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guest commentary: Hillary Clinton column: Brynn Tannehill

theater: Broken Whispers

theater: Abraham Lincoln was a Faggot movies: Cincinnati, Columbus film fests calendar: Columbus calendar: Dayton

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Leonard Ballosh, Hillary Clinton (no, for real; see Page 14), Debé, Paige Johnson, Dan Savage, Brynn Tannehill, Bob Vitale

Of course, President Obama’s election didn’t end racism, and Clinton’s candidacy didn’t end sexism.

Sometimes, sadly, their achievements seem to fuel those who hate. So an LGBT president won’t usher in tolerance, either.

I hope every child today keeps right on dreaming.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bob Vitale / bvitale@outlookmedia.com

The fact so many LGBT candidates are running this fall is encouraging. Eight gay and lesbian Ohioans are on the ballot for the General Assembly and county offices. Sixteen LGBT Americans are running for Congress. They’re featured on Pages 12 and 13.

I dreamed of being president when I was a child, but I stopped as soon as I saw Anita Bryant on the nightly news and realized she was talking about me.

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Again, assuming Hillary Clinton wins this thing, we will have elected a black president and a woman president in less than a decade. So when will hers and hers or his and his towels hang in the White House?

But it sure is nice to see these glass ceilings shatter into millions of possibilities.

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Assuming Hillary Clinton wins this thing - if she doesn’t, wave hi as we all high-tail it to Ontario; I’ll be in the green Jeep - when will the next barrier fall?

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Thank you, Columbus Symphony, for your outreach to the LGBTQ community!

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Cleveland Monsters Pride Night, 10/15/2016

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Equitas Health Red Party Dayton, 10/15/2016

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World AIDS Day is Thursday, Dec. 1. We will share info about Ohio events on our Facebook page.

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Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton Score 100 for LGBT Policies Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton were among 60 U.S. cities that scored the highest possible totals on the Human Rights Campaign’s latest Municipal Equality Index, released in October.

“I am so proud of what this award represents,” Mayor Nan Whaley said of the HRC report. “Dayton is truly moving forward as an open, progressive and welcoming place.”

The cities were recognized for non-discrimination policies and programs that benefit LGBT residents. Among other top scorers: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Dallas.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther said he was “beyond pleased.”

Cincinnati and Columbus have earned 100-point scores before from HRC, but this was Dayton’s first year among the nation’s topranked cities. Dayton was named the Queerest City in America in 2015 in The Advocate’s less-than-scientific survey.

“The people of Columbus are open and welcoming,” he said. “I am grateful to all who have fought to make sure the laws and services of our city reflect our community values.”

Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said he was thrilled.

“This recognition truly represents the values of our city.”

The HRC report also was greeted warmly in Toledo, which scored its highest score ever. Toledo received 89 points in the HRC index, marked down partly for a nondiscrimination policy that doesn’t cover gender identity.

But Mayor Paula HicksHudson told The Blade newspaper that “we are headed in the right direction.” Toledo scored just 58 points two years ago.

Other Ohio cities’ scores were: Akron, 82; Cleveland, 81, despite amending its nondiscrimination policy to ensure transgender people access to facilities that match their identity; Lakewood, 77; and Dublin, 34.

Federal Judge Backs Rights of Transgender Girl in Ohio A federal judge has ruled in favor of a transgender child whose Central Ohio school district refused to let her use the girls’ restroom and insisted on calling her a boy.

Judge Algenon Marbley said the Highland Local School District, which includes parts of Delaware, Knox and Morrow counties, couldn’t prove that other children would be harmed if the 11-year-old uses girls’ restrooms. He issued his ruling on Sept. 26.

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Nan Whaley wasn’t the only mayor to attend Equitas Health’s Red gala in Dayton on Oct. 15.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, in town for a Hillary Clinton campaign event, was Whaley’s guest at the fund-raiser for the LGBTQ-focused healthcare provider.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio

“There’s a kindredness that we feel throughout this country when we’re fighting for the same causes,” de Blasio told those attending the gala. “What

Around Ohio

Athens: An Oct. 19 session at Ohio

Arizona, quickly appealed. The district wants to treat the trans girl as the gender on her birth certificate.

The newspaper reported that the child has attempted suicide and is bullied in school. Her parents first told school officials of her gender identity as she entered 1st grade.

you’re doing tonight, standing up for the rights and the health of the LGBT community ... I want to thank you for your commitment.”

ing major from suburban Cincinnati.

University titled, “How to Fight the AltRight” proved particularly timely. The school’s College Republicans plan to bring the gay alt-right writer Milo Yiannopoulos to campus in December.

Columbus: The Columbus Lesbian & Gay Softball Association has added two new members to its Hall of Fame: Commissioner Dallas Aldridge and the late Mac Gorby.

Cincinnati: Planning has begun for

Dayton:: Equitas Health CEO Bill Hardy is a finalist for the Dayton Business Journal’s Executive of the Year award. The winner will be announced Nov. 10.

Cincinnati Pride 2017. The next meeting is Sunday, Nov. 20, from noon-2p at Below Zero Lounge (1120 Walnut St., Cincinnati 45202). All are welcome. Pride is scheduled for Saturday, June 24, 2017.

Cincinnati: Starting in 2017, the an-

The Obama administration in May directed U.S. public Judge Algenon Marbley schools to let transgender children use facilities that match their gender identity. Ohio Attorney General Mike The public school district, which hired an at- DeWine and officials from nine other states torney from what The Columbus Dispatch have sued over the policy, and Highland offidescribed as a “religious-liberty group” in cials have appealed Marbley’s ruling.

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New York Mayor Paints Dayton Red

nual Tri-State Leather/Pup/Rubber Contest Weekend will be designated by the city’s tourism bureau as an official LGBTQ event.

The 2016 contest weekend takes place Nov. 18-20 (see our calendar of events on Page 22 for details).

Cleveland: The city of Cleveland,

Cleveland Community Relations Board and the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland honored five LGBTQ+ residents in October with its annual Heritage Day Awards: Richard Snarsky, health and wellness; Beth Little, public service; Vania Sherepita, advocacy and activism; Darius Stubbs, arts and culture; Thomas R. Hawn, workplace inclusion.

Kent: Kent State University’s LGBTQ Student Center will present HIV in the 21st Century: New Methods in Prevention, an examination of the HIV epidemic through a social-justice lens, on Thursday, Dec. 1. It’s part of World AIDS Day events. The program starts at 2p in the Kent Student Center, Room 024.

Lebanon: A product specialist at

Lebanon Ford (770 Columbus Ave., Lebanon, 45036; 513.696.1166) says she plans to donate $50 to GLSEN Greater Cincinnati for every new or used vehicle she sells in November. And true to GLSEN’s antibullying mission, Krista Wyatt promises no-hassle pricing.

Toledo: The deadline is Friday, Dec. 2,

to apply to participate in the Ohio AIDS Coalition’s Project H.E.A.L. program schedColumbus:: Michael Inman, the uled for Dec. 17-18 in Toledo. The name leader of Ohio State University’s Out in Busi- stands for Hope, Empowerment, Advocacy ness group and student rep to the Scarlet & and Leadership and is designed to help HIVGay alumni group, was elected OSU’s home- positive Ohioans learn how to advocate for coming king in October. Inman is a market- their community.

Why is a public school district hiring a religious organization to defend its policies?

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Columbus Pride Is Moving Back Downtown After eight years in the gay- through the city’s center. borhood at Goodale Park, Columbus Pride is moving Columbus Pride is schedback Downtown. uled for June 16-18, 2017.

tor Karla Rothan called the new location “a beautiful setting for a beautiful celebration.”

Stonewall Columbus announced Oct. 27 that the 2017 festival will take place in Bicentennial and Genoa parks, on the east and west banks of the Scioto River as its winds

The parade course will be reversed from previous years, starting in the Short North and ending at the Downtown festival site.

Pride moved from Bicentennial Park in 2009 when Columbus began a riverfront beautification effort that has resulted in a more accessible area known as the Scioto Mile.

LGBT film festivals this month in Columbus and Cincinnati will offer nearly three dozen screenings of features, documentaries and short films.

It will be shown on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 7p at the Wexner Center for the Arts. After the film, there will be a discussion with Naomi Brenner, an assistant professor of Hebrew literature at Ohio State University.

Stonewall Executive Direc-

LGBT Documentary in Jewish Film Fest

And the Columbus Jewish Film Festival includes two LGBT stories as well.

Oriented is a documentary about three gay Palestinian friends in Tel Aviv who are outsiders in Israel because of their nationalities and outsiders among Palestinians because of their sexual orientation. By focusing on this often-ignored subset of the Palestinian community and Israeli gay culture, the film puts a uniquely Middle Eastern spin on love, dating challenges and the LGBTQ movement for equality.

Tickets are $10, or $5 for Jewish Community Center members and students. The screening is sponsored by, among others, the Leventhal Artists Program.

The Kind Words is a film about three siblings from Jerusalem who take a lifechanging trip to discover the truth of their parentage.

Shai, a bisexual bar owner;

Remembering Those Lost

Netanel, an Orthodox dad; and Dorona, their hot-tempered sister, head to France to unravel their origins and grapple with issues of familial, religious and ethnic identity.

The film will be shown on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 5:30p at the Drexel in Bexley. Tickets are $12 at the door.

Visit columbusjcc.org/ cultural-arts/film-festival for the complete schedule.

It wasn’t enough that he had just shot Rae’lynn Thomas as she sat beside her mother, laughing and watching TV in their Columbus home. James Allen Byrd jumped on Rae’lynn and started beating her, too, according to reports.

website. “Thank you for all the memories.”

But people need to know how these 20 transgender Americans died, too. It’s a level of horror that shows the utter disregard their killers have for a transgender person’s humanity, even though a few sought them out.

