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the creative class is political… So how about that heat wave, huh? The hot days of summer are here. The heat doesn’t bother me so much. What bothers me is that more of my friends don’t have pools. What’s up with that? I’m sure the economy has something to do with it, that, and for some strange reason in Ohio, a pool doesn’t increase your house value. But mostly I think it’s because a lot my friends are the starving artist types like those featured in this month’s edition. Welcome to our Creative Class issue. Inside we present some of the coolest artsy farts in town. Columbus is teeming with creative energy and people tapping into it. We constantly put out some of the most innovative and abstract work in the country. How many times have you heard people from the coasts say That’s from Columbus? or You guys are doing that in Ohio? It’s not only annoying, it’s patronizing. So my response always is: ‘Yes we are! Why aren’t you? I guess it’s because when you think you’re cool, you’re really not’ and then move on to another topic like our #1 zoo or library system or…. Cowtown’s arts aren’t the only thing that gets that treatment, but pretty much all our industry gets that same response - I’ve even heard it about our advanced agriculture! Come on, really? But I guess the point I’m making here, is we live in a fucking awesome town, doing things that change the world. We may be ‘too kind’ to taut ourselves like we should, but never think that The Heart of It All isn’t one of the coolest places to live, work and raise a family (that’s for you mayor - happy reelection!). With that, this issue highlights some pretty awesome people and places that are making our art scene and actual scene. From the 102 year old Ohio Art League to the gestational 400 Rich project and educators like James Sander to artists like Queen Mae and the Bells, Columbus’s arts community is diverse, political and controversial. We think there’s a few things in here you have yet to experience. Enjoy! And last but not least, we’d be remiss if we didn’t say a found farewell to one of our own. Fancy Pants Chad Frye is leaving us to head up national accounts at 614 Magazine. We will miss his levity, loyalty (not a pun, I swear) and commitment to our market and community. Not that any of that is vanquished from his soul or anything. But on a daily basis, we will be going through withdraw for a while. Best of luck, Chad! All our best!! Chris Hayes Co Publisher

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Open Letter to LGBT Parents and Supporters:

and expense. Ms. Smith is an attorney herself and she writes a lot of the extra things that have made my case cost more and take more time. In addition to being in trial right My name is Julie Rowell. You might recognow, I’m also having to appeal a court of nize my name from an article in Outlook appeals decision that at least for now has published in June 2010. I’m writing today to taken away our daughter’s right to see me express my sadness and frustration at the during the trial – it’s been over seven weeks impact of the Ohio Supreme Court’s recent since we’ve seen each other because Ms. decision upholding a Cincinnati judge’s de- Smith refuses to let her see me. And I think cision to end her relationship with the child everyone expects that no matter what she had helped raise since birth. The deci- comes of the trial we’re now in, my case, sion is especially heartbreaking for the little like the Mullen case, will likely be appealed. girl, Lucy, who may never again get to see a woman she knows as Momma, never again My former partner maintains a website and get to be with one of the parents who raised solicits contributions from people who want her, never again know that safe, comfortto see LGBT parents fail to maintain their able feeling of just knowing that her promises to parent together. She has posted Momma is there, loving and holding and photos of our daughter and many false protecting her as she grows up. This poor statements to help her gain support. I am a little girl will never understand why one of proud person and have resisted asking pubher parents was ripped from her. I expect licly for help, but I’m here to tell you that no that she will have issues with this the rest one can afford this kind of battle. I have acof her life. Her abandonment issues will run cessed every resource I have. If there’s anydeep. one out there who may be willing to help out financially, I’d appreciate any assistance. To Just like Michele Hobbs, I, too am in the arrange to make a contribution, please conmiddle of a court battle in which I am fight- tact me by email at ing to share custody of the daughter that I LGBTMOMS@gmail.com, and I’ll get you the have parented, right along with her biologi- information to make payment to a PayPal cal mother, since birth. She is now almost account that I’m setting up for this purpose. eight years old, and this case has been in I wish I could say that it will be tax dethe courts for nearly three years. I know first ductible, but at least at this point it isn’t. hand what Michele was fighting for. She was fighting for the right of her child to be If you can’t help financially, I understand. able to be raised by both of the parents who But please support this issue by spreading love her. Period. This is my fight also. the word that ALL children should be entitled to have both of their moms/dads/parI also know first hand what a toll it is fight- ents in their lives, whatever their family ing to see our children. It is emotionally dev- looks like! astating, and financially crippling. It is not a life that I envisioned when I decided, To other LGBT Parents – In my opinion, we along with my partner, to have a child toreally need to do a better job of focusing all gether. Putting it in the simplest form: our of our love and attention and financial repartners planned families with us, made sources on the best interests of the children promises to us, and later simply changed we have added to our relationships, not in their minds, and our children are suffering fighting to take a parent away. Please think for it. about that if you find yourself in one of these situations. If you haven’t already done I ALSO ASK FOR YOUR HELP. so, I strongly encourage you to set up a written shared parenting agreement, along with I cannot begin to tell you what this kind of a wills and whatever other planning fits your fight costs. My fees alone have already gone situation. Put your child’s interests in havwell past $125,000 since I filed my case ing the love and support of both parents three years ago, and the end is not near. It first – as far as I’m concerned, it’s the only is especially hard to predict my remaining thing that’s really important. fees because my former partner, Ms. Smith has filed so many extra appeals and done Thank you for thinking about this. so many things just to try to keep our daughter from seeing me while we are in Julie Rowell court, which has led to a lot of extra time Columbus, OH

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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Does Help

USDA, and prosecute those who attempt to game the system.

Due to increased oversight and improvements to program management by USDA, the prevalence of selling SNAP benefits for cash – a fraudulent activity known as “trafficking” – has fallen significantly over the last two decades to roughly 1 cent on the dollar today. Additionally, payment accuracy in SNAP is at an all-time high – over the last decade participation among eligible persons has gone from 57% to 66%, while payment errors have gone from 8.91% to 3.81%. Simply put, participation is up, and errors are down – hallmarks of an efBut that is not all that SNAP does. It helps sup- ficient and effective program. port jobs and provides a boost to the economy. And SNAP has a good story to tell when it comes While these are positive trends, any trafficking to using taxpayer funds responsibly and wisely, or error is too much, and USDA continues to be one that unfortunately does not get told aggressive in our efforts to improve integrity in enough. SNAP. We use state-of-the-art technology to help target criminals. We receive ongoing risk That is why it is so disappointing when spoassessments, using data down to the zip code radic abuses of the program by a select few are level, of all stores that accept SNAP benefits used as a political football in the media. Given based on their likelihood of committing promost media coverage in recent weeks, you gram violations. would think that lottery winners and criminals are the only Americans receiving SNAP benefits. But we are not content to stop there. We are This couldn’t be further from the truth. currently redesigning our fraud detection system with newer, more advanced data mining In fact, abuses are the exception, not the norm. technology and analytical tools available in the They overshadow the record achievements in private sector. These efforts will make us even SNAP for payment accuracy and program inbetter at getting rid of those who break the law tegrity, and do a disservice to the overwhelming and abuse the program. majority that truly need the program and are playing by the rules. Beyond pursuing fraud, USDA is also deeply committed to ensuring that benefits are tarFor starters, people should understand that the geted to those Americans who need them the record 44 million of our fellow Americans – most. That is why we have proactively urged more than half of whom are children, elderly states to use their current authority to change and the disabled - participating in SNAP is due their state policies so that millionaires – or primarily to the fact that we are still recovering those receiving substantial windfalls – do not from the worst economic collapse since the receive SNAP benefits. Great Depression. We know it is right, and it is in the interest of all of us, to help them until These are just a few of the things we are doing they can get back on their feet. at USDA every day to perform the job that America’s taxpayers have entrusted to us. And we are SNAP benefits also provide an economic stimu- committed to doing even more. As our nation lus that strengthens communities. Research continues down its path of economic recovery shows that every $5 in new SNAP benefits gen- we know that our work is cut out for us. But our erates as much as $9.00 in economic activity. sense of dignity and morality tells us that we SNAP benefits move quickly into local must support hard-working Americans who are economies, supporting and creating jobs for the still struggling to meet their most basic nutriAmericans who grow, process, pack, ship, tional needs. SNAP is an integral part of those shelve and sell us food. efforts, which will stimulate the economy and help us grow a stronger nation for all AmeriAt the same time, USDA works very hard, in cans. partnership with the State agencies that operate the program, to be a responsible steward of Kevin Concannon trusted taxpayer resources. Rooting out waste, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer fraud and abuse is a top priority for this admin- Services istration. We do not tolerate fraud in SNAP at As someone with decades of experience working in and around anti-poverty programs, I have witnessed firsthand the important role that government can play in helping families that are literally living from paycheck to paycheck. I have seen how the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, helps millions of responsible, hardworking Americans put food on the table for their families.

From Spring 09 to Winter 10, The OSU Urban Arts Space had an average of 44 visitors per day.

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Vincent Van Gough only sold one piece of art in his life - to his brother.

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The CMA is run by a board of 33 Trustees.

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The SNBA Presents the 3rd Annual Short North’s Got Talent

The 7th Annual Long Street Tour Opens Registration for Bike the C-Bus 2011

Ohio Ranks in Top for Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Communities

On August 10, the Short North Business Association will hold the 3rd Annual Short North’s Got Talent hosted by Axis Night Club. Emcee’s Michael Daniels of Outlook Media & Jacquie Dunlop of Short North Stage will entertain an audience of 200+ family, friends, neighbors and fans of the Short North Arts District. The event will take place at Axis Night Club located at 861 N. High Street from 8p - 11p with doors opening at 7p.

The 7th Annual Long Street Tour will be held September 3, 2011, from 7a-3p, with no rain date. All activities will occur and bike The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) rerides will start on Long Street between Hamilton and Garfield Av- leased its report Hate Violence Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, enues. The day will feature: Transgender, Queer and HIV-Affected Communities in the United States in 2010. Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization Major Taylor Commemorative Ride: Marshall “Major” Taylor was (BRAVO), a member program of NCAVP, saw the impact of severe a world cycling champion in 1900. Setting record-breaking world violence against local LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities. speed records, he was the first African-American to become the • Ohio is once again ranked among the top states in the nation The talent show will showcase 16 performances by Short North premier sports figure in a major American popular sport. Today, in the number of hate violence incidents committed against Arts District business owners and employees. Talents this year Major Taylor cycling clubs throughout the country boast several LGBT people, with 340 such incidents reported in 2010. will include the incredible dancing of Jacob Neal of Jacob Neal thousand African-American recreational cyclists as members. • 2010 data indicates a continuation in the trend of an inSalon, Banjo playing by David Weibel of Edward Jones, original For the Tour, our Columbus chapter will host a 30-mile ride and a crease in the severity of violence over the past few years, music by duo Trace Marie & Brad Scott of Cameron Mitchell 62-mile ride, both of which will depart from and end in the His- throughout BRAVO’s service area. That trend continued in 2010, Restaurants, a cappella opera by Shawn Slivinkski of A Touch of toric Long Street District and weave through bike paths in and reflecting a steady upward swing in the use of weapons, particuEarth and a Broadway act by Doug Joseph of Off The Wall Interior. around the city. larly thrown objects like bottles, rocks and bricks. Price is $15 in advance ($20 door) or $65 VIP table for four. Pro- 4th Annual Bike the C-bus Bicycle Tour: Bike the C-Bus is the receeds benefit the initiatives of the Short North Business Associa- gion’s premier cycling event to celebrate health and urban tion. lifestyles, plus a fun way to get fit and check out several of the unique neighborhoods Columbus has to offer. The entire ride covAmanda Thomas From Members First Credit ers up to 30 miles, but is configured to allow cyclists to ride shorter segments if they do not feel up to undertaking the entire Union Wins Vote To Become A Regional route. Bike the C-bus also features approximately 10 resting Finalist For The Cues® Next Top Credit points with snacks, drinks, and entertainment for the riders.

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Amanda Thomas, Marketing and Business Development Manager at Members First Credit Union, has been voted one of six Regional Finalists for the Credit Union Executives Society’s Next Top Credit Union Exec challenge. For the contest Thomas created a 60-second video outlining the details of their credit union project, Culture Standards, project, and received more votes than the other entrants in the Midwest Region.

The ride’s $25 early bird registration fee, which ends on August 15th, includes an official Long Street Tour t-shirt, lunch, and snacks. After August 15th the registration fee increases to $30 and there is no guarantee of a t-shirt. A portion of the rides proceeds will benefit designated charities Ohio Sickle Cell & Health Association, Yay Bikes! and Faith Mission. Registration information is available on www.bikethecbus.com.

New Ohio School Climate Data Shows Alarming Rates of Anti-LGBT Harassment Thomas heads to Las Vegas in November to compete against the LGBT Students Not Safe at School other five Regional Finalists who will face off for the grand prize, a CUES educational package valued at $20,000, and the honor of being named the Next Top Credit Union Exec.

Ohio middle and high schools are hostile places for many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students, according to a new research brief released today by GLSEN, the Gay, LesFor more info: www.NextTopCreditUnionExec.com. bian & Straight Education Network and its Greater Cincinnati and Northeast Ohio Chapters. School Climate in Ohio shows that Ohio Supreme Court Rules Against Ohio students face physical and verbal assaults because of their Same-Sex “Co-Parent” in Custody Battle sexual orientation or gender expression and regularly hear antigay slurs from students and staff. The findings are based on the The Ohio Supreme Court announced its decision in In re Mullen Ohio students who participated in GLSEN’s 2009 National School (Slip Opinion No. 2011-Ohio-3361) and made it more difficult for Climate Survey. The survey also found that while most could a non-biological parent in a same-sex relationship to prove per- identify at least one supportive educator, very few had access to manent shared custody of a child. Although Ohio law allows for any LGBT-inclusive resources or curriculum at school. shared permanent custody without explicitly requiring a written agreement, the Court’s decision today effectively makes such an Research highlights from School Climate in Ohio: 93% of LGBT agreement a requirement in the event of a breakup, adding ad- students regularly heard homophobic remarks (e.g. “fag” or ditional uncertainty and burden to families of same-sex couples “dyke”), 45% of LGBT students were physically harassed (e.g., in Ohio. pushed or shoved) because of their sexual orientation and 23% of LGBT students were physically assaulted (e.g., punched, For more information on this case and for the full text of the kicked or injured with a weapon) because of their sexual orientacourt’s decision, visit: tion. For info: www.glsen.org. http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/PIO/summaries/2011/0712/100276.asp.

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Additional key findings and recommendations from the national report include the following: • In 2010, NCAVP documented 27 anti-LGBTQ murders, the second highest yearly total ever recorded by the coalition. This is a 23 percent increase from the 22 people murdered in 2009. • 70 percent of the 27 reported hate murder victims in 2010 were LGBTQ and HIV-affected people of color, which represented 44% of total survivors and victims. This reflects a disproportionate targeting of people of color for severe and deadly violence. As well, people of color were less likely to receive medical attention when they needed it and less likely to receive appropriate responses from the police. • Transgender women made up 44 percent of the 27 reported hate murders in 2010, while representing only 11 percent of total survivors and victims. As well, transgender people were more likely to have injuries as a result of attacks and less likely to receive medical care. The report’s specific recommendations include calling for the following changes: • Fund critically needed research and data collection on hate violence against LGBTQ and HIV-affected communities, their access to services and violence prevention initiatives. • Gather data about sexual orientation and gender identity in all federal, state and local government forms. • Create new public and private funding streams and target the use of existing funds to increase access to anti-violence services for LGBTQ and HIV-affected individuals, particularly for those disproportionately affected by hate violence - i.e. transgender people and people of color. • Create programs and campaigns to reduce anti-LGBTQ hate violence. Prioritize the leadership of those most impacted by severe hate violence within these programs. • Stop the culture of hate through policymakers and public figures denouncing anti-LGBTQ violence. This year’s report also includes real-life stories from LGBTQ and HIV-affected survivors of hate violence to call immediate and necessary attention to the need to end the culture of violence in which these incidents of hate violence occur. For more info: http://www.bravo-ohio.org. To report violence, call 866.86.BRAVO (866.862.7286).

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Out & Equal Workplace Summit 2011 Announce Celebrity Speakers

For more information and to find an HIV testing site near you, visit http://www.hivtest.org.

Kerry: President’s Support of Respect for Marriage Act is This year’s Out & Equal Workplace Summit takes place in Dallas, Texas from October 25- “Historic” 28. They’ve packed the schedule with speakers who will inform and engage you, including some celebrity names that will add their stories to the CEO and senior executive keynotes. Appearing will be Meredith Baxter (actress, producer and activist), Candis Cayne (actress and performer; the first transgender actress to have a recurring role on a prime-time series), Margaret Cho (comedian and actress) and Andy Cohen (Bravo’s Senior Vice President of Original Programming and Development). For more info: outandequal.org.

Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) applauds President Obama for announcing his support of the Respect for Marriage Act- legislation to provide married same-sex couples the same federal benefits as married heterosexual couples. Kerry, who voted against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in 1996, was an original cosponsor of the legislation to repeal key provisions of DOMA.

“Today’s announcement from the White House is a historic signal that momentum is growing to end the era of DOMA,” said Sen. Kerry. “Last year we finally repealed Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, ending an era that one day will seem as antiquated as the days before PresiIn an effort to elevate public awareness about dent Truman desegregated the military. When the importance of HIV testing, Janssen Thera- we pass the Respect for Marriage Act, so too peutics, Division of Janssen Products LP, is will the era of the so-called Defense of Marteaming up with David Bromstad*, host of riage Act seem anachronistic in a country HGTV’s Color Splash and winner of the first where we don’t believe there should be any season of HGTV’s Design Star, to announce second-class citizens. the Know Yourself: Get HIV Tested initiative. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven- “It is still difficult to believe that DOMA tion (CDC) estimates that more than 1 million passed the Senate 85 to 14 in 1996. I’m people are living with HIV infection in the U.S. proud that I voted against it then, and deterAlarmingly, 200,000 (one in five) of these peo- mined now to end the discrimination it enple don’t even know it. shrined in our laws. The Respect for Marriage Act provides long-awaited federal protection Bromstad will draw upon his art and design and benefits to married gay and lesbian couskills in Know Yourself: Get HIV Tested to cre- ples. It would end DOMA’s tragic discriminaate a mural that can inspire people to take tion that for three years left a married action and get tested. This initiative has a Massachusetts couple separated by the imspecial focus on those who are at higher risk migration system. It took my intervention to of HIV infection, including members of the gay reunite them; thousands just like them are community. According to the CDC, gay and bi- still waiting for passage of the Respect for sexual men continue to be the community Marriage Act to provide them the basic rights most severely affected by HIV in the U.S., and they deserve. Today, President Obama has the only group in which new HIV infections are made it clear his administration will continue increasing. Among those who are infected in to lead as no administration has done before this community, nearly half (44 percent) are in the effort to end discrimination against gay unaware of their HIV status. Americans. This is very significant news.”

Janssen Therapeutics Teams Up With Celebrity Designer David Bromstad to Encourage HIV Testing

minute filing, which could well add more delay and confusion for service members. This development only serves to underscore the need for immediate certification and finality.” Despite the President signing the bill authorizing repeal of DADT, it is still unsafe for service members to come out until 60 days after certification by President Obama, Secretary Panetta, and Admiral Mullen. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service members with questions are urged to contact the SLDN hotline to speak with a staff attorney: 202328-3244 x100. For more info and warnings: http://www.sldn.org/pages/legal-issues.

The National HIV/AIDS Strategy at One Year by Jeffrey Crowley, Director of the Office of National AIDS Strategy. It’s been one year since we launched the first comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy and now we are releasing an implementation update to keep you up to speed on the latest work. We plan to release a more comprehensive progress report after the conclusion of the calendar year, but as we mark this critical first year, we wanted to provide some reflections on key first-year achievements. The Strategy details President Obama’s three goals: 1) reduce the number of new HIV infections, 2) increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV, and 3) reduce HIV-related health disparities. Our mission is for the United States to become a place where new HIV infections are rare and when they do occur, every person, regardless of age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or socio-economic circumstance, will have unfettered access to high quality, life-extending care, free from stigma and discrimination. As you will see from the report, agencies throughout government are stepping up to the plate and stakeholders from all sectors are taking action.

Ultimately, for the Strategy to be truly successful, we need you. The Strategy isn’t about what government can do alone. We know that In addition to the Know Yourself: Get HIV SLDN Responds to Reports of businesses, the faith community and all secTested mural initiative, Bromstad previously tors have a role to play. We’ve produced a participated in an educational video focused DOJ Intent to Appeal DADT video highlighting everyday leaders impleon HIV testing awareness along with health- Ruling menting the strategy in their own communicare providers specializing in HIV care, HIVties. We hope that you can use this to engage positive individuals and HIV educators.** The Army Veteran and Service Members Legal De- more people in our collective efforts to implevideo was sponsored by Janssen Therapeutics fense Network (SLDN) Executive Director ment the Strategy and energize key partners Aubrey Sarvis issued the following in response to continue their efforts. Go to AIDS.gov to rein partnership with the American College of to reports that the Department of Justice inPhysicians (ACP) Foundation, and can be ceive more information and take action. tends to appeal the decision by the Ninth Cirviewed on the ACP Foundation website at http://www.acpfoundation.org/videos.htm. A cuit Court of Appeals regarding enforcement We thank everyone that has worked with us so short video highlight from “Simple HIV Facts of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) law in the far, and we look forward to new and producEveryone Should Know” is posted on the John- Log Cabin Republicans vs. United States tive collaborations over the coming year. son & Johnson health channel on YouTube at case. http://youtu.be/o1Q5UyOSeQ4. You can access the strategic plan, update “At SLDN, we are frustrated by this lastand video at http://aids.gov.

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The building that hosts the Cultural Arts Center was built during the Civil War.

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Central Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creative Economy sector generates over $3 billion in business receipts each year.

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LAWS,

LOVE, LOSS

by Ed Mullen I have always wanted to have kids. I still might someday, but the optimal time seems to have passed. Growing up, I didn’t think gay couples had kids; in fact, I didn’t really know there was such a thing as “gay couples.” But over time, I met role models who were in committed relationships raising children. These couples became parents in many different ways - children had come from previous heterosexual marriages, through the adoption process, through conception by the couple with the help of a third party or the family evolved in some other way. But however they were created, each was a family. For many same-sex couples, the journey to starting a family is long and cumbersome. The decision for a same-sex couple to have a child is not a simple one, and no same-sex couple I have met has entered into that decision lightly. Committed same-sex couples that want to raise children together have to discuss all of the issues opposite-sex couples have to discuss, but also other unique issues. They must discuss the process of having a child and the physical, financial and emotional aspects of a same-sex couple having a child (such as whether one of the couple will be the biological parent, and if so, which one). They must discuss legal issues surrounding custody and financial support. They must discuss how to deal with discrimination

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against same-sex couples and how that might affect children they are raising. In Ohio, this discussion is complicated by the lack of legal recognition for same-sex families. Two important rights are not granted to samesex families in Ohio: first, the same-sex couple’s relationship is not recognized under state (or federal) law; and second, Ohio does not grant second parent adoptions to same-sex couples. This lack of equal protection under the law can have serious consequences. Case in point: the relationship of Kelly Mullen, Michele Hobbs, and their daughter Lucy. After being in a committed relationship for several years, Kelly and Michele decided to have a child. Kelly gave birth to Lucy after in vitro fertilization, and Michele was present at her birth. Kelly and Michele made a ceremonial birth certificate that listed them both as Lucy’s parents, and Kelly also listed Michele as the “co-parent” in her will, a health care power of attorney and a durable power of attorney, writing that she considered Michele to be Lucy’s co-parent “in every way.” For two years, Kelly and Michele were Lucy’s parents, and they were a family. But, like many couples, their relationship deteriorated, and Kelly moved with Lucy out of the family home. Michele then filed for permanent shared custody of Lucy. The magistrate judge who first heard the case decided that Kelly and Michele had agreed to co-parent Lucy and that it was in the

best interest of the child to maintain ties with Michele. Therefore, the magistrate judge recommended that Kelly and Michele share permanent custody of Lucy. In late July, the Ohio Supreme Court held in a 43 decision that, despite all of the evidence of coparenting and Kelly’s intent to raise Lucy with Michele, Michele had no right to shared custody and no legal relationship to Lucy. The Court found the best interest of Lucy to be irrelevant. Reading the decision, my heart ached. It ached for Lucy, who will no longer have a relationship with the woman she knows as “Momma.” It ached for Michele, who had her child taken away from her. It ached for same-sex couples raising children in Ohio, who are not able to gain the certainty and permanency of adoption by both parents. It ached for our community, whose family relationships are considered second class under the law. Only one member of the Ohio Supreme Court understood - not only the legal issues, but also the moral ones. Justice Paul Pfeifer wrote in dissent: “The law has not caught up to our culture, and this court has failed to craft a rule that addresses reality . . . A maternal relationship existed between [Michele] and Lucy. [Kelly] taught her daughter to call another woman ‘Momma’ and to love her as a mother. She now wishes she hadn’t, and for the majority, that’s enough. It shouldn’t be.”

preted as precedent and what impact it will have on our community. On the positive side, the Ohio Supreme Court gave guidance as to what type of written custody agreements it may enforce. But this is no consolation for Lucy or Michele, or for other families now in similar circumstances. Without the right for same-sex couples to marry and to jointly adopt a child through court order, there remains at least second-class treatment and added financial burden, but also a level of uncertainty - however small - that is troubling. There are many fine lawyers in Ohio who can help navigate same-sex couples through the maze of legal documentation needed to protect your family to the extent possible under the law please, please, please see a lawyer before your family is in conflict. Kelly and Michele hired a lawyer and did everything they thought they needed to do to be a family and raise Lucy as her parents. But Kelly used the second-class legal status of our community against her child and former partner. As Justice Pfiefer wrote, “Mullen was able to use the law as a weapon because same-sex co-parents lack legal rights.” As a gay man who has always pined to be a parent, that makes my heart ache more than anything. Ed Mullen is Executive Director of Equality Ohio. For more info and to get involved: www.equalityohio.org.

There are differences of opinion in the legal community as to how this decision will be inter-

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Diamonds & Design by None Other Goldsmiths

by Jon Dunn

Avenue in 1985 (“Ahh,” she sighs, adding “I remember being held up at gunpoint there, but Debra Hobbs’ journey into the world of jewelry was that’s another story!”) then eventually adding a the result of wanting something that her local second location in the Short North in the early 90s. jewelers and smiths would not, or more exactly, could not do for her. “My great-grandfather gave “People used to like to say that it took longer to me my great-grandmother’s wedding ring set park than it did to shop at the Short North locawhen she passed away,” Deb explains. “I was in tion,” store manager Shawna Burkham offers with my late teens and, though I loved the set, they a laugh. The store did provide more access for weren’t really my style, and I only wore them at regulars and new customers alike, and the word home. My great-grandfather noticed that, and of mouth continued to build their client list. With when I asked if I could change the setting to rethe business soon burgeoning beyond a oneflect my own style, he told me that as long as I woman operation, Debra looked for someone to looked down at them and remembered my great- help her run the Short North shop. Treva Roberts, a grandmother, it would be fine.” graduate gemologist, took the reins as shop manager. They became co-owners in the business and But as she looked to have the design realized by ran both locations for the next 16 years, until they local stores, most of them told her it couldn’t be consolidated them into the Gahanna location 13 done, that they would have to move the diamonds years ago. “I think we found the perfect fit here,” to another setting. That defeated Deb’s intent to Deb says confidently. keep the gold her grandmother had worn for 56 years next to her own skin. She’d always like work- “Treva was my friend and partner before then, so ing with her hands, so Deb did some research and it made sense to bring her into the business,” realized that a lack of experience and the proper says Deb. “Like an old lesbian joke, we met on the equipment prohibited the others from taking up softball field!” she laughs, then offering that “We the challenge. As she began crafting the set in her make a wonderful match together, mainly beown design, Deb found her skills could lead to cause we are alike in many ways. We don’t dissomething bigger. agree with each other much at all and we complement each other very well.” They’ve been Deb started Diamonds & Design by None Other together nearly 21 years. Goldsmiths in her basement, way back in the times of mirror balls and flared jeans, in the year As in most partnerships, the complementing fac1976. At first, she used her skills to repair jewelry tors makes for a good business model. “Treva is for customers, then taking on repair work from the business-oriented, detail-minded one, so she other local jewelry stores. She began to craft cus- runs the business side,” offers Deb. “This lets me tom pieces of her own design and the word of concentrate more on the creative side of things. mouth publicity brought the business out of the My passion is in the designing of custom pieces.” basement into the garage. When the garage became too small to handle the demand in the 80s, The heart of the store lies in the custom designs. Debra sought larger locations, first on Cleveland “Deb always enjoys doing more contemporary

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work, but she’s more interested in finding new, unique designs,” says Shawna. “In fact we like to think of the custom pieces as being as unique as the person that wears them.” By using CAD design and manufacturing software, None Other can work directly with the customer on the design, then use a computer-aided milling machine to help fashion the actual piece in a short amount of time.

clients, as Deb explains with a straight face “I recently made a lovely ID bracelet for a parrot,” before breaking into laughter again.

The unique gift concept carries over into one of the store’s most popular custom items, pet paw rings, which are like wedding bands. Each one is custom made with paw prints on one side and a personalized engraving from the pet on the other. The concept started with a gift Treva made for Deb, a dog’s paw prints on a stylized heart, inscribed from Treva and Bear, a longtime canine companion who’d passed on. “That pulled a few heart strings,” says Deb. The next piece was for a client who wanted to honor his wife’s work as a dog rescuer, which was inscribed “From all of those you loved.” The creations took off from there and have become a very popular item in the shop.

Though Deb is “semi-retired” and splitting her time between a home in New Albany and one in Florida, she still enjoys rolling up her sleeves to work. “We do a lot of e-commuting, but it’s still so much fun to work here, and it can be really touching, too, because we’re helping people with some of the most important, personal and memorable times of their lives,” Deb offers. “That’s why it’s so much fun to come into work everyday; we’re giving people something to be treasured, something they may wear the rest of their lives and then pass down to their family. It’s wonderful for us to be a part of that.”

Another major facet of None Other is their expert repair services, ranging from simple re-sizings to complex repairs using their laser welder. Having a repair shop in the store provides several major advantages. “People can drop off their repair and know it’s staying right here in the store until it’s They also mix the contemporary with unique by of- done,” Shawna explains. “It’s also a much faster fering miniature police badges. The badge shapes turnaround time. And these pieces are very valuand form are contemporary, but the mini badges able to the customer, both monetarily and sentiactually include each unique badge number and mentally, so knowing it’s not being shipped off department details. “They are so popular,” somewhere gives them a sense of comfort.” In the Shawna says, “They’re very Columbus. People buy showroom, a series of four large windows provides them for their wives, partners, and children. It’s a fascinating view of the jewelers at work in the such a unique gift.” shop.

All of the None Other staff are animal lovers, and one is actually, well, an animal. “Miles is our head greeter here at the shop,” Deb says, “We like to call him a hybrid, an upscale hybrid. People don’t call them mixed breeds anymore, they’re designer dogs!” Their services also reach some unexpected

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Diamonds& Design by None Other Goldsmiths is located at 970 N. Hamilton Road in Gahanna. Their hours are 10a-6p Tuesday, Friday, 10a-7p and 10a-4p on Saturdays. For more information about the custom jewelry, repairs, the owners and their staff, visit their website at www.noneothergoldsmiths.com and like them on Facebook. You can also call them at 614.471.9339.

