QSaltLake Magazine - November 16, 2007

November 16, 2007

ISSUE 90

Utah Leads in Same-Sex Couples

Study says more couples willing to come out, moving to Utah

Mayor-Elect Becker Has a Gay Agenda Worms’ sexual orientation is hard-wired in their brains

Ogden’s Court to Hold Eighth Coronation Gay Candidates Sweep Elections Nationwide

Pioneer Theatre’s ‘Doubt’ Undoubtedly Good Interview with B-52s Fred Schneider Ruby Poll Dances The Gay Agenda Qdoku, Comics

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World News

By Rex Wockner

Amnesty Takes on Lithuania Amnesty International says Lithuania is failing to respect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people’s rights to freedom of assembly and expression.

The Vilnius city council refused Oct. 24 to permit the display of a 30-meter rainbow flag in Town Hall Square.

The event was planned as a focal point for the International Lesbian & Gay Association European Region’s annual convention taking place in the city.

The city banned the display on claims that construction activity in the square could endanger participants.

However, the square remained open to the public, and officials offered ILGAEurope no alternative venue.

Vilnius banned an identical flag display in May during the city’s first gay pride activities. It also banned the European Union’s traveling “anti-discrimination truck� from visiting the city at the same time.

On the national level, Parliament is considering legislation to ban “propagation of homosexuality� to children.

The proposal amends the Law on Protection of Minors Against Detrimental Effects of Public Information, which currently bans portrayals of physical or psychological violence or vandalism; displays of dead or cruelly mutilated human bodies; and information that arouses fear or horror, or encourages self-mutilation

or suicide.

The bill’s authors have written that “the propagation of a non-traditional sexual orientation and exposure to information containing positive coverage of homosexual relations may ... cause negative consequences for the physical, mental and, first and foremost, moral development of minors.�

Amnesty urged “the Lithuanian authorities to respect the right to peaceful freedom of assembly for all [and] the right not to be discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.�

Thai Activist May Sue Insurer Leading Thai gay activist Natee Teerarojjanapongs says he may sue the American International Assurance Company for refusing to sell him a life insurance policy.

Natee claims a sales agent told him AIA does not insure gays or bisexuals. “We need equal treatment,� Natee told the local newspaper Nation. “We will file a petition to the Administration Court because such behavior violates the 2007 Constitution.�

The company denies it excludes particular groups of people across the board yet also acknowledged it rejects applicants who face a higher risk of HIV infection, according to the Bangkok Post.

Swedish Web Site Cleared of AntiGay Hate Charges Sweden’s Supreme Court on Nov. 7 overturned the conviction of Web site editor Leif LiljestrÜm on charges of being an accessory to incitement of anti-gay hatred.

A district court had sentenced LiljestrĂśm to two months in jail, and the Court of Appeal had upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence to one month in jail.

LiljestrĂśm did not write the hateful words that appeared on his Bibeltemplet site, but he allowed readers to post comments such as, “[M]en who cannot summon up the energy to abstain from intercourse with other men should be sentenced to death and hanged from posts in the town square.â€?

LiljestrĂśm said such remarks promoted discussion.

In letting LiljestrĂśm off the hook, the Supreme Court determined he may not have known the comments were illegal.

Two judges on the five-person panel voted to uphold the conviction, saying the postings “went far beyond the bounds of reasoned debate.�

Malaysian Police Raid Gay Party Malaysian police raided what they called a “gay sex party� at a sauna in the island state of Penang on Nov. 4 and arrested 37 men. Officials said they confiscated new and used condoms, lube, gay magazines and porn videos.

The men could be charged with engaging in unnatural sex acts, which carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a fine or whipping. “We will not tolerate the presence of such joints,� district police chief Azam Abdul Hamid told The Star.

South Korea Nixes Gay Protections South Korea’s Justice Ministry has removed “sexual orientation� protections from a proposed law aimed at strengthening anti-discrimination statutes.

Christian groups and some business owners had vocally opposed including gays in the measure.

Human Rights Watch denounced the development. “A supposed landmark nondiscrimination law has been hollowed out to exclude Koreans, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, who are in need of protection,� said HRW researcher Jessica Stern.

An HRW report on the matter can be found at tinyurl.com/yrnp85.

Hungary Not Ready for Same-Sex Marriage The Hungarian Parliament’s humanrights committee declined Nov. 6 to open debate on a bill to allow same-sex marriage. The legislation was introduced by the Free Democrats party, which claimed banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

But members of the ruling Hungarian Socialist Party said society is not yet ready to go down that road.

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National News

A sign in front of the Phelps’ residence, the Westboro Baptist Church, is defaced with “God Hates the Phelps�

Vandals Deface ‘God Hates Gays’ Family’s Home

BY BRYAN OCHALLA

TOPEKA, KAN. — The family of Rev. Fred Phelps awoke on the morning of Nov. 2 to a pair of messages spray painted to a sign and a fence on the grounds of their Kansas church.

The message on the sign said, “God hates the Phelps,� while the message on the fence read, “God hates intolerance.�

Topeka Police were called to the Phelps compound, which houses the family’s Westboro Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m.

While investigating the graffiti, police discovered two fireworks-type devices, which prompted the appearance of a bomb squad.

The graffiti and bomb scare came just a day after a federal jury ordered the Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church to pay Albert Snyder, the father of a fallen Ma-

rine, nearly $11 million for protesting his son’s funeral.

While leaving a Baltimore courthouse after the Nov. 1 ruling, members of the church vowed they would not be deterred from protesting at military funerals. “Absolutely, don’t you understand this was an act in futility?� Daughter Shirley Phelps-Roper told the Associated Press.

Phelps-Roper added that she and her family are confident the award will be overturned on appeal. “Oh, it will take about five minutes to get that thing reversed,� she said.

One of Snyder’s attorneys, Sean Summers said he would do his best to make sure client receives the award. “We will chase them forever if it takes that long,� he said.

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Gay Candidates Sweep 2007 Elections

BY CHRYS HUDSON

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dozens of openly gay and lesbian candidates running in municipal and state legislative races across the country won their elections Nov. 6, according to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund.

Of the record 71 candidates endorsed by the group in 2007, at least 31 won their races the Washington, D.C.-based organization announced Nov. 7, while 10 were elected earlier this year. At least three more endorsed candidates received enough votes to advance to runoff elections.

According to Victory Fund President/ CEO Chuck Wolfe, the growing number of out candidates demonstrates the gay community’s increasing involvement in electoral politics. “This is the path to change,� he said. “We are not content to sit on the sidelines and hope that others do the right thing for our community. We will step up and lead the fight for a more equal and fair America, and we will win.�

The Victory Fund’s 71 endorsements set a new record for an odd-numbered year in which there are no scheduled federal elections. In 2006, the group endorsed 88 candidates and it expects to endorse more than 100 candidates in 2008, according to Wolfe. He added that planning has already begun for next year’s races. “2008 will be another record-breaking year for gay candidates, and they’ll need help to counter the inevitable attacks from anti-gay hate groups. We’ll be ready

to fight,� Wolfe said.

Highlights from the Nov. 6 election included: JOEL BURNS, a candidate for the Fort Worth, Tex., City Council advanced to a December runoff election as the top votegetter. In October, Burns was subjected to anti-gay smears from an opponent and fellow party member.

CRAIG COVEY won his race for mayor of Ferndale, Mich., becoming the first openly gay mayor elected in the state of Michigan.

MICHELLE BRUCE, an openly transgender incumbent on the Riverdale, Ga., City Council was the top vote-getter in her race and advances to a runoff election.

REED GUSCIORA, who became the state’s first openly gay state legislator when he came out publicly during his current term, won re-election as New Jersey state assemblyman.

JEFFREY ANDERSON was elected to the Duluth City Council, becoming the first openly gay elected official in northern Minnesota.

TIM EUSTACE won the mayoral race in Maywood, N.J. BRIAN BATES won a seat on the Doraville, Ga., City Council, becoming the first openly gay Republican to win office in the state.

LYDIA LAVELLE won a seat on the Carrboro, N.C., Board of Aldermen, becoming the seventh openly gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender candidate ever elected in the state.

Study: Haiti May Not Have Been HIV Birthplace

BY BRIAN OCHALLA

LOS ANGELES — A new study suggests Haiti may not have been the birthplace of HIV and AIDS, as scientists studying the disease had previously thought.

Until recently, researchers have suggested the Caribbean island may have been the source of the illness, thanks to the unusually high prevalence of the disease among Haitian immigrants. Another popular theory holds that AIDS spread throughout the U.S. in the 1970s after the island became a popular destination for sex tourists.

The new study, the results of which appeared the week of Oct. 29 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests those theories may be incorrect.

According to a group of scientists led by Michael Worobey, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Arizona, Tucson, HIV may have traveled from Africa to Haiti before spreading to the United States and much of the rest of the world.

