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Arizona’s Stevie Nicks First gay governor possible was queen of the selfies 40 years early OBSERVER STAFF PHOENIX -- As a young singer fresh out of Arizona, Stevie Nicks became “the queen of rock ‘n’ roll” 40 years ago as the lead singer for Fleetwood Mac. President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud, the Maine Democratic gubernatorial candidate, during a campaign rally in Portland, Maine.
She’s not so wellknown (though very accomplished) in a category that didn’t even get a name until a few years ago: the selfie. A collection of her Polaroid selfies dating from 1975 to 1987 were Continued on page 16
Inside Trying to make sense of GOP threat to shut down government on Dec. 16 misses the point
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Festival for Life: past and present Page 11
TIHAN offers Thanksgiving for people with HIV Page 6
Does Ronan Farrow’s sexuality matter? Page 3
You’ll never guess which country Googles gay porn pictures the most Page 4
OBSERVER STAFF At press time Tuesday night, Democrat Mike Michaud was hoping to make history by being elected governor in Maine -- the first openly LGBT person to be elected governor.
“For every love affair I had, there are pictures.” --Stevie Nicks
Tucson pastor had not been near Ebola two months ago, but the panic is on! OBSERVER STAFF A Tucson pastor was rousted out of bed by police at 2 a.m. recently because he had been to Zambia (about 3,000 miles from the Ebola countries) two months ago (Ebola’s incubation period is 21 days). Pastor Michael Petzer learned that a woman from his congregation went to UofA Medical Center with “possible Ebola symptoms” (which are also possible symptoms of many less exotic ailments) and told doctors that Petzer “had been to Africa.” The hospital called the cops. According to the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson police spokesman Sgt. Chris Widmer told a reporter the patient had told hospital staff from the get-go that Petzer returned from Africa on Sept. 6, so everyone concerned would have known that even if he’d been in the Ebola area, he had been home considerably beyond the incubation period. Both hospital and police spokespersons insisted that all this fuss was necessary for public safety, but Petzer was not amused.
The race was still rated a toss-up between Michaud and incumbent Gov. Paul LePage, one of the more uncouth Tea Party elected officials in the country.
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At the time, it was assumed Michaud would be the main beneficiary but polls were inconclusive. Early results had not been released at press time.
‘Enough’ seems just right OBSERVER STAFF If “Enough Said” were a room it’d be that favorite go-to space that’s comfy and cozy; a favorite space where you are always welcome and nothing is out of place. There’s plenty of room in Jason Carder’s second release with Jeff Haskell and Brice Winston for everyone
to curl up and mellow out. The nine early jazz standards on the album are some of the finest interpretations -- soft, intimate and always bluesy. Drawn from the world’s musical history they span the period from the 1500’s to 1967 and they really Continued on page 12
Vote for people who don’t want government to function? Then don’t gripe when they accomplish it By R.D. Smith GUEST COLUMNIST It’s one of the many irrational things about U.S. politics right now: The people who gripe the loudest about government dysfunction are the ones most likely to vote for candidates who clearly say up front that they don’t intend for government to function. And so it continues.
“I think this is hysteria, and a zero understanding of geography,” he said.
Also unknown was how many voters would support Eliot Cutler, running as an independent. Last week, Cutler acknowledged that he couldn’t win and “freed” his supporters to vote for either Michaud or LePage.
The most glaring example currently is Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, who has flushed his state’s economy so far down the hopper that nobody’s even offering advice on how Kansas will get out of its mess.
Brownback cut government jobs to the bone and couldn’t figure out why that increased unemployment. He cut government contracts to the bone and couldn’t figure out why that increased unemployment even more. (Lesson No. 1: Government contracts help keep businesses in business -- real jobs in the real world.) Going into the general election, though, he has a decent chance for re-election because, well, he’s the one with the “R” after his name. That’s about the only promise he’s kept. Last week, Brownback insisted that Continued on page 11
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Taylor Swift’s sign: Is hip-hop’s reign on its last gasp? Taylor Swift’s fifth album sounds like 30 years ago, and some critics are saying that the scarcity of contemporary references means “the times they are a-changin’ “ in popular music. Of course, nobody will know that for sure until after the fact, and nobody yet seems to be guessing where we’d be headed. In the recent past, white pop stars became stars by incorporating black music into their style. (Check Miley Cyrus, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber et. al -- or even Katy Perry’s current collaboration with Juicy J.) Given that this album (titled “1989”) is completely devoid of country elements, it could just mean that country music’s million-selling anti-country misfit is positioning herself to become pop music’s million-selling anti-pop misfit. That point, at least, seems clear enough: In the video for the first single off the new album, for “Shake It Off,” Swift deliberately botches every move in the hip-hop routine and is surrounded by people “not trying to be cool,” as The New York Times put it. If America is indeed saying bye-bye to hip-hop, which has been our dominant cultural barometer for decades, that could mean black leaders have good reason for lamenting the current lack of interest in maintaining ethnic civil rights and voting rights.
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lesbians are known to pick all three types -- unknown, open-identity and known donors.
