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ISSUE 73

Kathy Worthington Dies One year after her partner dies of breast cancer

Sodomy Repeal Attempts are Thwarted

McCoy: “I was king for a day”

Court Rules Against Lesbian Visitation Utah’s Own Daddy Todd Wins International Title Utah Pride to Hold ‘Queer Idol’

Troy Williams’ Beautiful Bottom Ben Williams Remembers Theatre 138 Crossword and Sudoku Comics The Gay Agenda

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Contents MARCH 1–15, 2007

Spring Arts Guide

Opinion From the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Our semi-annual guide to theater, ballet, music and more.

Growing Up Queer in Kanab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Ruby Ridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Queer Gnosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Laurie Mecham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Court Rules Against Lesbian’s Visitation Rights

Lambda Lore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 David Samsel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Gay Geeks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Ryan Shattuck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Bill before the legislature is abandoned Page 8

In Search Of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Prominent Activist, Kathy Worthington, Dies

Arts & Entertainment The Gay Agenda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 StageRight Opens 20th Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Restaurant Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 QTipsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Hollywood Buzz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Sodomy Repeal Efforts Thwarted

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Crossword, Sudoku. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

First Chinese Protest for Gay Marriage Page 4

Horoscope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The Back Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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World

Irish Gay Groups Denounce Polish President’s ‘Ignorant’ Remarks Wydawnictwo Sejmowe

By Troy Espera

Dublin, Ireland — Irish lawmakers and rights groups denounced Polish President Lech Kaczynski on Feb. 21 for saying during a state visit that “the human race would disappear” if homosexuality were freely promoted. “The distempered, ignorant, unsophisticated attitudes on behalf of the leader of Poland are a disgrace,” Sen. David Norris wrote. Polish President Lech Kaczynski Norris, who was instrumental in securing the decriminalization of homosexuality in Ireland in 1993, described the Polish president in a newspaper editorial as “a disgrace to the European community.”

Kaczynski, who as mayor of Warsaw banned gay pride marches in the city for the past two years, told a conference in Dublin on Feb. 20 that he was not a homophobe and that some of his ‘personal friends’ were gay. He said he opposed homosexuality being “freely promoted” or “treated as one of several choices,” reports BBC. “His views on homosexuality will not cause surprise in Poland,” the Irish Independent said. “But there are many who wish he had confined his comments to usual platitudes.” Kaczynski’s remarks also coincided with a parliamentary debate on proposed legislation that would give legal recognition to same-sex partnerships. Labor Party finance spokeswoman Joan Burton said the comments were “a pity” given people’s efforts to “eliminate gross and crass discrimination.” The Polish Embassy in Dublin declined to comment on the president’s views. President Kaczynski is scheduled to visit Northern Ireland on Mar. 1.

Rome­ — An Italian legislative proposal that would grant some legal rights to same-sex partners has set the stage for a major church-state showdown. Leading Catholics in Italy warned the Vatican on Feb. 22 it was going too far in opposing a draft bill that recognizes unwed heterosexual and gay couples, saying the church should let lawmakers decide freely. A poll in La Repubblica-Daily showed the bill is backed by 67 percent of practicing Roman Catholics, even though only 35 percent of them think it should also apply to same-sex couples. Overall, 80 percent of Italians said they support the law. Supporters say the bill is a compromise proposal that recognizes the rights of cohabiting couples, but without legally recognizing the unions themselves. In other words, they say, this is not a “gay marriage” bill. Since the bill was approved by Prime Minister Romano Prodi’s center-left government last week, Pope Benedict XVI has repeatedly spoken out against any law that, he says, would weaken marriage. “No human law can subvert the norm written by the Creator without dramatically wounding society in that which constitutes its basic foundation. To forget this would mean weakening the family, penalizing children and making the future of society precarious,” the Pope says. Italy’s most senior cardinal, Camillo Ruini, went a step further on Feb. 19 by announcing he would issue an ‘official note’ to Catholics, asking them to make a personal commitment to defend marriage and oppose de facto couples. Former Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 88, who attends mass each morning and often refers to his conversations with the Virgin Mary, said the church must not impose its views on Catholic MPs. “Should such an intervention take place ... it would destroy the freedom and dignity of Catholic lawmakers in parliament,” he said. “A rigid attitude by the church would be really damaging.”

Gay Chinese Protest for Same-Sex Marriage

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Italian Catholics: Vatican’s SameSex Marriage Stance Goes Too Far

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Tokyo­ — On Valentine’s Day, Beijing’s queer population protested for the legalization of same-sex marriage. This was the first protest for that cause in China. As part of the protest, participants distributed flyers, which then were used to cover red carnations. According to the Advocate, the flyers said: “Love has no boundaries; it is nothing to do with gender. We are homosexuals. We also want a life together with our loved one ... please support all kinds of partnerships and all kinds of love. Please support same-sex marriage.” The protest took place during lunch hour in a well-populated business area. One of the protestors said she was worried about police reaction. But the protest went off without a hitch. Many passers-by supported the protesters. “I think it’s only fair; it’s everybody’s right to get married,” Liu Peng, one crowd member who watched the protest said. “I support them. I think it’s great.” But Peng was not optimistic about same-sex marriage in China. “I don’t know when China will have gay marriage,” he said. “Not now, but in the

Chinese sex sociologist Li Yinhe

future I think China will have gay marriage; but I can’t say when, maybe far in the future.” Others were less supportive of the cause. Christina Wang, another crowd member, said “I am a Christian and I don’t think it’s right. I don’t think it’s healthy to be gay.” China had a strong supporter of samesex marriage in Li Yinhe, a well-known sexologist in that country. She had previously given three proposals to China’s parliament to make same-sex marriage legal. But all three were turned down, and Yinhe recently announced she was no longer campaigning for same-sex marriage rights.

UN Experts Oppose Proposed Nigerian Ban on Gays Cape Town, South Africa­ — Four independent United Nations experts have said that a proposed Nigerian bill which would outlaw same-sex relationships would violate international human rights norms, and urged the government to withdraw it immediately. In a joint statement, the experts said the proposed “Bill for an Act to Make Provisions for the Prohibition of Relationship between Persons of the Same Sex, Celebration of Marriage by Them, and for Other Matters Connected Therewith” would endanger the lives of those engaged in, or believed to be engaged in, same-sex relationships. Such people, as a result of the law, would be “more susceptible to arbitrary arrests, detention, torture and ill-treatment and expose them even more to violence and attacks on their dignity.” They pointed out that Nigeria has already criminalized same-sex relationships, which are punishable by death. In a recent meeting of the UN Human Rights Council, according to the statement, government representatives asserted that death by stoning for “unnatural sex acts,” such as lesbianism and homosexuality, may be considered “appropriate and just punishment.” Additionally, the experts said the proposed law, heard before the Judiciary Committee of the Nigerian House of Representatives in late February, could deny those taking part in same-sex relationships of the enjoyment of their economic, social and cultural rights.

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National

AG: Mass. Marriages Should Be Valid in Rhode Island Mark Henderson, left, and his partner, Charles Dowdy, fill out paper work while applying for a civil union license at municipal building in Collingswood, N.J.

NJ Couples Apply for Civil Unions a New Jersey civil union — will also be considered civil unions. New Jersey lawmakers voted in December to create civil unions. In October, the state supreme court ruled in favor of extending all the rights of same-sex couples, but left implementation to lawmakers.

Providence, RI ­— On Wednesday, Feb. 21, Rhode Island’s Attorney General Patrick Lynch said the state needs to acknowledge same-sex marriages Rhode Island employees have had performed in Massachusetts. Lynch also said Rhode Island should offer benefits to partners of those employees. These changes would not be all that different from what the current Rhode Island law already allows, Lynch noted. The law, he said, currently prevents

N.J. High Court: Schools Must Protect Gay Students By Anthony Cuesta

Asbury Park, N.J.­ — Public school students who are continuously bullied because of their sexual orientation can sue their schools for not stopping the harassment, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Feb. 21. “Students in the classroom are entitled to no less protection from the unlawful discrimination and harassment than their adult counterparts in the workplace,” reads the opinion, written by Chief Justice James R. Zazzali. The decision caps a discrimination suit a student brought against the Toms River Regional School District. The student, identified in court filings as L.W., contended he endured name-calling and other sexual harassment beginning in the fourth grade. The taunts escalated to physical assaults that did not end until the boy withdrew to attend private school as a high school freshman, at the district’s expense. The state Division on Civil Rights awarded the boy $50,000 in emotional distress damages, which was affirmed on appeal but set aside by the Feb. 21 ruling. District policy called for offending students to be punished after a third offense, although they could be punished for being late to class by one minute on the first offense. In 1999, L.W.’s mother filed a complaint against the district with the state’s Division on Civil Rights, and various appeals ensued. The opinion issued yesterday found that districts must take actions “reasonably calculated to end the harassment.” Under the ruling, such actions will have to be determined case by case, considering how quickly school officials respond to harassment, its frequency and severity and the maturity of the children involved. “We’re pleased with the decision we

Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch holding a “Justice For All” plaque.

people from being discriminated against because of their orientation, and gives health insurance to state workers’ domestic partners. Lynch said that because Rhode Island doesn’t have a law against same-sex marriage, Massachusetts marriages should be recognized. According to the Associated Press, “Rhode Island is one of a few states that neither allow nor specifically bar same-sex unions. Several legislative attempts to ban or legalize gay marriage have failed there in recent years.” In a Feb. 20 letter issued the following day, Lynch took a firm stance about the legal changes. “Rhode Island will recognize same-sex marriages lawfully performed in Massachusetts as marriages in Rhode Island,” he wrote. Michele Granda, a lawyer for the group Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, said she believed the majority of Rhode Island government agencies would follow Lynch’s guideline. Lynch had originally given his opinion in response to the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education’s request for it. The board has so far not issued any commentary on Lynch’s statements. Massachusetts recently decided to let gay Rhode Island residents marry in Massachusetts. But the courts of Rhode Island don’t have to acknowledge the marriages.

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Newark, N.J. — On Monday, Feb. 19, couples began applying for New Jersey civil union licenses in municipal offices that were open on the President’s Day holiday. This was the first day the new law allowed them to apply for the licenses. At least 20 couples took advantage of it. Mark Henderson and Charles Dowdy — partnered for nine years — were among them. They came to Collingswood’s Borough Hall to fill out the civil union paperwork with their children Xavier and Sekai. They applied for a license, Henderson told the Philadelphia Inquirer, because of “these two little boys. It allows us to have rights we didn’t otherwise have before.” Dowdy and Henderson added they want to adopt their sons and hyphenate their last names. Currently, Xavier and Sekai are adopted by only one father each. “This is done to say I’m entitled to the same respect, the same rights, as everyone else,” Dowdy said. “We love our families like everyone else.” Twelve couples in total filled out licenses in Collingswood. The first New Jersey civil union ceremony was performed in Teaneck after midnight on Feb. 19. The couple was Steven Goldstein, an activist, and Daniel Gross. Though the law requires couples to wait at least 72 hours before having a ceremony, Gross and Goldstein were allowed to have theirs earlier because of their prior marriage in Canada and their previous civil union in Vermont. During the ceremony, Gross and Goldstein were “kissing and laughing before a gaggle of reporters and photographers.” New Jersey’s civil union law gives same-sex couples all the legal protections of a marriage, although they cannot call themselves “legally married.” California, Connecticut and Vermont are the only other U.S. states which acknowledge civil unions. Massachusetts is still the only U.S. state in which same-sex couples can legally get married. Also, same-sex couples married in Massachusetts, Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa and Spain will be recognized as civil union partners, as will couples who have entered into civil unions in Vermont and Connecticut. Domestic partners in California — where domestic partnership works much like

got today,” the New York Times reported Thomas E. Monahan, a lawyer for the Toms River school board, as saying, “because it establishes a standard for student-on-student harassment that takes into account the age of the students and the circumstances of the harassment.” The attorney general’s office also praised the ruling as added protection for students against sexual-orientation harassment and bullying. “We applaud the court for issuing a decision that recognized the promise of the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination to eradicate the cancer of discrimination,” said attorney general spokesman Lee Moore.

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Calif. Commander Endorses Non-Discrimination Order Sacramento, Calif. — Major General William H. Wade II, commander of the California Military Reserve, has issued a policy memorandum on the state’s commitment to non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The memo, dated Feb. 14, notes “all leaders are responsible for ensuring that every member of the State Civil Service, State Military Reserve and State Active Duty who are not federally recognized receive fair and equitable treatment on the basis of their capability and merit without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, gender, disability, age or sexual orientation.” The non-discrimination order, signed in 2004 by Calif. Governor Arnold

Schwarzenegger, applies to all California state military personnel who are ineligible for activation or deployment by the federal government. The order does not apply to National Guard units in the state. “California is leading the way in showing respect and gratitude to those who risk so much for their communities, their state and their nation,” C. Dixon Osburn, executive director of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, said. “Our federal government should follow California’s example and allow all military personnel to serve openly in our armed forces. More than 65,000 service members continue to be forced into the shadows by ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Those who wear our nation’s uniform

Largo, Fla. City Manager Steven Stanton

deserve better. SLDN applauds Governor Schwarzenegger and Major General Wade for taking a strong stand against discrimination.”

Florida: Largo City Manager Announces Sex Change Plan By Anthony Cuesta

Largo, Fla. — A small Florida town’s city manager announced on Feb. 21 that he plans to undergo a sex change to become a woman while remaining in his job. Largo City Manager Steven Stanton told the city’s 1,200 employees of his decision in an e-mail. He said he had wanted to be a woman since childhood. Largo is a city of 76,000 on the west coast of Florida near St. Petersburg and Tampa. It’s known for its wealthy retired residents and conservatism. “This will not be an easy path to travel, but I am excited about the future,” said Stanton, who is married and has a son. Largo Mayor Pat Gerard said that she supports Stanton. “He’s a dedicated city manager and puts his job first,” she said. “I don’t believe he should have to go away and hide out and have to re-emerge.” Stanton had planned to announce his decision in June so his son could be out of town. But that changed this week after the media heard of possible changes in his life and approached him. He and Gerard described in detail his decision and plans. Stanton said he is “terrified” about the effect of the news on his family, but he wouldn’t comment on the future of his marriage. His wife, Donna, could not be reached for comment. Stanton wrote that he has been undergoing hormonal therapy, electrolysis to remove body hair and psychological testing. He also wrote he would live as a woman for a year, including changing his first name to Susan, as a final step before surgery. Q I7BJ B7A;

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Colorado Springs, Colo. — A lesbian couple protesting Focus on the Family’s anti-gay teachings on homosexuality were arrested Feb. 19 at the organization’s Colorado Springs headquarters. Dotti Berry and Robynne Stapp, from Blaine, Wash., were arrested shortly after 1 p.m. on suspicion of trespassing. The women, representing the Christian gay activist group Soulforce, sat in Focus’ main lobby for about 20 minutes before they were removed. Focus spokesman Gary Schneeberger said the women asked to see the founder Dr. James Dobson after their 11 a.m.

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tour was over. After speaking with the women for 10 to 15 minutes, they refused to leave. “They were very respectful, very quiet,� Schneeberger said. The women issued a news release that stated they were protesting Focus’ teachings that homosexuality runs counter to God’s will and that gays can change their sexual identity. Soulforce officials said that Berry and Stapp are the first participants in a “Focus on the Facts� campaign intended to draw attention to Soulforce’s allegations that Focus twists research findings to support its own beliefs. Q

Brutal Gay Bashings in Boulder, Detroit possibly is named Dominick. He was wearing a dress shirt with a sequined tie and had Mardi Gras beads around his neck. The second man, who is not believed to have hit the woman, has blond hair in a “Beatles-style� haircut and was wearing a dark hooded sweat shirt, police said. Both men are thought to be white, between 18 and 21, and about 5-foot-7.

