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HRC Event Draws 700 Hundreds pay $175 to $300 for dinner at Bruce Bastian’s estate

Center to Reopen Cafe and Coffee Shop Open until midnight, live music will be performed Saturday nights

Longtime Activist Chad Keller Dies Mass. Legislature Votes Down Anti-Gay Marriage Amendment KRCL’s ‘Now Queer This’ to Air Final Show

Jerusalem Pride March Attended by 2000, Protected by 7000 Police Crossword and Sudoku The Gay Agenda

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Colombia Gay Rights Bill Passes, Fails By Anthony Cuesta

Bogota, Colombia — On June 21, Columbia’s Congress passed a bill that establishes full rights to health insurance, inheritance and social security for same-sex couples, setting the stage to become the first Latin American country to make such a move. The bill failed on the same day, however, after Sen. Manuel Virguez Piraquive, a conservative from a small party closely linked to an evangelical church, called for an unusual floor vote on the bill. Instead of voting in blocs as members of Colombia’s legislature often do on final versions of bills, Piraquive called for individual votes. Other conservative lawmakers joined him, and the bill was defeated in a 34-29 vote. Several of the senate’s 102 representatives, including many of the bill’s supporters, were absent for the vote. Sen. Armando Benedetti, one of the bill’s sponsors, said he would restart

the legislative process when Congress reconvenes on July 20. He criticized conservative President Alvaro Uribe for not defending the initiative more forcefully. Uribe had promised to back the bill. The measure would have allowed gay couples in long-term relationships to have the same health insurance and social security benefits as heterosexual couples. It also guaranteed that assets accumulated during the relationship’s duration would be divided between the two individuals, and in the case of death, inherited by the survivor. Possessions currently pass on to blood relations. Some states and cities in Latin America have passed similar laws, but no other country in the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic region has done so at a national level, Marcela Sanchez, director of the gay rights group Colombia Diversa, told the Associated Press. She said as many as 300,000 gay couples in Colombia stood

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to benefit. The bill failed to get through Congress four times since 1999. The last time it was rejected by lawmakers in the conservative Andean country was in 2003. Colombia Diversa was born the next year and spearheaded a successful lobbying and media campaign culminating in the June 21 vote. Lawmakers opposing the measure said it will open the door to gay marriage and adoption by homosexual couples in Colombia, something Uribe says he opposes. The Argentine capital of Buenos Aires legalized same-sex unions in 2002, a move hailed as a first in Latin America.

Armed Man Detained at Jerusalem Gay Pride By Anthony Cuesta

Tel Aviv, Israel — Israeli police detained an Orthodox Jewish man armed with a homemade bomb just before Jerusalem’s gay pride demonstration on June 21. The event ended without major incident. In total, 23 people were arrested in connection with protests against the march. Police officers far outnumbered the celebration’s marchers — 7,000 to 2,000. They were deployed inside and around Jerusalem to protect marchers from threats of violence made by conservative Jews. Marchers carried multicolored balloons and posters of Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. “I am demanding my civil rights, including the right to get married and have children,” marcher Guy Frishman, 27, said. “I want to have rights like every other person.” Organizers said they canceled a gathering in a park at the end of the truncated route because they were unable to get a permit from the fire department. Jerusalem’s Gay Pride parade has been a relatively modest affair in the past, with none of the flamboyant costumes or nudity common at similar events elsewhere in the world, or even in the nearby Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Noa Satat, chairwoman of Open House, the organization that fought a series of court challenges for the right to demonstrate, said, “We are thrilled to be here today, celebrating our freedom of speech in the centre of Jerusalem.” Police arrested more than 130 ultraOrthodox Jews in the days before the march, some on suspicion of planning violence, others during protests in Jerusalem and other cities, in which officers used water cannons against stone-throwing protesters.

Beijing Gay Venues Launch Safe Sex Education Campaign Tokyo — The owners and staff of 19 Beijing entertainment venues frequented by men who have sex with men will distribute free HIV prevention pamphlets and condoms in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV among the city’s MSM population. The venues will also advise customers on safer-sex practices. The venues agreed to distribute the materials as part of the Beijing Anti-AIDS Association for MSM Venues initiative, which was launched on May 31 by HIV/AIDS groups in the Chaoyang district. According to Ma Xiaoyan, an expert with the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, the number of HIV cases spread by same-sex contact in Beijing is increasing. He added that

the increase is because of low rates of condom use and the large number of people who have multiple sex partners. Xiao Dong of the Chaoyang Chinese AIDS Volunteer Group said that owners and staff at the venues — which include bars and massage and health centers — will receive training in July on methods to increase awareness about HIV prevention methods among MSM. He added that the venues will promote HIV testing. “As far as we know, such venues are already frequented by MSM who are HIV-positive, Xiao told Xinhua/People’s Daily. “It would be irresponsible if we did not take urgent prevention measures.”

Police Protect Participants at Romanian Pride March New York City — The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission have applauded the Romanian authorities for ensuring the security of over 250 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their supporters at an annual pride march in the nation’s capital of Bucharest that took place on June 9. At the end of the week long festival, held for the third consecutive year, the Romanian gay community and their supporters held a “March for Diversity” in Bucharest. The organizer of the festival, the Romanian non-governmental organization ACCEPT, used the event to renew its demand for state recognition of samesex couples’ equal rights and benefits, including marriage. An anti-gay group tried to aggressively interrupt the march, forcing the security to intervene. Police took over 100 protestors into custody and criminal charges were filed against five of the protesters for possession of homemade smoke bombs. Fifty others were fined for disturbing the public order. Like last year, an anti-gay rally was allowed to take place earlier in the day. The anti-gay gathering, “March for Normality,” was organized by Romania’s neo-Fascist group Noua Dreapta (“The New Right” in Romanian). It attracted several priests from the predominant Christian Orthodox Church, which had denounced the march. The participants carried neo-Fascist signs, including the stylized Celtic cross — Noua Dreapta’s symbol— and a portrait of Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the anti-semitic, ultra-nationalist and Fascist Iron Guard Movement (1927-41), which inspired Noua Dreapta’s doctrine. “IGLHRC commends the Romanian government for respecting the rights of LGBT people and their supporters to free association, assembly and expression, and for protecting the participants against violence. This was a very positive experience in Eastern Europe,” Adrian Coman, IGLHRC program manager and former executive director of ACCEPT Romania, said. “At the same time, we deplore the fact that Romanian authorities tolerated the display of neoFascist symbols, which are banned in Romania and in most European countries. The exercise of the freedom of speech, assembly and expression of the march protesters should not be used to instigate violence.” Romanita Iordache, president of ACCEPT, also said, “The authorization of the anti-LGBT march on the same day and on a very central location in Bucharest is regrettable. It only increased the tension in a context in which the authorities could easily anticipate the recourse to violence against the LGBT march.”

N.Y. Assembly Votes for Marriage Equality by Anthony Cuesta

Albany, N.Y. — On June 19, the New York Assembly approved legislation to legalize same-sex marriage with an 85-61 vote. Sponsored by the openly gay brother of entertainer Rosie O’Donnell and supported by Gov. Eliot Spitzer, the approval came after an often emotional three-hour debate. Despite the victory for supporters of the legislation, the bill is not expected to be acted on any time soon in the Republican-led state senate. During the debate, Manhattan Democrat Daniel O’Donnell told his colleagues that civil union, a process permitted in neighboring Vermont, wasn’t good enough. “It will not provide equality for people like me,” the Associated Press reported him as saying. Gay marriage has enjoyed support in Manhattan assembly districts for years; passage of the bill hinged on votes from other members, some of whom conceded they were taking a political risk. Polls show that slightly more New Yorkers oppose gay marriage than favor it, with opposition strongest among older residents, who are typically more likely to vote. Lawmakers who were on the fence said they made up their minds after

having conversations with constituents, religious leaders, and family members. They said their choice was result of a push-and-pull between political considerations and personal feelings. Assemblywoman Ann Margaret Carrozza, a Democrat who represents Bayside, Queens, where there are many conservative Catholic voters, voted for the bill and said she was not concerned about the political repercussions. “In three to five years, this is going to be a non-issue,” she told the New York Sun. With Governor Spitzer, a Democrat, strongly in favor of legalizing gay marriage, the battle now shifts to the senate, which has leaned leftward on a number of social issues in recent. The senate, however, has shown little indication that it intends to follow the assembly’s lead. Even if Democrats take control of the senate, which has a slim Republican majority, gay rights advocates say it could take years before a gay marriage bill arrives on the governor’s desk. O’Donnell said he and his partner of 26 years, John Banta, director of special events for the American Ballet Theatre, were looking forward to the day when the measure might be signed into law. “We would get married tomorrow, if we could,” O’Donnell said. Q

N.J. School Official Apologizes for Censoring Gay Yearbook Photo By Anthony Cuesta

Newark, N.J. — On June 25 administrators at a New Jersey school apologized to a gay student for blacking out a picture of him kissing his boyfriend in a high school yearbook. Marion Bolden, superintendent of Newark Public Schools in New Jersey, said she personally apologized to 18-yearold Andre Jackson, a student at East Side High School, “and regrets any embarrassment and unwanted attention the matter has brought to him.” The decision to black out the photo was based in part on misinformation that Jackson was not an East Side student. This led officials to focus on the “suggestive nature” of the photograph, the statement added. Gay-rights group Garden State Equality said it was “speechless” that what it called a homophobic act had been committed by officials at Newark Public Schools, the largest school district in New Jersey with 42,000 students. Jackson said he was disappointed that the superintendent had not delivered the apology face-to-face and in public.

Photo of Andre Jackson and his boyfriend that was pulled from his high school’s yearbook.

Because of that, he said he didn’t accept it as sincere. “I would accept an apology — a public apology,” Jackson said. He also said he learned of the apology through the media. Garden State Equality called for a meeting between school district officials and a gay-rights committee that includes Jackson. The district, which said it supports all students regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation, offered to provide original copies of the year book to any student who asks for one.

Mass. Legislature Defeats Anti‑Gay Marriage Amendment By Anthony Cuesta

Boston — On June 14, the Massachusetts legislature voted down a discriminatory constitutional amendment that would have halted marriage equality in the commonwealth. The vote — which came amid heavy pressure to kill the measure from Gov. Deval Patrick and legislative leaders — was a devastating blow to efforts to reverse a historic 2003 court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. “Democrats in Massachusetts overwhelmingly recognize that every family is strengthened when the legal responsibilities of civil marriage are extended to all couples,” wrote Jo Wyrick, executive director of National Stonewall Democrats. “These legal obligations serve society by protecting children, stabilizing homes and securing relationships. We are proud that Democrats in Massachusetts fully support values which protect families in the Bay State.” The ban needed 50 votes in consecutive sessions of the 200-seat Legislature to secure a place on the 2008 statewide ballot.

At the end of the last session in January it passed with 62 votes, but this time it garnered just 45. “The fact that opponents of marriage equality couldn’t muster the support of even 50 out of 200 legislators is a clear sign that the people of Massachusetts have embraced marriage equality. They are leading America toward full equality,” said People For the American Way President Ralph G. Neas. With political support for gay marriage growing stronger, the prospect of the bill passing appeared increasingly unlikely, but opponents of gay marriage vowed to press on. Kris Mineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, the organization which backed the amendment, questioned the legality of what he said was rampant horse trading in the final hours. He said there was “tremendous pressure and we believe some tremendous incentives” to flip votes. Same-sex couples have married in Massachusetts since it became legal in May 2004.

Washington D.C. — On June 21 the Senate Appropriations Committee recommended a very modest overall increase for domestic HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs and flat funding for treatment education and training and domestic HIV prevention programs. But according to the AIDS Action Council, the Senate committee’s proposed funding is much less than recommendations from the House of Representatives subcommittee and significantly less then the actual needs for HIV/AIDS care, treatment, education and prevention programs. The Senate committee’s recommended funding is inadequate overall to meet the growing needs of those living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. There are estimated to be more than

half a million people in the United States who are infected with HIV but who are not in medical care. Half of that number is unaware of their HIV status. People under 25 years of age account for approximately half of new HIV infections. Blacks and Latinos together account for over 60 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS. “Current funding amounts are not sufficient to ensure that life-saving drugs and medical treatment are available to all who are infected, not enough to reduce the estimated 40,000 new HIV infections every year and not enough to provide outreach and testing to people who are unaware of their HIV status,” said Rebecca Haag, executive director, AIDS Action Council. “The reality is we need significantly more funding.”

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Center To Open New Café, Music Venue Java and music will return to the Utah Pride Center as Café Marmalade opens July 5. The cafe will be a full service restaurant, offering soups, salads and sandwiches as well as coffee, espresso and tea. It is the project of Kim Paulus and Bob Evans, owners of SugarHouse Coffee (Evans also owns Rimini Coffee, the local roaster that will supply the new cafe with beans). Paulus said she and Evans want to

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make the cafe fun, fabulous and full of “spiffy, high end stuff.” They want to use as many local and organic foods as possible, instead of frozen and packaged items. “It’s more of a high-end bistro-eque cafe, not nachos and other crap like that,” she said. “Our main goal is to keep people coming back for the food.” The cafe will be open from 7:00 a.m. to midnight seven days a week, though according to the Center’s adult program

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coordinator, Jennifer Nuttall, they may decide to open later on Sundays. Live music will be performed each Saturday night, and the Center is currently looking for local musicians, singer-songwriters, DJs and others to perform in the space. The venue is open to all ages and can hold up to 30 people, making it best suited for small bands or acoustic performers. Though it is to open July 5, Café Marmalade will hold its grand opening on July 27. Paulus also said she is excited to serve the Marmalade District, named

for the streets in the West Capitol Hill area — Almond, Quince, Apricot, etc.. “This is a great neighborhood,” she said. “We’re looking forward to folks of all kinds walking through the doors.” To book a performance date for July, August or September, contact Jennifer Nuttall at jennifer@utahpridecenter. org or 801-539-8800 ext. 13. A music sample or CD, a promotional blurb about the performer or band and an electronic photo will be needed at the time of applying. Entrance fees cannot be charged, but performers and bands are free to play for tips and sell merchandise.

