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Q World California Legalizes Same-sex Marriage

BY REX WOCKNER

With language and legal conclusions that could not have been stronger, the California Supreme Court granted same-sex couples access to marriage May 15.

The weddings should begin June 16 or shortly thereafter. California law contains no residence requirement, so same-sex couples from elsewhere can take advantage of the change as well.

The court, in a 4–3 decision, struck down the state’s opposite-sex definition of marriage as well as a 2000 voter-passed initiative (Proposition 22) that further restricted marriage to opposite-sex couples.

The court said both laws were unconstitutional, citing a fundamental right to marry under the state constitution and the constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law.

The court further determined — in a move that legal analysts said was unprecedented for a supreme court — that any discrimination based on sexual orientation is constitutionally subject to the strictest level of scruChief Justice Ronald M. tiny by courts, which will George make it much harder for any level of government to defend itself in any arena where gays, lesbians and bisexuals are not treated the same as heterosexuals.

This was accomplished by the court declaring sexual orientation to be a so-called “suspect classification,” which means a government will have to prove it has a specific “compelling interest,” rather than a mere “rational basis,” for treating GLB people differently in any way. “[R]etaining the designation of marriage exclusively for opposite-sex couples and providing only a separate and distinct designation [‘domestic partnership’] for same-sex couples may well have the effect of perpetuating a more general premise — now emphatically rejected by this state — that gay individuals and same-sex couples are in some respects ‘second-class citizens’ who may, under the law, be treated differently from, and less favorably than heterosexual individuals or opposite-sex couples,” the ruling, written by Chief Justice Ronald M. George, read. “Under these circumstances, we cannot find that retention of the traditional definition of marriage constitutes a compelling state interest. Accordingly, we conclude that to the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional.”

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Quips & Quotes ❝Any judge who takes the

full, rich, broad and factually accurate view of marriage as a social institution upholds the constitutionality of [exclusive] man-woman marriage.❞

—Marriage Law Foundation President and attorney Monte Stewart to the Salt Lake Tribune, opposing the California Supreme Court’s ruling for gay marriages.

❝It will be interesting to see

how many Utah couples go to California to get married and to secure benefits there.❞

—Yana Walton, the Utah Pride Center’s director of communications on the California ruling.

Police closed Castro Street the evening of May 15 so San Francisco gays could celebrate the California Supreme Court ruling striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional.

The court also said: “There can be no question but that, in recent decades, there has been a fundamental and dramatic transformation in this state’s understanding and legal treatment of gay individuals and gay couples. California has repudiated past practices and policies that were based on a once common viewpoint that denigrated the general character and morals of gay individuals, and at one time even characterized homosexuality as a mental illness rather than as simply one of the numerous variables of our common and diverse humanity. This state’s current policies and conduct regarding homosexuality recognize that gay individuals are entitled to the same legal rights and the same respect and dignity afforded all other individuals and are protected from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation, and, more specifically, recognize that gay individuals are fully capable of entering into the kind of loving and enduring committed relationships that may serve as the foundation of a family and of responsibly caring for and raising children.”

The decision concluded: “[I]n light of the conclusions we reach concerning the constitutional questions brought to us for resolution, we determine that the language of section 300 limiting the designation of marriage to a union ‘between a man and a woman’ is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute, and that the remaining statutory language must be understood as making the designation of marriage available both to opposite-sex and same-sex couples. In addition, because the limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples imposed by section 308.5 [Prop 22] can have no constitutionally permissible effect in light of the constitutional conclusions set forth in this opinion, that provision cannot stand.

“Plaintiffs are entitled to the issuance of a writ of mandate directing the appropriate state officials to take all actions necessary to effectuate our ruling in this case so as to ensure that county clerks and other local officials throughout the state, in performing their duty to enforce the marriage statutes in their jurisdictions, apply those provisions in a manner consistent with the decision of this court.”

California’s Legislature has twice passed laws opening marriage to same-sex couples but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed

them, saying such a decision should be made by the courts or a vote of the people.

Now that the Supreme Court has spoken, Schwarzenegger issued a statement May 15 saying: “I respect the Court’s decision and as Governor, I will uphold its ruling. Also, as I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state Supreme Court ruling.”

A voter initiative to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, which would overturn the Supreme Court decision, likely will be on the California ballot in November. Anti-gay forces are believed to have turned in enough valid petition signatures to meet the required threshold, though the final determination on that has not been made.

While a simple majority of voters can amend the state constitution, it is not clear which way California voters will go on same-sex marriage in 2008, especially when confronted with such a draconian tactic as amending the constitution. There are several factors suggesting that gay people could prevail, including such things as Barack Obama drawing younger voters to the polls, John McCain not being able to inspire a large turnout by religious-right voters, the precedent of Massachusetts’ 2004 legalization of same-sex marriage, Schwarzenegger’s opposition to the amendment and California’s increasingly gay-friendly climate since voters last visited the issue eight years ago.

“People are so much more comfortable with this issue now,” said Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the lead lawyer for the gay side in the Supreme Court case.

Both sides in the initiative fight are gearing up for what has been called the mother of all gay rights battles.

Schwarzenegger first expressed opposition to the proposed amendment last month in San Diego, calling it “a total waste of time.”

“First of all, I think that it would never happen in California because I think that California people are much further along with that issue,” he said. “And, number two, I will always be there to fight against that, because it would never happen. I think we need a constitutional amendment so that foreign-born citizens can run for president, but not about gay marriage. That’s a total waste of time.”

❝Earlier today, the California Supreme Court struck down California’s ban on samesex marriage, a ban that had existed since a voter referendum in 2000. Why does this matter, especially for non-homosexuals who live in non-California? As San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom pointed out, ‘It’s a throwaway line, but I think it’s true: As California goes, so goes the nation.❞

—QSaltLake Columnist Ryan Shattuck writing about the California Supreme Court ruling on his blog at bullshattuck.com.

❝The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints recognizes that same sex marriage can be an emotional and divisive issue. However, the church teaches that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is the basic unit of society. Today’s California Supreme Court decision is unfortunate.❞

—The church’s official statement on the gay marriage ruling.

❝As an active member of

the LDS Church, I am greatly disappointed that the church continues to look at gay marriage as a threat to the institution of marriage.

Increasingly, those of us who have family members who are gay wonder when the LDS Church will assess the real impact of monogamous gay relationships as a healthy and viable alternative that is not in conflict with God’s revelations.❞

—Provo resident Richard Vincent in a letter to the Deseret News criticizing the LDS Church’s stance.

❝I like Mormons. I love

crazy-ass stories, and those Mormon stories are crazy.❞

—Scott Thompson, openly gay member of Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, which performed in Utah on May 13.

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First Openly Gay Illinois Legislator Dies

Larry McKeon, Illinois’ first openly gay and first openly HIV-positive state legislator, died May 13 of a severe stroke. He was 63.

McKeon represented a district of Chicago’s North Side in the state House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007.

An Army veteran and former cop, McKeon also served as Mayor Richard M. Daley’s liaison to the Ill. Rep. Larry McKeon GLBT community prior to his election to public office.

McKeon retired last year, citing health issues related to HIV and cancer.

Florida Student Wins Case Against School Over Gay Symbols After a trial in which a Florida highschool principal testified that he believed clothing or stickers featuring rainbows make people automatically envision gay sex acts, a federal judge ruled May 13 that Ponce de Leon High School had violated students’ First Amendment rights.

The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a student who had been forbidden to wear clothing, stickers, buttons or symbols supporting gay rights.

“Standing up to my school was really hard to do, but I’m so happy that I did because the First Amendment is a big deal to everyone,” said plaintiff Heather Gillman, a junior at the school in the Florida Panhandle.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Smoak ordered the school to cease its unconstitutional censorship of students who want to express support for gay equality, and warned the district not to retaliate against students over the lawsuit.

The case came about after Gillman and other students told the ACLU they were routinely intimidated by school officials for doing things like writing “gay pride” on their arms and notebooks or wearing rainbow-themed clothes.

Actress Nixon Would Marry Girlfriend

Actress Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda on HBO’s Sex and the City and reprises her role in the new film of the same name, likely would marry her girlfriend, Christine Marinoni, if New York state legalizes same-sex marriage.

“I think that to get married to her would be a little act of rebellion,” Nixon told London’s Daily Mirror on May 12. “It’s like if you’ve never had the vote and then you get it you’re going to run out there and vote. ... If it becomes legal, I think we would.”

Nixon, 42, also said she never came out of the closet after leaving her longtime boyfriend, and the father of her two children, several years ago.

“I had been with men all my life and I had never met a woman I had fallen in love with before, but when I did, it didn’t

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seem so strange,” she said. “I don’t define myself. I’m just a woman in love with another woman.

“I never felt like there was an unconscious part of me that woke up or came out of the closet. There Actor Cynthia Nixon wasn’t a struggle or an attempt to suppress. I met this woman and I fell in love with her.”

Frank: Transgender People Were Terrible Lobbyists

Openly gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., says transgender people did a terrible job of lobbying for inclusion in the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act. A version of the measure, known as ENDA, that protects sexual orientation but not gender identity has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is pending in the Senate.

“I’ve never seen a worse job of lobbying done by Mass. Rep. Barney Frank the transgender community,” Frank told the Oregon gay newspaper Just Out in its May 2 issue.

“They seem to think that all they had to do was to get the gay and lesbian community to say ‘OK.’ I think they thought that this was a train, and that they were a car on the train.”

“I said to them, ‘You’ve got to work this, you’ve got to lobby people.’”

“They did a terrible job of lobbying, and so we didn’t have the votes,” Frank said.

Calif. Assembly Passes Bill to Honor Slain Harvey Milk

by Dylan Vox

Just days after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on same-sex marriage, another LGBT-related provision passed the California State Assembly. On May 19 it was announced that a bill to recognize slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the country, passed with a 45–23 vote.

After an honorable discharge from the United States Navy, Milk moved to San Francisco, where he opened a camera shop with his partner Scott Smith. Milk quickly became an active community leader and was widely known as the “Mayor of Castro Street”. The Castro district is an area of the city renown for its large gay populous.

Milk was elected to the Board of Supervisors for the city in 1977 and was the first openly gay man to be designated to public office in the United States. He became an outspoken advocate for gay rights and helped pass several anti-discrimination laws during his tenure.

In 1978, Milk and then mayor George Moscone were gunned down by former Supervisor Dan White at City Hall.

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Stonewall Democrats Endorse Candidates, Start New Chapter Utah’s caucus of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied Democrats — and one of the largest Democratic caucuses in the state — met at the state convention on May 9 and 10 to examine the party’s platform, discuss caucus business and nominate delegates and political candidates for November’s election.

According to Nikki Boyer, Utah Stonewall Democrats Chair, this year’s caucus — and the convention itself — was a quiet, orderly event with few debates and no arguments.

“We conducted Stonewall business, confirmed our newly elected board and then the candidates came in for review,” she said.

Overall, Boyer estimates that her caucus endorsed 20–25 people, including some dual endorsements for the same position. These included Billie Gay Larson, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Salt Lake County treasurer in 2006, and former Sen. Patrice Arent for national committeewoman and gay rights leader Mike Picardi for delegate. Arendt ultimately defeated Larson for the position.

Additionally, former Utah congressman Bill Orton lost his bid for national committeeman to Salt Lake City Councilman Joe Hatch. Previously, openly gay Sen. Scott McCoy, D-Salt Lake City, had publicly questioned Orton’s suitability for the position after Orton endorsed the Republican candidate running against McCoy in 2006.

The group also stayed in line with party leadership by picking Rob Springmeyer as its choice for Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Springmeyer easily beat out challengers Matt Frandsen and Monty Nafoosi and will square off against Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. in November. The group also endorsed John Rendell, who is challenging anti-gay Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, for his District 10 seat.

“He got a lively cheer when the caucus found out who he was running against,” said Boyer.

What excited Boyer most, however, was the number of people who participated in the Stonewall caucus this year. At the weekend’s Jefferson Jackson dinner, she said there were more Stonewall Democrats at the caucus’ table than there were seats.

Perhaps because there is now more than one chapter of the Utah Stonewall Democrats. In addition to the Southern Utah chapter founded last year, a new chapter for Stonewall Democrats in Davis, Cache and other Northern Utah counties, the Davis County North chapter, is now forming.

“We have a large area and some of the counties only have one or two [delegates] in them if that, so getting these smaller counties organized is a big job,” Boyer explained.

“Just finding out who’s there is a job. ... It’s kind of hard to organize a state this large and as sparsely populated.”

Although caucuses can vote to change their bylaws at each convention, Boyer said no changes were made this year. The last big change came in 2006 when members voted to increase their number of board members from six to 19.

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Utah’s inimitable camp drag group the Utah Cyber Sluts are looking for new members to join them in wearing big wigs, outlandish make-up and thrift store dresses in their fund raising performances.

The Sluts is a non-profit organization focused on raising money for a number of Utah charities, including the Utah AIDS Foundation and the Utah Pride Center.

When: May 24, registration starts at 10:00 a.m. and try-outs at noon.

Where: Utah Pride Center Info: utahcybersluts@mac.com.

Come OUT in Ogden

Kyle Wilson (upside-down) and James Nettleton

Local Gay Couple Plans for Calif. Wedding

by JoSelle Vanderhooft

Unlike many gay Utahns, James Nettleton was not parked in front of the radio or the internet when the California Supreme Court handed down its ruling in favor of gay marriage. In fact, he was on his lunch break when his aunt, a minister in San Francisco, called him.

“She was all, ‘Guess what, guess what?

You’re going to be in California in two weeks and I’m going to marry you!’” He laughs.

The funny thing is, Nettleton, 22, and his partner Kyle Wilson, 23, actually moved to Berkley, Calif. when they became a couple two years ago (“that’s twenty years in gay time,” Nettleton jokes). Nettleton, who grew up in Southern Utah, met Wilson through cousins living in Spokane, Wa. The two decided to settle in the Bay State, he said, to start a life of their own. They moved back to Utah last September when the Blockbuster Video store Nettleton managed closed and he was given the choice of transferring to Utah, Las Vegas or Oklahoma.

“Kyle doesn’t like the heat [in Las Vegas], being from Washington and Oklahoma was too far of a drive,” he explains. Besides, “Utah’s my home base and I wanted to come back for awhile.”

Originally, the couple planned to marry in Canada so Nettleton’s family in the north could attend. But given the opportunity to get married on his aunt’s beach front property, Nettleton says they’re hopping a flight to the West Coast instead.

They plan to marry on June 20 — their third anniversary — and to have a “full ceremony,” complete with Wilson’s mother giving him away.

“We were talking about it, and I was all, ‘I want thousands of people there!’ and he was all, ‘You’re such a size queen,’” Nettleton laughs. “So it’s more like 20 people, just close family. With the short notice and all our friends being kind of scattered, we’re going to keep it intimate.”

“But it’s going to be extravagant!” he added. “We’ll have flowers and lights and everything, so it’ll be big in that sense.”

And for the honeymoon? “We’d like to go on an Alaskan cruise. We’re kind of traditionalists. It’s kind of funny.”

Although their marriage won’t be legal in Utah, thanks to the Defense of Marriage Act and a 2004 constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, Nettleton said he and his spouse plan to move back to California eventually, particularly as he would like to adopt children.

Nettleton also says he hasn’t given up hope that Utah will someday recognize gay marriage.

“It’ll be one of the later states to do it,” he predicts. “I think we’ll be number 45, 46, but ideally we’ll be in the 20s. I think if we get the right presidential candidate that the wildfire starting in Massachusetts and California will spread faster and further.”

Affirmation Announces Writing Contest Affirmation, a group for gay people and straight allies with a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints background, has announced its new writing contest.

The group is looking for opinion editorials and letters to the editors of magazines and newspapers on topics that promote Affirmation’s values — including the right to gay civil marriage and calls to end legal and spiritual violence against gay and transgender people. To qualify, letters and editorials must be written in English and published in a print publication between Sept. 1, 2007 and Sept. 1, 2008 (with mainstream publications preferred over gay-only). The postmark deadline is Sept. 2. Winners will receive cash prizes and recognition at the annual Affirmation Conference in October.

More info can be found at affirmation.org/awa

The OUTReach Resource Center is a safe, comfortable, nonjudgmental place for young adults age 14—17 to meet, mingle, do homework, read and just relax with other teens, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Center has a number of games and activities for youth and also offers internet access, beverages and snacks.

When: Wednesdays 3:30–8:00 p.m.

Where: The Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden, Lower Level (705 23rd St., Ogden) Info: geocities.com/outreachogden, 801-686-4528

Pride Meditation A group has formed at the Utah Pride Center for those who are interested in practicing Vipassana (Insight) Meditation. To participate, bring a meditation cushion or pillow and wear comfortable, loosefitting clothes suitable for meditation work. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level. A small donation to help towards space rental is encouraged.

WHEN: June 11 and on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:30–9:00 p.m.

WHERE: Utah Pride Center MultiPurpose Room (361 N 300 W) INFO: groups.google.com/group/ pride-meditation

Swerve Volunteer BBQ Volunteers and supporters of sWerve, a lesbian-focused civic and social organization, are invited to attend the organization’s volunteer barbecue where they can help group members prepare for the Utah Pride Festival, make signs for this year’s Dyke March and sign up for future volunteer opportunities.

WHEN: May 31, 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Utah Pride Center INFO: swerveutah.com

Dept. of Corrections In our last issue, QSaltLake inaccurately reported that bisexual dating reality show star Tila Tequila will serve as grand marshal for this year’s Southern Utah Pride at Zion.

Dani Campbell, a finalist on last season’s A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila will be the grand marshal.

QSaltLake regrets the error.

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Ryan Shattuck Starts Satirical ‘News’ Site This just in: conservative Eagle Forum President Gayle Ruzicka apologizes for a racy magazine spread; UTA’s FrontRunner train is a Republican ploy to ship liberals off to the desert. Oh, and Sandy’s mayor wants a State Capitol to match his unpopular Real soccer stadium — one with “a minimum of seven domes.”

It’s all true.

Really. At least, according to the headlines in The Regal Seagull, a Ryan Shattuck weekly satirical newspaper dedicated to lampooning Utah’s particular (and often peculiar) culture, celebrities and, of course, politics.

And QSaltLake readers might not be surprised to learn that one of its most popular columnists is behind it.

“I mean, come on, it’s Utah. We’re ripe with bullshit,” said Ryan Shattuck, who writes QSaltLake’s “Load of Bullshattuck” column and who came up with the idea for the paper in January. A few months before, he had applied for a freelance position at The Onion, a national newspaper that satirizes politics from around the country and the world. Although the parody paper eventually turned him down, Shattuck said he found that he enjoyed writing the sample “fake news articles” for the parody paper’s consideration. Plus, he thought it was high time that Utah had a satirical publication. So he talked the idea over with some friends and put up an ad on classified ad site craigslist.com announcing a meeting to plan a satirical paper at Brewvies. Five people showed up and four meetings later The Regal Seagull was born.

Of course, the history on the paper’s Web site is far more colorful. According to it Joseph “Bitch Tits” Christensen Young Smith, a muckraking journalist and saloon manager with ties to Brigham Young, founded the paper in Utah in 1839 — eight years before Young and Co. arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. Since then, the paper has played an important role in U.S. history, bringing the Beatles to America, posing as Watergate informant Deep Throat and even killing famed labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975 and whose body has not been discovered.

“Sorry,” the paper says of the murder.

And it’s also an NAACP Spirit Awardwinner and “Utah’s #1 News Resource.”

The first issue of the currently Web-only paper came out on April 28. And surprisingly, Shattuck said, so far reactions to its outrageous stories have been entirely positive.

“It’s kind of surprising, but we’re seeing how far we can push the envelope,” he laughed.

And what Regal Seagull fans are saying, he added, is that Utah needs to laugh at itself.

“I’ve been told by several people that we’re on the cusp of something and this is

what Utah needs,” Shattuck said.

Utah needs stories about protesters protesting protesters on Main Street and ubiquitous coffee giant Starbucks opening a Temple Square branch? Yes, said Shattuck, because the state is so divided along political and religious lines (that is, conservative/liberal, Mormon and non-Mormon) that it’s often difficult to do anything but squabble.

“What we do as columnists is throw barbs at the side we disagree with and they throw barbs back — we make fun of conservatives as stupid, or liberals as stupid.” And by reporting on fake news events in the straightforward way that a real paper might, Shattuck said he and the paper’s other writers hope to get Utahns to laugh at everyone’s ridiculous behavior, regardless of politics or religion.

“See, Utah is so god damned self righteous and afraid for its image that it’s fun to write something and make fun of [Utahns] as if we’re on their side,” Shattuck said.

From its fictional history to its straightforward treatment of outlandish news events, The Regal Seagull is obviously inspired by The Onion.

“To people who would call it a rip-off, I say you’re 100 percent correct,” Shattuck laughed. “But who can find an original idea anymore? We’re also doing different things that The Onion doesn’t do and making the paper specifically geared towards Utah.

While Shattuck eventually hopes to be able to pay writers, produce a print version and even have a physical office for the paper, he said the goal right now is just to make readers laugh.

“You’ve seen the one with Gayle [“Gayle Ruzicka apologizes for racy photo spread in Vanity Fair,” May 12], right?” he asked.

“I kind of want to email it to her just to see what she’d say.”

Visit “Utah’s #1 News Source” at theregalseagull.com.

HRC Utah Gala Dinner Tickets on Sale

Tickets are now on sale for the 2008 Human Rights Campaign Utah Gala Dinner to be held at the residence and gardens of Bruce Bastian in Orem. Actress and gay-rights advocate Kathy Najimy will be the keynote speaker and “It’s Raining Men” artist Martha Wash is scheduled to perform. Attorney Jane Marquardt and local restaurant group Gastronomy, Inc. will receive Equality Awards.

The event will take place Saturday, June 14 beginning at 5:00 p.m.

VIP tickets are $300, which include a pre-auction reception. Federal Club VIP tickets, which also include the reception, are $175. Regular Federal Club tickets are $75 and tickets for the public are $175.

The HRC Federal Club is for those members who donate at least $100 per month to the organization on a yearly basis.

To purchase tickets contact Box Office Tickets at 800-494-8497.

More information can be found at utah.hrc.org

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RCGSE Announces Coronation XXXIII: ‘Meant for Each Other’ The lusty month of May is a time for flowers, warmer weather and, of course, Coronation, the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire’s annual party and drag show where the drag group crowns its new leadership, also known as royalty.

Each year, the reigning Emperor and Empress set Coronation’s theme. Regent Emperor Alan Anderson said that he and Regent Empress Sheneka Christie picked “Meant for Each Other: Famous Couples Throughout History� from a high school movie. “I can’t tell you too much, but our first set is The Flintstones,� Anderson said. “Sheneka and I will be Fred and Wilma.�

But the theme runs deeper for them, he added. “The Emperor and Empress don’t always get along, but Sheneka and I are really close,� he said, tearing up a bit. “I’m gonna cry here. We were meant for each other. When we travel on the circuit, everyone is amazed at how we’ve gotten along. It’s been a fun year, an amazing year.�

To conclude this amazing year, Anderson said that Coronation attendees can expect a number of fabulous performers to appear at the several shows held May 23–26. These include Hollywood Nightingale, the 23-year old Emperor from Portland, Ore. (“he’s a little cutie,� Anderson laughed) and past Portland Empress Poison Waters, past Empress Diva Simone from Eugene, Ore. and Nina Montaldo, a former Denver Empress who has attended several of Utah’s Coronations. Local talent will include a command performance by Empress XXVII Agnes Malloy Cheesecake. “We have a lot of out-of-town people coming,� said Anderson. “We hope to get 400 people to come.�

Most excitingly, the head of the International Court Imperial System (the organization of drag groups that perform for charitable causes and to which RCGSE

belongs), Empress Nicole the Great, Queen Mother of the Americas, will be there to induct Anderson into the Imperial Court Council. “It’s good for Salt Lake to be represented on this council,� Anderson said, adding that the 30-member board represents over 70 chapters in the United States and Canada.

For a full schedule of events and ticket prices visit rcgse.org

Coronation Weekend Events Thursday, May 22 In-Town Awards, 7:00 P.M. The Paper Moon*, 3737 S. State Street Free Admission

Friday, May 23 PR Ball 2008, “Going Out Gotti, A Night of Slots & Sluts� hosted by: Prince Royale XXXII Thomas Shaylee and Princess Royale XXXII Systeen Chapelle 7:00 P.M. Sheraton City Centre Ballroom $15.00 (Includes show & bar tour that follows)

Saturday, May 24 Hospitality Suite hosted by Reign XXXI 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Sheraton City Centre Hotel Empress Tea Party hosted by Empress VIII Auntie De and Empress XXVII - Agness of Cheesecake 3:00 to 5:00 PM The Trapp Door*, 615 West 100 South Out Of Town Show, 7:00 PM Sharp The Trapp Door*, 615 West 100 South $10.00 Cover

Sunday, May 25 Hospitality Suite hosted by Reign XXXI CORONATION XXXIII, “Meant For Each Other: Famous Couples Throughout History�

Sheraton City Centre Ballroom Show Starts at 6:00 P.M.

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Southern Utah to Hold AIDS Walk, Dance-a-Thon

To raise funds for its free HIV rapid testing program the HIV/AIDS Task Force of Washington County, in partnership with Southern Utah Pride at Zion and resort Kayenta, will be holding an AIDS Walk and Dance on May 31 complete with prize drawings, performances and fun.

As the Southwest Utah Public Health Department currently does not offer testing for STDs, local organizations — many of them private entities — have stepped up to offer testing for such STDs as gonorrhea and chlamydia, rates of which have skyrocketed in Utah over the past few years. The Task Force, which handles the majority of HIV testing outside of private doctors’ offices, offers its rapid HIV tests on the second Saturday of each month at the Doctor’s Free Clinic in St. George. And with no money from the Utah Department of Health to purchase the test kits, events like the AIDS Walk and Dance, said Southern Utah Pride President Chris McArdle, are key in keeping this service around.

“It’s tough,” said McArdle, who along with Kayenta’s Matt Martin serves as the Walk’s organizer. “I think people would just rather not address it because [they don’t think HIV] is a problem in Utah. Our kids don’t do things like this, it’ll affect other people not us. That mentality has got to stop.”

Although cases of HIV and AIDS are significantly less in Southern Utah than they are in densely populated Northern Utah, the Task Force still estimates that it tests about five people each month, according to The Spectrum. Additionally, Task Force President Ruthann Adams told the paper that several people in the area may be living with HIV and not know it.

“We feel there are about another 100 or so people who have not been diagnosed, which is the main reason we offer free testing,” she said.

According to McArdle, the rapid testing kits the Task Force uses cost $11 and anyone who wishes to walk must sponsor at least one kit. Those who contribute, an in-gratitude donation of $22 will get coffee and a Danish before the walk. Those who sponsor four kits will be entered in the raffle drawings, and those who sponsor 10 kits will be allowed to participate in the dance-a-thon. Those who sponsor 50 or more tests are referred to as “angel sponsors” and will get recognition on the Task Force’s Web site and in the Walk’s publications.

McArdle said he hopes that the walk will raise at least $20,000 for the Task Force. To do this, he added that he and other walk volunteers have invited all of Southern Utah’s public service organizations to attend, including the local health department. Volunteers have also collected donations of several stunning raffle prizes, including packages at Red Mountain Spa and the Inn at Entrada, theatre tickets and art gallery gift certificates.

According to an email written by Martin DJ Johnny Star Rocket has also agreed to provide music for the walk and the dance, which will take place in the evening.

Author Sharon Lund, who contracted HIV from her ex-husband in 1983, will also speak at the walk.

However, McArdle and Martin have stressed that they still need volunteers to

set up tables, direct parking and collect donations. More raffle prizes are also needed.

“We have had good response from personal friends, acquaintances and others I have asked to get involve and help — so now it is really up to the rest of our community and supporters to raise the money,” Martin wrote. “I think this year’s response will determine if these grass-root fund raising efforts should continue or not.”

McArdle also said that he hopes people will show up to offer both moral and finan-

cial support to the event.

“The weather’s pefect for this,” he said.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

To sponsor tests at any time before or after the event, mail checks (made out to the HIV/AIDS Task Force of Washington County) to HIV/AIDS Task Force of Washington County c/o Southern Utah Pride, PO Box 411 St. George, UT 84771. For more information on the walk or on sponsoring, contact Task Force president Ruthann Adams at 435-674-1005 or McArdle at 435-652-8077 or email walkdance2008@gmail.com.

Ruth Hackford-Peer Named to Equality Utah Position Equality Utah, the local grassroots group fighting for gay and transgender rights, has a new face on its staff: Fabbie Awardwinning QSaltLake columnist Ruth Hackford-Peer.

Hackford-Peer started her job as the organization’s Manager of Public Policy on May 1, roughly 45 days after the departure of former manager Will Carlson. Then unemployed, she put in an application hoping for the best.

“I really wanted Ruth Hackford-Peer to take a position that felt personally fulfilling so I was on a really picky job search and this was perfect,” said Hackford-Peer, who had become closely involved with the group during this year’s legislative session when she and her partner Kim advocated for a bill that would allow gay Utah couples to adopt children.

Although that bill (titled Utah Adoption Amendments and sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, D-Salt Lake City) was not heard during this year’s general session, Hackford-Peer said it is still part of Equality Utah — and her — agenda.

“My job is basically setting the legislative agenda and then working on those goals,” she said. “So for us the cohabitation restriction on the adoption law is a high priority. The antidiscrimination act amendment [which would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity] is a high priority. There are others. There’s the wrongful death designee bill. Those are the things we’re working on.”

In setting Equality Utah’s legislative agenda, Hackford-Peer works with the group’s legal panel on these and other top-priority issues while working to educate legislators about gay rights (and about the fact that they even have gay and transgender constituents) so that the issues Equality Utah considers important “are alive the whole year, not just those 45 days” in the general session.

In many ways, Hackford-Peer said she sees her new job as a continuation of her interest in education. In the past, she has served as the Associate Director of Stu-

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dent Life and Director of the Cross-Cultural Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 2004 she also served as a trainer for the Massachusetts Department of Education’s Safe Schools Project, which facilitates workshops on how to make schools safer for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.

“I see this as another kind of education,” added Hackford-Peer, who also holds a Masters Degree in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “Who could pass this up?”

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that toiled for four long years to reach this victory, the California Supreme Court’s profound and meticulous Marriage Cases decision last week was a feast for the mind. And as a proud member of this state’s LGBT community, it filled my heart to overflowing.

Now, for the first time, lesbian and gay people in California are fully equal under law. Our promises of love and mutual commitment for a lifetime can have the same legal protection and dignity as those of other loving couples. I don’t know when I’ve felt such gratitude and joy.

