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the love and family issue 5. you are here
Outlook Ohio, in its many forms and faces, has been around for more than 20 years. That’s crazy for a niche print publication!
7. snapshot 8. qmunity 10. family time: interview with Mike Moffo 13. life with pie 14. dyke like me 17. Lisa Lampanelli; double the dirty 19. polisigh Mickey Weems 20. fashion
on the cover Our Sales Director, Mike Moffo and his family are on the cover this month for our Love & Family Issue. Mike, Craig, & their kids truly do encompass the meaning of Love & Family. Flip to page 10 to read a short interview with Mike.
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The Next Step
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In that time, there have been many transitions. There have been uphill battles and obstacles that seemed insurmountable. Somehow, though, we have pushed through. For that, we thank you; the reader. This issue of Outlook Ohio is one of transition. From the departure of two key players in the publication to trying to figure out how to best fill their voids, we have had to adjust our lives. For you all, though, it is well worth it. We truly feel like Outlook Ohio is one of many voices that is needed for this community. Our equality depends on having as many people speak up for us as possible. There is strength in numbers and, in this not-so-perfect time politically, we must stick together. We hope you enjoy this, our latest edition of Outlook Ohio. We are quite proud of it and we hope that you can see the positive changes within. Here’s to more decades in print and more positive changes for the people in our community. Be it LGBTQQI or A, We are all deserving.
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800 Parents of Transgender Kids Pen Letter to Trump 800 Parents of Transgender Kids Pen Letter to Trump Nearly 800 parents of transgender children across the U.S. wrote a letter to President Trump on February 14th asking him to preserve Obama-era protections for trans students.
first trans historic district Tenderloin to Become First Transgender Historic District San Francisco will designate the nation’s first transgender historic district, “Compton’s TLGBT District” located in the Tenderloin area of Market Street.
Village People in Cincinnati That’s right folks. Village People are Invading Cincinnati on Thursday October 12th!
cbus city council meeting Columbus City Council President Zach Klein, chair of the Rules and Reference Committee, is conducting a public hearing on February 21st to discuss prohibiting the practice of "conversion therapy" within the City of Columbus. Members of the LGBTQ community and mental health professionals will be on hand to present information on the practice.
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cincy pride Cincinnati Announces Pride 2017 Dates Cincinnati will host their annual Pride event on June 24th at Sawyer Point.
Mark Zschiesche, who co-owns the Lips Drag Queen Showplace Restaurant and Bar, said he was walking alone after going to a grocery store when a man he did not know approached him. “Before you knew it, this guy hit me in the face and called me faggot. From that point I was in shock,”
Michelle Meyers Gets Rainbows People are flooding One Nation candidate Michelle Meyers with rainbows on Facebook after she claimed LGBT people are cleveland hosting two Prides using Nazi-style mind control techniques to garner support Cleveland is hosting two Pride events this year. No scanfor same-sex marriage. dal, no shade, just twice the fun for 2017.
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MOFFO FAMILY VALUES Meet Mike Moffo: Husband, Father, Goofball, and Sales Director at Outlook Ohio Magazine With Staley Monroe Many years back, Mike Moffo and his now husband, Craig Chadwell were hanging with their kids, talking about marriage. This was long before same sex marriage was recognized. The kids felt it unfair that their Daddies couldn’t be married but never felt like less than a ‘typical’ family. The kids decided at that time that they should combine names. Though it isn’t on any court records, the family refers to themselves as the Chaddymoffs. SM: Tell us about you. MM: I am a very lucky father of three amazing young people and have a wonderful husband. We have been together for 15 years and have been married for almost five. I have two children from a previous 10
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marriage and he has one, also from a previous marriage. I have been with Outlook for a few years now. Coming from a background in IT, it was an odd switch to being an Outside Sales Representative for an LGBT magazine, but it has served me and our family quite well. I feel like I get to be part of a positive voice for our community. It is the most rewarding career I could ever hope for. Also, my husband, Craig, and I both ride motorcycles and have been completely floored by the acceptance we have found in the biker community. We were reluctant at first, assuming that there would be negativity, but we have found nothing but love. Our friends are our family, as well. It’s great to be part of such an incredible community.
SM: Tell us about the challenges and joys of being an intersectional family. MM: When our kids were in school, we were scared that they would have problems with being picked on for having gay dads. Especially for our son, we feared the backlash. Pleasantly, they didn’t have that much at all. If anything, they had “the cool dads”, and their friends spent quite a bit of time hanging at our house. Only one time did a classmate say something to our son. He said: “You are going to grow up to be a faggot just like your Dad.” His reply?: “I am going to grow up to be like my Dad? Cool. My Dad is awesome.” And it was never brought up again.
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love and to work hard. And because of that, they are all incredible people. My son, who is 18, and I had a talk not long ago. He was talking about a friend of his who uses the phrase “I don’t see color”, when referring to people of other races. It bothered my son as we have always taught him to absolutely see color. See it, embrace it, and love people for themselves and for the differences that they can offer. We are all created equal, but we are not all created the same.
SM: How would you rate/categorize the Columbus LGBTQ community on love and family priorities based on your own observations? Explain. MM: Plainly said, even Drag Queens in this city know our kids. On our eldest daughter’s 18th birthday, we went to a Virginia West show. Virginia pulled us on stage and presented her with her birthday presents. It was about as original as a birthday could have been. We have had so much love and support from everyone in this city. We both loathe cold weather and, now that our kids are grown, we could move someplace warm. But we don’t...we stay here because Columbus and the Columbus community is phenomenal.
SM: What's next for the family? MM: The next step for the family is our youngest daughter’s graduation. She is pursuing colleges right now and auditioning for the Musical Theatre Program at quite a few different schools across the country.
SM: What are the most important family values you insure in your home?
Once she has finished school, who knows what we will do with our free time. Maybe we will take up a new hobby? Maybe we will move. Who knows? One thing I can assure you, though - we will be in Columbus because Columbus is where our lives are happiest.
MM: Love each other. Love unconditionally. And never, ever break someone down. See everyone as equal - no matter Race, Sexuality, Gender Identity, or anything else. That’s about it. We have taught them to
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White Power In current American politics, White Power is the New Black by Mickey Weems In current American politics, White Power is the New Black. Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, wrote a letter in 1986 to Congress about KKK poster boy Jeff Sessions, who up until recently was a senator from Alabama. In her letter, King described Sessions as a racist who should never be let anywhere near a federal bench. Segregationalist Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina kept the letter from reaching the public, effectively silencing King. Nevertheless, Sessions lost his bid. That was in 1986, when racism was downtrending. In 2017, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren tried to read aloud King’s recently discovered letter during Sessions’ confirmation hearing for US Attorney General, but was silenced by another senator, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who invoked an arcane rule to make her shut up and sit her ass down. The successful elevation of Sessions into the office of the Attorney General this year is proof that White Power is back, in full force and with Bible in hand. White Power-plus-Christianity is an international phenomenon. Since the fall of the devoutly atheist Soviet Union, Russian Orthodox Christianity has returned to Russian politics with a vengeance and is crushing LGBT rights in that country. Coupled with a falling birthrate among “ethnic” Russians (another way of saying they are White), Putin has enraptured the White population with the promise of reasserting Orthodox Christian supremacy in a country that is increasingly becoming Muslim and Asian. There is little doubt that the love affair between Putin and the traitorous ManBaby in the White House is premised upon shared values of Whiteness, cherished Crusader fantasies, and the need for a savior/dictator/father figure to take con12
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trol, drive Queers back into the closet, shut down women’s reproductive rights, make the rich richer at the expense of everyone else, and shut down women like Coretta Scott King and Elizabeth Warren. In America, an entrenched majority of White congresspeople have declared their craven subservience to the Man-Baby and his Russian daddy. A fairly large White minority in America is happy with the Man-Baby trampling the Constitution, just as long as he continues to wave the flag and pretend to love Jesus. That’s the bad news. Here’s the good. This January, we witnessed the largest single protest America has ever seen. The Women’s March inspired over four million people to take to the streets. And the reason for such large numbers was the mobilization of White women who brought their daughters and male kinfolk with them. But unlike Tea Party rallies, The Whiteness of these women was not the unifying factor race was irrelevant to them as they made common cause with anyone of any race or religious affiliation. The sheer numbers of these White women, many who attended with their daughters and granddaughters, was astounding. Even more astounding was the difference between them and their Conservative sisters, who are so often quick to label Muslims as terrorists, undocumented workers as criminals, LGBT people as Hellbound, and pussy-hats as inappropriate. There was no effort by White women in the Women’s March to flaunt their Whiteness. Rebel flags were not en vogue that day.