“It’s often a complicated decision that involves a consideration of the child’s need to know his or her genetic origins, balanced with prospective mothers’ desire to raise children within a planned lesbian family and without custody disputes,” said Nanette Gartrell, MD, the principal investigator on the study. Among those indicating that they would make the same choice again, 37 percent used donors known to the mother, 31 percent open-identity (donors who could be contacted by the offspring at a certain age if the offspring desired) and 32 percent unknown.
Dubai divorce OK’d over wife’s genie telling her ‘no sex’ DUBAI -- The Dubai Appeal Court earlier this month upheld a divorce granted to a man on the grounds that his wife was possessed by a spirit and refused to have sex with him, and even cancelled the alimony ordered by a lower court.
Apple was among the companies that spoke out against Arizona’s antigay SB 1062 last February.
3/4 of lesbian moms pleased with sperm donors in 18 years LOS ANGELES -- More than threefourths of lesbian mothers were satisfied with their choice of sperm donor 18 years after conception, according to a new study by the Williams Institute. Heterosexual couples usually go with unknown sperm donors but
NEW YORK CITY -- She may have come in third in a 2013 mayoral primary she originally was expected to win, but out lesbian Christine Quinn is far from out of politics. She’s now been campaigning to get New Yorkers to vote in the general election for Democrats on the Women’s Equality Party line (there are no Republican candidates for that party). The goal there is to get 50,000 votes so the party can be an official party in New York.
She married attorney Kim Catullo in 2012.
The appeals court said the woman didn’t deserve alimony because she hadn’t told the man she was possessed before they married.
“Let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me,” he wrote.
Christine Quinn back in politics with third party
The parents told the man that their daughter was possessed by a jinn (English spelling: genie) and that several religious scholars had been unsuccessful in exorcising the spirit, the newspaper reported.
Expectations high now that Apple’s CEO officially out
His orientation hadn’t been a secret, but his essay in Bloomberg Businessweek is the first time he’s made a public announcement of it.
“It works for people that block alien messages with tinfoil hats; I see no reason why the same concepts wouldn’t apply in this situation.”
Quinn also has joined the boards of the Tyler Clementi Foundation and Athlete Ally. “Basically, I’m torturing executive directors,” she laughed.
In Arab mythology, jinns are spirits that can exercise supernatural influence over humans.
After all, we’re talking about the head of the world’s most valuable company, and he made it clear he wants to use his influence to fight the prejudice remaining against the LGBT community.
“What kind of psycho wants to go walking around in normal boxers knowing that his [unmentionables] are getting microwaved into a million pieces when he could just throw on a nice pair of aluminum-foil undies and voila, problem solved?
According to the Gulf News daily, after repeatedly refusing sex, the woman told her husband to discuss the issue with her parents.
Brace yourself: Whitey may be back in control, and you may have heard it first from Taylor Swift.
When Apple CEO Tim Cook officially came out last week, bloggers immediately placed the bar high.
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Let’s review: She didn’t want to have sex with a smelly, hairy jerk that she doesn’t love and was forced to marry in the first place, but SHE’S the one who’s crazy. Yes ... We totally get that . . . of course.
Cellphone radiation threatening fertility? Foil-lined undies! NEW YORK CITY -- By now, everybody knows what comes between you and your Calvins: cellphone radiation! And we know it does a job on male fertility. Well, now a Manhattan company has ridden to the rescue with a new line of male skivvies with a thin foil-like lining of silver. Belly Armor (the company) already made a product to protect pregnant women from the harmful rays of laptops and other gadgets. The Dude Report responded to the company’s perfectly serious announcement just about the way you’d expect from something called The Dude Report:
GOP may punish expressions of support for DuVal PHOENIX -- Maricopa County Republican Chairman A.J. LaFaro is threatening to punish his fellow members who support Democrat Fred DuVal for governor. LaFaro was in the news just a week ago for claiming a Latino “thug” was stuffing the ballot box after he saw a graduate student delivering absentee ballots as part of the get-out-the-vote campaign. LaFaro’s online tirade resulted in death threats for the civic-minded young volunteer. This time, his hair’s on fire because some Republicans have publicly bolted from supporting Doug Ducey for governor. This is after reports of Ducey shamelessly sucking up to the Koch brothers, being anti-gay and antiprogressive on any issue you could name, and having members of his family (including his grandmother, no less) once convicted of racketeering in connection with the Toledo Mafia. LaFaro said the wayward can approach the altar to defend their heresy at a Nov. 6 meeting. GOP activist and precinct committee-person Barbara Espinosa called LaFoya’s rant “nonsense” and said LaFaro would expect Republicans to support a member of a drug cartel over a Democratic minister. Well, YES ... as a matter of fact.
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Defiant Rome mayor refuses to invalidate same-sex marriages ROME -- The mayor of Rome has said he will defy a direct order to invalidate several same-sex marriages. Italy is strongly Catholic, and lags behind the rest of Western Europe on gay rights -- maintains a strictly enforced ban on recognition of samesex marriage. Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino opted to challenge enforcement of the law this month, by recognizing the marriages of 16 same-sex couples who had already wed as far afield as Spain, Portugal and the U.S. He has entered into a long-running feud with Interior minister Angelino Alfano over the issue -- which is expected to lead to an inevitable legal showdown between the two. Rome Prefect Giuseppe Pecoraro recently “invited” the mayor to void the marriages -- but Marino says he will not do so. Marino said, “We do not accept the prefect’s order to cancel the Continued on next page
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November 05, 2014 Continued from previous page transcriptions that have already been logged.” According to reports, Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio contacted his fellow mayor to praise his “strong and courageous stance,” adding: “Keep going my friend, keep fighting the good fight.”
