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inside: outlook’s 1st augmented cover / EO vs FTMO / bossy grrl restaurant / columbus queer style luxe for less / bears in swimwear / jennifer kosinski / louis van amstel / tegan & sara / savage love Welcome to Augmented Reality! Outlook Media & Edu Technologic bring you Columbus’s first AR cover. Download the Junaio app & hold your device over this Adam Brouillette original to see it in interactive 3-D!

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Calling all Irish Pirates! St Paddy’s is here again, mateys. Check outlook’s Facebook for this year’s tour.

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everything is augmented Everything is Augmented, and Fashionable, and a Little Drunk.

tion of the real world and computer-generated content, such as 3D images, video, music and GPS data. You’ve been interacting with AR for years, probably Calling all Irish Pirates! Yes, it’s that month again. without knowing that’s what it was. Examples inMarch in the outlook offices is usually focused on clude your GPS device used for navigation or the St. Paddy’s Day festivities and plotting how we can field marker lines or sideline advertising that apget more booze in our systems than we did the year pears when you watch a football game on televibefore without ending up in the hospital. There are sion. pie charts, graphs, intern experiments and trial runs. It’s kind of like training for a marathon – a Brad’s concept for the augment was to showcase very, very, very drunk marathon. local artists, so we asked painter/sculptor Adam Brouillette to create the cover art and DJ Moxy to But this year is a little different. While we are still provide the music. To create the actual augment, waist deep in green beer, this issue itself has shifted Brad worked with his capstone team from Ohio our focus to what we are presenting this month. We State University: Jacob Peddicord, Carl Shotwell, think it’s one of our best issues yet, both visually Mark Mathis and Kenneth Jodon. The team comand technologically. Not only are we doing a fashion bined Adam’s artwork with beats provided by DJ issue like none seen in this city, we are also introMoxy, creating a mix of local culture into a virtual ducing Augmented Reality to our fair town. experience unseen in local media. On the fashion front, I finally got to put into action an idea that’s been brewing in my head for years – the first Bears in Swimwear photo shoot. We teamed up with Coley Cummiskey from Growlr to find a variety of Ohio bears to model the hot swimwear available this season. We also convinced CMH Fashion Week founder Tommy McClure to do a Columbus Queer Style spread and our former fashion writer Ryan Harris to show you how to achieve two hot current looks for less money than the designer prices. I think you’re going to be pleasantly surprised. We are also all atwitter about the cover this month. Brad Henry, president of EduTechnologic, came to me with the idea of taking the cover of outlook and creating an augmented user experience. When you download the Junaio app to your smart device, launch it and then hold it over our cover (and other places in the magazine) you’ll be engaged in an interactive 3-D experience. It’s freaking cool.

Outlook is proud to be the first local publication to bring this experience to Columbus. We thought you deserved something new and fun. In that vein, AR is just one of several changes you will begin seeing over the next few months. Without giving away too much, just know that we will be tweaking, rearranging and sprucing up everything in the magazine. Times are a-changing, and so are we. We hope you enjoy this issue. It’s the most fun piece we’ve done in ages. And if you want to know more about AR and EduTechnologic, tune in next month for our annual I ♥ Cbus People issue, where Brad and his company will be featured. If you can’t wait ’til then, check out edutechnologic.net.

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by Robby Stephens, Social Tsar Ever wonder what Virginia West is really like? She probably doesn’t know it, but I’ve been attending Virginia West shows for many years.

Columbus Represents! For the second year in a row, a Columbus team took home first place in the Bluegrass Classic Bowling Tournament, which took place Feb. 15-17 in Louisville. Congratulations to Dan Vaccarrella’s team - Dan, Kevin Hepner, Cary Orlando and Shane Wirth - for their victory!

I like her music selection, cast members and super fun choreography, and Virginia’s most recent show certainly delivered all of my favorite things. Make sure to keep your eye out for her upcoming shows.

I had a great time at the tournament, which draws hundreds of GLBT bowlers from around the United States and Canada. The hospitality suite at the host hotel was destination No. 1 — after bowling, of course. After indulging in some spirits, it was off to the bars! The weekend’s host bar, Tryangle, was a cheap cab ride from the hotel. Another hotspot was Connections, an amazing nightclub offering six different bars. It’s one of the biggest GLBT nightclubs in the country. Louisville is a great place for a quick getaway weekend. For more on my visit check out our Facebook page.

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CMH Fashion Week 2013 is kicking off its season March 2 and 3 with the first round of casting calls. New this year is a bridal show in addition to the Finale Runway Show, says Michelle Moore of the CMH Fashion Week team. The castings are the official season kickoff with the search to find designers for the new Bridal Show and the Finale Runway Show. Castings are by appointment only (not open to the public). You can reserve your space by contacting the events team via email at designer@cmhfashionweek.com ASAP. Submissions that include attachments, video and/or links to the designer’s most recent work will be considered.

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Ex-Columbus Crew Player Comes Out A member of the 2008 Columbus Crew team that won professional soccer’s MLS Cup came out Feb. 15 with a blog post that triggered a wave of support from fellow athletes and fans. Robbie Rogers, 25, who played in Columbus from 2007 to 2011, posted a message online titled, “The Next Chapter,” in which he alluded to the difficulty of being a gay man in professional sports. “Life is only complete when your loved ones know you. When they know your true feelings, when they know who and how you love. Life is simple when your secret is gone. Gone is the pain that lurks in the stomach at work, the pain from avoiding questions, and at last the pain from hiding such a deep secret.” Rogers was released by his team in England weeks before coming out. He said he planned to “step away” from soccer but was not clear on whether that’s for good. He co-owns a men’s clothing line called Halsey.

Gay Softball Series Will Return in 2015 They had such a good time in 2010 that they’re coming back. The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance voted to bring the Gay Softball World Series back to Columbus in 2015. It’s an unusually quick second date: Cities usually have to wait longer to get another turn as host of the event, which draws more than 4,000 visitors. “The feedback has been so positive,” said Dallas Aldridge of the Columbus Lesbian and Gay Softball Association. Organizers are seeking volunteers to help with fundraising, event planning and marketing. They’re also sponsoring a contest to find a slogan and logo for the 2015 series. Seach for “2015 Gay Softball World Series” on Facebook to get contact info.

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Local High School Hosts Drag Pageant A high school where everyone can be who they are doesn’t just exist on Fox. The Arts and College Prep Academy, a Columbus charter school that prides itself on an open, accepting atmosphere, hosted its firstever drag pageant Feb. 8. Six students sang or lip-synched, danced, strutted the runway and answered judges’ questions before classmates and family. Arsenio Williams, aka Lauren Pointer, won the ACPA Drag Superstar title. Pointer is a senior who’s an accomplished performer on other stages as well. She said she got a callback recently from America’s Got Talent, which conducted auditions in Columbus in January.

Anti-Gay Slurs Cost Ohio Mayor Her Job The mayor of a small southeastern Ohio village resigned under pressure Feb. 9 after the police chief and much of the force stood up to her repeated slurs against a gay officer. Mary McAngus was the mayor of Pomeroy, along the Ohio River in Meigs County, since late 2011. According to Police Chief Mark E. Proffitt, she said she didn’t like “a queer” working for the village and didn’t want the partner of officer Kyle Calendine visiting the station like other family members do. Proffitt and eight others submitted sworn statements against the mayor. “Kyle Calendine would lay down his life for anyone in need,” Proffitt told The Columbus Dispatch. “This is a win for Kyle, for our department and for the gay community. It lets people know that no matter what, we’re all in this together.” Calendine told WSAZ-TV in Huntington, W.Va: “It was a big sigh of relief to know that ... I could now work without the added stress.”

’02 Buckeyes Captain Backs Marriage Effort A co-captain of the 2002 Ohio State football team that won the national championship has endorsed the effort to put marriage equality on the 2013 statewide ballot. Simon Fraser, a defensive end for the Buckeyes who went on to play for the Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons, said he supports the Freedom To Marry and Religious Freedom amendment proposed for the Ohio constitution. (See Page 12 for more on the effort.) “Now is the time to end marriage discrimination in Ohio,” Fraser said. “Among great American traditions are equal treatment under the law and religious freedom for all. These principles do not conflict, but exist in harmony. This amendment respects a religion’s right to recognize or not recognize marriages while putting all Ohioans on equal footing.” Fraser is currently a student at the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Traxx Columbus Finds New Downtown Home Traxx Columbus, which bills itself as the only official African-American LGBT club in the Midwest, made a comeback in February with eight nights of events at Downtown’s Long Street Live. Since its start in 2010 as an expansion of the popular Atlanta dance club of the same name, Traxx has been housed at the Outland Club in the Brewery District, then at Wall Street.

Ohio Mayhem Take to the Ice The Ohio Mayhem, the team organized by Gay Hockey Ohio, is currently 2-1-2 and in the middle of the standings for the 13-team Columbus Adult Hockey League. The Mayhem have four games in March: March 7 vs. Direwolves at Chiller Ice Works, 401 E Wilson Bridge Rd, 9p. March 14 vs. Home Brew at Chiller Dublin, 7001 Dublin Park Dr, 8:40p. March 21 vs. Donkeys at Chiller Easton, 3600 Chiller Ln, 8:10p. March 28 vs. Rhinos at Chiller Dublin, 7:30p.

Capital Pride Band Seeks New Members The Capital Pride Band, Columbus’ LGBT marching and concert band, is looking for new members. The band needs percussionists, woodwind players, and flag corps and color guard members. The musical backgrounds of members range from band directors and those with degrees in music to others who haven’t picked up an instrument since high school. Capital Pride will start rehearsing in April for the Columbus Pride parade on June 22. The band also plans a trip to Chicago’s Pride festival the week afterward. If you’re interested in joining the Capital Pride Band, email info@prideband.org or call 614.325.1590.

Sign Up for LGBT Tennis The Columbus Metropolitan Tennis Organization, a 40-year-old group that promotes competitive and recreational tennis in the LGBT community, will be accepting registrations in March for spring and summer leagues.

General manager Brandon Chapman said the new Traxx will feature a greater variety of DJs and live entertainment, and he’s offering birthday and VIP packages as well. Another new draw: People 30 and older get in free from 10:30p and midnight.

