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My first gay pride celebration was in San Francisco in June of 1984.

(I’d tell you I was 4 years old at the time, but my picture above would prove me a liar.) On the spur of the moment, we invited a friend to drive to San Francisco with us the morning before ... in his car. San Francisco’s Pride was a spectacle of faux fur and feathers and beads (oh my), but mostly it was an affirmation that there were thousands (the official estimate was 300,000 that year) of people like me and my friends who were beautiful, honorable people. It was exhilarating.

Two years later, about 200 people gathered at Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park and watched as drag queens lip-synced to disco divas on a flat-bed trailer and speakers read nervously from typewritten pages. It wasn’t nearly as exhilarating, but it was a step forward for Utah’s gay community.

Fast-forward past years of drama-laden events, failed organizing committees and the blood, sweat and tears of dozens of volunteers — Utah’s Pride Festival has grown geometrically, and today provides a similar exhilaration that I had back in San Francisco so many years ago.

While it will likely never approach

the 300,000 number of that day (or the 1.2 million of today) of San Francisco’s celebrations, we know that getting Pride to this level in this state is one of the rewards of building a strong local community.

There are some who believe that the need for Pride celebrations is over, but you need only read the daily news (or more defeatingly, the online comments on gay stories in the news) to know that much work still needs to be done, and much pride still needs to be developed.

Others say that Pride is merely boys prancing about in their skivvies or (gasp) in dresses, and women who look like the butchest of truck drivers parading about on the street.

I admit that much of Pride looks like Mardi Gras, but to me that doesn’t make it wrong. Pride happens when we shuck what we’ve been told all our lives by religious leaders, politicians, schoolyard bullies and, too often, our parents — that our expression of life is wrong or sick or sinful. We shuck that, and some throw it in the face of those who looked down their nose at them or scorned them, or beat them.

If that means making a few people uncomfortable with our expression, so be it.

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I admit that much of Pride looks like Mardi Gras, but to me that doesn’t make it wrong.

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Police Smash Moscow Pride for 4th Year For the fourth year in a row, riot police broke up an attempt to stage a gay pride parade in Moscow on May 16, arresting up to 80 participants, including local gay leader Nikolai Alekseev, British gay leader Peter Tatchell and Chicago gay activist Andy Thayer.

The city had again banned any public pride activities. Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has called gay pride parades “satanic” and “weapons of mass destruction.”

This year’s effort to march came just hours before the finals of the übercampy Eurovision Song Contest, held in Moscow this year because Russia won it last year. The competition has a huge gay following across the Continent.

Some of the people arrested, including Tatchell and Thayer, were seized in the middle of interviews with reporters.

Cameramen were knocked around as police plowed through to get at various activists. Officers managed to tear off one activist’s shirt and bra. Alekseev was seized and held down by no fewer than five policemen.

As he was being hauled off, Tatchell shouted, “This shows the Russian people are not free.”

“The Russian government is using this year’s Eurovision in Moscow as a gala showpiece to show the world how far the country has improved since the early 1990s,” Alekseev said. “However, what was witnessed this afternoon on the streets of Moscow shows the world just how little Russia has traveled when it comes to supporting fundamental human rights. ... This episode has shamed the Russian government and Moscow authorities before the world.”

Several cases stemming from the bans on previous Moscow pride parades are pending at the European Court of Human Rights, which has a huge backlog of cases from Russia.

Meanwhile, the day after the pride debacle, a much-less-publicized march to mark the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) went off without a hitch.

In an event called “Rainbow Flashmob,” about 35 people marched from the Bolshoi Theater to Pushkin Square, distributing anti-homophobia leaflets and, at the end, releasing rainbow balloons.

“Riot police observed the event and did not detain anybody,” said “Maxim G.” of the Russian LGBT Network.

The network reported that similar events were staged in 40 Russian cities, with the largest in St. Petersburg, where 250 people participated.

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For the fourth year in a row, riot police broke up an attempt to stage a gay pride parade in Moscow on May 16, arresting up to 80 participants. Photo provided by an activist who must remain unnamed Asked why the pride parade was broken up by police but the Rainbow Flashmob wasn’t, chief pride organizer Nikolai Alekseev said: “If I go on the streets now with the balloons, no one will give a shit. As soon as it is not known to any media and police, and as soon as you don’t make an official request according to the law for the demonstration, you can do what you want. No one cares, as it is not known in the society and in the media.”

Ukrainian City Bans Pride The city council and a court in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, banned the gay “Rainbow Spring 2009” festival in mid-May. The cultural and sports festival was sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It was to have offered a photo exhibition, parties, dances, a soccer tournament, movies and a poetry evening, among other activities.

At least some of the events went ahead as scheduled, though the May 16 poetry evening was aborted when about 40 right-wing extremists blocked the entrance to the House of Artists. Police were called, and the protesters left only after two gay banners were removed from the building. The incident also led to the photo exhibition being shut down prematurely and the cancellation of a buffet dinner that was to accompany the poetry event.

City officials said the ban was in accord with the “religious and ethical beliefs of all residents of the city” and that gay events would have a “negative impact on the moral and spiritual atmosphere of the city” and could lead to “civic unrest” and “mass disorder and conflict.”

Baltic Pride succeeds in Riga City officials in Riga, Latvia, granted permission for a gay pride parade, then rescinded it, then were overruled by a court. In the end, around 600 people from 20 countries marched in the vicinity of Vermane Garden park on May 16.

The Baltic Pride Parade moves each year among Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

The decision to withdraw approval for the parade came after 34 members

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of the 60-member city council called for the march to be banned. The council’s Committee on Meetings and Demonstrations then determined that allowing the march to go ahead would imperil “the health and morality of society.”

The Riga Administrative Court disagreed and ordered that the parade be allowed. Attempts to ban Riga’s pride parade in previous years also failed after courts said the Latvian Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights give gay people the right to march.

Anti-gay Protesters Attack Police at Krakow Pride Parade Anti-gay protesters attacked police at the gay pride parade in Krakow, Poland, May 16. One person was injured and 20 counterdemonstrators were arrested.

The anti-gays threw eggs, bottles and chairs at the officers.

The parade itself, the city’s fifth pride march, was not disrupted.

Gays March in Havana Hundreds of gays marched in Havana on May 16 to mark the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO). It was the first gay march in Cuba’s history.

They were led by Mariela Castro Espín, President Raúl Castro’s daughter, who heads the National Center for Sexual Education.

Parliament President Ricardo Alarcón attended the beginning of the event and said the government should respect the rights of “people with another sexual orientation.”

But he added, “We also have to respect the opinions, the points of view, including the prejudices, that other sectors of society have.”

The march took the form of a conga line around two city blocks. Other IDAHO events included panel discussions and presentations of gay-themed books, periodicals and audiovisual material.

Castro Espín told the BBC: “I have my ups and my downs — moments when I think we’re moving quickly forward (on gay equality) and others when I feel we’re going very slow. What we know is that we have to keep working.”

What works best and is most endearing about this play is that it is personal.

Even though the evening is filled with comedy — and lots of it (though never mean-spirited) — what is most appealing about ‘The Passion [of Sister Dottie S. Dixon]’ is watching this very likeable, warm and loving woman’s very real struggle.”

—Deseret News reviewer Erica Hansen on the play by Charles Lynn Frost and Troy Williams.

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Gov. Huntsman was the only moderate Republican holding statewide office, and he was able to tone down some of the more radical ideas of the Legislature.

His loss is a significant reversal for those Utah traditional families that include gays and lesbians among their loved ones, and it is a serious step back in our struggle to advance the cause of equal rights for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Utah.”

—Ivins resident George Stoddard, in a letter to the Salt Lake Tribune.

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The fact that he is now ambassador to China is a loss for us, we lost a friend … but he wasn’t actually in the trenches doing the fighting. He wasn’t calling legislators for us, so I think our tactics are going to remain the same.”

—Gay rights activist Jacob Whipple to Fox 13 News.

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[B]ut those are not big issues in Utah at this time and have been blown out of proportion.”

—Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert talking about his disagreement with Huntsman on environmental and gay rights issues in the Provo Daily Herald.

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There are some things worth fighting for, and this is one of them. I happen to believe I represent the majority of Americans and the majority of D.C. residents [on the topic of gay marriage].”

—Utah Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz, as quoted in the Deseret News, discussing his support for a bill banning gay marriage in Washington, D.C.

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Washington governor signs ‘all but marriage’ bill Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a bill May 18 extending all statelevel rights and obligations of marriage to registered samesex couples.

The bill filled gaps in the state’s existing domesticpartnership law.

“It is time for all us here in the state of Washington to stand up and say: ‘We stand for justice. And we stand for shared responsibility to one another.’ Today is that day,” Gregoire said.

The law will take effect in late July unless opponents qualify a repeal initiative for the November ballot, in which case the bill’s implementation would be delayed pending the outcome of the vote.

The measure passed the House of Representatives 62–35 in April and passed the Senate 30–18 in March.

ACLU sues in Tennessee over school Internet filters The American Civil Liberties Union sued two Tennessee school districts in federal court May 19, charging they are unconstitutionally blocking students from accessing online information about GLBT issues.

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Knox County Schools and as many as 105 other school districts in Tennessee use Internet filtering software to block Web sites containing pro-GLBT speech, but not Web sites touting “reparative therapy” or “ex-gay” ministries.

The “LGBT” filter is not used to block pornography, which is filtered separately, but does block the sites of many GLBT organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign; the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network; and Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

“Allowing access to Web sites that present one side of an issue while blocking sites that present the other side is illegal viewpoint discrimination,” said lead attorney Catherine Crump of the ACLU First Amendment Working Group. “This discriminatory censorship does nothing to make students safe from material that may actually be harmful, but only hurts them by making it impossible to access important educational material.”

The ACLU learned about the filtering from Andrew Emitt, a Knoxville high school student who attempted to search for information on gay scholarships.

Wanda Sykes Criticized for Comments to Obama Openly lesbian comedian Wanda Sykes has come under fire for comments she made to President Barack Obama on May 9 at the White House Correspondents’ Association Annual Dinner.

“Rush Limbaugh, one of your big critics,” Sykes said from the podium.

“Boy, Rush Limbaugh said he hopes this administration fails. So you’re saying, ‘I hope America fails.’ ... He just wants the country to fail. To me, that’s treason. He’s not saying anything differently than what Osama bin Laden is saying.

“I think maybe Rush Limbaugh was the 20th hijacker but he was just so strung out on OxyContin he missed his flight. ... Rush Limbaugh. ‘I hope the country fails.’ I hope his kidneys fail.

How ‘bout that? He needs a good waterboarding, that’s what he needs.”

Folks from the right and the left, including White House spokesman Robert Gibbs and liberal TV commentator Keith Olbermann, said Sykes had gone too far.

“I think there are a lot of topics that are better left for serious reflection rather than comedy,” Gibbs said May 12. “I think there’s no doubt that 9/11 is part of that.”

In his turn at the dinner’s microphone, Obama joked: “(Senior Adviser) David (Axelrod) and I have been together for a long time. ... I think back to that day that I called Ax so many years ago and said, ‘You and I can do wonderful things together,’ and he said to me the same thing that partners all across America are saying to one another right now: ‘Let’s go to Iowa and make it official.’”

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no longer work out or do all the outdoor activities he so loved. He was also now faced with the realization that he could literally not travel, making employment increasingly difficult.”

In 1981, McFarlane set up the first AIDS hotline in the United Stated, before AIDS had a name. He went on to head Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and the Gill Foundation. He also was a founding member of ACT UP/New York.

McFarlane co-authored several books, including The Complete Bedside Companion: No-Nonsense Advice on Caring for the Seriously Ill and Larry Kramer’s The Tragedy of Today’s Gays.

In 1993, he co-produced the Pulitzer Prize-nominated production of Kramer’s The Destiny of Me. “Rodger approached every aspect of his life with boundless passion and vigor,” his friends said. “While many people go their entire lives wanting to be good at just one thing, Rodger excelled at virtually everything he did.

Brilliant activist and strategist, decorated veteran, accomplished athlete, best-selling author and humanitarian are just a few of the accolades that could be used to describe our friend.”

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will hear a challenge to the state’s three-year-old constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage.

The case was filed by University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh teacher Bill McConkey, whose daughter is gay.

He claims the amendment passed by voters was improperly constructed because it dealt with more than one issue.

The amendment both defined marriage as between a man and a woman and laid out certain rights of unmarried people.

Activist Rodger McFarlane Commits Suicide Veteran gay activist Rodger McFarlane committed suicide in Truth or Consequences, N.M., May 15.

An e-mail sent out by a group of his friends said: “In a letter found with his remains, Rodger explained that he was unwilling to allow compounding heart and back problems to become even worse and result in total debilitation. We know that Rodger was in a great deal of pain. Already disabled in his own mind, he could

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The New York state Assembly passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage May 12 by a vote of 89–52. The measure now goes to the Senate, where it may not have enough votes to pass.

“It’s time for the Senate, which now has pro-equality leadership, to ensure that loving, committed same-sex couples in New York can have the same rights and responsibilities under the law as loving, committed different-sex couples,” urged Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.

The Assembly previously passed a same-sex marriage bill in 2007, but it stalled in the Senate. New York law already recognizes same-sex marriages entered into in states and countries that allow them.

Gay couples can marry in Connecticut, Iowa and Massachusetts. Same-sex marriage laws will take effect later this year in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. In California, the state Supreme Court has until June 3 to decide the fate of a constitutional amendment passed by voters that halted same-sex marriages last November, five months after the state Supreme Court legalized them.

Gay Erotic Magazines Shut Down

Venerable erotic gay magazines Honcho, Inches, Mandate, Playguy and Torso were shut down May 11 by Mavety Media Group. The closure also extended to the company’s lesser-known gay titles.

Mandate had been published continuously since April 1975.

Reports said the Internet had made the magazines obsolete.

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch supports same-sex marriage

Blogging for the Yonkers Tribune, former New York City Mayor Ed Koch came out in support of same-sex marriage May 11.

“I believe that same-sex marriage will be approved by a majority of the 50 states in the Union within the next five years,” Koch wrote. “When that occurs, the federal resistance will end and the Congress will vote in favor of federal recognition of same-sex marriages with equal benefits to both homosexual and heterosexual couples.”

“As a matter of fundamental fairness, civil marriage must be made available for all consenting adults, irrespective of sexual orientation,” he said. “And it will happen, more quickly than the public thinks.”

Koch has long been rumored to be gay, but has refused to discuss his sexual orientation when asked about it by journalists. In February, he told The New York Times: “I don’t care if people think I’m gay because I don’t answer it.

I’m flattered that at 84, people are interested in my sex life — and, it’s quite limited.”

Q Regional Nevada Gay Partner Bill Vetoed Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed a domestic partners bill that would have given gay couples some of the same rights enjoyed by those who are married.

Openly-gay State Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, who sponsored Senate Bill 283, has said he would meet with legislative leaders to determine if an attempt will be made to override the veto.

The governor said that voters amended the Nevada Constitution in 2002 to provide that “only a marriage between a male and a female person shall be recognized and given effect in this state.�

The governor said the bill “would effectively bypass that constitutional mandate by allowing the rights and privileges of marriage to be bestowed upon non-married persons.�

Supporters of the bill said it was about contract rights and not about marriage.

The bill was approved 12-9 in the Senate and 26-14 in the Assembly earlier this month. A two-thirds vote is required to override the governor’s veto.

The bill would offer gay and straight couples limited guaranteed benefits generally associated with marriage, including matters such as community property and responsibility for debts.

Private business would not be required to provide benefits such as health care to the domestic partner of an employee.

But many employers do voluntarily provide such benefits to domestic partners.

A couple would be required to register with the Secretary of State’s Office and pay a fee. The bill says a private and public employer would not be required to provide health care benefits to a domestic partner of an employer.

The governor said many of the same rights granted in the bill “are readily available today by way of private contracts.�

The governor said this veto “should not be taken to suggest that domestic partners are in any way undeserving the rights and protections,� noting that he recently signed Senate Bill 207, which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation.

An earlier Senate vote fell two votes shy of the 14 needed to override the governor’s veto, leaving most to speculate that the bill is doomed.

Everyone, that is, except its sponsor.

Parks said last week that he has the 14 votes needed in the Senate to override a veto. But he also needs to pick up two votes in the Assembly. Two members – one Democrat and one Republican – were absent during the original vote.

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Sodomy No Longer Reason for Gun Permit Denial

Utah Administrative Rules which restricted a Utah Concealed Firearm Permit from a person who was convicted under the state sodomy law expired after the recent session of the Utah Legislature.

State permit laws restrict a person who was ever “convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude” including conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals.

But, the rules included a definition of moral turpitude, R722-300-3, which was broader than that of state laws.

The definition included specifically a misdemeanor conviction under the state sodomy law, Utah Code Section 76-5-403, that was invalidated in 2003

by U.S. Supreme Court justices in their opinion about the case of Lawrence v. Texas.

Stonewall Shooting Sports of Utah owner David Nelson lobbied Utah Concealed Weapon Review Board Chairman W. Clark Aposhian in April to use Nelson’s rewritten definition if new rules are proposed, and avoid unfairly restricting a person who was convicted under the now-unconstitutional sodomy law.

“When the U.S. Supreme Court justices invalidated our sodomy law, they certainly meant to prevent its prosecution against anyone — even by an outdated rule,” Nelson said. “Removing the rules is a good step, but we are ready to update new rules if they are proposed.”

Lagoon Day Set for August 16 The annual QSaltLake Day at Lagoon has been set for Sunday, Aug. 16. In past years, hundreds of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and other readers of QSaltLake have participated.

Revelers wear red T-shirts so they are readily identifiable and come together at a set time in the afternoon for a group photo.

This year, in conjunstion with the Imperial Rainbow Court of Northern Utah, the gathering point will once again be the Oak Pavilion.

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On May 16, President Obama announced his appointment of Jon Huntsman to the position of U.S. ambassador to China, a position the Republican Utah governor accepted.

The Salt Lake Tribune reported that his first confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee could happen as early as the first week of June.

News of Huntsman’s appointment has elicited several responses from gay and transgender Utahns including disappointment at the loss of a politician many perceived as an ally — or, at least, not an obstacle to gay and transgender rights. In February, Huntsman made headlines across the nation by publicly supporting civil unions, earning him criticism from some of his party members and a few anti-gay organizations. He also expressed interest in a suggested policy change by Equality Utah — part of the statewide gay rights group’s Common Ground Initiative — to extend health care benefits to the unmarried partners of state employees.

Still, some said that Huntsman’s support had not gone far enough.

“What would have been nicer would have been if he had either 1, vetoed any of the draconian anti-gay bullshit that emanated from the Legislature, or 2, even faintly criticized any of the draconian anti-gay bullshit that emanated from the Legislature. He didn’t do that,” wrote City Weekly writer Brandon Burt on Brandon’s Big Gay Blog, the blog he writes for the paper. “But at least he didn’t actively try to thwart us at every turn.”

Other Utahns expressed apprehension over the course of the struggle for political equality under Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert. In an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune, Herbert, who ran for the office in 2004 before joining Huntsman’s campaign before the state Republican Convention, said that he opposed civil unions and supported Amendment 3 — the Utah constitutional amendment that banned gay marriage in 2004, and which Huntsman also supported. Unlike Huntsman, however, Herbert said he had not met with Equality Utah to discuss the Common Ground Initiative, a long-term

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plan which seeks to grant basic rights like workplace and housing protections to gay and transgender Utahns.

“I supported Amendment 3, and I’ll just leave it at that,” he told the paper.

Utah’s chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay and transgender-friendly GOP organization, took a more positive view of Huntsman and his departure.

“Utah is losing one of the great voices of real conservative values,” said Utah LCR Vice President James Humphreys.

“We at the Utah Log Cabin chapter are grateful for the friendship and partner-

Q mmunity HRC Gala In June, the Utah chapter of the Human Rights Campaign will hold its annual Gala Dinner to raise money for its various programs and lobbying efforts. The evening’s keynote speaker will be Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, and entertainment will be provided by actress and R&B star Thelma Houston. Pop artist Kristine W. will provide entertainment for the gala’s after party. The organization will also honor businessman Jim Dabakis and Equality Utah board chairwoman Stephanie Pappas with its Equality Award, which recognizes individuals who work for political equality for gay and transgender citizens.

When: June 20, starting at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Grand America Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 555 South Main St., Salt Lake City Cost: $125 per ticket until June 14, $150 after, $200 for VIP tickets.

Major donors and Federal Club members are eligible for a discount rate.

Info: utah.hrc.org/dinner

Try-Angles Best Damn Bike Tour Team ship he has shown us in his capacity as governor. We know that our loss is the nation’s gain and our relationship with China will be better for his service. We hope that incoming Governor Herbert will be every bit our friend and partner as Jon Huntsman has been.”

“There is no question that we will miss his support and counsel, but we wish him the best in his new position,” added Melvin Nimer, the chapter’s president.

“The Governor has shown to us, and to the entire Republican community, that not all Republicans feel that GLBT citizens deserve second-class treatment.

His support of the Common Ground Initiatives and same-sex civil unions has renewed our hope in the GOP.” Will Carlson, Equality Utah’s manager of public policy, said that Huntsman’s legacy lay in making it easier for his party members to support gay and transgender rights.

“Jon Huntsman was a pioneer in saying that you can be a conservative Republican and still stand up for basic rights for all Utahns, and that’s going to make it a lot easier for Gary Herbert or any other Republican to say, regardless of where I stand on the political spectrum, equal rights is something that I can stand behind,” he told radio station KCPW. Q

Once again, Club Try-Angles owner Gene Gieber will sponsor a cycling team for Harmon’s MS Best Dam Bike Tour, an annual bike ride to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Utah. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied cyclists of all experience levels are invited to participate in the two-day ride through Logan, Utah.

Participants may bike 40, 75 or 100 miles each day. The ride is fully supported with several rest stops and supply wagons. The team is hoping to raise $5,000 and to date has raised $1,145.

When: June 27 and 28 Info: teamtryangles@gmail.com or tinyurl.com/teamtryangles

sWerve Needs Pride Volunteers Lesbian civic and social group sWerve is looking for volunteers to help serve wine, beer and cocktails in the Utah Pride Festival’s Member’s Garden. Available shifts are 3:45–7:30 p.m. and 7:30–11 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, and 10:45 a.m.–2:15 p.m. and 2:15–6:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 7. To volunteer send your name, e-mail address and preferred shift time to swerve@ swerveutah.com.

Equality Utah to Unveil New Phase of Common Ground Equality Utah will be unveiling the next phase of its Common Ground Initiative — the push to secure more rights for gay and transgender Utahns — during this year’s Utah Pride Festival.

Initially the statewide gay rights group created the initiative as a set of four bills and one state policy change aimed at securing Will Carlson rights for gay and transgender Utahns. Touching on such things as fair housing laws and inheritance rights for same-sex partners, the Common Ground Initiative debuted during this year’s general legislative session. However, none of its bills reached the Senate or House floors for debate.

Since the end of the session, Equality Utah has broadened the focus of the initiative to target businesses and

local and municipal governments as well as the state legislature. It is this next phase the group will show to the public during the Utah Pride Festival.

“We’ll be identifying target areas and municipalities we’ll be focusing on,” said Will Carlson, the organization’s public policy manager, adding that the group will also announce the times of some town hall meetings it will hold on the initiative.