Detroit Police in Detroit, Mich. say they have little evidence to go on in a particularly vicious gay bashing that resulted in the death of a 72-year old Detroit man. Andrew Anthos, 72, died Feb. 23 in a Detroit hospital, after being beaten senseless in front of his own apartment building ten days earlier. Anthos was riding a city bus back to his apartment building when another male passenger asked him if he was gay. When Anthos got off the bus the man followed him and attacked him on the street in front of his apartment. Anthos was repeatedly asked by the man if he was gay. He was beaten with a pipe and left on the sidewalk bleeding profusely. The attack left him paralyzed and barely able to speak. Members of Michigan rights group Triangle Foundation rallied around Anthos and his family, joining them at his bedside for the past two weeks. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the Human Rights Campaign said they will cover the costs of Anthos’ funeral. NGLTF executive director Matt Foreman said the attack is indicative of the hate generated in the state by conservative Christian groups. Q

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Boulder, Colo. — More than 300 people held a march and rally in Boulder, Colo. to denounce an attack last week on a 21-year-old lesbian student from Naropa University. The marchers wore rainbow ribbons and carried signs that read “We’re Here, We’re Queer, We Care,� “Hate is Socially Learned� and “Stop Pretending Boulder is Safe.� The march ended outside Boulder’s municipal building. “This is not acceptable in Boulder. This is not acceptable in Colorado and this not acceptable in this country,� Boulder Pride Executive Director Blake Weber told the crowd. Boulder Mayor Mark Ruzzin called the attack a “shameful act.� Ruzzin said the large turnout would help the young woman with her recovery. The student, whose name is not being made public, was not able to attend the rally but she sent a statement that was read to the crowd thanking them. “Each day, I am getting stronger,� she wrote. Police say the young woman had met two men in a mall who said they were from California and did not have enough money for a hotel. The woman invited them to sleep on a couch at her home. When they made a sexual advance to her she told them she is a lesbian and at least one of the men began beating her. She was punched and kicked in the face. A surveillance camera in the area shows the woman and two men but does not show the actual attack. The man believed responsible for the attack is described as having dark hair, and

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Sodomy Repeal Efforts Are Thwarted by Republican Leaders by Michael Aaron

“Well I was king for a day,” said State Sen. Scott McCoy, D-Salt Lake, after Senate Majority Leader Curtis Bramble, R-Provo, gutted an amendment McCoy had successfully gotten through a Senate committee putting Utah in line with a Supreme Court decision declaring sodomy laws unconstitutional. In Utah, current state law says only married couples can engage in sodomy even though a the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that states cannot tell consenting adults what’s allowed in the privacy of their homes. McCoy’s bill that would have repealed Utah’s sodomy statute among consenting adults never received a public hearing and is unlikely to be brought up for debate in the few remaining days of the legislative session. McCoy, the only openly gay member of the Senate, amended a sex offender bill sponsored by Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman in committee without dissent. That amendment was removed by the Republican-controlled Senate without debate. “I have a hard time understanding how the state could say we have an interest in the sex, in the intimate associations of two unmarried persons, but we don’t have an interest in the intimate associations of two married people,” McCoy said to the Associated Press. “It’s black or white. It’s the exact same action. What’s the difference if it’s done in a married relationship? There’s no rational distinction between those two settings.” Some Utah Republicans object to removing Utah’s now defunct law because they believe it shows tacit support for the gay community.

Civil rights attorney Brian Barnard has been trying to get Utah’s sodomy law, as well as one restricting premarital sex, repealed for decades by bringing suit against the state. Those efforts were always met with the court saying his clients had no standing since they hadn’t been arrested for the crimes. Sodomy is rarely charged except when district attorneys pile on charges for a single crime and then whittle them away in plea agreements. No charges of sodomy have been brought in the state since the Hardwick decision. “There is a stigma. I think that stigma is intentional on the state of Utah’s part. It’s saying that people who engage in sodomy, be it heterosexual or homosexual, that those people who engage in sodomy are set aside. They are not good people and are immoral in some way,” Barnard told an AP reporter. Wimmer had expressed concern during McCoy’s motion that the amendment may thwart his efforts. He was appeased by legislators who said if that should happen, they would strip the amendment from the bill. He told reporters he was pleased McCoy’s amendment was removed, saying he is glad not to “go down in history as the representative who legalized sodomy in Utah.” Barnard says as long as the law is on the books, police have an obligation to enforce it. He said that could result in months of embarrassment for someone charged with the crime before it is found unconstitutional. McCoy said there is support to remove sodomy from Utah law, mostly from those he calls “Libertarian conservatives.”

‘In Loco Parentis’ Bill Abandoned after Court Rules Against Keri Jones Overturning a visitation order issued by a Salt Lake City trial judge, the Utah Supreme Court voted 4-1 against allowing same-sex co-parents to seek visitation rights with their children after their relationship with the child’s parent ends. Ruling in the case of Keri Lynne Jones v. Cheryl Pike Barlow on Feb. 16, Justice Jill L. Parrish wrote for the court that the rights of the child’s legal parent should not be impaired by forcing her or him to accept visitation by a former partner. Dissenting, Chief Justice Christine R. Durham argued that the court should develop Utah’s common law to recognize a status of de facto parent so that the best interest of the child can be weighed in determining whether continued contact with the co-parent is beneficial. Jones and Barlow were Vermont civil union partners when they decided that each would have a child successively, with Barlow becoming pregnant first, through donor insemination. After that child was born, Barlow applied to the court for an order appointing Jones a

guardian. But, in the meanwhile, when the child had turned two, the couple separated. Barlow and the child moved out and cut off any contact by Jones. Salt Lake City District Judge Timothy R. Hanson found that Jones had a relationship with the child called in loco parentis, under which a legal parent allows another adult to assume a parental role in a child’s life. Jones’ standing to seek visitation was recognized, and, when it was determined that was in the child’s best interest, Hanson ordered Barlow to allow Jones contact on a regular schedule. The Supreme Court disagreed, finding that in loco parentis is intended to be temporary, and may be terminated by the legal parent, as Barlow did when she got a court to terminate Jones’ guardianship status. Looking to the silence of Utah law on the rights of unmarried partners of legal parents, the high concluded that Jones lacked standing to seek visitation. A bill before the Utah State Legislature was abandoned since the ruling basically made law what the bill intended.

Kathy Worthington, left, and Sara Hamblin in 2003.

Prominent Lesbian Activist Dies with the legal aid department. Worthington also contacted the National Center Gay-rights activist, publisher and exfor Lesbian Rights, the Utah ACLU and Mormon advocate Kathy Worthington several local newspapers and television died on Thursday, Feb. 22 at her home in stations. But the next day, Kolowich Taylorsville. She was 56 years old. informed her that her leave had been Worthington was born in Southern Cal- granted, although administrators would ifornia to Luella Jean “Lucy” Worthingnot call it family medical leave. ton and Allen Dale Worthington, Sr. One Still, the local FOX affiliate KSTU inof four children, she later moved to Utah terviewed Worthington and her partner. and came out as lesbian in 1990. The Salt Lake Tribune also wrote a front Worthington met her wife of 14 years, page story a few days later. Sara Hamblin, in 1992 and the two were Although Worthington feared she active in Utah’s queer community. They would need to go to court to get meditraveled widely and attended a number of cal leave again when Hamblin’s cancer political rallies in Washington, DC, New returned in 2000, she was granted leave York City and San Francisco. Their activwithout much trouble. ism placed them in the public eye and in Hamblin died of advanced breast canseveral local news stories, particularly in cer on Feb. 21, 2006. 1993 when they participated in a union cerWorthington left the Mormon Church emony after a march in Washington, DC. at age 18 over its refusal to grant priestThey were also married in Canada in 2003. hood to black members and its teachings Worthington and Hamblin made local about women. She formally resigned in headlines again in 1997 when Hamblin 1979 when the church publicly opposed was diagnosed with metastatic cancer passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. in both lungs. To care for her partner, She described herself as an “ex-Mormon Worthington sought family medical leave activist” after 1991, when several people from her job at a post office remote encodasked for her help in getting their names ing center. Her application was denied removed from church records. She took twice because the US Postal Service did special pleasure in helping gay and not treat same-sex partners as spouses. lesbian Mormons formally resign their Faced with her partner’s illness, a change church memberships. from part-time to full-time employment Her website, mormonnomore.org, is and new job training, Worthington still active. still resolved to fight the decision. She Along with her activism, Worthington recalled that fateful moment in a two-part had an active career in publishing. She story posted on her personal website. owned and edited Womyn’s Community “In a quiet but determined voice, with News from 1991–1995. “Never a Dull tears running down my cheeks, I told her Moment,” the column she and Hamblin [the low-level supervisor who informed wrote, later appeared in the lesbian pubher of the post office’s decision] how lication Womyn 4 Women. important the leave was to me, that I “I’ve always tried to send little notes WOULD be taking the time off and that I to those activists in the community to hoped they weren’t going to make it cost tell them they are loved and admired me my job. I told her it wasn’t right for because its a weary weary fight to strive them to make me choose between Sara against oppression and try to be a tower and my job, and that I would take them of support for our community. She did to court if I lost my job over it. I also told it with grace and was truly a class act,” her I would go to the press and go public said Utah Stonewall Historical Society with the fact that the postal service founder Ben Williams. wasn’t willing to give me “A true pillar in our time off to be with and Kathy Worthington community is gone. take care of Sara.” Memorial Service There will probably be Worthington made good no one else like her.” will be held at the on her promise. She talked Worthington is with Karen Kolowich, the Jewish Community Center survived by her daughREC center’s acting man2 North Medical Drive ters, and several loving ager, who was sympathetic Sunday, March 4 from 6-8pm. friends. and promised to speak by JoSelle Vanderhooft joselle@qsaltlake.com

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Over 180 swimmers, including 50 from out of state, competed in the second annual Ski & Swim hosted by Queer Utah Aquatics Club. Many more came to spectate the swim meet, QUACapades, water polo, ice skating and other events held during the weekend of Feb. 16–18. After two Friday night opening socials, the Saturday morning swim meet was kicked off by 30 members of the Salt Lake Men’s Choir singing the national anthem. Dozens of races were held through the morning and afternoon at the Fairmont Aquatic Center. Much of the crowd moved to the Gallivan Plaza ice skating center to watch the QUACapades, which told a bit of a twisted Utah story. Dinner was held for the attending swimmers at members’ homes that night. Sunday was spent skiing, snowboarding and playing water polo at the Murray Park Aquatic Center. Awards were handed out that night at Kristauf’s Martini Lounge. Meet results are printed below. QUAC is a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight swimming team. All swimmers of any skill level, even individuals who would like

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QUAC Ski-N-Swim Results

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RANK, Name Age Team Finals Women 25-29 200 Yard Freestyle 1 Pendleton, Trina 29 QUAC-UT 2:31.92

Men 25-29 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Heidelberger, Cory 28 QUAC-UT 53.70 2 Christianson, Jon 25 SQUID-CO 53.94 3 Realubit, Howie 26 WEHO-PC 1:00.90 4 McBride, Michael 27 QUAC-UT 1:01.92

Men 30-34 200 Yard Freestyle 1 Drum, Bryan 32 2 Delaware, Andrew 31 DTSC 3 Stone, Jason 31 4 Reynolds, Paul 30 QUAC-UT 5 Dutton, Jeff 34 DCAC-PV

2:12.62 2:20.76 2:21.41 2:55.65 2:58.34

Men 35-39 200 Yard Freestyle 1 McKenna, Joel 37 WEHO-PC 2:01.73 2 Graham, Stephen 38 SQUID-CO 2:39.65 3 Furness, Matt 39 QUAC-UT 2:48.98

Men 40-44 200 Yard Freestyle 1 Sarussi, Marty 41 SUNFI-AZ 2:01.36 2 Lasersohn, jim 42 ORCA-PN 2:08.93 3 Bradley, Denorris 42 QUAC-UT 3:41.21

Men 45-49 200 Yard Freestyle 1 Shockey, Roger 48 SUNFI-AZ 2:28.05 2 Bahamon, Luis 45 WEHO-PC 2:41.57 3 Long, Daryl 47 SUNFI-AZ 2:46.78

Men 50-54 200 Yard Freestyle 1 Cockburn, Alistair 53 UTAH-UT 2:33.87

Mixed 18+ 200 Yard Backstroke Relay 1 QUAC-UT ‘D’ 2:41.62 J im Viney, Charlie Ward, M. Hovespian-Kelly, Andy Godwin 2 QUAC-UT ‘C’ 2:49.13 Aaron Butler, Matt Furness, Val Mansfield, Jory Corsi

Mixed 25+ 200 Yard Backstroke Relay 1 West Hollywood Aquatics-PC ‘A’ 2:00.73 Carlos Florez, Rocky DeAngelis, Joel McKenna, Abraham, Paul 2 Squid-CO ‘A’ 2:12.65 Andrew Lavasseur, Wayne Lee, John Hayden, Keith Pryor 3 QUAC-UT ‘B’ 2:15.80 Brandon Hutchinson, Luis Bahamon, Jeff Dutton, Doug Fadel

Mixed 25+ 200 Yard Medley Relay 1 Squid-CO ‘A’ 1:59.18 Keith Pryor, John Hayden, Andrew Lavasseur, Brad Gale 2 QUAC-UT ‘G’ 2:10.04 Val Mansfield, Howie Realubit, TROY Blanchard, Jeff Dutton 3 QUAC-UT ‘D’ 2:16.62 Luis Bahamon, Christophe Dietzma, Chris Bosworth, weston Heaps 4 QUAC-UT ‘E’ 2:20.97 Natalie Gordon, Charlie Ward, Jory Corsi, Jeremy Adams

Men 30-34 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Drum, Bryan 32 2 Corsi, Jory 30 QUAC-UT 3 Delaware, Andrew 31 DTSC 4 Stone, Jason 31 5 Dutton, Jeff 34 DCAC-PV

59.77 1:04.24 1:04.32 1:04.98 1:15.52

Men 35-39 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Blanchard, Troy 36 QUAC-UT 2 McKenna, Joel 37 WEHO-PC 3 Hands, Juan 39 4 Tait, Ty 39 UTAH-UT 5 Bates, dan 37 QUAC-UT 6 Mylan, Eddie 35 SUNFI-AZ 7 Graham, Stephen 38 SQUID-CO 8 Furness, Matt 39 QUAC-UT 9 Pryor, Keith 36 SQUID-CO

54.46 56.79 59.92 1:03.26 1:06.28 1:07.82 1:11.41 1:13.34 1:21.93

Men 40-44 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Hayes, Pat 43 QUAC-UT 47.96 2 Lavasseur, Andrew 43 SQUID-CO 55.66 3 Lasersohn, Jim 42 ORCA-PN 57.68 4 Hanson, Jim 44 COLO-CO 1:03.92 5 Breglio, Jeff 40 QUAC-UT 1:05.58 6 Bradley, Denorris 42 QUAC-UT 1:40.31 Men 45-49 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Long, Daryl 47 SUNFI-AZ 2 Bahamon, Luis 45 WEHO-PC 3 Clayton, Dennis 47 QUAC-UT 4 Bertagnolli, Todd 46 QUAC-UT

1:12.42 1:13.06 1:14.34 1:18.66

Men 50-54 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Mansfield, Val 50 QUAC-UT 1:14.39 Men 65-69 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Goers, Richard 65 QUAC-UT 1:25.25 Mixed 18+ 200 Yard Butterfly Relay 1 QUAC-UT ‘B’ 1:50.84 Andy Godwin, Michael Paap, Marty Sarussi, Doug Fadel 2 QUAC-UT ‘C’ 2:08.35 Jim Lasersohn, Rachel Zurer, Ty Tait, Brad GalE Mixed 25+ 200 Yard Butterfly Relay 1 QUAC-UT ‘A’ 1:43.68 Seth Hancock, Alistair Cockburn, Cory Heidelberger, Pat Hayes 2 West Hollywood Aquatics-PC ‘A’ 1:55.02 Bernie LaFianza, Joel McKenna, Bryan Libit, Carlos Florez 3 QUAC-UT ‘D’ 2:14.71 JorY Corsi, Nicholas Webster, Josh Bass, Troy Blanchard 4 QUAC-UT ‘E’ 2:24.17 Jim Hanson, Trina Pendleton, Jeff Dutton, Jeff Breglio

Women 25-29 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Hawkes, Danielle 27 QUAC-UT 1:10.70

Mixed 18+ 400 Yard Freestyle Relay 1 QUAC-UT ‘A’ 3:47.91 Andy Godwin, Trenton Christenson, Doug Fadel, Pat Hayes 2 West Hollywood Aquatics-PC ‘A’ 3:50.74 Joel McKenna, Bryan Libit, Rocky DeAngelis, Paul Abraham 3 QUAC-UT ‘B’ 3:51.88 Cory Heidelberger, Andrew Lavasseur, Isaac Hart, Isaac Stratten Moore 4 Sunfish-AZ ‘A’ 4:25.97 Roger Shockey, Eddie Mylan, Daryl Long, Marty Sarussi

Men 18-24 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Bradley, Danny 24 54.67 2 Godwin, Andy 18 QUAC-UT 56.04 3 Moore, Stratten 18 QUAC-UT 57.06 4 Christenson, Trenton 23 QUAC-UT 57.29 5 Paap, Michael 21 QUAC-UT 57.52 6 Frank, Jonathan 24 SUNFI-AZ 1:01.09

Mixed 25+ 400 Yard Freestyle Relay 1 QUAC-UT ‘C’ 4:30.59 Dan Bates, Val Mansfield, Jeff Dutton, Brad Gale 2 QUAC-UT ‘D’ 4:32.49 Christophe Dietzma, Dennis Clayton, Jason Stone, Bryan Drum Women 18-24 50 Yard Freestyle 1 Zurer, Rachel 24 32.47

Women 18-24 100 Yard Freestyle 1 Zurer, Rachel 24 1:12.65 2 Hovespian-Kelly, Mariell 22 QUAC-UT 1:20.60

Women 25-29 50 Yard Freestyle 1 Hawkes, Danielle 27 QUAC-UT 2 Callis, Mary 26 QUAC-UT

31.47 36.25

Men 18-24 50 Yard Freestyle 1 Bradley, Danny 24 2 O’Connor, Colin 21 QUAC-UT 3 Paap, Michael 21 QUAC-UT 4 Frank, Jonathan 24 SUNFI-AZ 5 Christenson, Trenton 23 QUAC-UT 6 Godwin, Andy 18 QUAC-UT 7 Bates, James 19 QUAC-UT 8 Pickenback, Jason 19 9 May, Gregory 22 QUAC-UT 10 Hibler, Jaden 19 QUAC-UT 11 Nielson, Mike 22