Singles and doubles leagues, some of which are organized according to skill levels, run from May to August. The organization hosted its first tournament in 2012, and organizers say they’re planning another this year.

“It’s for anybody and everybody,” Chapman said. “We are a destination spot.”

It costs $25 to $35 to participate. You can register online at cmto1.org.

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qmunity Church Fires Assistant Principal Who Spoke for Marriage Equality by Pete Lovering

LGBT Pentecostals Gather in Columbus Being part of a Pentecostal church often means denying one’s identity as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. And being gay for many means leaving churches in which they were raised. The few, proud people in both groups — openly gay Pentecostal pastors, congregation members and allies who accept and welcome them — convened in Columbus from Feb. 14 to 17 for the national conference of a group working to change perceptions in both groups. The Fellowship of Reconciling Pentecostals International worshiped, prayed, ordained new clergy and discussed issues faced by LGBT people of faith. The group believes that scripture used to condemn LGBT people actually denounces actions that aren’t related to sexual orientation. “We believe God made us all, and He loves us and wants a relationship with us,” said Pastor Kelly Cross, a lesbian who leads Master’s Commission New Covenant Church on Columbus’ South Side.

Events Focus on HIV in Black Community Throughout Ohio and the rest of the United States, HIV has disproportionately affected the black community in staggering numbers. Columbus Public Health, AIDS Resource Center Ohio and Nationwide Children’s Hospital were among groups that stepped up testing efforts to mark National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on Feb. 7. Wall Street Nightclub was part of the day, too, giving out $20 gift cards to people along with their results. “A proactive approach is the only way to reverse these high infection rates,” said Dwayne Steward, an outlook columnist and HIV testing coordinator for ARC Ohio’s Mpowerment Center. “We, as a community, need to be educated, we need to test, and those who are positive need to seek treatment. We can’t win this fight until the stigma ends.”

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Al Gore Shares Tale of Mikey’s Pizza Line Former Vice President Al Gore isn’t Facebook friends with Joel Diaz, but he, too, knows the story of the late December confrontation between the ARC Ohio development officer, a friend, fellow pizza-buyers and one homophobe waiting in line for some Mikey’s Late Night Slice. He shared it with Ellen DeGeneres on her Feb. 12 show. Gore was telling Ellen about how the tide turns on issues — the environment, racial tolerance, gay rights — when people start calling out those who spew nonsense. “I saw a story recently about two gay guys waiting in a pizza line and some homophobe made some nasty comment and literally everybody else in the line spoke up and said, ‘Hey, cut that out,’” Gore said. “We’re winning that conversation. It’s a great thing.” Diaz, whose Facebook account of the Mikey’s incident went viral, called Gore’s comments “one of the coolest things ever.” Got qmunity news? Send your press releases, event info and wedding announcements to editor@outlookmedia.com or call Bob or Erin at 614.268.8525.

This Just In! You don’t have to wait a whole month to get the latest LGBT news and event information. Every single day at outlookcolumbus.com, we report what’s happening in Columbus and across Ohio. And thanks to our new partnership with LGBTQ Nation (lgbtqnation.com), we’ll be passing on what’s happening across the country and around the world as well. Make us your daily source for the news that affects you. Visit our website, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

Mike Moroski faced a difficult choice. Following a Facebook conversation with a friend about the topic of marriage, he posted a blog entry to his website that declared his support for marriage equality. “I unabashedly believe that gay people SHOULD be allowed to marry,” he wrote as part of a 650-word essay on Jan. 27. “Ethically, morally and legally I believe this.” Moroski has always been a supporter of marriage equality for gay couples. “I never had to ‘come to terms with it,’” he said. “It was al- “Over the course of my 12-year career in ways something I felt just made sense.” Catholic schools I saw this shift: Students who were really in favor of marriage equality But he also was an assistant principal at to those who were really against it, to stuCincinnati’s Purcell Marian High School, dents who either support it or just don’t which is part of a Catholic church that vehe- care.” mently opposes marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples. After officials in the Cincin- Since Moroski’s departure, many of the nati Archdiocese discovered his writing, Mo- school’s students and alumni have spoken roski was placed on administrative leave Feb. out in protest of the archdiocese’s decision. A 4 and told to remove the post or lose his job. petition on Change.org in support of Moroski garnered more than 8,000 signatures. He refused and was fired. Church officials claimed Moroski had demonstrated “poor In addition to the support from his former judgment” in posting content that went students, Moroski has received lots of encouragainst the church’s teachings. But the 34- aging words through his website, mikeyear-old whose website begins with the sim- moroski.com, where he made his initial post. ple statement, “My name is Mike Moroski and “The most humbling has been educators from I like people,” told outlook that he believes he all over the country who have reached out,” taught students a very valuable lesson. he said. “Many work in Catholic schools, and many from the public school system.” "I never said the church was ‘wrong,’” he said. “Nor did I ever teach anything contra- Moroski's situation is not uncommon. Most dictory to church teachings to my students. Catholic schools adopt social-media rules Rather, I taught them to love one another and prohibiting their employees from voicing treat everyone with respect.” opinions that go against church doctrine. Because Catholic schools are private instituSince his firing, students and families from tions, freedom of speech guarantees don’t Purcell Marian have voiced support for Moprotect employees. roski and disappointment with the archdiocese. He was well-liked and said the effect on Since his departure from Purcell Marian, Mohis students is what concerns him most roski has received a number of job offers. He about the episode. also has joined the steering committee of Freedom Ohio, the effort to get a marriage“One of my students was on [Cincinnati radio equality amendment on the statewide ballot station] 700 WLW and said some really beau- this fall. tiful things,” he said. “Some very sad things, too, regarding her faith in the church.” When asked about what he plans to do next, he said: “I am open to any position that works The last decade or so has seen a noticeable to improve people’s lives.” shift in Americans’ support for marriage equality, especially among younger genera- “I plan on continuing to say, ‘yes’ to the right tions. It’s true within the Catholic church as things and ‘no’ to the wrong things and see well, and Moroski said he saw that change where that takes me,” he added. “It has not during his time at the school. led me astray yet.”

outlook would like to share a Mikey’s pie with Vice President Gore. We bet he’d like the Spicy-Ass Pepperoni.

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A Fight Within the Fight for Marriage Equality by Bob Vitale

support among state legislators for anti-discrimination measures in housing and the workplace, Despite polls showing Ohioans warming up to the on educating Ohioans about civil-rights issues, idea of marriage equality, no one thinks the fight and on encouraging LGBT people to participate in will be easy to overturn a constitutional ban on the process. It’s work that will clear the path for same-sex unions approved by voters in 2004. an eventual marriage-equality campaign, Holford said. Our biggest opponent, Phil Burress, the thricemarried defender of traditional marriage in Ohio, Political consultant Ian James, however, is pushis already hitting up donors to keep the ban in ing forward to collect the 385,000-plus signaplace. He has also begun his anti-gay messagtures needed across the state to put a new ing, pitching the lie that a proposed marriageamendment on the November ballot. His group, equality amendment would force schools to teach Freedom Ohio, has collected just a fraction of the kids about gay sex. money political experts say is needed to run a successful statewide campaign, but he and othBut Ohio’s biggest battle over marriage right now ers have donated more than $620,000 in work so isn’t between backers of equal rights and Burfar. ress’ Citizens for Community Values. It’s a standoff within the LGBT community between those Those on James’ side describe their critics as too who want to put the marriage issue before Ohio cautious, out of touch with the LGBT Ohioans they voters this fall and those who say now’s not the represent, and more concerned about fundraising right time. than working on a tough campaign.

lead equality organizations.”

“If we could present a unified voice in Ohio, the Human Rights Campaign, the Freedom to Marry The Human Rights Campaign posts regular up- national group will respect our decision,” Feighan dates from marriage-equality efforts in Illinois, said. “They will not respect the decision of one poDelaware, Rhode Island, Colorado and other litical consultant. You can’t have an individual states but shares no news about Ohio on its web- who raises the money, determines how the money site. James said he was told by an HRC operative is going to be spent and how much he’s going to that Ohio would get the national group’s attention keep.” in 2016 or 2020. HRC was unresponsive to outlook’s repeated requests for comment. Holford and Feighan also worry that an unsuccessful effort in 2013 would stifle momentum Those who disagree with James, though, say 2013 and morale for LGBT issues. It also could make an isn’t just the wrong time to push for marriage already expensive campaign - $25 million or more equality, but James is also the wrong person to by some estimates - even more expensive when lead such an effort. His company ran the cammounted again. Although a smattering of mediapaign against Ohio’s 2004 marriage ban until sponsored polls last fall showed at least a pluralquestions over how donations were reported and ity of Ohioans favoring marriage equality, little distributed led to his departure days before the has been done to study when and how to proceed, election. Some say he’s not being transparent they contend. enough about the current campaign, either. Some straight political leaders are staying out of State law requires political campaigns to publicly the fight. Former Cuyahoga County Commissioner disclose their income and expenses - Freedom Timothy Hagan stepped down last spring as a On one side are big groups such as Equality Ohio “What I hear [from Equality Ohio] is we’re going to Ohio reported $32,000 in donations and less than Freedom Ohio co-chair, citing division within the - and possibly the Human Rights Campaign do the same thing we’ve done for eight years $30,000 expenses last year, for instance - but LGBT community. Franklin County Commissioner whose leaders say an effort to undo the 2004 without success,” James said. “We have people critics say it’s a conflict for someone to start a John O’Grady and Columbus City Council Presimarriage ban needs more study and ranks below who believe marriage equality should happen campaign and then try to get on its payroll. James dent Andrew Ginther are still with Freedom Ohio other legislative priorities. On the other side is a right now, and they’re not going to stop.” said his work so far has been donated, but he but told outlook they joined the effort because Columbus political consultant and a still-nascent hasn’t ruled out the possibility of seeking a paid they support marriage equality, not necessarily a campaign whose backers say rapidly changing Tom Morgan, who’s part of a group called Get role as the campaign moves ahead. 2013 ballot initiative to achieve it. attitudes make this the right time for a push. Equal Ohio, celebrated 15 years with his partner in February and said he’s tired of waiting for the He started Freedom Ohio with his husband/busi- James has been rolling out endorsements for his “There is not one state that has marriage equality right to marry. On Valentine’s Day, he was part of ness partner. The campaign committee’s execu- effort, though, from other political and business that did not first have a non-discrimination a sit-in at the Franklin County office that issues tive board would make hiring decisions, though, leaders. Greg Schultz, who directed President statute that covers LGBT people,” said Elyzabeth marriage licenses to straight couples. The group he said. Obama’s re-election campaign in Ohio, recently Holford, executive director of Equality Ohio. “It’s also collected signatures for Freedom Ohio’s projoined the Freedom Ohio board. The campaign like building a house. We’re building the founda- posed amendment. That doesn’t diminish the conflict for people like has declined to release any totals from its signation.” Edward Feighan, a former member of Congress ture-gathering, but James said volunteers are “Martin Luther King said the time is always right from Cleveland and a former board member for working in all 88 counties. Equality Ohio is putting together an effort called to do to the right thing,” Morgan said. “Don’t tell the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, a national group Equality by Design, which will focus on winning me to wait, especially when you claim to be the that helps LGBT candidates.