For those who don’t spend evenings in law libraries, let me emphasize that stepby-step legal process is central to how our society moves forward in an orderly, wellgrounded way. We build from one issue, and one precedent, to the next, creating continuity that connects our past to our future, and binds us all more closely into the strong, flexible, capable society we are. Many steps laid the groundwork for last week’s decision, most importantly the California Supreme Court’s own 1948 decision in Perez v. Sharp ending racial discrimination in marriage, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2003 decision in Lambda Legal’s Lawrence v. Texas case, which struck down the remaining state laws criminalizing gay and lesbian intimate relationships.

That’s why, in so many ways, the Marriage Cases decision was a conservative one. It was based on fidelity to past court precedent after careful consideration of the promises the Constitution made to each of us generations ago. This very court found sixty years go in Perez that marriage to the person of one’s choice is a basic right that limits government’s power to interfere in its citizens’ private lives.

Disregarding that precedent now because gay people are less popular than hetero-

sexuals would have been unprincipled. In fact, doing so could fairly have been called “judicial activism.” As California’s Chief Justice rightly observed, our Constitution is “the ultimate expression of the people’s will.” It was designed to guide future generations, and especially to protect vulnerable minorities from sometimes abusive majority rule. For the Supreme Court, more than any other arm of government, the greatest duty is enforcing our Constitution.

Our Constitution’s values are what always have bound us as a people. Those values promise each of us liberty and equality, and allow us to live in harmony, managing our diversity and embracing our common humanity. Lesbians and gay men have always been present in this shared human experience. This historyshaping court decision simply acknowledges that we are here, and affirms that California’s Constitution embraces every person in our great state.

Expansion of equality and inclusion makes California better, and ultimately will make America better. Future generations will look back on this rarified moment of constitutional vindication and

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recognize it as overdue, and a step fully in keeping with our best traditions of fairness and opportunity for all.

I could not be prouder of the work done in this litigation by Lambda Legal and our co-counsel at the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the ACLU. I also couldn’t be prouder of our clients – 14 courageous same-sex couples, Equality California and Our Family Coalition, and of the extraordinary LGBT community we represent.

And as we prepare to celebrate Gay Pride Month this June, I am especially proud of how far our community has come in educating California about our need for the protections and dignity only marriage provides. It is through such dedicated, collective effort that we help our society live up to its inspiring promises of liberty and justice for ALL. In this spirit, I am deeply thankful for the staunch support given by more than 500 groups that joined together to ask the California Supreme Court to expand fairness in marriage – groups like the NAACP, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the American Psychological Association, California’s five largest cities, the California Council of Churches and hundreds of religious leaders, plus community leaders and leading lights of the legal profession.

Such a chorus gives irrefutable voice to our truest values of liberty and equality. And the chorus did so this time in the forum our founders built for such stalwart tasks – our Supreme Court. In spite of what our opponents say, no one loses when our highest court discharges its highest duty in the thoughtful, authoritative way it did in California’s Marriage Cases. It benefits each and every one of us who makes our home in the Golden State.

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Queer Gnosis Polyphobia: A Queer Defense of Polygamy

By Troy Williams

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Joseph. Who knew that when you had that first affair with young Fanny Alger you would be creating a mess we would still be dealing with today? Despite what the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might desire, Mormon polygamy just won’t go away. And I can’t be too put out, because I myself am a descendent of Mormon polygamists. It’s a strange thought, but if Joseph Smith hadn’t been so horny, I wouldn’t exist today. So I guess that’s why I feel strangely defensive when I see polygamists being maligned in the media. It’s a strange, sticky paradox. I’m a devout feminist. I loathe patriarchy. I think the god of the Old Testament is a misogynistic dick. I find the practice of plural marriage archaic.

And yet, this same Mormonism created me. My great great grandfather had many wives. Oh, and I’m also gay, which further complicates everything.

Queers know what it’s like to be an outsider. There are millions of people around the world who find our lifestyle disgusting. People are repulsed by the idea of two men having sex. They don’t believe that two women can adequately raise children.

Christians believe children should be protected from queers.

In Utah, gay couples can’t even adopt.

Conservatives hate and despise us. So who am I then to turn around and disparage another person whose lifestyle I don’t agree with? Who cares if I don’t agree with polygamy? That’s my problem. I get fed up when radical right-wingers try to cram their uptight worldviews down our throats. I certainly don’t want to impose my belief system on anyone.

Living in Utah, I’ve had the opportunity to meet several polygamists. In fact, several years ago I took one of Warren Jeff’s nephews to a rave and gave him two hits of ecstasy and a Vix inhaler. I thought we could put the fun back in fundamentalism.

His life has never been the same.

Now I want to make it clear that I do not condone abuse. I believe Warren Jeffs is a narcissistic control freak. And a false prophet. If parents and priesthood leaders are forcing under-age girls into sex then yes, the state needs to move in and protect them. Absolutely. However, it is a gross error to assume that all polyga-

mists are abusers. It’s simply not true.

The Christian Right see leather queens at San Francisco Pride and assume all gay men like gag balls and harnesses (not that there is anything wrong with that!). But we all know that’s not quite true. It’s very dangerous to lump everybody into one category.

Just like gays, there is great diversity in the polygamist community. I have met very few polygamists who believe in blind obedience. They often scoff at mainstream Latter-day Saints for their unquestioning devotion to their prophets. And I have never met a Mormon fundamentalist who would allow their young daughters to be abused. I have, on the other hand, met many who deeply love and care for the welfare of their children.

The Texas police, on a spurious tip, swept in and kidnapped 400 children from their parents.

If that is the new standard, then I recommend police also storm every Catholic parish and rescue every innocent alter boy from the hands of their pedophile priests. Abuse exists in every culture and in every faith. It’s foolish to think that somehow it is worse within polygamous communities.

The Texas debacle will drive the FLDS further underground.

This all happened before in the 1950s during the infamous Short Creek Raids.

Children were separated from their parents for over two years. Did this stop the practice of plural marriage? Not at all.

It actually created greater distrust of the “outside world” among polygamists and strengthened their religious convictions.

Mormons believe that persecution is a sign that Satan is trying to destroy them.

It reinforces their testimony that they are being true to their god’s work.

Our Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has wisely worked to establish “safety nets” for fundamentalist women and children who are victims of abuse. They know they can go and get help with no fear of criminal prosecution. They know they have friends in the outside world. That is the key: openness. A first step to solving the so-called polygamy problem is to decriminalize polygamy. Bring everything and everyone out in the open. We need to allow polygamists to be part of our communities. We need to open up our arms

The Mormon god commanded them to be a “peculiar” people. The FLDS are certainly living up to that.

in fellowship. We need to love the stranger and the outsider as surely as we queers seek tolerance and acceptance from the world.

I believe the abuse in these isolated compounds will lessen as the people who live there come to recognize they can trust and more importantly live among us.

The Mormon god commanded them to be a “peculiar” people. The FLDS are certainly living up to that. So they dress strange. Who cares? People think queers dress strange, too. The dictionary definition of “peculiar” actually reads “strange, odd or unusual.” Flip forward in that same dictionary and you find that the definition of “queer” reads “strange, odd.” So yes, we actually have a lot in common. We’re oddballs, and people hate us for being different. I think we have a lot to teach Mormon polygamists. We can show them how to come out and be open and authentic about

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We can teach them to develop polygamy pride. And maybe in time we’ll be able to also help them with their hair and fashion choices. I’m already envisioning fundamentalist couture on the runway.

And one more important point — if it wasn’t for Mormon polygamy, not only would I not exist, but I also wouldn’t be able to enjoy HBO’s Big Love. Is it any coincidence that a show about Mormon polygamy is created and written by gay men? Who else can better understand such a queer and peculiar world? Q Troy blogs at queergnosis.com.

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Gay Geeks Lesbians and Giant Robots, Part 1

SNAP: Southern Utah AIDS Walk and Dance

by JoSelle Vanderhooft

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I’m a sucker for pretty girls and for big, stompy robots — especially when they appear in movies together. Utah actress Katherine Joan Taylor must have secretly known this, because she had me sold on the local independent science fiction/action flick Archangel Alpha with these words: “Nikki Mauvais and I play two women in love with each other forced to fight on opposite sides in a devastating world war.

There will be cool robots made in miniature like in Alien and Aliens.”

Geeky ones, did you see that? Miniature robots! Well, I just had to sit down with Katherine, Archangel Alpha director Aaron Martin and producer Bev at a little coffee shop in Sandy to find out more about the movie, the love story, the RED Camera (a film quality digital camera being used for the project) and, of course, big stompy robots.

JoSelle Vanderhooft: Tell me a little about Archangel Alpha. How did this all come together?

Aaron Martin: When I first moved to Utah like five years ago I started writing the script in my spare time. I’d written others before, but I hadn’t produced them or anything like that. Over the next three or four years it kind of took shape and it’s a lot different than it used to be. There’s an online forum called DVX User [for people who film with the Panasonic DVX camera] and they have festivals that are based on a theme. I’d already done one for the Sci Fi Festival before and it was going to come around again so I thought I want to be ready for that. I broke out the script and made like a six-minute film version. But it turned out though that they moved the theme, so I’m stuck with this short film script I don’t have a use for.

And I started thinking, well if I’m going to go through all of this trouble — because even

for a short there was a lot going on in the short — I think I’ll maybe just expand it to a full-length script. So I started writing it as a feature and [Bev and I] just put everything together. We’d met a lot of people doing short films, so we were like alright gang let’s do the big one now.

the woman I’m in love with is an Esper and I protect her and hide her. I know that she is one, but I don’t reveal it to anybody because I don’t want her to be enslaved.

JV: Without giving too much of the plot away, it’s a lesbian post-apocalyptic love story with robots. The robot miniatures really excited me!

Everyone: [laughs]

Katherine Taylor: [laughs] AM: [to Taylor] That’s how you described it to her? Wow, Kat’s good at advertising!

JV: Is it set in Utah?

AM: It is set in an alternate world, that way I had a lot of wiggle room to make up stuff.

It’s based on certain things. Like one of the countries is based on Soviet Russia and another is based on Hungary and on the Soviet satellites that broke away in the ’50s and ’60s. There are a lot of parallels to our world, but everything familiar to us, so it’s pretty much the same technology but advanced in a few areas. And there’s the whole Esper undercurrent.

JV: Esper?

AM: Yeah, there’s a group of people who have the talent to control computers with their minds without having to type or plug in.

They’re the underground persecuted social class. They’re rounded up, used, made to be servants to the rest of society, but society fears them so they have to control them.

JV: Katherine, you’re one of the main characters? Who I’m guessing is this mental hacker?

KT: Actually I’m not playing one of the Espers, but I’m playing the top ace fighter pilot on my side of the world war. I’m playing the bad ass, really. If this movie were Star Wars, I’d be playing Han Solo [laughs.] But

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JV: How does the lesbian romance fit into the movie? And then because I like this a lot, how do the robots come in?

AM: For the main relationship of the story I don’t think I ever considered it being a heterosexual romance. It just didn’t interest me.

I just wanted to do something a little different. I wanted to portray a different relationship on screen and have it be positive. It just seemed to really reach out to me. I thought if maybe Alex had been a guy — I don’t know, it just kind of seems cliché and boring. ...

See, I’m a big anime fan. And in anime, female characters are often very strong, like in Ghost in the Shell. In these kinds of stories you typically have the top ace that everyone fears and respects and to me it was a no-brainer to make Alex [Taylor’s character] that top ace, the Red Baron of her world. It seemed like just a logical choice.

KT: Another thing I liked about the script is you never had the lesbianism become an issue where that’s the persecution. It’s considered normal in this universe. So we’re kind of hiding our relationship because, well, we’re fighting on opposite sides of this war and also because she could be hurt if it’s revealed and I outrank her, but the reason isn’t we’re two women in love with each other.

AM: Because they start out on the same side.

KT: And then this war happens and we end up on opposite sides.

JV: Right.

Bev: I think that’s a big theme in the movie, too. It wasn’t intentionally written that way, but it’s very anti-war in the sense that you could be in a relationship, but when it comes down to patriotism a lot of those lines get blurred to where no matter how much you love someone a lot of times war will tear those bonds apart.

I think that’s a big message that’s in this, when a lot of people see the script I think that’s the third thing they take away from it. I think they take the cool robots ...

Kat: [laughs] Yeah, the robots! We fight with these combination airplane/robot things called Alphas, and they’re awesome.

[Next issue: Building the big stompy robots!]

Or more accurately, a hearty snap to the three Southern Utah organizations behind it: Southern Utah Pride, the HIV/AIDS Task Force of Washington County and planned community Kayenta. The three have come together to sponsor an AIDS Walk and Dance to raise money for the Task Force, so these good people can keep offering free rapid HIV tests to locals. After the Southwest Utah Public Health Department stopped doing STD tests a few years ago (SLAP) the Task Force is practically the only entity in a five-county area who offers these tests. And since the Utah Department of Health didn’t give them any money this year (double SLAP!), they rely on private donations to do so. So, Task Force and friends, have a beatnik café’s worth of snaps on us. Your selflessness is what community is all about. And for Northern Utahns reading this – be just as awesome and write a check for an $11 kit for your family to the south.

SNAP: Utah Legislature Major snaps also to the Senators and representatives on the interim Business and Labor Committee for giving HB 89 – also known as the fair workplace bill – the hearing it deserves. Although legislators could have tabled the bill (which would grant gays and transgender people freedom from workplace mistreatment) without a second thought, as they did a bill aimed at letting gay couples adopt kids, they instead chose to think about the issue for awhile. To listen to facts and ask questions – including of openly lesbian bill author Rep. Christine Johnson. For a predominantly Republican legislature known for being less than kind to anything queer, this is huge.

Legislators, thank you! Keep up the good work and we may snap at you more often.

SLAP: Utah Marriage Ban Yeah, we know it’s been around constitutionally since 2004, and legally even longer. Yeah, we know it’s not going to change any time soon, especially since our lawmakers can’t even stomach the term “domestic partners.” But the California Supreme Court’s ruling on May 15 just kind of reminded us how pissed off we are about it.

Utah lawmakers! California did not descend into anarchy after its courts ruled that gay marriage was okay.

It didn’t split off from the mainland or get hit by a FedExed tornado c/o God. Massachusetts has had it even longer without any trouble – except maybe for Mitt Romney’s whining. We’re a state that touts family values, including the importance of marriage. Think about it. Or do you really want some of our most creative, smart and fabulous citizens to flee to San Francisco?

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Life Changes

by David Samsel

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I should mention that this is my last regular installment for QSaltLake rather than just disappearing without explanation in June. I’ll be graduating the last day of May and relocating to New York City shortly thereafter. My life, it is a-changing.

Things are no longer mapped out for me. There is no schedule of required classes that I must take. It’s a very exciting time, but a sad time, because I’m facing the loss of so much that is familiar.

But I wouldn’t trade my life and where I am right now for any other situation.

Along with the grief and excitement there is also fear. I would say that I am afraid, but that’s not exactly right. I feel fear about all that is unknown in my future, but I’m not afraid. I’ve thought of a lot of reasons why I shouldn’t turn my life upside down and move across the country, but each and every one of those reasons is based in fear. My decision to go, on the other hand, is based on the big picture of my life. It’s this bigger perspective that tells me if I don’t do it now then I never will, and I will regret it later.

My own move got me thinking about the role plays in all of our lives. I’ve learned that our fear represses us, not our religious upbringings or our life circumstances. It’s the fear within us that we might try and fail to be better, to be different, to be happy, to be free and the inaction this fear causes keeps us from living on a higher plane. And it’s not just your own fear that can repress you.

People will often doubt your ability to do something because they doubt their own ability. I have a friend who has been living in New York City for the last two years and there are still people who question his ability to successfully do so. Many people filter their vision of what’s possible for you by comparing it to what they think is possible for them.

Needless to say, these people often sell themselves short.

Not wanting to sell myself short I’ve

asked myself how I can leave the life I have in Utah. Here, I’m surrounded by family and friends, people I love and who love me. There is familiarity and comfort here, so how can I possibly pick up and move across the country? Well, I don’t believe that life can remain as it is, in some sort of suspended animation. Life moves on, and you’d do well to keep moving with it. Attempting to keep things as they are is a very efficient way to drain the vitality and happiness out of your existence. After all, life is much shorter than any of us can understand from our mortal perspective. If this life is all that I have, then I’m determined to live the hell out of it. And if there is something more to come, then I will welcome whatever it may be. I’ve resolved to live and experience my life as I know it now. What else can you do?

The only reason I’ve ever written in a public forum is the chance that something I share might be of value to another. But there have been many unexpected benefits that have come to me through this column. A quote from one of my last nursing school lectures explains it well: “Increasing one’s openness to self and others is the basis for being able to establish healthier interpersonal relationships.” And that’s really what life breaks down to, interpersonal relationships. You can throw a party, but if you don’t let anyone in the front door then you aren’t going to have a very good time. This column has allowed me to let you in and I’m much the better for it. So, thank you.

I hope for you what I hope for myself; that you love honestly and live openly, and that the dreams that don’t come true pass quietly and are overshadowed by even greater realities.

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It’s the fear within us that we might try and fail to be better, to be different, to be happy, to be free and the inaction this fear causes that keeps us from living on a higher plane.

QSaltLake would like to thank David for his hard work and contributions, and give him our warmest wishes for a sucessful and happy future in the Big Apple. Hey, David. Remember us on Broadway because we’ll always remember you.

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Can I tell you what a uniquely South of the Border month I have been having? First off, Chevy, Bunny and I hosted our Cinco De Mayo bingo last week where we celebrated all things Spanish or, as we played Abba’s Chiquitita, vaguely Spanish. It was sooo politically incorrect but hysterically funny in a white-trash, tonguein-cheek, appalling kind of way. In order to win your valuable prize showcase (which on top of our usual candles, electronics and gift items included Spanish peanuts, Hot Tamales candy, jars of mayo or if you played the race card ... hot sauce), you had to answer questions from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Exam. And cherubs, let me tell you, I fear for the scholastic and civic health of this nation! Hardly anyone was able to answer the most basic questions about the separation of powers, the electoral college, term limits, Constitutional amendments, or basics of American history. Dammit, muffins, turn off Bravo, Logo and Sex in the City for a minute and subscribe to the History Channel or watch PBS for God’s sake.

It won’t kill you! Although I will admit I was stumped on the question about the 13 original colonies. Did you know they included Georgia? I got all of the northeastern states, but totally spaced on Georgia. I’m sure I learned that years ago, but my age-related mental atrophy must be kicking in. Either that or my toxic Aquanet haze has finally hit a brain cell-killing tipping point.

Well anyway, cupcakes, my actual brush with all things Latin happened this week when we hired a roofing company to re-roof the house. Despite hiring a company with the most Caucasian name imaginable and a patriotic allAmerican yellow pages advertisement, I ended up with a Guatemalan soccer team pounding my trusses (which actually sounds more fun than it really is). It was an education in contracting I won’t quickly forget. For those

of you who have never gone through this ordeal, let me clue you in. First of all, after you talk to the very European salesperson and hand over the deposit check you will never speak to anyone in English again. EVER! Next, they drop off a gigantic dumpster the size of the Tabernacle in your driveway. I mistakenly thought this was to hold all of the old shingles, torn roofing paper and construction debris, but, oooohh no. Essentially it was a containment field for their empty cans of Full Throttle, Who’s Your Daddy and Corona beer bottles. Yes, petals, the people handling compressors and nail guns inches away from my head were completely jacked up on energy drinks, booze and possibly steroid-infused Carl’s Junior hamburger beef. It’s no wonder it sounded like they were recreating the Battle of Monterrey over my dining room! Oh, and don’t even get me started about the tinny little radio that was tuned to a Spanish station for three glorious static-filled days.

That thing gave off sounds and frequencies that would disorient bats and make their ears bleed. I didn’t understand a damn word broadcast on that radio but I have subliminally been craving corn bread for days and I don’t know why.

Well anyway, pumpkins, despite all of the temporary discomforts, they did a great job. These guys worked their asses off, and watching them up on that hot sun-baked roof really made me appreciate what a hypocritical load of politicized crap the immigration debate has become. So to my new little buddies from Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico or wherever the hell they sprang from, I offer a sincere but linguistically-mangled gracias, adios, and Buena Suerte! Q

Dammit, muffins, turn off Bravo, Logo and ‘Sex in the City’ for a minute and subscribe to the History Channel or watch PBS for God’s sake. It won’t kill you!

For an evening of politically incorrect entertainment, questionable glamour and raucous opinion, join Ruby Ridge as she hosts 3rd Friday Bingo (on the 3rd Friday of each month at 7:00 p.m.) at the First Baptist Church, 777 S. 1300 East in Salt Lake City. Oh, and wear sensible shoes! (Don’t even ask why.)

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“If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life. Never make a pretty gay man your wife. So from my personal point of view get an ugly gay man to marry you.

In Massachusetts. Or California.”

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ruer words have never been spoken.

And now we know how this terrible song made it to number one on the Billboard chart in 1963.

The California Supreme Court recently decided that same-sex couples should have as much right to be married and unhappy as opposite-sex couples. How groundbreaking! How revolutionary!

How historical! How non-applicable to the majority of gay men! There is no doubt that the ramifications of the California Supreme Court’s decision will reverberate throughout the United States for years to come. At the same time, not all gay men will get married. Not all gay men can get married. Not all gay men want to get married. Not all gay men should get married.

Not all gay men are Marys. Just kidding, all gay men are Marys.

Gay men and women currently have the option of marrying in Massachusetts.

But does this affect those who reside in Utah? But does this affect those who would rather seek out anonymous sex?

But does this affect those who have no more intention of coming out of the closet than Rosie O’Donnell has of going back in? Simply put, California and Massachusetts now offer the gay community an historical opportunity, one that has never existed throughout human history until now.

How many of us are actually prepared to take advantage of such an opportunity?

It’s long been suggested that gay men are more promiscuous than their straight counterparts, as they have less of a reason to commit to monogamy. A heterosexual marriage is legally protected, is officially recognized and is performed by a religious official, and/or Elvis. A homosexual relationship is not officially recognized, offers no legal benefits and it’s performed on the beach by a barefoot lesbian named

Janice. If over 50 percent of heterosexual marriages eventually end in divorce — a legally protected and recognized marriage — then we can assume that gay couples — who are protected by little more than a shared interest in Bette Midler, appletinis, and miniature schnauzers — have less of a chance of surviving.

Not all of us currently consider marriage as a viable option. We’re too busy being footloose, fancy-free and having sex with people who probably have a last name although we’ll never learn it. Sure, some of us maintain relationships for decades, but many of us maintain relationships for half an hour. We’re dating people for only a short while, only to declare that “it’s not you, it’s me” (but it’s really you).

We’re dating people for only a short while, only to declare “I love you but I’m not in love with you” (which distinguishing between the two makes as much sense as distinguishing between Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen). As we have no legal protection for our relationships, all we have holding our relationships together is love, despite the fact that love is as dependable as wearing suede in the rain. Or the song “Chocolate Rain.”

This is why California and Massachusetts are important. This is why gay marriage matters. Having the potential to marry should change how we meet people, how we date people, and how we fall in love. A cancer patient may or may not beat cancer, but knowing that there’s the potential to survive makes all the difference. We may or may not get married, but knowing that there’s the potential to marry makes all the difference. I’m not in a position to get married. Most of my gay friends are not in a position to get married. But knowing that this is possible in my lifetime changes how I approach relationships.

It’s time for us to grow up. The potential to marry means that we can now move past the promiscuous stereotype that has marked the gay community for years. After all, we “wanna be happy for the rest of [our] life.”

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Utah in 2004 Miles Olsen worked as a consultant for companies all around the world, helping them solve their financial woes and streamline their businesses. But all too soon, the work got to him. “It was a great job, I loved seeing the results,� he remembers. “But I was on the road six days a week. I’d fly home Friday night. I wouldn’t even bother to unpack.� After doing laundry and running errands, he was often off to the airport again on Sunday. Frustrated by his lack of a social life and the long hours, Olsen shut down his independent business and took a job in Utah working as the consultant for a local health care company. “I was looking for a position where I could continue to let a company do better and stay put doing it, just stay with one company instead of flying out when I finished one project.� The only problem was that the company only wanted him to work at the local branch, and not at the corporate level that he loved.

Soon he left that job, too.

For awhile, Olsen wondered what he’d do next. And then something happened.

He woke up one day and saw a sign.

Well, OK, it was a banner. A vinyl banner to be exact. “I really like the fact that [banners] make it possible for people to express themselves,� he says. “Not just businesses. It can be individuals. It can be an image, an idea, an event. Anything they want to tell people about. This makes it possible for people to communicate, and I love that I’m able to help them do that.�

So Olsen decided to go into the banner business. Putting his business acumen, honed by his years doing consulting, to work. He called up banner and sign makers and asked them a few basic questions: Namely, how much did they charge for a three-by-five foot banner?

For color printing? For black and white?

He put all of the information together and then looked into what it would cost to buy the vinyl and the ink and to make the banners. “What I found was that the average price after you included setup fees for a 3 by 5 color banner, ink that doesn’t fade, indoor/outdoor, was about 120 dollars. And I figured out that I could do it for less. Significantly less.� Trusting in his research and business sense, Olsen sold his car, and pumped his savings into his fledgling company. He snagged the memorable URL bargainbanners.com, gathered his supplies and launched his company on April 28, 2008.

And then he waited. “The first week was a nail-biter,� he efore he moved to

laughs. “You can do all the research and not know if people are going to find you. It’s a gamble.� And for the first four days, orders came in so slowly that Olsen worried he’d gambled and lost. “Then Friday hit and it blew me out of the water,� he laughs. “There were so many orders coming in I didn’t know how to do!� When the next Friday came and his orders had tripled, he realized he’d pulled it off.

And business, he says, keeps getting better and better. So much that he’s now buying a better printer and hiring staff so he doesn’t have to stay at his shop at all hours completing orders or making sure the print job is running smoothly.

So what’s Olsen’s secret, aside from business sense that Scrooge McDuck

would envy? “I charge $1.99 per square foot for banners no matter how large,� he says. “Or less, because of volume prices.�

Less than two bucks per foot? With ink, design and everything? Seriously? “[That’s] one of the funniest questions I keep getting,� he laughs. “They’re thinking it’s bait and switch or something, but it’s true.�

For example, Olsen says, most banner-makers will charge $385 for a 3 by 16 foot banner. His price is $95.52. Then there are the popular 3 by 5 foot full color, indoor/outdoor banners. While Olsen says a competitor will charge $120 for such a thing, his price is a mere $27.78 “Not only could I take a significant part of the market here, but I realized I could open it up,� he says. For example, if someone wanted to get a banner for a birthday party, a child’s soccer game or a troop’s homecoming, he or she could get one for as little as $12. “Banners aren’t just for companies anymore. These could be everyday things now,� he says.

Olsen says he can keep prices low because he specializes. Instead of designing business cards and stationery, he

concentrates his full time on banners.

That way, he doesn’t need to buy additional equipment, a need that can drive up prices for other print shops.

And along with giving his customers great prices, Olsen also gives back to the gay community. In his spare time (what little he has, anyway), he’s a member of wine tasting group Qvinum, the Salt Lake City Men’s Choir and an avid fan of the Utah Cyber Slut’s Gay Bingo Nights. And in honor of the upcoming Utah Pride festival, he’s offering 10 percent off all banners with the coupon code PRIDE. “But I’m only doing it thru end of the month, so they’ve got to get their orders in!� He says.

Although Olsen’s fledgling business couldn’t have been successful without good advertising and smart leadership, Olsen insists he wouldn’t be “even close to being successful� without his friends in the community. “I’ve had people in the community who said if you need my help I’m here, I’m committed to you being successful. Am I doing it by myself? No way!

There’s no way I could do it.� Q To get your banner for Pride, or for any other occasion visit Olsen at bargainbanners.com.

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By Martin Moran | Featuring David Spencer May 30-June 15 in the Studio Theatre @ the Rose. A true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience.

Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man. More than 30 years later he has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny and always surprising journey through the complexities of Catholicism, desire and human trespass.

Tickets @ 355.ARTS or p l a n b t h e a t r e . o r g

“There is surely some redemption in rendering chaos with this kind of clarity.”

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- Ben Brantley, THE NEW YORK TIMES

By Martin Moran | Featuring David Spencer May 30-June 15 in the Studio Theatre @ the Rose. A true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience.

Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man. More than 30 years later he has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny and always surprising journey through the complexities of Catholicism, desire and human trespass.

Tickets @ 355.ARTS or p l a n b t h e a t r e . o r g

“There is surely some redemption in rendering chaos with this kind of clarity.”

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One of my favorite parts of my job is when I get to sit down with a client, face to face, and talk about how HIV prevention fits in to his or her lifestyle, helping him or her come up with a plan on how to stay healthy. What can I say? I have this weird interest in infectious diseases and I enjoy people. I also have a passion for fighting this disease in particular.

Many agencies, including the Salt Lake Valley Health Department, the Utah AIDS Foundation and the Utah Pride Center offer rapid HIV testing where clients not only get their test results within 30 minutes, they also receive a one-onone counseling session with a trained specialist who provides information on how HIV is transmitted. The idea is that information empowers the client to make more informed decisions about his or her

diagnosis earlier in your infection, which may improve the long term outcome of having HIV. Research published by the American Journal of Public Health showed that in certain situations, getting an HIV test with negative results may actually increase the likelihood that the client will engage in high-risk behaviors for contracting HIV, thereby increasing his or her risk of becoming infected shortly after the negative test. In other words, the negative test provides people with a false sense of security.

It is important that people understand that a negative test simply means that you are not infected in that moment; you could become infected an hour later if you go out and put yourself at risk.

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sexual activity and drug use, which can also play a part in contracting HIV. As an epidemiologist, I throw infection rates into my discussion. Being able to give people numbers and disease information to help them remain sexually healthy is like a day at camp for me!

But one thing I’m noticing more is that the people I’m seeing are viewing an HIV test as a method of prevention. This could be one of the reasons that rates of newly diagnosed HIV infections are going up in Salt Lake County. When I broach the subject of disease prevention — particularly with men whom have sex with men — this is the common response I get: “Well, I get tested every six months.� I also talk to many men who say, “A group of us go and get tested together every year,� usually during an important HIV event. Getting tested regularly is important, particularly if you have engaged in unprotected sex or shared needles while injecting drugs. It is not going to reduce your risk of becoming infected with HIV, however. Getting tested regularly if you are putting yourself at risk is only going to allow for a positive

That’s why we offer counseling sessions — to give you information on how to protect yourself from disease while remaining sexually active in a manner that you choose. That discussion or prevention plan will likely include the “c� word (condoms, that is), as well as an understanding of what sexual activities transmit HIV and what sexual activities don’t so that you feel like you have choices.

So be sure to get tested, but don’t think that getting tested regularly will prevent you from getting HIV. And when celebrating a negative test, engage in behaviors that do not put you at risk. Be creative. It could be fun! Q The Utah AIDS Foundation will be offering free HIV testing on Sunday, June 8th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the Utah Pride Festival.