**Spoiler Alert** The Doctor’s nemesis is now The Mistress Iconic “Doctor Who” villain the Master has made a surprise return to the show -- as a woman. The character had last been seen in 2009’s “The End of Time,” when he was played by John Simm. Viewers were shocked during the Oct. 1 episode (in the UK), “Dark Water,” when villain Missy -- played by “Green Wing” star Michelle Gomez -- revealed herself to actually be a female regeneration of the Master, or the Mistress. The series has toyed on several occasions with the idea that Timelords like the Doctor and the Master can change their gender when they regenerate. However, the reveal marks the first time in the series that a character previously known as male has actually made the transition to female. The change has prompted a mixed reaction on social media form the show’s fans, with some praising the twist, and others mocking the gender transition.
Wedding chapel now religious corporation, free to discriminate COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho -Remember The Hitching Post, the wedding chapel owned by Foursquare Gospel ministers who refused to perform a same-sex wedding? Coeur d’Alene city officials reportedly have said that by changing the chapel’s advertising from “serves all faiths” to “Christian only,” the business now qualifies under city ordinance as a “religious corporation” and is eligible to discriminate at will.
OBSERVER Before the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision, the idea of a for-profit “religious corporation” might have struck most people as a legal non sequitur. Now, it should strike LGBT people as a shitstorm that could undo nearly every public-policy gain that’s been made in recent years.
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Its success might still depend on coming up with a universal legal definition for “religious corporation,” but judging from the Hobby Lobby case, that might be anything the business owners say it is.
Russian lawmaker: Ban Apple CEO for Ebola, AIDS MOSCOW -- The day after Apple CEO Tim Cook announced publicly that he’s gay, the architect of Russia’s antigay campaign called for banning Cook from Russia. Photo courtesy of Rex Images
“What could he bring us?” lawmaker Vitaly Milonov thundered. “The Ebola virus, AIDS, gonorrhea? They all have unseemly ties over there. Prohibit their [homosexuals] entry forever.” Milonov also accused Cook of trickery for making himself famous without coming out. “He’s like an artist, who at first popularized himself and then revealed himself to be gay,” he added. Meanwhile, back in the real world, Cook’s sexual orientation had been no secret for years.
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By Christopher Glazek VICE On Sunday, the New York Times published an amusing profile of Ronan Farrow, son of Mia Farrow and either Woody Allen or Frank Sinatra. In a lengthy feature on the Farrow clan in Vanity Fair earlier this month, Mia tantalized readers with the possibility that Ronan is actually the son of Sinatra, her first husband and intermittent lover. In any event, Farrow is a cherubic 25-year-old boy-genius who graduated from Yale Law School at the age of 21, won a Rhodes scholarship, served as a diplomat for the Obama administration, signed a major book deal with Penguin, and is now hosting a weekday show for MSNBC. He’s also gay, according to friends of mine who have slept with him, but you wouldn’t know that from reading either Vanity Fair or the New York Times. Why the reticence? Neither publication seems very interested in protecting Farrow’s privacy — the articles reveal bracingly personal details about Farrow and his family, including lurid speculations about paternity and painful references to the drawn-out custody disputes with Allen. Why a veil of secrecy for this particular detail? Is “outing” even a thing that publications worry about anymore? In December of 2010 and January
of 2011, the New York Times and New York magazine each published major profiles of wealthy media magnate Martin Peretz, the former publisher of the New Republic. The articles went into detail about Peretz’s then-recent divorce — but failed to mention that Peretz left his wife for a man. That seemed like clear journalistic malpractice, a problem exacerbated by the fact that, as Gawker pointed out, the articles included dogwhistle hints — noting, for example, that Peretz lives in a high-rise with a 26-yearold Israeli ex-soldier — so that insiders could read between the lines. Continued on page 13
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Chelsea Handler not You’ll never guess which happy that Instagram country Googles gay porn bleeped her nipples pictures the most By Nick Duffy PINK NEWS A surprising country has topped Google’s rankings for searching for pictures of gay sex. Anti-gay laws and strong social stigma appear to be doing nothing to abate the curiosity of everyday people -- with Kenya’s searches for gay sex outranking those of all Western countries. OBSERVER STAFF
not a woman? Are we in 1825?”
Chelsea Handler is mighty She then re-posted the photo pissed that Instagram refused to Twitter with a note about to display her nipples but has no Instagram’s sexism. problem with Vladimir Putin’s. Then she put it back on As you may know, anyone Instagram, adding, “If instagram who pisses off Handler is likely takes this down again, you’re to hear about it, and Instagram saying Vladimir Putin [has] more did last week. 1st amendment rights ... “ The War of the Nips began when Handler posted a topless photo of herself spliced with a topless photo of Putin, with the caption “Anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better. #kremlin.”
