QSaltLake Magazine - July 31, 2008

Issue 108 • July 31, 2008

No Charges Filed Two kids end up in a gay household after their parents were partying all night.

Two men are brutally beaten, even after the kids are home.

South Salt Lake Police arrest none of the assailants.

Friends cry foul.

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In This Issue

michael aaron assistant editor

joselle vanderhooft arts editor

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From the Editor The Power of Words

by Michael Aaron

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Plan-B Theatre Company throws itself a benefit, “And the Banned Played On,” where local celebs read from banned works. It is a night dedicated to the power of words and the responsibility we, as a society, have to make sure that even words which are difficult to hear are not silenced.

At the end of the evening, executive director Jerry Rapier took the stage and, as he does each year, made a fundraising plea and encouraged the audience to buy tickets to a very special season. This year, Plan-B will present several works from up-and-coming playright Matthew Ivan Bennett.

One of those works is “Block 8” about Topaz, Utah — one of ten Japanese internment camps in operation on American soil during World War II. Rapier, who is half Japanese and gay, quipped to the audience, “Plan-B has done a lot of gay theater over the years. It’s time to give the Japs their props.”

He had thrown the “J-word.”

“How dare you, you son-of-a-bitch!” yelled a man from the balcony. “I was born in an internment camp! I was there! How dare you use that word ‘Japs!’”

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was outside playing when the atomic bomb was dropped in Nagasaki, and how the man’s reaction to the word underscores the importance of the theater company’s annual “Banned” benefit.

I have a similar story with that very word, but back on the school playground in 6th grade.

Growing up non-Mormon in Sunset, Utah, I found that most of my friends were fellow “others,” including out-of-stater Air Force brats, Mexican- and JapaneseAmericans.

In the heat of a schoolyard argument with my best friend, he threw a word out at me that I took great offense to (which I can no longer remember), and out of my mouth spewed, “Well, you’re a Jap.” The moment the word spilled from my lips, I felt the blood drain from my panicstricken face and I immediately sat on the ground and started bawling. I barely noticed the (non-) reaction of the three Japanese friends as they headed for the school entrance as the bell had rung.

We didn’t speak of the incident until years later, in college. He didn’t remember it, but said that their reaction was “the Japanese way.”

To this day, over 30 years later, I still can’t recall the memory with a dry eye.

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How dare you, you sonof-a-bitch ...

How dare you use that word ‘Japs!’

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white evangelical Christians — 57 percent — support scrapping the ban.

Pollsters questioned 1,119 people in a random national sampling and reported an error margin of plus or minus three percentage points.

Q World

BY REX WOCKNER

Poll: Californians Still Oppose Marriage Discrimination

A second Field Poll has found that Californians do not plan to amend the state constitution Nov. 4 to re-ban same-sex marriage.

Poll results released July 18 showed that 51 percent of likely voters will oppose Proposition 8 and only 42 percent plan to vote for it.

The numbers are similar to those of an earlier Field Poll on the proposition.

Poll Director Mark DiCamillo said the numbers mean there is a 90 percent chance the proposition will fail on election day.

“Starting out behind is usually an ominous sign for a proposition,” he told The San Diego Union-Tribune. “Over 90 percent of propositions that start out behind get taken down.”

Sixty-eight percent of Republicans said they plan to vote for the measure, while 63

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percent of Democrats said they will vote against it.

In an unusual twist, the poll found the strongest opposition to the initiative among voters between ages 50 and 64 — the Americans whose social attitudes might have been most directly affected by the sexual revolution of the 1960s. In that group, 57 percent will vote against the referendum and only 38 percent plan to vote for it.

The huge, pivotal Southern California counties of Orange and San Diego also plan to reject the referendum, with 50 percent of respondents opposing it and 45 percent favoring it.

Anti-gay activists denounced the poll findings as inaccurate, even though the Field Poll is considered highly reputable.

Pollsters said the results’ margin of possible error was 3.9 percentage points.

The California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in May, and weddings began on June 16. The court said banning same-sex couples from marrying violated the state constitution.

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GLAAD Unhappy about Dobson’s Hall of Fame Recognition Settimio Pisu and Jason Smith

H&R Block to Reimburse Gay Couples Who Couldn’t File

H&R Block will give a $100 coupon or free TaxCut software to married and civilunion gay couples who were blocked from using TaxCut Online to prepare their 2007 income taxes.

In some states, such couples are required to file their state taxes as a married couple, while all such individuals are required to file their federal income taxes as if they were single.

TaxCut Online wasn’t configured to deal with that disconnect.

“We’re pleased that H&R Block has decided to do right by gay couples throughout the country,” said Rebecca Shore of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project, which had pressured the company. “Saying you’ve been civilly united will never be the same as saying you’re married, but at least gay couples will no longer face the prospect of paying more to prepare their taxes.”

The ACLU represented Jason Smith and Settimio Pisu, a Connecticut couple who attempted to use the company’s online service only to be informed by the software, “We Don’t Support Connecticut Civil Union Returns.”

Connecticut law bans discrimination based on civil-union status.

Americans Support Open Gays in the Military A Washington Post-ABC News poll released July 21 found that 75 percent of Americans oppose the military’s ban on openly gay service members, the so-called “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy signed into law by President Bill Clinton 15 years ago.

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Gays in the Military Should be Able to Serve YES

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The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation expressed displeasure July 18 over the induction of the Focus on the Family ministry into the National Radio Hall of Fame.

“For 20 years James Dobson has used his expansive, well-funded media platform to perpetuate false and misleading information which contribute to putting gay and lesbian families in harm’s way,” said GLAAD President Neil Giuliano. “GLAAD urges the media to scrutinize and shed light on Dobson’s record of inaccurate claims about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and include an in-depth analysis of his distorted and defamatory statements.”

The Hall of Fame is part of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago.

Inductees are nominated by the National Radio Hall of Fame & Museum Steering Committee, which includes radio executives, academics, trade journalists and others interested in radio’s history.

Dobson and Focus on the Family won in the category of “a broadcaster who has made at least a 20-year contribution to the radio industry and has distinguished him/ herself at the local and/or regional level.”

U.S. Senate votes to repeal HIV travel/immigration ban The U.S. Senate voted 80–16 on July 16 to repeal the nation’s ban on HIV-positive foreign visitors and immigrants.

Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and Gordon Smith, R-Ore., secured a provision to repeal the ban in the Senate’s legislation to reauthorize PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.

The measure now moves to a HouseSenate conference committee, then goes to President George W. Bush, who is eager to see PEPFAR re-funded.

“We applaud the Senate for rejecting this unjust and sweeping policy that deems HIV-positive individuals inadmissible to the United States,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese. “We call on the leaders of the House and Senate to retain the Kerry-Smith provision in conference and ensure it is included in the final legislation sent to the president’s desk.”

“The HIV ban is ineffective, unnecessary, and simply bad public health policy,” said Rachel Tiven, executive director of Immigration Equality. “It is especially harmful to gay and lesbian families, who do not benefit from the waiver available to opposite-sex couples. The Senate’s change is welcome, and long overdue.”

Quips & Quotes

“Within my lifetime (I’m 62), gay marriage will be made legal and will bring a yawn from many of those who now oppose it. I challenge those who now oppose gay marriage to meet me on the steps of the Utah state Capitol on July 1, 2020, at 1 p.m. If what I have said has not largely come to pass, then you can have the last laugh, and I will donate $1,000 to the Primary Children’s Medical Center.”

—Sandy resident Roger Carrier in a letter to the Deseret News.

“The women who were bisexual ended up being in more stable relationships over the 10 year period than the other women [lesbians and heterosexuals] in the study.

I think one of my bisexual respondents really said it best.

She said her own mother had heard about these stereotypes of bisexuals having unstable relationships, and her mother was saying, ‘Oh my gosh, you’re bisexual, what does this mean? You’re never going to settle down you’re never going to have one partner!’

She said, ‘Mom, maybe this is the way to explain it. I could be equally happy with a red car or a blue car but I’ve only got a one car garage.’ … The capacity to love a man or a woman doesn’t override your desire to find one person at the end of the day that you settle down with.”

—University of Utah psychologist Lisa Diamond discussing her revolutionary study on women and bisexuality in a July 16 interview with Ashley Byrne and Andrew Edwards, hosts of the BBC’s gay radio program “The Gay Hour.”

“Senator Orrin Hatch is an old conservative Republican from Utah, the most conservative Republican state in the country: so it’s no surprise that in a moment of weakness the balladeer of the Senate would pen a sweet, romantic ode to one of his male colleagues.”

—Satire Web site Wonkette poking fun at “Headed Home,” a ballad Hatch wrote for his seriously ill friend, Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass.

“I know there are people waiting in the wings and I wanted to nudge them, to inspire them.”

—Orem philanthropist and frequent contributor to gay rights causes Bruce Bastian to the San Francisco Chronicle after writing a $1 million dollar check for the Human Rights Campaign during an HRC dinner to raise money to fight a California proposal to outlaw gay marriage in the state.

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Q Utah Utah Pride Festival Smashes Records

The preliminary numbers are in, and so far this year’s Utah Pride Festival is the biggest gay gathering in the state’s history.

In July, the Utah Pride Center, the organization behind the Utah Pride Festival, released preliminary attendance records of the three-day festival. An estimated 3,500 people attended events held on Saturday, June 7 and over 20,000 attended events on Sunday, June 8, the third day of the Utah Pride Festival and the day of the Pride Parade. This year also had the largest number of exhibitors and vendors (over 150) and parade entries (over 83) in the event’s history.

These figures closely match estimates the Center released a few weeks after the festival in June.

“I think our aggressive marketing campaign and an incredibly talented Festival organizing team made the difference this year,” said Valerie Larabee, Utah Pride Center’s executive director. “I also think a lot of people came out for the festival to celebrate Salt Lake City’s new Mutual Commitment Registry and the fact that gay couples have gained the right to marry in California. For many, simply attending the Pride Festival is a show of support for the gay, lesbian, bisexual [and] transgender community, and in the same light an act of political support for GLBT equality.”

The Center has credited its ticketing system, introduced in 2005 when the Utah Pride Festival first charged an admission fee, with the ability to better track festival attendance. In the past, local media estimated that festival attendance was as high as 50,000 people. However, no official records existed to definitively verify those numbers.

Although the Utah Pride Center is still reconciling its accounts and expenses, festival organizers have also said that this year’s event may also be the most profitable in its history. So far, it has cut checks from its $6,000 community partner budget for three organizations that provided extensive volunteer efforts to help run the festival — lesbian civic and social group sWerve, the Queer Utah Aquatic Club and gay-friendly wine tasting group qVinum. The remainder of the festival’s profits will go to the Utah Pride Center to fund its programming and to improving and growing the Utah Pride Festival in the future.

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LDS Church Postpones Meeting with Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has backed out of a scheduled meeting with representatives of a gay LDS group, citing a change in leadership as its reason.

In a July 23 letter to David Melson, Assistant Executive Director of Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons, Fred M. Riley, the church’s Director of Family Services, said he had accepted “a new assignment with the LDS church,” necessitating that the meeting be pushed back from its original Aug. 11 date. Riley was one of two representatives LDS president Thomas S. Monson picked earlier this year to meet with Affirmation leadership.

“After much consideration we have determined that it would be best to postpone our anticipated meeting,” Riley wrote, adding that he felt “badly” about the move, but thought that it would be in the best interest of both parties to wait for the new director’s appointment.

A staff person with LDS Family Services told Affirmation that the meeting would be rescheduled after a new Family Services Commissioner is named. The process could take three to six months.

“We deeply regret the Church’s decision to put the dialog between us on hold,” said Melson. “We wish Fred Riley well in his new position, and we hope that the Church’s decision is not related to the current political activity in California or to any lack of commitment on the part of the First Presidency to making the LDS Church a safe space for all of its members.”

Melson referred to Monson’s recent letter urging California Mormons to financially and politically support the passage of a proposed amendment to California’s constitution (called Proposition 8) that would

define marriage as the union between a man and a woman. Bishops and stake presidents were tasked with reading the letter aloud to congregations on June 30.

California’s Supreme Court overturned the state’s marriage ban on May 16.

In March, Monson accepted Affirmation’s request to open dialogue with the gay Mormon group. In the meeting, Affirmation leadership had hoped to discuss what they see as the church’s mistreatment and silencing of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members. Although the LDS church teaches that a gay orientation isn’t sinful, it views any sexual activity outside of heterosexual, monogamous marriage as sin. Recently, the church has also excommunicated some gay members who have acted on their orientation.

“Hundreds of families are broken each year, and many hundreds more are driven away from the Church when a family member comes out as being gay,” the group said in a press release. “The discomfort and the guilt that the non-gay family members feel in LDS settings can be every bit as severe as for the gay family member. This is a problem on which Affirmation’s leaders feel that they can work with Church leaders to everyone’s benefit.”

Affirmation Executive Director said that he hoped Monson would designate one of the church’s General Authorities to meet with Affirmation leaders on the original date or “offer to quickly reschedule the meeting.”

Leaders, some of whom are traveling from as far away as Washington, D.C., to meet with church officials, also invited the president or any other General Authority to meet with them while in Salt Lake City.

Saturday’s Voyeur Performance Seeks to “Melt Buttars” On July 30, Salt Lake Acting Company will offer a performance of Saturday’s Voyeur, its annual witty and irreverent musical satire of Utah politics, for a cause that is likely close to many gay Utahns’ hearts: defeating anti-gay Sen. Chris Buttars in his 2008 bid for re-election.

All proceeds from the late July performance of the popular musical will go to the campaign of the West Jordan Republican’s Democratic challenger John Rendell, said Billie Gay Larsen, treasurer for Rendell’s campaign.

Larsen said she approached SLAC about a benefit performance after hearing that Rendell’s opponent is frequently lampooned in this year’s show.

“I knew Buttars was a featured target and I couldn’t pass it up,” she said. A highlight of the show, she added, was a drag-clad Buttars singing Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab.”

Director of Audience Services (and Voyeur choreographer) Cynthia Fleming agreed.

“When I passed [Larsen’s request] on to Al and Nancy they were thrilled and excited because Chris Buttars is quite featured this year in our show,” she said.

When a group such as Rendell’s campaign wants to use a Voyeur performance to benefit their cause, Fleming said SLAC sells them the tickets at a reduced price and lets the group resell them for “as much as they need.” SLAC also provides the space for pre or post-show receptions.

And when a particular benefit show sells out, Fleming added, something special often happens.

“When they buy out the whole house, whatever organization or whoever is running for office can stand up and give the welcome speech or a thank you speech, and that’s always lovely,” she said.

At press time, however, the Rendell campaign has yet to sell all its seats. Currently, six seats are available on the theatre’s third row (for $85 each), 27 seats on the fifth and sixth rows and nearly all seats on the theatre’s back two rows (all $75 each). Two four seat cabaret tables at the front of the house ($100 per seat) are also waiting to be filled.

Larsen is hopeful that the seats will fill up, and Fleming also encouraged Rendell’s supporters to buy the remaining spaces. “[These nights are] a great way to be able to give your money to an organization, and it’s a wonderful party at Saturday’s Voyeur,” she said.

To purchase any of the remaining seats call Larsen at (801) 254-9432 or email bglarson@comcast.net. Mail all checks to Rendell for Senate P.O. Box 951111 South Jordan UT 84095-1111. Please note “SLAC” and number of tickets purchased on the check. The performance will be held July 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Salt Lake Acting Company (168 W 500 N) with a pre-show reception at 6:30 p.m.