Maya Young, 25 Feb. 20, 2016 Philadelphia, Pa. Stabbed in the neck and chest; two suspects arrested

Monica Loera, 43

Demarkis Stansberry, 30

Jan. 22, 2016 Austin, Texas Shot; suspect arrested

Feb. 27, 2016 Baton Rouge, La. Shot in the head; suspect arrested

Dee Whigham, a nurse, was stabbed 119 times. Many of the wounds were to her face.

Her throat was slashed three Our deepest sympathies to times. all who have lost friends and family members to a hatred Four people kicked and beat and intolerance that is burnAmos Beede to death in Ver- ing more violently even as we mont. see it fading slowly.

Devin Diamond was beaten to death, and then the killer set him and his car on fire.

We like to focus on the lives of people who die violent deaths. We like to think of them as they lived, and we do that here as we remember the 20 transgender Americans who have been murdered in 2016.

Rae’lynn dressed up to clean the house. The head of Dee’s hospital said how much patients loved her. Amos collected toiletries for homeless people in Vermont, and Devin hadn’t yet chosen - or hadn’t

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Her friend, Anthony Harper, told The Philadelphia Inquirer that he lovingly called her Twix because a birthmark made half of her face lighter in skin tone. But there was another reason for the nickname, too: “She was sweet, like candy,” he said.

“She was funny, [and] beautiful,” a friend told Stansberry was shot by a The Austin Chronicle. “She friend who claims he didn’t know the gun was loaded. loved Madonna, and she loved to cook.”

Jasmine Sierra, 52

Kedarie / Kandicee Johnson, 16

Jan. 22, 2016 Bakersfield, Calif.

Beaten to death; no arrests

March 2, 2016 Burlington, Iowa Shot multiple times; no arrests

“Jasmine you were a lovely and generous friend who I will greatly miss,” a friend commented on the funeral home’s

“He always said, ‘Everyone’s going to love me. I’m going to

Reaction on social media has been strong - but mixed - on Columbus Pride’s move.

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be on TV. I’m going to be famous,’” a high school classmate told WQAD-TV. Kaderie’s friends told The Des Moines Register that he identified as gender-fluid, most of the time presenting as a boy but sometimes presenting as a girl and going by the name Kandicee.

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Amos Beede, 38

April 16, 2016 Rockville, Md. Beaten and stabbed; suspect arrested “She loved doing people’s makeup,” her sister told The Washington Post. “She loved fashion. She loved all the glamorous stuff girls do.”

May 29, 2016 Burlington, Vt. Kicked and beaten to death; four suspects identified

Deeniquia „Dee Dee‰ Dodds, 22

July 13, 2016 Washington, D.C. Shot in the neck; suspect arrested “I used to call him my app,” “Loved to make you laugh. the head of a local agency for Loved to make you smile,” the the homeless told the Burling- woman who raised her told ton Free Press. “[If I] needed WRC-TV.

As Acceptance and Visibility Rise, Anti-Trans Violence Continues Kourtney Yochum, 32 Wednesday, March 23, 2016 Los Angeles, Calif.

Shot in the head; suspect arrested

“She was just so cute. She would always strike a pose when she said hello,” a neighbor told the Los Angeles Times.

Shante Thompson, 34

April 10, 2016 Houston, Texas She and a companion were beaten and shot by a group that included another trans woman; one suspect arrested

Tyreece „Reecey‰ Walker,

32 May 1, 2016 Wichita, Kan. Stabbed repeatedly; suspect arrested “[She] wanted to get a degree in psychology or social work to try to become a counselor to help other people try to get through some of the same struggles [she] had been through,” a friend told KAKETV.

to know anything about anything, whether it was technology, current goings-on, what he felt the major gaps in services were, where to get anything. ... He was very industrious.”

Devin Diamond, 20

June 5, 2016 New Orleans, La. Beaten and burned in a car; no arrests

“When I asked her if she identified as a man or a woman, she told me that she would Mercedes Successful, 32 answer to both. But being May 15, 2016 that she was transitioning, Haines City, Fla. I felt that it was the best to Shot; no arrests refer to her as a woman, and she agreed,” “My sis just started transi“Rest in power and peace, a friend told The New Orleans tioning a month and a half sis,” wrote Houston blogger Monica Roberts of TransGriot. ago,” a friend wrote on Face- Advocate. Friends didn’t know “We won’t rest in H-town until book, according to The Ledger if Devin had chosen a female of Lakeland, Fla. “She was re- name; some trans activists your killer is captured and ally ready and looking forward have named her “Goddess.” brought to justice.” to living her life full time as Mercedes Successful.”

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Dee Whigham, 25

July 23, 2016 St. Martin, Miss.

Stabbed 119 times; suspect arrested “She will be remembered at Forrest Health as an excellent nurse who was well-loved by her patients,” the head of the Hattiesburg, Miss., hospital where she worked told the local Sun Herald newspaper.

Erykah Tijerina, 36

Aug. 8, 2016 El Paso, Texas Stabbed 24 times; suspect arrested “She was a character. She had her own personality what you would call ghetto fabulous, very ghetto fabulous,” her best friend told KTSM-TV.

RaeÊlynn Thomas, 28

Aug. 10, 2016 Columbus, Ohio Shot twice point-blank; suspect arrested “Dressed to the nines to clean the kitchen,” her aunt told The Columbus Dispatch. “Rae would say, ‘I have to be ready.’

Always, always dressed to a T; makeup and hair always so beautiful.”

TT Saffore, 26 Sept. 11, 2016 Chicago, Ill. Throat cut; no arrests “She was laughing all the time. You could be going through a bad day, but once you saw [TT], she was such a happy, cheerful person, all that changed,” a friend told the Windy City Times.

Crystal Edmonds, 32

Sept. 16, 2016 Baltimore, Md. Shot in the back of the head; no arrests “Hers was a life lost far too early,” the Human Rights Campaign said.

Jazz Alford, 30 Sept. 23, 2016 Birmingham, Ala. Shot to death; suspect arrested

She would do anything to help me out with my transition. ...

She was real. She said, ‘If

See our calendars starting on Page 21 for Transgender Day of Remembrance events.

you’re going to do this, do it right,’” her sister told T-Time With the Gurlz, a YouTube series.

Brandi Bledsoe, 32

Oct. 8, 2016 Cleveland, Ohio Shot in the chest; no arrests “She wasn’t very outgoing before she told us [she was transgender],” her cousin told The Plain Dealer of Cleveland.

“She just wasn’t happy with who she was. When she told us, she was honestly a lot better as Brandi. She was happy.”

Transgender

Rememberance Events Cincinnati: Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2p @ Northern Kentucky University’s Student Union Hall, Newport, Ky., 41076.

Cleveland: Friday, Nov. 18, at 5:30p @ Cleveland City Hall, 601 E. Lakeside Ave., Cleveland, 44114.

Columbus: Friday, Nov. 18, at 6:45p @ King United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave., Columbus, 43201.

Toledo: Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8p @ University of Toledo Student Union’s Ingham Room, Toledo, 43606.

Youngstown: Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8p in Downtown Youngstown. outlookohio.com

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You also can contact BRAVO, the Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization, at 1.866.862.7286.

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LGBT Candidates Seeking Office Across Ohio Eight LGBT candidates are on the ballot across Ohio this year, running in communities from the shores of Lake Erie to the banks of the Ohio River.

They’re seeking elected offices in the Statehouse and their county court-

Nickie Antonio Ohio House, District 13 The first openly gay Ohioan elected to the General Assembly, Antonio is running for her fourth two-year term in the Ohio House of Representatives.

Here’s the good news: She’s assured of victory because she’s unopposed. The bad news: Because of term limits, she can’t run for the House again in 2018.

The Democrat, who is a lesbian, said she will continue to champion nondiscrimination legislation that covers LGBT people in Ohio. She has been the primary sponsor of such measures, but they have been ignored by majority Republicans.

“We need to pass full equality here in Ohio,” Antonio said. “People think we already have anti-discrimination here.”

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Portsmouth is the biggest city in Scioto Darlene Rogers County (population 79,000), which is 95 miles Hamilton County south of Columbus on the Ohio River.

Common Pleas Judge Rogers is a former factory worker, a former “I’ll be honest. People don’t look at me as the high school teacher, a former business owner, gay candidate,” he told Outlook for a profile in a former public defender and now a lawyer in our October issue. “They look at me as the private practice. This is her first run for politicandidate who makes a difference.” cal office.

Johnson is a Democrat who is challenging two-term Republican Mike Crabtree.

Michael Johnston Ohio House, District 19 Johnston would be the first openly gay state lawmaker from Central Ohio if he’s elected to represent a district that includes portions of Columbus’ Northeast Side and the suburbs of Westerville, Gahanna and New Albany.

The Westerville Democrat is challenging three-term Republican Anne Gonzales, who is listed as the preferred candidate of the antigay Ohio Right to Life. Johnston lost a race to Gonzales in 2014.

Tommy Greene Ohio House, District 16 The former Equality Ohio staffer is running for an open seat representing a Cuyahoga County Johnston said he would join the effort to approve expanded anti-discrimination legisladistrict that includes Rocky River, Westlake, Fairview Park, North Olmstead and his home- tion in Ohio. town of Bay Village.

“I would very much like to see an Ohio version He’s an openly gay Democrat running against of the [federal] Equality Act,” Johnston said. “I would certainly love to see it passed.”

Republican Dave Greenspan, a Cuyahoga County commissioner who has been endorsed

by Ohio Right to Life and Ohio Attorney GenSandra Kurt eral Mike DeWine, both of whom oppose mar- Summit County Clerk of Courts riage equality and other pro-LGBT measures. Kurt was the first lesbian member of a county commission or council in Ohio. She was appointed to the Summit County Council in Greene told Outlook in an October story that 2011, retained by voters in 2012 and reone of his legislative priorities would be exelected in 2014. panding Ohio’s anti-discrimination laws to cover sexual orientation and gender identity.