Instagram did indeed slamdunk her again, presumably answering the question about 1825.
Handler isn’t the first person to protest Instagram’s selectively enforced ban on nipples, but at least when it shot down Scout Instagram took it down. Willis, Instagram did respond by Handler then posted a defending its ban. screenshot of the removal notice Handler says she’s now off with the note “If a man posts a of Instagram. The company isn’t photo of his nipples, it’s ok, but commenting.
Kenya tops the Google trends rankings for both “gay sex pics” and “gay porn pics,” with an extraordinarily high search index. South Africa came second; followed by Nigeria and Pakistan -- with the U.S. and the United Kingdom ranking as seventh and eighth. The Kenyan population agrees (92 percent) that homosexuality is “unacceptable,” while having sex “against the order of nature” in the country can carry a prison sentence of up to 21 years. Politicians in the country recently discussed a new anti-gay bill that would see gay people sentenced to death by stoning. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill would introduce harsh punishments for homosexuality, with life imprisonment or the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.”
Tucson pastor had not been near Ebola two months ago, but the panic is on! Continued from page 1 country to one (the U.S.) where there are people in quarantine. I think this is an issue of public ignorance and not an issue of public health.” You rock, Pastor Petzer! “Most Americans do not have a clue that Africa is a large continent and not a country,” he added. “People have to stop the hysteria of it all.” Officials were not convinced.
“When a patient comes to the ER and has a fever and West African contact, it triggers the process, and we have to take it seriously,” said Dr. Andreas Theodorou, chief medical officer at UAMC. Of course, that’s exactly what Petzer was upset about: There had not been any West African contact for anyone to take seriously. The Ebola Armageddon has not reached anywhere near Miracle Mile, folks. How about giving it a rest?
The bill’s author, Edward Onwong’a Nyakeriga, said: “The petition aims at providing a comprehensive and enhanced legislation to protect the cherished culture of the people of Kenya, legal, religious and traditional family values against the attempts of sexual rights activists seeking to impose their values of sexual promiscuity on the people of Kenya. “There is need to protect children and youth who are vulnerable to sexual abuse and deviation as a result of cultural changes, uncensored information technology, parentless child developmental settings and increasing attempts by homosexuals to raise children in homosexual relationships through adoption, foster care or otherwise.”
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By Nick Duffy PINK NEWS A total of six magistrates in North Carolina have chosen to quit their jobs since same-sex marriage came into law. John Kallam Jr, who served as a magistrate in Rockingham County, resigned last month when equal marriage became law in the state, claiming allowing gays to marry “would desecrate a holy Institution established by God Himself.”
By James Withers GAY STAR NEWS An Egyptian court sentenced eight men Saturday for their appearance in a purported same-sex wedding video. According to the Associated Press, each of the men was sentenced to three years in prison. The video was filmed in April but went viral in early September. Called “Egypt’s First Gay Marriage,” the tape shows two men appearing to have a marriage ceremony on boat on the Nile River. The two men hug, exchange rings, and are surrounded by male guests. After the video surfaced, the country’s chief prosecutor general called for the arrest of nine men. They were charged with “inciting debauchery and violating public decency.” As reported by the AP, after the verdict was announced a few of the relatives of the men “broke down and
cried while others protested that medical examinations carried out by state doctors showed the defendants were not gay.” After the verdict, the men were led out of the defendant’s cage by the police. Some covered their faces with paper, others used cloth. One of the unnamed suspects explained to television host Tamer Amin, in September, that the video was a joke. He said he was straight and the video did not depict a gay wedding. It was actually for a friend’s birthday. Egypt outlaws “fujur” -- often translated as sexual excess or debauchery. The country’s courts interpret fujur as meaning or including homosexual acts.
He has since been joined by five other departing magistrates -- Gilbert Breedlove of Swain County, Tommy Holland of Graham County, Gayle Myrick of Union County, Jeff Powell of Jackson County, and Bill Stevenson of Gaston. North Carolina has 660 magistrates in total. Holland told the Christian Examiner: “When the federal judges ruled that gay marriage was legal and North Carolina honours that, and part of a magistrate’s job is to perform marriage ceremonies, I knew I couldn’t honour that law. “It’s against my belief. It’s against what the Bible says . . . I was raised a
Southern Baptist. God has always taken care of me.” Stevenson told WCNC: “It was something I had to do out of conscience. “I felt like to perform same-sex unions would be in violation of the Lord’s commands, so I couldn’t do that.” Anti-gay groups have since seized on the autonomous decision of the six to voluntarily leave their jobs as “proof” that gay marriage is “forcing” people out of work. Rick McDermott of Equality NC said: “While we understand people have their own religious beliefs, we don’t think this is about religious discrimination. It’s really more so about the magistrates doing their job and following the law.”
Almost all men arrested, and sentenced, in Egypt for homosexuality are charged with fujur. This past April, four men were jailed for being gay.