The deadline to turn in all money is Monday, July 28.

Community Briefs Faerie Scouting Jerry Buie, co-founder of the seasonal Queer Spirit Retreats for gay men, has organized a summer camp to help gay men explore personal growth and relationships to one another. In place of a summer Queer Spirit Retreat, the camp will be held in the cedar forest at Windwalker Ranch and will focus on helping gay men get out of the “stuck” places in their lives. Participants will create their own campsites, cook their own meals and are invited to come for the entire weekend or just a night.

Alcohol and drugs are not permitted.

Proposed discussions and workshops include a drum circle, a workshop on intimacy and touch, meditation, a pipe ceremony and a talent show.

Where: Windwalker Ranch (Spring City, Utah) When: July 31–Aug. 3 Cost: Suggested donation of $100 per person to cover the ranch costs and to fund future Queer Spirit programs.

Info: queerspirit.org

Send Buttars Packing Utah resident Beano Solomon will hold a fundraiser and dinner for John Rendell, Democratic challenger for anti-gay Chris Buttars West Jordan senate seat. Rendell supporters from all senate districts are welcome and encouraged to attend. Attendees are asked to RSVP. Where: Beano Solomon’s home (3268 meadows Dr., Park City) When: Aug. 6, 6:00 p.m.

Info: (435) 940-0699

PWACU Advocacy Program The People with AIDS Coalition of Utah is looking for people with AIDS who are willing to write letters about the importance of state funding for Utah’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program.

PWACU asks that writers submit 200word letters directly to the organization so PWACU may release them to media contacts every three weeks between now and the next legislative session. PWACU is also seeking to create a phone tree of people from all Utah counties willing to email and call their representatives about ADAP in the following months.

Info: 484-2205 or pwacu.org.

Bisexual Study University of Utah psychologist Jordan Rullo is conducting a study on the response of bisexual men and women’s evaluations of sexually suggestive material. Participants will be asked to evaluate a computer slide show featuring pictures of partially clothed (wearing a bathing suit or underwear) men and women in hope of “better understanding what, if any, such material people find appealing, and why.”

The on-site study takes approximately 45 minutes to complete and $10 compensation is provided to participants.

All study material is confidential.

Info: Jordan.rullo@psych.utah.edu.

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Dan Fair after being beaten by neighbors. No charges have been files against his assailants.

Protesters: Injustice in South Salt Lake ‘Kidnapping’ Case

Over 50 people packed a court room for David James Bell’s first court appearances since being arrested, accused of kidnapping two children and burglary.

Bell and his partner, Dan Fair, were hospitalized after being severely beaten by their next-door neighbors, who have accused Bell of taking a 2-year-old girl and 4-year-old boy from their home at 5:30 in the morning while the parents were in the yard drinking the morning of July 4.

Friends stood outside the Matheson Court House in the rain prior to the hearing protesting what they called the onesided investigation and reporting by the media holding posters with slogans such as David Bell “Let the Truth Be Told,” “Injustice in South Salt Lake” and “One Side is Not the Whole Story.”

Alex Wrathall, holding a sign saying, “This is a Hate Crime. Fair Treatment for All People,” said he was there protesting the fact that the family, the media and the general public decided “because he is gay, [Bell] is a child molester and is not getting his rights to due process before being determined guity.”

Media reports have had several different versions of what happened the morning of the incident, including saying Bell, at 5’5” and 135 pounds, carried the two Polynesian children over a four-foot fence after abducting them from the family’s living room. Reports have placed the children in the couple’s bedroom, living room, and basement when “found” by the mother.

A little-reported fact was that a nephew of the family witnessed the crying children knock on Bell’s door in apparent search for their parents.

In the July 22 hearing, Bell’s attorney,

Roger Kraft, moved to have Bell released from jail pending a delayed report from pretrial services.

“My client is innocent,” Kraft told the judge. “Every day that David Bell sits in jail is another day of injustice.”

Kraft argued that Bell is not a flight risk or a risk to the community.

“On paper, this [the allegations] looks terrible,” Kraft testified. “In reality, these probable cause statements are drawn from a one-sided view. Few, if any, witnesses within Bell’s home were questioned.”

“I am convinced that Bell will be acquitted. This,” Kraft said, once again waiving the court paperwork, “is absolutely not David Bell.”

State prosecutors said that they believe that Bell entered the family’s home, which is a “very important issue in what is alleged in this case.”

The 2-year-old girl’s mother, Tlulu Ieti, addressed the court asking the judge not to allow Bell to be released.

“I cry every time I think about what he’s done,” Ieti said of Bell. “We have had to relocate our family because the children no longer feel safe in the home.”

(Fair, Bell and Bell’s sister and brotherin-law also relocated out of their house out of fear of further violence from the family.)

The judge left for a five-minute recess to consider the motion and returned saying because pretrial services had not released their report, she did not have enough information to determine a risk to the community.

Kraft also asked the judge to lift a “no-contact” order that forbade Bell from talking to his partner or his sister and brother-in-law. Bell has not been able to speak with his partner of five years since the incident. Fair was hospitalized for three days after being assaulted with pots and pans and having their large-screen television dropped on his head.

The judge agreed that the order was overly-broad and lifted the order.

After the hearing, Kraft addressed the large crowd of supporters in the hallway outside the courtroom.

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“DJ has a long row to hoe,” Kraft said.

“This is going to be an expensive and difficult case. If you want to help, donate to his defense fund.”

“Know that my heart is in this case. DJ is as innocent as any person I have ever represented,” Kraft continued. “This is a huge injustice. This is a hate crime.”

Bell’s sister, Emily Gammell, spoke to the media, saying, “the most upsetting thing to me is that my brother is accused of doing something he would never do. He was always such a generous big brother.

He was always willing to take me around with him, and he would never hurt someone else’s kids, let alone go in their house and take them.”

Kraft said that the parents of the children are using Bell to cover their own neglect.

“This is a case where parents had no idea where their kids were or what they were doing at 5:30 or 6:00 in the morning because they’d been out drinking all night.”

Bell and Fair’s supporters say that the South Salt Lake police department conducted a one-sided investigation and wonder aloud why the father, who beat Bell and Fair even after the children were out

of the house, was not charged for assault.

During the following hearing on July 29, Judge Mark S. Kouris referenced Bell’s previous drug charges (brought to the court’s attention by his lawyer to argue Bell’s lack of flight risk) as reason to keep him in jail until the case is decided. He also refused to lower bail from over $200,000.

“If you couldn’t tell, that decision was made before we stepped into the court room,” Kraft said of Kouris’ rulings to supporters after the hearing.

Kraft said that Bell and Fair’s assailants should be charged with aggravated assault or attempted murder.

He also said that Bell is disappointed and frustrated, but is healing from his injuries and that “he doesn’t belong in jail.”

A pre-trial hearing has been scheduled for August 29.

Because the case is still under active investigation, South Salt Lake police denied QSaltLake’s request for the police report of the incident.

Bell has performed for gay community fundraisers for many years as Lola Taylor.

Donations to Bell’s defense fund can be sent to David Bell, c/o Roger A. Kraft, Attorney at Law, 8813 Redwood Rd, Ste A, West Jordan UT 84088.

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OUTreach for Adults

In response to popular demand, Ogden’s OUTreach Resource Center (which serves teenagers age 14-17) has added a drop-in night for adults age 18-30. The weekly event will be offered during a six month test period to gauge interest among the area’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender and allied young adults in such an evening.

When: Every Thursday night Where: Unitarian Univeralist Church of Ogden (705 23rd St., Lower Level) Info: Gary Horenkamp at ­outrachrc@gmail.com

Leather Community Readies for Third ‘Utah Rebellion’ Two years ago, over 250 men showed up at Club Try-Angles for the first “Utah Rebellion,” a weekend dedicated to leather, uniforms, motorcycles, cigars, boots and sadomasochism, bondage and discipline. The next year drew 300 participants and organizers are hoping for even larger numbers as they expand the event to include a street fair and an opening pre-party.

The event has been so successful that it was nominated by the Pantheon of Leather XVIII awards for the best Small Event of the Year. It was edged out, however, by “The 12 Days of Christmas” in Baltimore.

“Having a Leather outlet is a need in Salt Lake City and we are happy to be a part of it,” said Tiger, one of the event’s organizers.

Many inside and outside the gay community are intrigued by what events, such as Utah Rebellion, are all about.

“The point of leather is to have fun,” explains Tiger. “So our event is focused on having fun and remembering to do what can get difficult with work and all other aspects of life. It is really hot to go to a bar where there are hundreds of kinky men dressed to kill.

Seeing Master/slave or Daddy/boy relationships in the bar is very common and exciting. This is an event where you can express your kink and enjoy the atmosphere.”

Along with the fun aspects of the event, organizers hope to provide an environment where people will feel comfortable to ask questions about the leather lifestyle and obtain information concerning education.

“We are huge supporters of SM education

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Utah Rebellion organizer, Rox, at the 2008 Utah Pride Parade. and donate all of the proceeds to a local SM group which is based around classes,” says Tiger.

The event has grown so large, organizers have added a second venue for a Friday, August 1 pre-party that requires reservations, taken at the group’s Web site at ­UtahRebellion.com, to attend.

On Saturday, Aug. 2, the street outside Club Try-Angles will be fenced off for a street fair.

“With many people requesting, we are adding vendors to Saturday afternoon where people can get leather goods to information concerning other events,” said Tiger. “We

are also bringing out a bootblack from L.A. to shine up all of those dirty Salt Lake boots and will have a guest appearance from Mr. Olympus Leather.”

The block party will also include the a “high and tight” barber, a variety of leather vendors and educational booths.

“We are going to continue to have the amazing raffle which has prizes ranging from a weekend at the Blue Moon Resort in Las Vegas to physical leather goods,” Tiger continued. “We also have an amazing lineup of DJ’s for your dancing pleasure.

Golf Tournament to Raise Funds for Center

playing isn’t enough are also invited to a pre-party on Aug. 22 at the Paper Moon (3737 South State St.), which will feature local burlesque troop Voodoo Darlings and an all-youcan-eat seafood buffet courtesy of the New Yorker. The party will start at 7:00 p.m. and include a raffle and dancing. The $10 tickets will benefit the Utah Pride Center.

The tournament’s registration deadline is Aug. 15. To register online as an individual, pair, threesome or complete team visit utahpridecenter.org.

This month, the Utah Pride Center is inviting you to tee-off to help raise money for its many programs and services.

“If people think about all the services they can get when they come through the doors here, this tournament is going to fund each of those,” said Jennifer Nuttall, Adult Program Director at the Center, adding that these services include lawyer and health care provider referrals, client services and the organization’s active calendar of programs, from the DiverseCity Writing Group to the Women’s Wellness Program.

The tournament will take place at Stonebridge Golf Club on Aug. 24, and, Nuttall added, it will be very different from the silent, formal tournaments many think of when they hear the word “golf.”

“It’s not a stuffy golf tournament,” she said. “As you might expect with the GLBT community, we throw a fun party.” The party this year will include various games and sponsor-giveaways at each hole, and a raffle with a chance to win a car.

Those with a talent for art can also have fun turning a traditional staple of golf tournaments on its head by decorating the usually pristine white golf carts in the Golf Classic’s first ever cart decorating contest.

“We’re encouraging different organizations, businesses and even teams of individuals to come together around a theme and

decorate their cart,” said Nuttall, adding that the event is a great way for different groups and people to network. The only rule? “You have to leave the carts in the same manner as you found them, and no R-rated themes.”

Registration for the tournament will run 6:30–7:30 a.m. on Aug. 24 and the tournament will kick off promptly at 8:00 a.m. with lunch provided. Those adults for whom a day of

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For more information, visit the Utah Rebellion Web site at UtahRebellion.com

The Salt Lake Gay Athletics Association will hold a pool party to raise funds for Gay Bowl VIII, an international gay football tournament that will be held in Salt Lake City, Oct. 10–12.

When: Aug. 9, 2:00–8:00 p.m.

Where: The home of Rich and Doug (626 Little Tree Cir., Emigration Cyn) Cost: $20 (includes barbecue, two free drinks and raffle ticket) Info: Mark Barr at mbgallery42@ xmission.com.

Missing Utah Pride?

The Utah Pride Center is looking for 2008 Utah Pride attendees to fill out an online survey on their opinions about this year’s festival for a chance to win one of four $50 gift certificates to adult boutique Cahoots or any Gastronomy, Inc. restaurant.

Info: utahpridecenter.org

Life’s a Beach The theme for the Utah Cyber Slut’s famous Gay Bingo Night in August is Beach Party. Players are invited to come wearing their most fabulous beach attire. The evening will be sponsored by Hotel Monaco. All proceeds go to the Utah Pride Center and to a charity of an individual Slut’s choice.

When: Aug. 8, 7:00 p.m.

Where: South Salt Lake Columbus Community Center Auditorium (2500 S 500 E) Cost: $5 for admission (including first bingo card)

Movies After Dark Café Marmalade, the Utah Pride Center’s own gourmet café and coffee shop, will hold a weekly film screening throughout the summer.

When: Every Friday, 7:00 p.m. or whenever it gets dark.

Where: Utah Pride Center (361 N 300 W)

Poetry Slammin’ The Utah Pride Center in cooperation with coffee shop A Cup of Joe is holding a twice-weekly open poetry slam for “fanciful phrase-turners, cunning linguists and well-oiled word smiths.”

When: Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. at A Cup of Joe (353 W 200 S), Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. at Café Marmalade

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Several of the sessions discuss sexuality and the Mormon faith: SESSION 124. DIGITAL DUTCH SAINTS. Discussion of the similarities and differences between the Dutch LDS and U.S. Community of Christ church services related to the two churchesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; viewpoints on social justice, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roles and homosexuality.

SESSION 232: PANEL. SEX AND THE YOUNG MORMON SOUL. Mormon attitudes toward sexuality, especially regarding youth culture.

SESSION 326: PROCLAIMING THE FAMILY: WHICH FAMILY? The document â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Family: A Proclamation to the Worldâ&#x20AC;? declares that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the family is ordained of God.â&#x20AC;? Dr. Parker Blount asks if that mean all families, or just some families of a particular type.

SESSION 336: SHORT PLAY: THE CHILDREN OF TANTALUS. A story told from the perspective of a college-aged gay Mormon who, shortly after the death of his father, begins to crave intimacy with his best (and married) friend.

SESSION 356: I LOVE YOU NO MATTER WHAT. Emily Peterson, daughter of a gay man, explores how those of the LDS faith can deal with and understand homosexuality in a Christ-like and loving way.

SESSION 366: PANEL. CALIFORNIAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CON-

TINUING BATTLE OVER SAME-SEX MARRIAGE. Discusses aspects of this ongoing controversy, including the legal doctrines at issue in the case, the ramifications for individuals, both inside and outside California, and the caseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible affect on other unpopular proposed marriage systems, such as plural marriage.

SESSION 376: PANEL. THE EXPRESSION OF SPIRITUALITY OF THE RISING GAY GENERATION. Affirmation: Gay and Lesbian Mormons leaders will discuss: What are the puzzles, trials, and hopes associated with being young, gay, and Mormon? How does Affirmation help gay LDS men and women in their journey?

