduled for Jan. 16-19, which is over Martin Luther King Weekend.

Members of the Chuzapalooza committee will get gussied-up to hit the boards to sing, lip sync, numbers to raise funds for the 2015 tournament.

In addition, Jell-O shots will also be sold with proceeds going toward the tournament.

Chuzapalooza has been held since 2007. The tournament consisted of three events: singles, doubles and team. Members of the committee are primarily from the Welcome to Oz Bowling League that bowls Thursday nights, 7 p.m., at Tucson Bowl, 7020 E. 21st St., which is the host bowling alley for the Chuzapalooza tournament. An all volunteer committee organizes and runs the event, which is the first tournament on the schedule for the International Gay Bowling Organization’s Rocky Mountain Region (consisting of Colorado, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico).

For Chuzapalooza though, funding is needed to cover the expenses of hosting a bowling tournament. A series of fund raisers are held to raise money.

The first major fund raiser to take place will be on Oct. 18, 7 p.m., at The Junxion, 63 E. Congress St., as the Absolute Worst Drag Show 3 – Third Time’s Not the Charm, will careen onto

As of press time, signed, committed or coerced into performing for this hot mess will be none other than: Legendary Dame Maxi Paddles, the infamous and sultry Amberr Alertt, making her Tucson debut the fabulous Heather!, Phoenix inferno herself Anita Togoboxx, and Tina Tuna – that tempestuous, name changing ingénue who has graced the stage in the two renditions prior and only went through one stage wall so far!

Bad numbers, questionable outfits are not the only aspect of AWDSE 3. A canned food and toiletry drive will also be taking place to benefit the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation as well. So mark your calendars for Oct. 18 and be ready for AWDSE 3 – Third Time’s Not the Charm!

There is a $2 cover going toward Chuzapalooza. We will see you at the Junxion!

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Activists caution that if same-sex marriage is declared legal in those states before basic protections are in place, it could leave LGBTs even more vulnerable to attack.

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Facebook apologizes and pledges collaboration on ‘real names only policy’

By Mark Snyder TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER We had a very productive meeting with Facebook on Oct. 1 in which representatives of Facebook apologized for the way this situation has been handled. I’m referring to how Facebook recently began enforcing its “real name only policy” which prevents drag queens and others, like transgendered people, from using any name that isn’t legally theirs.

Representatives committed to making changes to the way Facebook enforces its policy to ensure that folks who need to use chosen names that reflect their authentic selves online are able to do so.

We are excited to work in good faith with Facebook to address all the concerns raised in the meeting.

What was made clear is that Facebook is ready to collaborate with our community and it shares our values of making sure everyone is able to safely be their authentic self online.

We applaud the many staff at Facebook who advocated tirelessly for this progress.

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The ‘Southern’ in Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation: Our home in Bisbee

Historic downtown Bisbee, Ariz. circa 1990.

By Wendell Hicks Executive Director SAAF SAAF has always been committed to keeping the funds we raise, local. But for us, that means southern Arizona.

We have also been committed to providing services to people living with or at risk for HIV whenever we can and wherever they are needed. I am happy to announce that SAAF will be providing case management, transportation aid, help with medication, support with therapy co-pays, assistance with food to clients, and linking clients to other services, as needed, in Bisbee, Arizona!

Last week, I talked about the need for progress and change in our community as we welcomed our LGBT

family from Wingspan. While services in Bisbee were formally being facilitated by our collaborators, and being done well, the need arose for a new agency to take the lead in serving people living with HIV/AIDS. We are grateful to gain yet another opportunity to meet the needs of members of our community while working closely with our partners in southeastern Arizona.

The transition was smooth, thanks to the tireless efforts of Margaret Hartnett from Chiracahua Community Health Centers and Mary Gomez from Cochise Health and Social Services. SAAF is fortunate in that Mary offered us some

space to share with her and her staff, which allows us to provide referrals and a myriad of social services, all under one roof.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention our committed Senior Case Manager, Juan Nuñez, who moved with his partner from Tucson and got to work meeting with clients and creating a support network, as soon as possible. It certainly takes a village to do social service work and we are lucky enough to live in such a close knit community.