“On some level people already know the legislative districts we’ll be focusing on,” Carlson continued, noting that many of the legislative committees who heard the Common Ground bills this year will have the same members in the 2010 session.

Typically, legislative committees switch out their members whenever there is a presidential or mid-term election. So, barring any resignations, committees have the same Senate and House membership for two years at a turn. “[For example], for the fair workplace and housing bill, the committee’s going to be the same, so you’ll

know who will vote for it in 2010, and you know [which legislators to talk to about voting for it],” Carlson explained.

He added that Equality Utah’s booth would also distribute postcards and fact sheets about the initiative for festival-goers who want an easy way to discuss the initiative with legislators, neighbors and family.

“One thing we haven’t had in the past is printed materials about the issues Equality Utah is addressing.

We’ll introduce some of that at Pride as well,” noted Carlson.

And, of course, Equality Utah will be having some fun at the festival, too. The group will march in the parade with several elected officials they have supported as well as a contingent of nearly 200 volunteers and Equality Utah supporters — all of whom will march wearing Equality Utah shirts. Staff and volunteers will also slap Equality Utah temporary tattoos on festival-goers who want to wear their support for the Common Ground Initiative.

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Q Utah Homeless Youth Walk Reaches Pacific Northwest Roughly one month after setting out from Salt Lake City, two Utah women who are walking across the country to raise awareness of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth have reached Seattle, Wash.

Jill Hardman and Chloe Noble have dubbed their journey the Homeless Youth Pride Walk 2009. As they travel, they are living on the streets of various U.S. towns and cities and interviewing the homeless youth they meet. On their journey they are not using any resources set aside for homeless youth.

In an e-mail to QSaltLake on May 20, Noble described the walk’s activities in Washington which she and Hardman reached by bus — one of the only times during the trip the women will use public transportation.

“Seattle is a beautiful city with good people,” wrote Noble. “They have many resources for homeless youth and are exceptional at caring for LGBTQ homeless youth. ... The nation can learn a lot from what Seattle is doing to forward the Social Justice Movement for the LGBTQ community and for all homeless youth.”

“Although, we have had trouble filming the local homeless youth in Seattle,” Noble continued. “HBO was filming a documentary a week before we showed up and barged into the main homeless youth squats without permission. The police ended up raiding many of the make-shift camps and confiscated the belongings of Seattle homeless youth. Now many Seattle organizations that work with homeless youth have lockdown orders on all cameras and any documentation equipment.”

While Noble said that many youth were wary of talking with them after this experience, she noted they responded enthusiastically to the idea of the Pride Walk.

“This is a chance for them to finally have a voice across the nation and we are honored to carry that voice coast to coast. They shared with us their love of Seattle and welcomed us into their circles,” she wrote.

In the month Hardman and Noble have spent in Seattle, they have slept outdoors — often in stormy weather — and lived off a meal a day of noodles and 50-cent coffee.

They have documented their journey on their Web site, pridewalk2009.com, their Twitter account and on their YouTube channel. Here, the women have posted 25 short videos of their trip so far. Ranging from 30 seconds to 10 minutes in length, these videos detail such things as Hardman and Noble’s arrival in Seattle; their attempts to find a replacement clip for a

strap on Noble’s backpack; their search for a publicly accessible bathroom; and a night spent sleeping in a park during a rainstorm. Along the way, the two also document their feelings, including hunger, fatigue and, in Noble’s case, memories of the years she spent on the streets during her 20s. (In previous interviews, Noble identified being a homeless queer youth herself as one of the reasons she undertook the walk).

In video 19, the two take shelter on the steps of a church during one of Seattle’s frequent storms.

“We have been walking since 7 a.m.,” says Noble, standing in front of a handheld video camera. “I don’t even know how to describe this to you, but when you are homeless, that’s all you do is walk.

Wherever you sit, someone kicks you out. You try to lay down, someone kicks you out. You can’t sleep during the day because wherever you try to lay down to sleep, there’s always a store, there’s always someone who doesn’t want you to be there ... You can’t sleep anywhere when it’s dark, because people are looking for you then. They know homeless people are trying to find places to hide. It’s this total crazy ... endless experience of physical exhaustion and mental anguish.”

The video then cuts to footage taken later that night. Hardman explains that law enforcement showed up and told them to move on while someone from inside the church (whom Hardman assumes is the pastor) opened a window and yelled at them to leave.

“It doesn’t make any sense to me why someone would kick someone out into the rain,” a visibly upset Noble says on the video. “Already we’re sleeping outside in the rain, anyways. It’s really frustrating to me.”

She then says she’s angry, even though the police officer spoke kindly to her and Hardman.

“I feel there are some people who need to think what they’re doing,” she says.

“Even though the cop was nice, did he really think what he was doing? What were we doing that was so horrible? We were sleeping in the rain, on the concrete, in a corner somewhere. That’s the only place we had to be safe.”

“And this is really minor,” she continues. “This is nothing compared to what

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these kids go through every day. These kids die.”

The video ends when a homeless youth offers to show the women where he sleeps. Noble calls the gesture a sacred one in the homeless youth community.

As the women visit different cities they will hold events they have dubbed “Shines,” after Operation Shine, the organization the two have set up to raise awareness about homeless queer youth.

On May 22, they held the first “Shine” in Seattle. These events, Noble wrote, allow individuals and organizations in each city they visit — including homeless youth — to become “a part of the solution in ending youth homelessness.”

“Operation Shine was created so that inspired citizens could participate in Homeless Youth Pride Walk without having to leave their city,” Noble wrote.

“Numerous people ask us if they can walk with us across the country, but we can not provide them with the adequate resources or protection required. So we are incorporating the passion of these activists with their local communities in creating city-wide “Shines.”” Operation Shine, she added, also allows gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer U.S. Americans to “stand with the homeless LGBTQ youth who are suffering a very intense and morally appalling form of nationwide discrimination.”

On May 24, the two began walking to Portland, Ore. After a brief stay there, they will walk to San Francisco — a journey Noble estimates will take the two over a month.

Noble wrote that organizations in San Francisco are already planning a welcoming event.

“They have also told us they will house and feed us the whole time we are there,” she added. “This is great news, because it sometimes takes us 5–6 hours a day to finish our media work. Then we have days where we film and just try to stay dry.”

A “Shine” will be held in Utah at the end of July. Noble asks that individuals and organizations interested in participating contact her at noble.echo@gmail. com.

To see Noble and Hardman’s Twitter updates, look for chloenoble on Twitter.

Their YouTube channel is operationshine.

Equality Utah’s eighth annual Allies Dinner will be held in August. This dinner is a fundraiser for the Equality Utah Political Action Committee, which endorses and supports the campaigns of fair-minded political candidates in Utah. Each year, the statewide gay rights organization also presents its Allies for Equality Awards at the dinner, which honor individuals who have worked to advance the legal equality of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns. This year’s recipients are Salt Lake County Councilwoman Jenny Wilson; former ACLU Executive Director Carol Gnade; former Cactus & Tropicals owner Lorraine Miller; and South Valley Unitarian Universalist Society Minister Rev. Sean Dennison.

When: Aug. 19, starting at 5 p.m.

Where: The Salt Palace Grand Ballroom, 100 S. West Temple Info: alliesdinner.org

HRC Also Needs Pride Volunteers The Utah Human Rights Campaign is looking for volunteers to staff the Utah Pride Festival’s soda stations on Saturday, June 6. Each station will have three volunteers: one to handle money and two to serve drinks.

Volunteer shifts last three hours: from 3:30–6:30 p.m., 6–9 p.m. and 8:30–11:30 p.m. To volunteer send an e-mail with the subject: Soda Stations on Saturday, June 6, 2009 to hrcutahvolunteers@gmail.com.

U QSU Needs Pride Volunteers The University of Utah’s LGBT Resource Center and Queer Student Union are looking for volunteers to staff their booth at the Utah Pride Festival. Volunteers are needed on Saturday, June 6 from 4–8 p.m. and Sunday June 7 from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. To volunteer call the center at (801) 587-7973 or e-mail LGBTRC@ sa.utah.edu.

Twin Falls, Idaho Pride Celebration The Southern Idaho GLBT Community Center proudly presents the first offical Pride Celebration in Twin Falls, Idaho. The one-day celebration includes a barbeque, games and an Out Loud and Proud Drag Show; plus more activities are in the planning stage. Also, they are looking for vendors and organizations to participate; no fee is required, but they ask for at least one door prize item for the day’s events. Twin Falls, Idaho is a mere three-hour drive from Salt Lake City.

WHEN: June 27 INFO: siglbt.org or 208-731-5313

Acoustic Concert to Raise Funds for Equality Utah, Utah Pride Ctr. A few days before Utah Pride Festival begins, Community In-Roads Alliance will hold Melody4Equality, an acoustic concert to benefit Equality Utah and the Utah Pride Center.

The group is dedicated to supporting gay- and transgender-friendly businesses and political organizations and raising awareness of issues effecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer Utahns. Its board members consist of Rhonda Martinez and her partner DeAnna Worthington, Joni Weiss, Kim Paulus, Natalia Jocson and Adria Phillips.

Melody4Equality will be held at Club Jam, 751 N 300 W, on May 29 from 8–10 p.m. and will feature local acoustic musicians Andy Livingston and Debi Graham. According to Martinez, the first Melody4Equality, held at the club in February, drew approximately 200 attendees. At this event, KRCL radio producer and QSaltLake columnist Troy Williams emceed and local band Foil Kit Lampy played. “Club Jam was very pleased. They said we did very well,� said Martinez. “We also had a good mixture of a crowd last time of the LGBT and straight communities.�

The goal of Melody4Equality and every event the alliance sponsors, added Martinez, is to bring gay, transgender and allied Utahns together “in a positive way, to get together and have a good time, and to let everyone feel they have a part and that they’re doing something for the community.�

A $10 donation at the door is required to attend May’s Melody4Equality. This covers the performance and refreshments by Cantu’s Culinary Creations (which specializes in international food), and deserts by Gourmandise the Bakery. A prize raffle will be held, which will include gift certificates to Desert Edge Brewery, Sugarhouse BBQ and Epic Salon, and framed art

by Darin Jones and a one night stay at Under the Lindens bed and breakfast

will be offered as prizes in a silent auction. Raffle tickets cost $2 each or $5 for three. More surprises, Martinez added, will be revealed as the night goes on. “Our community needs each and every one of us. So come out, listen to some good music, eat some good food, relax and enjoy some great company — and support our/your community while doing it,� she said.

In the past few months, Community In-Roads Alliance has been involved in a number of charitable projects benefiting gay- and transgender-friendly organizations. These have included CafĂŠ Marmalade’s “8 on the 8th Dayâ€? event, during which the bistro (located at the Utah Pride Center) donates 8 percent of its proceeds to organizations such as Equality Utah. In December, the group also held a movie night at Brewvies at which they raised over $1,000 for various community organizations. “We did really well,â€? said Martinez. “We got a lot of support from the community and local businesses.â€?

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Club Try-Angles Sponsoring a ‘Best Damn Bike Tour’ Team

Once again, Club Try-Angles owner Gene Gieber will sponsor a cycling team for Harmon’s MS Best Dam Bike Tour, an annual bike ride to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Utah.

Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allied cyclists of all experience levels are invited to participate in the two-day ride through Logan, Utah.

Participants may bike 40, 75 or 100 miles each day. The ride is fully supported with several rest stops and supply wagons. The team is hoping to raise $5,000 to help battle Mutliple Sclerosis.

June 27 and 28. For more information, email teamtryangles@gmail.com or go to tinyurl.com/teamtryangles

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Q Utah Faerie Camp Set for June Outside Spring City

Queer Spirit is holding their second annual Faerie Scout Camp June 18–21 just outside of Spring City, Utah.

Queer Spirit is mostly known for conducting guided and structured retreats aimed at creating “self-awareness and mindfulness,” but interest in a simple summer gathering was repeatedly requested, hence the creation of Faerie Scout Camp.

The camp is open to any and all gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people.

“If you’re a gay man this camp is for you!” says Queer Spirit co-organizer Jerry Buie. “Gay men, queer men, butch dykes, bears, twinks, jocks, lipstick lesbians, FTMs, young, old, middle-aged, balding, hairy … you’re getting the point right? This is for you!”

This event is a fundraiser for the orgnization with a suggested donation of $100 per participant or $25 a day, which also helps cover costs to Wind Walker

Q Health What about Swine Flu?

by Lynn Beltran

I

know that swine flu has been

headlining the news for several weeks now, and you may be sick of it (no pun intended), but I thought I would take this opportunity to give out the important information. Swine flu, or novel H1N1 as it is now being called, is simply a new strain of influenza that appears to be currently circulating. Preliminary data indicates that it likely began circulating in humans in Mexico in recent months.

So what makes this influenza different, and why are we hearing so much about it? We know this is a new influenza with antigenic lineage that we have not seen before in humans. This means that the community at large does not have immunity to it; therefore, a much greater proportion of the community is likely to become infected.

As infectious diseases go, influenza affects the greatest proportion of our population each year, particularly during certain months. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately 400,000 people are hospitalized in the United States

Ranch as host of the event. Proceeds help fund future Queer Spirit Activities, support the Web site and fund scholarships for those who cannot afford the expense of their retreats.

Buie says that Queer Spirit is “a community that supports each other in our interpersonal growth, awareness and joy in who and what we are.”

“Faerie Scout Camp is unique in that we will be camping in the cedar forest of Wind Walker Ranch in Spring City,

Utah. We will create our own campsites, meals and focus on a collective community experience,” explains Buie For those “faint of heart,” rooms are available at the ranch to rent.

“We anticipate over 50 participants at this camp and can easily exceed this count,” Buie says. “Some of the activities are small-group exercises by nature, while others will involve the whole camp. You’re invited to test your limits, cross your edges and step into a

each year due to influenza, and 35,000– 40,000 people die. As you can imagine, the private and public health community dedicates a great deal of time and energy toward influenza surveillance so that we can best prepare and protect our communities. Local health departments work with hospitals, clinics and medical providers in cities and towns throughout the country to collect specimens from people who are infected with influenza each year, so that the strains that are currently infecting people can be identified. Through this process antibodies specific to the flu strains that are circulating can be included in the influenza vaccine being manufactured for the next flu season. I find this process to be amazing and fascinating, and I view it as a sort of Santa’s workshop for flu protection.

Still, we need to know why this swine flu issue is ruffling so many feathers. As I said earlier, this flu is a new strain, and it has not previously circulated in humans, so the population at large does not have any immunity to it. First of all, why are health officials calling it H1N1? Every flu strain that circulates has an H and an N included in its name, which stand for Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase, two proteins that are found in the virus. The H and the N are each followed by a number that identifies the specific glycoprotein.

This gets more complicated to explain, but what you should know is that all flu strains are identified by these letters

and numbers; H and N are not unique to this swine flu. The current swine flu that has been circulating in humans is an H1N1. You should also know that most of our influenza strains originate from pigs and birds.

Early information on this novel H1N1 does not indicate that it is any more virulent or pathogenic than the flu strains we have been seeing each year; it is simply a new strain. It is not incredibly infectious, and it is not causing more severe disease than our recent influenza strains. The majority of the people who have become severely ill from the novel H1N1 had predisposing conditions that complicated their influenza infection. We expect a certain amount of severe illness to occur from all flu strains. The people most susceptible to severe illness are the very old, the very young and those who are immune compromised — including people with HIV. We also know that the novel H1N1 is susceptible to the antivirals that we have. Antivirals are known to reduce the severity of illness and the length of time that someone is ill. In some cases, they may provide protection from infection.

We have been expecting a new strain of influenza to emerge for several years now. History shows us that there have been some years where a new influenza strain emerged, and people had little to no immunity. With an absence of immunity, a significant proportion of the population was ill and a greater

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new and interesting place in your life.

The intent of this camp is to establish a nurturing and safe place to make these explorations. You can sit by your camp, joke and laugh at the campfire, enjoy the pool or plan participation at the various events and activities. This is about community.”

The organizers are still putting together what optional workshops they will present, and are open to people who may want to present one, or simply an idea for one. Contact jerrybuie@ mac.com.

“We will have talent shows, bon fires, sweat lodge, body work, and whatever participants bring or offer,” Buie said.

“We all hold a piece of the queer story and you being there will enlighten and encourage us to expand our own interpersonal stories. In essence your very presence makes this gathering unique and important to all of us.”

This is a drug- and alcohol-free event, and as many gay camp-outs go, camp is encouraged.

“Bring items to make your camp pretty,” says Buie. “solar lights, pink flamingos, etc.”

“We are also seeking those who would like to donate their talent ... or lack thereof ... for the talent show, last year’s show was simply fun and hilarious,” Buie said.

For more information, see the event Web site at queerspirit.org/faerie_camp_09.html

than normal proportion became severely ill or died. Two examples where this occurred are the flu pandemics of 1918 and 1957. Researchers have determined that we have been due for the emergence of a new influenza strain, and now it has.

One cause for concern, however, is the possibility that the current strain will mutate. If a susceptible host, such as a human, becomes infected with the novel H1N1 and he or she is also infected with another common influenza strain such as H3N2, the DNA from the two strains could merge and create a stronger virus that may not respond to our current supply of antivirals.

What should you do? First, don’t panic. Just be more vigilant with your personal hygiene. Influenza is spread through droplet transmission during coughing and sneezing. If you are ill, do not go to school or work, and try to isolate yourself from others. If you know someone who is ill, avoid contact with him or her as much as possible. Most importantly, wash your hands more frequently. The CDC expects to have a vaccine available in the fall that will provide protection from H1N1. The Salt Lake Valley Health Department also encourages everyone to get the flu shot every year.

If you have any questions about influenza, you may call the Salt Lake Valley Health Department at (801) 534-4600.

Overstock.com Introduces Gay, Transgender-Inclusive Policy In mid-May, Cottonwood Heights-based online retailer Overstock.com updated its antidiscrimination policy to include gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers. The company now offers employees of all sexual orientations and gender identities more protections than state law allows.

Since news radio station KCPW broke the story on May 14, Overstock. com CEO and Chairman Patrick Byrne said he is surprised at how much attention the policy has received.

“I’ve always thought of ourselves as LGBT friendly,” said Byrne. “I’ve always thought we had an obligation to be blind to anyone’s gender identity and such. I made it clear in the executive ranks years ago that we were never going to discriminate based on LGBT issues.”

However, Byrne said the company discovered recently that its practice of not discriminating against gay and transgender employees was not officially reflected in its policy. The inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the employee handbook, he said, simply codifies the policy the company has followed for years.

Overstock.com’s employee handbook now reads: “It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. This policy includes our commitment to ensure that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status (including Vietnam era veterans), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other non-job-related characteristic protected by law. Employment activities that will be administered consistently with this policy include recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, transfers, terminations, leaves, discipline, promotions, training, and social and recreational programs. This policy also prohibits unwelcome actions, words, jokes or comments based on an individual’s sex, race, ethnicity, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.” Byrne added that Overstock.com had also created unisex bathrooms a few years ago to accommodate transgender employees in the midst of transitioning their sex.

Although Overstock.com’s antidiscrimination policy is now gay and transgender-friendly, the company could still conceivably fire employees because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. This is because Utah law currently offers no such protections for employees.

Nevertheless, Overstock.com’s policy still provides a measure of protection to its gay and transgender workers, Todd Hess of the Utah Human Rights Cam-

paign told KCPW. If an employee is fired on grounds of being gay or transgender, Hess said that the employee could sue for breach of contract. “[Y]ou could sue the company as an individual and say, ‘You breached your contract with me because you have it in your employment policy that you won’t discriminate based upon sexual orientation or gender identity,” said Hess.

“But, you know, then you have to go to court, and again it’s the individual who has to fund that lawsuit.”

Byrne agreed with Hess. The policy, he said, “gives the employee the ability to say, ‘This is a part of the contract I signed with you when I joined the company.’ That is the legal difference as I’m told.”

If state employment law covered sexual orientation and gender identity, employees who think they have been terminated solely because of either could contact the Utah Labor Commission, which investigates such complaints at no cost to the employee. In March of this year, a labor commission representative testified before the House Business and Labor Committee that the office receives approximately three calls a month from fired gay and transgender employees asking what recourse they have under Utah law. A bill before that committee by Rep. Christine Johnson, D-Salt Lake City, that would have added sexual orientation and gender identity to state antidiscrimination law never made it to the House floor for debate.

Despite its gay and transgenderfriendly practices, Overstock.com was not immune to criticism — criticism, that is, for being a business based in Utah. Shortly after California voters passed Proposition 8, which re-banned gay marriage in that state, some gay rights activists called for a boycott of all Utah businesses — in order to punish the Utah-based LDS Church for supporting Proposition 8. In a thread on Investorvillage.com begun on Nov. 10, some Overstock.com investors vowed to sell their stocks and take their business elsewhere.

“The company chose to locate in a state that apparently values religious dogma over the basic rights of citizens and from behind a tax exempt facade is willing to flex its financial muscle to force others to hew to the Joseph Smith view of the world,” wrote a poster with the handle “x_trapnel.”

In response to calls for a boycott, Byrne said he was invited to speak at one of Salt Lake City’s gay clubs about Overstock.com’s stance on gay rights.

He credits that talk with helping the company’s administration realize that they needed to change their policy.

“I went down and gave a talk and answered questions,” he said. “That’s probably what drove these issues more

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Q Views Guest Editorial Are We Losing Hope, Faith in Obama?

by Mark Segal

PGN Publisher

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here have never been higher

hopes for our community as a president took the oath of office as in January. We were promised an end to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and the Defense of Marriage Act. And as a Senate candidate, he supported gay marriage; as a presidential candidate, he was opposed, but spoke out against antigay-marriage legislation in Pennsylvania and Proposition 8 in California, also stating that he supported federal civil unions that would give same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples.

While the administration states it still supports those issues and is working on a strategy to achieve at least some of them in Obama’s first term, something happened last week that was unsettling.

National Guard First Lt. Dan Choi, an infantry patrol leader who has seen combat and speaks Arabic, along with a group of 38 West Point graduates, came out in March with the offer to serve as a sort of support group for other LGBT cadets, and more importantly offered to serve as a liaison with the Army administration as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is repealed.

Choi appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show and publicly came out in violation of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and returned to the show last week. This came to the attention of the White House press correspondents and the following exchange took place between reporters and White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.

durable solution to “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is through the legislative process, and the president is working with Congress and members of the Joint Chiefs to ensure that that happens.

REPORTER: But couldn’t he in the meantime put a moratorium on these discharges until that can be accomplished?

GIBBS: The president has determined that’s not the way to seek any sort of lasting or durable solution to the public-policy problem that we have.

REPORTER: How would you respond to the criticism that dismissing qualifying linguists endangers the troops?

GIBBS: I would respond by saying the president has long believed the policy doesn’t serve our national interests.

To put this into perspective, you have to notice two other items the administration turned around on: continuing the military tribunals in Guantanamo, which he said he would end during the campaign; and he would not release the infamous Abu Ghraib torture pictures.

So where’s the common link? The military. In that regard, even before taking office Obama and his staff were well aware of how entrenched our military system was and how difficult it would be to win their trust. Their homework was “The Clinton Curse.”

One of President Bill Clinton’s first efforts was to resolve the gays in the mil-

GIBBS: The president, as you know, supports changing that because he strongly believes that it does not serve our national interest. He agrees with former members of the Joint Chiefs in that determination. Unlike photos, the 16 | QSa lt L a k e | issue 129 | M ay 28 , 20 09 | PRIDE GUIDE

itary issue. This led to the creation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a political disaster. Like then, the military doesn’t trust the new president.