It is also the basis for that White comment that puts off so many Black people: “I don’t see you as Black.” Such a phrase is meant to be a compliment. But for all the good intentions, it nevertheless implies a disturbing erasure of identity. If a White person does not see a Black person as Black, is that Black person then seen as White by default? Is it really a compliment to not be Black? Patronizing at best, and racist at worst. The problem is not so much the hidden racism of wellmeaning White women, but rather the paradoxes of talking about race to begin with. Columbus Queer activist-sage Sile Singleton once told me that racism was like a wet towel across the shoulders. You might be able to forget it for a while (a rather blessed form of temporary colorblindedness), but its clammy weight will eventually get to you. In the poem, “For the white person who wants to know how to be my friend,” the late great Lesbian wordcrafter Pat Parker wrote, The first thing you do is to forget that i’m Black. Second, you must never forget that i’m Black. Parker’s words outline the care all of us must take in America’s racially-supercharged state: we must forget and never forget at the same time. The White allies in the Women’s March collectively succeeded in doing so, whether they came to the march with the White colorblindedness my own mother raised me with, or flat-out saying that Black Lives Matter. Or displaying the rainbow and all that it implies.
The ethic behind this strong White presence that did not have White Power as a guiding principle is the seasoned White notion of being colorblind, that race does not matter, that there is a moral imperative to ignore differences for the common good.
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A Note on Self Love
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by Miss Jeni Pie February, to me, has always been the longest month. It’s always been the darkest, and the coldest, and the hardest to get through; winter has taken its hold, and it seems that spring is just a glimmer in the distant future. This is the time, especially after the current election, you may be finding yourself not able to shut out or shut down that internal silent screaming that’s been cranked up to eleven. It’s exhausting. It’s bleak. It’s the perfect time to practice some selfcare and indulge in some self-love. I’ve compiled a list of practical ways to make you feel better and hopefully help cope through these troubling times. Remember, it’s awfully hard to be 100% effective in your outside endeavors when your internal self is being ignored.
Exercise!
I don’t actually know what that is, but I’ve heard about it. Gentle stretching, yoga, even just a 10 minute walk outside can help clear your mind, and make your body feel better.
Nap!
I am the self-titled Queen of Napping. I anger nap. I sad nap. I boredom nap. You may call it an escape, I call it being sleepy AF. And, none of us are getting our full 8 hours.
Treat yo-self!
There is something very soothing in a ritual. If you have a skincare routine, take your time with it. A bubble bath, a pedicure. Even if you’re rubbing your own feet with some olive oil, you’re doing something nice for yourself.
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practice that is said to banish negative energies and clear away bad vibes from yourself and your house. Now, you may not subscribe to that belief, but lemme tell you…when you are quietly sitting and you have the sage burning (safely in an ashtray or flame retardant bowl), and you’re thinking of positivity, it’s really easy to start feeling calmer and more centered. Manifestation and visualization is a powerful thing.
Meditate!
I have never been able to do it, unless I’m doing something else, like burning sage, but it is an incredibly popular way to ground oneself.
Drink plenty of water!
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Write!
Journaling, either written or art journaling, is a great way to make sense of any jumbled thoughts you may have. Writing down your thoughts, even the ones you don’t want to put a name to, may help to see things more clearly, make connections, or see things from a different perspective.
Cut yourself some slack!
We don’t have to be on all the time. Realize and acknowledge the feelings, be in the present, and understand things will get better.
Loving yourself can be a simple thing to do. Even if it’s just quietly letting yourself rest for a moment, or turning off your phone. Get yourself some flowers this Valentine’s day and let’s make a promise to date ourselves. If you do nothing else, you could love yourself by going to the Garden/Chamber on High Street.
and eat something that isn’t totally made from sugar! Eating most of a bag of Skittles may make sense in the moment, but I always regret it later.
Dance party, USA!
Put on your favorite music and dance with your pets or roommate or by your damn self! Work up a sweat and get silly with it!
Think about something you do well!
We all have a talent. When things are looking rough, and we’re feeling bad about ourselves, it’s too easy to fall back on the “I’m a terrible person who’s no good at anything” train of thought. That’s bullshit. We all have something we’re good at or that we like to do. Maybe it’s something creative, maybe it’s practical. Maybe it’s just making the best damn peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the world. You should do that. And congratulate yourself on doing it.
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My Favorite February Holiday dyke like me
by Brooke Cartus I know what’s on your mind. It’s on my mind too. It’s on EVERYONE’S mind. The thoughts and feelings about this particular day spill into the air and the subconscious like a gust just moments after January first. The day looms, the pressure looms, and then, all of a sudden…. IT’S HERE. The dreaded holiday that you are *never* prepared for and it seems like everyone else is crushing: President’s Day. You know. February 20th. Were you thinking of a different holiday? If you were, I wish I could say I was sorry. But I’m really not sorry at all. President’s Day is my favorite holiday of not only the month of February, but the whole damn year (confession: I only recently started celebrating it but I will never go back to the stereotypical February holidays!) And you too, can celebrate this most hallowed day, just like a president would. Not a current president, but a past president. Sigh. The past. I miss it. How? Activity #1: Continue to not live in the White House George Washington didn’t live in the White house. He spent his time in a multitude of cities, including Philadelphia. If you are reading this, you are probably doing a great job at this activity already. Congratulations, you! Continue to live in your domicile. No need to move. Need to up your presidential celebration level? Get a cheese steak.
LOST the 1888 election to Benjamin Harrison. During the second election, he beat out Harrison but only received 46% of the popular vote (which should sound familiar.) Cleveland was a bit of a dud, but that shouldn’t prevent YOU from taking advantage of his inconsistency on President’s Day! Roll into a party, bring tortilla chips, and say, “Omg I left the salsa in the car!” Leave, grab a drink with another friend, swing by a coffee shop and catch up on some phone calls to your extended family (Did Sara have her baby yet? Did you even know that Sara was pregnant? Get it together!) Come back in two hours, maybe bring a half-eaten jar of salsa with a few soggy chip pieces stuck in it. That salsa will represent Cleveland’s second term. Hopefully no one notices your absence. (JK. They won’t notice at all if you did it right.)
vancement!). The bed was too short to allow ole’ Abe to relax straight up-anddown on the bed, so all 6’4” of him was placed on a diagonal angle. I get upset when my favorite pillow isn’t wear I left it, but our 16th President died of a headwound in a bed he couldn’t even fit in! What a hero. You can celebrate and honor this incredible moment on February 20th any way you want, but I highly recommend getting a little tipsy with a friend/boyfriend/girlfriend and flouncing around on your bed diagonally. You could even incorporate some top hat play into the evening. Another way to celebrate? Light a couple candles, lay diagonally on your bed, and thoughtfully remind yourself that while
you are not president, you likely have better judgment than the current one. Drift off to sleep with thoughts of brilliant presidents past dancing in your head like Ulysses S. Grant’s cigar smoke, constantly encircling his head. Have a joyful February everyone, and enjoy the one and only one holiday that this chilly month has to offer.
Brooke Cartus is a chapstick lesbian with a law degree. You can find more of her writing on her blog, Size L for Lady, at brookecartus.com. Look for Dyke Like Me every month in Outlook.