Based on an analysis of tissue samples from five Haitian AIDS patients collected in 1982 and 1983 and other statistical techniques, the researchers estimate the virus left the African continent in the 1960s when a wave of Haitian professionals returned home from Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

The study’s results have piqued the interest of other scientists in the field.

However, many scientists have said that more research needs to be done before the most recent findings can be declared fact. “The paper is a nice piece of evolutionary sleuthing,� Beatrice Hahn, a microbiologist at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, told National Geographic. “It shows how chance events can shape a major epidemic and that one virus intro-

duced under the right circumstances can create major havoc.�

Added Robert Garry, a microbiologist at Tulane University: “It is possible that HIV made many incursions into the United States. Most of these likely never spread or spread cryptically for a while and burned out. The one discussed in this paper appears to have been the bomb that actually went off.�

Worobey agreed with Garry’s analogy. “It is like a forest fire, it often produces sparks that fly out in front of a fire,� he told said. “Some of those sparks ... die out.

But every once in a while one of those sparks ... can start a new wildfire. And that is what we are seeing in this case.�

Mich. Supreme Court Weighs Same-Sex BeneďŹ ts

BY BRYAN OCHALLA

DETROIT, MICH. — The Michigan Supreme Court is weighing whether a constitutional amendment barring gay marriages also prohibits public agencies and schools from offering health care benefits to the same-sex partners of employees.

The state’s high court heard arguments from both sides on Nov. 6. Lawyers representing Attorney General Mike Cox said such benefits are unconstitutional because they mirror benefits available only to married couples. Lawyers representing 21 gay couples and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm argued that voters wanted to protect the institution of marriage, not limit employee benefits.

The amendment — which passed 59 percent to 41 percent in 2004 — defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman and prohibits government recognition of same-sex marriages “for any purpose.�

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Wilson Shelves ‘Adult Designee’ Benefits Proposal

Salt Lake’s New Mayor Has a Gay Agenda Ralph Becker took to the podium at 10:00 p.m. Nov. 6 to claim victory in the Salt Lake City mayor’s race. A half hour earlier, his opponent, Salt Lake City Councilman Dave Buhler, conceded the race to Becker.

Becker won with over 64 percent of the vote to Buhler’s 35 percent. Write-in candidates garnered 105 votes.

Gay and lesbian rights took center stage throughout the campaign, especially prior to the primary.

Salt Lake City Mayor-elect Both Becker and Ralph Becker Buhler, as well as all of the other serious candidates, courted the gay vote. After the primary election Equality Utah bestowed Becker with their endorsement. Buhler attracted support from some Log Cabin Republicans of Utah leaders, but the group never issued an endorsement in the nonpartisan race.

During his campaign, Becker promised a series of “Universal Human Rights

Initiatives for Salt Lake City”:

We end the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag with a commitment to “liberty and justice for all.” These are not shallow words; they lie at the heart of our commitment to equity for all through a democratic form of government, and our Constitution explicitly states that no State shall “deny any person the equal protection of the laws.” Salt Lake City, as a subdivision of the state, has an obligation to all of its residents - all of its “persons” – to protect their human rights.

Discrimination has no place in a great American city. While Salt Lake’s human rights policies are the most progressive in Utah, there is more that can be done to ensure that all residents and visitors are treated with greater equality and respect. A comprehensive and forward-looking set of policies that affirms the universal human rights of all residents can contribute substantially to Salt Lake’s productive and stable economic environment. When every person feels valued and protected by our City’s government, they work more effectively and efficiently. Turnover rates are lower, quality of life is higher, and the entire region benefits from a workforce that does not perceive itself to be threatened by discriminatory actions.

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The Salt Lake County Council has once again shelved a proposal to give health benefits to “adult designees” of county employees, including gay and lesbian partners.

Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson had tried in 2005 to extend health benefits to domestic partners of county employees, but the proposal failed on a party line vote. She has tried to float a Salt Lake County Councilsimilar proposal since woman Jenny Wilson then, but council members have stalled on voting for it.

Wilson pulled her current proposal, modeled after Salt Lake City’s “adult designee” partner benefits, from Tuesday’s council agenda. She promised it would come back up again “in a couple weeks.”

Instead of focusing solely on health benefits for domestic partners as in the 2005 bill, Wilson’s new proposal broadens the insurance program to “adult designees” such as gay and lesbian partners, siblings, long-term roommates and parents of county employees.

In 2006, Salt Lake City began offering health insurance benefits to “adult designees” of city workers who live in the same household but are not married to the employee.

The city’s program offers health benefits to “adult designees” of city employees as long as they are over age 18, have lived in the city worker’s household for a year and is either financially dependent upon the city worker or has financial interdependence with that person. An “adult designee” could be a sister or brother, a parent, a romantic partner or friend. The ordinance also applies to the designee’s children.

Equality Utah’s Endorsed Candidates Have Mixed Results Equality Utah came up with three wins and four losses in the 2007 municipal and county elections. The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender political action committee announced their endorsements in this year’s municipal and county races shortly after the primary election.

In the Salt Lake City Mayor’s race, Ralph Becker garnered Equality Utah’s endrosement and also won the race with 64 percent of the vote.

In the Salt Lake City Council District 2 race, Michael Clara, who was endorsed by Equality Utah, lost to Van Blair Turner by 160 votes with 46 percent of the votes.

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In Salt Lake Council District 4, the political action committee endorsed both candidates, Nancy Saxton and Luke Garrott. Garrott won against the incumbent Saxton with 57 percent of the vote.

EU-endorsed J.T. Martin won the race to represent Salt Lake Council District 6 with 53 percent of the vote against Roger McConkie.

Both West Valley Council candidates endorsed by Equality Utah lost their races. Adam Leffler lost to Carolynn Burt with only 35 percent of the vote. Clint Child lost to Russell Brooks with 41 percent of the vote.

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Study: Utah Leads Growth in Gay Couples

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• 62 percent say their community accepts gays and lesbians. • 65 percent say they can accept gays and lesbians living together.

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Equality Utah demonstrated it could deliver a tidal wave of voters to the polls. Mike Thompson, executive director of the organization, is a powerful force in the city.�

—Frank Pignanelli, Deseret News columnist, in a recap of the November elections.

I’m reluctant to get us into things “that are not the city’s business.� —Salt Lake City mayoral candidate Dave Buhler, asked in a KUTV News/Salt Lake Tribune live debate whether he supports registering civil unions in the city.

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If I would have to sum him up in one word, it would be ‘arrogant.’� —Sierra Club’s Tim Wagner to the Provo Daily Herald on Rep. Aaron Tilton. Wagner sits on a state energy panel with Tilton, who is promoting two nuclear energy plants for Utah. Tilton is the lead on many anti-gay bills on Utah’s Capitol Hill.

They look like girls, but act and “think like boys,� —University of Utah researcher Jamie White, who worked on the study published in the journal Current Biology on the sexual orientation of nematode worms.

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[Catholic Archbishop] Niederauer “had opposed a Utah constitutional ban on ‘same-sex marriage,’ troubled that the amendment prohibited any union but marriage and claiming that existing law would prevent homosexual weddings. He also helped organize a clergy group to promote ‘tolerance for gays and lesbians’ after Utah’s legislature banned ‘gay student clubs.’� —Spero News’ Michael Arata in commentary on Niederauer’s apology for serving communion to members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence who were in face.

Keep an eye on Utah. Salt Lake “City has passed legislation to

formally recognize same-sex couples and BYU no longer considers being gay to be a violation of its honor code.

Perhaps most notable, the state now has three openly gay officials in its state legislature. That’s one more than in the U.S. Congress.� —Gary Gates, senior research fellow at the Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA, in a comment on results of research about same sex couples.

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Mountain and southern states are reporting significant increases in the number of gay and lesbian couples reporting themselves in U.S. census and American Community Surveys, according to research done by the Williams Institute of Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy of the UCLA School of Law. Utah, in particular, has jumped from a ranking of 38th in the nation in 1990 to 14th in 2006 statistics — the most significant jump of any state.

According to U.S. Census figures, only 401 gay and lesbian couples delcared themselves in 1990. In 2000, that number jumped dramatically to 3,370. The latest findings, done by American Community Surveys, reveals 6,503 out gay couples, an increase of over 1,600 percent since 1990.

Overall, the study showed an increase of 437 percent nation-wide from 1990 to 2006. “Some of the changes from 1990 to 2000 are likely a result of differences in how the U.S. Census Bureau enumerated same-sex unmarried partner couples,� the report states. “In 1990, only same-sex couples where one partner was identified as the unmarried partner of the other were included in the counts. In Census 2000 and ACS enumerations, same-sex couples also include those where one same-sex partner is identified as a “husband� or “wife� of the other partner.�

The report shows there is still no true mechanism for measuring the number of same-sex couples in the U.S. Census. Only through extrapolation can gay couples be counted, leading to under-reporting.