Should this be a surprise? No. During the campaign, Obama said in the Gay History Project exclusive interview last September that he would work to change the military ban by working with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

We further asked him if he’d do it by executive order or a signing statement. Again he stood his position. The president wants to change the ban by legislation in harmony with the Joint Chiefs. But there is opportunity in what happened this week and keeping with his campaign promise.

The president could create a presidential commission to look into “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” That commission would have members of Congress and the military — on both sides of the issue — as well as members of the military who have been personally affected by the policy. Choi would be a prime candidate.

While it doesn’t help those who are being dismissed currently, it does accomplish the president’s promise to work jointly with the military and Congress to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” It moves the issue forward and produces the dialogue this president appreciates.

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Mark Segal is PGN publisher and the former president of the National Gay Newspaper Guild.

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by Troy Williams

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n behalf of myself,

Charles Lynn Frost and Pygmalion Theatre Company, we want to thank all of you for making The Passion of Sister Dottie S. Dixon a smash success. We enjoyed a wild run with sold out shows, added performances and fantastic media coverage.

We were overwhelmed by the amazing response.

It’s exciting to see a project emerge from concept into a fully manifested reality.

Three years ago I approached Charles and asked him to create a character for my radio series on KRCL. I knew Charles was a phenomenal actor and I was anxious for the opportunity to collaborate with a performer of his caliber. I sat down at his kitchen table as he pulled out a series of notes. “Her name will be Sister Dottie S. Dixon, and she will host a show called What Not, What Have You and Such as That.” We were off and running.

It took awhile for me to grasp Dottie’s syntax and “heavy regional dialect.” Charles had to teach me “Spaneesh.” Not your typical south of the U.S. border Spanish, but “Spaneesh” from Spanish Fork. It was tricky, but Charles was patient. And after awhile I caught on “ril good!”

Charles and I approached the character from two different perspectives.

He was channeling his mother, who raised him in Spanish Fork — as well as her many friends who comprised the sisters from his ward. I was always channeling those courageous women in Mormon history who were excommunicated for challenging authority: Sonja Johnson (who supported the Equal Rights Amendment), Fawn Broadie

(who wrote the Joseph Smith biography No Man Knows My History) and Lavina Fielding Anderson (who documented cases of ecclesiastical abuse).

Charles grounded Dottie’s basic humanity and gave her a soul, while I constantly threw her into outrageously uncompromising situations. After two years of Dottie on the radio, we decided to take her to the stage. One of the elements that Charles and I deeply agreed upon was the need for the gay community to shift our narrative. It is time we collectively change our story.

Think about it.

When you survey gay cinema, theatre and literature, it is almost always associated with violence and death: AIDS, gay-bashing, suicide and parental rejection comprise what has become a gay victim meta-narrative.

The world hates gay people and look how we suffer! This is the story that we tell over and over. And I’m really done with it.

When Charles and I sat down to write The Passion we were very clear that we were going to celebrate how awesome it is to be gay. We were determined to invert the classic narrative of parents rejecting their queer kid.

What if Dottie, as a Mormon mother, championed her gay son — even at the risk of her own membership? That was the driving force. From the beginning I was determined Dottie was a latterday Joan of Arc. She was a visionary who would come into conflict with her church leaders. Her actions would culminate in her trial and ultimately she would be “burned at the stake center.”

Yet no matter the trials we put her through, Dottie would always remain

When Charles and I sat down to write The Passion we were very clear that we were going to celebrate how awesome it is to be gay.

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Our identity will no longer be defined by others. We will no longer internalize their fear and enmity. We are crafting our own stories and writing a new ending.

And it feels damn good, doesn’t it?

As Dottie says, “Heavenly Father sent a gay baby into our lives as a blessing.” We want every queer person in the world to believe that. We want every parent of a gay child to know what a beautiful gift they have been given.

We are not sinners, we are not defective and we are most definitely not burdened by an affliction. “The Mormons have great lessons to learn from their gay children,” says the Giant Box Elder Bug wearing the Jaclyn Smith sweater set from K-Mart, “Why do you think they have so many!?” Indeed.

The world is changing. The story is shifting. You are part of that. All of us. Every time you come out, every time you raise your voice and defend the “marginalized and miniaturized people of the earth,” every moment that personal authenticity informs your next choice. This is the work that Dottie invites us to engage: “to heal a world that is ailing from too much suffering.”

May that be the passion that consumes our lives. I’m grateful for Sister D. for sharing with us new possibilities and new stories. We all look forward to her second coming. Inthenameofjesuschrist — AMEN! Q

You can follow Dottie’s further adventures at sisterdottie.com.

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true to her Mormon core.

When you create a work of art, you never really know which parts will be well received and which might fall flat.

There were many surprises along the way. Perhaps due to a glowing review in The Deseret News, The Passion drew in a large number of active Mormons.

Every night I would look out across the audience and see seats plum-full of “Dotties” — brave Mormon moms unafraid to laugh at our cultural idiosyncrasies. And perhaps due in part to Dottie’s following on KRCL, there were many nights when our straight audience far outnumbered the queers.

One BYU professor in attendance told us that, like Dottie, he was asked by his employers not to talk about his gay child. Another LDS mother took me by the hand and, with tears in her eyes, told me how she was a Dottie and she had invited her 18-year-old son to the show in the hopes he would finally come out to her. I heard back later that night that he had.

There are many Mormons who, in the shadow of Proposition 8, are standing up for their gay family members.

They are loving and embracing them just as they are. Things are changing for the better.

For far too long, the Mormon leadership (and the born-again Christians and the Republican Party, et al) have tried to control the gay narrative. They have marginalized our lives, disparaged our love and actively worked to eliminate our rights. That day is over.

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1969. It was a magical time for me because I graduated in June, on Friday the 13th. I never took that date to be inauspicious. Rather, I felt it was a day for new beginnings.

My high school days had never been particularly kind to me, as I suspect they weren’t for most gay people. This was especially true in the ’60s, when nonconformity would get you taunted by your peers and suspended by the authorities.

We had dress standards and hair standards and jockstrap inspections.

Ah, graduation! I would rather not have gone to graduation, but my middle-class family would have none of that. The grandparents, the aunts and uncles, were all there to see me — the first boy in the family to graduate from high school. They were so proud.

It was a long ceremony outdoors in the warmth of the June sun, and because my last name starts with a W, my family and I had a long wait before my diploma was conferred. While jostling around in our green and gold caps and gowns before the ceremony, we seniors had to write our names on slips of paper to be handed to the principal when it was our turn. He would then solemnly pronounce our names, smile and shake our hands as the vice principal and counselors sorted through the diplomas. The jocks and the jokers of my school all goofed around of course, saying how cool it would be if they wrote Mickey Mouse or Ima Fink, or something just as inane on their slips.

I guess it was just getting my last lick in at the establishment, but I was the only student out of 300 who didn’t write my correct name. Instead I wrote “Edgar Beauregard Williams,” which is what the principal read to the bewilderment of my relatives. Grandma scolded me later. But at the time I didn’t care.

Principal Strong didn’t know me from Adam and I knew it. But I was now free, and in a small way this was my rebellion against the restraints of societal expectations. I was done with being the world’s best little boy.

Our graduation party was held at Disneyland. I didn’t want to go. I had no real connection with my classmates.

John Cunningham didn’t want to be locked up all night either, so we made our own plans for grad night. I didn’t care that John didn’t feel about me the way I felt about him; it just felt great that he wanted to spend graduation night with me. To outsiders it might have appeared we were on a date, but I tried to maintain the illusion that we were just

buddies out for pizza and a movie. We went to Me and Ed Pizza, then to the movies to see Goodbye Columbus, and then to the old Huntington Beach Pier, which at that time extended a quartermile out into the ocean.

We walked slowly, stopping at points to see the stars and the lights reflecting on the waves. The moon was a sliver and the stars glittered. It was one of the most romantic nights of my life. I was never sure what John felt about me leaning into him as close as I dared. I let John talk and I listened. He never spoke about us because there wasn’t any “us” for him. But I was bound and determined that there would be an us while John and I were together staring at the waning crescent moon.

‘If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh, why can’t I?’ In 1969, as an 18-year-old, I had no vocabulary for how I felt about John. I knew I loved John, but men did not love other men in the intimate romantic way I did. Homosexuals and queers were loathsome things, and I knew above all else that my love for John was not loathsome. Yet I felt it was shameful. A secret.

A secret love.

But times were changing even if I wasn’t aware that they were. In the June 1969 issue of Advocate, editor Dick Michaels prophesied: “L.A.’s homosexuals could be a very potent economic and political force IF UNITED. The time has come for a new leadership to rise from the wreckage of the past.”

In that same issue, future gay historian Jim Kepner wrote: “A new kind of homosexual movement is shaping up, bypassing the corpses … Homosexuals are beginning to move freely and surely in their own milieu — and accept their sexuality.”

On the East Coast, however, things seemed to be the same. On June 3, about 15 paddy wagons pulled up to a homo-

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sexual rendezvous near the docks of the East River in New York City. Cops emerged and beat people to the ground.

About a week later the homophile organization Mattachine Society of New York dispersed leaflets denouncing the harassment of homosexuals by New York City police. The Mattachine Society predicted retribution by the homosexual community if the police continued the brutality against them.

Back in Utah, a Brigham Young University student who had been suspended on the mere suspicion of homosexuality was arrested on June 18 when he was spotted on campus after his suspension. He was taken to court by BYU for trespassing.

A few days later on the summer solstice, the film The Killing of Sister George was reviewed by the Salt Lake Tribune.

Accompanying the article was a still of the film that showed two lesbian couples dancing. To my knowledge, this was the first time the newspaper used the word lesbian. The film is a drama about an aging British soap opera star. She is also a lesbian struggling with keeping the affection of a younger woman and keeping her television character from being axed.

On the first full day of summer, June 22, 1969, gay icon Judy Garland died at the age of 47 in the Chelsea section of London. Immediately, much of the older gay generation went into mourning.

Flags were lowered to half mast on Fire Island in New York City. Every gay person alive at that time knew where they were when they heard the news. Today there’s no one personality that so united gay men as did Judy Garland.

The Tribune acidly commented on her death writing, “Although she had tried suicide countless times, Scotland Yard said her death was due to natural causes.

She suffered from hepatitis, exhaustion, kidney ailments, nervous breakdowns, near fatal drug reactions, over weight, under weight and injuries suffered in falls. She was Hollywood’s queen of the comebacks.” Bitch.

What the Tribune didn’t mention was that little Dorothy Gale had come to symbolize, to the gays of her generation, all the suffering heaped upon those who simply wanted to be like her — “over the rainbow.” “If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why, oh, why can’t I?” A week later a revolution would begin in New York City, one spurred on by the ghost of Judy Garland — or so says the lore. Q

Once again, Utah’s business community has proven that it is light years ahead of some of Utah’s lawmakers when it comes to gay and transgender rights. By adding sexual orientation and gender identity to its nondiscrimination policy, Overstock.com has shown that the apocalypse will not come if queers can keep their jobs — and that the Proposition 8-inspired boycott against Utah also made about as much sense as sticking a fork in an electrical socket (not that we’re still pissed off about that or anything!).

Of course, it would be great if we could have an actual workplace law to protect us, but more companies taking the spirit of that law to heart is a nice step towards making that law a reality.

SNAP: Gov. Huntsman Goes to China OK, a confession: We’re usually pretty decisive here at QSaltLake, but we really don’t know what to make of Gov. Jon Huntsman’s appointment as U.S. ambassador to China. Whether you applaud the governor for supporting civil unions, or think he didn’t go far enough in supporting legislation to protect gay and lesbian Utahns, one thing is clear: As Brandon Burt pointed out, Huntsman did not actively work against gay and transgender Utahns. On the other hand, Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert’s refusal to talk about gay rights beyond Amendment 3 (which he supported, by the way) is kind of troubling. On the other hand, Huntsman’s leaving spurred the campaign to get Salt Lake County Mayor and pro-gay Democrat Peter Corroon elected as governor in 2010. On the other hand, will Herbert set the state back after seven years of Huntsman’s moderate leadership? On the other hand, Huntsman really does seem qualified for his new job, and improving the U.S.’ relations with China is a good thing ... Hmm. Yeah. We’ll just stop dithering and go with that one.

Congrats, Governor, and may nothing happen to prove our cautious congratulations unfounded.

SNAP: Utah Pride Festival Yeah, this one’s obvious and kinda silly. But we just thought it was cool to see so many organizations — new and old, gay-run and gay-friendly — participating this year. It seems the festival just gets bigger and better every year, and we think that’s just snap-worthy.

Creep of the Week Matt Barber

By D’Anne Witkowski

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since S upreme C ourt Justice David Souter announced that he is retiring, the blogosphere has been abuzz about whom President Obama will appoint to replace him. Much buzz in particular has been surrounding the names Kathleen Sullivan and Pam Karlan.

Sullivan is “a nationally prominent scholar and teacher of constitutional law” according to her faculty bio on the Stanford University Web site.

Pam Karlan is also a Stanford law professor who is “the founding director of the school’s extraordinarily successful Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, where students litigate live cases before the Court.”

There is, of course, a lot more to their bios.

In fact, the more you learn about them, the more qualified they seem. Until, that is, you learn this shocking fact: both women are (gasp!) lesbians.

And not the Condoleezza Rice kind, either. These ladies are open, blatant, professional lesbians.

Needless to say, this is making some members of the right-wing compound very upset. And they aren’t afraid to say so. One of those folks is Matt Barber of the Liberty Council, a group that calls itself “a litigation, education and policy organization dedicated to advancing religious freedom, the sanctity of human life and the traditional family.”

“Well, in light of this nation’s undeniable Christian heritage, it’s hard to believe we’re even having a conversation about whether a sitting United States president will count deviant sexual behavior as a favorable qualification in determining a nomination to the highest court of the land,” said Barber, according to OneNewsNow. com.

Christian heritage or no, I agree with Barber that hyping someone for a spot on the highest court in our land based on “deviant sexual behavior” would be totally fucked up. But the ver

only people having that conversation are folks like Barber who consider homosexuality to be the same thing as pedophilia or necrophilia or bestiality or any other truly deviant sexual behavior.

Hey, I haven’t done a full background check on Kathleen Sullivan or Pam Karlan, so who knows, maybe it’ll come out that one of them {ITAL really loves} potbellied pigs or lurks around her local Chuck E. Cheese.

But I doubt it.

But Barber doesn’t.

“We insist upon a Supreme Court justice who will strictly interpret the Constitution — which was the clear intent of our Founding Fathers — and not use the Constitution (or) abuse the Constitution as a means to an ideological end, which I fear this administration intends to do,” he said.

Gosh, that sounds familiar. It sounds like Barber is afraid that Obama will do for liberals what he and all of his ilk were begging President George W. Bush to do: appoint people who will do their ideological bidding. And they got what they wanted with Bush appointees John G. Roberts, Jr. and Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. Using and abusing the Constitution “as a means to an ideological end” is fine as long as that ideological end is legal discrimination against gays and lesbians and making sure women have no reproductive freedom.

Thankfully, we don’t have a dummy in the White House anymore. Obama isn’t a puppet for the gay agenda like Bush was for the right. Whoever ends up replacing Souter, I feel pretty confident that I won’t lose any sleep over it for the first time in eight years.

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D’Anne Witkowski has been gay for pay since 2003. She’s a freelance writer and poet (believe it!). When she’s not taking on the creeps of the world she reviews rock and roll shows in Detroit with her twin sister and teaches writing at the University of Michigan.

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by JoSelle Vanderhoft

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2009 Utah Pride Festival draws closer, I — like many of you — have a lot on my mind: the fabulous parties, the fabulous music, and the fabulous QSaltLake floaty-thing that always ends up driving about five float lengths ahead of you during the parade, no matter how fast you run after it while handing out copies of TheQPages.

OK, so that last one is something only I have on my mind. Still.

But since this is “Gay Geeks” and we’re rarely as serious as all that, I’m also thinking about comics. Well, and convincing Michael the parade route isn’t the autobahn. But mostly comics.

See, normally I hate writing about the theme of any event (memories of junior high Reflections contests ... quel horror!), but the theme for this year’s festival really jumped out at me: Pride. Voice. Action. To me, this theme celebrates the many wonderful queer s the

and queer-friendly organizations and individuals that keep our community strong, vibrant and active, from political groups like Equality Utah to social groups like sWerve to individuals like Jacob Whipple, Chloe Noble and Jill Hardman. We’re one lucky queer community, geeky ones, when you think about how much of a supportive network we’ve built up to sustain each other over the years. And if anything good can be said about California’s Proposition 8, that wicked piece of legislation served to make us even stronger and more cohesive.

Still, I think our strength as a community goes even further than that.

Remember the businesses that got on board with Equality Utah’s Common Ground Initiative after the bigots in our legislature shot it down? They may not be as obvious as, say, Pride In Your Community, but they also take pride in our community, support our voices,

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Yeah, this is the part where comics come in.

For the past decade or so, I’ve bought all of my “funny books” from Night Flight Comics, which is truly one of the most gay-friendly businesses with which it has been my pleasure to deal.

You might already known this, given the rainbow flags Night Flight’s library store flies during every Pride Festival.

But chances are, if you haven’t strolled past this shop on one weekend out of 52, you might not know that.

So, Night Flight’s gay-friendliness, let me show you it.

In life, there are just certain people you have to be able to trust: your bartender, your doctor, your mechanic and your accountant come immediately to mind (even though not all of those may be applicable to everyone reading). If you’re a geek, add comic book guy or gal to that list.

In fact, put comic book guy or gal near the top of that list — right above doctor, in fact (dentist, however, is another story).

I’ll tell you why: there are fewer things more frustrating and demoralizing than picking up a comic book you hate — especially if your comic book guy or gal recommended it to you. And I’m not talking some egregious offense like, say, having Archie appear in your hold tray with an “are you interested?” Post-It when you’re all about Sandman or The Walking Dead. No, geeky ones. I’m talking more like getting Grendel with an “are you interested?” note when you’re more about the goddamn Batman. The distinction between the two scenarios is canyon-sized.

So, how do you make sure your comic book guy or gal knows what you like?

Well, remember how I mentioned that trust thing before? Yeah, this is where that comes into play. To help your comic book guy or gal know what to recommend when you say, “I have all of this money I just need to get rid of,” you need to trust them enough to say such things as: “I love independent comics!” or “I only read comics about

re-animated corpses having existential crises.” or “So, I’m a big raging queer.

Got any comics about or by big raging queers?”

The difference here is that all of the above may get you some strange looks, depending on the comic book guy or gal; but only one of them might get you scolded, talked down to, ignored or outright banned from the store (hey, whoever said all geeks were gay-friendly?).

And this is where Night Flight is awesome, geeky ones. Back when I was just coming out in college, I struck up a friendship with owner Mimi Cruz and several of her hard-working, thoughtful and all-around great staff. And after testing the waters as all gay and transgender people do, I came out to her as a big raging queer who likes comics by and about big raging queers. And she and her staff not only introduced me to such wonderful comics as Strangers In Paradise, Bitchy Bitch, The Rawhide Kid: Slap Leather, the wonderfully queer worlds of genius Alan Moore, and about ninety thousand manga titles (seriously, gay and manga go together like jam and jelly), to name only a few, they did something even better: They accepted me as the big raging gay geek that I am without question. Oh, and they also provided invaluable help a few years ago, when I wrote a cover story for QSaltLake about gay comic book creators, which I think is one of the best features I’ve ever written.

In other words, they’re comic book guys and gals I trust even more than my doctor. They’ve never given me a recommendation I don’t like, or a reason to believe they’re anything but as gayfriendly as the displays they put up for Utah Pride. They talk the talk and walk the walk, and their selection and friendliness really just can’t be beat. And in doing that, they are just as much a part of ‘Pride. Voice. Action.’ as is any other part of our community.

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’VE NEVER BEEN WHAT YOU’D CALL A kid person. Even as a child I preferred the company of adults to people my own age. As an adult myself, I always relished my role as the favorite uncle — the guy who lived in a funky apartment in the big city, sent souvenirs from exotic vacations spots and gave the coolest presents at Christmas. But I never wanted anything with more responsibility. My partner Kelly and I used to refer to children as little life suckers.

So imagine my surprise when after over a dozen years together, Kelly sat me down and came out to me as a gay man who wanted to be a father. Unbeknownst to me, his biological clock had been ticking pretty loudly, and for quite a while he’d been going online to do research about adoption. And here I thought all that time he was spending on the computer he was looking at porn like any other normal gay man.

But he isn’t a typical gay man, and turns out neither am I. We both wanted to be parents.

However, this next stage in my life wasn’t something I was comfortable sharing with the world. Instead I chose a handful of very close friends in whom I guardedly confided. I deluded myself by saying I was simply managing expectations. What if Alameda County never placed a child with us? Why should my family have to experience the disappointment and heartbreak?

For his part, Kelly took the complete opposite approach, stopping just short of taking out an ad in USA Today. I lived in fear that someone from his family would run into my parents and ask, “So what do you think about the guys trying to adopt?”

This secrecy conflicted with how I lived every other aspect of my life. I had come out relatively early and continued to come out whenever I needed.

My family knew (even my family in Europe). My friends knew. My colleagues, neighbors and clients all knew. I wasn’t ashamed to be a gay man, but I guess the same couldn’t be said about potentially being a gay dad.

For two years following our training and certification it was all a moot point.

There had been a couple of false starts but nothing promising. Discouraged, we agreed to wait it out through the end of 2003 and then return to our lives as

“normal” gay men. But in October, our caseworker called asking if we wanted to be considered for a healthy baby boy.

With our cynicism toward the county system well rooted, we knew he’d be placed with a perfect straight family.

But that’s not what happened. A few days later, the caseworker called to say we’d been matched with the baby. We were going to be dads.

There was a laundry list of things to accomplish immediately before his arrival in our home: we needed a crib, changing table, diapers and formula.

Oh, and I needed to come out as a gay dad.

During the phone call with my parents, they raised very valid concerns about a child: the lack of medical history, the financial strain, the dramatic lifestyle changes. But not once did they say gay men shouldn’t be parents. They made it clear that it was not a decision they would make for us, but they fully supported us.

I followed this conversation with a detailed letter to my entire family announcing our son’s arrival. The response was amazingly positive. I had underestimated my family’s unconditional love and acceptance of me.

Three and half years later, when we learned our son’s mother had given birth to another baby, I didn’t hesitate to tell the world that we were going to be fathers again.

Being gay dads in California wasn’t all that challenging. For example, we learned after the fact that our oldest son’s preschool had read And Tango Makes Three, the true story of two male penguins in the Central Park Zoo, who hatched an egg and raised a chick together. When the teacher finished, one of the kids said, “Hey! Tango has two dads just like Gus, cool!”

Needless to say, we were somewhat apprehensive about moving back to Salt Lake. So far it’s been a positive step. My sons reinforce most people’s already existing assumption that I’m straight. But the reality of every day life requires me to come out to entire groups of people I would never need to if it weren’t for the boys. Every day my kids provide me with opportunities to change people’s opinions and preconceptions about gay men in a positive way.

It’s just one of the many benefits of being their dad. Q

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Dane Cook. Paper cuts. Sour cream. Prop comedy. Sex with women. Dane Cook. Provo. Success of any kind. The annual Utah Pride Festival.