Wow. You are crushing today’s celebration.
Activity #3: Sleep with a lot of people. Extramarital affairs are a part of the job! If you are monogamous, I would skip this activity (though many presidents did not skip this activity even with a ring on it.) If you aren’t, go to town! Literally, you should probably engage in sexual activity with a lot of people. Okay, you don’t have to be an LBJ about it. Just maybe one presidential hookup per holiday. Or two.
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In 2006, Outlook Media and The Ohio History Connection (formerly The Ohio Historical Society) created the Gay Ohio History Initiative or GOHI. This partnership was one of the first of its kind and was created to collect, preserve, and share the contributions of the LGBTQ community to Ohio’s collective history. GOHI aims to be the central hub for LGBTQ history across Ohio through our collections, outreach and partnerships. From its inception, GOHI has been designed as a grass root, community-led effort. The LGBTQ community of Ohio should be empowered to tell their narrative throughout history rather than a narrative being imposed on the community. We have had success connecting with the LGBTQ community in Central Ohio, but it is time for GOHI be a home for LGBTQ history for all Ohioans. GOHI is connecting with community organizations, archives, and social networks across the state to learn about and promote important LGBTQ stories. Growing our community-based and community-lead collection is critical. No one journal, picture or artifact can tell the story of Ohio’s LGBTQ past. It is only through a robust and diverse collection that Ohio’s LGBTQ narrative can be properly preserved. The Ohio History Connection’s curatorial staff and preservation experts ensure that the collection is treated with the utmost care and discretion so it can be preserved for generations to come. The collection currently has a good deal of items from the 80’s and 90’s. We are looking for older items as well as those that tell personal stories. Event memorabilia has its place in the collection, but to convey honest, human stories we are seeking journals, photographs, clothing and anything else that tells the story of Ohio’s LGBTQ individuals through time. People often think that items from their past don’t have “historical value”. However, It is the story of everyday people that best tell the struggles and triumphs of history. For example, a Civil War cannon may be a visually appealing piece in a museum, but it is the personal journal of the private on the battlefield that gives us the most compelling and personal understanding of the times. We are always looking to grow the GOHI collection so if you think you have something to donate please contact Eric Feingold the curator for the GOHI collection at The Ohio History Connection 16
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(efeingold@ohiohistory.org or 614-297-2072). It is Outlook’s voice in the community and GOHI’s continued outreach efforts that will allow a rich, personalized narrative to be created with the GOHI collection. GOHI will also act as a resource to empower and encourage local history organizations. We want our partners to discover LGBTQ history in their own collections and areas. Great local resources such as the Lesbian Archives in Cincinnati or The Western Reserve Historical Society’s LGBTQ archives in Cleveland can be given a voice through GOHI to spur greater involvement in a community’s local LGBTQ history. GOHI will continue to make partnerships across Ohio and is always looking for ways to encourage local gay history discovery and sharing. We will also partner with the educational community by creating quality professional development for K-12 social studies and history teachers to incorporate Ohio’s LGBTQ history in the classroom.
sharing Ohio’s LGBTQ history. As GOHI grows across Ohio we are always looking to connect and partner with new organizations and people. Is there a place or person in Ohio’s LGBTQ history we should look into? Should we come to your organizations next meeting or event? Let us know! If you would like to donate, get involved or know more about GOHI please contact Ben Anthony at The Ohio History Connection (banthony@ohiohistory.org or 614-297-2476).
Beginning this month, the GOHI column in Outlook will be a place to share Ohio’s LGBTQ history and GOHI’s efforts to support it. We look forward to sharing a rich past that many of us still have yet to discover. The column will discuss items in the GOHI collection and the stories they tell. We will team up with our local history partners to describe the resources available in your area. Most importantly, we will work together to continue discovering and Outlook Ohio
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Evolution Theatre Company took Columbus by storm in January of 2015. Coming Out as the city’s LGBTQQIA theatre created a unique opportunity for Columbus and for Theatre Artistic Director, Mark Phillips Schwamberger. Mark says: “There had always been this undercurrent of us being the “queer” theatre since we began in 2011. So I thought, it is time to throw open that closet door and become Central Ohio’s only LGBTQQIA theatre company. What makes us different for other companies since most include a gay themed play or character occasionally? We are the only theatre company in the area that, without exception, present works that bring
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dignity and validity to the community, its past, present and future. Whether thru drama, comedy or music, the message is still the same: we are your family, coworkers, neighbors; we are in every phase and aspect of your life; we have been here throughout history, are here now and will be here in the future.”
ingly relevant to today. The world premiere of Traveling by Kenneth Talberth, a unique work combining drama, ballet and music in a non-traditional format. The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, the bible as it has never been told before in a manner that could only be achieved by Paul Rudnick. Plays are performed at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Ave., Columbus, OH 43215. Many of us here at Outlook have taken in a show and the professionalism blows us away every time. Evolution Theatre brings us theatre that not only entertains but educates and enlightens while providing the LGBTQQIA community with a
welcoming and supportive atmosphere to enjoy this art. This year we are pleased to announce that our first production will once again be presented in association with CATCO. In the coming months and into next year, as we grow, we plan to announce several new initiatives. From exciting events that are being planned, to special guests that we are negotiating with to appear in Columbus (we all remember the incredible Del Shores and fabulous Miss Coco Peru), to a production of a newly commissioned musical, written especially for us, and a classic with a surprising twist (we are the only company in the world that has been given the permission for the “twist”). So watch our website,
Their upcoming season provides us with exciting titles like: Corpus Christi by Terrence McNally, one of the most controversial plays in modern theatre...but also one of his most powerful works. Boston Marriage by David Mamet, one of his most satisfying and accomplished plays. Perfect Arrangement, the newest work by Topher Payne, set in 1950 but surpris-
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‘Queen of Mean’ Lisa Lampanelli Talks Unamused Lesbians, Drag Inspiration and How to Survive Trump By Chris Azzopardi If you know her racy sense of humor, you practically expect Lisa Lampanelli to hurl a slur at you when she calls. Once, she wanted to know “if this was the same cornholer I talked to the last time,” and because she’s Lisa Lampanelli, I took that as a compliment. Known for her stereotype-mocking comedy routines and hilariously foul roasts (during 2011’s Comedy Central roast of Donald Trump, Lampanelli called the now-president a “bloated, stinky douche”), the 55-year-old Connecticut native acknowledges that her interview persona is either a version of her exaggerated stand-up self or the “real” Lisa. Both showed up to my recent candid talk with Lampanelli, who spoke about Oprah’s bread obsession, why she would perform at Trump’s inauguration and how drag icon Miss Coco Peru inspired her to consider becoming a motivational speaker. And about those dual personalities: “It’s like I’m becoming two people merging into one, so enjoy the double-ended dildo interview.” 18
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Hey, Lisa. Took you long enough. Three minutes late. Listen, bitch, you’re lucky I wasn’t 12 months late. Wuz up? Explain to me how you decide who you’ll be during an interview, because I’ve only ever been on the receiving end of crass, stand-up Lisa, but I’ve also read interviews with you where you come across much softer. Yes, it’s like, you kind of have to combine them for an interview, usually because that’s who we (comedians) are anyway. Sometimes you just wanna have fun, and then you interject some serious stuff, or you wanna be serious and you interject some fun stuff. So it’s kind of like, whatever mood I’m in. Like your interview today is based probably a lot on the fact that the guy before you was not a dick. When did you first feel like you’d made it in the gay community? It sort of built. I remember being able to make fun of everybody and have them not get mad,
except the occasional guy or girl who has no sense of humor. I never felt until recently like the lesbians understood me, but in the last 10 years, which for me is recent, I’m like, “Oh, they get it, they don’t hate me.” Because it used to be, when I started, I had played a few places that lesbians were not happy, honey. Why do you think it took longer for the lesbians to come around? Oh, because those bitches used to take themselves too seriously. Couldn’t stand it! I’m like, “Listen!” What changed? They stopped being a bunch of clams with no sense of humor. I mean, honestly. I almost feel like the younger lesbians coming up kind of were like, “This is cool; she doesn’t mean anything she says.” You know, I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who hate my act, and it’s fine, and they’re allowed to, but I can no longer say the lesbians don’t have a sense of humor – they do!
racial tension in the country affect your comedy? I push more because I think my push has always been in the direction of making fun as love, so I think it’s like going, if I sort of stop pushing hard, people could go, “She has some hate or prejudice behind it now.” It’s like putting up a light between how I say it and how true racists or homophobes say it. They see such a difference between me saying horrible things and those people saying horrible things. Thankfully my audience gets it and understands why. What’s scary are the people who may not get the difference between real bigots and a comedian who’s mocking bigots. I’m lucky that I really don’t get any feedback like that. I really don’t have people coming up after shows saying, “Thanks for those faggot jokes.” I’m lucky people get it on the level it’s intended. Also if they don’t, like Cher says, she only answers to two people: herself and God. And I can look in the mirror and say, “I’m just answering to me because I get me.”