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TIHAN offers Thanksgiving for people with HIV age), and you can also invite one adult guest to come with you (your partner, spouse, relative, friend or volunteer). To sign up to attend, all you need to do is contact a TIHAN link specialist volunteer at linkvolunteer@tihan.org or 520-2996647 ext 205.
By Scott Blades Executive Director TIHAN Poz Café, TIHAN’s monthly lunch for people living with HIV, happens on the 3rd Thursday of every month, and it’s a highlight for many people living with HIV. But it’s even more special this month of November, as we will serve a special Thanksgiving Dinner.
If you’re not already connected to TIHAN, all that you’ll need to do is complete a one-page simple registration form that we can mail or email you, and then you will be eligible not just for Poz Café this month, but every month, and also for all of TIHAN’s programs and services.
Our Thanksgiving Meal will feature the traditional components that so many enjoy: Roast turkey breast and stuffing, mashed potatoes with gravy, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, apple cashew romaine salad, dinner rolls with butter, pecan pie, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream. Our TIHAN chef, Roy DeBise, loves preparing great meals that feed us hungry folks, but also soothe the soul. When he plans the meals, he factors in warm and comforting food that is fresh, nutritious, and cooked with love. Poz Cafe happens because individuals, faith communities, and donors care enough to provide the resources to make it happen through TIHAN. Thanks to our hardworking staff and volunteers, under the leadership of our Program Manager Deirdre Demers, Poz Café happens every month. And for this month of November, the three faith communities stepping forward to prepare and serve the Thanksgiving meal are St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church, Water of Life Metropolitan Community Church, and Saguaro Canyon Church. Limited transportation is available free of charge through TIHAN as well as from COPE Community Services.
Save the Date: November 20 Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Lunch is served at 12 p.m. St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church 4625 E. River Rd. (at the northwest corner of Swan and River Roads) Yes, Poz Café is a lunch program, but it’s much, much more than that. While the focus is on a nutritious meal (and we’ve served 20,000 of them!), many people attend because of the opportunity that Poz Café provides to meet others living with HIV in a safe environment and to engage with others who are living with HIV. In the safe and informal atmosphere of the Poz Cafe lunch, you can meet others living with HIV and hear others’ perspectives on living successfully with HIV and managing the complexities of medications, side effects, communicating with medical providers, and stigma, as well as community
resources. Or just come and meet friends, relax and enjoy a respite from a world that doesn’t always feel safe. Each month, volunteers from local Tucson congregations provide a fantastic, delicious and nutritious lunch for people living with HIV. This is followed by time to “hang out”, chat, participate in a game or two of bingo, enjoy our raffle of fun and useful gifts, and receive a care package at the end of the day. However, Poz Café is not open to the public. It is an “invitation-only” event. But if you are living with HIV, you are invited. Yes, Poz Café is for positive adults (you must be over 18 years of
And we’re also getting ready for an extra-special Poz Café Holiday Dinner (instead of a lunch) in December, done collaboratively with SAAF. The December Poz Café will be a holiday dinner at 5 p.m. on Dec. 18 at the St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church, located at Campbell and River Roads (note change of location for December). We’ll have decorations, music and dancing, holiday gifts, and a great menu, including chef-carved prime rib of beef (with au jus and horseradish sauce available on the side), duchess potatoes, broccoli with hollandaise sauce, winter fruit salad with lemonpoppy seed dressing, warmed rolls with butter, and a special Viennese dessert table buffet. If you are living with HIV and looking to increase your social connections and peer networking, as well as get some good nutritious food that’s prepared and served with love in a safe environment where you are welcomed and loved, come join us at Poz Café. Call us at 520-299-6647 and we’ll help get you connected and sign you up to attend our Poz Cafe Thanksgiving Meal. Have fun, make friends, enjoy great food, and celebrate Thanksgiving with other positive people!
Drag show to benefit Thanksgiving POZ Café OBSERVER STAFF
share a meal on Thanksgiving.
TUCSON – The Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network will have a little extra help supplying its traditional Thanksgiving feast to participants in the POZ Café this year as MCC Water of Life Church is hosting a Drag Show 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Looks Bar to raise funds for the meal.
The POZ Café Thanksgiving meal will be Nov. 20 at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church, 4625 E. River Rd. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and lunch will be served at 12 p.m.
Many congregations and faith groups raise funds for the event, and MCC has chosen to use a drag show as its support effort. A $5 cover charge will go to TIHAN to provide food and supplies to the care partners and family that will be coming together to give thanks and
Looks Bar, which recently transitioned from a weekend LGBT bar to an event venue catering to fund raisers, parties, and other community gatherings, is located at 2000 N. Oracle Rd. and features a full bar as well as multiple stage platforms and a dance floor with Karaoke setup. Following the drag show attendees are invited to dance and take part in the Karaoke.
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Trying to make sense of GOP threat to shut down government on Dec. 16 misses the point really meant was “Whatever shut down under Obama was the wrong thing to shut down” -- he really didn’t even need specifics.
By R.D. Smith GUEST COLUMNIST If you’re thinking that the GOP talk about another government shutdown on Dec. 16 doesn’t make sense, you’re taking the wrong approach: “Sense” isn’t likely to enter into it.