The report also attributes such dramatic increases in the increasing ease which gay men and lesbians are coming out. “National polls since the early 1990s demonstrate an increased acceptance of lesbian and gay people and same-sex couples in the U.S. population. It is likely that this acceptance results in increasing numbers of lesbians and gay men being more forthcoming about their sexual orientation and living arrangements in surveys,� the report states. “In analyses from the 1992 National Health and Social Life Survey, approximately 3.2% of men and 1.6% of women aged 18-49 identified themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Ten years later, the National Survey of Family Growth found that 4.1% of both men and women aged 18-44 identified as either homosexual or bisexual,� the report continues.

The report also hypothesizes that due to increased social acceptance, more lesbians and gay men are choosing to couple and cohabit together. “Broader social support could also result in longer duration relationships among lesbians and gay men,� according to the report.

The report cites trends in Gallup polls showing a rise in acceptance of homosexual relations between consenting adults from 33 percent in 1988 to 59 percent in 2007.

A 2004 Los Angeles Times poll showed that nationwide: • 61 percent say a homosexual would make a good role model for a child. • 72 percent favor laws to protect homosexuals from job discrimination and 74 percent favor laws to protect gays and lesbians from housing discrimination. • 62 percent say gay and lesbians should get the same civil rights protections as women and minorities. • 70 percent say the military should not discharge gays or lesbians.

of Census and ACS data show distinctive geographic patterns to these increases in same-sex couples. They are disproportionately large in the most socially conservative regions of the country,� the report concluded. “Same-sex couples are becoming far more visible beyond traditional gay areas.

New Mexico, Colorado and Utah are now among states with the highest concentra-

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State Sen. Scott McCoy will address Southern Utahns interested in starting a chapter of Stonewall Democrats at Dixie State College’s Dunford Auditorium Nov. 19. “My purpose in going down is to help them get organized and to teach them how to be a political organization,� said McCoy, who was sworn in as Utah’s first openly gay senator in February, 2005.

McCoy’s visit was arranged through Pride Club, Dixie State College’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer student group. The group was begun last year largely through the efforts of Doug Gubler, a returning student who has “made it his mission to see if a gay pride club could happen at Dixie,� according to faculty supporter Tim Eicher.

Eicher added that McCoy’s speaking arrangement was the latest in a series of the monthly events for gay and allied students. On Nov. 6, for example, the group heard a presentation from the Washington County AIDS Task Force. “I expect from Scott to talk about some of his own obstacles but also the civic commitment to live a full life in spite of those obstacles,� Eicher said.

Gubler could not be reached for comment.

According to McCoy, the interest in beginning a second Stonewall Democrats

chapter in Utah is due also in part to the efforts of Southern Utah’s chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays to organize gay rights groups in the area, and particularly in Saint George. “As Saint George grows the gay people down here need more of a voice� said Claudia Bradshaw, a PFLAG member.

Bradshaw, who has belonged to PFLAG since her son came out as gay nine years ago, said Utah Stonewall Democrats asked her if she would be interested in serving as the Stonewall Democrats contact in Southern Utah. When Bradshaw mentioned the group at a luncheon for local Democrats, she said 35 people signed up to receive more information. The interest got her thinking about inviting McCoy down to Saint George to speak. “I was thinking I’d have this little meeting at my house, but then a student at Dixie was able to get the auditorium, and it’s just grown since then,� she said.

McCoy said its time for Saint George to join dozens of other cities with Stonewall Democrats chapters. “They’re getting to the point down there where they can sustain a chapter and start doing well for each other,� he said.

A mixer at the college’s Gardner Center will precede McCoy’s talk at 5:30.

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Gastronomy to Hold “Pride in Pink” On Nov. 14 Salt Lake restaurant group Gastronomy, Inc. and the Utah Pride Center will host “Pride in Pink” at the Market Street Oyster Bar (48 West Market St.) from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided for members of Utah’s gay community and their allies.

As per the party’s name, guests are required to wear pink.

The suggested donation for the event is $5 to the Utah Pride Center. For more information or to RSVP, contact Marina Gomberg at rsvp@utahpridecenter.org or 801-539-8800 x 20.

Gay Ski Group Forming Ski Out Utah will be hitting the Utah powder this winter with a number of fun activities for local gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people.

Although the organizers are still planning the group’s activities, typical outings being considered are Sunday day skiing at local resorts, Wednesday evening snowboarding and skiing at Brighton, Nordic cross-country skiing on the second Saturday of each month and backcountry snowshoeing on the fourth Saturday. The group would also like to offer members a chance to participate in potlucks, ice skating and a number of other winter sports.

For more information contact skioututah@ gmail.com or visit skioututah.com.

Utah Pride Center Needs Thanksgiving Donations

Ogden OUTreach Resource Center Open for Teens Ogden’s OUTreach Resource Center is open to youth age 14-17 of all sexual orientations and gender identities on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Housed in the lower level of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden (705 23rd St.), OUTreach offers information and referal services for youth as well as a number of games, art supplies, snacks and computer access.

For more information, including a schedule of upcoming programs visit geocities.com/outreachogden or contact Gary at outreachrc@gmail.com or (801) 686-4528.

QSaltLake has relocated its offices to 1050 E. 2100 South in the heart of Salt Lake City’s vibrant Sugar House district to reach out to a broader readership and to better support the area’s businesses.

“With this move, we are shifting into an even higher gear with QSaltLake,” said Michael Aaron, the paper’s editor and publisher.

The four-year-old newspaper has undergone several changes in the past year, including adding sex columnist Joseph Dewey, award-winning writer Ryan Shattuck and life columnists David Samsel and Ruth Hackford-Peer to its roster and nearly doubling its average size.

In choosing to move the paper’s headquarters to Sugar House, Aaron said he took several things into account, including the proximity to advertisers who support QSaltLake and the renovations going on in the area.

“There are some screaming deals for space right now in Sugar House, which we were lucky to take advantage of,” he said.

He added that he would like to see QSaltLake become a staple of Sugar House’s independent atmosphere.

“Though the new construction in the area will likely bring in more formula chain companies, there are still many locally-owned and operated businesses in the area. We’re happy to be part of that.”

To facilitate its growth, the paper will also add two interns to its staff.

Basketball Sign Ups Begin Registration has opened for the National Gay Basketball Association West Coast Classic III tournament to be held Jan. 19-20, 2008 in Los Angeles.

The West Coast Classic III will include 20 teams from the United States and Europe. It will feature two competitive divisions and one recreational division for men and a women’s open division as well as a number of additional activities.

Games will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Jan. 19 and through 4:00 p.m. on Jan. 20.

Teams can reserve a slot at ngba.us.

Individuals seeking to be placed on a team may also register.

cians. Finalists selected for the November 30th concert will be recorded on a CD courtesy of AMS Rabbit and IN Utah This Week that will be sold at the final performance. All proceeds from CD sales will benefit the Utah AIDS Foundation. For more information, visit www. ustudents.com or call 581-ASUU.

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The Village Announces Events The Village, a Utah AIDS Foundation program geared to improving gay and bisexual men‘s health and helping prevent the spread of HIV, has announced the rest of its 2007 events.

GAY MOVIE NIGHT The Tower Theatre will show Baz Luhrmann’s epic musical Moulin Rouge on Nov. 12 at 7:00 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the Utah AIDS Foundation.

Village House Party On Nov. 19 at 7:00 p.m., Carl Navales will host a potluck dinner at his home to discuss the impact of HIV on the lives of young gay and bisexual men. To RSVP, email Jermiah@utahaids.org.

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The Utah Pride Center and Café Marmalade need cash donations to provide a Thanksgiving dinner to needy youth and adults in the community.

To donate, bring cash or a check to the Center’s administrative offices or donate on-line at secure.groundspring. org/dn/index.php?aid=5321. When donating online, click on “other” and put in donation amount and indicate “Holiday Meal” in the box that reads: Is there a particular area or program that you would like to support through your donation?

The dinner will last from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will include food, games and movie screenings.

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A while back, the humor newspaper The Onion ran a story about The Gap’s new “For Kids, By Kids” clothing line. The joke exposed the fact that many U.S. clothing stores assemble their products in offshore sweatshops. After years of legal battles with companies like Abercrombie and Fitch, Calvin Klein, Nike and The Gap (which also owns Old Navy and Banana Republic), some progress had seemingly been made. Last month, however, The Gap acknowledged that a subcontractor in India had exploited children in harsh and degrading environments. Kids were working 16 hour days in unsanitary conditions and were regularly beaten with rubber pipes. According to the BBC, a ten-year old child reported that his parents sold him to the factory. Another teen reported being forced to hand-stitch holiday blouses until 1:00 a.m. The Gap’s president was reportedly “deeply disturbed” when the incriminating video surfaced.

It’s difficult to know what disturbed these people more, the abuse or the pending PR disaster.

So how will this information impact the queer community’s holiday shopping? The increased awareness of sweatshops and import merchandise allow us to consider the intersection of queer rights and labor activism. As a traditionally marginalized minority, queer people know what it’s like to be an undervalued and expendable segment of the population. This vantage allows us to have greater empathy for those who have less than we do. And though many big corporations actually covet gay employees and patrons, we must also recognize that peasant workers are disposable for many of these same corporations. The Gap situation does not exist in isolation; what we are witnessing is global capitalism run amok.