How does the current political climate and
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From what I’ve read, your act these days is more self-reflective. I mean, I’ll be just more vulnerable on stage, meaning I’ll tell you real stuff from my life. A lot of the past life was over-exaggerated sexual stuff that either just didn’t happen or were funny stories that I blew out of proportion for humor’s sake. Now, I just tell the truth behind my divorce (from Jimmy Cannizzaro in 2014), behind my weight loss, behind the struggle to keep it off, behind the self-help journey I’ve gone on. So yeah, I just tell the truth more. So, wait. You didn’t have sex with all those black men like you claimed? Well, I mean, I had a black boyfriend, and we dated for three-and-a-half years, which I thought was pretty good! He cheated on me with another white bitch, so I cut him loose. Wanda Sykes was recently booed at one of her shows for calling Donald Trump a “racist, sexist, homophobic president.” She shouted expletives at the audience and gave them the middle finger. By the way, who’s coming to see her not believing that? Exactly. How would you have handled Trump hecklers at your show? I do a whole Trump roast now. I wrote this really funny Trump roast – an updated one for Howard Stern – and I’m doing even more Trump jokes. But I get away with that kind of roast humor all the time. Nobody gets mad, even Trump supporters, if I say something serious about Trump, which I hardly ever do because I don’t talk politics much. Not my thing. Once people booed something and I go, “Oh, shut up. I’m a comedian, not a senator. Shut the fuck up.” And they shut up. I have no political agenda, and I think they know Wanda really has that strong belief, so maybe that’s why they booed, and it’s fine. But people know I’m not, like, all serious about stuff, so that’s probably why I don’t get a hard time.
charities I like, I’ll still sign petitions for women’s rights and various charities and different causes that have clearly opposing views. But what am I gonna do? Am I gonna get him un-elected? Am I gonna sit here and cry and go on my swooning couch? Nothing’s bugged me more than my friends after the election going, “I couldn’t get out of bed for a week.” Really? How about you go online and create a charity and get some petitions out there? How about that instead of lying on your swooning couch? I have a friend who created an entire – after one day of mourning, this little homo created a website where you go to donate time to different charities that Trump doesn’t support. And I’m like, “You did the right thing.” Take action. For some reason we have been saddled with this president, and we have to figure out what to do despite it. Maybe it’s to make people more united. But whatever’s gonna happen is gonna happen. Look, if I’m dead tomorrow because of a nuclear bomb – what, did I worry about it the day before? No, I had game night and dinner with my mom and my friends, and we went out on a nice note because we didn’t stop our lives. I can’t cry about this.
‘Oh, shut up. I’m a comedian, not a senator. Shut the fuck up.’
bit and it’d be fine. I would absolutely have a clear conscience about making fun of Trump. I always do. Maybe that’s your “in” for his cabinet. I wanna be the minister of gay affairs! You totally need me to be in there making sure you faggots can get married even though I don’t know why you’d want to. You wanna get married again, don’t you? Nooo. I was. And honestly, I don’t even think about dating or men because I’ve been working so hard on myself. When I got a divorce, I was like, “I’m free of being with somebody who isn’t my spiritual equal.” So I never even think about that. It’s weird, but such a gift. I’m so happy all the time. It lifted this weird pressure off of me to be myself. You seem very fulfilled by your work too. In 2015, you premiered your first play, Stuffed. As someone who has dealt with food issues throughout her life, can we please talk about Oprah’s “I love bread” Weight Watchers campaign? I am so angry with her. And I’ll tell you why I’m angry with her. First of all, it’s idiotic. It’s the dumbest thing. The biggest joy in her life is bread? Then, bitch, you’ve been preaching wrong for all these years, and you tricked us. Because I thought her biggest joy was helping people; I thought her biggest joy was about selfimprovement. I would’ve taken anything except the name of a food, so I was like, “Dude, show us some enlightenment here.” I just can’t stand the un-selfawareness of her putting that out there, but it’s her journey. It’s none of my business. I don’t like to watch that one, ever. I always flip right by it. I’m like, “ack!” I’d rather watch those poor dogs with the one eye from the “Angel” ads and I hate those.
And they shut up.
You say you stay out of politics. I don’t care. Do you not care that Trump is the President of the United States? I mean, what am I gonna do? No – really. What exactly am I gonna do? I still will donate to the charities I want to that have nothing to do with him, I’ll still do shows or appearances for the outlookohio.com
You’ve crossed paths with Donald Trump several times. You roasted him on Comedy Central, and you competed in the fifth season of the Celebrity Apprentice in 2012. Would you perform at his inauguration? Absolutely, but only if I could roast him. You understand, there’s a fine line of what I would do. Like, if they asked me to be the White House Correspondents’ Dinner host to perform, I’d be like, “in a second,” because I could reaaaally do a good roast on him and that’s the best, so it would be a way of sticking it to him a little
every day with other people was fun, especially if you cast a bunch of great people like these were. I just loved having a place to go that was super warm in spirit, and I was like, “Aw, man, six months of my year I’m gonna spend doing plays, for sure.” I heard that a drag queen inspired you to move into humorous motivational speaking. Oh, Coco Peru! The best, best, best. She does this routine, and there is such a real great sort of emotional and spiritual element to it that you don’t see usually with drag queens. When I saw that, I said, “I am definitely going to make sure more of that vulnerability is in my act.” I frickin’ love her. It’s like, you never know what you’re gonna learn when you go and see something, and that was the last thing I expected from a drag performer. I’m so glad I went to that. What can we expect from you in the new year? I wanna write about different issues with women. I don’t want to just stick to the food one. I also wanna do one about these four women – the same four characters and their love relationship. I wanna do another play about them and anger, and them and grief, and then maybe test the waters and start seeing what’s out there as far as what I wanna talk about if I were ever going to do a motivational (speaking) thing. Gonna have to see in my gut what feels right, but I think the plays are a bridge to really doing that. I love that you – insult comic – have now become this emblem of empowerment not just for women but men. It was funny how gay men really responded to the play, because I think gay men, unfortunately, have just as big of a problem with body image as women do. So, I’m so lucky that they really responded to the show, because, man, who doesn’t have a problem with the way they look? It’s just so hard. It’s nice that they would actually come to me and be like, “I went through that too,” which I’m pretty grateful for.
My thing is, how can anyone be that obsessed with bread and keep the weight off? ’Cause she’s not keeping any weight off. How are you finding the theater work you’re doing fulfilling in a way that standup isn’t? Just because it’s emotional, because you can have emotional moments and humor in a play, and it was more of a conversation. It was challenging to write dialogue instead of monologue, and having four actors as an ensemble was really cool too, because working
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As editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service, Chris Azzopardi has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Reach him via his website at www.chrisazzopardi.com and on Twitter (@chrisazzopardi).