Results will be available within 45 minutes. The Utah AIDS foundation also offers rapid HIV testing on Monday evenings beginning at 5:00 p.m. at 1408 S. 1100 E. The SLVHD offers comprehensive STD testing, including rapid HIV testing Monday through Friday at 610 S. 200 E. Call 534-4666 for an appointment.

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The Gay Agenda

may 30–june 15 The Tricky Part ­ planbtheatre.org

june 6–8 Utah Pride Festival utahpride.org

Be a Winner Like Alexis Baigue

june 14 HRC Utah Dinner hrcutah.org

by Tony Hobday

Until May 17, 2008 I was a virgin ... a SLAM virgin — Plan-B Theatre Company’s annual “moshpit” of five 10-minute plays written, directed and staged, all in a 24-hour period. What I liked: Each were thought-provoking and unharried. What I didn’t like: In my mind most didn’t conclude a reasonable thought, though the beer sales prior to the show probably hindered any reasoning.

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THURSday — This first event is a major drag ... show. A five-day cornucopia of fabulous entertainment, awards, a tea party and water party, plus much more. Coronation XXXIII, hosted by Alan Anderson and Sheneka Christie, and who are “meant for each other,” have pulled out all the stops this year. I think it’s super fabulous all of the bars are involved this year.

For complete lineup for the weekend visit rcgse.org.

Q Most reality television shows are annoying and stupid. And I’m usually only vaguely interested in American Idol.

Except this year. I’ve pretty much spent every week with my lips glued to the screen, ind deep passion with David Cook.

But one reality show I cannot miss is So You Think You Can Dance, and the new season premieres tonight. Yay! If you haven’t seen it, trust me your life’s incomplete.

Last I heard two local boys will be competing ... look for these two cuties: Christian Denice and Matt Dorame.

7pm, Fox network, channel 13.

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Friday — They dress in black, they’re a little whack and they’re back. Still around after 42 years, The Cure has maintained a respectable following. Even the hot toddie that works at Cahoots is all a-glow about the concert.

This new wave/gothic rock group is sure to play some of their biggest hits from their 13-album career. You go boys!

7:30pm, E Center, 3200 S Decker Lake Drive. Tickets $27–47, 467-8499 or smithstix.com.

Q Experience the hottest musical performances, fire and tribal dancers, workshops that enlighten the mind (including Queer Spirit), a massive laser light show, top DJs, art that will blow your mind and more. The Heaven on Earth Festival is a

june 21 Salt Lake Men’s Choir “Hooray For Hollywood” 25th Anniv. Concert ­ saltlakemenschoir.org

three-day event dedicated to embracing your true soul essence.

3pm gates open, through Sunday, Wind Walker Ranch, 11550 N 6400 E, Spring City. Tickets (includes camping fee) $75/ advance–$98/at gate, 1-888-606-9463 or heavenonearthfestival.com.

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Saturday — Utah’s first all-female flat-track roller derby league, the Salt City Derby Girls, formed in August of 2005. Now the league currently has more than 60 participants, divided into four local teams: Bomber Babes, Death Dealers, Leave it to Cleavers and Sisters of No Mercy, and an All-Star team, the Salt City Shakers. The new season is underway, and let me tell you it’s a total hoot. Tonight, check out Sisters of No Mercy whip the Death Dealers into shape.

7pm, Utah Olympic Oval, 5662 S. 4800 West.

Tickets $10/advance–$15/day of, 467-8499 or smithstix.com.

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WEDNESDAY — The individual personalities of Ballet West artists will shine during Innovations, a limited engagement that features original works created by Ballet West dancers. The program also features James Canfield’s “Equinoxe.”

7:30pm, through May 31, Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $40, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

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FRIDAY — Plan-B Theatre Company presents a true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience. THE TRICKY PART is one of the most heralded one-man plays in recent memory. Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man. More than 30 years later he has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny and surprising journey through the complexities of Catholicism, desire and human trespass.

8pm, Thurs.–Sat., 2pm Sundays, through June 15, Studio Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $18, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

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SATURDAY — The 2008 Strut Your Mutt includes a dog walk, doggie demonstrations, activities for you and your pooch, contests, entertainment, booths, food and more. The day is filled with tail-wagging fun for you and your canine friends, and every dollar raised goes to the life-saving dog and cat programs of No More Homeless Pets in Utah.

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june 22 8am registration, 9:15am walk begins, Sugar House Park, 2100 S. 1500 East. Registration fees vary. To pre-register go to utahpets.org.

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MONDAY — On a special night, Queer Village’s Gay Movie Night screens The Boys of St. Vincent, an intense, powerful true story of a group of men who, after 15 years, revisit their childhood at the St. Vincent orphanage where they endured horrific sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of the priests.

7pm, Tower Theatre, 876 E. 900 South. General admission prices, 321-0310 or utahaids.org.

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TUESDAY — The international percussion sensation, Stomp, has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments: matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters and hubcaps, just to name a few.

7:30pm, through June 8, Capitol Theatre, 50 W 200 South. Tickets $25–47.50, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

Q Grammy winner Erykah Badu is an American hip hop singer and songwriter who works with the elements of jazz, R&B, and soul. She is best known for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings — sure to be a fantastic evening.

8pm, The Depot, a private club for members, 400 W. South Temple. Tickets $36, 467-8499 or smithtix.com.

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Utah AIDS Foundation Golf Tournament ­ utahaids.org

june 26–29 Utah Arts Festival ­ uaf.org

july 19 PWACU’s Charity Fashion Show & Silent Auction, pwacu.org

august 1–3 july 21 And The Banned Played On ­ planbtheatre.org The Village Summit utahaids.org

august 1–3 Park City Arts Festival kimball-art.org

august 7–10 PWACU River Trip pwacu.org

august 8–9 Red Rock Women’s Festival, Torrey redrockwomensfest.com

august 10 Q Day at Lagoon

august 24 Center Golf Classic utahpridecenter.org

september 16 Equality Utah Allies Dinner equalityutah.org

september 26–27 Southern Utah Pride, Springdale. ­southernutahpride.org

7:30pm, through Aug. 17, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North. Tickets $39–54, 363-7522 or saltlakeactingcompany.org.

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June 21 Salt Lake Men’s Choir “Hooray for Hollywood” 25th anniv. concert, kingtix.com June 24 Ani DiFranco, Las Vegas July 21 John Mayer, USANA Amphitheatre July 26 Eddie Izzard, Las Vegas

SLC GayBowl VIII mwffl.org Coming Out Day Breakfast utahpridecenter.org

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TONY HOBDAY: Originally there were five members of the Kinsey Sicks, but when one member left, she was never replaced.

What was motive behind this decision?

Winnie: That’s interesting you picked up on that there were originally five members because that’s never appeared in any of our materials. But yeah, the very first show we did, on a street corner, there were five of us. And we thought “how funny, we’ll call ourselves a quartet and there’s five of us and our name will be Kinsey Sicks, isn’t that hilarious.” And then immediately the fifth person left and we decided to stick with four. Initially we thought “should we audition a fifth person” because all our musical arrangements we came up with were five-person. They were crazy numbers. You know it was when we first started out, so they weren’t exactly rocket science. So we decided to stick with four, and frankly if we hadn’t, we wouldn’t have been able to go full time because it’s harder to feed five people than it is to feed four. And we’ve been at a level for the past eight years where we’ve been able to feed four people.

TH: Many of your performances are on college campuses. What is the draw to these venues?

Winnie: On a practical level, if you get into the college circuit, it’s good breadand-butter for performers. Colleges have funding specifically for exposing students to a variety of entertainment and a variety of ideas. Funding isn’t linked to tickets sales, so entertainment presenters aren’t worried about the success of ticket sales like private presenters for a theatre or club. So there are schools we go to that the culture is such that the students are used to going to events, so there’s 15-1600 people there. Then there are other colleges we go to and 50 people show up, but the school is thrilled. So colleges judge differently, they judge by how many students usually come out and see things, not how much did it end up costing.

TH: It’s probably not too difficult to come up with fresh material, I mean there’s always somebody or something to poke

fun. But what’s the process like for all of you putting new material together?

TH: We’ll the performance at Utah Pride include some jabs at Utah?

Winnie: It’s changed a lot over time. In the old days we used to get together all time and fight about every word and hammer things out. We were all very invested, as we still are, but now we’ve been doing it so long we’ve developed a process that really works well, now that we each live in four different cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Puerto Vallarta.

So the way it generally works is that Ben, who plays Rachel and is our chief songwriter, will write the lyrics if it’s an original song or write the words if it’s a parody of a song, then come up with the theme or style to go with the song, then he’ll bring it to the others and we’ll flush out the music or arrangement. For writing scripts, we either go through a series of conference calls or we plan a couple of extra days while on tour just to sit and brainstorm ideas and sort of flush out an arc for the show with jokes and political points we want to make.

Then one of us will take the first crack at it, and then pass it around making revisions to it until we finally settle on “this is good enough for now.” Then we’ll revise it some more as we rehearse it.

Winnie: Are we going to take some jabs out Utah? [Laughs] Yeah, there might be some jabs at Utah. but you know there’s a lot to jab at right now, what with the Presidential election going on. What we’re bring to Salt Lake is a brand new show that we just started touring a couple of months ago and it’s called Wake the Fuck Up, America. It’s the Kinsey Sicks’ morning news and feature show. Sort of like The View, except that we sing.

So our discussions on the topics of the day are interspersed with songs and live interviews. And you can expect us to hit on everything that drives us insane about the news media. It’s a satire about how the media handles the news these days. So far it’s been delighting audiences. But hopefully it’s another chance for us to fill your heads with horrible, raunchy lyrics and cheap political barbs.

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TH: It’s been 15 years since the Kinsey Sicks began performing, in your mind will there ever be a time when it ends?

Winnie: Well it depends, will it sell more tickets if I say yes?

TH: I don’t know, it seems to work for Cher.

Winnie: [Laughs] You know what, I don’t know. We really love what we do. It enables us to have really creative work, it excites us and allows us to say what we believe in, to sing and be on stage and allows us to live in cities that we love. It’s not anything any one of us will give up easily. With that said, I don’t think we’ll be wanting to do when we’re 80 and no one is coming to the shows. On the other hand, I could see us doing a reunion tour when we’re 80. [Laughs].

TH: If Winnie happened to be a lesbian, which member of the Sicks would she be interested in and why?

Winnie: I think Winnie is certainly a little bit drawn to Trixie’s glamour because it’s something she can never achieve herself. And I think part of her has sort of a “Daddy” thing happening with Trampolina. But I’m not certain if the lust for Trixie or the Daddy feelings towards Trampolina are enough to sustain any kind of meaningful love relationship. And as for Rachel, uh ... I think not!

TH: Many of your Utah fans are probably interested in knowing if any of you are single and looking?

Winnie: [Laughs] All of the Kinseys are single and looking except for me, I’m married and looking. All applicants can apply through me and I’ll filter them through to the appropriate Kinsey.

The Kinsey Sicks perform at Utah Pride 2008, Sunday, June 5 at 5pm. Visit www.utahpride. org for tickets.

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QSaltLake Photographer Laurie Kaufman was onhand at The Tavernacle Social Club for TavernIdol, where singers competed for the chance to compete in teh regional and national Talent Qwest karaoke contests and one talented singer — Ron Coston — won the chance to sing onstage at Utah Pride.▼

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HONG KONG A FEW WEEKS AGO. One night I went out to a market and bought a couple things, including a beer at a 7-11 on my way back to the hotel room.

As I was walking on the busy street, this man walked up next to me and followed me for awhile. Eventually he said, his English really faltering, “Excuse me ... excuse me, but I am gay.”

My first reaction was to say, “Far out” like the dude in The Big Lebowski when he doesn’t realize the landlord is asking for rent.

My second reaction was to say, “That is so cool. I’m a sex columnist for a gay and lesbian magazine in Salt Lake. Can I interview you and ask you questions about sex in Hong Kong?”

Instead, I just waited for him to continue. He asked if I was interested in getting together with him. Yeah, it took me a minute, but I finally realized that he was hitting on me.

So I went with my third reaction.

“Thanks very much for offering, but I’m not interested.”

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“Your hotel’s just that direction, isn’t it?” he asked. “Just let’s go up for 30 minutes.”

Again I said, “No, thanks.”

He asked, “What’s wrong? Am I not attractive?”

“No, it’s not that. I’m straight,” I said.

“Oh.” And he started profusely apologizing as I walked back to my hotel, alone.

I’ve been hit on by gay men before, but this time left me with more questions than I’ve ever had. The thing is I could have sworn I’d seen that man before.

If that gay man had been a straight woman who approached me in the same way, I would have thought that she was either a prostitute or riddled with STDs. But guys are different than girls.

After that meeting I wondered, was this guy riddled with STDs? Was he a prostitute? Was he looking for something else besides sex? I figured he probably wasn’t, so why did he pick me? Did he think I was gay, too? Did he realize that I’m straight, but he didn’t care? Was he just really horny? Did he have a thing for bald Americans?

Of course, all that wondering got me thinking about the technicalities of hotel room sex. Did he want me to suck his cock, or was he going to suck my cock? Was he a

top or a bottom? What does top and bottom really mean? Would he really be there for just 30 minutes, or would he still be there the next morning, complaining that I didn’t hold him enough? I’m sure it’s more natural than that with gay sex, but I still wondered.

And then I thought about what other people from Utah would do. Would a closeted Utahn have invited this man to his hotel room? What about other straight guys? Would a straight guy be curious enough to experiment in a similar situation? After all, no one would ever know. I mean, how many Utahns would you have to walk up to on the street and ask them to have sex before you got to see the inside of a hotel room. Especially knowing that no one would ever find out. And what would a gay man do in that situation? How picky are gay guys? Was this guy attractive? I can never tell attractiveness in guys (it kinda comes with the territory of being a straight man).

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Logan is fraught with danger and excitement.

Many people in the Salt Lake gay community believe that the northern frontier of civilization ends at Memory Grove and the southern boundary is located at Oxbow Park. For the rest of us, we realize that there is a whole other world out there populated with fascinating and hunky studs — but a little or even a lot of driving may be necessary to find them.

So I put on a comfortable, yet stylish frock and my opera-length driving gloves and off I went.

When I’m driving home to Logan late at night after attending an event in Salt Lake City I need a big mug of Diet Coke to keep me caffeinated enough to make the trip without doing my “Sleeping Beauty” impersonation and running off the road. In the unfortunate event that an accident should occur, have any of you noticed how cute the EMT guys are? And those uniforms ... yum, yum! My mother always said, “You should never leave the house without clean underwear in case you’re in an accident.” That is, unless you have propensity for certain ... shall we say unconventional fetishes. Then anything goes.

It was midnight as I made my way home from a Salt Lake Men’s choir concert, and after drinking 32 ounces of Diet Coke I really did have to pee when I got to the Brigham City rest area. Although if a cruising opportunity had presented itself to me, I of course would have obliged. After all, I have not logged enough “community he road home to

service” hours this spring and I have been feeling very “service oriented” lately. And thanks to Senator Larry Craig from my home state of Idaho (how proud am I?), the whole world now has expanded knowledge of proper restroom etiquette.

Long story short: While “holding court” on the throne (and really, as a queen I must complain to UDOT that 3-feet by 5-feet is much too small for a proper throne room), and fishing for the toilet paper I was feeling so inspired by reading the graf-filthy artistically scrawled across the stall wall, that I got carried away in transcendental (dirty) thought and lost hold of my car keys.

To my horror, they went plop straight into the dark and wet abyss of the toilet. My queenly training and Miss Manners’ book on etiquette had not prepared me for such an event!

This was very serious as that is the one and only ignition key for my Buick Roadmaster. I wrinkled up my nose, removed the opera-length driving gloves, and stuck my hand down into the yellow water. Unfortunately, whoever designed the thrones for rest areas made them too small to accommodate an adult male hand — even though I hallucinate that I am petite. God forbid some poor sucker leave a really large turd.

It would result in a stoppage that would resemble the breaking of the Teton Dam. This really could have been a literal “oh shit!” moment, but luckily I had only peed. Sorry, those of you with a scat fetish will just have to be disappointed. However if you’re into water sports, let the yellow bandanna

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In desperation I looked around for something, anything I could use to reach down into the toilet and fish the keys out. Nothing in sight. So I went outside and tried to find something. I searched through the trash can. How sad for a queen to be reduced to dumpster diving? I found nothing useful in the trash. Urgently, I looked around and saw some twigs in the bushes behind the building. Being no stranger to bushes at rest areas I started toward them with intense deliberation, acutely aware that I must suppress my regular “hunk hunting” habits and actually look at the flora to find a stick that might be useful.

Just then a very cute 20-something stud started to enter the rest room. Fearing that he might flush the throne which contained my keys, I abandoned the twig idea for a moment and followed him back into the rest room. Indeed, Mr. Eye Candy had starated to enter the “STALL OF GREAT PERIL.” I think I frightened him (realize that I pretty much look like a big old troll) when I rushed in behind him and asked him not to use that particular stall. This is really not the first impression that a stylish queen should put forth when greeting one of her better-looking subjects. He looked at me as if he thought I had escaped from the mental ward.

I went back outside and finally found a twig, and I headed back into the restroom just as the stud was exiting. He gave me quite a look. It took five minutes of trial and error and much swearing to finally fish the keys out.

This event leaves us with several questions: 1. How do you sanitize keys?

2. What kind of story is that stud going to be telling?

3. According to Larry Craig, how wide a stance is proper in the stall?

4. How fast should the toe tapping be?

5. Is this really the life of most trolls or just me?

6. Where’s the bridge I’m supposed to be under?

7. Does the mental ward have bridges for trolls to live under?

8. What is the long term effect of urine and toilet water on nail polish?

9. Should I start to carry some Playtex Living Gloves in the car for such an event in the future?

Stay tuned! These and other eternal questions will be answered in future chapters of The Perils of Petunia Pap-Smear.

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With language and legal conclusions that could not have been stronger, the California Supreme Court granted same-sex couples access to marriage May 15.

The weddings should begin June 16 or shortly thereafter. California law contains no residence requirement, so same-sex couples from elsewhere can take advantage of the change as well.

The court, in a 4–3 decision, struck down the state’s opposite-sex definition of marriage as well as a 2000 voter-passed initiative (Proposition 22) that further restricted marriage to opposite-sex couples.

The court said both laws were unconstitutional, citing a fundamental right to marry under the state constitution and the constitution’s guarantee of equal protection under the law.

The court further determined — in a move that legal analysts said was unprecedented for a supreme court — that any discrimination based on sexual orientation is constitutionally subject to the strictest level of scruChief Justice Ronald M. tiny by courts, which will George make it much harder for any level of government to defend itself in any arena where gays, lesbians and bisexuals are not treated the same as heterosexuals.

This was accomplished by the court declaring sexual orientation to be a so-called “suspect classification,” which means a government will have to prove it has a specific “compelling interest,” rather than a mere “rational basis,” for treating GLB people differently in any way. “[R]etaining the designation of marriage exclusively for opposite-sex couples and providing only a separate and distinct designation [‘domestic partnership’] for same-sex couples may well have the effect of perpetuating a more general premise — now emphatically rejected by this state — that gay individuals and same-sex couples are in some respects ‘second-class citizens’ who may, under the law, be treated differently from, and less favorably than heterosexual individuals or opposite-sex couples,” the ruling, written by Chief Justice Ronald M. George, read. “Under these circumstances, we cannot find that retention of the traditional definition of marriage constitutes a compelling state interest. Accordingly, we conclude that to the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional.”

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Quips & Quotes ❝Any judge who takes the

full, rich, broad and factually accurate view of marriage as a social institution upholds the constitutionality of [exclusive] man-woman marriage.❞

—Marriage Law Foundation President and attorney Monte Stewart to the Salt Lake Tribune, opposing the California Supreme Court’s ruling for gay marriages.

❝It will be interesting to see

how many Utah couples go to California to get married and to secure benefits there.❞

—Yana Walton, the Utah Pride Center’s director of communications on the California ruling.

Police closed Castro Street the evening of May 15 so San Francisco gays could celebrate the California Supreme Court ruling striking down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional.

The court also said: “There can be no question but that, in recent decades, there has been a fundamental and dramatic transformation in this state’s understanding and legal treatment of gay individuals and gay couples. California has repudiated past practices and policies that were based on a once common viewpoint that denigrated the general character and morals of gay individuals, and at one time even characterized homosexuality as a mental illness rather than as simply one of the numerous variables of our common and diverse humanity. This state’s current policies and conduct regarding homosexuality recognize that gay individuals are entitled to the same legal rights and the same respect and dignity afforded all other individuals and are protected from discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation, and, more specifically, recognize that gay individuals are fully capable of entering into the kind of loving and enduring committed relationships that may serve as the foundation of a family and of responsibly caring for and raising children.”

The decision concluded: “[I]n light of the conclusions we reach concerning the constitutional questions brought to us for resolution, we determine that the language of section 300 limiting the designation of marriage to a union ‘between a man and a woman’ is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute, and that the remaining statutory language must be understood as making the designation of marriage available both to opposite-sex and same-sex couples. In addition, because the limitation of marriage to opposite-sex couples imposed by section 308.5 [Prop 22] can have no constitutionally permissible effect in light of the constitutional conclusions set forth in this opinion, that provision cannot stand.

“Plaintiffs are entitled to the issuance of a writ of mandate directing the appropriate state officials to take all actions necessary to effectuate our ruling in this case so as to ensure that county clerks and other local officials throughout the state, in performing their duty to enforce the marriage statutes in their jurisdictions, apply those provisions in a manner consistent with the decision of this court.”

California’s Legislature has twice passed laws opening marriage to same-sex couples but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed

them, saying such a decision should be made by the courts or a vote of the people.

Now that the Supreme Court has spoken, Schwarzenegger issued a statement May 15 saying: “I respect the Court’s decision and as Governor, I will uphold its ruling. Also, as I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state Supreme Court ruling.”

A voter initiative to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, which would overturn the Supreme Court decision, likely will be on the California ballot in November. Anti-gay forces are believed to have turned in enough valid petition signatures to meet the required threshold, though the final determination on that has not been made.

While a simple majority of voters can amend the state constitution, it is not clear which way California voters will go on same-sex marriage in 2008, especially when confronted with such a draconian tactic as amending the constitution. There are several factors suggesting that gay people could prevail, including such things as Barack Obama drawing younger voters to the polls, John McCain not being able to inspire a large turnout by religious-right voters, the precedent of Massachusetts’ 2004 legalization of same-sex marriage, Schwarzenegger’s opposition to the amendment and California’s increasingly gay-friendly climate since voters last visited the issue eight years ago.

“People are so much more comfortable with this issue now,” said Shannon Minter, legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the lead lawyer for the gay side in the Supreme Court case.

Both sides in the initiative fight are gearing up for what has been called the mother of all gay rights battles.

Schwarzenegger first expressed opposition to the proposed amendment last month in San Diego, calling it “a total waste of time.”

“First of all, I think that it would never happen in California because I think that California people are much further along with that issue,” he said. “And, number two, I will always be there to fight against that, because it would never happen. I think we need a constitutional amendment so that foreign-born citizens can run for president, but not about gay marriage. That’s a total waste of time.”

❝Earlier today, the California Supreme Court struck down California’s ban on samesex marriage, a ban that had existed since a voter referendum in 2000. Why does this matter, especially for non-homosexuals who live in non-California? As San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom pointed out, ‘It’s a throwaway line, but I think it’s true: As California goes, so goes the nation.❞ —QSaltLake Columnist Ryan Shattuck writing about the California Supreme Court ruling on his blog at bullshattuck.com.

❝The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints recognizes that same sex marriage can be an emotional and divisive issue. However, the church teaches that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is the basic unit of society. Today’s California Supreme Court decision is unfortunate.❞

—The church’s official statement on the gay marriage ruling.

❝As an active member of

the LDS Church, I am greatly disappointed that the church continues to look at gay marriage as a threat to the institution of marriage.

Increasingly, those of us who have family members who are gay wonder when the LDS Church will assess the real impact of monogamous gay relationships as a healthy and viable alternative that is not in conflict with God’s revelations.❞

—Provo resident Richard Vincent in a letter to the Deseret News criticizing the LDS Church’s stance.

❝I like Mormons. I love

crazy-ass stories, and those Mormon stories are crazy.❞

—Scott Thompson, openly gay member of Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, which performed in Utah on May 13.

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First Openly Gay Illinois Legislator Dies Larry McKeon, Illinois’ first openly gay and first openly HIV-positive state legislator, died May 13 of a severe stroke. He was 63.

McKeon represented a district of Chicago’s North Side in the state House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007.

An Army veteran and former cop, McKeon also served as Mayor Richard M. Daley’s liaison to the Ill. Rep. Larry McKeon GLBT community prior to his election to public office.

McKeon retired last year, citing health issues related to HIV and cancer.

Florida Student Wins Case Against School Over Gay Symbols After a trial in which a Florida highschool principal testified that he believed clothing or stickers featuring rainbows make people automatically envision gay sex acts, a federal judge ruled May 13 that Ponce de Leon High School had violated students’ First Amendment rights.

The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a student who had been forbidden to wear clothing, stickers, buttons or symbols supporting gay rights.

“Standing up to my school was really hard to do, but I’m so happy that I did because the First Amendment is a big deal to everyone,” said plaintiff Heather Gillman, a junior at the school in the Florida Panhandle.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard Smoak ordered the school to cease its unconstitutional censorship of students who want to express support for gay equality, and warned the district not to retaliate against students over the lawsuit.

The case came about after Gillman and other students told the ACLU they were routinely intimidated by school officials for doing things like writing “gay pride” on their arms and notebooks or wearing rainbow-themed clothes.

Actress Nixon Would Marry Girlfriend Actress Cynthia Nixon, who played Miranda on HBO’s Sex and the City and reprises her role in the new film of the same name, likely would marry her girlfriend, Christine Marinoni, if New York state legalizes same-sex marriage.

“I think that to get married to her would be a little act of rebellion,” Nixon told London’s Daily Mirror on May 12. “It’s like if you’ve never had the vote and then you get it you’re going to run out there and vote. ... If it becomes legal, I think we would.”

Nixon, 42, also said she never came out of the closet after leaving her longtime boyfriend, and the father of her two children, several years ago.

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“I never felt like there was an unconscious part of me that woke up or came out of the closet. There Actor Cynthia Nixon wasn’t a struggle or an attempt to suppress. I met this woman and I fell in love with her.”

Frank: Transgender People Were Terrible Lobbyists Openly gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., says transgender people did a terrible job of lobbying for inclusion in the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act. A version of the measure, known as ENDA, that protects sexual orientation but not gender identity has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is pending in the Senate.

“I’ve never seen a worse job of lobbying done by Mass. Rep. Barney Frank the transgender community,” Frank told the Oregon gay newspaper Just Out in its May 2 issue.

“They seem to think that all they had to do was to get the gay and lesbian community to say ‘OK.’ I think they thought that this was a train, and that they were a car on the train.”

“I said to them, ‘You’ve got to work this, you’ve got to lobby people.’”

“They did a terrible job of lobbying, and so we didn’t have the votes,” Frank said.

Calif. Assembly Passes Bill to Honor Slain Harvey Milk

by Dylan Vox

Just days after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on same-sex marriage, another LGBT-related provision passed the California State Assembly. On May 19 it was announced that a bill to recognize slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in the country, passed with a 45–23 vote.

After an honorable discharge from the United States Navy, Milk moved to San Francisco, where he opened a camera shop with his partner Scott Smith. Milk quickly became an active community leader and was widely known as the “Mayor of Castro Street”. The Castro district is an area of the city renown for its large gay populous.

Milk was elected to the Board of Supervisors for the city in 1977 and was the first openly gay man to be designated to public office in the United States. He became an outspoken advocate for gay rights and helped pass several anti-discrimination laws during his tenure.

In 1978, Milk and then mayor George Moscone were gunned down by former Supervisor Dan White at City Hall.

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Utah’s inimitable camp drag group the Utah Cyber Sluts are looking for new members to join them in wearing big wigs, outlandish make-up and thrift store dresses in their fund raising performances.

The Sluts is a non-profit organization focused on raising money for a number of Utah charities, including the Utah AIDS Foundation and the Utah Pride Center.

WHEN: May 24, registration starts at 10:00 a.m. and try-outs at noon.

WHERE: Utah Pride Center INFO: utahcybersluts@mac.com.

Utah’s caucus of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied Democrats — and one of the largest Democratic caucuses in the state — met at the state convention on May 9 and 10 to examine the party’s platform, discuss caucus business and nominate delegates and political candidates for November’s election.

According to Nikki Boyer, Utah Stonewall Democrats Chair, this year’s caucus — and the convention itself — was a quiet, orderly event with few debates and no arguments.

“We conducted Stonewall business, confirmed our newly elected board and then the candidates came in for review,” she said.

Overall, Boyer estimates that her caucus endorsed 20–25 people, including some dual endorsements for the same position. These included Billie Gay Larson, who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Salt Lake County treasurer in 2006, and former Sen. Patrice Arent for national committeewoman and gay rights leader Mike Picardi for delegate. Arendt ultimately defeated Larson for the position.

Additionally, former Utah congressman Bill Orton lost his bid for national committeeman to Salt Lake City Councilman Joe Hatch. Previously, openly gay Sen. Scott McCoy, D-Salt Lake City, had publicly questioned Orton’s suitability for the position after Orton endorsed the Republican candidate running against McCoy in 2006.

The group also stayed in line with party leadership by picking Rob Springmeyer as its choice for Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Springmeyer easily beat out challengers Matt Frandsen and Monty Nafoosi and will square off against Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. in November. The group also endorsed John Rendell, who is challenging anti-gay Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, for his District 10 seat.

“He got a lively cheer when the caucus found out who he was running against,” said Boyer.

What excited Boyer most, however, was the number of people who participated in the Stonewall caucus this year. At the weekend’s Jefferson Jackson dinner, she said there were more Stonewall Democrats at the caucus’ table than there were seats.

Perhaps because there is now more than one chapter of the Utah Stonewall Democrats. In addition to the Southern Utah chapter founded last year, a new chapter for Stonewall Democrats in Davis, Cache and other Northern Utah counties, the Davis County North chapter, is now forming.

“We have a large area and some of the counties only have one or two [delegates] in them if that, so getting these smaller counties organized is a big job,” Boyer explained.

“Just finding out who’s there is a job. ... It’s kind of hard to organize a state this large and as sparsely populated.”

Although caucuses can vote to change their bylaws at each convention, Boyer said no changes were made this year. The last big change came in 2006 when members voted to increase their number of board members from six to 19.