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Rush Limbaugh Can Make You Fat by Regina Sewell I’m serious. Listening to Rush Limbaugh can make you fat. And it’s not just Rush Limbaugh’s blathering that can do it. Fred Phelps’ hate mongering can do it, too. In fact, anyone who grabs your attention and plays on your fears can do it. Of course, it’s not enough to just listen. For the fear-mongering to really affect you, you have to really listen to it and believe the message. You can’t just hear Rush talk and think, “What a moron.” You have to believe that a second term with Barack Obama will lead to the end of the world as we know it. You have to believe that you will burn in hell if you don’t stop the gay menace. And it’s not enough to listen to this once, believe it and then forget about it like all those dates you memorized for history exams. You have to keep listening, keep hearing the message and live in mortal fear that awful things are happening now. For most of us, that’s good news because Rush Limbaugh and Fred Phelps aren’t really top hits on gay talk radio. The not-so-good news is that right-wing nutcases aren’t the only sources of chronic fear. Most of us feel the impact of fear on a daily

basis. Whether the fear we struggle with is fear of rejection, judgment, humiliation, pain, disappointment, meaninglessness, commitment, intimacy, failure, death or the unknown, the fear is real. It invades our lives, limits our decisions and guides our choices. How does fear make you fat? Fear floods the body with adrenaline and cortisol. This is great when you are actually being threatened. If you’re facing a hungry tiger that thinks that you look tasty or a street punk who’s pumped to beat you up, these hormones will give you the sudden energy boost you need to get away. But when adrenaline and cortisol racing through your body becomes the status quo, you’re in trouble. Elevated cortisol levels knock your blood sugar levels out of kilter, which leads to sugar cravings. Elevated cortisol levels can wreak havoc on your thyroid, causing your metabolism to slow down. With your metabolism running in low gear, it’s hard not to pack on the pounds, even if you manage to power through the sugar cravings caused by the blood sugar imbalances. Sounds far-fetched? Think about the last big chronic scare you had. Maybe you were watching the polls and it looked like Mitt Romney might win the presidential election. Maybe you were sexually or physically abused as a child and the memories haunt you. Maybe you were horrified by the possibility that your parents would reject you if they found out you’re gay or lesbian or bisexual or transgender or that you secretly fantasized

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about becoming an accountant. The key is what happened when the fear took hold. If you found yourself at the Starbucks drive-thru with a cheesecake brownie and a Caramel Macchiato or making an emergency run for potato chips and Reese’s Pieces, you’re not alone. Fear sends you looking for a feel-good rush that only a high-carb treat can provide. What to do? Obviously, it’s not good to listen to fear-mongers like Rush Limbaugh or Fred Phelps. And research — real research — shows that Fox News makes you stupid. But it’s not a bad idea to cut back on your intake of news every so often. Even NPR can bring you down. I hate to say it because Amy Goodman is one of my personal heroes, but a daily diet of Democracy Now can lead to bad-news overload. Second, acknowledge your fear. Name it. Journal about it. Accept it. Acknowledging the fact that you’re terrified of speaking in public or that you were sexually abused as a child and are afraid that your partner’s touch may be similarly hurtful can take some of the power away. Then explore it. What is the worst thing that will happen if you forget what you were supposed to say in front of 10 or 100 or 1,000 people? What is the worst thing that will happen if you let someone touch you this way? Then analyze the fear. Most of us hide behind our analytical

The only Rush we like around here is the 1974 rock powerhouse.

minds anyway. “Who me? I don’t need to feel. I can think just fine, thank you.” But we can use this to our advantage. If you accidentally say fornicate instead of formulate in front of your audience, will you really die? Or will you just be embarrassed as they laugh at your faux pas? Are you really the powerless child you once were or do you now have the power to make someone stop hurting you? Can you list the differences between your lover and the person who sexually abused you? Can you list the sources of power you have now that you didn’t have then? And respond to your fear. Find a way to address your fear in a safe way. Maybe do a speech in front of your partner or best friend and imagine there’s an audience. If this goes OK, you might try stepping up your speaking efforts at a Toastmasters group. Not everyone responds to fear by overeating and gaining. Some people manage their fear by obsessing about food and not eating it (anorexia), or they slide into a binge/purge cycle of bulimia. Both come with extensive emotional, psychological and physical costs. If you’re struggling with either anorexia or bulimia, it is really important to find help. These strategies can be deadly. Contact me at the e-mail address below and I will help you find someone who will listen and help you and who won’t judge you or treat you like you’re crazy. I swear on my cats. Regina Sewell writes Insight Out for outlook. To ask her 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.

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Two Bossy Grrls Café Goes Old School in Couple’s Joint Venture by Alisa Caton If you’ve seen the Sex Kitten Purr-lesque show around Columbus, you already know the redheaded retro pinup, Bossy Grrl; she’s the scantily clad group’s front woman and founder. Now you no longer have to wait for the next show to catch a glimpse of Bossy Grrl. You can find her at her very own café, Bossy Grrl’s Pin Up Joint. Sandy Rollins, the woman behind Bossy Grrl, and her wife, Amber Myers, attended the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend two years ago and returned to Ohio motivated to open their own retro spot here at home. The annual Las Vegas event features retro cars, music, fashion and burlesque. “It was so much fun being there with the hot rods and the burlesque shows and just the girls walking around. You knew it was happening. ... All the sudden you’d see these women with their hair in pin curls and you were like, ‘OK, its time for the Viva!’” Myers said. Rollins has had a longtime love for everything old school. “We fell in love with it,” she said. “Retro, pinup style is something I’ve always been into.” After a couple years brainstorming what exactly Bossy Grrl’s business venture would be (a food

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truck was briefly considered), a spot on N High Street became available, and in November the two started work on Bossy Grrl’s Pin Up Joint. Their café breaks all the rules for your typical coffee spot, but all pinup girls are rule-breakers, right? Bossy Grrl’s is opening at 2598 N High St. They’re online at bossygrrlspinupjoint.com. “We took everything we like, coffee and beer being the staples,” Rollins said. The café features those staples, plus “samiches.” When the two discuss the menu of the place, it’s easy to see who’s at the heart of each. “I’m a beer snob, so we are not going to have Bud Light or Miller Light or anything like that. It has to be good stuff,” Rollins said. “We are definitely having Thirsty Dog. We want local and Ohiobrewed.”

something fun but comfortable.” Caffé Apropos in Harrison West is the coffee supplier for the Pin Up Joint. Antonio, the owner, has been extremely helpful during the opening, Rollins and Myers said. They put “The Big Tony” Italian sub on their menu to show their appreciation. Rollins said they’ve been receiving a lot of help from friends while getting Bossy Grrl’s together. “We’ve had a lot of people from the community help. It’s actually really awesome how many people have helped.” The café is filled with personal touches, as Rollins spearheaded decorating the place. She made the curtains and decoupaged pinup girls and photos of old country stars like Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline to all of the chairs and electricity wall plates. “It’s all in the little things I think,” she said.

Myers is the mastermind of sandwiches. She created a full menu of paninis. One of her favorites is a sandwich her mom used to make for her, dubbed “The Elvis,” with peanut butter, banana and bacon. The menu also features “The Elvis Impersonator” with soy bacon. “Sandy is a vegan, so I’m always conscious in trying to make things that are friendly to people that are vegetarian or vegan,” Myers said. “I like cooking. I like messing with ingredients and making

When you visit for the first time, it’s absolutely necessary to check out the back lounge, because it’s where some of the true gems of the place are being kept. The floor is covered in more than 54,000 pennies — and a couple dimes. “That’s the game, to find the dimes!” Myers said. In the middle of the penny floor is the “’70s Porn Table.” Rollins took old Playboys from the era and

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decoupaged a collage of the women on the table, making the furniture completely one-of-a-kind. The woman who claims to have no experience in crafting has done pretty well for herself. Aside from the food and drinks, Bossy Grrl’s Pin Up Joint plans to serve up a regular amount of entertainment. On the fourth Friday of every month, they’ll have a Doo-Wop DJ for “Corsets and Coffee.” Rollins said the event will be geared toward to kink community, and all the music will be retro. Music and passion is another love for the burlesque performer, and she plans on performing in the new café, too. “I tried to sing as much as I could when I was doing burlesque. I’m trying to put together a ragtime, old-school house band.” Other acts the two plan to bring in are The Songbirds, Buckle and Boots, The Velvet Hearts and of course, the Sex Kittens. Rollins said they’re open to bringing in any local acts that match the feel of the place. When asked how it felt to finally be opening Bossy Grrl’s Pin Up Joint after years of planning and dreaming of owning their own place, Myers said, “It just doesn’t feel real.” Small Pond features LGBT business owners in central Ohio. Know of someone who should be featured here? Email Managing Editor Erin McCalla at emccalla@outlookmedia.com.