Hackford-Peer Earns Scholarship

Kim Hackford-Peer was awarded a scholarship from the Point Foundation — the nation’s largest publicly-supported organization granting scholarships to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Thirty-eight recipients received scholarships, the largest number in the organization’s Kim Hackford-Peer history. Hackford-Peer was born and raised in Brighton, Colo. and attended Colorado State University in Fort Collins. She earned a Bachelor’s degree to be a math teacher but pursued a master’s degree in Social Justice Education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She lives in Salt Lake City, where she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Education Culture and Society. She teaches multicultural education and is writing her

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dissertation on pedagogical decisions queer teachers make. She has been with her partner, Ruth, for 10 years and they have two children. “I hope to work with pre-service teachers — those who are graduating to become teachers,� Hackford-Peer said, “to teach them multicultural education and help them use methods in the classroom that are more inclusive.� “Since taking the helm at Point earlier this year, I have been pleased with the high caliber and diversity of candidates who applied for support,� said executive director Jorge Valencia. “This class represents many ‘firsts’ for the Point Foundation: our first male-to-female transgender Point Scholar, our first Muslim Point Scholar and our first Point Scholars who are also parents.� A total of 84 Point Scholars are currently enrolled in school, and 26 alumni will have continued on to pursue their life goals. The average scholarship awarded is $13,600. Q

Gay Men’s Health Summit Returns with New Name, Format and Location Gay men’s health will be the focus of The Village Summit, a weekend retreat to be held at the Jewish Community Center August 24–26. Formerly known as “­Invenioâ€? and now in its sixth year, the revamped event is back with a new name, location, and format. With the theme “­EnGAYging, Mind, Body, Soul,â€? the Summit will include a variety of workshops on love and relationships, sexuality, political activism, spirituality, and nutrition. All topics will be addressed in interactive workshops designed to enhance the ability of the participants to make healthier choices. “For more than 25 years, gay men have measured their health with an HIV-centric frame of mind,â€? Jeremiah Hansen, MSM HIV Prevention Specialist at the Utah AIDS Foundation said. “HIV is no longer necessarily considered a terminal illness. While HIV remains a primary

concern for many gay men, the Village Summit will broaden the notion of health beyond HIV status with a holistic approach to gay men’s health.� The Foundation’s aim is to move Utah’s gay men’s health movement forward with a spirit of passion, energy and fun. For more information and to register visit www.ugmh.com or call Jeremiah Hansen at (801) 487-2323 or 800-865-5004.

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HRC Gala Draws 700 to Bastian’s Orem Estate Organizers of the third annual Human Rights Campaign Gala announced to the crowd Sat. June 23 that attendance was a record-breaking 700 partygoers. Attendees each paid between $175 and $300 for the honor of having dinner on benefactor Bruce Bastian’s lawn under a towering tent. Protesters skipped this year’s event, unlike the inaugural dinner in 2005. Judy Shepard, Dr. Kristen Ries and Equality Utah were honored at the dinner for their dedication to the gay and lesbian community. Eighties diva Chaka Kahn crooned several of her hits to the crowd following

speeches from the honorees, including “I’m Every Woman� and “I Feel for You.� A silent auction featuring many works of art, travel packages and an eclectic offering of other items were placed along a grand walk through Bastian’s estate. Bastian was a co-founder of WordPerfect and was on the Forbes list of the 400 most wealthy individuals in the country. His fortune was once valued at $840 million. He is known for philanthropy for the arts and human rights. Bastian promised to triple donations made to HRC, a group he has supported for years for their work nationwide to advance gay and lesbian rights.

Southern Utah Pride Needs Sponsors, Vendors, Marchers The fifth annual Southern Utah Pride at Zion Festival is calling out for sponsors, vendors, businesses, organizations and individuals who wish to take part in the festival and parade Sept. 28–29 in Springdale near Zion National Park. Spaces for exhibitors and vendors are $50, which includes a non-refundable deposit. The cost will go directly to the SUP@Z festival to fund future festivals. Vendors are also requested to donate a percentage of profits made during the event to the festival. Vendors unable to afford the $50 fee will not be turned away, but should contact the festival committee about their situation. Vendors will receive two admission tickets per booth. Vendors are responsible for all insurance, licenses and permits to sell their wares. They are also responsible for setup, tear down and cleaning up their space after the festival. The Sunday parade will march down Zion Park Blvd. to the festival grounds. Parade participants must fill out an application, downloadable from the festival’s Web site (southernutahpride.org). The festival offers three sponsorship levels: platinum ($1,000 +), gold ($550$999) and silver ($100-$549). All sponsors receive a 10x10 booth reservation on the festival grounds, a reserved position in

the parade, banner placement on the main stage and acknowledgement from the MC or DJ throughout the festivities. Additionally, gold and platinum sponsors will have their logo and Web site link listed on Southern Utah Pride’s Web site until August, 2008. Platinum members will also have their logo placed on all festival banners, press releases and advertisements. For out-of-town attendees, ten rooms with a two night minimum stay are available The Driftwood Lodge in Springdale. To reserve, contact Linda Collett at (888) 801-8811 and mention Southern Utah Pride or visit driftwoodlodge.net. The rooms must be booked prior to August 28. Camping will also be permitted at the festival site. Although there are no showers on site, bathrooms with running water are available. The sign-up deadline for vendors, sponsors and parade participants is August 24, though organizers are hoping to get a good feel for who is coming by the end of July. Forms for vendors, sponsors and parade are available at southernutahpride.org. Tickets to enter the Southern Utah Pride festival grounds will be $5. For more information, email info@southernutahpride.org.

Fabulous People Under the Lindens: The House Beautiful by JoSelle Vanderhooft joselle@qsaltlake.com

For more information about Under the Lindens, visit underthelindens.com. To book a suite, call 355-9808. Although the bed and breakfast is gay-owned, visitors of all orientations are welcome.

Barry Nielsen and Rey Martinez’ Under the Lindens bed and breakfast boasts towering vaulted ceilings, complete kitchens in every room, and special touches like Craftsman-style cabinets, stained glass windows and tiled backsplashes.

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When Rey Martinez and Barry Nielsen decided to turn a 1901 home at 128 South Tenth East into an extended stay bed and breakfast, they had their work cut out for them. Along with the usual refurbishments houses need after their first 100 years — like replacement plumbing and light fixtures and, naturally, a few new coats of paint — the couple wanted to add a new porch to match the original red rock exterior and a backyard garden with a brook. Then there was the matter of reconstructing and redecorating the house’s many rooms in period style. Not to mention the 65 tons of dirt that had to be hauled out of the basement to build two new rooms. “It wasn’t so much a decision about how to redesign, but how to put [the home] back together tastefully,” Nielsen explains. Despite the high cost, the exhausting work and more design problems than they can remember (including one stone mason who nearly ruined the granite surface of their kitchen table), the house came together gradually over fourteen years. And while Under the Lindens opened in time for the 2002 Winter Olympics, the couple says they’re still making little improvements. A royal blue window seat in the kitchen, for example, currently awaits reupholstering in heavy gold cloth. To show what the seat will eventually look like, Martinez maneuvers the swatch through a beam of natural light. A dozen different shades of gold flash across the cloth’s surface — a classic accent to the kitchen. That blend of past and present, classic and contemporary, is exactly what the couple wanted their bed and breakfast to reflect. “It’s new, but it has the charm of the old. I think that’s what strikes people coming in,” Nielsen says. This philosophy is reflected in each of the B&B’s four suites. Although none could be described as “themed” (a popular bed and breakfast conceit both men did not want to use), they are influenced by what Nielsen describes as a “modest Victorian style.” That is, they contain antique furniture (actual and highquality reproduction), high ceilings and sumptuous linens appropriate to the early 20th Century, but their design isn’t historically accurate. Nielsen describes one of the upstairs rooms as having a “loft feel” with American patchwork quilts on the bed and an antique French table. The other upstairs room (which runs the entire length of the original house) he describes as having a more “arts and crafts feel,” a reference to the English and American interest in the decorative arts that lasted from 1910 to 1925. The downstairs rooms, on the other hand, have a slightly more modern look, thanks to their red rock walls and white carpet. “The [suites] are comfy and luxurious, and they feel like they have the style of

an older house,” without an older house’s problems, like creaking doors and leaky plumbing, Nielsen explains. Although the B&B has been significantly refurbished — indeed, only the chimney and a few small windows remain from the 1901 building — it was nevertheless added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. A historian the couple hired to investigate the building’s past discovered that Lewis A. Ramsey, a famous Mormon painter whose murals appear in the Mormon temple in Oahu, Hawaii, once used the “loft” room as a studio. Although Under the Lindens has its roots in history, it still has all the modern conveniences any traveler could want, like a private jaccuzi and a house-wide intercom system. A wireless internet connection, a laundry room and fully stocked kitchens in each suite also make the bed and breakfast ideal for businesspeople, doctors, temporary staff, and any professional on business in Salt Lake City for a long period of time. In fact, visitors who stay from 13 to 26 weeks make up the bulk of the B&B’s business. “We really like the extended stays because we’re so well stocked for them,” Nielsen says. “And I don’t have to make breakfast,” Martinez jokes. Of course, Martinez adds, people looking for nightly stays are also welcome. “Rey does make nice breakfasts for them,” Nielsen laughs. No matter how long guests want to stay, Nielsen and Martinez like to spend time with them. They serve cocktails daily in the back yard (or the sunroom in winter) and encourage guests to mingle. “You build amazing friendships because they don’t want to leave,” Martinez says. “And when they come back to Salt Lake, they want to stay here again. It’s like their second home.” Although the couple has many favorite stories and annecdotes about their friends, their favorite involves a young lesbian couple who married in their back yard (local realtor and minister Babs De Lay presided). “It touched me to see that in my own back yard,” Martinez remembers. Q

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Nelson Ejected from Pride for Carrying Weapon, Files Complaint Against SLCPD send an unsolicited copy of the report to the state Bureau of Criminal Identification for their review, and that “one sure way to lose your permit is to abuse it like this.” “His implication seemed clear to me: He was intentionally jeopardizing my permit,” Nelson said. “He then asked

SAVETHEDATE THROUGH Oct. 20 Farmers’ Market Pioneer Park Saturdays July 21–23 2007 Bear Ruckus, Lava Hot Springs utahbears.com July 30 “And the Banned Played On,” Plan B Theatre Co., ­ planbtheatre.org Aug. 9–12 PWACU River Trip, pwacu.org AUG. 17-18 Women’s Redrock Music Fest, sWerve, Torrey, Utah redrockwomensfest.com AUG. 17–19 PrIdaho, Pocatello, Idaho, pridaho.org AUG. 19 Lagoon Day, pride365.org Aug. 24–26 The Village Summit, Jewish Community Center ugmh.com Aug. 26 Utah Pride Center Golf Classic, utahpride.org Aug. 29 Equality Utah Allies Dinner, Salt Palace, equalityutah.org SEPT. 9 Pride Community Softball Kaos Classic Tournament, Jordan Park leaguelineup.com/pcslutah SEPT. 16 PWACU End of Summer BBQ, pwacu.org

Gay Visionary Chad Keller Dies “I have often been defined as highly creative, energetic, intellectual, opinionated, obnoxious, and passionate. I’m always seeking to broaden horizons, meet new people, and find true love. I just want to make a difference.” This is Chad Keller’s description of himself, written in April 2006 on his online blog. Keller was found dead the afternoon of Tuesday, June 26 by longtime friend Kevin Hillman of an apparent suicide using prescribed anti-depressants. Keller fought addiction to alcohol and methamphetamine for many years, but was on a successful road to recovery before his death. He will likely be more remembered for his dreams for Utah’s gay community, his undying passion for grand events and his goading of ‘the powers that be’ to do things his way. “From the moment Chad arrived in Utah he has worked his incredible imagination for the benefit of the Lambda community of Utah,” wrote Ben Williams in nominating Keller for a Kristen Ries Award in 2004. “Not one to be a wilting flower, Chad, with bounding energy, appeared on the Gay scene and said, ‘Can I play?’” Keller burst onto the local gay scene at Utah State University in 1987 and held several positions in the Gay and Lesbian Cache Valley Alliance.

He moved to Salt Lake City in 1990 and joined the Lesbian and Gay Student Union at the University of Utah and the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire. Much of Keller’s work was done in the name of the RCGSE, in which he held many titles and produced many events. His crowning achievement may be an art installation titled “Requiem,” a huge ribbon made up of hundreds of smaller ribbons representing those who have died of AIDS in the state. The installation was set in Memory Grove in 2004. Keller was also very active in the Utah Gay Rodeo Association, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah as art chair, the Utah Stonewall Historical Society as co-founder, the Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance as an organizer for First Night, the City of Hope as co-founding member of the local chapter, and Utah Pride as parade and grand marshal chair in 2002. He has written for The Pillar, QSaltLake and his own Angle Magazine. Community members are encouraged to attend Gay Freedom Day, which Keller founded, Saturday June 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Harmony Park, 3700 S. Main Street in his honor. A memorial service will also be held at The Trapp Sunday, July 1 at 4pm. Funeral services will be held July 2 in Thatcher, Idaho. Q

SEPT. 27–29 Out & Equal Workplace Summit 2007, Washington D.C. outandequal.org SEPT. 28–29 Southern Utah Pride, Springdale southernutahpride.org SEPT. 28–30 QVegas National Coming Out Day Weekend Festival ncodvegas.com OCT. 5 Salt Lake Men’s Choir 25th Anniv. Fundraiser, Ladies’ Literary Guild saltlakemenschoir.org Nov. 2–8 Salt Lake Gay and Lesbian Film Festival saltfest.org Nov. 6 Election Day DEC. 1 Red Ribbon Party, Hotel Monaco, utahaids.org DEC. 7–8 Salt Lake Men’s Choir 25th Anniversary Holiday Concert, First Baptist Church, ­ saltlakemenschoir.org If you would like your event considered for this list, email tony@­qsaltlake.com.