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Come OUT in Ogden

Kyle Wilson (upside-down) and James Nettleton

Local Gay Couple Plans for Calif. Wedding

by JoSelle Vanderhooft

Unlike many gay Utahns, James Nettleton was not parked in front of the radio or the internet when the California Supreme Court handed down its ruling in favor of gay marriage. In fact, he was on his lunch break when his aunt, a minister in San Francisco, called him.

“She was all, ‘Guess what, guess what?

You’re going to be in California in two weeks and I’m going to marry you!’” He laughs.

The funny thing is, Nettleton, 22, and his partner Kyle Wilson, 23, actually moved to Berkley, Calif. when they became a couple two years ago (“that’s twenty years in gay time,” Nettleton jokes). Nettleton, who grew up in Southern Utah, met Wilson through cousins living in Spokane, Wa. The two decided to settle in the Bay State, he said, to start a life of their own. They moved back to Utah last September when the Blockbuster Video store Nettleton managed closed and he was given the choice of transferring to Utah, Las Vegas or Oklahoma.

“Kyle doesn’t like the heat [in Las Vegas], being from Washington and Oklahoma was too far of a drive,” he explains. Besides, “Utah’s my home base and I wanted to come back for awhile.”

Originally, the couple planned to marry in Canada so Nettleton’s family in the north could attend. But given the opportunity to get married on his aunt’s beach front property, Nettleton says they’re hopping a flight to the West Coast instead.

They plan to marry on June 20 — their third anniversary — and to have a “full ceremony,” complete with Wilson’s mother giving him away.

“We were talking about it, and I was all, ‘I want thousands of people there!’ and he was all, ‘You’re such a size queen,’” Nettleton laughs. “So it’s more like 20 people, just close family. With the short notice and all our friends being kind of scattered, we’re going to keep it intimate.”

“But it’s going to be extravagant!” he added. “We’ll have flowers and lights and everything, so it’ll be big in that sense.”

And for the honeymoon? “We’d like to go on an Alaskan cruise. We’re kind of traditionalists. It’s kind of funny.”

Although their marriage won’t be legal in Utah, thanks to the Defense of Marriage Act and a 2004 constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, Nettleton said he and his spouse plan to move back to California eventually, particularly as he would like to adopt children.

Nettleton also says he hasn’t given up hope that Utah will someday recognize gay marriage.

“It’ll be one of the later states to do it,” he predicts. “I think we’ll be number 45, 46, but ideally we’ll be in the 20s. I think if we get the right presidential candidate that the wildfire starting in Massachusetts and California will spread faster and further.”

Affirmation Announces Writing Contest Affirmation, a group for gay people and straight allies with a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints background, has announced its new writing contest.

The group is looking for opinion editorials and letters to the editors of magazines and newspapers on topics that promote Affirmation’s values — including the right to gay civil marriage and calls to end legal and spiritual violence against gay and transgender people. To qualify, letters and editorials must be written in English and published in a print publication between Sept. 1, 2007 and Sept. 1, 2008 (with mainstream publications preferred over gay-only). The postmark deadline is Sept. 2. Winners will receive cash prizes and recognition at the annual Affirmation Conference in October.

More info can be found at affirmation.org/awa

The OUTReach Resource Center is a safe, comfortable, nonjudgmental place for young adults age 14—17 to meet, mingle, do homework, read and just relax with other teens, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. The Center has a number of games and activities for youth and also offers internet access, beverages and snacks.

WHEN: Wednesdays 3:30–8:00 p.m.

WHERE: The Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden, Lower Level (705 23rd St., Ogden) INFO: geocities.com/outreachogden, 801-686-4528

Pride Meditation A group has formed at the Utah Pride Center for those who are interested in practicing Vipassana (Insight) Meditation. To participate, bring a meditation cushion or pillow and wear comfortable, loosefitting clothes suitable for meditation work. Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience level. A small donation to help towards space rental is encouraged.

WHEN: June 11 and on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 7:30–9:00 p.m.

WHERE: Utah Pride Center MultiPurpose Room (361 N 300 W) INFO: groups.google.com/group/ pride-meditation

Swerve Volunteer BBQ Volunteers and supporters of sWerve, a lesbian-focused civic and social organization, are invited to attend the organization’s volunteer barbecue where they can help group members prepare for the Utah Pride Festival, make signs for this year’s Dyke March and sign up for future volunteer opportunities.

WHEN: May 31, 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Utah Pride Center INFO: swerveutah.com

Dept. of Corrections In our last issue, QSaltLake inaccurately reported that bisexual dating reality show star Tila Tequila will serve as grand marshal for this year’s Southern Utah Pride at Zion.

Dani Campbell, a finalist on last season’s A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila will be the grand marshal.

QSaltLake regrets the error.

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Ryan Shattuck Starts Satirical ‘News’ Site This just in: conservative Eagle Forum President Gayle Ruzicka apologizes for a racy magazine spread; UTA’s FrontRunner train is a Republican ploy to ship liberals off to the desert. Oh, and Sandy’s mayor wants a State Capitol to match his unpopular Real soccer stadium — one with “a minimum of seven domes.”

It’s all true.

Really. At least, according to the headlines in The Regal Seagull, a Ryan Shattuck weekly satirical newspaper dedicated to lampooning Utah’s particular (and often peculiar) culture, celebrities and, of course, politics.

And QSaltLake readers might not be surprised to learn that one of its most popular columnists is behind it.

“I mean, come on, it’s Utah. We’re ripe with bullshit,” said Ryan Shattuck, who writes QSaltLake’s “Load of Bullshattuck” column and who came up with the idea for the paper in January. A few months before, he had applied for a freelance position at The Onion, a national newspaper that satirizes politics from around the country and the world. Although the parody paper eventually turned him down, Shattuck said he found that he enjoyed writing the sample “fake news articles” for the parody paper’s consideration. Plus, he thought it was high time that Utah had a satirical publication. So he talked the idea over with some friends and put up an ad on classified ad site craigslist.com announcing a meeting to plan a satirical paper at Brewvies. Five people showed up and four meetings later The Regal Seagull was born.

Of course, the history on the paper’s Web site is far more colorful. According to it Joseph “Bitch Tits” Christensen Young Smith, a muckraking journalist and saloon manager with ties to Brigham Young, founded the paper in Utah in 1839 — eight years before Young and Co. arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. Since then, the paper has played an important role in U.S. history, bringing the Beatles to America, posing as Watergate informant Deep Throat and even killing famed labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975 and whose body has not been discovered.

“Sorry,” the paper says of the murder.

And it’s also an NAACP Spirit Awardwinner and “Utah’s #1 News Resource.”

The first issue of the currently Web-only paper came out on April 28. And surprisingly, Shattuck said, so far reactions to its outrageous stories have been entirely positive.

“It’s kind of surprising, but we’re seeing how far we can push the envelope,” he laughed.

And what Regal Seagull fans are saying, he added, is that Utah needs to laugh at itself.

“I’ve been told by several people that we’re on the cusp of something and this is

what Utah needs,” Shattuck said.

Utah needs stories about protesters protesting protesters on Main Street and ubiquitous coffee giant Starbucks opening a Temple Square branch? Yes, said Shattuck, because the state is so divided along political and religious lines (that is, conservative/liberal, Mormon and non-Mormon) that it’s often difficult to do anything but squabble.

“What we do as columnists is throw barbs at the side we disagree with and they throw barbs back — we make fun of conservatives as stupid, or liberals as stupid.” And by reporting on fake news events in the straightforward way that a real paper might, Shattuck said he and the paper’s other writers hope to get Utahns to laugh at everyone’s ridiculous behavior, regardless of politics or religion.

“See, Utah is so god damned self righteous and afraid for its image that it’s fun to write something and make fun of [Utahns] as if we’re on their side,” Shattuck said.

From its fictional history to its straightforward treatment of outlandish news events, The Regal Seagull is obviously inspired by The Onion.

“To people who would call it a rip-off, I say you’re 100 percent correct,” Shattuck laughed. “But who can find an original idea anymore? We’re also doing different things that The Onion doesn’t do and making the paper specifically geared towards Utah.

While Shattuck eventually hopes to be able to pay writers, produce a print version and even have a physical office for the paper, he said the goal right now is just to make readers laugh.

“You’ve seen the one with Gayle [“Gayle Ruzicka apologizes for racy photo spread in Vanity Fair,” May 12], right?” he asked.

“I kind of want to email it to her just to see what she’d say.”

Visit “Utah’s #1 News Source” at theregalseagull.com.

HRC Utah Gala Dinner Tickets on Sale Tickets are now on sale for the 2008 Human Rights Campaign Utah Gala Dinner to be held at the residence and gardens of Bruce Bastian in Orem. Actress and gay-rights advocate Kathy Najimy will be the keynote speaker and “It’s Raining Men” artist Martha Wash is scheduled to perform. Attorney Jane Marquardt and local restaurant group Gastronomy, Inc. will receive Equality Awards.

The event will take place Saturday, June 14 beginning at 5:00 p.m.

VIP tickets are $300, which include a pre-auction reception. Federal Club VIP tickets, which also include the reception, are $175. Regular Federal Club tickets are $75 and tickets for the public are $175.

The HRC Federal Club is for those members who donate at least $100 per month to the organization on a yearly basis.

To purchase tickets contact Box Office Tickets at 800-494-8497.

More information can be found at utah.hrc.org

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(Clockwise from the top) Princess Royale Systeen Chapelle, Prince Royale Thom Lee, Empress Sheneka Christie and Emperor Alan Anderson

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RCGSE Announces Coronation XXXIII: ‘Meant for Each Other’ The lusty month of May is a time for flowers, warmer weather and, of course, Coronation, the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire’s annual party and drag show where the drag group crowns its new leadership, also known as royalty.

Each year, the reigning Emperor and Empress set Coronation’s theme. Regent Emperor Alan Anderson said that he and Regent Empress Sheneka Christie picked “Meant for Each Other: Famous Couples Throughout History” from a high school movie.

“I can’t tell you too much, but our first set is The Flintstones,” Anderson said.

“Sheneka and I will be Fred and Wilma.”

But the theme runs deeper for them, he added.

“The Emperor and Empress don’t always get along, but Sheneka and I are really close,” he said, tearing up a bit.

“I’m gonna cry here. We were meant for each other. When we travel on the circuit, everyone is amazed at how we’ve gotten along. It’s been a fun year, an amazing year.”

To conclude this amazing year, Anderson said that Coronation attendees can expect a number of fabulous performers to appear at the several shows held May 23–26. These include Hollywood Nightingale, the 23-year old Emperor from Portland, Ore. (“he’s a little cutie,” Anderson laughed) and past Portland Empress Poison Waters, past Empress Diva Simone from Eugene, Ore. and Nina Montaldo, a former Denver Empress who has attended several of Utah’s Coronations. Local talent will include a command performance by Empress XXVII Agnes Malloy Cheesecake.

“We have a lot of out-of-town people coming,” said Anderson. “We hope to get 400 people to come.”

Most excitingly, the head of the International Court Imperial System (the organization of drag groups that perform for charitable causes and to which RCGSE

belongs), Empress Nicole the Great, Queen Mother of the Americas, will be there to induct Anderson into the Imperial Court Council.

“It’s good for Salt Lake to be represented on this council,” Anderson said, adding that the 30-member board represents over 70 chapters in the United States and Canada.

For a full schedule of events and ticket prices visit rcgse.org

Coronation Weekend Events Thursday, May 22 In-Town Awards, 7:00 P.M. The Paper Moon*, 3737 S. State Street Free Admission

Friday, May 23 PR Ball 2008, “Going Out Gotti, A Night of Slots & Sluts” hosted by: Prince Royale XXXII Thomas Shaylee and Princess Royale XXXII Systeen Chapelle 7:00 P.M. Sheraton City Centre Ballroom $15.00 (Includes show & bar tour that follows)

Saturday, May 24 Hospitality Suite hosted by Reign XXXI 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Sheraton City Centre Hotel Empress Tea Party hosted by Empress VIII Auntie De and Empress XXVII - Agness of Cheesecake 3:00 to 5:00 PM The Trapp Door*, 615 West 100 South Out Of Town Show, 7:00 PM Sharp The Trapp Door*, 615 West 100 South $10.00 Cover

Sunday, May 25 Hospitality Suite hosted by Reign XXXI CORONATION XXXIII, “Meant For Each Other: Famous Couples Throughout History” Sheraton City Centre Ballroom Show Starts at 6:00 P.M.

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Southern Utah to Hold AIDS Walk, Dance-a-Thon

To raise funds for its free HIV rapid testing program the HIV/AIDS Task Force of Washington County, in partnership with Southern Utah Pride at Zion and resort Kayenta, will be holding an AIDS Walk and Dance on May 31 complete with prize drawings, performances and fun.

As the Southwest Utah Public Health Department currently does not offer testing for STDs, local organizations — many of them private entities — have stepped up to offer testing for such STDs as gonorrhea and chlamydia, rates of which have skyrocketed in Utah over the past few years. The Task Force, which handles the majority of HIV testing outside of private doctors’ offices, offers its rapid HIV tests on the second Saturday of each month at the Doctor’s Free Clinic in St. George. And with no money from the Utah Department of Health to purchase the test kits, events like the AIDS Walk and Dance, said Southern Utah Pride President Chris McArdle, are key in keeping this service around.

“It’s tough,” said McArdle, who along with Kayenta’s Matt Martin serves as the Walk’s organizer. “I think people would just rather not address it because [they don’t think HIV] is a problem in Utah. Our kids don’t do things like this, it’ll affect other people not us. That mentality has got to stop.”

Although cases of HIV and AIDS are significantly less in Southern Utah than they are in densely populated Northern Utah, the Task Force still estimates that it tests about five people each month, according to The Spectrum. Additionally, Task Force President Ruthann Adams told the paper that several people in the area may be living with HIV and not know it.

“We feel there are about another 100 or so people who have not been diagnosed, which is the main reason we offer free testing,” she said.

According to McArdle, the rapid testing kits the Task Force uses cost $11 and anyone who wishes to walk must sponsor at least one kit. Those who contribute, an in-gratitude donation of $22 will get coffee and a Danish before the walk. Those who sponsor four kits will be entered in the raffle drawings, and those who sponsor 10 kits will be allowed to participate in the dance-a-thon. Those who sponsor 50 or more tests are referred to as “angel sponsors” and will get recognition on the Task Force’s Web site and in the Walk’s publications.

McArdle said he hopes that the walk will raise at least $20,000 for the Task Force. To do this, he added that he and other walk volunteers have invited all of Southern Utah’s public service organizations to attend, including the local health department. Volunteers have also collected donations of several stunning raffle prizes, including packages at Red Mountain Spa and the Inn at Entrada, theatre tickets and art gallery gift certificates.

According to an email written by Martin DJ Johnny Star Rocket has also agreed to provide music for the walk and the dance, which will take place in the evening.

Author Sharon Lund, who contracted HIV from her ex-husband in 1983, will also speak at the walk.

However, McArdle and Martin have stressed that they still need volunteers to

set up tables, direct parking and collect donations. More raffle prizes are also needed.

“We have had good response from personal friends, acquaintances and others I have asked to get involve and help — so now it is really up to the rest of our community and supporters to raise the money,” Martin wrote. “I think this year’s response will determine if these grass-root fund raising efforts should continue or not.”

McArdle also said that he hopes people will show up to offer both moral and finan-

cial support to the event.

“The weather’s pefect for this,” he said.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

To sponsor tests at any time before or after the event, mail checks (made out to the HIV/AIDS Task Force of Washington County) to HIV/AIDS Task Force of Washington County c/o Southern Utah Pride, PO Box 411 St. George, UT 84771. For more information on the walk or on sponsoring, contact Task Force president Ruthann Adams at 435-674-1005 or McArdle at 435-652-8077 or email walkdance2008@gmail.com.

Ruth Hackford-Peer Named to Equality Utah Position Equality Utah, the local grassroots group fighting for gay and transgender rights, has a new face on its staff: Fabbie Awardwinning QSaltLake columnist Ruth Hackford-Peer.

Hackford-Peer started her job as the organization’s Manager of Public Policy on May 1, roughly 45 days after the departure of former manager Will Carlson. Then unemployed, she put in an application hoping for the best.

“I really wanted Ruth Hackford-Peer to take a position that felt personally fulfilling so I was on a really picky job search and this was perfect,” said Hackford-Peer, who had become closely involved with the group during this year’s legislative session when she and her partner Kim advocated for a bill that would allow gay Utah couples to adopt children.

Although that bill (titled Utah Adoption Amendments and sponsored by Rep. Rebecca Chavez-Houck, D-Salt Lake City) was not heard during this year’s general session, Hackford-Peer said it is still part of Equality Utah — and her — agenda.

“My job is basically setting the legislative agenda and then working on those goals,” she said. “So for us the cohabitation restriction on the adoption law is a high priority. The antidiscrimination act amendment [which would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity] is a high priority. There are others. There’s the wrongful death designee bill. Those are the things we’re working on.”

In setting Equality Utah’s legislative agenda, Hackford-Peer works with the group’s legal panel on these and other top-priority issues while working to educate legislators about gay rights (and about the fact that they even have gay and transgender constituents) so that the issues Equality Utah considers important “are alive the whole year, not just those 45 days” in the general session.

In many ways, Hackford-Peer said she sees her new job as a continuation of her interest in education. In the past, she has served as the Associate Director of Stu-

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dent Life and Director of the Cross-Cultural Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 2004 she also served as a trainer for the Massachusetts Department of Education’s Safe Schools Project, which facilitates workshops on how to make schools safer for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.

“I see this as another kind of education,” added Hackford-Peer, who also holds a Masters Degree in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “Who could pass this up?”

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California’s Marriage Victory Is a Feast For the Mind and Heart Jennifer C. Pizer, Senior Counsel, Lambda Legal

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that toiled for four long years to reach this victory, the California Supreme Court’s profound and meticulous Marriage Cases decision last week was a feast for the mind. And as a proud member of this state’s LGBT community, it filled my heart to overflowing.

Now, for the first time, lesbian and gay people in California are fully equal under law. Our promises of love and mutual commitment for a lifetime can have the same legal protection and dignity as those of other loving couples. I don’t know when I’ve felt such gratitude and joy.

For those who don’t spend evenings in law libraries, let me emphasize that stepby-step legal process is central to how our society moves forward in an orderly, wellgrounded way. We build from one issue, and one precedent, to the next, creating continuity that connects our past to our future, and binds us all more closely into the strong, flexible, capable society we are. Many steps laid the groundwork for last week’s decision, most importantly the California Supreme Court’s own 1948 decision in Perez v. Sharp ending racial discrimination in marriage, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2003 decision in Lambda Legal’s Lawrence v. Texas case, which struck down the remaining state laws criminalizing gay and lesbian intimate relationships.

That’s why, in so many ways, the Marriage Cases decision was a conservative one. It was based on fidelity to past court precedent after careful consideration of the promises the Constitution made to each of us generations ago. This very court found sixty years go in Perez that marriage to the person of one’s choice is a basic right that limits government’s power to interfere in its citizens’ private lives.

Disregarding that precedent now because gay people are less popular than hetero-

sexuals would have been unprincipled. In fact, doing so could fairly have been called “judicial activism.” As California’s Chief Justice rightly observed, our Constitution is “the ultimate expression of the people’s will.” It was designed to guide future generations, and especially to protect vulnerable minorities from sometimes abusive majority rule. For the Supreme Court, more than any other arm of government, the greatest duty is enforcing our Constitution.

Our Constitution’s values are what always have bound us as a people. Those values promise each of us liberty and equality, and allow us to live in harmony, managing our diversity and embracing our common humanity. Lesbians and gay men have always been present in this shared human experience. This historyshaping court decision simply acknowledges that we are here, and affirms that California’s Constitution embraces every person in our great state.

Expansion of equality and inclusion makes California better, and ultimately will make America better. Future generations will look back on this rarified moment of constitutional vindication and

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recognize it as overdue, and a step fully in keeping with our best traditions of fairness and opportunity for all.

I could not be prouder of the work done in this litigation by Lambda Legal and our co-counsel at the National Center for Lesbian Rights and the ACLU. I also couldn’t be prouder of our clients – 14 courageous same-sex couples, Equality California and Our Family Coalition, and of the extraordinary LGBT community we represent.

And as we prepare to celebrate Gay Pride Month this June, I am especially proud of how far our community has come in educating California about our need for the protections and dignity only marriage provides. It is through such dedicated, collective effort that we help our society live up to its inspiring promises of liberty and justice for ALL. In this spirit, I am deeply thankful for the staunch support given by more than 500 groups that joined together to ask the California Supreme Court to expand fairness in marriage – groups like the NAACP, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the American Psychological Association, California’s five largest cities, the California Council of Churches and hundreds of religious leaders, plus community leaders and leading lights of the legal profession.

Such a chorus gives irrefutable voice to our truest values of liberty and equality. And the chorus did so this time in the forum our founders built for such stalwart tasks – our Supreme Court. In spite of what our opponents say, no one loses when our highest court discharges its highest duty in the thoughtful, authoritative way it did in California’s Marriage Cases. It benefits each and every one of us who makes our home in the Golden State.

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Queer Gnosis Polyphobia: A Queer Defense of Polygamy

By Troy Williams

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JOSEPH. WHO KNEW THAT WHEN you had that first affair with young Fanny Alger you would be creating a mess we would still be dealing with today? Despite what the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints might desire, Mormon polygamy just won’t go away. And I can’t be too put out, because I myself am a descendent of Mormon polygamists. It’s a strange thought, but if Joseph Smith hadn’t been so horny, I wouldn’t exist today. So I guess that’s why I feel strangely defensive when I see polygamists being maligned in the media. It’s a strange, sticky paradox. I’m a devout feminist. I loathe patriarchy. I think the god of the Old Testament is a misogynistic dick. I find the practice of plural marriage archaic.

And yet, this same Mormonism created me. My great great grandfather had many wives. Oh, and I’m also gay, which further complicates everything.

Queers know what it’s like to be an outsider. There are millions of people around the world who find our lifestyle disgusting. People are repulsed by the idea of two men having sex. They don’t believe that two women can adequately raise children.

Christians believe children should be protected from queers.

In Utah, gay couples can’t even adopt.

Conservatives hate and despise us. So who am I then to turn around and disparage another person whose lifestyle I don’t agree with? Who cares if I don’t agree with polygamy? That’s my problem. I get fed up when radical right-wingers try to cram their uptight worldviews down our throats. I certainly don’t want to impose my belief system on anyone.

Living in Utah, I’ve had the opportunity to meet several polygamists. In fact, several years ago I took one of Warren Jeff’s nephews to a rave and gave him two hits of ecstasy and a Vix inhaler. I thought we could put the fun back in fundamentalism.

His life has never been the same.

Now I want to make it clear that I do not condone abuse. I believe Warren Jeffs is a narcissistic control freak. And a false prophet. If parents and priesthood leaders are forcing under-age girls into sex then yes, the state needs to move in and protect them. Absolutely. However, it is a gross error to assume that all polyga-

mists are abusers. It’s simply not true.

The Christian Right see leather queens at San Francisco Pride and assume all gay men like gag balls and harnesses (not that there is anything wrong with that!). But we all know that’s not quite true. It’s very dangerous to lump everybody into one category.

Just like gays, there is great diversity in the polygamist community. I have met very few polygamists who believe in blind obedience. They often scoff at mainstream Latter-day Saints for their unquestioning devotion to their prophets. And I have never met a Mormon fundamentalist who would allow their young daughters to be abused. I have, on the other hand, met many who deeply love and care for the welfare of their children.

The Texas police, on a spurious tip, swept in and kidnapped 400 children from their parents.

If that is the new standard, then I recommend police also storm every Catholic parish and rescue every innocent alter boy from the hands of their pedophile priests. Abuse exists in every culture and in every faith. It’s foolish to think that somehow it is worse within polygamous communities.

The Texas debacle will drive the FLDS further underground.

This all happened before in the 1950s during the infamous Short Creek Raids.

Children were separated from their parents for over two years. Did this stop the practice of plural marriage? Not at all.

It actually created greater distrust of the “outside world” among polygamists and strengthened their religious convictions.

Mormons believe that persecution is a sign that Satan is trying to destroy them.

It reinforces their testimony that they are being true to their god’s work.

Our Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has wisely worked to establish “safety nets” for fundamentalist women and children who are victims of abuse. They know they can go and get help with no fear of criminal prosecution. They know they have friends in the outside world. That is the key: openness. A first step to solving the so-called polygamy problem is to decriminalize polygamy. Bring everything and everyone out in the open. We need to allow polygamists to be part of our communities. We need to open up our arms

The Mormon god commanded them to be a “peculiar” people. The FLDS are certainly living up to that.

in fellowship. We need to love the stranger and the outsider as surely as we queers seek tolerance and acceptance from the world.

I believe the abuse in these isolated compounds will lessen as the people who live there come to recognize they can trust and more importantly live among us.

The Mormon god commanded them to be a “peculiar” people. The FLDS are certainly living up to that. So they dress strange. Who cares? People think queers dress strange, too. The dictionary definition of “peculiar” actually reads “strange, odd or unusual.” Flip forward in that same dictionary and you find that the definition of “queer” reads “strange, odd.” So yes, we actually have a lot in common. We’re oddballs, and people hate us for being different. I think we have a lot to teach Mormon polygamists. We can show them how to come out and be open and authentic about

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their lives.

We can teach them to develop polygamy pride. And maybe in time we’ll be able to also help them with their hair and fashion choices. I’m already envisioning fundamentalist couture on the runway.

And one more important point — if it wasn’t for Mormon polygamy, not only would I not exist, but I also wouldn’t be able to enjoy HBO’s Big Love. Is it any coincidence that a show about Mormon polygamy is created and written by gay men? Who else can better understand such a queer and peculiar world? Q Troy blogs at queergnosis.com.

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Gay Geeks Lesbians and Giant Robots, Part 1

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by JoSelle Vanderhooft

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I’M A SUCKER FOR PRETTY girls and for big, stompy robots — especially when they appear in movies together. Utah actress Katherine Joan Taylor must have secretly known this, because she had me sold on the local independent science fiction/action flick Archangel Alpha with these words: “Nikki Mauvais and I play two women in love with each other forced to fight on opposite sides in a devastating world war.

There will be cool robots made in miniature like in Alien and Aliens.”

Geeky ones, did you see that? Miniature robots! Well, I just had to sit down with Katherine, Archangel Alpha director Aaron Martin and producer Bev at a little coffee shop in Sandy to find out more about the movie, the love story, the RED Camera (a film quality digital camera being used for the project) and, of course, big stompy robots.

JOSELLE VANDERHOOFT: Tell me a little about Archangel Alpha. How did this all come together?

AARON MARTIN: When I first moved to Utah like five years ago I started writing the script in my spare time. I’d written others before, but I hadn’t produced them or anything like that. Over the next three or four years it kind of took shape and it’s a lot different than it used to be. There’s an online forum called DVX User [for people who film with the Panasonic DVX camera] and they have festivals that are based on a theme. I’d already done one for the Sci Fi Festival before and it was going to come around again so I thought I want to be ready for that. I broke out the script and made like a six-minute film version. But it turned out though that they moved the theme, so I’m stuck with this short film script I don’t have a use for.

And I started thinking, well if I’m going to go through all of this trouble — because even

for a short there was a lot going on in the short — I think I’ll maybe just expand it to a full-length script. So I started writing it as a feature and [Bev and I] just put everything together. We’d met a lot of people doing short films, so we were like alright gang let’s do the big one now.

the woman I’m in love with is an Esper and I protect her and hide her. I know that she is one, but I don’t reveal it to anybody because I don’t want her to be enslaved.

JV: Without giving too much of the plot away, it’s a lesbian post-apocalyptic love story with robots. The robot miniatures really excited me!

EVERYONE: [laughs]

KATHERINE TAYLOR: [laughs] AM: [to Taylor] That’s how you described it to her? Wow, Kat’s good at advertising!

JV: Is it set in Utah?

AM: It is set in an alternate world, that way I had a lot of wiggle room to make up stuff.

It’s based on certain things. Like one of the countries is based on Soviet Russia and another is based on Hungary and on the Soviet satellites that broke away in the ’50s and ’60s. There are a lot of parallels to our world, but everything familiar to us, so it’s pretty much the same technology but advanced in a few areas. And there’s the whole Esper undercurrent.

JV: Esper?

AM: Yeah, there’s a group of people who have the talent to control computers with their minds without having to type or plug in.

They’re the underground persecuted social class. They’re rounded up, used, made to be servants to the rest of society, but society fears them so they have to control them.

JV: Katherine, you’re one of the main characters? Who I’m guessing is this mental hacker?

KT: Actually I’m not playing one of the Espers, but I’m playing the top ace fighter pilot on my side of the world war. I’m playing the bad ass, really. If this movie were Star Wars, I’d be playing Han Solo [laughs.] But

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JV: How does the lesbian romance fit into the movie? And then because I like this a lot, how do the robots come in?

AM: For the main relationship of the story I don’t think I ever considered it being a heterosexual romance. It just didn’t interest me.

I just wanted to do something a little different. I wanted to portray a different relationship on screen and have it be positive. It just seemed to really reach out to me. I thought if maybe Alex had been a guy — I don’t know, it just kind of seems cliché and boring. ...

See, I’m a big anime fan. And in anime, female characters are often very strong, like in Ghost in the Shell. In these kinds of stories you typically have the top ace that everyone fears and respects and to me it was a no-brainer to make Alex [Taylor’s character] that top ace, the Red Baron of her world. It seemed like just a logical choice.

KT: Another thing I liked about the script is you never had the lesbianism become an issue where that’s the persecution. It’s considered normal in this universe. So we’re kind of hiding our relationship because, well, we’re fighting on opposite sides of this war and also because she could be hurt if it’s revealed and I outrank her, but the reason isn’t we’re two women in love with each other.

AM: Because they start out on the same side.

KT: And then this war happens and we end up on opposite sides.

JV: Right.

BEV: I think that’s a big theme in the movie, too. It wasn’t intentionally written that way, but it’s very anti-war in the sense that you could be in a relationship, but when it comes down to patriotism a lot of those lines get blurred to where no matter how much you love someone a lot of times war will tear those bonds apart.

I think that’s a big message that’s in this, when a lot of people see the script I think that’s the third thing they take away from it. I think they take the cool robots ...

KAT: [laughs] Yeah, the robots! We fight with these combination airplane/robot things called Alphas, and they’re awesome.

[Next issue: Building the big stompy robots!]

Or more accurately, a hearty snap to the three Southern Utah organizations behind it: Southern Utah Pride, the HIV/AIDS Task Force of Washington County and planned community Kayenta. The three have come together to sponsor an AIDS Walk and Dance to raise money for the Task Force, so these good people can keep offering free rapid HIV tests to locals. After the Southwest Utah Public Health Department stopped doing STD tests a few years ago (SLAP) the Task Force is practically the only entity in a five-county area who offers these tests. And since the Utah Department of Health didn’t give them any money this year (double SLAP!), they rely on private donations to do so. So, Task Force and friends, have a beatnik café’s worth of snaps on us. Your selflessness is what community is all about. And for Northern Utahns reading this – be just as awesome and write a check for an $11 kit for your family to the south.