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Get It In Writing Ohio Family Law Certified Specialist Carol Fey by Michael Daniels With all of the recent activity in the Ohio courts surrounding co-parenting involving GLBT couples, we thought it prudent to ask Carol Fey, a Certified Specialist in Ohio Family Law and Founding Co-Chair of the Columbus Bar Association’s LGBT Law Committee to tell us exactly what it all means. Michael Daniels: The Ohio Supreme Court made headlines recently with a 4-3 split decision in the Hobbs/Mullen case (In re Mullen, Slip Opinion 2011-Ohio-3361). Most of our readers know that this was a custody case that involved a lesbian couple, but few know little else. Sorry for this to be such a big question, but can you tell us what this case was about, and what the decision means to GLBT Ohioans? Carol Fey: What the Mullen decision means to GLBT Ohioans is that it is extremely important to do the legal planning that is currently available to protect our relationships. For partners, it is important to execute wills, health care powers of attorney and living wills, nominations of guardian, and advance designations regarding funeral arrangements if we want our partners to inherit our money and personal property and make important life decisions for us. Further, if partners add a child to their family and intend to share parenting rights and responsibilities, it is crucial to establish shared parenting in a manner approved by our courts, and to add provisions for guardianship of the child into the legal parent’s will. I use the term “legal parent” because this doesn’t just apply to “biological” parents, but also to an unmarried parent who adopts a child, or has a child through surrogacy. Importantly, when I say “unmarried,” for purposes of Ohio law, being married elsewhere doesn’t count under today’s law. Now for the Mullen case. This case involves very complicated facts and relationships. The short version is that Mullen, the bio-mom, and Hobbs, her partner, decided that Mullen would bear a child that they would raise together. They involved a friend of

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Hobbs as a known sperm donor and detailed his involvement in the situation in a not-very-clear contract between Mullen and the donor. When the child was young, Mullen wrote a will and some other documents describing Hobbs as the child’s other parent “in every way,” but the attorney they met with didn’t offer or discuss the possibility of establishing shared parenting. Later, when the parties’ relationship soured, Mullen revoked the restrictions on the donor and the donor also stepped in to request custody of the child. It appears that his rights and responsibilities may not have been effectively terminated under the law regarding artificial insemination. This resulted in a very muddy and conflicting fact pattern. Importantly, the Magistrate who initially heard the facts and weighed the evidence found that Mullen, the bio-mom, had by her words and actions contractually relinquished her right to sole custody and that Hobbs was entitled to share custody of the minor child. However, it appears that the trial judge didn’t see it that way and changed the outcome. After that point, the entire appeals process was very routine – because there was “credible evidence” that supported the trial judge, the trial judge’s decision could not be reversed on appeal. That happens a lot in custody cases. Once the trial judge makes a decision on the facts, it is extremely difficult to overturn the outcome on appeal. MD: Is this case now the definitive word on coparenting agreements? Is there any way for an unmarried couple (same- or opposite- sex) to ensure that this situation doesn’t happen to them and their own children if they break up? CF: I’ve thought about this a lot. I have been drafting shared custody agreements and obtaining court approval of them in Ohio for fifteen years. Over time, our courts came to recognize and accept these agreements as a part of our evolving culture around GLBT parenting - a kind of “best practice” if you will. Other attorneys also prepared shared custody

arrangements for their clients, and more of these agreements were approved by the courts. In 2002, the Supreme Court of Ohio in the Bonfield case confirmed that the lesbian parents could protect the non-legal parent’s relationship with the parties’ children by establishing shared custody. With that decision it became clear that establishment of shared custody of children in GLBT relationships had become a legally accepted method of protection. In contrast, I think that the Mullen case is more about what can go wrong when partners don’t take available legal steps to protect their relationships. When parties don’t do recommended legal planning, our courts are left to substitute their own judgment for what they think the parties intended based upon conflicting testimony and changed intentions. The result, as we see in the Mullen case, can be a lot of heartbreak and the eventual misunderstanding of or disregard for the parties’ original intentions. MD: How strong do you think the majority opinion was, versus the dissents? Which do you think is more likely to stand the test of time? CF: I’m an optimist. I’d like to think that over time, our courts will develop standards for fairly evaluating the intention of the parties along the lines described in Judge Pfeifer’s dissent. However, the majority opinion strongly urges the practical view of establishing parenting relationships in writing, preferably doing so by submitting them to the juvenile court for approval. The first dissent is consistent on this point. The decision states in multiple places that a written agreement is not technically required to establish a right to shared custody, and that will help the other non-legal parents who are already in our court system trying to maintain their relationships with children they helped to conceive and raise, only to have the legal parent make other choices and try to eliminate them from participation in the child’s life. Some were unaware they could establish shared custody; others knew about the idea but thought they couldn’t afford it, or just didn’t get

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around to it. But for those partners who are starting families, or who have children now but haven’t yet established legal protections, then the best advice, and I know I’m sounding a bit like a broken record here, but the best advice really is to work out a written and courtapproved shared custody agreement along with wills and other family planning documents. MD: Could the Legislature, if it were so inclined, pass any legislation that would affect this decision? CF: We can always dream. The Legislature could, for example, update Ohio Laws to positively address the establishment and recognition of relationships between children and LGBT parents, taking into account the relationships that the minor child comes to rely upon because the unmarried parent has created and fostered a parent-like relationship between a partner and the minor child. The Legislature could authorize co-adoption or second-parent adoption by unmarried parents. However, I don’t think we’ll see these developments anytime soon – and just as easily, the Legislature could outlaw recognition of these relationships and set us back to the days before our currently shared custody agreements were recognized. MD: What’s the two-sentence take-home message you’d give our readers about this case and how it impacts them? CF: If you and a partner plan to parent children together and intend to make a lifetime shared parenting commitment, please have honest and direct discussions up front so that both of you understand each other’s intentions. Then, if you do agree to parent together, do the legal work that is necessary to protect your intentions and relationships. If you have any questions or would like more information about available legal services, you may call Carol Ann Fey Attorney & Counselor at Fey Law Offices at 614.232.9100 or email carolfey@carolfeylaw.com for Legal Counseling and Advocacy, Mediation, Collaborative Law, etc.

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The Ohio Art League encourages experimentation. So do we.

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The Art of Being the Bigger Person by Marcus Morris Last month I set about trying to rehab the outside self. Who knew it would be so difficult to get off my ass and get to the gym! The goal of being in a body I love is still in place, but I have to focus on the big picture. The big picture includes working on some of the things in life that are not related to having a great set of abs and an impossibly skinny suit from Jil Sander. I have been in a relationship for nearly three years. My partner Jake and I have been incredibly open about our relationship. His mother and I get on wonderfully, and my parents think the world of him. Jake’s father, however, doesn’t even acknowledge that I exist. Jake’s mother and father divorced when he was a year old, and his father lives in Florida. I have not met his father, and when he has come to Ohio, I am not invited to dinners, nights out, or to anything I would typically be invited to in his absence. The discrimination I receive stems from his father believing homosexuality is a choice, and that Jake is choosing to be living in sin. I thought that coming out was going to mean I would feel empowered when I encountered this sort of behavior. Instead, I have allowed it. I did not protest when Jake’s father invited the entire family out for dinner, jazz and drinks, while I sat at home watching DVR episodes of Chelsea Handler and Rachel Maddow. At Christmas, Jake would be forced to head north to Cleveland to be with his father for family events, while I would silently worry that I was always going to live my life this way. Jake would call and complain about how frustrating it was to act as though I didn’t exist, and I mostly felt sad that his father insisted on this charade. Last year Jake’s eldest brother became engaged. His fiancée Cara is wonderful and I cannot get enough of her company when we have family dinners and events. She and I can give

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one another bemused looks during times of ridiculousness, and talk about fashion. The upcoming nuptials have become an exciting event for the family. Everything from the dress, to the invitations, to party favors is discussed, and I keep thinking about the inevitable: Jake’s father. I am assured that I am welcome to all events, but I know that I am going to have to confront this demon. Part of me knows this is about myself, and part of me wants to blame another. What is wrong with me that I have gone back into a closet mentality? The father of my partner, with his bullshit biblical posturing, has allowed me to live like I am a second-class citizen. When I came out of the closet, I believed that I was going to stare down bigots who criticized me, and that I would never tolerate those close to me giving me shit for my lifestyle. I dread meeting my “father-in-law” because I do not want someone to make me feel like I am not good enough for being gay. Let alone the fact that I am a person of color, and from a lower-class family. Jakes father says that we are going to hell for being ourselves. The worst part is that I feel exactly how he wants me to feel. Like shit. I feel unaccepted, strange, and like I am wrong for being Marcus. What do I do? Who is to blame? I have decided not to blame myself. Maybe the closet mentality makes me want to say, “What am I doing wrong, and how can I fix it?” The big flaming faggot within says, “Fuck that!” I told Jake that I don’t want to be part of any celebration, birthday, or opening of an envelope where I would be made to feel like the gay Rosa Parks. It was difficult to ask Jake to confront his father, but I knew that the issue of respect to me, to Jake, or to our relationship belonged to Jake. His father shits on homosexuality because he is a dickhead who relies on religion to fuel his inability to respect and understand his child. Being in a relationship with his son, I have the unfortunate luxury of being subject to this common behavior among

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men and women who have gay children and do not support them. The best thing I can do is to be supportive of Jake and be myself. This month, there are to be many events surrounding this wedding where I will have to be around Jake’s father. While my first instinct is to avoid it all, go hang with my friends and drink Manhattans, I know that Jake needs the support. When he confronted his father, he was told that we were sinners. That’s ok. I sin a lot. I curse a lot. I only like the Bible and the Catholic Church because I think it has fueled some of Madonna’s best work. Oh, and I think nuns look chic. I cannot imagine what it feels like to not be accepted by your father. When I came out to my father, the first thing he said was, “I love you.” Then, he told me he always knew I was gay because I wanted My Little Pony, and I would steal Barbies, and that I didn’t want to play football. The acceptance was incredible for me because I knew that my father didn’t think that the person who I was becoming was wrong. His feeling about everything in my life is, “as long as you don’t end up in prison, you are doing much better than most of the people in your graduating class.” So, for this issue, the Art Issue, I am going to be the bigger person. I’ll support Jake in this battle against homophobia with his father. I’ll attend the dinners and rehearsals and weddings and receptions, and try to be the faggot that plays nice. Sure, I’d love to take his father to Exile to get pissed on in the trough, but I don’t think that will help anyone. Exile is my favorite bar, and I’d feel much more comfortable among a gang of big hairy bears than I would a bunch of Catholics, but I don’t foresee the wedding party heading to pig central. I’ll be the bigger man than I’d like to be. I’ll try not to mention sucking cock when I am asked a question, and I’ll attempt to make the religious people, who might condemn my behavior, see that I am just like them. Except I will have better shoes.

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Unwinding Codependency by Regina Sewell Did you hear about the codependent who flunked geography? He couldn’t distinguish any boundaries. You’re codependent for sure if, when you die, someone else’s life flashes in front of your eyes. Q. What does a codependent have in common with God? A. They both have a plan for your life. Codependency and Chocolate. When I was in my late twenties, chocolate was like a magic wand. I was an emotional sponge and if my roommate was anxious, upset or angry, I’d be so uncomfortable I could barely stand to be in my own skin. I felt like I was going to die and thought that my survival depended on making her feel OK. I knew that she loved chocolate, so I’d make a run to the convenience store down the street and buy a bag of whatever they had. I never ate it myself. I just got it for her and it always did the trick. She calmed down and I felt better. I was so disconnected from myself that I didn’t realize I was terrified. I didn’t check in with myself to see what I needed. I just tried to “fix” her. It’s hard to get more codependent than this. A lot of codependent behavior isn’t quite as obvious as this. Sometimes the line between healthy interdependence and not so healthy codependence is blurry. And even when codependent behavior is obvious to everyone else, denial can be a powerful force. I was in therapy for years before I realized that not only did I struggle with codependency in all of my significant relationships, I could be the poster child for Codependents Anonymous. Signs of Codependency You may be codependent if you: • Feel an exaggerated sense of responsibility for or need to control other people’s behavior; • Worry that people in your life would go downhill without your constant efforts; • “Love” people you can pity and rescue; • Do more than your share, all of the time; • Feel hurt when people don’t recognize your efforts; • Do anything to hold on to a relationship including keeping quiet to avoid arguments; • Are willing to do just about anything to keep someone from leaving you; • Have ever lived with someone with an alcohol or drug problem or who hit or belittled you; • Desperately need approval and recognition;

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• Feel guilty when you actually state your own thoughts or express your needs; • Struggle with trust issues, with yourself and/or others; • Have a hard time knowing what you are feeling or recognizing when you are angry, sad or scared; • Have a hard time adjusting to change; • Feel like a “bad person” when you make a mistake or feel humiliation when your child or partner makes a mistake; • Have a hard time taking compliments or gifts; • Have a hard time recognizing or accepting someone else’s boundaries; • Have a hard time recognizing your own boundaries; • Have a hard time making decisions; • Feel angry all the time (whether you express it by constantly blaming others, snapping or yelling at others, fighting with others, taking little pot shots at others or making snide or sarcastic remarks); • Struggle with telling the truth; • Have a hard time expressing your thoughts and needs to others; • Spend a lot of time worrying about others’ opinions of you; • Have trouble saying “no” when asked for help; • Have trouble asking for help. If you think you might struggle with codependency, the following questions will help you sort out whether or not you are in a codependent relationship*. 1. Is this relationship more important to me than I am [to myself]? Compromise and sacrifice are part of every relationship. If the relationship revolves around the other person or if you have to lose yourself to be in relationship with them, you’ve crossed a line from interdependent to codependent. 2. What price am I paying for being with this person? What do you have to give up in order to maintain this relationship: friendships? Hobbies and activities you are passionate about? Free time? Money? A job promotion? A sense of who you are? Beliefs and points of view? Self-esteem? 3. Am I the only one putting energy into this relationship? Is the other person meeting you halfway or are you doing all the work to make sure the relationship chugs along? If the other person is sick or unable to meet you halfway for some reason, do they appreciate your efforts and express a desire to put more energy into the relationship? Given the fact that codependent behavior is built into our culture, it’s likely that you or someone you know is codependent, at least in some relationships. If you happen to be a member of Club Codependency, be gentle with yourself. As hurtful as it can be (especially if it leads you to stay in an abusive relationship or

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to lose yourself), codependent behavior is just a strategy you unconsciously developed to manage anxiety and fear. And to some degree, it works. There’s no quicker fix (that doesn’t involve chemicals) for anxiety or fear than getting a sense of control. Codependent patterns help you feel like you are in control (or that you would be in control if only the other person would cooperate). Another bonus is that as long as you are focusing your attention on someone else, you don’t have to face your own painful feelings. Unfortunately, the downsides can be serious. First and foremost, control doesn’t work. People tend to get pissed off and defiant. “You don’t want me to drink more wine? I’ll show you! I’ll drink the whole damned bottle!” Second, codependent patterns set you up to feel anger and resentment because in order to focus on someone else’s needs, you have to abandon your own. If you don’t acknowledge your needs, no one else is going to and your needs aren’t going to get met. Third, because codependency as a strategy focuses on finding things outside of you to make you feel better, you are likely to resort to drinking alcohol, using drugs, gambling, engaging in risky sex, compulsive eating, compulsive shopping or other addictive behaviors that ultimately get you into trouble. Fourth, your excessive caretaking of other people may lead to their downfall. Many people don’t recognize that their behavior is problematic until they face physical, emotional, relational, or financial consequences. If you rescue or enable them, they won’t have to face any significant consequences until their behavior patterns are well entrenched and it’s even more difficult for them to change their ways. Finally, it’s hard to have an honest, authentic relationship with someone when you are vigilant about fixing that person. Help is available! If you are codependent, help is available. First off, it might be helpful to work through your issues with a trained therapist or mental health counselor – someone you feel comfortable with and who understands how to work with codependency. In addition, there are a number of useful books on the subject, including Codependent No More (Melodie Beattie), Love is a Choice (Robert Hemfelt, Frank Minirth and Paul Meier) and Facing Codependence (Pia Mellody). These will help you sort out your behavior and see if you need to seek further help. You might also check out a Codependency Anonymous CoDA) meeting. You can find out more about CoDA and find local meetings on their website: http://www.coda.org/index.php. *This is a list of questions I found on WebMD. To ask Regina a question, propose a column topic, read about her approach to counseling, or check out her books and other writing, go to: www.ReginaSewell.com. You can read her blogs at www.ReginaSewell.Wordpress.com, http://visionscounseling.wordpress.com, and http://possumcrossing.wordpress.com. Her most recent publication, “Sliding Away” can be found in Knowing Pains: Women on Love, Sex and Work in Our 40s, edited by Molly Rosen.

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Let Me Get This Straight by Mickey Weems There is no community so famously aesthetic as the LGBT community. Our superpowers in this area, however, do not protect us from hatred. Some of those who use our services discriminate against us, not only in artistic fields but in other areas as well. Oh, the contradictions when they do. When Straight people get married, they put their trust in wedding planners to ensure a successful event. Where to start… Wedding planners are assumed to be Gay if they are male and talented and sensitive. Right or wrong, Straight people assume non-Gay male wedding planners are worthless and tacky (except Lesbian planners who may be given a Gay pass by default). Is this not proof of a clear disconnect in the psyche of homophobic Americans concerning Gay marriage? “You guys did such at great job with Sheri and Brett’s wedding! Amazing that you know so much about beautifying this sacred ritual, since God hates you and despises the idea of you ever getting hitched!” It’s like the Nazi Party hiring a Jewish lawyer. Or the KKK bringing in a Black gospel choir to sing “Dixie” at the next cross burning. Or Rush Limbaugh hiring Elton John to sing at his wedding. Or rumors of Texas Governor Rick Perry, Gay-hating in public while man-loving in private. I guess it’s all good, just as long as gun-toting Rick doesn’t marry the man he sucks. Let’s not even get into the same love-hate relationship with florists, hairdressers and clothes designers; and while we’re at it, interior designers, choreographers and dancers. Talk of choreographers and dancers bring to mind actors of stage and screen. It’s a given that Broadway is GGGay. But what about movies? Although there are plenty of LGBT actors in Hollywood, Straight people have to play most of the Gay roles. That’s because there are very few homosexual actors who can afford to be openly Gay for fear of being irreversibly typecast, so we get lots of homosexuals pretending to be exclusively heterosexual, while heterosexuals play the role of homosexuals, as well as, heterosexuals.