She was appointed clerk of courts for Summit “In 2016 in Ohio, if we’re going to be open for County in January and is the Democrats’ canbusiness, we need to be able to take everyone didate this year for a four-year term. from all over the country,” he said. “I want to make sure we pass a comprehensive nondis- The former Akron City Council member and industrial engineer has been endorsed by the crimination bill.”

Akron Beacon Journal. Her opponent, Republican Ann Marie O’Brien, is a first-time Kevin Wadsworth Johnson Scioto County Commissioner candidate.

The openly gay Marine Corps veteran and former antique-shop owner has served on the Portsmouth City Council for six years.

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houses. They’re running as Democrats and Republicans. They’ve already chalked up a number of LGBT firsts in Ohio and would score a few more if they’re elected on Nov. 8.

She is challenging 30-year incumbent Judge Robert P. Ruehlman by telling voters it’s time for a change. Ruehlman was chastised by the Ohio Supreme Court earlier this year for involving himself in lawsuits against a lawyer whose clients claimed to have been cheated our of their share of a settlement. The case was filed in Kentucky, where he had no jurisdiction.

Rogers, who is a lesbian, has been active in the Greater Cincinnati Human Rights Campaign.

Whitney Smith Franklin County Commissioner Smith, who originally was nominated for a Columbus seat in the Ohio House of Representatives, switched races in July and now is running for Franklin County commissioner.

She identifies as pansexual but accepts the bisexual label. She would be the first openly bi candidate elected to public office in Ohio and the first LGBTQ Republican elected in Franklin County. She disagrees with her party’s national platform on LGBT issues and has said she will not vote for Donald Trump.

Smith is challenging two-term Democrat John O’Grady, who is an ally on issues of LGBT equality.

Mary Wiseman Montgomery County Common Pleas Judge Wiseman, appointed to the Montgomery County court in 2007 by then-Gov. Ted Strickland, was Ohio’s first openly gay judge.

She was also the first openly gay person elected to public office in Dayton; she was a city commissioner from 1998 to 2002.

Wiseman, who is a lesbian, is unopposed for a second full term as judge.

The University of Akron has judicial candidate information: blogs.uakron.edu/judicialvotescount.

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Outlook’s 2016 Election Night Watch Guide

Assuming you won’t be busy loading everything into the car for your move to Canada (although if that’s the case, we’ll be driving a green Jeep Liberty... wave hello!), you’ll have a lot of time to fill on Nov. 8 between those celebratory Hillaritas.

Here’s our Election Night Viewers Guide.

North Carolina: Incumbent Republican Pat McCrory could lose his job over the bill he signed into law in March that erased LGBT nondiscrimination ordinances in Charlotte and other cities. Challenger Roy Cooper, a Democrat who currently serves as the state’s attorney general, has vowed to get rid of HB2.

Oregon: Democrat Kate Brown is the nation’s first openly bisexual governor, ascending to the office when her predecessor resigned over public-corruption allegations. She is running to finish his term and faces a challenge from Republican Bud Pierce.

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Arizona: Three LGBT candidates

It won’t be as painfully awkward as the ways they fill time on MSNBC - see: Chris Matthews, “Thrill Going Up My Leg,” 2008 but you’re in for a long night of numbers-crunching, projections, analysis, speeches and switching over to Bravo..

GOVERNORS

Utah: Democrat Misty Snow is the first transgender person nominated by a major party for the U.S. Senate. She won her party’s primary and is challenging incumbent Republican Mike Lee.

are running for Congress in the state, which has just nine House seats. Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeau, an openly gay Republican, is running in a district that includes Phoenix and Tucson suburbs and much of the state’s rural areas. Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, the first openly bisexual American elected to Congress, is favored to win a third term in a district that includes Tempe and portions of Phoenix. In Tucson, openly gay Democrat Matt Heinz, a physician and former state legislator, is challenging first-term incumbent Republican Martha McSally.

California: Bao Nguyen, the

openly gay mayor of Garden Grove, is running against state Sen. Lou Correa in an Orange County district. In a district that includes parts of Riverside County, Democrat Mark Takano, the first openly gay person of color to serve in Congress (and the first openly gay Asian-American), is favored to win a third term.

Colorado: Democrat Misty

Plowright would be the first transgender member of the U.S. House.

The U.S. Army veteran is challengU.S. SENATE ing incumbent Republican Doug Kentucky: Lexington Mayor Jim Lamborn in a district that inGray, a Democrat, would become cludes Colorado Springs. In a disthe first openly gay man elected to trict that includes Boulder, openly the U.S. Senate. He’s challenging gay Democratic incumbent Rep. incumbent Republican Rand Jared Polis is seeking his fifth Paul, who’s seeking a new term term. after a failed run for the White House. outlookohio.com

Connecticut: Openly gay ReDemocrat is running for a seat publican Clay Cope is challenging in the Arizona House of Represenincumbent Democrat Elizabeth tatives.

Esty.

Georgia: Park Cannon won a Minnesota: Democrat Angie special election to the Georgia Craig, a lesbian business execu- House in February and quite postive from the Twin Cities suburbs, sibly became the first person who is favored to defeat Republican identifies as queer to win public Jason Lewis, a former conservaoffice. The Democrat now is seektive talk-radio host and Rush ing a full term.

Limbaugh stand-in. The incumNevada: State Sen. Kelvin bent, a Republican, is retiring.

Atkinson came out publicly as gay during a 2013 floor debate on Montana: Denise Juneau, the marriage equality. He and his second-term superintendent of public instruction, is challenging husband were the first same-sex couple to marry in the state after incumbent Republican Ryan its ban was overturned in October Zinke. Juneau, who is a lesbian, would be the first native American 2014. woman elected to the U.S. House.

New Hampshire: Rumblings New York: Incumbent Sean of a potential bathroom bill in her Maloney, an openly gay Democrat, home state prompted Rachael Booth to run for a seat in the New was first elected in 2012.

Hampshire House. She is a transRhode Island: Openly gay gender veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Democratic incumbent David Cicilline was first elected in 2010. North Carolina: Independent Jane Campbell, a lesbian and reWashington: Openly gay state cently retired U.S. Navy veteran, is Rep. Brady Pinero Walkinshaw is running for a North Carolina facing fellow Democrat Pramila House seat against Republican Jayapal in the race to represent a John Bradford, who was a sponsor Seattle district. The Democratic of HB2, the law that rescinded all incumbent is retiring. local nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people in the state.

Wisconsin: The district that includes Madison elected openly Texas: Democrat Mary Gonzalez, gay Democrat Marc Pocan to the first openly pansexual elected succeed Tammy Baldwin in 2012 official in the country, is seeking when she became the first openly her third term in the Texas House. gay U.S. senator. Pocan now is seeking his third term.

Washington: Democrat Tina Podlodowski, a lesbian and former Seattle City Council member, STATE AND LOCAL is challenging incumbent RepubArizona: Daniel Hernandez was lican Kim Wyman for secretary of an intern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle state. Lesbian Mary Yu, who was Giffords in 2011 and kept her appointed to the Washington alive before medics arrived during Supreme Court in 2014, is seeka mass shooting that left six ing a full term. people dead. The openly gay

Denise Juneau was asked how she would protect LGBT civil rights. Her answer: “No. 1, get elected.”

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‘As President, I’ll Keep Fighting for LGBT Rights’

by Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton wrote this commentary for the Philadelphia Gay News in October. We thank PGN Publisher Mark Segal for allowing Outlook to share it this month for our readers. violence against the LGBT community. LGBT people are now more likely than any other group to be the target of a hate crime. America saw the effects of hate in Orlando, with the attack on the Pulse nightclub - the deadliest mass shooting by a single person in our history.

The danger is compounded for LGBT people of color, who face intersectional pressures and dangers, particularly transgender people of color. Last year, more than 20 transgender women were killed in America. Recently, three were murdered right here in Philadelphia. [Two transgender women of color have been murdered this year in Ohio.]

More than half a century ago, at Independence Hall, participants at the first Annual Reminder march picketed, chanted and sang. They did this to show their fellow Philadelphians that the LGBT community lacked fundamental civil rights.

In the decades since those protests, our country has come a long way. Marriage equality is the law of the land. This year, the last state law prohibiting same-sex couples from adopting was finally struck down. And President Obama signed an executive order protecting federal workers from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. We should celebrate that progress.

But the simple truth is that even now, in 2016, there are still too many states in America where LGBT people can be fired or evicted from their home because of who they are or who they love. Pennsylvania is one of them [along with Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia and others]. Here, you can get married on Sunday and fired on Monday, just for being gay or transgender.

That goes against everything we stand for as a country.

We need to act on the federal level to take on discrimination in all its forms. That’s what I’ll do as president with your help.

But first, we have to win this election. Donald Trump must not be elected president. He would rip away so much of the progress we’ve made. He would appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn marriage equality and rescind many of President Obama’s execu14

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tive orders - including those protecting LGBT people.

We need to stop the violence and save LGBT lives. We need to collect more data around gender identity and sexual orientation in hate crimes, so we can stop them in a smarter, more effective way.

It’s not just Trump’s policies that reveal the kind of president he would be. So does his choice of running mate.

Mike Pence is one of the most anti-LGBT public officials in America. As governor of Indiana, Pence supported a bill that legalized discrimination against LGBT people.

And we need to finally pass common-sense reforms to address the gun violence epidemic. Along with the vast majority of Americans, I believe that we can protect the rights of law-abiding gun owners while still making sure that guns don’t fall into the wrong hands.

As a member of Congress, he voted against expanding the definition of hate crimes to include sexual orientation and gender identity. He opposed the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” saying doing so would be “social experimentation.” And he’s said that homosexuality would bring about “societal collapse.”

Finally, we need to continue our fight to achieve our goal of an AIDS-free generation. HIV and AIDS still disproportionately impact gay and bisexual men, communities of color, transgender people and young people. We need to increase research, expand the use of effective prevention medications like PrEP, cap out-of-pocket drug costs and reform outdated HIV-criminalization laws.