How has the experience of being gay and Mormon evolved over the last thirty years? Is the church re-defining its stance on homosexuality? Is there hope for a productive dialogue between Church leaders and Affirmation?

Other sessions discuss topics such as the legacy of LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley, Mitt Romneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid for the presidency, LDS response to the war in Iraq, the Texas FLDS situation, responses to Sister Julie K. Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s October 2007 General Conference talk, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women Who Knowâ&#x20AC;? and Mormonism and race.

Organizers of the symposium believe that Sunstone, as an independent group, is uniquely positioned to provide fair, reliable, and comprehensive windows into controversial issues. The symposium is held annually by Sunstone Magazine.

Registration for the full weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events is $85, or a daily pass can be purchased for $30. First-time registrants pay $60 for full registration.

For registration and program information, visit www. sunstonemagazine.com or call 355-5926.

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Mel Nimer and Rusty James â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since I was a little boy Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a fascination with flying,â&#x20AC;? said Mel Nimer, the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founder, who is also president of the Utah chapter of Log Cabin Republicans. Nimer spent his youth sitting in cockpits with airline pilots on routes from New York to Salt Lake City in â&#x20AC;&#x153;four turbopropâ&#x20AC;? planes. A Federal Aviation Administration-certified private pilot who just recently renewed his

certificate, Nimer said that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking for other enthusiasts and professionals to meet up and share their interest in the skies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be a pilot to belong,â&#x20AC;? he stressed. And as for specific social activities, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want to go dinner or hang out or go to the airport all of that can be arranged.â&#x20AC;?

Although the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus is primarily on social gatherings, Nimer said that members with licenses may also elect to fly together. While not every pilot can fly a single-engine jet, Nimer said that those who can are also welcome to participate in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;various fly-ins around the countryâ&#x20AC;? that the NGPA periodically holds. He also said that local fly-ins to various nearby locations (like Rock Springs, Wyo.) are also a possibility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wait and see who joins and what we decide to do,â&#x20AC;? he said.

To join or to request more information call Mel Nimer at (801) 604-4603 or Rusty James at (801) 203-0341. Aviation enthusiasts of all sexual orientations are welcome to join.

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Q Views Letters Real Life Event Apathy Editor, There’s something I am compelled to get off my chest. For the most part, I’ve been silent now for about 2 or 3 years. Mostly for personal reasons, but also from simply being weary of fighting a seemingly unwinnable fight against insurmountable odds with people who cry out for acceptance of their differences, yet are not willing to accept the differences of others not like them. Ours is a perplexing community.

Goddess knows I’ve stepped on my share of toes in this community as I’ve fought my way through transition and fought for acceptance and respect as one of the downtrodden letters in the GLBTIQQ alphabet soup.

I’ve also done a great good for this community. My entry into the community and activism was at the grand opening of the reincarnation of the “Gay and Lesbian Community Center” at its current location circa 1999. It is now known as the Utah Pride Center. I was blessed to be asked to speak out for transgender rights and transgender inclusion at that gathering.

I’ve volunteered or participated in nearly every little facet of our community. A partial list of my participation includes: Utah Gay Rodeo Association, sWerve, Youth Activity Center, Western States, HRC, Queer Lounge, Pride Committee, WTSN, Gender Consortium, Thelma & Louise, and other groups. I have presented diversity training as an individual and panel member at most of the Utah universities, medical conventions, mental health conventions, and civic groups.

I have seen tragedy and lost lives. I’ve lost 2 gay friends locally to suicide and 5 local transgender friends to suicide. I’ve seen nearly 400 transgender brothers and sisters murdered across the USA since the 1969 Stonewall riot, simply because they were transgendered.

I have also saved lives. Actually, to be more accurate, Spirit has blessed me to be a vessel… a messenger, if you will, of faith and hope. Reports have come back to me both 1st hand and by friends of those touched, that the words given me to say, encouraged people to carry on, to continue to live, and to fight the good fight.

This brings me to what has me so bloody steamed. There was a hate crime in Salt Lake City on July 4th, 2008. A horrible hate crime was perpetrated upon two of our brothers. We think it doesn’t happen in Salt Lake City, but it does.

What has transpired in the few short weeks since has me so damned angry I just have to stand up and say something.

Pardon my bluntness while I attempt to keep my mouth clean, but just where the hell are our leaders? WTF are you doing?

Where is your leadership when it is needed most?

I don’t know who to call all the time, and I don’t know the proper channels to reach out to all the time, and I don’t know the

appropriate way to broach the subject all the time, and I sure as hell don’t know the right words all the time… but I do know the people who know. I have emailed and forwarded email to those people who I have trusted as community leaders and as our legislative leaders.

Again, I know I’ve stepped on my share of toes and I’ve pissed off my share of people, so whenever I send out a bulletin, an email blast, or a press release, I expect my share of naysayers.

I would have been happy with a response of, “We’re looking into it.” Or, “It’s something we just don’t want to get in the middle of.” Or, “We just don’t have all the facts and we don’t want to comment until we do.” I’d have also even been happy with, “Dominique, you’re such a bitch and we just pretty much ignore any emails you send anyway.”

At least that way I’d know where I stand and I could simply delete them from my contacts and be done with it. I could just shut the hell up and crawl back into my little cave.

BUT I DIDN’T GET ONE RESPONSE FROM ANY LEADER FROM THE LGBT COMMUNITY!!! NOT ONE!!!

There are two victims. One is recovering from facial reconstructive surgery… and is one in jail. Where are all the big money queer people? They seem to be omni-present when there is a party to be planned.

They seem to be omni-present when there is a photo op or a media event. Where is the charity when the need is truly great and truly charitable?

You ask us to be there at a moment’s notice to support your legislation for ENDA and Hate Crimes. You chastise us for being apathetic. Too often, rightly so.

I ask you … Where are you now when we need you? This is the precise example of exactly why we need strong, inclusive ENDA and Hate Crimes bills with strong consequences attached. If you’re so apa-

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thetic when there is a real life event, why should we be there for you when there is a hypothetical event being talked about on the hill?

What you do, speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you say.

Discrimination against one; is discrimination against all.

Dominique Storni Salt Lake City

Here Comes the Pride Editor, Congratulations on your last issue with the stories of many couples in our community tying the knot in the hope of taking one step closer to full equality here in our very state. [“Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Weddings,” QSaltLake, July 17, 2008.]

Though a simple approach, the stories showed planning, passion, honesty and excitement about their future lives together.

They gave hope to those of us still seeking our life partner and encourage us to live our lives as honestly as they.

I’d like to see QSaltLake do even more real-life stories of people in our community doing such things as living their lives openly and honestly.

Ralph Goss Murray

‘Deseret News’ Should Change Name Editor, So, Deseret News doesn’t want to allow editorials against the teachings of the LDS Church. [“GLAAD Denounces ‘Deseret News’ Silencing Views Opposing LDS Church Position,” QSaltLake, July 17, 2008.]

Shouldn’t they just finally change their name to LDS Church News and abandon the facade?

Brenda Pettinger Midvale

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fairy? If so, how cool is that? In a world of cyber-assimilation, being called a fairy is a sign that you challenge the status quo. And if you are a Radical Faerie, then watch out!

So what is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;radicalâ&#x20AC;? faerie? Well, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than a single person, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a nearly 30-year-old movement (consisting mostly of gay men) that seeks to reject hetero-assimilation and redefine gay identity by getting to the root (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;radicalâ&#x20AC;? in Radical Faerie) of queer spirituality.

The late great Harry Hay and others founded the movement as the Spiritual Conference for Radical Faeries in Benson, Ariz. in 1979. To give you some context, Hay was one of the founders of the modern Gay Civil Rights movement who formed the Mattachine Society (an early gay rights organization) in 1951. By the mid 1980s faerie clusters (that is, groups of Radical Faeries) had appeared in most cities with large gay populations. The organization also established communes in rural areas so they could practice â&#x20AC;&#x153;naturalâ&#x20AC;? magick and work towards healing the gay spirit during the height of the AIDS epidemic.

Today, Radical Faerie sanctuaries exist in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

In many ways, the Faeries are a modern gay take on the old â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bohemianâ&#x20AC;? countercultures that have manifested themselves in various forms, such as beatniks and hippies, over the years.

Like these bohemians, Radical Faeries eschew the materialistic consumerism and patriarchal aspects of modern gay life and seek to restore healthier alternatives, such as constructs and rituals that celebrate nature and Mother Earth.

Environmental sustainability and spiritual healing are prime directives.

The Radical Faeries descended upon Salt Lake City in the summer of 1989 when I returned from New York City after celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. There the New York Faeries had rented out the basement of the old Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street and were taking guided tours of â&#x20AC;&#x153;10,000 years of Gay History in 20 Minutesâ&#x20AC;? that culminated with throwing foam yellow bricks at the pigs (police officers) while shouting, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gay Power!â&#x20AC;? When I first met the Faeries it was a hot, hot sticky New York night and they were melting. One came up to me, gave me a $20 bill and asked if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d go across the street and buy as many soft drinks as I could carry for them. I looked the guy in the eye and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You asked the right person because I will do it.â&#x20AC;? He smiled a cute smile at me and said he could tell I was a kindred spirit.

After I returned with the sodas the Faeries showed me the altar of Maybelline beauty products and a shrine to the goddess Judy Garland. Here I knelt as they whacked me with a faerie wand and was showered with glitter. And so I became a Faerie.

Upon returning to Salt Lake City I immediately shared my adventures with friends. While some thought, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh brother, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another Ben Williams

In many ways, the Faeries are a modern gay take on the old â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bohemianâ&#x20AC;? countercultures that have manifested themselves in various forms, such as beatniks and hippies, over the years. looney tunes escapade,â&#x20AC;? I could tell that some of the faerie dust was sticking. I sent out a Sufi call to the universe saying an organizational meeting of the Radical Faeries would commence under the July 20th full moon. Three souls showed for the gathering, Connell â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rockyâ&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donavan, Michael Pipkim and me, of course.

In our circle we invoke the Gay Spirit to determine the focus of our endeavor and we did a butterfly spread from the Native American medicine cards to determine a 4-year plan for our group.

Rocky and I thought of our new group as sort of an urban guerrilla tag team, spray painting pro-gay graffiti, putting up posters and generally waging â&#x20AC;&#x153;in your faceâ&#x20AC;? warfare against patriarchy with our outrageous antics. However the Butterfly Spread told us to remain innocent and to become playful like children â&#x20AC;&#x201D; harmless and honoring the Spirit which allows everyone to win. We were amazed that the Gay Spirit spoke to our hearts, stating that the ultimate purpose of this Faerie circle was to find a sacred space where gentleness would

heal all wounds and where the message of unconditional love could be heard.

Over the next four years the Sacred Faeries grew to nearly 50 men and women who had their medicine cards read, found their animal guide totem and took a new Faeire name. Mine was Gayflower Fearnought Butt Love.

Others were Hummingbird, Gillian, Skybear, Fuku, Asparagus, Homo Erectus, Apple Star, Puck, Ariel, Little Bull, Sky Rat, Spirit Dancer, Ursis Heribulis, Starry One, Jasper Nightshade and so many more. Eventually we published a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;zine chronicling our antics called the Salt and Sage which we shared with other Faerie Groups across the country.

We met under the full moons to perform magick and feasted at Sabbots to honor the seasonal cycles of nature. We danced sky-clad (buck naked) under moons we called by their traditional forgotten names such as the Honey Moon, the Dragon Fire Moon and the Blue Moon, the name for two full moons in the same month and a time which is sacred to Faeries.

As Radical Faeries we embraced the belief of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do As Ye Wilt and Harm None.â&#x20AC;? We believed in respect: for Mother Earth by walking lightly upon her and doing little to upset her intricate circle of life, for all living creatures, for the Force which creates galaxies and DNA in spiraling circles and the law of karma. Ultimately we believed that true Magick is Love.

Our five Sacred Faerie tenants were: 1. Equality of the sexes is acknowledged through timely rituals linked to the Sun and the Moon.

2. The Earth is our mother and we must take care of her.

3. We are incarnating essences in an endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth.

4. Magick is used for life-affirming purposes only and must be in harmony with the laws of nature and the psyche.

5. Missionary tactics are taboo. Faeries are attracted to the call of the Sufi (and the rustling of taffeta). The Gay Spirit will sing to the Gay Spirit.

Our adopted Sacred Faerie Lore held that Faeries hiss when they are happy; Faeries are blue when they are very good; Faeries are mostly vegetarians, making love in their gardens; Faeries commune regularly with the delvic world and with all plants and animals.

Sadly, the Sacred Faeriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; glimmer faded away in 1993 with many scattering to the four directions, some passing into new forms of spiritual existence, and some becoming solitary practitioners.

But part of our legacy was the newspaper The Pillar founded originally by Sacred Faeries of which Todd Dayley was one. The name came from the Sacred Faeries stratum of Pillars, a group of faeries converse in enough magick to lead Sabbot and Full Moon circle gatherings.

Perhaps after reading this you might get in touch with the little faerie within you. In fact a gay menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group led by Jerry Buie appears to be rekindling the glow of magick. Check them out and remember, the Goddess is alive and Magick is afoot! Q

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foreboding sense of negativity and dread, darlings, but we are only a few days away from the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. And let me tell you, I for one could not give a rats’ ass. Oh don’t get me wrong, muffins. I have tried to buy into the marketing hype on TV with the glossy promos, the gorgeous sepia toned slow-motion visuals, the heart-tugging stories of athletic courage and all of that, but I can’t stop thinking about Mitt Romney and the Potemkin Village that was the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics.

“But Ruby,” I hear you asking, “what about the international spirit and the sportsmanship?”

To which I reply, “What about it?”

For one thing, the totalitarian government of China is doing an image makeover that would make the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints envious. Also, when the sportsmanship has deteriorated into “our team doctors can hide more illegal substances than your team doctors,” and most of the athletes are professionals anyway, then I think it’s time to get rid of the quaint “celebration of amateur athletics” designation and see the Olympics for the corporate marketing monster and superpower pissing contest that it is.

At last count, the estimated cost of the 2008 Beijing Olympics is about 20 BILLION dollars. So, it’s no wonder that only egomaniacal countries like China can host an Olympics, or the all-important corporate sponsors have to be multi-national giants with global influence. Let’s face it, petals,

the Olympics is NASCAR for third world people who tailgate with rice!

Oh, and don’t get me started on the repression of the media, the silencing of the Tibetans, the forced removal of the poor to build venues, the internet filtering, the

During the Olympics more than five people together constitutes a protest, so a typical Utah family would essentially be tantamount to a revolution Draconian measures to temporarily rid the city of pollution, or the clamp down on free speech and protesting (during the Olympics more than five people together constitutes a protest, so a typical Utah family would

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essentially be tantamount to a revolution).

But on the positive side, all the cheap WalMart clothing that American tourists will be wearing gets to go home for a visit, so I guess that will be nice!

Sarcasm aside, another source of dread comes from the fact that John McCain may announce Mitt Romney as his VP pick soon. This is terrifying because a) McCain is older than the Great Wall of China, and b) McCain is likely to die at the hands of fanatical Mormon caterers during the inauguration ball, leaving Romney as president.

Eeeewww!

Ten-to-one, Romney will campaign citing his miraculous “turnaround” of our scandal-plagued Winter Olympics as a preview of how he can turnaround the Bush legacy of runaway federal debts, corruption and cronyism. It might sound good and his hair will look great, but I hope people don’t buy the facade. As for Salt Lake City’s Olympic Legacy, it has all but disappeared (but that’s an entirely different column).