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Greg Turner Takes His Boutique From the Web to N High Street by D.A. Steward When looking at the economic landscape in Columbus, or any metropolitan city for that matter, you find few openly gay people of color who own businesses. I’m not sure I can even name 10. But there are a select few, such as Greg Turner of the newly opened Fringe, who are breaking the mold. When Turner, a Columbus inner-city native, found himself working at a grocery store with a bachelor’s degree in political science, he began questioning everything he thought he knew about himself. He was in the process coming out and realizing that law school was his parents’ dream and not his own. He started “living life on the fringe.” Quite literally. “I was going through a depression era and the idea of ‘living life on the fringe’ came out of that journey, because that’s what I felt like I had to do to be who I truly am,” Turner said. Turner took his love of fashion and an early dream to start his own business and founded Fringe, originally an

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e-commerce website that’s become a full-fledged casual fashion boutique located at 1177 N High St in the Short North (fringedlife.com). He stocks a host of alternative fashions, a sort of cross between hipster chic and business casual realness. “I was really just trying to create a sense of happiness for myself,” Turner said. “Growing up closeted really suppressed my interests in fashion, but after I came out and really starting discovering who I was, it unlocked my creative self.” The popularity of Fringe’s e-commerce beginnings quickly spiraled into “pop-up shops,” a popular venture during the most recent recession that had artisans creating shopping compounds in empty storefronts. Turner also worked the festival circuit, building a brand through purely grassroots efforts. Soon he was pulling thousand-dollar days through just pop-ups and festivals. “The Fringe launch party in 2010 and my first Independents Day Festival were pinnacle moments,” Turner said. “What blew me away was that people actually did buy

things, they got my dream and understood what I was trying to create.” Turner moved Fringe into the Short North location late last year and had a light opening on Oct. 6, mostly featuring graphic tees and accessories. Expansion plans include a denim line and more women’s options. A grander grand opening is in the planning stages. “My approach to fashion isn’t rigid or hardcore,” he said. “I consider fashion an extension of our inner selves and how you express that on the outside. If you can wear anything confidently and look like you own it, to me that is true fashion.” Turner took a dream and a little gumption and made his own little place of paradise. He admits to not possessing any sort of traditional fashion or business training, yet he operates one of the city’s few black gay-owned establishments. “There were definitely a lot of challenges, but I had a lot of support from friends and family,” he said. “Columbus could become a major retail powerhouse if we just stuck together more as a retail community.”

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by Thomas McClure of CMH Fashion Week photos by Cunningham Charlowe Photography Fashion is about dressing according to what’s fashionable. Style is more about being yourself. - Oscar de la Renta The LBGT community represents diversity in all forms: boy/girl, brown/white, twink/bear, Regina George/Lindsay Lohan’s character (what was her name?). That’s what makes our community stand out in an accepting and positive light. Such a diverse world also comes with a rainbow of styles and personalities. No matter who you are, no matter which subgroup of the LGBT community you belong to, you have fashion. You have style. You have a story to tell. We’ve all heard the stereotyping when it comes to LGBT fashions. Lesbians like flannel, gay boys like high-end designers, bears like camouflage, twinks like platinum hair, and so on. As fun as it may be to joke about them, the majority of people I know in those categories don’t fit into those stereotypes, nor do they desire to. For those who do, more power to you. Be YOU. That’s what style is all about! Let’s talk about this amazing photo shoot that took place at the Garden Theater in the Short North. (If you haven’t been there to enjoy a Short North Stage production, you must go. The space and the shows are getting rave reviews. I even heard there was full frontal - male - in one recent show.) Emulating Annie Leibovitz’s famous Vanity Fair covers, where celebrities are shot (and later airbrushed) as a group while also portraying their individuality, we decided to showcase people and styles within our own community. For the session with one of Columbus’ world-renowned fashion photographers, Scott Cunningham of Cunningham Charlowe Photography, each person was asked to bring a favorite look that best portrayed their personality and style. Briden C Schueren brought out his self-designed shirts and ties. Jackie Vanderworth busted out her Chanel, while Caroline Woliver went for the simple and chic black dress. Something I noticed was how every person’s best fashion brought out his or her best selves. Never underestimate the power of fashion! This photo shoot not only showcases the diverse fashions of LGBT people, and everyone’s individual style, but also how their collective creativity forms one incredibly awesome community. Each person has a story to tell, and often you can get a glimpse of that story through someone’s fashion. Here’s what our models have to say...

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How do you define your style? Androgynous & feminine. I like to feel pretty & handsome at the same time. What does fashion mean to you? I’m an artistic person, so I like to use fashion to express that on the outside. It’s important to me to not feel boring and blend in. Life is too short to not have fun with the way you look and portray yourself to others.

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PERSONAL STYLIST AT NORDSTROM

How do you define your style? English dandy meets street sophisticate. What does fashion mean to you? Fashion is a canvas to me. It is my art, a way that I speak.

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NICK HARDAWAY MEN’S SPECIALIST AT COACH POLARIS/FASHION MERCHANDISING STUDENT/MODEL How do you define your style? Classic/trendy. Classic style with a twist of trend. What does fashion mean to you? It’s something I live, sleep and breathe. It is my way of telling my story to the world and how it’s important for everyone to be themselves.

BRIAN GRAY ACTOR/SINGER/BARISTA

ERIN UPCHURCH SOCIAL WORKER/ACTIVIST

How do you define your style? Casual relaxed, clean. What does fashion mean to you? Finding what feels best on you. It’s something to be explored, not defined.

How do you define your style? Funky, free, fearless, feisty. What does fashion mean to you? It’s another way to use your voice and share your shine! It’s a way to let people into your world.

What’s your queer style? Send us your pics to editor@outlookmedia.com and we’ll post them on our FB.

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How do you define your style? Ex-runway model with anger issues. What does fashion mean to you? Fashion is the ultimate form of individual expression and allows fantasy to play a role in our everyday lives.

How do you define your style? All over the place. I enjoy experimenting with different looks. What does fashion mean to you? Fashion is more meaningful than art in a way. We all live our lives in it, and it’s a daily inspiration.

How do you define your style? Organized mess, paint and artistic. “Jackson Pollock of fashion.” What does fashion mean to you? Showing your own personality through an artistic measure with clothing.

How do you define your style? Expensive! What does fashion mean to you? Style, classy but fun. Chanel is my favorite designer — timeless elegance.

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THOMAS MCCLURE Founder, CMH Fashion Week

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CAROLINE WOLIVER MANAGER AT NOAH’S BARK DOGGIE DAYCARE/CONTRACT EMPLOYEE FOR NEW DIRECTIONS CAREER CENTER

How do you define your style? My style is very feminine but with a little edge. I love wearing black! What does fashion mean to you? Fashion acts as a means to express myself. I am able to be an individual and show my creativity through clothing.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 29 ARE YOU A BADFISH, TOO? Badfish @ Newport Music Hall, 1722 N High St, 614.294.1659; www.promowestlive.com: Popularly known as a Sublime tribute band, Badfish channels the spirit, energy and essence of Sublime unlike any other. 7p; $15 advance, $17 day-of.

SUNDAY, MARCH 24 IT’S GOOD FOR YOUR LUNGS! Jog For Jill OSU 5K @ Fred Beekman Park, 949.293.2039, www.jogforjillohiostate.com: Join the second annual Jill’s Legacy: Jog for Jill, raising funds to fight lung cancer. 2p; $25.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 WAY BACK WEDNESDAY DISCOver the ‘70s @ Ohio Historical Society, 800 E 17th Ave, 614.297.2300, Turn back the clock, bring your dancing shoes and that funky hairdo, too (if applicable). Parking is free! Burn Baby Burn! Outlook readers receive the member rate of $10 for entry, plus a free drink (mention outlook at the door). 6-9 p; $10.

FRIDAY, MARCH 15 A NEW SENSATION Lindsey Stirling @ Newport Music Hall, 1722 N High St, 614.294.1659; www.promowestlive.com: You Tube sensation, avid gamer and America’s Got Talent finalist, Lindsey Stirling is kicking up quite a stir. Combining classical violin with electronic dub-step beats, she’s found a whole new sound. 7p; $20

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 HELL ON WHEELS Ohio Roller Girls Roller Derby vs. Burning River & Bleeding Heartland @ Ohio Expo Center (Lausche Building), 717 E 17th Ave, 614.859.6474, www.ohiorollergirls.com: Get ready for another exciting season of roller derby. Coming off a successful 2012 campaign, the No. 23ranked locals are looking to wreak havoc on the competition and bring home a championship. 5p; $17 general, $10 children, $12 students.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 SO YOU BETTER GET THIS PARTY STARTED Pink @ Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Dr, 1.800.ARENA.01, www.schottensteincenter.com: Pop-rocker goddess Pink brings “The Truth About Love” tour to Columbus with Swedish rock band The Hives to open. This party gets started at 7:30p; $29.50-$89.50.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1 WORLDS COLLIDE Outlook Nights Out – Ordinary Days @ Garden Theatre, 1187 N High St, 614.725.4042, www.shortnorthstage.org: Join us for another Outlook Nights Out at this musical set in NYC. Use code OUTLOOK when purchasing tickets. There is also $3 Rosy Outlook drink special. 8p; $19 with ONO discount.

SUNDAY, MARCH 17 EVERYONE’S IRISH TODAY! Saint Patrick’s Day Parade & the Irish Family Reunion @ Nationwide, 300 W Broad St, 614.221.4341, www.shamrockclubofcolumbus.org: The St. Patty’s Day Parade runs through Downtown and ends at Veterans Memorial, where the Irish Family Reunion begins at 1p. Parade starts at 11:30a.

SATURDAY, MARCH 16 COLUMBUS ’TIL I DIE Crew vs. San Jose Home Opener @ Crew Stadium, 1 Black & Gold Blvd, 614.447.2739; www.thecrew.com: Come cheer on the Black & Gold for their first home match of the new season. Grab a pint (or two), sing and dance with the supporter section in Nordecke, 5:30p; $25.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 A DAZZLING EVENING White Castle Presents Miracles & Magic @ Riffe Center Capitol Theatre, 77 S High St, 614.460.7211, www.miraclesandmagic.com: Guests will be dazzled with interactive entertainment, live music featuring Lt. Dan’s New Legs, food and drinks Proceeds benefit A Kid Again. 7p; $65-$100.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 DOCUMENTARY REALNESS Wildness @ Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St, 614.292.3535, www.wexarts.org: The documentary focuses on the lives of queer artists of color and the historic Silver Platter LGBT bar in Los Angeles, which has catered to Latin immigrants since 1963. Join us for Outlook Nights Out. 7p; $8 general public/$6 seniors/students/members.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1 MUSCLES ABOUND Arnold Sports Festival @ six different locations, 614.431.2600, www.arnoldsportsfestival.com: The Governator returns to Columbus to pump… you up. Starts at 7a through Sun; $10$15.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 2 THE HOT AND HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN OF... Beef @ Exile, 893 N 4th St, 614.299.0069, http://www.exilebar.com: The beef is back, and no, we aren’t talking about meat. Dancing, DJ Venus and cutlet & Best Rump Roast contests at midnight. 9p-2:30a; free.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22 YOU’VE BEEN VERY NAUGHTY SPANK! The 50 Shades Parody @ Southern Theatre, 21 E Main St, 614.469.0939, www.capa.com: The hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life. 8p (also March 23 at 8p); $35.75-$45.75.