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Longtime gay leader David Nelson was ejected on June 3 from the Utah Pride festival by its organizers, security staffers and city law-enforcement officers for possessing an unconcealed firearm — something he claims federal and state constitutions and laws protect. Nelson, who owns the gay group Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah and was a coStonewall Shooting founder of the Pride Sports of Utah founder parent organization, David Nelson filed a complaint with city Police Chief Chris Burbank against Lt. Rusty Isakson for what Nelson described as “grossly and specifically violative of state weapons laws, generally mistaken of state concealed-weapons laws, and generally negligent of the SLCPD Code of Ethics by which Isakson swore to ‘respect the constitutional rights of all.’” In the complaint, Nelson described how he arrived at the festival, purchased an admission ticket and entered the event before he was detained, questioned and ejected. “As a state Concealed Firearm Permit holder, I possessed and carried my firearm unconcealed, but holstered, at the event,” Nelson said. “I never unholstered it or displayed in a threatening way. In fact, my firearm was unloaded according to state laws (no chambered cartridge). I carefully reviewed the advance published event rules; they didn’t prohibit my possession or unconcealed carrying.” “After I presented my ticket to a main-gate staffer and entered the event, security staffers and organizers met me and asked about my possession and unconcealed carrying,” Nelson said. “I answered their questions simply and truthfully. As a Utahn with disabilities who uses a cane, my possession and unconcealed carrying is as much a visual deterrent of violence as it is a more responsive and reliable mode of carrying if I need it.” “The staffers and organizers didn’t tell me I was in violation of any laws or rules, or that I was trespassing,” Nelson said. “They confirmed and knew I was a ticketed patron, but asked Lt. Isakson to detain and question me anyway. He said that he was ‘concerned’ that the public ‘might be threatened’ by seeing my firearm.” State laws prohibit “a local authority [from enforcing] any ordinance, regulation, rule, or policy pertaining to firearms that in any way inhibits or restricts the possession or use of firearms on either public or private property.” Despite this, Isakson wrote a police report about the matter. Nelson said Isakson told him that he’d

me ‘to leave’ the event property. It was the first such request of me by anyone involved in the matter, and I left immediately.” Nelson’s ejection and consequent complaint have received the attention of Second Amendment advocates in the state including those who are lawyers and legislators. They’ve encouraged him to take his complaint further by pursuing court charges against the city, its police department and others who were allegedly responsible for violating his legal rights. “My complaint to Chief Burbank is only the first step,” Nelson said. “City Division of Parks and Recreation staffers are also investigating this matter. I’ll pursue appropriate solutions of my complaints against the event organizers and their security staffers regardless of any solution with the chief.”

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Letters Congrats QUAC Editor, I just wanted to shout out a quick congratulations to the swimmers and water polo team of QUAC for representing Utah’s gay and lesbian community so well at the International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics Championships held May 23–28 in Paris, France. [“QUAC Wins Gold at IGLA Championships,” QSaltLake June 16, 2007]. The Queer Utah Aquatic Club is one of Salt Lake City’s greatest treasures — a well-run, active group of people who are gay, straight, transgender and all other shades of life who work together with harmony and grace. Thank you Doug Fadel and the other leaders who keep this treasure alive. Marci Pendelton Midvale

Q is an Asset Editor, I am a heterosexual married woman who considers herself to be a good Mormon and a good mother. I picked up your publication at your booth at the Salt Lake City Downtown Farmers Market not quite knowing what I was getting myself into. I read it cover to cover and found it to be a wonderful and informative read. I congratulate you on a great product and thank you for supporting such things as the Farmers Market and the Utah Arts Festival. QSaltLake is obviously an asset to our community. Kimberly Hunter Salt Lake City

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Queer Gnosis Now Queer This By Troy Williams troy@qsaltlake.com

All things end. And on July 11, KRCL’s Now Queer This will be wrapping up its frenetic, over-the-top run. We’ve had an absolute blast. Over the past 16 months, our all-volunteer team of djs, punks, activists and actors have introduced Utah to the world of tranny slam poets, cutting-edge queer theorists and gay zombie porn. We’ve explored the anti-assimilationist rants of radical “political queers” as well as the deviant queercore music scene. We’ve satirized the consumer-obsessed culture of the Vapid Lovelies and also launched the career of Sister Dottie S. Dixon, the past president of the Spanish Fork PFLAG (and the proud Mormon mother of her gay son). People have been asking why the series is concluding after building so much momentum. The simple reason is that I’m moving on to new projects. Frank Feldman and I are now finishing post-production on our documentary Natural Family Values, which highlights the battle over Kanab’s anti-gay family resolution. The film demands all our attention as we prepare for future screenings and festivals. Now feels like the right time to wrap NQT. But what about Radio Queer Utah? KRCL’s support of the queer community remains solid. Concerning Gays and Lesbians aired for over 20 years, back when producing a gay radio show in Utah really took guts! Long before Bravo or

Logo (and every other network wanting to cash in on the gay demographic), KRCL led the way with fearless queer programming. That’s significant when you consider that Logo is owned by Viacom, who in the 2004 elections, gave the majority of their political donations to Republican candidates. Yes, when you financially support gay programming on Logo and MTV you are also funding antigay Republicans. Isn’t that great? Viacom commodifies our culture and then markets it back to us — ­­ after which they hand over their profits to men who work to restrict our civil liberties. You gotta love capitalism! It is important to have an independent media that doesn’t just view gays as a market to be exploited. In 2004, I was hired to produce KRCL’s RadioActive. We had the ambitious goal of weaving progressive social justice issues together into one program. The driving philosophy behind RadioActive, then and now, is to transcend identity politics and recognize the inter-connectedness of all our diverse causes. Queer topics take their place along with race, class, gender and environmental issues. Listeners who tune in to talk about the Iraq war one day, might find themselves calling to talk about transgender politics the next. We bring visionary activists, artists and academics daily to the Utah airwaves to discuss how we build a more inclusive, just and sustainable world. It’s a great gig and the most fulfilling work I’ve ever done. I plan to stick around as

long as they’ll have me. In 2006, NQT was really born out of my queer existential crisis. I wanted to better understand what being queer meant to me — what the limits of gay identity were — and what the untapped potential of our community could be. I was fascinated by the divide between assimilationist gays and the more radicalized elements of political genderqueers. So, I pitched Now Queer This to KRCL and was given the green light. Our creative team was interested in playing with gay discourse. We particularly wanted to dislodge the prevailing victim meta-narrative that seemed embedded in gay identity. Queerthemed films too often have the obligatory gay bashing or suicide attempt. It’s become cliché and in many instances, kitsch. If group narratives provide a template through which we construct our personal identity, then what kind of people are we becoming? Consider the message of Brokeback Mountain: American culture is so cruel that if you are gay, you will either be killed or live alone without love in a trailer shack. Depressing, right? If a queer emo-kid is contemplating suicide, that’s a pretty dark message to throw at her. While I do believe there is great value in aesthetically exploring themes of oppression and violence, I also believe there has been a huge imbalance in our stories. Queer-positive narratives are also needed to help foster a healthy self-image. Yes, there is vicious bigotry in our culture,

Yes, when you financially support gay programming on Logo and MTV you are also funding anti-gay Republicans. Isn’t that great?

but there is also a tremendous amount of beauty, acceptance and possibility. Internalized victim narratives won’t win our social acceptance. But owning and recognizing our worth? That will cause a revolution. Hence, the need to create queer-positive art and media. For me, being queer is about cocreating a new world. It’s about defying the status quo and establishing a critical resistance that will recognize marginalized voices. It’s about placing our dissent in the very center of public debate. It’s about raising one helluva ruckus. NQT helped me develop a solid understanding of my identity as a gay activist. And now, I’m ready to move on. Some have expressed concern over the fate of Sister Dottie S. Dixon – whose regular social commentaries (and cookie salad recipe) has become a beloved part of NQT. I’m pleased to announce that she will remain a regular on KRCL with her very own weekly short feature. Keep checking krcl.org for more details. Also, remember that queer and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues will always remain an integral part of RadioActive (Monday-Friday, noon to 1pm, 90.9 FM). NQT podcasts, transcripts and my blog are available at queergnosis.com. I want to thank KRCL for their unyielding support of our community. I’d also like to thank our regular contributors, Frank Feldman, Justin Strange, Charles Lynn Frost, Chris Howard, James Lancaster, Brikena Ribaj, Josh Moon, Marina Gomberg, Nick James, Aaron Cloward, David Luna, Chris Lemon and Dan Tham. And a gracious thanks to Senator Chris Buttars, whose hysterical anti-gay tirade kicked off every episode. Finally, thanks to all of you who listened, engaged and shared your support. Our best is yet to come. Q

Lambda History Hurricane Anita Blows by Ben Williams ben@qsaltlake.com

Hatch raised his fist and cried, “right on, sister!� Speaking on radio station KSXX, Borin’ Orrin droned, less than coherently, “Well I can tell you this: I think if you take what she says as truth, that she is not prejudiced against the homosexual, but she realizes what they have done, that she does not want them teaching her children. I tell you this: I don’t want them teaching my children, and I don’t want them teaching your children either, and I think they are becoming too blatant in our society, and I don’t want to take other rights away from them, but I sure as heck don’t want them teaching, and I don’t want them in sensitive areas around children.� Orrin’s masters at 50 East South Temple were so very pleased: “Love the sinner, hate the sin.� That’s a good one. It’s a keeper! Well, even with “selfadmitting homosexual� Air Force Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, winner of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, lobbying in Florida on behalf of blatant homosexuals, the anti-discrimination ordinance was doomed. On June 7, 1977, Anita’s hate campaign led to a repeal of the ordinance by a margin of 69 to 31 percent. Sixty-nine! Oh, the irony! The repeal began a domino effect where anti-discrimination ordinances began to topple one by one. Upon hearing of the defeat of the homosexual menace in Florida, Utah’s PTB were whirling in a gleeful tizzy, coincidently while listening to “Night on Bald Mountain.� Where they had been nearly impotent in fending off the expanding muscle flexed by Utah’s sodomite, here was someone who had balls ... figuratively speaking. Not sure how a Baptist Christian might react to a Latter-day Saint, they had

No, Anita dahling, Utah. No, we are not a cult! So, you will come? Fabulous!

Barbara B. Smith, President of the Relief Society, send a telegram to Ms. Bryant saying how everyone in Utah loved her hit “Paper Roses,â€? especially when redone by little-bitty-Marie Osmond. Then, Smith congratulated Anita for her work in repealing the Florida law “prohibiting discrimination against homosexuals in employment and housing.â€? The telegram read in part, “On behalf of the one million members of the Relief Society ‌ we commend you for your courageous and effective efforts in combating homosexuality and laws that would legitimize this insidious lifestyle.â€? She signed off by saying, “With much love, we are not a cult ... Sister Babs Smith.â€? Sufficiently buttered up, Utah State Fair director Brother Bringhurst was told to “bring herâ€? (the PTB are so witty) and he immediately placed a call to the Sunshine State: “Hello, is this Anita? Dahling, how are you? This is Hugh. You know, Hugh from Salt Lake. Say, if you aren’t doing anything September 18, we would really love for you to come be the star of our little ol’ State Fair! Yes, yes, just like the musical! No, Anita dahling, Utah. No, we are not a cult! So, you will come? Fabulous! I will have my people get a hold of your people. Kisses. Appreciate cha.â€? Now that the deal was set, a proclamation to the serfs — err, people — had to be made, to make sure someone would show up for the anti-gay has-been songstress. Former newspaper editor and Mormon Apostle Mark E. Peterson set the stage for a grand turn out by writing an article entitled “Unnatural Without Excuse,â€? which was published on July 9 in the church news section of the Deseret News. Here, the late Elder Peterson said that “every right-thinking person will sustain Miss Bryant, a prayerful, upright citizen, for her stand,â€? and which Peterson hoped would “keep this evil from spreading, by legal acceptance, through our society.â€? To be Continued. Vive le gay rĂŠsistance. Q