Although my street does have a big slab of red rock with an Olympic logo carved on it.

I’m not sure what it cost, who put it there, or what it’s for, but every solstice I’m convinced I can hear thousands of druid ants chanting to it.

Ciao, babies! Q

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 7PM) at the First Baptist Church in Salt Lake City (777 South 1300 East). Oh, and wear sensible shoes!

(Don’t even ask why).

Snaps & Slaps SLAP: LDS Church Oh God, what have they done now?

Cancelled a meeting with leaders from gay Mormon group Affirmation that has only been scheduled the past four months. Why? Apparently a job change for Family Services Director Fred M. Riley, if Riley’s letter to Affirmation is to be believed and the California gay marriage kerfluffle isn’t really behind it all.

Look, we get that crap happens.

But when Affirmation representatives are flying into Salt Lake City expressly for this meeting, it’s discourteous and un-Christian to make them sit on their hands. Especially when they’ve come to discuss not a change in LDS doctrine, but ways that the church can keep families together and stave off despair and suicide among its queer faithful.

President Thomas S. Monson has the power to make this meeting go forward, even if it’s just an informal talk with a General Authority. His member’s lives and souls are too important not to exercise that power.

SNAP: Salt Lake Acting Company On July 30, SLAC allowed West Jordan Democrat John Rendell’s campaign to buy up and resell tickets to its popular satiric musical Saturday’s Voyeur to fund Rendell’s race against everybody’s (least) favorite anti-gay Republican, Sen. Chris Buttars. Not only is SLAC doing its part to unseat the West Jordan loudmouth, we hear this year’s Voyeur also fiendishly lampoons his hateful and ridiculous politics (remember that black baby remark? We sure do). With three weeks left in Voyeur’s run, why haven’t you bought tickets yet?

SLAP: The Deseret News Nobody hates child molesters more than gays and lesbians. But we also hate injustice and biased reporting, and the Deseret News’ coverage of allegations that David James Bell kidnapped two neighbor children on July 4 has been both unjust and biased. From unproven headlines such as “Mom Thwarts South Salt Lake Kidnapping” to failing to cover all sides of the story — including an eyewitness account that the crying children knocked on Bell’s door in search of their mother — The Deseret News has embarrassed itself. Worse, it’s also given fuel to those who (rightly) detest child molesters and would (wrongly) try and convict Bell before he gets a chance to defend himself in court. Just check out the comment sections on their articles about the case, if you can stomach all the calls for torches and pitchforks and the notso-veiled gay hate. Americans have a constitutional right to a fair trial.

And no one, especially a newspaper, should ever interfere with that.

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Gay Geeks Using Geek Powers for Good

Queer Gnosis Troy Williams is taking a sabbatical as he finishes several film projects and a play featuring Sister Dottie. His radical, subversive views will return to QSaltLake in September. You can continue to read his blog at queergnosis.com

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Dam Bike Ride. Also, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an event that draws a lot of participation from geeks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as bloggers and donators. This is what I call using our geeky powers for good.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it. Although pursuits and interests typically described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;geeky,â&#x20AC;? like science fiction, anime and gaming, are more popular than ever these days.

Our culture still looks down on geeks as being lazy, awkward and, well, too inept to ever do something like pool our talents, resources and stamina to raise money for a worthy cause like helping rape survivors or cancer patients. Yet, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly what a bunch of geeks spent their weekend doing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and doing so in a very creative and non-traditional way. You can do the same thing.

See, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I love most about you, geeky ones: your ingenuity, your passion, your zest for life and your ability to have a hell of a good time whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing or working. And there is a lot of work to be done in this sorry world that only our geek super powers can solve, especially if, to take a leaf out of Troy Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; column, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a gay geek.

Want to work for an end to HIV/AIDS? Why not hold a masquerade cosplay ball and donate all the funds to the Utah AIDS Foundation. Want to help the fight to keep gay marriage legal in California? How about holding your own 24-hour blog event and donating all pledges to Equality California, Marriage Equality USA or Equality for All? A bunch of geeks formed a project called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live Long and Marryâ&#x20AC;? earlier this summer and raised nearly $50,000 for these three organizations. Want to get Sen. Chris Buttars out of office? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure his Democratic challenger John Rendell wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turn down a geeky campaign volunteer. Just as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure the People with AIDS Coalition of Utah wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say no to Browncoats, Trekkers, Jedis and Potterheads who could help them answer phones, filing and stuff envelopes. After all, not all good deeds need to involve money or complex event planning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just a willingness to be compassionate, helpful and above all, to show up.

So, geeky ones, remember: Summer doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to suck, despite what South Park says, and our power to do good doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just lie in our wallets, or our interest in running/walking/biking for a worthy cause. Whether working in a group or by ourselves, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of good we can accomplish when we put our imaginations, initiatives and senses of fun to the test. If we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be super heroes, who can? Q

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Then again, maybe my awesome mood has something to do with some awesome friends of mine being, well, awesome. You see, while I was geeking out about Melissa Etheridge and pacifist gunmen, they were using their geek powers for good.

By staying up really, really late making posts to their online journals. For charity.

Back when I was a little geeky girl of age 9, the students at my elementary school held an event called a jump-a-thon.

The idea was to get people (mostly our families) to sponsor us for each minute we jumped rope (say for a nickel a minute, as this was the 1980s when gas was 75 cents a gallon or so). At the end of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;thon, we turned in the pledges to our teachers, who donated them to the American Heart Association.

Each year, the folks who participate in Blogathon do roughly the same thing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; only this time, they pick their own charities. For 24 hours, these intrepid souls post to an online journal or blog every 30 minutes. They publicize what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing through the Blogathon Web site, and with any luck, people donate directly to their charity of choice. At least, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it usually works. This year, you see, Blogathonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organizers needed a break and put the event on hiatus.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where my friend Song and her doughty crew stepped in to pick up the slack. On their own and in groups, they blogged for a number of charities on July 26 including Planned Parenthood, the American Cancer Society and, Songâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal choice, the Boston Rape Crisis Center. Although they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet tallied up their pledges (Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m writing this, after all, one day after their unofficial â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;thon), let me tell you, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve brought in an impressive amount. Song, for example, raised about $1,700 for BRCC through a charity eBay auction, to which I and other artists contributed handmade jewelry, clothing and even cloth sanitary napkins. In the end, a lot of charities got much-needed money, and my friends had a lot of fun â&#x20AC;&#x201D; let me tell you, reading their surreal sleepdeprived ramblings the next morning was pretty fun for me, too.

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Gay Men’s Health The Village Summit: Pride Elevated

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Village Summit, the Utah AIDS Foundation’s annual weekend event addressing gay men’s health, will return this year, Aug 1-3 with a new theme, “Pride Elevated.”

And that theme, according to Jeremiah Hansen, the summit’s Utah AIDS Foundation liaison, hints at a new purpose for the conference, which began in 2000.

“The idea was to be holistic,” he said, “to take pride not in just our sexuality, but our whole aspect of being. So we wanted to get a variety of workshops to look at health from all different angles.”

Although sexual health is still the center of the health summit, this year’s three-day event includes workshops on such diverse subjects as cardio fitness, yoga, massage and even dream journaling in a Saturday workshop lead by Dr. John Shavers of the humanitarian group Interethnic Health Alliance. he

“I met with [John] in the spring. He’s had a lot of experience [doing this workshop] with different groups, including people with HIV,” said Hansen. “His work is about people opening up and expressing themselves and letting out what they hold in using different creative mediums.”

The summit has also brought back its bilingual (English and Spanish) track, thanks in part to the efforts of Alex Moya, the new coordinator of UAF’s Spanish-language program who has developed the foundation’s service for Latino gay men, Hermanos de Luna y Sol. Other programs during the summit include a workshop around the theme of the musical Rent, square dancing, a pool party and even a talk by QSaltLake publisher and editor Michael Aaron on the ins and outs of publishing a gay paper in Utah.

Cost for attending the full weekend is $30 in advance for online registrations by July 31 and $45 at the door.

The Village Summit Schedule Friday 6:00–7:00 p.m.

Registration 7:00–8:30 p.m.

Opening Session Radio personality Dottie Dixon will provide a special introduction and the Village short film Pride Elevated will be screened. Kilo Zamora of the Inclusion Center for Community and Justice will also give an interactive presentation.

8:30–10:00 p.m.

Square Dance Social Ross Lopton of the newly formed square dance group Temple Squares will call out several square dances and “queeraoke” (karaoke with a twist) will follow. Cuisine Unlimited will also provide a number of appetizers (including meat and vegetarian options). Cash beer bar will be provided as well.

Saturday 8:00–9:00 a.m.

Registration 9:00–10:00 a.m.

Sushi for Dummies Hotel Monaco chef and frequent Utah AIDS Foundation volunteer Carl Navales will teach participants how to make their own sushi through demonstrations and tips on everything from preparing sushi rice and slicing raw fish to pressing sushi rolls. Samples will be available for tasting.

Please wash your hands before participating.

10 Percent: A Queer American History Utah Pride Center Youth Program Coordinator and former president of the University of Utah’s Queer Student Union Bonnie Owens will give a lecture about the language, history, symbols and culture of queer America.

Moving Meditation Life and Educational Coach and yoga teacher Andrea Kalvesmaki invites participants to explore their health, their body and its natural movement in this innovative hands-on workshop that uses a system known as EDGU (edge-you). Developed

by Jeffrey “Page” Redman, EDGU is a form of “evolutionary spinal maintenance” that isolates the movement of the spinal column to help balance body, mind and the central nervous system while opening up practitioners’ spirits.

10:15–11:45 a.m.

A Tale of Two Males: the Story of Dating and Relationships Chuck Diviney, a domestic violence specialist and clinical mental health counselor, and Josh Bytendorp, a UAF case manager, present this interactive, audience-driven workshop on helping men in relationships (or looking for relationships) keep the “fire” going. Along with fielding questions about such issues as love, sex, domestic violence, substance abuse and communication.

Diviney and Bytendorp will also discuss the basics of familial, friendship and sexual/romantic relationships.

Spicy Sex

Carreno de Hermanos de Luna y Sol de UAF en esta ardiente conversación mientras exploramos un poquito más todo tu cuerpo y personalidad como partes importantísimas para sexo mucho mejor.

In this workshop we got some games and conversations about what turns us on, what we like, who and what we find attractive and how to communicate better before, during and after sex to enjoy it much more. Join Alex Moya and Mario Carreno for UAF’s Hermanos de Luna y Sol in this hot conversation while we explore a little bit more all your body and personality as important factors for greater sex.

11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Lunch

Cuisine Unlimited caters lunch sponsored by Glaxo-Smith Kline. Vegetarian and meat options are available.

12:00–1:00 p.m.

Lunch Presentation: HIV and Substance Use HIV and hepatitis specialist Dr. Ken Fisher, MD, discusses the impact of substance abuse on people with HIV, including drugs other than crystal meth that can be HIV-transmission risks and whether or not cannabis is a good alternative to other pain medications.

UAF Director of Programming Tyler Fisher and Salt Lake Valley Health Department health educator Reese Serr present this workshop focused on tips to keep your sex life hot, creative and safe. Be prepared for frank discussions about sex toys, lube, role playing and safer sex tips that move beyond condoms.

Queer Sports 101 Members of the Salt Lake City Gay Athletic Association, the Queer Utah Aquatic Club, Team TryAngles’ Cycle Club and others discuss their organizations and provide group workshops on sport-specific skills.

Secretos de Alcoba. Al descubierto!

(Bedroom Secrets. Uncovered!)

En este taller tendremos juegos y conversaciones sobre lo que nos enciende, nos gusta, quien y que nos atrae y como comunicarnos mejor antes, durante y despues del sexo para disfrutarlo mucho mas. Acompaña a Alex Moya y a Mario

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Gay Rags in Utah? Hellalujah!

QSaltLake’s own Michael Aaron discusses the ins and outs of running a gay newspaper in the nation’s reddest state.

Massage: Give as Good as You Get Massage therapists Paul Campbell and Zack Phifer lead this workshop/demonstration on giving a good massage to alleviate stress and relax muscles. Wear loose fitting clothing and bring a yoga mat or towel.

Conócete a ti mismo!

En compañía de Manuel descubramos como mejorar nuestra relación... con nosotros mismos.

Tienes amigos, novios, familia, pero tambien te tienes a ti mismo, ven a platicar sobre tu conección contigo mismo y como el conocerte mejor te dará la oportunidad de salir adelante yllevar una vida mejor.

Join Manuel de la Torre-Soriano for this unique, interactive and bilingual workshop about acting and exploring all aspects of your personality.

3:45–5:15 p.m.

Sexaliciously Single in Salt Lake City This workshop focuses on helping single men overcome the hurdles that come with not being in a relationship, including how to love oneself in all aspects of one’s life. Workshop leaders Chuck Diviney and Josh Bytendorp encourage audience participation, questions and feedback.

El Sueño Americano (The American Dream) Ahora que estás aquí asegúrate de llegar al éxito. Has tomado el paso mas importante en tu búsqueda por el Sueño Americano, dejaste tu país y ahora vives en una cultura diferente con sus sistemas y sus retos. Descubre como puedes lograr que tu Sueño Americano se haga realidad, Joseph discutirá diferentes temas, por ejemplo como tener buen credito o comenzarlo, la importancia de aseguranza médica, seguro social, el lenguage y otros retos que como inmigrantes encontramos. Juntos planearemos tu camino al éxito.

Joseph Acosta addresses the challenges immigrants face in working towards the American Dream, including building good credit, getting health insurance and social security and learning a new language.

Build Your Own Religion Methodist clergyman Franklin Evans leads this panel discussion and workshop contrasting organized religion and spirituality, and exploring the religious similarities of different faiths.

Write it out! Creative Journaling Art therapist Dean Pappas leads this workshop on using paper journals to resolve interpersonal problems, access dreams, materialize desires and explore feelings. Come prepared with your personal goals and be prepared to explore them.

on dream interpretation, lucid dreaming and the role of dreams in psychological and physical health.

Self Defense 1:00–1:45 p.m.

Labels

This intense exercise explores labels and the preconceptions attached to them. Lead by R. Kilo Zamora, executive director of the Inclusion Center, and the Village core group.

2:00–3:30 p.m.

Monogamy vs. Manhunt Joseph Richards of Planned Parenthood leads this discussion about healthy, affirming sexuality, monogamy and non-monogamy.

The Use of Dreams in the Waking World Dr. John Shavers of the humanitarian group Interethnic Health Alliance leads this workshop

Kerry Bell demonstrates defensive techniques, discusses the connection between mind, body and spirit in self-defense and the whys and wherefores of reporting same-sex domestic violence to police.

Ask a Doc Dr. Kelly Butler answers the questions men might be too embarrassed to ask their doctors, including the ins and outs of anal sex, steroids, prostate health and HIV transmission, as well as the ways gay men can care for their physical and sexual health.

5:30–6:45 p.m.

Fight for Your Rights Equality Utah Field Coordinator Lauren Littlefield leads this discussion on the important political

issues facing Utah’s queer community today, the threats to civil liberties and opportunities for equality in the upcoming legislative session. She will also offer suggestions on how individuals can

work to influence public policy.