SNAP: Utah Legislature Major snaps also to the Senators and representatives on the interim Business and Labor Committee for giving HB 89 – also known as the fair workplace bill – the hearing it deserves. Although legislators could have tabled the bill (which would grant gays and transgender people freedom from workplace mistreatment) without a second thought, as they did a bill aimed at letting gay couples adopt kids, they instead chose to think about the issue for awhile. To listen to facts and ask questions – including of openly lesbian bill author Rep. Christine Johnson. For a predominantly Republican legislature known for being less than kind to anything queer, this is huge.

Legislators, thank you! Keep up the good work and we may snap at you more often.

SLAP: Utah Marriage Ban Yeah, we know it’s been around constitutionally since 2004, and legally even longer. Yeah, we know it’s not going to change any time soon, especially since our lawmakers can’t even stomach the term “domestic partners.” But the California Supreme Court’s ruling on May 15 just kind of reminded us how pissed off we are about it.

Utah lawmakers! California did not descend into anarchy after its courts ruled that gay marriage was okay.

It didn’t split off from the mainland or get hit by a FedExed tornado c/o God. Massachusetts has had it even longer without any trouble – except maybe for Mitt Romney’s whining. We’re a state that touts family values, including the importance of marriage. Think about it. Or do you really want some of our most creative, smart and fabulous citizens to flee to San Francisco?

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Life Changes

by David Samsel

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I SHOULD MENTION that this is my last regular installment for QSaltLake rather than just disappearing without explanation in June. I’ll be graduating the last day of May and relocating to New York City shortly thereafter. My life, it is a-changing.

Things are no longer mapped out for me. There is no schedule of required classes that I must take. It’s a very exciting time, but a sad time, because I’m facing the loss of so much that is familiar.

But I wouldn’t trade my life and where I am right now for any other situation.

Along with the grief and excitement there is also fear. I would say that I am afraid, but that’s not exactly right. I feel fear about all that is unknown in my future, but I’m not afraid. I’ve thought of a lot of reasons why I shouldn’t turn my life upside down and move across the country, but each and every one of those reasons is based in fear. My decision to go, on the other hand, is based on the big picture of my life. It’s this bigger perspective that tells me if I don’t do it now then I never will, and I will regret it later.

My own move got me thinking about the role plays in all of our lives. I’ve learned that our fear represses us, not our religious upbringings or our life circumstances. It’s the fear within us that we might try and fail to be better, to be different, to be happy, to be free and the inaction this fear causes keeps us from living on a higher plane. And it’s not just your own fear that can repress you.

People will often doubt your ability to do something because they doubt their own ability. I have a friend who has been living in New York City for the last two years and there are still people who question his ability to successfully do so. Many people filter their vision of what’s possible for you by comparing it to what they think is possible for them.

Needless to say, these people often sell themselves short.

Not wanting to sell myself short I’ve

asked myself how I can leave the life I have in Utah. Here, I’m surrounded by family and friends, people I love and who love me. There is familiarity and comfort here, so how can I possibly pick up and move across the country? Well, I don’t believe that life can remain as it is, in some sort of suspended animation. Life moves on, and you’d do well to keep moving with it. Attempting to keep things as they are is a very efficient way to drain the vitality and happiness out of your existence. After all, life is much shorter than any of us can understand from our mortal perspective. If this life is all that I have, then I’m determined to live the hell out of it. And if there is something more to come, then I will welcome whatever it may be. I’ve resolved to live and experience my life as I know it now. What else can you do?

The only reason I’ve ever written in a public forum is the chance that something I share might be of value to another. But there have been many unexpected benefits that have come to me through this column. A quote from one of my last nursing school lectures explains it well: “Increasing one’s openness to self and others is the basis for being able to establish healthier interpersonal relationships.” And that’s really what life breaks down to, interpersonal relationships. You can throw a party, but if you don’t let anyone in the front door then you aren’t going to have a very good time. This column has allowed me to let you in and I’m much the better for it. So, thank you.

I hope for you what I hope for myself; that you love honestly and live openly, and that the dreams that don’t come true pass quietly and are overshadowed by even greater realities.

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It’s the fear within us that we might try and fail to be better, to be different, to be happy, to be free and the inaction this fear causes that keeps us from living on a higher plane.

QSaltLake would like to thank David for his hard work and contributions, and give him our warmest wishes for a sucessful and happy future in the Big Apple. Hey, David. Remember us on Broadway because we’ll always remember you.

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CAN I TELL YOU what a uniquely South of the Border month I have been having? First off, Chevy, Bunny and I hosted our Cinco De Mayo bingo last week where we celebrated all things Spanish or, as we played Abbaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chiquitita, vaguely Spanish. It was sooo politically incorrect but hysterically funny in a white-trash, tonguein-cheek, appalling kind of way. In order to win your valuable prize showcase (which on top of our usual candles, electronics and gift items included Spanish peanuts, Hot Tamales candy, jars of mayo or if you played the race card ... hot sauce), you had to answer questions from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Exam. And cherubs, let me tell you, I fear for the scholastic and civic health of this nation! Hardly anyone was able to answer the most basic questions about the separation of powers, the electoral college, term limits, Constitutional amendments, or basics of American history. Dammit, muffins, turn off Bravo, Logo and Sex in the City for a minute and subscribe to the History Channel or watch PBS for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sake.

It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kill you! Although I will admit I was stumped on the question about the 13 original colonies. Did you know they included Georgia? I got all of the northeastern states, but totally spaced on Georgia. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure I learned that years ago, but my age-related mental atrophy must be kicking in. Either that or my toxic Aquanet haze has finally hit a brain cell-killing tipping point.

Well anyway, cupcakes, my actual brush with all things Latin happened this week when we hired a roofing company to re-roof the house. Despite hiring a company with the most Caucasian name imaginable and a patriotic allAmerican yellow pages advertisement, I ended up with a Guatemalan soccer team pounding my trusses (which actually sounds more fun than it really is). It was an education in contracting I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t quickly forget. For those

of you who have never gone through this ordeal, let me clue you in. First of all, after you talk to the very European salesperson and hand over the deposit check you will never speak to anyone in English again. EVER! Next, they drop off a gigantic dumpster the size of the Tabernacle in your driveway. I mistakenly thought this was to hold all of the old shingles, torn roofing paper and construction debris, but, oooohh no. Essentially it was a containment field for their empty cans of Full Throttle, Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Your Daddy and Corona beer bottles. Yes, petals, the people handling compressors and nail guns inches away from my head were completely jacked up on energy drinks, booze and possibly steroid-infused Carlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Junior hamburger beef. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder it sounded like they were recreating the Battle of Monterrey over my dining room! Oh, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even get me started about the tinny little radio that was tuned to a Spanish station for three glorious static-filled days.

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Well anyway, pumpkins, despite all of the temporary discomforts, they did a great job. These guys worked their asses off, and watching them up on that hot sun-baked roof really made me appreciate what a hypocritical load of politicized crap the immigration debate has become. So to my new little buddies from Bolivia, Venezuela, Mexico or wherever the hell they sprang from, I offer a sincere but linguistically-mangled gracias, adios, and Buena Suerte! Q

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“If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life. Never make a pretty gay man your wife. So from my personal point of view get an ugly gay man to marry you.

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And now we know how this terrible song made it to number one on the Billboard chart in 1963.

The California Supreme Court recently decided that same-sex couples should have as much right to be married and unhappy as opposite-sex couples. How groundbreaking! How revolutionary!

How historical! How non-applicable to the majority of gay men! There is no doubt that the ramifications of the California Supreme Court’s decision will reverberate throughout the United States for years to come. At the same time, not all gay men will get married. Not all gay men can get married. Not all gay men want to get married. Not all gay men should get married.

Not all gay men are Marys. Just kidding, all gay men are Marys.

Gay men and women currently have the option of marrying in Massachusetts.

But does this affect those who reside in Utah? But does this affect those who would rather seek out anonymous sex?

But does this affect those who have no more intention of coming out of the closet than Rosie O’Donnell has of going back in? Simply put, California and Massachusetts now offer the gay community an historical opportunity, one that has never existed throughout human history until now.

How many of us are actually prepared to take advantage of such an opportunity?

It’s long been suggested that gay men are more promiscuous than their straight counterparts, as they have less of a reason to commit to monogamy. A heterosexual marriage is legally protected, is officially recognized and is performed by a religious official, and/or Elvis. A homosexual relationship is not officially recognized, offers no legal benefits and it’s performed on the beach by a barefoot lesbian named

Janice. If over 50 percent of heterosexual marriages eventually end in divorce — a legally protected and recognized marriage — then we can assume that gay couples — who are protected by little more than a shared interest in Bette Midler, appletinis, and miniature schnauzers — have less of a chance of surviving.

Not all of us currently consider marriage as a viable option. We’re too busy being footloose, fancy-free and having sex with people who probably have a last name although we’ll never learn it. Sure, some of us maintain relationships for decades, but many of us maintain relationships for half an hour. We’re dating people for only a short while, only to declare that “it’s not you, it’s me” (but it’s really you).

We’re dating people for only a short while, only to declare “I love you but I’m not in love with you” (which distinguishing between the two makes as much sense as distinguishing between Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen). As we have no legal protection for our relationships, all we have holding our relationships together is love, despite the fact that love is as dependable as wearing suede in the rain. Or the song “Chocolate Rain.”

This is why California and Massachusetts are important. This is why gay marriage matters. Having the potential to marry should change how we meet people, how we date people, and how we fall in love. A cancer patient may or may not beat cancer, but knowing that there’s the potential to survive makes all the difference. We may or may not get married, but knowing that there’s the potential to marry makes all the difference. I’m not in a position to get married. Most of my gay friends are not in a position to get married. But knowing that this is possible in my lifetime changes how I approach relationships.

It’s time for us to grow up. The potential to marry means that we can now move past the promiscuous stereotype that has marked the gay community for years. After all, we “wanna be happy for the rest of [our] life.”

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UTAH IN 2004 Miles Olsen worked as a consultant for companies all around the world, helping them solve their financial woes and streamline their businesses. But all too soon, the work got to him.

“It was a great job, I loved seeing the results,” he remembers. “But I was on the road six days a week. I’d fly home Friday night. I wouldn’t even bother to unpack.” After doing laundry and running errands, he was often off to the airport again on Sunday. Frustrated by his lack of a social life and the long hours, Olsen shut down his independent business and took a job in Utah working as the consultant for a local health care company.

“I was looking for a position where I could continue to let a company do better and stay put doing it, just stay with one company instead of flying out when I finished one project.” The only problem was that the company only wanted him to work at the local branch, and not at the corporate level that he loved.

Soon he left that job, too.

For awhile, Olsen wondered what he’d do next. And then something happened.

He woke up one day and saw a sign.

Well, OK, it was a banner. A vinyl banner to be exact.

“I really like the fact that [banners] make it possible for people to express themselves,” he says. “Not just businesses. It can be individuals. It can be an image, an idea, an event. Anything they want to tell people about. This makes it possible for people to communicate, and I love that I’m able to help them do that.”

So Olsen decided to go into the banner business. Putting his business acumen, honed by his years doing consulting, to work. He called up banner and sign makers and asked them a few basic questions: Namely, how much did they charge for a three-by-five foot banner?

For color printing? For black and white?

He put all of the information together and then looked into what it would cost to buy the vinyl and the ink and to make the banners.

“What I found was that the average price after you included setup fees for a 3 by 5 color banner, ink that doesn’t fade, indoor/outdoor, was about 120 dollars. And I figured out that I could do it for less. Significantly less.” Trusting in his research and business sense, Olsen sold his car, and pumped his savings into his fledgling company. He snagged the memorable URL bargainbanners.com, gathered his supplies and launched his company on April 28, 2008.

And then he waited.

“The first week was a nail-biter,” he EFORE HE MOVED TO

laughs. “You can do all the research and not know if people are going to find you. It’s a gamble.” And for the first four days, orders came in so slowly that Olsen worried he’d gambled and lost.

“Then Friday hit and it blew me out of the water,” he laughs. “There were so many orders coming in I didn’t know how to do!” When the next Friday came and his orders had tripled, he realized he’d pulled it off.

And business, he says, keeps getting better and better. So much that he’s now buying a better printer and hiring staff so he doesn’t have to stay at his shop at all hours completing orders or making sure the print job is running smoothly.

So what’s Olsen’s secret, aside from business sense that Scrooge McDuck

would envy?

“I charge $1.99 per square foot for banners no matter how large,” he says. “Or less, because of volume prices.”

Less than two bucks per foot? With ink, design and everything? Seriously? “[That’s] one of the funniest questions I keep getting,” he laughs. “They’re thinking it’s bait and switch or something, but it’s true.”

For example, Olsen says, most banner-makers will charge $385 for a 3 by 16 foot banner. His price is $95.52. Then there are the popular 3 by 5 foot full color, indoor/outdoor banners. While Olsen says a competitor will charge $120 for such a thing, his price is a mere $27.78 “Not only could I take a significant part of the market here, but I realized I could open it up,” he says. For example, if someone wanted to get a banner for a birthday party, a child’s soccer game or a troop’s homecoming, he or she could get one for as little as $12.

“Banners aren’t just for companies anymore. These could be everyday things now,” he says.

Olsen says he can keep prices low because he specializes. Instead of designing business cards and stationery, he

concentrates his full time on banners.

That way, he doesn’t need to buy additional equipment, a need that can drive up prices for other print shops.

And along with giving his customers great prices, Olsen also gives back to the gay community. In his spare time (what little he has, anyway), he’s a member of wine tasting group Qvinum, the Salt Lake City Men’s Choir and an avid fan of the Utah Cyber Slut’s Gay Bingo Nights. And in honor of the upcoming Utah Pride festival, he’s offering 10 percent off all banners with the coupon code PRIDE. “But I’m only doing it thru end of the month, so they’ve got to get their orders in!” He says.

Although Olsen’s fledgling business couldn’t have been successful without good advertising and smart leadership, Olsen insists he wouldn’t be “even close to being successful” without his friends in the community.

“I’ve had people in the community who said if you need my help I’m here, I’m committed to you being successful. Am I doing it by myself? No way!

There’s no way I could do it.” Q To get your banner for Pride, or for any other occasion visit Olsen at bargainbanners.com.

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By Martin Moran | Featuring David Spencer May 30-June 15 in the Studio Theatre @ the Rose. A true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience.

Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man. More than 30 years later he has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny and always surprising journey through the complexities of Catholicism, desire and human trespass.

Tickets @ 355.ARTS or p l a n b t h e a t r e . o r g

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is surely some redemption in rendering chaos with this kind of clarity.â&#x20AC;?

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One of my favorite parts of my job is when I get to sit down with a client, face to face, and talk about how HIV prevention fits in to his or her lifestyle, helping him or her come up with a plan on how to stay healthy. What can I say? I have this weird interest in infectious diseases and I enjoy people. I also have a passion for fighting this disease in particular.

Many agencies, including the Salt Lake Valley Health Department, the Utah AIDS Foundation and the Utah Pride Center offer rapid HIV testing where clients not only get their test results within 30 minutes, they also receive a one-onone counseling session with a trained specialist who provides information on how HIV is transmitted. The idea is that information empowers the client to make more informed decisions about his or her

diagnosis earlier in your infection, which may improve the long term outcome of having HIV. Research published by the American Journal of Public Health showed that in certain situations, getting an HIV test with negative results may actually increase the likelihood that the client will engage in high-risk behaviors for contracting HIV, thereby increasing his or her risk of becoming infected shortly after the negative test. In other words, the negative test provides people with a false sense of security.

It is important that people understand that a negative test simply means that you are not infected in that moment; you could become infected an hour later if you go out and put yourself at risk.

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sexual activity and drug use, which can also play a part in contracting HIV. As an epidemiologist, I throw infection rates into my discussion. Being able to give people numbers and disease information to help them remain sexually healthy is like a day at camp for me!

But one thing Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m noticing more is that the people Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m seeing are viewing an HIV test as a method of prevention. This could be one of the reasons that rates of newly diagnosed HIV infections are going up in Salt Lake County. When I broach the subject of disease prevention â&#x20AC;&#x201D; particularly with men whom have sex with men â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this is the common response I get: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, I get tested every six months.â&#x20AC;? I also talk to many men who say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A group of us go and get tested together every year,â&#x20AC;? usually during an important HIV event. Getting tested regularly is important, particularly if you have engaged in unprotected sex or shared needles while injecting drugs. It is not going to reduce your risk of becoming infected with HIV, however. Getting tested regularly if you are putting yourself at risk is only going to allow for a positive

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we offer counseling sessions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to give you information on how to protect yourself from disease while remaining sexually active in a manner that you choose. That discussion or prevention plan will likely include the â&#x20AC;&#x153;câ&#x20AC;? word (condoms, that is), as well as an understanding of what sexual activities transmit HIV and what sexual activities donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so that you feel like you have choices.

So be sure to get tested, but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that getting tested regularly will prevent you from getting HIV. And when celebrating a negative test, engage in behaviors that do not put you at risk. Be creative. It could be fun! Q The Utah AIDS Foundation will be offering free HIV testing on Sunday, June 8th from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the Utah Pride Festival.

Results will be available within 45 minutes. The Utah AIDS foundation also offers rapid HIV testing on Monday evenings beginning at 5:00 p.m. at 1408 S. 1100 E. The SLVHD offers comprehensive STD testing, including rapid HIV testing Monday through Friday at 610 S. 200 E. Call 534-4666 for an appointment.

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Save the Date Major Events of the Community

The Gay Agenda

may 30–june 15 The Tricky Part planbtheatre.org

june 6–8 Utah Pride Festival utahpride.org

Be a Winner Like Alexis Baigue

june 14 HRC Utah Dinner hrcutah.org

by Tony Hobday

Until May 17, 2008 I was a virgin ... a SLAM virgin — Plan-B Theatre Company’s annual “moshpit” of five 10-minute plays written, directed and staged, all in a 24-hour period. What I liked: Each were thought-provoking and unharried. What I didn’t like: In my mind most didn’t conclude a reasonable thought, though the beer sales prior to the show probably hindered any reasoning.

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THURSDAY — This first event is a major drag ... show. A five-day cornucopia of fabulous entertainment, awards, a tea party and water party, plus much more. CORONATION XXXIII, hosted by Alan Anderson and Sheneka Christie, and who are “meant for each other,” have pulled out all the stops this year. I think it’s super fabulous all of the bars are involved this year.

For complete lineup for the weekend visit rcgse.org.

Q Most reality television shows are annoying and stupid. And I’m usually only vaguely interested in American Idol.

Except this year. I’ve pretty much spent every week with my lips glued to the screen, ind deep passion with David Cook.

But one reality show I cannot miss is SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, and the new season premieres tonight. Yay! If you haven’t seen it, trust me your life’s incomplete.

Last I heard two local boys will be competing ... look for these two cuties: Christian Denice and Matt Dorame.

7pm, Fox network, channel 13.

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FRIDAY — They dress in black, they’re a little whack and they’re back. Still around after 42 years, THE CURE has maintained a respectable following. Even the hot toddie that works at Cahoots is all a-glow about the concert.

This new wave/gothic rock group is sure to play some of their biggest hits from their 13-album career. You go boys!

7:30pm, E Center, 3200 S Decker Lake Drive. Tickets $27–47, 467-8499 or smithstix.com.

Q Experience the hottest musical performances, fire and tribal dancers, workshops that enlighten the mind (including Queer Spirit), a massive laser light show, top DJs, art that will blow your mind and more. The HEAVEN ON EARTH FESTIVAL is a

june 21 Salt Lake Men’s Choir “Hooray For Hollywood” 25th Anniv. Concert saltlakemenschoir.org

three-day event dedicated to embracing your true soul essence.

3pm gates open, through Sunday, Wind Walker Ranch, 11550 N 6400 E, Spring City. Tickets (includes camping fee) $75/ advance–$98/at gate, 1-888-606-9463 or heavenonearthfestival.com.

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SATURDAY — Utah’s first all-female flat-track roller derby league, the SALT CITY DERBY GIRLS, formed in August of 2005. Now the league currently has more than 60 participants, divided into four local teams: Bomber Babes, Death Dealers, Leave it to Cleavers and Sisters of No Mercy, and an All-Star team, the Salt City Shakers. The new season is underway, and let me tell you it’s a total hoot. Tonight, check out Sisters of No Mercy whip the Death Dealers into shape.

7pm, Utah Olympic Oval, 5662 S. 4800 West.

Tickets $10/advance–$15/day of, 467-8499 or smithstix.com.

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WEDNESDAY — The individual personalities of Ballet West artists will shine during INNOVATIONS, a limited engagement that features original works created by Ballet West dancers. The program also features James Canfield’s “Equinoxe.”

7:30pm, through May 31, Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $40, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

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FRIDAY — Plan-B Theatre Company presents a true story of sexuality, spirituality and the mystery of human experience. THE TRICKY PART is one of the most heralded one-man plays in recent memory. Between the ages of 12 and 15, the author had a sexual relationship with an older man. More than 30 years later he has transformed his story into a riveting, often funny and surprising journey through the complexities of Catholicism, desire and human trespass.

8pm, Thurs.–Sat., 2pm Sundays, through June 15, Studio Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $18, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

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SATURDAY — The 2008 STRUT YOUR MUTT includes a dog walk, doggie demonstrations, activities for you and your pooch, contests, entertainment, booths, food and more. The day is filled with tail-wagging fun for you and your canine friends, and every dollar raised goes to the life-saving dog and cat programs of No More Homeless Pets in Utah.

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june 22 8am registration, 9:15am walk begins, Sugar House Park, 2100 S. 1500 East. Registration fees vary. To pre-register go to utahpets.org.

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MONDAY — On a special night, Queer Village’s Gay Movie Night screens THE BOYS OF ST. VINCENT, an intense, powerful true story of a group of men who, after 15 years, revisit their childhood at the St. Vincent orphanage where they endured horrific sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of the priests.

7pm, Tower Theatre, 876 E. 900 South. General admission prices, 321-0310 or utahaids.org.

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TUESDAY — The international percussion sensation, STOMP, has garnered an armful of awards and rave reviews. The eight-member troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instruments: matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters and hubcaps, just to name a few.

7:30pm, through June 8, Capitol Theatre, 50 W 200 South. Tickets $25–47.50, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

Q Grammy winner ERYKAH BADU is an American hip hop singer and songwriter who works with the elements of jazz, R&B, and soul. She is best known for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings — sure to be a fantastic evening.

8pm, The Depot, a private club for members, 400 W. South Temple. Tickets $36, 467-8499 or smithtix.com.

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Utah AIDS Foundation Golf Tournament utahaids.org

june 26–29 Utah Arts Festival uaf.org

july 19 PWACU’s Charity Fashion Show & Silent Auction, pwacu.org

august 1–3 july 21 And The Banned Played On planbtheatre.org The Village Summit utahaids.org

august 1–3 Park City Arts Festival kimball-art.org

august 7–10 PWACU River Trip pwacu.org

august 8–9 Red Rock Women’s Festival, Torrey redrockwomensfest.com

august 10 Q Day at Lagoon

august 24 Center Golf Classic utahpridecenter.org

september 16 Equality Utah Allies Dinner equalityutah.org

september 26–27 Southern Utah Pride, Springdale. southernutahpride.org

7:30pm, through Aug. 17, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North. Tickets $39–54, 363-7522 or saltlakeactingcompany.org.

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Salt Lake Men’s Choir “Hooray for Hollywood” 25th anniv. concert, kingtix.com JUNE 24 Ani DiFranco, Las Vegas JULY 21 John Mayer, USANA Amphitheatre JULY 26 Eddie Izzard, Las Vegas JUNE 21

SLC GayBowl VIII mwffl.org Coming Out Day Breakfast utahpridecenter.org

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The Kinsey Sicks Come Back for Pride An interview with Winnie

BY TONY HOBDAY

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DECEMBER 1993 THE Kinsey Sicks have been entertaining audiences with their outrageous performances and witty dialogue. Irwin Keller, aka Winnie, (one of the two remaining original members) took the time out of her busy schedule to provide some insight on this fabulous dragapella beautyshop quartet.

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TONY HOBDAY: Originally there were five members of the Kinsey Sicks, but when one member left, she was never replaced.

What was motive behind this decision?

WINNIE: That’s interesting you picked up on that there were originally five members because that’s never appeared in any of our materials. But yeah, the very first show we did, on a street corner, there were five of us. And we thought “how funny, we’ll call ourselves a quartet and there’s five of us and our name will be Kinsey Sicks, isn’t that hilarious.” And then immediately the fifth person left and we decided to stick with four. Initially we thought “should we audition a fifth person” because all our musical arrangements we came up with were five-person. They were crazy numbers. You know it was when we first started out, so they weren’t exactly rocket science. So we decided to stick with four, and frankly if we hadn’t, we wouldn’t have been able to go full time because it’s harder to feed five people than it is to feed four. And we’ve been at a level for the past eight years where we’ve been able to feed four people.

TH: Many of your performances are on college campuses. What is the draw to these venues?

WINNIE: On a practical level, if you get into the college circuit, it’s good breadand-butter for performers. Colleges have funding specifically for exposing students to a variety of entertainment and a variety of ideas. Funding isn’t linked to tickets sales, so entertainment presenters aren’t worried about the success of ticket sales like private presenters for a theatre or club. So there are schools we go to that the culture is such that the students are used to going to events, so there’s 15-1600 people there. Then there are other colleges we go to and 50 people show up, but the school is thrilled. So colleges judge differently, they judge by how many students usually come out and see things, not how much did it end up costing.

TH: It’s probably not too difficult to come up with fresh material, I mean there’s always somebody or something to poke

fun. But what’s the process like for all of you putting new material together?

TH: We’ll the performance at Utah Pride include some jabs at Utah?

WINNIE: It’s changed a lot over time. In the old days we used to get together all time and fight about every word and hammer things out. We were all very invested, as we still are, but now we’ve been doing it so long we’ve developed a process that really works well, now that we each live in four different cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Puerto Vallarta.

So the way it generally works is that Ben, who plays Rachel and is our chief songwriter, will write the lyrics if it’s an original song or write the words if it’s a parody of a song, then come up with the theme or style to go with the song, then he’ll bring it to the others and we’ll flush out the music or arrangement. For writing scripts, we either go through a series of conference calls or we plan a couple of extra days while on tour just to sit and brainstorm ideas and sort of flush out an arc for the show with jokes and political points we want to make.

Then one of us will take the first crack at it, and then pass it around making revisions to it until we finally settle on “this is good enough for now.” Then we’ll revise it some more as we rehearse it.

WINNIE: Are we going to take some jabs out Utah? [Laughs] Yeah, there might be some jabs at Utah. but you know there’s a lot to jab at right now, what with the Presidential election going on. What we’re bring to Salt Lake is a brand new show that we just started touring a couple of months ago and it’s called Wake the Fuck Up, America. It’s the Kinsey Sicks’ morning news and feature show. Sort of like The View, except that we sing.

So our discussions on the topics of the day are interspersed with songs and live interviews. And you can expect us to hit on everything that drives us insane about the news media. It’s a satire about how the media handles the news these days. So far it’s been delighting audiences. But hopefully it’s another chance for us to fill your heads with horrible, raunchy lyrics and cheap political barbs.

All of the Kinseys are single and looking except for me, I’m married and looking.

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TH: It’s been 15 years since the Kinsey Sicks began performing, in your mind will there ever be a time when it ends?

WINNIE: Well it depends, will it sell more tickets if I say yes?

TH: I don’t know, it seems to work for Cher.

WINNIE: [Laughs] You know what, I don’t know. We really love what we do. It enables us to have really creative work, it excites us and allows us to say what we believe in, to sing and be on stage and allows us to live in cities that we love. It’s not anything any one of us will give up easily. With that said, I don’t think we’ll be wanting to do when we’re 80 and no one is coming to the shows. On the other hand, I could see us doing a reunion tour when we’re 80. [Laughs].

TH: If Winnie happened to be a lesbian, which member of the Sicks would she be interested in and why?

WINNIE: I think Winnie is certainly a little bit drawn to Trixie’s glamour because it’s something she can never achieve herself. And I think part of her has sort of a “Daddy” thing happening with Trampolina. But I’m not certain if the lust for Trixie or the Daddy feelings towards Trampolina are enough to sustain any kind of meaningful love relationship. And as for Rachel, uh ... I think not!

TH: Many of your Utah fans are probably interested in knowing if any of you are single and looking?

WINNIE: [Laughs] All of the Kinseys are single and looking except for me, I’m married and looking. All applicants can apply through me and I’ll filter them through to the appropriate Kinsey.

The Kinsey Sicks perform at Utah Pride 2008, Sunday, June 5 at 5pm. Visit www.utahpride. org for tickets.

Q Scene

QSaltLake Photographer Laurie Kaufman was onhand at The Tavernacle Social Club for TavernIdol, where singers competed for the chance to compete in teh regional and national Talent Qwest karaoke contests and one talented singer — Ron Coston — won the chance to sing onstage at Utah Pride.▼

For more photos of TavernIdol and other QSaltLake-sponsored events, see our MySpace page at myspace.com/qsaltlake.

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by Joseph Dewey

HONG KONG A FEW WEEKS AGO. One night I went out to a market and bought a couple things, including a beer at a 7-11 on my way back to the hotel room.

As I was walking on the busy street, this man walked up next to me and followed me for awhile. Eventually he said, his English really faltering, “Excuse me ... excuse me, but I am gay.”

My first reaction was to say, “Far out” like the dude in The Big Lebowski when he doesn’t realize the landlord is asking for rent.

My second reaction was to say, “That is so cool. I’m a sex columnist for a gay and lesbian magazine in Salt Lake. Can I interview you and ask you questions about sex in Hong Kong?”

Instead, I just waited for him to continue. He asked if I was interested in getting together with him. Yeah, it took me a minute, but I finally realized that he was hitting on me.

So I went with my third reaction.

“Thanks very much for offering, but I’m not interested.”

I might have confused him, because I said “thanks” and “no” in the same sentence. Or maybe he was just persistent.

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“Your hotel’s just that direction, isn’t it?” he asked. “Just let’s go up for 30 minutes.”

Again I said, “No, thanks.”

He asked, “What’s wrong? Am I not attractive?”

“No, it’s not that. I’m straight,” I said.

“Oh.” And he started profusely apologizing as I walked back to my hotel, alone.

I’ve been hit on by gay men before, but this time left me with more questions than I’ve ever had. The thing is I could have sworn I’d seen that man before.

If that gay man had been a straight woman who approached me in the same way, I would have thought that she was either a prostitute or riddled with STDs. But guys are different than girls.