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IN-SCENE WITH ENCINAS
How Gerardo Encinas’ Mexican Roots Help Inspire His Unique Style
with Staley Monroe Gerardo Encinas came to Columbus in 2001, traveling from northern México to work in his field of International Business. He soon met his partner, Miguel Estrada, who had a background in Photography and Graphic Design. Together they founded an event planning business that grew into a creative contracting company, offering services of photography, catering, and interior decorating. As they grew in popularity within the Hispanic community for their array of services, Gerardo and Miguel opened their first brick and mortar location in Columbus in 2010. By 2013 Gerardo was invited to organize and plan the Miss Ohio Latina state pageant, opening the doors to design evening and pageant gowns for the organization’s fashion shows and finale. He became co-director in 2014, designing his first full collection. In 2015 Encinas began a fashion blog under the name g.everydaystyle, which currently has over 23,000 followers. The blog focuses on pairing male pieces, coordination of colors and accessories in both casual and semi-formal looks, expanding his influence to the male fashion sector. In 2016 Encinas was one of six local designers showcased in the annual Columbus Fashion Week, with a collection inspired by his Mexican roots and the theme of legendary Mexican artist “Frida”. 20
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SM: What made you choose to settle in Columbus Ohio over NYC or LA, especially as a designer. GE: “In our culture, the potential support we can receive at a new location is more important than the location itself. I had family in Columbus, Ohio and that’s what drew me in. However, I also saw the vast opportunities a smaller, but vibrant and open city could bring me. NYC and LA are great places to visit, but my life, my work and my heart are all set in Columbus. We have a saying in Spanish that translates to “He who is a parrot, will be green anywhere he goes”. [El que es perico, en donde quiera es verde]” SM: Tell us about your experience in Columbus Fashion Week last season, and are you planning on participating again this year? GE: “I was initially nervous to participate, insecure about my English, and not knowing exactly what I would be coming up against, especially because I had such as strong stance on exposing Mexican influence in my designs, and even the music I chose while the pieces were showcased the day of the event. It was easily the first event where I felt that I could fully integrate my culture, and I have nothing but gratitude toward the CMH Fashion Week team as well as those who came to the various events throughout the year and supported my work, Outlook Ohio
allowing me to converse more about my passions. If I am invited again, it is definitely something I would consider, it was a great experience.” SM: What top three things does every man need to improve his style? GE: Know who you are (know your “why”), understand clothing fit, and choose timeless pieces. SM: What are the key components to your collections, generally speaking? GE: The collections I have generated thus far have all been inspired by the pageant industry. I strive to accentuate the woman’s figure in every one of my designs, creating dresses that are form fitting but elegant, in some instances making carefully selected sheer material the protagonist of my designs for a flirtatious twist that allows a body to peak through, while allowing a very feminine mystery to what lies underneath. I tend to use bold colors, and when using print, it tends to be either large and noticeable, or very sublime. I believe most of my pieces are exclamatory.” SM: What has your experience w the Columbus LGBTQ community been like, and what would you love to see more of? GE: “A refreshing change from the atmosphere in my hometown in Mexico, Columbus offers an LGBTQ comoutlookohio.com
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munity that is not only a large part of the city’s persona as a whole, but that among the community, there exists such a great amount of support, understanding, openness, diversity and pure fun. I would like to see more of the talent that undoubtedly exists come forth in an organized fashion to make our LGBTQ community not only a staple in our vibrant city, but also reason for our city to be known at a national and international level. There is so much potential here, we can be the pioneers of many new great things.” SM: As an immigrant and contributing
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smember to Ohio’s culture, creativity, and diversity, what’s one thing you’d like our readers to take away from current heightened political events affecting our community and country? GE: “All generalizations are dangerous”, and to generalize any of the topics loaded in this question would require me to write a book. I am an immigrant. I am Latino. I am gay. There are so many political topics currently affecting each one of those communities mentioned both locally and nationally. I am a businessman and an artist, but never a politician. All I can truly say is that this country is the ONLY country in the world
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where anyone can come and do anything they set their mind to. This is what is attractive of this country; it was founded by immigrants and has become a world power thanks to the contributions by many talented people from all walks of life who were simply given an “opportunity”. Just as I state that it is imperative to fashion to know who you are, it is also imperative to life, and if we must poke our noses into politics, let us remember that politicians are elected to serve us, and it is US who must guide that service, and we should do so by truly knowing our roots, where we come from, and what we can contribute to the wellbeing of our society, in partnership, in cooperation, and in acceptance.”
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Skeep-beep du bop-bop,Toledo • Could YOU make Trump laugh? • Queens love to
WEDNSDAYS, FEBRUARY 22 and MARCH 1 Karaoke Party With Dj Lil Ang and Julie Miller @ R-House, 5534 Secor Rd, Toledo, 43623. Singing with friends is a great way to keep warm and forget about the cold weather. You don’t have to be a great singer. You just need to have fun. This Karaoke party happens every Wednesday night from 102:30a.
chance to save their lives IF they can make the king laugh. 7:30pm.
edy Roast @ Legends Showclub, 117 Erie St, Equality Toledo February Social Mixer @ Toledo, 43604. The queens are Toledo Museum of Art, Green Room, 2445 going to get mean(er) as they Monroe St, Toledo, 43620. This month will be roast the inaugural victim, Amber highlighting “Kehinde Wiley: A New RepubStone. The jokes are going to be at her exTUESDAY, lic,” an overview of the African American, gay FEBRUARY 28 pense and a riot. 8pm. Info at artist’s 14-year career. Admission is free and Dianne Reeves @ the Valentine Theatre, 410 facebook.com/Stone-Productions. there will be a cash bar. 6pm. Adams St, Toledo, 43604. The five-time Grammy Award winning jazz singer comes to FRIDAY, MARCH 10 SATURDAY, Toledo for a special performance. She will be All Night Dance Party @ Bretz, 2012 Adams FEBRUARY 25 singing classics, jazz solos and beautiful St, Toledo, 43604. If you like all types of THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 The King and the Crown @ University of ballads with her trio. Tickets begin at $38. music without the remixes, join this Friday PFLAG Toledo Support Meeting @ Park 7:30pm. night party. They will be playing a mixture of Church, 1456 Harvard Blvd., Toledo, 43614; Toledo Center for Performing Arts, 1910 W Rocket Dr, Toledo, 43606, ARTS, utoledo.edu. new music and old favorites. More info on FB. pflag-toledo.org. The group for parents, friends, family, and allies meets on the fourth Two performers mistakenly insult the king, a SATURDAY, MARCH 4 crime punishable by death. They are given a Toledo’s First Annual Celebrity Queen ComThursday of every month. 7pm.