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Who is homo in Hollywood? The answer is obvious: any supposedly Straight actor who refuses to play Gay. We’re on to you, Mel Gibson. You’d best hire a good Jewish lawyer. Or join Scientology. Speaking of performers, sports stadiums across the country play “YMCA” by the Village People during games, and fans all get up to do the Y-M-C-A dance with their arms. Keep in mind that back in the day, the Village People were as macho-queer as Colton Ford, so one would assume that Straight sports fans who sing and dance “YMCA” must be the most Gay-tolerant people on Earth. Yet homosexuality is a no-no for male athletes in football, baseball, basketball and hockey. Which is understandable because men’s team sports have nothing in common with The Gays. Well, in all sports except for football, with its tight ends, wide receivers and ass-patting. And baseball, which has pitchers, catchers and lots of crotch adjusting. And basketball, where men bounce their balls between their legs and shoot baskets in the faces of the opposing team. Hockey is the least faggy, and for good reason. Uniforms are shapeless and show almost no skin, smiles show fewer teeth and skating techniques don’t include fabulous Arabesques and axel jumps by athletes who are also aesthetes, like synchronized swimmers. Nevertheless, the term “Zamboni” sounds pretty queer to me. Any pretext of phobia against Lesbians in sports is a total sham. Everyone assumes that female athletes are queer unless proven otherwise, exactly the reverse of how male athletes are seen, except for wrestlers in their singlets (come on, admit it) and axel jumpers on skates. But the madness does not stop with artists and athletes. Gays should not be in the military (once again, this refers only to Gay men since everyone knows that all the women in the military are dykes, just like women’s sports). But there are militant Gays like Daniel Choi who are trying to force themselves into the Armed Forces. Why should Gay men not be in the US Armed Forces? Well, fags are too gentle and have no fighting spirit. Besides, no Straight men

want to shower with them because Gay men might get aggressive when staring at the vulnerable, helpless, naked Straight-man body. Oh, the paradox! Daniel Choi is Gay, therefore he does not have enough fighting spirit to be a real soldier. At the same time, he is too militant for the military. On top of that, Straight men (famous worldwide for their fighting spirit) are too sensitive and delicate and vulnerable to serve with potentially aggressive Gay men. Fear of being overpowered by fairies at the drop of the soap would cause unbearable anguish for the poor guys. Last Word: My Beloved Corps The branch of the Armed Forces that has officially expressed the most reluctance to allowing Gays to serve is the Marine Corps, which is not only the toughest of the lot, but also have the most aesthetically beautiful uniforms. Its leader, Commandant General James Amos, has been steadfast in trying to keep us out, until now. There is only one Commandant in the Corps, a four-star general above all other generals and the highest rank in the USMC. Likewise there is only one Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, the highest enlisted rank. In many ways, the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps equals and even surpasses the prestige of the Commandant in the hearts of the Jarhead Tribe. Sgt. Maj. Barrett, a man of only 30 years of age, was recently chosen by the Commandant to hold that rank. According to The Wall Street Journal, Barrett did the following while visiting troops in South Korea: he quoted from the Constitution. “It says, ‘Raise an army.’ It says absolutely nothing about race, color, creed, sexual orientation.” Asking his fellow Marines if they joined the Corps to protect our nation, he added, “How dare we, then, exclude a group of people who want to do the same thing you do right now, something that is honorable and noble?” “Get over it,” he concluded. “Let’s just move on, treat everybody with firmness, fairness, dignity, compassion and respect. Let’s be Marines.” Oooo-rah!

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8:00 AM Transformation: Gretchen Ja! cobs … Karaoke @ Club Diversity 1:00 PM Happy Hour @ Tremont 4:00 PM Bitchy Mondays @ Club D 5:00 PM Happy Hour @ Blazers 9:00 PM Service Industry Night @ Level 10:00 PM Karaoke @ AWOL

… Karaoke @ Club Diversity 1:00 PM Happy Hour @ Tremont 4:00 PM Bitchy Mondays @ Club D 5:00 PM Happy Hour @ Blazers 7:05 PM Columbus Clippers v. Bu"alo Bison 9:00 PM Service Industry Night @ Level 10:00 PM Karaoke @ AWOL

10:00 AM Hungry Planet: Local Food, Global View 11:00 AM Broadway Brunch @ Level … Waterfire 7:00 PM Karaoke @ Club Diversity 8:00 PM Latin Dance Night @ Wall St 10:00 PM Strippers @ Exile

10:00 AM Exhibit: Controversy: Pieces You Don’t Normally See 11:00 AM Broadway Brunch @ Level 7:00 PM Karaoke @ Club Diversity 8:00 PM Latin Dance Night @ Wall St 10:00 PM Strippers @ Exile

… Karaoke @ Club Diversity 1:00 PM Happy Hour @ Tremont 4:00 PM Bitchy Mondays @ Club D 5:00 PM Happy Hour @ Blazers 6:30 PM More Noir: Return to City Heat 9:00 PM Service Industry Night @ Level 10:00 PM Karaoke @ AWOL

9:00 AM BNI Group One-to-Ones @ Panera Bread (Bethel) … Karaoke @ Club Diversity 1:00 PM Happy Hour @ Tremont 4:00 PM Bitchy Mondays @ Club D 4:30 PM Red Stag Party Series 5:00 PM Happy Hour @ Blazers 6:00 PM Community Celebration 9:00 PM Service Industry Night @ Level 10:00 PM Karaoke @ AWOL

11:00 AM Broadway Brunch @ Level 2:00 PM Music in the Garden 7:00 PM Karaoke @ Club Diversity 8:00 PM Latin Dance Night @ Wall St 10:00 PM Strippers @ Exile

Ohio State Fair @ Ohio Expo Center

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Pride Holiday Events

Networking

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9:00 AM SRJNG Tuesday Tune Up @ Espresso Yourself Cafe 11:00 AM Exhibit: Spirit of an Ap! palachian Region 4:00 PM Karaoke @ Trafik 4:00 PM Technicolor Movie Night @ Club D 8:00 PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Level 8:00 PM Cheap Date Night @ Slam! mers 10:00 PM Strippers @ Exile

9:00 AM SRJNG Tuesday Tune Up @ Espresso Yourself Cafe 4:00 PM Technicolor Movie Night @ Club D 4:00 PM Karaoke @ Trafik 7:00 PM Film History 101 8:00 PM Cheap Date Night @ Slam! mers 8:00 PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Level 10:00 PM Strippers @ Exile

9:00 AM SRJNG Tuesday Tune Up @ Espresso Yourself Cafe 4:00 PM Technicolor Movie Night @ Club D 4:00 PM Karaoke @ Trafik 7:00 PM American Idol Live 8:00 PM Cheap Date Night @ Slam! mers 8:00 PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Level 10:00 PM Strippers @ Exile

9:00 AM SRJNG Tuesday Tune Up @ Espresso Yourself Cafe 4:00 PM Technicolor Movie Night @ Club D 4:00 PM Karaoke @ Trafik 6:00 PM Goo Goo Dolls with Michelle 7:00 PM A Tribute to Ed Sabol and NFL 8:00 PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Level 8:00 PM Cheap Date Night @ Slam! 10:00 PM Strippers @ Exile

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12:00 PM CMC Lunch Forums @ Ath! letic Club of Columbus 4:00 PM LevelTini Night @ Level 5:00 PM Prime Timers "Boys Night Out" @ Club D 8:00 PM Jersey Boys 9:30 PM Karaoke Bingo @ Exile 10:00 PM Boy Night @ Wall St

… American Idol Live 12:00 PM CMC Lunch Forums @ Ath! letic Club of Columbus 4:00 PM Equality Ohio Happy Hour 4:00 PM LevelTini Night @ Level 5:00 PM Prime Timers "Boys Night Out" @ Club D 6:00 PM Network Columbus-The Fu! ture Face of Our Fair City with Colum! bus 2020 9:30 PM Karaoke Bingo @ Exile 10:00 PM Boy Night @ Wall St

12:00 PM CMC Lunch Forums @ Ath! letic Club of Columbus 4:00 PM LevelTini Night @ Level 4:00 PM COMnGRAF 3: Breaking Bor! ders 5:00 PM Prime Timers "Boys Night Out" @ Club D 9:30 PM Karaoke Bingo @ Exile 10:00 PM Boy Night @ Wall St

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4:00 PM 3 Wise Men @ Exile 4:00 PM $3 3 Olives Night @ Level 8:00 PM CW & HipHop @ Wall St 8:00 PM Wex Drive-In 9:00 PM Tom Crumley at the Piano @ Club D 10:00 PM Trafik Jam @ Trafik

4:00 PM 3 Wise Men @ Exile 4:00 PM $3 3 Olives Night @ Level 7:00 PM To Use or Not Use Birth Con! trol Through the Ages 8:00 PM CW & HipHop @ Wall St 9:00 PM Tom Crumley at the Piano @ Club D 10:00 PM Drag Special @ Level 10:00 PM Trafik Jam @ Trafik

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4:00 PM Get Your Mojo @ Level 8:00 PM Rhythm on The River: Tony Monaco Trio and Community Blues Jam Session 9:30 PM Live Music @ Club D 10:00 PM College Nite @ Wall St 10:00 PM Traxx: Columbus @ Out! lands

4:00 PM Get Your Mojo @ Level 6:00 PM All Ohio Balloon Fest 9:30 PM Live Music @ Club D 10:00 PM College Nite @ Wall St 10:00 PM Traxx: Columbus @ Out! lands

12:00 PM Summer Fridays at the State! house: Ohio Dance 4:00 PM Get Your Mojo @ Level 6:30 PM JAzZOO: “Elvis, The Beatles &Beyond” 9:30 PM Live Music @ Club D 10:00 PM Traxx: Columbus @ Out! lands 10:00 PM College Nite @ Wall St

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 THIS IS STILL HAPPENING? American Idol Live @ The Schot-

MONDAY, AUGUST 1 guitar, but also their outstanding YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR A BEDTIME musicality and ability to be sponSTORY taneously creative. Come enjoy the Bob Hunter Reading @ Thurber fingerstyle guitar show. 8p; $10. House, 77 Jefferson Ave, 614.464.1032, www.thurberFRIDAY, AUGUST 5 house.org: Bob Hunter, Columbus HEY GAYS, COME AND GET STRAIGHT! Dispatch sports columnist since Straight To You Tour @ The 1993, has written a new book, Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror, Chic, which tells the story of an 614.688.3939, www.schottenunassuming schoolboy who laid steincenter.com: Josh Groban will the groundwork for Ohio Stadium delight fans with favorites from and the Ohio State University pro- his best-selling albums, including gram. Come enjoy listening to his self-titled debut, Closer, and Hunter read his work. 7p; $15. Awake, as well as songs from Illuminations. ELEW will open. 8p; TUESDAY, AUGUST 2 $46. WHAT’S BETTER ON A TUESDAY NIGHT? Goo Goo Dolls with Michelle GOT TRANS? Branch and Parachute @ 4th Annual TransOhio TransgenLifestyle Communities Pavilion, der & Ally Symposium @ The Ohio 405 Neil Ave, 614.461.5483, State University’s Multicultural www.promowestlive.com: Come Center and Student Union, 1739 enjoy a night of music with the North High St, 614.441.8167, Goo Goo Dolls, Michelle Branch, www.transohio.org: This year’s and Parachute. The show is outconference will feature more than doors, and they will be performing 70 workshops and is expecting rain or shine. 6p; $37. over 250 participants! Register online. 8a-5p; $10-$150. LOCK-OUT GOT YA DOWN? SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 A Tribute to Ed Sabol and NFL Films @ The Mershon Auditorium, HOP RIGHT TO IT, SHAKE YO BOOTY! Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 Get Right @ Skully’s Music-Diner, N. High St, 614.292.0330, 1151 N. High St, 614.291.8856, www.wexarts.org: Count your www.skullys.org: Come out for the losses at the program which ingallery hop dance party with DJs cludes They Call it Pro Football Detox and Cashola. Guys 21+, (1966), Anatomy of a ChampiLadies 18+. Under 21: Before onship (1964) and NFL ’74: 10pm; $3. After 10pm; $6. 21+: Championship Chase (1974). Join Before 10pm; free.. After 10p; $3. after the films for a panel discussion with Eddie George and Jim SUNDAY, AUGUST 7 Lachey. 7p; $8. EVERYBODY LOVES A LITTLE OUTSIDE MUSIC! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3 Music in the Garden @ Columbus WE’RE ALL ART’ED UP! Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad St, COMnGRAF 3: Breaking Borders 614.221.6801, http://www.colum@ The King Arts Complex Theatre, busmuseum.org: The music will 867 Mount Vernon Ave, cover bluegrass, country, and folk 614.645.KING (5464), , there is a little something for http://www.thekingartscomplex.co everyone! 2-3p; Adults $10, Chilm: This exhibition will show both dren are free. comic book art and graffiti art, and also take a deeper look into MONDAY, AUGUST 8 the artists and the process they go DANCE TO SOME LANCE! NOT THE GAY ONE through. Maybe then you can Red Stag Party Series @ A&R make some of your own graffiti! Music Bar, 391 Neil Ave, 1-4p; free. 614.461.5483, www.promowestlive.com: Come out to the enterTHURSDAY, AUGUST 4 tainment neighborhood of the SHOW ME YOUR SAMURAI, (WINK WINK)! arena district for the Red Stag Pre Kinema Japan @ Film/Video The- and Post Party Series featuring ater, Wexner Center for the Arts, SOUNDOFF! with DJ Lance. 4:30p; 1871 N. High St, 614.292.0330, free. www.wexarts.org: This series of films will take viewers to Japan, COMMUNE O’ QUEER ONES with selections that encompass Community Celebration @ The the entire spectrum of Japanese Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 filmmaking, from samurai clasBroad Street, 614.645.8733, sics to sci-fi stunners. This double www.fpconservatory.org: The feature will show Pale Flower Franklin Park Conservatory has (1964) and Caterpiller (2010). 7p; completed Phase One of the Mas$7. ter Plan, which included the Palm House Additions and Rooftop Gardens, Brides Garden, and James Turrell’s illumination of the John. F. Wolfe Palm House. Join in the celebration with a picnic on the Grand Mallway and a performance by ProMusica. 6p; free. LOVE ME CRAZY WITH YOUR FINGERS.. Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazengarb @ Bronwynn Theatre, 777 Evening St, 614.431.0329, www.mcconnellarts.org: Barrigar and Mazengarb share a unique musical chemistry seldom found among musicians. Their live performances feature not only their spectacular technical grasp of the

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ITS ZOOLICIOUS JAzZOO: “Elvis, The Beatles &Beyond” @ Water’s Edge Events Park of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, 5350 East Powell Rd, 614.724.3485, www.columbuszoo.org: Jazzoo’s 6th season with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra will be featuring a revival of the birth of rock ‘n’’ roll. With any luck, maybe a tiger or elephant will make an appearance and really “jazz” things up! Gates open 6:30. 8p; $15-$89.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 BABY LET ME LIGHT YOUR FIRE Waterfire @ riverfront of Genoa Park, 303 West Broad Street, www.waterfirecolumbus.com: Please join the community for a unique spectacle, bringing to-

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 BLOW ME.. All Ohio Balloon Fest @ Union County Airport, 760 Clymer Rd, Marysville, 937.644.9111, http://www.allohioballoonfest.com : Great way to wrap up the summer by bringing to family out to this fest. There will be 30 hot air balloons, live music, and concessions. 6-10p, $5.