24.36 24.87 25.41 25.65 25.79 26.05 29.03 29.69 30.15 34.99 36.91

Men 25-29 50 Yard Freestyle 1 Hancock, Seth 25 QUAC-UT 2 Heidelberger, Cory 28 QUAC-UT 3 Hutchinson, Brandon 26 QUAC-UT 4 Adams, Jeremy 29 QUAC-UT 5 McBride, Michael 27 QUAC-UT 6 Bass, Josh 25 7 Gomez, Rudy 26 QUAC-UT 8 Jendrisek, Milan 29 QUAC-UT 9 Cox, Michael 28 QUAC-UT 10 Orozco, Milton 28 QUAC-UT

23.19 23.90 24.63 27.74 28.83 28.90 33.79 34.56 38.40 39.94

Men 30-34 50 Yard Freestyle 1 Florez, Carlos 31 WEHO-PC 2 Drum, Bryan 32 3 Stone, Jason 31 4 Delaware, Andrew 31 DTSC 5 Dutton, Jeff 34 DCAC-PV 6 Jepsen, jon 33 QUAC-UT 7 Jackson, Scott 34 QUAC-UT 8 Villalba, Javier 31

24.26 27.05 28.50 29.10 32.71 33.76 34.11 37.90

Men 35-39 50 Yard Freestyle 1 Blanchard, Troy 36 QUAC-UT 2 McKenna, Joel 37 WEHO-PC 3 Pryor, Keith 36 SQUID-CO 4 Tait, Ty 39 UTAH-UT 5 Heaps, Weston 36 QUAC-UT 6 Barton, Alan 39 QUAC-UT 7 Mylan, Eddie 35 SUNFI-AZ 8 Furness, Matt 39 QUAC-UT 9 Butler, Aaron 37 QUAC-UT

24.67 26.09 26.59 28.18 29.04 29.09 30.97 32.30 41.79

Men 40-44 50 Yard Freestyle 1 Hayes, pat 43 QUAC-UT 2 Sarussi, Marty 41 SUNFI-AZ 3 Lasersohn, jim 42 ORCA-PN 4 Lavasseur, Andrew 43 SQUID-CO 5 Orton, Alan 43 UTAH-UT 6 Hanson, jim 44 COLO-CO 7 Tolbert, Gaylen 41 QUAC-UT 8 LeRoy, Daniel 41 WEHO-PC 9 Ottman, Jeff 44

21.70 23.49 26.04 26.61 26.86 29.35 30.15 33.70 41.05

Men 45-49 50 Yard Freestyle 1 Gabiola, jim 47 QUAC-UT 2 Shockey, Roger 48 SUNFI-AZ 3 Long, Daryl 47 SUNFI-AZ 4 Bahamon, Luis 45 WEHO-PC 5 Clayton, Dennis 47 QUAC-UT 6 Elliot, Milt 45 QUAC-UT 7 Harline, rob 48 QUAC-UT 8 Bertagnolli, Todd 46 QUAC-UT

28.81 29.22 31.73 33.29 33.91 34.02 34.92 35.80

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Fourth Utah Student Joins Equality Ride by JoSelle Vanderhooft joselle@qsaltlake.com

As the snow falls on a blustery February afternoon outside Sam Wellers’ Coffee Garden, Emil Pohlig recounts his journey from closeted BYU student to one of four Utah students protesting his former school’s anti-gay policies this March as part of gay-rights group Soulforce’s Equality Ride. Although his journey started when he and his friends, 2007 riders Matthew Kulisch and Emil Pohlig Michael Cramer, joined Soulforce’s protest at BYU last year, he says he didn’t really consider joining the Ride until Kulisch and Cramer came back from training from the trip this January. “All they could talk about was how amazing it was, how it changed their

lives,” he remembers. “I realized that this was a life-changing opportunity. I could always go back to college after.” So Pohlig, 24, called Haven Herrin, codirector of the bus that will visit schools in the Midwest, Rocky Mountains and West Coast. He asked her if it was too late to join. “She said go ahead and fill out an application, and tell us why at first you decided not to go and what changed your mind,” Pohlig recalls. He did, and was accepted shortly thereafter. Just a few years ago, Pohlig, 24, would never have imagined he’d be traveling across the country on a mission to educate other students about gay rights. A devout Mormon, he just wanted to go on a mission and get married. “As far as knowing I was homosexual, I guess I sort of knew at the end of high school,” he says. “I had a very serious girlfriend, we’d even talked about marriage. She was the first person I told I had homosexual feelings. I wanted her to know if we got married.” But Pohlig and his girlfriend didn’t

keep dating after he returned from his mission in Wisconsin. Although he didn’t want to “live a lie” of marriage with her, he still wanted to be cured of his homosexuality. When church leaders called him to be president of BYU’s Elders Quorum in 2004, he knew it would be a pivotal moment. “I felt like that would determine whether or not I’d change or be able to stay with the church,” he said. But it didn’t take long before the stress got to him. He had difficulty concentrating on his school work and felt his life was falling apart. Then Pohlig met Kulisch. Pohlig says Kulich helped him by sharing his own coming out story. He also introduced Pohlig to other closeted BYU students. Shortly after, Pohlig sent a letter to his parents and stake president coming out. “I braced myself for the worst. Would they kick me out of the church or BYU?” he recalls. “But I was met with as much understanding as possible. My bishop said three others in the quorum were struggling, too.” His stake president said basically the same thing. Their words were eye-opening for him. “I realized then how big it was, how a lot of people at BYU struggle with this and don’t know where to turn or who to talk to.” He also realized that he could no longer remain a member of the church or a student at the BYU and put in an application to transfer to the University of Utah. Along with Soulforce’s goals of ending religious-based oppression against queer students and encouraging dialogue with

the students, teachers and administrators he meets, Pohlig says he has a number of personal goals for this ride. “I want the Mormon Church to have to deal with homosexuality, to stop ignoring it and admit they don’t understand,” he says. “When I came out to my stake president and bishop they said they had counselors at the school, but ultimately they didn’t know how to help me. I felt that was very progressive, because they’re finally admitting they don’t know what to do.” He adds that the church must address its lack of understanding, particularly as more nations legalize gay marriage and civil unions. As the Mormon Church has always abided by local laws, he says these unions will present a challenge to Mormon teachings about marriage and chastity. “Let’s say a gay couple in the Netherlands says we’re married and we have sex inside of marriage. So [the church] will either have to excommunicate them for being gay or finally address the issue,” he said. But Pohlig’s most important reason for going on the Ride reminds him of the lessons he learned as a missionary. “Every missionary wants to think they’re going for converts, but towards the end of the mission you realize it’s not for the converts but more for yourself. You’re just there to teach, to tell people to talk to their friends.” To sponsor Pohlig’s ride visit soulforce.org/emil_pohlig

Local Briefs Pride Community Softball League

Open enrollments for the upcoming Pride Community Softball League season will be held at Mo’s Grill, 358 South West Temple, Mar 24 and 25 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. and at Bonwood Bowl, 2500 South Main Street Mar 31 and Apr. 1 from 4:00–7:00 p.m.

After Conference Sunday Fireside & Mission Reunion Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons and Reconciliation will hold their semiannual Fireside and Mission Reunion Sunday, April 1, at the Metropolitan Community Church, 823 South 600 East. A Reunion potluck will begin at 5:00 p.m., followed at 6:15/6:30 p.m. by a fireside. The fireside will feature music and a special quest speaker. Family and friends are welcome to join us. Please bring a favorite entree, salad or desert for the potluck. Drinks provided by the chapter. Salt Lake Affirmation is the Utah chapter of Affirmation, an international non-profit fellowship serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexed Latter-day Saints since 1977. The group aims to provide a safe, inclusive space for people from Mormon backgrounds who live along the Wasatch Front. They affirm that living as a gay person can be positive and is not incompatible with spirituality. They are a diverse group that embraces a variety of lifestyles and holds a variety of attitudes towards spirituality, religion, morality and politics. They are bound together by the common purpose of affirming that being “other” than heterosexual is of no more consequence in the eternal scheme than blue eyes or left handedness. “It just is.” For more information, visit affirmation.org

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Utah Pride to Host ‘Queer Idol’ Contest, Still Seeking Festival Volunteers, Performers Following the incredibly successful format of the Fox contest of a similar name, the Utah Pride Center is holding a “Queer Idol” contest Mar. 17 at the Center. The winner will sing on stage during the Utah Pride Festival, June 3 at Washington and Library Squares. The initial audition will be held Mar. 17 at 10:00 a.m. at the Utah Pride Center, 355 N. 300 West. Participants are asked to use the side door. The top prize will be $500 and a professional recording session. Organizers are also looking for singers, bands, comedians, dance troupes and other performers to entertain at the festival. They are accepting promo packs through March 25. Full details can be found at their web site, utahpride.org. Volunteers, exhibitors and food vendors are also being called on to contact the organizers. Utah Pride is an annual event held by the Utah Pride Center, drawing 20,000 people at the parade and festival grounds.

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Salt Lake’s Daddy Todd Wins 2007 International Mr. Daddy Bear Title by Michael Aaron michael@qsaltlake.com

Pictured Left to Right: Guy Robison, Queer Lounge Co-Director of Utah Volunteers; Jesse Almond; Jennifer Nuttail, Utah Pride Center Adult Program Director; Chelsea Andrus; Marina Gomberg, UPC Youth Program Coordinator; John Robison, Queer Lounge Co-Director of Utah Volunteers and Josaih Gonzalez.

Queer Lounge Donates to the Utah Pride Center Youth Activity Center The TINT Center (Tolerant, Intelligent Network of Teens) at the Utah Pride Center recently received a donation of unused items from Queer Lounge after their recent activities at the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals in Park City. Queer Lounge is a Los Angeles-based, non-profit organization which helps ensure that films important to the queer community have a voice in the mainstream; that the next generation of queer filmmakers have the professional knowledge, contacts and opportunities to create compelling work and reach broad audiences; and that our community has an advocate, challenging Hollywood and the independent film world to continue to make and distribute films with queer themes and characters.

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Well, now it’s “Mr. Daddy Todd” as Utah’s own “Daddy Todd” Bennett snagged the title of International Mr. Daddy Bear 2007 at the International Bear Rendezvous in San Francisco on Feb. 19. Bennett had won the title Mr. Utah Bear Mar. 11, 2006 at the Mr. Utah Bear & Cub Contest sponsored by the Utah Bear Alliance. This year’s contest is scheduled March 30 through April 1 at Club Try-Angles. Twenty contestants from around the world competed for four titles — International Mr. Bear, won by Andres Piedehierro of Madrid, Spain; International Mr. Grizzly Bear won by Steve Strong of Battle Ground, Washington; International Mr. Daddy Bear won by Bennett; and International Mr. Bear Cub won by Steve Finch of Long Beach, California. The annual Rendezvous raises funds for gay and HIV/AIDS-related organizations. To date, they have donated over $300,000 to the groups. This year’s event will donate to the Black Coalition on AIDS, the HIV/Hepatitis C in Prison project, and the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays safe schools initiative. This was Bennett’s first competition at the international level.

“This title will help open doors for my work and fundraising efforts in the community,” Bennett said. Bennett was also recently brought on to the board of the Utah Pride Center and has been active in the community for many years. The UBA will host this year’s local contest at the end of this month. Singer/ songwriter/performer Kendall, who performed at the group’s first Bear Ruckus in 2005, will perform again this year. His songs are as funny as their titles, including “Hot Drunk Guys,” “Born to Rock in Bed,” “G.I. Barbie” and “The Booty Song.” The UBA is organized as a social and service organization that provides a focal point within the gay community for Bears and those who have an affinity for Bears. Typically, Bears are gay men who are hairy or who maintain facial hair, and come in all shapes and sizes. Bears, cubs and their admirers are as diverse as the gay community itself. The Utah Bear Alliance does not practice exclusivity, but fosters a social environment that supports and promotes bonds of brotherhood through respect, loyalty, friendship, and service. A video of Daddy Todd’s ... I mean Mr. Daddy Todd’s acceptance of his title is on the QSaltLake Myspace.com site at myspace.com/qsaltlake.

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From the Editor Kathy & Sara 4Ever By Michael Aaron michael@qsaltlake.com

Kathy Worthington jumped onto the local gay scene in the early ’90s and took charge in her own way. Recently out and recently divorced, she wanted to make a difference for the next generation of gay kids to quickly realize and accept who they are, rather than go down the road of most in her generation — getting married, having children and living a life that seemed very foreign to them. Kathy didn’t seek positions in existing organizations. She didn’t look for glamorous titles. She just up and did things, loud, proud and without apology. I first remember her as the editor and publisher of Womyn’s Community News. She joined with the Gay Utah Community Council, Inc. (which we called GUCCI and thought we were cute) and was a motherly, solid and staid voice. She argued against a name change to Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah, not because it would mess up our cute acronym, but because she felt the term “gay” to be inclusive and that “gay and lesbian” only tended to exclude, since it destroyed the umbrella of the term “gay” and, therefore, excluded those who were not gay males or lesbians. Kathy’s demeanor played well in the press. Her look was that of any Utah mother or grandmother. The genuine love between her and Sara was extraordinarily evident. Her public pleas for equal treatment as Sara became ill and Kathy needed to be with her were heartwrenching. To the Utah masses watching as she displayed her plight on the local television news, she was convincing. She wasn’t one of those radical activ-

ist lesbians screaming and demanding things be handed to her. She wasn’t the type to throw tea into the harbor. How could you argue that Sara didn’t deserve her attention? How could you argue that Kathy should lose her job for attending to her? Her story was, for better or worse, the kind of story that the gay community should be focusing on still today. Her story won a lot of hearts. Later, Kathy became increasingly aggravated over the difficulties gay men and women were having distancing themselves from what she believed to be a hostile church. Though not raised in Utah, Kathy was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She bristled at church leaders’ assertions that the LDS Church was growing in leaps and bounds. Her explanation: the church was counting anyone and everyone who once was baptized into it, ignoring those who fell away. It became her mission to help gay and lesbian Mormons remove their names from its roll-books. She sued. Then she encouraged others to sue. Then, it simply became a matter of dropping her name and church officials would clamor to get your name off the books. Above all of those things, and much more, I will remember Kathy for her steadfast love and support of Sara. The angelic glow I would see around them, whether it be at the March on Washington, at a rally on Salt Lake’s Capitol Hill, or just at a chance meeting at a grocery store, was just so evident it couldn’t be denied. Their love was that deep kind of love that fairy tales are made of, the kind of love you are promised growing up. The kind of love Hollywood chick-clicks are made of. That it was between two women didn’t seem the issue. I know the past year without Sara must have been extremely difficult for her. I can’t believe that her death coming within a few weeks of the first anniversary of her death is a coincidence. I can only hope that they are once together. I’ll watch for that angelic glow.

Guest Editorial Growing Up Queer in Kanab By Kourt Osborn

Queer Gnosis Beautiful Bottom by Troy Williams troy@qsaltlake.com

Kathryn Bond Stockton marks the queer-edge of our culture. As the director of the University of Utah’s Gender Studies Department, she is quite simply a genre unto herself. Kathryn’s new book, Beautiful Bottom, Beautiful Shame: Where Black Meets Queer explores the subterranean passages of shame. She deftly uncovers the way shame has shaped the identities of queer and black communities in both literature and film. She elegantly undresses the artists who crawl, sweat and pull themselves through the dark underbelly of guilt and debasement. Her work is both invitation and seduction. I sat down with Kathryn to talk dirty. Troy Williams: After reading your book I’ve become convinced that we’ve given “shame” a bad name. Kathryn Stockton: Hopefully so. We don’t want to lose that part of shame. Where would we be if shame didn’t have a bad name attached? TW: Exactly. How would you define shame? KS: Well, being an English professor, I always run to the dictionary to make sure I’m not making things up. The dictionary tells us that shame is a painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment or unworthiness, and often shame comes from enforcement. Which, of course, queer and black people know a good deal about. TW: You’re book is counter-intuitive because you are embracing shame. That’s a different direction. Most of us want to run from shame and validate ourselves. KS: Growing up as a queer person, I have spent my life trying to flee shame along with everybody else. I know a good deal about wanting to turn places of shame toward dignity and pride. But I began to think there was something intellectually dishonest about that. There is something about growing up with such an intense sense of shame that you learn to be an

randomly between me and other males were completely flabbergasting at points. One of my LDS co-workers in a restaurant where I worked made terribly offensive comments towards women in the church, black people in the church, and gay people in the church. My family affirms me, supports me, and loves me without reservation. It’s such a shame that many LDS families are ready to disown their children. I find it hard to believe that because someone identifies with something outside the norm that we must abandon them. I believe that the parents of those queer children who do not have families who support and still love them, should look back into their hearts and the true message of Christ. We need to love others and to allow ourselves to be loved. Many queer youth spend so much time talking about how hard it is for them, but I believe we must talk more about the good things that result from coming out. From my coming out, and my transition from female-to-male, I now can live

a more fulfilling and happy life. I’m a much better person, and because I am a much better person, I can do much more for other people. Since I have found my happiness in my identity, I can try my best to help others find their way. The best way for me to do this right now is the Equality Ride. The Equality Ride is an endeavor sponsored by Soulforce. There are two buses that will spread a message of love to 32 schools across the country. I will be on the West Bus, which has stops at Notre Dame, BYU, Pepperdine, BYUIdaho, and many other campuses. These schools all have a policy that does not allow the Queer students to live open and honest lives. Matt Kulisch and I are coordinating the stop at BYU. We would like to compile a list of concerns or grievances from current queer students, former queer students, and their friends and family. For more information, please visit http://www.affirmation.org/news/2007_ 008.shtml. Q

expert, and you learn to make things of shame. Everybody does that. Shame is a fundamental part of human life. The wish to quickly be done with it doesn’t give the intellectual and emotional curiosity that it might deserve.