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That a Rabbit in ur Hat? • Boys’ Night in Beaver Town • Oh Kathy.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 The Naked Magicians @ Victoria Theatre. 138 N Main St, Dayton. Magic and naked men? You had us at magic. The Naked Magicians bring their worldwide hit magic show to Dayton. These two hot men bring magic to a whole new level by performing without any pockets or sleeves. Did we mention that they’re naked? Tickets start at $25 and are available at https://victoriatheatre.com/
the Mu Crew, 2850 Centre Dr, Beavercreek, OH, 45324. The group for gay and bi men ages 18-29 will be meeting @ the Beavercreek Kohls at 11am before heading up to Columbus for some shopping and whatever comes next. Bring Money for shopping and food. More info @ mucrew.arcohio.org.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Miami Valley Prime Timers’-Friends of Italian Opera Dinner Group @ The Spaghetti Warehouse, 36 W 5th St, Dayton, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Winter Wine Festival @ The Shuster Cen- 45402 The group for mature gay and bi men meets every Tuesday at 6pm to have dinner. ter, 1 W 2nd St, Dayton, OH. This year’s festiThe dinner is open to anyone who is “gay val will highlight over 50 wines from around the world. It’s the perfect way to unwind dur- friendly.” Don’t let the “opera,” fool you. Its name comes from an in-joke in Some Like It ing the hectic winter months. Your ticket will allow you sample wine from each station, ar- Hot. There’s no need to RSVP for this, just be tisan cheeses and charcuterie. If you like what at the restaurant by 6:15 to join in. you taste, there will be a 10% discount on THURSDAY, cases purchased that day. Find more info at FEBRAURY 22 www.victoriatheatre.com. Karaoke @ Mj’s on Jefferson, 20 N. Jefferson St, Dayton, 45402, 937.223.3259. Every MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Tuesday and Sunday get ready to release your Presidents Day Trip To Columbus with outlookohio.com
inner singing diva loud and proud. The fun starts at 10pm. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Bowling for Pride @ Poelking Lanes from 1-5pm, 1403 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH 45420. It’s the 10th annual fundraiser for Pride. Have some fun while raising money for this year’s festivities. There’ll be raffle prizes galore. The grand prize raffle is a trip to Disney World. They will also have “BINGO bowl,” and “8 to eat,” games. For more info www.daytonlgbtcenter.com
creekchurch.org. The monthly meeting of this group for families, friends and allies of the LGBT community happens the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7pm. FRIDAY, MARCH 24 Kathy Griffin @ the Taft Theatre, 317 5th St., Cincinnati, 45202; tafttheatre.org. Kathy’s “Celebrity Run-In Tour’s,” second stop in Ohio on this weekend. She will be dishing and making you laugh like only Kathy can. $42.50$62.50. 8pm
TUESDAY, MARCH 14 PFLAG Dayton Monthly Meeting @ Harmony Creek Church, Dayton, 45450, 937.434.3941, harmony-
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bus, 43215; axisonhigh.com. Seats have been selling fast for this. At the very least, see if you have any friends that have a spot left at their table. This is one of our most favorite things about winter in Columbus! $20-$88.36. 5pm & 9pm.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Hand to God @ Short North Stage, 1187 North High St., Columbus, 43201; shortnorthstage.org. This show about a young man who is forced to make a puppet for a church show has been extended until March 5. Columbus native
Robert Askins wrote this Tony-nominated play. It’s hometown debut has been a huge success. $30. 8pm.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Stadium Virginium VI “All the Hits,” @ Axis, 775 N High St., Colum-
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• Homo Ho-Down How-to’s
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 Trailblazers Outing, “Sex With Strangers @” Rife Center Studio Two, 77 High St., Columbus, 43215; stonewallcolumbus.org. Trailblazers Members will be going to see this CATCO comedy about a serious mid-career novelist and a woman who cannot stand his work. $20. 11am.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2 The Poly Lounge (1st Thursday Edition) @ The Winking Lizard, 1380 Bethel Rd., Columbus, 43220; polucolumbus.org. this first monthly meeting. If you have a question about being poly feel free to ask it. Want to talk about what’s going on in the world? They’re ready to talk about it. There is also one on the third Thursday of the month. 6:30pm.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 Stomp @ the Palace Theatre, 34 W Broad St., Columbus, 43215; broadwayincolumbus.com. The immersive and exciting show returns to Columbus thanks to
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• Maroon 5 times at least
• Parents just Gotta Understand SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Country Line Dancing @ Below
FRIDAY, MARCH 3 Maroon 5 @ US Bank Arena. Zero Lounge, 100 @ Walnut St, Cincin- 7:30pm. www.ticketmaster.com We nati, 45202 513.421.9376. On the first all love Adam. It’ll be “Harder to and third Sunday of every month, you Breath,” as you sing all of their can learn country line dances for free “sugar,”y hits. You’ll dance the night and try them out. 4pm for lessons, 5p- away while they play. (Aren’t you 6p for dancing. glad that we didn’t say that you’ll be moving like JagWEDNESDAY, ger?) Tove Lo and R City FEBRUARY 22 open. Tickets start at Something Rot$41. ten @ The Aronoff Center, 650 Walnut St, Cincinnati, Oh, 8pm. The hit Broadway show comes to Cincinnati from February 22nd-March 5th. You’ll laugh and sing at the story of Nick and Nigel Bottom’s attempt to write the world’s first musical in 1595. Find ticket information at www.cincinnatiarts.org.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Crossport Saturday Night @Tillie’s Lounge, 4042 Hamilton Ave, (Northside), Cincinnati. Crossport is a support group for transgender people and their allies. This is their monthly Saturday get together to mingle and have fun. More info at www.crossport.org.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Dish and Dig: LGBTQ + Youth Group @ The LGBT Community Center, 6600 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 44102; equlityohio.org. The group is for LGBTQ+ young people from 10-17 to meet and address questions and concerns. Roberta Taliaferro, a licensed clinician from the May Dugan Center, will facilitate. 5pm
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 22 Saturday Night Fever-The Musical @ Akron-Civic Theatre,
Broadway in Columbus. This version has some new surprises as there have been updated sections of the show. Also, there are two new full-scale routines. $28-$65. 8pm.
SATURDAY MARCH 18 Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus-Heroes @ Lincoln Theatre, 769E Long St., Columbus, 43202; columbusgaymenschrus.com/season. We all have someone that we’ve admired and looked up to. The chorus will be performing songs that show our love and admiration to these people. $30. 8pm.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25 Nina Bo’Nina Brown @ Bounce, 2814 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, 44113. Bouncecle.com. She was a force to recon with in season 9 of the drag race. Now, she’ll be bringing her talents to Cleveland. 8pm
trelle. The first, is a 1942 USO radio show being produced in Akron, Ohio. The second is a modified version of “The Little Mermaid,” with music by French composer, Andre Messager. $10-$25. 7pm.
FRIDAY MARCH 3 To Kill a Mockingbird @
Weathervane Playhouse, 1301 Weathervane Ln, Akron, 44313; weatervaneplayhouse.com/event-calendar. It’s almost been a year since Harper Lee passed and we miss her. It’s a good thing that Akron-Civic Theatre, 182 S Main St., Akron, 44308. akron- her story about Jem Finch and her father’s fight to save a civic.com. Enjoy two shows choreographed by Francis Pa- condemned man still lives on.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 182 S Main St., Akron, 44308. You Ballet Excel Ohio presdon’t need polyester to enjoy this ents The Little Mermaid musical version of the film of the and USO Radio Show @ same name. It has all of the familiar Bee Gees hits like, “Stayin’ Alive,” “You Should Be Dancing,” and “Night Fever” $32-$52. 7:30.
SATURDAY, MARCH 4 UNITE! International Women’s Day Concert @ The Sanctuary at Community Commons, 2110 St Michael St, Cincinnati. Interim director Danielle Steel will lead the choir. The show will be a journey through the rich tapestry of multicultural lullabies and protest songs to honor the way that women have always lead purposeful actions against inequality to better their communities. Earlham College Women’s Chorus will also perform with them. Tickets are available at www.musechoir.org.
TUESDAY, MARCH 14 PFLAG Cincinnati’s 2nd Tuesdays meeting @ Mt Auburn Presby-
terian Church, 103 William Howard Taft Rd, Cincinnati 45219. PFLAG proTHURSDAY, MARCH 2 vides support for LGBT families, Quasi and Friends Show @ The friends and allies. The meeting starts Cabaret, 1112 Walnut St, Cincinnati with introductions at 7;30 and contin45202. Every Thursday join Quasi her ues with discussions until around cast of misfit girls for a fun way to kick 9:30. 7:30 off your weekend. More info at www.cabaretcincinnati.com
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Meet OSU’s Jake Martin OSU’s Men’s Gymnastics Captain talks about coming out, growing up, and leading the team By Brad Henry
Jake Martin is a fifth-year student and the captain for The Ohio State University's men's gymnastics team. Jake is anything but your ordinary OSU collegiate athlete, he is also a multi-lingual, political science student with big aspirations to assist underserved populations that cannot afford legal services.