Dane Cook.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m attending Pride this year, for the first time since 2006. During the past few years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a family event in California during the same weekend as Pride, and put up as big of a struggle to attend Pride as I would for, oh letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s say, the Spanish Inquisition.

Say what you will about the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition, but at least it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offer the potential of waking up on Monday morning with herpes and a hangover. And a vague recollection of who Paula Poundstone is.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve written in past columns about my belief that Pride, despite its best intentions, has become an over commercialized, alcohol-fueled sex romp, existing for the sole purpose of getting your drink on and your rocks off.

Gay men complain that the lesbianorganized festival doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t meet their entertainment needs, and lesbians complain that gay men donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take Pride seriously. At the end of the day, though, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really matter, because as long as I have an overpriced beer in my hand and a dick in my ass, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll know Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done my part for the gay community. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re welcome, Matthew Shepherd!

This year though, my cynicism towards Pride has softened. While I still believe Pride will be filled with dicks, dykes, douchebags and debauchery, I also believe that we genuinely have a reason this year to unite and celebrate who we are as a community. Individually, we may not be different people from who we were last year (with the exception of those who made the transition from pre-op to post-op). Nevertheless, we have evolved as a community and have many reasons to come together. A lot has happened to our community during the past 12 months, including the passage of Proposition 8, the Oscars won for a film based on Harvey Milkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, the legalization of same-sex marriage in Iowa, Vermont and Maine, and gay contestant Adam Lambert winning American Idol.

You live in your reality, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll live in

mine.

During the past year, for every two steps weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken forward weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken one drunken step backwards. We gained a sympathetic and liberal president, but discovered heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s afraid to take a stand for gay rights. We can get married in the more conservative Iowa, but cannot in the more liberal California.

We gained RuPaulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Drag Race, featuring some of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more talented drag queens, but we also gained Carrie Prejean, one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most homophobic beauty queens. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve taken two Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg steps forward, but one Elizabeth Hasselbeck step backwards.

Thus, the symbolism and importance of Pride means more than ever.

We can no longer allow Pride to remain simply a booty call at the bar, as it has been in the past. We should not think of Homosexual Headquarters as only a place to collect free condoms and to drink away brain cells. We should think of Pride as a place to share battle plans in the war for gay rights. We may have a lot to celebrate this year at Pride, but we can still be fired from our jobs, cannot get married in most states and continue to have a higher suicide rate than that of our straight peers.

Like that one book says (The Bible?

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Just Not That Into You?), there is a season for all things. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of time to be riotous, but now it is time for us to be mature. The gay community wishes to be taken seriously by the American people, but sometimes that seems as likely as the odds that Carrot Top will be taken seriously as a comedian. Or as a person who should be allowed in public.

I may not always like Pride, but I recognize its ability to bring the gay community together as nothing else can (with the exception of a Britney Spears concert). Maybe this year we can recognize Pride as a tool to organize politically, so that we might demonstrate to America that the gay agenda should be taken seriously, and that the gay community is a force to be reckoned with.

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Ryan Shattuck is a freelance writer, columnist, and has written his first book, available at www.revolutionsforfunandprofit.com

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Ruby Ridge Proud Like a Hurricane

By Ruby Ridge

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2009 Pride edition of QSaltLake.

Because this edition reaches our largest audience of the year, my dark overlord editors have decreed that I have to play nice. That means no ripping on closeted politicians cruising on Craigslist. No mentioning of wealthy gay patrons with their mail-order boy brides, and definitely no tawdry tales of gravity-defying group sex in hotels near the airport (you know who you are, and you should be ashamed ... and NO! that is not an appropriate use of an ice bucket and shower cap). But I digress.

As we celebrate Gay Pride, I just have to look back at what a hell of a year it has been. The national elections were exhilarating but exhausting, and once President Obama gets little things like the imploding economy, national security, global warming and health care issues under control, I hope he has still has some time and energy left to address some DOMA, DADT, and anti-gay discrimination concerns for us.

The Prop. 8 debacle in California and its local aftermath was exciting, mindnumbing and terrifying at the same time. The 2009 Utah Legislative Session was a minefield of political payback from the conservative culture warriors (seriously, one completely legal and peaceful gay rally around the Salt Lake Temple block and you’re ready to rebuild and repurpose the Topaz prison camps? What’s that about?). Governor Jon Huntsman surprised many when he came out in support of gay civil unions, and a rational conversation with Utah’s gays and lesbians, and what happens?

He promptly gets exiled to China.

Damn, those Utah County Eagle Forum operatives have some clout!

Speaking of the “shrinking but getting angrier” GOP tent, is anyone else feeling seriously uneasy about soon-tobe Governor Gary Herbert? Without Huntsman to moderate the right wing extremists in the legislature, it’s only a matter of time until the Utah County inmates are totally running the asylum (as if they weren’t already — nod, nod, wink, wink). And mark my words petals, it’s only a matter of time until Miss California Jello-Boobs, Carrie Prejean ends up being a keynote speaker at the Governor Conference on the Family.

Uugghh, don’t get me started.

Anyway pumpkins, I want to espouse a conspiracy theory about our political struggle for recognition, and it goes something like this: I believe Gay Pride

will never find mainstream support until we have a signature cocktail. There, I’ve said it. The only thing holding us back from marriage equality, equal protections under the law, and the full panoply of federal benefits, is our utter lack of a marketable libation that heterosexual binge drinkers can relate to, celebrate and overconsume.

Think about it, cherubs. Saint Patrick’s Day has pints and pints of green beer (or any beer, really). Mardi Gras has the Hurricane. Cinco de Mayo has margaritas and beer with lime wedgies, and what does Gay Pride have? Nada, zip, Liquid Nothingness. Sure we have commercial liquor distributors and vendors up the wazoo at our Pride Festivals and Parades (and yes, we do love them and their financial support dearly), but it’s not the same. I admit, niche demographics like Asian BDSM aficionados can celebrate Pride with a “Singapore Sling,” or drag queens can always sip “Stilletos” and “Silk Stockings,” and I guess lesbians can always order “Clam Diggers,” but where is the one-size-fits-most uber-cocktail designed to promote heterosexual bonding and empathy with our Rainbow clan? I’m not sure what that elusive cocktail is, but I think the main ingredients would have to be something fruity and involve tea bags. And it wouldn’t hurt if the garnish looks like a Carmen Miranda head-dress and the rim of the glass was dipped in granulated poppers, Viagra, and sugar. I’m just saying ...

Now I know what you’re thinking: “Ruby, Martin Luther King, Jr. and the black civil rights movement didn’t have a signature cocktail and they still gave us Civil Rights Day.” Which is absolutely true darlings, but I’m fairly positive that’s only to compensate for the Mike Huckabee-voting rednecks drinking Southern Comfort and celebrating Dr. King’s assassination for the other 364 days of the year. So it’s a trade-off when you really think about it.

Anyway, my proud little Marys, have a great time at Pride and think of me as you slurp down your cocktail or nonalcoholic beverage of choice. Oh, and remember your sun block.

Ciao, babies!

You can see Ruby Ridge performing live, in all of her politically incorrect polyester glory every third Friday of the month at Third Friday Bingo (First Baptist Church, 777 S 1300 E in Salt Lake City), or see her schedule at thirdfridaybingo.com.

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Dear Utah, We the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People of Utah...

Be part of QSaltLake’s Pride Booth by writing up to 50 words to complete that statement. Keep it cordial, keep it clean. This will become a traveling exhibit to all areas of the state and be our way of speaking to the average Utah citizen.

Send your submission to DearUtah@QSaltLake.com

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None has ever been on our cover or spotlighted before. We consider these people this year’s unsung heroes.

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Eric Ethington Founder: PRIDE In Your Community Website Tech Support Murray

QSaltLake: What does PRIDE In Your Community do and why is it important to the community?

didn’t do something to make this eventt stand out we wouldn’t have enough peo-t ple show up, so I proposed we do this ino Senator Buttars’ neighborhood, and tot see if we could speak with him as well.t We were fortunate enough to be invitedr into his office and four of us were able Q to speak with him for about 45 mint utes. I’ve been asked many times since m then if I thought we made a difference, and I always want to shout, “YES!” WeF showed Utah that our community iso always ready to take the high road, toa be the first ready to cross the isle andf t shake hands. o QSaltLake: How can other people get a involved? What needs does your orgac nization still have? w Ethington: PRIDE In Your Community Q is always looking for more volunteers. i We hold an event once a month, and it’s n always something that can be a lot of fun (June’s event is being planned rightF now and it should rival the Buttars/m Pumpkin Bread). If anyone would likef to join us, sign up on our facebook pagee under PRIDE In Your Community, ore email us at prideinyourcommunity@l e live.com

Ethington: PIYC is a community outreach group that works to develop the relationship between the LGBTQ communities and the rest of Utah. We perform community service projects primarily aimed at individuals, preferring to show up on people’s doorsteps ready to do something for them while asking nothing in return but friendship and love. I feel this is of vital importance during a time when the general tenor of our state is one of far extremes coming from both sides. My hope is that we can work together to bring everyone to the table to recognize we are all humans and need to work together for the betterment of all.

QSaltLake: Any last words?

QSaltLake: How and why did you get involved?

Isaac Furniss

Ethington: I’ve been involved in LGBT issues since I was 17 and volunteered as a youth office-aide at the Pride Center here in Salt Lake. But it was Proposition 8 this year which pushed me out of the crowd and into the front lines of the fight. I was asked to speak at the Join The Impact rally in Salt Lake City, and was so impressed with the organizer, Elaine Ball, that together we decided to form PRIDE In Your Community to continue love’s fight in our state.

QSaltLake: What is your favorite thing the group has done to help the community?

Ethington: My favorite event was definitely the pumpkin bread event. We were looking for something to do during the winter, but with no snow on the ground our shoveling idea went down the tubes. After some discussion, we came up with the idea of the pumpkin bread, which we could deliver doorto-door with our message of love and acceptance. About a week before the event, I was a little worried that if we

Ethington: My one hope in all of this is that the relationship between our infamous ultra-conservatives and our LGBTQ communities will continue to grow. We see the changes happening every day, from the parents who make the right choice and support a son or daughter who comes out, to our lone Republican senator who voted for the Common Ground Initiative bills. Utah is changing, one heart at a time, and I’m excited to be a part of that.

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QSaltLake: What does Love Is For Everyone do and why is it important toQ d the community? m Isaac Furniss: LIFE is a Gay/Straight Alliance. It’s mostly a social group, butL it works to advocate and educate fort and to the community at Utah State inU order to create a safer environment. It’sf recently been working to expand intos Logan and improve the communityb a there as a whole.

C QSaltLake: How and why did you gets involved? d Furniss: I never was able to be a parta of a GSA in high school. Coming fromp southeastern Idaho, there never wasa one at my small school. I heard aboutr this organization and figured it wouldh be good to go and try it out. At the least, I knew I’d meet some interesting people.c I was able to find a really good groupi

tthere and moved up through the ranks to eventually become a vice president nof the club. I am no longer in the executive council (last semester was my last term) but I plan to continue playing a role in the group.

QSaltLake: What is your favorite thing the group has done to help the community?

Furniss: My favorite events are the ones we do on-campus to get people’s attention. It’s always good to spout facts through a microphone to people that are just walking by. National Day of Silence, National Coming Out Day and others are really fun events. I especially like the biggest social event that we host — the Gender Blender dance.

QSaltLake: How can other people get involved? What needs does your organization still have?

tFurniss: People need only come to the meetings. From there they can sign up for tables, poster-making, rallies, social events, etc. Helping out is great, but reven just coming to events is what really makes the group work best. Numbers equals visibility — ally or GLBT.

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families. Equality Utah is trying to secure equal rights and protections for all families.

QSaltLake: How and why did you get involved?

Littlefield: Well it all started in college, I was the co-president of LGSU at the UofU. I was the assistant field coordinator for the ‘No on 3’ campaign in 2004, and have been involved with EU ever since. Why I got involved in the campaign is sort of obvious, Amendment 3 sucks. After the campaign ended, I did a lot of volunteer work, and was hired as an intern in 2006, and finally after having me around so much they decided to start paying me. Between volunteering and getting hired, I also worked to elect Rep. Christine Johnson, Sen. Scott McCoy and Salt Lake City Councilman Soren Simonsen. I also worked with Jenny Wilson in 2007 in her mayoral bid.

QSaltLake: What is your favorite thing the group has done to help the community?

Littlefield: Well, Equality Utah has done a lot to help this community, including writing and passing an anti-bullying and hazing bill in 2007 that helps to protect children in our schools, as well as stopping many anti-LGBT bills in the legislature. Though, my favorite thing that we have done to bring the community together was our remote phone bank for the ‘No on 8’ campaign in California. We had 40 people in the Equality Utah office calling Californians and urging them to vote No on Prop 8. We really were able to do something to help and show our support for the campaign, and truly stand in solidarity with California.

QSaltLake: How can other people get involved? What needs does your organization still have?

Littlefield: Well, I am sure everyone is familiar with the Common Ground Initiative, and things are just about to get started. We will be distributing Common Ground lawn signs at Pride.

We will be holding Town Hall Meetings in West Valley City, Taylorsville, Park City, Ogden and Sandy. We will also be canvassing and phone banking in those areas. We need to educate Utahns about the Common Ground Initiative, and we need your help!

QSaltLake: Any last words?

We all need to make time to get involved. If you are passionate about animal rights, get involved with your local animal rights organization. If you are passionate about LGBT rights, get involved with Equality Utah. Whatever your cause is, get involved! It is not enough to just vote in November, we need to educate ourselves about the issues, and talk to our families, friends, neighbors and co-workers about what is important to us, and take action when something comes up. It will take all of us to move forward.

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QSaltLake: What does Equality Utah do and why is it important to the community? t Lauren Littlefield: Equality Utah is the LGBT political advocacy group for nUtah. We focus on policy issues such as sfair workplace, fair housing, health insurance, and inheritance rights. We lobby the Utah Legislature on these issues and other issues that affect the LGBT Community of Utah. During election tseason, we endorse fair-minded candidates and try to get them elected. We also do community education around mpolicy issues, such as fair workplace and housing, adoption, relationship recognition, health insurance, and inheritance benefits.

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QSaltLake: What does Queer Student Union do and why is it important to the community?

David Alder: QSU is a student group dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive space for LGBTQ people, people of color, people with disabilities and any group of people who feel minoritized, castigated or misunderstood. In many ways, we’re all a little “queer.”

Currently, we’re working on a service project that will focus on queerowned businesses in the valley, assisting them in maintaining ADA compliance.

QSaltLake: How and why did you get involved?

Alder: I’ve always felt the intense desire to see changes take place in our society, to create a space where everyone can feel included, free from cruelty and violence, but I never knew how I could start. I began volunteering for the SLC Film Center after attending their Amnesty film

QSaltLake: What is your favoriteS thing the group has done to help the Q community?

R Alder: Our most recent, and arguablyp the largest activity in QSU’s history, R was the 2009 Gaybutante Ball, which t we held at the Gallivan Center one w rainy night. We intended the annual b event to be something that includedd not just college students, but anyonet that wished to see what we were up tot with QSU. It was a hugely successfult night with drag performances fromt members of QSU, as well as specialc performances and music from locals allies, like The Slippery Kittens Bur-a lesque, DJ Josh Cazier and Avenue. t QSaltLake: How can other people geta involved? What needs does your or-f a ganization still have? a Alder: There were over 28,000 matricQ ulated students at the University of i Utah ... when considering the statistics, at least 2500 of those students fitM somewhere in the LGBT rainbow. Wes want to know how best we can serveO the needs of those who are part of thet queer community on campus. We alsow need the help of those individuals forl the sake of continuing to reach out tot

the community as a whole. We have a lot of work to do if we’re to achieve true equality for LGBT people, and we need as many allies as possible.

If you’re interested in learning more about QSU and its efforts, e-mail us at utahqsu@gmail.com.

QSaltLake: Any last words?

Alder: Never take your coming out experience for granted. It’s yours.

It’s unique. No matter how “easy” or “difficult” it was, let it continue to teach you about the nature of transformation: if you hadn’t gone through that refining fire, you wouldn’t be the magnificent creature you are! Love yourself, even though the world would tell you to do otherwise.

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tive way, I knew that’s how I wanted to handle things. So when I started thinking what could I do, putting together an organization for fundraising seemed like a good idea. A way to get people together in a more fun and relaxing way, a way to bring the LGBT community together.

QSaltLake: What is your favorite thing the group has done to help the community?

Rhonda Martinez

Community In-Roads Alliance Community Organizer/Community Activist Salt Lake City

QSaltLake: What does Community InRoads Alliance do and why is it important to the community?

Rhonda Martinez: We hold fundraisers that will benefit the community as a whole, while supporting the local businesses and raising money to be donated to local community organizations. So far, money has been donated to Equality Utah and Utah Pride Center. Why is this important? My first thoughts are to bring together, educate, support one another and raise spirits and determination in everyone around. I do feel this is a positive way to bring everyone together (old friends and new). I just wanted everyone to feel this is all of our community, we all have something to add to it and we are all important.

QSaltLake: How and why did you get involved?

Martinez: I have always wanted to do something positive for the community.

One day I walked into Equality Utah to do some volunteer work. Through watching how they handled things, not lashing out in anger but getting across their message in a more peaceful posi-

Martinez: I would have to say seeing everyone getting together and supporting the community, while having a great time.

QSaltLake: How can other people get involved? What needs does your organization still have?

Martinez: Come to the fundraisers and support the community, our community needs each and everyone of us and we are always looking for volunteers to help out with the fundraisers. You can look us up on facebook or e-mail us at communityinroadsalliance@gmail.com QSaltLake: Any last words?

Martinez: This is something I truly enjoy, I really enjoy doing something positive for the community and have loved meeting everyone along this journey. We have gotten so much support from the community and local businesses. It has just been amazing!

I want to thank my awesome committee, what a great group of people and my partner Deanna who has been a tremendous amount of support. I also want to let everyone know we are having a fundraiser on May 29th at 8-10 p.m., Melody for Equality. We have some great things to raffle off and a silent auction (Under the Lindens Bed and Breakfast, Sugarhouse BBQ, art from Darin Jones to name a few) and Andy Livingston and Debbi Graham will perform. All proceeds will go to Equality Utah and Utah Pride Center.

I hope to see you all there and thank you for letting me be a part of People with Pride.

—Continued on page 28

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sWonson: They can join the group site at UtahQueerEventsyahoogroup or become a fan on Facebook.

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where they can link up on there own and join these groups to get there own individual e-mails. This way they can become more involved and active the community where they live. On Facebook they have community all the time listed on there site besides the Utah Queer Events group where events are listed every week.

There no reason to stay home or feel so alone with so much to do in our community. Nowadays, there is so much going on I can’t even keep up with it all. We a very vibrant community from recreational, spiritual, social, and political organizations to be active in. No excuse to say “there’s nothing to do” in our State.

sWonson: I created Utah Queer Events hoping it would be one stop calander where people within our community could join the group.

Then they send out events as well get updates about events happening within there community.

Qsaltlake: What is your favorite thing the group has done to help the community? sWonson: My hope in providing Utah Queer Events to the community is bring people out of there homes and see what a fantastic community we have. The yahoogroup site has lots of links from Social, Recreational, Spiritual, and political organizations

volunteer for in our community. I hope more people will become active and involved in the city where they live either with there community events. As well taking action when it becomes necessary a cause they care about.

I would like to thank QSaltLake for considering me a “Person of Pride.” I consider it a honor to be on the boards of Utah Pride Center and Utah Stonewall Democrats; as well as being active in many other organizations like Utah AIDS Foundation (The Village), Equality Utah, OUTreach Odgen, People with AIDS Coalition, Salt Lake Film Center, HRC, Royal Court of Golden Spike Empire, and many other organizations I have been involved in since I came “OUT” back 1992. Q

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Award-winning Comic Paula Poundstone Headlines Utah Pride

By Tony Hobday

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this year is longtime comic Paula Poundstone. She started doing stand-up in 1979, on open-mic nights in Boston, and has been entertaining en masse ever since.

Poundstone says, though, her childhood dream was to be a comedic actress, and though that dream doesn’t fully exist anymore, she is occasionally reminded of it with cartoon voice gigs and paneling the gameshow circuit on To Tell the Truth and The Hollywood Squares.

Her short-lived 1993 television variety series, The Paula Poundstone Show, could have made that dream a reality.

Yet, Poundstone says she is quite happy where she is in her life. “I like the sound of laughter and I like the attention,” admits Poundstone, about doing stand-up.

Simply, she says, she tells her jokes and takes care of her kids, and that’s good enough.

Along with stand-up gigs around the country, Poundstone also is a regular on NPR’s quiz show Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me — where the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world go head-to-head while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up. Perhaps Poundstone continues doing radio because of who she says is, or in her case, are her favorite comedians. Bob and Ray (Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding) was an American television and radio comedy team of some 50 years. Their style was deadpan, and many of their segments were purely improvised, both of which are much like Poundstone’s routines.

However, Poundstone also finds Lily Tomlin “brilliant” and “there’s nobody better.”

Perhaps Poundstone’s mentors had helped her garner an American Comedy Award in 1989 as “the nation’s best female stand-up comic;” as well as two Cable ACE Awards — one for her HBO comedy special Cats, Cops and Stuff and, ironically, one for her two-episode run of The Paula Poundstone Show.

Stretcing her talents even further, Poundstone was a columnist for Mother Jones magazine for several years in the 1990s and in 2007 her first book was published, entitled There Is Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say. “It took me nine years to write it,” says Poundstone. “I’m just scattered, but I knew how it would end first so I wrote the ending and then wrote backwards to the beginning. I barely slept those last few months, I was possessed by it.”

Poundstone’s private life spills over

into her public persona since her act typically contains self-deprecating humor. She has quipped: “I don’t have a bank account because I don’t know my mother’s maiden name,” and “I got my dog three years ago because I was drunk in a pet store. We had nine cats at the time. The cats started hiding the alcohol after that.”

Poundstone is a liberal, atheist, Capricorn, animal-lover and mother to three adopted children. Though her masculine attire and demeanor may suggest otherwise, Poundstone is asexual, doesn’t date and has never been romantically involved with anyone. “I don’t have sex because I don’t like it,” she says. “I’d have to marry a Mormon so someone could cover my shift.”

Poundstone also admits she’s a bit obsessive-compulsive — she will eat a whole box of Pop Tarts in one sitting just to “tidy up, really.” Plus, she says that her best friend is her multiple personality, and that she’s “no stroll in the park.”

Poundstone may not be a “stroll in the park,” but she has a large, loyal fanbase. Her laid-back attitude on a simple stage — a stool, a mic and a can of soda pop — and her time-honored, unscripted “Who are you? What do you do?” act is what makes Poundstone so damn likable. She admits she used to rehearse her act endlessly before going on stage, but no matter how much she rehearsed she would always forget what she meant to say. “I’d forget because I was nervous, so I was forced to talk to the crowds.”

And crowds of hundreds are likey to form for Poundstone on the Washington Square grounds on Saturday, June 6, just as they had in 2008 for Meshell N’degeocello, and in 2007 for Sheena Easton and En Vogue. Poundstone says she has been to Salt Lake City many times to do shows, but this is the first doing Utah Pride, and only her second ever pride festival. “I did Philadelphia Pride awhile back [2006] and it was great,” says Poundstone. “There was a man in a purple tux and hot pants, and he was like an ‘honorary mayor’ or something like that. The whole thing had a carnivalesque feeling.”