What’s that about? How can I be attracted to the very thing that on me felt like an intense scene of shame? But put it just over there, on another woman, and I can sense its fantastic beauty. So, in a very strange way shame is part of this whole scene of desire. And to take shame out of the equation is literally to misunderstand the states of our own attraction.

TW: Okay. Well then, for people who belong to different minority communities, where can we begin to look for the value of shame? KS: Think about the famous moments in the late 1960s: black pride — the notion that black is beautiful. There is a lot to learn from that particular moment — of embracing the very thing that you are supposedly denigrated for, and see that there is actually beauty to be found there.

Nothing is more virginal than masculinity. Nothing is more fragile or fearful. Why does a man need to beat up another man wearing a dress? Take a butch girl growing up who loves masculine clothes. This is very much a story about shame. One of the fundamental things from my childhood was the fright of being in female clothes, and literally coming home from church and wanting to run as fast as possible from the car into the house so that my little boyfriends next door wouldn’t see me in patent leather shoes! It seems odd that something so trivial, so much on the surface, could be such an intense marker of shame. But I think that’s something that black folks know a lot about. Something as benign as skin color being the major marker of one’s shame, enforced obviously by other people around you. For a butch girl growing up, this intense relationship to female clothes is a fascinating story of shame. How odd, that a butch girl might feel unbelievably shamed in female clothes but be completely drawn to women in female clothes (a dynamic that obviously straight men know a lot about).

TW: Is there redemption in shame? KS: Redemption is a funny term. And this is what I think is critical about the film Pulp Fiction. It reminds us of just how violent redemption can be. Just think of Christ on the cross. Redemption can’t undo anything. It pays for it by adding another scene of violence. When Butch saves Marsellus and is forgiven for his sins for stopping the rape, he’s forgiven, but nothing can stop the fact that Marsellus was raped. You can’t turn the clock back on American Jim Crow history. It’s there, it’s part of our history and it’s part of what sticks to the sign of “black” still. Questions of slavery haunt the signifier of African Americans in a highly significant way. So Tarantino is playing with the notion that redemption does not mean undoing or erasing, but actually feeling the force of wounds that cannot be undone. It’s a quite orthodox definition of redemption. I think this is true for gay people, too. If you grow up with certain aspects of shame attached to your identity, you are never going to lose them fully. But you add other layers. It becomes more textured. It’s the layering and the texturing that I am after in this book. Shame is one of our most important layers. It’s not going to go away. Indeed, there is something toxic about straight masculinity, in the way it gets talked about in the public domain. Nothing is more virginal than masculinity. Nothing is more fragile or fearful. Why does a man need to beat up another man wearing a dress? Nobody is putting him in a dress. That man in a dress does not touch him. But somehow he feels like his sign is being messed with. TW: The danger of contamination. KS: Exactly. What’s important about shame is that it’s a shield or a health-giving measure to help us live with impurity. Because nothing is more toxic than purity. Q Podcast our complete hour-long interview at nowqueerthis.com.

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Kourt Osborn is one of four young people with an LDS background who will participate in Soulforce’s Equality Ride as it stops at BYU, BYU-Idaho, and some 15 other religious colleges that discriminate against LGBT students. The Equality Ride will visit BYU on Mar. 21-22 and BYU-Idaho on Apr. 16-17. For more information on these four Riders of LDS background, and to help sponsor their ride, please visit the pages for Mike Cramer, Matt Kulisch, Kourt Osborn, and Emil Pohlig at www. soulforce.org/2007riders. Kanab, Utah, is located five miles from the Arizona border. The nearest WalMart is over an hour away. The local movie theater plays one movie, once a night, three days a week. My graduating class was 64 people. Overlooked by sweeping blue skies, and surrounded by red rock cliffs, the isolation in one of the most conservative towns in America was deep. I converted to the LDS Church at the age of twelve. I converted mostly because all my friends were LDS, they were all doing LDS things, and all they pretty much talked about was church. (Looking back on it, I know their lives were more than just church, but at the time it seemed very intense.) As the years went on, I held several callings within the church. These included president of my respective age groups, not once but three times, and various camp leader positions as well. My face was a staple at church. On the outside, my face and my actions said that I loved the church; on the inside I felt incompatible, but I thought everyone felt that way. I wish I could say that the church played a more direct role in my life, but I honestly stopped going around the age of sixteen. There were events that played out in my latter teen years, but they didn’t impact me in the way one would expect. Instead, the church played a more indirect role in my life and towards my views of sex, sexuality, and gender. As it turns out, the church does not affirm transgender folks. Not only that, but the church leaves few options for transgender folks. For my life and my needs, I needed to transition or I would surely die. For the church, my transition said that I thought God was wrong, and I was less holy, less righteous, and less worthy than other members. I saw other members doing what they needed to do to survive — why was my choice so wrong? The way I look at it, the church and I had a mutual separation. I left them for many reasons beyond my transgendered identity, as I’m sure they left me for many reasons as well. Spending my high school years in a place that didn’t have a P-FLAG chapter or a Gay-Straight Alliance was very difficult. I remember one time someone wrote “Fagett” on my locker. I wrote back on the locker, “If you’re going to discriminate, at least spell things cor-

rectly.” It wasn’t until I wrote my little note back that the school decided to paint my locker. I learned what it meant to be transgender while living in Utah but felt that the situation was hopeless and that I would never be able to obtain the body or the life I wanted. It took a move across the country for me to realize that I had realistic options. I moved to Pennsylvania when I was nineteen. There I found an abundance of resources with willing and loving people. I started hormone replacement therapy by way of testosterone injections on Dec. 27, 2005. I returned to Utah in late June of 2006. At this time I was passing 100 percent as male, and was starting to see that male privilege did exist: In restaurants, the check was always placed closer to me when I was in the presence of a female; other males in commercial settings would talk to me, as opposed to the female in the situation (who was usually my grandmother or my mother). Even the conversations that would happen

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WTFWJD

Wedding Belles by Laurie Mecham laurie@qsaltlake.com

Say you want to get married. On purpose. Well, I hope it lasts. No, I’m not worried about you — I’m worried about the legislative jihad being waged by Jesus-told-me-to-hate-you, nervous, twitchy, white folks who don’t want there to be any gays except in certain restrooms and out of town and in the porn that’s locked up in the ammo box in the top of the closet. When two gay people in Utah want to go to, say, Massachusetts so that they can be legally married, what questions should they ask? What preparations should they make? There are numerous resources on the legal steps that a couple needs to take. But there are other serious considerations that should be made, and I thought I’d address them for you here. I’m not talking about compatibility; I’m talking about style and form. Here, then, is Laurie Mecham’s Guide to Gay Wedding Etiquette.

Announcements Should you send announcements? Absolutely! Remember, the personal is political, and what more beautiful way to enshrine your love than to stick it in the craw of all the right-wing homophobes in the “Friends and Family” section of your address book? Some couples may take this as an opportunity to make a statement of principal, such as: Gerald Fitzpatrick & Patrick Fitzgerald were legally married on September 1, 2006 so get used to it. I am a fan of the more traditional format. You may need to tweak it just a bit to fit your needs. For example: John Doe and Jane Doe are ashamed and dismayed to reveal the marriage of their son/daughter Ruby Ridge to Blanche Davidian,

For your guests’ convenience and the purpose of planning, include an RSVP card. Again, you can use the traditional format: ___ will be pleased to attend the reception. Or you can modify the response card to fit your theme or circumstances, as a gay couple I know did: (Check one):  What a brilliant way to disrupt the patriarchal, heterosexist paradigm. We will be there in solidarity for the movement.  If it will make you happy, we affirm your choice without judgment and will attend.  We find this fad alarming. We must decline, and hope that you will reconsider your choice.  We refuse to participate in the further destruction of America’s Christian values, including normal marriage. The next time we see you will be in hell.

Ceremony and vows This is a potentially sticky one for samesex couples. Unless you have a certain fetish, most couples will start by striking out any clause using the word “obey.” Exchanging vows offers a chance to articulate precisely what it is that you are committing to. This can include special rituals, such as, “I promise to rub your back when it aches,” countered by, “I promise to make the morning coffee.” Remember, this is not the place to bicker. No “I promise to put the dishes away but only if you at least leave them in the goddamn sink!” Many couples like to write their own vows. This can be genuinely lovely for the couple and for their friends. More often, it can be a hellish, interminable nightmare of bad poetry and tacky expressions. Remember, less is always more. Another potential pitfall is that the expression of vows becomes a contest. Both parties are thinking, “Oh, no! He is going to say something beautiful. Now I have to come up with six pages of everything wonderful about him just to keep up!” You may wish to stick to vows that are more traditional and generic, with the usual “for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, forsaking all others,” etc. (Note: Be sure to rehearse the “forsaking all others” part. The actual ceremony is no time to discover that you have differing views on an open relationship.)

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What to wear No matter what color you choose to wear, from virginal white to heathen red, everyone still knows what a slut you are. Just kidding. As the song says, “It doesn’t matter what you wear, just as long as you are there.” So listen to your Inner Bride and let her have her day! The reception Everyone loves a beautifully decorated venue with an eclectic, thoughtful selection of music and some lovely Spanish tapas. However, the key to a successful reception really lies in these two words: “open bar.” Registering for gifts Since you are a non-traditional couple, is it reasonable to expect to participate in the traditional wedding gift registry? To quote Emily Post, you bet your ass it is! How many times have you coughed up $25 for the kid of someone in the ward? You say you haven’t been invited to many weddings? You wonder if it’s your personality, your breath, your daring fashion statements? Believe me, it’s probably none of the above. It’s just that your friends are all gay. Anyhoo, whether or not you have made the standard trek to Bed Bath and Beyond or Target, printed out the incredibly lengthy and detailed registry only to select the first thing that falls in your price range (what could make a lovelier gift than two hand towels and a spoon?) you still deserve the full range of whatever benefits you can get. Believe me, darling, you won’t be getting any love from the state of Utah. How many of us have fantasized about registering at ZCMI? Oh, if only that venerable institution had hung on until the present day, what fun we would have had with the lilac-haired ladies in the bridal registry. At any rate, you can register almost anywhere you want, from Home Depot to Williams-Sonoma. It is possible to register online — which is a lot like shopping online, except you receive fabulous prizes without the disturbing credit card bill. For real thrills, though, nothing beats in-store registration. First, you get to sit down with the registry consultant and watch with amusement as she struggles to appear unfazed with the two-groomsno-bride conundrum. The best part, though, is when she hands you the special barcode gun. Oh, what power! Suddenly, you have renewed shopping energy. You walk through the entire store. Whenever an item tickles your fancy, you just scan the barcode, et voila! The electric nose-hair trimmer, the Halloween costume for your Jack Russell Terrier, the Zen Garden barbecue utensils all appear on your registry. Be thoughtful in your choices, however. Give your guests a wide range of affordable options, and remember that some of them may not be comfortable making their selections from the toy room at Blue Boutique. Registering for gifts makes some people feel uncomfortable. It may feel as though you’re being greedy. In fact, many of you are greedy, but rest assured — registering is a standard social practice, even for those who are wealthy or who hold political office and therefore have no real friends. It may also be helpful for you to realize that even male-female couples sometimes miss the gift boat — which can handicap the beginning of an otherwise blissful relationship. I got married in 1978. I told him, “Look. We have a five month-old baby. If you stall

any more, you can forget it.” On a Sunday in December, he said, “Okay, let’s do it on Thursday.” (He picked Thursday because it was Pearl Harbor Day. I am not even kidding. Should this have been a sign?) With all that notice, our wedding gifts consisted of a couple of knives and a Hickory Farms holiday sampler. I never even got a wedding ring. Learn from me, people! A) Get married on purpose, for a good reason. B) Register for presents. You may never get another chance. Besides, your friends and colleagues want to get you a gift, and it places this big burden on them to figure out what that perfect gift should be. And if what you really want is the Sears Craftsman ratchet set, than that is what you should have. Do your friends a favor! Register for wedding gifts.

Thank-you notes By now, you have already set the tone and the level of formality of your wedding. Use this level of formality for your thank-you notes. (Please note that a formal affair is not rendered informal based simply on the behavior of the guests at the reception.) The more formal and traditional method would be an engraved thank-you card with the monogram of your married name. Some couples who have set an informal tone try to save time on the thank-you notes. Running off a batch of notes on your printer with blank spaces or checkboxes to be filled in later is the ultimate in tacky wedding behavior. I actually received a thank-you note that was done this way: Thank you so much for the wonderful ___. What an original and clever gift! We will use it every time we have:  dinner  sex  company  nothing better to do  surgery  a fight This is wrong on so many levels. Formal or not, you must always send a thoughtful, hand-written thank-you note. I suggest that you do these in small batches, lest they all begin to sound alike: “Thank you for the lovely garden weasel. We know it will become indispensable in our daily lives. We just appreciate ’cha and all that you do …” Take a lot of breaks to keep your imagination alive. Avoid radio ads and all religious programming, as they will corrupt all creative thought. You may receive gifts that don’t really fit your needs. It is fine to exchange them for something you want, but never indicate this in the thank-you note. Find something positive to say: “Thanks so much for the hand-crocheted Budweiser toilet paper cozy. What a unique and useful gift. We immediately found the perfect spot to display it!” They never need to know that it is on permanent display at Deseret Industries. And if they ever ask about it while visiting, you can pretend it was stolen.

Costs Many gay couples who choose to marry are somewhat older and established in life. Some, sadly, have strained family relationships. These couples will probably foot the bill for the whole wedding. Be forewarned that costs can be steep, and you will probably have to put off that Olivia cruise for awhile. If your families remain close to you, however, and want to take part, it is certainly appropriate to graciously accept help and financial assistance. And remember, when in doubt, the father of the bottom pays. Q Laurie Mecham typically denies the allegations.

Mountain Meadows Mascara Legislate This! By Ruby Ridge

I keep wondering what far-right icons like Gayle Ruzicka, Chris Buttars, Paul Mero and Aaron Tilton really want when they target gay families, gay kids and anything that protects gay people like the much bally-hooed Utah Hate Crimes law that passed last year, but will probably never be used to prosecute a hate crime committed against GLBT folk. I’m pretty sure behind closed doors and out of Rod Decker’s earshot, they’re probably

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Take a deep breath, darlings, the nightmare that is the Utah State Legislative Session is almost over! And boy howdy has the 2007 session been a barrel full of special-interest monkeys. Apart from the whole soccer stadium fiasco, the removal of legislative oversight of nuclear waste storage, the taxpayerfunded creation of a Mormon private school system (cherubs, for all their talk of supporting equality and access you know damn well the charter school motto should be “no gentiles, no darkies, no problem!â€?), and a busload of mean-spirited message bills on immigration, this year has just been par for the legislative course in Utah. Let’s face it, kittens, there’s nothing like a budget surplus year to bring out the ideologues screaming for tax cuts and provoking a Supreme Court challenge to Roe v. Wade. Yehaa ‌ good times! Of all of the bills, I thought the school bullying bill was especially ironic. Given that bullying is exactly what the Republican super-majority does every year when it picks on small minority groups with the lowest amount of political defenses (that would usually be us, or this year the children of undocumented immigrants).

Lambda Lore Theater 138 by Ben Williams ben@qsaltlake.com

planning to reopen the camps at Topaz, herd us onto boxcars, confiscate our iPods and force us to watch Mitt Romney election ads until we go straight. But for now they are content with dismantling gay straight alliances so that GLBT kids have no refuge or support in school. Why don’t they just be honest and call it the “Vulnerable Minors Suicide Promotion Act?� It’s closer to the truth. It’s as if they Pioneer Memorial Theatre. In 1966, the three were inspired to create their own theater company to deal with more provocative themes regarding the social awareness of the ’60s. The company was housed in an historical old church at 138 S Second East and thus named Theater 138. This small downtown theater became an institution for two decades, presenting nearly 300 productions including 60 premieres of new plays.

In November 1977, Theater 138’s play shocked audiences by displaying male nudity for the first time in Salt Lake City’s history. Theater 138 produced new plays by Utah authors, offered works by Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee that universities in Utah would not touch and brought several firsts to Salt Lake City. The trio produced Marc Crowley’s The Boys in the Band, the first gay play performed in Utah. It premiered May 14, 1971. The Utah Daily Chronicle’s review stated the play opened to a “full house at Theater 138 Underground’s performance.� Remarkable for Salt Lake City, The Boys in the Band played to sellout crowds.