But at least shutdowns save money, right? Wrong. Extremely wrong. Standard & Poor’s estimated last year’s shutdown cost $24 billion. Of course, the ultimate cost is unknown because it’s been estimated the shutdown eventually cost the economy a million jobs, which will ripple through the economy indefinitely.
This kind of talk is called tossing red meat to the base. If you follow the polls, you know that in this case, “the base” is the most extreme, lowest-denominator faction in the party.
It’s true that Congress could avoid some of that cost this time around by simply refusing to authorize back pay for federal employees through the shutdown.
What that translates to in real-world terms is that even the congress-critters who vote for it may not know much about what it does. obvious reason of all: It wasn’t built until 2004.
Consider this gem from Georgia’s Rep. Paul Broun during the 2013 shutdown: “There was absolutely no reason, whatsoever, for this administration to block access to the World War II Memorial or the Lincoln Memorial. It’s never been done in a government shutdown prior to this administration doing so.”
botched in 1995 because the Lincoln Memorial WAS closed during the government shutdown, you’re thinking about the Lincoln Memorial on planet Earth. The Lincoln Memorial on the planet where Broun’s crowd hangs out probably stayed open.
Aside from the specifics of Broun’s idiocy, if you’re going to have a government shutdown, wouldn’t the logical course be to shut down NONESSENTIAL services first? Like, maybe, tourist sites?
Now, if you’re scratching your head over that family vacation that got
And the World War II Memorial wasn’t shut down in 1995 for the most
Broun spoke as if the first thing he’d shut down is military bases, but what he
If the shutdown lasted long, that could set off a round of home foreclosures, vehicle repossessions, food stamp applications, and eventually a whopping round of lawsuits against Congress. But those things would only involve “the little people.” How many years has it been since Congress worried about them?
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Navajo court dumps Cyclovia Tucson: A entire election panel over family-friendly event that language fight connects communities OBSERVER STAFF WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. -- Twothirds of the Navajo Nation Supreme Court threw the entire tribal election board out of office last week, banned its members from running again, and settled for now the question of whether Chris Deschene is allowed to run for tribal president. The third Supreme Court justice refused to be part of the proceeding. Judicially speaking, the court’s action was to hold the tribe’s Board of Election Supervisors in contempt of court for ignoring the court’s order to disqualify Deschene’s name from the ballot and postpone the election even though 10,000 had already cast ballots and $102,000 had been spent on it. When Chief Justice Herb Yazzie asked Edison Wauneka, the tribe’s election director, if he would comply with the court’s order, Wauneka said he would but “In principle, I agree with the board.”
Chris Deschene
the Navajo language. Black said she thought the court lacked authority to do that. The election board apparently agreed with Black, saying the voters should decide whether Deschene speaks enough Navajo. The language is a requirement under the tribe’s constitution.
Wauneka then asked and informally got the court’s permission to go ahead with the election except for the vote on tribal president, with a special election to be scheduled later for the presidency.
The tribe is experiencing a split similar to the wider American society, with half the people wanting a more progressive, open society while half oppose it and don’t necessarily want it left up to the voters.
Justice Irene Black, who didn’t participate in the latest hubbub, had dissented from the court’s order the previous week banning Deschene from running because he lacks fluency in
The court decision settled it for this election, but Deschene supporters have formed a group to push their goals, including getting law-school graduates on the Supreme Court.
Idaho guv plans spending spree against marriage BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho has had same-sex marriage for weeks already, but its governor says he’ll raid the state treasury to continue defending the state’s ban.
Anyhoo, according to the Idaho Statesman, Otter made the vow last week in a debate with his Democratic and Libertarian opponents, who both back marriage equality.
Gov. Butch Otter (points for the most cartoonish governor’s name of the year) says he’s “not ready to surrender to a few folks in black robes.”
His Libertarian opponent, John Bujak, was openly disdainful of Otter’s stance.
There’s a term for not surrendering: It’s called “contempt of court.”
Above: Cyclists enjoy having free reign over the Fontana Ave. stretch of Cyclovia Tucson’s route. Below: The Keeling Neighborhood Hub tent welcomed riders and walkers with activities and giveaways including desert plants to beautify Tucson.
“That ship has sailed; you might as well be arguing about interracial marriage at this point,” Bujak said.
TUCSON -- The city’s seventh open streets event -- Cyclovia Tucson -connected several communities north of downtown along a 2.6-mile route from Keeling Neighborhood in the north to the Sixth Avenue business district through three neighborhoods and two municipal parks. Cars were blocked from using the street from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in order to celebrate non-automobile transportation. Games, dances, and activities lined the stretch of road including water balloon jousting and bean-bag tosses. The route bisected residential neighborhoods and small business within the Fourth Avenue and UA districts. Participants could also extend their trip by riding the streetcar east and west. More than 50 free, healthy and engaging activities hosted by local organizations and businesses lined the route. New this year, a scavenger hunt called ¡Cinco for Cylovia! guided participants to 25 featured activities for a chance to win one of two bicycles donated to the event in a raffle, as well as dozens of other prizes. Sunday’s featured activities included an urban campsite, rock climbing wall, bounce houses, free youth helmet giveaways, bike repair stations, food trucks, a mobile library and more. Cyclovia is a family-friendly free event produced twice a year by the Living Streets Alliance. The next Cyclovia will be held April 19 and will connect downtown Tucson to the city of South Tucson.