FRIDAY, MARCH 22 SINGING FOR A CAUSE Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus/Until There’s a Cure @ Lincoln Theatre, 769 E Long St, 614.228.2462, www.cgmc.com: The chorus looks at the effects of HIV/AIDS on our community with songs that are inspired by the history, losses and turning A points of the pandemic. 8p (also 8p Saturday); $30.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 IMAGINE MURDER HITTING COLUMBUS Chicago @ Wall Street Nightclub, 144 N Wall St, 614.398.1110, www.imaginecolumbus.com: In Roaring Twenties Chicago, Roxie Hart murders an unfaithful lover in this Broadway favorite. See it opening night. 7:30p (4p on Sundays, runs through March 24); $10-$17.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE...SOLD! Salute to the Arts Benefit Auction @ Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center, 570 E Leffel Ln, Springfield, 937.324.2712, www.springfieldartscouncil.org: Come out for food and fabulous auction values, including vacations, artwork, dining experiences and others. It’ll be worth the 35minute drive to Springfield, we promise. 5p; free.

THURSDAY, MARCH 21 GREEN DAY ROCK OPERA HITS THE STAGE Green Day’s American Idiot @ Palace Theatre, 34 W. Broad St, 800.294.1892, www.capa.com: That’s right - it’s a musical. This Tony Award-winning rock opera portrays the lives of three best friends growing up in America shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 8p (runs through March 24); $28-$78.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5 M-M-M-MADNESS Muse @ Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Dr, 1.800.ARENA.01, www.schottensteincenter.com: Mixing sounds from electronic, hard, experimental and progressive rock, this British band may just rock your socks off. 7p; $49.50.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 DON’T BE FOOLED BY THEIR AVERAGE HEIGHT They Might Be Giants @ Newport Music Hall, 1722 N High St, 614.294.1659, www.promowestlive.com: Celebrating their 30th anniversary, the fun-loving Brooklynbased band pairs its memorable songs with a high-energy performance to deliver one unforgettable show. 7p; $22 advance, $25 day of show.

SUNDAY, MARCH 10 OHH, YOU’RE HALFWAY THERE...TO SEE JON BON JOVI! Bon Jovi @ Nationwide Arena, 200 W Nationwide Blvd, 614.246.2000, www.nationwidearena.com: It’s now or never, he ain’t gonna live forever, so see him while you can. 7:30p; $19.50-$155.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14 BIG BAND, BIG VOICE Big Band on Broadway @ Southern Theatre, 21 E Main St, 614.340.1896, www.jazzartsgroup.org: A snazzy, jazzy twist on classic showtunes, this performance will feature Debbie Gravite, a Broadway legend. Tickets are buy-one-get-one-free if you mention outlook at the door or use the online offer code ONO. After-show party at the Jury Room. Drink: $5 Big Appletini. Food: $3 Apple Pie. 7:30p, $30-$52.

SATURDAY, MARCH 9 DYNAMIC DUO Tegan & Sara @ Lifestyles Communities Pavilion, 405 Neil Ave, 614.461.5483; www.promowestlive.com: Tegan & Sara. Or Sara & Tegan? No matter which way they go, no matter which way they stay… we can’t tell who’s who. Enjoy some Canadian indie rock music performed by these identical twin sisters. 7p; $32.50.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6 THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD! Tenacious D @ Lifestyles Communities Pavilion, 405 Neil Ave, 614.461.5483, www.promowestlive.com: Jack Black and Kyle Gass are Tenacious D, and they will be in Columbus to pluck gently. But then, they’re going to pluck hard. 7p; $39.50 advance, $42 day of show.

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 AT THE HOP! Gallery Hop @ Short North Arts District, www.shortnorth.org: Make it down to the Short North for the monthly Gallery Hop art crawl. 4-10p; free.

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The hallway at the outlook offices is often used for runway, Bob really works it while he works.

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Gingers are soooo in this season. You can get a ginger for less in our offices... yah, you know the one.

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bears in swimwear photos by andrew williams It’s Spring, and the bears are waking up from their long winter’s nap. Columbus-based Growlr, the worldwide bear social app, helped us find some of Ohio’s hairiest, hunkiest, happiest men to show off what’s hot in swimwear for 2013. Outlook thanks Growlr for the models, Torso and WildmanT.com for most of the swimwear and Exile for the location. And most of all, thanks to the guys for playing along.

Friend of Dorothy, Harrison West Tulio / Torso / $60

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Andre Reyes, New Albany Pistol Pete / Torso / $46.95

Ahh, look at the cute Coppertone baby with his fiesty pup.

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Chuck Poe, Victorian Village Sauvage / Torso / $41.95

Gregg Pearson, Dayton Sauvage / Torso / $58.95

Andre Reyes WildmanT / wildmant.com / $35

Dave Arnold, Wooster Pistol Pete / Torso / $49.95

Brian Gray, Grandview Heights Arizona / JCPenney, $20

Coley Cummiskey, Olde Towne East Mossimo Supply Co. / Target / $18

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Chris Kiser, Hocking Hills Pistol Pete / Torso / $50.95

Quick, someone call Charlie’s Angels! There’s a bear attack!

Chuck Poe Pistol Pete / Torso / $51.95

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Coley Cummiskey Gregg Pearson N2N Bodywear / Torso / $17.95

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Mike Greisinger, Clintonville Diesel / Torso / $60 Chris Kiser Diesel / Torso / $46 BOTTOM ROW

Chuck Poe WildmanT / Wildmant.com / $36

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Discerning bears only read outlook.

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THE BEARS: TOP ROW: Adam Snodgrass, Andre Reyes MIDDLE ROW: Coley Cummiskey, Gregg Pearson, Dave Arnold, Mike Greisinger BOTTOM ROW: Friend of Dorothy, Brian Gray, Chuck Poe, Chris Kiser

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The Lesbian Uniform by Teena Parker

emerging in the heretofore hetero- and gay-male-dominated fashion industry: Amber Rose. Beth Ditto. Freja We’ve all seen it: “The Lesbian Uniform.” Erichsen. And we all know Ellen is easy, breezy and beautiful. There are so many more lesbian style mavens Look no further than Wall Street’s dance floor on a Friday for us to aspire toward today than just our P.E. teachers night or Slammers’ patio on a warm summer evening. of the past. (I’m not talking about cleats and softball gloves here though that look is admittedly more attractive than the A former contestant on America’s Next unofficial “uniform” to which I’m referring). Top Model, Kim Stolz, put it beautifully in a 2009 interview with AutostradIf you own a pair of Bermuda shorts - and I know you do! dle.com: “Back on Top Model, I had - you’re already halfway there. Now pair those shorts short hair and was acting a bit (preferably in a hideous plaid pattern) with a polo shirt more androgynously…. Today, I’m (pop it if you’ve got it), and voila! wearing a dress, and my hair is straight and long…. It just deThis ubiquitous ensemble is what I lovingly call the Les- pends on how I feel…. I just bian Uniform. And to be brutally honest, it is not a good wish [the LGBT community] look. Baby dykes, I’m talking to you. We all know you would realize no matter how I started it. I’m just not sure why 30- and 40-somethings dress or look, I will always be felt compelled to copy it. really gay.” I’m dying to know exactly how and why this seemingly endless trend began. I don’t think we can blame it on The L Word (like we can just about every other trend in lesbian culture), because not even Dawn Denbo or her lover Cindy would be caught dead in a pair of kneelength plaid shorts.

Amen! And I love her point: that no matter how we look on the outside, we’ll always be filled with rainbows and strap-ons on the inside. So you can maintain a butch look Now, don’t get me wrong. I adore butch women. And I’m without making Bermuda shorts the all for women feeling comfortable in their own skin (and, staple of your summer wardrobe. What by extension, their clothing). I’m also aware that there about suspenders? Or vests? An alterhasn’t been a mainstream female fashion model with native-lifestyle haircut? Give it a try! same-sex tendencies since Gia Carangi. It’s quite possible for a woman who loves women to look and feel like a But that doesn’t mean we have to settle for something woman who loves women without wearthat looks like it was rejected from Adam Sandler’s ing plaid Bermuda shorts and popping closet - or Justin Bieber’s for that matter. the collar of her polo shirt. Lesbians, on the whole -and, yes, I realize that I’m about to make an unfair, ridiculously broad generalization here - have championed some poor fashion choices in the past. Cases in point: the mullet. Combat boots. Anything flannel. Melissa Etheridge concert T-shirts.

Let’s face it. Being at a lesbian bar wearing the Lesbian Uniform is a lot like being at a Tegan and Sara concert wearing an “I Heart Tegan and Sara” T-shirt: It’s a bit redundant, isn’t it?

And I’m guilty of it too, folks. I admit it: I love my Tevas! And in 1995, you could’ve found me wearing all of the above simultaneously (minus the mullet, though I did have an embarrassingly bad haircut). But I left that look in the ’90s - where it belongs.

So please. I beg you. When the first winds of spring blow through Columbus later this month and you feel the urge to pull your summer clothing out of storage, please: Put down the Bermuda shorts and simply walk away. Just leave them behind. Forever. Don’t even donate them to the thrift store, either, for some poor, unsuspecting teenage lesbian to discover. Just throw them in the garbage bin. Immediately. Or, better yet, burn them.

Today, the phrase “Lesbian Chic” has become a somewhat controversial topic after a Style story last fall discussed the menswear-for-women trend going more mainstream and the fact that a plethora of female fashion models have come out of their well-appointed closets. In fact, more and more out and proud women are

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You can keep the Melissa Etheridge T-shirt. Just don’t wear it to her concert, please.