Our standard of living in the U.S. is remarkably high. But we each need to consider the true cost of our lifestyle. Are we comfortable with our wealth being purchased on the backs of the world’s poor? Pull any label from your closet (mine included) and take a world tour through China, Indonesia, Malaysia and other exotic locales. Our clothes, electronics and junk toys are often built by laborers working in hellish factories.

They are paid less than a dollar a day and have no benefits or access to health care.

Further, as recently reported in the Salt Lake Tribune, many of these workers are exposed to toxic chemicals and work with outdated machinery that can critically maim their hands and limbs.

Yes, slavery is alive and well in the 21st Century. And the problems have a history.

In Colonial days, we solved our labor problems by kidnapping dark-skinned “savages” from Africa. But then those pesky abolitionists had the audacity to argue that black people shouldn’t be slaves, and we started a Civil War. The 13th Amendment may have officially abolished slavery, but it didn’t resolve our demand for cheap labor. There were still “lower classes” of immigrants —

including children — who could work the brutal hours in our factories and mines. That is, until labor activists like Mother Jones, Joe Hill and Cesar Chávez took a stand against worker exploitation.

Thanks to their activism (and that of so many more like them), we have the eighthour workday, strict child labor laws and various health and safety protections.

But with increased wages and expenses, the bottom line began to suffer: We simply couldn’t make our countless billions without cheap labor. So we began to outsource our factories overseas, and the race to the bottom began. We closed our factories in American towns and devastated local economies. We set up shop in developing countries free from annoying obstacles like unions and child labor laws. And we shouldn’t be so naïve to believe this will all end in China. As soon as Chinese workers mobilize and human rights groups raise enough hell, all the big U.S.-based transnational corporations will close shop and seek out the next developing nation to exploit (good morning, Vietnam!). I suspect that when Iraq finally stabilizes, Abercrombie and friends will set up sweatshops in Baghdad. With U.S. corporations already controlling the Iraq economy (such as it is), this seems like a logical end.

There are no easy answers to solving this global disparity. And being paralyzed by guilt is pointless. Pragmatically speaking, it has become all but impossible to avoid sweatshop imports (I am well aware that I write this on a Mac Book made and assembled in China). But we can become better educated, raise awareness and collectively make choices that will impact the global situation.

And some corporations are making progress. Starbucks now offers fair trade coffee. Granted, you have to make a special request for it, but at least we can make a choice that will support small farms and cooperatives. And Urban Outfitters, now opening in Salt Lake, carries many “Made in the USA” brands. As consumers we should shop consciously and reward responsible companies with our business. We can also financially support organizations like Global Exchange (globalexchange.org), China Labor Watch (chinalaborwatch.org), United Students for Fair Trade (ustf.org) and countless others who are working to improve worker conditions worldwide.

We can support businesses that don’t employ slave labor and refuse to purchase brands that do. And you gay boys who love the Abercrombie look? It’s tired, generic and boring, so get over it.

Support thrift stores, American Apparel or the recycled fashion of local designers at The Redemption Department. For the holidays let’s keep our money in Utah’s economy by shopping at local bookstores, boutiques and restaurants. If we desire something exotic, support Ten Thousand Villages, which sells fair trade items.

Visit Local First Utah (localfirst.org) to check out other options. Sometimes (but not always) shopping local may cost a bit more — but consider it your special contribution to building a strong, vibrant local economy. As a disenfranchised (yet wildly remarkable) queer community, we can make choices that contribute to a more equitable society for everyone. This holiday season let’s recognize that there can be no “peace on earth” until there is first economic justice and equality for the world’s poor. Q Troy Williams is the producer of RadioActive on KRCL 90.9 FM. He blogs atqueergnosis. com.

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Has anyone else noticed this trend?

I went to Club Sound (“Where a kid can be a kid!”) last weekend, and noticed that a large percentage of the gay men there were wearing hard hats.

Strange, I know. Earlier this week I attended QUAC and noticed that most of the swimmers were also wearing hard hats. Yeah, kind of weird. As if that wasn’t unusual enough, last night I attended my monthly meeting of Gay Men Against Hard Hats and sure enough, a hard hat covered the head of every Tom, Dick and Karen (who’s just one operation from becoming Harry).

What’s the deal? Why are so many gay men wearing hard hats? Is it because a recent study was released claiming that gay men hit a glass ceiling in the workplace and don’t earn as much as their straight counterparts? Furthermore, is it obnoxious for me to use a very long setup involving hard hats, simply so I can make one joke about hitting a glass ceiling? The answer to both questions is yes.

The recent study in the Journal of Labor Research to which I refer, titled “Sexual Orientation and Labor Market Discrimination,” comes to us from the wonderful researchers at the University of New Hampshire Whittemore School of Business and Economics, home of the Live Free or Die Wildcats. In the study, researchers spent two years dissecting data from the 2004 U.S. census to determine how the income of homosexual men and women compared to that of heterosexual men and women. What researchers found was that homosexual men earned considerably less than heterosexual men — 23% less on average.

In other words, a glass ceiling only looks good on the top floor of a penthouse — and even that looks tacky.

Not as surprising is that the findings also reveal most of the bias is found in blue-collar jobs. Said researcher Bruce Elmslie, professor of economics at the University of New Hampshire, “It was surprising to see how consistent it was that gay men tended to be more discriminated against in traditionally heterosexual male-dominated professions — blue collar, labor and management, too.” The study also found another interesting thing: Despite the blatant income discrimination felt by gay men, lesbians were not found to be as discriminated against. Continued Elmslie, “Employers could reasonably infer that a lesbian applicant or current employee will have a stronger attachment to the labor force than will a heterosexual woman.” As they summarized in the report, gay men may be from Mars, but lesbians aren’t discriminated against on Venus.

What is the reasoning for this? Why do gay men make less money than straight men? The study suggests several reasons, such as “employers disapproving of gay lifestyles,” “concern that customers would not want to interact

with gay men” and “most gay men who face discrimination in the workplace have failed to notice that their employer is Ann Coulter.” Gay men, like other minorities, often have to fight an uphill battle simply to receive the same respect that so many others take for granted. Why do we stand for this? Are there steps we can take to remedy such a problem? I assume that even Banana Republic, my former employer, must owe me at least six or seven bucks in back pay.

Here are a few steps we can take to avoid such income discrimination: 1) Embezzle.

2) Sue. 3) Sleep with the straight-but-curious boss, then blackmail him.

OK, that’s about as far as I got. Short of a Desperate Housewives plotline, I clearly have no suggestions on how to overcome this income discrimination.

Regardless, isn’t there something gay men and women everywhere can do to ensure we’re paid on the same level as our straight counterparts? Perhaps not.

Studies have proven that tall people make more money; studies have proven that white people make more money; studies have proven that men make more money; therefore, shouldn’t it come as no surprise that straight people make more money?

Maybe we can’t change the rules of the game — even if tall white straight men are clearly passing Go and collecting an extra $200 when no one is looking. But if anything, perhaps we can learn from the short non-white women who have come before us — is it any wonder why most gay men are infatuated with Oprah? Like the Oprahs before us, gay men can’t change the rules, so we’ll simply perform better at the game. I would be willing to bet that Bruce Bastian, a gay man whose net worth at one time was an estimated $1.1 billion, doesn’t concern himself with such rules.

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crown’ ceremony.” After learning all they could at their “mother’s” feet, the Cyber Sluts exploded onto the Utah drag scene — and out of their girdles — with Kaboom! their first-ever show held at the now-defunct club Bricks.

According to Bodily, a lot of things were different for the Sluts in those first days. Today, a roster of 17 Sluts routinely delight Salt Lake City audiences at a number of performances and events throughout the year, including private parties and the now (in)famous monthly bingo nights. In 2000, the Sluts boasted only half that number and today’s standingroom-only bingo nights weren’t even specks of glitter in a drag queen’s eye.

“In our first year, we did a show every month, every holiday and every reason to have one,” says Bodily, adding that those reasons included celebrations like Pride and the Court’s annual Coronation.

“We’d pull something out of our hats to make people say, ‘wow, look how crazy they are!’”

By now, some of the ‘crazy’ things the sluts pulled out of their ridiculously-lacy hats are the stuff of local legend and travel guide wonder, like the “Fat Cher” number and “UFO Fifth Element,” which features a four-breasted alien performer. And who can forget the more recent bingo nights where audience participation — including Sen. Larry Craig-style foottapping — rivals the likes of a midnight Rocky Horror Picture Show screening?

But while the Sluts’ antics sometimes come with a PG-13 rating, Bodily says the girls have always sought to entertain their audience, not alienate them.

“The idea from the beginning was, don’t offend your audience,” he says. “Do things they’d find funny, but not offensive. We’ve never used dildos on stage, for example. That kind of thing wouldn’t be appropriate.”

Now, holding a raffle to dress up an audience member like a Slut and force him to sing “Santa Baby?”