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Festival for Life: past and present
By Wendell Hicks Executive Director SAAF
on your opportunity to be a part of this tradition by bidding on these amazing pieces on Nov. 8. Our Paper Prayers are created by artists, SAAF staff, clients, and volunteers and are one of the highlights of each year’s event.
Dec. 8, 1989 was the first Festival of the Trees, a fundraiser for the People with AIDS Coalition of Tucson. The event auctioned off nearly 200 decorated trees and wreathes for the holiday season. Over the years, the event grew and in 1992, Festival of the Trees became Festival for Life adding artwork, menorahs, and celebrity items. That year also had a special appearance by Miss Mary Wilson, formerly of the Supremes. In 1995, PACT’s co-founder and executive director, Jerôme Beillard, passed away from AIDS complications and Festival for Life was renamed to the Jerôme Beillard Festival for Life -- honoring the work and spirit of a great man. Each year added amazing artwork, designer Christmas trees, gift baskets, celebrity items and sculptures. Festival features local sponsors and community members all supporting the same cause. 2014 marks our 26th Anniversary of the Jerôme Beillard Festival for Life, which raises money for the services and programs of SAAF. Each year, the Festival live and
In addition to the great bargains, you will find, Festival also showcases some of the most eccentric local entertainers. With featured performances from Richard Noel of Sticks and Fingers, guests are sure to enjoy the entertainment while they eat, sip, and bid! To learn more about Festival for Life and to purchase tickets, please visit www.festivalforlife.org or call (520) 628SAAF (7223).
silent auctions feature 100s of pieces of artwork, jewelry, floral arrangements, gift baskets, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Our guests recognize this great opportunity to find amazing works of art and great gifts, just as the holiday shopping season begins.
Festival also displays more than 80 framed Paper Prayers, which are pieces of art created on strips of paper, given as gifts, to inspire good health. SAAF observes a Japanese tradition of giving out Paper Prayers to friends and family when they are needed. Don’t miss out
Saturday Tucson Chinese Cultural Center 1288 W. River Rd. $45 advance/$55 at the door 5:30 p.m. Registration Begins 6 p.m. Silent Auction Doors Open 7:15 p.m. Live Auction Starts
Vote for people who don’t want government to function? Then don’t gripe when they accomplish it Continued from page 1 black will turn white because after President Reagan’s massive federal tax cut the country eventually entered 20 years of good economic times. What he didn’t mention is Reagan’s huge “economic stimulus” -- massive defense spending. He also didn’t say that when Reagan saw the economy threatening to crater after the tax cut, he then ushered through Congress 11 tax INCREASES to offset the earlier cut.
Reagan may have had his blind spots, but he wasn’t (always) totally divorced from reality. Of course, the reality we live with today is that Reagan kept his original tax cut for the wealthy, that his tax increases skewered the middle class, and that the defense spend-a-palooza tripled the national debt. But I didn’t start out to claim that Reagan balanced the budget -- only that you’d never have caught Reagan pulling
a Brownback. Reagan didn’t want to go down in history as an idiot. Today’s wing-nutty, moon-howling, banana-republic chupacabras can insist they’re following Reagan day and night if they want to, but if that’s true, where is it happening and how come nobody finds out about it? Back in 2009, Alan Greenspan finally admitted he hadn’t known what he was talking about through all those years of “trickle-down economics” -- that
economics had always been a trickle-up kind of critter, and nothing changed just because he (and Ayn Rand) “decided” it would. Political and economic theories are fine, but they don’t always work. The rational course is to discard a theory once it’s proven wrong, and try something else. Half the voters in this country refuse to do that. The least they can do is quit griping when they get what they voted for.
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As Clark Saw It
Zoe’s World
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‘Enough Said’ says what it says in just the right way Continued from page 1 feel presented, as Carder says, “in a pure and honest way.” Four contemplative hymns complete this CD by local first-time producer Mary Ellen Thompson. They are well appointed, too! These fresh interpretations of traditional hymns make this album warm and personal. One you are sure to return to over and over again. “Enough Said” will be officially released at a celebratory concert on Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant. Reservations for the event are strongly recommended and can be made by calling the venue at 520-6227984. The album’s release party coincidentally occurs during the University of Arizona Foundation’s kickoff to raise $1 million for the Jeff Haskell Recording Studio Endowment Fund.