tenstein Center, 555 Borror, dance from the heart of Latin 614.688.3939, www.schottenAmerica. 11a-8p; free. steincenter.com: American Idol Live returns for another summer SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 jaunt, showcasing performances SHEEPSKIN CONDOM FOR YOUR THOUGHTS? by this season’s top 11. The 2011 Exhibit: Controversy: Pieces You Don’t Normally See @ The Ohio lineup promises to be the most Historical Center, 1982 Velma Ave, memorable yet given the diverse 614.297.2300, http://www.ohioand daring talent. 7p; $42. history.org: This exhibit shows some of the most controversial WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 pieces of our history, for example a LOVE FACES? Network Columbus-The Future sheepskin condom and many more Face of Our Fair City with Colum- unusual things! 10a-5p; $9-$13. bus 2020 @ Member’s First Credit Union, 1445 Goodale Blvd, MONDAY, AUGUST 15 614.268.8525, www.networkBRINGIN’ OUT THE DARK SIDE columbus.com: Join Network More Noir: Return to City Heat @ Columbus for a networking event Grandview Heights Public Library, with speakers and the future 1685 W. First Ave, 614.486.2951, faces of our city. 6p; free. http://www.ghpl.org : The Library is back with their third Noir Film INEBRIATED FOR EQUALITY! Festival, bringing more dark Equality Ohio Happy Hour @ movies for you to enjoy, if you’re MoJoe Lounge/ German Village, into that kind of thing. 6:30627 S. Third St, 614.221.1583, 8:30p; free. www.equalityohio.org: Come out for drinks and you’ll contribute to something more than your diTUESDAY, AUGUST 16 sheveled equilibrium-equality. FOREIGN FILMS? HECK YEAH! With every drink purchased, a $1 Film History 101 @ Film/Video contribution goes to Equality Ohio. Theater, Wexner Center for the 4p-8p; $5-$20. Arts, 1871 N. High St, 614.292.0330, www.wexarts.org: Come out and see My Night at THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 Maud’s, voted the Best Foreign WE’RE GONNA GO WITH USE. Film of the 1970s by an internaTo Use or Not Use Birth Control tional poll of film critics. 7p; $7. Through the Ages @ The Ohio Historical Center, 1982 Velma Ave, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17 614.297.2300, SITUATION? PAULY D?? www.ohiohistory.org: For hundreds Jersey Boys @ The Ohio Theater, of years, there have been ap39 E State St, 614.469.0939, proaches to birth control. Panhttp://www.capa.com: No, not elists discuss the changes and those Jersey boys…This play, attitudes towards it use. 7p; free. about four boys coming from blue collar homes turning themselves FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 in pop sensations, shows how JUST DANCE people get that American Dream! Summer Fridays at the StateStarts today and goes until Sephouse: Ohio Dance @ Ohio State- tember 4th, 8p; $25-$100. house West Lawn, Broad &High streets; downtown Columbus, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18 614.728.2130, www.ohiostateA LITTLE ROMANCING.. house.org: Come experience some Wex Drive-In @ Film/Video Theof Columbus’ diverse art groups ater, Wexner Center for the Arts, while visiting our beautiful Capitol 1871 N. High St, 614.292.0330, building-every Friday. This Friday www.wexarts.org: Join us under presents Dance Artists of Colum- the stars for another summer of bus: Demetrius Klein Dance Com- outdoor films. Bring blankets or pany. 12p-1p; free. lawn chairs and mingle with other film fans, and enjoy the showing of Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). 8p; free.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 FIESTAAAA! Festival Latino @ Genoa Park, 303 West Broad Street, festivallatino.net: Celebrate family and community with a day of children’s activities, music, food and

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 BLANKETS AND BLUES? Rhythm on The River: Tony Monaco Trio and Community Blues Jam Session @ Bicenten-

THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 UP ON THE ROOFTOP! Cocktails at the Conservatory @ Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E Broad St, 614.645.8733, http://www.fpconservatory.org: Come to the rooftop gardens for a full bar, food, and live music! 5:30-10p; $11.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 READY, SET, DRAW! Double Barrel: Summer Western @ Gateway Film Center, 1550 N High St, 614.545.2255, http://www.gatewayfilmcenter.co m: This is your last chance of the summer to check out a classic western film, be sure not to miss it! 7-9p; $6-$9.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30 STRIPPERS. ENOUGH SAID. Strippers @ Exile, 893 N 4th St, 614.294.0069, www.exilebar.com: Hot & steamy male stripper goodness; Pants get dropped at 9:30p. (See the fun again on Sundays).

gether friends to enjoy music, nial Park, Civic Center Dr. and W. bonfires and riverfront entertainRich St, 614.645.7995, www.mument downtown. WaterFire is a sicintheair.com : Bring a blanket one-of-a-kind experience creating and pack a picnic basket and an opportunity for everyone to come listen to some local and visenjoy an evening out with the arts. iting musicians. Great way to Duck; free.! spend a summer Friday night! 8p; free. ROCK OUT WITH YOUR CASH OUT! Rockin’ Out Cancer @ BlueStone, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 583 E. Broad St, 740.549.4693, OH YOU FANCY, HUH? www.rockinoutcancer.org: Help The Columbus Dance Center raise money while having a good Presents: Dancing For Hope @ time! Performances are on a volHyatt Regency, 614.522.9232: unteer basis, so 100% of proceeds Come see the “Ballroom Showcase are split between the James Can- & Black Tie Ball” dancing extravacer Hospital and a family that is ganza! All proceeds go to the Dolbattling cancer. The show is fealars Allocated To Assist (DATA) turing LoCash Cowboys with spe- Program, which helps cancer pacial guests Loose Connection and tients pay for everyday expenses. The Divide. 4p; $25. Includes amateur showcase, reception and main event. 2p-9:30p; SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 $20-$175. AMERICAN WAY, THE HEALTHY WAY? Hungry Planet: Local Food, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHHHAKE IT! Global View @ Franklin Park Con- URNotAlone Trans Party @ Club servatory, 1777 E Broad St, Diversity, 863 South High Street, 614.645.8733, http://www.fpcon- www.transohio.org: The party don’t servatory.org: This exhibit provides start ‘til you walk in! Trans, information on the American diet friends, and allies, come party it and the word’s view on it, all up for diversity. based off a children’s book. Great for the kids! 10a-5p; $6-$11. SUNDAY, AUGUST 28 HERE COMES THE SUN MONDAY, AUGUST 22 Ground Control: Beatles Uber BOOZE, BOYS IN TIGHT PANTS, AND FOOD? California Kota Ezawa @ ColumI’M IN. bus Museum of Art, 480 E. Broad Columbus Clippers v. Buffalo St, 614.221.6801, Bison @ Huntington Park, 330 W. http://www.columbusmuseum.org: Nationwide Blvd, 614.462.5250, This exhibition will feature a video http://www.clippersbaseball.com : and sound mash up of The Beatles Come support our hometown and Dead Kennedy’s song “Califorbaseball team during one of their nia Uber Alles.” We know everyone last home series of the season, is a Beatles fan so it is sure to be and plus, everyone loves a little interesting. 10a-5:50p; $5-$10 beer and baseball. 7:05p; $6-$15. MONDAY, AUGUST 29 TUESDAY, AUGUST 23 CIRCLE OF LIFE WE’RE GOIN’ SOUTHERN! Transformation: Gretchen Jacobs Exhibit: Spirit of an Appalachian @ Upper Arlington Concourse Region @ OSU Urban Arts Space, Gallery, 3600 Tremont Rd, 50 W Town St, 614.292.8861, 614.583.5310, http://www.uas.osu.edu: 35 artists http://www.uaoh.net : Come check from southeastern Ohio show off out this exhibit on the environthe daily life of the poverty mental cycles of birth, decay and stricken Appalachian region. 11a- regeneration. There will be all 6p; free. sorts of media to bring forth awareness of the Earth. 8a-5p; free. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 BECAUSE WE’LL NEVER SAY NO TO BOOZING. Drink Up Columbus @ North Market, 59 Spruce St, 614.463.9664, http://www.northmarket.com: Get over those hump day blues and come out for some local beer and food! To top it off CD101 will be DJing the event. 4p-7p; free.

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BABS

by Mette Bach

and songwriter. I told her about the project.

This is a little story about making art and having fun at the same time. It’s not necessarily about making good art, high art or the kind of art that juries like. Okay, it’s mostly about having fun.

“Hey,” I thought out loud, “You’re a funny girl. And you can sing. You should star as the lead.” “Totally,” she said. “I’m all over it.”

It was late November and my neighbor, Tony, and I were hanging out, basking in our weekly ritual of having sundaes on Mondays. Monday Sundaes, we call them. We were talking about cool things we’d like to do.

She really was. She started “Googling” Barbra Streisand music before I had even finished my sentence. “You know,” she said, “Her lyrics are pretty butch.”

“Oh my God!” he suddenly yelled, “You have to follow up on that idea about doing something about a butch who identifies with Barbra Streisand.” Whether art inspires life or life inspires art, I had told him about a fight I once had with a girlfriend after watching The Way We Were. That particular girlfriend had wanted to settle down. She wanted a family and she wanted to bring someone home she could introduce to her parents. We had been slowly drifting apart because I wanted to focus on my career and I knew that I didn’t want to live with her. While we were hanging on, waiting for each other to change, we watched that quintessential Barbra movie and had a huge fight because she said she was so much like Barbra Streisand. “You’re totally the Robert Redford,” I had said, spurring hours of debate. Years later, long after that girlfriend and I had split up and become friends again, Tony still clung to that argument and served it up to me any time I confessed I needed an idea or was feeling uninspired. “There’s just something about the thought of a butch obsessed with Barbra,” he continued. “It’s that perfect epicenter of the community where a gay icon meets the kind of lesbian us boys are scared of.” “Scared of?” “You know what I mean – the ones we want on our side. The ones who can show you stuff your dad didn’t bother to.” “Seriously?” I asked, having never stopped to consider that neither Tony nor any of my gay boyfriends hung out with butches. “We’re in different worlds. I mean, I thought I had nothing in common with your ex-girlfriend right up until you told me about the Barbra fight. After that, I saw her differently. It’s like I could finally understand something about her.” I shook my head at this, but, looking around Tony’s apartment full of Audrey Hepburn and Donna Summer paraphernalia, his comment made sense. Barbra Streisand is where feminism meets camp meets lesbian meets gay meets…oh my God…everybody! “You’re right,” I said. “We have to do something with this. Let’s make a film.” Before either of us knew what was happening, we were knee deep in a drafting a screenplay that would later be known as B.A.B.S. (Butches and Barbra Streisand). That night, I got a call from another ex, a country music singer

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“Yeah?” She quoted the chorus to Woman in Love and said she’d never heard a more lesbian song in her whole life. It was settled. We agreed that we should shoot it on the weekend that she was coming up from Portland to do a show in Vancouver. She’d be staying with me anyway. Perfect. Within a few days, friends had volunteered themselves for the remaining roles. I’m often amazed by how many theatre backgrounds there are in any random sampling of a queer community. My walking buddy, who happens to be a filmmaker, said she’d be director of photography and editor. The way it all went down positioned me as the director, something I had not done before. On the day of the shoot, the cast and crew assembled in my bachelor suite apartment where I was also hosting my houseguest. We sat on corners of beds and squished into the kitchen area for pancakes, eggs, bacon and coffee. I confessed to everyone that I had no directing experience and that we might just be amusing ourselves. “This could be a pile of garbage or it could be awesome. Let’s not focus on the end result. Let’s have a fun weekend.” That’s what we did. The only weekends of 2010 that even came close to being as fun were the ones we spent editing the footage. Getting locations was easy. We shot the interior scenes in our apartments. Getting permission to shoot at Little Sister’s Bookstore and The Railway Club, both queer-run establishments, was just a question away. Again, it made me pause to realize just how supportive queers are of making art. For both business owners, it was a matter of course that we could use their space to tell a story about a butch who wants to pull together an all-butch Barbra Streisand tribute band. Of course! With that, we shot scene after scene where those of us behind the camera had to cover our mouths to muffle the sound of our laughter. Every time I said, “cut,” it was a cue to let it out and the room erupted. I almost peed my pants many, many times that December weekend. So, if it had turned out that our project had been a source of entertainment for ourselves only, that would have been A-OK with me. As someone who has a tendency to suffer from depression during winters, I was grateful to B.A.B.S. for keeping me in stitches and giving me something so fun to focus on. But then spring came and with that, an email from the Vancouver Queer Film Festival saying, “we’re pleased to inform you that your film has been accepted and will screen at this year’s festival.” The moral of this story is obvious. Make art but, most importantly, have fun.

For most people, their first artistic masterpiece was drawing a perfect stick figure.

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HERE TO STAY: The Ohio Art League by Tay Glover It’s no secret that Ohio is a hot spot for art lovers and art appreciation. The artistic vibe in Columbus, the self-proclaimed capital of independent art, feels almost instinctually contagious in the way that it makes you feel cool when walking down the streets of the city surrounded by all of the local businesses. And the support for local businesses is amazing. With such a vibrant underground arts scene and independent artist pool, the Ohio Art League makes its mark with their mission to provide exhibition and professional development opportunities to artists and enrich the community. If that is not enough to commend the organization, the amazing tale of their ability to withstand circumstantial hardships throughout the years definitely makes them glimmer like glitter in our eyes. Hey now, with queers and art, of course there would be a reference to glitter somewhere! The Ohio Art League has been around for over one hundred years, beginning in 1909 when it was started by a group of graduates of the Columbus Art School, now known as the Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD). Currently the Ohio Art League holds its office and gallery space at 1552 North High Street, at the Ohio State University South Campus Gateway. After catching up to the League’s busy gallery director and organizational administrator Eliza Jones for an interview, I got the spiel on the many changes and progresses made by the organization throughout its lifespan. Tay Glover: How long have you been working with the organization and in your current position as gallery director and administrator? Eliza Jones: Well let’s see, I have worked with the organization for a few years. I began my position as gallery director and administrator in fall of 2009; I have been working with the organization in general since 2007. TG: So you’re definitely the boss. What are

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some of your duties? EJ: I am the only actual employee at the gallery. So I do everything - organize the shows and exhibitions for the gallery and ones held outside of the actual gallery, maintain the website, work with press and handle mailing materials, as well as, grants and funding. TG: Speaking of funding, how are you funded? EJ: We get our funding from grants, membership dues, donations, sales of artwork, fundraisers and from ticket sales for our events. TG: What are the requirements for membership? Does one have to be an artist? EJ: No, one does not have to be an artist to be a member of the Ohio Art League. We have a range of members from students, artists and art enthusiasts. There is a great enthusiast level to support the arts. We only require you to be over 18 and live in Ohio. TG: What are the perks of membership? EJ: As a member, artists and non-artists partake in exhibitions and the professional development that we offer such as workshops and our monthly Art Informal in which we discuss artwork and opportunities within the community, and have the opportunity to show work in the space; the entry fee is waived for exhibitions and their work is automatically in the member-curated exhibition. TG: Do you market and offer opportunities to independent artists? EJ: Yes, there are opportunities for them. We cover the whole spectrum with independents, established, etc, giving them the opportunity to show their work and get information on other opportunities in the art community. TG: What other organizations do you partner with for events? EJ: Most of our partnerships for events are for exhibition space. In the past we have worked with Fort Hayes, Cultural Arts Center and Rice Gallery to name a few, as well as muse-

ums. We have had our juried exhibitions at museums; we have a long history of showing with them. TG: I understand that there has been change in location of the gallery, from Harrison and First office building, to being a League Gallery in Short North, to the South Campus Gateway on High Street - what led to this? EJ: The organization has definitely had its share of challenges, but the heart of the organization was never lost. With the economy being hit, we were not exempt. South Campus Gateway, however, offered great space for a gallery rent-free, so it is definitely convenient and worked out great. Being on OSU’s campus also allows for more opportunities for students; more students apply and exhibit. TG: With your location on Ohio State’s campus, does the organization do any work directly with the OSU Arts program? EJ: We have held an art informal session with one of the art classes. A lot of graduate students show in our exhibitions as well. TG: Is there a possibility of the organization offering scholarships/grants to students in the future? EJ: This has been considered on a small scale and we are always looking for ways to enrich the community, but I am not exactly sure at this time. TG: I understand that when there are exhibitions that the artists usually have to submit proposals and get approved to show their work, i.e. the member-curated and juried exhibitions, who has the say in what pieces make the cut? EJ: Members’ work is automatically in the member-curated exhibition. For selection for the gallery and the juried exhibition, the artists and members submit their proposals and their work, which is then put into a presentation for review. It is voted on by membership for the member-curated show. With the juried exhibition, jurors from across the state

Andy Warhol helped popularize the art movement known as Pop Art.

and country vote on the proposals. TG: I also understand that it’s important for the league to stand behind the artists’ visions without censorship. Do you have exhibitions or events for causes or to make any political stances? EJ: As an organization, there has been no themed exhibitions, but artists are always free to and are always expressing their views through the artwork. In 2007 or 2008 one artist had a show raising awareness for Darfur, and donated the proceeds from sales to charity. I remember another artist doing a show in which a percentage was donated to Choices, as well as working with Shortstop. However, I am not sure if it’s something to be done as an organization, because we do not want to cater to certain causes and make a statement without catering to others. We are there to be more of an agent to the artists’ creativity and voice. TG: What’s your take on the direction of art today? EJ: I am so excited for artists locally. I feel like there are so many different ways for artists to get their work out now. There are so many opportunities with businesses, restaurants, etc, being such supporters of art and local artists’ work now. TG: Would you say that the league is sustainable and here to stay? EJ: As an organization we have shown that we’re able to be flexible and roll with the punches, able to get back up and keep going and keep working toward our mission. We have had true tests throughout the years from having an office in a closet of a office building, to funding problems, to volunteers, etc. - but with or without space, the Ohio Art League has proven its resiliency and we’re here to stay. The Ohio Art League holds its office and gallery space at 1552 North High Street, at the Ohio State University South Campus Gateway. The gallery is open six days a week, Monday through Wednesday, from noon to 6 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday, noon to 8 p.m., and by appointment. www.oal.org 614.299.8225

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Artists are the second largest market for berets. The largest market being French people.