RENT: the Musical, Learn to Live for the Moment!

Using the popular broadway musical Rent’s focus on living in the moment, Chuck Nuttall, LCSW, will discuss ways in which gay men can apply specific tools of mindfulness to their daily lives.

FREE HIV TESTING The Utah AIDS Foundation will offer HIV testing with the Oraquick test, which delivers results in about 30 minutes.

Boot Camp Cardio

Gay Cops Sergeant David Sperry, Corporal Kerry Bell and other public safety officers discuss coming out of the closet on the police force and public safety issues that are of concern to gay men. These will include steps officers have taken to curb cruising in public parks, teen sex laws and reporting samesex domestic violence and anti-gay discrimination.

7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

BBQ Pool Party with QUAC QUAC hosts a poolside BBQ dinner with music provided by DJ Chris. Vegetarian and meat options will be available, as will a cash beer bar.

Pick up your copy of TheQPages — Utah’s Gay and Lesbian Yellow Pages, by the community for the community — at your favorite bookstore, coffeeshop, restaurant, bar and many other places.

Also, see online at TheQPages.com

Sunday 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Poolside Brunch Social Food by gay dining/social group Spicy Dinners at Kevin Wethington’s home.

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Closing Session “Now What?”

Zack Phifer leads the closing session about how to take what participants have learned into the greater community.

For more information visit ugmh.com or their blog at queervillage.blogspot.com.

Reggie Murdock of IROCK Fitness leads this workshop about techniques gay men can use to motivate themselves to work out. He’ll cover the basics of an effective cardio workout and will lead the group in a mini exercise. Wear loose-fit clothing.

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Gay Men’s Health Pride is a Self-Esteem Issue

By Elias Scultori

“Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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some research for a talk I was scheduled to give at a gay and lesbian center during the month of June when gay pride is celebrated all around the world. Of course, they asked me to talk about gay pride — with a life coaching twist. And since so much has been already said about this subject I thought at first, I would inevitably end up being redundant.

But as I continued to explore the subject, I began to think more and more about the correlation between pride and self-esteem.

Since the Stonewall riots of 1969, every year millions of people who identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender have inundated the avenues of major cities all around the world, waving their rainbow flags and proclaiming their pride. Almost 40 years later, the community has won major battles against discrimination and today, despite of all the political struggles, an increasing number of people recognize the importance of giving full legal rights and public acceptance to gay people.

The irony is that, even after years of parading down the streets and boldly celebrating all the diversity of our people, low self-esteem continues to be a chronic issue within the gay community today.

The alienation, discrimination and abuse that in the past and even today continue to afflict young GLBT individuals have made a huge mark in our personal and communal mental health.

The good news is that self-esteem is something we can all work on and improve. Here are some tips:

Surround yourself with people who care about you

I cannot stress more the importance of having a great support system. Friends and family are the source of our energy and wellbeing. But sometimes, as we go on our journey to find and strengthen this support we make certain connections that are less than desirable. And our own low self-esteem is probably the reason why we continue to sustain these relationships.

You see! Low self-esteem feeds on low self-esteem. Break the cycle by nourishing relationships with people that love you.

Make sure you have a group of cheerleaders that are there to lift you up, to respect you, to treat you well and to remind you of the wonderful person you are. At the same time, remember to do the same with others. There is nothing better to boost our own self-esteem then when we see ourselves being good and fair to other people.

And if you have someone that is simply relentless on trying to put you down, ignore it. Most likely that person is doing it because of his/her own low self-esteem. I assure you, 99% of the time it has nothing to do with you.

Be your own best friend

At this point, it is all about you. More important than having a group of cheerleaders, you have to be your No. 1 fan.

Always treat yourself well. Be kind, be reasonable, be compassionate with who you are. Respect yourself and your own wishes. Look inside your heart and follow what you see there. Be true to your own values and ideals. Show yourself that you are a good human being by celebrating the beauty that resides inside of you.

Invest in yourself

What about all those dreams and ideas you’ve been hiding and avoiding for so long? It is time to bring them back to light and pursue them. It is time to take ownership of the talents and gifts you have and invest time, energy and money on developing them. Set goals that are based on your desires and work to achieve them. If you need help, talk with a friend, hire a personal coach. Bring yourself out and learn how to show to everyone the beautiful person you already are. There is no other better investment in the world.

Spend time on things that you enjoy

What are the top 3 things that you take pleasure in the most in your life? Name them and make the point of doing them — regularly. If you have a hard time making this short list, look back at your past and remember the moments when you felt satisfied and fulfilled. They will give you a hint of the things that uplift you and make you happy. After you worked hard and succeeded in achieving a goal, reward yourself and indulge in something that is fun. Have a great time and appreciate how deserving you are of that moment.

Take responsibility

A good self-esteem does not come only by pampering and telling yourself how good you are. A sound and healthy self-esteem is sustained by recognizing the solid person you are and the great values you bear.

And these values are shown no better than when you take responsibility for your own choices and actions. Acknowledge that the choices you made in the past were the best choices you could have made with the resources you had at that time. Forgive yourself for your mistakes, look forward and make a commitment from this point on to choose based only on your own beliefs and standards — nobody else’s.

Good self-esteem and real pride happen through the interactions we have with our own heart and with the people we relate to. It is the result of a network of situations, habits and connections. And now, as adults, we are the only ones who have the power over them. If we agree with the initial quote by Eleanor Roosevelt, improving our self-esteem and self-love is imperative in our journey to equal rights. Let’s make sure we stand firm inside and make an even stronger presence everywhere we go.

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Gay Men Not Disclosing Sexuality to Doctors Thirty-nine percent of men who have sex with men surveyed in New York City during the past year had not disclosed their sexual orientation to their physicians, according to data from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene that was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, the New York Times’ “City Room” reports.

According to health officials, the study’s findings have implications for HIV prevention efforts because the survey found that MSM who disclosed their sexual behavior were twice as likely as MSM who did not to be tested for the virus.

The survey examined data from the National HIV Behavioral Survey conducted in 2004 and 2005 by CDC. The New York City portion of the data involved 452 men who were interviewed anonymously at gay bars and clubs, tested for HIV, and offered medical and social services if needed. According to the survey, 63 percent of MSM who disclosed their sexual behavior to their physicians were tested for HIV, compared with 36 percent of MSM who did not. The survey also found that although 78 percent of MSM who identified themselves as homosexual said they had discussed their sexual orientation with their physicians, none of the MSM who identified themselves as bisexual had.

The survey also found racial and ethnic differences in disclosure rates, with 60 percent of black MSM saying they had not discussed their sexuality with their doctors.

This compared with 48 percent of Hispanic MSM, 47 percent of Asian MSM and 19 percent of white MSM. In addition, about threequarters of MSM who identified themselves as bisexual were black and Hispanic.

According to Monica Sweeney, assistant health commissioner for HIV prevention and control, the survey’s findings reflect the stigma against MSM behavior in some minority populations. “There is a frequent phenomenon in the black community in

which a man who is gay, by the conventional ways that we all know to identify somebody as gay, identifies himself as bisexual,” Sweeney said.

Elizabeth Begier, the city’s director of HIV epidemiology, said, “It’s a combination of people being less comfortable with the term ‘gay’ or ‘homosexual,’ and discrimination they perceive they will experience if they are open about their sexual experiences and attractions.”

In addition, the survey found that about half of men younger than age 28 had discussed their sexuality with their doctors, compared with 69 percent of older men.

MSM born in the United States were more likely than immigrants to discuss their sexual practices, and those with more education had higher disclosure rates than those with less education, according to the survey.

In reaction to the survey, health officials called on patients to be more forthcoming, as well as on physicians to inquire about sexual history. “Health care providers should screen patients routinely for HIV,” Begier said, adding, “They should also ask their patients about behavior that may put them at risk. And New Yorkers shouldn’t hesitate to talk openly with their health care providers.”

Sweeney said that as a group, “doctors fail miserably” at asking patients about their sexual histories. “People were not reluctant to talk once you brought it up,” she said, adding, “They’re reluctant to initiate, but once you bring up highly emotional issues, patients will talk about it if you’re not judgmental.” Gay Men’s Health Crisis Executive Director Marjorie Hill said that although she is “distressed” by the survey’s findings, she is not “at all surprised.” She added, “Medical providers are not sufficiently trained in outreach and engagement with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people.”

Talk to Your Doc

By Jennifer Medvin, RN

I am frequently asked a variety of questions regarding gay issues in health care.

Many people in our community are often guarded or uneasy about revealing their sexuality to a physician out of fear of potential discrimination. This is partially due to negative past experiences and mistrust of the medical profession. Some gay people often have less access to health insurance, as many workplace policies do not cover unmarried partners, and without routine care, medical problems can go undiagnosed and untreated.

As a result, gay people often avoid routine health exams and even delay seeking medical care when health problems occur.

If this fear would stop someone from visiting a medical provider, then I suggest gay patients choose to seek treatment exclusively from gay physicians. Not only would this eliminate the possibility of discrimination, but would also provide care from a practitioner who better understands the specific health need. Ask your friends, pick up the local gay paper and search for openly gay and/or gay-friendly physicians on the web. The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association is a good place to start.

Many people find it difficult to talk about their ailments. Some people become

nervous in front of their doctor and forget to ask what’s on their mind. Many people don’t want to bother their doctor with what they think may be minor issues. But the time you have with your doctor is very important. It’s the best time to get your questions answered and your concerns addressed. Remember that your doctor wants you to have the best results.

Follow these tips to make the most out of your doctor’s appointment. Prepare for your doctor’s appointment by writing down your questions in advance. Repeat back what you hear and ask questions. If there is something you don’t understand, be sure to ask your doctor to explain it another way. Although doctors try to explain things as clearly as possible, certain answers can be technical. Get to know the nurse. They generally are more patient and have a bit more time to spend with you. This is beneficial because most nurses do not use confusing medical jargon.

Remember if you are not able to open up to your medical provider, then they will never be able to help you. You are the expert on your body’s symptoms. If you feel your doctor is not listening to you, then it is time to change physicians.

The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association provides online health care referrals at glma.org

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because we can get away with it. We’re not as likely to bare our midsections and no longer will we strut our stuff on the beach. That means more nights of ordering out pizza, and over-doing dessert.

To prevent fall weight gain, adopt some of the following smart eating habits. These 20 simple tactics — if you stick to them regularly — will help you get more of the stuff you need into your diet while eliminating the stuff you don’t. The best part?

Before long you’ll be dining like a nutrition expert, without even thinking about it.

At breakfast, put coffee in your milk instead of milk in your coffee.

Fill your mug to the rim with skim milk first thing in the morning. Drink it down until all that’s left is the amount you’d normally add to your coffee; then pour your java on top. You just took in 25 percent of the vitamin D you need every day, and 30 percent of the calcium.

Take your vitamins every morning.

Study by study, evidence is mounting that a standard multivitamin fills enough of the gaps in your diet to make a real difference. For example, a recent study at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Institute in Seattle showed that people who took a multivitamin supplement and 200 I.U. of vitamin E for 10 years were half as likely to get colon cancer.

Drink two glasses of water before every meal.

This will do two things: keep you hydrated and make you eat a little less. A Dutch study showed that drinking two glasses of water can make you feel less hungry, possibly reducing your food intake and aiding weight loss.

Always order your pizza with double tomato sauce and light cheese.

Men who eat a lot of tomato products tend to have less prostate cancer — probably because tomatoes are a rich source of lycopene, a type of carotenoid that’s believed to cut your risk of cancer. If you double the sauce on your pizza, you get double the lycopene. Reducing the mozzarella by just one-third (you won’t miss it) will save you 20 grams of fat. That’s as much as in a McDonald’s Quarter-Pounder.

Always order your sandwiches with double tomato slices.

Another chance for a healthy dose of lycopene.

Pile onions on everything.

Research has revealed that onions are so healthful — they’re a top source of heart savers called flavonoids — that it’s practically your duty to eat them lavishly on hot dogs, pizza, burgers, and sandwiches. And speaking of junk food...

Whenever you eat fast food, drink two glasses of water afterward.

Big Macs, subs, fries, and pepperoni pizza are all loaded with fat and sodium, which can be hellish for your heart. You can’t do much about the fat once you’ve eaten it, but you can flush away some of the excess sodium by drinking plenty of fluid afterward, says Tina Ruggiero, R.D., a New York City dietitian.

When the waitress asks what you want to drink, always say iced tea.

The more we learn about tea, the more healthful it looks. A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture study found that a serving of black tea had more antioxidants — crucial to your body’s defense against heart disease, cancer, and even wrinkles — than a serving of broccoli or carrots.

Have an afternoon snack every day at 3 o’clock.

A nutritional boost between lunch and dinner wards off fatigue and keeps you from overindulging later, says Keith Ayoob, Ed.D., R.D., director of the nutrition clinic at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Rose F. Kennedy Center. Just don’t scarf down a candy bar. Try yogurt and fruit, crackers and cheese, or eat an egg (hard-boiled), an apple, and a thirstquencher like bottled water. All of these foods will give you long-lasting energy.

Always leave the skin on your fruit.

If you peel apples or pears, you’re throwing away heavy-duty nutrients and fiber.

Same goes for potatoes. Go ahead and peel oranges, but leave as much of the fibrous white skin under the rind as you care to eat — it’s loaded with flavonoids. Ditto for the white stem that runs up the middle.

Put a bottle of water in the office freezer every night before you leave work.

You already know that you should drink eight glasses of water a day, but how are you supposed to do it? Fill a half-gallon bottle in the morning, and make sure you’ve downed it all by the time you go home. If you like your water cold and you have access to a refrigerator, fill the bottle partially the night before and stick it in the freezer. Next morning, fill it the rest of the way. You’ll have ice-cold water all day. Q

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Salt Lake County reported its first case of West Nile Virus in a human during 2008, and public health is now declaring that West Nile season is upon us. Do you know how the West Nile Virus may affect you?

First, let’s talk about the technical stuff.

West Nile Virus is spread to humans when infected mosquitoes bite them. When the virus gets transmitted in this way, it could lead to infection. Now the interesting thing about West Nile Virus is that only about 10 percent of those infected will actually develop any symptoms. The majority of that 10 percent will develop what is referred to as “West Nile Fever,” which includes body aches, fever and malaise much like influenza does. In fact, those who have suffered through West Nile Fever will say that these flu like symptoms linger for many weeks or more. Supportive care is recommended care for someone with West Nile Fever.

Now, a very small percentage of those who develop symptoms from West Nile Virus also develop neurological symptoms such as encephalitis (brain inflammation), meningitis or symptoms that mimic polio (such as acute flaccid paralysis, or the kind of paralysis where the muscles go soft and limp). These neurological symptoms usually mean that

the patient has developed an altered mental status and she or he may have difficulty with motor skills such as walking. These symptoms are considered a more severe form of disease.

What’s important to know is this more severe form most commonly affects persons with an impaired immune system, like those with diabetes, HIV or other autoimmune diseases, as well as the elderly and the very young. Even in people who develop neurological symptoms the virus just has to run its course and the recommended treatment is again supportive care. Unfortunately, recovery time from neurological disease due to West Nile Virus is much longer than it is for West Nile Fever, taking up to several months to several years for a complete recovery. For example, some patients who became infected over a year ago are still reporting lingering symptoms.