That’s why the stakes in this election are so high.

If I’m fortunate enough to be elected president, I’ll protect the progress we’ve fought so hard to achieve - and I’ll keep fighting until every American can live free from discrimination and prejudice.

Like many, I’ve lost friends and loved ones to AIDS. We owe it to them - the people we love and miss, and the people whose names we’ll never know - to continue this fight.

As first lady and senator, I fought to significantly expand funding for AIDS research. As secretary of state, I That means working to pass the Equality Act. It would changed the rules so that State Department employees finally provide LGBT people full federal nondiscriminain same-sex relationships were treated the same as their tion protections in housing, employment and so much more. I know that differences of opinion on LGBT equality colleagues and so that transgender Americans could obtain passports that reflected their true gender identity. still exist in the hearts of some Americans, but they So these fights aren’t new to me. should not exist under our laws.

As president, I’ll be your partner in bringing about the vision of the inclusive nation that advocates, activists and allies have been seeking for decades.

I also believe we must address the ongoing issue of

And as president, I’ll keep fighting for LGBT rights, because - as I told the world in one of the most important speeches I gave as secretary - they are human rights.

And I won’t quit until all our laws reflect that basic reality.

Outlook endorses Hillary Clinton for president and Ted Strickland for the U.S. Senate.

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transition point analysis

Voting While Trans

ID Laws Pose a Potential Hurdle at the Polls on Election Day

by Brynn Tannehill

A few years ago I had my first opportunity to vote with my new name and new identity. The issue was an emergency levy for the schools. Predictably, it failed.

The more memorable part was showing up and discovering that I was still listed under my old name in the voter rolls. My new first name is only one letter different from my old, and my last name and address were the same.

I played off the discrepancy as a typographical error, and after a brief huddle the elections officials told me, “It’s your lucky day. You don’t have to fill out a provisional ballot, and we’ll make a note on the sheet to fix the name.”

I’m not certain if I was outed as a result of this encounter, but at least I was al-

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lowed to vote with a regular ballot, ensuring it was counted. My Ohio driver’s license gave my correct name, address and gender. My government-issued CAC - an identification card from the Department of Defense - was the cherry on top.

Many trans people aren’t in nearly as good a position to establish their identity, though. The Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law estimates that 34,000 transgender people could lose the right to vote this year because of voter-identification laws.

Many conservative states make obtaining a driver’s license with a trans person’s correct gender nearly impossible or prohibitively expensive. As a result, 27 percent of trans people who have transitioned reported in a survey released this year by the National Center for Transgender Equality that they have no identifica-

tion documents or records that reflect their correct gender.

This potential disenfranchisement might not affect the presidential election or anything else on the ballot, but it denies transgender people the democratic voice we literally have fought for as members of the armed services.

The irony here is that Republicans are not interested in trans people voting.

And when election margins get too narrow, Democrats generally would prefer that military absentee ballots not be counted. In most closely contested races since 2000, the pattern has been for the Democratic candidate to contest military absentee ballots (Bush vs. Gore), and for the Republican to contest provisional ballots (Bush vs. Kerry).

The math is pretty simple: Most military

Visit acluohio.org and look for the Voting While Trans link for more on this topic.

people vote Republican, and most LGBT people vote Democratic. Now that the ban on openly transgender service members has ended, it presents an interesting conundrum for politicians.

Both Democrats and Republicans have in the past taken steps to make it harder - or easier - for either group to vote.

In an era of unrivaled partisanship, we finally might have found an issue both parties can agree on.

Neither is probably sure how it feels about transgender people in the military voting.

Brynn Tannehill can be found on Twitter @BrynnTannehill. She is a former resident of Xenia who writes Transition Point Analysis every month for Outlook.

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A Greater Gatsby?

Columbus Production Recasts Classic as a Tale of Two Women

by Paige Johnson Gatsby and Daisy are still in love in Broken Whispers, a reinterpretation of The Great Gatsby that’s on stage at Shadowbox Live in Columbus through Thursday, Nov. 10.

But Gatsby is a woman in this version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic.

To stage this alteration of the novel, the creative team behind Broken Whispers collaborated with Frank Donoghue, an Ohio State University professor of English who’s an expert in 20th century American literature. Donoghue ensured that the integrity of the novel was maintained.

Not much else is altered besides Gatsby’s gender.

Amy Lay plays Miss Gatsby. She is striking.

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Nearly every scene in the show is paired with a song that’s performed live by the band, which makes the production reminiscent of a ballet.

The dancing is absolutely fantastic, highlighted by a scene in the first act that features an intricate and intimate dance between Daisy (Miriam King) and Gatsby to “Sweetest Taboo”

by Sade.

In the second act, most of the cast perform a complex and aggressive dance that’s also a fight Broken Whispers scene to an angry cover of “Happy Together.”

The reinterpretation of The Great Gatsby as a story of two women has four November performances.

Shadowbox Live 503 S. Front St. Columbus, 43215

Wednesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 3, 4 10 and 11 @ 7:30p.

Tickets: $25

This angry frustration can be felt faintly throughout the entire show. In the original novel, Gatsby and Daisy can’t be together because of the rules of society that keep them apart. With a female Gatsby, these societal barriers are amplified.

A great deal of Gatsby’s mystery in the novel is where he came from and how he acLike other Shadowbox proquired his wealth. For a ductions, Broken Whispers features live music. woman, this kind of skepticism about success Musicians are on a bandstand off to the side is still evident today. of the stage. In other productions, this could be distracting and make the stage feel In fact many things from Gatsby are still evicramped. dent. Broken Whispers takes these relatable items and amplifies them by altering the But space is used well in this production, and lenses through which the story is viewed. the band is part of Gatsby's party setup. Like the 2013 film by Baz Luhrman, Broken Gatsby’s gender doesn’t affect any of the roWhispers pairs the 1920s world of the novel mantic plot. If anything, changing Gatsby’s with music from today. Songs include “Live to gender makes one focus on what it means to Tell” by Madonna, “Gravity” by Sara Bareilles be a woman in a world of men. and two orchestrations of “Everybody Wants to Paige Johnson is a senior at Capital Rule the World”: the bouncy original by Tears In Broken University in Bexley, where she for Fears and the darker version performed by Whispers, majors in professional writing.

Lorde in 2013.

Gatsby is a shadowboxlive.org 614.416.7625

See our calendar pages for details about Rent, playing in Springfield on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

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Was He?

‘Abraham Lincoln Was a Faggot’ Is About More Than Abe’s Love Life

by Bob Vitale

trick for Cal’s self-esteem. And while historians have dismissed the Lincoln-was-gay-or-bi He shared a bed with men. He seemed a lot theory - apparently straight men shared beds fonder of his guy friends than his wife. He back then to keep warm (riiiiiiight) wrote a silly poem with a line about a sameSchwamberger said the play isn’t out to sex marriage. His biographer wrote that he had convince viewers one way or the other. “a streak of lavender.”

It does delve into the evidence, but Elliot has But was Abraham Lincoln gay? said in interviews that the play is about sexuality, authenticity and other themes.

A comic play about a teenager’s quest to figure out his own sexuality and our 16th president’s Abraham Lincoln Was a Faggot switches storyopens this month in Columbus. Evolution lines between today and the 19th century, but Theatre closes its second there are no set season of LGBTQQIAchanges. Actors will Abraham Lincoln themed productions with play dual roles in the Was a Faggot Abraham Lincoln Was a Evolution Theatre proFaggot, which runs from duction but won’t Nov. 10-12 and 16-19 @ 8p Thursday, Nov. 10, to Satchange costumes.

Sunday, Nov. 13 @ 2p urday, Nov. 19, at the Columbus Performing Lighting, accents and Van Fleet Theatre Arts Center’s Van Fleet inflection will signal 549 Franklin Ave. Theatre. the shift in locations Columbus, 43215 and time periods, Managing Artistic DirecSchwamberger said.

Tickets: $25 ($20 for seniors; $15 for students) tor Mark Schwamberger Teasers for the show describes the play as “a mention time travel, Order via FB: Abraham very poignant show with sex in a stovepipe hat, Lincoln Was a F*gg*t a lot of humor to it,” while Michael Jackson music or call 614.233.1124 playwright Bixby Elliot and a shocking finale. calls it “funny and ... at times, serious.”

“It’s really going to be an interesting piece of theater,” he said.

It’s about 17-year-old Cal’s crusade to prove for a report he’s supposed to present at Ford’s It’s got an interesting title, for sure, and EvoluTheatre - that Lincoln was gay. Lincoln is Cal’s tion and other theaters have been advertising favorite president, and the teen feels that a the play with asterisks: Abraham Lincoln Was gay Lincoln would make his own sexuality a F*gg*t. Facebook rejected even that when more acceptable to the world Schwamberger created Evolution’s event page.

“Throughout the play, he’s bullied and made fun of, and this is his attempt to say, ‘I’m all right because one of our beloved presidents was gay, too,’” Schwamberger said.

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It took a special dispensation from the socialnetworking site, but the page is up with details of the show.

Bob Vitale is the editor-in-chief of Outlook and thinks Lincoln was straight.

Don’t get him started about James Buchanan, though. Amiright?

Rufus Wainwright plays at the Music Box Supper Club in Cleveland on Saturday, Nov. 12.

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LGBT Film Festivals in Cincinnati, Columbus Feature 33 Stories LGBT film festivals are scheduled this month in Cincinnati and Columbus, bringing audiences 33 features, shorts and documentaries about love, acceptance, family, politics, identity and so much more.

LGBT Fest, a Stonewall Columbus-sponsored offshoot of the Columbus International Film and Video Festival, runs from Sunday, Nov. 13, to Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Drexel theater in Bexley, the Wexner Center at OSU and the Canzani Center at the Columbus College of Art & Design. Festival passes are $40, or $35 for Stonewall members.