Martin currently studies Political Science, International Studies along with minors in Spanish and History. His real passion and life goals are within law. Martin states his mother was the biggest influence in pursuing a career in law with additional influences stemming from his Floridian roots and travels to Brazil. His career goal is to assist underserved popWhen I first met Jake, I was ex- ulations with contractual, immipecting to have an in-depth dis- gration and issues that focus on cussion about his role as the gay Latin community. team captain of the men's gymnastics team, instead the conver- In his spare time Martin continues sation quickly changed into his to learn additional languages and diverse upbringing, studies, life has since added Portuguese and goals and how he became team Persian, has worked an intern captain. with the OSU Sister Cities program and volunteered as a stuMartin was born in Orlando, dent mentor for OSU Pride. Martin Florida to a mother who is a first- reflecting on first coming to camgeneration immigrant from Ja- pus recalls the sense of being maica and his father from overwhelmed when he first arGeorgia. His mother moved to rived at OSU. He was not out to Brooklyn to attend New York Uni- his friends and family, was startversity and later moved to Florida ing college and gymnastics were to help her grandmother with an his primary focus. ice cream distribution business where she met his father. Jake is Gymnastics has been demanding the eldest of three. and requires a minimum of 20 hours per week for practice, plus Growing up, Martin was heavily travel time for events. Martin focused on family, athletics, and states that the practice schedule academics. In his studies, he is very challenging but the spent a lot of time focusing on coaches are great and are exlearning languages. Languages tremely supportive. Martin is a Martin has mastered include two-time All-American in allSpanish, French, and Sign as well around and vault, 2014 Big Ten as teaching himself to read Russ- champion, 2014 First Team Allian. His drive toward excellence Big Ten selection, Two-time Big led him to The Ohio State Univer- Ten Gymnast of the Week and CGA sity athletic and academic com- Gymnast of the Week in 2014. munities. Martin is also sort of the come26
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back kid. He was injured his Sophomore year and had to take time off to repair a ligament. The rehabilitation did not allow him to do anything load bearing, which for a gymnast can be devastating. He spent several months working on balancing while gearing up for training. He commented that it was tough in many ways, things like learning to get back on your toes. He went on to say that the team and coaches were amazing and assisted him during the entire process, it felt good to have strong support. In addition to getting back to performance strength, Martin was grappling with when to come out to his team mates or coaches. He said there were not many outlets to talk about it especially given the topic never arose. Over time to confront others about his sexual orientation he learned over that he needed to be explicit. People would always talk without using pronouns so people were either trying to be mindful or just stepping around the issue; I like to think they were protecting me. I think they were just waiting for me to come out and say it.
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heritage. He thinks that her time in Brooklyn helped expose her to diverse communities and that their strong family unit that they easily overcame any issues. He states “it is a lot different now, my mom and sister want me to do what they consider gay things like shopping and how to dress and that is just not me. Not that I am against them, they just do not interest me.”
Coming out did not hinder his relationship with the team either, in his final year at OSU his teammates voted him captain to the team. At first he was not interested and the coaches spoke to him about it. “They saw leadership skills in me and gave me the nudge that I needed.” As a team captain Martin brought in athletic psychologists in to assist the team with performance and helping members overcome cognitive Martin waited to tell his friends obstacles that may be hindering and teammates until he after he their performance. spoke with his family. He said it was a little awkward with his family at first, given the social norms of his mother's Jamaican
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the frivolist
7 Alternatives to ‘Netflix & Chill’ That’ll Still Get Ya Some By Mikey Rox Netflix and chill has run its course, my friends. Sure, for a while there it was fun to invite over the object of your affection under the guise that you’ll watch some smart documentary just to pull a bait-and-switch with your dick, but it’s time to get creative again. This Valentine’s Day, go the extra mile to make your sweetie smile with these inexpensive activities where everyone comes out a winner.
2. Play a Naughty Board Game
This year, my valentine and I will be arriving home from a quick vacay to Miami on Feb. 14, which leaves little time (or energy) to get all gussied up after a day of travel just to brave the holiday dinner crowds. Instead, we’ve planned a decadent meal of steak, wine and dessert – courtesy of my very own kitchen – that we’ll prepare together in the buff. If you want to follow suit, consider this precaution: Wear aprons by the fire so you don’t damage the dangly bits.
If the late-night moves are getting stale, bring in a board game. Silly, but give it a chance – there are plenty of options available to suit just about every level of kink. I’ve played an adult board game in the past, and I can say with certainty that not only is it exciting – my heart was literally pounding with anticipation when we first started – it leads to the good stuff rather quickly; I’m not 1. Shop the Antique sure we ever finished the game, but nobody lost that night. Mind Store For a Secret Gift you, there aren’t many same-sex- 5. Pour the Wine and My boyfriend and I recently oriented games available, but Divulge Your Fantasies planned this activity at a local Sexopoly, in particular, is accomPlenty of couples are open to sexantique mall, and we had a blast modating to any persuasion. ploration – especially us gays – doing it. The gist of the game is but what we do with our partners to find the perfect Valentine’s gift 3. Buy New Undies Tomay only scratch the surface of for each other – but there’s a gether and Show ’Em what we’d like to try. So talk catch: You can’t spend more than Off about it. Pour a big glass of your $20. Sounds tricky when you’re browsing antiques, but if you go Like how your beau looks when favorite vintage and discuss your to a large-enough center, you’ll they shimmy down to their fantasies. Reminisce about the find a treasure trove of small trin- skivvies? Up the ante – and best sex you’ve ever had with one kets, odd and ends, and this- freshen up both your underwear another, reveal what your partner and-thats. Keep an eye out for drawers – with a trip to your fa- does that still makes you tingle, sales, too. Many antiques stores vorite place to pick up boxers, and introduce fresh ideas and rent out booths to sellers, and briefs and everything in between. scenarios to usher in a new era of some of those sellers have sales Browsing the sensual selection pleasure. on occasion. In fact, the gift I will get the blood flowing – face picked for my guy – an old Welmy it, we’ve all spent too much time 6. Blow Each Other in a Six camera, circa 1951, to sym- staring at the Calvin Klein boxes Dressing Room bolize all the adventure ahead – at Marshalls – and you’ll be ready retailed for $60, but the booth of- to burst by the time you get home Listen, I’m not advocating that fered 75 percent off. I copped the to put on your own private fashion you be a pervert in public, but piece for $15, and he’ll receive a show. what nobody knows won’t hurt gift that he’ll cherish forever. them. Personally, I’ve engaged in Can’t wait to see what mine is! 4. Plan a Meal to Cook a little dressing-room foreplay – we were both trying on clothes Naked
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behind the same door and things got out of control (in a very good way) – and it was exhilarating and satisfying. To pull it off without going to jail, keep it quick, keep it quiet, and, above all, keep the door locked. 7. Fire Stick and Dick I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to mention this meme; I saw it the other day on social media and it made me chuckle. Same idea as Netflix and chill, but for fancy people. Time to raise your standards. Mikey Rox is an award-winning journalist and LGBT lifestyle expert whose work has been published in more than 100 outlets across the world. He splits his time between homes in New York City and the Jersey Shore with his dog Jaxon. Connect with Mikey on Twitter @mikeyrox._
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savage love by Dan Savage I’m a 22-year-old lesbian living in Utah. I’m finally going back to college this fall. I have autism (high functioning), and I couldn’t handle going to school full-time while working. Thus I will be stuck living at my parents’ house, as I couldn’t afford rent and living expenses on my own. The problem is, my parents are super Republican and religious. While I live at home, I can’t date (they are against me being gay), I can’t drink, and I can’t watch movies with swears. They also force me to participate in daily scripture study, which I hate. I don’t know what to do. I can’t be myself or have any fun while I live at home because I’m afraid my parents will kick me out. But I can’t afford to move out, either. I’m shy and socially nervous, so I don’t have any friends who could help me out, and I can’t see living with roommates who are strangers. I’ll be 29 by the time I graduate, and I don’t want to live like this for that long. Any advice? Maybe I could work something out with my parents, but they are set in their ways and I don’t want to hurt them.