“I’ve enjoyed coming to Salt Lake City, the audiences are great,” she states. “But I don’t come out of my hotel room much when I’m on the road, so I don’t really know the nuances [of Salt Lake] ... but I’ve seen that big church thing.” Q

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An Amazing, Wonderful Thing: Cleve Jones’ Life as an Activist Interview by JoSelle Vanderhooft

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year’s Utah Pride Parade is Cleve Jones, a California-based gay rights, HIV/AIDS and labor activist who worked as a student intern in the office of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk. After Milk’s assassination in 1978, Jones went on to co-found the San Francisco AIDS Foundation in 1993. He is also the creator of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt. The largest community arts project in the world, the quilt currently has some 80,000 squares commemorating U.S. Americans who have died from the disease (Jones contributed the first square in 1987 in honor of his best friend Marvin Feldman).

An author, activist and lecturer, Jones speaks frequently about the AIDS Quilt, HIV/AIDS issues, workplace diversity, the gay rights movement and his experiences in Milk’s office. He lives in Palm Springs, Calif.

Jones will be honored at the Utah Pride Festival’s Grand Marshal Reception on Friday, June 5 at 6 p.m. As Grand Marshal, he will also open the festivities on June 6 at 4 p.m. in front of the Federal Building, 125 S. State St.

JoSelle Vanderhooft: How did you get involved with the Utah Pride Festival, and what drew you to Salt Lake City?

Cleve Jones: I was invited and I accepted quite happily because I’ve had really wonderful experiences in Utah.

I’ve spoken at a number of colleges and high schools in Salt Lake City and Ogden and Logan. It’s a beautiful state.

I have been surprised at every visit by how welcomed I felt and how many people were receptive to the message of HIV/AIDS prevention and also LGBT equality. I live in California and I’ve been very involved in the effort to repeal Proposition 8. Of course, the role of the LDS Church in [efforts to pass Prop. 8] has been well documented and is very controversial. While initially there were a great many expressions

of anger against the LDS Church — and I think that’s understandable — I firmly believe that all people of faith are potential allies in the long struggle for equality. I think that all people of faith, if they are genuinely seeking to do God’s will on this planet — I think part of that includes justice and freedom. My friend Dustin Lance Black, who is a former Mormon who wrote the film Milk, told me about his trip to Salt Lake City a few months ago, where he was just amazed by the warmth and the excitement around his visit. So I’m really looking forward to this. I want to support my brothers and sisters who are doing difficult work in a relatively conservative environment, and also to be a small part if I can of encouraging dialogue on these issues.

JV: Utah’s gay activism, which has been very strong for decades, came to national attention just after Proposition 8. Do you have any thoughts on how Utah has become a big battle ground for gay rights?

CJ: I think Utah is a very important part of this effort right now, and I’ve been extremely heartened by the news that I’ve seen coming out of Utah. Also I should say I have received many e-mails since Milk came out from residents of Utah, both gay and straight, and some of the e-mails I got were from heterosexual practicing Mormons who said they were changing their position, they were changing their minds on this [the morality of homosexuality]. I think many members of the LDS Church are uncomfortable having the church’s resources spent on these political campaigns to take away people’s rights. I think many members of the LDS [Church] have come to understand they themselves have gay, lesbian and bisexual members of their family. These are some of the reasons I’m excited about coming back to Utah.

JV: Speaking of the film Milk, many people in Utah are comparing what’s

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happening here to Harvey Milk’s message. I’d love hear your thoughts on what working for him was like, and if his legacy is alive in us today.

CJ: Well, meeting Harvey Milk was undoubtedly the single most important thing that ever happened to me. His legacy is alive and well, and I think that Harvey would have welcomed an opportunity to visit Salt Lake City. Harvey was all about crossing boundaries and the barriers that divide us. He was absolutely fearless that way, and he was terribly effective because he was so genuinely empathetic, and good at finding common ground with people from backgrounds that superficially seemed very different.

JV: How exactly did your time with him inspire you?

CJ: The most important thing I learned form him was the importance of finding common ground, common struggles, ways people can work together. And also as a young person, you know, he gave me a lot of confidence and really encouraged me. He was a wonderful mentor for young people — gay and straight, boys and girls. He really cared about young people.

JV: I’d love to hear a little about how Project Names has grown and your thoughts about it.

CJ: I’m no longer involved with the AIDS Memorial Quilt. And I work for the labor union now, though I am still concerned about HIV/AIDS. It’s frustrating to see a new generation dealing

with this, and I just — I get to speak to a lot of young people now, and I always include information about HIV/AIDS and how important it is for them to protect themselves. Almost all the new infections are among young people, and I find it really heartbreaking.

JV: You mentioned labor unions. Tell me a little about your involvement with them?

CJ: For about four years now I’ve been working with UNITE HERE International Union. We represent hotel, restaurant, casino, laundry, textile, food service workers. My job is to build the growing coalition between the LGBT movement and the labor movement.

I’m very, very excited about the work, particularly as it affects our ability to change the hearts and minds of working people in this country, particularly within immigrant communities, on gay issues. I also work today with an organization called the Courage Campaign.

JV: Yes, I’ve heard of them!

CJ: It’s a wonderful organization that is involved in a whole range of progressive social issues, and is also taking a real leadership role in repealing Proposition 8. I think what is bringing me the most joy and satisfaction in my life right now is my work through UNITE HERE and my work with the Courage Campaign. I find myself in these rooms filled with people, and I look around these rooms and I see gay and straight, black and brown and white, all working together. And that to me is an amazing and wonderful thing. Q

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by JoSelle Vanderhooft

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get asked about their name a lot. So much, in fact, that the all-female “rock ’n’ blues band” has added the following explanation to their Web site: “None of us are sisters ... at least to each other. Some of us are wives, but that’s really beside the point.

‘Sister Wives’ is a term used to describe the relationship of wives in a polygamous relationship and is generally considered a term of endearment. And no, none of us is in a polygamous relationship either. It’s just a great band name, people!”

But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a fun story behind that great band name.

Lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mona Stevens said the band got its name when two of its members, bass player Jani Gamble and drummer Amy Boettger, were sharing a house together during the 2002 Olympics. One morning, Boettger’s husband called the two women to the breakfast table by shouting, “Sister wives! Breakfast is ready!”

The rest, as they say, is history.

“They had the band named before I showed up, and here I am from Utah, and I had no idea that’s what polygamist wives called each other,” laughed Stevens.

The quartet of Sister Wives (which includes lead guitarist Jesse Luckett) actually began as a duo and a church band at Holladay United Church of Christ. In early 2003, Boettger and Gamble decided they wanted to put together — in Gamble’s words — “an all-female band that really rocked.” The two got together with a keyboard player, and soon met Mona through the church as well. After practicing together for awhile, the band decided to hold a concert in order to begin building their repertoire. They sent out a few e-mails and expected that a handful of friends and family would show up.

“We wound up having like 300 people,” said Gamble. “It was just so amazing for our debut concert, and we were scared shitless, let me tell you. We were brand new, and we weren’t very good at that point, because we hadn’t played together — not that we aren’t incredibly

talented, of course!”

They played together for about six months before adding Luckett, who is their youngest member. After a time, they parted ways with their keyboardist to become the line-up that Utah audiences — and audiences across the West — know and love.

And know and love them they should.

Between the four of them, the Sister Wives have not only boundless talent, but decades of musical experience. Stevens has studied classical, blues and folk guitar and spent four years in Nashville writing and performing songs alone and with her Mona Rae Stevens Band. Many of the songs she wrote during this time are now part of the Sister Wives’ repertoire. Boettger played drums and other percussion instruments in high school and college and has experience in rock, jazz, punk, blues, big band and country music bands, as well as experience as a music teacher. Gamble is classically trained and proficient in several musical styles, and also plays guitar and mandolin. Although she didn’t start out as a bass player, Gamble, who doubles as the band’s webmistress, says the instrument is now her favorite.

“I played a little bass when the bass wasn’t there, but I didn’t really pick it up until we started the band because we had too many guitar players,” she explained. “That was really fun for me because I’d never paid attention to bass lines. I still insist that if a song has an interesting bass line, it’s a great song.”

And when it comes to Luckett, her band mates have nothing but praise.

“She is a prodigy,” said Boettger.

“She played a lot of things growing up, kind of dabbling to see what she really liked, but when she was about 17 she learned how to play lead blues guitar and just took to it. By the time she joined us she had only been playing six months, and she was amazing. She’s getting better. She’s equally as good as anybody you might hear on the radio.

She’s still growing into it and she’s got a ways to go, but the sky’s the limit with her talent. I’d say that with any of us.

The sky’s the limit. The more we play together.”

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When it comes to the kind of music the women play together, Stevens identifies it mostly as blues — though not the kind of blues you might think of when you hear the term.

“We’re a blues band, but we’re very high energy,” she said. “You won’t hear a lot of open-a-vein kind of blues. It’s almost more Southern rock.”

But whatever you want to call the Sister Wives’ style, its very popular throughout the West. In the six years they’ve played together, the band has performed at a number of venues in California, Nevada, Idaho, Washington (including the San Juan islands), Oregon, and at just about every music festival in Utah, including the Utah Arts Festival and Moab’s Red Rock Women’s Music Festival. While the group hopes to play in Colorado and Arizona in the future, they see themselves as being a regional band for the time being.

“For us to go much further than that, we’d have to have really high paying gigs or a bunch of gigs that could help us afford the gas,” said Stevens.

And out of all the festivals they’ve played, the group identifies Utah Pride as one of their favorites. So much so, in fact, that the group will appear there again on June 7.

“It is a great stage with a great sound system and we sound big there,” said Gamble. “We love to sound big. It’s a very enthusiastic audience and we love to play there.”

The band is, as Stevens describes it, an “even split” between gay and straight members. But regardless of its individual members’ sexual orientations, Stevens says the band plays at the festival because they believe in the message it promotes — that of acceptance of people of all orientations and gender identities.

“We just feel strongly about the rights of other people and everything that Pride represents,” said Stevens.

“We would certainly be remiss in who we are as people if we wouldn’t play Pride.”

Wherever they play, be that for a blues festival or a Pride festival, the women all say that they have a great time.

“What’s fun about this is the energy we have and our connection on stage,” said Gamble. “People will come up after and say, ‘Wow, you girls look like you’re having fun,” and we say of course we are. How can you not have fun when you’re playing with a bunch of women?”

To date, the Sister Wives have released two CDs and hope to unveil a live CD later in June. They will also release a DVD of one of their concerts. To learn more about the Sister Wives and to hear or purchase their music, visit home.comcast.net/~sisterwives. They are scheduled to play at the Utah Pride Festival on Sunday, June 7 at 1 p.m. on the North Stage. Q

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rights, as well as for openly supporting civil unions for same-sex couples in Utah. Throughout his tenure, he has encouraged legislators and policy makers to take the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs into consideration when developing policy and legislation. He has also stepped out to lend his support to the Common Ground Initiatives introduced by Equality Utah during the 2009 Legislative Session.

The Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award was established in 1987 and was first presented to Dr. Kristen Ries for her humanitarian efforts in dealing with the AIDS crisis.

The award is forever named Gov. Jon Huntsman in her honor.

This award recognizes outstanding service to the greater LGBT community in Utah, and is given to individual(s) who are dedicated to continuing that legacy of service. Those who receive this award are role models for Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gay and transgender community, and like Dr. Kristen Ries â&#x20AC;&#x153;exemplify everything that the award has stood for: compassion, leadership and courage.â&#x20AC;?

W a l t e r Larabee, chosen by a body of former Dr. Kristen Ries Community Service Award recipients, has worked tirelessly as a performer providing quality Walter Larabee music, dance, storytelling and comedy to GLBT Utahns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walter has demonstrated how performing in drag is a positive outlet that helps men and women bridge the gap between the societal constraints of reality and the limitless potential that exists in the world of imagination and fantasy,â&#x20AC;? said Valerie Larabee, executive director of Utah Pride Center.

The awards will be presented at the Utah Pride Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Grand Marshal Reception, which will honor activist Cleve Jones as the Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2009 Grand Marshal. The reception begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 5 at Trofi in the Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 S. West Temple. Recipients will also be honored on Saturday, June 6 at the Utah Pride Festivalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening ceremony and again Sunday, June 7 at the 2009 Utah Pride Parade.

Michael N. Westley is the Utah Pride Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s media and special events coordinator.

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5:30 pm DJ:K, North Stage 5:30 pm DJ Nick James, South Stage 7 pm

Paula Poundstone, North Stage

9 pm

Club Music Dance Party with Voodoo Box, North Stage

11 pm

Festival Gates Closed

YOUTH ZONE

FIRST AID ATM

Festival Gates Open, Washington Sq

LOUNGE

BOOTHS

Periodic Table of Funk, North Stage

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12:30 pm Cody Dew, South Stage 12:30 pm Karaoke Competition, West Stage

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Sister Wives, North Stage

parade route

2:30 pm Alicia Faith, South Stage

3 pm

Bronwen Beecher, North Stage (Visit band website)

200 south

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Debi Graham, North Stage

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free speech area

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trax

1:30 pm Drag Competition, West Stage

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1:30 pm Sotto Voce, South Stage 2 pm

judges

3:30 pm Honey, South Stage

Kid Madusa, North Stage

4:30 pm DJ Pancho, South Stage

4:30 pm Xbox Competition, West Stage

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Saliva Sisters, North Stage

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3:30 pm Comedienne Karen Bayard, West Stage

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3:30 pm Interfaith March

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Saturday, June 6 Pride Interfaith Service First United Methodist Church, 203 S 200 E

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TICKET SALES

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Grand Marshal Reception After Party honoring Cleve Jones, Presidential Suite, Salt Lake City Center Hilton. Tickets $150 available at utahpride.org.

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Saturday, June 6 Sunday, June 7 5:30 p.m.

11:30 am

North Stage

South Stage

DJ K

DJ K, or Kyle Kerr, is a Salt Lake City based house/electro/club deejay that is sure to fill a dance floor. He plays frequently at the Circle Lounge and Huka Bar. His most recent mixed album, Live the Life: Volume 2, release in March, is chock-full of sexy beats, electric synth sounds and soaring vocals.

5:30 p.m.

DJ Nick James South Stage

DJ Nick James will spin his sexy, soulful, deep house blend as a kick-off to the festival’s entertainment. James is a Salt Lake City resident and master deejay. For nearly 10 years, James has kept dance floors full of house music lovers and those wishing to catch a bit of joy or escape to a driving, sexy beat.

7 p.m.

Paula Poundstone North Stage

Clad in her trademark suit and tie, Saturday night’s headliner Paula Poundstone, standup comedian, delivers self-deprecating, side-splitting humor that will make you laugh out loud time and time again. Ms. Poundstone’s routine is considered by some as a substitution for an aggressive ab workout. A Massachusetts native, Poundstone began her comedic career in the late 1970s in Boston and later moved to San Francisco.

She has performed for several HBO comedy specials and won an Emmy for her field pieces on PBS’s Life & Times. Poundstone published her first book There’s Nothing In This Book That I Meant To Say, which was released in 1996. Her off-kilter sensibility and impeccable timing made her a perfect fit for NPR’s “oddly informative” weekly news quiz program, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me, which she joined as a regular panelist seven years ago, according to her Web site. Hosted by Peter Segal, the show is broadcast in 50 states and gives Paula a chance to match wits with some of today’s leading pundits — not to mention interact with some of the people at the forefront of our nation’s eyes.

9 p.m.

Club Music Dance Party — Voodoo Box North Stage

The nine-member ensemble of Voodoo Box say their sound is “like all your favorite funked-out, grindworthy, getting busy songs — only with our own original amped-up flavor. The group features the vocal trio of Jennifer and Danny Tarasevich along with Jennifer Royall, CJ Burton on drums, Jeremy Abernathy on keyboards, Dale Lee on saxophone, Steve Mansfield on trumpet, Ben Richards on guitar, Alex Rowe on bass. Talent and inspiration are plentiful with this group packaged inside familiar, toe-tapping tunes.

11 p.m. Festival Gates Closed

Otter Creek Otter Creek is a wife and husband duo performing a mix of original songs, folk hymns, Utah and American roots music on the mountain dulcimer, banjo, mandolin, guitar, and fiddling that ranges from the purity of a mountain stream to the clatter of a runaway freight train. Both Peter and Mary have degrees in music and years of classical training. Growing up just four blocks from each other in the Avenues of Salt Lake City they have played music together most of their lives. They have performed together in symphony orchestras, string quartets, bands and choirs. The diversity of their musical experience brings a new perspective to old favorites and a sparkling vitality to their original compositions.

12 p.m.

Periodical Table North Stage

Periodic Table of Funk is a funk jam band with a jazz and trance twist, incorporating high energy improvisation with hard-hitting bass and drum rhythms. This energetic and visionary powerhouse of danceable grooves and psychedelic moods makes for a totally unique live music experience.

12:30 p.m.

Cody Dew South Stage

The quote on Cody Dew’s Myspace page says, “Most people die with their music still inside them.” With the help of his guitar and an obvious drive to share his message, Cody Dew is not going to be one of those people.

The acoustic sounds, strong storytelling and rich baritone voice of this Ogden resident are sure to draw a crowd at this year’s festival.

1 p.m.

Sister Wives North Stage

Ranging from soulful blues to fiery rock to all-out dance grooves, the Sister Wives defy the conventional norms typically set for all-women bands with the range and depth of their musical energy and virtuosity. The Sister Wives: Mona Steves, Jesse Luckett, Jani Gamble and Amy Boettger, display a “multitude of musical attitudes in a style that is part Stevie Ray Vaughn, a little Sippie Wallace and a little Allman Brothers,” according to their Web site, www.sisterwivesband.com.

1:30 p.m.

Sotto Voce South Stage

Sotto Voce is an A Cappella quartet that performs a wide range of styles from doo-wop and 1950’s classics to spirituals, gospel, classical and soft rock.

2:00 pm

Debi Graham Band North Stage

The Debi Graham Band is a “dynamic aggressive acoustic rock trio, lead by powerhouse rhythms, low-end full throttle funk grooves, exhaustive guitar and passionate vocal melodies,” according to drummer Maria Galiano, who also provides back up vocals.

Bassist Larry Martinez, who has worked the Salt Lake and Portland music scenes will keep the groove moving.

2:30 p.m.

Alicia Faith South Stage

The bio on the Web site of Alicia Faith calls her: “beautiful and soulfoul. Vocals that go far beyond the hazel green eyes that captivate you, even from the stage. Lyrics that speak from experience, emotional depth and a tender sorrow that only comes through in her melodies, will imprison you willingly at her performance.” And even a brief listen to her music confirms the depth and passion of this rising talent.

3 p.m.

4 p.m.

Kid Madusa North Stage

Kid Madusa is longtime local musician Lindsay Desiree Heath. Her past projects have generally included drumming for bands; yet this time, Lindsay is focusing on a much more melodic solo project. Lindsay writes and performs all of the piano, snyth, vocals and drums herself on recordings, and at times employs a group of accompanists to back her up live. The result is a pianoheavy ethereal and atmospheric sound with electronic beats and that remains simultaneously interesting and calm.

Bronwen Beecher

4:30 p.m.

Bronwen Beecher says she understands music at its root. This understanding makes every kind of music and instrument graspable ... even simple, she says on her Web site, bronwenbeecher.com. The 31-year-old Salt Lake City fiddler/singer/composer has a strong talent for creating a melody and is a master with her instrument. For the past decade, Bronwen has played professionally in classical, rock, Celtic, bluegrass, folk and alternative ensembles in clubs, café festivals, recording studios and on tour locally and nationally.

South Stage

North Stage

DJ Pancho DJ Pancho is the resident DJ Rage, Salt Lake’s hottest 21 & older gay club night, held every Saturday at Salt Lake City’s The Depot night club, at the north end of Gateway shopping/living complex.

Pancho’s electro-pop sound has been rockin’ dance floors for nearly 10 years and is a must-see deejay in Salt Lake City.

3:30 p.m.

Honey

South Stage

Honey, also known as Mary Tebbs, is a Salt Lake city based singer/songwriter. She says her music is a “journey into awareness and exploring [of her] connection to the universe,” according to her Myspace page. She is a regular performer at Sugar House Coffee where patrons listen intently to her sweet, soulful and melodic acoustical sound.

3:30 p.m.

Comedian Karen Bayard West Stage

A former Utah Pride Festival Master of Ceremonies, Karen Bayard has a unique and comedic style colored with a distinct cultural flair with characters and accents inspired by her life experiences. Whether Bayard is “dishing out advice as ‘Bernie, the Jamaican talk show host,’ or revealing lessons from her quest for vibrant living or highlighting everyday things in outrageously funny ways ... you’ll relate and be left in stitches,” according to her Web site, k ­ arenbayardcomedy.com.

5 p.m.

Saliva Sisters North Stage

This spunky trio of hilarious singers have opened for the likes of Roseanne Barr and Joan Rivers, but we’re proud to call them Utah’s Own — having played for 20 years consecutively at the Utah Arts Festival. These wacky ladies parody well-known tunes in styles ranging from doo-wop to disco, all while working in current events and something about bras or bidets. The trio consists of Rebecca Terry-Heal, Kristen Merrill and Michelle Nunely. A Salt Lake staple, every Utahn should see them at least once.

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Q GUIDE TO

PRIDE

A History of Gay Pride in Utah

by Ben Williams

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celebrate Pride Day i n Utah as part of a directive which originated in 1969 when the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations (ECHO) adopted the motion to hold “parallel demonstrations on the last Saturday in June to commemorate the rebellion on Christopher Street.”

The reference to the rebellion on Christopher Street, of course, refers to the Stonewall Inn riots in New York e

City. Utah has celebrated being “Gay and Proud” for the last 35 years and perhaps even earlier by individuals.

PRIDE IN THE SEVENTIES A “Beer Bust Kegger” sponsored in 1974 by the old Sun Tavern was the first attempt to bring people together to celebrate the emergence of an openly gay community in Utah. Over 200 men and women celebrated “Gay Pride” along the shores of the Great Salt Lake at, what was once known as, “Bare Bum Beach.”

The first official community-wide sponsored pride celebration called “Gay Freedom Day” was held June 1, 1975. Sponsored by the Gay Community Service Center, the event was held in City Creek Canyon where festivities included free beer, food, soft drinks, volleyball, an all-day “do your own thing” talent revue and sing-a-long, games for prizes and a white elephant auction. A shuttle service from local gay bars ran to and from the site for those who didn’t have transportation.

For the next three years pride days were known as Gay Freedom Days and promoted mainly by the Gay Service Committee and the Salt Lake Coalition of Human Rights. The most ambitious of these celebrations was a festival and conference held 32 years ago in 1977, which featured Sgt. Leonard Matlovich as the keynote speaker. Matlovich was an ex-Air Force Sergeant and winner of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart who was also a gay Mormon.

As the heady “Gay Power Days” of the 1970s began to wane, a fragmented community ravaged by the onslaught of a conservative backlash tried to hold scaled down Gay Day celebrations. Without widespread support, the spirit of Gay Pride was kept going

by individual groups such as the Tavern Guild, Affirmation and LGSU.

PRIDE IN THE EIGHTIES In 1983 members of the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire met to revitalize the true concept of a “Gay Pride Day.” Tim Leming, Marshall Brunner, Larry Pacheco and Mel Rohland, among others, formed a committee and put together an event billed as a “Basket Social” held in Fairmont Park. This Pride Day Committee sponsored the event for the next three years and was the first to adopt a national Pride Day Committee’s theme.