The hallways are a buzz talking about the presence we have in Bisbee

and what a great addition that makes to the rural HIV testing services we offer throughout southern Arizona. I have heard people in the past ask about our reach as an agency and I hope this article answers some of those questions. But, if you are still interested in learning more about what we can do to impact other communities in southern Arizona, and how you can be a part of this exciting change, please join me later this month for an open house at our new home at Cochise Health and Social Services.

Save the Date: Like our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/ SAAForg, or visit our website, saaf.org, to learn more about our open house!

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Pride: October’s calendar of events Rainbow Family Reception: Oct. 10 3-5 p.m., in the LGBTQ Resource Center, Room 404-O of the Student Union.

welcoming place for LGBTQA+ folk.

Join Wilbur Wildcat for otter pops, t-shirt making, educational displays, selfies, and more.

Drop by the center to help celebrate National Coming Out Day! Learn more about the LGBTQA resources available and add to the support that students get from their chosen and given families.

Light appetizers will be provided. This event is part of Family Weekend and is sponsored by Family Weekend, LGBTQ Affairs, and ASUA Pride Alliance.

HIV/AIDS Activism Brown Bag with Dr. Galarte: Oct. 14, noon to 1 p.m. at the LGBTQ Resource Center, Room 404-O of the Student Union.

Tucson LGBT Freedom Day Parade: Oct: 10, at 5 p.m. Parade begins in parking lot directly east of St. Augustine Cathedral,192 S. Stone Ave. Southern Arizona’s second annual parade in observance of National Coming Out Day. The parade ends in the center of the 41st annual Tucson Meet Yourself folk festival. Pima County Supervisor, Richard Elias, will preside over the festivities as Grand Marshal.

Tucson Pride on Parade: Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. The parade begins at Catalina Park and travels south on Fourth Ave. Tucson Pride, one of the country’s oldest Pride organizations returns to Fourth Ave. now that the lite rail construction is completed. This year’s theme is Stonewall 45: Reflections of Pride. The parade’s grand marshal is Daniel Hernandez Jr. AIDSWALK Tucson: Oct. 12 at 7 a.m. event begins and ends at the Joel D. Valdez Main Library - Jacome Plaza, 101 N. Stone Ave. This fundraiser has raised millions of dollars over the past two decades to support the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation. Funds help provide services like medications assistance, food programs, case management, housing, prevention programs, HIV testing, and more.

AIDS Memorial Quilt displayed at AIDSWALK: Oct. 12 at 10 a.m.

A very important part of AIDSWALK each year is the Quilts Opening Ceremony. Quilt panels from the Tucson AIDS Quilt and the National Names Project Foundation will be on display, this is a must see part of the event.

Coming Out Week Resource Fair: Oct. 13, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the UA Mall.

This event is organized by ASUA Pride Alliance and LGBTQ Affairs who invite you to visit the mall to learn about the many resources that make the UA campus and community a safe and

Join UA faculty fellow, Dr. Galarte, for a brown bag lunch discussion on a history of HIV/AIDS activism and why it is important to know that history.

John-Peter Wilhite, the director of development and operations at Sonoran Glass School, will also be present to share experiences and histories he has lived through around this topic.

This event is sponsored by the Faculty Fellows Program.

Public Lecture with Dr. Stephen Russell—The Age of Coming Out: If things are so much better why should we still care? Oct. 14, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at McClelland Park, 650 N. Park Ave., Room 103.

Join Dr. Stephen Russell as he considers the role of parents and policies for supporting LGBTQ youth – including the ways that each may (or may not) buffer negative experiences among LGBTQ youth. This event is sponsored by: Frances McClelland Institute, Institute for LGBT Studies, LGBTQ Affairs, PFLAG, Ben’s Bells, Alliance Fund, EON, and SAAF. Sixth Annual Multifaith Pride Service -- Weaving a Common Sacredness: Oct. 14, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club Rd. Supportive faith traditions from across the metro area will join together in song, prayer, and words of praise to honor the love, diversity, and blessings of the LGBTQ community. Reverend Debra Peevey, Faith Outreach Director from Why Marriage Matters Arizona will be one of the key speakers. This event is organized by the Multifaith Working Group of Wingspan.