If you read my articles regularly, you might think that I’ll now tell you that West Nile Virus can be transmitted through sexual contact, and to use a condom. But I’m not going to this time. West Nile Virus cannot be transmitted through sexual contact.

In fact, West Nile Virus is not known to be transmitted from human to human. (Of course, you should still use a condom during

Camp Pinecliff 801-518-8733 sexual activity!)

In order to protect yourself from this nasty little virus, you can take some proactive steps to avoid mosquito bites. These include wearing protective clothing that covers as much skin as possible (hint: not a Speedo!).

Wearing insect repellant that includes DEET or lemon eucalyptus has proven effective in providing protection from mosquitoes. Also, watch what time of day you go out. The mosquitoes that transmit West Nile Virus are known to be particularly active from dusk to dawn, so it is recommended that people wear repellant during these hours.

The Salt Lake Valley strongly urges everyone to take measures to protect themselves from this virus throughout the summer, as illness from this virus can be pretty severe.

Again, the elderly, the very young and anyone with an impaired immune system such as people with HIV/AIDS or any other autoimmune disease should be particularly vigilant about protecting themselves.

If you are interested in learning more about West Nile Virus, please call the Salt Lake Valley Health Department of Infectious Disease line at 534-4600. Q

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Tijuana. It’s dirty, it’s corrupt, you can haggle for stuff, and you can get tequila. I love tequila.

I went to Tijuana a couple years ago to get a bottle of tequila. Unfortunately, I got there late, after everything closed. I stopped a guy on the street, asking where I could get tequila. He said, “It’s late, so walk a block, turn left, walk a couple blocks, then at the basement of the fourth house is a guy...”

I interrupted, “No, I mean somewhere I can legally buy tequila.”

He said, “Sorry, all the tequila stores are already closed.”

I realized you have to be careful what you ask for in Tijuana, because you’ll get it. So, I wandered to a street vendor and ordered a hot dog. “Excuse me, are you gay?” one of the women by the stand asked.

“Sorry, no, I’m looking for tequila,” I replied, munching on the wiener.

She explained how she was trying to find a guy to hook up with her girlfriend’s brother.

It was his birthday, so they wanted to show him a good time.

Not being one to pass up a party opportunity, I hung out with this group for the evening. I bought some mariachi songs, we went to a strip club, got tequila at their house and saw the sights of Tijuana in a run-down car.

It was probably dangerous to party with strangers, but it was one of the best nights of my life and I felt safe since I was with lesbians.

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to Tijuana, looking to recapture that magic.

We wanted to get tequila, margaritas and find a cool lesbian bar.

We flew into San Diego, taking the train to Tijuana. In Tijuana, we had the taxi driver take us to a bar. I got out of the cab, looked up, and he’d dropped us at a strip club.

Now my friend loves girls, but she’s not excited about strip clubs, so I pulled her toward the perfect regular bar, a run-down place with a bright green door. As we got closer to the green door, promoters from the strip club pulled us over, saying the word “lesbians.” I knew there weren’t any real lesbians in there, but we drank tasty tequila, and watched the dancers. Finally we left and found a bar with a rainbow outside. It was a very cool gay bar, but only 10 percent lesbian.

We embarked on a quest to find real lesbian bars in Tijuana. We walked down the street, passing more strip clubs where promoters said, “Yes, we’re a lesbian bar.” We talked to people on the street. Some people mentioned there were lesbian bars on a side street, a few blocks past all the mariachis.

We were so loud about our search for lesbians, that one woman came up and grabbed my friend’s hand for a while. There were no sparks, so we ditched the poor hopeful girl and walked further down the street.

We hit a lot more bars, drinking even more tequila. A guy approached us, “Hey, I noticed you’re looking for lesbians. I’ll take you to lesbian bars.” He confirmed they were the same bars we heard about earlier. My friend

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was ecstatic, so we followed the guy toward the mariachis.

It was quite a walk, and we were thirsty again, so we stopped in a bar on the way.

The guy didn’t follow us in. We were the only ones in the bar besides the small staff.

We only ordered two margaritas, but they brought us multiple margaritas and tequila shots.

After a few more drinks, we were ready to leave. We got up and the bar staff stopped us, “Don’t go that way, that guy that brought you here is still out there.” The bar staff called a cab for us, and we met the cab at the back entrance. “Go directly to your hotel, and don’t stop on the street.” The guy on the street must have been a dangerous guy, so it’s good we tipped well.

Back at the hotel, my friend still wanted to find lesbians, but I was too afraid of that guy, so we stayed in. We were so hung over the next morning. On our way back to the border, we saw a donkey that was painted like a zebra. I wonder if those strippers pretending to be lesbians feel like those donkeys dressed like zebras.

Back in Utah, I looked at the Tijuana map, and followed Mariachi Street to see where it goes. A few blocks down is Zona Norte, the red light district. So, I don’t think those lesbian bars were real lesbian bars. But, it would have been priceless to see the look on my friend’s face when she walked in, expecting a lesbian sports bar, but getting a brothel.

So, maybe I’ll take her back to Tijuana. Q

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july 31–august 3 Queer Spirit-Faerie Scout Camp ­

Everyone Likes A Good Ride

by Tony Hobday

I’m not a pack rat, but when it comes to The X-Files — a cult-hit television series from 1993-2002 — I have more paraphenalia than Mary Louise-Parker, including agents Mulder and Scully barbie dolls. How ‘gay geek’ is that, Joselle? Anyhoo, the new flick The X-Files: I Want to Believe is damn good. There’s paranormal activity, intrigue, romance and major creepiness. Even if you are not an X-Phile, the storyline is mostly independent of the series, so you won’t be confused — just frightened of the two-headed dog.

raffle to win one of his paintings and get painting tips from an expert.

6–9pm reception tonight, exhibit runs through Aug. 15, Phoenix Gallery, 508 Main Street, Park City. Free, 435-649-1006 or phoenixgalleryparkcity.com.

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SATURDAY — Enjoy great art, food and drink on historic Main Street in the heart of Park City at the 39th annual Park City Kimball Arts Festival. With 225 artists, live music, and three beer and wine gardens, this year’s festival promises to be the best ever. This year also inaugurates the Run for the Arts 5K to be held today. Register at runnercard. com.

9am–6pm, through Sunday, Main Street, Park City. Tickets $8 or $10 weekend pass, 435-6498882 or kimball-art.org.

Flex and the rest of the kings and all that they do for our community.

7pm, Paper Moon, a private club for members, 3737 S. State. Free to members, 713-0678.

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MONDAY — Now these are real heroes to look up to ... or at least their ingenious fashion sense. The Spanish documentary Super Amigos introduces us to five real-life “social wrestlers” (Super Gay, Super Animal, Super Barrio, Ecologista Universal and Fray Tormenta) who have capitalized on the popularity of Mexico’s larger than life Lucha Libre wrestlers to fight for social justice rather than trophies. 7pm, City Library, 210 E. 400 South. Free, 746-7000.

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 utahpridecenter.org september 16 Equality Utah Allies Dinner equalityutah.org september 20–21 Baker, Nevada Trip, RCGSE.org september 26–27 Southern Utah Pride, Springdale ­ southernutahpride.org october 4 sWerve’s Oktoberfest 2008

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Q Salt Lake City painter Jared Gillett opens a solo art show today in Park City.

He will also be demonstrating during the Park City Arts Festival. Proceeds from the show will benefit the Tracy Aviary, home to many of the subjects Jared paints. Join him for the opening, enter a

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9pm tonight & 2pm Saturday, Club Try-Angles, a private club for members, 251 W. 900 South. Free to members, 364-3203.

august 1–3 utahaids.org

THursday — Salt Lake Shakespeare returns with Twelfth Night, or What You Will, a contemporary take on Shakespeare’s classic comedy with a cast comprised of alumni and students from the U’s acclaimed Actor Training Program and a few special guests. Whether you’re a Shakespeare enthusiast or you’re experiencing him for the first time, this amazing acting troupe will guide you, laughing, through every plot twist and turn.

7:30pm, through Aug. 9, Babcock Theatre, 240 S. 1500 East, UofU. Tickets $10–$15, 581-7100 or kingtix.com.

FRIDAY — What do you get when you put cigar smokers, men in uniform and leather daddies in a room together? A real feeling of bondage among them. But you also get the Utah Rebellion.

In “the spirit of inferno and smokeout,” join these high-n-tighties for a pre-party tonight and then a fair, barbecue and block party tomorrow.

queerspirit.org

swerveutah.com october 10–12 Q As part of the Deer Valley Music Festival, the Utah Symphony presents Broadway Rocks! So make way for the great white way as guest artists from Broadway’s hottest shows joins them for a sparkling evening of your favorite show tunes.

7:30pm, Snow Park Lodge, Deer Valley Resort.

Tickets $12–65, 888-451-2787.

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SUNDAY — The ultra hot drag king troupe the Salt City Kings kick off their 7th anniversary with a fabulous performance tonight. So get out there and show your support for Sean LiQue, Bo

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WEDNESDAY — No Fog West Theater Company was founded in December 2006 by a group of freshman students at Vassar College. After a successful production of The Laramie Project in 2007, they’re returning to the Rocky Mountain West with Talking to Terrorists. This verbatim play is compiled from interviews with terrorists from around the world, foreign service workers, hostages and others whose lives have been affected by terrorism.

8pm, through Aug. 9, Black Box Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $10, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

SLC GayBowl VIII mwffl.org october 11 Coming Out Day Breakfast utahpridecenter.org january 7–11 Utah Gay & Lesbian Ski Week, Park City ­ gayskiing.org Email arts@­qsaltlake.com for consideration to be included in Save the Date.

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THURSDAY — The ’80s were definitely a great decade for music — it was light and fun and carefree. Now a few of those great era artists introduce The Regeneration Tour. Join Human League, ABC, Belinda Carlisle and Naked Eyes for an evening of fabulous ’80s hits.

7pm, USANA Amphitheatre, 5400 S. 6200 West. Tickets $29–49, 487-4899 or smithstix.com.

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FRIDAY — So a couple of my girlfriends attended the first Women’s Redrock Music Festival last year and said it was freakin’ hot. From what I understand, this year hosts great musicians like Mary Tebbs, Kathryn Warner and Gearl Jam, and there’s art booths and most importantly, tent-hopping.

5pm, through Saturday, Robber’s Roost Bookstore, Torrey. Tickets $20–45, redrockwomensfest.com.

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SUNDAY — I go to Lagoon for the train ride and bumper cars. Not to say I haven’t weathered some of the scarier rides like the Catapult ... umm, never ever again! However, I really enjoy the Cliffhanger, possibly because I like being wet. But whatever your level of wussiness, Q Lagoon Day is a helluva lot fun.

Wear red, play bingo, eat, drink and ride — everyone likes a good ride.

11am, Oak Terrace, Lagoon, 375 Lagoon Drive, Farmington. Discount tickets $33.50, 649-6663.

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MONDAY — American Idol winner Jordin Sparks comes to Salt Lake with cottoncandy boy, Jesse McCartney. This just feels like an odd combo. Sort of like Reba and Kelly Clarkson, but at least both of them can sing. I wonder if sexy Chris Brown will be there for Jordin’s “No Air” duet — he alone would be worth the ticket price.

7:30pm, Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple. Tickets $39.50–49.50, 355-ARTS or arttix.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS AUG. 20 KT Tunstall, Red Butte Garden Aug. 25 Sheryl Crow, USANA Amphitheatre Sep. 18 Alicia Keys, Abravanel Hall OCT. 20 David Sedaris, Abravanel Hall Nov. 21 Celine Dion, ES Arena Nov. 22 Coldplay, ES Arena

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By Spencer Young

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by The New York Times, choreographer Glenn Douglas Packard has worked behind-the-scenes with some of the biggest acts in entertainment including Pink, Missy Elliot, Nelly Furtado, Whitney Houston, Usher and Liza Minelli. He even nabbed an Emmy nomination for his fancy footwork on Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary celebration at Madison Square Garden.

In his latest role — as Brooke Hogan’s best friend and roommate on VH1’s hit reality show, Brooke Knows Best — Glenn finally steps out from behind the scenes and into the spotlight; exactly where he ought to be. ubbed

Spencer Young: On the first episode of Brooke Knows Best, Brooke’s Dad (wrestler Hulk Hogan) asks you to rate your gayness on a scale of 1 to 10. You say you’re a 10.

Are you really that gay?

Glenn Douglas Packard: When you have all those cameras around you and it’s your first day on the set and you get asked a question like that, you have a million things running through your head. My original reply to Hulk was “On a scale of 1 to 10, how straight are you?” But my question was edited out. I know who I am and I’m comfortable with my gayness so yes, 10 seems right to me. I’m no gay preacher dancing with jazz hands or anything.

SY: Did you just say you’re that gay so that the Hulk would allow you to live with his daughter?

GDP: I can take him. Or, at least, he wouldn’t be able to catch me. Plus we gays love to wrestle.

SY: Tell us about living with Brooke. I know she’s your best friend, but Glenn, the girl is kind of a handful, no?

GDP: I’m not living with Britney or Paris.

Brooke really is a normal girl, just trying to go for a dream and having to be involved with all the Hollywood drama bullshit. She is smart, hot, an amazing talent and a really great friend.

SY: How did you first meet her?

GDP: She was 13 years old. I was working on a project with Lou Pearlman, and Hulk was looking for a manager for his daughter.

So Lou encouraged the Hogans to meet me.

In walked this awkward tall teen with her matching little dance outfit. She was so nervous and couldn’t move to save her life.

But her determination and dedication to want to get the movement and style right was evident from the start. So her Dad and Mom came up to me after and asked if she had what it takes and I said, “She’s got it.”

SY: For those who don’t know, Lou Pearlman was the man behind the super boy bands of the late ‘90s. Groups like The Backstreet Boys and ‘N SYNC. You must have some great stories from those times.

Did you ever get it on with Lance Bass?

GDP: I have stories that will be in my tellall book due in a book store near you soon.

Lance had already left the Pearlman clan when I arrived so we’ve never met. I wish he had been there to warn me! When we do

meet, we are going to have to go bowling and share our stories.

SY: Was Lou aware you were gay or did you hide it from him and the rest of the group?

GDP: It was a big secret. No one knew.

Well, except for the one guy in the group I was sleeping with.

SY: You were sleeping with one of the other boy members?

GDP: We were boyfriends, which was even more of a scandal. I’m telling you the book is going to be juicy!

SY: What did you think when Lance came out?

GDP: As surprised as every one else was, which means no, not surprised.

SY: So how did you go from boy band to choreographer?

GDP: I was a choreographer first. I had completed Michael Jackson’s special and Lou Pearlman was at the show. He approached me about being a part of the new boy-group he was putting together.

SY: You were nominated for an Emmy for your choreography of Michael Jackson’s 30th Anniversary special. Please describe choreographing for the King of Pop. GDP: Well, when I was told I got the job, I was like ‘holy shit! Where do I go from here?’ I had to make it the best show ever.

And it happened and it was amazing! Of course, Michael is different from you and me, but I worked with him on a professional level and he was always 100 percent. To see him do his thing is quite a sight to see.

SY: You know you’ve made it when you’re teaching the man who invented the moonwalk new moves.

GDP: The funny thing is I don’t think I realized it at the time. I was working so hard and so much. It was interesting trying to come up with new ideas on how to recreate “Beat It.” We decided to open the show with Whitney, Mya, Usher and Bobby Brown singing “Wanna Be Startin’ Something,” Bobby didn’t show up the day of taping so Usher was forced to do his part too.