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On June 28, 1977, Utah State Fair director Hugh C. Bringhurst announced that the “Utah Fair Has It All.� The hot country/pop star line-up featured Grammy Award-winning Lynn Anderson, Whispering Bill Anderson, former Playboy Bunny Barbi Benton, Canadian “Snowbird� Anne Murray and Loretta Lynn’s baby sister, Crystal Gayle. Oh yes, and “songstress� Anita Bryant. Anita fucking Bryant! Anita Bryant, who hadn’t had a hit since she crooned “In my Little Corner of the World� in 1960 was billed as the featured performer! If only Miss Oklahoma 1958 would have stayed in her little corner of the world. So, what was up with promoting the perky spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission, whose most famous moment was saying, “Breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine?� Did Utahns really love orange juice that much? Or was there something much more sinister afoot? Need we say it? Something more sinister was afoot. True, Apple Pie Bryant had good pipes, a good rack and had been asked to sing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic� during the funeral of Lyndon B. Johnson in 1973. But why was it such a coup for Utah to have her as the star of the State Fair? I will tell you: It all boils down to Utah ’s Thirty Year Homosexual War! Utah’s Powers That Be were getting a snoot full of the uppity brass of homosexuals who had dared ask to hold a church dance in the Sacred Rotunda and to host a homosexual conference in the Lord’s five-star hotel. So far, Hell had not cooled off, and it was kind of a Mexican standoff. Yes, the Sacred Rotunda was safe from prancing fairies, but at what cost? Militant fags hadn’t defiled the Hotel Utah, but the conference had still been held and, unbelievably, God’s hotel had to pay up for reneging on its contract! The grinding of teeth could be heard all the way down to the Radio City Lounge. Now, with lesbo man-haters fixing to change the Constitution, there was no time for pussyfooting and mincing words. Utah’s noblesse oblige, fearing that Utahns would stop propagating once they knew how superior gay sex is, had to put a stop to this “love that would not shut up.� So, the PTBs decided to show these nellies who had the bigger balls by bringing Sunshine Anita to town. So, why was Anita Mann Bryant the hired gun when there were perfectly good homophobes running around Utah? Because she produced results, that’s why. It all began about the same time in January 1977, when the MCC of Salt Lake was planning its fateful dance. That same month, the Dade County Commission of Florida passed an anti-discrimination ordinance which included, of all things, sexual orientation! Anita and her disc jockey ex-husband who, wouldn’t you know it, were God fearing Christians, just happened to be living in Miami at the time. Anita was what was once considered, dare I say it, wholesome, even to the point that Good Housekeeping proclaimed her the “Most Admired Woman in Amer-

ica� three years running! So, Anita’s Baptist Pastor Bubba went up to her and said, “Anita, you’ve got to do something about the homosexuals! As a Christian mother and woman, it’s your obligation!� Then he went around telling everyone who’d listen that Anita was “God’s mother for America.� Well, she could hardly refuse now. Being God’s mother for America was a slight bit better than pitching orange juice. So, with Jehovah as her Commander–in-Chief, Anita Bryant launched a campaign against Miami’s defenseless homosexuals, saying: “What these people really want, hidden behind obscure legal phrases, is the legal right to propose to our children that theirs is an acceptable alternate way of life. I will lead such a crusade to stop it as this country has not seen before.� Hallelujah! Praise Jeezus! So that, my children, is how 1959’s Miss America runner-up girded up what loins she had and spearheaded the drive to force a ballot referendum to repeal protection for Florida’s sodomites. On the way she also started a political cabal diabolically called “Save Our Children.� “As a mother, I know that homosexuals cannot biologically reproduce children; therefore, they must recruit our children,� said Anita, dabbing at a tear. What a shock it must have been for poor Anita to discover that lesbians are homosexuals, too! Thus the “SOC� movement began socking it to the homos, attacking all gay rights gained in cities and states since Stonewall. Singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republican Party� along the way, SOC was the beginning of what came to be known as the religious right. Even Teletubby-hating Jerry Falwell came to Miami to help Anita drive the demons out of the body politic. But it was she who first led fundamentalist Christians into a national movement by calling attention to the homosexual boogeyman. Back in the land of Zion where all was not quite well, the University of Utah was first to figure out that something was stinking up Florida, and they feared a hurricane might blow our way. In February, the Daily Chronicle wrote, “There is a fruity brouhaha brewing in Florida’s orange groves. Anita Bryant, famous nomadic orange juice promoter, is using all the pull an OJ advocate can muster to fight a gay rights ordinance passed by Florida’s Dade County Commission. Bryant’s antics may well reflect the majority of America’s attitudes about homosexuals. However, opposing equal rights for women, blacks, gays or other oppressed groups isn’t part of what makes America the United States. Equal protection under the law must be given to every citizen.� Worried gay activists across America countered Ms. Bryant by organizing an orange juice boycott. Almost immediately, gay households and establishments were struck down by scurvy, until limes in beer were discovered to be an effective antidote. Many of 1970’s “real celebrities� including Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Paul Williams and Jane Fonda also publicly supported the boycott. Well, it was the best we could do. Later in May, after Anita wrote in a fundraising letter, “I don’t hate the homosexuals, but as a mother I must protect my children from their evil influence,� our beloved senior Senator Orrin

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I have yet to be convinced that Independence Day isn’t a holiday that was established to honor the gay community. Gaudy red, white and blue clothing? Multi-colored fireworks? Over-the-top parades? Endless beer drinking? Barbecues culminating in gay sex? True, maybe Independence Day doesn’t necessarily invoke images of gay sex ‌ but at the same time, I’ve also never been invited to the Annual Sean Cody Independence Day Barbecue. One also has to at least consider that iconic really-tall-woman-ina-green-dress, wearing a crown and holding a scepter. If anyone can demonstrate to me that the Statue of Liberty isn’t actually a drag queen, I’ll demonstrate the detrimental effects of a fat suit + time (the difference between, oh I don’t know, Eddie Murphy in Raw and Eddie Murphy in Norbit). One of the often overlooked aspects of gay rights is how intrinsically related they are to freedom in general. While I believe that all Americans should be grateful for their freedom, those who should especially be grateful are minorities from all walks of life — including those from the queer community. When it comes to being free, gay rights and freedom are more entangled than Bob Mackie and the subtlety of a sequined garbage truck on fire. In order to demonstrate the progression of the American people’s freedom, and particularly gay and lesbian people’s freedom, I thought it would be appropriate to highlight a few landmark events. 1776: Citizens from the newly established United States of America celebrate their freedom from Great Britain by dividing into two large political parties and passionately disagreeing over gun rights, abortion, the environment, illegal immigration, the Iraq War and Bill O’Reilly. 1787: The United States Constitution is adopted. The Founding Fathers purposefully leave out protection against “discrimination based on sexual orientation,â€? due to the fact that it’s difficult to tell who is a homosexual when all of your peers wear wigs.

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ruling upon the discovery that Sanjaya has a blog. 1964: The Civil Rights Act is passed, outlawing segregation in public places. Michael Richards shows his support for the Civil Rights Act by sharing his opinion of blacks at the Laugh Factory. 1973: The American Psychiatric Association votes to remove homosexuality as a mental disorder from the DSM. They replace the blank in the DSM left by the entry for “homosexuality as a mental disorder� with “people who attend Jimmy Buffett concerts — on purpose.� 1977: Harvey Milk, of San Francisco, becomes the first openly gay elected official of any large city in the United States, only to be assassinated in 1978. The common opaque white liquid, known as “cow’s mammary gland puss,� is renamed “milk� in honor of his death. 1979: The first national gay rights march takes place when some 100,000 gay men and women march in Washington D.C. Their numbers quickly dwindle to a mere 5,000, however, when the crowd learns that it will still be several more years before Britney Spears, Cyndi Lauper, or even Frankie Goes to Hollywood release an album. 1996: Hawaii begins offering reciprocal beneficiary registration for same-sex couples. Many gay couples end up moving to Hawaii to be ‘leised’ — with benefits. 1998: The Supreme Court rules in Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are of the same sex. They also ruled that the law doesn’t apply when the guy sexually harassing you is really, really hot. 2003: The United States Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that laws against sodomy or anal sex cannot be directed at homosexuals alone. So, if you happen to be Clay Aiken, don’t worry about the fact that you’re not gay — you can still have anal sex in Texas! 2004: Massachusetts becomes the first state in the United States to allow samesex marriage. Stars consequently fall from the sky, heterosexual marriages across the United States fall apart, drug abuse skyrockets to 103 percent, and it turns out that porn exists — of all places — on the Internet. 2007: The New Jersey Supreme Court legalizes civil unions. A mass exodus occurs when gay couples move to nearby Connecticut, to avoid having a civil union certificate that reads, “Location of Union: New Jersey.� 2016: Utah becomes one of the last states to legalize same-sex marriage, after Scott McCoy wins in a landslide against ousted Senator Orrin Hatch to become Utah’s first openly gay governor. Being gay in the United States means we’ve had to work much harder at securing the same rights and freedoms as everyone else. Remember the freedom we celebrate — both as Americans, and as members of the gay community. Have a safe and memorable Independence Day. As for America, may you have a very Happy Birthday! You may be turning 231 years old, but you don’t look a day over 21. Ryan Shattuck is a freelance writer, a University of Utah student, and is a really big fan of Freedom Fries, Freedom Toast, Freedom Kissing and the former American Idol contestant, Freedomie Davis. Q

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Have you ever asked a gay man how old he is? I have; a coy look always comes across their face. They’re more comfortable telling you about that time they got crabs than revealing their age. But don’t worry, if someone doesn’t want to tell, just start guessing really high. I promise they’ll quickly feel obliged to correct you. Last fall on the first day of my Gerontological Nursing class, the professor asked each of us to draw ourselves as we imagine we’ll be when we’re 80 years old. Some people drew themselves dead, but most drew themselves enjoying a relaxed retirement. Next, she instructed us to write the first three words that came to mind when we thought of the word “elderly.” I don’t remember all three of the words I wrote, but the first one was “wrinkles.” The other two words were along the same lines. When my paper was returned, I saw my professor had written me a note saying she hoped that I would someday feel more positive about getting older. I have a lot of positive words that I associate with aging, but she didn’t ask for the full list, just the first three! This classroom activity made me think about the inevitable process of being alive. I would encourage you to practice the same activity, if you like to draw. Otherwise, just imagine what your life will be like when you’re 80, and think of the words you associate with aging. It can tell you a lot about yourself. Our culture places so much emphasis on youth and beauty, so much that many people spend quite a bit of time trying to sculpt their bodies into what they see in magazines. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as long as expectations are realistic and balance is maintained. But I believe it’s very important to realize that ultimately, no matter how much you lunge and squat, your perky gay butt is going to turn more the consistency of cottage cheese and begin a slow decent down the back of your legs. Nature and gravity always win out in the end. Now, it’s absolutely true that we can do many things to slow the aging process and improve our quality of life, but we shouldn’t live in denial of the reality of our mortal existence: My body is going to get old and someday I will die. Acknowledging that fact has only strengthened my desire and motivation to take good care of myself today, to live my life in a way that will give me the best chance of aging gracefully. I don’t believe in the anti-aging

products that are marketed to us so aggressively. Though there are no magic creams, I do believe in these basic “youth” preserving principles: • Move your body, as much and in as many different ways as possible, on a regular and consistent basis. • Eat healthful foods and don’t completely deny yourself the foods that make you happy. Your favorite foods are sort of like masturbation: You’re never going to give them up, even if threatened with blindness, so just keep it within reason. • Drink more water. • Protect yourself from the sun and moisturize your skin (hint: you can do both at the same time). There is no such thing as a “healthy” tan. Any change in your skin color from its natural tone is damage. This damage causes premature aging, wrinkling and thickening of the skin. Not to mention it might give you skin cancer ... but I know you’re more afraid of the wrinkles. • Wear age-appropriate clothing. Dress the body you have right now, not the body you had 10 years ago or the body you’re working towards. Remember, just because we live in a free country where you can walk into an Abercrombie and Fitch store and buy clothing with their logo emblazoned across it, that doesn’t mean that you should! The only thing your age tells about you is the year you were born, no more. However, the way you respond when asked your age can tell much more. It is true that there are people who will reject you in any number of circumstances based on your age, and not just for being “too old.” In fact, I’ve been rejected in various situations for being “too young.” You don’t need people who do this in your life. The only worthwhile people are the ones who only hold you responsible for the things about yourself over which you have control. So instead of worrying about your age, take control of your aging; otherwise, your age will take control of you much sooner than it has to. Q

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would call Medical Environment Savvy. So there I am in this rather panicked and, shall we say, “fragileâ€? state of mind, sitting alone in a room for hours with a clot from my knee to my groin while various alarms are going off all around me and teams of medical personnel are running around with crash carts. Sadly, one guy next door didn’t make it and he was wheeled off and his family was whisked out. Meanwhile some woman, who must have thought the ER was cheaper than day care, had her coven of little snot-nosed prophylactic ruptures running around like soccer hooligans! Oh ‌ and get this ‌ speaking of irony ‌ the biggest news of the day that was consuming all of the 24-hour news channels was Doctor Kervorkian being released from prison. NOT HELPING!!!! After watching two hour-long episodes of Star Trek Enterprise without seeing anyone, my adorable little physician’s assistant (I swear to God he looked like the Travelocity gnome in scrubs) came in and did the whole blood pressure and vitals thing (he was freaked because my blood pressure had more numbers than the Idaho lottery ‌ which apparently isn’t a good thing). After the ultrasound he came back with the results, a prescription, and a self help guide to understanding high blood pressure and the danger of blood clots. He said that elevating my legs would help in my recovery, which was beyond ironic because all I really wanted to do was elevate his. It might have been considered a breach of hospital protocol, but I know I sure as hell would have felt better. Anyway, kittens, I’m back on my feet and happy to be out and about. Come say hi at Bingo (Friday July the 13th at First Baptist Church at 7PM). I’ll be the one wearing sequined support hose! Ciao, babies! Q

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From some of the hottest gay clubs to fabulous performances and concerts to appealing outdoor and sport activities to slot machines, craps tables and Texas Hold ’Em, Las Vegas has been a popular “gay get-away” for Utahns for years ... and they know it.