OutReels, the Cincinnati Film Society’s LGBT film festival, takes place over three days, Friday, Nov. 4, through Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, 801 Matson Place, Cincinnati, 45202. Festival passes are $60, and singlesession tickets are $10.

Columbus

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Suicide Kale: A simple lunch turns into a catastrophe when Jasmine and Penn, a new couple with an uncertain future, find an anonymous suicide note at the home of the happiest couple they know. 7p @ the Canzani Center at CCAD, 60 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, 43215; $6, or $5 for Stonewall members. (78 minutes)

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Doc Night includes three awardwinning documentaries. They’ll be shown starting at 6:30p @ the Canzani Center at CCAD. $6, or $5 for Stonewall members.

Accidental Activists: Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer were simply looking for the legal right to adopt their children. But the Michigan couple’s lawyers launched a frontal assault on the legal barrier that prevented them from jointly adopting: their state’s constitutional amendment against marriage equality. Their case was one of several that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in June 2015.

(77 minutes) Alexa to Exa: Alexa Zminkowski asks, “What am I?” Not “Who am I?” Enter Exa Zim, who, in rejecting conventional ideas about sexual identity, offers insight into a very atypical existential crisis.

Having kept a video diary since the age of 9, Alexa/Exa uses more than a decade of short films, skits and video diary entries to give form to a thoroughly abstract endeavor: knowing yourself.

(18 minutes) That’s My Boy: Amid adverse circumstances and a very poor background in India, Sonia works toward defining a synergetic relationship between body and mind to become Sonu. (24 minutes)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Dorothy Arzner Night includes two classic films (Christopher

Strong and Dance, Girl, Dance) by the lesbian filmmaker who was the only woman working as a director in the United States during the 1930s. There also will be a short lecture by historian Judith Mayne and a cocktail reception.

The night starts at 5p @ the Drexel, 2254 E. Main St., Bexley, 43209. $6, or $5 for Stonewall members.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Slash: Neil is a questioning high school freshman who writes steamy erotic fan fiction about Vanguard, the brawny hero of a sci-fi franchise. He’s mortified when his stories are exposed in class, but the effortlessly cool Julia comes to his defense. A fan-fic writer herself, Julia pushes Neil to publish his stories online, where they quickly grab the attention of site moderator Denis. When Neil is invited to a comic con event, he must face the fact that Denis’ interest in him might be more than simply professional - perhaps like his own feelings for Julia. 7p @ the Canzani Center. $6, or $5 for Stonewall members. (100 minutes)

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much more clearly than he realizes. (animated, 4 minutes) Golden, Golden: Two broke 20-somethings gaze into the crystal balls of a fortune teller and are confronted with their own sets of secret desires. For Nao: a lush, Edwardian fantasia brimming with love, poetry and seduction. For Loop: a mundane city bus ride, first interrupted by a gaggle of musical teenagers and then, suddenly, a stunning pair of queer angels.

(14 minutes) I’m Fine: This documentary introduces viewers to Tong and Cai Yun, who in their 50s and 70s, respectively, have seen great change in the Taipei Tongzhi (LGBTQ) landscape. (23 minutes) My Brother: When Alberto is forced to leave Berlin and return to his home village in Spain, he leaves the cosmopolitan, artistic and free world for a hypocritical homeland. (22 minutes) Parting: After a lifetime together, time has stopped for an elderly couple as they say goodbye. (10 minutes) Walk For Me: A contemporary coming-out story set in New York’s gay ball subculture. We meet Hassan, who secretly explores her trans identity on the night her secret is discovered by her mom. (12 minutes)

Shorts and Awards Night features six short films, a Q&A session with the festival’s winning directors and a reception with food and drinks. It starts at 6:30p @ the Canzani Center. $12, or $10 for Stonewall members.

The Saint of Dry Creek: Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer during the 1950s. As a teenager, Pat begins to understand he’s gay - something he thought he was hiding well. But one day, after performing at a school assembly, Pat learns that his father can see him

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Spa Night: A young man from L.A.’s Koreatown is struggling to get into college and help support his immigrant parents when he gets a job at an all-male spa. It awakens hidden desires that threaten both his future as a student and his relationship with

OutReels Cincinnati: Look for the link at cincinnatifilmsociety.org.

his family. 7p @ the Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St., Columbus, 43210. Tickets are $8, or $6 for Wexner Center members, students and seniors. (93 minutes)

Cincinnati FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Piece of Cake: Jessie and her girlfriend couldn’t be more different, but it was love at first sight. Things go awry, though, when Jessie’s parents come to town. 8p. (17 minutes) Accidental Activists: Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer were simply looking for the legal right to adopt their children. But the Michigan couple’s lawyers launched a frontal assault on the legal barrier that prevented them from jointly adopting: their state’s constitutional amendment against marriage equality. Their case was one of several that led to the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in June 2015.

(77 minutes) Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer are scheduled to attend the screening.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Three blocks of films are scheduled: Session One: 2p Speak: Two estranged brothers, one gay and one conservative Christian, reunite when their mother becomes unable to speak. (21 minutes) The Man Crush: Trevor wants the man he has been waiting for - or at least he thinks. He confesses his feelings to someone who isn’t what he expected him to be. (11 minutes) Coffee House Chronicles: Jail Bait: Dan goes on a blind coffee date with Owen, who turns out to be much younger than he said in his online profile. (9 minutes) outlookohio.com

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Love, Colin: An overworked mother and a nosy sister are simple challenges. The difficult one is Colin’s older half-brother, Zac. His return home is exciting, but are they just warm feelings between brothers or something more? (11 minutes) Dawn: As dawn creeps across London, two outcasts are more afraid of themselves than each other. As the sun begins to rise, the pair are forced to look at themselves and face the reality that life is what you make it. (14 minutes)

Mothers of God: When a lesbian couple discover they’re pregnant, they must face the fact that they might be carrying the second coming of Jesus. (10 minutes) Easy, a Three-Minute Love Story: Two high school guys are in love.

One’s Christian, one's Jewish. A

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father disapproves; the other’s parents are thrilled. (3 minutes)

crush. (10 minutes) Suicide Kale: A simple lunch turns into a catastrophe when Jasmine and Penn, a new couple with an uncertain future, find an anonymous suicide note at the home of the happiest couple they know. (78 minutes)

Cold Feet: Minutes before his backyard wedding, Richie suddenly decides he’s not mature enough to be a husband. His best friend has five minutes to listen to Richie’s fears, calm him down, and convince him to get married.

(6 minutes)

Session Three: 7p The Actor and the Model: An American male model working in Tokyo meets a Japanese actor at a photo shoot and the two fall in love. They carry on in secret until one night a text message unravels their relationship and exposes lies. (19 minutes)

Caged: Karrisa and Chris Kline have been happily married for six years. At least that’s what Karrisa thought. During a dinner party to celebrate her husband’s promotion, Karrisa’s life begins to fall apart when a secret circulates among the guests. (18 minutes) Session Two: 4:30p The Second First Date: Laura tries to redo the terrible first date she had with Tina, her childhood

dered and he’s the prime suspect.

(98 minutes)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Three blocks of films are scheduled: Session One, 2p Raw Footage: Filmmaker Justin Gladwell‘s passion is called into question. With the world watching, how far will he go to capture attention? (8 minutes)

MAJOR!: This documentary follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a 73-year-old black transgender woman who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for more than 40 years. (91 minutes) Kiss Me, Kill Me: Dusty blacks out while confronting his cheating boyfriend, Stephen, played by Gale Harold (Queer as Folk). When Dusty comes to, Stephen was mur-

Columbus LGBT Fest: lgbtfest.org/2016.

and other members of the LGBTQIA+ community. (8 minutes)

Session Two, 4p Life’s A Drag: A brief look into the definition of gender told through the eyes of a young drag queen

Kings, Queens & In-Betweens: Through personal stories of kings, queens and transgender performers in Columbus, the film ripples out to cover larger themes: what drag is and what it means; the definition of family; LGBTQ civil rights and discriminatory policies; and ultimately, the difference between sex, sexuality and gender.

(90 minutes) Session Three, 6:30p Some of My Best Friends: A friendly poker game leads to a heated discussion on stereotypes and bigotry. (9 minutes) Retake: A lonely, middle-aged man hires a male prostitute to recreate a road trip from his past.

(98 minutes)

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Kiss of the Spider Woman • Bachelors! • Trans Day of Remembrance

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Under the Lights: Diversity in Sports/Diversity in Identity @ Otterbein University’s Roush Hall Room 429, 27 South Grove St., Westerville, 43081; 614.823.1312; otterbein.edu/public/equityinclusion.aspx: This program will include excerpts of the film, Renee, about transgender tennis pro Renee Richards and her struggle to play in the 1977 U.S. Open. 7p-8:30p.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Name & Gender Change Clinic @ Equitas Health Clintonville Office, 4400 N. High St., Suite 300, Columbus, 43214; 614.340.6744; equitashealth.com: Attorneys provide one-on-one legal counseling.

Call or email legalclinic@ equitashealth.com to register.

Walk-ins welcome, though. 6p-8p.

Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde @ Riffe Center Studio Two, 77 S. High St., Columbus. 43215; 614.469.0939; catco.org: In three short months, the most celebrated playwright and wit of Victorian England plummeted into humiliation and ruin.

11a; $20. Presented by CATCO. There are 14 more performances scheduled through Sunday, Nov. 20.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Ohio University Pride Society Thirsty Thursday @ The Walrus, 143 E. Main St., Columbus, 43215: FB: The Ohio University PRIDE Society: OU LGBTQ alumni gather monthly for happy hour.

5:30p-7:30p.