A Campus Conversation -Marriage Equality and People of Faith: Oct. 15, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Campus Christian Center 715 N. Park Ave. This is an update on marriage equality in Arizona and nationally with Why Marriage Matters Arizona’s faith director, Reverend Debra Peevey. This will be an evening of food, conversation, collaboration and on a topic that impacts us all. Dinner will be provided. This event is sponsored by ASUA Pride Alliance, Campus Christian Center, Lutheran

Campus Ministry, Episcopal Campus Ministry, Why Marriage Matters Arizona, and LGBTQ Affairs.

Made For Flight Workshop: Oct. 16, from 3 p.m.to 5 p.m. at the LGBTQ Resource Center, Room 404-O of the Student Union.

Made for Flight is a transgender youth and LGBTQ ally empowerment workshop series which focuses on building kites to commemorate the lives of the transgender individuals who have been murdered in the past year.

These hand-made kites and poetry zines will be publicly displayed during the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20. This event is organized

by ASUA Pride Alliance and LGBTQ Affairs.

“The Normal Heart” film: Oct. 16, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.mm in the Gallagher Theater, Student Union.

Come see a screening of “The Normal Heart,” the story of a gay activist who attempts to raise HIV/AIDS awareness in the ‘80s. This is followed by a talkback by Dr. Francisco Galarte.

This event is sponsored by Gallagher Theater, Student Union, ASUA Pride Alliance and LGBTQ Affairs.

Coming Out Week Open Mic: Oct: 17, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at ManzanitaMohave Residence Hall, 1000 N. Park Ave.

Open Mic is a night of music, poetry, talents, and storytelling sponsored by ASUA Pride Alliance and Residence Life’s Social Justice Wing. Whether you’re a singer, writer, poet, storyteller, comedian, play an instrument, or just want to support others, this will be a safe space for LGBTQA+ and allied students to share coming out stories, meet new people, and express ourselves. This event is for anyone and everyone who appreciates and celebrates expression through different forms of art.

Pride in the Desert: Oct. 18, from Noon to 9 p.m. at Kino Sports Complex, 2500 E. Ajo Way. There will be a wide variety of local and national entertainers for you to enjoy at Tucson’s annual Pride in the Desert celebration. This year’s grand marshal is Daniel Hernandez Jr. Tickets are $10 with free admission for those 12 and under.

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By Gary Clark Alleged perv wins in appeals court on ‘upskirt’ photo ban AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Court of Appeals, in an 8-to-1 ruling, recently threw out part of a law prohibiting “upskirt” photography.

Prosecutors said photography is a technical process and defendants could not use it as a freedom-of-speech defense.

The court said a law that banned taking images of another person in public to “arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person” was a “paternalistic” intrusion into people’s freedom of expression.

Thompson’s lawyers said the “upskirt” photo ban was “the stuff of Orwellian ‘thought-crime,’” and the judges agreed.

The appeals court overturned an earlier ruling by a lower court.

Zoe’s World

By Zoe

The case grew out of the 2011 arrest of Ronald Thompson, a “man in his 50s,” after parents at SeaWorld in San Antonio complained that he was taking underwater photos of their children without permission.

Police found 73 images of children in swimsuits after confiscating Thompson’s camera. He was indicted by a grand jury on 26 felony counts of improper photography.

Presiding Judge Sharon Keller explained that “protecting someone who appears in public from being the subject of sexual thoughts seems to be the sort of ‘paternalistic interest in regulating the defendant’s mind’ the First Amendment was designed to guard against.”

Apparently Keller saw no problem lurking in the fact that those being photographed by Thompson were children -- and presumably not properly the “subject of sexual thoughts” to begin with.

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Continued from page 1 So that leaves . . . er . . . um . . .

Griffin’s op-ed last week for “The Advocate” stated the case rationally:

“This isn’t about symbolism,” he wrote. “Naming one of many skilled and accomplished LGBT candidates to our nation’s highest law-enforcement position would put to bed a legacy of discrimination and exclusion that dates back more than six decades.”

Griffin pointed out that this would be a fitting capstone for the Obama-Holder legacy of doing more for LGBT citizens than any previous U.S. administration.

You may have noticed that’s exactly what’s been wrong with the Democratic Party approach to the GOP for 40 years now.

The Democrats recite a bunch of pertinent facts and think that’s enough to make their case to Republicans, who wouldn’t be taking some of their extreme positions if facts mattered.