According to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, the city already has a wide appeal among the gay and lesbian community and has a huge potential for growth and market share. Hence a new marketing campaign Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas, which kicks off with its inaugural summer event, aptly called 7-7-7. The days and nights of July 4–8, 2007 will offer an array of gay events, activities and the such for the gay traveler. I was fortunate enough to take a test drive of a few of the special opportunities Las Vegas offers at an affordable value. American Airlines offers special rates to many gay and lesbian events across the nation including GDNLV for under $100 (from Salt Lake City). However, in many cases involving Salt Lake flights to and from Las Vegas, it may be prudent to travel by vehicle unless you’ve been aching to read The Winds of War in one sitting — we’re talking some flights of a minimum 14 hours. For promotional airfare rates go to aa.com/rainbow. So you could probably understand why I chose to rent a car through Enterprise (a loyal and supportive advertiser of QSaltLake) and drive solo the five hours to Vegas (that is, burning rubber at 95mph) — I don’t recommend that speed if you’re over 75 years old or reading The Winds of War at the same time. Once I made the some 465-mile trek to the balmy mecca, I easily found my way to Paris Las Vegas hotel, which is a delightful hop, skip and minuet from the Flamingo Road exit. Although I had to wait a short time for my room to be cleaned (my lead foot forced me to arrive a bit early), I was greeted kindly, my luggage quickly stored and my room was put on the “fast track” of the housecleaning list. Holy crap, I felt like Marie Antoinette. So I perused the specialty shops that line Le Boulevard, checked out the eye-candy lounging at the rooftop pool located off the second floor and purchased a fruity cocktail in a souvenir-size Eiffel Tower ... can you say instant double vision? Thankfully my room became ready before I attempted to scale the 50-story replica of the Eiffel Tower ... just kidding. The deluxe rooms are exquisitely, but modestly furnished with spacious bathrooms containing hisand-her sinks, whirlpool bath and separate shower, a delicate sofa, armoire with plenty of closet space and of course a mini bar. If your pockets happen to be a bit deeper, the wonderfully ornate three- and four-bedroom suites are eloquent, well-equipped and would be perfect for an all-gay Real World (an idea Greg Montoya of Out Front Colorado came up with while we hobnobbed in one of the suites). One of the more appealing reasons for the gay traveler to choose the Paris Las Vegas is the five-minute walk to two sin-sational gay clubs located just off the Strip: 1) Krave, a fantastic dance club with plenty of booth and reserved seating, sexy bartenders, hot DJs, hormone-rousing events six nights a week and the possibility of star sightings like Matthew Rush and Ryan Wade. For more information visit kravelasvegas. com. 2) Lucky Cheng’s, a“five-star” interactive drag dinner cabaret experience which includes a fabulous three-course Pan-Asian menu, exotic drinks galore and a whole lot of snap-snap, girlfriend. Reservations are required, 702-836-0836. Forewarning, when I requested a drop-off at Lucky Cheng’s to my cabbie, I was whisked off to the old location at the opposite end of the Strip from the Paris Las Vegas. It’s definitely not worth $18 to see the Strip from a taxi, so if you choose to cab it to Lucky Cheng’s, be sure your driver knows it’s near the Paris Las Vegas. Check out gayparislasvesgas.com or call 877-374-7469 for the hotel’s 7-7-7 package deals for the gay community, which include two-night deluxe accommodations, two tickets to Mel Brooks’ The Pro-

sensuality and eroticism exclusively for patrons of the show. The next day, the five-hour trip home unfortunately kept me from visiting the Liberace Museum, which hosts a special reception and tour during 7-7-7. There will be as many, if not more, shiny things than on the Strip. Visit gaydaysandnights.com for free event passes. Time restraints also curbed a jaunt to the Blue Moon Resort, a gay men’s retreat, which will be hosting a T-dance and pool party on July 8.

Visit bluemoonlv.com. The two days I was in Vegas kept me so entertained, I never had a chance to gamble, which was a first for me. It was nice to come home and find my bank account still in tact. So with the new concept Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas, alternatively to “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas” we could also say “What you lay in Vegas is probably gay in Vegas” or better yet, “The brightest lights in Vegas are those of Gay Days & Nights in Vegas.” Q

Vegas — A Welcoming Community Las Vegas ranks as one of the top 10 gay-friendly destinations in the United States, according to a national survey conducted by the Travel Industry Association (TIA) in 2006. Nearly half of all gay men (48 percent) and lesbians (47 percent) surveyed in the U.S. say that a destination’s gay-friendliness is important to them when making leisure travel choices. Recognized as a safe, culturally diverse and supportive city, Las Vegas is on par with cities such as San Francisco, New York and Miami Beach in welcoming the gay community. With more options than ever before, it’s no surprise that gays and lesbians are including Las Vegas in their travel plans. There are many elements that make Las Vegas such an attractive destination to this demographic. When it comes to accommodations, the recently remodeled Blue Moon Resort is a must-see. This clothing-optional hotel is the city’s first all-male gay resort, complete with 45 luxury rooms and suites and a plethora of amenities. The Blue Moon Coffee Shop offers beverages, sandwiches and snacks, and the lagoon-style pool area is surrounded by waterfalls and enables guests to enjoy privacy within blocks of the famous Las Vegas Strip. Alexis Park is the closest recommended hotel property to the “Loop,” the main gay nightlife area in town, and has served as the host hotel for several gay events. For dining, check out Lucky Cheng’s, located inside Krave at The Aladdin Casino and Resort. The popular drag queen Chinese restaurant originally debuted in Manhattan’s East Village to rave revues. True to its New York counterpart, Lucky Cheng’s serves Pan Asian cuisine as well as nightly cabaret. Toucan’s Bar & Grille is located right off of the Las Vegas Strip and across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Formerly known as Hamburger Mary’s, Toucan’s special events are eclectic, run every night of the week and include Trailer Trash Bingo on Tuesdays and Team Trivia on Wednesdays. After dark, myriad entertainment options await, beginning with one of the hottest new shows on the Strip — “Monty Python’s SPAMALOT” at Wynn Las Vegas. A delightfully campy production, the show represents the latest direct-from-Broadway entry on the Las Vegas entertainment scene. Cirque du Soleil’s Zumanity at New York-New York is another popular show and is emceed by New York drag diva, Joey Arias. Speaking of drag queens, An Evening at La Cage at The Riviera is a Las Vegas mainstay that has been delighting audiences for more than 20 years. Seeing star Frank Marino’s Joan Rivers tribute has become a legendary Las Vegas experience. If that doesn’t satisfy the yearning for rhinestones and feathers, check out the Liberace Museum to see the collection of memorabilia that encapsulates the glamour and style of one of history’s most flamboyant entertainers. While we’re on the topic of entertainers and their pianos, there’s Elton John’s “The Red Piano” currently enjoying a successful run at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum, alongside Celine Dion’s

“A New Day....” Krave, located inside Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, bills itself as the “only alternative club on the Strip.” The 17,000-square-foot nightclub recently celebrated its second anniversary and continues to feature elaborate entertainment and special events. Every Saturday, Krave hosts Girl Bar, an event inside the nightclub that caters to lesbians. Located just off the Las Vegas Strip, on Paradise Road, is an area dubbed “The Loop,” which boasts numerous alternative hotspots including Suede, a piano bar and restaurant, and Gipsy, the city’s original gay dance club. You’ll also discover Freezone and, as the name implies, there is never a cover at this popular bar and nightclub. A favorite among lesbian visitors, Freezone offers daily drink specials, good times and an ever-friendly staff. If you want to experience the local gay scene, you’ll find plenty of action at a variety of bars and clubs around town. Snick’s Place, located in downtown Las Vegas, is the gay equivalent to the famous bar, Cheers, and is one of the best places to go for a sociable drink. Flex offers drinks, strippers, games and more in a quaint neighborhood nightclub setting. Another experience away from the Strip, Escape Lounge, offers customers great specials and a friendly atmosphere. Customize your night by visiting a themed location such as a cozy country western bar like Badlands Saloon or Charlie’s Las Vegas. Or, try Backdoor, home of Las Vegas’ gay Latino scene. If you’re a gamer, you’ll enjoy Goodtimes, with its Monday night alcohol/beer bust and liberal video poker machines. The true adventure-seeker will earn free well drinks and beer every Wednesday and Friday at Las Vegas Eagle, but only under one condition: that bar patrons strip down to their boxers or briefs! Besides being the “Entertainment Capital of the World” and a place where anything goes, Las Vegas is also a progressive city that offers a variety of events and support services for the LGBT demographic. Las Vegas Pride Week is an annual ten-day celebration of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Events include a Pride Night Parade and Festival as well as art shows, picnics and contests — more than 14 events in all. Nevada Gay Rodeo Association is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the western lifestyle and producing gay rodeos with a commitment to raise funds for charitable organizations. Golden Rainbow provides housing and direct financial assistance to men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Southern Nevada. The annual “Ribbon of Life,” “Beaux Arts Ball” and “Naked Hearts” events serve to raise money for this worthy cause. The Gay and Lesbian Center of Southern Nevada is a community-based organization which supports and promotes activities directed at furthering the well being, positive image and human rights of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community and its allies in Southern Nevada. Q

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ducers (starring Brad Oscar and Larry Raben) and a $20 beverage credit. If you already have a favorite Las Vegas Strip hotel, say like the MGM Grand, New York-New York, Treasure Island, Mirage or Bellagio — to name just a very few — then each of the aforementioned are home to one of Cirque du Soleil’s extravagant shows. During GDNLV, the gay traveler may check out Zumanity, Mystere, O, Ka or Love at special prices. Visit gaydaysandnights.com or email gaydaysandnights@ cirquedusoleil.com. After a short meet-n-greet at Lucky Cheng’s with other gay press from across the region and a quick jaunt to the Las Vegas Pride Parade, I dashed off to a performance of Ka at the MGM Grand. The grandeur of the rotating stage is breathtaking, and the 80 performers on stage create a majestic tribal ambience; however, the dramatic elements to the aerials and acrobatics feel overtaken by the melancholic storytelling. The following morning at the sinful hour of 7:00 a.m., I was rudely and maliciously awaken by the bedside alarm. Once I shot back two cups of coffee from the single-cup coffee maker, showered and tried my damndest to look presentable, Greg and I journeyed to the Hacienda Hotel located near Lake Mead, approximately 40 minutes from Vegas. There, we filed onto a Black Canyon River Adventures tour bus and traveled another 15 minutes along a steep winding dirt road to the Colorado River just below Hoover Dam. FYI ... by 2010, traveling by motor vehicle across the Hoover Dam will no longer be possible, as the 2000-foot long Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge is currently under construction. Trust me folks when I say if you don’t already suffer from acrophobia, you’ll develop it when you take a gander at the bridge. Greg and I joined a dozen other people on a large motorized raft and enjoyed a relaxing, calm 12-mile trip down the Colorado river. We learned some interesting history on the dam, were privy to some hidden hot springs spouting from the canyon walls, witnessed several species of wild fowl and even “ooohedand-aaahed” over some baby big horn sheep. Also, interestingly enough, campers may camp at any one of the many beautiful spots along the river we traveled free of charge and for as many days as your little heart desires, but obviously by water transportation only as the terrain and temperature would batter you like southern catfish. Our rafting trip was organized by “Thanks Babs” The Day Tripper (transportation may be pre-arranged through Babs if you don’t have your own). I found Babs to be extremely knowledgeable about the historic and current goings-on in and around Las Vegas. She was sweet enough to accompany me to the Pride Parade where she shared insights on the gay community, she pointed out the Urban Arts District along Charleston and Fremont, informed me of gayfriendly non-gaming resorts like the Platinum Hotel located just off the Strip and showed me the Little Chapel of Flowers (where Britney wed Kevin), which brought sweet tears to my eyes. During GDNLV, and really any other time of year, Babs is the go-to-gal for all your outdoor adventure, sightseeing, transportation, touring and special event needs. Visit ­thanksbabs.com or call 888-446-7941. After a great and slightly soaked afternoon on the river, the “gay” night took me to New York-New York for the “sensual side of Cirque Du Soliel” with its homoerotic Zumanity. From topless women in a large fishbowl to an astonishing contortionist to a super buff dwarf aerialist to a boisterous drag emcee, Zumanity takes you on an uproarious sexual journey unlike any other. In addition, the senses will be aroused at the Eroticafe, a provocative exhibition of

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Gay Days & Nights LAS VEGAS Event Schedule WELCOME TABLE AND REGISTRATION: Please come by and register for Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas. Welcome tables will be stationed at the entry door of Cirque du Soleil, on each of their featured event nights (see daily schedule for details). Welcome Tables will also be at the French Kiss party on July 5th, and the Liberace Museum Reception on July 7. No show tickets are required to access the welcome tables. Pick up your WELCOME BAG, get the latest event schedule, and book local tours and shows. Take a survey for a free Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas t-shirt while supplies last. Every day and every night, throughout the year and every year, Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas is a galaxy of gay-welcoming hotels, entertainment, gaming, culture, dining, area adventures and local LGBT venues & events. Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas isn’t a flash-and-gone event. It is a year-round offering of activities, attractions and events to enjoy any time of year. However, if you happen to come over the historic 07-07-07 weekend, you’ll be treated to even more fun and memories. Starting on Wednesday, July 4th, and continuing through the weekend, Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas pulls out all the stops (if there were any!) and powers up for our community. You’ll especially enjoy the every night special receptions and events that are hosted by Cirque du Soleil. Click around the site to get all the details on the Cirque du Soleil events and more, and then with one more click, start booking your flights and gaywelcoming TAG Approved hotel on gay-friendly Travelocity! Shop Las Vegas The best LGBT shopping this side of London. Visit visitlasvegas.com/ vegas/pdf/shopping_passport.pdf to download and print your Shop Las Vegas Passport to Savings. Thanks Babs The Day Tripper Tours, activities and adventures all day. Fun & Flexible “Bring a Mate & Pick a Date” Outings, offered every day from Wednesday July 4th through Sunday July 8th. • It’s a Drag! Driving Experience • Show Your Colors Kayaking Lake Mead • The Grand Rim Tour by Pink Jeep • The Rainbow Flag Cycling Tour at Valley of Fire • The Pink Jeep Red Rock Canyon Expedition • The Virgin Anasazi Lost City Museum & Valley of Fire Tour Click on the Thanks Babs logo at www.GayDaysAndNights.com for trip details and booking links.