Ruby Ridge is one of the more opinionated members of the Utah Cyber Sluts, a camp drag group of performers who raise funds and support local charities. Her opinions are her own and fluctuate wildly as she endures the Anna Nicole Smith melodrama. Is anyone thinking about Sugar Pie’s feelings through all this?

In November 1977, Theater 138 “ventured into such daring territory� as Peter Shaffer’s Equus. The play shocked audiences by displaying male nudity for the first time in Salt Lake City’s history. Baliff considered Theatre 138’s staging of Equus one of his finest achievements as a director. Other noted milestones included the performance of David Rabe’s Sticks and Bones, a controversial play about the Vietnam War, the musical Carnival! performed with an interracial cast, and in February 1987, William M. Hoffman’s As Is, which was the first play performed in Salt Lake City dealing with AIDS. Michael Piccardi, former director of the Utah Stonewall Democrats, had a lead role in the drama and was quite good, I might add. Theater 138 closed down in the late 1980’s when Mountain Fuel Supply purchased the building. Subsequently, it was turned into a parking lot. Ariel Ballif, who walked away from a national career to establish a theater in Utah, died of a heart attack in 1994 just four days before he was to be awarded the Madeleine Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts and Humanities. His lover, Stewart Falconer, had died six months earlier in 1993 of cancer. Many in the performing arts world believe that by creating Theatre 138, Ballif, Falconer and Carlin “paved the way for every theater in this city to grow.� However, I feel their legacy is that they enriched Salt Lake City by working for social justice through the medium of theater. Therefore, their lives should be acknowledged as part of our great Utah gay heritage. Q

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Before Plan-B Theater Company, and even before the Salt Lake Acting Company, there was Theater 138. Its founders, Ariel S. Ballif Jr. (1926–94), Robert “Stewart� Falconer (1924–93) and Thomas Carlin, became known as the “three musketeers of local theater� for creating Utah’s first theater company dedicated to contemporary and alternative works. The trio of actors first crossed paths in Tampa, Florida in the mid-1940s, but they later moved to Richmond, Virginia. Utah-reared Ballif and Falconer — a tall, gracious Southern gentleman — became lovers, while Carlin, also gay, became their best friend and artistic partner. In Richmond, they opened a small theater called The Renaissance. They stayed with this theatre for several years until the owners started telling them what they could and could not do. Beyond that, however, they were disgusted with the oppression of segregation and the Jim Crow laws of the South. In 1962 Ballet West founder William Christensen contacted Ariel Ballif about returning to Utah and taking a teaching position at the University of Utah. Ballif, Falconer, and Carlin felt it was a great opportunity, so Balliff accepted and the trio left for Salt Lake City. Once there, Falconer and Carlin got jobs working at

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think that by erasing the word gay from law and public life, we will all go away magically, somehow. It’s depressing times like these when I really miss Missy Larsen. Missy worked with Equality Utah and lobbied for gay and lesbian issues for years before being scooped up by Planned Parenthood to work on reproductive issues. Damn them and their evil prophylactic ways!!! Missy has all of the skills to be an effective lobbyist. She’s passionate, savvy, smart, knowledgeable about the issues, and oh yeah ... she has a great rack! Oh, don’t act all aghast and shocked. It’s the truth, and if more of our representatives had a great set of Thelma and Louises up front, I guarantee we would get a hell of a lot more done up on the Hill. No offense to Mike and the boys at Equality Utah, but I just don’t see any influential Republicans jostling to sit across from you at a luncheon table and discuss our issues using logic and reason. With the repressed sexuality and adolescent world view of our male legislators in mind, I propose we start an organization called “TaTas for Tolerance.� With a name like that, you know damn well they would take our calls and we would definitely get some one-on-one face time. So I say, for the sake of the cause, ladies, push ‘em up and out and get lobbying, and if you need to borrow a set, I have extras! Remember, the revolution will be underwired! Ciao, pumpkins! Q

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David Samsel Your Body… Naked by David Samsel david@qsaltlake.com

Five years ago I started taking care of my body and exercising regularly. I began by walking. I walked from my house down to the local park and did some laps. Over the last five years I’ve purchased (and consistently used) a gym membership, started skiing, mountain biking, running, doing pilates, practicing yoga, lifting weights, cycling, swimming, and most recently kickboxing. In the beginning I was working out because I wanted other people to find me attractive. That lasted about four months. The approval of others is a bad reason to do anything, but when it comes to exercising, which is something that takes life-long dedication, it’s an especially bad

idea. So I quickly shifted my motivation; I started to exercise for me. I liked the way it made me feel. Results did not come quickly, but they came, most of them would have probably been imperceptible to anyone other than me, and the most positive among them had nothing to do with my physical appearance. Notwithstanding those results, I’m still acutely aware of every one of my physical flaws. But I decided shortly after getting a gym membership that I did not want to be one of those men that gets dressed underneath his towel or in the bathroom stall because he doesn’t want to be seen naked. Maybe I should clarify that I am not an exhibitionist in that way, and I don’t particularly enjoy some of the gross stares I get from those men who seem to live in the steam room and vacation in the showers. But I don’t hide my body in the locker room. Nobody should be ashamed of their body, no matter what it looks like. In a society that tells women they’re too big and men they’re too small no matter how big or small they are, it’s a wonder anyone has the courage to show their non-airbrushed face in public.

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The other day I was getting a massage and the therapist said she could tell I was an athlete. I didn’t respond because I don’t really like to make conversation when I’m getting a massage; I’d rather just lay there. But I was totally surprised by her comment because I am not an athlete. It doesn’t matter how much I run, lift, swim, cycle or kick box, athletes to me will always be those boys in high school who I had nothing in common with. The reality of my situation is this: I’m 6’3” tall and 180 pounds on a full stomach and rounding up. It doesn’t matter how hard I hit the weights, my genetics do not allow me to put on a lot of bulk. I will always be longer than I am wide. I’ve come to accept that reality­ — acceptance that I believe has come because I’m trying to do the best with the body and genetics I’ve been given. My last boyfriend was always so floored with how comfortable I was being naked around him. He acted like he’d never dated anyone who let him explore their body. That kind of comfort level with another human being is amazing; it’s been rare for me, and it’s one of

the things I miss most about being in a relationship. If you have someone in your life who you get naked with on a regular basis, then I hope you feel that kind of freedom with them. Otherwise, you’re missing one of the safest experiences an intimate relationship has to offer. The next time you’re walking down the street and you see someone you think is attractive, beautiful even, remember this; that person may very well think that they’re the ugliest thing to walk the earth. They may be completely unhappy with their body and even their life as a whole. If you can be happy with your body and your life, you’ll be doing better than a good majority of the strangers that surround you. In recent years I’ve been able to say honestly that I’m happy with where I’m at physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, educationally, etc. I’m happy with where I am in life not because I’m where I want to be, but because I’m moving in the direction I want to go, and that is something we all have the power to do. The world never stops and you’re always going somewhere; just make sure it’s somewhere you want to go.

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much darker dimension where everyone was hyper-violent and hyper-sexual and had to be to survive. So, what’s with this “Star Trek is queer”, then? Indulge me as I put on my Queer Theory party hat for a second. The queer thing about Star Trek is the ease and depth with which it deals with the idea of Otherness — being an outsider or different from the majority in a way that causes discomfort or provokes scrutiny: aliens, if I must be obvious. You know, kind of how a lot of queer folk still get treated. The original series had Mr. Spock who was Other because of his apparent lack of emotions. Voyager had the sexy Borg Seven of Nine and Deep Space Nine had so many aliens the human characters often looked like the outsiders. But The Next Generation had my favorite Star Trek “queer” of all: the android Commander Data. Yeah, Data had a sexual relationship with a woman in an early episode. But for me his character arc seemed like a critique of how straight society tries to convince queers we should be. Data studies human gestures, interests and emotions to effectively become human, just like so many of us spent so much of our lives trying to mimic heterosexuality hoping that we’d become straight. To continue the metaphor, the crew’s human members take it as a given that being human is inherently good and even superior to being mechanical, even when Data’s non-human characteristics are not only benign, but often necessary for getting the ship out of danger. And although Data eventually gets a cheesy program that allows him to feel emotions, no amount of ‘reprogramming’ will ever change him from an android into a human. Is the comparison perfect? Not really. But the similarities were strong enough to provide some comfort to this closetedeven-to-herself-suburban-tweenager in the days before Massachusetts had gay marriage and Utah had gay-straight alliances. I liked Data, Spock and Seven the best because they were inexplicably, implacably “different”, just like I felt I was. And even when people around them were xenophobic jerks, it was always obvious that they were liked and valued crew members. I think Trek creator Gene Roddenberry would have approved of that, just as I’m sure he would have disapproved of the lack of queer Trek characters in anything but book and comic spin-offs. Q

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So. Star Trek, anyone? Oh, come on, don’t give me that look! Unless you were living under a rock in the 60s or too terrified by lycra and big hair to turn on your TV in the 80s and early 90s, you probably watched one of its incarnations at least once. Even if the lycra and big hair on the starship Enterprise NCC-1701-D terrified you. Arcane technobabble, English-only aliens and sometimes gaggingly obvious and goofy themes aside, I love Star Trek in all its forms. Well, except for Enterprise. Did anybody really like Enterprise? Like many closeted-even-to-themselvessuburban-tweenagers on the shyer, more studious end of the spectrum, Star Trek was the shit for me. I dressed up as Dr. Beverly Crusher for Halloween and had a crush on her wunderkid son, Wesley. I asked my mother for a tiny model of a Klingon Bird of Prey for Christmas. And I thought lines like Dr. McCoy’s ubiquitous “Dammit, Jim! I’m a doctor not a (fill in the blank)!” were just the funniest things ever! Looking back 13 years later, I think I now know what really drew me to each series, and what draws me still. It wasn’t the cool special effects or even Counselor Troi’s disturbingly sexy bunny suits. Sure, those were fun, but not as satisfying as the show’s subtext. There’s just something damn-right queer about Star Trek. Oh, I know what I said in my last column. Star Trek is one of the most heteronormative geeky things out there. In all five series and 13 movies we never saw a same-sex couple or even a queer. Sure, there were some clumsy attempts, like the kiss between Jadzia Dax and another female Trill in the Deep Space Nine episode “Rejoined” and the flaming bisexual “mirror universe” version of DSN character Major Kira Nerys. I say “clumsy attempts” because these and other examples just dodged the subject. The Trill are a symbiotic species of humanoid host and wormlike symbiont; the opposite-sex symbionts were married before being implanted in bodies. Alternate-Kira existed in a

Load of Bullshattuck Victimization for Dummies by Ryan Shattuck ryan@qsaltlake.com

I like to blame other people. But that’s not

my fault. Blaming other people is one of my favorite pastimes. For example, I am only 5’9”; I blame my parents. I am not that wealthy; I blame the economy. I am not that intelligent; I blame the University of Utah. I’m not a good writer; I blame QSaltLake. I can’t get married/civil unionized; I blame Republican politics. I have a slow computer; I blame Apple, Inc. I suffer from prosopagnosia; I blame people with ugly faces. I like to blame other people, and other people like to blame me. Everyone likes to blame everyone else, and in doing so, the world continues to quirkily gyrate along its crooked axis. Blaming others is as American as apple pie, baseball, rock & roll and not voting. We are a nation full of blamer — and no one does it better than the gay community. I don’t consider myself that atypical of most gay men. Aside from maybe being as anti-social as Ted Kaczynski or the British, and also having a fashion sense worse than Ed Gein, I mostly consider myself a relatively average gay man. Like many gay men, I’ve been suicidal in the past (hehe!), I’ve been unemployed before (haha!), I’ve gone for periods of time where I didn’t communicate with my family (hoho!), and I’ve been known

to dabble in ostracism, alienation, loneliness and depression (what a barrel of monkeys!). Nevertheless, I don’t consider myself a “victim,” nor do I wish to have anyone else consider me a victim. I like to think of myself as Canada — everyone else likes to make fun of me, but I’m naively proud of who I am. And like Canada, I allow same-sex marriage, believe in gun control and am full of moose. While there are certainly other groups, communities and demographics that are more victimized than we are, we would like to imagine that we as gay men must be at least the second most victimized group in America. Like a really, really close second place. And there’s nothing wrong with coming in second place — just ask Clay Aiken. It’s as if Ruben Studdard is to other minority communities as Clay Aiken is to the gay community. We may not be the most repressed minority group in America, but we’re going to milk that second place for all it’s worth. And the fact that I chose Clay Aiken as my example to represent the gay community is purely coincidental. As coincidental as taking heart medicine when you happen to be Dick Cheney. Why do some of us, myself included, enjoy playing the victim? Some older gay men occasionally complain of ageism. Some younger gay men who have just recently come out occasionally complain of how difficult their childhood was. Here in Utah, we have a particular subculture of some gay Mormon men who tirelessly remind everyone else of how difficult life was while on their mission, while attending BYU, while belonging to the Mormon Church, while surviving the Holocaust, the Rwandan Genocide, the Darfur Conflict, the Bosnian ethnic cleansing and the Salem

Witch Trials. On a scale from one to ten, with one being the systematic slaughter of thousands of innocent people and ten being the systematic slaughter of millions of innocent people, the tragedy of my life as a gay Mormon man falls somewhere between a box of rainbows and a gift basket of marshmallows. Marshmallows covered in friendly sunshine. I bring this up because of a conversation a friend of mine, who for his protection I will give the pseudonym “Josh” (which is ironic, as that pseudonym is also his real name), recently had with another gay individual — an individual who considers himself a “Gay Victim.” “Josh” had a conversation/argument a week or so ago with “Gay Victim” about an unnamed gay rights organization to which “Gay Victim” belongs. “Josh” asked “Gay Victim” if he felt that his organization portrays gay men as victims. “Gay Victim” replied that he does not, despite the fact that this particular organization reminds everyone how difficult it is to be a twenty-something gay man. I both agree and disagree with this particular unnamed organization. I agree gay men do not choose to be gay, and I agree gay men have lives that are more difficult than most. At the same time, I disagree gay men are stuck in their lives, are stuck at their anti-gay college and stuck in their anti-gay religion. We have the freedom to choose our lives, our happiness and our attitude. And even if that’s not true, we can at least choose whether we want a tall, grande, venti or super-size portion of tragedy. Sure, there may be people who are homeless or forced to wear a burqa or beaten by their abusive spouses or who get cancer or a myriad of other tragedies. But I am a middle class, white,

healthy, Christian gay man — and I want people to remember how difficult my life is! It’s this sure-your-life-is-difficult-but-what-about-mine attitude that has sent me and other people away from most burgeoning gay politicos. My life isn’t that difficult. I can’t blame other people for the circumstances in my life that I am able to control. Cruella de Vil may have been based on the actress Tallulah Bankhead, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that Cruella should blame Tallulah for Cruella’s unethical and cruel behavior. Rather, Cruella takes responsibility for her own actions and doesn’t blame her environment or other influences for her choices and for the fact that she doesn’t actually exist. Gay men do have lives that are more difficult than most, but there’s no reason why these afflictions and challenges cannot be made into successes. And for those of us who continue to blame others? In the words of the oft-misquoted Abraham Lincoln, “Get off the cross, we need it for firewood.” And for those who may not agree? Don’t blame me — it’s not my fault. Q

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awaited the announcement of Brokeback Mountain as Best Picture. I, on the other hand, kept asking people, “Have you seen Crash? That shit should win!� So many in attendance threatened to strip me of my gay card. As the moment approached, I sat on the edge of my seat, and I was the only one cheering in the bar when the announcement was made. Others glared at me with disapproval. I kept clapping and glared back with that all-knowing stare that I’m often accused of plastering on my face. CHAD: Yes, I have seen your all-knowing, plastered look. It comes along with a bottle of clear Barcardi Rum and cans of that energy drink, BooKoo. I, too, am excited about the Oscars. I can take a few Xanax, feel as if I’m right there on the red carpet and close enough to slap the hell out of Joan Rivers. The pre-Oscar broadcast lasts longer than an NFL prebroadcast. What does that tell you? As for you calling it out for Crash, I’m surprised the bar owner didn’t get up and come beat you senseless. After all, you are on his “most-loved� list.

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is really about the fact that I’m overjoyed by the black, white and gay mixing so harmoniously together in a non-threatening, lighthearted, grandiose music and dance production. In the words of a well-known martyr, “Can’t we all just get along?� CHAD: Get along? Millions of dollars are riding on this, Mark. Vegas could empty Fort Knox on Oscar night. I have the Ouija board. It is spelling out M-O-N-S-T-E-R H-O-U-S-E. I’ve watched it twice. It should win for the mixing of real and animated surroundings. It is truly the story of my life. A wicked witch next door who steals your balls, a yard that’ll devour you, and a house with a mind of its own.