What’s needed is a sharp-toed Tony Lama to the nuts.

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Sexual education in America is failing us Continued from page 3 shame for boys too. Masturbation still has a religious stigma attached to it, and at the same time many boys learn about sex through Internet pornography; honest talk and guidance about sex are still taboo. We say it’s normal for a boy to go wild, but if a girl does, she is doing the same thing as a prostitute. Yet both have the same sexual feelings. Many boys are still taught to “get the girl” — and it must be a girl — at all costs or else their masculinity is in question. No wonder so many feel confused about their sexuality and connect their sexual identity with aggression. Add to that all the violent sex offered to boys via the Internet, where gagging and tying up girls may seem like normal behavior when it’s anything but normal.

But parents, before you panic and

circle the wagons, here’s the demand you should be making. If you want to protect your kids, then ask for more sex education — yes, starting in preschool.

What we need is a much better understanding of human sexuality, throughout all points of life. We cannot change the negative stigma associated with sexuality and kids easily, but we can educate and learn. I think it’s a reasonable assumption that if we all understood our sexuality better, even if “deviant,” we might be much better citizens. We should guide boys and girls to understand what it means to have positive relationships instead of locking them into stereotypical gender roles.

After all, sex is going to come into the equation sooner or later. Let them — and us — be prepared.

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Deputies in Georgia raid okra patch, mistaking it for pot OBSERVER STAFF CARTERSVILLE, Ga. -- The Georgia State Patrol was only semiapologetic last week after a SWAT team of Bartow County deputies, a helicopter and a canine unit raided a retired man’s okra patch thinking it was marijuana.

“If we disturbed them in any manner, that’s not our intent,” Capt. Kermit Stokes of the patrol said afterward, still insisting that the okra “did have quite a number of characteristics that were similar to a cannabis plant.”

Somebody’s been smoking okra pods again ...

But “IF we disturbed them in any manner”?

The retired okra kingpin, Dwayne Perry, said “I was a little scared, actually, at first” because he couldn’t figure out why a chopper was hovering low over

his vegetable patch, followed by law enforcement with a K-9 officer knocking on his front door.

“They were strapped to the gills,” he said. “Anything could have happened.”

Yes, it could have duplicated the Florida case where a SWAT team tossed a grenade into a toddler’s crib, then barely offered an apology and the county even refused to pay the baby’s medical bills.

After all, there COULD have been a terrorist hiding in that crib, and Perry COULD have planned to roll joints with that okra.

Whut?

On the other hand, if there’s anything of America left to save, maybe it’s time SWAT teams were expected to exercise due caution, and then held accountable when they don’t.

Answers to the puzzle that appeared in last week’s edition.

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

BRODIES TAVERN - Service Industry Night 7 p.m.- 2 a.m. $2.50 House Well, Long Islands, Margaritas on Tap, $3 16 oz. BudBud Light-Mic Ultra Cans, Fireball Shots.

IBT’s 11a.m.-2a.m. Taking Back Mondays hosted by Diva featuring *3-4-1 Well Vodkas (Regular, Grape & Cherry) 9 - Close. Karaoke Inside or Lounge on the Patio 9 p.m.

VENTURE-N Open Noon-2am. Free Music.

Free WiFi 2.50 Well Day/Night

BRODIES TAVERN - Two Buck Tuesday 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. $ 2 House Well, Fire Eater Shots, $2 Margaritas on Tap, $2 Long Islands IBT’s - 11a.m.-2a.m.; Taco Tuesdays. $1 Tacos. Drink Specials 9-Close: Mix-n-Match Mexican Beer Special, Tequila Specials (Patron $6, Milagro $4.50, Hornitos $4, Cuervo $3.50), Million$DJ Inside 9 p.m.

VENTURE-N - Open Noon-2am. Free Music. Free WiFi 2.50 Well Day/Night

Friday

Saturday

BRODIES TAVERN - Whiskey Wednesday 7-2 a.m. $3.25 Jack-Jim Beam-JamesonFireball-Makers Mark-Johnny Walker Red IBT’s - 11a.m.-2a.m., “Viva La Diva” Drag Show Hosted by Diva at 9. “Whiskey Breath” Drink Special Every Wednesday 9-Close. $2 Well, $3 Call, $4 Select Top Shelf Whiskey and Scotch Blend Whiskies. Million$DJ Inside after the drag show.