Some might categorize ’90s fashion as grunge. We call it the rise of lesbian couture.

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Credits, Title Getting Longer for Gregg Araki’s White Bird in a Blizzard

Benedict Cumberbatch to Fill DiCaprio’s Shoes as Persecuted WWII Hero

Unlike filmmaker Gregg Araki’s most acclaimed film about troubled youth — the novel-based Mysterious Skin — his latest project is more of a secret from advance spoilers, almost a protest to Internet movie information glut.

It’s turning into Benedict Cumberbatch’s year at the movies.

What we’ve known up to this point is that its title was White Bird and it starred The Descendents’ Shailene Woodley as a teenage girl whose life is thrown out of control when her mother (Eva Green) disappears. Well, we’re still fresh out of details regarding the plot, but there are other developments. Its title has grown and is now called, evocatively enough, White Bird in a Blizzard. The cast has expanded, too, rounded out with Chris Meloni, Angela Bassett, Precious star Gabourey Sidibe, Glee’s Jacob Artist and Ugly Betty’s Mark Indelicato. And now for a reader’s poll: Who among you quit reading after seeing Meloni’s name and went off to obey a Pavlovian response involving old Oz DVDs? No judgments.

Channing Tatum and Sean Bean Are Ascending with the Wachowskis The crazy heart-on-its-sleeve sci-fi epic Cloud Atlas didn’t get the kind of love Andy and Lana Wachowski were looking for, but their latest project, Jupiter Ascending, is reported to be much more like their mega-successful Matrix trilogy (and that’s good for everyone’s bottom line in the long run, since Atlas made about 35 cents at the box office). Of course, that doesn’t mean anybody can adequately explain the new film’s plot, which involves genetic superbeings who’ve been bred with animal DNA and the bounty hunters whose job it is to track them. But no matter. The Wachowskis are never boring, as though their own genetics were incapable of something so routine. It can be about anything, really, and nobody will accuse them of slacking. The movie stars Channing Tatum, Sean Bean (as a Han Solo-esque rogue), Mila Kunis and Les Mis’ Eddie Redmayne in what is sure to be a head trip to Jupiter and back. That is, unless the characters never actually ascend to Jupiter.

Co-starring in The Hobbit trilogy, Star Trek Into Darkness and the film adaptation of August: Osage County will put the acclaimed, chameleonic British actor (pictured left) on multiplex screens stateside for the foreseeable future. And now he’s in talks to star in The Imitation Game as famed British World War II hero Alan Turing. Quick history lesson: Turing helped Allied forces win the war by cracking the German “Enigma” code; he was prosecuted in the 1950s for homosexuality, chose chemical castration over imprisonment, and later committed suicide. Originally planned as a vehicle for Leonardo DiCaprio, Cumberbatch is the likely successor to play the man widely considered to be the father of the computer. Morten Tyldum will direct Graham Moore’s screenplay, and OK, yes, it’s another gay tragedy in the Brokeback Mountain and Milk vein, but it’s also the type of historically important story that all too often has been hidden. And you can bet it’ll be the kind of prestige project that gets the heavy Oscar push when it all finally comes to pass.

Lust For Life Digs Deeper into the Velvet Goldmine Director Todd Haynes’ trippy art-fantasia about an imaginary glam-rock past, Velvet Goldmine, was never meant to be a faithful portrayal of the glitter-bombed 1970s. His David Bowie wasn’t really Bowie and his Iggy Pop wasn’t really Iggy. A more historically accurate representation now falls to Lust For Life, the story of the friendship between the musicians, their collaboration on both Bowie’s Low album and Pop’s first two solo records and their years spent being cooler than everyone else in West Berlin. A script is ready from Robin French based on Paul Trynka’s Bowie book, Starman, and his Pop biography, Open Up and Bleed. Gabriel Range (Death of a President) is attached to direct. Now for the fun part: Who gets to play the two iconic musicians? Casting news coming soon...

We’ll all just have to wait and see. photo: Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com

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Romeo San Vicente can be reached at DeepInsideHollywood@qsyndicate.com.

Who was teased more? Benedict Cumberbatch for his name alone or Peter Brady when he played Benedict Arnold in the class play?

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BROADWAY CLASSICS... and All That Jazz by Pete Lovering

The Associated Press once referred to her as “one of the best voices on Broadway.”

While Broadway music and jazz can certainly be categorized as authentically American, they aren’t exactly bursting with similarities. Sure, they might have more in common than, say, hip hop and new age music, but to lump “Bitches Brew” and “I Dreamed a Dream” into the same category would be a bit of a stretch. Broadway tunes are melodic and lyrical, usually a key part of a character’s story arc. Jazz has a looser and more unpredictable vibe. Broadway is usually led by one or more vocalists, while jazz is a collaborative effort between a group of musicians. Each has its own style of instrumentation as well: Jazz is percussive, usually with a steady pulse, while Broadway tunes generally have a more orchestral and symphonic sound.

When she isn’t performing on Broadway - or television for that matter, as she has been featured on several TV musical productions Gravitte is usually on the road with various companies and symphonies performing highlights from her diverse singing career. She has performed here with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra a number of times, but this will be her first appearance with the Columbus Jazz Orchestra.

Gravitte said the Big Band on Broadway songlist includes some of her favorites, such as Chicago’s “When You’re Good to Mama” and “Mr. Matrimony.” The latter is the signature tune from her Tony award-winning role in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. Some of Gravitte’s other notable performThe differences between these signature musi- ances include roles in Les Misercal genres make Big Band on Broadway , the ables, Zorba and Blues in the latest production from the Jazz Arts Group and Night. Columbus Jazz Orchestra, all the more exciting. The show is led by art director Byron Stripling Big Band on Broadway runs and features a unique blend of swinging jazz from Thursday, March 14 and classic songs from the main stage. through Sunday, March 17 at the Southern Theatre. The “It’s going to be a lot of fun!” said Debbie Thursday show begins at Gravitte, the featured vocalist for the event. 7:30p, Friday and Saturday “It’ll be something new, a jazzy twist on some shows start at 8p, and the great Broadway songs.” Sunday show starts at 3p. Tickets are available The show features Gravitte performing with a through Ticketmaster or by jazz band accompaniment, an atypical visiting jazzartsgroup.org. arrangement in the world of Broadway. The Columbus Jazz Or“Jazz band, or big band as it’s often called, is chestra also will host a different from symphony,” Gravitte explained. workshop on March 16 “There typically aren’t any strings in a big at 2p. Part of a series tiband, so the woodwinds usually have to pick tled “Offstage at the up what the strings would normally play. It Jazz Academy,” the makes for a really rich sound with a lot of workshop offers the swing to it.” opportunity for casual conversation and perOriginally from Los Angeles, Gravitte has com- sonal interaction with piled an accomplished career both on and off Gravitte and orchesBroadway. She has earned a great deal of criti- tra musicians. Regcal attention and praise for her vocal perform- istration is free ances. She won a Tony in 1989 for her through thejazzaperformance in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. cademy.com.

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Broadway's first "long-run" musical was a 50-performance hit called The Elves in 1857. It was during the great North Pole strike.

photo by Kevin Merrill

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From Cornfields to (Heidi) Klum BH: So you made it a long way from Greece. You were recently a model on Project Runway [All Stars Season 2, which ran from October to January]. The Chagrin Falls native is now working the run- JK: Yes. ways in New York and was seen by millions last BH: Tell us about your experience and your prior fall as a model on Project Runway All Stars. connection with the designer you worked with. JK: My designer was Ivy — Ivy Higa. It was Outlook contributor Brad Henry spoke with Kosinski about her days in Columbus, her start in strange. When I first came to New York as a modeling and what it’s like on the Project Run- model I was finding a lot of my jobs off Craiglist, you know? I hadn’t signed with an agency yet, way set. and there’s ads for models on Craigslist, but again it’s something you have to take very cauBrad Henry: So you were a student at OSU. How tiously because a lot of the postings are not did you get from being a student into modeling? legit. Jenn Kosinski: Basically, I saw a little ad on the There was a designer that was looking for a side of my Facebook page one day, and it was for Campus Girls USA, and they were looking for model for her look book or something, so I met models for the Ohio State swimsuit calendar. So Ivy four years prior to the show for coffee. We talked and I showed her my book. ... So when I I submitted some of my photos, not really expecting anything, and they called me and gave was booked for the show Project Runway All me a free photo shoot, and then I was made into Stars 2 they had already assigned us our designer, and we didn’t know it, we didn’t get any Miss November. ... pick in that, and I walk into the room and we both stare at each other, and we’re like, “We It’s such a funny photo. It’s me in a cornfield, smiling with fake nails and curly hair, very Ohio I know each other.” guess. But after I had that photo shoot I submitAnd it clicked with her where we met before, ted some of those photos internationally, and I and it was just so crazy that I had met this got picked up by an agency in Greece. So that was where I went. I dropped out of school, even woman four years ago off Craigslist, and here I was her model again. though I had straight A’s and I went to Athens, Greece. BH: What was it like being a model on Runway? BH: To Athens, Greece. Wow, so you traveled in- JK: There’s a lot of hurry up and wait. Like, someternationally? What are some of those more in- times call time would be like 5:30, 6 in the mornteresting stories? ing, and sometimes you were on set until 10 at JK: Well, Athens was really difficult. It was one of night. They show one episode a week, but they basically had a challenge every other day. my first times traveling. I didn’t travel much growing up at all, so just to be on my own, 20 These designers were exhausted. They would be years old, and dropped in a foreign country, I given a challenge, have to work all day, fit us, could barely read an English map let alone a and then the next day was runway day where Greek one. they had to have us in hair and makeup and make sure the clothes fit perfectly. And that was So I was lost all the time, and when I first got there the agency I’d signed with ... said I had to one day after the next after the next. pay all my own expenses because I was a new model, and me being very naïve and not knowing My designer on her previous season had passed out from exhaustion. So it was very intense for any better I did. I get there, and they look the designers. Thankfully it wasn’t as intense for through my book and were like, “You have no the models, but we had to be in the waiting room pictures; we don’t want you. Goodbye.” for a lot of time for our turn to go down the runSo I had dropped out of school, flown all the way way. to Athens, only to be dropped by my agency, What you see is very much edited. We actually kicked out of the hotel they set me up in, so I was stranded in Europe. My parents had already walk down that runway at least three times. We disowned me because they were like, “If you’re pause at that runway for sometimes three mindropping out of school, you’re not our daughter utes while the camera goes over every angle of our bodies. But what you see is not obviously anymore.” So I had a lot to prove. that. Perfectly edited, but very quick turnover. From her start as Miss November in a 2008-09 Ohio State University college-girls calendar, 25year-old Jenn Kosinski has come a long way.