BEST SONG MARK: After being a fan of the original musical for decades it is difficult to be impressed with a remake, but the new music written for Dreamgirls wins my vote. I’m having difficulty choosing one song of the three nominated from the film, but I suspect “Listen� will succeed. In addition to being an impressive song, it was also the only way for Beyonce to get any recognition. CHAD: I noticed no songs from your animated choice were nominated. The whole cartoon was based on music, and no songs were recognized. That should tell you something. March of the Penguins is over. I pick comeback girl Melissa Etheridge’s song “I Need to Wake Up� from An Inconvenient Truth. Combined with the now lively Al Gore, this could be the foretelling of yet another Presidential nomination in 2008. BEST PICTURE MARK: I give nods to The Departed. Such an original twist on a common storyline. I’ve never been a fan of Leonardo DiCaprio and anything that causes me to enjoy his acting must be a great film. Hell, I fell asleep during Aviator and wished the film would sink when I saw Titanic. That skinny queen grates on my last gay nerve. CHAD: With the Leonardo types that infest this community, it’s a wonder you haven’t checked yourself into a psychiatric ward. My pick is Little Miss Sunshine. It’s a story any tiara-seeking “girl� can embrace. A slightly plump beauty queen and her supporting cast in their quest for regal stardom. I’m picking this just for you, Nova Starr.

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OTHER FAVORITES MARK: I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed for Forest Whitaker as Best Actor. Other nominees are long overdue, but his performance was the most powerful. The same goes for Mark Wahlberg as Best Supporting Actor. Too bad it took putting on his clothes to get recognized for something more than his underwear days and much appreciated nudity during Boogie Nights. Without hesitation, Jennifer Hudson is Best Supporting Actress. This American Idol wannabe far surpassed Simon Cowell’s expectations. CHAD: Cross all the digits you want, Peter O’Toole is Best Actor. After his complimentary Lifetime Achievement Award, I’m sure they’ll finally give the elder statesman his day. For Best Actress are two Dames and a diva, and it will be Dame Helen Mirren. Who else could play current British royalty and not get her head chopped off? Marie Antoinette’s win for Costuming should cause Ruby Ridge to get the vapors. In case our predictions are slightly off the mark, at least we’re intrepid enough to risk being wrong. But when the majority of our choices have won, these predictions will be evidence of our profound insight. Q

Q Tips-y Shaken or Stirred? Frivolous fruity versions aside, (Mmmm a Pometini sounds good right now though) the most crucial question associated with the martini is not “shaken or stirred?” or “olive or no olive?” It’s “gin or vodka?” Like old lovers, gin and vermouth have chemistry; gin’s floral botanicals do a kind of waltz with vermouth’s herbaceousness. The marriage between vodka and vermouth, on the other hand, was arranged — a lasting union indirectly incited in the 1950s by shrewd vodka marketers. Vodka is distilled to be virtually tasteless, so vermouth’s flavor runs roughshod over it. That’s one reason why fans of vodka martinis often want theirs as dry as can be, more like a vodka straight-up than a mixed drink. Yet even before vodka superseded gin, the martini’s ratio of primary spirit to vermouth was rocketing. In the early 20th century, plenty of martinis sported a one-to-one ratio; four decades later, fiveto-one was common. “This was probably a product of Prohibition,” says cocktail historian David Wondrich, who is presently at work on Imbibe!, a book about the famous 19th-century bartender Jerry Thomas and his drinks. “People didn’t want to spend their money on mixers — they wanted impact.” Today, “dry Martini” means something very different than it did 100 years ago. Back then it referred not to the quantity of vermouth but to the type. Sweet Italian

vermouth graced the earliest martini (created, many say, in the 1870s) along with sugar syrup and a few dashes of orange bitters. But then, in the early 20th century, boozers began to appreciate dry cocktails more than sugary ones, so the sweet martini was quickly outpaced by the kind that’s familiar today. The method of making a martini may not be as important as the choice of spirit, but most thoughtful bartenders would agree that James Bond had it wrong when he insisted that his martinis be shaken. Not only does this make for a cloudy drink (which is less than ideal) but, says Wondrich, “All things being equal, a stirred drink will be colder by a couple of degrees, and since you’re not shaking in air bubbles, you’ll have a drink with a silkier texture.” For a drink with only two ingredients, these minutiae make a big difference.

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Grab your 2007 The Men of Unzipped and Luscious Women with Curves calendars and mark them up with a fantabulous Spring Arts line up. From veteran national touring company Broadway Across America to local heavy-weight theatre companies like Plan-B Theatre Company and Salt Lake Acting Company ... from local legend Ballet West to contemporary dance giant Ririe Woodbury Dance Company ... from visual arts expert VSA Arts of Utah to up-and-coming multidisciplinary arts organization The Pickle Company ... from incredible music legends like Eric Clapton to country music heartthrobs like Kenny Chesney, northern Utah is all aflutter with great plays, unique dance productions, wonderful art shows, great films and rockin’ concerts in 2007. THEATRE/MUSICALS Accidental Death of an Anarchist is sharp satire concerning the 1969 case of an anarchist railway worker who apparently “fell” to his death from a police headquarters window in Milan. Playwright Dario Fo, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997, “emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden.” Presented by Studio 115, an arm of the University of Utah Theatre Department, the show runs Mar. 1-4. Butch Cassidy & the Sunburnt Kid takes some creative liberties on the historical facts behind the infamous duo. Butch and his red-faced friend team up with Dr. Quack, Medicine Woman and feisty saloon owner Floozy du Jour to battle Deadeye Dawson, a rich tycoon trying to take over Murray, Utah. This wacky production by Desert Star Playhouse is currently playing and runs through Mar. 24. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a hilarious musical comedy based on the 1988 movie and is brought to Salt Lake by Broadway Across America. The story follows to con men living on the French Riviera. After meeting on a train, the two men attempt to work as a team scamming beautiful women out of their money only to find out the small town isn’t big enough for the both of them. Starring openly gay Lawrence Jameson and the handsome D.B. Bonds as the wacky con men. The show runs Apr. 24-29.

Facing East follows the trials and tribulations of two LDS parents as the try to understand and cope with the suicide of their gay son. Based on the book by Carol Lynn Pearson, this Plan-B Theatre Company production is a big hit and is now back by popular demand. The performance opens Apr. 19 and runs through May 6. Frozen, a Tony award nominee in 2004 opens its regional premiere in Utah and is presented by Pygmalion Productions Theatre Company. Byron Lavery creates a chilling portrayal of the psychological damage the disappearance and murder of a young girl has on her mother, the child’s murderer and the prison psychologist. The play runs Mar. 15-31. Les Miserables, the epic musical

masterpiece by Victor Hugo comes to Salt Lake for an extended run. Jean Valjean, an escaped prisoner who redeems his life through selfless acts of love even as he is pursued by the implacable Inspector Javert through some of the most tumultuous years in French history. Presented by Pioneer Theatre Company, the production runs Apr. 27-June 9. Little Shop of Horrors is a musical cult classic on stage and screen. The Egyptian Theatre Company presents a delightful production full of eccentric characters and an evil man-eating “alien” plant called Audrey II. The show has remained popular among audiences for over two decades, and runs July 6-Aug. 18. Little Women follows four tight-knit sisters during the Civil War era as they deal with loss, love and sisterhood. Hale Centre Theatre brings Louisa May Alcott’s classic story to life in a heartwarming musical production. The show is currently running through Apr. 7. Lost in Yonkers, winner of the 1991 Tony award, is an uplifting comedy, which follows two young brothers who are sent to live with their stern German grandmother and affectionate but childlike Aunt Bella in Yonkers, New York during World War II. Many proclaim it to be Neil Simon’s most accomplished play. The production is presented by Pioneer Theatre Company and runs Mar. 16-31. My Fair Lady, written by George Bernard Shaw, has been pleasing crowds (especially the gay ones) for generations. A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor, Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl named Eliza Dolittle and make her presentable in high society. The six-time Tony award —Continued on page 22

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winner comes to Salt Lake under production of the Grand Theater and runs May 4–19. Nunsense is full of fun, nonsensical singing and dancing as three nuns put on a talent show to raise money for a proper burial of their 52 Sisters who tragically become angels after an unfortunate mishap in the convent. The performance is presented by Grand Theater and runs Mar. 9-24. Private Lives follows Amanda and Elyot, a divorced couple — both newly remarried — who rekindle their passion after a strange twist of fate brings them together during their respective honeymoons at a French resort. It’s a wellwritten and witty play by Noel Coward. Stageright Theatre Company’s production opens Apr. 28 and runs through May 19. Rounding Third, presented by the Salt Lake Acting Company, wreaks of testosterone as two fathers butt heads while coaching Little League in this touching and humorous play by Richard Dresser. The production runs Mar. 28-Apr. 22. The Alienation Effekt is a political

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runs Apr. 4-8 & 12-15. The Heidi Chronicles, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winner by Wendy Wasserstein, scrutinizes women’s changing roles through Heidi Holland — from high school in the 60s, through 70’s feminism, to her career as a successful art historian, and her eventual sense of betrayal during the 1980s. The show runs Apr. 12-15, presented by Studio 115. The Rainmaker follows Starbuck, a slick conman who claims he can divine water for a Midwest farmer’s sun parched land. Most don’t trust him … but Lizzy, a plain farm girl, is bewitched by his mystique. Hale Centre Theatre’s non-musical revival of N. Richard Nash’s story weaves a compelling tale of dashed hopes and found dreams. The show runs June 15-July 28. Thoroughly Modern Millie, another brilliant production from Hale Centre Theatre, is a 4-time Tony award winning musical based on the movie. This 1920’s romance of a young woman who takes a job with a large company as a ruse to marry the boss’s son zings with flashy music, fabulous dancing and flirty fun. The show opens Apr. 18 and runs through June 9. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, obviously based on the comic strip characters of “Peanuts” by Charles Schultz, is a simple, fun-loving musical. The story takes place in one day, but is made up of little moments picked from all the days of Charlie Brown, from Valentine’s Day to the baseball season. Presented by Stageright Theatre Company, the show runs June 16-30.

DANCE An Evening of Ballets, through the brilliance of Ballet West, revisits three popular pieces that have not graced the Capitol Theatre stage in more than a decade – Andre Prokovsky’s Vespri, Marius Petipa’s Le Corsaire Pas de Deux, and John Butler’s masterful Carmina Burana. The performance runs May 25June 2. Focus will feature works by three of the modern dance world’s up-and-coming cadre of elite choreographers — Doug

Varone (2002 Winter Olympics choreographer), Charlotte Boye-Christensen, and John Utans. These powerful dance performances are presented by Ririe Woodbury Dance Company, and run Apr. 26-28. Giselle was created by Théophile Gautier to honor the ballerina Carlotta Grisi, whom he not only admired for her dancing, but with whom he was in love. An unforgettable story of love and madness that has endured for more than 100 years, Giselle has rightfully earned its place as a masterpiece of romantic ballet. Follow in the footsteps of the Ballet West artists as they portray Giselle’s world of passion, duplicity and the saving power of love. The show runs Apr. 13-21.

Shut Up and Dance is comprised of three different programs, with many innovative works. Program 1 includes Sledgehammer, a Peter Gabriel suite, choreographed by Derryl Yeager; Program 2, the world premiere of Moulin Rouge, and Program 3, the smash hit back by popular demand, Let it Be, to the music of The Beatles. Presented by Odyssey Dance Company, recipient of the Best of State 2006, the performance runs Mar. 21-31. Also, congratulations to ODC for their upcoming debut in New York City, Apr. 2-8.

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satire on Utah’s high school gay clubs debate. In it’s 10th anniversary production, Toby Atkinson updates his stylish play to address the current decision of a Utah senator — who fought to get a bill passed to allow all clubs into high schools — to deny a group the use of the very law he wrote nearly ten years ago. Plan-B Theatre Company’s production opens Mar. 16 and runs through Apr. 1. The Busy Body has been a favorite of critics and audiences for centuries, and was written by Susanna Centlivre, arguably the greatest female playwright of her time. A 1709 London recipe for delightful comedic disaster: two young women of “marriageable age”; two interested young men; two parents determined to keep the men far away from the young women; two servants with cunning plans; and, of course, one busybody. Presented by Babcock Theatre, an arm of the University of Utah Theatre Department. The show

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VISUAL ARTS/FILM/ MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTS 300 Plates, the VSA Arts of Utah’s annual fund raiser, now in its fifth year, highlights the works of artists including Cassandra Barney, Lee Bennion, John Berry, Laura Boardman, Connie Borup, Doug Braithwaite, Trent Call, Royden Card, Joe Carter, James Christensen, among many others. The exhibition/fund raiser runs May 17June 8. Artists’ Reception, a monthly art

exhibition by Art Access/VSA Arts of Utah, proudly showcases the artwork of artists both with and without disabilities. Their spring/summer exhibits are as follows: Currently on display through Mar. 9; Niu World Group Exhibition of Polynesian Art and Fred Hayes’ Black & White Infrared Photography. Mar. 16-Apr. 13; Lindsay Frei’s Oil Paintings of Vintage Clothing, Margo Bryan Peterson’s Ceramic Containers and Linnie Brown’s Mixed Media Paintings. Apr. 20-May 9; Jimmy Lucero’s Latex Acrylic Paintings of Immigrant Images and Veera Kasicharernvat’s Abstract Paintings & Prints. May 17-June 8; Exhibition and Kristina Lenzi’s Performance Art. June 15-July 13; Feminine Landscapes Group Exhibition and Amy Jorgensen’s Photography in Motion. July 20-Aug. 10; Wynter Jones’ Oil Paintings and JoNell Evans’ Children’s Book Illustrations. Documentary Film Series presented by the Sundance Institute offers free monthly screenings of the following films: The World According to Sesame Street (Mar. 1) — a feature-length documentary, in cooperation with “Sesame Street,” that explores the drama and complexities behind producing international versions of the world’s most-watched children’s television program; De nadie (Apr. 5) — the story of a Central American immigrant’s difficult journey to the United States in search of a better life; This Film is Not Yet Rated (May 3) — Kirby Dick’s exposé about the American movie ratings board; Black Gold (June 7) — an in-depth look at the world of coffee and global trade. All films shown in the Jim Santy Auditorium at the Park City Library. Also, the Sundance Institute’s Outdoor Film Festival runs July-August. Film line-up not available at press time; visit sundance.org for upcoming film information. Mapa/Corpo: Oppositional Rites for a Borderless Society is an interactive performance installation developed in response to the “era of terror”

instituted by the Bush Administration. This poetic, multimedia work, developed and performed by MacArthur Genius Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Roberto Sifuentes, examines the body as occupied territory, inviting the audience to participate in a ritualistic process of decolonization. The show is one night only, Mar. 17 and is presented by The Pickle Company. OUT/EX, a monthly exhibition of experimental and outsider filmmaking, and presented by the Pickle Company in collaboration with Artists-in-Residence Loaf-I Productions and the Lost Media Archive, OUT/EX will bring a broad palette of rare and unconventional cinema to Utah residents. As Salt Lake City’s only fringe film series, OUT/EX promotes visionary work that transcends the limits of contemporary filmmaking. Screenings run the third Saturday of each month through January 2008. Tales of Love and Conquest, by GoGoVertigoat Dance Project, is a site-specific performance researching the mythology we employ to “know someone’s worth” and the legends of knowing that cause us to advance or retreat from one another. The performers travel through space via their relationships, exploring the intimate experience of manifest destiny through physical interaction. Presented by The Pickle Company, the show runs Apr. 27-28.

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Broadway Babies is a campy rendition of Broadway showtunes done best by no other than The Salt Lake Men’s Choir. Songs from Broadway hits “Mama Mia”, “Rent”, “Sweet Charity” “Hello Dolly” will be included. Also, some choir members impersonate Broadway greats such as Carol Channing, Dame Edna and a host of others. You may even see the Men’s Choir do their first real choreography. This fabulous Broadway concert is June 8. Lucia di Lamermoor, by Gaetano Donizetti, is a tragic story of two feuding Scottish families who are conspiring to keep Lucia from her secret

lover. Ultimately, her family forces her to marry another man for political reasons. Her ensuing rage results in opera’s quintessential representation of a scorned woman’s descent into madness. This is the definitive opera in the bel canto repertory. Presented by the Utah Opera, the production runs Mar. 10-18. Spring Fling is the Salt Lake Men’s Choir celebration of Spring. Beautiful ballads, some jump tunes, a few Irish songs in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, an auction put to music and some beautiful poetry will make for a pleasant evening. Dennis leads this spectacular concert Mar. 9. The Grapes of Wrath is a compilation between Utah Opera and Minnesota Opera adapted from John Steinbeck’s epic novel. Academy Award-winning director Eric Simonson takes us on a journey with the Joad family during the Great Depression as they make their exodus from the Dust Bowl of Oklahoma to a “land of milk and honey” in California. This world premiere opera runs May 12-20.