VENTURE-N - Open Noon-2am. Free Music. Free WiFi 2.50 Well Day/Night Dave’s $3.50 Margaritas and Long Island Iced Teas

BRODIES TAVERN - Customer Appreciation 7-2 a.m. Two-for-One Well-Domestic Bottles, Margaritas on Tap House Kasiz Shots IBT’s - 11a.m.-2a.m. Therapy every Thursday. All Day *2-4-1 Drink Specials (excludes top shelf, wine & draft). Million$DJ Inside at 9 p.m., DJ Sid the Kid on the Patio 9 p.m. GoGo Boys @11 p.m.

LOOKS - 6 p.m. to Close, Happy Hour 6-8, $3 Southern Comforts, $5 Long Islands VENTURE-N - Open Noon-2am. Free Music. Free WiFi 2.50 Well Day/Night 4.00 Titos/Absolut, Cosmos/Martis from Dan G

BRODIES TAVERN - Get the Party Started Friday 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. $3 Malibu Rum Black-House Long Islands-Pucker Vodka, Margaritas on tap-XX Pints IBT’s - 11a.m.-2a.m., Flawless Fridays featuring “Absolutely Flawless” Drag Show hosted by China Collins @ 9 p.m. DJ Import Inside after the show, Million$DJ on the Patio 9pm. GoGo Boys @11p.m.

LOOKS - 6 p.m. to Close, Karaoke 8-12, $3.50 Absolute Lemon Drops, $5 Jamesons VENTURE-N - Open Noon-2am. Free Music. Free WiFi 2.50 Well Day/Night

BRODIES TAVERN - Back Pocket Sabado Latino 7 p.m. - 2 a.m. $3 Magaritas on tap-Corona Bottles, $3.25 Latin Beers-XX Micheladas, $1 Tequila Shots-Corona Ritas IBT’s - 11a.m.-2a.m., Karaoke on the Patio 5 - 8 p.m., “Saturday Night Starlettes” drag show Hosted by Janee Starr 9pm, Million$DJ on the Patio 9 p.m., DJ Import Inside after the drag show.

LOOKS - 6 p.m. to Close, $3 Flaming Shots From Hell, $5 Bombay Saphires VENTURE-N - Open Noon-2am. Free Music. Free WiFi 2.50 Well Day/Night

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4-5:30 p.m.

4:30-6:30 p.m.

6:30-7:30 p.m.

7-9 p.m.

7-10 p.m.

7-8:30 p.m.

7-9 p.m.

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Mah Jongg Mondays Himmel Park Library.

Ages 50+, 1035 N. Treat.

In Our Own Voices, Women’s therapy group for survivors of sexual trauma, SACSA, 1600 N. Country Club, 520.327.1171 Cancer Support Group for LGBT People, Arizona Cancer Center at UMC-North, Rm 1127, 3838 N. Campbell Ave. 520.694.0347 Regardless of… NA LGBT Meeting, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 400 E. University Blvd.

SAGA General for trans forlks and allies 1st Monday SAGA Desert Girlz for trans Femanine folks 2nd Monday Reveille Men’s Chorus Open Rehearsal, Rincon Congregational Church, 122 N. Craycroft Tucson Women’s Chorus rehearsal.Call for details: 520.743.0991 Desert Girlz meeting at Wingspan PFLAG en Español Meets the 1st Monday of each month at Fortin de las Flores: 243 W. 33rd St.

4 p.m.

LGBTQA Support Group.

LGBTQ Affairs Office, UA Student Union level four.

SAGA Desert Boyz for trans masculine folks 3rd Tuesdays

7-9 p.m.

Wednesday 3-8 p.m.

SAAF’s MSHAPE Lounge offers mens health resources

12-1 p.m.

Pink Triangle AA Meeting, 439 N. Sixth Ave. Everyday.

Gender Spectrum support Group. UA Campus Health Service Building Room C312. $5 TMC Hospice LGBTQ Grief Support Group. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, Peppi’s House Chapel, 2715 N. Wyatt Drive.

RSVP at: 520-324-2438.