After that meeting I wondered, was this guy riddled with STDs? Was he a prostitute? Was he looking for something else besides sex? I figured he probably wasn’t, so why did he pick me? Did he think I was gay, too? Did he realize that I’m straight, but he didn’t care? Was he just really horny? Did he have a thing for bald Americans?

Of course, all that wondering got me thinking about the technicalities of hotel room sex. Did he want me to suck his cock, or was he going to suck my cock? Was he a

top or a bottom? What does top and bottom really mean? Would he really be there for just 30 minutes, or would he still be there the next morning, complaining that I didn’t hold him enough? I’m sure it’s more natural than that with gay sex, but I still wondered.

And then I thought about what other people from Utah would do. Would a closeted Utahn have invited this man to his hotel room? What about other straight guys? Would a straight guy be curious enough to experiment in a similar situation? After all, no one would ever know. I mean, how many Utahns would you have to walk up to on the street and ask them to have sex before you got to see the inside of a hotel room. Especially knowing that no one would ever find out. And what would a gay man do in that situation? How picky are gay guys? Was this guy attractive? I can never tell attractiveness in guys (it kinda comes with the territory of being a straight man).

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A quick-thinking but honest attendant could have remembered what I put on the counter. After I walked out, the attendant could have rung up what I had purchased, then pocketed the remaining $17. I don’t see how she or he would have gotten in trouble.

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LOGAN IS FRAUGHT with danger and excitement.

Many people in the Salt Lake gay community believe that the northern frontier of civilization ends at Memory Grove and the southern boundary is located at Oxbow Park. For the rest of us, we realize that there is a whole other world out there populated with fascinating and hunky studs — but a little or even a lot of driving may be necessary to find them.

So I put on a comfortable, yet stylish frock and my opera-length driving gloves and off I went.

When I’m driving home to Logan late at night after attending an event in Salt Lake City I need a big mug of Diet Coke to keep me caffeinated enough to make the trip without doing my “Sleeping Beauty” impersonation and running off the road. In the unfortunate event that an accident should occur, have any of you noticed how cute the EMT guys are? And those uniforms ... yum, yum! My mother always said, “You should never leave the house without clean underwear in case you’re in an accident.” That is, unless you have propensity for certain ... shall we say unconventional fetishes. Then anything goes.

It was midnight as I made my way home from a Salt Lake Men’s choir concert, and after drinking 32 ounces of Diet Coke I really did have to pee when I got to the Brigham City rest area. Although if a cruising opportunity had presented itself to me, I of course would have obliged. After all, I have not logged enough “community HE ROAD HOME TO

service” hours this spring and I have been feeling very “service oriented” lately. And thanks to Senator Larry Craig from my home state of Idaho (how proud am I?), the whole world now has expanded knowledge of proper restroom etiquette.

Long story short: While “holding court” on the throne (and really, as a queen I must complain to UDOT that 3-feet by 5-feet is much too small for a proper throne room), and fishing for the toilet paper I was feeling so inspired by reading the graf-filthy artistically scrawled across the stall wall, that I got carried away in transcendental (dirty) thought and lost hold of my car keys.

To my horror, they went plop straight into the dark and wet abyss of the toilet. My queenly training and Miss Manners’ book on etiquette had not prepared me for such an event!

This was very serious as that is the one and only ignition key for my Buick Roadmaster. I wrinkled up my nose, removed the opera-length driving gloves, and stuck my hand down into the yellow water. Unfortunately, whoever designed the thrones for rest areas made them too small to accommodate an adult male hand — even though I hallucinate that I am petite. God forbid some poor sucker leave a really large turd.

It would result in a stoppage that would resemble the breaking of the Teton Dam. This really could have been a literal “oh shit!” moment, but luckily I had only peed. Sorry, those of you with a scat fetish will just have to be disappointed. However if you’re into water sports, let the yellow bandanna

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In desperation I looked around for something, anything I could use to reach down into the toilet and fish the keys out. Nothing in sight. So I went outside and tried to find something. I searched through the trash can. How sad for a queen to be reduced to dumpster diving? I found nothing useful in the trash. Urgently, I looked around and saw some twigs in the bushes behind the building. Being no stranger to bushes at rest areas I started toward them with intense deliberation, acutely aware that I must suppress my regular “hunk hunting” habits and actually look at the flora to find a stick that might be useful.

Just then a very cute 20-something stud started to enter the rest room. Fearing that he might flush the throne which contained my keys, I abandoned the twig idea for a moment and followed him back into the rest room. Indeed, Mr. Eye Candy had starated to enter the “STALL OF GREAT PERIL.” I think I frightened him (realize that I pretty much look like a big old troll) when I rushed in behind him and asked him not to use that particular stall. This is really not the first impression that a stylish queen should put forth when greeting one of her better-looking subjects. He looked at me as if he thought I had escaped from the mental ward.

I went back outside and finally found a twig, and I headed back into the restroom just as the stud was exiting. He gave me quite a look. It took five minutes of trial and error and much swearing to finally fish the keys out.

This event leaves us with several questions: 1. How do you sanitize keys?

2. What kind of story is that stud going to be telling?

3. According to Larry Craig, how wide a stance is proper in the stall?

4. How fast should the toe tapping be?

5. Is this really the life of most trolls or just me?

6. Where’s the bridge I’m supposed to be under?

7. Does the mental ward have bridges for trolls to live under?

8. What is the long term effect of urine and toilet water on nail polish?

9. Should I start to carry some Playtex Living Gloves in the car for such an event in the future?

Stay tuned! These and other eternal questions will be answered in future chapters of The Perils of Petunia Pap-Smear.

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Mayor Becker, City Council to serve as Grand Marshals

by Joselle Vanderhooft

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AST YEAR, THE

UTAH PRIDE FESTIVAL and parade had a single Grand Marshal. This year, however, they have several: Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and the members of the Salt Lake City Council.

Utah Pride Center Executive Director Valerie Larabee, who initially suggested the public officials to the Festival’s nominating committee, said that the Mayor and the Council were chosen because of their tireless work for Utah minorities, including the gay community.

“Mayor Becker deserves this honor because of his inspiring and broad vision of human rights initiatives that affect all minority communities in his municipality,” said Larabee.

Just days after his inauguration this

year, Becker proposed the creation of a domestic partner registry for Salt Lake City residents. Although the registry was designed to give private employers who offer domestic partner benefits proof that a couple lives together and shares financial obligations, several Utah legislators

The WinterPride Interfaith Service in Fabruary of this year drew performances by the Salt Lake Mens Choir

‘The Color of Grace’ Interfaith Service For many participants, the Utah Pride festivities begin with the annual Pride InterFaith Service. Now in its seventh year, the free event will take place on Saturday, June 7, at 2 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 569 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City. This year’s event is titled “The Color of Grace.”

“It is tragically believed by some LGBT people that they have lost all rights to Russ Gorringe consider themselves people Interfaith Celebration Chair of faith, spiritual and capable of holiness. Unfortunately, this belief is reinforced by some

religious organizations,” said InterFaith chair, Russ Gorringe. “However, as an affirming interfaith community we come together from many diverse faiths and cultures to proclaim loudly and proudly that each of us is a being of love, created as we are.”

“You’ll thrill to the music of The Golden Voices Gospel Ensemble, under the direction of B Murphy,” Gorringe, continued, “a true ‘gospel’ choir that will move you to jump to your feet, clap your hands and shout, ‘Hallelujah! Amen!’”

For more information on the InterFaith service, visit utahprideinterfaith.org

opposed it, even after the City Council unanimously voted to approve the registry. When anti-gay Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, proposed a bill that would have rendered the registry illegal, Becker testified in its favor before a legislative committee.

“If the legislature overrides Salt Lake City that would be a big mistake,” he said at the time. “Salt Lake City has a population that wants this. We’re only trying to do what’s best for our city and citizens.”

Ultimately, the registry survived all legislative challenges with only its name changed to the “mutual commitment registry.”

“It was also fitting to include the City Council, as they unanimously voted to approve the Mutual Commitment Registry not only once, but twice, regardless of its name,” Larabee continued. “Our community is fortunate to have such supportive leaders. They truly lead the state in progressive policy by example. ” The Utah Pride Center will honor Becker and council members Luke Garrott, J.T. Martin and others at the Grand Marshal Reception at Trofi (the Hilton Salt Lake City Center) on June 6 at 6:00 p.m.

Fittingly this year’s festival will also be held at Washington Square – the political home to the Mayor and the Salt Lake City Council.

Becker said that he was honored to be chosen.

“While we have a long way to go before we achieve full equality, I for one will be celebrating all that we have accomplished in the past year to ensure equal rights, fairness and dignity for residents of Salt Lake City, right here at the 2008 Utah Pride Festival as your proud Grand Marshal,” he said.

Councilmember Luke Garrott also said he was proud to be selected as a Grand Marshal. “Pride is about freedom and the ability to be oneself. I’m proud that Salt Lake City has partnered with the GLBT community to promote acceptance and diversity in Utah,” he said.

Tickets to the Grand Marshal Reception are $75 and can be purchased online at utahpride.org. All proceeds from the reception benefit the 2008 Utah Pride Festival, a program of the Utah Pride Center.

MAY 22 4p Youth Case Managment 5p Transgender Youth Grp 7p Empowerment Workshops - Sexuality MAY 23 6p Wise Fitness 6:30p One Voice 7p Alliance of Gay and Straights for Civil Justice 8p Twelve Step: Stonewall Grp MAY 24 2p Queers in Action 6p Twelve Step: Free to be Me 6:30p One Voice Saturday Night Out 7:30p Crystal Meth Anonymous MAY 25 10a Friends of Thelma & Louise Coffee Grp 11a Sunday Brunch 3p Twelve Step: GLBT AA 7p Utah Polyamory Society Mtg MAY26 6:30p Partners ofTransgender Adult Grp 8p Twelve Step: Gay Men’s AA MAY27 7:30p Men’s Support Grp 8p Twelve Step: Live & Let Live MAY28 12p Men’s Sack Lunch 5p HIV Testing 6p 2008 Utah Pride Festival Leadership Mtg 7:30p The Biggest GLBT Loser Weigh-in 7:30p Twelve Step: Sober Today MAY29 4p Youth Case Managment 5p Transgender Youth Grp 6p Utah Bear Alliance 7p Empowerment Workshops - Sexuality MAY30 6p Wise Fitness 6:30p One Voice 7p Latina Lesbianas Unidas 7p Game Night 7p Alliance of Gay and Straights for Civil Justice 8p Twelve Step: Stonewall Grp MAY31 10a Pride Festival Orientation Food Vendor & Exhibitor 12p Pride Festival Orientation Food Vendor & Exhibitor 2p Pride Festival Orientation Food Vendor & Exhibitor 2p Queers in Action 6p Twelve Step: Free to be Me 6:30p One Voice Saturday Night Out 7:30p Crystal Meth Anonymous JUNE 1 10a Friends of Thelma & Louise Coffee Group 11a Sunday Brunch 1p Neighborhood Potluck 3p Twelve Step: GLBT AA JUNE 2 6p Pride Festival Orientation Food Vendor & Exhibitor 6:30p DiverseCity Writing Group 8p Twelve Step: Gay Men’s AA JUNE 3 7p Women’s Support Group 8p Twelve Step: Live & Let Live JUNE 4 12p Men’s Sack Lunch 6p 2008 Utah Pride Festival Planning Committee Meeting 7:30p Twelve Step: Sober Today JUNE 5 4p Free HIV Testing 4p Youth Case Managment 5p Parents of Transgender Youth Group 5p Transgender Youth Group 20 08 Pride Guide | QSa lt L a k e | 9

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UTAH PRIDE FESTIVAL But, this year, Brueck added, there will be offers its patrons great music, a little healthy competition to make things entertainment and food. But what interesting. This time, entries will be would a fabulous party be without judged and awards will be given for best a fabulous parade? float, best bar float, best marching/walkAnd this year’s parade, according to ing unit and “best overall.” parade director Logan Brueck, is going to “We’re going to make it more fun and be as fabulous as ever. In part because his have some competition to see if people do group, the Righteously Outrageous Twirla little extra,” Brueck said, adding that ing Company, will be posting the colors the bar’s trophy will be “a floating trophy, and opening the parade with one of their kind of like the Stanley Cup.” dazzling color guard routines – the one set “Every year it’ll come back, and if someto the ABBA classic “Mama Mia.” one else wins they get it and get their name “We took the routine down to Vegas on it and the year they won,” he said.

[Pride] and took first place with it,” said And for parade-goers who come out to Brueck. “But we’ll change it for our parade watch ROTC post the U.S. flag before the and make it showier.” How showy? “It’ll parade, Brueck says the Old Glory the have special effects,” including flag tosses group plans to use this year has quite a and a move Brueck calls “the head cutter.” story behind it. As he tells it, the flag was “It’s a close order with a flag where they a gift to Utah AIDS Foundation co-founder do a fast sweep over the head of the person Anna Martin from an AIDS patient she next to them, and the counseled. As he tells it, person bows down [so the the patient left town to at<H;; IEKJ> J;CFB; IF;;9> flag doesn’t hit them],” he tend a friend’s funeral.

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Although Utah Pride is drawing closer, “Before I could finish, people were parade stragglers don’t need to panic just standing up with their hands over their yet. They have until May 31 to submit hearts,” he remembered. their applications – along with a fee of $125 The Utah Pride Parade will be held on ($250 for local businesses).

Sunday, June 8. For more information This year’s parade will follow the same about registering an entry, the parade route as last year, starting on 300 S, travelroute and participation regulations visit ing up to South Temple and then down to utahpridecenter.org/utahpride/index. the festival grounds on 400 S (Washington php/Get-Involved/Parade.html. The paSquare and the Salt Lake City Library). rade will start at 10:00 a.m. Q

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2:00 pm PRIDE INTERFAITH SERVICE, First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East

10:00 am UTAH PRIDE PARADE, see map

4:00 pm FESTIVAL GATES OPEN at Washington Square 4:00 pm DYKE MARCH, starting at City Creek Park, North Temple and State Street 4:00 pm ROPE OR BULLETS on the Main Stage

10:00 am FESTIVAL GATES OPEN at Washington Square 12:00 pm SALIVA SISTERS on the Main Stage 12:00 pm JINGA BOA on the Pride Stage 1:00 pm MESA DRIVE on the Main Stage 1:00 pm KID MADUSA on the Pride Stage

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3:00 pm CHOLULA on the Pride Stage

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Headliner

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Meshell Ndegeocello: Free Like a Bird

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Meshell Ndegeocello, a woman of few, yet direct and honest, words is uncovered, which is unparallel to her hard-hitting songwriting. While Ndegeocello’s undeniable talent as both a musician and singer garnered her nine Grammy nominations over her 13-year career, she offers considerably more. Railing against racism, sexism and homophobia with quiet strength, Ndegeocello’s music is a dominating voice in the industry.

Born Michelle Lynn Johnson in 1968, this german-born, bisexual artist and mother, is a new kind of every-woman who has the respect of her fans and peers (collaborating with such artists as the Indigo Girls, Madonna and John Cougar Mellencamp), and has clearly redefined music and its impact on society.

Regardless of the controversy behind her surname, which she claims means “free like a bird” in swahili, the name is a fitting inflection of her simple beauty.

TONY HOBDAY: Your music has been labeled under many genres including R&B, hip hop, jazz, and funk. How would you describe your musical influence?

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO: My influence?

If I ever did, I don’t categorize my own music anymore. I never felt good about the categories and compartments. It’s every-

thing. Or it isn’t anything. I don’t know.

I just hope it makes people feel good.

Editor’s Note: (Although on her MySpace page, her musical description is labeled as Japanese Classic/Christian Rap/Regional Mexican.)

TH: Out of the eight albums you’ve produced, which is the best reflection of who you are and why?

MN: All of them, then. None of them now.

TH: The single “Letivicus: Faggot” is what I would describe as an angry political statement. Please comment. Also, what inspired you to write it?

MN: It’s about hypocrisy. The tyranny of faith, loving what rejects you and rejecting what loves you. It was just inspired by observation and experience.

TH: What was your initial response to being asked to headline the Utah Pride Festival and what are you looking forward to the most during the event? Will you be at the festival the entire weekend?

MN: Um, I think we are there for two nights? I’m not sure to be honest. I’m looking forward to the Utah sky and air.

TH: For our readers who may not be familiar with you, what can they expect from your performance?

MN: Not what they know. It’ll be new music. It scares me that so many people

seem to only like what they know. Getting comfortable with the unfamiliar seems like a good theme for Pride.

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TH: Bisexuality has been sort of a taboo, if you will, in the GLBT community. As I bisexual woman, what would you say to help nix the taboo?

MN: Fuck all that. Just be, and feel lucky if you can find people to love and feel good with.

TH: Why did you change your name and how did you come to Meshell Ndegeocello?

MN: I wanted a name of my own. Meshell is my given name. Ndegeocello seemed to suit me better than the one I had.

TH: Speaking to your career and/or personal life, what’s on the horizon for Meshell?

MN: I try to leave the personal stuff out of it. My personal stuff was a public discussion for so long, I had to fight to get some privacy back. So, more records.

TH: Name one attribute or idiosyncracy about yourself that you would like to share with your fans that they may not already know.

MN: I like anything space and science related.

Meshelle Ndegeocello headlines Utah Pride 2008 Saturday, June 7 at 6pm. Visit www. utahpride.org for tickets.

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On Stage at Pride

Our guide to what to see and hear at Utah Pride 2008 SATURDAY JUNE 7 4pm Rope or Bullets MAIN STAGE

Rope or Bullets is a three-piece indie rock gem with an amazingly huge sound for one guy and two gals. Lead singer and creator Heidi Hull explains her place within Salt Lake City’s queer music scene a few months ago by stating: “The sound here in the queer community is either alt-folk type stuff or really bouncy house music. We just aren’t in either of those worlds. I think that a lot of queer people here in Salt Lake just don’t know what to do with our look and sound. We really don’t want to sit out anymore, so we are going to make them listen, we’re going to bust down their doors.” As the Dyke March participants filter into the festival, Rope or Bullets get their chance to do just that!

5pm THE PURR BATS MAIN STAGE

The Purr Bats have been in creative overdrive since frontman Kyrbir started the band in 2003. They’ve since recorded four self-produced CDs and recently went on a multi-state tour with “SLUG Magazine” and also coordinated a benefit concert for the Utah Pride Center. This group of five Utah natives recently won “Best Local Band” for “QSaltLake’s” Fabby Awards.

The Purr Bats have built a major local buzz with their energetic live shows and costumes that can range from Mexican wrestling masks to bright orange fringed dresses – and these are just for their regular gigs. We can’t wait to see what they’ll wear at Pride!

7pm CAVEDOLL MAIN STAGE

Cavedoll is a neo-new wave band that has been busy at work, putting out 13 albums just in the past year. Their melancholy yet ultra-dancey 80s beats stick with you and keep your feet tapping and your head bobbing long after they’ve stopped playing.

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Frontman, producer and multi-instrumentalist Camden Chamberlain has been a very prolific member of Salt Lake’s music scene for years, and Cavedoll is the culmination of his talent. Their new music is receiving airplay in the US, Australia, UK, Canada and Europe. These guys are as big it gets in Salt Lake, and will surely get the party started for Meshell Ngedeocello.

8pm MESHELL NGEDEOCELLO MAIN STAGE

Incredible singer/songwriter/bassist Meshell Ndegeocello headlines Utah Pride with her challenging material exploring the politics of race and sex, among other topics. She has nearly two decades under her belt as an uncompromising and innovative composer in the worlds of rock, jazz, funk, soul and beyond.

Born Mary Johnson, she changed her name to Ndegeocello, meaning free like a bird (and pronounced n-deh-GAY-o-chel-o). She was the first artist signed to Madonna’s Maverick Records label and has picked up 10 Grammy nominations throughout her career. She’s flying to Salt Lake right from a tour in Japan for her new album, “The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams.” Meshell’s evolving discography proves that she won’t conform to any one genre and is a sincerely free and multi-layered artist.

See our interview on page XXX.

9:30pm DJ NICK JAMES: MAIN STAGE

DJ Nick James is the host of W Lounge’s chic new “Night at the Disco” with ultra-hip 70s-style dance parties in the spirit of Studio 54. These parties are created in the “by friends, for friends” spirit committed to co-creating a culture of connection.

This spirit extends right into Pride weekend, as our community comes together for a huge celebration by family, for family. James’ fresh new look at classic soul, funk, disco, and house wraps Saturday’s Pride Dance Party up before folks hit the bars. But don’t stay out so late that you’ll miss Sunday’s parade.

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1P KID MADUSA PRIDE STAGE

12P THE SALIVA SISTERS MAIN STAGE

Gay-Oh! Let’s Drool!

The irreverent staple of Utah Prides return and open the stage Sunday after the parade.

This trio has opened for the likes of Roseanne Barr and Joan Rivers and have played for 20 consecutive years at the Utah Arts Festival.

These wacky ladies parody well-known tunes in styles ranging from doo-wop to disco, all while working in current events and something about bras or bidets. They can always be counted on for their outrageous outfits (including lip-shaped hats dripping with saliva) and creative props whether they’re performing for the National Conference of Republican Governors or the Utah Gay Rodeo. A Salt Lake staple, every Utahn should see them at least once.

Kid Madusa is longtime local musician Lindsay Desirée Heath. Her past projects have generally included drumming for bands such as Redd Tape (who later became The Tremula) and the Vile Blue Shades, yet this time, Lindsay is focusing on a much more melodic solo project. She has always been a song writer, and while she absolutely loves drumming and percussion, she has aspired to lead more melodic fronts. So, she tapered her drumming commitments to bands and the result was phenomenal. Lindsay writes and performs all of the piano, synth, vocals, and drums herself on recordings, and at times employs a group of accompanists to back her up live. The result is a piano-heavy ethereal and atmospheric sound with electronic beats that remains simultaneously interesting and calm. In one word: blissful.

12P JINGA BOA

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With members hailing from Utah, Japan and Brazil, this Brazilian music group is a truly international treat.

Their traditional samba songs rumble with Afro-latin beats that will make you want to dance all day. Jinga Boa focuses on Pagode, a renewed subgenre of Samba which originated in Rio de Janeiro, using the banjo and tan-tan drums along with newer style language/lyrics that reflect the way that many people actually speak (including a lot of heavy slang). Jinga Boa calls Utah home and will bring the Carnival to us!

1P MESA DRIVE

MAIN STAGE

This sensitive group of fellas specializes in an irresistible blend of contemporary rock and R&B. Their latest album “Take What You Want” is a seamless compilation of tracks that listens as smoothly as a professional top-ten recording. Each mellifluous yet upbeat song fits perfectly by the next, and sounds so good that you’d have no idea it was recorded here in SLC. Mesa Drive is heavily influenced by Maroon 5, yet the lead vocalist’s soothing voice, combined with heartfelt songwriting, mellifluous guitar rifts, and addictive lyrics make for a uniquely catchy sound

2P MARY TEBBS MAIN STAGE

This longtime singer/songwriter and SLC native is a master of acoustic folk with a soft bluesy finish. Mary Tebbs began playing in 1989 and formed her first band in 1992. Her philosophy is simply “Music + Love = Life.” Tebbs is currently working on a double disc in which the recipe reads “one part heartbreak, one part fun and flirtation.” Tebbs will also be playing this summer at the Redrock Women’s Music Festival, so drive on down to Torrey for a weekend of camping and great tunes.

2P BRONWEN BEECHER PRIDE STAGE

Recently performing in Pygmalion Theatre’s production of Sordid Lives, this classically trained violinist learned Irish and Scottish fiddling in the lively pubs of New Orleans and Ottawa. Bronwen developed a passion for traditional Celtic music and traveled to Nova Scotia to play and study with the masters of Eastern Canadian fiddling. Her curiosity about different styles of music has led her to play in bands as diverse as an award-winning bluegrass band and a modern punk band. Bronwen is best known as the energetic lead vocalist and fiddler for the Salty Frogs, but she will be performing her much

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anticipated recent solo material solo at the festival.

Mostly driven by acoustic guitar rifts, this singer/ songwriter mixes a romping Celtic tempo with mellow vocals for inimitable sets.

4P CHOLULA ALL-STAR BAND

3P LERAINE

The All-Star band is a group of artists who have “Come Together” specifically for this year’s Utah Pride Festival and will only perform as such for this performance! Bronwen Beecher, Leraine, Mary Tebbs, Lindsay Heath (of Kid Madusa), and Matt Smit (of Cholula) are thrilled to collaborate on originals and covers while swapping instruments and taking turns at the mic. We’re promised a lot of harmonizing vocals, and you know that when the musicians are having this much fun on stage, the crowd is bound to do the same.

MAIN STAGE

Leraine Horstmanshoff’s stage presence is the very embodiment of energy. Leraine has traveled the world extensively and combines jazzy blues with acoustic folk and strong vocals. She utilizes an impressive array of instruments including guitar, flute, didgeridoo, djembe, bamboo saxophone, or an empty wine bottle – sometimes all in the same performance. “Music is a vehicle for opening people,” she says. “You don’t have to even speak the same language. With music, you can still express in a way that reaches others and opens them up to deeper feelings.” She is currently working on her upcoming release, Leraine and the Soul Vibrations.

Listeners will be most taken aback by her heartfelt sincerity and enthusiasm for life.

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3P CHOLULA PRIDE STAGE

Cholula are a spicy three-piece Latin number that switches things up with unusual percussion and masterful grooves on an upright bass. Frontman Mathew Smit (also of Elephante) provides lead vocals and alternates between Spanish and English. Fifteen years ago, Smit traded his skateboard for a guitar and proceeded to join the Ringling Brothers Circus, traveling and playing his guitar across the country.

This Cholula is even hotter than the sauce.

4P SALSA BRAVA MAIN STAGE

Salsa Brava have been playing together for 15 years, and it’s hard for this multi-national group to believe they found each other in Salt Lake City, Utah of all places. The raging beats of the Caribbean are the core of Salsa Brava Orchestra’s musical selection, and their corresponding female vocals add balance to this spicy combo. Salsa Brava has previously performed at the Sundance Film Festival and the 2002 Winter Olympics, so they’ve earned their spot at our slightly warmer event. Come get your salsa on before The Kinsey Six!

5P THE KINSEY SICKS MAIN STAGE

Sunday’s featured entertainers are the Kinsey Sicks, America’s favorite “Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet.”

These four gals cleverly derived their name from the Kinsey Scale developed in the ‘50s by researcher Alfred Kinsey. The Kinsey Scale measured sexual orientation scale of 0-6, where 6 meant exclusively same-sex attracted. The Kinsey Sicks have served up a feast of music and comedy to audiences across the United States for over a decade, combining award winning a cappella singing, sharp satire and over-the-top drag.. The Kinsey Sicks began in 1993 as a group of friends who went to a Bette Midler concert in San Francisco dressed as the Andrews Sisters.

They were approached that night to perform at an upcoming event. Their reply - “we don’t sing” - was quickly disproved when they realized that all of them had musical backgrounds. They began singing and harmonizing that night, and the seed for The Kinsey Sicks was planted. Since then, they have developed a large and loyal following, won numerous a cappella awards, recorded five CDs, and produced and starred in critically acclaimed Off-Broadway shows.

You certainly wouldn’t want to miss these dames – they’re a grip of fun.

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Even this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planned budget shows the event losing approximately $25,000 if you include overhead costs into the picture, which most accountants do.

The event is estimated to cost just over a quarter million dollars to put on, the largest chunks of that being the cost of beverages being sold and contract laborers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those who set the festival up and take it down, those that Salt Lake City requires to be onhand, etc.

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Governmental entities receive $18,000 of the budget for fees. Then, a grocery list of smaller outlays add up quickly.

Organizers anticipate 17,500 paid attendees to walk through the gates over the three-day festival, generating just over $100,000 in revenue. Volunteers and sponsors are not included in this figure.

Beverage sales are estimated to bring in another $70,000 and vendors and organizations renting booths at the festival will generate another $28,000.

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EXPENSES: Beverages Contract Labor Entertainment Fees Equipment Rentals Government Fees & Taxes Vendor Booth Equipment Generators & Electrical Security Stage Rentals Insurance Fencing Rental Sound Equipment Community Partners Port-O-Potties Marketing - Advertising Entertainment Travel/Lodging Marketing - Printed Materials Merchandise - Resale

$27,000 $27,000 $25,000 $25,000 $18,000 $15,000 $12,000 $12,000 $10,000 $9,000 $8,000 $7,000 $6,000 $6,000 $6,000 $5,500 $5,500 $5,000

Grand Marshal Reception Lighting Equipment Waste Disposal & Clean-Up Parade Volunteer Program Merchandise - Volunteer T-Shirts Postage & Admin. Supplies Sponsor Fulfillment Perks Misc. Expenses Communication First AID Opening Ceremonies TOTAL CASH EXPENSES Overhead - 10% of Expenses TOTAL EXPENSES

$4,000 $3,500 $3,500 $3,000 $2,500 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $500 $500 $254,000 $25,400 $279,400 Flor al

INCOME: Sunday Pride Festival Beverage Sales Sponsorships Exhibitor Booth Rentals Saturday Pride Concert & Dance Friday Grand Marshal Reception Food Vendor Booth Rentals Parade Fees Merchandise Sales Misc. & ATM TOTAL CASH INCOME

$75,000 $70,000 $45,000 $24,000 $21,000 $7,500 $4,000 $4,000 $2,500 $1,000 $254,000

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Total Cash $254,000 $254,000

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Pride and You: Health & Wellness R UTAH PRIDE Festival will likely notice a change this year. Along with the regular booths for local merchants, food sellers and political organizations an entire section of the festival grounds will be devoted to fitness and health booths – a section the Utah Pride Festival is calling Pride and You. “In this section we’ll be highlighting some of the critical [health] issues for our community, such as breast cancer, HIV, STDs and suicide,” said Utah Pride Center Adult Program Director Jennifer Nuttall.

She added, however, that the booths aren’t all about such dire issues. Rather, many of them focus on “fun stuff,” such as fitness centers and local athletic groups like the Queer Utah Aquatic Club and Salt Lake Women in Action.

“It should be a fun and interactive area, as well as a place where you can get some resources,” she said.

The impetus behind bringing so many wellness groups to the Festival this year was to expose gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender festival goers – who statistiEGULARS AT THE

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cally do not seek or receive as much health treatment as their straight counterparts – to a number of local groups and services that can help them stay healthy in mind, body and soul.

“We wanted to reach people we don’t reach at the Center or through groups the Center sponsors,” said Nuttall. “So we thought, why not capture that audience when they’re all in the same place?”

This year, over thirty groups will take part in Pride in You.

Athletic Groups PRIDE COMMUNITY SOFTBALL LEAGUE: The state’s only gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender softball league with teams representing a number of organizations (including QSaltLake). The league is affiliated with the Utah Pride Center and plays regularly throughout the spring and summer.