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Does Ronan Farrow’s sexuality matter? Continued from page 3 It’s not as obvious to me that Farrow’s sexuality needed to be mentioned in the Times profile, though again there’s a dog-whistle issue: “When he wasn’t busy navigating world events, [Farrow] was adding some panache to the Washington social scene, often appearing at political fetes with Jon Lovett, a former Obama speechwriter”; and “he is guarded about his private life, suggesting a persona more carefully calibrated than he lets on.” OK, maybe that’s a little louder than a dog-whistle. It’s possible that the piece’s author, Michael Schulman, who often writes about gay celebrities, couldn’t get anyone to verify Farrow’s sexuality on the record. Farrow himself didn’t cooperate with the article, so the omission was not part of some brokered deal to get access. According to Google, Lovett is Farrow’s longtime boyfriend, though for all I know “gay” isn’t strictly accurate and Farrow and Lovett are actually in a four-way relationship with an older woman and her female cat. At the height of the AIDS epidemic, when “silence equaled death,” there were good arguments to be made that staying in the closet was actually killing people and that “outing” was a moral imperative, despite the havoc it could unleash on someone’s professional life. The stakes today are not as elevated for either individuals, who in most cases don’t have much to lose, or for society at large, which arguably doesn’t have much to gain: the kids will be all right without a Ronan Farrow It Gets Better video. Still, in the context of a profile, sexuality is a pretty big puzzle piece to miss. If Martin Peretz had left his wife for a 26-year-old female Israeli soldier, I suspect the press would not have been so timid — the story of their relationship would have been recounted in titillating detail. Gay readers deserve to be titillated, too. As a gay man, I find Farrow’s sexuality highly relevant — he’s literally the gay Mia Farrow! It’s only by accepting a homophobic logic that
Andrew Sullivan, or Anderson Cooper, Farrow has worked as a diplomat in the Middle East and Africa, and may do so again. Even if you accept that his sexuality isn’t a liability in the U.S., it might be a different matter abroad. When the profiles of Martin Peretz came out, I remember thinking that the New Yorker, where I was working at the time, might have fired a reporter for missing or covering up such a big part of the story. When I discussed the profiles with an editor, though, he said he sympathized with the dilemma faced by those reporters. “We have the same issue with the Scientology piece,” he told me, referring to a 20,000Ronan Farrow in Kiev, Ukraine, March 2012 word article by Lawrence we can perform the mental acrobatics Wright. “Do we publish the rumors about required to decide sexuality should John Travolta?” I replied that if we were be off the table. It’s just as interesting publishing a profile of Travolta, then as any other detail, and no more yes, it would be crazy not to mention embarrassing. As a New York court rumors about his sexuality; a piece ruled last year, outing is a banality — about Scientology, though, didn’t need identifying someone as a homosexual to go there. (In the event, mention of never qualifies as defamation, even if it Travolta’s sexuality didn’t make it into the magazine version of Wright’s piece, isn’t true. though it does figure in “Going Clear,” One might wonder why anyone who the book that grew out of it.) Another was young and famous and liberal would editor said he felt that outing was only want to stay in the closet, but maybe called for in cases of hypocrisy. “It’s that’s naive. Nate Silver remained in the closet all the way through the 2008 and 2010 elections, arguably for good reason. There can be no doubt that the loony right would have made an issue of his sexuality, as if gayness could somehow discredit statistical analysis. Better to slam dunk twice in a row, he might have considered, before giving anyone an excuse to kick you off the team. Is it possible that Farrow worries the public will take his political commentary less seriously if it knows he’s gay? Unlike Rachel Maddow,
not as if Martin Peretz opposes gay marriage,” he pointed out. But this seemed to utterly miss the point. The motivations for outing aren’t only moral or political — they’re also narrative. While it’s true that allowing celebrities to remain closeted probably enhances the stigmatization of homosexuality at the margins by making it appear rare or shameful, what was shocking about the Peretz pieces was how two different reporters managed not only to bury the lede, but to completely erase it. In comparison, the issue with Gawker’s “exposure” of Fox News anchor Shepard Smith last week was simply that Shepard Smith himself is uninteresting, not that homosexuality is — a point lost on David Carr in his recent analysis of the incident in the Times. Ronan Farrow has every right to try to hide his sexuality, just as he has every right to try to hide the embarrassing fact that his real first name is Satchel. The press, though, is primarily obligated to the truth. Do we discover something pertinent about Farrow and his motivations when we learn that he’s gay? Does it reveal something about his character — whether slipperiness, selfloathing, a knack for grand strategy, or simply immaturity — that he chooses to hide it? Maybe, maybe not. But those are determinations that readers deserve to make on their own.
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Monday 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 for 1 Original Everything Happy Hour 5-6 pm.
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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 22 for 1 Original Everything Happy Hour 5-6 pm.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 22 for 1 Original Everything Happy Hour 5-6 pm. 4.00 Titos/ Absolut, Cosmos/Martis from Dan G
Saturday 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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Arizona’s Stevie Nicks was queen of the selfies 40 years early
Continued from page 1 on exhibit last month at The Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York City. The show coincided with the launch of Nicks’ new album, 24 Karat Gold -- Songs from the Vault, and with Fleetwood Mac’s upcoming reunion tour.
at sunrise -- like a vampire.” Peter Blanchley, the gallery’s coowner and founder, explained the photos’ appeal by saying “her choice of set and color combined with a fascinating creative imagination documents a very special time in the history of music.” Nicks was more earthy.
She staged, starred in, and took all the photographs herself. “These pictures were taken long after everyone had gone to bed,” she said. “I would begin after midnight and go until 4 or 5 in the morning. I stopped
“For every love affair I had, there are pictures,” she said. If you’re familiar with her life, you know that means there are a lot of photos.
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