CONCERTS/SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS Bernadette Peters is a renowned artist of stage and screen. Known for her kinky red hair, unusual voice and comedic talent, Ms. Peters takes to the Park City stage alongside our very own Utah Symphony. The performance revisits the tradition of classical music on Mar. 24. Bombay Dreams promises to be a transporting experience — a melange of colorful Indian markets, lavish celebratory banquets, and a touch of modern Bollywood flair. The Salt Lake Arts Center’s annual fundraiser aims for a stellar evening of exquisite fabrics, lively music and graceful dancers; guests sipping on exotic cocktails, enjoying savory hors d’ oeuvres, and bidding on artworks by some of the

region’s most prominent and promising artists. The bidding begins June 9. Charles Ross’ One Man Star Wars Trilogy is a high-energy and side-splitting romp through a galaxy far, far away. The Canadian actor brings his 2001 masterpiece to the Salt Lake stage courtesy of Broadway Across America May 1-6. David Copperfield can make a believer out of anyone. A brilliant illusionist, Copperfield leaves audiences awestruck with unbelievable magic. Don’t miss his two-night special engagement Mar. 2-3, presented by Broadway Across America. Gwen Stefani ain’t no “holler back girl”, but damn can the woman yodel. Get your tickets early for this diva because they will certainly not last long. Check out The Sweet Escape Tour at the E Center, Apr. 30. Kenny Chesney, a fine-looking cowboy and a mega country musician, brings his boot-tapping music on The Flip Flop Summer Tour to Utah, June 28. How the hell does he keep that beautiful tan? Robby Benson’s Open Heart is an irreverent, comic look at love and life seen through the eyes of a man during a one-minute trauma that changes him … forever. The Utah premiere of Benson’s musical, presented by the Egyptian Theatre Company, plays a special three-night engagement, Mar. 30–Apr. 1. Script-In-Hand Series, a unique program by Plan-B Theatre Company, showcases two pieces from the previous year’s SLAM and turn them into full-length productions. However, they are staged with minimal production values and the actors use the script on stage. Mesa Verde, a story about sisterhood plays June 24. Ugly to the Bone, a modern day story of polygamy, plays July 15.

SLAM, bam, thank you man. Sorry, I’m getting a little punchy at this point. Plan-B Theatre Company’s 4th annual celebration of caffeine features 5 directors, 5 playwrights, 5 designers and 15 actors who spend 23 hours creating five 10-minute plays. Audiences get to see what happens in the 24th hour. This year’s selected playwrights are Matthew Ivan Bennett, Cort Brinkerhoff, Jim Martin, Eric Samuelsen, Debora Threedy. See the magic unfold May 19. The Killers are fucking killer, man. Excuse my French, but I really like the single “All These Things That I’ve Done.” These guys really do have soul. See them in concert May 18 at Saltair. Three-Day Community Workshop: Performance Art as Radical Democracy is a three-day, hands-on workshop presented by The Pickle Company, exploring performance art as a form of radical democracy. Drawing from multiple traditions, including experimental theater and dance, ritual performance, and shamanism, this workshop will help participants develop a hybrid persona and a performance piece based on their own complex identities, personal aesthetics, and political tribulations. The workshop runs Mar. 19-21. Wine & One Acts, a unique concept from Pygmalion Productions Theatre Company, is a “very special event” premiering two one-act plays and lots of vino. Chicks, by Grace McKeaney, is a one-woman play, but be prepared for audience participation. For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls, by Christopher Durang, is a satircal adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie. Drink, be merry and be thoroughly entertained Apr. 28. QSaltLake asks you to support the arts in Utah and attend as many of these events as possible! Q

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Just about time for Daylight Savings Time when time springs for‑ ward and graces us with hours more sunlight per day. You may be asking yourself, “Isn’t the time change in April?” Well, the energy solutionists have extended DST an extra month — two weeks in the Spring and Fall. Regardless, I’m just ecstatic I won’t have to hit the hay at 6:30pm as often — it was taking a toll on my already stunted social life.

1THURSDAY Q The University of Utah’s Department of Theatre presents Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo’s most famous play, Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Set in 1969 (the same year I was born — damn sweet, don’t you think?), the play involves the fictional events of a real person, Giuseppe Pinelli. As the main suspect in a Milan bank bombing, he is arrested and while being detained at the police station, he suspiciously falls to his death from a fourth floor window. 7:30pm, through Mar. 4, Studio 115, 240 S. 1500 East, UofU. Tickets $6–12, 581‑7100 or kingtix.com. Q I’m not going to say too much about StageRight Theatre Company’s production of The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 because I’d like you to read my review of it on the next page. Though I haven’t seen the show as of writing this blurb, some people say my reviews are too “scathing” and that I “hate everything.” Well, I say poopoo! I tell it as I see it and yes, I am a picky bitch, but I work to bring you all the most honest,

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2FRIDAY Q I don’t know much about singer/songwriter Andy Monaco, but his website informs that he’s heterosexual, and from it I get the distinct impression he’s a funny, down-to-earth kind of guy. He quips, “I have bad teeth, hearing and eyesight, but a good heart, nose and arms. I perform with a lot of intensity; I jump around a lot, make faces and lose consciousness sometimes.” He may be a breeder, but I bet he puts on a great show. Plus, the venue is quite queer friendly. 9:30pm, Club Zanzibar, a private club for members, 679 S. 200 West. Tickets $5 at the door, 746-0590. Q The Utah Symphony presents the incomparable solo talents of Vivian Hagner (violin) and Daniel MullerSchott (cello) in a riveting performance of Brahm’s Double Concerto during the Brahm’s Fourth concert. Other pieces include Tragic Overture and Symphony No. 4. 8pm, through Saturday, Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple. Tickets $12–48, 355ARTS or arttix.org.

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to Pussy Tourette’s “If I Can’t Sell It”. But, I am so proud of her because she stopped for a smoke break only three times during the three-quarter mile jaunt. You go girl! Anyhoo, Lambda Hiking Club hosts a Cross Country Ski excursion at Silver Lake in Brighton. However, I think smoke breaks are considered faux pau. 10am, visit gayhike.org for additional information or call 532-8447. Price $15 plus $12 ski rental. Q Instead of or after cross country skiing, head on over to the Belly Dance Springfest. Now there’s a workout — all that hip gyrating really sheds the pounds. Plus, the fabulous shiny bindis, hip scarves, coin bras, caftans and arm cuffs are a gay man’s fantasy wardrobe. Don’t guffaw, you know it’s true. The all-day event includes a bizarre and food vendors. 10am–10pm, Utah State Fair‑ grounds, Promo‑ tory Building, 155 N. 1000 West. Admis‑ sion $5 at the door, 266-0473.

4SUNDAY Q As part of Cancer Awareness Week, which runs March 2-11, the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire brings us 11 days of fabulous charity events. Today, eat, drink and mingle at the Southern HospitalitY BBQ presented by Empress XXXI Kyra and Empress XXX Krystyna. Proceeds benefit RCGSE’s Cancer Fund. 4pm, The Trapp, a private club for members, 102 S. 600 West. Admissions $5 at the door.

5MONDAY Q Isn’t it strange how just one song of an otherwise little known musical group can suck you in to the point where you compulsively replay the song until your head swims? Well, indie pop band Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars” did it to me. The song is beautifully written and the video is ingenious in its simplicity. Tonight they will be promoting their sophomore album Eyes Open. As a side note, lead vocalist Gary Lightbody is mighty easy on the eyes. 7:30pm, Saltair, 12408 W. Salt Air Drive, Magna. Tickets $30/adv $33/day of, ktix. ticketforce.com or any smithstix outlet. Q Ten Thousand Villages is a wonderful nonprofit organization promoting Fair Trade with Third World countries. They are proud to present the world affairs event Crisis in a Cup of Coffee, an informative look at the trials and tribulations of Nicaraguan coffee farmers. Enjoy a coffee tasting of regional fair trade coffees following the presentation. 7pm, Sprague Library, 2131 S. 1100 East. Free, 485-8827.

7WEDNESDAY Q This next event is for the Who’s Who, the Pish Posh, the Almighty Ones. Since we’re queer and have the highest disposable incomes, we are the Who’s Who, the Pish Posh, the Almighty Ones. So, we should all gather in a herd of Abercrombie & Fitch and Kirkham’s, and head up to the Park City Culinary, Wine & Ski Classic. The 5-day festival includes wine tastings, vinter’s dinners, a Queen of Hearts Ball, a Super Silent Auction and a “Hair of the Dog” brunch. Proceeds benefit the Underdog Foundation. Events times and venues vary through Mar. 11 in Park City and Deer Valley. Individual event tickets and packages $175–3,150, 435-615-7900 or parkcitywine‑ classic.com.

Q The Utah Contemporary Theatre opened in 2003 and unfortunately has had little exposure over the last three years, as it seems they put on only one production per year. The flailing company takes a stab at James McLindon’s Distant Music. As with any snowy night when we rush off to our favorite watering hole and discuss law, love and faith (maybe not so much), the play follows two friends’ and a bartender’s search for truth in their lives while they kick back a few beers in a Boston pub. Have you ever noticed how enlightened you become and how epiphanies just leap out of your head when you’ve had a few? It’s really encouraging, don’t you think? 8pm, Wed-Sat through Mar. 17, Utah Symphony & Opera Production Studios, 336 N. 400 West. Tickets $20, 886-3019.

8THURSDAY Q He’s a legend, an icon, a music aficianado if you well. He is the multi-talented and award-winning Eric Clapton. For you young “queergender” folks who may not know of Mr. Clapton, expand your musical horizons by seeing this amazing singer/songwriter in concert, tonight. 7:30pm, Energy Solutions Arena, 301 W. South Temple. Tickets $45–85, 325-SEAT or ticketmaster.com. Q I really don’t “hate everything”, but the last time I went to the opera I methodically searched for an eject button on my seat. The storyline dragged on way too long and it was like listening to a skipping CD: “Am I dead?” ... “Am I dead?” ... “Am I dead?” ... and so on. Oh just die, bitch or I’ll kill you myself. Sorry for the rant. However, I will not make the hasty decision of never returning to the opera — it would be premature. Utah Opera’s next production, Lucia Di Lamermoor is a tragic love story much like that of Romeo and Juliet. I have tickets ... wish me luck. Sung in Italian with English supertitles. 7:30pm, Capitol Theatre, 50 W. 200 South. Tickets $12–62, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

Q The Salt Lake Men’s Choir sang the National Anthem at QUAC’s opening swim meet Feb. 17 and were absolutely superb. Maybe they should have all their concerts at in-door swimming pools. Just kidding, Dennis. I wub you. Please let me go to St. George with you? In all honesty, the choir is fantastic as many of you already know. Join them during their annual Spring Fling concert — hopefully Michael will do something to embarrass himself again. 7:30pm, Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $15, 355-ARTS or arttix.org. Q Regardless that I’m part Irish, celtic music is just freaking cool. Tonight, Idlewild, Galloway Pipes & Drums and

Q A special production of Neil Simon’s The Star-Spangled Girl presented by Around the Globe Theatre Company comes to Utah. It’s a political romantic comedy — Hello ... oxymoron — about San Francisco anti-war liberals in conflict with a conservative Southern belle. 7:30pm, Fri-Sat through Mar. 17, Utah Arts Alliance, 2191 S. 300 West. Tickets $8–10, available at the door a half-hour before curtain or reserve by email to bobthebuildingbear@yahoo.com.

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Q As Cancer Awareness Week continues, RCGSE presents Divas on the Catwalk. I’d elaborate, but I think the name says it all. Presented by Empress XXXI Kyra, Empress XXX Krystyna and Princess Royale XXX Kennedy. Remember proceeds go to a worthy cause, so get out there and support, support, support. 9pm, Trapp Door, a private club for members, 615 W. 100 South. Admissions $5 at the door.

11SUNDAY Q Well, it’s the first official day of Daylight Savings, yippeee! RCGSE concludes their charity events with Live for Life, presented by Empress XXXI Kyra, Empress XXX Krystyna, Emperor XX Peter Christie and Charles Black. We at QSaltLake thank the Court for their tireless efforts and hope Cancer Awareness Week 2007 is a huge success. 7pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 261 S 900 East. Admissions $5 at the door.

12MONDAY Q I though I would help some people come out of their alcohol-induced hibernation by recommending Red Butte Gardens’ Creative Accessible Gardening class. It’s time to clean up that nasty brown mush of a yard. Topics include raised bed gardening, ergonomically designed tools, low maintenance plantings, multi-sensory gardening and wheelchair accessibility. 6:30pm, Red Butte Gardens, 300 Wakara Way. Price $40–45, 581-4747.

UPCOMING

Mar 30-Apr. 1 — Mr. Utah Bear & Cub Contest, Club Try-Angles May 27 — R.C.G.S.E. Coronation June 1–3 — Utah Pride

StageRight Theatre Company opens 20th Season with a Nifty Mystery By Tony Hobday

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Housed in an old movie theater in Holladay — the Carmike Theater’s marquee still beckoning patrons — StageRight Theatre Company has taken what little apparent financial resources they have to create 20 years of a modest, friendly environment. Congruently, if their twentieth season productions continue to succeed as does the first, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, StageRight is bound to be around another 20 years. Set in 1940 Chappaqua, New York, a Fifth Avenue supporter of the arts, Elsa Von Grossenknueten (Alison Henrickson), holds auditions at her mansion for a new musical she is backing. Murder and mayhem quickly ensue in a plot of secrecy, egocentrism and secret passageways reminiscent of madcap 1940s Hollywood-style whodunits. The opening scene jumps right into the murder of Elsa’s maid, Helsa Wenzel (Carrie Johnson) in one swift suspenseful moment, and deftly turns comical as the masked intruder struggles to hide the limp body. The suspense continues with an odd conversation between Elsa and an undercover cop, Michael Kelly (Dick Dilley), leaving the audience scratching their heads. But as the guests arrive, the momentum unfortunately goes into overdrive. Director Jansen Davis’ hasty introduction of the characters and setting of the plot in the first act convolutes the already complex script. When Eddie McCuen (Jonathon D. Crittenden), a young and grossly inadequate comedian, realizes the creative team behind a previous production in which the “Stage Door Slasher” had murdered three of the actresses, his attempt to flee is foiled by a severe snowstorm and the woos of Nikki Crandall (Karin Davey), an atypical singer/dancer. A classic Hollywoodesque cast, whose egos precede their intelligence, include

the producer, Marjorie Baverstock (Ruth Ann Patten), the hipster director, Ken De La Maize (W. Lewis Black) and writers, the unscrupulous Bernice Roth (Melinda Indo) and the big-forhis-britches Roger Hopewell (Jim Schroeder). Soon after the slightly chaotic first act, the show pops back on track when a second victim is discovered. Helsa’s body is found stuffed in a closet and Bernice’s alcoholism flares with sheer hilarity — Melinda Indo gives one of the best and most realistic “intoxicated” performances. Patrick O’Reilly (Paul Gibbs), a big yap Irish tenor with a striking — and disturbing — resemblance to Adolf Hitler encounters a side-splitting physical confrontation with an enigmatic character in the most memorable scene of the play. Eventually, secrets are revealed, questions answered and evildoers unmasked in an outrageous, bumbling conclusion. By far, the production’s stand-out performance goes to Karin Davey. Her portrayal of a naive and reserved showgirl is charming and brilliant. Her facial expressions are priceless and perfectly timed. She is simply a swell dame. What keeps this play most interesting is playwright John Bishop’s clandestine script with its many twists and turns. His ability to keep the audience guessing without becoming frustrated is a mighty feat, one which he handles extremely well. The production runs Thurs. through Sat. nights at 7:30pm through Mar. 24. StageRight Theatre Company, which once again favors a friendly humble atmosphere with apparent support in the Holladay community, is located at 5001 S. Highland Drive. Thank you to Shellie Waters, marketing director/artistic director/set construction, for her tireless efforts in staging such a nifty production. Q

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Celtic Beat Irish Dancers headline A Celtic Celebration 2007. Patrons will receive a pot ’o gold, a box of Lucky Charms and an emerald studded shamrock pendant. Ha! St. Patty’s. Oh wait, that’s April Fool’s. My bad. 7:30pm, Peery’s Egyptian Theater, 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden. Tickets $7, 801-395-3227 or peerysegyptiantheater. com.

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Q Scene I didn’t think you’d mind a few more QUAC pics, courtesy of Delaney Pedersen xoutsidexstudio@yahoo.com. There were many, many events last month, but here are the ones we could fit in this issue. And, as you can see, the Utah Cyber Sluts were everywhere again, and always posing for the camera.