Wednesday Night Christian Bible Study, Cornerstone Fellowship Social Hall, 2902 N. Geronimo Ave. Weekly Bears Coffee at Crave, 4530 E. Broadway Blvd.

3-4:30 p.m.

4:30-6 p.m.

6:30-7:30 p.m.

7-9 p.m.

Two Spirit support group.

African American Student Affairs MLK Center, 1322 E. 1st Street.

6 p.m.

Write Now! a writer’s group open to all at Revolutionary Grounds 606 N. 4th 6:30-7:30 p.m. Regardless of… NA LGBT Meeting, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 400 E. University Blvd.

7 p.m.

Weekly Meditation Classes in Central Tucson, cost: $10, Kadam Meditation Center Arizona 1701 E. Miles St. 7-9 p.m.

SAGA Desert Partnerz for cis-gendered 4th Thursday 7-10 p.m.

Triangle Tribe, Men’s Support Group. Call 520-398-6826

3-8 p.m.

SAAF’s MSHAPE Lounge offers mens health resources

4-5:30 p.m.

Support Group for Transgender Survivors of Sexual Trauma, SACSA, 1600 N. Country Club Queer People of Color &

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Ajia Simone, Owner 426 E. Ninth St. 520.624.8400

10-11.30 a.m.

10-12 p.m.

2-5 p.m.

2:45 p.m.

Friday 4 p.m.

5:30-6:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Wingspan’s Eon Youth Program New Youth Orientation Fridays at 4p.m.

Youth Center Open M-F Oasis LGBT Social Group. Email oasis.wingspan@gmail.com Bingo at MCC Every Friday call 207-9354 for info.

2nd Saturdays

Bears of the Old Pueblo Potluch 2nd Saturdays 520.444.2275 Transparents For parents of trans kids. RSVP SAGA to attend.

Sunday 9-11 a.m.

Co-ed Softball, all abilities welcome. Oury Park, 600 W.St. Mary’s

Advice For Life & Prayers for World Peace. Bud dha’s teachings, Kadampa Meditation Cen ter Arizona 1701 E. Miles St. LGBT Buddhist Medita tion Group meets every Sunday at The Three Jewels, 314 E. 6th St. in Tucson. Meditation sessions with readings, recordings, and discussion. Welcoming to all.For info call Jim at 520-884-4218.

Mamasitas! Men’s Sports club at Menlo Park The New Men’s Massage Group. Sept 21 at 4 pm. Call Marc at 881-4582 to sign up. Or email bleu55@gmail. com in advance. It’s a great place to meet men.

Safe, non-sexual but very sensual and a little erotic.

Donation.

3-5p.m.

Men’s Social Network “H” Club open to entire LGBTQ community. This is a fun discussion, learning and participation group meeting for discussions on major words beginning with the letter “H.” Doesn’t meet the 1st Sunday of the month.

5:30 p.m.

Puertas Abiertas Latin/ Hispanic LBGTQ/Ally support group meeting at Wingspan 430 E 7th St – every 3rd Sunday of the month at 5:30pm.

Saturday

Thursday

SAAF’s MSHAPE Lounge offers mens health re-

BRODIES TAVERN - Funday 7 p.m. - 2 p.m. $2.50 House Well, $3 House Long Islands, Tap Magaritas, $1 House Kasiz Shots, $1.75 Domestic Pints IBT’s - 11a.m.-2a.m., Karaoke 4-8:30 p.m.

“Cheap Ass Sunday’s” 9-Close feat. 2-4-1 Drinks and Bottle Beer (exclude top shelf, wine & draft), Karaoke Inside 9pm; DJ Sid the Kid on the patio 9 p.m.

VENTURE-N - Open Noon-2am. Free Music. Free WiFi 2.50 Well Day/Night

2:30-4:30p.m.

Tuesday 3-8 p.m.

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A rainbow flag is raised at MC Life's "Creekside" development on Tucson's east side.

An rainbow flag was raised at all six of MC's properties in Tucson and Sierra Vista in honor of the upcoming Tucson Pride Parade and the Pride in the Desert festival and in support of the LGBTQ community. In attendance were Stonewall Democrats Robert Rowley (far left) and Richard Adams (far right), Tucson Pride President April Moss and Arizona state Rep. Demion Clinco.