Kiss of the Spider Woman @ Short North Stage, 1187 N. High St., Columbus, 43201; 614.725.4042; shortnorthstage.org: The 1993 musical tells the story of Molina, an imprisoned Latin gay man, and his cell mate, Valentin, a Marxist revolutionary. To emotionally survive prison brutality, Molina spins fan outlookohio.com

tasies of a movie queen, the Spider Woman Aurora. The fantasies come to life through lavish dance numbers and aerial feats. 8p; $25-$42.

There are 11 more performances scheduled through Sunday, Nov. 20.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Coming Full Circle: An Evening of Hope and Recovery @ Strongwater Food and Spirits, 401 W. Town St., Columbus, 43215; 614.299.2437; equitashealth.com/fullcircle: Six men and women share their stories of addiction and recovery. All proceeds benefit the Trini Foundation, Equitas Health’s Safe Point and Marin’s Hope. 6p-9p; $10.

Columbus Coyotes Bachelor Auction @ Axis, 775 N. High St., Columbus, 43215; 614.291.4008; columbuscoyotes.com: Meet the members of Columbus’ LGBTQ rugby team and win a special date package with your favorite. Axis says all proceeds will go to support the team.

9p; $5-$20.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Yoga Class @ Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St., Columbus, 43201; 614.299.7764; stonewallcolumbus: The six-session class is taught with a focus on alignment, body awareness, breath and relaxation. It’s open to everyone, from beginners to returning students.

Classes continue on Saturdays through Dec. 10. 11a-noon; $30 ($25 for Stonewall members).

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

IT’S ELECTION DAY Visit myohiovote.com to find your polling place.

Polls are open in Ohio from 6:30a-7:30p.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Donald R. Hallman LGBT Veterans Recognition Awards @ Chalmers P. Wylie VA, 420 N. James Rd., Columbus, 43219; 614.299.7764; stonewallcolumbus.org: Russell Goodwin, Brenda Crumley, Trevor Sthultz and Lindsay Roberts will be honored. RSVP at the phone number listed. 5:30p-7:30p.

Film Screening: Edward II @ Denison University’s Bryant Arts Center, Room 305, 210 West College St., Granville, 43023; 740.587.8512; denison.edu/academics/queerstudies: The Queer Studies program hosts a screening and discussion of Derek Jarman’s 1991 postmodern drama about Edward II of England and his relationship with the Earl of Cornwall. 6:30p.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Abraham Lincoln Was a Faggot @ Van Fleet Theatre, 549 Franklin Ave., Columbus, 43215; 614.

233.1124; evolutiontheatre.org: A 17-year-old coming to grips with his own sexuality sets out to prove that Honest Abe was gay, too. (See Page 17 for our preview of the show.) 8p; $25 ($20 for seniors and $15 for students). There are seven more shows scheduled through Saturday, Nov. 19.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Underbear Powered by Growlr @ AWOL, 49 Parsons Ave., Columbus, 43215; 614.621.8779; FB: Awol Bar: Dancing and cruising with the bears. And as an added bonus, the Denny’s at Olentangy River and Ackerman roads is offering those who attend all-you-can-eat pancakes for $4. Do they know who they’re dealing with here?! 10p; $3.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Stonewall Columbus LGBT Film Fest: Suicide Kale @ the Canzani Center at CCAD, 60 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, 43215; 614. 299.7764; lgbtfest.org/2016: See Page 18 for a description and complete festival schedule. 7p; $6 ($5 for Stonewall members).

GLSEN Columbus Fundraiser: Little Shop of Horrors @ Shadowbox Live, 503 S. Front St., Columbus, 43215; 614. 416.7625; FB: GLSEN Colum-

bus: Be sure to mention the GLSEN Columbus fundraiser when you buy tickets through shadowboxlive.org or by phone. 7p; $25.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Stonewall Columbus LGBT Film Fest: Doc Night @ the Canzani Center at CCAD, 60 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, 43215; 614.299.7764; lgbtfest.org/2016: See Page 18 for details. 6:30p; $6 ($5 for Stonewall members).

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Stonewall Columbus LGBT Film Fest: Dorothy Arzner Night @ the Drexel, 2254 E. Main St., Bexley, 43209; 614.299.7764; lgbtfest. org/2016: See Page 18.

5p; $6 ($5 for Stonewall members).

Art Class With Linda Apple @ Stonewall Columbus, 1160 N. High St., Columbus, 43201; 614.299.7764; stonewallcolumbus. com. The six-session class - it continues on the first and third Wednesdays of the month through Feb. 1 - will cover drawing and painting. You’ll need your own supplies. 6:30p-9:30p; $120 ($90 for Stonewall members).

Trans Empowerment Week Performance: Exact Change @ Ohio University’s Galbreath Chapel, 43 University Terrace, Athens, 45701; 740.593.0239; ohio.edu/lgbt: Trans artist Christine Howey of Cleveland performs her one-woman autobiographical show. 7p.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Stonewall Columbus LGBT Film Fest: Slash @ the Canzani Center at CCAD, 60 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, 43215; 614.299.7764; lgbtfest.org/2016: See Page 18.

6:30p; $6 ($5 for members).

Athens’ Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering @ Ohio University’s LGBT Center, 354 Baker University Center, Athens, 45701;

740.593.0239; ohio.edu/lgbt: A vigil to honor those killed by bigotry and hate. 6p-9p.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Columbus’ Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering @ King United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave., Columbus, 43201; FB: Trans Ohio: We remember transgender people around the world - including Rae’lynn Thomas of Columbus and Brandi Bledsoe of Cleveland - who have been killed in 2016. 6:45p-8:30p.

Stonewall Columbus LGBT Film Fest: Shorts and Awards Night @ the Canzani Center at CCAD, 60 Cleveland Ave., Columbus, 43215; 614.299.7764; lgbtfest.org/2016: See Page 18. 6:30p; $12 ($10 for Stonewall members).

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 LGBTQ Hiking Club Outing @ Sharon Woods Metro Park, 6911 Cleveland Ave., Westerville, 43081; 614.930.2265; stonewallcolumbus.org: The club explores the trails and byways of Central Ohio. 10:30a-noon.

Stonewall Columbus LGBT Film Fest: Spa Night @ the Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St., Columbus, 43210; 614.299.7764; lgbtfest.org/2016: See Page 18.

6:30p; $8 ($6 for Wexner Center members, seniors and students).

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Columbus Women’s Chorus: Sisterhood in Song @ King Avenue United Methodist Church, 299 King Ave., Columbus, 43201; 614.

636.3541; colswomenschorus.org: The fall concert is one of two big performances each year for the feminist chorus. 3p; $15.

Will Act for Food @ Capital University’s Huntington Recital Hall, 2199 E. Main St., Bexley, 43209; capital.edu.calendar: Improvisational comedy benefits the Lutheran Social Services Food Pantry and Equitas Health. Bring a non-perishable food item or donate to the cause. 10p.

Network Columbus is Wednesday, Nov. 9, 6p-8p, at the Alumni Club, 395 Stoneridge Lane, Gahanna, 43230.

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Out & About in

Southwest Ohio

OutReels Film Festival • Tri-State Contest Weekend • Christmas Trees!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 GLSEN Cincinnati Fundraiser: Billy Elliot @ Aronoff Center’s Jarson-Kaplan Theater, 650 Walnut St., Cincinnati, 45202; cincinnatimusictheatre.org: The night before it opens to the public, a special Cincinnati Music Theatre performance will benefit the Cincinnati group for LGBTQ youth. It’s a pay-what-youcan event, and details on how to reserve your spot are available at FB: Pay What You Can Preview of Billy Elliot for GLSEN. 7:30p; pay what you can.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 OutReels Cincinnati: Accidental Activists @ Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, 801 Matson Place, Cincinnati, 45202; 513.212.6761; cincinnatifilmsociety.org: See Page 18 for a description and complete festival schedule. 8p; $10.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 OutReels Cincinnati: Shorts and Features @ Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, 801 Matson Place, Cincinnati, 45202; 513.

212.6761; cincinnatifilmsociety.org: Three sessions of films begin at 2p, 4:30p and 7p. See Page 18 for a description and complete festival schedule. $10 per session.

OTRImprov @ Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St., Cincinnati, 45202; 513.421.9376; belowzerolounge.com: The best comedy group in Cincinnati (as voted by CityBeat readers two years running) now performs every Saturday at Below Zero. 8p.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 OutReels Cincinnati: Shorts and Features @ Warsaw Federal Incline Theater, 801 Matson Place, Cincinnati, 45202; 513.212.6761; cincinnatifilmsociety.org: Three sessions of films begin at 2p, 4p and 6:30p. See Page 18 for a description and complete festival schedule. $10 per session,

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

IT’S ELECTION DAY Visit myohiovote .com to find your polling place.

Polls are open in Ohio from 6:30a-7:30p.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Trans Night @ Caracole Inc., 4138 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, 45223; 513.549.4447; FB: Heartland TransWellness: Heartland Trans* Wellness hosts this social event on the second Wednesday of every month exclusively for people who are under the transgender or transsexual umbrella.

7p-10p.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Tri-State Contest Weekend: Leather/Pup/ Rubber @ Contemporary Arts Center, 44 E. 6th St., Cincinnati. 45202; FB: Tri-State Contest Weekend 2016: The contest itself takes place on Friday, but the weekend also includes Kink U classes on Saturday and a brunch on Sunday.

The Millennium Hotel is the host hotel, and rooms are $99 per night. Weekend packages for events are $75, and the brunch is $15 extra.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Muse, Cincinnati Women’s Choir Fall Concert @ National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E. Freedom Way, Cincinnati, 45202; 513.221.1118; musechoir.org: The first concert of the new season is titled, “Rise!”