More info: leaguelineup.com/pcslutah QUEER UTAH AQUATIC CLUB: This local team of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight swimmers holds regular practices

in synchronized swimming, water polo and holds its popular Ski n Swim Weekend every February. A member of the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics, QUAC welcomes swimmers of all experience levels, orientations and gender identities.

More info: quacquac.org RIGHTEOUSLY OUTRAGEOUS TWIRLING CORPS – SALT LAKE CITY: An award-winning color guard and performance troupe that welcomes members of all sexes, sexual orientations and gender identities.

More info: rotcslc.com SALT LAKE CITY GAY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION: An umbrella organization for a number of gay-friendly sports leagues, including Pride Community Softball League, Mountain West Flag Football League, Mountain West Volleyball League and Mountain West Basketball League.

More info: slcgaa.org SALT LAKE CITY GOOD TIMES BOWLING LEAGUE: A gay-friendly bowling league affiliated with the Utah Pride Center.

More info: 832-9745 SALT LAKE WOMEN IN ACTION: A fitness club

for lesbian and bisexual women and their straight allies. The group holds an activity each month and welcomes women of all skill levels.

More info: groups.yahoo.com/group/saltlakewomeninaction/

Cancer Services AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: A nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.

More info: cancer.org COMMUNIDADES UNIDAS: A local grassroots organization working to end the health care disparities in Utah’s immigrant communities. This group works with a number of health issues that profoundly effect the immigrant community including poverty, social isolation, lack of transportation and health insurance, poor diet, breast cancer, HIV/AIDS and birth defects.

More info: cuutah.org CANCER WELLNESS HOUSE: A home-like setting offering support and education programs for cancer patients and their caregivers and loved ones, including bereavement groups, family activities, yoga classes, workshops on depression and more.

More info: cancer-wellness.org.

SALT LAKE VALLEY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BREAST HEALTH PROGRAM: The local health department’s program for breast cancer education and detection.

More info: slvhealth.org SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION – Salt Lake City: The organization that sponsors a number of events Utah’s annual Bowl for the Cure and Race for the Cure to raise money for breast cancer research and treatment.

More info: komenslc.org

Counseling Services CORNERSTONE COUNSELING CENTER: A 40-year-old organization specializing in treatment and prevention programs for substance abuse and domestic violence.

The center also offers a number of programs for at-risk youth and their families, including life skills training.

More info: slcosubstanceabuse.org CRYSTAL METH ANONYMOUS: A 12-step program modeled upon Alcoholics Anonymous for individuals looking to break their addiction to crystal meth.

More info: crystalmeth.org GAY MEN’S AA: An Alcoholics Anonymous group for gay men that meets regularly at the Utah Pride Center.

More info: utahpridecenter.org GLBT AA: An Alcoholics Anonymous group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people that meets regularly at the Utah Pride Center.

More info: utahpridecenter.org PEOPLE WITH AIDS COALITION OF UTAH: ROTC’s sister organization, PWACU pro-

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vides educational and support services to Utahns whose lives have been impacted by HIV/AIDS. More info: Pwacu.org PRIDE COUNSELING: Gay and gay-friendly mental health counselors skilled in a number of therapeutic methodologies including Buddhist, Native American and environment-based healing for the mind.

More info: pridecounseling.tv PROJECT REALITY: Founded in 1970 this organization views substance abuse as a chronic disease with biological, social and psychological components. It accepts voluntary admissions and provides patients with individualized treatment plans.

More info: projectreality.net/ RAPE RECOVERY CENTER: A Salt Lake Citybased center committed to providing sexual assault survivors, their families and friends with crisis intervention services; educating the community about the causes and ways to prevent sexual assault; and advocating for comprehensive medical treatment and legal representation for sexual assault survivors.

More info: raperecoverycenter.com UTAH AIDS FOUNDATION: Utah’s 20-yearold organization dedicated to HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. The group also offers free testing services and an antimeth campaign.

More info: Utahaids.org

Domestic Violence Services SOUTH VALLEY SANCTUARY: A West Jordanbased shelter for men, women and children who are victims of domestic violence.

More info: southvalleysanctuary.com UCASA: Organization offering resources to survivors of sexual violence, including training for rape crisis counselors and advocates and campus violence prevention programs. UCASA’s efforts have drastically increased the number of rape crisis service programs in Utah since the organization’s founding in 1994.

More info: plannedparenthood.org PUBLIC SAFETY LIAISON COMMITTEE: A committee consisting of law enforcement officers and gay community leaders that seeks to further understanding between gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning Utahns and public safety officers. The committee is also dedicated to educating the community about safety and other issues of particular importance to queer citizens and mediating disputes between the gay community and the public safety community.

More info: slcgov.com/police/community/GLBT SALT LAKE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM: A not for profit organization offering a number of services aimed at helping lowincome people achieve self-sufficiency.

SLCAP offers the emergency food program as well as the Head Start Program that provides education, food and medical services to at-risk children.

More info: slcap.org SALT LAKE VALLEY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HIV/ STI OUTREACH PROGRAM: The local health department’s program offering education, prevention and testing for HIV/ AIDS and sexually transmitted infections to students, prisoners and the general public. The program also offers services to Spanish-speaking residents and a Hepatitis C support group.

More info: slvhealth.org/hiv/index.html ST. MARK’S FAMILY MEDICINE CENTERS: Utahbased group of hospitals.

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GET More info: ucasa.org UTAH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNCIL: Utah’s anti-domestic violence coalition. UDVC works to develop and review domestic violence policies and procedures; foster cooperation between Utah agencies; and advocate to make domestic violence services available to all Utahns regardless of culture, language or class.

More info: udvc.org YWCA: Founded in 1906 the Salt Lake City chapter of the Young Women’s Christian Association offers a number of services to local women and children including a shelter for battered women, children’s advocacy and intervention services and after-school recreation opportunities.

More info: ywca.org/saltlakecity

Health Services American Lung Association: Volunteer health organization dedicated to fighting lung disease and promoting lung health.

Although the American Lung Association specializes in all diseases affecting the lungs it places special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.

More info: lungusa.org AMERICAN RED CROSS: Disaster relief group specializing in blood donation services, first aid training, health and safety services and preparedness services.

More info: redcross.org INSTITUTE OF CHANGE: Specializes in outpatient and residential programs for drug addiction, dependency and behavioral problems including body dysmorphic disorder.

More info: instituteofchange.com PLANNED PARENTHOOD ASSOCIATION OF UTAH: Reproductive heath care provider and reproductive rights advocacy group specializing in adoption services, abortion counseling, sex education, family planning and screening for a number of sexually transmitted diseases, including cervical cancer.

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A History of Gay Pride in Utah

BY BEN WILLIAMS

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PRIDE DAY IN UTAH as part of a directive which originated in 1969 when the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ECHO) adopted the motion to hold “parallel demonstrations on the last Saturday in June to commemorate the rebellion on Christopher Street.” The reference to the rebellion on Christopher Street, of course, E CELEBRATE

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refers to the Stonewall Inn riots in New York City. Utah has celebrated being “Gay and Proud” for the last 33 years and perhaps even earlier by individuals.

PRIDE IN THE SEVENTIES A “Beer Bust Kegger” sponsored by the old Sun Tavern in 1974 was the first attempt to bring people together to celebrate the emergence of an openly Gay community in Utah. Over 200 men and women celebrated

“Gay Pride” along the shores of the Great Salt Lake at what was once known as “Bare Bum Beach.”

The first official community-wide sponsored pride celebration called “Gay Freedom Day” was held June 1, 1975. Sponsored by the Gay Community Service Center, the event was held up City Creek Canyon where festivities included free beer, food, soft drinks, volleyball, an all-day “do your own thing” talent revue and sing-a-long,

games for prizes and a white elephant auction. A shuttle service from local gay bars ran to and from the site for those who didn’t have transportation.

For the next three years Pride Days were known as Gay Freedom Days and promoted mainly by the Gay Service Committee and the Salt Lake Coalition of Human Rights.

The most ambitious of these celebrations was a festival and conference held 30 years ago in 1977, which featured Sgt. Leonard Matlovich as the keynote speaker. Matlovich was an ex-Air Force Sergeant and winner of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart who was also a gay Mormon.

As the heady “Gay Power Days” of the 1970s began to wane, a fragmented community, ravaged by the onslaught of a conservative backlash, tried to hold scaled down Gay Day celebrations. Without widespread support, the spirit of Gay Pride was kept going by individual groups such as the Tavern Guild, Affirmation and LGSU.

PRIDE IN THE EIGHTIES In 1983 members of the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire met to revitalize the true concept of a “Gay Pride Day.” Tim Leming, Marshall Brunner, Larry Pacheco, Mel Rohland among others formed a committee and put together an event billed as a “Basket Social” held in Fairmont Park. This Pride Day Committee sponsored the event for the next three years and was the first to adopt a national Pride Day Committee’s theme. The chairs during these years were Marshall Brunner, Nikki Boyer and Mitchell Beauchaine. Beauchaine was the last chairman during these years and held Gay and Lesbian Pride Day in Pioneer Park in 1986.

In 1984, Joe Redburn booked the perennial favorite Saliva Sisters who performed then for the first time at Utah’s Gay Pride.

In 1987 the newly-formed Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah took over the responsibilities of Utah’s annual Pride Days. Donnie Eastepp, Emperor XII of the RCGSE, was elected chair of the Pride Day Committee. He created a Community Service Award which was presented to Dr. Kristen Ries for her efforts treating AIDS patients when no other doctors in Utah were willing to do so. The award was established to recognize outstanding service to the Gay and Lesbian Community. Eastepp also moved the location of Gay Pride Day to Sunnyside Park where it remained until 1989. Floyd Gamble, Steven Lloyd, Julie Pollock and Curtis Jensen, Kevin Hillman, Deborah Rosenberg, Antonia Dela Guerra, Kyle Kennedy, Kathy Matthews and Julie Hale where the chairs and co-chairs of GLCCU’s Pride Day Committee over these seven years. They provided Utah’s Gay community a consistently successful event celebrating Utah’s sexual minorities. The Kristen Ries Community Service recipients during this time were Rev. Bruce Barton, KUTV Channel 2, Chuck Whyte, Nikki Boyer, Becky Moss, Ben Williams, the College of Monarchs of the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire, Craig Miller, Ben Barr, Val Mansfield, Kathy Worthington and Kim Russo.

PRIDE IN THE NINETIES In 1990 on the 21st anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the Salt Lake City gay community held its first Gay and Lesbian Pride March. Nearly 200 people gathered on the steps of the state capitol to listen to speeches by Connell “Rocky” O’Donovan, who organized the march, Becky Moorman, Angela Nutt and Robert Austin. The Pride festival was held at the Northwest Community Center.

Under the direction of Kevin Hillman

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PRIDE THIS CENTURY With the new millennium came controversy as Pride Day began to expand exponentially. Kim Russo became director of the new corporation for two years, assisted with co-chairs Adam Frost and Billy Lewis. During the Russo years, Utah State Rep. Jackie Biskupski and Mayor Rocky Anderson served as Grand Marshals for the Pride Parade and Marlin Criddle, Brenda Voisard, Laura Milliken Gray and Brook Heart-Song became Kristen Ries Award Recipients. Unfortunately without the community’s oversight, fiduciary problems surfaced during 2001.

Pride Day 2002 was run by a committee headed by Sherry Booth with Chad Keller as chair of the Pride Parade. Steve Kmetko, host of E! News Live, was Grand Marshal and Kevin Hillman received the Kristen Ries Award. Additionally in 2002, the Community Volunteer, Organization of the Year and the Pete Suazo Political Action Awards were created to recognize contributions to the community. The Utah

Chris Brown, Michael Aaron and Glen Freedman at the Gay and Lesbian Utah Democrats booth at Gay Pride 1990, held at the Northwest Community Center. and his co-chairs, Pride Day expanded and in 1991 moved to the Salt Lake County Fairgrounds in Murray. The 1991 Pride Committee added to the festival a Pride Guide, an Art Show and Contest, sponsored by Angela Nutt and David Thometz, and a Utah Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, created by Marlin Criddle. They also brought in for the first time a nationally syndicated columnist, Dell Richards, as keynote speaker. For entertainment, Lynn Lavner, a nationally-known lesbian singer was brought to Utah whose performance was interrupted by a contingency of NeoNazi Skinheads who marched into the celebration and were met by Anti-Violence Project founder Michael Aaron. While no violence occurred, it was a tense situation. Dozens of Pride-goers surrounded the skinheads and turned their backs on them, making them invisible to the crowd and, thus, negating the reason they were there.

They left after less than 10 minutes.

Connell O’Donovan’s second Gay Pride March was also disrupted by Neo-Nazis who stood on the east steps of the City County Building taunting the marchers rallying at Washington Square. The tradition of an annual Pride March and Rally ended when Rocky O’Donovan left Salt Lake City in 1992. No one came forward to organize a third and it would be two years before Bruce Harmon and Rev. Bruce Barton, along with then-Pride Chair Jeff Freedman, stepped forward to re-invent the Pride March and Rally and transform it into something even greater: the Gay Pride Parade.

Pride Days under the directions of the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah transformed the celebration from simply a day in the park to a major annual event where Salt Lake City’s politicians began to attend and the quality of Pride Day entertainers and speakers increased.

With the election of Jeff Freedman as chair of the GLCCU’s Gay Pride Day Committee, the organization began its transition from being simply a committee, to being GLCCU’s sole entity when the orga-

defunct Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah.

nization collapsed in 1995. Freedmen and co-chair Julie Hale were the last formallyelected chairs of the Gay Pride Day committee under the direction of GLCCU. Jeff Freedman, a former emperor of the Royal Court, served longer than any other Gay Pride Day volunteer in Utah. His vision of Pride Day encompassed the entire spectrum of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight allies communities. The Pride Day events of the latter half of the 1990s were thus stamped indelibly with Freedman’s concept that Pride Day was a community party. He brought professionalism to the job as he endeavored to ensure gender parity. Freedman’s co-chairs were Julie Hale, Carrie Gaylor and Kim Russo. The Kristen Ries Award recipients during Freedman’s era were Bruce Harmon, Clariss (Doug Tollstrup) Cartier, Charlene Orchard, Barb Barnhart, Rev. Kelly Byrnes, Jeff Freedman, Maggie Snyder, LaDonna Moore and Dr. Patty Reagan.

In 1994 the first Pride Parade was organized as the kick-off event for Pride Day. Emperor XV, Bruce Harmon, assisted by his partner Rev. Bruce Barton, established the annual Pride Day Parade that continues to this day. Bruce Barton nearly single-handedly, on his own sewing machine, created the 100-foot rainbow flag that is carried annually in the parade.

In 1996 Jeff Freeman, Carrie Gaylor and Bruce Harmon invited Chasity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher and spokeswoman of the Human Rights Campaign’s National Coming Out Project, to be the first Grand Marshal of Utah’s Gay Pride Parade. Freedman and his committees also invited Candace Gingrich, Deb Burington and Charlene Orchard and actor Dan Butler to serve as Grand Marshals.

Freedman was instrumental in getting corporate sponsorships of Pride Day and moving Pride Day to downtown Salt Lake City — first to the Gallivan Center and later to Washington Square. Freedman’s last act of the period was organizing Pride Day, Inc. as a separate entity from the 20 08 Pride Guide | QSa lt L a k e | 21

Pride Interfaith Service was also added to Pride Day. The 2002 committee tried to rebuild the image of Pride Day, but because Pride Day, Inc. had found itself in serious debt, the committee elected to be absorbed by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah, a move that generated much controversy in the community because of the secrecy surrounding the move.

The Utah Pride Center has provided direction for the event for the past five years and last year even changed its name to reflect Pride. The former volunteer position of director of Pride Day, Inc. became salaried for the first time in 2003 and a Dyke March was added to the annual Pride Day Parade. Donald Steward was Pride Parade coordinator for three of those years. The grand marshals under the direction of the Center were Kate Kendall, Bruce Bastian, Utah State Senator Scott McCoy, J. Boyer Jarvis and John Amaechi.

The Kristen Ries Award Recipents were Doug Wortham, Lucia Malin, Jane and Tami Marquardt, Utah State Rep. Jackie Biskupski and Doug Fadel. Q

Two Utahns to Receive Pride Festival Awards

During the Utah Pride Festival, Utahns Stan Penfold and Rep. Carol Spackman Moss will receive two prestigious service awards from the Utah Pride Center.

Valerie Larabee, executive director of the Utah Pride Center, announced Penfold as the recipient of the 2008 Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award and Moss as the recipient of the 2008 Pete Suazo Political Action Award.

Also a board memUtah AIDS Foundation ber of the Utah NonDirector Stan Penfold profits Association and the Utah Department of Health Community Planning Committee, Penfold has worked tirelessly as an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention and

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education in his nine years at UAF. He also serves as a professional mentor with the Fieldstone Foundation, an association of companies that specialize in home building and provide grants and services to nonprofit organizations that offer assistance to people living in Salt Lake City, among other areas.

Rep. Jackie Biskupski, D-Salt Lake City, nominated Penfold for this year’s award and a committee of past Dr. Kristen Reis Community Service Award recipients selected him. The award is named in honor of Dr. Kristen Ries, a Utah doctor who courageously served Utah HIV/AIDS patients beginning in the early 80s, when few health care practitioners were willing to work with them.

Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, was nominated for the Pete Suazo Political Action Award for her sponsorship of HB

325 Bullying and Hazing Prohibitions in this year’s general legislative session.

Drafted by local gay rights group Equality Utah, the bill was aimed at creating uniform standards for Utah schools to use in addressing bullying and hazing.

Although the bill initially faced criticism for what some Representatives called its broad language, an amended version of it was passed in the last days of the session and Gov. Jon Huntsman later signed it into law. Representatives from a number of local gay political organizations incuding the Utah Stonewall Democrats, Utah Log Cabin Republicans, Equality Utah, the HuRep. Carol Spackman Moss man Rights Campaign and the Utah Pride Center nominated Spackman Moss as this year’s recipient.

The award is named for the late Sen. Pete Suazo, a Latino Utah politician who

advocated for minority issues and who drafted the state’s first hate crimes bill in 1997. The bill was routinely defeated in the legislature for a number of years. In 2006 a hate crimes bill without protections for gay or transgender people passed both houses.

“The winners of these awards inspire and challenge all of us to reach for the goals and ideals we most cherish,” said Fran Pruyn, Festival Co-Chair and Utah Pride Center Board Member. “Their efforts to keep Utah’s communities healthy and our schools safe are truly deserving of recognition.”

The awards will be presented at the Utah Pride Festival’s Grand Marshal Reception, honoring Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and members of the City Council as the 2008 Grand Marshals at 6:00pm on Friday, June 6 at Trofi in the Hilton Salt Lake Center. Recipients will also be honored on Saturday, June 7 at the Utah Pride Festival’s opening ceremonies and again on Sunday, June 8 at the Utah Pride Parade.

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Utah Pride happens because of a hardworking staff and the help of many unnamed volunteers.

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, Dear Pride Festival Goers

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Logan Brueck

Pride Parade Coordinator

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Mayor Becker, City Council to serve as Grand Marshals

by Joselle Vanderhooft

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Utah Pride Festival and parade had a single Grand Marshal. This year, however, they have several: Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and the members of the Salt Lake City Council.

Utah Pride Center Executive Director Valerie Larabee, who initially suggested the public officials to the Festival’s nominating committee, said that the Mayor and the Council were chosen because of their tireless work for Utah minorities, including the gay community.

“Mayor Becker deserves this honor because of his inspiring and broad vision of human rights initiatives that affect all minority communities in his municipality,” said Larabee.

Just days after his inauguration this

year, Becker proposed the creation of a domestic partner registry for Salt Lake City residents. Although the registry was designed to give private employers who offer domestic partner benefits proof that a couple lives together and shares financial obligations, several Utah legislators

The WinterPride Interfaith Service in Fabruary of this year drew performances by the Salt Lake Mens Choir

‘The Color of Grace’ Interfaith Service For many participants, the Utah Pride festivities begin with the annual Pride InterFaith Service. Now in its seventh year, the free event will take place on Saturday, June 7, at 2 p.m. at the First Unitarian Church, 569 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City. This year’s event is titled “The Color of Grace.”

“It is tragically believed by some LGBT people that they have lost all rights to Russ Gorringe consider themselves people Interfaith Celebration Chair of faith, spiritual and capable of holiness. Unfortunately, this belief is reinforced by some

religious organizations,” said InterFaith chair, Russ Gorringe. “However, as an affirming interfaith community we come together from many diverse faiths and cultures to proclaim loudly and proudly that each of us is a being of love, created as we are.”

“You’ll thrill to the music of The Golden Voices Gospel Ensemble, under the direction of B Murphy,” Gorringe, continued, “a true ‘gospel’ choir that will move you to jump to your feet, clap your hands and shout, ‘Hallelujah! Amen!’”

For more information on the InterFaith service, visit utahprideinterfaith.org

opposed it, even after the City Council unanimously voted to approve the registry. When anti-gay Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, proposed a bill that would have rendered the registry illegal, Becker testified in its favor before a legislative committee.

“If the legislature overrides Salt Lake City that would be a big mistake,” he said at the time. “Salt Lake City has a population that wants this. We’re only trying to do what’s best for our city and citizens.”

Ultimately, the registry survived all legislative challenges with only its name changed to the “mutual commitment registry.”

“It was also fitting to include the City Council, as they unanimously voted to approve the Mutual Commitment Registry not only once, but twice, regardless of its name,” Larabee continued. “Our community is fortunate to have such supportive leaders. They truly lead the state in progressive policy by example. ” The Utah Pride Center will honor Becker and council members Luke Garrott, J.T. Martin and others at the Grand Marshal Reception at Trofi (the Hilton Salt Lake City Center) on June 6 at 6:00 p.m.

Fittingly this year’s festival will also be held at Washington Square – the political home to the Mayor and the Salt Lake City Council.

Becker said that he was honored to be chosen.

“While we have a long way to go before we achieve full equality, I for one will be celebrating all that we have accomplished in the past year to ensure equal rights, fairness and dignity for residents of Salt Lake City, right here at the 2008 Utah Pride Festival as your proud Grand Marshal,” he said.

Councilmember Luke Garrott also said he was proud to be selected as a Grand Marshal. “Pride is about freedom and the ability to be oneself. I’m proud that Salt Lake City has partnered with the GLBT community to promote acceptance and diversity in Utah,” he said.

Tickets to the Grand Marshal Reception are $75 and can be purchased online at utahpride.org. All proceeds from the reception benefit the 2008 Utah Pride Festival, a program of the Utah Pride Center.

May 22 4p Youth Case Managment 5p Transgender Youth Grp 7p Empowerment Workshops - Sexuality May 23 6p Wise Fitness 6:30p One Voice 7p Alliance of Gay and Straights for Civil Justice 8p Twelve Step: Stonewall Grp May 24 2p Queers in Action 6p Twelve Step: Free to be Me 6:30p One Voice Saturday Night Out 7:30p Crystal Meth Anonymous May 25 10a Friends of Thelma & Louise Coffee Grp 11a Sunday Brunch 3p Twelve Step: GLBT AA 7p Utah Polyamory Society Mtg May26 6:30p Partners ofTransgender Adult Grp 8p Twelve Step: Gay Men’s AA May27 7:30p Men’s Support Grp 8p Twelve Step: Live & Let Live May28 12p Men’s Sack Lunch 5p HIV Testing 6p 2008 Utah Pride Festival Leadership Mtg 7:30p The Biggest GLBT Loser Weigh-in 7:30p Twelve Step: Sober Today May29 4p Youth Case Managment 5p Transgender Youth Grp 6p Utah Bear Alliance 7p Empowerment Workshops - Sexuality May30 6p Wise Fitness 6:30p One Voice 7p Latina Lesbianas Unidas 7p Game Night 7p Alliance of Gay and Straights for Civil Justice 8p Twelve Step: Stonewall Grp May31 10a Pride Festival Orientation Food Vendor & Exhibitor 12p Pride Festival Orientation Food Vendor & Exhibitor 2p Pride Festival Orientation Food Vendor & Exhibitor 2p Queers in Action 6p Twelve Step: Free to be Me 6:30p One Voice Saturday Night Out 7:30p Crystal Meth Anonymous June 1 10a Friends of Thelma & Louise Coffee Group 11a Sunday Brunch 1p Neighborhood Potluck 3p Twelve Step: GLBT AA June 2 6p Pride Festival Orientation Food Vendor & Exhibitor 6:30p DiverseCity Writing Group 8p Twelve Step: Gay Men’s AA June 3 7p Women’s Support Group 8p Twelve Step: Live & Let Live June 4 12p Men’s Sack Lunch 6p 2008 Utah Pride Festival Planning Committee Meeting 7:30p Twelve Step: Sober Today June 5 4p Free HIV Testing 4p Youth Case Managment 5p Parents of Transgender Youth Group 5p Transgender Youth Group

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Everyone Loves a Parade

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Utah Pride Festival But, this year, Brueck added, there will be offers its patrons great music, a little healthy competition to make things entertainment and food. But what interesting. This time, entries will be would a fabulous party be without judged and awards will be given for best a fabulous parade? float, best bar float, best marching/walkAnd this year’s parade, according to ing unit and “best overall.” parade director Logan Brueck, is going to “We’re going to make it more fun and be as fabulous as ever. In part because his have some competition to see if people do group, the Righteously Outrageous Twirla little extra,” Brueck said, adding that ing Company, will be posting the colors the bar’s trophy will be “a floating trophy, and opening the parade with one of their kind of like the Stanley Cup.” dazzling color guard routines – the one set “Every year it’ll come back, and if someto the ABBA classic “Mama Mia.” one else wins they get it and get their name “We took the routine down to Vegas on it and the year they won,” he said.

[Pride] and took first place with it,” said And for parade-goers who come out to Brueck. “But we’ll change it for our parade watch ROTC post the U.S. flag before the and make it showier.” How showy? “It’ll parade, Brueck says the Old Glory the have special effects,” including flag tosses group plans to use this year has quite a and a move Brueck calls “the head cutter.” story behind it. As he tells it, the flag was “It’s a close order with a flag where they a gift to Utah AIDS Foundation co-founder do a fast sweep over the head of the person Anna Martin from an AIDS patient she next to them, and the counseled. As he tells it, person bows down [so the the patient left town to at<H;; IEKJ> J;CFB; IF;;9> flag doesn’t hit them],” he tend a friend’s funeral.

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Although Utah Pride is drawing closer, “Before I could finish, people were parade stragglers don’t need to panic just standing up with their hands over their yet. They have until May 31 to submit hearts,” he remembered. their applications – along with a fee of $125 The Utah Pride Parade will be held on ($250 for local businesses).

Sunday, June 8. For more information This year’s parade will follow the same about registering an entry, the parade route as last year, starting on 300 S, travelroute and participation regulations visit ing up to South Temple and then down to utahpridecenter.org/utahpride/index. the festival grounds on 400 S (Washington php/Get-Involved/Parade.html. The paSquare and the Salt Lake City Library). rade will start at 10:00 a.m. Q

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Saturday, June 7, $10 2:00 pm Pride Interfaith Service, First Unitarian Church, 569 S. 1300 East 4:00 pm Festival Gates Open at Washington Square 4:00 pm DYKE March, starting at City Creek Park, North Temple and State Street 4:00 pm Rope Or bullets on the Main Stage

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Sunday, June 8, $5 10:00 am Utah Pride Parade, see map 10:00 am Festival Gates Open at Washington Square 12:00 pm Saliva Sisters on the Main Stage 12:00 pm Jinga Boa on the Pride Stage 1:00 pm Mesa Drive on the Main Stage 1:00 pm Kid Madusa on the Pride Stage

5:00 pm Purr Bats on the Main Stage

2:00 pm Mary Tebbs on the Main Stage

6:00 pm Opening Ceremonies on the Main Stage

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Meshell Ndegeocello: Free Like a Bird

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N AN ONLINE INTERVIEW WITH

Meshell Ndegeocello, a woman of few, yet direct and honest, words is uncovered, which is unparallel to her hard-hitting songwriting. While Ndegeocello’s undeniable talent as both a musician and singer garnered her nine Grammy nominations over her 13-year career, she offers considerably more. Railing against racism, sexism and homophobia with quiet strength, Ndegeocello’s music is a dominating voice in the industry.

Born Michelle Lynn Johnson in 1968, this german-born, bisexual artist and mother, is a new kind of every-woman who has the respect of her fans and peers (collaborating with such artists as the Indigo Girls, Madonna and John Cougar Mellencamp), and has clearly redefined music and its impact on society.

Regardless of the controversy behind her surname, which she claims means “free like a bird” in swahili, the name is a fitting inflection of her simple beauty.

TONY HOBDAY: Your music has been labeled under many genres including R&B, hip hop, jazz, and funk. How would you describe your musical influence?

MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO: My influence?

If I ever did, I don’t categorize my own music anymore. I never felt good about the categories and compartments. It’s every-

thing. Or it isn’t anything. I don’t know.

I just hope it makes people feel good.

Editor’s Note: (Although on her MySpace page, her musical description is labeled as Japanese Classic/Christian Rap/Regional Mexican.)

TH: Out of the eight albums you’ve produced, which is the best reflection of who you are and why?

MN: All of them, then. None of them now.

TH: The single “Letivicus: Faggot” is what I would describe as an angry political statement. Please comment. Also, what inspired you to write it?

MN: It’s about hypocrisy. The tyranny of faith, loving what rejects you and rejecting what loves you. It was just inspired by observation and experience.

TH: What was your initial response to being asked to headline the Utah Pride Festival and what are you looking forward to the most during the event? Will you be at the festival the entire weekend?

MN: Um, I think we are there for two nights? I’m not sure to be honest. I’m looking forward to the Utah sky and air.

TH: For our readers who may not be familiar with you, what can they expect from your performance?

MN: Not what they know. It’ll be new music. It scares me that so many people

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TH: Bisexuality has been sort of a taboo, if you will, in the GLBT community. As I bisexual woman, what would you say to help nix the taboo?

MN: Fuck all that. Just be, and feel lucky if you can find people to love and feel good with.

TH: Why did you change your name and how did you come to Meshell Ndegeocello?

MN: I wanted a name of my own. Meshell is my given name. Ndegeocello seemed to suit me better than the one I had.

TH: Speaking to your career and/or personal life, what’s on the horizon for Meshell?

MN: I try to leave the personal stuff out of it. My personal stuff was a public discussion for so long, I had to fight to get some privacy back. So, more records.

TH: Name one attribute or idiosyncracy about yourself that you would like to share with your fans that they may not already know.

MN: I like anything space and science related.

Meshelle Ndegeocello headlines Utah Pride 2008 Saturday, June 7 at 6pm. Visit www. utahpride.org for tickets.