GDP: After the boy band was going nowhere, I contemplated moving to NYC. But then the Hogan divorce was happening and Brooke asked me to move to Miami.

That’s when we became roomies.

SY: Was it a fun experience? Did you enjoy the cameras following your crazy antics?

GDP: Having a pimped out penthouse in Miami with Brooke and our other roommate, Ashley, is pretty fun.

SY: Is it true you recently went on your first Spring Break?

GDP: Yes! Brooke, Ashley and I partied in Panama City. It was one of the best times ever. The show followed us but I can’t imagine they’ll be able to show everything we did!

SY: Did Brooke hog all the good looking guys or were you able to finagle some action?

GDP: Its funny, we never compete but we do like the same type of man. We both like guys that look like they are in a boy band.

We’re also both into black men.

SY: Have you and Brooke done anything Hulk Hogan would be surprised to find out?

GDP: I can’t say. Hulk might read this! I do see Brooke naked almost everyday. She loves to walk around the penthouse naked when the cameras are off, and she should, her body is beautiful. But it does nothing for me.

SY: What are some fun things we can look forward to in the season?

GDP: Tune in to see. It’s about a girl coming of age and enjoying life.

SY: Does the show get into any of the Hogan family drama?

GDP: How can we not? We had cameras around during that time in her life. It was hard. Imagine your family’s divorce being seen on national TV and in the press? It’s a hard time for anyone going through that stuff. You never want to see the two people you look up to the most and love to be hurting.

SY: What have been some of your other career highlights?

SY: In the future, when you look back at this time in your life, what will you remember most fondly?

GDP: Dancing for the King of Morocco was major. I loved doing Saturday Night Live.

I also recreated the image of Chippendales in 2000 and that was a lot of fun doing the shows in NYC, Las Vegas and throughout Europe.

GDP: Thanks for this question. I think the life I’ve lived has been Forrest Gump-like.

The adventures and things I’ve seen along with the people, friends and family I’ve made along the way is what I’ll remember the most.

SY: How did all your success lead you to moving to Miami and starring on Brooke Knows Best with Brooke Hogan?

BROOKE KNOWS BEST airs Sundays at 10pm on VH1. For more info, go to www.glenndouglaspackard.com.

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2006, Jeremiah Hansen has co-chaired The Village Summit, formerly known as Invenio, a weekend-long workshop focused on issues of gay men’s health. But before he joined the effort to decrease the number of HIV infections in Utah’s gay male population, his efforts were directed to another place — the stage.

“I taught folk dance in high school,” recalls Hansen. “My sister had a studio and I had my own for several years.”

Born into a large Mormon family and raised in Burley, Idaho (“We had a movie theatre, and that was about it.”), Hansen grew up dancing, and lead his students (many of whom were significantly older than he) to several competitions around the country. Hansen won so many awards and taught his students so well that he eventually received a dance scholarship to Brigham Young University.

“My parents didn’t want me to major in anything artistic,” he remembers.

“They thought it was instant death, career-wise.”

Nevertheless, Hansen joined BYU’s folk dance ensemble and another group, Clog America.

Between the two, he estimates he danced through approximately 20 countries, including Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Jordan, China and Vietnam.

“I got to see a lot of the world on the cheap,” he laughs.

After returning from his mission, Hansen served as an intern for Disney, eventually dropping out of BYU and auditioning for the Lion King show at Disney World, in which he performed for six months. At the same time, Hansen says he was coming to terms with a far less fulfilling offstage performance — that of pretending to be a straight man.

“I think that’s kind of when I had a bit of a crisis,” he says. “I knew I was gay, but I felt a lot of guilt and felt I needed to be a good Mormon.” Wanting to stay in good standing, Hansen confessed his sexuality to his bishop and was sent to church court where he was summarily excommunicated. He then moved in with his sister in Wisconsin.

“I literally lived in the closet in her son’s room,” he remembers. After attempts to date women for a few months and briefly attending a local college, Hansen realized that he was miserable. ince

“I was trying my hardest to be what I wasn’t,” he says. “So at the end of that year, I moved to Boise with my brother who was kind of the heathen of the family and came out for good.”

Although Hansen does not remember his time in Wisconsin fondly, the film classes he took there lead him to Utah in 2000, to work as a production assistant or art coordinator on several Disney Channel movies including the popular teeny-bopper hit High School Musical.

But the long hours and the uncertainty of steady work eventually made Hansen question where he was going in life.

“I felt I was devoting so much time to it, and I was just doing these fluffy films,” he remembers. “I wanted to give at least a few years to something more meaningful.”

Hansen’s search to “give back” to the world lead him to work for Equality Utah during its 2004 “Don’t Amend” campaign to defeat Amendment 3, which sought to amend Utah’s constitution to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman. With the help of then Equality Utah Executive Director Scott McCoy’s partner Mark Barr, Hansen produced the organization’s campaign DVD, which volunteers showed at several house parties to encourage people to vote against the amendment. He also conducted the interviews and filmed the footage for the annual Equality Awards and volunteered for the Utah AIDS Foundation. And when the job of HIV Prevention Specialist opened up, Hansen submitted his resume.

The rest is, simply put, gay Utah history.

One of the first things Hansen did in his new job was revamp the Village program into the HIV-fighting powerhouse it is today. “It had existed for a number of years, but it hadn’t been very active when I started, so that was really where we focused our energy,” he says.

His idea for the new, improved Village?

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“To get guys from the [gay] community to come together and organize events that are fun and have a prevention message and to build community,” he explains.

And according to him, the need to get gay and bisexual men talking about HIV education and prevention couldn’t come at a better time.

“About 75 percent of infections in Utah are gay men or gay men who inject,” he says.

To reach these at-risk men, Hansen and his staff of hard-working volunteers have implemented a number of programs, including Gay Movie Night at the Tower Theatre, and a recent “bar-b-queer,” which drew “about 150 people.” And then there are the condoms. Under Hansen’s leadership, the Utah AIDS Foundation has gone to the clubs and bars to distribute over 70,000 condoms in the last year alone.

The idea, Hansen says, is to make safer sex fun.

“We create safer sex packets with little fliers in them that are themed throughout the holidays or whatever’s going on at the time,” he says, citing the “Get Lei’d” packets and leis volunteers distributed at this year’s Utah Pride Festival as a particularly memorable example.

“The idea is that guys, at least from the focus groups we’ve done, are tired of hearing, ‘be safe!’ and fear messages.

They think they already know all that,” he explains. “So the goal is to make [prevention] sexy, make it fun and positive rather than fear-based.”

Although Hansen has put his artistic talents to good use in his UAF job, he sadly “hasn’t danced much” since 2003. Today, he says he prefers a “domesticated” life with his partner — skiing, camping and puttering around the garden.

“We’re just now starting to harvest it,” he adds, gleefully.

After all his years of continent-hopping, he says the change is nice.

“It’s funny because this job requires me to be out in public and the community, so a lot of free time I just prefer to do more things at home, whereas before I got the job at the foundation, I would love to go out and dance and be at the clubs on the weekend.” Q

Kerli ‘Love Is Dead’ This 21-year-old sing-songwriter from Elva, Estonia has compiled a strange but somewhat compelling debut album. It’s like Bjork and Alanis Morissette were mixed in a bowl and out came Kerli, an artist with a quirky style and rigid-sharp undertones. However, the 12track work is not as gloomy as its title and cover seem to indicate.

The album is lyrically intrinsic and sullen, and yet most tracks contain a charged tempo. “The Creationist” is an inspiring piece with cosmic inflections, as if floating weightless through the universe. Rock-based “Strange Boy” is a solid number that rhythmically entangles the body and is fated to be the biggest hit off the album.

Delta Goodrem ‘Delta’ Delta Goodrem has been an Australian megastar since hitting the music scene in 2003.

Now her self-titled album will be an introduction to the American market. The full length album conists of gingerbread pop ballads that have been and should only be heard on American Idol.

There’s nothing fascinating about Delta’s voice, and there’s nothing lyrically special that invites you into the songs; although, the single “God Laughs” may have a slim chance of hitting the Top 20 pop charts. Certainly kudos go to her success overseas, but unless you’re an Amy Grant fan, you may find Delta musically soft and ultimately forgettable.

Mary Beth Maziarz ‘Wish’ Park City-based singer-songwriter Mary Beth Maziarz is an incredible force that’s been under the radar since her debut album in 1996. Her engaging indie pop sound on Wish caters to a more mature audience. A beautiful and proficient pianist, Maziarz creates heartfelt ballads such as the romantic singles “This Is Our Life” and “Better,” which she proclaims honors her husband. Her life experiences are tenderly illustrated in “Circle Of Desire” and “True Believer.” To hear Maziarz live is just short of extraordinary bliss — she plays this year’s Park City Arts Festival, Aug. 2 at 11:00 a.m.

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Q Scene

E O P L E Kim Russo was onhand at the PrideP Community Softball League where it was Team QSaltLake vs. The Royal Court. We reserve the right not to report who won.

After all, we have a perfect record – 0:10.

Oh, and why not throw some more pics of QSaltLake and Club Try-Angles’ underwear night last month?

And yes, those are bare butts you’re seeing.

A few of the Utah Male Naturists headed toward the sunset at their annual Pionude Day campout.

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brings others joy. Ah but when in doubt, offer cash.

CANCER (JUN 22 - JUL 23)

ARIES (Mar 21 - Apr 20)

Hang on tight; gay Rams find time in their busy schedules to hop on the party train and take the grand tour. Wilde romances are possible but is it a trip to the moon on gossamer wings? (Pack a parachute.) On the bright side, it’s the perfect time to spread yourself thin in anything creative. You’re in top form. Thin is one thing, dissipated is another.

TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21)

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Queer Bulls turn their attention to intractable family issues, with some success. Sun in Leo hits home so be prepared to handle a range of heavy physical and psychological tasks. Have you allowed your surroundings to stagnate? Have you been true to yourself? Or have you been conforming to others expectations and values? Be free! Be yourself!

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GEMINI (May 22 - Jum 21)

Pink Twins can’t help but open their big yaps, spill the beans and feed the rumor mill with gusto. Keep the speculation high - it will make you the one in the know, to know. Everyday encounters offer new opportunities for profit. So be especially cognizant of the little neighborly things you need to do that

What do you truly value, pink Crab? Sun in Leo tests the limits of all that you hold near and dear. If you have been less than generous in the past, the fates now empty your pockets. If you feel trapped by the trappings of life, you are now given an escape hatch. If you’re one of the many deserving, the money will be there when you need it. Buddy, can you spare some change?

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LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23)

Proud Libras can become pushier and impatient with Sun in Leo. This is good. Have you reached your limit with all the rules? Seek a change of scenery or a revolution! The pablum that the group think has been serving is beginning to curdle.

Disembark and find new social circles. Start with the “A” list and work down through the alphabet. It gets better as you go, I’ve heard.

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Proud Lions are given a ticket to a great new adventure. This is the week to find room to roam. Any relationship that confines you will be tossed aside like so much trash. You’ll present a new face to the world and the world will graciously respond. So don’t barricade yourself in your house. There’s no time like the present to get up and Out and about.

VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23)

Feel the breeze, gay Virgo; Sun in Leo brings a breath of fresh air. Anything that you’ve repressed and stuffed away in that closet explodes on the scene. Seek psychological and spiritual enlightenment. Problems that remain hidden and repressed lead to compulsions and obsessive behavior. We don’t want that, do we? Do we? Do we? Do we? Do we?

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SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22)

Gay Scorps try to overthrow the status quo.

Clashes with authority figures become unavoidable, especially if you are less than pleased with your current position and feel stale and bored.

Plot your ascent and corporate takeover. You have ample verve and charm to make any effort a strong, successful one. They say that it is lonely at the top but I say give it a try!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 22)

Sun in Leo changes your global outlook and sends you off on some much needed international travel. Open your mind to new ideas and view the world from a different angle (...sidelong?).

You can go though a much needed reflection phase.

Call it a learning experience. Yes, even brilliant gay Archers need a nudge in the right direction every so often. Nudge nudge.

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Feel a volcano erupting? It’s Sun in Leo throwing some weight around. Pink Caps get their mojo in motion. Whoo hoo! The old way of doing things will no longer do. Free yourself from the past and let yourself enjoy every delicious moment.

You need fresh air to breathe and will seek it consciously or subconsciously. Resistance is futile, but restraints can be sexy..

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Examine the quality of one-to-one relationships, Aqueerian. Sun in Leo tests any limited partnerships. For those in a feathered nest, use this week to fluff and rearrange. For those who ache to sip the waters at another well, you may be tempted to dive in. You require more adoration now but the secret to your success will be when you give more to your special someone than you receive.

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Guppies respond in an entirely new way to obligations. Cast off your chains, comrade.

Break free from the repressive working patterns of your life. Find an antidote to all your physical and mental stress. This may mean that you explore other job options. Or it can mean that you find better ways of channeling your stress. In lieu of the economy, I advise the latter.

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Q Puzzle

Greek Team

About gay Olympic athletes.

Across 1 ‘N Sync member Lance 5 Joe.My.God, for one 9 Bear 14 Opening for the crack of dawn 15 Time that drags 16 Michael of Miss Congeniality 17 Peter Pan pooch 18 Spread it on your muffin 19 “Let’s hit the sheets!”

20 Athlete of 1976, 1984, 1988 23 One that stays in a bed 24 Benjamin Hoff’s The ___ of Pooh 25 Flower for Foucault 28 Signs of The Lion King?

31 Dildo, e.g.

33 Athlete of 1968 38 Architecture, to Julia Morgan 39 They make points by touching the body 40 Bill written by Alice Paul 41 Bosom buddy 42 They’re performing, in Fame 43 Athlete of 1984 45 Sauce for two sailors?

47 Vidal’s Breckinridge 48 The L Word network 49 Charlotte of Facts of Life 51 “More! More!” on Broadway

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25 The Wizard of Oz producer Mervyn 26 Cara of Fame 27 Has more than a onenight stand 29 River of Ulrichs’ country 30 Vital fluid 32 Love Songs poet Teasdale 33 Where to find nipples 34 Winfrey of The Color Purple 35 Prefix with sexual 36 TV portrayer of Robin’s partner 37 Like sexy undies Down 1 They slide into openings 41 Common name in the at keggers land of Wan Yan Hai 2 Like unhappy lovers, 43 Noise of an ass maybe 44 ___ set (package) 3 Gays, technically, after a 46 Art historian Raven 1973 APA vote 50 An old flame?

4 Place where men wear 52 Playbill lists makeup 5 Opened up, like a pansy 53 Montgomery Clift’s hometown 6 Pandora’s Box heroine 54 Raise the price of, at 7 Jackie’s designer Barneys 8 Rub it in 9 What a cruiser is looking 55 Gay former NFL player for Tuaolo 10 Country north of Thailand 56 Cartoon Network’s Moral 11 Women’s rights, for short ___ 12 A Chorus Line song 57 In need of some rays at 13 Become husband and Laguna Beach husband, e.g.

58 La Douce role of Shirley 21 Syllable pairs before 59 Carrier to Copenhagen “Don we now our gay 60 National gay org. apparel” 61 Plug attachment 22 Get in the sack 56 What the athletes in this puzzle competed in, for the U.S. 59 Dinah of a golf classic 62 One way to San Francisco 63 Satisfy fully 64 The Wizard of Oz scorer Harold 65 Sailor’s patron 66 “___ she blows!”