Muse will perform with Emma’s Revolution, a duo of award-winning, activist musicians Pat Humphries and Sandy O. that has been described as “Rachel Maddow and Jon Stewart with gui-

tars.” 7:30p; $16.50 ($13.50 for seniors and students, $7.50 for children). There is a second concert scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 20 at 3p.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering @ Northern Kentucky University’s Student Union Hall, Newport, Ky., 41076; FB: Greater Cincinnati Transgender Day of Remembrance: We honor transgender people around the world - including Rae’lynn Thomas of Columbus and Brandi Bledsoe of Cleveland - who have been killed in 2016. 2p.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Caracole Christmas Tree Sale @ Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Cincinnati, 45202; 513.761.1480; caracole.org: Trees, garland and wreaths at prices from $15 to $100, and the sales benefit Caracole, Southwest Ohio’s HIV/AIDS services agency.

9a-4p. The sale will continue through the holiday season on Saturdays from 8a-6p and on Sundays from 10a-4p.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Ballroom at Below Zero @ Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St., Cincinnati, 45202; 513.421.9376; belowzerolounge.com: LGBTQfriendly ballroom lessons every fourth Sunday by Brandon Etheridge. Cocktails start at 4p, and lessons begin at 5p.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Mindfulness and Art: Coping with Stress and Anxiety @ Heartland Trans* Wellness Center, 103 William Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, 45219; 513.549.4447; FB: Heartland TransWellness: This free workshop will identify relaxing ways to cope with anxiety and stress though mindfulness techniques, art and writing. It’s open to all LGBTQPIA folks, friends, family and allies but limited to 20 people. Please RSVP to info@ transwellness.org. 7p-9p.

Out & About in

Western Ohio

Angels in America • Rent • Hairspray • Gay Men’s Chorus Fundraiser

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Hail Mary! @ Loft Theatre, 126 N. Main St., Dayton, 45402; 937.228.3630; humanracetheatre.org: Mary is causing trouble again, teaching her own unorthodox views on God to the 3rd-graders at St. Aloysius Elementary School. Her aspirations of becoming a nun are jeopardized when her childhood sweetheart reappears.

But an eccentric priest proclaims her to be the world’s next savior in this comedy. 8p; $12-$40. There are 16 more performances scheduled through Sunday, Dec. 20.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Angels in America, Part 2: Perestroika @ Clark State Community College Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield, 45506; 937.328.3874; springfieldartscouncil.com: The Clark State Theater Arts Program continues Tony Kusher’s Pultizer Prize-winning play; in Perestroika, the plague of AIDS worsens, relationships fall apart, and unexpected friendships form. 7p; $15. There are two more performances scheduled: Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7p, and Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2p.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Dayton Gay Men’s Chorus Raise Your Brush Social and Fundraiser @ 169 N. Main St., Centerville, 45459; 937.530.0642; daytongaymenschorus.com: It’s an afternoon of wine and painting and more wine. A portion of your admission goes directly to the chorus. 1p3:30p; $35.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

IT’S ELECTION DAY Visit myohiovote.com to find your polling place.

Polls are open in Ohio from 6:30a-7:30p.

Melissa Etheridge performs with the Cincinnati Pops on Sunday, Jan. 8.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour @ Clark State Community College Performing Arts Center, 300 S. Fountain Ave., Springfield, 45506; 937.

328.3874; springfieldartscouncil .com: The 1996 musical is 10,512,000 minutes old this year. and it’s back on tour.

7:30p; $40-$78.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 LGBT/Two-Spirit Native American Activism in the United States and Canada, 1969-2000 @ University of Dayton’s Kennedy Union Ballroom, 300 College Park, Dayton, 45469; 937.229.3634; udayton.edu: Ohio State University history professor Daniel Rivers discusses the history of LGBT Native American activism from the post-Stonewall, liberation era through the development of the two-spirit movement in the 1990s. 10a-11:30a.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Hairspray @ Wilmington College’s Boyd Cultural Arts Center, 1870 Quaker Way, Wilmington, 45177; (937) 4812267; wilmington.edu: The musical version of John Waters’ 1988 film features 65 cast members from Wilmington College and Wilmington High School. 7:30p; $12. There are four more performances scheduled through Sunday, Nov. 20.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Choral Concert of Sorrow, Hope, Peace, Love and Togetherness @ Sinclair College’s Blair Hall Theater, 444 W. 3rd St., Dayton, 45402; 937.512.4057: The Sinclair Chorale, Chamber Choir and Women’s Ensemble, along with dancers, artists and poets, come together to make Dayton and the world a better place. 7p-9p. outlookohio.com

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Northeast Ohio

Avenue Q • West Side Story • Rufus Wainwright • Transgender Day of Remembrance

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Avenue Q @ Playhouse Square’s Allen Theatre, 1407 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 44115; 216.241.6000; playhousesquare.org: Cleveland State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents the Tony Triple Crown winner for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. It features the song, “If You Were Gay.” 7:30p; $10. There are four more performances scheduled through Sunday, Nov. 6.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5 GLSEN Fall Youth Summit @ Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Rd., Fairlawn, 44333; 216.556.0960; glsen.org/chapters/neo: GLSEN Northeast Ohio and the Teen Pride Network host their second summit for teens in grades 8 to 12. It includes workshops about the LGBTQ and ally experience. 8:30a-4p.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

IT’S ELECTION DAY Visit myohiovote.com to find your polling place.

Polls are open in Ohio from 6:30a-7:30p.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Plexus Membership Lunch @ Fabo Architecture, 1736 Columbus Rd., Cleveland, 44113; 1.888.PLEXUS9; thinkplexus.org: The November lunch - it’s free, but for members only and limited to 30 people - takes place in the Flats in newly expanded offices of this Plexus member. 11:30a-1p.

Cleveland Stories: Rock and Roll Photographer Janet Macoska @ Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, 44113; 216.242.1250; musicboxcle.com: Go behind the scenes of the world of rock with the woman who has been capturing it on film for more than

Arktos Bears Chili Cookoff @ Cocktails Cleveland, 9208 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 44102; arktosbears.org: The Northeast Ohio bear group hosts its annual contest - and dinner - to raise money for area food banks. 8pmidnight.

Out & About in

Northwest Ohio

Fame: The Musical • Equality Toledo • The Importance of Being Earnest • Disenchanted!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Glass City Men’s Coffee Group @ University of Toledo Bookstore, 1430 Secor Rd., Toledo, 43607: A group for gay and bi men. 7p-9p.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 Fame: The Musical @ Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St., Toledo, 43604; 419.242.ARTS (2787); valentinetheatre.com: A story about the struggles, fears and triumphs of young performing artists.

7:30p; $48-$78.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8

IT’S ELECTION DAY Visit myohiovote.com to find your polling place.

Polls are open in Ohio from 6:30a-7:30p. outlookohio.com

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Gather With Equality Toledo @ Gathered Glassblowing Studio, 23 N. Huron St., Toledo, 43623; 419.407.6225; equalitytoledo.org: Equality Toledo celebrates its 11th anniversary serving the Glass City with a live glassblowing demonstration of a piece that will be auctioned off at the end of the night. Beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres are included with admission. Five raffle winners will get to create their own glass pieces during the evening. 6p-9p; $40 ($30 in advance).

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15 Glass City Men’s Coffee Group @ Georgjz 419, 1205 Adams St., Toledo, 43604; FB:

four decades. Her talk is free, but reservations are suggested through the phone number listed. 7:30p; $20 if you want dinner.

West Side Story @ Baldwin Wallace University’s John Patrick Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama, 95 E. Bagley Rd., Berea, 44017; 440.826.2239; bw.edu/events: The musical

by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim has stood the test of time. 7:30p; $25 ($20 for seniors and $10 for students). There are nine more performances scheduled through Sunday, Nov. 20.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 Rufus Wainwright @ Music Box Supper Club, 1148 Main Ave., Cleveland, 44113; 216.242.1250; musicboxcle.com: He never had a big public coming-out, because he was never really in the closet. His career spans 30 years and seven albums. 7p; $45-$65.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 Team Cleveland Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser @ Knights of Columbus, 3556 W. 130th St., Cleveland, 44111; FB: Team CLE: Team Cleveland is an organization for local LGBT sports teams and leagues. 5p-9p; $10.

Glass City Men’s Coffee Group: The group for gay and bi men gathers regularly. 7p-9p.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Guest Bartending for Harvey House @ Georgjz 419, 1205 Adams St., Toledo, 43604; FB: Harvey House: Supporters of the planned home for LGBTQ youth take over the bar and will give all their tips to the project. There also will be a 50/50 raffle and giveaways.

5p-9p.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Not in Our Town Peace March @ Main and Wooster streets, Bowling Green, 43402; 419.372.2081; bgsu.edu/not-in-our-town: Not in Our Town is a group dedicated to making Bowling Green and BGSU as inclusive and tolerant as possible. The march is part of Build Our Best BG Week. Noon.

University of Toledo Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering @ UT Student Union Room 2591, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, 43606; 419.530.2261; FB: Spectrum UT: Those gathering for the regular meeting of Spectrum, UT’s LGBTQ student organization, will observe the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. 8p.

Jersey Boys opens a six-day run at Toledo’s Stranahan Theatre on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 Cleveland’s Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering @ Huntington Park, Lakeside and W. 3rd streets, Cleveland, 44114; FB: Cleveland Transgender Day of Remembrance: The night includes a candlelight vigil and walk to City Hall, where local leaders will talk about how we can get engaged in the movement for change. 5:30p-8:30p.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Youngstown’s Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering @ Downtown Youngstown. Speakers at the candlelight vigil include Kage Jonas Coven and Dr. Megan List.

8p-9p.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Oz the Homecoming: Emerald Mega Party @ Aura Ultra Lounge, 1313 E. 26th St., Cleveland, 44114; 216.286.3781; FB: AURA Ultra Lounge Cleveland: It’s a holiday homecoming event like no other, featuring Tracy Young. 10p-2:30a.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26 The Pretenders @ University of Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall, 198 Hill St., Akron, 44325; 330.972.7595; uakron.edu/calendar: For the first time since 2012, Akron native Chrissie Hynde and the band are back on stage. 8p; $37.50-$75.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 The Importance of Being Earnest @ University of Toledo Center for Performing Arts Center Theatre, 1910 W. Rocket Dr., Toledo, 43606; 419.530.2375; utoledo.tix.com: Oscar Wilde’s play is set against the backdrop of 1890s London and its Victorian conventions, where two friends find that the pseudonym of Ernest usually covers their unacceptable behavior. Usually.