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400 Rich by Alisa Caton Walking into 400 West Rich Street Studio, the history of the building immediately grabs your attention. Touring the building, remnants from its past are still lingering, an old gear press sitting in one room and bricks from the old Ohio Penitentiary in another. The building, which will open officially on August 4th as a space for artists to rent, is still going through major renovations. “A building like this has the perfect space to be reborn an artist space,” said Chris Sherman, who serves as project manager for the studio. Before becoming an art studio the building experienced many historical changes. Originally built in 1910 by the D.A. Ebinger Sanitary Company, Sherman said the building was essentially a toilet factory. Later on Oasis, a water company, took over the building. On this site, they developed the electric cool drinking fountain and the electric cool humidifier. A Swedish company came in afterwards and invented the equipment for soft serve ice cream. With such a sultry and picturesque summer presently, one can definitely appreciate such innovations in hindsight. It only seems fitting that artists continue to use this building to create original work. The space will give artists a place to construct their work. Sherman said incoming artists were previously working out of their homes or even in rented storage units. At 400 West Rich, artists can rent a 200 to 400 square foot area to become their new studio. “There was a need for this in town,” said Sherman Sherman said he had the idea for a studio like this a couple of years ago and he began to conceptualize it with Lance Robins, the owner of the building who is based out of Los Angeles with

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Urban Smart Growth, a company that brings urban neighborhoods back to life. Construction on the building began October of 2010. “I’ve been working on it pretty much by myself with two other people for the last couple of months,” said Sherman. Pulling up to the building now one sees graffiti on the walls and moss growing up the side, and would never be able to guess an art studio is hidden inside. Before the August launch, a crew will come in and completely overhaul the exterior of the building and prepare it for opening. Sherman said Mayor Michael Coleman and other city leaders will attend the launch. “It will bring people to the area that have never really been to the neighborhood before,” said Sherman.

“City folk are happy we are throwing paint on each other, not bullets,” said Sherman. This is not just an exciting venture for East Franklinton but also the art community in Columbus. “[It is an] Opportunity to grow the artistic collective of Columbus,” said Sherman. He said he doesn’t see other studios of this type as competition, just merely an addition to the artist community in the town. Sherman said that the studio is open to any kind of medium and is willing to work to make sure he can accommodate all types of artists.

The studio is in the neighborhood of East Franklinton, which has been victim of urban decay.

“We’ve got print makers, painters and sculptors,” said Sherman. Even Vivian Von Brokenhymen, a local drag queen, has rented a space at 400 West Rich Street Studio to work on her art. Also, Bob Eickolt, a world-renowned glass blower, currently occupies the entire second story of the building. Sherman said the

“What drew me to this area was how vacant it was,” said Sherman, who was born in the Short North neighborhood. He said he expects that vacancy to soon change.

Heather Wirth, a 35-year-old painter from Clintonville, recently moved into a space at the studio and said it was exactly what she was looking for.

“The neighborhood has just been full of people the last couple of weeks since the opening Scioto mile and Bicentennial Park,” said Sherman. “It changes people’s perceptions of the neighborhood.”

“I looked for a long time for studio space, nothing really felt like the right fit for me,” said Wirth. “First day here was like I made the right decision for sure.”

The city of Columbus is making many plans to renovate East Franklinton neighborhood and make this quiet area alive again. In a May media release, the city council said, “Plans for the area include affordable housing, including live/work space that will allow the creative class to invest, create and live in the neighborhood. Homeownership opportunities will be offered in an effort to stabilize the community.”

Looking around Wirth’s studio, music is playing out of her computer while multiple colorful paintings lay around the room to dry as well as paper-mache crabs, her love for art is exploding from the space. Aside from using the studio for her art, she intends she have the space host another passion of hers, the Columbus Artmobile, which she founded. The Artmobile is a non-profit art edu-

A blank canvas is an artist’s greatest instrument.

cation program for students whose schools have lost funding. Wirth also provides programming for home-schooled students. “This will serve as headquarters and ultimately class space,” said Wirth. She also holds art summer camps and does community outreach projects, such as bringing the Artmobile to the Goodale Park Music Series. 400 West Rich Street Studio will serve the community art scene this summer by hosting the 5th annual Urban Scrawl. The event, previously held in Dodge Park, is a mural painting festival. Sherman said artists would come out and paint large murals, and then choose either to keep the work or donate their piece. Donated pieces are placed around town for the community. “One day last year we produced over a 100 pieces of art,” said Sherman. Upon walking into the West Rich Studio, brightly colored murals from previous year’s scrawls can be found. The studio opens up into an outside space behind the building, this will be the area where the event will take place. “This raw, urban space will be good for that (Urban Scrawl),” said Sherman. Sherman continues to make big plans for the studio. In the near future, he hopes to make a section of the building into a bar with a stage for music performances. He is currently on the hunt for a bar operator to partner with to really make this space monetarily successful. It seems the boundaries are limitless for the new 400 West Rich Street Studio. For more information visit www.400westrich.com

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You can now draw curving lines on Etch A Sketch. No more pictures from straight lines. Why didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we think of that?

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been shown that students who participate in the arts generally receive better grades.

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For The Indie In All Of Us by Michael Straughter

quite like the arts.

Let’s face it; dedicating your life to the arts is tough. For every Aminah Robinson and Rascal Flatts (both established, Columbus-born artists), there are hundreds of starving artists struggling to stand out amongst the sea of other hopefuls. With showcase opportunities in such short supply and hundreds of people all striving for the same goals, it’s difficult for a prospective artist to even know where to go to get their career on the right track.

And the fun doesn’t just stop at the festival for some artists.

Enter The Independents’ Day festival, Columbus’s burgeoning independent arts extravaganza. First started in 2008, Independents’ Day was an ambitious collaboration of many organizers including Couchfire Collective and Columbus’ Urban Ventures Coordinator, Mike Brown. What started off as talks for a block party on Gay Street, soon blossomed into a small arts festival featuring only local artists. The event was planned swiftly. The organizers scoured the streets and met with a multitude of companies and found most of them to be enthusiastically supportive. Independent businesses and locals were also consulted for help to being the idea into conception. While the participating vendors were present within the festival, special emphasis was placed on the independent local business owners. In addition to being an opportunity to promote local artists and musicians, those who ran local shops and organizations had the chance to sell and endorse their services. The event was a massive hit. Hundreds of people came to the one-day festival and enjoyed the music, the art and took advantage of the numerous shopping booths that were set up throughout. With such vibrant success, organizers knew their tireless efforts had paid off prosperously. And it only gets bigger and better. Since the initial festival in 2008, the number of participators has gone up considerably. The list of performers and artists grow with each passing year and a wider variety of businesses get involved. This year’s sponsors include Kobo Live Music Bar, Ohio Art League, CD101 The Alternative Radio Station and an abundance of others. Never fear though - no matter how big the festival gets, it shall stay true to its name. Independents’ Day will always remain independently owned, funded and sponsored. Walking onto Gay Street and immersing yourself into the festival is one of the richest experiences in recent local history. Looking around and seeing all the smiling faces, incredible visuals arts and taking in the best aural sensations that Columbus has to offer; it can be a little overwhelming. It makes one reminiscent of the early years of Comfest and the profound effect it played on the continuous growth of our community. After all, nothing unites the people together

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Spotlight on “The Salty Caramels,” a kick ass all-female Americana trio, performed a career defining set at the Independents’ Day festival last year. “We had a great crowd!” exclaims Molly Winters, one of the multitalented band members. “And we put on a good show.” After captivating the audience with their electrifying set, the group met with one of the owners of everyone’s favorite frozen dairy wonderland, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, solidifying a special partnership with the company. The group went on to perform in a series of shows at different Jeni’s shops and events. Since then, their career has been on the rise, performing at Comfest, Columbus Arts Festival and an upcoming event in Kentucky. It’s pretty incredible, considering the Independents’ Day festival was only their second official performance ever. And it’s an experience Molly will never forget. “People often remind us of that event and now as we are approaching September, I’m pretty sentimental about the experience because we are so new and that marks our birthday.” This year will usher in a whole new wave of talent. To say that there is going to be an eclectic assortment of music played is an understatement. “It’ll be a lot of fun,” said Esther Chung, a CCAD instructor and one of this year’s event coordinators. “There’s a little something for everyone.” And she’s not exaggerating. Don’t be surprised when you hear indie rock, bluegrass, hip-hop and every genre in between throughout the day. Currently, there are 28 bands set to perform, with even more performers yet to be announced. Think of it as Woodstock with non-mainstream performers, a hipster’s paradise! Also joining the stage is Dance Artists in Columbus, a group of independent dance artists and organizations working to promote the growth of the dance community throughout the city. The company is set to perform on the main stage featuring fabulous local dancers. As you enjoy the music and performances, continue walking down Gay Street and come across the any vendors in the street selling merchandise, known as “Craft Alley.” To be a part of “Craft Alley,” an artist must sign an application on Independents’ Day’s main website and be selected to receive a booth. Only independent artists with original works are considered. Artists can sell a number of items including arts and prints, clothing, jewelry, home decor and accessories. Whether you plan on promoting yourself and your work or just coming through to take it all in, the Independents’ Day festival will surely tickle your fancy. There may be some truth to Columbus’s self proclaimed title of “Indie Art Capital of the World.” The Independents’ Day Festival is Saturday, Steptmber 17 from 12p-12a at Gay St and Pearly Alley. And it’s free! More info: thisindependent.com

Columbus artist Aminah Robinson has created over 20,000 works.

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Raw Truth: Queen Mae and the Bells by Siobhan Tuck If one were to inquire as to what type of group Queen Mae and the Bells really is, a short description might not suffice. However, if Gendala Kelli Anna replied with her impeccably weird alien whale noise, it might be the only explanation you need. After performing all over the place, both locally and nationally, in the past few years QMB has made a name for themselves as an intricately unique performance troupe. Their performances mix modern and ancient noise and music with pure gut and aggressive spiritual movements to make for one raw culmination of self and group expression. While their genre could best be described as experimental, they could easily be referred to as a dance or musical group, although either title would still leave one to their own imagination in pegging them as anything in particular. Their performances combine the usage of body and manmade materials for a seemingly tribal experience. Each performance has a great amount of depth that adds to the raw artistic experience to make both political and personal statements. QMB plays a lot with gender and societal roles by challenging norms, as well as channeling individual expression through group involvement. With each member of the group holding so many artistic titles, the show is bound to be full of original, creative material. Recently, I had the opportunity to meet up with the ladies and ask a few short questions about the origin and basics of the group. This group is an artistically loaded group of women. Queen Mae and the Bells consist of three members. Eve Warnock, a 2005 graduate from OSU, is originally from Toledo, OH. She will be attending grad school at University of California at Santa Cruz and is a digital media artist, costume/fashion designer, and a coordinator at Phia Salon. While balancing work and motherhood, Warnock also performs alone as Dr. Sustain. Gendala Kelli Anna, from Houston, TX, works as a character model and a stylist at Phia Salon, which she co-owns. Tina Matthews, who hails from Kentucky, is a fashion/costume design artist, a musician and an embroider at Seagull Bags. ST: So when did you three decide to form a group together? Eve: In 2005. I had just graduated OSU and met Tina, a member of a group called 16 Bitch Pile-up. She and Gendala knew each other. We began brainstorming and came up with the idea of Queen Mae and the Bells and just kind of took it from there. Originally, there were two other members as well.

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ST: Can you describe one of your performances? Gendala: I would definitely say emotional and spiritual. It’s like 3 spirits from other dimensions that form a link between present, ancient history and our childhoods. EW: [It’s like] an experiment with the evolution of the three individual spirits, as well as an evolution of the group. A tribal opera. Tina: Aggressive and pure gut expression. Cathartic. ST: Who is your target audience? Not to suggest that it wouldn’t be essentially anyone who wanted to witness what you do, but what kind of audience do you typically obtain? GKA: Well, obviously artists. Also, it’s fun sometimes to have close-minded audiences as well. To scare the shit out of them. They don’t know what/how to feel and that in itself is fun. TM: Art lovers, also, yes, close-minded people. Someone who wants to hear a story. EW: With that much raw emotion on stage, people are going to be shocked. People are not necessary ready for that much. They may feel vulnerable too because they feel as if they can’t do that in their own lives and it’s completely honest and maybe almost offensive to someone with that type of vulnerability. ST: When is your next show? GKA: Well, when the idea and space is comfortable and available. There is, as of now, no set date but we’d love to try new venues and experiences. ST: How does Queen Mae and the Bells function in terms of funding? Are you autonomous? EW: Blood, sweat and tears! Ha. I mean we don’t have any backing in that sense. However, though, indirect work that I’ve done with QMB is helping me pay for grad school. But, we all are very hands-on with costume design and set design as well as the communication that we relay. ST: What exactly do you get out of performing with QMB? EW: Well, we are still learning. Also, it’s individualizing and each one of us has an expertise.

The Mona Lisa was stolen in 1912 and recovered 3 years later.

GKA: Sisterhood. You can be your other side, you can be dark. It’s a passionate and conceptual brainstorm. TM: Sisterhood for sure. Also, it serves as a platform for growth. ST: What would you consider to be the strangest venue you have performed? EW: Once we did our Lizard piece in the suites at Huntington Bank. It was weird because we were using this pristine venue and put dirt on the ground and ate eggs. It was a very unique performance, especially for this particular venue. Also, we have performed at the Columbus Museum of History in front of the dinosaur exhibit. That definitely was an interesting experience. Our craziest and perhaps most intense performance was atop Mt. Tamalpais in San Francisco. The peaks were intense and it was crazy up there. ST: What is it that Queen Mae and the Bells adds to the art community in Columbus? EW: Well, our performances are certainly a very unique experience. We do everything ourselves from the costume design to the set design and obviously the performance is very much ours. Our shows are a spectacle and we make our concepts come alive in a very unique way. Also, in a way, I would hope that our audience maybe gets some sort of confidence from watching a performance like ours. If we can do it and let it out, viewing our show may make someone in the audience feel like “Yes! I want to do that, and I can.” The group, as aforementioned, is looking for opportunities to open up to a wider audience. Without a doubt, whether you’re an open-minded spectator or someone who just witnessed a WTF moment, you will feel something. It seems that’s what these ladies are aiming for. Each performance promises to evoke an array of emotions and will likely have you leave with a greater appreciation for what you saw or an even more emphasized What The Fuck! Either way, Queen Mae and the Bells will have achieved their goal. The ladies have some videos and performances available on their YouTube channel. Definitely check them out. I personally recommend “Tibia.” Queen Mae and the Bells is open to new ideas for show venues and those who are interested in directing. For more information, please check out evewarnock.com or email QueenMaeandtheBells@gmail.com.

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Blue was originally considered a feminine color.

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“It’s About Time” You Heard About Art Club by Erin McCalla It’s 8p on a perfect summer night, and I am standing under the graffiti covered overpass in Glen Echo Ravine. Just as I amusedly photograph the taggers’ profound statements, a young woman, a pioneer princess in a long white gingham dress, approaches me and hands me one of the candles she had been carrying. She ceremoniously lights my wick and silently motions me to follow her. I oblige, and am lead to a tea party hosted by two other women. For the night, I am an honorary member of Art Club. My guide, Kristin Lantz, 30, introduces me to her cohorts and collaborators, Jen Gillette, 32, dressed as an ethereal fairy in a crown of flowers and fingerless gloves, and Susie Underwood, 28, clothed in head-to-toe superhero spandex. The three members are educators at the Columbus Museum of Art where they found that their tastes and philosophies in art collided. Art Club shows are productions that include a multitude of mediums from large installations with sculptures and paintings to interactive performance play and games that take place in non-traditional settings. Nothing is off limits, and they claim to be the only artist collective in Columbus to be doing this combination of expression in this way. They bill their events as something people can connect with, to have an emotional, visceral experience. “I saw an opportunity to make art with people I connect with,” explains Underwood as she pours herself a second cup of tea. What we do in Art Club is very separate from what we do in our everyday lives. It’s important to have. I don’t do it to make money. I would be doing different art if I were trying to make a living at it, which frees me to do the things I want to do. I try to think about my life the same way I think in Art Club. It’s almost like a religion.” As Art Club plans for their upcoming show, “It’s About Time,” on August 27 at the VFW Buckeye Post 1598, they reflect on their previous two shows. The club’s first show, “It Feels Good,” was in April 2010 at Café Bella’s creative space that brought 50 people through the doors. Although it was more of a traditional gallery show, it was a springboard for what they wanted to become as a group.

intimate woven fairy dome, bedecked with wildflowers, to the Supernatural, a dark passage with sheathed human sculptures. The group tried to get cooperation from the city, but the red tape didn’t come down fast enough for their liking. Instead of billing “It’s a Ghost Story” as an art show, they claimed it as a party, which is allowed until 11pm in the park. But that didn’t stop the club from worrying about the police showing up to put a stop to their hard work. To evoke an inviting sense of community, Art Club took to the Glen Echo neighborhood and invited residents to experience the event in their own backyard. Over 120 people came and enjoyed homemade vegan ice cream while taking in the installations. “We loved that party. But with this upcoming show, we have a better sense of who we are and what we do. We evolved to get here,” Underwood says. Where they were completely anonymous at their Glen Echo park show, the artists will perform and be a fixture in their “It’s About Time” show, which deals more with nostalgia, history, family and kitsch. They are hoping for at least 100 audience members, and while they may not be the best at marketing themselves, they insist that the more, the merrier. Gillette laughs, “Our shows wouldn’t work if people didn’t come.” While these women come from different hometowns and art education backgrounds, they collectively plan their events, while choosing to make their contributions on their own. The outcome weaves together humor while tackling more serious themes. Art Club’s political statement lies in what feminism means to them. Being a collective of three women is something important to them. There is a certain way women approach things and the shows are reflective of that.