The chairs during these years were Marshall Brunner, Nikki Boyer and Mitchell Beauchaine. Beauchaine was the last chairman during these years and held Gay and Lesbian Pride Day in Pioneer Park in 1986. In 1984, Joe Redburn booked the perennial favorite Saliva Sisters who performed for the first time at Utah’s Gay Pride.

In 1987 the newly-formed Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah took over the responsibilities of Utah’s annual Pride Days. Donnie Eastepp, Emperor XII of the RCGSE, was elected chair of the Pride Day Committee. He created a Community Service Award which was presented to Dr. Kristen

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Ries for her efforts treating AIDS patients when no other doctors in Utah were willing to do so. The award was established to recognize outstanding service to the gay and lesbian community. Eastepp also moved the location of Gay Pride Day to Sunnyside Park where it remained until 1989. Floyd Gamble, Steven Lloyd, Julie Pollock and Curtis Jensen, Kevin Hillman, Deborah Rosenberg, Antonia Dela Guerra, Kyle Kennedy, Kathy Matthews and Julie Hale where the chairs and co-chairs of ­GLCCU’s Pride Day Committee over these seven years.

They provided Utah’s gay community a consistently successful event celebrating Utah’s sexual minorities.

The Kristen Ries Community Service recipients during this time were Rev. Bruce Barton, KUTV Channel 2, Chuck Whyte, Nikki Boyer, Becky Moss, Ben Williams, the College of Monarchs of the Royal Court of the Golden Spike Empire, Craig Miller, Ben Barr, Val Mansfield, Kathy Worthington and Kim Russo.

PRIDE IN THE NINETIES In 1990 on the 21st anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the Salt Lake City gay community held its first Gay and Lesbian Pride March. Nearly 200 people gathered on the steps of the state capitol to listen to speeches by Connell “Rocky” O’Donovan, who organized the march, Becky Moorman, Angela Nutt and Robert Austin. The pride festival was held at the Northwest Community Center.

Under the direction of Kevin Hillman and his co-chairs, Pride Day expanded, and in 1991 moved to the Salt Lake County Fairgrounds in Murray.

The 1991 Pride Committee added to the festival a pride guide, an art show and contest, sponsored by Angela Nutt and David Thometz, and a Utah Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, created

by Marlin Criddle. They also brought in for the first time a nationally syndicated columnist, Dell Richards, as keynote speaker. For entertainment, Lynn Lavner, a nationally-known lesbian singer was brought to Utah whose performance was interrupted by a contingency of Neo-Nazi skinheads who marched into the celebration and were met by Anti-Violence Project founder Michael Aaron. While no violence occurred, it was a tense situation. Dozens of Pride-goers surrounded the skinheads and turned their backs on them, making them invisible to the crowd and, thus, negating the reason they were there. They left after less than 10 minutes.

Connell O’Donovan’s second Gay Pride March was also disrupted by Neo-Nazis who stood on the east steps

of the City County Building taunting the marchers rallying at Washington Square. The tradition of an annual Pride March and Rally ended when Rocky O’Donovan left Salt Lake City in 1992. No one came forward to organize a third and it would be two years before Bruce Harmon and Rev. Bruce Barton, along with then-Pride Chair Jeff Freedman, stepped forward to re-invent the Pride March and Rally and transform it into something even greater: the Gay Pride Parade.

Pride Days under the directions of the Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah transformed the celebration from simply a day in the park to a major annual event where Salt Lake City’s politicians began to attend and the quality of Pride Day entertainers and speakers increased.

With the election of Jeff Freedman as chair of the GLCCU’s Gay Pride Day Committee, the organization began its transition from being simply a committee, to being GLCCU’s sole entity when the organization collapsed in 1995. Freedman and co-chair Julie Hale were the last formally-elected chairs of the Gay Pride Day committee under the direction of GLCCU. Jeff Freedman, a former emperor of the Royal Court, served longer than any other Gay Pride Day volunteer in Utah. His vision of Pride Day encompassed the entire spectrum of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight allies communities. The Pride Day events of the latter half of the 1990s were thus stamped indelibly with Freedman’s concept that Pride Day was a community party. He brought professionalism to the job as he endeavored to ensure gender parity. Freedman’s co-chairs were Julie Hale, Carrie Gaylor and Kim Russo.

The Kristen Ries Award recipients during Freedman’s era were Bruce Harmon, Clariss (Doug Tollstrup) Cartier, Charlene Orchard, Barb Barnhart, Rev. Kelly Byrnes, Jeff Freedman, Maggie Snyder, LaDonna Moore and Dr. Patty Reagan.

In 1994 the first Pride Parade was organized as the kick-off event for Pride Day. Emperor XV, Bruce Harmon, assisted by his partner Rev. Bruce Barton, established the annual Pride Day Parade that continues to this day.

Bruce Barton nearly single-handedly, on his own sewing machine, created the 100-foot rainbow flag that is carried annually in the parade.

In 1996 Jeff Freedman, Carrie Gaylor and Bruce Harmon invited Chasity Bono, daughter of Sonny and Cher and spokeswoman of the Human Rights Campaign’s National Coming Out Project, to be the first Grand Marshal of Utah’s Gay Pride Parade.

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Chris Brown, Michael Aaron and Glen Freedman at the Gay and Lesbian Utah Democrats booth at Gay Pride 1990, held at the Northwest Community Center.

Freedman and his committees also invited Candace Gingrich, Deb Burington and Charlene Orchard and actor Dan Butler to serve as Grand Marshals. Freedman was instrumental in getting corporate sponsorships of Pride Day and moving Pride Day to downtown Salt Lake City — first to the Gallivan Center and later to Washington Square. Freedman’s last act of the period was organizing Pride Day, Inc. as a separate entity from the defunct Gay and Lesbian Community Council of Utah.

PRIDE THIS CENTURY With the new millennium came controversy as Pride Day began to expand exponentially. Kim Russo became director of the new corporation for two years, assisted with co-chairs Adam Frost and Billy Lewis. During the Russo years, Utah State Rep. Jackie Biskupski and Mayor Rocky Anderson served as Grand Marshals for the Pride Parade and Marlin Criddle, Brenda Voisard, Laura Milliken Gray and Brook Heart-Song became Kristen Ries Award Recipients. Unfortunately without the community’s oversight, fiduciary problems surfaced during 2001.

Pride Day 2002 was run by a committee headed by Sherry Booth with Chad Keller as chair of the Pride Parade. Steve Kmetko, host of E! News Live, was Grand Marshal and Kevin Hillman received the Kristen Ries

Award. Additionally in 2002, the Community Volunteer, Organization of the Year and the Pete Suazo Political Action Awards were created to recognize contributions to the community.

The Utah Pride Interfaith Service was also added to Pride Day. The 2002 committee tried to rebuild the image of Pride Day, but because Pride Day, Inc. had found itself in serious debt, the committee elected to be absorbed by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Utah, a move that generated much controversy in the community because of the secrecy surrounding the move.

The Utah Pride Center has provided direction for the event for the past seven years and even changed its name to reflect Pride. The former volunteer position of director of Pride Day, Inc. became salaried for the first time in 2003 and a Dyke March was added to the annual Pride Day Parade.

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Each year during the Utah Pride Festival, dozens of local and statewide gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgenderfriendly businesses, social groups, service and political organizations come together to educate, inform and help make Utah’s queer community safer, healthier and better. Here is a list of what just a handful of these groups have planned for June 5–7.

Campaign for Common Ground during the Utah Pride Festival. The organization’s booth will have information on Equality Utah’s future town hall meetings in key legislative districts, as well as lawn signs, t-shirts, postcards and information sheets on the Common Ground Initiative for gay and transgender Utahns to give to family, friends and neighbors.

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The Inclusion Center

Come add your contribution to a 24foot wall under the words: “Dear Utah: We, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender People of Utah...”

Give the people of Utah your best appeal for why they should appreciate the need for our rights and our livelihoods.

We will also have the coffee table book from last year’s photoshoot. Are you in it? Make sure to get your photo taken for next year’s book: Queen for a Day.

Located on the campus of Westminster College, The Inclusion Center is an organization dedicated to fighting all forms of discrimination, privilege and exclusion, including racism, sexism and homophobia.

“The Inclusion Center is ecstatic to show our continued love and support for the LGBTQ community by participating in the Utah Pride Center’s annual Pride Parade,” said Nicholina Womack, the center’s community affairs coordinator. “We will spotlight our upcoming Drive Out Racism Golf Tournament on September 24. Our float theme will demonstrate what a drag discrimination can be and how we can still be en vogue while puttputting for equality and inclusion.”

Community Inroads Alliance Community Inroads Alliance is group dedicated to supporting gay and transgender-friendly businesses and raising awareness of issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer Utahns. The fledgling organization is proud to participate in this year’s parade, said founder Rhonda Martinez.

“We have just gotten the great news that we have a spot in the parade (thanks to The Utah Pride Center’s Scholarship Program),” she said. “I have never walked in a Pride Parade before and we are so excited to be apart of it all, this year it is going to be huge.”

Equality Utah Statewide gay and transgender rights group Equality Utah will kick off its

Utah AIDS Foundation

The Utah AIDS Foundation provides a number of programs and services (including a food bank) to people living with HIV/AIDS, as well as several HIV prevention programs. During the Utah Pride Festival, the foundation will offer $15 painless, oral swab HIV tests at its booth, said Carlos Navales, HIV prevention specialist and coordinator of The Village, UAF’s program for gay and bisexual men.

He also encouraged festival-goers to visit the booth for The Village and Hermanos de Luna y Sol, the foundation’s outreach program to gay and bisexual Hispanic men, as well as the

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foundation’s “sex shop booth” where they can get their photos taken with a large condom.

UofU LGBT Resource Center The University of Utah’s LGBT Resource Center and its Queer Student Union will march in Sunday’s parade and staff a booth on the festival grounds with information about the center’s activities. Resource Center director Cathy Martinez said the students are also putting together a float.

“Last year our float took second place in the parade ... hurray!” said Martinez. “This year we are planning on taking first place.”

People With AIDS Coalition of Utah The People With AIDS Coalition of Utah offers several services for people living with HIV and AIDS, including various wellness programs and seminars. Cody Hendricks, a volunteer with the organization, said that PWACU will have two booths at this year’s Utah Pride Festival: an information table and a prize wheel, which can be spun for $1 per turn. Prizes include PWACU pins and magnets as well as $15 gift certificates to Our Store: Your Thrift Alternative, the shop owned and operated by PWACU.

Pride Community Softball League The Pride Community Softball League will march in Sunday’s parade with the Salt Lake City Gay Athletic Association — an umbrella organization overseeing the Mountain West Flag Football, Volleyball and Basketball Leagues.

“Watch for our banners!” said Jarrod, the softball league’s chairman. “The parade spectators cheering the loudest will receive a special gift from one of our friendly players.”

On Saturday and after the parade, the league will staff a booth on the festival grounds where festival-goers can pick up league merchandise and sign up to play softball. The league, Jarrod noted, accepts players of all skill levels.

Rape Recovery Center The Rape Recovery Center provides education about sexual violence and crisis intervention counseling services to survivors of sexual assault, their families, partners and friends regardless of their sexual orientation

or gender identity. It also advocates for comprehensive medical treatment and respectful legal representation for survivors and their loved ones. The center will have a booth on the festival grounds and invites those seeking information about preventing and recovering sexual violence to visit, as well as those who wish to become volunteers for the center.

Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps of Salt Lake City The Righteously Outrageous Twirling Corps of Salt Lake City, Utah’s award-winning, gay-friendly color guard, will perform during Sunday’s parade, as well as during Friday’s Grand Marshal Reception and during the festival’s opening ceremonies on June 6 at 4 p.m.

“Also, ROTC-SLC is going to have a booth at Pride to raise money so we can participate in the San Francisco Pride Parade [on] June 27, 2010,” said Logan Brueck, ROTC-SLC’s director.

“We are having a booth with a carnival game [called] ‘Ring the Dinga-Ling.” It’s a ring toss (hula hoop) around an inflatable six foot penis.

For every dollar you donate to ROTCSLC you get a toss to ‘Ring the Ding-aLing.’ Each ringing gets you a chance to win $100!”

sWerve Lesbian social and civic group sWerve will gather in the northwest corner of City Creek Park at 2:30 p.m. on June 6 to walk in the festival’s annual Dyke March. On both days of the festival, members will serve drinks in the festival grounds’ VIP area. sWerve is looking for volunteers to staff three-hour shifts on both Saturday and Sunday.

All volunteers will receive a free festival pass. To volunteer contact Donna Cooper at (801) 809-0832.

TransAction

Tongue-in-cheek gossip blog Slcdirt. com will host “Shit-Wrecked,” its first-ever Pride Kick-off Party on June 4 at the Mercury Lounge, 155 W. 200 S. above The Hotel nightclub, beginning at 10 p.m.. Although this is a private party, everyone is welcome to attend.

To avoid a cover charge, RSVP at slcdirt.com.

This Pride Festival will be the first in which TransAction will participate.

Sponsored by Utah Pride Center, TransAction is a youth-lead advocacy group for transgender, genderqueer, transsexual Utahns and their allies.

“For their debut Utah Pride Parade the TransAction Queerleaders will be hailing the streets of Salt Lake City with trans-positive cheers and jeers,” said Bonnie Owens, youth program coordiantor at the Center. “Look for pom pom-wielding, chant-yelling gender-transgressors behind the Utah Pride Center banner. Afterwards in the Gender Playground we’ll have makeovers, face and body painting, and not to mention tons of transgender resources available. Get your picture taken in a variety of genders.” The group’s Gender Playground, she added, will also have gender-themed coloring books and vegan-friendly gender cookies, as well as “Ask a Transgender Person,” in which festival-goers can ask “those burning questions” they have about transgender people or gender identity “without fear or hesitation.” The group will also display the Transgender Community Quilt, a community art project featuring panels by transgender Utahns.

South Valley Sanctuary

Utah Log Cabin Republicans

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South Valley Sanctuary, a domestic violence shelter open to men, women and children of all races, ethnicities, gender identities and sexual orientations, will distribute its brochure on domestic violence in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. Its booth will also give out information on domestic violence and community services open to victims of such violence. The group will distribute a flyer advertising the domestic violence support group it will hold at the Utah Pride Center in coming months.

This year’s festival will begin a yearlong campaign by gay-friendly GOP group Utah Log Cabin Republicans to recruit county and state delegates to attend next year’s conventions.

“It is at these conventions that the Republican candidate is chosen who will actually be running against the other candidates from the Democratic Party, the Libertarian Party, Green Party, etc,” said Melvin Nimer, president of Utah LCR. He noted that participation by gay, transgender and allied Republicans is key at these conventions, because it can keep an-

ti-gay politicians, such as Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, from being elected.

“At last year’s Salt Lake County convention, Senator Chris Buttars got elected to be the Republican nominee from his district by only two delegate votes. We can change that for every person running for office this next year, from Governor, to U.S. Senator, to one-third of the Utah House and Senate,” said Nimer. “This is the time — and the way — for our community to come together and make a real difference in how our state is governed.”

Potential delegates, as well as individuals interested in running for precinct chairs, may sign up at LCR’s booth on the festival grounds.

Utah Pride Interfaith

The Utah Pride Interfaith Service will begin at 2 p.m. on June 6 at the First Methodist Church, 200 E. 200 S. The theme of the service, which is held yearly during the festival, is Faith.

Voice. Action.

“Speakers and performers will be from many diverse faith traditions including Scottish Bag Pipers, Christian Faith groups, Buddhists, and many more,” said Russ Baker-Gorringe, Utah Pride Interfaith Coalition chairperson.

Maureen Duffy-Boose, also of the coalition, explained the need for the service: “It is tragically believed by some gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people that on the event of their coming out, they lose all rights to consider themselves people of faith, spirituality and capable of holiness. As an Interfaith community we come together from many diverse faiths and cultures, to proclaim loudly and proudly that such is not the case.

Each of us is a being of love, created as we are.”

On Sunday, June 7, during the Pride Parade, the Interfaith Coalition will also join together to carry the large rainbow flag seen each year in the parade.

Utahns for Marriage Equality

Utahns for Marriage Equality, a coalition of gay, transgender and allied Utahns in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, will be marching in Sunday’s Pride Parade. Their number will include a few members clad in tuxedos and wedding gowns.

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Gentleman Reg, see June 8

Q A&E Gay Agenda Pride. Voyeur.

Ask Not.

by Tony Hobday

I just read a book about a gay male nanny called The Manny Files. It kept conjuring up my childhood with my own nanny, a female, named Angel. She was fun and fabulous. However, when I was about 6, my mother learned Angel still hadn’t taught me how to tie my shoes, which sent her into a tailspin and Angel had to fly away. I thought she was the best nanny in the world, but we can all now understand my tribulations of putting gas in the car, and washing my socks and underwear.

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FRIDAY — Go Backstage with Becker for this important fundraising event for Mayor Ralph Becker. The evening is a celebration of the arts in utah, and a discussion of the future arts and cultural district in Utah. Also enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, and some great performances by local band Zions Tribe and the Utah Opera Singers, plus more.

6:30pm, Utah Opera Production Studios, 336 N. 400 West. Tickets $100 & $1000, 801-597-8888 or ralphbecker.com.

QQ If Ralph isn’t exactly your “golden boy,” then check out the return of Gossip’s Golden Boy Contest. Heavenly, half-dressed guys compete for a lot of mula, as well as other prizes from Mischievous Pleasures and Static Hair Salon. Even one lucky stud will become the cover boy for Gossip.

10pm, Gossip at Club Sound, a private club for members, 579 W. 200 South. Free to members, gossipslc.com.

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SATURDAY — Rock and roll fans, prepare to genuflect: hot Canadian trio The Cliks are touring with glam genderblender legends the New York Dolls — considered one of “the best hard rock bands since The Rolling Stones.”

I think this calls for a little water-re-

sistant makeup, a tutu and dog collar ... just like on Mother’s Day! 8pm, The Depot, a private club for members, 400 W, South Temple. Tickets $25, 801-467-8499 or smithstix.com.

QQ Jerry Rapier ... that little rascal, has decided to combine two fabulously wacky fundraisers into one, aptly called And the Banned Slammed On. The evening features five 10-minute plays, created in 24 hours, celebrating the First Amendment. Just to go off on a tangent for sec: I’m all about the freedom of the press ... duh! Yet, I can’t help but want to bitch-slap every so-called journalist on TMZ. Maybe next year I’ll make a 10-minute play about torturing the paparazzi.

8pm, Jeanne Wagner Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. Broadway. Tickets $25–40, 801-355-ARTS or arttix.org.

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SUNDAY — Team QSaltLake of the Pride Community Softball has not beat Team Try-Angles in the last three years.

We’ve tried everything: getting them loaded on tequila shots the night before the game, getting ourselves loaded on tequila shots before the game, then finally getting Gene to give us free tequila shots to purposely throw the game. I think he got the short end of the stick on that one. But anyhoo, today we’re just going out on the field in our little pink socks and do our best. Come support us, it’ll be a freakin’ hoot!

11am, Jordan Park, 1060 S. 900 West.

Free, visit prideleague.com for complete schedule.

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WEDNESDAY — This year’s Saturday’s Voyeur mantra, in the infamous words of Chris Buttars, is “Anything Goes.” The ‘radio hour’ show, set in Lehi, touches upon dancing queer missionaries, Amish hats and hos, four-hour foot longs, Good Times Utah and the Hotter-day Saints calendar. You’ll get to know Happy Valley’s nuttiest nuclear family, the Freebes, and their daughter Baby

Doll, who looks suspiciously like Gary Coleman.

Times vary, through Aug. 16, Salt Lake Acting Company, 168 W. 500 North. Tickets $39–54, 801-363-SLAC or saltlakeactingcompany.org.

QQ Sundance Institute Film Series presents a free screening of the legendary documentary The Times of Harvey Milk, which was a film featured in the first Sundance Film Festival 25 years ago. Following the screening is a discussion with director Robert Epstein.

7pm, Jim Santy Auditorium, Park City Library, 1255 Park Ave., Park City. Free, parkcityfilmseries.com.

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THUrSDAY — Overflowing with heart, soul and laughs, SOUVENIR tells the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York socialite and tone-deaf diva who thought she was a great soprano. Utah Contemporary Theatre presents this heartwarming, comic look at selfperception ... please, being a diva isn’t about how fabulous you sing, it’s all in the hips, baby!

7:30pm, through June 14, Studio Theatre, Rose Wagner Center, 138 W, Broadway. Tickets $20, 801-355-ARTS or arttix.org.

QQ Join Hotel Monaco, Bambara restaurant and the Utah AIDS Foundation for their third annual Pink Party.

This is the party before the party weekend to thank the LGBT community for their support. Enjoy themed drinks, appetizers, pink boas, prizes and a silent auction. Pink attire highly encouraged, and we all have enough pink, so don’t miss it!

5–7:30pm, Grand Ballroom, Hotel Monaco, 15 W. 200 South. $15 suggested donation at the door, please rsvp to nathan@utahaids. org or 801-487-2323.

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FRIDAY — OMG ... Utah Pride Festival again!!?! Don’t get me wrong, love it like my KY Intrigue, but it seems to come around more often than the lube’s usage.

Anyhoo, the theme is ‘Pride. Voice.

Action.’ Who better to be our Grand Marshal than Cleve Jones — author, lector and human rights activist — to represent such a theme. Celebrate with Cleve, at the Grand Marshal Reception, for all he has accomplished for the LGBT community.

6pm, Hilton Salt Lake City Center, 255 S. West Temple. Tickets $75 or $150 includes After Party, 801-359-8800 or utahpridefestival.org.

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SATURDAY — The day’s Pride events include the Interfaith Service, Dyke March, Opening Ceremonies with Lisa Duggin, Troy Williams and Missy Bird, and of course, the great comedic talent of Paula Poundstone at 7pm. Then dance your little tush off to Voodoo Box until grounds closing.

4pm festival grounds open, Washington Square, 451 S. State Street. Tickets $10, 801-359-8800 or utahpridefestival.org.

QQ If you choose to hold out until Sunday’s Pride festivities, since that’s the biggest day, then obviously you are just another pretty face. So instead go to Not Just Another Pretty Face, the Salt Lake Art Center’s annual fundraising gala and exhibition. Featured artists include Hadley Rampton, John Bell, Tom Bettin and Jennifer Singleton.

6:30pm, Salt Lake Art Center, 20 S. West Temple. Tickets $150, 801-328-4201 or slartcenter.org.

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Save the Date Major Events of the Community June 10–14, 2009 Damn These Heels Film Festival ­ slcfilmcenter.org June 13, 2009 Salt Lake Men’s Choir presents “60’s with a Twist” saltlakemenschoir.org June 20, 2009 HRC Utah Gala ­ hrcutah.org June 25–28, 2009 Utah Arts Festival ­ uaf.org June 28, 2009 UAF Golf Tournament ­ utahaids.org June 29–Oct. 17, 2009 Utah Shakespearean Festival, Cedar City bard.org July 8–Aug. 8, 2009 Utah Festival Opera, Logan ufoc.org July 24–26, 2009 Utah Bear Ruckus utahbears.com July 31–August 2, 2009 Utah Rebellion utahrebellion.com August 1–2, 2009 Park City Arts Festival kimball-art.org August 7–8, 2009 Redrock Women’s Music Festival, Torrey redrockwomensfest.com August 16, 2009 QSaltLake Lagoon Day, qsaltlake.com August 19, 2009 Equality Utah Allies Dinner equalityutah.org

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SUNDAY — The Pride Parade route has been shortened this year, so if you wake up late there’s a good possibility you’ll miss the whole thing. But then again, there’s some great acts all day including Sister Wives, Debi Graham, Kid Madusa and the festival’s staple act, Saliva Sisters.