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216 E. 500 South, Salt Lake City (801) 322-4101 Monday-Thursday 11:00 am-3:00 pm; 5-9:30pm Friday–Saturday 11:00 am-3:00 pm; 5-10:00 pm There are those in the dining world whose approach to food is so austere that anything but the food and the immediate necessities (i.e. über-chic flatware, one of a kind Riedel stemware) are superfluous additions. Charlie Trotter and devotees wax poetic about dining in pared down décor. Devoid of distractions such as background music, artwork, etc., the food can truly be the center of attention. Or, so goes the theory. Dealing with such a demanding plate is fine and dandy for once-a-year dining. But when it comes to an everyday affair, a holistic approach seems more realistic. Places like Urban Bistro prove that it’s okay to stimulate the other senses. And lo and behold, you can still enjoy the food. Of course, there are the glaring examples of interior decorating gone wrong—whether it’s the cookie-cutter oh-so-in-the-box thinking of chain décor or the mish-mash of accessories and furniture set to prove that “we are cool.” Fortunately, this simply isn’t the case at Urban; the overall vibe is hip. And there’s a great balancing act between that “hip” factor and good food. If you can’t live in a loft, you can at least enjoy a meal in one. Works from local artists accessorize cement walls, exposed brick, and high ceilings. Enough color and visual interest to strike up a conversation or give you an excuse to drift off on a thought when conversation gets too boring for actual participation. The usual suspects range as widely as the menu. You get the urbane masses with the latest haircut and threads. There are also the suits that forget about the office for an hour. Not to mention the average suburbanites who commute in their oversized SUVs for a weekend dinner out. This eclectic feel and downtown locale

makes the name of this place apt: urban. And within these refurbished walls one can dine well on a variety of cuisines. A menu with such sheer scope (Italian, Mexican, American) could be disastrous with schizophrenic result. But the food is so refreshingly straightforward and unpretentious that this coexistence of cuisine succeeds. The house burger features a roasted green chile atop a beef, turkey, or vegetarian patty. The nutty whole-grain bun adds some nice texture and flavor to an old favorite. Every salad I’ve encountered featured some astonishingly fresh greens. Combined with slices of flank steak, feta cheese, and sliced strawberries, it even made a low-carb fiend happy. A hard task, I assure you. Lunch is an easy undertaking. You step up to the counter, order, pay, grab a seat and the food is brought to you. Pretty simple. Dinner enjoys the same casual affair. This time, the counter is closed. Wait for a table and a server (remarkably friendly for being the only one on the whole floor) takes care of you the rest of the way. If it’s a group outing, it’s particularly fun to try the Family Tasting. The chef chooses the courses and you get three flights of some house stalwarts and specials. Of the appetizers, the chile relleno was the runaway winner. Blue cheese and walnuts made an appearance in fried green chile—an unexpectedly wonderful blend of swarthy dairy product and sweet capsicum. Usually, I’m wary of pork on a menu. Not because of hygienic concerns (please). Rather, it tends to be overcooked horrendously in the name of our clean society. Not so in the pork tenderloin swathed with a brandy-peppercorn cream sauce. The sauce was flavorful and still light with just enough richness from the cream. I’d have to say the best perk of the family style option is that you get as many desserts as you have people in your group. So in our case, a trio of ladies, the server pretty much handed us triple happiness on a plate. A chocolate decadence cake, a rich caramel draped flan, and a tangy lemon tart (the latter two, in particular) made us happy girls, indeed.

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Dining Guide Nick-N-Willy’s Pizza 4536 S. HIGHLAND DRIVE (801)273-8282 M–F 10:30AM-9PM, SA 11AM-9PM SU 12PM-9PM

What a refreshing surprise it was to try Nick-N-Willy’s World Famous Pizza in Holladay. The location in the Albertson’s Plaza is the first in Utah, with several more rumored to open up along the Wasatch Front. The company’s premise is a range of higher-end toppings atop smallbatch-produced crust. The franchise started out of Boulder, Colorado, so this isn’t going to be a New York or Chicago style of pie. It seems every place has its signature style. As far as I’m concerned, Salt Lake has yet to lay out its pizza manifesto (and I won’t even consider JellO anywhere in this equation). Consider it a carte blanche to enjoy any damn style you prefer, or better yet, crave.

Cafe Med 216 E. 500 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY (801) 322-4101 M–TH 11AM–3PM; 5PM–9:30PM F–SA 11AM–3PM; 5PM–10PM

On any given night, the eclectic environment of Cafe Med houses and feeds a range of folks. One evening included double-dating gay couples toasting with Armenian Kilikia beer, two interracial couples, a small group of ladies distressing over the state of local theater, and a family with full-grown children sharing glasses of wine—all serviced by a small and efficient wait staff. Meal portions are huge — perfect for sharing around the table. The real adventure in dining out at Café Med is the Persian dishes, all of which come with aromatic basmati rice. Koofteh—plum stuffed meatballs stewed in a light tomato sauce—showcases the playful balance of sweet and savory flavors of Persian cooking. The

conversation or give you an excuse to drift off on a thought when conversation gets too boring for actual participation.

Persian eggplant stewed in tomatoes and served atop the restaurant’s signature dill basmati rice is an unforgettable creation.

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The vibe at Avenues Bakery & Bistro is unique in Salt Lake. Situated on the fringes of downtown and its namesake neighborhood, it’s a great respite for residents of the area. Its appeal is urbane, with distressed floors and exposed ceilings and brick. But even with all its sophisticated trappings, it manages to be quite comfortable. The lofty space with abundant windows gives it an elemental charm that’s inviting to moms with strollers and the suited working-class.

216 E. 500 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY (801) 322-4101 M–TH 11AM-3PM; 5PM-9:30PM F–SA 11AM-3PM; 5PM-10PM

There are those in the dining world whose approach to food is so austere that anything but the food and the immediate necessities (i.e. über-chic flatware, one of a kind Riedel stemware) are superfluous additions. Charlie Trotter and devotees wax poetic about dining in pared down décor. Devoid of distractions such as background music, artwork, etc., the food can truly be the center of attention. If you can’t live in a loft, you can at least enjoy a meal in one. Works from local artists accessorize cement walls, exposed brick, and high ceilings. Enough color and visual interest to strike up a

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Bambara 202 S. MAIN ST. (801) 3635454 BREAKFAST M–F 7-10AM; SA-SU 8-11AM LUNCH: DAILY 11AM-2PM DINNER: SU-TH 5:30-10PM, F-SA 5:30-11PM

Seasonal menus reflect regional American and international influences

at this artfully designed destination restaurant. The setting, formerly an ornate bank lobby adjacent to the swank Hotel Monaco, is as much of a draw as the food. An open marble-fronted kitchen, big windows framed in fanciful hammered metal swirls, and a definite “buzz” make Bambara a popular gathering spot. You can also dine in the adjoining private club, or simply enjoy a cocktail while snuggled in a velvetlined booth. Those going to Capitol Theatre across the street can enjoy a pre- or postevent menu.

The namesake Belgian waffles come loaded with whipped cream, ice cream or fruit. Go for the garbage hash (cheese-covered potatoes with ham, bacon, onions, peppers and mushrooms) or one of the gargantuan omelettes (they come out looking like a pancake, served flat and smothered with cheese). Lunch and dinner choices range from burgers and sandwiches to giant platters of roast turkey, pot roast and chicken fried steak.

RESTAURANT Belgian Waffle OWNERS: & Omelet Inn 7331 S 900 E, MIDVALE, (801) 566-5731 OPEN 24 HOURS

The Belgian Waffle & Omelet Inn is a favorite for skiers heading up to the slopes to gorge themselves with the carbs they’ll need for the day. The restaurant is big and casual, usually filled with big families, seniors and kids from across-thestreet Hillcrest High. On the weekend mornings, expect to wait a few minutes for a table.

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I’ll be the first to admit—I tend to be a bit devoted in my TV viewing. If I find a show I like, I cling to it for dear life, and once my TV viewing plate if full, it’s tough to get me to venture outside my set schedule and try something new. This week, I did just that on the recommendation of a friend, and while I doubt E!’s Starveillance is going to become a regular part of my viewing schedule, it’s definitely something you must check out. STAR JONES and BARBARA WALTERS in counseling days before Star’s infamous on-air announcement? Star’s fed up with Barbara’s speech impediment while Barbara insists Star fess up about how she really lost weight. SIMON COWELL

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She’s checked herself into rehab, she’s checked herself out of rehab. She pops into a barbershop for a late night hair cut and winds up grabbing the clippers and shaving her head. Kevin Federline, the ex-husband we once thought to be a druggedout deadbeat, is suing for full custody, but allegedly promised to hold off on his suit if she checked herself back into rehab and stayed. She did and, at least as of press time, was still there. Not to mention the fact that, as I type this, rumors of long-term drug abuse, excessive alcohol consumption and repeat suicide attempts are flooding the Internet. Who’d have thunk when Britney Spears filed for divorce last year, KFed would wind up looking like the rational, stable choice for parental rights? I’m almost scared to commit anything about Britney to print right now because with the way things are going, she might wind up the next Anna Nicole Smith by morning. If that seems particularly harsh, consider that every drug from Cocaine to Xanax has been associated with Spears in the last 48 hours. Between that, the excessive partying, her latest claim she shaved her head because of lice and the fact that one of the most powerful entertainers in the country had no clue where her kids were Wednesday night, I’d say anything’s possible. Can I veer off the path for a moment to talk about her wig? Can we say Carol Channing? I have never seen anything so tragic on a woman under

50 in my life. Diana Ross has better taste in wigs, and her hair’s been stuck in the same upward-motion tornado twist for the better part of two decades. Britney, sober or not, that bob is just plain wrong. Back to my point. For me, the big question is Britney’s hard-partying behavior. Is it really such a huge leap from the messy displays of motherhood she’s been putting out there for months? Even back when things were still supposedly kosher at home? Call me crazy, but I don’t recall my mom taking me for joyrides around town in her lap when I was an infant. Balancing a cocktail in one hand and me in the other while stumbling down the sidewalk in flip flops? Didn’t happen! And I’m pretty sure my mom’s latenight rendezvous only started after she was done breastfeeding — and even then I’m certain they were few and far between. Britney hasn’t been acting like most new moms I know for months, and now, as dangerous as she might be to her kids, she seems to be an even greater danger to herself. It seems, for the time being at least, she’s at least somewhat acknowledged she needs help. Unless she’s scouring the country for a rehab facility to buy, on at least three separate occasions now the thought has crossed her mind that, ‘Hmm, maybe I need help’. Let’s just hope she sticks to it this time. Enough about Britney, partially because I’m getting sick of it, mostly because I just can’t think of anything else to say on the matter.

On to this month’s other unbelievable nightmare. Judge Larry Seidlin finally decided what to do with Anna Nicole’s body… while fighting back tears. OK, I’m not trying to make light of Anna’s plight. I mean, my God, the woman’s dead. But when’s the last time you’ve seen a judge get all teary eyed while reading a verdict? Not to mention the cell phone calls from his wife and bitchy commentary he’s poured out for public consumption throughout the trial. But why the fucking tears? It’s not like he let a killer go free. He made the decision that little Dannielyn’s court appointed guardian could decide on a final resting place for Anna. Then later, side by side with Howard K. and Larry B., dueling daddies to be, they announced she’d be laid to rest in the Bahamas with her son Daniel. Alright, Larry. Verdict in, stop milking your 20 minutes of fame. In between tears, the judge also told Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern they should cut the crap and submit to the proper DNA tests so this baby can meet her father and be done with it. Will it happen? Will Vergie Arthur weigh in and decide she’s the daddy? Stay tuned. This fish ain’t fried yet. Oooh, oooh, oooh…I almost forgot my favorite moment of the trial. Now, I’ve made no secret I think Howard K. is a liar and the baby’s probably Larry’s throughout this whole ordeal, but really. Larry actually expects people to believe Howard K. made him deny he was the father. How do you make someone deny they have a kid? Howard just

admitted on the stand he hasn’t made a dime since 2002; Anna Nicole paid for everything. So it wasn’t hush money. What did he do, put a hit out on him? Lame story, Larry. Lame! Finally, and I’m not really sure what all I have to say about this other, but yikes, Mischa Barton’s little sister is in rehab. Her little fucking sister. She’s only been in one movie and it was when she was 12. So simply by way of hanging out with her big sis (who, mind you, just came of legal age to drink last month), 20-year-old Hania is in rehab. OK, so here’s where I stand proud on my soapbox. Where in all of this do these club owners come under fire? Last I checked, legal age to drink in the United States was 21. So we’ve got Lindsay Lohan, Hania, Mischa, that little girl from Heroes, the Olsen twins … they’re all club hopping, drinks in hand, partying with the 21 and up set, and not once does a club owner get his liquor license yanked. I got caught doing a Jaeger bomb in Philly when I was 19 and damn near spent the night in Sing Sing. Where the hell’s the justice? No word on where Hania’s hanging her shot glass up to dry yet, but we’ll fill you in when news trickles down. Shout out to my girl Mary J. Blige. Miss thing picked up her first Grammys at this year’s awards ceremony. Fiercest Grammy winner I ever did see who manages to sing every note in her song book a half step flat. And there you have it, folks. The word from me this week. Stay safe, stay well and remember: stop and smell the gossip.

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When Katharine McPhee auditioned for American Idol, she had no idea that by the end of the super-popular reality show’s fifth season she’d end up “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.� It was that timeless classic that kicked off her career before the final votes were even counted, leaving many of us asking, “Taylor Hicks who?� Less than a year after her breakthrough performance, McPhee is back on the radar with her eponymous RCA Records debut, which features tracks like “Love Story,� a flirtatious, finger-snapping chronicle of young love blossoming after friends at first sight, and “Over It,� a salty song on what breaking up is all about. Ten more tracks fill up this well-rounded album, including standouts “Open Toes,� “Dangerous� and “Better Off Alone.� For her first foray out of the Idol spotlight, McPhee has recorded a surprisingly deft and versatile disc, proving that even when you don’t take home the title, the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.

On Children Running Through, Patty Griffin’s spare, spacious arrangements emphasize her effortlessly eloquent lyrics, subtly indelible melodies, and sublimely expressive voice. An album that belies the singer-songwriter’s sensitive image, this ATO Records release contains a dozen originals that echo a variety of styles, most notably the classic R&B and gospel music that have long been a source of inspiration for the artist. On “You’ll Remember,� wistful melancholy recalls passion in the arms of another, while the vivid narrative of “Trapeze� tells a cautionary tale of giving too much too soon. Even more is offered in the way of exceptional storytelling with the haunting intimacy of “Railroad Wings,� the steely determination of “I Don’t Ever Give Up,� and the rockin’ “No Bad News.� “I just wanted to write from the heart and let it be,� Griffin says of Children Running Through. “Some of the most beautiful music I’ve ever heard is when you catch somebody singing to themselves. I wanted to make music that had that feeling.�

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A far cry from 1987’s Heaven on Earth, Belinda Carlisle’s new album, Voila – her first in a decade – pays tribute to the classic French chansons and pop music of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60. “After discovering and coming to love French music, I decided to record these amazing songs myself with a playful, contemporary feel,â€? she says of her Rykodisc debut. Working with producer John Reynolds, the former GoGo brings her smoky vocals to a diverse arrangements of songs imbued with simmering Gallic soul. With its mournful accordion and eerie keyboard accents, “Sous le Ciel de Parisâ€? sounds similar to a street carnival waltz, and the driving disco backbeat provides “La Vie en Roseâ€? enough bounce to give PepĂŠ Le Pew a little cat-scratch fever. Other offerings on the record, such as “Ne Me Quitte Pasâ€? and “Avec le Temps,â€? are closer to their original incarnations – wrenching emotional statements made more intense by Carlisle’s understated delivery. Though a departure from what we’re used to from this 1980s icon, it’s safe to say that she’s still got the beat. Who is Mikey Rox? Who gives a fuck! But you can visit him at myspace.com/roxmikey

Ask a Porn Star Is CyberSex Cheating? A guy who’s questioning whether his virgin boyfriend is ready to go all the way? A traveling boyfriend who’s pissed to find out when he’s away, his man logs online to play? Difficult questions to answer, but if anyone can do it, it’s porn star Eddie Stone. Ever since the former Rascal Exclusive was discovered go-go dancing at Mickey’s, the porn industry has gotten quite a jolt from this built hunk. Named Best Newcomer in adult films at the GayVN Awards in 2005, the gorgeous “versatile” performer with the rock-hard abs and sexy lips has caused quite a stir with performances in films including Stone Fox, When in Rome and the just-released Dripping Wet. He’s just launched live sex shows on his official Web site, www.EddieStoneXXX.com, is an avid blogger and is working day and night to bring the industry what promises to be one of the hottest movies ever made: The Stone Age, a prehistoric take on the oldest extra curricular activity in the book. Though Eddie’s life is literally a whirlwind of projects these days, he found the time to be our advice columnist this month … because after all, who knows sex better than a porn star? Dear Eddie— I’m sure you get asked this a lot, but does cyber sex count as cheating? My boyfriend travels a lot and when he’s gone, sometimes I get lonely and log on to get off. He found out and hit the roof and is now forbidding me from going online. I love him, but that seems really harsh. What do you think I should do? —Alone in Cyberland Hey Alone in Cyberland­— A relationship is all about communication and honesty. Maybe your boyfriend is upset because he feels like you were doing this behind his back, and had something to hide. Sit down and talk to him about it. If he knows that it’s not going to go any further than some online fun, he may change his mind. Who knows, you may even have some fun cruising online together. —Eddie Stone Dear Eddie— I’m dating a guy who’s a virgin. He’s a 25-year-old, pretty religious guy and was holding out for marriage, but he figured out the whole gay thing and … here we are. He says he’s ready, I’ve been ready since the first date. Do I just trust he’s ready or is there something I should be doing/asking to make sure? —Not So Ready and Willing

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Horoscopes While Sun in Pisces makes us very mellow, Venus pushes into brash Aries and upsets our applecart of love. Let’s pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off as life takes on a few foggy twists and turns. Take any steps necessary to lap dance your way to happiness.

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