“The market isn’t there to be the artists we want to be,” Underwood explains. “Fun is more motivating than cash. We’d rather our audience buy drinks from the VFW bar, and support that organization,” adds Gillette. The VFW boasts, “cheap shots and heavy pours,” a phrase that most outlook readers love to hear. Art Club views their productions as gifts to Columbus, a nationally burgeoning arts city. “Columbus is on the cusp of being completely awesome in regards to the art scene. It’s the next Portland, but in it’s own right. It’s bringing in new art audiences. Everyone is about to know that Columbus is awesome; the whispers have already begun,” says Gillette excitedly. The club members pride themselves as being show-women by connecting to the community and meeting their growing audience’s expectations. They believe that if art is hard to appreciate, then the artist might not be “doing it right.” But there will always be critics. “I think it’s funny when people think our shows are weird, because I think they are friendly and inviting,” says Lantz. Art Club firmly believes their work is more interesting because of collaborating together than when they create alone. There is a strong sense of friendship and respect among the members, and they consider themselves incredibly lucky to have found each other.

“In galleries, the artist is the Voice of God, and it comes across as very patriarchal. We are trying to amend that,” explains Gillette.

It’s their energy and ease of making art together that has made them a commodity to others in the scene. They have been invited to contribute to a communal show next May in New Orleans. Gillette, Lantz and Underwood all buzz with excitement of where they will take their art in the next few years.

Underwood clarifies that they can express their views on feminism and femininity while continuing to be palatable to their audience, “It became less about us and more about the people’s experiences, while still being able to keep it personal to us.”

At the end of my time as an honorary Art Club member, I am presented with a gift box containing a key.

But it’s the August 2010 show, “It’s a Ghost Story,” which took place in the same spot as our meeting in Glen Echo Ravine that they seemed most proud of and eager to talk about.

“We hold our artwork up as an experience, but not as the answer,” Lantz adds.

Each member created a stage in the experience that led the audience member on a journey from the Artificial, a circus tent adorned with brightly wrapped gifts to take, to the Natural, an

Admission to Art Club events is free and no pieces are for sale as the trio has fallen out of love with the model of selling art for money. All of their events are funded out of pocket, with their

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hospitality tents usually being the faction of the show that breaks the bank. The club tries not to think about cost, as it becomes too depressing. They stay positive by spreading out their purchases and spending wisely and thriftily.

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“It’s to our diary, now that you now know all of our secrets,” explains Lantz. To unlock the next part of their story, please attend “It’s About Time” on August 27 at the VFW Buckeye Post 1598, 677 East 11th Avenue. 7p-11p.

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Breaking the

SILENCE Teaching Art & Sexuality by Shelby Kretz Few people discover their life passion in high school, but Dr. James Sanders has known what he wanted to pursue since those early teenage years. From his undergraduate study to his time at Ohio State as an associate professor, he has been studying, researching and working in three areas that are very important to him: art, education and GLBTQ/sexuality studies. Sanders has spent his professional career searching to find a balance between addressing gay and lesbian issues in arts examination and production without reducing all readings to gay concerns alone. At first glance, Sanders, Associate Professor in the Department of Art Education at The Ohio State University, appears to have many different career and personal interests. He has held more than twenty-five nonprofit service offices in state, national and international cultural organizations and has taught fourteen classes (eleven of which he developed himself) since coming to OSU in 2003. This is his third or fourth job within a thirty plus year professional career. According to Sanders, though, “It’s always been the same work, just different contexts.” This work that he has always been doing is striving toward breaking the silence concerning sexuality subjects in the field of Art Education. “We sustain struggles for which we have no choice but to deal. We can ignore them and pretend they’re not problems, but when it comes down to it, the problems are still there. I would much rather feel good in my own skin, knowing that I’ve put up a good fight against social injustice.” Indeed, from the very start, Sanders has been putting up a fight against these issues. As an undergraduate, his first piece of artwork was a sixteen foot pink triangle that was displayed on campus at Arkansas State University. It lasted less than twenty-four hours before it was destroyed by other students. This minor setback never stopped Sanders. He has continued to be daring, open and honest in his art and other work in order to strive for change. “I’ve always been quite open to experimentation,” he said. As a graduate student, Sanders created site-based installation art, in one work lining a lecture room floor with wet clay wedged with beef soot. He watched the ‘performance’ during finals week as the soft clay turned hard and the hard fat went soft over time. These hard to soft and soft to hard transformations mirrored the personal transformations in one’s life. For Sanders, mixing the areas of art, education and GLBTQ studies has been a meaningful challenge. He sees visual art as a medium through which one makes meaning and can make sense of the world. Art can relate to anything, but educators must consider how they might teach about the arts in ways that take on important and largely ignored issues. Like, for example, Greek art’s treatment in art history courses. Education always seems to focus on representations of men and young boys bodies, but Greek art includes depictions of women identifying with women, too. Why don’t we see those in schools? In the fields of art history and education in general, art has been ‘straightened out’ to conform to what is now taught as a presumably heterosexual culture.

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Years before calling out heterosexist and masculinist biases in art education, Sanders chartered and opened an arts-based elementary school in North Carolina, where he served as principal before entering higher education. The goal of the school was to fight the mis-education of children. The students in the school grew up learning to embrace diversity and, hopefully, thinking differently about how to solve problems and who deserves respect. He developed the school’s curricula based on his doctoral research on U.S. arts-based education reforms at the millennium, and he did this while he was writing a book. He was very busy during this time, but he explained that it wasn’t as challenging as it might have been because all that he was doing was based on his research undertaken in the 1990s. His dissertation was looking at how we construct the arts, education and knowledge, and it considered who can contribute to those theories and what historically gets constructed as knowledge. Sanders recognizes the importance of not just doing research, but applying it. “Theory emerges from practice. There should be no separation between our understanding of the two.” The passion Sanders has for art and GLBTQ studies is obvious when he talks about his work. He was excited to show me pictures of his art - which includes fiber and clay works, performances and photographs, among other mediums and explain the meaning behind each piece. It was also obvious that he admires other artists, especially Nick Cave, a good friend of his who chairs the fashion design department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Sanders raved about Cave and his art, showing me hundreds of pictures and speaking admirably of Cave’s work. Expanding his work beyond articles, classes and presentations, Sanders has a book scheduled for release in a year or two. Schooled Sexualities: Culture, Communities, Classrooms and Curricula is the tentative name of the book, which will examine intersections of school policy, state and federal legislation concerning human rights and equal protection of all students and employees. For the book, he has been looking at school system personnel policies and student behavioral handbook address of equal protection and international cultural policy concerning travel and tourism. Sanders knows that when it comes to human rights and social justice issues, the work is never done. “It’s a struggle we may be in for the long haul because some problems unfortunately never seem to go away.” In the fall, he will be teaching two classes at Ohio State that in part address these topics. One is a class that examines visual representations of LGBTQ subjects as part of a queer-film series and the other examining museum history and theory. Sanders’ outlook is simple: “Let’s talk about things that don’t work for all of us, recognizing that none of us have all the answers. Politically, I would like to see real change take place. I’m not doing this kind of research just for the sake of doing research. I hope to see peers and colleagues across the field of art education taking on GLBTQ issues and human rights struggles as their problem. It’s not just a problem for gay people.” Sanders is open to hearing from anyone interested in his research, upcoming classes or the sexuality studies specialization at OSU, and he can be reached at Sanders-iii.1@osu.edu.

The area at the end of the bristles on a paintbrush is called the head.

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The City of Upper Arlington’s Concourse Gallery’s current exhibit Urban Art, on view through August 12, is an exploration of urban street and graffiti art and artists whose work has been influenced by it. Exhibiting artists explore themes of the culture of graffiti and street art through thought provoking works of contemporary urban art. Meet the Urban Artists: Stephanie Rond “...I create a conversation between two traditions in art: the male dominated street/graffiti art tradition and the female dominated tradition of craft.”

viewer to see the pure allure of the medium and appreciate this newer voiced art form. Street Art is typically used by male artists to combat problems with advertising and contemporary culture. Safety is a more serious consideration for a woman doing street art. Society raises girls to not speak out or have a resistance. There is an inequality in how we teach our children survival, and that is a disservice to both boys and girls. Boys are pushed to be aggressive and girls are pushed to be nurturing, but both are born with these qualities. Is it right to stereotype either gender?

On a more personal level, I make this work as therapy for a decision I had to make in my life that has had a huge impact on my career as an artist. I chose not to have children in order to paint full-time. Still to this day, women artists often have to make Through the use of hand cut stencil, spray paint, sacrifices to have their voice heard equally. Each lace, and various other mediums I create a conversa- piece that I create represents those children I will tion between two traditions in art: the male dominever have. Yet each time I release one into the nated street/graffiti art tradition and the female world, I get the same anxiety that parents have dominated tradition of craft. Every aspect of the about whether or not my “child” will be a positive or work, from the backgrounds, strong images and negative addition to the community. pointed topics are designed to bond these dichotomies. Joss Parker “I am primarily a pop artist.” Spray paint has the misfortunate representation of only being used for vandalism. It is my challenge to I am primarily a pop artist. My method is part stencil, use this medium and make something beautiful, as hand brush & freelance sprays. I use multiple stenwell as have a story and a message. This allows the cils in my work. I use anything that will bind with the Human nature versus animal instinct, gender, and the culture of graffiti and street art are all themes in my current body of work.

aerosol including recycled materials such as canvas, hemp, laminate and vinyl. My inspiration lately has been 80s cartoons, pop culture and marketing that were systematically pumped out of the T.V. Now, I mock it and my childhood. Jason Amatangelo “I believe art should be hard to look away from.” Coming from a background of very tight realism drawings and illustrations, my abstracts I create reflect the precise, calculated placement of shapes and emotions throughout each piece.

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I am a graffiti artist that finds comfort in bold color palettes and clean lines. My work is a smooth blend of graphic design, abstract expressionism and old school graffiti wild style, tastefully mixed on any surface that I find interesting. I have made it one of my life goals to speak to the aesthetic value of Graffiti in the contemporary art world. I seek to help shed the preconceived notion that all graffiti artists hide in shadows and use poor handwriting to vandalize personal property.

The shapes I place in one of my pieces are there for a reason to help the overall composition. The positive and negative areas are equally important to one another. The composition consists of colorful, free forming shapes using this precise placement for balance and form. Balance and flow are very important in my art.

Urban Art is on view July 21-August 12 in the City of Upper Arlington’s Concourse Gallery, inside the Municipal Services Center, 3600 Tremont Road. The Concourse Gallery is free and open to the public Monday-Friday 8a-5p.

Rob Jones “Music is my muse”

For more information please visit the Cultural Arts Division online at www.uaoh.net/culturalarts, email arts@uaoh.net or call 614.583.5300.

Music is my muse, my introduction to foreign cultures and my gateway to different times and places. I set out to capture my subjects’ history and the sound of their music. My work draws heavily from the blues and is at the crossroads of folk art and contemporary illustration.

Lauren Emond is the Arts Coordinator for The City of Upper Arlington’s Cultural Arts Division, a member organization of the Columbus Arts Marketing Association. CAMA’s mission is to promote awareness of and participation in the arts and cultural opportunities in Greater Columbus through collaborative marketing and public relations projects, and to provide professional development opportunities for members. For information visit http://www.camaonline.org.

ing sure his BBB/Starz co-production Torchwood: Miracle Day gets the kind of American attention it DUSTIN LANCE BLACK’S 8 IS COMING SOON deserves. So what’s Russell T. Davies got cooking on the back burner? Something called Cucumber. During the Proposition 8 trial over the legality of Here’s everything we know: Showtime is interested, marriage equality in California, Oscar-winning which is smart of them because the American QAF screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk) got down to was the biggest hit they’ve ever had. And it inwork reading transcript after transcript of the pro- volves gay men. But that’s not a license for amaceedings. The result? A new play titled 8. The finteurs to go around making bawdy, lowest common ished work consists of dramatized readings, denominator jokes involving the title. For all you dialogue taken verbatim from court records and know it could be a series about homosexual sous Black’s own observations and interviews he conchefs. Or gay organic farmers. It might even be anducted with participants on both sides of the issue. other sci-fi show like Torchwood, and Cucumber The first staged reading will take place Sept. 19 at could be the name of… a gay… spaceship. Oh, the Eugene O’Neill Theater in New York City and will all right, let the jokes begin. then be produced at various universities. Broadway would be a nice final landing place, but this alter- GET TO KNOW: JILLIAN ARMENANTE native approach ensures more audiences in more places will really see the play. As Black recently told This September sees the release of Contagion, an The New York Times, “One of my hopes about the everyone-in-the-world-is-going-to-die-of-bird-flutrial was to get the opposition in court, hands right-now thriller (best line in the trailer: “Someone raised swearing to tell the truth and have the world doesn’t have to weaponize the bird flu. The birds see the opposition called to account for going on TV are doing that.”), and it’s got a cast of heavy hitsaying gay people harm children, harm families… ters: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence FishSince the trial itself wasn’t heard or seen, I wanted burne, Gwyneth Paltrow, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law to get that story out another way.” and Winter’s Bone Oscar nominee John Hawkes. But none of those people matter right now. BeYES, RUSSELL T. DAVIES’ NEW SHOW IS CALLED cause Jillian Armenante is also in this movie. No, CUCUMBER you don’t know her name unless you were an obsessive Judging Amy fan, a series on which she He created the original U.K. Queer As Folk (aka “the was a regular. But she’s a lesbian character acgood version”) and he’s pretty busy right now mak- tress, seen most recently in Bad Teacher. And in a

world where closeted A-listers still stare interviewers right in the face and lie about who they are, it’s nice to recognize the not-quite-yet-famous out actors who don’t make a big deal about going to work, doing their job and being honest all at the same time. So go see Contagion and give this hardworking woman the golf-clap when her name shows up in the credits. It’s the least you can do.

by Romeo San Vicente

Ashley Voss “I... speak to the aesthetic value of Graffiti in the contemporary art world.”

95% of Columbus residents believe the arts greatly enhance the city’s quality of life.

TRANS DRAMA GUN HILL ROAD GETS REAL The coming out movie’s been done to death, that’s a fact on which most veteran viewers of gaythemed films can agree. But quality films about transgender issues are still a rarity, and quality trans films starring actual trans actors are even scarcer. All the more reason to celebrate the upcoming theatrical release of the moving indie drama Gun Hill Road. Esai Morales (NYPD Blue, Caprica) stars as an ex-con who comes home to his Bronx neighborhood to discover that his teenage son is transitioning to female. Dad has some catch-up to play, of course, but the real focus of Gun Hill Road is young trans actress Harmony Santana, who delivers a sensitive, intimate debut performance as the teenager searching for self-expression as well as for the love of her father. Gun Hill Road’s first stop will be arthouse theaters, but look for a DVD release before year’s end. Romeo San Vicente stopped getting real and started being polite. He can be reached care of this publication or at DeepInsideHollywood@qsyndicate.com.