10am festival grounds open, Washington Square, 451 S. State Street. Tickets $10, 801359-8800 or utahpridefestival.org.

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MONDAY — Reg Vermue is an openly gay indie rock singer/ songwriter who goes by the name Gentleman Reg. You’ve probably heard his music on Queer as Folk and the semi-porn flick Shortbus. If you haven’t heard his music, it’s worth a listen. He’s hailing from his hometown in Canada and sharing the stage with The Cardigans, Shudder To Think and Atomic Swing.

7pm, Kilby Court, 741 S. 330 West. Tickets $10/adv–$12/day of, 801-467-8499 or smithstix.com.

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WEDNESDAY — Returning for it’s sixth year is the Damn these Heels Film Festival. Featuring LGBT-genre films, and presented by the SLC Film Center, Salt Lake Film Society and Utah Pride Center, the festival celebrates the depth and breadth of the queer experience through film. Opening night features an advance screening of Valentino the Last Emperor. Other films include Breakfast with Scot, Were the World Mine and Ask Not. Times vary, Tower Theatre, 876 E. 900 South.

Tickets TBA, slcfilmcenter.org.

UPCOMING

JUN. 20 B-52s, Peppermill Concert Hall, Wendover JUL. 13 Joan Baez, Ed Kenley Amphitheatre AUG. 25 Depeche Mode, E Center SEP. 01 Dave Matthews Band, USANA NOV. 20 Elton John & Billy Joel, ESA

August 30, 2009 Center’s Golf Classic ­ utahpridecenter.org September 9, 2009 Pride in Pink: After Hours ­ utahpridecenter.org September 18–20, 2009 Affirmation Annual Conference ­ affirmation.org October 10, 2009 National Coming Out Day Celebration ­ utahpridecenter.org October 17–21, 2009 PWACU Living with AIDS Conference pwacu.org

Email arts@­qsaltlake.com for consideration to be included in Save the Date.

Check out QSaltLake’s online edition at qsaltlake.com/e-edition

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Salt Lake Acting Company Proudly Joins The Parade!

Cast Party SLC Moves to Club Manhattan

by Brad Di Iorio

Opens June

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After a month and a half presenting a new cabaret night at the Salt Lake Acting Company, Cast Party SLC will move to a new time and place at Club Manhattan. Nova Starr will be hostess and emcee for the show’s opening night.

“The Salt Lake Acting Company has been incredibly generous in letting us get started, offering expertise, encouragement and support,” said Kevin Christensen, musical director and Cast Party SLC collaborator. “My partner in cabaret, Salt Lake Acting Company alum Jacob Johnson, and I created and presented a late evening cabaret show this past April, as an alternative to other Saturday night entertainment. Cast Party SLC will still be held Saturdays, but will start promptly at 7 p.m., featuring a 6 p.m. buffet at the historic Club Manhattan.”

After a successful month run at the Salt Lake Acting Company theatre in the Marmalade District, it became clear that the show needed to start earlier to attract a dinner and live entertainment audience, said Christensen. Salt Lake City audiences, he noted, prefer earlier entertainment, compared to late evening options found in New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. Club Manhattan was the perfect venue.

“Performers like Diane Krall, Frank Sinatra and the USO tours have performed at Club Manhattan,” said Christensen. “The nightclub has a history of great entertainers visiting downtown Salt Lake City.”

“Saturday’s Voyeur will soon be starting at the Salt Lake Acting Company and if Cast Party SLC was to blossom and grow, a new location was needed,” Christian added, referring to the theatre company’s annual, premier comedy/musical extravaganza that lampoons the current state of local and national cultural and political clashes.

Cast Party SLC will debut at Club Manhattan, featuring Sirens Of The Stage, a benefit for The Make A Wish Foundation presented by the local performer’s appreciation group, The Darlings Who Dine. Featured soloists include Jennifer Tarasevich, Erica Richardson, Mindy Lilyquist and Jen Marco Handy. A $10 cover charge and additional charge for the buffet will be taken at the door.

“I’ve been practicing with these singers and we have Kandyce Marie Gabrielsen who sang the title song in Aida and Holly Jo Samuelson, who sang the part of Fantine in Les Miserables on Broadway,” said Christensen. “I think all of the nine singers who are performing are extremely talented entertainers.”

Cabaret is a cross between musical entertainment, jazz and comedy, where

interaction with the audience is expected and welcomed. Originating in Paris in the 1880s, cabaret blossomed in many European cities. By 1910 it had made its way over to United States and was a regular feature in entertainment cafés and dinner hotspots.

“Salt Lake doesn’t have a cabaret culture,” said Christensen, known around Salt Lake City as the Piano Man SLC. “Cabaret is its own beast. It’s neither theatre nor jazz, but it is both.”

Bob Fosse’s acclaimed Academy Award film Cabaret (based on the musical of the same name) featured what a 1932 Berlin cabaret might look like. The movie’s main action is interspersed with such cabaret acts as torch songs, satirical sketches, and transvestite acts.

“A drag show is kind of like cabaret.

Maybe that is why the community is attracted to this form of entertainment,” Christensen added.

Along with the club’s history, Christensen selected Club Manhattan for Cast party SLC’s new home because the recently-remodeled interior includes a new sound system and new lighting.

Also, its new plush, crushed velvet tables and chairs complement the club’s 1940s style, which is reminiscent of a Manhattan night club design.

“It is the most elegant club in Salt Lake City and I am thrilled to have a show of this magnitude in the club, because this club is perfect for it,” said owner Scott Maccagno, who envisioned the remodel to complement upscale, live performances on a stage with instruments. He added that the club had been deliberately designed to look like a New York night club.

Club Manhattan offers a full bar with coat check and valet parking, a dance floor and VIP lounge. Evening attire is suggested for attendees. Le Croissant will cater a full buffet for Cast Party SLC each Saturday, beginning at 6 p.m.

The cabaret will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and end at 9 p.m., with salsa lessons and a Latin dance starting after the show.

Club Manhattan is located at 5 E. 400 South in downtown Salt Lake City. For more information call (801) 364-7651 or visit castpartyslc.com.

To schedule auditions, e-mail ­castpartyslc@ gmail.com or call Kevin Christensen at (801) 328-3627.

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Hear Me Out Tori Amos, Eminem

By Chris Azzopardi

Tori Amos, Abnormally Attracted to Sin Tori Amos is a mommy to millions on her 10th studio LP, attempting to quench all her kids — the cultish clique (formally Toriphiles) that worship her like she’s Mother Teresa — by making another goliath disc.

They’re finicky beings, and rightly so: Amos’ last few works have been hit or miss.

And here we are, two years after American Doll Posse, with just one Tori, and a 72-minute, 17-song, style-shifty collection that should be her best since Scarlet’s Walk. Except it’s like taking a trip: Leaving and getting there is cool, but the in-between “are-we-there-yet?” part could use more little earthquakes. Hack most of the balladry in the middle (salvage “Fire to Your Plain”), a disjointed rummagesale hodgepodge, and what’s left is Amos hitting her strange stride. “Give” is a grand start. Slinky, haunting, sensual, the piano siren’s masked behind elusive fill-in-theblank lyrics that could relate to sacrifices we make ... or the Twilight sequel. The next few cuts, especially the familiar “Welcome to England,” mimic that effectuality. Mid-trip though, we’re traveling by foot instead of jet during a string of hook-less arrangements, including “Police Me” and “500 Miles.” And, boy, by the time we reach the rewarding final third — including the gosh-darn good “Fast Horse” and precious, piano ballad “Ophelia” — it feels longer than that.

Grade: C+

Eminem, Relapse Before Eminem tried to prove himself a decent dude with an Elton John duet, he was just another bully – talented, but more friendly with the “f” word than Isaiah Washington.

He’s still that razzing antagonizer on the playground (though his penchant for red wine makes him considerably less intimidat-

ing) with his sixth studio album. But in the interim of his almost-five-year leave, the cut’em-up bad boy’s closet is a heckuva mess – again. Cleaning it out is his modus operandi and, brimming with did-he-just-go-there? diatribes that level with his first two albums, he does so, wasting zero time slamming Mariah Carey on the silly cuss-word-calling, threat-spewing “Bagpipes from Baghdad.”

He dogs more of Perez Hilton’s blog-posse on “We Made You,” name-dropping celebs as frequently as the countless drugs he smoked or swallowed during his furlough.

But as brazen as the Dr. Dre beats are, some of Em’s passé material – star stabs, again? – oft feels like eating last week’s lunch. Before “Beautiful” (and it is), on which he sheds his punk shell to get puppy-dog soft, he dishes on parental drug addiction and sexual abuse. His gory honesty on _Relapse_ is refreshingly appreciated, and the wordplay is as dope (excuse the pun) as ever – his phrasing and rhythmic flow, mighty impeccable – but this Eminem show could use a fresher act.

Grade: B-

Also Out Del Marquis, Litter to Society The Scissor Sisters lead guitarist’s ninesong project cultivates social commentaries in circa-’80s beats that sound a lot better than its digital-only release would lead you to believe. “Any Kind of Love” is a guitar-licked Prince throwback, and “Little to Society” is a solid nugget of glitchy electronica. He even tenderly takes on Bob Dylan’s “I Believe in You” — and it’ll make you happier than seeing him in wedgyprompting pants.

Diane Birch, Bible Belt Hey, U.K., we’ve got talent, too. This preacher’s daughter is American-born with Amy Winehouse’s vocal prowess and a vintage ’60s sound a la Carole King — and her debut is every bit as dynamic as her British vocal-doppelganger’s. The whole opus is iced tea on a summer day — the best being “Rewind” and “Valentino” — as her soulful honeyed-voice and retro-pop conjures bellbottoms and tie-dye.

Mandy Moore, Amanda Leigh She’s one of few pre-millennium teen stars to dodge tabloids and hooha peek-a-boo — even eating disorders — but someone should’ve fed her better hooks for this sixth release. Even though “I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week” is a fetching Kelly Clarkson-lite kiss-off and the twangy “Bug” is a dainty ballad, much of the Duncan Sheik-inspired folk-pop just breezes on by.

Chris Azzopardi could break your heart any day of the week, too — but he prefers doing it on Sunday when there’s nothing else to do.

Reach him at chris@pridesource.com.

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2009 Damn These Heels! Film Festival

The SLC Film Center and Salt Lake Film Society have released the line up for the sixth annual Damn These Heels!

LGBT Film Festival. Thirteen awardwinning films from all over the world will be screened June 10–14 at Tower Theatre, 876 E. 900 S. Subjects include the U.S. military’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, a love story inspired by A Midsummer’s Night Dream, parenthood and 1960s transgenders.

This film introduces viewers to street queens, cops and civil rights ministers who recall the riot that was on the forefront of the LGBT fight for equal rights. They paint a vivid portrait of the wild transgender scene in 1960s San Francisco.

BE LIKE OTHERS / Canada/Iran/UK/USA Director: Tanaz Eshaghian

An intimate and unflinching look at life in Iran, seen through the lens of those living at its fringes, Be Like Others is a provocative look at a generation of young men choosing to undergo sex change surgery.

LOOKING FOR CHEYENNE (OUBLIER CHEYENNE) / France Director: Valérie Minetto

A story of love and longing between Sonia and Cheyenne holds a delicious array of emotions and characters played out against the social and political framework of France today. A contemporary tale about the fragility of modern life, the need to make changes and the power of love.

BREAKFAST WITH SCOT / Canada

SHELTER

Director: Jonah Markowitz

If nothing else, we think we know ourselves — until one day, we don’t. Shelter is an intimate love story with remarkable, contagious chemistry between actors. Winner of more than 10 major awards in film festivals from Brazil to Vancouver, this beautiful and emotionally gripping film is, at its heart, a story about family.

Director: Laurie Lynd

Opening this year’s festival on Wednesday, June 10, is a special advance screening of VALENTINO THE LAST EMPEROR with director Matt Tyrnauer in attendance. The film charts the mutual dependency and tension in Valentino’s 45-year association with Giancarlo Giammetti, his ocassional lover and constant business partner.

The film follows them through the final two years of their careers, and shows the struggles they face as they confront the final act of nearly 50 years at the top of the world’s most glamorous, competitive game. In the end, however, the story proves to be not one about money or expensive clothes, but about love.

Additional films selected for the 2009 Damn These Heels! LGBT Film Festival are:

ASK NOT

Director: Johnny Simons

Ask Not explores the tangled political battles that led to the infamous ‘Don’t ask, Don’t tell’ policy and reveals the personal stories of gay Americans who serve in combat under a veil of secrecy.

A touching comedy that tells the story of a very “straight” gay couple; Eric, a former pro hockey player, and Sam, a lawyer, who end up with temporary custody of recently orphaned Scot, a budding 11-year-old queen.

Breakfast with Scot caused a stir when the Toronto Maple Leafs NHL team officially endorsed it.

OTTO; OR, UP WITH DEAD PEOPLE / Germany/Canada

Director: Bruce LaBruce

This is Bruce LaBruce’s latest controversial, post gay zombie movie with a multicultural cast. A young, gay zombie named Otto appears on a remote highway uncertain of his own past and future. When he runs across a poster for an open casting call for Up With Dead People, the “epic political-pornozombie movie” he finds himself on the road to personal re-discovery.

U PEOPLE

Directors: Hanifah Walidah and Olive Demetrius

Gay and straight women, and trans-folk are caught on camera behind the scenes of a music video shoot, adding a candid and human voice to the debate of gay/straight relations in the black community.

FOUR MINUTES (VIER MINUTEN) / Germany

Director: Chris Kraus

The film explores the mutually enabling relationship between a stern, repressed piano teacher and a profoundly talented, violent young inmate she teaches at a women’s prison. This powerful film is the winner of 21 international and U.S. awards.

WERE THE WORLD MINE Director: Tom Gustafson

SCHOOLBOY CRUSH / Japan Director by Kotaro Terauchi

This Japanese film is spiraling game of erotic pursuit with beautiful actors. Told in the style of Japanese manga of the yaoi genre it is a cultural and cinematic treat.

ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTEE Director: Jamie Babbit

Itty Bitty Titty Committee is a rockin’ love song to the heady rush of sex, freedom and rebellion. Anna eagerly joins the ranks of C(I)A — Clits in Action — and starts her rollercoaster ride from meek and mousy to bad-ass bravado.

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SCREAMING QUEENS: THE RIOT AT COMPTON’S CAFETERIA Directors: Victor Silverman & Susan Stryker

“With vibrant imagery, a first rate ensemble cast and innovative music rivaling the best of pop/rock and contemporary Broadway, Were the World Mine attempts to push modern gay cinema and musical film beyond expectation.” – Stephen Holden, NY Times

The 2009 Damn These Heels! LGBT Film Festival is presented by SLC Film Center, Salt Lake Film Society, and the Utah Pride Center. It is generously supported by the B.W. Bastian Foundation, John K. Patton, Weinholtz Family Foundation, Dancing Llama Foundation, and Utah AIDS Foundation.

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Fabulous People Married to The Village: Carl Navales

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n a v a l e s i s a n hiv prevention specialist in an interesting situation: he’s married to one of the Utah AIDS Foundation’s programs.

At least that’s how he describes his decision to take over The Village, UAF’s outreach program to gay and bisexual men, when director Jeremiah Hansen left last year. Navales said he enjoyed The Village’s programming so much that he decided to apply for Hansen’s job. “[I said], you know what, if I really like The Village, I would like to marry it,” laughed Navales. “Again, it’s probably one of those passions I really crave.”

Before he became an HIV prevention specialist at the Utah AIDS Foundation (who specializes in helping MSMs — or men who have sex with men), Navales earned a bachelor’s degree in business management, which enabled him to work at a number of different companies, including those in fields as diverse as telecommunications, tourism and travel. In fact, he worked as a front desk manager for Hotel Monaco, one of Salt Lake City’s most gay and transgenderfriendly hotels, before becoming director of The Village. But while his current job is very different from replacing room keys and checking in hotel guests, Navales says he couldn’t be happier.

“I was already a member of The Village at that time [when I applied for the job],” he said. “I really like it. I like the people with me. It challenges me all the time — like intellectually, spiritually, emotionally as well.”

One of the first challenges Navales faced was giving the program a muchneeded face lift. He started with a name change. Under Hansen’s leadership (and that of David Ferguson before him), the program had been called Queer Village. Although Navales shortened the name, he said the program’s teachings remain the same — gay and bisexual men empowering each other to stop the spread of HIV, to encourage each other to make “healthy decisions with their sexual encounters” and to build a community that is as responsible as it is fun. And above all, to encourage, as Navales says, “brotherhood instead of division.”

“Really no man is an island out there,” he said. “They really want to reach out and have support and be friends with other MSM.” To keep The Village fun and educaarl

tional, and to help the men involved become friends and support to one another, Navales also got rid of some of the program’s less popular activities, such as Gay Movie Night, which had been declining in attendance and added some fresh new programs for Villagers to try.

“Right now we have a lot of new programs, such as Fancy Feet, for MSM who love to run, job, bike or even walk,” he said. “We’re meeting in the mouth of Memory Grove and you just walk run or bike at your own pace. It’s part of being healthy.”

For Villagers who miss the movie nights, Navales has created a club called Beyond Black and White, for cinema and book aficionados to meet and discuss a film or book. The program launched May 19 and meets every other Tuesday in UAF’s group room. Villagers Alex Larson and Richard Matthews serve as moderators. Other popular Village programs, such as Coffee Talk and Gayme Night (held every second Saturday of the month) are still going strong.

As June approaches, and with it the Utah Pride Festival, Navales said that Villagers can also take advantage of the warmer weather to play outdoor sports, including and especially those that promote health without being too stressful on the body, such as cricket, volley ball and tag.

“We have a lot of games being invented too,” he added, “And some [like tag] touching on childhood memories.”

Overall, Navales encourages gay and bisexual men to check out the Village not just to participate in fun activities, but to help tackle the loneliness and isolation that many queer men can experience. Whether the Villagers are meeting during December for Homo for the Holidays — a kind of family away from family event — or a summer BarB-Queer, Navales says the Village is ultimately about community.

“You really need someone, not partnering but being friends really,” he said. “It’s always fun to be in a group especially with like-minded, educated individuals, and sharing some of your experiences and growing with a group.

That’s what I’m doing with The Village right now. It’s really growing. They [the members] really like to be with each other.”

To learn more about The Village, visit queervillage.blogspot.com or myspace. com/qvillage.

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Bambara Restaurant New American Bistro menu w/ a “World of Flavors” 202 S Main St Salt Lake City 801-363-5454

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Sage’s Cafe Organic vegetarian, locally grown, fresh 473 E 300 South Salt Lake City 801-322-3790

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Homoscopes

BAR GUIDE

The Sun boldly enters Gemini and heralds in a period of fun, flirtation and fickleness. Should you or shouldn’t you? Oh what the heck, go, go, go for it. And the sooner the better!

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Do I hear an affirming roar? It must be proud Rams who will manifest a gay manifesto and start a revolution. Take it to the streets or gather a few kindred souls together for a delightful chatfest. Whatever you decide to do, don’t lose the energy through over-exertion. Plan a course of action that will take you through the rest of the summer in style.

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TAURUS (Apr 21 - May 21)

Conservative to the point of radical, queer Bulls should muster their monetary moxie. Financial issues can be handled more effectively and the ability to make profitable decisions is sharper. Perhaps it’s just a matter of seeking the right advisor or asking the right questions. Whatever the heck it is, do it now while the planetary energy is profitable

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Beat the birthday drum, birthday bubbele. Gather up your rosebuds while your confidence is high and get Out there and strut your stuff. Start new fires, begin new projects, plant seeds of ideas and meet new folks. It’s that time of year to make an excellent first impression and become the center of the universe. Let the lesser planets orbit around you for a change.

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BEAR/LEATHER DANCE FOOD KARAOKE NIGHTS MOSTLY LESBIANS MOSTLY GAY MEN NEIGHBORHOOD BAR PRIVATE CLUB 18+ AREA MIXED GAY/STRAIGHT OR GAY CERTAIN NIGHTS

Forgive the fates if they have been handing you a bad vibe or two. This month casts a warm light on any intuitive or self sacrificing endeavor. That doesn’t mean that you immediately levitate to a higher personal plane, but it does mean that good gay deeds now reap good gay karma. And we can always use a bit of good gay karma, can’t we, gay Crab?

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LEO (Jul 24 - Aug 23)

Proud Lions don’t have to play alone now. Friends come Out in force so crank up the music and rock and roll. If you have a hankering to become social director,

assume the position now. There’s a superb opportunity to make amends for all the gaffs you made last week. Become a diplomat. Who said the fates don’t have a sense of humor?

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VIRGO (Aug 24 - Sep 23)

Even the most underachieving queer Virgin sits up, gets off the couch and gets going. Give your career the attention it needs and deserves when it seems like you can say and do nothing wrong. Score a few points now in preparation for your grand ascent to the first class cabin, but please remember to think kindly of those of us still riding in steerage.

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LIBRA (Sep 24 - Oct 23)

Proud Libras are tempted to take a flight of fancy or maybe just a plain old plane flight. Expand your horizons through travel, a fabulous course of study or with some wildly exotic strangers. Whatever you decide to do, be sure that it brings you greater clarity of thought and purpose. Don’t waste this enlightening opportunity on dreck and dross.

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SCORPIO (Oct 24 - Nov 22)

Whoever turned up the heat on the sexual stewpot must have known that you were ready, willing and able. What self respecting queer Scorp can resist the lure?

Personal psychological enlightenment is also possible this week so if your sex life is over cooked, all is not lost. Whatever (or whoever) comes, make it worthwhile and affirming.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 - Dec 22)

A light has been switched on in any relationship matters. Thank the stars for the opportunity to set things queer with partners. Gay Archers shouldn’t feel as if they have to put on an act. Be yourself, ratty clothes and all, and everything will fit into place. However, if that places happens to be the Family First headquarters, I’d reevaluate the situation.

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CAPRICORN (Dec 23 - Jan 20)

There is more than enough action on the job now that you won’t be bored. Pink Caps are advised to make hay while the sun shines. Any onerous, detailed task goes decidedly well and that even goes for new exercise and diet regimes. It’s obviously no time to be lazy so stop smelling the flowers and get those sizzling gams into action. Do I smell success?

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Indie Disco! Biggest & longest-running electro night

House, Indie Rock Mixed Crowd

Aqueerians are energized so get Out there and show ‘em why you can be one of the most charming folks in town. You feel more expressive so dip into your creative well to see what sprays forth. (Chances are you may gush with aptitude.) Thinking of writing the quintessential gay breakthrough novel?

Start pecking at the keyboard... or something.

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PISCES (Feb 20 - Mar 20)

This fates throw a warming spotlight on home, hearth and family issues. Tackle the tough stuff now when the planets are on your side. Guppies bask in the shine and can effectively tie up a few loose ends with family members. If the ends are frayed and untieable, go on undeterred.

Compromise ain’t in the stars now and you have to live your proud life.