Wed. July 4 Cirque du Soleil Mystère at Treasure Island. With the purchase of any ticket to Mystère you will be seated in the best seats reserved within the category of your choice and gain access to the PRIVATE pre-show reception, exclusive to Gay Days and Nights Attendees including cocktails, meet and greet and photos with artists from Mystère. The Private receptions will also feature a special presentation and Q&A period hosted by Mystère Company Management. To book your seats and space at the PRIVATE presentation please call or email:1-888-3520179 or 702-352-0100 gaydaysandnights@cirquedusoleil.com 4:45 p.m. Please check in at the Mystère theater doors 5–6:00 p.m. Doors open to PRIVATE presentation and photos with Mystère Artists 7:00 p.m. Mystère begins Designated after-Cirque du Soleil bar for Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas fun: The Las Vegas Eagle, 3430 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89121, (702) 458-8662. It is underwear night, with free drinks to guys in their skivvies.

Thurs. July 5 Get Married in Vegas! Vegasonesource.com in conjunction with LV Wedding Connection will host a mass Las Vegas gay and lesbian wedding event entitled “Our Love” on July 5th. We are very excited to help you celebrate this momentous occasion. Come join us for this first of its kind Las Vegas mass gay and lesbian wedding. Make this one of the most special memories of your lifetime for only $225.00! RSVP is required by June 29th, 2007. Review event details and make your reservation at http:// www.gaylasvegasweddingpackages.com. Cirque du Soleil “O” at Bellagio. With a purchase of any ticket to “O,” gain access to the PRIVATE pre show reception, exclusive to Gay Days and Nights Attendees including champagne and a special presentation and Q&A period hosted by “O” Company Management. See “Resources” at the end of this article to book your seats. 5:45 p.m. Please check in at the “O” theater doors within the Bellagio 6:00 p.m. Doors open to PRIVATE group for guest speaker and Q&A within “O” theater 7:30 p.m. “O” begins FRENCH KISS Party at Risqué Nightclub, Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Don’t miss the FRENCH KISS Party of Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas! Be part of the inaugural festivities! Check out the soon-to-

be notorious FRENCH KISS Party at Risqué Night Club on Thursday at 10:00pm. Do not miss this. Great scene, great music, a chance to meet other Gay Days & Nights visitors and locals... lots of goody giveaways, and raffle prizes. And get the night off to an awesome start! Suggested door donation of $10 benefits SNAPI (Las Vegas Pride) and the Gay & Lesbian Community Center.

Fri., July 6 Gays Gone By & the Las Vegas Yesteryear Tour Join a local gay and lesbian historian on the Las Vegas Yesteryear Tour. This tour may include the Las Vegas Strip, Fremont Street, the Neon Bone yard and other fabulous gems of Old Las Vegas. There will be some walking and hotel visits. Lunch is not included but there is ample opportunity to have a meal at the Fashion Show Mall food court. Cirque du Soleil ZUMANITY at New York-New York Hotel & Casino With the purchase of any ticket to ZUMANITY, you will be seated in the best seats reserved within the category of your choice and gain access to the PRIVATE pre show reception, exclusive to Gay Days and Nights Attendees including open bar, tray passed Hors d’oeuvres and meet and greet with artists from ZUMANITY. See “Resources” at the end of this article to book your seats. 5:45 p.m. Please check in at the ZUMANITY theater doors within the New York-New York Hotel & Casino 6:00 p.m. Doors open to PRIVATE group for pre show Meet and Greet within ZUMANITY Foyer 7:30 p.m. ZUMANITY begins Designated after-Cirque du Soleil bar for Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas fun: FreeZone, 610 E. Naples Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89119, (702) 794-2300. “Queens of Las Vegas” drag show with host Shawn M. at 10 p.m. Plus go-go boys and hot music spun by DJ Darren all night. You can also hit the “Fruit Loop” as locals call the area around FreeZone where half a dozen other bars and clubs are located.

Sat. July 7 Colorado River Rafting & Fabulous Wet Swimsuit Go Around This unique day trip aboard a motor-assisted raft lets visitors leisurely enjoy and share in the history, desert wildlife and beauty of the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Board a large comfortable 30-passenger raft as your tour launches from the base of the Hoover Dam. This extremely rare view of the Hoover Dam is a wondrous sight. During this excursion, experienced and knowledgeable guides

will describe the history of this magnificent geological area. The high canyon walls will leave you breathless. Be prepared to see Desert Big Horn Sheep, Osprey, and Great Blue Herons in their natural setting. Bring your camera and plenty of film to create your own memories of the wonders of nature. The rafts will stop along the shore to give you a chance to swim or play in the cool clear waters below Hoover Dam. Enjoy the box lunch provided while watching and listening to the sights and sounds of this magnificent desert; or compete in our fabulous wet swimsuit contest. Your trip will end on the Arizona side of the river at Willow Beach. Here you can shop for distinctive remembrances of your trip before boarding the tour buses for the return trip over the crest of the Hoover Dam to your Las Vegas hotel. The Dam Discovery & Cruising Tour A guided narrated tour travels through fabulous Las Vegas en route to the magnificent Hoover Dam. In the distance you will see the spectacular shoreline of Lake Mead. Created by Hoover Dam, Lake Mead is the largest man-made body of water in the Western Hemisphere. At your first stop, the breathtaking Hoover Dam, you will be awed with the enormity of this engineering wonder of the world. Dramatic views of both the Colorado River and Lake Mead will enthrall you. The Bureau of Reclamation started conducting tours through the Hoover Dam and Power Plant in 1937. Today, close to 1,000,000 visitors a year experience the tour and millions more drive or walk across the dam. The Discovery Tour offers ample time for exploring this National Historic Landmark; see live presentations, a fascinating film on the dam’s construction and history, exhibit gallery, observation deck, and venture down to the observation room in the power plant to view the massive generators. After a short transfer our group will then board the 300-passenger Mississippistyle Paddle Wheeler, the “Desert Princess.” Your captain will point out the colorful Arizona Paint Pots, Fortification Hill and Boulder Island. Make sure you get the great lakeside camera shot of Hoover Dam on your Lake Mead Cruise. Other local points of interest can be anticipated if time permits. Contact Thanks Babs The Day Tripper: 888.446.7941, babs@ thanksbabs.com Liberace Museum At 2:30 p.m., the Liberace Museum welcomes Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas with a reception and tour. Show your Event Pass (register for a free pass at www. GayDaysAndNights.com) for

2-for1 admission, and an exclusive reception and tour. Note that your Event Pass gives you 2-for-1 admission at the Liberace Museum throughout Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas! After visiting Liberace, walk across the parking lot to Good Times for a welcome drink before heading over to MGM Grand for KÀ.

ticated, taking on many moods and identities. Sounds yummy! Babs Daitch, from “Thanks Babs” The Day Tripper can be reached at babs@thanksbabs.com or 702 370-6961 12:00 noon to 4:00pm Alexis Park Hotel Poolside, 375 E. Harmon, (west of Paradise, south side of street.) (702) 796 3300

Cirque du Soleil KÀ at MGM Grand With the purchase of any ticket to KÀ, you will be seated in the best seats reserved within the category of your choice and gain access to the PRIVATE pre show reception, exclusive to Gay Days and Nights Attendees including open bar, tray passed Hors d’oeuvres and meet and greet with artists from KÀ. See “Resources” at the end of this article to book your seats. 5:15 p.m. Please check in at the KÀ theater doors within the MGM Grand 5:30 p.m. Doors open to PRIVATE group for pre show Meet and Greet within the KÀ Foyer 6:15 p.m. Doors open to the public 6:45 p.m. Guests seated for pre show animation 7:00 p.m. KÀ begins 10:30pm until? The BIG Event:

Cirque du Soleil LOVE at The Mirage With the purchase of any ticket to LOVE you will be seated in the best seats reserved within the category of your choice and gain access to the PRIVATE pre-show reception, exclusive to Gay Days and Nights Attendees including open bar, tray passed Hors d’oeuvres and meet and greet with artists from LOVE. See “Resources” at the end of this article to book your seats. 5:15 p.m. Please check in at REVOLUTION 5:30 p.m. Doors open to PRIVATE group for pre show Meet and Greet within REVOLUTION 7:00 p.m. LOVE begins

Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas at Krave Nightclub 3663 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89109, (702) 8360830 For the boys, The Arctic Babylon Tour comes to town with DJ Manny Lehman in the main room. For the girls, it’s Girl Bar next door at Lucky Chang’s. Explore Las Vegas’ fine cuisine options, and check out the casinos and bright lights of the Strip.

Cirque du Soleil To book tickets to the shows (and get your special events invitation) call Cirque du Soleil’s Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas show line at 1-888-352-0179 or (702) 3520100. Email: gaydaysandnights@ cirquedusoleil.com

Sun. July 8 POOL PARTIES AND T-DANCES ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON! • For Gay Days & Nights Men! T-Dance and Pool Party at Blue Moon, Las Vegas’ Only Gay Men’s Resort! Clothes-optional Pool Party and BBQ with DJ. $25 admission includes dancing, lunch, refreshments, use of the swimming pool, whirl pool, steam room and video lounge. 12:00 to 5:00pm. 2651 Westwood Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89109 (702) 361-9099 • For Gay Days & Nights Women! Betty’s Outrageous Adventures, a Las Vegas women’s social group, and Thanks Babs The Day Tripper have organized an OUT rage ously FREE Pool and Pareu Party to meet all the lustrous ladies from out of town attending Gay Days & Nights Las Vegas. A cash bar, poolside snacks, hotdogs and sandwiches are available within the resort. So come for the afternoon, laze around the pool, show off your favorite pareau and swim suit; (FYI a pareu is a garment or accessory for beachwear). It can be cute or chic, simple or sophis-

Resources: www.Travelocity.com/ gaylasvegas

Liberace Museum Phone: 702.798.5595 Email: info@liberace.org Website: www. liberace.com Thanks Babs The Day Tripper Phone: 702.370.6961 (direct) 888.446.7941 (reservations) Email: babs@thanksbabs.com www.thanksbabs.com Blue Moon Resort Offering a limited time Gay Days & Nights room rate of $79.00 Sunday through Thursday and $129.00 Friday - Saturday, based on availability. 866-798-9194. Mention Booking Code GD07. Paris Las Vegas: July 4, 5, 8 weekday rate $129; July 6, 7 weekend rate $269 Includes FREE entry passes to Risqué before 10 pm on Friday & Saturday. 800-713-7305; Group code: PGAYDAY Alexis Park Resort Hotel: Reservations# 1-800-582-2228 The Group Booking is under : Gay Days & Nights Block Group Code is : GDN07 Rate: 99.00 + tax for suites

More info at gaydaysandnights. com

Gay Geeks Connin’ Around: WisCon by JoSelle Vanderhooft joselle@qsaltlake.com

• Love, Marriage, and Feminist PairBonding Last year’s fairy tale panel included a spirited discussion on the fact that many traditional fairy tales end with a marriage. Even subversively rewritten fairy tales (such as CinderEdna) frequently wind up with a marriage — though it’s between people better suited to each other — and many books that would be shelved well outside the Romance section find their happy ending from pair-bonding as well. Is this inherently unfeminist? Are there books that deal intensely with relationships that don’t feel the need to tie a tidy romantic bow at the end? What do feminist relationships look like? (This panel — on which I participated — included not only a discussion of same-sex romance, but the definition of marriage, and even friendship.)