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“Light” Reading: An Interview With Bob Mould by Gregg Shapiro You can add out singer/songwriter Bob Mould’s name to the list of musicians who have made the move from the stage to the page and written a memoir. See A Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody (Little, Brown, 2011), written by Mould with respected music journalist and author Michael Azerrad, is one of the bolder autobiographies out there, telling the musician’s personal story from his difficult roots in upstate New York to his relocation to St. Paul, Minnesota to attend college at Macalaster to the formation (and ultimate dissolution) of his groundbreaking band Hüsker Dü (along with Greg Norton and fellow out musician Grant Hart) to his acclaimed solo work and the formation of his second band Sugar. Longtime fans are sure to appreciate the inside story of Mould’s musical background and his highly regarded contributions to modern rock. Queer readers will also appreciate the way he handles the subject of his coming out as a high profile artist and will likely find things to relate to in his experience. I spoke with Bob Mould shortly before the publication of the book. Gregg Shapiro: Bob, there’s been an increase in popularity of musician memoirs in recent years, such as Patti Smith’s Just Kids and Rosanne Cash’s Composed, as well as those by out artists such as Chely Wright, Richard Barone and Jon Ginoli. Did you read any of those prior to beginning to write your own? Bob Mould: No, I sure didn’t. I’m aware of all of them. I don’t know how to explain the popularity of the subgenre. It sure seems to be the thing to do right now for artists of a certain age, and longevity, I guess. It’s nice. I know Patti’s is so acclaimed and revered by so many people; I probably should get to that one. GS: In addition to being about your music career, See A Little Light is also about your life as a gay man, including the Spin coming out story in Chapter 17, about how you were “tired of not being gay” on p. 261 and on p. 338 where you offer advice about being gay. With that in mind were you writing the memoir for a specific audience? BM: I think the audience evolved as the book progressed. There are a handful of key threads in the book obviously. Most people know me as a musician. Many people know of my homosexuality, a lot of people did not know anything about my family of origin. I think, at the beginning of the book, sort of illuminating the house in which I grew up in and how that shaped my personality, for better or worse. I think those threads, when they’re all woven together in the outlookcolumbus.com

book, I think it paints a really good picture of who I am. But specifically when I sat down did I have an audience? I suspected there would be LGBT audience for the book. I suppose that there might be a recovery audience for the book, beyond the music audience and a music personality audience. As I worked on the book and the path became clear, that the secondary stories that didn’t highlight those threads, once those dropped away it sort of became clear to me who to target the book to, I guess. GS: You titled the book See A Little Light, the title of a song from your Workbook disc. With so many song titles from which to choose, were there others in contention? BM: There were others suggested. New Day Rising is an obvious one that people would suggest. Celebrated Summer is one that people would suggest. “See A Little Light” was my first public statement in a mainstream sense after Husker Du. That was a turning point in my life, especially as an artist. Hüsker Dü, of course, an important band and important to so many people, has a great legacy. But for me as a person, that record (Workbook), the crafting of the record and the promoting of the record, had that not gone as it did, I don’t know if we’d be having this conversation. GS: On page 148, regarding Hüsker Dü, you wrote, “This is the story that has never been told.” Was it liberating to be able to put pen to paper and tell the story? BM: Yeah, ultimately liberating. I don’t relish the story. But for decades I never talked about sort of the slow dissolve of Hüsker Dü. I didn’t really feel like it was that important to my progress as an artist, but there’s been a lot of conflicting stories out there. I’ve never gone on record with what I remember. I just thought, I’ll say this once, I’ll say it clearly and then we’ll all move on from this. GS: Do you think Grant or Greg will write their own books in response to yours? BM: I don’t know if anybody should write a book in response to anything [laughs]. I don’t know if I’d want my book to be the inspiration for somebody else’s retort. I think if anyone wants to tell their story they should do it unfettered [laughs]. GS: On page 197 you make a joke about Catharsis, the Broadway stage version of this book. With the success of rock musicals such as Hedwig and the Angry Inch, American Idiot and Spring Awakening, do you think there might be a rock musical in your future? BM: That’s a big genre to tackle. I love the joke, Catharsis: The Broadway Musical. It’s a word

that gets pinned on me so often. I thought it was a beautiful moment to make light of it. Sort of the idea, when do I get to be happy? [laughs] That’s a whole different art form that I’ve never considered. If somebody else reads the book and feels inspired and has the backing of (entertainment company) AEG to put a musical together…[laughs]. GS: You write about coming in contact with musicians in bands who look up to you as an influence and inspiration. Do you also see how you paved the way for gay musicians in straight bands such as Grizzly Bear, Abe Vigoda, The Soft Pack and These Arms Are Snakes, to name a few? BM: I know both Ed (Droste of Grizzly Bear) and Juan (of Abe Vigoda). Juan is a sweetheart. It’s funny, because the first time I heard Abe Vigoda’s most recent album I was a little confused because it was so unlike their first one. And then I just totally fell in love with it and couldn’t stop listening to it for months. And Grizzly Bear, Ed and I have chatted a couple times, he’s a great guy and obviously they’re a very respected band. As far as paving the way, I don’t know, I feel like I could do more. My lament is at the time, in the ‘80s, that I didn’t do more. You know me, I’ve always been a reluctant spokesperson for the LGBT community because it’s so broad and it’s so diverse and so unique that, sometimes I blurt, sometimes I’ve got odd opinions, I’m a little bit older than some of the people you mentioned. Everyone has a different frame of reference, what being gay and being an artist means to them, and I think over the past 10 years there’s a transparency to sexuality and music and it doesn’t hold that taboo that it held in the ‘70s. “David Bowie - is he bisexual or is he gay?” Nowadays people are just like, ‘are they good or are they not good?’ And do these stories resonate with everybody? Times change. I’m grateful that if people think I’ve paved the way for them that I’ve made it easier, that’s wonderful. I’m not sure I’ve done all I can do, and I’m not sure I could have done it right anyway.

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urine, but is rather similar to male ejaculate.”

You probably get this question every day. I’m a man who loves it when my girlfriend fucks me with a strap-on. Another great thing: My girlfriend ejaculates frequently and plentifully when we have sex, and she has done so when she’s pegging me. Which leads to my question: What are the possible issues from getting female ejaculate in your ass? I am thinking about modifying a toy in a way that might enable her to squirt up my ass. It probably won’t work, but I am going to try. Because if it does work…

As lady ejaculate is chemically similar to gentleman ejaculate, OMFG, the risks of a lady ejaculating in your ass would presumably be similar to the risks of a gentleman ejaculating in your ass: You would be at risk of acquiring any sexually transmitted infection she might have. But if your lady ejaculator is disease-free, OMFG, then letting her come in your ass is a risk-free, if not squick-free, activity.

Oh My Fucking God I get questions about female ejaculation every day - where does that shit come from? How the hell can I/my girlfriend learn to do that shit? Is that shit really piss? - but you’re the first person to ask me about modifying a sex toy so as to enable a woman to come in a man’s ass (You’re going to want to patent that thing if it works, OMFG.). Allow me to quickly dispense with the usual questions: It comes shooting out of a woman’s urethra; practice, practice, practice; that shit isn’t piss. How do we know it’s not piss? Science! In 2007, a crack team of sex researchers in Vienna “collected” lady ejaculate from two lady ejaculators - not a huge sample, admittedly, but two lady ejaculators are better then none and rushed their lady ejaculate to the lab, where it was “evaluated biochemically.” They published the results of their study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine (“The Female Prostate Revisited: Perineal Ultrasound and Biochemical Studies of Female Ejaculate,” JSM, September 2007). They concluded that lady ejaculate isn’t piss, it’s come: “The fluid emitted were clearly different than urine voided prior to sexual activity,” they wrote. “The values show that the source of fluid expulsion during orgasm is not

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I’m a 24-year-old female living in London, where I have just finished a degree in circus arts. I’m in a relationship with a great guy. The problem is that while I have had longand short-term relationships before, he hasn’t, and he can be very emotionally needy. For example, he can’t/won’t sleep without me in the bed. We’ve been together for 10 months, and he often tells me that I’m everything in his life. I’ve told him that under no circumstances is this normal, and I’ve confirmed my right to have a life outside of him. The real crux of the situation is this: I worked on and off as a stripper in a high-end club for two years. I haven’t done it while with him because of the physical demands of my degree. Now I’m done and broke and want to return to this work. This is an issue for him, as you can imagine. I won’t compromise: The job was great for me and allowed me such sexual (and financial!) liberation. I didn’t orgasm for the first time until after I took control of my own sexuality via stripping. I don’t know how to handle this issue: He knew this about me when we met and says he hoped it wouldn’t carry on. I feel upset that he hasn’t accepted the whole of me and I guess part of me wonders if I’m in the wrong relationship. I love this man, but I feel trapped. Clown College Graduate Inexperience might explain extreme emotional

neediness, CCG, but it’s no excuse. It’s just as likely that your boyfriend’s clingy, manipulative shtick - he just can’t sleep alone, you’re his everything, if you go back to a job you loved before you loved him, well, he’ll be vewy sad looks to me like controlling, emotionally abusive behavior in pathetic sad-clown drag. But you like him, CCG, so let’s give him the benefit of the doubt, shall we? Tell your boyfriend that you’re going back to your old job and he has a choice to make: Get over it or get over you. If he sucks it up and makes an effort to change, he was just an insecure little douchebag and, hey, you helped him get over it! If he doubles down on the whining and clinging, then he’s a controlling dick and you’re well rid of him. A quick comment on monogamy: I agree with you on the point that we tend to assume that all the other couples we know are in monogamous relationships, when in reality many are not. Recently, my mom told me that she wouldn’t mind if my father had an affair. Sex has become harder for her since menopause, and she doesn’t consider it the be-all and end-all of a marriage. I’ve been married for a year, with several years of dating before that, and sex and arousal can be difficult for me and I have a lower libido than my husband. I’m not complaining - my husband is a wonderful lover and has been good about taking things at the right pace for me. And when the sex works, it’s amazing. One thing that really takes the pressure off me, though, is that we agreed long before marriage that faithfulness for us meant honesty, not exclusivity. My husband knows that if he wants to fool around, he can - so long as he’s safe and honest (with me and with her). The same goes for me. Does my marriage, or my parents’ marriage, count as monogamous? We look monogamous and probably will always look that way -

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and at the moment, we all are. But we’ve agreed that strict monogamy isn’t a requirement. Since I doubt that we’re alone in this attitude, you can add this group of “theoretical non-monogamists” to the list of people who get wrongly classed by your critics as totally monogamous out of a lack of imagination and knowledge about other people’s lives. Invisible In Canada I’m convinced that there are a lot more PTBMCs out there than people realize - that’s “perceived to be monogamous couple,” a married/partnered couple with an understanding about when outside sexual contact is permissible. But for most of these couples - for you, IIC, for your parents, for me and my husband - the term “non-monogamous” isn’t a good fit. Tell an AMC - “actually monogamous couple” that you’re non-monogamous, and they’ll assume you’re a couple of huge sluts, i.e., that you’re actively seeking outside sex partners or that you’re swingers. There’s nothing wrong with seeking outside sex partners (in moderation!) or swinging (ditto!), but that’s not what you’re doing, IIC, it’s not what your dad has permission to do, and it’s not what my husband and I are doing. So if we - you, me, your mom tell an AMC we’re “non-monogamous,” we have to spend the next 15 minutes qualifying that statement. And that requires us to disclose more details about our actual sex lives than (1) we wanna say and (2) they wanna hear. So I’ve got a new word to describe relationships like yours, mine, and your mom’s, IIC: “monogamish.” We’re mostly monogamous, not swingers, not actively looking. Monogamish. Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage. mail@savagelove.net.

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by Chris Hayes Jake is his name, and creating or cleaning is his game. This month’s local celebrity is not only an artist, but also an entrepreneur. Born in Prescott Valley, AZ some 33 years ago, Jacob Claiborne grew up in Black Cannon City till he was 5 and then moved to Ohio with his mom and brothers where the family originally was from. Re-rooting themselves up in Worthington, Jake attended public school and eventually graduated from the famed Thomas Worthington High School in 1996. From there this Aquarian, took up classes at Columbus State, but like any budding young artist, he threw himself into his art instead of his books. Eager to be a positive influence in the local art scene, this abstract painter began working with as many different artists as he could participating in or helping to curate shows at Mad Lad, Tower Gallery, Stauf’s, Getaway Gallery, Fresh Air Gallery, and Art for Life. But paintbrushes weren’t the only horse hair he threw around. This multi-talented hottie also violined as part of Dr Fuggy Won Won and his Inscrutable Pleasure Machines, a, for lack of a better term, improv jam band featuring a keyboard, guitar/bass, drums and Jake fiddling. A band around town, you may have gotten an earful anywhere from your neighbor’s front porch to a benefit for For Better Ohio in the park. If the art scene isn’t where you’ve encountered our celeb, then maybe it was while getting your caffeine fix. A professional certified barista, you caffeine junkies, probably had the pleasure of Jake whipping you up your double flat half cap strawberry blah blah at a variety of places including Stauf’s, Starbucks and the Coffee Kiosk at CCAD. And unbeknownst to you, you were 2 degrees of Steve Buscemi as Jake once served the Fargo star a double dry cappuccino in Grandview. Today, Jake has stopped grinding beans to begin his own commercial cleaning business. Originally helping a friend out part time, Jake learned he loved to clean and with his attention to detail, customer service skills and penchant for pleasing, he decided to make a business of it. Enter ScrubbyCub Commercial Cleaning (it may end up Claiborne Commercial Cleaning, but we think that’s boring) - a personalized professional cleaning service catering to small businesses, doctors, artists and the world’s greatest publication (guess who). When not roasting beans, flipping the bean or cleaning up your spilt beans, Jake enjoys cooking, working out, trying new restaurants, man movies, volunteering at the outlook media pride booth, watching the gambit of HBO original programming, pleasing his man Rick, and making art. His current project is an experimental work using crayons as medium. Think S’mores. He’s also an avid traveler, with the distinction of having been to every state in the Union except Maine, Alaska and Hawaii. We think he’ll get there.

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But that’s not all, this Linden resident has more love to give and its his love of puppies, which got him into helping with a benefit for PAWS (the Powell Animal Welfare Society) coming up this Fall. Stay tuned to outlook for details! If you see our celeb out and about, make sure to grab one of his new business cards, and then break out your tap shoes and buy our bear an Absolut Seven & Grenadine - the adult Shirley Temple... It will for sure make him dance and sing.

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the bedroom. This is your chance to be supremely powSun in Leo is beach weather! erful and dominant – or to make an art form of being a Vacations, fun, strut your stuff! But as Sol is sextile Sat- “pushy bottom.” How discreet urn in Libra needful limits and is your partner? Your reputaresponsibility are lurking be- tion is likely to spread. hind the fun. A constructive AQUARIUS (January 20 – Febproject, maybe a charitable fundraiser, could even be the ruary 18): Disagreements with fun. Work with others to focus your partner (or with anyone else) are nothing new. The seyour creative juices. rious ones gain special importance – not in a divisive way, LEO (July 23 – August 22): but as a challenge for you to Your birthday month is your time to roar, but for now keep learn something and grow it quiet. Words are too impor- closer. tant to waste and quiet intensity can be stronger than loud PISCES (February 19 – March declamations. Deal with seri- 19): Be very careful of sports injuries and sunburns. When ous issues; get them out of was your last check up? Get the way. Then you can celevery serious about your brate! health! There may be some VIRGO (August 23 – Septem- very serious problems lurkber 22): Tough times bring out ing. The sooner you deal with them the better! your inner strength. Meditation as well as thoughtful orARIES (March 20 – April 19): ganization will help you to Let your partner help you to economize better. Helping others less fortunate can also guide and focus your dazzling inspire you to greater effec- brilliance. Suggestions that tiveness. may seem restrictive can be the most helpful. If you’re sinLIBRA (September 23 – Octo- gle, a durable love may be out ber 22): You have a lot of hard there in someone much older work and challenge now, but or younger. keeping an eye to the future can help you see through the TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): gloom of the present. Your Parental responsibilities loom friends will help you keep per- large. If you don’t have kids spective. or elderly parents who need your attention, think about SCORPIO (October 23 – Nowhat you’ve gotten from your vember 21): Doubts can push community and how you can you to try too hard in your keep it strong for your own work. Calm down and medibenefit as much as for othtate. Family (genetic or cho- ers’. sen) can help you get solid grounding. They can also GEMINI (May 21- June 20): wear you down, so pick your Edit, trim, get more meaning confidants and approach in fewer words. Practice the them carefully. fine communicative art of silence, the subtle nod, the lift SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – of an eyebrow, the discreet December 20): You need a gesture. You can find a lot of mental challenge in a new power saying more by talking venue. If you can’t afford a less. real vacation, find movies or art shows that can take you to CANCER (June 21- July 22): different worlds, or a good What do you really value book to stimulate your brain. about yourself? You’re at the Invite a friend to suggest beginning of a 15-year career something that will really test upswing. Take good stock of you. your virtues (and your flaws) to have a clear idea of what CAPRICORN (December 21 – foundation you provide to January 19): Take charge in build on. Jack Fertig, a professional astrologer since 1977 teaches at the International Academy of Astrology www.astrocollege.com. He can be reached for personal or business consultations at www.starjack.com,

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