Q Safety Why Should I Call the Police?

Part 2

by Julie Jorgensen

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n the first part of this article, we

discussed what happens when you call the police. In this part, I’ll touch on where the information you give out goes, what detectives do and what outcomes to expect.

Officers frequently respond to calls that are civil in nature and are not criminal. Confusion on the definition of civil and criminal cases is common, so I’ll clarify. Some examples of civil matters are child custody issues, property disputes in cases of divorce or separation, and landlord/ tenant disputes. These problems may be documented in a police report, but the officer will recommend you take the matter to civil court for a resolution. At the conclusion of the on-scene investigation, the officer will decide whether or not a crime was actually committed.

In cases where a crime has been committed, the officer will do an investigation and then write a report. The police report will have a case number assigned to it. This is the tracking number the police use for the investigation. You will need the case number for follow-up calls and to give to your insurance company. In the case of a traffic accident, the exchange forms will include the case number and other information for your insurance company.

The next decision the officer makes is whether to keep the case active or to close it. A case is left active if there is information that could lead to a suspect being prosecuted. It is closed if there is no suspect information or an arrest has already been made. All police reports taken in my agency are assigned and reviewed by a detective, and the detective’s first priority are the active cases.

Detectives review each active case and prioritize it, keeping in mind the other active cases they are investigating. All the detectives in my agency have several active cases they are working on simultaneously. The detective will investigate your case further and may contact you if he or she needs more information. Questions like “How long will the case take to investigate?” or “When will I hear from a

detective?” are hard to answer because there are many variables to take into account with each case. Also, the time an investigation takes will vary by police department and number of active cases at any given time.

The detective assigned to your case will work to uncover enough evidence to identify the person who committed the crime and screen charges against the suspect. I won’t bore you with legal definitions, but there are specific levels of proof required to make an arrest, bind a case over for trial and ultimately have a defendant convicted of a crime. The detective presents the evidence to the prosecuting attorney in a meeting called a screening. The prosecutor reviews all the evidence and decides if charges will be filed or not. At this point, the detective turns the case over to the prosecutor’s office.

The detective will assist the prosecutor if charges are filed, or close the case if the charges are declined.

Outcomes for police investigations can vary, even on closed cases. Closed cases may be re-opened if more information becomes available that could lead to a suspect being identified and prosecuted. Active cases may be closed if the suspect cannot be identified or prosecuted. Ultimately, the goal of everyone involved in this process is to find out who committed the crime, have that person go before the court to answer for what they have done and ultimately gain justice for the victims.

“What can I do to help?” is a question you might have after reading this.

Providing the officer who responds to your call with all relevant information including your current address and a daytime phone number will help immensely, especially if the detective needs to contact you regarding your case. Unfortunately, I’ve had to close cases because the victim would not return my calls or moved. A criminal case is unlikely to be prosecuted if the victim is not willing to testify — with the exception of domestic violence cases. I encourage you to contact the police department detective division with your case number and find out which detective is assigned to your case. The detective will be able to answer any questions you have on your case.

Like we discussed in the first article, calling the police to report the crime is the all-important first step. Police departments have protocols in place that outline how a crime is investigated and prosecuted, and the detectives responsible are eager to work with the victims to achieve justice. By working with the police agency within their protocols, the system will work smoothly and effectively and justice will be served.

Julie Jorgensen is a sergeant with the West Valley City Police Department. She can be reached at jjorgensen@wvc-ut.gov.

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Spring Sports Update QUAC

QUAC’s open water practice at East Canyon Reservoir will begin the first week of June.

QUAC has formed an open water and multi-sport (triathlon) training group and Multi-Sport Team Matching Program. The training group swims during three regular weekly QUAC practices, and adds two extra distance swims each week. The training is geared towards athletes competing in open water (a lake, ocean or river) and multi-sport events involving swimming, like triathlons and duathlons.

Open water practices will be held every Wednesday and Saturday inside the no-wake zone in the northeast corner of the reservoir. Open water swimming is for experienced swimmers only, as no lifeguard is on duty.

Swimmers are encouraged to wear a wetsuit for extra warmth and buoyancy, and should wear a bright-colored swim cap to make them visible to water crafts.

Experienced tri-athletes and distance swimmers will be volunteering as the coaching staff for these swims, and will provide guidance during the practices, including the open water

training. QUAC does not host practice for running or biking, which are triathlon events. Beginning tri-athletes might consider joining a team, where one person swims, another bikes and the third runs.

QUAC’s Multi-Sport Team Matching Program was built out of a need to help match QUAC swimmers with non-swimming gay and lesbian cyclists and runners. This matching program, like QUAC’s aquatic program, is open to anyone interested in joining regardless of age, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Other upcoming QUAC events include the annual Kearns Summer Water Polo League, which begins June 3 and lasts throughout the summer.

Visit quacquac.org for more information on all events.

Mountain West Flag Football League Open play and practice will again be held at 6:30 p.m. on May 28 in Sugar House Park. Interested players can find the practice area by driving around the loop at the park until they see the cones or the group of players.

Men and women are welcome.

League play will start June 11.

For more information visit mwffl.org or email Tracy at espantalholv@gmail.com.

Lambda Hiking Club The next Lambda hike will be June 20. This will be a moderate hike on Grandeur Peak in Millcreek Canyon.

To join the hike, meet at 9 a.m. at the trailhead near the Church Fork picnic area. This is a beautiful hike with

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views of the Salt Lake Valley.

A planning meeting will be held on May 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cocoa Café where future hikes, camp outs and booth participation at the Utah Pride Festival will be discussed. SkiOUT will also be at this meeting, as they will be sharing a booth with Lambda Hiking Club at the Pride Festival to let skiers know about winter skiing plans.

For more information go to gayhike.org.

Delaney Hiking Club This hiking club is for hikers who want to spend the whole day doing a hike, and usually tackling the more advanced hiking trails around the Wasatch Front. This group is not typically as social as Lambda Hiking Club.

Those interested in joining the hike should prepare to spend a whole day in the mountains, scaling rocks by hand and knee and searching for the remnants of snow on the hills. While not much snow remains, there will be hiking on top of what is left at some points.

This hiking group hikes every Saturday throughout the summer.

For more information send an email to sugarhouseguy1980@gmail.com to be added to the email list.

Temple Squares Join Temple Squares and have a good ole time square dancin’ this summer with other gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Utahns. Square dance is a low-impact aerobic exercise where you can meet other singles and maybe hitch up with a permanent partner.

This group takes dancing seriously, and just returned from the International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs in Washington, D.C. this past April.

But if you have never square

danced before, don’t worry. Temple Squares is hosting three ABC dances over the summer on June 25, July 30 and August 27 at Columbus Community Center, starting at 7 p.m. All you need is a comfortable pair of boots or shoes (those you can walk long distances in), and comfortable clothing like jeans and a T-shirt. You can also check out the Temple Squares booth at Utah Pride; when eight people are there, you’ll get roped into ‘Giving it a Whirl,’ the official name of the recruitment outreach the group plans at the booth this year. Everyone is welcome to join and learn.

For more information visit slcsquaredancing. org or e-mail slcsquaredancing@gmail.com.

O-Town Derby Dames

Join the O-Town Derby Dames as they take on their first inter-league bout of the season against the Pueblo Derby Devil Dollz of Pueblo, Colo. All home bouts are held at the Ogden Eccles Conference Center, 2415 Washington Blvd. An after party will be held at Teazers, 336 36th St., also in Ogden.

Advanced tickets can be ordered online at derbydames.com. Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for military personnel and Weber State University students, and group passes are also available. Kids under 5 years old are free. Tickets at the door go up to $15 the night of the match.

Other upcoming matches include the Sailor Marys versus the Sucker Punch Sweethearts on July 18. The after party will be held at D&R Spirits, 2430 Grant Ave. in Ogden. There will also be an August 15 match between the O-Town Derby Dames and the Wasatch Roller Derby. Its location will be announced.

Women can always join at any time and learn the sport.

For more information go to otownderbydames. com.

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Fabulous People Alex Moya: Brother of the Moon and Sun

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“When I moved to Salt Lake, I didn’t hear about Hermanos de Luna y Sol until the position [of director] opened,” said Moya, who is also pursuing a bachelors degree in fine arts at the University of Utah. “That’s when I got excited about providing that space where people could connect and bring together the Latino community.”

Started over 12 years ago in San Francisco’s Mission district, which has a large Hispanic population, Hermanos de Luna y Sol was designed as a culturally appropriate outreach program for Spanish-speaking, self-identified gay and bisexual men, many of whom are immigrants or who come from immigrant families. Its goal is not only to give Hispanic queer men a sense of community, but to reduce their risks of

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“Since I got here, I always wanted to find a group where I could connect,” he said.

And then, Moya discovered Hermanos de Luna y Sol (Brothers of the Moon and Sun), the Utah AIDS Foundation’s outreach program for Hispanic gay and bisexual men.

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contracting HIV. “The whole thing is about providing a safe space where we can embrace both of our identities, Latino and as queer men,” said Moya. “Because sometimes if we go to the mainstream there’s the queer culture but you’re missing the Latino part.”

The California program’s page on the University of California’s Center for HIV Prevention Studies Web site explains the program’s goals further. As the page explains, the men Hermanos de Luna y Sol wants to reach are typically those who participate in “a unique culture of homosexual behavior that is typical of rural Latin America and nonindustrialized countries.”

“Our interventions are designed taking into account unique aspects of this culture, such as the fact that homosexuality is defined as a “gender” rather than an “orientation” issue — homosexuals are seen as women in men’s bodies or as less than “real” men — with a high prevalence of transvestite and transgender persons (hence the program name “of Moon and Sun” with implicit reference to the integration of masculine and feminine characteristics),” the site reads. It goes on to explain that the men it wants to reach are often do not come out to their families, and often do not participate in the mainstream (that is, mostly white) gay culture because of racism and classism.

“There’s a lot of that [racism] and a lot of mistrust,” Moya agreed, noting the prevalence of such racist stereotypes as that of the exotic Latin male lover. “I think a big part of the Latino community doesn’t think we’re welcome here. There’s still a lot of work to be done.” He also added that language barriers and the fact that many Latino immigrants spend a lot of their time working can also make outreach work “challenging.”

“It’s not as easy. It’s not enough to talk to people and invite them to group,” he explained. “I first have to gain their trust and become their friend and then invite them to attend. It’s about the idea of having something in common before you participate.”

The Utah AIDS Foundation has had its own chapter of Hermanos de Luna y Sol for three years (Moya took over as its director in June 2008). In its program, gay and bisexual Latino men take six classes on a number of topics pertaining to HIV/AIDS and Latino culture. While they are considered to be graduates of the program after these classes, they can still participate in the program by attending different monthly workshops, and attending the weekly gatherings Hermanos de Luna y Sol holds at local coffee shops.

The group also holds such activities as holiday parties and social nights.

Moya said that he tries to make each gathering feel like a large family gathering, since family is often very important to the men the program serves.

Under Moya’s leadership the reunion parties for graduates have shifted from Sundays to a weekday, since Moya discovered that many participants couldn’t attend on the weekend. He would also like to hold a barbecue in the summer and ice skating in the winter.

He has also tried to hold one non HIVrelated workshop each month on other topics that are important to Hermanos de Luna y Sol’s members. These have included a seminar on financial health as well as anti-immigrant bills in the legislature, and various workshops to let the men know the community resources they can use, such as food banks and Although the topics can sometimes get weighty, Moya says he tries to keep the tone of the group light. For example, he often incorporates his training in the arts into the groups activities. At one reunion, he said he asked the men to put on a blindfold and touch, taste and smell different things and tell him what they were. He turned the activity into a discussion about prevention and healthy attitudes towards sex by asking the men to think about the full range of sexuality rather than one or two specific sex acts.

But while Hermanos de Luna y Sol often focuses on prevention, Moya stressed that the group isn’t didactic, and it doesn’t talk down to its members.

“It’s not like, ‘this is the workshop where you’re going to save yourself,’ or, ‘this is a prevention group,’ but it’s more of a hang out place where you can meet people and connect,” he said.

UAF’s Hermanos de Luna y Sol program can be found on Facebook or at myspace.com/ hermanosdelunaysol.

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Q mmunity Organizations ALCOHOL & DRUG TREATMENT Alcohol/Drug Detoxification Center 252 Brooklyn Ave. . . . . . . . . . 801-363-9400

Alcoholics Anonymous. . . . . . . . 801-484-7871  utahaa.org

Sunday 3pm — Acceptance Group (Gay & Lesbian), Utah Pride Center, 361 N 300 W Monday 8pm — Gay Men’s Stag (Gay Big Book Study), Utah Pride Center, 361 N 300 W Tuesday 8pm — Live and Let Live (Gay & Lesbian) St Pauls Episcopal Church, 261 S 900 E Wednesday 7:30pm — Sober Today (Gay & Lesbian), 4601 S 300 W, Washington Terrace Friday 8pm — Stonewall Group (Gay & Lesbian) St Pauls Episcopal Church, 261 S 900 E Alternatives, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-342-5429  alternativesinc.com * alternativesinc@att.net

Center for Women and Children 697 W 4170 S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-261-9177 Crystal Meth Anonymous. . . . . 801-859-4132  crystalmeth.org

Saturday 7:30pm — GLBT Affirmative dependency support, Utah Pride Center, 361 N 300 W Discovery House 8 discoveryhouse.com

. 801-449 E 2100 S. . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-596-2111 5983 S Redwood Rd. . . . . . . . . . . 801-293-9999 714 S State, Orem. . . . . . . . . . . . 801-426-6565

First Step House 411 N Grant St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-359-8862 Harm Reduction Project 8 ihrproject.org

235 W 100 S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-355-0234 The Haven 974 E South Temple. . . . . . . . . . . 801-533-0070 Homeless Youth Resource Center 655 S State St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-364-0744 House of Hope Treatment Programs 857 E 200 S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-487-3276 1726 S Buckley Ln, Provo. . . . . . . 801-373-6562 Metamorphosis  breakaddiction.org

Ogden Clinic, 536 24th St, Ste 6-A .801-622-5272 SLC Clinic, 339 E 3900 S. . . . . . . . 801-261-5790 Serenity House

LGBTQ-Affirmative Psychotherapists Guild of Utah 8 lgbtqtherapists.com

A professional group for mental-health providers. We meet monthly to network, educate ourselves, and improve the counseling services of LGBTQ individuals.

National Conf for Community and Justice 359 W Pierpont Ave . . . . . . . . . . . 801-359-5102 National Organization for Women PO Box 9041, SLC, UT 84109. . . . 801-483-5188 Pride at Work, Utah Chapter. . 801-531-6137 Salt Lake County Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Employees * jdonchess@slco.org. . . . . . . 801-273-6280

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529 25th St, Ogden . . . . . . . . . . . 801-392-5971

The Road Home 210 Rio Grande St . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-359-4142

BUSINESS & Professional Aetna ANGLE * HuntR@Aetna.com. . . . . . . . . . . 801-256-7137

Armed Forces Support Group.801-581-7890

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358 S 300 E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-484-2205

Planned Parenthood

654 S 900 E . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800-230-PLAN

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— HIV/STD Clinic 8 slvhealth.org/hiv/

610 S 200 E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-534-4666 University of Utah Department of Family and Preventative Medicine 8 uuhsc.utah.edu/dfpm

375 Chipeta Way, Ste A . . . . . . . . 801-581-7234

Utah AIDS Foundation 8 utahaids.org * mail@utahaids.org

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Utah Progressive Network, UPNet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-466-0955 Vest Pocket Business Coalition PO Box 521357, SLC UT 84152 . . 801-596-8977

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HEALTH & HIV Camp Pinecliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-518-8733 City of Hope, Utah Chapter . . 801-531-6334 Hermanos de Luna y Sol * arman@utahAIDS.org

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Working for a fair & just Utah 175 W 200 S, Ste 3001. . . . . . 801-355-3479 Human Rights Campaign, Utah 8 hrcutah.org * HRCSaltLakeUT@aol.com

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Cocktail Chatter Crafting the Cosmopolitan

by Camper English

The Cosmopolitan is one tasty cocktail, and probably the most popular drink created in the last 30 years, but it’s not magically original. The recipe calls for lemon vodka, lime juice, orange liqueur and a splash of cranberry for color. Minus the cranberry, the drink follows the formula of spirit plus lime plus orange liqueur. If that spirit is tequila, that’s a Margarita. If it’s unflavored vodka, that’s a Kamikaze.

In fact, the prevailing theory on the creation of the Cosmopolitan is that it was a spin-off of the Kamikaze created by a Miami bartender named Cheryl Cook in 1985 or 1986. She said the Cosmo is “merely a Kamikaze with Absolut Citron and a splash of cranberry juice.”

But her version called for Rose’s lime juice, a bottled lime juice that’s a poor substitute for fresh-squeezed, and triple sec, which usually refers to the low-end orange liqueurs that are poor substitutes for Cointreau. These items are often served at high-volume bars that want to save money on (admittedly pricey) orange liqueur and don’t want their bartenders taking the time to squeeze limes for each drink.

But I find the Cosmo to be intolerable without them. So too did Toby Cecchini, a New York bartender credited with finessing the drink into its best form. Someone told Cecchini about the drink, but in their version it was made with unflavored vodka, Rose’s lime, and the

red-colored syrup, grenadine. He liked the look of the drink — soft pink and served in a Martini glass — and experimented with ingredients to make the flavor match the fashion. In the end, his version came out just like Cheryl Cook’s version, but with better ingredients.

This version caught on like wildfire in New York, causing Cecchini and other bartenders to make them by the thousands. In the era of bottled sour mix and vermouth-free Martinis, this drink seemed high-maintenance enough for Cecchini to call them “labor-intensive pink monstrosities.”

The trick to making a good pink monstrosity, even if you have the proper ingredients, is getting the ratio right. Apparently this is a problem for bartenders, too — I’ve had Cosmopolitans in every shade from clear to deep red. When I make them at home, I’m too lazy to look up the recipe so I just take it one ingredient at a time: a couple ounces of Citron, a small splash of Cointreau and a large quantity of lime. (I like them tart.) I make mine in keeping with Cheryl Cook’s original instructions of “just enough cranberry to make it oh so pretty in pink.”

That’s my starting point, anyway. One thing I’ve learned making this drink is that cranberry juice, like slimming black clothing, hides many sins. Even if you get the initial ratio of liquor and juice all wrong, or have to resort to bottled lime juice and bottom-shelf triple sec, you can always make a drinkable version of this drink.

Just keep adding cranberry until it’s good.

Camper English is a writer at Alcademics.com.

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phone era, I thought it unwise to travel into the uncivilized wilds without an entourage. Therefore, I enlisted the services of a bodyguard/mechanic in the form of my butch lesbian friend, Pam. Relying on stereotypes, I was confident that Pam could handle any situation we might encounter. So we loaded my 1975 Buick Electra land yacht, QueerTanic, with camping gear and set out.

The Buick was full to bursting, because I need at least two large car loads of creature comforts and beauty aids to be able to sustain the Universe that is Petunia.

Upon arriving at the park, we selected a campsite private enough that unwitting “civilians” would not be able to view the Bears engaging in the venerable sport of “Naked Fire Jumping.” As we proceeded to establish our domain, we did battle with tent poles and ultimately erected a threeroom Tent-A-Minium that we dubbed the “Taj-Ma-Hut.” Lest any “claim jumpers” should try and invade our area, I thought about scent-marking the site by peeing on all the bushes around the perimeter.

But since I learned in Princess finishing school that we are more highly evolved than that, we alternately established the borders of our territory by decorating the path leading up to the tent with an assortment of rainbow flags and a protective phalanx of pink flamingo guards resembling the Avenue of the Sphinxes at Luxor.

Preparing to return to Logan for a second load, we pulled Queer-Tanic away from the camping spot. And just as the Titanic hit the infamous iceberg, Queer-

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As Memorial Day passes and June busts out all over, let us discuss the all-American pastime of camping. I’m not talking about putting on my finest sequined frock and fiveinch heels, dressing up like Liza Minnelli and fan-kicking my way through a rousing rendition of “New York, New York.” Faaabulous as that can be. No, I’m talking about dressing in Denim and Leather and Boots, (Oh My!) and venturing into the wilderness (that is, no more than spitting distance from a paved highway) to encounter lions and tigers and bears. OK, perhaps the lions and tigers are a stretch, but we usually encounter several bears of the large, hairy, queenly variety. Delightfully, some of those bears also come in well-packed wranglers and pre-wrapped in leather straps complete with silver studs. Oh My!!!

As those of you who venture into the overcrowded national forests during the summer can attest, every Wednesday there is a re-enactment of the Oklahoma Land Rush as would-be campers in their SUVs stake their claims on camping spots for the approaching weekend. In order to secure a most pristine camping spot mid-week, it is necessary to drive in and grab up some territory, just as Brigham Young did in 1847 when he laid claim on the Beehive House Estate and said, “This Is the Place for 27 of my wives!”

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Tanic hit a large rock, resulting in an earsplitting metallic screeching noise (just like Gayle Ruzicka’s voice) that could decalcify your spinal column. Upon investigation we found that the muffler, tail pipe and catalytic converter had become dislodged from the engine and wrapped themselves completely around the axle, subsequently ripping the tire into pieces small enough to serve as drink coasters.

It’s occasions just like this when you’re glad you’ve brought along a lesbian. After all, lesbians are typically better than AAA at handling this kind of stuff. I looked at Pam, expecting her to run into the nearest phone booth, emerge in a spandex lesbian superhero uniform complete with tool-belt, and immediately fix the car. She stared back at me with a “What the fu#@ are you looking at?” expression. In actuality, Pam’s butch-ness was limited to her vocabulary. She let fly a string of cuss words that would make any longshoreman blush like a schoolgirl. Pam said, “I hope you can #$@%, mutha@#** fix that, because I ain’t climbing under your g#$@ d#*@ car.”

With Pam’s constant barrage of curse words running the soundtrack from a Jeff Stryker movie in the background, everything began moving as if in slow motion. I carefully removed my traveling tiara and lay on my back, quivering with anticipation as Queer-Tanic loomed seductively over me. Unblinkingly staring my Buick directly in the tail lights, I tenderly slid myself beneath her. I grabbed the tailpipe firmly with both hands, and resisting the habitual urge to throw my heels completely in the air, wrapped my feet around the axle for support and started to gently manipulate the pipe back and forth. How familiar and natural this all seemed. Hmmm! After about 20 minutes of increasing intensity and speed, the pipe violently burst forth, releasing the axle for the sweaty, greasy “climax.”

With the axle freed, I was able to mount the spare tire and Queer-Tanic was back on the road again. As we drove back to Logan, Queer-Tanic’s unmuffled 455-cubic-inch engine now sounded louder than a 747, moaning with satisfied delight while gentle puffs of post-coital exhaust smoke wafted behind us.

Like always, these events leave us with many eternal questions: 1. Would scent-marking the campsite with pee overexcite the Bears?

2. Do good manners dictate the use of drink coasters in the forest?

3. How high must the naked Bears jump over the fire to avoid burning the important parts?

4. Since Brigham Young had 27 wives, can I have 27 Bears?

5. Are pink flamingos effective in keeping away unwelcome “civilians?”

6. Did this count as “bottoming” for Queer-Tanic?

7. Will our babies be Hybrids?

8. How wide must I dilate to give birth to a baby Buick?

These and other important questions to be answered in future chapters of The Perils of Petunia Pap-Smear.

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