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On Stage at Pride

Our guide to what to see and hear at Utah Pride 2008 SATURDAY JUNE 7 4pm Rope or Bullets Main Stage

Rope or Bullets is a three-piece indie rock gem with an amazingly huge sound for one guy and two gals. Lead singer and creator Heidi Hull explains her place within Salt Lake City’s queer music scene a few months ago by stating: “The sound here in the queer community is either alt-folk type stuff or really bouncy house music. We just aren’t in either of those worlds. I think that a lot of queer people here in Salt Lake just don’t know what to do with our look and sound. We really don’t want to sit out anymore, so we are going to make them listen, we’re going to bust down their doors.” As the Dyke March participants filter into the festival, Rope or Bullets get their chance to do just that!

5pm THE PURR BATS Main Stage

The Purr Bats have been in creative overdrive since frontman Kyrbir started the band in 2003. They’ve since recorded four self-produced CDs and recently went on a multi-state tour with “SLUG Magazine” and also coordinated a benefit concert for the Utah Pride Center. This group of five Utah natives recently won “Best Local Band” for “QSaltLake’s” Fabby Awards.

The Purr Bats have built a major local buzz with their energetic live shows and costumes that can range from Mexican wrestling masks to bright orange fringed dresses – and these are just for their regular gigs. We can’t wait to see what they’ll wear at Pride!

7pm CAVEDOLL Main Stage

Cavedoll is a neo-new wave band that has been busy at work, putting out 13 albums just in the past year. Their melancholy yet ultra-dancey 80s beats stick with you and keep your feet tapping and your head bobbing long after they’ve stopped playing.

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Frontman, producer and multi-instrumentalist Camden Chamberlain has been a very prolific member of Salt Lake’s music scene for years, and Cavedoll is the culmination of his talent. Their new music is receiving airplay in the US, Australia, UK, Canada and Europe. These guys are as big it gets in Salt Lake, and will surely get the party started for Meshell Ngedeocello.

8pm MESHELL NGEDEOCELLO Main Stage

Incredible singer/songwriter/bassist Meshell Ndegeocello headlines Utah Pride with her challenging material exploring the politics of race and sex, among other topics. She has nearly two decades under her belt as an uncompromising and innovative composer in the worlds of rock, jazz, funk, soul and beyond.

Born Mary Johnson, she changed her name to Ndegeocello, meaning free like a bird (and pronounced n-deh-GAY-o-chel-o). She was the first artist signed to Madonna’s Maverick Records label and has picked up 10 Grammy nominations throughout her career. She’s flying to Salt Lake right from a tour in Japan for her new album, “The World Has Made Me the Man of My Dreams.” Meshell’s evolving discography proves that she won’t conform to any one genre and is a sincerely free and multi-layered artist.

See our interview on page XXX.

9:30pm DJ NICK JAMES: Main Stage

DJ Nick James is the host of W Lounge’s chic new “Night at the Disco” with ultra-hip 70s-style dance parties in the spirit of Studio 54. These parties are created in the “by friends, for friends” spirit committed to co-creating a culture of connection.

This spirit extends right into Pride weekend, as our community comes together for a huge celebration by family, for family. James’ fresh new look at classic soul, funk, disco, and house wraps Saturday’s Pride Dance Party up before folks hit the bars. But don’t stay out so late that you’ll miss Sunday’s parade.

Sunday, June 8

1P KID MADUSA Pride Stage

12P THE SALIVA SISTERS Main Stage

Gay-Oh! Let’s Drool!

The irreverent staple of Utah Prides return and open the stage Sunday after the parade.

This trio has opened for the likes of Roseanne Barr and Joan Rivers and have played for 20 consecutive years at the Utah Arts Festival.

These wacky ladies parody well-known tunes in styles ranging from doo-wop to disco, all while working in current events and something about bras or bidets. They can always be counted on for their outrageous outfits (including lip-shaped hats dripping with saliva) and creative props whether they’re performing for the National Conference of Republican Governors or the Utah Gay Rodeo. A Salt Lake staple, every Utahn should see them at least once.

Kid Madusa is longtime local musician Lindsay Desirée Heath. Her past projects have generally included drumming for bands such as Redd Tape (who later became The Tremula) and the Vile Blue Shades, yet this time, Lindsay is focusing on a much more melodic solo project. She has always been a song writer, and while she absolutely loves drumming and percussion, she has aspired to lead more melodic fronts. So, she tapered her drumming commitments to bands and the result was phenomenal. Lindsay writes and performs all of the piano, synth, vocals, and drums herself on recordings, and at times employs a group of accompanists to back her up live. The result is a piano-heavy ethereal and atmospheric sound with electronic beats that remains simultaneously interesting and calm. In one word: blissful.

12P JINGA BOA

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With members hailing from Utah, Japan and Brazil, this Brazilian music group is a truly international treat.

Their traditional samba songs rumble with Afro-latin beats that will make you want to dance all day. Jinga Boa focuses on Pagode, a renewed subgenre of Samba which originated in Rio de Janeiro, using the banjo and tan-tan drums along with newer style language/lyrics that reflect the way that many people actually speak (including a lot of heavy slang). Jinga Boa calls Utah home and will bring the Carnival to us!

1P MESA DRIVE

Main Stage

This sensitive group of fellas specializes in an irresistible blend of contemporary rock and R&B. Their latest album “Take What You Want” is a seamless compilation of tracks that listens as smoothly as a professional top-ten recording. Each mellifluous yet upbeat song fits perfectly by the next, and sounds so good that you’d have no idea it was recorded here in SLC. Mesa Drive is heavily influenced by Maroon 5, yet the lead vocalist’s soothing voice, combined with heartfelt songwriting, mellifluous guitar rifts, and addictive lyrics make for a uniquely catchy sound

2P MARY TEBBS Main Stage

This longtime singer/songwriter and SLC native is a master of acoustic folk with a soft bluesy finish. Mary Tebbs began playing in 1989 and formed her first band in 1992. Her philosophy is simply “Music + Love = Life.” Tebbs is currently working on a double disc in which the recipe reads “one part heartbreak, one part fun and flirtation.” Tebbs will also be playing this summer at the Redrock Women’s Music Festival, so drive on down to Torrey for a weekend of camping and great tunes.

2P BRONWEN BEECHER Pride Stage

Recently performing in Pygmalion Theatre’s production of Sordid Lives, this classically trained violinist learned Irish and Scottish fiddling in the lively pubs of New Orleans and Ottawa. Bronwen developed a passion for traditional Celtic music and traveled to Nova Scotia to play and study with the masters of Eastern Canadian fiddling. Her curiosity about different styles of music has led her to play in bands as diverse as an award-winning bluegrass band and a modern punk band. Bronwen is best known as the energetic lead vocalist and fiddler for the Salty Frogs, but she will be performing her much

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anticipated recent solo material solo at the festival.

Mostly driven by acoustic guitar rifts, this singer/ songwriter mixes a romping Celtic tempo with mellow vocals for inimitable sets.

4P CHOLULA ALL-STAR BAND

3P LERAINE

The All-Star band is a group of artists who have “Come Together” specifically for this year’s Utah Pride Festival and will only perform as such for this performance! Bronwen Beecher, Leraine, Mary Tebbs, Lindsay Heath (of Kid Madusa), and Matt Smit (of Cholula) are thrilled to collaborate on originals and covers while swapping instruments and taking turns at the mic. We’re promised a lot of harmonizing vocals, and you know that when the musicians are having this much fun on stage, the crowd is bound to do the same.

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Leraine Horstmanshoff’s stage presence is the very embodiment of energy. Leraine has traveled the world extensively and combines jazzy blues with acoustic folk and strong vocals. She utilizes an impressive array of instruments including guitar, flute, didgeridoo, djembe, bamboo saxophone, or an empty wine bottle – sometimes all in the same performance. “Music is a vehicle for opening people,” she says. “You don’t have to even speak the same language. With music, you can still express in a way that reaches others and opens them up to deeper feelings.” She is currently working on her upcoming release, Leraine and the Soul Vibrations.

Listeners will be most taken aback by her heartfelt sincerity and enthusiasm for life.

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Dance as hard as you can...

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3P Cholula Pride Stage

Cholula are a spicy three-piece Latin number that switches things up with unusual percussion and masterful grooves on an upright bass. Frontman Mathew Smit (also of Elephante) provides lead vocals and alternates between Spanish and English. Fifteen years ago, Smit traded his skateboard for a guitar and proceeded to join the Ringling Brothers Circus, traveling and playing his guitar across the country.

This Cholula is even hotter than the sauce.

4P SALSA BRAVA Main Stage

Salsa Brava have been playing together for 15 years, and it’s hard for this multi-national group to believe they found each other in Salt Lake City, Utah of all places. The raging beats of the Caribbean are the core of Salsa Brava Orchestra’s musical selection, and their corresponding female vocals add balance to this spicy combo. Salsa Brava has previously performed at the Sundance Film Festival and the 2002 Winter Olympics, so they’ve earned their spot at our slightly warmer event. Come get your salsa on before The Kinsey Six!

5P THE KINSEY SICKS Main Stage

Sunday’s featured entertainers are the Kinsey Sicks, America’s favorite “Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet.”

These four gals cleverly derived their name from the Kinsey Scale developed in the ‘50s by researcher Alfred Kinsey. The Kinsey Scale measured sexual orientation scale of 0-6, where 6 meant exclusively same-sex attracted. The Kinsey Sicks have served up a feast of music and comedy to audiences across the United States for over a decade, combining award winning a cappella singing, sharp satire and over-the-top drag.. The Kinsey Sicks began in 1993 as a group of friends who went to a Bette Midler concert in San Francisco dressed as the Andrews Sisters.

They were approached that night to perform at an upcoming event. Their reply - “we don’t sing” - was quickly disproved when they realized that all of them had musical backgrounds. They began singing and harmonizing that night, and the seed for The Kinsey Sicks was planted. Since then, they have developed a large and loyal following, won numerous a cappella awards, recorded five CDs, and produced and starred in critically acclaimed Off-Broadway shows.

You certainly wouldn’t want to miss these dames – they’re a grip of fun.

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Paying for Pride M any people wonder what

happens with â&#x20AC;&#x153;all that moneyâ&#x20AC;? the Utah Pride Center makes off of its annual Pride Festival and Parade. The fact is, since the Center took over Pride five years ago, it has yet to turn a profit.

Even this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planned budget shows the event losing approximately $25,000 if you include overhead costs into the picture, which most accountants do.

The event is estimated to cost just over a quarter million dollars to put on, the largest chunks of that being the cost of beverages being sold and contract laborers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; those who set the festival up and take it down, those that Salt Lake City requires to be onhand, etc.

Entertainment, including travel costs and fees paid to performers will set the organization back $25,000, as will equip-

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Governmental entities receive $18,000 of the budget for fees. Then, a grocery list of smaller outlays add up quickly.

Organizers anticipate 17,500 paid attendees to walk through the gates over the three-day festival, generating just over $100,000 in revenue. Volunteers and sponsors are not included in this figure.

Beverage sales are estimated to bring in another $70,000 and vendors and organizations renting booths at the festival will generate another $28,000.

Utah Pride Center Executive Director Valerie Larabee said that this year is a transitional year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have learned a lot over the past several years of doing this,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think people really understand what it takes to put his on.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Q

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Pride and You: Health & Wellness R Utah Pride Festival will likely notice a change this year. Along with the regular booths for local merchants, food sellers and political organizations an entire section of the festival grounds will be devoted to fitness and health booths – a section the Utah Pride Festival is calling Pride and You. “In this section we’ll be highlighting some of the critical [health] issues for our community, such as breast cancer, HIV, STDs and suicide,” said Utah Pride Center Adult Program Director Jennifer Nuttall.

She added, however, that the booths aren’t all about such dire issues. Rather, many of them focus on “fun stuff,” such as fitness centers and local athletic groups like the Queer Utah Aquatic Club and Salt Lake Women in Action.

“It should be a fun and interactive area, as well as a place where you can get some resources,” she said.

The impetus behind bringing so many wellness groups to the Festival this year was to expose gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender festival goers – who statistiegulars at the

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cally do not seek or receive as much health treatment as their straight counterparts – to a number of local groups and services that can help them stay healthy in mind, body and soul.

“We wanted to reach people we don’t reach at the Center or through groups the Center sponsors,” said Nuttall. “So we thought, why not capture that audience when they’re all in the same place?”

This year, over thirty groups will take part in Pride in You.

Athletic Groups Pride Community Softball League: The state’s only gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender softball league with teams representing a number of organizations (including QSaltLake). The league is affiliated with the Utah Pride Center and plays regularly throughout the spring and summer.

More info: leaguelineup.com/pcslutah Queer Utah Aquatic Club: This local team of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight swimmers holds regular practices

in synchronized swimming, water polo and holds its popular Ski n Swim Weekend every February. A member of the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics, QUAC welcomes swimmers of all experience levels, orientations and gender identities.

More info: quacquac.org

Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps – Salt Lake City: An award-winning color guard and performance troupe that welcomes members of all sexes, sexual orientations and gender identities.

More info: rotcslc.com Salt Lake City Gay Athletic Association: An umbrella organization for a number of gay-friendly sports leagues, including Pride Community Softball League, Mountain West Flag Football League, Mountain West Volleyball League and Mountain West Basketball League.

More info: slcgaa.org Salt Lake City Good Times Bowling League: A gay-friendly bowling league affiliated with the Utah Pride Center.

More info: 832-9745 Salt Lake Women In Action: A fitness club

for lesbian and bisexual women and their straight allies. The group holds an activity each month and welcomes women of all skill levels.

More info: groups.yahoo.com/group/saltlakewomeninaction/

Cancer Services American Cancer Society: A nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.

More info: cancer.org Communidades Unidas: A local grassroots organization working to end the health care disparities in Utah’s immigrant communities. This group works with a number of health issues that profoundly effect the immigrant community including poverty, social isolation, lack of transportation and health insurance, poor diet, breast cancer, HIV/AIDS and birth defects.

More info: cuutah.org Cancer Wellness House: A home-like setting offering support and education programs for cancer patients and their caregivers and loved ones, including bereavement groups, family activities, yoga classes, workshops on depression and more.

More info: cancer-wellness.org.

Salt Lake Valley Health Department Breast Health Program: The local health department’s program for breast cancer education and detection.

More info: slvhealth.org Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation – Salt Lake City: The organization that sponsors a number of events Utah’s annual Bowl for the Cure and Race for the Cure to raise money for breast cancer research and treatment.

More info: komenslc.org

Counseling Services Cornerstone Counseling Center: A 40-year-old organization specializing in treatment and prevention programs for substance abuse and domestic violence.

The center also offers a number of programs for at-risk youth and their families, including life skills training.

More info: slcosubstanceabuse.org Crystal Meth Anonymous: A 12-step program modeled upon Alcoholics Anonymous for individuals looking to break their addiction to crystal meth.

More info: crystalmeth.org Gay Men’s AA: An Alcoholics Anonymous group for gay men that meets regularly at the Utah Pride Center.

More info: utahpridecenter.org GLBT AA: An Alcoholics Anonymous group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people that meets regularly at the Utah Pride Center.

More info: utahpridecenter.org People with AIDS Coalition of Utah: ROTC’s sister organization, PWACU pro-

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vides educational and support services to Utahns whose lives have been impacted by HIV/AIDS. More info: Pwacu.org Pride Counseling: Gay and gay-friendly mental health counselors skilled in a number of therapeutic methodologies including Buddhist, Native American and environment-based healing for the mind.

More info: pridecounseling.tv

Project Reality: Founded in 1970 this organization views substance abuse as a chronic disease with biological, social and psychological components. It accepts voluntary admissions and provides patients with individualized treatment plans.

More info: projectreality.net/

Rape Recovery Center: A Salt Lake Citybased center committed to providing sexual assault survivors, their families and friends with crisis intervention services; educating the community about the causes and ways to prevent sexual assault; and advocating for comprehensive medical treatment and legal representation for sexual assault survivors.

More info: raperecoverycenter.com

Utah AIDS Foundation: Utah’s 20-yearold organization dedicated to HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. The group also offers free testing services and an antimeth campaign.

More info: Utahaids.org

Domestic Violence Services

South Valley Sanctuary: A West Jordanbased shelter for men, women and children who are victims of domestic violence.

More info: southvalleysanctuary.com

UCASA: Organization offering resources to survivors of sexual violence, including training for rape crisis counselors and advocates and campus violence prevention programs. UCASA’s efforts have drastically increased the number of rape crisis service programs in Utah since the organization’s founding in 1994.

More info: plannedparenthood.org Public Safety Liaison Committee: A committee consisting of law enforcement officers and gay community leaders that seeks to further understanding between gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning Utahns and public safety officers. The committee is also dedicated to educating the community about safety and other issues of particular importance to queer citizens and mediating disputes between the gay community and the public safety community.

More info: slcgov.com/police/community/GLBT Salt Lake Community Action Program: A not for profit organization offering a number of services aimed at helping lowincome people achieve self-sufficiency.

SLCAP offers the emergency food program as well as the Head Start Program that provides education, food and medical services to at-risk children.

More info: slcap.org Salt Lake Valley Health Department HIV/ STI Outreach Program: The local health department’s program offering education, prevention and testing for HIV/ AIDS and sexually transmitted infections to students, prisoners and the general public. The program also offers services to Spanish-speaking residents and a Hepatitis C support group.

More info: slvhealth.org/hiv/index.html St. Mark’s Family Medicine Centers: Utahbased group of hospitals.

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More info: udvc.org YWCA: Founded in 1906 the Salt Lake City chapter of the Young Women’s Christian Association offers a number of services to local women and children including a shelter for battered women, children’s advocacy and intervention services and after-school recreation opportunities.

More info: ywca.org/saltlakecity

Health Services American Lung Association: Volunteer health organization dedicated to fighting lung disease and promoting lung health.

Although the American Lung Association specializes in all diseases affecting the lungs it places special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control and environmental health.

More info: lungusa.org American Red Cross: Disaster relief group specializing in blood donation services, first aid training, health and safety services and preparedness services.

More info: redcross.org Institute of Change: Specializes in outpatient and residential programs for drug addiction, dependency and behavioral problems including body dysmorphic disorder.

More info: instituteofchange.com Planned Parenthood Association of Utah: Reproductive heath care provider and reproductive rights advocacy group specializing in adoption services, abortion counseling, sex education, family planning and screening for a number of sexually transmitted diseases, including cervical cancer.

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A History of Gay Pride in Utah

by Ben Williams

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Pride Day in Utah as part of a directive which originated in 1969 when the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ECHO) adopted the motion to hold “parallel demonstrations on the last Saturday in June to commemorate the rebellion on Christopher Street.” The reference to the rebellion on Christopher Street, of course, e celebrate

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refers to the Stonewall Inn riots in New York City. Utah has celebrated being “Gay and Proud” for the last 33 years and perhaps even earlier by individuals.

PRIDE IN THE SEVENTIES A “Beer Bust Kegger” sponsored by the old Sun Tavern in 1974 was the first attempt to bring people together to celebrate the emergence of an openly Gay community in Utah. Over 200 men and women celebrated

“Gay Pride” along the shores of the Great Salt Lake at what was once known as “Bare Bum Beach.”

The first official community-wide sponsored pride celebration called “Gay Freedom Day” was held June 1, 1975. Sponsored by the Gay Community Service Center, the event was held up City Creek Canyon where festivities included free beer, food, soft drinks, volleyball, an all-day “do your own thing” talent revue and sing-a-long,

games for prizes and a white elephant auction. A shuttle service from local gay bars ran to and from the site for those who didn’t have transportation.

For the next three years Pride Days were known as Gay Freedom Days and promoted mainly by the Gay Service Committee and the Salt Lake Coalition of Human Rights.

The most ambitious of these celebrations was a festival and conference held 30 years ago in 1977, which featured Sgt. Leonard Matlovich as the keynote speaker. Matlovich was an ex-Air Force Sergeant and winner of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart who was also a gay Mormon.

As the heady “Gay Power Days” of the 1970s began to wane, a fragmented community, ravaged by the onslaught of a conservative backlash, tried to hold scaled down Gay Day celebrations. Without widespread support, the spirit of Gay Pride was kept going by individual groups such as the Tavern Guild, Affirmation and LGSU.

PRIDE IN THE EIGHTIES

In 1983 members of the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire met to revitalize the true concept of a “Gay Pride Day.” Tim Leming, Marshall Brunner, Larry Pacheco, Mel Rohland among others formed a committee and put together an event billed as a “Basket Social” held in Fairmont Park. This Pride Day Committee sponsored the event for the next three years and was the first to adopt a national Pride Day Committee’s theme. The chairs during these years were Marshall Brunner, Nikki Boyer and Mitchell Beauchaine. Beauchaine was the last chairman during these years and held Gay and Lesbian Pride Day in Pioneer Park in 1986.

In 1984, Joe Redburn booked the perennial favorite Saliva Sisters who performed then for the first time at Utah’s Gay Pride.

In 1987 the newly-formed Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah took over the responsibilities of Utah’s annual Pride Days. Donnie Eastepp, Emperor XII of the RCGSE, was elected chair of the Pride Day Committee. He created a Community Service Award which was presented to Dr. Kristen Ries for her efforts treating AIDS patients when no other doctors in Utah were willing to do so. The award was established to recognize outstanding service to the Gay and Lesbian Community. Eastepp also moved the location of Gay Pride Day to Sunnyside Park where it remained until 1989. Floyd Gamble, Steven Lloyd, Julie Pollock and Curtis Jensen, Kevin Hillman, Deborah Rosenberg, Antonia Dela Guerra, Kyle Kennedy, Kathy Matthews and Julie Hale where the chairs and co-chairs of ­GLCCU’s Pride Day Committee over these seven years. They provided Utah’s Gay community a consistently successful event celebrating Utah’s sexual minorities. The Kristen Ries Community Service recipients during this time were Rev. Bruce Barton, KUTV Channel 2, Chuck Whyte, Nikki Boyer, Becky Moss, Ben Williams, the College of Monarchs of the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire, Craig Miller, Ben Barr, Val Mansfield, Kathy Worthington and Kim Russo.

PRIDE IN THE NINETIES

In 1990 on the 21st anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the Salt Lake City gay community held its first Gay and Lesbian Pride March. Nearly 200 people gathered on the steps of the state capitol to listen to speeches by Connell “Rocky” O’Donovan, who organized the march, Becky Moorman, Angela Nutt and Robert Austin. The Pride festival was held at the Northwest Community Center.

Under the direction of Kevin Hillman

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defunct Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah.

PRIDE THIS CENTURY With the new millennium came controversy as Pride Day began to expand exponentially. Kim Russo became director of the new corporation for two years, assisted with co-chairs Adam Frost and Billy Lewis. During the Russo years, Utah State Rep. Jackie Biskupski and Mayor Rocky Anderson served as Grand Marshals for the Pride Parade and Marlin Criddle, Brenda Voisard, Laura Milliken Gray and Brook Heart-Song became Kristen Ries Award Recipients. Unfortunately without the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oversight, fiduciary problems surfaced during 2001.

Pride Day 2002 was run by a committee headed by Sherry Booth with Chad Keller as chair of the Pride Parade. Steve Kmetko, host of E! News Live, was Grand Marshal and Kevin Hillman received the Kristen Ries Award. Additionally in 2002, the Community Volunteer, Organization of the Year and the Pete Suazo Political Action Awards were created to recognize contributions to the community. The Utah

Pride Interfaith Service was also added to Pride Day. The 2002 committee tried to rebuild the image of Pride Day, but because Pride Day, Inc. had found itself in serious debt, the committee elected to be absorbed by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah, a move that generated much controversy in the community because of the secrecy surrounding the move.

The Utah Pride Center has provided direction for the event for the past five years and last year even changed its name to reflect Pride. The former volunteer position of director of Pride Day, Inc. became salaried for the first time in 2003 and a Dyke March was added to the annual Pride Day Parade. Donald Steward was Pride Parade coordinator for three of those years. The grand marshals under the direction of the Center were Kate Kendall, Bruce Bastian, Utah State Senator Scott McCoy, J. Boyer Jarvis and John Amaechi.

The Kristen Ries Award Recipents were Doug Wortham, Lucia Malin, Jane and Tami Marquardt, Utah State Rep. Jackie Biskupski and Doug Fadel.â&#x20AC;&#x201A; Q

Chris Brown, Michael Aaron and Glen Freedman at the Gay and Lesbian Utah Democrats booth at Gay Pride 1990, held at the Northwest Community Center. and his co-chairs, Pride Day expanded and in 1991 moved to the Salt Lake County Fairgrounds in Murray. The 1991 Pride Committee added to the festival a Pride Guide, an Art Show and Contest, sponsored by Angela Nutt and David Thometz, and a Utah Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, created by Marlin Criddle. They also brought in for the first time a nationally syndicated columnist, Dell Richards, as keynote speaker. For entertainment, Lynn Lavner, a nationally-known lesbian singer was brought to Utah whose performance was interrupted by a contingency of NeoNazi Skinheads who marched into the celebration and were met by Anti-Violence Project founder Michael Aaron. While no violence occurred, it was a tense situation. Dozens of Pride-goers surrounded the skinheads and turned their backs on them, making them invisible to the crowd and, thus, negating the reason they were there.

They left after less than 10 minutes.

Connell Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donovanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second Gay Pride March was also disrupted by Neo-Nazis who stood on the east steps of the City County Building taunting the marchers rallying at Washington Square. The tradition of an annual Pride March and Rally ended when Rocky Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donovan left Salt Lake City in 1992. No one came forward to organize a third and it would be two years before Bruce Harmon and Rev. Bruce Barton, along with then-Pride Chair Jeff Freedman, stepped forward to re-invent the Pride March and Rally and transform it into something even greater: the Gay Pride Parade.

Pride Days under the directions of the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah transformed the celebration from simply a day in the park to a major annual event where Salt Lake Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s politicians began to attend and the quality of Pride Day entertainers and speakers increased.

With the election of Jeff Freedman as chair of the GLCCUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gay Pride Day Committee, the organization began its transition from being simply a committee, to being GLCCUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sole entity when the orga-

nization collapsed in 1995. Freedmen and co-chair Julie Hale were the last formallyelected chairs of the Gay Pride Day committee under the direction of GLCCU. Jeff Freedman, a former emperor of the Royal Court, served longer than any other Gay Pride Day volunteer in Utah. His vision of Pride Day encompassed the entire spectrum of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight allies communities. The Pride Day events of the latter half of the 1990s were thus stamped indelibly with Freedmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concept that Pride Day was a community party. He brought professionalism to the job as he endeavored to ensure gender parity. Freedmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s co-chairs were Julie Hale, Carrie Gaylor and Kim Russo. The Kristen Ries Award recipients during Freedmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s era were Bruce Harmon, Clariss (Doug Tollstrup) Cartier, Charlene Orchard, Barb Barnhart, Rev. Kelly Byrnes, Jeff Freedman, Maggie Snyder, LaDonna Moore and Dr. Patty Reagan.

In 1994 the first Pride Parade was organized as the kick-off event for Pride Day. Emperor XV, Bruce Harmon, assisted by his partner Rev. Bruce Barton, established the annual Pride Day Parade that continues to this day. Bruce Barton nearly single-handedly, on his own sewing machine, created the 100-foot rainbow flag that is carried annually in the parade.

In 1996 Jeff Freeman, Carrie Gaylor and Bruce Harmon invited Chasity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher and spokeswoman of the Human Rights Campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Coming Out Project, to be the first Grand Marshal of Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gay Pride Parade. Freedman and his committees also invited Candace Gingrich, Deb Burington and Charlene Orchard and actor Dan Butler to serve as Grand Marshals.

Freedman was instrumental in getting corporate sponsorships of Pride Day and moving Pride Day to downtown Salt Lake City â&#x20AC;&#x201D; first to the Gallivan Center and later to Washington Square. Freedmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last act of the period was organizing Pride Day, Inc. as a separate entity from the â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 20 08 Pride Guideâ&#x20AC;&#x201A; |â&#x20AC;&#x201A; QSa lt L a k eâ&#x20AC;&#x201A; |â&#x20AC;&#x201A; 21

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Two Utahns to Receive Pride Festival Awards

During the Utah Pride Festival, Utahns Stan Penfold and Rep. Carol Spackman Moss will receive two prestigious service awards from the Utah Pride Center.

Valerie Larabee, executive director of the Utah Pride Center, announced Penfold as the recipient of the 2008 Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award and Moss as the recipient of the 2008 Pete Suazo Political Action Award.

Also a board memUtah AIDS Foundation ber of the Utah NonDirector Stan Penfold profits Association and the Utah Department of Health Community Planning Committee, Penfold has worked tirelessly as an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention and

education in his nine years at UAF. He also serves as a professional mentor with the Fieldstone Foundation, an association of companies that specialize in home building and provide grants and services to nonprofit organizations that offer assistance to people living in Salt Lake City, among other areas.

Rep. Jackie Biskupski, D-Salt Lake City, nominated Penfold for this year’s award and a committee of past Dr. Kristen Reis Community Service Award recipients selected him. The award is named in honor of Dr. Kristen Ries, a Utah doctor who courageously served Utah HIV/AIDS patients beginning in the early 80s, when few health care practitioners were willing to work with them.

Spackman Moss, D-Holladay, was nominated for the Pete Suazo Political Action Award for her sponsorship of HB

325 Bullying and Hazing Prohibitions in this year’s general legislative session.

Drafted by local gay rights group Equality Utah, the bill was aimed at creating uniform standards for Utah schools to use in addressing bullying and hazing.

Although the bill initially faced criticism for what some Representatives called its broad language, an amended version of it was passed in the last days of the session and Gov. Jon Huntsman later signed it into law. Representatives from a number of local gay political organizations incuding the Utah Stonewall Democrats, Utah Log Cabin Republicans, Equality Utah, the HuRep. Carol Spackman Moss man Rights Campaign and the Utah Pride Center nominated Spackman Moss as this year’s recipient.

The award is named for the late Sen. Pete Suazo, a Latino Utah politician who

advocated for minority issues and who drafted the state’s first hate crimes bill in 1997. The bill was routinely defeated in the legislature for a number of years. In 2006 a hate crimes bill without protections for gay or transgender people passed both houses.

“The winners of these awards inspire and challenge all of us to reach for the goals and ideals we most cherish,” said Fran Pruyn, Festival Co-Chair and Utah Pride Center Board Member. “Their efforts to keep Utah’s communities healthy and our schools safe are truly deserving of recognition.”

The awards will be presented at the Utah Pride Festival’s Grand Marshal Reception, honoring Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and members of the City Council as the 2008 Grand Marshals at 6:00pm on Friday, June 6 at Trofi in the Hilton Salt Lake Center. Recipients will also be honored on Saturday, June 7 at the Utah Pride Festival’s opening ceremonies and again on Sunday, June 8 at the Utah Pride Parade.

Tickets for the Grand Marshal Reception are available at utahpride.org

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