Just part of the routine.

Charitable work has also been routine for the Sluts since their first performance.

“When we first started it was important to me and the other six Sluts that all the charities be non-exclusive [to the gay community],” Bodily says. “It needed to be a charity to help everybody.”

In the past seven years, the ‘ladies’ have raised thousands of dollars for a number of worthy causes including Lupus research, the annual MS Walk, animal sanctuaries and Amigos of Honduras. Currently, half of the proceeds raised each month at bingo go to the Utah Pride Center and the other half to a charity of an individual Slut’s choice (each Slut gets one month per year) such as the South Valley Domestic Violence Shelter (Ruby Ridge) and Therapy Animals (Chevy Suburban).

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f you wanted to see drag in Salt Lake City at the start of the new millennium, chances are you typically sought out the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire. Then, as now, every detail of the Court’s productions — from lavish sets and outfits to fabulous performances — screamed elegance. But Rand Bodily didn’t want glamour and polish; he wanted polyester and paisley. He wanted obvious foam bust lines and middle-aged men in bouffants and glittery goatees.

He wanted funny.

“The RCSGE shows were great, but I thought people weren’t having fun at them,” he remembers.

“So we needed something different.”

For Bodily, that something different came in the guise of the Denver Cycle Sluts, a Colorado-based camp drag troupe whose thrift store dresses and over-the-top mascara never concealed their masculine figures and who regularly performed to benefit local charities. Inspired by the Cycle Sluts’ antics and generosity, Bodily took the name Lucky Charms and teamed up with friends Chris Trujillo (Andromeda Strange) and Clark Monk (Beneatha Serta) to form the Utah Cyber Sluts.

“The Cycle Sluts really mothered us,” Bodily remembers. “They showed us how to run a group like this, and even gave us a farcical ‘passing of the

Hotel Monaco’s Red Hot Party The Sluts’ next charitable endeavor will be helping to raise money for the Utah AIDS Foundation at Hotel Monaco’s third annual Red Hot Party on Thursday, Nov. 29. One of many such Red Ribbon Parties Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants (Monaco’s parent company) hold annually at their 40 properties across the country before World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.

In October, the San Francisco-based hotel chain also launched a two-month initiative to educate guests and employees about the importance of continuing the fight against HIV/AIDS, which includes displaying literature about the pandemic in all Kimpton lobbies, elevators and hotel rooms.

According to Hotel Monaco’s Conference Services Manager Shawn Jackson (whom the Sluts often dress up as ‘Monaco Lewinsky’ during their shows), last year’s Red Party raised just under $10,000 for UAF’s client services and HIV/AIDS prevention education programs. Collectively, the Red Ribbon Parties held in each Kimpton region raised $57,000 in 2006. The company has assisted HIV service organizations across North America for 20 years.

“We love Salt Lake City and were amazed at how generous people are and how much they support us,” said Jackson.

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card or empty chair in the church’s social hall was left as the Sluts raised $2,200 in one night for UAF. Bodily, who describes himself as

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“retired” from the Sluts, remembers much like it has been in the past two being amazed when he attended this years. Once again, the Monaco’s living month’s game. room will be draped in red, the food “It was bigger!” he says. “I remember (courtesy of on-site restaurant Bamwhen you took turns winning because bara) served will be red and prizes will there were only be awarded to the seven people there. best dressed guest I remember $300 in … well … red. But months.” there will be some Of course, there exciting new things is no such thing to watch for this as too big when it year, too. In keepcomes to the Utah ing with the party’s Cyber Sluts. When theme of Red Hot asked what advenNights, fire dancers tures he hopes the from Incendiary CirSluts will have in cus and projections 2008, Dever hopes of crackling flames that the group’s on the hotel’s walls new Madame will will accompany the Utah Cyber Sluts founder and Madame I Lucky Charms, aka Rand Bodily (left) and Madame II Andromeda make sure they’re usual festivities.

Strange, aka Chris Trujillo, surround a new friend. as wacky as this “We decided to year’s have been. run with the fire And he also hopes theme, so it’ll be like the Sluts will keep the hotel is on fire,” bridging the gap besaid Jackson. tween the gay and Presumably, the straight communiSluts will be weavties in their own ing through the special way. flames to run the “When we did prize raffle and strut bingo at Southern through the lobby Utah Pride at Zion looking fabulous. this year, there was But Anthony Dever Utah Cyber Sluts Beneatha Serta and Tracy Aviary. a kid who had come (Ida Slapter) won’t out recently there. give any more deAfter bingo, his tails than that. parents came up “Be prepared to to us and said, ‘It’s see big, beautiful nice too see that Cyber Sluts flaming it’s not so serious it up!” is all he will all the time in this say. community [with Of course, a Slut’s things like AIDS work is never done, and homophobia] not even after the and that there is Red Party’s balloon a lighter side,” he drop. On Nov. 30, remembers. the Sluts will hold Utah Cyber Sluts current Madame Ida Slapter, Katherine The third annual their Christmas Heartburn and Ophelia Upp. Red Party will be performance “Cyber held at Hotel MoNight, Slutty Night, naco Salt Lake City What’s in Your (15 West Second Stocking?” at the South) on ThursPaper Moon. day, Nov. 29 from GAY BINGO 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The And then there’s public is welcome bingo night over and a $25 donation at the First Baptist at the door is sugChurch. Since leavgested. RSVPs are ing its home at the necessary and can Utah Pride Center, be made by calling the monthly event Reline Sombrero has grown beyond A bingo participant dons the ‘wig of shame’ and collects at 990-9729 or via Dever’s wildest dollar bills to atone for a ‘party foul.’ email to Reline. dreams. So far they Sombrero@Hotelhave raised $30,000 this year for charMonaco.com. ity. And this month, not a single bingo

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or dilutes any of the critical work that is to be done to combat racism in our community. These Human Rights Initiatives recognize that there are multiple forms of oppression, and multiple subjects of that oppression; to emphasize one at the expense of another is ultimately ineffective, because the mind-set that permits the invidious discrimination underlying all forms of oppression is what we seek to overcome. And in that fight, we seek to foster equity among all residents of and visitors to Salt Lake City.

In order to leave no doubt as to who is covered by our City’s policies, an enumerated list of protected classes must be included in comprehensive human rights ordinances and related laws, such as a municipal hate-crimes enhancement ordinance. Accordingly, I propose the adoption of Universal Human Rights Initiatives that fall into three categories: Comprehensive Ordinances and Policies, Domestic Partner Policies, and Compliance and Enforcement.

A Comprehensive Set of Human Rights Ordinances and Policies A truly great American city recognizes the fundamental importance of protecting and celebrating universal human rights. Accordingly, the Becker administration will build upon existing ordinances and policies in the following ways: 1. Transform the Office of Diversity into the Office of Human Rights. By acknowledging that a broader set of human rights belong to all residents of our City, Salt Lake City joins other international cities that elevate the protection of basic human rights for all residents and visitors as a fundamental municipal value.

2. Implement a comprehensive nondiscrimination municipal ordinance with an enumerated list of protected classes. This ordinance would cover housing and realty, employment, public accommodation, and city activities.

3. Require companies that contract with and/ or sell goods and services to the City to implement a nondiscrimination policy with regard to race, color, familial status, veterans status, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

4. Champion a hate-crimes ordinance that would enhance penalties for crimes that are related to race, color, familial status, veterans status, national origin, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

5. Develop anti-bullying and equal access policies by working with the school district to include protection for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

Our 25th Annual Holiday Concert is FREE TO THE PUBLIC as a Thank You for 25 Years of Support. All we ask is for you to bring a food or toiletry item for the Utah Food Bank or the Utah AIDS Foundation Food Bank.

Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8, 7:30pm at the First Baptist Church, 777 S. 1300 E., Salt Lake City Sunday, Dec. 9, 5:00pm at the St Luke’s Episcopal Church, 4595 N Silver Springs Drive, Park City SaltLakeMensChoir.org

Domestic Partner Policies 6. Establish a city registry for domestic partnerships to streamline the process for businesses to offer benefits to domestic partners.

7. Require the extension of benefits equally to registered domestic partners by companies that contract with the City and already provide benefits to employees’ spouses.

8. Change the City’s retirement policy to allow an employee to name a domestic partner as a beneficiary.

Implementation and Compliance 9. Ensure the continued vitality of the Civilian Review Board.

10. Emphasize the importance of diversity training in every city department.

Equality Utah and QSaltLake editor Michael Aaron endorsed Becker in the race. Q

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So there’s another birthday on the horizon in my clan of the “could we be any gayer.” Shane, a friend and science experiment, is turning 36 years old this month.

He’s tripping to the gay Bay Area (San Fran) for a long weekend of ... whatever fags do in Frisco. I can’t make it, but I do hope he has fun. I also hope he won’t come home with a pearl between his ass cheeks. Luvs Trig!

16FRIDAY Q I have heard from several close acquaintances that the book Conversations with God and/or The Secret had changed their lives, spiritually.