Nuptials Joe Baker and Russell Gorringe “To love another person is to see the face of God.” —Les Miserables

The children and grandchildren of Joe Baker and Russell Gorringe are pleased to announce the covenant of holy union between their fathers on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at 5 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, 2631 E. Murray-Holladay Road, Holladay, Utah. The ceremony will be performed by The Reverend Erin B Gilmore. There will be light refreshments, visiting, and dancing following the ceremony. Children: Eric & Amber Cossins, Jacob H Gorringe, Michael H Gorringe, Trevor & EmilyAnn Gorringe Fuchs, LilaMay Gorringe. Grandchildren: Austin Cossins, Breeana Cossins, and Mitchel Cossins

• The Tragedy of Change How often is futuristic morphological change viewed in a tragic light in fiction, as in the cybernetically enhanced person feeling sorrow for the physical feelings they’ve lost, or the “inhumanity” of disembodied aliens? Why are transsexual humans of today often portrayed tragically in fiction and movies? How about post-menopausal women? People who’ve lost mobility or ability through illness? Is there a way to look at the future of our bodies that doesn’t involve what we’ve lost, but what we have to gain? • Do Comics Get a Fair Shake? Often political, always controvercial, comic books have often been looked down upon by society in general as childish and irrelevent. Is this media a viable outlet for progressive messages, or does it undermine the SF genre being taken seriously? Which comics in the past have carried the most political meaning? Which writers today take class/race/gender seriously? Yes. The entire programming track looks like this. WisCon also has a wellstocked dealer’s room (books. books. Omgad. books!), an art room, nights full of really fun parties — including one where you write haiku in exchange for earrings! — and the con suite. Oh, the con suite! WisCon’s con suite is a thing of legend, that may even be made partly of heaven. I know of no other con suite that offers pizza, veggie dogs, yogurt and plates of veggies along with the requisite candies, chips and pop. And chocolate. It wouldn’t be WisCon without ubiquitous chocolate. Chocolate, good programing, good people and one of the most womanfriendly, queer-friendly and, well, everyone-friendly environments I’ve ever experienced make WisCon not just my favorite con, but one of the highlights of my year. And yes, those con goers were right. WisCon did spoil me, because I now want every con to be just as inclusive and gay-friendly. For more information, visit wiscon.info. Q

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I remember my first con fondly, and not just because it was last year. Not just because other fans told me that having it as my first con experience would spoil me, either. I remember my first con fondly because my first con was WisCon. And if you like your cons laid back, fun and all-around diversity friendly, there’s no con like WisCon. No connin’. Yeah, yeah. But why is WisCon so special, especially when lots of cons and much of fandom, are queer-friendly or at least queer-tolerant? WisCon rules because it was the first con designed to be woman and queer-friendly. Thirtyone years later, it’s also still the largest con of its kind. Like many good fannish things, WisCon had humble beginings. Like many good things, including Star Wars, Blake’s 7 and Ursula K. Le Guin’s career, it also started in the 1970s. Back in the day when Luke, Leia and Han were busy blasting their way through the Death Star 1.0, WisCon had its home at the University of Wisconsin, located in Madison, the state’s capitol. A little trivia: Locals often affectionately stick a “People’s Republic of” before Madison, thanks to the city’s many co-ops, community gardens and other fixtures of ultra-left life, including hippies, IWWs and artists of all walks. Many of whom are out in force each year for WisCon, and many of whom are some of the most awesome people you’ll ever meet. But I digress. It’s a typical February weekend in 1977 Madison, meaning that the roughly 200 fans are freezing their progressive patookies off while attending WisCon 1’s revolutionary programing, which included guests of honor writer Katherine MacLean (Incommunicado, “Syndrome Johnny,” “Feedback,” among many other novellas and short stories) and Amanda Bankier (editor of the first feminist fanzine, The Witch and the Chameleon). I also understand there was a screening of the early Jane Fonda pic Barbarella: Queen of the Galaxy. Okay. So not every fannish thing from the 1970s was great, but the intrepid concom worked with what they had, yeah? The University of Wisconsin subsidized the fledgling con for its first years (most of its attendees were students, after all), and professional interest continued to grow, thanks not only to the stellar programing, but the calibre of guests and the legendary con suite. Mhhh ... con suite. More on that in a bit. As the WisCon site puts it, the original con com eventually graduated, grew up and moved their baby off campus to bigger venues. By WisCon 15 in 1991, con membership capped at over 750. Today, interest is so high that the con com automatically cuts it off at 1,000, and there are plenty of people who want to come, but who don’t register in time. Oh. And the con com wisely moved WisCon from February to Memorial Day weekend, making it possible for Midwestern winters to be avoided.

But why do they come? Just what kind of stellar panels, discussions and events do they offer? While most cons out there have at least a few tracks dedicated to feminist issues, female writers, artists and other creators, sexuality, race and class, these issues are at WisCon’s fulcrum. To give you a better idea, here are some of the panel topics from WisCon 31:

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The Gay Agenda YOUR CALENDAR OF ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & IMPORTANT EVENTS

This edition of the GayAgenda is stock full of fabulous concerts, a half-dozen or so free events, fund raisers and my usual spout of sexual innuendos, which only affirm the sad reality of my sex life. Danny ... where are you?

1SUNDAY Q A program recently started under the Utah AIDS Foundation umbrella, called The Village (oooh ... it rings Noo Yawk) and is a social network whose mission is “men empowering men, committed to preventing the spread of HIV by building a community that is educated, responsible, strong and fun!” Partake in The Village’s first annual Bar-B-Queer with lube wrestling, volleyball and a barbecue full of “100% grade A beefcake!” 12:30–4pm, Fairmont Park, 1049 E Sugarmont. Free ... however, please provide a side dish, munchies or dessert, 487-2323 or utahaids.org. Q After you’ve wrastled, won a few prizes and chowed on some beefcake, wander on down to the Pride Community Softball games and be a QSaltLake cheerleader under the direction of squad leader Michael Aaron. Team Q will be taking on Team Pisser ... I mean Team Pillar. Pillar’s undefeated and Q is 0-and-6, but Q is way damn more sexy to watch, and duh! ... a better paper. 2pm, Jordan Park, 1100 S 900 West. Free,leaguelineup.com/pcslutah.

2MONDAY Q Breathe in Life after Death, a collection of paintings from the New Leipzig School, the 21st century’s first bona fide artistic phenomenon. Based in Leipzig, Germany, painters Tilo Baumgartel, Tim Eitel, Martin Kobe, Neo Rauch, Christoph Ruckhaberle, David Schnell and Matthias Weischer inspire new life into the east German tradition of social realist figure painting with strange surrealism and discordant palettes that pervade interiors, cityscapes and landscapes often populated by disaffected figures, enigmatic narratives with surrealist overtones. Hours vary, Tuesday-Saturday through Sept. 29, Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S West Temple. Free, 328-4201 or slartcenter.org.

3TUESDAY Q Michael recently took me to Kilby Court since I had not been there before. Ok, can we say junkyard clubhouse, which I suppose is fitting since it brings in some wild, hard indie rock bands like Get Him eat Him. This band with the delectable name has been described “herky jerky guitars and touch of new wave synths” and “a less piano-pop version of The Cold War Kids.”

7:30pm, Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West. Tickets $6, 24tix.com.

4WEDNESDAY Q It’s the good ol’ US of A’s birthday again ... cause to celebrate? I suppose I should say yes so I’m not shipped off to Leavenworth. Anyhoo, it is yet another fabulous reason for the gay folk to congregate in masses to eat, drink, flirt, sunbathe and dance shamelessly around Fountain fireworks in a twirly skirt, wig and coconut bra — not that I’ve ever done such a thing. Pick from a multitude of state sponsored Fourth of July Celebrations or make your own. All day, from from Jordan Park to Sugarhouse Park to Park City and beyond. Most events are free.

5THURSDAY Q There’s a new and improved gay joint in town to hang out. Ok, it’s not all that new, but it’s definitely improved. Cafe Marmalade at the Utah Pride Center opens its doors today with a fresh look, weekend entertainment and a tantalizing lunch menu while retaining some old favorites like great espresso, free internet access and a large selection of GLBT reading materials. 7am–Midnight, every day, Utah Pride Center, 355 N. 300 West. Call 539-8800 or visit utahpridecenter.org.

6FRIDAY Q If you happen to think Little Shop of Horrors is Michael’s underwear drawer, you’re not only mistaken, you obviously don’t know he doesn’t wear skivvies unless his mama comes over. Isn’t he a sweet boy? Anyhoo, the Egyptian Theatre brings this classic musical to the stage. 8pm, Wednesday–Saturday through Aug. 18, Egyptian Theatre, 328 Main Street, Park City. Tickets $17–36, 435-649-9371 or parkcityshows.com.

7SATURDAY Q A couple of weekends ago I escaped the summer heat by going into the mountains near Heber. My friends and I assumed it would be a relaxing afternoon on an easy hike. Unfortunately, the mojitos I consumed led me to believe I had super human strength and could single-handedly lift a submerged truck from the muddy bowels of a recently drained lake. Duh! Take a lesson from me — don’t plan on an easy hike with Boo. Instead go with the Lambda Hiking Club to Lake Solitude. 10am, Brighton Resort, carpool from Chevron, 700 E. 200 South. Free, 583-7064 or gayhike.org. Q Well dress me up in black vinyl, set me in the baking sun and call me a warped LP. It’s time for the annual Vans Warped Tour, a multi-local band

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concert. This year’s lineup: Victim Effect, Paxtin, Going Second and The New Nervous. 11am, Utah State Fairpark, 155 N. 1000 West. Tickets $25.25, 467-8499 or smithstix.com.

9MONDAY Q The four-member band Gravy Train from Oakland, Calif. has the making of a grunge-style B-52’s. Flamboyant outfits, more spastic energy than electroshock therapy and just plain fun, rowdy tunes. Okmoniks open. 7:30pm, Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West. Tickets $7, 24tix.com.

10TUESDAY Q Well drown me in butterbeer — less the butter — and call me Winky, the house-elf. Actually, I call something else Winky, but I’ll save you the details. Anyhoo, the Salt Lake City Film Center proudly presents an advance screening of Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix. Go dressed as your favorite character for a chance to win prizes. There will also be ice cream, games and muggle mania. Proceeds benefit the film center. 5:30pm, Megaplex Theater, Gateway Mall, 165 S. Rio Grande. Tickets $25, 7467000 or slcfilmcenter.org.

11WEDNESDAY Q Unfortunately I don’t know squat about this musician, but his benefit concert aids some great nonprofit groups. In this, his Benefit & Farewell Concert, hip-hop artist Reaper will go out in style by contributing proceeds to the YWCA, The Road Home and the Rape Recovery Center. What an honorable way to spend some money on Hump Day. 10pm, Urban Lounge, 241 S. 500 East. Tickets $6 at the door.

13FRIDAY Q From Audioslave to Soundgarden to a critically-acclaimed solo career, Chris Cornell brings his powerful alternative rock music to the stage. “The most exciting thing is to let yourself expose

your true, vulnerable feelings, which is what resonates with people most.” Truer words have never been spoken. 7pm, The Depot, 13 N. 400 West. Tickets $39.50, 467-8499 or smithstix.com. Q The Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire is surely an outstanding organzation of its kind, hence their Lalapalooza show. Presented by Emperor XXXI Kim Russo and Princess Royale XXXI Vanessa Vaughn. Hopefully Lola will perform in that fabulous vampiress outfit from Coronation. 9pm, Paper Moon, a private club for members, 3737 S. State Street. Tickets $5 at the door. Q Downtown Salt Lake continues to break through its stunted metropolitan stature with another free event for the public. The Salt Lake Fashion Stroll, along with a focus on fashion and style, showcases local arts and crafts, musicians, treats and other entertainment. Check some of the best summer fashions by local designers and clothing boutiques. For those who’d like to display their art or perform, deadline for entries is July 6. 6–10pm, between 200 & 300 East on Broadway (300 South). Free, call 671-4304 or 450-5408.

14SATURDAY Q This sweet little red-headed chickypoo I know told me she has the “rhubarb” blues. I told her I couldn’t help her with that because I only like rhubarb baked in a pie shell. So I suggested she go to the Summertime Blues concert to pull her from her funk. This is a night to relax on the grass, enjoy a cold beverage and the blues. Maybe ... just maybe there will be a rhubarb pieeating contest.

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Shedding her dainty disguise for a more incendiary image, Barbados beauty Rihanna reclaims her place under the R&B spotlight with her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad. Tapping into the production talents of Timbaland, C. “Tricky” Stewart, Stargate, and the team of Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken – as well as songwriting contributions from Justin Timberlake and Ne-Yo – the 19-year-old’s latest release is riding high on the success of its first single, “Umbrella,” which netted a #1 trifecta on the Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100 and Hot Digital Song charts – and introduced the word “um-ber-ella” into your vernacular. More recently released, “Shut Up and Drive,” Good Girl Gone Bad’s second single, puts the pedal to the metal with its “Blue Monday” treatment and covert sexual innuendos, pretty much guaranteeing that it’ll edge out early finalists to the checkered flag of summer hits. Other tracks worth their wait include “Don’t Stop the Music,” a Michael Jackson-inspired plea to DJs; the granite-edged “Lemme Get That”; and “Rehab,” a slow jam about a little drug called love. Which is not – surprisingly enough, considering our world of wasted celebs – a euphemism for a little drug called crack cocaine.

As founder and former frontman of San Francisco-based Dubtribe Sound System, Sunshine Jones received international acclaim while masterminding the group’s blessed-out, four-on-the-floor dance anthems rooted in the Chicago House Music esthetic. Inspired by the deep love of those tracks, Jones returns – fresh off a Dubtribe farewell tour – with his first solo album, Seven Tracks in Seven Days. Though mostly instrumental – although the album contains vocals when vocals are due – Seven Days is stripped of all samples and features an array of equipment, including Jones’ Roland Juno-60, TR-909, TB-303, and Akai S6000, among various hand percussions and other instruments. Jones, who sees himself contributing to the rebirth of quintessential house music, has gone back to the basics for this one-man debut, delivering a personal love letter to the genre and creating an alternate universe of sadness and frustration, hopes and dreams – “the last embers of which was once a glorious bonfire set ablaze on the beaches of the Pacific coast of California.” Long story short: It’s like Huntington Beach – in a jewel case. Who is Mikey Rox? Who gives a fuck! But you can visit him at myspace.com/roxmikey.

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Unlike her decadesold rival Debbie Gibson, who now prefers the more formal Deborah, ’80s teen sensation Tiffany happily embraces the moniker that made her a star so many light-years ago. And that’s nothing if not apparent on her latest release, Just Me. Containing all new material in a singer/ songwriter format a la Tiffany’s 2000 release The Color of Silence, Just Me allows the Reagan-era icon to spread her musical wings on tracks such as “Feels Like Love,” the album’s optimistic but mid-90s-sounding first single, and “Winter’s Over,” a scratchy ballad about being tossed aside like lunch at a Victoria’s Secret shoot. And that’s just the start of what’s wrong with this disc. As if trying to reclaim the fame she once had, Tiffany sprints along the spectrum of musical styles, perhaps hoping that the listening audience will help choose her course according to which track performs best. Unfortunately, Just Me fails miserably on all counts, leaving the awkward artist yearning for what “Could’ve Been.”