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If they were just enforcing “their rules” about booze in their house, that would be one thing. But requiring your adult daughter not to date anyone, or not to be a lesbian at all, is just mean. (A lot of insane religious people believe homosexuality is an act, not an identity, so someone who isn’t currently having gay or lesbian sex isn’t actually gay or lesbian. By that standard, I haven’t been gay for hours.) And leveraging their daughter’s autism and social isolation and economic dependence against her in order to control her? Meaner still. You say you don’t want to hurt your parents—you’re a good daughter—but it’s clear your shitty parents don’t care if they hurt you. Typically my advice would be to tell your mean and shitty parents what they want to hear—to feel free to lie to them under duress—and then lean on your friends, do your own thing outside of the house, and be careful not to get caught. But that’s not an option for you. So you’ll have to ask yourself what you value more: freedom now or getting your degree sooner rather than later. If it’s your freedom, move out, get a job, go to community college, and take your time getting that degree. If it’s getting your degree before turning 30, knuckle under, spend a lot of late nights “studying in the library,” and go to the student resource center on your campus and ask if there are any campus services/support groups for students with autism or Asperger’s syndrome. Who knows? You might meet some people who you could see yourself living with, as roommates and friends, and be able to get out of your parents’ house sooner rather than later. Outlook Ohio
P.S. You’re in Utah, UTAH. If there’s an LGBT student group on your campus, go to the meetings and share your story. You might meet a gay Mormon boy with parents like yours—shitty and mean—who could use a fake girlfriend until he graduates, and you could use a fake boyfriend until you move out of mom and dad’s. Last week, I spoke at the Wilbur Theater in Boston and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Audience members submitted their questions on tiny cards before the show, allowing them to remain anonymous while forcing them to be succinct. Here are some of the questions I didn’t have time to get to at both events… My girlfriend wants to explore her sexuality with another woman but be “heterosexually exclusive” with me. She wants me to have equal freedom but doesn’t think it’s fair for me to be with another woman. I am a heterosexual man. How can we achieve sexual equality? An open relationship for her but a closed-on-a-technicality relationship for you? Yeah, no. Want to achieve sexual equality? Explore your sexuality with other women—as a single man. I am a 50-year-old queer man who never really came out—except to people I’m cruising or fucking. Oh, and to my wife. Is there any social or political value to coming out now, in the shadow of a Trump presidency? There’s tremendous social and political value to being out, whoever the president is. There’s also social and political risk, whoever the president is. If you’re in a position to come out—and you must be, otherwise you wouldn’t be asking—not coming out is a moral failing. You can email Dan Savage at mail@savagelove.net, follow him on Twitter at @fakedansavage or listen to his weekly podcast, Savage Lovecast, every Tuesday at thestranger.com/savage. Savage Love appears every month in Outlook and every week at outlookohio.com
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the divine life by Debé Aquarius
(January 20 - February 18) It may be your month, but if you have a point you’re trying to make, you may have to be obvious. It’s a bitch when you are ignoring someone and they don’t notice! If they remain oblivious, you may just need to move on. Bye Felicia!
Pisces
(February 19 - March 20) Mid-winter blues can bring people down, but you’re feeling energized and focused. Good for you! Find some play mates and spread it around…the good cheer I mean. Don’t hog all that happiness for yourself, it’s rude.
Aries
(March 21 - April 19) You run hot and cold in February, which you are famous for anyway. Let your passion be your guide, and then temper it with cool reasoning. A devastatingly effective, and sexy, combination. You rock it.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
It’s hard to work toward your goals when they are shifting. Time for some serious contemplation in front of a warm fire. Figure out what you truly desire, and be careful what you wish for, because you just might get it.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
This can be a frustratingly ambiguous month for you. Rather than try to control all the possible outcomes, have a little faith that things will work out as they should, and maybe better than you imagined. Wouldn’t that be nice?
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Sometimes a girl needs to tap into her inner bitch. If they aren’t getting the memo, you may need to spell it out for them. Blame the full moon in Leo for bringing out your feisty side. It’s good to air out that emotional closet sometimes.
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Leo (July 23 - August 22)
Is someone around you criticizing the way you are doing things? If they wanted a lamb, why did they come to a lion for help? If the heat’s too hot for them, maybe they should get the Hell out of your kitchen. Just sayin…
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Hmmm. Things may not be going exactly as planned, but perhaps it’s the plan that needs some fine tuning. Reevaluate, restructure, and implement. A little sexy time to loosen you up wouldn’t hurt either.
Libra (September 23 - October 22)
That Leo full moon on the 11th brings out your aggressive side, which messes with that cool objectivity. Some people can’t handle your strong opinions. That’s okay, because you’ll see who your real friends/lovers are.
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
Your creative juices are flowing. In fact, your practically drowning in creativity. Time to release that floodgate towards career efforts. With focus, you can channel that tsunami into achievement. You’re unstoppable!
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
Saturn in your sign continues to push and mold you into an even better version of yourself. It can feel like a trial by fire, but you decide if it will burn you, or if will temper you like steel.
Capricorn
(December 22 - January 19) If only they had that cloning thing available, you could handle it all. However, since there’s only one of you, time to prioritize. Even you can’t be all things to all people, and martyrdom is not a good look for you. Put yourself first.
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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. Look for her horoscopes every month in Outlook The Voice of Ohio’s LGBT and Ally Community
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love is all around Across
1 Sailor's pole 5 Loads of 10 Little fairies 14 Baldwin staffer 15 Nobelist Sadat 16 He cruised for 40 days straight 17 Race in a regatta 18 It helps a baker get it up 19 Greek ship 20 Suddenly emitted a body fluid 22 Portrayer of Lou Grant, source of the iconic lines to MTM 24 With 41-Across, iconic line said to MTM 26 Scrape by, with "out" 27 Avoid going straight 28 Roman orator of note 32 Bambi, as a newborn 35 Apply hastily 37 R. Mapplethorpe supporter 38 With 41-Across, follow-up iconic line said to MTM 40 Constellation over Rio
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41 See 24-Across and 38Across 43 JFK debater in '60 44 Shakespeare's Ariel, for one 47 Sci-fi sightings 48 1995 Annie Lennox album 50 Adolf's intimate Rohm 52 D.C. lobby group 53 Mary, on The MTM Show 57 MTM costar Dick with a lesbian-sounding name? 61 Pause in verse 62 Opera queen's delight 63 "When ___ said and done ..." 65 Judy Garland, to many 66 Chip off the old flock? 67 Meeting place for men in tights 68 Woody valley 69 Date, with "out" 70 Sometimes it drips on you 71 Island of Lost Souls director Kenton
1 Full of lip 2 Nero's instrument 3 Foucault's final word 4 On topic 5 Birds do it 6 Price of a Susan B. Anthony bas relief? 7 Airline in The Aviator 8 Writer's Market abbr. 9 Erte's style 10 Bad way to come 11 When it's hard to get up 12 Work under Tammy Baldwin 13 Restaurateur Toots 21 Kind of Buddhist 23 Camille screenwriter Zoe 25 More likely to rust, to the Tin Woodsman 29 "I've had it!" to Gomer 30 City near Tahoe 31 Twelve ___ (Tara neighbor) 32 Like an upstanding member 33 Words of woe, to the Bard 34 Fairy godmother's stick 36 Crime in a Sophocles tragedy 39 James Baldwin piece, e.g. 42 Table 45 A guy's junk 46 Covers completely 49 Where a top puts it? 51 Murder, ___ Meowed 54 More discourteous 55 Like Dorothy Parker's humor 56 Rimbaud's room 57 Bottomless 58 Part of San Francisco's BART 59 Actor Adams of The Rebel 60 Enchanted Disney character 64 Restroom, for short
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