Now, I’m not exactly spiritual though

I throw the G-word around like I’m stuck in a perpetual sermon. Anyhoo, I do respect the steps people take to better themselves; and if these books do it, so be it. This weekend, Neale Donald Walsch, author and co-author respectively shares his 17 steps to greater happiness in a workshop based on the teachings in these popular and acclaimed guides.

9am–9pm, through Sunday, Salt Palace, 100 S. West Temple. Fees $300, 953-1328 or CWGinSLC.com.

Q Homos relate to the story of the Ugly Duckling, albeit we’re a helluva lot more fashionable. The University of Utah’s Youth Theatre program presents Honk! Jr., a contemporary retelling of the classic children’s book. Fun for the whole family and a feel-good evening for all those who are “different.”

7pm tonight, 11am & 2pm Saturday, Babcock Theatre, 330 S. 1400 East, UofU. Tickets $5–10, 581-7100 or kingtix.com.

7pm, Utah Pride Center, 355 N. 300 West.

Free, 539-8800, swerveutah.com or utahpridecenter.org.

Q Since we recently moved our offices to Sugar House, and among other reasons, I feel the need to promote more events/goings-on at the businesses in this area. Visage Salon Studios is pleased to present an exhibit of fine art, THE VISAGE COLLECTION, featuring works by local artists Jodi Monaco, Kristena Eden and others. An artist reception will be held tonight where the artists will be on hand to answer questions.

6–9pm tonight, and normal salon hours through Jan. 16, Visage Salon Studios, 2006 S. 900 East. Free, 860-4333.

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17SATURDAY Q Not only are gays fashionable, most are artistic, especially during the holidays. Many of us can just eyeball a beautiful floral arrangement, but for those few whose centerpieces tend to look arranged with the help of a weed whacker and leaf blower, perhaps Red Butte Garden’s Holiday Floral Arranging Workshop is just what you need.

10am–Noon, Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way. Registration fees $45 members/$55 nonmembers, 581-8454 or redbuttegarden.org.

A Regional Premiere by Scott Brown & Anthony King Nov. 16 - Dec. 30, 2007 | Studio Theatre @ the Rose. A wacky musical about Johann Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press. Well actually, GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! isn’t about him as much as it’s about Bud and Doug, who’ve written an epic about him...Waiting For Guffman style.

Tickets @ 355.ARTS or planbtheatre.org.

Q Another event happening in Sugar House is the Utah premiere of The A.W.A.R.D. Show (Artists With Audiences Responding to Dance). Presented by Sugar Space and Neta Dance Company, the end of the evening will award one of five emerging and mid-career choreographers with a $1000 grant. There will also be a post-performance artistaudience discussion.

8pm, Sugar Space Studio for the Arts, 2190 S. 616 East. Donations suggested, 888300-7898 or thesugarspace.com.

Q After some strenuous thought, I’m sad to admit I don’t have much talent except for being prone to strange accidents including being run down by a bicyclist, breaking a front tooth with a baseball bat and gashing my throat on a school desk. For those of you who have less cosmetic surgery-inducing talents, be part of sWerve’s Got Talent.

Whether it’s good or shameful talent, they want you.

Q The colorful contemporary lampworked glass and mixed media sculptures by Ginny Ruffner I think are quite cool. For the next couple of months her amazing series Aesthetic Engineering will be on exhibit in Park City. This “floral” collection includes pieces up to six feet tall. That’s hot!

Hours vary, currently on display through Jan. 10, Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Avenue, Park City. Free, 435-649-8882 or ginnyruffner.com

21WEDNESDAY Q Since this is our Holiday Shopping issue, I’ve decided to include the Kimball Holiday Glass Ornament Display in Park City. Uniquely handcrafted glass ornaments will be for sale, and you can never have too many ornaments. Just ask my mother; if I had to guess, I’d say she has upwards of 200.

No shit!

Hours vary, through Jan. 7, Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Avenue, Park City. Free, 435-649-8882.

22THURSDAY Q Happy Thanksgiving! I’ll be at my friends’ property for a realistic pioneer-themed holiday. We’re actually going to hunt turkey. Pshaw! Anyhoo, enjoy the day and if need be, the Trapp and Club Try-Angles will be serving up scrumptous turkey dinners. Then work off all that fowl meat and fixin’s at the dance evolution Thanksgiving Dance Party at Trapp Door. Each of these fine establishments are private clubs for members.

23FRIDAY Q They’ve been around for years lifting the Christmas spirit in thousands of fans. They are Mannheim Steamroller, an 18th Century classical rock group popularized by their modern recordings of classic holiday music. I’ve heard they do a tear-jerking rendition of “Grandma Got Run Over by a Rein-

deer.” Nah ... just pulling your candy cane.

7:30pm, E Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive. Tickets $33–88, 467-8499 or smithstix.com.

24SATURDAY Q Tablado Dance Company presents Nosotros, a unique flamenco dance performance showcasing works by dancer, choreographer and artistic director Solange Gomes and featuring Brazilian flamenco guitarist Humberto Sales.

7pm, through Sunday, Black Box Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $20, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

Q Over the past 17 years, Tool have been awarded three Grammys and progressed metal rock to a new level.

Their stage performances not only cause earth tremors, but are visually unorthodox. You’ll be walking out, ears drums vibrating, and maybe saying, “Maynard Keenan is one fucking ugly drag queen!”

8pm, E Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive.

Tickets $30–55, 467-8499 or smithstix.com.

27TUESDAY Q In accordance with Transgender Awareness Month, Utah Pride Center presents a screening of You Don’t Know Dick, a compelling and honest documentary on gender identity. Six very diverse FTM’s share their journeys to recover their dignity and an identity once denied to them.

7pm, Salt Lake Public Library, 210 E. 400 South. Free, 539-8800 or utahpridecenter. org.

29THURSDAY Q Now on her American Doll Posse world tour, the gay man’s piano-playing diva Tori Amos brings here long list of emotionally charged tracks to Salt Lake. Making eccentric and ribald comments during concerts and interviews has earned her a reputation for being highly idiosyncratic. No wonder she’s so endearing to a bunch of fruits.

7:30pm, E Center, 3200 S. Decker Lake Drive. Tickets $35, 467-8499 or smithstix. com.

Q Seven graduate students of the University of Utah’s Department of Modern Dance unveil the pinnacle of their thesis research in Exiting, a pulsating evening of dance. Pieces include Matthew Nelson’s Please Feel Free, dubbed “dripping with sensuality” and Kristine Ward’s The Skin’s Edge, “exploding with fierce physicality.”

7:30pm, Marriott Center for Dance, 330 S. 1500 East, UofU. Tickets $7–10, 581-7100 or kingtix.com.

Q Chris Adolf of Bad Weather California claims no “direct relation to the GLBT community except for being a part of the human race.” He also says he’s a great supporter of gay rights, so here’s a chance to check out this Denver-based reggae/grime/grunge band. Jesus told me... “We don’t care if you smoke pot and we don’t care if you’re queer or not.”

7:30pm, Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West.

Tickets $7 at the door, kilbycourt.com.

Q In correlation with World AIDS Day, Hotel Monaco is hosting the third annual Red Party. The hip living room will be dressed in red, the drinks and cuisine will be red. Red-clad drag queens will offer enticing auction items. Prizes will be awarded for the best dressed (in red, duh!) and there will be a fun-filled red balloon drop.

5–8pm, Hotel Monaco, 15 W. 200 South.

Donations $25, benefiting Utah AIDS Foundation, rsvp to 990-9723 or 230-5404.

30FRIDAY Q The Academy of Performing Arts presents a production of C.S. Lewis’ fantasy story The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. Take a trip to the land of Narnia with four little brats, a plethora of ‘Chatty-Cathy’ animals and a cranky old ice bitch ... I mean White Witch who’s cast a spell on Narnia where it’s always winter, but there’s no Christmas. Well, who pissed in her fruitcake?

7:30pm, through Dec. 22, Academy of Performing Arts, 3188 S. 400 East. Tickets $10–12, 486-2728 or academyofpa.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dec. 15 — Paula Cole, Park City Jan. 11 — Suzanne Westenhoefer, Rose Wagner Center Mar. 15 — Rufus Wainwright, Park City

Nov. 3–4 Body Erotic class, bodyelectric.org

by Tony Hobday

tony@qsaltlake.com

Once, a few years back, my mother basically forbade me to take a tutor position.

Why? She had fear ... doubt about the outcome, the obvious-to-her repercussions to my reputation ... my happiness ... my livelihood. It saddened me. It made me feel unworthy, a predator with no basis of fact, a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” From my own mother.

Doubt by Pioneer Theatre CompanyAs I sat in the audience at Pioneer Theatre Company’s production of Doubt, John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, I was reminded of that conversation years ago, and it still stings, makes me feel small. With what I was thinking at the time, I should have felt anger or disgust about the show.

But Shanley’s delicate handling of the subject matter and his profound sensibility would give anyone with a compassionate heart a deep sense of hope and understanding.