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The MWFFL will host a football clinic and register players for its summer season on July 11, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. in Sugar House Park’s soccer field. League play will be held in the park on Wednesday nights from July 18 – Aug. 22. The final tournament will be held on Aug. 29. In the 2006 fall season, MWFFL had 66 participants. MWFFL is a part of the Salt Lake City Gay Athletic Association and The National Gay Flag Football League, which includes member teams from Los Angeles, New York City, San Diego, Washington D.C., Chicago, Phoenix, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Ft. Lauderdale, as well as Michigan and Texas. MWFFL was formed to promote the positive social, athletic and competitive spirit of American Flag Football. Through various year-round activities, the league seeks to foster and augment the self-respect of gay and lesbian persons and to engender respect and understanding from the larger community. While particular emphasis is placed on these specific goals, it is a fundamental principle of the MWFFL that all activities, social and athletic, are conducted to be inclusive in nature. No individual shall be excluded from participating on the basis of sexual orientation, gender, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, political beliefs, athletic ability, physical challenge or HIV status. Q

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Q Sexuality Break All of Your Mirrors! BY JOSEPH DEWEY JOSEPH@QSALTLAKE.COM

“Masturbation causes homosexuality.� I heard that a lot in church when I was young. It always confused me. When I was masturbating, I wondered, “How the fuck does this cause homosexuality?� Actually, growing up I was Mormon (but not from Utah), so I wondered, “How does this cause homosexuality?� I grew up in a pretty restrictive household, so porn was hard to come by. In fact, I think I was about seventeen before I saw any actual nudity. My first sexual memory was looking at the pictures of women in bras and panties in the Sears catalog. The sexual memory I have is of masturbating really ineffectively. Nobody taught me how to masturbate. The story of me figuring out masturbation is a really embarrassing story, though. I won’t tell it here. I had one drawer in my room I could lock. In one folder in that drawer, hidden toward the back, I had my “porn.� My porn was clippings from magazines that were about to be thrown away. That way, no one could tell I had cut out any pages. I collected pictures of the nakedest women I could find, and since the only magazines I could find were magazines like Women’s Day and Redbook, the women really weren’t very naked. The picture I felt the weirdest about was

one for feminine hygiene products. But the model was really cute, and she was totally naked, with her leg crossed and tastefully covering her nipples and her crotch. I cut out all of the text I could so I couldn’t tell what the ad was for. I also figured out it felt really good to masturbate while looking at my little porn collection, and I figured out how to masturbate a little more effectively. Fast forward to a few years ago. That was the first time I asked a gay friend about his sexuality. He told me almost my exact same story, about porn and masturbation. The only difference was in his story, the people in underwear in the Sears catalog were men and the people in the magazines were men. I thought about it a lot. My friend and I really aren’t very different. I don’t remember why I was drawn to the women. I don’t remember it being a conscious effort to look at women — it seemed to happen naturally. I don’t remember choosing women. My friend didn’t remember choosing men. Looking back on myself as a young teenager, orientation seems like such a small thing. There’s really not much of a difference between me and a gay man. Just the difference of what was on page 212 versus 216 in the catalog. When I was young, I was pretty naïve, so I didn’t realize it was called masturbation until I had been doing it for a couple years.

I loved the library, and I lived there. I scoured books for information about sex. Someone had stolen all of the sex books or they had been banned, so I learned about sex from the few dedicated pages in books like Raising Children with Love and The Sociologist’s Guide to European Family Structures. You have to read a lot of books like that to learn anything about sex. Eventually in one of those books I read, “Most religious authorities frown on masturbation.â€? I finally realized, “Oh no. What I’m doing is what they’ve been talking about in church.â€? But by then, I really liked masturbating: I’d been doing it for a couple of years. In church, they often talked about masturbation but they weren’t very direct, so it was always confusing. Looking back, my religious leaders were a lot more embarrassed about masturbation than I was. The people in church mostly just gave ominous warnings about the “road to homosexuality.â€? My religious experience reminds me of this passage in Craig Thompson’s graphic novel Blankets: Church man: Craig, I’d highly advise ‌ That is, I warn you flat outright not to go to art school. My brother went to art school, and they made him “draw from life,â€? you know. Craig: Oh? Church man: Yah, you know, he had to draw people, but they, uh ‌ didn’t have any clothes on. It was like running into

I don’t remember choosing women. My friend didn’t remember choosing men.

the arms of temptation. Soon, he couldn’t get enough naked people, so he got addicted to pornography — And then, that wasn’t enough either ‌ which led–uh‌ I’m sorry. *sniff* Which led to the next logical step. Church woman: K-k-killing people? Church man: Homosexuality. Church woman: Oh ‌ How tragic. Often when I masturbate, I wonder, “How does this cause homosexuality?â€? I can’t figure it out. How would getting off when looking at and thinking about beautiful women cause me to be gay? After decades of masturbating, I only have one theory: if you’re born ultrabeautiful, maybe you have a higher chance of being gay. Because when you’re masturbating, you’ll glance down at your dick, and you’ll become attracted to your beautiful dick. And if you’re attracted to your dick, you’ll start getting attracted to other dicks. Then one day, fresh and clean and naked out of the shower, you’ll look at your unclothed body in the mirror and say, “Damn, I’m beautiful sexy.â€? And if you’re attracted to your beautiful self, you’ll start getting attracted to other sexy selves like your sexy self. My gay friends, break all of your mirrors! It is the only way to avoid staring at your sexy selves and the only way to avoid homosexuality! Actually, I’m sure the reality is the only time masturbating results in homosexuality is when you were homosexual to begin with. I don’t think it’s the straight guys in church who are warning us that masturbation causes homosexuality. I think it’s the closeted gay guys. New QSaltLake columnist Joseph Dewey is a straight guy, but we won’t hold it against him.

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and the fund set up in little Maddox’s name has run dry. Perhaps she’s shifted too much of her attention to babies in the countries where she picked up her other kids? No, seriously, Angie’s a saint. No one’s denying that. But in all of the many endeavors she’s taken under her wing in recent years, it’s no wonder one had to fall through the cracks. According to a source who’s worked closely with the Maddox Jolie Project since its inception, “Because of lack of funds the future of this project is uncertain.” Something tells me a check’s being signed as we speak. On the subject of babies, it’s been confirmed: Nicole Richie is not having one. Despite widespread reports that the bump photographed on several occasions under the waif-thin reality star’s dresses are the beginnings of a mini Richie, Nicole has come forward to say no, she’s not pregnant. Bloated from malnourishment? That you’ll have to ask her yourself. That’s all the sewage I have to spill this week. folks. Welcome to summer! Take your abs out for a spin with a formfitting swimsuit in the next few weeks. Until next time, remember: take some time to stop and smell the gossip. Q

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With all the attention the media has paid to whether or not Ricky Martin is a rey or a reina, Enrique Iglesias is apparently secure enough in his masculinity to not give two shits what anyone thinks. The longtime lover of tennis star Anna Kournikova turned up at London’s famed G.A.Y. nightclub last week to promote his new album Insomniac. And during that point in the show when he usually drags a teenage girl up on stage to gush and cry as he sings the words to his smash hit “Hero,” Enrique did his crowd of homoriffic fans proud — he called a guy up on stage. Don’t believe us? Check out the video at swww.tmz.com/2007/06/06/g-a-y-fan-isenrique-iglesias-hero. That, I have to say, is brilliant. Do you know how many straight, male music stars would balk at the very idea of even performing at a gay club, let alone bringing a gay fan up on stage for a romantic ballad? Enrique even held the guy from behind while he sang it. Nice! All that and he’s hot as hell too? It doesn’t get much better than this. Enrique’s current hit “Do You Know?” is flying up the charts, and the new album is out now. So enjoy a few photos and, when you’re done gushing, go buy the album. Those who support us deserve our support. For those of you who’ve been chomping at the bit to see whether it’s Kathy Griffin, Sherri Shepherd or Whoopi Goldberg who inherits the seat vacated by Rosie O’Donnell on The View, it might not be any of the above. Rumors abound that Barbara wants to shake things up and make The View a more hip place to spend your morning, and to do that, she’ll recruit the services of a gay man. Mario Cantone, who spent five seasons as Charlotte’s GBF on Sex in the City, is dropping by for guest hosting duties next week, to be followed by The Tonight Show’s Ross “The Intern” Matthews, a personal favorite of Rosie’s. Heck, even long since ousted first season host Debbie Matenopoulos thinks a gay co-host might just be the jolt The View needs to stick around another couple of years. But a suggestion before we move in this direction: Both Mario and Ross are funny, no doubt. But they’re filler. Move Joy Behar to the moderator’s seat. She’s got what it takes to be balls-to-the-wall and opinionated like Rosie, and she’s more than proved she’s got the brain to keep the show on task. Plus, audiences are familiar with her — moreso than anyone else on the show. Other than Babs, she’s the only original co-host left. We all know guests would bury Elisabeth Hasslebeck alive were she to sit in that seat. Love to my gays, but Ross and Mario would probably just turn every segment with a grande dame of film into a 15-minute gush fest. Joy’s your girl, and with her in the driver’s seat, I say, yeah, bring on a gay. Someone you should not bring on is Isaiah Washington, who is continuing to prove ABC made the right move by saying sayonara to his Dr. Burke at the end of Grey’s Anatomy’s third season.

Initially, Isaiah said he was mad as hell at the decision to not bring him back for a fourth season, He indicated that he was under the impression if he went to rehab (which I still have trouble understanding) and filmed a couple of PSAs for GLAAD, his job was safe. That’s like giving someone a Christmas gift so they’ll give you one back — life isn’t like that. He mellowed for awhile, but now he’s mouthing off again. He’s saying rumors he directly referred to T.R. Knight as a faggot are false, and he’s indicating Knight made a huge deal out of this whole thing as leverage to score himself a raise. Sick. Just sick! First off, everyone heard you say the word “again” while denying you ever said it in the first place at the Golden Globes. Even if you never directed the word at T.R. specifically, it doesn’t make your actions any better. Secondly, Katherine Heigl, producers from the show, countless magazines and even your publicist acknowledged exactly what you’d done and how sorry you were. You can’t take that back now. Washington is currently in production on an indie flick called The Least of These in which he plays a priest at a Catholic school. That should quiet all the talk about him being a homophobe. Now for my favorite rumor of the week, that Maddox Jolie-Pitt is broke. OK, not the kid precisely, just the charity mama Angie set up in his name to benefit the kids of Cambodia. Apparently, Angie has her hands in too many pots,

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Sun in Cancer makes you more appreciative of the delights of home. There is no need to take on the world in the global arena this week. Put aside all external static and enjoy the quiet surroundings of your pink palace. There are those proud Rams who ache for the media glare, but if you take the time to recharge your batteries now, you can brightly light the world later.

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You speak from the heart and can emotionally attach any message to a series of actions. Sun in Cancer makes all queer Bulls compelling speakers. It is said that actions speak louder and prouder than words but you now have talents in all ways and means. Melt all hard hearts and expand gay outreach. Do you go with the carrot or big stick? Show-off!

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Having all the money in the world does not guarantee happiness or fulfillment. It doesn’t even guarantee affirmation. Sun in Cancer requires accountability and balance in the lives of pink Twins. Put your money and possessions to better use than merely defining your place in high society. The Sta bottom line is that enrichment begins deep in the soul, not in the wallet. Darn. 4

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CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 23)

Pink Crabs are placed in the epicenter of the social storm. All eyes are on you. Take a peek in the mirror and review your “look” to note how the world sees you. Everything you do and say has greater impact. If you feel that you don’t measure up, don’t panic. Displaying a few vulnerabilities can be ennobling ... and maybe a bit manipulative. But then you know that.

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Be ready to give a hand to those in need, proud Lion. The more you give, the more you eventually get. This energy goes beyond writing a check to a worthy charity or impactful cause. It requires physical action and hands on intervention. Make a discernable difference in our community with real sweat equity. You may even find someone with equity to sweat with.

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VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23)

Queer Virgins benefit from Sun in Cancer in several ways. You increase your ability to reach out to and connect with all stratum of society and create a sense of community. If you concentrate on one particular thing this week, let it be smashing the barriers of societal ignorance with a strong but compassionate public display. And display it all with pride.

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LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23)

Sun in Cancer highlights interactions with those of a higher authority and greater power. Sway the power elite, gay Libra, and mold the power structure to make it more relevant and less threatening. A political path may prove successful. Who knows? After the storm, you may find yourself on top of the heap and calling the shots. Assume the position!

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SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22)

Proud Scorps can tackle a global issue or travel to a new, exotic destination when Sun enters Cancer. Your voice is carried to the far reaches of the earth so make yourself loudly and proudly heard. Who knows what peaceful solutions can be discovered? You are the now the humanitarian of the zodiac. Hurry before you revert back to your old self-interested self.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 22)

Sun in Cancer illuminates the dark corners of the soul and demands that you clean out the cobwebs of your closet. Drop all that excess psychological baggage and free yourself up for some fun. Thankfully you have a few weeks to make some progress and savor the full intensity. Show ‘em what you’re made of, gay Archer... and I don’t mean 98% water.

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Pink Caps are advised to review and revise their one-on-one relationships when the Sun moves into Cancer. Connection, compromise and understanding are the keystones of successful partnership. Try to avoid your usual tendency to control and boss the course. Preemptive royalty is no longer in fashion, poopsie. Create a true democracy.

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AQUEERIUS (Jan 21 - Feb 19)

You can run but you can’t hide, Aqueerius. This week you are buzzing with labor intensive activities. It’s a great time to finish off a languishing nasty task. Not only are you especially energetic, you are also interested in creating something useful. Put your efforts to work either on the job or in a personal pet project. There is work to be done and you are the one to do it.

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Creativity and abundance are yours for the taking when the Sun enters Cancer. Guppies can use this time to put a new twist on the old theme of personal vs public enrichment. Auctioning off vast art collections for charity is a good example of the possibilities, but even us common-folk in our thrift store jeans can do our bit. Simply use your imagination.

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