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by Tom Muzyka

Transposing Queer Identity Author/Artist Dylan Edwards Bases Comic on Real Lives

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who want to learn more about the trans community and what it means to be trans? Transposes is a full-length comic that showcases seven DE: My Gender Workbook by Kate Bornstein is sort of the semi“queer-identified female-to-male transpeople,” or QFTMs for nal work on rethinking gender. It’s good for getting a handle on short, who are based on real people. What is great about a lot of the concepts involved. Sexing the Body by Anne Transposes is the range of transpeople shared with the reader. Fausto-Sterling is useful for understanding the biology of inI spoke with author/artist Dylan Edwards on the collection: tersexed conditions. It doesn’t really deal much with transpeople per se, but it does drive home the point that human beings Tom Muzyka: How did you find your interviewees, and what do not neatly get sorted into distinct M and distinct F with a was your process for interviewing them and drawing their 100 percent success rate. Websites like FTM International stories? [ftmi.org] will have more comprehensive resource lists. Dylan Edwards: I found my interviewees through personal connections. I sent each person a questionnaire and had them fill TM: Did the comics help structure your stories, or did you it out. Based on their answers, I selected what I deemed to be already have them written in your head and the comics folpivotal moments in their development as a queer transperson lowed that? and adapted those selections into comics — sort of like “dra- DE: I always think out a story in images, though my first drafts matized for television,” but in this case dramatized for are just scripts with no pictures. But they’re written kind of comics. like plays, with dialogue and stage directions. When I have the script in a usable state, I storyboard it so I can see how much TM: What was your impetus for writing/drawing this book? of what I’ve written will actually fit on the page. I’ll rework the DE: It originally came about when I was offered a book constoryboards until they scan well enough that I feel like I can tract by Beacon Press to do a non-fiction graphic work. I don't start drawing. When I have all the words and the drawings generally do non-fiction, but we bandied around different where I want them, I ink and shade (or color) the pages. topic ideas and this was the one that hit the right spot for all concerned. UnfortuTM: Did the QFTMs you interviewed nately, Beacon ended up having to close refer to themselves in specific gentheir graphic book line before Transposes ders/pronouns, and if so, did they was published, which is how it came to be change depending on where they with Northwest Press. were in their gender and sexual journeys? TM: Did you try and represent as many DE: Since their interviews were told in identities as you could, or are these stothe first person, they didn’t really have ries just some of the most interesting you to refer to themselves with gendered came across during your interviews? pronouns much. They might have reDE: I did try to represent as broad a selecferred to themselves in the past as, for tion as I was able to find during my window example, “a little girl,” or in one case, for conducting interviews. “a failed girl.” I think it’s useful to some extent to refer to the person with their TM: Could you explain the term trans for our less-than-hip perceived gender for certain periods in their life, even if they readers? didn’t identify with that gender, since it indicates how they DE: First off, it’s useful to distinguish between gender were interacting with society and what they were struggling (man/woman spectrum) and sex (male/female spectrum). with. Gender is about how you function socially with other humans. Sex refers to your physical bits. It’s a tough line to walk, because you want to be respectful of how people perceive themselves and avoid pushing them Trans is an incredibly broad identity spectrum. On one end you back into a gender construct they worked so hard to leave behave the more well-known folks who opt for a full medical hind, while at the same time taking into account how society transition from male to female or from female to male. This perceives them and how that colors their social interactions. would include hormones and surgery. Some people who medically transition opt only for hormones or only for surgery. Some TM: Did you have a favorite story to write and draw? Did people identify socially as something other than the gender any of the stories resonate with you? they were assigned at birth based on their physical bits, but DE: I think I had the most fun with Henry’s story, in part bethey don't feel a need to follow that up with any permanent cause I know him really well so I could incorporate aspects of physical changes via hormones or surgery. his personality that didn’t necessarily come through in the interview. Also, because the setting for his story is this fantastiI’m avoiding using the term “opposite” here, since it’s very cal museum, I got to go wild with the background details. limiting to consider gender or sex as Option A or Option B. There aren’t too many other stories in Transposes where I There are a number of different terms for folks who aren’t 100 could get away with a tentacle creeping out from a closet. percent “man” or 100 percent “woman,” but they tend to fall under the umbrella of genderqueer. So even outside of trans That was also the story where I had to do research into angroups specifically, it’s overly simplistic to think that the only tique sex toys. The contraptions in his sex toy display case are two states of being are “penis = man/male, vagina = all legit items. woman/female.” Visit Dylan Edwards’ website at studiondr.com or order TransTM: Would you have any advice on resources for people poses at northwestpress.com/transposes.

Remember the days when you could identify the cut of a man’s jib by which side he wore is corsage?

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Be Free Apparel is Chad’s brother Chase’s company. Buy a shirt.

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Heart to Heartthrob: by Gregg Shapiro Tegan and Sara — the duo consisting of openly gay, Canadian twins Tegan and Sara Quin — has been evolving from singer/songwriter acoustics to fuller arrangements that draw on a variety of influences. Their latest disc, Heartthrob, is the culmination of those efforts. Heartthrob pulses with irresistible songs that incorporate trademarks of their style such as infectious melodies, vocal interplay and harmonies, and a distinctive lyric repetition. The songs “Closer” and “Drove Me Wild” are fullfledged club anthems, placing Tegan and Sara firmly in dance diva territory. Tegan and Sara will perform in Columbus on March 9 to a sold-out crowd at LC Pavilion. I spoke with Sara shortly after the release of their latest disc: Gregg Shapiro: The music video for “Closer” features you and Tegan acting out singing karaoke to the song. Have you ever watched someone sing a karaoke version of a Tegan and Sara song? Sara Quin: [Laughs] Sometimes I feel like that could be the description of what I’m doing with some of my own music. I’ve never been in a bar and seen anyone karaoke one of our songs. We always check out fan videos and people doing versions of our music. I think it’s incredibly flattering. I love karaoke, I love singing other people’s music. I think it’s a really wonderful tradition of infus-

ing your style and your ideas on somebody else’s music. The day that we go to a karaoke bar and they have a Tegan and Sara song on the playlist, I’ll be thrilled, really excited. GS: The “Closer” video features a variety of couples, including a few same-sex pairs. How important is it for you to be inclusive in that format? SQ: This is the first time that we purposely included a narrative involving other people and characters. Most of our videos are sort of abstract and we just focus on me and Tegan. ... But with this video we knew that we were going to rely a little bit more on a narrative, and when it became clear that there was going to be couples involved, it was the most important thing for us that there was going to be same-sex couples represented. I think we walk a fine line in our band where we are completely proud and comfortable and open about our sexuality. But we’re also very cognizant about the fact that we still live in a world where if things are not portrayed properly or in a respectful way they can suddenly take a crazy left turn. I would never want people to think that we’re exploiting anyone, straight or gay. I want to honor what I

An Interview with Sara Quin of Tegan and Sara

think is a really diverse fan base. Tegan and I have seen our band develop over some really important years in our society where being gay and being in a band doesn’t necessarily mean you are a gay band. It also doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re only going to have a gay audience. GS: I think the most heart-wrenching song on the disc is “Now I’m All Messed Up,” which contains the emotionally weighted line “Now I’m all messed up sick inside wondering where/Where you’re leaving your makeup.” What can you tell me about that song? SQ: It’s interesting, that was the first line that I wrote for the song. It was something I had scribbled down. It is a really intense and emotional song, and it started from one lyric. I wasn’t going through a breakup or a trauma of anything like that. I had started to date someone really significant in my life. It was starting to get serious. I was starting to write music for this record. I was thinking about the breakups that I had in the past and how traumatized I was by them. When you start to fall in love with someone, even when you’re happy, that can be the scariest time for introspection and writing. At least that’s my experience. When you’re deep in the shit and you’re sad and you

think there’s nothing worse that can happen, there’s nothing to lose. All you’re doing is reflecting. For me, being very happy and feeling like I was in a good place and I was falling in love with someone, I was utterly paralyzed by the idea that I could go through a breakup or someone cheating on me or leaving me. I had this idea of that line in my head. My girlfriend wears makeup. She wears mascara. I would wake up and there would be mascara on my pillowcases. I thought this would be the worst thing in the world, the idea that she would be with someone else, leaving her makeup in their bedroom. GS: Jack Antonoff, who co-wrote the song “How Come You Don’t Want Me?” with you and Tegan, had a good night at the Grammys with his band Fun., as did your fall 2012 tour-mates The Black Keys. What would it mean for you and Tegan to get some love from Grammy voters? SQ: I was delighted to see both Fun. and The Black Keys getting so much love at the Grammys. It’s really cool. Jack’s such a sweet guy. [Note: Tegan and Sara will return to Columbus in July for another LC Pavilion show as Fun.’s special guests.] ... I’ve never really subscribed to the idea that anyone can judge somebody’s art against somebody else’s. I struggle with the idea that one thing should be a winner over another. But I also think that there’s a part of me artistically and as an ambitious person (who feels that) recognition on that level would be, it would be totally a lie to say that it wouldn’t be significant [laughs] and be something very important to me.

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This concert will be packed with more lesbians than Clintonville. Good luck getting tickets; this show is sold out!

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Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ready for some pizza this month at Network? Napolitana has awesome eats.

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Louis van Amstel wants to teach you the Samba, Cha Cha and Jive. With his new dance fitness program, LaBlast, you can learn all the same dances you see on Dancing with the Stars, where he has performed with celebrities for nine seasons. It’s ballroom-based but completely different because it’s partner-free. We met up with van Amstel while he was in town teaching his certification program to instructors at Diamond Dance in Gahanna. He’ll be back to teach LaBlast at the Arnold Sports Festival on March 1. Erin McCalla: Now is LaBlast a class like Zumba or…? Louis van Amstel: No, no, no. My program is based on all the dances you see on Dancing with the Stars. Zumba is Latin

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based; I have Latin, but I have so many more things.