Picture this: A Catholic school in the Bronx, New York, 1964. A time of uncertainty: the assassination of John F. Kennedy, civil upheaval. Sister Aloysius, a ruler-swatting teacher prone to old-school thinking and a fear of progression, suspects an inappropriate relationship between Father Brendan Flynn and Donald Muller, a 12-yearold “negro” student/altar boy. Sister Aloysius, through thick manipulation, recruits Sister James, a naive aimsto-please type, to report any improprieties forged by Father Flynn. Then one questionable incident provokes Sister Aloysius to confront Father Flynn under false pretenses, and soon truths

and half-truths are revealed in a test of superior control.

Through about 80 minutes of emotional accusations, threats and pleas, Shanley tastefully creates noncommitting arguments between human conditioning and human compassion, between sexuality and love, between religion and faith, between truth and doubt. And more interestingly, there’s an underlying message that reiterates the stereotype “it’s a man’s world.”

An amazing cast of veteran Broadway, off-Broadway and television actors brings additional brilliance to this already provocative play. Greta Lambert gives a strong, convincing performance as Sister Aloysius; Jeff Talbott’s performance as Father Flynn perfectly invokes doubt; Shannon Koob, as mousy Sister James, is memorable; Tamela Aldridge’s only scene as Mrs. Muller (the boy’s mother) is heated, disturbing and yet, sympathetic.

Doubt will not appeal to all audience members, especially in conservative Utah — the few overheard conversations were negative; in fact, the 60-something man sitting next to me adamantly stated, “I’m not liking this.” Well, bite your tongue, you self-righteous buffoon.

Personally, I am happy to see such a beautifully written play filled with humor, sensibility, honesty and a purpose.

I applaud PTC’s courage to bring the controversial show to Utah, and create — I have no a doubt — a production Shanley would be proud of.

Doubt is currently running through Nov. 17 at Pioneer Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, UofU. Tickets $21-39, 581-6961 or pioneertheatre.org .

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NOV 15 8a GLBTQ Affirmative Psychotherapy Guild of Utah 4p Free HIV Testing 5p Parents of Transgender Youth Group 5p Transgender Youth Group 6:30p Transgender Adult Support Group 7p Empowerment Workshops - Gender NOV 16 8p Twelve Step: Stonewall Group

NOV 17 10a Western Transsexual Support Network 6p Twelve Step: Free to be Me 7p sWerve’s Got Talent 7:30p Crystal Meth Anonymous NOV 18 12p Rainbow Classic Car Club 3p Twelve Step: GLBT AA 4:30p Rainbow Roundup Pot-Luck/ Raffle 7p LDS Reconciliation NOV 19 6:30p DiverseCity Writing Group 8p Twelve Step: Gay Men’s AA

NOV 20 7p Transgender Day of Awareness 7p Women’s Support Group 7:30p Royal Court Meeting 8p Twelve Step: Live & Let Live

NOV 21 12p Men’s Sack Lunch 7p Sexual Violence Support Group 7:30p Twelve Step: Sober Today

NOV 22 5p Transgender Youth Group 7p Empowerment Workshops - Gender 7p Queer Reader

NOV 23 8p Twelve Step: Stonewall Group

NOV 24 6p Twelve Step: Free to be Me 7:30p Crystal Meth Anonymous

NOV 25 3p Twelve Step: GLBT AA 7p Utah Polyamory Society Meeting

NOV 26 6p Volunteer Orientation 7p ADA Pride meeting 8p Twelve Step: Gay Men’s AA

NOV 27 7p Film & Discussion 7:30p Men’s Support Group 8p Twelve Step: Live & Let Live

NOV 28 12p Men’s Sack Lunch 5p HIV Testing 7:30p Twelve Step: Sober Today

NOV 29 5p Transgender Youth Group 6p Utah Bear Alliance 6p Utah Bear Alliance 7p Empowerment Workshops - Gender

NOV 30 7p Latina Lesbianas Unidas 8p Twelve Step: Stonewall Group

Well, unless you’re living under a rock, are out of the country or just plain don’t give a shit, most of you probably know that all of Hollywood’s writers — at least those registered with the Writer’s Guild of America — are on strike. I, however, am not registered with the guild, and the only screenplay I’ve ever written was as a horny 13-year-old starring Sharon Stone and Susan Sarandon in an erotic thriller, so this column will go on!

Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars are turning out to show their support for the striking writers. Leno dropped by with donuts — which makes sense, I guess.

If you’re gonna be walking in a circle for hours on end, it’s the perfect time to cheat on your diet.

On that note, Eva Longoria brought pizza. But my gut says she didn’t eat a slice, and the writers were still pissed she worked for part of the day.

Julia LouisDreyfus stepped it up a notch and grabbed a p ­ icket sign, as did her Old Christine co-star Wanda Sykes. Though I’d frankly like to see Wanda hop behind the wheel of a Denali and head straight for the studio heads who are cheating the real talent in Hollywood out of a few measly cents.

But the one star who let everyone down big time is Ellen DeGeneres. While Leno, John Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel and other talk shows went dark this week to support the strike, DeGeneres crossed the picket line and went to work as usual.

She did tell the audience that in support of her writers she wouldn’t do a monologue Monday morning, but something tells me that had more to do with the fact that no one stuck around to help her write it. Bad move, El! On the subject of talk shows, Rosie O’Donnell had one picked up and cancelled in one week.

Now that’s fast even by Hollywood’s standards.

Rumors were swirling on Nov. 6 that Rosie was in talks with MSNBC to top line her own political gab fest to air opposite Larry King Live. But two days later the project got shelved.

In that psycho-babble netspeak she uses on her blog, Rosie said it’s because she opened her big mouth prematurely and leaked to pending talk show to a Web

site in Florida. But insiders say it has more to do with the fact that no one in entertainment can get Rosie to sign longer than a year’s contract — and for that year, the amount of money she wants is insane.

Let’s see, now. Rosie’s facing a lawsuit to end her magazine, a bankrupt Broadway show and the rift heard round the world when she vacated The View. It’s probably best MSNBC bowed out now, don’t you think?

Rosie, at least, is in better shape than Michael Jackson. Yup, the one time “King of Pop” resurfaced stateside for the first time in God knows how long to try and negotiate an extension to keep his Neverland Ranch from becoming the

bank’s property. He allegedly owes more than $200,000 in back taxes. If reports are to be believed, the pop star who was at one time thought to be worth more than a quarter of a billion dollars, doesn’t have the cash.

Is this gonna be Janet to the rescue again? After all, she paid his staff the last time her brother faced money troubles.

Her last album might have tanked, but that Tyler Perry film was a hit. I’m sure Hollywood will pony up some cash if you go the film route, Janet. Give it a whirl!

One person who could certainly afford to co-sign on a loan is Oprah Winfrey, but I wouldn’t approach her just yet.

The queen of all things media isn’t having the best time lately. First she had to deal with the accusations that someone’s molesting students at her school for girls in South Africa. She offered her sincerest apologies to the parents and said she’d failed them. Oprah cleaned house though and made it quite clear abuse of any kind will not be tolerated.

Well, now comes the news that children’s book Oprah recommended was penned by a white supremacist. Say what? You got that right. The Education Of Little Tree was a big hit when it was first published in the ’70s. It tells the story of an orphaned boy raised by his Cherokee grandparents. But in the 90s, then deceased author Forrest Carter came under fire when he was exposed as a former Klan leader.

Um, yeah. Oprah liked that even less than finding out James Frey made up half of his book, A Million Little Pieces.

Needless to say, Oprah’s Book Club is no longer educating folks on Little Tree.

In funny news — and when I say funny, I mean funny — the most unlikely of stars nearly came to blows in a Hollywood hotspot earlier this month. When George Clooney spotted photoraphers snapping

shots in his direction, he flipped them off. Fabio, who was the one actually getting his pic taken, thought that was rude and confronted the A-lister.

I can see that. I mean, with George Clooney in the room, what are the chances a photog would stop for Fabio? He was probably pissed at George for inadvertently stealing the spotlight. Needless to say, Fabio had to say something and, just like that, it was on. George shoved Fabio right up into his I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter. A waiter had to break it up. Pathetic, if you ask me!

Fabio, of course, had to make a statement, because while George can just speed on over to Warner Bros. and take $10 million for whatever the fuck movie he feels like making this week, Fabio’s practically gotta bend over a wet bar to get $150 plus tip these days. And what did the former romance novel cover model have to say? “George is lucky he didn’t end up in the ER.” Oh, cute! I get it, ‘cuz he used to be on that show. Yeah, that was lame.

Down in Florida, Nick Hogan’s luck finally ran out when cops arrested him on Nov. 6 in conjunction with that speed racing crash that left his friend with permanent brain damage.

While the Hogan family has been praying for the friend’s full recovery, that ain’t gonna happen. The fact that said friend wasn’t wearing a seat belt really doesn’t do much for Hogan’s case, either.