7:30p; $15. There are five more performances scheduled through Sunday, Dec. 4.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 Toledo’s Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering @ University of Toledo Student Union’s Ingham Room, Toledo, 43606; FB: Spectrum UT: We honor transgender people around the world - including Rae’lynn Thomas of Columbus and Brandi Bledsoe of Cleveland who have been killed in 2016. 2p.

Disenchanted! @ Valentine Theatre, 410 Adams St., Toledo, 43604; 419.242.ARTS (2787); valentinetheatre.com: Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses toss off their tiaras in a subversive, not-forthe-kiddies musical.7p; $38-$58.

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savage love

by Dan Savage

Waiting to pay for my groceries at the market this evening, this guy, stinking of booze, says to my 9year-old daughter, “Sweetheart, can you put the divider thing there for me?”

world unmolested”) before gross predators could infect her with theirs (“you are only an object and we have a right to touch you”).

First, why is some leering grown man calling my child “sweetheart”?

He then thumps two huge bottles of vodka down on the belt. I move closer to my daughter; he then reaches his hand over me and wraps his hand around her arm, saying, “Now, you be nice to your Talk.” The depressing conversation Mommy, sweetie.” that every parent needs to have with their little girl about revolting, I pluck his hand off. “Do not touch predatory, entitled men. my child,” I say. My other hand is pressed against my daughter’s ribs, - Mother And Daughter and I can feel her heart POUNDING. Discuss Enraging Realities “You have a beautiful daughter,” he says. The cashier, whom we know, a guy, looks at me, eyebrows up. I roll my eyes. So pissed. We leave.

“I hated that man,” my daughter says once we get in the car. “He smelled bad, I wanted to hit him, if anyone ever does that to me again I’m going to scream.”

I’m sorry about what happened to your daughter at the grocery store I’m sorry about what was done to your daughter by that entitled asshole at the grocery store - but I’m glad you were there with her when it happened.

Regarding your suggestion, MADDER, I’ve received roughly 10 million emails begging me to do for Donald Trump what I did for Rick Santorum.

My readers and I redefined santorum (“the frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex”) and some wanted us to do the same for Trump.

The suggested new meanings all struck me as trivial and snarky - and I don’t think there’s anything trivial about the racism, sexism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and violence that Trump has mainstreamed and normalized, and I’m not inclined to snark about it.

And it frankly didn’t seem possible to make Donald Trump’s name any more revolting than he already has.

But then your e-mail arrived, MADDER, and I set aside the column I was already working on to rush your Author Kelly Oxford, in response to idea into print. Because your suggesDonald Trump’s comments about sexually assaulting women, called on tion - that parents call the conversaHere we effing go: “Sometimes you women to tweet about their first as- tion they need to have with their have to be hypervigilant,” I tell my saults under the hashtag #notokay. daughters about predatory and entidaughter, “because some gross tled men the “Trump Talk” - is just More than a million women remen out there feel they are entitled sponded. as fitting and apt as the “frothy mixto touch us.” And then I share my ture” definition of santorum. story: “When I was a little girl…”

A lot of women I know were your daughter’s age the first time it hap- It’s not trivial and it’s not snarky. It I don’t even remember the first has gravitas, MADDER, and here’s pened to them, MADDER, but they time it happened to me. I don’t re- were alone. Tragically, many ashoping “Trump Talk” isn’t just widely member the last time some pervert sumed that they had done something adopted, but universally practiced. rubbed up against me. But that’s wrong, and most didn’t go to their what you have to deal with when parents for fear of getting in trouble. Because no little girl who gets you are a girl. We have to learn to groped on a bus or in a grocery store brush this shit off, to make sure or on a subway or in a classroom So thank God you were there with that this endless assault course of your daughter, MADDER, there to pull should ever have to wonder if she did predators doesn’t take one bit of that asshole’s hand off of her, there something wrong. your pride, your confidence or your to protect her from worse, and there sense of peace as you walk through to help her process the experience.

You can email Dan Savage at this world. mail@savagelove.net or I am so angry.

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And in that car ride home you inoculated your daughter with your message (“you are a human being and you have a right to move through this

Great idea, MADDER!

follow him on Twitter @fakedansavage. Savage Love appears every month in Outlook and every week at outlookohio.com.. outlookohio.com

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the divine life

by Debé

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21) People around you are getting what’s coming to them, and you are enjoying the show. Be grateful you aren’t in the crosshairs, darling, because you are likely to have more than one skeleton in your closet. You get a birthday pass, at least for now...

Sexy Scorpios: k.d. lang, BD Wong, RuPaul, Frank Ocean Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) There are plenty of people around trying to piss in your Corn Flakes. Be thankful for your ability to overcome obstacles and achieve your goals.

Nobody tells you what you can’t do!

Capricorn (December 22 - January 19) You are not a big PDA person, and your private life is just that: private. Be thankful that you don’t kiss and tell. When others’ indiscretions blow up around them, you can just smile serenely.

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18) As an air sign, you usually rise above the drama. Occasionally, though, you come back to earth and work through emotions that are holding you back. Be thankful for opportunities to clear the air.

Pisces (February 19 - March 20) You have a big heart, and you should be thankful for the ability to see the best in someone.

Unfortunately, some abuse that faith and need a good slap. This month you are not to be trifled with, and it’s kinda sexy.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Things are heating up around you. Be thankful for your ability to jump in, sort it out and jump out before you get burned. No one can dance across those hot coals like you, hot stuff. Time to amaze them all.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22) Be thankful for your deep sensitivity, even when it comes at a cost. Are you ready to take a chance again? Don’t be afraid to risk your heart. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Something/someone wonderful might be waiting for you.

Leo (July 23 - August 22) You are strong and resourceful, traits you can be thankful for. This month you need more than that. Deep feelings are rumbling around inside you, threatening your ability to play it cool.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22) Your ability to do almost anything you set your mind to is a gift to be thankful for, but it can also trip you up. Sometimes it’s better to let go than to keep fighting an uphill battle. Ask yourself if it’s worth it.

Libra (September 22 - October 22) Your open mind is something to be thankful for, even when it challenges you to take a hard look at your own beliefs. No one is perfect (thank the Goddess). This is a good time for a little internal fine-tuning.

Aries Handy Tip: (March 21 - April 19) Medical Stigmata (the Healer Gift) This month, be thankful for your ability to roll with the punches. In fact, you love a challenge.

When you have a bunch of vertical A little conflict and chaos gets your motor runlines directly under your pinkie ning. Well, get ready to rev your engine! Life’s (Mercury) finger, that’s a sign that about to get interesting. you have a special “knowing” about people. This awareness and empathy needs Taurus to be used to help others.

(April 20 - May 20) You are accused of being stubborn, but you can be thankful for that bullheaded perseverance.

It’ll help you keep your cool when the world shifts under your feet. You may not embrace change, but you can power through it. outlookohio.com

Debé is a palmist, intuitive adviser and metaphysical teacher in Columbus. She is available for personal readings, parties, events and workshops. For more information go to thepassionatepalmist.com.

I thought those lines were a sign that I need to moisturize.

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Peppermint has it all over Pumpkin Spice. There, I said it.

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Albee Seeing You

Across

1 Part of a strap on a stallion 6 Manger for Mary’s boy 10 Rip off 15 Cut off from escape 16 Oscar-night transport 17 Frequent Scrabble companion of Q 18 Start of a quote by 44Across 21 Common tater 22 Bearse of Married ... with Children 23 Sea bottom captain 24 Ironically-named burning software 26 Gregory Doran’s partner Anthony 28 To do, to Debussy 30 One way to cook fruit 34 Doctoral hurdle 37 Emulated Neil Patrick Harris 38 Quaint sigh 39 Concerning one’s coming out?

40 One blessed in a Billie Holiday song 41 More of the quote 42 Notre Dame coach Rockne 43 Member 44 Albee, who died September 16, 2016 46 Word with fruit or family 47 Liberace piece, perhaps 49 Dildo, e.g.

51 Crazy prank 56 End of the quote 62 Ballsy 63 Out and then some 64 Threesomes 66 Occasional cross-dresser comic Milton 67 Has to 68 Slowly, to Sondheim 69 Show of contempt 70 Guilty or not guilty, to Perry Mason 71 A Room of One’s Own, e.g.

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1 Walk-way connector 2 Gather, after spilling one’s seed 3 Balls for cannon, e.g.

4 Fairy-tale ball attendee 5 Bowie collaborator 6 Closemouthed type 7 Latvian capital 8 Bowie married her 9 Malcolm, who wrote the book in 11-Across 10 Beaver covering 11 Ministers who read Are You Running With Me Jesus?

12 Field of Woolf and Wilde 13 Warhol critic Greenberg 14 Chaplain Judge of the NYFD, e.g.

19 Eastern philosophy 20 1957 Broadway tune “Till There ___ You” 25 Sanford portrayer Foxx 27 Give a hoot 28 Nancy McKeon’s ___ of Life 29 Cold explosion 30 Came out with 31 Winter break 32 Thompson of Angels in America 33 Rupert Everett’s Ready to ___ 35 “See ya” 36 Cold shower 44 “___ On Down the Road” 45 Conn of Grease 48 Restraining rope 50 Joan of Lesbian Herstory Archives 52 Difficult position aftermath 53 Just plain bad 54 Moon position 55 Main line from the heart 56 Singer with wings 57 Internally pink 58 Lesbos, for one 59 Mardi ___ 60 Goes on TV 61 It may put one in an awkward position 62 Tiny balls 65 It’s used in fake meat

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