67 Alfred Kinsey’s tool 68 Word before admiral, in the navy 69 Student org. for “family” and friends

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Anagram

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substituted with another. For example: ECOLVGNCYXW YCR

phrase that can be made using

EQYIIRZNBZN YZU PSZ! Has the solution: CRYPTOGRAMS ARE the letters from another word CHALLENGING AND FUN! In the above example Es are all replaced by Cs. The puzzle is solved by recognizing letter patterns in words and successively substituting letters until the solution is reached. This week’s hint: L = A

Theme: A notable quote by actress Kristin Chenoweth.

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The slogan of this year’s The Village Summit.

peeved red tail _____ ________ PUZZLE SOLUTIONS ARE ON

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Community Guide ALCOHOL & DRUG TREATMENT

Alcohol/Drug Detoxification Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363-9400 Alcoholics Anonymous. . . . . . . . 484-7871 utahaa.org . Sunday 3pm — Acceptance Group, Utah Pride Center Monday 8pm — Gay Men’s Stag Utah Pride Center . Tuesday 8pm — Live and Let Live St Pauls Episcopal Church . Wednesday 7:30pm — Sober Today 4601 S 300 W, Washington Terrace . Friday 8pm — Stonewall Group St Pauls Episcopal Church, 261 S 900 E Alternatives, Inc.. . . . . . . (800) 342-5429 alternativesinc.com alternativesinc@att.net Center for Women and Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-9177 Crystal Meth Anonymous. . . . . 859-4132 crystalmeth.org . Saturdays 7:30pm — Utah Pride Ctr Discovery House. . . . . . . . . . . . . 596-2111 discoveryhouse.com First Step House 411 N Grant St. . . . . . . . . . . . 359-8862 Harm Reduction Project. . . . . . 355-0234 ihrproject.org The Haven. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533-0070 Metamorphosis, Ogden Clinic, 536 24th St, Ste 6-A . . . . . . . 622-5272 Salt Lake City Clinic, 339 E 3900 S. . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-5790 breakaddiction.org Serenity House uafut.org Substance Abuse Day Treatment Program. .

355-1528

BUSINESS & Professional

Aetna ANGLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256-7137 HuntR@Aetna.com Armed Forces Support Group. . . . . . . . . . . 581-7890 LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapists Guild of Utah www.lgbtqtherapists.com Pride at Work, Utah. . . . . . . . . . . 531-6137 QUEST (Queer Utah Educators & Students Together). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 809-5595

National Conference for Community and Justice 359 W Pierpont Ave . . . . . . . 359-5102 National Organization for Women. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483-5188 Pride at Work, Utah Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531-6137 Salt Lake County Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Employees. . . . . . . . 273-6280 jdonchess@slco.org UTAH GLBT BUSINESS GUILD utahglbtbusinessguild.org Utah Progressive Network . . . . . 466-0955 EDUCATIONAL Information & Referral Ctr . . . . 978-3333 informationandreferral.org UofU Women’s Resource Center sa.utah.edu/women. . . . . . 581-8030 UofU LGBT Resource Ctr . . . . . . 587-7973

HEALTH & HIV Camp Pinecliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518-8733 City of Hope, Utah . . . . . . . . . . 531-6334 Gay Men’s Health Summit — Village utahgaymenshealth.com Northern Utah HIV/AIDS Project Walk-Ins Welcome. Every other Monday 5–7pm 846 24th St, Ogden . . . . . . . 393-4153 People with AIDS Coalition of Utah 1055 E 2100 S. Ste 208. . . . . . 484-2205 SL Valley Health Dept. HIV/STD Clinic 610 S 200 E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534-4666 University of Utah Department of Family and Preventative Medicine uuhsc.utah.edu/dfpm. . . . . 581-7234 Utah AIDS Foundation . . . . . . . 487-2323 utahaids.org, mail@utahaids.org

Homeless Services Center for Women and Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261-9177 Homeless Youth Resource Center Youth ages 15-21.

655 S State St . . . . . . . . . . . 364-0744 The Road Home. . . . . . . . . . . . . 359-4142 theroadhome.org YWCA, 322 E 300 S. . . . . . . . . . 537-8600 POLITICAL American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521-9862 acluutah.org, aclu@acluutah.org

Disability Law Ctr . . . . . . (800) 662-9080 info@disabilitylawcenter.org EQUALITY UTAH. . . . . . . . . . . . . 355-3479 equalityutah.org, info@equalityutah.org Human Rights Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (202) 628-4160 Human Rights Campaign, Utah hrc.org, HRCSaltLakeUT@aol.com Log Cabin Republicans, Utah lcrutah.org, lcr@lcrutah.org Utah Stonewall Democrats utahstonewalldemocrats.org info@utahstonewalldemocrats.org 455 S 300 E, Ste 102. . . . . . . 328-1212

RELIGIOUS & SPIRITUAL Affirmation — Salt Lake Chapter affirmation.org. . . . . . . . . . . 486-6977 Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists 596 E 900 N, Logan . . . . 435-755-2888 First Baptist Church of Salt Lake firstbaptist-slc.org, office@firstbaptist-slc.org 777 S 1300 E. . . . . . . . . . . . . 582-4921 First Unitarian Church, slcuu.org 569 S 1300 E . . . . . . . . . . . . 582-8687 Glory to God Community Church 375 Harrison Blvd, Ogden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394-0204 Holladay United Church of Christ 2631 Murray-Holladay Rd. . . . . . 277-2631 Inner Light Center. . . . . . . . . . . 268-1137 innerlightcenter.net Integrity/Utah - St. James Church.566-1311 Lifebreath Center/Interfaith Ministry. . . .

363-9229 Provo Comm. United Church of Christ 175 N University Ave, Provo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375-9115 Reconciliation (Gay Mormons) ldsreconciliation.org . . . . . . 296-4797 Restoration Church of Jesus Christ 2900 S State St. . . . . . . . . . . . 359-1151 Sacred Light of Christ Metropolitan Community Church 823 S 600 E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595-0052 Salt Lake Center for Spiritual Living spirituallyfree.org 870 E North Union Ave. . . . . 307-0481 South Valley Unitarian Univ. Society 6876 S Highland Drive. . . . . 944-9723 Unitarian Universalist Church of Ogden 705 23rd St, Ogden . . . . . . . 394-3338

SOCIAL

CALL TO ADVERTISE 801-649-6663

Affirmation — Salt Lake Chapter affirmation.org. . . . . . . . . . . 486-6977 Best Friends Animal Sanctuary strutyourmutt.org . . . . . . . . 483-2000 Bisexual Community Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539-8800 ext 14 Meets the 2nd Thurs each month at 7pm at the Center.

Body Electric — Celebrating the Body Erotic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699-7044 thomasconnor1@hotmail.com Camp Pinecliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518-8733 Coloring Outside the Lines. . . . 957-4562

Delta Lambda Sappho Union Weber State Univ.. . . . . . . . . 627-1639 Engendered Species engenderedspecies.com. . . 320-0551 Gamofites gamofites.org. . . . . . . . . . . . 444-3602 Gay and Lesbian Parents of Utah glpu@hotmail.com . . . . . . . 467-9010 Gay Men’s Health Summit — INVENIO utahgaymenshealth.com Imperial Rainbow Court of Northern Utah, irconu.org Kindly Gifts by Stitch & Bitch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487-7008 P-FLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) pflagslc.org Polyamory Society. . . . . . . . . . . 309-7240 1st Tue 7-9:30pm at the Black Box Theater at the Center qVinum gay & lesbian wine group www.qvinum.com Retired and Senior Volunteer Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779-1287 Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531-1115 rcgse.org, chairman@rcgse.org Southern Utah GLBT Community Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (435) 313-GLBT groups.yahoo.com/groups/suglbtcc, suglbtcc@yahoo.com STRENGTH IN NUMBERS (SIN) SALT LAKE health.groups.yahoo.com/group/SINSaltLake sWerve swerveutah.com U of U Women’s Resource Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 581-8030 sa.utah.edu/women U of U LGBT Resource Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587-7973 UTAH BEAR ALLIANCE utahbears.com. . . . . . . . . . . 949-3989 Utah Families Coalition, utahfamilies.org. . . . . . 539-8800 Ext 23 admin@utahfamilies.org Utah Gay Pride . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539-8800 utahpride.org Utah Male Naturists www.umen.org Utah Power Exchange. . . . . . . . 975-0346 utahpowerexchange.org Membership@UtahPowerExchange.org UTAH PRIDE CENTER utahpridecenter.org, thecenter@utahpridecenter.org 361 N 300 W. . . . . . . . . . . . . 539-8800 Toll-free. . . . . . . . . . . . . 888-874-2743 Utah Queer Events groups.yahoo.com/group/UtahQueerEvents Western Transsexual Support Group (435) 882-8136

SPORTS Frontrunners Utah. . . . . . . . . . 519-8889 frontrunnersutah.org Lambda Hiking Club. . . . . . . . . 532-8447 gayhike.org Mountain West Flag Football League mwffl.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359-2544

Mountain West Volleyball League slcgaa.org. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407-6183 QUAC – QUEER UTAH AQUATIC CLUB quacquac.org, questions@quacquac. org. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671-3367 Salt Lake City Gay Athletic Association, slcgaa.org Salt Lake Goodtime Bowling League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 832-9745 Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah stonewallshootingsportsutah.org Utah Gay and Lesbian Ski Week communityvisions.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 877-429-6368 Utah Gay Mountain Bike Riders sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/utahgaymtnbike

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Gay and at BYU groups.yahoo.com/group/gayandatBYU/ Gay-Straight Alliance Network gsanetwork.org/ University of Utah Lesbian & Gay Student Union utah.edu/lgsu/ Salt Lake Community College Coloring Outside the Lines. . . . . . . . . 957-4562 coloring_outside_lines@yahoo.com Southern Utah University Pride suu.edu/orgs/pride/ Utah State University Pride Alliance groups.yahoo.com/group/usupride/ Utah State University Gay and Lesbian Student Resource Center usu.edu/glsrc, 435-797-4297 usuglsrc@yahoo.com Utah Valley State College Gay Straight Alliance uvsc.edu/clubs/club.cfm?clubID=251 groups.yahoo.com/group/uvscgsa Weber State Univ. Gay Straight Alliance organizations.weber.edu/dlsu/ groups.yahoo.com/group/WeberDLSU WeberDLSU@yahoo.com

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Q Tales Jacin Tales Episode 5: A Hairy Situation

By A.E. Storm

J

osh’s career as a corporate wet rag

took its daily toll on his fragile psyche, which usually led to several missed workdays a month. On the extra trying days, his mind swimming in regret, he’d reflect on younger times when he believed he would be the next Tom Cruise. Images of afternoons spent in his bedroom practicing dance moves in white briefs and a dress shirt or mimicking Maverick’s badass personae in Top Gun: “You don’t have time to think up there. If you think, you’re dead,” reeled a dream far left behind.

Somewhere along the way, life turned on him and now his career was that of a thrill-less number-cruncher. Many a day he’d sit through hours of mindless meetings, unwarranted tirades from superiors and varying levels of contempt for the hoards of overweight coworkers with whiney attitudes, surly expressions and a 42-ounce Diet Coke clutched in hand.

Today, it made Josh cringe, forcing a desire to slap the ignorance out of every single one of them.

He desperately needed a drink.

The one person at work Josh could stand was Keri, a recent hire, whose laugh caused contagion and whose body, Josh believed, was that of a 12-year-old Dolly Parton.

They hit it off on Keri’s first day of work when she intuitively asked Josh if he had a boyfriend.

“Ummm ... no, not really,” he replied. “I mean I’m sort of seeing someone, but it’s sort of complicated.”

Nodding, Keri said, “Yeah, I get it. My husband’s a bit puzzling at times.”

“How long have you been married?”

“Two years, three months, six days.”

“That’s real specific.”

“Don’t get me wrong, I love him, but sometimes he’s such a girl.”

“Ah, a feminist are you?” Josh asked.

“Hell, I smoke cigars,” Keri replied, a devilish smile on her face.

Josh sneaked up behind Keri at her desk, sucked his forefinger and stuck it in her ear.

“Aaagh ... don’t give me a wet willy, who knows were that finger’s been,” she lightly demanded, drying out her ear.

“Let’s blow this Shallow Hal convention and grab a drink somewhere,” Josh said.

“Not exactly a humanitarian are you?”

“Please, I steal candy from babies.”

They ended up at The Trapp, a gay watering hole with a loyal late-morning clientele ... or maybe they just wake up on their barstool each morning with a cricked neck and a parched mouth.

Josh sometimes wondered if the rickety, weathered-wood structure that housed the wake-n-tank crowd could withstand an earthquake or a tornado, if another ever hit the city. It would be a real shame to lose another gay bar at the hands of the homosexuals’ venial and mortal sins.

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Josh ordered a Bud Light from the boisterous bartender and asked Keri what she wanted.

“I’ll have a whiskey and coke,” her reply aimed at the bartender.

“Damn, you got hair on your chest or something?” asked Josh.

“Probably less than you have on your ass,” Keri retorted.

“Actually my friend, Eddie, is the one with a hair diaper.”

“Nice visual, thanks. Is he your complicated someone?”

As they approached the doors to the patio, Josh noticed Eddie, Jacin, Kat and Jody through the ceiling-to-floor window.

“Well, why don’t you ask him yourself,” he said pointing outside. “That’s him right there.”

High octave chatter erupted as Josh opened the door to the patio. They approached the table; empty shot glasses — like chess pieces — were strategically placed. The overflowing plastic ashtray confirmed Josh’s suspicion they had been there awhile.

Jacin was the first to notice them and jumped out of his chair. Then in unison, Eddie, Kat and Jody ejected themselves from their seats, extremely spirited, as if they hadn’t seen Josh in years. They each offered overzealous hugs and sloppy kisses to Keri, as if they had known her for years.

Two more chairs were pulled up to the table, another round of Washington Apples ordered and the interrogation by Josh’s friends commenced: from “Are you Mormon?” to “Are those your real tits?” to everything in-between.

When asked about her husband, Keri dug into her purse, pulled out a wallet and flipped through some photos.

“This is him, my husband Mark,” she indicated by tapping the photo and passed the wallet to Jacin.

When it made its way around the table to Josh, he immediately recognized the handsome man in the photo. His eyes pulled to the familiar cleft chin that he’s kissed and licked many, many times.

“Josh, are you okay,” asked Eddie.

“You’re looking paler than usual all of a sudden.”

“Ummm ... yeah, fine,” he quietly answered, handing the wallet back to Keri, unable to look her in the eyes. “I need to go to the bathroom, buddy system?”

“Sure,” Eddie replied.

They had barely gotten over the threshold from patio to bar when Josh blurted out, “Keri’s husband is the guy I’ve been dating.”

Eddie stopped Josh by grabbing his arm, looked him in the eyes and began laughing hysterically.

“Shit, Josh, befriending your boyfriend’s wife isn’t exactly keeping it on the DL,” Eddie said, regaining composure.

“That’s just great, real compassionate of you Eddie,” Josh said and stormed off to the bathroom.

“Of course you could ask Jacin’s wife, Jody, for pointers,” Eddie called after him.

Josh gifted him with a little birdie.

To be continued…

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