BV: It seems like everybody loses weight on the show. LVA: Oh yes. It was after Kelly OsBob Vitale: You started LaBlast bourne’s season when she lost 35 with Lisa Rinna, right? pounds in three months, when I LVA: Yes. We did Season 2, and thought ... “Now I’m going to then we went on tour, and then we make it a program.” We have fitdid another tour and then by that ness DVDs out, so it becomes a time, the celebrities are done. We full-on brand that we’re building. go to the next seasons but they don’t. And Lisa was so addicted, EM: Are you going to be on the she fell so in love with dancing next season of DWTS? and we had become best friends. LVA: [Shrugs shoulders and She said, “Louis, you have got to smiles.] All of us are waiting anxcreate something because I’m not iously for the phone call. ready to stop.” And that’s when we started LaBlast. EM: But the new season starts on March 18. BV: It’s taught in gyms and stu- LVA: And we start rehearsals on dios? Feb 25. None of us know yet. ... It’s LVA: Gyms and studios. The brutal. Everybody thinks that we’re Zumba world is now taking notice in on the plot. We’re not. because Zumba is not very organized lately. So they are looking for BV: Columbus has a professional something new. And they have soccer team, and one of the never done the Paso Doble, the players who left the team a couSamba, Cha Cha, the Viennese ple years ago just came out pubWaltz, Quickstep or Lindy Hop. licly. He raised the issue of the difficulty of being gay in profesEM: So what is your favorite sional sports. Is it the same in LaBlast dance to teach? dance — or on TV? LVA: I must say Disco. It’s the easi- LVA: In dance, absolutely not. No. est, the most accessible for peo- But on TV, yes. I have to be very ple. And if you look at the average conscious of statements that I demographic for dance fitness make. But do I deny who I am? No. programs, it’s middle-aged I will never. I could play the “gay women between 35-55 years old. card” to get the HRC and GLSEN The ’70s is the time that they and everybody to campaign. But went out, before they got marthose are the politics that I’ve alried, before they got the kids. So ways fought. when they hear the disco, the music alone, they go back But for me to go on a national TV [snaps fingers] “Yeah, that’s show and really start being out when I was a free girl!” So it there and say, “I’m fighting for kind of opens the doors. ... gay rights,” It will be my last season on the show. And I will be I want to reach the people that eliminated from the show right don’t believe they can dance. We away. And I had that hard experihave millions watching the show ence with Margaret Cho [after that want to dance so badly but dancing in rainbow colors]. But think that they can’t do it and having said that, I don’t deny who that’s why I started LaBlast. And I am, I don’t want you to think to fight obesity too, because the that. ’Cause when you come out best way to lose weight is to dance and party with me… [smiles] because it’s a workout in disguise.

BV: I remember a really moving statement you made on the show, though... LVA: That was with Niecy Nash, week three, story week. We thought, let’s make it about the first interracial married couple. So that was our story. It wasn’t what it became, but that was our story. We were in rehearsal, and she breaks down and said, “I cannot imagine that I could not marry the love of my life.” She broke down, and I started getting choked up for her, and at the same time, I’m like, “Yeah, but I AM that person.” Then I started crying and we were both hugging each other, with the cameras on us. And I said, “Now you have to help me, so that I can get married if I choose to do so.” So it became about marriage equality but neither one said the word “gay” or “gay marriage” but everybody knew exactly what we were talking about. I have a feeling that Margaret [Cho] herself kind of turned her dance into that, but she didn’t tell me, because her demographic is gay. She makes everybody believe that she’s a lesbian, but she loves dick like no one else. BV: Have you ever watched Dance Moms? LVA: Yes. And Mark [Ballas], Derek [Hough], the three of us, have attacked that bitch [on Twitter] like you have no idea. This is such an insult to dance, such the wrong impression the dance world gives young mothers or parents in general. Because that is not how the dance world operates. That’s how she operates; that is not 1 percent of how it should be done. I think it is a disgrace. Absolute disgrace. And Mark and Derek and I let her know. And she says we are just jealous, saying that we are a part of a show, but we don’t have our own show. I’m like, “Bitch, we’re on the No. 1 show in the world; 35 countries have our show.”

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Queer Goggles I am writing about a friend. By all appearances, he is straight. However, on more than one occasion, he has gotten drunk and tried to hook up with a transvestite or a person who could have been one. In one instance, he went to a club and was approached by a really masculine-seeming girl who proceeded to give him head. My friend, in his drunken state, reached into her pants and felt for a pussy only after she started giving him head. On a trip to Las Vegas, he drunkenly picked up someone who I was told looked like “Kevin Garnett in a wig” and was very obviously a man. He tried to take this person back to his hotel, but friends put a stop to it. I just received a message from a friend who is with him on a trip to Europe, who said that he just tried the same thing again with yet another manly looking transvestite type. Again, my friend was stopped before he did anything he might regret. I can understand if these cases happened with transvestites who looked like real women. It’s easy to fool someone when he’s drunk. However, the situations I have seen personally and have heard about all seem to indicate he is seeking out transvestites. Could he be harboring some gay or bisexual tendencies? I’ve never seen him act this way when sober. Or could he just have the world’s thickest pair of beer goggles? Cautious Lad Observing Developments When we speak of “beer goggles,” CLOD, we refer to someone too drunk to realize that he/she has accidentally picked up - or fucked the shit out of - a type that he/she would not normally/soberly find attractive. But I don’t think your friend is getting drunk again and again and going after this particular type again and again by accident. Once? Yes, that could be an accident. Twice? That could be a coincidence. But three times that you know of? Sorry, CLOD, your friend isn’t going after these types because he’s drunk. He’s getting drunk so he can go after these types. Before we go on, CLOD, a word about the particular term you use to describe your friend’s type: transvestite. That word? I don’t think it means what you think it means. A transgender woman is not a transvestite, and a transvestite is not a transgender woman. A trans woman is someone who was “coercively assigned male at birth,” as they say on Tumblr, but who now identifies and lives as female. A transgender woman may or may not have had sex-reassignment surgery - which means, of course,

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by Dan Savage that a transgender woman could have a dick or she could have a pussy. “Transvestite” is an archaic term for “crossdresser” that no one uses anymore. Now, I don’t know what your friend is looking for in a sex partner, CLOD, but considering his observed pickup history (“a really masculine-seeming girl,” “Kevin Garnett in a wig,” “another manly looking transvestite type”), it’s possible that he’s not interested in either trans women or crossdressers. I did drag for nearly a decade, and there was a certain kind of guy who lurked around drag shows. By all appearances, these guys were straight. But they weren’t interested in women, they weren’t interested in boys who could pass, and they weren’t interested in trans women. They were interested in “girls” who were obviously men in drag. They were interested in guys like me: six foot eight in heels, big tits, 26-inch waist (thank you, waist cincher!), and a latex minidress. I was pretty - I’ll tweet out a few pictures to prove it - but I didn’t look like a woman, cis or trans, I looked like a great big fuckin’ drag queen. (My drag name? Helvetica Bold.) The queens I ran with called the guys who wanted to fuck us “panty chasers.” It was an odd choice, seeing as none of us actually wore panties. (Trans and cis women wear panties, CLOD; drag queens wear dance belts over tights.) I didn’t know at the time that there was an actual $20 term for guys who were into us: gynandromorphophiles, aka “lovers of males in the shape of females.” Some gynandromorphophiles are into crossdressers, some are into drag queens, and some are attracted to trans women. While some want partners who can pass, many gynandromorphophiles do not. They want the mix to be obvious. Give the kind of gynandromorphophile who chased after me and my friends in drag a choice between a “real woman” - cis or trans - and a guy who looks like “Kevin Garnett in a wig,” and he’ll choose Kevin Garnett every time. So back to your panty-chasing friend, CLOD. I’m pretty sure the reason you’ve never seen him “act this way when sober” is because booze provides him with the courage he needs before he picks up “Kevin Garnett in a wig” and the alibi he needs after. My advice: Stop cockin-frock-blocking your friend and let him know you accept him for who he is, and you may help him find the courage to accept himself before his liver gives out. Savage Love appears every month in outlook and every week at outlookcolumbus.com. You can email Dan at mail@savagelove.net, follow him on Twitter at @fakedansavage or listen to his weekly podcast, “Savage Lovecast,” every Tuesday at the stranger.com/savage.

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Top 5 Every month in print and every week online, we ask outlook readers to do our work for us as Local Celebrity Guest Bloggers. (You don’t really have to be a celeb. This will launch your career.) If you want to share your rants, raves or observations with the rest of Columbus, call Erin McCalla at 614.268.8525, x2 or email her at emccalla@outlookmedia.com. Or call. Email would be better.

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Justina Smart, Owner & Curator of Smartypants Vintage Top 5 Places to Buy Unique Clothing

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March 11 BlogOQueer Topic: Navigating Fear Matthew Dyer, Head of Employee Services, Columbus Public Library Top 5 Songs to Be Played at Maximum Volume 5. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” by Beyoncé - Try turning down the volume when you hear this song. I dare you. 4. “They Say I’m Different” by Betty Davis - Wikipedia says she is “not to be confused with Bette Davis.” Don’t worry; she won’t be. 3. “Rave On by Over the Rhine” - Go buy the album and listen to it in its entirety. Now! 2. “Freedom! ’90 by George Michael - His music was a lot better before he got caught with his pants down. I’m just saying. 1. “Jackie” by Scott Walker - I first heard it on Absolutely Fabulous...and so did you.

March 18 BlogOQueer Topic: Your HIV-Test Results Came Back Positive Viva Valezz, Leader of Viva and the Velvet Hearts Top 5 Most Sparkly Burlesque Inspirations 5. Cher - Bob Mackie gowns... need I say more? Duh. 4. Liz Taylor - all of those diamonds that Burton bought her... and what she must have done to earn them. 3. A tie between two current neo-burlesque performers: Dirty Martini and Indigo Blue 2. Liberace - that man could outshine a Swarovski-encrusted disco ball! 1. Dita Von Teese - the costumes of that woman are the envy of the entire burlesque world. So much sparkle, so much shine, so much magic.

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