According to reports, underage Hogan had been drinking while speeding. How fast? More than 60 in the 35, folks. The fact that it was Nick’s second offense just bodes worse for the underage would-be star: We’re talking time up the river here.

I can see it now. Hogan Knows Best: Behind Bars! That would make a killer third season.

And finally, for the three of you who were still waiting for an official statement, Jennifer Lopez is indeed pregnant, not just fat and bloated. She made the announcement at the final stop on her tour, Miami, saying she held out because she didn’t want to take away from the concert experience. Um, I think when you came out singing instead of dancing, you immediately killed the experience, Jen. Now, she says, she and Marc are going to step away from the spotlight for a while. Good. We’ve been saying it for two years. Do that!

And that, folks, is all the shit I can talk for now. Thanks for hanging in there, and remember. Take some time to stop and smell the gossip! Q

we’ll put out on EP. It’s called The Dell Moron, it’s a little like prose set to music. It’s crazy. I like to call it demented lounge music. I’m also writing a film with some friends called Huckzilla: The Beginning. But right now, I’m focusing on the band. It’s about our music right now.

TH: You’ll be promoting Funplex with a tour, how long do you expect to be on the road?

FS: Well, the tour hasn’t started yet, but once the album is released and we decide how we want to do it ... ummm, I guess until we’re in wheelchairs. [laughs]. Really I don’t know, but there’s no way there getting me on a bus for longer than a month or two.

The Return of the B-52s Playing a ‘sold out’ show in the Beehive State and releasing a highly anticipated new album, The B-52’s prove they know how to have fun.

By Tony Hobday

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Tony Hobday: What can your fans expect from the new album Funplex ... I mean, is it classic B-52’s?

Fred Schneider: It’s definitely updated — more electronics, great drums and harmonies ... it’s got me. [chuckles]. It’s us ... just us, 2007.

TH: You live in New York, what’s your take on Rudy Guiliani?

FS: Rudy Guiliani is ... or was an adulterer. And the only thing he did for New York after 9/11 was just exactly what he had to do. He didn’t go above and beyond the call of duty. The Republicans say they can fight terrorism, but all they’re doing is leading to more terrorism and getting us in a bigger mess.

They are just distracting people with things like no gay adoption and no gay marriage. Tell people in Utah, Rudy Guiliani is no ‘day in the park.’

TH: What’s the best part of touring?

TH: For fun, what is one thing you’d like your fans to know about you that they may not already know?

FS: I like traveling with my friends. But the best part is doing the shows.

FS: Yes, I did win the Brad Pitt Look-ALike contest last year.

TH: If you don’t mind I’d like to get your opinion on the current issues regarding gay rights and protections across the nation.

Fred Schneider’s blunt nature ... his unique humor ... his unfaltering loyalty ... his hard work ... his uncompromising beliefs and of course, his signature spoken-word expressionism makes for a nice addition to “world’s greatest party band.” Look for The B-52s’ new album Funplex in stores in early 2008. Q

FS: I think people in general are more tolerant, we just have an intolerant government as seen in the last two elections. Republicans, right-wing conserva-

TH: Tell us about some of the singles on it, a brief synposis.

FS: Well, the title track Funplex is about a mall from hell. The song Pump is on there, which was featured on The L Word last season. There’s also a new version of Mesopotamia (1982). Hot Corner is a crazy athens-inspired song.

TH: It’s been 15 years since your last album was released, who or what sparked the reunion to put together a new album?

FS: We tried to get together in the past, but it just didn’t work out. We all had our solo projects. Eventually there were some industrial gigs that got us performing together again. We did two new songs, Debbie and Hallucinating Pluto on the Time Capsule compilation. Then we just continued writing music and recording nickel and dime.

TH: Was it a difficult process, what with all your workloads and such?

FS: We agreed to meet in Athens, Georgia once every month or two and record one or two songs each time. It was really slow going in the beginning.

TH: How long did it take to finish Funplex?

FS: Forever [laughs]. I think it was about three years. But you know we all write and colloborate, so it’s not just one person doing everything.

TH: You’ll be playing in Salt Lake in November, will fans be privy to the same offbeat antics and costumery?

FS; It’ll definitely be a high-energy show.

But it’s more about the music than what we wear, you know. I mean, let the people come dressed up. If a person wants to come in a thong and a six-foot wig, that’s fine. It’s really about the music for us.

TH: You’ve done many other projects including solo albums, acting and writing poetry. Are you working on anything now?

FS: Actually, yes, I’m working on a side project ... this spoken word craziness with some friends in Orlando that

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For 30 years, The B-52’s have extravagantly entertained audiences. Their early years — the late ’70s to the mid-80s — they took the New Wave genre by storm surpassing the likes of Squeeze and Talking Heads. Their synthesized tunes enveloped unconventional ... and sometimes nonsensical lyrics on such tracks as Red Lobster, Private Idaho and Give Me Back My Man (a tune about a woman’s pleas for the release of her man from the jaws of a shark by offering it candy and fish). Their live stage performances were high-energy, and band members Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson frolicked about in high beehivestyle wigs. Both the offbeat dance songs and playful stage performances had singled them out as the “world’s greatest party band”, reeling in a mass fanbase especially within the gay community.

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ARIES (Mar 21–Apr 20)

If there was ever a good time to plot your escape to parts unknown, this is it. Pull out all the maps and guidebooks. Proud Rams get itchy hooves when Sun enters Sagittarius. The tried and true just won’t cut it now.

But don’t get wilde and woolly all by yourself. Pack a posse of compadres and go on a junket. Okay, maybe a yacht is a bit more comfortable.

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TAURUS (Apr 21–May 21)

If you seem to have more hot energy than usual, blame the flame on Sun in Sadge. The usual queer Bull move is to plop squarely in front of the tube and vegetate with the other couch potatoes. But that would waste the zip in your doodah! Go on a bull run and charge into a few china shops.

Shake things to the rafters and see what shimmies your way. You lucky devil.

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GEMINI (May 22–Jun 21)

Connections with partners are electric and pink Twins are ready to plug in. You crave company but may be afraid to commit. Don’t fight it. Open yourself up to all sorts of relationships with Sun in Sadge and stop being so independent. Not only will you find that you can go further with a special helping hand, you will enjoy the leg up (and occasionally over).

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CANCER (JUN 22–JUL 23)

Everyone knows that you secretly love to feel needed at work. As the Sun dips into Sadge, you are pulled into the epicenter of all job activity. Oh goodie. Pink Crabs are not only more effective, they also feel more energetic and robust. Make the most of it and tackle all nagging projects with dispatch. Soon you will tire of being a worker drone and will make your royal move.

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LEO (Jul 24–Aug 23)

How much fun can a proud Lion have? Apparently quite a lot with Sun in Sadge. Don’t be shy. (As if that’s a problem...) Get off your leash and let loose. And there is an added benefit–it is also an especially creative time for you. Delve into various artistic outlets and see how much of a genius you are. Of course even a meager effort will pay off now. Hmmm, typical.

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LIBRA (Sep 24–Oct 23)

Have something pithy and meaningful to say? Say it proud and queer while the Sun shouts in Sadge. Gay Libras are usually very glib and diplomatic but now you are more than just a stream of oil. Your words have impact and meaning. So what are you waiting for? This is no time to hold your tongue. It is hard to make yourself understood that way anyway.

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SCORPIO (Oct 24–Nov 22)

Even the greediest, neediest of proud Scorps find their needs sated and fulfilled with Sun in Sadge. If you have done your fiscal homework and consulted the right advisors, your investments can pay off. You are able to make some astute financial decisions. Enjoy all gotten gains and roll in the dough. Before you know it you are back to budgeting for every lousy crumb.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23–Dec 22)

Sun in your own sign makes you too magnificent for words. All sorts of people from all walks of life gravitate into your orbit and revolve around your every word. Well, it will seem that way anyway. And yet there is something about you now that increases your ability to charm even the slimiest of snakes. Gee, anyone we know, gay Archer?

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CAPRICORN (Dec 23–Jan 20)

A bright light (like the Sun in Sadge) illuminates anything and everything you are trying to keep secret. Finally! It is about time that you faced your demons, wrestled them to the ground and kicked them out of your personal space. A fresh new beginning is coming. Be honest, open, out and free pink Cap. There is no point being otherwise. Hey, watch where you point that thing!

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AQUEERIUS (Jan 21–Feb 19)

This is not the time to daydream behind your desk. Sun in Sadge encourages you to mingle with both the usual and the unusual crowd.

Not only can Aqueerians gather the assorted troops and march them just about anywhere, they also have a commanding presence. What bon temps can you have with your bon homies? Don’t ask, don’t tell. Just do and enjoy.

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PISCES (Feb 20–Mar 20)

Buff your corporate star when Sun enters Sadge. Guppies are normally self effacing and non-confrontational but now any calculated aggressive move you make takes you another rung up the ladder. Strategize and pounce. Warm your spot with a few new, sensational ideas. They will get the attention of the powerbrokers. When in doubt, go for broker.... err .. broke.

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